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August 5 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— At its 7:00 PM Monday August 5, 2019 meeting this evening, Wheaton’s City Council is scheduled a) to vote on “a resolution and draft ordinance relating to a text amendment to zoning ordinance prohibiting cannabis business establishments in any zoning district” and b) to set “August 26 as the Public Hearing date.” SEE:

https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08052019-1220

And

https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/4222?fileID=6785

If you are a Wheaton resident, please join me in urging the Wheaton City Council to vote yes on the resolution and ordinance to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Trump sounds off on Twitter, expected to speak Monday about two mass shootings – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-expected-to-speak-monday-about-two-mass-shootings/5443885/
— 51 shot, 7 fatally in Chicago weekend shootings – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/51-shot-7-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/5443785/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-8/5/2019

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot big time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/8/5/20729849/top-5-best-marijuana-strains-cannabis-sales-recreational-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: 3 years after Russian hackers tapped Illinois voter database, officials spending millions to safeguard 2020 election – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-election-security-russian-hackers-20190805-qtoku33szjdrhknwc7pxbu6pvq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Prevention leaders: Teen pot use tricky to predict as legalization approaches – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190805/prevention-leaders-teen-pot-use-tricky-to-predict-as-legalization-approaches
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: DuPage Democrat party leader should acknowledge that her party promotes 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. She should acknowledge that her party does everything that it can to drive out of DuPage County, out if Illinois, and out of America individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190805/party-chairwoman-dupage-democrats-aim-for-empathy-problem-solving

WBEZ
— Chicago Immigrants Losing Jobs Due To No-Match Letters – Maria Ines Zamudio (DIERSEN: Hopefully, the replacements hired will be citizens of the United States. If you are employed, what percent of your superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates are illegals?) 
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/nomatch-letters-stoke-fears-for-workers-and-employers/11c26c10-d769-4807-bc93-f15f857dc338

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— The 2020 Democrats are increasingly willing to blame Trump – David Weigel (DIERSEN: QUESTION: When bad things happen in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world, who do Democrats blame? ANSWER: Republicans.) 
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/The-2020-Democrats-are-increasingly-willing-to-14279828.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— Gun violence researcher: Mass shooters would ‘think twice’ if victims were armed
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gun-violence-researcher-mass-shooters-would-think-twice-if-victims-were-armed

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CORRUPTION COSTS ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS AT LEAST $550M PER YEAR – Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill, Karlee Hinrichsen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/corruption-costs-illinois-taxpayers-at-least-550m-per-year/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MAYBE INEQUALITY ISN’T WHAT’S MAKING PEOPLE MAD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/maybe-inequality-isnt-whats-making-people-mad.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump promises action on gun violence after two mass shootings President says proposals are ‘in the works’ – Dave Boyer and David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/4/trump-addresses-mass-shootings-proposals-address-m/
— Mexico to take ‘forceful legal actions’ after El Paso shooting, officials say – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/4/mexico-take-forceful-legal-actions-after-el-paso-s/
— Michael Savage seeks Trump’s help to remove name from Britain’s undesirables list – Jennifer Harper (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that have me on their undesirables lists. I would focus on those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/4/inside-the-beltway-michael-savage-seeks-trumps-hel/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Democrats Own El Paso – Christopher Paslay
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/08/why_democrats_own_el_paso_.html
— El Paso shooting: latest atrocity exploited by Democrats – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/el_paso_shooting_latest_atrocity_exploited_by_democrats.html
— Environmental alarmism behind El Paso shootings – Tim Jones
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/environmental_alarmism_behind_el_paso_shootings.html

NOQ REPORTS
— Wanting stronger border security does not make us ‘white supremacists’ – JD Rucker 
https://noqreport.com/2019/08/04/wanting-stronger-border-security-not-make-us-white-supremacists/

THE HILL
— Trump suggests tying background checks to immigration reform legislation after deadly shootings – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/456137-trump-suggests-tying-background-checks-to-immigration-reform

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote O’Rourke.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beto-o-rouke-trump-el-paso-vigil_n_5d47b258e4b0ca604e344276
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blame El Paso on Trump. Are you a Republican? How soon, if not already, will Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois hold you directly responsible for shootings?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democratic-candidates-trump-racism-el-paso-shooting_n_5d470595e4b0aca3411f60f0

REUTERS
— Democrats aim their outrage at Trump after two mass shootings – Doina Chiacu, Pete Schroeder (DIERSEN: Shootings are caused by Democrats who promote hatred of Whites. Democrats promote hatred of Whites to curry favor with minorities.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-shootings/democrats-aim-their-outrage-at-trump-after-two-mass-shootings-idUKKCN1UU0FR

NEW YORK TIMES
— We Have a White Nationalist Terrorist Problem – Editorial (DIERSEN: “White Nationalist Terrorism” is caused by Democrats who promote hatred of Whites. Democrats promote hatred of Whites to curry favor with minorities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/opinion/mass-shootings-domestic-terrorism.html
— HARDCOPY HEADLINE: Housing market is humming – Jim Tankersley and Ben Casselman (DIERSEN: Is the housing market in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois humming? If not, why not?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/business/economy/mortgage-interest-deduction-tax.html
— After El Paso Attack, Mexico Demands Protections for Mexicans in the U.S. – Elisabeth Malkin and Azam Ahmed (DIERSEN: How many millions of its citizens is Mexico illegally keeping in the United States illegally?) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/world/americas/mexico-el-paso.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump calls for ‘strong background checks’ after massacres, suggests pairing gun legislation with immigration reform – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-calls-for-strong-background-checks-after-massacres-suggests-pairing-gun-legislation-with-immigration-reform/2019/08/05/7de14d7c-b770-11e9-bad6-609f75bfd97f_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/05/most-americans-thought-that-trump-encouraged-white-supremacists-even-before-el-paso/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blame El Paso on Trump. Are you a Republican? How soon, if not already, will Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois hold you directly responsible for shootings?
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-trump-and-the-blood-of-el-paso-20190804-mwzo6zmtj5eqvg3z2skbtoylti-story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Beto exploits tragedy for sake of politics – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2019/08/04/beto-exploits-tragedy-for-sake-of-politics/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage Hispanics, and everyone else, to hate Republicans. 
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-05/mood-in-latino-community-in-wake-of-shootings-in-el-paso-and-gilroy
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-08-04/el-paso-shooting-trump-rhetoric-white-supremacy

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Killers in Our Midst Nearly all mass shooters have been young men alienated from society. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats alienate those from society who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-killers-in-our-midst-11564958792
— Mental Illness and Mass Murder The FBI found 70% of shooters had ‘stressors’ or ‘concerning behaviors’ prior to the attack. – E. Fuller Torrey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mental-illness-and-mass-murder-11564955203
— Russians Flock to Easy Loans as Income Dips – Ann M. Simmons (DIERSEN: How much has your income dropped? Since 1997, in today’s dollars, my income has dropped by 58%/year or by $74,338/year. My GAO salary in 1997 in today’s dollars was $127,654. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $53,316.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russians-flock-to-easy-loans-as-income-dips-11564911001
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: White Nationalists Pose Challenge to Investigators Home-grown terrorists, some motivated by white-nationalist ideologies, often fly under the radar – Dan Frosch, Zusha Elinson and Sadie Gurman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shootings-highlight-law-enforcement-challenges-to-combating-domestic-terror-11564947769

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden uses shootings to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-05/biden-calls-trump-significant-contributor-to-rise-of-hate

USA TODAY
— Longer lives and ‘lumpy’ expenses force Americans to rethink their retirement-savings math – Aimee Picchi 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/08/05/retirement-savings-calculations/1893563001/

MOTLEY FOOL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/08/05/a-state-by-state-look-at-where-cannabis-is-legal.aspx

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— What Do We Do If White Supremacist Terrorism Keeps Increasing? – David Atkins (DIERSEN: “White Supremacist Terrorism” is caused by Democrats who promote hatred of Whites. Democrats promote hatred of Whites to curry favor with minorities.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/08/04/what-do-we-do-if-white-supremacist-terrorism-keeps-increasing/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blame shootings on Trump. Are you a Republican? How soon, if not already, will Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois hold you directly responsible for shootings?
https://www.newsweek.com/trumpsterrorists-trends-americans-blame-president-trump-mass-shootings-blood-his-hands-1452507

WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://theweek.com/articles/856963/enablerinchief

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment and get rid of gun owners once and for all.
https://newrepublic.com/article/154652/gun-culture-always-white-supremacy
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use minorities, women, young people, immigrants, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, etc. to promote hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://newrepublic.com/article/154604/media-missing-real-story-trumps-racism

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Vetting The White House Vetting Process President Trump told the media “you vet for me.” – ROSS GIANFORTUNE
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2019/08/play-day-vetting-white-house-vetting-process/158923/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blame El Paso on Trump. Are you a Republican? How soon, if not already, will Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois hold you directly responsible for shootings?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/05/trump-inspired-terrorism-el-paso

August 3 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Why hasn’t the Daily Herald reported on a) the sale of pot in Wheaton, b) the Wheaton West District City Council vacancy, and c) the Roosevelt Road Corridor Study since May 30, 2019? FIRST: At its August 5, 2019 meeting, Wheaton’s City Council is scheduled a) to vote on “a resolution and draft ordinance relating to a text amendment to zoning ordinance prohibiting cannabis business establishments in any zoning district” and b) to set “August 26 as the Public Hearing date.” (https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08052019-1220 and https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/4222?fileID=6785 If you are a Wheaton resident, please join me in urging the Wheaton City Council to vote yes on the resolution and ordinance to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. SECOND: 5:00 PM, Tuesday, August 6, 2019, is the filing deadline for applications to be appointed to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy. Sadly, Wheaton’s policy is to not disclose the names of the applicants or information about them, but instead, just the number of applications received. Please see the articles at the end of this email. So far, Wheaton has received 30 requests for applications, 4 complete applications, and 1 incomplete application. So far, to my knowledge, none of the applicants has publicly announced that they have filed. Because of that, I will be filing. In my opinion, not only Wheaton’s West District residents, but all of Wheaton’s residents should know who the applicants are before the filing deadline. If you become aware of someone who has filed or will file, please ask him/her to issue a press release and to include diersen@aol.com in the press release list. THIRD: During its upcoming Planning Session on August 12th, the Wheaton City Council will discuss the Roosevelt Road Corridor Study with its consultant, present questions for further exploration, and receive public comment from the audience to aid in planning. (https://www.wheaton.il.us/930/Roosevelt-Road). The study area includes the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and Main Street which is in my precinct and the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and Warrenville Road which is in my precinct and in Wheaton’s West District. Recently, members of the “Concerned Citizens – Rezoning Roosevelt Road” Facebook group posted yard signs (21 at last count) at homes on Arbor Avenue, Golf Lane, Park Avenue, and Warrenville Road in my precinct that say “PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOODS RETHINK REZONING.” – Dave Diersen)

http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Illinois members of Congress visit U.S.-Mexico border to understand impact of Trump’s immigration policies
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-members-of-congress-visit-us-mexico-border/5439017/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Flannery Fired Up: Libertyville moves to ban retail pot sales; Reparations bill (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? How much reparations do the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois want you to pay? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should poll the Democrats in my precinct and ask them how much reparations they want me to pay.) 
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/flannery-fired-up-libertyville-moves-to-ban-retail-pot-sales-reparations-bill

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. employers added a solid 164,000 jobs in July as the unemployment rate held at 3.7% – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-july-jobs-numbers-20190802-yuqxiiffvzhzfbh3mzhfrvsbey-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Tough’ new Illinois Gaming Board chairman faced with massive gambling expansion The aptly nicknamed Charles ‘Chip’ Schmadeke is getting ready for a whirlwind bidding process for six new and highly coveted casino licenses. Ex-bosses say he has the right temperament for the high-stakes, low-glamor job. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/8/2/20752045/illinois-gaming-board-chairman-charles-chip-schmadeke-gambling-expansion

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Joseph Monack of Woodstock demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Ives and Sanguinetti.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190803/gop-need-better-candidates-in-6th-district
— Schneider says sending migrants to Mexico compounds their misery – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use “migrants” to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally. Ever-more obviously, Democrats and RINOs use citizens of foreign countries to not only destroy Republicans, but to destroy America.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190802/schneider-says-sending-migrants-to-mexico-compounds-their-misery

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Perennial candidate Marshall tosses hat in ring – again Berwyn radiologist seeks GOP nomination to run against Durbin in 2020 – BRENDA SCHORY (DIERSEN: On July 5, 2003, a mere 16 years ago, all five announced Republican U.S. Senate candidates (John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) attended a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east, and Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren.)
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/08/02/perennial-candidate-marshall-tosses-hat-in-ring-again/aw1vwcu/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— New law requires all high school students to fill out FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Financial Aid) before graduating – Julie Wurth (DIERSEN: How would your parents have reacted to this?)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/new-law-requires-all-high-school-students-to-fill-out/article_e0770c30-4437-5187-9f02-452fdc7d7b07.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rep. Ratcliffe withdraws nomination for Director of National Intelligence – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/rep-ratcliffe-withdraws-nomination-for-director-of-national-intelligence

WREX
— Slave descendants to spend night in cabins at NC plantation – AP (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? How much reparations do the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois want you to pay? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should poll the Democrats in my precinct and ask them how much reparations they want me to pay.)
https://wrex.com/category/2019/08/03/slave-descendants-to-spend-night-in-cabins-at-nc-plantation/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Patronage Employees Breathing Sigh of Relief that They Are Not Governing by Labor Union Law
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/03/patronage-employees-breathing-sign-of-relief-that-they-are-not-governing-by-labor-union-law/

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— NRCC press secretary: DCCC staff shakeup shows Bustos is ‘not up for the job’ – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, the top priority for my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates was getting rid employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/512811044-nrcc-press-secretary-dccc-staff-shakeup-shows-bustos-is-not-up-for-the-job

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Former GOP state chairman Pat Brady contributed to Cullerton’s state senate campaigns – Zeta Cross
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512824412-former-gop-state-chairman-brady-contributed-to-cullerton-s-state-senate-campaigns

