FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-migrants-family-shelter-migrants-st-barts-church/14936380/
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-planned-parenthood-clinics-see-uptick-southerners-seeking/14936441/
— Hunter Biden is convicted of all 3 felony charges in federal gun trial – AP (COMMENT: I have had an FOID card since I was 20 years old in in 1968. I have never used an illegal drug and I never will.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/hunter-biden-gun-trial-jurors-will-resume-deliberations/14935190/
NBC5
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/migrant-shelter-chicago-st-bartholomew-church/3461460/
CBS2
— Bollards coming to Chicago’s Mag Mile in effort to prevent crash-and-grabs (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing to prevent crash-and-grabs?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bollards-chicago-magnificent-prevent-crash-and-grabs/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnZCotKlhC4
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/new-migrant-shelter-open-in-chicago/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrant-arrivals-slowed-chicago-new-shelter-opens/
FOX32
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1469535
— Chicago Police Department unveils updated guidelines for handling large crowds
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-new-changes-crowd-response-policies
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1469529
WBEZ
— Homelessness in Chicago is nearly three times higher than last year (COMMENT: What percent of the homeless are Democrat and RINO illegals?)
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2024/06/11/increase-in-chicagos-homelessness-population
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/lgbtq/2024/06/11/gender-affirming-care-illinois-department-of-human-services-transgender-wellness-equity-program
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hearing officer recommends elections board dismiss illegal coordination complaint against Dan Proft, Darren Bailey. – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/11/hearing-officer-recommends-elections-board-dismiss-illegal-coordination-complaint-against-dan-proft-darren-bailey/
— Chicago woman celebrates 50 years on the job at Jewel-Osco – REBECCA JOHNSON (COMMENT: How long have you been on the job? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that GAO got rid of me after 18 years, IRS 9 years, Firestone Stores 7 months, and the Post Office 3 years.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/08/she-takes-care-of-all-of-us-chicago-woman-celebrates-50-years-on-the-job-at-jewel-osco/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/11/officials-celebrate-migrant-shelter-opening-in-portage-park-chicago-needs-you/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/11/mexicos-tactic-to-cut-immigration-to-the-us-wear-out-migrants/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Buffalo Grove.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/11/gay-pride-parade-rolls-in-buffalo-grove-its-young-founder-headed-to-college-and-passing-torch/
— New Glencoe Caucus member questions diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. – DANIEL I. DORFMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/11/new-glencoe-caucus-member-questions-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-efforts/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mendoza’s election to the caucus follows his appearances at some village meetings during which he said DEI efforts lead to antisemitism in the greater community.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/06/11/migrants-shelter-st-bartholomew-school-portage-park-northwest-side-housing-immigration-city-hall
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/abortion-bans-drive-resident-program-demand-illinois
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Democrats ever-increasingly encourage Blacks to hate America and to hate Americans, and to especially hate Americans who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the success/failure that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had encouraging my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://chicagocrusader.com/racist-conspiracy-theories-black-americans-believe-are-still-happening-today/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Virtue is being crushed by Illinois’ tax vice – Jim Dey (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote vices.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-virtue-is-being-crushed-by-illinois-tax-vice/article_b47d181e-668a-5544-a354-cd0a2ef8bf87.html
SOUTHERN
— Democrats say “Trump campaign, Republicans seize on Hunter Biden verdict to ramp up attacks on father.”
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/06/11/trump-campaign-republicans-seize-on-hunter-biden-verdict-to-ramp-up-attacks-on-father/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Once underdogs in the presidential race, Haley voters could now be kingmakers – Sarah McCammon (COMMENT: How many Haley voters would rather see Biden elected than Trump? What does that say about Haley voters? How have Haley voters treated you? I should write about how Haley voters have treated me.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-06-11/once-underdogs-in-the-presidential-race-haley-voters-could-now-be-kingmakers
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more voter fraud. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law. Anticipate/expect that illegals will use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrats.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-06-11/1-in-10-eligible-u-s-voters-say-they-cant-easily-show-proof-of-their-citizenship
FOX ILLINOIS & WAND TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly do everything that they can to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-and-gun-control-advocates-want-to-flip-an-issue-long-dominated-by-the-nra-everytown-for-gun-safety-action-fund-national-rifle-association-stricter-gun-laws
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/biden-and-gun-control-advocates-want-to-flip-an-issue-long-dominated-by-the-nra/article_79873227-406a-543e-beeb-2d6004dc1fc9.html
WQRF
— New Illinois laws go into effect on July 1st, including standard driver’s licenses for noncitizens – John Clark (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-illinois-laws-go-into-effect-on-july-1st-including-driver-s-licenses-for-noncitizens/ar-BB1o1TyY
WAND TV & WJBC
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/mendoza-honors-central-illinois-lgbtq-leaders-during-pride-month-celebration/article_7f3656d2-283a-11ef-b6c7-17aa760c97d3.html
https://www.wjbc.com/2024/06/11/lgbtq-leaders-from-central-illinois-honored-by-illinois-comptroller-mendoza/
NPR ILLINOIS
— One in three students in Illinois are chronically absent. – Michelle Eccles (COMMENT: While you were a student, how many days did you miss? I missed very few.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/news/2024-06-11/one-in-three-students-in-illinois-are-chronically-absent-first-listen
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Democrats.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/the-memo-biden-team-says-campaign-wont-be-just-stop-trump/
CHALKBEAT
— Reputation vs. reality: A closer look at four Chicago high schools – Crystal Paul (COMMENT: What high school did you graduate from, when, and how has its reputation changed? I graduate from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. Sadly, its reputation has diminished significantly.)
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/06/10/high-school-reputations-endure-clemente-sullivan-morgan-park-whitney-young/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-308/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-103/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What would you do if you were me? Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct that they should not want me to help elect them because I am “too conservative,” because my demographics are terrible, and even worse things. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the more that I do to help elect a candidate, the fewer votes that candidate will get because I only help elect candidates who are “too conservative” to win general elections. According to them, the voters in my precinct despise/hate my demographics and overwhelmingly want dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination even though Trump got 91 votes in my precinct and Haley got only 33. They want me to drop the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They boycotted the Illinois Republican Party State Convention in Collinsville this year. Should I contact the Republican candidates on the November 5, 2024 ballot in my precinct about this? Again, what would you do about the aforesaid if you were me? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
WEST COOK NEWS
— Former Riverside Police Chief: Western Springs PD let off Venezuelan thieves because of ‘SAFE-T Act’
https://westcooknews.com/stories/660628466-former-riverside-police-chief-western-springs-pd-let-off-venezuelan-thieves-because-of-safe-t-act
SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— To promote diversity is to promote discrimination against those who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/ballys-chicago-casino-hosts-diversity-vendor-fair-on-june-11/
WEST COOK NEWS
— Venezuelan illegal aliens caught stealing bikes on Sunday afternoon in Western Springs. (COMMENT: Western Springs, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://westcooknews.com/stories/660583414-casing-the-community-swimming-pool-venezuelan-illegal-aliens-caught-stealing-bikes-on-sunday-afternoon-in-western-springs
WIREPOINTS
— States across the country are cutting taxes. Illinois just raised theirs – by nearly $1 billion. – Ted Dabrowski and Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/states-across-the-country-are-cutting-taxes-illinois-just-raised-theirs-by-nearly-1-billion-wirepoints/
— Illinois taxpayers are paying for millions in pension benefits for individual government workers
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-taxpayers-are-paying-for-millions-in-pension-benefits-for-individual-government-workers-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hunter Biden found guilty on all counts in gun trial – Jeff Mordock (COMMENT: I have had an FOID card since I was 20 years old in in 1968. I have never used an illegal drug and I never will.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/11/hunter-biden-found-guilty-on-all-counts-in-gun-tri/
— DOJ rebukes GOP ‘conspiracy theory’ over Biden links to Trump case – Tom Howell Jr. (COMMENT: DOJ is an executive branch agency. GAO works for Congress. My critics/opponents stress that while Diersen v. GAO was pending, a) Republican Bush was President, b) Republican Hastert was Speaker, and c) DOJ sided with GAO. That is, Bush and Hastert reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, that is, they promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/11/doj-rebukes-gop-conspiracy-theory-over-biden-links/
— Antisemitism is taking over college campuses. – Adam Guillette (COMMENT: In 1989, to get rid of me because I had become an active member in a lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, my Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors made it extremely clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS. So, my second choice for group assignment was their group that audits federal financial industry regulators. Because of antisemitism in GAO’s Chicago office, I was able to get assigned to that group in 1990. The head of that group was not only Jewish, she was younger, wealthy, demanding, had an MBA from the University of Chicago, and had passed the CPA examination on her first attempt. Because virtually none of my coworkers wanted to work for her, she reluctantly accepted me into her group. Because she virtually demanded that all the members of her group have master’s degrees in finance, I started taking graduate evening finance courses at IIT in 1992, and after completing 14 courses, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I succeeded in getting her appointed to program’s advisory board. But notwithstanding the aforesaid, in September of 1997, when I was 49 years old, she led my Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors’ successful effort to force me to take their early retirement “offer.” I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/11/antisemitism-is-taking-over-college-campuses/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— 75% of New American Jobs Since 2019 Have Gone to Illegal Aliens – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2024/06/12/study-75-of-new-american-jobs-since-2019-have-gone-to-illegal-aliens/
BLAZE
— El Paso judge again drops riot participation charges against illegal aliens who stormed the border. – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/el-paso-judge-again-drops-riot-participation-charges-against-illegal-aliens-who-stormed-the-border
BREITBART
— 75% of American Job Growth Has Gone to Migrants Since 2019 – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2024/06/11/analysis-75-of-american-job-growth-has-gone-to-migrants-since-2019/
— Migrants Invite More Migrants to Cincinnati: 50 People in One House – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/06/11/migrants-invite-more-migrants-to-cincinnati-50-people-in-one-house/
— Joe Biden’s Investor Allies Demand Mass Amnesty Before Election… Because They Fear Trump Will Win Anyway
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/06/11/joe-bidens-investor-allies-demand-last-minute-amnesty/
DAILY CALLER
— Delaware Jury Convicts Hunter Biden On Felony Gun Charges – KATELYNN RICHARDSON (COMMENT: I have had an FOID card since I was 20 years old in in 1968. I have never used an illegal drug and I never will.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/11/hunter-biden-convicted/
EPOCH TIMES
— Jury Finds Hunter Biden Guilty on All 3 Charges in Gun Trial. Hunter Biden next faces a September court date in California over tax evasion charges. – Jacob Burg (COMMENT: I have had an FOID card since I was 20 years old in in 1968. I have never used an illegal drug and I never will.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/jury-finds-hunter-biden-guilty-on-all-3-charges-in-gun-trial-5666698
FEDERALIST
— Senate Democrats Scheme For A Vote On Their Most Radical Taxpayer-Funded IVF Bill Yet. – JORDAN BOYD (COMMENT: I should write a book my Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors and how they severely punished me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. They knew full-well that our doctor had advised against it because both of us had major fertility problems. They fully expected/demanded that we adopt and/or become foster parents which we did not do.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/06/11/senate-democrats-scheme-for-vote-on-their-most-radical-taxpayer-funded-ivf-bill-yet/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMOFRATION REFORM
— What’s Wrong With Illegal Immigration? (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law. Anticipate/expect that illegals will use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrats.)
https://www.fairus.org/issue/illegal-immigration/whats-wrong-illegal-immigration
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illegal Immigration Undermines the Rule of Law. Our country has a system of laws – from the federal down to the state and local levels. We expect those in the United States to abide by those laws, whether the law relates to a person’s civil liberties, respecting one’s property, or obeying red lights. When a law is broken, there should be consequences. Those who enter illegally or overstay their time in the United States are violating our immigration laws and disrespecting our system of government a clear indication that they may not abide by other laws. When the Rule of Law is degraded, cynicism, corruption, social discontent, and chaos can ensue.)
FOX NEWS
— Two-Thirds of Trump Voters Say Deport All Illegals (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.wgmd.com/pew-research-two-thirds-of-trump-voters-say-deport-all-illegals/
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Financial Impact of Illegal Immigrants on Nation’s Public Education System “Staggering” (COMMENT: How much damage has Democrat and RINO illegal immigration done so far to your school district and to its students?)
https://www.judicialwatch.org/financial-impact-of-illegal-immigrants/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Majority of Voters Support Deporting All Illegal Immigrants – CAROLINE DOWNEY (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/majority-of-voters-support-deporting-all-illegal-immigrants-new-poll-shows/
NEWSMAX
— Illegals ‘Are Just Future Voters’ for Dems – Sen. Roger Marshall (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/border-crisis-illegal/2024/06/11/id/1168289/
TOWNHALL
— Push to Promote Transgender Ideology Is Backfiring – Byron York
https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2024/06/12/push-to-promote-transgender-ideology-is-backfiring-n2640326
WESTERN JOURNAL
— NY Times Continues Its Character Assassination of Justice Alito – Allison Anton (COMMENT: My critics/opponents not only side with the Democrat news media and its members against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, they pander to its members and serve as operatives and dupes for its members to curry favor with them. Recently, they almost succeeded in stopping me from attending and reporting on their DeSantis event in Elmhurst. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on the many big adverse actions they have taken against me as a reporter for GOPUSA since 2000. I would focus on their events that they did not want me to know about or report on, that they barred me from attending, and that they threw me out of.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/ny-times-continues-character-assassination-justice-alito/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly encourage LGBTQers to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally.
https://www.wgauradio.com/news/national/lgbtq-asylum-seekers/RZLE3SVZTUNU7R7E7G6YE4AT3U/
https://1430wcmy.com/2024/06/12/lgbtq-asylum-seekers-search-for-safety-in-us-after-persecution-abroad/
https://www.wphm.net/2024/06/12/lgbtq-asylum-seekers-search-for-safety-in-us-after-persecution-abroad/
MSNBC
— Paul Ryan faces GOP blowback after saying he won’t vote for Trump – Steve Benen (COMENT: I should write a book about the biggest Paul Ryan promoters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/paul-ryan-faces-gop-blowback-133206744.html
MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/lgbtq-pride-month-is-starting-to-show-its-colors-around-the-world-what-to-know/ar-BB1ns0Md
— Chicago Mayor funded $17 million to non-White businesses for them to feed illegal immigrants.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-mayor-funded-17-million-to-non-white-businesses-for-them-to-feed-illegal-immigrants/ar-BB1icqpO
NEW YORK TIMES
— Ben Carson as Trump’s Running Mate? Don’t Count Him Out Just Yet. The retired neurosurgeon and former housing secretary is a wild card in the vice-presidential sweepstakes. His main advantage is that Donald Trump genuinely likes him. – Michael C. Bender
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/us/politics/ben-carson-trump-vp.html
— My critics/opponents look down on those who do not share their demographics. Most commonly, my critics/opponents look down on those who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/opinion/elites-blm-police.html
— While I was an employee, virtually all my superiors and supervisors were Democrats who were minority, married to a minority, female, younger than me, veteran, parents, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. As time went on, more and more and more of them had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/us/biden-immigrants-citizenship-marriage.html
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) oppose meritocracy and b) promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/business/corporate-firms-meritocracy-elite.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/12/migrants-deportation-trump-fear/
USA TODAY
— Young conservatives like me are told not to attend college. That’s shortsighted.- Christine Schueckler (COMMENT: My father frequently decried that he did not get promotions because I did not have a college degree.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/06/12/college-education-conservatives-stem-liberal-arts-jobs/74048631007/
— How to improve employee retention. -Johnny C. Taylor Jr. (COMMENT: To deal with massive Gingrich-led budget cuts during the mid-1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO got rid of their employees like me who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2024/06/11/how-to-retain-employees-these-benefits-may-help-ask-hr/74061601007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Plan to Expand Executive Power. He has shared the specifics of his policy proposals in a series of campaign videos. – William A. Galston (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are nasty/vicious Democrats who do everything that they can to make Republican elected officials fail. I should write a book about what my Democrat superiors in the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997 did to make Nixon fail 1969-1974, Ford fail 1974-1977, Reagan fail 1981-1989, and Bush fail 1989-1993. My Democrat superiors did everything that could to not hire Republicans, to waste the careers of their Republican employees, and to get rid of their Republican employees. They got rid of the Republican IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. They got rid of the Republican GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, who was finally able to get me assigned to audits of IRS, and who was finally able to promote me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-plan-to-expand-executive-power-a44fb34e
— What Type of Voter Are You? Take Our Poll to Find Out. A WSJ/NORC survey shows a more nuanced picture of the U.S. electorate than simply red and blue. – Randy Yeip and Aaron Zitner (COMMENT: Sooner or later, all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican will announce that they have always been Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, or RINOs. All of them a) vehemently reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform and/or b) are involved in Republican politics to get more government preference for themselves and/or for those who share their demographics. All of them are anti-heterosexual, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-non-veterans, anti-those who have more money than they have, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestor have been in America longer than their ancestors have been. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/election-2024-quiz-poll-ideology-7533f46b
FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2024/06/11/the-transformative-power-of-dei-embracing-intersectionality-and-challenging-the-status-quo/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2024/06/11/reset-the-compass-embedded-dei-can-unlock-organizations-potential/
POLITICO
— New poll goes deep on Kamala Harris’ liabilities and strengths as a potential president – CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/12/kamala-harris-favorability-poll-00162093
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June 11, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/is-abortion-legal-donald-trump-tells-danbury-institute/14933161/
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans. Democrats promoted slavery. Republicans ended slavery. I have always been a Republican as well as my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and my great great grandparents. We all have only lived in northeast Illinois. Democrats continue to have great success in a) painting Democrats as having been the Union Army in the Civil War and b) painting Republicans as having been the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/juneteenth-holiday-2024-chicago-dusable-museum-announces-celebration/14932178/
NBC5
— Illegal immigration drives up homelessness in Chicago.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/three-many-people-experiencing-homelessness-chicago-year-migrant-numbe-rcna156320
CBS2
— Democrats push “clean energy,” that is, Democrats blame Republicans for air pollution.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/some-chicago-suburbs-lean-into-coal-power-despite-illinois-clean-energy-goal/
FOX32
— ‘Worse than Tiffany Henyard’: Another south suburban mayor takes heat from residents. – Nate Rodgers
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/harvey-mayor-christopher-clark-takes-heat-from-residents
WTTW
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/06/10/vast-majority-patients-planned-parenthood-illinois-newest-clinic-carbondale-come-out
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— An early summer weekend of gun deaths in Chicago shows how far we have to go – Editorial (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/10/editorial-shootings-chicago-summer/
— — Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/11/opinion-chicago-noise-ordinance-abortion-clinic/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/abortion/2024/06/10/abortion-patients-planned-parenthood-illinois-roe-wade-south-women-gender-affirming-care-carbondale
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/06/10/gender-affirming-care-illinois-department-of-human-services-transgender-wellness-equity-program
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: CPS teacher residency program growing, helping fill classrooms. The Chicago Public Schools program aims to bolster teacher ranks amid a workforce shortage. – Nader Issa (COMMENT: Democrat employers want to hire Democrats. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat who was minority, female, younger, and/or veteran who would take the job.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/06/10/cps-teacher-residency-program-growing-helping-fill-classrooms
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240610/news/patients-continue-to-stream-into-illinois-for-abortion-care-new-data-shows/
WLS AM
— Gotion uses slave labor. What happens to the deal Gov. Pritzker struck with the company?
https://www.wlsam.com/2024/06/10/gotion-uses-slave-labor-what-happens-to-the-deal-gov-pritzker-struck-with-the-company/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats continue to use the 1908 Race Riot to promote more hatred against Republicans. Democrats continue to have great success in a) painting Democrats as having been the Union Army in the Civil War and b) painting Republicans as having been the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2024/06/11/supporters-want-springfield-race-riot-site-as-national-monument/74043104007/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-06-10/new-state-program-expands-transgender-lgbtq-care
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/09/nx-s1-4995786/how-bidens-asylum-policy-is-affecting-one-venezuelan-family
CITIES 92.9
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cities929.com/2024/06/10/il-seeks-to-expand-gender-affirming-care-national-group-says-is-harmful-to-kids/
25 NEWS NOW
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Peoria.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/06/11/funding-expand-lgbtq-health-care-services-reaches-peoria/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-307/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-102/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote the following to elect Democrat candidates: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Republican leaders and candidates should be opposing the aforesaid big time, they should be arguing/shouting why the aforesaid is destructive. But instead, far too many Republican leaders and candidates paint themselves as being Democrat-Lite if not anti-conservative. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Part platform in conservative. Questions to ask the Republican candidates on the November 5, 2024 ballot in your precinct: a) What have you done, and if elected, what will you do to defend and advance the following planks in the Republican Party platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) and b) What have you done, and if elected, what will you do to oppose Democrat promotion of dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Nearly 200 Teachers Join Chicago Public Schools After Completing Rigorous Teacher Residency Program (COMMENT: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS in 1971 was classroom training.)
