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ABC7
— Leaders call for protection of local journalists at ‘Save Chicago News’ rally
https://abc7chicago.com/local-leaders-rally-to-save-chicago-news/6276333/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/28/on-pride-sunday-activists-hold-black-trans-lives-matter-march-in-chicago/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Antifa.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/29/21300795/antifa-trump-terrorism-antifascist-right-wing

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Removing statues may feel like progress against racism — but it’s complicated – Ron Grossman (DIERSEN: Which statues do Trump-haters want to remove in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/ct-christopher-columbus-statue-chicago-grossman-column-20200624-pvqvttacrnbuzoww6zd5ms22rq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Rage of the poor is rooted in hopelessness – Victor B. Dickson
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200629/rage-of-the-poor-is-rooted-in-hopelessness

WTTW
— 371 Complaints Lodged About Chicago Police Response to Protests; 56% for Excessive Force – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2020/06/29/371-complaints-lodged-about-chicago-police-response-protests#.Xvn2Lx6WwTQ.twitter

WBEZ
— Retired Black Cops Kneel In Protest Against White Union Leadership – Chip Mitchell
https://www.wbez.org/stories/retired-black-cops-kneel-in-protest-against-white-union-leadership/44d04257-3d28-4823-9de1-24c39c3a0564
— Amid Civil Unrest, FedEx Halts Delivery To Some Black Areas In Chicago – Odette Yousef
https://www.wbez.org/stories/amid-civil-unrest-fedex-halts-delivery-to-some-black-areas-in-chicago/b1158a44-9df1-42ec-a00a-ebff2e158d79

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Will County area members of Congress back policing reform bill – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/06/26/will-county-area-members-of-congress-back-policing-reform-bill/a1qc7xx/

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ.
https://dailyegyptian.com/101489/showcase/love-done-differently-carbondale-celebrates-pride-amid-the-pandemic/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘No more stolen lives’: In Rantoul, a rally for justice – DAVE HINTON (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/no-more-stolen-lives-in-rantoul-a-rally-for-justice/article_8408918c-e1eb-578d-941b-32ba41d29bcd.html

DAILY LINE
— Why stricter licensing of police in Illinois is easier than you might think – Mark Guarino (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. I transferred to GAO from IRS when I was 31 years old in 1980. I became a licensed CPA in 1981 and I worked for GAO in its Chicago office until 1997. To best of my knowledge, I was the only licensed CPA who worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://thedailyline.net/chicago/06/29/2020/why-stricter-licensing-of-police-in-illinois-is-easier-than-you-might-think/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Landlords: Pritzker’s eviction bans amount to illegal state taking of rental properties – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/540480042-landlords-pritzker-s-eviction-bans-amount-to-illegal-state-taking-of-rental-properties

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican political consultant Jon Zahm defended Trump saying, “Pritzker and Lightfoot have created a powder keg in the city” by enforcing “the most restrictive” stay-at-home orders. “People are angry, short of money, suffering negative mental health effects, domestic violence crises, and more.” Zahm says “the last straw” for Trump was Pritzker and Lightfoot’s “slow response to stopping the rioting and looting, resulting in livelihoods ruined, and lawlessness unchecked.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/06/29/trumps-illinois-strategy-when-trump-spoke-at-city-club-sun-belt-time-bomb-489667

WIREPOINTS
— What’s Illinois’ true COVID-19 fatality rate? – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/whats-illinois-true-covid-19-fatality-rate-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER/O’NEIL: LEFTIST ‘AGENTS’ IN CONSORT WITH DEMOCRATS TO PUSH NOVEMBER VICTORY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/06/thorneroneil-leftist-agents-in-consort-with-left-to-promote-november-victoryby-.html
— BECKMAN: STATISTICS SHOW THERE IS NO WAR ON BLACKS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/06/beckman-.html
— 63% OF US ADULTS STILL SAY POLICE OFFICERS ARE IMPORTANT JOBS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/06/63-of-us-adults-still-say-police-officers-are-important-jobs.html
— ILLINOIS RISING ACTION LAUNCHES PAID MEDIA CAMPAIGN FOCUSING ON PRITZKER’S FAILURES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/06/illinois-rising-action-launches-paid-media-campaign-exposing-governor-pritzkers-failures.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Lightfoot rebuke President Trump
https://capitolfax.com/2020/06/29/gov-pritzker-mayor-lightfoot-rebuke-president-trump/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats bless stimulus checks that flow to strip clubs and the dead Party being swallowed whole by young communists – Robert Knight
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/28/democrats-bless-stimulus-checks-that-flow-to-strip/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Unsanctioned Pride parade draws thousands in Chicago – Madison Dibble
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/unsanctioned-pride-parade-draws-thousands-in-chicago
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thousands of LGBT activists are gathering at an unsanctioned Pride parade in Chicago. The city’s parade was canceled because of fears of the spread of the coronavirus, but activists gathered on Sunday anyway at the “Reclaim Pride March,” which partnered the causes of Pride and the Black Lives Matter movement. Alexis Abarca, an activist who attended the march, told ABC 7 that the two movements are both advocating for an end to police brutality and racial injustice. “Every year we continue to say, yeah let’s go out to Pride, let’s go out to celebrate, but all the time we forget to highlight the fact that Black trans women are still out there and we still need justice and still need a lot of resources,” Abarca said. Aerial footage from the event showed thousands of attendees at the march. Many on Twitter expressed concern about the potential for the coronavirus to spread between marchers in Chicago, though many of the activists appeared to be wearing masks. Illinois has not fully reopened yet. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state may wait until a vaccine is present to allow gatherings of more than 50 people in places such as churches and theaters.)

