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May 19 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Don’t boost another addiction-for-profit industry – State Rep. Marty Moylan (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the following should be speaking out strongly against the marijuana bill in Illinois: Trump and Pence; Illinois Republican congressmen; Republican Illinois House and Senate leaders; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and Committeewoman; IRP officers; your representative on the IRP State Central Committee; officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations; your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain; Republican officials who represent you in your municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois; conservative leaders; healthcare leaders; religious leaders; education leaders; law enforcement leaders; firefighter leaders; etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190519/moylan-dont-boost-another-addiction-for-profit-industry
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A pot pusher pushes pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190519/holmes-facts-vs-fear-in-legalization-debate

HERALD & REVIEW
— In marijuana debate, Decatur city officials would wield power in where pot is sold – ANALISA TROFIMUK (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you live in a municipality, please urge the leaders of your municipality, and those who want to be leaders of your municipality, a) to speak out against the marijuana bill in Illinois and b) to commit to voting against the sale of marijuana in your municipality.) 
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/in-marijuana-debate-decatur-city-officials-would-wield-power-in/article_74dc0cfa-af2a-5dbb-b171-ff3fb1d58186.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Opt out or be open for business? That’s the question Decatur officials will be facing if Illinois lawmakers take the historic step of legalizing recreational marijuana. The legislation, a key campaign issue for Democrat J.B. Pritzker, is being considered by the Democrat-controlled General Assembly in the sprint to the end of session on May 31. The original legislation allowed expungements for cannabis-related convictions. The exact language is still under debate, along with fine-tuning various parts of the plan to meet concerns from law enforcement, current growers and activists. If the proposal survives the growing debate in Springfield, it will be left to municipal officials whether to allow pot dispensaries within their borders. Opting out means losing revenue generated from sales, as well as permit fees.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers argue that legalizing pot discourages teens from smoking pot. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/19/18629394/kelly-cassidy-is-right-teen-cannabis-use-is-down-since-pot-legalization

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois expungement proposal for pot convictions one of nation’s broadest – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: Based on how they have treated me, I would not be surprised at all to learn that all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are smoking pot, b) have smoked pot, c) want to smoke pot, d) want to make money selling pot, and/or e) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot.)
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190518/illinois-expungement-proposal-for-pot-convictions-one-of-nations-broadest

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-good-versus-evil-struggle-st-0519-story.html
— Ageism a fact when you’re over 50 and looking for work – Hilary Decent (DIERSEN: I am 70 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that it has been a) 22 years since I worked for GAO, earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, and became a Forensic Accountant; b) 23 years since I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor; c) 25 years since I became a Certified Government Financial Manager; d) 29 years since I became a Certified Fraud Examiner; e) 38 years since I became a Certified Internal Auditor and Licensed CPA; f) 39 years since I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul and worked for IRS; g) 40 years since I became a CPA; h) 43 years since I earned an MBA from Loyola; and i) 49 years since I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-decent-column-st-0519-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today, employers are not allowed to ask applicants their age, although that could be apparent from the application. Breithaupt suggests age-proofing your resume. “Employers are interested in what you have been doing most recently, perhaps in the past 10 years, so you don’t need to tell them when you graduated,” she said. “An interview is all about getting your foot in the door. Even if you look older than they expect when you go in, you can still sell yourself.)

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Continued GOP Opposition to Graduated Income Tax Proposals – Greg Bishop 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=284651#.XOFHDMhKiM8

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Glad to see a new name for that organization – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned be as being like Jeff Gannon. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon and even worse things. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press conferences and share privileged information with reporters that have caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Of course, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who do NOT want me to know about their press conferences, b) who do NOT want me to attend their press conferences, c) who do NOT want me to ask questions during their press conferences, d) who do NOT want me to speak with other reporters, e) who have barred me from attending their press conferences, f) who have had me thrown out of their press conferences, and/or g) who do not want me to report on their press conferences. Ever-increasingly, they want me to agree to not report anything about their fundraisers before they will let me attend their fundraisers.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190518/bernard-schoenburg-glad-to-see-new-name-for-that-organization

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Tariff war hits Illinois farmers hard – Cole Lauterbach 
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Tariff-war-hits-Illinois-farmers-hard-13857113.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/thousands-attend-9th-annual-springfield-pridefest

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives warns voters to be on alert during this ‘dangerous time’ of ‘backroom deals’ in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512497085-ives-warns-voters-to-be-on-alert-during-this-dangerous-time-of-backroom-deals-in-springfield

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Fear, loathing, intolerance–and worse – Paul Driessen (DIERSEN: Who ostracizes you? I should write a book about those who ostracize me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://canadafreepress.com/article/fear-loathing-intolerance-and-worse
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Throughout history despots had effective ways of reducing dissension in the ranks. Inquisitors burned heretics. Nazis burned books—before taking far more extreme measures. Soviets employed famines, gulags, salt mines and executions. ChiComs and other tyrants starved, jailed and murdered millions. Today’s Green New Dealers and their allies have mapped out their own totalitarian strategies. They proclaim themselves socialists, but their economic policies and tolerance for other viewpoints reflect a different form of government—fascism: A political system in which authoritarian government does not own businesses and industries, but strictly regulates and controls their actions, output and rights—while constraining and suppressing citizens and their thought, speech and access to information. . .Twitter routinely engages in similar cold, calculated censorship of views it opposes. Google helps the Chinese government deny its citizens access to “dangerous ideas”—and says nothing when China sends a million Uighur Muslims to “reeducation camps.” Its hard-left employees ostracize any conservatives they still find in their ranks…and claim helping the US Defense Department with Cloud computing or artificial intelligence surveillance would “violate their principles.” Facebook “shadow banned” an ad promoting a Heartland Institute video that called on millennials to reject socialism and embrace capitalism. Facebook censors told Heartland they “don’t support ads for your business model” (capitalism) and would not reveal “red flags” and trade-secret algorithms they use to “identify violations” of their policies and “help preserve the integrity of our internal processes.” Google suppressed Claremont Institute ads for a talk on multiculturalism and political speech restrictions. Twitter routinely engages in similar cold, calculated censorship of views it opposes. Wikipedia posts distorted or false bios for climate realist experts and organizations—labeling me an anti-environment lobbyist—and then pops up ads soliciting money for its biased “educational” material. Securing corrections is a long, often fruitless process. Even more totalitarian, the Southern Poverty Law Center uses phony “hate speech” claims to defund and “deplatform” conservative groups like David Horowitz’s Freedom Center, by pressuring credit card companies to close off donations to them. State attorneys general and members of Congress want to prosecute and jail people for “denying the reality” of “manmade climate cataclysms.” Worst of all, the callous organizations and policies that Big Tech supports cause millions of deaths every year, by denying impoverished nations and families access to the modern energy, insect control and agricultural technologies that its vocal, racist elements loathe.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Anti-gun radicals are on a misguided mission – Dan Wos
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/antigun_radicals_are_on_a_misguided_mission.html

BREITBART
— Border Patrol Official: Migrants Won’t Be Sent to Florida at this Time Following Blowback – JOSHUA CAPLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/18/border-patrol-official-migrants-wont-be-sent-to-florida-at-this-time-following-blowback/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: Rep. Ilhan Omar “A Symbol of America’s Failed Immigration System” – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: What percent of immigrants are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/18/tucker_carlson_rep_ilhan_omar_a_symbol_of_americas_failed_immigration_system.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Merit of Merit-Based Immigration – KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? I have absolutely no merit according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), GAO, etc. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986. I survived as a) TAPROOT chairman for 7 years, b) WCC Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, c) MTRCC webmaster for 6 years, d) ICRC Steering Committee member for 4 years, e) AAPC MC board member for 3 years, f) GAO employee for 18 years, g) IRS employee for 9 years, and h) Post Office employee for 3 years.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/merit-based-immigration-plan-serves-us-interests/

WORLD NET DAILY
— EQUALITY ACT ‘INCOMPATIBLE WITH GOD’S WORD, TOP CHRISTIANS WARN ‘We cannot remain silent and allow this lie to harm countless men, women, and children’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/equality-act-incompatible-with-gods-word-top-christians-warn/
— GOOGLE’S ‘TOP STORIES’ SHOWS OBVIOUS LEFT-WING BIAS, AUDIT REVEALS University study finds 3 news sources dominate (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/googles-top-stories-shows-obvious-left-wing-bias-audit-reveals/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Noting that Google’s search algorithm is “perhaps the most powerful mediator of online attention to news,” a team of university scholars conducted an audit that found just 20 news sources account for more than half of article impressions, and most lean left. The top 20 percent of sources — 136 of 678 sampled — accounted for 86 percent of article impressions. And the top three accounted for 23 percent: CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post, according to Assistant Professor Nicholas Diakopoulos and his team at the Computational Journalism Lab at Northwestern. In an article for Columbia Journalism Review, he wrote that “for all the influence Google has in directing attention, we know painfully little about how its algorithm selects and curates news.” “Which sites does it direct traffic toward? And how does Google’s news curation impact the diversity of information found?” he asked. The audit examined Google Top Stories in terms of ideological lean, based on the self-reported political affiliation of Facebook users sharing content from those sources. The team’s data showed that 62.4 percent of article impressions were from sources rated as left-leaning. Just 11.3 percent were from sources rated as right-leaning. “These statistics underscore the degree of concentration of attention to a relatively narrow slice of news sources,” Diakopoulos wrote. . .‘News blacklist’ In April, a newly obtained document showed Google maintains a “news blacklist” and manipulates its search results manually, contrary to the company’s official denials. WND reported in March a Google manager allegedly responded to an employee who questioned the company’s war on “fake news” by arguing that fake news and “hate speech” had to be stopped, because “that’s how Trump won.” In November, the Daily Caller reported Google employees debated whether to bury the reporting of conservative media outlets in the company’s search function in response to Trump’s election. Employees similarly sought to manipulate search results to combat Trump’s travel ban, the communications showed. In an interview with WND at the time, Robert Epstein – who was famed behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner’s last Ph.D. student at Harvard – said Google’s effort to defeat Trump confirms his extensive, peer-reviewed research over the past half decade. “Not only does Google have the power to shift votes and opinions on a massive scale, they actually use that power,” Epstein said. During the 2016 election campaign, Epstein concluded that Google heavily biased results in favor of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, possibly shifting as many as 3 million votes. A video leaked in September showed Google executives at their first weekly meeting after Trump’s election exhibiting panic and dismay while expressing their determination to thwart the new administration’s agenda as well as the emerging global populist movement.)
— ACOSTA ‘MISREPRESENTS’ PRESIDENT’S REMARKS
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/acosta-misrepresents-presidents-remarks/

THE HILL
— Trump fires back at ‘loser’ GOP lawmaker who said he’d engaged in ‘impeachable conduct’ – JUSTIN WISE (DIERSEN: Should I start firing back against those a) who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/444441-trump-fires-back-at-loser-gop-lawmaker-who-said-hed-engaged-in
— Welcome back, federalism — Democrats begin to champion state’s rights – FORMER U.S. REP. JOHN HOSTETTLER
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/444387-welcome-back-federalism-dems-begin-to-champion-states-rights

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want more success in pushing pot.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/19/democrats-marijuana-legalization-1331710

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Dozens protest Pence at Taylor University commencement
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/05/18/dozens-protest-pence-at-taylor-university-commencement/23729580/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Breaking With Party, G.O.P. Lawmaker Says Trump’s Conduct Reaches ‘Threshold of Impeachment’ – Glenn Thrush (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are Libertarians, but who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and or Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/us/politics/trump-justin-amash-impeachment.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This is not the first time Mr. Amash, who considers himself a libertarian and strict constitutionalist, has defied the White House and bucked his party’s Capitol Hill leadership. Mr. Amash was one of 14 Republicans to side with Democrats in their unsuccessful attempt to override the president’s first veto, which upheld an emergency declaration to divert funding from other federal projects to build a wall along the southwestern border.)
— Abortion Fight or Strong Economy? For G.O.P., Cultural Issues Undercut 2020 Message – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/us/politics/republicans-abortion-economy-issues.html

NEW YORK POST
— Ocasio-Cortez accuses prosecutors of going easy on white supremacists – Mary Kay Linge (DIERSEN: Are you White? What would you do if someone called you a White supremacist? Would you sue them?)
https://nypost.com/2019/05/18/ocasio-cortez-accuses-prosecutors-of-going-easy-on-white-supremacists/

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook, Twitter and the Digital Disinformation Mess – Shelly Banjo (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/facebook-twitter-and-the-digital-disinformation-mess/2019/05/18/7417d9d0-79ba-11e9-a7bf-c8a43b84ee31_story.html

NBC LOS ANGELES
— Weed Delivery Driver Shot by Customer in Attempted Robbery, Police Say – Katherine Picazo and Shahan Ahmed
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Pot-Delivery-Driver-Shot-by-Customer-Attempted-Robbery-Police-Say-510130741.html

COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
— Pot-impaired driver gets 8 years for crash that killed Colorado woman – Janet Oravetz (DIERSEN: Legalizing pot for recreational use dramatically increases pot-impaired driving.)
https://gazette.com/news/pot-impaired-driver-gets-years-for-crash-that-killed-colorado/article_b61ece62-7972-11e9-9cb4-073e687ad45c.html

FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE
— Mexico welcoming American migration (DIERSEN: One could expect that U.S. citizens who are members of the following groups would renounce their U.S. citizenship and immigrate to Mexico: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/us/20190519/mexico-welcoming-american-migration

YAHOO FINANCE
— Marijuana Companies Lied to You, Major Pot CEO Alleges – Sean Williams (DIERSEN: One should expect that those who want to make money from pot would also want make money from booze, from gambling, from prostitution, and from other terrible things.) 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/marijuana-companies-lied-major-pot-130600988.html

BLOOMBERG
— China Doesn’t Want to Be Like the West The Trump administration has underestimated the strength of resistance to a foreign order imposed by force. – Michael Schuman
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-05-19/china-s-history-foretold-breakdown-of-u-s-trade-talks

ATLANTIC
— Social Media Are Ruining Political Discourse The endless flow of content doesn’t need to make sense to create engagement. – JAY DAVID BOLTER
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/05/why-social-media-ruining-political-discourse/589108/