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/nearly-200-teachers-join-chicago-public-schools-after-completing-rigorous-teacher-residency-program/
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois government’s $100K salary and pension club: 140,000 members and rising. – Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner and Nick Binotti (COMMENT: When did you start earning $100,000/year in today’s dollars? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, including Money Magazine, have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. I started earn $100,000/year in today’s dollars when I was 26-year-old IRS employee in 1975. In my defense, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, I had worked for IRS for 4 years, and I had almost completed the requirements for an MBA from Loyola. I was on track to earn that MBA in 1976, pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-governments-100k-salary-and-pension-club-140000-members-and-rising-wirepoints/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Push to promote transgender ideology is backfiring – Byron York
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/3034340/push-to-promote-transgender-ideology-is-backfiring/
NEW YORK POST
— Trades surge, colleges sink as the ‘toolbelt generation’ turns to hands-on work – Glenn H. Reynolds (COMMENT: What motivated you the most to earn a college degree? For me, it was my father who often decried his being passed over for promotions because he did not have a college degree.)
https://nypost.com/2024/06/10/opinion/trades-surge-colleges-sink-for-the-toolbelt-generation/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump rips Biden’s scam border order: ‘It’s weak, it’s ineffective, it’s bullsh*t, what he signed’ – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/06/10/trump-rips-bidens-scam-border-order-its-weak-its-ineffective-its-bullsht-what-he-signed-1464770/
BREITBART
— Polls Show Growing Opposition to Transgenderism – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2024/06/10/polls-show-growing-opposition-to-transgenderism/
— Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Wins Critical Support from Swing Voters, White Working Class – JOHN BINDER (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on the working class.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/06/10/trump-deportation-plan-swing-voters-white-working-class/
DAILY SIGNAL
— SPLC Brands Conservatives’ Response to Woke Culture Takeover ‘Christian Supremacy.’ – Tyler O’Neil (COMMENT: If you are woke, the more of the following that you are, the more that you blame your problems on everyone else: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/11/splc-brands-conservatives-response-woke-culture-takeover-christian-supremacy-ethnocide/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— ICE Officers Directed to Steer Some Aliens into the Asylum Process – Even When the Aliens Don’t Claim Asylum
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/ice-officers-directed-steer-some-aliens-asylum-process-even-when-aliens-dont-claim
FOX NEWS
— 1M illegal immigrants could be given ‘amnesty’ as Biden faces pressure from left wing. President Biden’s executive order last week has already been threatened with a lawsuit. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/1m-illegal-immigrants-could-given-amnesty-biden-faces-pressure-from-left-wing
— DEI initiatives, Pride Month, gender ideology targeted by House GOP in must-pass defense bill. Over a dozen proposed amendments deal with DEI or transgender care. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dei-pride-month-gender-ideology-house-gop-conservative-wins-ndaa
TOWNHALL
— Illegal Aliens Jump in Front of Cars to Blackmail New York Drivers – Jamie Parsons
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jamie-parsons/2024/06/10/illegal-aliens-jump-in-front-of-cars-to-blackmail-drivers-n2640231
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS & NBC NEWS & ABS-CBN NEWS & THE HILL
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans. Democrats continue to have great success in a) painting Democrats as having been the Union Army in the Civil War and b) painting Republicans as having been the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-celebrate-juneteenth-early-with-white-house-concert-monday-2024-06-10/
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/biden-delivers-remarks-at-white-house-juneteenth-concert-212693573911
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1MiM_-w_Cc
https://thehill.com/homenews/4714154-juneteenth-federal-holiday-june-19/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-2024-election-abortion-christians-13318983232798e44e9638a33811f844
MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/lgbtq-youth-who-have-guns-in-their-home-are-more-likely-to-attempt-suicide/ar-BB1nPBlU
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dave-williams-comes-under-fire-after-colorado-gop-calls-lgbtq-people-groomers-in-email-and-pushes-to-burn-pride-flags/ar-BB1nJwJB
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-administration-is-considering-protecting-undocumented-immigrants-who-are-married-to-citizens/ar-BB1nYa2S
— If you are woke, the more of the following that you are, the more that you blame your problems on everyone else: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/20-surprising-effects-being-woke-has-on-your-mental-health/ss-BB1nPHFL
NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-life-and-style/lgbtq-pride-month-kicks-bias-fueled-pushback-rcna155502
CBS NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-weighs-unlocking-legal-status-for-some-unauthorized-immigrants/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/us/biden-immigrants-citizenship-marriage.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/podcasts/the-daily/biden-border.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/us/politics/biden-juneteenth.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/10/dei-colleges-reputation-diversity-harvard/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/06/08/migrants-face-tough-path-mexico-border/73818094007/
— DEI is unraveling at our universities. Good riddance to a failed and divisive bureaucracy. Compelling future faculty or students to profess adherence to a set of controversial beliefs goes against the very nature of higher education. – Ingrid Jacques (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they have always promoted patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/06/09/dei-college-protests-antisemitism-mit-harvard/73971211007/
JD SUPRA
— Chicago Employers Must Comply with City’s Harassment Training Requirements by June 30th Deadline (COMMENT: Democrats run Chicago. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government harassed federal employees who were Republican and especially those who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who have been in America for a long time. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/reminder-chicago-employers-must-comply-2491427/
NPR
— Blocked from asylum, migrants juggle their choices: try to cross again or give up. – Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/10/nx-s1-4996453/asylum-migrants-border-biden-immigrants
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift against Trump.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-taylor-swift-hates-him.html
FORTUNE & FORBES
— On who do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame their problems on, your problems on, my problems on, and/or everyone’s problems on? Mine blame those like me who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://fortune.com/2017/02/28/leadership-career-advice-boss-management-manager-strengths/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sughnenyongo/2024/06/10/the-urgent-case-for-supporting-marginalized-groups-in-todays-society/
FAST COMPANY
— High salaries, poor performance: These were the most overpaid CEOs last year. – CHRIS MORRIS (COMMENT: When did you start earning $100,000/year in today’s dollars? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, including Money Magazine, have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. I started earn $100,000/year in today’s dollars when I was a 26-year-old IRS employee in 1975. In my defense, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, I had worked for IRS for 4 years, and I had almost completed the requirements for an MBA from Loyola. I was on track to earn that MBA in 1976, pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981. My salary was $150,075/year in 1997 in today’s dollars, but by then, I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, I had earned four more job-related professional certifications, I had earned that master’s degree from DePaul and I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/91129176/these-were-the-most-overpaid-ceos-last-year-report
FED SMITH
— The Biggest Reasons Federal Employees Retire at Age 57 – Dallen Haws (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, those Democrats will force you to retire as soon as you are eligible if they had not promoted you to Senior Executive Service, currently $191,900/year. They succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997, 6 years before I would have been eligible for regular retirement.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2024/06/05/the-biggest-reasons-federal-employees-retire-at-age-57/
PSYCOLOGY TODAY
— Why Are More Americans Buying Guns for Self-Defense? – Arash Emamzadeh (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that 911 response times will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-a-new-home/202406/why-are-more-americans-buying-guns-for-self-defense
CONVERSATION
— Ready for the next step in your career? – Leda Stawnychko and Ean Tsou (COMMERNT: What did you do to advance your career? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32. What did your coworkers do to advance their careers? My coworkers helped their superiors and their supervisors get rid of their employees who were Republican and especially those who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://theconversation.com/ready-for-the-next-step-in-your-career-heres-how-to-get-ready-for-your-first-leadership-position-230854
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/dei-rollbacks-colleges-universities-set-123930028.html
DAILY MAIL
— Chicago’s migrant crisis sparks chaos as homeless population swells by 200% in just one year. – EMMA RICHTER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13515003/chicago-migrant-crisis-homeless-population-rise.html
June 9, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago shootings: At least 32 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shootings-weekend-least-31-shot-3-fatally/14928104/
— Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago’s Grant Park (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Democrats demonstrate against Israel in your downtown?)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-protest-today-pro-palestinian-protesters-demonstrate-buckingham/14926238/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWdpAP800Co
NBC5
— Broadway Armory restores park district programming after migrants moved from facility. The Broadway Armory in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood was one five Chicago Park District facilities used to house migrants. – Vi Nguyen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/broadway-armory-restores-park-district-programming-after-migrants-moved-from-facility/3458820/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/biden-admin-failing-to-deport-some-nationalities-amid-lack-of-funding-deportation-flights/3458848/
CBS2
— Chicago Police break down pro-Palestinian encampment in front of Buckingham Fountain (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Democrats encamp against Israel in your downtown?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-break-down-pro-palestinian-encampment-buckingham-fountain/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Curfew kerfuffle? Opinions different as night and day on earlier curfew for youths downtown. Ald. Brian Hopkins reignited the debate, proposing an 8 p.m. curfew downtown for unaccompanied minors, two hours earlier than the current curfew. But research already shows curfews are “ineffective at reducing crime and victimization.” – Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/06/07/downtown-curfew-teens-brian-hopkins
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: ‘This will not be 1968.’ Chicago police prepare for DNC as whole world watches once again. – DAN PETRELLA, A.D. QUIG, SAM CHARLES
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/09/this-will-not-be-1968-chicago-police-prepare-for-dnc-as-whole-world-watches-once-again/
— Takeaways from Hunter Biden’s gun trial: His family turns out as his own words are used against him. – ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and RANDALL CHASE (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they could not hire illegal drug users. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat who was minority, female, younger, and/or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/08/hunter-biden-gun-trial-takeaways/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Homewood and Flossmoor.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/08/homewood-flossmoor-pride-fest-settles-in-as-summer-tradition/
— FRONT PAGE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/09/migrant-woman-searches-for-husband-who-has-vanished-a-common-occurance-as-men-struggle-to-find-jobs/
WBEZ
— Chair of Illinois Democratic Party floats state law granting work permits to immigrants. Rep. Lisa Hernandez declined to give a timeline on any proposal, which she says could authorize more than 400,000 undocumented immigrants to work. – Adriana Cardona-Maguigad (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they can legally hire illegals, they will pay them less and use them to replace their employees who are citizens of America.)
https://www.wbez.org/race-class-communities/2024/06/07/chair-of-illinois-democratic-party-floats-state-law-granting-work-permits-to-migrants
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State GOP’s rare win comes in court, not at ballot box – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-state-gops-rare-win-comes-in-court-not-at-ballot-box/article_285b3076-d98f-5858-a686-aea71cd7a1d8.html
SOUTHERN
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in making everyone in America sexually active LGBTQers.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/06/08/who-makes-up-the-lgbtq-community-a-look-at-the-growing-population/
WSILTV
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Carbondale.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/top-stories/southern-illinois-lgbt-members-kick-off-pride-in-carbondale/article_7a81d1b0-25ac-11ef-8819-8b1a08708d57.html
CHOOSE CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Chicago.
https://www.choosechicago.com/event/urban-queer-art-show-and-market/2024-06-09/
WISCONSIN POLITICS
— Pritzker urges Dems to win this fall, hurls insults at Trump (COMMENT: I should write about those who have hurled insults at me at Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc. meetings and events since 2000. Sooner or later, my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican work harder against conservative Republicans than against Democrats. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.wispolitics.com/2024/pritzker-urges-dems-to-win-this-fall-hurls-insults-at-trump/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— As DNC Nears, Do Chicago Cops Have Any Leverage to Do Their Jobs? – Michael Ledwith
https://johnkassnews.com/finally-chicago-cops-have-leverage/
JEFF BERKOWITZ
— Will Trump’s guilty verdict affect his chances of winning in November? Has Gov Pritzker addressed IL’s major public policy problems?
https://jeffberkowitz208.substack.com/p/will-trumps-guilty-verdict-affect
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What void(s) do you fill? With my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, I fill the tremendous Republican communication void in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. Republican leaders are supposed to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, but they ever-increasingly fail/refuse to do so. Further, they ever-increasingly take adverse actions against me to stop me from sending the newsletters out and to stop everyone from reading them. I should write a book about the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What encourages people to vote for Republicans? ANSWER: The poverty, crime, and even worse things that the following planks in the Democrat Party platform bring forth: a) welfare, that is, dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, c) abortion, that is, disrespect for human life, d) mass/illegal immigration, that is, the destruction of America, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, that is, the destruction of America, f) gun control, that is, the abolition of the Second Amendment, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and the end of meritocracy.
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrats run the federal government and use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. What career limiting things did you do? I avoided the draft. I became a federal employee and stayed one. I did not become a Democrat. I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 that charged my Democrat superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Because of the aforesaid, my Democrat superiors in the federal government took many big adverse actions against me and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. Because of the aforesaid, I filed a lawsuit against my Democrat superiors for political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination in 1998. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In my opinion, Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains should include the following in their next precinct letter concerning the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention: a) who the speakers were, b) how many delegates there were in total and from their congressional district (CD), county, and township/ward, c) the names of the delegates from their CD, county, and township/ward, d) who their IRP State Central Committee (SCC) member appointed to represent them on the IRP State Convention committees and how they voted on the new IRP platform, the 12 new resolutions, direct election of IRP SCC members, National Committeeman, and National Committeewoman, e) links to the new platform and to the 12 new resolutions on the IRP website, and f) lots of information on the new IRP National Committeeman Dean White and the new IRP National Committeewoman Rhonda Belford. I anxiously await the aforesaid information from the leaders of the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden ‘owns border catastrophe, had authority’ to secure it: Foxx – Alan Wooten
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3033431/biden-owns-border-catastrophe-had-authority-to-secure-it-foxx/
NEW YORK POST
— Yale law professor says Trump isn’t a convicted felon despite guilty verdict: here’s why – Kyle Morris (COMMENT: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. They stressed that disallowance to my IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates. But in 1977, GAO reversed that disallowance. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11 and https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11-0 But by then, my IRS career was ruined even though I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. Further, that disallowance rendered worthless my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://nypost.com/2024/06/08/us-news/yale-law-professor-says-trump-isnt-a-convicted-felon-despite-guilty-verdict-heres-why/
— ‘Go Woke, go broke’ is the true slogan of The Washington Post. – Charles Gasparino
https://nypost.com/2024/06/08/business/go-woke-go-broke-is-the-true-slogan-of-the-washington-post/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden’s border executive order is a joke – Warren Beatty
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/06/biden_s_border_executive_order_is_a_joke.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Here are some of the services and benefits illegal aliens can get after crossing border – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/06/08/insider-here-are-some-of-the-services-and-benefits-illegal-aliens-can-get-after-crossing-border-1464426/
DAILY CALLER
— Illinois Shows Americans How Bad Taxes Can Get – BRAD WEISENSTEIN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/08/brad-weisenstein-illinois-shows-americans-how-bad-taxes-can-get/
FOX NEWS
— Gun group vows to ‘defend’ Trump’s concealed carry license after conviction. The Second Amendment Foundation vowed to ‘challenge the law’ and defend Trump’s firearm permit. – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gun-group-vows-defend-trumps-concealed-carry-license-after-conviction
— Beyoncé gave SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson concert tickets valued at nearly $4,000. The Biden appointee also disclosed a $900,000 advance on her upcoming memoir. – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/beyonce-gave-scotus-justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-concert-tickets-valued-nearly-4000-filing
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Federal Government Spends More Money on Fewer Veterans – DOMINIC PINO
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-federal-government-spends-more-money-on-fewer-veterans/
PJ MEDIA
— Fifteen Percent Of NYC Hotel Rooms Occupied By Illegals in Major Blow To Local Tourism – BRYAN S. JUNG
https://pjmedia.com/bryan-s-jung/2024/06/08/draft-n4929452
— Doctors’ Declaration Demands Stop to ‘Trans Treatments’ for Kids. A group of medical and health professionals are denouncing “the harmful approach” so much of the healthcare industry now takes to children confused about their biological sex. Damaging young people mentally and physically to help them pretend to be transgender is not evidence-based and should be rejected as a treatment method. – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/06/08/doctors-declaration-demands-stop-to-trans-treatments-for-kids-n4929732
TOWNHALL
— Biden Reelection Campaign Hires Staffer for Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger – Rebecca Downs (COMMENT: Sooner or later, all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will come out as Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, or RINOs.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/06/09/biden-reelection-campaign-hires-staffer-for-former-rep-adam-kinzinger-n2640196#google_vignette
— Former Obama Ambassador Predicts Illegal Immigrants Will Flee U.S. If Trump Gets Elected – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: Citizens of foreign countries come to America illegally and stay in America illegally because Democrat and RINO leaders give them preference over citizens of America big time.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/06/08/fmr-obama-ambassador-predicts-illegal-immigrants-will-flee-us-if-trump-gets-elected-n2640056
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasing destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4710111-these-are-the-best-worst-states-for-lgbtq-equality-report-finds/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Ran Him Out of MAGA. But Mike Pence Still Wants in the G.O.P. The former vice president hopes to climb back to relevance as a keeper of the flame for traditional conservatism. The Trump camp calls him “Judas Pence.” – Adam Nagourney
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/us/politics/donald-trump-mike-pence-campaign-2024.html
— A Promise to Grads With ‘No Promise’ – Megan K. Stack (COMMENT: When I was in high school 1962-1966, no one saw me as being college material. No one would have believed that I would earn a) a bachelor’s degree (1970), b) three master’s degrees (1976, 1980, and 1997), c) six professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), and d) a professional license (1981).)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/opinion/high-school-graduation-future.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/opinion/biden-trump-immigration.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/us/biden-executive-order-mexico-border.html
NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Jail Sentence ‘More Likely.’
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jail-more-likely-adam-shlahet-predicts-1910029
CNN
— Secret Service and Chicago police ramp up preparations for Democratic convention as protests loom. – John Miller, Sabrina Shulman and Eric Bradner
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/08/politics/democratic-convention-security-protests/index.html
MSN
— Utah Governor focuses on the oppression of those who do not promote LGBTQ. I should write a book about the following who oppress those like me who do not promote LGBTQ: past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-governor-says-june-is-about-understanding-accepting-homophobes/ar-BB1nDaAK
— Alan Dershowitz compares anti-Israel campus protests by ‘Hitler Youth’ to Nazi Germany: ‘They are our future leaders’ – Carl Campanile
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/alan-dershowitz-compares-anti-israel-campus-protests-by-hitler-youth-to-nazi-germany-they-are-our-future-leaders/ar-BB1n6gsZ
— Lawsuit challenges Southwest Air’s free ticket program for Hispanic students (COMMENT: Hispanic students today, all minorities, females, younger people, poor people, LGBTQers, veterans, disabled, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, illegals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc. tomorrow.)
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/us-lawsuit-challenges-southwest-air-s-free-ticket-program-for-hispanic-students/ar-BB1mK4f6
— Evanston sued for paying reparations to Black residents. (COMMENT: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations. Democrat and RINO leaders make Republicans who are the following pay reparations: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrat and RINO leaders have made me pay lots of reparations. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/chicago-suburb-sued-for-paying-reparations-to-black-residents/vi-BB1nPF1X
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/americans-aren-t-as-accepting-of-trans-people-as-they-are-of-gay-people/ar-BB1nLgEl
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/things-to-know-as-courts-and-legislatures-act-on-transgender-kids-rights/ar-BB1lNiA3
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-key-traits-that-could-help-migrants-claim-us-asylum-after-joe-biden-announcement/ar-BB1nGJSL
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/un-migration-and-refugee-agencies-cite-fundamental-right-to-asylum-after-us-moves-to-restrict-it/ar-BB1nFXby
— Biden’s reversal of Trump policies created border crisis – Claire O’Ha
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/biden-s-reversal-of-trump-policies-created-border-crisis-expert-says/ar-BB1jvnps
FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
— Democrats rip state GOP convention. Say party is out of line with Texas values – NOAH ALCALA BACH (COMMENT: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, everyone’s top priorities in America are promoting more a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) abolition of the Second Amendment, g) patronage, h) political affiliation discrimination, i) reverse discrimination, j) age discrimination, k) religious discrimination, and l) national origin discrimination.)
https://www.aol.com/news/democrats-rip-state-gop-convention-211553750.html
ATLANTIC
— What void(s) do you fill? With my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, I fill the tremendous Republican communication void in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. Republican leaders are supposed to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, but they ever-increasingly fail/refuse to do so. Further, they ever-increasingly take adverse actions against me to stop me from sending the newsletters out and to stop everyone from reading them. I should write a book about the aforesaid.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/08/is-politics-filling-the-void-of-religion-helen-lewis-interview/671198/
ECONOMIST
— Changes to China’s gaokao exam are about politics, not fairness. Extra points for minority students are going away. (COMMENT: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have decried my passing tests including the tests I passed a) to get hired by the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980, b) to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, c) to become a CPA in 1979 and a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and d) to become a licensed CPA in 1981. They have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I passed the aforesaid tests because I unfairly benefitted tremendously from tremendous discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, etc. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and that my mother attended high school.)
https://www.economist.com/china/2024/06/06/changes-to-chinas-gaokao-exam-are-about-politics-not-fairness
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Starting on June 7th millions of young people will sit for the world’s largest academic test. China’s university-entrance exam, known as the gaokao, is punishingly difficult. Students spend endless hours cramming for it. But it is also meant to be meritocratic. Work hard, score well and, no matter what your social background, you can get into a good college. Yet the test is administered in ways that do not seem so meritocratic. Local governments are allowed to produce their own versions of the gaokao, with different questions and scoring methods. Students in elite cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, enjoy an easier route into local universities, which include some of the country’s finest.)
