Tag: cannabis

DAILY HERALD
— It wasn’t democracy that forced dangerous pot option on communities – Barbara Shafer (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you are an activist, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, religious leader, education leader, medical leader, etc. who claims to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, you should be doing everything that you can to stop the sale of pot in your municipality and in the unincorporated areas of your county.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191030/it-wasnt-democracy-that-forced-dangerous-pot-option-on-communities
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Heather Steans couldn’t be more wrong, answering the question (re: cannabis legalization HB1438) “Is democracy a bad thing?” by stating the bill’s co-authors “don’t think so.” It wasn’t democracy. It was representation gone awry with 104 Illinois legislators speaking on behalf of 12.8 million Illinoisans. With 60 out of 104 legislators having received a total of $630,000 in marijuana lobbyist money in 2017 and 45 voting yes, is it interesting? Yes. Comped? Maybe. Democracy? No. Negotiation and compromise were missing, too, with a 600-page amendment appearing in an unrelated shell bill two days before the General Assembly’s end of session. No public debate. No referendum. No transparency. No democracy. Question: Was HB1438 a bad thing? The real question is “Who ends up paying the price: you, your kids, businesses, communities, teachers, or law enforcement?” Other states teach us the answer: All of the above. The co-authors claim, “Our intent was not to impose cannabis dispensaries on every community.” Will it end up that way? Washington State began with mandated medical, offered opt-out recreational, but finally allocated retail licenses to communities.)
— OUTSTANDING: Barrington Hills says ‘no’ to recreational marijuana sales – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191029/barrington-hills-says-no-to-recreational-marijuana-sales

ABC7
— Illinois House launches probe that could lead to expulsion of State Rep. Luis Arroyo – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-launches-probe-that-could-lead-to-expulsion-of-state-rep-arroyo/5658452/
— New Chicago marijuana dispensaries will have to wait for licenses, medical dispensaries will sell pot first – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/business/want-to-open-a-new-recreational-marijuana-dispensary-in-chicago-youll-have-to-wait/5657307/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Arroyo arrest illustrates pitfalls of lawmaker-lobbyists Unfortunately, in Illinois, it IS legal for an elected official to be a paid lobbyist, as long as they aren’t lobbying the same branch of government they were elected to represent. – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: I should sue any individual, organization, company, or government that even hints that I am a lobbyist, that is, that I am someone who is paid to lobby.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/29/20939178/arroyo-arrest-illustrates-lawmaker-lobbyists-federal-investigation

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Chin up, Chicago. Despite what President Trump says, it’s not embarrassing to be flawed.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-tuesday-chicago-trump-speech-teacher-strike-1029-20191029-q2hs4mkx2je4npwwusvdmyfx2y-story.html
— Wildfire erupts near Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Southern California – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-california-wildfire-los-angeles-20191030-zyzzjihp35hqpclqxv3kwar4yq-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pension vise tightens on Illinois towns As Pritzker considers consolidating hundreds of funds around the state, local governments face an urgent problem: Police and fire pension costs are growing at a greater rate than property taxes. “It’s a hornet’s nest with a snake inside,” says one expert. – TIM JONES
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-pensions/pension-vise-tightens-illinois-towns

WBEZ
— Alone On The Tarmac With President Donald Trump – Chip Mitchell
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/alone-on-the-tarmac-with-president-donald-trump/982ffac9-8d0b-4074-b1b3-6aa36a2746dd

OAK LAWN PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Become an Illinois Cannabis patient in 24 hours! (DIERSEN: Illinois pot pushers want everyone in Illinois to be a “Cannabis patient.”)
https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/calendar/event/20191101/685098/become-an-illinois-cannabis-patient-in-24-hours

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Starbucks to invest millions in Chicago’s low-income neighborhoods – Lewis Lazare (DIERSEN: Who is investing money in low-income neighborhoods near you?)
https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2019/10/29/starbucks-to-invest-millions-in-chicago.html

18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
— PRESS RELEASE: CHIEF JUDGE ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE POSITION
https://www.dupageco.org/Courts/18th_Judicial_Court_News/2019/61575/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Lightfoot plan a win for suburbs at Chicago taxpayers’ expense, candidate Ives says – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/515942807-lightfoot-plan-a-win-for-suburbs-at-chicago-taxpayers-expense-candidate-ives-says

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan: “I’m not a target of anything” (DIERSEN: Who are you the target of? I am the target of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries a) 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-federal employees/retirees, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) that reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks; reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution; focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate; were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed; and/or are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. I am the target of those who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/29/madigan-i%E2%80%99m-not-a-target-of-anything/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— More than 150K illegals sneak into U.S. in 2019 during record surge – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/29/border-evasions-top-150000-2019/
— Border surge at crisis level despite Trump’s best efforts – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/29/illegal-immigration-crisis-level-despite-trumps-be/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House Republicans are blowing Trump’s impeachment defense – Gabriel Malor
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/house-republicans-are-blowing-trumps-impeachment-defense

