September 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: For the U.S. House: Ives, Fricilone – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tribune-endorsements-us-house-one-20200929-aqyc7o6q4jealdlhwcgbqmdaxe-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: We start with a competitive race in the west and northwest suburbs between first-term Democratic congressman Sean Casten and Republican challenger Jeanne Ives, who came close to defeating Gov. Bruce Rauner in the 2018 gubernatorial primary. What we see in the Casten-Ives contest is what we long to see elsewhere in the Chicago area: A strong matchup. Competitive elections force candidates to be more accountable and transparent, and provide voters with the choices they deserve. . .6th Congressional District: Chicago? It’s “de facto bankrupt,” says Republican congressional candidate Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. The future of Illinois’ massive pension debt? “I’m happy to let free-market economics play out and bondholders beware. What we did with Puerto Rico is we basically set up a superstructure and a way for them to come to terms and figure out a haircut,” she says. Her bottom line: “People in Illinois can’t afford the taxes.” Ives is a fiscal and social conservative, and a policy wonk, who effectively speaks the hard truths about government spending. As a member of the Illinois House, she fought unbalanced budgets and unaccountable spending, and wasn’t afraid to take on corruption or one-party rule. Ives is seeking to oust freshman Democratic Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove, who took the seat in 2018 from Republican Peter Roskam. Casten says 6th District voters are pragmatic — pro-science and pro-markets — and in step with him. Casten’s top priority is solving global warming, though he doesn’t support the progressive Green New Deal. He wants to expand Obamacare but does not support a single, government provider of health care. Also running is Libertarian Bill Redpath of West Dundee. In this race, we side with Ives because of her sharp focus on government spending and her frank talk. You might not like to hear from the disciplinarian in the room. But Washington could use more hard truth-tellers. Ives is endorsed. . .Fricilone, who has served on the Will County Board for seven years, is a fiscal and social conservative. He says he’ll continue Lipinski’s common-sense approach by joining the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, a group of moderate House members. Fricilone is endorsed.)
— Campaigning in the COVID-19 era: Is the Democrats’ safe approach hurting them? – WILL BUNCH (DIERSEN: Last Friday, I finished hand-delivering door-to-door the following to all 150 homes in my precinct a) that had at least one Republican or Independent voter and b) that had no Democrat yard signs: joint candidate piece from the Milton Township Republican Organization, sample ballot, an Illinois Family Institute Trump/Biden comparison piece, literature from the other 13 Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct in contested races, and my GOPUSA Illinois business card. Six of the aforesaid pieces had to be folded to fit inside the envelopes provided by the DuPage County Republican Central Committee. The envelopes had on them a) mailing labels provided by the DuPage County Election Division for each individual Republican or Independent voter and b) my return address label.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-biden-trump-campaigns-will-bunch-20200928-oed4hrgk7ne6ddxprmorwoco4i-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Additionally, the Trump campaign has carried out a door-knocking campaign of contacting voters, something the Biden team has largely shunned in favor of newfangled digital techniques.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Over 900 CPD officers have tested positive for COVID-19 this year, top cop says “Likely, we will have surpassed 1,000 before the year ends,” said Chicago Police Department Supt. David Brown. – Michael Lee
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/9/28/21473746/coronavirus-chicago-police-officers-positive-covid-tests-900-2020-david-brown
— Mr. Trump, why do you pay less in income taxes than a Starbucks barista? And many more questions we’d like to ask on Tuesday night at the first presidential debate . . . – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have been the most furious that I have paid less federal income tax because I had enough deductions to justify itemizing.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/28/21459841/trump-income-tax-returns-finances-trump-organization-empire-irs-new-york-times

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Naperville to consider borrowing $16 million for capital projects – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200929/naperville-to-consider-borrowing-16-million-for-capital-projects

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want Barrett to “recuse herself from voting on any post-election case that would influence or determine who won the presidency.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/question-amy-coney-barrett-needs-answer

WGN TV
— Students, parents in Glen Ellyn rally over remote learning concerns ahead of District 87 meeting – Shannon Halligan
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/students-parents-in-glen-ellyn-rally-over-remote-learning-concerns-ahead-of-district-87-meeting/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Black Lives Matter group, counter protesters trade obscenities, insults in Highland – MEGAN VALLEY
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article246057940.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds of boats took part in Sunday Fox River Trump parade. Event organizer estimates more than 300 boats participated. – KELLI DUNCANE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/28/hundreds-of-boats-took-part-in-sunday-fox-river-trump-parade/dtjnbmr/
— ‘Our kids deserve normalcy’ District 87 students, parents call for schools to reopen at rally – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/29/our-kids-deserve-normalcy-district-87-students-parents-call-for-schools-to-reopen-at-rally/atx56pd/
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/29/photos-glen-ellyn-parents-and-students-rally-to-return-to-school/d72b1wo/
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/28/video-district-87-return-kids-to-in-person-learning-protest/agiqjnu/

WREX
— Illinois receives $6.2 million to prepare for COVID-19 vaccine distribution – William Ingalls (DIERSEN: What are the demographics of those who the Democrats will force the vaccine on?)
https://wrex.com/2020/09/28/illinois-receives-6-2-million-to-prepare-for-covid-19-vaccine-distribution/

WEEK
— “Citizens for Judicial Fairness” kicks off campaign against Kilbride’s retention – Mike Miletich
https://week.com/2020/09/28/citizens-for-judicial-fairness-kicks-off-campaign-against-kilbrides-retention/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Don’t Deduct That Haircut Just Yet: Tax Court Has Rejected Such Claims – BILL CHAPPELL (DIERSEN: Democrats use tax return information to destroy Republicans. In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and the Democrats at IRS used my tax returns to hint/imply/argue/shout that my education deductions were improper and should be disallowed. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that I had taken at Loyola 1972-1976 and the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul 1976-1977 a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to qualify me for a “new trade or business,” d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) were a distraction.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/dont-deduct-haircut-just-yet-tax-court-has-rejected-such-claims#stream/0
— Pelosi Prepares Democrats For Rare Possibility The House May Decide The Election – KELSEY SNELL
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/pelosi-prepares-democrats-rare-possibility-house-may-decide-election#stream/0

CHICAGO PATCH
— Chicago Cops Shooed Activists Off Pritzker’s Gold Coast Block Is a three-person news conference outside governor’s Gold Coast mansion really an illegal protest? – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/chicago-cops-shooed-activists-pritzkers-gold-coast-block

DAILY ILLINI
— Student government resolution draws quick critique from UI admin, public – MONA ALRAZZAQ (DIERSEN: What do the Democrat leaders of your municipality want your municipality to divest from?)
https://dailyillini.com/news/campus-life/illinois-student-government/2020/09/28/student-government-resolution-draws-quick-critique-from-ui-admin-public/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: University administrators quickly condemned an Illinois Student Government-backed resolution 04.22, which called for the University to divest from companies that support fossil fuels, the prison-industrial complex, Israel’s military and local police departments.)

NIU TODAY
— NIU to host art for social justice event to paint Black Lives Matter at the university’s entrance (DIERSEN: I graduated from NIU in 1970. To promote BLM is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.niutoday.info/2020/09/28/niu-to-host-art-for-social-justice-event-to-paint-black-lives-matter-at-the-universitys-entrance/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: NAPERVILLE MAYOR BACKS BIDEN – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/09/29/naperville-mayor-backs-biden-debate-watch-3-aldermen-for-wilson-uihleins-back-490469
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico, a Republican, is endorsing Joe Biden for president, and all hell has broken out on his Facebook page. Chirico made the not-so-subtle announcement by putting up a Biden/Harris sign in his front yard. Then he photographed it and shared it on social media, saying: “Early voting has started. In my view, the state Democratic party has a serious character and ethics problem AND at the national level, the Republican party has a serious character and ethics problem. I will be voting accordingly.” One of the 745 respondents on Facebook asked: “Do you think this was a smart move as a Republican to put up a Biden sign? Your fellow Republicans in Naperville will remember that [the] next time you are up for reelection.” The mayor made it clear he’s splitting his ticket: “Obviously I’m supporting local Republicans and I hope other republicans who are not happy with the president will do the same.” Cherico was elected mayor in 2015 and re-elected last year. His wife is Julie Chirico, who helps organize fundraisers for the House Republican Organization. Neither returned Playbook’s calls for comment. The Chiricos’ lawn sign is another example of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s struggles nationwide to appeal to suburban, moderate voters — the kind of voters who turned on the GOP in the midterms. Naperville, which straddles DuPage and Will counties, has gone from a red town to one that isn’t afraid to vote blue. All three congressional seats that represent portions of the town — the third largest in the state next to Chicago and Aurora — are held by Democrats. Rep. Bill Foster won his 11th District seat in 2012; and Reps. Sean Casten and Lauren Underwood flipped their 6th and 14th seats, respectively in 2018. To be clear, Trump doesn’t really care how Chirico votes, given Illinois isn’t a swing state. But Naperville, a town ranked as “the best city in the country to raise a family,” is the kind of suburb Trump has coveted in this campaign. If we’re reading the tea leaves, we wonder if it’s an indicator of what election night will look like in November.)
— UIHLEIN’s BACK: Dick Uihlein, the Illinois manufacturing CEO and republican donor, has donated $250,000 to the campaign opposing Illinois Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride’s retention race. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/09/29/naperville-mayor-backs-biden-debate-watch-3-aldermen-for-wilson-uihleins-back-490469

CENTER SQUARE
— Number of New York City workers making more than $100,000 skyrocketed in three year-span – Steve Bittenbender (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning $100,000 in today’s dollars? I did in 1986 when I was 38 years old. By then, a) I had worked for GAO for almost 7 years, b) I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) I had passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, an MBA from Loyola, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, and e) I had become a licensed CPA.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_york/report-number-of-new-york-city-workers-making-more-than-100-000-skyrocketed-in-three/article_2536a2a2-0185-11eb-a4b8-e3be4f6e4484.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Gives Woodstock’s Sager $25,000
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/pritzker-gives-sager-25000/
— Financial Help for Steve Reick Keeps Rolling In
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/financial-help-for-steve-reick-keeps-rolling-in/
— Another Trump Law Enforcement Arrest in Chicago
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/another-trump-law-enforcement-arrest-in-chicago/
— Finally Found A Biden Flag
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/message-of-the-day-a-flag-8/
— 66th House District: Northwest Herald Endorses Suzanne Ness
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/nwness1/
— Dems: “Vote Our Way Or Else!”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/dems-vote-our-way-or-else/
— 65th House District: Shaw Media Endorses Incumbent Dan Ugaste
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/shawugaste1/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Bests Lauren Underwood at Candidates Forum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/14lwv1/
— A Trump Marengo Billboard from a Facebook Group
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/29/message-of-the-day-a-billboard-21/
— Money Keeps Pouring into Suzanne Ness’ Campaign Fund – Almost $300,000 More
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/29/money-keeps-pouring-into-suzanne-ness-campaign-fund/
— Democratic Party State Rep. Recommends Family Members for Patronage Appointments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/29/democratic-party-state-rep-recommends-family-members-for-patronage-appointments/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TAKING A PHOTO OF YOUR FILLED-IN BALLOT IS A FELONY IN ILLINOIS – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/taking-a-photo-of-your-filled-in-ballot-is-a-felony-in-illinois/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Hey You with the Spooky White Skin, You’re a Racist! – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, if you are an old White male, and you are employed, will your employer get rid of you? How soon, if not already, if you are an old White male, and you are a member of an organization, will that organization get rid of you?)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/hey-you-with-the-spooky-white-skin-youre-a-racist/

FOX NEWS
— Kamala Harris doesn’t take questions after speech ripping Trump’s Supreme Court push Harris ripped Trump and the GOP for attempting to appoint a Supreme Court justice during an election year. – Thomas Barrabi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kamala-harris-doesnt-take-questions-raleigh-speech-supreme-court

GOPUSA
— What’s Next? Amy Coney Barrett Called ‘White Colonizer’ As Supreme Court Attacks Begin – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95511
— Mom Tased For Not Wearing Mask During Football Game Charged With Criminal Trespassing
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95539
— Pelosi Plots And Plans For House Of Representatives To Decide Presidential Election
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95548

BREITBART
— Leftist Group Fueling Democrat Senate Campaigns at Center of Attacks on Amy Coney Barrett’s Children – MATTHEW BOYLE and HARIS ALIC (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, for not adopting, and for not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/28/leftist-group-fueling-democrat-senate-campaigns-at-center-of-attacks-on-amy-coney-barretts-children/

BLAZE
— Ohio State University students rage after officials declare black-on-white crime a ‘hate crime’: Report based on ‘false narrative of black-on-white crime’ – Sarah Taylor (DIERSEN: What percent of crime is Black-on-Black crime?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ohio-state-university-students-rage-after-officials-declare-black-on-white-crimes-hate-crimes-osu-is-mocking-their-entire-black-student-body-right-now

COLLEGE FIX
— Professor launches ‘Fascism Watch’ to spy on Trump supporters who are ‘planning an insurrection’ – GREG PIPER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-launches-fascism-watch-to-spy-on-trump-supporters-who-are-planning-an-insurrection/

POLITICO
— House Republicans work to close gender gap despite Trump headwinds Despite successful recruitment and primary efforts, the GOP worries that a suburban revolt could deliver another disappointment. – MELANIE ZANONA and ALLY MUTNICK
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/29/house-republicans-work-to-close-gender-gap-despite-trump-headwinds-422765
— What our experts would ask Biden and Trump – RENUKA RAYASAM and MYAH WARD (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly-coronavirus-special-edition/2020/09/28/what-our-experts-would-ask-biden-and-trump-490460

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— 5 questions heading into Trump and Biden’s first debate – STEVE PEOPLES (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.startribune.com/5-questions-heading-into-trump-and-biden-s-first-debate/572567202/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE IN CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Ethics experts see national security concern in Trump’s debt – AAMER MADHANI and DEB RIECHMANN
https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-donald-trump-business-elizabeth-warren-national-security-042cc007c36cf773558bfd250c9701df
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE TITLE: BLM products: Solidarity or profit? – Terry Tang
https://apnews.com/article/barack-obama-race-and-ethnicity-archive-racial-injustice-1a3ff2419b6c4f9f2ec9700b5b194e2c
— Healthy US economy failed to narrow racial gaps in 2019 – CHRISTOPHER RUGABER,
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Healthy-US-economy-failed-to-narrow-racial-gaps-15603149.php

CNN
— 6 things to look for in the first Biden-Trump presidential debate – Eric Bradnerr and Dan Merica (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/politics/presidential-debate-tonight/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Trump vs. Biden on the issues: Racial justice Comparing where the presidential candidates stand on racial justice. – Justin Gomez (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-biden-issues-racial-justice/story?id=73145335

CNBC
— Trump’s reported massive debt load raises ‘a national security question,’ Pelosi says – Lauren Feiner
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/28/trumps-reported-massive-debt-load-raises-national-security-question-pelosi-says.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “HOW REALITY-TV FAME HANDED TRUMP A $427 MILLION LIFELINE.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/28/us/donald-trump-taxes-apprentice.html
— Supreme Court Nominee Barrett Prepares to Meet Senators The confirmation process cranked into motion on Capitol Hill as the Senate Judiciary Committee began scrubbing Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s background. – Nicholas Fandos (DIERSEN: If you sought a government or political office, who would refuse to meet with you? If you sought a government or political office, what in your background would your critics/opponents use against you?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/us/politics/supreme-court-barrett-confirmation.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some top Democrats, still steaming over Republicans’ rush to fill the seat so close to an election, turned down offers to meet, laying the first bricks in a wall of opposition to the nomination they plan to erect in the coming weeks. Others pledged to use the meetings to begin pressing Judge Barrett to explain her views on politically divisive issues that could come before the court, like abortion rights, gay rights, the Affordable Care Act and affirmative action.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Courts view GOP fraud claims skeptically as Democrats score key legal victories over mail voting – Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts-voting-fraud-claims-republicans/2020/09/28/ceff1184-fda2-11ea-b555-4d71a9254f4b_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-are-there-still-so-few-black-ceos-11601302601
— Amy Coney Barrett and Joe Biden: Two Catholics, One Double Standard Will Joe Biden be asked to repudiate the ugly attacks on Amy Coney Barrett’s faith? – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-coney-barrett-and-joe-biden-two-catholics-one-double-standard-11601333535