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasing destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/hr-policies-trends/senior-leaders-allies-to-lgbtqia-colleagues-as-india-inc-drives-inclusion-at-work/articleshow/110824844.cms
DAILY MAIL
— How soon will those who want to destroy America succeed in taking over and destroying Britain?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-13508481/NIALL-FERGUSON-Six-reasons-cheerful-Britains-future-no-matter-gloomy-feel-nation-limps-ballot-box-again.html
June 3, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As police response times grow, people are taking defense into their own hands – Rob Chadwick (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect ever-increasing poverty and crime.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/03/opinion-chicago-911-response-time-firearms-concealed-carry/
— Will County township supervisor has no regrets flying inverted U.S. flag outside public offices for Trump – RICK PEARSON (COMMENT: If Trump had been found innocent, how would the Democrats have protested?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/02/will-county-township-supervisor-has-no-regrets-flying-inverted-u-s-flag-outside-public-offices-for-trump/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Thousands of Mexican nationals in Chicago turn out to vote, some waiting over 10 hours – LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA (COMMENT: Countries always have conflicting interests. Mexico has tremendous conflicting interests with America. One cannot be loyal to two countries at the same time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/02/mexico-election-chicago/
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders promote race-based politics.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/03/asian-americans-working-to-translate-growing-numbers-in-chicago-into-political-power/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly crow about their convicting Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/06/02/donald-trump-felony-hush-money-conviction-steinberg
ABC7
— Posen carnival shut down early after ‘large fight’ leads to multiple arrests (COMMENT: Posen today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/posen-park-fest-2024-carnival-shut-early-after/14904900/
— Half of Americans think Trump’s guilty verdict was correct, should end campaign. 47% say they think the charges against Trump were politically motivated. – Isabella Murry (COMMENT: Democrats run the news media in America. From the beginning, they have shouted that the prosecution was warranted and that Trump is guilty.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-poll-half-americans-guilty-verdict-correct-2024-election/14903586/
— Thousands of Mexicans vote in-person at Chicago consulate for historic Mexico presidential election – Christian Piekos and Cate Cauguiran (COMMENT: Countries always have conflicting interests. Mexico has tremendous conflicting interests with America. One cannot be loyal to two countries at the same time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/time-thousands-elect-new-president-mexico-person-mexican/14902679/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Buffalo Grove.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pride-month-events-thousands-line-streets-6th-annual-buffalo-grove-parade-2024/14904036/
NBC5
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Chicago.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pride-month-celebrations-kick-off-across-the-chicago-area/3452912/
CBS2
— Posen carnival shut down due to large fight – Beth Lawrence, Elyssa Kaufman, Marissa Perlman (COMMENT: Posen today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/posen-carnival-shut-down-due-to-large-fight/
— Thousands in Chicago line up to vote in historic Mexican election – Sara Machi (COMMENT: Countries always have conflicting interests. Mexico has tremendous conflicting interests with America. One cannot be loyal to two countries at the same time.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-vote-mexican-election/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/hundreds-left-outside-after-doors-close-at-chicagos-mexican-consulate-during-historic-election/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy702yZh0-I
WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Chicago.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicagos-queer-fam-pride-jam-unites-lgbtq-families-at-millenium-park/
— Mexican nationals in Chicago line up to vote in historic presidential election (COMMENT: Countries always have conflicting interests. Mexico has tremendous conflicting interests with America. One cannot be loyal to two countries at the same time.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qdp0viNCjY
FOX32
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump verdict makes significant number of Republicans less likely to support him.” In Illinois, in your county, in your township, and your municipality, how many hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who are the following will use Trump’s conviction to officially become Democrats: a) leaders of Republican organizations, b) Republican elected officials, c) Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct, d) major donors, e) etc.? To be a Democrat is to promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation, discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-verdict-republicans-poll-less-likely-support-him
— Tattoos may increase risk of developing lymphoma, alarming new study finds – Kyra Colah
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tattoos-may-increase-risk-developing-lymphoma-alarming-new-study-finds
WGN RADIO
— An update on the Christopher Columbus statue – Jack Heinrich (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will destroy any remaining statues of German Americans.)
https://wgnradio.com/karen-conti/an-update-on-the-christopher-columbus-statue/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois among worst states for pay gaps between men and women – Claire Grant (COMMENT: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with evidence that all my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2024/06/03/study-illinois-among-worst-states-for-pay-gaps-between-men-and-women/73924500007/
SOUTHERN
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly crow about their convicting Trump.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/06/02/half-of-americans-think-trumps-guilty-verdict-was-correct-should-end-campaign-poll/
EVANSTON NOW
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Evanston.
https://evanstonnow.com/all-welcome-at-family-pride-festival/
WJBC
— U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson headlines Peoria-Tazewell Lincoln Day Dinner
https://www.wjbc.com/2024/06/03/u-s-house-speaker-mike-johnson-headlines-peoria-tazewell-lincoln-day-dinner/
25 NEWS NOW
— House Speaker Mike Johnson addresses Trump verdict in Peoria – Jon Schoenheider
https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/06/02/house-speaker-mike-johnson-addresses-trump-verdict-lincoln-day-dinner-peoria/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump says he’s ‘OK’ with prospect of jail time, house arrest after hush money conviction – Miranda Nazzaro
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-says-hes-ok-with-prospect-of-jail-time-house-arrest-after-hush-money-conviction/
— Republicans make Biden’s EV push an election-year issue as Democrats take a more nuanced approach. – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/ap-republicans-make-bidens-ev-push-an-election-year-issue-as-democrats-take-a-more-nuanced-approach/
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Donald Trump is a convicted felon. How is that shaping his campaign messaging? -Danielle Kurtzleben, Scott Detrow (COMMENT: While I am not a convicted felon, I am someone who the federal government forced into early retirement at age 49 and took many other adverse actions against before that even though I had earned a) a job-related professional license, b) six job-related professional certifications, and c) three job-related master’s degrees. My critics/opponents continue to use the aforesaid against me big time.)
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-06-02/donald-trump-is-a-convicted-felon-how-is-that-shaping-his-campaign-messaging
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Speaker Mike Johnson’s Illinois swing – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/06/03/speaker-johnsons-illinois-swing-00161230
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PEORIA, Illinois: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson headlined the annual Peoria-Tazewell Lincoln Day Dinner, where he railed on the guilty verdicts against Donald Trump and pumped up the IL-17 congressional race. It was a scene: More than 400 Republican attendees gathered to hear Johnson speak at the Four Points by Sheraton Peoria. Reporters weren’t allowed into the ballroom, but Johnson did speak to us before the event. On Trump: Johnson said, “He is not just our nominee, not just an individual running for president. I think now he’s seen as a symbol, a symbol of one who is willing to fight back against that corruption, the deep state and all the rest.” Here’s POLITICO’s full report with quotes from Illinois Republicans Joe Walsh, Jeanne Ives, Rhonda Belford and Jim Rule. During the presser: Johnson stood with Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Joe McGraw, a retired judge who’s challenging incumbent Democratic Congressman Eric Sorensen in the IL-17 District in November.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— PRESS RELEASE: Democrat Fear Mongering Reaches Absurdity. CHICAGO — Last week, Illinois Congressman Eric Sorensen, declared that our economy would shut down in THREE days if we secure our border. “The economy of the United States would end in 3 days. We have 3 days of what we need in the United States, so if we just shut down the entire southern border, it would be to the detriment of our country.” – Eric Sorensen Bottom Line: Our southern border is a national security threat as we’ve seen record crossings of migrants after Biden’s reversal of the Trump Administration border policies. We can’t afford naive, fear-mongering Democrats like Sorensen that vote against legislation to secure our border and destroy the Republican agenda to secure our border.
www.illinois.gop
WIREPOINTS
— ‘Justice-impacted individuals’: More of the same as Chicago’s violent crimes continue their six-year high – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/justice-impacted-individuals-more-of-the-same-as-chicagos-violent-crimes-continue-their-six-year-high-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION CONTRACT COULD COST AT LEAST $10.2B TO $13.9B – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-contract-could-cost-at-least-10-2b-to-13-9b/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sen. Tim Scott says Trump verdicts have unified Republicans more than ever. – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/2/inside-beltway-tim-scott-says-donaldtrump-verdicts/
— June and Pride Month: Humiliation for our divided and suffering country – Everett Piper (COMMENT: I have always opposed the promotion of LGBTQ. Because of that, those who promote LGBTQ have taken many big adverse actions against me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/2/june-and-pride-month-humiliation-for-our-divided-a/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s the weekend of June 1, and for the next 30 days, we will be inundated with our country’s monthlong celebration of pride. We will see it everywhere. It will be pervasive. The rainbow’s ever-increasing colors will be inescapable. We will see it in the news. We’ll see it at Target. We’ll see it in Walmart. We’ll see it in our public parks and at our schools. We’ll see it in our theaters. We’ll see it on T-shirts, umbrellas, bumper stickers, and even at our churches. Pride, pride, pride! This is the singular message that silences all others. Say it with me and say it over and over again: “We are loud and are proud!” If you refuse to do so, you’re a bigot.)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump calls on U.S. Supreme Court to prevent his sentencing for New York conviction – Jenny Goldsberry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3025673/trump-calls-on-supreme-court-to-prevent-his-sentencing-for-new-york-conviction/
— Milwaukee’s deep-blue hue contrasts sharply with GOP faithful set to nominate Trump there. – John Lewinski (COMMENT: How strongly has your municipality moved to the left? I should write a book about how strongly Wheaton has moved to the left since 1978.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-washington-briefing/3004544/milwaukees-deep-blue-hue-contrasts-sharply-gop-faithful-set-nominate-trump-there/
— The anti-Americanism of globalized universities – Jay P Greene and Tommy Huska
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3022649/the-anti-americanism-globalized-universities/
— Four ways Republicans are trying to punish Democrats for Trump conviction – Ross O’Keefe (COMMENT: I should write a book about high-profile Illinois “Republicans” who sided with GAO in Diersen v GAO.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3025779/four-ways-republicans-trying-punish-democrats-trump-conviction/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Columbia Protesters Reestablish Encampment and President Shafik Returns to the Negotiating Table – Jessica Costescu
https://freebeacon.com/campus/columbia-protesters-reestablish-encampment-and-president-shafik-returns-to-the-negotiating-table/
NEW YORK POST
— Biden keeps rewarding illegal migrants for jumping the border – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/opinion/bidens-asylum-dismissal-policy-is-granting-amnesty-to-masses-of-migrants/
— Biden breaks law to give millions of migrants work permits – Don Barnett
https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/opinion/biden-breaks-law-to-give-millions-of-migrants-work-permits/
— Biden admin offers ‘mass amnesty’ to migrants as it quietly terminates 350,000 asylum cases – Jennie Taer
https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/us-news/biden-admin-offers-mass-amnesty-to-migrants-as-it-quietly-terminates-350000-asylum-cases-sources/
— Navy SEALs mocked for going ‘woke’ with Pride month post: ‘Slap in the face’
https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/us-news/navy-seals-mocked-for-going-woke-with-pride-month-post-slap-in-the-face/
— Trump says guilty verdict ‘tougher on’ Melania and Barron than him – Isabel Keane
https://nypost.com/2024/06/03/us-news/trump-says-guilty-verdict-tougher-on-melania-and-barron/
AMAC
— Trump’s Phony Conviction – Cannot Stand – Robert B. Charles
https://amac.us/newsline/society/trumps-phony-conviction-cannot-stand/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Navy SEALs command structure goes woke to greet Pride Month – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/06/02/this-is-terrifying-navy-seals-command-structure-goes-woke-to-greet-pride-month-1463201/
BLAZE
— Biden administration offers ‘mass amnesty’ to illegal immigrants by quietly terminating 350,000 asylum cases: – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-administration-mass-amnesty-migrants-asylum-cases
— Sanctuary mayors’ strange love for illegal aliens – BRIAN LONERGAN
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/sanctuary-mayors-strange-love-for-illegal-aliens
CAMPUS REFORM
— NIU, an Illinois school with history of social justice events, hosts segregated graduations. NIU hosted segregated graduations for black students and LGBT-identifying students this May. The school previously hosted a ‘Social Justice Summer Camp for Educators’ and social justice workshops discussing subjects like ‘racial battle fatigue.’ – Brendan McDonald (COMMENT: I graduated from NIU in 1970, Loyola in 1976, DePaul in 1980, and IIT in 1997. What does the college(s) that you graduated from think of you now?)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/illinois-school-history-social-justice-events-hosts-segregated-graduations-/25541
DAILY SIGNAL
— Big Labor Exploits Border Crisis for Its Own Selfish Gain – Maddie Dermon (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/03/big-labor-exploits-border-crisis-for-its-own-selfish-gain/
DAILY WIRE
— Woke Ideology Is Part Of Military Training – Ben Shapiro
https://www.dailywire.com/news/woke-ideology-as-part-of-training-ben-shapiro-talks-wokeness-in-the-military-with-fox-news-pete-hegseth
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— House of Representatives Votes to Overturn D.C. Law Allowing Aliens to Vote – Carlos Montero
https://www.fairus.org/news/congress/house-representatives-votes-overturn-dc-law-allowing-aliens-vote
— California Improperly Used Federal Medicaid Dollars to Pay for Illegal Aliens – Hannah Davis
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/california-improperly-used-federal-medicaid-dollars-pay-illegal-aliens
FOX NEWS
— Speaker Johnson vows to ‘fight back… with everything in our arsenal’ after Trump verdict. Johnson emphasized that Republicans will remain within the ‘rule of law’ – Anders Hagstrom
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/speaker-johnson-vows-fight-back-everything-our-arsenal-trump-verdict
— Blue city rethinking ‘sanctuary’ status amid migrant flood. Mayor Adams has not yet indicated support for the legislation. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bipartisan-bill-would-roll-back-nyc-sanctuary-city-laws
— Biden admin quietly dismisses over 350K asylum applications from immigrants since 2022. The Biden administration is looking to cap the number of encounters to an average of 4,000 per day over a week. – Greg Wehner
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-quietly-dismisses-over-350k-asylum-applications-from-immigrants-since-2022-trac
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Once cases are terminated without a decision on the merits of their asylum claim, the migrants are removed from the legal system, and they are not required to check in with authorities. It also means the migrants can legally go anywhere they want inside the U.S. without having to worry about being deported.)
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Progressive questionnaire confirms Boston Mayor’s blatant anti-police policies. – Matthew Holloway
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/progressive-questionnaire-confirms-boston-mayors-blatant-anti-police-policies
NEWSMAX
— Trump: ‘Supreme Court Must Decide’ N.Y. Case – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-supreme-court-new-york/2024/06/03/id/1167246/
— Biden Administration Gives ‘Mass Amnesty’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/amnesty-immigration-joe-biden/2024/06/02/id/1167179/
TOWNHALL
— Speaker Mike Johnson: Democrats Risk Destroying America’s Judicial System – Tom Tradup
https://townhall.com/columnists/tomtradup/2024/06/03/speaker-mike-johnson-democrats-risk-destroying-americas-judicial-system-n2639894#google_vignette
— How the Mexican President Is Helping Joe Biden Win the Election. – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America. Constructively, Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Constructively, Democrats have joined Mexico in declaring war on America.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/06/02/how-the-mexican-president-is-helping-joe-biden-win-the-election-n2639867
— Democrats’ Bogus Lawfare Takedowns Rooted In Fear and Loathing – John Ullyot
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnullyot/2024/06/02/democrats-bogus-lawfare-takedowns-rooted-in-fear-and-loathing-n2639843
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly crow about their convicting Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4699329-half-say-trump-verdict-correct-should-end-campaign-poll/
CBS NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ivf-senate-democrats-reproductive-rights-push/
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in convicting Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/02/trump-republicans-jury/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/06/03/gay-transgender-least-most-welcoming-states/73909721007/
MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more LGBTQ in Los Angeles.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pride-flag-to-fly-above-la-city-hall-for-the-first-time/ar-BB1nslTN
— America is a land of justice, not systemic racism – Jeffrey H. Anderson (COMMENT: Yes, but ever-increasingly, America is a land of preference for Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger and a land of discrimination against Republicans who are White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/america-is-a-land-of-justice-not-systemic-racism/ar-BB1nrEWy
— What caste were you born into? From what I see, if your parents do not have college degrees, you were born into the lowest caste. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/opinion-i-was-born-into-india-s-lowest-caste-but-nothing-will-stop-me-from-embracing-my-joy/ar-BB1nvhc1
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly attack Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/republicans-call-judicial-system-weaponized-after-trump-conviction-2c876bdb
— New York Prosecutor Was First to Charge a Former President. Now He Weighs Seeking to Imprison One. Alvin Bragg, the first Black Manhattan district attorney, campaigned on the promise of enforcing the laws equally among the rich and poor. – James Fanelli and Corinne Ramey (COMMENT: What have you done that resulted in adverse actions against you? When I was 40 years old in 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They retaliated against me a) by immediately throwing me off audits of IRS, b) by immediately giving me a very bad job assignment, unfair performance expectations, and unfair performance appraisal, c) by always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and d) by forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997. They took the aforesaid retaliatory actions against me even though I earned job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 and I earned a job-related master’s degree in 1997. They took the aforesaid retaliatory actions against me even though I had previously earned job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981, a job-related professional license in 1981, and job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/new-york-prosecutor-was-first-to-charge-a-former-president-now-he-weighs-seeking-to-imprison-one-0895ea4e
— Making the Case for Taking Your Job Part-Time – Rachel Feintzeig (COMMENT: My working part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1971-1972 helped me a) buy a new Corvette in 1971, b) pay for tuition and books for graduate evening business courses at Loyola, and c) but a new town home in University Park in 1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/making-the-case-for-taking-your-job-part-time-ce84c1dd
GUARDIAN
— The psychology of anger and aggression – Dean Burnett (COMMENT: The more demographics that you share with a person, that more that you are presumed to support that person. Anticipate/expect that the more demographics that you share with Trump, the faster/more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will destroy you. Trump is heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, draft-avoider, married, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time. I share all the aforesaid demographics with Trump. Since 2015, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters and their operatives and their dupes have a) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, b) ended my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council vacancy in 2019, c) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, and d) removed me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024.)
https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2013/aug/06/anger-aggression-psychology-screw-you
(FROM THE ARTICLE: However, it’s often difficult to do anything about these frustrations, so it’s likely to result in displaced aggression. This is where you can’t respond to the thing that’s frustrating you due to it being unavailable or, more frustratingly, something or someone who has the greater ability to harm you if you react. The arousal of anger doesn’t dissipate quickly, so it’s often transferred to less deserving but more convenient targets.)