May 18 Evening Edition

ABC7 & FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://abc7chicago.com/house-democrats-pass-sweeping-legislation-to-protect-lgbtq-rights-/5305748/
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/house-approves-sweeping-bill-to-expand-gay-rights

ABC7
— Asian Influences
https://abc7chicago.com/society/asian-influences/5294606/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Another political trailblazer is Judge Kenneth Moy. Moy was the first Asian American elected to County office in Illinois.. and he went on to take ‘the bench’ in DuPage County. But in his retirement years, his focus has really become ‘giving back’! Moy has long funded scholarships through the DuPage Foundation.. and recently, he gave $2 million to a place that is an important refuge for more than 300 residents. At DuPage Care Center in Wheaton, 70% of the residents are Medicaid recipients. It also happens to be the special place where Judge Moy’s wife resides, Patricia Moy has battled Alzheimer’s disease for 8 years. The Care Center plans to make a host of renovations with the new funds. To honor their benefactor, the new name of the facility is the Kenneth Moy DuPage Care Center.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ICE detainees could not be held in private detention centers under measure heading to Illinois governor – Elvia Malagón
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-immigration-ice-private-detention-center-bill-illinois-20190517-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois’ hurry to embrace recreational marijuana – Editorial (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the following should be speaking out strongly against the marijuana bill in Illinois: Trump and Pence; Illinois Republican congressmen; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and Committeewoman; IRP officers; Republican Illinois House and Senate leaders; your representative on the IRP State Central Committee; officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations; your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain; Republican officials who represent you in your municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois; conservative leaders; healthcare leaders; religious leaders; education leaders; law enforcement leaders; firefighter leaders; etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190518/editorial-illinois-hurry-to-embrace-recreational-marijuana

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Is division in the state at a breaking point? – Matt Vasilogambros (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to drive Republican individuals, Republican organizations, and Republican companies out of Illinois and especially those that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190518/is-division-in-state-at-breaking-point

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— That’s no little capital plan on the table – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190518/statehouse-insider-thats-no-little-capital-plan-on-table

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Local law enforcement wary of recreational marijuana – Kaitlin Cordes (DIERSEN: Ten years ago, I easily got the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to pass a resolution against video gambling. Should I try to get the MTRCC to pass a resolution against recreational pot?)
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/local-law-enforcement-wary-of-recreational-marijuana/article_73d9262f-7b45-5fbb-bb4e-07e009ce6337.html

WTHI
— OUTSTANDING: CLARK COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS PLAN TO BAN MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IF STATE PASSES LAW With Governor Pritzker closing in on the legalization of recreational marijuana, one Wabash Valley community has chosen to stand up against the law if it were to pass. – Richard Solomon (DIERSEN: Ten years ago, I easily got the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to pass a resolution against video gambling. Should I try to get the MTRCC to pass a resolution against recreational pot?)
https://www.wthitv.com/content/news/Clark-County-council-members-plan-to-ban-marijuana-dispensaries-if-state-passes-law–510090151.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker legalizes recreational marijuana, Clark County will ban dispensaries in their backyard. It was a unanimous decision made Friday morning by the Clark County Council. They plan to draft a resolution against the law. Some say by keeping the community together and on the same page, they’ve been able to keep illegal things out. That includes drugs and crime. News 10 spoke with members of the community who attended the meeting. They told us that Clark County has a low crime rate. A few spoke out. One man told us that no one in the community is wanting this legalization. “There’s no public outcry to legalize this stuff,” said Warren LeFever, a concerned citizen. This law has not been passed yet. County Council members say they are being proactive rather than reactive.)

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Voter rolls: Which precincts see the most women vote in DuPage County?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512492263-voter-rolls-which-precincts-see-the-most-women-vote-in-dupage-county

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
— COLLEGE OF DUPAGE CELEBRATES TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE AT 52ND COMMENCEMENT – Angela Mennecke
https://www.cod.edu/news/2019/may/commencement2019.aspx

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Voters Down Under put Australian interests first in another win for Trump-style nationalism – Ralph Z. Hallow 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/18/australia-just-voted-put-australias-interests-firs/
— Democrats can’t spin away murders committed by illegals – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: To come into America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally is to shout that you a) disrespect the rule of law, b) disrespect America, and c) disrespect America’s citizens.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/18/democrats-cant-spin-away-murders-committed-illegal/

FOX NEWS
— Illinois Republicans consider push to separate Chicago from state – Adam Shaw (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to drive Republican individuals, Republican organizations, and Republican companies out of Illinois and especially those that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-republicans-push-to-turn-chicago-into-its-own-state
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The outlet reports that a resolution calling on Congress to declare Chicago America’s 51st state now has eight Republican co-sponsors in the state’s House, as well as growing support from conservative activists. Supporters of the move have noted that Chicago is where much of the state’s political power and money rests, and its politics are different than other more conservative parts of the state. The sponsor of the bill, state Rep. Brad Halbrook, said he supports the split due to differences on issues such as the Second Amendment and abortion. “Our traditional family values seem to be under attack at every angle,” Halbrook said, according to The State Journal-Register. “We are trying to drive the discussion to get people at the table to say these are not our values down here.”)

LIFEZETTE
— Illegals Are Now Being Flown to California to Relieve Crowding in Texas — Cost: $6,000 Per Flight Officials may also begin transporting migrants to Detroit, Miami and Buffalo, New York (DIERSEN: Democrats encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. Will Democrats in Detroit, Miami and Buffalo house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare, educate, etc. these illegals? Will Democrats make Republicans pay for housing, feeding, clothing, providing health care, educating, etc. these illegals?) 
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/05/illegals-are-now-being-flown-to-california-to-relieve-crowding-in-texas-cost-6000-per-flight/

BREITBART
— GOP Defends Women’s Rights as Democrats Vote for Transgender Ideology – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/05/17/gop-defends-womens-rights-dems-vote-transgender-ideology/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— How Children Influence Their Parents’ Political Beliefs (DIERSEN: One should expect that Democrat teachers do everything that they can to make their students anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/05/17/how-children-influence-their-parents-political-beliefs/

TOWNHALL
— Progressives Call For Party Purge of Democratic Pro-Lifers – Timothy Meads (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc. who focus/focused on purging those like me a) who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the IRP and Republican Party platforms and b) who support the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.) 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/05/18/progressive-says-theres-no-room-for-prolifers-calls-for-primary-challenge-and-party-to-stop-funding-antiabortion-democrats-n2546532

WORLD NET DAILY
— REPUBLICANS CONSIDER PUSH TO KICK CHICAGO OUT OF ILLINOIS 8 GOP legislators co-sponsor measure to make Windy City the 51st state
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/republicans-consider-push-to-kick-chicago-out-of-illinois/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Candace Owens: ‘Blacks must wake up to great liberal hoax,’ FB suspends, reinstates – Michael F. Haverluck 
https://onenewsnow.com/media/2019/05/18/candace-owens-blacks-must-wake-up-to-great-liberal-hoax-fb-suspends-reinstates

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Maher: Elizabeth Warren Wrong About Not Going On FOX News, “That’s Where The Votes Are” – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/17/maher_elizabeth_warren_wrong_about_not_going_on_fox_news_thats_where_the_votes_are.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Ohio State U. faces anti-white discrimination lawsuit
https://www.thecollegefix.com/ohio-state-u-faces-anti-white-discrimination-lawsuit/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Republicans deserve to have real competitive presidential primary.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/444298-republicans-deserve-to-have-real-competitive-presidential-primary

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Warns That Rising Border Crossings May Require an Extra $1.4 Billion – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/us/politics/trump-migrant-children-border.html
— Black Women in Chicago, Getting Things Done How the rest of the country can follow them. – Salamishah Tillet (DIERSEN: Democrats encourage Black women to hate Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/opinion/sunday/black-women-chicago.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want America to give Mexicans automatic asylum while at the same time a) 1.5+ million Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs live in Mexico, b) millions of Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs vacation there, and c) millions of Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs rely on Mexico for their illegal drugs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/the-little-noticed-surge-across-the-us-mexico-border-its-americans-heading-south/2019/05/18/7988421e-6c28-11e9-bbe7-1c798fb80536_story.html

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
— Africans, Cubans pack Mexican shelters, hoping for a shot at asylum – Dudley Althaus
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Refugee-type-camps-arise-on-U-S-Mexico-border-13854860.php

POLITICUSUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/05/18/joe-biden-hits-trump-right-between-his-racist-eyes.html

May 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/5/16/18628374/will-humans-act-fast-enough-to-stave-off-climate-catastrophe

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tollway Executive Director José Alvarez took an $18,996 (8%) pay cut for his new position. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190517/new-tollway-chief-wants-to-hear-from-stakeholders-on-route-53
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Executive Director José Alvarez, who attended his first board meeting Thursday, will be paid $223,000 annually, 3.7% more than his predecessor Elizabeth Gorman, who received $215,000. “I took a pay cut. That’s how excited I am about the opportunity” to work at the tollway, said Alvarez, former chief operating officer for the Chicago Housing Authority. Alvarez joins a rookie tollway board picked by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who supported the ouster of the previous slate of directors after a series of Daily Herald reports about tollway spending and patronage hiring at the agency. Alvarez “came in on May 1 and hit the ground running,” Chairman Will Evans said at Thursday’s meeting. “I am committed to investing in our team and building on its strengths,” Alvarez said. He likened the tollway’s situation to the housing authority, which had “five CEOs in five years.” Former tollway Executive Director Greg Bedalov, who was paid $186,000, left in February 2018 and Gorman stayed for 13 months.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bill suspending teacher basic skills test heads to governor – Peter Hancock (DIERSEN: Prior to Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, passing the CPA examination was a requirement to get promoted at IRS and at GAO.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190517/bill-suspending-teacher-basic-skills-test-heads-to-governor

HERALD & REVIEW
— The fate of Illinois’ pot legislation is explored on the latest ‘Capitol Cast’ podcast (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the following should be speaking out strongly against the marijuana bill in Illinois: Trump and Pence; Illinois Republican congressmen; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and Committeewoman; IRP officers; Republican Illinois House and Senate leaders; your representative on the IRP State Central Committee; officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations; your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain; Republican officials who represent you in your municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois; conservative leaders; healthcare leaders; religious leaders; education leaders; law enforcement leaders; firefighter leaders; etc.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/listen-the-fate-of-illinois-pot-legislation-is-explored-on/article_8e8c3ddf-6c95-50b7-a9c7-5922674150b2.html

HERALD NEWS
— $1 billion proposed for I-80 Pritzker plan for capital bill still depends on tax hikes – BOB OKON
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/05/17/1-billion-proposed-for-i-80/aufg8t1/

SOUTHERN
— Internal memo details Illinois GOP budget plans, Pritzker complaints – JERRY NOWICKI 
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/internal-memo-details-illinois-gop-budget-plans-pritzker-complaints/article_f6f0af5c-a2d2-59b9-9574-5c38af876998.html

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Why Kids Shouldn’t Be Forced To Share – Ilana Donna Arazie (DIERSEN: What do you share? Since 2000, I have shared GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Since 2004, I have shared a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, I have shared a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every evening too. Since 2004, those emails have contained links to almost 335,500 articles and information on many upcoming events. Please ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes what do they share. They share their hatred of me and they share their hatred of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/gpw9s/why-kids-shouldnt-be-forced-to-share

SAVE YOUR HOME NOW
— Philanthropist Ann Lurie takes $3.56 million loss on Chicago condo
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512491179-market-watch-philanthropist-ann-lurie-takes-3-56-million-loss-on-chicago-condo
— Market Watch: Wendy Sternberg & Robert Wolf lose over $308,000 on sale of Chicago condo
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512483881-market-watch-wendy-sternberg-robert-wolf-lose-over-308-000-on-sale-of-chicago-condo
— Carl & Marlene Mercurio lose over $339,000 on sale of Naperville home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512493639-market-watch-carl-marlene-mercurio-lose-over-339-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home
— More than 34% of Naperville home’s sale price goes toward property taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512491173-market-watch-more-than-34-of-naperville-home-s-sale-price-goes-toward-property-taxes
— Daghfals pay a quarter of Naperville home’s sale price on property taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512484953-market-watch-daghfals-pay-a-quarter-of-naperville-home-s-sale-price-on-property-taxes
— Burr Ridge homeowners pay 35% of home’s sale price in property taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512490265-market-watch-burr-ridge-homeowners-pay-35-of-home-s-sale-price-in-property-taxes

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County educators oppose Illinois school efficiency bill
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512493593-dupage-county-educators-oppose-illinois-school-efficiency-bill

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— BIPARTISAN TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATION BILL HEADS TO PRITZKER’S DESK – Joe Barnas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/bipartisan-township-consolidation-bill-heads-to-pritzkers-desk/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Stronger borders save lives The only way to stop the flow of dangerous drugs is to build a border wall – Joe Arpaio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/8/stronger-borders-save-lives/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Tucker Carlson: Somali American congresswoman Ilhan Omaris ‘a symbol of America’s failed immigration system’ – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tucker-carlson-somali-american-congresswoman-is-a-symbol-of-americas-failed-immigration-system

DAILY CALLER
— TUCKER: DEMOCRATS OPPOSE TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION PLAN BECAUSE THEY WANT TO ‘IMPORT SERFS’ – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who serve as serfs for my critics/opponents. They are a sorry lot. They all have serious financial, health, and/or other problems. They include past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United State members, employees, and leaders. They all make it very clear that will do anything for money. They pride themselves in being manipulative, nasty, rude, crude, belittling, dismissing, condescending, argumentative, domineering, threatening, vicious, and even worse things.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/17/tucker-carlson-democrats-immigration-serfs/

TOWNHALL
— ICE Arrests 33 Illegal Aliens Ranging from Drunk Drivers to Wife-Beaters in 4 Days Across 4 States – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/05/18/ice-arrests-33-illegal-aliens-ranging-from-drunk-drivers-to-wife-beaters-in-4-day-n2546528

FOX NEWS
— Democrats are eager to compete in the free stuff primary — Here’s what it means for you – Michael Knowles (DIERSEN: What do you say those who vote for whichever candidate promises to give them the most “free stuff?” Generally, the aforesaid strategy works the best with voters who have financial, health, and/or other problems. Generally, the aforesaid strategy works the best with voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/michael-knowles-democrats-free-stuff-biden-harris-warren-booker
— College Board CEO defends SAT ‘adversity score,’ tells underprivileged students, ‘We can see you’ – Vandana Rambaran (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged. Questions for my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If I have always been so privileged, why did I take bad jobs? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. If I have always been so privileged, why aren’t my degrees from Ivy League universities? Of course, their answer will be that I am stupid and lazy.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/college-board-ceo-says-we-see-you-to-underprivileged-students-as-he-defends-sat-adversity-score
— Hundreds of migrants to be flown to California in as many as 3 flights a week, officials say – Paulina Dedaj 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/hundreds-of-migrants-to-be-flown-to-california-in-as-many-as-3-flights-a-week-officials-say

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pelosi’s disgraceful weaseling on merit-based immigration – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/pelosis_disgraceful_weaseling_on_meritbased_immigration.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Common sense and public opinion both strongly favor prioritizing immigrants who bring education and skills to the country, so that they can support themselves and provide more tax payments than they consume in the form of welfare and other need-based services. Few questions of public policy receive support in the eighty percent range, yet merit-based immigration actually does receive nearly 80% in reliable polling. . .The entire point of immigration policy is to benefit the citizens of the United States. Forcing citizens to pay for the welfare and government services consumed by poor families entering with children (who will need expensive bilingual schooling), and who will generate few taxes but consume large tax revenues if they bring low education and skill credentials, enacts a penalty on American citizens.)