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Naperville City Council opts out of legalized marijuana sales – Colin Froment (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast reporting on the pot issue in Naperville versus Wheaton.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512824436-naperville-city-council-opts-out-of-legalized-marijuana-sales
— Ives calls Cullerton indictment ‘corruption at the highest level’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512824411-ives-calls-cullerton-indictment-corruption-at-the-highest-level
— Jeanne Ives’ Soundbites of the Week
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512824437-icymi-jeanne-ives-soundbites-of-the-week
— Sterigenics fallout could trigger media/mob attacks against other businesses, air quality expert warns – W.J. Kennedy 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512823315-sterigenics-fallout-could-trigger-media-mob-attacks-against-other-businesses-air-quality-expert-warns
— Surgeon Kinzler blasts Democrats after indictment of Cullerton – Colin Froment 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512824406-surgeon-kinzler-blasts-democrats-after-indictment-of-cullerton

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois’ Predatory Profiteering Leaders – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/illinois-predatory-profiteering-leaders/
— The Effects Of A Lukewarm Church – Dr. Joey Krol (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who are a member of a church, attend church services, and/or give money to a church, but who fail/refuse to fight the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things? Because of the aforesaid, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are increasingly successful in hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that GOD is a Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green, 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://illinoisfamily.org/faith/the-effects-of-allukewarm-church/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Push to legalize pot cements partisan divisions in 2020 race – Melissa Quinn
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/push-to-legalize-pot-cements-partisan-divisions-in-2020-race

FOX NEWS
— Racism is the left’s only answer to Trump (and that won’t help Democrats in 2020) – Newt Gingrich 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/newt-gingrich-racism-is-the-lefts-only-answer-to-trump-and-that-wont-help-democrats-in-2020
— George Hamilton says actors ‘have no qualifications’ to discuss politics, explains why he’s never voted – Jessica Napoli (DIERSEN: What qualifications do you have to discuss politics? My qualifications include serving as a) a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, b) GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, d) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, e) Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, f) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, g) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, h) GAO employee 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654, i) Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member 1983-1996, j) IRS employee 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/george-hamilton-actors-voting

GOPUSA
— Florida McDonald’s worker fired for refusing to serve people ‘with badges’ (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois, how strongly do the voters hate past, present, and future government employees?)
http://www.gopusa.com/florida-mcdonalds-worker-fired-for-refusing-to-serve-people-with-badges/
— Trump’s Tweets Expose Democrat Attachment to Sharpton
http://www.gopusa.com/trumps-tweets-expose-democrat-attachment-to-sharpton/
— Getting labeled a Racist Is Easy Today
http://www.gopusa.com/getting-labeled-a-racist-is-easy-today/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats gripped by reparations fever – Eric Utter (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? How much reparations do the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois want you to pay? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should poll the Democrats in my precinct and ask them how much reparations they want me to pay.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/democrats_gripped_by_reparations_fever_.html

TOWNHALL
— CNN Contributor Gets His Press Pass Suspended – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have constructively and actually suspended my GOPUSA press pass since 2000. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and political consultants who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/08/02/boisterous-playboy-reporter-just-got-his-press-pass-suspended-by-the-trump-white-n2551127
(DIERSEN HEADLINE: Well, remember Brian Karem? He’s the White House Correspondent for Playboy. He’s also a CNN contributor. Former Special Assistant to the President and current Salem Radio Host Dr. Sebastian Gorka confronted him at a presser in the Rose Garden. He’s been called one of the biggest pigs of the press corps, known for his combative style with the press secretaries of the Trump White House. He likened Trump voters to the Nazi Party. He said that the attendees of the White House’s social media summit were willing participants of demonic possession. Gorka said that he called the president a “f**king idiot” when he refused to answer the questions being hurled at him. So, he just got his press pass suspended for thirty days, which Playboys vows to fight (via Washington Examiner):)

LIFE SITE NEWS
— White House confirms Trump’s LGBT support in multiple pro-gay tweets – Stefano Gennarini, J.D.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/white-house-confirms-trumps-lgbt-support-in-multiple-pro-gay-tweets
— ‘Trump is not a racist’: MLK’s niece rebukes liberal DC archbishop – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-is-not-a-racist-mlks-niece-rebukes-liberal-archbishop

NEW YORK TIMES
— Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Excellence A former dean of the Yale Law School sounds a warning. – Bret Stephens (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/opinion/university-campus-diveristy-inclusion-free-speech.html
— Worst Democratic Strategy Yet: Attack Obama’s Legacy Rather than effectively prosecute the easy case against the worst president ever, the Democrats went after one of the best. – Timothy Egan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/opinion/democratic-debate-obama.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats Fuel Racial Disharmony. Will It Motivate or Discourage Black Voters?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/03/us/politics/black-vote-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats crow about their success in youth to believe in “climate change.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/climate/climate-change-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Talking like Trump in the workplace can cost your employer money and get you fired – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/talking-like-trump-in-the-workplace-can-cost-your-employer-money-and-get-you-fired/2019/08/02/e83cd3d4-b4a6-11e9-8e94-71a35969e4d8_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Would We Do Without the Word ‘Racism’? The term became pervasive only after discrimination was banned and blacks made significant progress. – Joseph Epstein (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, Trump-haters will call you a racist if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. How did/will you react?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-would-we-do-without-the-word-racism-11564782112
— The Downside of Diversity On campus, identity politics has become a dogma that damages independent thinking and the pursuit of truth. – Anthony Kronman (DIERSEN: Do you promote diversity? To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-downside-of-diversity-11564758009

24/7 WALL STREET
— Black Unemployment Rates 82% Higher Than White – Douglas A. McIntyre (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 Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://247wallst.com/jobs/2019/08/03/black-unemployment-rates-82-higher-than-white/

OIL CITY NEWS
— MONDAY CANDIDATE INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR VACANT SEAT AT CITY HALL – Brendan LaChance 
https://oilcity.news/community/2019/08/02/monday-candidate-interview-schedule-for-vacant-seat-at-city-hall2/

BEND BULLETIN
— Voters should fill vacancies on Bend council – Editorial
https://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/7339101-151/editorial-voters-should-fill-vacancies-on-bend-council

COLUMBIAN
— Support Pond for city council – Terah Pitchford
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/aug/03/letter-support-pond-for-city-council-3/
— Support Fox for city council – Mark Monroe
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/aug/03/letter-support-fox-for-city-council-3/
— Support Aguilera for city council – Kevin Hart
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/aug/03/letter-support-aguilera-for-city-council/
— Vancouver City Council race comes down to the wire 7 candidates seeking Pos. 6 seat on Vancouver council campaign with determination as primary nears – Calley Hair
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/aug/03/vancouver-city-council-race-comes-down-to-the-wire/

MANKATO FREE PRESS
— Candidate filings underway for St. Peter city and school elections – Kristine Goodrich
https://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/candidate-filings-underway-for-st-peter-city-and-school-elections/article_901c6b52-b572-11e9-90c9-6f459c33ca56.html

VALLEY NEWS
— Lebanon City Council seeks replacement
https://www.vnews.com/City-Council-to-Appoint-New-Member-27445588

REPORTER NEWSPAPERS
— Sandy Springs says private council briefings are useful; critics question transparency – John Ruch 
https://www.reporternewspapers.net/2019/08/03/sandy-springs-says-private-council-briefings-are-useful-critics-question-transparency/

SPOKESMAN REVIEW
— Spokane Valley Council race gets ugly, with name-calling, accusations of harassment, inaccurate claims – Rebecca White
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/aug/03/spokane-valley-council-race-gets-ugly-with-name-ca/

UPRISE RI
— Final debate between Woonsocket City Council candidates Kithes and Jalette airs on WNRI radio; Election date August 6 – Steve Ahlquist
https://upriseri.com/2019-08-02-woonsocket-city-council/

YAKIMA HERALD
— Most candidates for Yakima City Council file finance reports. Hallock, Ponce lead fundraising – LEX TALAMO
https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/most-candidates-for-yakima-city-council-file-finance-reports-hallock/article_b127675a-ea16-562f-a378-d363746bd9a0.html

INDE ONLINE
— Should Massillon City Council members get a pay raise? – Steven M. Grazier 
https://www.indeonline.com/news/20190803/should-massillon-city-council-members-get-pay-raise

COURIER TIMES
— Candidate list for Blackwell’s seat up to 12 – George Willoughby
http://personcountylife.com/stories/candidate-list-for-blackwells-seat-up-to-12,23321

August 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois marijuana growers who get first shot at the recreational market contributed heavily to politicians who cemented their advantage – JEFF COEN, ALLY MAROTTI and ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-marijuana-legalize-illinois-politics-campaign-funds-20190802-lfzjgrn5vnahdlbabfenuukpmi-story.html
— At Cincinnati rally, Trump tears into Democratic foils, decries ‘wasted money’ on inner cities – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-cincinnati-rally-20190801-gwjsdu7wdzhzdjoeuzwrxj5vgy-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Affordable housing advocates call for more affordable housing.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-affordable-housing-impediments-solutions-st-20190802-bdvvpyeaojdk3j2frbuahmzb7m-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190802/the-return-of-americas-cruelest-passion
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Outrageously, a Democrat hints/implies/agues/shouts that DuPage County would be more prosperous and more safe today if Democrats had built the county. Democrats promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage (reparations), political affiliation discrimination (reparations), reverse discrimination (reparations), age discrimination (reparations), and retaliation (reparations).) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190802/local-gop-chief-should-focus-on-collaboration

CBS2
— Tempers Flare As Illinois EPA Holds Public Meeting On Sterigenics
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/01/public-meeting-on-sterigenics/
— Chicago Public Schools Spending Millions On Pay For Suspended Employees – Lauren Victory
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/31/chicago-public-schools-suspended-employees-pay/

WLS AM
— US immigration official suggests refugee admissions will remain low
http://www.wlsam.com/news/us-immigration-official-suggests-refugee-admissions-will-remain-low/

WIFR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Many show interest in the Cannabis industry
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Many-show-interest-in-the-Cannabis-industry-513526941.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Pelosi defends Baltimore hometown, says Kushner a ‘slumlord’ – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/pelosi-defends-baltimore-hometown-says-kushner-a-slumlord

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Peoria promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/peoria-chiefs-kick-off-river-city-pride-festival/

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Counties and municipalities that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are not family friendly.
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2019/08/health-benefits-of-marijuana-myth-fact-or-something-in-between/

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— We’ve got the rap of being one of the most violent cities in the nation. Here’s a detailed look at why, and our best way out.
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/weve-got-the-rap-of-being-the-most-violent-city-in-the-nation-heres-a-detailed-look-at-why-and-our-best-way-out

CARBONDALE REPORTER
— Jackson County GOP Chairman Grissom calls for Pritzker to sanitize Madigan’s cloud of corruption – Glenn Minnis
https://carbondalereporter.com/stories/512821591-jackson-county-gop-chairman-grissom-calls-for-pritzker-to-sanitize-madigan-s-cloud-of-corruption

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Wirepoints founder irate at CTU’s ‘endless greed’ – Glenn Minnis 
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512815846-wirepoints-founder-irate-at-ctu-s-endless-greed

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— New candidate Ives calls out Casten for hypocrisy; vows to expose potential opponent to voters – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512819995-new-candidate-ives-calls-out-casten-for-hypocrisy-vows-to-expose-potential-opponent-to-voters

LEGALLY SOCIABLE
— Rethink Rezoning, Save Main responses share similar concerns – Part Two – Dr. Brian Miller
https://legallysociable.com/2019/08/02/preserve-neighborhoods-save-main-responses-share-similar-concerns-part-two/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In both cases, the concerns residents voiced are consistent across hundreds of development and redevelopment projects in suburbs across the United States. Having studied this in multiple ways (several of my projects address similar issues including “Not All Suburbs are the Same” and “‘Would Prefer a Trailer Park to a Large [Religious] Structure’“, residents generally bring up the same concerns: increased traffic, lights, and noise; a change in scale (particularly when it comes to height); and threats to residences (usually single-family homes) and the character of a suburb. In Wheaton, the character issue is not stated as clearly but it is present. This major road is one of the primary ways people see the suburb. How should it look compared to the stretch of Roosevelt on Glen Ellyn which is more like the strip mall approach and Winfield to the west which is more green and residential (and not coincidentally they are fought their own battles over taking advantage of possible business opportunities on such a busy road)? This is not just about a busy roadway or the homes that back up to this stretch; this is about signaling what kind of place Wheaton is. One that values businesses or homeowners, one that prioritizes vehicles or pedestrians, one that celebrates its history or is looking to simply make money?)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump blasts Los Angeles, compares Baltimore murder rate to central America at rally – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/1/trump-compares-baltimore-murder-rate-central-ameri/
— GOP power play clears path to approve asylum crackdown in Senate committee – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/1/gop-power-play-clears-path-approve-asylum-crackdow/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Senate GOP rolls past Democrats on asylum – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/senate-gop-rolls-past-democrats-on-asylum

FOX NEWS
— Rick Scott: Democratic debate strategy will alienate voters, help Trump win in 2020 – Nick Givas
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-democrat-2020-debate-rick-scott

FEDERALIST
— Left Jumps Trump For Saying What Democrats Have Said About Baltimore For Years It’s time to put aside partisan bickering and racism accusations. Like Trump or hate him, the fact is that the past 60 years in Baltimore have been a dismal failure. – Sanford Horn
https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/02/left-jumps-trump-saying-democrats-said-baltimore-years/

BREITBART
— Trump Rips Corrupt Democrat-Run Cities: Baltimore, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/01/trump-rips-corrupt-democrat-run-cities-baltimore-san-francisco-los-angeles-chicago/
— Donald Trump: Mexico Has Done More to Protect Our Border than Democrats – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/01/donald-trump-mexico-has-done-more-to-protect-our-border-than-democrats/
— Senate Democrats Complain GOP’s Pro-American Asylum Reform Is ‘Draconian’ – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/01/senate-democrats-complain-gops-pro-american-asylum-reform-is-draconian/
— Business Cheers as Cory Booker Urges More Low-Skilled Immigration – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/01/business-cheers-as-cory-booker-urges-more-low-skilled-immigration/

GOPUSA
— The racist accusation is wearing very thin
http://www.gopusa.com/the-racist-accusation-is-wearing-very-thin/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrat Debate: America’s Urban Poor Out – Illegal Aliens In – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30738-dem-debate-america%E2%80%99s-urban-poor-out-%E2%80%93-illegal-aliens

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Don’t Care About Baltimore – Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel
https://townhall.com/columnists/tuckercarlsonandneilpatel/2019/08/02/democrats-dont-care-about-baltimore-n2551070

