Tag: cannabis

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Lincoln Park bank vandalized with messages connected to Israel-Hamas war
https://abc7chicago.com/post/lincoln-park-citibank-halsted-armitage-vandalized-messages-appearing-connected-israel-hamas-war/15440470/

CBS2
— Former Ald. Bob Fioretti making second bid for Cook County State’s Attorney; this time as a Republican
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bob-fioretti-cook-county-states-attorney-candidate-interview/

WBEZ
— As Chicago clears away its biggest tent city, a former gang leader says he won’t settle for a homeless shelter. Officials say everyone in a Humboldt Park tent encampment has to leave. Most are getting an apartment, but not everyone. (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness.)
https://www.wbez.org/criminal-justice/2024/10/17/as-chicago-clears-away-its-biggest-tent-city-a-former-gang-leader-says-he-wont-settle-for-a-homeless-shelter

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) shout at everyone that Republicans cause everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/18/climate-change-youth-mental-health/
— Pritzker and wife gave big for DNC, which raised $97M in all
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/17/gov-jb-pritzker-and-wife-gave-big-for-dnc-which-raised-97m-in-all/
— McCarthy fought communism. Trump fights illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/18/opinion-donald-trump-joe-welch-joseph-mccarthy/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/10/17/women-donald-trump-dont-fall-for-false-promises-health-care-s-e-cupp
— Democrats ever-increasingly accuse police of being racists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/10/17/chicago-police-stop-black-drivers-speed-cameras-racial-bias-research-uic-conversation

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTOS: DuPage County coroner candidates clash over experience, ideas for office
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241017/news/dupage-county-coroner-candidates-clash-over-experience-ideas-for-office/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Outstandingly, pot sales drop. Pot is poison.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/illinois-cannabis-sales-revenue-drops-first-time
— JB and MK Pritzker gave $5.6 million to put on DNC
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/jb-and-mk-pritzker-funded-chicago-dnc-56-million

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Harris and Trump say America tanks if they lose. So why the exuberance at their rallies? (COMMENT: The more of the following that you are, the more that you should be doing to protect yourself if Harris wins: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Poverty and crime will ever-increasingly increase under Harris, especially in Democrat states, counties, townships, municipalities, school districts, and precincts.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/harris-and-trump-say-america-tanks-if-they-lose-so-why-the-exuberance-at-their/article_ac01c37e-b66c-528d-a8e5-53a0da289a49.html

WGEM
— Democrats run elections in America. Enough said.)
https://www.wgem.com/2024/10/14/illinois-voters-weigh-potential-election-interference-penalties/

NPR ILLINOIS & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— The mainstream news media is nothing more than an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-10-17/trump-sidestepped-some-questions-in-town-hall-with-latino-voters
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-trump-is-consistently-inconsistent-on-abortion-and-reproductive-rights/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-harris-to-address-al-smith-charity-dinner-by-video-organizers-say/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/3-states-renew-efforts-to-limit-abortion-pill-access/

CHALKBEAT
— Chicago students have higher high school graduation and college enrollment rates (COMMENT: What percent of your high school classmates earned college degrees?)
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/10/18/high-school-students-have-higher-graduation-and-college-enrollment-rates-college-completion-rate-concern/

