April 29, 2024

There is ever-increasing pressure to remove me from the 2024 Illinois Republican State Convention Party Platform and Resolutions Committee because I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor. They do not want me to be an “insider.” They want to impose big restrictions on me. Any “leak” of committee information would be blamed on me. How should I react to that? See my comments and article at the end of this newsletter.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— MAY 20, 2016 FLASHBACK: Illinois Republicans divided on same-sex marriage, abortion at party convention – RICK PEARSON (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, I will sue anyone who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I provided Pearson with any information let alone “inside” information for this article.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2016/05/20/illinois-republicans-divided-on-same-sex-marriage-abortion-at-party-convention/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tensions were on display between social moderates and conservatives Friday as the state GOP convention opened and Republicans sought to assemble a new platform. Along a hallway at the Peoria Civic Center, a vendor sold hats, shirts, buttons and signs featuring the phrase “Make America Great Again,” along with images of the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, real estate baron and former reality TV star Donald Trump. Inside a cramped meeting hall, however, tensions were on display between social moderates and conservatives over same-sex marriage and abortion as they sought to put together a new platform. The two issues, long contentious in an internally divided state GOP, were at the forefront Friday at the opening of the Illinois Republicans’ every-four-years state convention, a prelude to the Republican National Convention in July. For the Illinois GOP, the November election presents a chance to build on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s 2014 victory, upend Democratic majorities in the legislature and re-elect U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk for a second term. Kirk, facing a difficult election fight against Democratic Rep. Tammy Duckworth, has supported same-sex marriage. But as the state GOP’s platform committee sought to remove previous language defining marriage as between one man and one woman, committee members were heavily lobbied by social conservatives and members of the state’s Republican congressional delegation, including U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton. Following nearly three hours of discussion, the committee voted 10-7 with one abstention on new language that also recognizes “non-traditional families are worthy of the same respect and legal protections as traditional families.” But the committee’s approval does not avoid the prospect of a floor fight when it is presented to the full state convention Saturday. Conservative family advocates already were promising major opposition. Pat Brady, former state GOP chairman and a member of the panel, said it was time for the party to move beyond the issue after state laws and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex marriage. “It’s a reflection of the committee of the reality of being too strident in not recognizing marriage beyond those with a man and a woman. And it’s an effort to appeal to younger people,” said Brady, whose support for same-sex marriage helped lead to an early end of his tenure as head of the state’s Republicans. Earlier in the day, conservatives on the platform committee pushed back against an effort to make the party’s plank against abortion more inclusive, rejecting language recognizing that some support the procedure in “limited circumstances.” “Why can’t we be more receptive to those who agree with most of our core principles?” asked Ryan Higgins, a platform committee member representing the northwest and west suburban 8th Congressional District. “It’s a beacon,” he said of the inclusive language. “C’mon over, we want you.” But Dave Carrabotta, a committee member from the north suburban 9th Congressional District, countered that language calling abortion allowable in certain, even unspecific circumstances (such as when rape, incest or the life or health of the mother is involved) would open the door to wider exceptions. “You give an eighth of an inch,” Carrabotta said, “the game is over.” Jan Klaas, a panel member from northwestern Illinois’ 16th District, argued against the language, saying the party’s duty wasn’t to attract votes but to do what was “right” by strongly opposing abortion. With the inclusive language deleted, the committee recommended restating a call for the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion-rights ruling Roe v. Wade be overturned, as well as provisions requiring hospital surgical standards at abortion clinics, which has been used in other states to limit availability of the procedure. Other parts of the proposed platform included provisions backing changes in workers’ compensation, civil liability damage award limits, term limits and making the drawing of legislative districts less political — all part of Rauner’s legislative agenda, which Democratic lawmakers have opposed during a stalemate that’s kept the state without a full budget for nearly 11 months. The proposed platform also presses the Democratic-led General Assembly to approve a “true balanced budget every year” and said its failure to do so jeopardizes the education of the state’s children. Beyond that, the platform includes calls for elected and appointed public officials to serve “honestly, ethically and with integrity,” urges passage of a voter identification law, and opposes Democratic efforts to enact a graduated-rate state income tax to replace Illinois’ current flat tax. Another committee, meanwhile, recommended a slate of 12 at-large delegates to join state Chairman Tim Schneider and the state’s two Republican National Committee members as delegates to the national nominating convention in Cleveland. Among the delegates selected was Todd Ricketts, of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs. If approved at the state convention on Saturday, Ricketts would be pledged to vote for Trump on a first ballot even though he was a major player in Our Principles PAC, an anti-Trump super political action committee. Ricketts was an early backer of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s unsuccessful White House bid.)
— FRONT PAGE: 6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down as courts settle into new patterns – MADELINE BUCKLEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/29/6-months-after-illinois-ended-cash-bail-jail-populations-are-down-as-courts-settle-into-new-patterns/
— Thornton Township residents gather to organize against Tiffany Henyard – JESSE WRIGHT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/28/thornton-township-residents-gather-to-organize-against-tiffany-henyard/
— COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push pot and LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/29/column-chicago-queer-owned-dispensary-sway-washington/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— MAY 21, 2016 FLASHBACK: Illinois Republican Party takes stance on marriage – Chris Kaergard (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, I will sue anyone who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I provided Kaergard with any information let alone “inside” information for this article.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2016/05/21/illinois-republican-party-takes-stance/29174372007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PEORIA — Illinois Republicans will remain the party of “marriage between one man and one woman.” Meeting in Peoria, delegates to the state GOP convention voted overwhelmingly to retain a plank in their platform of guiding principles calling for that stance instead of a proposed change that touted the benefits of the traditional, nuclear family and First Amendment religious freedoms while declaring that diverse opinions were welcomed and “that non-traditional families are worthy of the same respect and legal protections as traditional families.” Though that proposed language change cleared the party’s platform committee 11-7 after a lengthy meeting Friday, opponents successfully sought a floor debate and vote on an issue by the full contingent of delegates at what was billed as the highest-attendance GOP convention in state history with 968 credentialed attendees. Supporters of the traditional-marriage status quo position argued their position represented a consensus of the party at its last convention in 2012, but also insisted that enshrining that position was critical to the party’s success at the ballot box. “Our platform distinguishes ourselves from the Democrats,” state Rep. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, said in arguing that downstate members of the GOP needed such language to compete against the conservative Democrats they often face in elections. “We have to hold those seats and we have to pick up seats.” State Rep. Peter Breen, R-Lombard, also told the audience that there was little support among rank-and-file Republicans for adjusting the language in the platform. “There’s no groundswell out there amongst Republicans to change the definition of marriage,” he said. “It’s a core Republican principle across the country.” Party chairman Tim Schneider had to twice call for calm and a respectful exchange of ideas as proponents of newer language were interrupted by jeers, boos and shouts of, “Go home!” however. But Ryan Higgins, the state’s central committeeman from the suburban 8th Congressional District, said that rejecting the proposed newer language also gutted the most requested addition to the platform, which would have emphasized the need for protections for religious liberty, and said that the recommended alterations were being misinterpreted. Elisha French of Galesburg agreed, noting that the issues in the debate over marriage have changed since 2012. He told the convention that, “The (battle) line has been moved while we have been talking.” Demetra DeMonte, the longtime Tazewell County GOP volunteer who was re-elected as one of two Illinois representatives to the Republican National Committee, applauded the final result. “I was very happy to vote for the amendment,” she said. “I thought it was necessary, and I’m pleased that it won overwhelming and is now part of our party platform.” The process the proposals for a marriage plank went through satisfied Mike Bigger, the Stark County resident who chaired the platform committee and serves as the state party’s secretary. “I thought (with) an issue that was that divisive, it was critical that it come to the floor and let the delegates actually vote,” he said. “I’ve never at a convention before seen that happen. The majority spoke and it was clear and resounding. We passed the right platform — the platform the party wanted — and I’m totally happy with it.” Schneider and a host of others throughout the afternoon in the Peoria Civic Center ballroom urged the crowd to unify behind GOP candidates in the fall — regardless of any intra-party disagreements — for the betterment of the party. “United, the possible is possible. Divided, the possible is impossible,” Schneider said. Other speakers during the convention’s general assembly portion for all delegates included Gov. Bruce Rauner, state Comptroller Leslie Munger and U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, and Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, though all stuck to familiar themes they’ve invoked at other public appearances, often word for word. Many early speakers avoided referencing GOP presidential nominee-in-waiting Donald Trump by name, until DeMonte predicted his victory in the fall and drew cheers, chants and waving signs from some members of the crowd.)
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/04/29/how-abortion-views-could-impact-elections-in-illinois-in-2024/73206862007/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— MAY 21, 2016 FLASHBACK: Republicans Hold State Party Convention in Peoria – Matt Witkos (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, I will sue anyone who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I provided Witkos with any information let alone “inside” information for this article.)
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/republicans-hold-state-party-convention-in-peoria-05-22-2016-013738105
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PEORIA, ILL (WICS)—Republican leaders and delegates have come together to discuss their strategy for this year’s general election. Governor Bruce Rauner getting nearly 1000 people on their feet when he addressed the Illinois Republican Convention. “Now is the time come together. Now is the time to unite up and down the ticket,” said Governor Rauner. “This election cycle is critical we’ve got to pick up seats against Mike Madigan’s Democrats and the Chicago political machine,” he added. The republican leader not endorsing presidential Republican candidate Donald Trump. Still urging the crowd to vote Republican. “This is the year we take back the White House. We control Congress and we are going to restore the prosperity and pride of America. This is our year for republicans to come back into power,” said Governor Rauner. After the governor Congressmen’s Mike Bost and Darin LaHood got on stage. Bost putting a Trump sticker on in front of the crowd. “Donald Trump. Donald trump is so much better than Hillary Clinton,” said Bost. “We have a nominee and that’s Donald Trump and we have to support that nominee,” said LaHood. Tyler Falconburg and Susan Petty were there supporting Trump. “He’s little bit rash and rough around the edges but he does speak his mind and people do love that about him. “I look forward to working with all of them to get the man elected and take it in Illinois. The 41st Republican National Convention is July 18-21st in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first time the city has hosted since 1938.)

ABC7
— Israel supporters show up at pro-Palestinian encampment at Northwestern, resulting in standoff – Tre Ward
https://abc7chicago.com/northwestern-encampment-standoff-ensues-between-israel-supporters-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-calling-for-gaza-cease-fire/14740968/
— Chants of ‘shame on you’ greet guests at White House correspondents’ dinner shadowed by war in Gaza – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/white-house-correspondents-dinner-chants-of-shame-on-you-greet-guests-at-annual-event-shadowed-by-war-in-gaza/14739869/

CBS2
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators, Israel supporters stand off on fourth day of protests at Northwestern University – Shardaa Gray
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-israel-supporters-stand-off-on-fourth-day-of-protests-at-northwestern-university/
— Carjackers hold woman unloading groceries at gunpoint, flee with vehicle (COMMENT: Chicago today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/carjacking-chicago-woman-unloading-groceries-north-albany/
— Chicago Police search for man who attempted to kidnap 15-year-old girl at bus stop – Beth Lawrence
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-search-attempted-kidnapping-bus-stop/

WGN9
— People in support of Israel counter-protest pro-Palestinian encampment at Northwestern University – Andrea Medina, Andrew Smith
https://wgntv.com/israel-hamas-conflict/people-in-support-of-israel-counter-protest-pro-palestinian-encampment-at-northwestern-university/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Utah GOP opts to challenge incumbent state leaders with convention votes – BRIAN MULLAHY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/utah-gop-opts-to-challenge-incumbent-state-leaders-with-convention-votes-spencer-cox-donald-trump-mitt-romney-phil-lyman-republican-party-orrin-hatch-jason-walton-brad-wilson-jon-curtis-truth-social-maga-economy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A marathon Utah Republican Party convention finally ended close to midnight—six hours later than planned—and in the end, incumbents were left fighting more than sleep. State Rep. Phil Lyman soundly beat Gov. Spencer Cox in the GOP delegate vote, 68% to 32%, a margin that would have been enough to knock Cox out of the race altogether, had the governor’s campaign not collected more than 28,000 signatures to ensure his place on the primary ballot.)

SOUTHERN
— Trump and DeSantis meet to ‘bury the hatchet’ after 2024 primary fight – Rachel Scott, Will Steakin, and Hannah Demissie
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/29/trump-and-desantis-meet-to-bury-the-hatchet-after-2024-primary-fight-sources/

WSIL TV
— Trump and DeSantis meet in Miami for first conversation since Florida governor dropped out of GOP primary – CNN
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/trump-and-desantis-meet-in-miami-for-first-conversation-since-florida-governor-dropped-out-of/article_b8408d5c-faed-5578-9b39-2c4954fcf9d1.html

WAND TV
— Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await – AP
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/utah-gop-nominates-lyman-for-governors-race-but-incumbent-cox-still-seen-as-primary-favorite/article_aee9e5a2-5fd9-5524-8f18-82db4b809562.html

LAKE & MCHENRY SCANNER
— Chicago man accused of shattering window, stealing high-end car from dealership in Crystal Lake. (COMMENT: Crystal Lake today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2024/04/28/chicago-man-accused-of-shattering-window-stealing-high-end-car-from-dealership-in-crystal-lake/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning Briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-278/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Traumatizing Chicago robberies, violent crimes at six-year high – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/traumatizing-chicago-robberies-violent-crimes-at-six-year-high-wirepoints/
— Floundering Illinois wind energy program blamed partly on (you guessed it) climate change – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/floundering-illinois-wind-energy-program-blamed-partly-on-you-guessed-it-climate-change-wirepoints/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— No end in sight to protests as Columbia lets deadline lapse, vows not to bring back police – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/28/no-end-sight-protests-columbia-lets-deadline-lapse/
— Some want to prevent a civil war, Democrats want to provoke it. All in the name of saving democracy. – Don Feder
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/28/some-want-to-prevent-civil-war-democrats-want-to-p/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s secret weapon for November: using federal agencies to ‘get out the vote’ FOR HIM – Tarren Bragdon (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.)
https://nypost.com/2024/04/28/opinion/bidens-secret-weapon-for-november-using-federal-agencies-to-get-out-the-vote-for-hi/
— ‘Pro-Palestine’ protests really ARE seeking a ‘final solution’ – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/04/28/opinion/the-pro-palestine-protests-real-do-seek-a-final-solution/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Groupthink and its consequences in today’s academia – Tyler Asbell
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/groupthink_and_its_consequences_in_today_s_academia.html
— Women Forced to Compete Against Men? Just Say No! – Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/women_forced_to_compete_against_men_just_say_no.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— NYC hotel in trendy location quietly gets converted into migrant shelter – Chris Donaldson
https://americanwirenews.com/nyc-hotel-in-trendy-location-quietly-gets-converted-into-migrant-shelter/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Whites are having fewer and fewer and fewer children. Why is that?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/28/elon-musk-throws-wrench-into-great-replacement-theory-pointing-to-glaring-problem-1455648/

BREITBART
— Biden’s DHS Keeps Detention Space Unfilled as Criminal Illegal Aliens End Up in American Communities – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/28/joe-bidens-dhs-keeps-detention-space-unfilled-criminal-illegal-aliens-end-up-american-communities/

DAILY CALLER
— DeSantis, Donald Trump Discuss Détente In Miami
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/28/ron-desantis-donald-trump-detente-miami-florida-washington-post/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 6 Reasons Chinese Nationals Are Illegally Crossing California’s Southern Border – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/28/6-reasons-chinese-nationals-illegally-crossing-californias-southern-border/

DAILY WIRE
— AOC Praises Columbia Protest Encampment After ‘Student Leader’ Said ‘Zionists Don’t Deserve To Live’ – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-praises-columbia-protest-encampment-after-student-leader-said-zionists-dont-deserve-to-live

EPOCH TIMES
— Drag Queen Leads Children in ‘Free Palestine’ Chant at Queer Storytime for Palestine. The drag queen is a Jewish Humanities Professor at the University of Arizona who has appeared on Saturday Night Live. – Alice Giordano
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/drag-queen-leads-children-in-free-palestine-chant-at-queer-storytime-for-palestine-5638702

FOX NEWS
— Trump, DeSantis meet privately for several hours in Miami. Meeting marks first time they have spoken since DeSantis ended presidential bid in January. – Paul Steinhauser, Greg Wehner
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-desantis-meet-privately-several-hours-miami
— Illegal migrants aren’t seeking asylum yet they’re welcomed in – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif) Issa joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss the migrant crisis’ impact on San Diego, California.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6351941598112

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— ‘American Privacy Rights Act of 2024’ Sneaks In Quotas. In the name of preventing bias, APRA imposes quotas. And it imposes them everywhere. – Stewart Baker
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/apra-is-a-quota-bill/

TOWNHALL
— Rules for Republicans – Alan Joseph Bauer
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2024/04/29/rules-for-republicans-n2638329
— It Was Only a Matter of Time Before We Saw Something Like This at These Pro-Hamas Rallies – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/04/28/it-was-only-a-matter-of-time-before-we-saw-signs-like-this-at-these-pro-hamas-rallies-n2638380
— NYT Complains About Biden’s Lack of Interviews – Sarah Arnold |
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/28/nyt-issues-scathing-rebuke-over-bidens-lack-of-interviews-n2638373

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://thehill.com/opinion/4627011-biden-should-choose-legal-pathways-over-new-restrictions/
— Campus protests expose differences in red and blue America
https://nxslink.thehill.com/view/6230d8bab246d104952d7f0bkyav1.jar/e3081893

CNN
— Ford just reported a massive loss on every electric vehicle it sold – Chris Isidore
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/business/ford-earnings-ev-losses/index.html

MSN
— New York state to study slavery reparations
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-york-state-to-study-slavery-reparations/ar-AA1lLeDq
— PwC now allowing White interns to apply with them again after DEI fiasco, conservatives blaming Democrats (COMMENT: Public accounting firms were not interested in me after I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old not only because I was “too old,” but because I was a White male. Because of the aforesaid, they ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, that I had almost earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and that I had worked for IRS since 1971, the last 5 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year in today’s dollars.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pwc-now-allowing-white-interns-to-apply-with-them-again-after-dei-fiasco-conservatives-blaming-democrats/ar-AA1naFwF

NEW YORK TIMES
— College Protests Over Gaza Deepen Democratic Rifts. Scenes of chaos unfolding on campuses across the country are stoking internal divisions and carry political risk as a major election year unfolds. – Katie Glueck
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/us/politics/college-protests-israel-democrats.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/us/politics/trump-trial-words.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/us/politics/earl-blumenauer-congress-marijuana.html

LOS ANGLES TIMES
— College protesters want ‘amnesty.’ At stake: Tuition, legal charges, grades and graduation – Jocelyn Gecker
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-04-28/college-protesters-want-amnesty-at-stake-tuition-legal-charges-grades-and-graduation

USA TODAY
— Anti-Americans and America-haters ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/28/migrant-bus-operation-in-mexico/73438134007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Journalists Have Inside Information. – Jared Diamond (COMMENT: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents who since 2000 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have negligently/intentionally shared inside information in my GOPUSA newsletters? Better yet, should I sue them? I would focus on those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have negligently/intentionally shared inside information that I have gained as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, a delegate to the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Conventions, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, and a member of the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2008 and 2024. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000 including Jim Ryan and Peter Roskam. Again, should I sue them?)
https://www.wsj.com/sports/journalists-inside-information-gambling-4e560bc6

LINKED IN
— What are the best practices for handling conflicts of interest in journalism? (COMMEMT: Full disclosure. Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, I have always fully disclosed everything that might impact the decisions that I make to include and not include links to articles in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and any comments that I make on those articles. That includes that I am conservative, Republican, and a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. That includes that I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, a delegate to the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Conventions, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, and a member of the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2008 in 2024. That includes my employment history, education, professional certifications, and professional license. That includes my demographics including that I am White, male, older (born in 1948), non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Further, no one manipulates me or dominates me. I am no one’s operative or dupe. I do not glorify and praise people. I do not pander to people. I do not cover up their wrongdoing. I do not give them money.)
https://www.linkedin.com/advice/0/what-best-practices-handling-conflicts-interest-journalism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. The first step is to identify any potential conflicts of interest that may affect your reporting. . .2. Disclose relevant conflicts The second step is to disclose any relevant conflicts of interest to your editors and audience. You should be honest and transparent about any factors that may affect your objectivity or integrity as a journalist. You should inform your editors of any potential conflicts before you start working on a story, and seek their guidance and approval on how to proceed. You should also inform your audience of any relevant conflicts in your story, either in a disclaimer, an acknowledgment, or a footnote. This way, you can show your respect and accountability to your readers and viewers.)

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Comments for the next GOPUSA Illinois Editor – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

Politics is nasty/vicious. I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Based on my experience doing that, my comments for the next GOPUSA Illinois Editor include:

— You will be blamed for all the defeats that Republican candidates in Illinois suffer and especially defeats suffered by candidates on ballots in your precinct.
— All your decisions to include or to not include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and all your comments on those articles will be criticized if not demonized, denigrated, and/or condemned.
— Ever-increasingly, distorted/misleading/false statements will be made about you and about your newsletters.
— Your motives and judgment will be ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and/or condemned.
— You will be expected to if not forced to be happily manipulated/dominated by, to glorify and praise, to pander to, to serve as an operative or dupe for, to cover up the wrongdoing of, and/or to give money to a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican party organization, your Republican township/ward party organization, and/or the candidates who they support in primary races and/or b) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout where you live.
— Those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout where you live will ever-increasingly take more/bigger adverse actions against you.
— The more that you promote the following planks in the Republican Party platform, the faster that you will be destroyed: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).
— You will be insulted/threatened/slandered/labeled for negligently/intentionally “spreading inside information.”
— All your accomplishments in life will be ignored/dismissed/belittled if not demonized, denigrated, and/or condemned.
— If you do not have a degree in journalism, that will be stressed.
— If you are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, you will be ever-increasingly painted as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
— Ever-increasingly, you will be “kept out of the loop” and your phone calls will not be taken or returned.
— Ever-increasingly, your critics/opponents will ever-increasingly discourage everyone from reading your newsletters.
— Because you are a messenger that brings bad news, you will be shot.
— Those who come to your defense will be destroyed.
— You and your reputation will be destroyed.

