December 31, 2023

Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, all anyone in the world needs to do to come into America “legally” or to stay in America “legally” is to claim asylum. The Democrat news media ever-increasingly a) paints asylum seekers as being GOD-like and b) paints the Republican battle against illegal immigration as being lost forever. That is, that soon, if not already, Democrat leaders will have enough illegals using their false identifications to vote for Democrats that no Republican will ever win an election again and RINO leaders will have all the cheap labor that they can use. Anticipate/expect that if Democrat and RINO leaders conclude that it is necessary, they will ever-increasingly move illegals to battleground/swing states so that they can vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrats on the ballot.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Plane from Texas drops off over 300 migrants at Rockford airport, buses sent to Chicago – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-plane-rockford-airport-texas/14249350/
— Bus drops off migrants at Woodstock train station; north suburban officials direct group to Chicago – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/rogue-buses-drop-off-migrants-chicago-suburbs-woodstock-il/14247330/
— Suburban officials direct dozens of migrants to Chicago after bus drops them off at train station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9hn3nxJOlA

CBS2
— Another Chicago suburb (South Barrington) restricts unauthorized buses carrying migrants
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/barrington-migrant-buses/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/another-chicago-suburb-restricts-unauthorized-buses-carrying-migrants/

WGN9
— Muslim-American community leaders express disappointment in President Biden’s unwillingness to call for ceasefire in Gaza – Andrea Medina
https://wgntv.com/israel-hamas-conflict/muslim-american-community-leaders-express-disappointment-in-president-bidens-unwillingness-to-call-for-ceasefire-in-gaza/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-mendez-family-kids-holidays-20231231-2rrnffzsovfg3ipuaua463d6mm-story.html
— Ordinance changes, executive orders follow unscheduled drop offs of migrants in the south and southwest suburbs. – Hank Sanders
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-lockport-suburbs-respond-migrant-buses-st-1231-20231229-ud2a2zm5vvgpjjv5j77pqpz4h4-story.html
— FEMA has given $23 million to south suburbs, Chicago in month after Biden disaster declaration – Hank Sanders
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-update-on-fema-september-flooding-st-0101-20231230-nfmkfmkqmffn7flugqkhpjwmd4-story.html
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-american-foreign-policy-taylor-swift-shackelford-20231231-we6kf2thhfbfpmkwht2zubmeea-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Big money, big problems. Deep-pocketed, self-funding candidates and dark money mar Illinois politics. Primary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/31/24000055/big-money-illinois-politics-jb-pritzker-bruce-rauner-ken-griffin-democracy-solutions
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote tattooing.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/30/23965542/tattoos-chicago-body-art-elisa-espinosa-bradley-parker-sparrow

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump and his supporters will subvert the November 5, 2024 election. But what about the more and more and more millions of illegals in America? They are all under ever-increasing pressure to use their false identifications to vote for Biden, especially in battleground/swing states.
https://apnews.com/article/election-security-2024-threats-cybersecurity-russia-69b130e9896a8e8a229b7a668000183f
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: With deadline looming, is public pension funding heading in the right direction? – Jake Griffin (COMMENT: Are you earning credits toward a pension? Are you getting a pension? I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I was 18 in 1966. I became eligible to take early retirement in when I was 45 in 1993. I have been getting a COLA-adjusted CSRS pension (currently $65,160/year) since I was 49 in 1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about the aforesaid. In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years (1980-1997), for IRS for almost 9 years (1971-1980), and for the Post Office for almost 3 years (1966-1969). I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 (NIU-management) and job-related master’s degrees in 1976 (Loyola-business), 1980 (DePaul-accounting), and 1997 (IIT-finance). I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979 (accounting), 1981 (internal auditing), 1990 (fraud examination), 1994 (government financial management), 1996 (financial services auditing), and 1997 (forensic accounting). I earned a job-related profession license (CPA) in 1981. If my Democrat GAO superiors had not forced me to take their early retirement “offer,” I might still be paying 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS instead of drawing a pension from it.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231230/news/with-deadline-looming-is-public-pension-funding-heading-in-the-right-direction/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Busload of asylum seekers dropped off in Woodstock. City set to vote Tuesday on ordinance designed to discourage such events. – Claire O’Brien
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/news/breaking/2023/12/30/busload-of-asylum-seekers-dropped-off-in-woodstock/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Democrats dominated 2023 with victories for reproductive rights, labor – Don Kusler
https://pantagraph.com/opinion/column/don-kusler-democrats-dominated-2023-with-victories-for-reproductive-rights-labor/article_db46c500-faee-50d9-837c-cb504274fce2.html

STATELINE
— Plane carrying Texas migrants arrives at Rockford airport – John Clark
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/plane-carrying-texas-migrants-to-arrive-at-rockford-airport/

WREX
— Buses prepare to transport migrants to Chicago
https://www.wrex.com/buses-prepare-to-transport-migrants-to-chicago/video_4445dda0-a7b0-11ee-bba2-b7e890e1bbd8.html
— Migrants arrive at Rockford’s airport
https://www.wrex.com/news/top-stories/update-migrants-arrive-at-rockfords-airport-escorted-to-chicago/article_c9f9dae6-a79c-11ee-ba79-37996e9fb1a2.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DEI ban in Texas public universities takes effect January 1 – MICHAEL ADKISON (COMMENT: What Republican elected officials in your county, township, municipality, and school district doing to ban DEI?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/dei-ban-in-texas-public-universities-takes-effect-january-1-diversity-equity-inclusion-initiatives-public-higher-education-senate-bill-17-business-tax-cuts-retired-teachers-texas-university-fund

NPR ILLINOIS
— The U.S. saw a big drop in shootings in 2023 – Patrick Smith
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-12-29/the-u-s-saw-a-big-drop-in-shootings-in-2023

KCRG
— Who benefits from illegal immigration? Democrat politicians benefit because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs benefit because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.kcrg.com/2023/12/20/issue-immigration-remains-top-mind-voters/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Application For Scheduled Bus Drop-Off
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/653399890-application-for-scheduled-bus-drop-off

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Woodstock Gets Migrant Bus Dropoff
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/30/woodstock-gets-migrant-bus-dropoff/
— Crystal Lake Slow Walks Deterrence of Migrant Bus Arrivals
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/30/crystal-lake-slow-walks-deterence-of-migrant-bus-arrivals/
— UPDATE: McHenry City Council Meeting on Migrant Bus Restrictions Makes Fox News, PLUS WMAQ-TV & WBBM-TV
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/30/mchenry-city-council-metting-on-migrant-bus-restrictions-makes-fox-news/
— UPDATE WITH VIDEO: Bus Unloads Migrants at Crystal Lake’s Pingree Road Metra Station Last Thursday
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/30/bus-unloads-migrants-at-crystal-lakes-pingrey-road-metra-station-last-thursday-copy/
— Kane County Statement on Arriving Migrants
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/30/kane-county-statement-on-arriving-migrants/
— UPDATE: Zimel Loses Court Appeal to Keep Algonquin Township Trusteeship, LINK TO DECISION
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/30/zimel-loses-court-appeal-to-keep-algonquin-township-trusteeship/
— Judge James Cowlin Retiring, Could Well Be Replaced by Democrat Appointed by Supreme Court
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/30/judge-james-cowlin-retirin-could-well-be-replaced-by-democrat-appointed-by-supreme-court/
— Seventeen Apply for Vacant McHenry County Associate Circuit Judgeship
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/29/seventeen-apply-for-vacant-associate-circuit-judgeship/
— McHenry County Issues Statement on Migrant Arrivals
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/29/mchenry-county-issues-statement-on-migrant-arrivals/
— “Hate Has No Home Here” Sign Triggers Comment
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/29/hate-has-no-home-here-sign-triggers-comment/
— Board Chairman Mike Buehler Stated McHenry County “Is Not a Sanctuary County” Two Months Ago
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/29/board-chairman-mike-buehler-stated-mchenry-county-is-not-a-sanctuary-county-two-months-ago/
— Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Interest Rate Lowered to 3%
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/29/senior-citizen-real-estate-tax-deferral-interest-rate-lowered-to-3/
— Communication from McHenry County Emergency Services to Local Municipalities
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/29/communication-from-mchenry-county-emergency-services-to-local-municipalities/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Only 3.4% of U.S. journalists are Republicans – Kerry Picket (COMMENT: As your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, I have been a member of that 3.4% since 2000. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, you cannot be both a journalist and a Republican.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/30/only-34-us-journalists-are-republicans-survey/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The number of full-time American journalists who say they’re Republicans plummeted in the past decade, while Democrats in that profession rose. According to a new survey titled “The American Journalist Under Attack,” released by Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Republicans in the industry fell from 18% in 2002 and 7.1% in 2013 to 3.4% in 2022. That’s significantly lower than the number of American adults who say they’re Republicans (26%), according to a 2022 ABC News/Washington Post poll. Democrats in the news industry saw their ranks swell by eight percentage points in 2022 to 36%. The number is nine percentage points higher than the overall Democrat population of 27%, according to the ABC News/Washington Post poll. The new survey notes that the figure is the third-highest percentage of journalists identifying as Democrats since 1971. The study included other findings that covered various topics in the journalism workplace, including educational levels, workplace satisfaction, shrinking newsrooms, median ages of reporters, women, minorities, sought-after training and social media. According to the survey, 22% of the respondents said journalism in the U.S. was headed in the right direction, while 60.1% said otherwise. Similar numbers of respondents said the same a decade ago. When asked about the “most important problem facing journalism today,” the journalists mentioned these issues most often: declining public trust in the news media, shrinking local and community news coverage, perceived bias and opinion journalism, fake news and disrupted business models. This survey resumes the series of national studies of U.S. journalists launched in 1971 by sociologist John Johnstone. It continued in 1982, 1992, 2002 and 2013 by David Weaver, Cleve Wilhoit and their colleagues at Indiana University. The new study was based on an online survey with 1,600 U.S. journalists and conducted in early 2022.)

WASHINGTIN EXAMINER
— Stop ‘queering’ everything – Matt Lamb
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/stop-queering-everything
— Kinzinger: Trump ballot challenges are beneficial for him because he’s a ‘professional victim.’ – Robert Stewart
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-ballot-challenges-beneficial-professional-victim-kinzinger

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for reparations funding to reduce violent crime – Gabriel Hays
https://nypost.com/2023/12/30/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-calls-for-reparations-funding-to-reduce-violent-crime/
— Maine Dem who booted Trump from ballot met with Biden, called Electoral College ‘white supremacy’ – Rich Calder
https://nypost.com/2023/12/30/news/maine-dem-who-kicked-trump-off-ballot-called-electoral-college-white-supremacy/
— Republicans blast Biden for Virgin Islands holiday as border crisis festers – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2023/12/30/news/republicans-blast-biden-for-virgin-islands-holiday-amid-border-crisis/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Ending the Democrats’ ‘Plantation World Order’ – J.B. Shurk
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/ending_the_democrats_plantation_world_order.html
— The Corruption of Everything – M.B. Mathews
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/the_corruption_of_everything.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— California to offer taxpayer-funded health insurance to illegals: ‘This is just the beginning’ – Chris Donaldson
https://americanwirenews.com/california-to-offer-taxpayer-funded-health-insurance-to-illegals-this-is-just-the-beginning/
— GOP lawmakers rip vacationing Biden for ‘dereliction of duty’ as border crisis worsens – Chris Donaldson
https://americanwirenews.com/gop-lawmakers-rip-vacationing-biden-for-dereliction-of-duty-as-border-crisis-worsens/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chicago mayor reportedly dipping into $95M in federal COVID relief funds to cover migrant costs – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/30/chicago-mayor-reportedly-dipping-into-95m-in-federal-covid-relief-funds-to-cover-migrant-costs-1423731/
— GOP lawmakers rip vacationing Biden for ‘dereliction of duty’ as border crisis worsens – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/30/gop-lawmakers-rip-vacationing-biden-for-dereliction-of-duty-as-border-crisis-worsens-1423754/

BREITBART
— Catholic leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/30/archbishop-catholics-rebel-against-churchs-pro-migration-policies/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Three states that went anti-DEI this year (COMMENT: What Republican elected officials in your county, township, municipality, and school district doing to ban DEI?)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/three-states-that-went-anti-dei-this-year/24508

DAILY WIRE
— Biden’s Border Crisis: 15 States Have Smaller Populations Than Total Illegal Southern Border Crossings In 2023 – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-border-crisis-15-states-have-smaller-populations-than-total-illegal-southern-border-crossings-in-2023

FOX NEWS
— Ramaswamy says time to fight systemic racism is over, blasts affirmative action as ‘anti-American’ Ramaswamy says racism should ‘atrophy into irrelevance’ in the US. – Anders Hagstrom
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ramaswamy-time-fight-systemic-racism-over-blasts-affirmative-action-anti-american

HOT AIR
— Chicago Mayor: Those Reparations $s in My Budget Are Like Batman Crime Fighting Dollars – GABRIEL HAYES
https://hotair.com/headlines/2023/12/30/chicago-mayor-those-reparations-s-in-my-budget-are-like-batman-crime-fighting-dollars-n601873
— As of Jan 1, Broke State of CA Expands MediCal Coverage to Illegals – ROCIO DE LA FE
https://hotair.com/headlines/2023/12/30/as-of-jan-1-broke-state-of-ca-expands-medical-coverage-to-illegals-n601836

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— If America is as Systemically Racist as the Left Claims, Why are Millions of Minorities Crossing Our Border? – Mike LaChance (COMMENT: Citizens of foreign countries who lack education, who lack job skills, who have financial, health, and/or other problems are overwhelmingly minority. They come to America illegally and stay in America illegally because a) Democrat elected officials ever-increasingly give them government assistance and preferences and b) Democrat and RINO employers hire them.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/if-america-is-as-systemically-racist-as-the-left-claims-why-are-millions-of-minorities-crossing-our-border/
— Muslim Leaders Hold An #AbandonBiden Conference in Chicago. “And they say some of their support comes from Democratic Party insiders and elected officials who have offered their backing behind the scenes, but are avoiding ‘front-facing roles’ . . . ”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/muslim-leaders-hold-an-abandonbiden-conference-in-chicago/
— CNN Woefully Notes That GOP Govs Busing Illegal Immigrants to Democrat-Run Cities ‘Has Worked From a Political Perspective’ – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/cnn-woefully-notes-that-gop-govs-busing-illegal-immigrants-to-democrat-run-cities-has-worked-from-a-political-perspective/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Ratcheting Up Abortion Extremism, Hiding Gender-Confused Runaways: The Unprecedented Blue-State Laws of 2023 – RYAN MILLS
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hiding-gender-confused-kids-from-parents-and-cracking-down-on-gunmakers-the-unprecedented-blue-state-laws-of-2023/

NEWSMAX
— NYC, Chicago, Denver Fine Buses Transporting Migrants – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/biden-border-bussing/2023/12/31/id/1147724/
— Trump: Dems Open Doors for Illegal Migrants to ‘Vote, Vote, Vote’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/us/donald-trump-mitch-mcconnell-immigration/2023/12/30/id/1147670/
— Biden ‘Intentionally Unsecured’ Southern Border – Mark Morgan
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/border-immigration-illegals/2023/12/30/id/1147678/

PJ MEDIA
— ‘The Good Men Project’ Denounces Whites as Racist For Being Anti-Racist – BEN BARTEE
https://pjmedia.com/benbartee/2023/12/30/the-good-men-project-denounces-whites-as-racist-for-being-anti-racist-n4925104

PHYLLIS PCHLAFLY
— The Repackaged Attack On Motherhood – Ed Martin
https://www.phyllisschlafly.com/family/the-repackaged-attack-on-motherhood/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Barbie phenomenon is joined by the female pop star Taylor Swift, whose record-setting concert tour caused an unprecedented meltdown at Ticketmaster. Now the film version has broken the box office record for a concert movie, drawing mostly young women to theaters where they dance on chairs and sing off-key rather than merely watching. Taylor Swift, herself childless and nearly 34 years old, was asked when she turned 30 whether she wants to have children. She curtly replied, “I don’t really think men are asked that question when they turn 30, so I’m not going to answer that now.” For the most part, Swifties have not been attending these concerts on dates with young men. An estimated 90% of these concert fans are women, an imbalance so severe that it has caused havoc with the availability of restrooms at performance venues. The messaging from the media couldn’t be any clearer. They are telling our young women that the path to happiness requires childlessness. This messaging isn’t new. Phyllis Schlafly was exposing these false promises all the way back when Betty Friedan was calling the home a “comfortable concentration camp” back in the 1960s. However, the new packaging on the same old lie shouldn’t be ignored today. We must help our daughters to see that for the vast majority of women, true and lasting fulfillment will be found in marriage and motherhood.)

POST MILLENNIAL
— Chicago mayor adds $500,000 to ‘restoration and reparations’ budget to address ‘cycle of violence,’ open mental health clinics. “In order for us to build a better, stronger, safer Chicago, it requires investments.” – Sara Higdon
https://thepostmillennial.com/chicago-mayor-adds-500000-to-restoration-and-reparations-budget-to-address-cycle-of-violence-open-mental-health-clinics
— MTG slams Gavin Newsom for giving illegal immigrants full, taxpayer-funded health coverage
“California is going to give illegals free healthcare, but nothing is free…” – Sara Higdon
https://thepostmillennial.com/mtg-slams-gavin-newsom-for-giving-illegal-immigrants-full-taxpayer-funded-health-coverage

TOWNHALL
— Newsom to Offer Health Insurance to the World’s Migrants in 2024 If They Can Get to California – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/30/newsom-to-offer-health-insurance-to-the-worlds-migrants-in-2024-if-they-can-get-to-california-n2633002
— Conservatives Attack Ohio Republican Gov. For His Radical Transgender Bill – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/30/conservatives-attack-ohio-republican-gov-for-hos-radical-abortion-bill-n2633007

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Illegal Aliens to Get ‘Free’ Taxpayer-Funded Health Care on Jan. 1 in Deep-Blue State California – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.westernjournal.com/illegal-aliens-get-free-taxpayer-funded-health-care-jan-1-deep-blue-state/
— Over 1,100 Pizza Hut Delivery Drivers Set to Get Axe Ahead of Blue State Minimum Wage Hike – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.westernjournal.com/1100-pizza-hut-delivery-drivers-set-get-axe-ahead-blue-state-minimum-wage-hike/
— Biden’s DHS Set to Give Illegal Aliens Photo ID Cards for ‘Access to Commonly Used Services’ – Ben Kew
https://www.westernjournal.com/bidens-dhs-set-give-illegal-aliens-photo-cards-access-commonly-used-services/
— ‘Unconscionable’: Speaker Johnson Slams WH Talk of ‘Regular Migration’ and Amnesty for ‘Vital’ Illegals. – Richard Moorhead
https://www.westernjournal.com/unconscionable-speaker-johnson-slams-wh-talk-regular-migration-amnesty-vital-illegals/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Laws banning semi-automatic weapons to take effect in Illinois – JOHN O’CONNOR (COMMENT: Semi-automatic firearms today, all firearms tomorrow.)
https://www.fox44news.com/news/ap-laws-banning-semi-automatic-weapons-and-library-censorship-to-take-effect-in-illinois/

CNN
— Texas is sending asylum seekers to major cities by bus with little notice. These mayors want to pump the brakes – Alisha Ebrahimji,
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/30/us/asylum-seekers-texas-city-mayors/index.html

MSN
— Chicago mayor warning strain on public services due to illegal immigrants
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-mayor-warning-strain-on-public-services-due-to-illegal-immigrants/ar-AA1mcl9Y
— “People Do Not Feel Safe In The Streets” Business Leaders Call Out NYC’s Mayor Eric Adams – Toni Grzunov
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/people-do-not-feel-safe-in-the-streets-business-leaders-call-out-nyc-s-mayor-eric-adams/ar-AA1meHTz

