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April 28 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgustingly and outrageously, pot pushers use the “opioid crisis” to push pot. If you push pot, you shout that you are anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-American.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-senate-views-marijuana-as-opioid-alternative/3398790/

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ activity. In Illinois, soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who run Illinois will not let you get an education, will not let you get a job, etc.
http://wgntv.com/2018/04/27/lgbt-history-inclusion-focus-of-day-of-silence/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In governor’s race, there’s no race to start spending big bucks on TV ads – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/in-governors-race-theres-no-race-to-start-spending-big-bucks-on-tv-ads/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal agency says it lost track of 1,475 migrant children – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–endangering-migrant-children-hearing-20180426-story.html
— Yingling Continues to Lead Charge toward Property Tax Relief
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/community/chi-ugc-article-yingling-continues-to-lead-charge-toward-prop-2018-04-27-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Such a deal at election board – Bob Peickert, Chair, Democratic Party of DuPage County, Lombard
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180428/such-a-deal-at-election-board
(FROM THE LETTER: I attended the meeting of the DuPage County Election Commission on April 9. The meeting lasted 23 minutes. The Board of Commissioners covered the following: the pledge, approval of voting results presented by the executive director, approval of a $240 moving charge, approval of the minutes from the last meeting, and they heard a brief presentation by the executive director. Based on their annual salary of $27,500, that comes to $2,291 per hour. If we call it an even half-hour, that comes out to $4,582 for their services. How many of you make $4,582 for 30 minutes of work? Additionally, Dan Cronin boasts about a bipartisan board. Does anything above look like a partisan issue? No. And all other election commission matters aren’t partisan either. If they were, I’d be getting calls from the Democrat on the commission. I never got one. These three commissioners, even the Democrat, are appointed by Dan Cronin, a Republican. He rewards them with a salary of $27,500 to go to one meeting a month. And the Republicans in DuPage complain about Chicago or Springfield.)
— DuPage County department gets new ‘Animal Services’ name – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: I hope that this department focuses stopping dog neglect and dog abuse. Dog ownership is extremely time consuming and extremely costly. If I had owned a dog, I doubt that would have had enough time or money to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, or c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 and 32.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180427/dupage-county-department-gets-new-animal-services-name
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: 10,000 hours and counting How one DuPage Children’s Museum volunteer makes a difference – Jaime Johnson (DIERSEN: How many hours of volunteer work do you put in per day, per week, per month, per year, and per decade? I put in 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours per week, 300+ hours per month, 3,650+ hours per year, and 36,500+ hours per decade.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180426/dupage-childrens-museum-volunteer-makes-a-difference

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— High taxes are driving people out of Illinois – State Rep. David McSweeney (DIERSEN: Yes, but I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on driving people, organizations, and companies out of Illinois because they are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or because their ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180427/rep-mcsweeney-high-taxes-are-driving-people-out-of-illinois

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Hearing explains ‘automatic’ voter registration Public hearing held to explain July 1 changes – Keith Stewart
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/hearing-explains-automatic-voter-registration/article_0273029b-1ea7-5ae6-8976-7387aab330b9.html

 

STATE LINE
— “Historic moment” signals strong diplomacy, says Kinzinger of Korean peace accord – Jessica Smith
http://www.mystateline.com/news/historic-moment-signals-strong-diplomacy-says-kinzinger-of-korean-peace-accord/1147318850

 

SAUK VALLEY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Libertarian Kash Jackson thinks marijuana should be “100 percent legal.” Pot is anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-American. If you push pot, but claim to be Republican, you should immediately leave the Republican Party and join the Libertarian Party.
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/04/26/just-call-him-campaign-kash/cuezduu/
— Rare contested elections for 3 regional districts  In three area elective districts packed with GOP voters, contested elections have been rare. That’s not the case this coming November. The campaign season should serve to delineate issues and help to hold accountable those in power, and those who seek power. – Editorial
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/04/27/svm-editorial-rare-contested-elections-for-3-regional-districts/ajcmwi3/

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Rauner honors Pittsfield man, Mount Sterling business for volunteer service – Matt Dutton (DIERSEN: How many hours of volunteer work do you put in per day, per week, per month, per year, and per decade? I put in 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours per week, 300+ hours per month, 3,650+ hours per year, and 36,500+ hours per decade.)
http://www.whig.com/20180426/governor-honors-pittsfield-man-for-volunteer-service#//

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois powerful public school lobby kills measure to rein in borrowing
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511400969-illinois-powerful-public-school-lobby-kills-measure-to-rein-in-borrowing

 

GOPUSA
— UC Berkeley to face lawsuit alleging discrimination against conservatives
http://www.gopusa.com/uc-berkeley-to-face-lawsuit-alleging-discrimination-against-conservatives/
— No surprise that study shows Democrat professors outnumber Republicans 10 to 1 (DIERSEN: What percent of White male federal employees make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 – 3%, 2%, -1%?)
http://www.gopusa.com/no-surprise-that-study-shows-democrat-professors-outnumber-republicans-10-to-1/

 

CNS NEWS
— Harvey’s Story Shows Fate Others Will Face in Nation’s Pension Crisis – Rachel Greszler
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/rachel-greszler/illinois-towns-story-shows-fate-others-will-face-nations-pension-crisis
— 140+ Nationwide Rallies to Urge Trump to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Planned Parenthood – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/140-nationwide-rallies-urge-trump-stop-taxpayer-funding-planned-parenthood

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— What Leftists Stand For – Tom Trinko (DIERSEN: Leftists want to get rid of people, 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. I should write a book about the leading leftists in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/04/what_leftists_stand_for.html

 

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgustingly and outrageously, pot pushers use the “opioid crisis” to push pot. If you push pot, you shout that you are anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-American.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/eric-bolling-opioid-epidemic-president-donald-trump-race-to-erase-opioids/2018/04/27/id/857156/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— GAO: GOVERNMENT WASTES BILLIONS — WHO KNEW? Brent Smith wonders where $178 billion recently ‘saved’ is now (DIERSEN: Brent Smith should write an article about how GAO wastes its non-veteran White male employees that it does not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Brent Smith should use me as an example.)
http://www.wnd.com/2018/04/gao-government-wastes-billions-who-knew/
— WHEN STUPIDITY ACTUALLY HAD CONSEQUENCES Patrice Lewis notes detriment of gov’t rescuing people who do dumb things (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, government encourages people to harm their bodies and to become wards of the state. If pot is legalized in Illinois, more and more and more people in Illinois will become brain damaged and wards of the state.)
http://www.wnd.com/2018/04/when-stupidity-actually-had-consequences/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Did you know stupidity is a choice? Yes really. In the vast majority of situations, it’s up to us to decide whether to do something smart or something dumb. If you have debt up to your eyeballs, why do you keep eating in restaurants and using your credit card to pay for expensive meals? If you’re pulled over by a cop for going 45 in a 25 zone, why do you cuss him out and act like it’s his fault you were speeding? If you’re dating a womanizing jerk, why do you marry him despite knowing of his behavior? Look, we’ve all done stupid things in life. No one walks on water and we’re only human. But smart people – try to grasp this concept – learn from their mistakes. But there’s a monkey wrench in what might otherwise be a simple matter of cause-and-effect in which people learn from mistakes and don’t repeat them: The government intervenes. Seriously, the government is so busy rescuing people from their own stupidity that consequences no longer matter when people do something foolish.)

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Democratic Donors Paid $50 million for New Anti-Trump Research – Bill Gertz (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail or prosecution, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office. Of course, the more that my critics/opponents demonize, denigrate, and condemn me, the more motivated that I am to do research on them.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/democratic-donors-paid-50-million-new-anti-trump-research/
— SNAP Reform Will Send at Least Four Million New People to Work Analysis: data from USDA show 13 million able-bodied SNAP recipients not working – Charles Fain Lehman (DIERSEN: Those who do not want to be able-bodied drink booze, smoke pot, and do other things to harm their bodies.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/snap-reform-will-send-four-million-new-people-work/

 

POLITICO
— EPA staff in ‘despair’ after Pruitt blame game  Even political aides are tired of the chief ‘constantly putting himself first,’ one former agency official said. – EMILY HOLDEN (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors had a very hard time recruiting, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. They blamed their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/27/pruitt-epa-strategy-staff-despair-507221

 

CNN
— Why a ‘federal jobs guarantee’ is gaining steam with Democrats – Greg Krieg (DIERSEN: What bad jobs have you had? All the jobs that I had were extremely bad. They were so bad that my superiors had an extremely hard time finding Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans who would take them. 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. 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. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it very clear that they would stoop to take the bad jobs that I took.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/26/politics/federal-jobs-guarantee-gaining-steam-democrats/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “This is not just about the number of jobs, but also the quality of jobs,” Darity said. “We effectively place a floor on the quality of compensation that’s provided not only by the public sector, but by the private sector. One of the intentional goals of the federal jobs guarantee is to eliminate bad jobs.”)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director’s $375,000 Salary Under Scrutiny – Sheila Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/health/cdc-director-salary.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats, and some Republicans, denounce Ryan’s ouster of House chaplain – Mike DeBonis, Paul Kane and John Wagner (DIERSEN: Have you been ousted, and if so, who denounced that? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that few if any have denounced their success in ousting me as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They shout that I brought the aforesaid oustings on myself. They stress those who could/should have come to my defense but did not.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/ryan-seeks-to-defend-ouster-of-house-chaplain-as-members-question-his-motives/2018/04/27/70937e8a-4a0f-11e8-827e-190efaf1f1ee_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republicans Do Well in Texas. Except for Dallas, Houston, Austin . . . Why is Ted Cruz only up by three points? Remember, the Lone Star State has six of the 20 largest U.S. cities. – Kevin D. Williamson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-do-well-in-texas-except-for-dallas-houston-austin-1524866549?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— Starbucks’s Troubles Can Be a Test for Anti-Bias Training: Does It Work? – Christopher Chabris and Matthew Brown (DIERSEN: The federal government requires its employees to take lots of anti-bias training. The main “takeaway” from that training is that a) Whites are White supremacists, KKK members, and racists who discriminate against minorities, b) men are sexists who discriminate against women, c) older people are ageists who discriminate against younger people, d) those who do not promote LGBTQ activity are bigots who discriminate against those who do not promote LGBTQ activity, e) Protestants are religious bigots who discriminate against non-Protestants, f) German Americans are Nazis who discriminate against non-Nazis, g) Republicans discriminate against non-Republicans, h) conservatives discriminate against non-conservatives, i) those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time discriminate against those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, j) patriotic people discriminate against non-patriotic people, and k) people who have more money discriminate against people who have less money.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starbuckss-troubles-can-be-a-test-for-anti-bias-training-does-it-work-1524669057
— Workplace Advice I Wish I Had Known – Joann S. Lublin (DIERSEN: What workplace advice, if you had taken it, would have advanced your career? Notwithstanding the fact that I am a White male, the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old a) if I had been a Democrat, b) if I had painted myself as being a yes-man, c) if I had given even more preference to my subordinates who were minority, female, and/or younger, and d) if I had helped my superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/workplace-advice-i-wish-i-had-known-1524841495

 

FORBES
— The ‘Pension Palace’ for Illinois Lawmakers – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: Are you getting a pension? Are you in line to get a pension? I get a $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. Knowing that I was in line to get a CSRS pension helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to waste my career and get rid of me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. When will Andrzejewski write about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation? )
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/04/28/the-pension-palace-for-illinois-lawmakers-2017/#5824a7994b04

April 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rauner returns from trade mission, says it will bring jobs to Illinois – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-says-trade-mission-will-bring-jobs-to-illinois/3395880/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Launches New ‘CityKey’ Municipal ID Program – Sandra Torres (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to promote treason.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-municipal-id-citykey-480918431.html

 

WGN TV
— Rauner fends off attacks From Democrats and Republicans – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2018/04/26/rauner-fends-off-attacks-from-democrats-and-republicans/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: People with opioid prescriptions could get medical marijuana instead under Illinois Senate plan – Bill Lukitsch and Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who increasing talk and act like they are taking money from pot pushers? If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-medical-marijuana-opiod-20180426-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Sen. Kyle McCarter, a longtime opponent of marijuana bills, countered that lawmakers were helping medical marijuana dispensaries make profitable businesses by allowing them to widen the number of people who use the drug. “I just want to make note and remind people that the medical marijuana program was lobbied by people who now own it,” McCarter said. The Medical Cannabis Alliance of Illinois, a trade group of pot growers and sellers, praised the decision.)
— Rauner rips third-party conservative challenger as ‘Madigan pawn,’ gets called ‘lying liar who lies’ in return – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-sam-mccann-20180426-story.html
— ‘We did not sign up to work at a strip club’: Former servers allege sexual harassment at Twin Peaks ‘breastaurant’ in Orland Park – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-twin-peaks-sexual-harassment-allegations-20180426-story.html
— Everybody wants fair maps. Right? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-remap-amendment-illinois-redistricting-20180425-story.html
— Emanuel launches municipal ID for undocumented immigrants, others – John Byrne (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to promote treason.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-citykey-20180426-story.html
— Another state mandate: Telling tapped-out taxpayers to pay teachers more – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-teacher-shortage-salary-manar-20180425-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting young people to act as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-vote-16yearolds-lower-age-20180426-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner calls Mendoza and Dems ‘rascals and scoundrels’ — she says ‘Rauner lies’ – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-calls-mendoza-and-dems-rascals-and-scoundrels-she-says-rauner-lies/
— Pompeo confirmed for Secretary of State; Duckworth (with baby), Durbin vote no – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pompeo-confirmed-for-secretary-of-state-duckworth-with-baby-durbin-vote-no/
— Emanuel sloughs off controversy, launches citywide distribution of municipal ID – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to promote treason.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-sloughs-off-controversy-launches-citywide-distribution-of-municipal-id/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Tollway director denounces ‘bullies,’ departs meeting – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180426/tollway-director-denounces-bullies-departs-meeting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A routine Illinois tollway board meeting became charged with tension Thursday after one board director denounced “bullies” and “cowards,” then left after recusing himself from a vote. Director Joseph Gomez of Northfield said “after three challenging years,” he was stepping down as finance committee chairman and intended to focus his remaining time on promoting opportunities for minorities and Hispanics at the agency.)
— Comptroller: State shouldn’t allow ‘offshoring’ of governors’ employees – Susana A. Mendoza (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors offshored me to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) in 1997 when I was 49 years old. So far, in today’s dollars, CSRS has paid me $1,067,534.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180426/comptroller-state-shouldnt-allow-offshoring-of-governors-employees
— At last, legislation to address tollway contracts – Editorial (DIERSEN: What about federal legislation to stop forced early retirements in the federal government? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. So far, in today’s dollars, the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me $1,067,534.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180426/editorial-at-last-legislation-to-address-tollway-contracts
— Lingerie costumes, weekly body tone grades: Twin Peaks complaint alleges sexual harassment – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180426/lingerie-costumes-weekly-body-tone-grades-twin-peaks-complaint-alleges-sexual-harassment
— Diversion program ordered for Lisle woman who forged COD signature – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180426/diversion-program-ordered-for-lisle-woman-who-forged-cod-signature
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180426/youth-outlook-offers-safe-space-for-lgbtq-teens
— Taking steps to protect animals – Lee Le Grand (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about dog abusers?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180426/taking-steps-to-protect-animals

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner needs to do more than talk—and veto—on gun violence – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago, but nevertheless, blame Republicans for gun violence in Chicago.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180426/BLOGS02/180429892/rauner-needs-to-do-more-than-talk-x2014-and-veto-x2014-on-gun
— The rich are betting on living to 100 – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the more that you abuse your body, for example, with booze or pot, the louder that you shout a) that you believe that healthy living does not prolong your life, b) that you do not want to live to be 100, and/or c) that you want to “live for the day” and die young. From what I hear, when asked what their reason for living is, most people say it is making the world a better place for their children, for their grandchildren, for their great grandchildren, etc. To get me to stop spending 10+ hours a day of what is left of my life putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, they remind me that I do not have children, and that therefore, I should “live for the day,” that is, drink lots of booze, smoke lots of pot, etc.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180426/NEWS03/180429889/the-rich-are-betting-on-living-to-100

 