May 31, 2024
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Illinois Republican Party Responds to President Trump Verdict Following the verdict in the New York trial of President Trump, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy released the following statement: “Let’s call this trial what it really is: a political prosecution the likes of which occurs in banana republics but not previously in these United States. Democrat activist investigators and prosecutors have relentlessly hounded President Trump for years. First, they challenged the legitimacy of his election in 2016 thru the Russian collusion hoax. Then, they strove to defeat his re-election in 2020 thru impeachments and the Hunter Biden laptop coverup. Then, they indicted him and his supporters to tarnish his legacy in an effort to re-elect President Biden. This weaponization of the judicial system has weakened our country here and in the eyes of the world, which I’m sure President Biden will savor while he vacations in Delaware as his handlers make critical decisions for the country.”
https://illinois.gop/
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— 2024 Illinois Republican Party Platform
https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-Platform-of-the-Illinois-Republican-Party-2.pdf
— 2024 Illinois Republican Party Resolutions:
Resolution on Protecting Illinois Assets from Exploitation by Foreign Adversaries Resolution
Resolution on Student Loan Debt
Resolution on Safety of Food Supply Chain
Resolution on Transgender Issue
Resolution on Parental Rights
Resolution on Local Government Funding and Control
Resolution on Life
Resolution on Election Integrity
Resolution on Immigration
Resolution on Crime, Law and Order
Resolution on American Energy Independence
Resolution Affirming Equal Opportunity for All
https://illinois.gop/2024-state-convention-platform-and-resolutions/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Of course, I applaud the 2024 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions to the extent that they promote conservative principles. But if I had not been removed from the 2024 IRP Platform and Resolutions Committee, I would have advocated for a platform and for resolutions that would have given more priority and more emphasis to promoting personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws, discouragement of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, protection of Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). I would have advocated for a resolution that would have called for direct election of IRP State Central Committee members. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Trump verdict. How many of the following will use the verdict to officially leave the Republican Party and officially become Democrats: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Organization, b) Republican leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, c) conservative leaders and activists, and d) religious leaders and activists? How many of the aforesaid boycotted the IRP State Convention? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you anticipate/expect that your critics/opponents will eventually do if they have not done that already? Mine will officially a) dump Trump, b) become Democrats, c) oppose direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members, d) reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, and/or e) crow about the adverse actions that they have taken against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Trump verdict puts Illinois GOP on the attack – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/05/31/illinois-republicans-say-the-fix-was-in-00160956
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE: Illinois Republicans and a certain former governor rallied behind Donald Trump after a Manhattan jury found him guilty Thursday on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a hush money criminal trial. A sentencing hearing is set for July 11, four days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Some of the reax: The Illinois GOP issued a statement comparing the legal proceedings to “banana republics.” Darren Bailey, who got Trump’s support when he ran for governor, called it “a dark day for America.” And Ogle County GOP Chair Mike Koolidge predicts the verdicts will “energize voters like nothing else has before — and in Trump’s favor.” Deja vu for you know who: Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose prison term on corruption charges was commuted by Trump, said: “When you’ve lived through it yourself you recognize when they do it to someone else … the political fix was in.” The Democrat turned Trump-ocrat, as Blagojevich likes to describe himself, said the verdict was made by “a handpicked politicized Dem judge who denied a former President a chance to put on a defense and allowed ridiculously unlawful jury instructions,” via X. Illinois Democrats had another take, of course. Gov. JB Pritzker, who is a surrogate on the campaign trail for President Joe Biden, issued a statement saying: “Justice has been served. … Donald Trump is a racist, a homophobe, a grifter, and a threat to this country. He can now add one more title to his list — a felon. But let me be clear, Donald Trump will never be 47.” Mayor Brandon Johnson called Trump “a con artist, a bigot, and an embarrassment of a former president. And now, he’s a convicted felon,” on his social media account. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) called Trump “a loser in court and now we must beat him at the ballot box.” And Sen. Dick Durbin, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, offered this: “As I’ve said all along: no one is above the law — not even a former president.” Republicans and Democrats agree on one point made by Trump outside the courtroom: “The real verdict is going to be Nov. 5 by the people.”)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will County Republicans call Trump prosecution biased following conviction – MICHELLE MULLINS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/30/will-county-republicans-call-trump-prosecution-biased-following-conviction/
— Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin criticizes Kane County sheriff for comments about Aurora police – STEVE LORD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/29/aurora-mayor-richard-irvin-criticizes-kane-county-sheriff-for-comments-about-aurora-police/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How will the Biden campaign exploit the Trump hush money guilty verdict? Trump and Biden face impending crucial major strategic decisions on how to play the conviction in the coming weeks. They meet for their first debate June 27 in Atlanta. Trump will be sentenced on July 11. The Republican National Convention kicks off in Milwaukee on July 15. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/05/30/how-will-the-biden-campaign-exploit-the-trump-hush-money-guilty-verdict-crime-manhattan-politics
— Chicago’s top watchdog raises alarms about police tactics for protests during Democratic convention. Inspector General Deborah Witzburg warned that using pepper spray and corralling protesters ‘risks escalating tensions and violating constitutional rights of lawful demonstrators.’ – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/05/30/chicago-watchdog-alarms-police-tactics-protests-democratic-convention-dnc
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame guns for gun violence instead of blaming those who use guns illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/05/31/gen-z-gun-violence-facts-safety-social-media-campaign-unloaded-edgar-vilchez
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ big time in Elgin, Buffalo Grove, Lake County, Aurora, Carol Stream, and Schaumburg. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240530/festivals-and-fairs/push-positivity-elgins-second-pride-parade-and-festival-kicks-off-pride-month-in-suburbs/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240521/submitted-content/elgbtq-hosting-second-annual-elgin-pride-parade-and-festival-on-june-1/
ABC7
— ‘Shameful’: Republicans quickly come to Trump’s defense after his conviction. Speaker Mike Johnson continued to claim the justice system has been weaponized. – Allison Pecorin and Alexandra Hutzler
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-guilty-counts-republicans-quickly-donald-trumps-defense/14892447/
— Donald Trump calls hush money trial ‘rigged’ after being found guilty on all counts. Former President Donald Trump spoke outside the courthouse on Thursday. – Leah Sarnoff
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-hush-money-verdict-donald-trump-calls-criminal/14892383/
— Donald Trump’s family reacts to sweeping guilty verdict in hush money trial. Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial on Thursday. – Leah Sarnoff
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trumps-sons-don-jr-eric-trump-react/14892879/
NBC5
— Trump sentencing set just days before Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/trump-sentencing-set-just-days-before-republican-national-convention-in-milwaukee/3451184/
— Sentencing, presidential race and more: What’s next for Donald Trump after verdict
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/sentencing-presidential-race-and-more-whats-next-for-donald-trump-after-verdict/3451049/
— Trump’s Republican megadonors shrug off his guilty verdict – Brian Schwartz
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trumps-republican-megadonors-shrug-off-his-guilty-verdict/3450955/
— Florida bridges will shun Pride colors in favor of red, white and blue
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/florida-bridges-shun-pride-colors-red-white-and-blue/3450743/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-pride-lgbtq/new-route-timing-and-more-what-to-know-about-the-2024-chicago-pride-parade/3450650/
CBS2
— Trump denounces verdict as a “disgrace” and vows “this is long from over” after felony conviction. – Melissa Quinn
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/donald-trump-reaction-guilty-verdict-new-york-criminal-trial/
— Where Trump’s 3 other criminal cases stand after his conviction in New York – Melissa Quinn
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/donald-trump-convicted-new-york-other-criminal-cases/
— Will Chicago police be ready for DNC protests? A city watchdog weighs in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHqB0zotFEY
WGN9
— Mexico’s presidential election to include in-person voting in Illinois – Angelica Sanchez (COMMENT: I am 100% German American. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/mexico-presidential-election-in-illinois/
— Chicago police underprepared for mass gatherings, report finds – Julian Crews, Eli Ong
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/new-oig-report-finds-cpd-underequipped-and-unprepared-for-large-scale-public-demonstrations/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlwgnpDHOZU
FOX32
— ‘A racist, a homophobe’: Pritzker rips into Trump after guilty verdict. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker didn’t hold back when talking about Donald Trump following his guilty verdict in New York City. (COMMENT: Pritzker’s power to destroy anyone and his power to destroy anything ever-increasingly increases.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1463758
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Those who push pot should be presumed to be pot users.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-music-festival-legal-on-site-cannabis-consumption-returns-star-studded-lineup
— New report evaluates Chicago Police Department’s preparedness for mass gatherings – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-report-evaluates-chicago-police-preparedness-for-mass-gatherings
— Former Chicago political reporters weigh in on Trump verdict. Here in Illinois, we’ve had our fair share of political scandals and big trials, but nothing with the potential implications that comes with today’s verdict for Trump. (COMMENT: I should write a book about past and present political reporters in Illinois. I would focus on how they have treated me.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1463910
WSIL TV
— Elon Musk has been getting Trumpier. A direct line to Trump may be next. – CNN (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you. Both Trump and I are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, non-veteran, gun-owners, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/elon-musk-has-been-getting-trumpier-a-direct-line-to-trump-may-be-next/article_2977077d-8ef0-5918-815e-3561cefab35f.html
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Trump retains voting rights and presidential run potential despite felony conviction – AP
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/donald-trump-retains-voting-rights-and-presidential-run-potential-despite-felony-conviction-new-york-state-prison-florida-resident-disenfranchisement-white-house-run-republican-national-convention-sentencing-july-11-gop-ticket
NEWS 25
— LaHood blasts court, Pritzker blasts Trump after historic verdict – Tyler Lopez
https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/05/31/lahood-blasts-court-pritzker-blasts-trump-after-historic-verdict/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Guns allowed in RNC security footprint – Alison Dirr
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/30/wisconsins-law-allows-guns-within-rnc-security-footprint/73818249007/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Amid presidential chatter, Pritzker will address Wisconsin Democrats at annual convention – Tina Sfondeles
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2024-05-30/amid-presidential-chatter-gov-pritzker-will-address-wisconsin-democrats-at-annual-convention
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump asks supporters to join him in sharp post-verdict video – Julia Mueller (COMMENT: How many of the following will use the verdict to officially leave the Republican Party and officially become Democrats: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Organization, b) Republican leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, c) conservative leaders and activists, and d) religious leaders and activists? How many of the aforesaid boycotted the IRP State Convention?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-asks-supporters-to-join-him-in-sharp-post-verdict-video/
— Democrats use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/celebrating-diversity-through-pageantry-the-juneteenth-pageant/
— IRS makes free tax return program permanent and is asking all states to join in 2025 – AP (COMMENT: If I had used this IRS program when I was an IRS employee 1971-1980, I am sure that the program would have allowed my education deductions. I deducted the graduate evening a) business courses that I took at Loyola 1972-1976 and b) accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980. My IRS employee manual encouraged me to take those courses. But in 1978, to get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors disallowed those courses.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-irs-makes-free-tax-return-program-permanent-and-is-asking-all-states-to-join-in-2025/
BOLINGBROOK PATCH
— Bolingbrook Residents Speak Out Against ‘Detransitioning’ Event At Golf Club. At the meeting on Tuesday, residents called the event hateful and opposed its anti-gay and anti-transgender rhetoric. – Andrea Earnest (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.)
https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/bolingbrook-residents-speak-out-against-detransitioning-event
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Ban on ‘captive audience’ meetings among 466 bills to pass this session -Alex Abbeduto (COMMENT: While worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, I had to sit through many of their captive audience briefings.)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/AMP_EDN/718/Ban-on-%E2%80%98captive-audience%E2%80%99-meetings-AI-regulations-among-466-bills-to-pass-this-session-3065.amp.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-301/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-96/
— Deficit spending reported as revenues plunge, salaries and debt increase
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/30/deficit-spending-reported-as-revenues-plunge-salaries-and-debt-increase/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Mark Rice, a candidate for Illinois’ 8th Congressional District, has voiced strong criticism of his opponent and the incumbent Democrat, Raja Krishnamoorthi.
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/659540875-illinois-eighth-congressional-district-candidate-radical-raja-and-his-party-have-been-a-disaster-to-our-national-security
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Cook County offers grants to marijuana businesses – Jim Talamonti (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Those who push pot should be presumed to be pot users.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_01a11a76-1e9a-11ef-bf70-27a6f545b5ba.html
WIREPOINTS
— We spend the most, by far, on education in the Midwest and yet our kids still can’t read (COMMENT
https://wirepoints.org/we-spend-the-most-by-far-on-education-in-the-midwest-and-yet-our-kids-still-cant-read-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/
— A school choice program upsets the apple cart, and the teachers unions don’t like that (COMMENT: If my parents had not 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, I doubt that I would have been able to get an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my 1966 Crete-Monee High School class, and get accepted by UIC.)
https://wirepoints.org/a-school-choice-program-upsets-the-apple-cart-and-the-teachers-unions-dont-like-that-wirepoints-on-with-wjols-scott-slocum/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— BLACK CHICAGOANS 20X LIKELIER TO BE HOMICIDE VICTIMS; ARREST RATE HITS RECORD LOW – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/black-chicagoans-20x-likelier-to-be-homicide-victims-arrest-rate-hits-record-low/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Manhattan jury finds former President Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/30/manhattan-jury-finds-donald-trump-guilty-on-all-co/
— Trial coverage skewed to inflame public against Trump – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/30/inside-beltway-trial-coverage-skewed-inflame-publi/
— GOP lawmakers rail against guilty verdict for Trump – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/30/mike-johnson-elise-stefanik-jim-jordan-rail-agains/
— Here are Trump’s top three arguments for appeal after guilty verdict in hush money trial – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/30/here-are-donald-trumps-top-three-arguments-for-app/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump trial travesty – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3023565/trump-trial-travesty/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump campaign donation page secures $800K contribution after ‘hush money’ guilty verdict. – Diana Glebova and Samuel Chamberlain
https://nypost.com/2024/05/30/us-news/trump-blasts-out-fundraising-appeal-after-hush-money-verdict-says-hes-a-political-prisoner/
AMAC
— The Border Invasion Election – Shane Harris
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/the-border-invasion-election/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— For its ‘Pride Month’ push in stores, Walmart goes with ‘lesbian trans woman’ and ‘rainbow skull’ – Chris Woodward, Billy Davis (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.)
https://afn.net/business/2024/05/30/for-its-pride-month-push-in-stores-walmart-goes-with-lesbian-trans-woman-and-rainbow-skull/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Campaign Cheers Trump Verdict – Liz Sheld
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/31/morning-greatness-biden-campaign-cheers-trump-verdict/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden to hit reset on message to black voters – Vivek Saxena (COMMENT: GAO works for Congress. Biden could stress to Black voters that while he was in Congress, his Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take early retirement and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/05/30/biden-to-hit-reset-on-message-to-black-voters-1462607/
BREITBART
— New York Jury Finds Donald Trump Guilty on All 34 Counts – HANNAH KNUDSEN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/30/jury-finds-trump-guilty-on-all-34-counts/
DAILY CALLER
— ‘Rigged, Disgraceful Trial’: Trump Responds To Conviction, Promises ‘Real Verdict’ In November – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/30/rigged-disgraceful-trial-trump-responds-to-conviction-promises-real-verdict-in-november/
— Alan Dershowitz Doubts Conviction Will Be Overturned Because Appellate Judges Are ‘Terrified’ To Help Trump. – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/30/alan-dershowitz-doubts-conviction-overturned-because-judgestrump/
— Trump Trial Judge Did Everything In His Power To Confuse The Jury To Ensure Conviction – MARY ROOKE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/30/rooke-trump-trial-judge-is-doing-everything-in-his-power-to-confuse-the-jury-to-ensure-conviction/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Illegal Immigration Has Created ‘High Threat Level’ for Terrorist Attack in US, Expert Says – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/31/border-crisis-has-created-high-threat-level-terrorist-attack-us/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Found Guilty: Ben Shapiro Breaks Down the Verdict
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/breaking-trump-found-guilty
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Illegal Aliens Call Lyft Ride After Getting Sick of Waiting for Border Patrol to Pick them Up – Joey Chester
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/05/30/illegal-aliens-call-lyft-ride-after-getting-sick-waiting-border-patrol-pick-them
FOX NEWS
— Biden picked illegal immigrants over veterans. We must fix it before it’s too late. Veteran homelessness has spiked 19%, but Biden is too busy aiding illegal immigrants to help. – Kate Monroe
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/prioritizing-illegal-immigrants-over-veterans
— National Park Service reverses ban on employees wearing uniforms at Pride events following LGBTQ backlash. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reversed the decision in a statement issued late Friday. – Kendall Tietz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/national-park-service-reverses-ban-employees-wearing-uniforms-pride-events-following-lgbtq-backlash
— Former Gov Blagojevich: My fellow Democrats are ‘destroying the rule of law’ Trump commuted the prison sentence of the former Democrat governor of Illinois in 2020. – Yael Halon
https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-gov-blagojevich-my-fellow-democrats-destroying-rule-law
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Judicial Watch Statement on the Trump Verdict
https://www.judicialwatch.org/trump-verdict/
— Judicial Watch: Defense Dept. Records Show U.S. Air Force Hosted ‘Drag Story Time’ and Other ‘Drag’ Events
https://www.judicialwatch.org/air-force-drag-story-time/
TOWNHALL
— To Fund Immigrant Services, Denver Slashed Its Police Department and Will Answer 911 Calls With…Drones – Brad Slager
https://townhall.com/columnists/bradslager/2024/05/30/to-fund-immigrant-services-denver-slashed-its-police-department-and-will-answer-911-calls-withdrones-n2639737
TRUMPET
— Pope Francis Denounces Attempts to Defend U.S. Southern Border. Why is the leader of the world’s largest church promoting charities that support illegal immigration? – ANDREW MIILLER
https://www.thetrumpet.com/29596-pope-francis-denounces-attempts-to-defend-us-southern-border
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— NRA can sue ex-NY official it says tried to blacklist it after Parkland shooting, Supreme Court says – LINDSAY WHITEHURST (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who continue to blacklist me: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Organization, b) Republican leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, c) conservative leaders and activists, and d) religious leaders and activists. Better yes, I should sue them.)
https://apnews.com/article/nra-aclu-parkland-shooting-lawsuit-supreme-court-953424f3fd33f279b0cc2ce050069d48
CNN
— Big stars come out for Biden – but much of Hollywood wrestles with 2024 endorsements in a polarized world. – Priscilla Alvarez and Elizabeth Wagmeister
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/politics/celebrity-endorsements-2024-election/index.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— In a Texas G.O.P. at War With Itself, the Hard Right Is Gaining – J. David Goodman (COMMENT: One could compare and contrast the Texas GOP with the Illinois GOP.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/us/texas-republican-primaries-dade-phelan.html
— I should write a book about Republican candidates, elected officials, party leaders, etc. in Illinois who have promoted LGBTQ the most. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/opinion/brad-polumbo-gay-rights-republicans.html
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Biden’s dilemma: Avoid a 1968 repeat in Chicago
https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/31/bidens-dilemma-avoid-a-1968-repeat-in-chicago/
USA TODAY
— Chicago watchdog sounds alarm on police crowd control tactics during Democratic convention – Michael Loria
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/30/chicago-watchdog-finds-police-tactics-create-problems-at-democratic-national-convention/73912054007/
— Democrats and RINOs continue to use George Floyd to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/05/31/dei-backlash-george-floyd-death-anniversary/73899737007/
NEWSWEEK
— Tyson Foods Speaks Out on Hiring Migrant Workers Over Americans – Nick Mordowanec (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.newsweek.com/tyson-refutes-afl-claims-hires-migrants-workers-labor-1906270
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Guilty Verdict for Trump and Its Consequences for the Country. District Attorney Alvin Bragg inaugurates a new and destabilizing era of American politics. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-guilty-verdict-manhattan-trial-alvin-bragg-juan-merchan-stormy-daniels-b982d7d1
KRESGE FOUNDATION
— The Kresge Foundation promotes DEI big time, that is, it promotes political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination big time. I worked for S.S. Kresge 1964-1966. I should write a book about how my S.S. Kresge superiors, supervisors, and coworkers treated me. I was the only White male who washed dishes in its Chicago Heights store.
https://kresge.org/news-views/looking-back-kresges-path-toward-a-deeper-embrace-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/
May 28, 2024
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What steered you away from vices, poverty, and crime? What steered you toward your successes in life? For me, it was my parents who were conservative Republicans who stressed personal responsibility and becoming a productive member of society. They had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), raised me as a MSL, and had me confirmed as a MSL. Even though neither of them attended college and my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma and my mother never attended high school, their upbringing of me motivated/enabled me to work my way through college and earn a bachelor’s degree, three masters degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Illinois Republicans anxiously await the Illinois Republican Party a) to issue a detailed press release on its State Convention and b) to post on its website its new platform and its 12 new resolutions. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Do you know who represented you at the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention on its National Committeeman and National Committeewoman Committee and on its Platform and Resolutions Committee? Do you know how they voted and why? Questions for your representative on the National Committeeman and National Committeewoman Committee: when the final vote was taken, a) did you vote for White or for Shaw for National Committeeman and why and b) did you vote for Belford or for Lasonde for National Committeewoman and why? Which candidates did you vote for in earlier rounds of voting and why? Questions for your representative on the Platform and Resolutions Committee, when the final vote was taken, did you vote for or against the following and why a) each of the proposed resolutions including direct election of IRP State Central Committee members and b) the IRP platform? How did you vote in earlier rounds of voting and why? If I had not been removed from the Platform and Resolutions Committee, I would have answered the aforesaid questions. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In my opinion, Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains should include the following in their next precinct letter concerning the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention: a) who the speakers were, b) how many delegates there were in total and from their congressional district (CD), county, and township/ward, c) the names of the delegates from their CD, county, and township/ward, d) who their IRP State Central Committee (SCC) member appointed to represent them on the IRP State Convention committees and how they voted on the new IRP platform, the 12 new resolutions, direct election of IRP SCC members, National Committeeman, and National Committeewoman, e) links to the new platform and to the 12 new resolutions on the IRP website, and f) lots of information on the new IRP National Committeeman Dean White and the new IRP National Committeewoman Rhonda Belford. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— PARTY POLITICS: Illinois Republicans united behind former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign during their state convention in Collinsville over the weekend. They also got behind a platform that attacks Democrats for supporting abortion rights, eliminating cash bail and promoting transgender identity, according to the Tribune’s Rick Pearson and Jeremy Gorner. Cheering for Trump: “Joe Biden’s vision for the country and JB Pritzker’s vision for the state is, it’s a disaster, and may I say, even that it’s evil,” Congresswoman Mary Miller, a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, said during the conference. Roll call: Miller was also elected to be the delegation leader of Illinois and could be the voice we hear during roll call to support Trump at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. There was drama: The election to determine the new Republican National Committee members became divisive. An election had to be held because current members Richard Porter and Demetra DeMonte will see their terms come up at the end of the convention. How it played out: Republican State Central Committeeman Dean White was elected to replace Porter after Lake County GOP Chair Mark Shaw was twice rejected during voting on the convention floor. Shaw dropped out, opening the lane for White. Rhonda Belford, the Hardin County GOP chair, will replace DeMonte after the convention. “There are always going to be disagreements. You see that among Democrats, too,” DeMonte told Playbook after the convention. Her take: “There wasn’t any disunity.” If you are Mark Shaw, Playbook would like to hear from you. Email skapos@politico.com – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/05/28/state-budget-still-up-in-the-air-00160091
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— At least 41 shot, 9 fatally, in citywide Memorial Day weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-memorial-day-gun-violence-police/14877210/
— Dad gets into shootout with group trying to steal cars while 5 daughters sleep inside Winnetka home. Suspects broke into Sheridan Road house to steal keys before trying to take Range Rover, Maserati. (COMMENT: Winnetka today, your municipality tomorrow. What are you doing to avoid car theft? While I worked for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in Chicago in 1973.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/winnetka-homeowner-exchanges-fire-suspects-steal-car-sheridan/14877966/
NBC5
— Winnetka homeowner exchanges gunfire with suspect in attempted car theft. The suspects fled the scene after the exchange of gunfire. (COMMENT: Winnetka today, your municipality tomorrow. What are you doing to avoid car theft? While I worked for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in Chicago in 1973.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/winnetka-homeowner-exchanges-gunfire-with-suspect-in-attempted-car-theft/3447578/
CBS2
— UChicago to withhold degree from at least one pro-Palestinian demonstrator – Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/uchicago-withhold-degree-palestinian-demonstrator/
— What happens if Trump is convicted in New York? No one can really say – Graham Kates
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-happens-if-trump-is-convicted-in-new-york-trial/
— Activists, leaders work to prevent violence in Chicago this summer (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/leaders-activists-push-safety-violent-memorial-day-weekend-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I0Y-JSDhYU
— 5-year-old among 9 killed, 30 hurt in Chicago shootings during Memorial Day weekend – Jeramie Bizzle, Beth Lawrence (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-shootings-memorial-day-weekend-may-24-to-28/
— Winnetka homeowner exchanges gunfire with suspects trying to steal car – John Dodge (COMMENT: Winnetka today, your municipality tomorrow. What are you doing to avoid car theft? While I worked for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in Chicago in 1973.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/winnetka-car-theft-gunfire/
WGN9
— Over 30 fall victim to shootings over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://wgntv.com/news/over-30-fall-victim-to-shootings-over-memorial-day-weekend-in-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjYWC31GLVc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs8akgzKqmE
FOX32
— Chicago crime: 27 shot, 7 killed so far in Memorial Day weekend violence – Tia Ewing (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-crime-memorial-day-weekend-violence
WBBM
— Chicago police officer takes teens on a camping trip to give them a ‘safe place’ over Memorial Day weekend. – (COMMENT: When you were young, how safe was your municipality? While I lived in Crete 1948-1972, it was very safe.)