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Michigan Falls for SPLC Trap: Labels Good Groups ‘Haters’
http://americanfreepress.net/michigan-falls-for-splc-trap-labels-good-groups-haters/

BREITBART
— Democrats in California Oppose HUD Plan to Prioritize Americans over Illegals for Public Housing – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/17/democrats-in-california-oppose-hud-plan-to-prioritize-americans-over-illegals-for-public-housing/
— SAT to Give ‘Adversity Score’ Reflecting Students’ Social and Economic Background to College Admissions – DR. SUSAN BERRY (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/17/sat-to-give-adversity-score-reflecting-students-social-and-economic-background-to-college-admissions/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Which 2020 Democrats will join Alyssa Milano’s sex strike? – Jeffrey A. Rendall 
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30266-assault-america-day-135-which-2020-democrats-will-join-alyssa-milano%E2%80%99s-sex-strike

WORLD NET DAILY
— FLORIDA MAYOR: FORCE TRUMP TO TAKE ASYLUM SEEKERS IN HIS HOTELS ‘Ask the president to open his heart and home’ (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. So therefore, Democrats and RINOs should be forced to house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare for, educate, etc. illegals until they are sent back.) 
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/florida-mayor-force-trump-to-take-asylum-seekers-in-his-hotels/

HOT AIR
— The SAT’s “Adversity Score” Is A Backdoor To Racial Quotas – HEATHER MACDONALD (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/05/sats-adversity-score-backdoor-racial-quotas/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Adversity Scores: Same Game, Different Uniforms – PETER KIRSANOW (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/adversity-scores-same-game-different-uniforms/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— What’s It Gonna Be…A Welfare State or Open Borders? – Ray DiLorenzo
https://canadafreepress.com/article/whats-it-gonna-be…a-welfare-state-or-open-borders

THE HILL
— Florida mayor on housing detained migrants: ‘Bring them to the Trump hotels’ – BROOKE SEIPEL (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. So therefore, Democrats and RINOs should be forced to house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare for, educate, etc. illegals until they are sent back.) 
https://thehill.com/latino/444370-florida-mayor-offers-solution-to-housing-detained-migrants-bring-them-to-the-trump

UPI
— House passes first-ever bill to outlaw LGBT-based discrimination – Nicholas Sakelaris (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are discriminated against if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/05/17/House-passes-first-ever-bill-to-outlaw-LGBT-based-discrimination/2101558110619/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The SAT’s Bogus ‘Adversity Score’ Are we really going to rank students on a one-to-100 pseudoscientific index of oppression? – Thomas Chatterton Williams (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/opinion/sat-adversity-score.html
— SAT Adversity Index: A Drive Toward Diversity Without Discussing Race – Anemona Hartocollis and Amy Harmon (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/sat-adversity-race.html
— Your Questions about the New Adversity Score on the SAT, Answered – Dana Goldstein (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/sat-adversity-score-explained.html
— U.S. Birthrate Drops 4th Year in a Row, Possibly Echoing the Great Recession – Liam Stack (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why did why my Democrat superiors and those who I have sued want my wife and I a) to not give up trying to have children, b) to adopt, and/or c) to become foster parents? ANSWER: Those who have children put their children first and are therefore far less likely to file lawsuits.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/us-birthrate-decrease.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Politics Takes a Toll on the Trump Family Business – Eric Lipton and Steve Eder (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the toll that my being a Republican has cost me. Since 1966, I have been surrounded by Democrats and Democrat plants, by Libertarians and Libertarian plants, by Greens and Green plants, and by RINOs.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/politics/trump-financial-disclosure-takeaways.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Immigration Progress He admits the U.S. needs talent but he’s still too stingy on visas. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-immigration-progress-11558134256

DENVER POST
— Will Denver continue to host asylum seekers from southern border? Nonprofits, faith leaders will work with city, community to decide Denver-area churches hosted 55 asylum seekers from Central America last week – SAJA HINDI and JUSTIN WINGERTER (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. So therefore, Democrats and RINOs should be forced to house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare for, educate, etc. illegals until they are sent back.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/18/denver-asylum-seekers-central-america/

SENTINEL SOURCE
— The case for an Individual Reparations Account – Allen J. Davis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest since 1948 that I should pay lots of reparations, that is, that I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. They stress/stressed that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, married, no children or pets to support, retired for more than 21 years, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://www.sentinelsource.com/opinion/op-ed/the-case-for-an-individual-reparations-account-by-allen-j/article_bffb87e9-6a8b-57c0-ba85-6f2900501af4.html

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Black Unemployment Is Rising Again, And Trumpism Could Be Playing a Role.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pedrodacosta/2019/05/17/black-unemployment-is-rising-again-and-trumpism-could-be-playing-a-role/#38c894552df0

THE WEEK
— (DEMOCRATS AND RINOS PASS) bill to protect LGBTQ rights in the workplace (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are discriminated against if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2019/05/18/us-passes-bill-to-protect-lgbtq-rights-in-the-workplace.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://theweek.com/articles/841846/why-white-supremacist-terrorism-surging

COLUMBUS DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.dispatch.com/opinion/20190518/column-trumps-judicial-nominees-will-keep-white-power-intact

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump is lying about immigrant crime – and the research proves it.” To come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally, you shout a) that you disrespect the rule of law, b) that you disrespect America, and c) that you disrespect the citizens of America. 
https://www.splcenter.org/news/2019/05/17/trump-lying-about-immigrant-crime-and-research-proves-it

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— IRS estimates over a quarter of Earned Income Tax Credit payments were improper – Michael Cohn
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/over-a-quarter-of-eitc-tax-credit-payments-estimated-to-be-improper-by-irs

May 17 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Pritzker Compiles $41.5B Infrastructure Plan, Tax Increases
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-Compiles-415B-Infrastructure-Plan-Tax-Increases-510088861.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Governor Pritzker compiles $41.5B infrastructure plan, tax increases – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/governor-pritzker-compiles-415b-infrastructure-plan-tax-increases

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans wanted Emanuel to have done more to get citizens of foreign countries to come to Chicago illegally and to stay in Chicago illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/17/18627941/rahm-emanuel-legacy-immigration-chicago-sanctuary-city-trump-gang-database-dreamers-citykey
— Inviting labor to discuss bill shows how times are changing in Springfield Illinois has been a national leader for data center locations because the Chicago region is a national Internet hub. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/5/17/18629956/rich-miller-illinois-legislature-data-centers-organized-labor
— Lightfoot says she’s inheriting shortfall ‘worse’ than $700 million The mayor-elect says that deficit figure is not nearly high enough. It was an ominous warning that appeared to go beyond the familiar script. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/5/17/18629824/chicago-budget-shortfall-lori-lightfoot-city-finances

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois should take the slow road on marijuana – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-marijuana-legalize-recreational-20190518-story.html
— Legal recreational pot in Illinois? The devil is in the details for Pritzker, legislators – Dan Petrella and Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-marijuana-politics-20190516-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to come to America illegally and b) to stay in America illegally. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-immigration-reform-merit-legal-20190517-story.html
— Immigration for the ‘best people’? For Trump family, that’s relative – Clarence Page
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-melania-slovenia-immigration-merit-based-20190517-story.html
— Illinois does not need to spend more than $1 billion on school administration costs – Sue Rezin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-school-administration-costs-consolidate-rezin-20190517-story.html
— Dining out on food stamps: Bill to let some recipients spend SNAP benefits at restaurants heads to Pritzker’s desk – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-food-stamps-restaurant-meals-20190515-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Gas tax hike, other fees would fund Pritzker’s $41.5 billion ‘Rebuild Illinois’ capital plan – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190517/gas-tax-hike-other-fees-would-fund-pritzkers-415-billion-rebuild-illinois-capital-plan
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190517/news/305179973/

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Democrats call expungement provision ‘critical’ to marijuana legalization – REBECCA ANZEL 
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article230531004.html

WEPY NEWS
— Citing Aurora Shooting, Oswego Rep. Keith Wheeler Files Legislation Regarding Recovery of Illegally Possessed Firearms
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/citing-aurora-shooting-oswego-rep-files-legislation-regarding-recovery-of/article_512b5f58-78d6-11e9-bcdb-0ff58d3b296e.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Harvard students host graduation ceremony for undocumented students (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-American.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/harvard-students-host-graduation-ceremony-for-undocumented-students

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Banning Christianity: U.S. House Passes Faux-Equality Act – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/banning-christianity-u-s-house-passes-faux-equality-act/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SEVEN MEASLES CASES IN ILLINOIS LAUNCHES $3.5M+ STATEWIDE VACCINE CAMPAIGN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/seven-measles-cases-in-illinois-launches-35m-statewide-vaccine-campaign.html
— TRUMP SIGNS PROCLAMATION TO PROTECT US AUTO INDUSTRY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/trump-signs-proclamation-to-protect-us-auto-industry.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/17/cannabis-roundup-3/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Herman Cain: Half of blacks ‘brainwashed’ by media into hating Donald Trump – Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/17/herman-cain-half-of-blacks-brainwashed-by-media-in/
— Waters blasts Trump immigration reform plan as ‘very racist’ California Democrat says this is not ‘how we treat human beings’ – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/17/maxine-waters-calls-trumps-new-immigration-plan-ve/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Ocasio-Cortez Laments ‘GOP’s Attempts to Turn the United States Into a Far-Right Christian Theocracy’ – Paul Crookston
https://freebeacon.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-laments-gops-attempts-to-turn-the-united-states-into-a-far-right-christian-theocracy/

FOX NEWS
— ICE to hire contractor to transport 225,000 migrants to shelters across the US – Danielle Wallace (DIERSEN: Logically, because Democrats and RINOs promote illegal immigration, migrants should be transported to where the Democrats and the RINOs are.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-hire-contractor-transport-225000-migrant-shelters

AMERICAN THINKER
— Huge new string of criminalities surround California’s failed ‘motor-voter’ system – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/huge_new_string_of_criminalities_surrounding_californias_failed_motorvoter_system.html

GOPUSA
— College Board adopts ‘adversity index’ as colleges make SAT optional
http://www.gopusa.com/college-board-adopts-adversity-index-as-colleges-make-sat-optional/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— There aren’t enough victim classes – A. Dru Kristenev (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that a) Trump-haters are victims of Trump supporters, b) non-Protestants are victims of Protestants, c) liberals and moderates are victims of conservative, d) non-patriotic people are victims of patriotic people, e) non-Republicans are victims of Republicans, f) non-Americans are victims of Americans, g) minorities are victims of Whites, h) women are victims of males, i) younger people are victims of older people, j) those who have less money are victims of those who have more money, k) non-gun owners are the victims of gun owners, l) non-German Americans are victims of German Americans, and m) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time are victims of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://canadafreepress.com/article/there-arent-enough-victim-classes

BREITBART
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Plan Mandates E-Verify, Protecting U.S. Jobs for Americans – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/17/trump-plan-mandates-e-verify-protecting-u-s-jobs-for-americans/
— WordPress.com Blacklists Blogs Critical of Islam – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: What is next? Will WordPress.com blacklist blogs that are critical of Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, non-Protestants, liberals, moderates, foreign countries, citizens of foreign countries, minorities, females, younger people, non-rich people, non-German Americans, veterans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time?)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/05/17/wordpress-com-blacklists-blogs-critical-of-islam/

BLAZE
— Candace Owens suspended from Facebook after she writes, ‘Black America must wake up to the great liberal hoax’ – Jana Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/facebook-suspends-candace-owens
— Facebook claims it suspended Candace Owens’ page by ‘mistake,’ restores access – Jana Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/facebook-claims-it-suspended-candace-owens-page-by-mistake

DAILY CALLER
— CRITICS SAY REAL AIM OF COLLEGE BOARD ADVERSITY SCORE IS RACE-BASED DISCRIMINATION – Rachel Stoltzfoos
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/17/college-board-adversity-score-discrimination/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/444281-house-approves-anti-lgbt-discrimination-bill

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Administration Considers Flying Migrants Across Country to Relieve Border Crowding Local officials voice alarm as federal government considers expanding chartered jet program – Alicia A. Caldwell and Louise Radnofsky (DIERSEN: Logically, because Democrats and RINOs promote illegal immigration, migrants should be flown to where the Democrats and the RINOs are.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-considers-flying-migrants-across-country-to-relieve-border-crowding-11558127647

CBS MIAMI
— ‘We Cannot Accommodate The Dumping Of Unlawful Migrants In Our State’: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis On Trump Plan To Bring 100’s Of Migrants To South Florida – Carey Codd (DIERSEN: For many decades, Wheaton has accommodated many homeless people that Democrats dump on Wheaton.) 
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/05/17/gov-desantis-blindsided-by-feds-plan-to-send-migrants-to-broward-palm-beach/