WTTW
— Rauner Dismisses Would-Be Opponent Sen. Sam McCann, R-Plainview, as ‘Pawn’ – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/26/rauner-dismisses-would-be-opponent-pawn

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— McCann threatens to sue to get staff support – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180426/mccann-threatens-to-sue-to-get-staff-support
— AFSCME wants step increases now – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Of course, if I sought a government office a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn each and every step increase that I got while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I remember that before they succeeded in getting rid of him, the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 succeeded once in getting me an early step increase.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180426/afscme-wants-step-increases-now

 

RIVER BENDER
— High risk, high reward: Alton eyeing green energy for potential revenue stream – Cory Davenport
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/high-risk-high-reward-alton-eyeing-green-energy-for-potential-revenue-stream-28189.cfm

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Free To Speak, Ex-CIA Chief John Brennan Takes On Trump – GREG MYRE (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors a) succeeded forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and b) succeeded in making it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license, they made me much more free to speak out against their patronage, against their political affiliation discrimination, against their reverse discrimination, against their age discrimination, and against their retaliation. I filed a lawsuit against them in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/ In many ways, they acted like they wanted me to sue them.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/free-speak-ex-cia-chief-john-brennan-takes-trump#stream/0

 

WGLT
— Barickman Blasts Democrats On Gun Rights – RYAN DENHAM & DAISY CONTRERAS
http://wglt.org/post/barickman-blasts-democrats-gun-rights#stream/0

 

  1. LOUIS REVIEW
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party.
    http://stlouisreview.com/article/2018-04-26/us-bishops-throw

 

CITY OF WHEATON
— City of Wheaton Police Chief James Volpe Takes New Position with College of DuPage
https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=91

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Lisle Woman pleads guilty to felony forgery and perjury of College of DuPage Trustee election petitions – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/04/lisle-woman-pleads-guilty-to-felony-forgery-and-perjury-of-college-of-dupage-trustee-election-petitions/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— BILL TO EXPUNGE MARIJUANA CONVICTIONS PASSES HOUSE COMMITTEE – Brendan Bakala (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/bill-to-expunge-marijuana-convictions-passes-house-committee/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— News from the Illinois Political Front Lines: Part 1 – Last Week’s GOP County Conventions – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/04/news-from-the-illinois-political-front-lines-part-1-last-weeks-gop-county-conventions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the importance of electing leaders that support the entire Illinois GOP platform (both economic and social issues), Klaas said, “You can’t be fiscally conservative without being morally responsible.” One of the local leaders I spoke with explained that the SCC vote that takes place every four years is the most important duty they have. Why? Because the state-wide leadership too often recruits the kind of candidates who not only do not support our state party platform, but typically lack leadership abilities and prove it when they get elected and show no capacity to even comprehend the power of their bully pulpit let alone become informed and vote in line with the party’s platform on legislation when they’re in Springfield. Is there a conservative majority on the SCC? It’s very close now, but regardless, a government conservative majority can be accomplished in four years.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Gun dealer licensing bill may reboot
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/26/gun-dealer-licensing-bill-may-reboot/
— Pritzker, Mendoza respond *** Rauner gets it half right while denying all blame
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/26/rauner-gets-it-half-right-while-denying-all-blame/
— McCann tries to turn the Madigan issue back on Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/26/mccann-tries-to-turn-the-madigan-issue-back-on-rauner/

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Google Creates Ultimate Cover-Up Tool for Bureaucrats: ‘Expiring Emails’ New feature claimed to protect privacy could also empower gov’t officials to erase evidence of wrongdoing by timing its disappearance – Mark Tapscott
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/google-creates-ultimate-cover-up-tool-for-bureaucrats-expiring-emails/

 

BREITBART
— DHS to ‘Caravan’ Migrants: False Asylum Claims Will Be Prosecuted – BOB PRICE
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/04/26/dhs-caravan-migrants-false-asylum-claims-will-prosecuted/
— German Anti-Semitism Chief Tells Jews: Your Fears over Influx of Muslim, Arab Refugees Legitimate – SIMON KENT26
http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2018/04/26/german-anti-semitism-chief-tells-jews-your-fears-over-influx-of-muslim-arab-refugees-legitimate/

 

NEWSMAX
— Gallup’s Surprise: Trump ‘Very Well Positioned’ to Win Second Term – David A. Patten
https://www.newsmax.com/premium/gallup-trump-second-term-victory/2018/04/26/id/856812/

 

THE HILL
— House chaplain forced out by Ryan – MELANIE ZANONA AND MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/385035-house-chaplain-forced-out-by-ryan
— Congress could eliminate ‘tens of billions of dollars’ of waste: GAO – NIV ELIS
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/385025-congress-could-eliminate-tens-of-billions-of-dollars-of-waste-gao

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/opinion/the-white-rebellion.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/opinion/alabama-lynching-memorial.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/us/lynching-memorial-alabama.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/magazine/a-lynchings-long-shadow.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Plenty of Ways for a News Junkie to stay Plugged In – Rebecca Blumenstein and Anna Paul
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/technology/personaltech/future-tech-trends.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Republicans as being Nazis and illegals as being Jews.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/opinion/family-separation-border-immigration.html
— How Everyday Social Media Users Become Real-World Extremists – Max Fisher and Amanda Taub (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that anti-Republicans call you an extremist. I should write a book about anti-Republicans who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am an extremist.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/world/asia/facebook-extremism.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Colleges are using consultants to manipulate student loan default rates, GAO says – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/04/26/colleges-are-using-consultants-to-manipulate-student-loan-default-rates-gao-says/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegals “Gather in Mexico, Prepare to Seek U.S. Asylum.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/migrants-gather-in-mexico-prepare-to-seek-u-s-asylum-1524698537

 

USA TODAY
— The single-family house: An American icon faces an uncertain future – Rick Hampson (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/04/25/single-family-house-american-symbol-facing-uncertain-future/514655002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “A man is not a whole and complete man,” Walt Whitman claimed in 1856, “unless he owns a house and the ground it stands on.’’ In a little more than a century, the single-family house helped make America something new in the world: a nation of suburban homeowners. Cape or ranch, colonial or contemporary, the house — more even than the car, the skyscraper or the Hollywood movie — is the American idol.)

 

NEW YORKER
— At a Private Meeting at Wheaton College in Illinois, a Group of Evangelicals Tried to Save Their Movement from Trumpism – Katelyn Beaty
https://www.newyorker.com/news-desk/on-religion/at-a-private-meeting-in-illinois-a-group-of-evangelicals-tried-to-save-their-movement-from-trumpism

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Do federal employees have an incentive to help their agencies uncover waste and find cost savings? – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government, the strongest incentive that its employees had to keep their jobs, to get preferred assignments, to get bonuses and promotions, etc., was to help their superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/agency-oversight/2018/04/do-feds-have-an-incentive-to-help-their-agencies-uncover-waste-and-find-cost-savings/

 

FED SMITH
— Republican Study Committee Budget Echoes Recent Proposals to Cut Federal Employees’ Pay, Benefits – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/04/26/rsc-budget-echoes-recent-proposals-cut-federal-employees-pay-benefits/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Government still behind on addressing GAO recommendations – Jessie Bur
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/2018/04/26/government-still-behind-on-addressing-gao-recommendations/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO: Agencies Could Save $178 Billion if They Stopped Duplicating Efforts – Charles S. Clark
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/04/watchdog-agencies-could-save-178-billion-if-they-stopped-duplicating-efforts/147768/

April 24 Evening Edition

  1. ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Illinois Gov. Rauner down by double digits against Pritzker in `battle of the billionaires’ – Kevin McDermott
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-gov-rauner-down-by-double-digits-against-pritzker-in/article_16a1b8e5-03ec-5879-94e3-9f7ee394803f.html
    (FROM THE ARTICLE: The poll, by Victory Research, found that Rauner, a Republican, is trailing Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker by about 18 percentage points. The poll of 1,208 likely Illinois voters showed Pritzker with 49.4 percent of the vote, to Rauner’s 31.2 percent.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Want to be a whistleblower? Read this first – James Charles Crowley (DIERSEN: If I had not blown the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-whistleblower-wall-street-supreme-court-0423-20180420-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites blame Whites for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-lynching-museum-race-white-supremacy-0424-20180423-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Female Firefighters Strive For Equality As Joliet department hires 1st woman, progress is slow in male-dominated field – Robert McCoppin, Angie Leventis Lourgos, and Alicia Fabbre (DIERSEN: Are/were you in male-dominated fields and/or White dominated fields? I was, except when I washed dishes 1964-1966. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; 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. It was extremely difficult for my superiors to hire and retain females and minorities, not because the jobs were male-dominated or White-dominated, but because the jobs were BAD.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-female-firefighters-20180423-story.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: Federal judge orders Trump administration to continue DACA program and accept new applicants – Maria Sacchetti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-trump-daca-20180424-story.html
— Ex-U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald on James Comey’s legal team – Joseph Tanfani
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-patrick-fitzgerald-lawyer-james-comey-20180424-story.html
— Romeoville mayor made ‘hostile and threatening’ statement during booking for alleged DUI: police report – Alicia Fabbre
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-mayor-dui-police-report-threat-romeoville-20180424-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— James Comey says Patrick Fitzgerald has been his lawyer ‘since I was fired’ – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Fitzgerald represented GAO in Diersen v. GAO. In my opinion, Fitzgerald has no problem with, if not promotes a) patronage, b) political affiliation discrimination, c) reverse discrimination, d) age discrimination, and e) retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-james-comey-taps-former-u-s-attorney-patrick-fitzgerald-for-legal-help/
— ‘The world wouldn’t be the world without the newspaper’ — so subscribe – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: I pay lots of money for many newspaper subscriptions for “opposition research” because those newspapers promote the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and Green Party platforms.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/world-wouldnt-be-without-newspaper-digital-subscribe-subscription-reagan-ford/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Some raises, some pay freezes for DuPage County officials – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180424/some-raises-some-pay-freezes-for-dupage-county-officials–
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Salaries will be frozen for a dozen DuPage County Board members and the chairman for at least the next four years. Meanwhile, several countywide officials will get 2 percent annual pay hikes during each of the next two years before their pay is frozen in fiscal 2021 and 2022. The raises — and freezes — were approved Tuesday when the county board set pay scales for the sheriff, treasurer, county clerk, county board chairman and 12 county board members for the next four years. All the positions are up for election in November. DuPage board members will continue to make $52,102. They also are eligible to receive health insurance and a pension through the county. The board chairman is the only countywide elected official who won’t get a pay raise; the position pays $131,559 a year. As for other countywide officials, the county clerk and treasurer will have their annual salaries increase by 2 percent to $148,395 when fiscal 2019 begins on Dec. 1. Their pay will increase to $151,363 for fiscal 2020. The sheriff will be paid $171,462 for fiscal 2019 and $174,891 for fiscal 2020. Also on Tuesday, the county board agreed to increase the amount DuPage contributes to the annual salary for the regional superintendent of schools. Darlene Ruscitti gets an annual salary of $113,900 from the state. The county then pays her an additional amount. Starting July 1, 2019, the amount will increase by 2 percent to $33,246. It will increase by another 2 percent to $33,911 in 2020.)
— Vendor to compensate DuPage for election night fiasco – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180424/vendor-to-compensate-dupage-for-election-night-fiasco-
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “This settlement provides remuneration for the damages the election commission incurred, while also clearing a path for a new vendor to provide service to DuPage County voters in November,” Cronin said. As part of the settlement, Cronin said: Liberty Systems will not be paid for the kits that supplied the ender cards. Three other contracts with Liberty Systems will be terminated immediately. The commission will seek other bids for election supplies to be used in the November election and Liberty Systems will not be considered. The company will repair or replace 167 machines damaged by the faulty ender cards. The company will compensate the county for the overtime costs incurred on election night. . .In addition to the settlement, Cronin said the commission is acting on his request to bring in additional staff for election oversight.)
— How state lawmakers are trying to stop political patronage at tollway – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986. 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.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180424/how-state-lawmakers-are-trying-to-stop-political-patronage-at-tollway
— Tollway launches info sessions on controversial $4 billion Tri-State redo – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180424/tollway-launches-info-sessions-on-controversial-4-billion-tri-state-redo
— Facebook finally explains why it bans some content, in 27 pages – Elizabeth Dwoskin and Tracy Ja
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180424/facebook-finally-explains-why-it-bans-some-content-in-27-pages

 

ABC7
— Illinois’ unpaid bills will cost taxpayers $1.1B in late-payment penalties, report says – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/unpaid-bill-debt-blamed-on-political-gridlock-report-says/3387517/

 

WTTW
— State Sen. Sam McCann Challenging Primary Winners in Governor’s Race – Alexandra Silets
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/24/state-sen-sam-mccann-challenging-primary-winners-governor-s-race

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Google aims at Illinois’ privacy law after Facebook lobbying failed – Kartikay Mehrotra
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180424/google-aims-at-illinois-privacy-law-after-facebook-lobbying-failed
— Senate OKs bill to nearly double home care workers’ pay – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180424/senate-oks-bill-to-nearly-double-home-care-workers-pay

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts gives pep talk to Peoria County GOP – Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180424/nick-in-am-cubs-co-owner-todd-ricketts-gives-pep-talk-to-peoria-county-gop

 

WQLZ
— Rauner Campaign Continues to Fire at Pritzker and Madigan
http://www.wqlz.com/2018/04/24/rauner-campaign-continues-to-fire-at-pritzker-and-madigan/

 

MDJ ONLINE
— Bost used $91,000 in taxpayer-funded postage in 2017 — tops among Illinois reps – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/bost-used-in-taxpayer-funded-postage-in-tops-among-illinois/article_edbeee50-026e-521d-b84a-3e831a251320.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Proposal To Get Pre-Trial Detainees A Chance To Vote From Jail Passes IL House – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: Of the 504 registered voters in my precinct, 285 (57%) did NOT vote in the March 20, 2018 primary. Of the 207 registered Republicans, 95 (46%) did NOT vote. Of the 137 registered Democrats, 30 (22%) did NOT vote. Of the 160 unaffiliated registered voters, 160 (100%) did NOT vote.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/proposal-get-pre-trial-detainees-chance-vote-jail-passes-il-house#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Others, like Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Wheaton Republican, said legislation shouldn’t be necessary to encourage people to vote. “There is nothing that’s preventing these folks from voting, other than their own initiative to request and ask for a ballot.”)

