April 10 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus Chicago: Large summer events may be canceled to stop spread of COVID-19, Pritzker says – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/coronavirus-summer-events-chicago-canceled/6091367/
— Coronavirus: Chicago liquor sales curfew in effect across city – Liz Nagy and Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/health/chicago-liquor-sales-curfew-starts-/6089350/

NBC5
— Chicago’s West Ridge Neighborhood Has Illinois’ Highest Coronavirus Case Total
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-west-ridge-neighborhood-has-illinois-highest-coronavirus-case-total/2253497/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— New coronavirus bailout law estimated to deliver nearly $5B to Illinois – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-coronavirus-bailout-law-estimated-to-deliver-nearly-5b-to-illinois
— Illinois governor recommends canceling large summer events due to COVID-19 – Elizabeth Matthews
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-governor-recommends-canceling-large-summer-events-due-to-covid-19

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Inside Wisconsin’s election disaster: Thousands of missing or nullified ballots – NICK CORASANITI AND STEPHANIE SAUL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-nw-nyt-wisconsin-election-problems-20200410-rdea6424ynecjemkwwfyjqcyqq-story.html
— Summer festival organizers should ‘think carefully about canceling,’ says Gov. J.B. Pritzker – JAMIE MUNKS and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-local-coronavirus-20200410-gjrsxkpumfcn3hu2byy2auyk4y-story.html
— Amid coronavirus uncertainty, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other top Democrats back increased mail-in voting in November. But it’s not that simple. – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-voting-by-mail-20200410-egfdzrnm2ncc3e32ieknf7rnn4-story.html
— Coronavirus is threatening one of the government’s steadiest services: The mail – NICHOLAS FANDOS AND JIM TANKERSLEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-coronavirus-postal-service-20200410-mfblvugsqbbyjlc4my524bnq4e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Quinn pushes for easier voter referenda rules during COVID-19 crisis, calling it ‘strong medicine for the virus of corruption’ Quinn is arguing that democracy could be another casualty of COVID-19. “This is a landmark case. It’s a very, very important case to the whole issue of what is called direct democracy,” said Quinn, who along with the Chicago law firm of Mauck & Baker, LLC, is representing the plaintiffs. – Neal Early (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want referenda to get rid of the following groups once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/4/9/21215699/pat-quinn-voter-referenda-signatures-covid-19-crisis-coronavirus-corruption
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The 2020 census count will be shrouded by doubt about race and ethnicity.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2020/4/9/21215092/2020-census-race-origin-ethnicity-immigrants-latinos-middle-east-north-africa-marlen-garcia
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/4/9/21215604/mona-charen-joe-biden-coronavirus-covid-19-suntimes

DAILY HERALD
— Crisis also hits vital local news outlets – Dean Ridings
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200410/crisis-also-hits-vital-local-news-outlets
— LaPlante concedes in DuPage County Board primary race – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200410/laplante-concedes-in-dupage-county-board-primary-race

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups want vote-by-mail: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200410/vote-by-mail-convenient-and-safer-than-at-polls

HERALD & REVIEW
— Pritzker grants clemency requests to prisoners amid coronavirus pandemic – Christy Gutowski 
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/pritzker-grants-clemency-requests-to-prisoners-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/article_e25e0c46-f6f3-5af0-b033-c4dfb7932355.html
— 24,000 unemployment claims in Will County in March – BOB OKON
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/04/09/24-000-unemployment-claims-in-will-county-in-march/anvlh6n/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois scrambles to keep federal COVID-19 test sites running; Bloomington location on list – Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-scrambles-to-keep-federal-covid-19-test-sites-running-bloomington-location-on-list/article_cb0c89b7-3abc-5406-8353-37c4c258d808.html

SOUTHERN
— Illinois needs federal help for recovery, but bailout unlikely – Brett Rowland
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-brett-rowland-illinois-needs-federal-help-for-recovery-but-bailout-unlikely/article_a9c77402-c86a-5c60-a20d-e0aae55e852f.html

LINCOLN COURIER
— Pritzker suggests no large gatherings until coronavirus vaccine available – Doug Finke
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20200409/pritzker-suggests-no-large-gatherings-until-coronavirus-vaccine-available

SUBURBAN LIFE
— College of DuPage Foundation creates COVID-19 Student Relief Fund
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/04/08/college-of-dupage-foundation-creates-covid-19-student-relief-fund/arm8wgo/
— College of DuPage donates ventilators to area hospitals
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/04/08/college-of-dupage-donates-ventilators-to-area-hospitals/awhtc33/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— White House tests journalists for COVID-19 – AP (DIERSEN: Will more extensive testing be done on journalists like me (71 years old, not-in-control type 2 diabetes, obese (BMI of 31)) who are more vulnerable?)
https://newschannel20.com/news/coronavirus/white-house-tests-journalists-for-covid-19

WSIL TV
— Lenzi v. Bost: COVID-19 and politics meet in Illinois Congressional race – Jeff Weinrich
https://wsiltv.com/2020/04/09/covid-19-and-politics-meet-in-illinois-congressional-race/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden aims to connect with voters one Zoom call at a time – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/biden-aims-to-connect-with-voters-one-zoom-call-at-a-time
— Liberty University pressing trespassing charges against journalists – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/liberty-university-pressing-charges-against-journalists

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— COD Offers Ventilators, Additional Protective Equipment College of DuPage Offers Ventilators, Additional Protective Equipment to Local Health Care Agencies
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/cod-offers-ventilators-additional-protective-equipment

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Illinois Is Uniquely Ill-Equipped to Pay for Coronavirus Years of financial mismanagement have left $58,738 in our rainy-day fund and less than $2 billion saved for unemployment. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/April-2020/Illinois-Is-Uniquely-Ill-Equipped-to-Pay-for-Coronavirus/

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO NEWS
— Household spending swings dramatically in reaction to coronavirus Study reveals 50% overall dip in purchases, demographic differences – Constantine Yannelis
http://news.uchicago.edu/story/household-spending-swings-dramatically-reaction-coronavirus

CHALKBEAT
— As remote learning ramps up in Chicago, a high-stakes question: Should students be learning anything new? – Mila Koumpilova (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want to teach children to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want children to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.) 
https://chalkbeat.org/posts/chicago/2020/04/08/remote-learning-in-chicago-review-or-new-content/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT REQUESTS TOP 200K AS STATE TELLS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, FREELANCERS NOT TO APPLY – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-unemployment-requests-top-200k-as-state-tells-independent-contractors-freelancers-not-to-apply/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Poll: Majority agrees with Trump’s use of term ‘Chinese virus’ – Andrew Mark Miller 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/poll-majority-agrees-with-trumps-use-of-term-chinese-virus

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ‘The WHO is no longer serving the needs of the world and is instead taking its cues from China’ – Yuichiro Kakutani 
https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/oversight-gop-demands-china-docs-from-who/

GOPUSA
— Trump’s Presidency Hangs On One Decision – Patrick J. Buchanan
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87357

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Don’t Racialize the Pandemic – ZAID JILANI (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are using coronavirus to get rid of a) illegals and b) Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, poor, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America foe a long time.) 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/coronavirus-race-fight-pandemic-dont-get-bogged-down-racial-categorization/

THE HILL
— Pandemic spurs court fights over mail-in voting – JOHN KRUZEL 
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/492135-pandemic-spurs-court-fights-over-mail-in-voting

POLITICO
— Pelosi warns Trump not to reopen country too soon The speaker also signals the House may not come back in session this month. – HEATHER CAYGLE and JOHN BRESNAHAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use coronavirus to destroy America to defeat Trump.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/09/pelosi-trump-coronavirus-178633
— ‘Choosing winners and losers’: Behind the battle to be deemed essential – THEODORIC MEYER and ANNA GRONEWOLD (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have always a) painted themselves as being essential and b) painted me and everyone else as being not essential. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.) 
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2020/04/10/choosing-winners-and-losers-behind-the-battle-to-be-deemed-essential-1274722

CBS NEWS
— Coronavirus updates: U.S. accounts for nearly a third of world’s COVID-19 cases
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19-latest-news-2020-04-10/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden, Seeking Democratic Unity, Reaches Left Toward Sanders’s Ideas – Shane Goldmacher and Sydney Ember (DIERSEN: To defeat Trump, sooner or later, if not already, Biden will promise to use the federal government to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/us/politics/biden-sanders-medicare-student-debt.html
— Inside Wisconsin’s Election Mess: Thousands of Missing or Nullified Ballots As Wisconsin scrambled to expand voting by mail for its election on Tuesday, many absentee voters said their ballots went undelivered. – Nick Corasaniti and Stephanie Saul
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/us/politics/wisconsin-election-absentee-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are the following groups want vote-by-mail: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/opinion/wisconsin-primary-2020-election.html
— Nurses and Doctors Speaking Out on Safety Now Risk Their Job Hospitals have warned, disciplined and even fired staff members who went public with workplace concerns about coronavirus precautions. – Noam Scheiber and Brian M. Rosenthal (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I spoke out against political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for speaking out against the aforesaid. My Democrat superiors retaliated against me. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors retaliated against me. They did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors retaliated against me. They forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/business/coronavirus-health-workers-speak-out.html
— A Wall Street Bank’s Hard-Driving Culture Pushes Traders Into the Office Some employees at Bank of America’s New York headquarters say they fear pay cuts or job loss if they don’t show up and make money. – Kate Kelly and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/business/coronvirus-bank-of-america-workers.html
— Another Way to See the Recession: Power Usage Is Way Down – Quoctrung Bui and Justin Wolfers
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/08/upshot/electricity-usage-predict-coronavirus-recession.html
— As millions more Americans lose their jobs, more federal aid is uncertain.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/us/coronavirus-us-news.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want authoritarian rule.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/opinion/wisconsin-primary-democracy.html
— Coronavirus Is Threatening One of Government’s Steadiest Services: The Mail The Postal Service needs billions, the agency told Congress, and Democrats want to provide a bailout. The Trump administration may not agree. – Nicholas Fandos and Jim Tankersley
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/us/politics/coronavirus-is-threatening-one-of-governments-steadiest-services-the-mail.html

WASHINGTON POST
— A leader of the House Progressive Caucus is calling for the federal government to cover workers’ salaries to ensure they remain on employers’ payrolls during the coronavirus pandemic. A conservative Republican senator has urged the same. – Colby Itkowitz 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-progressive-congresswoman-and-a-conservative-senator-want-the-federal-government-to-pay-workers-salaries/2020/04/10/9287e04c-7ac0-11ea-a130-df573469f094_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) independently offered this idea, which, in a different time, some could label “socialist” for its dependence on the federal government. The details of the proposals — which Jayapal introduced in legislation Friday and Hawley recommended in a Washington Post op-ed Thursday — differ, but the general concept is the same. President Trump and Republicans have spent the past year accusing Democrats of being socialists and warning that their policies would turn the United States into Venezuela. Yet in the face of an enormous crisis that has crushed the world, they have backed spending trillions of taxpayer dollars in relief efforts, sending $1,200 checks to Americans and promising health-care coverage for uninsured Americans who contract the disease.)

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MODLY: Top Pentagon officials defend $243,000 cost of Navy secretary’s trip to Guam – Tom Vanden Brook (DIERSEN: The operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents are “shameless toadies.” I should write a book about them. I would focus on those shameless toadies who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/09/pentagon-officials-defend-navy-secretary-modlys-240-000-trip-guam/5120537002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: U.S. Jobless Claims Soar for Third Straight Week Nearly 17 million Americans have filed new claims for benefits since mid-March as the coronavirus spread – Sarah Chaney and David Harrison
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-surge-in-unemployment-claims-expected-to-continue-11586424605
— Lockdowns Won’t Stop the Spread Stopping the coronavirus and protecting the economy are one and the same, but it is too late to do either. – Joseph A. Ladapo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lockdowns-wont-stop-the-spread-11586474560
— All the President’s Ratings The Commander in Chief responds to our editorial. (DIERSEN: What do you say to the following who hint/imply/argue/shout that they never have read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and that they never will read them: activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican? How and from who do the aforesaid get government and political news and commentary?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/all-the-presidents-ratings-11586474808
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Our Thursday editorial offering some friendly advice on how to make the daily White House coronavirus briefings more informative for the American people seems to have caught President’s Trump attention. The President took to his favorite communication venue to tweet: “The Wall Street Journal always ‘forgets’ to mention that the ratings for the White House Press Briefings are ‘through the roof’ (Monday Night Football, Bachelor Finale, according to @nytimes) & is only way for me to escape the Fake News & get my views across. WSJ is Fake News!” Thanks for reading, sir, and we agree the briefings are an excellent way to communicate directly with Americans.)
— Rationing Plans in Coronavirus Crisis Draw Growing Discrimination Complaints Advocacy groups say state guidelines illegally deprive people based on age, mental cognition or disability – Stephanie Armour (DIERSEN: What factors work against you? Factors that work against me include that I am 71 years old, I have not-in-control type 2 diabetes, and I am obese (BMI of 31).)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rationing-plans-in-coronavirus-crisis-draw-growing-discrimination-complaints-11586430000
— Joe Biden Seeks to Unite Democrats With Medicare, Student-Debt Proposals – Eliza Collins and Ken Thomas (DIERSEN: To defeat Trump, sooner or later, if not already, Biden will promise to use the federal government to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-seeks-to-unite-democrats-with-new-policy-proposals-11586460374
— Coronavirus Crisis Legacy: Mountains of Debt The government and the private sector are going deeper in the hole to survive the economic shutdown, which could be a drag on recovery if it spurs a period of thrift – Jon Hilsenrath
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-crisis-legacy-mountains-of-debt-11586447687

BLOOMBERG
— TREASONOUS: Gavin Newsom Declares California a ‘Nation-State’ The state is at odds with the federal government over coronavirus plans and much else. – Francis Wilkinson
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-04-09/california-declares-independence-from-trump-s-coronavirus-plans

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use coronavirus to promote hatred of Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-calls-racial-breakdown-coronavirus-cases-deaths-determine-resource-allocation-1497217

STAT NEWS
— Democrats scramble to turn the 2020 election into a referendum on Trump’s coronavirus response – LEV FACHER
https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/10/democrats-2020-health-platform-trump-coronavirus/

NEWS ONE
— Trump Campaign Disavows ‘Black Americans’ Group Working To Get Him Re-Elected – Bruce C.T. Wright (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who have disavowed me, disavowed GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, disavowed TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and/or disavowed Illinois Center Right Coalition.) 
https://newsone.com/3925758/trump-campaign-disavows-black-americans-re-elect-president/

VANITY FAIR
— CAN JOE BIDEN WIN OVER THE BERNIE DIEHARDS? The former vice president needs progressive voters to beat Trump in November, but several youth-oriented groups on the left are balking at his “return to normalcy” message. – ERIC LUTZ (DIERSEN: To defeat Trump, sooner or later, if not already, Biden will promise to use the federal government to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/can-joe-biden-win-over-the-bernie-diehards

April 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Fewer Illinois coronavirus cases, deaths reported for 1st time in week; state may be ‘bending the curve’, Gov. JB Pritzker says – Craig Wall, Eric Horng and Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-may-be-bending-the-curve-in-covid-19-fight-pritzker-says/6089281/

NBC5
— ‘Seriously Consider’ Canceling All Large Summer Events in Illinois, Governor Says Thursday marked one calendar month since the start of Illinois’ stay-at-home order
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/all-large-summer-events-in-illinois-should-be-canceled-governor-says/2253252/
— Illinois Coronavirus: Total Number of Cases Tops 16,000 With 528 Deaths Cases have been reported in more than 80 of Illinois’ 102 counties
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-coronavirus-total-number-of-cases-tops-16000-with-528-deaths/2253148/
— US Coronavirus Updates: New Hotspots Emerge; More Men Than Women Are Testing Positive
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/us-coronavirus-updates-mercy-crew-member-tests-positive-federal-stockpile-nearly-depleted/2252884/

CBS2
— Coronavirus In Chicago: City, CTA, CPS To Get More Than $1.5 Billion Combined In Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds – Todd Feurer
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/09/coronavirus-in-chicago-city-cta-cps-to-get-more-than-1-5-billion-combined-in-federal-covid-19-relief-funds/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pritzker: Data indicates Illinois is bending the curve in fight against COVID-19 – Nic Flosi
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-data-indicates-illinois-is-bending-the-curve-in-fight-against-covid-19

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— US economy unlikely to recover as rapidly as it collapsed There are emerging signs that any recovery will fail to match the speed and severity of the economic collapse that occurred in just a few weeks. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/9/21214887/us-economy-unlikely-to-recover-rapidly-collapsed-donald-trump-coronavirus-covid-19
— No halt to culture wars during coronavirus outbreak The virus outbreak has put much of American life on hold, but the nation’s culture wars seem immune from the pandemic. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/9/21215168/no-halt-to-culture-wars-during-coronavirus-outbreak-covid-19-washington-politics
— Democrats renew vote-by-mail push as virus upends elections Nancy Pelosi’s proposals, which are still evolving, drew immediate condemnation from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, echoing President Donald Trump’s opposition to federal attempts to prod states to relax their voting rules. – AP 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/9/21215558/democrats-renew-vote-by-mail-push-as-virus-upends-elections-2020-election-coronavirus-covid-19
— OUTSTANDING: Wife of clout-heavy builder pushes to ban all pot businesses from her Gold Coast neighborhood Patricia Walsh, whose husband heads The Walsh Group, is seeking to create a “Restricted Cannabis Zone” that would stop legal marijuana sales from an affluent swath of the 2nd ward. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/4/9/21214068/chicago-dispensaries-patricia-walsh-gold-coast-pot-cannabis
— Parents, advocates urge Pritzker to release inmates as prison coronavirus cases skyrocket
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/9/21214742/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— Lightfoot will be ‘extremely cautious’ before lifting stay-at-home order in Chicago A lot will depend on the extent of testing available, the mayor said, since people must “have a level of confidence about whether or not they’re infected.” – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/9/21215527/coronavirus-chicago-lightfoot-stay-home-order-testing
— Community leaders demand end to ‘racist’ police tactics, want other protections for those ‘most vulnerable’ during pandemic Their list also includes: end state ban on rent control; fill 2,000 CHA vacant units; increase paid sick leave; open a South Side coronavirus testing site; waive water fees for six months; end “racist” police tactics, such as checkpoints. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/9/21215154/coronavirus-police-african-american-racist-tactics-cha-water-fees-testing
— Nearly one in 10 U.S. workers have lost their jobs in past 3 weeks: Unemployment report The latest report from the Labor Department shows an equally widening impact of coronavirus-related layoffs in Illinois. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/9/21214765/illinois-unemployment-numbers-april-4
— Suspend the Freedom of Information Act? Even during a pandemic, that’s a horrible idea No reporter wants saving lives to take a back seat to handing over public documents. But Gov. Pritzker was right to nix the idea of a blanket suspension of FOIA. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/9/21214891/suspend-illinois-freedom-information-act-wrong-move-coronavirus-pandemic

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Total COVID-19 deaths pass 500 as Pritzker puts large summer events in doubt — but also says state may be ‘bending the curve’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200409-ntbivmk75faszaalp4t6742tga-story.html
— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker casts doubt on summer festivals; Unemployment grows — so does frustration with state unemployment system – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-brady-unemployment-lightfoot-stimulus-spin-20200409-ky3hj22nyra7dfj3anjjcixeri-story.html
— Illinois unemployment claims top 201,000 amid coronavirus pandemic, breaking another state record – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-unemployment-claims-20200409-a4tk7c4xlzar3cuvewmam4rzgu-story.html
— Fewer deaths, earlier peak in new coronavirus prediction for Illinois – Joe Mahr
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-peak-illinois-new-projection-20200409-45rjws77kzch5hdehlqbq3cjai-story.html
— Illinois government faces revenue losses of billions if not tens of billions due to COVID-19, U. of I. study says – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-government-impact-20200409-j3mvm6htnzashlwms3v4qecuw4-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she broke up an apparent underage drinking party while enforcing coronavirus social distancing rules – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-lightfoot-drinking-party-20200409-aov7as23svcuxf6yqvy2jdzj3q-story.html
— IMF head predicts ‘worst economic fallout since the Great Depression’ from COVID-19 – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-imf-kristalina-georgieva-20200409-cxtcffytxbcnposixikbgqpacq-story.html
— City expects federal coronavirus stimulus package to give $1.5 billion to Chicago government, CPS and CTA – GREGORY PRATT and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-stimulus-lightfoot-trump-20200409-e2rwavkp5rg2zpejape6args4i-story.html
— With coronavirus hitting Chicago’s black community hard, leaders call for wide-ranging relief – JOHN BYRNE and ANTONIA AYRES-BROWN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-african-american-relief-20200409-w6ztzsfuxzgcfieoz3m7nbngqa-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The pandemic-era outlook for Illinois’ budget is a horror show A task force of University of Illinois fiscal experts estimates the state’s four-year revenue hit from the COVID-induced recession could range from $10 billion to $28 billion. – STEVE DANIELS 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/pandemic-era-outlook-illinois-budget-horror-show
— Lightfoot reveals how COVID whacks city’s finances In her first detailed briefing, the mayor says Chicago expects $1.56 billion in emergency federal aid, but leaves key questions unanswered about what’s next. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/lightfoot-reveals-how-covid-whacks-citys-finances
— The pandemic-era outlook for Illinois’ budget is a horror show A task force of University of Illinois fiscal experts estimates the state’s four-year revenue hit from the COVID-induced recession could range from $10 billion to $28 billion. – STEVE DANIELS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/pandemic-era-outlook-illinois-budget-horror-show
— Pritzker turning optimistic in COVID fight
— After weeks of dire warnings, the governor and his health chief see signs of progress. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-turning-optimistic-covid-fight-0
— State Farm providing $2 billion in credits to auto policyholders The nation’s largest car insurer followed—and one-upped—archrival Allstate’s move as stay-at-home orders keep drivers off the roads. – STEVE DANIELS 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/insurance/state-farm-providing-2-billion-credits-auto-policyholders
— Tribune Publishing slashing salaries as ad market deteriorates The media industry is suffering from a sudden drop in advertising revenue, forcing widespread layoffs and salary cuts here. – DALTON BARKER 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/tribune-publishing-slashing-salaries-ad-market-deteriorates

