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January 14 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Thousands join ‘March for Life’ to call for abortion restrictions, organizers say – DANA REBIK
https://wgntv.com/2019/01/13/thousands-join-march-for-life-to-call-for-abortion-restrictions/
— J.B. Pritzker set to take over as governor of Illinois – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/01/13/j-b-pritzker-set-to-take-over-as-governor-of-illinois/

ABC7
— Thousands gather in Chicago for March for Life event against abortion – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/thousands-gather-in-chicago-for-march-for-life-event/5071520/
— Judge blocks Trump administration birth control coverage rules in 13 states – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/judge-blocks-trump-administration-birth-control-coverage-rules-in-13-states/5071202/
— JB Pritzker to be sworn in as Illinois governor on Monday – Craig Wall and Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/jb-pritzker-to-be-sworn-in-as-illinois-governor-on-monday/5071084/

WBBM780
— Pro-Life Advocates Rally Downtown
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/news/pro-life-advocates-rally-downtown

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Graham urges Trump to reopen government, but declare national emergency if border deal remains elusive – Felicia Sonmez and Cat Zakrzewski
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-border-wall-government-shutdown-20190113-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote women in Congress.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20190114/281895889404137
— ‘Dry January’ can be a healthy resolution, but don’t expect dramatic results – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, c) did drink lots of booze, d) make money selling booze, e) want to make money selling booze, and/or f) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dry-january-chicago-not-drinking-healthy-20190108-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrats-20190111-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Midwest groups fill the Loop at annual March for Life – Maudlyne Ihejirika
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/thousands-fill-the-loop-at-annual-march-for-life/
— A split black vote could undo Preckwinkle’s front-runner status – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/laura-washington-chicago-mayoral-election-petition-toni-preckwinkle/

DAILY HERALD
— U.S. Rep. Casten: Thousands affected locally by government shutdown – Lauren Rohr (DIERSEN: Includes 3:37-minute video.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190113/us-rep-casten-thousands-affected-locally-by-government-shutdown
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thousands of federal workers and constituents in the 6th Congressional District are being directly burdened by the partial federal government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten said, and there’s no immediate end in sight. Addressing a standing-room-only crowd Sunday at the Wheaton VFW Post 2164, Casten said ending the standoff has been top priority for the 116th Congress since taking office more than a week ago. He focused on legislative procedure and services affected by the shutdown, rather than President Donald Trump’s demand for a wall along the southwestern border.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: After predecessor tried to evict it, new DuPage sheriff moves to expand jail rehab program Mendrick not cutting but helping expand jail rehabilitation program – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190114/after-predecessor-tried-to-evict-it-new-dupage-sheriff-moves-to-expand-jail-rehab-program
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who promotes women’s marches? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190114/how-the-womens-march-left-a-lasting-impact-on-these-suburban-activists-
— Once sidelined, women and minorities are returning to the workforce – Andrew Van Dam (DIERSEN: According to my critics/.opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were BAD jobs. Because all the jobs that I had were BAD jobs, my superiors had an extremely hard time hiring and retaining women and minorities. Qualified women and minorities could always get better jobs working for other employers. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190113/once-sidelined-women-and-minorities-are-returning-to-the-workforce

NORTHERN STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are counting on women to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://northernstar.info/opinion/history-made-by-number-of-women-sworn-into-congress/article_419e660a-177b-11e9-9b88-dbd60a4ecdec.html

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Former Illinois lawmakers, politicos form data analysis, voter engagement center – Kerry Lester
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/press-release-former-illinois-lawmakers-politicos-form-data-analysis-voter-engagement-center
— Breaking barriers after Byrne: Diverse field of female candidates dominate Chicago mayoral race The top female candidates for Mayor of Chicago—all of whom, for the first time, are women of color—have amassed their war chests in markedly different ways – Kerry Lester
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/femalefundraising

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker Is Personally Subsidizing The Wrong Salaries – Quicktake
https://www.wirepoints.com/pritzker-is-personally-subsidizing-the-wrong-salaries-quicktake/

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— With nothing left to lose, Ford Heights property taxpayers revolt
https://southcooknews.com/stories/511720665-with-nothing-left-to-lose-ford-heights-property-taxpayers-revolt
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Chicagoland’s poorest suburb, just three miles from the Indiana border, property owners have discovered the most effective strategy yet for avoiding Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes. Stop paying. Facing astronomical bills on real estate that’s now worthless at best, Ford Heights home and business owners have literally nothing to lose by ignoring them. Nearly 1,000 Ford Heights property tax bills totaling $2.3 million weren’t paid last year, according to an analysis of Cook County Treasurer records by South Cook News. That’s in a village of just 2,763 people, 987 households and 729 residential properties. More perspective: the village’s total 2017 budget was $1.8 million. The 996 Ford Heights properties with delinquent taxes will be up for public auction in May; willing buyers can take them off the owners’ hands by making good with Cook County on what’s in arrears. That none will both explains the strategy’s genius, and the tragedy it reveals. In Ford Heights, real estate equity has ceased to exist. The concept of “homeownership” has been explicitly, violently eviscerated in this community. And it’s hardly the only one. Effective Tax Rate: 48% The 20 most expensive properties in Ford Heights in 2017 amounted to $6.6 million in alleged, collective property value and $1.07 million in property taxes due, according to Cook County. An analysis by South Cook News found that 13 of those 20 bills have not been paid, totaling $737,630 of the $1.07 million. The non-payers have their reasons.)

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
– The “Trans”-Identifying Pritzker Issues Ultimatum to GOP – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/01/the-trans-identifying-pritzker-issues-ultimatum-to-gop/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Democrats Oppose The Wall: Trump Will Actually Build It – Peggy Ryan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/why_democrats_oppose_the_wall_trump_will_actually_build_it.html
— Just in time for Democrats arguing walls don’t work: New caravan readies to roll in – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/just_in_time_for_democrats_arguing_walls_dont_work_new_caravan_readies_to_roll_in.html
— Democrats undermine the special-ness of becoming an American – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/democrats_undermine_the_specialness_of_becoming_an_american.html
— Is Anti-Trump Hysteria America’s Most Ridiculous Moment? – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/is_antitrump_hysteria_americas_most_ridiculous_moment.html
— Free Speech Is Dead in Canada: The Persecution of Christian Activist Bill Whatcott – Amy Contrada (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, which “Republicans” worked/work the hardest to abolish the First Amendment? I should write a book about “Republicans” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who worked/work the hardest to abolish the First Amendment. They focused/focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They talked/talk and/or acted/act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/free_speech_is_dead_in_canada_the_persecution_of_christian_activist_bill_whatcott.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Do the Math: Trump’s Wall Is $25 Billion, Illegals Cost $165 Billion – Spencer P. Morrison
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/13/do-the-math-trumps-wall-is-25-billion-illegals-cost-165-billion/

TOWNHALL
— Congress Shouldn’t End Shutdown Until They Shut Down the Border – Arthur Schaper
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2019/01/14/congress-shouldnt-end-shutdown-until-they-shut-down-the-border-n2538993
— Walls Work and Belong in any Comprehensive Immigration Policy – Terry Paulson
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2019/01/14/walls-work-and-belong-in-any-comprehensive-immigration-policy-n2538845
— Why Democrats Allow Illegal Aliens to Enter America – Kevin McCullough
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2019/01/13/why-democrats-allow-illegal-aliens-to-enter-america-n2538979
— Here’s Why Ocasio-Cortez Just Picked a Fight With CBS News – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/01/13/heres-why-ocasiocortez-just-picked-a-fight-with-cbs-news-n2538975

BREITBART
— Gov. Jan Brewer: ‘Our Country Is Going to Collapse’ Without Border Wall – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/13/exclusive-gov-jan-brewer-our-country-going-collapse-without-border-wall/
— Democrat Presidential Contender Tulsi Gabbard Under Fire for Past Traditional Marriage Support – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/13/democrat-presidential-contender-tulsi-gabbard-under-fire-for-past-traditional-marriage-support/
— OUTSTANDING: Wyoming Republicans Push to Eliminate Gun-Free Zones in Public Places – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/13/wyoming-republicans-push-eliminate-gun-free-zones-public-places/

DAILY CALLER
— SCHUMER AND PELOSI SHOULD TRY TREATING TRUMP AS THEY DID OBAMA – Cora Mandy
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/13/schumer-pelosi/
— SEN. TIM KAINE DOESN’T WANT TO ‘WASTE TAXPAYER MONEY’ ON BORDER WALL ‘VANITY PROJECT THAT’S INEFFECTIVE’ – David Krayden (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is a vanity project that is ineffective and b) the only thing that is effective is what they do. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would highlight past/present Milton Township Republican Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois members, and Illinois Center Right Coalition members who worked/work harder against me than against any Democrat. They say that I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails “to feed my ego.”)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/13/dem-senator-calls-wall-vanity-project-ineffective/
— PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SHUTDOWN DIFFERS GREATLY FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA’S: HERE ARE A FEW WAYS HOW – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/13/russell-vought-omb-shutdown-trump/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Has a Strong Legal Argument That He Can Declare National Emergency at Border – John G. Malcolm
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/13/trump-has-a-strong-legal-argument-that-he-can-declare-national-emergency-at-border/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Assault on America, Day 12: Since when is David Hogg qualified to assess national emergencies? – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29474-assault-america-day-12-when-david-hogg-qualified-assess-national-emergencies

WORLD NET DAILY
— IMMORAL DEMOCRAT WOMEN MISLEADING THE YOUNG Jesse Lee Peterson blasts new crop of leftist radicals in government
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/immoral-democrat-women-misleading-the-young/

HOT AIR
— Trump Is Right: Walls Work On The Southern Border – FORD O’CONNELL
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/trump-right-walls-work-southern-border/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump on Border Crisis: Other Presidents Have Called National Emergencies For Less Than This – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/13/trump_on_border_crisis_other_presidents_have_called_national_emergencies_for_less_than_this.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A crisis when it suits them – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/13/democrats-are-in-denial-about-the-border-crisis/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Border security is a fight we must not lose – Rep. Ralph Norman
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/rep-ralph-norman-border-security-is-a-fight-we-must-not-lose

FOX NEWS
— Steve King will face disciplinary ‘action’ for white supremacy comments, GOP leader McCarthy says – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/steve-king-will-face-disciplinary-action-for-white-supremacy-comments-gop-leader-mccarthy-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The House minority leader then took a shot at Democratic leaders, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who refused to condemn Michigan freshman Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib for making what Republicans charged was an anti-Semitic slur. Tlaib, who accused some Republicans of having a “dual loyalty” to Israel, had called Trump a “motherf–er” just days earlier — also without drawing condemnation from Pelosi. GOP leaders have also criticized Democrats for continuing to back former Minnesota Democratic Rep. and Democratic National Committee (DNC) deputy chair Keith Ellison, who became the state’s Attorney General earlier this year despite being accused of domestic violence. Ellison said his ex-girlfriend fabricated the accusations, even as Democrats argued that now-Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers should be believed.)

FOX BUSINESS
— Ocasio-Cortez takes us back to big-spending, big-taxing Democratic Party – Joe Lieberman
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-takes-us-back-to-big-spending-big-taxing-democratic-party-joe-lieberman

PJ MEDIA
— De Blasio Says the ‘Wrong People’ Have All the Money – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, and/or a poor veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/de-blasio-says-the-wrong-people-have-all-the-money/

THE HILL
— Obama ‘new blood’ remark has different meaning for Biden – AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination big time a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are the biggest age discriminators.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/424987-obama-new-blood-remark-has-different-meaning-for-biden
— Kaine on Trump border wall: Democrats don’t want to ‘waste taxpayer money on a vanity project that’s ineffective’ – MICHAEL BURKE (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is a vanity project that is ineffective and b) the only thing that is effective is what they do. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would highlight past/present Milton Township Republican Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois members, and Illinois Center Right Coalition members who worked/work harder against me than against any Democrat. They say that I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails “to feed my ego.”)
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/425097-kaine-on-border-wall-democrats-dont-want-to-waste-taxpayer-money

POLITICO
— Exasperated Democrats try to rein in Ocasio-Cortez The effort is part carrot, part stick. But it’s far from clear the anti-establishment political novice can be made to play ball. – RACHAEL BADE and HEATHER CAYGLE (DIERSEN: The Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who dominate the Illinois Republican Party use sticks, not carrots.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/11/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrats-establisment-1093728
— Forget Mexico: Democrats turn focus to porous Canadian border While the White House is asking for more money and manpower at the southern border, staffing at the U.S.-Canada boundary is floundering. – LAUREN GARDNER
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/11/congress-canada-mexico-border-security-terrorism-1071243

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters say “Most Americans blame Trump for shutdown.”
https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/US/start-here-americans-blame-trump-shutdown-canada-takes-saudi/story?id=60348307

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ocasio-Cortez Pushes Democrats to the Left, Whether They Like It or Not – Shane Goldmacher
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/nyregion/ocasio-cortez-democrats-congress.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “What’s the Best Way to Dump Trump?” and says “Impeachment is tempting. But there’s a stronger case for waiting for the 2020 election.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/opinion/trump-impeachment-2020-election.html
— Chilling Notion for 2020: Disinformation Will Be Homegrown – Jim Rutenberg (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all information is disinformation except for what they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/business/media/democrats-disinformation-election-interference.html
— A New Migrant Caravan Forms, and Old Battle Lines Harden – Jeff Ernst, Elisabeth Malkin and Paulina Villegas
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/world/americas/migrant-caravan-honduras.html
— Overlooked No More: Laura de Force Gordon, Suffragist, Journalist and Lawyer Gordon was speaking from experience when, in 1893, she described in a speech how “society has sneered at learned women.” She spent decades trying to change that. – Jillian Rayfield (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? For me, the answer is 1844. According to the Democrats, if you are a White male Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you benefitted from your ancestors’ discrimination against women and against minorities and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/obituaries/laura-de-force-gordon-overlooked.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The ill-fated symbolism of Trump’s wall.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/01/14/ill-fated-symbolism-trumps-wall/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Joe Lieberman takes another dig at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Brian Niemietz
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-joe-lieberman-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-20190113-story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “National emergency declaration would be a misguided and destructive overreach.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/13/national-emergency-declaration-destructive-overreach-editorials-debates/2566066002/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/10/chefs-cannabis-food-drinks-2019-s-hottest-dining-trend/2520890002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Fault Lines’ Review: How Did We Get Here? There is plenty of evidence that Americans have become increasingly divided and embittered in recent years. It is harder to say why. Barton Swaim reviews “Fault Lines” by Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A promote hatred against members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fault-lines-review-how-did-we-get-here-11547411882
— Two Tacos and a B.A., Please When the economy is good, even fast-food joints pay for college. – Editorial (DIERSEN: None of the employers that I worked for 1964-1997 reimbursed my educational expenses, except for token amounts that GAO reimbursed 1992-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-tacos-and-a-b-a-please-11547411773
— Women Don’t Belong in Combat Units The military is watering down fitness standards because most female recruits can’t meet them. – Heather Mac Donald (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, to hire, to retain, and to promote more young Democrat minorities and more young Democrat females, the federal government has dramatically watered down its hiring, retention, and promotion standards.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-dont-belong-in-combat-units-11547411638
— As Demand for Small Cars Weakens, More Auto Makers Drop Them From U.S. Lineups Lower gasoline prices and better-quality used vehicles drive changes; fewer choices under $20,000 – Chester Dawson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-demand-for-small-cars-weakens-more-auto-makers-drop-them-from-u-s-lineups-11547391601
— Money ‘in the Wrong Hands’ Let’s compare who does more public social good with their money. – Editorial (DIERSEN: What “social good” to you promote with your time and money? I use my time and money to promote the Republican Party platform, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. My critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/money-in-the-wrong-hands-11547411831

FORBES
— How The Shutdown Is A Win For Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda – Steve Denning
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2019/01/13/how-the-shutdown-is-a-win-for-trumps-authoritarian-agenda/#74f21b37250f

FEDERAL TIMES
— Congress passes guarantee to pay feds after shutdown – Jessie Bur
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2019/01/11/congress-passes-federal-pay-guarantee-after-shutdown/

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A White-hater says “The President’s Pursuit of White Power.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/trump-embraces-white-supremacy/579745/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Refuses to Soothe a Wounded Nation.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/donald-trump-doesnt-console-the-nation/579799/

MEDIATE
— 2020 Candidate Tulsi Gabbard Once Worked For Anti-LGBT Group, Railed Against ‘Homosexual Extremists’ – Tamar Auber
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/2020-candidate-tulsi-gabbard-once-worked-for-anti-gay-group-railed-against-homosexual-extremists/

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Protesters across the US defy Trump’s federal shutdown blackmail – Alistair Farrow
https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/47727/Protesters+across+the+US+defy+Trumps+federal+shutdown+blackmail

