BUSINESS INSIDER
— The 50 most miserable cities in America, based on census data – James Pasley
and Angela Wang (DIERSEN: What are the most miserable a) neighborhoods in your
precinct, b) precincts in your municipality, c) municipalities in your
township, d) townships in your county, and e) counties in Illinois? What has
made them miserable?) https://www.businessinsider.com/most-miserable-cities-in-the-united-states-based-on-data-2019-9
SPOKESMAN REVIEW
— Spokane Valley City Council candidates differ over inclusion, partisanship
in race for open seat – Rebecca White (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to
use government to take even more money and opportunities away from members of
Group A and to give that money and opportunities to members of Group B. Members
of Group A are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic,
Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German
American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and
members of Group B are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative,
anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male,
anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans,
and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/oct/05/valley-candidates-differ-over-inclusion-partisansh/
SOUTH COOK NEWS
— WGN reporter says police ejected him from School District 227 public meeting
– Glenn Minnis https://southcooknews.com/stories/514090562-wgn-reporter-says-police-ejected-him-from-school-district-227-public-meeting (FROM THE ARTICLE: Many
local residents had requested that reporters be on hand for the meeting because
of what some insist is a lack of trust in the school board. The Open Meetings
Act requires members of the public and the press be allowed into meetings
determining public business, and reporters were ultimately allowed back into
the District 227 meeting.)
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Wealth and Envy: A Wealth Tax Will Make Paupers of Us All – Oliver Perry
(DIERSEN: Who paints you as being undeservedly wealthy? Of course, my critics/opponents,
their operatives, and their dupes have always painted as being someone who has
always been undeservedly wealthy. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I would be
far less wealthy a) if I had not avoided the draft, b) if the Post Office had not
hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old and let me work there for almost 3
years, c) if IRS had not hired me in 1971 and let me work there for almost 9
years, d) if IRS had not promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) if I had not
gotten married in 1978, f) if GAO had not hired me in 1980 and let me work
there for almost 18 years, f) if my wife and I had not given up trying to have
children, if we had adopted, or if we had become foster parents, and g) if GAO
had not promoted me in 1986.) https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/10/wealth-and-envy-a-wealth-tax-will-make-paupers-of-us-all/
DAILY CALLER
— The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Encouraging Illegal Immigration Is
Protected Speech – KEVIN DALEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs
illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America
illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.) https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/04/scotus-free-speech-immigration/
TOWNHALL
— Impeachment Isn’t About Democrats Hating Trump; It’s About Democrats Hating
You – Jake Hoffman (DIERSEN: Who do the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in
your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county
hate? I should write a book about Trump-haters in my neighborhood, in my
precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in
DuPage County. I would focus on those who focus their hatred of Trump against
me. It is called displaced aggression. They stress a) that I have been a
Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, b) that I have sent GOPUSA
ILLINOIS emails out since 2000, c) that those emails have gone out each and every
morning since 2004, and d) that those emails have gone out each and every
evening too since 2015.) https://townhall.com/columnists/jakehoffman/2019/10/05/impeachment-isnt-about-democrats-hating-trump-its-about-democrats-hating-you-n2554219
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Doctors Reveal Sanders Had
Heart Attack Age and Fitness Are Bigger 2020 issues – Sydney Ember (DIERSEN: If
you sought a government office or a political office, what would your
critics/opponents, their operative, and their dupes paint as being negative
about you? Mine would stress that I am White, male, old (71), Trump supporter,
Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran),
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, gun owner, draft
avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844,
American nameplate vehicle owner, childless, pet-less, I am not a member of any
church, I do not attend church services, I do not give money to a church,
etc.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/us/politics/bernie-sanders-hospital.html
— China Masters Political Propaganda for the Instagram Age Leveraging
celebrities, the know-how of tech companies and images built for social media,
the Communist Party can effectively stir patriotism among the youth. – Li Yuan https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/technology/china-propaganda-patriotism.html
— Trump Will Deny Immigrant Visas to Those Who Can’t Pay for Health Care Visa
applicants will have to prove they have insurance or the financial resources
for medical costs. – Michael D. Shear and Miriam Jordan https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/us/immigrant-visas-health-care.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Reducing Trump supporters to ‘flyover country’ misrepresents them – Eugene
Scott (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more likely that
you are a Trump supporter: Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican,
American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, and/or if your
ancestors have been in America for a long time.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/04/reducing-trump-supporters-flyover-country-misrepresents-them/
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Who Supports Diversity Policies? It Depends on the Policy – Danny Lambouths
III, William Scarborough, Allyson Holbrook (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use
Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and
especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or
non-veteran.) https://hbr.org/2019/10/who-supports-diversity-policies-it-depends-on-the-policy
ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Illinois CPA Society seeks minority students for intern program – Sean
McCabe (DIERSEN: In the past, to get promoted at IRS and GAO, you had to pass
the CPA examination. Because of Affirmative Acton, and because few minorities
and women took/passed the examination, IRS and GAO dropped that promotion
requirement. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I
was 30 years old and working for IRS.) https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/illinois-cpa-society-seeks-minority-students-for-2020-intern-program
SUBURBAN LIFE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Those in Will County affected by war on drugs could see
help becoming marijuana entrepreneurs – ALEX ORTIZ (DIERSEN: Wheaton is the
DuPage County Seat. The Democrats who run the Illinois Department of Commerce
& Economic Opportunity (IDCEO) have outrageously designated western Wheaton
as being a disproportionately impacted area (DIA), that is, an area that has
high rates of arrest, conviction, and incarceration related to cannabis as well
as poverty and unemployment. Needless-to-say, that must be a mistake. I ask the
following and everyone else who has an interest in Wheaton to ask the IDCEO to
immediately rescind its DIA designation: Wheaton Mayor and City Council
members, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township officers and trustees,
DuPage County Board Chairman and County Board members, and federal and Illinois
officials who represent or seek to represent any part of Wheaton.) https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/10/01/those-in-will-county-affected-by-war-on-drugs-could-see-help-becoming-marijuana-entrepreneurs/aalze98/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: The
state has designated parts of Will County as “disproportionately impacted” by
the war on drugs, which could help local applicants seeking commercial
marijuana licenses. Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration released a map of the
state this week showing the areas where the state wants to provide
opportunities for applicants to benefit from the legalized recreational
marijuana industry. The map shows large parts of Joliet, along with smaller
parts of Crest Hill, Lockport, Bolingbrook and University Park, as designated
areas.)
FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Are you talking to me?’ Trump’s anger on impeachment erupts – AP (DIERSEN:
I should write a book about those who focus on trying to make me angry. I would
focus on those in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage
County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber
of Commerce, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois,
etc.) https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/are-you-talking-to-me-trumps-anger-on-impeachment-erupts
PJ MEDIA
— With Sanders in the Hospital, Dems Realize Just How Old Their Candidates Are
– RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on purging
older people. I would focus on those who focus on purging older people from the
Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central
Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton,
Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.) https://pjmedia.com/trending/with-sanders-in-the-hospital-dems-realize-just-how-old-their-candidates-are/
THE HILL
— We need a social justice movement for older workers – MARIA HEIDKAMP
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who work the hardest to promote age
discrimination in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage
County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber
of Commerce, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois,
etc. They focus on getting rid of those who are older and are also Trump
supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White,
male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time.) https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/464163-we-need-a-social-justice-movement-for-older-workers
HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “In The End, Nixon Walked Away For
The Good Of His Party. Would Trump? Top Republicans worry that if his status
becomes dire, he’ll take the party down with him. Others worry he wouldn’t stop
with just the party.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-nixon-gop_n_5d952e08e4b0f5bf796efc8d
NEW YORK TIMES
— Is Age Only a Number, Even When You’re Running for President? The top three
Democratic candidates are 78, 76 and 70 years old and one of them, Bernie
Sanders, went to the hospital with chest pain. Voters want experienced leaders,
but exactly how much life experience do they want? – Lisa Lerer (DIERSEN: I
should write a book about those who focus on purging older people. I would
focus on those who focus on purging older people from the Milton Township
Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee,
Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn,
Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/us/politics/bernie-sanders-age-candidates.html
— Reporter’s Question, Repeated, Launches Trump on Latest Media Attack –
Michael M. Grynbaum https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/business/media/trump-media-attack.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Impeachment Move Draws Mixed Reviews in Battleground Districts As members of
Congress visit back home, Republicans call investigation baseless, while
Democrats are split on strategy – Natalie Andrews, Jesse Naranjo, and Andrew
Duehren https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeachment-move-draws-mixed-reviews-in-battleground-districts-11570038379
— ‘Flee as Fast as You Can.’ A Young Couple Joins Venezuela’s Exodus. Jonathan
Morales and Daliana Loyo planned for years to follow family members out of
their country; they found how hard it is to leave – Kejal Vyas (DIERSEN: The
Democrats who run Illinois want members of the following groups to leave
Illinois: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American,
White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft
avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long
time.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/flee-as-fast-as-you-can-a-young-couple-joins-venezuelas-exodus-11570028330
My critics/opponents want the following in Wheaton, in Milton
Township, in DuPage County, and everywhere else in Illinois:
– Pot to be sold
– Video gambling
– Booze to be promoted
– No zoning changes along Roosevelt Road in Wheaton
– More dependency on government
– More dependency on charity
– LGBTQ activity to be promoted
– Abortion to be promoted
– Mass/illegal immigration
– Abolition of the First Amendment
– Abolition of the Second Amendment
– Patronage
– Political affiliation discrimination
– Reverse discrimination
– Age discrimination
– All the Republican candidates on November 3, 2020 ballots to lose
Further, my critics/opponents want the following:
– Trump to be impeached
– Me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out
– Me to resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman
– Me to resign as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce member
Further, my critics/opponents want to get rid of those who:
– They cannot manipulate
– They cannot dominate
– Are older than they are
– Have more free time and/or money than they have
– Sued them
– Do not share their national origin
– Do not share their religion
I should write a book about my critics/opponents in the Milton
Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central
Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton,
Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. I would focus on
those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial
clout, their operatives, and their dupes.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Firing bad teachers. Can we get that in the contract, Chicago Teachers
Union? – Kristen McQueary (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes, the definition of a BAD federal employee is one
who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who did not make 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. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid
promotion deadlines.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/kristen-mcqueary/ct-column-ctu-betrayed-cps-abuse-mcqueary-20190927-dq63sejqwzazjct4bjysay7rza-story.html
JOURNAL COURIER
— DISGUSTING TRAGIC: State says Jacksonville, others ‘disproportionately
impacted’ by marijuana enforcement Applicants could get preference to grow,
sell marijuana legally (DIERSEN: Wherever pot is sold, it drags down everything
and everyone around it.) https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/State-says-Jacksonville-others-14482056.php
FOX ILLINOIS
— Will Republicans or Democrats change voter sentiments on impeachment? –
Leandra Bernstein (DIERSEN: Will Trump-haters get Trump-haters to run for
Republican Precinct Committeeman? Will conservative-haters get
conservative-haters to run for Republican Precinct Committeeman? Will
Republican-haters get Republican-haters to run for Republican Precinct
Committeeman?) https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/will-republicans-or-democrats-change-voter-sentiments-on-impeachment
DAILY ILLINI
— Surge in college student voters may impact 2020 election – PHILLIP ZELDITCH
(DIERSEN: Democrats shout at college students, and at everyone else, that
Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists,
bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.) https://dailyillini.com/news/2019/09/30/surge-in-college-student-voters-may-impact-2020-election/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How veterans are being exploited in higher education – Eric Hannel (DIERSEN:
Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have done
everything that they could to turn veterans against me. They have always
hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should
have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me
much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of
me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should
have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO
should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have
promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much
sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner
office.) https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/how-veterans-are-being-exploited-in-higher-education
PATRIOT POST
— Pot Bill Tokes the Line on Public Safety – Tony Perkins https://patriotpost.us/opinion/65810-pot-bill-tokes-the-line-on-public-safety-2019-10-01 (FROM THE ARTICLE: And
yet, last Wednesday, in the U.S. House, more than 300 members of Congress put
their names behind a bill that would help legitimize a business that’s
destroying and endangering lives. It was the first ever vote on a stand-alone
cannabis bill, not that the name would have told you so. The SAFE Banking Act,
one of the more ridiculously named pieces of legislation in the Democratic
House, would make it easier for marijuana companies to “open checking accounts
and get business loans.” Pot companies argue that it would make the entire
market safer, since they tend to operate on a “cash-only basis” or pay sky-high
fees to the banks who are willing to work with them. Amazingly, 321 members of
Congress (including 91 Republicans) fell for this logic, which encourages banks
to get involved in the sale of what the federal government still considers an
illegal substance.)
— No-Fly for Life: Illinois Rep. Proposes Radical Travel Ban – Tony Perkins
(DIERSEN: Which activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major
donors, political consultants, etc. boycott you? I should write a book about
those who boycott me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious,
government, political, and/or financial clout and who claim to be religious,
conservative, and/or Republican, but who focus on destroying activists,
candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political
consultants, etc. who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) https://patriotpost.us/opinion/65810-pot-bill-tokes-the-line-on-public-safety-2019-10-01
FOX NEWS
— ‘Squad’ members Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley team up to push for Hyde Amendment
repeal – Tyler Olson
DAILY CALLER
— Elizabeth Warren Once Called Joe Biden A Fake Champion Of Women – PETER
HASSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Whites, men, older people, rich
people, German Americans, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long
time and those who falsely claim to be Protestant, conservative, patriotic,
and/or Republican who falsely claim to be champions for minorities, women,
younger people, poor people, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have
not been in America for a long time, non-Protestants, moderates, liberals,
non-patriotic people, and/or non-Republicans.) https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/30/elizabeth-warren-book-joe-biden/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Too Often, the Media Ignore Trump’s Outreach to Racial Minorities – DEROY
MURDOCK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) “reach out” to
members of Group A and b) dump members of Group B. Members of Group A are
anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic,
anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people,
anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those
whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are
Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American,
White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or
those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/media-ignores-trump-outreach-racial-minorities/
LIFE NEWS
— Illinois Bans State Employees From Traveling to Pro-Life States – MICAIAH
BILGER (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Illinois
officially force state employees to get rid of individuals, organizations,
companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative,
patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German
American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for
a long time?) https://www.lifenews.com/2019/09/30/illinois-bans-state-employees-from-traveling-to-pro-life-states/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— With Facebook’s Coming News Tab, Only Some Will Get Paid Social-media giant
plans to pay about a quarter of news organizations whose content will be
featured – Lukas I. Alpert and Sahil Patel (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS email
subscriptions are worth at least $1,000 a year. GOPUSA ILLINOIS come out each
and every morning. Since 2004, they have included links to more than 347,000
articles and information on many upcoming events.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-facebooks-coming-news-tab-only-some-will-get-paid-11569852600 (FROM THE ARTICLE: The
licensing fees Facebook is offering range as high as $3 million a year for
national news outlets to several hundred thousand dollars for regional
publications, they said. The deals would be for three years. Facebook plans to
expand the number of publishers included in the program as the product
develops, the people said. The feed will become more customizable and
individually targeted, and will eventually include links from Facebook’s
local-news project “Today In.” Facebook will highlight only publishers that
meet the criteria of its news page index, which requires sites to focus on news
reporting and bars those that repeatedly share misinformation and bombard
readers with advertising. But the company, which has been accused of bias by
conservatives in the past, has been mindful to include a diversity of
viewpoints among the outlets that will be featured, one person said. For
example, while stories from Infowars won’t be included, stories from Breitbart
might appear, this person said. “We’ve been working closely with news
organizations to get this right by emphasizing original reporting and making it
much easier to find the most relevant news on Facebook,” said Campbell Brown,
Facebook’s vice president of global news partnerships. Headlines appearing in
Facebook’s news section will be chosen in some cases by a team of editors and
in others by the company’s algorithm, people familiar with the matter said. The
“Top News” section, which will feature about 10 headlines, will be entirely
curated by human editors. News in subsections, such as sports or entertainment,
and a “suggested for you” section, will be selected by algorithm. The feed
won’t include any advertising and all stories will direct readers to the
publishers’ own websites, the people said. Facebook’s curators will use a
detailed list of criteria for which stories to highlight, including promoting
outlets that were the first to report the news, the people said. Stories with
named sources might also be given priority to those that rely on anonymous
sources. Facebook is looking to expand its team of curators to about 25 people,
with some based in London, to work under Anne Kornblut, a Pulitzer Prize winner
who joined Facebook in 2015 after stints at the Washington Post, New York Times
and Boston Globe, the people said.)