 

BGA
— Ask Illinois Lawmakers to Vote for the Fair Maps Amendments
https://bettergov.salsalabs.org/supportfairmaps/index.html

 

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— Battling the establishment, conservative John McGlasson won re-election for committeeman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Republican establishment in Illinois focuses on getting rid of conservatives, that is, it focuses on getting rid of those who vote for Republicans.)
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511398461-battling-the-establishment-conservative-john-mcglasson-won-re-election-for-committeeman

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— House unanimously rebukes Rauner’s practice of hiding $5 million in salary off his budget
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-house-unanimously-rebukes-rauners-practice-of-hiding-5-million-in-salary-off-his-budget/
— Aide tasked to fix Rauner’s botched Legionnaire’s response makes $20K a month
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-aide-tasked-to-fix-rauners-botched-legionnaires-response-makes-20k-a-month/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Legislators send letter to Rauner demanding release of more information on Quincy Veterans Home – Robert Davis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511398040-legislators-send-letter-to-rauner-demanding-release-of-more-information-on-quincy-veterans-home

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Rauner, Pritzker should focus on issues, not campaign spending, Kay says – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511396353-rauner-pritzker-should-focus-on-issues-not-campaign-spending-kay-says

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner has yet to respond to lawmakers’ request for Quincy veterans home plan – Karen Kidd
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511398511-rauner-has-yet-to-respond-to-lawmakers-request-for-quincy-veterans-home-plan

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Cook County says suit vs Facebook on behalf of entire state of IL, so suit belongs in Cook courts – Dan Churney
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511397957-cook-county-says-suit-vs-facebook-on-behalf-of-entire-state-of-il-so-suit-belongs-in-cook-courts

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner makes “official” trade show announcement seven months after it was announced
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/rauner-makes-official-trade-show-announcement-seven-months-after-it-was-announced/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Harmon says he has votes in Senate for gun shop licensing override, but future still unsure
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/harmon-says-he-has-votes-in-senate-for-gun-shop-licensing-override-but-future-still-unsure/
— What do you want the General Assembly to do? (DIERSEN: Democrats want the General Assembly to drive out of Illinois all those individuals, organizations, and companies 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. Democrats what the General Assembly to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/question-of-the-day-2659/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Caravan Migrants’ Waiting to Cross Mexico-California Border – BOB PRICE
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/04/24/reports-caravan-migrants-waiting-cross-mexico-california-border/
— Gallup: Tax Cut Not Moving the November Needle – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/04/23/gallup-tax-cut-not-moving-the-november-needle/

 

GOPUSA
— DHS vows caravan will be arrested, prosecuted if it enters U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44391

 

DAILY CALLER
— For Illinois Voters, The Governor’s Race Is Like The Iran-Iraq War – Peter Parisi
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/24/for-illinois-voters-the-governors-race-is-like-the-iran-iraq-war/
— Student Confronts Nancy Pelosi Over ‘Crumbs’ Comment — Tax Cuts ‘Helped Put Me Through College’ – Justin Caruso (DIERSEN: Job-related tuition being deductible a) encouraged me to take and b) helped me pay for job-related graduate business, accounting, and finance courses at Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997. Mortgage interest and real estate taxes being deductible a) encouraged me to buy and b) helped me pay for a new townhome in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in 1976. Mortgage interest and real estate taxes being deductible a) encouraged my wife and I to buy and b) helped us pay for 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and 915 Cove Court in Wheaton in 1984. Medical and dental expenses being deductible helped us pay for those ever-increasing expense in recent years.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/24/student-nancy-pelosi-tax-cuts-crumbs/

 

THE HILL
— Dems say Pruitt security chief’s authorization for side job is invalid – TIMOTHY CAMA (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that IRS authorized me to pump gasoline part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights during the first 18 months that worked for IRS 1971-1972.)
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/384611-dems-say-pruitts-security-chiefs-authorization-for-side-job-is

 

AOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Islam promoters say “Trump’s new national security adviser John Bolton chaired an anti-Muslim group promoted by Russian trolls.” Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/04/23/trumps-new-national-security-adviser-john-bolton-chaired-an-anti-muslim-group-promoted-by-russian-trolls/23418394/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Red America and blue America depend on each other. That’s how it should be. – Charles Lane (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Blue America makes it clear that it wants to get rid of Red America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/red-america-and-blue-america-depend-on-each-other-thats-how-it-should-be/2018/04/23/834021f8-470a-11e8-9072-f6d4bc32f223_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— In tiny Illinois town (Morton), residents hesitate to acknowledge accused shooter as one of their own – TONY BRISCOE and ELVIA MALAGON
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-waffle-house-shooter-hometown-20180424-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump and GOP lawmakers are making it easier for auto dealers to racially discriminate.”
http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-senate-repeals-cfpb-auto-loan-rule-20180424-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot, that is, pot promoters promote destruction.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/24/marijuana-jobs-set-triple-next-decade/531912002/
— Mustang is a hit with Chinese buyers, Ford says – Chris Woodyard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/04/23/ford-says-mustang-hit-chinese-buyers/539986002/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Man Who Disarmed Waffle House Shooter Hailed by Lawmakers A man who disarmed a gunman accused of killing four people at a Nashville Waffle House has received a standing ovation from Tennessee lawmakers. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-04-23/car-theft-solved-too-late-to-prevent-waffle-house-tragedy

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Us vs. Them’ Review: The Haves and Have-Nots Spurred by the backlash against globalization, a foreign-affairs commentator offers a dark prognosis for the world and the future. Howard W. French reviews “Us vs. Them” by Ian Bremmer.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-vs-them-review-the-haves-and-have-nots-1524524195

April 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Father of Waffle House shooting suspect had taken son’s guns away 3 times and returned them – Tony Briscoe and Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-waffle-house-shooting-suspect-morton-20180423-story.html

— Madigan hasn’t made ‘final decision’ on legal marijuana issue – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Pot is poison. If you promote pot, you shout that you promote destruction. If you smoke pot, if you want to smoke pot, and/or if you want others to smoke pot, you shout that you lack moral fiber, that you are evil, and/or that you have mental problems.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-marijuana-20180424-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— U-46 board member Traci O’Neal Ellis who made controversial flag comments resigns – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180423/u-46-board-member-who-made-controversial-flag-comments-resigns
— Pressure state lawmakers for change in political boundary maps – Kimberly Brisky and Jeff Raines
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180424/pressure-state-lawmakers-for-change-in-political-boundary-maps
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to abolish the Second Amendment stress the Waffle House shooter
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180423/editorial-time-to-get-serious-about-gun-violence

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois’ sales tax structure is so backward – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180424/BLOGS10/180429967
— The 0.3%: Million-dollar earners in Illinois – SABRINA GASULLA (DIERSEN: How many of the 19,800 million-dollar earners in Illinois live in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct? If there are 300 or more households in your precinct, is one or more of them a million-dollar earner?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180420/ISSUE01/180429990/the-0-3-million-dollar-earners-in-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Only 1 in 300 Illinois households can brag they earn at least $1 million a year. Still, that ratio is higher than in neighboring states and on par with percentages in tax havens Florida and Texas. And in sheer numbers, Illinois has more million-dollar earners than ever.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— U.S. Rep. Davis: Focus on security, not gun control, to protect schools – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/u-s-rep-davis-focus-on-security-not-gun-control/article_e99c69e2-bc14-5dce-9857-0edc6d586c85.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois’ late fees skyrocket over past 3 years – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180423/illinois-late-fees-skyrocket-over-past-3-years

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Bustos Disagrees With Welfare-To-Work – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Are you able-bodied? Of course, because I am still able-bodied, Bustos, as well as all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes would support requiring abled-bodied federal retirees like me to work to qualify for Civil Service Retirement System pensions and for federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies. To prove that I still able-bodied, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that even though I am 69 years old, I continue to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out each and every morning and each and every evening.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263990#.Wt8oOMuKSM8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As written, the provisions in the farm bill would expand state welfare-to-work programs already in place. It would require able-bodied adults without dependents under six years old to either work or enroll in job training programs for at least 20 hours per week to qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.)

 

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— Area Democrats seek support for a blue wave – Michelle Langhout
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20180424/area-democrats-seek-support-for-blue-wave

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Legislators Have History Of Bringing Babies To Work – MARY HANSEN (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but how soon, if not already, will Illinois politicians WHO ARE MALE bring their comfort dogs to work? Will they hint/imply/argue/shout that if they could a) harass women and/or b) drink booze, gamble, smoke pot, and/or engage in other destructive vices at work, they would not need a comfort dog? Just kidding.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-legislators-have-history-bringing-babies-work#stream/0

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Grass is Greener campaign looks to lure Illinois residents to Indiana – Joseph S. Pete (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps in Illinois make it clear that they want all individuals, all organizations, and all companies in Illinois that are members of the following groups to move to Indiana: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/grass-is-greener-campaign-looks-to-lure-illinois-residents-to/article_a882a64b-21c3-57b5-9056-8555c1d35a81.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn approves limiting tobacco sales to 21 and older – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/04/24/glen-ellyn-approves-limiting-tobacco-sales-to-21-and-older/ax55bz9/

 

WHITE HOUSE
— President Trump Calls the U.S.-France Relationship ‘Unbreakable.’ History Shows He’s Right. (DIERSEN: But anti-American individuals, anti-American organizations, anti-American companies, anti-American governments, and anti-American countries are working very hard to turn France against America. The aforesaid anti-Americans are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, Republican, 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.whitehouse.gov/articles/president-trump-calls-u-s-france-relationship-unbreakable-history-shows-hes-right/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters falsely state that “Last week, Tim Schneider, the Rauner-backed candidate, won the spot to lead the Illinois Republican Party.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/24/madigan-lives-to-fight-another-decade-states-eye-popping-1b-in-penalties-suburban-express-bizarro-page-of-shame-265538

 

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— New leadership elected for county political parties – TONY SCOTT
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2018/04/23/new-leadership-elected-for-county-political-parties/akfr308/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The newly elected Kendall County Republican Party leadership is Chairman Joseph Gillespie, Vice Chairman Daniel Nicholson, Secretary Kevin Schramek, Treasurer James Bailey, and Sergeant at Arms Troy Parlier. Gillespie of Yorkville replaces James Marter of Oswego as chairman.)

 

WIRE POINTS
— Rating agencies warn, Illinois flirts with junk – Ted Dabrowki and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/rating-agencies-warn-illinois-flirts-with-junk-wirepoints-original/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner, Pritzker messages lost in excessive campaign spending, Batinick says – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: I have been the DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman since 1999. From I see, in my precinct, those who vote for Democrats do not care about Illinois’ financial problems or corruption, but they despise, if not hate, Trump and those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511397582-rauner-pritzker-messages-lost-in-excessive-campaign-spending-batinick-says

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois House approves spending of $635K on three “lactation and wellness” rooms at State Capitol (DIERSEN: During the early 1990s, to help GAO a) hire, retain, and promote young women and b) to get rid of its employees who smoked (overwhelmingly old White men), GAO gutted the smoking room in its Chicago office and turned it into a lactation room.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511397874-illinois-house-approves-spending-of-635k-on-three-lactation-and-wellness-rooms-at-state-capitol
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Lactation rooms should provide, at a minimum, a lockable door; a work surface and chair; a small utility-type sink; storage for cleaning supplies and paper towels; adequate HVAC service, including a thermostat; and well-placed electrical outlets,” according to the AIA. “Telephone service and network connections for the room are also recommended to increase worker safety and productivity. Accessibility guidelines should be met for all the features of the room.” AIA standards also dictate the coating used for the table work surface (“plastic laminate”), the size of the table (“20 inch deep by 30 inch wide”), the location of power outlets and other “useful accessories” that must be required, including “a trash can, a paper towel dispenser, a coat rack or coat hooks, a full-length mirror, a magazine rack, and a bulletin board.” The Illinois Capital Development Board, which would handle the lactation room construction, estimated the construction cost at $211,856 per room or $847.42 per square foot, provided the room were 250 square feet. The only ‘no’ vote was State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), who suggested the state should pay its $8.4 billion in unpaid bills before considering new projects like this one. The bill, House Bill 1042, now goes to the Illinois State Senate for approval. Last month, the Senate passed a resolution to approve the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would render female-only accommodations like a lactation room unconstitutional.)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— New ad campaign warn taxpayers about progressive tax – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/new-ad-campaign-warn-taxpayers-about-progressive-tax/article_42037ea0-4701-11e8-a201-27a33ef36416.html
— Madigan re-elected as head of Democrat Party in Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/madigan-re-elected-as-head-of-democrat-party-in-illinois/article_4b31e9a8-473d-11e8-ac32-6b22954d8158.html

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Lawmakers push net neutrality at state level – Raquel Martin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who if they could have, they would have stopped me by now from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They are nasty rule-or-ruin types. They focus on destroying individuals, destroying organizations, destroying companies, destroying governments, and destroying countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate. According to them, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/lawmakers-push-net-neutrality-at-state-level/1136892136
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Monday net neutrality rules expired nationwide but Williams is spearheading a plan to keep regulations in place in Illinois. She fears without it, internet providers will be able to charge higher rates and limit access. “Right now consumers can access the internet not as a luxury but as a necessity and when that’s something that you need for everyday life, if that’s for access to government services, to go to school or to do work for small business, we think that should be open for everyone.” Though the FCC okayed changes nationally, she’s taking control where she can. Under her proposal, providers who don’t abide by net neutrality rules can’t do business with the state.)

 

ILLINOIS CHURCH ACTION ON ALCOHOL & ADDICTION PROBLEMS
— Gambling Action Alert (DIERSEN: I just called my Senator Mike Connelly’s office and asked for him to not only vote NO on SB 3166 and SB 3452, but to also speak against those bills.)
http://ilcaaap.org/gambling-alert/
(FROM THE ALERT: Call your Senator to Vote NO on SB 3166, SB 3452 Senator Terry Link is sponsoring two bills to expand gambling. SB 3166 and SB 3452 are on 3rd reading and could be called for a vote at any time. SB 3166 allows licensed veterans establishments to operate video gambling machines in a municipality or unincorporated area of a county that has banned video gambling. The Video Gambling Act allows municipalities to “opt out” of video gambling. SB 3166 would open the door for video gambling in other liquor pouring establishments to “even the playing field”. Problem, Pathological Gambling Rates High Among Veterans: About 8% of U.S. veterans are problem gamblers, and an additional 2% are pathological gamblers, a study from the Department of Veterans Affairs reveals. People who have more posttraumatic symptoms, anxiety, and depression tend to have more gambling problems. “Read more SB 3452 legalizes Internet betting on horse racing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from computers, smart phones, I-pads and tablets. The General Assembly approved a three-year Advanced Deposit Wagering “pilot program” in 2009. SB 3452 would extend Internet gambling on horse racing until 2022. SB 3452 will not save horse racing, but will make track owners and their ADW companies richer. For Immediate Action Call your State Senator TODAY and ask him/her to Vote NO on SB 3166 and SB 3452 -expansion of gambling. (Capitol Switchboard – 217-782-2000) Share this Alert with your faith community Forward to 10 others.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Queering Government Schools: Just Say No – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send a child to a public school is to encourage that child to engage in LGBTQ activity. I should write a book about LGBTQ promoters in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if had gone to a public grade school like they did, I would be promoting LGBTQ activity like they do.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/queering-government-schools-just-say-no/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-queering-government-schools-just-say-no/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For decades homosexual and “trans” activists have used schools to indoctrinate children with the disordered and destructive “LGBTQ” ideology. Thirteen years ago, the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education published an article titled “Trans-Friendly Preschool” by now-ordained Rev. Laurel A. Dykstra, a “bisexual Christian activist” who has twins via a sperm donor. I wrote about her article for IFI in 2008—a decade ago. Here are some of Dykstra’s ideas for training up children in the way they should go:)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner’s new website slams Pritzker-Madigan “corruption” (DIERSEN: I have been the DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman since 1999. From I see, in my precinct, those who vote for Democrats do not care about Illinois’ financial problems or corruption, but they despise, if not hate, Trump and those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/rauners-new-website-slams-pritzker-madigan-corruption/
— Madigan and lone chairmanship “No” vote together on Joravsky’s show (FROM THE ARTICLE: I doubt we’ll ever see Rauner and Ives appear together on Dan Proft’s radio show.) (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If/when Rauner loses to Pritzker, who will the Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs blame? ANSWER: Those who supported Ives in the primary. I supported Pat O’Malley in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary. I should write a book about those who continue to blame me, but not Dan Proft, for Jim Ryan’s defeat in the general election.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/todays-must-listen-madigan-and-lone-chairmanship-no-vote-together-on-joravskys-show/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: House Speaker Michael Madigan was a guest on “The Ben Joravsky Show” radio program yesterday, which is odd in and of itself. The anti-machine Chicago Reader columnist ain’t exactly a member of the Madigan wing of the Democratic Party. But making this even more interesting, Madigan appeared on the show with Peter Janko, who was the lone vote against Madigan’s bid for party chairman yesterday. Everyone appeared to get along fine, partly because Madigan kept the focus on defeating Gov. Rauner. Madigan was also asked what he would say to Alaina Hampton if he could.)
— Madigan says he hasn’t made up his mind on legalizing marijuana (DIERSEN: Pot is poison. If you promote pot, you shout that you promote destruction. If you smoke pot, if you want to smoke pot, and/or if you want others to smoke pot, you shout that you lack moral fiber, that you are evil, and/or that you have mental problems.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/madigan-says-he-hasnt-made-up-his-mind-on-legalizing-marijuana/
— Comptroller: State racked up “two decades worth of late payment interest penalties in just over two years”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/24/comptroller-state-racked-up-two-decades-worth-of-late-payment-interest-penalties-in-just-over-two-years/

 

GOPUSA
— Mass. Senate candidate fights city order to remove anti-Warren ‘fake Indian’ signs (DIERSEN: What about Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs who are fake Republicans?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44383

 

CNS NEWS
— Liberals Killed Equal Rights Amendment, Not ‘Religious Right’ – Bill Donohue
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/bill-donohue/liberals-killed-equal-rights-amendment-not-religious-right
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Times looks even more hypocritical when it says that while there are laws granting equal rights to women, “The E.R.A. would add an extra layer of legal protection for women—and men—against discrimination.” Yet when it comes to laws offering a new round of legal protection for the unborn, or for white men victimized by affirmative action, the same New York Times says we have enough laws on the books for them.)