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump: Democrats Put Foreigners Before Americans, Care More About Illegal Immigrants Than Own Constituents – Ian Schwartz 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/08/01/trump_democrats_put_foreigners_before_americans_care_more_about_illegals_than_own_constituents.html

ONE NEWS NOW
— Christian leaders speak out against labeling Trump a racist – AP
https://onenewsnow.com/ap/religion/christian-leaders-speak-out-against-labeling-trump-a-racist

EPOCH TIMES
— #Walkaway Founder Brandon Straka Says Democrats ‘Want Us to Be More Divided Than Ever’ – JANITA KAN
https://m.theepochtimes.com/walkaway-founder-brandon-straka-says-democrats-want-us-to-be-more-divided-than-ever_3026363.html

NOQ REPORT
— What the Democrats’ open borders policies really mean – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2019/08/01/democrats-open-borders-policies-really-mean/

THE HILL
— House Republican Adam Kinzinger asks Mark Zuckerberg for answers on Facebook ‘romance scams’ – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/455792-house-republican-asks-mark-zuckerberg-for-answers-on-facebook-romance-scams

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump. 
https://www.apnews.com/fb991cd4b1914069aaba7615ce831bd8

NBC NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Colorado looks to medical marijuana to ease opioid crisis It becomes the third state in the nation after New York and Illinois to allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana instead of opioids for pain relief. – Daliah Singer
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-looks-medical-marijuana-ease-opioid-crisis-n1035541

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Treats Rally in Cincinnati as Rebuttal to Democratic Debates – Peter Baker and Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/us/politics/trump-rally-cincinnati.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/08/01/his-first-public-statement-washingtons-new-catholic-archbishop-slams-trump-diminishing-our-national-life/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Sports leagues will need to revisit cannabis rules as more states legalize weed – LZ GRANDERSON (DIERSEN: How impaired will players be allowed to be?)
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-08-01/sports-marijuana-legalization

USA TODAY
— Trump and Sweden don’t see eye to eye – on anything – Kim Hjelmgaard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/02/trump-sweden-relationship-asap-rocky/1877464001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Patti Davis promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/08/02/donald-trump-racism-go-back-tweets-integration-column/1870014001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Cuban Migrants Are Thwarted in Mexico by New Asylum Rules Asylum seekers from Cuba, long accustomed to preferential treatment under U.S. migration policies, now join other Central Americans seeking entry. – Santiago Pérez
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cuban-migrants-are-thwarted-in-mexico-by-new-asylum-rules-11564738202
— Even After the Admissions Scandal, Colleges Won’t Check Most Applications Schools say their job isn’t to investigate; ‘It’s not our policy to suspect every student’ – Melissa Korn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-after-the-admissions-scandal-colleges-wont-check-most-applications-11564738202
— FRONT PAGE: Families Go Deep in Debt to Stay in the Middle Class Wages stalled but costs haven’t, so people increasingly rent or finance what their parents might have owned outright – AnnaMaria Andriotis, Ken Brown and Shane Shifflett
https://www.wsj.com/articles/families-go-deep-in-debt-to-stay-in-the-middle-class-11564673734
— Fired by Google, a Republican Engineer Hits Back: ‘There’s Been a Lot of Bullying’ Search giant’s culture wars flame anew; a senior executive contacts law enforcement over leaks Kevin Cernekee says he was fired by Google last year for being an outspoken conservative on the company’s freewheeling internal message boards. – Rob Copeland
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fired-by-google-a-republican-engineer-hits-back-theres-been-a-lot-of-bullying-11564651801
— The Left vs. the Crazy Left If you’re looking for a moderate president, you won’t find one in the Democratic field. – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-left-vs-the-crazy-left-11564701434

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— 5 Ways to Respond to Ageism in a Job Interview – Rebecca Zucker (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://hbr.org/2019/08/5-ways-to-respond-to-ageism-in-a-job-interview

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— FBI to access social media data in search of bad guys – Terry Wing
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/08/fbi-to-access-social-media-data-in-search-of-bad-guys/

August 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— NYC art gallery owner says he was attacked for wearing MAGA hat
https://abc7chicago.com/art-gallery-owner-says-he-was-attacked-for-maga-hat/5436273/

CBS2
— Hundreds Gather As Illinois EPA Holds Public Meeting On Sterigenics
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/01/public-meeting-on-sterigenics/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump says he’d rather rallygoers not chant ‘Send her back!’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-says-he-d-rather-rallygoers-not-chant-send-her-back-

WGN TV
— Secret meeting, offer of money latest revelations in Sterigenics controversy – MIKE LOWE
https://wgntv.com/2019/08/01/secret-meeting-offer-of-money-latest-revelations-in-sterigenics-controversy/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Respected lawmaker should have kept distance from a disreputable practice Lawmakers should avoid any actions that could be interpreted as an exchange of favors, and a cannabis company’s willingness to hire state Rep. Kelly Cassidy’s spouse fits that profile – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2019/8/1/20750429/kelly-cassidy-recreational-marijuana-revolution-enterprises-candace-gingrich
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Durbin blames Trump for immigration problems.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/1/20749178/immigration-border-crisis-asylum-seekers-donald-trump-the-wall-border-security
— So, you want Canadian health care? Medical care is subsidized by taxes, but the price comes in another form as well — rationing – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/1/20750725/health-care-canadian-health-care-medicare-donald-trump-democratic-debates-republican-party

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gerrymandering and Gov. Pritzker’s promises – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-gerrymandering-pritzker-madigan-lightfoot-20190801-ndlk52wq4fek5phbo3pzrltrvu-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers to investigate wealthy families using loophole in state guardianship law to qualify children for more financial aid – Dawn Rhodes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-college-financial-aid-guardianship-hearings-20190801-ooznxhs64vf2tbxtyoroog6y6i-story.html
— Plaintiffs in lawsuit that claimed racism in water department want Mayor Lori Lightfoot to release city records – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-water-department-lawsuit-20190801-5gwzowfy7vhrneolmqk3ngv4km-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pelosi, Scalise headed to this year’s Illinois State Fair The national party bigwigs will be in Springfield in mid-August to rally troops from their respective political parties. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/pelosi-scalise-headed-years-illinois-state-fair
— Crain’s Chicago Business’ second Notable LGBTQ Executives features 84 leaders in business and nonprofits (DIERSEN: If you do not promote LGBTQ activity, these leaders, businesses, and nonprofits disapprove of you.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/notable/crains-notable-lgbtq-executives
— Upper-end home sales in area take steep dive Million-dollar-home buyers pulled back in the first half of 2019, resulting in a double-digit drop in the number of luxury homes sold in the metropolitan area. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/upper-end-home-sales-area-take-steep-dive

WLS AM
— Trump rallying in Cincinnati hoping to capitalize on Democratic debates
http://www.wlsam.com/news/trump-rallying-in-cincinnati-hoping-to-capitalize-on-democratic-debates/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rep. Scalise to keynote Republican Day at Illinois State Fair – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190801/rep-scalise-to-keynote-republican-day-at-illinois-state-fair

OGLE COUNTY NEWS
— City council gets ready for new law legalizing cannabis – Vinde Wells (DIERSEN: Counties and municipalizes that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://www.oglecountynews.com/2019/07/26/city-council-gets-ready-for-new-law-legalizing-cannabis/a52d9ts/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Virginia and Kelly Lancey: August Yard of the Month winners in Highland – BARB STALLARD
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/highland-news-leader/article233401147.html

SOUTHERN
— When is more gambling too much? How would Illinois know? – Jim Nowlan
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-jim-nowlan-when-is-more-gambling-too-much-how/article_375b3206-04ba-55db-a1fd-9d7b7e010b8c.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— State senator Curran files legislation banning emissions of cancer-causing gas Downers Grove Republican ‘ready to go’ for special session aimed at Sterigenics – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/31/state-senator-curran-files-legislation-banning-emissions-of-cancer-causing-gas/ac5pian/

LEGALLY SOCIABLE
— Suburbs do not want to sully their character by allowing marijuana sales – Dr. Brian Miller
https://legallysociable.com/2019/07/29/suburbs-do-not-want-to-sully-their-character-by-allowing-marijuana-sales/
— Rethink Rezoning, Save Main responses share similar concerns – Dr. Brian Miller
https://legallysociable.com/2019/08/01/preserve-neighborhoods-save-main-responses-cut-from-the-same-anti-development-cloth-part-one/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The suburb in which I live and the neighboring suburb both have proposed redevelopment ideas and each has attracted opposition from residents. Both sets of opposition have yard signs to voice their displeasure and residents have spoken at public meetings. Part One of this analysis involves the basics of the proposed projects and how this fits into what suburbs generally try to do. The Rethink Rezoning group is responding to a study commissioned by the city of Wheaton to improve development along the busy Roosevelt Road corridor that runs east-west through the center of the suburb. . .Neither of these projects are unusual for suburban communities. Indeed, they both attempt to take advantage of unique traits already in the suburb. In Wheaton, the Roosevelt Road corridor has been an area of interest for the city for decades. With tens of thousands of cars passing through each day, it presents an opportunity, particularly since it is just south of the downtown (and traffic does not necessarily turn off Roosevelt to go downtown) and north of the other major shopping area at Danada (along the busy Butterfield Road corridor). But, Wheaton has generally been conservative about what development they allow along this stretch. Compared to Glen Ellyn to the east or the Ogden Avenue corridor in northwest Naperville, the Roosevelt Road stretch in Wheaton is relatively void of strip malls, fast food restaurants, car repair places, and rundown facilities. Again: this has been an intentional effort to maintain a certain level of quality. The proposed changes would build on this by updating some uses (most suburbs utilize single-use zoning but this can be restrictive in certain areas) and try to encourage some cohesiveness across stretches. What is now a hodgepodge of offices, some older houses, some more recent office buildings, could have a more uniform character and present a more pleasing aesthetic. I don’t know how many people will walk along such a busy road but it certainly does not lend itself to that now. All of this could help improve aesthetics and bring in more revenue from taxes in a revitalized district. Having a more uniform plan could help bring in more money for the city which then helps relieve local tax burdens. . .If these projects are in line with suburban plans – let alone the long-term plans for each community – what are the residents objecting to? More on that in Part Two tomorrow.)

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Ives falsely claims primary foe did not publicly oppose a controversial Illinois abortion bill – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller 
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2019/aug/01/jeanne-ives/ives-falsely-claims-primary-foe-did-not-publicly-o/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Congressional candidate Ives returns to the campaign trail in DuPage County – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512815598-congressional-candidate-ives-returns-to-the-campaign-trail-in-dupage-county

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Joe Biden blames Trump, saying economy ‘collapsing because of this presidency’ – Jessica Chasmar 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/1/joe-biden-blames-trump-economy-collapsing-because-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Democratic debate wasn’t about socialism, it’s worse – Salena Zito 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-democratic-debate-wasnt-about-socialism-its-worse

FOX NEWS
— Donald Trump Jr.: ‘Screaming racism has become the easy button’ for left-wing politicians
https://www.foxnews.com/media/donald-trump-jr-racism-left-cummings

GOPUSA
— Gillette’s ‘toxic masculinity’ ad costs P&G as shaving giant takes $8B writedown (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, big corporations make it clear that they exist NOT to make a profit, but to a) advance the interests of foreign countries and b) advance the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73554

AMERICAN THINKER
— President Trump should ‘Make Baltimore Great Again’ – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: When Democrats move into an area, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/president_trump_should_make_baltimore_great_again.html

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— HuffPost: Charlotte Worried About the Bad People GOP Convention Could Bring to Town – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/huffpost-charlotte-worried-about-the-bad-people-gop-convention-could-bring-to-town/

CNS NEWS
— Sen. Rand Paul Marks ‘The Death of the Tea Party Movement in America’ – Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/sen-rand-paul-marks-death-tea-party-movement-america

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Again, Dems With Hateful, Counter-Trump, Radical Leftist Positions – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/08/again-dems-with-hateful-counter-trump-radical-leftist-positions/
— Racism: The Latest Attack Fad By Democrats – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/08/racismthe-latest-attack-fad-by-democrats/

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Call Any Criticism Of Their Proposals A ‘Republican Talking Point’ – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/01/democrat-proposals-criticism-republican-talking-point-debates/
— Democrats Don’t Care About Baltimore – TUCKER CARLSON AND NEIL PATEL
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/01/democrats-dont-care-about-baltimore/

TOWNHALL
— New Poll Finds Trump Far More Popular Than Pelosi, ‘The Squad’ – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/08/01/new-poll-trump-far-more-popular-than-the-squad-n2550897
— Slaughterhouse Owner Sentenced 18 Months For Employing Illegal Aliens, Avoiding Millions In Taxes – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/08/01/slaughterhouse-owner-sentenced-18-months-for-employing-illegal-aliens-avoiding-m-n2551057

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— AOC dishes out dangerous rhetoric: People in marginalized communities have ‘no choice but to riot’ – Frieda Powers 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/08/01/ocasio-cortez-slammed-for-saying-people-in-marginalized-communities-have-no-choice-but-to-riot-780654

WORLD NET DAILY
— AOC: PEOPLE MUST RIOT AGAINST ISRAEL Democrat claims Middle East democracy ‘absolutely’ criminal
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/aoc-people-must-riot-against-israel/
— DEMS DON’T CARE ABOUT HELLHOLE BALTIMORE — THEY CREATED IT ‘Progressivism isn’t about helping the people beneath you’ – Tucker Carlson & Neil Patel
https://www.wnd.com/2019/08/dems-dont-care-about-hellhole-baltimore-they-created-it/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— The Price Of Getting A Pass Into The U.S.? – $80 For A Child – John Romero
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/price-getting-free-pass-us-80

CNN
— Applause for Reparations at CNN’s Democratic Presidential Debate – Ellen McGirt (DIERSEN: If you surveyed the Democrats in your precinct, what percent would say they support promoting a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, h) patronage (reparations), i) political affiliation discrimination (reparations), j) reverse discrimination (reparations), k) age discrimination (reparations), and l) retaliation (reparations)?)
https://fortune.com/2019/07/31/applause-for-reparations-at-cnns-democratic-presidential-debate-raceahead/

ABC NEWS
— Ben Carson injects himself into Trump’s feud with Dems with Baltimore press conference – ANNE FLAHERTY
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ben-carson-injects-trumps-feud-dems-baltimore-press/story?id=64679253