HINSDALE PATCH
— Hinsdale Village President Tom Cauley on Thursday endorsed state Rep. Nicole La Ha, a Homer Glen Republican, in the Nov. 5 election. He joined eight other municipal leaders.
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-leader-backs-gop-lawmaker-candidate
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The other leaders endorsing La Ha were Village President Melissa Neddermeyer of Willow Springs and mayors Joseph Marchese of Darien, Gary Grasso of Burr Ridge, Frank Trilla of Willowbrook, Krzysztof Wasowicz of Justice, Keith Pekau of Orland Park, Christina Neitzke-Troike of Homer Glen and John Egofske of Lemont.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/10/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-389/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/10/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-182/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Leading advocate for developmentally-disabled, Dan Proft looks for a new charity
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/665259221-it-s-unfortunate-leading-advocate-for-developmentally-disabled-proft-looks-for-a-new-charity
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Envision Classic charity golf tournament, scheduled for Sept. 30 at Olympia Fields, was cancelled. Its organizer, radio host and political commentator Dan Proft, was removed last month from the volunteer board of Envision Unlimited, the event’s beneficiary. In its fifth year, Proft said the event was set to raise $600,000-$700,000 for Envision, a leading Chicago non-profit that runs employment programs for intellectually and developmentally-disabled (“IDD”) adults. Envision runs day and employment programming for IDD adults who have aged out of the state system. A longtime public advocate for such IDD programs, and a sharp-tongued critic of state leaders—mostly Democrat— for “funding IDD programs last, when they should be first,” the conservative Proft co-existed for six years on the Envision board amidst Chicago’s left-wing political royalty he often has criticized. Fellow board members included Dan Durbin, nephew of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), and lobbyist Becky Carroll, formerly a top advisor to former President Barack Obama and current Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. They tolerated Proft as the board’s top fundraiser, responsible for more than $1 million in private donations and in-kind support to Envision since 2018. But that tolerance ran its course. . .Proft said conservatives in Chicago and elsewhere should heed his experience. “I dodged the hangman’s noose for as long as I could but the lesson for conservatives is quite clear: in America at present, particularly where the identitarian Left is dominant as it is in Chicago, it is not worth your time and energy to assist any organization, even a charitable one, dominated by the Left,” Proft said. “Even the Leftists who otherwise want to get past political disagreements to focus on the mission at hand will more likely than not exhibit the cowardice Envision’s board and management did at the first sign of controversy.” “I will not again volunteer for or support any nonprofit than is dominated by men and women of the Left no matter how worthy the cause because, frankly, when the choice is forced by their fellow travelers they will invariably put their politics ahead of the cause,” he said. Proft told Chicago City Wire he has been approached by other IDD-focused charities in Chicago about helping them with fundraising, and that he will soon join one of them, continuing his public advocacy.)

WIREPOINTS
— Another annual Census migration report, another 93,000 net loss of Illinoisans to other states
https://wirepoints.org/another-annual-census-migration-report-another-93000-net-loss-of-illinoisans-to-other-states-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— The Chicago Teachers Union is backing various candidates for Chicago Board of Education. CTU has donated more than $700,000 to their endorsed candidates.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-funds-700000-for-school-board-endorsements/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump toasts Catholics, roasts absent Harris at Al Smith dinner.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/17/donald-trump-toasts-catholics-roasts-absent-kamala/
— Despite Obama’s racist appeal, Black men don’t owe Harris their vote (COMMENT: To get more votes from Black men, Democrat candidates can stress what my Democrat GAO superiors did to me. They forced me to retire and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black male subordinate. He was younger than I was. He had less work experience than had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one that I had had for 16 years. My Democrat GAO superiors flushed down their toilets what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,076/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, c) earning a CPA license, d) earning professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, e) earning master’s degrees in business (Loyola), accounting (DePaul), and finance (IIT), and f) earning a bachelor’s degree in management (NIU).)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/17/despite-obamas-racist-appeal-black-men-dont-owe-ha/
— New FBI data shows crime increased, even as Biden said it dropped (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, poverty and crime will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/17/new-fbi-data-shows-crime-increased-even-as-biden-s/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump says some state abortion laws are ‘too tough’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/live-blog-posts/trump-some-state-abortion-laws-too-tough/
— Gaetz looks to ensure states can remove illegal immigrants from state voter rolls
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3193697/gaetz-remove-illegal-immigrants-state-voter-rolls/
— How immigrants can ‘leapfrog’ the border and fly into US under Biden-Harris
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3188172/immigrants-leapfrog-border-fly-biden-harris/
— Harris still embraces reparations and radicalism
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3193735/harris-still-embraces-reparations-radicalism/
— The Kamala Harris border vetting farce
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3191589/kamala-harris-southern-border-vetting-farce-immigration/