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump tax returns are not just good for gossip. Here are 3 reasons voters should care Trump didn’t want us to know what was in his returns” and asks “Was he honest with the IRS? Did hiding information make him a security risk? Is he fit to lead?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/29/trump-tax-returns-raise-evasion-security-risk-questions-column/3565896001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: President Trump’s tax returns show he has company: How rich Americans avoid taxes. – Nathan Bomey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have been the most furious that I have paid less federal income tax because I had enough deductions to justify itemizing.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/09/28/trump-tax-returns-tax-avoidance-strategies/3563685001/

RICHMOND COUNTY DAILY JOURNAL
— My questions for Joe Biden – Cal Thomas (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/opinion/96583/cal-thomas-my-questions-for-joe-biden

WILLAMETTE WEEK
— We Asked Candidates for City Council How They Would Adjust Portland Tenant Protections – Rachel Monahan (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/09/28/we-asked-candidates-for-city-council-how-they-would-adjust-portland-tenant-protections/

HOLLAND SENTINEL
— Crowded field for Park Township trustee seats – Carolyn Muyskens
https://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/20200927/crowded-field-for-park-township-trustee-seats

TAP INTO RANDOLPH
— Experience & Partnership In Township Council Candidates – DAVID TIMPANAR
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/randolph/articles/experience-partnership-in-township-council-candidates

TAP INTO BERKELEY HEIGHTS
— Virtual Candidates Forum for Township Council: League Asks for Questions to be Re-submitted – MARLENE SINCAGLIA (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/berkeley-heights/sections/elections/articles/virtual-candidates-forum-for-township-council-league-asks-for-questions-to-be-re-submitted

CHRON WOODWARDS
— Woodlands Chamber hosts 2 online township candidate forums this week – Jeff Forward
https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Woodlands-Chamber-hosts-2-online-candidate-forums-15604095.php

PLYMOUTH PATCH
— Candidate Profile: Mary Starr For Plymouth Township Supervisor Mary Starr, a Plymouth Township resident is running for Plymouth Township Supervisor. – Joey Olive
https://patch.com/michigan/plymouth-mi/candidate-profile-mary-starr-plymouth-township-supervisor

NARFE
— HOW THEY VOTED: 116TH CONGRESS (DIERSEN: Durbin got a 95% rating, Duckworth got a 93% rating, and Casten got a 100% rating. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 23 years. Given that, you would think that Illinois Republican U.S. Senators and Illinois Republican U.S. Representatives and Republican candidates for those offices would seek my input on issues that impact federal employees and federal retirees, but they have not. GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,178-$131,532/year. Given that, you would think that the aforesaid elected officials and candidates would seek my input on issues that involve GAO, but they have not. During the last 8 years that I worked for GAO, I worked on audits of federal financial institution regulators. Given that, you would think that the aforesaid elected officials and candidates would seek my input on issues that involve federal financial institution regulators, but they have not. During the last 5 1/2 years that I worked for IRS, I worked at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels currently $101-176-$107,922/year. During almost 6 years that I worked for GAO, I worked on audits of the Railroad Retirement Board, Department of Defense, U.S. Postal Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Immigration and Naturalization Service, General Service Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Labor, Federal Aviation Administration, Veteran Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Health and Human Services. While I worked for IRS, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. While I worked for GAO, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. Given all of the aforesaid, you would think that the aforesaid elected officials and candidates would seek my input on issues that involve the federal government, and especially issues that involve federal employees, federal retirees, federal financial institution regulators, GAO, and IRS, but they have not. I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn what I know about the federal government, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.narfe.org/pdf/NARFE_1020_scorecard.pdf

(FROM THE ARTICLE: NARFE publishes this voting scorecard of the 116th Congress (2019-2020) to ensure NARFE members are as informed as possible about the how the Representatives and Senators seeking reelection to Congress have represented the concerns of federal community.)

September 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois student-athletes, parents announce upcoming lawsuit regarding fall sports’ cancellation. Group gathered in front of Pritzker’s Gold Coast home. – Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/sports/il-student-athletes-parents-announce-upcoming-lawsuit-regarding-fall-sports/6598733/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,604 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1604-new-covid-19-cases-14-deaths/6601114/
— Donald Trump paid $750 in US income taxes in 2016, 2017: NY Times – AP (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years. Tax evasion is illegal. Tax avoidance is legal. What did you do to avoid paying higher federal taxes? Instead of renting, I bought the following and deducted mortgage interest and real estate taxes: a) a new town home in University Park in 1972, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976. My wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and we had one built in Wheaton in 1984. Instead of spending my time and money on other things, I paid for and deducted tuition, fees, and books a) to earn a job-related MBA from Loyola on 1976, b) to pass the job-related CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) to earn a job-related master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) to pass the job-related Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and e) to earn a job-related master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ny-times-trump-paid-$750-in-us-income-taxes-in-2016-2017/6605508/

NBC5
— Class-Action Lawsuit to be Filed Against IHSA to Allow Fall Sports to Begin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/class-action-lawsuit-to-be-filed-against-pritzker-administration-to-allow-fall-sports-to-begin/2345397/
— GOP Invests $10M in Boosting Trump With Barrett Confirmation The RNC on Saturday unveiled a website to allow supporters to contact lawmakers to urge them to put Barrett on the court – Zeke Miller
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/gop-invests-10m-in-boosting-trump-with-barrett-confirmation/2345363/
— Lockdowns Are Fading, But GOP Outrage Isn’t in Campaigns A majority of Americans — 69% — say they are still at least somewhat worried about themselves or their family members being infected with the virus – Paul J. Weber
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/lockdowns-are-fading-but-gop-outrage-isnt-in-campaigns/2345516/
— Trump Paid No Federal Income Taxes in 10 of Past 15 Years: NY Times Trump, who has fiercely guarded his tax filings and is the only president in modern times not to make them public, paid $750 in taxes to the federal government the year he was elected, 2016, and $750 again his first year in office. – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/ny-times-trump-paid-750-in-us-income-taxes-in-2016-2017/2345528/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump calls for Biden to take a drug test before upcoming presidential debate – Adam Shaw
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-calls-for-biden-to-take-a-drug-test-before-upcoming-presidential-debate

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump, with his baseless attacks on Joe Biden’s mental status, may have set a trap for himself in the first debate.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-nyt-joe-biden-donald-trump-first-debate-20200927-uofe6up3lzczxfff4amigv3wzm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Take the long view, Chicago, and make sure public transit survives and thrives post-COVID-19 Our roads cannot handle the “carpocalypse” that will result if public transit becomes unreliable just as travel increases to pre-COVID levels. – Amy Rynell, MarySue Barrett and Ron Burke
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/25/21456299/public-transit-metra-cta-pace-post-covid-expressway-traffic-jams-chicago
— Fact-check: Durbin’s claim about COVID-19 effect on U.S. economy vs. rest of the world off by a factor of wrong Asked repeatedly to provide records, studies or any other support to back up the claim, Sen. Dick Durbin’s staff did not respond. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/27/21456365/durbin-fact-check-politifact-covid-19-economy-unemployment-gdp

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lower Fox River Trump Boat Parade
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/27/lower-fox-river-boat-parade/
— DeWitte Praised by Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/27/dewitt-praised-by-illinois-state-chamber-of-commerce/
— “All Politics Is Local”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/27/all-politics-is-local/
— IL-Sen/IL-06/IL-14: Democrats Target 1099 Workers Again
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/27/flsa1/
— 57,000 McHenry County Ballots in the Mail, 484 Vote in Person Friday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/57000-mchenry-county-ballots-in-the-mail-484-vote-in-person-friday/
— Franks Sends Press Release Saying He Favors Tax Flat Levy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/franks-sends-press-release-saying-he-favors-tax-flat-levy/
— McHenry Township Appointment History
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/mchenry-township-appointment-history/
— State GOP Mails for Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/state-gop-mails-for-oberweis/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Durbin: Democrats ‘can’t stop the outcome’ on SCOTUS fight – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/27/durbin-democrats-cant-stop-the-outcome-on-scotus-f/

CENTER SQUARE
— Two former Illinois governors, now out of prison, have advice for House Speaker Michael Madigan – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/two-former-illinois-governors-now-out-of-prison-have-advice-for-house-speaker-michael-madigan/article_47a96262-ff77-11ea-bbfc-d3201d12b585.html

TOWNHALL
— Dick Durbin: We Can’t Prevent Barrett From Being Confirmed But… – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/09/27/watch-dick-durbin-admits-dems-cant-prevent-amy-coney-barrett-from-being-confirm-n2577016
— Democrats Take Aim At Amy Coney Barrett – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2020/09/26/democrats-take-aim-at-amy-coney-barrett-n2576989

PJ MEDIA
— Military Ballots Found in the Trash in Pennsylvania—All Were Trump Votes – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/election/matt-margolis/2020/09/24/military-ballots-found-in-the-trash-in-pennsylvania-all-were-trump-votes-n964614

CNN
— New York Times: Trump paid no income taxes in 10 of past 15 years beginning in 2000 – Paul LeBlanc
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/27/politics/trump-income-taxes-new-york-times-report/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Trump lashes out at New York Times report alleging years of tax avoidance According to The New York Times, Trump paid only $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency and again during his first year in office. – Allan Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-lashes-out-new-york-times-report-alleging-years-tax-n1241220

NEW YORK TIMES
— President Trump, accompanied by his personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, held a news conference at the White House minutes after The Times published a major new investigation into his tax returns.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/27/us/trump-vs-biden-elections#trump-insists-he-paid-a-lot-in-taxes-after-an-investigation-reveals-new-details-about-his-personal-finances
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “THE PRESIDENT’S TAXES LONG-CONCEALED RECORDS SHOW TRUMP’S CHRONIC LOSSES AND YEARS OF TAX AVOIDANCE.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.html
— Trump Calls Years of Tax Avoidance ‘Fake News,’ Attacks I.R.S. – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000007364069/trump-taxes.html

WASHINGTON POST
— OUTSTANDING: Barrett Could Be Most Conservative Justice Since Clarence Thomas – Bloomberg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/barrett-could-be-most-conservative-justice-since-clarence-thomas/2020/09/26/7ebd759a-003f-11eb-b0e4-350e4e60cc91_story.html
— Trump avoided paying taxes for years, largely because his business empire reported losing more money than it made, report says – David A. Fahrenthold and Yeganeh Torbati
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-taxes/2020/09/27/8a58c618-010f-11eb-a2db-417cddf4816a_story.html

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Nevada legislator uses horses to get out his message in Las Vegas (DIERSEN: Last Friday, I finished hand-delivering door-to-door the following to all 150 homes in my precinct a) that had at least one Republican or Independent voter and b) that had no Democrat yard signs: joint candidate piece from the Milton Township Republican Organization, sample ballot, literature from the 14 Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct who provided campaign literature, and my GOPUSA Illinois business card. Six of the aforesaid pieces had to be folded to fit inside the envelopes provided by the DuPage County Republican Central Committee. The envelopes had on them a) mailing labels provided by the DuPage County Election Division for each individual Republican or Independent voter and b) my return address label.)
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/las-vegas/nevada-legislator-uses-horses-to-get-out-his-message-in-las-vegas-2131003/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nevada Assemblyman Edgar Flores canvassed in his east Las Vegas neighborhood on Saturday. Flores, who is running for re-election in Assembly District 28, kicked off a campaign literature drop Saturday morning with many supporters on horseback. The event, which included distribution of literature for his campaign and for the Biden-Harris campaign, was designed to promote the vote within Latino community, Flores noted in an email to the Review-Journal on Friday.)

WOODLAND DAILY DEMOCRAT
— Woodland City Council candidates answer questions (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates the following question: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2020/09/26/2020-election-woodland-city-council-candidates-answer-questions/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Nomination of Barrett Heightens Partisan Conflict as Election Nears Republicans look to move quickly through confirmation process; Democrats warn of threat to Obamacare – Andrew Duehren
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-nomination-of-barrett-heightens-partisan-conflict-as-election-nears-11601208052
— Inflation Is Already Here—For the Stuff You Actually Want to Buy Prices are rising for things people need in the pandemic, even if the overall inflation number remains subdued – James Mackintosh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-is-already-herefor-the-stuff-you-actually-want-to-buy-11601112630

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/09/27/all-the-republicans-who-have-endorsed-joe-biden-for-president/#359d19367340

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Achieving Diversity and Inclusion within the Securities and Financial Management Industry and its Legal Partners (DIERSEN: Meeting Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets is a “zero sum game.” For every employee who is hired or promoted who is Democrat, minority, female, or younger, an employee who is Republican, White, male, or older is not hired or promoted. All my coworkers who IRS and GAO promoted over me were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/achieving-diversity-and-inclusion-within-securities-and-financial-management
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Accountability and measurement are necessary to achieve results. Marcham encouraged us to avoid barriers that we often throw up, and not to see diversity and inclusion results as a “zero sum game.” Instead tangible D&I results are a chance to grow both inclusively and financially – the well-known win‑win. Lewis wryly observed the financial services industry measures everything so there is no excuse not to measure our results on D&I.)

BUSINESS LEDGER
— Best Places to work in Illinois (DIERSEN: One would expect that employers that give lots of preference to their employees who are members of certain groups would be ranked higher by their employees who are members of those groups. Because the federal government gives preference to its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or non-veteran, one would expect that those employees would rank the federal government very highly.)
https://www.dhbusinessledger.com/special-events/

VARIETY
— Trump’s Tax Returns Reveal Struggling Businesses but Big Windfall From ‘The Apprentice’ New York Times exposé sheds light on Trump’s tax returns. – Jordan Moreau
https://variety.com/2020/politics/news/trump-tax-returns-debt-the-apprentice-1234785033/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, if not already, if the groups that you are a member of do not promote LGBTQ, LGBTQ-promoters will call those groups hate groups.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/09/mike-pompeo-speaking-christian-hate-group-linked-fundraiser-right-election/

September 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois early voting begins in some counties Thursday – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/some-illinois-counties-begin-early-voting-thursday/6535019/
— Breonna Taylor decision: Chicago protests draw hundreds across city, remain peaceful; Illinois National Guard on standby Protests come after decision not to charge officers in Taylor’s death; Officer Brett Hankison indicted for wanton endangerment – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/hundreds-in-chicago-protest-breonna-taylor-decision/6534373/
— Republican State Rep. Amy Grant called on to drop out of race after ‘racist,’ ‘homophobic’ remarks about opponent – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-state-rep-called-on-to-drop-out-after-racist-homophobic-comments-about-opponent/6490035/
— Boystown name change follows inclusivity survey, neighborhood now known as Northalsted
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/boystown-changes-name-for-inclusivity/6530112/
— Breonna Taylor protests: Anger, frustration spills into America’s streets after officer’s indictment – Dylan Lovan, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and John Minchillo
https://abc7chicago.com/dismay-over-breonna-taylor-spills-into-americas-streets/6535759/

NBC5
— Demonstrators March Down Michigan Avenue in Protest of Breonna Taylor Decision
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/demonstrators-march-down-michigan-avenue-in-protest-of-breonna-taylor-decision/2343798/

CBS2
— Protests Held Around Chicago In Wake Of Decision On Officers Who Shot, Killed Breonna Taylor – Charlie De Mar
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/23/protests-held-around-chicago-in-wake-of-decision-on-officers-who-shot-killed-breonna-taylor/
— An Inside Look At The Chicago Police Looting Task Force – Lauren Victory
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/24/an-inside-look-at-the-chicago-police-looting-task-force/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago FOP president reacts to the grand jury decision in the case of Breonna Taylor
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/854099
— How to go about safely voting this November Dr. Shikha Jain from the University of Illinois at Chicago talks about ways to safely vote and limit your exposure to COVID-19 this November.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/854108
— Facebook under fire for posts leading up to Kenosha fatal shootings Daliah Saper of Saper Law Offices talks about the legal ramifications the social network could face in lieu of a lawsuit filed in wake of the deadly Kenosha shootings.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/854098

WTTW
— What’s It Like to Be a Black Cop in Chicago in 2020? We Ask 3 CPD Officers – Marissa Nelson
https://news.wttw.com/2020/09/22/black-chicago-police-officer-experience-2020