NBC NEWS
— LGBTQ issues nearly absent from 10 hours of Democratic debates Over four nights of Democratic presidential debates, there was barely any extended mention of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. – Tim Fitzsimons (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you are barred from getting an education, barred from getting a job, etc.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/lgbtq-issues-nearly-absent-10-hours-democratic-debates-n1038176

NBC NEW YORK
— Owner of NYC Art Gallery on Billionaire’s Row Claims Group Attacked Him for Wearing MAGA Hat
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Owner-NYC-Art-Gallery-Billionaires-Row-Claims-Group-Attack-MAGA-Hat-513502341.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Another Victim of Facebook Romance Scams: A U.S. Congressman After battling social media impostors for years, Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois wants to force Facebook to do more to combat fake accounts. – Jack Nicas
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/technology/facebook-military-romance-scam.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ignoring-trumps-racism-betrays-our-countrys-victims/2019/08/01/78b9d0e6-b471-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html

SPOKANE FAVS
— Political signs say who we vote for, not who we are – Tracy Simmons
https://spokanefavs.com/political-signs-say-who-we-vote-for-not-who-we-are/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats’ ‘Big Ideas’ May Re-Elect Trump From Medicare for All to the Green New Deal, candidates work hard to repel swing voters. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-big-ideas-may-re-elect-trump-11564613802

YAHOO FINANCE
— IBM accused of age discrimination after layoffs (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, its top goals were to bring down the average age of its work force while at the same time increasing the percentage of its employees who were Democrat, minority, and/or female.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/ibm-accused-age-discrimination-layoffs-152322935.html

QUARTZ
— 25% of Americans are disabled. So why aren’t the Democratic candidates talking about it? – Rebecca Cokley (DIERSEN: As more and more and more Americans smoke pot, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60+% will be disabled.)
https://qz.com/1679748/disability-issues-are-absent-from-the-democratic-debate/

WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
— News roundup (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. If I had not been a whistle blower, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. Should I put that in my resume?) 
https://www.whistleblowersblog.org/2019/08/articles/national-whistleblower-day/cyber/

COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 609 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $529,900
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/609-frazier-ct/pid_31643208/

August 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Meet the people working to kick Chicago out of Illinois – Cindy Dampier (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago make it clear that they want each and every individual, organization, and company that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time TO LEAVE ILLINOIS.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-illinois-state-secession-movement-0801-20190801-iesnu74ogvfjxfk35sn72lq7ya-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over the past two years, the movement to divide the state of Illinois into two states — Cook County in one, the other 101 counties in the other — has been gaining support. In February, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker was pursuing an agenda for Illinois that included new tax and abortion policies, Halbrook refiled a resolution in the state legislature, HR 101, in which he and six co-sponsors asked the U.S. Congress to recognize Chicago as the 51st state. “I hear it a lot from my constituents, that we need to be separate from Chicago,” Halbrook says. “I thought yep, this is what we need to do.” The resolution, which could be dismissed as simple political maneuvering — plays big at home, but has scant chance of seeing daylight in the legislature — is also backed by several grassroots groups agitating for separation. One of them, Illinois Separation, founded by Collin Cliburn, of Athens, has 24,000 followers on Facebook, and growing. Cliburn is also holding events at venues from wineries and gun shops to community centers around the state through August and September to capitalize on the cause’s momentum.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker vows to ‘root’ out parents scamming system for college financial aid for their kids: ‘Shame on you’ “If people are defrauding the system, these wealthy parents are literally committing fraud here,” the governor said. “We need to go find them, root it out and make sure that those dollars go to the right people.” – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: How much debt did/could your parents take on to pay for your college expenses? I never expected my outstanding parents to take on any debt to pay for my college expenses. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, he was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, he never attended college, he worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and he did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line Chevy. My mother never attended high school.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/31/20749204/pritzker-vows-investigate-parents-scamming-system-fraud-financial-aid-college-shame
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘She won’t take my calls’  Since taking office May 20, Lightfoot has not returned Wilson’s calls, he said. Instead, Lightfoot sent him a text saying she’s ‘too busy running the city to call me back.’ (DIERSEN: In politics, to not return a constituent’s phone call is to dump that constituent. I should write a book about past and present politicians a) who have represented me at the federal, state, county, township, and local levels and b) who have not returned my phone calls.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/7/31/20749270/lori-lightfoot-willie-wilson-aldermen-reparations-ordinance

DAILY HERALD
— Federal probes may show how right Rauner was – Dan McCaleb
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190801/stay-tuned-federal-probes-may-show-how-right-rauner-was

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s workforce is shrinking and aging—but there’s a silver lining A new report finds that outmigration has taken a toll on the area’s work force—but in a nugget of good news, labor force participation rates are up. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they want each and every individual, organization, and company that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time TO LEAVE CHICAGO.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicagos-workforce-shrinking-and-aging-theres-silver-lining
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want Trump-haters to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/12-chicago-family-foundations-enough-hate

CBS2
— Illinois State Parks Face $1 Billion In Delayed Maintenance; ‘You Have To Prioritize’ – Vince Gerasole (DIERSEN: This year, my wife and I have dipped into our life savings to pay for some delayed maintenance: gazebo roof replacement, driveway replacement, having six dead/dying trees cut down and replacing five of them, etc.) 
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/31/illinois-state-parks-face-1-billion-in-delayed-maintenance-you-have-to-prioritize/

WBEZ
— Meet Candace Moore, Chicago’s First-Ever Chief Equity Officer – Daniel Tucker (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout at Moore that a) IRS hired me in Chicago in 1971 and promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) GAO hired me in Chicago in 1980 and promoted me in 1986 BECAUSE I AM A WHITE MALE. In fact, a) IRS hired me because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job and b) GAO hired me because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.) 
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/meet-chicagos-firstever-chief-equity-officer/52cff8b0-39c5-4492-b5f4-5fd60936dba4

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis says faked call ‘teachable moment’; misrepresents Londrigan fundraising – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190731/bernard-schoenburg-davis-says-faked-call-teachable-moment-misrepresents-londrigan-fundraising

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Critical of Former Volunteer – Doug Jenkins
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=288318

ILLINOIS TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21464-smoke-%E2%80%99em-if-you-can-afford-%E2%80%99em.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Beardstown promotes illegal immigration.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/countering-fear-illinois-town-braces-2020-census#stream/0

TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— State says Illinois foreign language teachers have to emphasize word cultures – PETER HANCOCK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise foreign cultures and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn traditional American culture.)
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/state-says-illinois-foreign-language-teachers-have-to-emphasize-word/article_70b7a103-8da2-5559-a30f-ca6073130e7d.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want Republicans to dump not only Trump, but to dump Republicans. 
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/08/01/il-gops-trump-strategy-cassidys-wife-has-a-weed-job-jarretts-big-little-news-463852

CAPITOL FAX
— I’m gonna take the rest of this week off and probably all or most of next week. (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. They have included links to more than 342,100 articles and information on many upcoming events.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/01/reader-comments-closed-for-break/

FEDERALIST
— Baltimore’s Homicide Rate Is So High, Residents Could Claim U.S. Asylum If They Weren’t Americans People have long misrepresented Baltimore, but much of what President Trump said this past weekend about my cherished hometown was right on the nose. – Ellie Bufkin (DIERSEN: Constructively, ever-increasingly, Republican-hating Cook County residents, and especially Republican-hating Chicago residents, have been claiming and getting asylum in Republican DuPage County. Ultimately, that will turn DuPage County into Baltimore.) 
https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/01/baltimores-homicide-rate-high-residents-claim-u-s-asylum-werent-americans/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Don Lemon twice calls Trump ‘racist’ while moderating Democratic debate – AP (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you are a Republican, a Democrat will call you a racist. How will/did you react?) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/31/don-lemon-twice-calls-donald-trump-racist-while-mo/
— Joe Biden blasts decriminalizing illegal immigration: ‘It’s a crime’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/31/joe-biden-blasts-decriminalizing-illegal-immigrati/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nationalism, rightly understood, is a necessary ingredient of political success – Michael Barone
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/nationalism-rightly-understood-is-a-necessary-ingredient-of-political-success

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— DEMS DOUBLE DOWN IN DETROIT Targeting Trump, turning back the clock. – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274493/dems-double-down-detroit-lloyd-billingsley

AMERICAN THINKER
— Seven responses to Don Lemon’s obnoxious debate question about Trump – Christopher Paslay
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/seven_responses_to_don_lemons_obnoxious_debate_question_about_trump.html

BREITBART
— 2020 Democrats Falsely Claim Only 11M Illegal Aliens in U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/31/fact-check-2020-democrats-falsely-claim-only-11m-illegal-aliens-in-u-s/
— Elizabeth Warren Provides No Evidence for Claim ‘Cages of Babies’ Being Held at Border – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/31/elizabeth-warren-provides-no-evidence-for-claim-cages-of-babies-being-held-at-border/

DAILY CALLER
— Joe Biden Becomes The Left’s Punching Bag During Second CNN Debate – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/31/joe-biden-punching-bag-cnn-debate-kamala-harris/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Menacing Invective Against Trump Lowers the Bar for Violence – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/08/01/menacing-invective-against-trump-lowers-the-bar-for-violence/

GOPUSA
— Cities with Democrats at the helm ‘are not seeing improvements’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73546

FOX BUSINESS
— Moderate Democrats fading, far left runs the party – Stuart Varney
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/democrat-debate-far-left-moderates-varney

NUMBERS USA
— Democratic voters say make all businesses use E-Verify – Roy Beck
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/democratic-voters-say-make-all-businesses-use-e-verify

TOWNHALL
— Trump Says The Things You Can’t Say – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/08/01/trump-says-the-things-you-cant-say-n2550944

EAGLE FORUM
— House Votes Special Tax Break for Homosexuals
https://eagleforum.org/publications/alerts/capitol-hill-reports/house-votes-special-tax-break-for-homosexuals.html

PJ MEDIA
— Ann Arbor Could Fine Conservatives $500 Per Day for Not Parroting Left-Wing Talking Points – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: The following want me to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to parrot left-wing talking points: those who 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://pjmedia.com/trending/ann-arbor-could-fine-conservatives-500-per-day-for-not-parroting-left-wing-talking-points/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Apple News bans LifeSite without warning: says it ‘shows intolerance’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-apple-news-bans-lifesite-without-warning-shows-intolerance

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The GOP has declined in California a) because of mass/illegal immigration and b) Democrat success in getting immigrants and everyone else to hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/why-gop-declined-in-california/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Under Fire From All Sides as Rivals Attack His Record – Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/us/politics/democratic-presidential-debate-recap.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/opinion/gilroy-white-domestic-terrorism.html
— The Republican Exodus From Congress Eight Republican House members have announced their retirement this year, with more predicted to follow. What’s going on? – Michelle Cottle
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/opinion/republicans-congress.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A left-winger asks “Why do Facebook and Twitter’s anti-extremist guidelines allow right-wingers more freedom than Islamists?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/01/why-do-facebook-twitters-anti-extremist-guidelines-allow-right-wingers-more-freedom-than-islamists/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters promote hatred against Woodrow Wilson and against Donald Trump.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-31/trump-woodrow-wilson-discrimination-race

BUFFALO NEWS
— DA vows ‘hard line’ on drivers who kill while high on marijuana – Maki Becker
https://buffalonews.com/2019/08/01/da-vows-hard-line-on-drivers-who-kill-while-high-on-marijuana/

NORTH BAY NOW
— Neighbour concerned development will cause traffic issues
https://www.mynorthbaynow.com/46465/neighbour-concerned-development-will-cause-traffic-issues/

DAILY JOURNAL
— San Mateo County officials approve North Fair Oaks rezoning – Anna Schuessler 
https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/san-mateo-county-officials-approve-north-fair-oaks-rezoning/article_91839fa8-b408-11e9-98db-879e144c5b12.html

KOAM
— Council approves rezoning for medical marijuana cultivation facility in Lamar – Zachary Dodge
https://www.koamnewsnow.com/news/council-approves-zoning-for-medical-marijuana-cultivation-facility-in-lamar/1102020068

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democratic Divide The debate showed the sharpest ideological differences in decades. – Editorial (DIERSEN: How far to the left are the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? How strongly to they promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democratic-divide-11564601067
— Fired by Google, a Republican Engineer Hits Back: ‘There’s Been a Lot of Bullying’ Search giant’s culture wars flame anew; a senior executive contacts law enforcement over leaks – Rob Copeland
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fired-by-google-a-republican-engineer-hits-back-theres-been-a-lot-of-bullying-11564651801
— Stressed Teens Fret Over How Much to Relax During the Summer Students balancing the pressures of high school and college admissions worry about whether to kick back or step it up – Fleming Smith (DIERSEN: I did yard work during the summers of 1963 and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during summer of in 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stressed-teens-fret-over-how-much-to-relax-during-the-summer-11564576873
— The College Financial-Aid Guardianship Loophole and the Woman Who Thought It Up Lora Georgieva owns consulting firm in Illinois; U.S. Education Department says it will move to stop her actions – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: How much debt did/could your parents take on to pay for your college expenses? I never expected my outstanding parents to take on any debt to pay for my college expenses. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, he was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, he never attended college, he worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and he did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line Chevy. My mother never attended high school.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-college-financial-aid-guardianship-loophole-and-the-woman-who-thought-it-up-11564595984
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The college consultant who developed a strategy to help wealthy clients access scholarships designed for the poor said she came up with the idea after seeing how much debt parents were taking on to send their children to college. Lora Georgieva, owner of a consulting company called Destination College, said she has been explaining to families for the past two years that if they legally transferred the guardianship of their college-bound children to a friend or family member, the teens would be considered independent for the purposes of financial aid. That means they wouldn’t have to declare their parents’ income or assets, making it possible for them to collect state, federal and college scholarships reserved for students from poor families. The strategy was the topic of a Page One article Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal. Ms. Georgieva hadn’t responded to requests for comment for that article, but subsequently spoke Tuesday night with a Journal reporter about her operation. The U.S. Education Department condemned Ms. Georgieva’s actions and said it was moving to stop them.)