— Facebook to Exempt Opinion and Satire From Fact-Checking – Jeff Horwitz
(DIERSEN: What qualifications do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and
their dupes have to be fact checkers? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the
last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654, I
increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work
required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number,
table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I
worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5
levels, currently $82,279-$93,592. My other fact checking qualifications
include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in
1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in
1979.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-to-create-fact-checking-exemptions-for-opinion-and-satire-11569875314
— For Young Savers Facing Subpar Returns, Think Long Term How much to save for
retirement depends on factors including your age, income and expectations –
Anne Tergesen https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-young-savers-facing-subpar-returns-think-long-term-11569841201?mod=djemwhatsnews
FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who hate individuals,
organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in
America for a long time use refugees to destroy the aforesaid individuals,
organizations, companies, governments, and countries. https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/10/01/trump-order-may-give-veto-to-people-who-hate-or-fear-refugees/#20af5a3e2be8
FED SMITH
— Agency Size and Paying EEO/HR Employees – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: The
Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity,
Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to not hire and to get rid of those who
are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make 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. Extremely few make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/09/30/agency-size-paying-eeo-hr-employees/
NEWT GINGRICH
— Inside the Contract with America: 25 Years Later (DIERSEN: The Democrats who
ran GAO used the “Contract with America” to get rid of GAO employees
who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran (including me) 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.gingrich360.com/2019/09/video-inside-the-contract-with-america-25-years-later/
INDEPENDENT
— Facebook addresses its anti-conservative bias Facebook had the good business
sense to acknowledge that it has been biased against conservatives and has
taken steps to ameliorate the problem. – Howard Sierer http://suindependent.com/facebook-addresses-its-anti-conservative-bias/
LEWISTON MORNING TRIBUNE
— Moscow voters will have plenty of city council choices Six candidates
running for three positions on Moscow City Council – William L. Spence
(DIERSEN: Outstandingly, the following information is provided for each
candidate: Name, Age, Education, Work experience, Prior political experience,
How long lived in area, Family, and Website. The Daily Herald, Wheaton Leader,
and Wheaton Patch should have published the aforesaid information for each of
the 13 North District and 10 West District Wheaton City Council candidates.) https://lmtribune.com/northwest/moscow-voters-will-have-plenty-of-city-council-choices/article_187ebd1f-fa91-59b5-8b2b-91b9c574f343.html
SPOKESMAN REVIEW
— Race to represent northwest Spokane on City Council pits candidates with
different styles – Adam Shanks (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, the following
information is provided for each candidate: Name, Age, Education, Work
experience, Political experience, Family, and Neighborhood. The Daily Herald,
Wheaton Leader, and Wheaton Patch should have published the aforesaid
information for each of the 13 North District and 10 West District Wheaton City
Council candidates.) https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/sep/29/spokane-councilwoman-karen-stratton-says-she-fight/
NORTHWEST GEORGIA NEWS
— Meet the Candidate: Rhonda Swaney for Ringgold City Council – Tamara Wolk
(DIERSEN: Outstandingly, the following information is provided: Name,
Education/Work experience, Problems city is facing, Positives, Vision for city,
Local/State elected officials admires, Quote, and Website. The Daily Herald,
Wheaton Leader, and Wheaton Patch should have published the aforesaid
information for each of the 13 North District and 10 West District Wheaton City
Council candidates.) http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/meet-the-candidate-rhonda-swaney-for-ringgold-city-council/article_35449c98-e238-11e9-8e51-ffc095352573.html
— Meet the Candidate: Charlie Lamar for Ringgold City Council – Tamara Wolk
(DIERSEN: Outstandingly, the following information is provided: Name,
Education/Work experience, Problems city is facing, Positives, Vision for city,
Local/State elected officials admires, Quote, and Website. The Daily Herald,
Wheaton Leader, and Wheaton Patch should have published the aforesaid
information for each of the 13 North District and 10 West District Wheaton City
Council candidates.) http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/meet-the-candidate-charlie-lamar-for-ringgold-city-council/article_37ebf42a-e227-11e9-93ca-abdb097a198d.html
— Meet the Candidate: Donald Pangle for Ringgold Council – Tamara Wolk
(DIERSEN: Outstandingly, the following information is provided: Name,
Education/Work experience, Problems city is facing, Positives, Vision for city,
Local/State elected officials admires, Quote, and Website. The Daily Herald,
Wheaton Leader, and Wheaton Patch should have published the aforesaid
information for each of the 13 North District and 10 West District Wheaton City
Council candidates.) http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/meet-the-candidate-donald-pangle-for-ringgold-council/article_cd0a7368-e23d-11e9-bb68-9b75e8022c0a.html
— Meet the Candidate: Jake Haynes for Ringgold Council – Tamara Wolk (DIERSEN:
Outstandingly, the following information is provided: Name, Education/Work
experience, Problems city is facing, Positives, Vision for city, Local/State
elected officials admires, Quote, and Website. The Daily Herald, Wheaton
Leader, and Wheaton Patch should have published the aforesaid information for
each of the 13 North District and 10 West District Wheaton City Council candidates.) http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/meet-the-candidate-jake-haynes-for-ringgold-council/article_b0fe986c-e250-11e9-a9a4-3f62e80e0c60.html