May 17 Morning Edition

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s what’s holding up the Illinois marijuana bill The legislation’s co-author, state Sen. Heather Steans, says “threading the needle” on expungement may be the biggest challenge. Crain’s has the story. – JOHN PLETZ (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the following should be speaking out strongly against the marijuana bill in Illinois: Trump and Pence,  Illinois, Republican congressmen, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and Committeewoman, IRP officers, Republican House and Senate leaders, your representative on the IRP State Central Committee, the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, you Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, Republican officials who represent you in your municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois, etc.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/heres-whats-holding-illinois-marijuana-bill
— A new report shows just how much Chicago’s Loop is booming The Chicago Loop Alliance measured how the central area has fared and how it has changed over the past decade. – BRIANNA KELLY (DIERSEN: Have you lived in downtown Chicago? I did week-days 1974-1976 and full-time 1976-1978. Have you worked in downtown Chicago? I did in 1971 and 1973-1997. Have you taken courses in downtown Chicago? I did 1966-1968, 1971-1983, and 1992-1997.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/new-report-shows-just-how-much-chicagos-loop-booming

WGN RADIO
— Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady has concerns about recreational marijuana legislation in Springfield – JEFF CARLIN 
https://wgnradio.com/2019/05/16/senate-republican-leader-bill-brady-has-concerns-about-recreational-marijuana-legislation-in-springfield/

DAILY HERALD
— House GOP releases one-page state budget proposal – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190516/house-gop-releases-one-page-state-budget-proposal
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190517/trumps-america-first-philosophy-has-created-a-less-stable-world
— COD interim president talks about his vision for the school – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190516/cod-interim-president-talks-about-his-vision-for-the-school

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McSweeney’s township consolidation bill heads to Pritzker’s desk for consideration – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/05/16/mcsweeneys-township-consolidation-bill-heads-to-pritzkers-desk-for-consideration/afz147m/

WBEZ
— Chicago’s Racial Disparities In The Sights Of Its First Chief Equity Officer – Alden Loury (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/new-office-seeks-equity-for-chicago-residents/9ceed2c7-e951-4fa8-a0cc-f246a36d16a6

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House Republicans again say budget can be balanced without higher taxes – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190516/house-republicans-again-say-budget-can-be-balanced-without-higher-taxes

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Appeals court upholds teacher’s firing for using sick days for vacation – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-05-16/jim-dey-appeals-court-upholds-teachers-firing-using-sick-days-vacation

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Democratic legislation would take appointments away from GOP county board chairman – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article230302974.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— New bill calls for stricter rules for owning a gun – Katie Bandish
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/new-bill-calls-for-stricter-rules-for-owning-a-gun

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republicans Press For Admission To Budget Talks – BRIAN MACKEY
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republicans-press-admission-budget-talks#stream/0

CHICAGO NOW
— Democrat’s Rx for Illinois will make matters worse – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2019/05/democrats-rx-for-illinois-will-make-matters-worse/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Psychologist Warns Lawmakers Against Marijuana Legalization – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/psychologist-warns-lawmakers-against-marijuana-legalization/
— AOC’s Stupid Abortion Comments – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/aocs-stupid-abortion-comments/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump wants to use point-based immigration system – Tom Howell Jr. 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/16/trump-wants-to-use-point-based-immigration-system/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden encourages Hispanics to hate Republicans.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-slams-fox-news-in-spanish-language-ad-so-petty-so-negative-so-cruel
— Trump to use ‘tremendous powers’ of the Insurrection Act to combat illegal immigration – John Gage (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote insurrection.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-to-use-tremendous-powers-of-the-insurrection-act-to-combat-illegal-immigration

AMERICAN THINKER
— Taming the Bench: MAGA Means Ending Judicial Precedent – Selwyn Duke
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/taming_the_bench_maga_means_ending_judicial_precedent.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Why Trump’s New Immigration Plan Won’t Be Enough – Pedro Gonzalez
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/16/why-trumps-new-immigration-plan-wont-be-enough/

NEWSMAX
— Trump to Illegals: Don’t Get Comfy, You’re ‘Leaving Soon’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/twitter-immigration-reform-deportation-force/2019/05/17/id/916429/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SAN ANTONIO OFFICIALS WANT TO HIDE COMMENTS CONDEMNING CHICK-FIL-A Discriminated against company owned by Christians in airport contracting
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/san-antonio-officials-want-to-hide-comments-condemning-chick-fil-a/

CNS NEWS
— Trump’s Immigration Plan Prioritizes Skilled, Educated Immigrants over Low-Skilled Immigrants – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/trumps-immigration-plan-prioritizes-skilled-educated-immigrants-over-low

BREITBART
— 2-in-3 Americans Oppose Releasing Border Crossers into U.S. Interior – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/16/harvard-harris-poll-4-in-6-americans-oppose-releasing-border-crossers-into-u-s-interior/

WORLD NET DAILY
— JOE BIDEN: TRUMP AN ILLEGITIMATE PRESIDENT Says ‘I absolutely agree’ with fan who makes charge (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are illegitimate? I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am illegitimate. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/joe-biden-trump-an-illegitimate-president/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater argues “Trump’s immigration plan endangers America’s ability to integrate foreigners. It’s family reunification, not highly skilled workers, that allows the U.S. to form a cohesive national identity.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-immigration-plan-endangers-america-s-ability-integrate-foreigners-ncna1006716

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want the Republican Party to dump “Old White Men.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/us/politics/women-republican-party.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: SAT’s New ‘Adversity Score’ Will Take Students’ Hardships Into Account – Anemona Hartocollis (DIERSEN: What is you adversity score? Everyone should be required to disclose their adversity score.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/us/sat-score.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use neo-Nazi James Alex Fields to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/her-daughter-died-at-charlottesville-she-wants-the-feds-to-do-more-to-fight-hate/2019/05/16/6c302b32-7820-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html

USA TODAY
— Buying a car for your teenager? Here’s what you should keep in mind – Dalvin Brown (DIERSEN: When you were a teen, did you expect your parents to buy your first car? I did not. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy with almost no options, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. I bought my first car, a 1958 Chevy BelAir, as soon as turned 16 in 1964.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2019/04/30/best-first-cars-teens-tips-buying-your-teenagers-first-car/3585638002/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Florida officials worry U.S. may send them hundreds of migrants and no resources – JENNY JARVIE (DIERSEN: Because Democrat and RINO voters encourage illegal immigration, Democrat and RINO voters should be required to provide illegals with housing, food, clothing, healthcare, education, transportation, jobs, etc.)
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-florida-migrant-border-sanctuary-city-20180516-story.html

WHAS11
— Oldham Co. Police claim social media posts, not age, were factor in decision not to hire officer  Officer Dennis Clark, with West Buechel Police, claims Oldham County Police didn’t hire him for a position because of his age. – Tyler Emery
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/oldham-co-police-claim-social-media-posts-not-age-were-factor-in-decision-not-to-hire-officer/417-e4f5b53a-de35-4849-bf77-e4a037e73717

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: SAT to Give Students ‘Adversity Score’ to Capture Social and Economic Background New score comes as college admissions decisions are under scrutiny – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: What is you adversity score? Everyone should be required to disclose their adversity score.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sat-to-give-students-adversity-score-to-capture-social-and-economic-background-11557999000
— The New and Unimproved SAT The college test’s ‘adversity score’ may foment more cynicism. (DIERSEN: What is you adversity score? Everyone should be required to disclose their adversity score.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-and-unimproved-sat-11558048986
— Think CEOs Are Overpaid? See How They Compare With Hollywood Celebs and Sports Stars Jennifer Aniston vs. Tim Cook and other marquee matchups on the pay scale; nearly $500,000 a show for Celine Dion (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/think-ceos-are-overpaid-see-how-they-compare-with-hollywood-celebs-and-sports-stars-11558085402

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The Trump administration reportedly sent ‘no-match letters’ to over 570,000 employers telling them they might have undocumented workers – Alexandra Ma (DIERSEN: Employers that hire illegals work against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that oppose illegal immigration.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-no-match-letters-employers-undocumented-workers-reports-2019-5

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want open borders because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want open borders because RINOs want cheap labor. 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2019/05/17/making-the-case-for-open-borders/#394e52d8577e
— Trump Immigration Plan Sidesteps Income Inequality – Erik Sherman (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2019/05/16/trump-immigration-plan-sidesteps-income-inequality/#d9e67cc261a9

NEWSWEEK
— FORCE TRUMP HOTELS TO TAKE IN HOMELESS ASYLUM SEEKERS, SAYS FLORIDA MAYOR: ‘ASK THE PRESIDENT TO OPEN HIS HEART AND HOME’ – CHANTAL DA SILVA (DIERSEN: Because Republican-haters encourage people to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally, Republican-haters should be forced to house, feed, clothe, and educate illegals, provide them with healthcare, etc.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-accused-trying-create-homeless-encampment-south-florida-1428611

HILL REPORTER
— Candace Owens is Suspended From Facebook – TODD NEIKIRK
https://hillreporter.com/candace-owens-is-suspended-from-facebook-36133

May 16 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Illinois’ Democratic Leaders Spent $420K on Sports Tickets Last Year Illinois law allows campaign expenditures for tickets to games – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/hundreds-of-thousands-spent-on-sports-tickets-by-democratic-leaders-509965681.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Slow start on Pritzker’s ambitious agenda has Democrats in Springfield concerned – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislative-discontent-20190515-story.html
— Trump to unveil immigration plan that would shift U.S. from family-based approach to merit-based system – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-trump-immigration-plan-20190515-story.html
— The route is greased to boost gas tax, vehicle fees – Charles Selle
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-selle-gas-vehicle-fees-st-0516-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to not hire and to get rid of non-Democrats and especially non-Democrats who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/5/15/18627498/mayor-elect-lori-lightfoot-candace-moore-lawyer-as-chief-equity-officer

DAILY HERALD
— Metra OKs engineering for train to Oswego, but who will pay to build it? – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190515/metra-oks-engineering-for-train-to-oswego-but-who-will-pay-to-build-it-

WTTW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker Makes Push for Legal Sports Betting – Paul Caine 
https://news.wttw.com/2019/05/15/pritzker-makes-push-legal-sports-betting

HERALD & REVIEW
— Changes are likely coming to the Illinois pot legalization bill. Here’s what happened today. – JERRY NOWICKI
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/changes-are-likely-coming-to-the-illinois-pot-legalization-bill/article_e64ba853-8fde-50cf-a832-ea2527fcff17.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pardons for low-level pot convictions suggested at Senate panel hearing – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: To smoke pot is to shout that you disrespect the rule of law.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190515/pardons-for-low-level-pot-convictions-suggested-at-senate-panel-hearing
— Pritzker, some lawmakers eye on-time session conclusion – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190515/bernard-schoenburg-pritzker-some-lawmakers-eye-on-time-session-conclusion

WQAD
— Illinois marijuana debate: keeping our kids off pot – Luke Cleary
https://wqad.com/2019/05/15/illinois-marijuana-debate-keeping-our-kids-off-pot/amp/

NPR ILLINOIS
— How’d Illinois Prisons Lose $3.4m Of Stuff? – BRIAN MACKEY 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/howd-illinois-prisons-lose-34m-stuff#stream/0

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— DuPage County awards Human Services Grants to nonprofit agencies (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the cost of living in DuPage County is extremely high. Ever-increasingly, my wife and I have to spend our live savings to balance our budget. Nevertheless, ever-increasingly, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems are encouraged a) to come to DuPage County and b) to stay in DuPage County.)
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2019/05/15/dupage-county-awards-human-services-grants-to-nonprofit-agencies/100416

DAILY LINE
— At Chicago’s City Council, committees are used to reward political favors and fund patronage – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted patronage. Those who are Democrats want patronage for those who are Democrats. Those who are RINOs want patronage for those who are RINOs.) 
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/05/16/2019/at-chicagos-city-council-committees-are-used-to-reward-political-favors-and-fund-patronage/
— Victims Rights Bill part of discussions as lawmakers craft ethics overhaul – Hannah Meisel (DIERSEN: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) I have never been a victim of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, or any other kind of discrimination. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that all the adverse actions that have been taken against me were because I am stupid, lazy, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Politics is cumulative. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/05/16/2019/victims-rights-bill-part-of-discussions-as-lawmakers-craft-ethics-overhaul/

WIREPOINTS
— Property tax pains in Maine Township, Illinois – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/property-tax-pains-in-maine-township-illinois/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21231-pritzker-on-pot.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Into the Weeds: 3 Questions Christians Should Be Asking the New Pot Pastor – Terrell Clemmons 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/into-the-weeds-three-questions-christians-should-be-asking-the-new-pot-pastor/

FOX NEWS
— Steve Scalise touts Trump plan for ‘merit-based’ immigration: ‘Right now, we’ve got some of the dumbest laws on the books’- Charles Creitz (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? I have absolutely no merit according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scalise-trump-immigration-plan-merit-based

TOWNHALL
— The GOP Base Is Done Tolerating RINO Collaboration With The Democrats – Kurt Schlichter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, RINO leaders in the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee focus on getting rid of Republicans like me.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/05/16/the-gop-base-is-done-tolerating-rino-collaboration-with-the-democrats-n2546315

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dick Durbin to ask Red Cross to monitor U.S. Border Patrol – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/16/dick-durbin-ask-red-cross-monitor-us-border-patrol/
— Greed will sink America – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/16/greed-will-sink-america/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republicans in tough races embrace LGBT issues despite backlash risk – David M. Drucker (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who have dumped the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform to curry favor with donors and voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/republicans-in-tough-races-embrace-lgbt-issues-despite-backlash-risk
— In defense of women’s and mothers’ choice to work – Aparna Mathur and Erin Melly (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted that I have always had a tremendous unfair advantage in life because my mother stayed home and raised me.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/in-defense-of-womens-and-mothers-choice-to-work

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— WHITE HOUSE OFFERS AMERICANS TOOL (https://whitehouse.typeform.com/to/Jti9QH) FOR REPORTING SOCIAL MEDIA FREE SPEECH VIOLATIONS – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273790/white-house-offers-americans-tool-reporting-social-daniel-greenfield
— THE CHRISTCHURCH CALL IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, TRUMP IS RIGHT TO REJECT IT – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273788/christchurch-call-unconstitutional-trump-right-daniel-greenfield
— CANNES OPENS WITH MAGA BASHING FLICK – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273786/cannes-opens-maga-bashing-flick-daniel-greenfield

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals surge, Trump builds, and House tries to shut down border wall construction behind him – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/illegals_surge_trump_builds_and_house_tries_to_shut_down_border_wall_construction_behind_him.html