January 13 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— CALL FOR ARTICLES: GOPUSA ILLINOIS calls for articles written by Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders and elected officials that promote Trump’s policies and accomplishments and that promote planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform, including their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What articles should Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders write and bring to everyone’s attention? ANSWER: Republican party leaders in Illinois, including the IRP National Committeewoman and Committeeman, the IRP officers, the IRP State Central Committee members, the IRP county party officers, and the IRP township/ward party officers should write articles and bring them to everyone’s attention that promote Trump’s policies and accomplishments and that promote planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform, including their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What articles should Illinois Republican Party (IRP) elected officials write and bring to everyone’s attention? ANSWER: IRP elected officials in Illinois, including Republican congressmen, state senators, state representatives, county officials, township/ward officials, and municipal officials should write articles and bring them to everyone’s attention that promote Trump’s policies and accomplishments and that promote planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform, including their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker says ‘Democrats stand together’ as party takes total power in Illinois, and all the problems – Mike Riopell (DIERSEN: Will Pritzker succeed in getting the Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the Illinois Republican Party to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois once and for all that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-illinois-governor-20190109-story.html
— In shutdown, rank-and-file workers have most to lose, says longtime federal employee from Munster – Meredith Colias-Pete
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-government-shutdown-nwi-worker-st-20190109-story.html
— Algorithm vs. appraiser: Estimating a home’s value can be complicated. Here’s what sellers should know. – Joanne Cleaver
https://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-property-valuation-0113-story.html
— Who has more compassion, Republicans or Democrats? – Meri T. Long (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) paint themselves as being extremely compassionate and b) paint me and anyone who might support me as being uncompassionate, a White supremacist, a Nazi, a KKK member, a hater, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-compassion-democrats-republicans-who-has-more-0113-story.html
— Mall of India development could open by July at former Naperville Walmart on Route 59 – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: What if there was a mall of a) your motherland, b) Trump supporters, c) Protestants, d) conservatives, e) patriotic people, f) Republicans, g) Americans, h) Whites, i) males, j) older people, k) rich people, l) gun owners, m) German Americans, n) draft avoiders, and/or o) those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-mall-of-india-route-59-st-0113-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity in Naperville.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-decent-column-st-0113-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE OF UNDERWOOD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who voted for Underwood? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-underwood-neuqua-ceremonial-swearing-in-st-0113-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: City Haul: $100K club grows; more city employees got paid more than Rahm Emanuel – Mitchell Armentrout and Tanveer Ali (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000 a year in today’s dollars (GS-13 Step 3)? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-city-employees-salaries-database-rahm-emanuel-overtime/

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who voted for Pritzker? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and those who want more welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190112/editorial-the-dawn-of-gov-pritzker
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who voted for Underwood? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and those who want more welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190112/unbought-unbossed-x2014-underwood-echoes-legendary-chisholm-advocates-bipartisanship–

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— A new day for Illinois has arrived – J.B. Pritzker (DIERSEN: Members of Group A voted for Pritzker and now they are counting on him to get rid of members of Group B ASAP. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190112/jb-pritzker-new-day-for-illinois-has-arrived
— Davis votes for funding on agency-by-agency basis – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190112/bernard-schoenburg-davis-votes-for-funding-on-agency-by-agency-basis

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Super-wealthy office seekers appears to be growing trend – Ben Zigterman
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-01-13/super-wealthy-office-seekers-appears-be-growing-trend.html
— Reps. Davis, Kinzinger crossed aisle versus shutdown – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-01-13/tom-kacich-reps-davis-kinzinger-crossed-aisle-versus-shutdown.html

SOUTHERN
— Dysfunction needs to end so we can end border crisis – Mike Bost
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-mike-bost-dysfunction-needs-to-end-so-we-can/article_a99029db-b8ab-5f38-8a9b-84c45e9c376b.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Democrat Bill Foster Wants to End Perks During Shutdown – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=277687#.XDs45Vl_OM8

WIFR
— Retired Rockford U.S. Air Force Major General John Borling: ‘Shutdown is not painful enough’ – Ethan Rosuck
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Rockford-native–504244311.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Bill on federal workers’ back pay in shutdown heads to Trump – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/bill-on-federal-workers-back-pay-in-shutdown-heads-to-trump-01-11-2019

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Liberals tear down Confederate statues, but they favor a new brand of slavery in illegal immigration – L. Todd Wood
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/12/liberals-tear-down-confederate-statues-while-impor/

FOX NEWS
— Trump is ready to negotiate but if Dems won’t, it’s time to declare a national emergency – Judge Jeanine Pirro
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/judge-jeanine-pirro-trump-is-ready-to-negotiate-but-if-dems-wont-its-time-to-declare-a-national-emergency

BREITBART
— Trump Says Dem Obstruction on Border Wall ‘Only Politics’ — ‘I Actually Think It’s Bad Politics for Them’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/01/12/trump-says-dem-obstruction-on-border-wall-only-politics-i-actually-think-its-bad-politics-for-them/
— Mr. President, You Don’t Need Congress to Build the Wall – Brigitte Gabriel
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/12/brigitte-gabriel-mr-president-you-dont-need-congress-to-build-the-wall/

DAILY CALLER
— CONGRESS MUST TAKE OUR BORDER CRISIS MORE SERIOUSLY – Jenny Beth Martin
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/12/congress-border-crisis-serious/

TOWNHALL
— I Want a Wall Just Like Israel’s – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2019/01/13/i-want-a-wall-just-like-israels-n2538859
— Republicans Should Not Give in on Border Security – Bruce Bialosky
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2019/01/13/republicans-should-not-give-in-on-border-security-n2538826

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Has the Democrats Cornered – Jim Daws
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/trump_has_the_democrats_cornered.html

NEW AMERICAN
— Immigrant Congresswoman: Trump Wants to Purify America for White Supremacists – R. Cort Kirkwood (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use immigrants, use minorities, and use women to promote hatred against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/31171-immigrant-congresswoman-trump-wants-to-purify-america-for-white-supremacists

HOT AIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: I should write a book about “Republicans” who promote LGBTQ activity who focus on driving out of the Republican Party those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/gay-conservatives-trump-era-best-worst-times/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Socialist Democrats and their Illegal Alien Brethren – Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh
https://canadafreepress.com/article/socialist-democrats-and-their-illegal-alien-brethren

THE HILL
— Ocasio-Cortez calls out CBS News for not assigning a ‘single black journalist to cover the 2020 election’ – ARIS FOLLEY (DIERSEN: What if any conservative journalists do the following employ: ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Fox News Chicago, WGN TV, WGN Radio, WLS AM, WTTW, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, Northwest Herald, Herald & Review, Peoria Journal Star, Kane County Chronicle, DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Journal & Topics, LaSalle News Tribune, Rockford Register Star, Springfield State Journal Register, Kankakee Daily Journal, Bloomington Pantagraph, Champaign/Urbana News Gazette, Alton Daily News, Times, Belleville News Democrat, Southern, Fox Illinois, NPR Illinois, Northern Public Radio, Quad Cities Online, News Channel 20, WJBD, WJBC, WSPY, WQAD, WMAY, WGEM, WGLT, WREX, Central Illinois Proud, etc.?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/425070-ocasio-cortez-calls-out-cbs-news-for-not-assigning-a-single-black-journalist

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters urge those who own land along the border to oppose The Wall.
https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/as-trump-visits-border-texas-landowners-prepare-for-wall-fight/article_66f757d7-d3fe-53f0-a2f6-94f871402173.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, America-haters use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-border-wall-won-t-help-migrant-children-all-ncna957876

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater argues that the media elected Trump in 2016.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/opinion/trump-2020-media.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A man-hater glorifies and praises women.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/opinion/sunday/pelosi-congress-women.html
— Tucker Carlson Versus Conservatism The Fox News host amplifies a debate the right needs to have. – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/12/opinion/sunday/tucker-carlson-fox-news-republicans.html
— Why I Didn’t Answer Your Email Because my inbox will always be waiting for me, but my children will not. – KJ Dell’Antonia
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/12/opinion/sunday/email-children-balance-parenting.html
— FRONT PAGE: Students in Rural America Ask, ‘What Is a University Without a History Major?’ – Mitch Smith (DIERSEN: What college courses are job-related? My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that none of the courses that I took to earn a bachelor’s degree in management and master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance were job-related. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/12/us/rural-colleges-money-students-leaving.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote hatred of Trump and his supporters, Trump-haters glorify and praise you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-congressman-rails-against-undocumented-immigrants-as-his-estranged-siblings-care-for-them-and-other-patients-in-need/2019/01/12/f486ac0a-1208-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/americans-blame-trump-and-gop-much-more-than-democrats-for-shutdown-post-abc-poll-finds/2019/01/12/9c89aff2-16a9-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Americans blame Trump and GOP much more than Democrats for shutdown.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2019/01/13/americans-blame-trump-and-gop-much-more-than-democrats-for-shutdown-poll-says/fbYRLaA8jqExmhOmHLcG8H/story.html

LAS VEGAS SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who argues against The Wall? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/jan/13/wall-hasnt-even-been-studied/

JOPLIN GLOBE
— Border battle has been brewing for decades – Geoff Caldwell
https://www.joplinglobe.com/opinion/columns/geoff-caldwell-border-battle-has-been-brewing-for-decades/article_12ca8ba7-ad41-5cfb-ba88-21861a03c56a.html

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— City provides free beer, movies and food to federal workers affected by shutdown
https://www.ajc.com/news/national/city-provides-free-beer-movies-and-food-federal-workers-affected-shutdown/LBteMe4ODnrPOqD4jAWAEO/

OBSERVER REPORTER
— The cost of illegal immigration – Dave Ball
https://observer-reporter.com/opinion/op-eds/op-ed-the-cost-of-illegal-immigration/article_3a6831c6-1434-11e9-aef7-9b8831d16d9e.html

FORTUNE
— Trump’s Shifting Government Shutdown Tests Law Dating Back to Ulysses Grant – Bloomberg
http://fortune.com/2019/01/12/trump-shutdown-ulysses-grant/

CNBC
— Detroit auto show offers glimpse of future without the sedan. You want a utility vehicle or sports car? The North American International Auto Show in Detroit next week will mostly feature a lineup heavy on trucks and SUVs with a few high-profile debuts of sports cars. Industry watchers say the nature of the auto show is changing, as are automakers. – Robert Ferris
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/10/detroit-auto-show-is-a-glimpse-of-the-auto-market-of-the-future-utilities-and-sports-cars.html

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters make it clear that they are America-haters.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/21/the-republican-test-at-the-border

NEWSWEEK
— ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ SLAMS MEDIA OUTLET FOR LACK OF DIVERSITY IN 2020 ELECTION COVERAGE: ‘UNACCEPTABLE IN 2019. TRY AGAIN’ – JASON MURDOCK (DIERSEN: What if any conservative journalists do the following employ: ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Fox News Chicago, WGN TV, WGN Radio, WLS AM, WTTW, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, Northwest Herald, Herald & Review, Peoria Journal Star, Kane County Chronicle, DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Journal & Topics, LaSalle News Tribune, Rockford Register Star, Springfield State Journal Register, Kankakee Daily Journal, Bloomington Pantagraph, Champaign/Urbana News Gazette, Alton Daily News, Times, Belleville News Democrat, Southern, Fox Illinois, NPR Illinois, Northern Public Radio, Quad Cities Online, News Channel 20, WJBD, WJBC, WSPY, WQAD, WMAY, WGEM, WGLT, WREX, Central Illinois Proud, etc.?)
https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-slams-media-outlet-lack-diversity-political-coverage-1289345

INQUISITR
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out CBS News For Not Including Black Journalist In Election 2020 Team – Patricia Grannum (DIERSEN: What if any conservative journalists do the following employ: ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Fox News Chicago, WGN TV, WGN Radio, WLS AM, WTTW, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, Northwest Herald, Herald & Review, Peoria Journal Star, Kane County Chronicle, DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Journal & Topics, LaSalle News Tribune, Rockford Register Star, Springfield State Journal Register, Kankakee Daily Journal, Bloomington Pantagraph, Champaign/Urbana News Gazette, Alton Daily News, Times, Belleville News Democrat, Southern, Fox Illinois, NPR Illinois, Northern Public Radio, Quad Cities Online, News Channel 20, WJBD, WJBC, WSPY, WQAD, WMAY, WGEM, WGLT, WREX, Central Illinois Proud, etc.?)
https://www.inquisitr.com/5247435/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-out-cbs-news-for-not-including-black-journalist-in-election-2020-team/

THE DAY
— Transgender veteran driven from GOP – Jennifer N. Pritzker (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the great success that Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs have had in driving conservatives out of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, my precinct, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.theday.com/op-edguest-opinions/20190113/transgender-veteran-driven-from-gop

LBGTQ NATION
— 3 ways the Trump shutdown is specifically hurting LGBTQ people of all sorts – Daniel Villarreal
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/01/3-ways-trump-shutdown-specifically-hurting-lgbtq-people-sorts/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. It’s hurting LGBTQ-identified federal employees Yesterday, the LGBTQ media watchdog group GLAAD cited The Washington Post’s estimate that nearly 13,600 federal workers identify as LGBTQ, though the number could be much higher. LGBTQ people experience higher rates of poverty than their straight peers. So, for many poor, queer federal employees, a single missed paycheck could prove the difference between stability and homelessness or bankruptcy. . .2. It’s hurting LGBTQ-identified asylum seekers. . .3. It’s hurting LGBTQ-identified victims of identity theft and domestic violence.)

January 12 Morning Edition

WLS AM
— Pritzker says he appealed to Trump voters – Emma Seslowsky
http://www.wlsam.com/2019/01/11/this-progressive-democrat-says-he-appealed-to-trump-voters/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF TERRA COSTA: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in a) promoting hatred of Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrat women.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190112/anger-action-election-how-democratic-women-in-dupage-mirrored-national-trend-and-gained-representation

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois event to simulate homelessness, raise awareness – AP (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, people who have financial, health, and other problems vote for Democrats. Democrats promote patronage big time. Democrats have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article224342775.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— GoFundMe will refund over $20M in donations made to border wall campaign – Alyssa Roberts
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gofundme-will-refund-all-donations-made-to-veterans-border-wall-campaign
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since the goal has not been met, it appears Kolfage is changing tactics, and a GoFundMe spokesperson says the company will refund all donations to the campaign, INSIDER reports. On the campaign’s page, Kolfage wrote that he, and a team of advisers, had decided instead to form a 501(c)(4) nonprofit to raise money for a border wall instead.)

WJBD
— Governor Rauner discusses plans after leaving office – Toby Gullion
http://www.southernillinoisnow.com/2019/01/11/governor-rauner-discusses-plans-after-leaving-office/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Governor Amendatory Vetoes Abolition of McHenry County Townships by Referendum Bill Killing Vote This Year
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/11/governor-amendatorily-vetoes-abolition-of-mchenry-county-townships-by-referendum-bill-killing-vote-this-year/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Ex-GOP state rep candidate: Opponent Corrigan’s campaign ads, backed by IL House GOP, defamed her – Scott Holland
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511719822-ex-gop-state-rep-candidate-opponent-corrigan-s-campaign-ads-backed-by-il-house-gop-defamed-her

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Market Watch: Owners of golf pioneer’s Wheaton estate lose $670K on sale
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511718519-market-watch-owners-of-golf-pioneer-s-wheaton-estate-lose-670k-on-sale

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— State lawmakers feeling pressure to pass gas tax hike, IPI warns – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511716678-state-lawmakers-feeling-pressure-to-pass-gas-tax-hike-ipi-warns

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Transgender Juggernaut Threatens God’s Design for Male and Female – Timothy J. Dailey
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/the-transgender-juggernaut-threatens-gods-design-for-male-and-female/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Politics of Racial Grievance – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/01/spotlight-the-politics-of-racial-grievance/

BREITBART
— Longest Shutdown Ever: With No End in Sight, Battle for Border Wall Rages, Democrats Continue Opposition – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/11/longest-shutdown-ever-with-no-end-in-sight-battle-for-border-wall-rages-democrats-continue-opposition/
— Another Honduran Caravan Starts Next Week – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/11/washpost-another-honduran-caravan-starts-next-week/

FOX NEWS
— Millions of US jobs are about to vanish, so why does DC want to import more unskilled workers? – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-millions-of-us-jobs-are-about-to-vanish-so-why-does-dc-want-to-import-more-unskilled-workers

AMERICAN THINKER
— Islam Enters Congress – Valerie Greenfield
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/islam_and_congress.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Ryan Redux: Romney Assumes the Missionary Position – Bill Thomas
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/11/ryan-redux-romney-assumes-the-missionary-position/

NEW AMERICAN
— Will New “Migrant Caravan” From Honduras Invite Emergency Declaration From Trump? – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31168-will-new-migrant-caravan-from-honduras-invite-emergency-declaration-from-trump

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— This is what Democrats thought about illegal immigration not so long ago – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/levin-this-is-what-democrats-thought-about-illegal-immigration-not-so-long-ago/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To be in America illegally is to shout that you a) disrespect the “rule of law,” b) disrespect America, and c) disrespect Americans.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/11/limbaugh_even_if_stat_that_illegals_commit_fewer_crimes_is_true_it_still_doesnt_mean_let_em_in.html

