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September 13 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner: Pritzker ‘utterly lacking in the integrity and character’ to be governor – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-pritzker-utterly-lacking-integrity-character-governor-frame-election/
— Prepared Text: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s ‘Remarks Framing the Election’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/prepared-text-gov-bruce-rauners-remarks-framing-election-pritzker-lacking-integrity/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Biden.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/joe-biden-drops-huge-tip-rush-street-rosebud-barack-obama/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Election Day nears, Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s ‘learned on the job,’ offers mea culpa – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-election-speech-20180913-story.html
— U. of I. panel: Consider new mascot, expansion of Native American history education after Chief Illiniwek controversy – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chief-illiniwek-university-mascot-20180913-story.html
— Teens who vape: Will a new craze invite a health crisis? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-vaping-nicotine-schools-health-20180403-story.html
— Congress seeks to postpone funding fight over Trump’s border wall until after midterms to avert shutdown – Erica Werner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-congress-trump-border-wall-midterms-government-shutdown-20180913-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump falsely says Democrats inflated Puerto Rico death toll.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180913/trump-falsely-says-democrats-inflated-puerto-rico-death-toll
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Harvest Against Hunger event raises funds for food-insecure families
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180912/harvest-against-hunger-event-raises-funds-for-food-insecure-families

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage foreign countries to dump their children in America so that anti-Trumps can use them against Trump.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/12/feds-holding-12800-migrant-children-in-detention-centers/

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use medical pot to push recreational pot.
http://www.newstrib.com/free/women-in-cannabis-are-planning-to-vote-on-nov-and/article_18541150-b754-11e8-b218-4b96c451a9d2.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Auditor Shannon Teresi Attacks Jack Franks’ Inspector General Proposal as Duplicative, Waste of Taxpayers Money
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/13/county-auditor-shannon-teresi-attacks-jack-franks-inspector-general-proposal-as-duplicativ-waste-of-taxpayers-money/
— Can Elected Officials Talk about What Goes on in Secret Meetings??
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/13/can-elected-officials-talk-about-what-goes-on-in-secret-meetings/
— Senate Craig Wilcox Holding Cary Corn/Pig Roast Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/13/craig-wilcox-holding-free-corn-roast/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— In an inexplicable move, Republican primary loser Roger Orozco endorses Madigan loyalist Deb Conroy – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: If you do anything to help elect a Democrat, you shout that you are not a Republican and that you never were a Republican.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511561323-in-an-inexplicable-move-republican-primary-loser-endorses-madigan-loyalist-deb-conroy

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Facebook spends more than $250K on political contributions in Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/facebook-spends-more-than-k-on-political-contributions-in-illinois/article_a7ebe506-b6ad-11e8-9560-db2884f7304f.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
– Rauner says he’s “grown,” says he’s now willing to “accept incremental improvements,” bashes Madigan and unloads on Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/rauner-says-hes-grown-says-hes-now-willing-to-accept-incremental-improvements-bashes-madigan-and-unloads-on-pritzker/
— Ives says candidates need to make “real arguments,” claims ever-present Madigan angle is “just ridiculous”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/ives-says-candidates-need-to-make-real-arguments-claims-ever-present-madigan-angle-is-just-ridiculous/
— Hultgren’s first TV ad is unusual and emotional
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/hultgrens-first-tv-ad-is-unusual-and-emotional/
— House Republicans pull all resources from Rep. Jerry Long’s campaign after harassment investigation, urge him to resign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/house-republicans-pull-all-resources-from-rep-jerry-longs-campaign-after-harassment-investigation-urge-him-to-resign/
— Cullerton pulls TV ads touting “term limits for leaders like Mike Madigan” as Batinick calls for special session on “no budget, no pay”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/cullerton-pulls-tv-ads-touting-term-limits-for-leaders-like-mike-madigan-as-batinick-calls-for-special-session-on-no-budget-no-pay/
— Metra complaints called “hot garbage” by Dem legislator
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/metra-complaints-called-hot-garbage-by-dem-legislator/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Cruz: Chinese Want Mexico Radio for Propaganda – Bill Gertz
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/cruz-chinese-want-mexico-radio-propaganda/

 

GOPUSA
— Jimmy Carter cautions Democrats not to scare off moderates (DIERSEN: To vote for a Democrat is to vote for someone who is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54526

 

THE HILL
— Paul Ryan, lawmakers call on Catholic Church leaders to come clean – SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/406583-ryan-lawmakers-call-on-catholic-church-leaders-to-come-clean

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “House GOP ‘screwed’ as bad political numbers pile on Trump Analysis: The pre-midterms mood in the majority ranks is grim with President Donald Trump’s approval ratings slipping and the poll edge for Democrats increasing.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/house-gop-screwed-bad-political-numbers-pile-trump-n909326

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Campaigns for 2nd Chance: ‘I’m a Better Governor Now’ A humbled Gov. Bruce Rauner is promising a different kind of governor in a second term. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-09-13/rauner-campaigns-for-2nd-chance-im-a-better-governor-now

 

FOX 40
— John Cox Picks Up Endorsement from Condoleezza Rice – NIKKI LAURENZO
https://fox40.com/2018/09/13/john-cox-picks-up-endorsement-from-condoleezza-rice/

 

FOX BUSINESS
— IRS warns some retirees at risk of tax penalty: What to know – Brittany De Lea
https://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/irs-warns-some-retirees-at-risk-of-tax-penalty-what-to-know

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— No Good Deed Goes Unpunished – Chris Hill (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many times that activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and b) who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican have punished me because I tried to help them. They attribute bad judgment and/or evil motive to everything I say and do.)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/09/12/no-good-deed-goes-unpunished-for-social-media-gian.aspx

September 13 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, September 12, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. November 6, 2018 candidates at the meeting included Connelly, Eckhoff, Grant, Hinds, Lewis, MacKay, Murphy, Wiley, Wilson, Zaruba, and Zay. Other attendees included Almiron, Berlin, Bohn, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Crane, Dangelo, Elliott, Falbo, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Formento, Heidorn, Holan, Holder, Keller, Kmiecik, Krzyzewski, LaVanway, LeVan, Lofgren, Lollino, McGowen, Monino, Murphy, Nathwani, Rash, Ryan, Shaw, Smith, Whelan, and Wehling. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Prosecutors accuse Van Dyke lawyers of striking blacks from jury because of their race – Megan Crepeau, Stacy St. Clair and Christy Gutowski (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites shout at Blacks and at everyone else that Whites are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-laquan-mcdonald-jason-van-dyke-trial-20180912-story.html
— Metra board votes against 2019 fare increase, but warns service — even an entire line — could be cut – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-biz-metra-fare-hike-20180912-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-womens-march-chicago-march-to-the-polls-20180912-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-book-tweets-huppke-20180911-story.html
— New Hultgren ad features tattoo artist who helps human trafficking victims – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-randy-hultgren-human-trafficking-il14-20180912-story,amp.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The choice between universal basic income and bullshit Together with the philanthropic sector, the city of Chicago should provide a basic income for qualifying residents to leave their bullshit jobs and lead a new venture in a new industry. – THOMAS L. DAY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/choice-between-universal-basic-income-and-bullshit

 

WLS AM
— Rep. Jeanne Ives: “It’s increasingly difficult to connect dots for people, because politicians continue to lie to them” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/09/12/rep-jeanne-ives-increasingly-difficult-to-connect-dots-for-people-because-politicians-continue-to-lie-to-them/

 

WBEZ
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Percentage Without Health Insurance Grows In Chicago And Illinois – Odette Yousef, Natalie Moore
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/percentage-without-health-insurance-grows-in-chicago-and-illinois/75aa6a6f-df22-4e89-94d1-20fd0fbea602

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Warren County Democrats aim to ‘reinvigorate’ party – Andy Bell-Baltaci (DIERSEN: How invigorated are your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, and the Illinois Republican Party? Typical measures include how many meetings and other events they hold, who speaks at those meetings and other events, how many attend those meetings and other events, how much money they raise and from how many they raise that money, how much money they give to candidates, their success in avoiding divisive primaries, and their success in getting candidates to run and to win in general elections.)
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180912/warren-county-dems-aim-to-reinvigorate-party

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Executive Order Would Punish Foreigners Linked To Election Interference – AYESHA RASCOE (DIERSEN: The many millions of illegals in America a) are foreigners, b) act as agents for their motherlands, c) act as agents for the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties, d) act as agents for RINOs, and e) should be deported.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-executive-order-would-punish-foreigners-linked-election-interference#stream/0
— Could One Answer To Teacher Shortage Be Right Under Our Nose? – DUSTY RHODES (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/could-one-answer-teacher-shortage-be-right-under-our-nose#stream/0

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— County Clerks Assuming Responsibility For Aurora and DuPage County Election Commissions – CHASE CAVANAUGH
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/county-clerks-assuming-responsibility-aurora-and-dupage-county-election-commissions

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rauner trying to keep his promises regarding job growth in Illinois – DaLaun Dillard
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rauner-trying-to-keep-his-promises-regarding-job-growth-in-illinois/1438927208

 

THE X RADIO
— Illinois Lt. Gov. Says Education Was a Key to Her Success – Greg Sapp (DIERSEN: What successes have you had? To what do you attribute those successes? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have had no successes. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress those activists, those candidates, those elected officials, those party leaders, those major donors, those political consultants, those etc. who I promote a) failed/refused to come to my defense, b) who now treat me rudely, b) who now treat me disrespectfully, c) who now blame for all their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems, and/or d) who have now thrown me under the bus.)
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/35500-illinois-lt-gov-says-education-was-a-key-to-her-success

 

MIKE CONNELLY
— Mike Madigan says jump; Laura Ellman says how high?
https://mailchi.mp/054a92b3f769/game-on-32943

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— FY19 Budget: ‘Not one penny should be spent on pork,’ Ives says – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511560164-fy19-budget-not-one-penny-should-be-spent-on-pork-ives-says

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Miller-Walsh’s deleted Facebook posts are her opponent’s dream – W.J. Kennedy
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511560251-miller-walsh-s-deleted-facebook-posts-are-her-opponent-s-dream

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Life-Terminators – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/life-terminators/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner to offer up his “vision for the future of Illinois” this afternoon… after crossing picket line
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/rauner-to-offer-up-his-vision-for-the-future-of-illinois-this-afternoon/
— New Roskam ad portrays Casten as a “lobbyist begging Congress” for tax breaks
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/new-roskam-ad-portrays-casten-as-a-lobbyist-begging-congress-for-tax-breaks/
— Rauner attacks Pritzker over hypocrisy on unions
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/rauner-attacks-pritzker-over-hypocrisy-on-unions/

 

GOPUSA
— Michelle Obama, back with a racially charged vengeance
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54432
— Task force will study whether Chicago should impose a universal basic income plan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54464

 

BLAZE
— Left-wing outlet is furious that Facebook did to them what they wanted to be done to the right – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/09/11/left-wing-outlet-is-furious-that-facebook-did-to-them-what-they-wanted-to-be-done-to-the-right

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Deranged Trump-Haters Perpetrate Acts of Violence Across the Country (DIERSEN: Who are the most deranged Trump-haters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? How successful have they been in promoting hatred against Trump and his supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/09/12/leftist-violence-breaks-out-across-country/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— OBAMA, HOW HARD IS IT TO SAY TERRORISTS ARE BAD? Jack Cashill turns BHO charge against Trump, Nazis back on him
https://www.wnd.com/2018/09/obama-how-hard-is-it-to-say-terrorists-are-bad/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Rush Limbaugh Runs Through List Of ‘Deranged Trump-Haters’ Resorting To Violence Across The Country
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35795/rush-runs-through-list-deranged-trump-haters-james-barrett

