FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Kamala Harris’ immigration work comes under scrutiny as campaign takes shape.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-campaign-immigration-scrutiny/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly push THC.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2024/07/25/cheech-chong-seltzer-thc-high-dry-chicago
— Democrats say “Things to know about AKA, Kamala Harris’ sorority. The vice president is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., a Black Greek-letter organization. Her more than 300,000 “sorors” plan to play a large role in the November presidential election.” (COMMENT: When you were in college, were you a member of a fraternity or sorority? I was not. I had to work my way through college. My parents never attended college. I lived with them in Crete while took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. I worked all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-sorority-aka-alpha-kappa-alpha
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Harris joined AKA as an undergraduate student at Howard in 1986. She has acknowledged the “major influence” AKA has had on her life, even since childhood, when her aunt, Christine Simmons, was initiated at Howard in 1950. When Harris ran for the Democratic nomination in 2020, many referred to the sorority as her “secret weapon.” And when Harris accepted the vice presidential nomination later that year, she made sure to acknowledge the sorority, saying, “Family is my beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha … our Divine 9 … and my HBCU brothers and sisters.” Earlier this month, Harris delivered the keynote address at the AKA’s biennial national convention in Dallas. In her speech to over 20,000 members, Harris called fellow AKAs to action.)
— Democrats say “JD Vance thinks childless Americans have no stake in society.” Are you childless? My wife and I are childless. My Democrat GAO superiors used that against me big time. I should write a book about them. They demonized me, denigrated me, condemned me, and punished me big time a) because we gave up trying to have children without trying IVF even though they knew that our doctor had advised against it because we both had major fertility problems, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. They crowed that they had children. They stressed that their wives had little or no income and that it cost lots of money to raise children. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or d) become a licensed CPA in 1981. They were furious a) that I went with my wife on her many business trips to luxury resorts 1978-1992, b) that we had a new home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) that I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, and d) that we saved lots of money for our retirement.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/25/parenthood-children-jd-vance-kamala-harris-politics-families-2024-presidential-election
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration’s handling of border policy.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240725/nation-and-world-politics/house-republicans-vote-to-rebuke-kamala-harris-over-administrations-handling-of-border-policy/
— Democrats want a school funding formula that favors school administrators, teachers, and parents who vote for Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240726/columns/school-funding-pitch-good-for-state-not-just-chicago/
ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Harris to call Republicans racists and sexists.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/what-is-dei-republicans-are-using-term-attack-kamala-harris/15095066/
— Democrats say “Ex-deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey was discharged from the Army for serious misconduct. Sean Grayson also had been previously charged with two DUIs, court records show.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ex-deputy-sean-grayson-fatally-shot-sonya-massey/15098940/
— Democrats say “Elgin police shoot, kill dog that was attacking owners while on a walk.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/elgin-police-shoot-kill-dog-was-attacking-owners/15097186/
NBC5
— Democrats promote reparations for Blacks today. Tomorrow they will promote reparations for females, younger people, those who have less money than others, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, all Democrats, etc.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-reparations-explained/3500561/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Harris to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/harris-blasts-trump-vision-of-chaos-fear-and-hate-in-fiery-teachers-union-speech/3500852/
— Police fatally shoot dog in Elgin after animal attacked its owners
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-fatally-shoot-dog-in-elgin-after-attacking-its-owners/3501338/
CBS2
— Democrats say “National Convention: Retired CBS Chicago reporter John Drummond remembers.” Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unethically hint/imply/argue/shout that all those who protest are protesting Trump. From what I see, those who protest the most are the hate-filled Israel-hating Israel-haters.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chaos-1968-democratic-national-convention-cbs-chicago-john-drummond/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InEAwAMhupw
SPRINGFIELD PATCH
— Democrats are ever-increasingly turning Sonya Massey into George Floyd.
https://patch.com/illinois/springfield-il/sonya-masseys-family-seeking-donations-we-fight-justice
SOUTHERN
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Project 2025.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/25/what-is-project-2025-a-look-at-the-conservative-presidential-wish-list/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say “House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration’s handling of border policy.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-house-republicans-vote-to-rebuke-kamala-harris-over-administrations-handling-of-border-policy/
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-334/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-127/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Governor Pritzker Treats Illinois Like a Stepping Stone
https://illinois.gop/governor-pritzker-treats-illinois-like-a-stepping-stone/
(THE PRESS RELEASE: CHICAGO — As Democrats from across the country scramble to get into Vice President Kamala Harris’s good graces, JB Pritzker has joined the fray hitting the liberal national media circuit as the latest Governor to kiss the ring in a desperate attempt to leave his state for Washington. Pritzker has made no secret that he has ambitions beyond *just* governing our state. Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi released the following statement: “No one is surprised that JB Pritzker is chomping at the bit to leave Illinois. He’s shown more interest in campaigning around the country this year than he has in reducing the tax burden that has made Illinois the least “tax friendly” state in the country and 2nd in the country for residents leaving. We welcome Vice President Harris considering Governor Pritzker, because his poor track record would all but guarantee our neighbors, Wisconsin and Michigan, swing Republican, as they’ve benefitted from the mismanagement of our state by an out of touch billionaire. He’s all yours, madam Vice President.”)
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Pritzker says he wants to make Illinois the best state in the country for Blacks to sell pot. (COMMENT: Have you used pot? I have not used pot and I never will. If I had used pot, I doubt that I would have been able to a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) earn job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) earn job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, or 1997, or d) earn a job-related professional license in 1981. S.S. Kresge, Post Office, Firestone Stores, IRS, and GAO would not have hired me in 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, and 1980 respectively. I would not have been able to buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1978, etc. I would not have been able to buy condos in 1972, 1974, or 1976. I would not have been able to a) get married and buy a home with my wife in Wheaton in 1978 , b) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981, d) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, e) etc.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/662093325-pritzker-i-want-to-make-illinois-the-black-weed-capital-of-the-world
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Harris’ liberal record follows her into battle for swing-state voters. – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/25/kamala-harris-liberal-record-follows-her-into-batt/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ted Cruz says ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris views illegal immigrants as ‘future Democrat votes’ – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3099556/ted-cruz-says-border-czar-kamala-harris-views-illegal-immigrants-future-democrat-votes/
— Kamala Harris locks down teachers union endorsements as she embraces left-wing education activism. – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3099592/kamala-harris-locks-down-teachers-union-endorsements-embraces-left-wing-education-activism/
— Republicans rethink DEI attacks on Harris. – Naomi Lim and Ramsey Touchberry (COMMENT: Those who have personally benefitted from Affirmative Action (AA) or DEI, those who are personally benefitting from AA or DEI, and those who want to benefit personally from AA or DEI do not want to criticize AA and DEI. Those who have not had to pay the price of AA or DEI do not want to criticize AA or DEI. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have personally benefitted from AA or DEI, b) are personally benefitting from AA or DEI, c) want to benefit personally from AA or DEI, and/or d) have not had to pay the price of AA or DEI.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3097317/republicans-rethink-dei-attack-harris-risks-pooling-support/
— Since when is being a DEI hire a bad thing? – Kaylee McGhee White
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/3099668/since-when-is-being-a-dei-hire-a-bad-thing/
— A country that picks its leader on DEI grounds is doomed. – Dan Hannan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/3099928/a-country-that-picks-its-leader-on-dei-grounds-is-doomed/
NEW YORK POST
— Six Dems join Republicans to condemn ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris for botching border crisis. – Josh Christenson
https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/us-news/house-passes-bipartisan-resolution-strongly-condemning-border-czar-kamala-harris/
— Migrants rushing to border in case Trump wins will find some Dems slamming doors. – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/opinion/migrants-rushing-the-border-in-case-will-find-democrats-slamming-doors/
— Kamala Harris vows to strengthen unions as she lays out her domestic policy agenda in speech to teachers. – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/us-news/kamala-harris-lays-out-her-domestic-policy-agenda-in-speech-to-teachers/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Biden said Harris ‘most qualified person’ to stop flow of 10 million illegal aliens. – Chad Groening, Billy Davis
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/07/25/reminder-biden-said-harris-most-qualified-person-to-stop-flow-of-10-million-illegal-aliens/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Sanctuary State Offering Plane Tickets to Illegal Aliens to Leave Due to Overcrowding. – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2024/07/25/sanctuary-state-offering-plane-tickets-to-illegal-aliens-to-leave-due-to-overcrowding/
BLAZE
— How many child sex offenders are hiding among illegal aliens? – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/how-many-child-sex-offenders-are-hiding-among-illegal-aliens
BREITBART
— The Mormon Church is quietly welcoming thousands of migrants sent to Utah from overcrowded Denver, Colorado, despite public protests by state and local elected officials. – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/07/25/utah-in-uproar-as-mormon-church-pulls-in-thousands-of-migrants/
— CNN political analyst Doug Heye said Thursday on “Newsroom” that the “shits and giggles caucus” within the Republican Party attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris were “dumb.” – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/07/25/cnns-heye-gops-sh-ts-and-giggles-caucus-attacking-dei-vp-harris-is-dumb/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Affirmative Asylum Backlog Exceeds One Million for the First Time. – Elizabeth Jacobs
https://cis.org/Jacobs/Affirmative-Asylum-Backlog-Exceeds-One-Million-First-Time
CHRISTIAN POST
— One-third of Democrats wish Trump’s assassin didn’t miss, poll suggests. – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/news/one-third-of-democrats-wish-trumps-assassin-didnt-miss-poll.html
COLLEGE FIX
— House GOP launches Merit Caucus to combat DEI in education, advance the American dream. – KATHERINE PUGH
https://www.thecollegefix.com/house-gop-launches-merit-caucus-to-combat-dei-in-education-advance-american-dream/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Left’s war on meritocracy has gone too far, lowering standards for students and teachers, discouraging achievement in the classroom, and eliminating academic excellence, all in the name of equity,” Owens said in a news release announcing the caucus.)
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Kamala Harris’ Embarrassing Liberal Record Being Memory Holed By Media – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/kamala-harris-embarrassing-liberal-record-being-memory-holed-by-media
DAILY CALLER
— Six Dems Vote In Favor Of Resolution Bashing Biden And ‘Border Czar’ Harris’ Failures. – REBEKA ZELJKO
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/25/six-dems-vote-resolution-bashing-biden-border-czar-harris-failures/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Conservative Group Alerts Congress to Kamala Harris’ Record. – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-owns-each-every-one-joe-bidens-policies-conservatives-tell-congress/
DAILY WIRE
— DeSantis Highlights Kamala Harris’ Record As One Of The Most Far-Left Democrats In The Country.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-highlights-kamala-harris-record-as-one-of-the-most-far-left-democrats-in-the-country
— California School District Makes Students Audit Their Privilege, Give Presentation On Oppression. ‘Victimhood mentality’ is ‘poisoning the minds of children,’ one critic tells The Daily Wire. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-california-school-district-makes-students-audit-their-privilege-give-presentation-on-oppression
— Trump Says He Has ‘Very Good Relationship’ With Elon Musk ‘Despite The Fact That I’m Against The Electric Car Mandate’ – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-he-has-very-good-relationship-with-elon-musk-despite-the-fact-that-im-against-the-electric-car-mandate
FOX NEWS
— When Secret Service puts DEI first, its protectees are endangered. Worship at the unholy altar of DEI has become de rigueur within federal law enforcement’s senior executive ranks. – James Gagliano
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/when-secret-service-puts-dei-first-lives-endangered
HANNITY
— ‘Radical Kamala Can’t Have My Guns, My Gasoline Engine, or My Cheeseburgers’ – Ted CRUZ
https://hannity.com/media-room/cruz-missile-radical-kamala-cant-have-my-guns-my-gasoline-engine-or-my-cheeseburgers-watch/
HOUSE GOP
— PRESS RELEASE: Holding Kamala Harris Accountable For Failing To Secure Our Borders.
https://www.gop.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1836
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Pentagon DEI Budget Surges for Military-Wide Woke Training to Root out “White Privilege” (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly used Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to get rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those like me who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job related bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, my six professional certifications, and my professional license. I should write a book about that. Further, while I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman for the last 24+ years, RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have ever-increasingly used AA and DEI to get rid of conservative committeemen, and especially those like me who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.judicialwatch.org/pentagon-dei-budget-surges-for-military-wide-woke-training-to-root-out-white-privilege/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pentagon dedicates tens of millions of dollars annually to Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs throughout the armed forces and cadets at the nation’s military academies receive extensive training about racism, sexism, unconscious bias, and intersectionality. A year-long research project conducted by a special commission at a public university think tank has uncovered the unbelievable details behind a costly Department of Defense (DOD) initiative to root out so-called white privilege white supremacy in the military. The study, conducted by the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University (ASU), began as a review of civic education in the military and uncovered a fervent woke movement throughout the nation’s armed forces. “Our research team did not expect to find Critical Race Theory so embedded and pervasive,” the center’s director, Donald T. Critchlow, an ASU American political history professor, writes in the introduction of a recently published report. He confirms that there is CRT and DEI training across the military from the Pentagon through the ranks. It is important to note that the sole purpose of the U.S. armed forces is to defend the nation against external enemies, therefore the DOD’s mission is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and ensure the country’s security. The agency is the government’s largest with 3.4 million service members and civilians—in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard—stationed at 4,800 sites in over 160 countries. Under the Biden administration the DOD budget for DEI training has increased significantly from $68 million in fiscal year 2022 to $86.5 million in fiscal year 2023, the report states. The agency is requesting a whopping $114.7 million for fiscal year 2024, according to DOD figures obtained by ASU researchers. “Training is implemented by a vast DEI bureaucracy that extends from senior leaders at the Pentagon to the lowest ranks,” the report says, adding that the “U.S. military now has a well-developed, taxpayer-funded DEI bureaucracy dedicated to rooting out ‘white privilege’ and white supremacy, and that allows for (and sometimes teaches) the overt criticism of the United States, its founding, its founders, and its founding documents, alleging that they are all rooted in systemic racism.”)
LEGAL IMSURRECTION
— Visibly Angry Kamala Harris Lashes Out At Israel After Netanyahu Meeting. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/07/visibly-angry-kamala-harris-lashes-out-at-israel-after-netanyahu-meeting/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Law School Got Woke. Students learn to seek outcomes, not justice – TODD ZYWICKI (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/09/how-law-school-got-woke/
NEWS BUSTERS
— NY Times Shrieks ‘Disinformation’ Over GOP’s True Kamala Claims on DEI, ‘Border Czar’ – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2024/07/25/ny-times-shrieks-disinformation-over-gops-true-kamala-claims-dei
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Conservative Influencer Urges Boycott Of Harley-Davidson Over DEI Policies And Trans Support. – James Meyers
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/conservative-influencer-urges-boycott-of-harley-davidson-over-dei-policies-and-trans-support/
TOWNHALL
— Donald Trump Is Right About Jewish Voting. – Alan Joseph Baue (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government had great success in encouraging/forcing their many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many/big adverse actions against their few remaining Republican employees. I should write a book about that.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2024/07/26/donald-trump-is-right-about-jewish-voting-n2642512
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump for years has said that American Jews are voting against their interests. This time around, maybe things will finally change. Donald Trump tends to be blunt in his statements, and he has for years said that the American Jewish community is voting against its interests. And he is right. While orthodox Jews support Trump by well over 90 percent, the Orthodox make up a relatively small proportion of the overall Jewish community. And there is no question that the larger movements—Reform and Conservative—are far more liberal and left-leaning. Sixty-eight percent of American Jews voted for Biden over Trump in 2020. This is on the low side; the percentage of Jews voting Democratic has historically been higher.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats say that Haley says that Republicans attacking Harris as DEI pick “not helpful.” Those who have personally benefitted from Affirmative Action (AA) or DEI, those who are personally benefitting from AA or DEI, and those who want to benefit personally from AA or DEI do not want to criticize AA and DEI. Those who have not had to pay the price of AA or DEI do not want to criticize AA or DEI. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have personally benefitted from AA or DEI, b) are personally benefitting from AA or DEI, c) want to benefit personally from AA or DEI, and/or d) have not had to pay the price of AA or DEI.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4793598-nikki-haley-kamala-harris-dei/
ABC NEWS
— Democrats say “Ex-deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey was discharged from the Army for serious misconduct. Sean Grayson also had been previously charged with two DUIs, court records show.” Why was Grayson hired?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/deputy-fatally-shot-sonya-massey-discharged-army-misconduct/story?id=112264355
ABC NEW YORK
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Sean Grayson, those who hired him, and Sonya Massey to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://abc7ny.com/post/sonya-massey-protest-rally-held-washington-square-park/15097022/
NBC NEWS
— Democrats decry that “Trump zeroes in on border czar Harris.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-calls-kamala-harris-border-czar-fact-check-immigration-2024-rcna163422
YAHOO
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Harris to call Republicans racists and sexists.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/backstabbed-subordinates-leaders-workplace-black-100000685.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Attacking Kamala Harris for Not Having Kids Will Backfire.” Are you childless? My wife and I are childless. My Democrat GAO superiors used that against me big time. I should write a book about them. They demonized me, denigrated me, condemned me, and punished me big time a) because we gave up trying to have children without trying IVF even though they knew that our doctor had advised against it because we both had major fertility problems, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. They crowed that they had children. They stressed that their wives had little or no income and that it cost lots of money to raise children. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or d) become a licensed CPA in 1981. They were furious a) that I went with my wife on her many business trips to luxury resorts 1978-1992, b) that we had a new home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) that I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, and d) that we saved lots of money for our retirement.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/opinion/kamala-harris-jd-vance.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Anti-Israel Protesters Make Netanyahu’s Point. They burn the U.S. flag and deface monuments with pro-Hamas slogans. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/anti-israel-protesters-make-netanyahus-point-1204ff71?mod=opinion_lead_pos2
BLOOMBERG
— Democrats say “Trump Turmoil Is Nothing Compared to 1968’s Siege of Chicago.” Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unethically hint/imply/argue/shout that all those who protest are protesting Trump. From what I see, those who protest the most are the hate-filled Israel-hating Israel-haters.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-07-26/trump-turmoil-is-nothing-compared-to-1968-s-siege-of-chicago
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Election 2024: Trump 50%, Harris 43%
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/election_2024_trump_50_harris_43
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS’ NETWORK
— Personal experiences – JENNIFER SIZELAND (COMMENT: Personal experiences that I use for my writing and to base my opinions on include what I learned a) earning a bachelor’s degree (management), three master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a professional license (CPA), b) working for S.S. Kresge 18 months, Post Office almost 3 years, Firestone Stores 2+ years, IRS almost 9 years, and GAO almost 18 years, c) being a union member for almost 12 years, d) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years, e) serving as a Financial Industry Regulatory Association arbitrator for 26 years, f) living in Crete 24 years, University Park almost 4 years, Chicago 2 years, and Wheaton 46+ years, g) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman 24+ years, the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 6 years, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor 24+ years, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 3 years, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 8 years, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 4 years, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 7 years, the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 14 years, h) attending seven Illinois Republican Party State Conventions as a delegate, i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, j) being the subject of a nasty 4-page Money Magazine article in February of 1978, k) being married for 46+ years, l) filing grievances and lawsuits, m) being the subject of many big adverse actions that my critics/opponents say that I brought on myself, and n) much more.)
https://ijnet.org/en/story/how-journalists-can-implement-personal-experiences-their-reporting
Tag: Committeeman
July 18, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “JD Vance’s first Republican convention will be his national introduction as Trump’s running mate.” I have attended as a delegate all the Illinois Republican Party State Conventions since 2000.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/17/jd-vances-first-republican-convention-will-be-his-national-introduction-as-trumps-running-mate/
— Democrats say “Northwestern police cite four people involved in pro-Palestinian encampment.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/17/northwestern-police-cites-four-people-involved-in-pro-palestinian-encampment-officials/
— Democrats say “Lawsuit accuses state police of neglect, enabling alleged Highland Park shooter to obtain gun.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/17/lawsuit-accuses-state-police-of-neglect-enabling-alleged-highland-park-shooter-to-obtain-gun/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Chicago’s top watchdog pushed to add ex-Police Supt. David Brown to city’s do-not-hire list.” Constructively, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors put me on do not hire lists. I should write a book about those listings and the tremendous harm they caused me. Constructively, those listings rendered virtually worthless a) my bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) my six professional certifications, and c) my professional license.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/2024/07/17/chicago-top-watchdog-ex-police-supt-david-brown-do-not-hire-list
ABC7
— Democrats say “RNC Day 4: Donald Trump to give RNC keynote, says he’ll stress unity.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-day-4-donald-trump-to-give-keynote-says-hell-stress-unity/15067553/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/18/2024
— Democrats say “Trump rally shooter searched on phone for dates of Democratic National Convention in Chicago.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-assassination-attempt-thomas-matthew-crooks-searched-dnc-chicago/15066011/
NBC5
— Democrats say “What to expect on Day 4 of the RNC, including speakers, timing and more. The final day of the convention will see speeches by former President Trump, Tucker Carlson and more.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/what-to-expect-day-4-rnc-milwaukee-speaker-schedule-trump-remarks/3493650/
— Democrats say “Trump set to speak at end of convention.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/how-long-is-the-rnc-trump-set-to-speak-at-end-of-convention/3493333/
— Democrats say “John Deere to abandon ‘social or cultural awareness’ events and inclusion efforts. John Deere also said it would audit all training materials “to ensure the absence of socially-motivated messages”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/john-deere-to-abandon-social-or-cultural-awareness-events-and-inclusion-efforts/3493205/
CBS2
— Democrats say “George Washington statue staying outside Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D14rjOShy8
WGN9
— Democrats say “Illinois GOP’s turn toward Trump keeps moderates at home.” Anti-conservative Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois have always worked against conservatives, that is, they have always worked against the base of the Illinois Republican Party.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/illinois-gop-s-turn-toward-trump-keeps-moderates-at-home/ar-BB1q77bx?ocid=BingNewsVerp
SOUTHERN
— Democrats say “Illinois Republicans urged to look beyond traditional base.” Anti-conservative Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois have always worked against conservatives, that is, they have always worked against the base of the Illinois Republican Party.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/17/illinois-republicans-urged-to-look-beyond-traditional-base-as-national-party-courts-unions/
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH & WGIL
— Democrats say “Under new leadership, Illinois GOP urged to ‘build bridges’ within party.” Anti-conservative Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois have always worked against conservatives, that is, they have always worked against the base of the Illinois Republican Party.
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/under-new-chair-kathy-salvi-illinois-republicans-urged-to-build-bridges-within-party/article_9c3fbbda-4471-11ef-b882-871abdf8344a.html
https://www.wgil.com/2024/07/17/llinois-republicans-decry-bidens-border-policies-chicago-crime/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://www.sj-r.com/
EVANSTON NOW
— Anti-conservative leaders in Illinois ever-increasingly crow about their success in defeating Republican candidates. I should write a book about the biggest anti-conservative leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://evanstonnow.com/girl-you-got-this/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “On party infighting, Illinois’ new GOP chair says start calling those people out.” I should write a book about those leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have worked the hardest to get rid of me since 2000. I would focus on those who a) removed me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year and b) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021.
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2024-07-17/on-party-infighting-illinois-new-gop-chair-says-start-calling-those-people-out
WREX
— Democrats say “JD Vance said in 2022 he would like abortion to be illegal nationally.” Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.wrex.com/news/jd-vance-said-in-2022-he-would-like-abortion-to-be-illegal-nationally/article_a575ced1-53ae-5223-b13d-57546058999b.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at women that sooner or later, men will rape them and impregnate them. What percentage of pregnancies are caused by rape? Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/biden-campaign-releases-ad-narrated-by-rape-victim-to-hit-trump-vance-on-abortion/
ELMHURST PATCH
— Democrats say “Elmhurst State Rep Hopefuls Draw Campaign Cash.”