— Meet the Candidate: Incumbent Sara Clark for Ringgold City Council – Tamara
Wolk (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, the following information is provided: Name,
Education/Work experience, Problems city is facing, Positives, Vision for city,
Local/State elected officials admires, Quote, and Website. The Daily Herald,
Wheaton Leader, and Wheaton Patch should have published the aforesaid
information for each of the 13 North District and 10 West District Wheaton City
Council candidates.) http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/meet-the-candidate-incumbent-sara-clark-for-ringgold-city-council/article_cea607fe-e22f-11e9-82c1-1f92aa7f73aa.html
HERALD & REVIEW
— Bill would discourage Illinois state employees from traveling to
anti-abortion states for work – REBECCA ANZEL (DIERSEN: How soon, if not
already, will Democrats introduce bills that would require everyone to
officially discriminate against individuals, organizations, companies, and
governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic,
Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American,
draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long
time?) https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/bill-would-discourage-illinois-state-employees-from-traveling-to-anti/article_29773ee1-f205-5cdd-ba89-20fc2e8fef9b.html
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rep. Ilhan Omar: Trump is welcome in Minnesota, but not his ‘campaign of
lies and bigotry’ – Andrew Blake (DIERSEN: If Trump wanted to hold a campaign
rally in your municipality, in your township/ward, or in your county, what
would the elected officials in your municipality, in your township/ward, or in
your county say?) https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/27/ilhan-omar-donald-trump-is-welcome-in-minnesota-bu/
NEWSMAX
— Trump Targets New York Times Reporter Peter Baker After Ukraine Story –
Jason Devaney (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have targeted me.
I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major
donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton
Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have lots of religious,
government, political, and/or financial clout. I would expose their disgusting
operatives and their disgusting dupes.) https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump/2019/09/27/id/934598/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Who wants to leave California? Young voters can’t afford housing, and
conservatives feel alienated – SARAH PARVINI (DIERSEN: Who in the organizations
that you are a member of, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your
municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county works the hardest to
make conservatives feel alienated? I should write a book about those in the
Milton Township Republican Central Committee, in my neighborhood, in my
precinct, in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s West District, in Milton Township, and in
DuPage County who work the hardest to make conservatives feel alienated.) https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-27/who-wants-to-leave-california-berkeley-igs-poll
— SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 FLASHBACK: A clear and troubling picture of voter
disenfranchisement – WALTON MUYUMBA (DIERSEN: From what I see,
ever-increasingly, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in
Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America, voters who have
the following demographics are ever-increasingly disenfranchised: Trump
supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White,
male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors
have been in America for a long time.) https://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-one-person-no-vote-20180912-story.html
ABC7
— West suburban school bus driver warns of CBD use after failing drug test,
losing job – Chuck Goudie and Christine M Tressel (DIERSEN: How stoned, that
is, how high a THC level, will employers allow their employees to be? How
stoned, that is, how high a THC level, will voters allow their elected
officials to be?) https://abc7chicago.com/health/suburban-bus-driver-warns-of-cbd-use-after-failing-drug-test-losing-job/5568430/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: But
she had taken hemp oil capsules for back pain relief. She suspects that those
capsules left trace amounts of THC in her system. Barton was stunned by the
test results and still has trouble believing the over-the-counter product could
have caused the positive reading. Many pharmacology experts aren’t surprised
some people are failing drug screenings after using certain CBD products
because THC can build up in your system. The compound is found in both cannabis
plants: hemp and marijuana. CBD taken from hemp should have 0.3% or less of
THC, the psychoactive chemical that causes a mind-altering effect. THC is among
the drugs screened for by some companies. It’s not permitted for certain
employees, including those who drive big rigs and school buses.)
DAILY HERALD
— Why people prefer democracy – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: When an elected
official who represents you resigns, what do you want the process to fill the
vacancy to include? I want the process to include providing lots of information
about the candidates, asking the candidates lots of hard questions, and holding
candidate forums.) https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190926/why-people-prefer-democracy (FROM THE ARTICLE: In
fact, at a time of concern and, in many quarters, cynicism about democracy and
its prospects, they remind us of a basic truth: people want a say in how
they’re governed. As Winston Churchill put it back in 1944, “At the bottom
of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the
little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of
paper — no amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly diminish
the overwhelming importance of that point.”)
QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Don’t tar wife with husband’s misdeeds – SCOTT REEDER (DIERSEN: What does
being married or not being married say about you? What does who you marry say
about you. What does the length of your marriage say about you? My Democrat IRS
superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I got
married in 1978. They had hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was so bad that
no one would marry me. Further, they were beyond furious that she had a good job.