NEW YORK POST
— Donald Trump stands ground on border as Kamala Harris panders and loses Latinos
https://nypost.com/2024/10/17/opinion/donald-trump-stands-ground-on-border-as-kamala-harris-panders-loses-latinos/
— GOP pols demand ‘full accounting’ of Venezuelans released into US — as violent Tren de Aragua gang takes hold across country
https://nypost.com/2024/10/17/us-news/gop-pols-demand-full-accounting-of-venezuelans-released-into-us-as-violent-tren-de-aragua-gang-takes-hold/

AMAC
— What Do Church Teachings Really Tell Catholics About Immigration Policy
https://amac.us/newsline/society/what-do-church-teachings-really-tell-catholics-about-immigration-policy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First, although Church teachings affirm a God-given right to migrate, they do not condone rampant illegal migration without consequence that we are seeing today. A moral distinction exists between legal and illegal immigration. Upholding laws and maintaining order is not contrary to Catholic principles; rather, it reflects a moral obligation to protect communities and ensure justice in society. The reality of immigration currently is that most migrants who come to the United States illegally do not have a legal right to be here and are not fleeing persecution. At least 80 percent do not end up qualifying for asylum or refugee status. Supporting mass deportations is not a rejection of any migrant’s humanity, but a reflection of the importance of the rule of law and the proper order of immigration processes. Second, Church teaching clearly affirms that governments have a right to protect their borders, and scripture obliges us to respect laws that do not directly contravene Biblical teachings.)
— Suburban Migrant Crime Could Drive Key Voting Bloc Toward GOP (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate your disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://amac.us/newsline/elections/suburban-migrant-crime-could-drive-key-voting-bloc-toward-gop/

ACCRACY IN MEDIA
— Progressive policies rebranded but remain unchanged, requiring constant vigilance (COMMENT: DEI is Affirmative Action rebranded.)
https://aim.org/2024/10/17/report-progressive-policies-rebranded-but-remain-unchanged-requiring-constant-vigilance/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Harris’s Fox News Interview Panned. State of the Union: The host Brett Baier claims that Harris’s staffers cut the interview short.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/harriss-fox-news-interview-panned/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Broken U.S. Immigration System, Veteran Family in Limbo as Illegals Flood In. The legal immigration process can be fraught with extensive delays, bureaucratic hurdles, and inconsistencies, making it harder for those following the rules compared to those entering illegally.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/10/17/the-broken-u-s-immigration-system-veteran-family-in-limbo-as-illegals-flood-in/

BLAZE
— Elon Musk wants a robot in every home; here’s how to ensure they don’t kill us all (COMMENT: I am 76, but I still mow the lawn, trim the bushes, mulch the leaves, shovel the snow, etc.)
https://www.theblaze.com/return/elon-musk-wants-a-robot-in-every-home-here-s-how-to-ensure-they-don-t-kill-us-all
— Harris rails about Trump ‘locking people up’ for disagreement as DOJ sends Christian pro-lifer to prison for peaceful protest
https://www.theblaze.com/news/harris-rails-about-trump-locking-people-up-for-disagreement-as-doj-sends-christian-pro-lifer-to-prison-for-peaceful-protest

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Harris’s immigration mitigation that was not
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/10/17/kamala-harriss-immigration-mitigation-that-was-not-1495467/

BREITBART
— Matt Gaetz Seeks to Make Sure States Can Easily Remove Illegals from Voter Rolls
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/10/17/exclusive-matt-gaetz-seeks-to-make-sure-states-can-easily-remove-illegals-from-voter-rolls/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— FEMA Funding for Illegal Immigrants: A Slush Fund for NGOs and Blue States?
https://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/FEMA-Funding-Illegal-Immigrants-Slush-Fund-NGOs-and-Blue-States