CNBC
— You’re never too old to pivot in your career. – Ashton Jackson (COMMENT: Have you pivoted in your career? I did when I was 31 in 1980 when I transferred from IRS to GAO. GAO audits IRS. But I soon found out that my Democrat GAO superiors saw me as being far too old to have a successful GAO career. To make that happen, they forced me to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10 to transfer and they ignored, dismissed, and/or belittled the fact that I a) 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 $97,079-$110,020/year, b) had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, f) had become a licensed CPA in 1981, g) had become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and h) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. They gave me bad job assignments and unfair performance expectations and appraisals. They assigned me to supervise their most problematic employees. They delayed my promotions to GS-11, 12, and 13 and never promoted me to GS-14. They kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988. They forced the GAO manager to retire in 1987 who had arranged for my transfer, who had finally been able to assign me to audits of IRS and promote me to GS-13 in 1986. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. They never would have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/30/being-too-old-to-start-over-is-an-outdated-concept-says-career-coach.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ask “Would Keeping Trump Off the Ballot Hurt or Help Democracy?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/us/trump-maine-democracy.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat candidates ever-increasingly promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, further diminishment of Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2023/12/30/trump-desantis-haley-race-slavery/

USA TODAY
— Biden fast-tracks work authorization for migrants who cross legally – Lauren Villagran (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, all anyone in the world needs to do to come into America “legally” or to stay in America “legally” is to claim asylum.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/31/biden-work-permits-for-migrants/71931816007/

FORBES
— California Offering Health Insurance To Undocumented Immigrants: What To Know – Arianna Johnson (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2023/12/30/california-offering-health-insurance-to-undocumented-immigrants-what-to-know/

FAST COMPANY
— Gen Z is breaking the cycle of generational trauma in the workplace. – Margot Faraci (COMMENT: To keep their employees who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90999908/gen-z-is-breaking-the-cycle-of-generational-trauma-in-the-workplace-heres-how

DESERT LOCAL NEWS
— Texas Sparks Urban Crisis with Stealth Bus Assault on Major Cities (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://desertlocalnews.com/article/texas-sparks-urban-crisis-with-stealth-bus-assault-on-major-cities

DAILY PRESS
— How old is too old? – RICHARD REICH (COMMENT: My critics/opponents promote age discrimination big time. I should write a book about them. According to them, I was too old be successful when I became a) a Republican Precinct Committeeman when I was 51 in 1999, b) the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, c) the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2000 and 2008, d) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2001, e) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2003, f) a candidate for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004, g) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005, h) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2005, and i) a candidate to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy in 2019.)
https://www.dailypress.net/opinion/local-columns/2023/12/a-holiday-question-how-old-is-too-old/
— Affirmative Action and DEI are zero-sum-games. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to minorities, females, younger people, unmarried people, LGBTQers, veterans, etc. is to discriminate against Whites, males, older people, married people, heterosexuals, non-veterans, etc.
https://www.dailypress.com/2023/12/30/building-a-bigger-table-to-foster-racial-healing/

DAILY BRUIN
— Navigating the implications and accessibility of paywall journalism – Gustavo Calva Hernandez (COMMENT: Not-for-profit news aggregators like me should not be paywalled. Of course, I am paywalled by websites that are: anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-draft avoider, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, I am paywalled by those who 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 those who paywall me.)
https://dailybruin.com/2023/11/25/navigating-the-implications-and-accessibility-of-paywall-journalism

LAW INSIDER
— Life Changing Event Definition (COMMENT: What were your life changing events? My life changing events through 1981 include: my parents transferring me from Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest in 1961, my getting accepted by UIC in 1966, my getting hired by the Park Forest Post Office in 1966, my getting accepted by NIU in 1969, my father dying suddenly in 1969, my earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, my getting hired by Firestone Stores in 1970, my Chicago Heights Firestone Store boss rudely firing me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile in 1971, Oldsmobile then withdrawing that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint in 1971, my getting hired by IRS in 1971 and promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974, my buying a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, my buying a new town home in University Park in 1972, my buying a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974 and then a one bedroom there in 1976, my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, my being the subject of a 4-page Money Magazine article in 1978, my getting married and buying a home in Wheaton in 1978, my transferring from IRS to GAO in 1980, and my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/life-changing-event

DAILY MAIL
— ‘He’s soaking up the sun while illegal aliens crash our border’: Republicans slam Joe Biden for taking New Year’s holiday to Caribbean island of St Croix when 6,000-strong migrant caravan rumbles towards the US. Republicans are criticizing President Biden for vacationing in St. Croix during a border crisis, accusing the White House of neglecting the issue. Biden’s trip coincides with an increased focus on a migrant caravan and rising number of border crossings
Vacation-related attacks on presidents are common, and Republicans believe the border issue is politically advantageous in an election year. – JAMES GORDON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12913883/Hes-soaking-sun-illegal-aliens-crash-border-Republicans-slam-Joe-Biden-taking-New-Years-holiday-Caribbean-island-St-Croix-6-000-strong-migrant-caravan-rumbles-US.html

DAILY NATION
— In America, ever-increasingly, voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans are being replaced by Democrats with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/letters/diversity-is-the-way-to-economic-growth-4478430

December 29, 2023

Citizens of foreign countries come to America illegally because Democrat and RINO leaders want them to. Democrat leaders want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Matteson approves crackdown on migrant bus drop-offs. McHenry expected to pass migrant bus regulations at Friday meeting. – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/migrant-buses-chicago-crisis-migrants-illinois-matteson/14238570/
— Grundy County places signs along I-55 to ward off buses as suburbs make own plans. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson recently acknowledged how city’s regulations are affecting suburbs. – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-texas-elburn-suburbs/14234784/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMgkLiAY7TM
— Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs state authority to block former president – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-maine-primary-election-insurrection-clause/14236265/

NBC5
— Suburbs quickly work to pass ordinances combating unannounced drop-offs from migrant buses – Natalie Martinez
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburbs-quickly-work-to-pass-ordinances-combating-unannounced-drop-offs-from-migrant-buses/3313254/
— Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs state authority to block former president – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/maine-bars-trump-from-ballot-as-us-supreme-court-weighs-state-authority-to-block-former-president/3313196/
— Key provision of Illinois’ assault weapons ban goes into effect Jan. 1 (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly use illegal use of semiautomatic guns to abolish Second Amendment rights. Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will force county sheriffs and states attorneys to arrest and perp walk those who own the banned guns, who do not register, who promote Second Amendment rights, who voted for Trump, and who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Further, anticipate/expect that Democrats will publish the names and addresses of those who register, harass them, and even worse things.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/key-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-provision-in-effect-in-2024/3312873/

CBS2
— Ald. Brian Hopkins: Migrant crisis in Chicago is unsustainable
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/ald-brian-hopkins-migrant-crisis-in-chicago-is-unsustainable/
— More migrants taken by train to Chicago after arriving in suburbs on ‘rogue’ bus – MARYBEL GONZALEZ, EDIE KASTEN
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ald-brian-hopkins-migrant-crisis-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN4ItNF2mAw
— Supporters show up for suburban woman targeted for “Free Palestine” sign in front of her home – NOEL BRENNAN
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/supporters-hickory-hills-free-palestine-sign/

WGN9
— DeSantis says Maine Trump decision ‘opens up Pandora’s box’ – Sarah Fortinsky
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/desantis-says-maine-trump-decision-opens-up-pandoras-box/

FOX32
— Oak Lawn, Crystal Lake considering measures to regulate migrant bus activity
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/oak-lawn-migrant-bus-activity
— 15 charged with stealing from DuPage County businesses over last 5 days
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dupage-county-15-charged-stealing-businesses
— Migrant smugglers getting more creative (COMMENT: Citizens of foreign countries come to America illegally because Democrat and RINO leaders want them to. Democrat leaders want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6LSl4Ns2eo

WTTW
— West Chicago Residents Push Back Against Another Waste Facility That Would Process Trash From Wealthier and Whiter Suburbs (COMMENT: If municipalities can say NO to municipalities because they are wealthier and/or Whiter, can municipalities say NO to municipalities because they are poor and/or minority?)
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/28/west-chicago-residents-push-back-against-another-waste-facility-would-process-trash
https://www.pbs.org/video/west-chicago-residents-push-back-against-2nd-waste-facility/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Maine bars Donald Trump from ballot – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/maine-donald-trump-20231229-4wc2vihvw5b3hoh54crny7ftay-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— I should write a book about those who destroyed TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/29/23997177/reporters-investigate-chicago-police-extremist-hate-groups-oath-keepers-proud-boys-three-percenters
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly a) run America and b) promote more hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/12/29/24017885/donald-trump-fundamentalism-fascism-maga-supporters-adolf-hitler-george-orwell-gene-lyons
— Don’t take school choice away from Chicago’s families – Stacey Freeman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/29/24016732/dont-take-school-choice-away-from-chicagos-families

WGN RADIO
— Paul Vallas: Mayor Johnson has mishandled the migrant issue – Collin McCarthy
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/paul-vallas-mayor-johnson-has-mishandled-the-migrant-issue/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/business/2023/12/29/illinois-shopping-the-best-3-marijuana-dispensaries-in-the-peoria-area/71785165007/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DeSantis knocks Haley over Civil War remarks: ‘Incomprehensible word salad’ – Nick Robertson
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/desantis-knocks-haley-over-civil-war-remarks-incomprehensible-word-salad/

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Right Wing Fake Newspapers Push Propaganda, Disregard Truth – Derrick Blakley
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/right-wing-fake-newspapers-push-propaganda-disregard-truth

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ political contributions prove that some holidays never end – Nick Binotti (COMMENT: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-political-contributions-prove-that-some-holidays-never-end-wirepoints/
— As Illinois shrinks, its influence at the federal level shrinks, too
https://wirepoints.org/as-illinois-shrinks-its-influence-at-the-federal-level-shrinks-too-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Jan. 4 status hearing ordered in 5th Amendment challenge to Illinois’ gun ban. Banned item registry doubles but remains less than 1%. – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly use illegal use of semiautomatic guns to abolish Second Amendment rights. Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will force county sheriffs and states attorneys to arrest and perp walk those who own the banned guns, who do not register, who promote Second Amendment rights, who voted for Trump, and who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Further, anticipate/expect that Democrats will publish the names and addresses of those who register, harass them, and even worse things.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_cc6518ee-a5a4-11ee-9793-67dcc62eb4c7.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There is no protections for the registrants having the information used against them, so the Supreme Court declared that unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment,” Maag said. In Maag’s case last week, McGlynn ordered a status hearing to be held Jan. 4. The state is looking to delay that into the second week of January. That’s after the Jan. 1 registration deadline. Of the 2.4 million Firearm Owners ID card holders in Illinois, about 15,100, or 0.63%, of FOID card holders have registered as of this week’s update from ISP. That’s nearly double the number of individuals registering than reported the week before. John Boch of Guns Save Life said the compliance rate heading into the final days is dismal. “There are millions of gun owners in Illinois who haven’t registered a thing, 99.4% noncompliance rate,” Boch told The Center Square. “That’s pretty astounding.” Boch said residents have options like destroying or turning over the now banned items to law enforcement. “Other options include rehoming your firearm outside of Illinois,” Boch said. “That’s an option a lot of people including myself have chosen to get the gun out of Illinois and out of reach of the governor.” The Illinois State Rifle Association said it cannot provide legal advice, but that another option is to keep the firearm and do not register. “This option is also based on the assumption that [the U.S. Supreme Court] will strike down the law. As a consequence of this option, firearm owners could face prosecution and imprisonment,” ISRA said in a statement. “As an individual gun owner, you must choose the best option for you.” Those found with banned items that are not registered with Illinois State Police could face a Class A misdemeanor on the first offense and a Class 3 felony for second and subsequent offenses. Rules for the gun ban registry are not finalized. Emergency rules in place since mid-September have not been officially updated by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. They meet again Jan. 16 in Springfield, where the bipartisan legislative body could accept gun ban registry rules on second notice.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry City Council Special Meeting Friday Night to Deal with Migrant Buses
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/28/cityofmchenry/
— McHenry County Urges Municipalities to Act Consistently in Reacting to Migrant Dropoffs
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/28/mchenry-county-urges-municipalities-to-act-consistently-in-reacting-to-migrant-dropoffs/
— County Administrator Notified Board Members of Saturday Fox River Grove Migrant Arrival
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/28/county-administrator-notified-board-memebers-of-saturday-fox-river-grove-migrant-arrival/
— Zimel Loses Court Appeal to Keep Algonquin Township Trusteeship
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/28/zimel-loses-court-appeal-to-keep-algonquin-township-trusteeship/
— Mental Health Sales Tax Referendum is a “How” not “If” Question
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/27/mcmhbquestion/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— LESS THAN 1/3 OF CHICAGO GRADS COMPLETE COLLEGE IN EXPECTED 4 YEARS – Hannah Schmid
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/less-than-1-3-of-chicago-grads-complete-college-in-expected-4-years/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Courts start to question districts for Black, Hispanic voters; racial politics grow complicated – Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/27/texas-case-test-if-black-hispanic-voters-form-mino/
— Maine becomes second state to boot Trump from primary ballot – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/28/maine-bans-donald-trump-primary-ballot/
— ‘Worst of the Woke’: Bud Light, Target, Los Angeles Dodgers ‘recognized’ for leftist kowtowing – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/28/bud-light-target-dodgers-top-2023-worst-woke-list-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Speaker Johnson slams Biden administration’s talks with Mexico as border negotiations trudge on – Emily Jacobs
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/johnson-biden-mexico-amnesty-senate-border-talks
— ‘Non-sanctuary’ Illinois county (Grundy) puts up signs telling migrant buses to stay away. – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/non-sanctuary-illinois-county-signs-migrants-not-accepted
— Biden’s ‘Ministry of Diversity’ comes for the internet – Peter St Onge
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/bidens-ministry-of-diversity-comes-for-the-internet
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new rules would empower the commission to prosecute internet service providers for alleged discrimination based on race, ethnicity, and other protected classes, as well as income. The rules empower the FCC to “crack down on digital inequities,” as The Associated Press put it. By which the commission might mean, for example, punishing companies for building infrastructure in neighborhoods where the agency expects people actually will buy it. The newly Democrat-dominated FCC allegedly imposed the new rules to “eliminate discrimination” in access to internet services. By which the commission means the uneven rollout of 5G service, itself stymied by regulatory red tape.)

NEW YORK POST
— Blinken, Mayorkas migrant mission to Mexico yields no action — amnesty teased for illegals in US – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2023/12/28/news/blinken-mayorkas-migrant-mission-to-mexico-yields-no-action-as-surge-grows/
— Over 11K migrants amassed at southern border — as caravan heads to US – Selim Algar
https://nypost.com/2023/12/28/news/more-than-11k-migrants-are-amassed-at-us-mexico-border-waiting-to-cross/
— Biden admin threatens to sue Texas if state arrests and deport migrants – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2023/12/28/news/biden-administration-warns-texas-it-will-sue-if-state-jails-and-deports-migrants/
— Joe Biden and the left are putting the rule of law at risk – James Bovard
https://nypost.com/2023/12/28/opinion/joe-biden-and-the-left-are-putting-the-rule-of-law-at-risk/
— Google, Meta, other tech giants slash DEI-related jobs, resource groups in 2023 – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers have always use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republican, b) to not retain Republicans, and c) to get rid of Republicans.)
https://nypost.com/2023/12/28/tech/google-meta-other-tech-giants-slash-dei-related-jobs-resource-groups-in-2023-report/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Democrat mayors complain about impact of Biden’s border crisis – AP
https://afn.net/ap/politics/democrat-mayors-complain-about-impact-of-biden-s-border-crisis/

AMERICAN THINKER
— On Democrats and slavery, Nikki Haley needs to learn to play hardball – John M. Grondelski
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/on_democrats_and_slavery_nikki_haley_needs_to_learn_to_play_hardball.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— Speaker Johnson: It’s ‘unconscionable’ to hear Biden admin talk amnesty for illegals with Mexico – Vivek Saxena
https://americanwirenews.com/speaker-johnson-its-unconscionable-to-hear-biden-admin-talk-amnesty-for-illegals-with-mexico/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— NYC Mayor Adams threatens to impound buses, blames TX governor as migrants keep rolling in – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/28/nyc-mayor-adams-threatens-to-impound-buses-blames-tx-governor-as-migrants-keep-rolling-in-1423127/
— Texas detains thousands as Gov Abbott expands powers to arrest, imprison, possibly deport migrants – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/28/texas-detains-thousands-as-gov-abbott-expands-powers-to-arrest-imprison-possibly-deport-migrants-1423193/

BLAZE
— Biden administration mum about the infectious diseases tracked back into the US by illegal aliens – JOSEPH MACKINNON
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-administration-mum-about-the-infectious-diseases-tracked-back-into-the-us-by-illegal-aliens

BREITBART
— Left-Wing New York, Denver, Chicago Mayors Join to Push Biden for More Money for Migrants, Blast Texas – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/28/left-wing-new-york-denver-chicago-mayors-join-push-biden-more-money-migrants/
— Chicago Alderman: ‘I’m a Democrat,’ But Biden ‘Let the Border Remain Open’ and Migrant Surge Is Causing Crime – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/28/chicago-alderman-im-a-democrat-but-biden-let-the-border-remain-open-and-migrant-surge-is-causing-crime/
— Chicago Man Arrested Numerous Times Under Cashless Bail Busted 3 More Times in Five Days – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2023/12/28/epic-fail-chicago-man-arrested-numerous-times-under-cashless-bail-busted-3-more-times-five-days/
— Mayor Eric Adams: Illegal Immigration Spurring ‘Erosion of Quality of Life’ in New York City – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/28/mayor-eric-adams-illegal-immigration-spurring-erosion-of-quality-of-life-in-new-york-city/
— Biden’s Border Inflation: Illegal Aliens Cost Each U.S. Taxpayer $1,200 in 2023 – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/28/bidens-border-inflation-illegal-aliens-cost-each-taxpayer-1200-in-2023/
— Denver Mayor: Migrants Will Force our Sanctuary City to Make Bigger Cuts than We Did During Recession – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/29/denver-mayor-migrants-will-force-our-sanctuary-city-to-make-bigger-cuts-than-we-did-during-recession/

DAILY CALLER
— Maine Disqualifies Trump From Primary Ballot – NICOLE SILVERIO
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/28/maine-donald-trump-primary-ballot-remove/
— Kinzinger Says Maine Official’s Move To Boot Trump ‘Opens A Real Pandora’s Box’ – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/29/adam-kinzinger-maine-secretary-of-state-trump-ballot/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Chicago Mayor Lashes Out as Illegal Aliens Flood His Sanctuary City. America’s Illegal Immigration Crisis Comes to Windy City. – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/28/the-borderline-americas-illegal-immigration-crisis-comes-to-windy-city/

FOX BUSINESS
— Biden administration will ‘break immigration system’ to push for amnesty
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6343972968112
— Bringing back meritocracy – Rikki Schlott (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose meritocracy. They want more and more and more preference to be given to those who share their demographics. They attribute all the successes that I have had in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who share their demographics. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. 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. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6343974012112

FOX NEWS
— NYC Mayor Adams says he hasn’t met with Biden in 2023 over migrant crisis: ‘It baffles me’ Adams has warned the crisis could ‘destroy’ the city. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc-mayor-adams-says-hasnt-met-biden-2023-over-migrant-crisis-it-baffles-me
— Major tech companies are ditching diversity programs (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers have always use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republican, b) to not retain Republicans, and c) to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343980439112
— Is DEI dead? (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReXKu2kkLAE

HOT AIR
— Texas Is Already Arresting Thousands at the Border
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2023/12/28/texas-is-already-arresting-thousands-at-the-border-n601561
— NYC Mayor Tries to Dictate Restrictions on Migrant Buses – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/12/28/new-nyc-mayor-tries-to-dictate-restrictions-on-migrant-buses-n601565

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Non-Governmental Agencies are complicit with the Biden administration in the invasion at our southern border, threatening our national security – Pat Droney
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/its-time-to-target-ngos-that-are-complicit-with-the-biden-administration-in-the-invasion-at-our-southern-border-threatening-our-national-security

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Chicago, Denver, New York City Mayors Demand Federal Financial Support for Migrant Crisis. Bill Melugin reminds the mayors that “they deal with a tiny drop in the bucket compared to the sheer numbers of people coming across.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/chicago-denver-new-york-city-mayors-demand-federal-financial-support-for-migrant-crisis/