https://www.wtvy.com/2024/05/27/police-officer-takes-teens-camping-trip-give-them-safe-place-over-memorial-day-weekend/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? A major week looms in Donald Trump’s hush money trial. – ERIC TUCKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/27/major-week-trump-hush-money-trial/
— FRONT PAGE: Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues clashing with Illinois Senate over parole board – DAN PETRELLA and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/28/gov-j-b-pritzker-continues-clashing-with-illinois-senate-over-parole-board/
— FRONT PAGE: CTA could provide up to 250 buses for use during the DNC. Will that leave enough for regular bus service? – Sarah Freishtat
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/cta-could-provide-up-to-250-buses-for-use-during-the-dnc-will-that-leave-enough-for-regular-bus-service/ar-BB1nbmSu
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 9 killed, 30 wounded in Memorial Day weekend gun violence across Chicago. Among the dead are 5-year-old Reign Ware, who was fatally shot in the abdomen while sitting in a parked car in the 200 block of South Campbell Avenue. (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/05/27/memorial-day-weekend-2024-continues-violent-trend-28-shot-7-killed
— 2 ex-jail officials say they were fired after claiming they were coerced into political work for Sheriff Tom Dart. Drake Carpenter and Aracelis Gotay were suspended without pay in March of 2022 amid a federal investigation involving the sheriff’s office. – Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2024/05/27/cook-county-jail-officials-fired-coerced-political-work-sheriff-tom-dart
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Prairie Band Potawatomi land deal clears Illinois Senate, returns to House – PETER HANCOCK (COMMENT: If you run for a government office or for a political office as a Republican, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if any of your ancestors homesteaded a farm, Democrats and RINOs will use that against you. They will hint/imply/argue/shout that you directly, substantially, and unfairly benefitted from that and that therefore, you should pay reparations. If I ran for an office, they would stress a) that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, b) that they sold that land and bought 10 acres just northeast of downtown Crete in 1864, c) that my grandfather had a home built on that land in 1926, d) that I lived in that home 1954-1972, and e) that I inherited that home and sold it in 2022.)
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/prairie-band-potawatomi-land-deal-clears-illinois-senate/article_af1d1eb4-1c71-11ef-856a-3f6519303841.html
WQAD
— Illinois Senate Democrats send $53.1B spending plan to House – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/illinois-senate-democrats-531-billion-spending-plan-house-capitol-news/526-456b2ed3-b494-4894-b78e-b418c7d24bdd
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Pastor Criticized For No Transit Experience Withdraws From RTA Board Nomination. Rev. Ira Acree said the City Council and most agency boards should be vacated if alderpeople now want to only go off experience. – Mack Liederman (COMMENT: GAO audits IRS. After working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my knowledge of IRS. The kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988 and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/24/pastor-criticized-for-no-transit-experience-withdraws-from-rta-board-nomination/
HOODLINE
— CHICAGO CONFRONTS DISMAL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WITH 7 DEATHS AMID SURGE IN GUN VIOLENCE – Damon R. Sheffield (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://hoodline.com/2024/05/chicago-confronts-dismal-memorial-day-weekend-with-7-deaths-amid-surge-in-gun-violence/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-298/
— Welch to convene House at noon Tuesday.
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/27/welch-to-convene-house-at-noon-tomorrow/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JEFF BERKOWITZ
— In Part 2 of our interview w/the Big Tent Coalition’s CEO, Tim Ozinga, the discussion focuses on the dearth of real political leaders in IL and the key challenges facing the State. – Alana Goodman
https://jeffberkowitz208.substack.com/p/in-part-2-of-our-interview-wthe-big
WIREPOINTS
— New Trier School District set to produce next $8 million superintendent pensioner – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/new-trier-school-district-set-to-produce-next-8-million-superintendent-pensioner-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOSE 127,000 STUDENTS – Hilary Gowins (COMMENT: Illinois parents a) who cannot avoid public schools because they cannot afford religious schools and b) who do not want Illinois teachers to make their children “good little Democrats,” take their children and move out of Illinois. My parents sent me to religious schools 1953-1962 even though my father never made more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars and my mother never worked outside of the home until after he died.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/editorial-illinois-public-schools-lose-127000-students-since-pandemic/
— How Illinois can give parents more choice within public school system. – Hannah Schmid (COMMENT: Yes, but ever-increasingly, Illinois parents are Democrats who therefore by definition are anti-conservative and anti-Republican and want teachers a) to make their children sexually active LGBTQers and b) to promote dependency on government and charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and race and gender based preference giving, that is, Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/report-how-illinois-can-give-parents-more-choice-within-public-school-system/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— NewsGuard primes children in public schools for life of leftist activism. The latest way K-12 students are being indoctrinated. – John Tillman
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/27/newsguard-primes-children-in-public-schools-for-li/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Harvard Graduation Marred by Anti-Semitism Controversy as Speaker Accuses Critics of Smearing Her for ‘Money and Power’ Commencement speaker Maria Ressa employs anti-Semitic trope to blast critics, prompting Harvard rabbi to walk off the stage. – Alana Goodman
https://freebeacon.com/campus/harvard-commencement-speaker-told-graduates-her-critics-had-smeared-her-for-money-and-power-new-translation-confirms-the-critics-were-correct/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Because I accepted your invitation to be here today, I was attacked online and called anti-Semitic by money and power because they want money and power,” she told Harvard graduates during the May 23 ceremony.)
NEW YORK POST
— Here’s why the case against Trump should end in ‘not guilty’ – Jonathan Turley
https://nypost.com/2024/05/27/opinion/heres-why-the-case-against-trump-should-end-in-not-guilty/
BREITBART
— Denver Offers How-To Guide on Turning Cities into Taxpayer-Funded Immigrant Sanctuaries – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/05/27/denver-offers-how-to-guide-on-turning-cities-into-taxpayer-funded-immigrant-sanctuaries/
FEDERALIST
— America Has Become The Land Of The Selfish, Home Of The Indoctrinated – M.D. KITTLE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/27/america-has-become-the-land-of-the-selfish-home-of-the-indoctrinated/
— Trans Activists Quietly Build ‘Gender-Affirming’ Monopoly On Centers For Abused Children – LAURA BRYANT HANFORD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/28/trans-activists-quietly-build-gender-affirming-monopoly-on-centers-for-abused-children/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— States and Localities Can Determine Whether to Resettle Refugees In Their Communities – Shari Rendall
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/states-and-localities-can-determine-whether-resettle-refugees-their
NEW AMERICAN
— Non-white Privilege? Anti-white Racism Reigns in U.S., Says Jeremy Carl – Selwyn Duke (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to get more votes from non-Whites, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that they are anti-White.)
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/non-white-privilege-anti-white-racism-reigns-in-u-s-says-jeremy-carl/
NEWSMAX
— Sheltering Migrants Jacks Up Costs of NYC Hotel Rooms – Mark Swanson
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nyc-hotels-prices/2024/05/27/id/1166352/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/arts/pride-events-nyc.html
USA TODAY
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have bombarded the jurors, as well as everyone else in the world, with ever-increasing hatred against not only Trump, but against those who share his demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The aforesaid has hurt Biden because Biden shares the aforesaid demographics with Trump except that Biden is liberal, Democrat, Catholic, and Irish American.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/05/22/trump-defense-rests-hush-money-trial-jury-duty/73772795007/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “How a right-wing internet broadcaster became Trump’s loyal herald.”
https://apnews.com/article/trump-rallies-right-side-broadcasting-maga-election-27befda2383b917ab6e1213df19e5813
MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/how-to-change-the-gender-on-your-driver-s-license/ar-AA1cVZim
May 27, 2024
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Illinois Republicans anxiously await the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) a) to issue a detailed press release on its State Convention and b) to post on its website its new platform and its 12 new resolutions. At the convention, there was very strong support for Trump and for Dean White for IRP National Committeeman, but there were very few delegates from DuPage County. IRP chairman Don Tracy spoke vehemently against direct election of IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members. Many of the delegates who I spoke with had been strongly lobbied by opponents of direct election against direct election. Tracy’s IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee (PRC) killed direct election. Illinois Republicans who want direct election are overwhelmingly conservative. Illinois Republicans who oppose direct election are overwhelming moderate, that is, they reject some, many, most, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. It seems that to get PRC members to kill direct election, those who oppose direct election a) loaded the PRC with members who oppose direct election or could be made to oppose direct election and b) dumped efforts to move the platform to the left. I was appointed to the PRC even though I have always promoted direct election. But that appointment was made before those who oppose direct election knew that major efforts were going to be made to promote direct election. Therefore, because of that, I was removed from the PRC before its first meeting. The Democrat news media at the convention again demonstrated its rudeness and hostility toward me. I have attended as a delegate and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor all the IRP State Conventions since 2000. The 2020 convention was by Zoom. The last big push for direct election was at the 2008 convention. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Do you know who represented you at the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention on its National Committeeman and National Committeewoman Committee and on its Platform and Resolutions Committee? Do you know how they voted and why? Questions for your representative on the National Committeeman and National Committeewoman Committee: when the final vote was taken, a) did you vote for White or for Shaw for National Committeeman and why and b) did you vote for Belford or for Lasonde for National Committeewoman and why? Which candidates did you vote for in earlier rounds of voting and why? Questions for your representative on the Platform and Resolutions Committee, when the final vote was taken, did you vote for or against the following and why a) each of the proposed resolutions including direct election of IRP State Central Committee members and b) the IRP platform? How did you vote in earlier rounds of voting and why? If I had not been removed from the Platform and Resolutions Committee, I would have answered the aforesaid questions. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What does the future look like for your elected Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC)? I have been an elected RPC since 2000. My future as a RPC looks ever-increasingly bleak for me. The leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They ever-increasingly blame me and blame my newsletters for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They stress that I promote direct election of IRP State Central Committee members. They stress that I promote planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. They stress my bad demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. They stress the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me, most recently, removing me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. One of them recently rudely told me that she threw my precinct letter away. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In my opinion, Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains should include the following in their next precinct letter concerning the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention: a) who the speakers were, b) how many delegates there were in total and from their congressional district (CD), county, and township/ward, c) the names of the delegates from their CD, county, and township/ward, d) who their IRP State Central Committee (SCC) member appointed to represent them on the IRP State Convention committees and how they voted on the new IRP platform, the 12 new resolutions, direct election of IRP SCC members, National Committeeman, and National Committeewoman, e) links to the new platform and to the 12 new resolutions on the IRP website, and f) lots of information on the new IRP National Committeeman Dean White and the new IRP National Committeewoman Rhonda Belford. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
JEFF BERKOWITZ
— IL GOP’s Grassroots ride Dean White into the Winner’s Circle in Collinsville, IL. Could this be a turning point for the IL GOP?
https://jeffberkowitz208.substack.com/p/il-gops-grassroots-ride-dean-white
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Yesterday, about 300 “Grassroots” county delegates to the IL GOP convention overcame strong recent GOP historical precedent and took control of the Party, at least for an afternoon. The grassroots wrested control away from the Establishment IL GOP State Central Committee (“SCC”). Usually, the seventeen member SCC chooses the IL RNC Committeeman and Committeewoman and the delegates in attendance at the convention docilely ratify the choice, almost proforma. But, not yesterday. Choice of a new IL GOP RNC Committeeman. This weekend, about five hundred IL Republicans gathered in Collinsville, IL to choose their new IL RNC committeeman and committeewoman to serve on the 168 member Republican National Committee, as IL committeeman Richard Porter, watch by clicking here (12 (10?) years of service) and IL committeewoman Demetra Demonte (16 years of service) were both term limited from continuing on the RNC. The main job of an RNC committeeman is to be the link or nexus between the state GOP and the RNC on national campaigns. Large elements of that nexus include national fundraising, message development and political organizing, especially for the national Presidential and mid-term elections. The primary interest of the IL GOP grassroots is the recruiting and election of quality state and local candidates and a party apparatus related thereto, not a national committeeman. But the symbolism and precedent of yesterday’s reversal of the establishment SCC was important to the grassroots, and they seemed to shout, as they descended on Collinsville, Carpe Diem, sensing victory would be theirs. On the other hand, get a sense of what could happen if these two often divergent parts of the IL GOP worked together— by watching RNC Committeeman Porter, linked to above (18:58-19:58), as he explains more than three years ago, the potential interaction between IL State operators, GOP U. S. Senators, the entire Congress and the RNC to solve Illinois’ fiscal issues, including the need to lower public sector pension and education costs— and taxes to make IL more fiscally stable and attractive in the long run to taxpayers and residents. . .Rhonda Belford, GOP Chair of Hardin County, was the SCC’s choice over Joan Lasonde for IL GOP Committeewoman, and Belford was easily approved by the Delegates in the Hall. Lasonde, residing on Chicago’s North Shore, is the 9th CD member of the SCC. The next steps for the IL GOP. So, we’ll find out in due course if Dean White, who is a bit of an unknown commodity in IL GOP politics, is everything the grassroots hope he will be. More importantly, we will no doubt learn soon if the SCC has learned how to make effective use of the grassroots’ energy to start producing some general election wins, perhaps even for IL Governor, since the stakes for IL are so high. And, many in the IL GOP almost surely will start chanting that familiar phrase: “Now is the time for all good men [and women] to come to the aid of their Party.”)
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATEMAN
— Texas Republican convention shows ultraconservative flank still controls the party. The dueling themes of party unity and purging the GOP of “RINOs” were the subplots of the Texas State Republican Convention. – John C. Moritz (COMMENT: One could compare and contrast the Texas Republican Party with the Illinois Republican Party. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. RINOs paint themselves as being Democrat-Lite if not as being anti-conservative. RINOs reject some, many, most, if not virtually all the planks in the Republican Party platform. RINOs get rid of Republicans like me who support the planks that they reject. I should write a book about the biggest past and present RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/26/texas-gop-still-controls-state-politics-can-they-unite-in-2024-campaign/73853421007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I made a big decision in January of this year,” Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told the cheering delegates Saturday as the three-day Texas State Republican Convention was heading into its final hours. “I announced that I was declaring open season on RINOs with no bag limits.” Miller, an irrepressible conservative who likes to bill himself as “Donald Trump’s man in Texas,” was referring to that strain of the GOP faithful that has been castigated as “Republicans In Name Only” because of a willingness to sometimes seek common ground with Texas’ minority party. His remarks, which were presaged by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton, came in the final weekend before Tuesday’s runoffs, in which several Republican members of the state House — including Speaker Dade Phelan, who in the minds of many of the delegates and some of the GOP officeholders is Texas’ RINO-in-chief — are fighting for their political lives in the face of challengers backed by deep-pocket conservative donors and an army of activists from the party’s right flank. That right flank emerged as the dominant force among the almost 10,000 delegates and alternates who chose to spend at least the first part of their holiday weekend shaping the future of the Texas Republican Party, which has held unchecked power in the state for more than two decades.)
NEWSWEEK
— Texas Republicans voted on Saturday on a motion over whether the state party should back a referendum on the Lone Star State seceding from the United States and becoming an independent country. Once the votes have been tallied up, the party is expected to finalize its policy platform this week. – James Bickerton
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-republicans-vote-call-independence-referendum-1904934
HOODLINE
— ILLINOIS GOP EMBRACES TRUMP AT STATE CONVENTION AS LIBERTARIANS CHALLENGE HIS VIEWS IN CHICAGO SPEECH – Damon R. Sheffield (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Libertarian plants in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. Libertarians promote booze, gambling, pot, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, etc.)
https://hoodline.com/2024/05/illinois-gop-embraces-trump-at-state-convention-as-libertarians-challenge-his-views-in-chicago-speech/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republicans threw their full weight behind former President Donald Trump during their state convention this past Saturday, as reported by the Chicago Tribune. The GOP adopted a platform that fiercely criticized Democrats for their stance on abortion rights, bail reform, and transgender issues. U.S. Rep. Mary Miller did not hold back in her condemnation of President Joe Biden and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, calling their vision for the country and state “a disaster” and even labelling it “evil.”. . . The dichotomy of the two events emphasizes the divisive figure Trump continues to represent, even within varied conservative circles. Illinois Republicans, particularly in rural regions, remain staunchly pro-Trump, with GOP Chair Don Tracy suggesting that Republican enthusiasm for the former president was on the rise. Meanwhile, Trump’s reception at the Libertarian convention exposes the frictions within a party known for its commitment to individual liberties and small government—a party where some view Trump as antithetical to their values. The Illinois GOP’s adopted platform attacks Democrats on a number of fronts, including abortion, law enforcement, and election integrity, according to the Chicago Tribune. They vehemently oppose the state’s pro-abortion laws and have added new language to their platform on gender identity, aligning closely with Trump’s traditional conservative views. Their actions signal an intention to fiercely fight to regain a foothold in suburbia, despite the potential risks of alienating moderate voters with their undiluted embrace of Trump.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago shootings: At least 29 shot, 5 killed in Memorial Day weekend violence across city. (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-memorial-day-gun-violence-police/14874004/
NBC5
— National Spelling Bee reflects the economic success and cultural impact of immigrants from India – AP (COMMENT: What is your national origin? How long have your ancestors been in America. How successful have they been? What have their successes been attributed to? I am 100% German national origin. All my ancestors were farmers who immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. Immigrants from other nations have been more successful than immigrants from Germany. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. Critics/opponents of German Americans attribute the success that German Americans have had to their benefitting from discrimination against immigrants from other nations. Further, they stress WWI and WWII and the Holocaust. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would cite examples in which my critics/opponents have used negative German American stereotypes and my German national origin against me. It is called national origin discrimination.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/national-spelling-bee-immigrants-india/3447166/
FOX32
— Child among 5 killed in slew of shootings during Memorial Day weekend in Chicago. – Nate Rodgers (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/young-girl-among-5-killed-over-three-dozen-shootings-during-memorial-day-weekend-chicago
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Park Ridge provisionally OKs $861,000 bid for security upgrades – RICHARD REQUENA (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/26/park-ridge-provisionally-oks-861000-bid-for-security-upgrades/
— Illinois Senate Democrats boost budget plan after House leaves town – OLIVIA OLANDER, JEREMY GORNER, DAN PETRELLA, OLIVIA STEVENS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/26/illinois-senate-democrats-boost-budget-plan-after-house-leaves-town/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/26/clarence-page-supreme-court-samuel-alito-dick-durbin/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Senate approves $53.1 billion budget plan. Senate Democrats on Sunday night called the state’s budget “fair” and a “statement of our priorities.” Republicans called it “another example of a long list of misplaced priorities.” – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2024/05/26/illinois-senate-begins-voting-on-53-1-billion-budget-springfield-legislature-pot-migrants-pritzker
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/democracy/2024/05/24/justice-samuel-alito-upside-down-flag-jan-6-insurrection-supreme-court-democracy-solutions-project-editorial
— Pro-Palestinian student says University of Chicago is withholding degrees from 4 protesters. Youssef Hasweh, a fourth-year student, is having his degree withheld until the disciplinary measures are ‘resolved.’ He believes the ‘disproportionate response’ is aimed at deterring other student protesters. – Violet Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/05/25/pro-palestinian-student-university-chicago-hyde-park-withholding-degrees-protesters-israel-hamas-war
WBBM
— Pedestrians twice as likely to be hit by an electric or hybrid car than a gas-powered one – Mark Menard
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/study-electric-or-hybrid-car-twice-as-likely-to-hit-someone
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Here’s what’s in the Illinois state budget, passed by Senate and sent to House for vote – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article288777295.html
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success pushing pot. Pot is poison. – Chris Breach
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2024/05/20/illinois-among-top-5-states-for-marijuana-sales-tax-revenue/73504372007/
KANKAKEE DAIL JOURNAL
— Gotion buys 231 acres for targeted expansions, power plant –
https://daily-journal.com/news/local/gotion-buys-231-acres-for-targeted-expansions-power-plant/article_47e9a7e2-1930-11ef-b1d2-83309955f2cd.amp.html
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Americans report using marijuana more frequently than alcohol. What are the risks of both? – Scott Detrow (COMMENT: Pot is poison.)