DAILY HERALD
— April 9 breakdown of suburban COVID-19 cases by county, and search by ZIP code
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200409/april-9-breakdown-of-suburban-covid-19-cases-by-county-and-search-by-zip-code

FOX ILLINOIS
— White House tests journalists for COVID-19 – AP (DIERSEN: What has reduced your interaction with others? I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/white-house-tests-journalists-for-covid-19

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot Drove Around Chicago, Telling People To Go Home Lightfoot said she’ll do it again if it helps the city enforce the stay at home order and stop the spread of coronavirus. – Kelly Bauer
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/09/mayor-lori-lightfoot-drove-around-chicago-telling-people-to-go-home/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— CDC Report on Contact Tracing in Chicago after Funeral, Birthday Party
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/09/cdc-report-on-contact-tracing-in-chicago-after-funeral-birthday-party/ 
— As World Celebrates Easter, Persecution of Christians in the United States
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/09/as-world-celebrates-easter-persecution-of-christians-in-the-united-states/ 
— Skillicorn Quotes Constituents’ Unemployment Comp Payment Problems
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/09/skillicorn-on-unemployment-comp-payment-problems/ 
— Echos of the Fight over Contact Tracing in the Fight against HIV/AIDS
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/09/echos-of-the-hiv-aids-fight/

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker thanks Abbott Labs – “Our rate of rise is looking less and less exponential” – Praises local groups for pitching in – Shoutout to #SpritzersWithPritzker – Dr. Ezike: “If you think you don’t have a case in your zip code that’s probably not actually the case” – Pritzker defends pending minimum wage hike – Still no date for IDES fix – Could come back in the fall – More testing in African-American areas – Curve not bending down yet – Will be posting PPE contracts online – Following Gov. Baker’s lead on contact tracing – Dr. Ezike outlines DHS DD center readiness – Addresses federal halt to funding drive-through testing – “I think everybody needs to think seriously about canceling large summer events” – Plans to pursue workshare program
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/09/pritzker-thanks-abbott-labs-our-rate-of-rise-is-looking-less-and-less-exponential/
— 1,344 new cases, 66 additional deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/09/1344-new-cases-66-additional-deaths/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/09/covid-19-roundup-15/
— Worst case scenario: “Illinois could lose more than $28 billion between calendar years 2020 and 2023″
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/09/worst-case-scenario-illinois-could-lose-more-than-28-billion-between-calendar-years-2020-and-2023/
— The testing situation
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/09/the-testing-situation/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Reopen the Economy, Mr. President — No Matter What Attacks Come
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/04/09/how-trump-can-reopen-the-economy-and-combat-democrat-attacks/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden panders to minorities.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/9/joe-biden-demands-coronavirus-racial-data/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republicans repulse Democrats’ effort to change voting laws under cover of pandemic – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/republicans-repulse-democrats-effort-to-change-voting-laws-under-cover-of-pandemic
— White House has no plans to change Trump’s coronavirus briefings as criticism mounts – Rob Crilly
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house-has-no-plans-to-change-trumps-coronavirus-briefings-as-criticism-mounts

GOPUSA
— The Grand Farce Of American Social Distancing – Michelle Malkin
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87301
— Democrats Demand A Halt To Border Wall Construction Amid Pandemic
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87345

BRIETBART
— Pope Francis Says Pandemic Is ‘Nature’s Response’ to Human Inaction over Climate Change – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D. (DIERSEN: According to Trump-haters, the pandemic is GOD’s punishment for people not doing enough to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/04/09/pope-francis-says-pandemic-is-natures-response-to-human-inaction-over-climate-change/

BLAZE
— Joe Biden: Coronavirus crisis has ‘helped’ my presidential campaign ‘Based on the polling data, it’s helped me’ – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/joe-biden-coronavirus-crisis-has-helped-my-presidential-campaign

CNS NEWS
— Chicago Mayor’s Executive Order Calls for Giving Taxpayer Funds to Illegals – Melanie Arter 
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/melanie-arter/chicago-mayors-executive-order-calls-giving-taxpayer-funds-illegals
— Federal Debt Tops $24 Trillion for First Time; GAO: ‘The Current Federal Fiscal Path is Unsustainable’ – Terence P. Jeffrey
https://cnsnews.com/article/washington/terence-p-jeffrey/federal-debt-tops-24-trillion-first-time-gao-current-federal
— House Dems Introduce Legislation That Would Allow Illegals to Get Stimulus Checks – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/index.php/article/national/melanie-arter/house-dems-introduce-legislation-would-allow-illegals-get-stimulus

DAILY CALLER
— Border Apprehensions Drop, Thousands Of Migrants Turned Back Amid Coronavirus Crisis – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/09/border-apprehensions-coronavirus-cbp/

DAILY SIGNAL
— California Governor Working to Give More Coronavirus Aid to Illegal Aliens – Jason Hopkins 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/04/09/california-governor-working-to-give-more-coronavirus-aid-to-illegal-aliens/

INSIDER
— Smoking marijuana could make the lungs more susceptible to COVID-19, experts say as cannabis sales spike – Julia Naftulin 
https://www.insider.com/regular-cannabis-smoking-may-increase-covid-19-risk-lung-experts-2020-4

THE HILL
— Trump’s IG firings prompt questions of whether more are coming – OLIVIA BEAVERS 
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/492027-trumps-ig-firings-prompt-questions-of-whether-more-are-coming
— Trump officials lay groundwork for May reopening – BRETT SAMUELS AND MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/492065-trump-officials-lay-groundwork-for-may-reopening

CNN
— Barr calls coronavirus restrictions ‘draconian’ while health experts say they’re helping lower death projections – David Shortell and Veronica Stracqualursi
http://www.wicz.com/story/41991551/barr-calls-coronavirus-restrictions-draconian-while-health-experts-say-theyre-helping-lower-death-projections

NEW YORK TIMES
— With a Face Mask Photo, Melania Trump Highlights Her Husband’s Reluctance to Wear One The first lady’s encouragement of Americans to wear face masks was all the more striking because it contrasted with her husband’s mixed messages on the subject: “I don’t see it for myself,” President Trump has said. – Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/us/politics/melania-trump-coronavirus.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The CDC recommends masks. In some cities and counties, they’ll be mandatory. – Rebecca Tan 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-cdc-recommends-face-masks-in-some-cities-and-counties-theyll-be-mandatory/2020/04/08/60d67304-79d7-11ea-9bee-c5bf9d2e3288_story.html
— Trump’s resistance to independent oversight draws bipartisan scrutiny – Seung Min Kim, Josh Dawsey, Tom Hamburger and Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: Anyone who reviews the filings in Diersen v. GAO would conclude that GAO is not independent and that GAO functions as an arm of the Democrat Party.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-resistance-to-independent-oversight-draws-bipartisan-scrutiny/2020/04/08/d9776f48-79af-11ea-9bee-c5bf9d2e3288_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Melania Trump stars in ‘wear a mask’ anti-coronavirus video — but doesn’t actually put one on – DAVE GOLDINER
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-melania-trump-mask-video-20200409-bf6fpukn35cepkzooupwga4dpq-story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Affordable housing can cost $1 million per apartment in California. Coronavirus could make it worse – LIAM DILLON, BEN POSTON, JULIA BARAJAS
https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2020-04-09/california-low-income-housing-expensive-apartment-coronavirus

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus and Asian-Americans to promote hated against Trump-supporters.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/the-long-history-of-racism-against-asian-americans-in-the-u-s

SPLC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC uses coronavirus to promote hatred against Trump supporters.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/04/09/nativist-hate-groups-want-keep-people-ice-detention-despite-covid-19-threat

April 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois reports largest spike in COVID-19 deaths, cases yet; feds award $52M to health centers – Eric Horng and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-largest-spike-in-covid-19-deaths-cases-yet-/6087093/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports Highest Number of New COVID-19 Cases, Deaths So Far Cases have been reported in more than 70 of Illinois’ 102 counties
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-reports-highest-number-of-new-covid-19-cases-deaths-as-spread-spikes/2252541/
— Pritzker Says Illinois Won’t Hit Goal of 10,000 COVID-19 Tests Per Day This Week The governor’s goal was to have state labs returning 10,000 tests results a day by the end of this week
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-says-illinois-wont-hit-goal-of-10000-covid-19-tests-per-day-this-week/2252659/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump Skews Truth on Lending Aid, Virus Risk.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/fact-check-trump-skews-truth-lending-aid-coronavirus-risk/2252687/

CBS2
— Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: Curfew On Liquor Sales Starts Thursday
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/08/chicago-mayor-lightfoot-curfew-on-liquor-sales-starts-thursday/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rate at which COVID-19 cases is increasing in Illinois is less, health official says – Nic Flosi
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/rate-at-which-covid-19-cases-is-increasing-in-illinois-is-less-health-official-says

CHICAGO Tribune
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Officials report 1,529 new known COVID-19 cases and 82 additional deaths, as state’s total infections top 15,000 since outbreak began
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200408-iceanqhhcbgblgvh7aqkguotpu-story.html
— Naperville tops 100 confirmed coronavirus cases, DuPage/Will reporting more than 1,800 – SUZANNE BAKER and ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-coronavirus-roundup-st-0410-20200408-the3myb7nvdm3iwess4jket4vy-story.html
— McDonald’s executives take pay cuts as COVID-19 pandemic causes March sales to plunge – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-mcdonalds-executive-pay-cuts-coronavirus-20200408-uqdudi7n3rewhiws5r7wkov2ba-story.html
— Alton’s mayor told police to crack down on people violating Illinois’ stay-at-home order. They cited his wife at a downtown bar. – JEREMY KOHLER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-alton-mayor-wife-stay-at-home-violation-20200408-kax7ezglrvford75ia56rqemim-story.html
— Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle not ready to consider layoffs as ‘economy falls off a cliff’ because of coronavirus crisis – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-cook-county-budget-20200408-5nemg27ennhrxbxvn2qd2i7hoi-story.html
— Chicago Mayor Lightfoot supports suspending FOIA deadlines during coronavirus shutdown, says saving lives more important – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-lori-lightfoot-foia-requests-20200408-wnwzxwyqkbalberk3lk6yeol3y-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot puts a curfew on booze sales. Good. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-liquor-curfew-violence-coronavirus-20200408-ap6lnxjalnbntcebcpuog33s6e-story.html
— Baseball without fans? It’s possible in 2020, ‘The Year of the Asterisk’ – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-coronavirus-asterisk-20200408-rxj7lskginhl5kqdu6qjqbjkwi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Preckwinkle: COVID-19 filling half of Stroger Hospital beds, and ‘crunch time’ still a month away Though the county faces “tremendous financial challenges,” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle wouldn’t say if that would mean layoffs for any county workers. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/4/8/21213830/preckwinkle-covid-19-stroger-hospital-budget-national-association-counties-coronavirus
— Obama to jump off sidelines for Biden with Sanders quitting presidential bid Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders had several conversations in recent weeks, a source told the Chicago Sun-Times. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/4/8/21214113/barack-obama-off-sidelines-bernie-sanders-quit-presidential-bid-joe-biden
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters use coronavirus to get Blacks to hate Whites.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/8/21213747/african-americans-coronavirus-racial-inequities-racism-bobby-rush
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lightfoot: Do as I say, not as I do.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/4/7/21212950/mayor-lori-lightfoot-coronavirus-haircut-stay-home-save-lives
— Bernie Sanders ends campaign, backs Biden’s bid to defeat ‘most dangerous president in modern American history’ The Vermont senator’s announcement makes Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/4/8/21213605/bernie-sanders-ends-presidential-campaign
— Slashing city spending would be inane at a time when Chicagoans need government most We disagree with those who say Mayor Lori Lightfoot should scale back city government right now to save money. Does anybody believe that trimming jobs at, say, Streets and San would make a bit of difference in sparing a financial reckoning? – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/8/21212876/chicago-city-finances-government-illinois-lightfoot-pritzker-trump-congress-aid-stimulus

DAILY HERALD
— State records 1,529 more COVID-19 cases, 82 more deaths – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200408/state-records-1529-more-covid-19-cases-82-more-deaths
— ‘I’m thankful to feel back to normal’: Mundelein mayor says he’s COVID symptom-free – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200408/im-thankful-to-feel-back-to-normal-mundelein-mayor-says-hes-covid-symptom-free
— Preckwinkle self-isolating after security staffer tests positive for COVID-19
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200408/preckwinkle-self-isolating-after-security-staffer-tests-positive-for-covid-19
— Algonquin Township highway commissioner: ‘Chinese coronavirus’ post wasn’t racist – Joe Stevenson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200408/algonquin-township-highway-commissioner-chinese-coronavirus-post-wasnt-racist
— Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund distributes first round of $5.5 million in grants to nonprofits
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20200408/illinois-covid-19-response-fund-distributes-first-round-of-55-million-in-grants-to-nonprofits

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Booze curfew coming: Lightfoot Effective tomorrow, “we’re placing a 9 p.m. curfew on liquor sales in Chicago,” the mayor said. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/booze-curfew-coming-lightfoot
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cresco plans to hire 250 in state for weed shops – John Pletz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/cresco-plans-hire-250-state-weed-shops
— For Pritzker, prison-release pressure rises Inmates and guards are especially vulnerable to the outbreak—and a move by Kentucky’s governor adds momentum to the push to commute some sentences to reduce the risk. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Of course, this drives up the sale of firearms and ammunition.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-prison-release-pressure-rises

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Gasser: ‘Chinese coronavirus’ post wasn’t racist – JOE STEVENSON
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/04/08/gasser-chinese-coronavirus-post-wasnt-racist/a7te8gi/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Health Experts Show Cautious Optimism As Economic Relief Debate Escalates – PHILIP EWING & BARBARA SPRUNT 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/white-house-hold-briefing-economic-relief-debate-escalates#stream/0

KENDALL COUNTY GOP
— 2020 Kendall GOP Convention Information
https://mailchi.mp/dd5418b8689f/kendall-county-gop-convention

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Sheriff Bill Prim Sues County Health Department for Names of Those Infected with Coronavirus
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/08/sheriff-bill-prim-sues-county-health-department-for-names-of-those-infected-with-coronavirus/ 
— Remote Notarization Allowed, How About Remote Petition Signing?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/08/remote-notarization-allowed-how-about-remote-petition-signing/ 
— Ugaste Believes Legislative Branch Should Be Involved in Emergency Declarations
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/08/ugaste-believes-legislative-branch-should-be-involved-in-emergency-declarations/ 
— Skillicorn Files Legislation to Allow Delayed Property Tax Bills, Franks Says Additional Legislation Not Needed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/08/skillicorn-files-legislation-to-allow-delayed-property-tax-bills-franks-says-additional-legislation-not-needed/ 
— Annual Town Meetings Cancelled
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/08/annual-town-meetings-cancelled/ 
— Prairie Grove School Holding “Wave at the Bus Driver” Event
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/08/prairie-grove-school-holding-wave-at-the-bus-driver-event/ 
— Stopped from Petitioning, Libertarians, Greens Sue for Ballot Access
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/07/stopped-from-petitioning-libertarians-greens-sue-for-ballot-access/
— Illinois Attorney General Memo Cited in Prim’s Suit for ID of Coronavirus Patients
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/08/illinois-attorney-general-memo-cited-in-prims-suit-for-id-of-coronavirus-patients/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Attorney General – disclosure of names of COVID-19 infected people to law enforcement is permissible – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/04/illinois-attorney-general-disclosure-of-names-of-covid-19-infected-people-to-law-enforcement-is-permissible/
— Sheriff tells crowd of 30 people at meeting: “We ran a couple people off the campground” for violating Gov’s Executive Order – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/04/sheriff-tells-croud-of-30-people-at-meeting-we-ran-a-couple-people-off-the-campground-for-violating-govs-executive-order/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SKILLICORN FILES LEGISLATION TO DELAY PROPERTY TAX INSTALLMENTS IN WAKE OF CORONAVIRUS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/skillicorn-files-legislation-to-delay-property-tax-installments-in-wake-of-coronavirus.html
— ROSSI: POLITICAL CORONAVIRUS WAR IS KILLING AMERICANS AND OUR ECONOMY?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/rossi-political-coronavirus-war-is-killing-americans-and-our-economy.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/08/covid-19-roundup-14/
— Public universities here estimate $224 million in losses so far
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/08/public-universities-here-estimate-224-million-in-losses-so-far/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Majority of Americans say federal govt. has done poor job preventing COVID-19 spread.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/poll-majority-of-americans-say-federal-govt-has-done-poor-job-preventing-covid-19-spread-04-08-2020

WASHINGTON TIMES
— San Bernardino orders residents to wear face coverings in public or risk $1,000 fine, jail time – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/8/san-bernardino-orders-residents-to-wear-face-cover/
— ‘Many more body bags’: WHO claps back at Trump’s ‘politicizing’ of pandemic – Lauren Meier
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/8/who-claps-back-trump-coronavirus-isnt-very-china-c/

GOPUSA
— Coronavirus Death Predictions Dropping Quietly, Very Quietly
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87276
— Using COVID-19 Crisis, Democrats Seek Radical Changes In How U.S. Votes
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87264
— Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Racist’ Claim Against Amazon Goes Unnoticed By Mainstream Media
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87242

BREITBART
— Chinese City Offers $71,000 for Tips to Catch Illegal Immigrants – GABRIELLE REYES
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2020/04/08/chinese-city-offers-71000-for-tips-to-catch-illegal-immigrants/
— Bernie Sanders Moved Democrats, Including Joe Biden, to the Far Left – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/08/pollak-bernie-sanders-moved-democrats-including-joe-biden-to-the-far-left/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-hater use coronavirus to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/08/progressives-employers-claim-daca-migrants-are-crucial-for-fighting-coronavirus/

BLAZE
— Fauci admits previous projection of 100K-240K coronavirus deaths was likely an overestimate The story keeps changing – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fauci-admits-previous-coronavirus-death-projection-was-likely-an-overestimate

DAILY CALLER
— Why A Governor’s Fiat Is Not A Constitutional ‘Republican Form Of Government’ – MIKE CHURCH
https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/08/church-why-a-governors-fiat-is-not-a-constitutional-republican-form-of-government/

DAILY WIRE
— Chicago Mayor, California Governor Allow Illegal Immigrants To Access Coronavirus Relief Funds – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-mayor-california-governor-allow-illegal-immigrants-to-access-coronavirus-relief-funds

THE HILL
— Trump: Republicans ‘should fight very hard’ against expanded mail-in voting – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/491735-trump-republicans-should-fight-very-hard-against-expanded-mail-in
— Fauci: ‘Looks like’ US deaths will be lower than original projection – PETER SULLIVAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/coronavirus-report/491779-fauci-looks-like-us-deaths-will-be-lower-than-original-projection
— Democrats salivate over Obama coming off sidelines – AMIE PARNES 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/491865-democrats-salivate-over-obama-coming-off-sidelines
— Sanders exit leaves deep disappointment on left – JONATHAN EASLEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/491873-Sanders-exit-leave-deep-disappointment-on-the-left

CNN
— Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 race, clearing Joe Biden’s path to the Democratic nomination
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/politics/bernie-sanders-drops-out/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— New York announces highest single-day toll from coronavirus; WHO chief pushes back at Trump over threat
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/08/coronavirus-latest-news/
— Hundreds of young Americans have now been killed by the coronavirus, data shows ER doctor: ‘Just because they are young doesn’t mean they aren’t vulnerable’ – Chris Mooney, Brady Dennis and Sarah Kaplan 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/08/young-people-coronavirus-deaths/

USA TODAY
— Time to put China on lockdown for its dishonesty amid coronavirus crisis China’s response was inept, dishonest and utterly inconsiderate of the world. We need to teach the Chinese government a lesson. – Glenn Harlan Reynolds
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/07/time-put-china-lockdown-dishonesty-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-crisis-column/2954433001/

April 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot floats move to crack down on congregating outside Chicago liquor stores – JOHN BYRNE and SOPHIE SHERRY (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians and others who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-liquor-stores-curfew-20200406-enzwz3rvbfeb5cpz4g6yhcz6cm-story.html
— On turning 30 during a pandemic — it’s just another crisis for our generation – TRAVIS GIDADO (DIERSEN: What did you do during the year that you turned 30? During 1978, the year that I turned 30, I was the subject of a nasty 4-page article in Money Magazine, I sold my one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building, I got married, we bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, I worked for IRS in its Loop office in its Special Procedures Staff, I took graduate accounting courses at DePaul at its Loop campus, I took IRS to Tax Court and won a split decision after my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my graduate business and accounting courses, I sold my 1962 Chevy Bel Air and bought a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new Chevy Chevette, I continued to store my 1972 Corvette in my mother’s garage in Crete, I started taking Becker CPA review courses, I continued to rent out my town home in University Park, etc.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-coronavirus-turning-30-generation-crisis-20200406-ntjfirnpdzdqthhxcrdqro76xy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why COVID-19 is raging through Chicago’s black neighborhoods — and what must be done Seventy-two percent of Chicagoans who have died of COVID-19 are African American. Social and economic factors play a role. – Editorial (DIERSEN: One could argue that the more money that you have, the easier that it is for you to “stay at home.” One could argue that if you have a pension and/or Social Security, the easier that it is for you to “stay at home.”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/6/21209919/coronavirus-deaths-chicago-racial-gap-editorial-covid-19-african-american
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/4/6/21209803/river-north-pot-shops-marijuana-cannabis-cresco-moca