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— RBG’s death puts the rule of law and the Constitution on the November ballot. – John Kass
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20200923/281599537934005
— Illinois Black-owned media coalition seeks bigger slice of $2 billion state advertising pie – ROBERT CHANNICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-black-media-equity-coalition-advertising-20200923-72pet674jjhvdkwqqystf4tf64-story.html
Hundreds of demonstrators gather around Chicago to peacefully protest that no Kentucky police will face charges in Breonna Taylor’s death – WILLIAM LEE, ANNIE SWEENEY, JESSICA VILLAGOMEZ, GREGORY PRATT and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-breonna-taylor-louisville-kentucky-chicago-reaction-20200923-hbavkbzd4bcevp6mpn5dnk27ue-story.html
— Chicago’s signature LGBTQ neighborhood will no longer be marketed as Boystown, following complaints that the name excludes women and nonbinary people – NARA SCHOENBERG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-boystown-name-change-tt-09232020-20200923-wv2z5wyounau3owtjvcc6ac4dy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-supreme-court-abortion-conservative-chapman-20200923-36gy6wg4lnf5zieiq2iljilbbi-story.html
— CPS plans for reopening schools still uncertain as parents share remote learning woes: ‘It’s just not working’ – HANNAH LEONE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-chicago-public-schools-remote-learning-covid-19-20200923-nhsm2havbreilar6up4gfniffq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Anti-Catholic attacks on Amy Coney Barrett will help get Trump re-elected When the left attacks a conservative Catholic woman in this way, it only affirms what Trump has been selling to his supporters: that Democrats are out to get them. – S. E. Cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/23/21452665/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-nominee-anti-catholic-bias
— Controversial ‘no-knock’ warrants questioned in Breonna Taylor case are legal in Illinois Chicago Police use of no-knock warrants has come under scrutiny in recent years, with several lawsuits filed against officers who allegedly used them to search the homes of people who’ve done nothing wrong. – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/23/21453572/controversial-no-knock-warrants-scrutinized-breonna-taylor-case-legal-illinois
— ‘March after march. Protest after protest. And nothing changes in America’ Chicago protesters Wednesday evening assail ‘travesty’ in Breonna Taylor police shooting and grand jury decision. – Manny Ramos, Ben Pope, and Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/23/21453478/local-rallies-breonna-taylor-case-police-brutality-civil-unrest-violence

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Laura Hois for House Dist. 81
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200924/endorsement-laura-hois-for-house-dist-81

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Cook County missing from national list of healthiest communities
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-pulse/cook-county-missing-national-list-healthiest-communities-illinois-surpasses-5-million

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— This time, it’s GOP that has state Supreme Court justice in its sights – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-this-time-it-s-gop-that-has-state-supreme-court-justice-in-its/article_0e92e815-f4c7-59ad-a0f4-d789fa875ffd.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Endorsement: Kinzinger in 16th Congressional District
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/09/20/endorsement-kinzinger-in-16th-congressional-district/aro0m5w/
— ‘We know we matter’: Students march to NIU Center for Black Studies after racist graffiti incident – EDDIE CARIFIO
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/09/23/we-know-we-matter-students-march-to-niu-center-for-black-studies-after-racist-graffiti-incident/ayhidu4/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— President Trump, GOP AGs accuse social media companies of silencing conservatives – Kellie Meyer (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who encourage everyone to spend all their time on Facebook and b) discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/president-trump-gop-ags-accuse-social-media-companies-of-silencing-conservatives/
— “It’s not right”: Pekin neighbor says city code ordinance allows derogatory yard sign – Janie Bohlmann
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/its-not-right-pekin-neighbor-says-city-code-ordinance-allows-derogatory-yard-sign-2/

WGLT
— Candidate Questionnaire: Rodney Davis
https://www.wglt.org/post/candidate-questionnaire-rodney-davis-0#stream/0
— MADD Survey Reveals Misconceptions Around Cannabis, Driving – CAMBERYN KELLEY
https://www.wglt.org/post/madd-survey-reveals-misconceptions-around-cannabis-driving#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— Cost Of Racism: U.S. Economy Lost $16 Trillion Because Of Discrimination, Bank Says – ADEDAYO AKALA (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the cost of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion. To meet AA, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted many millions of tax dollars. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/cost-racism-us-economy-lost-16-trillion-because-discrimination-bank-says#stream/0

OAK PARK PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat teachers encourage students to be ant-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-marriage, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://patch.com/illinois/oakpark/kids-are-reflective-ready-do-work-supporting-anti-racism-oak-park-middle-schools

CENTER SQUARE
— Cannabis sales in Illinois to out-of-state residents nearly doubles – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/cannabis-sales-in-illinois-to-out-of-state-residents-nearly-doubles/article_7853f34c-fde1-11ea-a286-87e5594261de.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Jeanne Ives and Mark Curran – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/09/spotlight-jeanne-ives-and-mark-curran/

CAPITOL FAX
— 870,000 new unemployment benefit applications filed last week, 23,113 in Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/24/870000-new-unemployment-benefit-applications-filed-last-week-23113-in-illinois/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Is America on the verge of substituting woke socialism for Judeo-Christian ethics? – Richard B. Levine
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/23/is-america-on-the-verge-of-substituting-woke-socia/

FOX NEWS
— ‘Coronavirus Death Scoreboard’ vandalized, Illinois town decides not to remove anti-Trump display The display near downtown Northbrook has sparked an outcry among residents – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/us/coronavirus-death-scoreboard-vandalized-northbrook-illinois

TOWNHALL
— Why CPAC Chair Matt Schlapp Says ‘Being a Republican Is Going to Be Illegal Soon’ – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//bethbaumann/2020/09/22/why-cpac-chair-matt-schlapp-says-being-a-republican-is-going-to-be-illegal-soon-n2576711

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Donald Trump Is The Most Pro-Life President Ever
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/donald-trump-is-the-most-pro-life-president-ever

ONE NEWS NOW
— The Kroger Company is being sued by two former employees who say they were fired for not wanting to wear aprons displaying a rainbow symbol. – Chris Woodward (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents, and RINOs will force you a) to promote LGBTQ and b) to destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2020/09/23/rainbow-refused-employees-fired-employer-sued

COLLEGE FIX
— University of Chicago activists vow year of protest without ‘peace or quiet’ after school refuses to defund police – LANDON MION-KENNESAW
https://www.thecollegefix.com/uchicago-activists-vow-year-of-protest-without-peace-or-quiet-after-school-refuses-to-defund-police/

FOX BUSINESS
— Zuckerberg recordings: Facebook users ‘ideologically…more conservative’ than employees ‘Maybe “a little” is an understatement,’ Zuckerberg said – Audrey Conklin
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/facebook-users-ideologically-conservative-employees

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Don’t Burn Your Political Bridges – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/dont-burn-your-political-bridges/

THE HILL
— McConnell pushes back on Trump: ‘There will be an orderly transition’ – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/517973-mcconnell-pushes-back-on-trump-there-will-be-an-orderly-transition

POLITICO
— Democrats Concerned Feinstein Not Capable Of Leading Attack On Nominee – JOHN BRESNAHAN and MARIANNE LEVINE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about leaders of the following who have led attacks on conservatives: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/23/dianne-feinstein-supreme-court-battle-420357
— The pandemic could widen the achievement gap. A generation of students is at risk. The pandemic is widening long-standing gaps to school resources that fall along racial and socioeconomic lines. A generation of students could fall further behind. – MAYA KING and NICOLE GAUDIANO
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/23/how-the-coronavirus-is-making-school-segregation-worse-420839

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— In battleground states, Catholics are a pivotal swing vote – DAVID CRARY
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-ruth-bader-ginsburg-pennsylvania-immigration-e458142ec87e1f55b8d4225a75442664
— Mail delivery lags behind targets as election nears – ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and PIA DESHPANDE
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-local-elections-michigan-elections-detroit-439c4cea488669d96bdc5b99da402d25

NEW YORK TIMES
— With Court Prize in Sight, Republicans Unite Behind Trump Once Again The swift rally behind President Trump’s push to fill a Supreme Court seat before the election reflects his lock on the Republican Party. – Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/us/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Two officers shot, suspect in custody amid night of unrest after grand jury decision on Breonna Taylor case – Mark Berman, Marisa Iati, Abigail Hauslohner, Keith McMillan, Holly Bailey, Hannah Knowles, Meryl Kornfield, Mark Guarino and Timothy Bella
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/24/breonna-taylor-charging-decision-protests/

USA TODAY
— College coaches dominate list of highest-paid public employees with seven-digit salaries – Samuel Stebbins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/09/23/these-are-the-highest-paid-public-employees-in-every-state/114091534/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Harvard Business School Pledges to Tackle Race Issues Dean says school will revise curriculum, recruit more Black students – Patrick Thomas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-business-school-pledges-to-tackle-race-issues-11600879674
— Before Reporting Became ‘Journalism’ Writers subdued their egos and encouraged readers to think. Nowadays it’s all about arousing emotion. – Lance Morrow
https://www.wsj.com/articles/before-reporting-became-journalism-11600879803

FORBES
— Why New York City Is In Trouble – 114,041 Public Employees With $100,000+ Paychecks Cost Taxpayers $14.6 Billion – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning $100,000+ in today’s dollars? I did in 1987 when I was 39 years old. By then, I a) had worked for GAO for almost 8 years, b) had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) had passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, MBA from Loyola, and bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, and e) had become a licensed CPA.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2020/09/24/why-new-york-city-is-in-trouble–114041-public-employees-with-100000-paychecks-cost-taxpayers-146-billion/

BLOOMBERG
— Social Media Companies Are Getting Out the Vote. Who Are They Reaching? – Sarah Frier
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2020-09-24/social-media-companies-are-getting-out-the-vote-who-are-they-reaching

September 22 Morning Edition

ABC7
— President Trump to announce SCOTUS pick Saturday, Mitt Romney won’t block vote – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-scotus-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett-barbara-lagoa/6500773/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sen. Romney announces support for Supreme Court nomination process as it becomes clear GOP has votes to proceed with coming Trump pick – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-supreme-court-nomination-votes-20200922-6w5rvkvi3zffjfsm6asarzyu5a-story.html
— Democratic Rep. Sean Casten and GOP challenger Jeanne Ives spar over climate change, taxes and social issues in 6th Congressional District forum – PATRICK M. O’CONNELL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-casten-ives-illinois-sixth-district-forum-20200922-v6ujgopyinew5b6tc6egyudcj4-story.html
— Arlington Heights hires minority-owned firm to start work on the village’s diversity, inclusion plans (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/ct-ahp-diversity-inclusion-consultant-hired-tl-0924-20200922-5ky4ghepdrcllcvcc2qjy5yvhy-story.html
— ‘Why are you at Harvard Law School?’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life is a lesson for anyone made to feel they don’t belong. – HEIDI STEVENS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who make others feel like they do not belong. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who make those who have the following demographics feel like they do not belong: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-ruth-bader-ginsburg-life-lesson-about-power-0921-20200921-pvewhkpwrfawvaqgqwcyxsc4ye-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Wehrli in Illinois House Dist. 41
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200922/endorsement-wehrli-in-illinois-house-dist-41
— Endorsement: Keith Wheeler for House Dist. 50
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200922/endorsement-keith-wheeler-for-house-dist-50
— Emilia Czyszczon: Candidate profile, Lake County recorder of deeds
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200922/emilia-czyszczon-candidate-profile-lake-county-recorder-of-deeds-
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Rep. Casten criticized for calling people ‘racist’ and ‘loony’ while rapping in 2019 – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200921/rep-casten-criticized-for-calling-people-racist-and-loony-while-rapping-in-2019
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Naperville rally speakers keep pressure on for schools to reopen – Lauren Rohr and Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200921/naperville-rally-speakers-keep-pressure-on-for-schools-to-reopen
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote illegal immigration and illegal immigrants.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200922/how-a-warren-township-grad-undocumented-immigrant-is-fighting-to-stop-term-illegal-aliens

FOX MILWAUKEE
— Waukesha County GOP distances itself from Trump signs ‘in poor taste’ – Bret Lemoine
https://www.fox6now.com/news/waukesha-county-gop-distances-itself-from-trump-signs-in-poor-taste

WHEATON PATCH
— U.S. News: DuPage County Among 2020’s Healthiest Communities Eleven Illinois counties are among the 500 healthiest communities in the United States, new rankings say. – J. Ryne Danielson
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/u-s-news-dupage-county-among-2020-s-healthiest-communities

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Skillicorn and Franks Attend Judge David Gervais’ Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/21/skillicorn-and-franks-attend-judge-david-gervais-fundraiser/
— Making 911 Smarter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/21/making-911-smarter/
— 66th District: Suzanne Ness Receives LGBTQ+ Endorsement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/21/66th-district-suzanne-ness-receives-lgbtq-endorsement/
— DuPage County Coroner Points with Alarm at Suicides and Drug Overdoses Since Covid-19 Shutdown
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/21/dupage-county-coroner-points-with-alarm-at-suicides-and-drug-overdoses-since-covid-19-shutdown/
— IL-06/IL-14: NRCC Chair Interviewed About Jeanne Ives and Jim Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/21/nrcc2/
— Weber Introduces Bill to Assist Parents with Remote Learning Costs
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/22/weber-introduces-bill-to-assist-parents-with-remote-learning-costs/
— Why Hasn’t Underwood (or Any Other Female Democrat) Gone after Jack Franks the Way She Did Kavanaugh?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/22/why-hasnt-underwood-or-any-other-female-democrat-gone-after-jack-franks-the-way-she-did-kavanaugh/
— Conservative Group Denied Voter List Sues State Board of Elections
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/22/conservative-group-denied-voter-list-sues-state-board-of-elections/
— Skillicorn Promotes Second District 300 “Let’s Our Kids Back in School” Rally
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/22/skillicorn-promotes-second-district-300-lets-our-kids-back-in-school-rally/
— Kathy Keefe Lays Out Why You Should Vote for Her for Circuit Clerk
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/22/kathy-keefe-lays-out-why-you-should-vote-for-her/
— IL-14: Oberweis Ads on TV
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/22/il-14-oberweis-ads-on-tv/

WIREPOINTS
— Wirepoints’ reform plan can solve Illinois’ retirement crisis
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-reform-plan-can-solve-illinois-retirement-crisis-wirepoints-press-release/
— Solving Illinois’ Pension Problem: Why It’s Legal, Why It’s Necessary, and What It Looks Like – Ted Dabrowski, Mark Glennon and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/solving-illinois-pension-problem-why-its-legal-why-its-necessary-and-what-it-looks-like/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lobbyists: Prepare for possibly Romney, top Dem contenders in Biden Cabinet – Ryan Lovelace (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Biden makes it clear that if he is elected, he will the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-patriotic people, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except himself and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/21/mitt-romney-democratic-contenders-may-be-in-joe-bi/

FOX NEWS
— Laura Ingraham: Biden ‘basically hiding’ as Democrats ‘going off the rails’ over SCOTUS vacancy ‘Real choice’ of this year’s election is ‘between President Trump and the hard left,’ Fox News host says – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-ingraham-biden-hiding-democrats-schumer-scotus

GOPUSA
— Obama Judge’s Decision Will Extend Counting Of Absentee Ballots 6 Days Past Election
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95240

BREITBART
— In Ohio, Trump Honors High School Football Players Suspended for Displaying ‘Thin Blue Line’ Flag – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/21/in-ohio-trump-honors-high-school-football-players-suspended-for-displaying-thin-blue-line-flag/
— NYT: Elites ‘Ghost’ Their Illegal Migrants in Coronavirus Crash – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/09/21/nyt-elites-ghost-their-illegal-migrants-in-coronavirus-crash/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wealthy Americans have quietly fired and discarded many of their illegal migrant house cleaners since the coronavirus economic crash, often without warning or compensation, says the New York Times: . . . The article, and the quoted pro-migration activists, only hinted at the hypocrisy of elites who applaud migration and diversity but discard their illegal migrant employees without warning or compensation. . . But the article also sidelined the damage done to Americans’ labor market by the creation of several underclass workforces within the U.S. labor market. For example, the article glossed over the reality that employers know they can hire low-wage illegals at minimal legal risk, so undermining the hard-won labor market rights of Americans. . . The passive-voice phrase “were largely replaced” hides the rarely-noted movement in the 1970s and 1980s by upper-income whites to hire illegal, grateful, and compliant Latinos instead of proud American citizens — mostly blacks — for domestic chores. “The reporter seems to be avoiding the question of why the American women, having won these new worker protections, just coincidentally happened to stop working in this field and be replaced by Hispanic women,” said Mark Krikorian, director of the Center for Immigration Studies, which favors reduced immigration and tight labor markets.)
— Suburbs Are More Diverse Under Trump than Obama – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/21/report-suburbs-are-more-diverse-under-trump-than-obama/
— Leftists Blast Strobe Lights into Lindsey Graham’s Home to Try to Stop Ginsburg Replacement – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/21/leftists-blast-strobe-lights-lindsey-grahams-home-try-stop-ginsburg-replacement/