BUSINESS INSIDER
— IBM reportedly axed as many as 100,000 employees in recent years because it wanted to appear as ‘cool’ and ‘trendy’ as Amazon or Google – Benjamin Pimentel (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, one of its top goals was to bring down the average age of its work force.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-100000-employees-age-discrimination-google-amazon-2019-7

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Proposed law would empower FTC to end addictive practices in social media – Terry Wing
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/08/proposed-law-would-empower-ftc-to-end-addictive-practices-in-social-media/

NEWSWEEK
— PROTESTERS BLOCK INTERNATIONAL TUNNEL NEAR DEBATE TO CHALLENGE BIPARTISAN IMMIGRATION POLICY – DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON
https://www.newsweek.com/protesters-block-international-tunnel-near-debate-challenge-bipartisan-immigration-policy-1451901

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An America-hater says “Trump Is in an Abusive Relationship With America. The president says he loves America, but he has shattered it in two.” 
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/trump-doesnt-really-love-america/595231/

July 28 Morning Edition

(DIERSEN: If you have any interest in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s City Council, and/or in Wheaton’s West District, please see the articles at the end of this email.)

WGN TV
— President Trump attacks another Democratic Congressman on Twitter – GAYNOR HALL
https://wgntv.com/2019/07/27/trump-attacks-another-democratic-congressman-on-twitter/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Baltimore leaders defend city after Trump calls it ‘filthy, infested’; some call Trump tweets racist – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/baltimore-leaders-defend-city-after-trump-calls-it-filthy-infested-some-call-trump-tweets-racist

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to pot pushers, “Illinois is making it hard — and expensive — to get a license to sell legal marijuana.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-illinois-expensive-marijuana-license-20190728-tijb5ipoizb2bgz3xvvagcoj5y-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats get Chicago nuns, 86 and 90, to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-catholic-nuns-arrested-ice-protests-20190727-b46byju2pzd4lpw26v5rfbxggm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CHICAGO: A TALE OF 7 CITIES – Ed Zotti
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times-sunday/…/281663961612255

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Governing Magazine ranks Pritzker best of the new governors – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Pritzker is having great success in driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190727/statehouse-insider-magazine-ranks-pritzker-best-of-new-governors

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Joseph Monack of Woodstock demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans.
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/07/27/letter-the-will-to-lose/as3gjeq/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Police: Indiana marijuana surge coming from other states – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/police-indiana-marijuana-surge-coming-from-other-states/article_c795b38d-1b8e-5205-957f-a1e7e21f381b.html

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Massive Political Corruption Across Illinois Has A Namesake Beer Blue Island Beer Company founders didn’t brew Massive Political Corruption Ale For The Chicago City Council, but if the beer fits, drink it. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/gshkt/massive-political-corruption-across-illinois-has-a-namesake-beer

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Howard Moore demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagonow.com/hippy-shakes/2019/07/its-confusing-to-be-a-deplorable/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Ilhan Omar Marriage Flummoxes Media Fact-Checkers The ‘baseless smear’ that can’t be debunked – Brent Scher
https://freebeacon.com/politics/ilhan-omar-marriage-flummoxes-media-fact-checkers/

FOX NEWS
— Trump throws Squad feud back at Pelosi after ‘racist’ accusation: ‘Democrats always play the race card’ – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-throws-squad-feud-back-at-pelosi-after-racist-accusation-democrats-always-play-the-race-card

AMERICAN THINKER
— Reparations and Racial Politicking – Thomas R. Ascik
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/reparations_and_racial_politicking.html
— Hypocrisy, thy name is Democrat! – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/hypocrisy_thy_name_is_democrat.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Great Excluded and Our Nationalist Future – Matthew Boose (DIERSEN: Democrats want to exclude those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old people, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/07/27/the-great-excluded-and-our-nationalist-future/

BREITBART
— NAACP: Impeach ‘Occupant’ of WH for ‘Vile Racist Attack’ on Cummings – TONY LEE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/27/naacp-impeach-occupant-of-wh-for-vile-racist-attack-on-cummings/
— Swalwell: Criticizing Baltimore Akin to ‘Trashing America’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/27/swalwell-criticizing-baltimore-akin-to-trashing-america/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from minorities, Buttigieg promotes hatred of Whites.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/28/pete-buttigieg-white-supremacy-secreting-this-poison-to-reach-boiling-point-on-race/

LIFEZETTE
— Trump Takes Fresh Aim at Nancy Pelosi for Her ‘Failing’ California District President is working to hold elected Democrats accountable for their own local problems and issues — urgent fixes are long overdue
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/07/trump-takes-fresh-aim-at-nancy-pelosi-for-her-failing-california-district/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Some Questions for the Democratic Candidates – GEORGE WILL
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/questions-for-the-candidates/

THE HILL
— Trump doubles down on attacks against Cummings and Baltimore district – JUSTIN WISE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455034-trump-doubles-down-on-attacks-against-cummings-and-baltimore-area
— Baltimore Sun editorial board lashes out at Trump: ‘Better to have a few rats than to be one’ – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/455033-baltimore-sun-lashes-out-at-trump-in-fiery-editorial-better-to-have-a-few-rats

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump promised on Friday to retaliate against France for adopting a pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook. (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against Republican-led budget cuts by a) forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) not promoting me beyond GS-13, e) getting rid of my mentor in 1987, f) keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) forcing me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://abc11.com/politics/president-trump-threatens-france-with-new-tax-on-wine/5423484/

CNBC
— Is cannabis use the same as off-duty drinking by workers? Many companies still say no – Valentina Sanchez (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/27/will-cannabis-use-soon-be-the-same-as-off-duty-drinking-by-workers.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs target Republicans. Moderates and liberals target conservatives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-republicans.html
— The Stories That Divide Us How seeing the other side’s narrative can de-polarize your mind. – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/opinion/sunday/the-stories-that-divide-us.html
— In Politics, Apologies Are for Losers At least that’s what the numbers say. – Cass R. Sunstein (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize a) for causing their problems, b) for causing your problems, c) for causing my problems, and d) for causing everyone’s problems.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/opinion/sunday/when-should-a-politician-apologize.html
— Pelosi. Clinton. Obama. Now ‘the Squad’ Is the New Target for the Right. – Jeremy W. Peters (DIERSEN: Who targets you? Those who target me 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/2019/07/27/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote “citizens of the world.” Republicans promote “citizens of America.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/27/what-conservatives-gets-wrong-about-cosmopolitans/
— A CNN anchor’s emotional response to Trump’s Twitter rant about his ‘infested’ hometown – Hannah Knowles (DIERSEN: Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my hometown of Crete stress that when I, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and my great great grand parents lived there, Crete was overwhelmingly German American and Lutheran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/07/27/cnn-anchor-gives-emotional-response-trumps-twitter-rant-about-his-infested-hometown/

NEW YORK POST
— Why the Democratic obsession with racism won’t win them minority votes – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2019/07/27/why-the-democratic-obsession-with-racism-wont-win-them-minority-votes/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting immigrants to hate not only Trump, but to 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 those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-26/naturalized-citizens-vote-against-trump

THE WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote those immigrants who despise if not hate America.
https://theweek.com/articles/854467/dysfunction-love-leave

NEWS HERALD
— Do the Democrats who want open borders leave the doors open to their homes? – Mitch Kehetian
http://www.thenewsherald.com/opinion/do-the-dems-who-want-open-borders-leave-the-doors/article_53c09db2-ae39-11e9-a998-8730a7f269ae.html

STAR TRIBUNE
— Why you need a midyear budget check-in – COURTNEY JESPERSEN (DIERSEN: So far this year, my wife and I have spent lots more than our income. That would not have been the case if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not succeeded in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.) 
http://www.startribune.com/millennial-money-why-you-need-a-midyear-budget-check-in/513080552/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Pay for Performance is the Only Choice – HOWARD RISHER (DIERSEN: Democrats use pay for performance a) to retain and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/03/pay-performance-only-choice/155351/

CITY OF IRVINE
— Application for Appointment to Irvine City Council & Questionnaire (8 pages) & Statement of Economic Interests & Instructions (23 pages)
https://irvineca.seamlessdocs.com/f/applicationmaterials

ROXBORO COURIER TIMES
— Applicants expressing interest in open city council seat – George Willoughby
http://www.personcountylife.com/stories/applicants-expressing-interest-in-open-seat,23271

HOMETOWN LIFE
— Here’s why every Livonia candidate is running for office – Shelby Tankersley
https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/livonia/2019/07/25/heres-why-every-livonia-candidate-running-office/1672421001/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Questions to ask candidates who want to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against banning the sale of pot in Wheaton, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against requiring employers in Wheaton to use E-Verify, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote dependency on government, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote dependency on charity, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote LGBTQ activity, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote abortion, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote mass/illegal immigration, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote vices including booze, gambling, and pot, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote diminishment of First Amendment rights, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote diminishment of Second Amendment rights, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote patronage, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote political affiliation discrimination, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote reverse discrimination, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote age discrimination, please elaborate?

What is your position on Wheaton’s East Roosevelt Road Corridor Market Study/Comprehensive Plan Amendment, please elaborate?

How long have you lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?

Since you have lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, what you done that demonstrates that you want the aforesaid to be prosperous and safe, please elaborate?

Why do you wish to be considered for an appointment to fill this vacancy, please elaborate?

In your opinion, what are the three most important issues that Wheaton needs to address in the next 2 years and how should those issues be addressed, please elaborate?

What is your work experience and how would it help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What is your education and how would it help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What are your professional certifications and licenses and how would they help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What professional associations are you a member of and how would those memberships help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

If asked who would provide you with references, please elaborate?

How would you characterize your relationships with the following: a) Wheaton’s mayor, City Council members, City Attorney, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Clerk, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, City Planner, City Engineer, etc.; b) Illinois officials including Amy Grant; c) DuPage County officials including Robert Berlin, Fred Bucholz, Daniel Cronin, Pete DiCaianni, Grant Eckhoff, Timothy Elliott, Robert Grogan, Gwen Henry, Richard Jorgensen, Christopher Kachiroubas, Jean Kaczmarek, Robert Larsen, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Al Murphy, Sean Noonan, Jeffrey Redick, Darlene Ruscitti, Timothy Whelan, and Jim Zay; d) Milton Township officials including Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Gail Hinkle, Marty Keller, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehlfelt, David Molitor, John Monino, and Yada Nathwani; e) Wheaton Park District officials including Michael Benard; f) School District 200 officials; g) College of DuPage officials including Annette Corrigan, Christine Fenne, Heidi Holan, and Frank Napolitano, please elaborate?

How would you characterize your relationships with West District Precinct Committeemen including Joseph Caruso, Dave Diersen, Arthur Grant, Ralph Hinkle, Marty Keller, Robert Krzyzewski, Robert Larsen, Robert McNeily, Ronald Menna, Elizabeth Tatro, Mark Thomas, and Herbert Wehling, please elaborate?

Have you ever been elected to or appointed to a government and political office, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been arrested, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever pled guilty to crime or been convicted of a crime, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any health problems that might impact your service on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any financial problems that might impact your service on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Approximately, how much time per week do you have available to devote to City Council duties?

Have you been a plaintiff or defendant in any litigation, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been delinquent with any type of taxes, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any financial or other type of conflict of interest if you served on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever filed bankruptcy, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been fired, forced to resign, or forced to retire from a job, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever done anything that submits you to blackmail, and if so, please elaborate?

What demonstrates that if appointed, you will not be manipulated or dominated, for example, that you are financially secure, please elaborate?

The following are typical city council functions (https://www.nlc.org/city-councils). What experience do you have doing each of the following, please elaborate?

Review and approve the annual budget;
Establish long- and short-term objectives and priorities;
Oversee performance of the local public employees;
Oversee effectiveness of programs;
Establish tax rates;
Enter into legal contracts;
Borrow funds;
Pass ordinances and resolutions;
Modify the city’s charter;
Regulate land use through zoning laws;
Regulate business activity through licensing and regulations;
Regulate public health and safety;
Exercise the power of eminent domain;
Communicate policies and programs to residents;
Respond to constituent needs and complaints; and
Represent the community to other levels of government.

July 27 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What void do you fill? With my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, I fill a tremendous Republican communication void in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township. The Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) bring very few articles to the attention of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township. Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have brought more than 341,700 articles and information on many upcoming events to the attention of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township. The IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC share extremely few articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the IRP and Republican Party platforms. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails help fill the tremendous Republican communication void in Illinois. – Dave Diersen 
http://www.gopillinois.com

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Local attorney Christopher Solfa latest to announce candidacy for vacancy on Batavia school board – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: So far, who has announced their candidacy for the West District Wheaton City Council vacancy? Wheaton City Council members have gone on to be a State Representative, Lieutenant Governor, and Congressional candidate. The voters in Wheaton’s West District should a) know who has filed an application to fill the West District Wheaton City Council vacancy before the filing deadline, b) know when the filing deadline is (5:00 PM Tuesday, August 6, 2019), c) have an opportunity to express support for or opposition to those candidates.) 
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512789426-local-attorney-solfa-latest-to-announce-candidacy-for-vacancy-on-batavia-school-board

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-children-held-ohare-border-protection-congress-letter-20190726-uz53qddfm5gl3mw6436esjspxa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-frat avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-social-security-number-notices-immigrants-20190725-cvtfwosbmnhnfir3twh7ug64cq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Jussie Smollett receives ministering from Rev. Jesse Jackson ‘Empire’ actor who claimed a racist assault in January dips into town during Rainbow PUSH forum – Michael Sneed 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/27/8932380/jussie-smollett-push-ministering-jesse-jackson-empire-assault-homophobic-racist-fox-taraji-henson

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, RINOs, and other Trump-haters hate those like me who they call “right-wing influencers and online provocateurs.” 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190727/white-house-summit-on-social-media-gave-a-boost-to-key-trump-supporters-they-used-it-to-attack-mueller
— A duty of freedom: Tolerating ugly speech – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190726/editorial-a-duty-of-freedom-tolerating-ugly-speech

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Ives, Sanguinetti square off in 6th District; Sheila O’Brien – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/flannery-fired-up-ives-sanguinetti-square-off-in-6th-district-sheila-o-brien

ABC7
— 4 workers suspended after high lead levels found in University Park drinking water
https://abc7chicago.com/health/workers-suspended-after-high-lead-levels-found-in-university-park-drinking-water/5422489/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/27/2019

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Towns given a month to respond to plan for Stergenics to re-open Willowbrook facility – CLIFFORD WARD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/ct-sterigenics-court-ruling-tl-0801-20190726-wvmmhb3oxbddxaoy5vbd3jmbba-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rosemont under scrutiny by the FBI, sources tell the Sun-Times Agents have questioned current and former village employees about a contract given to a politically connected security company and over possible wrongdoing in the suburb’s public safety department. – Robert Herguth 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/26/8930891/rosemont-fbi-scrutiny-monterrey-security-public-safety-department-donald-e-stephens-iii

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— St. Joseph to hold hearing on burning issue: marijuana sales – Deb Pressey (DIERSEN: In your municipality and in your county, what percent of the residents a) have smoked pot, b) are smoking pot, c) want to smoke pot, d) want everyone to smoke pot, e) want to make money selling pot, and/or f) want governments to take in tax revenues from the sale of pot?)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/st-joseph-to-hold-hearing-on-burning-issue-marijuana-sales/article_0e95f287-1e7e-53b8-a447-b50aed6da655.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State election board likely to hear complaint against McHenry County clerk Aug. 21 Illinois Board of Elections likely to hear Tirio complaint Aug. 21 – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/07/26/state-election-board-likely-to-hear-complaint-against-mchenry-county-clerk-aug-21/a4wxjhc/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Headline not meant as a dig – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: What is your “most distinguishing feature.” For me, it is my having served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/david-giuliani-headline-not-meant-as-a-dig/article_c438e450-ae48-11e9-9d15-aff44456d256.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We referred to Varela’s high school because that fact was probably her most distinguishing feature. She graduated just two months before her arrest. The headline wasn’t meant as a dig at Kankakee High.)