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Pelosi: A border wall is immoral because it discriminates against illegals entering the country – Dag Barkley
https://canadafreepress.com/article/pelosi-a-border-wall-is-immoral-because-it-discriminates-against-illegals-e

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Seek to Glorify God – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that to glorify God, you should promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things?)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/01/11/seek-to-glorify-god-part-1/
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/01/12/seek-to-glorify-god-part-2/

CNN
— Unemployment claims by federal workers skyrocket – Vanessa Yurkevich (DIERSEN: What about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid?)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/11/politics/shutdown-workers-unemployment/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups say that there is no border crisis: 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/interactive/2019/01/11/us/politics/trump-border-crisis-reality.html

— ‘Deciding How to Decide’: Even the Rich Need Advice on Budgeting – Paul Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/your-money/budgeting-for-wealthy-rich.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Opportunity in Cities Falls to the Educated – Emily Badger and Quoctrung Bui (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/upshot/big-cities-low-skilled-workers-wages.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Trump to represent a) those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) those who hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-the-president-of-the-republican-base–not-the-country/2019/01/11/3862aa9c-150f-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html
— Reinstating the SALT deduction is a matter of fairness – Nita M. Lowey, Washington
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/reinstating-the-salt-deduction-is-a-matter-of-fairness/2019/01/11/8ba7c038-1461-11e9-ab79-30cd4f7926f2_story.html

STAR TELEGRAM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Democrat uses anti-Catholics to promote Islam.
https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/cynthia-m-allen/article224239815.html

SALEM NEWS
— IRS workers: ‘We want to go back to work’ – Paul Tennant
https://www.salemnews.com/news/irs-workers-we-want-to-go-back-to-work/article_4426d798-412e-5135-9cd0-657bee77f9f0.html

STAR TRIBUNE
— Top tips for older job seekers – Todd Nelson
http://www.startribune.com/tips-for-older-job-seekers/504173712/

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bloomberg wants Trump “to represent entire country,” that is, to represent a) those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) those who hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/bloomberg-trump-supposed-to-represent-entire-country/video_7c3f3d9f-f62a-5637-8e19-060e53b8ffed.html

MONEY MAGAZINE
— People Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills Because of the Government Shutdown – JULIA GLUM (DIERSEN: What about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid?)
http://time.com/money/5499602/government-shutdown-medical-bills/

January 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State needs to find solutions other than tax hikes – Linda McDaniel-Hale
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-ecn-mcdaniel-hale-column-st-0113-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Trump-haters promote Underwood.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lauren-underwood-congress-illinois-14th-district-20190108-story.html
— U.S. has approved thousands of child bride requests, government data shows – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-child-bride-immigration-requests-20190111-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners and anti-Trumps say “Take it from Illinois, this government shutdown is cruel and dumb.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/government-shutdown-cruel-trump-rauner-illinois/

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Latest Sears plan promises more severance – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old forced my Civil Service Retirement System pension to be reduced by 12%. Instead of $60,586/year, it is only $53,316/year, or $7,270/year less. SEE: http://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/csrs-information/computation/)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190110/eddie-lampert-uses-sears-workers-as-fulcrum-in-renewed-rescue-package
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his sweetened offer valued at more than $5 billion, Lampert promised to provide up to $43 million of additional severance and jobs for as many as 50,000 employees. The company “also expects to reinstate the pre-petition Sears severance program for the benefit of all eligible employees that accept their employment offer,” Lampert wrote in a letter to Lazard, the investment bank representing Sears.)

ABC7
— President Trump visits U.S.-Mexico border, threatens emergency declaration
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trump-visits-us-mexico-border-local-domestic-violence-groups-worry-about-funding-during-shutdown/5045868/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The shutdown is delaying hundreds of cases in Chicago’s federal court “There’s that famous saying that ‘justice delayed is justice denied,’” says one prominent Chicago attorney. “The court system is slow enough without something like this occurring.” – CLAIRE BUSHEY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/law/shutdown-delaying-hundreds-cases-chicagos-federal-court

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— New Illinois legislature underway with big Democratic majorities – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Will “bipartisan” Republican legislators join with Democrats and get rid of once and for all individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/new-illinois-legislature-underway-with-big-democratic-majorities/article_846b3444-ab59-5433-8d58-ffd48c1ecb7b.html

SOUTHERN
— Border official shows Trump tunnels under border wall
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/border-official-shows-trump-tunnels-under-border-wall/video_3c5cd9fa-3438-5ba4-a9ca-034476940ed5.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/how-local-schools-are-making-lgbtq-students-feel-safe-and-welcomee
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/many-lgbtq-students-feel-unsafe-in-illinois-schools

NPR ILLINOIS
— Outgoing Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti Talks Legacy And Influence On Bruce Rauner – DAISY CONTRERAS
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/outgoing-lt-gov-sanguinetti-talks-legacy-and-influence-bruce-rauner#stream/0

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Anti-Republicans push video gambling in Campton Hills.
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/01/village-of-campton-hills-seeks-community-input-on-video-gaming/

WHEATON PATCH
— Rep. Sean Casten To Discuss Government Shutdown In Wheaton Casten will give an update on the ongoing government shutdown and offer guidance for residents who have been impacted. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/rep-sean-casten-discuss-government-shutdown-wheaton

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wheaton council member Phil Suess praises legacy Ives will leave – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511719440-wheaton-council-member-praises-legacy-ives-will-leave

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— 9 Republicans (William E. Brady, Dave Syverson, Tim Butler, Tom Demmer, Jim Durkin, Norine K. Hammond, Michael P. McAuliffe, Michael D. Unes, and Keith Wheeler) voted ‘yes’ on bill to hike pay for department heads (DIERSEN: To get a government job, how big of a pay cut would suffer? In 1980, to get a job working for GAO, I suffered a $19,203/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511718652-9-republicans-voted-yes-on-bill-to-hike-pay-for-department-heads
— 49 state employees to get 15 percent raises – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511719293-49-state-employees-to-get-15-percent-raises
— Most board members of Tollway Authority ousted – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511719296-most-board-members-of-tollway-authority-ousted
— Thompson: Lang becoming lobbyist illustrates depth of state corruption – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511717701-thompson-lang-becoming-lobbyist-illustrates-depth-of-state-corruption

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Morrison says Ives will be sorely missed – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511719229-morrison-says-ives-will-be-sorely-missed
— Morrison: Lawmakers should wait two years before becoming lobbyists – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511719197-morrison-lawmakers-should-wait-two-years-before-becoming-lobbyists

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rep Margo McDermed re: Ives – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511719250-rep-margo-mcdermed-re-ives

MCHENRY TIMES
— Skillicorn: Ives will be missed – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511719234-skillicorn-ives-will-be-missed

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Anti-Family Legislation in 2019 (DIERSEN: What does the pastor of your church say against anti-family legislation?)
https://illinoisfamily.org/exclude-from-homepage/anti-family-legislation-in-2019/
— Pastors Breakfast: Marijuana in Your Church and Community (DIERSEN: What does the pastor of your church say against marijuana?)
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/pastors-breakfast-marijuana-in-your-church-and-community/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REPUBLICANS KINZINGER, DAVIS SIDE WITH DEMS AGAINST TRUMP ON SHUTDOWN VOTES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/republicans-kinzinger-davis-side-with-dems-against-trump-on-shutdown-votes.html

TOWNHALL
— A Stalemate as Trump Goes Factual, Democrats Illogical – Michael Barone
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2019/01/11/a-stalemate-as-trump-goes-factual-democrats-illogical-n2538844
— Hold Tight on the Wall, President Trump – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2019/01/11/hold-tight-on-the-wall-president-trump-n2538861

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Racist Nerve of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -Rabbi Yaakov Menken
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/10/the-racist-nerve-of-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TLAIB, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AND JEW-HATE The Democrats’ silence in the face of vile comments by one of their own. – Ari Lieberman
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272496/tlaib-democratic-party-and-jew-hate-ari-lieberman

BREITBART
— Dem Rep. Jayapal: Trump Wants to Make America ‘Pure’ Again by Eliminating All Immigration of ‘Folks of Color’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/01/11/dem-rep-jayapal-trump-wants-to-make-america-pure-again-by-eliminating-all-immigration-of-folks-of-color/

FOX NEWS
— To obstruct Trump’s agenda, Democrats and the media have to pretend borders don’t matter – Sean Hannity
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sean-hannity-to-obstruct-trumps-agenda-democrats-and-the-media-have-to-pretend-borders-dont-matter
— The Democratic Party is running on fumes (and Trump knows it) – Patrick J. Walsh
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/the-democratic-party-is-running-on-fumes-and-trump-knows-it

DAILY CALLER
— MEDIA THROW EVERYTHING AT THE WALL TO SEE WHAT STICKS – ANN COULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/10/media-throw-everything-at-wall/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote Islam, those who dominate the Republican Party get rid of you. There are tremendous conflicts between a) Islam and b) the Republican Party platform and the U.S. Constitution. Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/10/tarrant-county-gop-shahid-shafi/

WORLD NET DAILY
— BUILD THE WALL — PROTECT US ALL Alan Keyes calls Trump TV speech ‘an act of impeccable statesmanship’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/build-the-wall-protect-us-all/

LIFEZETTE
— Dems and NeverTrumpers Are ‘the Cruelest,’ as They Treat Victims of Illegal Immigrant Crime with Scorn – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/dems-and-nevertrumpers-are-the-cruelest-as-they-treat-victims-of-illegal-immigrant-crime-with-scorn/

HARTLAND INSTITUTE
— FROM THE ARTICLE: The Constitution gave the federal government (very few) expressly identified and defined powers – and left the rest to the states (what the colonies would become) and We the People. Because they wanted less government – they gave the federal government only the powers the states by themselves couldn’t handle. To wit: Mexico is invading California, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. Which is a geographical anomaly – only those four states share a border with Mexico. But from those states – the invaders invade the rest of the nation. It is not left to those four states to deal with the invasion. It is our national sovereignty that is under assault – so it is the national government’s responsibility to stop the invasion. – Stan Motley
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/lets-not-let-one-billionaire-crony-decide-what-fifty-states-do-about-online-gambling

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Seek to Glorify God – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: What do you do to glorify God? I a) promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) promote the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, c) promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and d) oppose the promotion of welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/01/11/seek-to-glorify-god-part-1/

ROLL CALL
— Republican defections (including Rodney Davis and Adam Kinzinger) on House spending bills to end shutdown tick up – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/republican-defections-on-house-spending-bills-tick-up

THE HILL
— Trump moves to brink of emergency declaration – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/424845-the-memo-trump-moves-to-brink-of-emergency-declaration
— Trump says ‘the law is 100% on my side’ for national emergency – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/424861-trump-on-declaring-national-emergency-the-law-is-100-on-my-side

NBC NEWS
— Starbucks exploring adding needle-disposal boxes in bathrooms following petition “Employees risk getting poked, and DO get poked, even when following ‘protocol’ of using gloves and tongs to dispose of used needles,” said an online petition. – Minyvonne Burke (DIERSEN: What percent of Starbucks customers are illegal drug users?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/starbucks-exploring-adding-needle-disposal-boxes-bathrooms-following-petition-n957176

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that there is no border crisis.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/us/politics/trump-mcallen-border-crisis.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that the media was Trump’s accomplice in 2016.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/opinion/trump-2020-media.html
— At White House, Empty Desks and Unpaid Bills as Trump Shows No Sign of Relenting – Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/us/politics/white-house-government-shutdown.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Political Benefits of Shutting It Down.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/us/politics/on-politics-shutdown-democrats-republicans.html
— FRONT PAGE: Twitter Users in China Face Detention and Threats in New Beijing Crackdown – Paul Mozur (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. They a) do not want me to know about their press conferences, fundraisers, or other activities, b) do not want me to promote their press conferences, fundraisers, or other activities, c) do not want me to attend their press conferences, fundraisers, or other activities, d) do not want me to speak with anyone at their press conferences, fundraisers, or other activities, e) do not want me to ask questions at their press conferences, fundraisers, or other activities, and f) do not want me to report on their press conferences, fundraisers, or other activities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/business/china-twitter-censorship-online.html

WASHINGTON POST
— A new migrant caravan is forming in Central America, with plans to leave next week – Sarah Kinosian and Kevin Sieff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/a-new-migrant-caravan-is-forming-in-central-america-with-plans-to-leave-next-week/2019/01/10/611024ba-137f-11e9-ab79-30cd4f7926f2_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against The Wall.
https://nypost.com/2019/01/10/declaring-an-emergency-wont-get-trump-the-wall-he-wants/

USA TODAY
— A Texas county GOP’s faction seeks to remove ‘unsuitable’ Muslim vice chair – Doug Stanglin (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between a) Islam and b) the Republican Party platform and the U.S. Constitution. Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/09/texas-county-gop-group-seeks-ouster-unsuitable-muslim-vice-chair/2524420002/
— ‘The age of self-inflicted American shame is over,’ Pompeo declares in rebuke of Obama’s policy – Deirdre Shesgreen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/10/mike-pompeo-trump-has-rebuilt-middle-east-alliances-after-obama/2524433002/
— This is now the second-longest government shutdown ever. On Saturday, it becomes No. 1 – William Cummings (DIERSEN: What were you doing during the 1995-1996 shutdown? I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago Office. Of course, that shutdown motivated them even more to get rid of their employees like who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/10/second-longest-shutdown/2534718002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The longest shutdown on record lasted from Dec. 5, 1995, to Jan. 6, 1996, when Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Democratic President Bill Clinton faced off over taxes.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “6 real emergencies that should be more important to Donald Trump than the wall.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/11/donald-trump-border-wall-fake-emergency-six-real-crises-column/2535653002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who benefit from illegal immigration deny that there is a crisis.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/10/trump-visits-border-mcallen-residents-ask-what-crisis/2535007002/

BOSTON HERALD
— Baker holds nation’s ‘most popular governor’ status, again – MARY MARKOS (DIERSEN: Do you want to be a popular Republican elected official and/or party leader in Illinois? What if “Republican” political consultants and “Republican” major donors in Illinois told you that to be popular, you had to a) dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) dump the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, c) dump the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and d) dump those like Diersen who support the aforesaid planks and resolution?)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/10/baker-holds-nations-most-popular-governor-status-again/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Silly Arguments Against a Border Wall – Dan Crenshaw
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-silly-arguments-against-a-border-wall-11547165119
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs oppose The Wall.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-presidential-emergency-11547165515

FORBES
— The Hiring Bias That Nobody Talks About – Jack Kelly (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress about you? Mine stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am no longer the aforesaid because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2019/01/10/the-hiring-bias-that-nobody-talks-about/#3690ede16c77
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s a terrible feeling when you lose your job. To make matters worse, it is awful to be discriminated against because you’re out of work. Government data touts that we have broken records of having the lowest level of unemployment in decades. The statistics conveniently leave out those who have exhausted their unemployment claims and still haven’t found a new job. These people, who need the most help, are conveniently ignored and treated as if they don’t exist, especially since it ruins the narrative of full employment. Society shies away from discussing the unemployed—and especially the long-term unemployed (someone who is out of work for 27 weeks or more). In December 2018, there were 1.3 million long-term unemployed individuals. Yet, it is still one of those touchy taboo subjects that we all feel could happen to us and would prefer to avoid talking about it. Rationally, you’d believe that with full employment (and the accompanying challenge for companies to find qualified candidates), they would quickly scoop up anyone out of work. Sadly, this does not happen. There is a discrete, unspoken thought process amongst corporate executives that if someone is unemployed for a certain length of time, there must be a problem and they’d rather just pass on the candidate. An unrealistic expectation exists in which hiring managers feel that a person should have found a job within a reasonable time frame after being unemployed—and if they haven’t, something may be wrong with him. The bias against the unemployed is as common and pernicious as age discrimination.)
— Trump’s DOJ Acts On Threat To Trial Lawyers Who Sue On Behalf Of The Government – Daniel Fisher
https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalnewsline/2019/01/10/trumps-doj-acts-on-threat-to-trial-lawyers-who-file-lawsuits-on-behalf-of-the-government/

BROOKINGS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters argue against The Wall.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2019/01/10/a-wall-cant-fix-what-global-migration-and-refugees-compacts-can/

DALLAS WEEKLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats celebrate their success in getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dallasweekly.com/opinion/article_cfc3bde0-14fb-11e9-b1a7-db918b9965c2.html

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQers side with Muslims against the Republican Party. There are tremendous conflicts between a) Islam and b) the Republican Party platform and the U.S. Constitution. Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/01/texas-republicans-may-oust-party-leader-isnt-christian/

FORWARD ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Obviously, members of Forward Illinois are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://forwardillinois.com/

January 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Bruce Rauner offers farewell assessment of his term as governor – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-offers-farewell-assessment-of-his-term-as-governor/5036461/

NBC5
— Illinois Representatives React to Trump Speech on Border Wall, Shutdown
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-representatives-react-to-trump-speech-on-immigration-504097411.html