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-state-rep-hopefuls-draw-campaign-cash
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Anti-conservative Illinois Republican leaders, that is, anti-platform Illinois Republican leaders, boycotted the Republican conventions in Collinsville and Milwaukee. They most commonly reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity planks in the Republican Party platform. They are far closer to Democrats, to Libertarians, to Greens, and to Independents than they are to Republicans. They have used pretexts to take many big adverse actions against me because I am conservative, that is, because I am a platform Republican.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/18/the-ethos-of-the-illinois-gop-00169341
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Missing were Illinois Republican stalwarts like former Gov. Jim Edgar, former Illinois House Speaker Jim Durkin, former Sen. Mark Kirk and others. . .Notable names are already popping up as possible GOP governor candidates in 2026: Outgoing Republican National Committeeman Richard Porter, Congressman Darin LaHood, former state Sen. Darren Bailey, who lost to JB Pritzker in 2022, and Aaron Del Mar, who ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor that year. . .Donald Trump’s campaign says it won’t commit to a VP debate because “we don’t know who the Democrat nominee for vice president is going to be.” The campaign namedrops Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker and Gretchen Whitmer. Pritzker’s camp called the Trump debate statement “a weird way to say ‘I’m scared of Kamala Harris.’” . . . Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller has called on the director of the Secret Service to resign after a briefing addressing the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. “I am gravely concerned that so many important questions remain unanswered, especially as reports suggest law enforcement and Secret Service were aware that this man posed a threat at multiple points during the day,” Miller said in a statement.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-328/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Quite a moment in the GOP convention: ‘Shut up, Gaetz… you don’t have to be an a**hole.’
https://wirepoints.org/best-moment-gop-convention-so-far-shut-up-gaetz-you-dont-have-to-be-an-ahole/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Black leaders ditching Illinois Democrats, stand with GOP state’s attorney candidate. – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: Because I worked for the federal government in Park Forest, Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago for almost 30 years, I have worked for Blacks, worked with Blacks, and supervised Blacks far more than any of my critics/opponents.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_a9dfe00c-4463-11ef-91d2-4bd96266a09d.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— J.D. Vance emphasizes working-class roots in acceptance speech. – Susan Ferrechio (COMMENT: All my critics/opponents have parents who have/had way more money than my parents had. I had to work my way through college.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/17/jd-vance-emphasizes-working-class-roots-acceptance/
— GOP senators confront Secret Service director at RNC, demanding she resign or answer their questions. – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/17/gop-senators-confront-secret-service-director-rnc-/
NEW YORK POST
— JD Vance’s RNC speech shows Trump’s Republican Party stands for the ‘forgotten men and women’ – A.G. Gancarski (COMMENT: How successful were your ancestors? My father was less successful than his father. My grandfather was less successful than his father. My great grandfather was less successful than his father. I reversed that trend by earning a) a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) six professional certifications, and c) a professional license.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/jd-vance-s-rnc-speech-shows-trump-s-republican-party-stands-for-the-forgotten-men-and-women/ar-BB1qbLky
(FROM THE ARTICLE: JD Vance, who wears his “Kentucky coal country” roots on his sleeve, introduced himself to Americans nearly a decade ago with his unforgettable memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” a chronicle of economically driven dislocation, the awful alternation of plateaus and downward mobility and redemption.)
AMAC
— Why They Hate Voter ID. – Robert B. Charles
https://amac.us/newsline/society/why-they-hate-voter-id/
AMERICAN THINKER
— A Politicized Military, Run by a Frail President. – John Cauthen
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/07/a_politicized_military_run_by_a_frail_president.html
— DEI and the Secret Service. – Rajan Laad (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years (GAO-18, IRS-9, Post Office-3), their top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. Because I am none of the aforesaid, they wasted my career and got rid of me.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/07/dei_and_the_secret_service.html
CENTER SQUARE
— Arizona border residents give picture of immigration crisis at RNC. – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.kten.com/news/arizona-border-residents-give-picture-of-immigration-crisis-at-rnc/article_bd9e3f4a-d82d-5ef7-9787-9bdf01aa13b2.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— DEI Stands for ‘Division, Exclusion, and Indoctrination,’ DeSantis Says. – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/17/desantis-dei-stands-division-exclusion-indoctrination/
DAILY WIRE
— DeSantis Says America Cannot Afford A ‘Weekend At Bernie’s’ President. “Let’s send Joe Biden back to his basement.” – Mairead Elordi
https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-says-america-cannot-afford-a-weekend-at-bernies-president
EPOCH TIMES
— Federal Prosecutors Begin Dropping Jan. 6 Obstruction Charges After Supreme Court Ruling. Supreme Court justices ruled that charges brought under the obstruction law must meet certain criteria. – Zachary Stieber (COMMENT: One could argue that January 6 was like the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/federal-prosecutors-start-dropping-jan-6-obstruction-charges-after-supreme-court-ruling-5688322
FOX BUSINESS
— These people are not asylum seekers: Arizona rancher Arizona ranchers Jim and Sue Chilton share how the hidden cameras on their ranch have caught thousands of drug traffickers crossing into the United States during the Republican National Convention.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6358376455112
FOX NEWS
— Secret Service equity director says DEI agenda is a ‘mission imperative,’ the ‘ultimate goal’ DEI director Loucious Hires said when every Secret Service agent makes DEI a ‘mission imperative’ the agency will have ‘achieved our ultimate goal’ – Hannah Grossman (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years (GAO-18, IRS-9, Post Office-3), their top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. Because I am none of the aforesaid, they wasted my career and got rid of me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/secret-service-equity-director-says-dei-agenda-mission-imperative-ultimate-goal
LEGAL INSURECTION
— RNC Honors the 13 Marines Killed During Afghanistan Withdrawal and Their Families. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/07/rnc-honors-the-13-marines-killed-during-afghanistan-withdrawal-and-their-families/
MRC TV
— Denver City Council Speaks Out About Skyrocketing Migrant Crime – and the Price Tag For It. – BEATRIZ MADAN
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/beatriz-madan/denver-city-council-speaks-out-about-skyrocketing-migrant-crime-and-price-tag-it
WESTERN JOURNAL
— DEI Destroyed the Secret Service Leading Up to Trump Shooting. A Politicized Military, Run by a Frail President. – John Cauthen
https://www.westernjournal.com/docs-expose-dei-destroyed-secret-service-leading-trump-shooting/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “Vance pounds on ‘illegal aliens’ while also referencing his South Asian in-laws.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In my defense, I stress that they all immigrated legally.
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/vance-pounds-on-illegal-aliens-while-also-referencing-his-south-asian-in-laws-215131205809
— Democrats say “Kimberly Guilfoyle warns America is growing ‘closer to World War III.” Under Biden, America’s enemies are emboldened to destroy America.
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/kimberly-guilfoyle-warns-america-is-growing-closer-to-world-war-iii-215120453593
— Democrats say “Secret Service says it’s appalled by DEI rhetoric against female agents after Trump rally shooting. Saturday’s shooting is the latest instance of right-leaning social media accounts trying to link diversity, equity and inclusion programs to deeply troubling news events.” (COMMENT: All my many female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/secret-service-condemns-backlash-against-women-agents-rcna161928
CNN
— Democrats say “Pelosi privately told Biden polls show he cannot win and will take down the House; Biden responded with defensiveness.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/politics/nancy-pelosi-biden-conversation/index.html
— Democrats say “Right-wing media figures blame women in Secret Service and ‘DEI’ for security failure in Trump shooting.” (COMMENT: All my many female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/media/secret-service-agents-women-trump-shooting/index.html
MSN
— Democrats say “Ron DeSantis accuses Libs of TikTok of ‘lying’ for clicks.”
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/world/ron-desantis-accuses-libs-of-tiktok-of-lying-for-clicks/ar-BB1jWV6r
— The following want employers to have mandatory DEI hiring policies: liberals, moderates, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have less work experience than others, those who have less education than others, those who have few or no professional certifications or licenses, etc. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/do-you-think-companies-have-mandatory-diversity-hiring-policies/ar-AA1hHr6w
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/starting-up-in-the-us-a-entrepreneur-s-path-to-the-green-card/ar-BB1q46qe
— Democrats say “Chinese Lose Confidence in Meritocracy as Path to Greater Wealth.” To promote Affirmative Action and DEI is to destroy meritocracy. If I had been a Democrat, minority, and/or female, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/chinese-lose-confidence-in-meritocracy-as-path-to-greater-wealth/ar-BB1pMCz5
— Democrats say “Trump Issues Dangerous Call to Arms During RNC.” Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-issues-dangerous-call-to-arms-during-rnc/ar-BB1qanoX
MSNBC
— Democrats say “Vance addresses Trump assassination attempt.”
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/vance-addresses-trump-assassination-attempt-215128645809
— Democrats say “JD Vance criticizes Biden over Iraq war during RNC speech.”
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/jd-vance-criticizes-biden-over-for-iraq-war-215131205837
— Democrats say former ICE director says “You better start packing now” and sends message to those immigrating illegally.
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/thomas-homan-criticizes-biden-over-border-security-215114309799
— Democrats say “A heartbreaking story at the RNC peddles a horribly misguided narrative. How a story of personal loss is being used to promote a dangerous and false narrative about the state of crime under the Biden administration.” The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/rnc-speeches-push-dangerous-trump-narrative-biden-border-policy-rcna162374
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Trump Shooting Live Updates: Lawmakers Assail Decision to Let Rally Go Ahead. The Secret Service’s call to let the former president take the stage even as law enforcement searched for a potentially dangerous person has drawn a furious response.’
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/18/us/trump-rally-shooting-news
— Democrats say “Biden Called ‘More Receptive’ to Hearing Pleas to Step Aside.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/us/politics/dnc-biden-nomination.html
— Democrats say “While Republicans Put on a Show of Unity, Democrats Wrestle With Their Own Rift. The discontent with President Biden has not faded and tempers are fraying as he insists on staying in the race over the objections of some fellow Democrats who worry that he cannot win.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/us/politics/biden-democrats-rift.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/us/trump-immigration-republicans-explained.html
— Democrats say “The Myth of Migrant Crime.” To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to shout gross disrespect of the rule of law and of that country.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/briefing/the-myth-of-migrant-crime.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Biden’s political crisis deepens as Schiff calls for him to drop out. The president tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, just hours after Schiff, a top Democrat, became the 23rd member of Congress from the party to call for Biden’s exit from the race.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/17/adam-schiff-biden-drop-out/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Democrats say “Average American Debt in 2024: Household Debt Statistics.” Overwhelmingly, while I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates had way more debt than I did. I focused on a) avoiding debt, b) paying my debt off, and c) saving for my retirement.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/credit-score/average-american-debt
POLITICO
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame gun crimes on guns instead of blaming those who use guns illegally.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/17/trump-shooting-rnc-gun-control-00169179
— Democrats say “Secret Service struggles to quash congressional fury over Trump assassination attempt. Director Kimberly Cheatle acknowledged “gaffes” and a “failure” on the day of the rally.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/17/secret-service-congress-trump-shooting-00169187
PBS
— Democrats say “Fact-checking right-wing claims about election security and noncitizens voting.” Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will have many millions of their many millions of illegals use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrat candidates.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/fact-checking-right-wing-claims-about-election-security-and-noncitizens-voting
HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Republicans Lay Groundwork To Deny 2024 Election Results At GOP Convention.” Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will have many millions of their many millions of illegals use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrat candidates.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-lay-groundwork-to-deny-2024-election-results-at-gop-convention/ar-BB1qbsYA
July 17, 2024 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats say “Republican delegates preach unity as path to victory in November at RNC day 3.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/republican-convention-day-3-kathy-salvi-preaches-unity/15064980/
— Democrats say “Secret Service spotted shooter on roof 20 minutes before gunfire erupted at Trump rally. The FBI said it was investigating the shooting as potential domestic terrorism.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-assassination-attempt-fbi-examines-thomas-matthew-crooks/15064141/
— Democrats say “President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/joe-biden-tests-positive-covid-will-return-delaware/15065780/
— Democrats say “Secret Service timing, funding and staffing examined after Donald Trump assassination attempt.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-assassination-attempt-secret-service-timing-funding-staffing/15066225/
NBC5
— Democrats say “New GOP leader Kathy Salvi vows to ‘make Illinois red again’ Republicans haven’t won a statewide office since former Gov. Bruce Rauner triumphed in 2014.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/state-republican-leader-kathy-salvi-make-illinois-red-again/3493281/
— Democrats say “Rod Blagojevich attends RNC to show support for Donald Trump.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/rod-blagojevich-attends-rnc-to-show-support-for-donald-trump/3493235/
— Democrats say “Gov. Abbott says Texas will continue busing migrants to Chicago during RNC speech.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/abbott-texas-to-bus-more-migrants-to-chicago-sanctuary-cities/3493459/
— Democrats say “Law enforcement flagged gunman as ‘suspicious person’ over an hour before shots fired in Trump assassination attempt.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/law-enforcement-flagged-gunman-suspicious-person-over-an-hour-before-shots-fired-trump-assassination-attempt/3493247/
WGN9
— Democrats say “Illinois Republican after words with Florida’s Matt Gaetz: ‘He’s just not the best member’ Richard Porter, Republican National Committeeman from Illinois, interrupted Rep. Gaetz’s confrontation with Rep. McCarthy.”
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/gaetz-taunts-mccarthy-on-convention-floor-what-night-are-you-speaking/
— Democrats say “Illinois’ incoming GOP chair Kathy Salvi talks unity, challenges with state’s delegates at RNC.“
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/illinois-gop-kathy-salvi-unify-rebuild-state-party/
FOX32
— Democrats say “GOP distances itself from JD Vance abortion comments.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gop-distances-itself-from-jd-vance-abortion-comments
WTTW
— Democrats say “Illinois GOP Leaders Vow to Flip 5 House Seats While New Chair Aims to Get Rid of Blue Funk.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/17/illinois-gop-leaders-vow-flip-5-house-seats-while-new-chair-aims-get-rid-blue-funk
— Democrats say “New Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi Stops Short of Calling for a Nationwide Abortion Ban.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/17/new-illinois-gop-chair-stops-short-calling-nationwide-abortion-ban
— Democrats say “Ex-Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh Tells Moderate Republicans in Milwaukee to Stand Up to ‘Jackass’ Trump.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/17/ex-illinois-congressman-joe-walsh-tells-moderate-republicans-milwaukee-stand-jackass
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “At RNC, Illinois GOP starts looking to 2026 election.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/17/at-rnc-illinois-gop-starts-looking-to-2026-election/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Porter may have designs on public office in Illinois. During this week’s convention, Porter has been among a handful of names floated by some Illinois top Republicans as possible GOP candidates for governor in 2026 as the state party looks to reinvent itself with new leadership after years of losing ground to Democrats. . .Others mentioned as potential Republican candidates for governor included U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood of Peoria, former state Sen. Darren Bailey, who lost by more than 12 percentage points to Pritzker in the 2022 race, and Aaron Del Mar, who ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor that year.)
–Democrats say “Black Republican leaders at RNC try to make inroads with African American voters.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/17/black-republican-leaders-at-rnc-try-to-make-inroads-with-african-american-voters/
— Democrats say “Trump has given no official info about his medical care for days since an assassination attempt.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/17/trump-has-given-no-official-info-about-his-medical-care-for-days-since-an-assassination-attempt-2/
— Democrats ask “What would make Joe Biden drop out of the presidential race?” and say “Here are the four reasons he’s cited.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/17/what-would-make-joe-biden-drop-out-of-the-presidential-race-here-are-the-four-reasons-hes-cited/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Illinois Republican goes viral after confronting ‘obnoxious’ Gaetz on convention floor. Illinois National Republican Committeeman Richard Porter berated the scandal-plagued Florida congressman for trying to embarrass former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during a television interview.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/17/rnc-trump-news-updates-milwaukee-wednesday
— Democrats say “New Illinois GOP chair Kathy Salvi vows to end ‘blue funk’: ‘We’re gonna make Illinois red again’ Salvi, who officially becomes the face of the state party on Friday, called on Illinois Republicans to set aside differences “to usher in a new era of Republican victories here in Illinois.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/17/kathy-salvi-illinois-republican-party-chair-gop-rnc
— Democrats say “Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, new AP-NORC poll finds.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240717/news/nearly-two-thirds-of-democrats-want-biden-to-withdraw-new-ap-norc-poll-finds/
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say Illinois Republican Party National Committeeman Richard Porter “confronts Matt Gaetz at RNC and goes viral.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240717/nation-and-world-politics/i-expressed-myself-suburban-gop-official-confronts-matt-gaetz-at-rnc-and-goes-viral/
— Democrats say “New Illinois GOP chair Kathy Salvi vows to end ‘blue funk’ and heal fractured party.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240717/news/new-illinois-gop-chair-vows-to-end-blue-funk-and-heal-fractured-party/
WLS AM
— Democrats say “Kathy Salvi to become Illinois Republican Chair. “I’m A Team Player And I Love This State.”
https://www.wlsam.com/2024/07/17/kathy-salvi-to-become-illinois-republican-chair-im-a-team-player-and-i-love-this-state/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats say “A look at ominous claims around illegal immigration made at the Republican convention.”
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/fact-focus-a-look-at-ominous-claims-around-illegal-immigration-made-at-the-republican-convention/article_0fff31ad-255d-5705-ac81-1fa1b4b5416d.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Republicans look to solidify noncitizen, federal voting bans.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/republicans-look-to-solidify-noncitizen-federal-voting-bans-save-act-illegal-immigration-reform-immigrant-responsibility-arguments-democrats-biden-citizenship-proof
WILL
— Democrats say “Illinois Freedom Caucus leader discusses the Republican Party’s direction and unity.”
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/illinois-freedom-caucus-leader-discusses-the-republican-partys-direction-and-unity
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-121/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “On party infighting, Illinois’ new GOP chair Kathy Salvi says ‘start calling those people out’
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/on-party-infighting-illinois-new-gop-chair-says-start-calling-those-people-out
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Republicans decry Biden’s border policies, Chicago crime. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e6459e04-43b6-11ef-9d49-fffc98c18703.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Secret Service leader says her team was ‘totally responsible’ for Trump’s near-assassination. – Matt Delaney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/17/kimberly-cheatle-says-her-team-was-totally-respons/
— Biden tests positive for COVID, taking him off campaign trail – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/17/joe-biden-tests-positive-covid-taking-him-campaign/
— Illegal voters put our democracy and sovereignty in jeopardy. All must be ‘born or naturalized’ in U.S. to vote in federal elections. – Antonio Benedi
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/17/illegal-voters-put-our-democracy-and-sovereignty-i/
— Chuck Schumer ‘forcefully’ urged Biden to ‘bow out’ of presidential race. – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/17/chuck-schumer-forcefully-urged-joe-biden-to-bow-ou/
NEW YORK POST
— Secret Service boss blames ‘sloped roof’ for not putting sniper team on building used by would-be Trump assassin. – Chris Nesi
https://nypost.com/2024/07/16/us-news/secret-service-boss-kimberly-cheatle-says-the-buck-stops-with-me-calls-trump-rally-shooting-response-unacceptable-but-still-wont-resign/
— John Deere turns back on wokeness, rejects DEI policies: ‘Committed to our customers’ – Lindsay Kornick
https://nypost.com/2024/07/17/business/john-deere-under-fire-for-woke-initiatives-rejects-dei-policies/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— While Illegal Aliens Kill and Rape, Bogus Crime Comparisons Still Blunt Solutions. Border hawks should disengage from the crime-rate debate – every one of these crimes is preventable. – Todd Bensman
https://cis.org/Bensman/While-Illegal-Aliens-Kill-and-Rape-Bogus-Crime-Comparisons-Still-Blunt-Solutions
DAILY CALLER
— Secret Service Tells Senators Shooter ‘Identified’ Roughly 50 Mins Before Trump Took Rally Stage. – NICK POPE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/17/zero-accountability-secret-service-tells-sens-shooter-ided-well-before-trump-took-stage-sources-say/
— JD Vance’s VP Nod Likely Final Nail In Coffin Of The Forever War Wing Of GOP. – JAKE SMITH
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/17/jd-vances-vp-nod-could-be-final-nail-in-coffin-of-the-forever-war-wing-of-gop-experts-say/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Takeaways From Night 3 of Republican National Convention. – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/17/takeaways-from-day-3-of-republican-national-convention/
DAILY WIRE
— The Best Antidote To Wokeness Is Knowing The Truth About This Country. – Douglas Carswell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-best-antidote-to-wokeness-is-knowing-the-truth-about-this-country
MRC TV
— Night Two of coverage of the Republican National Convention was “Make America Safe Once Again,” with politicians and ordinary Americans making speeches relaying stories about crime and the illegal immigration that causes some of that crime. PBS reporters and anchors sounded the alarm from the start, warning that Republicans are trying to instill unwarranted fear and anxiety in voters. – CLAY WATERS
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/pbs-pbs-rnc-night-two-outright-racismwhite-supremacist-notions-dont-say-illegals
NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Schools Can Foster Patriotism. – DANIEL BUCK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/07/how-schools-can-foster-patriotism/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ask “What It Would Take to Deport Millions of Immigrants” and say “Donald Trump is calling for the biggest deportation program in American history. The costs and hurdles would be enormous.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/us/trump-immigration-republicans-explained.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/16/immigration-violent-crime-trump-republican-convention/fcd40fc8-439f-11ef-83d0-9eaefdc988e8_story.html
July 17, 2024
Democrats ever-increasingly run the mainstream news media (MNM). Democrats ever-increasingly use the MNM to defeat Trump and to elect Biden. When the MSN criticizes Democrats, it is to help them win. When the MNM criticizes Republicans, it is to make them lose.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats say “RNC updates: Day 3 to focus on national security, foreign policy.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-day-3-led-by-the-newly-nominated-donald-trump-jd-vance-wednesday-focuses-on-national-security-and-foreign-policy/15064209/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/17/2024
— Democrats say “Trump feted by former rivals Haley, DeSantis. Trump, with a bandage on his ear, made an appearance again Tuesday evening.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-2024-day-2-live-updates-nikki-haley-and-ron-desantis-to-speak-on-tuesday-donald-trump-makes-appearance-night-1/15062421/entry/15062834/
— Democrats say “After bashing Trump in primary, Haley and DeSantis to preach unity at Republican National Convention.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ron-desantis-nikki-haley-tonight-trump-republicans-2024-rnc-milwaukee/15063255/
— Democrats say “Haley, DeSantis give strong endorsements. Trump’s former rival Nikki Haley officially endorsed him in her speech.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-2024-day-2-live-updates-ron-desantis-digs-biden-with-weekend-at-bernies-comment-in-republican-national-convention-speech/15062421/
— Democrats say “Gov. Pritzker, Sen. Durbin critique former President Trump VP pick, J.D. Vance.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gov-jb-pritzker-sen-dick-durbin-critique-former/15063434/
— Democrats say “LGBTQ+ advocacy groups laud a new California law barring school districts from requiring that parents be notified of their child’s gender identification change.” Democrats ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/california-gender-identity-law-elicits-praise-lgbtq-advocates/15063100/
NBC5
— Democrats say “Trump made a big entrance at the RNC, but he has yet to speak. Here’s when he’s expected to deliver his speech.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/trump-made-a-big-entrance-at-the-rnc-but-he-has-yet-to-speak-heres-when-hes-expected-to-deliver-his-speech/3491866/
— Democrats say “DeSantis, Haley offer emphatic endorsements of Trump.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/rinc-live-updates-milwaukee-desantis-haley-indiana-jim-banks/3491978/
— Democrats say “DeSantis says Democrats are in ruins.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/florida-governor-ron-desantis-says-democrats-are-in-ruins/3492248/
— Democrats use Durkin to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/former-minority-leader-jim-durkin-on-trumps-messaging-vance-nomination/3490582/
— Democrats say “Black Republicans celebrate party’s diversity at 2024 RNC in Milwaukee. GOP leaders from the Chicago area said Democrats haven’t kept promises to voters.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/black-republicans-celebrate-partys-diversity-2024-rnc-milwaukee/3491912/
CBS2
— Democrats use Pat Brady to blast Vance.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fmr-illinois-gop-head-gives-215900113.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-nominates-trump-vance-republican-214900080.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9xCjoJxhPE
— Democrats say “What Trump’s choice of JD Vance as his VP running mate means for the Senate.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-vance-vp-trump-senate/
— Democrats blast Vance.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/republican-vp-pick-jd-vance-record/
— Democrats say “Chicago Pastor Corey Brooks delivers prayer at Republican National Convention.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-pastor-corey-brooks-delivers-prayer-at-republican-national-convention/
WGN9
— Democrats use Jim Durkin to blast Republicans.