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Chicago ordinances often become state laws – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=288144#.XTxdPxh_OM8

WGIL
— SWANSON VIEWS CHICAGO 51 AS SYMBOLIC MOVE
http://www.wgil.com/2019/07/27/swanson-views-chicago-51-as-symbolic-move/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Locals react to two new laws designed to protect undocumented children – Amanda Henderson
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/locals-react-to-two-new-laws-designed-to-protect-undocumented-children
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Governor Pritzker does not speak for me,” said Director of Illinois Minuteman Project Rosanna Pulido. . .”Americans who live in Illinois want our laws to be enforced. They want ICE to do their job and we want that for safe communities,” said Pulido. Under the new laws, two things can now happen. Number one: if the parents of an undocumented child are detained or deported, the child can still live with a legal guardian for up to two years. The second law allows undocumented children to get visas, which is an easier way to get US citizenship. “I have a hard time believing that there are people who would want to leave their children behind,” said Pulido.)

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— East St. Louis ranks the most dangerous of Illinois cities (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to promote poverty and crime, for example, they promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/512782757-east-st-louis-ranks-the-most-dangerous-of-illinois-cities-study-finds

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Attacks on Conservative Speech Take Many Forms – Ken Blackwell (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/07/attacks-on-conservative-speech-take-many-forms/

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Northwest Side GOP Club’s Podgorski not convinced area needs housing department’s help – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/512789365-northwest-side-gop-club-s-podgorski-not-convinced-area-needs-housing-department-s-help

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
–Corporate America stays on sidelines as Trump attacks ‘the squad’ – Melissa Quinn (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, corporate America sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/corporate-america-stays-on-sidelines-as-trump-attacks-the-squad

AMERICAN THINKER
— 2020 Census Citizenship Controversy Exposes True Open Borders Agenda – Tom Tancredo
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/2020_census_citizenship_controversy_exposes_true_open_borders_agenda.html
— The False Promise of the Minimum Wage Hike – Dennis L. Weisman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/the_false_promise_of_the_minimum_wage_hike.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Covenants Without the Sword – Pedro Gonzalez
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/26/covenants-without-the-sword/

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Attacked for Criticizing Illegal Immigration
http://americanfreepress.net/attacked-for-criticizing-illegal-immigration/

BREITBART
— NBC News: ‘Growing Number’ of Pregnant Migrants Waiting to Deliver Anchor Babies in U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/26/nbc-news-growing-number-of-pregnant-migrants-waiting-to-deliver-anchor-babies-in-u-s/

GOPUSA
— Dearborn MI: Arab-American community boycott blocks opening of ‘Israeli’ burger restaurant
http://www.gopusa.com/dearborn-mi-arab-american-community-boycott-blocks-opening-of-israeli-burger-restaurant/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— The Makeup of the Two Parties and the Current Game in Washington
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/07/26/the-makeup-of-the-two-parties-and-the-current-game-in-washington/

GOPUSA
— NY Times columnist: Inept Dems have put Trump in ranks of folk heroes
http://www.gopusa.com/ny-times-columnist-inept-dems-have-put-trump-in-ranks-of-folk-heroes/

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Why a Strong Economy Will Actually Help Democrats in 2020.”
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/27/2020-democrats-economy-rust-belt-227484

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote hatred of Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/opinion/trump-wall-immigration.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/opinion/nationalism-trump-conservative.html
— What to Know When Choosing Cremation – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Would you want to be buried in the municipality that you live in? Even though I have lived in Wheaton since 1978, and even though there are two large cemeteries in my precinct, I do not want to be buried in Wheaton. There are far too many Wheaton residents who are filled with hatred of those who share my demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, ancestors who have been in America for a long time, former union member, former federal employee, federal retiree, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, former Crete resident, etc.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/your-money/funeral-cremation-burial.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Here are my questions for candidates before the second Democratic debate – George F. Will (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates what they would do if elected a) to promote individual responsibility, that is, to discourage dependency on government and to discourage dependency on charity, b) to promote traditional marriage and traditional family, that is, to discourage LGBTQ activity, c) to promote the right to life, that is, to discourage abortion, d) to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, that is, to discourage illegal immigration, e) to promote conservative principles, that is, to discourage booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) to promote Second Amendment rights, that is, to discourage erosion of Second Amendment rights, and g) to promote equal opportunity, that is, to discourage patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid? Those who do not want me to ask the aforesaid questions do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/here-are-my-questions-for-candidates-before-the-second-democratic-debate/2019/07/26/2412066e-af0b-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump campaign sees political advantage in a divisive appeal to working-class white voters.” Are/were you a “working class white voter?” I was. 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. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on, badmouth, belittle, despise, demonize, denigrate, and condemn white working class voters. They stress that I was a union member 1966-1969 and 1971-1980.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-campaign-sees-political-advantage-in-a-divisive-appeal-to-working-class-white-voters/2019/07/26/39234f00-aef1-11e9-8e77-03b30bc29f64_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Bill de Blasio says Trump not ‘welcome back in New York ‘ — even if he loses election – DAVE GOLDINER (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who determines who is welcome and who is not welcome? I should write a book about those who since 1978 have determined who is welcome and who is not welcome in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.) 
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-de-blasio-trump-unwelcome-new-york-20190726-ucoqxhkzazht3nrhxuepty7hwq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti- draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-how-sunset-park-thwarted-ice-20190727-zcggwhzapjbqjg4iuxq4cwdj7i-story.html

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Keeping-migrants-alive-shouldn-t-be-a-crime-14188986.php

BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
— Those here illegally disrespect, disobey our laws – Mary Ellen Pitt
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/letters_to_editor/those-here-illegally-disrespect-disobey-our-laws/article_67742678-a475-562b-95eb-0e9cb0940f46.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Still Paying Coerced Labor Dues, Even After Janus Cara O’Callaghan’s union defies the Supreme Court’s ‘opt-in’ mandate and takes $41 a month from her pay. – Nicole Ault
https://www.wsj.com/articles/still-paying-coerced-labor-dues-even-after-janus-11564181195

INC.
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do everything that they can to make millennials 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.inc.com/peter-economy/a-new-study-of-150000-millennials-revealed-that-they-have-these-10-surprising-things-in-common.html

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO: Homeland Security Has a Problem Hiring and Keeping Women The department is failing to address known barriers to a number of ethnic and racial groups – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2019/07/homeland-security-has-problem-hiring-and-keeping-women/158740/

July 23 Morning Edition

WSPY NEWS
— Plano Resident Asks for Ban on Recreational Marijuana Sales – Mark Harrington (DIERSEN: When will the newspapers report that I asked the Wheaton City Council at its two most recent meetings to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton? When will the newspapers report that I asked the DuPage County Board at its most recent meeting to ban the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County?)
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/plano-resident-asks-for-ban-on-recreational-marijuana-sales-state/article_592d952e-ad45-11e9-bd8b-171197124d1a.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sally Dreishmire asked for a ban in the city on the sale and use of recreational marijuana, now approved by Illinois law. She urged aldermen to study what she feels are problems in Colorado and Seattle. Plano Mayor Bob Hausler reassured her about the council’s direction to discuss sales.)

WSIL TV
— Local leaders have the choice to not have dispensaries (pot shops) in their county – Fahima Paghmani
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40821544/local-leaders-have-the-choice-to-not-have-dispensaries-in-their-county

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: First stepping stones laid out for sale of recreational cannabis in Peru – Jordan Havlik
http://www.newstrib.com/news/first-stepping-stones-laid-out-for-sale-of-recreational-cannabis/article_afb8eaa2-ad44-11e9-baa7-7b67a9e16c24.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Republicans and Democrats angry over internet memes posted by parties – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-republicans-and-democrats-angry-over-internet-memes-posted-by-parties
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Internet memes that’ve been posted by both parties on different partisan websites highlight something that I think most people in this state understand. Both political parties are run by a bunch of knuckleheads,” said Dan Proft, talk show host of AM-560 The Answer.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kankakee County Democrats post meme comparing Republican President Donald Trump’s red #MAGA hats to KKK hoods – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kankakee-county-democrats-post-meme-comparing-red-maga-hats-kkk-20190723-i4z4rb3uajap7lqyrgzspd7pxa-story.html
— Bannockburn, Riverwoods start to tackle possibility of recreational marijuana – STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/ct-dfr-riverwoods-bannockburn-marijuana-tl-0725-20190722-ajhqe5vmo5h2bbrgcg3p7oygha-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Is $15 an hour adequate to get by? – LOLLY BOWEAN (DIERSEN: If jobs that require little or no education should pay $15 or more an hour, should jobs that require a) a high school diploma pay $20 or more an hour, b) an associate degree pay $25 or more an hour, c) a bachelor’s degree pay $30 or more an hour, d) a master’s degree pay $35 or more an hour, and e) a professional certification or license pay $40 or more an hour? 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.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-minimum-wage-increase-sparks-conversation-20190723-mm6bttc3rngwplbduhvi4rh7km-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kankakee Democrats compare KKK hoods to ‘MAGA’ hats in Facebook post The post was deleted the same day that a state GOP group shared a bogus movie poster on its Facebook page that depicted four Democratic congresswomen of color as “The Jihad Squad.” – Sam Charles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/7/22/20706502/kankakee-democrats-compare-kkk-hoods-trump-maga-hats-facebook-post
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lightfoot sought to move Customs and Border Protection convention out of Chicago Immigrant rights groups and the mayor have been unsuccessful in getting the conference, which starts Tuesday at the Marriott, canceled or moved out of the city. – Carlos Ballesteros
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/22/20706083/chicago-immigration-marriott-hotels-border-patrol-convention-ice-lightfoot

NORTHWEST HERALD
— GOP lawmakers representing McHenry County react to “Jihad Squad” post – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/07/22/gop-lawmakers-representing-mchenry-county-react-to-jihad-squad-post/ai3fww4/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gun dealer: New Illinois law will ‘put a hammer’ on us – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190722/gun-dealer-new-illinois-law-will-put-hammer-on-us

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Popular opinion and its perils – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-popular-opinion-and-its-perils/article_d82f91a2-bc5b-56b1-82e1-d925de74e30a.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Democrat to challenge Shimkus but admits he doesn’t have ‘a chance in hell of winning’ – JOSEPH BUSTOS (DIERSEN: What are the reasons why you might not have a chance in hell of winning, that is, how bad are your demographics? My demographics are terrible: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for more than 21 years, childless, pet-less, obese (BMI 31), American-nameplate car owner, and even worse things.) 
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article232976072.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Ives Announces Congressional Bid – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=287878#.XTcUTehKiM8
— Legislation Going Through Rules Process – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=287891#.XTcTDuhKiM8

KMOX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘Missouri’s Largest Cannabis Expo’ is happening this week … in Illinois It’s not for smokers or on-site sellers of marijuana, either. – BRAD CHOAT
https://kmox.radio.com/articles/cannabis-industrial-marketplace-hosts-largest-missouri-weed-expo-illinois

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Calls to leaders of the Illinois Republican County Chairmen’s Association, which posted the racially tinged image, went unanswered. But a source close to the RCCA said the organization’s social media volunteer came across the “Jihad Squad” artwork on a pro-Trump Facebook page, thought it was funny, and posted it without approval. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who do not want me to serve as the webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or the Illinois Republican Party. I should write a book about those who did not want me to serve as the webmaster for the MTRCC, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/07/23/lightfoot-torches-gop-post-as-repugnant-frank-talk-on-franken-a-shimkus-challenge-460708

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives plans events to discuss 6th CD candidacy – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512777139-ives-plans-events-to-discuss-6th-cd-candidacy

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans step up to denounce racist statement from one of their own (DIERSEN: Are you “one of their own?” One could argue that if you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman, you are NOT “one of their own” if you are NOT a) a township/ward/county party officer after 3 years as a committeeman, b) a township/ward/county party chairman after 6 years, c) an Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) Member after 9 years, and d) an IRP SCC officer after 12 years. One could hint/imply/argue/shout that I am NOT “one of their own.” Even though I have been a member of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) since 1999, those who ran/run MTRCC have never asked me to serve as a chairman of a committee or as an officer. MTRCC rudely fired me as its webmaster in 2010 and 2004. When I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer position in 2004, 69 voted for my opponent who went negative against me and only 13 voted for me. I should write a book about past and present MTRCC leaders, their operatives, and their dupes a) who discourage me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) who discourage MTRCC members and everyone else from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, c) who discourage Republicans from contributing to help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks, d) who blame me for MTRCC’s problems, e) who blame me for their problems, f) who blame me for your problems, g) who blame me for my problems, h) who blame me for everyone’s problems, i) who blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, j) who reject many if not most of the planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or k) who talk and/or act like they have been promised by those who I have sued and/or by others a new home, a new car, lots of money, a sweetheart contract, a sweetheart job, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they get rid of me.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/22/republicans-step-up-to-denounce-racist-statement-from-one-of-their-own/