WGN TV
— Final thoughts from Rauner before he leaves office – BEN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/01/08/final-thoughts-from-rauner-before-he-leaves-office/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “To Trump, the wall was never more than an applause line. And now it’s failing.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-address-wall-border-huppke-20190108-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump used the Oval Office to try to create a border crisis.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-border-crisis-analysis-20190108-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s public bluster has turned border talks into a dangerous game of chicken.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-border-wall-trump-compromise-public-negotiations-20190108-story.html
— A true gift from my family: Christmas in the ICU – John Kass (DIERSEN: My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. He died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother always focused on his blood sugar level. I remember times when she had him taken to the hospital fearing that he was falling into a coma.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-diabetes-diagnosis-kass20190108-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As they pushed me into the car, I remember shouting, weakly: Nobody tells me what to do! But they didn’t listen. I don’t remember much else except being in the ICU with IVs in my arms. That first night, my blood sugar levels reached 976. The doctors said I could easily have fallen into a coma where my brain, kidneys and other organs would have been damaged, perhaps beyond repair. You have diabetes, said a doctor. “Diabetes? No! That’s impossible!” I reportedly told the docs in the ICU.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: District 203 would close school on election days under calendar change proposal – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-calendar-criteria-st-0109-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Move to end health benefit should extend to boards throughout suburbs – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190108/editorial-move-to-end-health-benefit-should-extend-to-boards-throughout-suburbs

WTTW
— No Signs of Sickout Among Chicago TSA Agents – Eddie Arruza (DIERSEN: Often, while I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I was called in to work extra hours because my coworkers had called in sick. While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, I called in sick far fewer times than my coworkers and subordinates.)
https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/08/no-signs-sickout-among-chicago-tsa-agents

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House approves Pritzker’s request for agency leader salary increases – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: To get a government job, how big of a pay cut would suffer? In 1980, to get a job working for GAO, I suffered a $19,203/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190108/house-approves-pritzkers-request-for-agency-leader-salary-increases

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Pritzker seeks higher salaries to attract top Cabinet talent – JOHN O’CONNOR
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/01/08/pritzker-seeks-higher-salaries-to-attract-top-cabinet-talent/ajjlrto/

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti- Rauner/Trump sats “The parallels of Rauner and Trump’s tactics.”
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/01/08/statehouse-reeder-the-parallels-of-rauner-and-trumps-tactics/afymk95/

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump has a credibility crisis.”
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/anderson-cooper-trump-has-a-credibility-crisis/video_8a41a28c-2946-5806-b28d-46e8e33437b7.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Sen. Dick Durbin, Rep. Darin LaHood weigh in on Trump’s national address
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/sen-dick-durbin-weighs-in-on-trumps-national-address

NPR ILLINOIS
— Outgoing State Rep. Labels Illinois GOP As “Ineffective” – JACLYN DRISCOLL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/outgoing-state-rep-labels-illinois-gop-ineffective#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As she wraps up her term, she hasn’t confirmed her next move for employment, but plans to help mold and guide future candidates. “I’ve got this, sort of, platform now which is great so I hope to pull good candidates up into the field so we can actually compete and win against the Democrats,” said Ives. Ives has not ruled out another run for governor.)
— Rauner Looks Back On Term, Advises Republican Party To Be “Moderate” – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: Since at least the 1970s, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) has been dominated by “moderates” who focus on driving out of the IRP those like me who support the IRP platform. These “moderates” focus on driving out of the IRP those like me who a) support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform, b) support the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, and c) support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/rauner-looks-back-term-advises-republican-party-be-moderate#stream/0
— Missouri Voters Backed An Anti-Gerrymandering Measure; Lawmakers Want To Undo It – JASON ROSENBAUM (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 Gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/missouri-voters-backed-anti-gerrymandering-measure-lawmakers-want-undo-it#stream/0

WJBC
— LaHood blasts Durbin’s Peoria visit as Trump appeals for southern border wall – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/01/09/lahood-blasts-durbins-peoria-visit-as-trump-appeals-for-southern-border-wall/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Trump-hating “Jan Schakowsky condemns Trump’s call for border wall.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/01/08/city/u-s-rep-jan-schakowsky-condemns-trumps-call-for-border-wall/

ILLINOIS HOUSE GOP
— VIDEO: Rep. Ives denounces 15% pay raise for state agency directors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlDLGwNjF1E&t=35s&fbclid=IwAR0BvS3dw37ApeAaASEEzqqBgzgrikSAEu36es54BMQkPTJlJsBJph-CJGU
— VIDEO: Rep. Ives calls out partisan move to shake-up Illinois Tollway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dyWHK_bQ6Y&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1jSl80-LzgkvemHTdaz0iT0ikKRSbWinS_UZfrkKgV0O3moHGjJyl_Fao
— Rep. Ives: AIM HIGH fails to meet needs of Illinois students in higher education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZo2zU-KynU&fbclid=IwAR3iLoxSFAVlcMtR6F7uBXzCZ2G375V0sCqrmCR-V2J1nURaHBEGGZB40Ek

CHAMBANA SUN
— Halbrook suggests Illinois GOP have a “serious discussion” on future of party – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: “Moderates,” that is, those who reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, want to use the November 6, 2018 losses to drive out of the IRP those who support the IRP platform.)
https://chambanasun.com/stories/511717580-halbrook-says-state-gop-needs-to-do-some-soul-searching

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois House passes bills giving Pritzker more power, spending authority – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-house-passes-bills-giving-pritzker-more-power-spending-authority/article_0416033a-1387-11e9-82fa-73448e4c87f3.html
— Rauner opens up about decision to seek others to take his place in race against Pritzker – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-opens-up-about-decision-to-seek-others-to-take/article_a1dd3cea-1388-11e9-9aff-2362f879fb6f.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Christian Teachers and Parents: What Will You Do? – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, public schools promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/christian-teachers-and-parents-what-will-you-do/

GOPUSA
— Why does Trump have to go it alone? (DIERSEN: Who in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality does the most to promote the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=62155
— Left-Wing Fake News Hurts the Nation – Star Parker
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=62119

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— The President Has the Authority to Declare a National Emergency
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/01/08/the-president-has-the-authority-to-declare-a-national-emergency/

FEDERALIST
— Don’t Let Ocasio-Cortez And Her Party Dance Around The Facts Of Immigration Democrats are turning into an American version of France’s failed Macronist utopia, arguing for open borders while taxing people for utopian projects. – Sumantra Maitra
https://thefederalist.com/2019/01/09/dont-let-ocasio-cortez-party-dance-around-facts-immigration/

BREITBART
— Fact Check: Yes, Thousands of Americans Have Been Killed by Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/08/fact-check-yes-thousands-of-americans-have-been-killed-by-illegal-aliens/
— Fact Check: Trump Is Correct, Black Americans Hurt Most by Illegal Immigration – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/08/fact-check-trump-is-correct-black-americans-hurt-most-by-illegal-immigration/
— Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Border Wall: ‘Monument to Hate’ – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/08/ocasio-cortez-blasts-border-wall-monument-to-hate/
— Ocasio-Cortez Calls Trump ‘Racist,’ Claims She’s ‘Consensus Builder’ – Tony Lee (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Ocasio-Cortez, the new leader of the Democrat Party, call for Democrats to get rid of Republicans once and for all? What will the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the rest of the world do to get rid of your once and for all? What will you do in your self-defense?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/08/ocasio-cortez-calls-trump-racist-claims-shes-consensus-builder/
— Donald Trump: People Build Walls Because ‘They Love the People on the Inside’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/08/donald-trump-people-build-walls-because-they-love-the-people-on-the-inside/

BLAZE
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez upstages Dem leaders and gives her own fiery response to Trump speech The far left loves her; the establishment, not so much – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-upstages-dem-leaders-and-gives-her-own-fiery-response-to-trump-speech

DAILY CALLER
— SCHUMER AND PELOSI FAIL TO SELL AMERICANS ON AN OPEN BORDER – Curtis Ellis
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/08/trump-pelosi-schumer/
— MAJOR JOURNALISTS PAN TRUMP’S SPEECH IN REAL TIME – Evie Fordham
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/08/media-trump-national-address/

DAILY SIGNAL
— From Oval Office, Trump Says Border Wall Would Make Nation ‘Safer Than Ever Before’ – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/08/from-oval-office-trump-says-border-wall-would-make-nation-safer-than-ever-before/

DAILY WIRE
— Ocasio-Cortez Goes Bonkers After Trump Speech – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/41952/watch-ocasio-cortez-goes-bonkers-after-trump-hank-berrien

LIFEZETTE
— Media Members Who Claim There’s No Border Crisis Also Insisted There Was No Caravan Crisis Joe Scarborough, Jim Acosta and others mocked Trump for his warnings — then were proven spectacularly wrong – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/media-members-who-claim-theres-no-border-crisis-also-insisted-there-was-no-caravan-crisis/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP’S WALL OR THE MEDIA’S WALL OF LIES The more Americans die, the more Democrats win. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272498/trumps-wall-or-medias-wall-lies-daniel-greenfield

FOX NEWS
— The Whole World Will Just ‘Land at JFK’: Tucker Battles Democrat Over de Blasio’s Universal Health Care Plan
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/08/tucker-battles-democrat-over-de-blasio-universal-health-care-plan

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Levin: ‘It’s the Democrats who are the racists’ – Carmel Kookogey
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/levin-its-the-democrats-who-are-the-racists/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Major Journalists Pan Trumps Speech In Real Time – Evie Fordham
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/major-journalists-pan-trumps-speech-in-real-time/

NEW AMERICAN
— Dueling Border Speeches: Trump WON; Pelosi and Schumer LOST – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31144-dueling-border-speeches-trump-won-pelosi-and-schumer-lost

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Department of Commerce Pushes Online Open Borders – Ned Ryun
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/08/department-of-commerce-pushes-online-open-borders/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Students Hate Trump’s Immigration Quotes… Don’t Realize They’re From Democrats
https://canadafreepress.com/article/students-hate-trumps-immigration-quotes-dont-realize-theyre-from-democrats

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Lipinski to Attend March for Life After Facing Scrutiny From Fellow Dems, Pro-Choice Groups in 2018 – Cameron Cawthorne
https://freebeacon.com/politics/lipinski-attend-march-life-facing-scrutiny-fellow-dems-pro-choice-groups-2018/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Border Wall: A Monument for the People, Not Pols – MICHELLE MALKIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/01/border-wall-necessary-infrastructure-not-wasteful-monument/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Illegal Immigrants Act More American Than Citizens Trying To Keep Them Out – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-American.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/08/alexandria_ocasio-cortez_illegal_immigrants_act_more_american_than_citizens_trying_to_keep_them_out.html

THE HILL
— Ocasio-Cortez doubles down on accusation that Trump is racist – MORGAN GSTALTER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/424435-ocasio-cortez-trump-is-racist-and-that-should-make-you-uncomfortable
— Dems look to chip away at Trump tax reform law – NAOMI JAGODA
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/424452-dems-look-to-chip-away-at-trump-tax-reform-law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Already this year, New York Reps. Nita Lowey (D) and Pete King (R) have offered a bill to restore the full state and local tax (SALT) deduction, which was capped at $10,000 in the 2017 tax law. . .Efforts from Democrats to repeal the SALT deduction cap could in particular face resistance from Republicans, as well as from some on the left. Critics note the deduction largely benefits high earners. Maura Quint, executive director of the progressive group Tax March, said that her group doesn’t want to see “any stand-alone measure” to restore the full SALT deduction. She said lawmakers should focus on raising taxes on the wealthy before discussing the SALT deduction.)

HUFFINGTON POST
— Celebrities Tear Into Donald Trump Over ‘Hitler-Ian’ Border Security Address Cher, Bette Midler, Seth MacFarlane and Mia Farrow were among those to torch Trump. – Lee Moran
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-televised-address-celebrity-reaction_us_5c35a549e4b05b16bcfbf9a6

CNN
— Hundreds of government employees aren’t getting paid. So restaurants across the country are feeding them for free. – Christina Maxouris
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/09/us/restaurants-free-food-employees-shutdown/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Government workers are often not making huge amounts of money.”)

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/opinion/trump-speech-border-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/opinion/trans-teen-transition.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Americans promote anti-Americans. America-haters promote America haters. Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/us/border-wall-crisis-mexico-usa.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters like the Washington Post promote Trump-haters like Ocasio-Cortez.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/no-question-ocasio-cortez-calls-trump-a-racist-in-60-minutes-interview/2019/01/07/366b123c-7413-4249-affa-dffb84d8b0ea_video.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters make it clear that they want to abolish the First Amendment.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/09/should-major-networks-have-aired-trumps-immigration-speech-many-left-say-absolutely-not/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Few Americans believe Trump’s false statements.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/live-updates/trump-white-house/live-fact-checking-and-analysis-of-president-trumps-immigration-speech/poll-few-americans-believe-trumps-false-statements/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township, how should Republican organizations react when major donors and potential major donors demand that they a) dump Trump, b) dump planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and/or c) dump those who support the aforesaid? In many ways, the IRP, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) act like major donors and potential major donors have demanded that they a) dump Trump, b) dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the IRP platform, c) dump the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform, d) dump the MTRCC resolution against video gambling, and e) dump those who support the aforesaid. The DCRCC and the MTRCC have always acted like a potential major donor who I have sued has said that he will give the DCRCC and MTRCC lots of money but only when they get rid of me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-support-a-political-party-that-is-marginalizing-me-out-of-existence/2019/01/08/cc153f18-1373-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans argue against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illegal-immigration-is-stable-11546996293
— FRONT PAGE: Facebook, Twitter Turn to Right-Leaning Groups to Help Referee Political Speech Advisers on touchy issues include Tony Perkins’ Family Research Council, Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform and, on the left, the Southern Poverty Law Center – Kirsten Grind and John D. McKinnon (DIERSEN: Those on the left do not want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles a) that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) that promote the illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform, c) that promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and d) that oppose promoting LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-twitter-solicit-outside-groups-often-on-the-right-to-referee-political-speech-11546966779
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The world’s biggest social-media companies, under fire for failing to police content on their sites, have invited an array of outside groups to help them figure out who should be banned and what’s considered unacceptable. That solution is creating a new set of problems—public fights, complaints and legal battles. Silicon Valley giants Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Google’s YouTube unit have made a concerted push to seek out input from hundreds of groups, a growing number of which lean to the right. The companies have become receptive to behind-the-scenes lobbying as well. Among the initiatives, Facebook has privately sought advice from the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian public-policy group, and its president Tony Perkins, according to people familiar with those meetings. Twitter’s Chief Executive Jack Dorsey recently hosted dinners with conservatives, including Grover Norquist, the founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, which advocates for lower taxes. Advisers on the left include the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil-rights group that keeps a list of hate groups. For users frustrated by the lack of clarity around how these companies make decisions, the added voices have made matters even murkier. Meetings between companies and their unofficial advisers are rarely publicized, and some outside groups and individuals have to sign nondisclosure agreements. And in many cases, posts that are hateful to one group are considered fair game—or even uncomfortable truths—to others on the opposite end of the spectrum, opening a whole new arena to continue the political and ideological fights that are often a staple of social media.)
— What’s the Rush? The Power of a Slow Morning As an antidote to our tech-obsessed society, slow-morning practitioners wake up early to meditate, read, exercise or do nothing at all. – Ellen Byron (DIERSEN: I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together – one in the morning and one in the evening. Since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 322,300 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-the-rush-the-power-of-a-slow-morning-11546958541

USA TODAY
— Marijuana needs warning labels like tobacco for associated mental, physical health risks – DJ Jaffe
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/08/marijuana-warning-labels-legalization-warn-health-risks-tobacco-mental-column/2496077002/

FOX KANSAS CITY
— With no paycheck during shutdown, local federal employee chopping wood to stay warm – MEGAN DILLARD
https://fox4kc.com/2019/01/08/with-no-paycheck-during-shutdown-local-federal-employee-chopping-wood-to-stay-warm/

VOICE OF AMERICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats glorify and praise those who were brought to America illegally, and by extension, Democrats glorify and praise those who brought them here illegally.
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/award-winning-dreamer-fears-he-cannot-return-to-u-s-/4732254.html

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Feds’ GoFundMe campaigns open a ‘minefield’ of ethical questions during shutdown – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2019/01/feds-gofundme-campaigns-open-a-minefield-of-ethical-questions-during-shutdown/

REASON
— Are Boycotts Protected by the First Amendment? – Jacob Sullum (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican that boycott me and boycott my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://reason.com/archives/2019/01/09/are-boycotts-protected-by-the-first-amen

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ CALLS DONALD TRUMP A ‘RACIST’ TWICE IN 3 DAYS, LISTS EXAMPLES TO PROVE HER POINT.”
https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-donald-trump-racist-twice-3-days-lists-1284457

SOCIALIST WORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hating federal employee says “DON’T LET TRUMP AND HIS WALL DIVIDE US.”
https://socialistworker.org/2019/01/09/dont-let-trump-and-his-wall-divide-us

January 5 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Weekend Shutdown Talks Led by Pence to Go Into a Second Day Democrats and Republicans agreed that little progress was made during Saturday’s two-hour session – Catherine Lucey and Lisa Mascaro
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/White-House-Congress-Government-Shutdown-503940981.html

ABC7
— Talks to resume after Trump says shutdown could last ‘years’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/talks-to-resume-after-trump-says-shutdown-could-last-years/5020262/
— JB Pritzker will be sworn in later this month, giving Democrats controls of the legislature and state house (DIERSEN: Democrats have made it very clear a) that they want to dive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) that they want to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-democrats-have-control-of-state-government-can-they-get-work-done-503953241.html

CBS2
— Man Attacked And Robbed By Teenagers At Illinois Medical District CTA Station – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/05/man-attacked-and-robbed-by-teengers-at-illinois-medical-district-cta-station/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats head to Springfield with historic control — can they get work done? – John O’Connor
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/illinois-democrats-capitol-agenda-springfield-marijuana-general-assembly/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Shakedown City: Employers and Chicago’s corruption tax – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-burke-kickback-chicago-restaurant-20190104-story.html
— Toni Preckwinkle’s administration hired Ald. Edward Burke’s son to nearly $100K-a-year county job – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-preckwinkle-administration-hired-ed-burke-son-20190104-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats take power in House; impeachment talk flares – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190104/news/301049954/
— How technology baffled an elderly Congress in 2018 – Avi Selk (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats pass age limits for elected officials, for example, a limit of age 30 for municipal, township, ward, county, and other local government officials, age 35 for state officials, and age 40 for federal officials? The federal government gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190105/how-technology-baffled-an-elderly-congress-in-2018
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you’re trying to recall what your members of Congress accomplished in 2018, the answer is: They grew older. The 115th Congress was already one of the oldest in history when it convened at the dawn of the Trump administration — average age 58 in the House, 62 in the Senate, 90 billion or so in the relativistic time scale of the online generation, in front of which Congress spent much of the year embarrassing itself. By the time the 115th hobbled into extinction at the end of 2018, artifacts from its attempts to engage the younger folk and their digital ways lay strewn across the internet like the fossil record of an obsolete species. . .These hearings were livestreamed to the general populace, more than half of whom are under 40, many of whom were horrified to discover that a country being revolutionized by technology is apparently overseen by people whose worldview calcified in the previous century.)