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/illinois-gop-maga-moderate-republicans/
— Democrats say “Trump is feted by his former rivals in a show of Republican unity after rally shooting.”
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/ap-republican-convention-to-focus-on-immigration-a-day-after-a-bandaged-trump-makes-triumphant-entrance/
— Democrats say “Chicago crime a likely focus in RNC’s ‘Make America Safe Again’ theme.”
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/chicago-crime-a-likely-focus-in-rncs-make-america-safe-again-theme/
FOX32
— Democrats say “Pastor Corey Brooks shouts out hometown of Chicago at RNC.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ6u6wg7sOc
WTTW
— Democrats say “Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin Hosts Black Republicans From Around US, Downplays Past Trump Criticism and Future Runs For Office.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/16/aurora-mayor-richard-irvin-hosts-black-republicans-around-us-downplays-past-trump
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “US Rep. Mary Miller at RNC says media has demonized Trump.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/us-rep-mary-miller-who-at-rnc-says-media-has-demonized-trump-symbolizes-rightward-shift-of-illinois-gop/
— Democrats say “Donald Trump is feted by his former rivals in a show of Republican unity after rally shooting.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/republican-convention-2/
— Democrats say “A Teamsters pitch at the Republican National Convention suggests big trouble for Democrats.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/editorial-a-teamsters-pitch-at-the-republican-national-convention-suggests-big-trouble-for-democrats/
— Democrats say “Johnson plan to remove George Washington statue from outside his City Hall office now up in the air.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/johnson-to-remove-george-washington-statue-from-outside-his-city-hall-office/
— Democrats say “Latecomer GOP state legislative candidates have raised little cash.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/latecomer-gop-state-legislative-candidates-have-raised-little-cash-records-show/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Former primary rivals Haley, DeSantis make case for second Trump presidency.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/16/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-donald-trump-nikki-haley-ron-desantis
— Democrats ask “Will the assassination attempt change Trump?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/16/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-assassination-attempt-trump-rodney-davis
— Democrats say “Mayor Johnson nixes plan to remove George Washington statue outside his City Hall office. The since-rescinded decision to remove the statue had nothing to do with the former president’s ownership of slaves, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s communications director said.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/07/16/george-washington-statute-removal-city-hall-mayor-brandon-johnson-monuments
— Democrats say “Ahead of DNC, Brandon Johnson puts homeless on the street to make room for tent city occupants. Residents of a Magnificent Mile shelter are evicted to make room for occupants of a tent encampment that’s being cleared ahead of the Democratic National Convention.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/16/dnc-2024-homeless-democratic-national-convention-mayor-brandon-johnson-tent-city-shelter
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “Republicans lean into Trump’s border message during a convention night focused on immigration.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/news/republicans-lean-into-trumps-border-message-during-a-convention-night-focused-on-immigration/
— Democrats say “New Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi greets delegates at RNC.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/illinois-state-politics/a-great-successor-new-illinois-gop-chair-kathy-salvi-greets-delegates-at-rnc/
— Democrats say “Bob Fioretti, Charlie Kirk and cops from Illinois all in town.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/news/rnc-notebook-day-two-bob-fioretti-charlie-kirk-and-cops-from-illinois-all-in-town/
— Democrats say “Pritzker, Durbin rip into VP nominee Vance.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/nation-and-world-politics/very-extremist-views-pritzker-durbin-rip-into-vp-nominee-vance/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/fact-focus-a-look-at-ominous-claims-around-illegal-immigration-made-at-the-republican-convention/article_0fff31ad-255d-5705-ac81-1fa1b4b5416d.html
OAK PARK
— Democrats say “Local GOP rally for Donald Trump at RNC.”
https://www.oakpark.com/2024/07/16/local-gop-rally-for-donald-trump-at-rnc/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Women headline a night at the RNC that framed Trump as compassionate, not combative.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-17/women-headline-a-night-at-the-rnc-that-framed-trump-as-compassionate-not-combative
— Honoring my enslaved ancestors (COMMENT: In defense of my ancestors, they always lived in northeast Illinois, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone, and they never did discriminate against anyone.)
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/17/1197958205/honoring-ancestors-part-two-07-17-2024
WILL
— Democrats ask “What do Illinois’ former GOP leaders think of the party now?”
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/what-do-illinois-former-gop-leaders-think-of-the-party-now
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Mary Miller and the media bashers. – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly run the mainstream news media (MNM). Democrats ever-increasingly use the MNM to defeat Trump and to elect Biden. When the MSN criticizes Democrats, it is to help them win. When the MNM criticizes Republicans, it is to make them lose. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have pandered the most to the MNM in Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to curry favor with the MNM in Illinois. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I would focus the aforesaid a) who removed me from the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee and b) who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/17/mary-miller-and-the-media-bashers-00168949
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Right out of the gate, the Tribune’s Jeremy Gorner asked why Miller is “reluctant” to talk to the media. Her answer: “I’m happy to talk to people. But we would like fair coverage from the media. The media has demonized President Trump. Name-calling. That’s what my little kids did. Name calling,” Miller said. From the Tribune: “Miller didn’t address the fact that Trump has made name calling a hallmark of his political career, from his successful 2016 run for the White House, through his term as president, and in his presidential bids in 2020 and this year,” report Jeremy and Rick Pearson. Trump’s name calling: He has referred to President Joe Biden as “Crooked Joe,” his 2016 Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton as “Lyin’ Hillary,” and Haley as “Birdbrain” and DeSantis as “Ron DeSanctimonious” and “Meatball Ron.” The media bashing continued at Fiserv Forum in the evening. Kari Lake, the U.S. Senate candidate — and former TV news anchor — started her speech welcoming the crowd. “We love you all. Actually, actually, wait a minute. I don’t mean that. I don’t welcome everybody in this room. The guys up in the fake news,” she said, referring to the media rows. “Frankly, you guys up there in the fake news have worn out your welcome.” Others took swipes, too, including Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was a Trump press secretary in the White House. The take-away: Republicans feel emboldened as Trump heads into the campaign season with Republicans feeling united and polling in his favor. . .Sparks flew, when Congressman Matt Gaetz poked at former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the floor of the convention, and Illinois Republican National Committeeman Richard Porter told him to “shut up,” via X. Nikki Haley tried to bring unity to the RNC. Some people booed. . .If you’re in Milwaukee, come by for the talks, and if you’re not, check it out online. Today’s guests: Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Dr. Ben Carson.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-327/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-120/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s role in the extreme rhetoric surrounding Donald Trump. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzkers-role-in-the-extreme-rhetoric-surrounding-donald-trump-wirepoints/
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Kathy Salvi: It is an honor to be recognized by my fellow Illinois Republicans as the next Chair of the Illinois Republican Party’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/661868316-kathy-salvi-it-is-an-honor-to-be-recognized-by-my-fellow-illinois-republicans-as-the-next-chair-of-the-illinois-republican-party
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker blasts Trump’s VP selection. – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2d5056e4-439f-11ef-a0ca-e720196cccef.html
— Haley, DeSantis hammer Biden on national security policy. – Dan McCaleb
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c9d2909c-43a2-11ef-ad3d-3bd110a9af41.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s primary rivals praise him in prime-time convention speeches. – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/16/ron-desantis-and-nikki-haley-trumps-primary-rivals/
— Three police snipers were inside the building used by would-be Trump assassin. – Matt Delaney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/16/three-police-snipers-were-inside-building-used-by-/
— Chinese press sees Trump assassination attempt as a failure of democracy. ‘Violent actions’ raising doubt among allies about U.S. reliability, article says. – Bill Gertz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/15/chinese-press-sees-trump-assassination-attempt-as-/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago mayor plans removal of George Washington statue in City Hall – Elaine Mallon
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/3085809/chicago-mayor-plans-removal-george-washington-statue-city-hall/
— Security has to separate Gaetz and McCarthy during live interview verbal fight. – Brady Knox
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3086280/security-separate-gaetz-mccarthy-live-interview-verbal-fight/
— Senate GOP candidates attack ‘border czar’ Harris at Trump convention. – David Sivak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3086338/senate-gop-candidates-border-czar-harris-trump-convention/
— Heartbroken families of crime victims blame Biden and plead for Americans to vote Trump. – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3086260/heartbroken-families-crime-victims-blame-biden-rnc/
— The end of affirmative action, one year later. – GianCarlo Canaparo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/3085633/the-end-of-affirmative-action-one-year-later/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Campaign Sees ‘Nearly 20 Paths’ to Victory As Biden Flounders. Biden has just ‘one, maybe two,’ Chris LaCivita says. – Joseph Simonson
https://freebeacon.com/elections/trump-campaign-sees-nearly-20-paths-to-victory-as-biden-flounders/
— Tom Cotton Slams Biden for ‘Chaos’ at Border, ‘Third World Invasion’ The Arkansas senator’s RNC remarks focused exclusively on immigration. – Joseph Simonson
https://freebeacon.com/elections/tom-cotton-slams-biden-for-chaos-at-border-third-world-invasion/
NEW YORK POST
— Biden and Harris ‘stand with criminals,’ retired Vegas cop tells RNC crowd. – Mark A. Kellner
https://nypost.com/2024/07/16/us-news/biden-and-harris-stand-with-criminals-retired-vegas-cop-tells-rnc-crowd/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Secret Service Story is Starting to Stink. – Stu Tarlowe
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/07/the_secret_service_story_is_starting_to_stink.html
— Concerned Parents Face the Tyranny of Cancel Culture. – Janet Levy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/07/concerned_parents_face_the_tyranny_of_cancel_culture.html
BREITBART
— Democrats Try to Smear J.D. Vance as Antisemitic, Anti-Israel – JOEL B. POLLAK (COMMENT: Because I am Protestant and 100% German American, my critics/opponents have always smeared me as being antisemitic. I my defense, I have always stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, many, if not most, if not virtually all of my non-Jewish male GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were antisemitic and anti-female. Because of that, in 1989, when my Democrat GAO superiors permanently banned from their group that audited IRS, I was able to get assigned to my second choice, the group that audited federal financial institution regulators, because that group was led by a Jewish woman who my coworkers did not want to work because she was a Jewish woman.)
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2024/07/17/fact-check-democrats-try-to-smear-j-d-vance-as-antisemitic-anti-israel/
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Who Is JD Vance, Our Next Vice President – Matthew Holloway and George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/who-is-jd-vance-our-next-vice-president
DAILY CALLER
— Secret Service’s Explanations For Security Failures Ahead Of Trump Assassination Attempt Aren’t Adding Up. – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/16/secret-services-explanations-for-security-failures-ahead-of-trump-assassination-attempt-arent-adding-up/
FOX NEWS
— Secret Service director responds to criticism of Trump rally perimeter plan. Secret Service continues to face questions as FBI investigates Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-rally-shooting-fbi-investigation-attempted-assassination-july-17
— Trump Jr. wants ‘veto power over the RINOs,’ praises Vance to keep MAGA movement going ‘for generations’ Donald Trump Jr. spoke exclusively with Fox News Digital on the sidelines of the RNC Convention. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-jr-wants-veto-power-over-rinos-praises-vance-keep-maga-movement-going-for-generations
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump brings it on himself, that is, that he creates his own problems. Hate-filled Diersen-hating Diersen-haters ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that I bring it on myself, that is, that I create my own problems. I should write about the biggest hate-filled Diersen-hating Diersen-haters in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Of course, I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/joy-reid-suggests-trump-couldnt-avoid-consequences-his-own-rhetoric-after-assassination-attempt
PJ MEDIA
— DeSantis Torches the Left in RNC Speech. – CHRIS QUEEN
https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2024/07/16/desantis-torches-the-left-in-rnc-speech-n4930764
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Democrats say “MTG attacks transgender people and ‘illegal aliens’ during RNC speech.” Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly attack those who do not promote LGBTQ and illegal immigration.
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/mtg-rips-into-transgender-people-and-illegal-aliens-during-rnc-speech/ar-BB1q5dLq?item=flightsprg-tipsubsc-v1a?season//
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “Republicans contrast legal and ‘illegal’ immigrants on second night of convention. Various speakers talked up how their families came to the U.S. while vowing harsh punishments for those who cross the border illegally.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republicans-contrast-legal-vs-illegal-immigrants-rnc-rcna162247
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say Montez Sweat is a late bloomer. How old were you when you bloomed? I did not a) earn an MBA until I was 27, b) pass the CPA examination until I was 30, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination and become a licensed CPA until I was 32. e) become a Certified Fraud Examiner until I was 41, f) become a Certified Government Financial Manager until I was 45. g) become a Certified Financial Services Auditor until I was 47, and h) become a Forensic Accountant and earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading until I was 48. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors used my lateness in doing the aforesaid to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5638824/2024/07/17/montez-sweat-chicago-bears/
— Democrats say an app was unveiled by Customs and Border Protection in January 2023 that lets migrants schedule appointments. The app, known as CBP One, allows certain migrants in Mexico to set up a time and come to a port of entry to enter the country.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/17/us/rnc-fact-check#joe-biden-created-an-app-to-let-illegals-schedule-their-arrival
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Haley embraces Trump, says ‘unified’ GOP ‘essential’ to ‘saving’ country. ‘For the sake of our nation, we have to go with Donald Trump,’ the 2024 GOP primary candidate told convention delegates.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/16/rnc-convention/
— Anticipate/expect that many millions of illegals will use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrat candidates.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/16/ted-cruz-rnc-speech-immigration-voting/
USA TODAY
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/07/17/dei-workplace-trump-vance-impact/74432633007/
— Democrats say that the Republican Party says “Arm yourself accordingly.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/17/arm-yourself-gop-firm-against-gun-control-after-trump-shooting/74432303007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats say “Border Crisis a Running Theme for RNC Speakers.”
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-biden-election-2024-rnc/card/border-crisis-a-running-theme-for-speakers-R8XIlsqNsPIrwQUekcdY?mod=mhp
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance and the Indian-American Dream. This immigrant group has prospered without quotas or grievances.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/j-d-vance-and-the-indian-american-dream-2024-election-usha-81ddedd0
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://hbr.org/2024/07/research-4-ways-employees-respond-to-dei-initiatives
BHARAT EXPRESS NEWS
— Who is Usha Vance, the immigrant daughter married to Trump’s vice presidential pick, JD Vance?
https://thebharatexpressnews.com/who-is-usha-vance-the-immigrant-daughter-married-to-trumps-vice-presidential-pick-jd-vance/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many Republicans see Usha Vance, the Indian-American wife of vice presidential candidate JD Vance, as a symbol of generational change and growing diversity within the party. Usha, 38, is a corporate lawyer who was previously a registered Democrat, the daughter of Indian immigrants and a practicing Hindu. Danny Willis, 25, chairman of Delaware Young Republicans, said: “With this ticket, with the show of diversity in what would be the second gentleman and second lady of the United States, I am extremely proud to be a Hispanic man and a Republican.” Usha has a very different story to tell than the last Republican second lady, Karen Pence, a white grandmother and devout Christian from Indiana who was an elementary school teacher and watercolorist. She is the daughter of Krish and Lakshmi Chilukuri, who are originally from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and later settled in California. Krish is an engineer and a university professor; Lakshmi is a biologist and college provost. They are part of a tight-knit community of Indian-American academics in the suburbs of San Diego. Usha said in a recent interview with Fox News: “I grew up in a religious family, my parents are Hindu, and I think that was one of the things that made them such good parents, that made them really, really good people.” Even as a child, Usha seemed a stranger to self-doubt. In a 2022 New York Times profile, Vikram Rao, a family friend who works in Silicon Valley, was quoted as saying, “By age 5 or 6, she had taken on a leadership role. She decided what board games we would play and what the rules would be. She was never mean or unkind, but she was the boss.” The same Times article noted that between 2007 and 2010, Usha “posted 65 ‘read’ books to her Goodreads account, including novels by Zadie Smith, Jonathan Safran Foer and Vladimir Nabokov, and nonfiction by Nina Burleigh and Nicholas Kristof. Her account was inactive for six years afterward.” Usha met J.D. Vance at Yale Law School, where they co-organized a discussion group on “social decline in white America”—a theme he would later return to in his bestselling book Hillbilly Elegy. The book chronicles his upbringing in a poor family in Appalachia and the beginnings of his relationship with Usha, played in a 2020 Netflix film adaptation by Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto. The couple didn’t seem like an obvious match, but in Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. praises Usha as a “Yale spirit guide” who helped him navigate campus life. “She instinctively understood the questions I didn’t even know to ask, and she always encouraged me to seek opportunities I didn’t know existed,” he wrote. Usha once told NBC News, “We were friends and I liked that he was so diligent. He would show up at 9 a.m. meetings that I scheduled for us to work on the brief together.” Among the two fellow Yale Law students was businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, who unsuccessfully ran for Republican president this year. Usha was an editor of the Yale Law Journal and editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal of Law & Technology. She also took courses in which she provided free legal advice on issues surrounding the Supreme Court and media freedom. She also holds a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Cambridge. Her thesis focused on “the methods used to protect printing rights in seventeenth-century England,” according to her biography on the university’s website. JD and Usha married in 2014 in an interfaith ceremony in Kentucky. That same year, she served as a clerk on the influential DC circuit court for Brett Kavanaugh, whom Donald Trump would nominate and confirm to the US Supreme Court in 2018. Usha also served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice John Roberts during the 2017-2018 term, during which time Roberts wrote a 5-4 ruling upholding Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries. At the 200-lawyer law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, Vance, a partner, focused on civil litigation and appeals. The firm, which calls itself “radically progressive,” has counted Berkshire Hathaway, Bank of America and PG&E among its clients. Usha’s own clients have included a division of the Walt Disney Company and the Regents of the University of California. Public records show that Usha was a registered Democrat and voted in that party’s primary in 2014. However, she also voted in the 2022 Republican primary, when her husband was running for the Ohio Senate. Last month, the couple were interviewed by Fox News at their home in Cincinnati, Ohio, about the possibility of JD becoming Donald Trump’s running mate. Usha said: “I don’t know if anyone is ever ready for that kind of scrutiny. I think the first campaign he started, we were shocked. It was so different from anything we had ever done before. But it was an adventure. “And so I guess the way I say it is, I’m not eager to change anything about our lives right now. But I really, you know, believe in JD, and I really love him. And so we’ll just see what happens with our lives.” On Monday, as JD entered the Republican National Convention Hall and members of the Ohio delegation chanted his name, Usha was by his side. She has proven to be an anchor in such moments. “Usha definitely brings me back down to earth a little bit, and when I get maybe a little too cocky or a little too proud, I remind myself that she’s accomplished way more than I have,” JD told the Megyn Kelly Show podcast in 2020. “I’m one of those guys who really benefits from having kind of a powerful female voice on his left shoulder saying, ‘Don’t do that, do that’ — it’s just important.” Usha said in a statement late Monday that she was resigning from the firm to support her family — they have two sons, Ewan, 6, Vivek, 4, and a daughter, Mirabel, 2. A spokesman for Munger said Usha was an “excellent lawyer and colleague.” Republicans at the convention praised the Vances, but some were reluctant to speak out about what they see as identity politics. Virginia Zemel, 66, of Downers Grove, Illinois, said, “You don’t look at the color of the person’s skin and ethnicity. It’s the character of the person and what they stand for.” “America began as a melting pot and we are including everyone. The leadership of President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and his wonderful family, and now JD Vance as Vice President and his wife and family will be a message to bring back the strength of our country.” However, some political analysts believe Usha’s arrival less than four months before Election Day could be an asset to the otherwise all-white Republican candidacy. John Zogby, a pollster and author, said: “The second lady candidates are barely in the mix. But Indian-Americans are becoming increasingly influential in the United States. They are strongly Democratic – or at least they have been – in their voting record, so if there is an opportunity to tweak that and get even a small percentage, that could be vital, especially in those swing states that everyone is talking about.” He added: “It looks good, she’s a smart lady and anything that can convince a few voters can have a huge impact in an election like this.”)
POLITICO
— Democrats say “How Donald Trump learned to love J.D. Vance.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/16/donald-trump-jd-vance-relationship-00168422
PEW RESEARCH
— Democrats ever-increasingly run the mainstream news media (MNM). Democrats ever-increasingly use the MNM to defeat Trump and to elect Biden. When the MSN criticizes Democrats, it is to help them win. When the MNM criticizes Republicans, it is to make them lose. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have pandered the most to the MNM in Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to curry favor with the MNM in Illinois. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I would focus on the aforesaid a) who removed me from the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee and b) who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/05/07/broad-agreement-in-u-s-even-among-partisans-on-which-news-outlets-are-part-of-the-mainstream-media/
July 15, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WGN9
— Trump in Milwaukee after assassination attempt, Illinois delegates make short trip north for RNC
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/trump-prepares-for-rnc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A number of Illinois Republicans have made the short trek north to Milwaukee, an unlikely host for the RNC considering it’s a deeply Democratic city. However, Wisconsin is a key swing state in the upcoming election after Biden defeated Trump there in 2020 by less than a percentage point. “We were once inch away from not having a presidential nominee,” Aaron Del Mar of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee said in the wake of the assassination attempt on Trump. “So, yes, certainly that is going to have an impact on who the VP pick is.” Other Illinois delegates say Republicans will use this week to underscore what they think one-party Democratic leadership has meant for Illinois. “The idea that immigrants should be getting more services than people of Chicago, it’s nuts,” Republican National Committeeman Richard Porter said. “It’s just wrong. “So I think it’s time for people to step back and see who it is that’s going to be delivering the kind of ideas and the kind of services that actually help the people of Illinois.” Illinois delegates will be set up near the back of the convention floor this week, next to Arkansas and just behind Texas. Swing states like Florida, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are positioned much closer to the front.)
ABC7
— RNC 2024, recast by Trump assassination attempt, kicks off Monday. The RNC will maintain its original programming despite the Trump rally shooting.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-2024-event-kicks-off-in-milwaukee-following-donald-trump-assassination-attempt/15060290/
— Portrait of suspected gunman emerges after Trump assassination attempt. A recovered firearm was legally purchased by the suspect’s father, sources said.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-assassination-attempt-suspect-had-registered-republican/15058563/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Officials feared that the assassination attempt would inspire others. The assassination attempt against President Donald Trump “will likely be amplified in extremist messaging and heavily exploited by malicious actors as well as adversarial nation-states in mis/dis/mal-information aimed at fomenting division,” according to an NYPD intelligence product obtained by ABC News. “In the immediate hours after the shooting took place, multiple users on numerous online messaging platforms responded to the incident with support for the attack, overt calls for civil war, hostile rhetoric against FPOTUS Trump, threats against elected officials, and generalized calls for retaliatory violence,” according to the bulletin which was dated July 14, 2024. . . (Crooks) was working as a dietary aide at the Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, according to administrator Marcie Grimm. Thomas Matthew Crooks “performed his job without concern” and passed a background check, according to Grimm. “We are shocked and saddened to learn of his involvement as Thomas Matthew Crooks performed his job without concern and his background check was clean,” Grimm said in a statement. “We are fully cooperating with law enforcement officials at this time.” The firearm recovered at the scene was legally purchased by the suspect’s father, an urgent trace conducted by ATF found, according to multiple law enforcement sources. A source who has been briefed said the gun was an AR-15 style rifle that was purchased in 2013. . .Crooks had no known history of mental illness, per the FBI. His family is cooperating with investigators. “We’re looking into his background, his day-to-day activities, any writings, and social media posts that might help us identify what led to this shooting. And we have not seen anything threatening,” Rojek added. . .So far, investigators have not uncovered any ties to extremist organizations or individuals, though they continue to scour information from the suspect’s phone and other digital devices, according to the sources. Increasingly, the shooting was looking like a lone wolf attack, sources said. . .Myers said that Crooks “tended to be more of an interesting one” and described him as “more socially reserved” and someone who “didn’t have a ton of friends.” But he said he never heard Crooks discuss politics or, specifically, Donald Trump. . .Myers and another student said that Crooks tried to join the high school’s rifle team but was rejected and asked not to return after a “preseason” session. “He didn’t just not make the team, he was asked not to come back because how bad of a shot he was, it was considered like, dangerous,” said Myers. Another member of the team, who asked not to be named, told ABC News that there was a view that Crooks “wasn’t really fit for the rifle team.” “He also shot terrible,” the team member added. . .Crooks, however, did belong to a local shooting club, counsel for the club confirms to ABC News, Clairton Sportsmen’s Club. . .The classmate added that Crooks was interested in building computers and never discussed politics. . .It was too early in the investigation to say whether the suspect had been acting alone, Bivens said. Investigators were determining if anyone else had been involved, he said.)