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-05-26/americans-report-using-marijuana-more-frequently-than-alcohol-what-are-the-risks-of-both
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Libertarians nominate Chase Oliver for president, spurning both Trump and Kennedy – AP (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Libertarian plants in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. Libertarians promote booze, gambling, pot, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, etc.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-libertarians-nominate-chase-oliver-for-president-spurning-both-trump-and-kennedy/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ASSAULTS UP 6.7% PAST 12 MONTHS, MORE VIOLENT – Patrick Andriesen and Jon Josko
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-crime-assaults-up-6-7-past-12-months-more-violent/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The left is turning America into a Third World country. Buying votes by the billions. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/26/left-is-turning-america-into-third-world-country/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats look to expand abortion playbook to target Republicans on IVF – Cami Mondeaux
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3016549/democrats-look-expand-abortion-playbook-ivf/
WASHINGTON POST
— Alan Dershowitz compares anti-Israel campus protests by ‘Hitler Youth’ to Nazi Germany: ‘They are our future leaders’ – Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2024/05/26/us-news/alan-dershowitz-likens-campus-protests-to-nazi-germany/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— It’s Time For The Republican Party to Unite Behind Trump Now. There is no denying that under Trump, America was stronger, safer, wealthier, and more prosperous. – David Keltz
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/27/its-time-for-the-republican-party-to-unite-behind-trump-now/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Like terrorists in the White House – Lynne Lechter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/like_terrorists_in_the_white_house.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden props George Floyd up as an American hero on anniversary of death – X responds – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/05/26/biden-props-george-floyd-up-as-an-american-hero-on-anniversary-of-death-x-responds-1461780/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Congress considering bill to curb DEI in med schools – Haika Mrema (COMMENT: To implement DEI is to lower standards.)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/congress-considering-bill-curb-dei-med-schools-/25518
EPOCH TIMES
— Everything You Need to Know as Trump Trial Heads to Verdict. The charges, the witnesses, those who didn’t testify, and the final arguments before the jury takes control. – Catherine Yang (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have bombarded the jurors, as well as everyone else in the world, with ever-increasing hatred against not only Trump, but against those who share his demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The aforesaid has hurt Biden because Biden shares the aforesaid demographics with Trump except that Biden is liberal, Democrat, Catholic, and Irish American.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/everything-you-need-to-know-as-trump-trial-heads-to-verdict-5655809
FEDERALIST
— Public Elementary Schools Deploy Leftists’ Favorite DEI Terms — And Refuse To Define Them – STEPHANIE LUNDQUIST-ARORA
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/27/public-elementary-schools-deploy-leftists-favorite-dei-terms-and-refuse-to-define-them/
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Biden, the king of gaslighting, again falsely blames Republicans for HIS border crisis – Pat Droney (COMMENT: I should write about the biggest gaslighters in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/biden-the-king-of-gaslighting-again-falsely-blames-republicans-for-his-border-crisis
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Finally, Transgender Sports Rules That Make Sense – GEORGE LEEF (COMMENT: Transgender athletes should only be allowed to compete against other transgender athletes.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/finally-transgender-sports-rules-that-make-sense/
NEWSMAX
— Mass Migration Overwhelming Sanctuary City Schools – Eric Mack (COMMENT: Sanctuary city schools today, your schools tomorrow.)
https://www.newsmax.com/us/illegal-immigration-crowding/2024/05/26/id/1166259/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Biden to face at least 35 ‘uncommitted’ delegates at Chicago DNC
https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-to-face-at-least-35-uncommitted-delegates-at-chicago-dnc
TOWNALL
— Over 40 Mayors Beg Joe Biden to Create Jobs Program for Illegal Immigrants – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: If there had been as many illegals in America when I was young, they would have gotten the bad jobs that I got. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I did, they did not have to work their way through college. Their parents bought them cars, paid for their college expenses, and got them good jobs.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/05/26/over-40-mayors-beg-joe-biden-to-create-jobs-program-for-illegal-immigrants-n2639541
— A President Who Exalts Evil – Mark Lewis
https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2024/05/27/a-president-who-exalts-evil-n2639560
— Here’s How Many Times Non-Citizens Try to Infiltrate US Navy Bases Every Week – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/05/27/us-admiral-were-seeing-non-citizens-trying-to-infiltrate-naval-bases-2-3-times-per-week-n2639572
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCESSOUTHERN
NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promote Hillary Clinton.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/us/politics/hillary-clinton-abortion.html
— Democrats say “How Donald Trump Still Lives in the 1980s. The greed-is-good era was the last time his preferred public image was intact, and he’s been returning there in ways large and small as he sits through his criminal trial in Manhattan.” What did you do during the 1980s? I worked as an Analyst for the Democrats who ran GAO. In 1980, I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. In 1981, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA. In 1984, my wife and I had own home built in Wheaton. In 1986, the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS was finally able to get me assigned to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13, currently $115,439/year. But my Democrat GAO superiors forced him to retire in 1987. In 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. In 1989, in retaliation, they threw me off audits of IRS, gave me a very bad job assignment and performance appraisal, and ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/us/politics/trump-1980s-manhattan.html
— FRONT PAGE: Free Food? Modi Makes Sure Every Indian Knows Whom to Thank for It. India’s welfare programs improve lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party uses its vast machinery to ensure the handouts also create loyal voters. – Suhasini Raj and Alex Travelli (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO candidates and elected officials ever-increasingly buy votes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/26/world/asia/india-welfare-modi.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hotels in N.Y. Pick Migrants Over Tourists| – Luis Ferré-Sadurní
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/nyregion/hotels-prices-migrants-nyc.html
WASHINGTON POST
— A vote for the soul of the Republican Party (COMMENT: What does the future look like for your elected Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC)? I have been an elected RPC since 2000. My future as a RPC looks ever-increasingly bleak for me. The leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They ever-increasingly blame me and blame my newsletters for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They stress that I promote direct election of IRP State Central Committee members. They stress that I promote planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. They stress my bad demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. They stress the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me, most recently, removing me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. One of them recently rudely told me that she threw my precinct letter away.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/a-vote-for-the-soul-of-the-republican-party/
— To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat candidates and elected officials ever-increasingly promise to give Blacks more preference.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/05/27/ncaa-settlement-racial-injustice/
USA TODAY
— To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat candidates and elected officials ever-increasingly promise to give Blacks more preference.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/25/george-floyd-death-anniversary-racism-progress-slow/73540226007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Massive Immigration Wave Hitting America’s Classrooms – Jon Kamp and Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/the-massive-immigration-wave-hitting-americas-classrooms-3c7d7943
— Young professionals graduating from public universities charging in-state tuition often receive a degree that is worth the money—with one caveat. New graduates need to earn at least $50,000 a year, on average, in their first decade off campus for the degree to pay off, according to new research from Strada Education Foundation, a nonprofit that analyzed federal education and earnings data. If they can land that salary, or make $500,000 before taxes over 10 years, state school graduates across sectors will find the investment worth it and should be able to pay off their loans, Strada says. – Alyssa Lukpat (COMMENT: During the almost 9 years that I worked for IRS 1971-1980, IRS paid me more than $800,000 in salary In today’s dollars. My IRS salary increased from $54,728/year (GS-7 Step 1) to $110,020/year (GS-12 Step 5). I earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/public-college-value-salary-career-7dc157e5
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— The Christian Nationalist Danger Behind the ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag – Sarah Jones (COMMENT: What is your religion? How are members of your religion stereotyped? What are members of your religion blamed for? What have their successes been attributed to? I am Protestant. My parents had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, raised me as a MSL, and had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962. Protestants are ever-increasingly negatively stereotyped as being patriotic and even worse things. Protestants are ever-increasingly blamed for all the problems that America has. The successes that Protestants have is ever-increasingly attributed to their benefitting from discrimination against non-Protestants. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would cite examples in which my critics/opponents have used negative Protestant stereotypes and my being Protestant against me. It is called religious discrimination.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-christian-nationalism-behind-the-appeal-to-heaven-flag.html
TIMES OF ISRAEL
— Despite mounting opposition, US House leader moves to invite Netanyahu to Congress. Republican Mike Johnson sets deadline for Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer to sign on and make it a joint session or will proceed alone; Democrats divided
https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-mounting-opposition-us-house-leader-moves-to-invite-netanyahu-to-congress/
May 23, 2024
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. What do you hope that Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders will stress at their State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25? I hope that they will stress defending and advancing the Republican Party platform, and especially its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I hope that they will stress direct election of IRP State Central Committee members. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— On Saturday, May 25, 2024, delegates to the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention in Collinsville will be asked to vote on a new IRP platform and a new set of resolutions. But so far, the IRP Platform and Resolutions Committee has not provided delegates with drafts of the aforesaid. If I had not been removed from the committee because of my calling for strengthening the platform, including calling for E-Verify, and because of my calling for direct election of IRP State Central Committee members, I would have called for the committee to provide delegates with drafts of the new draft platform and the new draft set of resolutions by now. Further, I would have called for the IRP to provide delegates with a detailed agenda for the convention’s May 25 general session by now. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In possible DNC preview, Gov. J.B. Pritzker mocks ex-President Donald Trump – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/22/in-possible-dnc-preview-gov-j-b-pritzker-mocks-ex-president-donald-trump/
— Judge temporarily blocks hastily passed election law that favored Democrats in November – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/22/judge-temporarily-blocks-hastily-passed-election-law-that-favored-democrats-in-november/
— BEYOND TRAGIC: There are now more daily marijuana users in the US than daily alcohol users – CARLA K. JOHNSON (COMMENT: Booze is bad, but pot is worse. Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot pushers should be presumed to be pot users.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/22/by-the-numbers-there-are-now-more-daily-marijuana-users-in-the-us-than-daily-alcohol-users/
— Mayor Richard Irvin says Aurora ‘absolutely pursuing a special census’ after recent estimates say city lost population – STEVE LORD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/22/mayor-richard-irvin-says-aurora-absolutely-pursuing-a-special-census-after-recent-estimates-say-city-lost-population/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot pushers should be presumed to be pot users.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/05/22/rescheduling-marijuana-president-biden-justice-department-drug-war-jacob-sullum
DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker, Johnson tout DNC in Chicago at preview – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240522/nation-and-world-politics/pritzker-johnson-tout-dnc-in-chicago-at-preview/
— Lara Trump is taking the reins and reshaping the RNC in her father-in-law’s image – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240522/nation-and-world-politics/lara-trump-is-taking-the-reins-and-reshaping-the-rnc-in-her-father-in-laws-image/
— Under Illinois Democrat leaders, soon, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240521/submitted-content/northern-illinois-food-bank-receives-70000-donation-from-meijer-to-help-fight-hunger-in-north-chic/
— ‘We need resolution’: State lawsuit against Wheaton history group drags on – Susan Sarkauskas and Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240521/news/we-need-resolution-state-lawsuit-against-wheaton-history-group-drags-on/
ABC7
— Democratic Party leaders preview DNC to media representatives at United Center – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-dnc-2024-party-leaders-media-representatives-united/14858556/
NBC5 & WGN9 & FOX ILLINOIS & WJOL & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WSIU
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the US (COMMENT: Booze is bad, but pot is worse. Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot pushers should be presumed to be pot users.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/daily-marijuana-use-outpaces-daily-drinking-in-us/3443948/
https://wgntv.com/news/daily-pot-use-exceeds-daily-drinking-in-u-s-a-new-study-says/
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/daily-marijuana-use-outpaces-daily-drinking-in-the-us-a-new-study-says-recreational-smoking-vaping-edibles-pot-weed-cannabis-drugs-narcotics-research-tobacco-liquor-booze-cocktails-beer
https://www.wjol.com/study-daily-marijuana-use-outpaces-daily-drinking-in-the-u-s/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/daily-pot-use-exceeds-daily-drinking-in-us-new-study-says/
https://www.wsiu.org/state-of-illinois/2024-05-22/the-4th-annual-illinois-cannabis-convention-features-jim-belushi
CBS NEWS
— Shootings, stabbings on Chicago transit system leave many alarmed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRQ7yeB-Sq8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MThsv4zVuFY
— Woman robbed at gunpoint near Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago – Adam Harrington (COMMENT: I worked near the Federal Plaza in 1971 and then 1973-1997.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/woman-robbed-gunpoint-federal-plaza-downtown-chicago/
FOX32
— Downtown Chicago residents urged to stay vigilant amid rising crime; aldermen to hold meeting (COMMENT: I was a downtown Chicago resident part-time 1974-1976 and full-time 1976-1978.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KCf70ifT1E
WGN RADIO
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://wgnradio.com/news/expedited-asylum-policies-will-devastate-harm-migrants-advocates-say/
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/05/22/city/how-to-celebrate-pride-month-in-evanston-and-chicago/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— ‘Only so much to go around’: Spending demands mount as Illinois lawmakers craft budget – Patrick M. Keck (COMMENT: Tax dollars given to one group are tax dollars not given to another group.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/05/20/who-wants-a-cut-of-illinois-52-7b-budget-pie-demands-grow-as-vote-looms/73689852007/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/05/23/illinois-house-passes-bill-protecting-emergency-abortion-services/73793013007/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary – AP (COMMENT: Far too many Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 have taken far too many big adverse actions against me. But nevertheless, I continue to do more than just vote for them. I have gotten signatures on their nominating petitions, I have promoted their fundraisers, I have gotten sign locations for them, and I have distributed their campaign literature. I should write a book about the aforesaid candidates who have taken the most big adverse actions against me.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/nikki-haley-says-she-will-vote-for-donald-trump-following-their-disputes-during-republican-primary/article_85341a54-1009-50bf-a8fb-59061c0b4ea7.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot pushers should be presumed to be pot users.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-legal-marijuana-advocates-overwhelming-skeptics/article_40e1f347-5b12-5812-a9d6-d77add67411f.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Colorado GOP urges parents to pull kids from public schools over new gender identity law – KRISTINA WATROBSKI (COMMENT: How much success have Democrats had making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/colorado-gop-urges-parents-to-pull-kids-from-public-schools-over-new-gender-identity-law-colorado-republican-party-hb24-1039-governor-jared-polis-students-lgbt-transgender-chosen-names-pronouns-crisis-in-the-classroom
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— A comment from Trump and GOP actions in the states put contraceptive access in the 2024 spotlight – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-a-comment-from-trump-and-gop-actions-in-the-states-put-contraceptive-access-in-the-2024-spotlight/
— Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House on Wednesday would require presidents and vice presidents to publicly disclose tax returns before, during and after their time in the White House as Congress makes an election-year push to curb foreign influence in American politics. – AP (COMMENT: It would be great if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and especially those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me, would disclose the amounts and sources of their income. He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-congress-aims-to-overhaul-presidential-ethics-rules-with-a-plan-led-by-an-unlikely-pair-of-lawmakers/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker hurls zingers at Trump – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/05/23/pritzkers-got-zingers-on-trump-00159626
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-295/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-93/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
DOUG IBENDAHL
— When Theodore Roosevelt gave us direct elections in Illinois
https://dougelstonibendahl.substack.com/p/when-theodore-roosevelt-gave-us-direct
DUPAGE COUNTY
— Pre-Trial Release Denied for West Chicago Man Charged Selling Cocaine to Undercover Officer
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/news_detail_T2_R1191.php
WIREPOINTS
— The big myth that needs debunking: Illinois needs more money for education – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-big-myth-that-needs-debunking-illinois-needs-more-money-for-education-wirepoints-special-report/
LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Jim Carris, Illinois 10th District Republican Candidate, said many people are stepping up to run for office due to dissatisfaction with the Democrat-controlled government, and these like-minded individuals are coalescing to make decisions based on common sense and compassion.
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/659300755-illinois-republican-candidate-people-are-running-due-to-democrat-controlled-government
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS MEMORIAL DAY DRIVERS FACE 2ND-HIGHEST GAS TAXES IN NATION – Kurtis Karg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-memorial-day-drivers-face-2nd-highest-gas-taxes-in-nation/
— ILLINOIS LEADERS WHO PUSHED PRO-UNION AMENDMENT THWART THEIR OWN STAFFERS – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-leaders-who-pushed-pro-union-amendment-thwart-their-own-staffers/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Speaker Mike Johnson accuses Biden, Democrats of wanting illegal immigrants to vote – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/22/mike-johnson-accuses-joe-biden-democrats-of-wantin/
— Biden burned by critics for tapping gasoline reserve to lower prices, cover up ‘anti-energy’ agenda – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/22/biden-burned-by-critics-for-tapping-gasoline-reser/
— Owning electric cars and trucks reflects political preference, survey finds – Jennifer Harper (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise/hate American-nameplate cars, and especially muscle cars. I have owned American-nameplate muscle cars since 1966.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/22/inside-beltway-owning-electric-cars-and-trucks-ref/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gallego introduces House border bills as GOP vows to block immigration deal in Senate – Samantha-Jo Roth
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3012577/gallego-introduces-house-border-bills-immigration-2024/
— When his poll numbers go low, so does Biden – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/3013379/when-poll-numbers-go-low-so-does-biden/
AMAC
— Stop The Migrant Invasion
https://amac.us/newsline/society/stop-the-migrant-invasion/
— Civil Society Or None – Robert B. Charles
https://amac.us/newsline/society/real-choice-civil-society-or-none/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Noncitizens voting – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/politics-govt/2024/05/23/data-researcher-lays-out-facts-on-noncitizens-voting-they-could-help-choose-next-president/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Cancels Additional $7.7B in Student Debt – Liz Sheld
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/23/morning-greatness-biden-cancels-additional-7-7b-in-student-debt/
AMERICAN THINKER
— DC Board of Elections trains illegals and ‘non-citizens’ how to vote in US elections – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/dc_board_of_elections_trains_illegals_and_non_citizens_how_to_vote_in_us_elections.html
BREITBART
— Nikki Haley Reveals She ‘Will Be Voting for Trump’ – ELIZABETH WEIBEL (COMMENT: Far too many Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 have taken far too many big adverse actions against me. But nevertheless, I continue to do more than just vote for them. I have gotten signatures on their nominating petitions, I have promoted their fundraisers, I have gotten sign locations for them, and I have distributed their campaign literature. I should write a book about the aforesaid candidates who have taken the most and biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/22/nikki-haley-reveals-she-will-be-voting-for-trump/
— Schumer’s Revived Border Bill Promises ‘Orderly’ Flood of Economic Migrants – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/05/23/schumers-revived-border-bill-seeks-orderly-flood-of-economic-migrants/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Missouri bill would end forced DEI statements in public colleges and universities – Patrick McDonald
https://www.campusreform.org/article/missouri-bill-end-forced-dei-statements-public-colleges-universities-/25509
COLLEGE FIX
— Illinois recommends bonuses to colleges for black, Hispanic students. Plan also includes added funds for students with low GPA, adult learners – SAMANTHA SWENSON (COMMENT: This is race based preference giving.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/illinois-recommends-bonuses-to-colleges-for-black-hispanic-students/
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Biden’s Black Lies Matter – Larry Elder
https://www.creators.com/read/larry-elder/05/24/bidens-black-lies-matter
DAILY CALLER
— Illegal Immigration Under Biden Has Contributed To Housing Shortage – WILL KESSLER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/22/illegal-immigration-contributed-housing-shortage-experts/
— Antisemitic Campus Protests Expose DEI’s Failure – SHEILA NAZARIAN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/22/nazarian-skin-decision-dei-dtale-campus-antisemitism/
DAILY WIRE
— Fox News Correspondent Shows Large Number Of Military-Aged Males Crossing ‘Illegally’ Into U.S.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/fox-news-correspondent-shows-large-number-of-military-aged-males-crossing-illegally-into-u-s
— Democrats Plan To Push Abortion Issue As 2nd Anniversary Of Roe Overturning Nears – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-plan-to-push-abortion-issue-as-2nd-anniversary-of-roe-overturning-nears-report
FEDERALIST
— AP Admits Noncitizens Vote In U.S. Elections While Insisting It’s No Big Deal – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/22/ap-admits-noncitizens-vote-in-u-s-elections-while-insisting-its-no-big-deal/
FOX NEWS RADIO
— Biden Admin Mourns Loss of “Butcher of Tehran”
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/05/22/biden-admin-mourns-loss-of-butcher-of-tehran/
MRC TV & NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC’s host Joy Reid pounced on a since-deleted video posted to former President Trump’s Truth Social account. The video – made by a third party – briefly flashed the words “unified Reich” in a series of newspaper clippings. Reid characterized the post as a definitive representation of Trump’s fascist views, and ridiculously suggested that no one in the media was talking about it and that no one was calling him a Nazi. In addition, she repeatedly referenced several fascist leaders, especially Adolf Hitler, and accused other conservatives of relentlessly promoting fascist thought through their opinions and policies. After playing the now-deleted campaign ad, Reid ridiculously proclaimed: “As per usual, much of the media is downplaying the fact that the Republican nominee is once again using Nazi language.” She drew attention to some of Trump’s associations and past comments, claiming they indubitably prove he was just like Hitler. She even said, “Donald Trump was proud that someone once compared him to Adolf Hitler.” The someone Reid referred to was former German Chancellor Angela Merkel who once praised Trump’s ability to attract large crowds. – Michael Wnek (COMMENT: Because of the path that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters are ever-increasingly taking, anticipate/expect that if you do not share their hatred against Trump, that the more demographics that you share with Trump, that the more that they will call you a Nazi.)