There is ever-increasing pressure to remove me from the 2024 Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee because I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor. They do not want me to be an “insider.” They want to impose big restrictions on me. Any “leak” of committee information would be blamed on me. How should I react to that?

April 28, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC5
— Unruly crowds, fights lead to early closure of Lake in the Hills spring carnival (COMMENT: Lake in the Hills today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/reported-unruly-crowds-fights-lead-to-early-closure-of-lake-in-the-hills-spring-carnival/3422577/
— Answers sought over use of taxpayer dollars in Thornton Township – Regina Waldroup
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/answers-sought-over-use-of-taxpayer-dollars-in-thornton-township/3422449/

WGN9
— Anti-war protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-student-anti-war-protesters-dig-in-as-faculties-condemn-university-leadership-over-calling-police/

WBEZ
— Hundreds joined pro-Palestinian protests at Chicago universities. Protesters from the University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago and Roosevelt University rallied in support of people living in Gaza. – Isabel Funk, Sophie Sherry and Violet Miller
https://www.wbez.org/stories/hundreds-joined-pro-palestinian-protests-at-chicago-universities/a7ad74c9-8332-4fe9-a20c-f74abc833d62
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/migrants-get-married-in-chicago-photos/71799276-67d4-4d08-9a1b-639c313849e0

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call for increasing state pensions. Beyond overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not have pensions and they have used my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension against me big time as well as the 72% federal health insurance subsidy that my wife and I get. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and I paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS. Further, my Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/28/opinion-illnois-tier-2-pension-crisis-fix/
— APRIL 17, 2010 FLACHBACK: GOP outsider Jack Roeser now wants in (COMMENT: Why isn’t there coverage like this of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) selection of its National Committeeman and Committeewoman at its State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25? In 2010, in my role as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I conducted a candidate forum for IRP National Committeeman that Roeser participated in.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/04/17/gop-outsider-roeser-now-wants-in/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After decades as the sharp-tongued, angry outsider of Illinois Republican politics, conservative businessman Jack Roeser is trying to get on the inside. He’s given $50,000 to the state GOP. He’s seeking a leading role as the Illinois liaison to the Republican National Committee. And he’s even agreed to help with a big fundraiser honoring statewide Republican candidates, including a man he vilified before the February primary, U.S. Senate nominee Mark Kirk. Ask the 86-year-old Roeser to explain the sudden change of heart, and he cites new party leadership and a desire to stop the circular firing squad the Illinois GOP had become. “Very simply, the Republican Party is very different than it was a short while ago,” said Roeser, the wealthy founder of Otto Engineering, a Carpentersville manufacturing firm.)

DAILY HERALD
— Man on release in domestic charge kills wife, self in Villa Park – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240427/news/man-on-release-in-domestic-charge-kills-wife-self-in-villa-park-authorities-say/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden’s approval continues to drift along at historic low as rematch with Trump looms – JACKSON SINNENBERG
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/president-joe-bidens-low-approval-continues-to-drift-along-at-historic-downturn-as-rematch-with-donald-trump-looms-2024-election-barack-obama-gallup-pew-research-poll-gaza-israel-palestine-economy-afghanistan-leadership

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & NPR ILLINOIS
— I should write a book about those who reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform and who have worked the hardest against me.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/world/ap-a-woman-might-win-the-presidency-of-mexico-what-could-that-mean-for-abortion-rights/
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-04-27/what-abortion-politics-has-to-do-with-new-rights-for-pregnant-workers

WGLT
— Gaza protestors picket White House correspondents dinner, as Biden ribs Trump. – AP
https://www.wglt.org/2024-04-27/gaza-protestors-picket-white-house-correspondents-dinner-as-biden-ribs-trump

WSIL TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/biden-administration-restores-protections-for-gay-and-transgender-americans-seeking-health-care/article_02de72da-cf34-5e04-b16e-4768ef30e4ec.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Is the Worst Yet to Come? – Steve Huntley
https://johnkassnews.com/is-the-worst-yet-to-come/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bill Foster Heckled in Huntley
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/28/bill-foster-heckled-in-huntley/
— Over $500 Million in Subsidies for Chinese Communist Party Gotion, $30 Million for Revitalizing Other Illinois Towns
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/27/over-500-million-in-subsidies-for-chinese-communist-party-gotion-30-million-for-revitalizing-other-illinois-towns/
— Florida Inmates Building Tiny Houses in Public-Private Partnership
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/27/florida-inmates-building-tiny-houses-in-public-private-partnership/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pro-Palestinian protesters attempt to disrupt annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/27/pro-palestine-protest-erupts-annual-white-house-co/
— Republican introduces bill to ban waiving foreign flags on House floor – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/27/republican-introduces-bill-ban-waiving-foreign-fla/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pro-Palestinian protests result in around 600 student arrests across the country – Gabrielle M. Etzel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2981920/pro-palestinian-protests-result-in-around-600-student-arrests-across-the-country/
— NRCC selling ‘F*** Hamas’ T-shirts to counter campus protests – Heather Hunter
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2978611/nrcc-selling-f-hamas-t-shirts-counter-campus-protests/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden tries to downplay age with jokes, mocks Trump at White House Correspondents Dinner – Patrick Reilly
https://nypost.com/2024/04/27/us-news/biden-cracks-jokes-about-his-old-age-makes-fun-of-trump-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner/
— Columbia students once rallied against Nazis — now they cheer for them. – Rafael Medoff
https://nypost.com/2024/04/27/opinion/columbia-students-rallied-against-nazis-now-they-them-on/
— JPMorgan Chase’s woke DEI style guide nixes terms like ‘manpower,’ ‘blacklist’ – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2024/04/27/us-news/jpmorgan-chase-dei-style-guide-nixes-terms-like-manpower-and-blacklist/
— DEI has ‘gone too far’ in the media: ‘It’s become a religion’ – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2024/04/27/us-news/don-lemon-says-dei-has-gone-too-far-in-the-media/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Is China Rethinking its Invasion of Taiwan? – Mike Phelps
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/is_china_rethinking_its_invasion_of_taiwan.html
— The University of Washington canceled its planned protest because it was too white – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/the_university_of_washington_canceled_its_planned_protest_because_it_was_too_white.html

BLAZE
— Hundreds of migrants hitch train ride to El Paso border — Texas prepares for another potential riot – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/hundreds-of-migrants-hitch-train-ride-to-el-paso-border-texas-prepares-for-another-potential-riot

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Cheap H-1B Labor – John Miano (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want cheap labor.)
https://cis.org/Miano/Case-Study-Cheap-H1B-Labor

DAILY CALLER
— Anti-Israel Protesters Cause Chaos For White House Correspondents’ Dinner Attendees
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/27/pro-palestine-protesters-white-house-correspondents-dinner-washington-hilton-hotel/

DAILY SIGNAL
— GOP Establishment’s Days Are Numbered – Kevin Roberts
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/27/conservatives-are-winning-soul-of-gop/

FEDERALIST
— To Understand Campus Protesters, The Right Should Dig Much Deeper – EMILY JASHINSKY
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/27/to-understand-campus-protesters-the-right-should-dig-much-deeper/

FOX NEWS
— Antisemitism on campus surges as agitators take over
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/antisemitism-campus-surges-agitators-take-over-columbia-yale-universities
— Online videos expose how human traffickers are sneaking illegal migrants into US – Adam Shaw
https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/us/watch-online-videos-expose-how-human-traffickers-are-sneaking-illegal-migrants-into-us/ar-AA1nAtqk
— White House correspondents’ dinner features jabs at Biden’s age, Trump’s legal woes, mainstream media. President Biden made jokes about his age and took shots at former President Trump. – Landon Mion
https://www.foxnews.com/media/white-house-correspondents-dinner-features-jabs-bidens-age-trumps-legal-woes-mainstream-media

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— University Presidents “have participated in the creation of a monstrous movement on campuses that uses targeting of Jews and Israel as an organizing mechanism” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/university-presidents-have-participated-in-the-creation-of-a-monstrous-movement-on-campuses-that-uses-targeting-of-jews-and-israel-as-an-organizing-mechanism/

MRC TV
— CNN Touts Book Blaming Racism for Wealth Gap in U.S. – BRAD WILMOUTH (COMMENT: According to Democrats, those who vote for Democrats have less money because of those who vote for Republicans.)
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/cnn-touts-book-blaming-racism-wealth-gap-us

PJ MEDIA
— Trump’s Vow to Clean Out the Deep State and Reform the Federal Bureaucracy Has CNN TERRIFIED – ROBERT SPENCER (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government proudly painted themselves as being advocates of the Democrat Party platform, that is, as being advocates of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about them.)
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2024/04/27/trumps-vow-to-clean-out-the-deep-state-and-reform-the-federal-bureaucracy-has-cnn-terrified-n4928564
— Surge of Violent Transgenders Highlights Democrats’ Violent Ideology – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/04/27/surge-of-violent-transgenders-highlights-dems-violent-ideology-n4928556

TOWNHALL
— Illegals Get Separate Line at Airports Because they Don’t Have Documentation Verifying Who They Are – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/27/illegals-given-their-own-line-at-airports-because-they-dont-have-documentation-verifying-who-they-were-n2638352
— These Protests are the Result of Bad Parenting and an Education System Churning Out Morons
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2024/04/28/these-protests-are-the-result-of-bad-parenting-and-an-education-system-churning-out-morons-n2638371

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Percentage of Americans Wanting Mass Deportation Will Terrify Illegals Everywhere – Connor Cavanaugh
https://www.westernjournal.com/shock-percentage-americans-wanting-mass-deportation-will-terrify-illegals-everywhere/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in making students anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/opinion/columbia-university-protests.html
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government proudly painted themselves as being advocates of the Democrat Party platform, that is, as being advocates of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/magazine/trump-rallies-rhetoric.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 2024 is our final battle. With you at my side — and you’ve been at my side from the beginning — we will demolish the deep state.)
— A Wealth Shift That Could Leave Some Younger Americans Behind. Assets held by baby boomers are changing hands, but that doesn’t mean their millennial heirs will be set for life. – Martha C. White (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents had wealthy parents. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/business/retirement-millennials-baby-boomers-wealth.html
— New York Is Turning 400. We Should Celebrate. But How? – Russell Shorto
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/opinion/new-york-dutch-lenape-slavery.html

USA TODAY
— Republican Party sues over absentee ballots, voter rolls in battleground states – Erin Mansfield
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/27/rnc-targets-absensee-ballots-voter-rolls-2024/73428152007/

BALTIMORE SUN
— Progressives are driving the Democratic Party, and destroying America – Chris Roemer
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/04/28/chris-roemer-progressives-are-driving-the-democratic-party-and-destroying-america-commentary/

SEATTLE TIMES
— A child care crisis is holding parents back – Daniel Beekman, Moriah Balingit and Sharon Lurye (COMMENT: Since I was born in 1948, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have falsely/outrageously/disgustingly hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents were filthy rich because my mother stayed home and raised me. In my defense, my father almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/in-wa-and-beyond-a-child-care-crisis-is-holding-parents-back/

ABC NEWS
— Chants of ‘shame on you’ greet guests at White House correspondents’ dinner shadowed by war in Gaza. A glitzy election-year roast by President Joe Biden drew journalists, celebrities and politicians — but also hundreds of protesters against the war in Gaza. – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/biden-give-election-year-roast-annual-correspondents-dinner-109720521

NBC NEWS
— College campus protests over war in Gaza show no sign of slowing, new crackdowns on demonstrators
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/college-campus-protests-over-war-in-gaza-show-no-sign-of-slowing-new-crackdowns-on-demonstrators-209833029628

CBS NEWS
— College protesters vow to keep demonstrations as schools shut down encampments amid reports of antisemitism
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-student-protesters-demonstrations-israel-hamas-war-grow/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Anti-war protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinian-campus-student-protests-war-2ab919ad849c50c9d177a32c0309bd1e

CNN
— Pro-Palestinian protests continue at colleges across the US
Anti-war protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government proudly painted themselves as being advocates of the Democrat Party platform, that is, as being advocates of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about them.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/politics/trump-federal-workers-2nd-term-invs/index.html

AOL & MSN
— Democrats crow about their success in getting churches to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.aol.com/news/united-methodist-church-lgbtq-advocate-090000167.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/white-house-responds-to-pope-condemning-trans-procedures/ss-AA1nM7C5

MSN
— How To Become a Millionaire If You Weren’t Born Into Wealth – Deborah Sabinus (COMMENT: Virtually all my critics/opponents have/had wealthy parents. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.msn.com/en-my/money/personalfinance/ramit-sethi-how-to-become-a-millionaire-if-you-weren-t-born-into-wealth/ar-AA1noMRT?ocid=weather-verthp-feeds

YAHOO
— ‘Buying a first home is harder when you’re single’ – Kevin Peachey (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, in September of 1972, when I was single and 24 years old, my $66,942/year IRS salary in today’s dollars and my part-time Firestone Store salary enabled me to buy a new town home in University Park. In October of 1971, my $54,728/year IRS salary in today’s dollars and my part-time Firestone salary enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette. In addition, starting in January of 1972, my IRS salary enabled me to pay for tuition and books for graduate evening business courses at Loyola.)
https://au.news.yahoo.com/buying-first-home-harder-youre-001029638.html
— My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I should write a book about that.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/m-average-middle-class-retiree-130020378.html

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— The Arizona Republican Party just elected indicted Sen. Jake Hoffman and expelled Rep. Liz Harris to represent Arizona on the RNC. Could this party get any more nutso? – Laurie Roberts (COMMENT: Why isn’t there coverage like this of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) selection of its National Committeeman and Committeewoman at its State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25? In 2010, in my role as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I conducted a candidate forum for IRP National Committeeman that Jack Roeser participated in.)
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2024/04/28/this-just-in-from-the-arizona-republican-party-we-be-crazy/73489433007/

KVNU
— Utah Republicans to select national committee members at statewide gathering (COMMENT: Why isn’t there coverage like this of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) selection of its National Committeeman and Committeewoman at its State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25? In 2010, in my role as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I conducted a candidate forum for IRP National Committeeman that Jack Roeser participated in.)
https://kvnutalk.com/utah-republicans-to-select-national-committee-members-at-statewide-gathering-on-april-27-news/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: SALT LAKE CITY – One of the responsibilities of Republican delegates from Cache County at the upcoming statewide convention on April 27 will be selecting a committeeman and committeewoman to represent Utah on the Republican National Committee. In addition to deciding which GOP candidates do or don’t make it to the June statewide primary and the November election, delegates will also chose between six candidates for RNC committeeman and two candidates for RNC committeewoman. Those candidates for RNC committeeman are Ty Jensen, a candidate in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District; author and climate scientist William Pekny; Dustin Kearl, a certified public accountant and financial consultant; businessman Michael Pierce; entrepreneur Brad Bonham; and David Yonan of Ogden. The candidates for RNC committeewoman are Teena Horlacker, a distance educator for the Western Governor’s University, and Kim Coleman, a former member of the Utah Legislature. The primary role of delegates is to represent their precincts in selecting candidates for the primary and general elections, according to Cache GOP chair Geoff Cox. They will also need to exercise sound judgment in determining the fitness and fidelity to Republican principles of the aforementioned candidates for the national GOP committee. According to the agenda for its convention, the Utah GOP’s state delegates will begin gathering at the Salt Palace Convention Center starting at 7 a.m. for credentialing. They are scheduled to begin considering nominating candidates for multi-county elections, including several state school board, state House and state Senate races at 8 a.m. Throughout the afternoon, delegates will also hear speeches and vote on candidates for state-level races, including nominations for state auditor, attorney general and the governor. The goal of the RNC is to officially nominate and confirm candidates for president and vice president; adopt a comprehensive party platform; unify the party; and publicize and launch the fall campaign. The high-profile Republicans who will fill the roles of chair and vice chair of the RNC have already been chosen. Michael Whatley, a North Carolina Republican who has echoed President Donald Trump’s charges of a voter fraud in the 2020 election, has been selected as the party’s new national chairman. He will be assisted by Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law, as co-chair.)

BUSINESS TIMES
— Latest victim of diversity backlash – your workplace affinity group (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors promotes affinity groups for their employees who were minority, female, younger, veteran, parents, etc.)
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/latest-victim-diversity-backlash-your-workplace-affinity-group

FAST COMPANY
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI to not hire Republicans, to not retain their Republican employees, and to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91113957/4-common-arguments-against-dei-and-how-to-dismantle-each-one

April 27, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS2
— University of Chicago students hold pro-Palestinian rally, demand divestment from Israel – Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/university-of-chicago-students-pro-palestinian-rally/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/students-demonstrate-for-palestinian-cause-on-university-of-chicago-campus/

FOX32
— College students from multiple universities in Chicago marched down Michigan Avenue Friday in support of Palestine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpDZZFjffwc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zRk1X78gpI
— Make six figures? Here’s how much you must earn to afford a house in 2024 – Stephanie Weaver (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, in September of 1972, when I was 24 years old, my $66,942/year IRS salary in today’s dollars and my part-time Firestone Store salary enabled me to buy a new town home in University Park. In October of 1971, my $54,728/year IRS salary in today’s dollars and my part-time Firestone salary enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette. In addition, starting in January of 1972, my IRS salary enabled me to pay for tuition and books for graduate evening business courses at Loyola.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/six-figures-money-earn-afford-house-2024
— Woman’s IVF success story shines light during Infertility Awareness Week – Sylvia Perez (COMMENT: My wife and I got married in 1978 when I was 29 and she was 27. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who used against me the most our giving up trying to have children without trying IVF, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ivf-success-story-infertility-awareness-week
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This week is National Infertility Awareness Week. It comes before Mother’s Day and is used as a chance to talk about an issue 15% of couples will have to deal with. But it’s also a great time to see how far we have come. The first IVF baby was born 41 years ago. In a FOX 32 Special Report, Sylvia Perez took a look at the advances in medicine since that happened. Her name was Louise Brown and the year was 1978. As the world’s first test tube baby, she was considered a miracle child. Today, more than 8 million babies around the world have been born through IVF, and it’s still considered one of the great triumphs of modern medicine. Dr. John Rinehart of Rush University Medicine was there from the beginning. He was part of the first IVF delivery at Brigham Young Hospital in 1983. Since then, he’s helped more than 3,800 couples with successful pregnancies via IVF. “I’ve seen a lot of positive changes over the years,” Rinehart said.)

WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/26/immigrant-advocates-tout-new-report-showing-benefits-state-funded-health-plans

WGN RADIO
— The effort to recall Chicago’s mayor picks up police union – Brian Althimer
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/the-effort-to-recall-chicagos-mayor-picks-up-police-union/

WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/find-lgbtq-events-with-chicago-social-butterflies/dcfa3f71-6b00-49c3-b737-aa32a6853a28

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrant arrests are up, but they’re rarely accused of violent felonies – JOE MAHR and LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA (COMMENMT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/27/migrant-arrests-are-up-but-theyre-rarely-accused-of-violent-felonies/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As 40,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in Chicago in less than two years, a Tribune analysis of crime data shows the impact of migrants has been mostly felt in nonviolent offenses, particularly driving-related and thefts, and few arrests for violent felonies. The analysis of crimes since Aug. 31, 2022, when Texas’ Republican governor, Greg Abbott, began busing asylum-seekers to Chicago, shows that as more migrants have arrived, the number of their arrests has increased. But they’re typically picked up for traffic infractions and thefts, and any misdeeds they’re committing do not appear to have fueled a crime wave. Researchers say they’re not surprised by the Tribune’s findings. They point out that most migrants come for a better life, and they surmise that those who end up committing crimes typically steal out of desperation.)
— Protests continue for second day at Northwestern
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/26/afternoon-briefing-protests-continue-for-second-day-at-northwestern/
— Pro-Palestine protests sweep across Chicago area’s college campuses, as students demand schools divest from Israel – REBECCA JOHNSON, ALYSA GUFFEY, SARAH MACARAEG, KATE ARMANINI, and NELL SALZMA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/26/northwestern-students-continue-pro-palestine-protest-for-second-day-demanding-school-divest-from-israel/
— What we do — and don’t — know about the gun-related arrests at Naperville’s Topgolf. – TESS KENNY (COMMENT: I have had an FOID card since I was 20 years old in 1968.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/26/naperville-topgolf-gun-firearm-arrests/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What grants someone the right to carry a gun in Illinois? In order to lawfully purchase and carry a gun in Illinois, two different requirements need to be satisfied, according to DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin. First, to purchase any kind of firearm or ammunition, they would need a Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) Card issued by the state, Berlin said. The kinds of guns someone can purchase is also subject to the state’s assault weapon ban. To be eligible for an FOID card, a person must be at least 21 years old or have a parent or guardian sponsor who is eligible for a card, the Illinois State Police website says. There are a slew of disqualifying factors, including felony convictions, narcotic addiction and intellectual disability. An FOID card, Berlin said, is for someone looking to own a gun and keep it at their home or business. To carry a firearm concealed on their person or in their car, someone would also need a Concealed Carry License (CCL). As long as a person obtains both licenses, they’d be allowed to conceal carry — unless they’re in a prohibited area. Those include schools, state property and public transportation. Private businesses can also prohibit the carrying of guns inside their establishments if they post a sign. Topgolf, for example, has such a sign. That means that anyone who has a firearm with them cannot bring it inside and must leave it in their vehicle in a place that’s concealed from view. The person can be arrested if police discover they do not have an FOID and a CCL for the weapon, Berlin said. “The gun has to be … in a case or in a locked container, out of plain view within the vehicle,” he said. “Or they can put it in the trunk.” If I’m licensed, can police arrest me just for leaving a weapon inside a car in plain view? Even if someone has the proper licenses, leaving a firearm inside their vehicle in plain view is a violation of the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, which is a Class B misdemeanor, Berlin said. However, such a violation would likely “result in a citation, where they would be given a court date” not a full-blown arrest, he said. When someone isn’t properly licensed or legally allowed to possess a firearm or their firearm is modified in some way, that’s when officers take enforcement action.)
— 140,000 people did their taxes with the free IRS direct file pilot, but the program’s future is unclear – AP (COMMENT: When my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions in 1978, they showed that IRS is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/26/irs-tax-direct-file-pilot/
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have. I should write a book about the success/failure that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had turning my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/gov-j-b-pritzker-pushes-increased-funding-to-fight-racial-disparities-in-homelessness/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hundreds join pro-Palestinian protests at Chicago universities, colleges as Northwestern encampment grows. Hundreds of protesters from the University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago and Roosevelt University rallied in support of people living in Gaza. – Isabel Funk, Sophie Sherry and Violet Miller (COMMENT: I am 100% German national origin. None of my ancestors ever rallied in support of people living in Germany. 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 the Germans in WWII if he had not
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/04/26/palestinian-gaza-student-protests-university-of-chicago-art-institute-northwestern
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2024/04/26/lgbtq-gender-affirming-care-former-federal-prisoner-cristina-nichole-iglesias

DAILY HERALD
— Skokie Republican to challenge Schakowsky for U.S. House seat – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240426/us-congress-politics/skokie-republican-to-challenge-schakowsky-for-u-s-house-seat/
— About 1 in 4 US adults 50 and older who aren’t yet retired expect to never retire, AARP study finds. – AP (COMMENT: I should write a book about being forced into early retirement.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240426/finance/about-1-in-4-us-adults-50-and-older-who-arent-yet-retired-expect-to-never-retire-aarp-study-finds/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240426/news/immigrant-advocates-tout-new-report-showing-benefits-of-state-funded-health-plans/
— Illinois public schools see another year of enrollment declines – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240427/education/illinois-public-schools-see-another-year-of-enrollment-declines/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Slow work authorizations frustrate new migrants and industry leaders alike – Leigh Giangreco (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. Illegals drive wages down.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-hotels-and-manufacturers-stymied-slow-work-permits-migrants#/
— Illinois Elections Board to hear case on Dan Proft’s PAC – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/dan-proft-pac-case-go-illinois-elections-board
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than a year after the Illinois State Board of Elections began its probe of right-wing talk radio host Dan Proft’s super PAC, the board will hold a hearing to determine whether the independent expenditure group colluded with Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey in the 2022 election. On April 29, hearing officer Jim Tenuto will examine the complaint against Proft, Bailey and the People Who Play By the Rules PAC. Democratic Party of Illinois Executive Director Ben Hardin filed the complaint, which the board agreed to hear last year. Proft, now a Florida resident who vowed to Crain’s that he would never live in Chicago again “unless the political leadership changes,” is expected to appear in person at the Cook County Building next week. Hardin alleges that the millions of dollars funneled into Proft’s PAC to oppose Gov. J.B. Pritzker should be considered illegal, in-kind contributions to Bailey’s campaign since the two parties coordinated. Hardin’s team pointed to Proft’s radio show, where Bailey was a frequent guest in the months leading up to the 2022 election and where the two exchanged ideas that later ended up in the PAC’s advertisements, according to the 2023 hearing officer report. The complainant said “the idea that anything said in a public forum is off limits for coordination would frustrate the entire purpose of having a coordination standard,” according to the report. “You would end up in a place where candidates and (independent expenditure) committees would be completely free to coordinate as long as they stand up on a stage and they agree on an ad strategy in front of a crowd, which (the complainant says) just doesn’t make sense.” The case would test the definitions of political coordination, a key question in the increasingly murky world of super PACs. It’s not the first time Proft has come under fire for attempting to circumvent campaign contribution rules. In 2018, he filed a suit against then-Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and members of the Illinois State Board of Elections over restrictions on independent expenditure committees, Courthouse News reported. Both Bailey and Proft should be found in violation of contribution limits, the complainant said.)
— Johnson eyes legalizing video gaming in Chicago – Justin Laurence (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more gambling.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/brandon-johnson-considers-legalizing-video-gaming
— Illinois can’t afford another public pension boondoggle – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have held my Civil Service Retirement System pension against me the most.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-illinois-cant-afford-another-public-pension-boondoggle/article_ee323e84-d6fc-574a-9141-fc709f33c1b0.html

WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-migrants-supported-by-mutual-aid-volunteers/f0fc0507-3de0-4108-9a80-1a1428f5c13e

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Republican National Committee urges moving protest area farther from Milwaukee RNC venues – Alison Dirr
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/26/rnc-urges-moving-protest-area-farther-from-milwaukee-convention-venues/73475497007/

WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
— Campaigns will spend ‘hundreds of millions’ in Wisconsin, party chairs say. Republican chair pledges to use all ‘things that are legal and on the books,’ including early voting. – ROBERT D’ANDREA
https://www.wpr.org/news/campaigns-will-spend-hundreds-of-millions-in-wisconsin-party-chairs-say

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Handful of supporters defend Nienburg at Downers Grove library board meeting
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2024/04/26/handful-of-supporters-defend-nienburg-at-downers-grove-library-board-meeting/

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP senators sound alarm on illegal migrants ‘hijacking’ food delivery services – JACKSON WALKER
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gop-senators-sound-alarm-on-illegal-migrants-hijacking-food-delivery-services-republican-marsha-blackburn-mike-braun-ted-budd-doordash-grubhub-uber-eats

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly encourage minorities to hate Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-promised-big-plans-to-flip-black-and-latino-voters-many-republicans-are-waiting-to-see-them/

FIRST ALERT 4
— Illinois EPA giving money for schools to switch to electric buses
https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/04/26/illinois-epa-giving-money-schools-switch-electric-buses/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-briefing-3/
— Did Dan Proft’s independent expenditure PAC illegally coordinate with Bailey’s campaign? The case will go before the Illinois Elections Board next week
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/26/did-dan-proft%e2%80%99s-independent-expenditure-pac-illegally-coordinate-with-baileys-campaign-the-case-will-go-before-the-illinois-elections-board-next-week/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

TAZEWELL COUNTY REPUBLICANS
— Recruiting Republican Precinct Committee People: Join the Frontline of Grassroots Politics!  (COMMENT: I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to stop me from being a Republican Precinct Committeeman.)
https://www.tazewellgop.org/
(FROM THE BULK EMAIL: Are you passionate about conservative values, fiscal responsibility, and individual freedom? Do you want to make a difference in your local community? Look no further! The Tazewell County Republican Party is seeking dedicated individuals to serve as Precinct Committeepersons (PCs). Here’s your chance to be a vital link in advancing Conservative principles and shaping Republican party policy. What Is a Precinct Committeeperson (PC)? A Precinct Committeeperson is an official position within the Republican political party system. PCs establish a direct link between the party and voters in their local election district or precinct. As a Republican PC, you’ll represent GOP voters in your precinct, serving as the face of the party and ensuring maximum Republican voter turnout on Election Day. Your role includes: Year-Round Engagement: PCs are year-round campaign volunteers, working to grow the GOP and deliver Republican votes from their precincts. Foot Soldiers: You’ll be the conduit of information from the party to Republican voters, often being the only party official voters meet in person. Policy Shapers: PCs help shape party policy and participate in candidate selection processes. The Five Cs of Being a Republican Precinct Committeeperson: Commitment: PCs commit to executing their duties, whether elected or appointed. You’ll be actively involved in creating a strong and vibrant party. Communication: Be the voice of the GOP within your precinct. Listen to voters and ensure their concerns are heard. Connection: Build relationships with Republican voters. Recruit and train volunteers to help you in your precinct. Candidate Support: Identify, recruit, select, and support qualified Republican candidates. Campaign Efforts: PCs are essential for grassroots campaigns. Register voters, knock on doors, and turn out the vote!
How to Become a Precinct Committeeperson: Qualifications: Be a United States citizen. Be at least 18 years of age. Be a registered voter of your precinct (if running for elected office) or of Tazewell County (if you are seeking an appointment). Petition: (During the applicable election cycle) Fill out a Precinct Committeeperson Primary Petition form and gather valid signatures from eligible electors in your precinct. After filing your election paperwork with the Tazewell County Clerk’s office, you will appear on the applicable Primary General Election ballot for your precinct to run for the elected office. Appointment: County Chairs can also appoint precinct committeepersons to vacant precincts at any time. Join Us! Make a real impact by becoming a Tazewell County Republican Precinct Committeeperson. Help secure conservative values, defend liberty, and strengthen our party. There are many precincts in Tazewell County which need a Republican Precinct Committeeperson. Currently, we are looking for energized people to appoint to open precincts throughout the county. Your precinct needs you!)

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Election confidence rattled after voter receives wrong ballot – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_267cbbde-034c-11ef-9301-0f2196d74422.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Brick Placed on Jeff Keicher’s Senior Citizen Driver’s License Reform Legislation (COMMENT: I am 75 years old. I have been driving since I was 16. I have never caused an accident.)
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/26/brick-placed-on-jeff-keichers-senior-citizen-drivers-license-reform-legislation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here is what Keicher wrote: “…the ratio of bills being taken up in the House is still frustratingly one-sided. “Of the 324 bills that passed the House last week, only 33, a mere 10.2%, were filed by Republican members while all the rest were Democrat bills. “And I’m disappointed, despite having more than three dozen bipartisan co-sponsors, my legislation to end the ageist requirement for senior drivers to retake the driving test when they renew their license (HB 4431), regardless of driving record or ability, was not called for a vote and we couldn’t get an answer from the Speaker’s office on why it wasn’t called.”)
— McHenry County GOP: Oops, Executive Committee Nomination of State’s Attorney Replacement Candidate Inadequate
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/26/mchenry-county-gop-oops/
— Murders Falling in Big Cities
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/26/murders-falling-in-big-cities/
— Pro-Israel PAC Donations to Local Members of Congress
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/26/pro-israel-pac-donations-to-local-members-of-congress/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The Federal Election Commission has fined the campaign fund of a former Illinois congressman Rodney Davis $43,475 for failing to refund excess contributions in a timely manner. – John O’Connor
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/26/rodney-davis-ex-congressman-fined-43475-for-campai/
— Democrats’ welfare for journalists brings us closer to state-run media. Increased favorable coverage of their agenda and candidates. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are beyond furious that I have the time, money, knowledge, experience, ability, and motivation needed to put together and to send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning that is free of charge, contains no advertising, and contains no donation requests. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have done the most since 2000 to stop me from sending the newsletters out and/or to stop everyone from reading them. I would focus on those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/26/democrats-welfare-for-journalists-brings-us-closer/
— United Methodist delegates approve plan giving U.S. churches more autonomy on LGBTQ issues – Mark A. Kellner (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats and RINOs been getting your church to promote more LGBTQ?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/26/united-methodist-delegates-approve-plan-giving-us-/
— DEI is not what Jefferson hoped for when he wrote ‘all men are created equal’ – Michael McKenna
https://highergroundtimes.com/higher-ground/2024/apr/26/dei-is-not-what-jefferson-hoped-for-when-he-wrote-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Envisioning a post-Trump GOP – Peter Laffin (COMMENT: Trump got elected in 2016 by promising to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/2981666/envisioning-a-post-trump-gop/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/2981867/biden-administration-healthcare-protections-gay-transgender-people/

AMERICAN THINKER
— At 2,000 illegal crossings a day, San Diego becomes new ground zero for Joe Biden’s open border – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/at_2_000_illegal_crossings_a_day_san_diego_becomes_new_ground_zero_for_joe_biden_s_open_border.html

BREITBART
— Groups Organizing College Protests Funded by Soros-Tied Entities – NICK GILBERTSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/26/groups-organizing-college-protests-funded-soros-tied-entities/
— Pro-Sanctuary City Democrat Mayor Fights Recall After Laken Riley Murder – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/26/pro-sanctuary-city-democrat-mayor-fights-recall-after-laken-riley-murder/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2024/04/26/biden-admin-shielding-transgender-athletes-behind-title-ix-pronoun-requirements/

DAILY CALLER
— WALTERS: Anti-Israel Rot Runs Deep And Widespread In Our Education System Starting In Kindergarten
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/26/walters-anti-israel-rot-runs-deep-education-system-kindergarten/
— Major Teachers Union Wants To Cement Its Grip Over Chicago – MAILEE SMITH
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/26/opinion-major-teachers-union-wants-to-cement-grip-over-chicago-mailee-smith/

DAILY WIRE
— We’ve Crossed The Rubicon. Race Hoaxers Are Now Using AI. – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/weve-crossed-the-rubicon-race-hoaxers-are-now-using-ai
— Why Woke Healthcare Is Just Bad Medicine – Jeff Gunter
https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-woke-healthcare-is-just-bad-medicine

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— House Committee Aims to Stop Illegal Aliens from Slanting Congressional Apportionment – Kari Jacobson
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/04/26/house-committee-aims-stop-illegal-aliens-slanting-congressional-apportionment

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Illegal immigrant influx leads to special needs children being displaced from their school in New York City – Sarah Akey
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/illegal-alien-influx-leads-to-special-needs-children-being-displaced-from-their-school-in-new-york-city
— Spineless police chiefs hurt law enforcement when they bend the knee to the woke left
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/spineless-police-chiefs-hurt-law-enforcement-when-they-bend-the-knee-to-the-woke-left

MRC TV
— PBS Tries To Blame Conservatism For Mass Stabbing – Alex Christy
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2024/04/26/pbs-tries-blame-conservatism-mass-stabbing
— UT Austin Pro-Palestine Protest Causes DEI Rally to be Postponed – EVAN POELLINGER
https://mrctv.org/blog/evan-poellinger/ut-austin-pro-palestine-protest-causes-dei-rally-be-postponed

NEW AMERICAN
— Shirley Jackson Lee and Reparations Group Urge Biden to Buy Black Vote With Reparations Commission – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/shirley-jackson-lee-and-reparations-group-urge-biden-to-buy-black-vote-with-reparations-commission/

ZERO HEDGE
— Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia, and Oklahoma Are Making It Illegal For Illegal Immigrants To Enter – Tyler Durden (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, Illinois should do that too.)
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/these-states-are-making-it-illegal-illegal-immigrants-enter

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSN
— Calls for NAACP Illinois conference president to resign after racist remarks – Peter Curi
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/calls-for-naacp-illinois-conference-president-to-resign-after-racist-remarks/ar-AA1lpCVK?ocid=MD12OW

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/us/politics/biden-gay-transgender-health-care.html
— What Is a ‘Decent Wage’? France’s Michelin Raises a Debate. – Liz Alderman (COMMEMT: I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most as being overpaid. I would focus on those whose parents were wealthy, who bought them cars, who paid for their college expenses, who got them jobs, etc. I would focus on those who have ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license the most.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/business/france-michelin-wages.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP urges Secret Service to move protesters from park near convention arena – Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/26/republican-national-convention-protests-milwaukee/

USA TODAY
— Republican Party sues over absentee ballots, voter rolls in battleground states – Erin Mansfield
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/27/rnc-targets-absensee-ballots-voter-rolls-2024/73428152007/
— Wyoming GOP convention recap: Republican Party goes all in for Trump, all out for governor. Wyoming’s Republican Convention saw the censure of Governor Mark Gordon, the endorsement of Donald Trump, long debates over party bylaws, and the endorsement of far-right legislation. – Cy Neff
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/22/wyoming-republican-gop-convention-recap/73346331007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While party members were divided regarding the bylaws, there was more consensus regarding the proposed resolutions, which were similar to policy proposals designed to align with the party’s platform. The party passed all but two of its over 90 proposed resolutions, including a censure of Wyoming’s Governor Mark Gordon, a fellow Republican. “We have a quote-unquote Republican that vetoed the strongest bills the party passed this year concerning some of our key platform planks,” said Troy Bray, a delegate from Park County. “If you’re not going to be a Republican, and believe the things Republicans believe, then please go find a party that represents you.” The censure only carries symbolic weight but is indicative of the growing rift within Wyoming’s Republican Party, notably frustration from the further-right wings over the governor’s recent vetoes. Convention Chairman and State Representative (R—Wheatland) Jeremy Haroldson said Wyoming conservatives were setting the standards for Republicans around the country. “We’re making the decisions that will guide this great state into the future,” Haroldson said. “How we conduct ourselves today they will write about in history. We’re making history today.” Other resolutions mirrored conservative talking points across the country, including a call to “stop the invasion at the border,” labeling DEI as unconstitutional, a pledge to support the nation of Israel, a resolution recognizing the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, a resolution to ‘roll back leftist ideological indoctrination,’ and the imposition of a state felony on anyone found to be in Wyoming illegally. Honorary Convention Chair and State Representative John Bear (R-Gillette) compared America’s divisions today to the level of fractures before the American Revolution and the Civil War. The attendees were on the side of moral righteousness and needed to stand their ground, according to Bear. “This is not a time for unity, but a time for moral clarity. And as I often say, let’s fight for Wyoming. America’s last hope,” Bear said.)
— Could the chaos and violence of the 1968 Democratic convention happen again? (COMMENT: What did you do during the summer of 1968? I worked all the hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office. I drove a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I saved all the money that I could so that I could buy a 1969 Dodge Charger SE that year and transfer from UIC to NIU in 1969.)
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2024/04/26/1968-democratic-convention-in-chicago-protests-look-back-at-the-violence-and-chaos/73459924007/

WALL STREET JOUNAL
— Chicago Was Hardly Misled. Terry Takash writes, “Most Chicagoans agree that something has to change” (Letters, April 23). How so? In the last election to replace a soft-on-crime mayor, Chicagoans chose the radical candidate. It would appear the citizens are getting the administration they voted for. – Ron Wohlust
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-mayor-election-crime-d4036c43
— The Biden EPA’s Plan to Ration Electricity. New rules are designed to eliminate fossil-fuel power plants. Energy scarcity is sure to result. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/environmental-protection-agency-rules-power-plants-fossil-fuels-coal-natural-gas-b6d2ea72

POST AND COURIER
— Wall Street giddy over mass migration – Joe Guzzardi
https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/opinion/columns/column-wall-street-giddy-over-mass-migration/article_94fbb84a-03cd-11ef-be2b-f3e88c112424.html

ABC MAINE (April 27, 2024)
— Focusing on gun rights, parental rights and border control: Maine GOP convention begins. Maine Republicans say they feel more united than ever before. – Jacob Murphy (COMMENT: What are the registered Republican voters in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct focused on? I should survey the registered Republican voters in my precinct and ask them what they want me to focus on at the Illinois Republican Party State Convention in Collinsville May 24 and 25.)
https://www.wmtw.com/article/gun-rights-parental-education-border-control-maine-gop-republican-convention-platform/60620136
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Saturday, the party will announce and adopt any potential changes to the party platform. “Maine Republicans are excited to present a clear, strong alternative to the failed far-left policies the Democrats have been pushing. We’ll be making the case that the GOP is the party that will Restore Freedom here in Maine. It’s an effort that’s sorely needed as Democrats pass restrictive, future-killing social and economic policies far outside the norm. We appreciate all the people who are going to get involved this weekend to make our state a better place,” said Maine GOP Executive Director Jason Savage.)

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— Why the Utah GOP is avoiding a controversial vote on IVF this weekend. The move comes as Donald Trump, the party’s presumptive presidential nominee, walks back comments that he supports national abortion restrictions. – Emily Anderson Stern
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/04/26/does-no-abortion-also-mean-no/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Alabama Supreme Court ruling earlier this year has raised questions about how state abortion bans could limit access to IVF and forced conservative politicians to take a position on whether they would protect the technology annually used by tens of thousands of Americans looking to expand their families. That decision inspired Voice for the Voiceless president and elected state GOP delegate Kriss Martenson to sponsor a resolution to “urge the Utah legislature to enact legislation to abolish in vitro fertilization,” and a party platform amendment to call for “equal protection laws for preborn children from the moment of fertilization.” Martenson told The Salt Lake Tribune that he submitted the proposals “well before” the March 28 deadline and that he had secured the five other required delegate endorsements. The party’s Platform/Resolution Committee rejected the proposals and they are not on the agenda for Saturday’s state nominating convention — which lands on the last day of National Infertility Awareness Week. Leadership for the Utah Republican Party did not respond to multiple requests for clarification on why Voice for the Voiceless’ platform amendment and resolution won’t come up for a delegate vote — the results of which would be made public. From Martenson’s perspective, the reasons were “absolutely” political. Former Weber County Republican Party Chair Lacy Richards is sponsoring a separate amendment to the “Right to Life” portion of the party platform that will be considered this weekend, which adds “we support adoption” into the text. “I think it’s important that we as a party don’t just tell people what not to do, but that we offer real, viable alternatives,” Richards said, adding that she was “not super familiar” with Voice for the Voiceless’ proposals. ‘Every opportunity to try to grow our family’ Voice for the Voiceless, which will have a booth at the convention, differentiates itself from abortion opponents who call themselves “pro-life,” saying they are “abolitionists” because they don’t believe there should be any exceptions to abortion bans. Members of the group often attend state legislative hearings to speak against bills restricting abortion, saying they don’t go far enough. Martinson characterized IVF practices as “taking the lives of babies.” Embryos created as part of IVF are either transferred into a person’s uterus or frozen for future use. Both in natural and assisted reproductive processes, it’s common for embryos not to survive long enough to become pregnancies. . .Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has distanced himself from past comments that he would support a 15- or 16-week national abortion ban and has said abortion policymaking should be left to states. Trump has also said he supports access to IVF, but hasn’t clarified whether he would protect that access.)