DAILY CALLER
— If Illegal Immigrants Could Vote, They Would Back Joe Biden – Charlie Kirk (DIERSEN: Democrats consider illegals to be soldiers in their army to destroy America along with minorities, females, young people, non-rich people, veterans, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, moderates, liberals, recent immigrants, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/09/21/kirk-if-illegal-immigrants-could-vote-they-would-back-joe-biden/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Today’s Riots Comparable to ‘Late Stage’ Violence of ’60s, ’70s – Fred Lucas (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you do not vote for Democrats, Democrats will loot, riot, and burn down your municipality, your township, your county, your state, America, and the world.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/21/todays-riots-comparable-to-late-stage-violence-of-60s-70s/

DAILY WIRE
— A Closer Look At The Left’s Flawed ‘White Privilege’ Narrative – Sharif Khan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, schools and employers have come under ever-increasing pressure to give preference to minorities and to females. Nevertheless, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, a) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT would not have admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, b) the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO would not have offered me jobs in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1971, and 1980 respectively, c) I would not have passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt in 1979 and 1981 respectively, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, and e) I would not have become a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant in 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 respectively.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/khan-a-closer-look-at-the-lefts-flawed-white-privilege-narrative

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Leftist Media in Anti-Trump Fury as Election Nears
https://go.mrc.org/September2020/Leftist-Media-1047SK-5251AM.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— It’s only a matter of time before liberals blame RBG for not retiring sooner – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/09/its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-liberals-blame-rbg-for-not-retiring-sooner/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Critics Blast Trump’s ‘Good Genes’ Rally Call As A Chilling Echo Of Hitler’s Eugenics Trump is “gleefully” embracing “incredibly dangerous white nationalist tropes and ideas,” said a spokesperson for the Jewish organization J Street. – Mary Papenfuss (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I had better health than virtually all my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I had better health than they had a) because I avoided the draft, b) because I was unfairly born with “good genes,” and/or c) not because I did not drink lots of booze like they did.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-good-genes-hitler-eugenics-critics_n_5f69184dc5b6a9b19b3d4cf3

NBC NEWS
— The president knocks Harris as “super liberal” and pushes conspiracy theories that Biden would quickly step down to elevate her to president. – Sahil Kapur
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/stoking-his-base-trump-warns-kamala-harris-presidency-n1240492
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump and Barr call NYC an ‘anarchist jurisdiction’ in brazen ploy to crush dissent. Everything old is new again, and a glance back at 1886 proves there is a very bloody precedent for what Trump’s White House is doing here.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-barr-call-nyc-anarchist-jurisdiction-brazen-ploy-crush-dissent-ncna1240672

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: (DEMOCRAT) Protesters Pressure Bystanders to Choose Side – Nellie Bowles (DIERSEN: How will this playout on your block, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/us/black-lives-matter-protests-tactics.html
— Trump Could Be Investigated for Tax Fraud, D.A. Says for First Time – Benjamin Weiser and William K. Rashbaum (DIERSEN: Democrats are nasty. Democrats are vicious. In 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors hinted that my travel vouchers were fraudulent. In 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors hinted that my education deductions were fraudulent. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/nyregion/donald-trump-taxes-cyrus-vance.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Denial and Defiance: Trump and His Base Downplay the Virus Ahead of the Election. With resistance to face masks and scorn for science, President Trump and a sizable number of his supporters are pushing an alternate reality minimizing a tragedy that has killed almost 200,000 Americans.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/us/politics/trump-base-virus.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Female judges were a rarity when Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born. They still are. – Atthar Mirza and Chiqui Esteban (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, the judge who denied me my Seventh Amendment right to jury trial was a female. In Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange, the judge who denied me my Seventh Amendment right to jury trial was a female.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/21/female-judges-were-rarity-when-ruth-bader-ginsburg-was-born-they-still-are/

DESERET NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White women are becoming more successful than White men. Ever-increasingly, Democrats viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn White men (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton) as being as White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage White women to hate White men and to not marry White men.
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/9/21/21436402/parents-concerned-boys-becoming-successful-adults-gender-differences-afs-2020-byu

POLITIFACT
— CDC director says healthy people should wear masks – Ciara O’Rourke (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican candidates who hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans who do not promote wearing face masks will cause Republican candidates to lose on November 3, 2020?)
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/18/instagram-posts/cdc-director-says-healthy-people-should-wear-masks/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Don’t Give In to Democrats’ Supreme Court Extortion If Republicans don’t appoint a new justice, they’ll alienate their most loyal voters. – Bobby Jindal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-give-in-to-democrats-supreme-court-extortion-11600729889

FORBES
— How To Tell If Your Workplace Is Committed To Inclusion Or Simply Practicing ‘Woke Washing’ – Michelle King (DIERSEN: The federal government can stress the success that it has had in wasting the careers of and in getting rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelleking/2020/09/22/how-to-tell-if-your-workplace-is-committed-to-inclusion-or-simply-practicing-woke-washing/#130b58152266

KIPLINGER
— Being a Woman Cost Me $2 Million, But Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stood Up for Me (DIERSEN: My demographics cost me millions of dollars. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American, my Democrat superiors in the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/being-woman-cost-2-million-195719418.html

HARVARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in getting young people to hate Trump.
https://iop.harvard.edu/about/newsletter-press-release/harvard-youth-poll-election-2020

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Starting a Tenure-Track Career – Melissa Dennihy (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/09/22/tips-how-succeed-during-your-first-year-tenure-track-opinion

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/09/trumps-disrespect-endangers-troops/616409/

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Constructively, Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on America. Democrats want to get rid of Americans once and for all, and especially Americans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.salon.com/2020/09/22/disunited-states-could-a-second-civil-war–and-an-end-to-the-union–really-happen/

September 18 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Chicago Mail Carriers Threaten To Stop Delivering In Some Neighborhoods Following Shooting
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/17/chicago-mail-carriers-threaten-to-stop-delivering-in-some-neighborhoods-following-shooting/

WGN TV
— OUTSTANDING: President Trump announces ‘1776 Commission’ to promote ‘patriotic education’
https://wgntv.com/news/president-trump-announces-1776-commission-to-promote-patriotic-education/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— U.S. attorney spells out rules of the road for legislators investigating Madigan: Go, until I tell you to stop Ron Safer — a former federal prosecutor now advising House Republican Leader Jim Durkin — called the letter a “green light to pursue all avenues of the investigation.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/17/21444259/us-attorney-telephone-committee-investigating-madigan-welch-demmer-durkin-comed
— To avoid ‘nightmare’ cuts, state leaders must fight for federal funds while balancing budget (DIERSEN: Instead of fighting Republican-led budget cuts during the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO used those cuts to get rid of their employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/17/21443977/federal-stimulus-funding-pandemic-illinois-state-finances-budget-congress

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kids with bulletproof backpacks provide bad but real optics for Chicago – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-bulletproof-backpacks-kass-20200918-72sy5ex3nvef5clnmpxir26zye-story.html
— Digging up unsightly family tree roots can unearth difficult questions, not satisfying answers – JERRY DAVICH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-what-to-do-with-unflattering-genealogy-details-st-0920-20200918-66c4jpkptfggzccnctgr5vh3qu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Mazzochi for House Dist. 47
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200918/endorsement-mazzochi-for-house-dist-47

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Racist slur painted in front of NIU’s Center for Black Studies building (DIERSEN: Painting slurs against minorities promotes hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/17/racist-slur-painted-in-front-of-nius-center-for-black-studies-building/alfirl/

CHICAGO PATCH
— After Shooting WIU Needs Student Journalists To Keep Reporting Words of encouragement for the Western Courier, my alma mater’s independent student paper: Keep reporting, WIU needs you. – Mark Konkol (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who done the most a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/after-shooting-wiu-needs-student-journalists-keep-reporting

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
— Guidance on the Use of Masks by the General Public
https://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/community-guidance/mask-use
(FROM THE GUIDANCE: When to Wear a Mask: Everyone over the age of 2 who can medically tolerate a face covering over their nose and mouth must wear one in a public place when unable to maintain a safe distance (6 feet) from others.)

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOISANS 51% MORE LIKELY TO BE LAID OFF, 21% LESS LIKELY TO BE HIRED THAN U.S. AVERAGE – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinoisans-51-more-likely-to-be-laid-off-21-less-likely-to-be-hired-than-u-s-average/
— ILLINOIS TOLLWAY SHOWS HOW POLITICAL PROMISES ARE EASILY BROKEN – Ben Szalinski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-tollway-shows-how-political-promises-are-easily-broken/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Democrat-Fomented “Color Revolution” – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/09/the-democrat-fomented-color-revolution/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Jerry Nadler and Kamala Harris Want More Drugs on Our Streets – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/jerry-nadler-and-kamala-harris-want-more-drugs-on-our-streets/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? CATCHING UP WITH ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN DARIN LAHOOD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/wheres-weyermuller-catching-up-with-illinois-congressman-darin-lahood-.html
— DATA SHOWS COVID-19 IS NOT AS DEADLY AS WE THOUGHT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/data-shows-covid-19-is-not-as-deadly-as-we-thought.html

CAPITOL FAX
— House investigative committee coverage roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/18/house-investigative-committee-coverage-roundup/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Black conservatives rise to counter Black Lives Matter narrative: ‘Racism is dead, or damn near’ – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/17/black-conservatives-counter-black-lives-matter-sys/
— Thinking twice about law and order: Riots now sway voters – Jennifer Harper (DIERSEN: To vote for Democrats is to diminish public safety.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/17/inside-the-beltway-riots-affect-voter-preference/
— Photo of maskless Vermont football players prompts criticism – AP (DIERSEN: Being required to wear a mask at Republican political events discourages Republicans from attending those events.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/17/photo-of-maskless-vermont-football-players-prompts/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden swipes at critics who pointed out he doesn’t have an Ivy League degree – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, your degree is worthless if it is not from an Ivy League college.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-swipes-at-critics-who-pointed-out-he-doesnt-have-an-ivy-league-degree
— Trump ‘appeals to the dark side,’ Biden tells Jewish audience – David Mark (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government a) stressed to my many Democrat Jewish supervisors that I was a Republican, b) stressed to my many Democrat Jewish supervisors that I was conservative, c) stressed to my many Democrat Jewish supervisors that I was 100% German national origin, d) stressed to my many Democrat Jewish supervisors that I was a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and e) forced my many Democrat Jewish supervisors to take adverse actions against me.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-appeals-to-the-dark-side-biden-tells-jewish-audience

FOX NEWS
— Minneapolis City Council’s ‘hypocrisy’ amid crime uptick ‘astounding,’ GOP congressional candidate says ‘It just shows you how out of touch our City Council is,’ said Lacy Johnson and Joshua Nelson (DIERSEN: To vote for Democrats is to diminish public safety.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/mn-congressional-candidate-city-council-police-crime-uptick
— Biden town hall on CNN blasted for too many ‘softball’ questions (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, questions that I have asked RINO candidates in press conferences have caused those RINO candidates to lose elections. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their RINO candidates, and why their RINO candidates lost elections.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/biden-town-hall-on-cnn-blasted-for-too-many-softball-questions
— Black Lives Matter support slides 12% this summer, poll shows BLM had its broadest support right after the death of George Floyd while in police custody in late May – Bradford Betz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/black-lives-matter-support-slides

GOPUSA
— Facebook To Censor Groups That Violate Community Standards (DIERSEN: What about secrete Facebook groups that in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois that promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95111

BREITBART
— Joe Biden: ‘No Deportations’ for Illegal Aliens Until They Commit a Felony – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/17/joe-biden-deportations-first-100-days/
— Joe Biden Falsely Claims Trump Never Condemned White Supremacists – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters call you White supremacist, and even worse things, if you do not promote hatred against Whites who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about those who promote hatred against the aforesaid Whites.)
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/09/17/fact-check-joe-biden-falsely-claims-trump-never-condemned-white-supremacists/

BLAZE
— Students at Skidmore College demand professor be fired for attending a ‘Back the Blue’ rally ‘Mob mentality’ – Phil Shiver (DIERSEN: I attended a July 4, 1996 Bob Dole rally in Wheaton and that made my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates furious. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/05/dole-takes-pulse-of-the-heartland/913b56e4-dd07-4491-9bb3-7de45ad54d5f/ )
https://www.theblaze.com/news/skidmore-students-demand-professor-be-fired

CNS NEWS
— Biden Would Instruct Governors, Mayors to Mandate Mask-Wearing: ‘We Could Have a Fine’ – Susan Jones (DIERSEN: Being required to wear a mask at Republican political events discourages Republicans from attending those events.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/biden-would-instruct-governors-mayors-mandate-mask-wearing-we-could

NEWSMAX
— Cancel Culture Selective in Its Hypocrisy – Christine Flowers (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on canceling those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I would focus on present and past leaders of Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.newsmax.com/christineflowers/surgeon-tumor/2020/09/17/id/987358/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Undercover pro-life journalist Daleiden fights Planned Parenthood with Federal defamation lawsuit – Thomas More Society
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-undercover-pro-life-journalist-daleiden-fights-planned-parenthood-with-federal-defamation-lawsuit

COLLEGE FIX
— As critics slam UChicago for black studies-only commitment, campus spokesman defends it – JACKSON WALKER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/as-critics-slam-uchicago-for-black-studies-only-commitment-campus-spokesman-defends-it/

THE HILL
— Trump announces commission to further ‘patriotic education’ – MORGAN CHALFANT AND BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who are anti-patriotic are also anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/516941-trump-announces-commission-to-further-patriotic-education
— Biden says in CNN town hall that he has benefited from white privilege – MAX GREENWOOD (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, a) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT would not have admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, b) the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO would not have offered me jobs in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1971, and 1980 respectively, c) I would not have passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt in 1979 and 1981 respectively, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, and e) I would not have become a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant in 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 respectively.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/517005-biden-says-in-cnn-town-hall-that-he-has-benefited-from-white-privilege

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Gulf between White House’s words, Trump’s actions on masks – DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AAMER MADHANI (DIERSEN: Being required to wear a mask at Republican political events discourages Republicans from attending those events.)
https://apnews.com/41dc3fc8f146db80754c8f5b2a474c98

CBS NEWS
— Barr compares coronavirus stay-at-home orders to slavery, dismisses Black Lives Matter – GRACE SEGERS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/william-barr-coronavirus-stay-at-home-orders-slavery-black-lives-matter/

NBC NEWS
— Kroger sued for allegedly firing workers who refused to wear rainbow symbol The suit says the ex-employees hold a “religious belief that homosexuality is a sin” and accuses the supermarket chain of religious discrimination. – Sakshi Venkatraman (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will you be forced to wear BLM and LGBTQ symbols?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/kroger-sued-allegedly-firing-workers-who-refused-wear-rainbow-symbol-n1240252
— Trump calls for ‘patriotic education,’ says anti-racism teachings are ‘child abuse’ “Our youth will be taught to love America with all of their heart and all of their souls,” the president said. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of America.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-calls-patriotic-eduction-says-anti-racism-teachings-are-child-n1240372

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Calls for ‘Patriotic Education’ to Defend American History From the Left At the National Archives Museum, the president warned against a “radical movement” that has emerged from “decades of left-wing indoctrination in our schools.” – Michael Crowley (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/us/politics/trump-patriotic-education.html
— Princeton Admitted Past Racism. Now It Is Under Investigation. The Trump administration opened a civil rights investigation into the university after its president acknowledged the role of systemic racism at the school. – Anemona Hartocollis (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, even though no minority or female had charged GAO’s Chicago office with discrimination, the Democrats who ran the office used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, subjectivity in job assignments and performance appraisal, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/us/princeton-racism-federal-investigation.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats unite the following to defeat Republicans: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/17/identity-politics-can-help-biden-win-november/

NEW YORK POST
— Joe Biden says legal team thinks mask mandate is constitutional – Emily Jacobs (DIERSEN: Being required to wear a mask at Republican political events discourages Republicans from attending those events.)
https://nypost.com/2020/09/17/joe-biden-says-legal-team-thinks-mask-mandate-is-constitutional/
— Joe Biden makes multiple dubious claims at CNN town hall – Joshua Rhett Miller
https://nypost.com/2020/09/18/joe-biden-makes-multiple-dubious-claims-at-cnn-town-hall/