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: U.S. Has Highest Share of Foreign-Born Since 1910, With More Coming From Asia – Sabrina Tavernise (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants this, who is happiest about this? ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/us/census-foreign-population.html
— U.S. Plans to Pay Mexico to Deport Unauthorized Immigrants There – Gardiner Harris and Julie Hirschfeld Davis (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations (especially, the Democrat Party), companies, governments, and countries that promote illegal immigration should not only be fined, they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/us/politics/us-mexico-deportation-funds.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting problematic citizens of foreign countries to a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring other problematic citizens of foreign countries to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/us/politics/immigration-families-southwest-border.html
— Age Before Beauty, but Not Politics You’re not getting older, you’re getting … elected. – Gail Collins (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am almost 70. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination big time a) to get rid of those who were older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. I should write a book about those in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party who focus on promoting age discrimination. Those who promote age discrimination also promote discrimination against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/opinion/age-congress.html
— Leaked Google Video After Trump’s Win Adds to Pressure From Conservatives – Daisuke Wakabayashi
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/technology/leaked-google-video-trump.html
How ‘Hyphenated Americans’ Won World War I
— Nearly a quarter of the men sent to fight in Europe in 1918 were foreign-born. – Geoffrey Wawro (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWI. In 1844, his ancestors immigrated to Chicago from what is now Germany.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/opinion/how-hyphenated-americans-won-world-war-i.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Without American intervention, the war would have probably ended in a German victory, or sputtered to a stalemate, leaving the Germans in possession of much of France, Belgium and Russia. The victory, though, came at significant cost: In the Meuse-Argonne offensive, as the operation came to be known, the Americans alone suffered some 122,000 casualties, including 29,000 dead. That more than a million Americans were fighting in a European war was surprising enough. But even more surprising was the men themselves: Pershing’s soldiers, known as the American Expeditionary Force, were in some units as likely to be foreign- as American-born. Thanks to a wave of immigration, the United States had changed significantly at the turn of the 20th century, going from a nation whose white population was 60 percent British and 35 percent German at the start of the Civil War into a turbulent “melting pot” in time for the Great War: 11 percent British, 20 percent German, 30 percent Italian and Hispanic and 34 percent Slavic.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in harming Trump financially. Anti-Diersens could certainly crow about their success in harming me. But instead, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I caused all my own problems myself.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/nyregion/trump-golf-links-ferry-point-central-park-carousel-ice-rink.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Case Questioning Trump’s ‘Good Character’ Stalls – Katie Rogers (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who a) falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who focus on promoting booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/us/politics/trump-hotel-liquor-license.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Trump has made more than 5,000 false or misleading claims.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/13/president-trump-has-made-more-than-false-or-misleading-claims/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Can You Afford to Retire? See if your retirement nest egg is future-proofed (DIERSEN: My and my wife’s being able to “afford” my taking my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old emboldened them to force me to take their “offer.” They knew a) what my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension would be, b) what my wife’s salary was, c) what our federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy would be, d) what we had already saved for our retirement, e) what our other savings were, f) that we had no debts, g) that we had no dependents, h) the value of our home, i) the value of the cars that we owned, j) etc. My $51,864 CSRS pension is only 41% of what my $125,325 GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/retirement-calculator/
— Senate Confirms Charles Rettig as IRS Commissioner Trump’s pick to head tax agency confirmed in 64-33 vote – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: If Rettig had been the IRS Commissioner when I worked for IRS 1971-1980, would he have let my Democrat IRS superiors a) fail/refuse to promote me beyond GS-12, disallow my education deductions in 1978, get rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallow my partial day per diem claims in 1974? I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. Of course, my Democrat IRS superiors wanted my Democrat GAO superiors to a) force me to take a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) keep me off audits of IRS; c) get rid of my mentor in 1987; d) not promote me; e) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes; f) give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals; and g) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-confirms-charles-rettig-as-irs-commissioner-1536792796
— Thank Heaven for Bigger Boys Like good men, they protected us when I was a little girl. – Angela Rocco DeCarlo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/thank-heaven-for-bigger-boys-1536792869
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some time after my eldest brother, Christy, had died, I was visiting our Chicago Far West Side neighborhood, affectionately known as “The Island.” A three-square-block enclave corralled by the towns of Cicero, Berwyn, Oak Park and a factory district, including a facility that manufactured asbestos gaskets. In windows-open summers sometimes the detritus could be seen floating along. No one seemed worried. It was like living in Disneyland where you thought nothing bad could happen to you. But walking alone on the sidewalk past our school after the funeral, I felt out of kilter. I became aware of a feeling I’d never experienced as a child. I felt afraid. Alone. I no longer felt protected as I always had.)
— Cannabis Comes to Your Coffee and Candy—But Is It Legal? Marketers are selling products containing cannabidiol, or CBD, a chemical found in hemp, claiming benefits such as pain relief and stress reduction. But the actual effects are unclear, as is the legal landscape. CBD candies include Lord Jones Natural Fruit Gumdrops with 20 milligrams of CBD per piece. Veggimins Dark Chocolate Hearts have 2 milligrams each. – Anne Marie Chaker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cannabis-comes-to-your-coffee-and-candybut-is-it-legal-1536761536
— Incomes Rose and Poverty Rate Fell for Third Straight Year, Census Data Show People worked more hours as joblessness declined; some economists are puzzled wages haven’t climbed faster – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/median-household-income-rose-1-8-in-2017-census-bureau-figures-show-1536762535

 

WHEATON BUSINESS JOURNAL
— China promotes Bob Woodward‘s anti-Trump book, ‘Fear‘
https://wheatonbusinessjournal.com/china-promotes-bob-woodwards-anti-trump-book-fear/22142/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Meet ‘Bongzilla’: 24-foot bong in Las Vegas celebrates cannabis culture – David Montero
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/03/meet-bongzilla-24-foot-bong-in-las-vegas-celebrates-cannabis-culture/

 

NEW YORKER
— What’s Going On with the Economy? It’s the Stimulus, Stupid – John Cassidy
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/whats-going-on-with-the-economy-its-the-stimulus-stupid

 

ODYSSEY ONLINE
— JUNE 6, 2016 FLASHBACK: Why Are People So Rude? – Alli Krone (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the rudest activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. The aforesaid do everything that they can to drive people who share my demographics out of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. The aforesaid rude people 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.theodysseyonline.com/why-are-people-so-rude

September 10 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Conway: Op-ed Writer Wanted To ‘Create Chaos’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/09/conway-op-ed-writer-wanted-to-create-chaos/

 

NBC5
— Trump Vents Over Leaks as Woodward Pushes Back on Criticism Trump called Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book “Fear” “another assault against me” in a Twitter post early Monday morning – Catherine Lucey and Jonathan Lemire
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Bob-Woodward-Fear-Reporting-Trump-Attacks-492853141.html

 

WLS AM
— Roskam accuses Casten of stopping to “the politics of ridicule”
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/09/10/roskam-accuses-casten-of-stopping-to-the-politics-of-ridicule/

 

WBBM 780
— Rep. Roskam Blasts Dem Opponent For Exaggerating Wealth Imbalance
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/rep-roskam-blasts-dem-opponent-exaggerating-wealth-imbalance

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam hits Democrat Sean Casten for ‘politics of ridicule’ in Illinois’ 6th District race – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-6th-district-peter-roskam-sean-casten-daily-herald-20180910-story.html
— J.B. Pritzker is skipping the Tribune debate. Maybe he can have a live chicken take his place. – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-pritzker-governor-illinois-huppke-20180909-story.html
— The ugly culture of shaming – Mitch Albom (DIERSEN: Who are the leading shammers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-shaming-job-cosby-show-trader-joes-geoffrey-owens-0911-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals to paint Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/immigration-family-separation-donald-trump-mick-mulvaney-november-2018-election/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/what-happened-immigrant-children-sent-chicago-heartland-alliance/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-republican-party-montana-gettysburg-address-abraham-lincoln/
— How to wisely prepare to exercise your right to vote – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: To vote for a Democrat is to shout that you want government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/candidate-research-2018-election-questionnaires-endorsements/

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘We are really, totally at odds on this’; Roskam, Casten sharply disagree on 2017 tax law. – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180910/we-are-really-totally-at-odds-on-this-roskam-casten-sharply-disagree-on-2017-tax-law
— High stakes as 2-month sprint to Election Day begins – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180910/high-stakes-as-2-month-sprint-to-election-day-begins
— Longtime Naperville businessman Richard Wehrli, 84, accused of assault – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180910/longtime-naperville-businessman-accused-of-assault

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois near bottom of state-by-state income growth since the crash Except for Connecticut and a tie with Mississippi, personal income growth has been slowest in Illinois since the start of the Great Recession. – STEVEN R. STRAHLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/illinois-near-bottom-state-state-income-growth-crash

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://www.whig.com/20180910/opioid-patients-can-now-choose-marijuana-instead#//

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.newstrib.com/free/group-promotes-cannabis-for-safety/article_0987ea36-b50e-11e8-a277-078bcd098ea9.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Denounces New Bob Woodward Book; House Takes Up Tax Cuts
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-denounces-new-bob-woodward-book-house-takes-tax-cuts#stream/0

 

WIFR
— Illinois governor asks residents to fly flags at half-staff on 9/11
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Illinois-governor-asks-residents-to-fly-flags-at-half-staff-on-911-492898041.html

 

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Coalition Of Reformers Refuse Taxpayer Funded Pensions If Elected – Matthew Besler
https://illinoisopportunity.org/coalition-of-independent-reform-candidates-demonstrate-leadership-and-refuse-taxpayer-funded-pensions-if-elected/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NOW 6TH CD DEM CLAIMS “NAZIS AND RACISTS IN THE WHITE HOUSE”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/6th-cd-dem-claims-nazis-and-racists-in-the-white-house.html
— CARDINAL CUPICH: CHURCH’S AGENDA “BIGGER” THAN TO BE “DISTRACTED” BY SEXUAL ABUSE CLAIMS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/cardinal-cupich-churchs-agenda-bigger-than-to-be-distracted-by-sexual-abuse-claims.html
— DI LEO: BEWARE OF IGNORING “SAFE” DISTRICTS IN A CRAZY ELECTION CYCLE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/losing-the-unlosable-races.html
— JB PRITZKER’S 3-ALARM FOR MONDAY: ABORTION IS THREATENED WITH PROPOSED HB 40 REPEAL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/jb-pritzkers-3-alarm-for-monday-abortion-is-threatened-with-proposed-hb-40-repeal.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Leader Brady sees rainbows and unicorns ahead for GOP
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/10/leader-brady-sees-rainbows-and-unicorns-ahead-for-gop/
— Bill Brady says term limits “probably wouldn’t have any effect on the tenure of Mike Madigan”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/10/brady-says-term-limits-probably-wouldn%e2%80%99t-have-any-effect-on-the-tenure-of-mike-madigan/

 

GOPUSA
— Obama reminds voters why they backed Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54243
— Mike Pence calls for author of anonymous NYT op-ed to resign
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54236
— Uphold our republic by voting against Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54257

 

DAILY CALLER
— MISSOURI DEMS PLAN TO SNATCH UP TICKETS TO TRUMP RALLY – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/10/missouri-dems-tickets-trump-rally/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Received a Loss in Court Battle With Unions. He Should Keep Fighting. – John York (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always sided with my Democrat superiors in the federal government against me. If GAO had been unionized, my Democrat GAO superiors would NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promote me beyond GS-13, get rid of my mentor in 1987, keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and force me to take a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/09/10/an-obama-judge-blocked-trumps-plan-for-government-reorganization-heres-what-trump-should-do/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Illinois Dem Candidate Sean Casten Spreads Conspiracy Theory Kavanaugh Aide Used ‘White Power Signs’ During Hearing – Alex Griswold
https://freebeacon.com/politics/illinois-dem-candidate-spreads-conspiracy-theory-kavanaugh-aide-white-power-signs-hearing/

 

NEW YORK BOOKS
— Resistance Means More Than Voting – Garry Wills (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Needless-to-say, the larger the percentage of anti-Trumps in a precinct, municipality, township/ward, county, and state, the more that Trump supporters should be concerned about their personal safety. Only 117 voted for Trump in my precinct while 211 voted for Clinton. Ever-increasingly, Trump supporters are buying firearms and ammunition for the self-defense.)
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/09/10/resistance-means-more-than-voting/

 

GOVERNING
— Public Employees’ Pay, Benefits and Rights Become Campaign Issues A year filled with teacher strikes and sexual harassment scandals has led candidates for governor to talk more about how they would treat their state’s workforce. – Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene
http://www.governing.com/topics/workforce/gov-governor-campaigns-public-workforce-issues.html
— Public Service: Is it Still a Career Choice? The new modern worker values happiness and career development when considering their job or career choice. – JENNIFER DOWD (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible compared to other large employers, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible compared to other large employers, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/workforce/Public-Service-Is-it-Still-a-Career-Choice.html

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Employee Pay Raises and Inflation – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/09/10/federal-employee-pay-raises-inflation/

 

GUARDIAN
— Trump blasts Woodward and threatens to ‘write real book’ on presidency President tweets that he will correct record, saying he is misrepresented in veteran reporter’s upcoming book, Fear
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/10/trump-threatens-to-write-the-real-book-on-his-presidency

September 6 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Kavanaugh Faces Final Round of Questioning Without Missteps  The questioning of Kavanaugh has carried strong political overtones ahead of the November congressional elections – Lisa Mascaro and Mark Sherman
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Brett-Kavanaugh-Senate-Confirmation-Hearing-492577141.html

 

ABC7
— Chicago-born Ayanna Pressley scores upset victory in Massachusetts congressional race – Ravi Baichwal (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as being 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://abc7chicago.com/politics/ayanna-pressley-chicago-native-wins-massachusetts-primary/4153426/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago born-and-raised Ayanna Pressley is all but assured of becoming the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts, the latest example of the Democratic Party’s embrace of diversity and liberal politics as the recipe for success in the Trump era. The 44-year-old’s upset victory against longtime Democratic Rep. Michael Capuano in Tuesday’s primary sets the stage for Pressley to represent an area once served by Tip O’Neill and John F. Kennedy. Her win comes at the tail end of a primary season in which black politicians have made a series of advances. Another bombshell primary win for a black woman as the mid-term elections approach. The Boston city councilor is poised to make history, as she becomes the latest — and perhaps the biggest – win for an emboldened progressive wing of the Democratic Party.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats spend $30 million to “energize young voters.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–2018-midterms-young-voters-20180903-story.html
— New website offers comparative shopping data for prospective Illinois college students – Dawn Rhodes (DIERSEN: Which colleges work the hardest to crank out graduates who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-college-career-website-20180905-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump wants you to surrender to corporations that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-nike-kaepernick-huppke-20180904-story.html
— In slamming book, Trump calls for tougher libel laws – John Wagner (DIERSEN: Are you a “private citizen?” According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) I am NOT a “private citizen” and b) I am a “public figure.” They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a “public figure,” they can defame, libel, and slander me because I “cannot succeed in a lawsuit on incorrect harmful statements in the United States unless there is proof that the writer or publisher acted with actual malice by knowing the falsity or by reckless disregard for the truth. The legal burden of proof in defamation actions is thus higher in the case of a public figure than in the case of an ordinary person.” SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure Do you agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes that I am a “public figure?”)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180906/281736975337179