GOPUSA
— Michelle Obama on white flight: I want to remind white folks that y’all were running from us
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78619

AMERICAN THINKER
— President Trump and the Question of Anchor Babies – Paul Dowling
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/president_trump_and_the_question_of_anchor_babies.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Can the Old Gods Survive Liberalism’s Furies? R.R. Reno examines the demiurges that have shaped history, and now face threats from Silicon Valley to PC. – JAMES P. PINKERTON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes 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://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/can-the-old-gods-survive-liberalisms-furies/

BREITBART
— Mass migration encourages mass discrimination against Americans, especially black employees, according to federal data unearthed by the Center for Immigration Studies. – Neil Munro (DIERSEN: Employers prefer hiring immigrants over Americans. Immigrants are far easier to manipulate, dominate, and exploit. If immigration in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s was as high as it is now, employers would have hired immigrants instead of me. 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.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/29/congress-encourages-workplace-discrimination-against-americans-say-experts/
— House Pushes Amnesty, Subsidy for Lower-Tech, Cheap Labor Farms – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/29/house-pushes-amnesty-subsidy-for-lower-tech-cheap-labor-farms/
— Poll: 7-in-10 Voters Believe in ‘America First’ Agenda Ahead of 2020 Election – John Binder (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want to put citizens of foreign counties first, and especially citizens of foreign countries who are minority, female, young, and/or have severe financial and/or health problems, have little or no education, have little or no job skills, etc.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/29/poll-7-in-10-voters-believe-in-america-first-agenda-ahead-of-2020-election/

DAILY CALLER
— Elizabeth Warren Pledges To Crack Down On School Choice, Despite Sending Her Own Son To Elite Private School – PETER HASSON (DIERSEN: Since the 1950s, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being undeservedly filthy rich because my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. How rich were your parents when you were young? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and did not buy a new car until he was 45 years old, and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy. My mother never attended high school.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/29/elizabeth-warren-charter-schools-son-private-school/

TOWNHALL
— No More Sanctuary Cities – John and Andy Schlafly
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnandandyschlafly/2019/10/30/no-more-sanctuary-cities-n2555548

NEWSMAX
— Illegal Immigration Found to Have Economic, Social Benefits – Francesca Ortegren (DIERSEN: Employers prefer hiring immigrants over Americans. Immigrants are far easier to manipulate, dominate, and exploit. If immigration in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s was as high as it is now, employers would have hired immigrants instead of me. 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.newsmax.com/finance/drfrancescaortegrenphd/illegal-immigration-economic-social/2019/10/29/id/939282/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Mayor won’t apologize for condemning LGBT indoctrination as ‘affront to Almighty God’ – Calvin Freiburger (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/mayor-wont-apologize-for-condemning-lgbt-indoctrination-as-affront-to-almighty-god

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Fake News Versus Fake Polls (DIERSEN: During the last 7 years that I worked for GAO 1990-1997, I gained extensive survey experience. SEE: OTC DERIVATIVES Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes GAO/GGD-98-5 at https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf and FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System GAO/GGD-94-133 at https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf I played a major role in the construction, administration, summary, analysis, and reporting of the survey questionnaires that were sent out for each report.)
https://www.creators.com/read/daily-editorials/10/19/fake-news-versus-fake-polls-41288

THE HILL
— Democratic lawmaker says young GOP voters will push party leadership on diversity issues – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at young voters, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who would be gotten rid of once and for all. How successful have the Democrats been in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/467970-democratic-rep-says-young-gop-voters-will-push-for-new-party-leadership
— America’s religion of anti-racism reaches peak absurdity – HEATHER MAC DONALD
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/467843-americas-religion-of-anti-racism-reaches-peak-absurdity

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democratic front-runners confront concerns about their age “They look old, they sound old, they are old. They fall in the shower, and they get heart attacks!” – Steve Peoples and Alexandra Jaffe
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/10/25/democratic-front-runners-confront-concerns-about-their-age/

REUTERS
— ADA did not apply to obese BNSF applicant’s future risk of impairment – 7th Circuit – Daniel Wiessner
https://www.reuters.com/article/employment-obesity/ada-did-not-apply-to-obese-bnsf-applicants-future-risk-of-impairment-7th-circuit-idUSL2N27E1TA

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats pander to those who are minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. So their candidates should be minority, female, poor, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/us/politics/democratic-candidates-race.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity promote those who promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/opinion/pete-buttigieg-gay.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/world/europe/germany-berlin-folsom.html
— Despair for Many and Silver Linings for Some in California Wildfires Natural disasters are another prism through which California’s vast income inequalities can be viewed. – Thomas Fuller, Julie Turkewitz and Jose A. Del Real (DIERSEN: Since I was 16 in 1964, I have paid lots of money for insurance – car, health, home, life, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/us/california-fires-homes.html