MRC TV
— Far-Left Chicago Mayor Complains About Illegals Straining ‘Every Aspect of City Services,’ Asks for Federal Funds – NICK KANGADIS
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/far-left-chicago-mayor-complains-about-illegals-straining-every-aspect-city
— Americans Donate $55 Million to Fund Texas Gov. Abbott’s Border Wall, Half-Million to Transport Migrants to Other States – CRAIG BANNISTER
https://mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/americans-donate-55-million-fund-texas-gov-abbotts-border-wall-half-million

NEWS BUSTERS
— Networks Admit ‘Border Crisis,’ But Won’t Quote Republican Criticism of Biden’s Performance – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2023/12/29/networks-admit-border-crisis-wont-quote-republican-criticism-bidens

NEWSMAX
— US, Mexico Agree to Strengthen Efforts to Curb Record Migration
https://www.newsmax.com/us/mexico-immigration-daca/2023/12/28/id/1147509/

PJ MEDIA
— Money Not Morals May Slow the LGBTQ Insanity – MILT HARRIS
https://pjmedia.com/miltharris/2023/12/28/money-not-morals-may-slow-the-lgbtq-insanity-n4925081
— DEI by Any Other Name Would Smell as Rotten – LINCOLN BROWN (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://pjmedia.com/lincolnbrown/2023/12/28/dei-by-any-other-name-would-smell-just-as-rotten-n4925073

TOWNHALL
— Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Fears the Border Crisis Will Cost Biden the Election – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/28/this-democrat-fears-the-border-crisis-will-cost-biden-the-election-n2632947

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Musk Turns Tables on Woke Disney with His Own Epic Boycott – Ben Kew
https://www.westernjournal.com/musk-turns-tables-woke-disney-epic-boycott/
— Thousands of restaurant workers are expected to lose their jobs as a result of California’s latest minimum wage hike. – Ben Kew (COMMENT: I did not start earning $20/hour in today’s dollars a) until I was 20 years old in 1968, b) until I had worked for the Park Forest Post Office for 2 years. and c) until I had completed many courses at UIC.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/may-risk-new-woke-bill-signed-will-kill-1200-jobs-thousands-almost-overnight/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: many Pizza Hut franchises in the Golden State are preparing to lay off their delivery drivers ahead of the introduction of a $20 minimum wage, which goes into effect on April 1, 2024.)
— Event Straw Poll Reveals Who MAGA-Friendly Voters Want as Trump’s VP – Warner Todd Huston (COMMENT: I should write a book about the many straw polls that I conducted at Milton Township Republican Organization and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois fundraisers. I would focus on those candidates who lost those polls. I would focus on those losing candidates who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their losses. I would focus on those losing candidates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/event-straw-poll-reveals-maga-friendly-voters-want-trumps-vp/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4380719-aclu-states-record-anti-lgbtq-bills-2023/

REUTERS
— US, Mexico agree to strengthen efforts to curb record migration
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-mexico-keep-border-crossings-open-lopez-obrador-says-2023-12-28/
— Republicans appeal Trump Colorado ballot disqualification to US Supreme Court – John Kruzel
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republicans-appeal-trump-colorado-ballot-disqualification-us-supreme-court-2023-12-28/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump Is Blocked From the GOP Primary Ballot in Two States” and ask “Can He Still Run for President?”
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/colorado/articles/2023-12-28/trump-is-barred-from-the-gop-primary-ballot-in-two-states-can-he-still-run-for-president

NEWSWEEK
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “All the States Trying to Kick Trump Off the Ballot and Where Cases Stand.”
https://www.newsweek.com/all-states-trying-kick-trump-off-ballot-where-cases-stand-1856331

MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/travel/tripideas/20-lgbtq-friendly-destinations-for-2024/ss-AA1maH8A

ABC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/record-number-anti-lgbtq-legislation-filed-2023/story?id=105556010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPZCODctN7E

NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/lgbtq-headlines-2023-bud-light-dylan-mulvaney-miss-italy-rcna131249

CBS NEW YORK
— New York City Mayor Eric Adams issues new requirements for charter buses carrying asylum seekers from Texas – ZINNIA MALDONADO
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-issues-new-requirements-for-charter-buses-carrying-asylum-seekers-from-texas/

NBC CHARLESTON
— South Carolina GOP announces candidates who will appear on Republicans’ primary ballot – Jameson Moy (COMMENT: Which presidential candidates do the following want to be on March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballots in Illinois: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of your Republican county party organization, c) the leaders of your Republican township/ward party organization, and d) major Republican donors in Illinois and in your county, township, and municipality?)
https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/sc-gop-announces-candidates-who-will-appear-on-republicans-primary-ballot/

NEW YORK TIMES
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. I should write a book about them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/us/politics/republicans-young-voters-iowa.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Special counsel asks D.C. judge to bar Trump irrelevant misinformation at trial. – Perry Stein and Rachel Weiner (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters full of irrelevant misinformation.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/12/27/trump-misinformation-defense-jack-smith-chutkan/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The open-air camps outside San Diego are a healthcare crisis for migrants – SADIE MUNTER, KARYSSA DOMINGO AND WEENA JOSHI
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-29/san-diego-border-migrant-camps-healthcare

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/20/methodist-church-lgbtq-issues-prompt-mass-exodus-as-deadline-nears/71964830007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nikki Haley Says ‘Of Course’ Civil War Was About Slavery, Following Criticism. The former South Carolina governor had omitted slavery when asked about the cause of the conflict a day earlier. – John McCormick and Shannon Najmabadi
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/nikki-haley-comes-under-criticism-for-failing-to-mention-slavery-as-cause-of-civil-war-6dce6dd1

BLOOMBERG
— Wall Street’s Seismic Shift Propels Dallas Past Chicago, LA – Shelly Hagan
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wall-street-seismic-shift-propels-103000072.html

FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/globalcitizen/2023/12/28/1-key-lesson-from-pope-francis-impact-on-lgbtq-rights/
— To promote DEI is to discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jameshudson/2023/12/28/what-elon-musk-does-not-understand-about-dei-programs/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2023/12/29/why-companies-should-rethink-their-approaches-to-diversity/
— The Shift Away From Degree-Driven Hiring – Neha Naik (COMMENT: If I had not had a bachelor’s degree in management, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not had an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not had a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and became a licensed CPA, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not been taking courses toward a master’s degree in financial markets and trading, my Democrat GAO superiors would have succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” sooner than they did.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/12/27/beyond-degrees-human-centric-hiring-in-tech/

FAST COMPANY
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired, retained, or promoted: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, married, non-veteran, gun-owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90996623/hiring-trends-change-your-job-search-2024

FED WEEK
— Soon, if not already, 100% of all federal employees will be Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-married, disabled, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/opm-summarizes-changes-in-progress-to-federal-workplace-rules/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Hiring reforms of 2023 charting a course into the new year – Drew Friedman (COMMENT: If I had not had a bachelor’s degree in management, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not had an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not had a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and became a licensed CPA, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not been taking courses toward a master’s degree in financial markets and trading, my Democrat GAO superiors would have succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” sooner than they did.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2023/12/telework-changes-hiring-reforms-of-2023-charting-a-course-into-the-new-year/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “In the years since the creation of the Pathways Program, employment trends in other sectors have shifted to better recognize the value of and utilize skills-based hiring over reliance on degrees,” OPM said in the proposed regulations, published in August.)

LINKED IN
— How to Ask for a Promotion Effectively (COMMENT: Have you asked for promotions? My Democrat GAO superiors were beyond furious when the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and who had been finally able to get me assigned to an audit of IRS in early 1986, promoted me to GS-13 (currently $115,439/year) in late 1986. They forced him to retire in 1987, they threw me off audits of IRS in late 1988, they gave me a bad job assignment in early 1989, they gave me unfair performance expectations and an unfair performance appraisal for that assignment, and they ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had not complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had not become an active member in a class action lawsuit in late 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.linkedin.com/advice/0/how-can-you-ask-promotion-effectively-skills-interviewing-kp6kf

JD SURRA
— Supreme Court Decision May Impact Your Company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers have always used Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republican, b) to not retain Republicans, and c) to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/supreme-court-decision-may-impact-your-9553106/

HUFFINGTON POST
— ‘Stunning Diversity’: How Joe Biden Reshaped The Courts In 2023. The president’s pace of judicial confirmations slowed, but he put historic numbers of women, people of color and public defenders on the federal bench. – Jennifer Bendery (COMMENT: To promote Diversity is to discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-federal-judges-diverse_n_658a1541e4b014ec45a26a9d

NASDAQ
— Embracing Diversity at Nasdaq: Our 2023 Diversity Journey – Laura Agharkar (COMMENT: To promote Diversity is to discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/embracing-diversity-at-nasdaq-our-2023-diversity-journey

PEW RESEARCH
— A record-high share of 40-year-olds in the U.S. have never been married. . .A growing share of U.S. adults say the federal government should take steps to restrict false information online, even if it limits freedom of information. . .Most Asian Americans view their ancestral homelands favorably – but not Chinese Americans. . .Partisan views of Twitter – the social media platform now called X – have shifted over the last two years, with Republican users’ views of the site growing more positive and those of Democratic users becoming more negative. . .An overwhelming majority of Americans (79%) express a negative sentiment when asked to describe politics in the United States these days. . .More Americans disapprove than approve of selective colleges and universities taking race and ethnicity into account when making admissions decisions. . .Nearly three-in-ten Americans express an unfavorable opinion of both major political parties – the highest share in at least three decades. . .A majority of Americans say TikTok is a threat to national security)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/12/08/striking-findings-from-2023/

December 28, 2023

Democrat and RINO leaders caused the illegal immigration crisis and they are ever-increasingly worsening it.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Elburn passes ban on unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs with fines of up to $750 per passenger – Diane Pathieu, Liz Nagy, and Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-venezuelan-migrants-elburn-illinois-buses/14228679/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Elburn, which is 50 miles west of Chicago, isn’t the only community facing similar incidents, migrants have been dropped off in other towns, including Aurora, Fox River Grove, Rosemont, Elmhurst, and University park in recent weeks. Rosemont and Aurora have enacted ordinances banning unscheduled drop-offs. “We did one yesterday in Orland Hills, We’re doing one tomorrow in Matteson. It’s the same type of model ordinance that we’ve put our flavor to accommodate the particular municipality as far as the size,” said Burt Odelson, village attorney for Chicago Ridge. . .But Oak Park has a different approach. The village is using a grant from the state to support 162 asylum-seekers housed at a hotel and a YMCA. In addition, 18 people are staying at a local church with the support of volunteers.)
— Organizers demand Biden issue work permits for eligible Mexican families – Jasmine Minor
https://abc7chicago.com/mexican-migrants-in-chicago-work-permit-authorization/14230654/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3hwc32cz4s
— Armed group carries out at least 4 robberies within 2 hours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmUPYN602kk
— Illinois assault weapons owners must register guns by January 1 (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs want to abolish the Second Amendment. On that path, they want to harass/punish gun owners by publishing their names, addresses, and the guns that they own.)
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-gun-laws-assault-weapons-ban-registration-guns/14217120/

NBC5
— Chicago suburbs scramble as ‘rogue buses’ drop off asylum seekers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-suburbs-scramble-as-rogue-buses-drop-off-asylum-seekers/3312421/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/chicago-suburbs-scramble-as-rogue-buses-drop-off-asylum-seekers/3312314/
— Brandon Johnson meets with mayors of New York, Denver amid migrant crisis
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/brandon-johnson-meets-with-mayors-of-new-york-denver-amid-migrant-crisis/3312303/
— Illinois’ hourly minimum wage will go up to $14 in 2024. (COMMENT: Adjusted for inflation, the minimum wage that I worked for 18 months washing dishes part-time 1964-1966 was $12.50. What I earned/saved enabled me to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-hourly-minimum-wage-will-go-up-in-2024/3312542/
— Armed crew responsible for more than a dozen Chicago robberies, at least 3 shootings
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/armed-crew-responsible-for-more-than-a-dozen-chicago-robberies-at-least-3-shootings/3312273/

CBS2
— Chicago suburbs passing laws as ‘rogue buses’ drop off asylum seekers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-suburbs-scramble-as-rogue-buses-drop-off-asylum-seekers/3312421/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday night, Elburn passed a new ordinance governing how drop-offs of asylum seekers would be handled. “If they come in unannounced, especially after the train has stopped running, we may not be able to help them,” Administrator John Nevenhoven said. “We don’t have resources for 30-to-50 people in the middle of the night.” Elburn’s ordinance would oblige the bus carrier to file an application to use that bus stop for any intercity bus traffic, according to officials. . .Chicago Ridge officials also passed an ordinance on Wednesday. “The bus company has to get hold of us five days ahead of time, get a permit, and find out where to go and drop, and if they don’t, they could be fined and the bus could be impounded,” Chicago Ridge Attorney Burt Odelson said. Odelson says that around a dozen suburbs have passed similar ordinances in recent weeks. “I rep several municipalities. Two emergency passages in the last week, one yesterday, one tonight and another is expected tomorrow,” he said. . .In Oak Park, the village has welcomed more than 150 migrants, but permanent housing is needed by the end of January, something that other suburbs also have expressed. “We have no facilities,” Walters said. “Should a bus show up and people not decide to get on the train? We can’t force people to do that if they don’t want to.” Johnson said that “multiple rogue buses” arrived over the Christmas holiday weekend and dropped off asylum seekers in random locations in violations of safety protocols. In all, at least 95 buses have been cited in violence of Chicago’s ordinances, with two buses being impounded.)
— Chicago, New York, Denver mayors say cities are almost at capacity amid migrant crisis – SABRINA FRANZA, MARYBEL GONZALEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-mayor-migrants-suburbs/
— Amazon truck stolen at gunpoint in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/amazon-truck-stolen-gunpoint-on-chicago-northwest-side/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfJpoOAc6kg
— Armed robbery in parking lot of Woodfield Mall
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gunpoint-robbery-parking-lot-woodfield-mall/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9VbGtLqghw
— Family says Chicago substitute teacher targeted 3rd-grader for being Palestinian – JERMONT TERRY (COMMENT: Government is nasty/vicious. Politics is nasty/vicious. Democrats and RINOs are nasty/vicious. Since 1953, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have a) stressed that virtually all my teachers and classmates at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966 were German American Protestants and b) used that to paint me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/family-chicago-substitute-teacher-3rd-grader-palestinian/
— Suburban first responders take part in active shooter drill – NOEL BRENNAN
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-first-responders-active-shooter-drill/

WGN9
— Democratic mayors renew pleas for federal help and coordination with Texas over migrant crisis – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/ap-democratic-mayors-renew-pleas-for-federal-help-and-coordination-with-texas-over-migrant-crisis/
— Trump ballot ban appealed to US Supreme Court by Colorado Republican Party – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-trump-ballot-ban-appealed-to-us-supreme-court-by-colorado-republican-party/

FOX32
— More migrants arrive in Chicago as suburbs implement bus drop-off restrictions – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-suburbs-migrant-bus-dropoffs-restrictions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA8-b-yOhCE
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now the list of suburbs that have already approved or are exploring measures to prevent migrants from being dropped off is growing longer. “The City of Chicago is ill-equipped to take care of them, there’s no way we should be expecting small suburban communities to be able to do this,” said New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann. Baldermann says they’ve had police stationed at two Metra stations and have yet to receive any migrant buses; however, they did locate one migrant who was lost and walking along the highway. “We did have one migrant the other day who was walking down Route 30, we were able to, with our fire department and police department, communicate with this migrant who had said they’d been walking for a day and a half. They were told they were in Chicago and of course they weren’t,” said Baldermann. “Our fire department checked them to make sure they were healthy, make sure there was no pending medical issue, and then we were able to put them on a train and send them to the City of Chicago.” Baldermann signed an executive order last week prohibiting unscheduled buses. It remains in effect until the Board of Trustees meets on Monday, Jan. 8 to review and vote on the proposed ordinance. Similarly, in Elburn, the village board approved an ordinance to restrict “unscheduled intercity buses” on Wednesday evening.)
— Chicago mayor on migrant crisis: ‘Entire country is now at stake’ without significant assistance from Biden – Kristine Parks
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-mayor-migrant-crisis-assistance-biden
— U.S. seeking border assistance from Mexico amid migrant crisis. Increasing illegal crossings at the U.S. Southern Border are set to be a key issue for the 2024 Presidential Election. The Biden Administration is ending the year with a key visit to Mexico to address it. FOX News Correspondent Rebekah Castor as the latest from Washington.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1387245

WTTW
— Brandon Johnson Joins Mayors of New York and Denver in Calling for Federal Support for Migrants While Pushing Back Against ‘Reckless Approach’ in Texas – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/27/brandon-johnson-joins-mayors-new-york-and-denver-calling-federal-support-migrants-while
— Chicago dealing with arrival of increasingly sick migrants
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-dealing-with-arrival-of-increasingly-sick-migrants

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Johnson joins mayors of NY, Denver to call for help: ‘This is not something that should break our country’ Mayors Brandon Johnson, Eric Adams of New York and Mike Johnston of Denver warn that “without real, significant intervention immediately’ their cities are at the ‘breaking point.” – Michael Loria and Mary Norkol
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/27/24016587/chicago-migrant-crisis-buses-planes-texas-governor-mayor-brandon-johnson-cnn-interview
— Democrat and RINO leaders caused the illegal immigration crisis and they are ever-increasingly worsening it.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/5/6/23711710/help-immigrants-migrants-shelter-asylum-chicago
— Mayor Johnson promised to stand up for CPS families. Instead, he’s shutting them out. The administration’s refusal to engage families in any public process has created distrust and is a far cry from the inclusive governance he talked about during his campaign, two nonprofit leaders write. – Daniel Anello and Hal Woods
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/27/24010815/chicago-schools-mayor-johnson-parent-engagement-school-choice-daniel-anello-hal-woods-kids-first

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In ‘non-sanctuary’ Grundy County, signs along I-55 warned migrant buses to keep driving – Jonathan Bullington
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-migrants-grundy-county-20231228-ohorvkbn6beunfc37clltrfrcu-story.html
— Mayor Brandon Johnson joins New York and Denver mayors in call for federal help with migrants – Caroline Kubzansky
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-migrants-coalition-mayors-ny-denver-20231228-xj7k54bmebc2reitrxzbgqb35m-story.html
— Groupon settles EEOC investigation, launching education fund for Black students – Lizzie Kane (COMMENT: How has EEOC impacted you? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That ended my plans for a career in the automotive industry. Because my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I accepted that offer, I accepted a job offer from IRS. My father had died and I needed a job to help support my mother and brother.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-groupon-eeoc-settlement-hiring-practices-20231227-p4k6bvhpuraafbklhmmvnnnjqa-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Candidates should be required to provide email addresses – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who did not what to answer any questions from me in my roles as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. I would focus on those candidates who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I would focus on those candidates who blame me the most for their defeats. I would focus on those candidates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231227/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-candidates-should-be-required-to-provide-email-addresses/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Of course, some people running for public office believe they don’t need to speak to the traditional media and refuse to answer questions from newspaper editors. That’s unfortunate, because we want to provide as much information about the candidates as possible so our readers can make educated decisions in the voting booth. The questionnaires we prepare for elections allow candidates to communicate their views directly to the public. The answers they provide are often published unedited on our website for anyone to see. . .One bright spot came from DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek, who has long worked to improve how her office runs elections. When asked, the DuPage clerk’s office immediately sent us the email addresses for all 30 candidates who had filed for countywide, county board and forest preserve board seats. So, we thank Kaczmarek and her staff for collecting the information in the first place — and providing it without forcing us to jump through hoops to get it. . .Candidates willing to answer questions from the press allow us to educate the voters about them — something we all want.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2023/12/28/illinois-considered-an-lgbtq-safe-haven-reports-rise-in-hate-crimeslgbtq-safe-haven-of-illinois-stil/71334472007/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-texas-has-arrested-thousands-on-trespassing-charges-at-the-border-illegal-crossings-are-still-high/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Migrant encounters reached 242,000 in November: ‘Our borders are not secure’
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/migrant-encounters-reached-242000-in-november-our-borders-are-not-secure-customs-border-protection-border-patrol-trump-biden-blinken-mexico-lopez-obrador-migrants-illegal-immigration
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene backs mass government layoffs: ‘There are plenty of jobs’ – JACKSON WALKER (COMMENT: To demonize, denigrate, and condemn the experience that I gained and the promotions that I got working for the federal government for almost 30 years, my RINO critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the federal government as being the employer of last resort, that is, the employer of those who lack what it takes to succeed in the private sector. In my defense, I stress that I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I became a licensed CPA and earned four other job-related professional certifications. I earned three job-related master’s degrees.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-backs-mass-government-layoffs-there-are-plenty-of-jobs-washington-argentina-javier-milei
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., backed mass layoffs of government employees Wednesday, citing a wide availability of private sector work. The congresswoman was replying to reporting by journalist John Soloman, who shared a story about Javier Milei, the president of Argentina who some have likened to former President Donald Trump. The article details Milei’s recent dismissal of over 5,000 government employees. Rep. Greene reposted the article, saying she would support a similar measure being taken in the U.S. “This is the way and we should do the same,” the Republican wrote. “Release them to the private sector, there are plenty of jobs.”)