SPOKANE CHRONICLE
— GOP convention was success, despite negative media reports – Elizabeth Rohr, Toledo (COMMENT: How many delegates will there be at the Illinois Republican Party State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25 a) from your county, b) from your township, and c) from your municipality?)
https://www.chronline.com/stories/letter-to-the-editor-gop-convention-was-success-despite-negative-media-reports,339197?
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We, the Lewis County Republican Party, were honored to attend the 2024 Washington state Republican Party Convention in Spokane April 18-20. Our delegation brought 40 elected representatives from Lewis County, who participated in this historic event. The convention was a great success, and we hope the residents of Lewis County were encouraged by the actions taken. However, we feel the need to address the coverage and mischaracterizations by reporters and the media regarding what transpired at the convention. The convention, attended by over 1,800 delegates from all 39 counties in Washington, had the purpose of endorsing candidates for statewide positions, electing delegates to the national convention and voting on the party’s platform and resolutions. The delegates, elected at county conventions, came to Spokane to engage in a true grassroots Republican election process, primarily endorsing their choice for the gubernatorial candidate, either Dave Reichert or Semi Bird. The Washington State Republican Party’s Candidate Committee vetted both candidates, initially approving them for the endorsement ballot. However, late in the process, the committee recommended rescinding their approval of Semi Bird, leading to a contentious moment during the convention. Despite this, through the proper process and with an overwhelming majority, the delegates reversed the committee’s ruling, allowing the endorsement process to proceed.)

NEWSWEEK
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “It’s Not Too Late for the GOP to Dump Trump. Here’s How.”
https://www.newsweek.com/its-not-too-late-gop-dump-trump-heres-how-opinion-1894741

CALDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 910 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $1,875,000
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/910-golf-ln/pid_59025828/

April 25, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Illinois Republican Party Has Scheduled its First Meeting of its State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. The Republican Party exists to promote conservative principles. The Democrat Party exists to promote liberal principles.

Jeanne Ives, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committeeman (SCC) has appointed me to represent the 3rd Congressional District (CD) on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in Collinsville May 24 and 25. Each of the 17 IRP SCC members has appointed a member on the committee. The committee will hold its first meeting on April 29. If you are in the 3rd CD, please contact me if you would like to see changes to the current platform or have resolutions to be considered.

The platform is at: https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf and the 2020 resolutions are at: https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/13-Resolutions.pdf .

In 2008, I served on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee representing the 6th Congressional District. The platform was changed little in 2012, 2016, and 2020. Now, 16 years later, I am serving on that committee.

Because of what happened at the 2016 IRP State Convention, I am very concerned that efforts are underway under the table to water down if not officially strike the planks in the IRP platform that promote personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, Second Amendment rights, discouragement of vices, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).

In my opinion, the new IRP platform should focus on:

— Promoting personal responsibility, that is, opposing the promotion of dependency on government and charity,
— Promoting traditional marriage and family, that is, opposing the promotion of LGBTQ,
— Promoting right to life, that is, opposing the promotion of abortion,
— Promoting legal immigration, that is, opposing the promotion of illegal immigration,
— Promoting Second Amendment rights, that is, opposing diminishment of those rights,
— Promoting the avoidance of vice, that is, opposing the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and
— Promoting equal opportunity, that is, opposing race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.

KILLEEN DAILY HERALD
— Texas Republican voters say ‘Yes’ to all 13 party propositions on the primary ballot (ONE OF THE PROPOSITIONS: The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.)
https://kdhnews.com/news/texas/texas-voters-say-yes-to-all-13-props-on-the-ballot/article_0514c5a0-6537-5d50-a759-f1050f5f1863.html

(THE PROPOSITIONS:
1.
Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden.
2. Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.
3. The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.
4. The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
5. Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
6. The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.
7. The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.
8 The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
9. The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican Primary to only registered Republicans.
10. The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
11. Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
12. The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
13. Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
LIST SOURCE: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/republican-primary-voters-asked-to-weigh-in-on-13-party-propositions/3478787/ )

TYLER MORNING TELEGRAPH
— Texas voters say ‘Yes’ to all 13 props on the ballot (COMMENT: Proposition #12 got 96% YES, #13 95% YES, #8 92% YES, #10 90% YES, etc.)
https://tylerpaper.com/news/texas/texas-voters-say-yes-to-all-13-props-on-the-ballot/article_2310fd7a-c9f7-5d30-a6f6-823fdf394d72.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Voters in the Republican party across Texas headed to the polls on Tuesday to weigh in on 13 propositions on the GOP ballot. Each one got a solid thumbs up. They ranged from questions on issues of immigration to taxation and more. But they’re not policy referendums and aren’t intended to become constitutional amendments. They’re more like a poll for the Republican party to gauge the opinions of voters on issues. GOP voters were asked whether they support the following propositions. The answer was a resounding ‘Yes’ for each one.)

NEWS 4
— Georgia 2024 Republican Party ballot questions (ONE OF THE QUESTIONS: Should public officials who allow illegal migration to occur be held responsible for crimes committed by illegal aliens?)
https://www.news4jax.com/voters-guide/2024/04/24/georgia-2024-voters-guide-republican-party-ballot-questions/

(THE QUESTIONS:
1.
For future elections, do you want hand marked paper ballots, scanned and verified by hand count on live stream video?
2. Should the legislature enact the FairTax replacing the state income tax and state sales tax with a consumption tax equal to current state funding and taxing no legal citizen or family up to the poverty level of spending?
3. Should the legislature ban registered lobbyists from serving on the State Elections Board?
4. Should the Georgia Republican Primary have a closed primary, meaning that only registered Republicans would be allowed to vote in the Republican Primary?
5. Should public officials who allow illegal migration to occur be held responsible for crimes committed by illegal aliens?
6. Would you support a statewide vote to allow gaming in Georgia so the voters can decide this issue instead of politicians in Atlanta?
7. Currently, hundreds of thousands of hours and dollars are spent every year cleaning up voter rolls. Would you support an amendment to the National Voting Rights Act that would require registered voters to renew their registration every four years?
8. Do you believe unelected and unaccountable international bureaucrats, like the UN controlled World Health Organization (WHO), should have complete control over management of future pandemics in the United States and authority to regulate your healthcare and personal health choices?)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County GOP chair has tricky job finding candidates in Trump era – CHARLES SELLE (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/24/column-lake-county-gop-chair-has-tricky-job-finding-candidates-in-trump-era/
— DuPage County Board ponders legal action after clerk’s refusal to answer questions over no-bid contracts – George Wiebe
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/23/dupage-county-board-ponders-legal-action-after-clerks-refusal-to-answer-questions-over-no-bid-contracts/
— DuPage County clerk says county board has no right to question her no-bid contracts – George Wiebe
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/24/dupage-county-clerk-says-county-board-has-no-right-to-question-her-no-bid-contracts/
— Prairie State College to sever ties with Matteson church hosting its graduation – HANK SANDERS (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/24/prairie-state-college-to-sever-ties-with-matteson-church-hosting-its-graduation/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican haters continue to use Columbine to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/25/columbine-gun-violence-nra-gun-safety-legislation-marc-morial

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTOS: ‘We are at a standstill’: DuPage County Board and County Clerk at odds over clerk’s authority – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240424/news/we-are-at-a-standstill-dupage-county-board-and-county-clerk-at-odds-over-clerks-authority/
— Drug deaths down in DuPage County, coroner says – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240424/news/drug-deaths-down-in-dupage-county-coroner-says/

ABC7
— Arizona House votes to repeal controversial 1864 abortion ban, with help of 3 Republicans. The legislation could be taken up by the state Senate next week. – Libby Cathey, Isabella Murray, and Mike Pappano
https://abc7chicago.com/arizona-abortion-ban-house-votes-to-repeal-controversial-1864-ban-with-help-of-3-republicans/14728532/
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators, police clash during protest at USC
https://abc7chicago.com/usc-protest-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-police-clash-during-rally-at-alumni-park-university-of-southern-california-campus/14728289/

NBC5
— New report reveals top 25 high schools in Illinois (COMMENT: If the high school rankings in your school district have dropped, why is that? What percent of the students a) are not from traditional families and b) are not citizens of America?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/top-high-schools-in-illinois-new-list-us-news-and-world-report-chicago-suburbs/3419208/

CBS2
— Suburban Chicago college gets state grant to drive more students towards EV-centric careers – Jim Williams (COMMENT: My plans for a career in the automotive industry ended in 1971 when I was 22 years old when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-chicago-college-ev-careers/

SOUTHERN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/24/arizona-democrats-vote-to-repeal-controversial-1864-abortion-ban-with-help-of-3-republicans/

WSIL TV
— Some Nikki Haley voters are hanging on to her candidacy and, like her, refuse to endorse Trump – AP (COMMENT: For general elections, I have always helped elect candidates who won Republican primary elections.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/some-nikki-haley-voters-are-hanging-on-to-her-candidacy-and-like-her-refuse-to/article_3caa6f8a-b6fb-58c2-baaf-776c5d679da5.html

WAND TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at everyone that encouraging women to get abortions should be everyone’s top priority. How much pressure was your mother under from Democrats to have abortions? My outstanding mother was not under any such pressure. She was born in 1924, raised on a farm, married my father in 1945, and raised me and my brother.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/us-abortion-battle-rages-on-with-moves-to-repeal-arizona-ban-and-a-supreme-court/article_13d85c56-4170-5020-ad2c-ff7bd9cc0a8b.html

WCIA
— Hundreds of UIUC students participate in pro-Palestine rally – Danny Connolly, Will Simmons
https://www.wcia.com/news/hundreds-of-uiuc-students-participate-in-pro-palestine-rally/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump leads Biden in 6 battleground states, Bloomberg poll shows – RAY LEWIS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-leads-biden-in-6-battleground-states-bloomberg-poll-shows-donald-trump-president-joe-biden-2024-election-morning-consult-pennsylvania-wisconsin-georgia-north-carolina-nevada-arizona-michigan-voters

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-key-moments-in-the-u-s-supreme-courts-latest-abortion-case-that-could-change-how-women-get-care/
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-04-24/heated-arguments-at-the-supreme-court-in-newest-abortion-case

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Congressman Jesus Chuy García led a letter rejecting attempts to increase pilot retirement age. More than 100 House Democrats signed on. The letter calls for rejecting any changes to language in the House-passed FAA bill, H.R. 3935 (118), that would raise the retirement age from 65 to 67. – Shia Kapos (COMMENT: Constructively, the retirement age for federal employees who are under the Civil Service Retirement System and who are White, male, and/or non-veteran is 55 if they have 30 years of federal service.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/04/25/bear-down-devil-in-the-details-00154286

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning Briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-276/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-77/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Chicago’s Criminal Industrial Complex Denies the People Their Right to Safety – Paul Vallas (COMMENT: To vote for Democrat candidates is to promote poverty and crime.)
https://johnkassnews.com/chicagos-criminal-industrial-complex-denies-the-people-their-right-to-safety/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville: Pritzker ‘gaslighting’ Illinoisans he says engage in migrant ‘hysteria’ – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest gaslighters in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who target conservatives.)
https://www.starvedrock.media/news/state/state-senator-pritzker-gaslighting-illinoisans-he-says-engage-in-migrant-hysteria/article_137e56d6-0abc-57dd-a9e1-3dcdada42218.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republican Party Nominates Randi Freese as Candidate for State’s Attorney
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/25/republican-party-nominates-randi-freese-as-candidate-for-states-attorney/
— Arizona’s Kari Lake Fundraising in St. Charles Sunday
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/25/arizonas-kari-lake-fundraising-in-st-charles-sunday/
— $60,000 of Enterprise Zone $78,800 Expenses Are for Salaries
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/25/60000-of-enterprise-zone-78800-expenses-are-for-salaries/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION WANTS TAXPAYERS TO HAND $2K TO EACH ASYLUM-SEEKING STUDENT – Jerry Barmore
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-wants-taxpayers-to-hand-2k-to-each-asylum-seeking-student/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Naples-based Chicago Radio Host Dan Proft Posts Comment Fantasizing About Dying in Shootout with Chicago Police, Despite Living Full-Time in Florida (COMMENT: What does Proft think of you? I should write about what Proft thinks of me. Proft grew up in Wheaton. I have lived in Wheaton since 1978. I worked for him to elect Pat O’Malley for Illinois Governor in 2002 (during the primary) and to elect Jack Ryan in 2004 (after he won the primary) and to elect Alan Keyes in 2004 (after he was selected to fill the Jack Ryan vacancy) for U.S. Senate. I served with Proft on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2006.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/naples-based-chicago-radio-host-dan-proft-posts-comment-fantasizing-about-dying-in-shootout-with-chicago-police-despite-living-full-time-in-florida.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In addition to hosting a Chicago radio show from Florida, Proft has amassed a fortune running Illinois political campaigns as a consultant – but sadly, an overwhelming majority of those candidates that he’s advised have lost. But Republican political consulting is a lucrative business in Illinois, regardless of one’s winning record. Last April, this publication revealed that the Richard Uihlein-funded People Who Play By The Rules PAC, in quarterly disclosures, paid three political consultants $142,000 while spending just $3,700 to support conservative school board candidates during the April elections. Unfortunately, the candidates lost, but the real winners were the consultants who paid themselves generously. The founder, president and treasurer of the PAC – Naples’ Dan Proft – received the majority of the consulting fees, totaling $75,000 while the rest went to two other consulting firms closely aligned with Proft. During the 2022 Illinois gubernatorial campaign, Uihlein donated $42 million to Proft’s PAC. And just weeks before the election, the Illinois political consulting class, including the PAC, were out promoting a single poll that showed Republican nominee Darren Bailey within “striking” distance and only two points behind Pritzker during the final stretch of the campaign. But on election night, the governor’s race was called at the exact moment the polls closed, with the Associated Press declaring Gov. Pritzker the winner at 7:00 pm CDT. Pritzker would defeat Bailey by 12 points – a far cry from the 2-point margin that Proft was promoting just days before.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars in unspent border wall money – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/24/biden-sitting-on-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-i/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How Trump consumes his news these days – Annabella Rosciglione (COMMENT: I hope that the Trump campaign monitors www.gopillinois.com for political and government news and commentary about Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/2977326/how-trump-consumes-his-news-these-days/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During his presidency, Trump was actively watching the media by keeping up with TV ratings and his cable news coverage. Now, he does the same but has widened his content to include more blog posts and scrolling on Truth Social.)
— Biden’s blasphemous blessing of abortion – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2977465/bidens-blasphemous-blessing-abortion/
— Biden blesses abortion with sign of the cross – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2977295/biden-blesses-abortion-sign-of-cross/
— Florida has rescued over 700 US residents from Haiti: DeSantis – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2978438/florida-rescued-700-us-residents-from-haiti/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden hands out U-visas to illegals flown to Martha’s Vineyard as ‘crime victims’ of Ron DeSantis – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/biden_hands_out_u_visas_to_illegals_flown_to_martha_s_vineyard_as_crime_victims_of_ron_desantis.html

BLAZE
— Oklahoma will become the latest state to criminalize illegal immigration — if Gov. Stitt gets on board – JOSEPH MACKINNON
https://www.theblaze.com/news/oklahoma-will-become-the-latest-state-to-criminalize-illegal-immigration-if-gov-stitt-gets-on-board
— ICE officials speak out about how ‘sanctuary’ policies protect criminals
https://www.theblaze.com/news/blaze-news-investigates-ice-officials-speak-out-about-how-sanctuary-policies-protect-criminals

BREITBART
— Migrants Brawl Outside Hotel in New York, Swing Sticks, Bats, Belts – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/04/24/migrants-brawl-hotel-new-york-swing-sticks-bats-belts/

CATHOLIC VOTE
— ‘Marriage Fraud’: Critics Slam Biden’s Idea to Grant Parole to Migrants Married to U.S. Citizens
https://catholicvote.org/marriage-fraud-critics-slam-bidens-idea-to-grant-parole-to-migrants-married-to-u-s-citizens/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRARTION STUDIES
— ICE Leadership Furthers the Effort to ‘Abolish ICE’ – Andrew R. Arthur (COMMENT: GAO is just a shell of what it once was. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. Gingrich should have reformed GAO instead of destroying it. Virtually all GAO employees have been Democrats. What if Gingrich had succeeded in requiring 1/3 of GAO employees to be Republicans?)
https://cis.org/Arthur/ICE-Leadership-Furthers-Effort-Abolish-ICE

COLLEGE FIX
— University of Illinois grant funds DEI virtual reality training for nurses – BRENDAN MCDONALD
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-of-illinois-grant-funds-dei-virtual-reality-training-for-nurses/

DAILY CALLER
— GAO: Biden Admin Used Border Wall Funds On ‘Environmental Planning’ And Cleanup – NICK POPE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/24/biden-dhs-border-wall-funds-environmental-planning-report/

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Biden’s Paroles of Migrants Could Prompt Illegal Voter Registration – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/24/how-bidens-paroles-of-migrants-could-prompt-illegal-voter-registration/
— How Biden’s Paroles of Migrants Could Prompt Illegal Voter Registration – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/24/how-bidens-paroles-of-migrants-could-prompt-illegal-voter-registration/
— Antisemitic Protests on College Campuses Represent ‘Anti-Western and Anti-American Movement.” – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/25/anti-semitic-protests-college-campuses-represent-anti-western-anti-american-movement-professor-says/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Rubs Americans’ Noses In The Fact That He’s Done Nothing On The Border Crisis – Virginia Kruta
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-rubs-americans-noses-in-the-fact-that-hes-done-nothing-on-the-border-crisis

EPOCH TIMES
— Arizona Grand Jury Indicts 18 Republican Trump ‘Fake Electors’ The court documents also identified a ‘prior U.S. president.’ – Caden Pearson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/arizona-grand-jury-indicts-18-republican-trump-fake-electors-5636828

FEDERALIST
— One Word In Your State Constitution Could Open Up Your Elections To Foreign Nationals. A majority of state constitutions declare that every citizen — not necessarily only a citizen — is an eligible voter. – M.D. KITTLE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/24/one-word-in-your-state-constitution-could-open-up-your-elections-to-foreign-nationals/
— LGBT Activists And Accomplice Media Exploit Teen Deaths For Political Points – CHAD FELIX GREENE (COMMENT: Those in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who are LGBTQ activists or want to curry favor with LGBTQers have worked the hardest against me since 2000. I should write a book about them.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/24/lgbt-activists-media-exploit-teen-deaths-for-political-points/

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Illegal Aliens Flown to Martha’s Vineyard Classified as Victims and Given Benefits
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/04/24/illegal-aliens-flown-marthas-vineyard-classified-victims-and-given-benefits

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Campus Tent Encampments “Similar to Occupy Wall Street Mixed in With Islamist Pro-Terror Groups” My appearance on Laura Ingraham Show: “This is a toxic situation with toxic ideologies. These are essentially an anti-American anti-Western anti-capitalist ideology, similar to Occupy Wall Street from a decade ago, mixed in with Islamist pro terror groups and mixed in with praise for Hamas and other terrorist groups. This is not really something that we’ve seen before and I’ve been covering these movements for over a decade. It’s worse now.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/campus-tent-encampments-similar-to-occupy-wall-street-mixed-in-with-islamist-pro-terror-groups/
— Stanford Will Not Investigate Mathematics Prof Accused of ‘Reckless Disregard for Accuracy’ – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/stanford-will-not-investigate-mathematics-prof-accused-of-reckless-disregard-for-accuracy/
— Thomas Jefferson High School Drops Out of Top Ten Nationwide After Adopting “Equity” Admissions Policy – James Nault (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to lower standards.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/thomas-jefferson-high-school-drops-out-of-top-ten-nationwide-after-adopting-equity-admissions-policy/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Columbia Backs Down after Setting Midnight Deadline for Anti-Israel Protesters to Disperse – JAMES LYNCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/columbia-backs-down-after-setting-midnight-deadline-for-anti-israel-protesters-to-disperse/
— Princeton Students Prepare to Set Up Anti-Israel Protest Encampment – ABIGAIL ANTHONY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/princeton-students-prepare-to-set-up-anti-israel-protest-encampment/

NEWSMAX
— Open Border Is for More Voters for Democrats, Not America – Larry Bell
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/border-democrats-working/2024/04/24/id/1162188/
— Minorities Abandon Dems Amid Migrant, CRT Backlash – Peter Morici (COMMENT: Life is a zero-sum game. Preference given to members of one group is preference not given to members of another group. To give preference to members of one group is to discriminate against members of another group. To get votes from them, Democrats give preference to minorities, females, younger people, veterans, unmarried people, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, illegals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, and criminals. That is, Democrats discriminate against Whites, males, older people, non-veterans, married people, heterosexuals, Protestants, Italian Americans, German Americans, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, citizens of America, and conservatives.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/peter-morici/minorities-2024-election/2024/04/24/id/1162223/
— Why Is the Left Always So Miserable? – Bill Donohue (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were on the left, miserable, and blamed all their problems on Republicans.)
https://www.newsmax.com/billdonohue/left-study-woke/2024/04/24/id/1162269/

REAL CLEAR INVESTIGATIONS
— Meet the New Left, Who Think Hamas Is Good and Swastikas Are Woke – Ryan Zickgraf
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2024/04/24/investigative_issues_meet_the_new_left_who_think_hamas_is_good_and_swastikas_are_woke_

TOWNHALL
— Trump Not Sending His Best – Ann Coulter (COMMENT: While he was President, Trump did more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than either Bush.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2024/04/24/trump-not-sending-his-best-n2638215

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSN
— ‘Wokeness’ is linked to unhappiness, anxiety and depression (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were woke, miserable, and blamed all their problems on Republicans.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/wokeness-is-linked-to-unhappiness-anxiety-and-depression-study-finds/ss-BB1kaNr0
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/the-nyt-suggests-tons-of-teens-will-regret-transitioning-genders-here-s-what-the-data-says/ss-AA1nwVva

YAHOO
— Gaslighting in Defense of Bigotry – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gaslighting-defense-bigotry-214941106.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Biden administration finalizes rule to grant overtime for millions more salaried workers – WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS (COMMENT: While I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 and was a UIC and then NIU student, I worked all the overtime hours that I could.)
https://www.kwqc.com/2024/04/24/biden-administration-finalizes-rule-grant-overtime-millions-more-salaried-workers/