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Federal judge tosses Chicago suit over bad online reviews – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/david-freydin-harry-leinenweber-yelp/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal judge in Chicago has ruled that a lawyer can’t sue more than a dozen people who posted rude criticism of him and his law firm on Yelp and similar sites that feature online reviews. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reports that Judge Harry Leinenweber tossed the libel suit last week. He concluded that the comments about David Freydin and the Law Offices of David Freydin were opinions and amounted to protected speech. Freydin alleged the comments were “salacious, false and libelous.” Some were anti-Semitic. The Chicago-area lawyer also noted the reviewers gave him and his firm one-star ratings out of a possible five even though he never worked with them. The lawsuit names four defendants and refers to 10 others as “John Does.”)
— Judge Jessica Arong O’Brien convicted of fraud drops retention bid – Alice Yin
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-bows-out-nov-election-after-acquittal-denied/

 

DAILY HERALD
— A newspaper’s role is to be a bridge to understanding – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at everyone that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180906/editorial-a-newspapers-role-is-to-be-a-bridge-to-understanding

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— GOP term limits on books but a long way off – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180905/bernard-schoenburg-gop-term-limits-on-books-but-long-way-off

 

CHICAGO READER
— The end of Rahm Emanuel’s rule means that the center may no longer hold in Chicago – Ryan Smith (DIERSEN: From what I see, the “center” in Chicago is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/09/05/the-end-of-rahm-emanuels-rule-means-that-the-center-may-no-longer-hold-in-chicago

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The Inner-Ring Suburbs Are Withering. Why Not Just Merge Them with Chicago? A modest proposal. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/September-2018/The-Inner-Ring-Suburbs-Are-Withering-Why-not-just-Merge-with-Chicago/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— There’s an ad war in the 6th District congressional race between Republican incumbent Peter Roskam and Democratic challenger Sean Casten. Each has new ads focusing on Casten’s business record. Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC endorsed by House Republican leadership, is out with an ad titled “Fraud.” It repeats the claim that Casten’s business record is “clouded by scandal and allegations of fraud” and that he was “sued by investors for mismanagement.” It wraps up describing Casten as a “Madigan-machine politician.” Ad here (Casten’s camp has said the disputes were amicably resolved and his employees and investors protected.) Casten’s new ad, titled “Creating jobs, protecting our environment,” shows Casten ticking off his career successes and goals for working in Congress: “employing clean energy technologies, creating jobs, bringing an outsider common-sense approach to the job.” He vows to work with Republicans “when it helps Illinois” but stand up against Donald Trump “when his policies hurt our district.” Ad here The two men are locked in one of the most contentious races in the country, as indicated by POLITICO’s Race Ratings. The seat is rated “lean Republican.” – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/09/06/rauners-big-gun-emanuel-hints-at-successor-mendozas-gut-check-and-6th-district-ad-war-301976

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Karen McConnaughay’s Successor Don DeWitte Sworn In As State Senator
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/06/karen-mcconnaughays-successor-don-dewitte-sworn-in-as-state-senator/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Harold campaign launches RaoulMadigan.com
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/06/harold-campaign-launches-raoulmadigancom/
— Casten touts his company in new ad while GOP group blasts it and calls him “shady Madigan-machine politician”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/06/casten-touts-his-company-in-new-ad-while-gop-group-blasts-it-and-calls-him-shady-madigan-machine-politician/
— Diana Rauner touts spouse in new ad: “He stopped the insanity and delivered”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/06/diana-rauner-touts-spouse-in-new-ad-he-stopped-the-insanity-and-delivered/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— ARETHA’S FUNERAL: ANTI-TRUMP BIGOTS HEAR TRUTH ABOUT THE NO. 1 PROBLEM IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/arethas-funeral-anti-trump-bigots-hear-truth-about-the-no-1-problem-in-the-black-community/

 

BREITBART
— Kavanaugh Rejects Sen. Durbin’s Claim that Illegal Immigrants Can Form Unions – Neil Munro (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make clear that they are using illegals to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/05/kavanaugh-rejects-sen-durbin-claim-that-illegal-immigrants-can-form-unions/
— Kris Kobach Fights Open Border Shills for Amnesty: ‘We Don’t Have to Accept’ Illegal Immigration – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/09/05/kris-kobach-fights-open-border-shills-for-amnesty-we-dont-have-to-accept-illegal-immigration/
— Jeff Sessions, State AGs to Discuss Whether Big Tech ‘Intentionally Stifling’ Free Speech – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/05/jeff-sessions-doj-big-tech-may-be-intentionally-stifling-free-speech/
— Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg: We Use ‘Alternative Facts’ to Combat ‘Misinformation’ and ‘Fake News’ – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/05/facebook-coo-sheryl-sandberg-we-use-alternative-facts-to-combat-misinformation-and-fake-news/
— Disgraced Journalist Carl Bernstein Calls On Gen. Kelly to Resign – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/09/05/disgraced-journalist-carl-bernstein-calls-kelly-resign/
— New York Times Op-Ed: Anonymous ‘Senior Official’ Admits White House Staff Working Against President Trump – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/05/new-york-times-anonymous-senior-official-white-house-resisting-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— African migrants surge at U.S.-Mexico border; Rio Grande drownings up
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53903

 

MARIJUANA REPORT
— Medical marijuana users are more likely to use prescription drugs medically and nonmedically; Cannabis use in bipolar disorder
presents treatment challenge; Proposed recreational legalization in Michigan Con: Healthy and Productive Michigan
https://mailchi.mp/nationalfamilies/medical-marijuana-users-are-more-likely-to-use-prescription-drugs-medically-and-nonmedically-more-1930833?e=6d5a826327

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Reestablish the rule of law’: Sheriffs honor Trump for fighting illegal immigration – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/5/trump-honored-sheriffs-illegal-immigration-fight/
— Levi Strauss goes gun control: Have corporations gone mad? – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, corporations promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/6/levi-strauss-goes-gun-control-have-corporations-go/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— List: White House touts 52 ‘accomplishments’ Woodward ignored – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/list-white-house-touts-53-accomplishments-woodward-ignored

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Rep. Smith: If Dems. Take House, It’s ‘Amnesty Number One, Number Two, and Number Three’ Outgoing congressman outlines Dems’ radical left turn on immigration – Charles Fain Lehman
https://freebeacon.com/issues/rep-smith-dems-take-house-amnesty-number-one-number-two-number-three/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP DEMANDS NYT GIVE UP ANONYMOUS OFFICIAL FOR ‘NATIONAL SECURITY’ REASONS – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/05/trump-new-york-times-op-ed/
— WE CUT DOWN ALL THE KAVANAUGH HEARING INTERRUPTIONS INTO JUST THREE MINUTES AND FIVE SECONDS OF PURE ANNOYING – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/05/dems-protests-brett-kavanaugh/
— NEW YORK TIMES SUGGESTS GLOBAL WARMING IS TO BLAME FOR ROGER FEDERER’S US OPEN DEFEAT – Michael Bastasch (DIERSEN: Who blames you and what do they blame you for? My critics/opponents blame me for all of their problems, blame me for all of your problems, blame me for all of my problems, and blame me for all of everyone’s problems. Since 2000, they have especially blamed me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors blamed me for their failing to meet their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They are scapegoaters supreme.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/04/nyt-global-warming-us-open-federer/

 

FOX NEWS
— Levi Strauss CEO calls for stricter gun laws – Matthew Rocco
https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/levi-strauss-ceo-calls-for-stricter-gun-laws

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Repeats Myth That Illegals Commit Less Crime Than Citizens – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/09/05/cnn-repeats-myth-illegals-commit-less-crime-citizens
— ABC’s Moran Laments Kavanaugh Didn’t Open Himself Up to Be Borked – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2018/09/06/abcs-moran-laments-kavanaugh-didnt-open-himself-be-borked

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Are Feminists Aiding Muslim Domination? – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/are_feminists_aiding_muslim_domination.html
— The Democratic earthquake – Alan Bergstein
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/09/the_democratic_earthquake.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Rahm Emanuel’s Problems Were His Own Creation – John R. Lott
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnrlottjr/2018/09/05/rahm-emanuels-problems-were-his-own-creation-n2516049
— Dianne Feinstein: A Kavanaugh Confirmation Will Mean More People Will Die In Mass Shootings – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
https://townhall.com/notebook/bethbaumann/2018/09/05/dianne-feinstein-believes-confirming-kavanaugh-will-mean-more-people-will-die-in-n2516164
— When Funerals Become Politics – Victor Davis
https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2018/09/06/when-funerals-become-politics-n2516094

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Utah Rep. Mia Love hammers Dem opponent for backing same-sex ‘marriage’ – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/utahs-mia-love-hammers-dem-opponent-for-backing-same-sex-marriage

 

DAILY TORCH
— The White House is no place for resistance – Robert Romano (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors painted me as being a member of the resistance because I refused to help them get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://dailytorch.com/2018/09/the-white-house-is-no-place-for-resistance/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Feinstein Tries To Nail Kavanaugh On Guns, Completely Fails – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35511/watch-feinstein-tries-nail-kavanaugh-guns-ryan-saavedra
— Levi’s Jeans Pledges $1 MILLION To Gun Control Groups To ‘End Gun Violence’ – EMILY ZANOTTI (DIERSEN: What are the demographics of those who commit gun violence?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35483/levis-jeans-pledges-1-million-gun-control-groups-emily-zanotti

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Another Young Leftist Defeats Another Democratic Incumbent – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/29972-another-young-leftist-defeats-another-incumbent

 

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— The Bible and the Immigration debate: Open borders or controlled entry – Donald Brake (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demand open borders, and therefore, the end of America.)
https://www.commdiginews.com/life/faith/bible-immigration-debate-open-borders-controlled-entry-105627/

 

THE WEEK
— APRIL 10, 2018 FLASHBACK: Homeland Security wants to monitor journalists. Time to sound the alarm. – Bonnie Kristian (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents do not want Google News Alerts to bring articles to my attention that they disapprove of. Do you stand with me, or do you stand with my critics/opponents? My critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://theweek.com/articles/766230/homeland-security-wants-monitor-journalists-time-sound-alarm
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Department of Homeland Security intends to list and track hundreds of thousands of news outlets, journalists, bloggers, and “influencers” in traditional and new media alike. Its plan is to analyze targets’ “sentiment,” monitor “any and all” coverage of select news stories, and possibly share data with “federal, state, local, tribal, and private partners.” If you find yourself skeptical of this proposal of mass state monitoring of the press, consider yourself a bonafide member of the “tinfoil hat wearing, black helicopter conspiracy theorists,” DHS representative Tyler Houlton said Friday. It’s all very routine, he argued, casting the project as an innocent means of “monitoring current events.” Just shut up and let us do this, crackpots. Yet I am bareheaded, untroubled by black whirlybirds, and utterly unconvinced. Consider the practical incongruities. While a database of the sort DHS wants could be used to follow news stories, it isn’t necessary for the job. From basic Google News alerts to subscription services with more robust analytic functionality, news tracking programs already exist. Likewise, if DHS needs “to build media lists based on beat, location, outlet type/size, and journalist role,” as its specs document says, an existent public relations service would easily do the trick. The Department of Homeland Security in the Year of Our Lord 2018 is not the first entity to realize this information might be valuable to collect and analyze for more successful press release distribution.)