CINCINNATI
— Gov. Mike DeWine: Masks urged – but not required – for Trump rally, other political events – Jackie Borchardt (DIERSEN: Being required to wear a mask at Republican political events discourages Republicans from attending those events.)
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/17/masks-urged-but-not-required-trump-rally-other-political-events/3485784001/

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— Biden: ‘I’ve benefited’ from being white, offers stark contrast to Trump on race – Savannah Behrmann (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, a) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT would not have admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, b) the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO would not have offered me jobs in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1971, and 1980 respectively, c) I would not have passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt in 1979 and 1981 respectively, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, and e) I would not have become a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant in 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 respectively.)
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/17/biden-says-cnn-town-hall-he-has-benefited-being-white/3489141001/

UNION JOURNAL
— Pennsylvania: Bill introduced to punish those who don’t wear a mask in public – Carlos Christian (DIERSEN: Being required to wear a mask at Republican political events discourages Republicans from attending those events.)
https://theunionjournal.com/bill-introduced-to-punish-those-who-dont-wear-a-mask-in-public/

WCJB
— Bradford Co. Middle School student told to take off “I can’t breathe” mask (DIERSEN: Being required to wear a mask at Republican political events discourages Republicans from attending those events.)
https://www.wcjb.com/2020/09/17/bradford-co-middle-school-student-told-to-take-off-i-cant-breath-mask/

DIGITAL MARKET NEWS
— Use Google Alerts To Build Your Links – Julia Delong (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google Alerts are to non-credible articles on non-credible websites written by non-credible authors a) who promote the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and/or Green Party platforms and b) who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.digitalmarketnews.com/use-google-alerts-to-build-your-links/

FORBES
— Trump’s $100 Million Mistake: How Retaining Ownership Of His Hotels Cost The President A Fortune – Dan Alexander
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2020/09/18/trumps-100-million-mistake-how-retaining-ownership-of-his-hotels-cost-the-president-a-fortune/#9dfd70c5d7eb

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— OPM Isn’t Doing Enough to Prevent Political Meddling in Reassignments of Senior Executives, Watchdog Finds GAO reports that several agencies have made efforts to ensure that they comply with rules designed to prevent capricious reassignment of senior executives by political appointees, but gaps remain and OPM is unwilling to conduct oversight. – ERICH WAGNER (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, after working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, I transferred to GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors refused to assign me to audits of IRS except for 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2020/09/gao-calls-opm-conduct-oversight-ses-reassignments/168589/

NEWSWEEK
— Is the University of Chicago Requiring Loyalty Oaths from its Faculty? – ALAN DERSHOWITZ (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents demand blind loyalty to them personally. They focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.newsweek.com/university-chicago-requiring-loyalty-oaths-its-faculty-opinion-1532685
— Want a Graduate English Degree from University of Chicago? This Year You’ll Be in Black Studies, Too – ANDREW WHALEN
https://www.newsweek.com/university-chicago-black-studies-english-ted-cruz-1532732

PBS
— Trump calls 1619 Project, critical race theory ‘propaganda’
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-trump-is-saying-about-1619-project-teaching-u-s-history

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, hate-filled America-hating America-haters, that is, Democrats, make it clear that Democrats hate America.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/09/18/is-america-strong-enough-to-confront-our-racist-past/

METRO
— Police to patrol supermarkets and shops to ‘shame’ shoppers into wearing masks – Sam Corbishley (DIERSEN: Being required to wear a mask at Republican political events discourages Republicans from attending those events.)
https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/18/police-to-patrol-supermarkets-and-shops-to-shame-shoppers-into-wearing-masks-13289539/

September 15 Morning Edition

CBS2
— More Suburban Students, Parents Rally For Resumption Of In-Person Classes, School Sports – Megan Hickey
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/14/more-suburban-students-parents-rally-for-resumption-of-in-person-classes-school-sports/#new_tab
— With Full Capacity Nowhere In Sight Amid Pandemic, Could A Restaurant Collapse Be Coming In Chicago? – Tara Molina
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/14/with-full-capacity-nowhere-in-sight-amid-pandemic-could-a-restaurant-collapse-be-coming-in-chicago/

NBC5
— Suburban Harvey Suspends Licenses for Half of City’s Businesses Over Unpaid Liquor Taxes
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-harvey-suspends-licenses-for-half-of-citys-businesses-over-unpaid-liquor-taxes/2338922/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Joe Biden assembles legal team ahead of divisive 2020 election – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-joe-biden-legal-team-election-20200915-7ptubhfb6jcwbksheopc2fi34q-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: How NFL players are using their platform for social justice protests (DIERSEN: To promote social justice is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-nfl-protests-national-anthem-week-1-20200915-e45j2oemtzh57ph2iaoqnex4ge-photogallery.html
— FRONT PAGE: Judge who appointed special prosecutor in Jussie Smollett case loses Cook County Democrats’ backing; he calls it ‘retaliation’ while party says it’s based on his record – ALICE YIN, MEGAN CREPEAU and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-democratic-party-judge-michael-toomin-smollett-foxx-20200914-psrdqrtf7vey3dozlbwkj3sj5q-story.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump defies virus rules as ‘peaceful protest’ rallies grow.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/trump-defies-virus-rules-as-peaceful-protest-rallies-grow
— Netflix’s ‘Cuties’ becomes target of politicized backlash – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/entertainment/netflixs-cuties-becomes-target-of-politicized-backlash

WREX
— After 2016, some Americans doubt presidential polling, pollsters adjust
https://wrex.com/2020/09/14/after-2016-some-americans-doubt-presidential-polling-pollsters-adjust/

WSIL TV
— Vandals tear down a homeowner’s Bost and Trump campaign signs – Denise Turner
https://wsiltv.com/2020/09/14/vandals-tear-down-a-homeowners-bost-and-trump-campaign-signs/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters “Say Trump Downplaying Risks Of The Coronavirus Was Not Justified.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/experts-say-trump-downplaying-risks-coronavirus-was-not-justified#stream/0

WAND
— Champaign-Urbana teachers march for Black Lives Matter (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/videos/champaign-urbana-teachers-march-for-black-lives-matter/video_60c0f71c-0284-5c24-92c6-199009f13c16.html

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— ‘Caution Flag’ For DuPage County: Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso Village sees relatively small increase in coronavirus cases. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/caution-flag-dupage-county-burr-ridge-mayor

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Suburban mayors who endorsed Rep. Dan Lipinski in the Democratic primary are now backing Marie Newman for the general election. Newman, who beat Lipinski in March, now faces Republican Mike Fricilone in a district that favors Democrats. – SHIA KAPOS and MARIA CARRASCO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs who have worked the hardest since 2000 to cancel those like me who promote right to life plank in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/09/15/another-pandemic-session-lipinski-backers-endorse-newman-pritzkers-approval-rating-490329

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— “Progressives”: Agents of Racism, Tyranny and Violence – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/09/progressives-agents-of-racism-tyranny-and-violence/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The media don’t worry Trump rallies spread coronavirus. They worry they help Trump.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-media-dont-worry-trump-rallies-spread-coronavirus-they-worry-they-help-trump
— Cancel culture and speech regulation make a toxic mix – David Keating (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs who have worked the hardest since 2000 to cancel those like me who promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cancel-culture-and-speech-regulation-make-a-toxic-mix

FOX NEWS
— If Trump loses, the media will be celebrating for years – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/if-trump-loses-the-media-will-be-celebrating-for-years

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE HIGH COST OF CRIMINALS – Patrick Hall
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-high-cost-of-criminals/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Forget the Polls: Massive Enthusiasm Gap Between Trump and Biden Bodes Ill for Democrats – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2020/09/14/forget-the-polls-massive-enthusiasm-gap-between-trump-and-biden-bodes-ill-for-democrats/

BREITBART
— Black Lives Matter Rioters Smash County Vehicles in Lancaster: ‘You’re the Real KKK’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/14/black-lives-matter-rioters-smash-county-vehicles-lancaster-youre-real-kkk/
— FNC’s Carlson: Justification for Lancaster Protests ‘an Absurd Lie’ — ‘Everyone Who Is Paying Attention Knows It’s a Lie’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/09/15/fncs-carlson-justification-for-lancaster-protests-an-absurd-lie-everyone-who-is-paying-attention-knows-its-a-lie/

BLAZE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Baltimore Ravens players stand for black national anthem — then take a knee when ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is played – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/baltimore-ravens-black-national-anthem

TOWNHALL
— Kneeling to Political Correctness – Robert Knight
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2020/09/15/kneeling-to-political-correctness-n2576170
— Democrats Are Trying To Threaten Their Way Into Power – Derek Hunter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you do not vote for Democrats, Democrats will loot, riot, and burn down your municipality.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2020/09/15/democrats-are-trying-to-threaten-their-way-into-power-n2576183

NEWSMAX
— Harvard and Yale Face Attack on Race-Conscious Admissions
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/harvard-yale-affirmativeaction/2020/09/15/id/986928/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Voters rage against Trump’s feeble pandemic fight.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/516298-voters-rage-against-trumps-feeble-pandemic-fight

CNN
— Republicans relish Trump’s rallies. Democrats see them as making their point. – Dan Merica, Ryan Nobles and Donald Judd
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/14/politics/trump-rallies-democrats-republicans/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Which Party Represents the Racial Future? – Ross Douthat (DIERSEN: To get votes from minorities, from females, and from young people, Democrat politicians a) blame Republicans for the problems that minorities, females, and young people have had, are having, and will have and b) promise to use government to give them more preference. To get votes from minorities, from females, and from young people, RINO politicians a) blame Republicans for the problems that minorities, females, and young people have had, are having, and will have and b) promise to use government to give them more preference.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/opinion/trump-biden-future.html
— A Separate and Unequal System of College Admissions – Anthony Abraham Jack (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, a) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT would not have admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, b) the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO would not have offered me jobs in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1971, and 1980 respectively, c) I would not have passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt in 1979 and 1981 respectively, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, and e) I would not have become a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant in 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 respectively.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/books/review/selingo-korn-levitz-college-admissions.html
— Facebook Is Failing in Global Disinformation Fight, Says Former Worker – Sheera Frenkel (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents do not want anyone to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press release and press advisory lists. My critics/opponents pander to the Democrat news media. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/technology/facebook-manipulation-whistleblower-sophie-zhang.html
— Susan Sandler, a progressive megadonor, will give $200 million to racial justice groups. – Astead W. Herndon (DIERSEN: To promote racial justice is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/elections/susan-sandler-a-progressive-megadonor-will-give-200-million-to-racial-justice-groups.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Secret to Winning Florida: Rally True Believers – Jonathan Martin and Patricia Mazzei (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO leaders, their operatives, and their dupes a) who want Republican candidates to focus on winning over voters who claim to be nonpartisan and b) who want Republican candidates to do the aforesaid by promising to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/politics/florida-trump-biden-2020.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In the battle for the suburbs, polling shows Trump’s law-and-order rhetoric falling flat.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/14/power-up-battle-suburbs-polling-shows-trump-law-and-order-rhetoric-falling-flat/
— Violent memes and messages surging on far-left social media – Craig Timberg and Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/14/violent-antipolice-memes-surge/
— Washington’s cozy media-political cocktail circuit needs a cooling-off. Now is the perfect time. – Margaret Sullivan (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who pander to the anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican media? I should write a book about the aforesaid who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on the aforesaid who have been on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, and their volunteers.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/washingtons-cozy-media-political-cocktail-circuit-needs-a-cooling-off-now-is-the-perfect-time/2020/09/14/241ae1f4-f6ad-11ea-a275-1a2c2d36e1f1_story.html
— Google faces Congress again, this time with Republicans in charge – Rachel Lerman and Cat Zakrzewski
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/15/google-antitrust-senate-hearing/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Nearly 20 Giants players kneel for national anthem before season opener – PAT LEONARD
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/ny-kneeling-anthem-week-1-20200914-junmzi6amnatjjxewabfcqxcjm-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Appeals to Florida Latinos as Polls Show Trump Gaining Recent polls show a close race in the state as former vice president seeks more support from voting bloc – Sabrina Siddiqui and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-appeals-to-florida-latinos-as-polls-show-trump-gaining-11600171592
— Confessions of a New Gun Owner Even in suburbia, people are losing confidence the police will keep them safe. – William McGurn (DIERSEN: What do you say to hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-haters who hypocritically flee the poverty and crime in Democrat areas and hypocritically move to Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there? How bad is the hypocritical Democrat invasion in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, in your neighborhood, and on your block?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/confessions-of-a-new-gun-owner-11600124943

FORBES
— Does Anyone Care About Diversity During Crisis? – Anbu Muppidathi (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/09/15/does-anyone-care-about-diversity-during-crisis/#3929dafa7ce4

NEWSWEEK
— Federal Legalization of Marijuana Would Be a Tragic Mistake – KEVIN SABET
https://www.newsweek.com/federal-legalization-marijuana-would-tragic-mistake-opinion-1531435

AXIOS
— Trump rally site fined $3,000 for violating Nevada’s coronavirus guidelines – Rashaan Ayesh (DIERSEN: If Trump supporters held a Trump rally in your municipality, in your township, or in your county, how much would the venue be fined?)
https://www.axios.com/trump-rally-fined-violating-covid-guidelines-1566236b-0177-4407-b139-a7f69c11db66.html

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Working class resistance mounts to back-to-work campaign
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/15/pers-s15.html
— Four thousand University of Illinois at Chicago staff join striking nurses – Kristina Betinis and Marcus Day
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/15/chic-s15.html

September 14 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago violence: 51 shot, 12 fatally in weekend shootings – Jessica D’Onofrio and Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/51-shot-12-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/6421884/

CBS2
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bears, Lions Players Kneel During National Anthem Before Bears Season Opener
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/13/bears-lions-players-kneel-during-national-anthem-before-bears-season-opener/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago pastor calls for parents to reject ‘1619 Project’ slavery identity for children ‘We need to bring forward restoration and healing because the Bible teaches us that’ – Caleb Parke
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/education-1619-project-kids-school-chicago-pastor-classroom-trump-latasha-fields

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bears take a mixed approach to the national anthem in Week 1 — some stand, some kneel and some stay off the field – COLLEEN KANE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-chicago-bears-national-anthem-20200913-tgr7afu7mfgn5ball24c6ewzgi-story.html
— Goodbye, Illinois. I won’t let the crushing debt hit me on the way out. – Kevin Bae, Glenview (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats make it clear that they want those who are the following to leave Illinois: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-091420-20200914-jvg7cudkuralnnyvsq4yso3nju-story.html

SOUTHERN
— 3 years ago, the Africana Studies major at SIU was on the chopping block. Now, it’s growing. – Molly Parker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that African-Americans have had, are having, and will have. Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote reparations. Ever-increasingly, Democrat candidates hint/imply/argue/shout that if elected, that will use government to take income, assets, and opportunities away from Republicans and give that income and those assets and opportunities to African-Americans.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/3-years-ago-the-africana-studies-major-at-siu-was-on-the-chopping-block-now/article_de2d594b-d417-5878-b9ea-17b93221edca.html

KENOSHA NEWS
— How Long Should I Delay My Retirement? – Kailey Hagen (DIERSEN: Until August of 1997, when I was 48 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors falsely led me to believe that they were going to let me work until I would be eligible for regular retirement in 2003. Their success in forcing me to take their early retirement “officer” on September 30, 1997 has cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars. In today’s dollars, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997.)
https://www.kenoshanews.com/business/investment/personal-finance/how-long-should-i-delay-my-retirement/article_f2ce68b0-a063-5df5-bfef-8d379bd6e785.html

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Racial injustice themes fill empty NFL stadiums – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sports acts as an arm of the Democrat Party. Ever-increasingly, sports dumps you if you do not promote hatred of Trump.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/racial-injustice-themes-fill-empty-nfl-stadiums

DEPAULIA
— The limitations of cancel culture – Jenicel Carmona (DIERSEN: Those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout determine who is canceled.)
https://depauliaonline.com/50200/focus/the-limitations-of-cancel-culture/