 

BLAZE
— OUTRAGEOUS: Parkland survivor questioned by officers after going to gun range with his father to learn to shoot – Breck Dumas (DIERSEN: Who taught you how to shoot? During the late 1950s, one of my relatives who lived on my grandparents’ farm in Grant Park taught me how to shoot.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/23/parkland-survivor-questioned-by-officers-after-going-to-gun-range-with-his-father-to-learn-to-shoot

 

DAILY CALLER
— DHS Chief Promises Swift Detention, Deportation Of ‘Caravan’ Migrants – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/23/kirstjen-nielsen-detention-deportation-caravan-migrants/
— Congress Can’t Be Trusted To Protect Your Data – Jeremy Cerone (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates talked and acted like my Democrat superiors had given them copies of a) my tax returns and financial disclosure forms 1971-1977 and then b) my and my wife’s joint tax returns and financial disclosure forms 1978-1997.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/24/congress-cant-be-trusted-to-protect-your-data/
— Trump White House Staffers Encouraging Republicans Not To Defend Pruitt – JASON HOPKINS (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that IF I HAD ANY DEFENDERS, I would still be a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/23/trump-white-house-republicans-not-defending-scott-pruitt/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Syracuse charges 18 fraternity members with satire ‘beyond the bounds of free speech’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/44265/

 

POLITICO
— Trump vows to bar ‘caravans’ of asylum-seeking migrants from entering U.S. The president also hinted he may make border security a condition for a new NAFTA agreement. – CRISTIANO LIMA (DIERSEN: One could argue that U.S. citizens who promote illegal immigration a) should lose their U.S. citizenship and b) should be deported.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/23/trump-caravans-border-nafta-545624

 

REUTERS
— Migrant ‘caravan’ that angers Trump nears U.S.-Mexico border – Edgard Garrido
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-caravan/migrant-caravan-that-angers-trump-nears-u-s-mexico-border-idUSKBN1HU2ZB

 

CBS NEWS
— “Men only” job ads show ongoing discrimination in China: Report
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-job-ads-discrimination-human-rights-watch-report/

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump warns immigrant caravan approaching U.S. border of prosecution, deportation With the group of about 500 migrants just 12 hours from the U.S. border, Trump directed the DHS to not allow “large caravans of people” into the U.S. – Adam Edelman and Nicole Acevedo
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-warns-immigrant-caravan-approaching-u-s-border-prosecution-deportation-n868486

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Ronny Jackson, Trump’s V.A. Nominee, Faces Claims of Overprescription and Hostile Work Environment – Nicholas Fandos (DIERSEN: Have you worked in a hostile work environment? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997 in its Chicago office, the work environment became increasingly hostile for its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/us/politics/ronny-jackson-veterans-affairs.html?emc=edit_na_20180424
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is examining allegations that President Trump’s nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department oversaw a hostile work environment as the White House physician and allowed the overprescribing of drugs, according to congressional officials briefed on the committee’s work. They have also received claims that Dr. Ronny L. Jackson drank too much on the job. The allegations, which have been under investigation since last week, forced the postponement of Dr. Jackson’s confirmation hearing, planned for this Wednesday as senators scrutinize the nominee’s time leading the White House medical staff. Officials familiar with the allegations against Dr. Jackson declined to offer precise details but said that they suggest a pattern of behavior, not just one or two isolated incidents.)
— ERA: A Rebuke to Trump, a Century in the Making – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/opinion/a-rebuke-to-trump-a-century-in-the-making.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Then there’s the question of what the E.R.A. would do. Even the most die-hard proponents of the amendment acknowledge that it’s unlikely to radically advance women’s rights, at least in the short term. That’s because, for decades, many courts have applied the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to sex discrimination, creating a body of case law that’s functioned as a sort of de facto E.R.A. As to whether the amendment could actually undo some programs that are beneficial to women, like sex-based affirmative action efforts, legal experts point to the fact that though the Constitution already protects the rights of people regardless of race, race-based affirmative action continues to exist. They also point to parts of the country that have state-level E.R.A.s and have not had such outcomes.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Shrinking workspaces – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Of course, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate were beyond furious when I got a preferred corner office instead of a cube when GAO moved into a new building in 1990. I would not have gotten that office if the GAO manager who had hired me in 1980 and had gotten me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, had not promoted me to GS-13 in 1986. I would not have gotten a preferred office if my working for the Post Office for almost 3 years and for IRS for almost 9 years had not been counted for seniority purposes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/04/24/qa-for-federal-workers-shrinking-workspaces/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Near-Junk Illinois to Sell More Bonds—Will Investors Buy In? Worst-rated state in the country set to add to more than $30-billion debt pile – Gunjan Banerji
https://www.wsj.com/articles/near-junk-illinois-to-sell-more-bondswill-investors-buy-in-1524574801
— Retirees Are Less Confident About Having Enough to Live On Driving concerns are rising medical and long-term care costs, uncertainty surrounding Social Security and Medicare – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: Will you and your spouse have enough to live on in retirement? My wife and I will, but with a far lower standard of living than if the Democrats who run the federal government had not wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my $125,325 salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars. We spend little or nothing on meals out, booze, entertainment, vacations, pets, and other immediate pleasures.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirees-are-less-confident-about-having-enough-to-live-on-1524562200
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Other findings indicate that workers may be overestimating how long they will be able to remain on the job. While workers expect to retire at a median age of 65, retirees typically reported leaving the workforce at 62. While 79% of workers plan to work for pay in retirement, just 34% of retirees said they have actually done so. About 65% of American workers said they or a spouse have saved money for retirement. Almost half reported that the total value of their savings, excluding home equity, is below $25,000. In contrast, 21% said they have saved $250,000 or more.)
— Driver Plows Van Into Toronto Pedestrians, Kills 10 Police arrest Alek Minassian of Toronto after a brief standoff; motive remains unclear – Vipal Monga and Jacquie McNish (DIERSEN: Some people use guns to kill others, some people use vans to kill others.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/van-strikes-pedestrians-in-toronto-1524508659

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP BRANDS MIGRANT CARAVAN A ‘DISGRACE,’ ORDERS HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICIALS TO TURN AWAY IMMIGRANTS AT BORDER – MARIE SOLIS
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-migrant-caravan-immigrants-border-897670

 

WALLET HUB
— 2018’s Most Gambling-Addicted States – Adam McCann (DIERSEN: Tragically, Illinois is ranked 9th. I should write a book about gambling promoters who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me.)
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-addicted-to-gambling/20846/

 

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— California governor candidate John Cox says pot users should be hospitalized – Joshua Stewart (DIERSEN: At a minimum, they should not be allowed to drive vehicles or own firearms. To use pot is to damage your brain.)
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-cox-marijuana-20180423-story.html

 

WTMJ TV
— What really happens if you don’t pay your taxes by April 17 (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880.)
https://www.tmj4.com/financial-fitness/what-really-happens-if-you-dont-pay-your-taxes-by-april-17
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “In some cases, [accounts] will be escalated to a revenue officer, which is a person that goes out in the field and collects taxes,” Harris says. That’s more likely for people who owe tens of thousands of dollars or more, he says.)

 

FED SMITH
— Should There Be Term Limits for Congress? – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: All of my critics/opponents, all of their operatives, and all of their dupes want term limits. They stress a) HOW MUCH BETTER TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is doing without me as its chairman, b) HOW MUCH BETTER Wheaton Chamber of Commerce is doing without me as a Government Affairs Committee member, c) HOW MUCH BETTER Milton Township Republican Central Committee is doing without me as its webmaster, d) HOW MUCH BETTER Illinois Center Right Coalition is doing without me as a Steering Committee member, e) HOW MUCH BETTER American Association of Political Consultants is doing without me as a Midwest Chapter board member, f) HOW MUCH BETTER GAO is doing without me as an employee, g) HOW MUCH BETTER IRS is doing without me as an employee, and h) HOW MUCH BETTER the Post Office is doing without me as an employee.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/04/23/term-limits-congress/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 818 James Court, Wheaton – $524,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448290_zpid/

April 22 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Observations on March 20, 2018 primary election results for Diersen’s DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton: Of the precinct’s:
– 504 registered voters, 207 (41%) are Republican, 137 (27%) are Democrat, and 160 (32%) are unaffiliated.
– 504 registered voters, 219 (43%) voted and 285 (57%) did not vote.
– 207 registered Republicans, 112 (54%) voted and 95 (46%) did not vote.
– 137 registered Democrats, 107 (78%) voted and 30 (22%) did not vote.
– 160 unaffiliated registered voters, 0 (0%) voted.
– 504 registered voters, 23 (5%) changed their affiliation from Republican to Democrat.
– 504 registered voters, 21 (4%) changed from unaffiliated to Democrat.
– 504 registered voters, 16 (3%) changed from unaffiliated to Republican.
– 504 registered voters, 2 (.04%) changed their affiliation from Democrat to Republican.
– 504 registered voters, at least 20 (4%) no longer live in the precinct. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

WGN RADIO
— The possible lasting effects of the Financial Disclosure Reports – Rick Pearson
http://wgnradio.com/2018/04/22/the-possible-lasting-effects-of-the-financial-disclosure-reports/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rick Pearson talks with NPR Illinois Springfield correspondent, Brian Mackey, about the Financial Disclosure Reports and how the money candidates spend can impact voting. Brian and Rick also take a look at the latest entry in the race for Governor by Sam McCann and what this means for Bruce Rauner.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sean Hannity fuels the far right’s paranoia – Daniel Pupo, Orland Park
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sean-hannity-fuels-far-right-paranoia-letters/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Lisle Township considering spending $2.6 million on new assessor’s office building – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-lisle-township-assessor-building-st-0422-story.html
— Are lower tax rates linked to higher home appreciation? – Kenneth R. Harney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0422-kenneth-harney-20180417-story.html
— Aurora eyes $1 million grant for job training program – Steve Lord (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. I spent lots of my time and my money a) earning a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970, b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, f) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from III in 1997, g) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-jobtraining-st-0423-story.html
— Free food for thought: Campus food pantries proliferate – AP (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I was a student at UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. The money to pay for tuition, books, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and room and board at NIU 1969-1970 (three semesters at University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) and then a summer session at Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/ ) came from my part-time Park Forest Post Office job 1966-1969 that paid $15.85-$16.91 an hour in today’s dollars and my part-time jobs working on a Chrysler automobile assembly line in Belvidere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvidere_Assembly_Plant) and as a security guard at the University Plaza Dormitory in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–college-hunger-20180418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Nathan Etter to encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-gay-teacher-st-0420-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-central-walkout-day-st-0422-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Nathan Etter to encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180421/editorial-taking-full-advantage-of-a-teaching-moment

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Automatic voter registration big step forward – Editorial (DIERSEN: What about registered voters who do not vote? Of the 207 register Republicans in my precinct, 95 (46%) did not vote in the March 20, 2018 primary. Of the 137 register Democrats in my precinct, 30 (22%) did not vote in the primary. None of the 160 registered unaffiliated voters in my precinct voted in the primary.)
http://www.whig.com/20180421/automatic-voter-registration-big-step-forward#/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Peoria Recovery Project reaches toward addiction solutions – Kelsey Watznauer (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, to etc. who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other addictive vices? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other addictive vices. Of course, they work extremely hard against me.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180421/peoria-recovery-project-reaches-toward-addiction-solutions/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who will pay and how much? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me to pay more taxes. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-04-22/editorial-who-will-pay-and-how-much.html
— Nursing home decisions weigh heavily on board – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-22/tom-kacich-nursing-home-decisions-weigh-heavily-board.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Money Will Direct Governor’s Race
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263878#.WtxYUsuKSM8
— Keeping Track of Employees for Governor – Benjamin Yount
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263882#.WtxX5cuKSM8

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Weirdness in the Gubernatorial Race Just Beginning – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/weirdness-gubernatorial-race-beginning

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Reaching for a solution to addiction problems – Andrew Harvey (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, to etc. who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other addictive vices? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other addictive vices. Of course, they work extremely hard against me.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/reaching-for-a-solution-to-addiction-problems/1132671254

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Touts Value of Trip to Germany
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/21/rauner-touts-value-trip-germany/

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Pritzker ‘glad’ to see McCann amplify Rauner’s negatives – Mark Maxwell (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who focuses on amplifying the negatives of others? What demographics do they paint as being negative? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes both paint and amplify the following demographics as being negative: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, ancestors having been in America for a long time, retired federal employee, former union member, American nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, not living in the municipality that you grew up in, etc.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/capitol-connection/pritzker-glad-to-see-mccann-amplify-rauners-negatives/1132912544

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Threatens to Make DNC Lawsuit Backfire — He Wants to Countersue for Servers, Emails – SAM DORMAN (DIERSEN: When it serves their purposes, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being litigious because of all the lawsuits that I have filed. One thing that I learned from filing all those lawsuits is that plaintiffs should always get strong restraining orders (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restraining_order) against defendants. I should write a book a) about the defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed and b) about what they have done, are doing, and will forever do to destroy me.)
https://ijr.com/2018/04/1087241-trump-threatens-dnc-lawsuit-backfire/

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Identity Theft: Illegal Aliens’ Stock and Trade – BOB DANE
https://immigrationreform.com/2018/04/16/identity-theft-illegal-aliens-stock-trade/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Liberal Media Target Hannity; Attack Backfires – Jeffrey Lord (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have attacked me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. Each chapter in the book would include the article, its author, who attacked me, how they attacked me, and why. Of course, the aforesaid attackers continue to do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2018/04/21/liberal-media-target-hannity-attack-backfires

 

THE HILL
— Trump struggles to get new IRS team in place – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: I am one of the very few Republicans who has worked for IRS. I am one of the extremely few Republicans who has worked for GAO on audits of IRS. I worked IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I worked GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403-$102,830.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/384220-trump-struggles-to-get-new-irs-team-in-place

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The new normal: We will have no idea how much Trump made in 2017 – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/04/17/the-new-normal-we-will-have-no-idea-how-much-trump-made-in-2017/

 

BLOOMBERG
— To Save Democracy, This Economist Wants to Kill Its Core Principle Dambisa Moyo’s Edge of Chaos makes an argument for weighted voting—giving more voting power to the educated, and taking it away for others. – PETER COY (DIERSEN: How informed are the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? Why do they vote? To vote for Democrats is to vote to get rid 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/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-19/dambisa-moyo-edge-of-chaos-review
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As is often the case, though, Moyo’s solutions aren’t as persuasive as her diagnosis. If you think about it, even devoted democrats draw the line somewhere on ballot box access: The right to vote is generally denied to prisoners, children, noncitizens, and people judged mentally incompetent. But imagine the envy and anger that would be unleashed if voting power were based on profession or education. Who would decide how to divide the public into first-, second-, and third-class citizens? Would biology professors be certified as “highly qualified” but high school history teachers ranked “standard qualified”? What about journalists vs. carpenters vs. actors vs. the unemployed? And how much of the public would be consigned to the lowest tier of “unqualified” voters—would it be 1 percent or 10 percent or more? A civics test seems a more defensible way to implement weighted voting, but not really. It implicitly equates knowledge with good judgment, which experience tells us isn’t a sound equation. As the conservative writer William F. Buckley Jr. once said, “I’d rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.” In the end, Moyo comes across as a well-meaning meritocrat. Democracy has its flaws, all right, but elitism isn’t the way to cure them.)

 

INDIANA GAZETTE
— Another election problem: no tax return – Harry Shirley, Brush Valley (DIERSEN: One could argue that if candidates should disclose their tax returns, than voters should too. What percent of voters vote for a candidate because that candidate promises to use government to give preference to those who share that voter’s demographics? What percent of voters vote for a candidate because that candidate promises to use government to get rid of those 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/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/another-election-problem-no-tax-return/article_c3b2ed78-8bd2-5769-b20d-1759135ca586.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These tax returns disclose all income and who pays them so the voter can tell if the governor or presidential candidate was later making decisions that would benefit the voter or increase the candidate’s income.)

