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December 18, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

WGN9
— Migrants arriving in Chicago face uncertainty as communication with border cities deteriorates – Angelica Sanchez, Judy Wang (COMMENT: University Park today, your municipality tomorrow. I used the University Park Metra station 1977-1978 and I used the Richton Park, Matteson, and 211th Street stations 1971-1977. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972, lived in it full-time 1972-1974, then part-time 1974-1976, and then rented it out 1976-1984. The HUD-promised monorail between where it was built and the University Park Metra station was never built.)
https://wgntv.com/news/migrants-arriving-in-chicago-face-uncertainty-as-communication-with-border-cities-deteriorates/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Less than 24 hours after being cleared from the Chicago police 12th District, migrants were seen outside the district again on Saturday. WGN-TV learned that bus companies are going out of their way to avoid a new city ordinance by dropping migrants off outside city limits. Over two dozen migrants lined the windows of the Chicago police 12th district on Saturday evening, wrapped in blankets as they tried to stay dry from the rain. WGN-TV spoke with Juevencio Zerpa, who said some migrants were being turned away from shelters and had nowhere to sleep. Chicago’s latest census report showed that there were no migrants waiting for placement inside any police districts. The CPD 12th district was the last station cleared of asylum seekers on Friday night, but they returned less than 24 hours later. It all comes as the City of Chicago works to enforce stricter penalties regarding the handling of the migrant crisis. Under a new ordinance, bus companies dropping off new arrivals now have to go to a designated landing zone with a permit. Buses that don’t follow the ordinance could be towed or impounded. City officials confirmed that bus companies are now trying to avoid fines and penalties by dropping off migrants outside city limits. Going as far as purchasing bus and train tickets for them so they can get into the city on their own. Migrants waiting outside the 12th district on Saturday evening eventually boarded a bus that offered them shelter during the cold and rain. City officials say there is no longer any communication from border cities to coordinate the incoming buses. According to the city, a group of new arrivals was dropped off by a bus from Texas at the University Park Metra stop on Saturday night. The city said the new arrivals made their way downtown where some were picked up by authorities and taken to a shelter and others were taken to a nearby police district where they would be able to wait on a bus being used as a warming station. WGN-TV reached out to Chicago police about the migrants seeking shelter. CPD referred WGN to the Office of Emergency Management for comment and has not yet heard back.)

ABC7
— At least 18 shot, 1 fatally, across city in Chicago violence so far this weekend
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-shooting-violence-police/14195248/
— Off-duty Chicago police officer carjacked in Chatham
https://abc7chicago.com/off-duty-officer-chicago-police-carjacking-chatham/14196320/
— Car plows into parked vehicle in President Biden’s motorcade outside Delaware campaign headquarters – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/president-joe-biden-motorcade-crash-delaware/14196193/
— Migrant boy, 5, dies after becoming sick at Pilsen shelter, Chicago police say – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-migrants-immigration-pilsen/14197317/

NBC5
— All migrants staying at Chicago police stations have been relocated, city says. As of 8 a.m. on Saturday, 15,028 asylum-seekers were staying in 27 shelters across the city.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/all-migrants-staying-at-chicago-police-stations-have-been-relocated-city-says/3305393/
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Trump’s being German American and Protestant against him.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/biden-campaign-says-trumps-repeated-anti-immigration-comments-parroted-adolf-hitler/3305344/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trump-invokes-nazi-era-blood-rhetoric-against-immigrants-as-senate-works-on-border-deal/3305534/

CBS2
— Chicago Weekend Shootings: 1 dead, 19 hurt – JERAMIE BIZZLE, TODD FEURER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-dec-15-to-18/
— Boy, 5, dies after falling ill at Chicago migrant shelter in Pilsen – TODD FEURER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrant-child-death-pilsen-shelter-halsted/
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting religious leaders to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/archdiocese-hosts-toy-and-coat-giveaway-for-migrants/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As city readies clean-up of West Loop homeless encampment, residents and nearby workers hope more resources are offered. A stretch near Clinton and Lake streets that the local alderperson calls ‘a magnet for narcotics and violent crime’ will be cleared. But the welfare of the street dwellers is of concern to people in the area. – Emmanuel Camarillo (COMMENT: I used the Ogilvie Transportation Center very often 1978-1997 and the Union Station often 1992-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/12/17/24005588/west-loop-homeless-encampment-resources-cleared-ald-conway-migrants-crime
— A failure to increase funding for mass transit will widen racial equity gap in Cook County. The affordability and availability of transit is a racial justice issue for metropolitan Chicago. – Kirk Dillard, Chairman, RTA (COMMENT: Very few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have ever used mass transit. I used mass transit to get to/from my job in the Loop and a) Crete in 1971, b) then University Park in 1973 and 1974, and c) then Wheaton 1978-1997. I also used mass transit to get to/from graduate evening a) business courses at Loyola in 1973 and 1974, b) accounting courses at DePaul 1978-1980, c) internal auditing courses at Roosevelt 1980-1981, and d) finance at IIT 1992-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/17/24001387/transit-equity-jobs-freedom-speech-universities-deposit-law-landlords-letters
— I met my wife in 1977 at a Fourth Presbyterian ( https://www.fourthchurch.org/ ) singles event. She is Catholic and I am Missouri Synod Lutheran. I was working for IRS in the Loop and she was working for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions in the Loop. Previously, she had worked for the FBI. Recently, she had helped elect Big Jim Thompson Governor.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/17/23979730/speed-dating-tips-advice-column-ismael-perez-someone-in-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County court clerk getting boost in reelection bid from her government employees – A.D. Quig
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-iris-martinez-court-clerk-employees-donating-20231217-p7j6dr3adreqnhe2frcbvn42lm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Illinois is the only state with age-based tests and seniors are not happy – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231218/transportation/no-fence-sitters-on-senior-road-exams/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois weighs political reform with ranked choice voting – Judith Crown
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-voting-and-democracy/voting-reform-efforts-illinois-aim-bolster-democracy
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/floundering-weed-stocks-test-wall-streets-faith-2024-rebound

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Champaign County GOP chief sees hope among gloom – TOM KACICH
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-champaign-county-gop-chief-sees-hope-among-gloom/article_9dce660e-e6c4-5c99-acc7-4d19bdb6eb02.html

WCIA
— Trump notes he was indicted more times than the ‘great’ Al Capone – Sarah Fortinsky
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/trump-notes-he-was-indicted-more-times-than-the-great-al-capone/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-204/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— In the name of equity, Chicago looks to close schools with top-performing black, Hispanic students – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/in-the-name-of-equity-chicago-looks-to-close-schools-with-top-performing-black-hispanic-students-wirepoints/

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Illinoisans Have Days to Register Banned Firearms Based on Emergency Rules – Greg Bishop
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/illinoisans-have-days-to-register-banned-firearms-based-on-emergency-rules/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Study finds Illinois near bottom of all states for residents’ social mobility – Kevin Bessler (COMMENT: What do you attribute your successes in life? For me, it was my outstanding parents who 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.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6f757e2e-9b97-11ee-9340-0b6806f0aec5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Archbridge defines “social mobility” as the opportunity to better oneself and those around them in hope of living the American Dream. To rank each state, Archbridge measured a series of indicators based on the four key pillars of entrepreneurship and growth; institutions and rule of law; education and skills development; and social capital.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Secret’ negotiations with Dems on border prompts GOP senators to demand ‘transparent process’ – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/17/gop-senators-demand-open-and-transparent-process-b/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/17/tony-gonzales-texas-gop-lawmaker-calls-immigrants-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republican-controlled states ramp up efforts to ban DEI at public universities – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/republican-controlled-states-ban-dei-public-universities

NEW YORK POST
— Black Americans’ growing solidarity with plight of Palestinians in Gaza – AP
https://nypost.com/2023/12/17/news/black-americans-see-their-struggles-reflected-in-palestine/
— Biden migrants proposal proves US border crisis could end tomorrow – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2023/12/17/opinion/biden-migrants-move-proves-us-border-crisis-could-end-now/
— US Customs to suspend railway operations at international crossings into Texas starting Monday – Greg Wehner
https://nypost.com/2023/12/18/news/us-customs-to-suspend-railway-operations-at-international-crossings-into-texas-starting-monday/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The mainstream media willingly hides Biden’s destruction of America – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/the_mainstream_media_willingly_hides_bidens_destruction_of_america.html
— The Republican Party’s Paper Elephants – J.B. Shurk
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/the_republican_partys_paper_elephants.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— ‘He’s not stopping’: Gov. Abbott’s bussing of migrants has ‘divided Democrats’ – Melissa Fine
https://americanwirenews.com/hes-not-stopping-gov-abbotts-bussing-of-migrants-has-divided-democrats/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Sen. Graham ‘You’re talking about Trump’s language as you … allow the country to be invaded’ – Melissa Fine (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Trump’s being German American and Protestant against him.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/17/sen-graham-on-mtp-youre-talking-about-trumps-language-as-you-allow-the-country-to-be-invaded-1420647/
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Trump’s being German American and Protestant against him.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/17/trump-evokes-more-hitler-talk-when-he-says-illegal-immigration-poisoning-the-blood-of-our-country-1420566/
— Harvard didn’t invite white folks and Jews to ‘affinity’ celebrations, scrubs the evidence from website – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/18/harvard-didnt-invite-white-folks-and-jews-to-affinity-celebrations-scrubs-the-evidence-from-website-1420753/

BREITBART
— At Least 20 Shot During Weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/12/18/at-least-20-shot-during-weekend-in-mayor-brandon-johnsons-chicago/
— Republican Senators Stiff-arm Democratic Rush for Border Deal – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/12/18/republican-senators-block-democratic-rush-for-border-deal/

COLLEGE FIX
— Chicago mayor does 180, wants to ditch high-achieving schools in name of ‘equity’ (COMMENT: Were you a high achiever when you were young? I was not. My ACT score was only 24 and I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because of that, instead of me, minorities, females, and veterans should have been a) accepted by UIC in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992 and b) hired by the Post Office in 1966, Firestone Stores in 1970, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980. In my defense, I stress that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/chicago-mayor-does-180-wants-to-ditch-high-achieving-schools-in-name-of-equity/

DAILY CALLER
— America’s Border Crisis Will Continue To Fester While Taxpayers Foot The Bill For Social Safety Net – BETSY MCCAUGHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/17/betsy-mccaughey-americas-border-crisis-will-continue-to-fester-while-taxpayers-foot-the-bill-for-social-safety-net/
— The Polls For Joe Biden Might Even Be Worse Than You Think – MARY LOU MASTERS
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/17/polls-joe-biden-donald-trump-worse-2024/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Phone Calls and Social Media Posts Drive Record High Illegal Immigration, Top Border Patrol Officials Report – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/18/exclusive-phone-calls-and-social-media-posts-drive-record-high-illegal-immigration-top-border-patrol-officials-report/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The modern flow of information is driving illegal immigration, according to multiple Border Patrol sector chiefs. If released into the interior of the U.S., some illegal aliens allegedly share their success on social media, or call home and encourage family or friends to cross the border and join them in America, furthering a cycle of illegal border crossings. Illegal aliens cross into the “Del Rio Sector in large part because of the message that is transmitted among the migrant population,” Jason Owens told staff members of the House Homeland Security Committee during an interview in May and shared with The Daily Signal Thursday. Owens, who has since been promoted to Border Patrol chief, was serving as chief patrol agent of the Del Rio Sector at the time of the interview with House Homeland Security staff. “When you have folks that make the trip and they come across, they’re in communication with the folks that are back in their home country or their families who may also be thinking about making that journey,” Owens said. “And if they perceive it to be safer or more expedient, they give recommendations, and they do that by phone, they do that on social media outlets.” The Del Rio Sector in Texas is one of nine border sectors along America’s border with Mexico, and tends to be one of the higher trafficked areas of the border. In fiscal year 2023, which ended Sept. 30, Customs and Border Protection encountered 393,226 illegal aliens in the Del Rio Sector. “I believe that the migrants communicate the entirety of their experience to their friends and family back home, and that would include what their experience was with whatever processing pathway they were put into,” Owens said. The “processing pathways” Owens references include the Biden administration’s “lawful pathways,” which have allowed for the release of illegal aliens into the interior of the U.S. In October, the House Judiciary Committee released findings that at least 3.8 million illegal aliens either have been released into the nation’s interior or successfully evaded the Border Patrol to enter the country since President Joe Biden took office Jan. 20, 2021. Owens’ observations regarding the communication flow between migrants is not unique to the Del Rio Sector, according to comments made by other sector chiefs during a series of interviews with House Homeland Security staffers conducted between the beginning of May and end of September. When asked what factors draw migrants to cross the border into the U.S., Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez said, “It would be families that are already in the United States pulling their relatives, you know, encouraging their relatives to come out.” Other pull factors include “companies or organizations that are hiring these individuals in the United States that others have told them, ‘Hey, you can get a job here,’ type thing. I think it’s the feedback that people that are here already provide them to encourage them to come,” Chavez said. During an interview with Laredo Sector Chief Patrol Agent Joel Martinez, a Homeland Security staffer asked whether illegal aliens would still come to the U.S. even after being informed that the journey was hard and long if they knew they would be released into the U.S. “Yes,” Martinez answered. “How else do they find out about information?” the staffer pressed. “It’s not just the cartel, right? Family that’s already come, do they call back?” “Yes,” the agent said. “And some people … wait in Mexico to see if the people they were with are successful before they cross?” “Yes,” he said. “Do you think that that has a large influence on whether a person decides to cross into the United States?” the Homeland Security staff member asked. “Yes,” Martinez responded. The widespread use of social media has also made it easy for migrants and “smuggling outfits” to use platforms like TikTok to share how and where to cross the border illegally, Yuma Sector Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Dustin Caudle said during his interview with representatives from the House Homeland Security Committee. TikTok videos show migrant’s “firsthand accounts of which trails to take, where the border wall ended, which gap to exploit, you know, where to stay, all of those things,” Caudle said. The information dissemination has changed the patterns of illegal immigration, according to El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony Good and Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin. If an illegal alien is released from Customs and Border Protection, Good says, “then that person that was released will get on social media and say, ‘Hey, look at me, I’ve been released.’ And then that creates a draw specifically to that area,” he said. “So, if it happens in El Paso and they post that on social media, that will create a draw to El Paso, same for any other sector.” Modlin told Homeland Security Committee staff members that when he started his career, “immigration flows took months to change, and now it seemingly can change overnight because people are livestreaming themselves crossing the border. They’re sending it back to—their families are seeing it. People in the area they come from see it.” The Tucson Sector chief added that “there’s not the air of mystery to the border that there used to be, because people can leave their country and then, however long it takes them, a couple weeks to get here, and then they’re inside the United States, and then they’re in Kansas City, or they’re wherever their destination is, they’re there and they’re in communication with their families.” CBP encountered a record 2.4 million illegal aliens at the southern border in fiscal year 2023, and over 6.6 million illegal aliens have been encountered at the U.S. border with Mexico since the start of the Biden administration.)

DAILY WIRE
— Pentagon Warns Of Military’s Dropping Numbers Heading Into 2024 As U.S. Fields Smallest Fighting Force Since Before WWII – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/pentagon-warns-of-militarys-dropping-numbers-heading-into-2024-as-u-s-fields-smallest-fighting-force-since-before-wwii

FEDERALIST
— Chinese Hackers Target Critical U.S. Infrastructure – HELEN RALEIGH
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/18/this-means-cyber-war-chinese-hackers-target-critical-u-s-infrastructure/

FOX BUSINESS
— ‘Too early to declare victory’ on inflation, Chicago Fed president says. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said that while the central bank has made good progress in taming inflation it’s still “too early to declare victory” – Eric Revell (COMMENT: Civil Service Retirement System and Social Security COLAs have helped my wife and I fight inflation, by dramatic Medicare cost increases are ending that.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/too-early-to-declare-victory-inflation-chicago-fed-president-says

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— We didn’t just warn about the pernicious and corrosive effects of CRT and DEI that now are exploding on campuses. We documented the threat more deeply than anyone else. With facts and data. – Kemberlee Kaye (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote CRT and DEI.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/i-wish-we-had-been-wrong/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Crenshaw to Introduce Bill Stripping Federal Funding from Universities That Require DEI Statements – ZACH KESSEL
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/exclusive-crenshaw-to-introduce-bill-stripping-federal-funding-from-universities-that-require-dei-statements/
— Half of Young Americans Say Israel Should Be ‘Ended and Given to Hamas’ – DAVID ZIMMERMANN (COMMENT: How much success have Democrats and RINOs had promoting hatred against those who share your demographics?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/half-of-young-americans-say-israel-should-be-ended-and-given-to-hamas-poll/

NEWSMAX
— CBS Poll: Haley Cuts Trump’s Lead in N.H. to 15 Points – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nikki-haley-new-hampshire-primary/2023/12/17/id/1146262/
— GOP Helps Make Immigration Top-2 Issue – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/poll-immigration-2024/2023/12/17/id/1146252/

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Begins Impounding ‘Rogue’ Migrant Buses as a New Law Increases Penalties – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/17/chicago-begins-impounding-rogue-migrant-buses-as-a-new-law-increases-penalties-n4924814

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Reince Priebus: Trump Supporters Are Looking For “More Blood,” An Even Bigger Middle Finger In 2024 Than In 2016 – Tim Hains (COMMENT: The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against you. Trump is conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, gun-owner, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/12/17/reince_priebus_trump_supporters_are_looking_for_more_blood_an_even_bigger_middle_finger_in_2020_than_in_2016.html

TOWNHALL
— Applying Equity to Reparations – Ed Brodow (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents stress to argue that you should pay reparations? My critics/opponents stress a) that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, b) that they homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, c) that none of them served in the Union army, and d) that they all were Protestant. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid enabled me to earn a) four college degrees, b) six professional certifications, and c) a professional license. In my defense, I stress a) that all of my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois, b) that neither my parents nor any of my ancestors attended college, c) that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, d) that my mother never attended high school, and e) that I had buy my own cars and work my way through college.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/edbrodow/2023/12/18/applying-equity-to-reparations-n2632535

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Despite Being More Divisive Than Ever, FBI Decides to Lean Into Woke Politics With Ludicrous LGBT Move – C. Douglas Golden
https://www.westernjournal.com/despite-divisive-ever-fbi-decides-lean-woke-politics-ludicrous-lgbt-move/
— Illegal Aliens Tossing $1 Million Per Month in ‘Free Food’ While Citizens Contend with Drastic Budget Cuts – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.westernjournal.com/illegal-aliens-tossing-1-million-per-month-free-food-citizens-contend-drastic-budget-cuts/

ZERO HEDGE
— Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Illinois Law Targeting Pro-Life Pregnancy Counseling – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/federal-judge-permanently-blocks-illinois-law-targeting-pro-life-pregnancy-counseling

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CNN
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/europe/pope-francis-same-sex-couples-blessing-intl/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Trump promises ‘largest deportation operation in American history’ if elected president
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-18/donald-trump-promises-largest-deportation-operation/103241936

NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/75-anti-lgbtq-bills-become-law-2023-rcna124250

NBC NEWS & MSN
— Democrats use Henry Hyde to argue against impeaching Biden.
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/-people-are-looking-at-this-in-horror-clinton-impeachment-manager-says-in-1998-200410181919
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/people-are-looking-at-this-in-horror-clinton-impeachment-manager-says-in-1998/vi-AA1lDj0i

MSN
— Increasingly, people older than age 65 are working in the U.S., and they are working into older ages. – Vadim Ratnikov (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, a role that I had since 2005.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/9-places-where-the-most-people-are-still-working-after-age-65/ss-AA1lEyWA

NEW YORK TIMES & WASHINGTON POST & NEWSWEEK & CNN
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/briefing/immigration-debate.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/18/trump-immigrants-invasion-dehumanizing/
https://www.newsweek.com/president-biden-cant-cave-maga-immigration-agenda-opinion-1852892
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/17/politics/trump-nevada-republican-primary/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/world/europe/pope-gay-lesbian-same-sex-blessing.html
— FRNIT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Why Democracy Hasn’t Settled the Abortion Question. Post-Roe voting might bring America to a new consensus — but only if the voters keep getting their say. – Kate Zernike
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/us/where-will-abortion-rights-land.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— One recent divisive week in Washington did manage to produce a cause on which 303 members of the House could agree: condemning the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, MIT and Harvard. – LZ GRANDERSON
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-18/university-protests-antisemitism-gaza-palestinian-israel

USA TODAY
— Driving for work will pay more next year after IRS boosts 2024 mileage rate – Susan Tompor (COMMENT: The Park Forest Post Office paid milage to deliver mail with my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, and 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1969. IRS paid me mileage to collect delinquent taxes 1971-1978.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/taxes/2023/12/14/irs-mileage-rate-2024-raised/71921209007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Florida GOP Chair Censured After Sexual Assault Allegation. Christian Ziegler to lose salary and duties. His wife, Bridget, a founder of Moms for Liberty, has faced calls to resign from school board. – Matt Barnum (COMMENT: I should sue all those who tried but failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me at its 2006 annual convention for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/florida-gop-chair-censured-after-sexual-assaultallegation-27434347
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Christian Ziegler was accused in October of sexual assault involving a woman who said that she had been part of a three-way relationship with him and his wife, a well-known Florida Republican who supported the state’s law restricting discussion of sexual orientation in schools. “Christian Ziegler has engaged in conduct that renders him unfit for the office of Chairman,” read a motion that was unanimously passed by the Republican Party of Florida Executive Committee. “Ziegler has not been forthright and honest.” Ziegler wasn’t removed from office, but his authority as chairman was suspended and his salary was effectively eliminated, reduced to just $1. The party also called a special meeting for January in which the full state committee will consider removing Ziegler from his position. Ziegler hasn’t been charged with a crime and has previously denied the allegation. According to a search warrant originally obtained by the Florida Center for Government Accountability, detectives spoke to Ziegler in November and he said that the encounter with the alleged victim had been consensual. Efforts to reach him Sunday afternoon weren’t successful. His lawyer previously told several media outlets, “We are confident that once the police investigation is concluded that no charges will be filed, and Mr. Ziegler will be completely exonerated.” His wife, Bridget Ziegler, has also been caught up in the controversy, although there is no allegation of wrongdoing against her. She helped found the conservative parents’ rights group Moms for Liberty, and is a member of the Sarasota County School Board and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board.)
— The Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani. He’s the latest to be brought low for having peddled Trump’s false election claims. – Editorial (COMMENT: Trump and I share many demographics. Since 2015, my critics/opponents have accused Trump of making many false statements. Of course, because of that, ever-increasingly, since 2015, they have accused me of using my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to “peddle” those statements and have taken many big adverse actions against me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tragedy-of-rudy-giuliani-defamation-georgia-election-trump-2a1e838d
— Air Travel in 2023 Was a Nightmare. And Flying Isn’t Likely to Get Much Better in 2024. Millions of fliers returned, but many went nowhere fast – Scott McCartney. (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious 1978-1992 that I frequently a)accompanied my wife on her frequent business trips to luxury resorts and b) took vacations with her in connection with those trips.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/flying-air-travel-2024-6cde5967
— Big Accounting Firms Layoff Partners – Mark Maurer and Alexander Saeedy (COMMENT: Accounting firms were never interested in me though a) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) became a licensed CPA in 1981, e) worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year in today’s dollars, f) worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year in today’s dollars, and g) became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. If I had been a minority and/or a female, they would have been extremely interest in me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-four-accounting-firms-overhired-now-theyre-starting-to-lay-off-partners-d0c6ee6b
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ey-is-laying-off-u-s-partners-amid-tough-economic-conditions-9efc4aa6

FORBES
— Biden Trails Trump In 7 Battleground States—Shedding Support Among Key Demographics
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/12/14/biden-trails-trump-in-7-battleground-states-shedding-support-among-key-demographics/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new poll shows that Biden is struggling to reach key demographics, including Black voters and young people.)
— Democrats ask “Is Elon Musk Right About DEI?” and say “Exploring Popular Critiques Of DEI.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2023/12/18/is-elon-musk-right-about-dei-exploring-critiques-of-dei/?sh=3fe7903d7d74

ATLANTIC
— The Myth of the Unemployed College Grad. – Kevin Carey (COMMENT: What frustrated your search for a job when you earned your bachelor’s degree? When I earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970 when I was 21, my job search was frustrated by my being viewed as being draft bait. Potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got – Retail Sales Manager for the Chicago Heights Firestone Store. But in early 1971, I accepted an job offer from Oldsmobile to serve as a liaison between its factories and dealers because my Firestone job did not really require a bachelor’s degree, because advancement seemed far too slow, and because my boss had me a) pumping gasoline, b) installing tires, batteries, etc., c) changing oil and filters, d) delivering major appliances, e) cleaning the store’s showroom, etc. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me for accepting that offer, I accepted an offer from IRS for a job that did require a bachelor’s degree in business. IRS offered me that job because I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/myth-unemployed-college-grad/676364/

DAILY MAIL
— Over 67K migrants are living in NYC shelters – more than triple the 2022 holiday season total – as Mayor Eric Adams calls Biden’s lax immigration policies ‘baffling.’ Adams has often clashed with the president, constantly begging Washington for money to solve a disaster that he claimed will ‘destroy my city.’ Adams says he would ship migrants from the border across the country and give them a three-year deadline to get themselves settled. – STEPHEN M. LEPORE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12875473/Over-67K-migrants-living-NYC-shelters-triple-2022-holiday-season-total-Mayor-Eric-Adams-calls-Bidens-lax-immigration-policies-baffling.html
— U.S. enters 2024 with its smallest military in over 80 years as active-duty troop numbers sink to less than 1.3 million and all branches except Space Force MISS recruiting goals and Pentagon issue ‘national call of service’ to Gen Z. Active-duty numbers have not been so low since 1941. – NICK ALLEN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12869575/pentagon-biden-army-navy-marines-space-force-military-recruit-gen-z.html