Most of them were divorced, never married, had serious marital problems, and/or
had spouses who had no income.) https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/don-t-tar-wife-with-husband-s-misdeeds/article_7598c66d-4fdd-57d1-8717-1158fe017533.html
WIREPOINTS
— With Mayor Lightfoot Considering Gay Set-Asides, Chicago Is Running Short of
People To Disfavor For City Contracts – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that
Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs disfavor you: Trump supporter,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors
have been in America for a long time.) https://wirepoints.org/with-mayor-lightfoot-considering-gay-set-asides-chicago-is-running-short-of-people-to-disfavor-for-city-contracts/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Cindy McCain sees Arizona ‘going Democrat’ due to changing demographics,
dysfunctional GOP – Andrew Blake (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which Republicans are
excluded in Illinois? ANSWER: Those who support the traditional family, right
to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity
(no race or gender based preference giving) planks. The aforesaid planks
distinguish Republicans from Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens.) https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/25/cindy-mccain-sees-arizona-going-democrat-due-to-ch/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: And
number two, we have on my side of the aisle — on the Republican side — we see a
local party in Arizona that’s not functioning well, and it’s excluding people,”
Mrs. McCain said on Politico’s “Women Rule” podcast. “If you’re not walking the
line, then you’re out. That’s just not right. That’s not the party that my
husband and I belonged to.”)
— Trump court pick defends pro-life views at confirmation hearing – Alex
Swoyer https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/25/trump-court-pick-sarah-e-pitlyk-defends-pro-life-v/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Did Slavery Create American Prosperity? – Doug Petrikat (DIERSEN: In defense
of my ancestors, they immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now
Germany. They have always lived in northeast Illinois. They worked in brick
factory in Chicago, operated farms in Crete and Grant Park, and operated a
hardware store in Crete. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans
in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father
would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-f.) https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/did_slavery_create_american_prosperity.html
DAILY WIRE
— Hillary Cheers Impeachment Launch – Hank Berrien (DIERSEN: When have your
critics/opponents cheered? Mine cheered when my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois
chairmanship ended, when my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs
Committee membership ended, when my service as a Milton Township Republican
Central Committee webmaster (twice) ended, when my Illinois Center Right
Coalition Steering Committee membership ended, when my American Association of
Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership ended, when my GAO
employment ended, etc.) https://www.dailywire.com/news/hillary-cheers-impeachment-launch-juanita-broaddrick-has-a-smash-tweet-waiting-for-her
ROLL CALL
— Diversity fuels biggest population growth in country’s suburbs Shift could
affect the political landscape locally and nationally – Michael Macagnone
(DIERSEN: As members of Group A move into the suburbs, RINO party leaders want
to dump those in the suburbs who are members of Group B. Members of Group A are
anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic,
anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people,
anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those
whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are
Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American,
White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or
those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/diversity-fuels-biggest-population-growth-in-countrys-suburbs
NEW YORK TIMES
— What Polling Can Tell Us About Impeachment (and What It Can’t) Until now, it
was clearly unpopular with the public. Now it’s hard to predict. – Nate Cohn https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/upshot/impeachment-polling-Trump.html
— Employer Health Insurance Is Increasingly Unaffordable, Study Finds A
relentless rise in premiums and deductibles is putting insurance out of reach
for many workers, especially those with low incomes. – Reed Abelson (DIERSEN:
To promote hatred against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes stress that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only
$6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance. In
my defense, I stress that to qualify for that, I worked for the federal
government for almost 30 years. Virtually none of my critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes have worked for an employer for anywhere near that
long. Most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize,
denigrate, and condemn wage earners.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/health/employer-health-insurance-cost.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Cost of Employer-Provided Health Coverage Passes $20,000 a Year Annual poll
of employers by Kaiser Family Foundation finds premiums rose 5% for family
plans; ‘It’s the cost of buying an economy car – Anna Wilde Mathews (DIERSEN:
To promote hatred against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes stress that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only
$6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance. In
my defense, I stress that to qualify for that, I worked for the federal
government for almost 30 years. Virtually none of my critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes have worked for an employer for anywhere near that
long. Most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize,
denigrate, and condemn wage earners.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/cost-of-employer-provided-health-coverage-passes-20-000-a-year-11569429000
— The Senate Takes On Campus Censorship Students’ demand for ‘safety’ from
‘harm’ has begun eating away at academic freedom. – Chuck Grassley https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-senate-takes-on-campus-censorship-11569452958
— Bernie Sanders Calls for 8% Wealth Tax on Richest Americans Plan would
increase federal revenue by about 10%—all from around 180,000 households –
Richard Rubin https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-calls-for-8-wealth-tax-on-richest-americans-11569334693 (FROM THE ARTICLE:
“Enough is enough,” Mr. Sanders, a senator from Vermont, said Tuesday. “We are
going to take on the billionaire class, substantially reduce wealth inequality
in America and stop our democracy from turning into a corrupt oligarchy.” The
tax would apply to married couples with net worth of at least $32 million and
individuals with net worth of at least $16 million. The rate would start at 1%
per year and rise to 8% for married couples with assets of least $10 billion.
That 8% rate would mean that megabillionaires who don’t earn at least an 8%
return would see their fortunes shrink, and Mr. Sanders said Tuesday that there
should be no billionaires.)