BLAZE
— Another Democratic presidential candidate joins Liz Warren’s boycott of Fox News – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you and why? I should write a book about those who boycott me and boycott my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why they do that.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/liz-warren-fox-news-boycott-grows-by-one

HOT AIR
— Poll: Few Support Citizenship For Anchor Babies
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/05/16/poll-support-citizenship-anchor-babies/

LIFESITE
— Hillary Clinton Says Some Male Democrat Candidates for 2020 ‘Are Not Likeable’ Yet nobody in politics has been more unlikeable, as an opinion piece articulates
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/05/hillary-clinton-some-male-democrat-candidates-2020-are-not-likeable/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump takes flak for not joining anti-extremism pact.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/443955-trump-takes-flak-for-not-joining-anti-extremism-pact
— White House launches tool (https://whitehouse.typeform.com/to/Jti9QH) for reporting social media ‘bias’ – Emily Birnbaum 
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/443934-white-house-launches-tool-for-reporting-social-media-bias
— De Blasio launches presidential campaign – TAL AXELROD AND RAFAEL NAM 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/443949-de-blasio-launches-presidential-campaign
— Rep. Tlaib is wrong — Jews were never given ‘a safe haven’ in Palestine – DR. MARC SIEGEL
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/443972-rep-tlaib-is-wrong-jews-were-never-given-a-safe-haven-in-palestine

POLITICO
— Trump draws public into bias feud with social media firms – STEVEN OVERLY and ALEXANDRA S. LEVINE 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/15/trump-bias-facebook-twitter-1327332

ABC NEWS
— Trump ramps up war against ‘political bias’ with new social media reporting tool (https://whitehouse.typeform.com/to/Jti9QH) – KARMA ALLEN
https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-ramps-war-political-bias-social-media-reporting/story?id=63067737
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The form urges users to post screenshots to back up claims of political bias and it also asks for the respondent’s first and last name, zip code, phone number and their citizenship of residency status. Once they provide the required information, the tool asks them to explain what happened to their social media account and whether or not a particular post was targeted.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Democrats Who Beat Republicans Last Year Plan to Keep Their Seats – Jennifer Steinhauer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, the future is bleak for candidates and for everyone else who is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/politics/house-democrats-2020-strategy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from minorities, the Democrat Party paints itself as being the anti-White party. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/opinion/race-government-politics.html
— Why Working Till Whenever Is a Risky Retirement Strategy – Mark Miller (DIERSEN: Because of the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my RMD have been and will always be dramatically less.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/business/retirement-layoff-working-longer.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White-haters promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/opinion/stacey-abrams-voting.html
— Attention Young People: This Narcissism Study Is All About You – Niraj Chokshi (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 70.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/science/narcissism-teenagers.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Extends Tepid Support for Accord to Curb Extremist Content Online White House cites its respect for ‘freedom of expression’ for not endorsing pact that includes governments and tech companies – Sam Schechner (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being an extremist. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-under-pressure-over-terrorist-content-restricts-live-streaming-11557905947
— SAT to Give Students ‘Adversity Score’ to Capture Social and Economic Background New score comes as college admissions decisions are under scrutiny – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, what would your adversity score have been? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as having been born with a silver spoon in my mouth and as having always being privileged. Should I develop and publish adversity scores for each of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sat-to-give-students-adversity-score-to-capture-social-and-economic-background-11557999000
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The College Board plans to assign an adversity score to every student who takes the SAT to try to capture their social and economic background, jumping into the debate raging over race and class in college admissions. This new number, called an adversity score by college admissions officers, is calculated using 15 factors including the crime rate and poverty levels from the student’s high school and neighborhood. Students won’t be told the scores, but colleges will see the numbers when reviewing their applications. . .Adversity Index  College Board’s new tool seeks to provide environmental context behind students’ test scores by measuring adversity in their neighborhoods, families and schools. Neighborhood environment Crime rate Poverty rate Housing values Vacancy rate Family environment Median income Single parent Adversity score Education level ESL High school environment Undermatching Curricular rigor Free lunch rate AP opportunity. . .The College Board, the New York based nonprofit that oversees the SAT, said it has worried about income inequality influencing test results for years. White students scored an average of 177 points higher than black students and 133 points higher than Hispanic students in 2018 results. Asian students scored 100 points higher than white students. The children of wealthy and college-educated parents outperformed their classmates.)
— The Dubious Management Fad Sweeping Corporate America NPS—or net promoter score—is a measure of customer satisfaction that has developed a cultlike following among CEOs. It also may be misleading. – Khadeeja Safdar and Inti Pacheco (DIERSEN: What customer satisfaction scores would GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readers give me?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dubious-management-fad-sweeping-corporate-america-11557932084
— Class of 2019 Gets a Smaller Pay Raise Starting salaries, on a hot streak for years, are growing more slowly; ‘I want to do meaningful work’ – Kelsey Gee (DIERSEN: I started working for IRS at the GS-7 Step 1 level in 1971 when I was 22 years old. Today, GS-7 Step 1 salary is $46,554.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/class-of-2019-gets-a-smaller-pay-raise-11557936454
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Salaries for entry-level jobs for new degree-holders average $51,347 in 2019, up 1.9% over last year—which is virtually flat after adjusting for inflation, according to new data from recruiting firm Korn Ferry . KFY -0.39% The 2019 starter-salary average is 20% higher than what 2009 college graduates saw as they entered a recession-wracked job market, an increase that’s on-par with wage growth in the broader U.S. workforce.)

FORBES
— White House Encourages Social Media Users To Tell It About ‘Political Bias’ – Emma Woollacott
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2019/05/16/white-house-encourages-social-media-users-to-tell-it-about-political-bias/#802434b1d701
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration has made a provocative move against the anti-extremist policies of online platforms by encouraging users who have been censored to complain. Reading rather like one of Trump’s tweets, excessive capitalization and all, the new site encourages users to complain if they believe their accounts have been suspended, banned, or reported because of political bias. “SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS should advance FREEDOM OF SPEECH,” the message reads. Users – who must be citizens or permanent residents -are asked to provide their names, contact information, social media accounts and screenshots to back up their complaints. Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter are all cited as possible targets.)

BLOOMBERG
— White House Urges Reporting of ‘Political Bias’ by Social Media – Kurt Wagner and Ben Brody
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-15/white-house-urges-reporting-of-political-bias-by-social-media

USA TODAY
— 4 decades separate 2020’s presidential candidates. Here’s what that looks like. From Buttigieg and Gabbard to Sanders and Biden, more than a generation separates the oldest and youngest candidates. – James Sergent, Ramon Padilla and George Petras
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/elections/2019/05/03/2020-candidates-ages/3643967002/
— Homes for sale: Here are the most affordable ZIP codes in the US – Janna Herron
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/15/homes-sale-where-affordable-houses/3668178002/

NEWSWEEK
— TEXAS SENATE APPROVES ‘SAVE CHICK-FIL-A’ BILL TO COUNTER SAN ANTONIO COUNCIL’S BAN OF THE RESTAURANT IN AIRPORT – SCOTT MCDONALD 
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-senate-approves-save-chick-fil-bill-counter-san-antonio-councils-ban-1426859

SALON
— Study: Gen Z, Millennials are embarrassed about being narcissists A study of young adults suggests that we’re aware, but not happy, about being self-absorbed – KEITH A. SPENCER (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 70.) 
https://www.salon.com/2019/05/15/study-gen-z-millennials-are-embarrassed-about-being-narcissists/

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 324 Arbor Avenue, Wheaton – $424,900
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/324-Arbor-Ave-Wheaton-IL-60189/4448309_zpid/

May 14 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— OUTSTANDING: Marijuana bill may violate Illinois Constitution, prosecutors say – Dean Olsen 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190513/marijuana-bill-may-violate-illinois-constitution-prosecutors-say
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190513/marijuana-bill-may-violate-illinois-constitution-prosecutors-say
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A key component of a bill that would legalize possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use in Illinois — erasing pot-related convictions for potentially hundreds of thousands of people — may violate the state Constitution, according to the group representing county prosecutors statewide. The bill essentially would create legislative pardons, which are illegal, said Robert Berlin, president of the Illinois State’s Attorneys Association. Under the Illinois Constitution, only the governor can issue pardons, Berlin, the DuPage County state’s attorney, told The State Journal-Register. “It’s a separation of powers argument,” he said. An additional constitutional concern, he said, is that prosecutors would be prohibited under the bill from helping to determine who is and isn’t eligible for expungement of certain misdemeanor and felony convictions. “It takes away all of our discretion,” Berlin said of Senate Bill 7, adding that court challenges could overturn such expungements. Berlin, a Republican, said the bipartisan association plans to present its concerns to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat and supporter of the bill, as well as the bill’s sponsors in the General Assembly. Berlin said the association has taken a neutral stance on the overall bill.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Growing recreational pot at home might not be allowed after all under Illinois legalization proposal, sponsors say – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-legalization-will-likely-prohibit-home-grow-20190513-story.html
— Montana Gov. Steve Bullock joins 2020 Democratic presidential race – AP (DIERSEN: Bullock is the 22nd Democrat to enter the race. One could ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes why so few want to be a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee Treasurer or Webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have had great success in destroying organizations and those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-montana-steve-bullock-2020-democratic-presidential-race-20190514-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote LGBTQ activity in Naperville. Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190514/new-naperville-group-aims-to-support-lgbtq-residents-families
— Avoiding pension payment holiday should be top priority for surplus – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190513/editorial-avoiding-pension-payment-holiday-should-be-top-priority-for-surplus

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois congressman Mike Quigley warns new Chinese-made CTA trains may pose ‘dangerous threat’ – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-congressman-warns-new-chinese-made-cta-trains-may-pose-dangerous-threat-

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Builders are putting up fewer new houses in Chicago. Here’s why. A key factor in the drop in inventory: Builders say buyers in affluent North Side neighborhoods are holding off to see how big a bite the city’s next property tax increase will take out of what they can afford. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: The $10,000 SALT cap discourages marriage and discourages homeownership. Trump should increase the SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly, if not eliminate it altogether.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/builders-are-putting-fewer-new-houses-chicago-heres-why

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Bar owners, VFWs upset over Pritzker plan to increase tax on video gaming terminals – JOSEPH BUSTOS AND GRANT MORGAN 
https://amp.bnd.com/news/local/article230192814.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— President Donald Trump celebrated the month of Ramadan Monday evening as a time when people join forces in “pursuit of hope, tolerance and peace.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/live-trump-hosts-iftar-at-white-house

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Muhs, accompanied by staff, leaves SJ-R Editor resigns, then is walked out of building – Bruce Rushton (DIERSEN: When you left the positions that you have held, what kind of show of support did you get from those around you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress how little support that I got when they succeeded in a) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, b) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, c) ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, d) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, e) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, f) ending my GAO employment in 1997, g) etc.) 
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21221-muhs-accompanied-by-staff-leaves-sj-r.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The entire State Journal-Register newsroom walked out today in support of now former editor Angie Muhs, who was walked out of the building this afternoon by the paper’s general manager after submitting her resignation on Friday. In an impromptu show of solidarity, the staff accompanied Muhs as she left the building for the final time. “Everyone walked out with her as a show of respect,” reporter Dean Olsen said. “We all gave her a hug and applauded for her and thanked her for the stand that she was taking. … People are crying.” Olsen said Muhs told her staff on Friday that she was leaving partly in hopes of avoiding more layoffs at a paper that has been decimated by staff cuts. “I think her hope was, by not having her salary to pay, her hope would be that there would be no layoffs,” said Olsen, who wasn’t present when Muhs announced her departure last week. “She was a very good editor, and she tried to promote good journalism in Springfield, despite some pretty trying circumstances that she had to deal with from GateHouse Media (the paper’s corporate owner).” Muhs declined to say what she told her staff, but she said she wasn’t expecting colleagues to walk out of the building with her. “I was very touched,” Muhs said. “I didn’t expect that. … I have tremendous respect and admiration for the State Journal-Register staff. They’re dedicated. They’re hard working. They care about doing quality local journalism, and they persevered under some really tough conditions.” Muhs lasted five years as editor of the State Journal-Register, coming to Springfield from a media company in Maine. For the second year in a row, the SJ-R this spring was named GateHouse Newspaper of the Year for its circulation division. In 2017, Muhs was named Editor of the Year in the SJ-R’s circulation division in a company-wide contest. GateHouse Media, which bought the SJ-R in 2007 and promised “hyperlocal” coverage, publishes more than 150 daily papers and is one of the nation’s biggest newspaper companies. “Angie Muhs exemplifies everything one could ask for from an editor,” wrote former SJ-R publisher and president wrote when Muhs won the 2017 editor of the year award. “She is deeply connected to her community, constantly looks for ways the SJ-R can be a leader in community engagement, demands excellence from her team and works tirelessly to ensure deliver (sic) quality, impactful content to our readers every day.” The praise remains posted at www.bestofgatehouse.com, the company web page dedicated to its contests. Gracing GateHouse Media’s home page is a photo of Abraham Lincoln impersonators taken by Rich Saal, the paper’s longtime photo editor who was laid off two weeks ago, the latest cut for a paper that has seen plenty. In 2012, newsroom employees, voted 26-4 to form a union after the paper laid off the entire copy desk. There are five news reporters left, and several beats, including courts, police and education, no longer have fulltime reporters assigned to them. Muhs declined to discuss staff cuts, but she praised Saal, saying he was one of the best photojournalists she’s ever worked with. She’s been vocal in the past about her feelings while GateHouse sliced her staff. Last September, amid a round of cuts, Muhs tweeted a quote from New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger, who said “You cannot cut the value of the product you give readers and expect them to reward you with growth.” Muhs included her own take: “Amen. If only all owners heeded these words.” Olsen said Muhs appeared emotional as she left the building for the last time. “I think she’s tried to fight within the channels of GateHouse to try to preserve the staff,” Olsen said. “I don’t know how successful she’s been. I know it’s been very frustrating for her. Her heart is in this. She quit without a job lined up. I think that says a lot right there.)