December 15, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Oak Park village officials tell migrants they must move out by end of January due to cost issues – Michelle Gallardo and Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-oak-park-how-to-help-cost/14185159/
— Dramatic spike in Chicago chickenpox cases, CDPH warns; most in unvaccinated new arrival migrants – Christian Piekos
https://abc7chicago.com/chicken-pox-vaccine-symptoms-chicago-migrants/14184972/
— Highest court will not hear Illinois assault weapons ban case – PETER HANCOCK & HANNAH MEISEL
https://abc7chicago.com/us-supreme-court-cases-illinois-gun-ban-assault-weapons/14183814/
— Chicago City Council sanctuary city referendum roundly defeated – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-city-council-meeting-sanctuary-mayor-brandon-johnson/14181793/
— Rideshare drivers protest outside Chicago Uber hub after driver killed while on the job – Jessica D’Onofrio and Tre Ward
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-uber-driver-killed-mohammed-al-hejoj-gig-alliance-protest/14184302/

NBC5
— Chicago City Council votes against measure to ask voters about ‘Sanctuary City’ status. Chicago’s ‘Sanctuary City,’ or ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance has been in place since 1985.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chicago-city-council-votes-against-measure-to-ask-voters-about-sanctuary-city-status/3303474/
— Activists celebrate city council voting against asking voters about ‘sanctuary city’ status
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D24z2I92-1UA
— Illinois bill will allow non-citizens to become police officers (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If there had been as many non-citizens in America when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, the wages that I got would have been lower.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-bill-will-allow-non-citizens-to-become-police-officers/3303881/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reps. Mary Miller and Lauren Boebert were among Republicans to condemn the bill, arguing that the legislation would allow individuals who entered the U.S. illegally to apply for positions.)
— Chicago Public Schools’ Board of Ed passes plan that could impact selective enrollment. The change in policy, expected to be approved in 2024, could eliminate the opportunity for students to test into one of CPS’s selective high schools. (COMMENT: What did passing tests enable you to do? Passing tests enabled me a) to earn degrees from NIU in 1970, Loyola in 1976, DePaul in 1980, and IIT in 1997, b) to get hired by the Post Office in 1966, Firestone Stores in 1970, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980, c) to become a CPA in 1979, and d) to become a Certified Internal Auditor and licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-public-schools-board-of-ed-passes-plan-that-could-impact-selective-enrollment/3303699/
— Shelved Brighton Park migrant camp cost city of Chicago nearly $1 million
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/shelved-brighton-park-migrant-camp-cost-city-of-chicago-nearly-1-million/3303227/

CBS2
— 13 arrested as protesters block downtown Chicago bridge amid war in Gaza – JACOB SARRACINO
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/13-arrested-protesters-block-downtown-chicago-bridge-gaza/
— Chicago City Council blocks advisory referendum on sanctuary city status
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-city-council-blocks-advisory-referendum-on-sanctuary-city-status/
— U.S. Supreme Court leaves Illinois assault weapons ban in place during appeals proceedings – MELISSA QUINN, ADAM HARRINGTON
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/u-s-supreme-court-leaves-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-place/
— Illinois offers rebates for electric vehicle purchases, but many find themselves ineligible – TARA MOLINA (COMMENT: I have bought many new vehicles since I was 17 in 1966. There were no rebates for any of them.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-rebates-electric-vehicle-purchases-ineligible/

FOX32
— Chicago protesters call for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war, 13 arrested
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-palestinian-protest-arrests
— Rosemont implements new ordinance to regulate migrant arrivals
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/rosemont-new-ordinance-regulate-migrant-arrivals
— Chicago voters won’t get chance to weigh in on sanctuary city status, City Council decides – Joanie Lum
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicagos-sanctuary-city-status-council
— Illinois assault weapons ban: US Supreme Court refuses to block law – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-us-supreme-court-refuses-to-block-law
— Chicago alderman blasts city council for refusing to send sanctuary status referendum to voters: ‘Scared of the truth here?’ Chicago Ald. Anthony Beale torched the City Council and Mayor Brandon Johnson for delaying a resolution that would allow residents to vote on whether to revoke the city’s sanctuary status amid the migrant crisis.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343094473112
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1381860

WTTW
— City Council Rejects Push to Ask Voters Whether Chicago Should Stay a Sanctuary City – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/14/city-council-votes-16-31-reject-push-ask-voters-whether-chicago-should-stay-sanctuary
— US Supreme Court Refuses to Block New Illinois Law Banning Some High-Power Semiautomatic Weapons – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/14/us-supreme-court-refuses-block-new-illinois-law-banning-some-high-power-semiautomatic

WGN RADIO
— Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens: We need a better plan for migrants coming to Illinois – Pete Zimmerman
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/rosemont-mayor-brad-stephens-we-need-a-better-plan-for-migrants-coming-to-illinois/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As police stations are cleared, some migrant families are separated, volunteers and migrants say – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-decompression-family-separations-20231215-bs2nq7mun5b4fndijdgd74nkgq-story.html
— Chicago begins impoundment of ‘rogue’ migrant buses as new ordinance toughens penalties – Nell Salzman and Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrant-rogue-buses-impound-20231215-q7udktivoneqlnkguv5qng7k3i-story.html
— Aldermen block plan to put sanctuary city question to Chicago voters – Alice Yin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-city-council-sanctuary-city-20231214-njlw74smhnhoxlqs2j33fcqojm-story.html
— Cook County mandates last-minute paid leave expansion – A.D. Quig
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-cook-county-paid-leave-expansion-suburbs-20231214-zmnkl7zcabb4bo53yq2f3exxha-story.html
— Supreme Court declines to put hold on Illinois gun ban – Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gun-ban-supreme-court-20231215-ushr6sx5ebcu3jxsv66dvntnwq-story.html
— Chicago Board of Ed votes to shift priorities from school choice to neighborhood schools – Sarah Macaraeg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/education/ct-cps-magnet-selective-enrollment-schools-20231215-hz3pm4bt65cmnjevqmc3ucteiu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Voters won’t get chance to weigh in on Chicago’s sanctuary city status, City Council decides. Ald. Anthony Beale’s proposed referendum would have asked voters in the March 19 primary: “Should the city of Chicago limit its designation as a sanctuary city by placing spending limits on its public funding?” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/12/14/24001474/chicago-city-council-anthony-beale-sanctuary-city-referendum-migrant-crisis
— Shelved Brighton Park migrant camp cost city nearly $1 million. State environmental regulators determined there were too many harmful metals and other toxic substances detected on the property for it to safely house asylum-seekers. – Mitchell Armentrout and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/13/24000647/brighton-park-migrant-camp-cost-chicago
— U.S. Supreme Court again refuses to block Illinois’ assault weapons ban. The high court had been asked to issue an injunction that would have blocked the year-old law, which prohibits the possession, manufacture or sale of semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines. – Tina Sfondeles and Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/12/14/24002020/u-s-supreme-court-refuses-to-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban
— Chicago man sues former employer, union for denying gender-affirming care: ‘I was shattered’ Morgan Mesi says Breakthru Beverage Illinois denied coverage of a bilateral mastectomy and hormone therapy, according to a complaint filed in federal court Thursday. – Violet Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/14/24001831/chicago-man-sues-employer-union-denying-gender-affirming-care
— Illinois NAACP president apologizes after likening migrants to ‘savages,’ rapists, burglars. Teresa Haley apologized Thursday, two days after comments she made surfaced in a video from a recent conference call of NAACP leaders. – Kade Heather
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/12/14/23999428/illinois-naacp-president-teresa-haley-migrants-savages-rapists-burglars
— Brandon Johnson’s campaign fund has taken millions from unions with City Hall contracts. The campaign contributions are legal, but failed mayoral candidate Willie Wilson wants them banned in mayoral races. Ald. Gilbert Villegas wants to limit contributions to city officials from unions with city contracts. – Robert Herguth and Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/15/23998636/brandon-johnson-campaign-contributions-unions-labor-seiu-ctu-chicago-teachers-union

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs scramble to exempt public safety employees from state’s on-demand paid-leave law – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231214/news/suburbs-scramble-to-exempt-public-safety-employees-from-states-on-demand-paid-leave-law/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: I should write a book about attorneys who have dumped me, that is, about attorneys who filed lawsuits for me, but then withdrew. I would focus on why they withdrew.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231215/news/like-doing-brain-surgery-on-yourself-why-lawyers-say-acting-as-your-own-attorney-is-a-bad-idea/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Push for vote on Chicago’s sanctuary city status dies in City Council – Justin Laurence
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-sanctuary-city-status-vote-effort-dies-city-council
— Chicago Tribune union members taking contract fight to Tribune Tower – Corli Jay
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/chicago-tribune-union-plans-rally-tribune-tower

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Dropping Off Migrants On Street Corners Certainly Is ‘Inhumane’ – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/droppoing-off-migrants-on-street-corners-certainly-is-inhumane/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood says there’s evidence to support a Biden impeachment inquiry – JJ Bullock
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/14/darin-lahood-alleges-influence-peddling-in-biden-impeachment-inquiry/71919861007/

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— McHenry County board incumbent wants primary opponent disqualified for misspelling ‘Republican’
https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/state/illinois-county-board-incumbent-wants-primary-opponent-disqualified-for-misspelling-republican/article_a9a2cab2-35a5-5b7e-b539-5c946d095437.html

WAND TV
— Why more women live in major East Coast counties while men outnumber them in the West – AP (COMMENT: What makes a man “quality?” How much of it is health, handsomeness, height, personality, values, religion, national origin, education, occupation, income, net worth, possessions, professional certifications and licenses, etc.? I got married when I was 29. I did not pass the CPA examination until I was 30, earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32, and become a licensed CPA until I was 32. However, I had earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 and I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21. I had bought condos when I was 27 and 25 and a new town home when I was 24. I had owned a 1972 Corvette since I was 23. I had gotten promoted to GS-12 ($92,279/year in today’s dollars) when I was 25. My wife had worked for the FBI. She had helped elect Big Jim Thompson. She is Catholic and I am Missouri Synod Lutheran. We met a Presbyterian singles event.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/why-more-women-live-in-major-east-coast-counties-while-men-outnumber-them-in-the/article_c066c61f-2d91-5157-af20-2587fbab1bf9.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It’s really tough to find quality men who share similar values,” Averbach said. There aren’t many singles groups that cater to her age group, she says, and when such groups put on events, they usually attract more women than men. Her county has a low sex ratio, which means there are more women than men. A high ratio indicates there are more men than women.)

DARIEN PATCH & BURR RIDGE PATCH & WESTERN SPRINGS PATCH
— Secrecy Again To Pick Darien Area Lawmaker? The GOP last time declined to give the names of applicants before its appointment. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/secrecy-again-pick-darien-area-lawmaker
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/secrecy-again-pick-burr-ridge-area-lawmaker
https://patch.com/illinois/westernsprings/secrecy-again-pick-western-springs-area-lawmaker

LEMONT PATCH
— Committee To Appoint Replacement For 82nd District Representative. The 82nd Representative District Committee will meet at Lemont Public Library at 4 p.m. on Dec. 20. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/lemont/committee-appoint-replacement-82nd-district-representative

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— City Impounds First ‘Rogue Bus’ Carrying Migrants Under New Policy. The ordinance is aimed at stopping bus companies from dropping off migrants late at night or without prior notice, often leaving officials scrambling to accommodate them. The city impounded the first bus Wednesday night. – Quinn Myers and Alex V. Hernandez
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/14/city-will-start-impounding-fining-rogue-buses-that-skirt-rules-when-dropping-off-migrants/
— Controversial Sanctuary City Ballot Question Voted Down By City Council. The effort by alds. Anthony Beale and Ray Lopez has led to political turmoil at City Hall, but it will not move forward following Thursday’s vote. The effort by alds. Anthony Beale and Ray Lopez has led to political turmoil at City Hall, but it will not move forward following Thursday’s vote. – Quinn Myers
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/14/alderpeople-vote-down-controversial-sanctuary-city-ballot-question/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-203/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-6/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-202/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Full appeal expected after SCOTUS denies emergency injunction against Illinois’ gun ban – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2d547ee0-9ad0-11ee-a36c-c3db1bd6ec1e.html
— New Illinois law criminalizes impeding picket lines – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2bfe2c36-9acf-11ee-b988-e7596c8b6db8.html
— Pentagon falls 41,000 short of reduced military recruitment goals – Brett Rowland
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b452eee2-9ac4-11ee-99c9-1b25ce2c88d8.html

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Legal Challenges to Dems’ Gun Ban Continue Despite Setback
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/652954727-legal-challenges-to-dems-gun-ban-continue-despite-setback
— U.S. Supreme Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Against Illinois Democrats’ Firearms Ban
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/652954476-u-s-supreme-court-denies-preliminary-injunction-against-illinois-democrats-firearms-ban

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— SCOTUS Justice Barrett declines one invitation to step into IL gun ban fight, at least for now
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/652955684-scotus-justice-barrett-declines-one-invitation-to-step-into-il-gun-ban-fight-at-least-for-now

PARENTS DEFENDING EDUCATION
— Top Illinois STEM school stage protest over DEI (COMMENT: What percent of parents are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage, anti-traditional family, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://defendinged.org/incidents/video-reveals-students-at-top-illinois-stem-school-stage-protest-over-dei-list-of-demands-includes-concrete-impacts-for-alleged-bias-offenders/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ ruling class has decided to go full extremism on their policies, so now is the best time to fight back.
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-ruling-class-has-decided-to-go-full-extremism-on-their-policies-so-now-is-the-best-time-to-fight-back-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Our universities have become hubs of radical activism – Scott Walker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/14/our-universities-have-become-hubs-of-radical-activ/
— ‘Misinformation’ service NewsGuard targeted in defense bill – Bill Gertz (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are full of misinformation. My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/13/inside-ring-misinformation-service-newsguard-targe/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2024 defense authorization bill now in its final stages on Capitol Hill contains a provision that would restrict the Pentagon from spending money on an advertising agency that relies on the self-described “counter-misinformation” group NewsGuard, a blow to the left-leaning organization that critics say unfairly targets conservative media. The restriction in the proposed annual National Defense Authorization Act recently survived a House-Senate conference. The final bill is being taken up by both chambers this week. The provision calls on the defense secretary to ensure all ad agencies that contract with the Defense Department do not “place advertisements in news sources based on personal or institutional political preferences or biases, or determinations of misinformation.” The section also requires that the defense secretary and military service secretaries notify Congress whenever an ad agency employs NewsGuard, a similar British-based group called the Global Disinformation Index, or similar services. The provision is a response by several House Republicans who have said that self-appointed anti-misinformation watchdog groups are effectively being used to target conservative media outlets.)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— What would happen if a white mayor held a party for only white elected officials? – Christopher Tremoglie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/what-would-happen-if-a-white-mayor-held-a-party-for-only-white-elected-officials
— DC bridge shut down by Jewish protesters calling for ceasefire in Gaza – Eden Villalovas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-dc-bridge-shut-down-jewish-protesters-calling-ceasefire-gaza
— Post office suffers an a-woke-ning – Quin Hillyer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine/opinion/post-office-suffers-an-a-woke-ning
— Supreme Court declines to halt Illinois assault-style rifle ban – Kaelan Deese
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/supreme-court-declines-halt-illinois-assault-rifle-ban

NEW YORK POST
— Huge line of thousands of migrants spotted trying to hop train to US border – Alex Oliveira
https://nypost.com/2023/12/14/news/huge-line-of-migrants-spotted-trying-to-hop-train-into-u-s/
— Angry drivers try to move Jewish protesters who shut down LA freeway during rush hour – Alyssa Guzman
https://nypost.com/2023/12/14/news/angry-drivers-try-to-move-jewish-protesters-who-shut-down-la-freeway-during-rush-hour/

AMAC
— The BorderLine: Biden Prefers To Put Your Safety At Risk And Play Recidivism Roulette With Criminal Aliens
https://amac.us/newsline/society/the-borderline-biden-prefers-to-put-your-safety-at-risk-and-play-recidivism-roulette-with-criminal-aliens/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Market for Failing Boys. School is girl-coded. Is it any wonder boys are struggling? – Carmel Richardson
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-market-for-failing-boys/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Was Illinois’ 2022 general election valid? – Marly Hornik and Ken Zitko
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/was_illinois_2022_general_election_valid.html
— The president of the Illinois NAACP called illegal aliens ‘savages’ – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/the_president_of_the_illinois_naacp_called_illegal_aliens_savages.html
— Angelenos fight back after Gaza protestors shut down the 110 freeway – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/angelenos_fight_back_after_gaza_protestors_shut_down_their_110_freeway.html

BREITBART
— White House Sets Border Deal: 1 Million Illegals Per Year and $61 Billion for Ukraine – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/15/white-house-border-deal-to-gop-1-million-illegals-per-year/
— Republicans Introduce Plan to Verify U.S. Citizenship for Mail-In Voters – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/14/republicans-introduce-plan-to-verify-u-s-citizenship-for-mail-in-voters/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Size and Implications of the Immigrant Population. – Mark Krikorian, Steven A. Camarota, Rich Lowry, and Roy Beck
https://cis.org/Transcript/Panel-Transcript-Size-and-Implications-Immigrant-Population

DAILY CALLER
— Supreme Court Leaves Illinois Gun Restrictions In Place – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/14/supreme-court-leaves-blue-states-gun-restrictions-place/
— Americans Must Choose Between Civilization — Or Its Destroyers – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/14/victor-davis-hanson-nihilism-anarchy-left-wing-civilization/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Will We Get a Bad Border Deal for Christmas? – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/14/will-we-get-a-bad-border-deal-for-christmas/

DAILY WIRE
— New York City Spending Tens Of Thousands On Migrant Meals That Get Trashed. 70,000 meals were wasted in less than three weeks. – Mairead Elordi
https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-city-spending-tens-of-thousands-on-migrant-meals-that-get-trashed

EPOCH TIMES
— Haley’s Top Backers Include Democrat Donors, Silicon Valley Billionaires. Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley is tied to numerous political action committees that raised more than $28 million the last time they were required to disclose. – Austin Alonzo (COMMENT: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/haleys-top-backers-include-democrat-donors-silicon-valley-billionaires-5546297

FOX NEWS
— Supreme Court allows Illinois semiautomatic weapons ban to stay in place. The Illinois law will continue to be litigated in the lower courts. – Adam Sabes
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-allows-illinois-semiautomatic-weapons-ban-stay-place
— White House prickles at ‘baseless,’ ‘no evidence’ Biden impeachment
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-politics-wh-prickles-baseless-no-evidence-biden-impeachment

GOPUSA
— Give Us Educated, Skilled Immigrants Yearning To Support Themselves
https://www.gopusa.com/give-us-educated-skilled-immigrants-yearning-to-support-themselves/
— Tagging Evangelical Christians As A ‘Polarizing Extreme’
https://www.gopusa.com/tagging-evangelical-christians-as-a-polarizing-extreme/
— Trump Demands Action After 20 Percent Of Mail-In Voters Admit To Fraud In 2020 Election Survey
https://www.gopusa.com/trump-demands-action-after-20-percent-of-mail-in-voters-admit-to-fraud-in-2020-election-survey/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Chicago Mayor Blasted by Black Community for Favoring Illegal Immigrants. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/were-not-last-in-line-chicago-mayor-blasted-by-black-community-for-favoring-illegal-immigrants/

LIFE NEWS
— Pro-Life Americans Must Take on Abortion Tourism to Save More Babies From Abortion
https://www.lifenews.com/2023/12/14/pro-life-americans-must-take-on-abortion-tourism-to-save-more-babies-from-abortion/

MRC TV
— White House’s Bizarre Christmas Video Sparks Hilarious Reactions – BRITTANY M. HUGHES
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/i-thought-it-was-fake-white-houses-bizarre-christmas-video-sparks-hilarious

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Would Republicans Agree to 3,000 Illegal-Alien Crossings Per Day? – ANDREW C. MCCARTHY
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/why-would-republicans-agree-to-3000-illegal-alien-crossings-per-day/

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Aldermen Block Plan to Put Question of Sanctuary City Status on the Ballot – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/14/chicago-aldermen-block-plan-to-put-question-of-sanctuary-city-on-the-ballot-n4924752
— Mayor Johnson Explains Why He Wanted to Camp Illegals on a Toxic Waste Dump – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/14/mayor-johnson-explains-why-he-wanted-to-put-illegals-on-a-toxic-waste-dump-n4924742

TOWNHALL
— Biden’s Border Crisis Just Keeps Getting Worse, 13 Million Illegal Aliens Now In U.S. – Sarah Arnold |
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/14/bidens-border-crisis-just-keeps-getting-worse-13-million-illegal-aliens-now-in-us-n2632434
— Meritocracy vs. DEI – Alan Joseph Bauer (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and b) who had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, and/or no professional certifications or licenses. I earned a) job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2023/12/15/meritocracy-vs-dei-n2632418

ZERO HEDGE
— After Affirmative Action Win Over Harvard, Group Takes On West Point – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/after-affirmative-action-win-over-harvard-group-takes-west-point

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Israeli military veteran tapped as GOP candidate in special election to replace George Santos – Anthony Izaguirre (COMMENT: From what I see, the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization ever-increasingly want candidates who do not share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/12/14/israeli-military-veteran-tapped-as-gop-candidate-in-special-election-to-replace-george-santos/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans have picked a little-known county lawmaker who once served in the Israeli military as their candidate in a special election to replace ousted New York congressman George Santos, party officials said Thursday. Nassau County legislator and former Israeli paratrooper Mazi Pilip will face off against Democratic former congressman Tom Suozzi in a Feb. 13 special election for the seat, which includes northern parts of Queens and Long Island. The selection pits Pilip, a relatively unknown local lawmaker originally from Ethiopia, against a political veteran in Suozzi, who previously represented the district for six years during a lengthy career in Long Island politics.)

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-12-15/rise-in-mexican-cartel-violence-drives-record-migration-to-the-us

ABC NEWS & HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/2024-presidential-candidates-stand-lgbtq-issues-105662334
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/we-live-here-the-midwest-lgbtq-documentary_n_6578f509e4b0fca7ad227d74

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters ever-increasingly run American universities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/opinion/harvard-desantis-florida-college.html
— State Dept.’s Fight Against Disinformation Comes Under Attack. The Global Engagement Center has become the focus of Republican-led criticism that the U.S. government coerces social media platforms into removing offensive content. – Steven Lee Meyers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/technology/state-department-disinformation-criticism.html

USA TODAY
— Democrats say “Biden is struggling to connect with key Democratic voters” and ask “Is Trump enough to fix it?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/11/donald-trump-fear-joe-biden-democrats-electability-2024/71620167007/
— Those who promote illegal immigration promote migrant deaths. Because Democrat and RINO leaders promote illegal immigration, Democrat and RINO leaders promote migrant deaths.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/11/30/us-mexico-border-sees-surge-migrant-deaths-el-paso-juarez/71751171007/?gnt-cfr=1
— Ever-increasingly, younger employees want older employees to retire. In 1993 when I was a 45-year-old GAO employee, because I had 25 years of federal seniority, I became eligible to take GAO’s early retirement “offer.” In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors with the blessing of my Democrat GAO supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates succeeded in forcing me to take their “offer” which expired that year. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2023/12/14/older-workers-jobs-pew-research-study/71898652007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a major demographic shift, the older workforce – some 11 million Americans – has quadrupled in size since the mid-1980s, driven by the graying of the U.S. population. The share of older Americans holding a job is also much greater. Roughly 1 in 5 Americans ages 65 and older (19%) are employed today – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago, according to new data from the Pew Research Center.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Most ‘Transgender’ Kids Turn Out to Be Gay. Subjecting them to medical interventions is the modern-day version of ‘conversion therapy.’ – Roy Eappen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-transgender-kids-turn-out-to-be-gay-gender-affirming-care-conversion-therapy-58111b2e
— From the U.S. to the U.K. to Australia, backlash builds against governments for failing to control immigration – Greg Ip (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want cheap labor, they reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/the-other-i-word-angering-voters-across-western-world-dc63345b

FORBES
— Elon Musk Says DEI ‘Must Die’ And Criticizes Diversity Schemes As ‘Discrimination’ – Robert Hart
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/12/15/elon-musk-says-dei-must-die-and-criticizes-diversity-schemes-as-discrimination/
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/12/14/university-donors-lawmakers-target-dei-how-antisemitism-concerns-have-expanded-into-gop-culture-wars/?sh=4f0ba0a0585b

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Supreme Court Declines to Halt New Illinois Assault-Weapon Ban – Greg Stohr
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-declines-to-halt-new-illinois-assault-weapon-ban

PBS
— Chicago City Council Rejects Sanctuary City Ballot Question
https://www.pbs.org/video/chicago-city-council-rejects-sanctuary-city-ballot-question/

December 14, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago City Council to take up sanctuary city referendum Thursday – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-city-council-meeting-sanctuary-mayor-brandon-johnson/14181793/
— Chicago migrants bus impounded by city for first time
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-migrant-bus-arrival-impounded-city-council/14180552/
— Chicago spent nearly $1M on failed Brighton Park migrant base camp. State shuttered contaminated construction site due to environmental concerns. – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-city-council-meeting-immigration-mayor-brandon-johnson/14178444/
— City Council meeting disrupted despite new rules – Diane Pathieu and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-city-council-meeting-news-police-department/14175991/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gluN5XygFo
— Unsolved hate crimes in Chicago surge, City Council votes to change reporting system. – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that Democrats and RINOs paint you as being a hater and even worse things. Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun-owner, Protestant, German-American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-city-council-public-safety-committee-what-is-a-hate-crime-antisemitism/14179472/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Ideally, as a police administrator, as a citizen, you’d want to see the clearance rate to be more like 83%,” Kushner said. “But in reality, you need witnesses. You need hard, physical evidence to get these crimes cleared. And that’s not the case in these matters.”)