— Donald Trump supporters hold rally in Chicago day after assassination attempt. – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-shooting-supporters-hold-rally-chicagos-west/15059186/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The rally hosted by Trump supporters in the Austin neighborhood was briefly interrupted after a verbal altercation with those who did not welcome their presence led to a person pulling a weapon. Police, who were monitoring the rally nearby, responded immediately and the situation was diffused. . .The rally was a small one, bringing together around 20 Trump supporters.)
— No changes made to RNC security plan after Trump assassination attempt, Secret Service says. Chicago Police Department monitoring situation in preparation for DNC.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-rally-shooting-authorities-reexamining-2024-rnc/15058117/
— Chicago shootings: At least 36 shot, 6 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shootings-weekend-least-25-shot-4-fatally/15058670/
NBC5
— Trump attack a ‘failure’ for Secret Service: retired agent who survived Reagan assassination attempt. While in the Secret Service, Tim McCarthy suffered a gunshot wound to the chest during an assassination attempt against former President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/trump-attack-a-failure-for-secret-service-retired-agent-who-survived-reagan-assassination-attempt-says/3489204/
— Biden orders security review of RNC plans after Trump assassination attempt. The president also ordered a review of security at the rally Saturday where former President Trump was injured in an assassination attempt. – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/biden-security-review-rnc-milwaukee-plans-trump-assassination-attempt/3489143/
— Secret Service ‘confident’ in security plans for Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/secret-service-confident-in-security-plans-for-republican-national-convention-in-milwaukee/3489236/
— Here’s who is expected to speak at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/heres-who-is-expected-to-speak-at-the-republican-national-convention-in-milwaukee/3489177/
CBS2
— The 2024 Republican National Convention set to begin on heels of assassination attempt. Here’s what to know. – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/2024-republican-national-convention-what-to-know/
— Ex-classmate of Trump rally shooter describes him as “normal boy,” rejected from high school rifle team. – Madeleine May
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-rally-shooter-classmate-normal-boy-rejected-from-high-school-rifle-team/
— Trump rally shooter’s motive still unclear as Biden urges calm.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/trump-shooting-statement-joe-biden-updates/
— Secret Service to review security at Chicago DNC after Trump assassination attempt. -Dave Savini
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/secret-service-review-security-chicago-dnc-trump-assassination-attempt/
FOX32
— Chicago police heighten security for DNC after Trump rally shooting. – Nate Rodgers and Cody King
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-heighten-security-for-dnc-after-trump-rally-shooting
WTTW
— The RNC’s First Day Will Still Focus on the Economy. Here’s What to Know About Trump’s Plans. – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/15/rnc-s-first-day-will-still-focus-economy-here-s-what-know-about-trump-s-plans
— From the Uihleins to Prominent Business Owners, Who Are Illinois’ Biggest Republican Donors? – Nick Blumberg (COMMENT: What do major Republican donors think of you?)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/15/uihleins-prominent-business-owners-who-are-illinois-biggest-republican-donors
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump’s Top Donors: With a combined $10 million donation to the Make America Great Again Super PAC, billionaires Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein are the second-biggest backers of Trump’s reelection bid — though their contribution has been dwarfed by the $75 million kicked in by banking heir Timothy Mellon. The Uihleins, Lake Forest residents and owners of the shipping products company Uline, are longtime conservative political donors. Uline, which was once headquartered in Illinois, moved in 2010 to Wisconsin — also home to Schlitz Brewing, to which Richard Uihlein is an heir. The Uihleins have long been active in Illinois politics. They supported former Gov. Bruce Rauner in his successful 2014 election bid. In 2018, they backed his unsuccessful challenger in the Republican gubernatorial primary, then-state Rep. Jeanne Ives. They’ve also supported U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (R-Springfield), who drew widespread condemnation for approvingly quoting Adolf Hitler in a 2021 speech; failed Illinois gubernatorial and congressional candidate Darren Bailey; and U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Peoria). Other donations have gone to two firebrands in the U.S. House: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) and U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida). Elizabeth Uihlein also made a $3,300 gift to former Vice President Mike Pence’s presidential campaign in 2023. Since 1998, the Uihleins and their company have made donations totaling nearly $92 million to Illinois-based candidates or committees, according to state election records. The Uihleins have also been active donors to a variety of PACs during the current election cycle. Including their contribution to the Trump campaign, they’ve made more than $61 million in donations to candidates and committees across the country last year and this year, according to federal election records. They’ve been most generous to two Downers Grove-based Super PACs affiliated with the conservative activist organization Restoration of America: Restoration PAC and Fair Courts America. Restoration of America’s founder, Doug Truax, was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2014 Illinois Republican primary for U.S. Senate, losing to Jim Oberweis. In total, the Uihleins have given the two PACs nearly $20 million in 2023 and 2024. They’re also longtime backers of the Club For Growth PAC, which has raked in nearly $16 million from the Uihleins this cycle. And while they’re now Trump mega-donors, they also contributed $3 million to Never Back Down, a super PAC supporting the failed presidential campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. . .The Uihleins aren’t the only Illinoisans actively backing conservative political committees during this election cycle. Billionaire Ken Griffin — who famously railed against crime in Chicago and announced he’d move his hedge fund, Citadel, to Miami in 2022 — is still listed as an Illinois resident in some of the contributions that appear in federal election records. During the current campaign cycle, he’s pumped nearly $60 million into campaigns and committees across the country. He has given $10 million apiece to Maryland’s Future, which is supporting former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s bid for the U.S. Senate, and Keystone Renewal PAC, which is backing Republican David McCormick’s bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat from Pennsylvania. Griffin has also donated $6 million to the American Patriots PAC, a group that backs military veteran candidates that spent heavily in a successful bid to oust U.S. Rep. Bob Good (R-Virginia), who voted to unseat former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. While Griffin hasn’t been an active donor in Illinois campaigns recently, he did give $6,600 to the successful Nebraska Senate bid of Pete Ricketts, a Republican, who is part of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs. Craig Duchossois, whose billionaire family previously owned the Arlington Park horse racing track, has given more than $9 million to an array of candidates and committees this cycle. According to federal records, Duchossois gave $3 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, which backs GOP House candidates; $2 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, which supports Republican Senate candidates; and $1 million to the PAC associated with the Koch Brothers-founded group Americans for Prosperity. He also gave $13,200 to Ricketts’ campaign and an associated fund. . .Federal records show that during the current election cycle, the RNC has taken in $826,000 from Elizabeth Uihlein; $413,000 from Duchossois; and $250,000 from Gerson. . .Just 50 Illinoisans have given Trump $3,300 or more, the maximum amount under federal law per each election (primary and general). Compare that to 572 such contributions to Biden. The average contribution to Trump was $39, whereas Biden donations averaged $221. And the overall totals reflect the disparity in Illinois’ political leaning as well. Trump has taken in $3.7 million from Illinoisans, according to the most recent data available, while Biden has taken in $5.8 million.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who shot and injured Trump was able to get so close. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/14/the-secret-service-is-investigating-how-a-gunman-who-shot-and-injured-trump-was-able-to-get-so-close/
— Former fire chief who died at Trump rally used his body to shield family from gunfire. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/14/former-fire-chief-who-died-at-trump-rally-used-his-body-to-shield-family-from-gunfire-2/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Illinois GOP leaders at RNC say Trump shooting will unite the party for November. – JEREMY GORNER and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/14/rnc-trump-shooting-illinois/
— Chicago’s Jewish community is bearing the brunt of religious intolerance. – Yinam Cohen (COMMENT: Democrats run Chicago.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/15/opinion-anstisemitism-hate-crimes-chicago/
— To reduce gun violence, America must change the culture that glamorizes violence. – Tio Hardiman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/15/opinion-america-glamorizes-gun-violence/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump expected to take RNC stage Monday night. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/15/rnc-milwaukee-trump-convention-opening-night
— Illinois Republicans ready to ‘rock this’ RNC as Trump assassination attempt unites GOP. Donald Trump’s defiant response to the shooting has provided “a shot of adrenaline in our arm” for his already fervent followers, Illinois delegate Aaron Del Mar said as the GOP gets ready to kick off the Republican National Convention on Monday. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/14/illinois-republicans-trump-assassination-attempt-gop-national-convention-milwaukee
— With the attempt on his life, Trump’s convention will be ‘epic,’ says Reince Priebus. The image of a bloodied Trump pumping his fist at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania Saturday and mouthing the word “fight” will become one of the iconic photos defining these charged political times. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/14/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-donald-trump-assassination-attempt
— After Trump assassination attempt, Dems pause counter-messaging at RNC, including Pritzker appearance. Democrats had planned daily press conferences to highlight “the grave danger that Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans pose to our democracy, our rights and our livelihoods.” But with images of the shooting still fresh in the voters’ minds, they’re opting to let President Biden lead their response. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/14/trump-assassination-attempt-democrats-counter-messaging-pause-republican-national-convention-pritzker
— Mental health disorders are remarkably pervasive in the general public. Nearly 20% of the US population is estimated to have a mental illness.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/07/12/gun-access-rage-hate-fuel-killings-violence-crime-diana-fishbein-alex-rohrer-madeline-jupina
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/07/15/rallying-cry-defend-rights-transgender-people-youth-conservative-states-republicans-heather-steans
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH MCCARTY PHOTO: Former suburban police chief wounded protecting Reagan Tim McCarthy expects ‘deep dive’ into security failures. – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240714/news/former-suburban-police-chief-wounded-protecting-reagan-expects-deep-dive-into-security-failures/
— What we know about the 20-year-old suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump. – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240714/nation-and-world/what-we-know-about-the-20-year-old-suspect-in-the-apparent-assassination-attempt-of-donald-trump/
— Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Trump. – Devlin Barrett, Perry Stein
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240715/crime/judge-dismisses-classified-documents-indictment-against-trump/
CRAINS CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Airlines look to navigate political turbulence around their diversity commitments. – Judith Crown (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/airlines-dei-efforts-navigate-polarized-political-landscape
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Jim Marter of Oswego, a delegate and the Republican candidate for Illinois’ 14th Congressional District, said on matters of foreign policy, there’s a clear consensus within the party since the old guard is no longer dominant. The old guard, he said, refers to “the old Republicans where a lot of them wanted to go into this, that, and the other war.” He said that contrasts with the current Republican stance. “I think for the most part,” he said, “Republicans are at this point, let’s say, ‘hey, if it doesn’t directly affect our national security, we don’t want to be involved.’” Marter opposes U.S involvement in the Ukraine War but does support U.S. funding to Israel in its war in Gaza. This aligns with Trump’s stance. Israel has received more U.S. aid than any other country since World War II, according to Reuters. – Maria Gardner Lara
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-07-15/republican-national-convention-illinois-delegate-says-it-will-showcase-partys-isolationist-foreign-policy-view
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— ‘Died a hero’: Man killed at Trump rally used body to shield family from gunfire. – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/man-killed-at-trump-rally-was-former-fire-chief-who-died-a-hero-pa-governor-says/
NPR ILLINOIS
— After saying she wouldn’t be there, Nikki Haley will now speak at Republican convention. – Sarah McCammon
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-14/after-saying-she-wouldnt-be-there-nikki-haley-will-now-speak-at-republican-convention
— Women don’t have equal access to college in prison. – Jenny Abamu (COMMENT: What gave you access to college? For me it was my taking college preparatory classes in high school, getting an ACT score of 24, and graduating in the upper 20% of my class.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-15/women-dont-have-equal-access-to-college-in-prison-heres-why
WGLT
— How the shooting at Trump’s rally breached security at the event. – Ayesha Rascoe
https://www.wglt.org/2024-07-14/how-the-shooting-at-trumps-rally-breached-security-at-the-event
CITIES 92.9
— Different views of how Biden, Trump impact Illinois’ down-ballot races. – Greg Bishop
https://www.cities929.com/2024/07/15/different-views-of-how-biden-trump-impact-illinois-down-ballot-races/
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Hawley calls for congressional investigation into Trump assassination attempt security failures. – Jason Rosenbaum
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2024-07-14/senator-josh-hawley-missouri-congressional-investigation-trump-assassination-attempt-failures-fbi-secret-service
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP ready for Trump’s convention – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/15/illinois-gop-ready-for-trumps-convention-00168227
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-325/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— As Republican Convention Begins Democrats Come Bearing Gifts.
https://johnkassnews.com/as-republican-convention-begins-democrats-come-bearing-gifts/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
RNC
— 2024 MASTER EVENT CALENDAR
https://www.scribd.com/document/750623190/RNC-Master-Calendar#fullscreen&from_embed
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump: I’m rewriting RNC speech after near-death experience. – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/15/donald-trump-im-rewriting-rnc-speech-after-near-de/
— Secret Service at center of ‘failure’ to prevent assassination attempt. – Stephen Dinan and Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/14/secret-service-at-center-of-failure-to-prevent-ass/
— Words of vilification from Trump’s opponents echo after close attempt at assassination. – Susan Ferrechio (COMMENT: If you are a Republican, the more demographics that you share with Trump, especially his religion and national origin, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters vilify you.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/14/donald-trump-shooting-follows-ramped-vilification-/
— Trump shooter had no clear politics, wore a Demolition Ranch T-shirt, had bomb-making material. Thomas Matthew Crooks lived south of Pittsburgh, was bullied in high school. – Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/14/donald-trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-had-no-/
— Secret Service director, DEI hiring under scrutiny in wake of Trump security lapses. – Matt Delaney (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/14/secret-service-director-dei-hiring-under-scrutiny-/
— Democrat media’s ‘Hitlerization’ of Trump no match for divine providence. – Charles Hurt (COMMENT: If you are a Republican, the more demographics that you share with Trump, especially his religion and national origin, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters Hitlerize you.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/14/fearless-men-history/
— A Trump-Vance ticket is a Biden-Harris victory. Trump needs a running mate with conviction and experience that voters can trust. – Jeffrey Scott Shapiro
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/13/trump-vance-ticket-is-biden-harris-victory/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Failure to intercept Trump shooter either ‘malice or incompetence’: Betsy DeVos’s brother. – Kaelan Deese
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3082009/trump-shooter-intercept-malice-incompetence-betsy-devos-brother/
— Wisconsin Gov. Evers asking for guns to be banned near RNC convention after Trump shooting. – Conrad Hoyt
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3082055/evers-asking-guns-banned-near-rnc-convention-trump-shooting/
— Trump assassination attempt follows a Charlottesville every weekend & January 6th on steroids. – Tiana Lowe Doescher
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3082167/trump-assassination-attempt-follows-a-charlottesville-every-weekend-january-6th-on-steroids/
— Is Trump Hitler or not? – Ian Haworth (COMMENT: If you are a Republican, the more demographics that you share with Trump, especially his religion and national origin, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters Hitlerize you.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3081484/is-trump-hitler-or-not/
— Will Democrats now stop calling Trump a threat to democracy? – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3081574/will-democrats-now-stop-calling-trump-a-threat-to-democracy/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump lands in Milwaukee for RNC on day after assassination attempt. – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/trump-lands-in-milwaukee-for-rnc-after-assassination-attempt/
— Secret Service blames local police, says it was tasked with securing properties surrounding Trump’s Pa. rally. – Alex Oliveira and Victoria Churchill
https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/secret-service-blames-local-police-says-it-was-tasked-with-securing-properties-surrounding-trumps-pa-rally/
— Disgraced ex- Illinois Gov. Blagojevich now a ‘Trump-o-crat’ with praise for his ‘his new Republican Party’ – Carl Campanile (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am disgraced. They stress the adverse actions that they, their operatives, and their dupes have taken against me. I should write about them.)
https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/disgraced-ex-illinois-gov-blagojevich-now-a-trump-o-crat-with-praise-for-his-his-new-republican-party/
— Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle facing mounting calls to resign after ‘total security breakdown’ at Trump rally. – Dana Kennedy
https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/secret-service-chief-kimberly-cheatle-facing-mounting-calls-to-resign-after-total-security-breakdown-at-trump-rally/
— Fury at Secret Service after Trump shooter opens fire from obvious perch & video shows agents fumbling to get ex-prez to safety. Ryan King and Joe Marino
https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/secret-service-under-pressure-in-wake-of-assassination-attempt-on-trump/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The Immaculate Conception of Thomas Crooks. – Editorial
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/the-immaculate-conception-of-thomas-crooks/
AMERICAN GRATNESS
— The Biden Titanic. Removing Biden is wise and needed for the country’s sake, but it will not solve the growing public anger at the left. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/07/15/the-biden-titanic/
AMERICAN THINKER
— They look just like the Keystone Kops: The DEI Secret Service in inaction. – Ned Barnett (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/07/they_look_just_like_the_keystone_kops_the_dei_secret_service_in_inaction.html
BEAUFORD COUNTY NOW
— Was the attempt on Trump’s life an isolated event or the start of something Big? – Editorial
https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/81077/was-the-attempt-on-trumps-life-an-isolated-event-or-the-start-of-something-big.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump’s resilience, momentum dire threat to Deep State – Jeff Willis
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/07/15/trumps-resilience-momentum-dire-threat-to-deep-state-1472367/
BLAZE
— Why are Dems FREAKING OUT over Efforts to STOP Illegals from Voting?!? (COMMENT: In your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct, how many illegals are going to vote for Biden and for the rest of the rest of the Democrats on the ballot?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFiH28k_jTQ
COLLEGE FIX
— 15 times academia demonized Trump before assassination attempt. – JENNIFER KABBANY (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/15-times-academia-demonized-trump-before-assassination-attempt/
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Did You See the New RNC Platform? Trump is a Genius. Democrats are Screwed. I Dare Democrats to Argue with Any of Our Platform. I Double Dare You. – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.creators.com/read/wayne-allyn-root
DAILY SIGNAL
— Secret Service Director Put Focus on diversity. – Jarrett Stepman (COMMENT: To meet federal diversity commitments, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/14/secret-service-director-put-focus-on-diversity/
DAILY WIRE
— Biden DEI Push In Secret Service Led To Unqualified Agents, One Of Whom Threw Tampons At Her Boss In Unhinged Rage. – Luke Rosiak (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-dei-push-in-secret-service-led-to-unqualified-agents-one-of-whom-threw-tampons-at-her-boss-in-unhinged-rage
FOX NEWS
— Without a border, immigrant crime can hit everywhere. Honest analysts admit that illegal immigrants commit more crime than citizens. – Thomas Homan (COMMENT: To illegally come into a country illegally and/or to illegally stay illegally in a country illegally is to demonstrate a) gross disrespect for the rule of law and b) gross disrespect for that country. Beyond overwhelmingly, illegals demand massive government assistance.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/without-border-immigrant-crime-can-hit-everywhere
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government in Evanston.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-suburb-expand-eligibility-guaranteed-income-program-we-all-need-help
GOPUSA
— A Platform For Trump’s GOP Heads To Milwaukee
https://www.gopusa.com/a-platform-for-trumps-gop-heads-to-milwaukee/
— What Will Happen At The Republican Convention, And What To Watch For
https://www.gopusa.com/what-will-happen-at-the-republican-convention-and-what-to-watch-for/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— GOP platform has lost its way. – Kathryn Jean Lopez
https://www.pressrepublican.com/opinion/gop-platform-has-lost-its-way/article_2f8f9bca-4194-11ef-87fd-77a74dd03b36.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pro-life people believe abortion to be the human rights issue of our lifetime, one with eternal stakes. With the Republican Party’s changes to its platform regarding abortion, it’s hard to believe the GOP is in the cause for the long haul — never mind the eternal. The platform no longer calls for an end to abortion, opting instead for the leave-it-to-the-states position. This platform and likely presidential nominee Donald Trump have abandoned any even nominal claim to the moral high ground. Lauren Onak, vice-presidential candidate for the American Solidarity Party, is a pro-life convert who recently talked with me not just about saving babies but also helping people with immigration status and housing. If you are going to have an abortion because you don’t have anywhere to live, some pro-life people want to offer help. That’s the work of civil society— sometimes making use of government resources. If abortion is about human rights, ignoring women and children who need help is unacceptable. It doesn’t have to be this way. Henry Hyde, the late congressman, said something that remains true today: “The public virtue of hospitality has been grievously violated by abortion liberty,” he said. “And so, we must do better and we must do differently,” he said. “We must reclaim the heritage of public hospitality. We must become again become again a people capable of welcoming new life, weak life, dependent life, into our midst — and cherishing it,” Hyde went on. Onak is running with presidential candidate Peter Sonski. While they are not seriously expecting to have to move to D.C. come January, they have the right idea in wanting to offer an opportunity for Americans who feel politically homeless to vote in keeping with their values. Their platform is largely based on Catholic Social Teaching, even while they aim to be ecumenical. The Republican Party of 2024 does not reflect this thinking. Catholic convert Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance has declared his support for abortion pills, which cruelly leave women and girls alone to see the demise of the remains of their unborn children. I listened to him speak about the vulnerability of teen girls to the pro-abortion message at an Ohio March for Life in October 2023. But that was then. Republicans now believe they have no responsibility beyond their home states. And maybe not even entirely there — Vance, in a “Meet the Press” interview, cited an erroneous interpretation of a recent Supreme Court decision. He and Trump have both said it approved of abortion pills, when it was a mere ruling on standing that did no such thing. Hyde’s above quotes came before Roe v. Wade was overturned, but his words are relevant to Republicans who might want to seriously consider their abortion positions on something based on more than what Donald Trump wants and the prospects of the next election. The American Solidarity Party is a winning ticket this year, only inasmuch as it captures something of the pro-life vision — loving and welcome — that is all too often lost today. At least someone is giving it a try.)