WAND
— New Illinois laws create incentives for teachers – Mike Miletich (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, I received no incentives for my doing the following: a) earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, b) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and d) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, veteran, and/or younger, I would have received lots of incentives.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/capitol-recap-new-illinois-laws-create-incentives-for-teachers/article_710d32f4-a4fc-11ee-9de3-1bbc18ab7cb8.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Teachers could receive a $4,000 bonus for two consecutive years if they are National Board Certified and work in hard-to-staff schools.)

WMOK
— Pritzker Announces Additional Investments to Provide Food to Asylum Seekers
https://www.920wmok.com/2023/12/27/gov-pritzker-announces-additional-investments-to-provide-food-to-asylum-seekers/

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— 8 Black aldermen rejected Chicago’s sanctuary city referendum – Erick Johnson
https://chicagocrusader.com/8-black-aldermen-rejected-chicagos-sanctuary-city-referendum/

LAKE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County guides local leaders on asylum seekers. Kane officials announce plans to assist with unexpected arrivals.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2023/12/28/kane-county-guides-local-leaders-on-asylum-seekers/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— 2 Buses Of Migrants Dropped Unannounced In Naperville In Past 6 Days. The city said buses with migrants arrived at the Fifth Avenue Station before passengers boarded a Metra train for Chicago seeking shelter. – Jeff Arnold
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/2-buses-migrants-dropped-unannounced-naperville-past-6-days

OAK LAWN PATCH
— How long will it take for undocumented immigrants to find shelter in the suburbs around the City of Chicago? – Robert Cruz
https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/check-mate

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE
— Migrant Crisis Reaches The Fox Valley
https://foxvalleymagazine.com/2023/12/27/migrant-crisis-reaches-the-fox-valley/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Administrator Notified Board Members of Saturday Fox River Grove Migrant Arrival
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/28/county-administrator-notified-board-memebers-of-saturday-fox-river-grove-migrant-arrival/
— Cary Started Planning for Migrants on the 20th
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/27/cary-started-planning-for-migrants-on-the-20th/

WIREPOINTS
— Avoiding a conflict of interest: Nearly a third of Illinois lawmakers have rejected a taxpayer-funded pension – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used my Civil Service Retirement System pension against me.)
https://wirepoints.org/avoiding-a-conflict-of-interest-nearly-a-third-of-illinois-lawmakers-have-rejected-a-taxpayer-funded-pension-wirepoints/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois Supreme Court: FOID records exempt from public disclosure – PETER HANCOCK (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs want to abolish the Second Amendment. On that path, they want to harass/punish gun owners by publishing their names, addresses, and the guns that they own.)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/illinois-supreme-court-foid-records-exempt-from-public-disclosure
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The case revolved around a 2011 amendment to the Freedom of Information Act that exempts from public disclosure the names and information of people who have applied for or received FOID cards or concealed carry permits. According to briefs filed with the court, state lawmakers passed that amendment after the Associated Press filed a blanket FOIA request seeking the names of all FOID cardholders in the state, along with the expiration dates of their cards.)

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ALL NEIGHBOR STATES GROW AS ILLINOIS POPULATION SHRINKS BY 32,826 – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/all-neighbor-states-grow-as-illinois-population-shrinks-by-32826/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic group pours $6 million into flipping George Santos’ seat blue – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/27/democratic-house-majority-pac-pours-6-million-flip/
— Colorado GOP asks Supreme Court to overturn Trump’s ban from primary ballot – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/27/colorado-gop-asks-supreme-court-overturn-donald-tr/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DEI on the decline in Big Tech three years after George Floyd’s death – Christopher Hutton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/dei-decline-big-tech-three-years-after-george-floyd
— Chris Christie launches seven-figure ad campaign rejecting calls to drop out of race – Cami Mondeaux
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/chris-christie-rejects-calls-drop-out-ad-campaign

NEW YORK POST
— Immigration court backlog surpasses record-breaking 3M pending cases – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2023/12/27/news/immigration-court-case-backlog-surpasses-3-million-new-record/
— The migrant crisis isn’t just socking New York’s budget but its economy, too – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2023/12/27/opinion/the-migrant-crisis-isnt-just-socking-new-yorks-budget-but-its-economy-too/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— DEI Resistance Is Advancing. While the “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” plague is still with us, pushback is mounting. – Larry Sand (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted DEI big time a) because they, their spouse, and/or their children benefit from DEI preference giving or want to benefit from DEI preference giving and/or b) because they want to pander to those who benefit from DEI preference giving, that is, those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, parents, veterans, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/28/dei-resistance-is-advancing/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Go back to Texas, ‘por favor’ – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/go_back_to_texas_por_favor.html
— DEI: Degradation, Exclusion, and Intolerance – M.B. Mathews
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/dei_degradation_exclusion_and_intolerance.html
— Carol Swain explains how DEI has kept conservatives out of academia – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/carol_swain_explains_how_dei_has_kept_conservatives_out_of_academia.html

BLAZE
— Foreign invaders ride the Taxpayer Express – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/foreign-invaders-ride-the-taxpayer-express

BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor on Increase in Most Violent Crime: ‘Reparations’ Money Will Help – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/28/chicago-mayor-on-increase-in-most-violent-crime-reparations-money-will-help/
— Chicago Mayor Johnson: Migrant Influx ‘Not Sustainable’ Without ‘Significant Federal Support’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/27/chicago-mayor-johnson-migrant-influx-not-sustainable-without-significant-federal-support/
— Joe Biden Deports 74% Fewer Criminal Illegals from U.S. Compared to Trump – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/27/joe-biden-deports-74-fewer-criminal-illegals-from-u-s-compared-to-trump/
— Denver Mayor: My Sanctuary City Is ‘Ground Zero for America’s Migrant Crisis’ — Migrants Need to Be Spread Out – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/27/denver-mayor-my-sanctuary-city-ground-zero-for-americas-migrant-crisis-migrants-need-to-be-spread-out/
— Pregnant Migrants Admit: We’re Crossing Border to Score Birthright Citizenship for Our Anchor Babies – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/27/pregnant-migrants-admit-were-crossing-border-score-birthright-citizenship-for-our-anchor-babies/
— Palestinian Truckers Wave Flags in Four-Hour Chicago Caravan – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/27/palestinian-truckers-wave-flags-in-four-hour-chicago-caravan/

CAMPUS REFORM
— 4 times conservative student groups faced double standards
https://www.campusreform.org/article/4-times-conservative-student-groups-faced-double-standards/24539

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Biden hits Haley over Civil War response – Miranda Nazzaro
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/biden-hits-haley-over-civil-war-response/
— Biden’s Immigration Enforcement Policies Benefit Criminal Aliens. – Jon Feere
https://cis.org/Feere/Bidens-Immigration-Enforcement-Policies-Benefit-Criminal-Aliens

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Host Calls Out Chicago Mayor Shifting Blame Of Child’s Death At Illegal Migrant Shelter – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/cnn-poppy-harlow-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-crisis/
— Sanctuary City Mayors Beg Biden Admin For More Help In Addressing Migrant Crisis – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/sanctuary-city-mayors-eric-adams-brandon-johnson-mike-johnston-beg-biden-admin-for-more-help-in-addressing-migrant-crisis/
— FBI Gun Background Check Database Contains Nearly 14 Million Entries For Illegal Immigrants – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/exclusive-fbi-has-over-13-9-million-records-tied-to-illegal-aliens-in-database-used-to-background-check-gun-buyers/
— CNN’s Poppy Harlow asked Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson point-blank Wednesday whether he is being ignored by the Biden Administration when it comes to the migrant crisis. – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/poppy-harlow-brandon-johnson-chicago-illinois-mayor-joe-biden-illegal-immigration/
— The Data Is In: These Are The Gayest States In The US – HAROLD HUTCHISON (COMMENT: I have always promoted the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform. Since 2000, those who promote LGBTQ have worked the hardest against me. They have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/data-gayest-states-us/
— Left-Wing Groups Urge Supreme Court To Let Biden Admin Continue Coordinating With Big Tech On Censorship – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/left-wing-groups-urge-supreme-court-biden-admin-coordinating-big-tech-censorship/
— Texas Universities Rebrand ‘Diversity’ Programs As Statewide Ban Goes Into Effect – BRANDON POULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/universities-rebrand-diversity-programs-texas-greg-abbott/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Oklahoma Becomes Latest State to Condemn DEI on Campus – Jonathan Butcher
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/27/oklahoma-becomes-latest-state-to-condemn-dei-on-campus/

DAILY WIRE
— Record Set For Southern Border Encounters In One Month As Nearly 250,000 Cross Into U.S. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/record-set-for-southern-border-encounters-in-one-month-as-nearly-250000-cross-into-u-s
— 20% Of Young Americans View Osama Bin Laden In A ‘Positive’ Light – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/20-of-young-americans-view-osama-bin-laden-in-a-positive-light-poll

FOX BUSINESS
— Google, Meta, other tech giants slash DEI-related jobs, resource groups in 2023. Big tech companies have trimmed DEI roles by over 40% in 2023 and cut DEI groups as much as 90%. – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/google-meta-tech-giants-slash-dei-related-jobs-resource-groups-report

FOX NEWS
— Surgeon says ‘toxic’ DEI in medicine has led to ‘erosion’ of quality care: ‘Dangerous to our patients’ Dr. Richard Bosshardt railed against the American College of Surgeons for releasing a DEI toolkit for providers. – Kristine Parks
https://www.foxnews.com/media/surgeon-says-toxic-dei-medicine-led-erosion-quality-care-dangerous-patients
— Chicago mayor on migrant crisis: ‘Entire country is now at stake’ without significant assistance from Biden. Over 20,000 migrants have arrived in the city since August 2022. – Kristine Parks
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-migrant-crisis-entire-country-stake-significant-assistance-biden
— Adams slaps restrictions on migrant buses coming to NYC from Texas as numbers rise. The ‘sanctuary’ city has received more than 160,000 migrants. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/adams-slaps-restrictions-migrant-buses-coming-nyc-from-texas-numbers-rise
https://news.yahoo.com/adams-slaps-restrictions-migrant-buses-220755047.html
— Biden admin created an ‘untenable asylum magnet’ – Robert Charles
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343929167112

HOT AIR
— Chicago Mayor Impounds Buses from Texas, Citations Issued – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/12/27/chicago-mayor-impounds-buses-from-texas-citations-issued-n601395
— Illegals With Arrest Warrants Are Flying the Friendly Skies
https://hotair.com/headlines/2023/12/27/illegals-with-arrest-warrants-are-flying-the-friendly-skies-n601277
— Corporate and Campus DEI Is in Retreat – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/12/27/corporate-and-campus-dei-is-in-retreat-n601402

JOHNATHAN TURLEY
— Chicago City Council Blocks Effort to Allow Citizens to Vote on Sanctuary City Status
https://jonathanturley.org/2023/12/28/chicago-city-council-blocks-effort-to-allow-citizens-to-vote-on-sanctuary-city-status/

JUST THE NEWS
— California law requiring gender-neutral toy aisles goes into effect Jan. 1 – Kenneth Schrupp
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/california-law-requiring-gender-neutral-toy-aisles-goes-effect-jan-1
— Los Angeles looking to allow illegal immigrant police officers to be armed 24/7 – Kenneth Schrupp
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/los-angeles-looking-allow-illegal-immigrant-police-officers-be-armed

LAW OFFICER
— Citing Police Bias, Crystal Lake Park Police Department May Be Disbanded After 100 Years
https://www.lawofficer.com/citing-police-bias-this-illinois-police-department-may-be-disbanded-after-100-years/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Biden’s border surge in 2023 has surpassed the total populations in each of 17 US states – Pat Droney
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/bidens-border-surge-in-2023-has-surpassed-the-total-populations-in-each-of-17-us-states

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Law Schools Finding Innovative Ways To Get Around SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling. “a growing number of law school admissions offices are interviewing some or all applicants as they try to glean more information about them” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/law-schools-finding-innovative-ways-to-get-around-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling/
— “DEI programs in the tech industry are in broad retreat” CNBC notes not only cuts, but also scaling back of hiring: “By mid-2023, DEI-related job postings had declined 44% from the same time a year prior…. In November 2023, the last full month for which data was available, it dropped 23% year over year. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/dei-programs-in-the-tech-industry-are-in-broad-retreat/

NTD
— Illegal Immigrants With Anchor Babies Using up More Welfare Than American Citizens
https://www.ntd.com/illegal-immigrants-with-anchor-babies-using-up-more-welfare-than-american-citizens-report_962843.html
— Chicago Mayor Calls on Biden Admin for ‘Significant Investment’ in City Amid Immigration Crisis – Katabella Roberts
https://www.ntd.com/chicago-mayor-calls-on-biden-admin-for-significant-investment-in-city-amid-immigration-crisis_962949.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Does Biden Insist on Worsening the Border Crisis? – JORDAN FISCHETTI
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/12/why-does-biden-insist-on-worsening-the-border-crisis/

NEW AMERICAN
— Killing Wokeness: A City (Huntington Beach) Canceled “Pride,” Black History, and Women’s History Months — in California! – Selwyn Duke
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/killing-wokeness-a-city-canceled-pride-black-history-and-womens-history-months-in-california/

NEWSMAX
— Many Asylum Seekers Don’t Qualify, Expect Entry Anyway – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/migrant-asylum-border/2023/12/27/id/1147357/
— Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez to Newsmax: Biden, Not Abbot, to Blame for Border – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/raymond-lopez-chicago-migrant/2023/12/27/id/1147418/
— Biden Readying Red Carpet for Caravan – Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/texas-harrison-border/2023/12/27/id/1147347/
— NYC Mayor Adams: ‘Cities Should Not Be Handling National Problems’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/us/eric-adams-mayor-illegal/2023/12/27/id/1147360/

PJ MEDIA
— VA Reportedly Diverting Veterans’ Resources to Illegals – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2023/12/27/report-va-diverting-veterans-resources-to-illegals-n4925053

REAL CLEAR INVISTIGATIONS
— Leprosy, Polio, Malaria, TB, Measles … and Massive Unscreened Illegal Immigration – James Varney
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/12/27/leprosy_polio_malaria_tb_measles__and_massive_unscreened_illegal_immigration_1000817.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The Chicago Mayor’s Hat Trick of Dreadful Policies – Charles Lipson
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/12/27/the_chicago_mayors_hat_trick_of_dreadful_policies_150250.html

TOWNHALL
— What Does Trump Want Out of a Second Term? Here’s What Voters Think. – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/12/27/trump-shares-word-cloud-pollrevenge-n2632871

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Chicago mayor slams Texas Gov. Abbott as ‘reckless’ after migrant bus arrivals – NICK ROBERTSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4379371-chicago-mayor-slams-texas-gov-abbott-as-reckless-after-migrant-bus-arrivals/
— Democrat mayors call on Biden for help amid migrant surge they blame on Texas – Darryl Coote (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly create problems and then blame those problems on Republicans. My Democrat superiors in the federal government promised their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran that they would get lots of preference, but when they had problems giving them that preference, they blamed that on me. My RINO superiors in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition promised their RINO members that they would get lots of preference, but when they had problems giving them that preference, they blamed that on me. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/12/27/New-York-Denver-Chicago-Biden-migrant-assistance/1731703728800/
— These states have the most LGBTQ residents. – MIRANDA NAZZARO (COMMENT: I have always promoted the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform. Since 2000, those who promote LGBTQ have worked the hardest against me. They have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4379201-states-most-lgbtq/
— Educational equality? Not in Chicago. – ELIZABETH GRACE MATTHEW
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4377713-school-choice-not-in-chicago/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Americans sour on the primary election process and major political parties (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals will use their false identifications next year a) to vote for Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO candidates in Republican primaries and b) to vote for Democrat candidates in the November 5, 2024 general election?)
https://apnews.com/article/ap-norc-poll-primaries-republican-vote-count-f2d3cca7c3b5803a28c06a85d7d8772b

MSN
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says ‘entire country at stake’ because of migration crisis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-says-entire-country-at-stake-because-of-migration-crisis/vi-AA1m6XQO
— Accommodating illegal migrants costing American taxpayers $451 billion
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/accommodating-illegal-migrants-costing-american-taxpayers-451-billion-x-users-say-it-s-cheaper-to-build-a-wall/ar-AA1m5HoV
— Biden’s ‘Vetting’ At The Border Exposed: Agents Reportedly Relying On Migrants’ Words – Andrew Sanders
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biden-s-vetting-at-the-border-exposed-agents-reportedly-relying-on-migrants-words/ar-AA1m7lSR

CBS NEW YORK
— More than 7,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York City in last 2 weeks, mayor’s office says – JENNIFER BISRAM, ALI BAUMAN
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/more-than-7000-asylum-seekers-have-arrived-in-new-york-city-in-last-2-weeks-mayors-office-says/

CBS COLORDO
— Denver reassures migrant families will not be discharged from shelters by Jan. 1 after some express concerns – JASMINE ARENAS
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-reassures-migrant-families-discharged-shelters-jan-1-express-concerns/

FOX DENVER
— Denver floats housing migrants in neighboring cities – Evan Kruegel
https://kdvr.com/news/local/denver-floats-housing-migrants-in-neighbor-cities/