WIREPOINTS
— A Shrinking Population: Illinois the Outlier (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats make it clear that they want those who are the following to leave Illinois: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wirepoints.org/a-shrinking-population-illinois-the-outlier-wirepoints-video/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Saying Jack Franks’ Probe in Springfield Casts a “Stain” on McHenry County, Chuck Wheeler Calls for His Resignation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/13/saying-jack-franks-probe-in-springfield-casts-a-stain-on-mchenry-county-chuck-wheeler-calls-for-his-resignation/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood, Insulin, State Democratic Party Mailer and the Truth
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/13/underwood1-3/
— Madigan Spends, Directs $542,000 More Money to Ness Campaign to Bury Skillicorn
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/13/madigan-spends-directs-542000-more-money-to-ness-campaign-to-bury-skillicorn/
— Franks Ducks Daily Herald, Northwest Herald Interview
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/13/franks-ducks-daily-herald-northwest-herald-interview/
— Republicans Gather in Huntley’s Parkside Pub – Part 3
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/13/republicans-gather-in-huntleys-parkside-pub-part-3/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis First Mailer
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/13/oberweis2/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FAUCI: THE RESPONSE OF TRUMP ADMIN HAS BEEN IMPRESSIVE, I CAN’T IMAGINE ANYBODY COULD BE DOING MORE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/fauci-the-response-of-trump-admin-has-been-impressive-i-cant-imagine-anybody-could-be-doing-more.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Gloves are off’: Trump rips Biden as unfit for presidency at Nevada rally – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/13/trump-henderson-nevada-rally-rips-biden-unfit-pres/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Michigan college inanely fights racism by encouraging segregation – Quin Hillyer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/michigan-college-inanely-fights-racism-by-encouraging-segregation
— Baltimore Ravens stand for black national anthem but kneel for U.S. national anthem – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/baltimore-ravens-stand-for-black-national-anthem-but-kneel-for-u-s-national-anthem

FOX NEWS
— NFL players perform demonstrations as part of league’s push for bigger social justice platform – Ryan Gaydos (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sports acts as an arm of the Democrat Party. Ever-increasingly, sports dumps you if you do not promote hatred of Trump.)
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nfl-players-week-1-2020-demonstrations-as-part-social-justice-platform

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Defunding the Defunders Who Facilitate Riots, Violence, and Anarchy – Dan Cadman (DIERSEN: Who funds the looters, rioters, and arsonists in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?)
https://amgreatness.com/2020/09/13/defunding-the-defunders-who-facilitate-riots-violence-and-anarchy/
— Ethnocidal ‘Critical Race Theory’ Is Upon Us Like White On Rice Critical Race Theory has designated the country’s founding demographic as oppressive. Forever. – Ilana Mercer
https://amgreatness.com/2020/09/13/ethnocidal-critical-race-theory-is-upon-us-like-white-on-rice/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Demands Death Penalty for ‘Animals’ Who Shot L.A. Deputies – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/13/donald-trump-demands-death-penalty-for-animals-who-shot-l-a-deputies/
— BLM Protesters Chant ‘F*ck The Police’, Call for Commissioner to Resign – KURT ZINDULKA
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/09/14/watch-black-lives-matter-protesters-chant-fck-police-outside-scotland-yard/

TOWNHALL
— Biden Doesn’t Stand for Anything, But All Signs Point to a Far Left Presidency – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2020/09/14/biden-doesnt-stand-for-anything-but-all-signs-point-to-a-far-left-presidency-n2576142
— Conservatives’ Crushing Counterattack In the Culture War – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2020/09/14/conservatives-crushing-counterattack-in-the-culture-war-n2576095

FEDERALIST
— Michelle Obama Is Complicit In Netflix Child Porn Film ‘Cuties’ No one should doubt the considerable power former first lady Michelle Obama wields within Netflix or the unrivaled cultural influence she has to speak out in defense of preserving girlhood and innocence. – Rachel Campos-Duffy and Evita Duffy
https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/14/michelle-obama-is-complicit-in-netflix-child-porn-film-cuties/
— How The 1960s Riots Foreshadow Today’s Communist Weaponization Of Black Pain Many would have us believe that the riots and violence sweeping across America’s cities this year are spontaneous. But history and current evidence tell us otherwise. – Katharine Gorka
https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/14/how-the-1960s-riots-foreshadow-todays-communist-weaponization-of-black-pain/

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Defeating BLM, the bastard child of the Black Panthers, in November – Joseph Ragonese
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/defeating-blm-the-bastard-child-of-the-black-panthers-in-november-132310/

THE HILL
— Journalism or partisanship? The media’s mistakes of 2016 continue in 2020 – SHARYL ATTKISSON (DIERSEN: What do you say to journalists who claim to be nonpartisan, but who serve as propagandists for the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and/or Green Party?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/516036-journalism-or-partisanship-the-medias-mistakes-of-2016-continue-in-2020
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If there were any doubt left after 2016 as to what too much of the mainstream news media in America has become, it most certainly has been erased in 2020. Too often, many in my industry have revealed themselves as little more than propaganda tools for dueling political sides, no longer reporting the way journalists once did. We compete for the latest anonymous “scoop,” scandalous rumor or unsupported accusation. We pounce on the supposed “bombshell” du jour and hype it on the news, accompanied by endless round robins with political operatives. Many of us don’t even bother to find and report on stories that powerful people and interests aren’t pushing. To do this, too many of us have abandoned basic tenets of journalism. We ignore the suspicious timing of the handout “leaks” or scandals — as if nobody notices. We fail to explore or disclose sources’ motivations or conflicts of interest — as if nobody wonders about them. We don’t even pretend to assess the true news value of the “bombshell.” We’re simply happy to be of service to the propagandists; we invite them to use us, and our superiors reward us with admiration. Many of our peers either repeat the reporting, seek to confirm it using equally dubious methods or discredit it. Rarely do we step back and consider that the whole drama is being orchestrated by political puppet masters who count their successes by the number of news stories they generate.)

ABC NEWS
— College students struggle with uncertain job market after graduation Entry-level jobs, internships and job offers have declined during the pandemic. – Dana Alkhouri
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/college-students-struggle-uncertain-job-market-graduation/story?id=72725954

REUTERS
— Players protest across the league in empty stadiums – Steve Keating (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sports acts as an arm of the Democrat Party. Ever-increasingly, sports dumps you if you do not promote hatred of Trump.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-protests/nfl-players-protest-across-the-league-in-empty-stadiums-idUSKBN2640TP

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How New York City’s Police Unions Embraced Trump The unions’ leadership is mostly white, suburban and Republican, setting it apart from an increasingly diverse police force and the city itself. – Alan Feuer
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/nyregion/ny-police-unions-racial-disparity-trump.html
— Thousands Attend a Trump Rally Indoors The campaign event near Las Vegas ignored a state directive, and the Nevada governor criticized President Trump as “taking reckless and selfish actions.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/world/covid-19-coronavirus.html
— Trump supporters gather indoors as journalists ask why he played down the virus.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/world/covid-19-coronavirus.html

NEW YORK POST
— Colin Kaepernick blasts NFL’s social-justice messaging as ‘propaganda’ – Brian Lewis
https://nypost.com/2020/09/13/colin-kaepernick-calls-nfl-social-justice-messaging-propaganda/
— BLM protesters clash with NYPD after marching onto George Washington Bridge – Alex Taylor and Vincent Barone
https://nypost.com/2020/09/13/blm-protesters-clash-with-nypd/
— Trump says Biden is too lazy to stand up to ‘crazy socialists’ – Joe Tacopino
https://nypost.com/2020/09/14/trump-says-biden-is-too-lazy-to-stand-up-to-crazy-socialists/

WASHINGTON POST
— HEADLINE IN THE DAILY HERALD HARDCOPY: Latino groups want more from Biden – Dean Sullivan (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to those who are minority, female, LGBTQ, younger, not married, product of a non-traditional family, non-Christian, non-Italian American, non-German American, non-veteran, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, in America illegally, those who have less money than others, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time IS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE White, male, heterosexual, older, married, product of a traditional family, Christian, Italian America, German American, veteran, Republican, conservative, citizen of America, those who have more money than others, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/latino-groups-warn-that-bidens-sluggish-outreach-could-have-devastating-results/2020/09/13/82dab318-f44b-11ea-bc45-e5d48ab44b9f_story.html
— Why NFL owners are supporting Black players’ protests — for now – Bethany Lacina (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sports acts as an arm of the Democrat Party. Ever-increasingly, sports dumps you if you do not promote hatred of Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/13/why-nfl-owners-are-supporting-black-players-protests-now/
— The long history behind Donald Trump’s outreach to LGBTQ voters Trump’s rhetoric may be new, but the policies he supports and the role of LGBTQ Republicans are not. – Neil J. Young (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ focus on destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/14/long-history-behind-donald-trumps-outreach-lgbtq-voters/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘We Hope They Die’ Protesters cheer a shooting ambush of sheriff’s deputies in L.A. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-hope-they-die-11600031160
— Expenses for Adult Kids: Which Ones Should Parents Stop Paying For? Parents often keep paying for a lot of their adult children’s bills. But where—and how—should they draw the line? – Chris Kornelis (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) while I attended UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) during the summer of 1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/expenses-for-adult-kids-which-ones-should-parents-stop-paying-for-11600009200

FORBES
— Cancel Culture Is Only Getting Worse – Evan Gerstmann
https://www.forbes.com/sites/evangerstmann/2020/09/13/cancel-culture-is-only-getting-worse/#525a2a0263f4
— What Is Truly the Meaning Behind Words Like ‘Disadvantaged’ and ‘Disengaged’? – Peter DeWitt (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, the following are disadvantaged: minorities, females, younger people, those who have less money than others, LGBTQers, veterans, non-married people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, illegals, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, liberals, and moderates. According to Democrats, the following are unfairly advantaged: Whites, men, older people, those who have more money than others, heterosexuals, non-veterans, married people, Protestants, German Americans, citizens of America, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, Republicans, and conservatives.)
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2020/09/what_is_truly_the_meaning_behind_words_like_disadvantaged_and_disengaged.html
— You Should Never Wait For A Layoff To Prepare For Your Job Search – John Feldmann (DIERSEN: Until August of 1997, when I was 48 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors falsely led me to believe that they were going to let me work until I would be eligible for regular retirement in 2003.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2020/09/09/you-should-never-wait-for-a-layoff-to-prepare-for-your-job-search/
— Four Ways Leaders Can Help Integrate Diversity Into An Organization – Dedra Ward (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2020/09/14/four-ways-leaders-can-help-integrate-diversity-into-an-organization/

NEWSWEEK
— Trump’s Nevada Rally Crowd Chants ‘All Lives Matter’ at BLM Protesters – JAMES WALKER
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-nevada-rally-chants-all-lives-matter-blm-protesters-1531650
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Every NFL Team to Protest During the National Anthem in Week 1 – DAN CANCIAN
https://www.newsweek.com/which-nfl-teams-protests-anthem-kneeling-opening-week-1531635

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— The Future of College Admissions Is Test Blind – Joseph A. Soares and Jay Rosner (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed? The tests that I have passed include a) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, d) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) all the tests necessary to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) all the tests necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, and h) the Post Office employment examination in 1966.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2020/09/14/future-college-admissions-test-blind-opinion

September 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID 19: IL reports 2,145 new coronavirus cases, 32 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2145-new-covid-19-cases/6418727/

NBC5
— NIU Moves All Undergraduate Classes Online After 120 Students Test Positive – Katy Smyser and Phil Rogers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/niu-moves-all-undergraduate-classes-online-after-120-students-test-positive/2337741/

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-today-2/jim-belushi-on-becoming-a-marijuana-farmer-new-show-growing-belushi/2337652/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,145 new known COVID-19 cases and 32 additional deaths reported as DuPage among 30 counties on state’s latest warning list
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200911-xldfltzunbad7k54ib6lbfwfqu-story.html
— Longtime Democratic state Sen. Terry Link resigns his seat a month after being charged with federal income tax evasion – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-terry-link-resigns-senate-20200911-aomwojgyirhklmrwqufx74hocy-story.html
— McHenry board chairman says board member should resign after he and another former DCFS worker were charged in AJ Freund investigation – CHRISTY GUTOWSKI and ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-aj-freund-dcfs-workers-charged-20200911-zybkqld2rvdjlp3pvvvt26vtqa-story.html
— Wisconsin Supreme Court decision to halt mailing of absentee ballots raises concerns, questions – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-wisconsin-absentee-ballots-20200911-jsb6k7z26rgs3cpo5xxcmwmbn4-story.html
— The alarming downward spiral of downtown Chicago. Is a comeback possible? – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-population-loss-crime-coronavirus-20200911-ymgkaacqr5b2zewogygvjco27a-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage trips virus warning as officials probe graduation party, youth sports – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200911/dupage-trips-virus-warning-as-officials-probe-graduation-party-youth-sports
— McHenry County Board, board chairman candidates want Acosta to resign – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200911/mchenry-county-board-board-chairman-candidates-want-acosta-to-resign
— How Kane County chairman candidates would tackle $14 million-plus deficit – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200910/how-kane-county-chairman-candidates-would-tackle-14-million-plus-deficit
— Trump revels in packed Michigan crowd amid book fallout – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200910/news/309109856/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/corporate-diversity-weve-got-good-news-and-bad-news

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Northwestern updates community on fulfilling commitments to racial and social justice – Isabelle Sarraf (DIERSEN: Democrats use racial and social justice to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially to promote hatred against Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/09/10/campus/northwestern-updates-community-on-fulfilling-commitments-to-racial-and-social-justice/
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/09/10/campus/northwestern-graduate-workers-participate-in-national-scholar-strike-for-racial-justice/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Madigan Will Win Bigger Than Ever in November Madigan may be an atavism from an ancient era of Machine politics, but our modern Red vs. Blue era is making him more powerful than ever. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/October-2020/Madigan-Will-Probably-Win-Bigger-Than-Ever/?s=03

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BLACK LIVES MATTER DESCENDS INTO A WAR AGAINST OUR NATION’S FOUNDATIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/black-lives-matter-descends-into-a-war-against-our-nations-foundations.html
— VP CANDIDATE KAMALA HARRIS CHILLING INTERVIEW ABOUT BLM RIOTS: “THEY’RE NOT GONNA STOP. AND THEY SHOULD NOT.”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/vp-candidate-kamala-harris-chilling-interview-about-blm-riots-theyre-not-gonna-stop-and-they-should-.html
— AMERICAN GUN SALES HIT RECORD HIGH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/as-american-gun-sales-hit-record-high.html
— SOCIALISTS USE CORONAVIRUS TO ‘CRACK DOWN’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/socialists-use-coronavirus-to-crack-down.html
— THE DEEPLY PESSIMISTIC INTELLECTUAL ROOTS OF BLACK LIVES MATTER, THE ‘1619 PROJECT’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/the-deeply-pessimistic-intellectual-roots-of-black-lives-matter-the-1619-project.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— NFL ratings plunge amid Black Lives Matter messaging, competition from NBA, NHL Early Nielsen figures show 16.1% drop for inaugural game from 2019 – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/11/nfl-ratings-plunge-amid-black-lives-matter-messagi/

GOPUSA
— Fauci Says ‘Hunker Down’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94848

NEWSMAX
— Are Biden-Harris Anti-Catholics? – James Walsh
https://www.newsmax.com/jameswalsh/biden-harris-anti-catholic/2020/09/11/id/986462/

FEDERALIST
— The Left Is Setting The Stage For A Coup If Trump Wins Under the guise of planning for right-wing violence if Trump loses, Democrats are gaming out how to steal the election if Trump wins. – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/11/the-left-is-setting-the-stage-for-a-coup-if-trump-wins/

FOX NEWS RADIO
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders: I Wish There Were More “Good Reporters” In The White House Briefing Room
https://radio.foxnews.com/2020/09/10/sarah-huckabee-sanders-i-wish-there-were-more-good-reporters-in-the-white-house-briefing-room/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla, former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders talks about her new book Speaking For Myself and what she thinks about the reporters she faced in the White House Briefing Room. “I wish there were a lot more good reporters in that room. I wouldn’t put Jim (Acosta) on that list, but there are some of the toughest, shrewdest journalists from around the world that sit in there and throw tough questions at you day after day. And I do appreciate the work that they do and the service they provide to the country. I just would like to see them be a little bit more fair to this President and this administration.” “They would take anything that he said and make it as negative as possible. I witnessed that every single day and still see that even from the outside. No matter what this President does, no matter how successful he is, no matter what he accomplishes, they will find a way to attack it. And I think that is sad that most of those individuals, the liberal media elite, have decided that they hate Donald Trump more than they love our country. And I think that’s pretty disgraceful. I’m sad that we’ve gotten to that place.”)