 

THE HILL
— Tech companies are nervous they’re becoming a scapegoat for the GOP – Reid Wilson
http://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/405217-the-hills-reid-wilson-tech-companies-are-nervous-theyre
— Voters say social media sites are more biased than search engines: Hill.TV poll
http://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/405206-social-media-websites-are-more-biased-than-search-engines-says
— Republicans mull new punishments for dissident lawmakers – MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “religious” and/or “conservative” and/or “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who punish those like me a) for our supporting the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and/or the Republican Party platform and/or b) for our supporting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/405301-republicans-mull-new-punishments-for-dissident-lawmakers

 

POLITICO
— ‘This is the first wave of an invasion’ Channeling their anger, progressives are staging their own tea party-style revolt. – DAVID SIDERS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups are tightening their stranglehold on the Democrat Party: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/05/midterms-elections-progressives-democrats-809109

 

REUTERS
— 9th Circuit says age-bias law protects retirees – Daniel Wiessner (DIERSEN: Are you a retiree? I have been a retiree since 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/employment-retirees/9th-circuit-says-age-bias-law-protects-retirees-idUSL2N1VR2BF

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Republicans Accuse Twitter of Bias Against Conservatives – Cecilia Kang and Sheera Frenkel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/technology/lawmakers-facebook-twitter-foreign-influence-hearing.html
— Staying Plugged In (for Hundreds of Miles) on the Campaign Trail – Sydney Ember
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/technology/personaltech/staying-plugged-in-campaign-trail.html
— WarnerMedia Unveils Diversity Protocols for Movies and TV Shows – Brooks Barnes (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors blamed me for their failing to meet their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/business/media/warnermedia-diversity-movies-tv.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: These Firms Say They Can Help Prevent School Shootings and Suicides. Do They? – Aaron Leibowitz
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/social-media-monitoring-school-shootings.html
— Justice Dept. Demands Millions of North Carolina Voter Records, Confounding Elections Officials – Richard Fausset and Michael Wines
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/us/north-carolina-voting.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Kavanaugh hearing offers an ‘unprecedented’ display of the Senate’s institutional decline – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/09/05/daily-202-kavanaugh-hearing-offers-an-unprecedented-display-of-the-senate-s-institutional-decline/5b8f2e371b326b3f31919f71/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google’s Empty Chair Gets Starring Role at Hearing The search giant’s absence could present a risk as lawmakers weigh further potential regulation – Douglas MacMillan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-empty-chair-gets-starring-role-at-hearing-1536176002
— White House Searches for Anonymous Inside Critic Aides chase rumors of who could have written opinion piece on alleged effort within administration to thwart Trump’s impulses – Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-searches-for-anonymous-inside-critic-1536189478
— Dianne, Get Your Gun Kavanaugh is criticized for following the Heller precedent too well. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dianne-get-your-gun-1536191440
— Bernie Sanders Strikes at Amazon With New Tax Bill Proposed law would tax big companies whose employees rely on federal benefits to make ends meet – Jay Greene (DIERSEN: But what about employees who fail/refuse to qualify themselves for better paying jobs? What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-strikes-at-amazon-with-new-tax-bill-1536167214
— Colin Kaepernick and Nike, Starring You and Me An advertisement becomes a cultural lightning rod, exactly as planned – Jason Gay (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies shout 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.wsj.com/articles/colin-kaepernick-and-nike-starring-you-and-me-1536177307
— Big Tech in the Dock The companies are tempting government intervention. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-tech-in-the-dock-1536191064
— Among the Trump Doubters They like his policies but a persona giving off nonstop static may keep them home – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/among-the-trump-doubters-1536188987
— Trump on the Potential for a Government Shutdown: ‘If It Happens, It Happens’ Current government funding expires at the end of the month, as president presses for funds for Mexico border wall – Vivian Salama and Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-on-the-potential-for-a-government-shutdown-if-it-happens-it-happens-1536181442
— TOP OF FOLD: Kavanaugh Pledges Fairness as Supreme Court Justice – Jess Bravin and Byron Tau (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, it is FAIR a) to give preference to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and therefore, it is FAIR to discriminate against 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.wsj.com/articles/judge-brett-kavanaugh-on-presidential-power-no-one-is-above-the-law-1536157607

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Facebook, Twitter face threat of regulation as Congress criticizes response to Russia, bias claims – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/09/05/twitter-facebook-shares-drop-senators-pretwitter-facebook-shares-drop-senatorss-execs-regulation/1203414002/
— Half of Facebook users say they don’t understand how news feed works – Mike Snider (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green website.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/09/05/half-facebook-users-say-they-dont-understand-news-feed/1190595002/
— Democratic Party and Republican Party failing to court moderate voters – Editorial (DIERSEN: RINOs court moderate voters by dumping the Republican Party’s base.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/05/democratic-party-republican-party-failing-court-moderate-voters-editorials-debates/1205467002/
— For Obama & Trump, it’s all ’bout that base – Sid Davidoff
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/05/opposing-view-politics-days-base/37723511/

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The steep price Trump will pay for his poorly considered words.” Anti-Diersens would say “The steep price Diersen will pay for his including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS to articles that we do not like.” Anti-Diersens stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. Anti-Diersens stress those who could/should have come to my defense, but did not.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/The-steep-price-Trump-will-pay-for-his-poorly-13207667.php

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Venezuela’s Tragic Mass Exodus Has Only One Cause: Socialism – Editorial
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/venezuela-mass-exodus-socialism/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Americans Think Catholic Church Has A Serious Problem with Sexual Predators
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/september_2018/most_americans_think_catholic_church_has_a_serious_problem_with_sexual_predators

 

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION JOURNAL
— Percentage of federal weapons prosecutions up sharply under Sessions-led DOJ – STEPHANIE FRANCIS WARD
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/percentage_of_federal_weapons_proseuctions_up_sharply_under_sessions_led_do

 

CORVETTE RESTORER (Fall 2018 Edition, all of the front cover and pages 6, 7, & 8 with 6 pictures)
— 3,266 Mile 1972 Corvette – John Sayers (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast my car with this car. Similarities include that they are both are 1972 Corvettes, Steel Cities Gray, always garaged, in like new condition, and have the standard engine, power steering, black leather interior, AM/FM radio, and all documentation. Differences include a) my car has 5,135 miles on it, while this car has 3,266 on it, b) my car is a coupe, while this car is a convertible, c) my car has an automatic transmission, while this car has a 4-speed, d) my car has five new replica Firestone Wide Oval White Letter tires, while this car has its original blackwall tires, e) my car has air conditioning, while this car does not, f) my car’s radio is stereo, while this car’s radio is not, g) my car does not have power brakes or a tilt-telescopic steering, while this car does, h) my car was judged Top Flight in 1991, while this car was recently judged Top Flight and Survivor and received a Bowtie Award, i) my car was featured in the Spring 1993 edition of the Corvette Restorer, while this car is featured in the Fall 2018 edition, and j) my car was recently appraised at $41,500, while no purchase price or appraisal value is given for this car.)
http://www.ourdigitalmags.com/publication/?i=520271&article_id=3164923&view=articleBrowser&ver=html5#{%22issue_id%22:520271,%22view%22:%22articleBrowser%22,%22article_id%22:%223164923%22}

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Women’s March Chicago expands March to the Polls Oct. 18 in Grant Park
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Womens-March-Chicago-expands-March-to-the-Polls-Oct-18-in-Grant-Park/63976.html

September 2 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republicans scheduled to participate in Naperville’s Labor Day Parade include Anderson, Connelly, Gustin, MacKay, Mendrick, Olsen, Roskam, Senger, Smith, Wehrli, and Wilson. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Protesters plan to disrupt Labor Day traffic to, from O’Hare – Megan Hickey
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-plan-to-disrupt-labor-day-traffic-to-from-ohare/4126372/
— Background check requirement removes 266 CPS employees from service
https://abc7chicago.com/education/background-check-requirement-removes-266-cps-employees-from-service/4127616/

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-American, anti-White, and/or anti-women are overjoyed that Mollie Tibbetts’ father says “Stop Using Her As A Pawn In Immigration Debate”
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/02/tibbetts-dad-stop-using-mollie-as-pawn-in-immigration-debate/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-topics-cannabis-jobs-medical-marijuana/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-American, anti-White, and/or anti-women are overjoyed that Mollie Tibbetts’ father says “Leave us out of immigration debate, racism.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/mollie-tibbetts-dad-rob-tibbetts-opinion-piece-immigration-debate-racism-des-moines-register-trump/
— Days commuting are not time lost, but time found – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: While I rode commuter trains to and from work in 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1978-1997, I read newspapers. In addition, I did homework for a) graduate classes at Loyola in 1973 and 1974, b) graduate classes at DePaul 1978-1980, c) CPA review courses in 1978 and 1979, d) Certified Internal Auditor review courses in 1980 and 1981, and e)  graduate courses at IIT 1992-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/days-commuting-are-not-time-lost-but-time-found/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pope Benedict, in retired seclusion, looms in the opposition to Pope Francis – Chico Harlan and Stefano Pitrelli
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-pope-benedict-20180902-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mollie Tibbetts’ father hints that his daughter was anti-Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-mollie-tibbetts-20180902-story.html
— Meet the table busser who’s worked at the same Wilmette pancake house for 54 years, and still makes minimum wage – Christopher Borrelli (DIERSEN: Othea Loggan and I both started working for the minimum wage in 1964. My critics/opponents have always been furious that I qualified myself for better paying jobs by a) earning a high school diploma in 1966, b) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, c) earning job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, d) earning job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and e) earning a job-related professional license in 1981.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-othea-loggan-0831-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans who cast Republican primary for Kasich in 2016 want Kasich to run in the 2020 Republican primary and defeat Trump. Anti-Republicans are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-minow-2020-bipartisan-presidential-ticket-0902-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Americans are making less money despite Trump’s promises.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180902/analysis-americans-are-making-less-money-despite-trumps-promises
— Poll: 2 in 3 Americans say public school teachers are underpaid – Laura Meckler (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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.dailyherald.com/business/20180902/poll-2-in-3-americans-say-public-school-teachers-are-underpaid
— What Kennedy drivers need to know about Monday’s protest – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180901/what-kennedy-drivers-need-to-know-about-mondays-protest-

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Recent statewide polls not in GOP’s favor – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-09-02/tom-kacich-recent-statewide-polls-not-gops-favor.html
— Tax cat has caught Pritzker’s silver tongue – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-09-02/jim-dey-tax-cat-has-caught-pritzkers-silver-tongue.html
— ‘Gov. Veto’? You’re darn right – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-09-02/editorial-gov-veto-youre-darn-right.html

 

MACOMB NEWS NOW
— Rauner Makes Record Setting Donation To HImself – Sean Patrick
https://macombnewsnow.com/macomb-news/285152
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Governor is kick starting the 2018 campaign season with a little gift to himself. Bruce Rauner moved $50 million of his own money to his campaign fund. It’s a record setting amount that raises the stakes in what no doubt will be the most expensive state wide race in Illinois history. The Rauner campaign notes to media sources that there is plenty more where that came from – labeling the money as a first installment.)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President Trump’s Description of What’s ‘Fake’ Is Expanding.”
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/president-trumps-description-whats-fake-expanding#stream/0

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Pro-economic liberty group launches campaign against soaring Illinois property taxes – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511549705-pro-economic-liberty-group-launches-campaign-against-soaring-illinois-property-taxes

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Facing challenge, GOP State Senator Connelly takes up teachers union cause
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511552500-facing-challenge-gop-state-senator-connelly-takes-up-teachers-union-cause
— Breen helps 48th House District constituents learn how to appeal property tax assessments – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511549746-breen-helps-48th-house-district-constituents-learn-how-to-appeal-property-tax-assessments

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump taking ‘hard look’ at pay-freeze plan for federal workers following pushback – Bradford Betz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/02/trump-taking-hard-look-at-pay-freeze-plan-for-federal-workers-following-pushback.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— SOCIALIST STATE SENATE CANDIDATE CAUGHT LYING ABOUT SUPPOSED ‘WORKING-CLASS BACKGROUND’ – Joe Simonson (DIERSEN: Do you have a working-class background? 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 would never stoop to take the aforesaid jobs.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/01/julia-salazar-childhood-home/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The McCain funeral – a failed brand re-launch – Jay Valentine
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/09/the_mccain_funeral__a_failed_brand_relaunch.html

 

EAGLE FORUM
— Senate Fails to Stop $500 million to Planned Parenthood
https://mailchi.mp/eagleforum/senate-fails-to-stop-500-million-to-planned-parenthood?e=ea26132016

 

THE HILL
— McCarthy leads GOP charge against Silicon Valley – MELANIE ZANONA
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/404642-mccarthy-leads-gop-charge-against-silicon-valley
— Hackers increasingly target reputations through reviews sites, experts say – OLIVIA BEAVERS
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/404477-hackers-increasingly-target-reputations-through-reviews-sites-experts

 

CBS NEWS
— Why Bill and Melinda Gates put 20,000 students through college Now, universities around the country are forming a new, color-blind, Affirmative Action, aiming to close the gap between rich and poor – Scott Pelley (DIERSEN: What percent of those 20,000 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.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-college-tuition-why-bill-and-melinda-gates-put-20000-students-through-college/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Writing the Unions’ ‘Fight-or-Die Survival Chapter’ The growing labor militancy making headlines has its roots in slow, grinding efforts by workers all over the country. – Sarah Jaffe (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member of almost 12 years, and that I say that if GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/02/opinion/unions-labor-day-strike.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “IS TRUMP A CHAMPION OF WORKERS?” and says “HIS ANTI-UNION POLICIES INDICATE OTHERWISE.”
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-not-champion-workers-1100483

 

HISTORY NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Was the Oldest Elected President in History in 2016” and ask “Are We Ready to Elect the Youngest President in 2020?
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/169821

 

REASON
— How Trustworthy Does Facebook Think You Are? Should we be concerned about a new system to keep track of real vs. fake news? – Andrea O’Sullivan (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. They focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading the emails. Should I publish a list of my critics/opponents? Should I sue them?)
https://reason.com/archives/2018/08/28/how-trustworthy-does-facebook-think-you
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One new tool in Facebook’s bag of anti-“misinformation” tricks definitely ticks the “creep box”: Last week, the Washington Post reported that Facebook has been planning to assign a “trustworthiness score” for users on their platform for around a year. Users who are believed to more accurately flag news stories as valid or not will be given a higher score, while users suspected of flagging stories out of revenge or distaste—and thereby throwing off the algorithm—will be given a goose egg. The scale ranges from 0 to 1, and the system is now reportedly coming online. The new system is framed as a necessary augmentation of Facebook’s previous forays into third party-guided media ranking. In addition to partnering with self-deputized “fact-checkers” like PolitiFact and Snopes.com, Facebook created a button for average users to report when a story was “fake news.” The idea was that human feedback, provided by both “experts” and the wisdom of the crowds, would supplement the brittle fallibility of algorithms, leading to a better overall curation of what is being shared on Facebook.)