— Millennials Continue to Leave Big Cities – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg
(DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago make it extremely clear that they want
only 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.wsj.com/articles/millennials-continue-to-leave-big-cities-11569470460
— Latino Workers Save America From Stagnation They’re the youngest U.S. ethnic
cohort, growing at six times the rate of the total population. – Sol Trujillo
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers prefer hiring Latinos over Whites. If
there had been as many Latinos in America when I was younger, Latinos would
have been hired instead of me. I did yard work and delivered newspapers
1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and
pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile
assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services,
and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent
taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/latino-workers-save-america-from-stagnation-11569453073
ITEM LIVE
— WARD 5 CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE MARVEN HYPPOLITE ENROLLS AS AN INDEPENDENT,
BLASTS DEMOCRATS AND INCUMBENT DIANNA CHAKOUTIS – THOMAS GRILLO (DIERSEN: In
your municipal ward/district, what percent of the voters are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older
people, rich people, married, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time?) https://www.itemlive.com/2019/09/25/ward-5-city-council-candidate-marven-hyppolite-enrolls-as-an-independent-blasts-democrats-and-incumbent-dianna-chakoutis/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: In
Lynn, 50 percent of the 52,498 registered voters are Independent, while nearly
43 percent are Democrats, and 6 percent call themselves Republicans. The first
time he ran for the seat at age 22, he was shunned by the eight-member panel,
Hyppolite said. “Not a single person from the committee reached out to me and
asked why I was running,” he said. “I have a valid message. The majority of the
city is not being adequately represented, large segments do not vote because no
one ever reaches out to them, including immigrants, and lots of young,
disenfranchised residents who are never spoken to. I brought it up several times
at the meetings and nothing ever changed. Even when I attended, no one ever
spoke to me or made me feel welcome.”)
NPR ILLINOIS
— Is Politics Stressing You Out? – RHITU CHATTERJEE (DIERSEN: Sadly, putting
GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out is extremely stressful. Sadly, I
fully acknowledge that reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS can be extremely stressful.) https://www.nprillinois.org/post/politics-stressing-you-out-heres-how-keep-caring-without-losing-your-cool#stream/0 (FROM THE ARTICLE: The
political headlines have been relentless lately. Calls for impeaching the
President. Debates over health care, immigration and gun control. Fights over
who tweeted what. Discussions of these issues can quickly get heated and toxic.
They can affect relationships and even your health, according to a study
published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE. It seems that Americans “are
suffering some pretty negative consequences because of their attention to and
engagement in politics,” says author Kevin Smith, a political scientist at
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, discussing the survey results. . .Nearly
40% of respondents said that politics was a cause of stress in their lives.
About 20% reported losing sleep, feeling fatigued, or being depressed due to
politics. Between 10% and 30% of the respondents said that politics took an
emotional toll on them, by causing anger, frustration, hate,or guilt, or caused
them to make comments they later regretted. And about 20% reported that
politics had damaged their friendships. And, says Smith, “16% say that
politics has made my home life less pleasant.” . . . In 2017, the APA
annual survey on stress levels of Americans found that 57% of respondents said
that they were stressed by the current political climate, whereas 63% said that
the future of the nation was a cause of stress for them. Sixty percent said
they thought that the country was its lowest point in history. And over half of
the respondents said that while they like to stay informed about news and
politics, doing so stresses them out. . .For now, Bufka says, the new study
suggests that political engagement comes at an emotional cost. And that in turn
could affect politics. “In a democracy, it’s really important that people
want to be engaged,” she says. “It would be really discouraging if
people felt [so] stressed and negatively impacted by the political discourse of
the day, that … they disengage from politics.”)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New York City Employers Who Say ‘Go Back to Your Country’ Could Face Fines
New guidelines specify what threats against undocumented immigrants violate law
– Tyler Blint-Welsh (DIERSEN: Who wants you to go back to your hometown? Those
in Wheaton and Glen Ellyn who want me to go back to my hometown of Crete a)
promote LGBTQ activity, b) promote abortion, c) promote mass/illegal
immigration, d) promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, e) promote
patronage, f) promote political affiliation discrimination, g) promote reverse
discrimination, h) promote age discrimination, and i) promote even worse
things. They 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.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-employers-who-say-go-back-to-your-country-could-face-fines-11569438201
— Impeachment Move Focuses House’s Trump Probes Launch of official inquiry
gives Democrats’ existing investigations a place to funnel their work – Siobhan
Hughes and Natalie Andrews https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeachment-move-focuses-houses-trump-probes-11569442177
FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM sets deadline for agencies to streamline employee dismissal – Jessie Bur
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who are the most overjoyed that my
Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement
“offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Previously, my Democrat GAO
superiors gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked
me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not
promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of
IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me
to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO
in 1980.) https://www.federaltimes.com/management/hr/2019/09/25/opm-sets-deadline-for-agencies-to-streamline-employee-dismissal/
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— How to Recruit the Next Generation of Feds: Better Pay, Benefits – ERICH
WAGNER (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified
Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority,
female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966
because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran
who would take the job.) https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2019/09/how-recruit-next-generation-feds-better-pay-benefits/160151/
GUARDIAN — Republican 2020 debate: a two-man battle for who hates Trump most Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh and former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld tried to outdo each other with slams of Trump – Adam Gabbatt (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates for a) Trump v. Walsh v. Weld v. Sanford; b) Curran v. Hubbard v. Marshall v. Tarter v. Kelly; Sanguinetti v. Ives v. Kinzler; d) Almiron v. Holder; e) O’Toole v. Veenstra; f) etc. Walsh, Sanguinetti, and Ives have spoken at TAPROOT events.) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/25/republican-2020-debate-joe-walsh-bill-weld-two-man-battle-for-who-hates-trump-most
CAPITOL FAX
— Lightfoot poll shows major shift in Chicagoans’ attitudes about their city
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago want Chicago to be
viewed as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic,
anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people,
anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders,
and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/24/lightfoot-poll-shows-major-shift-in-chicagoans-attitudes-about-their-city/
HUFFINGTON POST
— Feds Say Companies Used Facebook Ads During Hiring For Age, Gender
Discrimination The EEOC found that seven companies — including Capital One —
used discriminatory Facebook tools to hide ads from women and older users, a
union group announced. – Ja’han Jones https://www.huffpost.com/entry/facebook-ads-eeoc_n_5d8a7c83e4b0c6d0cef2fe66
NEW YORK TIMES
— Bernie Sanders Proposes a Wealth Tax: ‘I Don’t Think That Billionaires Should
Exist’ Mr. Sanders is embracing an idea at the center of Elizabeth Warren’s
presidential campaign. His proposal goes further in who would be taxed and how
much money would be raised. – Thomas Kaplan https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/us/politics/bernie-sanders-wealth-tax.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— SAT Scores Fall as More Students Take the Test Greater number of districts
are offering tests free to students during the school day, creating a more
diverse pool – Tawnell D. Hobbs (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were
you viewed as being “college material?” When I was in high school, I was not
viewed as being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college.