NBC NEWS
— United Methodist Church grapples with deep divides over LGBTQ issues. Membership is declining as more conservative congregations leave the fold. – Maura Barrett and Deon J. Hampton (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats and RINOs been promoting LGBTQ in your church?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/united-methodist-church-grapples-deep-divides-lgbtq-issues-rcna149220

CBS NEWS
— Harvard University students begin Pro-Palestinian protests, pitching tents on Harvard Yard – Neal Riley
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/harvard-students-protest-tents-yard/
— National Infertility Awareness Week: what options do affected couples have to start a family? (COMMENT: I should write a book about my DINK-hating Democrat IRS and GAO superiors who punished me the most a) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. My DINK-hating Democrat IRS superiors a) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and b) never promoted me beyond GS-12. My DINK-hating Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, d) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and f) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/national-infertility-awareness-week-what-options-do-affected-couples-have-to-start-a-family/

WASHINGTON POST
— Police arrest 108 at Emerson College as antiwar student protests spread – Jennifer Hassan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04/25/university-protests-gaza-arrests-emerson-usc/

USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/04/24/supreme-court-idaho-abortion-emergency-healthcare-emtala/73425094007/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump to promote more hatred against Republican down ballot candidates.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/24/biden-trump-high-stakes-pennsylvania-senate-race/73437170007/
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican haters ever-increasing use Rittenhouse to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/24/shooter-kyle-rittenhouse-student-gun-rights-college-speaker/73357458007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Counter-Revolt Finally Begins. Columbia, Yale and NYU camp out while the rest of the U.S. flees from wokeness. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-counter-revolt-finally-begins-colleges-israel-gaza-protests-dei-e907cdd9
— The ‘Senior’ Jobs That Require Little or No Experience. Many early-career jobs now come with inflated titles, and a loophole in the FTC’s new ban on noncompetes could lead to dubious promotions. – Callum Borchers (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious when I got promoted to GS-12 (Senior) Revenue Officer in 1974 (currently $97,079/year) when I was 25 years old. I had worked at the GS-11, GS-9, and GS-7 levels for only one year each. In my defense, I had completed ten graduate evening business courses at Loyola and my performance on a major developmental assignment had been rated very highly. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/the-senior-jobs-that-require-little-or-no-experience-d22e9cf4
— FRONT PAGE: U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low. Fewer babies were born in the U.S. in 2023 than any year since 1979. – Jennifer Calfas and Anthony DeBarros (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and abortion, that is, Democrats ever-increasingly promote the destruction of traditional marriage and family.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/america-birth-rate-decline-a111d21b

WKRG
— Hundreds of migrants on trains arrive at El Paso-Juarez border – Julian Resendiz
https://www.wkrg.com/border-report-tour/hundreds-of-migrants-arrive-on-trains-at-el-paso-juarez-border/amp/

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM urged to commit to protecting IVF in federal health insurance – Molly Weisner (COMMENT: I should write a book about my DINK-hating Democrat IRS and GAO superiors who punished me the most a) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. My DINK-hating Democrat IRS superiors a) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and b) never promoted me beyond GS-12. My DINK-hating Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, d) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and f) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/health-care/2024/04/24/opm-urged-to-commit-to-protecting-ivf-in-federal-health-insurance/

PEW RESEARCH
— In Tight Presidential Race, Voters Are Broadly Critical of Both Biden and Trump. About half of voters say that, if given the chance, they would replace both candidates on the ballot. (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ignore/dismiss/belittle what Trump did to defend/advance the Republican Party platform while he was President.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/24/in-tight-presidential-race-voters-are-broadly-critical-of-both-biden-and-trump/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Ohio: 70% Support E-Verify Legislation (COMMENT: What have Republican elected officials who represent you done to promote E-Verify?)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/partner_surveys/ohio_70_support_e_verify_legislation

April 23, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— 5 Chicago elementary school students taken to hospitals for suspected cannabis overdose (COMMENT: Pot is poison.)
https://abc7chicago.com/5-students-at-george-leland-elementary-school-in-chicago-taken-to-hospitals-for-overdose-symptoms-from-suspected-marijuana-edible/14716450/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/can-texas-ban-trans-teachers-what-is-school-choice-gender-nonconforming-educators-gov-greg-abbott/14715797/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES & WBEZ
— Toni Preckwinkle is unanimously re-elected head of the Cook County Democratic Party – Kristen Schorsch (COMMENT: When will the mainstream news media report that Jim Zay was re-elected DuPage County Republican Central Committee Chairman?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/04/22/toni-preckwinkle-cook-county-democratic-party-chief-re-election
https://www.wbez.org/stories/toni-preckwinkle-is-unanimously-re-elected-head-of-the-cook-county-democratic-party/452bbdb3-4356-4ce8-8bfc-a60ccf23707b

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump’s hush money trial – ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/22/key-takeaways-from-the-opening-statements-in-donald-trumps-hush-money-trial/
— Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia – NICK PERRY and MICHELLE L. PRICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/22/pro-palestinian-protests-sweep-us-college-campuses-following-mass-arrests-at-columbia/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: LGBTQ+ students, parents frustrated about Prairie State College’s graduation venue – HANK SANDERS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/22/lgbtq-students-parents-frustrated-about-prairie-state-colleges-graduation-venue/
— A historic wrong finally righted for the Prairie Band Potawatomi – Editorial (COMMEMT: If I would seek a political or government office, my critics/opponents would stress that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southwest Crete Township in 1854. They would hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I unfairly if not illegally directly benefitted from that and b) that I should pay reparations because of that. They would stress a) that great great grandfather sold that land and bought 10 acres just northeast of the center of Crete in 1864, b) that my grandfather had a home built on that land in 1926, c) that I lived in that home 1954-1972, and d) that I inherited that home and sold it in 2022.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/23/editorial-prairie-band-potawatomi-illinois-land/

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County clerk won’t attend board meeting to discuss no-bid contracts – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240422/news/dupage-county-clerk-wont-attend-board-meeting-to-discuss-no-bid-contracts/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: How renovations will help protect Danada House’s history while safeguarding its future – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240422/news/how-renovations-will-help-protect-danada-houses-history-while-safeguarding-its-future/

SOUTHERN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/23/abortion-could-dominate-the-2024-election-in-florida-will-that-help-democrats-flip-the-state/
— “Republicans” who promote LGBTQ have worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/22/melania-trump-announces-push-to-woo-gay-conservatives-during-mar-a-lago-fundraiser-organizer-says/

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/business/signs-outside-dylan-mulvaney-talk-at-slu-god-help-us-and-bigotry-is-a-sin/article_6e496602-00e9-11ef-8d13-43b3a15fd1e2.html

WCIA
— Keicher gives update on Republican priorities heading into final month of session – Cole Henke
https://www.wcia.com/capitol-connection/capitol-connection-keicher-gives-update-on-republican-priorities-heading-into-final-month-of-session/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-274/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-75/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Illinois’ Obscene Plan to Fund Education Based on Race – Jeanne Ives
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2024/04/22/illinois-obscene-plan-to-fund-education-based-on-race

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bill Would Allow Less Financial Accountability for Township Government: CPA Audit for Big Townships Every Only Two Years, Every Four Years for Small Townships
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/22/bills-would-give-less-financial-accountability-for-township-government-cpa-audit-for-big-townships-every-only-two-years-every-four-years-for-small-townships/
— Gunowners Rally in Springfield
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/22/gunowners-rally-in-springfield/
— Wilcox Reports on Strengthening Squatters Law
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/22/wilcox-reports-on-strenghtening-squatters-law/
— DeWitte Reports on Pending Notice of Pesticide Application
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/22/dewitte-reports-on-pending-notice-of-pesticide-application/
— Algonquin Township Board to Consider Drafting “Dereliction of Duty” Resolution for Township Clerk Maureen Huff, Plus Censure Resolution for Supervisor Randy Funk over General Assistance Funds
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/22/algonquin-township-board-to-consider-draftint-dereliction-of-duty-resolution-for-township-clerk-maureen-huff-plus-censure-resolution-for-supervisor-randy-funk-over-general-assistance-funds/
— Appeal of DCFS Firing of Acosta and Povolin Still Not Complete after almost Four and a Half Years
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/22/appeal-of-dcfs-firing-of-acosta-and-povolin-still-not-complete-after-almost-four-and-a-half-years/
— The Teachers Union Budget Busting Pension Bill with Committee Member Steve Reick’s Take
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/23/the-teachers-uniion-budget-busting-pension-bill-with-committee-member-steve-reicks-take/
— Slipping Through the SAFE-T Act Cracks in Cook County
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/23/slipping-through-the-safe-t-act-cracks-in-cook-county/
— Reminding Voters That Kelli Wegener Favors Allowing Minors to Obtain Taxpayer Birth Control without Parental Knowledge
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/23/reminding-voters-that-kelli-wegener-favors-allowing-minors-to-obtain-taxpayer-birth-control/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Steve Boulton Says he’s not Running for Chicago GOP Chairman After IR Exposes his Past Comments Comparing Trump to Hitler, Blames “Far Right” for his Downfall (COMMENT: I should write a book about those unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/breaking-steve-boulton-says-hes-not-running-for-chicago-gop-chairman-after-ir-exposes-his-past-comments-comparing-trump-to-hitler-blames-far-right-for-his-downfall.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Jewish Yale student stabbed in the eye: Peers ‘joined the Nazi Party’ – Heather Hunter
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2974826/jewish-yale-student-stabbed-in-eye-flag-protest/
— ‘Elite’ colleges are molding a new generation of hateful people – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2974452/elite-colleges-molding-new-generation-hateful-people/
— Lawmakers decry U.S. military’s drift to DEI culture – Casey Harper
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2973858/lawmakers-decry-u-s-militarys-drift-to-dei-culture/

NEW YORK POST
— NYPD cops in riot gear arrest dozens of NYU students, faculty at anti-Israel encampment on campus – Allie Griffin
https://nypost.com/2024/04/22/us-news/nypd-cops-in-riot-gear-arrest-dozens-of-nyu-students-faculty-at-anti-israel-encampment-on-campus/
— Jewish Columbia student says protesters burned his Israeli flag, hit him in face with rocks during campus chaos – Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2024/04/22/us-news/jewish-columbia-student-says-protesters-burned-his-israeli-flag-hit-him-in-face-with-rocks/
— Google can’t stop at canning subversives – William A. Jacobson, Kemberlee Kaye (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government treated me like I was a subversive. Their top priority always was retaining and promoting Democrats, and especially 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.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/still-too-woke-google-can-t-stop-at-canning-subversives/ar-AA1nmhDC
— NY Home Depot hires guards, dogs to keep parking lot safe from thieves, aggressive migrants – Georgia Worrell and Tina Moore (COMMENT: New York today, your Home Depot tomorrow.)
https://nypost.com/2024/04/21/us-news/home-depot-stores-look-to-security-to-keep-migrants-at-bay/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Israel: Terror Can Be Conquered Only With Greater Terror – Alexander G. Markovsky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/israel_terror_can_be_conquered_only_with_greater_terror.html
— The Truth About Israel – Alicia Colon
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/the_truth_about_israel.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— New York town in legal battle to block migrants from local childcare center – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/22/new-york-town-in-legal-battle-to-block-migrants-from-local-childcare-center-1454208/

BREITBART
— Ron DeSantis: Foreign Students Engaging in Antisemitic Protests Should Have Visas Canceled – HANNAH KNUDSEN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/22/ron-desantis-foreign-students-engaging-antisemitic-protests-should-have-visas-canceled/
— Colorado Turns Schools into Welfare Agencies as Thousands of Needy Migrant Children Enroll – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/04/22/colorado-turns-schools-into-welfare-agencies-as-thousands-of-needy-migrant-children-enroll/
— Biden’s Title IX Rules Force Schools to Use Transgender Pronouns – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2024/04/22/bidens-title-ix-rules-force-schools-use-transgender-pronouns/

CAMPUS REFORM
— UMass campuses offering segregated Lavender Graduations for LGBTQ-identifying students – Brendan McDonald
https://www.campusreform.org/article/umass-campuses-offering-segregated-lavender-graduations-lgbtq-identifying-students/25248

DAILY CALLER
— Fleeing To Red States Won’t Spare You From Wokeness – MARY ROOKE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/22/rooke-wokeness-montana-red-states-pride-drag/
— Biden Admin Mulling Plan To Give Legal Status To Illegal Alien Spouses – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/22/biden-plan-legal-status-spouses-illegals/

DAILY WIRE
— Criminal Prosecutions Of Illegal Immigrants Stopped When Coronavirus Hit. They Never Resumed. The Biden administration isn’t prosecuting illegal immigrants — treating crime of crossing border like a ‘traffic ticket’ – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/criminal-prosecutions-of-illegal-immigrants-stopped-when-coronavirus-hit-they-never-resumed

FEDERALIST
— By Media Standards, Joe Biden Is A Terrorist Sympathizer Until He Personally Condemns Antisemitism – TRISTAN JUSTICE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/22/by-media-standards-joe-biden-is-a-terrorist-sympathizer-until-he-personally-condemns-antisemitism/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— “Death to America” Chants in Michigan Point to Serious Problems With Mass Immigration – Pawel Styrna
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/04/22/death-america-chants-michigan-point-serious-problems-mass-immigration

FIRST TV
— The Media is Banishing Anti-Woke Employees
https://www.thefirsttv.com/watch-the-media-is-banishing-anti-woke-employees/

FOX NEWS
— Agitator behind ‘Death to America’ chants in Chicago contributes to Iran state TV, Hezbollah-linked channel. Activist said to laughter, the Farsi term could either mean ‘death to, or down with’ – Beth Bailey
https://www.foxnews.com/us/agitator-behind-death-to-america-chants-chicago-contributes-iran-state-tv-hezbollah-linked-channel

NEW AMERICAN
— Biden Migrants Accost Customers at NYC Home Depot, Store Brings in K-9 Security – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/biden-migrants-accost-customers-at-nyc-home-depot-store-brings-in-k-9-security/

NEWSMAX
— Transgender Issue on Direct Path to Supreme Court. Pending cases may force Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and the U.S. Supreme Court to confront the definition of “woman,” impacting transgender rights and women’s athletics. – Carly Mayberry
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/transgender-woman-supreme-court/2024/04/22/id/1161908/
— Biden is Gutting Girls’ and Women’s Title IX Protections – Michael Dorstewitz
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/joe-biden-title-ix-transgender/2024/04/22/id/1161935/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Bannon says House Republicans secretly want Trump to lose – TIAH SHEPHERD (COMMENT: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have worked the hardest to defeat Republican candidates. I would focus on those who have worked the hardest against me.)
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://thehill.com/homenews/4613586-bannon-says-house-republicans-secretly-want-trump-to-lose/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tensions Rise Over Pro-Palestinian Protests at U.S. Colleges. Students at Yale were arrested as administrators on more campuses moved to shut down demonstrations in response to scrutiny from Congress and growing concerns about the safety of Jewish students. – Alan Blinder
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/22/us/campus-protests-columbia-yale
— What Is Lost When Freshmen Choose Their Roommates – Pamela Paul (COMMENT: I should write about the impact that my roommates at NIU had on me in 1969 and 1970.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/opinion/roommates-college-strangers.html

USA TODAY
— I should write a book about succumbing to pressure to retire early. The longer that you live, the bigger the impact that retiring early has on you. If I had worked another 6 years until I was 55 in 2003 and eligible to take regular retirement, everything would be different for me now. I would not have become a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999. I would not have become the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2000. I would not have become the GOPUSA ILLINOIS Editor in 2000. I would not have become an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2001. I would not have become an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2003. My Civil Service Retirement System pension and retirement savings would much greater. The aforesaid continues to have a tremendous impact on me.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/04/17/millennials-want-early-retirement/73324912007/

NBC NEWS & MSN & CNN & BUSINESS INSIDER
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/iconic-san-francisco-lgbtq-bar-stud-reopens-new-location-rcna148861
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lgbtq-people-are-more-at-risk-of-adverse-effects-of-climate-change/ar-AA1nsQdK
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lgbtq-groups-band-together-to-challenge-school-district-over-don-t-say-gay-policies/ar-AA1lXef4
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lgbtq-org-files-formal-complaint-against-michigan-wedding-venue-that-banned-lgbtq-couples/ar-BB1i5n5t
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/28-immediate-bans-republicans-would-impose-if-given-the-chance/ss-BB1j7Kvq?ocid=NL_FRCA_A1_20181015_1_4
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/opinions/lesbian-visibility-week-lgbtq-rights-hope/index.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/lgbtq-friendly-banking

CNN
— Biden builds early advertising edge as Trump spends millions on legal fees – David Wright
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/politics/advertising-election-biden-trump/index.html

CNBC
— The Gen Z generation has been educated ‘to have resentment and a sense of denial’ – Frank Luntz (COMMENT: Should I write a book about those who blame and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problem, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTjPGD9PBPM
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Frank Luntz, FIL Inc. pollster and political strategist, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss his focus group results with Gen Z voters, their view on capitalism vs. socialism, equality vs. meritocracy, their view on democracy, and more.)

CBS NEWS
— I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who have had the most success in getting their operatives and their dupes to do their dirty work. I would focus on those who a) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, b) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans in 2012, d) ended my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, e) ended my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) ended my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, g) almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) ended my bid to serve as MTRO treasurer in 2004, and/or i) ended my membership on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/defense-closing-at-guantanamo-detainees-ny-trial/

MSN
— 40% of migrants fail to establish ‘credible fear’ required for asylum
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/40-of-migrants-fail-to-establish-credible-fear-required-for-asylum-uscis-says/ar-BB1kwHP8
— Biden encourages illegals to marry U.S. citizens.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-weighs-immigration-relief-for-spouses-of-us-citizens/ar-AA1nt46B
— Massachusetts Urges Homeowners to Welcome Illegal Aliens – Jordan Andrews (COMMENT: Massachusetts today, Illinois tomorrow,)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/blue-state-urges-homeowners-to-welcome-illegal-aliens/ar-BB1hctna

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Who’s Behind the Anti-Israel Protests. Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and others are grooming activists in the U.S. and across the West. – Steven Stalinsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-behind-the-anti-israel-protests-hamas-gaza-hezbollah-talking-points-d2f538ca

WFMJ
— AGE DISCRIMINATION IN THE HIRING PROCESS (COMMENT: I should write a book about the age discrimination (I was born in 1948), political affiliation discrimination (I am Republican), reverse discrimination (I am a White male), religious discrimination (I am Protestant), and national origin discrimination (I am 100% German American) that I encountered when I sought a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license after I was forced into early retirement when I was 49 years old in 1997. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO as an Analyst, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115-439-$150,075/year, almost 9 years experience working for IRS as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently 97,079-$110,020/year, three job-related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), six job-related professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examining, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a job-related professional license (CPA). Potential employers were clearly under tremendous pressure to hire those who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.wfmj.com/clip/15465137/age-discrimination-in-the-hiring-process

FEATURED NEWS
— IRS Office Locked Down After Chaos Erupts
https://featurednews.com/irs-office-locked-down-after-chaos-erupts/

NPR
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/22/1244381584/immigrants-border-mexico-asylum-illegal-immigration

ROLLING STONE
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/taylor-swift-far-right-maga-relationship-timeline-1234957784/

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— Sometimes the price of acceptance is too high – Juliana Breines Ph.D. (COMMENT: What do you refuse to do to get accepted by organizations? I refuse to promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Actually, I oppose promotion of the aforesaid. Consequently, I am rejected by far too many leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-love-and-war/202309/how-the-need-to-belong-both-helps-and-hurts-us

WARREN LAW FIRM
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. They ever-increasingly encourage illegals a) to seek asylum, parole, and/or refugee status, b) to marry a U.S. citizen, c) to etc.
https://warrenlawfirm.net/how-to-get-legal-status-in-the-united-states-if-youre-an-undocumented-immigrant/

CATO
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will have their illegals move to battleground/swing states and use their false identifications to vote for Biden.
https://www.cato.org/blog/no-illegal-alien-voting-isnt-swaying-federal-elections

WIKIPEDIA
— American politicians who switched parties (COMMENT: I should write a book about “Republican” politicians in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who ever-increasingly talk and/or act like they are and have always been Democrat plants or Libertarian plants.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_politicians_who_switched_parties_in_office

CRACKED
— 6 Jobs That Donald Trump and Joe Biden Are Too Old to Legally Hold – YudinEli Yudin (COMMENT: According to the Democrats who run the federal the federal government, constructively, if you are one of the following, you are too old to hold a federal job if you did not make Senior Executive Service ($191,900/year) by age 40: conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. It is called up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Biden promoters stress that unlike Trump, Biden is liberal, Democrat, Catholic, and Irish American.)
https://www.cracked.com/article_41881_6-jobs-that-donald-trump-and-joe-biden-are-too-old-to-legally-hold.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Airline Pilot. . .Air Traffic Controller. . .Park Ranger. . .Firefighter. . .Judge. . .Voting in the Papal Conclave)