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— New Gun Owners Could Sway Future Elections Gun groups say millions of new gun owners could create ‘an even more formidable voting bloc’ – Stephen Gutowski
https://freebeacon.com/issues/new-gun-owners-could-sway-future-elections/
— New York Times Pulitzer Prize Winner: White Race ‘Barbaric’ – Josh Christenson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred not only against Trump, but against all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are White, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://freebeacon.com/media/nyt-pulitzer-prize-winner-white-race-barbaric/
— Pennsylvania Newspaper Rips Biden for Shutting Out Local Press – Graham Piro (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have shut me out. They want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading the emails. According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation, misinformation, misleading, false, fake, and even worse things except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents include past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, etc. They include past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. They focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/pennsylvania-newspaper-editorial-board-rips-biden-for-denying-local-press-access/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump moving fast to shore up immigration campaign promises – W. James Antle III (DIERSEN: Trump should make E-Verify mandatory.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-moving-fast-to-shore-up-immigration-campaign-promises
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kammer, a senior research fellow at the restrictionist Center for Immigration Studies, noted that “Trump, who campaigned on a pledge to make E-Verify mandatory, has now backed away from that commitment.” Sen. Mitt Romney, a Utah Republican and Trump nemesis, this week touted the system for preventing employers from hiring illegal immigrants.)

FOX NEWS
— Do black lives matter in Chicago? We should fight to triple the size of police forces in places like Chicago – Newt Gingrich
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/black-lives-matter-chicago-newt-gingrich

GOPUSA
— Minneapolis Council Members Get Private Security After Voting To Disband Police
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=91149
— It’s Not About Race, It’s About Revolution
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=91144
— Dr. Thomas Sowell: An Underappreciated American Scholar – Walter E. Williams
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=91127
— Starbucks Latest To Join Boycott Of Ads In Effort To Force Facebook To Limit More Speech (DIERSEN: I refuse to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to promote BLM and LGBTQ. If the Starbucks in downtown Wheaton demanded that Wheaton, the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and the Downtown Wheaton Association stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, how would the aforesaid respond?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=91133

FEDERALIST
— California Schools Named After Washington And Jefferson Hit Renaming Buzzsaw Berkeley school board member Ka’Dijah Brown said renaming the schools is only a small step in the district’s work to address systemic racism. – Krystina Skurk (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, to address systemic racism, will Trump-haters get rid of all the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in America that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/29/california-schools-named-after-washington-and-jefferson-hit-renaming-buzzsaw/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WHITE WOKENESS – Charles Love (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my past and present critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County have had little or no contact with Blacks. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years (for the Post Office in Park Forest 1966-1969, for IRS in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago 1971-1980, and for GAO in Chicago 1980-1997), many of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Black. Since 1976, every American president has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed a specific theme. I participated in Black History Month activities at IRS 1976-1979 and at GAO 1980-1997. I worked for the S.S. Kresges in downtown Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and for the Firestone Store in Gary, Indiana in 1970 and in downtown Chicago Heights 1970-1972. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 and I lived in it full-time 1972-1974, weekends 1974-1976, and then I rented it out 1976-1984. My bother continues to live in Crete.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/white-wokeness/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Most whites don’t have many black friends who can give them firsthand accounts of what their experiences are with racism. While most blacks do experience some discrimination or racial prejudice, it is rarely violent, and it does not hold them back in a significant sense. Is racism a “systemic” or “institutional” force? For more than half a century, the United States has had no laws preventing black people from doing anything that white people can do, and government agencies and courts closely monitor socioeconomic life for any vestiges of discrimination in housing, employment, or public accommodations. The media give a distorted view of black life.)