My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My
mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the
summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the
S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my
class. My ACT score was only 24. I was 1-A for draft notwithstanding the fact
that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color
blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).) https://www.wsj.com/articles/sat-scores-fall-as-more-students-take-the-test-11569297660
— Warren’s Profligate Sop to Seniors She promises to lift Social Security
beneficiaries out of poverty—at a price tag of $70,000 apiece.
– John F. Cogan (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically less because I
have a Civil Service Retirement System pension.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/warrens-profligate-sop-to-seniors-11569366967
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Local governments spend millions caring for migrants
dumped by Trump’s Border Patrol Migrants arrive exhausted, out of money, even
sick from time in Border Patrol custody. Local governments spend millions for
their care. – Alan Gomez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally
encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally
and to illegally stay in America illegally.) https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2019/09/23/border-crisis-trump-administration-real-cost-tax-money/1739727001/
BOSTON GLOBE
— Marijuana enthusiast Seth Rogen releases PSA promoting National Expungement
Week (DIERSEN: What do you want your critics/opponents to expunge from your
record? To start with, I want my Democrat superiors in the federal government
to expunge from my employment record all the adverse actions that they took
against me. Then I want my critics/opponents to expunge the adverse actions
that they had the following take against me: Milton Township Republican Central
Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican
Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans
of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition,
American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.) https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/marijuana/2019/09/24/marijuana-enthusiast-seth-rogen-releases-psa-promoting-national-expungement-week/AWjM790FXZrC54ws2mdGjJ/story.html
DESERET NEWS
— I’m old, not dead! The offensive way media portrays our older adult
population Ageism costs the U.S. economy billions of dollars — not to mention
the lost joy and productivity of Americans over age 50. – Lois M. Collins
(DIERSEN: What do you say to older people who pander to younger people by
demonizing, denigrating, condemning, and destroying older people? How strong is
age discrimination in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your
municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? I should write a book
about the biggest age discriminators in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in
Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.) https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2019/9/24/20880106/elderly-media-portrayal-ageism-us-economy-aarp
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Speaking Out Against Student Evaluations Sociologists and more than a dozen
other professional groups take a stand against using student evaluations of
teaching as a primary measure of teaching effectiveness. – Colleen Flaherty
(DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who run GAO, they had subordinates
evaluate their supervisors. Those subordinates knew full-well that GAO wanted
to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or
non-veteran and who had no made 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.insidehighered.com/news/2019/09/10/sociologists-and-more-dozen-other-professional-groups-speak-out-against-student
FED SMITH
— Reskilling And Upskilling Offer Opportunities and Challenges for Agencies
and Employees – Jeff Neal (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.fedsmith.com/2019/09/24/reskilling-upskilling-offer-opportunities-challenges-agencies-employees/
METRO EAST SUN
— East St. Louis pensioners paid $2.4 million into fund, have collected $36
million (DIERSEN: The Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) should sue GAO.
Because GAO forced me to take its early retirement “offer” in 1997
when I was 49 years old, CSRS has paid me $1,172,952 in today’s dollars during
the last 22 years, while instead, if I was still working, I would have paid
CSRS $196,680 in today’s dollars.) https://metroeastsun.com/stories/513837919-east-st-louis-pensioners-paid-2-4-million-into-fund-have-collected-36-million
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Sanders Calls for ‘National Wealth Registry’ to Enforce New Tax – MAIREAD
MCARDLE https://www.nationalreview.com/news/bernie-calls-for-national-wealth-registry-to-enforce-new-tax/ (FROM THE ARTICLE:
Sanders’ annual tax on the top 0.1 percent would apply to Americans with a net
worth of over $32 million, or about 180,000 households, and would raise
approximately $4.35 trillion over the next decade, the Sanders campaign
estimates. The Vermont senator’s plan seeks to combat capital flight and other
forms of tax avoidance through a “national wealth registry” and the addition of
“significant additional third party reporting requirements.” The proposal calls
for increased funding for the Internal Revenue Service to cover the
bureaucratic costs associated with enforcing the wealth tax. Under the plan,
the IRS will be required to audit 30 percent of the top one percent’s wealth
tax returns and 100 percent for billionaires. The tax would start at one
percent for a married couple with $32.5 million and would progressively
increase one percent for each bracket up to eight percent for those with a net
worth of $10 billion. Those rates would be halved for single individuals.)