April 20, 2024

Needless-to-say, Republican elected officials and party leaders, and especially the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), should issue critical/condemnatory press releases whenever Democrat elected officials in Illinois take major actions that promote the dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or the rest of the planks in the Democrat Party platform. IRP press releases should promote the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform in conservative.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois sees lowest presidential primary voter turnout in decades (COMMENT: 136 (37%) of the 368 registered Republican voters in my new DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton cast Republican primary ballots. To encourage Republican turnout, I hand-delivered to each of the 224 homes and 4 apartments my precinct that had at least one registered Republican voter a copy of the sample ballot and DuPage County Board District 4 write-in candidate Annette Corrigan’s letter. She received 55 write-in votes in my precinct. In addition, as March 19 approached, I contacted 14 registered Republican voters in my precinct who had not returned the mail-in ballots that they had requested. A copy of my precinct letter that I am in the process of hand-delivering to the homes from which at least one Republican ballot was cast is at the end of this newsletter.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024/04/19/illinois-voter-turnout-2023-primary-lowest-since-1960-elections
— Hundreds protest in Global Climate Strike, demand that U.S. declare a climate emergency. Led by Fridays For Future, hundreds of environmental activists took to the streets to urge President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency and call for investment in clean energy, sustainable transportation, resilient infrastructure, quality healthcare, clean air, safe water and nutritious food, according to youth speakers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2024/04/19/climate-protest-chicago-activism-emergency
— Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $1.25B borrowing plan sails through City Council. With interest, the plan could cost the city $2.4 billion over 37 years, officials have said. Johnson’s team says that money will be more than recouped by property tax revenue flowing back to the city’s coffers from expiring TIF districts. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/04/19/brandon-johnson-borrowing-plan-chicago-city-council
— City Council OKs $70 million in extra funding for migrant crisis. By a 30-18 vote, the Council approved the latest round of funding for a crisis that has highlighted racial divisions in the city. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/04/19/chicago-migrant-funding-city-council-vote
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Taylor Swift.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/taylorswift/2024/04/19/review-taylor-swift-the-tortured-poets-department-is-great-sad-pop-meditative-theater
— Old age isn’t fun. Columnist Gene Lyons was out for a few weeks after he was diagnosed with several illnesses. Now that he’s back in the saddle, he writes about aging and what felt like a near-death experience. – Gene Lyons (COMMENT: What do you stress to defend your age? I stress my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/19/old-age-aging-doctors-visit-covid-near-death-experienve-gene-lyons

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s young activists demand climate action, steps to ‘protect our planet’ at downtown rally – REBECCA JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/chicagos-young-activists-demand-climate-action-steps-to-protect-our-planet-at-downtown-rally/
— Dolton Village Hall hit with federal subpoenas amid ongoing probe into Mayor Tiffany Henyard – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/dolton-village-hall-hit-with-federal-subpoenas-amid-ongoing-probe-into-mayor-tiffany-henyard/
— Illinois now home to federally recognized tribal nation in historic Department of Interior decision. – KATE ARMANINI (COMMEMT: If I would seek a political or government office, my critics/opponents would stress that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southwest Crete Township in 1854. They would a) hint/imply/argue/shout that I unfairly if not illegally directly benefitted from that and b) that I should pay reparations because of that. They would stress a) that my ancestors sold that land and bought 10 acres just northeast of the center of Crete in 1864, b) that my grandfather had a home built on that land in 1926, c) that I lived in that home 1954-1972, and d) that I inherited that home and sold it in 2022.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/illinois-now-home-to-federally-recognized-tribal-nation-in-historic-department-of-interior-decision/
— University of Chicago charter school to pay $125,000 after video showed teachers mock special education student, call him ‘dumb’ – STACY ST. CLAIR (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am dumb. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. In my defense, I earned three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/university-of-chicago-charter-school-to-pay-125000-after-video-showed-teachers-mock-special-education-student-call-him-dumb/
— Chicago Teachers Union asks for 9% annual raises as bargaining sessions are set to begin. – ALYSA GUFFEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/chicago-teachers-union-asks-for-9-annual-raises-as-bargaining-sessions-are-set-to-begin/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Johnson’s ambitious $1.25B bond plan, $70M migrant proposal pass City Council – JAKE SHERIDAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/johnsons-ambitious-1-25b-bond-plan-70m-migrant-proposal-pass-city-council/
— Steve Balich seeks to have uninitialed ballots thrown out in GOP race – MICHELLE MULLINS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/balich-seeks-to-have-uninitialed-ballots-thrown-out-in-gop-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Homer Township Supervisor and Will County Board Republican Leader Steve Balich said he believes he will be victorious in a recount of the March 19 election for Republican precinct committeeperson after losing the race by one vote. Balich said up to five ballots were not initialed by the election judges so he challenged their validity and wants them thrown out. If they are tossed, he believes he will be declared the winner of the precinct committeeperson race, he said. The March 19 election was certified earlier this month with Homer Glen resident Tami O’Brien besting Balich, who was the leader of the Homer Township Republican Organization, by one vote. O’Brien received 115 votes to Balich’s 114. . .O’Brien ran as part of the Neighbors United for Homer Township slate whose goal was “to return civility and harmony to Homer Township.” Neighbors United won 11 of the 19 races for precinct committeeperson, including some races that were not contested, defeating Balich as well as Homer Glen Trustee Dan Fialko and Homer Township Assessor Carmen Maurella. The results bring new Republican leadership to the Homer Township Republican Organization. O’Brien said she was tired of the division that plagued the area as well as divisive social media posts. She ran to be a liaison to keep her neighborhood updated with village matters and end confusion.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Protesters appear at testy Chicago Police Board meeting to call for firing of officers involved in killing of Dexter Reed – Sam Charles
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/protesters-appear-at-testy-chicago-police-board-meeting-to-call-for-firing-of-officers-involved-in-the-killing-of-dexter-reed/

ABC7
–Full jury of 12 people, 6 alternates seated in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-trial-updates-jury-selection-could-be-nearing-a-close-in-donald-trumps-hush-money-new-york-city/14693384/

NBC5
— Protesters want officers FIRED after shooting death of Dexter Reed in Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtMBlP7h_UQ
— Multiple Dolton trustees react to FBI’s ‘court-ordered law enforcement activity’ near village hall – Natalie Martinez
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/multiple-dolton-trustees-react-to-fbis-court-ordered-law-enforcement-activity-near-village-hall/3415934/

CBS2
— Chicago City Council votes for millions of dollars in funding for migrants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDjF60qJm7g
— Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $1.25 billion borrowing plan for affordable housing approved – Todd Feurer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mayor-brandon-johnson-borrowing-plan-affordable-housing-economic-development/
— Chicago City Council approves $70 million more in migrant funding – Todd Feurer, Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-city-council-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-funding-approved/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87QOZMQg-38
— City of Chicago warns of dozens of measles cases – John Odenthal
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/city-of-chicago-measles-cases-community/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Taylor Swift.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-taylor-swift-fans-gather-to-celebrate-listen-to-her-newest-album/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/taylor-swift-chicago-fans-album-reax/
— Additional $70 million for Chicago’s migrant crisis approved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7DqkW1wVRM

FOX32
— Chicago’s City Colleges hosts job-application event as FAA faces shortage of air traffic controllers (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I passed the postal employment test in 1966. I passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earned bachelor’s degree in business in 1970. I earned an MBA in 1976. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-city-colleges-job-application-event-faa-shortage-air-traffic-controllers
— Chicago City Council passes 2 major spending plans, including $70M for migrant mission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-yhQA7E3co

WTTW
— City Council Votes 30-18 to Spend $70M More to Care for Migrants in Chicago – Heather Cherone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87QOZMQg-38

WBEZ
— Chicago’s City Council approves Mayor Johnson’s plans to borrow $1 billion and use $70 million in reserves to support migrants. The fiery debate exposed divisions within the City Council over the mayor’s first major development plan and the increasing cost of supporting migrants. – Tessa Weinberg
https://www.wbez.org/stories/city-council-approves-johnsons-1-billion-borrowing-plan/ea70409f-d209-491b-8056-60b396b10207
— Can Illinois provide work permits for migrants? The federal government regulates work permits but delays frustrate immigration advocates who want states to take charge. – Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
https://www.wbez.org/stories/work-permits-for-migrants-in-illinois/572ef920-c754-46f5-9cdf-222bbd9eaaba

STATELINE
— Illinois had the lowest voter turnout for a presidential primary in decades – Ryan Johnston
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-had-the-lowest-voter-turnout-for-a-presidential-primary-in-decades/

WSIL TV
— Surprisedly, Democrats acknowledge some of the many terrible negatives of pot.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/health/here-s-what-marijuana-researchers-have-to-say-about-420-or-weed-day/article_a2b4d5cf-2de4-54c0-ad60-46e1a6beeaf9.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But not everyone joins in on the 420 festivities. Some scientists who study weed have become increasingly concerned about the potential harm cannabis can do to the body, especially when smoked or vaped. “When you burn something, whether it is tobacco or cannabis, it creates toxic compounds, carcinogens, and particulate matter that are harmful to health,” Dr. Beth Cohen, professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, told CNN previously via email. Marijuana smoke may even be more harmful than tobacco because users hold the hot smoke in their lungs longer to maximize their high, Cohen said. A March 2021 study found teens were twice as likely to report “wheezing or whistling” in the chest after vaping marijuana than after smoking cigarettes or using e-cigarettes. “I’m in Colorado, and on 420 the smoke billows out of places where people gather to celebrate — it’s like a factory smokestack,” said Robert Page II, a professor of clinical pharmacy and physical medicine at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Aurora. “I worry when people are in an enclosed space because new data is beginning to show that secondhand marijuana smoke may be just as dangerous as the primary smoke,” Page said. “Like tobacco, cannabis affects the central nervous system, and there are side effects which tend to primarily be cardiovascular in nature.” Any level of marijuana use raises the risk of stroke by 42% and heart attack by 25%, even if there is no prior history of heart disease and the person has never smoked or vaped tobacco, a recent study found. Weed has also been linked to cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation; myocarditis, which is an inflammation of the heart muscle; spasms of the heart’s arteries and a higher risk of heart failure. It’s not. “If a person is in a closed space with marijuana smokers, they can test positive for cannabis in their urine. They can also get some of the other physical effects of marijuana, including an increased heart rate and feeling ‘high,’ ” Carol Boyd, founding director of the Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, told CNN in an earlier interview. It’s not just your lungs that may be at risk. A January 2021 study found people who only smoked marijuana had higher blood and urine levels of several smoke-related toxins than nonsmokers. Those toxins are linked to anemia, liver and neurological damage, cancer and other health issues. There’s more: Weed users are nearly 25% more likely to need emergency care and hospitalization, according to a 2022 study, and overuse of marijuana can lead to complications when in surgery. Weed users have more heavy metal in their bodies. Serious traffic accidents are on the rise in areas where weed is legal, a 2023 study found. Potency of weed has skyrocketed, which can heighten health risks and is leading to a global rise in marijuana addiction as well as marijuana use disorder. “Approximately 3 in 10 people who use marijuana have marijuana use disorder,” according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts say this condition comes with a higher risk of mental disorders, cognitive deficits, use of psychiatric services and violent behavior. Weed’s impact on babies and teens Using marijuana during pregnancy has been linked to low birth weight, one of the strongest predictors of a child’s long-term health. A lack of knowledge about weed Despite these health concerns, the majority of American adults still believe smoking or vaping marijuana smoke or breathing secondhand smoke from a joint is safer than tobacco smoke, even if children are present, according to an August 2023 study. Babies born to mothers who smoke pot or eat edibles to control nausea, for example, were twice as likely to be premature and 2.5 times as likely to be admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit, according to a 2023 study. Just as alarming: A 2020 study found children born to marijuana users had more psychotic-like behaviors and more attention, social and sleep problems as well as weaker cognitive abilities. It’s not good for older children, either. The growing use of weed by adolescents is extremely alarming, experts say, because marijuana is known to damage the developing brain. “The teen brain is actively developing and continues to develop until around age 25,” the CDC states on its website. Use during that time can have permanent effects such as damage to learning, memory, problem-solving skills and the ability to pay attention, the CDC said. “It’s disruptive to the teenage brain, so it needs to be used with extreme caution or not at all,” said Dr. Peter Grinspoon, a primary care physician and cannabis specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston who authored “Through the Smoke: A Cannabis Specialist Untangles the Truth About Marijuana.” Young people who use marijuana are more likely to develop long-lasting mental disorders, including depression, social anxiety and schizophrenia, and drop out of school, the CDC said. Studies show overuse of marijuana by youth with mood disorders leads to a rise in self-harm, suicide attempts and death. Daily use by adolescents and adults can result in another unpleasant side effect: uncontrollable vomiting, according to a 2021 study. “They vomit and then just continue to vomit whatever they have in their stomach, which can go on for hours,” study author Dr. Sam Wang, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist and toxicologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, told CNN previously. Despite these concerns, school-age kids were vaping twice as much weed in 2020 as they did in 2013. In fact, some parents told doctors they believed vaping marijuana was safer than tobacco, Boyd told CNN earlier via email. “You seem to believe that heating chemicals (including carcinogens) into a vapor and inhaling them is healthy? My answer is, ‘No, it is not a healthy behavior.’” In addition to harming the lung, vaping weed is associated with a dangerous, recently identified lung disease called EVALI, short for e-cigarette, or vaping product use-associated lung injury. By early 2020, the CDC had recorded over 2,800 hospitalizations and 68 deaths due to this condition, according to Yale Medicine.)

WAND TV
— Melania Trump, long absent from campaign, will appear at a Log Cabin Republicans event in Mar-a-Lago – AP (COMMENT: I have always promoted the traditional marriage and family plank in the Republican Party platform big time. Those who promote LGBTQ have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/melania-trump-long-absent-from-campaign-will-appear-at-a-log-cabin-republicans-event-in/article_e6b14b2e-6a16-556e-ad84-021be5332993.html

WSIL TV & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/missouri/the-drug-war-devastated-black-and-other-minority-communities-is-marijuana-legalization-helping/article_1478964e-fd1a-52c5-8389-4651cebf61cf.html
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-the-drug-war-devastated-black-and-other-minority-communities-is-marijuana-legalization-helping/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Debate ignites as schools push DEI hiring practices amidst teacher shortage (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were DEI hires.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/debate-ignites-as-schools-push-dei-hiring-practices-amidst-teacher-shortage-parents-defending-education-diversity-equity-inclusion
— Trump trial lawyers searching social media history for potential juror bias. – AP (COMMENT: I should write about hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct.)
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-trial-lawyers-searching-social-media-history-chosen-alternate-jury-hush-money-stormy-daniels-court-selection-potential-juror-bias-criminal-new-york-ny-former-president-donald

25 NEWS NOW & WREX
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/04/20/sagging-cannabis-tax-revenue-seen-illinois-amid-call-more-pot-shops/
https://www.wrex.com/news/many-community-members-still-looking-to-get-their-records-expunged-due-to-cannabis-charges/article_b8741bc6-fe9d-11ee-be46-d37901e43c97.html

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— $1.32 billion approved for migrant aid, affordable housing in Chicago
https://www.courthousenews.com/1-32-billion-approved-for-migrant-aid-affordable-housing-in-chicago/

CHICAGO MAROON
— How Little Does Palestinian Life Matter to the University of Chicago? The University of Chicago’s rhetoric of ‘political neutrality’ is a lie. – Christopher Iacovetti
https://chicagomaroon.com/42119/viewpoints/op-ed/how-little-does-palestinian-life-matter-to-the-university-of-chicago/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-74/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— IGOLD Draws Huge Crowd at Capitol to Support Second Amendment
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/657882189-igold-draws-huge-crowd-at-capitol-to-support-second-amendment

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 2nd Amendment Supporters Dominate State Capitol During Annual Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day Rally
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/2nd-amendment-supporters-dominate-state-capitol-during-annual-illinois-gun-owner-lobby-day-rally.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Brandon Johnson is willing to bankrupt Chicago for illegal immigrants – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2972327/brandon-johnson-willing-bankrupt-chicago-illegal-immigrants/
— Colorado schools get extra $24 million for migrant enrollment – Barnini Chakraborty
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2972070/colorado-schools-24-million-migrant-enrollment/

NEW YORK POST
— Why the Trump campaign is chasing LGBT voters – David Christopher Kaufman (COMMENT: I have always promoted the traditional marriage and family plank in the Republican Party platform big time. Those who promote LGBTQ have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://nypost.com/2024/04/20/opinion/why-the-trump-campaign-is-chasing-lgbt-voters/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— The term ‘cultural Marxism’ is now an ‘antisemitic conspiracy theory’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/19/the-term-cultural-marxism-is-now-an-antisemitic-conspiracy-theory-1453655/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘We’re Done’: Chicago Resident Rips ‘Blue Haired Liberals’ After Being Told To Accept Illegal Immigrants In City. – HAILEY GOMEZ
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/19/chicago-resident-blue-haired-liberal-illegal-immigration/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden’s Controversial Illegal Alien Parole Program Raises Alarms – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/19/bidens-controversial-illegal-alien-parole-program-raises-alarms-borderline/

FOX NEWS
— Black Chicago voters rip mayor on extra $70M for migrants as recall petition gathers steam. ‘We need that money in my neighborhood,’ railed one Black woman wearing a red ‘Make America Great Again’ cowboy hat. – Michael Dorgan, Garrett Tenney
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/black-chicago-voters-rip-mayor-extra-70m-migrants-recall-petition-gathers-steam
— Chicago voter confronts Mayor Johnson over ‘disrespectful’ migrant funding, says city united against him. Mayor Brandon Johnson faces backlash from residents over $70M for migrant crisis. – Bailee Hill
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-voter-confronts-mayor-johnson-disrespectful-migrant-funding-city-united-against
— Vulnerable House Dems do a U-turn on illegal immigration after calling crisis ‘non-existent threat’ 3 vulnerable Democrats appear to have shifted their views on illegal immigration as they seek re-election to the House. – Kyle Morris
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vulnerable-house-dems-u-turn-illegal-immigration-calling-crisis-non-existent-threat

FOX NEWS RADIO
— LA Mayor Begs the Wealthy to Help Fund the Homeless Crisis (COMMENT: What do wealthy people think of you? I should write a book about those wealthy people in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/04/19/la-mayor-begs-the-wealthy-to-help-fund-the-homeless-crisis/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Chicago Woman in MAGA Hat Unleashes on Mayor Over Immigrant Spending Plan: ‘Use Our Tax Money for Our People!’ – Anthony Altomari
https://ijr.com/chicago-woman-maga-hat-unleashes-mayor-immigrant-spending-plan-use-tax-money-people/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Petition Seeks to Empower Chicago Voters to Recall Far-Left Mayor Brandon Johnson – RYAN MILLS
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/petition-seeks-to-empower-chicago-voters-to-recall-far-left-mayor-brandon-johnson/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Black Chicago citizens blast Dem mayor for funneling another $70 MILLION to illegal immigrants, asks Trump to ‘please come see us in Chicago’ – Katie Daviscourt
https://thepostmillennial.com/black-chicago-citizens-blast-dem-mayor-for-funneling-another-70-million-to-illegal-immigrants-asks-trump-to-please-come-see-us-in-chicago

TOWNHALL
— Illegal Immigrants Find Creative Ways to Cross Over the Border In Arizona – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/19/illegal-immigrants-find-creative-ways-to-cross-over-the-border-in-arizona-n2638039

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Flyers Urging Illegals to Vote Biden Found in Mexican Resource Center. – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/damning-report-flyers-urging-illegals-vote-biden-found-mexican-resource-center/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Chicago’s response to migrant influx stirs longstanding frustrations among Black residents – MATT BROWN
https://www.wral.com/story/chicagos-response-to-migrant-influx-stirs-longstanding-frustrations-among-black-residents/21388423/

MSN
— NYPD confirms man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial has died from his injuries
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/matt-azzarello-nypd-confirms-man-who-set-himself-on-fire-outside-trump-healing-has-died-from-his-injuries/ar-AA1nlzEA
— Multiple states seeking to poach Illinois police officers with bonuses – Blake Dietz (COMMENT: Illinois Democrats ever-increasingly a) run Illinois, b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn police officers as being racists, and c) blame police officers for all the problems that minorities have.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/multiple-states-seeking-to-poach-illinois-police-officers-with-bonuses/ar-AA1jUNoj
— Chicago’s Response to Migrant Influx Stirs Longstanding Frustrations Among Black Residents – AP
https://www.msn.com/he-il/news/other/chicago-s-response-to-migrant-influx-stirs-longstanding-frustrations-among-black-residents/ar-AA1njYu5

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: In Trump Trial, Old Social Posts Haunt the Proceedings. Over the past week, some potential jurors who were confronted with their old posts seemed sheepish, if not outright embarrassed. – Jonah E. Bromwich and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/nyregion/trump-trial-jurors-tweets-facebook.html
— As Press Reports Some Juror Details, Polarized Reactions Take Over. Journalists covering the trial face a tricky balancing act: inform the public while keeping its participants out of harm’s way. – Tiffany Hsu
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/business/media/trump-trial-jurors-press-reports.html
— A Huge Number of Homeowners Have Mortgage Rates Too Good to Give Up. On a scale not seen in decades, many Americans are stuck in homes they would rather leave. – Emily Badger and Francesca Paris (COMMENT: I paid high mortgage rates 1972-1984. My wife and I paid high mortgage rates from 1978 until we paid our mortgage off.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/upshot/mortgage-rates-homes-stuck.html
— This G.O.P. Senate Candidate Says He Grew Up on a Family Farm. Not Exactly. David McCormick has often spoken about his modest upbringing on a farm in Pennsylvania. A close look at his past tells a different story. – Katie Glueck (COMMENT: In Illinois, if you grew up on a farm, Democrats and RINOs hold that against you.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/us/politics/dave-mccormick-farm-pennsylvania.html

JC POST
— Missouri Attorney General threatens legal action against Kansas City mayor after invite to illegal immigrants. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and/or b) to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://jcpost.com/posts/1f15c011-e42b-470a-9b7b-c70e4d3b36c6

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ to destroy traditional marriage and family, that is, to destroy the Republican Party, that is, to destroy America, that is, to destroy the world.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/the-marriage-equality-fight-couldnt-have-been-won-without-conservatives-12ab2417
— ‘Ascent to Power’ Review: Harry Truman’s Moment. With little preparation after FDR’s death, Truman found himself leading the nation with World War II still to be won. – Robert W. Merry
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/ascent-to-power-review-harry-trumans-moment-e5654cb0

FORTUNE
— The latest Supreme Court decision means HR departments must play by a whole new set of rules. Here’s what every CHRO needs to know. – Paige McGlauflin (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They had hinted that they might let me work another 6 years until I would have been eligible for regular retirement if I had happily accepted an adverse transfer.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/latest-supreme-court-decision-means-122027504.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling making it easier for workers to sue employers for discrimination if they’re forced to transfer jobs within an organization.)