 

ALBANY TIMES UNION
— Pulitzer winners flee journalism Industry’s decline prompts many to find other careers – AP
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Pulitzer-winners-flee-journalism-12854366.php

 

WAMU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Emily Nakano, a high school senior from Illinois, to call for “stricter gun laws.”
https://wamu.org/story/18/04/21/a-new-generations-political-awakening/

 

GEEK WIRE
— Certifying online journalists: A bad idea whose time has come? – FRANK CATALANO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have since 2000 hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am NOT a journalist. They dismiss/belittle/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn the fact a) that much of what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do, and that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325 and b) that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Instead, they stress a) that I do not have a degree in journalism, b) that no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, c) that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are free and do not contain any advertising or pictures, and d) that certain people who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois shout that I am NOT a journalist. Inconsistently, outrageously, many of the aforesaid at the same time hint/imply/argue/shout that I AM A JOURNALIST, AND THEREFORE, I SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO: a) be a Republican Precinct Committeeman, b) be a Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), or Illinois Republican Party (IRP) officer, and c) attend MTRCC, DCRCC, or IRP events that are closed to journalists.)
/www.geekwire.com/2018/certifying-online-journalists-bad-idea-whose-time-come/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Part of the difficulty in any kind of certification is the notoriously independent nature of many attracted to the craft of journalism. Another is that even professional journalism organizations may be hard-pressed to agree on specifics of any credential, or be able to manage it when their membership ranks are in decline due to deep staffing cuts within traditional media organizations. “Professional journalists do, at nearly unanimous numbers, adhere to the professional standards of organizations like SPJ (Society of Professional Journalists ) and NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) and RTDNA (Radio Television Digital News Association), whether they have a certification that says so or not,” said Caley Cook, journalism lecturer at the University of Washington and an investigative and feature reporter. “I don’t think it hurts, really, to get a journalistic certification, but I don’t think an average news consumer is going to take one look at that and say, well I trust you now.” Those doubts are shared by SPJ Washington board member Daniel Person. “When you look at the sites/pages/accounts that are disseminating false information, there are all sorts of red flags suggesting that it’s not a reputable source: goofy URLs, lack of citation, bad grammar, etc.,” Person, a former Seattle Weekly editor, said. “Yet people seem willing to blow past these caution signs so long as the ‘news’ they are reporting confirms their worldview … If people are willing to share a story from SpicyAmericaNewz.Ru, what’s to say they’ll check the reporter’s credentials beforehand?” While there may be a place for some kind of voluntary certification for journalism newbies or freelancers who don’t belong to a professional media organization, Cook thinks a better solution lies beyond the outflow end of the story pipe. “When normal people truly don’t consider the source of their information or how it was gathered, we have a greater problem than certification of journalists could solve,” Cook said. Instead, she points to the oft-cited need for better media literacy, “what makes information reliable, how to question the source of information, media industrialization and consolidation, etc,” she said “I think you’d find this would have a far greater impact on the perception of ‘fake news’ than if you put that onus on the journalists.”)

 

GUARDIAN
— Trump attacks New York Times journalist over Michael Cohen article – Lauren Gambino (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have attacked me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. Each chapter in the book would include the article, its author, who attacked me, how they attacked me, and why. Of course, the aforesaid attackers continue to do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/21/donald-trump-attacks-new-york-times-journalist-over-michael-cohen-article

April 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Governor’s race price tag: $150 million — and it’s only half over – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/governors-race-price-tag-150-million-and-its-only-half-over/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, who gave Rauner a run for his money in the primary, spent about $12.58 per vote. She garnered 341,836 statewide votes, while spending about $4.3 million since first announcing her run. Ives received $3.926 million in contributions, with $2.5 million from Richard Uihlein and $20,000 from conservative radio host Dan Proft. Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman also contributed $5,000 to Ives’ campaign. The bulk of Ives’ campaign money — $2.74 million — was spent on advertising. She also spent $385,680 on a pamphlet called “The Governor You Don’t Know: The Other Side of Bruce Rauner,” which was published and sent out to voters’ homes.)
— Judges order state to hand over $1.4M in withheld tax revenue to Harvey – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/judges-order-state-to-hand-over-1-4m-in-withheld-tax-revenue-to-harvey/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State legislators pounce on Harvey’s pension woes to push reform, appellate court rules in city’s favor – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-harvey-legislative-reform-st-0417-story.html
— Rauner spent four times more than Ives en route to narrow primary victory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-cash-20180417-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner spent over four times more than state Rep. Jeanne Ives in the months before his narrow primary victory on March 20. The first-term governor spent about $17.7 million in the first quarter, according to campaign records filed late Monday. That’s compared with about $4.3 million spent by Ives, who lost by just three percentage points. And Democrat J.B. Pritzker spent nearly double what Rauner did, reporting $34 million in expenses this year, far more than state Sen. Daniel Biss’ $5.8 million and Kenilworth businessman Chris Kennedy’s $3.9 million. Rauner starts the fall campaign with about $38.5 million in his campaign fund for what some observers predict could be the most expensive governor campaign in history. Pritzker showed about $8.1 million in the bank at the start of the month. He’s given his campaign $7 million since the primary ended, bringing his self-funding total to $76.5 million.)
— Mock Indiana? Think again – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-indiana-finances-illinois-20180416-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and even worse things.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-starbucks-20180416-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Emanuel plan to get police to buy homes in more violent neighborhoods hasn’t netted many sales yet – John Byrne (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrats who despise if not hate religious people, conservatives, and/or Republicans, but who hypocritically move into and/or stay in religious, conservative, and/or Republican areas to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that religious principles, conservative principles, and/or Republican principles bring forth?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-police-home-buying-program-20180410-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Starbucks to train workers on ‘unconscious bias,’ CEO says – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180416/news/304169875/
— Elgin pet food pantry wants to serve veterans, open second location – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My government and/or political critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise dogs, b) pander to dogs, c) claim that dogs love them, d) own dogs and spend lots of time and money on dogs, e) want to own dogs or own more dogs, and/or d) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who do not glorify and praise dogs, pander to dogs, claim that dogs love them, own dogs and spend lots of time and money on dogs, and/or want to own dogs or own more dogs. They are furious that I have lots more time and lots more money because I have never owned a dog. My parents never owned dogs. My grandparents on my father’s side never owned dogs. I was a mailman 1966-1969. I see and hear far too many dogs that are neglected, mistreated, if not abused by their owners.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180416/elgin-pet-food-pantry-wants-to-serve-veterans-open-second-location

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The best workplaces for baby boomers – ANNE MOORE (DIERSEN: If you are a baby boomer working for the federal government, your Democrat superiors are doing everything that they can to get rid of you unless you are a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180412/ISSUE01/180419962

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Effingham County now a ‘sanctuary’ for gun owners – Graham Milldrum (DIERSEN: Who is leading the effort to make your county, your township/ward, and your municipality a sanctuary for individuals, organizations, and companies that anti-Trumps are doing everything that they can to get rid of including those 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?)
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/effingham-county-now-a-sanctuary-for-gun-owners/article_325483da-d0cd-53dc-a983-61abf873834d.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers hint/imply/argue/shout that if pot is legalized, no one would push synthetic pot.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180416/woman-arrested-for-allegedly-selling-synthetic-marijuana-in-springfield

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State funding to provide additional $7.26M for McHenry County schools
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/16/state-funding-to-provide-additional-7-26m-for-mchenry-county-schools/a9y6rnu/

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— State honors bicentennial farm family – AP (DIERSEN: What is your connection with farming? During the 1950s and early 1960s, I spent lots of time at my mother’s parents’ farm in Grant Park. My father’s mother was raised on a farm in Crete. My ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/State-honors-bicentennial-farm-family-12839796.php

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Lawmakers Talk Net-Neutrality – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263593#.WtXp1YyKSM8

 

WSIU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
http://news.wsiu.org/post/committee-considering-bill-urge-illinois-schools-note-historic-contributons-lgbtq-people#stream/0

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction. What if Rauner’s advisors succeed in convincing him to promote pot to get reelected?
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/04/17/weed-week-rauners-reefer-madness-rules-despite-overwhelming-support-for-legal-pot

 

BGA
— Fact-Check: Is Chicago Gun Violence Really ‘Killing’ the City’s Bottom Line? Chicago’s former top cop, now a challenger to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s re-election, says murders and shootings cost city taxpayers more than is spent on all other programs combined. The claim is a wild exaggeration based on a misreading of research. – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
https://www.bettergov.org/news/fact-check-is-chicago-gun-violence-really-%E2%80%98killing%E2%80%99-the-citys-bottom-line
— Following BGA Analysis, Sen. Cullerton Introduces Plan to Limit Rich Severance Packages Cullerton legislation was prompted by BGA examination of multiple golden parachute cases that cost Illinois taxpayers millions along with research on best practices in other states.
https://www.bettergov.org/news/following-bga-analysis-sen-cullerton-introduces-plan-to-limit-rich-severance-packages

 

ROBERT FEDER
— Journalism’s would-be savior ends ‘scandalous reign’
http://www.robertfeder.com/2018/04/16/robservations-journalisms-savior-ends-scandalous-reign/

 

JEANNE IVES
— Taxpayers Beware – House of Cards Begins Epic Collapse
http://www.jeanneives.org/2018/04/taxpayers-beware-house-of-cards-begins.html

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Police pension fund changes bring questions from GOP House panel members – Angela Underwood
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511392989-police-pension-fund-changes-bring-questions-from-gop-house-panel-members

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— House backs disconnection measure called unneeded, seen as special deal for one suburb – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511390708-house-backs-disconnection-measure-called-unneeded-seen-as-special-deal-for-one-suburb

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MORE THAN 100 TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENTS FILE IN OPPOSITION TO TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATION BILL A House bill that would allow communities to consolidate local township governments has earned support from both parties – and the opposition of township officials. – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: Did your township file a witness slip?)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/more-than-100-township-governments-file-in-opposition-to-township-consolidation-bill/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One common critique of consolidation measures by government officials is that services would be diminished. But HB 3133 provides that the responsibilities and obligations of a dissolved township be transferred to its receiving county, suggesting that residents could expect continued delivery of public services at a reduced cost. This concept is not without precedent: DuPage County has eliminated multiple units of local government, while consolidating the services of others, since the passage of a 2013 consolidation law that only applied to DuPage County. In a 2015 report, Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti held up the DuPage example as a model for fiscal reform for other counties. Sure enough, lawmakers representing Lake and McHenry counties successfully pushed through the General Assembly a similar consolidation bill that extended much of DuPage County’s consolidation powers to both counties.)
— 18 EMPLOYEES MAKE MORE THAN $100K AT PARK DISTRICT OF HIGHLAND PARK Two tennis pros make more than $100,000 in total compensation at Highland Park’s park district. – Brendan Bakala (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 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.illinoispolicy.org/18-employees-make-more-than-100k-at-park-district-of-highland-park/

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— State EPA suffering from lack of staff – Raquel Martin (DIERSEN: Those who run the federal government face less scrutiny because Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives a) successfully led the effort to gut GAO during the 1980s and 1990s and b) continue to assure that GAO continues to be just a shell of what it once was.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/state-epa-suffering-from-lack-of-staff/1126233695

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Consequences of Implementing the ERA
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/the-consequences-of-implementing-the-era-illinois-family-spotlight-090/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 17TH CD STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEMAN RACE HEATS UP AS GOP ELECTION NEARS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/17th-cd-state-central-committeeman-race-heats-up-as-gop-election-nears.html
— IVES: PUSHES “B” WORD AS OPTION FOR DEBT-RIDDEN LOCAL ILLINOIS GOVERNMENTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/ives-pushes-b-word-as-option-for-debt-ridden-local-illinois-governments.html
— LAWSUIT CLAIMS U OF ILLINOIS MUZZLED STUDENT JOURNALISTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/lawsuit-claims-u-of-illinois-muzzled-student-journalists.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Has Giving Leftists What They Want Made America Better? – Lloyd Marcus (DIERSEN: Which elected officials who represent/represented you have given the most to lefties? Which of them who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican have done the most to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, erosion of First and Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/04/has_giving_leftists_what_they_want_made_america_better.html

 

FEDERALIST
— DISGUSTING, BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS, BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE: Law Students Protest Free Speech Talk With Shouts Of ‘F-ck The Law’ A protestor’s sign put it, ‘Rule of law = white supremacy, violence against [people of color], violence against immigrants.’ These were law students protesting the rule of law. – Ilya Shapiro
http://thefederalist.com/2018/04/17/law-students-protest-free-speech-talk-shouts-f-ck-law/

 

GOPUSA
— Hogg boycott increased Laura Ingraham’s viewers by 20%
http://www.gopusa.com/hogg-boycott-increased-laura-ingrahams-viewers-by-20/
— Colo. teachers: ‘Weed money’ must go to teacher’s salaries
http://www.gopusa.com/colo-teachers-weed-money-must-go-to-teachers-salaries/
— Kids being used to sue Florida governor over climate change (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats have their children wear brown shirts?)
http://www.gopusa.com/kids-being-used-to-sue-florida-governor-over-climate-change/

 

BLAZE
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Canada’s Liberal party to consider making all illicit drugs legal – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/16/canadas-liberal-party-to-consider-making-all-illicit-drugs-legal

 

LIFEZETTE
— Big Tech Leading Censorship ‘War’ on Conservatives, Report Says From Google to Facebook to Twitter, social media firms are blocking and diminishing right-leaning views at every turn – Brendan Kirby (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Google, Facebook, and Twitter.)
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/big-tech-leading-censorship-war-on-conservatives-report-says/

 

FOX NEWS
— California’s crazy-intrusive politicians can’t keep their hands off anything — Next up? Homeschoolers! – Sam Sorbo
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/04/17/californias-crazy-intrusive-politicians-cant-keep-their-hands-off-anything-next-up-homeschoolers.html

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Don’t Try To Please Everybody – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: Should I stop trying to please my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, b) that I cause all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems, and c) that blame me for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000?)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2018/04/17/dont-try-to-please-everybody/

 

THE HILL
— OUTRAGEOUS: Trump pick Gorsuch casts deciding Supreme Court vote against deporting immigrant Justice Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s selection last year for the Supreme Court, cast the deciding vote in a decision released Tuesday that sided with an immigrant who had fought his deportation. Gorsuch ruled with the court’s four liberal justices in favor of the immigrant, James Garcia Dimaya, who argued that his convictions on two burglary charges did not represent a violent crime. – LUIS SANCHEZ
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/383512-supreme-court-invalidates-law-requiring-the-deportation-of