AMERICAN THINKER
— The left’s war against ICE is deeply wounding our nation – Dale L. Wilcox
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/09/the_lefts_war_against_ice_is_deeply_wounding_our_nation.html
— Vote in person and in large numbers to stop Democrat cheating – Dex Bahr
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/09/vote_in_person_and_in_large_numbers_to_stop_democrat_cheating_.html

BREITBART
— Seven 9/11 Hijackers Overstayed Visas Due to Loophole Used by Over Half a Million Each Year – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/11/seven-911-hijackers-overstayed-visas/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘Wokeness’ Smothers Higher Education – GEORGE LEEF
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/wokeness-smothers-higher-education/

RELIGION NEWS
— Is it time to add ‘caste’ as a category in US anti-discrimination laws? – Joseph D’Souza
https://religionnews.com/2020/09/11/is-it-time-to-add-caste-as-a-category-in-us-anti-discrimination-laws/

CNN
— Fauci says we may not get back to our normal lives until the end of 2021 – Amanda Watts
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-09-11-20-intl/h_429c94d4d63f9ab3a1b632ef081c1e15

NBC NEWS
— Trump’s Supreme Court shortlist is ‘terrifying,’ LGBTQ advocates say – Julie Moreau (DIERSEN: LGBTQ advocates destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not advocate LGBTQ.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/trump-s-supreme-court-shortlist-terrifying-lgbtq-advocates-say-n1239861
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote critical race theory.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-white-house-says-critical-race-theory-anti-american-ncna1239825

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “As Clock Ticks, Trump Engulfs Himself in Chaotic News Cycles.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/us/politics/trump-campaign-virus-woodward.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump scoffs at White privilege in Woodward book.” (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, a) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT would not have admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, b) the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO would not have offered me jobs in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1971, and 1980 respectively, c) I would not have passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt in 1979 and 1981 respectively, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, and e) I would not have become a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant in 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 respectively.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/11/i-dont-feel-that-all-trump-scoffs-white-privilege-woodward-book/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Federal managers voice their opposition to White House cancellation of race training – Eric White (DIERSEN: Democrats use race training to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially to promote hatred against Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2020/09/federal-managers-voice-their-opposition-to-white-house-cancellation-of-race-training/

September 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING: Former state GOP Chairman Pat Brady endorses Democrat Sean Casten for reelection over Republican Jeanne Ives – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Pat Brady, his supporters, his operatives, and his dupes who have worked the hardest against me. I would focus on those who reject the traditional marriage, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Pat Brady hated TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and he hated my leadership of that organization.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-republican-pat-brady-endorsing-democrat-sean-casten-illinois-6th-20200910-n573eqczybcuhcmtye7nkxpgk4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-windy-city-times-ending-print-edition-35-years-0909-20200909-q63ax5xhrzgjhoyirxooswa6ue-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Going postal: One in four Illinois voters could be looking to the mailbox rather than the ballot box That could also mean a long election night — or more accurately days and nights — as the state tallies the ballots cast by Nov. 3, a process that can stretch for two weeks, or until Nov. 17. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/9/21429914/postal-illinois-vote-mail-ballot-november-election-covid-19-coronavirus-trump
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/9/9/21429785/new-pot-marijuana-cannabis-dispensary-shop-license-illinois-social-equity

DAILY HERALD
— Both candidates in 14th U.S. House race support protesters, call for police reforms – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: Democrats use protests to promote hatred against Republican candidates, and especially against Republican candidates who are pro-law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200910/both-candidates-in-14th-us-house-race-support-protesters-call-for-police-reforms

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— McDonald’s, Coke, Nike still boycotting Facebook, but it’s no longer just about hate – ILYSE LIFFREING (DIERSEN: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters want Facebook to do even more to get rid of conservatives once and for all, and especially to get rid of conservatives who are Trump supporters, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/mcdonalds-coke-nike-still-boycotting-facebook-its-no-longer-just-about-hate

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled police-hating police-haters promote hatred against police.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-more-likely-to-stop-black-drivers-without-citing-them-data-reveals/6416266/

ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst To Confront Racial Inequality: Official Alderwoman responds to Black Lives Matter backers’ comments. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-confront-racial-inequality-official

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— A Woman to Stand Up to AOC: Jeanne Ives – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/09/a-woman-to-stand-up-to-aoc-jeanne-ives/

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING: Former state GOP chairman endorses Casten as Ives releases first TV ad (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Pat Brady, his supporters, his operatives, and his dupes who have worked the hardest against me. I would focus on those who reject the traditional marriage, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Pat Brady hated TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and he hated my leadership of that organization.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/10/former-state-gop-chairman-endorses-casten-as-ives-releases-first-tv-ad/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Riots across America, and Democrat’s favorite theme still is it’s all Trump’s fault – Andy Biggs
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/9/riots-across-america-and-democrats-favorite-theme-/
— Fauci denies Trump downplayed COVID: ‘I didn’t get any sense that he was distorting anything’ – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/9/anthony-fauci-rejects-bob-woodward-book-claim-dona/
— Forced apologies for ‘White privilege’ is un-American – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, a) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT would not have admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, b) the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO would not have offered me jobs in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1971, and 1980 respectively, c) I would not have passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt in 1979 and 1981 respectively, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, and e) I would not have become a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant in 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 respectively.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/9/editorial-forced-apologies-for-white-privilege-is-/
— Book looks at what it means to be white in America – AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, a) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT would not have admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, b) the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO would not have offered me jobs in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1971, and 1980 respectively, c) I would not have passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt in 1979 and 1981 respectively, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, and e) I would not have become a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant in 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 respectively.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/9/review-book-looks-at-what-it-means-to-be-white-in-/
— Richest Americans now worth $3.2 trillion – Jennifer Harper (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns you as being rich? I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most as being rich since I was 18 in1966.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/9/inside-the-beltway-richest-americans-now-worth-32-/

FOX NEWS
— I’m a pro-life conservative Republican college student who won’t let cancel culture silence me Covington Catholic High School grad is now in college – Nick Sandmann (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended high school 1962-1966, I doubt that UIC would have accepted me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended UIC 1966-1968, I doubt that NIU would have accepted me in 1969. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended NIU 1969-1970, I doubt that Loyola would have accepted me in 1972. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended Loyola 1972-1976, I doubt that DePaul would have accepted me 1976. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended DePaul 1976-1980, I doubt that IIT would have accepted me in 1992. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended high school 1962-1966, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/covington-catholic-cancel-culture-nick-sandman
— College backtracks after designating separate discussion groups for White students and ‘people of color’ University of Michigan-Dearborn says intent was to discuss race, racism ‘without harming’ non-White students – Sam Dorman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on getting minorities to hate Republicans.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/university-michigan-dearborn-separate-groups-whites-poc

GOPUSA
— Trump Addresses Bob Woodward’s Coronavirus Hit Piece
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94767

BREITBART
— Donald Trump: Joe Biden ‘Devoted His Career to Offshoring’ American Jobs to China – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/09/trump-biden-devoted-career-offshoring/
— Dr. Anthony Fauci Defends Trump on Coronavirus: ‘I Don’t Think He Ever Distorted Things’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/09/09/anthony-fauci-woodward-trump-coronavirus/
— Trump’s New Supreme Court List Includes Diverse Array of Conservative All-stars – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/09/trumps-new-supreme-court-list-includes-diverse-array-of-conservative-all-stars/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The State of Race in America Today and Yesterday – Walter E. Williams
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/09/today-and-yesterday-racial-discrimination/
— Problematic Women: Diamond and Silk Discuss Black Lives Matter – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/10/problematic-women-diamond-and-silk-offer-candid-opinions-about-black-lives-matter/
— Trump Puts Fed Wokeness to Sleep – Tony Perkins
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/09/trump-puts-fed-wokeness-to-sleep/

PJ MEDIA
— Has the Second American Civil War Already Started? – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: Constructively, Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against America. Democrats want Blacks to be their frontline soldiers in that war. Their soldiers in their army include Democrat liberals, Democrat moderates, Democrat minorities, Democrat women, Democrat young people, Democrat poor people, Democrat rich people, Democrat recent immigrants, illegal aliens, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, Democrat non-Christians, Democrat non-German Americans, and Democrat non-Italian Americans.)
https://pjmedia.com/columns/tyler-o-neil/2020/09/09/has-the-second-american-civil-war-already-started-n880940

THE HILL
— New Poll says NBA ratings have plunged because of racial justice protests A Harris poll suggests some viewers have stopped watching over politics. – Anagha Srikanth
https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/arts-culture/515665-new-poll-says-nba-ratings-have-plunged-because-of
— Urban unrest impacting more than an election – ADAM GOODMAN
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/515704-urban-unrest-impacting-more-than-an-election
— Zuckerberg: ‘Just wrong’ to say conservatives drive Facebook – JUSTINE COLEMAN (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook employees are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/515600-zuckerberg-just-wrong-to-say-conservatives-drive-facebook
— Cohen: ‘I guarantee that it’s not going to go well for whoever’ set up Woodward interview – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/515793-cohen-i-guarantee-that-its-not-going-to-go-well-for-whoever-set-up-woodward
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Woodward revelations deepen Trump troubles.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/515760-the-memo-woodward-revelations-deepen-trump-troubles

MSNBC
— Trump mocks suggestion that white privilege exists in United States (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, a) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT would not have admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, b) the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO would not have offered me jobs in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1971, and 1980 respectively, c) I would not have passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt in 1979 and 1981 respectively, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, and e) I would not have become a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant in 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 respectively.)
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/trump-mocks-suggestion-that-white-privilege-exists-in-united-states-91369541513
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump tries, fails to justify his deliberate coronavirus deceptions.”
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-tries-fails-justify-his-deliberate-coronavirus-deceptions-n1239741

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote hatred of Trump, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against all Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/09/us/powerful-people-race-us.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Most Americans plan to vote before Election Day, a significant shift from previous years, poll finds – Amy Gardner, Emily Guskin and Scott Clement
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-americans-plan-early-vote/2020/09/10/4f782536-f037-11ea-bc45-e5d48ab44b9f_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump told Bob Woodward he downplayed COVID-19 to prevent mass panic – Aaron Feis
https://nypost.com/2020/09/09/trump-told-woodward-he-downplayed-coronavirus-to-stop-panic/
— Oscars’ Orwellian diversity quota throws out merit – Miranda Devine (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion throw out merit.)
https://nypost.com/2020/09/09/oscars-orwellian-diversity-quota-throws-out-merit-devine/
— Oscars’ woke quota will backfire on Hollywood spectacularly – Kyle Smith
https://nypost.com/2020/09/09/oscars-woke-quota-will-backfire-on-hollywood-spectacularly/

FORBES
— ‘Wow, No’: In Audio Tape, Trump Rejects Notion He Has ‘White Privilege’ – Jack Brewster (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, a) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT would not have admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, b) the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO would not have offered me jobs in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1971, and 1980 respectively, c) I would not have passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt in 1979 and 1981 respectively, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, and s) I would not have become a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant in 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 respectively.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/09/09/wow-no-in-audio-tape-trump-rejects-notion-he-has-white-privilege/

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Canceling Anti-Racism Training Weakens Agency Liability Shields – Robert Iafolla (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run federal agencies use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, subjectivity in job assignment and performance appraisal, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/canceling-anti-racism-training-weakens-agency-liability-shields

FED SMITH
— Agencies With Most $100,000+ Federal Employees and Lowest Average Salaries – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2020/09/09/agencies-with-most-100000-federal-employees-lowest-average-salaries/

FED WEEK
— Are You in Danger of Living Too Long?
https://www.fedweek.com/publishers-perspective/are-you-in-danger-of-living-too-long/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use diversity training to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/09/viewpoint-diversity-training-isnt-anti-american-propaganda-trumps-directive/168354/

NEWSWEEK
— Wokeness Comes for the Pensions – JOSHUA SHARF
https://www.newsweek.com/wokeness-comes-pensions-opinion-1529977

WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled America-haters crow about their success in getting sports fans to hate America.
https://theweek.com/speedreads/936844/most-americans-support-athletes-kneeling-during-national-anthem–reversal-from-2-years-ago

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in destroying sports, that is, in making sports anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-marriage, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-players-revolt-against-racism-inequality-and-police-terror

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating White-hating male-hating hate-filled hater says “The Violent Defense of White Male Supremacy Trump and his supporters are defending an America where white men can rule and brutalize without consequence.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/09/armed-defenders-white-male-supremacy/616192/

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters want Facebook to do even more to get rid of conservatives once and for all, and especially to get rid of conservatives who are Trump supporters, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/mark-zuckerberg-still-cant-admit-facebook-is-a-megaphone-for-the-right

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, LGBTQ-promoters, their operatives, and their dupes destroy you.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/09/trumps-record-lgbtq-rights-vile-moment-took-office-kept-list/
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/09/hate-groups-rejoice-trump-ends-anti-racism-training-government-workers/

September 8 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago violence: 51 shot, 10 fatally in Labor Day weekend shootings Child killed, 3 others injured in South Shore shooting
https://abc7chicago.com/51-shot-10-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/6413594/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-9/8/2020

CBS2
— Naked With ‘Spit Hoods’ On, Rochester Protesters Decry Daniel Prude’s Death
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/08/naked-with-spit-hoods-on-rochester-protesters-decry-daniel-prudes-death/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mark Batinick, Illinois House 97th District Republican nominee profile His top priorities include lowering property taxes, ending political corruption and installing traffic signals at dangerous intersections in the district.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/7/21370351/mark-batinick-illinois-house-rep-97th-district-republican-nominee-2020-election
— Christopher Kasperski, Illinois Senate 31st District Republican nominee profile His top priorities include addressing high property taxes, state spending and corruption.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/7/21424892/christopher-kasperski-illinois-senate-31st-district-republican-nominee-candidate-2020-election
— Don Walter, Illinois House 83rd District Republican nominee profile His top priorities include expanding small businesses, freezing property taxes and offering “school choice.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/7/21370882/don-walter-illinois-house-rep-83rd-district-republican-nominee-candidate-2020-election
— Ron Doweidt, Illinois House 85th District Republican nominee profile His top priorities include education, property tax relief and the state’s finances.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/7/21398835/ron-doweidt-illinois-house-rep-85th-district-republican-nominee-candidate-2020-election

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House Democrats say they’ll investigate Louis DeJoy over possible campaign finance violations – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-usps-louis-dejoy-congress-investigation-20200908-6uht27xgnvgctebamkx4o2os7e-story.html

— How Trump’s billion-dollar campaign lost its cash advantage – SHANE GOLDMACHER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-nyt-trump-campaign-cash-20200907-y4w4msh6abhg3mbvbfwulntdca-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: 17 referendum questions on the November ballot in DuPage – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200907/17-referendum-questions-on-the-november-ballot-in-dupage
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Suburban colleges report huge enrollment declines among Latino, Black and adult learners – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200908/suburban-colleges-report-huge-enrollment-declines-among-latino-black-and-adult-learners
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Labor Day is over; the time for voters to focus (on all races) has arrived (DIERSEN: I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I anxiously await campaign literature from all the Republican candidates on the ballot for my precinct. I want to distribute that literature ASAP to all the homes in my precinct that have one or more Republican or Independent voter.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200907/editorial-the-dawn-of-election-2020

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s the evidence—in case you needed it—that downtown’s been seriously damaged Recent events have shaped the perception, fairly or unfairly, that downtown is no longer a safe place to live or work, and it’s time for everyone—public officials, civic leaders and business execs—to come to terms with that fact. – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/heres-evidence-case-you-needed-it-downtowns-been-seriously-damaged

WBEZ
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A Chicago Group Uses Billboards To Highlight That Abortion Is Covered By Medicaid In Illinois – Natalie Moore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats urge women to have abortions.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/a-chicago-group-uses-billboards-to-highlight-that-abortion-is-covered-by-medicaid-in-illinois/d304b606-2966-402a-aa70-882944525264

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois’ Major Parties Focus on Messaging – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the Republican Party a) to officially dump its traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks and b) to officially get rid of voters, organizations, companies, and governments that support the aforesaid planks.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=310273#.X1dehId_OM8

MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A THREAT TO WHITE TRUTH: HOW THE 1619 PROJECT REIGNITED AMERICA’S RACIAL RECKONING.”
https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/featured/threat-white-truth-1619-project-reignited-americas-racial-reckoning/

FOX MILWAUKEE
— Study: 52% of young adults forced to move back in with parents amid COVID-19 – Catherine Park
https://www.fox6now.com/news/study-52-of-young-adults-forced-to-move-back-in-with-parents-amid-covid-19