NBC5
— Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, criminals could care less about being caught on camera.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/caught-on-camera-burglars-target-several-businesses-in-chicagos-uptown-in-recent-days/3303018/

CBS2
— Mayor Johnson pivots to greater migrant crisis when asked if tent camp plan was mistake – SABRINA FRANZA
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mayor-johnson-migrant-asked-tent-camp-plan-mistake/
— GardaWorld to pay for costs of canceled Chicago migrant tent camp in Brighton Park – TODD FEURER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/brighton-park-migrant-tent-camp-costs-gardaworld/

FOX32
— Pressure mounts on Chicago mayor as costs for failed Brighton Park migrant site reach nearly $1M
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pressure-mounts-chicago-mayor-costs-failed-brighton-park-migrant-site
— Chicago rejects arbitrator’s ruling, refusing officers the ability to bypass police board – Tia Ewing (COMMENT: I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ( https://www.finra.org/arbitration-mediation ) since 1998.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tension-peaks-as-chicago-city-council-approves-two-year-police-contract-extension-with-increased-pay
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1380989
— Hundreds try to attend Chicago City Council meeting. Crowds started lining up at City Hall on Wednesday to get a seat in the council chambers. Many were trying to get their voices heard about the Israel-Hamas War.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1380993

WTTW
— Chicago City Council Votes to Delay New Law That Will Require Workers to Get At Least 10 Days of Paid Time Off – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/13/chicago-city-council-votes-delay-new-law-would-require-workers-get-least-10-days-paid

WBEZ
— Chicago City Council rejects private arbitration for police firings and long suspensions. Stepping closer to a court fight, the council voted Wednesday against allowing cops to contest the most serious discipline behind closed doors. – Chip Mitchel (COMMENT: I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ( https://www.finra.org/arbitration-mediation ) since 1998.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-city-council-rejects-arbitration-for-police-firings/c26a50be-70b5-48db-836f-1060f4ea8005
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/migrants-in-chicago-mental-health-care-services/696bbb6e-8bd9-442e-8e4c-2173fd0271f7

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Beale to try again Thursday to push through advisory referendum on sanctuary city status. Beale tried briefly to suspend the rules Wednesday for immediate consideration of a new version stating: “Should the city of Chicago limit its designation as a sanctuary city by placing spending limits on its public funding?” -Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/12/13/24000487/chicago-migrant-crisis-sanctuary-city-ordinance-council-referendum-vote-anthony-beale

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Oak Park, which has been providing shelter for migrants, will require them to move out of hotel, YMCA by Jan. 31 – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-migrants-oak-park-turn-away-20231214-6c5vdcwsnnaytdpyuhzgjrzxw4-story.html
— Board of Ethics finds probable cause four lobbyists improperly donated to Johnson – A.D. Quig
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-johnson-lobbyist-donations-board-of-ethics-20231213-mhgkijnbnnf2bfbuxnqerjq2ou-story.html
— Mayor Brandon Johnson defends handling of environmental report at now-scrapped migrant camp – Alice Yin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-brandon-johnson-migrants-base-camps-20231214-qd4wtgrw7raftkk2tjmfc343ma-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: City Council sides with mayor on Chicago police contract: More money for cops but disciplinary provision rebuffed – Sam Charles, A.D. Quig and Alice Yin (COMMENT: I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ( https://www.finra.org/arbitration-mediation ) since 1998.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-city-council-vote-fop-contract-arbitration-20231213-fka2txhzyba5lnth6ux5cbiwj4-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 33-17 vote defeating the arbitration clause nixes a major part of a deal announced less than two months ago as a major political win by Johnson’s administration with the union representing most of Chicago’s police force. The council’s rejection, and its reasoning for it, will now head back to arbitrator Edwin Benn, who earlier this year voted for the arbitration clause and could send that same ruling back to aldermen within weeks. The battle could ultimately end up in circuit court. In an unusual move at Johnson’s request, the arbitration matter was voted on separately from the rest of the contract, including raises for rank-and-file officers totaling 20% over four years that was approved by the full council with no debate.)
— Be very afraid for Chicago’s stellar selective-enrollment schools – Editorial (COMMENT: How successful were you in high school? Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class and that my ACT score was only 24. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would stress their parents’ education and wealth.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-chicago-education-selective-enrollment-schools-ctu-20231213-743huxbg6fcwrkix2nhlv4vooa-story.html
— DuPage County District 4 Republican voters anxiously await the DuPage County Republican Central Committee to fill the DuPage County District 4 Board vacancy on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-05-26-0005260258-story.html
(FROM THE May 26, 2000 ARTICLE: Monday was the statutory deadline for established political parties to fill vacancies on the November ballot where no candidate sought the nomination in the March primaries. In addition to the two County Board candidates and two countywide candidates picked for the ballot a few weeks ago by the DuPage Democratic organization, the party has added Richard Hass of Elmhurst to run in County Board District 2 in east central DuPage. Also added to the ballot recently were investment consultant Thomas Mason of Downers Grove, who will challenge U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) in the 13th Congressional District, and Stephanie Downs Hughes of Naperville, who was picked by Kane and DuPage Democrats to oppose state Sen. Chris Lauzen (R-Aurora) in the 21st Senate District. As of Thursday, however, DuPage Democrats still were researching why the DuPage County Election Commission reached a conclusion Monday that appears to disqualify two of the party’s appointed nominees from having their names on the November ballot. According to a member of the party’s candidate search committee, organization Chairman James Walsh was notified this week that the unsuccessful attempts in March by Democrats Vernon Carter of Bartlett and Christina Beaird of Naperville to win write-in campaigns for circuit clerk and County Board disqualifies them from being appointed to fill the ballot vacancies. Carter was picked to run for circuit clerk and Beaird was selected to run for the County Board in District 5. They tried to win the Democratic nomination for those posts by mounting write-in campaigns but failed to receive enough votes. If Carter is disqualified from being appointed to the ballot, Fitzpatrick will be the only Democrat seeking countywide office in DuPage.)

DAILY HERAL:D
— TOP OF FOLD: Rosemont to crack down on Texas bus companies bringing migrants to town – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231213/news/rosemont-to-crack-down-on-texas-bus-companies-bringing-migrants-to-town/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Oak Park helped Chicago house migrants. It can’t take any more. – Jack Grieve
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-suburb-oak-park-says-no-more-migrant-buses-texas
— City’s paid leave policy delayed by six months – Justin Laurence
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicagos-pto-policy-delayed-six-months

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Nomination objections filed against Coburn and Chiaro, Illinois House District 95 candidates – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/12/what-to-know-about-candidates-hit-with-objections-to-nomination-papers/71891933007/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State’s bogus ‘misinformation’ law goes down in flames – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-states-bogus-misinformation-law-goes-down-in-flames/article_cc628713-f24e-5900-96c0-110bc0260b9b.html

JOURNAL COURIER
— DeSantis goes after Trump on abortion, COVID-19 and the border wall in an Iowa town hall – AP
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/politics/article/desantis-goes-after-trump-on-abortion-covid-19-18550764.php

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— New ‘vetting manual’ by Missouri GOP activists sparks conflict among state Republicans – Jack Suntrup (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs are involved in Republican politics to get the party to promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.)
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/new-vetting-manual-by-missouri-gop-activists-sparks-conflict-among-state-republicans/article_0006fb3a-99c6-11ee-a689-b34e2196d437.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A “vetting manual” being floated in GOP circles has sparked conflict, in part because it seeks to block certain candidates from running as Republicans. The state party has warned the document would invite litigation. Efforts to institute the vetting plan are still playing out, and only a handful of county parties have adopted the system, according to a state party official. The movement bears similarities to the ongoing struggle between hard-line and main-line Republicans in the state Legislature, a conflict that is coming into focus as the Aug. 6 GOP primary approaches.)

NPR ILLINOIS
— Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on immigration – Jasmine Garsd
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-12-13/where-the-republican-presidential-candidates-stand-on-immigration

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— City Paying Well More Than Typical Rent For Migrant Shelter Buildings — And Keeping Details Secret. Aides to Mayor Brandon Johnson and building owners say no one is getting rich off the shelters. – Mick Dumke and Melody Mercado
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/13/city-paying-well-more-than-typical-rent-for-migrant-shelter-buildings-and-keeping-details-secret/

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek Announces No Primary Candidate Petition Challenges Filed for 2024 Local Races
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/news_detail_T2_R1095.php

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
— Chicago Booth launches new Master in Finance Program. Degree will help recent college graduates jump-start their careers in the rapidly advancing field. (COMMENT: I started taking graduate evening finance courses at IIT in 1992 when I was 43, and after I completing 14 courses, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I did that a) because my Democrat GAO superiors had made it clear to me that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) because my University of Chicago MBA-holding GAO supervisor had made it clear to her employees that she wanted/demanded her employees to have such degrees. I succeed in getting her appointed to the program’s advisory committee. But in September of 1997, she flushed all that down her toilet. She played a very big role in forcing me to take GAO’s agency-wide early retirement “offer” that was expiring at the end of that month so that she could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who had shunned the program. And that is exactly what she did. She ignored, dismissed, and belittled a) the fact that I had almost 18 years of experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $$109,732-$142,650/year, and the last 8 years of which working for her, b) the fact that I had become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Frad Examiner in 1990, c) the fact that I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, d) the fact that I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) the fact that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year.)
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/chicago-booth-launches-new-master-finance-program

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/12/14/prodding-d-c-for-migrant-dollars-00131719

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-5/
— Pritzker says GardaWorld will eat the state’s costs of canceled Brighton Park tent city
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/13/pritzker-says-gardaworld-will-eat-the-states-costs-of-canceled-brighton-park-tent-city/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Bergquam: ‘More than half of the shuttle terminal has been taken over at O’Hare International Airport to house illegals that Chicago can’t handle’
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/652915809-bergquam-more-than-half-of-the-shuttle-terminal-has-been-taken-over-at-o-hare-international-airport-to-house-illegals-that-chicago-can-t-handle

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Downstate legislators see Chicago crime impacting tourism – Glenn Minnis
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_a16fa31a-9916-11ee-ad5a-bbaa3e68b7dc.html

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ long slide in manufacturing jobs continues – Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-long-slide-in-manufacturing-jobs-continues-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Petition Objections Filed Against Precinct Committeeman Candidate – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2023/12/petition-objections-filed-against-precinct-committeeman-candidate/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HOW TO EMPOWER CHICAGO COMMUNITIES TO SAVE FAILING SCHOOLS – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-how-to-empower-chicago-communities-to-save-failing-schools/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hispanics warn of political payback if Biden strikes border deal – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: To get more votes from Hispanics, Democrats and RINOs promise to give Hispanics more preference. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/13/slap-face-hispanics-warn-political-payback-if-joe-/
— House approves formal impeachment probe of President Biden’s involvement in family business deals – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/13/house-approves-formal-impeachment-probe-of-preside/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago-area suburbs reject busloads of immigrants arriving from Texas – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/chicago-area-suburbs-reject-migrants-from-texas
— Biden border crisis: 13 million illegal immigrants now in US – Paul Bedard (COMMENT: How many of those 13 million illegals are going to vote for Democrats in the November 5, 2024 election?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/biden-border-crisis-13-million-illegals-now-in-us
— Jewish protesters shut down LA freeway in call for Gaza ceasefire – Lily Larsen
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jewish-protesters-la-freeway-gaza-cease-fire
— Congressional Republicans advance measure to exclude illegal immigrants from VA benefits – Brady Knox
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/congressional-republicans-exclude-illegal-immigrants-va
— Union-backed changes to Chicago’s police discipline system rejected by City Council and Mayor Brandon Johnson – Eden Villalovas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/union-changes-chicagos-police-discipline-system-rejected-city-council-johnson

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— GAO report says billions of our tax dollars flowed to Big Abortion – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/pro-life/2023/12/13/gao-report-says-billions-of-our-tax-dollars-flowed-to-big-abortion/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The president of the Illinois NAACP called illegal aliens ‘savages’ – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/the_president_of_the_illinois_naacp_called_illegal_aliens_savages.html
— Mexico begins building its own northern border wall, doing the job Joe Biden won’t do – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/mexico_begins_building_a_northern_border_wall_doing_the_job_joe_biden_wont_do.html

BLAZE
— The border crisis is now an interior crisis. What will the GOP do? – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-border-crisis-is-now-an-interior-crisis-what-will-the-gop-do

BREITBART
— Illinois Elites Accuse NAACP Leader of ‘Racism’ for Comments About Migrants – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/13/illinois-elites-accuse-naacp-leader-of-racism-for-comments-about-migrants/
— House Votes on Opening Impeachment Inquiry into Joe Biden
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/13/watch-live-house-votes-on-opening-impeachment-inquiry-into-joe-biden/
— Republicans Seek to Ban Biden from Using Dept. of Veterans Affairs to Give Healthcare to Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/13/republicans-seek-to-ban-biden-from-using-dept-of-veterans-affairs-to-give-healthcare-to-illegal-aliens/

FOX NEWS
— Boston mayor sends holiday party invite meant only for ‘electeds of color.’ One outgoing councilmember said the move was ‘unfortunate and divisive.’ – Nikolas Lanum (COMMENT: From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the less likely that you will be invited to events and the less welcome that you will be if you are invited and do attend. Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun-owner, Protestant, German-American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/boston-mayor-sends-holiday-party-invite-meant-electeds-color-dividing-city-councilors
— Thousands of migrants wait a few hours from Eagle Pass, Texas, to catch trains headed for southern border. Droves of migrants are set to reach the US border within days. – Greg Wehner
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/thousands-migrants-wait-few-hours-south-eagle-pass-texas-catch-trains-headed-southern-border
— Democrats are responsible for the slow death of urban America – Laura Ingraham
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343004140112
— Former Obama adviser David Axelrod says poll showing Biden at record low approval is ‘very, very dark’ The WSJ poll showed Trump leading Biden 47% to 43%. – Adam Sabes
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-obama-advisor-david-axelrod-poll-showing-biden-record-low-approval-very-very-dark
— Haley grilled by debate opponents, social media over record on trans issues: ‘Will cave to big donors’ Haley told the debate audience her opponents were ‘jealous’ of her donors. – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/haley-grilled-by-debate-opponents-social-media-over-record-trans-issues-big-donors
(FROPM THE ARTICLE: “Everyone knows Nikki was the conservative, outsider governor in South Carolina. She took on the establishment and Barack Obama—and won. She cracked down on illegal immigration, implemented E-Verify, opposed Wall Street bailouts, protected life, cut taxes, expanded Second Amendment rights, and signed the first anti-BDS bill in the country. The more Ron DeSantis loses, the more he lies.”)

FOX NEWS RADIO
— THOUSANDS of Illegals RELEASED EACH DAY! – Tomi Lahren
https://radio.foxnews.com/2023/12/13/thousands-of-illegals-released-each-day-2/

HOT AIR
— San Francisco Puts out the Welcome Mat for Illegal Aliens in El Paso – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/12/13/san-francisco-puts-out-the-welcome-mat-for-illegal-aliens-in-el-paso-n598756

MRC TV
— Conservatives Wage Lawfare Against Discriminatory DEI Practices at Law Firms – EVAN POELLINGER (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/evan-poellinger/conservatives-wage-lawfare-against-discriminatory-dei-practices-law-firms

PJ MEDIA
— Is Illinois Still Offering $9K to Illegals for Rent? – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2023/12/13/is-chicago-still-offering-9k-to-illegals-for-rent-n4924720

ZERO HEDGE
— Sanctuary City May Grant Voting Rights To Noncitizens For Local Elections – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/boston-boondoggle-sanctuary-city-may-grant-voting-rights-noncitizens-local-elections

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) crow about their success in getting rid of Republicans.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4357594-majority-concerned-about-political-violence-threat-survey/

REUTERS
— To get more and more and more votes from those who have demographics who vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly give more and more and more preference to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Those demographics include: minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/law-schools-embrace-lsat-alternatives-after-affirmative-action-ban-2023-12-13/

MSNBC
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-second-term-heritage-foundation-christian-nationalism-rcna129359

MSN
— Company paid $432M of taxpayer cash to feed NYC’s migrants after winning no-bid contract trashed 70,000 meals – worth $776,000 – in just one month as NYC Mayor Eric Adams is forced to slash billions from city budget. – Germania Rodriguez Poleo
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/company-paid-432m-of-taxpayer-cash-to-feed-nyc-s-migrants-after-winning-no-bid-contract-trashed-70-000-meals-worth-776-000-in-just-one-month-as-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-is-forced-to-slash-billions-from-city-budget/ar-AA1lrVXn

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden ever-increasingly acts like he is a dictator.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/opinion/trump-authoritarian.html
— My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. To keep their hands clean, they have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes, and their dirty work.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-ruby-freeman.html

USA TODAY
— Poll: Most Asian Americans concerned. Majority worried nation going in wrong direction. – Matt Brown and Linley Sanders (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who were Asian American and they did everything that they could to turn them against me. Further, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who were minority, female, unmarried, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or who they wanted to get rid of and they did everything that they could to turn them against me.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20231214/281621015125464

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Ron DeSantis says Donald Trump isn’t conservative, has ‘moved left’ on issues – Katie Akin
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/12/13/ron-desantis-says-hes-more-conservative-than-donald-trump-iowa-caucuses-presidential-election-2024/71880946007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Are Cities Closing Shelters If Homelessness Is Rising? In Pittsburgh, people sleep outside the doors of a fully occupied facility. – Kris Maher and Dan Frosch
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/why-are-cities-closing-shelters-if-homelessness-is-rising-c73cdbcd
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liz-cheney-checks-and-balances-wont-stop-trump-abuse-of-power-jan-6-second-term-219cc7b7
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Singes the GOP as He Blazes Ahead. He looks strong for the nomination but seems determined to divide his own party.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-singes-the-gop-as-he-blazes-ahead-2024-presidential-primary-bcd9f499
— Why Doesn’t Gen Z Want to Be All It Can Be? Young Americans’ are skeptical of the military. That’s a reason to worry about national security. – Mike Gallagher and Kevin Wallsten (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have used my avoiding the Vietnam War draft against me the most since 1966. I would focus on those who continue to do that and why they continue to do that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-doesnt-gen-z-want-to-be-all-it-can-be-perception-of-military-spending-israel-23529a8b
— How to Brag About Work, Even if It’s Not Going Great. Questions about your career are as much a part of holiday gatherings as eggnog and ugly sweaters. Answering them is an art. – Callum Borchers (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress the many big adverse actions that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took against me. In my defense, I stress that notwithstanding those many big adverse actions, a) I survived at GAO for almost 18 years and my salary increased from $82,720/year to $142,650/year in today’s dollars, b) I survived at IRS for almost 9 years and my salary increased from $52,022/year to $104,583/year in today’s dollars, and c) I survived at the Post Office for almost 3 years and my salary increased from $18.05/hour to $19.25/hour in today’s dollars.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/how-to-brag-about-work-even-if-its-not-going-great-4854d2b7

WORLD TRIBUNE
— Invasion: 20,000 illegals per day are crossing the U.S. southern border
https://www.worldtribune.com/invasion-20000-illegals-per-day-are-crossing-the-u-s-southern-border/

NPR
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/13/1218935981/republican-candidates-immigration

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Democrats Want Harsh Punishment for Trump (COMMENT: Who wants harsh punishment for you? Since 2000, far too many Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers want harsh punishment for me because they lost elections. Since 2000, far too many leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization want harsh punishment for me because Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct lost elections. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government wanted harsh punishment for me a) because I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat superiors and supervisors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/partner_surveys/democrats_want_harsh_punishment_for_trump

December 12, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrants arriving by busload in Rosemont and Cicero are sent away, but welcomed in Oak Park, as suburbs respond differently to crisis – Robert McCoppin (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-migrants-suburbs-20231211-xibvbk5o6ncala6yu7op7oumbm-story.html
— Republican National Committee backs effort to block mail-in ballots received after Election Day – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-election-mail-ballots-appeal-20231211-62pmht36h5glponfb7xty42cme-story.html
— In ‘Little Palestine,’ businesses closed to protest fighting in Gaza – Caroline Kubzansky
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-business-strike-solidarity-gaza-20231212-63lgx5effbcebbhy7bwkkdxory-story.html
— On unexpected findings in Chicago’s cumulative report on pollution, activists and officials caution this is just the first step – John Lippert and Karina Atkins (COMMENT: From 1941 until he died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47, my father worked in the office of a polluting chemical plant on the east side of Chicago Heights.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-chicago-pollution-cumulative-impact-report-20231211-xmdt7qswkfb2nkwsugyfh453zu-story.html
— Evanston plans event to select descendants for reparations funds – Alex Hulvalchick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-reparations-update-tl-1214-20231211-c23it3lts5af5ecspjgjxum7w4-story.html
— Under proposed agreement, state would drop enforcement of law aimed at deterring deceptive anti-abortion practices – Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-crisis-pregnancy-center-law-fails-in-courts-20231212-hl77chzfbva23jm5o7tsh7vgj4-story.html
— COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote mor homelessness..
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-warming-shelter-improvement-chicago-20231212-setqdg7l4nhndjcqbenbjj65xe-story.html
— ‘We’re sure not Chicago.’ Mayor Brandon Johnson’s rough start earns brickbats from near and far – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorials-brandon-johnson-paid-time-off-jeanette-taylor-andre-vasquez-20231212-msbc3iltcnd37exryrqij4qiha-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago-area businesses close, dozens rally to call for cease-fire in Gaza: ‘Nobody else needs to die’ Businesses mainly in the south suburbs, including restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores and gas stations, closed Monday ahead of a rally in solidarity with Gaza. – Kaitlin Washburn
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/11/23997183/chicago-gaza-palestine-business-rally-solidarity-cease-fire-bridgeview-orland-park
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: ‘Terrorized’ resident calls for city to stop McKinley Park street takeovers: ‘I hate that this has become a reality.’ Since April, Hoyne Avenue and 32nd Street near the Stevenson Expressway has been the scene of weekly racing stunts. Neighbors are tired of the disruption. – Sophie Sherry and Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/12/11/23992809/drag-racing-street-takeovers-mckinley-park-drifting-car-impound-chicago
— Migrant tent shelter plans on pause. The plan for a tent shelter in Morgan Park is on hold for now as the city has had success with other plans, and the state intends to open shelters soon, mayoral spokesman Ronnie Reese said. – Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/11/23997158/migrant-tent-shelter-plans-on-pause

ABC7
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators block traffic in southern suburbs
https://abc7chicago.com/pro-palestinian-bridgeview-protest-today-courthouse/14168087/
— Tempers flare at community meeting as crews erect migrant shelter in Little Village – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-migrant-crisis-base-camp-brandon-johnson/14167792/
— Why so many Palestinians call the Chicago area home; Cook County has largest population in US – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/palestinians-little-palestine-chicago-bridgeview/14168398/
— New affordable housing Grace Manor groundbreaking held in North Lawndale – Leah Hope (COMMENT: In which neighborhoods in your municipality do its Democrat and RINO leaders want to put more affordable housing?)
https://abc7chicago.com/grace-manor-affordable-housing-north-lawndale-chicago/14168582/
— Burglars crash Jeep into West Loop clothing store
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crime-crash-and-grab-burglary-west-loop-svrn-clothing-store/14170780/

CBS2
— Chicago puts plans for Morgan Park migrant tent camp on back burner – TODD FEURER, SABRINA FRANZA
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/morgan-park-migrant-tent-camp-on-hold/
— Every 30 minutes, nearly 240 Black women victimized by crime in Chicago – DOROTHY TUCKER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/every-30-minutes-nearly-240-black-woman-victimized-by-crime-in-chicago/
— Detainees leaving Cook Co. Jail can get free state ID cards – YOLANDA PERDOMO
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/detainees-cook-county-jail-id-cards/

WGN9
— A Call from Gaza’: Chicagoland businesses, schools strike to call attention to thousands of Palestinian deaths – Neshmia Malik
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/a-call-from-gaza-chicagoland-businesses-strike-to-call-attention-to-thousands-of-palestinian-deaths/

FOX32
— Chicago groups, businesses take part in worldwide strike for Gaza
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-groups-businesses-take-part-in-worldwide-strike-for-gaza
— Chicago police superintendent lays out 2024 goals for department – Anthony Ponce (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, their top goal was hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and up-or-out. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-superintendent-lays-out-2024-goals-for-department