FOX LOS ANGELES
— Calls to remove Trump’s star from Hollywood Walk of Fame draw mixed reactions – Will Conybeare, Mary Beth McDade
https://fox2now.com/news/national/calls-to-remove-trumps-star-from-hollywood-walk-of-fame-draw-mixed-reactions/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Migrant Surge Overwhelms U.S. Border. Officials are struggling to contend with the chaos at the U.S.-Mexico border as thousands of migrants arrive every day, trekking from the farthest reaches of the globe. – Natalie Kitroeff
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/world/americas/mexico-border-migration-arizona.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Blinken Meets With Mexico’s President About Surge in Migration at the Border. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s meeting with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador comes as border crossings have reached record numbers and as a migrant caravan heads toward the United States. – Hamed Aleaziz and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/us/politics/blinken-mexico-migrant-caravan.html
— Red States and Blue States Are Becoming Different Countries – Jamelle Bouie (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly run America. They ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. I should write a book about their success doing that in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/opinion/red-blue-states-politics.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame Republicans for mass shootings.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2023/assault-weapons-ban-debate-gun-control-ar-15-mass-shootings/
— Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/12/27/dei-affirmative-action-legal-challenges-corporate-america/
— Nikki Haley was asked what caused the Civil War. She made no mention of slavery. – Meryl Kornfield
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/27/nikki-haley-slavery-civil-war/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As migration surges, immigration court case backlog swells to over 3 million – Lauren Villagran
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/27/immigration-court-backlog-grows/72030952007/
— What percentage of the US population is LGBTQ? New data shows which states have the most. – Claire Thornton (COMMENT: I have always promoted the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform. Since 2000, those who promote LGBTQ have worked the hardest against me. They have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/27/lgbtq-population-by-state/71891834007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: New data estimates the greatest number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender U.S. adults live in the South, confirming findings from recent years. Across the country, researchers estimate more than 5% of U.S. adults are LGBTQ+, matching prior LGBTQ+ population data. Young people ages 18-24 are much more likely to identify as LGBTQ+, according to the report from the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles. The report, based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, found that in 2020 and 2021, there were nearly 14 million LGBTQ+ adults in the U.S. − with some states having noticeably higher percentages of gay and queer residents than others. Earlier this year, a poll from Gallup found a slightly higher percentage of U.S. adults are LGBTQ+. Overall, multiple polls show that the adult LGBTQ population has been steadily increasing for years. “Look at the numbers, more people are coming out younger and people are coming out in places where LGBTQ folks have been less out and visible,” Cathy Renna, a spokesperson for the National LGBTQ Task Force, told USA TODAY. Broken down by state, the report shows Washington, D.C., Oregon and Delaware top the list for greatest percentage of gay and queer residents. The census, the nation’s most well-known population survey, does not gather data on Americans’ sexuality or gender identity. In 2021, other, smaller surveys from the bureau began asking those questions of respondents for the first time. How many people in the US are LGBTQ?
Researchers at the Williams Institute, a leading national LGBTQ+ population data research group, estimate more than 13.9 million LGBTQ+ adults live in the U.S., representing 5.5% of the population. Every year, Gallup also releases results of a poll estimating how many Americans are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Gallup’s last report, which polled a nationally representative group of 10,000 respondents, found 7.2% identified as LGBTQ+. The number was highest among adult Gen Zers, or people born between 1997 and 2012, according to Pew Research Center. South continues to have highest percentage of LGBTQ+ people
The new data shows nearly 36% of the nation’s adult LGBTQ+ population lives in the South, representing more than 5 million people. The number is also an increase from the last data released by the Williams Institute in 2014, showing 35% of the nation’s LGBTQ+ population lived in the South. Researchers defined the South as states spanning from Texas and Oklahoma, to Florida and north through Delaware. Kentucky, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., are included in the grouping. In recent years, Southern Republican-led states passed more laws restricting transgender health care, access to school sports and instruction on LGBTQ+ history than any other part of the country. For that reason, the South is at the forefront of the national fight for LGBTQ+ rights and equality, Renna said. “Despite the backlash and despite challenges we’re facing, we’re resilient and we’re not going anywhere,” Renna said. Speaking from New Orleans, which the National LGBTQ Task Force selected for its next annual conference, Renna said the South is where there’s the most at stake for people’s lives because it’s home to the most people living under the most oppressive laws. “This is where a lot of the work really needs to happen,” she said, adding that her organization chose to host its conference in Louisiana because “there are so many LGBTQ people here that are underrepresented in media, culture and frankly in the movement.” Researchers found that 5.7% of Louisiana’s adult population is LGBTQ+, ranking slightly higher than states like New York, California and Illinois. In 2021, another LGBTQ+ advocacy group, GLAAD, analyzed Southern media coverage of LGBTQ+ communities and found that dozens of outlets published few or zero substantive stories on LGBTQ+ issues, including HIV/AIDS, during the 18-month period ending in December 2020. Gen Z most likely to be LGBTQ+
Generation Z, the youngest American generation to include adults, has a much higher percentage of LGBTQ+ members than older generations. Researchers found that in 2020 and 2021, 15.2% of Gen Z identified as LGBTQ+, representing more than 4.6 million people. Earlier this year, Gallup found 19.7% of Gen Z − or nearly 1 in 5 − said they were LGBTQ+ in 2022. “It’s certainly not uncommon for younger people to say they’re lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or however else they would identify themselves,” said Jeff Jones, a researcher at Gallup who has been tracking LGBTQ+ population data since 2012. With each passing year, as more Gen Zers enter adulthood, the cohort’s LGBTQ+ members also push the entire adult national total higher, Jones said. “As more come into adulthood, replacing the older people, the overall number should go up,” he said. Bisexuals make up majority of LGBTQ+ population. Researchers have long found that bisexual people − people who are attracted to more than one gender − make up more than half of America’s LGBTQ+ population. Researchers at the Williams Institute did not break down data based on sexuality, instead focusing on state-by-state LGBTQ+ populations. The most recent data from Gallup found more than 58% of all adult LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. are bisexual. Researchers in 2019 found that compared with gays and lesbians, bisexuals are far less likely to be out about their sexuality with people they’re close to. Some public health professors who study sexuality say biphobia could be playing a role. What states have the most LGBTQ+ people? This month’s new data from the Williams Institute is the latest batch from the group to rank the states that have the greatest percentage of LGBTQ+ residents. As in recent years, Washington, D.C., takes the top spot, with 14.3% of adults identifying with the acronym. Here are the other top states, and the percentage of adult residents who said they’re LGBTQ+: Washington, D.C. − 14.3%, Oregon − 7.8%, Delaware − 7.5%, Vermont − 7.4%, New Hampshire − 7.2%, Washington − 6.9%, Colorado − 6.8%, Maine − 6.8%, Nevada − 6.6%, Massachusetts − 6.5%)
— Help for homeless students is at risk – Kalyn Belsha (COMMENT: I could earn enough money delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 to a) pay my UIC expenses 1966-1968, b) buy new cars in 1967 and 1968, c) pay my NIU expenses 1969-1970, and d) to graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970 because my parents provided me with room and board a) 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/12/18/schools-hotels-homeless-students-covid-aid/71923654007/
— After USA TODAY investigation, military finally releases internal extremism report – Will Carless (COMMENT: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being an extremist.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/12/26/pentagon-extremist-study-released/72034360007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nikki Haley Is Now on MAGA’s GOP Enemies List. Don Jr. banishes the 2024 presidential contender from the Trump coalition. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nikki-haley-donald-trump-jr-vice-president-ticket-2024-0ca25b99
— How to Save a Billion Hours – Mark Penn (COMMENT: Every hour that I spend putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out is another hour that GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readers do not have to spend on the internet.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-save-a-billion-hours-technology-6758d12f
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average American spends 6 hours, 58 minutes a day on the internet. That adds up to 536.55 billion hours a year for all of us.)
— How Electric Vehicles Are Losing Momentum with U.S. Buyers, in Charts. EV sales grew nearly 50% this year but have plateaued in recent months. – Sean McLain and Nate Rattner
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/electric-vehicle-demand-charts-7d3089c7
— The Art of Asking Your Parents for Money. What to consider before hitting up mom and dad for help with debt or down payments. – Veronica Dagher and Ashlea Ebeling (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have parents who have/had way more money than my parents did. My father almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. Consequently, to have money for cars and for college, 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, and worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970. My father died suddenly in 1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/how-to-ask-parents-money-5577e7b3

PARDISE NEWS
— Thousands Of Illegal Aliens Stream Across AZ Border
https://theparadise.ng/15702/video-thousands-of-illegal-aliens-stream-across-az-border/

BEAUFORT OBSERVER
— Illegal alien influx re-introduces malaria, TB, leprosy, and polio to the US – John Steed
https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/75570/illegal-alien-influx-re-introduces-malaria-tb-leprosy-and-polio-to-the-us.html

TAMPA FREE PRESS
— A Florida lawmaker suggested on Tuesday that President Joe Biden has rolled out the welcome wagon instead of the paddy wagon to deal with the tidal wave of illegal immigration. Tampa-area Republican Rep. Laurel Lee, during an appearance on Fox News, called for tougher measures to protect American sovereignty since Biden has opted to turn law enforcement authorities into “travel agents,” by handcuffing their response to the border crisis. – Liam Edgar
https://www.tampafp.com/florida-lawmaker-says-biden-has-travel-agents-patrolling-the-southern-border/

JACOBIN
— How the 1619 Project Distorted History – JAMES OAKES
https://jacobin.com/2023/12/1619-project-jake-silverstein-history-distorted-slavery-race

STATE NEWS
— Long waits to see a doctor are a public health crisis – Oliver Kharraz (COMMENT: The more illegals in your county, township, and municipality, the longer the wait times to see a doctor in your county, township, and municipality.)
https://www.statnews.com/2023/05/02/doctor-appointment-wait-times-solutions/

PBS
— White House wants Mexico to make it harder for migrants to reach U.S. border
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/white-house-wants-mexico-to-make-it-harder-for-migrants-to-reach-u-s-border

VOA
— Remittances from Nicaraguan Migrants Mark New Record, Passing $4 Billion
https://www.voanews.com/a/remittances-from-nicaraguan-migrants-mark-new-record-passing-4-billion-/7415556.html

DAILY MAIL
— Texas plans to send MORE flights to Chicago after city started to cite bus companies and enact ordinances to slow arrivals as tit-for-tat between states intensifies. Texas officials charted a private plane to keep sending migrants from overwhelmed border to Chicago. City of Chicago enacted ordinance meant to slow migrant buses from arriving. One migrant bus was impounded and 96 citations were issued. – MARYANN MARTINEZ
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/texas/article-12902187/How-Texas-flew-migrants-flew-migrants-El-Paso-Chicago-busing-targeted-Illinois-officials.html
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams threatens to follow Chicago’s lead and IMPOUND buses carrying migrants from Texas – as he and mayors of other ‘sanctuary cities’ team up to blast Biden administration: ‘The lack of care on display has created chaos’ More than 161,000 migrants have arrived in New York since spring 2022, according to an official tally, in buses sent north by Texas’ governor Greg Abbott. Chicago has received more than 25,000, and like New York is struggling to house and feed them. Chicago has imposed restrictions on buses entering the city to drop off migrants: on Wednesday, Eric Adams announced New York was following suit. – HARRIET ALEXANDER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12905333/eric-adams-mayor-new-york-city-migrants-buses-restrictions.html
— One in five young Americans has a POSITIVE view of Osama Bin Laden: Disturbing Daily Mail poll results also reveal three in 10 Gen-Zers think the views of the 9/11 mastermind were a ‘force for good’ Alarming poll results show some voters under 30 are sympathetic to Bin Laden. Families of 9/11 victims told DailyMail.com the findings are ‘horrifying’ Bin Laden orchestrated the attacks that killed 2,977 and injured thousands. – WILLS ROBINSON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12890583/americans-osama-bin-laden-poll-gen-zers.html

December 23, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Busloads of migrants dropped off in Chicago suburbs (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVn3RQ6-Uc0
— Aurora City Council passes emergency ordinance with rules for migrant bus drop-offs – Christian Piekos and Maher Kawash (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://abc7chicago.com/venezuelan-migrants-migrant-crisis-chicago-aurora-illinois-bus-drop-offs/14214664/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzhbSxpFKTw
— Bus from Texas drops off migrants at Kankakee gas station. (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://abc7chicago.com/venezuelan-migrants-texas-bus-migrant-crisis-chicago-kankakee-illinois/14216061/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. (COMMENT: To what extent is your municipality promoting illegal immigration?)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-in-oak-park-holiday-party/14217042/

NBC5
— Aurora residents demand accountability for bus drivers after dozens of migrants dropped off in western suburbs (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/aurora-residents-demand-accountability-for-bus-drivers-after-dozens-of-migrants-dropped-off-in-western-suburbs/3309989/
— Buses dropping off asylum-seekers in suburbs after Chicago tightens rules for bus arrivals. Dozens of migrants were left abandoned at a gas station in Kankakee by a bus driver told them that they had arrived in Chicago, according to the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office. – Courtney Sisk and Matt Stefanski (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/buses-dropping-off-asylum-seekers-in-suburbs-after-chicago-tightens-rules-for-bus-arrivals/3310177/
— Aurora City Council holds special meeting after unplanned migrant buses arrive. As many as five buses arrived in the western suburb of Aurora this week. (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/aurora-city-council-to-hold-special-meeting-after-unplanned-migrant-buses-arrive-in-suburb/3309608/
— Busload of migrants abandoned at Kankakee gas station, told they were in Chicago. Once there, officers discovered multiple groups of migrants, some of whom had started walking down the highway and expressway wrapped in blankets. (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/busload-of-migrants-abandoned-at-kankakee-gas-station-told-they-were-in-chicago/3309884/
— Man shot and killed during fight at suburban Wheaton bar. The bar’s owners said the argument started over leftover pizza between the victim — a regular — and three first-time customers. – Patrick Fazio and Matt Stefanski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/man-shot-and-killed-during-fight-at-suburban-wheaton-bar/3310090/
— Are you making a difference? My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct too lose elections. What do you say to my critics/opponents? What do unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct say about that?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/making-a-difference/celebrating-those-making-a-difference-in-the-chicago-area/3309853/

CBS2
— Aurora restricts buses from dropping off migrants without notice – ASAL REZAEI, CHARLIE DE MAR, SABRINA FRANZA (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-aurora-migrant-buses/
— More buses carrying migrants coming to Chicago (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/more-buses-migrants-chicago/
— Supreme Court declines to fast-track Trump immunity dispute in blow to special counsel – MELISSA QUINN, ROBERT LEGARE
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/supreme-court-declines-to-fast-track-trump-immunity-dispute-in-blow-to-special-counsel/
— Fight leads to shooting that leaves man dead outside bar in Wheaton – SUZANNE LE MIGNOT, JERAMIE BIZZL
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/rosie-o-reilly-bar-shooting-wheaton/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. (COMMENT: To what extent is your municipality promoting illegal immigration?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/suburban-chicago-church-hosts-holiday-party-for-migrants/

WGN9
— Push for federal help as more migrants arrive to Chicago (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/push-for-federal-help-as-more-migrants-arrive-to-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q67U5d6Kxmk

FOX32
— Buses leaving asylum seekers stranded on highways. Migrants have been left stranded at gas stations and highways in the Chicago suburbs in response to the city of Chicago’s announcement of harsher penalties for bus drivers who aren’t following guidelines. (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1385659
— Buses bypassing city, leaving asylum seekers in suburbs. As city officials turn up the heat and enforce new rules for buses coming in from the southern border, an increase in migrants are being dropped off in the suburbs. (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1385843
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALxPZq-wsyo
— Migrant buses from Texas left asylum seekers stranded in 3 suburbs – Kasey Chronis (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/migrants-bused-in-from-texas-left-stranded-on-suburban-highways
— Bus of migrants dropped off at Kankakee County gas station, driver told them they were in Chicago (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bus-migrants-dropped-off-kankakee-county-gas-station
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-pardon-convicted-marijuana-charges-federal-lands-washington-dc
— Substitute teacher at Chicago Public Schools accused of making offensive comments to Palestinian student
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/substitute-teacher-chicago-public-schools-offensive-comments-palestinian-student

WTTW
— Advocates Concerned About Migrants’ Health Amid Reports of Illness, Overcrowding at Chicago Shelters – Emily Soto (COMMENT: To what extent is your municipality promoting illegal immigration?)
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/22/advocates-concerned-about-migrants-health-amid-reports-illness-overcrowding-chicago

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Busload of migrants dropped off at gas station in Kankakee. Around 35 migrants were dropped off about 4:30 a.m. Thursday in Kankakee, but the bus driver told them they had arrived in Chicago. – Kade Heather (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/22/24012718/migrants-bus-kankakee-midway-airport-texas
— Here’s what could determine whether Trump is kicked off ballots in 2024. The Colorado Supreme Court kicked Trump off the ballot. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to take up the case. The U.S. Constitution is clear on the matter, if the court rules that Trump engaged in insurrection. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/23/24012619/colorado-supreme-court-ballot-donald-trump-constitution-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-christmas-migrants-chicago-20231222-cfjm3belnzaolceqozqhkpa5cu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OD FOLD WITH PICTURE: Aurora passes ordinance restricting Texas buses carrying immigrants – Alicia Fabbre (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231222/news/aurora-passes-ordinance-restricting-texas-buses-carrying-immigrants/
— The Supreme Court says no, for now, to plea to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231222/nation-and-world-politics/the-supreme-court-says-no-for-now-to-plea-to-rule-quickly-on-whether-trump-can-be-prosecuted/
— A 49-year-old man (Michael Freund of Aurora) has been charged with first-degree murder, accused of shooting a man (Dexter M. Perkins) after a dispute at a Wheaton-area business. – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231223/crime/man-charged-with-1st-degree-murder-after-shooting-at-bar/

WSIL TV
— Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington – AP (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/biden-pardons-thousands-convicted-of-marijuana-charges-on-federal-lands-and-in-washington/article_6515cb43-bfbb-50eb-8853-6e8ed6b060f3.html

PATCH ILLINOIS
— Biden Pardons Thousands Of Pot Users: What It Means In IL. Recreational use of marijuana has been legal in Illinois in 2020 and Gov. J.B. Pritzker previously pardoned 900 low-level pot convictions. – Jeff Arnold (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/biden-pardons-thousands-marijuana-users-what-it-means-il

BLACK CHRONICLE
— The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that Democrats and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, non-veteran, non-poor, gun-owner, married, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://blackchronicle.com/midwest/illinois/plan-to-pass-chicago-hate-incidents-ordinance-picks-up-steam/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform promotes legal immigration, but it opposes illegal immigration. Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor. What are the following doing to fight illegal immigration, for example, demanding E-Verify: a) your Republican congressman, b) your Republican state senator and representative, c) your Republican county, township, municipal, and school district officials, d) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization, and e) candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct? From what I see, the more of the following that your municipality has, the more likely that more illegals will end up there: Democrat/RINO leadership, Democrat/RINO voters, big push for DEI, that is, for preference for those who are minority, female, and/or younger, lots of churches and welfare agencies, lots of limousine liberals who want cheap labor, demand for low/un-skilled workers, public transportation, empty buildings, a history of seeking/accepting refugees, county seat, growing hatred of Trump, conservatives, Republicans, etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

WIREPOINTS
— Manteno area residents sue to stop Gotion battery plant
https://wirepoints.org/manteno-area-residents-sue-to-stop-gotion-battery-plant-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Vowing to address merits, judge won’t block Jan. 1 gun registration deadline – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_97848166-a10b-11ee-9068-f35136859d93.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois High School Segregating Students by Skin Color – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/illinois-high-school-segregating-students-by-skin-color/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— How Unchecked Power Corrupts Government and Higher Education – John F. Di Leo
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/12/opinion-how-unchecked-power-corrupts-government-and-higher-education.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Supreme Court says no, for now, to plea to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/22/supreme-court-says-no-to-plea-to-rule-quickly-on-w/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republican frustration mounts with Biden on sidelines of Senate border deal negotiations – Gabrielle M. Etzel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/republican-frustration-mounts-biden-sidelines-senate-border-deal-negotiations
— Florida leads nation as destination for residents moving from other states – David Beasley
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/florida-leads-nation-as-destination-for-residents-moving-from-other-states
— Pro-Hamas graffiti smeared at Lincoln Memorial blamed on police cuts – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/pro-hamas-graffiti-smeared-at-lincoln-memorial-blamed-on-police-cuts
— House Republican: Mayorkas must be impeached over ‘devastating’ border disaster – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/mayorkas-biden-white-house-impeached-border-crisis
— Race to the White House: Key dates for debates, elections, and trials that will shape 2024 – Samantha-Jo Roth
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential-nomination-key-dates-2024

NEW YORK POST
— Migrants in mad dash to cross Texas border before state’s arrest law goes into effect: ‘We need to get to America fast’ – Jack Morphet and Allie Griffin
https://nypost.com/2023/12/22/news/migrants-rush-across-texas-border-before-arrest-law-goes-into-effect/
— Harvard drops its standards and chases woke cred by covering for Claudine Gay – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2023/12/22/opinion/woke-harvard-drops-standards-by-covering-for-claudine-gay/
— Migrants at NYC’s Floyd Bennett Field are begging for money, food at furious locals’ doorsteps: ‘Invasion’ – Georgett Roberts and Emily Crane
https://nypost.com/2023/12/22/metro/migrants-at-nycs-floyd-bennett-field-are-begging-nearby-residents-for-money-food/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mexicans know a stupid gringo when they see one: Here comes Feckless Joe – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/mexicans_know_a_stupid_gringo_when_they_see_one_here_comes_feckless_joe.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— ‘Dem Party is DONE in Chicago!’ Black voters decry treatment of homeless while migrants get the ‘welcome mat’ – Chris Donaldson
https://americanwirenews.com/dem-party-is-done-in-chicago-black-voters-decry-treatment-of-homeless-while-migrants-get-the-welcome-mat/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Dem Party is DONE in Chicago!’ Black voters decry treatment of homeless while migrants get the ‘welcome mat’ – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/22/dem-party-is-done-in-chicago-black-voters-decry-treatment-of-homeless-while-migrants-get-the-welcome-mat-1421979/

BLAZE
— Affirmative Action Still Alive in U.S. Here’s the ‘Flip Side’ Hardly Anyone Talks About – Clarence Walker
https://newsblaze.com/business/legal/affirmative-action-still-alive_194703/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States – Jessica M. Vaughan and Bryan Griffith
https://cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States

CENTER SQUARE
— GAO estimate of total fraud in federal government could come in February 2024 – Brett Rowland (COMMENT: GAO’s wasting my career and then forcing me to retire in 1997 so that it could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black Democrat subordinate was fraud. I became a Certified Forensic Accountant in 1997, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Fraud Examiner in 1990, Internal Auditor in 1981, and Public Accountant in 1979. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I earned master’s degrees in finance in 1997, accounting in 1980, and business in 1976. I 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. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,483/year.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_f1bfcbfc-a103-11ee-bfa8-6b455d27aeff.html

CENTER SQUARE TEXAS
— Abbott pushes back on Chicago narrative as first flight arrives from border. Johnson complains about 120 people as Texas border flooded with over 10,000. – Bethany Blankley
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_a2cc712c-a10c-11ee-9f6c-cb332433b6e3.html

CITY JOURNAL
— “Equity” Reimagined in the Windy City. Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to close down Chicago’s nation-leading selective public schools. – Renu Mukherjee (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting tremendously from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, and/or those whose ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Some falsely hint/imply/argue/shout that I owe all my successes in life to my parents being filthy rich. They ignore the fact a) that neither of my parents attended college, b) that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, c) that he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills and died suddenly when I was 21, d) that my mother never attended high school, and e) that I had to work my way through college.)
https://www.city-journal.org/article/equity-reimagined-in-chicago-schools
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two days before the 2020 presidential election, Kamala Harris shared a highly criticized campaign ad on X (then Twitter) about the difference between equality and equity. The ad featured two cartoon men—one white, one black—climbing a mountain. The white man started out closer to the top of the mountain than his black peer and subsequently finished the climb first; only when the black man got a “boost” was he able to reach the top, too. Harris served as the ad’s narrator: “Equality suggests, ‘Oh, everyone should get the same amount.’ The problem with that, not everybody’s starting out from the same place. . . . Equitable treatment means that we all end up at the same place.” The ad was poorly received by much of the American public, at least in part because the notion of equity—“we all end up at the same place”—is decidedly un-American. Yet the concept is not new. In a 1965 address at Howard University, President Lyndon B. Johnson used a similar analogy to justify affirmative action: “You do not take a person who, for years, has been hobbled by chains and liberate him, bring him up to the starting line of a race and then say, ‘You are free to compete with all the others,’ and still justly believe that you have been completely fair.” For decades, Harris, LBJ, and other old school progressives have defined equity in policy terms to mean preferences for blacks, Latinos, and other marginalized groups in education and employment. The goal of equity, defined in this way, is to increase the representation of these groups in the upper echelon of American society—often at the cost of Asian Americans and whites. But “new school progressives” understand equity to mean the elimination of the upper echelon altogether. They don’t want anyone to have the opportunity to attend a selective public high school, and they loathe the prestige associated with an Ivy League education or a career in “Big Law” or on Wall Street. Their definition of equity amounts to universal mediocrity. Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson’s December 14 decision to eliminate the city’s 11 selective public high schools, which use standardized tests to determine student admissions, is the latest example of this new notion of equity at play.)