TOWNHALL
— The Gift of Forgiveness—America as a Work in Progress – Terry Paulson (DIERSEN: What have you done that your critics/opponents refuse to forgive you for? My Democrat superiors in the federal government refuse to forgive me for a) my not being a Democrat, b) my avoiding the draft, c) my opposing political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, d) my giving up trying to have children, not adopting, and not becoming a foster parent, and e) my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. My RINO superiors in the Republican Party continue to refuse to forgive me for a) my not glorifying and praising them, b) my not pandering to them, c) my not serving as one of their personal operatives or personal dupes, d) my not giving them money, e) my sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and f) my refusing to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. The defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed continue to do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2020/06/29/the-gift-of-forgivenessamerica-as-a-work-in-progress-n2571406
(FROM THE ARTICLE: America, as successful as it has been in creating a country where people risk their fortunes and their lives trying to enter, has remained a work in progress. Its past leaders, often imperfect by today’s standards, stretched the fabric of our rich mosaic in every age to help live up to the values we first just dreamed of embracing. We aren’t what we will be, but we can be proud of how far we have come in our journey. Can we ever get beyond the racial sins of our past and present? I take heart in the Biblical story in Genesis about Joseph, the son of Jacob. Like many who were forced into slavery in America’s early history, Joseph was sold into slavery by his jealous older brothers. In spite of a tragic series of events, Joseph never lost his strong belief in the God of Jacob.)

CAMPUS REFORM
— Princeton removes Woodrow Wilson’s name, but students want more – Sergei Kelley
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=15140

NEW YORK TIMES
— Yes, Even George Washington Slavery was a cruel institution that can’t be excused by its era. – Charles M. Blow (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Trump-haters officially call for the following to be gotten rid of once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/opinion/george-washington-confederate-statues.html
— TikTok Is Shaping Politics. But How? – John Herrman
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/style/tiktok-teen-politics-gen-z.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Beyond ‘White Fragility’ If you want to let freedom ring, hammer on economic injustice.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/opinion/black-lives-matter-injustice.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trumps-hater say “Trump Faces Mounting Defections From a Once-Loyal Group: Older White Voters. No Democrat has won or broken even with voters over 65 in two decades. But seniors’ dismay about President Trump could change that.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/us/politics/trump-approval-older-voters-coronavirus.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump and Biden are both threats to online platforms – Jason Oxman, Washington, President and CEO, Information Technology Industry Council (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading the emails. According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation, misinformation, misleading, false, fake, and even worse things except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents include past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, etc. They include past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. They focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/trump-and-biden-are-both-threats-to-online-platforms/2020/06/28/d58ff1fc-b7c6-11ea-9a1d-d3db1cbe07ce_story.html

USA TODAY
— New Yorkers who visit states with high COVID-19 infection rates will be ineligible for sick leave – Joseph Spector (DIERSEN: What about those who participate ion BLM/LGBTQ protests?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/06/27/ny-blocks-sick-leave-if-you-visit-state-with-high-covid-19-rate/3273087001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use George Floyd to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/24/america-we-have-chance-crush-systemic-racism-we-must-do-now-column/3241030001/

ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Why 90% of NY college students back marijuana legalization, and many use CBD, cannabis: survey – Patrick Linehan
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2020/06/29/poll-why-ny-college-students-support-legalizing-marijuana-and-use-cbd/5307514002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Masks Could Help Stop Coronavirus. So Why Are They Still Controversial? – Bojan Pancevski in Berlin and Jason Douglas (DIERSEN: Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that to wear a mask is to shout that you hate Trump.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/masks-could-help-stop-coronavirus-so-why-are-they-still-controversial-11593336601
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers crow about their success in getting “religious leaders” to push pot. What do you say to “religious leaders” in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois who fail/refuse to speak out against pot?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-word-of-god-in-the-age-of-legal-marijuana-11593343801
— What to Do When Your First Job Isn’t a Good Fit – Kathryn Dill (DIERSEN: Was your first job a good fit? My first job after I graduated from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old with a bachelor’s degree in management was the “Retail Sales Manager” for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. I wanted a career in the automotive industry, but the job was not a good fit because a) it required me to use little of what I had learned in college, b) advancement opportunities looked bad, and c) the store manager disapproved of my demographics: draft avoider, former federal employee (Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969), college graduate, conservative, Republican, German American, Protestant, and someone whose ancestors had been in America longer than his ancestors. He would not have hired me. The Firestone Store district office hired me and granted my request to work in its Chicago Heights store. He refused to let me start until I passed a “probationary period” working for the Firestone Store in Gary, Indiana. In early 1971, he rudely, if not violently, fired me when I gave him my 2-week notice after I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-to-do-when-your-first-job-isnt-a-good-fit-11593336607
— The Disparate Racial Impact of Requiring a College Degree Among U.S. workers over 25, only 26% of blacks, and 40% of whites, have a bachelor’s or higher. – Peter Q. Blair and Shad Ahmed (DIERSEN: Every time that I took a job-related college course, every time that I earned a job-related college degree, every time that I earned a job-related professional certification, and the time that I earned a job related professional license, my Democrat superiors in the federal government became more furious because it frustrated their efforts to get rid of me. 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/the-disparate-racial-impact-of-requiring-a-college-degree-11593375171
— More Democratic Women Urge Joe Biden to Pick a Black Woman Running Mate Former vice president is considering at least six for the job that is a heartbeat away from the presidency – Ken Thomas and Sabrina Siddiqui (DIERSEN: My superiors in the federal government were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-democratic-women-urge-joe-biden-to-pick-a-black-woman-running-mate-11593259201

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes reparations. Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/06/28/reparations-now/
— New Executive Order Fights Credential Inflation In The Federal Workforce – Preston Cooper (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. I transferred to GAO from IRS in 1980 when I was 31 years old. To justify forcing me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut to transfer, my Democrat GAO superiors dismissed/belittled the almost 9 years of experience that I had gained working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently, $85,084-$96,431/year. Further, they dismissed/belittled the fact that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. They would not have forced me to take a pay cut to transfer if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. Further, they did not assign me to audits of IRS until 1986, promote me to GS-13 until 1986, and they never promoted me to GS-14 even though I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had became a licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Forensic Accountant in 1997, and I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. They would have promoted me to GS-14, if not to GS-15, if not to Senior Executive Service if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/prestoncooper2/2020/06/29/new-executive-order-fights-credential-inflation-in-the-federal-civil-service/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to fill job vacancies based on merit, rather than require a minimum level of education for candidates seeking open positions. The order rightly recognizes that a job candidate with several years of relevant experience may be just as qualified, if not more so, than one who has collected a stack of advanced degrees. “Employers adopting skills- and competency-based hiring recognize that an overreliance on college degrees excludes capable candidates and undermines labor-market efficiencies,” the order reads. “Currently, for most Federal jobs, traditional education — high school, college, or graduate-level — rather than experiential learning is either an absolute requirement or the only path to consideration for candidates without many years of experience.” The order still allows federal agencies to prescribe minimum educational requirements for job candidates if the degree is legally required by the state or local government where the federal employee will be working. Additionally, they may consider a candidate’s education if the degree “directly reflects the competencies necessary” to do the job. In other cases, agencies must fill job openings based on the “specific skills and competencies” that the positions require. An agency seeking a computer programmer will not be allowed to turn away a candidate with several years of relevant programming experience simply because he hasn’t had the time or money to go back to school for a master’s degree. Instead, federal agencies will develop assessment practices to determine a candidate’s skills and qualifications for the job. These may take the form of formal skills tests or some other means of assessment, but cannot rely only on job candidates’ self-evaluations of their skills. Changes to job classification and qualification standards will take effect within 180 days.)

FED SMITH
— Federal Employees Have it Good – Dallen Haws (DIERSEN: Yes, but if you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the Democrats who run the federal government will get rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employee make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. Further, ever-increasingly, federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2020/06/29/federal-employees-have-it-good/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Working for the government has its ups and downs, as I am sure those reading this already know, but sometimes I wonder if most feds know how good they have it. Now I know that it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows but no job is. All I am saying is that the government offers things that you can’t really find anywhere else such as benefits that many private sector folks only dream about. Let’s dig into a few. Those that have been with a number of employers know well that the government’s benefits are incredibly hard to beat. Here are some of the big ones.)

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— Princeton’s removal of Wilson name boosts hopes of racial redress Renaming policy school and college raises pressure across US higher education – Paul Basken (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will colleges refuse to admit students who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/princetons-removal-wilson-name-boosts-hopes-racial-redress