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/reid-whines-media-not-calling-trump-nazi-hitler-enough
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/michael-wnek/2024/05/22/reid-whines-media-not-calling-trump-nazi-hitler-enough
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Northwestern University Has Received Nearly $690 Million from Qatar – ZACH KESSEL
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/northwestern-university-has-received-nearly-690-million-from-qatar-report/
NEWSMAX
— Democrats Facilitate Illegal Entry Into US – Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/border-immigration-illegal/2024/05/22/id/1165784/
— Army’s woke agenda compromising American safety – Carl Higbie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r37o_ro-wGc
REAL CLEAR INVISTIGATIONS
— Investigative Issues: Media Refuse to Cover Illegal-Immigrant Crime – Dave Seminara
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2024/05/22/investigative_issues_media_refuse_to_cover_illegal-immigrant_crime_1033452.html
ZERO HEDGE
— Illegals Believe Trump Is Going To Win So They’re Surging The Border Now – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/illegals-believe-trump-going-win-so-theyre-surging-border-now-report
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/22/inside-democrats-political-strategy-border-security/
KTRH
— Nearly 30% of Illegal Aliens Are Registered to Vote – Ethan Buchanan (COMMENT: What percent of the illegals in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct are registered to vote?)
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2024-05-22-nearly-30-of-illegal-aliens-are-registered-to-vote/
WBUR
— Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/05/22/brown-affirmative-action
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Joe Biden’s 2024 Election Bribes. The president is using the U.S. Treasury like a 1920s party boss’s safe. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-bribes-2024-election-spending-young-voters-turnout-swing-state-uaw-ev-3ac8df6f
— I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have done the most to may me angry at them.
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/anger-health-effects-risks-heart-brain-mental-f4105ed7
— Companies Want Fewer Grad Hires This Year. Companies are hiring fewer fresh graduates and rethinking their needs for entry-level talent. – Joseph Pisani
and Lindsay Ellis (COMMENT: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS was all on-the-job training in the Loop.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/jobs-ai-disruption-2024-college-graduates-f72247ab
— The Facebook Group Reuniting People With Their Stolen Cars – Talal Ansari (COMMENT: In 1971 when I was a 22-year-old new IRS employee in Chicago, the theft of my 1969 Dodge Charger SE in Chicago had a big impact on me. It resulted in my buying a new 1972 Corvette and my successfully requesting to be assigned to IRS’s Harvey Office.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/portland-stolen-cars-facebook-group-d8546d58
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Chicago Democrats ever-increasingly discourage traditional marriage and family.
https://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-basic-income-helped-mother-rent-an-apartment-ubi-gbi2024-5
May 19, 2024
WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL
— Wisconsin GOP convention spotlights abortion, higher education, immigration and national security – Steve Schuster (COMMENT: What actions will the Illinois Republican Party take at its State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25?)
https://wislawjournal.com/2024/05/18/wisgop-convention-spotlights-abortion-higher-education-immigration-and-national-security/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There may have been a few empty seats, but there was certainly no lack of heat as the 2024 Republican Party of Wisconsin State Convention kicked off in Appleton Saturday. Elected officials from Washington, D.C. to Madison spoke about issues impacting Wisconsinites, ranging from abortion and immigration to the University of Wisconsin’s failure to enforce the law and condemn antisemitic behavior on the Milwaukee and Madison campuses. Opening remarks were given by Brian Schimming, Chairman Republican Party of Wisconsin. “Are we going to do what it takes to save America?” Schimming asked the audience. Foreign policy Speaking on the Federal legislative panel, Senator Ron Johnson, Rep. Van Orden, Rep. Bryan Steil tore apart the Democrats responses and failure to condemn antisemitism and enforce state law during recent protests. “We must stand with Israel. I stand with Israel,” said Van Orden, and the room applauded. . .Abortion Johnson urged the party to remain united to protect the right to life (pro-life). “Within the Republican Party, we have a broad spectrum … I think we all agree that life begins at conception, want to protect life,” Johnson said. “I completely respect that. But that’s not where probably most Americans, most Wisconsinites, and probably even most Republicans land,” Johnson added. . .The conservative media also was critical of the recent mainstream coverage of the UWM Pro-Palestinian protesters. A panelist said the mainstream media described the protests as “peaceful … or they (pro-Palestinian protesters) were just delivering food, or praying” when in reality they were chanting antisemitic slogans, graffitied sidewalks and walls, and erected illegal tents. “The things I described did not make most, if not all media reports,” the panelist said, noting “the media is censoring things.”)
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
— Ron Johnson calls on GOP to set aside ‘squabbles’ on abortion in order to win elections. Johnson says most Americans, Wisconsinites, ‘even most Republicans’ don’t support total abortion bans. – RICH KREMER
https://www.wpr.org/news/ron-johnson-gop-set-aside-squabbles-abortion-win-elections
ABC MILWAUKEE
— Wisconsin Republicans preach unity at state convention ahead of November. Republicans gathered in Appleton this weekend for their party’s annual convention. – Matt Smith
https://www.wisn.com/article/wisconsin-republicans-preach-unity-at-state-convention-ahead-of-november/60833567
WISCONSIN POLITICS
— Party activists at the state GOP convention today elected Waukesha County GOP Chair Terry Dittrich and Pam Travis, one of the Republicans who submitted a false slate of electors for Trump in 2020, to fill two of Wisconsin’s three slots on the Republican National Committee.
https://www.wispolitics.com/2024/gop-activists-elect-dittrich-travis-to-rnc/
WKOW
— Top Wisconsin Republicans Attend State Convention in Appleton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmaXwXnUIu4
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Questions concerning the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25 – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Who will the speakers at the convention be?
— How many delegates will attend and how many from each of the 102 counties?
— Who represents each of the 17 congressional districts on the IRP Platform and Resolutions Committee and what is their contact information?
— Who has replaced me as the member who represents the 3rd Congressional District on that committee and what reasons have been given for my removal?
— When will the committee post on the IRP website its most recent draft platform and list of resolutions?
— At the convention on May 24, which committee members are going to vote for or against the resolution that calls for direct election of IRP State Central Committee members?
— At the convention on May 24, which committee members are going to vote for or against strengthening or weakening the following in the platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws including adding E-Verity, discouragement of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, protection of Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving)?
— Who are all the candidates for IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman? What are their qualifications? At this point, how many votes do each of them have?
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who leads conservatives in Illinois today? Hopefully, by now, those leaders know which of the 17 members on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee are going to vote to strengthen the IRP platform and which ones are going to vote to weaken it. Because IRP leaders ever-increasingly say and do less to defend and advance the following planks in the Republican Party platform, I fear that efforts are underway to weaken those planks: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). IRP leaders ever-increasingly talk and/or act like they believe that to win elections in Illinois, the IRP has to be Democrat-Lite if not officially dump the aforesaid planks. If anti-conservative IRP State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee members win by small margins on May 24 in Collinsville, conservative leaders should be ready to immediately file timely minority reports like the one that they filed at the 2016 convention so that delegates can vote for them on May 25. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Those who want to drive conservatives like me out of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) and destroy the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO use the current system to elect IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members. So of course, they vehemently oppose direct election of IRP SCC members. They take all the adverse actions that they can to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support direct election. So far, they have a) ended my membership on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year, b) ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) ended my bid to be appointed to fill a Wheaton City Council vacancy in 2019, d) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, e) ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, f) ended my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, g) ended my service as the MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004, h) ended my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, i) almost got ICRC to censure me in 2006, j) ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and k) ended my membership on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
DOUG IBENDAHL
— Questions for all direct election opponents. The opponents owe all of us an answer to every one of these reasonable questions. (COMMENT: Doug lists 30 questions. I could list the 30 biggest adverse actions that direct election opponents have taken against me since 2000 because I promote direct election. I would focus on the pretexts that they used. I would focus on those who publicly say they favor direct election, but privately opposed it. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists.)
https://dougelstonibendahl.substack.com/p/questions-for-all-direct-election
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/la-lgbt-center-gala-celebrates-with-the-stars-at-annual/14840969/
NBC5
— Missouri candidate with ties to the KKK can stay on the Republican ballot, judge rules. The candidate describes himself as “pro-white” but denies being racist or antisemitic. – AP (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) do not want you to seek any kind of office: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. MTRO leaders are overjoyed that I was removed from the 2024 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. They vehemently opposed my seeking to be appointed to fill a Wheaton City Council vacancy in 2019. They vehemently opposed my seeking to be the MTRO Treasurer in 2004. They refused to appoint me as a delegate to the 2004 IRP State Convention.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/missouri-candidate-kkk-can-stay-on-republican-ballot/3440913/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A longshot Missouri gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan will stay on the Republican ticket, a judge ruled Friday. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Cotton Walker denied a request by the Missouri GOP to kick Darrell McClanahan out of the August Republican primary. McClanahan is running against Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, state Sen. Bill Eigel and others for the GOP nomination to replace Gov. Mike Parson, who is barred by term limits from seeking reelection. McClanahan’s lawyer, Dave Roland, said the ruling ensures that party leaders do not have “almost unlimited discretion to choose who’s going to be allowed on a primary ballot.” . . . The Missouri GOP accepted his party dues but denounced him after a former state lawmaker posted photos on social media that appear to show McClanahan making the Nazi salute. McClanahan confirmed the accuracy of the photos to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In his decision, Walker wrote that the Republican Party “has made clear that it does not endorse his candidacy, and it remains free to publicly disavow McClanahan and any opinions the plaintiff believes to be antithetical to its values.” “I’m not sure they ever actually intended to win this case,” said McClanahan’s lawyer, Roland. “I think the case got filed because the Republican Party wanted to make a very big public show that they don’t want to be associated with racism or anti-Semitism. And the best way that they could do that was filing a case that they knew was almost certain to lose.” The Associated Press’ emailed requests for comment to the Missouri GOP executive director and its lawyer were not immediately returned Friday. But Missouri GOP lawyers have said party leaders did not realize who McClanahan was when he signed up as a candidate back in February. McClanahan has argued that the Missouri GOP was aware of the beliefs. He previously ran as a Republican for U.S. Senate in 2022. In a separate lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League last year, McClanahan claimed the organization defamed him by calling him a white supremacist in an online post. In his lawsuit against the ADL, McClanahan described himself as a “Pro-White man.” McClanahan wrote that he is not a member of the Ku Klux Klan; he said received an honorary one-year membership. And he said he attended a “private religious Christian Identity Cross lighting ceremony falsely described as a cross burning.”)
CBS2
— Chicago increases police patrols along lakefront amid beach safety concerns – Sara Machi
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-beach-safety-police-patrol/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After estimates say city lost population, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin says he is ‘thoroughly disgusted’ with U.S. Census Bureau. – STEVE LORD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/17/after-estimates-say-city-lost-population-aurora-mayor-richard-irvin-says-he-is-thoroughly-disgusted-with-u-s-census-bureau/
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Auditor at least takes responsibility for delayed reports – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that I wanted to run for DuPage County Auditor. I would focus on those who have ignored/dismissed/belittled the most what I did to help elect Bob Grogan in 2020, 2016, 2012, and 2008 and Jim Rasins in 2004 and 2000. I would focus on those who have ignored/dismissed/belittled the most my qualifications for the job: a) worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, c) became a licensed CPA, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor and CPA examinations on my first attempt, e) became a Certified Forensic Accountant, Financial Services Auditor, Government Financial Manager, and Fraud Examiner, and f) earned master’s degrees in finance, accounting, and business.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240518/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-dupage-county-auditor-at-least-takes-responsibility-for-delayed-reports/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Protestants like me who do not hate Trump. My critics/opponents, their operative, and their dupes have always used against me my having been baptized in 1948, raised, and confirmed in 1962 as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. I should write about those who continue to do that the most since 2015. They stress that I am not a member of any church, that I do not attend church services, and that I do not give money to a church.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/jesus-is-their-savior-trump-is-their-candidate-ex-presidents-backers-say-he-shares-faith/article_8037a15e-73d8-5e74-863b-676cf54c79ad.html
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-jesus-is-their-savior-trump-is-their-candidate-ex-presidents-backers-say-he-shares-faith-values/
FOX MILWAUKEE
— The Republican Party of Wisconsin officially endorsed Eric Hovde as its U.S. Senate candidate during the state party convention in Appleton. (COMMENT: What actions will the Illinois Republican Party take at its State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25?)
https://www.fox6now.com/video/1458088
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Anticipate/expect that Democrats will promote illegal voting the most in the battleground/wing states.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-noncitizen-voting-already-illegal-in-federal-elections-becomes-a-centerpiece-of-2024-gop-messaging/
— Why Illinois professional licenses could be delayed – Brian Weckerly (COMMENT: Illinois approved my CPA license application promptly in 1981 when I was 32 years old. But my Democrat GAO superiors, none of whom were licensed CPAs, ignored/dismissed/belittled my getting that license. They stressed that Charles Bowsher, the head of GAO, had not taken the CPA examination, let alone passed the examination, let alone became a licensed CPA.)
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/state-news/illinois-news/why-illinois-professional-licenses-could-be-delayed/
WSIL TV
— Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/even-with-school-choice-some-black-families-find-options-lacking-decades-after-brown-v-board/article_e6aa14c6-5bc7-5e10-85f2-fc9e3503c0a9.html
— Trump addresses an embattled NRA as he campaigns against Biden’s gun policies – CNN (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for gun violence and make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/trump-addresses-an-embattled-nra-as-he-campaigns-against-biden-s-gun-policies/article_e99df01d-84a2-506e-b1f8-84f54cd5dd55.html
KHMO RADIO
— Safely Find Out If Your Illinois Neighbor is a Vile Sex Offender (COMMENT: How many sex offenders live in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct? How close do they live to the schools in the aforesaid?)
https://khmoradio.com/illinois-state-police-sex-offender-tool/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Judge denies TRO sought by GOP candidates to block law that changed election rules to keep GOPers off ballot – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/658603879-judge-denies-tro-sought-by-gop-candidates-to-block-law-that-changed-election-rules-to-keep-gopers-off-ballot
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden 2.0 promises tax hikes, illegal immigration – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3008947/white-house-report-card-biden-2-0-promises-tax-hikes-illegal-immigration/
— ‘Republicans’ who endorse Biden aren’t Republicans at all – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: If you are not helping elect Trump, you are helping elect Biden. I should write about past and present ‘Republican’ candidates, elected officials, party leaders, etc. in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have demonstrated their hatred against Trump the most. I would focus on those who taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2015.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3008136/republicans-who-endorse-biden-arent-republicans-at-all/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Blame, Resent, Repeat – Dion Pierre (COMMENT: To elect Biden, anticipate/expect that Democrats will not only ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump as being a racist and even worse things, they will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn voters like me who share Trump’s demographics: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, non-poor, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://freebeacon.com/culture/blame-resent-repeat/
NEW YORK POST
— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pledges to keep bussing migrants to NYC, takes shot at Mayor Eric Adams in NRA speech. – Patrick Reilly
https://nypost.com/2024/05/18/us-news/texas-gov-gregg-abbott-pledges-to-keep-bussing-migrants-to-nyc-mayor-adams-needs-something-to-do/
— Why young people become woker and woker – Eric Kaufmann
https://nypost.com/2024/05/18/opinion/young-people-are-becoming-woker-and-woker/
— This is the new top spot for migrants to slip across US border. – Katherine Donlevy
https://nypost.com/2024/05/18/us-news/san-diego-is-the-most-popular-spot-for-migrants-to-cross-border/
— Illinois high school senior killed weeks before graduation by alleged drunk driver going over 120 mph – Nicholas McEntyre COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote vices including booze and pot.)
https://nypost.com/2024/05/19/us-news/illinois-student-marko-niketic-killed-weeks-before-graduation-by-alleged-drunk-driver-taeyoung-kim-going-over-120-mph-report/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A high school senior was killed just weeks before graduation when a suspected drunk driver, speeding at over 120 mph, split his car into two during a crash in a Chicago suburb. Marko Niketic, 17, was driving with his 16-year-old girlfriend in Glenview, IL when a sports car struck their vehicle at an intersection just after 11 p.m. on May 12. The driver, Taeyoung Kim, 21, had been driving his 2021 Ford Mustang with a passenger from his home in Northbrook to downtown Chicago and back earlier in the day, according to court records obtained by NBC Chicago. “The investigation revealed at 2308 hours (11:08 p.m.) on May 12, Kim drove his vehicle westbound on East Lake Ave, at a high rate of speed in a reckless manner,” the Glenview Police Department said. Kim’s car crashed into Niketic as the teen was making a left turn through the intersection of East Lake Ave and Meadow Lane, approximately 20 miles northwest of Chicago. Kim had been racing past other cars going westbound on Lake Ave, with one driver noting Kim increasing speeds and turning his headlights off. “As Niketic began turning, Kim’s vehicle approached the intersection at an immense rate of speed, still with the headlights off,” the court documents allege. “Just as Kim was entering the intersection, the headlights turned back on as Kim’s vehicle crashed into Niketic’s vehicle.” The front of Kim’s car struck the driver’s side of Niketic’s vehicle, splitting it into two. The front half of Niketic’s sedan remained in the road, with the back half being sent flying through a nearby fence and landing in a backyard. Kim’s car, which had a dashcam recording his joyride, came to a halt near a tree on the side of the road. Witnesses inside the homes near the scene of the crash immediately called 911 before rushing to the scene and observed Niketic inside his vehicle, appearing to be deceased, Kim’s bond court proffer read. Other witnesses observed Kim sitting inside his car and admitted he had been drinking, while his passenger was lying on the ground bleeding heavily, WMAQ reported. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene. His girlfriend and Kim’s passenger were both rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Niketic’s girlfriend, who remains unidentified, suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage, hematoma of the brain, a fracture of the pelvis vertebrae and hyper-density of the left frontal lobe of the brain with loss of consciousness and seizure. She was released from the hospital on Friday. Kim’s passenger sustained a fracture to his back and a severed artery in the crash. Kim suffered a broken femur, and a blood-drawn test concluded he had a blood alcohol level of .088, the test also revealed he had cannabis in his system. During their investigation, police found a bong, rolling papers, a one-hitter cannabis pipe with residue and two plastic containers with cannabis residue inside Kim’s vehicle. Kim was arrested on Friday and charged with two counts of aggravated DUI causing death, reckless homicide, aggravated DUI causing great bodily harm, DUI of alcohol, DUI of drugs, and several traffic violations including speeding 35 mph over the limit. He appeared in court on Saturday. Kim is being held without bond, and his next court date is scheduled for May 24, according to jail records viewed by The Post. Niketic’s funeral was held on Thursday, two days before his high school, Glenbrook South, held its prom. Niketic was set to graduate on June 2. “He’s one of those people, you meet him, and he’s glowing. The most genuine human ever,” friend Preston Shute told NBC Chicago. “He had a lot of stuff ahead of him. I can’t really process it.”)