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR PATCH
— Flossmoor Hosts Pride Concert In June The Village of Flossmoor will celebrate Pride Month with a concert and party downtown June 21. – Erika Hobbs (DIERSEN: Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/flossmoor-hosts-pride-concert-june

CHICAGO NOW
— Martin with Berkowitz, Guzzardi & Durkin et al on Pritzker’s big tax increase & much more
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2019/05/watch-martin-w-berkowitz-guzzardi-durkin-et-al-on-pritzkers-big-tax-increase-much-more-cable-web/

FOX NEWS
— Texas border agents say 5,500 migrants a day are illegally entering US – William La Jeunesse
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-border-agents-say-5500-migrants-a-day-are-illegally-crossing-border
— Inside Trump 2020: As Dem field sets, campaign takes aim at ‘socialist organism with 22 heads’ – Alex Pappas 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/inside-trump-2020-as-dem-field-sets-campaign-takes-aim-at-socialist-organism-with-22-heads

AMERICAN THINKER
— MAGA vs. the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Peter Skurkiss
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/maga_vs_the_us_chamber_of_commerce.html

BREITBART
— Poll Shows Trump Holding on to Working Class Voters Against Joe Biden – John Nolte (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes look down on members of the working class. I was a member of the working class 1964-1997.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/13/poll-shows-trump-holding-working-class-voters-joe-biden/

TOWNHALL
— The One-Sided World of Cyber Bullying – Robert Knight (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponent who blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders. My critics/opponent have hundreds of thousands if not millions of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries on their blacklists.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2019/05/14/the-onesided-world-of-cyber-bullying-n2546244
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over on Facebook, Illinois Family Institute writer Laurie Higgins, a perceptive social critic, has found herself more than once in “Facebook Jail,” as have Americans for Truth President Peter LaBarbera and Houston Baptist University Prof. Robert Gagnon, an expert on Biblical sexual morality.)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TLAIB’S MORBID FANTASIES OF A PALESTINIAN “SAFE HAVEN” FOR JEWS Nancy Pelosi – Where are you? – Joseph Klein
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273766/tlaibs-morbid-fantasies-palestinian-safe-haven-joseph-klein

LIFESITE NEWS
— Twitter locks gender expert’s account for calling transsexualism a mental disorder – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/twitter-locks-gender-experts-account-for-calling-transsexualism-a-mental-disorder

DAILY CALLER
— NEW YORK STATE ADDED 250K DEMOCRATS, ONLY 9K REPUBLICANS IN LAST YEAR – Luke Rosiak (DIERSEN: Whenever Democrats move in, a) prosperity and safety decrease and b) poverty and crime increase.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/13/new-york-democrats-republicans-voters/

PJ MEDIA
— Trump: Rashida Tlaib’s Holocaust Comments Show ‘Tremendous Hatred of Israel and the Jewish People’ – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/trump-rashida-tlaibs-holocaust-comments-show-tremendous-hatred-of-israel-and-the-jewish-people/

HOT AIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/05/13/support-pot-legalization-fading/

REAL CLEAR
— Tlaib: Friend Told Me To Talk Like A 4th Grader So Racist Idiots Understand – Tim Hains 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/14/tlaib_friends_tell_me_to_talk_like_a_4th_grader_so_racist_idiots_understand.html

THE HILL
— Pete Buttigieg gambles with criticism of identity politics – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How successful have the Democrats been in promoting hatred in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, and in your county? I should write a book about the success that Democrats have had in promoting hatred in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/443498-pete-buttigieg-gambles-with-criticism-of-identity-politics

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) promote hatred of Whites and b) crow about their success in getting rid of Whites.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-news-laura-ingraham-huge-demographic-shift_n_5cda64ece4b0f7ba48a9e012
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to shout a) that you disrespect the rule of law, b) that you disrespect that country, and c) that you disrespect the citizens of that country. 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/undocumented-immigration-crime-marshall-project_n_5cda71f4e4b0f7ba48aa005a

POLITICO
— ‘One of the most important endorsements in America right now’ Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren jockey for the campaign backing of liberal heroine Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. – HOLLY OTTERBEIN and ALEX THOMPSON (DIERSEN: The following SHOULD NOT and DO NOT want my endorsement: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. The aforesaid work against me.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/13/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-2020-1318929

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Planes, buses moving migrants from crowded border shelters – AP (DIERSEN: One could argue that because Democrats and RINOs encourage illegal immigration, Democrats and RINOs should be required to take illegals into their homes, to feed them, to clothe them, to provide them health care, to educate them, to provide them with transportation, to give them jobs, etc.) 
https://www.wral.com/planes-buses-move-migrants-from-crowded-border-shelters/18384465/

REUTERS
— Islanders complain to U.N. over Australia’s climate change inaction (DIERSEN: When your critics/opponents have a complaint about you, who can/do they complain to? My critics/opponents complain to a) the voters in my precinct, b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) officers, c) the DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, d) my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, e) the IRP officers, f) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, g) Wheaton officials, h) Milton Township officials, i) DuPage County officials, j) Illinois officials, and k) federal officials. Until they got rid of me, they complained to a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers and directors, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce officers and directors, c) MTRCC officers (to dump me as webmaster) d) Illinois Center Right Coalition officers and directors, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter officers and directors, f) my Democrat GAO superiors, g) etc.) 
https://news.yahoo.com/islanders-complain-u-n-over-australias-climate-change-011959186.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Twitter Isn’t Real Life (if You’re a Democrat) The online left doesn’t like Joe Biden. Voters seem to. – Michelle Goldberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/opinion/joe-biden-twitter-2020.html
— The Rise of the Haphazard Self How working-class men detach from work, family and church. – David Brooks
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/opinion/working-class-men.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The researchers conducted 107 in-depth interviews with working-class men. Many of the men told them that the economy doesn’t allow them to provide the same standard of living that their fathers could provide. That has created the culture of the side hustle. The men feel that they have to have three or four occupations, and they bounce around among them so they can stay employed full time.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Why the gender pay gap persists (and what we can do about it) Professions dominated by women are undervalued in ways legislation can’t fix – Emma Goldberg (DIERSEN: Because of the following, if I had been a woman, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/14/why-gender-pay-gap-still-persists-what-we-can-do-about-it/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Female film workers in Georgia urge Hollywood not to boycott over abortion ban – JENNY JARVIE (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries boycott you and why? I should write a book about those that boycott me and boycott my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why they do that.)
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-georgia-film-workers-hollywood-boycott-20190513-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn older people.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boomer-bequest-is-millennial-misery-11557788725
— GM Looks to Jump-Start Cadillac—Again Latest brand reboot follows five years of U.S. market-share decline, dealer angst – Mike Colias (DIERSEN: The more that Democrats successfully promote age discrimination, the fewer Cadillacs that will be sold.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-looks-to-jump-start-cadillacagain-11557753226 
(FROM THE ARTICLE: By contrast, in the U.S., where it has operated for more than a century, Cadillac sold only 154,702 cars last year. Among U.S. buyers, the brand has had trouble shaking its image of big cars favored by older drivers, dealers and analysts say.)

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: ACT test: The number of perfect scores is soaring everywhere, as expensive test prep booms
Hannah Sparling and Dan Horn (DIERSEN: Of course, if I sought any kind of government or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that the only reason why I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old was that I took the Becker CPA Exam Review (https://www.becker.com/cpa-review.html) which currently starts at $2,493.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/05/01/act-sat-scholarships-college-admissions-scandal-scores-test-prep/3640007002/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Why Joe Biden needs Libertarians – Joshua Spivak (DIERSEN: The Libertarian Party exists to promote pot and other terrible things. To get standing to destroy conservatives like me and to destroy Republicans like me, far too many Libertarians fraudulently claim to be conservative and/or Republican. I should write a book about the aforesaid frauds in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.) 
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Why-Joe-Biden-needs-Libertarians-Opinion-13842117.php

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— A new effort boosts a diminished Illinois statehouse press – Mari Cohen
https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/capitol-news-illinois.php

PEW
— Behind the Movement to Kick Chicago Out of Illinois – Matt Vasilogambros (DIERSEN: Eve-increasingly, Illinois Democrats make it clear that want individuals, organizations, and companies to leave Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/05/14/behind-the-movement-to-kick-chicago-out-of-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Illinois, a resolution calling on Congress to declare Chicago the 51st state has eight Republican cosponsors in the state House (there are 44 Republicans in the lower chamber) and support among many of the state’s conservative activists. It’s the second such bill in as many years. Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook, the bill’s author, cites the many issues tearing the state apart. He listed Democrats’ “overreaching” stances on abortion, guns, immigration, debt, pensions, Medicaid spending, property taxes, green energy and workers’ compensation as just some of the reasons Chicago and Illinois should go their separate ways. Recent polling from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale shows two-thirds of Illinois voters think the state is moving in the wrong direction. That same March poll from the Simon Institute shows “significant regional differences” in responses. The state division hit a breaking point several years ago, when Illinois was mired in the longest fiscal stalemate in the United States since the Great Depression. The budget battle between Democratic lawmakers and then-Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner lasted more than two years, threatening public university accreditation, statewide road construction and “junk” credit ratings. Halbrook blamed the impasse on Chicago-area Democrats. “Everywhere I go, people say we just need to get rid of Chicago,” he told Stateline. “It gets rid of all of our problems. My constituency is serious about it. I’m trying to save the state.” Halbrook has a small family farm in Shelbyville, a rural community along the Kaskaskia River in central Illinois with around 4,600 residents. New Illinois? Forty percent of the Prairie State’s 12.7 million residents live in Cook County, the county surrounding Chicago. The broader Chicago metropolitan area consists of 9.5 million people. Without the Chicagoland area, Illinois would have fewer people than Connecticut. Democrats control both chambers of the General Assembly and the governor’s office, and most of them are from Chicagoland — including 62 of the 74 Democrats in the House. The rest of Illinois is largely agricultural and conservative, aside from the parts of Illinois near St. Louis in neighboring Missouri and pockets of central Illinois. A July 2018 paper from the Simon Institute found that Illinois’ politics “are marked and marred by regionalism.” The idea of dividing Illinois has been around throughout Illinois’ history, the paper says, despite “how impractical it is.” While these regional divides are prevalent in other states across the country, it’s exaggerated in Illinois because of “the extent to which many Illinois leaders emphasize, exploit and exacerbate these regional differences for their own advantage,” the paper claims. The Windy City has all the political power, the money and the economic growth, said G.H. Merritt, who runs New Illinois, a separation group that has begun starting chapters in counties throughout the state to build grassroots support. Merritt, a former nonprofit administrator, lives in Lake County, north of Chicago. So far, she has 26 county chapters that want to split the rest of Illinois from Chicago. When forming her organization, Merritt sought advice from other state separation organizations, like New California. The group, which is run by a conservative radio talk show host, advocates for the creation of a new state split from the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas “to throw off the bonds of tyranny.” Activists such as Merritt blame state Democratic leaders from Chicago for creating a “systemically corrupt climate” and many of the problems Illinois currently faces, like the $134 billion in unfunded pensions and other fiscal problems — despite the fact that these problems grew through both Democratic and Republican governorships.)

NEWSWEEK
— RUDY GIULIANI SLAMS RASHIDA TLAIB’S CLAIM HER PALESTINIAN ANCESTORS WERE ‘KIND’ TO JEWS: ‘THE GRAND MUFTI WAS A CLOSE ALLY OF HITLER. HE MURDERED JEWS’ – CALLUM PATON 
https://www.newsweek.com/rudy-giuliani-slams-rashida-tlaibs-claim-her-palestinian-ancestors-were-kind-1424694

May 12 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Democrat blowing smoke with claim of decreased teen marijuana use – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-cassidy-legalization-recreational-pot-teen-marijuana-use/
— Those who benefit most should pay the most in Illinois taxes – Daniel Pupo, Orland Park (DIERSEN: Who does the State of Illinois give the most money to each year? How much money does the State of Illinois give you? One could argue that the more money that the State of Illinois gives you, the more state income tax that you should pay.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-taxes-louis-farrakhan-st-sabina/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— AOC briefly takes Pelosi’s spot in presiding over House; reportedly youngest woman to wield gavel – Nicole Darrah
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/aoc-briefly-takes-pelosi-s-spot-in-presiding-over-house-reportedly-youngest-woman-to-wield-gavel

WGN RADIO
— Things Millennials Will Never Get To Experience – ASHLEY BIHUN
https://wgnradio.com/2019/05/12/things-millennials-will-never-get-to-experience/

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Potential challenger wonders if U.S. Rep. Underwood puts constituents’ best interests first – Glenn Minnis 
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512484982-potential-challenger-wonders-if-u-s-rep-underwood-puts-constituents-best-interests-first

POLITIFACT
— Cassidy puffs up what stats say about teen marijuana use – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller 
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2019/may/12/kelly-cassidy/cassidy-puffs-what-stats-say-about-teen-marijuana-/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— College Dems buck DCCC over its ‘blacklist’ policy, see Ocasio-Cortez as inspiration More than 70 campus chapters boycott group, saying it’s ‘antithetical to our values’ – Gabriella Muñoz (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Attend a Milton Township Republican Central Committee meeting and watch them in action.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/10/college-democrats-buck-dccc-over-primary-challenge/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: House Democrats’ plans to blacklist rebellious strategists have sparked a backlash from a key party demographic, with dozens of chapters of College Democrats vowing to boycott the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee over its efforts to protect incumbents from primary challenges. In doing so, the boycotting chapters are finding a champion in popular freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. They dissenting College Democrats chapters are objecting to the DCCC’s new rule refusing to do business with consultants, pollsters and other campaign workers who sign on to work for challengers seeking primary incumbent Democrats. The chapters are calling on their members not to donate to the DCCC, and to ask others also to withhold their support. “The rule would financially deter and greatly disadvantage vital new voices in our party, who are often younger and come from underrepresented and historically marginalized communities and identities,” the boycotters said in a statement. “This blacklist policy is undemocratic and antithetical to our values of inclusion and diversity.”)