POST MILLENNIAL
— Biden Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle vowed to make DEI a priority of agency. – Katie Daviscourt (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
“I’m very conscious as I sit in this chair now of making sure that we need to attract diverse candidates,” said Cheatle.
https://time.com/6998539/trump-shooting-republicans-blame-dei-secret-service-women/
TOWNHALL
— Enough Illegal Aliens Are Registered to Vote to Swing the Election In Biden’s Favor. – Sarah Arnold|
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/07/14/investigation-discovers-enough-illegal-aliens-registered-to-vote-to-swing-the-election-in-bidens-favor-n2641588
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Biden’s Secret Service Director’s Profile Says It All – Diversity – Joe Saunders (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/screen-shot-bidens-secret-service-directors-profile-says-diversity/
— Bongino Breaks Down Woke Secret Service Failures Point by Point, And It’s Absolutely Chilling. – Lorri Wickenhauser
https://www.westernjournal.com/bongino-breaks-woke-secret-service-failures-point-point-absolutely-chilling/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/gop-lawmaker-calls-secret-service-director-a-dei-person-after-trump-shooting/ar-BB1pY6BH
NEW YORK TIMES
— The New York Times unabashedly promotes hatred against Trump and then hypocritically says “The Attack on Donald Trump Is Antithetical to America.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/opinion/donald-trump-rally-shooting.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump remade the GOP in his image — and its platform in his words. – Derek Hawkins, Clara Ence Morse, Adrián Blanco and Aadit Tambe (COMMENT: Of course, my critics/opponents will stress those planks that Trump a) deleted, b) diminished, or c) failed to strengthen.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2024/republican-platform-changes-trump/
— What to know about the head of Secret Service as agency faces scrutiny. The 27th director of the U.S. Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, was sworn into office in 2022 and now faces questions about how the agency handled Trump’s rally. – Maria Sacchetti
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07/14/secret-service-director-kimberly-cheatle/
USA TODAY
— Republicans’ focus on Biden’s age is a trap. Talk about his policy failures instead. The focus on age could easily come back to bite Republicans, hard. Where will voters go if Democrats end up nominating someone other than Joe Biden? – John Tillman
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/07/15/biden-age-inflation-border-policy-trump-republican-convention/74371168007/
— Joe Biden has everyone worried. Let’s talk about aging, for real. – Charles Trepany
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/07/10/joe-biden-trump-debate-aging/74348049007/
— New Republican platform makes one thing clear: We’ve dropped the anti-abortion effort. Republicans have made it clear they will follow Trump anywhere, even if it’s to ignore the anti-abortion movement. – Dace Potas
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/07/11/rnc-gop-platform-abortion-republicans-pro-life/74347683007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump’s near assassination presents the biggest crisis for the Secret Service in decades. At the heart of what will be a torrent of investigations: How was a 20-year-old lone shooter able to take up an exposed firing position on an open rooftop not much more than a football field away from the former president? – C. Ryan Barber,, James Fanelli, Jan Wolfe
https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-rally-shooting-is-the-secret-services-nightmare-1b35a7d6
— America Was an Inch From Catastrophe, and I Was There. I served in the Gulf War and know the sound of gunfire. I didn’t expect it at a rally in Pennsylvania. – David McCormick
https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-was-an-inch-from-catastrophe-and-i-was-there-butler-trump-rally-9e47b971
— The Question Aging Bosses Should Ask Themselves. Leadership and aging were urgent issues for American companies even before President Biden’s halting debate performance. – Callum Borchers (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/the-age-question-looms-over-americas-bosses-31c1706b
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/retirement-social-security-benefits-illegal-immigrants-c5a04d74
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/07/14/how-to-talk-about-dei-work-in-a-polarizing-political-climate/
BLOOMBERG
— Secret Service Trump Rally Response Spurs Bipartisan Queries. – Ellen M Gilmer and Michaela Ross
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-14/secret-service-trump-rally-response-spurs-bipartisan-queries
DAILY DOT
— MAGA fumes over women on Trump’s Secret Service detail, say DEI to blame for assassination attempt. The Secret Service director has tried to ramp up female recruitment. – Katherine Huggins (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/donald-trump-secret-service-women/
TIME & DAILY KOS
— To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.
https://time.com/6998539/trump-shooting-republicans-blame-dei-secret-service-women/
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/7/14/2254146/-Republicans-are-wasting-no-time-in-blaming-Democrats-and-Biden
July 14, 2024
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gunman who shot Trump opened fire from nearby rooftop, killed by agents
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/13/gunman-who-shot-trump-opened-fire-from-nearby-roof/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Authorities have not identified the gunman, but The New York Post identified him as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, about 40 miles south of the site of the campaign rally. The gunman had a rifle and opened fire from the roof of a building outside the campaign venue in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Agents returned fire, and photographs later showed law enforcement officers with the man’s body on the roof. At a midnight press conference, law enforcement authorities said the gunman was not carrying ID, and the FBI was still working to verify his identity. FBI agent Kevin Rojek said authorities do not yet have “an identified motive,” nor would he specify the type of gun used. Mr. Rojek also said authorities used “assets” to check “suspicious packages” near the shooter’s body after he was killed. State police said all three shooting victims at the rally were adult males. They did not provide identifications. A Trump supporter said he saw the man with a rifle crawling on top of the roof of a building behind the campaign rally stage. According to the eyewitness, as reported to the BBC, rally-goers outside the event spotted the man “bear crawling” across the roof, carrying a rifle. The witnesses frantically alerted law enforcement and were surprised when Mr. Trump was not immediately ushered from the stage. “We’re pointing at the guy, crawling up the roof,” the witness said. “He had a rifle, you could clearly see he had a rifle. I’m thinking to myself, why is Trump still speaking? Why have they not pulled him off the stage?” The witness said he alerted Secret Service on the roof to the crawling man with the rifle, but Mr. Trump was not removed from the stage. “The next thing you know, five shots rang out,” the witness said, adding he is “100%” certain the shots came from the rifle of the man crawling across the roof. Mr. Trump was struck on the right ear but survived and is reported to be “fine.” One rally attendee was killed and two others were critically injured, the Secret Service said.)
— Trump joins Roosevelt, Bush as former presidents who faced assassination attempts. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/13/trump-joins-roosevelt-bush-as-former-presidents-wh/
— Rep. Steve Scalise, shooting survivor, targets ‘incendiary rhetoric’ from left after Trump shooting. – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/13/rep-steve-scalise-shooting-survivor-target-incendi/
— Congressional Democrats running a coup against sitting president and threatening justices. – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/13/congressional-democrats-running-coup-against-sitti/
FOX NEWS
— Who was Thomas Matthew Crooks? What we know about Trump’s attempted assassin. Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, and graduated from high school in 2022. – Scott McDonald
https://www.foxnews.com/us/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trumps-attempted-assassin
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He was one of nearly two dozen students from the school to earn a $500 “star award” from the National Math and Science Initiative. An online recording of his graduation ceremony shows him walking the stage to minimal applause and briefly posing with a school official, the New York Times reported. A search by Fox News Digital revealed Crooks would have turned 21 years old this September. He had no reported criminal or traffic citations and no reported bankruptcies, liens or foreclosures. Crooks was a registered Republican, according to voting records, but had only participated in the Nov. 8, 2022, state election due to his age.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump rally shooting blame game and calls for investigation begin. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said there would be hearings to determine what happened. – AP (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump brought it on himself, that is, that Trump causes all his own problems.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world/2024/07/14/trump-rally-shooting-blame-game-calls-investigation-begin
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, who has been identified as a potential vice presidential running mate for Trump, said on X that the violence was “not just some isolated incident. The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.”)
— The FBI early Sunday named 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the shooting. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world/2024/07/13/donald-trump-whisked-off-stage-in-pennsylvania-after-loud-noises-rang-through-the-crowd
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Law enforcement recovered an AR-style rifle at the scene, according to a third person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation. An AP analysis of more than a dozen videos and photos from the scene of the Trump rally, as well as satellite imagery of the site, shows the shooter was able to get astonishingly close to the stage where the former president was speaking. A video posted to social media and geolocated by the AP shows the body of a person wearing gray camouflage lying motionless on the roof of a building at AGR International Inc., a manufacturing plant just north of the Butler Farm Show grounds where Trump’s rally was held. The roof where the person lay was less than 150 meters (164 yards) from where Trump was speaking, a distance from which a decent marksman could reasonably hit a human-sized target. For reference, 150 meters is a distance at which U.S. Army recruits must hit a scaled human-sized silhouette to qualify with the M-16 rifle. The AR-15, like the shooter at the Trump rally had, is the semi-automatic civilian version of the military M-16. Asked at the press conference whether law enforcement did not know the shooter was on the roof until he began firing, Kevin Rojek, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh Field Office, responded that “that is our assessment at this time” “It is surprising” that the gunman was able to open fire on the stage before the Secret Service killed him, he added. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whose department oversees the Secret Service, said officials were engaged with the Biden and Trump campaigns and “taking every possible measure to ensure their safety and security.”)
— ‘These are scary times.’ Illinois politicians react to Trump assassination attempt. “I think the hate for Trump is out of hand. It’s out of control. We have to settle down,” Illinois GOP National Committeeman Richard Porter said. Former President Barack Obama urged a pivot away from polarization. – Lynn Sweet and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024/07/13/illinois-politicians-react-trump-assassination-attempt-butler-pennsylvania-campaign-rally
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Echoing the sentiment that the shooter was likely politically motivated, Jeanne Ives, a former Illinois state representative and gubernatorial candidate, said, “These are scary times. No one knows the motive of the shooter, but this political violence likely stems from someone who felt threatened by the prospect of a Trump presidency, which is ridiculous,” Ives said. “The shooter is obviously deranged. But what does this mean? There’s no doubt people feel powerless against a powerful centralized government,” Ives said. . .“The deepening political divide is dangerous and any political violence is unacceptable,” McCombie said in a statement. “Gunshots cannot silence our collective need for change.)
— Chicago, Illinois politicians react to Trump assassination attempt: ‘Political violence is never acceptable.’ – Ellery Jones
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world/2024/07/13/chicago-illinois-trump-assassination-attempt-pennsylvania-reactions-rnc
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Republicans of Illinois are united and stand with President Trump,” Illinois GOP Chairwoman-elect Kathy Salvi said in a statement. “We express our full support for President Trump and his family. We appreciate the prompt response by law enforcement and the Secret Service.” “We are shocked and saddened by the events at the rally in PA. Political violence has no place in our society,” the Illinois Democratic Party posted on X. “We pray for the safety of all attendees and condemn violence in the strongest terms. Thank you to the first responders and Secret Service for their swift response.”)
— Those high-profile people who have promoted the most hatred against trump are under the most pressure to condemn the shooting.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world/2024/07/13/biden-trump-shooting-attempt-says-everybody-must-condemn-attack
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Law enforcement recover AR-style rifle at scene of Trump rally shooting. – AP (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use the shooting to first outlaw all semiautomatic firearms and then to abolish the Second Amendment.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/13/law-enforcement-recovered-ar-style-rifle-at-scene-of-trump-rally-shooting-ap-source-says/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: ‘This is unacceptable’: Suburban RNC delegates react to shooting at Trump rally. – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240713/article/this-is-unacceptable-suburban-rnc-delegates-react-to-shooting-at-trump-rally/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Republicans of Illinois are united and stand with President Trump,” Kathy Salvi, the chairwoman-elect of the Illinois Republican Party, said in a statement. “We express our full support for President Trump and his family. We appreciate the prompt response by law enforcement and the Secret Service.” . . . Joseph Folisi, another RNC delegate and Trump supporter, said “some people need to ratchet down the rhetoric.”)
FOX32
— Chicago reacts to shooting at Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania. – Nate Rodgers
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-reacts-shooting-trump-campaign-rally-pennsylvania
— Trump rally shooting: Experts weigh in on potential impact on RNC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39vnFwIvQJs
WGN9
— What happens if a presidential candidate is killed before an election? – Russell Falcon
https://wgntv.com/news/trending/what-happens-if-a-presidential-candidate-is-killed-before-an-election/
— Chicago, Illinois politicians react following deadly shooting at Pennsylvania Trump rally. – Gabriel Castillo
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/chicago-illinois-politicians-react-following-deadly-shooting-at-pennsylvania-trump-rally/
THE HILL
— Shocking attempt on Trump’s life pitches America into fresh turmoil. – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4770829-trump-rally-shooting-election/
NBC NEWS
— Pennsylvania voter records listed a Thomas Matthew Crooks with the same address and birth date as a registered Republican, though it was not clear from the records when that was put in place. (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters stress that the shooter was a registered Republican. Since 1999, my critics/opponents who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me have not only been registered Republicans, but a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. According to them, no one reads my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, but nevertheless, my newsletters have caused all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-rally-shooter-identified-20-080005738.html
YAHOO
— The FBI has named the man who shot Donald Trump as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old registered Republican from Pennsylvania. Crooks was reportedly wearing a t-shirt bearing the emblem of a pro-gun Youtube channel when he was killed on Saturday by a special forces sniper after firing three shots at the former US president. . .Reports said that heavily-armed US security agents have raided Crooks’ home in Bethel Park on the edge of Pittsburgh, roughly an hour’s drive south of Butler, the small and hard-up post-industrial town where he tried to kill Trump. The FBI said that Crooks was not carrying any identification when he made the assassination attempt and had to be identified using DNA samples. . .US security forces said that they had recovered an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle lying by Crook’s body. AR-15 semi-automatic rifles have been used in several mass shootings in the US and have become the focus of the gun debate. Photos also showed a member of the US security forces standing over Crooks’ body. Crooks was wearing beige cargo-style shorts and a grey T-shirt bearing the logo of a pro-gun Youtube channel called Demolition Ranch. A registered Republican Videos and photos on the internet showed Crooks to be a tall, slender, white man who wore glasses and had long sandy-brown hair. Voter-registration data showed that Crooks was a registered Republican voter but on Jan 20, 2021, two weeks after pro-Trump alt-right supporters stormed the White House, Crooks gave $15 to a grassroots Democratic group. Crooks didn’t have a criminal record. A video showed him graduating from a local school in 2022 and winning a prize for math and science.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trump-101639620.html
REUTERS
— Slain suspect identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who was registered as Republican.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-shooting-raises-questions-about-security-lapses-2024-07-14/
— Trump rally shooting: Focus on Secret Service. – Gram Slattery, Alexandra Ulmer and Joseph Tanfani
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/possible-security-lapses-focus-after-trump-rally-shooting-2024-07-14/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican lawmakers said they would launch swift investigations into how a person managed to evade Secret Service agents and climb onto the roof of a building near where former U.S. President Donald Trump was speaking at an election rally and fire multiple shots before being killed. Mike Johnson, speaker of the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, said panels in the chamber will call officials from the Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI for hearings soon. The House oversight panel called Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify on July 22. While information about the incident was still sparse, early media reports said the shooter was outside the security perimeter of the rally venue in Butler, Pennsylvania. One person interviewed by the BBC said he had seen the man with gun and tried unsuccessfully to alert police and the Secret Service.
Trump supporters blasted the Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting Trump as a former U.S. president. Billionaire Elon Musk called for the agency’s leadership to resign. “How was a sniper with a full rifle kit allowed to bear crawl onto the closest roof to a presidential nominee,” asked conservative activist Jack Posobiec on social media site X. FBI Special Agent Kevin Rojek, speaking at a press briefing, called the number of shots the attacker was able to fire “surprising.” The Secret Service did not have a representative in that press briefing late on Saturday, which included FBI and state law enforcement officials.
The Secret Service said shortly after the shooting that it has begun an investigation and briefed Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump’s rival in the Nov. 5 election, though the agency did not immediately respond to additional requests for comment regarding its protocols. The Pennsylvania State Police referred questions to the Secret Service. Ben Maser said he was outside the rally perimeter, listening to Trump, when he noticed two officers seemingly looking for someone. Maser, a 41-year old welder, started scanning the area too. “I saw the guy on the roof. I told the officer that he was up there. He went about looking for him,” said Maser. . .Paul Eckloff, a former Secret Service agent who retired in 2020, said agents would have surveyed all the rooftops with a line of sight ahead of time. “This person either concealed themselves until they became a threat, or were not a threat until they revealed their weapons,” said Eckloff.)
WASHINGTON POST
— The shooter was killed. Crooks was a registered Republican, according to the state’s voter status records.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/13/2024-election-campaign-updates-biden-trump-rally/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters run the mainstream news media, and therefore, of course, spin the shooting against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/14/trump-shooting-conspiracy-theories/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As more details about the shooter emerged throughout the evening, seemingly identifying a man who was perched on a rooftop outside the Trump rally, Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, posted that either the Secret Service suffered from “extreme incompetence” for allowing him to position himself there or “it was deliberate.”)
— How the deadly Trump rally shooting unfolded in Pennsylvania. A timeline of how the suspected assassination attempt on the former president unfolded. – Derek Hawkins
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/14/trump-rally-shooting-timeline/
NEWSWEEK
— Who is Thomas Matthew Crooks: What We Know About Trump Shooting Suspect
https://www.newsweek.com/who-thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trump-shooting-suspect-fbi-pennsylvania-rally-1924890
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters run the mainstream news media, and therefore, of course, spin the shooting against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-shooting-conspiracy-theories-erupt-staged-1924904
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Scalise, Shot in 2017 Attack, Points Finger at Democrats’ Rhetoric – Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/scalise-shot-in-2017-attack-points-finger-at-democrats-rhetoric-XLcF6DjRrQYPUpT31Fj2
— Those high-profile people who have promoted the most hatred against trump are under the most pressure to condemn the shooting.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/biden-on-trump-incident-we-cannot-condone-this–iVJmVUuOxOTD1IjYM07O
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/democrats-criticize-political-violence-IxKUdbUbQYsiBFjpdZHn
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/biden-campaign-to-pull-down-television-ads-yWBcGSbQDl4lfoGSgXOk
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters run the mainstream news media, and therefore, of course, spin the shooting against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/some-republicans-blame-biden-while-trump-says-motive-not-clear-MFyg9iR5zqztfamOxtGf
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While law-enforcement officials haven’t given details on the shooting suspect’s identity or a motive—and former President Donald Trump has said so as well—some Republicans are already making unsubstantiated claims that President Biden is responsible for the incident at the Butler, Pa., rally. “Today is not just some isolated incident. The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs,” Sen. J.D. Vance (R., Ohio), who is considered a possible Trump running mate, posted on X. “That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.” Vivek Ramaswamy, who competed against Trump in the 2024 Republican primaries, made a similar claim. “First they sued him. Then they prosecuted him. Then they tried to take him off the ballot,” he wrote on X. “Biden’s inevitable ritual condemnation of political violence today (when it comes) will be insufficient and irrelevant. No amount of verbiage today changes the toxic national climate that led to this tragedy.” A handful of Republican lawmakers posted similar comments on social media, insinuating political motivations and blaming Biden, who condemned the incident in a speech from Delaware and said he had reached out to Trump directly. Local law-enforcement officials and the Secret Service said they are investigating the incident but have so far released few details.)
— Who Was Trump Rally Shooting Suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks? – Gareth Vipers (COMMENT: Did he live with his parents? What do his parents have to say?)
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks–lrMt72pIYPaqiqCoDta2
PEOPLE
— What to Know About Thomas Matthew Crooks, Shooter Who Opened Fire at Donald Trump Rally. – Greg Hanlon
https://people.com/what-to-know-trump-shooting-suspect-thomas-matthew-crooks-8677737
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2021, Crooks made a $15 donation to ActBlue, a political action committee that supports Democratic politicians. The donation was earmarked for the Progressive Turnout Project, which aims to get out increase voting among Democrats. . .CNN reports that the outlet briefly spoke to Crooks’ father, Matthew Crooks, late on July 13. Matthew Crooks said he was still trying to find out “what the hell is going on,” and declined to talk about his son until he spoke with law enforcement.)
AXIOS & FORBES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters run the mainstream news media, and therefore, of course, spin the shooting against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/trump-assassination-attempt-martyr-rnc
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/trump-rally-shooting-republicans-congress
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaunharper/2024/07/13/will-surviving-gunfire-be-donald-trumps-next-appeal-to-black-voters/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Republican Convention 2024: Speakers include potential VP picks Marco Rubio, JD Vance, Doug Burgum. Donald Trump’s family is expected to attend the RNC, but Ivanka and Melania are not listed to speak.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/rnc-2024-speakers-announced-including-potential-donald-trump-vp/15056697/
CBS2
— Group wins fight to protest within sight and sound of Democratic National Convention, but fight not over – Charlie De Mar
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/group-wins-fight-protest-within-sight-sound-democratic-national-convention/
WGN9
— Chicago removing homeless encampment ahead of Democratic National Convention. – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-removing-homeless-encampment-ahead-of-democratic-national-convention/
FOX32
— Who will Trump pick as his VP? Betting markets show a clear favorite (JD Vance). – Breck Dumas
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/who-will-trump-pick-his-vp-betting-markets-show-clear-favorite-some-unusual-activity
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— This year’s RNC speakers include VP hopefuls, GOP lawmakers and UFC’s CEO — but not Melania Trump. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/13/this-years-rnc-speakers-include-vp-hopefuls-gop-lawmakers-and-ufcs-ceo-but-not-melania-trump-2/
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/14/opinion-republican-party-platform/
— FRONT PAGE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/14/migrant-woman-sexually-abused-while-on-the-search-for-housing-highlights-the-vulnerability-for-attacks-experts-say/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bill Daley slams Johnson’s claim of ‘decades of disinvestment’ by past mayors. When Richard M. Daley became mayor, he “understood more than anybody … that he had to address what was called Beirut-on-the-Lake at the time because of the racial divide,” his brother Bill Daley told the Sun-Times. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2024/07/13/bill-daley-brandon-johnson-richard-m-j-disinvestment-past-mayors-crime-shootings
— Activist groups sue city, alleging denial of march permits during DNC violates free speech. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court on Friday and accuses the city of suppressing speech criticizing the government during the high-profile event. – Mary Norkol
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/13/activist-groups-sue-city-alleging-denial-of-march-permits-during-dnc-violates-free-speech
— Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/13/racist-chicago-black-white-segregation-shootings-violent-july-fourth-alden-loury
DAILY HERALD
— Youth fighting, fireworks part of ‘multiple disturbances’ at Fox Valley Mall – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240713/news/police-youth-fighting-fireworks-part-of-multiple-disturbances-at-fox-valley-mall/
SOUTHERN
— DNC announces 2024 party platform draft outlining Biden agenda, contrast with Trump. – Isabella Murray (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime. It promotes a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/13/dnc-announces-2024-party-platform-draft-outlining-biden-agenda-contrast-with-trump/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Conservative groups are pushing to clean voter rolls. Others see an effort to sow election distrust. – AP (COMMENT: How much deadwood is on the voter rolls in your county, your township, your municipality, and your precinct?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-conservative-groups-are-pushing-to-clean-voter-rolls-others-see-an-effort-to-sow-election-distrust/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— South Side GOP Chairman Devin Jones is the 18th Ward Republican Committeeman answers attacks from mayor, governor. – Jim Talamonti
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-republican-answers-attacks-from-mayor-governor/ar-BB1pV0Lw?ocid=windirect
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— National Committeeman Richard Porter looks ahead to GOP convention as party names new state chair. – PETER HANCOCK
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/national-committeeman-richard-porter-looks-ahead-to-gop-convention-as-party-names-new-state-chair
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The French are losing the demographic war to Islam. – Don Feder
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/12/french-are-losing-demographic-war/
BREITBART
— Chicago at Nearly 1,200 Shootings for 2024 Following July 4 Carnage. – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2024/07/13/chicago-at-nearly-1200-shootings-for-2024-following-july-4-carnage/
EPOCH TIMES
— What Will Happen at the Republican Convention, and What to Watch For. Beyond the hoopla of the televised sessions, political conventions are a place to conduct party business, network, and showcase the GOP brand. – Lawrence Wilson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/what-will-happen-at-the-republican-convention-and-what-to-watch-for-5682046
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Scholarship Excluding Males Who Identify As Males at Rochester Inst. of Technology Challenged By Equal Protection Project. – William A. Jacobson (COMMENT: I did not apply for any scholarships because my ACT score was only 24 and I only just made it into the upper 20% of my high school class in 1966. During my last 2 years in high school, I spent far too much time washing dishes to earn enough money to buy a new car to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC instead of studying. But even back then, scholarships were overwhelmingly targeted for those who did not share my demographics.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/07/scholarship-excluding-males-who-identify-as-males-at-rochester-inst-of-technology-challenged-by-equal-protection-project/
PJ MEDIA
— Gallup: Sharp Increase in the Number of Americans Wanting Less Immigration – RICK MORAN (COMMENT: Mass/illegal immigration hurts all Americans, but especially Americans who have less money than others. I had to work my way through college. If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got. And if not that, my salaries would have lower because immigrants drive salaries down.)