DAILY HERALD
— No news is bad news in the briefing room – Debra J. Saunders
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200407/no-news-is-bad-news-in-the-briefing-room
— Let’s have a ‘cease-fire’ from news conference sniping – Editorial (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned me as being like Jeff Gannon. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon and even worse things. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press conferences and share privileged information with reporters that have caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Of course, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. But if not that, I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who do NOT want me to know about their press conferences, b) who do NOT want me to attend their press conferences, c) who do NOT want me to ask questions during their press conferences, d) who do NOT want me to speak with other reporters, e) who have barred me from attending their press conferences, f) who have had me thrown out of their press conferences, and/or g) who do not want me to report on their press conferences.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200407/editorial-lets-have-a-cease-fire-from-news-conference-sniping

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/how-curveball-state-created-two-weed-winners-downtown

ABC7
— NASA astronaut’s estranged spouse accused of filing false claim of crime in space
https://abc7chicago.com/society/astronaut-says-spouse-falsely-accused-her-of-crime-in-space/6082690/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/7/2020

WBEZ
— Cook County Will Reassess All Property Values Because Of The Coronavirus Pandemic The impact of the momentous endeavor won’t be seen on individual tax bills until 2021. – Claudia Morell (DIERSEN: By how many tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of dollars has the value of your real estate lost so far?) 
https://www.wbez.org/stories/pandemic-prompts-sweeping-cook-county-tax-reassessments/a7cc9ceb-6b2e-4f45-9f80-3c27ff00a1f2

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Adams County parties adjust caucuses in response to pandemic (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman, who do you want to serve as the officers of your township and/or county Republican party organizations? What do you want them to promise to do? What about pressure to promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and Up-Or-Out? What about pressure to dump those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.whig.com/20200407/adams-county-parties-adjust-caucuses-in-response-to-pandemic
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Adams County political organizations are forming alternative plans to move forward with the county caucuses set for April 15 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Adams Committee Democratic Central Committee announced it will postpone its caucus because of Illinois stay-at-home order, which is in line with the Democratic National Convention delaying its convention to August. The Democratic Central Committee will elect a new chairman after Chairman Keith Niewohner announced last year that he wished to retire as chairman but will remain a committeeman. Niewohner said it’s important that the committees are able to meet in-person to elect a new chairman, but that now is the time to focus “on the health, safety and well-being of ourselves, our families, the community and all of our momentum.” A date for a future caucus was not set. Dave Bockhold, chairman of the Adams County Republican Central Committee, said the party’s executive committee is seeking to host the caucus by mail. Letters have been sent to all precinct committeemen to get approval for the move.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker pleads with people to stick to the stay at home order – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: One could argue that the more money that you have, the easier that it is for you to “stay at home.” One could argue that if you have a pension and/or Social Security, the easier that it is for you to “stay at home.”)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200406/pritzker-pleads-with-people-to-stick-to-stay-at-home-order
— Springfield alderwoman fields house party complaints – Kade Heather
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200406/springfield-alderwoman-fields-house-party-complaints

CHICAGO PATCH
— Where Are Chicagoans Violating Coronavirus Stay-At-Home Warnings? Chicago police issued most stay-at-home warnings in police districts on the West Side and along the North Side lakefront. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/where-are-chicagoans-violating-coronavirus-stay-home-warnings

WSBT
— Police find Illinois mayor’s wife at prohibited party
https://wsbt.com/news/regional/police-find-illinois-mayors-wife-at-prohibited-party

WIREPOINTS
— The COVID-19 crisis: It’s time to move past the public health vs. economy argument – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-covid-19-crisis-its-time-to-move-past-the-public-health-vs-economy-argument-wirepoints/
— Parroting Replaces Reporting: Pritzker’s Daily Coronavirus Briefings – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/parroting-replaces-reporting-pritzkers-daily-coronavirus-briefings-quicktake/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NEARLY 1.5M ILLINOIS WORKERS RISK LAYOFFS OR REDUCED HOURS FROM COVID-19 ECONOMIC FALLOUT – Orphe Divounguy and Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/nearly-1-5m-illinois-workers-risk-layoffs-or-reduced-hours-from-covid-19-economic-fallout/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Coronavirus hot spots turn corner – Tom Howell Jr. and David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/6/us-coronavirus-hot-spots-new-york-new-jersey-detro/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— History Bodes Ill For Repeat Candidate Biden’s White House Dreams Third time has not been the charm in recent elections – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/history-bodes-ill-for-repeat-candidate-bidens-white-house-dreams/

GOPUSA
— Is The Coronavirus A ‘Crystal Ball’ Into Socialism And Bigger Government
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87188
— Who Knows What Happens After The Jobs Disappear?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87168

AMERICAN THINKER
— America needs a New Declaration of Equal Justice under the Law – Scott S. Powell (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against females, b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, and c) the more reparations that you should pay.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/04/america_needs_a_new_declaration_of_equal_justice_under_the_law.html

BREITBART
— Appeals Court: Tech Giants Must Face Censorship Lawsuit – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to be censored. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give them standing to destroy individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/04/06/appeals-court-tech-giants-must-face-censorship-lawsuit/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Apple, Google, Facebook, and Twitter must face a lawsuit brought in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals accusing the companies of deliberately censoring conservative viewpoints and violating the First Amendment. The $1.5 billion lawsuit, brought by Republican congressional primary candidate Laura Loomer (R) and conservative organization Freedom Watch, accuses the tech companies of being quasi-state actors, and thus in violation of the First Amendment when they suppress protected speech.)
— Lawyers Sue to Keep Millions of Foreign Workers in U.S. – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: What do you say to employers that prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/06/lawyers-sue-to-keep-millions-of-foreign-workers-in-u-s/

CNS NEWS
— Left Uses Coronavirus as Another Chance to Manipulate Through Racial Hoaxes – Walter E. Williams
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/walter-williams-left-uses-coronavirus-another-chance-manipulate

DAILY CALLER
— Dr. Fauci: Going Back To Pre-Coronavirus Life ‘Might Not Ever Happen’ – JUSTIN CARUSO
https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/06/dr-fauci-back-to-normal-might-not-happen-coronavirus/

FEDERALIST
— The Schoolwork My Kids Are Bringing Home Exposes Public Schools’ Radical Leftist Politics Schools are likely to continue home e-learning efforts in the upcoming weeks as we continue through the pandemic. Parents, use this time to find out what your kids are studying.
– Beth Feeley
https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/06/the-schoolwork-my-kids-are-bringing-home-exposes-public-schools-radical-leftist-politics/

NEWS BUSTERS
— U.S. Press Disgusted Trump Grilled Hong Kong Reporter on China Ties – Nicholas Fondacaro (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who favor Communist China over America?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2020/04/07/us-press-disgusted-trump-grilled-hong-kong-reporter-china

PJ MEDIA
— The Media’s Dark Prophets Have No Shame – MARK ELLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/the-medias-dark-prophets-have-no-shame/

TOWNHALL
— ‘Worse than Being Quarantined’: Upcoming ‘One World’ Concert Mocked Relentlessly – Ellie Bufkin (DIERSEN: Will the event officially call for getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries once and for all that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, heterosexual, older, married, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/elliebufkin/2020/04/06/worse-than-being-quarantined-upcoming-one-world-concert-mocked-relentlessly-n2566428

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— Hamas Wants Americans Dead of Coronavirus, Democrats Want to Send Hamas Aid “They talk about 25 million infected people in just one of the 50 states. Allah be praised.” – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/04/hamas-wants-americans-dead-coronavirus-democrats-daniel-greenfield/
— ‘Caliphate’ – The Series Every Western Feminist Needs to See Forget ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ – this harrowing thriller exposes real-world, Sharia misogyny. – Mark Tapson
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/04/caliphate-series-every-western-feminist-needs-see-mark-tapson/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Missing the Point of Plymouth Rock – David Randall (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against females, b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, and c) the more reparations that you should pay.) 
https://news.yahoo.com/missing-point-plymouth-rock-103005635.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Of course the Pilgrim landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620 explains American history. Of course the 1619 Project’s shoddy exercise in vituperation is meant to delegitimize America. John G. Turner’s recent article in National Review is an extended exercise in missing the point. Turner, a scholar of the history of American religion, and the author of a recent book on the Plymouth colony, surveys the debate about the New York Times’s 1619 Project with the traditional attitude of a liberal scholar — a facile resort to moral equivalence. Turner, positioning himself as the neutral and expert arbiter, frames the 1619 Project and its critics as equally mistaken — the one unduly obsessed with the 1619 arrival of blacks in Virginia as the foundation of an America built on slavery, and the other unduly obsessed with the 1620 arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, as the foundation of an America built on liberty. Neither view, says Turner, is correct. Nor are views of America as built on liberty in 1776 or 1787. All the supposed foundations of liberty are compromised by racism or elitism: The proper way to understand America is to look at the endless details of Americans’ flaws, and not their sweeping aspirations. Turner’s entire approach is misguided.)

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Grandfather outside abortion center first to be ticketed under city’s stay-at-home order Eighty-six-year-old Ronald Konopaski noted that many other people are violating the order without retaliation from police. – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/grandfather-outside-abortion-center-first-to-be-ticketed-under-citys-stay-at-home-order

THE HILL
— 8 in 10 Americans say their lives have been disrupted by coronavirus pandemic: Gallup – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: For virtually everyone, their income and the value of their investments, real estate, vehicles, possessions, etc. has gone down. That gives ammunition to the following: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/491492-8-in-10-americans-say-their-lives-have-been-significantly-disrupted-by
— Campaigns face attack ad dilemma amid coronavirus crisis – MAX GREENWOOD, JULIA MANCHESTER AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE (DIERSEN: Moderate Republican party leaders focus on driving conservatives out of the Republican Party, that is, they focus on destroying the Republican Party. I should write a book about past and present moderate Republican party leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party. I would focus on their success in destroying the aforesaid organizations.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/491105-campaigns-face-attack-ad-dilemma-amid-coronavirus-crisis
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats argue that attacking Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic is fair game in energizing their base and swaying swing voters and moderate Republicans. “We need to be defining Trump,” said Kelly Dietrich, the founder of the National Democratic Training Committee, which has been training down-ballot campaigns on how to handle the pandemic. “Forty-two percent of America is always going to believe that Donald Trump is the supreme genius, and our beloved leader for them,” he continued. “That’s not who we’re talking to. We’re talking to moderate Republicans, suburban women, African American women, college-educated men and women. We’re talking to swing demographics.”)
— Black, Latino communities suffering disproportionately from coronavirus, statistics show – J. EDWARD MORENO (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs blame that on Republicans.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/491518-black-latino-communities-suffering-disproportionately-from-coronavirus

POLITICO
— Coronavirus clampdown: The virus casts a shroud over American civic life – JEREMY B. WHITE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who do NOT want to hear me speak against the promotion of a) pot, b) gambling, c) booze, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) LGBTQ activity, g) abortion, h) mass/illegal immigration, i) diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, m) age discrimination, and n) retaliation for opposing promotion of the aforesaid.) 
https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2020/04/01/coronavirus-clampdown-the-virus-casts-a-shroud-over-american-civic-life-1270386
(FROM THE ARTICLE: States and cities across the country are cutting off access to open records and canceling in-person meetings, starving the public — not to mention lobbyists and other influence-brokers — of information as the coronavirus outbreak reaches into all corners of civic life. The public access shutdown comes just as local officials make unprecedented decisions about health care and how to disburse billions of dollars in federal aid. And it could undermine years of hard-won victories on access to information, some transparency advocates say, with now-temporary restrictions enduring even after this crisis has receded. Meetings that typically allow constituents to physically interact with their representatives have been suspended. Activists and lobbyists no longer have physical access to state lawmakers in some places. And many cities and states, their staff preoccupied with the virus, have halted or curbed their responses to public records requests. That is meeting pushback from some public transparency and good government advocates who warn that a public health emergency shouldn’t undermine the public’s access to the workings of government — particularly when that government is making critical, life-and-death decisions. One advocate drew a parallel to how some records vanished from public view after the Sept. 11 attacks. “Here’s another huge national event, this health crisis, that is probably also going to set new precedents for what’s going to be available or not and how people are going to respond or not respond based on the new normal,” said Daniel Bevarly, executive director National Freedom of Information Coalition. In-the-open policymaking has receded as elected officials hunker down.)
— ’Huge, unprecedented, devastating hit’: Warnings mount about economic damage The signs of economic distress point to deeper trouble in the months ahead as the coronavirus crisis worsens in cities outside New York and New Jersey. – VICTORIA GUIDA (DIERSEN: For virtually everyone, their income and the value of their investments, real estate, vehicles, possessions, etc. has gone down. That gives ammunition to the following: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/06/economic-warnings-mount-coronavirus-damage-169217

MERCURY NEWS
— Coronavirus: McDonald’s vows ‘important changes’ after workers strike in San Jose, Los Angeles for masks, other PPE Company responds with plan to start wellness checks, increase cleanings and send supplies – LINDA ZAVORAL 
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/06/coronavirus-mcdonalds-workers-strike-in-san-jose-for-masks-other-ppe/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Japan Declares State of Emergency, Ramping Up Virus Battle – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/04/07/business/bc-virus-outbreak-japan-state-of-emergency.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “White House Adviser Warned of Risks of Pandemic; Trump Misleads on Testing.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/world/coronavirus-live-news-updates.html
— Coronavirus Shows That We Have a Solidarity Problem It’s a lot harder to join together when you’re not allowed within six feet of each other. – Gail Collins and Bret Stephens
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/opinion/coronavirus-trump-solidarity.html
— Pandemic, Border Crackdown Hamper Catholics’ Aid to Migrants – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/04/06/world/americas/ap-us-catholics-border-mission.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “decades of conservative governance has worsened the coronavirus crisis.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/07/decades-conservative-governance-has-worsened-coronavirus-crisis/
— The federal government, stressed by the coronavirus, seeks to hire and retain workers through incentives – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-federal-government-stressed-by-the-coronavirus-seeks-to-hire-and-retain-workers-through-incentives/2020/04/06/0f09ac56-7849-11ea-b6ff-597f170df8f8_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Office of Personnel Management on Monday released a policy clearing the way for increased recruitment, retention and relocation incentives — the “3Rs,” in government lingo — for employees in high-demand positions. Normally, agencies may pay up to an additional 25 percent of salary, but with OPM’s permission they can pay up to 50 percent more. “Agencies may request that OPM waive one or more of these limits to address a critical agency need, such as agency programs or projects related to the President’s declaration of a national emergency concerning the COVID-19 pandemic,” OPM said, inviting agencies to make requests and providing a template for them to use.)
— Trump weighs intervening on behalf of ousted captain, as acting Navy secretary apologizes for rant – James Hohmann (DIERSEN: After I became an active member in a class action class lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in 1988, they ousted me from the team that audited IRS in 1989, and they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2020/04/07/daily-202-trump-weighs-intervening-on-behalf-of-ousted-captain-as-acting-navy-secretary-apologizes-for-rant/5e8c1e46602ff10d49ade9d1/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Death Toll From Coronavirus Tops 10,000 Infections rise to nearly 357,000 in the U.S. as prime minister of Britain is moved to intensive care – Jennifer Calfas, Chong Koh Ping and Nick Kostov
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-nears-10-000-11586166530
— Trump Administration Orders 167 Million Face Masks From 3M for Coronavirus Pandemic Officials say they don’t plan to compel 3M to take further action under the Defense Production Act – Alex Leary and Austen Hufford
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-orders-167-million-face-masks-from-3m-11586209922
— Coronavirus Crisis Has Three-Quarters of New Yorkers Concerned About Finances Poll of state residents finds 37% are worried about being laid off – Lee Hawkins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-crisis-has-three-quarters-of-new-yorkers-concerned-about-finances-11586190880
— Coronavirus Pandemic Leads to Shunning and Shaming in Small Towns Virus vigilantes call out and report neighbors they suspect aren’t strict about social distancing or quarantine – Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-pandemic-leads-to-shunning-and-shaming-in-small-towns-11586251801

USA TODAY
— Navy Secretary apologizes after calling USS Roosevelt’s fired captain ‘stupid’ – Tom Vanden Brook (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that federal employees were stupid and even worse things if they did not a) promote the Democrat Party platform and b) get rid of federal employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/06/coronavirus-navy-calls-fired-crozier-stupid-more-ships-test-positive/2955472001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s unclear what prompted Modly’s sudden change of heart. However, hours earlier President Donald Trump waded into the controversy, saying at a White House briefing that he would “look into” Crozier’s case. In addition, powerful lawmakers called for Modly to be fired. And the Navy, shortly after Trump spoke, said it had extended the deadline for its investigation into Crozier’s letter. Trump called the letter a “mistake” that had worried families and showed “weakness.” But he said Crozier has had a “very good” career. “I don’t want to destroy somebody for having a bad day,” he said. Relieving an officer of command typically ends the officer’s career. After getting fired, they often take administrative jobs that lead to retirement. Trump said he was good at settling such issues and “can figure it out very fast.”)
— We all want to know how the coronavirus pandemic ends. How do we cope with uncertainty? – Alia E. Dastagir
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/04/coronavirus-pandemic-tips-cope-uncertainty-worry/5097190002/

CBS 2 IOWA
— The growing political divide among Americans – Armstrong Williams
https://cbs2iowa.com/news/armstrong-army-strong/the-growing-political-divide-among-americans

TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Save the media! – Cal Thomas Tribune
https://www.telegraphherald.com/ap/commentary/article_65947470-bd46-5352-af4f-985c256d2276.html

FEDERAL TIMES
— Supreme Court rules on fed employee’s ability to sue for age discrimination – AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc., if you are a non-veteran White male Republican federal employee like I was for almost 30 years, YOU ARE A WORTHLESS PIECE OF SCUM if you did make the following promotion deadlines like I did not make: GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/career/2020/04/06/supreme-court-rules-on-fed-employees-ability-to-sue-for-age-discrimination/

FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford Wants Another Cash For Clunkers Incentive Program – Shane McGlaun (DIERSEN: Obama condemned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8 as being a clunker. Will Trump pardon my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8? It gets 24 MPG on the highway.)
https://fordauthority.com/2020/04/ford-wants-another-cash-for-clunkers-incentive-program/

ATLANTIC
— No President Has Used the Bully Pulpit Like Trump He’s inescapable. That’s by design. – PETER NICHOLAS
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/trump-coronavirus-bully-pulpit/609565/

REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
— Special Analysis: COVID-19 Emergency Measures and Press Freedom The Reporters Committee examines governments’ expansive powers during a public health emergency and how they could affect press freedoms. – GABE ROTTMAN
https://www.rcfp.org/covid-19-measures-white-paper/

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Trump’s War on Veterans How inaction, incompetence, and political aggression inflicted upon the VA an unprecedented vacancy crisis ahead of a global health pandemic – SUZANNE GORDON, JASPER CRAVEN (DIERSEN: Since 1966, when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted at veterans that I avoided the draft. I got student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship deferment 1970-1971.) 
https://prospect.org/health/trump-war-on-veterans/

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
— Rights Risks to Older People in COVID-19 Response Combat Ageism; Ensure Access to Health Care, Services
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/07/rights-risks-older-people-covid-19-response#

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate those on the right promote hatred of those on the right.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/07/how-the-right-is-responding-to-the-coronavirus-denial-realism-or-dangerous-contrarianism

April 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Mayor Lightfoot, Gov. Pritzker hammer Trump administration on coronavirus response, stockpile comments – Rob Elgas
https://abc7chicago.com/health/lightfoot-prtizker-hammer-trump-administration-on-coronavirus-response/6075482/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/4/2020
— Biden, Trump campaigns haven’t called for Wisconsin primary postponement – WILL STEAKIN
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-trump-campaigns-havent-called-for-wisconsin-primary-postponement-/6075527/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 3M fires back at Trump, says halting exports of N95 face masks would backfire, hurt U.S. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronativus-trump-3m-n95-masks-20200403-svjgqtec5nhthhruu6766awlr4-story.html
— Wisconsin Republicans say Tuesday’s election should go on as scheduled despite coronavirus outbreak – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-wisconsin-primary-election-absentee-voting-20200403-b24twlevgzfj3jv3y2dcbaapbu-story.html
— Fight against coronavirus requires ‘unprecedented’ work and flexibility for DuPage Health Department executive director – ERIN HEGARTY and SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-county-health-karen-ayala-st-20200404-ny4lmr5ponb6fn2vpdw5kujs4e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Shortage of supplies has imperiled those on front line of coronavirus pandemic
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/4/4/21207933/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-april-2020
— What worries Chicagoans most about the coronavirus As we settle into our new (temporary) normal, anxieties are still high for many. We asked Sun-Times readers what worries them most about the pandemic. – Alice Bazerghi (DIERSEN: I worry about the success that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will have in blaming Republicans for coronavirus.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/3/21206730/coronavirus-worries-chicago-covid19-pandemic-anxiety-stress
— Assessor trying to ensure Cook County property values adjusted to reflect ‘coronavirus effect’ All property owners will get a notification from the Cook County assessor’s office. Assessor Fritz Kaegi said his staff will “have to bend over backwards to keep on schedule” but he’s optimistic they’ll be able to get things done on time. – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: How much do you estimate the value of your home has gone down so far because of coronavirus and efforts to fight it?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/3/21207689/cook-county-assessor-fritz-kaegi-property-values-coronavirus-effect
— Billionaire Griffin sets up shop in shuttered Florida hotel Griffin flew two dozen traders from Chicago and New York to set up shop at the Four Seasons hotel as Citadel Securities moved its operations there, Bloomberg reported.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/3/21207827/ken-griffin-citadel-securities-florida-hotel
— Searching for Joe Biden During the pandemic, Biden, like the rest of us, is obeying stay-at-home orders and engaging in a virtual campaign. – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/4/4/21207507/searching-for-joe-biden