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Navy veteran announces 2020 run to unseat Lauren Underwood Constituent alleges voting misconduct by Underwood – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/04/navy-veteran-announces-2020-run-to-unseat-lauren-underwood/awnhrbs/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Central Illinois congressmen call for compromise, border security – LENORE SOBOTA (DIERSEN: What compromise offers have you received? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted that they might let me work until 2003 when I would be eligible for regular retirement if I happily agreed to be constructively demoted, if not literally demoted. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/central-illinois-congressmen-call-for-compromise-border-security/article_8a6edf57-5bba-5a6b-a5ee-5c5428d30dae.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Last hurrah for the lame ducks – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190105/statehouse-insider-last-hurrah-for-lame-ducks/1
— Sports betting no panacea for Illinois – Editorial
https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20190105/our-view-sports-betting-no-panacea-for-illinois

SOUTHERN
— WSJ: Trump prefers word ‘strike’ to ‘shutdown’ (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, federal employees are Democrats.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/wsj-trump-prefers-word-strike-to-shutdown/video_d18421c5-70fc-5725-8b8d-62f4ae17440a.html

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work – AP (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I worked many more hours because my coworkers called in sick.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/business/article223973290.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Marijuana legalization effects pondered by Madison County health committee – Riley Newton
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Marijuana-legalization-effects-pondered-by-13511283.php

GOPUSA
— Self declared radical Ocasio-Cortez talks 70% tax rate, dancing and lip+hoops
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61954
— Ilhan Omar becomes first person to wear hijab in Congress
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61905
— USS John C. Stennis holding Heathen religious services in carrier chapel
http://www.gopusa.com/uss-john-c-stennis-holding-heathen-religious-services-in-carrier-chapel/

DAILY CALLER
— CNN PANEL GETS HEATED WHEN FORMER TRUMP ADVISER SAYS SOME FEDERAL WORKERS TREATING SHUTDOWN LIKE ‘A PAID VACATION’ – Scott Morefield

https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/05/cnn-stephen-moore-don-lemon-shutdown-paid-vacation/

AMERICAN THINKER
— An old leftist trick to smear the right from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her adoring press – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/an_old_leftist_trick_to_smear_the_right_from_alexandria_ocasiocortez_and_her_adoring_press.html

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/government-shutdown-personal-stories/index.html

REUTERS
— Trump’s attorney general pick says he did, in fact, register for draft – Andy Sullivan, Mark Hosenball (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft? I should write a book about those who have punished me the most a) for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and b) for my getting a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-barr/trumps-attorney-general-pick-says-he-did-in-fact-register-for-draft-idUSKCN1OY02U

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Historians told Reuters that Barr would have been required to register for possible military service when he turned 18, a time when the government was drafting roughly 300,000 people per year to serve in Vietnam. Barr changed his response after being asked about it by one of the senators on the committee, a Justice Department representative said. “I registered for the selective service at 18, as required, and was subject to the draft,” Barr wrote on Thursday in a letter to Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, the new chairman of the committee, and Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat. Men who do not register for the draft face fines of up to $250,000 and a prison term of up to five years. They also are barred from most federal jobs, according to the Selective Service System, which registers men for possible compulsory service. “I can’t imagine a scenario in which (Barr) would not have been required to register,” Kansas University history professor Beth Bailey said. Barr, 68, said he initially told lawmakers he had not registered because he is now too old for compulsory military service. He will have a chance to explain the mix-up when he appears before the Judiciary Committee for confirmation hearings on January 15 and 16. Many prominent U.S. politicians — including Trump — have struggled to explain why they did not serve in the Vietnam War, which bitterly divided the United States.)
— Upbeat employment report underscores U.S. economic strength – Lucia Mutikani
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy/upbeat-employment-report-underscores-us-economic-strength-idUSKCN1OY0AU

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal workers — in a panic about their pay — apply for unemployment – Michelle Singletary
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/03/federal-workers-panic-about-their-pay-apply-unemployment/

KVOA
— Initiative for 2020 ballot in works to eliminate property tax for Arizona seniors – Priscilla Casper
https://kvoa.com/news/local-news/2019/01/04/initiative-for-2020-ballot-in-works-to-eliminate-property-tax-for-arizona-seniors/

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use “Businesses That Rely On Federal Workers” to get Trump to compromise.
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/05/682333198/not-out-to-lunch-businesses-that-rely-on-federal-workers-suffer-the-shutdown

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/when-will-furloughed-federal-employees-be-paid-bills-pile-1280484

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans oppose The Wall.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/05/donald-trump-government-shutdown-democrats-wall

January 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Who gets an escort from Illinois State Police? Athletes, team owners, musicians and filmmakers — but not sick motorists – John Keilman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-chicago-bears-kicker-police-escort-20190104-story.html
— Naperville on state list for lack of affordable housing; must submit plan to increase numbers – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-affordable-housing-naperville-state-list-st-0106-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups want “immigration reform,” mass/illegal immigration, open borders, amnesty, and even worse things for America: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/daca-immigration-reform-infrastructure-spending-linda-chavez/

DAILY HERALD
— Shakeup possible at tollway – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190104/shakeup-possible-at-tollway
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are members of the following groups to march in downtown Geneva: 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.dailyherald.com/news/20190104/fox-valley-activists-organizing-womens-march-in-geneva

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford mayor has five things for Pritzker’s to-do list – Jeff Kolkey
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190104/rockford-mayor-has-five-things-for-pritzkers-to-do-list

WQAD
— Early IRS tax refunds up in the air during government shutdown – LUKE CLEARY
https://wqad.com/2019/01/04/early-irs-tax-refunds-up-in-the-air-during-government-shutdown/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Government shutdown could start to take a major toll on central Illinois.”
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/government-shutdown-could-start-to-take-a-major-toll-on-central-illinois

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— HEY, ARE YOU 65 OR OVER? WANT TO DEFER UP TO $5,000 ON YOUR PROPERTY TAX?
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/01/hey-are-you-65-or-over-want-to-defer-up-to-5000-on-your-property-tax/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The program allows qualified senior citizens to defer all or part of their 2018 property taxes up to $5,000 on their personal residence. Applications must be filed with the Treasurer’s office by March 1, 2019, in order to defer 2018 taxes billed in 2019. To qualify, a person must be 65 or over by June 1, 2019, have a total household income of $55,000 or less, and have lived in the property for at least three years. In addition, there must be no delinquent taxes on the property. Also, if the property is subject to a mortgage then your mortgage company would also have to approve your participation in the program. Qualified taxpayers can defer taxes totaling up to 80 percent of the equity interest they have in the home. The program provides funding at a six percent simple interest rate which doesn’t require repayment until the taxpayer sells the property or until after the taxpayer’s death.)

NRA-ILA
— Researchers Credit Right to Carry Law With Reduction in Chicago Property Crimes
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20190104/researchers-credit-right-to-carry-law-with-reduction-in-chicago-property-crimes

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ISRA’s Pearson warns gun rights may slip through loophole – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511714495-isra-s-pearson-warns-gun-rights-may-slip-through-loophole
— Illinois has 20th highest home vacancy rate in nation (DIERSEN: How many homes are vacant and why in your neighborhood, precinct, municipality, township/ward, and county?)
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/511691556-illinois-has-20th-highest-home-vacancy-rate-in-nation

GOPUSA
— Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) calls Donald Trump a gutter expletive during threat to impeach
http://www.gopusa.com/rashida-tlaib-d-mi-calls-donald-trump-a-gutter-expletive-during-threat-to-impeach/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Era of the Trumper Tantrum – William L. Gensert
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/era_of_the_trumper_tantrum.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mothers and fathers drag their six and seven-year-old children 2,000 miles to the border of another country and scream, “Let me in!” And when those children die — one after the father refuses medical care — the media stand up, stamp their feet, and angrily scream the question, “How could you?” But their ire is directed at America, not at the criminally negligent parents, because it’s our country’s responsibility to honor and obey whatever a tantrum thrower insists is his right. Who can blame them? It worked in Europe, where hundreds of thousands of fighting-age young men escaping the internecine brutality endemic to the Religion of Peace have forced themselves upon what used to be independent nations (and in particular, their infidel women) with seemingly nothing but joy expressed by the political elite who applaud the entire “shebang” (pun intended). The forever angry and outraged Democrats, historically anti-illegal immigration when they thought aliens would provide cheap labor benefitting industry (can’t have profits unless they get to give the money to friends and family), are now pro-illegal alien who come here for benefits and are willing to vote illegally. They are merely disappointed in voters who allowed the Orange Man to steal Hillary’s presidency, and damn it, they are going to import a new electorate.)
— How the Left Appropriates Christianity – Deana Chadwell (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who paint themselves as being “chosen and appointed by God.” They viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me a) for my not being a member of a church like they are, b) for my not attending church services like they do, and c) for my not giving money to a church like they do. They discourage me a) from promoting individual responsibility, b) from promoting traditional marriage and the traditional family, c) from promoting right to life, and d) from promoting America’s immigration laws. They discourage me a) from discouraging dependency on government, b) from discouraging dependency on charity, c) from discouraging LGBTQ activity, d) from discouraging abortion, e) from discouraging mass/illegal immigration, and f) from discouraging booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/how_the_left_appropriates_christianity.html

FOX NEWS
— Americans want border security, and the numbers show it – Brett Velicovich
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/americans-want-border-security-and-the-numbers-show-it
— Pelosi, Nielsen clashed during border-security meeting: ‘I reject your facts,’ House speaker said, according to report – Lukas Mikelionis
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-interrupted-dhs-boss-nielsen-during-presentation-on-illegal-immigrants-saying-i-reject-your-facts
— Sen. Blackburn: With Our Open Border ‘Every Town is a Border Town and Every State a Border State’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/04/marsha-blackburn-says-open-borders-make-every-town-border-town
— DHS Sec. Nielsen asked to appear before House Committee on Homeland Security – Elizabeth Zwirz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sec-nielsen-asked-to-appear-before-house-homeland-security-committee-on-border-security

HANNITY
— Democrats ‘Gearing-Up’ to Carry Out Their Hidden Agenda
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/hannity-democrats-gearing-up-to-carry-out-their-hidden-agenda/

TOWNHALL
— In Congress, The Inmates Are Now Running The Asylum – Jeff Crouere
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2019/01/05/in-congress-the-inmates-are-now-running-the-asylum-n2538546
— The Gun Lobby: Reports of Our Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated – Michael Hammond
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelhammond/2019/01/05/the-gun-lobby-reports-of-our-demise-are-greatly-exaggerated-n2538527

PJ MEDIA
— Senate Dems Launch Another Inquisition Against Catholic Trump Nominee – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/senate-dems-launch-another-inquisition-against-catholic-trump-nominee/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— DHS Forced To Release 2K Illegal Aliens Into U.S. Due To Crowded Detention Centers
https://www.oann.com/dhs-forced-to-release-2k-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-due-to-crowded-detention-centers/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Dems Salivating To Start Impeachment Against Trump – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/dems-salivating-to-start-impeachment-against-trump/
— The Forces Of Evil Against Trump – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/the-forces-of-evil-against-trump/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— The border invasion intensifies, while congressional Republicans sleep – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/the-border-invasion-intensifies-while-congressional-republicans-sleep/

WORLD NET DAILY
— OF CARAVANS AND WALLS Brent Smith reports on latest group of travelers making their way north
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/of-caravans-and-walls/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Deep State bureaucrats undermining Trump’s agenda at the United Nations (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates in the federal government considered me to a deep state Republican who undermined their efforts a) to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of federal employees who were Republican.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/deep-state-bureaucrats-undermining-trumps-agenda-at-the-united-nations
— Trump administration rejects Democrat spending bill to restore foreign abortion money – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-administration-rejects-democrat-spending-bill-to-restore-foreign-abor

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITES
— Chosen and Appointed by God – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who paint themselves as being “chosen and appointed by God.” They viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me a) for my not being a member of a church like they are, b) for my not attending church services like they do, and c) for my not giving money to a church like they do. They discourage me a) from promoting individual responsibility, b) from promoting traditional marriage and the traditional family, c) from promoting right to life, and d) from promoting America’s immigration laws. They discourage me a) from discouraging dependency on government, b) from discouraging dependency on charity, c) from discouraging LGBTQ activity, d) from discouraging abortion, e) from discouraging mass/illegal immigration, and f) from discouraging booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/01/04/chosen-and-appointed-by-god-part-1/
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/01/05/chosen-and-appointed-by-god-part-2/

BREITBART
— Rashida Tlaib’s New Office Map: Israel Renamed ‘Palestine’ – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/04/rashida-tlaib-new-office-map-israel-renamed-palestine/

BLAZE
— Trump fires back at ‘disgraceful’ Democrat who used vulgarity when promising to impeach him He called her comments ‘disgraceful’ -Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-fires-back-at-disgraceful-democrat-who-used-vulgarity-when-promising-to-impeach-him
— Dems introduce bill to eliminate Electoral College. Here’s why a national popular vote would ‘undo America’ “We would see the end of presidential candidates who care about the needs and concerns of people in smaller states or outside of big cities.”
https://www.theblaze.com/glenn-radio/eliminate-electoral-college
— Hundreds of TSA officers aren’t showing up for work because of the gov’t shutdown ‘This will definitely affect the flying public’ – AARON COLEN
https://www.theblaze.com/news/hundreds-of-tsa-officers-arent-showing-up-for-work-because-of-the-govt-shutdown

THE HILL
— GOP leaders call on Pelosi to condemn Tlaib’s remarks on Trump – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/423894-gop-leaders-call-on-pelosi-to-condemn-tlaibs-remarks-on-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump sows fresh confusion on shutdown.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/423976-the-memo-trump-sows-fresh-confusion-on-shutdown
— House Homeland Security Committee chairman asks Nielsen to testify on ‘flawed’ border agenda – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/423984-house-homeland-security-committee-chairman-asks-nielsen-to-testify-on-trump

CNN
— HOW A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IMPACTS AMERICANS (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps and Trump-haters want the shutdown to adversely impact individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/01/05/govt-shutdown-impact-breakdown-victor-blackwell-new-day-weekend-vpx.cnn

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Rashida Tlaib’s Expletive-Laden Cry to Impeach Trump Upends Democrats’ Talking Points
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/us/politics/tlaib-impeach-trump.html
— Trump’s Wall, Trump’s Shutdown and Trump’s Side of the Story – Peter Baker

— What Advocates of Legalizing Pot Don’t Want You to Know The wave toward legalization ignores the serious health risks of marijuana. – Alex Berenson
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/opinion/marijuana-pot-health-risks-legalization.html
— Let’s talk about whose policy proposals are most likable! – Michelle Goldberg (DIERSEN: Democrats like policies that take away opportunities, rights, income, assets, and everything else from members of Group B and give them to members of Group A. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/opinion/inslee-warren-2020-election-democrats.html
— Pence and Cabinet Members Are Due a Raise, as Federal Workers Go Unpaid – Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/us/politics/vice-president-pence-pay-raise.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Changing Careers? Embrace the Risk – Paul Sullivan (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. In 1980, when I transferred from IRS to GAO, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates called that a “career change” even though much of what IRS Revenue Officers do and what GAO Analysts do, including interviewing, gathering facts, analyzing facts, summarizing facts, writing reports, and making recommendations, is very similar. They did that to justify GAO’s forcing me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/your-money/career-changes-risk.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters promote hatred of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/romney-to-the-rescue/2019/01/04/3c4de54e-0f98-11e9-8f0c-6f878a26288a_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency to Build Border Wall President speaks at lengthy news conference after contentious talks on government shutdown with Democratic lawmakers – Rebecca Ballhaus, Alex Leary and Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/schumer-pelosi-report-on-progress-on-shutdown-after-talks-with-trump-11546627419
— Jobs for the Forgotten Man Wage increases are reaching even unskilled corners of the labor force. – Editorial (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jobs-for-the-forgotten-man-11546647794
— The Case for Buying Less Clothing For men with overstuffed closets, now’s the ideal time to purge those impulse buys and pointless discount pants—and learn to shop smarter – Jacob Gallagher (DIERSEN: As my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will attest, since 1997, I have spent very little on clothing.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-for-buying-less-clothing-11546616865
— Your Government at Work Overwhelming demand for H-2B visas crashed a federal web portal. – Editorial (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.wsj.com/articles/your-government-at-work-11546647556
(FROM THE ARTICLE: H-2B visas enable businesses that can’t find qualified Americans to bring in foreigners for temporary or seasonal non-agricultural work. And on Jan. 1, Labor began accepting applications for H-2Bs for summer 2019 on a first-come, first-serve basis. Employers are so eager for workers they submitted more than 97,800 requests in the first five minutes of 2019. That shattered last year’s record of 81,000. But Congress guarantees only 66,000 H-2Bs annually, divided between the summer and winter seasons, and there are already nearly three requests pending for each available visa for this summer. For the past two years Congress has also failed to reauthorize a returning worker program that allowed some past recipients of H-2B visas to work another season with the old boss without contributing to the cap number.)