JANE NOLLER
— Understanding the Duty of Employees to Follow Lawful and Reasonable Directions (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997, reluctantly, I fully understood and fully carried out their ever-increasing directives that I give more and more and more preference to their Democrat employees 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. But that was not enough. They a) wasted my career, b) took many adverse actions against me, c) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, and d) gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black Democrat subordinate. He had a) less job-related work experience than I had, b) less job-related education than I had, c) fewer job-related professional certifications than I had, and d) no job-related professional license like the one I had.)
https://jlnollerandco.com.au/understanding-the-duty-of-employees-to-follow-lawful-and-reasonable-directions/

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Hundreds protesting Gaza genocide barricaded by Chicago police, as Mayor Johnson prepares crackdown on DNC protests
Andy Thompson
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/04/19/edvs-a19.html

CGTN AMERICA
— Chicago street vendors navigate informal economy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgMNwn-GSrA

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do your critics/opponents believe gives them license to take adverse actions against you? I should write a book about those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. They have always known full-well that I could name them, their operatives, and their dupes  in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Maybe that is what they want me to do. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

My critics/opponents believe the following gives them license to take adverse actions against me:

— I share many demographics with someone who they despise/hate, that is, with Trump. Both Trump and I are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-poor, draft-avoider, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time;
— I supported a candidate in a Republican primary other than the candidate who they supported;
— Past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party not only have not come to my defense, they have taken many big adverse actions against me;
— Past and present Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois not only have not come to my defense, they have taken many big adverse actions against me;
— Past and present conservative and religious leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois not only have not come to my defense, they have taken many big adverse actions against me;
— Past and present Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct that I have done lots to help elect and reelect not only have not come to my defense, they have taken many big adverse actions against me;
— I refuse to glorify or praise my critics/opponents, pander to them, be manipulated or dominated by them, serve as one or their operatives or dupes, cover up their wrong doing, or give them money;
— They reject one or more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving):
— They disapprove of/despise/hate one or more of the articles that I have included links to in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000 including the almost 485,000 articles since 2004;
— They blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000;
— They despise/hate federal employees like I was for almost 30 years and especially IRS employees like I was for almost 9 years;
— They despise/hate federal retirees like I have been for almost 27 years;
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old and just about everyone talks and/or acts not only like they believe that I deserved it, but that I was grossly overpaid and promoted too fast;
— They despise/hate DINKs, that is, those like my wife and I who are married, who both have/income, and who did not have children, adopt, or become foster parents;
— They despise/hate one or more of my demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, gun-owner, Protestant, German American and/or my ancestors have been in America since 1844;
— They despise/hate draft avoiders, I avoided the Vietnam War draft with student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971″
— They believe that their being a member of a church, that their attending church services, and/or that their giving money to a church gives them a license to sin;
— They know that my policy has always been to forgive those who trespass against me;
— They are envious of what I have;
— I have lived in DuPage County only since 1978; and/or
— I have sued them and/or one of their clients.

DIERSEN APRIL 2024 PRECINCT LETTER

David John Diersen

DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct 59 Committeeman

915 Cove Court, Wheaton, Illinois 60189-6326 Phone: 630-653-0462

Email: diersen@aol.com Website: www.gopillinois.com

Dear fellow DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 Republicans:

March 19, 2024 DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 Election Results

Registered Republican Voters – 368 Republican Ballots Cast – 136 (37%)

Votes Received:

Donald Trump, U.S. President – 91

Nikki Haley, U.S. President – 33

John Booras, U.S. Congressman, 3rd Congressional District – 118

Amy Grant, Illinois Representative, 47th District – 118

Bob Berlin, Illinois State’s Attorney, DuPage County – 121

Jaye Wang, DuPage County Clerk of the Circuit Court – 115

Bob Grogan, DuPage County Auditor -115

Richard Jorgensen, DuPage County Coroner – 120

Nicole Prater, DuPage County Recorder – 116

Annette Corrigan, DuPage County Board, District 4 – 60 (write-in)

Jeff Castle, DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner, District 4 – 117

Kenton Skarin, Appellate Court Judge, 3rd Judicial District – 117

Jason Helland, Appellate Court Judge, 3rd Judicial District – 114

John Costello, Appellate Court Judge, 3rd Judicial District – 115

David John Diersen, Republican Precinct Committeeman – 114

Thank you for casting a Republican primary ballot. As your Republican Precinct Committeeman, my responsibilities for primary elections include encouraging Republican voter turnout. My responsibilities for general elections include encouraging votes for Republican candidates. Please contact me if you have questions and/or comments concerning the candidates. As a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, I have heard many of them speak at political events, including Booras, Grant, Berlin, Grogan, Jorgensen, Prater, Corrigan, and Castle. As the November 5 general election approaches, please consider displaying yard signs for them.

Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committeeman for the 3rd Congressional District Jeanne Ives has appointed me to serve on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in Collinsville May 24 and 25. Please contact me if you would like to see changes to the current platform which is at https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf and/or resolutions introduced. The 2020 resolutions are at: https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/13-Resolutions.pdf .


As the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, I put together and send out a newsletter each and every morning. Please visit www.gopillinois.com and consider subscribing. The newsletters contain links to articles of interest to Illinois Republicans posted during the previous 24 hours. They are free, contain no advertising or donation requests, and I do not share your email address with anyone. Since January 1, 2005, those newsletters have included links to more than 484,500 articles.

Sincerely,

Dave Diersen

April 19, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly, ever-outrageously, ever-disgustingly, and ever-tragically promote more and more and more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/i-doobie-weed-wedding-the-latest-sign-of-spread-of-cannabis-events/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/daywatch-celebrations-planned-to-mark-420-this-weekend/
— 12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump’s hush money trial – AP (COMMENT: One could argue that because so much hatred has been promoted against Trump that Trump can never get a fair trial.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/trump-hush-money-trial-jury-selection-2/
— Cook County reallocates $70M for migrants from health care to food service in Chicago – OLIVIA STEVENS (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/cook-county-reallocates-70m-for-migrants-from-health-care-to-food-service-in-chicago/
— Democratic Convention organizers leaning on locals to handle possible migrant surge in August – DAN PETRELLA and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/democratic-convention-organizers-leaning-on-locals-to-handle-possible-migrant-surge-in-august/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/celebrations-planned-in-chicago-and-beyond-to-mark-420-the-unofficial-cannabis-holiday/
— ‘Shame of Chicago, Shame of The Nation’ series premieres Thursday on WTTW, showing how segregation was built into foundation of real estate. – DARCEL ROCKETT (COMMENT: Democrats have always run Chicago. My ancestors on my father’s side immigrated to Chicago in 1844 but left Chicago in 1854.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/shame-of-chicago-shame-of-the-nation-documentary-series/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Proposed referendum would strip DuPage County Forest Preserve Board of its autonomous authority. – GEORGE WIEBE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/proposed-referendum-would-strip-dupage-county-forest-preserve-board-of-its-autonomous-authority/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago Teachers Union demanding 9% annual raises, won’t rule out a strike. Having former CTU organizer Brandon Johnson in the mayor’s office won’t keep the union from walking out if needed, CTU President Stacy Davis Gates told the Sun-Times, adding that, “We’re a labor union that understands the power of solidarity and the power of work stoppage.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/04/18/chicago-teachers-union-new-contract-ctu-strike-stacy-davis-gates-schools-cps-brandon-johnson
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2024/04/18/420-pot-marijuana-delta-8-weed-syndrome
— Measles case count reaches 63 in Chicago, but pace of new cases is subsiding. Another exposure location was reported at the Sam’s Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park, Cook County health officials said Thursday. – Kade Heather
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2024/04/18/measles-case-count-reaches-63-in-chicago-but-pace-of-new-cases-is-subsiding
— No cracks in Blue Wall? Top Democrats vow Chicago is ready for convention, despite party divisions. Democrats are deeply focused on Wisconsin and Michigan to help bolster President Joe Biden’s re-election chances — and officials, in town for meetings hosted by the Democratic National Convention Committee, say they plan on showing voters a deep party contrast. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/04/18/democratic-national-convention-chicago-party-divisions
— Democrats ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2024/04/18/pride-parade-chicago-will-now-allow-school-participants-after-previous-denials
— What’s your Chicago story? We want to hear it. – Mary Mitchell (COMMEMT: What is your Chicago story? My ancestors on my father’s side immigrated to Chicago from what is mow Germany in 1844, worked in a brick factory there for 10 years, and then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township. My Chicago Democrat IRS and GAO superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS’s Chicago offices 1971-1980 and then for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997. I lived in Chicago part-time in 1971 and 1974-1976 and then full-time 1976-1978. I took college courses in Chicago 1966-1968, 1971-1981, and 1992-1997. I earned master’s degrees in Chicago in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in Chicago in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in Chicago in 1981. My 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1973. I got married in Chicago in 1978. My wife and I were the subject of a nasty 4-page Money Magazine article in Chicago in February of 1978.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nextvoices/2024/04/18/chicago-next-voices-mary-mitchell-columnists-diverse
— To get more and more and more votes from women, Democrat and RINO candidates promise to give women more and more and more preference over men.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/04/18/biden-2024-election-trump-legal-troubles-abortion-steven-roberts

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO: DuPage County Board members want answers on county clerk’s election invoices. – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240418/news/dupage-county-board-members-want-answers-on-county-clerks-election-invoices/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/migrants-undocumented-residents-african-americans-can-be-supported-opinion

ABC7
— 12 jurors now seated, selection of alternates ongoing. Former President Trump is on trial in Day 3 of his criminal hush money case. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/jury-selection-in-donald-trumps-criminal-hush-money-trial-new-york-city-resumes-thursday-what-to-know/14687354/
— Here’s what we know about the jurors seated in Trump’s hush money criminal trial. – Peter Charalambous and Lucien Bruggeman
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-new-york-hush-money-trial-jurors-heres-what-we-know-about-first-7-jurors-seated-in-trumps-nyc-criminal/14676970/.
— Protesters take fury at Dexter Reed shooting to Chicago police board meeting – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-shooting-of-dexter-reed-prompts-protesters-to-take-their-fury-demands-inside-cpd-board-meeting/14691719/
— Midwest Democratic Party leaders meet in Chicago to discuss election strategy, DNC preparations. – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/dnc-2024-chicago-midwest-states-democratic-party-leaders-election-strategy/14690149/

NBC5
— Illinois Tollway workers fight to save jobs amid proposed cuts
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-tollway-workers-fight-to-save-jobs-amid-proposed-cuts/3414654/

CBS2
— Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) seeks to make it a felony for protests to block major roads – Todd Feurer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-lawmaker-seeks-to-make-it-a-felony-for-protests-to-block-major-roads/
— Alderman seeks to punish “hate littering” in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/hate-littering-could-result-in-1000-fine-under-proposed-chicago-ordinance/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8D7w3TcLIg

WGN9
— Republican State Rep. from Geneva Dan Ugaste files bill to make it a felony to block major public roadways while protesting. – Michael Johnson
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/state-rep-from-geneva-files-bill-to-make-it-a-felony-to-block-major-public-roadways-while-protesting/

FOX32
— Chicago residents confront mayor: ‘You ain’t doing right by us’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaUindg95Vk
— Israel supporters protest in downtown Chicago, call for release of hostages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BcWTHzvnoA

WTTW
— Education Leaders Seek Added State Funding to Help Accommodate Influx of Migrant Students in Illinois – Peter Hancock
https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/18/education-leaders-seek-added-state-funding-help-accommodate-influx-migrant-students
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/18/afghan-evacuees-resettlement-chicago-offers-lessons-caring-future-humanitarian-arrivals
— Democrats ever-increasingly, ever-outrageously, ever-disgustingly, and ever-tragically promote more and more and more pot.
https://interactive.wttw.com/playlist/2024/04/19/cannabis-infused-food-drink-all-grown-up

ST. LOUIS DISPATCH
— Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney to speak at St. Louis University – Hannah Wyman (COMMENT: St. Louis University today, the schools near you tomorrow,)
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/transgender-influencer-dylan-mulvaney-to-speak-at-st-louis-university/article_124fedda-fc02-11ee-89a4-87bab9442f3a.html

STATELINE
— 1K protest against Illinois abortion laws in Illinois Right to Life March – Ryan Johnston
https://www.mystateline.com/news/1k-protest-against-illinois-abortion-laws-in-illinois-right-to-life-march/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Should Madison County secede from Illinois? Voters will express their opinion in November – WILL BAUE (COMMENT: Collinsville is located mainly in Madison County.)
https://www.aol.com/news/madison-county-voters-symbolic-secession-200652062.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Madison County Board avoids explaining support for Illinois, Chicago separation. Most board members in favor of the resolution didn’t speak about it Wednesday. – Scott Cousins (COMMENT: The more of the following that you are, the harder that Illinois Democrats work to get rid of you once and for all: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun-owner, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/chicago-illinois-seperation-madison-county-board-19409149.php

VERMILION COUNTY FIRST & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://vermilioncountyfirst.com/2024/04/18/seven-point-of-illinois-ready-to-rock-danville-on-special-cannabis-420-day/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-ap-explains-4-20-grew-from-humble-roots-to-marijuanas-high-holiday/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Madison County referendum will ask voters about seceding from Illinois – Sean Crawford (COMMENT: Collinsville is located mainly in Madison County.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-04-18/madison-county-referendum-will-ask-voters-about-s-first-listen
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations first for Blacks and then for Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, females, younger people, unmarried people, LGBTQers, veterans, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have less money than others, illegals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc.
https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/579962727

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-04-18/trumps-anti-abortion-views-helped-him-in-2016-that-may-not-be-the-case-this-time

ELMHURST PATCH
— Hedge Fund CEO Boosts Elmhurst Candidate. He runs a business that manages more than $75 billion in assets. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/hedge-fund-ceo-boosts-elmhurst-candidate
— Elmhurst Shop Sells Marijuana Illegally. An Elmhurst man was charged with selling psilocybin mushroom growing kits. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-shop-sells-marijuana-illegally-cops

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Top Democratic Party leaders visiting Chicago this week say it’s possible to preach party unity while also embracing a progressive wing that keeps poking at President Joe Biden’s policies. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/04/19/dems-say-two-things-can-be-true-00153286
— Sean Morrison, the Cook County Republican Party chair, was re-elected at the Cook County Republican Party’s County Convention on Wednesday in Edison Park. Morrison, who has held the chair post since 2016, won 81,422 weighted votes, or 87 percent over Committeeperson Eric Wallace of Rich Township, who got 12,180 weighted votes, or 13 percent. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/04/19/dems-say-two-things-can-be-true-00153286

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-272/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-73/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

IBENDAHL ON POLITICS
— Here’s the game-changing Resolution to restore your vote in the Illinois GOP
https://ibendahlonpolitics.com/2024/04/18/heres-the-game-changing-resolution-to-restore-your-vote-in-the-illinois-gop/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Hundreds of gun owners rally at Illinois Statehouse – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4f701b2a-fdd0-11ee-b7e5-c38f6bfad676.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Former Downers Grove library trustee: Removal was ‘culmination of a two year long effort to exact revenge’ for opposition to Drag Queen Bingo event
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/657789642-former-downers-grove-library-trustee-removal-was-culmination-of-a-two-year-long-effort-to-exact-revenge-for-opposition-to-drag-queen-bingo-event

WIREPOINTS
— Number of half-empty Chicago public schools doubles, yet lawmakers want to extend school closing moratorium. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingne
https://wirepoints.org/number-of-half-empty-chicago-public-schools-has-doubled-yet-lawmakers-want-to-extend-school-closing-moratorium-wirepoints/
— Property taxes pay for the government class (COMMENT: Federal income taxes paid my Post Office, IRS, and GAO salaries.)
https://wirepoints.org/your-property-taxes-pay-for-government-workers-guaranteed-salaries-benefits-and-pensions-while-you-get-no-such-guarantees-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM WORST OF 5 LARGEST DISTRICTS – Hilary Gowins
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/editorial-chicago-public-schools-chronic-absenteeism-worst-of-5-largest-districts/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Feeling the pain of the illegal migrant invasion. Democrats’ sanctuary city policies cause quality-of-life issues for Americans. – Kelly Sadler
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/18/feeling-pain-of-illegal-migrant-invasion/
— N.Y. court selects full jury of 12 for Trump trial, alternates to come. Counsel spars over names of witnesses. – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/18/ny-court-selects-full-jury-of-12-for-donald-trump-/
— Trump jury shrinking as trial hits snags – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/18/donald-trump-jury-shrinking-trial-hits-snags/
— Joe Biden: A modern day Neville Chamberlain – Tim Constantine
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/17/joe-biden-modern-day-neville-chamberlain/
— Outgoing United Methodist leader predicts fallout if LGBTQ rules relaxed at upcoming meeting. Vote set on budget that is down 43% after thousands of U.S. congregations exit. – Mark A. Kellner (COMMENT: Because of what happened at the 2016 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention, I am extremely concerned that efforts are underway under the table to water down if not strike the planks in the IRP platform that promote personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, Second Amendment rights, discouragement of vices, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). I represent the 3rd Congressional District on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in Collinsville on May 24 and 25.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/18/outgoing-united-methodist-leader-predicts-fallout-/
— North Carolina teen slapped with three-day suspension for saying ‘illegal alien’ in class. – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/18/christian-mcghee-gets-three-day-suspension-saying-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s job could be in trouble after $70 million request for immigrants. – Elaine Mallon
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2971191/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-job-trouble-70-million-request-immigrants/
— One could argue that because so much hatred has been promoted against Trump that Trump can never get a fair trial.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/1359970/most-americans-think-trump-is-racist-poll/
— The don’t say illegal alien policy – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-your-land/2970995/the-dont-say-illegal-alien-policy/
— Trump looks to make inroads with LGBT voters before November – Christian Datoc (COMMENT: My critics/opponents who reject the traditional marriage and family plank in the Republican Party platform, that is, my critics/opponents who promote LGBTQ, have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders and activists, e) religious leaders and activists, and f) those who I have sued.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2971471/trump-inroads-lgbtq-voters-november/
— NBC counts black players and not-black-enough players in baseball. – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2970875/nbc-counts-black-players-and-not-black-enough-players-in-baseball/
— Abolish the college DEI graduation mandate – Max Eden
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/2970559/abolish-college-dei-graduation-mandate/
— Kansas higher education board bans DEI statements for hiring and admissions – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2971015/kansas-higher-education-board-bans-dei-statements-hiring-admissions/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Congressional Spending Goes Full Weimar – Jeff Lukens
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/congressional_spending_goes_full_weimar.html

BLAZE
— The next generation of Marxists is marching through the institutions – KATHARINE GORKA
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-next-generation-of-marxists-is-marching-through-the-institutions

BREITBART
— Dershowitz: Columbia Hasn’t Addressed DEI, Which Causes Antisemitism and Will ‘Destroy’ Every School – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/04/18/dershowitz-columbia-hasnt-addressed-dei-which-causes-antisemitism-and-will-destroy-every-school/

CAMPUS REFORM
— The influence of woke ideology in corporate America. – Emily Sturge (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always painted themselves as being woke, that is, as being champions of those who are minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have less money than others, illegals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc.)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/analysis-influence-woke-ideology-corporate-america/25247
— Yale offering DEI course for business leaders – Corey Walker
https://www.campusreform.org/article/yale-offering-dei-course-business-leaders-number-dei-jobs-falls/25225

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Chinese Organized Crime Takes Root in Vacationland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXyb5N4B4SY

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s What We Know About The Twelve Jurors Selected For Trump’s Trial – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/18/heres-what-we-know-about-the-twelve-jurors-selected-for-trumps-trial/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Republicans Slam Democrats for Dismissing Mayorkas Impeachment Case – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/17/republicans-slam-democrats-dismissing-mayorkas-impeachment-case/

DAILY WIRE
— Planned Parenthood Performed More Abortions Despite Decrease In Patients, Latest Report Shows. Abortions are more than 97% of the abortion giant’s pregnancy resolution services. – Mairead Elordi
https://www.dailywire.com/news/planned-parenthood-performed-more-abortions-despite-decrease-in-patients-latest-report-shows

EPOCH TIMES
— Juror in ‘Hush-Money’ Trial Dismissed Citing Concerns Over Being Impartial, Identity Being Made Public. She was sworn in earlier in the week with six others. – Chase Smith
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/juror-in-hush-money-trial-dismissed-citing-concerns-over-being-impartial-identity-being-made-public-5632198
— Full Jury Seated for Trump New York Trial. 12 jurors—7 men and 5 women—have been seated, and opening arguments are slated for Monday. 5 more alternates will be selected on Friday. – Catherine Yang, Michael Washburn
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/juror-changes-mind-in-trump-new-york-trial-after-being-identified-5632128

FEDERALIST
— Biden Won’t Condemn Hamas Supporters Because He Needs Them – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/18/biden-wont-condemn-hamas-supporters-because-he-needs-them/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— What Will Happen to Illegal Aliens Paroled into the U.S. When their Time Expires?
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/04/18/what-will-happen-illegal-aliens-paroled-us-when-their-time-expires
— New York City Sees Complaints, Demands from African Illegal Aliens – Michael McManus
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/04/18/new-york-city-sees-complaints-demands-african-illegal-aliens