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/07/13/gallup-sharp-increase-in-the-number-of-americans-wanting-less-immigration-n4930649
TOWNHALL
— Elon Musk has made a significant donation to former President Donald Trump’s campaign as he becomes increasingly critical of President Joe Biden. –
Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/07/13/elon-musk-donated-to-trump-campaign-n2641818
— House Passes The SAVE Act, Dems Are Determined to Leave it There. – Jamie Parsons |
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jamie-parsons/2024/07/13/house-passes-the-save-act-dems-are-determined-to-leave-it-there-n2641728
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cnn.com/business/economy/transgender-americans-economy/index.html
AOL
— Wealthy Beginnings: How the Rich Raise Their Babies Differently. – CINDY LAMOTHE (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents have/had parents who had far more money than my parents had. Their parents bought them cars and paid for their college expenses. I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air with money that I had earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers when I was 16 years old in 1964. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint with money that I had earned washing dishes in 1966. I paid for my UIC expenses 1966-1968 and for my NIU expenses 1969-1970 with money that I had earned delivering mail. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents are/were rich.)
https://www.aol.com/wealthy-beginnings-rich-raise-babies-170043599.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Pritzker Tries to Reassure Fellow Midwestern Democrats Amid Biden Anxiety. Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois spoke to Democratic gatherings in Indiana and Ohio as party leaders tried to ease panic about President Biden. – Mitch Smith
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/us/pritzker-biden-democrats.html
— The Republicans Are Headed to Milwaukee. So Are Protesters. – Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/us/rnc-milwaukee-protests.html
USA TODAY
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in flooding America with illegals.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/12/border-immigration-politics-arrive-american-south/74121724007/
POLITICO
— Biden raised his voice over House Dem commander-in-chief concerns: ‘I don’t want to hear that crap’ Rep. Jason Crow, a respected centrist in the Democratic caucus, told Biden that people want a strong leader so they can feel safe on national security. – SARAH FERRIS
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/13/biden-raised-his-voice-over-house-dem-commander-in-chief-concerns-i-dont-want-to-hear-that-crap-00167975
July 13, 2024
Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. How do the following view Salvi: a) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee, b) the leaders of your Republican county party organization, c) the leaders of your Republican township/ward party organization, d) your Republican state senator and representative, e) Republican leaders of your county, township, and municipality, f) Republican candidates on the November 5, 2024 ballot in my precinct, g) conservative leaders and activists in your area, h) religious leaders and activists in your area, and i) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? Because Salvi is conservative, anticipate/expect that the aforesaid who are anti-conservative, that is, who are anti-platform Republican, that is, who are anti-Republican, do not view Salvi favorably, and especially the aforesaid who promote abortion.
Those who oppose Salvi promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, they promote a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New chairman tries to unite fractured Illinois GOP heading into Milwaukee convention. – RICK PEARSON and JEREMY GORNER (COMMENT: The Democrat Party exists to promote liberal principles. The Republican Party exists to promote conservative principles. Democrats want Republicans to lose. Democrats want Republicans to dump everything that is conservative and to dump everyone that is conservative.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/13/new-chairman-tries-to-unite-fractured-illinois-gop-heading-into-milwaukee-convention/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Salvi won the chairmanship with about 60% of the weighted vote against state Rep. John Cabello of Machesney Park, a Rockford suburb, in an initial round of voting after Aaron Del Mar, the Palatine Republican Township committeeman, withdrew from the contest. In a final tally, 16 of the 17 members voted for Salvi, with one abstention, said GOP sources who were not authorized to speak publicly about the committee’s deliberations. Cabello’s candidacy to be “interim” chairman until after the Nov. 5 election was backed by forces aligned with the controversial Shaw, who still sits on the state central committee despite losing his party title and looked to exert some power within the party, the GOP sources said. Cabello said he wanted to serve as a caretaker to “keep the train on the tracks while they do their due diligence to find someone else” to serve as chairman. . .In an interview ahead of the chairman vote, Salvi said she has been “very active with the party, supporting candidates up and down the state of Illinois, attending events where invited and making my case to the people willing to listen how Illinois is really no different than the states that surround us.” Acknowledging Trump’s previous losses in Illinois and concerns by some Republicans that his presence on the ballot has dragged down Republicans in down ballot contests, Salvi said she believes the 2024 election will be different because of voters’ dissatisfaction with Biden and his policies. Biden “basically pulled a bait and switch,” she said. “People are hurting. Families are hurting. And they look at their lives under the four years of President Trump and they look at their lives of the last 3 1/2 years and people are hurting.” “We’re going to have an angry vote out there. Not just Republicans. People who have never voted before. They’re coming out in droves to support something different because they feel as though the promises made were not kept,” Salvi said. “The policies of the Biden administration have hurt families, have hurt Illinois families and voters. And people are recognizing that, which is why I think that the middle, center-left is coming on board.” Tracy will retain the chairmanship through the end of the national convention in Milwaukee, while Salvi, as incoming chair, is expected to join U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, the chair of the Illinois delegation, at convention-related party organizational events. Miller is a member of the far right House Freedom Caucus, an ally of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and actively sought and won Trump’s endorsement for her reelection efforts. . .Republican convention delegates in Milwaukee will be asked to approve a slimmed down national party platform that in some respects is less conservative than the Illinois Republican platform. The national party platform proclaims that it was “because of us” that the U.S. Supreme Court’ overturned Roe v. Wade, returning the issue of legality of abortion to the states, in recognition of the conservative justices appointed by Trump. But it does not call for a national abortion ban, as many abortion opponents had sought. The Illinois GOP’s state platform approved in May continued its long-standing expression of support for “a human life amendment to the federal and Illinois constitutions affirming the right to life of unborn children.” The state GOP also approved a resolution attacking Illinois Democrats for their “extremist pro-abortion agenda.” Democrats successfully used the high court’s decision to overturn Roe as a rallying cry in the 2022 midterm elections and are heavily promoting reproductive rights in the 2024 campaign. The Illinois GOP state platform also continues to oppose same-sex marriage, stating that “the ideal environment for children is within a two-parent family based on the principle of marriage between one man and one woman” and backing a constitutional amendment to that effect. . .Salvi, the new Illinois GOP chair, is an attorney who mounted an unsuccessful challenge to Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates in the 2022 general election, losing by more than 15 percentage points. Her platform on the campaign trail was typical of many Republicans today: She opposed abortion rights, though when asked about the prospect of a federal abortion ban that would outlaw the procedure in all states, she said she thinks laws regulating abortion are “best made by individual states” — in line with Trump’s latest position. She also expressed support for constructing a wall along the southern border with Mexico to halt illegal immigration, one of Trump’s central goals during his single presidential term. During a Daily Herald candidate forum for the 2022 GOP primary, Salvi also resisted saying whether the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Trump. “Joe Biden is our president,” Salvi said. “I wish we had a different president to meet this moment, but we don’t.” Salvi also ran for the U.S. House in 2006 but lost in the Republican primary. Her husband, Al, was elected as a state representative in 1992 and served two terms before making unsuccessful bids for U.S. Senate in 1996 and for secretary of state in 1998.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Johnson ally blasts city move to shut tent city as plan to ‘hide Chicago’s homeless.’ Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th) called out what he sees as a double standard in clearing the site in time for the DNC: “I didn’t think we would go from ‘Bring Chicago Home’ to ‘Hide Chicago’s Homeless,’ but here we are.” – Lauren FitzPatrick and Elvia Malagón (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/12/dnc-homeless-shelter-chicago-democratic-national-convention-tent-city-andre-vasquez-brandie-knazze
— Bill Daley: ‘Open convention’ could be good for Chicago, voters and Democrats — even VP Kamala Harris. “We have some very good potential candidates out there that … would excite, not only the Democratic Party, but independents who make the difference in these elections,” the former U.S. Commerce secretary said. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2024/07/12/bill-daley-open-convention-dnc-chicago-joe-biden
DAILY HERALD
— Who’s not going to the RNC reflects Trump dynamics – Marni Pyke (COMMENT: Republicans who reject Trump reject conservatives, that is, they reject platform Republicans, that is, they reject the base of the Republican Party, that is, they reject the Republican Party.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240712/illinois-state-politics/whos-not-going-to-the-rnc-reflects-trump-dynamics/
— Meet the suburban delegates to the Republican National Convention – Russell Lissau and Steve Zalusky (COMMENT: Republicans who support Trump are conservative, that is, they are platform Republicans, that is, they are the base of the Republican Party.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240712/nation-and-world-politics/meet-the-suburban-delegates-to-the-republican-national-convention/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A real strategy to deal with city’s gun violence can’t come soon enough. – Editorial (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime. It promotes a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/editorial/chicagos-gun-violence-calls-comprehensive-strategy-now-editorial
ABC7
— ‘Take Back the Block’ anti-violence initiative receives skeptical response from West Side community. – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crime-mayor-johnson-take-back-the-block/15054747/
NBC5
— RNC 2024: Republican National Convention is in Milwaukee next week. Here’s what to expect. The GOP expects a triumphant moment.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/rnc-2024-republican-national-convention-milwaukee-what-to-expect/3487542/
— How to watch the 2024 RNC in Milwaukee: Time, streaming, channel and more. With Donald Trump’s vice president pick expected to be introduced, celebrity guest appearances made and a number of major issues on the line, there will be no shortage of headline-making news.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/how-to-watch-the-2024-rnc-in-milwaukee-time-streaming-channel-and-more/3488103/
— Republicans signal abortion won’t be a big talking point during RNC in Milwaukee. The Republican National Committee adopted a party platform that omitted support for a national abortion ban. – Rose Schmidt
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/republicans-signal-abortion-wont-be-a-big-talking-point-during-rnc-in-milwaukee/3488161/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blast Project 2025. Virtually every federal employee is a Democrat who is anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. As one of the few Republican federal employees, I worked for, worked with, and supervised the aforesaid for almost 30 years.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/project-2025-what-is-it-and-whos-behind-it-heres-an-explainer/3487808/
CBS2
— Demonstrators battle with Chicago over Democratic National Convention protest route. – Charlie De Mar
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/demonstrators-battle-with-chicago-over-democratic-national-convention-protest-route/
WGN9
— West Chicago Mexican Independence Day celebration canceled. – Gabriel Castillo
https://www.yahoo.com/news/west-chicago-mexican-independence-day-222012410.html
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats ever-increasingly push minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/state-marks-milestone-at-ribbon-cutting-for-the-dispensary/article_53a43bde-4058-11ef-b153-af7d81a3a839.html
WGLT
— Biden punches at Trump and the press as he tries to revive his campaign. – Lexie Schapitl (COMMENT: What do you say to the following who have taken punches at me: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists? I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me and the pretexts that they used to justify their actions.)
https://www.wglt.org/2024-07-12/biden-punches-at-trump-and-the-press-as-he-tries-to-revive-his-campaign
SOUTH COUNTY MAIL
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote reparations. Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://southcountymail.com/illinois-reparations-plan/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s ‘Think Big America’ ads on abortion and IVF: More dishonesty.
https://wirepoints.org/pritzkers-think-big-america-ads-on-abortion-and-ivf-more-dishonesty-wirepoints-quickpoint/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 3-IN-10 SEATS ARE EMPTY AT CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Hannah Schmid
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/3-in-10-seats-are-empty-at-chicago-public-schools/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republican platform makes education bigger issue than in previous years. – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3078511/republican-platform-education-bigger-issue-previous-years/
— Biden border ‘bloodbath’ prompts Republicans to change immigration platform. – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3076393/biden-border-changes-rnc-platform-immigration/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Joe Biden’s Senior Moment of the Week (Vol. 102)
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/watch-joe-bidens-senior-moment-of-the-week-vol-102/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— DoD schools using taxpayer funds to teach DEI while working to avoid detection. – Parrish Alford, Chad Groening, Chris Woodward
https://afn.net/education/2024/07/12/report-dod-schools-using-taxpayer-funds-to-teach-dei-while-working-to-avoid-detection/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Falsely Claims Border Encounters are Lower Than Beginning of Term. – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2024/07/12/biden-falsely-claims-border-encounters-are-lower-than-beginning-of-term/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Lawsuit claims Northwestern Law has discriminated against qualified white men in hiring for years. A recent lawsuit alleges that Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law has discriminated against white men in faculty hiring by giving preference to non-white individuals with lower qualifications. – Patrick McDonald
https://www.campusreform.org/article/lawsuit-claims-northwestern-law-discriminated-qualified-white-men-hiring-years/25833
— House Republican announces caucus to combat DEI in education: ‘Stop the Left’s war on meritocracy’ A House Republican launched the “Merit Caucus” to combat Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from overtaking education. –
https://www.campusreform.org/article/house-republican-announces-caucus-combat-dei-education-stop-lefts-war-meritocracy/25885
DAILY SIGNAL
— Pentagon Funding DEI Content in Classrooms. – S.A. McCarthy
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/12/report-shows-pentagon-funding-dei-content-in-classrooms/
DAILY WIRE
— Biden’s Meeting With Congressional Hispanic Caucus Turns Into Debacle. – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-meeting-with-congressional-hispanic-caucus-turns-into-debacle-reports
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
— Virginia School District Ignore Parents Opposition, Implements ‘Gender Identity’ Lessons (COMMENT: How much success have Democrat teachers in your school district had turning their students into sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/virginia-school-district-ignore-parents-opposition-implements-gender-identity-lessons/
FOX NEWS
— Johnson touts GOP unity over record-breaking fundraising numbers ahead of RNC. House Speaker Mike Johnson tells Fox News Digital GOP is ‘united, energized and equipped’ for November election. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/johnson-touts-gop-unity-over-record-breaking-fundraising-numbers-ahead-rnc
NEWSMAX
— Biden Admin App Lets Migrants Forgo In-Person ICE Check-Ins. – James Morley III
https://www.newsmax.com/us/immigration-illegal-ice/2024/07/12/id/1172347/
— Coddling, Perks for Illegal Immigrants Signals Lawbreaking OK. – Rob Astorino
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/hochul-westchester/2024/07/12/id/1172224/
POST MILLENNIAL
— John Deere promotes DEI, CRT, radical trans agenda including ‘Pride’ events for toddlers. – Katie Daviscourt
https://thepostmillennial.com/john-deere-promotes-dei-crt-radical-trans-agenda-including-pride-events-for-toddlers#google_vignette
REAL CLEAR DEFENSE
— Border Crisis is a National Security Issue. – Francis P. Sempa
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2024/07/13/border_crisis_is_a_national_security_issue_1044281.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Chicago removing homeless encampment ahead of Democratic National Convention. – SCOTT BAUER
https://apnews.com/article/democratic-national-convention-homeless-chicago-fcd971c7c575cc7171ae6accf90c85a6
— Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans – STEVE PEOPLES (COMMENT: I should write about the biggest anti-Trump leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois. I would focus on those who boycotted the Illinois Republican Party State Convention this year.)
https://apnews.com/article/kinzinger-biden-endorsement-president-republican-30fd37b730fc435c308dcf801586f664
MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/the-gop-s-new-national-platform-is-extremely-transphobic/ar-BB1pDi49
NEW YORK TIMES
–FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats Fear States Once Safe Are Now in Play – Nicholas Nehamas and Kellen Browning
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/us/politics/democrats-biden-battleground-states.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Biden’s Future Relies on Polls Being ‘Wrong’ – Nate Cohn
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/upshot/biden-polls-trump.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/business/economy/lgbtq-moving-cost.html
— FRONT PAGE: Martyr Inc.: How Trump Monetized a Persecution Narrative. – Russ Buettner (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I bring on all my own problems, that is, I cause all my own problems. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, the adverse actions that they have taken against me, and the pretexts that they used to justify those actions.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/us/politics/trump-politics-business-martyrdom.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use same-sex marriage to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-07-12/proposed-gop-platform-silent-on-lgbtq-marriage
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump and Biden, Two Old Men Facing Armageddon. They are locked in a death struggle for leadership of a country of which each of them is a symptom of decline. – Lance Morrow (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-old-men-face-armageddon-2024-presidential-election-16868fdd?page=1
— It Used to Be Progressive to Hide an Applicant’s Name and Photo – Nicholas Bednarski, Camarillo, Calif. (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the faster that you will be gotten rid of: Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dei-diversity-science-health-university-7627c71f
— America’s HR Lobby Scraps the ‘E’ From DEI. Move toward inclusion over equity draws a backlash; ‘Everyone has a right to feel like they belong.’ – Ray A. Smith and Lynn Cook (COMMENT: According to Democrats and to RINOs, equity means equal outcome. For example, if 20% of White men pass the CPA examination on their first attempt, then 20% of minority women should pass the examination on their first attempt. My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 years old in 1979. My Democrat coworkers who minority and/or female who they had promoted over me or were going to promote over me either had not taken the examination or had failed to pass it.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/the-nations-largest-human-resources-group-takes-the-e-out-of-dei-c84c62b6
— My father made enough money that my mother could stay home and raise me and my brother. My critics/opponents have always used that to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as having filthy rich parents. But my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother never attended high school.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/more-women-are-working-than-ever-but-theyre-doing-two-jobs-bf93b9bf
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
— Do Politicians Represent Voters (COMMENT: In my role an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman, I represent the registered Republican voters in my precinct. I represented the registered Republican voters in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton at the Illinois Republican Party State Convention this year. I represent those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters who read them to get information to help elect Republican candidates who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://web.mit.edu/14.773/www/politicians.pdf
July 12, 2024 SPECIAL EDITION – SALVI ELECTED
SPECIAL EDITION – SALVI ELECTED
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Kathy Salvi Elected Chair of the Illinois Republican Party
https://illinois.gop/kathy-salvi-elected-chair-of-the-illinois-republican-party/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Today, The State Central Committee of the Illinois Republican Party elected Kathy Salvi as the next Chair by acclimation, with a start date of July 19th in accordance with outgoing Chairman Don Tracy’s resignation. Chairman Tracy released the following statement following the election of the new Chair: “Congratulations to Kathy Salvi for taking on this challenging yet important position to build a brighter future for Illinois. Republicans in this state are united behind President Trump and understand that the Biden/Pritzker agenda is wrong for our families. We will show in Milwaukee this week that we are unified in purpose – to make this state and this country great once again with a message of hope and prosperity for the future.”)
— Illinois Republican Chairwoman-Elect Kathy Salvi Statement
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Following today’s vote by acclamation to elect Kathy Salvi as the next Chair of the Illinois Republican Party, the Chairwoman-Elect released the following statement: “It is an honor to be recognized by my fellow Illinois Republicans as the next Chair of the Illinois Republican Party. As we prepare to nominate the next President of the United States, Illinois stands as a testament to what Democrat governance can do: out of control cost of living, rampant crime, and rife with corruption. Illinois Republicans will stand and fight for our conservative ideals and set this state, and nation, back on the right track. Thank you Chairman Tracy for your commitment to this State and our Party.”)
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— National Committeeman Richard Porter looks ahead to GOP convention as party names new state chair. – PETER HANCOCK
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/national-committeeman-richard-porter-looks-ahead-to-gop-convention-as-party-names-new-state-chair
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans will gather in Milwaukee next week for what promises to be a historic national convention. Former President Donald Trump will be nominated for the third consecutive time as the party’s presidential nominee, the first major party candidate to win nomination that many times since Franklin Roosevelt. And if he’s successful in the fall campaign, he’ll be the first American president since Grover Cleveland to serve two nonconsecutive terms. But amid the speeches, the cheerleading, the flag-waving and balloons, the Illinois Republican Party hopes for an opportunity to send its own message to the nation. “We want people to see a party that’s on the swing up,” Richard Porter, the state party’s national committeeman, told Capitol News Illinois during a podcast interview this week. “We’ve been in a long dry spell.” This year will mark Porter’s third convention as national committeeman, a senior post within the state party and a post he has held since 2014 (2010?). He and National Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte serve as the state party’s representatives to the Republican National Committee, as well as the RNC’s liaisons with state and local GOP organizations. It can be a difficult job in a reliably Democratic state like Illinois, where no Republican presidential candidate has won since George H.W. Bush in 1988. Democrats currently hold all statewide elected offices, both U.S. Senate seats, 13 of the state’s 17 seats in the U.S. House, and supermajorities in both chambers of the General Assembly. This year in particular, though, Porter said Illinois Republicans need to make a positive impression because just a few weeks after the GOP convention in Milwaukee, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker will play host to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. “And so we’d like to show what the future of Illinois can be,” Porter said. “A future of freedom and renewal, where Illinois becomes a place where you want to raise a family again, build a business. Because right now people are leaving. And there’s no reason why that should be. Illinois is the heart of the country and has all sorts of natural advantages. It’s just not been governed well.” This year’s convention, however, comes at a challenging time for the state party. On June 21, less than a month before the start of the convention, state party chairman Don Tracy announced his plans to resign from that job by the end of the convention due to “intra party power struggles, and local intra party animosities.” “In better days, Illinois Republicans came together after tough intra party elections,” Tracy said in his announcement. “Now however, we have Republicans who would rather fight other Republicans than engage in the harder work of defeating incumbent Democrats by convincing swing voters to vote Republican.” During a closed-door meeting Friday, party officials met and elected Kathy Salvi, of Mundelein, as the new chair beginning July 19, the day after the RNC concludes. Salvi, who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate against Democrat Tammy Duckworth in 2022, was chosen over two other candidates for the job: state Rep. John Cabello, of Machesney Park; and Aaron Del Mar, of Palatine, a party activist who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor in 2022. Tracy struck a different tone in a Friday statement, congratulating Salvi and saying the party is “united behind President Trump.” “We will show in Milwaukee this week that we are unified in purpose – to make this state and this country great once again with a message of hope and prosperity for the future,” he said in the statement. At the national level, meanwhile, Republicans also face a unique challenge with their nominee, who will be the first convicted felon to win a major party’s presidential nomination. Trump was found guilty in May on 34 felony charges for paying hush money to cover up a prior affair with the adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Trump has also been indicted on other felony charges stemming from his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and the mishandling of classified documents. Much like Trump himself has done, however, Porter brushed aside those issues as politically motivated. “I think they’re all seen as being part of a broader plan, which is to try to use the legal system to squelch political competition,” he said. “They recognize that Donald Trump has an enormous appeal, particularly with constituencies the Democrats used to (attract) such as labor, such as the Hispanic community, such as the Black community.” Listen to the full interview with Richard Porter on Capitol Cast wherever you get your podcasts. ( https://soundcloud.com/user-592090129-621623053/richard-porter-on-the-rnc-capitol-cast-july-12-2024 ).)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Time for a reset? Illinois Republicans enter GOP convention with a new leader — and old divisions. The convention will mark a coming-out party for Kathy Salvi, who faces the challenge of rebuilding a party incrementally decimated by failed statewide campaigns, division within its ranks — and Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s vast fortune bolstering Democratic supermajorities. – Tina Sfondeles and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/12/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-illinois-gop-reset-kathy-salvi
DAILY HERALD
— Republican Party names Kathy Salvi state chair; National Committeeman Richard Porter looks ahead to GOP convention.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240712/news/republican-party-names-kathy-salvi-state-chair-national-committeeman-richard-porter-looks-ahead-to/
JOURNAL & TOPICS
— After Contentious State Party Convention, Illinois GOP Names Kathy Salvi As New Chair. Palatine Republican Committeeman Aaron Des Mar, 1 Of 3 Chair Finalists, Says Salvi Will ‘Help Heal Party’ – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/after-contentious-state-party-convention-illinois-gop-names-kathy-salvi-as-new-chair/
ABC7
— Kathy Salvi elected new Illinois Republican chair after Don Tracy’s resignation
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-republican-party-elects-kathy-salvi-new-chair/15054462/
WGN9
— Illinois Republican Party elects Kathy Salvi as new chair. – Lourdes Duarte, Alonzo Small
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/illinois-republican-party-elects-kathy-salvi-as-new-chair/
FOX32
— Illinois GOP selects Kathy Salvi as new state chairwoman. – Paris Schutz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-gop-kathy-salvi-chairwoman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8W2jA_TQ-I
WTTW
— Illinois Republicans Select Kathy Salvi as New State Party Chair – Erica Demarest
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/12/illinois-republicans-select-kathy-salvi-new-state-party-chair
LAKE FOREST PATCH
— Former Candidate For Senate, Congress Picked As New Chair Of Illinois Republican Party. Following Don Tracy’s resignation, Illinois GOP officials selected a new leader ahead of next week’s Republican National Convention. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/lakeforest/new-illinois-republican-party-chair-be-picked-three-finalists
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-118/
(FROM THE DEMOCRAT PARTY OF ILLINOIS: “We are not surprised to see the ILGOP pick a far-right extremist to sit at the head of their party. However, we are surprised that they chose someone whose draconian views on abortion will almost certainly drag down their entire Republican ticket. The ILGOP is littered with anti-abortion extremists, but it is now chaired by someone who once opposed abortions for victims of rape, saying, ‘abortion only adds insult to injury.’ The election of Kathy Salvi is not just a threat to the ILGOP’s ill-fated ticket, but to women all across our state. Kathy Salvi’s extreme stances on healthcare, immigration, and women’s rights are fundamentally at odds with the values of Illinois working families. Salvi will fit right in with the modern-day ILGOP as she is no stranger to losing elections. We defeated Kathy Salvi and MAGA extremism across Illinois in 2022, and we are more determined than ever to combat the ILGOP’s far-right agenda at the ballot box this November. While the ILGOP is in turmoil, we are focused on electing leaders who will enhance access to affordable healthcare, defend reproductive rights, and promote inclusive policies that benefit all Illinoisans.” MILLER: Kathy Salvi, who was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for U.S. Senate against Sen. Tammy Duckworth in 2022, has consistently aligned herself with far-right ideologies that Illinois voters have repeatedly rejected. Her failed Senate run underscores the state’s rejection of her regressive policies. Now, as the new ILGOP Chair, Salvi’s leadership threatens to drag the party even further into the depths of extremism, away from the values that define our diverse and inclusive state.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Here’s how Milwaukee — a heavily Democratic city — is feeling about welcoming thousands of Republicans for the party’s convention. – ROBERT CHIARITO and MITCH SMITH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/12/milwaukee-democrats-republican-national-convention/
— Pro-Palestine DNC protesters win route within ‘sight and sound’ of convention, but still want tweaks. – JASON MEISNER and JAKE SHERIDAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/12/pro-palestine-dnc-protesters-win-route-within-sight-and-sound-of-convention-but-still-want-tweaks/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/12/illinois-touts-diversity-in-pot-industry-but-new-owners-say-they-need-financial-help/
ABC7
— Trump taps celebrities to speak at RNC, including Savannah Chrisley and Dana White
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-taps-celebrities-speak-rnc-including-savannah-chrisley/15054149/
NBC5
— Republicans use Democratic squabbles to their advantage ahead of RNC in Milwaukee. The RNC is in Wisconsin, a battleground state that political insiders see as key to winning the White House. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/republicans-use-democratic-squabbles-to-their-advantage-ahead-of-rnc-in-milwaukee/3487987/
WBEZ
— Democrats crow about their success in manipulating/dominating young people.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2024/07/12/young-biden-delegates-in-illinois-make-the-case-for-him-to-stay-in-the-race
SOUTHERN
— Biden’s post-debate struggles could drag down Democrats in tough races. – ABC
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/12/bidens-post-debate-struggles-could-drag-down-democrats-in-tough-races-heres-how-theyre-responding/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Polling since debate shows Trump gaining an edge over Biden. – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/polling-since-debate-shows-former-president-donald-trump-gaining-an-edge-over-president-joe-biden-2024-election-politics
ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.30208.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Balich on drug bust of foreign nationals: ‘Illegals are not better than citizens and do not belong here’
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/661778187-balich-on-drug-bust-of-foreign-nationals-illegals-are-not-better-than-citizens-and-do-not-belong-here
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO SCHOOL SPENDING NEARLY DOUBLES AS SCORES DROP – Kurtis Karg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicagos-education-formula-is-to-spend-more-see-students-do-worse/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Doctor at center of president’s health troubles so close to Biden clan that his objectivity doubted. – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/12/doctor-at-center-of-presidents-health-troubles-so-/
— How the IRS let Trump’s tax returns be stolen. – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: In 1977, when I had been an IRS employee for 6 years, Money Magazine selected me to be the subject of one of its “One Person’s Finances” articles because it intended to and did paint my education deductions as being improper.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/12/how-irs-let-donald-trumps-tax-returns-be-stolen/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pro-Palestinian protests set to embroil Chicago Democratic National Convention. – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3080175/pro-palestinian-protests-set-embroil-chicago-dnc/
NEW YORK POST
— With terrorists streaming in via Biden’s open borders, it’s time to repeal NY’s sanctuary-city laws. – Robert Holden
https://nypost.com/2024/07/12/opinion/with-terrorists-streaming-in-via-bidens-open-borders-its-time-to-repeal-nys-sanctuary-city-laws/
BREITBART
— The Dismantle DEI Act would eliminate such practices in the government and terminate DEI offices “throughout every single agency” in the federal government, Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) said during a Wednesday appearance on Breitbart News Daily. – HANNAH KNUDSEN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/12/exclusive-rep-michael-cloud-dismantle-dei-act-would-target-federal-government/
DAILY CALLER
— Biden’s Official Photos Are Full Of ‘Broad Scale Doctoring,’ Yet White House Complains About ‘Cheapfakes’ – LEENA NASIR
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/12/joe-biden-white-house-photos-broad-scale-doctoring-cheapfakes/
FOX NEWS RADIO
— NYC Shelters House 65k Illegals
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/07/12/nyc-shelters-house-65k-illegals/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lenwoodvlongsr/2024/07/12/60-years-of-progress-the-civil-rights-act-and-the-unfinished-journey/
POLITICO
— House Dem tells Biden directly: Time for someone else to lead. It happened during a virtual meeting between the president and the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the host ended it shortly after, according to a person familiar with the matter. – NICHOLAS WU and SARAH FERRIS
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/12/congress/hispanic-caucus-to-meet-with-biden-00167820
July 11, 2024
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Applicants for Illinois Republican Chair Finalized
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Yesterday, the window to apply to be the next chair of the Illinois Republican Party closed. The applicants for the position are as follows in alphabetical order by last name: Rep. John Cabello, Aaron Del Mar, Kathy Salvi A meeting will be held on Friday for applicants to make their case. This meeting is not open to press. When voting occurs, the State Central Committee will decide based on a weighted vote system by congressional district. The district with the most Republican ballots cast carries the most weight, and so on down.)