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The new anti-Americanism. Although written in the abstract language of the graduate seminar, Empire has an ominously pragmatic aim: to undermine faith in the liberal institutions that inform American democracy. – Roger Kimball
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/19/the-new-anti-americanism/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Unbearable Lightness of Whiteness – Pete McArdle
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/05/the_unbearable_lightness_of_whiteness.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— Days of Rage in Chicago: A Brief History of the 1968 Democratic National Convention – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/19/days-rage-chicago-brief-history-1968-democratic-national-convention/
EPOCH TIMES
— Behind Rosy Economic Data, Americans Struggle to Make Ends Meet. Eating out less often, taking from 401(k)s, buying medication overseas, choosing cheaper products—Americans say they are feeling the pain of inflation. – Emel Akan
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/behind-rosy-economic-data-americans-struggle-to-make-ends-meet-5651988
FOX NEWS
— Democratic town furious over migrant shelter opening in neighborhood. ‘We don’t want it here … and it doesn’t make us bad people’ one Norfolk, Massachusetts, resident said. – Michael Dorgan
https://www.foxnews.com/us/democratic-town-reeling-migrant-shelter-opening-neighborhood
— Biden’s plan to admit Gazans to US could backfire: ‘Brainwashed by Hamas,’ expert warns. Gazans spoke about the Biden immigration plan, anti-Israel protests on campus. – Benjamin Weinthal
https://www.foxnews.com/world/bidens-plan-admit-gazans-us-could-backfire-brainwashed-hamas-expert-warns
GOPUSA
— Trump Says He May Wait To Announce VP At July GOP Convention
https://www.gopusa.com/trump-says-he-may-wait-to-announce-vp-at-july-gop-convention/
— China’s Growing Threat To U.S. National Security In The Crosshairs Of Congress
https://www.gopusa.com/chinas-growing-threat-to-u-s-national-security-in-the-crosshairs-of-congress/
— GAO: Taxpayers Lose Billions To Government Overlap, Duplication (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. None of them were licensed CPAs like me. They wasted my career, they took many adverse actions against me, and they forced me to retire 6 years before I was eligible for regular retirement. GAO audits IRS. They wasted the knowledge of IRS that I gained working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. They wasted what I learned earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. They wasted what I learned passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.gopusa.com/taxpayers-lose-billions-to-government-overlap-duplication/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Overlap and duplication cost taxpayers billions, according to a new report from a Congressional watchdog. The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s annual report identified opportunities to save billions of dollars by reducing overlap, duplication and fragmentation across the federal government. The report outlines 112 measures that Congress and federal agencies could take to save money and improve government services. “This year’s report provides Congress and federal agencies with new opportunities to save federal dollars, increase revenue, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a wide range of federal programs,” said Gene Dodaro, comptroller general and head of the GAO. “By addressing this year’s pointed list, as well as open recommendations to both agencies and Congress from GAO’s past work, the federal government could potentially save tens of billions of dollars.”)
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— How cops can stand up to the death-to-America crowd
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/usa-usa-how-cops-can-stand-up-to-death-to-america-crowd
— In just two days this month, more Chinese nationals illegally crossed into U.S. than the entire year of 2021 – Pat Droney
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/in-just-two-days-this-month-more-chinese-nationals-illegally-crossed-into-u-s-than-the-entire-year-of-2021
NEWSMAX
— Peter Breen to Newsmax: Pro-Life Activist Victim of Biden Weaponization – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/peter-breen-lauren-handy-pro-life/2024/05/17/id/1165178/
— RNC, Trump Campaign Launch ‘Gun Owners for Trump’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/us/second-amendment-gun-rights-nra/2024/05/18/id/1165253/
PJ MEDIA
— Biden’s Plan to Resettle Thousands of Gaza Refugees Is Insane, Warns Expert – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/05/18/bidens-plan-to-resettle-thousands-of-gaza-refugees-is-insane-warns-expert-n4929153
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
THE HILL
— Three Illinois cities will pay you thousands to move there. – JOEY SCHNEIDER (COMMENT: How much will Democrat leaders pay voters (both legal and illegal) to move to battleground/swing states to vote for Biden?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4672284-three-illinois-cities-will-pay-you-thousands-to-move-there/amp/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/us/migrants-lawyer-shortages.html
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— GOP tries to ‘correct the narrative’ on use of mailed ballots after years of conflicting messages (COMMENT: At the request of the Milton Township Republican Organization, as an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman, I am in the process of hand-delivering permanent mail-in ballot applications to 64 registered Republican voters in my precinct in 55 homes and one apartment who did not vote recently. Of course, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that my doing that will cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to get fewer votes.)
https://www.hotsr.com/news/2024/may/19/gop-tries-to-correct-the-narrative-on-use-of/
MSN
— Mexico to help US keep migrant flows under 4,000 a day – Julian Resendiz
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mexico-to-help-us-keep-migrant-flows-under-4-000-a-day/ar-BB1mziF8
— Chicago City Council Denies Fed Up Residents Chance to Vote on Ending Sanctuary City Status – Jack Davis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/chicago-city-council-denies-fed-up-residents-chance-to-vote-on-ending-sanctuary-city-status/ar-AA1lzXna
— Bhushan R Gavai: ‘I am a Supreme Court judge (in India) thanks to affirmative action’ – Dhananjay Mahapatra (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors used Affirmative Action quotas, goals, and targets and DEI to waste my federal career and to get rid of me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. All my GAO, IRS, and Post Office coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran.)
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/i-m-sc-judge-thanks-to-affirmative-action/ar-BB1kLLgi
— Student Loan Cancellation Could Be Banned in New Bill – Aliss Higham
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/student-loan-cancellation-could-be-banned-in-new-bill/ar-BB1l87yR
FORBES
— Trump Tells NRA Forum That ‘I Think We Should Call For Drug Tests On The Debate’ (COMMENT: The more that you promote pot, the more that you should be presumed to use pot.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn5KtPYozsQ
JILL ON MONEY
— Are Americans prepared for retirement? (COMMENT: I began earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension when I was 18 years old in 1966. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that.)
https://www.jillonmoney.com/blog/two-tiered-retirement
POLITICAL WIRE
— Trump Says He’ll Insist Biden Take a Drug Test – Taegan Goddard (COMMENT: The more that you promote pot, the more that you should be presumed to use pot.)
https://politicalwire.com/2024/05/18/trump-says-hell-insist-biden-take-a-drug-test/
— Democrats used to promote integration. Now they promote segregation.
https://politicalwire.com/2024/05/18/biden-compares-maga-to-segregationists/
EURASIAN REVIEW
— Illegal Immigration: Biden Admin’s Secret To A ‘Permanent Majority’? – Kelli Ballard (COMMENT: Of course, anticipate/expect that illegals will forever vote for Democrats.)
https://www.eurasiareview.com/19052024-illegal-immigration-biden-admins-secret-to-a-permanent-majority-oped/
WION NEWS
— Trump receives endorsement from NRA as he pledges to ‘roll back’ Biden’s gun policies. – Nishtha Badgamia
https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-receives-endorsement-from-nra-as-he-pledges-to-roll-back-bidens-gun-policies-722966
May 18, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
ABC7
— UChicago Institute of Politics surrounded by pro-Palestinian protesters, some climb on building. The Institute of Politics is across the street from a Jewish student center. – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/post/iop-uchicago-protest-institute-of-politics-pro-palestinian/14834145/
— Chicago Tribune journalists file discrimination suit against paper – Kade Heather (COMMENT: One could compare and contrast the private sector with the government sector. I am a White male born in 1948. If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO in 2005, I would have presented a jury with evidence that beginning in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors paid my coworkers more than me and/or promoted them over me who were minority, female, and/or younger than me and/or who had less job-related work experience than I had, less education than I had, no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or no professional license like the one I had. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf )
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-tribune-lawsuit-journalists-file-discrimination-class-action-lawsuit-against-paper-claiming-systematic-pay-disparities/14832647/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Seven Chicago Tribune journalists filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against the newspaper and its owner, alleging violations of equal pay based on sexual and racial discrimination. The lawsuit claims systematic pay disparities between female and male employees, as well as between Black and white employees under its current ownership of Alden Global Capital and dating back to its previous owner, the Tribune Publishing Co.)
NBC5
— Chicago’s population has dropped again, data shows. Here’s what Mayor Johnson chalks it up to. If the population drop continues, Chicago could soon lose its status as the third-largest city. (COMMENT: Pritzker ever-increasingly a) drives out of Illinois voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans and b) recruits to Illinois voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Those who vote Democrats a) lack education and/or job skills, b) have major health, financial, and/or other problems, c) want/need/demand massive assistance from government, charities, and churches, d) promote dependency on government and charity, e) promote LGBTQ, f) promote abortion, g) promote mass/illegal immigration, h) promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) promote diminishment of Second Amendment rights, j) promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and/or k) are in America illegally.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-population-dropped-yet-again-census-data-shows-heres-what-mayor-johnson-chalks-it-up-to/3440368/
CBS2
— Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy University of Chicago campus building. – Charlie De Mar, Adam Harrington, Jason Cooper
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestinian-protesters-rally-university-of-chicago/
— With warm weather coming, Chicagoans are concerned about violence prevention on beaches – Jermont Terry (COMMENT: Under the Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicagoans-concerned-violence-prevention-beaches/
— Chicago Tribune employees sue the paper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JGHi61OQ-8
WGN9
— Pro-Palestinian protestors occupy building on University of Chicago campus – Gabriel Castillo
https://wgntv.com/israel-hamas-conflict/pro-palestinian-protestors-occupy-building-on-university-of-chicago-campus/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/biden-speeds-up-asylum-proceedings-for-migrants-to-chicago-four-other-cities/
FOX32
— Committee hearing on Capitol Hill turns to chaos. Lawmakers are reacting after a committee hearing on Capitol Hill turned into chaos. It came complete with name calling, insults and accusations of members being under the influence.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1457785
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— UC students, alumni briefly occupy politics building days after pro-Palestinian encampment razed – CAROLINE KUBZANSKY (COMMENT: Because my Jewish Chicago Office GAO superiors were anti-conservative and anti-Republican, if they were still working for GAO today, they would protest against Israel.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/17/uc-students-alumni-briefly-occupy-politics-building-days-after-pro-palestinian-encampment-razed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Students and alumni from the University of Chicago briefly occupied the university’s Institute of Politics late Friday afternoon to protest the war in Gaza and demand that the university divest itself of financial assets associated with Israel.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/18/miscommunication-in-shelters-leads-to-confusion-and-worry/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pro-Palestinian protesters take over University of Chicago building. Around 5 p.m. Friday, a large group of protesters had surrounded the Institute of Politics. Shortly after that, a group of police officers, equipped with riot shields, burst into the building and scuffled with protesters. – Ellery Jones and Cindy Hernandez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/05/17/pro-palestinian-protesters-take-over-university-of-chicago-building-institute-politics-israel-hamas
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/money/2024/05/17/grindr-app-loop-office-tower-menashe-global-engineering-tech-hub
— Mandatory driving tests for Illinois’ older adults are unnecessary and unfair. Studies show seniors are the safest drivers on the road. – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2024/05/17/unfair-mandatory-driving-tests-older-adults-illinois
— Advocate Health staff stage protest, allege disparities and discrimination in response to Gaza crises. Doctors at Advocate Medical Group say the organization has fallen short in responding to ongoing humanitarian crises in Gaza, especially compared to donated aid and calls for peace after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. – Violet Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/05/17/advocate-health-protest-israel-hamas-gaza
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How lawyers are preparing protesters for the DNC – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-dnc-how-lawyers-are-preparing-protesters
— CPS meeting with Pritzker marked by tension over migrant funding – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-public-schools-officials-meet-gov-jb-pritzker
— Protestors take over building at University of Chicago – Brandon Dupré
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/protestors-take-over-building-university-chicago
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Donald Trump will address the NRA in Texas. He’s called himself the best president for gun owners. Former President Donald Trump is expected to address thousands of members of the National Rifle Association in Texas a day after campaigning in Minnesota in the midst of his hush money trial. – AP
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/donald-trump-will-address-the-nra-in-texas-hes-called-himself-the-best-president-for/article_0aa6c87d-c9b0-5cff-8038-0f978a985fea.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WAND TV
— After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK now – AP (COMMENT: At the request of the Milton Township Republican Organization, as an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman, I am in the process of hand-delivering permanent mail-in ballot applications to 64 registered Republican voters in my precinct in 55 homes and one apartment who did not vote recently. Of course, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that my doing that will cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to get fewer votes.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-gop-tries-to-correct-the-narrative-on-use-of-mailed-ballots-after-years-of-conflicting-messages/
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/after-blaming-his-2020-loss-on-mail-balloting-trump-tries-to-make-gop-voters-believe/article_75cca206-805c-50fb-852e-7140155501bd.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-05-17/biden-will-cap-off-a-week-of-outreach-to-black-americans-with-morehouse-commencement
WCIA
— The more that you promote Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/boebert-heckled-in-new-york-while-defending-trump/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-90/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Top reasons to attend the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention as a delegate in Collinsville May 24-25 include urging your representative on the Platform and Resolutions Committee to vote on May 24 a) for the resolution for direct election of IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members and b) to strengthen the IRP platform. Further, if those committee members who oppose direct election of IRP SCC members and/or who want to weaken the IRP platform win by a small margin and minority reports are filed like the one that was filed at the 2016 convention, you can vote for those minority reports on May 25. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. The system used by the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) to elect its State Central Committee (SCC) members has resulted in the IRP and its candidates failing/refusing to defend/advance the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, the IRP and its candidates paint themselves as being Democrat-Lite if not anti-conservative. Consequently, ever-increasingly, Republican candidates ever-increasingly lose elections in Illinois. Going back to direct election of IRP SCC members would allow candidates to run who could/would defend/advance the Republican Party platform. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I should write a book about the tremendous downside of helping elect political candidates. I would focus on those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who I have done the most to help elect and to reelect since 2000 but a) who have suffered defeats and/or have won by a smaller margins than they expected, b) who have blamed their defeats on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most, c) who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to punish me, d) who oppose direct election of Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members the most, and/or e) who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who had their nasty operatives and nasty dupes a) end my membership on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year, b) end my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) end my bid to be appointed to fill a Wheaton City Council vacancy in 2019, d) gerrymander my precinct in 2015, e) end my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, f) end my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, g) end my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, h) end my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, i) almost get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, j) end my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and k) end my membership on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Bill defines ‘woman’ as legislators oppose Illinois sponsoring teen drag show – Catrina Petersen
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) votes to count illegal aliens towards seats in Congress
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/658775762-rep-davis-votes-to-count-illegal-aliens-towards-seats-in-congress
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Progressive protest tactics face resistance in Illinois General Assembly
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/659213290-progressive-protest-tactics-face-resistance-in-illinois-general-assembly
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-11: Bill Foster Votes for Illegal Aliens Again
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/05/17/hr7343/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— VP Harris Falsely Repeats “We’re Winning” During Chicago Fundraiser as Biden Trails Trump in Every National, Swing State Poll. https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/05/vp-harris-falsely-repeats-were-winning-during-chicago-fundraiser-as-biden-trails-trump-in-every-national-swing-state-poll.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
BREITBART
— 84% of Chicago’s Measles Cases Traced to Venezuelan Migrants – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2024/05/17/report-84-of-chicagos-measles-cases-traced-venezuelan-migrants/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Effect of the Border Crisis on U.S. Elections – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Effect-Border-Crisis-US-Elections
DAILY SIGNAL
— 10 Most Common Pro-Hamas Lies About Israel – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/10/try-a-little-honesty-about-israel/
— Who Benefits From Destabilization of America? – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/17/who-benefits-from-destabilization-of-america/
FOX NEWS
— Reparations in America: How cities from San Francisco to Wilmington are trying to get it done. The California Assembly on Thursday voted to formally apologize for the state’s role in slavery, the latest move by elected officials working towards reparations in the country. – Joshua Q. Nelson (COMMENT: How much reparations have you paid so far? Affirmative action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Because I have paid the price of AA and DEI big time, I have paid reparations big time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/president-bidens-hometown-releases-reparations-recommendations-after-similar-efforts-sweep-country
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Illegal Aliens Vote – in DC!
https://www.judicialwatch.org/illegal-aliens-vote-in-dc/
PATRIOT POST
— Biden’s Border Baloney. He thinks we’re supposed to tolerate nearly 1.5 million illegal aliens crossing our border. That’s not a “closed border.” – GARY BAUER
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/106927-bidens-border-baloney-2024-05-17
TOWNHALL
— What if Biden Wins in November? Part One – Mark Lewis
https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2024/05/18/what-if-biden-wins-in-november-part-one-n2639231
— Chinese Illegal Aliens Are Crossing the Border in Droves Because of Biden’s Open Border Policies – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/05/17/chinese-illegal-immigrants-hearing-n2639162
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Protesters Take Over the Institute of Politics at University of Chicago – Monica Davey and Julie Bosman
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/us/uchicago-protests-politics-institute.html
— Protesters Agreed to Leave. This Is What Some Colleges Promised in Return. – Vimal Patel
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/us/campus-protests-agreements-divestment-israel.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Chicago Tribune staffers’ unequal pay lawsuit claims race and sex discrimination. The Chicago Tribune is being sued by some of its staffers, who say they and other women and Black journalists are being paid less than their white male counterparts. AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/17/chicago-tribune-pay-race-sex-discrimination/5970ab4a-146d-11ef-9d37-865890cc2670_story.html
MSNBC
— Democrats and RINOs decry that “The sneaky, spiteful new way Republicans are working to undermine LGBTQ groups. The House GOP has doubled down on efforts to shut off funding to LGBTQ nonprofits.” (COMMENT: RINOs who promote LGBTQ have always worked against me the hardest.)
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/house-republicans-lgbtq-nonprofits-rcna152753
MSN
— Who’s okay with the affirmative action decision? Many Black Americans. – Aaron Blake (COMMENT: Some of my Black GAO coworkers opposed my Democrat GAO supervisors forcing my Jewish GAO superiors forcing me to retire so that they could give my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. Democrat employers used Affirmative Action and continue to use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/who-s-okay-with-the-affirmative-action-decision-many-black-americans/ar-AA1dx3bt
— ‘I‘ve seen bigger Tupperware parties’: CPAC ridiculed as ‘a shell of its former self’ – Carl Gibson (COMMENT: I should write about the many CPACs that I attended in the past.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/i-ve-seen-bigger-tupperware-parties-cpac-ridiculed-as-a-shell-of-its-former-self/ar-BB1iOF7N
— Target’s reputation takes hit over children’s LGBTQ clothing – Shannon Thaler
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/targets-reputation-takes-hit-over-childrens-lgbtq-clothing-survey-shows/ar-AA1bDGW3
— Melania Trump inexplicably hosts LGBTQ+ Republican event despite total absence from campaign trail – Molly Sprayregen
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/melania-trump-inexplicably-hosts-lgbtq-republican-event-despite-total-absence-from-campaign-trail/ar-AA1nsd4M
— Biden to Pay Foreign Countries to ‘Control’ Flow Of Illegals – Jordan Andrews
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/biden-to-pay-foreign-countries-to-control-flow-of-illegals/ar-AA1jmcG1
— Brooklyn residents protesting after finding out new illegal immigrant shelter is coming to their neighborhood (COMMENT: How many illegals are Democrat leaders and RINO leaders going to dump in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/brooklyn-residents-protesting-after-finding-out-new-illegal-immigrant-shelter-is-coming-to-their-neighborhood/ar-BB1k5zXO
— Maybe the Left should stop calling its political opponents ‘neo-Nazis’ – Julian Adorney
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/maybe-the-left-should-stop-calling-its-political-opponents-neo-nazis/ar-AA1ggiel
— Trump vows to fight ‘anti-white feeling’ in US. His allies have a plan (COMMENT: What do you say to Whites who promote more hatred against Whites to curry favor with anti-Whites?)
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/politics/analysis-trump-vows-to-fight-anti-white-feeling-in-us-his-allies-have-a-plan/ar-AA1o8aYl
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Trump Allies Draw Up Plans for Unprecedented Immigration Crackdown. Advisers to former president are getting a head start on clearing the hurdles they would face. – Michelle Hackman and Andrew Restuccia
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-immigration-plans-deportation-e91b1bc4
BLOOMBERG
— 11 Million Immigrants in US Unlawfully at Last Count: Mayorkas (COMMENT: How many of them voted for Biden in 2020? How many of them will vote for Biden in 2024?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veo2xf70F24
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DAILY
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI to a) not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/72386/what-does-dei-mean-in-todays-workplace/
ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Is the profession damaging its own pipeline? – Paige Hagy (COMMENT: What about age discrimination and reverse discrimination? I was a 30-year-old White male when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I subsequently a) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, and c) became a licensed CPA in 1981. But the accounting profession, IRS, and GAO had no interest in me because they considered me to “too old” to have a successful career in accounting. Further, I was a White male and the accounting profession has always been under tremendous pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote minorities and females. Further, I was conservative, Republican, non-veteran, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, I had lived in Crete 1948-1972, and I had lived in Wheaton since 1978. Back then, as it is now, the accounting profession continues to be under tremendous pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders to give preference to young people who are minority and/or female. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/is-the-accounting-profession-damaging-its-own-talent-pipeline