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Judicial Watch Files House Ethics Complaint against Rep. Ilhan Omar Over Potential Immigration, Marriage, Tax, and Student Loan Fraud
https://www.judicialwatch.org/document-archive/omar-ethics-complaint-07-22-19/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats decry ‘poison of racism,’ urge NAACP to marshal black vote against Trump – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/22/democrats-urge-naacp-convention-marshal-black-vote/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Beto compares ‘send her back’ Trump rally chant to Nazism – Mike Brest 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/beto-likens-send-her-back-trump-rally-chant-to-nazism

BREITBART
— Chuck Schumer Caught Offering ‘Thumbs Up’ Emotional Support to Illegal Migrants – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats see illegals as being their solders in their war against America.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/22/chuck-schumer-caught-offering-thumbs-up-emotional-support-to-illegal-migrants/
— Tucker Carlson: Dems Repeatedly Say ‘No One Is Above the Law,’ Make Exception for Illegals – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/07/22/fncs-tucker-carlson-dems-repeatedly-say-no-one-is-above-the-law-make-exception-for-illegals/
— Barack Obama Wrote the Playbook on Political Division – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/22/pollak-barack-obama-wrote-playbook-on-political-division/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Hotels Caught In Immigration Debate, Must Decide Whether To House Migrants For ICE – Matt M. Miller
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/07/hotels-caught-in-immigration-debate-must-decide-whether-to-house-migrants-for-ice/
— Crenshaw On Border: Dems ‘Don’t Want Solutions,’ Just To Make Trump Seem ‘Evil’ – Jake Dima
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/07/crenshaw-on-border-dems-dont-want-solutions-just-to-make-trump-seem-evil/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— After 23 years, the Trump administration is implementing key immigration law – Daniel Horowitz ·
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/23-years-trump-administration-implementing-key-immigration-law/

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats In Panic Mode As Party Reaches The ‘Most Left-Wing Position Possible’ On Immigration – Victor Davis Hanson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/22/victor-davis-hanson-democrats-left-wing-immigration/

TOWNHALL
— Beto Compares Illegal Aliens In El Paso To Legal Immigrants At Ellis Island – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/07/22/beto-el-paso-could-be-the-ellis-island-of-today-n2550436

HOT AIR
— AOC: “All People Should Be Free” To Enter The US? – ED MORRISSEY (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do Democrats and RINOs promise citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and/or to seek asylum in America? ANSWER: a) free housing, b) free food, c) free clothing, d) free health care, e) free education, f) free transportation, g) jobs, h) preference for those who minority, i) preference for those who are female, j) preference for those who are younger, k) the right to vote, and l) many more things.)
https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2019/07/22/aoc-people-free-enter-us/

THE HILL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Record number of states considered marijuana legalization in 2019 – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/454167-record-number-of-states-considered-marijuana-legalization-in-2019

NEWSMAX
— Jews and Blacks for Trump – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.newsmax.com/wayneallynroot/jexit-blexit-jews-blacks/2019/07/22/id/925453/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: These Michigan Voters Show How Trump’s ‘Go Back’ Attack May Help Him – Stephanie Saul and Jeremy W. Peters

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/22/us/politics/trump-michigan-racism-2020.html
— Falling Trust in Government Makes It Harder to Solve Problems, Americans Say – Matt Stevens
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/22/us/politics/pew-trust-distrust-survey.html

WGAL
— Ageism is major roadblock for older job seekers People over 55 are largest pool of workers but have hardest time securing full-time jobs, interviews – Corinne Lillis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about age discrimination.)
https://www.wgal.com/article/ageism-is-major-roadblock-for-older-job-seekers/28380378

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Job One for Democrats: Winning Back Blue-Collar Votes – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: What percent of blue-collar voters want what the Democrat Party promotes: 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, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/job-one-for-democrats-winning-back-blue-collar-votes-11563806244

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Google settles a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit accusing the tech giant of age discrimination against potential applicants – Nick Bastone
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-settles-multi-million-dollar-age-discrimination-lawsuit-2019-7

THE WEEK
— Republicans are becoming more like Democrats. So why are Democrats so upset? – Damon Linker (DIERSEN: Beyond disgustingly, beyond tragically, ever-increasingly, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who claim to be Republican fail/refuse to defend/promote planks in the Republican Party platform, especially its traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks.) 
https://theweek.com/articles/854135/republicans-are-becoming-more-like-democrats-why-are

July 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use medial pot to push recreational pot at Pitchfork Music Fest
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/festivals/ct-ent-pitchfork-music-fest-2019-best-and-worst-day-2-20190720-wdkzqowmdvdrzhooaq7eufqjba-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite the upcoming Illinois marijuana legalization Jan. 1, 2020 it’s business as usual at the Modern Cannabis booth. MOCA, a marijuana dispensary, has been a staple of Pitchfork for at least two years, the dispensary itself open since 2016. A MOCA representative told the Tribune that right now, the booth serves to educate festival attendees on “a safe alternative, safe medicine” and on how an individual might get a cannabis card (you need to be an Illinois resident, for one thing).)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What encourages you to run for office? For me, it is a lack of candidates who have promised to and/or have demonstrated a) that they can/will defend/advance the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, especially their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity planks (no race of gender based preference giving) planks and that they can/will oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-muslims-political-involvement-illinois-20190716-lh6wh7nhmzh6fncluqmnlaly54-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at citizens of foreign countries, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrats count on immigrants to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-naturalization-citizenship-cuccinelli-chapman-20190719-zrgvdteolrcpzj3ahfaestiwcu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Mentoring can help fight violence – John W. Fountain (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor in 1987. He had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me to GS-13, currently $98,198/year, in 1986. My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor in 1975. He had promoted me to GS-9, currently $56,945/year, in 1972, to GS-11, currently $68,897/year, in 1973, and to GS-12, currently $82,579/year, in 1974.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/20/20701144/gun-violence-reparations-police-shootings-black-on-black-crime-john-fountain

DAILY HERALD
— Health agencies refusing $8 million in federal money because of new, ‘unethical’ rules – Rebecca Anzel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190720/health-agencies-refusing-8-million-in-federal-money-because-of-new-unethical-rules
— 50th high school reunion spurs memories of the ‘in’ crowd – Ken Potts (DIERSEN: Crete-Monee High School Class of 1966 held its outstanding 50th reunion in 2016 at the Lincolnshire Country Club in Crete. Of the 200 graduates, 100 responded to the event questionnaire, 67 attended one or more of three weekend events, and 31 spouses/guests attended one or more of the events. Sadly, more than 48 of the 200 have passed away. I was one of the few who had attended all three of the previous reunions – the 25th in Beecher, the 20th in Matteson, and the 10th in Homewood. One of my classmates, Dennis Peters from Morris, ran for state representative in 1998.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20190717/50th-reunion-spurs-memories-of-the-in-crowd
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190721/the-contagion-of-rationalization
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: One from Buffalo Grove and one from Barrington use Charlie Kirk to glorify and to praise themselves.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190721/refusing-to-walk-away-from-chance-to-make-illinois-better

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Poll says Pritzker popularity sagging – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Which voters are Pritzker popular with? 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190720/statehouse-insider-poll-says-pritzker-popularity-sagging
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Local Business Notes: Springfield first in video gaming terminals, second in revenue – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190720/local-business-notes-springfield-first-in-video-gaming-terminals-second-in-revenue

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Betsy Dirksen Londrigan.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/tom-kacich-londrigan-in-better-shape-this-time-around/article_52e99474-d9cc-5a4b-befb-3de8a143a551.html

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Rep. Tony McCombie selected to join Edgar Fellows – Glenn Minnis
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/512777049-rep-tony-mccombie-selected-to-join-edgar-fellows

CHICAGO AGENT MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use military veterans to push pot.
https://chicagoagentmagazine.com/2019/07/20/veterans-in-the-legal-weed-industry-face-barriers-to-housing-benefits/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOME VALUES DOWN 21%, PROPERTY TAXES UP 9% SINCE 2007 – Orphe Divounguy
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-home-values-down-21-property-taxes-up-9-since-2007/

FOX NEWS
— Virginia Democrats vow to boycott legislature’s 400th anniversary celebration if Trump attends – Louis Casiano (DIERSEN: If Trump came to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, to your precinct, or to your neighborhood, who would boycott him?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/virginia-democrats-urge-organizers-of-celebration-to-send-him-back-vow-to-boycott-if-trump-attends
— Border agents use tear gas to stop nearly 50 undocumented migrants who stormed Rio Grande bridge – Robert Gearty
https://www.foxnews.com/us/cbp-uses-tear-gas-to-stop-nearly-50-illegal-immigrants-who-stormed-border-crossing-bridge
— Beauty queen, a Trump fan, dethroned after conservative views ruled ‘insensitive,’ she says – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/miss-michigan-trump-supporter-de-crowned-insensitive-social-media-posts-miss-world-america-pageant

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump renews ‘Squad’ attacks, says liberal Congresswomen not ‘capable of loving our Country’- Jay LeBlanc 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/21/donald-trump-renews-squad-attacks-says-liberal-con/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Omar Questions the Patriotism of American-Born Citizens
https://freebeacon.com/politics/omar-questions-the-patriotism-of-american-born-citizens/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Coming Socialist-Libertarian Feudalism – Edward Ring
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/20/the-coming-socialist-libertarian-feudalism/

DAILY CALLER
— Ilhan Omar: ‘Racist’ Trump ‘Wants Every Black/Brown Person Deported And Muslims Banned’ – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/20/ilhan-omar-donald-trump-racist/
— Twitter Suspends Angel Mom’s Account For Criticizing Kamala Harris – PHILLIP NIETO
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/20/twitter-suspends-angel-mom-kamala-harris/

TOWNHALL
— The Dangerous Democratic Politics of Distortion – Paul Curry
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulcurry/2019/07/21/the-dangerous-democratic-politics-of-distortion-n2550361

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Buckets of fake blood dumped at ICE facility in protest – Vivek Saxena 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/07/20/buckets-of-fake-blood-dumped-at-ice-facility-in-protest-776622

THE HILL
— Trump lashes out at Washington Post over reporting: ‘Presidential Harassment!’ – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454039-trump-lashes-out-at-washington-post-over-reporting-presidential
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/453508-trumps-racist-abuses-demand-impeachment

POLITICO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: How Legal Marijuana Is Helping the Black Market Expensive regulation and high demand across the country have made the illicit trade more profitable than going legit. – NATALIE FERTIG
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/21/legal-marijuana-black-market-227414

MERCURY NEWS
— Trump and Pelosi show us why women of color struggle to succeed Disputes a case study on why women of color struggle to succeed in workplaces dominated by white people – ESTHER J. CEPEDA (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and the Post Office 1966-1969, those workplaces were dominated by Democrat “White people” who focused on a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/20/cepeda-trump-and-pelosi-show-us-why-women-of-color-struggle-to-succeed/

NEW YORK TIMES
— State and Local Taxes Are Worsening Inequality Most states lean heavily on lower-income families. An Illinois referendum is a step toward correcting the problem. – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/20/opinion/sunday/inequality-taxes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/20/us/politics/trump-race-record.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/20/opinion/sunday/dowd-trump-racism-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Virginia Democrats vow to boycott Trump if he comes to Jamestown, but their own governor sent the invite – Gregory S. Schneider and Hannah Natanson (DIERSEN: Has the Illinois Republican Party invited Trump to come to Illinois? Has your Republican county party organization invited Trump to come to your county?) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginia-democrats-vow-to-boycott-trump-if-he-comes-to-jamestown-but-their-own-governor-sent-the-invite/2019/07/20/106fc97e-aaf2-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html
— Trump criticized the U.S. for years. Now he wants people who do that to leave. – JM Rieger (DIERSEN: Trump wants those to leave who hate those who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/20/trump-wants-people-who-criticize-us-leave-he-spent-years-doing-just-that/

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— The definition of a racist – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/wayne-allyn-root/wayne-allyn-root-the-definition-of-a-racist-1807698/

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.ajc.com/news/opinion/opinion-shouldn-fall-for-trump-divisive-racial-tactics/CAUGhjHg6Qk9Jgtf8IzYzL/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Can Facebook predict your future health? Researchers found 21 conditions were predictable from the social media network alone. – Najja Parker
http://www.startribune.com/can-facebook-predict-your-future-health/512600962/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For instance, those who used “drink” and “bottle” had an increased risk of alcohol abuse. And terms expressing hostility, such as expletives, were more predictive of drug abuse and psychoses. “This work is early, but our hope is that the insights gleaned from these posts could be used to better inform patients and providers about their health,” lead author Raina Merchant said. “As social media posts are often about someone’s lifestyle choices and experiences or how they’re feeling, this information could provide additional information about disease management and exacerbation.”)