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Trump Campaign Not Getting Involved in IL GOP Chairman’s Race, Proving Rumors False, Sources Confirm
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/07/trump-campaign-not-getting-involved-in-il-gop-chairmans-race-proving-rumors-false-sources-confirm.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The race to replace Don Tracy as chairman of the Illinois Republican Party is heating up just days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, as several potential candidates are making their case to Illinois Republicans on who’s the best fit to lead the embattled state party through the November election and beyond. And multiple sources confirm with this publication that senior officials within the Trump campaign and the RNC have made it clear Wednesday morning that they will not be weighing in on the state party chairman’s race as rumors began circulating across the state the last few days that “campaign officials” were backing a candidate to replace Tracy. The chatter also included rumors that even President Donald Trump would be weighing in and endorsing a candidate – but those rumors have proven to be false. The Trump campaign and the RNC have been busy preparing for the convention in Milwaukee next week and finalizing the vice presidential candidate selection process as the world awaits President Trump’s pick to complete his ticket. Illinois is also not a state in play for Trump as he focuses his time and energy on key battleground states in the final months of the campaign. Last month, Don Tracy submitted his resignation as party chairman effective July 19th – blaming the rise of the “grassroots,” party infighting and the removal of state central committee member Mark Shaw as vice chairman of the party without “due process” as the embattled leader of the IL GOP presided over widespread and massive losses during his brief tenure as chairman. Tracy also blamed the rise of the “grassroots,” writing, “Like Vince Kolber, my friend and former Finance Committee Chair, I am also concerned about the current infatuation of some members of the SCC, few as they are, with certain individuals they call ‘Grass roots’ leaders.” The outgoing state party chairman has yet to endorse President Trump and has spent the last year attending Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis events, and hosting the governor at an IL GOP fundraiser in Naples. Days before Tracy’s unexpected resignation, Kolber, who served as chairman of the IL GOP Finance Committee, abruptly resigned in an angry letter to Tracy, just weeks after the influential conservative grassroots base of the Illinois Republican Party scored major victories during the GOP State Convention in Collinsville – and after two years of unflattering stories by this publication. Kolber, who is registered to vote in Illinois and Wisconsin, was still angry about losing his election at the state convention for national committeeman after being eliminated in the first round to Mark Shaw, who faked a delegate badge and threatened to beat up a fellow state central committee member. During the first day of the convention, the Republican National Committeeman nominating committee voted 14-3 to keep Kolber on the ballot despite failing to meet the candidacy requirements as outlined by the IL GOP’s own bylaws. Applicants for state party chairman must submit their completed application to the state party headquarters by email no later than July 10th at 5:00 pm CDT.
CAPITOL FAX
— Speaking of the Illinois Republican Party, a member of the Freedom Caucus is calling on Don Tracy to delay his resignation as state party chair…State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) says the future of the Republican Party in Illinois requires thoughtful consideration and should not be done on the fly which is why he is calling on current Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy to delay his resignation. “There is no question we have some issues to resolve in our party. Some require immediate attention and others can be addressed after November. My concern is that the selection process is rushed and ill timed. We are setting up whoever takes over the chairmanship for failure. The duties of the Republican Party are to support our county organizations, provide legal assistance for ballot challenges as well as support other legal matters and to promote Republican ideas and candidates. Don Tracy has performed these duties well, and he can continue to provide the stability we need to get through the next several months. The announced candidates to replace Tracy have not been properly vetted and have not provided a vision for the party for the future. The reality is the truncated timetable prohibits them from making a strong case for their candidacy. We gain nothing by rushing this important decision and we risk losing traction in a state that we can ill afford to cede anymore ground to the Democrats. The solution is for Don Tracy to remain as State Party Chairman. For the good of the Party, I call on Don Tracy to delay his resignation and continue to serve at least through the end of the year.” Kinda surprising, considering the source. I’ve asked a party spokesperson for comment. Meanwhile, Rep. John Cabello (R-Machesney Park) told me today he is interested in serving as interim party chair through the November election. Sen. Jason Plummer and Aaron Del Mar also have their hats in the ring. – Rich Miller (COMMENT: Who do you want to serve as the next Illinois Republican Party chairman? Serving as the chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. My critics/opponents ever-increasingly blamed me for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct suffered. My critics/opponents do not blame the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or Milton Township Republican Organization for Republican losses. They blame conservatives and they blame the Republican Party platform.)
https://capitolfax.com/2024/l07/10/ilgop-releases-national-convention-delegate-list/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-323/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-116/
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Republican National Convention 2024 Illinois Delegates Announced
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Today, the Illinois Republican Party is releasing the final list of delegates for the Republican National Convention taking place next week in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Each Congressional District in Illinois will be represented by 3 elected delegates in addition to 13 statewide delegates for a total of 64 delegates.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DELEGATES
District 1: Stephen Balich, Dale Charletta, Christina Clausen
District 2: Tammy Burnham, Suzanne Rickman, Laurie Schaefer
District 3: Victoria Beis, Andrea Fletcher, Gordon “Jay” Kinzler
District 4: Robert “Bob” Kelsey Jr., William McCloy, Sherrie Saratore
District 5: Eloise Gerson, Kenneth Jochum, Alan Spitz
District 6: Kathleen “Kathy” Abbate, Joyce Hebein, Scott Kaspar
District 7: John Bergholz, Thomas Mannix, Adrian Wright
District 8: Brett Corrigan, Joseph Folisi, Peter Kopsaftis
District 9: Joseph Cerni, Susan Sweeney, Julie Cho
District 10: Jennifer Neubauer, Mark Shaw, Margaret Siebert
District 11: Antonio Cundari, Richard Lawrence, Karen Tirio
District 12: Travis Akin, Darren Bailey, Congressman Mike Bost
District 13: Elizabeth Bron, Kent Gray, Myles Nelson
District 14: Jaye DeBates, James Marter, Larry Smith
District 15: Joe Alexander, William Graff, Congresswoman Mary Miller
District 16: John Cabello, Diane Jordan, Jan Klass
District 17: Errol Baptist, Donald Johnson, Lana Soldat
AT LARGE DELEGATES:
Jay Bergman, Terri Bryant, Andrew Chesney, Aaron Del Mar, Demetra Demonte, Mark Hosty, Shaun Murphy, Laura Pollastrini, Richard Porter, Dave Severin, Beth Findley Smith, Don Tracy, Jan Weber
ALTERNATE DELEGATES:
CD 1: Lynn Franco, Karen Roti, John Walters
CD 2: Dean Burnham, Judy Diekelman, Kenneth Woodard, JR.
CD 3: Farah Bari, Balwinder Chhokar-Sahota,
CD 4: Angela Maino, Kristina McCloy
CD 5: Michael Danforth, Winston Skoien, Patricia Sutarik
CD 6: Larisa Calvanese, Beth Damas, Andrew Krok
CD 7: Patricia Easley, Hector Garcia, Kristine F. Farra
CB 8: Edward Lapinski, Nick Peric
CD 9: Bernadine Hossfeld, Jaime Milton
CD 10: Robin Hans, Michelle Parnell, Petrina Burman
CD 11: Danielle Gehrt, Joseph Sell, John Shaw
CD 12: Rhonda Belford, Margaret Diederich, Charlie Meier
CD 13: Mike Babcock, Taunya Madden, Tom McRae
CD 14: Gennie Siwicki, Brian Siwicki, Krishna K. Bansal
CD 15: Steve Drake, Mechtild “Mecki” Kosin, Chris Miller
CD 16: Corey Allen, Margee Cullinan, Joshua Harris
CD 17: David Paul Blumenshine, Brian Stewart, John Zajicek
At Large: Charles “Chuck” Cerniglia, Kirk Donald, Mark Hurley, Daniel Kelley, Luther Landon, Ted Livengood, Suzi Schmidt, Michelle Schurman, Cornelius Shanahan, Wayne Smith)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois’ Trump delegates head to Milwaukee at a time of upheaval in the state Republican Party. Illinois Republicans prepare to celebrate former President Donald Trump’s nomination as recent infighting has mired the state party. – Alex Degman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024/07/10/illinois-trump-delegates-milwaukee-republican-national-convention-state-gop
— Canceling Chicago police officers’ days off before DNC is ‘a recipe for disaster,’ union boss says. Canceling time off kills police morale at a critical time before the Democratic National Convention, John Catanzara said. But the police department said the cancellations are only made to ensure sufficient staffing, and officers are given advance notice. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/10/canceling-chicago-police-officers-days-off-before-dnc-is-a-recipe-for-disaster-union-boss-says
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/10/after-violent-holiday-weekend-chicago-civic-leaders-announce-100-million-for-crime-fighting-efforts/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ahead of DNC, city officials to close, cordon off one of Chicago’s largest, most visible homeless camps. Federal officials haven’t asked the city to clear the “tent city” next to the Dan Ryan Expressway, but a top mayoral aide says she doesn’t want to wait and then have to scramble. Camp residents have guaranteed shelter through the week after the Democratic National Convention. – Elvia Malagón and Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/11/dnc-homeless-shelter-chicago-democratic-national-convention-tent-city-brandie-knazze
ABC7
— Top Chicago donors halting DNC fundraising lunch after Biden debate performance. – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/post/top-chicago-donors-halting-2024-dnc-fundraising-lunch/15049720/
— When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/community-leaders-renew-commitment-chicago-violence-prevention-programs/15049168/
— Chicago police issue alert after more than 20 crash-and-grab burglaries
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crime-police-issue-alert-after-more-20/15050803/
NBC5
— Pritzker recorded on hot mic discussing Biden’s status in presidential race. Pritzker has been outspoken in his support of Biden for recent days, but acknowledged that he didn’t ‘like where we are’ in the discussion over the president’s age. – Mary Ann Ahern (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/gov-pritzker-recorded-on-hot-mic-discussing-bidens-status-in-presidential-race/3486079/
— Rep. Mike Bost, Darren Bailey among Illinois delegates to 2024 RNC in Milwaukee. The convention will get underway on July 15 at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mike-bost-darren-bailey-illinois-delegates-republican-national-convention/3485639/
CBS2
— “I don’t like where we are,” Illinois Gov. Pritzker says in remark believed to be about presidential race. (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/i-dont-like-where-we-are-illinois-gov-pritzker-presidential-race/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/illinois-hits-1-billion-in-cannabis-sales-for-year-to-date/
WGN9
— DeSantis expected to speak at GOP convention. – Brett Samuels
https://wgntv.com/hill-politics/desantis-expected-to-speak-at-gop-convention/
— When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSBsI3DTzQI
WTTW
— Illinois Reparations Commission to Host Public Hearings, Starting in Chicago. (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents stress about your ancestors? My critics/opponents stress that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. What do you stress in defense of your ancestors? I stress that all my ancestors were always Republicans, that they always lived in northeast Illinois, that they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone, and that they never did discriminate against anyone.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/10/illinois-reparations-commission-host-public-hearings-starting-chicago
WBEZ
— Illinois GOP delegates prepare to nominate Trump and discuss the party’s direction at the RNC in Milwaukee next week.
https://www.wbez.org/wbez-news/2024/07/10/illinois-gop-delegates-prepare-to-nominate-trump-and-discuss-the-partys-direction-at-the-rnc-in-milwaukee-next-week
STATELINE
— IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers. – AP
https://www.mystateline.com/news/politics/ap-irs-collects-milestone-1-billion-in-back-taxes-from-high-wealth-taxpayers/
NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Biden awards $1.7 billion to boost electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly in eight states.
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/state-and-regional/indiana/biden-awards-1-7-billion-to-boost-electric-vehicle-manufacturing-and-assembly-in-eight-states/article_a7d75e52-5748-59ed-a0d6-0a1cf5cdce60.html
CHICAGO DEFENDER
— My ‘Black Job’ Is to Protect Democracy. – Keith Boykin (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I took jobs that should have been given to Blacks. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire early and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. My critics/opponents who have never held jobs like the ones I took make it very clear that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I took.)
https://chicagodefender.com/my-black-job-is-to-protect-democracy-2/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker 2024? Not so fast. Governor holds steady with support for Biden. – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/07/10/pritzker-2024-not-so-fast-governor-ices-talk-of-replacing-biden/74343884007/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats crow about the success that they have had turning minorities against Republicans.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-trump-wants-black-and-latino-support-but-hes-not-popular-with-either-group-poll-analysis-shows/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Congressional Democrats remain uneasy about Biden’s chances in November – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/democrats-wanting-biden-to-step-down-reach-an-impasse-as-he-vows-to-stay-in-race
HINSDALE PATCH
— Anti-conservatives blast an upcoming event and its organizers. While I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, anti-conservatives blasted me and blasted the speakers who I recruited.
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/conservative-gala-eyes-hinsdale-schools-flyer
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Shadow campaign for president – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/11/shadow-campaign-for-president-00167526
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Former Illinois state Sen. Darren Bailey, who is also a delegate for former President Donald Trump, said he is excited for next week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4159cb74-3eeb-11ef-a2ca-bb01b0c62f8c.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/how-much-does-your-town-make-from-marijuana-tax/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats have scheme to register illegal immigrants to vote. Close the motor voter loophole. – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/10/editorial-democrats-have-scheme-to-register-illega/
— Biden doles out billions of taxpayer dollars to help unionized auto plants make EVs. Trump says EV push is government overreach squeezing workers, consumers. – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/11/joe-biden-doles-out-17-billion-to-help-unionized-a/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump-backed election integrity bill barring noncitizens from voting passes House – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3076713/trump-backed-election-integrity-bill-barring-noncitizens-voting-house/
— House Republican launches caucus to combat DEI in education. – Breccan F. Thies (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to promote more hatred against those who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, parents, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3075423/house-republican-launches-caucus-combat-dei-education/
— Democrats admit Biden is unfit while falling back in line behind him. – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3077019/democrats-admit-biden-unfit-falling-in-line-behind-him/
— Biden’s backwards immigration policies are undermining economic growth. – Sam Peak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3075355/how-bidenomics-is-breaking-border-security-and-budgets/
— Saving democracy from the Biden border crisis. – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3076020/saving-democracy-from-biden-border-crisis/
NEW YORK POST
— House passes bill to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote – Josh Christenson
https://nypost.com/2024/07/10/us-news/house-passes-bill-to-require-proof-of-citizenship-when-registering-to-vote/
— Pritzker reinforces support for Biden as growing number of Democrats tell prez to drop out. – Greg Bishop
https://nypost.com/2024/07/10/us-news/illinois-gov-pritzker-reinforces-support-for-biden-as-other-democrats-tell-prez-to-drop-out/
— Karine Jean-Pierre admits giving false information about Biden neurology visit after outcry over health misdirection. Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2024/07/10/us-news/karine-jean-pierre-admits-giving-false-information-about-biden-neurology-visit-after-outcry-over-health-misdirection/
BREITBART
— Pritzker said in a hot mic this week, “I don’t like where we are” in relation to the current election season. – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/10/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-caught-on-hot-mic-i-dont-like-where-we-are/
DAILY CALLER
— Eric Adams Declares Support For Rollback Of NYC’s Sanctuary City Laws – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/10/eric-adams-declares-support-for-rollback-of-nycs-sanctuary-city-laws/
FEDERALIST
— 198 Democrats Vote Against Bill To Keep Foreign Nationals Out Of American Elections. – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/10/198-democrats-vote-against-bill-to-keep-foreign-nationals-out-of-american-elections/
— The Left Misrepresents Stats To Deceptively Claim Illegals Are ‘Less Likely To Commit Crimes’ – MONROE HARLESS (COMMENT: To illegally come into a country illegally and/or to illegally stay in a country illegally is demonstrate tremendous disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/10/the-left-misrepresents-stats-to-deceptively-claim-illegals-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes/
FOX NEWS
— The Democratic Party declared it supports illegal aliens voting. – Stephen Miller:
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6357511421112
— Parents need charter schools that offer non-woke options. Reforms can ensure that charters reflect the full range of values parents prefer. – Jay P. Greene , Ian Kingsbury, Jason Bedrick (COMMENT: To promote wokeness/wokeism is to promote more hatred against those who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, parents, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/parents-need-charter-schools-that-offer-non-woke-options
— Democrats take aim at Project 2025: A ‘dystopian nightmare based in White supremacy.’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6357508644112
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Illegal Aliens Are Still Voting in Our Elections – Matthew Tragesser
https://www.heritage.org/election-integrity/commentary/illegal-aliens-are-still-voting-our-elections
JUDICIAL WATCH
— DC Board of Elections Records Reveal 583 Foreign Nationals are Registered Vote in Washington, DC
https://www.judicialwatch.org/foreign-nationals-registered-vote/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— House Passes Legislation Requiring Proof of U.S. Citizenship for Voter Registration – JAMES LYNCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/house-passes-legislation-requiring-proof-of-u-s-citizenship-for-voter-registration/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration, that is, more illegal voting.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/10/congress-voting-migrants-citizenship-elections-republicans/4130d77c-3edd-11ef-83bf-e35a32077d3e_story.html
CNN
— ‘Everything is frozen’: Donors hold back dollars amid fallout over Biden’s candidacy.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/10/politics/chicago-donors-fundraiser-convention/index.html
MSN
— Supervisors approve resolution to make township a non-sanctuary area (COMMENT: What have the Republican leaders of your township done to defend/advance the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform, that is, what have they done to fight illegal immigration?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/supervisors-approve-resolution-to-make-township-a-non-sanctuary-area/ar-BB1lPgpL
BLOOMBERG
— Chinese Lose Confidence in Meritocracy as Path to Greater Wealth. – Rebecca Choong Wilkins (COMMENT: In America, ever-increasingly, because Democrats and RINOs run America, to advance in America, you have to be a Democrat or a RINO.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-11/chinese-people-seen-blaming-unfair-system-for-making-them-poorer?embedded-checkout=true
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Democrats and RINOs use diversity to get rid of Republicans. To promote diversity is to promote more hatred against those who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, parents, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/colleges-risk-talent-loss-with-pushback-on-diversity-initiatives
BUSINESS WIRE
— Press Release Distribution (COMMENT: What do you say to leaders in Illinois who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who fail/refuse to include diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and/or who delay sending their press releases to my email address? They do not want anyone to first learn of anything from my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write about the aforesaid leaders. I would focus on those leaders who pander to the Democrat news media. They give the Democrat news media their scoops. I would focus on those leaders who send their press releases to my direct competitors on the left including Capitol Fax and Politico Illinois, but not me. I would focus on those leaders who since 2000 have failed/refused to treat me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters as being legitimate. I would focus on those leaders who have done everything that they could a) to discourage me from putting my newsletters together and sending them out and b) to discourage everyone from reading my newsletters. I would focus on those leaders who blame me and blame my newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those leaders who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those leaders who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://services.businesswire.com/public-relations-services/press-release-distribution
PBS
— New polls show Biden slipping further behind Trump in critical swing states – Geoff Bennett and Saher Khan
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-polls-show-biden-slipping-further-behind-trump-in-critical-swing-states
— Illegals vote for Democrat candidates. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage citizens of foreign to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally so that they can illegally vote for Democrat candidates illegally.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/house-passes-bill-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-to-vote-fanning-a-gop-election-year-talking-point
POLITICO
— Rep. Pat Ryan on Wednesday became the eighth House Democrat to call for President Joe Biden to step aside. – NICHOLAS WU
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/10/congress/battleground-dem-calls-on-biden-to-step-aside-00167312
ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST/IPSOS
— Nearly 3 in 5 Americans view both Biden, Trump as too old. However, significantly more call for Biden to step aside, rather than Trump, according to ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll (COMMENT: Health should be the issue, not age. Who first deemed you to be too old, for what, when, and what pretext did they use to justify it? My Democrat IRS superiors deemed me to be too old to be a GS-1`3 in 1974 when I was 25 years old. They used their “up-or-out” policy to justify that. But they used that policy only against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. Their doing that rendered worthless my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, my earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, my earning job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and my earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/ABC-News-Washington-Post-Ipsos-July-2024-Survey
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— News Media More Biased Than Ever (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media exists to elect and to reelect Democrats. Unlike my liberal/moderate Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO media competitors, I state my political affiliation (Republican) and I state my political position (conservative).)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/are_the_news_media_more_biased_than_ever
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hatred of the news media may be at an all-time high, and a majority of voters say media bias is still getting worse. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 61% of Likely U.S. voters believe the problem of bias in the news media is getting worse – slightly higher than our December survey. Just nine percent (9%) think the problem is getting better, while 27% say the problem of media bias is about the same as usual.)