 

CARS
— American-Made Index
https://www.cars.com/american-made-index/

August 30 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin and State Senator Mike Connelly hosted an outstanding public safety town hall meeting in the Wheaton City Hall Wednesday evening, August 29, 2018. The 50+ attendees included Cherry, Falbo, Grant, Jorgensen, Keller, MacKay, Monino, Prater, Suess, and Rutledge. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Vietnam veterans honor soldiers killed overseas during 1968 DNC protests on 50th anniversary – Stacey Baca
https://abc7chicago.com/society/vietnam-veterans-honor-soldiers-killed-overseas-during-1968-dnc-protests/4091424/
— Texas woman explains why she posted video of mystery doorbell ringer
https://abc7chicago.com/woman-explains-why-she-posted-video-of-mystery-doorbell-ringer/4094104/
— ‘Suspicious shooting’ leads deputies to mystery woman seen ringing doorbell in Texas – Katherine Marchand
https://abc7chicago.com/mysterious-doorbell-ringer-safe-after-boyfriends-suicide/4091785/

 

WGN TV
— Willowbrook meets to address cancer concerns – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/08/29/willowbrook-meets-to-address-cancer-concerns/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Bruce Rauner dangles capital bill for billions in road, bridge, other projects — after the election – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-capital-bill-20180829-story,amp.html
— 4 ways Trump could go after Google – Brian Fung
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-google-20180829-story.html
— Electric school buses, cleaner trains to get share of state’s $108 million from Volkswagen settlement – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-biz-volkswagen-settlement-electric-buses-20180829-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: 5 things to know about the expanded medical marijuana law in Illinois – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-medical-marijuana-illinois-five-things-20180829-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: State Sen. Heather Steans pushes pot in La Grange.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/la-grange/news/ct-dlg-great-marijuana-debate-tl-0906-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-pot-industry-stoner-stereotype-20180829-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Good news for free trade: Trump loses a dispute.” Anti-Trumps always side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trade-trump-newsprint-canada-20180829-story.html
— Reinventing higher ed: If Illinois wants more college students … – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you have a degree from a college in Illinois, you are presumed to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, that is, you are presumed to be a “good little Democrat.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-university-illinois-scholarship-commitment-20180827-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/medical-marijuana-weed-cresco-labs-opioids/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites and anti-Republicans use what Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) says to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Whites and Republicans as being racists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/richard-russell-white-nationalists-john-mccain-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DuPage sheriff officials now blame state’s attorney’s office for bad info on judge’s ruling – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/dupage-sheriff-officials-now-blame-states-attorneys-office-for-bad-info-on-judges-ruling
— DuPage County could talk about abolishing recorder’s office – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/dupage-could-talk-about-abolishing-recorders-office
— Editorial’s comments on tollway were premature – Elizabeth Gorman, Executive Director, Illinois Tollway
https://www.dailyherald.com/opinion/ (Not yet posted as of 9:00 AM, Thursday, August 30, 2018)
— Elgin Community College to host weeklong celebration of students of color – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. How soon, if not already, will anti-Whites succeed in stopping Whites from getting an education, getting a job, owning property, etc.?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/ecc-to-host-weeklong-celebration-of-students-of-color

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The latest new-economy fight brewing in Springfield Gov. Rauner sides with newcomers in the peer-to-peer car-sharing industry, while old-line renters like Enterprise and their allies ponder their next step. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/latest-new-economy-fight-brewing-springfield

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Lower taxes, vote ‘no’ on McHenry referendums – Charles “Chuck” Wheeler
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/08/29/wheeler-lower-taxes-vote-no-on-mchenry-referendums/adwjtui/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner immigration talk, then and now – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180829/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-immigration-talk-then-and-now

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— LaHood: Trump’s policies working despite behavior, investigation – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/lahood-trump-s-policies-working-despite-behavior-investigation/article_8689ef9d-a91d-5084-9b3a-4b977405f887.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield Winter Warming Center to have mental health services for homeless – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that mental illness does not cause homelessness, but instead, that Republican policies cause homelessness? What do you say to those who send homeless people to DuPage County and then blame homelessness in DuPage County on Republican policies in DuPage County?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180829/springfield-winter-warming-center-to-have-mental-health-services-for-homeless

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Area GOP legislators say Democrat JB Pritzker needs to detail tax plan – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180829/area-gop-legislators-say-democrat-jb-pritzker-needs-to-detail-tax-plan

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Spending watchdog Adam Andrzejewski finds fertile ground out West – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-08-29/jim-dey-spending-watchdog-finds-fertile-ground-out-west.html

 

TIMES
— Beware biting hand that feeds Downstate – Jim Nowlan
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/08/27/state-affairs-beware-biting-hand-that-feeds-downstate/ap2pjnc/

 

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Kendall County Board members, sheriff headed to Washington, D.C. Will speak with feds about funding; trip sponsored by counties council – TONY SCOTT
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2018/08/24/kendall-county-board-members-sheriff-headed-to-washington-d-c/au45dyl/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Manar Hopes To Override Teacher Salary Veto – DUSTY RHODES
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/manar-hopes-override-teacher-salary-veto

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— The People vs. The Budget When it comes to state spending, Illinois politicians are giving voters what they want. That’s the problem. – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: How much money does the State of Illinois spend on its residents who share your demographics? From what I see, the State of Illinois spends far more on its residents who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/people-vs-budget#stream/0
— ‘If You Don’t Think You’re Being Recorded At Work, You Are Naive’ – YUKI NOGUCHI (DIERSEN: If I had recorded what my Democrat GAO superiors said to me to get me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, a jury would have ruled in my favor in Diersen v. GAO.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/bugged-work-how-secret-recordings-are-changing-workplace#stream/0
— Generous Giving Or Phony Philanthropy? A Critique Of Well-Meaning ‘Winners’ – STEVE INSKEEP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about philanthropists in Illinois who give money to promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j) reverse discrimination, k) age discrimination, l) retaliation, and even worse things. I should write a book about philanthropists in Illinois who give money to promote getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/generous-giving-or-phony-philanthropy-critique-well-meaning-winners#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Illinois GOP debate Pritzker’s tax plan – Rebecca Brumfield
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/illinois-gop-debate-pritzker-s-tax-plan/1405287538

 

WJBC
— Cong. LaHood praises Trump’s policies, but not his personality
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/08/29/cong-lahood-praises-trumps-policies-but-not-his-personality/

 

WSIL TV
— Providers hesitant about new medical marijuana expansion bill – Roni LeForge
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38989404/providers-hesitant-about-new-medical-marijuana-expansion-bill

 

WAND TV
— Lawmakers push for tighter food stamp rules
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38990116/lawmakers-push-for-tighter-food-stamp-rules
— Man pleads not guilty in deadly video gambling stabbing
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38987177/man-pleads-not-guilty-in-deadly-video-gambling-stabbing

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois is one of the nation’s top cheats in the welfare game – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511547822-illinois-is-one-of-the-nation-s-top-cheats-in-the-welfare-game

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wheaton pays property taxes nearly two times national average (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511547035-analysis-wheaton-pays-property-taxes-nearly-two-times-national-average
— Roskam hails NAFTA reboot – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546400-roskam-hails-nafta-reboot
— Pritzker wants to follow Madigan 2017 tax hike with more increases, Durkin says – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546382-pritzker-wants-to-follow-madigan-2017-tax-hike-with-more-increases-durkin-says

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Brown University Caves to Cross-Dressers and Their Collaborators – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, expect to see more and more and more men dressing as women and more and more and more women dressing as men. Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender dysphoria.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/brown-university-caves-to-cross-dressers-and-their-collaborators/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner floats capital plan for umpteenth time, but again won’t say how we’ll pay for it
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/30/rauner-floats-capital-plan-for-umpteenth-but-again-wont-say-how-well-pay-for-it/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Illinois Dem: Trump and Osama Bin Laden Have ‘Tremendous Amount in Common’ Sean Casten says Trump and Bin Laden both ‘activate marginalized young men’ – Brent Scher
https://freebeacon.com/politics/illinois-dem-trump-osama-bin-laden-tremendous-amount-common/
— Blue-Collar Workers Increasingly Optimistic Under Trump New poll: 85 percent of blue-collar workers say their lives are heading ‘in the right direction’ – Haris Alic
https://freebeacon.com/issues/blue-collar-workers-increasingly-optimistic-under-trump/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP COULD CALL DOWN CONGRESS, LAW ON SOCIAL MEDIA Report confirms there are ‘outside-the-box’ opportunities too
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/trump-could-call-down-congress-law-on-social-media/

 

DAILY CALLER
— POLL REVEALS 65 PERCENT OF AMERICANS DON’T KNOW WHO TRUMP NOMINATED TO THE SUPREME COURT – Hanna Bogorowski (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They want to know ONLY what they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/29/cspan-poll-supreme-court/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot in Illinois.
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/29/medical-marijuana-illinois/

 

BLAZE
— Verified hate: Freelance journalist exposes overwhelming amount of racism among staff at BuzzFeed – Doc Thompson
https://www.theblaze.com/video/verified-hate-freelance-journalist-exposes-overwhelming-amount-of-racism-among-staff-at-buzzfeed
— NPR: More than two-thirds of school shootings reported to feds in 2015-16 never happened – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/28/npr-more-than-two-thirds-of-school-shootings-reported-to-feds-in-2015-16-never-happened
— The Catholic Church needs a ‘Come to Jesus’ moment — literally – Leon Wolf
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/29/commentary-the-catholic-church-needs-a-come-to-jesus-moment-literally

 

GOPUSA
— US consumer confidence rises to 18-year high
http://www.gopusa.com/us-consumer-confidence-rises-to-18-year-high/
— Bitterness in Death Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has reportedly not been invited to attend funeral services for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), her onetime running mate.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53523
— Jim Brown: Black community ‘has a responsibility’ to look inward, not blame Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53436
— Michelle Malkin: The Left’s Long War on Conservative Free Speech
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53521

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— To the legacy media, corrupt Democrats are not news – L. Brent Bozell III and Tim Graham
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/bozell-graham-to-the-legacy-media-corrupt-democrats-are-not-news/

 

DAILY TORCH
— The mainstream media continues to prove it is nothing but propaganda – Printus LeBlanc
http://dailytorch.com/2018/08/the-mainstream-media-continues-to-prove-it-is-nothing-but-propaganda/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites and anti-Republicans use what Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) says to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Whites and Republicans as being racists.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news-campaigns/404304-former-rnc-chair-on-desantis-its-how-white-folks-talk

 

REUTERS
— Trump unblocks more Twitter users after U.S. court ruling – David Shepardson (DIERSEN: I do not block anyone a) from having GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions or b) from reading the emails at www.gopillinois.com. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions and/or read the emails at www.gopillinois.com. They focus on getting information to use against me. They 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.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-twitter/trump-unblocks-more-twitter-users-after-u-s-court-ruling-idUSKCN1LE08Q

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— US Officials Take Action To Protect Alaska Whistleblower (DIERSEN: I was a whistleblower. If I had been protected, my Democrat GAO superiors would NOT have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would NOT have failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, gotten rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would NOT have forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.kfqd.com/us-officials-take-action-to-protect-alaska-whistleblower/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Measured Look at a Study That Alarmed Some Drinkers – Aaron Carroll (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they drink lots of booze, b) they want to drink lots of booze, c) they want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or d) they want government to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/upshot/alcohol-health-risks-study-worry.html
— Putin Softens Russia Pension Changes, in Rare Bow to Public Pressure – Neil MacFarquhar
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/world/europe/russia-putin-pension.html
— Asian-American Students Suing Harvard Over Admissions Win Justice Dept. Support – Katie Benner
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/us/politics/asian-students-affirmative-action-harvard.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— John Cox’s claim that he was raised by a ‘single mother on the South Side of Chicago’ – Glenn Kessler (DIERSEN: The higher the office that you run for, the deeper that your opponents will dig into your background.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/08/29/john-coxs-claim-that-he-was-raised-by-single-mother-south-side-chicago/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here’s where the story gets fuzzy. Cox frequently says he “grew up” with a single mother, struggling on the South Side of Chicago. But records show that’s not the case. His mother married a third time, to a Post Office supervisor named Thomas Cox, on May 23, 1959, according to the marriage license, which said the ceremony was performed by a minister. In other words, John Cox was not yet 4 years old when his mother was no longer single. She remarried less than 3½ years after Cox’s father left her. . .Cox’s mother was a librarian at Calumet High School on the South Side, which had a student population that was almost exclusively African American. Cox graduated from the local high school, H.L. Richards in Oak Lawn, which according to his senior-year yearbook was almost all white. . .When we asked the Cox campaign to explain these discrepancies, officials responded with a statement from Cox that he was largely raised by his mother and that his stepfather was absent and abusive. . .Cox’s older brother has died, and his other siblings did not respond to requests for comment.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “U.S. is denying passports to Americans along the border, throwing their citizenship into question.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/us-is-denying-passports-to-americans-along-the-border-throwing-their-citizenship-into-question/2018/08/29/1d630e84-a0da-11e8-a3dd-2a1991f075d5_story.html
— Justice Department criticizes Harvard’s admissions practices in affirmative action case alleging bias against Asian Americans
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/08/30/justice-department-criticizes-harvards-admissions-practices-in-affirmative-action-case-alleging-bias-against-asian-americans/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Hammers Google Again, but Signals Against Regulation President repeats criticism that the internet giant’s search engine is biased against conservatives – Douglas MacMillan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-hammers-google-again-but-signals-against-regulation-1535589396
— Schools Crack Down as More Students Cut Class New approaches aim to reverse rise in chronic absenteeism, including prizes for good attendance and laundry rooms for students who lack clean clothes – Tawnell D. Hobbs (DIERSEN: What classes did you cut? If ran for a government office or for a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress the classes that I cut 1966-1968 while I attended UIC and 1969-1970 while I attended NIU. Most commonly, they were Monday and Friday classes that I cut to work the Post Office and for Chrysler.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-crack-down-as-more-students-cut-class-1535621403
— California Moves to Mandate Female Board Directors Legislators pass bill requiring publicly traded companies based in the state to have at least one woman on board – Vanessa Fuhrmans and Alejandro Lazo (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians that my superiors in the federal government were under a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes vehemently deny there was any such pressure.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-moves-to-mandate-female-board-directors-1535571904
— Treasury Moves to Block New Yorkers’ Path Around Cap on State Tax Deductions New regulations would blunt high-tax states’ efforts to bypass a new limit on state and local tax deductions with donation programs – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-moves-to-block-new-yorkers-path-around-cap-on-state-tax-deductions-1535055928
– John McCain and the Dying Art of Political Compromise – James A. Baker III (DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, “compromise” is a) when liberals win and conservatives lose and b) when Democrats, Libertarians, and/or Greens win and Republicans lose.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-mccain-and-the-dying-art-of-political-compromise-1535581611
— A Visit to Islamic England Muslims headed to Friday prayer while non-Muslims went the other way. No one made eye contact. – Andy Ngo (DIERSEN: There are tremendous differences between what Muslims want and what non-Muslims want.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-visit-to-islamic-england-1535581583
— Forget ‘Senior Citizen’—Aging Baby Boomers Search for Better Term Offended by labels like ‘elderly’ and ‘old,’ older adults try on new generational descriptions – Clare Ansberry (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/forget-senior-citizenaging-baby-boomers-search-for-better-term-1535556196
— Putin Dials Back Pension Plan After Backlash Bill to bump up the qualifying age for state pensions draws popular ire, hits president’s popularity. – Ann M. Simmons (DIERSEN: The qualifying age for regular retirement for those federal employees under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) is 55. In addition, you must have at least 30 years of CSRS service. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, and I had almost 30 years of CSRS service, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” and suffer 6 years of “early retirement penalty” for the rest of my life.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-proposal-to-raise-retirement-age-poses-problems-for-putin-1535533201
— Justice Department Says Harvard Hurts Asian Americans’ Admissions Prospects With ‘Personal Rating’ Government calls rating ‘vague and elusory’ in filing in closely-watched affirmative-action lawsuit – Melissa Korn and Nicole Hong
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-says-harvard-hurts-asian-americans-admissions-prospects-with-personal-rating-1535637680