WBEZ
— Chicago scraps plans for migrant tent camp in Morgan Park. City officials say there is no urgent need as they turn to other shelter options. This comes a week after work on another site was dropped. – Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-scraps-plans-for-migrant-tent-camp-in-morgan-park/ec988a54-12d7-49e9-93ef-3e1fa24ead73
— User-generated photo project documents pollution in Chicago neighborhoods. The project is currently making a push to include more Spanish-speaking participants. (COMMENT: From 1941 until he died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47, my father worked in the office of a polluting chemical plant on the east side of Chicago Heights.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/user-generated-photo-project-documents-pollution-in-chicago-neighborhoods/c221367b-1406-4b7a-aad1-014a0f1fb7cb

WGN RADIO
— Ideological tug-of-war on campus is a threatening reality – John Kass
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/chicago-way-w-john-kass-the-ideological-tug-of-war-on-campus-is-a-threatening-reality/

MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— After losing to Pritzker, Bailey using Miller playbook in attempt to join her in Congress – J. ROBERT GOUGH
https://muddyrivernews.com/opinion/after-losing-to-pritzker-bailey-using-miller-playbook-in-attempt-to-join-her-in-congress/20231212074527/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). AA and DEI are reparations.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/those-try-forbid-teaching-black-history-us-wrong-18545441.php

WGLT
— Illinois State Police: ‘clear and present danger’ reports help prevent gun tragedies – Alex Degman
https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2023-12-11/illinois-state-police-clear-and-present-danger-reports-help-prevent-gun-tragedies
— Norfolk State coach says ISU fans have history of racist remarks – Charlie Schlenke
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2023-12-11/norfolk-state-coach-says-isu-fans-have-history-of-racist-remarks

WCIA
— New professional licensing system coming to Illinois – Danny Connolly (COMMENT: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old. I had worked for GAO since 1980. I had worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. My Democrat GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled the aforesaid. They wasted my GAO career. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. GAO was headed 1981-1996 by a veteran who had not taken the CPA examination, let alone passed it, let alone became a licensed CPA.)
https://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/new-professional-licensing-system-coming-to-illinois-state-agency/amp/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— City Says It Has ‘No Immediate Plans’ To Build Far South Side Tent Camp For Migrants. The city conducted an environmental assessment of the Morgan Park lot in early November, officials said. More than a month later, it remains unclear how or when the proposed tent site will proceed. – Atavia Reed
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/11/city-has-no-immediate-plans-to-build-far-south-side-tent-camp-for-migrants-but-environmental-assessments-underway/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-200/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/11/isabels-afternoon-roundup-23/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Precinct Coverage Shows Weakening of the Republican Party, While Democrats Higher, But Not Back to 2018 Level
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/12/precinct-coverage-shows-weakening-of-the-republican-party-while-democrats-in-ascendance/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Both 2020 and 2024 are Presidential election years. Presidential years have higher voter turnouts than non-presidential years. One would expect that party activism would be similar. Four years ago, there were 76 precincts in which Republicans were running for Precinct Committeeman. For next year, there are only 61 for Precinct Committeeperson (the Dems changed the name). That indicates a weakening of the McHenry County Republican Party. Democrats had 55 precincts covered four years ago versus 66 this time around.)
— Dems Favoring Abortion Up to Date of Birth Capitulate on Efforts to Destroy Crisis Pregnancy Centers
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/12/dems-favoring-abortion-up-to-date-of-birth-capitulate-on-efforts-to-destroy-crisis-pregnancy-centers/
— Fire and Police Pension Fund Money Down Over 10% Since Pritzker Consolidation
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/12/fire-and-police-pension-fund-money-down-over-10-since-pritzker-consolidation/
— Marengo High School District Looking for Maximum Tax Hike
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/12/marengo-high-school-district-looking-for-maximum-tax-hike/
— LaHood on FISA
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/11/lahood-on-fisa/
— Pressure Continues on Bill Foster re Israeli-Hamas War
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/11/pressure-continues-on-bill-foster-re-israeli-hamas-war/
— Thursday, January 18, Deadline for Filing Write-In Declarations for Precinct Committeeperson, Form Included
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/11/thursday-january-18-deadline-for-filing-write-in-declarations/
— Wonder Lake School District to Levy 14% More in Real Estate Taxes Next Year Than This Year
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/11/wonder-lake-school-district-to-levy-14-more-in-real-estate-taxes-next-year-than-this-year/
— Cartoon of a Township Hog
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/11/message-of-the-day-a-cartoon-40/
— Restriction of Trade Bills Signed by Pritzker
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/10/restriction-of-trade-bills-signed-by-pritzker/

WIREPOINTS
— As states race to lower taxes, attract businesses, Illinois does nothing – Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/as-states-race-to-lower-taxes-attract-businesses-illinois-does-nothing-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Public-sector unions spend more on Illinois politics than other states – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_611aa354-9854-11ee-82a0-f3ce07b9fe4c.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS AGAIN SEEING ONE OF MOST-CONTESTED ELECTIONS IN 2 DECADES – Joe Tabor and Perry Zhao
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-again-seeing-one-of-most-contested-elections-in-2-decades/

— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION PRESIDENT MISSES DEADLINE TO PAY BACK TAXES, PENALTY – Jess Plowman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-president-misses-deadline-to-pay-back-taxes-penalty/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Jihad in America: Democratic Party sparks religious war scrounging for dollars, power – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/11/jihad-in-america-democratic-party-sparks-religious/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— With less than three weeks before Illinois’ gun ban registry deadline kicks in, the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules is preparing to take up revised rules filed by Illinois State Police. – Greg Bishop
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/revised-gun-ban-rules-to-be-reviewed-as-jan-1-deadline-approaches
— ‘Substantial number’ of Democrats hate George Washington in New York City – Christopher Tremoglie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/substantial-number-of-democrats-hate-george-washington-in-new-york-city

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Biden’s border disaster getting even worse – AP
https://afn.net/ap/politics/biden-s-border-disaster-getting-even-worse/
— Standing with Israel, and with Jews, to fight the darkness. – Robert Knight
https://afn.net/opinion/robert-knight/2023/12/11/standing-with-israel-and-with-jews-to-fight-the-darkness/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Not ‘Trump the Dictator’ Again. The Left projects itself onto Trump, and understandably finds itself all too terrifying. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/11/not-trump-the-dictator-again/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chicago: From sanctuary city — to ‘stay in Texas’ – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/from_sanctuary_city__to_stay_in_texas.html
— Surrendering our U.S. military to the illegal invaders – M.B. Mathews
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/surrendering_our_us_military_to_the_illegal_invaders.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chicago mayor launches lawsuits against companies bussing migrants to city – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/12/chicago-mayor-launches-lawsuits-against-companies-bussing-migrants-to-city-1419285/

BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor Launches Laws Penalizing Bus Companies for Dropping Off Illegal Aliens in ‘Sanctuary City’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/11/chicago-mayor-launches-laws-penalizing-bus-companies-dropping-off-illegal-aliens-sanctuary-city/
— Border Patrol Agents: Illegal Aliens Taking Full Advantage of Biden’s Catch and Release Network at Border – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/11/border-patrol-agents-illegal-aliens-taking-full-advantage-bidens-catch-release-network-border/
— Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs Begs Biden for Bailout: Americans Should Subsidize Illegal Immigration in Arizona – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/11/democrat-gov-katie-hobbs-begs-biden-bailout-americans-should-subsidize-illegal-immigration-arizona/
— NY Times: ‘Stable Jobs with Decent Pay’ Harder to Find Due to Mass Immigration – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2023/12/11/ny-times-stable-jobs-with-decent-pay-harder-to-find-due-to-mass-immigration/
— Dershowitz: Identity Group ‘Studies’ Programs Should Be Abolished – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/12/dershowitz-identity-group-studies-programs-should-be-abolished/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Immigration and the Border Surge to the Fore in Latest WSJ Poll. Voters have had enough out of the administration, but will Republicans blow their edge on these issues in Senate border talks? – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Immigration-and-Border-Surge-Fore-Latest-WSJ-Poll

COLLEGE FIX
— Music education ‘remains inherently racist,’ scholars say – BENJAMIN ROTHOVE
https://www.thecollegefix.com/music-education-remains-inherently-racist-scholars-say/

FEDERALIST
— After Millions Of Illegal Crossings, Senate Republicans Finally Discover America Has A Border Crisis – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/11/after-millions-of-illegal-crossings-senate-republicans-finally-discover-america-has-a-border-crisis/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Bill Seeks to Tip the Scales in Legal Immigration, Favoring Some Nationalities over Others – Kari Jacobson (COMMENT: What is your national origin? How many want to immigrate from that country?)
https://www.fairus.org/federal-immigration-legislation/bill-seeks-tip-scales-legal-immigration-favoring-some-nationalities
— Immigration Court Backlog Sits at Nearly Three Million; Biden’s Policies Piling on More – Michael Capuano
https://www.fairus.org/biden-immigration-border-policy/immigration-court-backlog-sits-nearly-three-million-bidens-policies

FOX NEWS
— Chicago mayor launches lawsuits against companies transporting ‘rogue buses’ of migrants to city. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office said ‘bus companies, contracted by the State of Texas, flagrantly violate all safety measures’ – Alexander Hall
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-launches-lawsuits-companies-transporting-rogue-buses-migrants
— San Francisco Democrat says homelessness crisis in his district is ‘absolutely the result of capitalism’ District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston has also called for defunding the police department. – Kristine Parks (COMMENT: Democrat destruction of traditional marriage and family causes homelessness.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/san-francisco-democrat-says-homelessness-crisis-district-absolutely-result-capitalism
— Biden faces grim re-election odds as he trails leading GOP candidates in two key battleground states. CNN poll finds Biden trailing Trump, Haley by over 10% in Michigan – Brandon Gillespie, Aubrie Spady
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-grim-re-election-odds-trails-leading-republicans-two-key-battleground-states

HANNITY
— AZ Gov Asking Biden for $512M Reimbursement for Illegal Immigration
https://hannity.com/media-room/begging-for-a-border-bailout-az-gov-asking-biden-for-512m-reimbursement-for-illegal-immigration/

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Border Patrol Sector Chiefs Say Migrants Know They will be Released in U.S. Fueling Immigration Crisis
https://www.judicialwatch.org/immigration-crisis/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— California’s Latest Woke Mandate: Stores Must Have Sections for “Gender-Neutral Toys” The single most useless piece of legislation ever created in this history of legislation. – Leslie Eastman
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/californias-latest-woke-mandate-stores-must-have-sections-for-gender-neutral-toys/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against those who do not hate Trump.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/12/the-retribution-election/
— It’s Not about Free Speech. It’s about Harassment – NOAH ROTHMAN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/its-not-about-free-speech-its-about-harassment/
— Let’s ‘Turn the Clock Back’ and Require Standardized Tests – GEORGE LEEF (COMMENT: What standardized tests have you passed? The standardized tests that I have passed include a) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32 years old, b) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, d) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, and e) the Post Office employment examination in 1966.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/lets-turn-the-clock-back-and-require-standardized-tests/
— The Gayest State Is . . . Not Kentucky – ABIGAIL ANTHONY (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform and b) promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-gayest-state-is-not-kentucky/
— Saturday Night Live Mocks Republicans for Calling Out Campus Antisemitism
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/saturday-night-live-mocks-republicans-for-calling-out-campus-antisemitism/
— Trump Boasts Record Lead in New Iowa Poll – ZACH KESSEL
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-holds-record-lead-in-new-iowa-poll/

PJ MEDIA
— Caitlyn Jenner’s Fusillade of Truth Bombs – CHRIS QUEEN
https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2023/12/11/caitlyn-jenners-truth-bombs-n4924648

POST MILLENNIAL
— Illegal immigrants do not fear arrest, expect to be released into US under Biden. “Secretary Mayorkas’ policies encourage lawbreaking to such a degree that record numbers of illegal aliens are actually turning themselves in to Border Patrol agents, expecting to be released, rather than trying to escape across the border uncaught.” – Hannah Nightingale
https://thepostmillennial.com/border-agents-reveal-illegal-immigrants-do-not-fear-arrest-expect-to-be-released-into-us-under-biden

TOWNHALL
— Protestors Who Want to See Hamas Survive Make a Mess of Senate Office Building – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/12/11/protestors-who-want-to-see-hamas-survive-took-over-another-congressional-building-n2632256

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Romney Solidifies His RINO Status, Announces Position on Biden Impeachment Inquiry – Joe Saunders (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest Romney promoters in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/romney-solidifies-rino-status-announces-position-biden-impeachment-inquiry/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Why is Gen Z so pro-Palestine and anti-Israel? – JUAN P. VILLASMIL
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4353828-why-is-gen-z-so-pro-palestine-and-anti-israel/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Ever-increasingly, more and more and more of those in healthcare are citizens of foreign countries, minorities, females, younger, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://apnews.com/article/racism-healthcare-doctor-survey-disparity-ecdc9d2fe8a59352d9bb8f2e494f5255

NEWSWEEK
— Clarence Thomas Rails Against Ban on LGBTQ Conversion Therapy – Matthew Impelli (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.)
https://www.newsweek.com/clarence-thomas-rails-against-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-1851344

ABC NEWS
— Supreme Court rejects an appeal over bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children. The Supreme Court has refused to take up a case about whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children. – AP (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-bans-conversion-therapy-lgbtq-105551273

NEW YORK TIMES
— Germans Aren’t as Nice as You May Think – Lukas Hermsmeier (COMMENT: I am 100% German national origin. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, including those of German national origin, have always used that against me. In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/opinion/germany-scholz-gaza.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Germany occupies a special place in the international imagination. After the horrors of the Holocaust and the difficulties of reunification, the country acquired a reputation as a leader of the free world. Economically prosperous, politically stable and more welcoming to immigrants than most other countries, the Germans — many thought — had really learned their lesson. The past few months have been a bit of a rude awakening.)

USA TODAY
— How many colleges consider legacy admissions? Maybe more than you think. – Nirvi Shah (COMMENT: 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.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/12/12/legacy-admissions-colleges-affirmative-action/71885705007/

FOX CLEVELAND
— Illinois State Apologizes After Fan Used Racial Slur Against Norfolk State Player – Wilton Jackson
https://fox8.com/sports/sports-illustrated/b2b7504d/illinois-state-apologizes-after-fan-used-racial-slur-against-norfolk-state-player/

KTSA
— The city of San Antonio is operating stash houses for illegal aliens. – Trey Ware (COMMENT: San Antonio today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.ktsa.com/trey-ware-the-city-of-san-antonio-is-operating-stash-houses-for-illegal-aliens/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Migrant Crisis and the Urban Death Spiral. The federal government sets immigration policy. It’s outrageous to make cities shoulder the costs. – Andrew M. Cuomo (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders bring in illegals. Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly make Republicans pay for the illegals that Democrat and RINO leaders bring in.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/migrants-and-the-urban-death-spiral-cities-policy-washington-should-pay-ce9ee026
— California Kills Auto Jobs in Toledo. Stellantis warns of layoffs in the Midwest owing to the Golden State’s electric-vehicle mandate. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-kills-auto-jobs-in-toledo-electric-vehicle-mandate-15c44a5c
— Israelis Flock to Buy Guns as Sense of Security Shatters. Faith in security forces shaken by the Oct. 7 attacks leads Israelis to prepare to defend themselves. – Margherita Stancati
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israelis-flock-to-buy-guns-as-sense-of-security-shatters-720b0935
— Government Unions Love Democrats – Editorial (COMMENT: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that my federal salary increased from $18.05/hour to $104,583/year 1966-1980 in today’s dollars because I was a union member? In my defense, I stress that I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, I earned a job-related master’s degree in 1976, I earned a job-related professional certification in 1979, and I earned a second job-related master’s degree in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/unions-democrats-commonwealth-foundation-report-super-pacs-seiu-afscme-teachers-unions-497bd0db

FORBES
— Supreme Court Refuses To Hear LGBTQ Conversion Therapy Case—Leaving State Ban On It Intact – Alison Durkee (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/12/11/supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-case-leaving-state-ban-on-it-intact/
— Career Success – Terina Allen (COMMENT: What do you attribute your career success to? I attribute my career success a) to my working hard, b) to my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) to my earning six job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) to my earning a job-related professional license in 1981. In 1980, in today’s dollars, my salary was $104,583/year and in 1997 it was $142,650/year. But according to my critics/opponents, I owe my career success to my benefitting from discrimination against minorities, females, younger people, veterans, parents, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2020/08/31/a-definition-of-career-success-and-why-so-few-people-ever-experience-it/

BLOOMBERG
— Supreme Court Turns Away LGBTQ ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban Case – Emily Birnbaum (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-11/supreme-court-turns-away-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-ban-case

MBA WATCH
— A Chicago Booth MBA Shares His Journey To B-School And Important Tips For Applicants (COMMENT: In 1972, when I was a 22-year-old newly hired IRS employee, I started taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola because that was what my employee manual encouraged me to do. After completing 16 courses, I earned an MBA in 1976. In 1976, I started taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul because that was what my employee manual encouraged me to do. After completing 12 courses, I earned a master’s degree in accounting. My doing the aforesaid helped me get promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and it helped me pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. But to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors made it clear to me that they would never promote me again in 1974, disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, got rid of the manager who had promoted me in 1975, and disallowed my education deductions in 1978. Because of the aforesaid, I took a $21,863/year pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer to GAO. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://poetsandquants.com/2023/12/11/a-chicago-booth-mba-shares-his-journey-to-b-school-and-important-tips-for-applicants/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During the application process, were you also working full-time? What did that look like and how were you able to balance it all?
Michael: I was working a full-time consulting job at the same time that I was going through the application process. One of the biggest factors in balancing the workload was communication with my managers at the firm. I was fortunate that I had a set of outstanding leaders who supported me in the journey, so I never felt that I needed to hide the fact that I was planning on moving on from the company. A second factor was having a consistent regiment for studying for the GMAT and finishing applications. I set targets for when I would take the test, planned out when I would apply to schools, and set up contingencies to fall back on if things went well or didn’t go well – I’m a planner, so it made me feel more comfortable to map it out!)

POLITICO
— Republicans promise delegates will stay in Wisconsin for GOP convention. The national party wants to demonstrate that it’s committed to the swing state. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/12/wisconsin-republican-national-convention-2023-00131146
— Democrats use Texas woman to promote abortion big time.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/11/texas-abortion-kate-cox-00131211

BROOKINGS
— Can colleges afford class-based affirmative action? (COMMENT: What if Affirmative Action had been only for those whose parents did not have college degrees? 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.)
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/can-colleges-afford-class-based-affirmative-action/

December 11, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— At least 20 shot, 4 killed in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-violence-police/14162372/
— Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership launches tool to connect job seekers with employers – Ramona Meadors (COMMENT: I lived in Crete 1948-1972. But the jobs that I found while I lived in Crete starting in 1964 were in Chicago Heights (1964-1966 and 1970-1972), Flossmoor (1966), Park Forest (1966-1969), Belvidere (1970), Chicago (1971), and Harvey (1972).)
https://abc7chicago.com/jobs-hiring-near-me-chicago-cook-workforce-partnership-employment-american-job-centers/14152306/

WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise illegals. – Alex Miller
https://www.wbez.org/stories/how-are-migrants-in-chicago-finding-work-venezuelan-artist-paints/10b5a2c1-4afb-47e3-bfa8-e35fe25c642b

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-andre-vasquez-democratic-socialists-america-dsa-20231210-tbdnswpekrd4fkk7rtsrjfq2xm-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-mendez-family-healthcare-tumor-20231210-lt6mluvkgbcgrh57mt4yzt3oty-story.html
— Democrats decry that “Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-israel-gaza-us-support-20231210-bwulvaxip5fcbou45j754i6l6a-story.html
— Most colleges don’t require training that addresses antisemitism. That has to change. – Craig M. Klugman (COMMEMT: What about addressing anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-heterosexual, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-married people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owner, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, anti-etc.?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-universities-antisemitism-diversity-training-20231211-4kr557xz65f4flt63shww5jtdq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Affordable housing development set for North Lawndale groundbreaking. – Isabel Funk (COMMENT: I could afford to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. But if it had been built in just about any other municipality, it would have cost much more and I could not have afforded it.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/12/10/23992355/grace-manor-affordable-housing-cha-ogden-avenue-baptist-church-north-lawndale

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOL:D WITH BIG PICTURE: Is Illinois’ mandatory road test for seniors fair? The 49 other states don’t do it. – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231211/is-illinois-mandatory-road-test-for-seniors-fair-the-49-other-states-dont-do-it

WGN RADIO
— Making sure your retirement plan has longevity – Ben Anderson (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors destroyed my retirement plan when they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In today’s dollars, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is a) only 44% of what my salary was in 1997 and b) less than what my IRS salary was in 1972.)
https://wgnradio.com/this-week-in-wealth/making-sure-your-retirement-plan-has-longevity/

JOURNAL COURIER
— What to know about Illinois’ approaching assault weapons ban – Andrew Adams (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will force law enforcement to go after unregistered owners who are Republican and who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, gun-owner, non-veteran, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-starting-weeks-18542327.php

25 NEWS NOW
— Illinois State investigating incident involving fan and Norfolk State player, claims of use of racial slurs
https://www.25newsnow.com/2023/12/11/illinois-state-investigating-incident-involving-fans-norfolk-state-player-claims-use-racial-slurs/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-199/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Legislators seek to utilize non-citizens for military and police despite pushback – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f32f79fa-961e-11ee-8b33-2f9724eb330e.html

WIREPOINTS
— Universities better get ahead of surging anti-woke backlash. The University of Illinois should go first. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/universities-better-get-ahead-of-surging-anti-woke-backlash-the-university-of-illinois-should-go-first-wirepoints/
— The failures beyond Evanston High School’s segregated AP classes – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-failures-beyond-evanston-high-schools-segregated-ap-classes-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Trans-Gendering of Children at School Exposed in “Art Club” Movie – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/trans-gendering-of-children-at-school-exposed-in-art-club-movie/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— America must stand with Israel against the darkness – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/10/america-must-stand-with-israel-against-darkness/
— Sen. J.D. Vance blasts DEI initiatives at his alma mater Ohio State, calls it ‘racial hatred’ – Alex Miller (COMMENT: All my alma maters (NIU-1970, Loyola-1976, DePaul-1980, and IIT-1997) promote DEI big time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/9/sen-jd-vance-blasts-dei-initiatives-ohio-state/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Although improving, Illinois’ rainy day fund is one of worst in the country – Kevin Bessler
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/although-improving-illinois-rainy-day-fund-is-one-of-worst-in-the-country
— 5,000 illegal immigrants being released daily into the US – Asher Notheis (COMMENT: Where in your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district will Democrats and RINOs house, feed. cloth, provide medical care to, educate, etc. their illegals? Of course, they will force the remaining Republicans in your county, township, municipality, and school district to pay for that.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/5000-illegals-released-daily-into-us
— Don’t let politicians use ‘public health’ to justify more gun control – Katie Pointer Baney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/dont-let-politicians-use-public-health-to-justify-more-gun-control
— JD Vance says GOP needs to ‘accept’ voters don’t want blanket abortion bans – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jd-vance-accept-voters-dont-want-blanket-bans
— Liz Cheney predicts potential second term of Trump will be ‘worse’ – Jenny Goldsberry (COMMENT: While Trump was President 2017-2021, America improved tremendously.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/liz-cheney-second-term-trump-will-be-worse

NEW YORK POST
— In the name of ‘fake news,’ NewsGuard extorts sites to follow the government narrative – Lee Fang (COMMENT: RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have always done everything they could to force me to follow their narrative. They reject the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://nypost.com/2023/12/10/opinion/newsguard-extorts-sites-to-follow-the-government-narrative/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
–Affirmative Action was imposed on businesses, through government mandates justified by the Civil Rights Act, but it has also been willingly embraced by them. – Matthew Schmitz (COMMENT: How has AA impacted you? Democrats a) benefit from Affirmative Action (AA) and b) make Republicans who are White, male, non-veteran, and/or older pay the price of AA. I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. They made me pay the price of AA big time. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO forced me to take its early retirement “offer” so that it could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Democrat Black subordinate which is exactly what it did. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and b) who had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, and/or no professional certifications or licenses. I earned a) job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-corporations-love-diversity/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats pushing for ever younger voters – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/democrats_pushing_for_ever_younger_voters.html
— Trump (again) accused of radical policies, but he achieved exactly what the Democrats always promise to do – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/trump_again_accused_of_radical_policies_but_he_achieved_exactly_what_the_democrats_always_promise_to_do.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Kevin McCarthy says he backs Trump while praising Dems, talks role in prospective Cabinet – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/10/kevin-mccarthy-says-he-backs-trump-while-praising-dems-talks-role-in-prospective-cabinet-1418793/

BREITBART
— Illinois Property Taxes Make Biggest Jump in 30 Years Thanks to New Backdoor Tax Hike
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/10/illinois-property-taxes-make-biggest-jump-30-years-thanks-new-backdoor-tax-hike/

COLLEGE FIX
— Med schools redo ‘diversity’ programs after federal complaints – ELAINE GUNTHORPE
https://www.thecollegefix.com/medical-schools-redo-diversity-programs-after-federal-complaints/

DAILY CALLER
— Illegal Immigration Surges Months After Biden, Trudeau Make Deal To Crack Down On Northern Border Influx – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/10/illegal-immigration-northern-border-biden/
— Stop The Marxist Makeover Of America’s Military – FRANK GAFFNEY
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/10/opinion-stop-the-marxist-makeover-of-americas-military-frank-gaffney/

DAILY WIRE
— Senator Lankford: Biden Admin Not Offering Enough To Secure Border – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-lankford-biden-admin-not-offering-enough-to-secure-border