WASHINGTON POST
— President Trump may have violated criminal provisions of the Hatch Act It’s a felony to order federal government workers to further a partisan political campaign – Gary Stein (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to defend and advance the Democrat Party platform, that is, a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of Republicans.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/10/29/president-trump-may-have-violated-criminal-provisions-hatch-act/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “We must impeach Trump. But how we remove him is another matter.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/29/we-must-impeach-trump-how-we-remove-him-is-another-matter/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump deserved the boos at the ballpark.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/syndication/columnists/eugene-robinson/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Virginia Is Turning Blue The governor survived a blackface scandal, and next week his party may take over the legislature. – Fred Barnes (DIERSEN: Why did Illinois turn blue? Why is Illinois turning more blue? Ever-increasingly, Republican leaders in Illinois fail/refuse to defend/advance a) Trump, b) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, and c) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-virginia-is-turning-blue-11572389544
— Users Adopt New Tactics to Spread Misleading Information Online As social-media companies erect barriers, bad actors find ways around them – Sarah E. Needleman (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. According to them, all information is misleading except for the information that they spread. I should write a book about my critic/opponents. Since 2000, they have done everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. Attend a MTRCC meeting and watch their operatives and their dupes in action.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/users-adopt-new-tactics-to-spread-misleading-information-online-11571958180
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who want cheap labor glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries. 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/refugees-live-the-american-dream-11572389437

USA TODAY
— Facebook doesn’t have to run paid ads peddling politicians’ lies CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrapping himself in the First Amendment is a cop-out, something that several hundred Facebook employees noted in a letter – Editorial
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/10/29/facebook-shouldnt-run-paid-politicians-ads-peddling-lies-editorials-debates/2480508001/
— Facebook: We shouldn’t become the gatekeeper of truth on candidate ads Our policies don’t mean that politicians can say whatever they want: Opposing view – Katie Harbath and Nell McCarthy
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/10/29/facebook-shouldnt-become-truth-gatekeeper-political-ads-editorials-debates/2499680001/

FORBES
— Time To Break Down The Barriers That Prevent Americans From Choosing To Work Longer – Angela Antonelli (DIERSEN: Obviously, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes agree that federal employees who Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. What does that say about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? It says that they promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. It says that they have an extremely low opinion of federal employees, and therefore, an extremely low opinion of federal retirees.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/angelaantonelli/2019/10/29/time-to-break-down-the-barriers-that-prevent-americans-from-choosing-to-work-longer/#5204f198189d

BLOOMBERG
— Warren Would Ban Large Corporations From Hiring Ex-Government Officials For Four Years – Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou (DIERSEN: I should write a book about why I got no job offers after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years. By forcing me to retire, they shouted that what I had learned doing the following was worthless: a) auditing federal financial industry regulators 1990-1997 at the GS-13 Step 3-10 levels, currently $104,744-$127,654, b) auditing IRS 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $98,198-$104,744, c) auditing other federal agencies in 1989 and 1980-1985, d) working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592, e) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and f) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the following side with my Democrat GAO superiors: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and the federal government.) 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-29/warren-promises-hiring-restrictions-fines-for-u-s-corporations
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Senator Elizabeth Warren stepped up her criticism of some of the largest U.S. corporations and singled out senior-level government officials who accepted jobs at Facebook Inc., Wells Fargo & Co., BP Plc and Walmart Inc. after working for the federal government. The Democratic presidential candidate vowed to impose hiring restrictions and fines that she said could reach trillions of dollars as part of her plan to tackle corruption in Washington.)

BIZ WOMEN
— Survey: Employees see lots of bias despite flurry of inclusion efforts – Caitlin Mullen (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, it became increasingly biased against its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. Ever-increasingly the leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois are biased against Republican candidates who are White, male, and/or non-veteran who have not been elected to a local office by age 30, county office by age 35, state office by age 40, and federal office by age 45. The aforesaid is called up-or-out, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2019/10/surveyemployees-see-lots-of-bias-despite-flurry-of.html

FED SMITH
— Social Security, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), and Fairness – Brenton Smith (DIERSEN: Because of the WEP and because I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, my Social Security is dramatically reduced. Because I get a $53,316/year CSRS pension, my Social Security is only $2,118/year. I worked under Social Security for 10 years washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline; delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, etc. 1964-1974.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/10/29/social-security-wep-fairness/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Social Security Administration released its analysis of the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act of 2019 (H.R. 141) at the end of September. The legislation would provide a break to older Americans (and their spouses) from the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) which reduces the size of the checks coming from Social Security when a person collects a pension from a job not covered by Social Security. The actuaries at the Social Security Administration estimate that this relief will cost the general taxpayer $33 billion over the next 10 years.)

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Aren’t Drawn to Teaching; See Funding, Discipline As Problems
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/education/americans_aren_t_drawn_to_teaching_see_funding_discipline_as_problems

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1203 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $409,000
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1203-Golf-Ln-Wheaton-IL-60189/4447945_zpid/