CHRISTIAN POST
— Unmasking ruthless spiritual warfare of transgenderism
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/unmasking-ruthless-spiritual-warfare-of-transgenderism.html

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Elevating Woke Over Journalism, CBS Looks Like Occupied Territory
https://www.creators.com/read/daily-editorials/10/24/no-questions-asked-elevating-woke-over-journalism-cbs-looks-like-occupied-territory-a2766#google_vignette

DAILY CALLER
— St. Louis Committee Wants To Pay ‘Descendants’ Of Slaves $25,000, Asks City To Apologize For Role In Slavery. (COMMENT: What role did your municipality play in slavery?)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/10/17/blue-city-committee-wants-to-pay-descendants-of-slaves-25000-asks-city-to-apologize-for-role-in-slavery/
— Harris Campaign Backpedals From Economic Agenda For Black Men Days After Releasing It (COMMENT: To get more votes from Black men, Democrat candidates can stress what my Democrat GAO superiors did to me. They forced me to retire and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black male subordinate. He was younger than I was. He had less work experience than had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one that I had had for 16 years. My Democrat GAO superiors flushed down their toilets what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,076/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, c) earning a CPA license, d) earning professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, e) earning master’s degrees in business (Loyola), accounting (DePaul), and finance (IIT), and f) earning a bachelor’s degree in management (NIU).)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/10/16/harris-campaign-economic-agenda-black-men/

DAILY WIRE
— Kamala’s Pathetic Plan to Bribe Black Voters with Reparations and Marijuana
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1465
— Border Patrol Agents Warn Of Mass Resignations If Kamala Harris Wins. One agent said that working under the Biden-Harris administration has been “four years in hell.” (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors made it extremely clear that if I did not take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997, the next 6 years before I would be eligible for regular retirement would be a living hell.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-patrol-agents-warn-of-mass-resignations-if-kamala-harris-wins
— Under Tim Walz, Minnesota Pays For Kids To Go On ‘Queer’ Wilderness Trips Without Parents. The program, led by a self-described ‘trans non-binary naturalist,’ targets ‘questioning middle and high school youth.’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/under-tim-walz-minnesota-pays-for-kids-to-go-on-queer-camping-trips-without-parents

FEDERALIST
— This Is The Harris CBS Video Editors Don’t Want You To See
https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/17/this-is-the-kamala-harris-cbs-video-editors-dont-want-you-to-see/

FOX NEWS
— Biden-Harris just made the biggest handout to illegal aliens in American history. And the Biden-Harris administration has ensured that the worst is yet to come.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-harris-just-made-the-biggest-handout-to-illegal-aliens-in-american-history

GOPUSA
— Biden Cancels $4.7 Billion In Student Debt For 60,000 Public Service Workers (COMMENT: What if I had gotten a student loan? I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-cancels-4-7-billion-in-student-debt-for-60000-public-service-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This brings the amount of student debt forgiveness to public service workers to more than $73 billion for more than 1 million people under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, which was created in 2007 under President George W. Bush and allows for people to have their student debt forgiven after 10 years in public service with a decade of payments.)

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Why Are Criminal Illegal Aliens Allowed to Roam U.S. Freely?
https://www.heritage.org/border-security/commentary/why-are-criminal-illegal-aliens-allowed-roam-us-freely
— Harris’s Shameful Betrayal of Israel Threatens an Iranian Nuclear Calamity
https://www.heritage.org/middle-east/commentary/kamala-harriss-shameful-betrayal-israel-threatens-iranian-nuclear-calamity

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Americans Brace For Record Setting Voter Fraud
https://www.oann.com/video/pearsonsharpreports/americans-brace-for-record-setting-voter-fraud/
— Democrats Refuse To Sign Bill Blocking Illegals From Voting
https://www.oann.com/video/pearsonsharpreports/democrats-refuse-to-sign-bill-blocking-illegals-from-voting/