EPOCH TIMES
— Evanston’s segregated classes ‘prevent students from reaching their full potential’ (COMMENT: How many of your classmates were Black? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a racist because none of my grade school (Trinity Lutheran in Crete 1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran in Park Forest 1961-1962) or high school (Crete-Monee 1962-1966) classmates, teachers, or administrators were Black. In my defense, I stress that while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1989, and GAO 1980-1997), many Blacks were my coworkers and more than a few were my superiors, supervisors, and subordinates. I should write a book about my Black Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates.)
https://wirepoints.org/segregated-classes-for-hispanic-students-prevent-them-from-reaching-their-full-potential-wirepoints-in-the-the-epoch-times/

FEDERALIST
— Democrats Propose Solving Their Military Recruitment Crisis With Illegal Aliens – NATHAN STONE (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the federal government is and should be the employer of “last resort.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want to deal with, let alone work for, work with, or supervise those who are minority, female, unmarried, veteran, disabled, have health and/or other problems, etc. Therefore, they want the federal government to hire, retain, and promote those who are the aforesaid. All my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were many, most, if not virtually all of the aforesaid.)
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/11/democrats-propose-solving-their-military-recruitment-crisis-with-illegal-aliens/

FOX NEWS
— Trump holds massive lead in Iowa 5 weeks from caucuses that kick off GOP race. Former President Trump remains the commanding frontrunner in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-holds-massive-lead-iowa-five-weeks-caucuses-kick-off-gop-race-poll
— Majority of Yale students got A’s last year, frustrating some professors: ‘Dishonest to our students’ Seventy-nine percent of Yales grades during 2022-2023 academic year were in the A-range – Kristine Parks (COMMENT: I did not get all As on the 12 graduate evening accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980, but nevertheless, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. Only about 20% of those who take those examinations pass them on their first attempt.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/majority-yale-students-last-year-frustrating-professors-dishonest-students
— Doctors network hiring initiative unfairly rewards only Black applicants, lawsuit alleges. Do No Harm is suing Vituity over its physician incentive program open only to Black doctors. – Brianna Herlihy
https://www.foxnews.com/us/doctors-network-hiring-initiative-unfairly-rewards-only-black-applicants-lawsuit-alleges
— Thousands of blue state residents flock to Idaho, bringing conservative politics with them. ‘Escape liberal hell,’ one Idaho real estate ad says. – Emma Colton
https://www.foxnews.com/us/thousands-blue-state-residents-flock-idaho-bringing-conservative-politics-with-data

FOX RADIO
— Border Crisis Is “Ending Up In Everybody’s Backyard” (COMMENT: Where will Democrat and RINO leaders dump their illegals in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?)
https://radio.foxnews.com/2023/12/11/border-crisis-is-ending-up-in-everybodys-backyard/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— When the United Nations Actually Stood for Something Good – JOSEPH LOCONTE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/12/when-the-united-nations-actually-stood-for-something-good/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Builds 32-Point Lead in Iowa – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-lead-iowa/2023/12/11/id/1145475/

POST MILLENNIAL
— ‘Diversity hire’ Harvard president Claudine Gay plagiarized PhD dissertation. These revelations come after Gay defended antisemitism on campus after having condemned so-called misgendering and failure to use preferred pronouns. – Libby Emmons (COMMENT: I was the opposite of a “diversity hire.” The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, veteran, and/or younger person who would take the job.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/diversity-hire-harvard-president-claudine-gay-plagiarized-ph-d-thesis-report
— Trump warns Biden to ‘be very careful’ as his politicized indictments have ‘opened up a Pandora’s box’ “He’s opened up a Pandora’s box that will never let our country be the same.” – Sara Higdon (COMMENT: Because I was a conservative White male non-veteran Republican who complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat superiors in the federal government took many adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, never promoted me beyond GS-13 and delayed my promotions to GS-13, GS-12, and GS-11, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, forced me to suffer a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, etc. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, etc.. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969, disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968, etc. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-warns-biden-to-be-very-careful-as-his-politicized-indictments-have-opened-up-a-pandoras-box

TOWNHALL
— ‘Diversity Hires’ And Progressive Hatred Highlight Everything Wrong With Democrats – Derek Hunter (COMMENT: I was the opposite of a “diversity hire.” The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, veteran, and/or younger person who would take the job.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2023/12/11/diversity-hires-and-progressive-hatred-highlight-everything-wrong-with-democrats-n2632231

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump’s power in Washington grows as allies pressure colleagues to admit the primary over – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4350862-trump-power-allies-primary/
— The case against SEC board diversity mandates – DAVID MCINTOSH AND SIRI TERJESEN
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4349538-the-case-against-sec-board-diversity-mandates/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats decry that “Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas.”
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-12-10-2023-4414014e31015af32e99a5767b18927c

CNN
— Democrats decry that “Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war intensifies.”
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-12-10-23/index.html

REUTERS
— Democrats decry that “Israeli tanks reach centre of Khan Younis in new storm of southern Gaza.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/palestinians-report-israeli-battles-khan-younis-after-us-blocks-gaza-ceasefire-2023-12-10/
— Democrats decry that “Gaza’s ‘catastrophic’ health situation almost impossible to improve.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-health-situation-is-catastrophic-who-chief-2023-12-10/

ABC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/major-us-immigration-policy-discussion-105530517

NBC NEWS
— Iowa poll: Trump surpasses 50% support ahead of first GOP contest. The former president leads Ron DeSantis among likely Iowa caucusgoers, 51% to 19%, with Nikki Haley at 16%. – Mark Murray and Alex Tabet
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/iowa-poll-trump-surpasses-50-support-ahead-first-gop-contest-rcna128217

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats decry that “Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/10/israel-hamas-war-news-12-10-2023/b55b8802-972d-11ee-9d5c-d462c9032daa_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-11/immigration-policy-republican-presidential-candidates

USA TODAY
— ‘The Trump Party’: Here’s why Donald Trump’s supporters are calling the shots with Republicans ahead of 2024. – David Jackson (COMMENT: In your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district, who do hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn the most as being Trump-supporters?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/11/donald-trump-republicans-base-2024/71850190007/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote mote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2023/12/09/pinkmas-decor-rose-colored-trees-for-a-barbie-approved-christmas/71746549007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO businesses ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ. How soon, if not already, will they officially stop employing those who do not promote LGBTQ? How soon, if not already, will they officially destroy their customers, suppliers, etc. who do not promote LGBTQ?
https://www.wsj.com/business/lgbtq-challenges-business-2024-868cc7d1
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats decry that “Israel Detains Hundreds of Palestinian Men in Search for Hamas.”
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-groups-of-hamas-militants-surrendered-amid-gaza-fighting-7891bc22
— Trump as Dictator Is a Classic Case of Projection. Biden and his supporters try to excuse and deflect attention from their own authoritarian actions. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-as-dictator-is-a-classic-case-of-projection-2024-election-biden-robert-kagan-a4bc86c7
— The Ivy League Mask Falls. Antisemitism is one example of a much deeper rot on campus. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ivy-league-mask-falls-antisemitism-higher-education-4592d0c0
— Why Go to College if the World Is About to End? It’s a rhetorical question that suggests climate-change catastrophists have become a religious sect. – James Piereson and Naomi Schaefer Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-go-to-college-if-the-world-is-about-to-end-climate-change-14305b07

BLOOMBERG
— Apple Settles DOJ Case That It Discriminated Against US Workers – Mark Gurman
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-09/apple-aapl-settles-doj-case-that-it-discriminated-against-us-workers

ATLANTIC
— WHAT DOES THE WORKING CLASS REALLY WANT? Vying for its crucial support, neither Democrats nor Republicans are focusing on the essential question. – George Packer (COMMENT: My critics/opponents look down on, despise, if not hate the working class. They stress that I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assembly line 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.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/01/democratic-republican-parties-working-class-economy/676145/

PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE
— More People in Their 40s and 50s Are Pursuing Graduate Degrees (COMENT: I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned master’s degrees in business (Loyola 1976), accounting (DePaul 1980), and finance (IIT 1997). I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditing examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997. I started taking graduate evening finance courses at IIT in 1992 when I was 43, and after I completing 14 courses, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I did that a) because my Democrat GAO superiors had made it clear to me that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) because my GAO supervisor had made it clear to her employees that she wanted/demanded her employees to have such degrees. I succeed in getting her appointed to the program’s advisory committee. But in September of 1997, she flushed all that down her toilet. She played a very big role in forcing me to take GAO’s early retirement “offer” so that she could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who had shunned the program. And that is exactly what she did.)
https://www.phillymag.com/sponsor-content/older-people-pursuing-graduate-degrees/

HR DRIVE
— While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who were disabled. Further, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who were minority, female, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, had performance problems, and/or who they wanted to get rid of. I should write a book about that.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/for-ada-reassignment-how-long-and-far-must-hr-look-for-a-vacancy/701943/

December 8, 2023

Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders a) ever-increasingly bring more people into America illegally, b) falsely deny that they are doing that, and c) talk and act like those illegals will stay forever in America, they will soon be made citizens, and they will soon be voting officially for Democrats. RINO leaders are more than happy with that because RINO leaders want cheap labor.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Migrant shelter at closed St. Bartholomew school expected to open next year. The Portage Park school closed this year and is expected to house up to 350 people starting as early as mid-January. – Violet Miller (COMMENT: In which buildings are/will Democrat and RINO leaders house their illegals in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and your school district?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/7/23992286/migrant-shelter-st-bartholomew-school
— Vacant Catholic schools, even churches, could be used to house migrants. With all the Catholic school and parish consolidations, these buildings could be retrofitted for migrants, a suburban reader writes. – Letters to the Editor (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is anti-borders and that GOD wants anyone who claims asylum to not only be allowed to stay in America, but to get massive government assistance, citizenship, and right to vote.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/7/23990914/migrant-tent-camps-vacant-catholic-schools-churches-cps

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County filing period ends with lots of uncontested primaries; ‘There are fewer primary races in our area to bring out voters’ – Steve Sadin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-primaries-set-st-1208-20231207-yycyojrkzvdqvfajrvjvhxbfwm-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Debate over controversial homeless encampment boils over in wake of fatal shooting. – Jake Sheridan and Alysa Guffey
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-west-loop-encampment-fatal-shooting-20231207-mp36myi2ofcdzksufornwvxcmq-story.html
— Chicago Tribune ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorials-republican-debate-chris-christie-nikki-haley-ron-desantis-trump-20231207-7yvsczjshred5hihd7onspoc5m-story.html

ABC7
— Others step up to house Chicago migrants after base camp plan scuttled, Pritzker defends decision. – Diane Pathieu, Michelle Gallardo, and Craig Wall (COMMENT: How soon, how many, and where will Democrats and RINOs house illegals in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district? What approvals have Democrats and RINOs sought/obtained from your county, township, municipality, and school district?)
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-city-council-meeting-immigration-mayor-brandon-johnson/14150372/
— Gangs from South America use security jammers to break in to expensive homes across country
https://abc7chicago.com/house-burglary-home-break-in-south-american-gangs-police/14152807/

NBC5
— Some residents in Portage Park push back on temporary migrant shelter plan – Lexi Sutter
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/some-residents-in-portage-park-push-back-on-temporary-migrant-shelter-plan/3297898/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5F13AGUqxs
— Aldermen want encampment removed after fatal shooting under downtown viaduct. Chicago residents who live around the viaduct have 1,500 signatures on a petition demanding that more be done to clean up the area that “quickly turned into an open-air drug encampment.” – Charlie Wojciechowski (COMMENT: Where do/will Democrat and RINO leaders put encampments in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/aldermen-want-encampment-removed-after-fatal-shooting-under-downtown-viaduct/3297961/
— National Illinois Day: Here are 13 facts you may not know about your home state – Kim Jao (COMMENT: All my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s and they have always lived in northeast Illinois. On my father’s side, they immigrated to Chicago in 1844, then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, then sold that farm and bought 10 acres just north of downtown Crete and raised and sold horses on it, then operated Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border and then bought that farm.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/national-illinois-day-here-are-13-facts-you-may-know-about-your-home-state/3295658/
— Hourly minimum wage in Illinois set to increase on Jan. 1 (COMMENT: Will illegals work for the minimum wage? Immigrants drive down wages. My critics/opponents have never been harmed by immigration. Because their parents had far more money than my parents had, they did not have to compete against immigrants for jobs like I did. If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, the wages that I earned would have been much lower. I was able to buy a new car when I was 17 with money that I earned working part-time for the minimum wage for 18 months. I was able to buy two new cars, pay for my college expenses, and graduate debt-free from NIU when I was 21 with money that I earned working part-time for the Post Office.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/hourly-minimum-wage-in-illinois-set-to-increase-on-jan-1/3297770/

CBS2
— Man shot and killed outside of Chicago’s Ogilvie Transportation Center; aldermen complain of rise in crime – TARA MOLINA, ELYSSA KAUFMAN, ELLIOTT RAMOS (COMMENT: I used the Ogilvie Transportation Center 1978-1997 while I a) worked for IRS in the Loop 1978-1980, b) worked for GAO in the Loop 1980-1997, c) took graduate accounting classes at DePaul in the Loop 1978-1980, d) took internal auditing classes at Roosevelt in the Loop 1981-1982, and e) took graduate finance classes at IIT 1992-1997.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-shot-and-killed-out-of-chicagos-ogilvie-transportation-center/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/deadly-shooting-comes-amid-concerns-rising-about-crime-chicagos-west-loop/

WGN9
— What’s next for the Mayor’s migrant plan in Chicago? Lawmakers demand answers – Julian Crews, Shannon Halligan, Peter Curi
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/whats-next-for-the-mayors-migrant-plan-in-chicago-lawmakers-demand-answers/
— Faith, community leaders gather to discuss Chicago’s welcoming city ordinance. – Erik Runge (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is anti-borders and that GOD wants anyone who claims asylum to not only be allowed to stay in America, but to get massive government assistance, citizenship, and right to vote.)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/faith-community-leaders-gather-to-discuss-chicagos-welcoming-city-ordinance/

FOX32
— Illinois lawmakers to hold summit to find ways to end systemic racism. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation is meeting this weekend to talk about ways to finally put an end to systemic racism. (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are racists and they cause all the problems that Blacks have.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1377930

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/more-have-traveled-out-state-abortions-year

WBEZ
— Chicago seeing largest spike in robberies in over 20 years, analysis shows. There were nearly 4,900 robberies between July 1 and Nov. 26, an increase of more than 55% compared to the total for the previous five months. – Sophie Sherry and Alden Loury (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-seeing-largest-spike-in-robberies-in-over-20-years-analysis-shows/5012d4dd-073d-46cd-938f-81f853231100
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-robberies-have-surged-since-july/5430045e-ee4f-40c1-b2cd-c499c5395184
— Arbitration or the Chicago Police Board? What to know. (COMMENT: I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industries Regulatory Authority since 1998.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/arbitration-or-the-chicago-police-board-what-to-know/7cf459e5-c555-4e57-be5d-c3caddc58c51

KHQA
— It’s Only One Month Away From Having to Have Assault-Style Weapons Registered. Are You Prepared? (COMMENT: Which unregistered owner will Pritzker have your County Sheriff arrest first? It will be a Republican who shares Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and has ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nvWpyYZTrw

WROK
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://1440wrok.com/ixp/722/p/new-dispensary-illinois/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Black Americans face racism at doctor’s office.” Ever-increasingly, those in healthcare are more and more and more of the following: citizens of foreign countries, minority, female, younger, non-conservative, non-Republican, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-12-07/new-survey-finds-black-americans-face-racism-at-doctors-office

AXIOS CHICAGO
— Chicago alders advance measure to bolster sanctuary city protections – Monica Eng
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/12/08/chicago-sanctuary-city-protections-resolution

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-198/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/07/isabels-afternoon-roundup-21/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— #MeToo Unless You’re a Jew
https://johnkassnews.com/me-too-only-if-youre-not-jewish/

WIREPOINTS
— To speed Chicago’s lead pipe replacement, end the obscene overcharge it’s paying – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/to-speed-chicagos-lead-pipe-replacement-end-the-obscene-overcharge-its-paying-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois legislator wants oversight on migrant housing spending – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_a9bcb8fa-954c-11ee-8a16-33f35c9c1a42.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Coyne on arrest of armed trio: ‘It’s a dangerous trend that is a direct result of Illinois liberals refusal to keep dangerous criminals in jail’ https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/652865057-coyne-on-arrest-of-armed-trio-it-s-a-dangerous-trend-that-is-a-direct-result-of-illinois-liberals-refusal-to-keep-dangerous-criminals-in-jail

SOUTH SIDE WEEKLY
— Chicago Students Join National Wave of Pro-Palestine University Protests. Dozens of students have been arrested in sit-ins demanding universities divest from weapons manufacturers and Israeli companies. – Kevin Hu (COMMENT: What percent of these students are Democrats – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://southsideweekly.com/chicago-students-join-national-wave-of-pro-palestine-university-protests/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— POVERTY 4X HIGHER FOR CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS THAN COLLEGE GRADS – Hannah Schmid (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, minorities and females should have gotten the college degrees, jobs, and promotions that I got and b) that I got those college degrees, jobs, and promotions because I benefitted tremendously from discrimination against minorities and against females. In fact, I got my bachelor’s degree in management from NIU because I got an ACT score of 24, graduated in the upper 20% of my high school class, and completed all the required courses. I got three master’s degrees because I completed 16 graduate business courses at Loyola, because I completed 12 graduate accounting courses at DePaul, and because I completed 14 graduate finance courses at IIT. Firestone Stores hire me because I had that bachelor’s degree. IRS hired me because I had that degree and I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. IRS promoted me because of my job performance. GAO hired me because of the aforesaid, my Loyola MBA, and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt. GAO promoted because of my job performance, the aforesaid, my DePaul accounting degree, my passing the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt, and my becoming a licensed CPA.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/poverty-4x-higher-for-chicago-high-school-dropouts-than-college-grads/

— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION PRESIDENT OWES CITY $5,579 FOR UTILITIES – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-president-owes-city-5579-for-utilities/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Come And Take Our Guns, Gov. Pritzker! – David A. Lombardo (COMMENT: Which unregistered owner will Pritzker have your County Sheriff arrest first? It will be a Republican who shares Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and has ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/12/opinion-come-and-take-our-guns-gov-pritzker.html
— The U.S. House Majority Stands With Sanity in the Auto Market – John F. Di Leo
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/12/opinion-the-u-s-house-majority-stands-with-sanity-in-the-auto-market.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Americans being pushed aside for Biden’s illegal immigrants. Republicans need to spotlight the people these policies have hurt. – Newt Gingrich (COMMENT: Immigrants drive down wages. My critics/opponents have never been harmed by immigration. Because their parents had far more money than my parents had, they did not have to compete against immigrants for jobs like I did. If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, the wages that I earned would have been much lower. I was able to buy a new car when I was 17 with money that I earned working part-time for the minimum wage for 18 months. I was able to buy two new cars, pay for my college expenses, and graduate debt-free from NIU when I was 21 with money that I earned working part-time for the Post Office.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/7/americans-being-pushed-aside-for-bidens-illegal-im/
— Senate Democrats dig in against plans to stop the flow of illegal immigrants – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/7/senate-democrats-dig-in-against-plans-to-stop-flow/
— Hamas has no place in the civilized world. U.S. didn’t stop fighting after Pearl Harbor, and Israel should also pursue ‘absolute victory’ – Scott Walker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/7/hamas-has-no-place-in-civilized-world/
— Not another dime for DHS until we get real border policy changes. Every dollar we allocate to Cabinet agency should advance national security, not undermine it. – Rep. Mark Green
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/7/not-another-dime-for-dhs-until-we-get-real-border-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bottomless hunger for guns pushes 2023 sales past 14 million – Paul Bedard (COMMENT: The more that Democrats do to abolish the Second Amendment, the more firearms and ammunition that Republicans will buy for their self-defense.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/bottomless-hunger-for-guns-pushes-2023-sales-past-14-million
— What the Wall Street Journal doesn’t get about the Biden border crisis – Conn Carroll (COMMENT: Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/what-wsj-doesnt-get-about-biden-border-crisis
— The ironic, market-driven death of DEI – Peter Laffin (COMMENT: To pander to minorities, females, and younger people is to discriminate against Whites, men, and older people.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/the-ironic-market-driven-death-of-dei
— College presidents expose the moral rot within their institutions – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/college-presidents-expose-the-moral-rot-within-their-institutions
— The cost of transgender delusions that Democrats want to ignore – Kaylee McGhee
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/the-cost-of-transgender-delusions-that-democrats-want-to-ignore

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Faced With Record Illegal Immigration, the White House Wants To Expedite Border Crossings – Joseph Simonson
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/department-of-homeland-security-may-send-agents-to-mexico-to-expedite-migrant-crossings-documents-show/
— Haley Steps Up, Takes Fire at GOP Debate – Andrew Stiles (COMMENT: What have you stepped up for? I have always stepped up for equal opportunity, that is, I have always opposed race and gender based preference giving, that is, I have always opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://freebeacon.com/elections/haley-steps-up-takes-fire-at-gop-debate/

NEW YORK POST
— Top universities face House probe over ‘morally bankrupt testimony’ likening antisemitic threats to ‘free speech’ – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/12/07/news/house-republicans-launch-colleges-probe-over-antisemitism/
— Defense bill includes ‘anti-woke’ bans on spending for military drag shows, critical race theory – Caitlin Doornbos
https://nypost.com/2023/12/07/news/defense-bill-includes-anti-woke-bans-on-military-drag-shows-critical-race-theory/
— Stop foreign adversaries like China from corrupting American schools – Marco Rubio
https://nypost.com/2023/12/07/opinion/stop-foreign-adversaries-like-china-from-corrupting-american-schools/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump’s Rhetoric – Catherine Sprague
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/trumps_rhetoric.html
— Then Vietnam, now migrants? It’s still eight or nine months away, but the Democrats have reasons to worry about that summer convention in the Windy City. Let’s hear what’s happening in Chicago, via Fox News. – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/then_vietnam_now_migrants.html

BRIETBART
— Gingrich Slams Biden’s ‘Illegal Immigration Policy’ Crushing the Nation – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/07/newt-gingrich-slams-bidens-illegal-immigration-policy-crushing-nation/
— Illegal Aliens Burglarizing New Yorkers to Pay Back Mexican Drug Cartels – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/07/long-island-official-illegal-aliens-burglarizing-new-yorkers-to-pay-back-mexican-drug-cartels/
— Biden Siphoning Healthcare from Military Veterans to Serve Illegal Aliens – Sen. Steve Daines
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/07/sen-steve-daines-joe-biden-siphoning-healthcare-from-military-veterans-to-serve-illegal-aliens/
— Liz Cheney: Time and Time Again Fox News Has ‘Spread Lies’ – PAM KEY (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters spread lies. I would focus on unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 and their political consultants, major donors, attorneys, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/07/liz-cheney-time-and-time-again-fox-news-has-spread-lies/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Mayorkas Opens the Border Again, Now to Ecuadorians – Phillip Linderman
https://cis.org/Linderman/Oped-Mayorkas-Opens-Border-Again-Now-Ecuadorians
— Republicans Hold Emergency Funding ‘Hostage’ in Desperate Attempt to Protect America’s Borders. It’s worked before! – George Fishman
https://cis.org/Fishman/Republicans-Hold-Emergency-Funding-Hostage-Desperate-Attempt-Protect-Americas-Borders

DAILY CALLER
— House Republicans Introduce Legislation To End Birthright Citizenship For Illegal Aliens – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/07/brian-babin-house-republican-legislation-end-birthright-citizenship-illegal-aliens/
— Hunter Biden Indicted On 9 Tax-Related Charges In California – JAMES LYNCH
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/07/hunter-biden-hit-new-criminal-charges/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Pentagon Bill Now Includes Taxpayer Funding for Abortion, Sex Changes – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/07/pentagon-bill-now-includes-taxpayer-funding-for-abortion-sex-changes/
— Biden Prefers to Put Your Safety at Risk and Play Recidivism Roulette With Criminal Aliens – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/07/borderline-biden-prefers-put-your-safety-risk-play-recidivism-roulette-criminal-aliens/

DAILY WIRE
— Schools Across U.S. Push Kids To Chatrooms Where They Can Talk Transgenderism With LGBTQ Adults. Minors can anonymously talk to adults online about sex changes, breast binders, and even the occult — all without parental permission. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/schools-across-u-s-push-kids-to-chatrooms-where-they-can-talk-transgenderism-with-lgbtq-adults

FEDERALIST
— U.S. Migrant Population Reaches Largest Share In History – ELAINE MALLON (COMMENT: If there had been as many migrants in America when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, the wages that I got would have been much lower.)
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/07/report-u-s-migrant-population-reaches-largest-share-in-history/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Didn’t You Get the Memo? They’re now “New Americans.”
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/12/07/didnt-you-get-memo-theyre-now-new-americans

FOX BUSINESS
— Progressive Chicago Teachers Union boss owes thousands in unpaid utility bills despite eye-popping salary. The Illinois Policy Institute reports that Stacy Davis Gates owes more than $5,500, but makes more than $289,000. – Brandon Gillespie
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/progressive-chicago-teachers-union-boss-owes-thousands-unpaid-utility-bills-eye-popping-salary
— Biden’s open borders catastrophe has probably let in 8 million illegal migrants in less than 3 years. Republicans have a good shot at border reforms. – Larry Kudlow (COMMENT: Yes, but RINO leaders want illegals because RINO leaders want cheap labor.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/kudlow-bidens-open-borders-catastrophe-probably-let-8-million-illegal-migrants-less-3-years