DAILY CALLER
— Supreme Court Hands Jack Smith A Major Defeat In Trump 2020 Election Case. The Supreme Court declined special counsel Jack Smith’s request Friday for it to quickly consider a key question in former President Donald Trump’s election interference case without letting the lower court weigh in first. – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/22/supreme-court-hands-jack-smith-a-major-defeat-in-trump-2020-election-case/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Texas Comes Out Swinging in Fight to Restore States’ Role in Curbing Illegal Immigration – Jack Fitzhenry
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/22/texas-comes-out-swinging-in-fight-to-restore-states-role-in-curbing-illegal-immigration/
— Senator Blocks Air Force Colonel’s Military Promotion Over ‘Divisive DEI Policies’ – Rob Bluey (COMMENT: All my Democrat superiors in the federal government made divisive Affirmative Action and DEI policies and/or carried them out to get rid of their employees like me who were Republican.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/18/senator-blocks-air-force-colonels-military-promotion-over-divisive-dei-policies
— Cruz Demands Answers From Mayorkas Over Closure of Since-Reopened Railroad Crossings – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/22/exclusive-cruz-demands-answers-on-national-security-threat-over-closure-of-since-reopened-railroad-crossings/
— Progressives Bring You Crime and No Punishment – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/22/borderline-progressives-bring-you-crime-punishment/

FOX BUSINESS
— Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., says border crisis is ‘done on purpose.’ (COMMENT: Democrats illegally bring in illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs illegally bring in illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mr4NDeHB1E

FOX NEWS
— Chicago is a microcosm of what’s happening across the country: Corey Brooks. Pastor Corey Brooks discusses how Chicago residents are fed up with migrants flooding their city on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343760027112
— Chicago residents are ERUPTING over migrant crisis (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Wko1ax24Q
— Sen. Tim Scott blasts Chicago mayor for ‘devastating’ students with broken campaign pledge. The mayor’s school board announced a plan this week to move away from school choice. – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-tim-scott-blasts-chicago-mayor-devastating-students-broken-campaign-pledge
— Federal judge declines to temporarily block key portion of Illinois high-power semiautomatic weapons ban. Illinois residents with guns or accessories covered under the ban must register them with the state police by Jan. 1. – Adam Sabes (COMMENT: Democrats ban semiautomatic firearms today on their road to banning all firearms tomorrow.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-declines-temporarily-block-key-portion-illinois-high-power-semiautomatic-weapons-ban
— New Yorkers fleeing as city is overrun with crime, subway violence and unhoused migrants
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343739049112
— New York governor’s reparations commission slammed as divisive: ‘Slap in the face’ State Sen. Rob Ortt, the Republican leader of the New York State Senate, said he expects the commission’s recommendations to be ‘unrealistic’ – Kyle Morris
https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-governors-reparations-commission-slammed-divisive-slap-in-face

FOX NEWS RADIO
— Immigration Court Backlog Tops 3 Million! – Tomi Lahren
https://radio.foxnews.com/2023/12/22/immigration-court-backlog-tops-3-million/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Gaetz Demands Answers From Delta after Passenger Accuses Airline of Transporting Illegal Immigrants – HALEY STRACK
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/gaetz-demands-answers-from-delta-after-passenger-accuses-airline-of-transporting-illegal-immigrants/

PJ MEDIA
— Whole Foods Wins Case Against Employees Wearing BLM Apparel – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/22/whole-foods-wins-case-against-employees-wearing-black-lives-matter-apparel-n4924938
— TSA Accepting Arrest Warrants as ID for Illegal Immigrants – LINCOLN BROWN
https://pjmedia.com/lincolnbrown/2023/12/22/turn-out-the-lights-the-countrys-over-tsa-is-accepting-arrest-warrants-as-id-for-illegal-immigrants-n4924956

POST MELLINNIAL
— Illegal immigrants are able to use arrest warrants as ID for travel. Americans and legal travelers boarding aircraft in the United States must give state or federally-issued identification. – Libby Emmons
https://thepostmillennial.com/yes-illegal-immigrants-are-able-to-use-arrest-warrants-as-id-for-travel-tsa

TOWNHALL
— Chicago Residents Erupt During City Council Meeting Over Migrant Crisis: ‘Trump, Come Clean This Up’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/22/chicago-residents-erupt-during-city-council-meeting-over-migrant-crisis-trump-come-clean-this-up-n2632766

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS NEW YORK
— Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/the-end-of-affirmative-action-cbs-reports-documentary-premieres-tonight/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Just How Rich Were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone’? Fans have been debating the McCallister family’s wealth for years. We asked the Federal Reserve for answers. – Amanda Holpuch (COMMENT: Many of the homes in the southern half of my new DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton are worth more than the McCallister home.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/movies/home-alone-mccallisters-wealth.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Working with the assumption that the McCallisters did not spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing, the economists also determined the home would have been affordable to a household with an income of $305,000 in 1990 (about $665,000 in 2022). In the middle of 2022, a similar house would cost about $2.4 million, based on the Zillow estimate for the “Home Alone” house. A home of that value would be affordable to a household with income of $730,000, which would be in the top 1 percent of Chicago-area households, the economists said.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— For new refugees, finding work and housing is hard. Finding community is even harder – KAREN GARCIA
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-23/new-refugees-struggle-to-find-community-in-united-states

USA TODAY
— Who would Trump choose as vice president? Here’s a list of potential candidates – Sudiksha Kochi and David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/23/trump-choice-for-vice-president/71974799007/

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Haley said if she’s elected president she’ll institute policies that she enacted as South Carolina’s governor, like a national requirement that employers check the status of their employees in the “E-Verify” system. – Stephen Gruber-Miller
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/12/20/nikki-haley-iowa-says-donald-trump-comments-about-immigrants-poisoning-the-blood-are-not-helpful/71992314007/

NEWSWEEK
— Republicans Pull Trigger on Plan to Remove Joe Biden From Ballots – Rachel Dobkin
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-pull-trigger-plan-remove-joe-biden-ballots-1855042
— Cash-Strapped RNC Spent $250,000 on Limos in a Year
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-national-committee-finances-money-limos-1854842

PARADISE
— Rep. Matt Gaetz Calls On Delta CEO to Respond to Claims Company Shipping Illegals Throughout U.S.
https://theparadise.ng/14900/rep-matt-gaetz-calls-on-delta-ceo-to-respond-to-claims-company-shipping-illegals-throughout-u-s/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Great Blue to Red State Migration Continues. The latest Census data finds that on present course six progressive states would lose 12 House seats in 2030 reapportionment. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/census-states-migration-population-california-new-york-c6553426
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more and more and more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/why-a-border-deal-might-not-fix-the-border-1dfedd1b
— Why Elon Musk Won’t Stop Talking About a ‘Woke Mind Virus’ The billionaire’s attacks against Disney are just the latest in a battle with what he sees as political correctness and overzealous progressive ideals. – Tim Higgins
https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-woke-mind-virus-41576aa6
— The Trump Revolution Among U.S. Evangelicals. As evangelicalism becomes a ‘bottom-up’ religion, congregations are pressuring their pastors to offer a more hard-edged political message. – Francis X. Rocca and Kris Maher (COMMENT: I have owned real estate since I was 24 in 1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-trump-revolution-among-u-s-evangelicals-e89b2fb5
— The Rise of the Forever Renters. Americans who would traditionally be homeowners are instead renting. They’re sparking new kinds of neighborhoods, changing savings patterns. – Rachel Wolfe and Veronica Dagher
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/the-rise-of-the-forever-renters-5538c249

BARRON’S
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more and more and more illegal immigration.
https://www.barrons.com/news/influx-of-migrants-at-us-mexico-border-poses-conundrum-for-biden-d4e97f14?refsec=topics_afp-news

FORBES
— You Go Woke, You Go Broke’: Republican Lawmakers Tee Off On ‘Wokeism’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueLH75MS78I

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The most important career question: ‘What is success?’ – Henry Blodget (COMMENT: What harmed your career success? Political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination harmed my career success big time. In today’s dollars, the most that I ever earned was only $142,650/year even though I earned a) a professional license when I was 32, b) professional certifications when I was 48, 47, 45, 41, 32, and 30, and c) master’s degrees when I was 48, 31, and 27.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-work-success-job-career-2023-12

JD SUPRA
— Chicago Employers Must Now Provide Sick Leave and PTO to Employees (COMMENT: Since 1966 when I was 16 years old and became a postal employee, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for my benefitting from the federal government’s generous leave policies.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/chicago-employers-must-now-provide-sick-8667574/

POLITICO
— Democrats ever-increasingly want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/23/marijuana-legalization-inner-cities-00121185

DAILY KOS
— Taylor Swift is conservatism’s greatest foe
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/22/2213255/-Taylor-Swift-is-conservatism-s-greatest-foe

WRITERS COLLEGE
— Writing from Personal Experience (COMMENT: What personal experience do you write from? I write from the personal experience that I gained a) working as a GAO Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year, b) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years, c) working as a Revenue Officer 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, d) earning a job-related professional license and six job-related professional certifications, e) earning three job-related master’s degrees, f) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, g) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, h) serving as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, i) serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, j) serving as a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee 2003-2011, k) serving as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, l) serving on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007, and m) serving on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors 2001-2004. In addition, I write from the experience that I gained a) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, being a part-time postal employee for almost 3 years, being a union member for almost 12 years, being the subject of a 4-page Money Magazine article, being married since 1978, and filing lawsuits.)
https://www.thewriterscollege.com/writing-from-personal-experience-tips-and-techniques/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some articles have a greater impact and reader engagement if written from personal experience. Writing from your own perspective can engage readers and convey your story authentically.)

SUN
— Illegal migrants popping back home for Christmas must have their asylum claims instantly and permanently shredded. Most illegals are fleeing nothing, they are just economic migrants jumping the queue. (COMMENT: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. None of them ever went back to Germany.)
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/25146621/sun-says-migrants-popping-home-christmas/

December 20, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Curbing exposure to weed and alcohol marketing can improve teens’ mental health – Aaron Weiner and Linda Richter (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-teen-vaping-thc-marketing-mental-health-20231220-v2vvuxgydncpte5schyvliyz5y-story.html
— Spiraling migrant crisis, not Gaza, needs full City Council attention – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-migrant-crisis-brandon-johnson-20231219-gj547qyo65f4xp4rnmssniphbe-story.html
— A temporary migrant shelter will open in Portage Park. Residents have strong feelings. – Ilana Arougheti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-breaking-portage-park-migrant-shelter-st-bartholomew-20231219-736ozpllpbdzdaulmbwinin76i-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois’ population declined by nearly 33,000, new 2023 census figures show, even as the nation as a whole grew – By Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-census-2023-illinois-population-decline-20231219-lu4d52xxyvbfzli7bzz56mpixa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Migrants say illnesses spreading quickly at crowded Pilsen shelter where several fell ill. The space is currently housing over 2,300 people, more than half of whom are minors. Families there and health care providers say illnesses are spreading rapidly. – Michael Loria and David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/19/24008315/migrant-boy-death-jean-carlos-martinez-rivero-pilsen-chicago-asylum-seeker-health-city-hall
— Chicago police supervisor retires while facing demotion – Tom Schuba (COMMENT: I should write a book about early retirement. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. I would have been eligible to take regular retirement in 2003 when I was 55. But in 1993, when I was 45, because of Republican-led budget cuts, I became eligible to take early retirement. In 1997, when I was 49, just before my eligibility to take early retirement expired, my Democrat GAO superiors succeed in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” They would not have done that if I had not become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They would not have done that if I had not complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. But according to my critics/opponents, I was forced to take early retirement because I was a BAD PERSON and continue to be a BAD PERSON if not a White supremist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and/or even worse things. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be an extremely BAD PERSON because I was forced to retire in 1997 when I was 49 even though I had a) became a Certified Forensic Accountant in 1997, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Fraud Examiner in 1990, Internal Auditor in 1981, and Public Accountant in 1979, b) became a licensed CPA in 1981, c) earned a master’s degrees in finance from IIT in 1997, accounting from DePaul in 1980, and business from Loyola in 1976, and d) gotten promoted by GAO in 1986 and by IRS in 1974, 1973, and 1972. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/19/24008677/off-duty-chicago-police-officer-house-of-blues-river-north-demoted

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ, that is, Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to destroy traditional marriage and the traditional family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231219/news/catholic-group-for-lgbtq-people-praises-news-about-same-sex-marriage-blessings/

ABC7
— Vigil to be held for migrant boy, 5, who died after falling ill at Pilsen shelter – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-migrants-vigil-mayor-brandon-johnson/14205474/
— Health concerns grow over Chicago migrant shelters after boy dies, 4 others hospitalized – Jessica D’Onofrio, Michelle Gallardo, and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-migrants-mayor-brandon-johnson-immigration/14200995/
— Colorado Supreme Court removes Trump from 2024 ballot based on Constitution’s insurrection clause – CNN (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-colorado-14th-amendment/14203350/
— UIC under federal investigation for discrimination by Education Department
https://abc7chicago.com/university-of-illinois-chicago-uic-college-discrimination-investigation-antisemitism/14204544/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Department of Education is looking at more than a dozen schools as a part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to take action against a rise in reports of antisemitism, anti-Muslim and anti-Arab incents on college campuses nationwide. The department has not said what type of alleged discrimination has been happening at these schools. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was added to the list of schools a few weeks ago. Other newly added schools include Springfield, IL Public Schools District 186, MNIT, UC Davis and Drexel University.)

NBC5
— City releases statement after boy dies, others hospitalized following illness at migrant shelter. A CDPH spokesman said there have been reported cases of chickenpox in both children and adults at the shelter where a child was found unresponsive and later died.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/city-releases-statement-after-5-year-old-boy-dies-after-falling-ill-at-migrant-shelter/3306615/
— Resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war passes Chicago City Council committee. Some Jewish Groups say they were not invited to speak.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/controversial-resolution-calling-for-ceasefire-in-israel-hamas-war-coming-up-for-vote/3307112/
— Migrants, volunteers share details of Pilsen shelter conditions as death of 5-year-old boy remains under investigation – Bennett Haeberle and Lisa Capitanini
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/migrants-volunteers-share-details-of-pilsen-shelter-conditions-as-death-of-5-year-old-boy-remains-under-investigation/3307239/
–Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from 2024 ballot, pauses ruling to allow appeal – Dan Mangan (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-trump-from-2024-ballot-pauses-ruling-to-allow-appeal/3307186/
— Trump wipes out Biden’s lead with Latino voters in 2024 – Rebecca Picciotto
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-wipes-out-bidens-lead-with-latino-voters-in-2024-cnbc-survey/3306946/
— City says 5-year-old migrant boy’s death was ‘medical emergency,’ not due to infectious disease
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/city-says-5-year-old-migrant-boys-death-was-medical-emergency-not-due-to-infectious-disease/3307193/
— Ranking names places with the lowest cost of living in Illinois for 2023. (COMMENT: The cost of living in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton has always been very high. But nevertheless, as Money Magazine pointed out in its 4-page February 1978 article on my wife and I, we could afford to buy a home in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528 ) because of our salaries and my wife’s savings. I had worked for IRS for 7 years and my wife had worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions for 8 years. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $101,507/year. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ranking-names-places-with-the-lowest-cost-of-living-in-illinois-for-2023/3306761/

CBS2
— More sick migrants, worries about conditions at Chicago shelter where a 5-year-old died – SABRINA FRANZA, MARYBEL GONZALEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrant-shelter-residents-child-death/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/more-sick-migrants-at-chicago-shelter-where-a-5-year-old-died/
— Serious concerns about health conditions in Pilsen migrant shelter
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/serious-concerns-about-health-conditions-in-pilsen-migrant-shelter/

WGN9
— Immigration fuels uptick in US population growth – AP (COMMENT: Democrats promote immigration because immigrants vote for Democrats. RIINOs promote immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-south-dominates-us-population-gains-as-deaths-drop/

FOX32
— New details emerge in death of young migrant in Chicago. – SOPHIA TAREEN and CLAIRE SAVAGE
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-details-emerge-death-young-migrant-chicago

WTTW
— No Evidence of Outbreak at Pilsen Migrant Shelter After 5-Year-Old Boy Died of Medical Emergency, According to City. Cause of death still under investigation. – Matt Masterson
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/19/no-evidence-outbreak-pilsen-migrant-shelter-after-5-year-old-boy-died-medical-emergency

JOURNAL COURIER
— Democrats ever-increasingly discourage assimilation. All my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. Their slowness in speaking, reading, and writing English held them back big time. 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.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/law-enforcement-overcoming-language-barriers-18535164.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As of 2021, about 23.2% of households in Illinois speak a language other than English as a primary shared language, according to Data USA. Spanish, Polish and Chinese topped the list as the three languages most commonly spoken in the state. Illinois’ diversity of languages means law enforcement across the state, including in west-central Illinois, often have to respond to calls involving at least one person who does not speak English.)