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Will a graduated income tax help ensure fiscal order in Illinois? – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200404/will-a-graduated-income-tax-help-ensure-fiscal-order-in-illinois

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois lawmakers adapt to new reality during COVID-19 pandemic – BEN ORNER
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-lawmakers-adapt-to-new-reality-during-covid-19-pandemic/article_e7b50df1-e02c-5047-a679-efcff3dedb53.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Illinois wrestles with unemployment surge – Greg Bishop 
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Illinois-wrestles-with-unemployment-surge-15177265.php

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— When will the impact of coronavirus hit state budgets like Illinois’? – JOSH GOODMAN
https://www.bnd.com/news/coronavirus/article241724941.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Underwood, Foster urge Trump to boost protective gear supply – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/04/01/underwood-foster-urge-trump-to-boost-protective-gear-supply/aowl0zd/

FOX ILLINOIS & NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Pennsylvania halting pay for 9,000 state workers – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/pennsylvania-halting-pay-for-9000-state-workers
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/pennsylvania-halting-pay-for-9000-state-workers

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Campaigning During COVID-19 – CLAUDIA BAKER 
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/campaigning-during-covid-19

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— State lawmakers adapt to new reality during COVID-19 pandemic – BEN ORNER
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/state-lawmakers-adapt-to-new-reality-during-covid-19-pandemic

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Mayor Lightfoot says Chicago should prepare for 40,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations, contradicting projections – Kyla Asbury
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/529028209-mayor-lightfoot-says-chicago-should-prepare-for-40-000-covid-19-hospitalizations-contradicting-projections

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County lost nearly 1,000 manufacturing jobs in 2019; COVID-19 and Pritzker’s progressive tax expected to increase losses – April Bamburg 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/529044384-dupage-county-lost-nearly-1-000-manufacturing-jobs-in-2019-covid-19-and-pritzker-s-progressive-tax-expected-to-increase-losses

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Political strategist Chris Robling: Sen. Brady should resign over role in bad loan – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of those who have worked the hardest to destroy me have painted themselves as being operatives or dupes for Bill Brady. They blame me for all the losses that Bill Brady has suffered.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/529042265-political-strategist-sen-brady-should-resign-over-role-in-bad-loan
— Pritzker withholding COVID-19 hospitalization numbers, Wirepoints says – Kyla Asbury 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/529028223-pritzker-withholding-covid-19-hospitalization-numbers-wirepoints-says
— First Amendment authority: Pritzker’s demand that paper unpublish story ‘extreme measure’ – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me and who continue to punish me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles they do not like. They have been emboldened by those who could/should come to my defense, but have not.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/529040855-first-amendment-authority-pritzker-s-demand-that-paper-unpublish-story-extreme-measure
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A First Amendment authority says a demand by Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office that a central Illinois newspaper unpublish a story about the governor’s progressive income tax proposal was “highly unusual.” “Push back from a politician about facts being wrong or problems with the overall tone of the piece is what you normally see,” David Snyder, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, told Prairie State Wire. “And if the paper did get the facts wrong, it should correct them immediately. But asking for a retraction of an entire article is a pretty extreme measure.” Pritzker’s office reportedly asked the Jacksonville Journal-Courier last month to unpublish a story by The Center Square about the governor’s plans to cut spending if voters in November shoot down his plans to shift from a flat income tax to a progressive one. The tax shift proposal, an amendment to the state constitution, is on the ballot this fall. In a follow-up story, The Center Square wrote that a spokesman for the governor, Jordan Abudayyeh, sent an email to the paper’s editor saying that the article was “flawed” and lacked context. “Ultimately, it would be prudent to take down this partisan content masquerading as news,” she was quoted as writing in the email. The Center Square said that a video accompanying story on its website shows Pritzker saying what he is quoted as saying in the story. “The governor’s office did not alert The Center Square to any errors in the Feb. 7 article, headlined ‘If voters reject progressive income tax, Pritzker promises to cut state spending, and no corrections were published,” the follow-up story said. Snyder, an attorney, said that only the example more extreme that he’s aware of is a private Swiss bank, Julius Baer Group, in 2008 getting a court order to shut down Wikileaks.org in a dispute over postings on the site by a former employee of the bank. The ruling was later overturned.)
— Fiscal watchdog blasts lack of ‘shared sacrifice’ among government workers during health emergency – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will my critics/opponents call for Trump to cut, if not eliminate, a) my Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and c) my Social Security?) 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/529020469-fiscal-watchdog-blasts-lack-of-shared-sacrifice-among-government-workers-during-health-emergency

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Elderly inmates in Illinois at high risk for coronavirus – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/4/elderly-inmates-in-illinois-at-high-risk-for-coron/
— Wisconsin health official says COVID-19 curve is flattening – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/3/wisconsin-health-official-says-covid-19-curve-is-f/
— Indiana governor extends virus stay-home order 2 weeks – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/3/with-24-more-deaths-indiana-coronavirus-death-toll/
— Iraq suspends, fines Reuters news agency over virus report – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the times that I was punished for including links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those who punished me, the articles that they punished me for, and how they punished me.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/3/iraq-suspends-fines-reuters-news-agency-over-virus/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The Mainstream Media Spins a Pandemic – Editorial
https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/the-mainstream-media-spins-a-pandemic/

FOX NEWS
— Coronavirus shutdowns and rising unemployment causing economic pain that must be considered – Rep. Chip Roy
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rep-chip-roy-america-should-remember-to-fight-despair-coronavirus

BREITBART
— Political Pandemic: Democrats Seek to Make 2020 Election About Wuhan Virus – CHARLES HURT
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/04/03/charles-hurt-political-pandemic-democrats-seek-to-make-2020-election-about-wuhan-virus/

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Introduce Bill Giving Coronavirus Relief To Illegal Aliens – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/03/democrats-illegals-migrants-coronavirus/

NEWSMAX
— Border Agents Turning Away Illegal Immigrants Posing Coronavirus Risk
https://www.newsmax.com/us/borderagents-illegalimmigrants-coronavirus/2020/04/03/id/961337/

TOWNHALL
— Daily Kos Founder Appears to Jump For Glee Over Americans Infected with the Wuhan Coronavirus – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/04/04/daily-kos-founder-appears-to-jump-for-glee-over-americans-infected-with-the-wuhan-n2566352
— California: Newsom is Giving Emergency Grants to Illegal Alien Small Business Owners – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/04/03/newsom-gives-grants-to-illegal-alien-business-owners-n2566335
— Do the Media Hate Trump More Than They Hate the Virus? – John C. Goodman
https://townhall.com/columnists/johncgoodman/2020/04/04/do-the-media-hate-trump-more-than-they-hate-the-virus-n2566270

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Another impeachment attempt? House Dems plan Trump coronavirus investigation ‘Democrats clearly have no idea what kind of anger this could unleash.’ – Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/another-impeachment-attempt-house-dems-plan-trump-coronavirus-investigation

CCN
— Mainstream Media Proves They Hate Hope & Optimism By Attacking MyPillow’s Mike Lindell At a recent press briefing regarding the coronavirus, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell spoke — and the media lost their minds. – Jon Hall
https://www.ccn.com/mainstream-media-proves-they-hate-hope-optimism-by-attacking-mypillows-mike-lindell/

EPOCH TIMES
— Covert Influence! Communist Party Supporters Run as Democrats in Arizona and Texas – Trevor Loudon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/covert-influence-communist-party-supporters-run-as-democrats-in-arizona-and-texas_3296990.html

THE HILL
— Testing struggles emerge as key hurdle to reopening country – PETER SULLIVAN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/491128-testing-struggles-emerge-as-key-hurdle-to-reopening-country

POLITICO
— Who’s to blame? – RYAN HEATH (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who determines who is blamed for bad things in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois? ANSWER: Those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I should write a book about those who have the most clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly-coronavirus-special-edition/2020/04/03/whos-to-blame-488802

YAHOO NEWS
— Rush Limbaugh: Economy Being Destroyed ‘Under The Guise’ Of Saving Lives
https://news.yahoo.com/rush-limbaugh-economy-coronavirus-115103294.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Lawsuits Swell as Owners, From Gun Shops to Golf Courses, Demand to Open Orders to stay home and to shutter businesses because of the coronavirus are being challenged nationwide on the grounds they deny Americans their constitutional rights. – Neil MacFarquhar
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/us/corona-virus-lawsuits.html
— The Unemployment Rate Is Probably Around 13 Percent It’s almost certainly at its highest level since the Great Depression. Here’s how we estimated it. – Justin Wolfers
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/upshot/coronavirus-jobless-rate-great-depression.html
— Decade of Job Growth Comes to an End, Undone by a Pandemic After an expansion that added 22 million to U.S. payrolls, March registered a loss, and worse is yet to come. – Nelson D. Schwartz and Patricia Cohen
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/business/economy/coronavirus-jobs-report.html
— China Scrambles to Plug Border Gaps as Thousands Flood Home – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/04/03/world/asia/03reuters-health-coronavirus-china-border.html
— What Unites the Right and Left? Coronavirus Anxiety Stark political differences on the crisis are rapidly closing, driven by life experiences and increasing attention by leaders of both parties. – Giovanni Russonello
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/us/politics/coronavirus-polls.html
— What Happens if Congress Cannot Assemble to Do Its Work? As Covid-19 makes social distancing a matter of life and death, a growing number of lawmakers are pushing the idea of remote voting. – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/opinion/coronavirus-congress-voting.html
— Myanmar Journalists Who Quoted Rebel Spokesman Face Arrest The authorities detained one editor and were seeking two others after they published stories on the rebel Arakan Army. Their news websites were also blocked. – Saw Nang and Richard C. Paddock (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Myanmar authorities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/world/asia/myanmar-journalists-arrest-arakan.html
— The Navy Fired the Captain of the Theodore Roosevelt. See How the Crew Responded. The rousing show of support provided another gripping scene to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic: the rank and file cheering a boss they viewed as putting their safety ahead of his career. – Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Eric Schmitt 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/us/politics/coronavirus-brett-crozier-theodore-roosevelt.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want to use coronavirus to stop construction of The Wall. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/us/coronavirus-border-wall-arizona.html
— Location Data Says It All: Staying at Home During Coronavirus Is a Luxury – Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Denise Lu and Gabriel J.X. Dance
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/03/us/coronavirus-stay-home-rich-poor.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “As Trump faces heat on coronavirus response, Republicans try to elevate China’s role in domestic political debate.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-coronavirus-china-republicans/2020/04/03/baa149de-74fc-11ea-a9bd-9f8b593300d0_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “U.S. reports more than 30,000 coronavirus cases in record day; Scientists alarmed by government’s response.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/04/coronavirus-latest-news/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want Democrats to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/04/democrats-trump-politics-coronavirus/

NEW YORK POST
— Suddenly, even globalists are big on borders – Rich Lowry
https://nypost.com/2020/04/03/suddenly-even-globalists-are-big-on-borders/
— Today’s coronavirus update: NY has record day, distancing appears lax – Vincent Barone
https://nypost.com/2020/04/03/todays-coronavirus-update-ny-has-record-day-distancing-appears-lax/

NEW YORK SUN
— Pre-Election Chorus Of Democrats Aims To Pin Corona on Trump – CONRAD BLACK (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who determines who is blamed for bad things in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois? ANSWER: Those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I should write a book about those who have the most clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nysun.com/national/pre-election-chorus-of-democrats-aims-to-pin/91076/

PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE
— Stop pretending pandemic politics are the new norm This crisis is anomalous and so is the response – BEN SHAPIRO
https://liber.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/04/04/Ben-Shapiro-Stop-pretending-pandemic-politics-are-the-new-norm/stories/202004040003

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “Republicans are using the pandemic to suppress the vote.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-04-04/coronavirus-voting-republicans-safety-polls

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: U.S. Employers Cut 701,000 Jobs in March Data doesn’t reflect the magnitude of jobs being lost due to the coronavirus pandemic – Eric Morath and Sarah Chaney
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-jobs-report-likely-to-show-start-of-record-labor-market-collapse-11585906617
— Campaign 2020 Is Morphing, With Unknown Consequences The changes will delay the time when Biden can formally sew up the Democratic nomination – Gerald Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/campaign-2020-is-morphing-with-unknown-consequences-11585972860
— Jobs Report Was Even Worse Than It Looked Stunning as the drop in jobs in March was, it masked the true depth of the decline. And it is just the beginning – Justin Lahart
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jobs-report-was-even-worse-than-it-looked-11585927843
— The Shutdown Crash Arrives The government anti-virus strategy is putting millions out of work. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-shutdown-crash-arrives-11585955818
— ‘American Conservatism’ Review: Doing the ‘Right’ Thing Is there an ‘American tradition’ of conservatism? And does it need to be ‘reclaimed’ from today’s so-called conservatives? – Barton Swaim (DIERSEN: If you are a conservative, you promote individual responsibility, the rule of law, traditional marriage, traditional family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws, enforcement of booze, gambling, and drug laws, Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity, that is, no race or gender based preference giving. If you are a conservative, you oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, moral relativism, LGBTQ activity, 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.wsj.com/articles/american-conservatism-review-doing-the-right-thing-11585923831
— The Science of Staying Connected – Susan Pinker (DIERSEN: The least costly and fastest why to stay connected to government and political news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans is to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-science-of-staying-connected-11585835999
— The Navy Captain and the Coronavirus A sad episode raises questions of judgment and chain of command. – Editorial (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, what if I had relayed my concerns about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination directly to the Democrats who headed those agencies?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-navy-captain-and-the-coronavirus-11585955473
— The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Forever Alter the World Order The U.S. must protect its citizens from disease while starting the urgent work of planning for a new epoch. – Henry A. Kissinger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-coronavirus-pandemic-will-forever-alter-the-world-order-11585953005
— The Uncertain Path of the Coronavirus Pandemic Poses Its Own Risk It isn’t just the magnitude of this shock that is unprecedented but the uncertainty surrounding almost every facet of it – Greg Ip
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-uncertain-path-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-poses-its-own-risk-11585935572
— Coronavirus Weighs on Americans: ‘I Don’t Think There Is an Easy Answer’ Residents in Iowa, Philadelphia and Georgia reflect on how pandemic is affecting their lives, jobs and political views – John McCormick, Scott Calvert and Tarini Parti
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-weighs-on-americans-i-dont-think-there-is-an-easy-answer-11585911600

MONEY & MARKETS
— 5 Expenses That Can Wreck Your Retirement Plans – Chad Stone 
https://moneyandmarkets.com/unexpected-retirement-expenses/

FED SMITH
— Thrift Savings Plan Millionaires’ Account Balances Infected by Coronavirus – Ralph R. Smith 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2020/04/03/tsp-millionaires-account-balances-infected-by-coronavirus/

FED WEEK
— Commission Calls for Changes in Hiring, other Personnel Policies (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/commission-calls-for-changes-in-hiring-other-personnel-policies/

March 30 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Texas requires 14-day quarantine for travelers flying from Chicago, other major cities
https://abc7chicago.com/health/travelers-flying-from-chicago-to-texas-must-quarantine-or-risk-jail-time/6061558/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-3/30/2020
— 20 shot, 2 fatally, in Chicago weekend shootings
https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/april-may-june-2020/white-death/

NBC5
— Texas Issues Self-Quarantine Order for Travelers Arriving from Chicago, Other Coronavirus ‘Hot-Spots’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/texas-issues-self-quarantine-order-for-travelers-arriving-from-chicago-other-coronavirus-hot-spots/2246954/

WGN TV
— Treasury Secretary says many will get stimulus check within 3 weeks (DIERSEN: What do you say about stimulus checks a) that go to those whose income has not yet gone down substantially because of coronavirus and b) that go to those whose expenses have not yet gone up substantially because of coronavirus?) 
https://wgntv.com/news/treasury-secretary-says-many-will-get-stimulus-check-within-3-weeks/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A war like no other: Inside the Illinois National Guard’s unprecedented coronavirus mission – Stacy St. Clair
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-corona-illinois-national-guard-activation-screenings-20200330-cipqddo3jnfjzl372j7pe4fk3u-story.html
— Amid the pandemic, Illinois colleges are still trying to attract new students — even if they don’t know when classes will resume and can’t give tours – Elyssa Cherney
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-college-admissions-20200330-udxyyhio3vai3azizhrg3cluxm-story.html
— Japan looked like it had the coronavirus contained. Then the Tokyo Olympics were postponed, and cases spiked. – MARI YAMAGUCHI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-tokyo-olympics-coronavirus-20200330-fwlj7xw7rfb6jfkjh5iafplzsq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How Gov. Pritzker, sister Penny — billionaires both — jump-started Illinois COVID-19 relief fund In the war against COVID-19, the Pritzkers are working the philanthropy precincts — and opening their own wallets — to address the catastrophe statewide. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/3/29/21199064/how-illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-sister-penny-billionaires-both-jumpstarted-illinois-covid-19-charity

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Restaurants are hurting, and so are suburbs’ sales tax hauls – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200330/restaurants-are-hurting-and-so-are-suburbs-sales-tax-hauls
— Funeral home owner Mark Justen, winner of McHenry coroner primary has died – Cassie Buchman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200329/funeral-home-owner-winner-of-mchenry-coroner-primary-has-died

JOLIET PATCH
— Coronavirus: Joe Diffie Dies 3 Weeks After Rialto Show Joe Diffie, Mark Chesnutt and David Lee Murphy performed their Country Unplugged tour in Joliet on Saturday, March 7. – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/coronavirus-joe-diffie-dies-3-weeks-after-rialto-show

BGA
— What the Gov: How Is Coronavirus Affecting Public Transportation? COVID-19 is touching nearly every aspect of our daily lives — including where we go and how we get there. What are the public transit agencies doing to respond? – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
https://www.bettergov.org/news/what-the-gov-how-is-coronavirus-affecting-public-transportation/

CENTER SQUARE
— Prosperity study shows mixed bag for Illinois – Scot Bertram (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hypocritically, Democrats hypocritically move into Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage of, to hypocritically take control of, and to hypocritically destroy the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. Anyone who does not acknowledge the aforesaid is a) a Democrat or Democrat plant, b) a Libertarian or Libertarian plant, c) a Green or Green plant, d) a RINO, e) hopelessly uninformed, f) hopelessly stupid, or g) hopelessly naive.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/prosperity-study-shows-mixed-bag-for-illinois/article_b240a500-706a-11ea-b9ca-dff5af379696.html

WIREPOINTS
— Bad Public Pension Bailout Ideas Now Surfacing – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/bad-public-pension-bailout-ideas-now-surfacing-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Judges ordering release of high health risk illegals from ICE custody – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/29/judges-ordering-release-high-health-risk-illegals-/

FOX NEWS
— Coronavirus having less of an impact on lower-income, rural areas, report finds – Bradford Betz 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/coronavirus-impact-low-income-rural-areas-report
— Trump says coronavirus ‘peak in death rate’ likely in 2 weeks, extends social-distancing guidelines through April 30 – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-coronavirus-briefing-death-rate-social-distancing

BREITBART
— Trump: U.S. Will Not Pay for Harry and Meghan’s Security in California – BREITBART LONDON
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/03/29/trump-u-s-will-not-pay-for-harry-and-meghans-security-california/

CNS NEWS
— What Is Essential in These United States of America? – Allen West 
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/allen-west/what-essential-these-united-states-america

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s How Some In Media Reacted To America Having The World’s Most Coronavirus Cases – SHELBY TALCOTT (DIERSEN: Each and every Republican candidate on November 3, 2020 ballots in Illinois should expect that their Democrat opponent will shout the number of coronavirus infections and deaths in their political jurisdiction and blame those infections and deaths on them.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/29/media-reacts-america-most-coronavirus-cases-world/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some media pundits and politicians appeared to celebrate the U.S. reaching the most novel coronavirus cases in the world in an attempt to dunk on President Donald Trump. Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio tried to call the media out for its “glee & delight in reporting that the U.S. has more CoronaVirus cases than China” on Sunday morning. Many members of the press attacked him for the allegation, despite some of their own co-workers being involved in celebrating the news as a way to attack Trump.)
— ‘As The President Fiddles, People Are Dying’: Pelosi Invokes Emperor Nero To Slam Trump On Coronavirus – VIRGINIA KRUTA (DIERSEN: Each and every Republican candidate on November 3, 2020 ballots in Illinois should expect that their Democrat opponent will shout the number of coronavirus infections and deaths in their political jurisdiction and blame those infections and deaths on them.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/29/pelosi-emperor-nero-slam-trump-coronavirus/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden’s Not Done Yet, Bests Trump In New Fox News Poll – Joseph Curl
https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-not-done-yet-bests-trump-in-new-fox-news-poll

TOWNHALL
— In Defense of Congressman Thomas Massie – John R. Lott, Jr.
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnrlottjr/2020/03/30/in-defense-of-congressman-thomas-massie-n2565946

EPOCH TIMES
— Federal Judge Frees Immigration Detainees on CCP Virus Fears – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/federal-judge-frees-immigration-detainees-on-ccp-virus-fears_3290365.html
— Nancy Pelosi and the Politics Pandemic – Roger L. Simon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/nancy-pelosi-and-the-politics-pandemic_3290474.html