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.ajc.com/news/opinion/opinion-being-too-nice-politics/fz3kIlsjSG1vNB9JxWHFLJ/

ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS
— Age discrimination is more common than you think – Helaine Olen (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination big time a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.adn.com/opinions/national-opinions/2019/01/05/age-discrimination-is-more-common-than-you-think/

LUBBOCK ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Someone who hates Trump and who hates his supporters says “Trump era takes a toll on Hispanics’ faith in America.” What are your demographics? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats want to get rid of you once and for all: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20190104/cepeda-trump-era-takes-toll-on-hispanics-faith-in-america

MEDIATE
— Hannity: If Republicans Capitulate in Shutdown Fight, The Political Damage Will Be ‘Incalculable’ – Josh Feldman
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/hannity-if-republicans-capitulate-in-shutdown-fight-the-political-damage-will-be-incalculable/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump Threatens Year-Long Shutdown, Says Feds Don’t Mind Missing Paychecks – Eric Katz Janua
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2019/01/trump-threatens-year-long-shutdown-says-feds-want-him-keep-fighting-wall/153948/

GUARDIAN
— Shutdown over border wall is crucial test for Trump’s presidency – David Smith (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans and America-haters want Trump to fail.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/04/shutdown-border-wall-trump-pelosi-analysis

AD WEEK
— People Who Share News Articles Trust Them, But People Who Research Them Don’t The Knight Foundation and Gallup released the results of a recent experiment – David Cohen (DIERSEN: Of course, since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have focused on a) discrediting me, b) discrediting the articles linked to in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) discrediting the authors of those articles. According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.adweek.com/digital/people-who-share-news-articles-trust-them-but-people-who-research-them-dont/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation teamed up with analytics firm Gallup on an experiment to examine the level of trust in news articles being shared over the internet, both from the people doing the sharing and the people receiving those links and looking into matters further. This study was conducted using Gallup’s experimental news aggregation website, which regularly collects news stories from seven major news outlets across the political spectrum: left-leaning (The New York Times, Vox, Media Matters), neutral (The Associated Press) and right-leaning (100PercentFedUp, Breitbart News, Fox News). . .The average trust rating for those 1,225 articles was a 4.0 out of 5.0—with 71 percent of those articles receiving trust ratings of 4.0 or higher—while the average trust rating for the 2,227 articles researched further in the group who wanted to learn more was just a 3.1. Overall, the average trust rate per user in the sharing group was a 3.9, dropping to a 3.2 in the group who wanted to learn more. The Knight Foundation and Gallup said that while both test groups came in slightly below the U.S. Census estimate that some 40 percent of Americans identified as Republican or leaning Republican as of July, the heavier Democratic presence was not a factor in determining the most frequently read news sources in the study. The AP was the source behind 49 percent of articles readers wanted to share and 40 percent that enticed readers to find out more. Meanwhile, the three right-leaning publications were the source of 29 percent of shared articles and 38 percent of readers who wanted to find out more, and those numbers were 23 percent and 23 percent, respectively, for the three left-leaning media sources.)

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who brings news and commentary articles to your attention that promote the following: a) Trump, b) planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks; c) planks in the Republican Party platform, including its illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks; and d) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling? How often do the following bring such articles to your attention: a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the IRP State Central Committee, d) the IRP officers, e) the IRP National Committeeman, f) the IRP National Committeewoman, and g) those who present themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican leaders? I have been using GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to bring such articles to everyone’s attention since 2000. Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Those 6,200+ emails have included links to 321,800+ articles.)
http://www.gopillinois.com

January 4 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Federal workers in Chicago face uncertainty as shutdown continues – MIKE LOWE
https://wgntv.com/2019/01/03/federal-workers-in-chicago-face-uncertainty-as-shutdown-continues/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Only one of every six Federal employees actually works in Washington, leaving the rest spread across the U.S., including some 29,000 who work in the Chicago region. Among them are about 900 administrators, attorneys, scientists and engineers at the EPA’s Chicago regional office.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds: Burke thought he was ‘playing nice with ’em,’ then came the squeeze – Jon Seidel, Tim Novak, Mitch Dudek, Fran Spielman, Stefano Esposito and Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-alderman-ed-burke-federal-court-case/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: House Democrats will do everything that they can to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pelosi-underwood-casten-garcia-sworn-in-new-dawn-in-the-house/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hated of Trump, Trump supporter-haters promote hatred of Trumps supporters, Protestant-haters promote hated of Protestants, conservative-haters promote hated of conservatives, patriotic people-haters promote hatred of patriotic people, Republican-haters promote hatred of Republicans, America-haters promote hatred of America, White-haters promote hatred of Whites, male-haters promote hatred of males, older people-haters promote hatred of older people, rich people-haters promote hatred of rich people, gun owner-haters promote hatred of gun owners, German American-haters promote hatred of German Americans, draft avoider-haters promote hatred of draft avoiders, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time-haters promote hatred of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/heres-story-tweet-white-house-trumps-border-wall-completed/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Only 20 percent of Naperville’s city employees live in town, far less than cities of similar size – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-employees-residents-st-0104-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: To address growing Chinese population, District 203 translates school documents into Mandarin language
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-translations-st-0104-story.html
— Chicago Catholics struggle to build future with fewer priests as parishes shrink, cash dwindles – Katie Galioto
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-catholic-church-20181228-story.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: House Democrats will do everything that they can to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190103/us-rep-cheri-bustos-details-priorities-for-new-congress

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Glacier-like movement toward consolidation – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-01-02/editorial-glacier-movement-toward-consolidation.html

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— Annual levy to go up to help pay for pensions – Paul Westermeyer
http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/20190102/annual-levy-to-go-up-to-help-pay-for-pensions

FOX ILLINOIS
— Romney rebuff of President Trump criticized by fellow Republicans – KRISTINE FRAZAO
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/romney-rebuff-of-president-trump-criticized-by-fellow-republicans
— Day 13: Dems pass funding plan without wall, Trump digs in – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/in-one-of-first-acts-for-democratic-majority-house-passes-bills-to-re-open-government-wit

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— HOW IS KANE COUNTY AFFECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN?
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/01/how-is-kane-county-affected-by-the-government-shutdown/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ hemp rules: No pot, at least $1,100 to grow – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/agriculture/illinois-hemp-rules-no-pot-at-least-to-grow/article_086c7cc0-0e8c-11e9-b74c-739895f5887d.html
— Tourism official says local sites still open while Illinois among least impacted by partial shutdown – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/tourism-official-says-local-sites-still-open-while-illinois-among/article_9e674e76-0f9f-11e9-b7b2-53999b6d4c42.html

ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— What’s in Is Out in Illinois Just how intolerable is Illinois? A look at what’s behind the Land of Lincoln’s outmigration problem. – NATALIE ROONEY
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/whats-in-is-out-in-illinois
— Decoding the Democrats’ Sweep What’s in store for Illinois tax policy after Democrats sweep November’s election? – Keith Staats
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/decoding-the-democrats-sweep
— Illinois in Transition What will one-party rule bring to Illinois? – Marty Green
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/illinois-in-transition
— COVER STORY: Finding Direction on Diversity and Inclusion The accounting and finance profession must find a new path forward if it’s ever to achieve lasting diversity and inclusion across organizational levels. – ANNIE MUELLER
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/finding-direction-on-diversity-and-inclusion
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A cohesive, practical approach to driving diversity is a desperately needed step forward: Despite ongoing efforts, diversity lags in the accounting and finance world. A 2017 data analysis from the Financial Services Pipeline Initiative shows diversity trending in the wrong direction: Promotion rates for African-American and Latino talent became consistently lower from 2014 to 2017. In fact, the Financial Accounting Foundation will tell you that 75 percent of professional accounting positions, and a staggering 90 percent of partner positions, are still held by non-minorities — and the numbers are nearly as bleak for women when looking at gender disparities alone.)
— How Volunteerism Shapes Your Future – MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ, CPA WITH DERRICK LILLY (DIERSEN: I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996. I served on the Illinois CPA Society Membership Committee 1989-1998. I have been an Illinois CPA Society member since 1979.)
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/gen-next-how-volunteerism-shapes-your-future

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT IS THE COST OF MEDICARE FOR ALL?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/what-is-the-cost-of-medicare-for-all.html

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump defends border stance, notes Pope Francis has ‘biggest wall of them all’ – Martin M. Barillas
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-defends-border-stance-notes-pope-francis-has-biggest-wall-of-them-all
— Democrats take control of House, immediately introduce bill to fund abortions worldwide – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/democrats-seek-to-undo-trump-ban-on-foreign-abortion-funding-with-budget-bi

DAILY CALLER
— PLEASE, NO MORE ‘BORDER SECURITY’ – ANN COULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/03/coulter-no-more-border-security/

GOPUSA

— Republicans relinquish Congress with whimper: ‘More missed opportunities than anything’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61899

— Hank Johnson, Georgia Democrat, says ‘authoritarian’ Trump like Hitler in pulpit speech
http://www.gopusa.com/hank-johnson-georgia-democrat-says-authoritarian-trump-like-hitler-in-pulpit-speech/
— Kellyanne Conway jabs Pelosi: ‘Nothing screams youth and energy like a 78-year-old speaker’ (DIERSEN: What shows that you have “energy?” For me, it my having enough energy to put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. What Pelosi has is experience. According to Wikipedia, “A two-time House Speaker, Pelosi previously served in the post from 2007 to 2011. She is currently in her 17th term as a member of the House of Representatives, first being elected in a 1987 special election. Pelosi is also a two-time House Minority Leader, serving from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2011 to 2019. Between her alternating stints as Minority Leader and Speaker (depending on which party had the majority), Pelosi has been the leader of the House Democrats since 2003.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61894
— Michael Savage target of death threats, called ‘crypto Jew’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61830
— Mitt Romney’s Dance with Disgrace
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61884

TOWNHALL
— Rep. Hank Johnson Compares Trump to Hitler, Says His Supporters Are Uneducated and Have Short Lifespans – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2019/01/03/rep-hank-johnson-compares-trump-to-hitler-n2538437
— President Trump Isn’t the Enemy, Mr. Romney – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2019/01/04/president-trump-isnt-the-enemy-mr-romney-n2538479

BREITBART
— Ann Coulter: Trump Should Give ‘Oval Office Address’ Explaining Immigration Crisis Like Reagan Did for Tax Cuts – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/01/03/ann-coulter-trump-should-give-oval-office-address-explaining-immigration-crisis-reagan-did-tax-cuts/
— Donald Trump Surprises Reporters with Border Officials to Demand a Wall – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/donald-trump-surprises-reporters-with-border-officials-to-demand-a-wall/
— GOP/Dems Consider DACA Amnesty-for-Wall Deal Backed by Billionaire Donors – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/gop-dems-consider-daca-amnesty-for-wall-deal-backed-by-billionaire-donors/
— DACA Illegal Aliens Surged Hispanic Vote, Flipping GOP Counties Blue – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/daca-illegal-aliens-surged-hispanic-vote-flipping-gop-counties-blue/
— Pelosi: Amnesty for ‘Patriotic’ Dreamers Will ‘Make America More American’ – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/pelosi-amnesty-for-patriotic-dreamers-will-make-america-more-american/
— 12 Percent: Paul Ryan’s Favorability Bottoms Out as Former Speaker Leaves Congress – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/12-percent-paul-ryans-favorability-bottoms-out-as-former-speaker-leaves-congress/

WORLD NET DAILY
— SPLC SUED FOR TARGETING, DESTROYING LAWYER’S CAREER $6.5 million sought in complaint against ‘anti-hate’ group
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/splc-sued-for-targeting-destroying-lawyers-career/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PELOSI RULES THE HOUSE AGAIN Leftist agenda – and hate – to be on full display. – Joseph Klein
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272453/pelosi-rules-house-again-joseph-klein
— THE RACIST, ANTI-SEMITIC BLACK LEFT How racial tribalism became the defining hallmark of the black Left. – John Perazzo
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272405/racist-anti-semitic-black-left-john-perazzo

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hank Johnson brings ‘Trump is Hitler’ into the House of Representatives – Elad Hakim
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/hank_johnson_brings_trump_is_hitler_into_the_house_of_representatives.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Whose Side is Mitt Romney On? – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/whose-side-is-mitt-romney-on/

NEW AMERICAN
— Border Agents Repelled New Year’s Migrant Invasion – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31084-border-agents-repelled-new-year-s-migrant-invasion
— Loon Congressman: Trump Is Hitler, Blacks Better Watch Out – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/31090-loon-congressman-trump-is-hitler-blacks-better-watch-out

ONE NEWS NOW
— Immigrants turn Orange County blue in 4 decades – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/01/03/immigrants-turn-orange-county-blue-in-4-decades
— The ‘purpling’ of America It’s no surprise to see people moving from high-tax to low-tax states – but the resulting political impact is gaining some attention.- Chris Woodward
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/01/03/the-purpling-of-america

WORLD NET DAILY
— MICHAEL SAVAGE GETS DEATH THREATS, MOVES TO SECRET LOCATION Email threatens massacre if restaurant lets him dine
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/savage-gets-death-threats-moves-to-secret-location/

— COLLUSION WITH THE WASHINGTON POST: WHOSE SIDE IS MITT ON? Pat Buchanan looks at Romney’s ‘audition’ for the role of Jeff Flake
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/collusion-with-wapo-whose-side-is-mitt-on/

HOT AIR
— Calm Down Already. Mitt Romney Is Allowed To Criticize Trump.
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/calm-already-mitt-romney-allowed-criticize-trump/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Nets Barely Touch Mob of Illegals Attacking Border Agents – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2019/01/03/nets-barely-touch-mob-illegals-attacking-border-agents

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Liz Cheney Urges Democrats to ‘Keep Talking’ so Americans Know How ‘Radical’ They Are – Cameron Cawthorne
https://freebeacon.com/politics/liz-cheney-urges-democrats-keep-talking-americans-know-how-radical/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Keep Their Promises
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29422

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Romney looks forward to a ‘trusting relationship’ with Trump – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/3/romney-looks-forward-trusting-relationship-trump/
— Numbers: Congress is 88 percent Christian – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/3/a-new-pew-research-center-analysis-reveals-that-88/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new Pew Research Center analysis reveals that 88 percent of the members of the 116th Congress are Christian. This finding prompted the pollster to declare that “Christians are overrepresented in Congress.” But let us examine the numbers. Of that 88 percent, 55 percent of the lawmakers are Protestant, 30 percent Catholic, 13 percent Baptist, 8 percent Methodist, and 5 percent each say they are Episcopalian, Presbyterian or Lutheran. . .“In the 116th Congress, just two of the 253 GOP members do not identify as Christian: Reps. Lee Zeldin of New York and David Kustoff of Tennessee are Jewish,” the analysis says. “By contrast, 61 of the 281 Democrats do not identify as Christian. More than half of the 61 are Jewish (32), and 18 decline to specify a religious affiliation. Congressional Democrats also include Hindus (3), Muslims (3), Buddhists (2), Unitarian Universalists (2) and one religiously unaffiliated member.”)