PJ MEDIA
— 12,000 Illegals Cross While Mayorkas Says Building Border Wall Limits Asylum – MILT HARRIS
https://pjmedia.com/miltharris/2023/12/07/total-12000-illegals-cross-while-mayorkas-says-building-border-wall-limits-asylum-n4924574

TOWNHALL
— Massive Arizona Surge Results In Thousands of Illegally Migrants Storming the U.S. – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/07/massive-arizona-surge-results-in-thousands-of-illegally-migrants-storming-the-us-n2632157

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Conservative Commentator Digs Up Clip That Shows What ‘Person of the Year’ Taylor Swift Thinks About Bible-Believing Christians – Michael Schwarz
https://www.westernjournal.com/conservative-commentator-digs-clip-shows-person-year-taylor-swift-thinks-bible-believing-christians/
— House Votes to Strike Down Biden’s ‘EV Mandate’ as 5 Democrats Side with Republicans – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/house-votes-strike-bidens-ev-mandate-5-democrats-side-republicans/
— ‘If They’re Harvesting, We’re Harvesting’: DeSantis Says What Every GOP Voter Should Want. – Johnathan Jones
https://www.westernjournal.com/harvesting-harvesting-desantis-says-every-gop-voter-want/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS COLORADO
— Aurora residents displaced after Denver leases motel for migrants – TORI MASON
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-leases-aurora-motel-residents-displaced-migrants/

NEWSWEEK
— Migrants Given $5,000 Gift Cards After Crossing Border
https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-given-5000-gift-cards-after-crossing-border-arizona-sheriff-1850583

NBC NEWS
— Denver’s mayor asks Biden administration for more work authorizations to get migrants off streets – Julia Ainsley and Didi Martinez (COMMENT: What jobs do Democrats and RINOs want to be given to illegals and why? Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at citizens of America that they should not have to take bad jobs like the ones I took and that citizens of foreign countries should take those bad jobs. I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/denver-mayor-johnston-let-migrants-work-biden-administration-rcna128297

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly argue against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-debate-donald-trump-second-term-nikki-haley-ron-desantis-2f84fd67

FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2023/12/07/out-of-state-abortions-are-twice-as-likely-since-reversal-of-roe-study-says/

ACCOUNTANCY AGE
— PwC alters recruitment process to foster diversity and inclusion. (COMMENT: Because I was 30 years old, that is, because I was “too old” and White and male, accounting firms had no interest in me when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and they continued to have no interest in me when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. They continued to have no interest in me even though a) I had worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year, b) I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and c) I had worked for GAO since 1980. Of course, they gave weight to the fact that the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, to transfer from IRS to GAO and that they delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13 and never promoted me to GS-14. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. The aforesaid is called age discrimination, reverse discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, and up-or-out. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.accountancyage.com/2023/12/07/pwc-revolutionises-recruitment-process-to-foster-diversity-and-inclusion/

NEWS ONE
— Democrats ever-increasingly run America and replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans include: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, in a traditional marriage, parents, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote Democrats include: liberal, minority, female, younger, poor, not in a traditional marriage, non-parents, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://newsone.com/4839415/vivek-ramaswamy-great-replacement-theory/

NEW YORKER
— To get more and more and more votes from females, Democrat and RINO politicians give more and more and more preference to females, that is, they discriminate more and more and more against men.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/what-would-sandra-day-oconnor-have-thought-about-affirmative-action-for-men

POLITICO
— Where Are All the Anti-Trump Republicans? – JONATHAN MARTIN (COMMENT: Who are the leading anti-Trumps in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district? How successful have they been in promoting hatred against Trump?)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/08/the-stop-trump-effort-has-been-abysmal-00130751

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Cancel George Washington? 40% of Democrats Approve. Even though most voters have a positive opinion of George Washington, a substantial number of Democrats support a proposal in New York City that would tear down statues of America’s first president. (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against America.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/cancel_george_washington_40_of_democrats_approve

December 7, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Website calls Chicago ‘sanctuary city’ for migrants as billboards for SF, NYC pop up in El Paso, TX
https://abc7chicago.com/el-paso-texas-billboards-chicago-migrants/14148278/
— Trump raises new alarms, saying he wouldn’t be a ‘dictator’ except on ‘Day One’ At a Fox town hall in Iowa, he avoided answering whether he would “abuse power.” – Jonathan Karl
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trumps-fox-news-sean-hannity-dictator-comments/14148050/
— City scrambling to determine next steps for migrants in Chicago after camp scrapped by state. Aldermen call for resignation of those in charge of Brighton Park camp for Chicago migrants. – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-how-many-are-us-immigration/14147846/

NBC5
— After rejection of Brighton Park migrant site, 3 Aldermen call for resignation of Johnson administration officials – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/after-rejection-of-brighton-park-migrant-site-3-aldermen-call-for-resignation-of-johnson-administration-officials/3296839/
— What’s next for migrants in Chicago after state halts Brighton Park site? If not the Brighton Park site, where will the city house an influx of migrants as winter arrives?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/whats-next-for-migrants-in-chicago-after-state-halts-brighton-park-site/3296526/
— Pritzker releases stern statement after Chicago blames state for Brighton Park migrant site troubles. If not the Brighton Park site, where will the city house an influx of migrants as winter arrives?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-governors-office-releases-stern-statement-after-chicago-blames-state-for-brighton-park-migrant-site-troubles/3296726/
— New Trump administration will come after the media, ally warns – Ruxandra Iordache
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/new-trump-administration-will-come-after-the-media-ally-warns/3296295/
— 4 Republicans debate in narrowed stage in Alabama
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/4-republicans-debate-in-narrowed-stage-in-alabama/3297155/

CBS2
— Crowds, record day of revenue point to comeback on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile – JERMONT TERRY
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/crowds-record-day-revenue-comeback-magnificent-mile/

WGN9
— 3 busloads of migrants arrive in Chicago, 4 more expected Wednesday night- Andrea Medina, Peter Curi
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/2-busloads-of-migrants-arrive-in-chicago-5-more-expected-wednesday/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbH30rUZ0bI
— Christie slams Ramaswamy: ‘Most obnoxious blowhard in America’ – Julia Mueller,
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/christie-slams-ramaswamy-most-obnoxious-blowhard-in-america/
— Christie: I’m here to tell the truth about Trump, he’s ‘unfit’ – Andrew Dorn
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/christie-im-here-to-tell-the-truth-about-trump-hes-unfit/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Republican debate field was asked about Trump. But most of the stage’s attacks focused on Nikki Haley. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-aud-nw-republican-primary-debate-20231207-nz5ccz6aore4xi34n3l2mhesuy-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-pot-shops-st-1207-20231206-b6lnyzjmczdwpjnnlet6xecue4-story.html
— Democrats evert-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-donald-trump-presidency-insurrection-act-chapman-20231207-mxvpo7kalfbolctx3jexw7v6ke-story.html
— Gary councilman files election board complaint over precinct committeeman’s residency – Carrie Napoleon (COMMENT: Ever since 2004, when the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Vice Chairman and therefore incoming MTRO chairman moved out of her precinct, my MTRO critics/opponents have punished me severely for my refusing to cover that up. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-gary-election-complaint-st-1207-20231206-c57jpzknpjhixourajcs27sazu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Chicago seeing largest spike in robberies in over 20 years, analysis shows. There were nearly 4,900 robberies between July 1 and Nov. 26, an increase of more than 55% compared to the total for the previous five months. That’s the largest increase in robberies between consecutive five-month periods since at least 2001. – Sophie Sherry and Alden Loury (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promote poverty and crime.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/12/7/23984643/armed-robbery-crime-violence-police-austin-west-town-humboldt-park

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ken Griffin keeps wallet closed as presidential race heats up – Laura Davison, Katherine Burton, Amanda Gordon and Bill Allison
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/ken-griffin-keeps-wallet-closed-presidential-race-heats
— In wake of Brighton Park migrant shelter flap, three Council members call for resignations – Justin Laurence
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-migrant-crisis-brighton-park-failure-spurs-aldermanic-call-resignations

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— As winter approaches, relationship between Illinois governor, Chicago mayor cools – Brenden Moore
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/as-winter-approaches-relationship-between-illinois-governor-chicago-mayor-cools/article_270efa72-9479-11ee-82ef-eff73fd460ec.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Needless-to-say, all candidates, elected officials, and party leaders should be asked about their pot usage.
https://newschannel20.com/newsletter-daily/cannabis-revenues-continue-to-climb-in-illinois

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-197/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/06/isabels-afternoon-roundup-20/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois asks Supreme Court to deny injunction in gun ban challenge. Justice Barratt distributes Caulkins’ gun ban challenge, conflict of interest case to conference. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_69bebdea-9482-11ee-adb3-23a6cbdbd327.html
— More taxpayer funds going toward migrant meals – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_45a8173e-9488-11ee-a902-fb261e941b0a.html
— Durbin accused of blocking subpoenas, lying about Jeffrey Epstein flight logs – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d8cf7b54-9471-11ee-8996-236ba3759a73.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— IL GOP: ‘Time and time again, the Majority Party has shut down meaningful anti-corruption proposals’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/652855946-il-gop-time-and-time-again-the-majority-party-has-shut-down-meaningful-anti-corruption-proposals

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Cook County falls just short of being ranked America’s worst ‘Judicial Hellhole’ – Jonathan Bilyk (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with all the defendants in all the lawsuits that I have filed. I should write a book about those lawsuits, the defendants, their attorneys, and the adverse actions that they continue to take against me. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have gotten restraining orders.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/652856938-cook-county-falls-just-short-of-being-ranked-america-s-worst-judicial-hellhole

WIREPOINTS
— Inflation can’t save Illinois from its worst-in-nation pension crisis – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/new-2023-data-inflation-cant-save-illinois-from-its-worst-in-nation-pension-crisis-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Exposed: Mayor Johnson’s Migrant Camp Debacle!
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/12/exposed-mayor-johnsons-migrant-camp-debacle.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Winners and losers in the fourth GOP presidential debate
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/gop-debate-winners-and-losers/
— Second-tier candidates bitterly brawl in final GOP debate – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/second-tier-candidates-bitterly-brawl-final-gop-de/
— GOP debate turns into early pile-up on Haley by DeSantis, Ramaswamy – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/gop-debate-turns-into-early-pile-up-on-nikki-haley/
— Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announces retirement from Congress at year’s end – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/kevin-mccarthy-former-house-speaker-announces-reti/
— McCarthy’s exit further diminishes GOP’s majority, jeopardizes spending and policy bills – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/kevin-mccarthys-exit-further-diminishes-gops-major/
— Biden’s EV mandate rejected by House Republicans, moderate Democrats – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/joe-bidens-ev-mandate-rejected-by-house-republican/
— Empty federal buildings could house illegal immigrants, senator says. DHS HQ is 69% unused, Social Security offices 93% vacant. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/empty-federal-buildings-could-house-illegal-immigr/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats turn on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in latest fiasco over immigrant crisis – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/democrats-turn-on-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-immigrant-crisis#google_vignette
— Boston considers allowing immigrants with ‘legal status’ to vote in local elections – Misty Severi (COMMENT: According to Democrats and to RINOs, anyone in America who says they want amnesty has “legal status” in America.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/boston-considers-allowing-noncitizen-legal-immigrants-vote-local-elections
— Republican debate: Transgender rules expose divisions among GOP candidates – Mabinty Quarshie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republican-debate-transgender-divisions

NEW YORK POST
— 12,000 migrants cross Southern border in a single day Tuesday — highest total ever – David Propper
https://nypost.com/2023/12/06/news/12000-migrants-cross-southern-border-in-a-single-day-tuesday-highest-total-ever-sources/
— Republican debate splits over transgender kid surgeries: ‘Mutilating these minors’ – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2023/12/06/news/gop-candidates-clash-on-transgender-issues-at-fourth-primary-debate/
— Republicans quickly dogpile on Nikki Haley in fourth debate – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/12/06/news/republicans-quickly-dogpile-on-nikki-haley-in-fourth-debate/

AMERICAN THINKER
— What Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Doing to the Navy? – Brent Ramsey
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/what_diversity_equity_and_inclusion_is_doing_to_the_navy.html

BREITBART
— Senate Republicans Stage Walkout Against Biden’s Open Borders – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/06/senate-republicans-stage-walkout-against-bidens-open-borders/
— Vivek Ramaswamy: Deporting America’s Illegal Alien Population Can Be Done with Existing Law – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/06/vivek-ramaswamy-deporting-americas-illegal-alien-population-done-existing-law/
— Nikki Haley Repeats Amnesty Offer for Pre-2021 Illegal Aliens – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/12/06/nikki-haley-repeats-amnesty-offer-pre-2021-illegal-aliens/
— Republicans Block Ukraine Aid Bill, Demanding More Funds for Border Crisis – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2023/12/06/republicans-block-democrats-funding-mass-illegal-migration/
— Dem Sen. Coons: ‘Legitimate Case’ IRS Has Abused Audits, But It Needs More Agents – IAN HANCHETT (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions. They disallowed my job-related graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and my job-related graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, female, minority, or veteran. I should write a book about that. Overwhelmingly, those who side with my Democrat IRS superiors are Democrats, minorities, females, and/or veterans a) who never took job-related graduate courses and/or did not have to pay for those courses.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/06/dem-sen-coons-legitimate-case-irs-has-abused-audits-but-it-needs-more-agents/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said that “there is a legitimate case to be made that, in some instances in the past, the IRS has overused its audit authority” but defended additional IRS funding enacted by the Biden administration without legislative guarantees it won’t be used to audit taxpayers making under $400,000. While discussing increased funding for the IRS, co-host Joe Kernen asked, “You don’t worry about weaponizing the IRS again, Senator? You saw what happened. You were there for Lois Lerner, weren’t you? Maybe you weren’t.”)
— Christie Attacks ‘Dictator’ Trump: ‘He Wants to Exact Retribution’ – NICK GILBERTSON
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/12/06/christie-attacks-dictator-trump-he-wants-to-exact-retribution/
— Chris Christie Joins Nikki Haley: Feds Should Not Ban Child Sex Changes – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/06/chris-christie-joins-nikki-haley-feds-not-ban-child-sex-changes/
— Vivek Ramaswamy Tells Chris Christie to ‘Have a Nice Meal’ – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/06/watch-vivek-ramaswamy-tells-chris-christie-to-have-a-nice-meal/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Biden’s New ‘Asylum Officer Rule’ Nearly Triples Border Protection Grants – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Bidens-New-Asylum-Officer-Rule-Nearly-Triples-Border-Protection-Grants

CENTER SQUARE
— DeSantis: Trump is too old to be president – Casey Harper (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) demonized, denigrated, and condemned my federal career and b) stressed that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. In 1973 when I was 25 years old, my Democrat superiors in the federal government deemed me to be too old to ever be promoted to GS-13, currently $109,732/year. The Navy equivalent is Commander. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. Nevertheless, I did get promoted to GS-13 in 1986 when I was 32 after I had a) worked for GAO for almost 7 years, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor Examination and became a licensed CPA in 1981, d) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and e) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. What do DeSantis supporters say about that? Unlike me, DeSantis became a veteran when he was 26. Like me, DeSantis did not earn a master’s degree until he was 27. DeSantis ended his Navy Reserve service in 2019 when he was 41 as a Lieutenant Commander. The GS equivalent is GS-12. I made GS-12 in 1974 when I was 25.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_7628fe24-94aa-11ee-8a76-fbcb42c4e4f3.html

DAILY CALLER
— Border Patrol Had 22,000 Illegal Immigrants In Custody After Releasing Thousands Into The Country – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/06/border-patrol-illegal-immigrants-custody-releasing-thousands/
— Don’t Fall For Corporations’ Fake Retreat From DEI – LAURA BRADY
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/06/brady-esg-dei-diversity-hr-wokeness-strive/
— Ivy League Presidents Invoked Free Speech To Defend Anti-Jewish Protests. Here’s How They’ve Treated Conservatives – BRANDON POULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/06/ivy-league-presidents-claudine-gay-harvard-university-upenn-mit-liz-magill/
— Here’s How Woke DEI Initiatives Fuel Antisemitism On College Campuses – ALAN DERSHOWITZ
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/06/opinion-heres-how-woke-dei-initiatives-fuel-antisemitism-on-college-campuses-alan-dershowitz/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 11 Key Takeaways From the Fourth GOP Presidential Debate – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/06/7-key-takeaways-fourth-gop-presidential-debate/
— Ramaswamy: Transgenderism Is Mental Health Disorder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ6WjJJ5XAQ

DAILY WIRE
— Billionaire Donor Calls On Harvard, MIT, Penn Presidents To Resign After They Cited Need For ‘Context’ In Calls For Genocide Of Jews. “This could be the most extraordinary testimony ever elicited in the Congress.” – Hank Berrien•
https://www.dailywire.com/news/billionaire-donor-calls-on-harvard-mit-penn-presidents-to-resign-after-they-cited-need-for-context-in-calls-for-genocide-of-jews

FEDERALIST
— Tuberville Abortion Fight Is The Tip Of Extremist Policies The Pentagon Has Embedded In Our Military – ELAINE DONNELLY
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/06/tuberville-abortion-fight-is-just-the-tip-of-extremist-policies-the-pentagon-has-embedded-in-our-military/
— Don’t Blame Tuberville For Dropping His Pentagon Abortion Protest, Blame His Feckless GOP Colleagues – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/05/dont-blame-tuberville-for-dropping-his-pentagon-abortion-protest-blame-his-feckless-gop-colleagues/
— U.S. Sets Record For Most Single-Day Border Apprehensions – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/06/report-u-s-sets-record-for-most-single-day-border-apprehensions/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— More Illegal Alien Crime in Sanctuary City America – Pawel Styrna
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/12/06/more-illegal-alien-crime-sanctuary-city-america

FOX NEWS
— Chicago residents irate with Democrats over migrant crisis, vow to disrupt Democratic National Convention. Chicago residents furious at Democrats for policies toward migrants. – Elizabeth Heckman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-residents-irate-democrats-migrant-crisis-vow-disrupt-democratic-national-convention
— Name-calling, personal jabs round out top 5 moments from the fiery Republican presidential debate in Alabama. Four GOP candidates squared off in Tuscaloosa, Alabama less than six weeks before the Iowa Caucuses. – Brandon Gillespie
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/name-calling-personal-jabs-top-five-moments-fiery-republican-presidential-debate-alabama
— Before Biden gives one more dime to Ukraine, he must first secure our border. Since President Biden entered the White House approximately 9.5 million migrants have illegally entered the United States. – Sen. Ron Johnson , Sen. Rick Scott
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/before-biden-gives-dime-ukraine-first-secure-border
— ‘Active shooter’ at University of Nevada, Las Vegas with ‘multiple victims;’ suspect dead. University of Nevada, Las Vegas officials said the active shooter was at the business school’s building. – Adam Sabes
https://www.foxnews.com/us/active-shooter-university-nevada-las-vegas-multiple-victims

HOT AIR
— Busload of Illegal Aliens Dropped Off at Colorado Capitol – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/12/06/busload-of-illegal-aliens-dropped-off-at-colorado-capitol-n597021

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Over 12,000 Migrant Encounters on Tuesday Sets ‘Single Day Total Ever Recorded’ “This includes 10,200+ Border Patrol apprehensions of illegal immigrants, amongst the highest daily totals for BP ever recorded.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/over-12000-migrant-encounters-on-tuesday-sets-single-day-total-ever-recorded/

NEW AMERICAN
— Border Crisis Escalates as Illegals Thank Joe Biden – Rebecca Terrell
https://thenewamerican.com/news/border-crisis-escalates-as-illegals-thank-joe-biden/

TOWNHALL
— The Border Crisis Just Broke Another Insane Record – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2023/12/06/the-border-crisis-just-hit-another-insane-milestone-n2632092
— Tapper Reacts to Biden’s ‘Stunning Admission’ About Why He’s Running – Leah Barkoukis (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on their motives.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/12/06/why-jake-tapper-believes-biden-made-stunning-admission-in-comment-about-why-hes-running-n2632064

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— 85 percent of New York City voters concerned about accommodating migrants
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4345802-new-york-city-voters-concerned-accommodating-migrants/

CBS NEWS
— Nearly $5 billion in additional student loan forgiveness approved by Biden administration. – C MANDLER
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/student-loan-debt-relief-biden-administration-approves-4-8-billion/

REUTERS
— Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-republicans-block-assault-style-weapons-ban-mass-shootings-rise-2023-12-06/
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-joins-schumer-in-attempt-to-pass-the-assault-weapons-ban-on-the-senate-floor

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Inside Donald Trump’s Dominance of a Primary He Wasn’t Supposed to Win.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/podcasts/run-up-donald-trump-gop-primary.html
— The Media, Democracy and the 2024 Election: What’s at Stake. Should something change about the way news is gathered, reported and shared? – Saskia Miller (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/business/dealbook/media-democracy-2024-election.html

USA TODAY
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2023/12/06/hate-groups-israel-hamas-antisemitism/71799306007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that voters reject, the more that they hate Trump. The fewer demographics that voters share with Trump, the more that they hate Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/06/voters-supporting-2024-gop-primary-contenders/71717507007/
— The top 1% of American earners now own more wealth than the entire middle class. – Daniel de Visé (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me the most as having been overpaid by GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, Post Office 1966-1969, etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/12/06/top-1-american-earners-more-wealth-middle-class/71769832007/
— An ‘obnoxious blowhard’ and some ‘jealous’ fellas. Who were the winners and losers of the fourth GOP debate? – Nicole Fallert
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/12/07/israel-hamas-gaza-vegas-shooting-mccarthy-taylor-swift/71835873007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— I’m Leaving the House but Not the Fight. My work is only getting started in my next chapter. – Kevin McCarthy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kevin-mccarthy-my-next-chapter-house-gop-retirement-california-e4e593d7
— DEI Drives Campus Antisemitism. Gerrymandering Jews into an ‘oppressed’ class won’t save universities from a malevolent ideology. – Heather Mac Donald
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dei-drives-campus-antisemitism-harvard-ivy-ackman-israel-bds-b19ebd12
— The Political Price of Anti-Israel Protests. Democrats start to push back against public antisemitism. It may be too late. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-political-price-of-anti-israel-protests-antisemitism-biden-gaza-war-ae8832c0
— ‘The Peer Effect’ Trying to Find a Key to Success – Naomi Schaefer Riley (COMMENT: Those who graduated grade school and high school with you are your closest peers. How successful have you been in relation to them?)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/the-peer-effect-review-trying-to-find-a-key-to-success-e4d991f0

FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about that.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbooksauthors/2023/12/06/how-diversity-inspires-us-to-up-our-game/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2023/12/06/final-ap-african-american-studies-class-makes-teaching-about-black-lives-matter-optional-after-criticism-from-desantis/

BLOOMBERG
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-07/abortions-twice-as-many-people-traveling-out-of-state-after-roe-restrictions

FED SMITH
— 23% Increase in TSP Millionaires So Far in 2023. Despite the recent declines in the stock market, the number of TSP millionaires has risen sharply in 2023. – Ian Smith (COMMENT: For 2024, because of higher Medicare cost, my already dramatically reduced Social Security goes from $64/month to $0.00/month and I still owe $320.40 for the year.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2023/11/03/23-percent-increase-in-tsp-millionaires-in-2023/

NPR
— Trump allies craft plans to give him unprecedented power if he wins the White House – Franco Ordoñez
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2023-12-06/trump-allies-craft-plans-to-give-him-unprecedented-power-if-he-wins-the-white-house

DAILY MAIL
— DeSantis goes after Trump’s age by saying president is NOT the job for ‘someone pushing 80’ – but REFUSES to say if he thinks he is ‘unfit’ to serve despite Christie’s demands he answer. Ron DeSantis, 45, said presidency ‘is not a job for somebody that’s pushing 80’. Donald Trump, 77, and President Joe Biden, 81, have face criticism for their age. Christie slammed DeSantis for refusing to say if Trump is ‘mentally fit’ to serve. – KATELYN CARALLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12835503/DeSantis-says-Trumps-pushing-80-not-fit-president.html

December 2, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Amid city delays, state pitching in additional $2M to feed migrants. Another $2 million will be matched by the Chicago Food Depository, which has already been providing meals to migrants since June, in partnership with 15 minority-owned restaurants in Chicago. – Tina Sfondeles and Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/1/23984676/migrant-crisis-state-funding-food-shelters
— Brighton Park migrant tent site had mercury, arsenic, other contaminants — but city deems it ‘safe for temporary residential use’. City officials say the most problematic metals and chemicals have been removed. State environmental officials will have to sign off before the project is finalized. – Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/1/23984897/brighton-park-migrant-tent-site-polluted-mercury-arsenic
— George Santos expelled from Congress, how Illinois members voted. Three members from the Illinois delegation declined to vote to expel the New York congressman from the U.S. House. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/12/1/23984825/george-santos-expelled-congress-illinois-members-how-voted

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State, food bank step in to keep migrants fed during December amid city contract delay – Dan Petrella and Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-migrant-shelter-food-funding-20231201-wfulc7nqkjbvffpu5s6hgj7wda-story.html
— Man with gun, $60,000 worth of drugs arrested at contentious West Loop encampment – Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-drug-arrest-west-loop-encampment-20231202-ugdp2q3ov5gfnhy6cpjonofzt4-story.html
— Amid drug abuse crisis, state mounts effort to recruit and train more counselors – Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-substance-abuse-counselors-illinois-funding-20231201-zuayskeocrhtxohu2dhw2cynku-story.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-prohibition-immigration-crisis-asylum-work-permits-20231201-3lfoqpqodrdddah6nbicggpsdy-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more illegal immigration and b) blame Republicans for illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/law/chicago-migrant-crisis-lawyers-volunteer-aid-asylum-seekers#/