THE HILL
— Coronavirus makes the campaign season treacherous for Joe Biden – DOUGLAS SCHOEN (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party’s top priority is to use coronavirus to defeat Trump on November 2, 2020 and defeat all the other Republican candidates on November 3, 2020. Anyone who does not acknowledge the aforesaid is a) a Democrat or Democrat plant, b) a Libertarian or Libertarian plant, c) a Green or Green plant, d) a RINO, e) hopelessly uninformed, f) hopelessly stupid, or g) hopelessly naive.) 
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/490064-coronavirus-makes-the-campaign-season-treacherous-for-joe-biden
— Trump clashes with reporter during coronavirus briefing: ‘Be nice’ – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about how nasty RINO politicians, their nasty operatives, and their nasty dupes have treated me since 2000.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/490093-trump-gets-in-back-and-forth-with-reporter-during-coronavirus

HUFFINGTON POST
— Illinois Taking Charge Of COVID-19 Testing After Trump Administration’s ‘Profound Failing’ The missed opportunity of February testing triggered an “exponential” increase in the spread of coronavirus, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. – Mary Papenfuss
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jb-pritzker-tests-trump-administration-testing-failure_n_5e81350dc5b6cb9dc1a26edc

POLITICO
— Prepare to hunker down for one more month — at least – DAN DIAMOND and ADAM CANCRYN
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2020/03/30/prepare-to-hunker-down-for-one-more-month-at-least-786470

ABC NEWS
— Biden consolidates support, but trails badly in enthusiasm: Poll Strong enthusiasm for Biden among those who back him over Trump is just 24%. – Sofi Sinozich (DIERSEN: How enthusiastic for Trump are the following: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of your Republican county/township/ward party organizations, c) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, d) the Republican elected officials in Illinois including those who run your county, township, municipality, and municipal district, e) conservative leaders in Illinois, and f) religious leaders in Illinois?) 
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-consolidates-support-trails-badly-enthusiasm-poll/story?id=69812092

CNBC
— Italy’s death toll surpasses 10,000 as prime minister warns of rising ‘nationalist instincts’ – Silvia Amaro
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/30/italy-coronavirus-deaths-above-10000-conte-warns-against-anti-eu-sentiment.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats are using coronavirus to defeat Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/opinion/coronavirus-pandemic-politics.html
— Coronavirus Taunts Evoke a Painful History for Asian-American Leaders – Matt Stevens (DIERSEN: My grandmother on my father’s side told me about discrimination against German-Americans during WWI. Her husband fought the Germans during WWI. All my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois (Crete and Grant Park) during the 1840s and 1850s. My uncles on mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII. My father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. I should write a book about those who by their words and/or by their actions have made it clear that they are anti-German American. I would focus on my Democrat superiors in the federal government and those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on German-Americans who discriminate against German-Americans to curry favor with those who despise/hate German-Americans.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/us/politics/coronavirus-asian-americans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blame Trump for coronavirus.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/opinion/coronavirus-economy-saez-zucman.html
— Trump’s Attack on GM Over Ventilators Quickly Turns to Praise – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/29/us/29reuters-health-coronavirus-trump-ventilators-gm.html

USA TODAY
— Trump’s approval rating is rising amid the coronavirus crisis. What could it mean for November? – Joey Garrison (DIERSEN: How enthusiastic for Trump are the following: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of your Republican county/township/ward party organizations, c) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, d) the Republican elected officials in Illinois including those who run your county, township, municipality, and municipal district, e) conservative leaders in Illinois, and f) religious leaders in Illinois?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/03/29/coronavirus-what-could-trumps-jump-approval-rating-mean-november/5078347002/

COLUMBUS DISPATCH
— Beware: Misinformation insidious amid coronavirus pandemic – Darrel Rowland (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.) 
https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200329/capitol-insider–beware-misinformation-insidious-amid-coronavirus-pandemic

ABC 14 NEWS
— Coronavirus ‘A Disease Of Globalization’ – Brandon G. Jones (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who promote globalization and b) who destroy those who do not promote globalization.) 
https://abc14news.com/2020/03/29/coronavirus-a-disease-of-globalization/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Rebuffs Calls to Close Stock Market Closing stock market could trigger events harmful to investors, financial executives and academics say – Alexander Osipovich
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-rebuffs-calls-to-close-stock-market-11585476000
— States Restrict Travelers from Coronavirus ‘Hot Zones’ Florida, Texas, Rhode Island take measures to force travelers to self-quarantine; police pull over drivers with out-of-state plates – Jennifer Calfas and Talal Ansari (DIERSEN: What do the Libertarians have to say about this? Needless-to-say, because Illinois is a “hot zone,” this will frustrate efforts to leave Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-restrict-travelers-from-coronavirus-hot-zones-11585518299
— Government Tracking How People Move Around in Coronavirus Pandemic Goal is to get location data in up to 500 U.S. cities to help plan response; privacy concerns call for ‘strong legal safeguards,’ activist says – Byron Tau (DIERSEN: What do the Libertarians have to say about this?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/government-tracking-how-people-move-around-in-coronavirus-pandemic-11585393202
— MIT Researchers Launch Location-Tracking Effort for the New Coronavirus Users voluntarily enter data into an app and will be notified if they came into contact with anyone infected – Douglas Belkin and Kirsten Grind (DIERSEN: What do the Libertarians have to say about this?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mit-researchers-launch-location-tracking-effort-for-the-new-coronavirus-11585315674
— Coronavirus Pandemic Compels Historic Labor Shift Outbreak reshapes job market as some sectors shut down, others see demand surge – Ruth Bender and Matthew Dalton
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-pandemic-compels-historic-labor-shift-11585474206
— America’s Make-or-Break Week The bills are now coming due for big companies and millions of laid-off workers. Decisions made in the next few days will shape how coronavirus impacts the economy. – Ruth Simon, Esther Fung, Suzanne Kapner and Heather Haddon (DIERSEN: Of course, Trump-haters want individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are adversely impacted by coronavirus to blame Trump for that.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-make-or-break-week-11585510109
— Doctors With Coronavirus Frightened by Their Own Symptoms Those who believe they contracted the virus at hospitals are now treating themselves – Janet Adamy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/doctors-with-coronavirus-frightened-by-their-own-symptoms-11585479600
— The Class of 2020 Was Headed Into a Hot Job Market. Then Coronavirus Hit. Internships evaporate, career fairs are canceled and some college seniors wonder if they should even bother looking for jobs – Kathryn Dill and Patrick Thomas (DIERSEN: What class were you in? I was in the class of 1970. What negatively impacted your job search? For me, it was my being draft bait. My father had died suddenly in October of 1969. Potential employers did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application to support my mother and brother in Crete would be approved. Further, potential employers were under tremendous pressure to hire minorities, females, and veterans. Consequently, I took the only job offer that got — retail sales manager for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. The job did not really require a college degree. Constructively, I was the store’s salesman. Advancement opportunities were limited and slow. The store’s manager did not approve of my demographics (draft avoider, German-American, and Protestant). He never would have hired me, but Firestone Stores headquarters forced him to take me.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-class-of-2020-was-headed-into-a-hot-job-market-then-coronavirus-hit-11585486800
— Coronavirus Threatens to Overwhelm Cities’ Social Safety Net Jump in demand at food banks, soup kitchens; number of callers to crisis hotlines surges – Douglas Belkin and Kate King
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-threatens-to-overwhelm-cities-social-safety-net-11585474200
— Dr. Fauci Was a Basketball Captain. Now He’s America’s Point Guard. His teammates in high school looked to Dr. Anthony Fauci for leadership. They’re still doing it more than 60 years later. – Ben Cohen (DIERSEN: When I was in high school, I was not viewed as being “college material.” Neither of my outstanding parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class. My ACT score was only 24. I was 1-A for draft notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). I spent my junior and senior years in high school and the summer in between washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dr-fauci-was-a-basketball-captain-now-hes-americas-point-guard-11585479601
— March Jobs Report Unlikely to Show Full Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis The data, reflecting the first half of the month, won’t completely capture the sudden closure of businesses – Eric Morath and Paul Kiernan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/march-jobs-report-unlikely-to-show-full-impact-of-the-coronavirus-crisis-11585490400

FORBES
— Social Media Reveals Even COVID-19 Crisis Fails To Bridge Political Divide – John Scott Lewinski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnscottlewinski/2020/03/29/social-media-reveals-even-covid-19-crisis-fails-to-bridge-political-divide/#cfbf813158ce

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters are overjoyed that “Trump Ditches Hopes Of Quick Virus Bounce-back For U.S.”
https://www.ibtimes.com/trump-ditches-hopes-quick-virus-bounce-back-us-2949210

THE WIRE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “GOP and the Price of Science Denialism.”
https://science.thewire.in/health/us-coronavirus-trump-republicans/

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Where Is Trump’s Sense of Empathy?”
https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2020/03/2020-time-capsule-10-projection/609022/
The Leaders Who Don’t Have Time for Trump’s Distractions
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Because the president isn’t helping, others try to fill the void.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/americas-fail-safe-systems-are-holdingfor-now/609016/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Spreading the Coronavirus to Own the Libs Across the country, social distancing is becoming a way to signal which side of the culture war you’re on. The consequences could be disastrous.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/03/social-distancing-culture/609019/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Is Fighting a War Against Governors, Not the Coronavirus.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/trump-fights-a-war-against-governors-not-the-coronavirus.html

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to RINO politicians who promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, h) patronage and political affiliation discrimination, i) reverse discrimination including Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, j) age discrimination including up-or-out, and k) retaliation for opposing the aforesaid? I should write a book about such aforesaid RINO politicians. 
https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/april-may-june-2020/white-death/

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trumps needs a coronavirus scapegoat, and right now it’s China. Unable to accept responsibility, Trump has to find someone to blame for his failure to prepare for the pandemic.”
https://www.salon.com/2020/03/30/donald-trumps-needs-a-coronavirus-scapegoat-and-right-now-its-china_partner/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Rightwing figures pushing Trump’s ‘back-to-work’ policy despite pandemic” Trump-haters have used, are using, and will ever-increasingly use coronavirus to defeat Trump. 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/29/trump-coronavirus-policy-rightwing-support-politicians
— Coronavirus upends U.S. election cycle as officials scramble to protect voters Primaries have been delayed and conventions are in question as calls for voting by mail raise concerns of their own – Joan E. Greve
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/30/us-election-coronavirus-primaries-voting-by-mail

DAILY MAIL
— Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw blasts Hillary Clinton’s ‘America First’ dig at Trump amid the coronavirus crisis saying ‘Now is not the time’ – JAMES GORDON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8166177/Texas-Congressman-Dan-Crenshaw-blasts-Hillary-Clinton-criticism-Trump-amid-coronavirus-crisis.html

PRENSA LATINA
— China will protect its press from oppression by the U.S. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the times when members of the Democrat press protected me from oppression by RINO politicians, their RINO operatives, and their RINO dupes.)
https://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=53942&SEO=china-will-protect-its-press-from-oppression-by-the-us

March 28 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago considered next COVID-19 hot spot, McCormick Place to be converted into makeshift hospital as cases climb – Eric Horng and Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/health/this-is-war-chicago-considered-next-covid-19-hot-spot;-mccormick-place-to-transform-into-makeshift-hospital/6057864/

WLS AM
— Experts are warning coronavirus puts the integrity of the 2020 election at risk. Here’s what could happen in November
https://www.wlsam.com/news/experts-are-warning-coronavirus-puts-the-integrity-of-the-2020-election-at-risk-heres-what-could-happen-in-november/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Five new DuPage County coronavirus-related deaths include 3 more from Willowbrook nursing home; another is from Burr Ridge facility – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Of course, the more voters that get coronavirus and/or die from coronavirus in a Republican candidate’s political jurisdiction, the more that Trump-haters will blame those Republican candidates for that.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-dupage-county-more-deaths-20200327-nxsyhd6otneutazvkb3yxzecuy-story.html
— Here’s how Aurora and Naperville are preparing for feared shortages of masks, gloves and other protective equipment – SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-health-care-protective-equipment-st-20200328-5bayv67c5jhczlj3j7jumv7xpu-story.html
— After week 1 of Illinois stay-at-home order, Aurora area officials implore residents to stay at home – SARAH FREISHTAT, MEGAN JONES and LINDA GIRARDI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-social-distancing-st-0329-20200328-avhabfti5zaqbbe7asrawoccce-story.html
— Oak Park reports 8 more cases of COVID-19; brings number of confirmed cases to 17 – STEVE SCHERING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-park-covid-19-update-tl-0402-20200328-5rjs5o76kjgi3fc2wd7yesnj5m-story.html
— Coronavirus crisis creating chaos, opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to break into cannabis business as Illinois prepares to award new licenses – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: To promote pot is to promote destruction.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-cannabis-funding-uncertainty-20200328-kjzjq3crkzac7hnrdntvcjcmjq-story.html
— Naperville’s medical pot dispensary open with new precautions during stay-at-home order – ERIN HEGARTY (DIERSEN: How soon will EVERYONE who wants to use pot will be a “medical cannabis patient?”)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-open-st-20200327-sv5b3hqj3jhe5dbkn2f3cpsftm-story.html
— How you can get financial help to get through the coronavirus crisis (DIERSEN: Do you favor or oppose giving stimulus payments to those who have not yet suffered significant loss of income because of efforts to fight coronavirus?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-help-from-financial-services-companies-coronavirus-crisis-20200326-vgu3rsutpjec5aluk3touulo5q-story.html
— How do Chicago-area residents plan to spend their coronavirus emergency stimulus money? – ROSEMARY SOBOL, DEANESE WILLIAMS-HARRIS, KATHERINE ROSENBERG-DOUGLAS and JESSICA VILLAGOMEZ (DIERSEN: Do you favor or oppose giving stimulus payments to those who have not yet suffered significant loss of income because of efforts to fight coronavirus?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-stimulus-bill-check-20200326-cip6a5ykhrbebnuipzbzq6wg4q-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban police want education, not arrests, for stay-at-home violators – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails encourage people to violate stay-at-home laws, and therefore, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails should be stopped.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200327/suburban-police-want-education-not-arrests-for-stay-at-home-violators-

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— McCormick Place will be turned into makeshift COVID hospital Plans call for the convention center to be set up to treat about 3,000 patients by April 24.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/mccormick-place-will-be-turned-makeshift-covid-hospital

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow that “Governors reject Trump’s virus timeline.” Trump-haters believe that the more that America’s economy is destroyed, the more likely that they will defeat Trump. 
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/03/25/imaginary-clock-governors-reject-trumps-virus-timeline/ajxqvbo/

SOUTHERN
— Illinois county fairs hurt financially by COVID-19 shutdowns – REBECCA ANZEL
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-county-fairs-hurt-financially-by-covid–shutdowns/article_d937366d-2b60-5e2e-a0c1-d3dd98a08dcd.html

ST. LOUIS AMERICAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use coronavirus to promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.stlamerican.com/news/columnists/mike_jones/covid–and-white-male-privilege-and-insecurity/article_0432ff02-702a-11ea-b015-5beb13856f5f.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— A razor-thin win: Glen Ellyn’s Hadiya Afzal reflects on Democratic primary victory in DuPage District 4 – Steve Metsch
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/03/25/a-razor-thin-win-glen-ellyns-hadiya-afzal-reflects-on-democratic-primary-victory-in-dupage-district-4/apvo0wl/

AURORA PATCH
— 22 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In Aurora The new cases include patients from a wide range of age groups. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/aurora/22-coronavirus-cases-confirmed-aurora

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Wirepoints: Pritzker’s $42 billion budget doesn’t touch real problems – April Bamburg
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/525896008-wirepoints-pritzker-s-42-billion-budget-doesn-t-touch-real-problems
— Illinois Policy Institute favors its ‘Illinois Forward’ plan over Pritzker budget – April Bamburg
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/525897085-illinois-policy-institute-favors-its-illinois-forward-plan-over-pritzker-budget

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Taxpayer advocate: Defeat of Burr Ridge home rule proposal could mean trouble for Pritzker’s progressive tax – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/528782168-taxpayer-advocate-defeat-of-burr-ridge-home-rule-proposal-could-mean-trouble-for-pritzker-s-progressive-tax
— DuPage projected to lose 130,000 jobs due to COVID-19; McSweeney seeks to pull Pritzker’s progressive tax from ballot – April Bamburg (DIERSEN: What are Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO political consultants advising Republican candidates in Illinois, and especially in DuPage County, to do? ANSWER: Blame Trump and blame his supporters, including me, a) for each and every coronavirus infection and coronavirus death in their political jurisdiction and b) for all financial and other losses suffered in their political jurisdiction because of coronavirus.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/528802644-dupage-projected-to-lose-130-000-jobs-due-to-covid-19-mcsweeney-seeks-to-pull-pritzker-s-progressive-tax-from-ballot
— ‘Rumblings’ of possible Illinois Sterigenics plant reopening to aid coronavirus fight – W.J. Kennedy 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/528792070-rumblings-of-possible-illinois-sterigenics-plant-reopening-to-aid-coronavirus-fight
— Hois says residents ‘have lost trust in our government’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/528250290-hois-says-residents-have-lost-trust-in-our-government
— Ward, Senate District 25 Republican candidate, vows to reject public pension – T.H. Lawrence (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are nasty. If I sought a government office, for example, Wheaton West District City Counsel, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I get a $54,168/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and a $18,000+/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy. They would hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid is grossly excessive and that the federal government grossly overpaid me. Further, they would stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, heterosexual, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, Crete resident 1948-1972, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Further, they would stress that I oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. Further, they would stress that I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. My critics/opponents in Wheaton are extremely nasty and have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout. I should write a book about the aforesaid who claim to religious, conservative, and/or Republican. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/527262386-ward-senate-district-25-republican-candidate-vows-to-reject-public-pension

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06: Jeanne Ives Responds to Sean Casten Friday Twitter Message
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/28/il-06-jeanne-ives-responds-to-sean-casten-friday-twitter-message/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Neutralize COVID-19 Hysteria With Faith and Kindness Toward Neighbors – Dr. Everett Piper
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/neutralize-covid-19-hysteria-with-faith-and-kindness-toward-neighbors/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONG LAHOOD COMMENTS ON CARES ACT, EXPLAINS KEY POINTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/03/cong-lahood-comments-on-cares-act-explains-key-points.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Group of Illinois House Republicans push for reforms to ‘kick start’ state’s economy amid COVID-19 crisis – Greg Bishop
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/group-of-illinois-house-republicans-push-for-reforms-to-kick-start-states-economy-amid-covid-19-crisis
– ‘Dangerous nuisance’: Pelosi slams Republican Thomas Massie who requested roll-call vote on coronavirus relief bill – Anthony Leonardi (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who paint me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being a dangerous nuisance.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dangerous-nuisance-pelosi-slams-republican-who-requested-roll-call-vote-on-coronavirus-relief-bill
— Biden: The quarantined candidacy – Joseph Simonson 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-quarantined-candidacy
— Liberal union launches smear campaign against openly gay Trump appointee – Brad Polumbo (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats will force LGBTQ officials appointed by Republican elected officials to promote LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy those like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/openly-gay-national-labor-relations-board-head-john-ring-subject-of-liberal-smear-campaign

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Journalists Are Still Out of Control – Andrew Stiles (DIERSEN: Of course, Trump-haters want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails only to articles a) that are critical of Trump and b) that promote coronavirus panic.)
https://freebeacon.com/media/media-pandemic-hysteria/
— Liberal Dark Money Group to Spend $1.2 Million Attacking GOP Senators on Coronavirus – Joe Schoffstall (DIERSEN: Of course, the more voters that get coronavirus and/or die from coronavirus in a Republican candidate’s political jurisdiction, the more that Trump-haters will blame those Republican candidates for that.)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/liberal-dark-money-group-to-spend-1-2-million-attacking-gop-senators-on-coronavirus/

GOPUSA
— Warped By Hatred Of Trump, Hillary Finds Pleasure In Plight Of Sick Americans (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who are most warped by hatred of Trump.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86749
— America’s Dangerous Dependence On China Must Change
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86669
— America First: Let’s Make It Permanent
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86706
— Trump Trounces The Media In Public Approval (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream media focuses on destroying Trump and destroying his supporters, and especially destroying his supporters who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86683

BREITBART
— Coronavirus: Illegal Aliens Demand $1.2K Each in Taxpayer-Funded Checks – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/27/coronavirus-illegal-aliens-demand-1-2k-each-in-taxpayer-funded-checks/
— New York City Wants Taxpayer Bailout for Low Wage Migrant Economy – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/27/new-york-city-wants-taxpayer-bailout-for-low-wage-migrant-economy/

CAPITOL RESEARCH CENTER
— The Left Is Politicizing the Coronavirus Hayden Ludwig on Sandy Rios in the Morning
https://capitalresearch.org/article/the-left-is-politicizing-the-coronavirus/

DAILY CALLER
— Hillary Clinton Accepts China’s Coronavirus Numbers To Take Swipe At Trump – CHUCK ROSS (DIERSEN: Of course, the more voters that get coronavirus and/or die from coronavirus in a Republican candidate’s political jurisdiction, the more that Trump-haters will blame those Republican candidates for that.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/27/hillary-clinton-coronavirus-trump/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Iran’s Coronavirus Propaganda Scapegoats America – James Phillips and Nicole Robinson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the biggest scapegoaters in the following: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give them standing to destroy individuals, to destroy organizations, to destroy companies, and to destroy governments that are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/03/27/irans-coronavirus-propaganda-scapegoats-america/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Has Kept U.S. From Becoming Italy – Deroy Murdock
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/salk-msnbc-maga-covid/2020/03/28/id/960329/