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Democrats will restore the promise of our democracy.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/423763-democrats-will-restore-the-promise-of-our-democracy
— New Dem lawmaker hangs trans flag outside office on Capitol Hill – MORGAN GSTALTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/423714-new-dem-congresswoman-hangs-trans-flag-outside-office-on-capitol-hill
— Undocumented worker claims Trump golf club hid her from Secret Service review – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/423705-former-undocumented-worker-at-trump-golf-club-alleges-management

CNN
— Federal worker: I worry everyday about food (DIERSEN: Are/were you overpaid? While I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/01/03/federal-employee-rebecca-maclean-government-shutdown-impact-sot-vpx-nr.cnn

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Government Shutdown Leaves Workers Reeling: ‘We Seem to Be Pawns’ – Campbell Robertson, Mitch Smith and Alan Blinder
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/government-shutdown-workers-pay.html
— As Trump Holds Firm on Shutdown, He Never Mentions One Group: Federal Workers – Annie Karni (DIERSEN: Are/were you overpaid? While I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/politics/federal-workers-government-shutdown.html
— What Is and Isn’t Affected by the Government Shutdown – Niraj Chokshi and Christina Caron
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/us/whats-affected-government-shutdown.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The I.R.S. Under the shutdown, most Internal Revenue Service operations have stopped. According to a contingency plan covering the final weeks of December, about seven in eight of the agency’s nearly 80,000 employees have been sent home. That plan does not make clear, though, what the I.R.S. will do as the shutdown extends into January. (Tax filing season has not yet begun, but the agency will no doubt face plenty of questions from filers over the recent tax law changes.) [President Trump and Democrats could not break an impasse over his request of funding for a border wall.] The agency, which did not respond to a request for comment, may bring in more workers to prepare for tax season, but it generally does not answer taxpayer questions or pay tax refunds during a shutdown, according to The Wall Street Journal. If the shutdown ends within a few weeks, it is unlikely to seriously affect most taxpayers.)
— Five Ways Elizabeth Warren (and Other 2020 Hopefuls) Will Campaign When There’s No Campaign Yet – Maggie Astor and Astead W. Herndon
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-2020-candidates.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Chicago Council alderman Ed Burke charged with attempted extortion – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/chicago-council-alderman-charged-with-attempted-extortion/2019/01/03/2567eca0-0a50-11e9-88e3-989a3e456820_story.html
— Evangelicals have hired their own Goliath – Michael Gerson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/evangelicals-have-hired-their-own-goliath/2019/01/03/c04b1a86-0f90-11e9-831f-3aa2c2be4cbd_story.html
— Unpopular Trump pushes unpopular wall as federal employees, services suffer – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/04/unpopular-trump-pushes-unpopular-wall-federal-employees-services-suffer/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans want open borders.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-wall-shutdown-medieval-castle-20190104-story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Forget the wall — Democrats now hate the border itself – Rich Lowry
https://nypost.com/2019/01/03/forget-the-wall-democrats-now-hate-the-border-itself/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY HEADLINE: Pelosi promises ‘different world’ – Nicole Gaudiano and Eliza Collins (DIERSEN: House Democrats will do everything that they can to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. House Democrats will do everything that they can to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/03/nancy-pelosi-trump-can-expect-different-world-new-congress/2391622002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Marijuana Is More Dangerous Than You Think As legalization spreads, more Americans are becoming heavy users of cannabis, despite its links to violence and mental illness – Alex Berenson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/marijuana-is-more-dangerous-than-you-think-11546527075
— ‘How to Hold a Grudge’ Review: Bitter Is Better Grudges are natural and human, and we shouldn’t feel guilty about having them. “The past matters,” the author tells us. Jenny Allen reviews “How to Hold a Grudge” by Sophie Hannah. – Jenny Allen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems and b) hold tremendous grudges against me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-hold-a-grudge-review-bitter-is-better-11546559895
— More First-Time Home Buyers Are Turning to the Bank of Mom and Dad Among borrowers using FHA loans, which come with low down payments, more than 26% tap relatives for financial help. That’s up from 22% in 2011. – Ben Eisen (DIERSEN: Where did the down payment come from for your first real estate purchase? For me, in 1972, when I was 24 years old, it came from a) my IRS salary since 1971 and b) my Firestone Stores salary since 1970 (full-time 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-first-time-home-buyers-are-turning-to-the-bank-of-mom-and-dad-11546597800

BLOOMBERG
— The Courts Run Out of Cash Next Friday. Here’s What Happens Then – Erik Larson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-04/the-courts-run-out-of-cash-next-friday-here-s-what-happens-then

FORBES
— Job Market Predictions To Watch Out For In 2019 – Jack Kelly
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2019/01/03/frightening-predictions-for-the-job-market-in-2019/#68980c3374ad
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Age discrimination will become rampant. It is one of the few areas where prejudices are overlooked and condoned. It is not necessarily because companies don’t like older workers; it’s that they have more experience, so they earn more money compared to younger colleagues, their insurance costs are presumed higher and they’re not as easily manipulated as younger employees with mountains of debt to pay off. It will be convenient for management to target experienced and well-paid personnel with specious claims about their work product, in an effort to bully them into leaving.)

NEWS OK
— Evangelicals falsely believe they have found a champion in Trump – MICHAEL GERSON
https://newsok.com/article/5619302/michael-gerson-evangelicals-falsely-believe-they-have-found-a-champion-in-trump

NEW YORKER
— Is Optimism Dead in the Trump Era? – Susan Glasser (DIERSEN: Because of Democrat Party gains on November 6, 2018, members of the following groups are optimistic: 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.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/is-optimism-dead-in-the-trump-era

NEWSWEEK
— DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN COMPARES DONALD TRUMP TO HITLER, CALLS PRESIDENT ‘RACIST STRONGMAN’ – TIM MARCIN
https://www.newsweek.com/democratic-congressman-donald-trump-hitler-racist-strongman-1278901
— TRUMP BORDER WALL GOFUNDME HITS $18M, MORE THAN PARKLAND AND MARCH FOR OUR LIVES CAMPAIGNS COMBINED IN 2018 – DAVID BRENNAN
https://www.newsweek.com/gofundme-trumps-border-wall-closes-19-million-second-largest-2018-1277898
— ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ HITS BACK AT GOP BOOING: ‘DON’T HATE ME CAUSE YOU AIN’T ME, FELLAS’ – SHANE CROUCHER
https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-booed-video-aoc-twitter-1279099

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump Brings Federal Employee Union to White House to Make Case for Shutdown – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/01/trump-brings-federal-employee-union-white-house-make-case-shutdown/153919/

January 3 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How did you respond or how will you respond the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) survey questions (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LBGPSVC)? Initial questions concerning this survey include: Who is exactly paying for this survey? When did you first learn that this survey was going to be conducted and who did you learn that from? Who developed the survey? What input did you, your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National Committeewoman have in the development of this survey? Where is the document that details the methodology used for this survey? What has been done to publicize this survey? Of course, anti-conservatives want liberals and moderates to respond to the survey and NOT conservatives. What about liberal and moderate responders who falsely claim to be conservative? I responded to the survey as follows:

1. How often do you work and/ or interact with the Illinois Republican Party? – Extremely Frequently (Daily)

What role do you play in the Republican Party? – Precinct Committeemen

How active would you consider yourself within your GOP organization? – Extremely active (Daily)

Is there anything specific the Illinois Republican Party can help you and/ or your organization with? – Other (please specify) Promoting the IRP platform.

What could the Illinois Republican Party do better to increase your activity and interest within your local regular Republican organization? – Promote the IRP platform.

How active would you say your GOP organization(s) is/are? – They meet monthly and regularly are represented at community events.

Please check the answer that best describes your political philosophy on fiscal policy matters: Conservative

Please check the box that best describes your political philosophy on social policy matters: Conservative

The most important public policy issues facing our state are: Pro-Life, Same-sex marriage (oppose), Second Amendment issues (oppose gun control), Other (please specify) Enforce immigration laws (support)

The most important public policy issues facing our country are: Pro-Life, Illegal immigration (concerned about), Second Amendment issues (oppose gun control), Other (please specify) Traditional marriage (support)

Who did you vote for in the 2018 Illinois gubernatorial Republican primary election? – Jeanne Ives / Rich Morthland

What are the biggest challenges to unity in the Illinois Republican Party? – Stopping anti-conservative IRP leaders from driving conservatives out of the IRP

With respect to the Illinois Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party at its next quadrennial Convention in 2020 should: Adopt the platform of the national Republican Party as the platform of the Illinois Republican Party

Why do Illinois Republicans lose elections? – Illinois Republican candidates are not conservative enough and do not energize enough of the Republican base. Illinois Democrat candidates typically have more campaign funds than Illinois Republican candidates. Districts are too gerrymandered for Illinois Republicans to be competitive in areas where they otherwise should be.

What do you think are the most important things the Illinois Republican Party can do to promote unity? – Promote the IRP platform.

If you were to define or message what it means to be a Republican to the voters of Illinois; what would that message be? – Promote traditional marriage and the traditional family. Promote the right to life. Enforce immigration laws. Promote Second Amendment rights.
What is your first and last name? – David Diersen

What is your email address? – diersen@aol.com

http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois is among top states for outbound moves: study – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_article&p=1600172
— Expect delay in early voting: election officials – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/expect-delay-early-voting-2019/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Liberal revolt threatens to derail House Democrats on their first day in charge – Mike DeBonis
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-house-democrats-rules-liberals-20190102-story.html

— New GOP rivalry? Romney bolts into Washington, blasts Trump – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-romney-20190102-story.html
— Republicans worry a primary challenge would hurt Trump – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2020-trump-republicans-20190103-story.html
— CPS watchdog report: Elementary teacher hired despite past sexual misconduct, famed choir director mismanaged donations – Juan Perez Jr.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-schools-inspector-general-report-20190102-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS watchdog found some CPS employees cheated to get children into top schools – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-inspector-general-report-chicago-public-schools-selective-enrollment-fraud/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Nine-story surrealist mural goes up on Mag Mile – BRIGID SWEENEY (DIERSEN: Are you a member of “the right people?” Ever-increasingly, companies dump customers who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/retail/nine-story-surrealist-mural-goes-mag-mile
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There’s a belief that this younger generation—millennials and younger—is no longer interested in walking into the store and getting the best price,” he said. “It’s about what emotions (shopping) evokes and whether it’s the place to be. Being associated with the right people brings in the other right people.” Eyal said art doesn’t have any direct impact on the value of real estate, but may serve as “social (media) proof” to draw in potential new retail tenants.)
— 2019 Will Cost You More In Chicago: A List Of Tax And Fee Hikes Now In Effect A water tax hike, property tax hike and an increased surcharge on Uber and Lyft rides will all hit Chicago residents. – Heather Cherone
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/01/02/2019-will-cost-you-more-in-chicago-a-list-of-new-laws-now-in-effect/
— Chicago-area Democrats move into bigger D.C. slots As Democrats prepare to take over majority control of the U.S. House later this week, local members of Congress finalize the new and more influential posts they’ll hold. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicago-area-democrats-move-bigger-dc-slots
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois is a popular state—to leave So say reports from three moving companies. – BRIANNA KELLY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/illinois-popular-state-leave

WBEZ
— Federal Government Shutdown Adds To A Crushing Load In Chicago’s Immigration Court – Maria Ines Zamudio
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/government-shutdown-adds-to-crushing-load-in-local-immigration-court/aac925ad-b552-4391-9e77-66654f0a20ca

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Republicans Preparing for Return to One-Party Rule – Scot Bertram
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=277185#.XC4H39N_OM8

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Outgoing Illinois state Sen. Kyle McCarter was (finally) confirmed Wednesday on voice vote to be U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, according to a tweet by the U.S. Senate Republican Cloakroom staff. McCarter was nominated March 28. Over his lifetime, McCarter has served as a missionary to Kenya. The Republican from Collinsville has held the 54th state Senate seat since 2009. He ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Congress in 2016. McCarter announced last year he wouldn’t seek re-election and was succeeded by Jason Plummer, also a Republican. State Rep. Dave McSweeney cheered his McCarter’s news on Twitter. “Senator Kyle McCarter is a great conservative leader in Illinois and will be a great Ambassador to Kenya!” – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/01/03/munoz-spirals-as-burke-steps-away-preckwinkle-wins-over-eychaner-garcias-new-hire-370241

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Freshman senator already declares candidacy for an Illinois top pol spot – Gregory Tejeda (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs a) SAY “Republicans have gone so far overboard to become the political party of rural America; b) PROMOTE welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things; and c) DRIVE OUT OF ILLINOIS individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2019/01/freshman-senator-already-declares.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To me, the explanation is that she’s from Naperville – which once was a part of the great DuPage County Republican organization that was among the strengths of the GOP nationwide. There once would have been a time when Stava-Murray would have been a Republican aspirant for political office – except that the Republicans have gone so far overboard to become the political party of rural America that I suspect if she had tried to run in the Republican primary last year, she’d have lost. They wouldn’t want her. She’s a Democrat by default! It may well be that Stava-Murray is showing off her political ignorance and doesn’t fully realize “which side” she’s on. For her sake, she’s going to have to figure things out and “pick a side,” or else it could turn into a bloody two years for her.)

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Pipes and patronage Sewer district pays well – Bruce Rushton
https://illinoistimes.com/article-20789-pipes-and-patronage.html

WIREPOINTS
— Moody’s vs. Illinois politicians: $100 billion difference in pension debts – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.wirepoints.com/moodys-vs-illinois-politicians-100-billion-difference-in-pension-debts/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Madigan’s ‘on your side’ ad panned by some viewers as tone deaf – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/madigan-s-on-your-side-ad-panned-by-some-viewers/article_321c2256-0ecc-11e9-bb6e-efeb0b0486f8.html
— Consolidation measures could cut a few of Illinois’ nearly 7,000 units of government – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What is your position on consolidation? I should write a book about those who viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me a) because they believe that I SUPPORT consolidation and b) because they believe that I OPPOSE consolidation.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/consolidation-measures-could-cut-a-few-of-illinois-nearly-units/article_03d4aba6-0937-11e9-9790-afddc730598a.html
— Calling capitol an ‘unsafe workplace,’ freshman Democratic lawmaker to file discrimination claims against Madigan – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/calling-capitol-an-unsafe-workplace-freshman-democratic-lawmaker-to-file/article_9ef64420-0ed0-11e9-b3b8-e7411c6c97b9.html
— Bills to limit taxpayer-funded trips, conferences die in committee as spending continues – Cole Lauterbach and Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/bills-to-limit-taxpayer-funded-trips-conferences-die-in-committee/article_398dad84-0e9f-11e9-9d2e-2b8e46691d51.html
— INN investigation: Some communities spend big, others decrease spending at municipal conference – Greg Bishop, Cole Lauterbach and Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/inn-investigation-some-communities-spend-big-others-decrease-spending-at/article_df463d22-0e90-11e9-af54-2f0146104568.html

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: MONEY, MONEY EVERYWHERE, BUT NOT A DROP FOR A WALL – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: One could conclude that to curry favor with Hispanics, the Democrat Party has dumped Blacks.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/government-shutdown-money-money-everywhere-but-not-a-drop-for-a-wall/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SEND YOUR SON TO A LEFTIST SCHOOL OR THE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE HIM Behind the Left’s war on Jewish schools. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272379/send-your-son-leftist-school-or-government-will-daniel-greenfield

BREITBART
— Billionaire Kochs Plot DACA Amnesty, Vow Not to Support Trump in 2020 – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/02/billionaire-kochs-plot-daca-amnesty-vow-not-to-support-trump-in-2020/

DAILY CALLER
— LINDSEY GRAHAM, OTHER REPUBLICANS ATTACK MITT ROMNEY FOR ANTI-TRUMP OP-ED – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/02/graham-attacks-mitt-romney-anti-trump/

HILL REPORTER
— Articles of Impeachment Against Trump To Be Introduced Today by Democrat – TODD NEIKIRK
https://hillreporter.com/articles-of-impeachment-against-trump-to-be-introduced-today-by-democrat-20035

THE HILL
— Dick Durbin: I’m running for reelection in 2020 – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/423653-dick-durbin-im-running-for-reelection-in-2020
— Shutdown halts E-Verify checks – SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/423613-shutdown-halts-e-verify-checks-on-capitol-hill
— Democratic leaders face backlash if they compromise on wall – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Backlash from 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/423611-democrat-leaders-face-backlash-if-they-compromise-on-wall