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— MADIGAN’s CRUSADE – SHIA KAPOS
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Democratic Party is on a crusade to grab as many seats as possible in the November election, which is just 56 days away — or less, if you’re voting by mail. Democratic and Republican sources say Dems could flip at least six House seats and, depending how much money House Speaker Michael Madigan throws at races, even more. There are a few reasons for a possible sweep. First, President Donald Trump is expected to hinder Republicans in suburban strongholds. Trump could lose by 10 to 15 points in some suburbs, which means Republicans in those districts would have to outperform the top of the ticket by that much — and that’s not likely without a lot of cash. The Illinois Republican Party doesn’t have the financial resources to compete with Democrats, who have amassed $3.7 million, according to the State Board of Elections website. That compares to Republicans who have close to $1.1 million in the bank. And Madigan, the Dems’ chief fundraiser, has an additional $14.8 million that he can spend on candidates — more than five times what Minority Leader Jim Durkin has. Democrats already have a majority in the House, holding 74 seats to the Republicans’ 44. So why push for more? With his position as House speaker coming up for a vote in January, Madigan officially needs 60 votes to be re-elected to the position, and it would be a show of force if he could get at least 70 votes. So it’s no wonder he’s making every effort to push Democrats over the line in November. Flipping more than six seats would be a reminder to Democrats that he’s critical to their party’s success. Republicans say Illinois voters dislike Madigan and it will show in the polls. “When voters are concerned about ethics and fiscal issues, we benefit,” said Jayme Odom, executive director of the House Republican Organization. “There’s no amount of money that can cover up the problems that the Democrats have with Mike Madigan in charge.” Mary Morrissey, executive director of the Illinois Democratic Party counters: “When Illinois Republicans refer to corruption, we assume they’re talking about their president and his daily affront to Americans, our constitution and the integrity of our democracy. When they mention the economy, we assume Illinois Republicans mean the growing economy Donald Trump inherited and tore apart with his disastrous response to the coronavirus pandemic.” The six Illinois House seats expected to flip: Allen Skillicorn. . .Morrison. . .Wehrli. . .Mazzochi. . .Stephens. . .Grant. . .Democrats also think they can defeat Republican Reps. John Cabello, Steve Reick, Norine Hammond, and Dan Ugaste, though GOP insiders expect the races to hinge on whether their GOP-leaning districts back Trump this time around. And Republicans hope to flip the 116th District: Republican David Friess, an attorney, vs. the recently appointed Dem Rep. Nathan Reitz; 111th District: Republican Amy Elik vs. Democratic Rep. Monica Bristow (Republicans lost by 356 votes to Bristow two years ago); and the 112th District that has Republican Lisa Ciampoli challenging Democratic Rep. Katie Stuart.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/09/08/lightfoot-defends-1619-project-madigans-crusade-its-a-tax-war-490269

WIREPOINTS
— Overpromised benefits, not underfunding, have been the real cause of Illinois’ pension crisis – Wirepoints (DIERSEN: From the beginning of time, government employees and government retirees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned. I was a government employee for almost 30 years and I have been a government retiree for almost 23 years. Because government employees and government retirees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned, to hire and to retain employees, government employers have been forced to offer more generous pensions.)
https://wirepoints.org/overpromised-benefits-not-underfunding-have-been-the-real-cause-of-illinois-pension-crisis-wirepoints-press-release/

ZERO HEDGE
— Riots Have Hit 48 Of America’s 50 Largest US Cities – Tyler Durden (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats riot in your municipality? What buildings will they burn down?)
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/riots-have-hit-48-americas-50-largest-us-cities-new-study-finds

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PENSION APOCALYPSE? COVID-19 EXPOSES LONG-RUNNING FRAGILITY OF ILLINOIS PUBLIC PENSIONS – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/pension-apocalypse-covid-19-exposes-long-running-fragility-of-illinois-public-pensions/

CAPITOL FAX
— House investigative committee to hold first hearing this Thursday
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/08/house-investigative-committee-to-hold-first-hearing-this-thursday/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump: Schumer, Pelosi don’t want a new stimulus deal – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/7/trump-schumer-pelosi-dont-want-new-stimulus-deal/
— Joe Biden: Watch how I run up ramps while Trump ‘stumbles down’ – David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: Since Thursday, I have hand-delivered almost 400 color flyers to homes and businesses on North Main Street in Wheaton, the homes in my precinct that have one or more Republican or Independent voters, and downtown Wheaton businesses. The flyers promote the September 20 DuPage County Republican Central Committee rally. Outstandingly, Alpha Graphics in downtown Wheaton donated the cost to print 500 of the color flyers.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/8/joe-biden-watch-how-i-run-ramps-while-donald-trump/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ‘Not The Same Joe Biden’: White House Stenographer Says Former VP’s ‘Mental Acuity’ Has Deteriorated – Alana Goodman
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/not-the-same-joe-biden-white-house-stenographer-says-former-vps-mental-acuity-has-deteriorated/
— Riots Likely Drove 2020’s Biggest Gun Sales Spike Seasonally adjusted sales hit unprecedented levels in June, analysis shows – Charles Fain Lehman and Stephen Gutowski
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/riots-likely-drove-2020s-biggest-gun-sales-spike/

FOX NEWS
— Georgia senator whose event was disrupted by Black Lives Matter says she’s holding rioters, DAs accountable ‘The most important thing is that we have law and order in this country’ – Caleb Parke
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgia-senator-kelly-loeffler-black-lives-matter

GOPUSA
— Newspaper Predicts Catastrophic Violence If Biden Loses (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats threaten to destroy everything if Republican candidates are elected. Ever-increasingly Democrat candidates make it clear that if elected, they will use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.gopusa.com/
— Kamala Talks To Jacob Blake And Tells Him She’s Proud Of Him (DIERSEN: Who are your critics/opponents proud of? My critics/opponents are proud of those a) who glorify and praise them, b) who pander to them, c) who serve as their operatives or dupes, and d) who give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and who they are proud of.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94620

BREITBART
— ‘Football Is Officially Dead’: Eric Trump Rips the NFL After Cowboys ‘Green Light’ Anthem Protests – DYLAN GWINN
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2020/09/07/football-is-officially-dead-eric-trump-rips-the-nfl-after-cowboys-green-light-anthem-protests/

BLAZE
— Michigan GOP headquarters vandalized with profanity-laced anti-cop hate messages “Republicans will not be intimidated” – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/michigan-gop-hq-vandalized-blm

DAILY WIRE
— Candace Owens Dismantles The ‘Big Lie’ Of Systemic Racism, Says ‘White Guilt’ Is Allowing People To ‘Act Like Toddlers’ – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/candace-owens-dismantles-the-big-lieof-systemic-racism-says-white-guilt-is-allowing-people-to-act-like-toddlers
— ‘A Serious Situation’: Chief Justice John Roberts Will Decide 2020 Election, Dick Morris Predicts – Jon Brown
https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-serious-situation-chief-justice-john-roberts-will-decide-2020-election-dick-morris-predicts

TOWNHALL
— Right for Me but Not for Thee – Robert Knight
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2020/09/08/right-for-me-but-not-for-thee-n2575769

PJ MEDIA
— Here’s Where Rioters Learn Their Hate: Watch ‘Trainer’ Say ‘All’ White People Are ‘Racists,’ ‘Not Human’ – VICTORIA TAFT
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/victoria-taft/2020/09/07/heres-where-rioters-learn-their-hate-watch-trainer-say-all-white-people-are-racists-not-human-n902810

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The Revolution Is Upon Us – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/the-revolution-upon-us

PATRIOT POST
— Another Day, Another Smear Job The Atlantic’s latest story about Trump is a disgrace by journalistic standards. – Douglas Andrews
https://patriotpost.us/articles/73266-another-day-another-smear-job-2020-09-07

TPM
— Trump Ends Labor Day Presser With Complaint About ‘Cancel Culture’
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/trump-holds-labor-day-presser-at-wh-at-1-pm-et

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/515421-biden-ad-urges-fresh-start-stop-focusing-on-a-president-who-thinks-its-all

POLITICO
— Purity test: Democrats clash over Biden diversity goals The debate over whether corporate insiders should be in the mix for Cabinet positions is shaping up to be a major point of tension within the party – ZACHARY WARMBRODT
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/07/biden-diversity-purity-test-409245

MCCLATCHY DC
— What is The 1619 Project? Trump threatens funding for schools if they use it – BAILEY ALDRIDGE (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the 1619 Project to promote hatred against Trump.)
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article245544290.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/08/learning/lesson-of-the-day-how-black-lives-matter-reached-every-corner-of-america.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/07/world/europe/germany-trump-far-right.html
— With Washington Deadlocked on Aid, States Face Dire Fiscal Crises Local officials are slashing funding for everything from education and health care to orchestra subsidies. – Mary Williams Walsh
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/07/business/state-budgets-coronavirus-aid.html
— The Tax Cut for the Rich That Democrats Love Why are party leaders fighting to get rid of one surprisingly progressive element of the 2017 tax bill? – Richard V. Reeves and Christopher Pulliam (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn married people who a) both have income and b) pay more than $10,000 a year in real estate tax and state income tax as being disgusting, selfish, and filthy rich people who should pay more federal income tax?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/07/opinion/salt-tax-deduction-cut.html

WASHINGTON POST
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE DAILY HERALD: Burnout, splinter factions and deleted posts: Unpaid online moderators struggle to manage divided communities From the pandemic to systemic racism and volatile politics, the real world is seeping into online communities and making them harder to moderate. – Heather Kelly (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) the decisions that I make to include or to not include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS and on www.gopillinois.com and b) my comments on those articles. To my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes I say come out of your closets and a) publish a website, b) post your demonizations, denigrations, and condemnations of me on your website, and c) send links to your demonizations, denigrations, and condemnations of me to diersen@aol.com for publication in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and on www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/25/volunteer-moderators-2020/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/07/trump-thinks-hell-be-better-off-things-get-worse/

NEW YORK POST
— Fostering massive social disorder is no way to protest – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2020/09/07/fostering-massive-social-disorder-is-no-way-to-protest/
— Black Lives Matter protesters harass Pittsburgh diners – Aaron Feis
https://nypost.com/2020/09/07/black-lives-matter-protesters-harass-pittsburgh-diners/
— Trump blames violence in Rochester, NYC on ‘radical left’ Democrats – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2020/09/07/trump-blames-violence-in-rochester-nyc-on-radical-left-democrats/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will Courts Pick the Next President? If the election is close, the fallout could make Bush v. Gore look like an ice-cream social. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-courts-pick-the-next-president-11599518640
— Face It, Facebook Is the Picture of Politics Despite its best efforts to the contrary, Facebook is now a political app and the majority of its users are ‘here for it’ – Laura Forman (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who promote Facebook? Facebook is vehemently anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-Trump. Facebook discourages everyone a) from sending and reading emails and b) from publishing and maintaining websites.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/face-it-facebook-is-the-picture-of-politics-11599219180
— Rising Education Levels Provide Diminishing Economic Boost – Josh Mitchell (DIERSEN: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, a) Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, b) Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, and c) IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate business courses during 1972, 1973, and 1974, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I a) had not earned an MBA in 1976, b) had not been taking graduate accounting courses during 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1980, and c) had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I a) had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) became a licensed CPA in 1981, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. If I a) had not become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997 and b) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, GAO would have succeeded in forcing me to take its early retirement offer earlier than it did.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rising-education-levels-provide-diminishing-economic-boost-11599400800

BLOOMBERG
— Wells Fargo, Delta Join a Nascent Push Into Racial Hiring Quotas Some of the country’s biggest companies have set targets to make up for a lack of Black workers. – Marin Wolf and Kim Bhasin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about race, gender, and age quotas, goals, and targets that Democrat politicians gave my superiors in the federal government. To meet those quotas, goals, and targets, they got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, and/or non-veteran, who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/can-quotas-fix-diversity-these-major-companies-hope-so

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: American Airlines shows support for Black staff, passengers with Black Lives Matter pins – Hannah Yasharoff
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2020/09/07/black-lives-matter-american-delta-show-support-custom-blm-pins/5739331002/

DESERET NEWS
— Understanding ‘pink slime journalism’ and what it reveals about conservatives and liberals Websites featuring local news could be efforts to sway elections, media analysts say. But one publisher says he’s filling a void left by the closure of community newspapers – Jennifer Graham (DIERSEN: www.gopusaillinois.com does not masquerade.)
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/9/7/21409053/understanding-pink-slime-journalism-and-what-it-reveals-about-conservatives-and-liberals
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Six in 10 Americans who are Republican, or lean that way, believe that news organizations make mistakes to deliberately mislead people, according to a new report from Pew Research Center. The number is even higher among supporters of President Donald Trump, who repeatedly berates the mainstream news media for dispensing what he calls “fake news.” That could make conservatives the group most susceptible to an emerging phenomenon that has been dubbed “pink-slime journalism,” websites that masquerade as local news, but may exist to promote a partisan agenda and gather data on users, according to an investigation by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University. The term “pink-slime journalism,” believed to have been coined in 2012 by journalist Ryan Smith, suggests something more sinister than “yellow journalism,” which describes news coverage that is overly sensational or tawdry and which dates to the 19th century. Pink-slime journalism, however, is thoroughly modern, enabled by computer-generated articles and accounts compiled by people who may not live in the United States.)

DAILY GAZETTE
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters rally on Saratoga Lake More than 100 boats in flotilla – Stan Hudy
https://dailygazette.com/article/2020/09/07/trump-supporters-rally-on-saratoga-lake

NEWSWEEK
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: American Airlines Faces Boycott Calls Over ‘Black Lives Matter’ Uniform Pin – SEREN MORRIS
https://www.newsweek.com/american-airlines-faces-boycott-calls-over-black-lives-matter-uniform-pin-1530092
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: U.S. Schools Have Openly Taught the 1619 Project for Months – CHANTAL DA SILVA
https://www.newsweek.com/u-s-schools-have-openly-taught-1619-project-months-1530138

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/09/trump-vigor/615973/

AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION
— Why “27 Years and Out” Should Be Retired – TED CRAIG (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, reorganizations, budget cuts, up-or-out, subjectivity in job assignments, subjectivity in performance appraisal, etc. to get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they have not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
http://www.afsa.org/why-27-years-and-out-should-be-retired
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This September I will retire from the U.S. Foreign Service. Not for lack of energy and commitment, as I sit squarely in my mid-50s and am in good health. Nor for lack of capability, if my last employee evaluation report in a senior overseas leadership position is to be credited. And not for any constraints on my readiness to serve. Along with scores of other capable colleagues every year, I am moving on because of the Service’s long-standing requirement that we retire after 27 years unless selected to the Senior Foreign Service. It is the deal we signed up for, so those of us who don’t cross the threshold must accept the outcome. Whether this deal still makes sense for the Foreign Service is another question. The 27-year threshold is the relic of an age of one-career couples and unsuited to the professional constraints faced today by single parents, dual-career partners, or just about anyone with a substantial life challenge. It is draining away experienced and skilled officers at a time of unprecedented challenge to our interests and ideals overseas, and it may play a role in limiting diversity in our senior ranks. The 27-year “Time in Service” (TIS) limit in the Foreign Service mirrors the U.S. military, where officers have that number of years to make flag rank—the one-star ranks of brigadier general for the Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, and rear admiral for the Navy—or face mandatory retirement. And some of the justifications for the system are similar for both the military and the diplomatic corps. First, the limitation ensures “pass-through” in the ranks, opening opportunities for the next generation of officers to move through the system as longer-serving officers are retired. Like most bureaucracies, we have a pyramid-shaped organization at the State Department. We need more mid-level diplomats than we do ambassadors and deputy assistant secretaries. There is not room for everyone to be selected for the Senior Foreign Service, and using upward progression as an incentive for superior performance is beneficial. A second argument for the TIS limit, unspoken in polite company, is that it rids the system of underperforming bureaucratic deadwood. This argument is less convincing. Like the military, the Foreign Service uses up-or-out all along the way, thinning the ranks at each step in promotion; anyone making our Service’s most senior “pre-flag” rank (FS-1, the protocol equivalent of a colonel) has been pushed forward by at least three promotion boards and should be a strong officer. While we still occasionally see underperformers marking time at the FS-1 rank, the reality is that most of those pushed out of the Service are still capable of strong contributions and valuable mentoring. Many will have been recommended for elevation to the Senior Foreign Service by the annual selection panels, falling short because of limited allotted slots for new senior officers.)

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