DAILY CALLER
— THIS OVERWHELMED MEXICAN IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTER HAS HAD SIX MASS ESCAPES IN SIX WEEKS – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/12/mexico-immigrants-mass-escapes/

WORLD NET DAILY
— 700 MILLION PEOPLE COULD MOVE TO U.S., ANALYSIS SHOWS ‘Eye-opening numbers highlight the risks of an open-borders scenario’ – JOSEPH FARAH (DIERSEN: What percent of these 700 million are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/700-million-people-could-move-to-u-s-analysis-shows/
— FARRAKHAN AND ALT-RIGHT: FLIP SIDES OF SAME COIN? Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson pinpoints causes of anger for both extremes
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/farrakhan-and-alt-right-flip-sides-of-same-coin/

BREITBART
— STUDY: The CNN Search Engine — Google Search Results Overwhelmingly Favor Mainstream Media – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/05/12/study-the-cnn-search-engine-google-search-results-overwhelmingly-favor-mainstream-media/

POLITICO
— Harris calls for Facebook regulation – PATRICK TEMPLE-WEST 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/12/kamala-harris-facebook-regulation-1317655

NEW YORK TIMES
— Can Nancy Pelosi Keep the Democrats in Line? From Blue Dogs to Green New Dealers, they’re not making it easy. – Michelle Cottle
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/opinion/nancy-pelosi-democrats.html

USA TODAY
— Good news, graduates: Hiring will be up this year – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: When you earned your bachelor’s degree, what harmed your job search? For me, it was my being draft bait. Employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I received. It was for a job that did really require my bachelor’s degree in management from NIU. Further, I had not demonstrated leadership abilities. I had worked part-time for the Post Office in Park Forest for almost 3 years and I had worked part-time for the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights as a dish washer for 1 ½ years and I doubt that employers saw that favorably.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/12/good-news-graduates-hiring-will-be-up-this-year/39455479/

WFMJ
— Ohio: More than 30K people register to buy medical pot – AP
http://www.wfmj.com/story/40461145/ohio-more-than-30k-people-register-to-buy-medical-pot

LOS ANGELES TIMES & KTLA
— Pot Smuggling Arrests at LAX Have Surged 166% Since Marijuana Legalization
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-lax-marijuana-trafficking-california-airports-20190512-story.html
https://ktla.com/2019/05/12/pot-smuggling-arrests-at-lax-have-surged-166-since-marijuana-legalization/

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM & CBS LOCAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article230308839.html
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/05/11/supporters-march-fort-worth-marijuana-reform-texas/

DALLAS NEWS
— Beto O’Rourke in a pinch, overshadowed by Joe Biden’s experience and Pete Buttigieg’s fresher face – Todd J. Gillman (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. What experience do you have? I should write a book about those who focus on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning the experience that I have.)
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/05/12/beto-orourke-pinch-overshadowed-joe-bidens-experience-pete-buttigiegs-fresher-face

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
— Group that funded civil war in Texas GOP launches new offensive – Taylor Goldenstein
https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/texas_legislature/article/Group-that-funded-civil-war-in-Texas-GOP-launches-13805267.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Empower Texans made its name by using its political action committee’s deep pockets to threaten Republicans with aggressive primary challenges if they fell out of line with the conservative group’s hardline agenda. Then the 2018 elections happened. State records show the Tea Party-aligned group spent a record sum of more than $4 million last year — more than three times the amount it spent in the 2016 presidential year. Yet the majority of the candidates it endorsed, 26 out of 47, lost their primary, general and special elections. If its increasingly irate email blasts are any indication, that’s led to a frustrating legislative session for the group — one that’s often left it on the sidelines of major debates. The budget, with an additional $9 billion for public education and tax reform, is oversized, members complain. Property tax solutions offered up thus far are “not relief, just reform,” they scoff. Some conservative lawmakers are voicing the same critique. Texas Take: Get political headlines from across the state sent directly to your inbox)

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Stoners do not want me around and I do want them around. 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/irisdorbian/2019/05/12/moms-say-theyve-experience-discrimination-for-weed-use-says-new-study/#21a0c8214cc3
— Why Breaking Up Facebook Doesn’t Solve Our Most Pressing Social Media Problem – Michael Posner
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelposner/2019/05/12/why-breaking-up-facebook-doesnt-solve-our-most-pressing-social-media-problem/#30a52d235ecf

PBS
— Venezuelans fleeing crisis are seeking asylum in Texas – Ivette Feliciano and Zachary Green
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/venezuelans-fleeing-crisis-are-seeking-asylum-in-texas

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How electable are you? According to non-Republicans, the more of the following that you are, the more electable that you are: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/05/12/what-if-electability-is-more-about-authenticity-than-moderation/

DAILY BEAST
— Longest-Serving Iowa Republican Becoming a Democrat, Blames Trump – Barbie Latza Nadeau (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. If you want to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance the platform of a political party, you should be a member of that political party. I should write a book about present/past members/leaders of the following organizations who focus/focused on getting rid of those like me who help elect candidates who defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and the Republican Party platform: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, IRP, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition.) 
http://www.thedailybeast.com/longest-serving-iowa-republican-andy-mckean-switches-parties-blames-trump

GAY STAR NEWS
— Cal Poly faculty votes to remove Chick-fil-A from campus – Rafaella Gunz (DIERSEN: What would you do if Democrats tried to remove a Chick-fil-A from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, from Illinois?) 
https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/cal-poly-faculty-votes-to-remove-chick-fil-a-from-campus/#gs.bi5dhx

May 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A writer comes home to ever-changing South Shore to find the middle class disappearing – Christopher Borrelli (DIERSEN: How has your precinct changed over the past 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35+ years? I should write a book on how my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton has changed since my wife and I had our home built at 915 Cove Court in 1984. From what I see, tragically, 4 out 5 times that a home is sold, it goes from conservative Republican to liberal Democrat. Ever-increasingly, liberal Democrats see DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton a) as moving to the left and b) being welcoming safe places for them. Ever-increasingly, they see DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton leaders failing/refusing to defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and in the Republican Party platform. In my precinct, they see how the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee treat conservative Republicans like me.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ae-carlo-rotella-south-shore-chi-0512-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Premixed cocktails could be added to the drink menu at 2 summer Naperville festivals – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-spirits-at-naperville-festivals-st-0512-story.html
— Why does Facebook fail to fix itself? It’s partly humans – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us-tec–facebook-slow-response-20190510-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Flooding in the Chicago area has been so bad in the past decade that only places ravaged by hurricanes sustain more damage – Michael Hawthorne and Morgan Greene (DIERSEN: What have you done to stop basement seepage and flooding? Since 1984, I have spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars for my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton a) making lot drainage improvements including installing French drains and storm sewer inlets, b) paying for an overhead sewer system, c) paying to have all nine of the home’s downspouts directly connected to the city storm sewer system, d) patching long wide cracks in the basement floor, e) having the home’s exterior footing tiles cleaned out, f) properly connecting 6″ and 4″ drainage tile lines from uphill properties to the city storm sewer system, g) installing battery backup sump pumps, h) etc. The builder a) put steel reinforcement rods in the foundation walls to compensate for cracked foundation footings and b) installed interior footing tiles.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-flooding-basement-sewage-20190506-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A week before the maggots hatched, raw sewage gushed into Lori Burns’ basement for the sixth time in a decade. Her brick bungalow in the Chatham neighborhood was among thousands of Chicago homes swamped by another rainstorm that overwhelmed the city’s aging sewer system. This particular downpour ended up as one of the worst on record. Two months’ worth of rain fell in two days during April 2013 — a storm marked by geysers of human waste bursting out of manholes, and a torrent of sewage and runoff surging through the Chicago River into Lake Michigan.)
— A new bill aims to force Illinois’ largely white, male corporate boards to diversify. Some say it’s unconstitutional. – Corilyn Shropshire (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, Democrat politicians forced my Democrat superiors to use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and budget cuts a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-bill-public-company-board-diversity-20190430-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES (page 28)
— What market tumble? Workers up 401(k) savings to record – AP (DIERSEN: My wife and I always put the maximum allowed into retirement savings accounts. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that. They hint/imply/argue/shout that we would never have been able to do that a) if I had not avoided the draft, b) if I not gotten overpaid jobs working for the federal government, c) if I had not gotten married, d) if my wife and I had not given up trying to have children, c) if we had adopted, d) if we had become foster parents, and/or e) if we had given lots of money to churches like they do.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/what-market-tumble-workers-up-401k-savings-to-record/2019/05/09/12385282-7210-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48e_story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Polish nationalists protest US over Holocaust claims – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190511/news/305119923/
— Maxine Waters teaches how to be a ‘first’ and succeed in Congress – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190508/news/305089947

HERALD & REVIEW
— Decatur collected $6 million from video gambling. One city official says ‘this is not what we bargained for.’ – JAYLYN COOK
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/decatur-collected-million-from-video-gambling-one-city-official-says/article_0cccbb64-0826-58fd-aa08-d378db8ee7c3.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Anita Bedell, executive director of Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems, said there have been successful attempts by municipalities to oppose or overturn the presence of video gambling in Illinois. An example she referenced happened in Forest Park, which voted to outlaw video gaming in November after initially allowing it in the community . . .Bedell said the data surrounding losses is a sign that people are addicted to the gambling and play several times a day with no return on investment. The National Council on Problem Gambling said two million, or 1%, of adults in the United States are estimated to meet criteria for pathological gambling in a given year. Another four to six million adults would be considered problem gamblers, meaning they don’t meet the full diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling, but meet one or more of the criteria and are experiencing problems due to their gambling behavior. The NCPG also said most adults who choose to gamble are able to do so responsibly. Bedell said it’s tough for those addicted to gambling in Illinois to find the support they need. “The state has very little money for treatment and prevention,” she said. “A lot of the times what people have are Gamblers Anonymous meetings. They have quite a few in northern Illinois, but in central, it’s sparse.” Bedell said the prevalence of video gaming machines in places like restaurants, grocery stores and other venues has taken the need for visiting a casino away from people and allowed them to “gamble more and lose more.” Whobrey said he notices the effect gambling has on some people. He calls the machines at the VFW post a “necessary evil” because they provide a financial boost, but can also drive people to spend money that they may not have. “Some people come here, don’t buy a thing and spend it on gaming,” he said. “But the money helps us provide services for the veterans … It’s kept here in Decatur. That’s a big thing.”)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Promised tax cuts for poor, middle class mostly illusory – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-05-12/jim-dey-promised-tax-cuts-poor-middle-class-mostly-illusory.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Pension ‘fix’ a character issue – George Kiser, Bloomington
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/pension-fix-a-character-issue/article_92933c39-6a6a-5cc6-b2d4-cd27cc290140.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Republicans Call for Budget Meeting – Greg Bishop 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=284254#.XNgEnJh_OM8
— New State Representative Replaces Costello
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=284252#.XNgF0Jh_OM8

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Lawmakers, slow this income tax juggernaut – Editorial
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-lawmakers-slow-this-income-tax-juggernaut/article_9f6eef9e-df90-542f-8a0a-c9dd8ff39c16.html

MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT
— MILWAUKEE’S MINORITY-MAJORITY POPULATION REFLECTS THE FADING NATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF WHITE IDENTITY – Dudley Poston and Rogelio Sáenz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that because of demographic trends in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, the Republican Party, the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee should dump voters, dump activists, dump candidates, dump elected officials, dump party leaders, dump major donors, dump political consultants, dump etc. who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/milwaukees-minority-majority-population-reflects-fading-national-demographics-white-identity/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— LGBTQ bill unfair and unnecessary, say critics – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512484932-lgbtq-bill-unfair-and-unnecessary-say-critics

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Mistreating small businesses, Rep. Grant says, bites the hand that feeds Illinois’ job creation – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512484963-mistreating-small-businesses-rep-grant-says-bites-the-hand-that-feeds-illinois-job-creation

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— This is a great time to be a working mother – Patrice Onwuka (DIERSEN: When you were young, did your mother stay home and raise you? My outstanding mother did. Since the 1940s, because my mother stayed home and raised me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as having been born with a silver spoon in my mouth and as having always been undeservedly privileged and filthy rich. In my defense, neither of my outstanding parents attended college, my mother was raised on a farm and never attended high school, my father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, and he was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. To pay our family’s bills, he almost always worked second jobs including playing music, delivering eggs, and working in a fast food restaurant. He did not buy a new car until he was 45 in 1967 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy with almost no options.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/this-is-a-great-time-to-be-a-working-mother

TOWNHALL
— Poll: 62% Of Likely US Voters Want The Government To Deport Individuals Who Overstay Visas – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/05/12/poll-62-of-likely-us-voters-want-the-government-to-deport-individuals-who-overstay-visas-n2546201

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Levin: House Democrats are ‘the opposition research arm’ for a future Democrat candidate – Carmel Kookogey (DIERSEN: If you were me, how would you deal with those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to use against me, to get information to destroy me? They include a) past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter members, employees, and leaders, b) Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois employees and officials, and c) activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who falsely claim to be religions, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/levin-house-democrats-opposition-research-arm-future-democrat-candidate/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The endgame for reparations – Richard Jack Rail (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats demand that you pay reparations: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that I should pay reparations, that is, that I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/the_endgame_for_reparations.html
— Illegals’ legal blackmail in America – Lynne Lechter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/illegals_legal_blackmail_in_america.html

BLAZE
— Cory Booker said he would ‘ban guns’ if he ‘had the power’ to do so. – CALEB HOWE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/cory-booker-ban-guns-power

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CARDINAL BLASTS OBAMA MENTOR FOR HOSTING FARRAKHAN “SATANIC JEWS” SPEECH – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273746/cardinal-blasts-obama-mentor-hosting-farrakhan-daniel-greenfield

TOWNHALL
— Illegal Alien Charged With Exploiting Workers, Owning 14 Firearms – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/05/12/illegal-alien-business-owner-charged-with-exploiting-workers-n2546195

DAILY SIGNAL
— Equality Act Could Impose Left-Wing LGBT Curriculum on Whole Nation – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/05/11/equality-act-could-impose-left-wing-lgbt-curriculum-on-whole-nation/

WORLD NET DAILY
— CAIR PUTS BULL’S-EYE ON ‘ISLAMOPHOBIC’ ORGANIZATIONS Issues ‘hate’ list of those who donate to causes it dislikes (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who put a bull’s eye on TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.) 
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/cair-puts-bulls-eye-on-islamophobic-organizations/

EPOCH TIMES
— Republicans Ask GAO How Many Tax Dollars Go to Planned Parenthood – MARK TAPSCOTT
https://www.theepochtimes.com/republicans-ask-gao-how-many-tax-dollars-go-to-planned-parenthood_2920345.html

FOX BUSINESS
— FBI should be ashamed of using opposition research to spy on an American – Trish Regan (DIERSEN: If you were me, how would you deal with those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to use against me, to get information to destroy me? They include a) past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter members, employees, and leaders, b) Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois employees and officials, and c) activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who falsely claim to be religions, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trish-regan-fbi-opposition-research-spy-american

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Most chief judges at federal trial courts in the 7th Circuit — comprised of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin — are already women. Soon, there’ll be just one man among them.
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article230314574.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want to analogize a) Great Britain to America and b) illegals to the Founding Fathers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/11/opinion/sunday/history-americas-founders.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Set Tiebreakers for Candidates to Qualify for 2020 Debates More than 20 presidential hopefuls have until June 12 to meet requirements for Miami event; tiebreaking formula will count polling averages – Ken Thomas (DIERSEN: What qualifications have the officers of a) your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organizations, b) the Illinois Republican Party, and c) the RNC set for backing candidates for offices on 2020 ballots? For example, qualifications including a) being the incumbent, b) having been elected to a lower office, c) having relevant education, d) having relevant work experience, e) having relevant professional certifications and licenses, f) having no skeletons in your closet, g) having high income, h) having high net worth, i) being young, j) being a veteran, k) being married, l) having children, m) owning dogs, n) having lots of Facebook friends, o) being liked on Facebook, p) liking others on Facebook, q) being a minority, r) being a woman, s) being a church member, attending church services, and/or giving money to a church, t) etc.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-set-tiebreakers-for-candidates-to-qualify-for-2020-debates-11557444460
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The DNC, which is running the debates, has said that to qualify for the June 26-27 debates in Miami, candidates must either raise money from at least 65,000 donors, including a minimum of 200 each in 20 states, or achieve at least 1% in three national or early primary-state polls. Each debate will have a maximum of 10 participants, and the requirements will be used to determine placement for both the June event, as well as a second pair of debates in Detroit in July. If more than 20 candidates qualify for the debate, the party said candidates who meet both criteria will be given priority on the debate stages. If more than 20 candidates qualify using both methods, those candidates with the highest polling averages will be given preference.)