ABC7
— City’s goal to get Chicago migrants out of police stations by Friday likely to be unmet – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-in-police-stations-migrant-shelters/14129784/
— Brighton Park migrant camp site environmental report shows soil was contaminated – Ward Image
https://abc7chicago.com/brighton-park-chicago-migrant-camp-environmental-report-protest/14130832/
— Progressive Ald. Jeanette Taylor levels harsh criticism of Brandon Johnson in podcast interview. – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/jeanette-taylor-brandon-johnson-the-ben-jovarsky-show-chicago-city-council/14130257/

CBS2
— Chicago migrant tent camp site in Brighton Park deemed safe after environmental review – MATTHEW CRAMER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-migrant-tent-camp-brighton-park-environmental-review/
— Under Chicago Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase in Chicago.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/downtown-chicago-tree-lighting-victims-violence/

WGN9
— Elk Grove passes ordinance to help migrants while keeping community safe – Andrea Medina, Peter Curi
https://wgntv.com/news/northwest-suburbs/elk-grove-passes-ordinance-to-help-migrants-while-keeping-community-safe/

FOX32
— A third Chicago suburb (Elk Grove Village) implements new rules to restrict migrant stays
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/elk-grove-village-new-rules-restrict-migrant-stays
— Chicago businessman Willie Wilson giving away more than $333K in free gas, groceries this weekend. – Scott Schneider
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-willie-wilson-free-gas-groceries

WTTW
— State, Greater Chicago Food Depository to Spend Additional $4M on Meals for Migrants; City to Take Over Next Year – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/01/state-greater-chicago-food-depository-spend-additional-4m-meals-migrants-city-take-over

WBEZ
— Biden lets Chicago replace dangerous lead water lines much slower than other cities. The president is ordering cities to replace lead pipes for drinking water within a decade. Chicago is getting at least 40 years to fix the problem. – Brett Chase
https://www.wbez.org/stories/biden-lets-chicago-replace-dangerous-lead-water-lines-much-slower-than-other-cities/e4688513-0797-4908-b8c0-5fdf7ba7ab6a
— Democrats ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make children sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-rundown-anna-deshawn-is-making-the-queer-radio-she-never-heard-growing-up/925804ea-24ac-4d15-bb50-0935f134c5c3

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker says state has settled labor dispute at migrant tent city
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/01/pritzker-says-state-has-settled-labor-dispute-at-migrant-tent-city/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/01/afternoon-roundup-195/
— Citing ‘delays’ in Chicago’s procurement process, Pritzker announces $2 million to feed asylum seekers
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/01/citing-delays-in-chicagos-procurement-process-pritzker-announces-2-million-to-feed-for-asylum-seekers/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tax Money Paying for Migrants’ Food
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/01/tax-money-paying-for-migrants-food/

JOHN KASS
— Criminal (In)Justice The Chicago Way: What Left Wing Hysterics Get Wrong
https://johnkassnews.com/criminal-injustice-the-chicago-way-what-left-wing-hysterics-get-wrong/

JEFF BERKOWITZ
— Fact checking the IL Governor: Gov Pritzker contends violent crime has been declining in Chicago for three years. Is he correct? We discuss, you decide.
https://jeffberkowitz208.substack.com/p/fact-checking-the-il-governor-gov

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— FEWER COPS IS HOW MAYOR PLANS TO MAKE CHICAGO SAFER? – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-fewer-cops-is-how-mayor-plans-to-make-chicago-safer/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Jim Durkin’s Demise: Former House GOP Leader Admits Defeat Before Battle, Blaming Trump’s Influence
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/12/jim-durkins-demise-former-house-gop-leader-admits-defeat-before-battle-blaming-trumps-influence.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Walmart latest big advertiser to pull out of Musk’s X amid widening concerns over hate speech – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/1/walmart-latest-big-advertiser-to-pull-out-of-musks/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Brandon Johnson is destroying Chicago in a hurry – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/brandon-johnson-is-destroying-chicago-in-a-hurry
— Illinois retailer files Supreme Court emergency plea to halt state assault-style weapons ban – Misty Severi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/illinois-retailer-assault-weapon-supreme-court
— Democrats shouldn’t be surprised by their Left flank’s radicalism – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/democrats-shouldnt-be-surprised-by-their-left-flanks-radicalism

AMAC
— The Left’s Dangerous Indifference To Antisemitism – Tammy Bruce
https://amac.us/newsline/society/the-lefts-dangerous-indifference-to-antisemitism/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Inside the Woke Air Force – Josh Culper
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/inside_the_woke_air_force.html
— Eliminating federal intrusion in education – Sheri Few
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/eliminating_federal_intrusion_in_education_.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta is approving loans based on DEI criteria, but it gets worse… – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/01/federal-home-loan-bank-of-atlanta-is-approving-loans-based-on-dei-criteria-but-it-gets-worse-1416573/

BREITBART
— Chicago Suburbs Block Government-Imposed Migrant Housing with Big Hotel Taxes – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/01/chicago-suburbs-block-government-imposed-migrant-housing-with-big-hotel-taxes/
— Sanctuary State Illinois: Newly Arrived Migrant Accused of Beating Wife, Children – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/01/sanctuary-state-illinois-newly-arrived-migrant-accused-of-beating-wife-children/

DAILY SIGNAL
— House Panel Moves to Stop Noncitizen Voting, Foreign Funding of US Referendums – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/01/house-moves-stop-noncitizen-voting-foreign-funding-elections/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Don’t Invite Parents’: Illinois School Teacher Called LGBT Club ‘Bubbles’ To Keep It From Being Identified – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dont-invite-parents-school-teacher-called-lgbt-club-bubbles-to-keep-it-from-being-identified-emails-show

FEDERALIST
— Those Who Want Nonwhite Students To Succeed Support School Choice, Not Segregation. – CHRISTOPHER JACOBS
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/01/those-who-want-nonwhite-students-to-succeed-support-school-choice-not-segregation/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Tip for Public Officials: Thinking About Sanctuary Policies? Read the Warning Label First.
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/12/01/tip-public-officials-thinking-about-sanctuary-policies-read-warning-label-first

FOX NEWS
— Lindsey Graham torches antisemitism in Democratic ranks: We would’ve told post-9/11 critics to ‘go to Hell’ Graham praised Sen. Schumer for his floor speech condemning antisemitism. – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/lindsey-graham-torches-antisemitism-democratic-ranks-told-post-critics-go-hell

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Pritzker’s Tone-Deaf, Dark-Money Campaign Goals Are the Real Extremism – Sarah Parshall Perry
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/pritzkers-tone-deaf-dark-money-campaign-goals-are-the-real-extremism

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jewish High Schoolers Abandon Ivy League Aspirations in Response to Campus Antisemitism – ARI BLAFF
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/jewish-high-schoolers-abandon-ivy-league-aspirations-in-response-to-campus-antisemitism/
— Federal Judge Rejects Texas Request to Bar Border Agents from Cutting Razor Wire – DAVID ZIMMERMANN (COMMENT: Democrats have declared war not only on Texas, but on America.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/federal-judge-rejects-texas-request-to-bar-border-agents-from-cutting-razor-wire/

NEWSMAX
— Christie: ‘I Don’t Hate Donald Trump’ – Michael Katz (COMMENT: Of course, my critics/opponents deny that they hate me because I support the following planks in the Republican Party platform: a) individual responsibility, b) traditional marriage and family, c) right to life, d) immigration, e) illegal drugs, f) Second Amendment, and/or g) equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Of course, my critics/opponents deny that they hate me because of any of my demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, old (born in 1948), draft avoider, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years (9 of which IRS), federal retiree for more than 26 years, Crete resident for 24 years, Wheaton resident since 1978, etc.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/chris-christie-donald-trump-2024/2023/12/01/id/1144497/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Even though former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been a pit bull in attacking Donald Trump during the Republican presidential primary season, he told Newsmax Friday it is not because of any personal animosity against the former president. “Let me make it clear: I don’t hate Donald Trump,” Christie told “Eric Bolling The Balance.” “I just don’t believe he’s fit to be president of the United States. There’s a big difference between that. There’s no personal hatred on my part at all.”)

OPEN THE BOOKS
— The San Francisco Poop Map By OpenTheBooks In Real Time. In 2022 and 2023, case reports of human waste in the public way spiked to all-time highs. More than 270,000 cases reported since 2011. – ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI
https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/updated-the-san-francisco-poop-map

PJ MEDIA
— Republicans Oust Santos, Don’t Hold Biden, Mayorkas Accountable – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2023/12/01/republicans-oust-santos-dont-hold-biden-mayorkas-accountable-n4924402
— You Won’t Believe Who Is Joining the GOP in Calling for Restrictions on Immigration. – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/01/you-wont-believe-who-is-joining-gop-in-calling-for-restrictions-on-immigration-n4924399

POST MILLENNIAL
— Chicago residents fight back as city builds new housing for illegal immigrants. “Nobody was really told this was going to happen, they basically said, ‘we’re going to do this, shut up,’ ” community member Michael Patlan said. – Hannah Nightingale
https://thepostmillennial.com/chicago-residents-fight-back-as-city-builds-new-housing-for-illegal-immigrants

TURNING POINT USA
— Illinois High School Accused of Concealing Students’ LGBT Club Participation from Parents
https://www.tpusa.com/live/illinois-high-school-accused-of-concealing-students-lgbt-club-participation-from-parents

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— The massive burden of Biden’s undocumented immigrants – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4335598-the-massive-burden-of-bidens-illegal-immigrants/
— Tucker Carlson says he’s backing Trump in 2024 – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4337154-tucker-carlson-trump-2024/

CNN
— Migrants in Chicago struggle with freezing temperatures
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/12/01/exp-migrants-cold-chicago-whitney-wild-pkg-120104aseg1-cnni-u-s-.cnn

REUTERS
— Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash – Eric Cox
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chicago-homeless-migrants-shelter-faces-backlash-2023-12-01/
— Texas must remove Rio Grande migrant barrier, US appeals court rules – Daniel Wiessner (COMMENT: Democrats have declared war not only on Texas, but on America.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-must-remove-rio-grande-migrant-barrier-us-appeals-court-rules-2023-12-01/

CBS NEWS
— Tucker Carlson once texted he hated Trump “passionately.” Now he’s endorsing him for president. – C MANDLER
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tucker-carlson-endorses-donald-trump-2024/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Santos as being like Trump. The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being like Trump. Since 2015, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their operatives have stressed that I share the following demographics with Trump: conservative, Republican, White, male, old (I was born in 1948), draft avoider, non-poor, married, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/opinion/george-santos-trump.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Second-Term Plans: Anti-‘Woke’ University, ‘Freedom Cities’ Former president wants more active government, upending GOP orthodoxy. – Andrew Restuccia and Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trumps-second-term-plans-anti-woke-university-freedom-cities-28f8123d

GOVERNING
— Isn’t It Time to Rid Ourselves of Political Parties? – Jabari Simama (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that Republican candidates and elected officials support, the harder that leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois work against them: a) individual responsibility, b) traditional marriage and family, c) right to life, d) immigration, e) illegal drugs, f) Second Amendment, and/or g) equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). I should write a book about that.)
https://www.governing.com/now/isnt-it-time-to-rid-ourselves-of-political-parties

FORBES
— 10 Job-Seeking Strategies That Work – Carmelina Piedra (COMMENT: If you had been me, what job-seeking strategy would you have used after my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old? How would you have dealt with that adverse action and their previous adverse actions? They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They never promoted me to GS-14 and they delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13. They assigned me to audits of IRS for only 3 (1986-1988) of the almost 18 years that I worked for them. They forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10. They ignored, downplayed, dismissed, belittled a) my becoming a Certified Forensic Accountant in 1997, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Government Financial Manager in 1994, and Fraud Examiner in 1990, b) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) my earning a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2023/12/01/10-job-seeking-strategies-that-work/

DAILY KOS
— I think Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be our next President. Seriously. I want to tell you why. – Michael Pessman
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/28/2208557/-I-think-Illinois-Gov-JB-Pritzker-should-be-our-next-President-Seriously-I-want-to-tell-you-why

November 30, 2023

Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD BIG PICTURE: Protesters in Brighton Park speak out against migrant camp as construction begins. – Alysa Guffey
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-brighton-park-protest-migrant-tents-20231129-m34jrzvjrjfv7nzib3mdxnoyyq-story.html
— Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about that.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-affirmative-action-workplace-diversity-health-disparities-20231130-3r2whqm7ffhclh7m47wb3n52pu-story.html
— Why the paucity of men on campus is a problem and the beginnings of how to respond – Clarence Page (COMMENT: Earning college degrees, professional certifications, and professional licenses takes lots of time and effort. I know that because I earned four college degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. As employers give more and more and more preference to females, that is, as employers discriminate more and more and more against males, more and more and more males are discouraged from earning college degrees, professional certifications, and licenses. But for me, it was the opposite — it motivated me to earn them. I should write a book about the tremendous preference that my federal employers (GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969) gave my female superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates. All my female coworkers who my superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less job-related work experience than I had, b) had less job-related education than I had, c) had no or fewer professional certifications than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like I had. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 (NIU-management) and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-business), 31 (DePaul-accounting), and 48 (IIT-finance). I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Services Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant). I earned a job-related professional license (CPA) when I was 32.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-college-enrollment-gender-gap-page-20231130-k4knmtm22fgxnb7d2rdpgp5qki-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Brighton Park migrant tents begin rising. The tents are expected to be completed in a matter of days and will house 500 migrants at first. – Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/29/23981609/brighton-park-migrant-tents-begin-rising
— Nikki Haley builds momentum as best bet to knock off Trump in Republican primary. If the GOP field consolidates, she could end up becoming the Trump alternative that independents, moderates and disenchanted Republicans have been hoping for. – S. E. Cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/11/29/23981542/nikki-haley-builds-momentum-best-bet-knock-off-trump-gop-republican-primaries-se-cupp

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Opponents of Illinois’ assault-weapons ban file emergency plea at U.S. Supreme Court – Mark Walsh
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-opponents-file-plea-us-supreme-court
— Discover moves to sell student loan business – Mark Weinraub (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have used my working my way through college against me the most. I would focus on those who stress a) that unlike them, I did not get any scholarships, b) that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, c) that my ACT score was only 24, and/or d) that unlike them, I earned my bachelor’s degree from a low-cost state college.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/discover-tries-sell-student-loan-business

ABC7
— City won’t use Amundsen Park fieldhouse as migrant shelter – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-crisis-amundsen-park-fieldhouse/14121750/
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-crisis-churches/14118025/
— Crews begin construction of Brighton Park migrant camp – Diane Pathieu and Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-crisis-brighton-park/14116686/
— Group aims to restore Roseland, South Side communities with affordable modular homes – Mark Rivera (COMMENT: I was able to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old because a HUD program made it affordable. SEE: https://opus.govst.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=region_pfs Since 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unethically took advantage of a HUD program that was designed to benefit Blacks.)
https://abc7chicago.com/affordable-housing-modular-homes-roseland-hope-center-foundation/14119661/

NBC5
— Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Unity Initiative starts with some confusion. Program is designed to move asylum seekers from police stations to temporary shelters
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mayor-brandon-johnsons-unity-initiative-starts-with-some-confusion/3290645/
— Affordable modular homes going up in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood. It’s all thanks to a collaboration of local organizations and city and state funding to build affordable housing. – Patrick Fazio (COMMENT: I was able to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old because a HUD program made it affordable. SEE: https://opus.govst.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=region_pfs Since 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unethically took advantage of a HUD program designed to benefit Blacks.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/affordable-modular-homes-going-up-in-chicagos-roseland-neighborhood/3290731/
— City Council mulls move to move public comment to glassed-in portion of chambers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/city-council-mulls-move-to-move-public-comment-to-glassed-in-portion-of-chambers/3290837/
— Brighton Park migrant tent camp construction begins, despite protests, concerns from residents. Photos and video taken Wednesday morning at the site show the scale of the project, with massive cranes working to put up the framing for the winterized tents.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/brighton-park-migrant-tent-camp-construction-begins-despite-protests-concerns-from-residents-alderwoman/3290107/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/efforts-continue-to-find-housing-for-migrants-in-chicago/3290996/

CBS2
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-chicago-church-shelter-programs-migrants/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/churches-begin-taking-in-migrants-in-chicago/
— Union wants to see Postal Police back on street after more mail carriers are robbed in Chicago area – TARA MOLINA
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/union-wants-postal-police-back-on-street-robberies/
— HUD cites aldermanic prerogative fueling segregation in Chicago. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that has allowed white alderman in wealthy wards to veto affordable housing developments. (COMMENT: I was able to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old because a HUD program made it affordable. SEE: https://opus.govst.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=region_pfs Since 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unethically took advantage of a HUD program that was designed to benefit Blacks.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/hud-cites-aldermanic-prerogative-fueling-segregation-in-chicago/

WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly oppose assimilation.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-church-working-to-repair-painful-history-inflicted-on-tribal-nations/

FOX32
— ‘Lying from Day 1’: Chicago residents outraged as migrant camp construction begins. – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-moves-forward-winterized-migrant-camp-despite-protests-environmental-worries
— Illinois congresswoman (Delia Ramirez) accuses GOP of using asylum seekers as bargaining chips
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-congresswoman-accuses-gop-using-asylum-seekers-bargaining-chips
— Affordable modular homes going up on Chicago’s South Side. The first modular “Hope Home” was built on Wednesday in the Roseland neighborhood. It’s the first installation in an ambitious affordable housing effort that could bring thousands of similar homes to the South Side in the coming years. (COMMENT: I was able to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old because a HUD program made it affordable. SEE: https://opus.govst.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=region_pfs Since 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unethically took advantage of a HUD program that was designed to benefit Blacks.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1374439
— Chicago’s dog crisis: Euthanasia rates rise as Animal Care and Control faces overpopulation – Scott Schneider
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-dog-crisis-euthanasia-rates-rise-animal-care-control-overpopulation

WBEZ
— Chicago’s City Council is tightening public access amid a slew of chaotic meetings. In recent months, alderpeople have been accosted, received threats and security has had to clear council chambers on more than one occasion. – Mariah Woelfel
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-city-hall-has-new-security-protocols/b7259cc0-a6aa-47fb-9c52-c782f2d0e06c

SOUTHERN
— Marjorie Taylor Greene repeats effort to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas – Lauren Peller and Brittany Gaddy
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/11/29/marjorie-taylor-greene-repeats-effort-to-impeach-dhs-secretary-mayorkas/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Newsom-DeSantis debate to be a display of current and future presidential ambitions – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/california-governor-newsom-florida-governor-ron-desantis-debate-to-be-a-display-of-current-and-future-presidential-ambitions-fox-news-sean-hannity-republican-democrat-2024-election

NORTHERN STAR
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://northernstar.info/111192/news/affirmative-action-to-affect-niu-scholarships/

CHALKBEAT
— Chicago district official says adding busing this year will be tough as driver shortage persists – Reema Amin
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2023/11/29/chicago-school-district-struggling-to-add-student-bus-transportation/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing.
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-192/
— Afternoon roundup.
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/29/isabels-afternoon-roundup-17/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s dishonest spin on Chicago crime, Illinois jobs – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzkers-dishonest-spin-on-chicago-crime-illinois-jobs-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Republicans criticize Chicago mayor’s rhetoric over border crisis – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1aee1112-8f0e-11ee-8e9d-234e6460e630.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Johnson on Tuesday criticized Republicans in regards to the border and suggested that the “right wing” was dishing out payback. “It is abysmal, and it’s an affront for everything that is good about this country, for the extremism in this country to use people as political tools to settle political scores for something that happened 400 years ago,” Johnson said. Johnson continued by questioning the sanctity of the party. “That’s what this particular party has been about,” Johnson said. “This is the same Republican right-wing extremism that stormed the Capitol. It’s the same right-wing extremism that refuses to accept the results of the Civil War. It’s raggedy, it’s disrespectful,” Johnson said. “It’s disrespectful, its mean spirited, it’s an unclean spirit.” Illinois Republicans responded to Johnson’s words, with some suggesting a history lesson for the mayor. “His statements are not even grounded in reality. I would recommend a history lesson for the mayor of Chicago, good grief,” state Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich, told The Center Square. “To say Republicans don’t accept the results of the Civil War, I believe Abraham Lincoln was a Republican.” State Rep. Martin McLaughlin, R-Barrington Hills, fired back at Johnson. “The Republican Party was founded to end government Bureaucracy and to end slavery. Brandon Johnson and J.B. Pritzker are both obviously not students of history and are hoping many of their followers never get off Tik-Tok to discover accurate historical information,” McLaughlin said in a statement. “Independents, moderate Democrats, and Republicans are equally appalled at their recent statements.” Last month, Pritzker said supporting non-citizen arrivals has nothing to do with sanctuary status and the state would remain open. “Sanctuary status has to do with undocumented immigrants who are here,” Pritzker said. “Not people who are asylum seekers who are in a whole different category.” According to U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, Democratic leadership and the inaction of President Joe Biden in regard to the border is what led to this influx of people and the use of taxpayer dollars to cover the costs. “This is just one small glimpse at a completely avoidable humanitarian disaster brought not by big bad Republicans in the House but by an administration that refuses to enforce our immigration laws and has flung the door wide open at our southern border,” Langworthy said. Johnson said the Republican backlash comes from targeted hate. “This is nothing new,” Johnson said. “Everyone knows that the right-wing extremism in this country has targeted Democratically run cities, and quite frankly, they have been quite intentional about going after Democratically ran cities that are led by people of color.” Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook, R-Shelbyville, said Johnson should not be taken seriously. “Mayor Johnson is a clown. He is not a serious person, and he does not deserve a response to his inane babbling,” Halbrook said in a statement. “He was elected thanks to the massive financial backing of the very public sector union leadership that has made Chicago’s finances a complete disaster. If Mayor Johnson is the answer, it must have been an extremely stupid question.” Last week, Chicago saw 25 more buses of migrants arrive. New York is seeing more than 2,500 arrivals a week.)
— Some Illinois law enforcement say enforcing gun ban violations not a priority – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will force law enforcement to go after Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, gun-owner, non-veteran, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2cb34cee-8f06-11ee-9ac9-d7386b48ba20.html

ILLINOIS ANSWERS PROJECT
— As City Battles Housing Shortage, CHA Lets Hundreds Of Empty Homes Decay. The Chicago Housing Authority is supposed to provide affordable homes for those in need. But the agency has nearly 500 scattered-site units that are vacant — many causing problems for their neighbors. – Emeline Posner, Jennifer Bamberg, Rachel Hinton and Mick Dumke
https://illinoisanswers.org/2023/11/29/chicago-battles-housing-shortage-chicago-housing-authority-lets-hundreds-of-empty-homes-decay/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— New Book on the First Abortion Referendum – An Illinois Legislative Faceoff Between Rosemary Mulligan and Penny Pullen
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/29/the-first-abortion-referendum-an-illinois-legislative-faceoff-between-rosemary-mulligan-and-penny-pullen/
— Democratic Party Candidate for County Board Chairperson Demonstrates Lack of Parliamentary Procedure Knowledge
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/29/democratic-party-candidate-for-county-board-chairpersons-demonstrates-lack-of-parliamentary-procedure/
— Former Barrington State Rep. Nick Sauer Pleads Guilty to Posting Nude Ex-Girlfriends’ Photos
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/28/fromer-barrington-state-rep-nick-sauer-pleads-guilty-to-posting-nude-ex-girlfriends-photos/
— Schkowsky Gets Primary Opponent
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/28/schkowsky-gets-primary-opponent/
— Republican Laurie Parman Challenging Incumbent Democrat Sue Ness
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/28/republican-laurie-parman-challening-incumbent-democrat-sue-ness/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Major Johnson’s Latest Blunder: Chicago’s Illegal Immigrant Crisis Worsens Despite ‘Fix’ Attempts
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/11/major-johnsons-latest-blunder-chicagos-illegal-immigrant-crisis-worsens-despite-fix-attempts.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pritzker’s tone-deaf, dark-money campaign goals are the real extremism – Sarah Parshall Perry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/29/pritzkers-tone-deaf-dark-money-campaign-goals-are-/
— U.S. sets new record with 15% of population made up of immigrants. 4.5 million new immigrants settled since Biden took office. – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/29/us-sets-new-record-with-15-of-population-made-up-o/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gun ownership numbers show people don’t feel safe in their cities – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/gun-ownership-numbers-show-people-dont-feel-safe-in-their-cities

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blames predecessor, ‘right-wing extremism’ for city woes – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/11/29/news/chicago-mayor-blames-predecessor-right-wing-extremism-for-city-woes/

AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS
— Biden admin tracking all Americans who traveled to DC on Jan. 6, 2021. – TIMOTHY FRUDD
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/11/biden-admin-tracking-all-americans-who-traveled-to-dc-on-jan-6-2021-report/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump nomination should end GOP cold war – Jeff Willis (COMMENT: RINO leaders are filled with hatred against Trump. They rather see Biden be our next president than Trump. If Trump becomes the Republican presidential nominee, what will RINO leaders do? Anticipate/expect that they will even more forcefully get rid of those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/11/29/trump-nomination-should-end-gop-cold-war-1415968/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Left Is Massively Outperforming Us Conservatives – Richard A. Viguerie
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/viguerie-the-left-is-massively-outperforming-us-conservatives