STARS & STRIPES
— What are your children being taught? The answer may surprise you.
https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2024-10-17/what-are-children-being-taught-crt-15538356.html

TOWNHALL
— This Is How Many Million Illegal Aliens Would Be Imported Into the U.S. Under Kamala
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/10/17/if-elected-over-12-million-illegal-aliens-could-be-imported-under-kamala-n2646375
— Why Kamala’s Slave Reparations Ploy Is Beyond Embarrassing
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/10/17/kamalas-slave-reparations-flub-n2646279#google_vignette

ZERO HEDGE
— Venezuelan Prison Gang Seizes Multiple Apartment Buildings In Texas
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/venezuelan-prison-gang-seizes-four-apartment-buildings-texas

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Opening Up Clear Lead Over Harris With Oddsmakers
https://www.newsweek.com/election-2024-donald-trump-opening-clear-lead-kamala-harris-oddsmakers-1971077

CNN
— Pro-Trump forces flood airwaves with ads attacking Harris over past transgender stances
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/18/politics/trump-transgender-attack-ads-harris/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-plan-deport-immigrants-cost/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Evidence for a Big Youth Gender Gap and a Right Turn for Young Men. Young men are much more Republican than young women, the best data suggests, and may wind up backing Donald Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/upshot/polls-trump-harris-young-men.html
— FRONT PAGE: Harris and Democrats Lose Their Reluctance to Call Trump a Fascist
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/us/politics/harris-trump-fascism.html
— Why the Heck Isn’t She Running Away With This?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/opinion/harris-trump-close-race.html
— FLASHBACK: THE HOUSE BANK; COMMITTEE NAMES ALL WHO OVERDREW AT THE HOUSE BANK
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/17/us/the-house-bank-committee-names-all-who-overdrew-at-the-house-bank.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican whip who was one of the chief instigators of the disclosures, Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia, pre-empted the ethics committee disclosures by releasing a statement earlier in the day explaining his 22 overdrafts, including a $9,463 check to the Internal Revenue Service in 1990. “I regret the errors with my checking account and apologize for them,” Mr. Gingrich said. “But one thing I do not apologize for is leading the fight for disclosure of all the names. Last year and last month the Democratic leadership tried to suppress the facts. I fought for disclosure even though I knew I would be opening myself to public embarrassment.” Mr. Gingrich released a letter from his accountant that said that none of the overdrafts were “associated with personal investments or with campaign funding.”)

WASHINGTON POST
— The more hatred that you promote against Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/17/republican-maga-corrupt-cheney-third-party-conservatives/
— How Fox News loads the dice so Trump always wins
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/17/how-fox-news-loads-dice-so-trump-always-wins/
— Trump’s business has expanded since 2016 — and so have his potential conflicts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/10/17/trump-crypto-business-potential-conflicts/
— Trump says he is the ‘father of IVF’ at all-women town hall event
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/10/17/trump-ivf-town-hall-harris/
— Panel formed after Trump rally shooting calls for Secret Service shake-up  (COMMENT: GAO is just a shell of what it once was. What about calls for a GAO shake-up?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/10/17/trump-rally-shooting-investigation-secret-service/
— FLASHBACK: Sean Hannity’s million-dollar in-kind contribution to the GOP. Ninety-seven minutes of Republican interviews just in the past two weeks. (COMMENT: One  could consider my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to be in-kind contributions to those who read them. GOPUSA newsletter subscriptions are worth $1,000/year, if not $5,000/year, if not $10,000/year.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/19/fox-news-hannity-republican-candidates/

USA TODAY
— RINO leaders insist the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains support in general election those candidates who win Republican primary elections unless that candidate is Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/10/16/trump-harris-polls-republicans-election/75623698007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The question in 2024, as in 1980: ‘Will you be better off four years from now than you are today?’ (COMMENT: What adverse actions have your critics/opponent taken against you since 2020? Mine ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. They removed me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-lesson-inwinning-from-reagan-to-trump-harris-election-debates-86884dce
— Republicans Rush to Bolster Trump’s Ground Game. Former president’s campaign defends its new approach to voter outreach, but some in GOP are skeptical. (COMMENT: What are the leaders of the following doing to get out the vote for Trump/Vance: Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization?)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-campaign-strategy-election-2024-6fe8719d