TOWNHALL
— The Fake Outrage at Rep. Thomas Massie is Outrageous – Brian Darling
https://townhall.com/columnists/briandarling/2020/03/28/the-fake-outrage-at-rep-thomas-massie-is-outrageous-n2565892

NEWS BUSTERS
— HOLLYWOOD HATE: Trump Is the Real Health Threat – Geoffrey Dickens
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2020/03/27/hollywood-hate-trump-real-health-threat
— How Extreme Are You to Think The U.S. Press Is Far Too Nice to Trump? – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2020/03/27/how-extreme-are-you-think-us-press-far-too-nice-trump
— Hispanic Networks on $2 Trillion Relief Bill: What Do You Mean No Money for Illegals? – Kathleen Krumhansl
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/latino/kathleen-krumhansl/2020/03/26/hispanic-nets-2t-relief-bill-what-do-you-mean-theres-no

PJ MEDIA
— SPLC Blames Trump’s ‘Racist, Anti-Asian Epithets’ for Coronavirus-Related Anti-Asian Harassment – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: SPLC promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/splc-blames-trumps-racist-anti-asian-epithets-for-coronavirus-related-anti-asian-harassment/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Europe Wasn’t Ready for Coronavirus — It May Never Fully Recover – ITXU DÍAZ
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-europe-wasnt-ready-it-may-never-fully-recover/#slide-1

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “10 Of Trump’s Most Damaging Coronavirus Lies Amid a crisis that demands trustworthy leadership, the president has instead sowed chaos, confusion and misinformation.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-coronavirus-lies-covid19_n_5e7b7d1ac5b6b7d80959966f

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: TRAGIC: “We Have Lost It All”: The Shock Felt by Millions of Unemployed Americans – Sabrina Tavernise, Audra D. S. Burch, Sarah Mervosh and Campbell Robertson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/us/coronavirus-unemployed.html
— Coronavirus May Add Billions to the Nation’s Health Care Bill Insurance premiums could spike as much as 40 percent next year, a new analysis warns, as employers and insurers confront the projected tens of billions of dollars in additional costs of treating coronavirus patients. – Reed Abelson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/health/coronavirus-insurance-premium-increases.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Road to Coronavirus Hell Was Paved by Evangelicals Trump’s response to the pandemic has been haunted by the science denialism of his ultraconservative religious allies.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/opinion/coronavirus-trump-evangelicals.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want to increase the national debt to defeat Trump. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/upshot/stimulus-national-debt-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to promote class warfare.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/business/economy/coronavirus-inequality.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to promote age discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/us/politics/biden-trump-seniors.html
— These Stores Are ‘Essential’ in the Pandemic. Not Everyone Agrees. A range of jobs, including bicycle and marijuana sellers, have been deemed vital. But the lists have been the subject of intense lobbying. – Patrick McGeehan and Matthew Haag (DIERSEN: Booze, gambling, pot, and other vices are not essential.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/nyregion/coronavirus-essential-workers.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters destroy Trump-supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/us/politics/deborah-birx-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Men-haters use coronavirus to promote hatred of men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/us/coronavirus-lockdown-domestic-violence.html

NEW YORK POST
— Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro threatens Trump in face of drug charges – Yaron Steinbuch
https://nypost.com/2020/03/27/venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-threatens-trump-in-face-of-drug-charges/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Guide to State Coronavirus Lockdowns Governors in New York, California and other states have ordered most businesses to shut and people to stay inside, with limited exceptions – Jacob Gershman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-state-by-state-guide-to-coronavirus-lockdowns-11584749351
— Who’s Left Out of Coronavirus Stimulus Payments? Many College Students, Adult Dependents Money will go to adults and children, but millions of others won’t get paid – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Do you favor or oppose giving stimulus payments to those who have not yet suffered significant loss of income because of efforts to fight coronavirus?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-left-out-of-coronavirus-stimulus-payments-many-college-students-adult-dependents-11585396800
— Working From Home During Coronavirus Pandemic Hasn’t Broken Internet  Internet usage by remote workers fills fallow daytime hours; providers say no big outages in U.S. so far – Sarah Krouse and Lillian Rizzo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/working-from-home-during-coronavirus-pandemic-hasnt-broken-internet-11585329238
— How Epidemics Change Civilizations Measures developed for the plagues of the 14th century are helping authorities fight the coronavirus now says Yale historian Frank Snowden. – Jason Willick
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-epidemics-change-civilizations-11585350405
— Coronavirus and the Ration Book During a dark American time, some used their coveted ration coupons to provide sustenance for others. – Bob Greene
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-and-the-ration-book-11585350435
— Old Age Is a Bummer for the Baby Boomers My generation, dominant for so long, gets a taste of its mortality with the help of the coronavirus. – Michael Medved (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on promoting age discrimination in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc. I would focus on those age discrimination promoters who are older themselves and pander to those who are younger than they are and especially to those who are minority, female, LGBTQ, etc.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/old-age-is-a-bummer-for-the-baby-boomers-11585324904
— Yes, We Need Cost-Benefit Analysis – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/yes-we-need-cost-benefit-analysis-11585350326

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to promote illegal immigration.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/03/24/they-can-help-fight-coronavirus-trump-wants-to-deport-them/

PEN AMERICA
— TRUMP THREAT TO PULL TV LICENSES OVER CORONAVIRUS AD “VIOLATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT” (DIERSEN: What if my critics/opponents succeed in getting Pritzker to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out? They would hint/imply/argue/shout at Pritzker that my emails discourage compliance with Pritzker’s executive orders.)
https://pen.org/press-release/trump-threat-to-pull-tv-licenses-over-coronavirus-ad-violation-of-first-amendment/

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Paul kept working for six days after taking coronavirus test – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats want all Republicans to quarantine themselves forever.)
https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/paul-kept-working-for-six-days-after-taking-coronavirus-test/article_011e2be3-6404-573c-a4a9-487e98aaea79.html

HOPTOWN CHRONICLE
— Massie, long an outlier, is a House pariah after forcing members to gather, against public-health advice, to pass virus-relief bill – Al Cross. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who paint me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being an outlier and a pariah.)
https://hoptownchronicle.org/massie-long-an-outlier-is-a-house-pariah-after-forcing-members-to-gather-against-public-health-advice-to-pass-virus-relief-bill

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Christian right’s hostility to science is definitely going to get people killed The Christian right has long been hostile to science. Now that attitude will make the pandemic much worse.”
https://www.salon.com/2020/03/26/the-christian-rights-hostility-to-science-is-definitely-going-to-get-people-killed/

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Census 2020: The LGBTQ+ community counts (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrat Party have enough power to officially STOP a) municipalities including Wheaton, b) townships including Milton, c) counties including DuPage, d) states including Illinois, e) countries including America, and f) organizations including the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party from allowing those like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity from seeking or holding any kind of government and political office?) 
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Census-2020-The-LGBTQ-community-counts/68257.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The LGBTQ+ community has always played a vital part in this nation’s history and success. We are not a minor population subset. We are a powerful constituency made even more impactful because we cross racial, ethnic, religious, income, gender and many other intersectional identities. An accurate Census count of our community is critical to ensuring programs that address our unique needs are fairly funded. It will also highlight the importance of our political voice which, in a democracy like ours, is critical. If we are not counted then we won’t count. It’s that simple. This year, for the first time in census history, same-sex couples will be able to declare their existence on the census form. While imperfect and incomplete, it represents an important step towards recognizing our community. We will continue to work on future Census, so that everyone in our community are counted and counted for who they are. But for now, we need to seize the moment and have our voices be heard.)

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What are Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO political consultants advising Republican candidates in Illinois, and especially in DuPage County, to do? ANSWER: Blame Trump and blame his supporters, including me, a) for each and every coronavirus infection and coronavirus death in their political jurisdiction and b) for all financial and other losses suffered in their political jurisdiction because of coronavirus. – Dave Diersen 
http://www.gopillinois.com

March 27 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Congressional Delegation Heads to DC for Vote on Coronavirus Relief Package – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-congressional-delegation-heads-to-dc-for-vote-on-coronavirus-relief-package/2245635/
— Pritzker Taps Obama Aide – His Sister – for Coronavirus Relief – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzker-taps-obama-aide-his-sister-for-coronavirus-relief/2245615/

ABC7
— Essential business coronavirus: City to enforce paid sick leave rules for employees during ‘stay-at-home’ order – Samantha Chatman
https://abc7chicago.com/6055031/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No masking pain coronavirus will inflict on state finances – but no one knows ‘exactly how bad it will be’ The coronavirus pandemic has thrown state government into flux, as the legislative session has been put on pause. And now state officials are scrambling – largely by phone – to try and figure out how to manage Illinois’ already precarious financial situation. – Neal Earley
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/3/27/21195837/coronavirus-illinois-state-finances-budget-springfield-pritzker-harris
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: How recreational weed went from illegal to essential in 3 months The state allowing pot shops to stay open despite a “stay-at-home order” that closed other businesses is “a sign of how far we’ve come on this issue,” one advocate said. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/3/27/21194174/how-recreational-weed-illegal-essential-illinois-coronavirus
— Live map of Illinois coronavirus cases Track the latest confirmed COVID-19 cases across the state with this state map, updated daily with public health department data.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/27/21195988/illinois-coronavirus-cases-map-count-numbers
— Coronavirus stimulus bill House vote could require members to assemble
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/27/21196745/coronavirus-stimulus-bill-house-vote-could-require-members-to-assemble-live-updates

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House vote on $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill hits a last-minute snag: Conservative Republican wants to force quorum to return to D.C. for vote – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-covid-19-stimulus-package-20200327-lop4m3j7ujc4tfnvrhmvb4qmli-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-haters blame Trump for coronavirus.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-coronavirus-china-global-leaders-ivo-daalder-20200326-mentk4br7bac7aqcigey372vj4-story.html


— As Andrew Cuomo ascends during coronavirus pandemic, Joe Biden fades – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-coronavirus-andrew-cuomo-joe-biden-kass-20200327-6j2azzvtyjdahmyxwd3zg2xp2m-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Politicizing this pandemic gets us nowhere – Armstrong Williams
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200327/going-viral-politicizing-this-pandemic-gets-us-nowhere
— Coronavirus highlights importance of paid leave for workers – Jill Gigstad
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200327/coronavirus-highlights-importance-of-paid-leave-for-workers
— Our cellphones give us an ‘A’ for social distancing – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200326/editorial-our-cellphones-give-us-an-a-for-social-distancing

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘Just damage containment’: Cost of the coronavirus shutdown keeps rising Millions of Americans are out of work, most others are slashing their spending and businesses are getting crushed. – BEN WHITE
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/26/coronavirus-stimulus-package-economy-150998
— DuPage Medical puts staff on unpaid time off Patient volumes at the area’s largest independent physicians group have “dropped steadily” due to COVID-19, according to an internal memo obtained by Crain’s. – STEPHANIE GOLDBERG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/dupage-medical-puts-staff-unpaid-time

WBEZ
— Illinois Prisons Refusing New Prisoners As COVID-19 Spreads – Shannon Heffernan
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/illinois-prisons-refusing-new-prisoners-as-covid19-spreads/a4a4733c-a85d-45a7-a103-9dc0721c3b7a

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘Grim’ barely describes state’s financial fallout from coronavirus pandemic – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/coronavirus/jim-dey-grim-barely-describes-state-s-financial-fallout-from/article_07a5d607-b421-5557-8907-fd2dc99be71e.html

WGLT
— Sen. Brady: Key To Restarting Economy Is More COVID-19 Testing – RYAN DENHAM 
https://www.wglt.org/post/sen-brady-key-restarting-economy-more-covid-19-testing#stream/0

CHICAGO PATCH
— 300 People Released From Cook County Jail as Coronavirus Spreads As the Coronavirus begins to spread inside the walls of the Cook County jail, officials have released at least 300 people this week.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/300-people-released-cook-county-jail-coronavirus-spreads#new_tab

COOK COUNTY PATCH
— Best-Case Scenario: August Peak For Virus In Cook County If everyone in Cook County adheres to social distancing, coronavirus may not peak until late summer, according to a recent analysis. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/best-case-scenario-august-peak-virus-cook-county

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Best-Case Scenario: August Peak For Virus In DuPage County If everyone in DuPage County adheres to social distancing, coronavirus may not peak until late summer, according to a recent analysis. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/best-case-scenario-august-peak-virus-dupage-county
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If severe control measures including strict social distancing are not put in place, coronavirus infections could top 210,000 in DuPage County by early May — 23 percent or more of the population. That’s the conclusion of Columbia University researchers as reported by the New York Times, which compiled maps showing the estimated spread of the virus in every county in America under varying scenarios for control measures. Under the best-case scenario, including strict imposition of measures like closing schools, banning mass gatherings, and testing and quarantining sick people and their contacts, the peak of infection could be pushed past July 31, with as few as 9,000 cases — just 1 percent of the DuPage County population. But even in a scenario falling somewhere between these two extremes, the number of infections could top 160,000 by the middle of June, about 18 percent of the population, the researchers concluded.)

OSWEGO PATCH
— Best-Case Scenario: August Peak For Virus In Kendall County If everyone in Kendall County adheres to social distancing, coronavirus may not peak until late summer, according to a recent analysis. – Shannon Antinori 
https://patch.com/illinois/oswego/best-case-scenario-august-peak-virus-kendall-county

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Coronavirus In Chicago: City Becoming A ‘Hot Spot’ As Cases Hit 1,149, White House Warns Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Chicago could expect upwards of 40,000 hospitalizations in coming weeks. “That number will break our health care system.” – Kelly Bauer
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/03/27/coronavirus-in-chicago-city-becoming-a-hot-spot-as-cases-hit-1149-white-house-warns/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— TGIF, Illinois, and shoutout to Hinsdale Central High School teacher Chris Wilbur and his AP government and civics classes. They’re reading Playbook during this time of e-learning so they can keep up on government and politics in Illinois. Thanks for reading! – SHIA KAPOS (DIERSEN: Will Republican leaders in Hinsdale encourage Wilbur to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in his classes? What if I joined my Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO competitors who claim to be nonpartisan?) 
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/03/27/pritzkers-relief-fund-1m-gifts-to-help-illinois-how-feds-will-disburse-funds-488734

CENTER SQUARE
— Group of Illinois House Republicans push for reforms to ‘kick start’ state’s economy amid COVID-19 crisis – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/group-of-illinois-house-republicans-push-for-reforms-to-kick/article_7badbc1a-6fa4-11ea-8e22-c7fcd753a60d.html

WIREPOINTS
— Unacceptable: Illinois and Certain Other States Not Releasing COVID Hospitalization Numbers – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/unacceptable-illinois-and-certain-other-states-not-releasing-covid-hospitalization-numbers-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Bellmont Mayor to reporter: “Maybe I outta get out and jist whip yer ass” – JOHN KRAFT 
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/03/video-bellmont-mayor-to-reporter-maybe-i-outta-get-out-and-jist-whip-yer-ass/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Carol Davis on Social Media in Politics – David E. Smith (DIERSEN: Thanks to everyone who reads my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would greatly appreciate it if you would a) ask the following who do NOT encourage people to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails why they do NOT encourage people to read the emails and b) let me know what they say: a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the leaders of your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organizations, c) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, d) the Republican elected officials who represent your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, and county, and e) the leaders of conservative organizations.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/03/spotlight-carol-davis-on-social-media-in-politics/

CAPITOL FAX
— Oh, the “New Illinois” folks ain’t gonna like this
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/27/oh-the-new-illinois-folks-aint-gonna-like-this/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Made in America’ solutions will defeat COVID-19 and stop China’s economic invasion Why United States’ supply chain must no longer be based overseas – Jeff Landry 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/26/made-in-america-solutions-will-defeat-covid-19-and/
— Trump says GOP convention will go forward in August – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/26/donald-trump-gop-convention-will-go-forward-august/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Identity politics is the purveyor of real racism during coronavirus pandemic – Ying Ma
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/identity-politics-is-the-purveyor-of-real-racism-during-coronavirus-pandemic
— ‘He’s not playing with a full deck’: Trump campaign lobs unsubtle attack on Biden – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hes-not-playing-with-a-full-deck-trump-campaign-lobs-unsubtle-attack-on-biden
— Biden blames record unemployment surge on Trump: ‘Didn’t do his job when it mattered’ – Emily Larsen (DIERSEN: Who blames you and for what? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-blames-record-unemployment-surge-on-trump-didnt-do-his-job-when-it-mattered

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Most Americans Think Media Have Done A Terrible Job Covering Coronavirus Most Americans are correct – Andrew Stiles
https://freebeacon.com/satire/trump-media-wuhan-crisis/

FOX NEWS
— Trump says US working closely with China on coronavirus after call with Xi – Edmund DeMarche
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-us-china-working-closely-together-on-coronavirus-outbreak-after-call-with-xi
— Trump downplays worst-case coronavirus scenarios: ‘I don’t believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators’ – Charles Creitz, Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-worst-case-coronavirus-scenarios-ventilators
— Ilhan Omar calls for ‘national lockdown’ amid COVID-19 outbreak – Michael Ruiz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ilhan-omar-national-lockdown-covid-19-outbreak

FOX BUSINESS
— Coronavirus relief costs over $100B, Trump says Federal and state agencies are receiving billions of dollars and health care resources to combat COVID-19 – Cortney Moore
https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/coronavirus-relief-over-100b-trump

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Casts Doubt on China’s Coronavirus Numbers – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/26/donald-trump-casts-doubt-on-chinas-coronavirus-numbers/
— New Orleans Mayor on Coronavirus: Trump Admin Should Have Warned Us to Stop Mardi Gras – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/03/26/new-orleans-mayor-on-coronavirus-trump-admin-should-have-warned-us-to-stop-mardi-gras/
— Pew Research: 95 Percent of Americans Say Trump’s Travel Bans ‘Necessary’ to Stop Coronavirus – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/26/pew-research-95-percent-of-americans-say-trumps-travel-bans-necessary-to-stop-coronavirus/
— Coronavirus Will Bring a New Era of Borders, Walls, Distancing, Dispersion, and Self-Defense – JAMES P. PINKERTON
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/03/26/pinkerton-coronavirus-will-bring-a-new-era-of-borders-walls-distancing-dispersion-and-self-defense/

BLAZE
— ‘Who’s the sh*thole country now?’: Journalist mocks US as COVID-19 infections rise Disgusting – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/whos-the-sh-thole-country-now-correspondent-mocks-us-as-covid-19-infections-rise

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump: Testing Boost Puts US at No. 1 for Coronavirus Cases – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/03/26/trump-testing-boost-puts-us-at-no-1-for-coronavirus-cases/
— China’s Outrageous Coronavirus Blame Game – Helle Dale 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/03/26/chinas-outrageous-coronavirus-blame-game/

NEWSMAX
— Sanctuary Cities More Prone to Coronavirus – A.J. Rice
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/sanctuarycities-coronavirus-china/2020/03/26/id/960053/

NEWS BUSTERS
— DESPICABLE! Blaming Trump and Conservatives for Coronavirus – Geoffrey Dickens
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2020/03/26/despicable-blaming-trump-and-conservatives-coronavirus
— NY Times: Those Trump Virus Briefings We Wanted Could Be ‘Dangerous’ Television – Clay Waters 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2020/03/26/ny-times-those-trump-coronavirus-briefings-we-wanted-could-be-deadly

WORLD NET DAILY
— Scientist behind U.S., U.K. lockdowns drastically lowers death estimate Initial shocking figures cited by White House prompted unprecedented virus response – Art Moore
https://www.wnd.com/2020/03/scientist-behind-u-s-u-k-lockdowns-drastically-lowers-estimates/

PJ MEDIA
— Coronavirus and the Reordering of America’s Priorities – CHRISTIAN JOSI (DIERSEN: Hopefully, the promotion of a) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, b) LGBTQ activity, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) abolition of the Second Amendment, f) patronage, g) political affiliation discrimination, h) reverse discrimination, i) age discrimination, and j) retaliation for opposing the aforesaid will go down.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/coronavirus-and-the-reordering-of-americas-priorities/

THE HILL
— Lawmakers brace for more coronavirus legislation after $2 trillion bill – JORDAIN CARNEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/489736-lawmakers-brace-for-more-coronavirus-legislation-after-2-trillion-bill
— Poll: 72 percent of voters now believe coronavirus will impact their personal lives (DIERSEN: So far, how has coronavirus impacted your household’s income and net worth? The value of our retirement savings in the stock market has decreased dramatically. I am sure that the value of our home, vehicles, possessions, etc. has decreased dramatically. Interest rates available when our CDs and treasury strips mature will be dramatically less. As inflation rages for necessities, the purchasing power of our income and retirement savings decrease dramatically.)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/489776-poll-72-percent-of-voters-now-believe-coronavirus-will-impact
— TRUMP-HATERS ARE OVERJOYED: Economic disaster poses danger for Trump – NIALL STANAGE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/489768-the-memo-economic-disaster-poses-danger-for-trump
— Democratic fears rise again as coronavirus pushes Biden to sidelines – AMIE PARNES
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/489718-democratic-fears-rise-again-as-coronavirus-pushes-biden-to-sidelines
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/489670-donald-trump-plays-his-blame-game

POLITICO
— Trump: I don’t believe you really need that many ventilators – MATTHEW CHOI
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/26/trump-ventilators-coronavirus-151311
— Democrats delayed stimulus bill to tighten ban on Trump family profiting – ANITA KUMAR
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/26/democrats-delayed-stimulus-bill-ban-on-trump-family-profiting-150282