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— No One’s Talking About the New Tax Law Republicans hoped to make their $1.5 trillion overhaul the centerpiece of the 2018 midterm elections. But Americans, including President Trump, have lost interest. – Jim Tankersley and Karl Russell
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/business/economy/tax-law-talking.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump fills the job of White House communications director — with himself – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/04/17/daily-202-trump-fills-the-job-of-white-house-communications-director-with-himself/5ad5664530fb046acf7bccab/
— GAO Report on Scott Pruitt’s Installation of a Secure Phone Booth in His Office In this April 16, 2018 report, the Government Accountability Office found that Environmental Protection Agency violated federal appropriations law and the Antideficiency Act by spending $43,000 to install a secure phone booth in EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s personal office without notifying Congress first. (DIERSEN: Before federal agencies take adverse actions against their employees, they should be required to formally notify the employee’s U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that since 1966, my Republican U.S. Representatives, my Republican U.S. Representatives, and their staffs have despised me if not hated me and wanted the Post Office, IRS, and GAO to take adverse actions against me.)
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/national/gao-report-on-scott-pruitts-installation-of-a-secure-phone-booth-in-his-office/2903/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tax Overhaul Remains Unpopular, Poll Shows Overall, 27% view law as good idea, while 36% see it as bad idea; Republicans hoped law would become more popular after enactment – Janet Hook (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Those who oppose that a) do not want government to encourage marriage or homeownership, b) are not married or have a spouse who has little or no income, and/or c) pay little or no real estate tax.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-overhaul-remains-unpopular-poll-shows-1523912555
— FRONT PAGE: BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Yes, It’s Tax Day and You’re Still Doing Returns for Your Adult Children Parents are preparing returns for their grown children even into their 40s, with no plans to hand over the chore – Katherine Bindley (DIERSEN: Do you prepare your own tax returns? Because they make tax laws for all of us, all U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators should be required to prepare their own tax returns, and they if fail/refuse to do that, they should be barred from having anything to do with tax laws. I have prepared my own tax returns since I was 16 years old in 1965. I have filed itemized returns since I was 24 year old in 1973. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403-$102,830. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I paid less federal income tax 1972-1977 because I itemized and my wife and I have paid less federal income tax since 1978 because we have itemized. However, because of the marriage penalty, my wife and I have paid more federal income tax since 1978. It seems that those who are not married and those whose spouse has little or no income want to keep the marriage penalty or even increase it. It seems that those who pay little or no real estate tax and/or state income tax want those deductions to be capped. I am more than happy to teach U.S. Representatives, U.S. Senators, and their staffs how to use Quicken and Turbotax.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/yes-its-tax-day-and-youre-still-doing-returns-for-your-adult-children-1523891041
— Sean Hannity Was a Client of Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen The Fox News commentator’s name is ordered revealed by a federal judge – Erica Orden and Nicole Hong (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Needless-to-say, if anyone paid me for my consulting services, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) would shout at the rooftops that those clients were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) would viciously destroy those clients.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sean-hannity-was-a-client-of-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-1523908997
— FRONT PAGE: Facing Historic Labor Shortages, Companies Snap Up Teenagers – Jennifer Levitz and Eric Morath (DIERSEN: What jobs did you have when you were young? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; and delivered mail 1966-1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facing-historic-labor-shortages-companies-snap-up-teenagers-1523895726

 

BLOOMBERG
— Hey, Republicans: Whose Party Is This, Anyway? – Jonathan Bernstein (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who believe that Bruce Rauner bought and paid for, that is, owns, the Illinois Republican Party lock, stock, and barrel? He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-17/hey-republicans-whose-party-is-this-anyway
— Democrats’ ‘Civil War’ Is More Civil Than War Forget the talk of a crackup. The party will stick together until Trump is gone. – Francis Wilkinson
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-17/democrats-will-be-unified-as-long-as-trump-is-president
— Delivering Your Tax Refund Is the Least of the IRS’s Problems – Ben Steverman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste my knowledge of IRS. They include my Democrat and IRS and GAO superiors, Republican U.S. Senators, Republican U.S. Representatives, and their staffs. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403-$102,830.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-17/delivering-your-tax-refund-is-the-least-of-the-irs-s-problems

 

DAILY ADVERTISER
— Steve Scalise is liked and respected. But will he be elected House speaker? – Deborah Barfield Berry (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, it is all but impossible to be “liked and respected” if those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in your state a) hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and even worse things, b) blame you for all of their problems, for all of your problems, and for all of everyone’s problems, and c) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who share your demographics.)
https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2018/04/17/steve-scalise-liked-and-respected-but-he-elected-house-speaker/521153002/

 

NEWS PATROLLING
— Illinois Governor issues Proclamation on Hindu prayers at Illinois Senate & House
http://www.newspatrolling.com/illinois-governor-issues-proclamation-on-hindu-prayers-at-illinois-senate-house/

April 16 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. QUESTION: What should Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) candidates promise to do, and do, if they are elected? ANSWER: Defend and advance the IRP platform. Be loyal to the platform and NOT to whoever gives them, or the IRP, the most money. Notify in a timely manner all the party leaders and elected Precinct Committeemen in their congressional district of the date, time, and location of IRP SCC meetings. Seek input for agenda items from the aforesaid before each IRP SCC meeting. Provide the aforesaid with IRP SCC meeting agendas as soon as they are finalized. Attend all IRP SCC meetings and actively represent the Republicans in their district. Provide the party leaders and elected Precinct Committeemen in their district with a summary of major actions taken at IRP SCC meetings within a week after the meetings. Appoint a member to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee who is a Republican, and NOT a RINO, a Democrat plant, a Libertarian plant, or a Green plant. Appoint a Deputy IRP SCC Member who can and will help you do the aforesaid. Further, IRP SCC candidates should be extremely financially secure because RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, because they are disciples of Saul Alinsky, and because they have destroyed and will destroy those who defend and advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the IRP platform. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Do you support all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform? I do. Are you a conservative? I am. How would you react if a Republican candidate hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that conservatives run the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Central Committee, etc., b) that those conservatives should stop purging “those who don’t completely align with our platform,” and c) that Rauner’s rejection of the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the IRP platform did not justify a primary challenge? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner attempts conservative “purge” of Illinois GOP leadership (DIERSEN: Incumbents who go against their party’s platform want a primary challenge. It certainly looks like Rauner went against the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform to get a conservative to challenge him in the primary. It certainly looks like Rauner’s reelection strategy was to use his crushing that conservative to run as an anti-conservative to get votes from Democrats like most Republican candidates in Illinois do. Obviously, Rauner erroneously assumed that he would crush Ives.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511392525-rauner-attempts-conservative-purge-of-illinois-gop-leadership
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party. At issue: the re-election of current Illinois GOP Chairman Timothy O. Schneider of Bartlett, a close ally of Rauner and a sharp critic of State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in the recent gubernatorial primary. “He’s in trouble,” a source close to the situation told Prairie State Wire. Lake County GOP Chairman Mark Shaw is mounting a strong challenge to Schneider, sources say. Republican precinct committeemen gather at their county conventions this Wed. to nominate and elect eighteen State Central Committee members, or one from each Illinois congressional district. State Central Committee members will meet in May to select the state party chairman. Rauner and his allies have targeted three members for defeat– John McGlasson of Pontiac (16th Congressional District/U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger), Robert Winchester, Sr. of Rosiclare (15th Congressional District/U.S. Rep. John Shimkus) and Fred Floreth of Springfield (13th Congressional District/U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis). DeWitt County GOP Chairman Dustin Peterson dropped his challenge to Floreth on Friday, after reports that he had once been arrested for a DUI. Challenging McGlasson is State Rep. Thomas Demmer (R-Dixon) and Winchester, State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet). . .Sources say Rauner allies have offered to have Rose will withdraw his candidacy and put a designee of Winchester, a retired state employee who spent ten years in the Illinois House (1974-84) and joined the State Central Committee in 2002, on the Illinois GOP payroll. Illinois House GOP Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and Illinois Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) are backing Rose’s bid and criticizing Winchester for being disloyal to the governor, sources say. Winchester campaigned at the Bond County Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday night, but Rose did not appear. Detmers Fansler, a former aide to then-Illinois Secretary of State George Ryan, was ousted from the State Central Committee in 2014 after backing then-chairman Pat Brady, a Rauner ally who sought to change the party platform to support gay marriage.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— APRIL 7, 2018 FLASHBACK: WILL THE GOV SUCCEED IN PULLING THE ILGOP FURTHER LEFT? STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS NEXT TEST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/will-the-gov-succeed-in-pulling-the-ilgop-further-left-state-central-committee-elections-next-test.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Tea Party leader Denise Cattoni told Illinois Review that she’s concerned about the state and its future if conservatives disengage from voting in the fall. But, as a vocal supporter of Jeanne Ives in the gubernatorial primary, she understands the discouragement many conservatives are expressing. She publicly shared her concerns on her Facebook page Friday in a post addressing precinct committeemen. “The ILGOP is trying to purge all conservatives from the State Central Committee.)

— PETITION SUBMITTED ASKING DOJ TO SUE ILLINOIS OVER SANCTUARY STATE STATUS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/petition-submitted-asking-doj-to-sue-illinois-over-sanctuary-state-status.html
— MCCANN TO ANNOUNCE INDEPENDENT BID MONDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/mccann-to-announce-independent-bid-monday.html
— WEYERMULLER: COVERING PROLIFE PROTEST AT RAUNER’S $500 A PLATE DINNER WITH SCOTT WALKER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/weyermuller-covering-prolife-protest-at-rauners-500-a-plate-dinner-with-scott-walker.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— APRIL 5, 2018 FLASHBACK: Circular firing squad battle moves to state central committee races
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/05/circular-firing-squad-battle-moves-to-state-central-committee-races/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every four years, Republican Party conventions of precinct committeemen are held in every Illinois county for the purpose of electing state central committee members in each of the state’s congressional districts. The filing deadline was March 26th. Dave Diersen posted a list of contested races. I’ve added incumbent (i) designations… . . . That’s a lot of challenges. I asked Dan Proft if he was behind any of these candidates in an attempt to take over the party. Chris Cleveland was a big Jeanne Ives supporter, for example, as was David Smith, Patrick Harlan and others on that list. Proft’s texted response… Think you’ve got it reversed. It reads to me as if Rauner and his big government apparatchiks are working to continue their purge of conservatives from the party per their backing candidates against McGlasson, Floreth and Winchester. Message to Ives and her supporters: leave the party. I checked in with the ILGOP, former statewide candidate Bob Grogan and the Ives campaign, but haven’t yet heard back. . .KOL: What is going on in the 6th? All three are Rauner allies, so I thought)

 

BAKERSFIELD
— APRIL 16, 2018 FLASHBACK: Four big risks from Bolton’s purge of National Security Council – Hal Brands (DIERSEN: I should write a book about conservatives in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who have been purged by Republican Party leaders a) because they are “too conservative,” that is, because they support too many planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks and/or because they fail/refuse to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/four-big-risks-from-bolton-s-purge-of-national-security/article_0c51cd9a-401a-11e8-b8eb-175c5de86dcb.html

 

DAILY COMMERCIAL
— APRIL 14, 2018 FLASHBACK: GOP should follow FDR’s example, purge extremists – David J. Meltsner (DIERSEN: Who is a Republican extremist? According to Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township, Republican extremists support all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) and should be purged. I should write a book about past and present IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee leaders who focus on purging those like me who support all the planks in the IRP platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
http://www.dailycommercial.com/opinion/20180413/david-j-meltsner-gop-should-follow-fdrs-example-purge-extremists

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— MARCH 16, 2018 FLASHBACK: The Attempted Purge of a Rare Pro-Choice Republican (Rauner) in Illinois – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: In Illinois, far too many “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. fail/refuse to defend/advance the right to life plank in the party’s platform. Far too many of them focus on getting rid of those like me who support the right to life plank in the party’s platform.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/the-attempted-purge-of-a-rare-pro-choice-republican.html

 

NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
— TRUMP POISED TO PURGE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT – TOM BOGGIONI (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors constantly purged their employees who were Republican, and especially those like me who were White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I am extremely proud that they failed to purge me for almost 3 years at the Post Office, almost 9 years at IRS, and almost 18 years at GAO.)
http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2018/04/trump-poised-to-purge-justice-department-a-matter-of-when-not-if-says-confidante/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— On “Flannery Fired Up,” which airs Friday evening and Sunday morning on FOX 32, Mike Flannery talks to U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam about Trump, taxes and town halls.
http://ep-fox.s3.amazonaws.com/captures/0C9/CF8/0C9CF8215AC54104B0798EEB497150FD.mp4

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Retiring Paul Ryan could be more ‘liberated’ in dealing with Trump, Democrat says – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: What have you wanted to be liberated from? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am no longer the following not because they succeeded in getting rid of me, but because I wanted to be liberated: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-paul-ryan-raja-krishnamoorthi-20180416-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The best workplaces for women – LENA SINGER (DIERSEN: For Democrats, and especially for Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, the federal government is the best place to work because the federal government gives preference big time to the aforesaid. To make way for the aforesaid, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180412/ISSUE01/180419961
— Is Illinois doomed to another budget crisis? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180413/ISSUE05/180419921

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Schools face heavy burden with proposed pension obligation shift
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/04/13/schools-face-heavy-burden-with-proposed-pension-obligation-shift/asgr178/

 

WSIL TV
— Lawmakers react to potential override of Gun Licensing Bill – Roni LeForge
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37961595/lawmakers-react-to-potential-override-of-gun-licensing-bill

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— CASTEN CALLS: Volunteers were lining up to support Roskam’s November opponent Sean Casten this weekend. Consider this: — Reid McCollum (@MccollumReid) on Twitter: “3 volunteer trainings for @SeanCasten yesterday & 1pm had to turn people away. I’d estimate they had 200+ in all. The people want change in #IL06! #FlipThe6th.” Today — Casten is to hold a news conference this morning to hit Roskam just before tax filing day, or, as Casten’s campaign puts it: “to raise awareness of the huge tax bite facing area homeowners because of Peter Roskam’s irresponsible tax plan.” (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Government should encourage marriage and homeownership.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/16/journalists-applauds-ferro-exit-underwood-outraises-hultgren-blagos-last-legal-gasp-fitzgerald-stands-by-libby-prosecution-264440

 

PROPUBLICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Should I apply to be the ProPublica Newsletter Editor? Just kidding. Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups are “underrepresented:” Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.propublica.org/jobs/newsletter-editor-contract
(FROM THE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: We know there are great candidates who may not fit into what we’ve described above, or who have important skills we haven’t thought of. If that’s you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself. We are dedicated to improving our newsroom, in part by better reflecting the people we cover. (Here is a breakdown of our own staff.) We are committed to diversity and building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and ages. And we are taking steps to meet that commitment. We especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQ people and people with disabilities.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Devilish Details in School Sexuality-Indoctrination Bill – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/devilish-details-in-school-sexuality-indoctrination-bill/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-devilish-details-in-school-sexuality-indoctrination-bill/

 

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— CENSORED! How Online Media Companies Are Suppressing Conservative Speech – Ashley Rae Goldenberg and Dan Gainor
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/ashley-rae-goldenberg/2018/04/16/censored-how-online-media-companies-are-suppressing
https://info.mrc.org/censored

 

BREITBART
— Biden: Republicans ‘Don’t Want Black Folks Voting’ – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: Democrats remain furious that they lost the Civil War. Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have increasingly shouted at Blacks and at everyone else that Republicans are White Supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worst things who should be gotten rid of. How soon will Democrats call for Blacks and everyone else to get rid of Republicans once and for all? Already, Republicans have bought a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/04/15/biden-republicans-dont-want-black-folks-voting/

 

TOWNHALL
— Showdown in November: Fearsome Blue Wave or Flaccid Democrat Failure? – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/04/16/showdown-in-november-fearsome-blue-wave-or-flaccid-democrat-failure-n2471191

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Budget Woes, Out-Migration Color Illinois Gov. Race – Hilary Gowins
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/14/budget_woes_out-migration_color_illinois_gov_race.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— New Yorker magazine bemoans Chick-fil-A’s ‘creepy infiltration’ – Bradford Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/15/new-yorker-bemoans-chick-fil-creepy-infiltration-n/

 

ABC NEWS
— Comey opens up about the shocking way he found out he was fired by Trump – MEGHAN KENEALLY (DIERSEN: Right up to the end of August of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors unethically led me to believe that they were going to let me work until I would first be eligible for regular retirement when I turned 55 on September 29, 2003. In February of 1971, my Firestone Stores boss fired me immediate after I told him that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. Then, Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. Right up to the end of August of 1969, my Democrat Post Office superiors unethically led me to believe that they were going to let me continue working part-time while took classes at NIU. All of a sudden, they declared that my being available to work all Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and all days that NIU was not in session was not good enough.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/comey-opens-shocking-found-fired-trump/story?id=54486383

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Poll: Democrats’ advantage in midterm election support is shrinking – Dan Balz and Scott Clement (DIERSEN: In response to this, will Democrats shout even louder at everyone that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-democrats-advantage-in-midterm-elections-has-been-cut-more-than-half/2018/04/15/5450d99e-3f6e-11e8-8d53-eba0ed2371cc_story.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A $76,000 Monthly Pension: Why States and Cities Are Short on Cash Governments are struggling as mounting pension obligations crowd out the rest of their budgets. Oregon faces a severe, self-inflicted crisis. – Mary Williams Walsh (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my $4,322 monthly Civil Service Retirement System pension is excessive and that my $1,500 monthly federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is excessive. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are either not getting a pension or are not earning credits toward a pension. Few, if any, of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would do what I did to earn a pension – survive tremendous pressure to get rid of me from my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to work for the same employer for almost 30 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/14/business/pension-finance-oregon.html