GRAND JUNCTION DAILY SENTINEL
— Council’s integrity breaks down due to lack of clear procedure to fill vacancy – ANNA STOUT (DIERSEN: What factors would motivate you to run to fill a vacant city council seat? For me, factors include my not knowing who all the candidates are until after the filing deadline.)
https://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/columns/council-s-integrity-breaks-down-due-to-lack-of-clear/article_5369f81e-ab72-11e9-871a-20677ce07cb4.html

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
— South Bend City Clerk says her public work overcomes lack of school experience for new job – Jeff Parrott (DIERSEN: What work experience would you stress if you ran for an office? I would stress that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year. I would stress that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year.)
https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/south-bend-city-clerk-says-her-public-work-overcomes-lack/article_639f0ca3-c372-5d99-b6e8-ee65d613f089.html

WSFA
— Montgomery mayoral candidate fails to meet ballot qualification (DIERSEN: What offices are you qualified to run for? I am qualified to run for the following offices: DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman; Wheaton City Council West District, At-Large, and Mayor; Wheaton Park District Commissioner; Wheaton School District 200 Board Member, Milton Township Supervisor, Highway Commissioner, Clerk, and Trustee; College of DuPage Trustee; DuPage County Regional School Superintendent and Trustee; DuPage Forest Preserve President and Commissioner District 4; DuPage County Board District 4; DuPage County Board Chairman, Circuit Court Clerk, Auditor, Coroner, Clerk, Recorder, and Treasurer; State Representative District 42; State Senator District 21; Illinois Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer; U.S. Congressman District 6; U.S. Senator; and U.S. President.) 
https://www.wsfa.com/2019/07/19/montgomery-mayor-candidate-fails-meet-ballot-qualification/

BLOOMBERG
— ‘LGBT-Free Zone’ Push in Poland Draws Fire From U.S. Ambassador – Marek Strzelecki (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs demand zones that are free 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.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-19/-lgbt-free-zone-push-in-poland-draws-fire-from-u-s-ambassador

FORBES
— Deja Vu: Google Settles Age Discrimination Lawsuit For $11 Million – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 70. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/07/20/deja-vu-google-settles-age-discrimination-lawsuit-for-11-million/#1fcbf35171f1
— Ten Ways Your Summer Internship Or Temp Job Enhances Your Career Even If You Don’t Get Hired Full-Time – Caroline Ceniza-Levine (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinated did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $33,591/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $60,001/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that 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 $82,579-$93,592/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecenizalevine/2019/07/20/ten-ways-your-summer-internship-or-temp-job-enhances-your-career-even-if-you-dont-get-hired-full-time/#3a3da288867c

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/trumps-racism-is-pushing-away-the-voters-he-needs-in-2020.html
— Iowa’s Right-Wing ‘Kingmaker’ Rejects Steve King – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: Who are the Republican kingmakers in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book a) about the Republican kingmakers in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and b) the Republican candidates who they have picked since 2000. The aforesaid kingmakers have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.) 
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/iowas-right-wing-kingmaker-vander-plaats-rejects-king.html

INQUISITR
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Trump, Says His Immigration Policy Is ‘About Ethnicity And Racism’ – Damir Mujezinovic
https://www.inquisitr.com/5540740/ocasiocortez-president-trump-immigration/
— Donald Trump Could ‘Absolutely’ Lose 2020 Election Due To Democratic ‘Anger,’ Says Ted Cruz – Tyler MacDonald (DIERSEN: How angry are the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.inquisitr.com/5540372/donald-trump-ted-cruz-election/

NEWSWEEK
— ‘SEND HIM BACK’: VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERS TO BOYCOTT HISTORIC LEGISLATIVE SESSION IF TRUMP ATTENDS – ASHER STOCKLER
https://www.newsweek.com/virginia-democrats-trump-racism-ilhan-omar-1450337

LADDERS
— 15 top tips to become a better team player at work – KRISTY MCCANN FLYNN VIA GOCOACH (DIERSEN: To be a “team player,” those who work against me want me a) to come under their domination, b) to glorify and praise them, c) to pander to them, d) to give them money, and/or e) to serve as one of their operatives or dupes.) 
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/15-top-tips-to-become-a-better-team-player-at-work

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/21/donald-trump-racist-wall-street-republicans

July 19 Evening Edition

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ISRA seeks court order to prohibit new law from requiring gun dealers to obtain state licenses – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: ISRA Alert: Saturday – July 20, 2019 – March For Our Rights comes to Wheaton! Summary: March For Our Rights, a student-led group, will rally in Wheaton on July 20 at Memorial Park at 10:00 am The student-led, nationwide “March For Our Rights” organization will hold their 2nd annual Chicagoland Rally in Wheaton on July 20, from 10am until noon at Memorial Park, 208 W Union Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187. . .Speakers include: Illinois State Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-66) SEE: http://archive.aweber.com/awlist4894361/E6xJN/h/Reminder_Saturday_March.htm)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512771515-isra-seeks-court-order-to-prohibit-new-law-from-requiring-gun-dealers-to-obtain-state-licenses

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ives’ announcement looms: Former Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton will make her formal announcement that she is seeking the 6th Congressional District seat held by first-term Democrat Sean Casten at an event Sunday night. Ives will speak at the Medill Room at Cantigny Park in Wheaton at 8 p.m. – Lisa Donovan 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-friday-spin-20190719-ay4ek2s6orhjxcmkbehpxjisse-story.html
— Trump reverses course on ‘send her back’ chants, says rally crowd full of ‘incredible patriots’ – ALAN FRAM, DARLENE SUPERVILLE AND JONATHAN LEMIRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-go-back-comments-20190719-l5rif6zbyfhzbmel4wntu2rrjq-story.html
— ‘Ready to explode’: How a black boy’s drifting raft triggered a deadly week of riots 100 years ago in Chicago – William Lee
https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-1919-chicago-riots-100th-anniversary-20190719-k4dexppvd5c6bkqbfwhgxfiacy-story.html
— Chicago’s race riots of 1919 and the epilogue that resonates today – Editorial (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that you should pay. When did your ancestor come to America? Mine came during the 1840s and 1850s. What were they doing in 1919? On my father’s side, they were operating Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they were operating a farm in Grant Park on the Indiana border.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-race-riots-chicago-1919-20190719-mchp4rs7dvbilaf6m27i2kuzxy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-trump-send-her-back-race-2020-page-20190719-b7aeht5k2vafzfbgddjzps7aii-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: 3 other states, numerous public pension funds aiming to profit off legal weed in Illinois Tennessee has invested even though Republican Gov. Bill Lee opposed a move in that state to legalize even medical marijuana. The other state governments: Texas and Alaska. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/19/20701384/recreational-marijuana-illinois-investments-state-governments-public-employee-pensions

DAILY HERALD
— Barrington holding panel discussion Tuesday on anti-LGBTQ bullying (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will not be hired and you will be fired.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190718/barrington-holding-panel-discussion-tuesday-on-anti-lgbtq-bullying

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Kinzinger: Pelosi racism resolution was retaliation, broke House rules
http://www.newstrib.com/news/kinzinger-pelosi-racism-resolution-was-retaliation-broke-house-rules/article_e811ae34-aa1f-11e9-9f2b-c7f211e426e5.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Will County members of Congress vote to condemn Trump’s tweets
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/17/will-county-members-of-congress-vote-to-condemn-trumps-tweets/a3msobr/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rep. Omar says she won’t stop working to be ‘a nightmare’ for Trump – AP (DIERSEN: Omar has tremendous “protections” because she is NOT a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, rich, German American, and her ancestors have NOT been in America for a long time.) 
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/watch-rep-ilhan-omar-meets-with-supporters-after-controversy-w-president-trumps-tweets

KHQA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Quincy entrepreneurs preparing to offer residents recreational marijuana – Marcus Espinoza
https://khqa.com/news/local/quincy-entrepreneurs-preparing-to-offer-residents-recreational-marijuana

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pro-life Billboard Reaches Chicago and Suburbs! – Chris Iverson 
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/pro-life-billboard-reaches-chicago-and-suburbs/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES ENTERS 6TH CD GOP PRIMARY; CASTEN AND DCCC REACT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/ives-enters-6th-cd-gop-primary-casten-and-dccc-react.html
— TOWNSHIP BOARDS JOIN GROWING MOVEMENT TO PROTECT SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/gun-rights-movement-grows.html
— DEMOCRAT DOCTOR SWINGS REPUBLICAN TO CHALLENGE DURBIN IN 2020
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/marshall-.html

FOX NEWS
— Mark Levin: Trump’s comments about the ‘squad’ were addressing ‘content of their character’ not race – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mark-levin-squad-omar-tlaib-trump-racism

FEDERALIST
— Dissent Can Be Patriotic, But Hating Your Own Country Isn’t The grand question of our time may very well be the simple one of whether the United States deserves not only to be defended but preserved. – Edward Chang
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/19/dissent-can-patriotic-hating-country-isnt/
— When Democrats Threatened To Deport A Top Trump Aide, Media Yawned – Chrissy Clark
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/18/democrats-threatened-deport-top-trump-aide-media-yawned/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Hate America and Americans – William L. Gensert
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/democrats_hate_america_and_americans.html
— The Squad is laying bare the Democratic Party – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/the_squad_is_laying_bare_the_democratic_party.html
— Democrats who call Republicans racist need to learn their history – Michael Smith
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/democrats_who_call_republicans_racist_need_to_learn_their_history.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Immeasurable Importance of the Good Neighbor What’s more impactful than a family nearby with whom you can trust your children? – CASEY CHALK
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-immeasurable-importance-of-the-good-neighbor/

BREITBART
— Bernie Sanders Staff Complain of ‘Poverty Wages,’ Demand $15/Hour – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/07/19/bernie-sanders-staff-complain-of-poverty-wages-demand-15-hour/
— Pete Buttigieg Writes Off Donald Trump Supporters as ‘Committed Racists’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/19/pete-buttigieg-writes-off-donald-trump-supporters-as-committed-racists/

GOPUSA
— Sacramento mayor says state must force cities to provide shelter space for homeless
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72848

DAILY SIGNAL
— Carson Says Trump ‘Not a Racist’ – Joshua Nelson 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/07/19/carson-says-trump-not-a-racist/

PATRIOT POST
— Ilhan Omar Is Completely Assimilated – Rich Lowry 
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/64347-ilhan-omar-is-completely-assimilated

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Illinois to spend money it doesn’t have pandering to abortion lobby
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/illinois-to-spend-money-it-doesnt-have-pandering-to-abortion-lobby

EPOCH TIMES
— Greed, Fear, and Corporate Progressivism – Paul Adams (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, corporations serve as operatives for the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties and promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/greed-fear-and-corporate-progressivism_3001723.html

THE HILL
— Trump campaign, RNC training army of volunteers in key 2020 states – MAX GREENWOOD 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/453911-trump-campaign-rnc-training-army-of-volunteers-in-key-2020-states
— Graham: Every Republican president or nominee ‘will be accused of being a racist’ – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/453817-graham-every-republican-president-or-nominee-will-be-accused-of-being-a
— Trump steps up attacks on four minority congresswomen – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/453959-trump-steps-up-attacks-on-minority-congresswomen

HUFFINGTON POST
— About 90% Of Trump Voters Say He Isn’t A Racist A roughly equal share of his opponents disagree. – Ariel Edwards-Levy
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/90-percent-trump-voters-he-isnt-racist_n_5d30f531e4b0419fd32a6805

NEW YORK TIMES
–Trump’s Electoral College Edge Could Grow in 2020, Rewarding Polarizing Campaign Re-election looks plausible even with a bigger loss in the national popular vote. – Nate Cohn
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/upshot/trump-electoral-college-edge-.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Defenders of a Racist President Use Jews as Human Shields.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/opinion/trump-ilhan-omar.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump hater says “Trump’s presidency may be making Latinos sick.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/trumps-presidency-may-be-making-latinos-sick/2019/07/19/4e89b9f0-a97f-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Democracy depends on kids not imitating” those who hate Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/07/19/condemn-trump-racism-but-not-students-who-support-him-column/1745220001/

FORBES
— Should You Lie About Your Age To Get Hired? – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: I have always admitted that I was born in 1948.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/07/19/should-you-lie-about-your-age-to-get-hired/#79b2828f3985

BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT
— Sick, Exhausted Agents Stoke Exodus Fear Amid Migrant Surge – Michaela Ross (DIERSEN: I was a National Treasury Employees Union member during the almost 9 years that I worked for IRS 1971-1980.)
https://about.bgov.com/news/sick-exhausted-agents-stoke-exodus-fear-amid-migrant-surge/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Job risks include exposure to tuberculosis, flu, scabies Employee assistance program seeks to help deal with stress Sergio Tinoco used to wear his Border Patrol uniform home with pride. Now, after a typical 10-hour day in heat that can exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit, he says many on his team no longer wear their uniforms to or from the job. Tinoco, an agent of 14 years and U.S. military veteran, said his fellow agents in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley are repeatedly falling ill with flu. They’re also seeing scabies, tuberculosis, chicken pox, and lice from waves of about 1,200 migrants crossing through their facilities daily and are worried their uniforms will carry contagions. And that’s not all, he said: Many agents are being harassed in public. “We’re completely exhausted,” Tinoco said in an interview, not speaking in his official capacity. “It takes a toll on the human spirit.” Long work hours and exposure to diseases are driving agents to retire early and take sick leave, union officials and government watchdogs say. While public outrage has focused on the separation of families and children, overcrowding, and unsanitary conditions, policymakers are increasingly concerned about attrition and suicide among the agents on the front lines of the migrant surge. The border agency for years has struggled with attrition, but this year has been one of the toughest in the 95-year old patrol’s history. Migrant children and families crossed the border in record numbers while agents saw their pay delayed by a 35-day government shutdown. The patrol is approximately 7,000 agents short, the Government Accountability Office reported in March. More than 700 customs officers from around the country were diverted this spring when apprehensions soared to more than 130,000. That division of the border agency now faces a shortage of approximately 3,500 officers, said the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents officers.)

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Census Eclipses 500K Applicants, Still Needs 2.3M More The bureau is working to overcome fears instilled by the Trump administration’s court fight to include a citizenship question, official says.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2019/07/census-eclipses-500k-applicants-still-needs-23m-more/158562/

AUTO WEEK
— 7 WAYS THE 2020 C8 IS UNLIKE ANY CORVETTE IN HISTORY (AND 3 WAYS IT’S THE SAME) Corvette boss Tadge Juechter outlines a drastically different, still familiar American sports car – J.P. VETTRAINO 
https://autoweek.com/article/corvette/7-ways-2020-c8-unlike-any-corvette-history-and-3-ways-its-same

DCCC
— RECRUITMENT FAIL: IL-06 GOP Primary Turns Into Full-Blown Civil War
https://dccc.org/recruitment-fail-il-06-gop-primary-turns-full-blown-civil-war/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Firebrand conservative Jeanne Ives launches campaign for Congress after Evelyn Sanguinetti’s horrible fundraising report, setting up a rematch of the nasty 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary. Remember how we said Evelyn Sanguinetti’s week couldn’t get any worse after she got outraised 7-to-1 by Rep. Casten in her first fundraising quarter? Apparently we were wrong. After weeks of speculation, far-right conservative Jeanne Ives officially filed for Congress today in the 6th District – apparently Sanguinetti’s paltry fundraising haul couldn’t scare her off. After Sanguinetti’s ticket barely survived a brutal challenge by Ives in the 2018 Republican primary, expect another toxic race to the conservative fringes this cycle in a district that President Trump lost by seven points. Sanguinetti has already endorsed President Trump’s re-election, so who knows to what extremes Ives will drag her to over the course of a contentious primary. “Today’s announcement sets the stage for a brutal race to the conservative extreme in the 6th District between a floundering Evelyn Sanguinetti and a far-right wing Jeanne Ives,” said DCCC spokesperson Mike Gwin. “While Ives and Sanguinetti battle it out over who can bear-hug President Trump the hardest, Sean Casten will remain focused on delivering for middle-class Illinois families by working to keep down the cost of health care and lowering taxes for homeowners.”)