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to hire only those who are anti-White.
http://fortune.com/2018/08/29/leaked-emails-ian-m-smith/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— ‘You can see the dripping of hate’: Inside the protest group at Facebook attacking its ‘intolerant’ liberal culture – Rob Price
https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-the-facebook-conservative-employee-protest-2018-8

 

USA TODAY
— Facebook ‘mobs’ attack conservative views within company, some employees say – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat, Libertarian, and Green website.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/08/28/facebook-employees-hint-conservative-intolerance/1127988002/

 

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— How doorbell cameras are creating dilemmas for police, neighborhoods – Christina Hall (DIERSEN: To deter crime and to help solve crimes, I encourage everyone to have a motion-activated doorbell camera and other motion-activated security cameras.)
https://www.azcentral.com/story/tech/nation-now/2018/08/23/doorbell-camera-videos-police-dilemma/1074952002/

 

WCVB
— ‘I’m gonna kill you:’ Terrifying abduction caught on doorbell camera – Chelsea Robinson
https://www.wcvb.com/article/i-m-gonna-kill-you-terrifying-abduction-caught-on-doorbell-camera/22859284

 

KSDK
— Doorbell camera captures fireball streak across the sky in Missouri The American Meteor Society said it has received more than 340 reports from eight states. (DIERSEN: I can watch Wheaton’s fireworks with my doorbell camera.)
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/weird/doorbell-camera-captures-fireball-streak-across-the-sky-in-missouri/63-588382673

 

MY FEDERAL RETIREMENT
— Social Security Benefits Lose 34% of Buying Power Since 2000, Study Shows (DIERSEN: Based on this, my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension has lost 34% of buying power since 2000. My $51,864/year CSRS pension should be $69,498/year.)
https://www.myfederalretirement.com/public/2108.cfm
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Social Security benefits have lost 34 percent of buying power since 2000, according to the 2018 Social Security Loss of Buying Power Study released this week by The Senior Citizens League, a nonpartisan senior citizen’s action group. The study’s findings represent a significant one-year loss of 4 percentage points in buying power, with the loss increasing from 30% to 34% from January 2017 to January 2018. According to the study, the loss occurred even though beneficiaries received a 2% annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2018. The study examines the growth, since 2000, in the price of goods and services that are typical for retired and disabled households, and compares that to the growth in Social Security benefits due to annual COLAs.)

 

EPOCH TIMES
— New Study Rejects Idea That Americans Won’t Do Certain Jobs – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-study-rejects-idea-that-americans-wont-do-certain-jobs_2636440.html

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Rauner Unleashes “Controversial” Vetoes on Illinois, Turns Back on Veterans and Teachers
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/rauner-unleashes-controversial-vetoes-on-illinois-turns-back-on-veterans-and-teachers/

August 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago Trump adviser George Papadopoulos will admit ‘inaccuracies’ – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-trump-adviser-george-papadopoulos-will-admit-inaccuracies/4090655/
— Willowbrook residents concerned about emission of carcinogenic gas from local company – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/health/willowbrook-residents-concerned-about-emission-of-carcinogenic-gas-from-local-company/4081127/

 

NBC5
— These Are the Candidates Running for Chicago Mayor – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/whos-running-for-chicago-mayor-491904151.html

 

CBS2
— Thanks To ‘Ashley’s Law,’ Sick Illinois Students Now Can Take Medical Marijuana At School (DIERSEN: Pot pushers are overjoyed.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/29/ashleys-law-ashley-surin-medical-marijuana-at-school-illinois-law/
— California: Student Allegedly Rips MAGA Hat Off Classmate’s Head, Faces Battery Charges
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/29/student-allegedly-rips-maga-hat-off-classmates-head-faces-battery-charges/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Days before school starts, CPS still won’t say how many workers have been disqualified by background checks – Juan Perez Jr., David Jackson and Jennifer Smith Richards
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-school-background-check-results-20180828-story.html
— A taxpayer-funded mural at a CTA stop was reported as graffiti, so city crews destroyed it – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-mural-removed-rivera-paulina-20180828-story.html
— In Trump era, breweries and bars wear politics on their sleeves – Josh Noel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/beer/ct-food-craft-beer-politics-0830-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with Google against Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-google-search-bias-trump-kudlow-0830-20180829-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-patients-advocates-opioid-expansion-medical-marijuana-reaction/
— Cleaner trains, school buses to get share of $109M in new VW settlement plan – Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/autos/vw-volkswagen-emissions-scandal-electric-car-charging-stations-trains-school-buses-109-million/
— Google Maps mistakenly shows ‘McCain Senate Office Building’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/john-mccain-senate-office-building-google-maps/
— US court says Housing Act covers harassed LGBT tenant in Niles – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/marsha-wetzel-niles-us-court-housing-act-harassed-lgbt-tenant/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner signs legislation spurred by ex-Des Plaines superintendent’s severance
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/rauner-signs-legislation-spurred-by-ex-des-plaines-superintendents-severance
— Google denies Trump charge it rigs “Trump News” searches – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/google-denies-trump-charge-it-rigs-x201ctrump-newsx201d-searches
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump overstates his job performance ratings.” – Mike Riopell
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/fact-check-trump-overstates-his-job-performance-ratings

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— GOP challenger Jason Helland makes Jesse White’s age, 84, an issue in Illinois secretary of state’s race – Mike Riopell
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180829/gop-challenger-makes-jesse-whites-age-84-issue-in-illinois-secretary-of-states-race

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Lawmakers, Public Health Officials, Denounce Tobacco 21 Veto – SAM DUNKLAU
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-lawmakers-public-health-officials-denounce-tobacco-21-veto

 

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Illinois law protects breast-feeding mothers in the workplace (DIERSEN: During the early 1990s, to help GAO a) hire, retain, and promote young women and b) to get rid of its employees who smoked (overwhelmingly old White men), GAO gutted the smoking room in its Chicago office and turned it into a lactation room.)
https://fox2now.com/2018/08/29/illinois-law-protects-breast-feeding-mothers-in-the-workplace/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Roskam declines invitation to participate in League of Women Voters candidate forum – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/29/roskam-declines-invitation-to-participate-in-league-of-women-voters-candidate-forum/a46myjh/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Why It’s so Hard for Republicans to Win in Illinois Democrats and Republicans were once evenly matched in Illinois. So how did the Party of Lincoln fall behind in his own homeland? – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2018/Why-Its-So-Hard-for-Republicans-to-Win-in-Illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s possible to trace the divergent fortunes of the Republican and Democratic parties in Illinois by looking at the voting histories of two counties: DuPage, in the suburbs of Chicago, and Williamson, in Southern Illinois coal country. DuPage was once a bulwark of the Illinois Republican Party, having supported its presidential candidates since the days of Abraham Lincoln. After World War II, DuPage’s villages burgeoned with middle-class homeowners who had fled Chicago’s corrupt political machine, and considered Republicans the party of good government and fiscal responsibility. . .How times have changed. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won Illinois by an even larger margin than her husband, but she won only 12 counties, most of them in the Chicago area. She won DuPage County 53%-38%, and lost Williamson County 67%-28%.)

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinoisans to pay $2.6B in “penalty interest” for state’s fiscal-deadbeat status – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinoisans-pay-heavy-penalty-for-states-fiscal-deadbeat-status/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TAXPAYER-SUBSIDIZED MANUFACTURER SHUTTERS ILLINOIS PLANT – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/taxpayer-subsidized-manufacturer-shutters-illinois-plant/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— All four contested GOP congressional incumbents have better than even chance of winning
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/29/538-all-four-contested-gop-congressional-incumbents-have-better-than-even-chance-of-winning/
— For at least the second time, Jesse White’s GOP opponent Jason Helland makes ageist remark (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. Needless-to-say, my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old should be jailed. Previously, they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/29/for-at-least-the-second-time-jesse-whites-gop-opponent-makes-ageist-remark/
— Rep. Miller Walsh appointed to committees
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/29/rep-miller-walsh-appointed-to-committees-as-more-facebook-posts-emerge/
— Simon Institute funding disparity study gets wide coverage
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/29/simon-institute-funding-disparity-study-gets-wide-coverage/
— Rauner’s new digital ad focuses on Pritzker’s opposition to private school tuition tax credit (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/29/rauners-new-digital-ad-focuses-on-pritzkers-opposition-to-private-school-tuition-tax-credit/
— Pritzker campaign calls Rauner “Governor Veto”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/29/pritzker-campaign-calls-rauner-governor-veto/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump warns Evangelicals of Democrats ‘violently’ overturning his agenda
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53454
— Hogg’s Gun Control Kids Make Demands of Smith & Wesson
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53392
— 16 Oregon sheriffs ask voters to repeal sanctuary state law
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53359
— Race-based school criteria roils Asian-Americans – again
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53336

 

EAGLE ACTION REPORT
— Social Media Crushing Conservative Free Speech – Michelle Malkin
https://eagleactionreport.com/articles/social-media-crushing-conservative-free-speech

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Jim Jordan speaker bid excites conservatives: ‘The grassroots is starving for principled leadership’ – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/28/jim-jordan-speaker-house-bid-excites-conservatives/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump-backed candidates keep on winning GOP primaries. Here’s what that means for November – David Bossie
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/29/trump-backed-candidates-keep-on-winning-gop-primaries-heres-what-that-means-for-november.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— America Was Meant to Overcome Identity Politics – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote identity politics. Ever-increasingly, to get votes from members of Group A, they promise to use government to get rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/america-made-to-overcome-identity-politics/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Generation of Americans Is Entering Old Age the Least Prepared in Decades Low incomes, paltry savings, high debt burdens, failed insurance—the U.S. is upending decades of progress in securing life’s final chapter – Heather Gillers, Anne Tergesen and Leslie Scism
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-generation-of-americans-is-entering-old-age-the-least-prepared-in-decades-1529676033

 

ILLINOIS BUSINESS IMMIGRATION COALITION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever increasingly, IBIC promotes mass/illegal immigration. Ever increasingly, IBIC makes it clear that it is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://mailchi.mp/illinoisbic/vvnms20cdi-811569

 

FED SMITH
— OPM and GAO Fight Over Tables of Penalties – John W. York (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/29/opm-gao-fight-tables-penalties/

 

FED WEEK
— Court Stresses Role That Law Gives Unions in Federal Workplace (DIERSEN: GAO unionized in 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/court-stresses-role-that-law-gives-unions-in-federal-workplace/
— OMB Tells Agencies to Streamline Operations (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. For those Democrats, “streamline operations” means getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/omb-tells-agencies-to-streamline/

 

PRAVDA
— Those who fire older employees should be jailed – Putin (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am almost 70. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. Needless-to-say, my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old should be jailed. Previously, they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.pravdareport.com/news/russia/kremlin/29-08-2018/141468-putin_pension-0/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that one should introduce administrative and even criminal responsibility in Russia for dismissing employees of pre-retirement age. “I deem it necessary to introduce administrative and even criminal responsibility for employers for dismissing workers of pre-retirement age, as well as for refusing to hire citizens for work because of their age,” Putin said in a televised address to the nation in connection with the widely discussed pension reform in Russia. One should envisage such responsibility within in the framework of additional guarantees that will protect interests of older citizens on the labor market. Today, the retirement age in Russia is 60 years for men and 55 years for women. This retirement age was introduced during the 1930s. The need to raise the retirement age in Russia has been discussed for a long time already due to the increased life expectancy and the inability to provide a decent pension while the number of employed individuals in the country is decreasing, and the number of pensioners is growing. In most countries of the world, the retirement age is 60-65 years.)