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1112 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $855,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447929_zpid/

April 15 Evening Edition

ROSANNA PULIDO
— WHITE HOUSE PETITION: WE, The Citizens of Illinois want the Dept Of Justice to sue The State Illinois for their Sanctuary State Policies.  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality, who takes the lead in defending and advancing the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-citizens-illinois-want-dept-justice-sue-state-illinois-their-sanctuary-state-policies

 

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Opposition to immigrant sanctuary spreading in California – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180415/news/304159954/
— OUTSTANDING: GOP attorneys general support citizenship question on census – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180415/news/304159940/
— Bill advances that requires state jobs be in Sangamon County – AP (DIERSEN: What cities have you worked in? I worked in Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997, in Joliet in 1973 and 1974, in Harvey in 1972 and 1973, in Chicago Heights 1970-1972 and 1964-1966, in Belvidere and DeKalb in 1970, in Park Forest 1966-1969, and in Flossmoor in 1966.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180415/news/304159934/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: GOP attorneys general support citizenship question on census – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–census-citizenship-split-20180415-story.html
— Loyalty to Trump has become the coin of the realm for GOP Senate candidates – Michael Scherer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who fawn over my critics/opponents. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, political, government, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-senate-races-20180415-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the root of the fawning rapprochements are two defining features of the Senate landscape: Trump enjoys enormous popularity among Republican primary voters, and most of the contested races are in states Trump won in 2016.)
— Kentucky governor apologizes for saying kids were sexually abused as teachers protested – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-kentucky-teacher-protest-sexual-abuse-20180415-story.html
— After tax season, beleaguered IRS must deal with overhaul – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–congress-taxes-irs-20180412-story.html
— Zuckerberg: Regulation ‘inevitable’ for social media firms – AP (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who regulate are Democrats.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–facebook-privacy-scandal-congress-20180412-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Despite a humming economy, uncollectible accounts are still an issue – STEVE DANIELS (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 year of which at GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071/year-$91,880/year.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180413/ISSUE01/180419920/despite-a-humming-economy-uncollectible-accounts-are-still-an-issue

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— City eyes booze sales near daycare centers – KEVIN BARLOW
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/city-eyes-booze-sales-near-daycare-centers/article_720078d5-4c66-57d1-ba09-a38a35231f0b.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— After 3 years, Rauner still not offering specifics on tech claim – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180415/word-on-street-after-3-years-rauner-still-not-offering-specifics-on-tech-claim

 

WBBM NEWS RADIO
— Rauner Heads To Europe To Seek More Foreign Investment In State – JIM GUDAS (DIERSEN: Are you motivated to invest in Illinois? Ever-increasingly, Illinois is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wbbmnews.radio.com/articles/news/rauner-heads-europe-seek-more-foreign-investment-state

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republicans Might Want To Run Away From Trump This Year, But Not In West Virginia – ASMA KHALID (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican politicians in Illinois who “want to run away from Trump?”)
http://nprillinois.org/post/republicans-might-want-run-away-trump-year-not-west-virginia#stream/0
— Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Dies After Setting Himself On Fire In New York Park – SASHA INGBER
http://nprillinois.org/post/prominent-gay-rights-lawyer-dies-after-setting-himself-fire-new-york-park#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Rauner administration defends Legionnaires’ response – Mark Maxwell
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/capitol-connection/rauner-administration-defends-legionnaires-response/1120019686

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 6th Congressional District Race Between Sean Casten and Peter Roskam Begins with Direct Mail
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/15/6th-congressional-district-race-sean-casten-peter-roskam-begins-direct-mail/
— Effort to Force Teaching of LBGT History Starting in Elementary School Co-Sponsored by McHenry County Republican Steve Andersson
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/14/effort-force-teaching-lfbt-history-starting-elementary-school-co-sponsored-mchenry-county-republican/
— Vote Totals in McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/12/gop-voter-totals-mchenry-county/

 

EAGLE FORUM
— Weeding Out Marijuana
http://eagleforum.org/publications/efr/apr18.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Reince Priebus: GOP Will Return to ‘Traditional Platform’ After Trump – Timothy Meads
https://beta.townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/04/15/reince-priebus-gop-will-return-to-traditional-platform-after-trump-n2471086

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— James Comey book: Comey saw shades of the Mafia in Trump’s White House after he dared to question the president – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/james-comey-book-comey-saw-shades-of-the-mafia-in-trumps-white-house-after-he-dared-to-question-the-president

 

POLITICO
— Trump fundraising operation pulled in $20M in first three months of 2018 – MAGGIE SEVERNS
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/15/trump-fundraising-2018-525567

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Led by Fox News, pro-Trump media fuels false narrative to accuse Facebook of censorship.”
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/15/media/diamond-silk-facebook-fox-news/index.html


— MARCH 30, 2018 FLASHBACK: Will the spate of lawsuits against fringe media stop the flow of conspiracy theories? – Oliver Darcy (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being “fringe media” and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/30/media/conspiracy-theorists-lawsuits-infowars-gateway-pundit/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Democrats love unions. Just not for their own campaign workers. A new union is trying to make Democrats practice what they preach by organizing labor unions on political campaigns. It’s meeting resistance. – Alex Seitz-Wald
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democrats-love-unions-just-not-their-own-campaign-workers-n864196

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The blue Muslim wave: American Muslims launch political campaigns, hope to deliver ‘sweet justice’ to Trump – Abigail Hauslohner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party works with Muslims to get rid of individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-blue-muslim-wave-american-muslims-launch-political-campaigns-hope-to-deliver-sweet-justice-to-trump/2018/04/15/a8794a9c-31cc-11e8-8abc-22a366b72f2d_story.html

 

BAKERSFIELD
— Four big risks from Bolton’s purge of National Security Council – Hal Brands (DIERSEN: I should write a book about conservatives in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who have been purged by Republican Party leaders a) because they are “too conservative,” that is, because they support too many planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks and/or because they fail/refuse to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/four-big-risks-from-bolton-s-purge-of-national-security/article_0c51cd9a-401a-11e8-b8eb-175c5de86dcb.html

 

NEW YORKER
— Chick-fil-A’s Creepy Infiltration of New York City – Dan Piepenbring
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/chick-fil-as-creepy-infiltration-of-new-york-city

April 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— All Rauner’s horses, and all Rauner’s men … – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-bruce-rauner-republicans-20180413-story.html
— At least 3 Southland districts (Country Club Hills School District 160, Thornton District 154, and Crete-Monee 201U) join Lincoln-Way on financial watch list, state school board says – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-school-finance-reports-st-0405-20180414-story.html
— Acquittal of Greitens wouldn’t guarantee political survival – AP (DIERSEN: What have you been charged with? Have you survived? To end my career in 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors not only disallowed my partial day per diem claims, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my filing the claims was fraudulent. I won in 1977 (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866), that is, I defeated my Democrat IRS superiors, but by then, my IRS career was irreparably damaged. To further destroy me in 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors not only disallowed my education deductions, they hinted/implied/argued/that I my claiming the deductions was fraudulent. I won a split decision in tax court in 1979, that is, I defeated my Democrat IRS superiors, but by then, my IRS career was further irreparably damaged. The tax court allowed all of my graduate business courses, but disallowed all of my graduate accounting courses by creating a new rule that accounting courses are not deductible until you have taken enough of them to qualify to take the CPA examination.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–missouri-governor-indicted-20180413-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DCCC chair Lujan said Trump will ‘talk about himself more than anyone else will’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dccc-chair-lujan-trump-2018-midterms-challengers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Sun-Times promotes pot. To promote pot is to promote destruction.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-topics-roundup-cannabis-news-marijuana-weed/

DAILY HERALD
— GOP consultant Chris Robling talks to Wheeling Republicans
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180413/gop-consultant-talks-to-wheeling-republicans
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Roskam newspaper publishes another anti-Roskam letter.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180414/congressman-has-reason-to-be-worried
— Facebook’s default privacy settings are worse than Zuckerberg says – Staci D. Kramer (DIERSEN: What information about you do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use against you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use the following information about me against me: I am a Trump supporter; Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran); conservative; patriotic; Republican; American; White; male; old (born in 1948); non-poor; gun owner; draft avoider; 100% German American; my ancestors have been in America since 1844; federal retiree since 1997; former union member; American nameplate car owner; childless; pet-less; not a church member; I do not attend church services; I do not give money to a church; the federal government never promoted me beyond GS-13 and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old; I lived in Crete 1948-1972; I have lived in Wheaton only since 1978; I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster (MTRCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member; I support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform; I support the MTRCC resolution against video gambling; I oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation; very few who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican defend me; I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails; etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180414/analysis-facebooks-default-privacy-settings-are-worse-than-zuckerberg-says

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Openly carried guns not allowed at Illinois Capitol gun rights rally – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180412/openly-carried-guns-not-allowed-at-illinois-capitol-gun-rights-rally
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Illinois is not an open-carry state,” said Beth Kaufman, a spokeswoman for the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office, which oversees the Capitol Complex. ”… They’ve been advised to not bring firearms to the event.” A group called the National Constitutional Coalition of Patriotic Americans is spreading word of the gun-rights gatherings on social media. Organizers have permits for rallies Saturday outside 45 statehouses, including Illinois, said David Clayton of West Virginia, one of the coalition’s founders. The group’s event at the Illinois Capitol is set for 1-5 p.m. Saturday near the Abraham Lincoln statue at Second Street and Capitol Avenue. The rallies come less than three weeks after hundreds of thousands marched in Washington, New York and other U.S. cities to demand tougher gun laws after the February school shooting that killed 17 in Parkland, Florida. It’s unclear how many will show up — turnout predictions of national organizers are vastly higher than those of local planners. As of Thursday afternoon, 86 people had indicated on Facebook that they planned to attend the Springfield event. Clayton said a new gun law in Florida and similar measures being considered in other states threaten the rights of law-abiding gun owners. He said those attending rallies are encouraged to carry rifles — unloaded, with no magazines inserted — in states where it’s legal. “This is a very peaceful approach to a show of force,” Clayton said. “What that means is we’re not going to go there looking for a fight. We’re saying, ‘Look at all the people gathered here. We have a voice, too.’”)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Democratic Party to protest GOP tax bill Sunday on Woodstock Square (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/12/democratic-party-to-protest-gop-tax-bill-sunday-on-woodstock-square/a4yh7u6/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois has a $130 billion pension shortfall. Why aren’t Gov. Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker talking about it? – BGA
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-has-a-billion-pension-shortfall-why-aren-t-gov/article_73e4463a-a992-5865-8ee3-0a1190e1a448.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS & STATELINE
— TREASONOUS: Illinois Senate votes no to National Guard on border (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and its citizens.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263485#.WtHKrIyKSM8
http://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-senate-votes-no-to-national-guard-on-border/1120667773

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Illinois school districts get ‘much-needed help’ in recruiting teachers – Deborah Gertz Husar (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.)
http://www.whig.com/20180413/illinois-school-districts-get-much-needed-help-in-recruiting-teachers#//

 

WMAY
— Bad Blood Remains Between Rauner and Ives (DIERSEN: Of course, if Rauner loses on November 6, 2018, his supporters will blame Ives and her supporters, just like Jim Ryan’s supporters have continued to blame Pat O’Malley’s supporters since 2002.)
http://www.wmay.com/2018/04/13/bad-blood-remains-between-rauner-and-ives/

 

WHIO TV
— Kids skip school for Cubs home opener, run into school-missing principal at ballpark – Natalie Dreier
https://www.whio.com/news/national/kids-skip-school-for-cubs-home-opener-run-into-school-missing-principal-ballpark/ZLvHA6Fp6X6vwZQStHGmhP/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rep. Jeanne Ives and Denise Rotheimer talk complainant rights – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/rep-jeanne-ives-and-denise-rotheimer-talk-complainant-rights/video_d59d3e3c-3f39-11e8-8986-839274376f0a.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— SPOTLIGHT: 2018 Illinois Primary Recap (Part 2) Illinois is NOT a Dark Blue State – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/04/spotlight-2018-illinois-primary-recap-part-2/
— Planned Parenthood: Killing the Pre-born and Perverting the Already Born – Tami Jackson
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/planned-parenthood-killing-the-pre-born-and-perverting-the-already-born/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Budget Woes, Out-Migration Color Illinois Gov. Race – Hilary Gowins
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/14/budget_woes_out-migration_color_illinois_gov_race.html

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Alt-Left Insanity: Companies Should Provide Pet Bereavement Leave – Matt Philbin
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/matt-philbin/2018/04/13/alt-left-insanity-companies-should-provide-pet-bereavement

 

FOX NEWS & STANDARD REPUBLIC
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Trump now backs marijuana ‘states rights’ bill
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/14/trump-now-backs-marijuana-states-rights-bill-senator-says.html
https://www.standardrepublic.com/news/top-news-trump-now-backs-marijuana-states-rights-bill-senator-says/

 

NBC NEWS
— Zuckerberg’s testimony raises new questions about Facebook’s lobbying practices – Brandy Zadrozny (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Republicans should not seek or accept money from lobbyists to oppose planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/zuckerberg-s-testimony-raises-new-questions-facebook-s-lobbying-practices-n865726

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that America First policy is divisive. Anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and its citizens.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article208790409.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Who Is a Public Servant? Borrowers Have a Lot Riding on the Answer – Ron Lieber (DIERSEN: Are/were you a public servant. I was a public servant for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Ever since the beginning of time, public servants have been viciously demonized, viciously demonized, and viciously condemned. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me and my public service the most since 1966.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/your-money/public-servant-loan-forgiveness.html
— Facebook Takes the Punches While Rest of Silicon Valley Ducks – Daisuke Wakabayashi and Jack Nicas
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/technology/facebook-silicon-valley.html
— China’s Communists Rewrite the Rules for Foreign Businesses The party is strengthening its influence — often gaining direct decision-making power — over the international firms doing business in China. – Alexandra Stevenson (DIERSEN: From what I see, China would want Americans who do business in China to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/business/china-communist-party-foreign-businesses.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— School Is Expensive. Is It Worth It? For your kids, yes—at least assuming they graduate. But the author of ‘The Case Against Education’ says the benefits to society are vastly overstated. – James Taranto (DIERSEN: Was your college degree worth it? If I had not had a job-related bachelor’s degree, Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970, and Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971. If I had not been taking job-related graduate business classes, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had not had a job-related master’s degree, if I had not almost completed the requirements for a second job-related master’s degree, and I had not had a job-related professional certification, GAO might not have offered me a job in 1980. If I had not completed the requirements for a second job-related master’s degree, if I had not earned a second job-related professional certification, and if I had not earned a job-related professional license, GAO might not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not earned job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, my Democrat superiors might have gotten rid of me sooner than they did.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-is-expensive-is-it-worth-it-1523658384
— Look Out, Meghan Markle! The IRS Is Watching Some timely advice before a royal wedding that will raise daunting and complex tax issues – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/look-out-meghan-markle-the-irs-is-watching-1523611800

 

FORBES
— Taxpayer Costs Soared as Illinois Public College & University Enrollment Dropped – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/04/13/taxpayer-costs-soar-as-illinois-public-college-university-enrollment-drops/#48b2698c1018

 

DAILY COMMERCIAL
— GOP should follow FDR’s example, purge extremists – David J. Meltsner (DIERSEN: Who is a Republican extremist? According to Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township, Republican extremists support all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) and should be purged. I should write a book about past and present IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee leaders who focus on purging those like me who support all the planks in the IRP platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
http://www.dailycommercial.com/opinion/20180413/david-j-meltsner-gop-should-follow-fdrs-example-purge-extremists

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Sanders rouses progressive candidates with call to fight party establishments – MARK GRUENBERG (DIERSEN: What do those who dominate the Republican establishments in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout about you? Those who dominate the Republican establishments in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “too conservative” because a) I support all the planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) I support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. Those who dominate the aforesaid reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and/or other planks and/or reject the MTRCC resolution.)
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/sanders-rouses-progressive-candidates-with-call-to-fight-party-establishments/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., roused a crowd of hundreds of progressives running for political office—from county board to Congress—with a call to fight back against the political establishments of both parties. “When we have the least-qualified president in our history and right-wing extremists in governors chairs, our job is to stand up, to fight back, to bring our brothers and sisters and friends and neighbors into the political process by providing hope,” he declared. “It is to transform America.” Sanders keynoted the opening all-day session on April 12 of a 4-day D.C. conference and training for prospective candidates, organized by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. Some 450 hopefuls, more than half of them women, 18 percent of them unionists, 40 percent people of color, and 20 percent LGBTQ, signed up. And the union count doesn’t include those, such as two female county board hopefuls from Will County, Ill., and a congressional candidate from Nevada, whose fathers and grandfathers were unionists, or a third Will County candidate whose doctoral thesis was on how German and Irish immigrants created Chicago’s unions. Most attendees are first-time hopefuls, motivated by either disgust at the GOP-run Congress and President Donald Trump, duplication of the right-wing agenda at the state and local levels, or local issues the hopefuls said veteran politicians don’t address, such as criminal justice reform, good roads, infrastructure, child care, and well-paying jobs.)