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats should drop anti-Trump platform and become a genuine party – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2019/05/12/dems-should-drop-anti-trump-platform-and-become-a-genuine-party/

BOSTON HERALD
— Boston’s demographic shift favors minority candidates Could swing future mayoral race – RICK SOBEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that because of demographic trends in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, the Republican Party, the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee should dump voters, dump activists, dump candidates, dump elected officials, dump party leaders, dump major donors, dump political consultants, dump etc. who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/05/10/bostons-demographic-shift-favors-minority-candidates/

WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES
— Why are some people down on Joe Biden? – Ed Rogers (DIERSEN: If there are people who are down on you and down on those who share your demographics, why is that? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more unpopular that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs flush you down their toilets.)
https://www.watertowndailytimes.com/opinion/why-are-some-people-down-on-joe-biden-20190512
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today, some on the left are suggesting that “electability” is somehow a dog whistle for proponents of the white patriarchy in much the same way that supporters of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., called “likability” an unfair barrier at the beginning of this year. “Metrics like authenticity and likability and electability are just code that we use against candidates who are not like what we are used to,” a spokeswoman for Emily’s List told Vox in March.)

LEXINGTON DISPATCH
— Columnists who divide don’t deserve platform – Steve Buckley, Elon
https://www.the-dispatch.com/opinion/20190512/letter-columnists-who-divide-dont-deserve-platform
(FROM THE LETTER: Editor, in your recent Sunday column you wrote, “what I don’t like is politicians who strive to divide their constituents.” What is your position on newspapers that strive to divide their readers? Syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts wrote in the Times-News, “anyone who voted for Trump is a racist and misogynist.” I’d say that is fairly divisive and also inaccurate. Local columnist Jan Fuller, the chaplain at Elon University, wrote recently that all white gun owners are racists. She neglected to mention black gun owners. I have no idea how she pigeonholes them. Sweeping generalizations are never right. Those made by these columnists are very divisive and do not deserve a public platform. Their inclusion in the Times-News helps to divide your readers.)

WBUR
— Cuban Immigrants Were Given A Haven In The U.S.; Now They’re Being Deported – Daniel Rivero
https://www.wbur.org/npr/722201692/cuban-immigrants-were-given-a-haven-in-the-u-s-now-theyre-being-deported

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— Americans See Advantages and Challenges in Country’s Growing Racial and Ethnic Diversity Most value workplace diversity, but few want employers to consider race or ethnicity in hiring and promotion decisions – JULIANA MENASCE HOROWITZ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran but who have NOT been personally adversely impacted by Affirmative Action, Diversity, or Inclusion, that is, who have NOT been personally adversely impacted by political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation. The aforesaid include past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. I would focus on the aforesaid who pander to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2019/05/08/americans-see-advantages-and-challenges-in-countrys-growing-racial-and-ethnic-diversity/

LADDERS
— Mental decline linked to pro-longed unemployment For some individuals, the notion that they’re producing “good work” is the only thing keeping them from sharp mental decline. – CW HEADLEY (DIERSEN: What do you produce? Do you produce “good work?” I produce a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and evening. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about them. They include a) past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter members and leaders, b) Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois employees and officials, and c) activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who falsely claim to be religions, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/mental-decline-linked-to-pro-longed-unemployment

EURASIA REVIEW
— Sri Lanka Government Begins Paying Compensations For Easter Sunday Terror Victims (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America officially establish reparations offices like Sri Lanka has? Ever-increasingly, in America, since the Civil War, the federal government has served as a reparations office. Ever-increasingly, it promotes Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
https://www.eurasiareview.com/12052019-sri-lanka-government-begins-paying-compensations-for-easter-sunday-terror-victims/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The families of 103 victims killed in the Easter Sunday bombings on April 21 have received Reparations  47 million in compensations to date, Sri Lanka’s Secretary of the National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development and Youth Affairs Ministry, V. Sivagnanasothy said. The ministry’s Office for Reparations rushed through compensations for death victims based on reports from Divisional Secretaries, Judicial Medical Officers and Coroners, Sivagnanasothy said. What the families of the deceased victims have received is a partial payment, not the full compensation payment, which is Rs 1 million in total, Sivagnanasothy said. The Office for Reparations expects to pay out full compensation claims after it has received relevant death certificates of the victims. Most families of deceased victims have yet to furnish death certificates for the persons declared killed in the bombings, Sivagnanasothy said. The ministry has received 266 cases claiming death compensations and 407 cases claiming compensations for injuries. Sivagnanasothy said those who suffered injuries will be paid up to Rs500,000 depending on the nature, the disability based on a medical certificate issued by a government medical offers, and also on loss of income suffered due to injuries.)

May 11 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Cardinal Cupich rebukes Father Pfleger for Louis Farrakhan event – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/religion/cardinal-cupich-rebukes-father-pfleger-for-louis-farrakhan-event/5295212/
— Emanuel fires back at Lightfoot’s pension problem characterization – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/emanuel-fires-back-at-lightfoots-pension-problem-comments/5294928/

NBC5
— Cardinal Blase Cupich Apologizes to Jewish Community After Louis Farrakhan Speech The Nation of Islam leader spoke at St. Sabina Church after being banned from Facebook
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cardinal-blase-cupich-apologizes-to-jewish-community-after-louis-farrakhan-speech-509781801.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cupich apologizes to ‘my Jewish brothers and sisters’ after Farrakhan speech – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cupich-farrakhan-pfleger-st-sabina-nation-islam-jews-facebook/
— Holocaust survivor blasts Pfleger for giving Farrakhan ‘platform for hatred’ – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/louis-farrakhan-michael-pfleger-facebook-ban-fritzie-fritzshall-holocaust-survivor/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-marijuana-offices-chicago-expansion-20190322-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190510/investment-firm-buys-mundelein-cbd-products-maker
— ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ mindset making way into US schools – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190510/run-hide-fight-mindset-making-way-into-us-schools

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Morrison Files Amendment To Protect Future Tax Increases
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/morrison-files-amendment-to-protect-future-tax-increases/

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— James Doe, Hastert case continues after no settlement reached – KATIE FINLON
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2019/05/09/james-doe-hastert-case-continues-after-no-settlement-reached/afjbg1x/

SAVE YOUR HOME NOW
— Thomas Nelson loses over $447,000 on sale of Wheaton home (IN DIERSEN’S PRECINCT)
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512479176-market-watch-thomas-nelson-loses-over-447-000-on-sale-of-wheaton-home
— Naperville homeowner lost more than $226,000 on sale
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512482116-market-watch-naperville-homeowner-lost-more-than-226-000-on-sale
— Mary & Symour Jacobs lose over $312,000 on the sale of their Downers Grove home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512479182-market-watch-mary-symour-jacobs-lose-over-312-000-on-the-sale-of-their-downers-grove-home
— Anadil Johnson & Gerald Cahill lose over $686,000 on sale of Chicago home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512479181-market-watch-anadil-johnson-gerald-cahill-lose-over-686-000-on-sale-of-chicago-home

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Illinois posts 5th highest foreclosure rate in first quarter
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/512483586-analysis-illinois-posts-5th-highest-foreclosure-rate-in-first-quarter

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Colorado school shooters stole guns from parents – Dominick Mastrangelo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/colorado-school-shooters-stole-guns-from-parents

BREITBART
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN): Facebook’s Privacy Violations, Censorship Prove Big Tech ‘Can No Longer Self-Regulate’ – SEAN MORAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee do to censor me and to censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about what my critics/opponents in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter did to censor me and censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/10/marsha-blackburn-facebooks-privacy-violations-censorship-prove-big-tech-no-longer-self-regulate/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— 4 REASONS WHY CONSERVATIVES SHOULD PRIORITIZE BREAKING UP GOOGLE OVER FACEBOOK – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273736/4-reasons-why-conservatives-should-prioritize-daniel-greenfield

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Challenging Liberal Racism – Edward Ring (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of Whites.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/05/10/challenging-liberal-racism/

AMERICAN THINKER
— In homeless-plagued America, why are taxpayers financing second homes for illegals? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/in_homelessplagued_america_why_are_taxpayers_financing_second_homes_for_illegals.html
— The ‘reparations study commission’ dodge of Dem presidential contenders is in peril – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/uhoh_the_reparations_study_commission_dodge_of_dem_presidential_contenders_is_in_peril.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Pentagon to Transfer $1.5 Billion to Border Wall
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pentagon-to-transfer-1-5-billion-to-border-wall_2916763.html

GOPUSA
— Farrakhan rants against ‘satanic’ Jews
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69364
— Keeping Fake Illegal Alien Families Together
http://www.gopusa.com/keeping-fake-illegal-alien-families-together/
— Atheist group convinces school ‘God bless America’ is illegal prayer
http://www.gopusa.com/atheist-group-convinces-school-god-bless-america-is-illegal-prayer/

WORLD NET DAILY
— AGE DISCRIMINATION: COMMONPLACE IN AMERICA Chuck Norris warns against internalizing negative stereotypes (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, political organizations discriminate against their older members, and especially against their older members who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about how the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee discriminate against their older members. I should write a book about how TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. discriminated against their older members.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/age-discrimination-commonplace-in-america/

CONSERVATIVE NEWS DIGEST
— Postal Service Loses $2.1 Billion in Q2, Fails to Grow Revenue in Boom Economy – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/05/postal-service-loses-2-1-billion-in-q2-fails-to-grow-revenue-in-boom-economy/

THE HILL
— Texas state lawmaker derails conservative-backed bill to ‘Save Chick-Fil-A’ – MORGAN GSTALTER 
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/443230-openly-gay-texas-lawmaker-derails-conservative-bill-to-save-chick-fil-a

NEW YORK TIMES
— It’s Time to Break Up Facebook – Chris Hughes
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/opinion/sunday/chris-hughes-facebook-zuckerberg.html
— Can the Racial Wealth Gap Be Closed Without Speaking of Race? Political momentum on the left for such an effort must face the reality of legal obstacles, particularly from the Supreme Court. – Emily Badger (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/upshot/racial-wealth-gap-2020-candidates.html
— ‘Threatening the Future’: The High Stakes of Deepening School Segregation – Dana Goldstein (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration. Now they promote segregation.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/us/threatening-the-future-the-high-stakes-of-deepening-school-segregation.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ask GAO to examine ‘unprecedented’ immigration backlog – Abigail Hauslohner (DIERSEN: What percent of GAO employees are Democrats – 98%, 99%, 100%? GAO uses Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and budget cuts to get rid of its employees who are Republican.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/democrats-ask-federal-watchdog-to-examine-unprecedented-immigration-backlog/2019/05/10/bad98bfa-7368-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html
— Are we over cars? Not so fast. – John Kelly
https://www.dailycomet.com/news/20190412/opinion-are-we-over-cars-not-so-fast
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Neither of my 20-something daughters owns a car, I explained. By the time I was their age, I’d owned three. A lot of today’s young people would rather grab an Uber or a Lyft ride than drive themselves. And if they do want to drive, they reserve a Zipcar. John said: “In urban areas, and if you’re young and in college, or just out of college and in your 20s, everything you said is true.” But get married, have a baby and move to the suburbs, he said, and “everything you said is false.”)

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Facebook takes on hate, belatedly and selectively – John Diaz 
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/diaz/article/Facebook-takes-on-hate-belatedly-and-selectively-13837148.php

NEWSWEEK
— THE BIG PICTURE THE LEFT DOESN’T WANT YOU TO SEE – NEWT GINGRICH (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which articles do those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) NOT want you to see? ANSWER: The articles linked to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC do NOT bring to your attention.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/big-picture-left-russia-collusion-gingrich-trump-1419505

FORBES
— What Is The Role Of White Allyship In Diversity And Inclusion Efforts? – Janice Gassam
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/05/11/what-is-the-role-of-white-allyship-in-diversity-and-inclusion-efforts/#686cf62955cd

INDEPENDENT
— Nearly half of social media users who share articles have passed on fake news, study suggests – Andrew Woodcock (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee. Ever-increasingly, they, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA Illinois emails.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fake-news-facebook-twitter-share-misinformation-survey-a8908361.html

LGBTQ NATION
— Lesbian lawmaker kills #SaveChickfilA ‘religious freedom’ bill Our hero of the week is part of the state legislature’s five-women LGBTQ Caucus. – Daniel Villarreal (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ promoters show their power to destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/05/texan-lgbtq-lawmaker-kills-savechickfila-religious-freedom-bill/