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— Teens carjack freshly washed car, crash it in Chicago – Igor Studenkov
https://www.forestparkreview.com/2023/12/19/teens-carjack-freshly-washed-car-crash-it-in-chicago/

FOX ILLINOIS
— New York commission will consider reparations for slavery – AP (COMMENT: What positions do the following have on reparations: a) the candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct, b) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county organization, and your Republican township/ward organization, and c) Republican elected officials in your county, township, municipality, and school district? Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs call you a racist and even worse things if you do not promote reparations.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/new-york-commission-will-consider-reparations-for-slavery-bill-signed-governor-kathy-hochul-california-illinois-civil-rights-rev-al-sharpton

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump defends controversial comments about immigrants poisoning the nation’s blood at Iowa rally – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-defends-controversial-comments-about-immigrants-poisoning-the-nations-blood-at-iowa-rally/
— McConnell invokes his wife’s name to slam Trump’s controversial immigrant remarks – Alexander Bolton
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/mcconnell-invokes-his-wifes-name-to-slam-trumps-controversial-immigrant-remarks/

25 NEWS NOW
— Illinois college students asking for five mental health days in proposed state law – Lizzie Seils (COMMENT: What caused you stress while you earned your bachelor’s degree? While I earned my bachelor’s degree 1966-1970, I worked all the hours that could for the Park Forest Post Office. In October of 1969, my father died suddenly.)
https://www.25newsnow.com/2023/12/20/illinois-college-students-asking-five-mental-health-days-proposed-state-law/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Emotional stress is a broad term meaning stress from coursework or from worries about paying for college. 48% of bachelor’s students surveyed said they feel that emotional stress frequently.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-206/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-9/
— Migrants: As the old saying goes, simple solutions are usually neither
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/19/as-the-old-saying-goes-simple-solutions-are-usually-neither/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— DEI has its tentacles throughout the Illinois university system (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs have always used DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://wirepoints.org/dei-has-its-tentacles-throughout-the-illinois-university-system-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
— Chicago’s public transportation faces massive deficits as federal Covid relief money runs out – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/chicagos-public-transportation-faces-enormous-deficits-as-federal-covid-relief-money-runs-out-wirepoints/
— New 2023 Census estimate: Illinois’ population drops again, losses now total a quarter-million since 2020 – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/new-2023-census-estimate-illinois-population-drops-again-losses-now-total-a-quarter-million-since-2020-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Decade of decline in population has Illinois legislators looking for change – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_054e9ed8-9eba-11ee-a750-6bbee129e5f7.html
— Johnson says those arriving in Chicago are already sick – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_271083d8-9eab-11ee-8929-e30bcb8e7aea.html
— Illinois continues population decline, losing 364K in 3 years – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c33530b8-9e94-11ee-a64c-c32f64ad3794.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS ‘SIN TAXES’ RELY ON AN UNRELIABLE NAUGHTY LIST – Jess Plowman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-sin-taxes-rely-on-an-unreliable-naughty-list/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Colorado GOP says it will cancel primary if Trump can’t be on ballot – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/19/colorado-gop-says-it-will-cancel-primary-if-donald/
— Colorado Supreme Court bans Trump from the state’s ballot under Constitution’s insurrection clause – AP (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/19/donald-trump-from-colorado-ballot-under-constituti/
— Court orders DHS to stop ruining Texas’s razor wire border fence – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/19/court-orders-dhs-stop-ruining-texass-razor-wire-bo/
— Tuberville says Trump should’ve been ‘tougher’ in his comments on illegal immigrants – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/19/tommy-tuberville-says-donald-trump-shouldve-been-t/
— Protecting consumer choice and standing up to Biden’s EV mandate – Rep. Troy Balderson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/19/protecting-consumer-choice-and-standing-up-to-bide/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago-bound immigrants dropped off in secret locations so drivers can avoid fines – Misty Severi (COMMENT: When illegals are dropped off in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district, what will the leaders of your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district do with them?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/chicago-bound-immigrants-dropped-off-secret-locations
— Chicago mayor accuses Greg Abbott of attacking country by busing illegal immigrants – Luke Gentile
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chicago-mayor-abbott-attacking-country-busing-illegal-immigrants
— Up to 38% of Border Patrol shifted from ‘enforcement’ to ‘processing’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/up-to-38-of-border-patrol-shifted-from-enforcement-to-processing
— The only growing population in California is its homeless population – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: What percent of the homeless are illegals?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-only-growing-population-in-california-is-its-homeless-population
— Voters believe media bias is worse than ever – Christopher Tremoglie (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the media serves as an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/voters-believe-media-bias-worse-than-ever
— Biden border crisis shatters record with 14,509 illegal immigrants encountered in one day – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/border-officials-encounter-14-509-illegal-immigrants-new-record

NEW YORK POST
— Biden is breaking the border on purpose — he wants mass amnesty – Andrew Arthur
https://nypost.com/2023/12/19/opinion/biden-is-breaking-the-border-on-purpose-he-wants-mass-amnesty/
— Biden campaign co-chair Veronica Escobar ‘afraid’ Democrats will get blame for border crisis – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/12/19/news/biden-campaign-co-chair-afraid-dems-will-get-blame-for-border/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals housed in NYC shown the door after nonstop complaints, but they refuse to leave – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/illegals_housed_in_nyc_shown_the_door_after_nonstop_complaints_but_they_refuse_to_leave.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— ‘He’s attacking our country!’ Chicago mayor blasts Gov Abbott in migrant meltdown as chickenpox spreads – Tom Tillison
https://americanwirenews.com/hes-attacking-our-country-chicago-mayor-blasts-gov-abbott-in-migrant-tirade-as-chickenpox-begins-to-spread/

AMMOLAND
— Illinois Case Heading to Supreme Court
https://www.ammoland.com/2023/12/illinois-case-heading-to-supreme-court/#axzz8MQqkFZPl

BLAZE
— Trump calls Rep. Chip Roy a ‘RINO,’ floats idea of a primary challenger — but there’s a problem – ALEX NITZBERG
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-calls-chip-roy-rino

BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor Blames Texas for Joe Biden’s Border Crisis Failures After Migrant Child Dies – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/19/chicago-mayor-blames-texas-for-joe-bidens-border-crisis-failures-after-migrant-child-dies/
— Nearly 3-in-5 Illegal Alien Households Are on Taxpayer-Funded Welfare – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/19/study-nearly-3-in-5-illegal-alien-households-are-on-taxpayer-funded-welfare/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Lindsey Graham Betrays House Republicans – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/lindsey-graham-betrays-house-republicans

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Disqualified From Colorado Ballot – BRIANNA LYMAN (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/19/donald-trump-disqualified-colorado-ballot-supreme-court/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Shocking Poll Reveals Extent of Critical Race Theory Brainwashing – Jason Bedrick
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/19/shocking-poll-reveals-extent-of-critical-race-theory-brainwashing/
— Another Record Broken in Biden’s Border Crisis – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/19/another-record-broken-in-bidens-border-crisis/

DAILY WIRE
— Republicans Slam Colorado Supreme Court For Keeping Trump Off Ballot – Ryan Saavedra (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-slam-colorado-supreme-court-for-keeping-trump-off-ballot
— Colorado Republican Party To Cancel Primary If Trump Kept Off Ballot – Ryan Saavedra (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/colorado-republican-party-to-cancel-primary-if-trump-kept-off-ballot

FOX NEWS
— Chicago mayor condemns Texas Gov. Abbott for migrant buses. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson argued, “The governor of Texas needs to take a look in the mirror of the chaos that he is causing for this country. This is not just a Chicago dynamic, he is attacking our country.”
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343567412112
— Chicago mayor under fire for new move toward equity in public schools: ‘A facade of morality’ Brandon Johnson accused of breaking campaign promise on ‘selective enrollment’ for high-performing schools. – Bailee Hill
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-under-fire-new-move-toward-equity-public-schools-facade-morality
— Younger voters help boost Trump’s edge over Biden in latest Fox Survey. Young voters cite economy as one of their biggest concerns heading into 2024. – Jamie Joseph
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-trump-dominating-biden-voters-under-30
— ‘Woke’ and ‘Islamist forces’ have ‘joined together’ to push antisemitism on campuses – Ayaan Hirsi Ali
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343542032112

HOT AIR
— Dems Seek Path to Block Trump From Deporting Illegals
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2023/12/19/dems-seek-path-to-block-trump-from-deporting-illegals-n600058

MRC TV
— Chicago Mayor Blames Texas For ‘Attacking our Country’ With Illegals – ERIC SCHEINER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/eric-scheiner/chicago-mayor-blames-texas-attacking-our-country-illegals

NEWSMAX
— Groups Sue Over New Texas Law That Lets Cops Arrest Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/texas-immigration-lawsuit/2023/12/19/id/1146528/

PJ MEDIA
— Gov. Abbott Has a Bold New Plan to Deal With Illegals in Texas – STEPHEN GREEN
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2023/12/19/gov-abbott-if-biden-wont-lock-up-illegals-texas-will-n4924854

PATRIOT POST
— The Indoctrinated Generation. Young Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 have largely accepted some of the worst narratives of the left. – GARY BAUER
https://patriotpost.us/articles/103010-the-indoctrinated-generation-2023-12-19
— Tell Us Again How It’s Not an Invasion at the Southern Border – EMMY GRIFFIN
https://patriotpost.us/articles/102990-tell-us-again-how-its-not-an-invasion-at-the-southern-border-2023-12-19

TOWNHALL
— Hamasurrection: Terrorist Sympathizers Take Over U.S. Capitol Rotunda – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/12/19/us-capitol-rotunda-shut-down-by-hamas-sympathizers-n2632608

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— More than half of voters say they are worse off under Biden – CAROLINE VAKIL
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4366706-more-than-half-of-voters-say-they-are-worse-off-under-biden-poll/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Migrant child’s death and other hospitalizations spark concern over Chicago shelter conditions – SOPHIA TAREEN AND CLAIRE SAVAGE
https://apnews.com/article/migrant-boy-death-child-shelter-chicago-de2d8e7766f418ea52eb5218d519c72c
— Migrant families rally for end to New York’s new 60-day limits on shelter stays – PHILIP MARCELO
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/migrant-families-rally-for-end-to-new-york-s-new-60-day-limits-on-shelter-stays/ar-AA1lL5Fm

CNN
— Colorado Supreme Court removes Trump from 2024 ballot based on 14th Amendment’s ‘insurrectionist ban’ – Marshall Cohen (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/19/politics/trump-colorado-supreme-court-14th-amendment

CBS NEWS
— DeSantis ramps up attacks on Trump and Haley
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/desantis-ramps-up-attacks-on-trump-haley/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Is Disqualified From the 2024 Ballot, Colorado Supreme Court Rules. It’s the first court to find that the disqualification clause of the 14th Amendment applies to Mr. Trump, in addition to affirming that he engaged in insurrection. – Maggie Astor (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/politics/trump-colorado-ballot-14th-amendment.html
— Democrats ask “What Does the Colorado Ruling Mean for November’s Presidential Election?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/politics/trump-colorado-ruling-2024.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/us/politics/trump-cases-poll-2024.html?searchResultPosition=1
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/opinion/trump-election-2024-authoritarianism.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/us/politics/trump-republicans-colorado.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasing use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/catholic-gay-blessing-pope-francis.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump is barred from Colorado’s 2024 ballot, the state Supreme Court rules – Patrick Marley (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/19/trump-off-colorado-ballot/

USA TODAY
— A quarter of Methodist congregations abandon the Church as schism grows over LGBTQ issues – Marc Ramirez (COMMENT: My parents’ transferring me from Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest when I was in 8th grade in 1961 to stay with the Missouri Synod had a major impact on the rest of my life.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/20/methodist-church-lgbtq-issues-prompt-mass-exodus-as-deadline-nears/71964830007/
— DC is buzzing about a Senate sex scandal. What it says about the way we discuss gay sex. – David Oliver
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/12/19/gay-senate-video-sex-scandal/71964768007/
— Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans pay the price of AA and DEI, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2023/12/20/dei-reverse-discrimination-lawsuits-increase-woke/71923487007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Closes Several Southwest Border Bridges to Contain Migrant Surge. Border-crossing closures are disrupting trade and vehicle traffic during the busy Christmas holidays. – Alicia A. Caldwell and Santiago Pérez
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/u-s-closes-several-southwest-border-bridges-to-contain-migrant-surge-59858c67
— Why Harvard Can’t Fire Claudine Gay. To admit she has performed poorly is to raise basic questions about the entire ‘diversity’ enterprise. – Jason L. Riley (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me a) were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and b) had less work experience than I had, less education than I had, and/or no professional certifications or licenses.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-harvard-cant-fire-claudine-gay-dei-hiring-lack-of-merit-b1d480ec
— To Avoid the Jungles of Central America, Migrants Are Taking a Treacherous Sea Route. ‘Out there, in the open ocean, anything can happen.’ – Juan Forero
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/to-avoid-the-jungles-of-central-america-migrants-are-taking-a-treacherous-sea-route-bb7d58f6

FORBES
— New York Gov. Hochul Signs Bill On Reparations, Joining California And These Other Cities – Brian Bushard (COMMENT: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans pay the price of AA and DEI, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/12/19/new-york-gov-hochul-signs-bill-on-reparations-joining-california-and-these-other-cities/

PBS
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, fewer and fewer and fewer employees in America will be conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, parents, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.pbs.org/video/employees-could-see-these-trends-in-a-changing-workforce-9nn/

NPR
— Democrats ever-increasingly use schools to turn students into sexually active LGBTQ little Democrats.
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/20/1219337716/republican-candidates-education-schools-culture-war-issues

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Five-year-old boy dies during outbreak at overcrowded Chicago migrant shelter – Alexander Fangmann
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/12/20/goom-d20.html

DAILY MAIL
— Inside Chicago’s deplorable, freezing migrant Pilsen shelter where boy, five, died after falling ill and four other children have been hospitalized: Videos show dozens of sick children. – NIC WHITE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12882885/Chicago-migrants-Pilsen-shelter-child-dies.html
— Chicago buckles under weight of migrant crisis as boy, 5, dies and four more children, aged between one and 14, are hospitalized with fevers after being housed in the same facility. Jean Carlo Martinez, 5, died at Pilsen migrant camp in Chicago on Sunday. He became sick while there with his family and was allegedly denied ambulance. Chicago is struggling to care for 26,000 immigrants sent from southern border. – NIC WHITE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12881793/Child-dies-Chicago-migrant-shelter.html

December 19, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tents at West Loop encampment moved for city cleaning, many residents leave – Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-west-loop-encampment-cleaning-20231219-32664car2bbypmcmtho5do4muu-story.html
— Chicago aldermen advance Gaza cease-fire resolution – A.D. Quig
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-gaza-ceasefire-palestine-resolution-20231218-djquq2dkpra7hnpmq4cu6brgb4-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: After mother’s cry for help and CPR, 5-year-old migrant boy dies during Chicago shelter stay – Nell Salzman and Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrant-boy-5-year-old-dies-shelter-20231218-jfuucbd2qjao7n24l47gycu5eq-story.html
— Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-aud-nw-immigration-texas-20231218-hznevz43mjglxiobrcjhezpyvi-story.html
— Inside a migrant shelter in Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/3ea5aa76-abd4-4db0-a82f-6846f96b2aab-132.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/people/ct-pope-francis-same-sex-couples-chicago-20231218-gao3cpiio5hx3ie4kf47zexgfu-story.html
— Chicago aldermen advance Gaza cease-fire resolution – A.D. Quig
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-gaza-ceasefire-palestine-resolution-20231218-djquq2dkpra7hnpmq4cu6brgb4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gutting school choice in Chicago would be terrible for Black, Brown students. Pitting neighborhood and choice schools against each other is misleading and divisive, the former schools CEO writes. The board’s irresponsible action is about politics and ideology, not facts. – Janice Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/18/24006244/chicago-school-choice-neighborhoods-inequity-black-brown-students-achievement-janice-jackson
— 5-year-old boy dies after becoming ill at Pilsen migrant shelter. The boy was transported by ambulance Sunday to Comer’s Children Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:47 p.m., officials said. – Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/18/24005978/migrant-child-dies-after-falling-ill-at-pilsen-shelter
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/12/18/24006164/pope-francis-same-sex-blessing-marriage
— U.S. Rep. Schneider, college students talk antisemitism on campus. Most of the students described how strong the Jewish community is on their campuses. But they all shared stories about antisemitic incidents they’ve witnessed at school. – Kaitlin Washburn
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/12/18/24006367/schneider-college-students-antisemitism-israel-hamas-war

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231218/religion/pope-approves-blessings-for-same-sex-couples-if-they-dont-resemble-marriage/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hope in a ‘time of darkness’: Suburban students discuss campus antisemitism – Barbara Vitello (COMMENT: I should write a book about antisemitism in GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231218/news/hope-in-a-time-of-darkness-suburban-students-discuss-campus-antisemitism/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s selective-enrollment schools are a civic asset worth saving – Editorial
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chicagos-selective-enrollment-schools-should-be-preserved-editorial
— Democrats push ranked choice voting.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-voting-and-democracy/ranked-choice-voting-gets-green-light-evanston-opinion

ABC7
— Chicago migrants say illness rampant at shelter where child died
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jRkS0hDLbU
— Migrant boy, 5, dies after becoming sick at Pilsen shelter; 4 other children hospitalized. 4 other children and a teen girl from the same shelter were also hospitalized overnight and Tuesday morning. – Jessica D’Onofrio, Michelle Gallardo, and Liz Nagy
— Communication about new Chicago migrant arrivals lacking (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders of your municipality will hide their success in bringing in illegals.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tatjzZUFhk
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-migrants-immigration-pilsen/14197317/
— Democrat leaders object to Texas law that gives local law enforcement the ability to arrest people they believe are in the country illegally.
https://abc7chicago.com/greg-abbott-texas-governor-sb4/14199461/
— Crews seen removing tents, cleaning up West Loop viaduct, site of homeless encampment
https://abc7chicago.com/west-loop-chicago-lake-street-clinton-homeless/14198626/
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Trump’s being German American and Protestant against him.
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-immigrants-blood-purity/14198102/

NBC5
— ‘Several’ calls of sick children reported at Pilsen shelter where 5-year-old died
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/several-calls-of-sick-children-reported-at-pilsen-shelter-where-5-year-old-died-cfd/3306151/
— Death of 5-year-old boy raises questions about migrant access to health care in Chicago. Medical volunteers say they’ve been denied access to providing medical assistance at the city’s migrant shelters. Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was unaware. – Bennett Haeberle and Lisa Capitanini
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/death-of-5-year-old-boy-raises-questions-about-migrant-access-to-health-care-in-chicago/3306366/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/concerns-surrounding-chicago-migrant-shelters-grow-following-childs-death/3306492/
— Johnson pushes back on questions over medical care for migrants after child’s death
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/johnson-pushes-back-on-questions-over-medical-care-for-migrants-after-childs-death/3306319/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pyvD58J-aQ
— Officials discuss safety, health protocols for migrants in Chicago. According to authorities, the child was “not feeling well” while at the shelter in the 2200 block of South Halsted in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood over the weekend. – Natalie Martinez
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/officials-discuss-safety-health-protocols-for-migrants-in-chicago/3306403/
— Florida Republican Party suspends chairman and demands his resignation amid rape investigation. Christian Ziegler has not been charged with a crime and says he is innocent, contending the encounter was consensual. – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/florida-republican-party-suspends-chairman-and-demands-his-resignation-amid-rape-investigation/3305386/
— Hearings, subpoenas, crackdowns: Inside House Republicans’ long-term plan to ‘defund’ elite universities
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/hearings-subpoenas-crackdowns-inside-house-republicans-long-term-plan-to-defund-elite-universities/3306407/

CBS2
— Death of 5-year-old in Pilsen raises questions about Chicago’s migrant shelters – SABRINA FRANZA, CHARLIE DE MAR
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pilsen-migrant-shelter-child-death-mayor-brandon-johnson/
— 5-year-old’s death prompts questions about Chicago’s migrant shelters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRmbm3ulvSU
— Growing health concerns at Chicago migrant shelters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQn6y1_fmqE
— Study finds environmental concerns at proposed migrant tent camp site on Chicago’s Far South Side – ADAM HARRINGTON, TODD FEURER, JOHN ODENTHAL
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/study-finds-environmental-concerns-proposed-migrant-tent-camp-far-south-side/
— Resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war advances in Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDiwW0Lhxxw
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-pastor-reacts-to-pope-francis-approving-blessings-for-same-sex-couples/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTCJqautceI

WGN9
— Johnson says migrants are being dropped off in Chicago without coordination – Tahman Bradley, Andrew Smith (COMMENT: What will the leaders of your municipality do when migrants are dropped off in your municipality?)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/johnson-says-migrants-are-being-dropped-off-in-chicago-without-coordination/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuFFin4Ai_Q