HUFFINGTON POST
— Survey: Americans Give Everyone Negative Marks For The Government Shutdown Most of the public considers the shutdown a problem, but just one-third of respondents call it very serious. – Ariel Edwards-Levy (DIERSEN: What do you know about survey methodology (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survey_methodology and http://www.pewresearch.org/methods/u-s-survey-research/our-survey-methodology-in-detail/)? During my last 8 years at GAO, I worked at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels, currently $106,044-$125,325/year, on audits that involved major surveys. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes).)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/government-shutdown-poll_us_5c2d4892e4b0407e9087dc6e
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The HuffPost/YouGov poll consisted of 1,000 completed interviews conducted Dec. 28-30 among U.S. adults, using a sample selected from YouGov’s opt-in online panel to match the demographics and other characteristics of the adult U.S. population. HuffPost has teamed up with YouGov to conduct daily opinion polls. You can learn more about this project and take part in YouGov’s nationally representative opinion polling. More details on the polls’ methodology are available here (http://data.huffingtonpost.com/yougov/methodology). Most surveys report a margin of error that represents some, but not all, potential survey errors. YouGov’s reports include a model-based margin of error, which rests on a specific set of statistical assumptions about the selected sample rather than the standard methodology for random probability sampling. If these assumptions are wrong, the model-based margin of error may also be inaccurate. Click here for a more detailed explanation of the model-based margin of error. Do you have information you want to share with HuffPost? Here’s how.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Censoring China’s Internet, for Stability and Profit Thousands of low-wage workers in “censorship factories” trawl the online world for forbidden content, where even a photo of an empty chair could cause big trouble. – Li Yan (DIERSEN: Of course, I know exactly what articles my critics/opponents do NOT want me to include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Of course, I know exactly what comments my critics/opponents do NOT want me to make on those articles. My critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/business/china-internet-censor.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Li Chengzhi had a lot to learn when he first got a job as a professional censor. Like many young people in China, the 24-year-old recent college graduate knew little about the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. He had never heard of China’s most famous dissident, Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who died in custody two years ago. Now, after training, he knows what to look for — and what to block. He spends his hours scanning online content on behalf of Chinese media companies looking for anything that will provoke the government’s wrath. He knows how to spot code words that obliquely refer to Chinese leaders and scandals, or the memes that touch on subjects the Chinese government doesn’t want people to read about. Mr. Li, who still has traces of youthful acne on his face, takes his job seriously. “It helps cleanse the online environment,” he said. For Chinese companies, staying on the safe side of government censors is a matter of life and death. Adding to the burden, the authorities demand that companies censor themselves, spurring them to hire thousands of people to police content.)
— China’s Moon Landing: ‘New Chapter in Humanity’s Exploration of the Moon’ – Steven Lee Myers and Zoe Mou
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/world/asia/china-change-4-moon.html
— FRONT PAGE: Sexism Claims From Bernie Sanders’s 2016 Run: Paid Less, Treated Worse – Sydney Ember and Katie Benner
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/us/politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-sexism.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump’s Shutdown Is Not About Border Security About 800,000 federal employees, and the citizens who depend on them, are being hurt for an empty political stunt.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/opinion/government-shutdown-2019-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Why Republicans Should Support Immigration.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/opinion/trump-republicans-immigration.html
— The Army, in Need of Recruits, Turns Focus to Liberal-Leaning Cities – Dave Philipps (DIERSEN: 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), while I was freshman and sophomore in high school, I planned on enlisting and using the GI Bill to get a college degree.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/us/army-recruiting-tech-industry-seattle.html
— Trump Says Mattis Resignation Was ‘Essentially’ a Firing – AP (DIERSEN: Since 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed that forcing an employee to take early retirement is essentially to fire that employee. Since 1997, they have used my Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 to hint/imply/argue/shout that they forced me to retire because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000006287699/trump-essentially-fired-mattis.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Shutdown worsens strain on U.S. immigration system – Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/shutdown-worsens-strain-on-us-immigration-system/2019/01/02/97dd0ef6-0ebe-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html
— The ‘blue water’ Navy veterans of the Vietnam War battle Agent Orange – Ann E. Marimow (DIERSEN: During the early 1980s, I worked for GAO on an audit of the VA’s handling of Agent Orange claims.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/the-blue-water-navy-veterans-of-the-vietnam-war-battle-agent-orange/2018/12/28/d9f8a9ea-ff09-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html

USA TODAY
— Sensible border security justifies government shutdown – James Jay Carafano
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/02/government-shutdown-border-wall-justifies-budget-battle-editorials-debates/2466822002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s ‘border security’ shutdown: Cut off cash to people and agencies that protect us.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/03/trump-government-shutdown-wall-weakens-fbi-tsa-border-patrol-column/2467376002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The shutdown is hurting people, leaving Americans in uncertainty.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/02/government-shutdown-affecting-real-americans-talker/2462597002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Government shutdown: How it could hurt the economy.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/12/31/government-shutdown-how-could-hurt-economy-and-volatile-market/2435168002/

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— Romney v. Romney brings GOP’s Trump dilemma into sharp relief – Brian Dickerson
https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/brian-dickerson/2019/01/03/romney-v-romney-brings-gops-trump-dilemma-into-sharp-relief/2464992002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In a Shutdown, IRS Will Take Your Money, but Give No Refunds With limited funding, thin-staffed IRS prepares for busy individual income-tax filing season – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-a-shutdown-irs-will-take-your-money-but-give-no-refunds-11546462112
— Trump Predicts Romney Will Fall in Line Behind Him President says incoming senator would have won 2012 White House bid if he had campaigned ‘the way he fights me’ – Michael C. Bender (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who have fought harder against me than they have ever fought against any Democrat? They include past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter leaders and members.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-predicts-romney-will-fall-in-line-behind-him-11546460722
— China Lands Probe on the ‘Dark Side’ of the Moon Landing heats up competition with U.S. to become the first country in half a century to land astronauts on moon – Trefor Moss
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-lands-probe-on-dark-side-of-the-moon-11546493599
— New Front in College Admissions: Nudging Students to Decide Early Some counselors, parents and students say the offers—sometimes known as Early Decision II—pressure students to commit before they are ready – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: The only college that I applied to while I was in high school was UIC.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-front-in-college-admissions-nudging-students-to-decide-early-11546449608
— Now Hiring, With Attractive New Perk: Free College Degree Companies say benefits of a happy, better-educated staff outweigh the costs of paying for workers’ college education – Kelsey Gee (DIERSEN: Did any of your employers help pay for your education expenses? While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, it did not help me pay for my UIC or NIU expenses. While I worked for IRS 1971-1980, it did not help me pay for my Loyola or DePaul expenses. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, it reimbursed small amounts of my DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT expenses.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/now-hiring-with-attractive-new-perk-free-college-degree-11546458513
— Romney’s Reproach Attacking Trump’s character is easy. How about defending trade? – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/romneys-reproach-11546473418

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and Trump-haters say “Forget About Repeating 2018’s Strong Job Gains.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-03/economists-say-forget-about-repeating-strong-2018-u-s-job-gains

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
— LEVERAGING TRANSFERABLE SKILLS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents? According to them, a) I never acquired any skills and b) even if I did, those skills were not transferrable. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned what I learned a) working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year, b) working for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325/year, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, f) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, g) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and h) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.hbs.edu/recruiting/blog/post/leveraging-transferable-skills

MARKETING LAND
— Do brand politics impact consumer purchases? It’s complicated Multiple variables may affect how consumers react to brands that take a stand. – Greg Sterling (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party. Ever-increasingly, companies talk and act like they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://marketingland.com/do-brand-politics-impact-consumer-purchases-its-complicated-252772
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A majority of consumers (63 percent), according to a new survey from SAP, say they prefer to purchase holiday gifts from brands that support specific social causes. This echoes earlier surveys that argue consumers increasingly want brands to take public social and political positions. The emerging consensus among marketers is that in the current climate brands are no longer able to “remain on the sidelines” and are compelled to stake out positions on controversial social issues. The most recent, high-profile example of this was Nike’s Just Do It anniversary campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, which was controversial but actually helped Nike financially and with key audiences.)

UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
— Why Internships Are an Essential Part of Your Education – Jessica Brice (DIERSEN: Did you have any internships? I did not. I delivered mail full-time for the Park Forest Post Office during the summers of 1967 and 1968 while I attended UIC and during the summer of 1969 while I attended NIU.)
https://universitymagazine.ca/internships-essential-part-education/

COSMOPOLITAN
— UK: What jobs can 16-year-olds do? Everything you need to know From average wage to the hours you can work – DUSTY BAXTER-WRIGHT (DIERSEN: What jobs did you have when you were young? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/worklife/campus/a18208453/jobs-for-16-year-olds/

ATLANTIC
— Why a Large Number of Americans Don’t Know All Their Grandparents’ First Names An attempt to make sense of an at-first baffling statistic – JOE PINSKER (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side died suddenly when I was 5 years old, but I had lots of interaction with my grandmother on my father’s side and with my grandparents on my mother’s side. My grandparents on my mother’s side operated a farm in Grant Park. I spent lots of time there during the summers in the 1950s and early 1960s.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/12/americans-grandparents-first-names/578926/

January 2 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP SEEKS GUIDANCE FOR 2020 VIA ONLINE SURVEY (DIERSEN: INITIAL QUESTIONS: Who is exactly paying for this survey? When did you first learn that this survey was going to be conducted and who did you learn that from? Who developed the survey? What input did you, your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National Committeewoman have in the development of this survey? Where is the document that details the methodology used for this survey? What has been done to publicize this survey? Of course, anti-conservatives want liberals and moderates to respond to the survey and NOT conservatives. What about liberal and moderate responders who falsely claim to be conservative?)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/il-gop-seeks-guidance-for-2020-via-online-survey.html
— DI LEO: MITT ROMNEY AND THE MISGUIDED OP-ED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/mitt-romney-and-the-misguided-op-ed.html
— HUNDREDS OF PUBLIC PENSION MILLIONAIRES LIVE IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS, NEW REPORT SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/hundreds-of-public-pension-millionaires-live-in-southwest-illinois-new-report-says.html
— CHICAGO SENDS ALLEGED COMMUNIST SYMPATHIZER JESUS GARCIA TO US CONGRESS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/chicago-sends-alleged-communist-sympathizer-jesus-garcia-to-us-congress.html
— THORNER: SHOULD SHARIA SUPREMACISM CONCERN THIS NATION?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/thorner-should-sharia-supremacism-concern-this-nation.html

ILLINOIS 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Happy New Year! The Illinois Republican Party is seeking your input. The survey will be open through January 10, 2019. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LBGPSVC
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=300523616785758&story_fbid=1071563839681728

WILL COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— The Illinois Republican party put together a survey that allows Republican voters, volunteers, and committeemen to have a voice in the direction of your Illinois Republican Party. Below is the link where the survey can be completed. The cutoff for completion will be January 10, 2019! Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LBGPSVC
https://mailchi.mp/61975fedb10e/breaking-local-republican-news-and-events-near-you

ABC7
— Lauren Underwood, Sean Casten have priorities ready ahead of Congress swearing-in – Graig Wall (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party will insist that Underwood and Casten do everything that they can a) to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things and b) to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/underwood-casten-have-priorities-ready-ahead-of-congress-swearing-in/5006266/
— Government Shutdown 2019: Trump meets with Democrats, says shutdown ‘could be a long time’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/government-shutdown-could-be-a-long-time-trump-says-after-meeting-with-dems/5004611/

NBC5
— New GOP Rivalry? Romney Barrels Into DC Blistering Trump Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, had criticized President Donald Trump before — notably, in a March 2016 speech he called Trump a “fraud” and opposed his bid for the GOP nomination – Kevin Freking
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Mitt-Romney-Criticizes-Donald-Trump-in-Op-Ed-503781741.html
Ald. Ricardo Munoz Arrested in Domestic Violence Incident: Police
— The long-serving member of the Chicago City Council was placed into police custody after a “victim states that a verbal argument took place between him and his wife”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/alderman-ricardo-munoz-chicago-police-arrest-question-503802491.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump’s ‘Game of Thrones’-inspired poster featured during Cabinet meeting sparks social media frenzy – Jennifer Earl
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trumps-game-of-thrones-inspired-poster-featured-during-cabinet-meeting-sparks-social-media-frenzy

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Anne Stava-Murray, a Michael Madigan critic who will be sworn in next week, eyeing 2020 run for U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s seat – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-anne-stava-murray-eyes-senate-20190102-story.html
— Watch the new Madigan ad with a heap of skepticism – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-madigan-ad-democrats-on-your-side-0103-20190102-story.html
— Deodorizing marijuana – Editorial (DIERSEN: Stink is the least of the many problems with pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-marijuana-smell-farm-nuisance-20181224-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Get moving on project to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/asian-carp-illinois-brandon-road-joliet/

DAILY HERALD
— Vote to disband DuPage election commission could be delayed – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190102/vote-to-disband-dupage-election-commission-could-be-delayed
— State Rep.-elect Stava-Murray now plans to run for Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190102/state-rep-elect-stava-murray-now-plans-to-run-for-durbins-us-senate-seat

HERALD NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-male march is set for Jan. 19 in New Lenox
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/02/womens-march-set-for-jan-19-in-new-lenox/a11f140/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Put the brakes on gas tax idea – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-01-02/editorial-put-the-brakes-gas-tax-idea.html

BEVERLY REVIEW
— Leaders share blame, shame – Editorial
http://www.beverlyreview.net/opinion/our_opinion/article_83e8ad7a-0eb3-11e9-862c-27175aac6330.html

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— By the numbers: Illinois ranked No. 28 in average charitable giving (DIERSEN: Democrats always demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans for not giving enough money to charities.)
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/by-the-numbers-illinois-ranked-no-in-average-charitable-giving/article_911d112a-0a2b-11e9-83ee-5395e9545603.html

FREE BEACON
— Romney: ‘I Would Vote for the Border Wall’ and Mandate E-Verify – Paul Crookston
https://freebeacon.com/issues/romney-i-would-vote-border-wall-mandate-e-verify/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— It’s The Democrats Who Refuse To Compromise On The Wall
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29404

AMERICAN THINKER
— Castro screams at US like a cornered rat – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/castro_screams_at_us_like_a_cornered_rat.html

NEW AMERICAN
— Democrats Hiding Real Reason for Opposing Walls – John F. McManus
https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/31071-democrats-hiding-real-reason-for-opposing-walls

TOWNHALL
— RNC Chair Calls Out Her Uncle Mitt for His Anti-Trump Op-ed – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/01/02/wow-rnc-chair-calls-out-her-uncle-mitt-for-his-antitrump-oped-n2538366
— Incoming Senator Romney Publishes Blistering Op/Ed on Trump’s Character. Why, and Why Now? – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/01/02/romney-oped-n2538350
— Former NYT Editor: Anti-Trump Bias Is Destroying The Times’ Credibility – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/01/02/former-nyt-editor-the-times-credibility-is-being-destroyed-with-their-anti-trum-n2538362

BREITBART
— 5 ‘America First’ Legal Immigration Promises Trump Must Keep This Year – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/02/5-america-first-legal-immigration-promises-trump-must-keep-this-year/
— RNC’s Ronna McDaniel Calls Uncle Romney’s Anti-Trump Op-Ed ‘Disappointing and Unproductive’ – Kristina Wong
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/02/rncs-ronna-mcdaniel-calls-uncle-romneys-anti-trump-op-ed-disappointing-unproductive/

GOPUSA
— Incoming Sen. Mitt Romney grabs media attention with attack on Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61717
— Fake news from once reputable sources abounds
http://www.gopusa.com/fake-news-from-once-reputable-sources-abounds/

LIBERTY NATION
— Top 20 Conservative News Sites To Read In 2019 (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails regularly include links to articles on many of these 20.)
https://www.libertynation.com/top-20-conservative-news-sites-to-read-in-2019/

THE HILL
— McConnell suggests shutdown could last for weeks – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/423590-mcconnell-suggests-shutdown-could-last-for-weeks
— Attorney says more undocumented workers are employed at Trump golf course
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/423465-attorney-says-more-undocumented-workers-are-employed-at-trump-golf-course

NEW YORK POST
— Trump was right to rein in federal workers’ gravy train – Betsy McCaughey (DIERSEN: Of course, because federal pay and benefits are so bad, McCaughey would never take a federal job.)
https://nypost.com/2019/01/02/trump-was-right-to-rein-in-federal-workers-gravy-train/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Only 1 out of 36 newly elected female representatives in Congress is Republican – here’s why it matters – Malliga Och
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Only-1-out-of-36-newly-elected-female-13502764.php

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Shutdown: Winter vacation or financial nightmare? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2019/01/shutdown-winter-vacation-or-financial-nightmare/

FEDERAL TIMES
— House Democrats plan to dismantle fed-targeting rule – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government acted like their Democrat U.S. Senators and their Democrat U.S. Representatives wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2019/01/02/house-democrats-plan-to-dismantle-fed-targeting-rule/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A House of Representatives rule that gives Congress the authority to cut the pay of an individual federal employee or eliminate entire agency programs will be removed under a proposed rules package for the 116th Congress. The Holman Rule, first established in 1876 and reintroduced in the 115th Congress, enables lawmakers to cut individual salaries, programs or agency office sizes in appropriations language. The rule was never successfully used during the two years it was recently in effect, but lawmakers have tried to cut the salary of the Western Area Power Administrator and to remove the Congressional Budget Office’s budget analysis division by invoking the rule.)