FORTUNE
— Mitch McConnell called Trump ‘stupid’ and a ‘narcissist’ in private after the 2020 election, new book says
https://fortune.com/2024/10/17/mitch-mcconnell-called-trump-stupid-narcissist-after-2020-election/

FORBES
— What if Affirmative Action had been only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeljpetrilli/2024/10/17/the-case-for-affirmative-action-for-kids-from-single-parent-families/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/10/17/gop-states-are-still-trying-to-restrict-abortion-pill-mifepristone-in-court-heres-how/

REASON
— 7 Million Able-Bodied Men Have Dropped Out of the Labor Force (COMMENT: I have been out of the labor force since September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old. Why is that? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” That, along with the following adverse actions that they took against me, has made it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional license, and professional certifications. a) they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, b) they delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and c) they forced me to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
https://reason.com/2024/10/17/j-d-vance-says-7-million-able-bodied-men-have-dropped-out-of-the-labor-force-where-are-they/

FORDHAM INSTITUTE
— The American dream is still in reach for young people (COMMENT: Sadly, my father, my grandfather, and my great grandfather are examples of downward mobility. My great grandfather had 1285 Main Street built in Crete (4,030 sq. ft. https://www.redfin.com/IL/Crete/1285-Main-St-60417/home/23199035 ) in 1902. My grandfather had 1286 Wood Street built in Crete (1793 sq. ft. https://www.redfin.com/IL/Crete/1286-Wood-St-60417/home/23199039 ) built in 1926. My father never had a home built.)
https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/american-dream-still-reach-young-people

HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
— What tests have you passed? I passed all the tests needed a) to earn a professional license (CPA), six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), three master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), and a bachelor’s degree (management) and b) to be a GAO, IRS, and Post Office employee. According to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against those who share their demographics (liberal/moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, veteran, unmarried, LGBTQ, have dependents, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/education-now/24/10/high-school-exit-exams-roadblock-graduation-or-necessary-standard

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— How U.S. Plans to Recognize Colleges for Student Success (COMMENT: What constitutes career success? I never earned more than $150,075/year in today’s dollars even though I had a professional license, six professional certifications, and three master’s degrees.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2024/10/18/new-federal-student-success-recognition-program-rolls-out

NEW YORKER
— FLASHBACK: Many House Democrats are angry at Foley for not shutting down the bank two years ago, when a report from the GAO cited some questionable bank practices.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1992/07/06/letter-from-washington-321

WIKIPEDIA
— Mandate (politics) (COMMENT: To not vote for Trump/Vance is to give a bigger mandate to Harris/Walz. Anticipate/expect that all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will vote for Harris/Walz.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_(politics)
— House banking scandal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_banking_scandal
(FROM THE POSTING: In the early days of the scandal, when the media began reporting on the loose practices, Republican Minority Whip Newt Gingrich, along with seven freshman Republicans referred to as the Gang of Seven, or “The Young Turks,” made the strategic decision to publicize the scandal in an attempt to sweep representatives with overdrawn accounts, most of whom were Democrats, out of power, although Gingrich himself had 22 overdrawn checks, one being a $9,463 check to the Internal Revenue Service.)

GUARDIAN
— Rise in dashcam submissions leads to more dangerous drivers being caught. More than 33,500 videos sent to police in England and Wales in year to November, up 30% on 2022. (COMMENT: I have a dash cam in my 2018 Chevrolet Cruze and in my 2021 Chevrolet Malibu Premier. I will soon have one installed in my 2023 Ford Mustang GT Premium.)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/30/rise-in-dashcam-submissions-leads-to-more-dangerous-drivers-being-caught