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— The Kamala Conundrum: Why Democrats Are Stuck With Her – Larry Elder
https://www.creators.com/read/larry-elder/11/23/the-kamala-conundrum-why-democrats-are-stuck-with-her

DAILY WIRE
— 3,700+ U.S. Auto Dealers Push Biden To Scrap ‘Unrealistic’ EV Mandate: Low Demand Even With Incentives – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/3700-u-s-auto-dealers-push-biden-to-scrap-unrealistic-ev-mandate-low-demand-even-with-incentives

FOX NEWS
— Chicago mayor blames Republicans for city’s failures
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6342023102112
— Chicago mayor targets Lightfoot, ‘right-wing extremism’ for ‘chaos’ in Chicago. Chicago mayor blames predecessor Lightfoot for migrant crisis: ‘inherited’ Chicago has seen an estimated 20K migrants since last year. – Emma Colton
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-mayor-blames-predecessor-lightfoot-migrant-crisis-inherited
— Migrants sleeping in Chicago streets and police stations as temps drop below freezing.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6342026063112
— Marjorie Taylor Greene reintroduces impeachment push against Mayorkas. A previous impeachment effort by Greene failed after eight Republicans voted with Democrats to shutter the resolution earlier this month. – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-reintroduces-impeachment-push-mayorkas-lost-trust-americans
— Trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney named in Forbes’ ’30 Under 30’ list. During a Forbes Summit in June, Mulvaney demanded that major corporations embrace diversity initiatives. – Gabriel Hays
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney-named-forbes-30-under-30-list

MRC TV
— Forbes Pushes ‘Guerilla Tactics’ To Keep DEI in Business – EVAN POELLINGER
https://mrctv.org/blog/evan-poellinger/hidden-agenda-forbes-pushes-guerilla-tactics-keep-dei-business

NEW AMERICAN
— TARGET’s Sacrilegious “Christmas” and LGBTQ Grooming Invites Mega Boycott – William F. Jasper
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/targets-sacrilegious-christmas-and-lgbtq-grooming-invites-mega-boycott/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Schumer: We Protested Bigotry Against Minorities And LGBTQ, Apparently That Principle Does Not Extend To Jewish People. – Ian Schwartz (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government encouraged/forced my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many big adverse actions against me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/11/29/schumer_we_protested_bigotry_against_minorities_and_lgbtq_apparently_that_principle_does_not_extend_to_jewish_people.html

TOWNHALL
— Chicago Mayor Blames Blue City’s Illegal Migrant Crisis On ‘Right-Wing Extremism’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/11/29/chicago-mayor-blames-blue-citys-migrant-crisis-on-right-wing-extremism-n2631793

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Winning the presidential nomination is all about delegates. But how does the process work? – ROBERT YOON (COMMENT: In your congressional district, who are those running to be delegates for each of the Republican presidential candidates?)
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/united-states-presidential-candidate-delegate-process/article_87dc657a-f4d5-5723-9400-11f1719a16e6.html

REUTERS
— US Supreme Court is again asked to block Illinois assault weapons ban – Andrew Chung
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-is-again-asked-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-2023-11-29/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Federal Law Requires a Choice: Marijuana or a Gun? Legal challenges are pending across the country against a federal law that prevents medical marijuana users from buying or owning firearms. – Serge F. Kovaleski
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/guns-marijuana-background-checks.html
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly get rid of Republicans who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/europe/russia-gay-rights-law.html

WASHINGTON POST
— No one in the modern era has blown a primary lead as wide as Trump’s – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/29/trump-primary-lead-2024/
— Charge reckless parents when kids use their guns in mass shootings – Editorial
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/29/prosecute-parents-mass-shootings-accountability/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Gaza Protests at Colleges Open a Generational Divide. Young activists often see the world as split between the oppressed and their oppressors—and their views are markedly different than those of older Americans. Douglas Belkin and Melissa Korn
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/israel-hamas-war-pro-palestinian-college-campus-35c19c7a

— Many More Voters With Guns. Black households with firearms have gone up 17 points since 2019. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-voters-with-guns-than-ever-black-ownership-republican-democrat-c9d98aca

NPR
— How a young Black woman in Chicago is quickly paying off her student debt – Lisa Philip (COMMENT: I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male that held that job. With the money that I earned, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966.)
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/29/1215765486/how-a-young-black-woman-in-chicago-is-quickly-paying-off-her-student-debt

BUSINESS INSIDER
— 813,000 student-loan borrowers are now getting emails that their loans are wiped out following Biden’s recent reforms – Ayelet Sheffey (COMMENT: From what I see, my critics/opponents did not have to take out any student loans because a) their parents were wealthy and/or b) they got scholarships.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/student-loan-forgiveness-borrowers-getting-emails-debt-relief-biden-education-2023-11

BLOOMBERG LAW
— A gun rights group again asked the US Supreme Court to halt an Illinois ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. – Kimberly Strawbridge
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-asked-to-halt-gun-ban-passed-after-mass-shooting

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Survey Finds Employer Confidence in College Grads. American Association of Colleges and Universities report finds employers see value in degrees and favor graduates who’ve been exposed to a wide range of viewpoints. – Kathryn Palmer (COMMENT: For almost 30 years, I worked for Democrats who ran the federal government. All my coworkers who they promoted over me had less job-related education than I had. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination and became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/business/academic-programs/2023/11/30/employers-want-grads-exposed-diverse-viewpoints

MEMRI
— At Dearborn, Michigan Pro-Hamas Rally Praising The October 7 Attack, Held In Front Of Henry Ford Centennial Library, Imam Abdulghani Says: October 7 Was A Day Of God, A Miracle; The Honorable ‘Lions’ Of Palestine Are Not Only Defending Palestine But Are Fighting On Behalf Of Muhammad The Messenger; The Friends Of The Zionist Occupiers And Colonialists Must Know That Their Time Is Over
https://www.memri.org/reports/dearborn-michigan-pro-hamas-rally-praising-october-7-attack-held-front-henry-ford-centennial

November 29, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Crews arrive to begin construction of Brighton Park migrant camp. – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-crisis-brighton-park/14116686/

NBC5
— Chicago moves ahead with Brighton Park migrant site despite potential contamination. Records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates show the vacant lot near 38th Street and California has a history of industrial use that dates back nearly a century. – Bennett Haeberle and Lisa Capitanini
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/chicago-move-ahead-with-brighton-park-migrant-site-despite-potential-contamination/3289379/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/mayor-brandon-johnson-quotes-beyonce-in-press-conference-discussing-chicagos-migrant-crisis/3289276/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/pritzker-details-ongoing-efforts-to-house-migrants-in-chicago/3289384/
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/local-faith-groups-step-up-efforts-to-house-migrants-in-chicago/3289729/

CBS2
— Migrants say they were kicked out of Chicago Police station and into frigid cold – MARYBEL GONZALEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrants-say-kicked-chicago-police-station-cold/
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mayor-brandon-johnson-unity-initiative-churches-migrants/
— Illinois completes $82 million improvement of I-57 in Chicago, south suburbs (COMMENT: Have you commuted on I-57 in Chicago? I did 1972-1974 to/from graduate business night classes at Loyola from my IRS jobs in Harvey, Joliet, and 63rd & Halsted in Chicago and my town home in University Park.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/i57-construction-complete/

WGN9
— Migrants battle cold as city looks to clear Chicago police stations – Dana Rebik, Peter Cur
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/migrants-battle-cold-as-city-looks-to-clear-chicago-police-stations/

FOX32
— Schaumburg approves 30-day stay tax to deter migrant housing – Gabriella Premus (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasing efforts by the Democrats and RINOs who run your municipality to bring in illegals.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/schaumburg-30-day-stay-tax-migrant-housing
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-faith-community-migrant-housing

WTTW
— Aldermanic Prerogative Fuels Segregation and Violates Black, Latino Chicagoans’ Civil Rights: Federal Officials – Heather Cherone (COMMENT: In which neighborhoods in your municipality do Democrats and RINOs want to put affordable housing?)
https://news.wttw.com/2023/11/28/aldermanic-prerogative-fuels-segregation-and-violates-black-latino-chicagoans-civil

WBEZ
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/mayor-johnson-announces-new-church-city-partnership-to-house-migrants/c7786814-1cdc-433f-ae29-45901d289b34

WBBM
— Pritzker applauds City’s efforts in managing migrant crisis – Craig Dellimore (COMMENT: Chicago Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/pritzker-praises-chicagos-efforts-during-migrant-crisis

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-brighton-park-camp-construction-20231128-njvqgtxi3rgyjpfvp4qdibyivi-story.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to destroy the rights of the unborn.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-supreme-court-states-referendums-abortion-direct-democracy-20231128-hcrfl5q2ujd4pbwaliwfhjtvqu-story.html
— The biggest mistake that I made in my life was avoiding the draft. Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that against me viciously.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-ptsd-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-injury-treatment-veterans-20231129-qmsmjmrcozhgxg2ymehj442f24-story.html
— As Chicago considers city-run grocery, officials say all options are on the table. But the challenges are steep. – Talia Soglin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-municipally-owned-grocery-stores-20231129-7py5ywmeyjbhzeairky4kr4tly-story.html
— Universities’ shifting policies toward speech are not only hypocritical but also illegal – Max Schanzenbach and Kimberly Yuracko
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-universities-speech-policies-israel-gaza-palestinians-harvard-20231129-lqwthaanrjhu7opoq2bjbiuv24-story.html
— Player reinstated to Hinsdale South basketball team after mother files suit – Robert McCoppin and Caroline Kubzansky
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-hinsdale-south-high-school-basketball-suit-20231128-q3ufmf5psbbrhm45yin37sh6le-story.html
— The mayor’s second 100 days show him failing to prioritize the needs of city businesses – Paul Vallas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-brandon-johnson-second-100-days-businesses-20231129-ekfrvbw5cvcwbmjjcgxjstk4uq-story.html
— Citing Trump factor, former House GOP leader Jim Durkin takes himself out of Cook County state’s attorney race – Rick Pearson (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly it looks like Trump will be the Republican presidential nominee. To what extent do the leaders of the following support Trump: a) Illinois Republican Party (IRP), b) your Republican county organization, and c) your Republican township/ward organization? Since 1999 when I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the first and foremost thing that the leaders of the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have stressed/demanded of me has been that I support those candidates who win Republican primaries, and that is what I have done.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-durkin-not-running-states-attorney-2024-20231128-orkyryyg5ngezmjzqqtzbtb7q4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/28/23966004/repealing-sanctuary-welcoming-city-ordinance-undocumented-immigrants-deportation-saul-arellano
— Chicago wrongly limited affordable housing with aldermanic prerogative, HUD says. Feds say giving Council members “a local veto over proposals to build affordable housing” has meant it’s “rarely, if ever, constructed in the majority-white wards that have the least affordable housing.” – Brett Chase (COMMENT: In which neighborhoods in your municipality do Democrats and RINOs want to put affordable housing?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/11/28/23979913/aldermanic-prerogative-affordable-housing-hud-chicago-discrimination
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/28/23979337/mayor-johnson-announces-new-church-city-partnership-house-migrants
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that those who are the following have: minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in American for a long time, citizens of foreign countries, those who have less money than others, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/11/28/23978519/most-black-low-income-families-live-nature-deprived-areas-outdoors-ben-jealous

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Schaumburg follows Rosemont’s lead with tax to deter long-term migrant housing at hotels – Eric Peterson (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasing efforts by the Democrats and RINOs who run your municipality to bring in illegals.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231129/schaumburg-follows-rosemonts-lead-with-tax-to-deter-long-term-migrant-housing-at-hotels
— Trump’s lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231128/in-new-challenge-to-indictment-trumps-lawyers-argue-he-had-good-basis-to-question-election-results
— Too often, low-turnout votes in spring limit voter’s choices in the fall. Prepare for March. – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20231128/daily-herald-opinion-too-often-low-turnout-votes-in-spring-limit-voters-choices-in-the-fall-prepare-for-march

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Aldermanic privilege wrongly limits affordable housing development, HUD says (COMMENT: In which neighborhoods in your municipality do Democrats and RINOs want to put affordable housing?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/hud-says-chicago-limited-affordable-housing-aldermanic-prerogative-sun-times

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rep. Mary Miller’s reelection launch via video relies heavily on Trump – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/11/28/rep-mary-miller-announced-her-congressional-reelection-bid/71728916007/

SOUTHERN
— Major anti-Trump group (Americans for Prosperity Action) endorses Nikki Haley in Republican primary – Kelsey Walsh
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/11/28/major-anti-trump-group-endorses-nikki-haley-in-republican-primary/
— Trump insists he isn’t mixing up Obama and Biden as critics try to spotlight his gaffes – Lalee Ibssa and Soo Rin Kim
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/11/28/trump-insists-he-isnt-mixing-up-obama-and-biden-as-critics-try-to-spotlight-his-gaffes/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— In new challenge to indictment, Trump’s lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-in-new-challenge-to-indictment-trumps-lawyers-argue-he-had-good-basis-to-question-election-results/

WISN
— Milwaukee’s RNC host committee makes deposit in city’s only minority-owned bank. Milwaukee Host Committee tasked with raising $68 million ahead of convention. – Matt Smith
https://www.wisn.com/article/milwaukees-rnc-host-committee-makes-deposit-in-citys-only-minority-owned-bank/45977551#

LAKE FOREST PATCH
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot in Waukegan.
https://patch.com/illinois/lakeforest/owners-worlds-largest-dispensary-open-first-il-shop-waukegan

PLAINFIELD PATCH
— Ex-Plainfield Township Trustee Interviews Trump For Moms For America. Former President Donald Trump told Debbie Kraulidis, “I think it’s going to be the most important election in the history of our country.” – Emily Rosca
https://patch.com/illinois/plainfield/ex-plainfield-township-trustee-interviews-trump-moms-america

WESTERN SPRINGS PATCH
— Pot At School, Damage. Two students were cited on charges of possessing marijuana, police said. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/westernsprings/pot-school-damage-western-springs-cops

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/11/28/17-churches-to-become-migrant-shelters-as-city-hurries-to-provide-housing-for-winter/

AXIOS CHICAGO
— Downtown Chicago tries to attract shoppers with more security – Monica Eng (COMMENT: I did lots of shopping in downtown Chicago when I lived there 1974-1978.)
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/11/28/downtown-safety-shopping-security-police

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/11/29/getting-religion-on-the-migrant-crisis-00129027

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-191/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/28/afternoon-roundup-193/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— More spending for migrants anticipated when lawmakers return in January – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_547cc02c-8e41-11ee-ab1f-4f56589229fc.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Conforti: ‘Join me, stand up, and let’s defend our rights and the greatness of America!’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/652672802-conforti-join-me-stand-up-and-let-s-defend-our-rights-and-the-greatness-of-america

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— The truth about the Democratic party – Illinois House District 34 State Representative Candidate Frederick Walls
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/652676088-walls-the-truth-about-the-democratic-party

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker, Johnson and others say crime is down Chicago, it’s at a post-covid high in reality.
https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-johnson-and-others-say-crime-is-down-chicago-its-at-a-post-covid-high-in-reality-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— It is Indoctrination, Not Education – Thomas Hampson
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/it-is-indoctrination-not-education/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago’s Brandon Johnson blames Lori Lightfoot for ‘international crisis’ he inherited – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/chicago-brandon-johnson-blames-lori-lightfoot-migrant-crisis
— Construction of Chicago’s first immigrant tent camp at Brighton Park set to start after delays – Eden Villalovas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/construction-chicago-migrant-camp-brighton-park-start-delays
— Venezuelan immigrants wreak havoc on Chicago retailers – Luke Gentile
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/immigrants-venezuela-havoc-chicago-retailers
— Pro-Palestinian protesters set up outside Rosalynn Carter tribute service – Haisten Willis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/pro-palestinian-protesters-rosalynn-carter-tribute-service
— Food stamps: Illinois December SNAP benefits worth up to $1,751 arrive for residents in three days – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/food-stamps-illinois-december-benefits-arrive-three-days

NEW YORK POST
— Rapes and deaths along dangerous migrant route are on Biden and his ‘come on in’ border policies. – Mark Krikorian (COMMENT: The foresaid is not just on Biden, it is on all those who have voted for Democrats and for RINOs.)
https://nypost.com/2023/11/28/opinion/rapes-and-deaths-along-dangerous-migrant-route-are-on-biden-and-his-come-on-in-border-policies/

NEW YORK SUN
— Cartels Seek To Divert Border Patrol From Frontline by Overwhelming Agents With Migrants – MAGGIE HRONCICH
https://www.nysun.com/article/wide-open-uncontrolled-unmanned-cartels-seek-to-divert-border-patrol-from-frontline-by-overwhelming-agents-with-migrants

AMERICAN WIRE
— Train packed with illegal immigrants barrels toward US border – Tom Tillison
https://americanwirenews.com/train-packed-with-illegal-immigrants-barrels-toward-us-border-video-shows/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Does opposing Democrats threaten democracy? They think so. – William Layer
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/11/28/does-opposing-democrats-threaten-democracy-they-think-so-1415652/
— Team Trump rips ‘corrupt network of globalist RINO donors’ over support of ‘puppet’ Haley – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/11/29/team-trump-rips-corrupt-network-of-globalist-rino-donors-over-support-of-puppet-haley-1415925/

BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Blames ‘Right-Wing Extremists’ for City’s Problems – PAUL BOIS (COMMENT: Who has blamed you the most for their problems? I should write a book about those who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems. I would focus on unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/28/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-blames-right-wing-extremists-city-problems/
— Sanctuary City Chicago: Arrests of Venezuelan Illegal Aliens Rise More than 11,000% Since 2021 – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/28/sanctuary-city-chicago-arrests-of-venezuelan-illegal-aliens-rise-more-than-11000-since-2021/
— GOP Immigration Negotiator: We Have to Be Able to Turn Away Those Who Don’t Qualify for Asylum – IAN HANCHETT (COMMRENT: According to Democrats and to RINOs, all the citizens of all the countries of the world who are the following qualify for asylum in America: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or will work for less money than citizens of America.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/11/29/gop-immigration-negotiator-we-have-to-be-able-to-turn-away-those-who-dont-qualify-for-asylum/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Cartels Are Shifting From Smuggling Drugs to Smuggling People. Anti-Smuggling Unit Explains Why – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/28/cartels-shifting-smuggling-drugs-smuggling-people-anti-smuggling-unit-explains-why/
— A Look Inside the Mayorkas Migration Machine – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/28/borderline-memo-mcallen-look-inside-mayorkas-migration-machine/

FOX NEWS
— New York expands asylum assistance to migrants amid stinging budget cuts due to raging crisis. Eric Adams has warned the crisis could ‘destroy’ the city. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-city-expands-asylum-assistance-migrants-amid-stinging-budget-cuts-raging-crisis
— Disney’s financial statements prove company became ‘too woke,’ will shake up corporate America: expert. House of Mouse acknowledged that its focus on cultural and social issues impacted profits. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/disneys-financial-statements-prove-company-became-too-woke-shake-up-corporate-america-expert
— Disney’s ‘stunning’ financial statements show company has risked profits for woke politics: Ted Cruz. “Disney has learned the hard way that actions have consequences,” Cruz said to Fox News Digital – Kristine Parks
https://www.foxnews.com/media/disneys-stunning-financial-statements-show-company-risked-profits-woke-politics-ted-cruz

FOX NEWS RADIO
— Border Patrol Agents and the Pronoun Police – Tomi Lahren
https://radio.foxnews.com/2023/11/28/border-patrol-agents-and-the-pronoun-police/

JUST THE NEWS
— Arizona’s largest school district shows kids how to hide gender transition from parents – Greg Piper
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/education/arizonas-largest-school-district-shows-kids-how-hide-gender-transition

LIFE NEWS
— Joe Biden Wants to Ban Christian Families From Adopting Children in Foster Care – Steven Ertelt
https://www.lifenews.com/2023/11/28/joe-biden-wants-to-ban-christian-families-from-adopting-children-in-foster-care/

NEWSMAX
— CRT Fuels Campus Anti-Semitism – Stanley Goldfarb, MD
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/crt-jews-upenn/2023/11/28/id/1143908/

REASON
— Laws Requiring Permission to Obtain Guns Look Vulnerable. The 4th Circuit’s rejection of Maryland’s handgun licensing system suggests similar schemes in other states are unconstitutional. – JACOB SULLUM (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the Second Amendment.)
https://reason.com/2023/11/29/laws-requiring-permission-to-obtain-guns-look-vulnerable/

TOWNHALL
— Arizona Is ‘Completely Overrun’ by New Wave of Illegal Immigrants – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2023/11/28/arizona-is-completely-overrun-by-new-wave-of-illegal-immigrants-n2631728
— Why Are Western Citizens Second Class? – Alan Joseph Bauer
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2023/11/28/why-are-western-citizens-second-class-n2631724

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) promote more hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4330735-trump-maga-and-the-insidious-underbelly-of-white-supremacy-in-america/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/tensions-simmer/I3VZJQ46HMWDR6JY5YKG3RQTH4/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote the anti-religious Democrat Party platform.
https://apnews.com/article/vatican-cardinal-burke-conservatives-strickland-163f2d3522a80fa5f908421cc812cfc9

NBC NEWS & DES MOINES REGISTER & AXIOS
— Democrats ever-increasingly do everything they can to make children sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/lgbtq-groups-sue-iowa-law-banning-library-books-gender-identity-discus-rcna127075
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/28/senate-file-496-aclu-lambda-legal-sue-block-iowa-law-that-restricts-lgbtq-teaching-bans-books/71724264007/
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/29/iowa-lawsuit-books-bans-lgbtq-schools

ABC SAN FRANCISCO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://abc7news.com/harvey-milk-george-moscone-castro-district-vigil-45th-anniversary-assassinations-anti-lgbtq-laws/14111233/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/us/climate-migrants-asylum.html
— I should write a book about age discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/well/mind/aging-health-benefits.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: What a Drop in Promotions for Black Workers Says About Corporate Diversity Efforts. A push to elevate Black men and women into management roles is losing ground in big companies. – Ray A. Smith and Vanessa Fuhrmans (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors promoted over me were Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and who a) had less job-related work experience than I had, b) had less job-related education than I had, c) had fewer job-related professional certifications than I had, and/or d) had no job-related professional license like I had. The aforesaid is patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/fewer-black-professionals-are-getting-promoted-into-management-reversing-trend-e2e002d5
— ‘The Accidental Equalizer’ Review: The Luck of the Job. For those applying to entry-level positions of midtier jobs, the odds of being hired are akin to a lottery. But it’s better than the alternative. – Allison Schrager (COMMENT: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, my life changed completely when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. Because my father had died suddenly in 1969 and I needed money to help support my mother and brother, I accepted a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-accidental-equalizer-review-the-luck-of-the-job-219e0164

PRO PUBLICA
— If You’re Over 50, Chances Are the Decision to Leave a Job Won’t be Yours. More than half of older U.S. workers are pushed out of longtime jobs before they choose to retire, suffering financial damage that is often irreversible. – Peter Gosselin (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes ignore, dismiss, belittle, dispute, if not completely reject the aforesaid. According to them, I was forced to take early retirement in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I am an extremely bad person, that is, because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/older-workers-united-states-pushed-out-of-work-forced-retirement

LADDERS
— The dark side of experience: what do you do if you’re overqualified? – John Anderer (COMMENT: Government, politics, and Democrats are all nasty/vicious. The more job-related graduate degrees, professional certifications, and the professional license that I earned, the more that my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors used those qualifications against me. While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. My Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that even though I had the aforesaid qualifications, because I was an extremely bad person (White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, draft avoider, and even worse things), they had not promoted me beyond GS-12 and they had taken adverse actions against me in 1974 and 1978. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I was an extremely bad person, if I had not had the aforesaid qualifications, they would not had hired me, they would not have promoted me to GS-11, GS-12, or GS-13, they would have taken more adverse actions against me, and they would have forced me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 45 in 1993 instead of 49 in 1997. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors were extremely frustrated that I got married in 1978 and that I have stayed married ever since because that did not fit their extremely bad person argument. My Democrat GAO superiors were further frustrated that I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996 because that did not fit with their extremely bad person argument. To paint me as being an extremely bad person, my Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I lied to get a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971 and my Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I lied about wanting to have children and about what my wife and I had done to try to have children. I should write a book about the aforesaid. Better yet, I should sue my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/the-dark-side-of-experience-when-being-overqualified-for-the-job-goes-wrong

DAILY MAIL
— Chicago’s woke Mayor Brandon Johnson blames his predecessor Lori Lightfoot and ‘right wing extremism’ for Windy City’s decline amid crime and migrant crisis. Mayor Brandon Johnson claims he ‘inherited’ the city’s spiraling migrant crisis at press conference announcing new initiative to tackle the problem. Johnson criticized Lightfoot’s administration for not allocating budget for 2023’s migrant mission. The woke mayor also hit out at ‘right wing extremism’ he says is deliberately targeting a Democrat city run by a person of color. – ALICE WRIGHT
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12801357/Chicago-mayor-Brandon-Johnson-blame-crime-migrant-crisis.html
— NYC’s migrant programs are collapsing as racial tensions rise – GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-12801103/NYCs-migrant-programs-collapsing-racial-tensions-rise.html