 

NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
— TRUMP POISED TO PURGE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT – TOM BOGGIONI (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors constantly purged their employees who were Republican, and especially those like me who were White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I am extremely proud that they failed to purge me for almost 3 years at the Post Office, almost 9 years at IRS, and almost 18 years at GAO.)
http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2018/04/trump-poised-to-purge-justice-department-a-matter-of-when-not-if-says-confidante/

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How much free time do you have, why do you have that free time, and what do you do with that free time? – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

What you do with your free time (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure) says more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.

 

I have lots of free time a) because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) because my Democrat GAO superiors successfully did everything that they could to assure that I would never get a job that was appropriate for someone with my education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional license, c) because I was denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, d) because my Republican U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, their staffs, and others dumped me, e) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, f) because my wife and I have no debts and we saved for our retirement, g) because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is $51,864/year, my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is $18,000/year, and my Social Security is $2,064/year, h) because I have good health, i) because I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to a church, j) because my wife and I have not gone on any vacations since the early 1990s, k) because my wife and I do not have any pets, and l) because I do not exercise.

 

I have more free time because my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004. Some of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes brag about their ending my aforesaid roles, but others deny it and hint/imply/argue/shout that I brought it all on myself.

 

I use thousands of my dollars each year and 10+ hours of my free time each and every day to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out each and every morning and each and every evening. That is 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade. The emails are free of charge and contain no advertising. The emails promote religious principles, promote conservative principles, promote the Republican Party platform, promote the Illinois Republican Party platform, and promote the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.

 

Again, how much free time do you have, why do you have that free time, and what do you do with that free time? What you do with your free time says more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.

April 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Former DeKalb school superintendent Douglas Moeller arrested for sending explicit photos
http://abc7chicago.com/former-dekalb-school-superintendent-arrested-for-sending-explicit-photos/3339135/

 

NBC5
— Gov. Rauner Signs Bill to Expand 5G Wireless Coverage
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-signs-bill-to-expand-5g-wireless-coverage-479725233.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner to ask Germans, Poles to invest in a ‘broken’ Illinois – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-rauner-europe-illinois-business-20180413-story.html
— Supreme Court case could make sales tax-free e-commerce sites tougher to find – Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-online-sales-tax-supreme-court-case-0415-story.html
— Trump pardons ex-Cheney aide ‘Scooter’ Libby, says he was ‘treated unfairly’ by special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald, who defends decision – Chad Day and Catherine
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-scooter-libby-pardon-20180413-story.html
— Judge says Chicago’s lead pipes cause contamination but throws out class-action lawsuit – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-lead-pipes-lawsuit-20180413-story.html
— Hours after delivering State of Village speech, Romeoville mayor charged with DUI, officials say – Alicia Fabbre
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-met-romeoville-mayor-20180413-story.html
— Fertility over 50: Tammy Duckworth and other well-known moms make it look easy. But is it? – Cindy Dampier (DIERSEN: Of course, Duckworth agrees with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have a) demonized, denigrated, and condemned me since the 1980s because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents and b) demonized, denigrated, and condemned me since 1966 because I avoided the draft with four student deferments and a financial hardship draft deferment.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-tammy-duckworth-fertility-after-50-story.html
— The Great Migration: For Southern blacks, Chicago offered jobs — but not the warmest welcome from whites – Ron Grossman (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing during the Great Migration? On my father’s side, a) my grandfather fought the Germans during WWI and then helped his father run Crete’s only hardware store and b) my grandmother helped her parents’ farm in Crete. On my mother’s side, my grandfather and grandmother helped their parents’ farms in Grant Park.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-flash-great-migration-south-african-americans-0415-20180410-story.html
— Illinois exodus: When living here no longer makes financial sense – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-exodus-population-taxes-20180412-story.html
— How can Illinois stop brain drain? Try fixing higher ed. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-brain-drain-exodus-20180409-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-lgbtq-20180412-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups promote the ERA: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-era-illinois-ratify-20180413-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Heat is on Gov. Rauner, GOP legislative leaders to pass a budget – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/heat-is-on-gov-rauner-gop-legislative-leaders-to-pass-a-budget/
— Patti Blagojevich calls Rauner campaign Snapchat filter of Blago ‘disgusting’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/patti-blagojevich-calls-rauner-campaign-snapchat-filter-of-blago-disgusting/
— Trump pardons Scooter Libby in the CIA leak case: White House statement – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a leaker, that I leak carelessly, recklessly, or to advance my own personal interests, and that therefore, a) I should not be the webmaster, a committee chairman, or officer of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee or of any other political organization; b) conservative and Republican activists, candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants should stop me from learning about their events and other activities, stop me from promoting their events and other activities, stop me from attending their events, and stop me from reporting on their events; c) the aforesaid should stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out; and d) the aforesaid should stop everyone from reading the emails.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-pardons-scooter-libby-in-the-cia-leak-case/
— Key lawmaker opposes drug testing for food stamp recipients – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/key-lawmaker-opposes-drug-testing-for-food-stamp-recipients/
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, ANTI-CONSERVATIVE: Trump vows to back law to protect marijuana industry – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/republican-senator-says-trump-will-protect-marijuana-industry/
— Trump lawyer’s other problem? His Chicago cabs’ expired insurance, plates – Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/trump-lawyers-other-problem-his-chicago-cabs-expired-insurance-plates/
— I’m a Chicago firefighter who’s paying a lot more under the GOP tax plan – Gary Chavarria (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Roskam should immediately increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Needless-to-say, Republicans should encourage marriage and homeownership.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/firefighter-steep-tax-bill-gop-plan-2018/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As promised, my paycheck has gone up by about $175. But when I went to see my accountant this year to go over my taxes, I found out that instead of getting a $3,000 refund like usual, I’ll owe more than $1,500 in taxes next year beyond what was already withheld — all on the same income. I was so shocked I asked my accountant to check again. But he came back with the same math and that same unexpected number. That’s when I realized that the GOP’s plan is a classic bait-and-switch. And everyday Americans like my family are going to pay the price very soon. Thanks to a cap on deductions for state and local taxes (SALT) — deductions that benefit many middle and upper-middle class families — and other changes to deductions, many hardworking Americans will find themselves paying more in 2019. Instead of the refunds we’re accustomed to, we’ll be the ones writing checks. The GOP tax plan added nearly $1.5 trillion to the deficit, while slashing taxes for the very wealthy and big corporations. According to the Tax Policy Center, 83 percent of the tax bill’s cuts will go to the top 1 percent in our country. Ending SALT deductions is a way for the GOP to help raise revenue to cover the cost of those cuts — leaving working families like mine to foot the bill for tax giveaways to those who need them least. For me, that means I’ll have less money to take care of my family and my property. Last year, I reinvested my return to make important improvements to my house and the apartment I rent out. Some of these costs I can predict, but there’s always something that comes up whether it’s basic maintenance or serious roof repairs. And as a parent with one daughter in college and one about to start, every penny counts. A $4,500 change in my taxes is a lot of pennies. I’ve saved to make sure my children’s college education isn’t a heavy financial burden on them, but without my usual return, my financial plans may need to change.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— When to say when: Study says limit alcohol to 1 drink a day – AP (DIERSEN: I oppose the promotion of booze. Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) promote booze, b) drink lots of booze, and/or c) want to drink lots of booze.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180413/when-to-say-when-study-says-limit-alcohol-to-1-drink-a-day
— How mail carriers are learning to avoid being attacked by dogs – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: I worked for the Park Forest Post Office part-time 1966-1969.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180413/how-mail-carriers-are-learning-to-avoid-being-attacked-by-dogs
— Elgin man, former DeKalb superintendent, charged with sending sexual photo – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180413/elgin-man-former-dekalb-superintendent-charged-with-sending-sexual-photo
— Kane probation officers, youth counselors could strike – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180413/kane-probation-officers-youth-counselors-could-strike
— Amid leadership changes, Franks proposes shifting McHenry County auditor duties – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180413/amid-leadership-changes-franks-proposes-shifting-mchenry-county-auditor-duties

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Patrick Fitzgerald: Trump pardon doesn’t change Libby’s conviction – CLAIRE BUSHEY (DIERSEN: Patrick Fitzgerald represented GAO in Diersen v. GAO. In Diersen v. GAO, Peter Fitzgerald appointed both the district court judge, Amy J. St. Eve, and the attorney who represented GAO, Patrick Fitzgerald. All of the aforesaid made it very clear that they favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Eve granted Patrick Fitzgerald’s motion to deny me my 7th Amendment rights, that is, to deny me a jury trial. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that Peter Fitzgerald, Eve, and Patrick Fitzgerald viewed me as being someone who was lazy, stupid, bad, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180413/NEWS04/180419917/fitzgerald-trump-pardon-doesnt-change-libbys-conviction

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— Candidates avoid talk about Illinois’ pension problem – BGA
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180413/candidates-avoid-talk-about-illinois-pension-problem
— Bill aiming to shift state jobs back to Springfield clears House panel – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180413/bill-aiming-to-shift-state-jobs-back-to-springfield-clears-house-panel

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Congress’ Facebook ignorance triggers calls to revive terminated technology agency – KATE IRBY
http://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article208843774.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Voters, don’t forget you still have power – Editorial
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/12/our-view-voters-dont-forget-you-still-have-power/a8inuvt/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Ives claims politics, not policy, led House committee to table accusers’ rights bill – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/ives-claims-politics-not-policy-led-house-committee-to-table-accusers-rights-bill

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Low Bar For Budget ‘Progress’ – SEAN CRAWFORD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/state-week-low-bar-budget-progress#stream/0

 

WNNS
— Bad Blood Remains Between Rauner and Ives
http://www.wnns.com/2018/04/13/bad-blood-remains-between-rauner-and-ives/

 

WMAY
— Rauner Warns Trump of Trade War with China
http://www.wmay.com/2018/04/13/rauner-warns-trump-of-trade-war-with-china/

 

WJBD RADIO
— Illinois Governor Says Missouri’s Embattled Governor Should Step Down Rauner Said He Is Deeply Troubled By Allegations Eric Greitens Coerced a Woman Into Sex – AP
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/04/12/illinois-governor-says-missouris-embattled-governor-should-step-down

 

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— Employment Opportunity: Title: Election Division Manager
http://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/57290/

 

JEANNE IVES
— Springfield Legislators Protect Themselves Over Victims of Abuse
https://mailchi.mp/0d3cd3a4b359/springfield-legislators-protect-themselves-over-victims-of-abuse
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: For more information or to book Representative Jeanne Ives, contact Kathleen Murphy at 630-329-4680 or kathleenemurphy26@gmail.com)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Bill to give complainants rights in inspector general process dies in committee – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/bill-to-give-complainants-rights-in-inspector-general-process-dies/article_89dbea46-3f36-11e8-b705-9b225faa9846.html

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— The new Rauner agenda: same as the old, failed Rauner agenda
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-the-new-rauner-agenda-same-as-the-old-failed-rauner-agenda/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOP SENATORS “SPIT ON PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY’S MEMORY” BY VOTING FOR THE ERA, FAMILY LEADER SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/gop-senators-spit-on-phyllis-schlaflys-memory-by-voting-for-the-era-family-leader-says.html
— IL HOUSE DEMS AND GOPERS VOTE TO PROTECT HARASSERS IN COMPLAINT PROCESS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/il-house-dems-and-gopers-vote-to-protect-harassers-in-complaint-process.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/13/behind-sandovals-press-pop/
— COGFA defends itself against Illinois Policy Institute report
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/13/cogfa-defends-itself-against-illinois-policy-institute-report/
— Groups vow: Vote for ERA, lose pro-life endorsement
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/13/groups-vow-vote-for-era-lose-pro-life-endorsement/
— More pension hand-wringing
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/13/more-pension-hand-wringing/
— Rauner campaign creates new Snapchat filter to commemorate Supreme Court reviewing Blagojevich case today
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/13/rauner-campaign-creates-new-snapchat-filter-to-commemorate-supreme-court-reviewing-blagojevich-case-today/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Patti Blagojevich: Governor Rauner-@BruceRauner Please take down that disgusting Snap Chat filter using my husband’s name, number and likeness. You know I have daughters who are of the age of most Snap Chat users. It is so callous of you to so casually inflict this emotional distress upon them.)

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— 3 Student Journalists Sue University of Illinois for Covering Up Teacher’s Role in Anti-Trump Campus Rally – Kyle Perisic
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/13/3-student-journalists-sue-university-for-covering-up-teachers-role-in-anti-trump-rally/

 

GOPUSA
— Millennials say adulthood can wait. Can YOU wait for them to grow up? (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White male millennials who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40; b) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran; and c) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=43703
— Ace Hardware Reverses Course, Resumes Advertising on Laura Ingraham’s Fox News Show
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=43700
— Jerry Brown, Andrew Cuomo use pardons to circumvent immigration laws, prevent deportations
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=43650
— Is California too big? Voters may get chance to split Golden State into three
http://www.gopusa.com/is-california-too-big-voters-may-get-chance-to-split-golden-state-into-three/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Ex-FBI deputy McCabe lied, was source of leak, Justice Dept. says – Jeff Mordock, Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a leaker, that I leak carelessly, recklessly, or to advance my own personal interests, and that therefore, a) I should not be the webmaster, a committee chairman, or officer of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee or of any other political organization; b) conservative and Republican activists, candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants should stop me from learning about their events and other activities, stop me from promoting their events and other activities, stop me from attending their events, and stop me from reporting on their events; c) the aforesaid should stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out; and d) the aforesaid should stop everyone from reading the emails.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/13/andrew-mccabe-lied-was-source-wsj-leak-doj-says/

 

BLAZE
— Scripps College hosts no-whites pool party; student paper says segregated events becoming common – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/13/scripps-college-hosts-no-whites-pool-party-student-paper-says-segregated-events-becoming-common

 

THE HILL
— The Department of Justice’s inspector general concluded that fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe made a leak to the media “designed to advance his personal interests at the expense of Department leadership.” – KATIE BO WILLIAMS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a leaker, that I leak carelessly, recklessly, or to advance my own personal interests, and that therefore, a) I should not be the webmaster, a committee chairman, or officer of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee or of any other political organization; b) conservative and Republican activists, candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants should stop me from learning about their events and other activities, stop me from promoting their events and other activities, stop me from attending their events, and stop me from reporting on their events; c) the aforesaid should stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out; and d) the aforesaid should stop everyone from reading the emails.)
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/383080-watchdog-fired-fbi-official-mccabe-leaked-to-media-to-help-himself

 

VANITY FAIR
— APPLE MEMO URGING EMPLOYEES NOT TO LEAK . . . LEAKS An internal memo not-so-subtly threatens Apple workers with jail time if they speak to the press. – MAYA KOSOFF (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a leaker, that I leak carelessly, recklessly, or to advance my own personal interests, and that therefore, a) I should not be the webmaster, a committee chairman, or officer of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee or of any other political organization; b) conservative and Republican activists, candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants should stop me from learning about their events and other activities, stop me from promoting their events and other activities, stop me from attending their events, and stop me from reporting on their events; c) the aforesaid should stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out; and d) the aforesaid should stop everyone from reading the emails.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/04/apple-memo-urging-employees-not-to-leak-leaks