FOX32
— Chicago updates ‘new arrivals plan’ as police districts clear housing of migrants – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-updates-new-arrivals-plan-police-districts-clear-housing-migrants
— Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s taxpayer-funded billboards raise questions – Dane Placko
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-taxpayer-funded-billboards-raise-questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owoug1kw4P8
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-reacts-pope-francis-priests-bless-same-sex-couples
— Trustees in one Chicago suburb likely to force fire chief into retirement (COMMENT: I should write a book about being forced to retire. Since 1997 when I was 49 years old and my Democrats GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer,” my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that against me big time. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I had so many qualifications, I must have been an extremely BAD PERSON (White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things) or my Democrat GAO superiors would not have done that. I had a job-related professional license (CPA-1981), six job-related professional certifications (forensic accounting-1997, financial services auditing-1996, government financial management-1994, fraud examination-1990, internal auditing-1981, and accounting-1979), and three job-related graduate degrees (IIT-finance-1997, DePaul-accounting-1980, and Loyola-business-1976).
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trustees-in-one-chicago-suburb-likely-to-force-fire-chief-into-retirement

WTTW
— Biden’s Embrace of Stricter Border Measures Puts Him at Odds With Key Reelection Allies (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders are Biden’s reelection allies. They work together to promote more illegal immigration.)
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/18/joe-biden-s-embrace-stricter-border-measures-puts-him-odds-key-reelection-allies
— Far South Side Land Set to Become Migrant Base Camp Polluted by Buried Fuel Oil Tank, Defunct Dry Cleaners and Nearby Gas Station – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/18/far-south-side-land-set-become-migrant-base-camp-polluted-buried-fuel-oil-tank-defunct

WBEZ
— As the 60-day shelter stay limit looms, a WBEZ analysis reveals most migrants stay longer. Roughly 7 in 10 migrants have been at shelters longer than 60 days, with the average stay 76 days for those who left by Nov. 1, data shows. – Amy Qin, Tessa Weinberg
https://www.wbez.org/stories/migrants-stay-in-chicago-shelters-longer-than-60-days/237bf7cc-ea23-4e29-a11d-1b467d4d1398
— A migrant boy’s death raises safety questions – Hunter Clauss
https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-rundown-a-migrant-boys-death-raises-safety-questions/45d04eab-30ae-434e-bcc3-f942d756b7a2
— Colleges hand out scholarship money to attract top students — at the expense of kids in need. Advocates say merit scholarships mainly benefit white, wealthy students and make it harder for low-income students to afford college.- Lisa Kurian Philip (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always stressed that I did not get any scholarships. They stress that my ACT score was only 24 and that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. But they also falsely hint/imply/argue/shout that I did not get any scholarships because my parents were filth rich. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents are/were filthy rich.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/more-college-merit-aid-means-less-for-low-income-black-students/d9735924-b48c-4fd2-b966-68d5761e0c92

SOUTHERN
— Trump doubles down on anti-immigration rhetoric, pledging to use overseas troops at the border – Soo Rin Kim, Lalee Ibssa and Kendall Ross
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/12/19/trump-doubles-down-on-anti-immigration-rhetoric-pledging-to-use-overseas-troops-at-the-border/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford area Democrats, Republicans butt heads at legislative luncheon – Jeff Kolkey
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2023/12/19/rockford-area-lawmakers-are-divided-along-party-lines/71935801007/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Thefts from DuPage County stores result in several arrests – Bob Rakow
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2023/12/18/thefts-from-dupage-county-stores-result-in-several-arrests/

CENTRALL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Wealthy Democrat and RINO leaders personally benefit from mass/illegal immigration, that is, they personally benefit from cheap labor.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/senate-republicans-recoil-at-trump-poisoning-the-blood-of-our-country-remarks/

WAND TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/local-organizations-react-to-popes-decision-to-allow-blessings-for-same-sex-couples/article_ded70d26-9df1-11ee-b903-07dd43ebaa42.html

CITIES 92.9
— Election integrity groups threaten lawsuit against Illinois – Catrina Peterson
https://www.cities929.com/2023/12/18/election-integrity-groups-threaten-lawsuit-against-illinois/

CHICAGO PARENT
— Best Public High Schools in DuPage County – Amanda Rahn
https://www.chicagoparent.com/parenting/advice/best-public-high-schools-dupage/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-205/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-8/
— Shelter death: One problem may have been dealt with, but did the city create another one?
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/18/one-problem-may-have-been-dealt-with-but-did-the-city-create-another-one/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Landlords required to build EV chargers at renters’ request with new Illinois law – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1f64ffc2-9df9-11ee-bc5d-436a5b2b718b.html
— Illinois law cuts funding for public libraries that ban certain books starting Jan. 1 – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_a9f9627e-9ded-11ee-bd15-03b76c1fea18.html
— Election integrity groups threaten lawsuit against Illinois – Catrina Peterson
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d1471516-9dec-11ee-913d-075f424e3852.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Demonstrators Take to Street to Pressure Bill Foster to Come Out for a Ceasefire in the Israeli-Hamas War
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/18/demonstrators-take-to-street-to-pressure-bill-foster-to-come-out-for-a-cease-fire-in-the-israeli-hamas-war/

WIREPOINTS
— The costs of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Illinois universities – Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/the-costs-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-illinois-universities-wirepoints/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Abbott signs law making illegal immigration a state crime in Texas – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/18/texas-gov-greg-abbott-signs-bill-that-lets-police-/
— Youngest U.S. voters see Jews, Whites as ‘oppressors,’ want Israel to be ‘ended’ – Valerie Richardson (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I must have been an oppressor of minorities, females, younger people, veterans, etc. or my superiors in the federal government would not have taken the many/big adverse actions against me that they did.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/18/youngest-us-voters-see-jews-whites-as-oppressors-w/
— Biden making federal workers take public transportation or other ‘green’ travel options – Jeff Mordock (COMMENT: Very few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used public transportation very much. I used public transportation to get to/from my IRS and GAO jobs in the Loop and Crete in 1971 and then University Park in 1973 and 1974 and then Wheaton 1978-1997. I also used public transportation to get to/from my graduate evening business classes at Loyola in 1973 and 1974 and then my accounting classes at DePaul 1978-1980 and then my internal auditing classes at Roosevelt 1980-1981 and then my finance classes at IIT 1992-1997.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/18/joe-biden-to-require-federal-workers-to-take-publi/
— The rise of anti-religious bigotry – Tommy Valentine (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have used my having been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran against me the most.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/18/rise-of-anti-religious-bigotry/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Fixing discrimination with more discrimination isn’t the answer – Erin Wilcox
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/in-public-contracting-fixing-discrimination-with-more-discrimination-isnt-the-answer
— Pro-Palestinian protesters descend on New York City transportation hubs – Brady Knox
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/palestinian-protesters-descend-new-york-city-transportation
— Medical activists ‘cherry-pick’ research to justify racialized healthcare – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/medical-activists-cherry-pick-research-racialized-healthcare

NEW YORK POST
— Migrant families brace for eviction from NYC shelters as nearly 20K other asylum-seekers are flown elsewhere. – Craig McCarthy and Emily Crane
https://nypost.com/2023/12/18/metro/migrant-families-brace-for-eviction-from-nyc-shelters-under-60-day-limit/
— Ultra-left NYC Council pretends there’s no migrant crisis — and unlimited money – Vickie Paladino
https://nypost.com/2023/12/18/opinion/ultra-left-nyc-council-pretends-theres-no-migrant-crisis-and-unlimited-money/
— Crenshaw bill would cut federal funding from ‘toxic’ woke universities with DEI initiatives – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/12/18/news/crenshaw-bill-would-cut-funding-from-toxic-woke-schools/
— Illegal crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh major asylum limits – AP
https://nypost.com/2023/12/19/news/illegal-crossings-surge-in-remote-areas-of-us-border-as-congress-white-house-weigh-major-asylum-limits/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— New Texas Law Allows Police to Bust Illegals and Judges to Send Them Back to Mexico – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/18/new-texas-law-allows-police-to-bust-illegals-and-judges-to-send-them-back-to-mexico/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Taxpayer-funded ‘affirming’ poster conspicuously leaves out certain groups of people – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/taxpayerfunded_affirming_poster_conspicuously_leaves_out_emcertainem_groups_of_people.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— NYC housing 67K illegal immigrants – Mayor Adams calls Biden admin lack of response ‘baffling’ – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/18/nyc-housing-67k-illegal-immigrants-mayor-adams-calls-biden-admin-lack-of-response-baffling-1420791/

BREITBART
— Chicago Suburbs Preempting Buses Dropping Off Illegals with New Restrictions – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/18/chicago-suburbs-preempting-buses-dropping-off-illegals-with-new-restrictions/
— Philadelphia Becomes First U.S. City to Ban Sending Illegal Aliens to Their Native Countries for Medical Care – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/18/philadelphia-becomes-first-u-s-city-to-ban-sending-illegal-aliens-to-their-native-countries-for-medical-care/
— Most Americans Want Businesses Prosecuted for Hiring Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/18/poll-most-americans-want-businesses-prosecuted-hiring-illegal-aliens/

CHARLIE KIRK
— Michele Bachmann Exposes the Islamic Great Replacement of Minnesota
https://thecharliekirkshow.com/podcasts/the-charlie-kirk-show/michele-bachmann-exposes-the-islamic-great-replace

DAILY CALLER
— The Immigration Inversion Paints Lawbreakers As Victims – MATT O’BRIEN
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/18/obrien-daca-la-times-ortiz-twins-citizenship/
— Donors From The Richest Zip Codes In America Are Throwing Their Support Behind Biden – ROBERT SCHMAD
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/18/donors-richest-zip-codes-america-throw-support-biden/
— Greg Abbott Signs Bill Allowing Texas Cops To Arrest Illegal Aliens – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/18/greg-abbott-signs-bill-allowing-texas-cops-to-arrest-illegal-aliens/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Senator Blocks Air Force Colonel’s Military Promotion Over ‘Divisive DEI Policies’ – Rob Bluey (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI a) because they benefit from race and gender based preference giving, that is, because they benefit from patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination and/or b) because they want to curry favor with minorities, females, younger people, veterans, etc.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/18/senator-blocks-air-force-colonels-military-promotion-over-divisive-dei-policies/

DAILY WIRE
— Racial Segregation Is Making A Big Comeback, Thanks To The Left – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/racial-segregation-is-making-a-big-comeback-thanks-to-the-left

EPOCH TIMES
— Texas Governor Signs Law Giving Police Power to Arrest Illegal Immigrants – Savannah Hulsey Pointer
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/texas-governor-signs-law-giving-police-power-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants-5548854

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Digging a Deeper Hole: Big City Mayors Continue to Insist on Faster Work Authorization for Migrants – Ira Mehlman
https://www.fairus.org/state-immigration-legislation-policies/digging-deeper-hole-big-city-mayors-continue-insist-faster

GOPUSA
— Donald Trump Declines To Rule Out Nikki Haley As Potential Running Mate
https://www.gopusa.com/donald-trump-declines-to-rule-out-nikki-haley-as-potential-running-mate/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chicago’s War on Poverty Has Failed – JOSH BANDOCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/12/chicagos-war-on-poverty-has-failed/

NEW AMERICAN
— DHS Suspends Railway Operations at Border Crossings – David Kelly
https://thenewamerican.com/us/dhs-suspends-railway-operations-at-border-crossings/

NEWSMAX
— Oklahoma Joins Other GOP-Controlled States in Banning DEI – Brian Freeman (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI a) because they benefit from race and gender based preference giving, that is, because they benefit from patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination and/or b) because they want to curry favor with minorities, females, younger people, veterans, etc.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/dei-defund-oklahoma/2023/12/18/id/1146362/

PJ MEDIA
— Woke Ways Shrink U.S. Military to Smallest Fighting Force in 8 Decades – MILT HARRIS
https://pjmedia.com/miltharris/2023/12/18/woke-ways-shrink-us-military-to-smallest-fighting-force-in-8-decades-n4924846

TOWNHALL
— NYC Mayor Makes an Admission About the Border Crisis – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/12/18/eric-adams-democrats-underestimated-the-border-crisis-n2632531

ZERO HEDGE
— Arizona’s Democratic Gov. Sends National Guard To Border, Citing Feds’ Inaction On Migrant Influx – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/arizona-gov-sends-national-guard-border-citing-feds-inaction-migrant-influx

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Death of 5-year-old boy prompts criticism of Chicago shelters for migrants – AP
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-u-s-news/ap-death-of-5-year-old-boy-prompts-criticism-of-chicago-shelters-for-migrants/
— Biden’s border policy is ‘greatest harm ever done intentionally to US by any president’ – Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4366928-bob-good-bidens-border-policy-is-greatest-harm-ever-done-intentionally-to-us-by-any-president/
— Cheney urges Fox viewers to ditch Trump – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO (COMMENT: My critics/opponents urge everyone to ditch my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. 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://thehill.com/homenews/4366731-cheney-urges-fox-viewers-to-ditch-trump/

CNN
— Greyhound bus stops are valuable assets. Here’s who’s cashing in on them. – Nathaniel Meyersohn
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/17/business/greyhound-buses-transportation-cities/index.html

MSN
— Supreme Court Declines to Block Illinois Ban on High-Power Semiautomatic Weapons – Rhonna Morala (COMMENT: Semi-automatic firearms today, all firearms tomorrow.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/supreme-court-declines-to-block-illinois-ban-on-high-power-semiautomatic-weapons/ss-AA1lGDUw
— Migrant crossings from Mexico up nearly one third in December with 167,000 stopped so far as even DEMOCRAT congressman in Texas calls for tougher measures to ‘secure the border now’ – Morgan Phillips
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/migrant-crossings-from-mexico-up-nearly-one-third-in-december-with-167-000-stopped-so-far-as-even-democrat-congressman-in-texas-calls-for-tougher-measures-to-secure-the-border-now/ar-AA1lHvDg
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Trump’s being German American and Protestant against him.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/voices-we-need-to-talk-about-trump-s-antisemitism/ar-AA1lHbVq

CBS NEWS & MSNBC
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Trump’s being German American and Protestant against him.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/latest-trump-immigration-comments-draw-hitler-comparisons-from-biden-campaign/
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-criticized-for-immigrant-poison-comment/
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-immigrant-comments-hitler-mein-kampf-poisoning-blood-rcna130251

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illegal Crossings Surge in Remote Areas as Congress, White House Weigh Major Asylum Limits. Hundreds of dates are written on concrete-filled steel columns erected along the U.S. border with Mexico to memorialize when the Border Patrol has repaired illicit openings in the would-be barriers. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arizona/articles/2023-12-19/illegal-crossings-surge-in-remote-areas-as-congress-white-house-weigh-major-asylum-limits

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Abbott Signs Law Allowing Texas to Arrest Migrants, Setting Up Federal Showdown. The new law, which takes effect in March, could bring in mass arrests and a court fight between Texas and the federal government over immigration powers. – J. David Goodman (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Constructively, Democrat and RINO leaders have declared war on America and illegals are their soldiers.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/us/abbott-texas-border-law-arrests.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Constructively, Democrat and RINO leaders have declared war on America and illegals are their soldiers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/briefing/immigration-debate.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/us/pope-francis-lgbtq-catholic.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Biden’s too old,’ Nikki Haley says in new campaign ad – Mariana Alfaro (COMMENT: The issue should be Biden’s health, not his age.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/18/nikki-haley-joe-biden-age/

USA TODAY
— Ugly rise in antisemitism after Hamas attack on Israel has deep roots in American history – Dr. Marc Siegel (COMMENT: I should write a book about antisemitism in GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2023/12/18/antisemitism-jews-us-history-hamas-israel-world-war-ii/71910193007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/12/18/pope-francis-approves-blessings-for-same-sex-couples/71958167007/

POLITICO
— ‘I Want Trump Back’: Even in Democratic El Paso, Immigration Is Sinking Biden. A visit to this border town shows how the politics of immigration are shifting — and what’s really underneath it. – DAVID SIDERS
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/19/road-trip-el-paso-2024-00131703

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Migrant Surge Overwhelms Border Agents as Smugglers Target Remote Stretches. People are crossing into sparsely populated parts of Arizona and California, forcing officials to take them to makeshift holding areas and processing centers. – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/migrant-surge-overwhelms-border-agents-as-smugglers-target-remote-stretches-d2b0ce07
— Woke Students Will Outgrow It. ‘Intersectionality’ has thrived on campus, but it won’t survive now that it’s being exposed to sunlight. – Michael Segal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-young-woke-will-outgrow-it-intersectionality-hamas-israel-antisemitism-5ad3edc0
— A Skimpy Bonus Season Awaits Some White-Collar Workers – Ray A. Smith (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors not only never gave me any bonuses, they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/holiday-bonus-landscape-de4e73e8

FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2023/12/18/pope-francis-approves-same-sex-blessings/

FORTUNE
— ‘Antisemitism is on the rise across America–and it’s creeping into the workplace’ – JONATHAN A. GREENBLATT AND CLARA HESS (COMMENT: I should write a book about antisemitism in GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://fortune.com/2023/04/05/adl-antisemitism-rise-across-america-workplace-success-careers-diversity-politics-greenblatt-hess/

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— The new shape of the CPA exam – Daniel Hood (COMMENT: Who do you know that passed CPA examination? My passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was a 30-year-old GS-12 IRS employee was one of my biggest accomplishments in my life. Only about 20% of those who take the examination pass it on their first attempt. But because I was conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, a union member, a Crete resident 1948-1972, a Wheaton resident since 1978, and I had complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat IRS superiors made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. Because of that, in 1980, I took a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10 to transfer to GAO. But my Democrat GAO superiors did not promote me to GS-13 until 1986 and that was after I had completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/podcast/the-new-shape-of-the-cpa-exam

CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— Illinois CPA Society Releases New Report on Turnover in the Accounting Profession. – Isaac M. O’Bannon (COMMENT: Accounting firms were never interested in me even 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, g) became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and h) earned master’s degrees in business from Loyola in 1976 and in finance from IIT in 1997. If I had been a minority and/or a female, they would have been extremely interest in me. It is called reverse discrimination. It is called age discrimination.)
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/12/18/illinois-cpa-society-releases-new-report-on-turnover-in-the-accounting-profession/99314/

GBN
— Israel-Hamas war is a key issue for Jewish voters in America and could swing Biden vs Trump (COMMENT: What percent of Jewish voters in America side with Hamas?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr0xInN8DOE

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.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Nowak’s Misspelling of “Republican” on County Board Petition Makes San Francisco Chronicle, Fox and Others
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/16/nowaks-misspelling-of-republican-on-county-board-makes-san-francisco-chronicle/
— Illinois Mask Alert
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/16/mask-alert/
— Hampshire Park District Asks for Honking 20% Property Tax Hike
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/16/hampshire-park-district-asks-for-honking-20-property-tax-hike/
— A Blast from the Past, Comparing Town Hall Meetings of Joe Walsh and Bill Foster
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/16/a-blast-from-the-past/
— Rashid Puts More Pressure on Foster
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/15/rashid-puts-more-pressure-on-foster/
— Pressure Continues on Foster to Call for a Ceasefire in the Israeli-Hama War
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/15/pressure-continues-on-foster-to-call-for-a-ceasefire-in-the-israeli-hama-war/
— Demonstrators Take to Street to Pressure Bill Foster to Come Out for a Ceasefire in the Israeli-Hamas War
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/18/demonstrators-take-to-street-to-pressure-bill-foster-to-come-out-for-a-cease-fire-in-the-israeli-hamas-war/
— Eric Hendricks v. Robert “Bob” Nowak County Electoral Board Hearing Preview
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/18/brdpreview/
— Prairie Grove Grade School District Announces 23% More in Property Taxes Next Year
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/18/prairie-grove-grade-school-district-announces-23-more-in-property-taxes-next-year/
— Flashback – Townships, the Surplus Government
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/18/message-of-the-day-flashback/
— UPDATEDx2: If Donald Trump Really Dominating Not Only Republican Primary Field, but Also President Biden in the Polls, Why is Trump Considering Nikki Haley for VP?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/17/moneymandate/

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/