POLITICUS USA
— Trump Threatens TV Stations If They Air Coronavirus Response Criticism Trump is threatening to take away licenses from television stations if they air an ad that is critical of his response to the coronavirus. – JASON EASLEY (DIERSEN: What if Pritzker stops my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to punish Trump?)
https://www.politicususa.com/2020/03/26/trump-threatens-tv-stations-if-they-air-coronavirus-response-criticism.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to get Asian-Americans to hate Trump. 
https://www.politicususa.com/2020/03/26/trump-crumbles-when-asked-what-hes-doing-to-prevent-hate-crimes-against-asian-americans.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Singapore penalizing social distancing violators
https://apnews.com/d8d31ae73b1d44146d5077fe3fa9ba8c
— Indianapolis 500 postponed until Aug. 23 because of coronavirus
https://www.espn.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/28958230/indianapolis-500-postponed-august-23-coronavirus

REUTERS
— As coronavirus spreads, U.S. military to withhold some infection data – Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon-secre/exclusive-as-coronavirus-spreads-us-military-to-withhold-some-infection-data-idUSKBN21D1YL
— China’s Xi offers Trump help in fighting coronavirus as U.S. faces wave of new patients – Se Young Lee, Lusha Zhang
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-xi-offers-trump-help-in-fighting-coronavirus-as-us-faces-wave-of-new-patients-idUSKBN21E02P

ABC NEWS
— Coronavirus impacts: Disrupted lives, elevated stress, and soaring worry Many report stress, worry, over the virus; 77% have experienced disruption – Gary Langer
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/coronavirus-impacts-disrupted-lives-elevated-stress-soaring-worry/story?id=69812058
— A third report a job loss, half a pay cut as coronavirus crisis grips the economy One in three in say they or an immediate family member have lost their job. – Gary Langer
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/report-job-loss-half-pay-cut-coronavirus-crisis/story?id=69811808

CNN
— British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-27-20-intl-hnk/h_f873f9efaa8c39ea5ba64e4365c50f75
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump touts great success as US becomes world’s worst virus epicenter.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-response/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “You said you stand with Michigan — prove it.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/26/politics/michigan-governor-trump-major-disaster-declaration/index.html

CNBC
— The coronavirus may be deadlier than the 1918 flu: Here’s how it stacks up to other pandemics – Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/26/coronavirus-may-be-deadlier-than-1918-flu-heres-how-it-stacks-up-to-other-pandemics.html
— Trump says the US and China are ‘working closely together’ in fight against coronavirus – Evelyn Cheng
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/27/donald-trump-speaks-to-chinas-xi-jinping-on-coronavirus.html

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump administration sending ‘mixed messages based on ignorance’ for coronavirus response.”
https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/dr-redlener-trump-admin-sending-mixed-messages-based-on-ignorance-for-coronavirus-response-81265221774

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Coronavirus Crisis Unfolds, Sanders Sees a Moment That Matches His Ideas With the odds of winning long, some Democrats wonder why Bernie Sanders is still in the presidential race. He’s still pushing his agenda, though it’s not clear who’s listening. – Sydney Ember (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are using coronavirus to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/us/politics/bernie-sanders-coronavirus.html
— Trump Says He Will Not Cancel August Republican Convention – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/26/us/26reuters-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-convention.html
— After Considering $1 Billion Price Tag for Ventilators, White House Has Second Thoughts
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/us/politics/coronavirus-ventilators-trump.html
— The Most Powerful People in American Politics Are Over 65 President Trump is 73. His leading rival is 77. And many of their strongest supporters — vulnerable to the coronavirus but enormously influential politically — are eligible for Social Security. – Katie Glueck and Sabrina Tavernise (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups promote age discrimination: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/us/politics/biden-trump-seniors.html
— U.S. Officials Push for Expelling Suspected Chinese Spies at Media Outlets Trump administration officials are discussing taking action after China said it would expel almost all American journalists for The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. – Edward Wong and Julian E. Barnes (DIERSEN: I should sue my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a spy for their critics/opponents.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/us/politics/coronavirus-china-spies.html
— Surging Traffic Is Slowing Down Our Internet With people going online more in the pandemic, internet traffic has exploded. That’s taking a toll on our download speeds and video quality. – Cecilia Kang, Davey Alba and Adam Satariano
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/business/coronavirus-internet-traffic-speed.html

WASHINGTON POST
— It was the worst week for the economy in decades. The pain is just beginning. ‘It’s making me go into a depression,’ said LaTonua Bowens, a laid-off cook. ‘I’m worried if I’m going to still have a job.’ – Heather Long 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/26/it-was-worst-week-economy-decades-pain-is-just-beginning/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “In coronavirus clash with China, Trump chooses name-calling over leadership.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/27/coronavirus-clash-with-china-trump-chooses-name-calling-over-leadership/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s effort to bury the truth about his coronavirus fiasco is failing.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/26/trumps-effort-bury-truth-about-his-coronavirus-fiasco-is-failing/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Increased anxiety and depression top college students’ concerns in coronavirus survey – ARIT JOHN
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-25/college-students-anxiety-depression-coronavirus-survey

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Is Haggling Over Ventilator Prices While Coronavirus Patients Die.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/trump-haggles-ventilator-prices-while-the-coronavirus-kills.html

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Trump O’Clock Follies The President’s mendacious nightly press briefings on the coronavirus will go down in history for their monumental flimflammery.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/the-trump-oclock-follies

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Washington’s Trillions Alone Can’t Stop the Jobpocalypse A record surge in U.S. jobless claims is a foretaste of even worse numbers with a danger of cascading losses – Justin Lahart
https://www.wsj.com/articles/washingtons-trillions-alone-cant-stop-the-jobpocalypse-11585235110
— We May Well Be in a Recession – Jeffrey Sparshott
https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2020/03/27/newsletter-we-may-well-be-in-a-recession/
— China Is Open for Business, but the Postcoronavirus Reboot Looks Slow and Rocky Factories are back, stores are opening, but demand has crashed as buyers wait for the pandemic to end – Mike Bird, Jon Emont and Shan Li
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-is-open-for-business-but-the-post-coronavirus-reboot-looks-slow-and-rocky-11585232600
— Short-Term Yields Go Negative in Scramble for Cash One-month and three-month Treasury bills sported negative yields for the first time in more than four years – Caitlin Ostroff and Paul J. Davies
https://www.wsj.com/articles/short-term-yields-go-negative-in-scramble-for-cash-11585227369
— Rationing Care Is a Surrender to Death Limiting treatment for the old or chronically ill may also violate civil-rights law. There are better ways. – Allen C. Guelzo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rationing-care-is-a-surrender-to-death-11585262558
— The Coronavirus Debt Threat Developing nations as well as advanced ones will soon face a health emergency and its economic consequences. – Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-coronavirus-debt-threat-11585262515
— Big-Government Contagion Appropriators throw hundreds of billions at the virus—and at everything else. – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-government-contagion-11585262351

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Campaign’s Threat on TV Licenses May Be Mostly Bluster (DIERSEN: What if Pritzker stops my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to punish Trump?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-26/trump-campaign-s-threat-on-tv-licenses-may-be-mostly-bluster
— Desperate Airlines Swap Passengers for Cargo to Stay Afloat
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-25/desperate-airlines-switch-passengers-for-cargo-to-stay-alive

FORBES
— See How Much Coronavirus Testing Is Happening In Each State – Eric Mack
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2020/03/26/see-how-much-coronavirus-testing-is-happening-in-each-state/#26bc90205751
— COVID-19 Travel News: Hotels As Hospitals, More Airline Cuts, Solo Activities – Will McGough
https://www.forbes.com/sites/willmcgough/2020/03/26/covid-19-travel-news-hotels-as-hospitals-more-airline-cuts-solo-activities/#424f2f8e5cdd

CHICAGO BOOTH REVIEW
— How the coronavirus affects stock prices and growth expectations – NIELS GORMSEN AND RALPH S. J. KOIJEN 
https://review.chicagobooth.edu/economics/2020/article/how-coronavirus-affects-stock-prices-and-growth-expectations

AMERICAN BANKER
— Will coronavirus lead to a wave of bank failures? – Brendan Pedersen, Jim Dobbs
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/will-coronavirus-lead-to-a-wave-of-bank-failures

HARVARD HEALTH PUBLISHING
— If you are at higher risk How to reduce risk of infection and what to do if you get sick
https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/if-you-are-at-higher-risk

GM AUTHORITY
— GM Employees Hit With Salary Reduction During Coronavirus Pandemic – JONATHAN LOPEZ
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/03/gm-employees-hit-with-salary-reduction-during-coronavirus-pandemic/

NEWSWEEK
— ILLINOIS GOVERNOR SAYS PEOPLE IGNORING CORONAVIRUS WARNINGS ARE ‘SPITTING IN THE FACE’ OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS – EDDY RODRIGUEZ
https://www.newsweek.com/illinois-governor-says-people-ignoring-coronavirus-warnings-are-spitting-face-health-care-1494661
— TRUMP-HATERS ARE OVERJOYED: TRUMP CAMPAIGN FORCED TO SHELVE 2020 AD BLITZ TOUTING ECONOMY BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC – BILL POWELL
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-campaign-forced-shelve-2020-ad-blitz-touting-economy-because-coronavirus-pandemic-1494583

SEATTLE TIMES
— As advertising dries up amid coronavirus shutdown, Washington news outlets lay off staff – Katherine Khashimova Long
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/as-advertising-dries-up-amid-coronavirus-shutdown-washington-news-outlets-lay-off-staff/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Coronavirus has infected Washington’s media ecosystem. The statewide shutdown of most businesses and a halt to events, ordered to slow the virus’s spread, have dried up advertising revenues at news outlets across the state. Layoffs and furloughs have followed, putting additional pressure on the remaining reporters and editors, who are already working overtime — and usually working from home — to feed the public’s need for news about the virus. Almost no paper in Washington has remained unscathed.)

LANSING STATE JOURNAL
— Lawsuit: Former Portland police officer forced to resign due to ‘intolerable’ environment – Kara Berg (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. They would not have taken those actions if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.) 
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2020/03/26/former-portland-mi-police-officer-files-sex-age-discrimination-suit/5079882002/

BRYAN-COLLEGE EAGLE
— Local journalism needs a coronavirus stimulus plan, too – Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theeagle.com/opinion/columnists/local-journalism-needs-a-coronavirus-stimulus-plan-too/article_4f7a1ca4-a478-5f53-b409-b69a3f0eb631.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Media readership and viewership is soaring as citizens seek life-or-death information about the coronavirus: Where to get tested? Does my hospital have enough ventilators? Is it safe to go outside? But the accompanying economic decline is killing off advertising – for restaurants, cars, travel, entertainment – and other support that has kept many news organizations going. For some, the events of the past few weeks have already proved too much for their fragile existence. Alternative weeklies have stopped printing. Local dailies are laying off staff at already decimated newsrooms. Many others, including digital-only newsrooms, are hanging on by a thread. It’s happening around the world: Newspapers in Australia and Britain announced in the past few days that they were going out of business or suspending print publication. “Journalists are essential in this moment,” Craig Aaron, president and co-CEO of Free Press, a Washington-based advocacy nonprofit, told me in an interview. “We need to keep reporters working, and we have to do it now.”)

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “CNN, MSNBC Bosses Ignore Staff Pleas to Cut Trump Coronavirus Pressers ‘NO PUBLIC BENEFIT’ Trump’s daily pandemic briefings have devolved into an “open-mic night” full of “misinformation,” cable staffers said, but networks are still broadcasting nearly every moment live.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-and-msnbc-staffers-wary-of-airing-trump-coronavirus-pressers

SPLC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following anti-groups see coronavirus as opportunity: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/03/26/white-supremacists-see-coronavirus-opportunity
https://www.splcenter.org/news/2020/03/26/covid-19-updates-splc-continues-fight-against-injustice

GUARDIAN
— Cities after coronavirus: how Covid-19 could radically alter urban life – Jack Shenker
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/26/life-after-coronavirus-pandemic-change-world
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-hating governors fight Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/27/us-governors-coronavirus-trump

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump makes extraordinary claim Gov. Cuomo is exaggerating NY’s need for ventilators in wild Hannity interview as the nation’s coronavirus epicenter tops 37,000 cases and hospitals verge on the edge of collapse.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8158745/US-coronavirus-Trump-claims-Cuomo-exaggerating-New-Yorks-need-ventilators.html

March 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus update: Illinois’ COVID-19 cases top 2.5K, including 26 deaths; Pres. Trump approves disaster declaration – Craig Wall, Eric Horng and Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/health/pres-trump-approves-illinois-disaster-declaration/6052989/
— Democrats more worried than Republicans about virus, but all concerned: Polls – QUINN SCANLAN
https://abc7chicago.com/democrats-more-worried-than-republicans-about-virus-but-all-concerned-polls/6052959/

NBC5
— Illinois Coronavirus Cases Now Total 2,538 With 26 Deaths Patients range in age from less than 1 year old to 99 years old
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-coronavirus-cases-now-total-2538-with-26-deaths/2245106/

CBS2
— ‘This Virus Doesn’t Care That You’re Bored’: Gov. JB Pritzker Rips Crowds Who Gathered On Lakefront, As Illinois COVID-19 Cases Surge Past 2,500
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/03/26/thursday-coronavirus-covid-19-cases-march-26/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— United States now leads the world in number of confirmed coronavirus cases, surpassing China – where the virus originated – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-infections-deaths-updates-20200326-elbyprl26zeedmecnqcc63jurq-story.html
— World coronavirus infections near 500,000 as European health systems buckle under the strain – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-infections-deaths-updates-20200326-elbyprl26zeedmecnqcc63jurq-story.html
— Illinois golf courses shut down after a reversal from state officials – Teddy Greenstein
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-golf-courses-20200326-lqt5swmpibbulax4lglwroa5q4-story.html
— Durbin, Duckworth break down what Illinois would get from $2 billion coronavirus relief bill passed by Senate – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-relief-bill-illinois-20200326-xmy3eftbbbbq7bl3gjwceub37i-story.html
— Trump says new federal guidelines will rate counties by coronavirus risk as he seeks to ease restrictions nationwide – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-trump-federal-coronavirus-guidelines-20200326-2dcpy2xrkzabrfvz4rqxfdbktu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-coronavirus-cases-us-trump-response-20200326-52yee6oxune73ktaeigwp6oug4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker dips into his millions to help nonprofits— as Illinois announces another seven COVID-19 deaths Also on Thursday, President Donald Trump approved Illinois’ request for a disaster proclamation, which will give the state federal funds to deal with the coronavirus response. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/26/21195829/illinois-coronavirus-cases-pritzker-nonprofit-march-26
— Cook County delays collecting booze, tobacco, other taxes to give struggling businesses ‘some breathing room’ The county’s Home Rule taxes — which include the alcoholic beverage, amusement, tobacco, gasoline and hotel accommodations taxes — have been deferred for the February and March tax periods until May. No penalties or interest will be applied during the extension period. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/3/26/21195644/cook-county-delays-payment-booze-tobacco-taxes-fees-relief-business-coronavirus
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/26/21195123/coronavirus-pandemic-covid-deaths-vietnam-lbj-trump-steinberg
— What’s in the coronavirus bill for Illinois: First details emerge Per Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth: $16 million for the Illinois Department of Public Health and $9 million for the Chicago Department of Public Health. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/3/26/21195814/senate-coronavirus-bill-illinois-details
— Trump grants Illinois request for disaster declaration; another one pending The disaster status will allow federal funding to be available for crisis counseling for affected individuals across the state. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/26/21195897/trump-grants-illinois-request-disaster-declaration
— What Duckworth said to her daughter while off mute during conference call Parents across the country working from home this week know how the Illinois senator feels. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/3/26/21195400/tammy-duckworth-daughter-conference-call-mute-off
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Democrats say “Doing without tree-trimming and other city services will help us beat COVID-19 No one likes staying inside or losing services, but both are necessary. It’s part of the new world we are living in.” 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/26/21194767/coronavirus-covoid-19-pandemic-chicago-social-distancing-lakefront-suntimes-editorial

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois just lost 2 years’ worth of job gains A stunning 114,114 residents applied for unemployment insurance in the state in the week that ended March 21, more than 14 times the total from the same week a year ago. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-just-lost-2-years-worth-job-gains
— The lakefront is closed, aldermen say The trail and parks along Lake Michigan, as well as the 606 Trail and the downtown Riverwalk, are off limits to citizens now, one day after Mayor Lightfoot threatened to a shutdown because of people not obeying the governor’s shelter in place order. – A.D. QUIG 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/lakefront-closed-aldermen-say
— Illinois logs biggest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases The state reports 673 new cases, bringing the total to over 2,500.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/illinois-logs-biggest-one-day-increase-covid-19-cases

DAILY HERALD
— State Sen. DeWitte predicts talk of air travel ban, severe state spending cuts – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200326/state-sen-dewitte-predicts-talk-of-air-travel-ban-severe-state-spending-cuts
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Elgin allows delivery, curbside pickup of alcohol – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200326/elgin-allows-delivery-curbside-pickup-of-alcohol

WTTW
— The ‘Devastating Impacts’ of COVID-19 on Illinois Finances – Amanda Vinicky 
https://news.wttw.com/2020/03/26/devastating-impacts-covid-19-illinois-finances

WQAD
— City leaders balance social distancing and public access Davenport’s mayor assures residents the city is in business, even as aldermen and staff practice social distancing and self-isolation. – Giang Nguyen
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/city-leaders-balance-social-distancing-and-public-access/526-f127a2f6-b874-427c-91cc-5013b2fb8404

WGLT
— LaHood Doesn’t Want Stimulus Bill To Mirror ’08 Bailout – ERIC STOCK 
https://www.wglt.org/post/lahood-doesnt-want-stimulus-bill-mirror-08-bailout-0#stream/0

WIREPOINTS
— What next for Illinois? – Ted Dabrowski, Mark Glennon and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/what-next-for-illinois-wirepoints/

CAPITOL FAX
— “Republicans are not just losing ground; we’re getting clobbered”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/26/republicans-are-not-just-losing-ground-we%e2%80%99re-getting-clobbered/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Even the traditionally-Republican stronghold of DuPage County saw a massive dip. The west suburban county used to be so important that in November of 2000, then Governor George W. Bush made a huge appearance at the College of DuPage with over 25,000 supporters in an effort to actually win Illinois. In 2004, during the Primary Election, Republicans pulled 58% of the Primary Election ballots, nearly 87,000 voters. This year, Republicans in DuPage County only made up 26% of the ballots cast, down nearly 50,000 voters.)
— 133,763 Illinoisans have so far filed for uninsurance claims this month
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/26/133763-illinoisans-have-so-far-filed-for-uninsurance-claims-this-month/
— Pritzker says POTUS approved major disaster declaration request – Scolds people who congregate outside – Unemployment has dropped one in four households below $50,000 – 450 people returning to healthcare service e- Penny Pritzker heads up new relief fund – Talks about Trump – Addresses UI problems – Hopes for more stimulus bills – No “do not resuscitate order” under consideration – Has contributed $4 million to relief fund
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/26/pritzker-says-potus-approved-major-disaster-declaration-request/
— An unintended consequence of the stay at home order
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/26/an-unintended-consequence-of-the-stay-at-home-order/
— 673 new cases, 7 new deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/26/673-new-cases-7-new-deaths/
— COVID-19 roundup: Searchable EO posted; Trump can’t countermand Pritzker order; Filing extension was automatic; Chicago closes parks, beaches and trails
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/26/covid-19-roundup-searchable-eo-posted-trump-cant-countermand-pritzker-order-filing-extension-was-automatic-chicago-closes-parks-beaches-and-trails/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House dismisses doomsday COVID-19 death toll – Rowan Scarborough
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/26/white-house-dismisses-doomsday-covid-19-death-toll/
— Coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt diverted to Guam – Mike Glenn
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/26/coronavirus-concerns-sidelines-aircraft-carrier-gu/

BLAZE
— Fed-up Italian leader threatens to send flamethrower-armed police officers to storm parties during lockdown Quite a step to take – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fed-up-italian-leader-threatens-to-send-flamethrower-armed-police-officers-to-storm-parties-during-lockdown

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Illinois warns students against ‘racist and xenophobic’ coronavirus language – Blair Nelson (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Illinois Democrats use coronavirus to suspend the First Amendment in Illinois?) 
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14605

THE HILL
— Cuomo calls $2T stimulus ‘reckless,’ says it fails to meet New York’s needs – ZACK BUDRYK 
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/489653-cuomo-calls-2t-stimulus-reckless-says-it-failed-to-meet-local-government?rnd=1585239216
— Top CDC official warns New York’s coronavirus outbreak is just a preview – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/489684-exclusive-top-cdc-official-warns-new-yorks-coronavirus-outbreak-is-just-a
— States brace for massive budget gaps in coronavirus recession – REID WILSON 
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/489738-states-brace-for-massive-budget-gaps-in-coronavirus-recession
— Lobbying blitz yields wins for airlines, corporations, banks, unions – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND ALEX GANGITANO 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/489747-lobbying-blitz-yields-wins-for-airlines-corporations-banks-unions
— US now leads the world in known coronavirus cases – PETER SULLIVAN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/489760-us-now-leads-the-world-in-known-coronavirus-cases

CNN
— US stocks surge despite the worst jobless claims data in history
https://www.cnn.com/webview/business/live-news/stock-market-news-today-032620/h_58706e4cc3773dc9ca005aceb9743d6b

NEW YORK TIMES
— Stocks Surge as Washington’s Aid Package Advances
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus.html
— U.S. Now Has More Known Cases Than Any Other Country
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/world/coronavirus-news.html