August 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner signs bill legalizing medical marijuana as opioid alternative – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/health/rauner-signs-bill-legalizing-medical-marijuana-as-opioid-alternative/4080820/

 

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Marijuana Now Possible Pain Alternative to Addictive Opioids
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-marijuana-pain-alternative-491928851.html
— Chicago Aldermen Have Millions in Campaign War Chests, State Records Show – Carol Marin, Don Moseley and Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-aldermen-have-millions-in-campaign-war-chests-state-records-show-491883101.html

 

CBS2
— House Speaker Paul Ryan Attends Campaign Luncheon For Congressman Randy Hultgren
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/28/house-speaker-paul-ryan-attends-campaign-luncheon-for-congressman-randy-hultgren/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Marijuana now pain alternative to addictive opioids in Illinois – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/marijuana-now-pain-alternative-to-addictive-opioids

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner signs medical marijuana expansion bill allowing drug as painkiller alternative – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-medical-marijuana-opioids-illinois-expansion-20180827-story.html
— GOP challenger Jason Helland makes Jesse White’s age, 84, more than a number in Illinois secretary of state’s race – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jesse-white-jason-helland-secretary-of-state-20180827-story.html
— Trump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulated – Tony Romm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-google-searches-regulation-20180828-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner OKs medical marijuana to replace opioids – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/illinois-medical-marijuana-alternative-opioids-bruce-rauner/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mexico says a) it will never stop sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally and b) it will never stop keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally. Constructively Mexico reaffirms its constructive declaration of war against America. Anti-Trumps side with Mexico and side with all the other countries of the world that have constructively declared war on America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/luis-videgaray-caso-donald-trump-enrique-pena-nieto-mexico-border-wall/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers promote the advantages of legal pot over illegal pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-marijuana-toxic-pesticides-illegal-california-pot-farms/
— Trump-endorsed DeSantis wins Florida GOP gubernatorial primary – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ron-desantis-donald-trump-florida-gubernatorial-primary-rick-scott/
— Trump takes on Google in complaints about social media – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/social-media-conservative-voices-donald-trump-larry-kudlow-google/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Many Americans struggling to get by despite strong economy.” 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. Anyone should be able to do what I did because according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am extremely stupid. But out of the other side of their crooked mouths they shout that I had tremendous unfair advantages in life including that I was born a White male, that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, that I avoided the draft, that I worked for the federal government, that I got married, that my wife has always had income, that we gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, and that we did not become foster parents, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/americans-struggle-basic-needs-strong-economy-urban-institute-survey/
— And what’s your share, folks, of our local public debt? $126,000 – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/and-whats-your-share-folks-of-our-local-public-debt-126000/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-patients-advocates-opioid-expansion-medical-marijuana-reaction/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner effectively kills bill targeting Lake County chief assessment officer – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/rauner-effectively-kills-bill-targeting-lake-county-chief-assessment-officer
— Trump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulated – Isaac Stanley-Becker and Brian Fung
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/trumps-economic-adviser-were-taking-a-look-at-whether-google-searches-should-be-regulated
— DuPage sheriff’s officials change reason for canceling J.U.S.T. program – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/dupage-sheriffs-officials-change-reason-for-canceling-just-program
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps shout at women that Trump is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps want women and everyone else to hate Trump. How should Trump respond?
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180828/roberts-women-hold-key-to-democrats-bid-to-rein-in-trump
— DuPage County Board agrees to spend $260,000 on lobbyists – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/dupage-county-board-agrees-to-spend-260000-on-lobbyists

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— People’s Resource Center revamps food pantry to better serve clients – ERIC SCHELKOPF (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, more and more and more people a) depend on government, b) depend on charity, and c) are getting charity and/or are handing out charity.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/22/peoples-resource-center-revamps-food-pantry-to-better-serve-clients/doil4i8/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township: Illegal loans, advance pays – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/dupage-township-illegal-loans-advance-pays/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— IRS MOVES TO BLOCK ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS’ TAX CREDIT WORKAROUND SCHEME New IRS rules make clear that lowering the actual tax burden, not complicated workarounds, is the correct way to respond to tighter federal restrictions on SALT deductions. – Adam Schuster (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/irs-moves-to-block-illinois-lawmakers-tax-credit-workaround-scheme/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner finally comes around a little on medical marijuana
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/rauner-finally-comes-around-a-little-on-medical-marijuana/#comments
— Casten is first candidate out of the gate with Metra response
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/casten-is-first-candidate-out-of-the-gate-with-metra-response/
— Illinois Policy Institute begins mailing public employees about Janus
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/illinois-policy-institute-begins-mailing-public-employees-about-janus/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SOUTH AFRICA WITHDRAWS BILL TO SEIZE LAND FROM WHITE FARMERS — FOR NOW – Chris White
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/28/south-africa-land-white-farmers/

 

BREITBART
— Google Responds to Trump: ‘No Political Bias in Google Search’ – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/28/google-responds-to-trump-no-political-bias-in-google-search/
— Gavin Newsom Vows Universal Healthcare for All of California’s Illegal Immigrants – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/28/gavin-newsom-california-illegal-immigrants-universal-healthcare/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Michael Steele says “You Get a First Class Ride to Stupidland on the Trump Train.”
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/28/michael-steele-you-get-a-first-class-ride-to-stupidland-on-the-trump-train/

 

GOPUSA
— Americans mostly unsatisfied with K-12 education
http://www.gopusa.com/americans-mostly-unsatisfied-with-k-12-education/
— Rate of home ownership among black and Latino millennials is strikingly low, study finds
http://www.gopusa.com/rate-of-home-ownership-among-black-and-latino-millennials-is-strikingly-low-study-finds/
— Jacksonville gunman has mental history, took anti-psychotic drugs
http://www.gopusa.com/court-records-jacksonville-gunman-has-mental-history-took-anti-psychotic-drugs/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Judge Invalidates Parts of Executive Order That Made It Easier to Fire Federal Workers – BRIDGET JOHNSON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/judge-invalidates-parts-of-executive-order-that-made-it-easier-to-fire-federal-workers/

 

DAILY WIRE
— The Media Properly Honor John McCain After His Death. Their Scorn For Him In 2008 Helped Make Trump. – BEN SHAPIRO
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35076/media-properly-honor-john-mccain-after-his-death-ben-shapiro

 

CHECK YOUR FACT
— FACT CHECK: ARE ONLY HALF OF 30-YEAR-OLDS DOING BETTER THAN THEIR PARENTS AT THE SAME AGE? – Emily Larsen (DIERSEN: When you were 30, were you doing better financially than your father was doing when he was 30? I was, but my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. While he had earned a high school diploma, none of his ancestors had done that. While I have never had children, he and my mother had the financial burden of raising me.)
http://checkyourfact.com/2018/08/28/fact-check-millennials-income-mobility/

 

THE HILL
— Trump: Google suppressing conservative voices, hiding ‘good’ news and information – EMILY BIRNBAUM
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/403905-trump-google-suppressing-conservative-voices-hiding-good-news-and
— Google responds to Trump: Denies favoring ideologies in search results – HARPER NEIDIG
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/403950-google-responds-to-trump-denies-favoring-ideologies-in-search-results

 

CBS NEWS
— “We’re taking a look at it,” says WH econ advisor Larry Kudlow, asked if the Administration thinks Google searches should be regulated, following @POTUS complaint today that it’s rigged against him.
https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1034429503911677953

 

NEWSWEEK
— WILL POPE FRANCIS RESIGN? – JAKUB LEWANDOWSKI
https://www.newsweek.com/will-pope-francis-resign-1091787

 

FED WEEK
— Planning to Retire – Social Security Reductions for CSRS Retirees
https://www.fedweek.com/reg-jones-experts-view/planning-to-retire-social-security-reductions-for-csrs-retirees/

 

FED SMITH
— Strong Protections Still Exist for Disabled Employees in the Federal Workplace – Eric Pines (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise all the office’s disabled employees at one time or another.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/28/strong-protections-still-exist-disabled-employees-federal-workplace/

August 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner set to sign medical marijuana expansion bill allowing drug as painkiller alternative – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-medical-marijuana-opioids-illinois-expansion-20180827-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In general, Rauner has opposed expanding the medical marijuana program, but a recent poll showing Pritzker with a large lead may have put pressure on him to support the politically popular measure. In addition, Rauner recently approved other measures requiring insurance coverage for opioid abuse and continuing education for doctors about opioid prescriptions. Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, opposes the expansion of medical marijuana, warning that it could lead to more addiction, more drivers who are under the influence and more users suffering from the drug’s harmful effects on attention, memory, decision-making and brain development. “From a scientific perspective, it makes no sense,” Sabet said. “The most comprehensive study on the issue was just published in The Lancet and found marijuana didn’t help with pain, nor did it reduce opioid use. “From a political perspective,” Sabet added, “it likely signals he feels pressure from J.B. Pritzker, who has welcomed pot with open arms.” But in states that have legalized medical marijuana, some studies have shown a decrease in opioid prescriptions and in opioid-related overdose deaths. Cannabis remains illegal under federal law.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Rauners say “High cancer risk in southeast DuPage County linked to company co-owned by Rauner’s former firm.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-dupage-cancer-pollution-rauner-20180827-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Republicans paint McCain as being the only Republican who is not racist.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-john-mccain-respect-20180827-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Tollway board sees nothing wrong with dubious hiring – Editorial (DIERSEN: Does the Daily Herald see reasons for skepticism a) after my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) after my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) after my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968? Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986. 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.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180828/editorial-tollway-board-sees-nothing-wrong-with-dubious-hiring
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For something is surely amiss somewhere when the tollway cannot see the reasons for skepticism after it selects a person with no engineering experience who has not worked since her job as an office-furniture sales associate 18 years ago but does have a family relationship to a top state political figure ahead of other candidates for a job overseeing engineering contracts.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says there is a cancer on the presidency.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180828/gerson-there-is-again-a-cancer-on-the-presidency

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Can Emanuel’s bad pension borrowing be made good? As the mayor prepares to borrow $10 billion to pay pension debt and keep tax hikes down, paying off that debt somewhat sooner could save taxpayers far times more in the future. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/can-emanuels-bad-pension-borrowing-be-made-good

 

WGN RADIO
— General John Borling reflects on the life and legacy of his friend Senator John McCain – PETER ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: In 2004, Borling was a candidate for U.S. Senate in Illinois.)
https://wgnradio.com/2018/08/27/general-john-borling-reflects-on-the-life-and-legacy-of-his-friend-senator-john-mccain/

 

WTTW
— The Battle for Union Members Begins – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. If GAO had been unionized in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors a) would not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) would not have given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) would not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) would have promoted me beyond GS-13, e) would not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, f) would not have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) would not have forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/08/27/battle-union-members-begins#new_tab

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Man robbed his grandmother at knife point to steal her medical marijuana
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180827/police-sheffield-man-with-knife-robbed-grandmother-of-medical-marijuana

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Pensions account for 67 percent of city property tax revenue
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180826/pensions-account-for-67-percent-of-city-property-tax-revenue#new_tab

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Trump’s self-interest vs. the public interest – Jonah Goldberg (DIERSEN: Tragically, most, if not virtually all individuals, organizations, companies, and governments are involved in politics to advance their self-interest instead of the public interest. Democrats shout at members of the following groups to vote for candidates who will advance their self-interest: 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.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/national/jonah-goldberg-trump-s-self-interest-vs-the-public-interest/article_47a66e72-2d8c-5ffa-9994-8aac87ae86e5.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Congressmen Davis, Hultgren Have Tough Races Ahead.”
http://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/political-ratings-show-congressmen-davis-hultgren-have-tough-races-ahead#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— Queer Ed Birds aims to prepare teachers for student LGBTQ issues – Rachel Hatch (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you have a degree from a university in Illinois, it is assumed that you promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2018/08/queer-ed-birds-aims-to-prepare-teachers-for-student-lgbtq-issues/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin anticipates property tax advisory question results – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511545017-dupage-county-board-chairman-dan-cronin-anticipates-property-tax-advisory-question-results
— DuPage County board member Elizabeth Chaplin wants to see more county-specific advisory questions on ballot – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511545034-dupage-county-board-member-wants-to-see-more-county-specific-advisory-questions-on-ballot

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Worst Rauner headline ever?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/worst-rauner-headline-ever/

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Best Conservative Conferences To Attend in 2019 – Cillian Zeal (DIERSEN: When Libertarians host “conservative” conferences and summits, those conferences and summits have little or nothing about the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, gambling, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving planks in the Republican Party platform. While the Libertarians who host such “conservative” conferences and summits might want me to promote them, they certainly do not want me to have anything to do with planning them. There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/best-conservative-conferences-to-attend-in-2019/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Census: There are no jobs Americans won’t do, poor citizens hurt by illegal immigration – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: If legal immigration and/or illegal immigration had been greater in the past, I doubt that I would have gotten the jobs that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/census-there-are-no-jobs-americans-wont-do-poor-citizens-hurt-by-illegal-immigration