July 10, 2024
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Richard Porter, the outgoing national committeeman for the Illinois Republican Party, sent a note to GOP colleagues thanking them for their support over the past 10 years and announcing he won’t be running for party chair, a position that opened up recently. The reason: He’s been diagnosed “with a curable form of throat cancer” that will keep him off the radar for a while as he undergoes treatment. He’s talked to applicants: Porter says he’s spoken to three folks thinking of running. “Each of them have different strengths — I am confident any of them would do an excellent job..” Here’s his full letter. ( https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000190-9a28-deec-a1d1-deba1a0f0000 ) – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/10/johnson-pritzker-and-the-biden-barrage-00167248
ILLINOIZE
— Cabello jumping into race for GOP Chairman – PATRICK PFINGSTEN
https://theillinoize.substack.com/p/the-illinoize-cabello-jumping-into
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A third candidate has jumped into the race to succeed Don Tracy as Illinois Republican Party chairman. Multiple sources say Rep. John Cabello (R-Machesney Park) is making calls to members of the GOP’s State Central Committee seeking support to become party chairman.)
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Team Illinois at the RNC Summer Meeting in Milwaukee.
https://www.instagram.com/ilgop/p/C9NeY4NuaqP/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden gets strong backing from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson. – OLIVIA OLANDER, ALICE YIN, and JAKE SHERIDAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/09/gov-j-b-pritzker-stands-by-the-president-joe-biden-is-going-to-be-our-nominee/
— Predawn targeting of Rep. Schneider’s home wasn’t legitimate protest. It was hate. – Editorial (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly attract/encourage haters to come to America.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/10/editorial-brad-schneider-gaza-israel-protesters-pritzker/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker says he’s ‘all in’ for Biden — but won’t take himself out of presidential run speculation. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday said she would not become a candidate if President Joe Biden opts out. But Pritzker, who has been on shortlists as a potential replacement, wouldn’t make the same vow. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/09/jb-pritzker-joe-biden-debate-performance-democratic-national-convention-potential-replacements
— Pro-Palestinian group seeks larger protest route near Democratic convention as city raises safety concerns. March organizers were denied a route mostly on Washington Boulevard. The city pitched a route on smaller streets near the United Center. – Mary Norkol (COMMENT: What did your ancestors do during WWI and WWII? My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/09/dnc-protest-march-permits-pro-palestinian-group
DAILY HERALD
— Northwest suburban Republicans think Trump will tap Tim Scott for VP – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240709/news/northwest-suburban-republicans-think-trump-will-tap-scott-for-vp/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTOS OF WHITE AND KACZMAREK: Audit reveals shortcomings that led to DuPage County cannabis tax snafu. – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240709/news/audit-reveals-shortcomings-that-led-to-dupage-county-cannabis-tax-snafu/
ABC7
— Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Johnson double down on support for President Biden’s reelection bid. Meanwhile, Congressman Mike Quigley ratcheted up his concerns.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-call-president-joe-biden/15046032/
— The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that the following call you an extremist: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs. Because I support all the planks in the Republican Party platform, the aforesaid have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being an extremist and even worse things.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicagos-office-inspector-general-not-enough-being-done/15047119/
— All those who GAO, IRS, and the Post Office hired and/or promoted over me had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. All of the aforesaid were Democrats, minorities, females, younger than me, veterans, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/black-womens-equal-pay-day-2024-bronzeville-celebration/15047023/
NBC5
— Pritzker offers blunt take on Biden staying in presidential race. Pritzker and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are among those linked to presidential speculation who have spoken out in recent days. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/gov-j-b-pritzker-offers-blunt-take-on-biden-staying-in-presidential-race/3484904/
— The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that the following call you an extremist: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs. Because I support all the planks in the Republican Party platform, the aforesaid have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being an extremist and even worse things.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/cpd-refuses-chicago-oig-demand-to-reopen-probe-into-officers-with-extremist-ties/3484823/
CBS2
— Illinois Democrats divided on whether President Biden should continue reelection campaign. – Charlie De Mar, Adam Harrington, Dan Kraemer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-democrats-divided-president-biden-continue-reelection-campaign/
— Under the Democrats, more and more and more people abuse opioids.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/program-seeks-to-train-barbers-and-beauticians-to-use-narcan/
FOX32
— The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime. It promotes a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, c) abortion, that is, disrespect for human life, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reversed discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1482578
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thwJ4LveHOs
WTTW
— Board Yanked Convicted Ex-Ald. Ed Burke’s $96K Annual City Pension Just Minutes After Sentencing – Heather Cherone and Jared Rutecki
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/09/board-yanked-convicted-ex-ald-ed-burke-s-96k-annual-city-pension-just-minutes-after
WBEZ
— Mayor Johnson slowly builds on a campaign promise to hire more young people for city’s summer jobs program. Chicago slightly grew a youth jobs program this summer, including hiring 100 people to learn conflict resolution and relationship building. – Mariah Woelfel (COMMENT: In 1964, when I was 16 years old, to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and my part-time dishwashing job in Chicago Heights 5 miles to the north, I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air with money that I earned and saved doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964.)
https://www.wbez.org/city-hall/2024/07/09/mayor-johnson-slowly-builds-on-a-campaign-promise-to-hire-more-young-people-for-citys-summer-jobs-program
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say “RNC in Milwaukee: Everything you need to know.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/rnc-in-milwaukee-everything-you-need-to-know/amp/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Ahead of the Republican Convention, Nikki Haley tells her delegates to vote for Trump. – Sarah McCammon (COMMENT: What do the Haley delegates and the Haley alternate delegates in your congressional district have to say about this? Elizabeth Roskam is/was the Haley delegate for the 3rd Congressional District and Peter Roskam is/was the alternate.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-09/ahead-of-the-republican-convention-nikki-haley-tells-her-delegates-to-vote-for-trump
— Illinois corn growers join lawsuit against EPA over vehicle emissions rules. – Colin Hardman
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2024-07-08/illinois-corn-growers-join-lawsuit-against-epa-over-vehicle-emissions-rules
WGLT
— Democrats say “Dissecting the GOP platform and what a 2nd Trump term would look like.”
https://www.wglt.org/2024-07-10/dissecting-the-gop-platform-and-what-a-2nd-trump-term-would-look-like
WQRF
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/illinois-offer-spanish-cdl-exams-214459263.html
CWB CHICAGO
— Pickpockets ravaged Pride Fest and Pride Parade, with 31 thefts reported in one evening – Tim Hecke
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/07/pickpockets-ravaged-pride-fest-and-pride-parade-with-31-thefts-reported-in-one-evening.html
DURBIN
— Durbin, Duckworth Announce $30.9 Million In Federal Funding For Pace Suburban Bus’ Hybrid Buses Program (COMMENT: In 1964, when I was 16 years old, to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and my part-time dishwashing job in Chicago Heights 5 miles to the north, I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air with money that I earned and saved doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964.)
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-duckworth-announce-309-million-in-federal-funding-for-pace-suburban-bus-hybrid-buses-program
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-322/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-115/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I should write about how the following treat Trump supporters: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on the November 5, 2024 ballot in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. Far too few of the aforesaid leaders and activists support Trump supporters. Far too many despise/hate Trump supporters. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Former GOP state lawmaker Sam McCann, candidate for governor sentenced to 42 months in prison. – HANNAH MEISEL
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/former-gop-state-lawmaker-candidate-for-governor-sentenced-to-42-months-in-prison
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois lawmakers pay themselves nearly $100K for a bottom-of-the-barrel performance. – John Klingner and Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-lawmakers-pay-themselves-nearly-100k-for-a-bottom-of-the-barrel-performance-wirepoints/
— Illinois ranks 46th, 47th on all the economic issues that really matter
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-ranks-46th-47th-on-all-the-economic-issues-that-really-matter-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO, EVANSTON LEADERS PUSH FOR NONCITIZENS TO VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS – Chris Coffey (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals are in America? How many of them will use their false identifications to vote for Biden?)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-evanston-leaders-push-for-noncitizens-to-vote-in-local-elections/
— CAN NONCITIZENS VOTE IN ILLINOIS? DEPENDS ON THE ELECTION – Chris Coffey (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals are in America? How many of them will use their false identifications to vote for Biden?)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/can-noncitizens-vote-in-illinois-depends-on-the-election/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois has about 425,000 noncitizens and Chicago 43,000 migrants, representing potential votes elected leaders either want or want to stop.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP no longer friend to Christians
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/9/letter-editor-gop-no-longer-friend-christians/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS
— Pence warns against pro-life ‘surrender’ in revised RNC platform – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/9/mike-pence-warns-against-pro-life-surrender-in-rev/
— Biden is simply not up to being president. Democratic Party’s disasters. – Richard A. Viguerie
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/9/biden-is-simply-not-up-to-being-president/
— Trump at Doral rally invites Biden to golf showdown, another debate. – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/9/trump-invites-biden-to-golf-showdown-another-debat/
— Democratic senator Michael Bennet warns that Biden will lose to Trump, potentially in ‘landslide’ Bennet warns of down-ballot collapse that gives Republicans full control of Washington. – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/9/michael-bennet-warns-biden-will-lose-trump-potenti/
— America’s armed forces have become petri dish for ‘woke’ policies, DEI nonsense. – L. Scott Lingamfelter (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. All those who GAO, IRS, and the Post Office hired and/or promoted over me had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/9/americas-armed-forces-have-become-petri-dish-for-w/
— Hiding in plain sight: Biden’s mental, physical decline on display from the start – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/10/hiding-in-plain-sight-joe-bidens-mental-physical-d/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— It isn’t Nixon’s fault Democrats have run Chicago for a century. – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: In 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors were furious at Nixon. They took their furry out on me, one of their extremely few Republican employees.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3075339/it-isnt-nixons-fault-democrats-have-run-chicago-for-a-century/
— Brandon Johnson isn’t protecting Chicagoans. – Joseph Nepomuceno
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3075193/brandon-johnson-isnt-protecting-chicagoans/
— Chip Roy argues DEI is ‘destroying our country’ in criticism of Kamala Harris. – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3075063/chip-roy-argues-dei-destroying-country-criticism-kamala-harris/
NEW YORK POST
— A vote for Biden is a vote to make Kamala Harris president all too soon. – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/07/09/opinion/a-vote-for-biden-is-a-vote-to-make-kamala-harris-president-all-too-soon/
— Biden should follow Richard Nixon’s lead: resign for the good of the country. – Daniel McCarthy
https://nypost.com/2024/07/09/opinion/biden-should-follow-richard-nixons-lead-and-courageously-resign/
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson bizarrely blames Richard Nixon for surging gun violence. (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents and what they blame me for.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFSo9JNSSgM
— Trump-shaped GOP platform: Rx for economic boom in wake of Biden disasters. – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/07/09/opinion/trump-shaped-gop-platform-can-get-us-back-on-track-post-biden/
— Expecting people to be on time is part of ‘white supremacy culture,’ Duke Medical School claims. – Hannah Grossman, Maria Lencki
https://nypost.com/2024/07/09/us-news/expecting-people-to-be-on-time-is-part-of-white-supremacy-culture-duke-medical-school/
— John Bolton: Trump wants to test personal loyalty of VP candidates with two questions. – Nicholas McEntyre
https://nypost.com/2024/07/10/us-news/trump-has-two-questions-for-his-vp-candidates-john-bolton/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Blaming Nixon? – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/07/blaming_nixon.html
— An immigration debacle and America’s elections. – Robert Curry
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/07/an_immigration_debacle_and_america_s_elections.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump warns a new kind of crime is coming once hordes of Biden migrants settle in. – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/07/09/trump-warns-a-new-kind-of-crime-is-coming-once-hordes-of-biden-migrants-settle-in-1470972/
— ‘Fight Back. You’re The Speaker!’ Johnson runs into buzzsaw while calling out Biden on migrant voting. – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/07/09/fight-back-youre-the-speaker-johnson-runs-into-buzzsaw-while-calling-out-biden-on-migrant-voting-1471120/
— Prestigious medical school says ‘timeliness’, ‘dress code’ and more are part of ‘White supremacy culture’ – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/07/09/prestigious-medical-school-says-timeliness-dress-code-and-more-are-part-of-white-supremacy-culture-1471129/
BREITBART
— Sen. J.D. Vance Grills Fed Chair on Mass Immigration Driving Up Housing Prices While Cutting Americans’ Wages. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/09/watch-sen-j-d-vance-grills-fed-chair-on-mass-immigration-driving-up-housing-prices-while-cutting-americans-wages/
— Rep. Chip Roy: SAVE Act Adds Safeguards to Stop Non-Citizens from Voting in Federal Elections. – HANNAH KNUDSEN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/09/exclusive-rep-chip-roy-save-act-adds-safeguards-to-stop-non-citizens-from-voting-in-federal-elections/
— Ron Johnson: U.S. Airports Risk Being ‘Exploited Avenue for Illegal Immigration, Terrorism’ Under Biden. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/10/exclusive-ron-johnson-u-s-airports-risk-being-exploited-avenue-for-illegal-immigration-terrorism-under-biden/
COLLEGE FIX
— Trump green card proposal for foreign grads of U.S. colleges draws mixed reviews. – EMMA VERRIGNI (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers prefer employees who are citizens of foreign countries over employees who are citizens of America.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/trump-green-card-proposal-for-foreign-grads-of-u-s-colleges-draws-mixed-reviews/
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Yes, Kamala Harris Is a DEI Hire – Ian Haworth (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. All those who GAO, IRS, and the Post Office hired and/or promoted over me had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.creators.com/read/Ian-Haworth/07/24/yes-kamala-harris-is-a-dei-hire
DAILY SIGNAL
— House GOP Faces Down Biden Veto Threat on Halting Noncitizen Voting. – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/09/house-gop-faces-down-biden-veto-threat-on-halting-noncitizen-voting/
DAILY WIRE
— Idaho Governor Cracks Down On Illegals Voting With Executive Order. Gov. Little signed the ‘Only Citizens Will Vote’ Act. – Amanda Prestigiacomo (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals are in America? How many of them will use their false identifications to vote for Biden?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/red-state-gov-cracks-down-on-illegals-voting-with-executive-order
— Johnson Rips Biden For Saying He’ll Veto Bill Preventing Non-Citizens From Voting. – Hank Berrien (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals are in America? How many of them will use their false identifications to vote for Biden?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/johnson-rips-biden-for-saying-hell-veto-bill-preventing-non-citizens-from-voting
EPOCH TIMES
— Haley Releases Delegates, Urges Them to Back Trump Ahead of RNC Convention. The former GOP presidential candidate announced in May that she will be voting for former President Trump. – Jackson Richman (COMMENT: What do the Haley delegates and the Haley alternate delegates in your congressional district have to say about this? Elizabeth Roskam is/was the Haley delegate for the 3rd Congressional District and Peter Roskam is/was the alternate.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/haley-to-release-delegates-to-trump-ahead-of-rnc-convention-5682895
FEDERALIST
— Biden’s Idea Of ‘Secure Elections’ Is Letting People Who Might Not Be Citizens Keep Voting. – BBRIANNA LYMAN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/09/bidens-idea-of-secure-elections-is-letting-people-who-might-not-be-citizens-keep-voting/
— No, We Don’t Already Have ‘Effective Safeguards’ To Verify Voter Citizenship. – BRIANNA LYMAN (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals are in America? How many of them will use their false identifications to vote for Biden?)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/09/no-we-dont-already-have-effective-safeguards-to-verify-voter-citizenship/
— Biden’s Border Invasion Is A Daily Reminder To Reelect His Predecessor. – MARGOT CLEVELAND
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/09/bidens-border-invasion-is-a-daily-reminder-to-reelect-his-predecessor/
— There’s Only One Reason Democrats Oppose Requiring Proof Of Citizenship To Vote. – M.D. KITTLE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/10/theres-only-one-reason-democrats-oppose-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-to-vote/
FOX NEWS RADIO
— Dems Don’t Want Proof of Citizenship Requirement to Vote! (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals are in America? How many of them will use their false identifications to vote for Biden?)
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/07/09/dems-dont-want-proof-of-citizenship-requirement-to-vote/
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— ‘Sanctuary cities’ regretful: Biden border invasion hits their budgets hard, walk back sanctuary policies. – Pat Droney
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/sanctuary-cities-feeling-buyers-remorse-after-biden-border-invasion-hits-their-budgets-walk-back-sanctuary-policies
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Mike Pence Slams RNC for Ditching National Abortion Ban in Party Platform: ‘Profound Disappointment’ – JAMES LYNCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mike-pence-slams-rnc-for-ditching-national-abortion-ban-in-party-platform-profound-disappointment/
PJ MEDIA
— Woke activists oppose California bill making it a felony to purchase sex from children, claiming it will harm LGBTQ community, people or color. “The harsher penalties contained in this bill will disproportionately impact marginalized communities, particularly black and brown individuals who already bear the brunt of systemic biases within our criminal justice system.
https://thepostmillennial.com/woke-activists-oppose-california-bill-making-it-a-felony-to-purchase-sex-from-children-claiming-it-will-harm-lgbtq-community-people-or-color
— Personal Income Fell $24B in Commie-fornia – CATHERINE SALGADO (COMMENT: The more Democrats and RINOs who move into your county, township, municipality, and/or school district, the more that income and home values will fall and the more that crime will increase.)
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/07/09/personal-income-fell-24b-in-commie-fornia-n4930519
REASON
— If You Don’t Trust Media Now, Wait Until It’s Government-Funded. – J.D. TUCCILLE (COMMENT: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://reason.com/2024/07/08/if-you-dont-trust-media-now-wait-until-its-government-funded/
TOWNHALL
— Biden Administration Opposes SAVE Act. Here’s Why. – Jamie Parsons
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jamie-parsons/2024/07/09/biden-administration-opposes-save-act-here-is-why-n2641560#google_vignette
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Is there a limit to the number of immigrants Biden will allow into the US? – NOLAN RAPPAPORT (COMMENT: Democrat leaders might stop bringing in illegals when they believe that they have enough that no Republican will ever be elected again. RINO leaders might stop bringing in illegals when they believe that they have all the cheap labor that they can use.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4760665-biden-immigration-no-limits/
MSN
— How many millions of illegals are in America? How many of them will use their false identifications to vote for Biden?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-2024-platform-makes-veiled-threat-of-secure-elections/ar-BB1pCVMD
NEW YORK TIMES
— Pelosi Hints That Biden Should Reconsider Re-Election Run
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/10/us/biden-trump-election
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans are heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, and/or German American. Demographics that vote for Democrats are LGBTQ, liberal, minority, female, younger, unmarried, poor, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/09/save-act-republican-voting-immigration/
— Many universities are abandoning race-conscious scholarships worth millions. In the year since the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions, colleges have walked away from scholarships with racial criteria. – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel (COMMENT: What if Affirmative Action had only been for those whose parents did not have college degrees? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents have/had parents who have colleges degrees and are/were wealthy. I had to work my way through college. That harmed my GPA.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/07/09/college-scholarships-race-affirmative-action/
NEWSWEEK
— Democrats Want To Give Undocumented Migrants The Vote (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals are in America? How many of them will use their false identifications to vote for Biden?)
https://www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson-claims-democrats-want-give-undocumented-migrants-vote-1922872
TWIN CITIES PIONEER PRESS
— President Joe Biden’s student debt relief is another blow to meritocracy and personal responsibility. Borrow whatever you would like, and the government and taxpayers will pick up the tab? – JENNIFER SCHWAB
https://www.twincities.com/2024/07/10/jennifer-schwab-president-joe-bidens-student-debt-relief-is-another-blow-to-meritocracy-and-personal-responsibility/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Takes a Dig at Harris, Implying She and Biden Are Both Unfit to Be President. Republican presumptive nominee also briefly teases his coming choice for VP. – Vivian Salama
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-takes-a-dig-at-harris-implying-she-and-biden-are-both-unfit-to-be-president-906b5f23
— FRONT PAGE: How President Biden’s Inner Circle Kept His Signs of Aging Under Wraps
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/google-news-update/how-president-bidens-inner-circle-kept-his-signs-of-aging-under-wraps/5c5c8e7f-d080-4c6d-956b-944971781276
— Democrats’ Effort to Push Biden Off Ticket Hits Uncertainty. ‘Right now, President Biden is the nominee, and we support the Democratic nominee,’ says a top House Democrat. – Natalie Andrews and Katy Stech Ferek
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democrats-huddle-in-washington-as-biden-teeters-at-top-of-ticket-831991f8
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/whats-news/how-president-bidens-inner-circle-kept-his-signs-of-aging-under-wraps/e8688b6b-4160-4226-b442-d1c56bdfd502
FAST COMPANY
— Democrat and RINO leaders use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91152973/anti-dei-movement-hits-a-new-low-attacks-kamala-harris-dei-president
POLITICO
— Trump didn’t invite Haley to the RNC. She’s encouraging her delegates to back him anyway. Haley’s decision to release all of her delegates was the final detente between her and Trump. – MERIDITH MCGRAW (COMMENT: What do the Haley delegates and the Haley alternate delegates in your congressional district have to say about this? Elizabeth Roskam is/was the Haley delegate for the 3rd Congressional District and Peter Roskam is/was the alternate.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/09/nikki-haley-delegates-convention-trump-00167093
— Trump toys with Miami crowd — and Rubio — over vice presidential pick. When it was his turn to speak, Sen. Marco Rubio attacked Vice President Kamala Harris, providing a preview into how he might act as running mate. – KIMBERLY LEONARD
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/09/trump-vp-marco-rubio-00167230
NPR
— How long have your ancestors been in America? Under the Democrats, anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you will be demonized, denigrated, and condemned, and especially if you are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, and/or German American.
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/10/1197956772/code-switch-honoring-ancestors-part-1-07-10-2024
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— House Republicans Advance 2 Contested Antisemitism Bills. While backers say the proposals will help protect students from discrimination, Democrats and higher ed advocates say they’re aimed at punishing elite universities and international students. – Jessica Blake
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2024/07/10/house-republicans-advance-two-contested-antisemitism