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. deaths from coronavirus top 1,000, amid incomplete reporting from authorities and anguish from those left behind – Abigail Hauslohner, Reis Thebault and Jacqueline Dupree 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/us-deaths-from-coronavirus-top-1000-amid-incomplete-reporting-from-authorities-and-anguish-from-those-left-behind/2020/03/26/2c487ba2-6ad0-11ea-9923-57073adce27c_story.html
— Poll finds recession fears high amid layoffs and pay cuts from coronavirus fallout – Scott Clement and Dan Balz 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-finds-recession-fears-high-amid-layoffs-and-pay-cuts-from-coronavirus-fallout/2020/03/26/00c412ba-6f5e-11ea-b148-e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html
— Stocks roar, with Dow spiking 1,300 points, after Senate passes $2 trillion stimulus bill The Dow is on pace for one of its best weeks ever, surging more than 20 percent in three days – Rachel Siegel and Thomas Heath 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/26/market-stocks-economy-stimulus-coronavirus/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Andrew Cuomo and Gavin Newsom deliver the leadership and straight talk Trump won’t.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-03-26/gavin-newsom-andrew-cuomo-coronavirus-donald-trump

USA TODAY
— Trump, G-20 leaders say they’re ‘injecting’ $5 trillion into global economy – David Jackson (DIERSEN: To “inject” money into a country’s economy is to drive up that country’s national debt.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/26/coronavirus-trump-g-20-leaders-pledge-5-trillion-global-economy/2916404001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Spend Generously, Take Care of Workers: Coronavirus Stimulus Takes Lessons From TARP The 2008 bailouts helped end the financial crisis but created resentment among Americans who felt banks took most of the benefits. The current plan puts individuals and Main Street at the center, with pledges of large amounts of cash. – Greg Ip and Jacob M. Schlesinger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/spend-generously-take-care-of-workers-coronavirus-stimulus-takes-lessons-from-tarp-11585246787

FORBES
— Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill? – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2020/03/26/is-there-wasteful-spending-in-the-coronavirus-stimulus-bill/

RAW STORY
— ‘Tip of the iceberg’: Experts warn record 3.28 million jobless claims could signal coming depression
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/tip-of-the-iceberg-economists-warn-record-3-28-million-jobless-claims-could-signal-coming-depression/

March 26 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Thank you for reading my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would greatly appreciate it if you would a) ask the following who do NOT encourage people to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails why they do NOT encourage people to read the emails and b) let me know what they say: a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the leaders of your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organizations, c) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, d) the Republican elected officials who represent your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, and county, and e) the leaders of conservative organizations. – Dave Diersen 
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House expected to pass the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill on Friday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-stimulus-bill-20200326-hkiekxneo5gu3nk7n2oemzpexa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise the Trump-hating Pritzker.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-20200326-wmixg4mdnjfpro2fzhcbjhg7gi-story.html
— Senate passes $2.2 trillion economic coronavirus relief bill on unanimous vote – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-stimulus-rescue-package-20200325-wnws3gxb2jdxzeck3q6mfp345y-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to turn Asian-Americans against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-asians-coronavirus-racism-trump-chinese-virus-20200325-pmgtixfldrdabcqwvmsb6gokra-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-economy-pritzker-lightfoot-chapman-20200324-x5nwp6lqcncpvhfign6hd4gjsm-story.html
— Ford pushing to restart 5 factories — though not Chicago — despite coronavirus restrictions – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-coronavirus-ford-restart-factories-20200326-prbjtzlvobe73cpz7sqrg3rfem-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump’s coronavirus pandemic death cult — everyone’s welcome!”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-coronavirus-pandemic-trump-covid-deaths-world-huppke-20200326-e5usw727bbe75aawrddb3q5j2m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bailout might keep public transit from becoming a coronavirus casualty, but more help will be needed soon Transit agencies are likely to hemorrhage millions more over the next few months and could be in need of another substantial infusion by summer. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Will Trump-haters succeed in forcing all public transportation users to wear face masks forever?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/25/21191564/trillion-bailout-transit-money-coronavirus-stimulus-federal-government-trump-cta-rta-metra-pace

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— This pre-existing condition makes Illinois finances especially vulnerable to COVID Barring a quick, roaring snapback in markets, the state’s underfunded public employee pensions will fall even further behind their funding targets. – JOE CAHILL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/pre-existing-condition-makes-illinois-finances-especially-vulnerable-covid

ABC7
— Coronavirus Chicago: Mayor Lightfoot, AARP Illinois to host telephone town hall to address seniors’ concerns during virus outbreak (DIERSEN: Of course, those who discriminate against older people will use coronavirus to discriminate against older people, and especially against older people who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://abc7chicago.com/health/mayor-lightfoot-aarp-illinois-to-host-phone-town-hall-for-seniors-during-covid-19-crisis/6052142/
— Illinois non-essential workers experience issues filing for unemployment, website flooded with claimants – Samantha Chatman
https://abc7chicago.com/society/non-essential-workers-experience-employment-claim-issues-amid-covid-19-crisis/6052084/

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to promote hatred against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/asian-americans-reporting-racism-harassment-amid-covid-19-pandemic/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford-area nonprofits wondering ‘how long we can hold out’ – Alex Gary
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200325/rockford-area-nonprofits-wondering-how-long-we-can-hold-out

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Illinois could need 38K more beds if coronavirus isn’t contained.”
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20200325/top-regional-news-illinois-could-need-38k-more-beds-if-coronavirus-isnt-contained

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote illegal immigration use coronavirus to promote illegal immigration.
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/trump-administration-urged-to-free-migrants-as-virus-surges
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis stocks surge as virus shut-ins load up – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/cannabis-stocks-surge-as-virus-shut-ins-load-up

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Pritzker Is Having His Moment – EDWARD MCCLELLAND (DIERSEN: The more hatred that you promote against Trump, the more that Trump-haters promote you.) 
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/March-2020/JB-Pritzker-COVID-Coronavirus/

WIRE POINTS
— State of Illinois provides first look at possible revenue impact from downturn – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/state-of-illinois-provides-first-look-at-possible-revenue-impact-from-downturn-quicktake/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— State officials warn of possible looming recession Amid COVID-19 outbreak, revenues could fall 20 percent – Peter Hancock (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats will blame that on every Republican candidate on November 3, 2020 ballots.)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/state-officials-warn-of-possible-looming-recession
— COVID-19 outbreak sparks flood of executive orders – PETER HANCOCK (DIERSEN: If/when Pritzker issues an executive order to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, who should/would come to my defense? The following would NOT come to my defense: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/covid-19-outbreak-sparks-flood-of-executive-orders

CENTER SQUARE
— State commission says ‘COVID-19 Recession’ could be $8 billion hit Report says impact on Illinois budget ‘virtually impossible’ to measure at this point – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/state-commission-says-covid–recession-could-be-billion-hit/article_b204fb9c-6ebf-11ea-82ed-ff2640e404f5.html
— Pritzker says essential employees don’t need papers to travel – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Are/were you an essential employee? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted themselves as being “essential.”)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-says-essential-employees-don-t-need-papers-to-travel/article_0eb89266-6dfa-11ea-938f-c3293a5ca306.html

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Emergency Management Act – Political activities prohibited – KIRK ALLEN (DIERSEN: If/when Pritzker issues an executive order to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, who should/would come to my defense? The following would NOT come to my defense: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/03/illinois-emergency-management-act-political-activities-prohibited/
— Army Announces Voluntary Recall of Retired Soldiers for COVID-19 Response – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/03/army-announces-voluntary-recall-of-retired-soldiers-for-covid-19-response/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— WHAT POWERS DOES PRITZKER HAVE IN AN EMERGENCY? AND WHAT HAS HE ORDERED SO FAR? – Joe Tabor (DIERSEN: If/when Pritzker issues an executive order to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, who should/would come to my defense? The following would NOT come to my defense: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/what-powers-does-pritzker-have-in-an-emergency-and-what-has-he-ordered-so-far/

CAPITOL FAX
— Nearly 3.3 million applied for unemployment benefits last week alone
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/26/nearly-33-million-applied-for-unemployment-benefits-last-week-alone/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump pushes return to normalcy in parts of U.S.: ‘Our country wants to get back to work’ – Tom Howell Jr. and David Sherfinski 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/25/donald-trump-coronavirus-briefing-pushes-return-no/
— Trump declares Florida ‘disaster area’ amid coronavirus outbreak – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/25/donald-trump-declares-florida-disaster-area-amid-c/
— Biden claims to be Ivy League professor: ‘I’ve spent a lot of time on campus’ – James Varney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/25/joe-biden-claims-be-university-pennsylvania-profes/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CNN acknowledges China’s COVID-19 propaganda yet parrots claim that ‘Chinese virus’ is racist anyway – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cnn-acknowledges-chinas-covid-19-propaganda-yet-parrots-claim-that-chinese-virus-is-racist-anyway
— Pelosi’s coronavirus conundrum confirms ‘the Squad’ broke her – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/pelosis-coronavirus-conundrum-confirms-the-squad-broke-her

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ‘Economist’ Runs Chinese Coronavirus Propaganda Disguised as News Chinese outlets flout federal disclosure laws in disinformation campaign – Yuichiro Kakutani
https://freebeacon.com/media/economist-runs-chinese-coronavirus-propaganda-disguised-as-news/
— Pompeo Says China Still Withholding Coronavirus Information – Reuters (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who side with Communist China against America?)
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/pompeo-says-china-still-withholding-coronavirus-information/
— Journalists Are Out of Control Only Trump can save us from the media pandemic – Andrew Stiles
https://freebeacon.com/satire/wuhan-media-crisis/

FOX NEWS
— Trump tears into media at coronavirus briefing: They want economy to stay closed, ‘would like to see me do poorly in the election’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-doubles-down-media-attack-coronavirus
— Trump campaign threatens legal action against stations airing ‘false’ ad from Democratic super PAC – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-legal-action-coronavirus-ad

GOPUSA
— Democrats Blackmailed A Nation In Crisis
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86642
— Surrendering American Values During The COVID-19 Pandemic Could Destroy The Republic
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86573

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrats are the Virus Threatening America – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/03/dems_are_the_virus_threatening_america.html

BREITBART
— Coronavirus Giveaway: Democrats Help Companies Keep Foreign College Graduate Workforce – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: What do you say to companies that prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/24/democrats-coronavirus-bill-expands-work-visas-for-foreign-college-graduates/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump’s Daily Briefings Are Getting Huge Ratings — And Leftists Hate Them – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-daily-briefings-are-getting-huge-ratings-and-leftists-hate-them

TOWNHALL
— How Do We Flatten the Curve on Panic? – Ann Coulter (DIERSEN: Trump-haters promote panic.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2020/03/25/how-do-we-flatten-the-curve-on-panic-n2565739

NEWS BUSTERS
— Hollywood Reporter Finds Asian Americans to Call Trump a ‘Racist’ – Gabriel Hays
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/gabriel-hays/2020/03/25/shocker-hollywood-reporter-finds-asian-americans-call-trump

PJ MEDIA
— In the Same Poll Where Trump Triumphs on COVID-19 Response, the Media Come In Dead Last. – VICTORIA TAFT
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/in-the-same-poll-where-trump-triumphs-on-covid-19-response-the-media-come-in-dead-last/
— Latest Coronavirus Mutation—My New Ways to Hate the Media – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/the-morning-briefing-latest-coronavirus-mutation-my-new-ways-to-hate-the-media/

TPM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters are overjoyed that “Governors Across The Nation Are Rejecting Trump’s Call To Reopen Economy.”
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/governors-reject-trump-reopen-economy

LIFE SITE NEWS
— It’s reasonable for European Christians to be fearful of mass Muslim immigration Christ understood that some men were as dangerous as wolves and he wanted his disciples to understand it as well. – William Kilpatrick (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be Christian, but who focus on destroying those like me who do not promote Islam?)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/its-reasonable-for-european-christians-to-be-fearful-of-mass-muslim-immigration

CAPITOL RESEARCH CENTER
— Liberal Activists Tilting the 2020 Census to Favor Democrats – Hayden Ludwig
https://capitalresearch.org/article/liberal-activists-tilting-the-2020-census-to-favor-democrats/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Could a ‘Draft Cuomo’ Movement Be in the Democrats’ Future? – JOHN FUND (DIERSEN: Could a “Draft Pritzker” movement be in the Democrats’ future?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/could-a-draft-cuomo-movement-be-in-the-democrats-future/

THE HILL
— Unemployment claims surge to 3.2 million as pandemic devastates economy – SYLVAN LANE
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/489611-unemployment-claims-surge-to-32-million-as-pandemic-devastates-economy
— Senate rejects GOP attempt to change unemployment benefits in coronavirus stimulus bill – JORDAIN CARNEY (DIERSEN: Constructively, since 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors have succeeded in forcing the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to pay me $26.04 an hour in today’s dollars not to work. The CSRS should sue my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/489589-senate-rejects-gop-attempt-to-change-unemployment-benefits-in-stimulus-bill 
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Something hit me like a ton of bricks … Under this bill you get $23.15 an hour based on a 40-hour work week not to work,” Graham said from the Senate floor on Wednesday night. “We’ve created Pandora’s box for our economy.”)

ROLL CALL
— Coronavirus economic relief package provides $93 million cash infusion for Legislative Branch Millions would go to facilitate congressional staff working from home, child care reimbursement and sanitary product for Capitol – Chris Marquette (DIERSEN: I worked for the Democrats who run GAO for almost 18 years.)
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/03/25/coronavirus-economic-relief-package-provides-93-million-cash-infusion-for-legislative-branch/ 
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Government Accountability Office would get $20 million to conduct oversight of funding for the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. This amount also will go toward salaries and reimbursing staff costs at the GAO’s child care center.)

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-authoritarian-coronavirus-ruth-ben-ghiat_n_5e7bcc32c5b6cb9dc19995a4

CNN
— Unemployment claims soared to 3.3 million last week, most in history – Anneken Tappe 
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/26/economy/unemployment-benefits-coronavirus/index.html
— Senate approves historic $2 trillion stimulus deal amid growing coronavirus fears
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/stimulus-senate-action-coronavirus/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— More than three million file unemployment claims, the most ever in a week.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump Wants to ‘Reopen America.’ Here’s What Happens if We Do.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/25/opinion/coronavirus-trump-reopen-america.html
— Senate Passes Aid Package
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/world/coronavirus-news-live.html
— Fauci sees signs of the virus becoming cyclical, like the flu.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/world/coronavirus-news-live.html
— Some schools signal that students may not return until next year.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/world/coronavirus-news-live.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, Democrats want to use coronavirus to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/us/coronavirus-guns-stores.html
— Governors Tell Outsiders From ‘Hot Zone’ to Stay Away as Virus Divides States State-to-state travel rules are rarely seen in the United States, but the virus has left some states urging outsiders not to come.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/us/coronavirus-united-states.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03/26/us/politics/ap-us-virus-outbreak-trump-value-of-life.html
— Facebook, Don’t Exploit Us in Our Time of Need Who seems poised to benefit from social distancing? Big Tech. – Melissa J. Gismondi
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/opinion/coronavirus-facebook-tech-companies.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want to kill Trump’s coronavirus briefings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/business/media/trump-coronavirus-briefings-ratings.html

WASHINGTON POST
— A record 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits as the coronavirus slams economy – Heather Long and Alyssa Fowers 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/26/unemployment-claims-coronavirus-3-million/
— Senate passes $2 trillion bill to blunt coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact, as households and businesses gasp for relief The unanimous vote sends the legislation to the House, which is expected to pass it Friday morning – Erica Werner, Mike DeBonis and Paul Kane 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/26/senate-trump-coronavirus-economic-stimulus-2-trillion/
— The GAO told the government in 2015 to develop a plan to protect the aviation system against an outbreak. It never happened. – Ian Duncan and Lori Aratani (DIERSEN: GAO would have more credibility if it would stop wasting the careers of and getting rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/the-gao-told-the-government-in-2015-to-develop-a-plan-to-protect-the-aviation-system-against-an-outbreak-it-never-happened/2020/03/24/81cf1926-6555-11ea-b3fc-7841686c5c57_story.html
— Trump needs governors to reopen the economy. Even Republican ones aren’t on board. – Aaron Blake 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/25/trump-needs-governors-reopen-economy-even-republican-ones-arent-onboard/
— Government experts warn of a second wave of coronavirus cases, as the health system struggles – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2020/03/26/daily-202-government-experts-warn-of-a-second-wave-of-coronavirus-cases-as-the-health-system-struggles/5e7c543f88e0fa101a752cd1/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Coronavirus layoffs disproportionately hurt black and Latino workers: ‘It’s almost like doomsday is coming’ – Deborah Barfield Berry (DIERSEN: Trump-haters will use layoffs to defeat Trump.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/24/coronavirus-unemployment-layoffs-blacks-latinos/2900371001/
— Despite coronavirus, millions of workers can’t stay home. Are they safe? – Charisse Jones and Josh Peter
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/03/25/coronavirus-puts-retail-other-workers-out-front-but-they-safe/2906358001/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Kathy Griffin says she can’t get coronavirus test despite ‘unbearably painful’ symptoms, calls out Trump, Pence – Joseph Wilkinson
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-kathy-griffin-test-trump-pence-20200325-hocim46wvjdulgfxlsn2kh272y-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Donald Juvenile Trump: Even as he demands respect as a condition for helping besieged governors, the president smears them.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-donald-juvenile-trump-20200325-c7biv3trbngj3ey44zz2bqsoqu-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why $2 Trillion Could Be Just the Start If federal stimulus isn’t distributed quickly enough, or if the fear of coronavirus infection drags on too long, even the mammoth government package may not be enough to avoid huge job losses – Justin Lahart
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-2-trillion-could-be-just-the-start-11585154741
— The Long Run of American Job Growth Has Ended Coronavirus pandemic puts end to decade of U.S. employment increases – Eric Morath and Jon Hilsenrath
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-run-of-american-job-growth-has-ended-11585215000
— ‘Necessities’ in Europe: Belgian Fries, French Baguettes and Dutch Cannabis Life under the new coronavirus is retreating to essentials, raising the question: What is essential? In Europe, it depends on where you live – Valentina Pop in Brussels and Nick Kostov in Paris (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois, what do the majority of voters say is “essential?” Is it a) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, b) dependency on government, c) dependency on charity, d) LGBTQ activity, e) abortion, f) mass/illegal immigration, g) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j) reverse discrimination, k) age discrimination, l) retaliation for opposing the aforesaid?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/necessities-in-europe-belgian-fries-french-baguettes-and-dutch-cannabis-11585160745
— The Show Must Go On The coronavirus has upended our lives and the contest between Biden and Trump. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/campaign-2020-the-show-must-go-on-11585175189
— The High Price of Coronavirus Relief The Fed gets money to save the economy, but Pelosi’s price is steep. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-high-price-of-coronavirus-relief-11585179182
— FRONT PAGE: Coronavirus Leaves Older Americans Cut Off – Clare Ansberry
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trying-to-fill-that-void-coronavirus-isolates-older-americans-11585165692

FORBES
— Building The Social News Network To End Fake News – Greg Autry (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregautry/2020/03/25/building-the-social-news-network-to-end-fake-news/#53ccfbe457ae

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— Donald Trump’s Easter Coronavirus Deadline Criticized By Christian Leaders: POTUS Reaches ‘Height Of Hypocrisy’ – Catherine Armecin (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Christian leaders” who talk and/or act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trumps-easter-coronavirus-deadline-criticized-christian-leaders-potus-reaches-2946755

AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
— The coronavirus has reduced wealth inequality by making the rich less rich – John Phelan (DIERSEN: So far, how has coronavirus impacted your household’s income and net worth? The value of our retirement savings in the stock market has decreased dramatically. I am sure that the value of our home, vehicles, possessions, etc. has decreased dramatically. Interest rates available when our CDs and treasury strips mature will be dramatically less. As inflation rages for necessities, the purchasing power of our income and retirement savings decrease dramatically.)
https://www.americanexperiment.org/2020/03/the-coronavirus-has-reduced-wealth-inequality-by-making-the-rich-less-rich/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “WHY AMERICA’S $1 TRILLION BUDGET DEFICIT DOESN’T MATTER RIGHT NOW.”
https://www.newsweek.com/us-deficit-trump-coronavirus-economy-recession-1494263

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Does Trump Care About the Coronavirus Killing Blue America?”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/trump-coronavirus-new-york-cuomo-california-ventilators.html

GM AUTHORITY
— Industry Analysts Predict March Auto Sales Will Fall 40 Percent Due To Coronavirus Pandemic – SAM MCEACHERN
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/03/industry-analysts-predict-march-auto-sales-will-fall-40-percent-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic/

NEWS ONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to promote reparations.
https://newsone.com/playlist/stimulus-bill-reparations-debate/

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Governors Like Cuomo Must Save Us From Trump’s Coronavirus Madness.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/governors-like-andrew-cuomo-must-save-us-from-donald-trumps-coronavirus-madness

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Assessing Your Retirement Readiness (DIERSEN: I should write a book about being forced to retire early.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/for-your-benefit/2020/03/assessing-your-retirement-readiness/

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “How the Pandemic Will End The U.S. may end up with the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the industrialized world. This is how it’s going to play out.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “RIGHT-WING MEDIA IS ALL ABOARD TRUMP’S CORONAVIRUS DEATH TRAIN.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/right-wing-media-boards-donald-trumps-coronavirus-death-train
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Republicans Are Worried Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Is Too Generous to the Unemployed.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/lindsey-graham-coronavirus-stimulus-bill

STAT NEWS
— When can we let up? Health experts craft strategies to safely relax coronavirus lockdowns – SHARON BEGLEY
https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/25/coronavirus-experts-craft-strategies-to-relax-lockdowns/

ECONOMIC TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want coronavirus to hurt the economy
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/trump-certain-people-want-coronavirus-to-hurt-economy/videoshow/74820149.cms