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Abolish ICE’ sees little support among Democrats despite left-wing push, poll finds – Frank Miles
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/27/abolish-ice-sees-little-support-among-democrats-despite-left-wing-push-poll-finds.html

 

BREITBART
— Pelosi: Trump, GOP ‘So Afraid’ of ‘Women, People of Color, LGBTQ’ Winning in 2018 – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/27/pelosi-trump-gop-so-afraid-of-women-people-of-color-lgbtq-winning-in-2018/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CLAIMS THAT IMMIGRANTS ARE NEEDED TO DO THE JOBS AMERICANS WON’T DOESN’T HOLD UP – Neetu Chandak (DIERSEN: If legal immigration and/or illegal immigration had been greater in the past, I doubt that I would have gotten the jobs that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/27/immigrants-jobs-americans
— ENTITLED PROFESSOR PUNISHES STUDENTS FOR BELIEVING IN 2ND AMENDMENT – Anders Hagstrom
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/27/professor-students-second-amendment-utah/
— TWITTER REVERSES RULING AFTER BACKLASH, CONCEDES IT’S AGAINST THE RULES TO WISH DEATH UPON DANA LOESCH’S CHILDREN – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/27/dana-loesch-twitter-death-threats-reversed/

 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Who made you an expert? Is America’s distrust of ‘elites’ becoming more toxic? WHY WE WROTE THIS America’s willingness to overlook credentials – to think anyone can do anything – has been a unique element of its exceptional success. But political polarization is turning it into something toxic. – Harry Bruinius (DIERSEN: What credentials do you have? I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2018/0827/Who-made-you-an-expert-Is-America-s-distrust-of-elites-becoming-more-toxic

 

THE HILL
— States consider investigations into Catholic Church abuse – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/403806-states-consider-investigations-into-catholic-church-abuse
— Stop illegal immigration to keep Americans safe – REP. MARSHA BLACKBURN (R-TENN.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/403887-stop-illegal-immigration-to-keep-americans-safe
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 7th Circuit ruling promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/403862-appeals-court-allows-lesbian-resident-to-suit-against-senior-living

 

CBS NEWS
— Democrats are getting ready for impeachment, even if they say they’re not – MICHAEL GRAHAM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-democrats-are-getting-ready-for-impeachment-even-if-they-say-theyre-not/

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump era is igniting a new wave of Muslim-American candidates In places like Dearborn, Michigan, a political awakening is growing.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/trump-era-igniting-new-wave-muslim-american-candidates-n903641
— “Search is not used to set a political agenda and we don’t bias our results toward any political ideology … we never rank search results to manipulate political sentiment,” Google says in response to Pres. Trump’s conspiracy theory about search results & news reports.
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1034447904042352640

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Giuliani: Trump’s “Jury Is The Public” – Dan Barry, Benjamin Weiser and Alan Feuer (DIERSEN: Who is your jury? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my jury consists of the members of the following: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), GAO, IRS, and Post Office. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, ICRC Steering Committee member, AAPC MC board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, or Post Office employee. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the overwhelming majority of the aforesaid view me extremely negatively and want to get rid of me. They stress those who could have come to my defense, but did not.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/nyregion/trump-giuliani-lawyer-mueller.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity want the Catholic Church to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/opinion/pope-francis-catholic-church-letter.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulated – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/28/trump-wakes-up-googles-himself-and-doesnt-like-what-he-sees-illegal/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President non grata: Trump often unwelcome and unwilling to perform basic rituals of the office.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-non-grata-trump-often-unwelcome-and-unwilling-to-perform-basic-rituals-of-the-office/2018/08/28/302b60ee-aa16-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-conservatives, anti-Republicans, and anti-Trumps paint McCain as being anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-trump-will-not-attend-john-mccains-funeral-family-spokesman-says/2018/08/27/ac778dd8-aa1d-11e8-8a0c-70b618c98d3c_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: ‘It Is the Era of Trump’: How the President Is Remaking the Republican Party President Trump’s critics are leaving the scene, and his successful primary endorsements are bringing in a new crowd – Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/it-is-the-era-of-trump-how-the-president-is-remaking-the-republican-party-1535380861
— Pope Faces Crisis of Credibility Over Coverup Accusations Pope Francis was accused of knowing about past sexual misconduct by a cardinal and rehabilitating him despite the previous pope’s sanctions – Francis X. Rocca
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pope-faces-crisis-of-credibility-over-coverup-accusations-1535378536

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES & NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups boycott Trump: 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.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-pariah-20180827-story.html
https://nypost.com/2018/08/27/trump-wont-attend-funerals-memorials-for-john-mccain/

 

USA TODAY
— New IRS rule limiting tax deductions condemned by charities, blue-state governors – Herb Jackson and James Nash (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/08/27/salt-deduction/1108484002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Is a college degree really needed for advancement? – Johnny Taylor (DIERSEN: If I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, a) Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 and b) Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971. If I had not earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980, a) IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980, and c) GAO might not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not earned a job-related master degree in 1997, GAO would have forced me to take its early retirement “offer” sooner than it did.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/professional-development/2018/08/21/ask-hr-can-company-require-college-degree-advance-management/1040256002/
— Social Security recipients could see their biggest raise in years – Dan Caplinger
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2018/08/28/social-security-recipients-could-see-big-raise-cola/37544173/
— Shocking trend: Pet owners abuse their own animals to get drugs – Beth Warren
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/27/opioid-crisis-pet-owners-abuse-animals-drugs/1110178002/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Few Democrats favor abolishing ICE, poll finds – AP
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/08/27/few-democrats-favor-abolishing-ice-poll-finds/yz6spbXfJgnZJcSJaHcDUP/story.html

 

COURIER & PRESS
— Troublemakers ‘not welcome’ at anti-Trump rally Thursday in Evansville – Thomas B. Langhorne
https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2018/08/27/troublemakers-not-welcome-anti-trump-rally-thursday-evansville/1110256002/

 

WILX
— AARP survey shows Americans want to keep working later in life (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. I should write a book about those who promote age discrimination. They stress a) that I am almost 70 years old, b) that my GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997, and c) that while I was a federal employee, I did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, or Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.wilx.com/content/news/Survey-shows-Americans-want-to-keep-working-later-in-life-491853611.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps harass Trump about McCain.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-refusing-mccain-questions-all-day-1091830

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Threatens Google Over ‘Rigged’ News Search Results
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-threatens-google-over-rigged-news-search-results

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner signs bill that promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Illinois-Legislation-Aims-to-Improve-Enforcement-Against-Discrimination/63879.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 7th Circuit ruling promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/7th-Circuit-Holds-Housing-Providers-May-Be-Liable-for-Anti-LGBT-Abuse-of-Residents/63880.html

August 25 Evening Edition

THE HILL
— John McCain, war hero and giant of the Senate, dies at 81 – ALEXANDER BOLTON

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/365351-mccain-war-hero-and-senate-giant-dies

 

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Present-day DNC protestors say they’re fighting the same issues 50 years later – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/dnc-protestors-say-theyre-fighting-the-same-issues-50-years-later/4052293/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the 50th anniversary of the protests, organizers of the August 25 event say the issues of injustice still remain. “Today, when we have America’s longest war in Afghanistan and Iraq, those lessons are urgently needed as well,” said Andy Thayer, part of the Chicago Committee Against War and Racism. Present-day attendees drew comparisons between the current political climate and that of 1968, hoping to re-capture the energy of the past to bring about change. “If you don’t have a screaming opposition to scream at that, it will take over,” said Katy Nielsen, a present-day protestor. “Here we are 50 years later and not only is it continuing, it’s worse now in a lot of ways.”)

 

NBC5
— Elected Officials, Advocates Make ‘Big Jump’ Into Chicago River “It’s good to promote what government does but it’s good to have partners in the volunteer community who help us,” said Preckwinkle – Daniela Prizont-Cado
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/elected-officials-advocates-make-big-jump-into-chicago-river-491716861.html

 

WLS AM
— Cullerton slams Rauner’s veto of (illegal) immigrant protection
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/25/cullerton-slams-rauners-veto-of-immigrant-protection/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Woman sitting in Lyft among 3 shot dead, 11 hurt in Chicago over 24 hours
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/3-killed-11-wounded-friday-in-city-shootings

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner signs bill legalizing industrial hemp – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/rauner-hemp-bill-legalize-signs-bruce-governor-cannabis-farming-agriculture/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-topics-cannabis-weed-edibles-medical-marijuana/

— Fourth teenager charged in brutal West Chicago murder – Thomas Czaja
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/fourth-teenager-charged-murder-west-chicago-homicide/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kasich to sit out GOP dinner where Trump is featured guest – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-kasich-20180822-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites want to abolish the First Amendment.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-blue-island-rally-st-0826-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-perspec-trump-south-africa-white-supremacy-20180825-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-bc-us–media-fox-carlson-20180824-story.html
— Bad blood between McCain, Trump lingers, even as Arizona Republican nears end of life – Anne Gearan and Josh Dawsey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mccain-trump-bad-blood-20180825-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s wall of secrecy erodes amid betrayals, legal challenges.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-betrayals-secrecy-analysis-20180825-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Filmmaker Steve James tackles thorny issue of race in Oak Park and River Forest High School – Dann Gire
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180825/filmmaker-steve-james-tackles-thorny-issue-of-race-in-suburban-school
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demand that everyone glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180815/fox-seems-to-be-hosting-a-constant-anti-immigrant-olympics
— The goal to keep bias out of our reporting – Editorial (DIERSEN: If news can be spun to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms, the mainstream news media promotes it. If news cannot be spun to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms, the mainstream news media downplays it or censures it.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180825/editorial-the-goal-to-keep-bias-out-of-our-reporting
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Trump’s wife’s parents against him.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/cokie-and-steven-roberts-the-stench-of-hypocrisy-on-donald-trump-immigration-policy
— False memes follow plea, conviction of Trump associates – Bob Oswald
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180825/false-memes-follow-plea-conviction-of-trump-associates

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois residents recall the violent 1968 Democratic National Convention – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180825/illinois-residents-recall-violent-1968-democratic-national-convention
— Rauner OKs ban on Muslim registry – AP (DIERSEN: Those who are members of Group A dominate, if not run Illinois and would love to have registries of those who are members of Group B. Those who are members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180824/rauner-oks-ban-on-muslim-registry-vetoes-immigrant-protections

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner set for lengthy battle with Pritzker – Rich Miller
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-rauner-set-for-lengthy-battle-with-pritzker/article_6d53a41e-b24e-535f-a1e5-b5fcf756221d.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Chicago ‘anti-bait truck’ event to offer free shoes – AP
https://www.bnd.com/entertainment/article217223160.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— It’s November or never for Rockford casino – Chuck Sweeny (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180825/chuck-sweeny-its-november-or-never-for-rockford-casino

 

KFVS 12
— Governor Rauner signs agriculture bills at Du Quoin State Fair – Kaylie Ross
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/38960373/governor-rauner-signs-agriculture-bills-at-du-quoin-state-fair

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Watchdog training turns up common themes – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/watchdog-training-turns-up-common-themes/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Harvard Shuts Down the Last Sorority in the Name of ‘Progress’ In a push for ‘equality,’ what’s now gone for these women are opportunities for leadership, mentorship, and community service – Elizabeth M. Economou
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/08/harvard-shuts-down-last-sorority-in-name-of-progress/

 

BREITBART
— Illegal Alien Left Another Iowa Girl ‘Fearing for Her Life’ Before Mollie Tibbetts Went Missing – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/24/report-illegal-alien-left-another-iowa-girl-fearing-for-her-life-before-mollie-tibbetts-went-missing/

 

THE HILL
— Court strikes down Trump measures on firing federal workers – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is to be fired. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because it is very difficult to fire a federal employee, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and/or even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/403593-court-strikes-down-trump-orders-on-firing-federal-workers

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Medical marijuana companies expanding Illinois facilities (DIERSEN: Pot pushers push pot.)
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/article217331830.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Judge Strikes Down Key Parts of Trump’s Orders Easing the Firing of Federal Workers – Noam Scheiber (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is to be fired. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because it is very difficult to fire a federal employee, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and/or even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/business/trump-federal-workers-unions.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In victory for unions, judge overturns key parts of Trump executive orders – Lisa Rein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-victory-for-unions-judge-overturns-key-parts-of-trump-executive-orders/2018/08/25/5458e2bc-a880-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html
— Trump’s Midwest is a gubernatorial battleground in 2018 – Dan Balz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-midwest-is-a-gubernatorial-battleground-in-2018/2018/08/25/98fd5764-a86b-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The most vulnerable GOP-held seat is in Illinois, where wealthy Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is the clear underdog against wealthy Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Measures That Made Firing Federal Workers Easier Are Gutted – Alexa Corse (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is to be fired. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because it is very difficult to fire a federal employee, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and/or even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-measures-that-made-firing-federal-workers-easier-are-gutted-1535232316

 

DAILY BEAST
— Judge Overturns Trump’s Executive Orders on Firing Federal Workers (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is to be fired. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because it is very difficult to fire a federal employee, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and/or even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-overturns-trumps-executive-orders-on-firing-federal-workers

 

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Reason acts like it is a paid agent of countries that want to destroy America.
https://reason.com/blog/2018/08/25/conservatives-would-use-mollie-tibbetts

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1290 Wood Street, Crete – $72,000
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1290-Wood-St-Crete-IL-60417/5461314_zpid/