FOX NEWS RADIO
— Illegal Immigrants DEMAND more in NYC!
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/04/18/illegal-immigrants-demand-more-in-nyc/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago voters confront mayor on migrant spending. Fox News’ Garrett Tenney reports on Chicago residents’ efforts to oust Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson over the migrant crisis.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6351166811112
— Illegal Immigrants DEMAND more in NYC!
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/04/18/illegal-immigrants-demand-more-in-nyc/
— Missouri AG slams Kansas City mayor for welcoming Mayorkas’ illegal immigrant parole program. Bailey said Missouri is joining 19 other state AG’s who are suing Secretary Mayorkas over his ‘disastrous’ and illegal parole program. – Stepheny Price
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/missouri-ag-slams-kansas-city-mayor-welcoming-mayorkas-illegal-immigrant-parole-program

HOT AIR
— Illegal Alien Kills Staffer Days Before Democrat Senator Calls Mayorkas Impeachment “Waste of Time” – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/04/18/illegal-alien-kills-staffer-days-before-democrat-senator-calls-mayorkas-impeachment-waste-of-time-n3786739#google_vignette

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Texas Border Operation Captures Half a Million Illegal Immigrants, Thousands of Felons
https://www.judicialwatch.org/texas-border-operation-2/

MRC TV
— Whites May Qualify for Reparations Via California’s Genealogy Office Proposal – BVAN POELLINGER
https://mrctv.org/blog/evan-poellinger/whites-may-qualify-reparations-californias-genealogy-office-proposal

NUMBERS USA
— Free rent and a pool…but not for you. – Jeremy Beck
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/free-rent-and-a-pool-but-not-for-you/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Spoiled Illegal Aliens In NYC – Andrew Giulian
https://www.oann.com/video/real-america-video/spoiled-illegal-aliens-in-nyc/
— NYC: Illegal Immigrants At City Hall Demand Better Free Food, Long-Term Housing, More Accommodations – Brooke Mallory
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/nyc-illegal-immigrants-at-city-hall-demand-better-free-food-long-term-housing-more-accommodations/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why the Rise in Trans Shooters? – WILFRED REILLY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/why-the-rise-in-trans-shooters/

PJ MEDIA
— Native Tribal Leaders Ask Feds to Target Drug Cartels – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/04/18/native-tribal-leaders-ask-feds-to-target-drug-cartels-n4928320

TOWNHALL
— The Mainstream Media: American Democracy’s Greatest Threat. – Jeff Davidson (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream media serves as the mouthpiece for the Democrat Party.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2024/04/19/the-mainstream-media-american-democracys-greatest-threat-n2638003
— NYC Councilwoman Has One Question for Foreign Nationals Complaining About Free Services – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/04/18/nyc-councilwoman-goes-off-on-illegal-immigrants-complaining-about-all-the-free-stuff-theyre-getting-n2637965
— New NPR CEO’s Take on the First Amendment Is What You’d Expect – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/04/19/new-npr-ceo-look-the-first-amendment-is-a-problem-n2637958
— Poll Shows Trump Ahead of Biden, Americans Believe Cost of Living Rising
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/04/18/cost-of-living-survey-emerson-n2637963

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSN
— Hundreds of New Yorkers protest shelter and illegal immigrants flooding city – Luke Gentile
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hundreds-of-new-yorkers-protest-shelter-and-illegal-immigrants-flooding-city/ar-AA1fzrLy
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pope-francis-vatican-chat-with-lgbtq-catholics-shows-his-acceptance-group-says/ar-AA1iwNwr
— Conservatives say send illegals to Boston after Mayor says illegals have the right to “seek shelter.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/conservatives-say-send-illegal-immigrants-to-boston-after-mayor-says-they-have-the-rights-to-seek-shelter/ar-AA1mlvwY
— Biden Deports 74% Fewer Criminal Illegals from U.S. Compared to Trump – Claire O’Hare
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/joe-biden-deports-74-fewer-criminal-illegals-from-u-s-compared-to-trump/ar-AA1mfAA8
— NFL Goes ‘Woke,’ Makes A Massive Change Before Games – David Rufful
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-goes-woke-makes-a-massive-change-before-games/ar-AA1gN4nH
— No wonder boys are turning toward conservative beliefs — it’s rebellion against parents’ woke ideology. – Rikki Schlott
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/no-wonder-boys-are-turning-toward-conservative-beliefs-it-s-rebellion-against-parents-woke-ideology/ar-BB1j4dH4
— Elon Musk yet again pulls back the veil to reveal the machinery of the liberal censorship complex
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/elon-musk-yet-again-pulls-back-the-veil-to-reveal-the-machinery-of-the-liberal-censorship-complex/ar-AA1kjVUK
— Chicago Mayor on Increase in Most Violent Crime: ‘Reparations’ Money Will Help – Andrew Rodriguez
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/chicago-mayor-on-increase-in-most-violent-crime-reparations-money-will-help/ar-AA1mk5C2?ocid=U348DHP
— Tucker Carlson Believes DEI Will Destroy America And Lead To Violence – Joseph Elli

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/tucker-carlson-believes-dei-will-destroy-america-and-lead-to-violence/ar-AA1mhLoY

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— As Chicago responds to an influx of migrants, underserved Black residents feel forgotten (COMMENT: Preference given to one group is preference not given to another group.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsQn0ZuodyI

CNN
— Trump: “I’m supposed to be in a lot of different places campaigning, but I’ve been here all day” – Aditi Sangal
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_3b5b586c667555f3dd9c022e512278b4
— One could argue that because so much hatred has been promoted against Trump that Trump can never get a fair trial.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_e81a76af7502a23a4799edc2967cc712
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_6f941b2e246ed8570c354b73b5e66eb4
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_7adec5dd7d25a5d45442df6c214ee0c6
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_1f58c7f5a0c63a7504107cedec7f1082
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_426023a6b27bbfb98848566651993d21

AOL
— The Biden administration is disrespecting the asylum system at the southern border
https://www.aol.com/borderline-illegal-biden-administration-disrespecting-080000010.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Jury of 12 Is Seated in Trump Criminal Trial
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/18/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial
— New Migrants Get Work Permits. Other Undocumented Immigrants Want Them, Too. Long-term undocumented immigrants — and their employers — are feeling left out by Biden administration policies allowing most who just crossed the border to work legally. – Miriam Jordan and Lydia DePillis (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If the employers that hired me in 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, and 1980 could have hired illegals instead of me, they would have.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/us/migrants-work-permits-undocumented.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/19/dei-supreme-court-muldrow/

KTRH
— Democrats Vote to Allow Illegals to be Counted in The Census – Ethan Buchanan
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2024-04-18-democrats-vote-to-allow-illegals-to-be-counted-in-the-census/

NEWSWEEK
— Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Asks Migrants to Move to His City: ‘All Are Welcome’ – Nick Mordowanec
https://www.newsweek.com/kc-kansas-missouri-migrants-nyc-immigration-lucas-1891853

FORBES
— 7 Qualities Hiring Managers Seek In 2024 Candidates Looking For High-Paying Jobs – Bryan Robinson, Ph.D (COMMENT: What job qualifications do you have? The more job qualifications that I earned, the more that my Democrat superiors in the federal government ignored/dismissed/belittled them. I had worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years when I was 31. I had worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years when I was 49. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2024/03/21/7-qualities-hiring-managers-seek-in-2024-candidates-looking-for-high-paying-jobs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Relevant skills: 65% of hiring managers would consider candidates with relevant skills over those with an extensive employment history or academic credentials—even if they lack work experience. . .4. Educational qualifications: 47% consider educational qualifications important—with 25% seeing these attributes as absolutely essential—although 43% don’t require a degree from a prestigious institution.)

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will send millions of their illegals to battleground/swing state and have them use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden.
https://www.creators.com/read/daily-editorials/04/24/with-its-noncitizen-voting-lies-gop-assumes-americans-are-uninformed

HUMAN RESOURCES & HR EXCHANGE
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.humanresourcesonline.net/the-5-dei-commitments-that-every-business-can-aspire-to-make
https://www.hrexchangenetwork.com/learning/articles/dei-skills-based-hiring

PBS
— The Role of National and State Parties (COMMENT: What are the following doing to help elect Republican candidates on November 3, 2024: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of your Republican county party organization, c) the leaders of your Republican township/ward party organization, and d) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? I am in the process of hand-delivering March 19, 2024 Republican primary results to each of the homes in my precinct from which one or more Republican ballot was cast.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/politics-july-dec03-parties_12-15

POLITICO
— Trump campaign says it will deploy thousands of election workers to monitor poll sites. – ALEX ISENSTADT
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/19/trump-campaign-election-monitoring-00153217
— One could argue that because so much hatred has been promoted against Trump that Trump can never get a fair trial.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/18/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/defense-wraps-questioning-00153149

DAILY MAIL
— Chicago residents in MAGA hats tear into Democrat mayor for allotting $70million to migrants: ‘We need the money more than they do!’ Chicagoans blasted Mayor Brandon Johnson during a meeting Wednesday. Johnson has proposed using $70million in taxpayer’s funds for migrant care. Angry citizens argued that he use it on them and threatened to recall him. – EMMA RICHTER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13324975/chicago-residents-blast-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-tax-funding.html

WIKIPEDIA
— Get out the vote (COMMENT: What are the following doing to help elect Republican candidates on November 3, 2024: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of your Republican county party organization, c) the leaders of your Republican township/ward party organization, and d) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? I am in the process of hand-delivering March 19, 2024 Republican primary results to each of the homes in my precinct from which one or more Republican ballot was cast.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_out_the_vote

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— My precinct letter is below. I am in the process of hand-delivering it to each of the homes in my new precinct from which one or more Republican ballot was cast in the March 19, 2024 primary. A very powerful Republican DuPage County official who I have done lots to help elect and to help reelect for decades has rudely severely criticized my letter. This official rudely said this official threw it away. This official rudely complained that I have not given that official any money. This official reads my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, I believe, to get information to use against me. This official’s many operatives and dupes have taken many/big adverse actions against me for decades including a) ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, b) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, c) ending my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, d) ending my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, e) ending my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, and f) crushing my campaign for MTRO treasure in 2004. This official rejects the planks in the Republican Party platform that I promote. This official paints me as being “too conservative” and blames me and my newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. This official wants Republican candidates to run as anti-conservative, as Democrat Lite, and/or as anti-Republican. How would you react to this official if you were me? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

David John Diersen
DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct 59 Committeeman
915 Cove Court, Wheaton, Illinois 60189-6326 Phone: 630-653-0462
Email: diersen@aol.com Website: www.gopillinois.com

Dear fellow DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 Republicans:

March 19, 2024 DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 Election Results


Registered Republican Voters – 368 Republican Ballots Cast – 136 (37%)

Votes Received:


Donald Trump, U.S. President – 91
Nikki Haley, U.S. President – 33
John Booras, U.S. Congressman, 3rd Congressional District – 118
Amy Grant, Illinois Representative, 47th District – 118
Bob Berlin, Illinois State’s Attorney, DuPage County – 121
Jaye Wang, DuPage County Clerk of the Circuit Court – 115
Bob Grogan, DuPage County Auditor -115
Richard Jorgensen, DuPage County Coroner – 120
Nicole Prater, DuPage County Recorder – 116
Annette Corrigan, DuPage County Board, District 4 – 60 (write-in)
Jeff Castle, DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner, District 4 – 117
Kenton Skarin, Appellate Court Judge, 3rd Judicial District – 117
Jason Helland, Appellate Court Judge, 3rd Judicial District – 114
John Costello, Appellate Court Judge, 3rd Judicial District – 115
David John Diersen, Republican Precinct Committeeman – 114

Thank you for casting a Republican primary ballot. As your Republican Precinct Committeeman, my responsibilities for primary elections include encouraging Republican voter turnout. My responsibilities for general elections include encouraging votes for Republican candidates. Please contact me if you have questions and/or comments concerning the candidates. As a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, I have heard many of them speak at political events, including Booras, Grant, Berlin, Grogan, Jorgensen, Prater, Corrigan, and Castle. As the November 5 general election approaches, please consider displaying yard signs for them.

Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committeeman for the 3rd Congressional District Jeanne Ives has appointed me to serve on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in Collinsville May 24 and 25. Please contact me if you would like to see changes to the current platform which is at https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf and/or resolutions introduced. The 2020 resolutions are at: https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/13-Resolutions.pdf .

As the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, I put together and send out a newsletter each and every morning. Please visit www.gopillinois.com and consider subscribing. The newsletters contain links to articles of interest to Illinois Republicans posted during the previous 24 hours. They are free, contain no advertising or donation requests, and I do not share your email address with anyone. Since January 1, 2005, those newsletters have included links to more than 484,500 articles.

Sincerely,

Dave Diersen

April 16, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— 40 arrested after pro-Palestinian protest blocks roadway near Chicago O’Hare airport. Another protest Monday afternoon blocked streets downtown Chicago. – Stephanie Wade, John Garcia, and Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/ohare-airport-chicago-traffic-protest-kennedy-expressway-i90/14668476/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogzioDYD1WQ
— Committee approves Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s request for $70M for migrant care. – Craig Wall (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://abc7chicago.com/city-council-budget-committee-approves-mayor-brandon-johnsons-request-for-70m-care-of-migrants-in-chicago/14671103/

NBC5
— At least 50 people arrested after protests disrupt traffic in Loop, near O’Hare Airport. Traffic was halted for around an hour near O’Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to abandon their taxis or rideshares and walk to the airport.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/at-least-50-people-arrested-after-protests-disrupt-traffic-in-downtown-chicago-near-ohare-airport/3411457/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4reD6D5Ms8
— Second measles case confirmed in suburban Cook County
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/health-wellness-science-news/second-measles-case-confirmed-in-suburban-cook-county/3411029/

CBS2
— Pro-Palestinian protesters block road, cause delays near Chicago’s O’Hare Airport – Todd Feurer, Andrew Ramos, Kris Habermehl
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ohare-airport-protest-palestine-road-blocked/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTP-QPJdZNo
— Chicago City Council members debate $70 million ask for migrant funding
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-city-council-members-debate-70-million-ask-for-migrant-funding/
— Migrants moved out of Chicago Park District shelters
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/migrants-moved-out-of-chicago-park-district-shelters/

WGN9
— Pro-Palestinian protestors block O’Hare, downtown street in Chicago
https://wgntv.com/israel-hamas-conflict/pro-palestinian-protestors-block-roads-in-downtown-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNZC9ItFoqQ
— Pritzker proposes plan to relieve $1 billion in medical debt for Illinois residents (COMMENT: What has helped you avoid medical debt? For me, it has been my always having health insurance. Because always having health insurance has always been a top priority for me, I have taken and kept many bad jobs that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hk1OerTHN4
— Trump’s historic hush money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked. – AP (COMMENT: In Diersen v. GAO, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in 2005. I should write a book about the jury pool that I faced. Overwhelming, its members disapproved of, despised, if not hated those who shared my demographics. I had been a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. I had been an IRS employee 1971-1980. GAO had paid me $150,075/year in today’s dollars in 1997. I was getting a Civil Service Retirement System pension of $65,165/year in today’s dollars. The federal government was paying 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance. My wife had a good job. We had no debts. We had no dependents. We had retirement savings. We owned a home in Wheaton built in 1984 and two collector cars. Further, I have always been a conservative Republican. Further, I am White, male, older (born in 1948), a draft-avoider, a gun-owner, Protestant, German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, I had three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license, and I had been a Crete resident 1948-1972 and a Wheaton resident since 1978. Further, I had been an officer in an organization that fought reverse discrimination since 1999, a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member since 2003. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf )
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/ap-trumps-history-making-hush-money-trial-starts-monday-with-jury-selection/

FOX32
— 40 protesters arrested outside O’Hare Airport for blocking traffic; forcing people to walk to terminals – Maggie Duly
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ohare-airport-protest-traffic
— Illinois State Police add more resources to combat Chicago-area carjackings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMeIYyJtlGQ

WGN RADIO
— Future of Oberweis Dairy is uncertain after bankruptcy filing – Michael Piff, Steve Grzanich
https://wgnradio.com/wintrust-business-lunch/wintrust-business-minute-future-of-oberweis-dairy-is-uncertain-after-bankruptcy-filing/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County has $20 million for the suburbs to help migrants. Most towns aren’t going for it. Some towns say they’re already overburdened. Nonprofit organizations working to help migrants say suburbs could pass the money to them. – Kristen Schorsch
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/04/15/cook-county-20-million-for-migrant-crisis-suburbs-declining
— Preckwinkle bends ears, twists arms to help Johnson deliver $70 million in migrant funding. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was among those calling recalcitrant City Council members, urging them to support the migrant funding the mayor promised months ago. After the last-minute lobbying by Preckwinkle and others, it passed 20-8, with full Council approval possible Wednesday. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/04/15/migrant-crisis-city-funding-mayor-johnson-city-council-preckwinkle-lobbying-black-caucus
— 40 pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested in protest blocking expressway to O’Hare. The demonstration was part of a global ‘economic blockade to free Palestine,’ according to organizers. Protesters in California also shut down traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge and stalled a 17-mile stretch of Interstate 880 in Oakland. – Mary Norkol and Cindy Hernandez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/transportation/2024/04/15/protest-blocks-traffic-i-90-blocks-traffic-ohare
— Democrats decry limitations on making students sexually active LGBTQers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2024/04/15/pride-parade-denies-almost-all-previous-years-school-participants

STATELINE
— Rockford says ‘no’ to marijuana bars – John Clark
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/rockford-says-no-to-marijuana-bars/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Why has Illinois released hundreds of prison inmates earlier than expected?
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/crime/article287598060.html

WTMJ TV
— 90 Days to Republican National Convention in Milwaukee: “I do sense an energy level.” – Charles Benson
https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/90-days-to-republican-national-convention-in-milwaukee-i-do-sense-an-energy-level-mke-2024-host-cmte

WAND TV
— Pritzker breaks down $10 million statewide medical debt relief plan for Fiscal Year 2025 – Mike Miletich (COMMENT: What has helped you avoid medical debt? For me, it has been my always having health insurance. Because always having health insurance has always been a top priority for me, I have taken and kept many bad jobs that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/pritzker-breaks-down-10-million-statewide-medical-debt-relief-plan-for-fiscal-year-2025/article_c93c8bfa-fb64-11ee-a7bd-772f31d5d719.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-269/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-70/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

DOUG IBENDAHL
— Next month the Illinois GOP will decide if it wants to be relevant again. The only reason to attend the Illinois Republican State Convention next month is to restore direct elections for the Illinois Republican Party’s governing board: the state central committee. (COMMENT: The current system used to elect Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members has resulted in an IRP that fails/refuses to defend/advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://dougelstonibendahl.substack.com/p/next-month-the-illinois-gop-will

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who are your peers? They are those who share your demographics: race, gender, age group, health, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, parents’ education/income/wealth, length of time your ancestors have been in America, veteran status, marital status, dependents, income/net worth range, owner/renter, past/present occupation, employment status, education, professional certifications/licenses, political affiliation, your hometown, etc. In my opinion, your most direct peers are those who share the most of the aforesaid with you and graduated with you from your high school. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

SANGAMON SUN
— Illinois House Republicans Express Concerns Over Diminished Public Safety and Rising Costs
https://sangamonsun.com/stories/657756890-illinois-house-republicans-express-concerns-over-diminished-public-safety-and-rising-costs

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Grafton Township GOP Seeks Broader Acceptance of Its Illegal Voters Resolution (COMMENT: What have the leaders of your township done to fight illegal immigration? Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/15/grafton-township-gop-seeks-broader-acceptance-of-its-illegal-voters-resolution/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the regularly scheduled meeting of the Grafton Township Republican Party held on April 10th 2024 a resolution entitled **A RESOLUTION OPPOSING NON-CITIZEN VOTING** was adopted unanimously. The Grafton Township Republican Central Committee will be forwarding copies to the McHenry County Republican Central Committee as well as the Law and Governance Committee of the McHenry County Board in the hope that both bodies will adopt it.)

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— ‘Death to America!’ Chicago Teamsters Local 786 hosts pro-Iran activist rally
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/657747420-death-to-america-chicago-teamsters-local-786-hosts-pro-iran-activist-rally

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Majority of voters polled believe U.S. is being invaded at southern border. – Bethany Blankley (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c48a12e2-fb7f-11ee-995c-4b13a414af29.html
— Pritzker hopes Chicago will spend more money on migrant crisis. – Catrina Petersen (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_246757e2-fb6c-11ee-b274-2b93614aa034.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives slams Chicago State Rep. who sponsored SAFE-T Act: ‘Your party has been in control of the city for over 90 years’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/657747806-ives-slams-chicago-state-rep-who-sponsored-safe-t-act-your-party-has-been-in-control-of-the-city-for-over-90-years
— Downers Grove Village Council to consider removing pro-Pledge of Allegiance, anti -“drag queen bingo” library board member
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/657747815-downers-grove-village-council-to-consider-removing-pro-pledge-of-allegiance-anti-drag-queen-bingo-library-board-member

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pot pushers push more pot.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/how-does-illinois-spend-millions-in-cannabis-cash/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Masked Anti-Israel Activists Learn to Chant “Death to America, Death to Israel” in Farsi During Chicago Meeting After Iran Launches Attack
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/masked-anti-israel-activists-learn-to-chant-death-to-america-death-to-israel-in-farsi-during-chicago-meeting-after-iran-launches-attack.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Anti-war activists, fully masked, gathered in a room at the Teamsters Union headquarters in Chicago to discuss how to disrupt the Democratic National Convention in August – broke out in chants when they learned about Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel where 300 missiles and drones were launched over the weekend. Video that captured the moments in real time, recorded activists chanting “hands off Iran.” Videos also recorded the moment when activists were taught how to chant “Death to America, Death to Israel” in Farsi – the official language of Iran. The meeting has generated national attention and is leaving local and national Democrats with heartburn – apprehensive to show too much support for Israel, as anti-war and anti-Israeli protesters prepare to descend upon Chicago for the Democratic National Convention in August. In January, Chicago’s City Council passed a cease-fire resolution, angering the local Jewish community. And just recently, three elected officials that represent the Jewish community, declined an invitation to meet with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, writing, “The October 7 terrorist attack on Israel has ignited the most visceral epidemic of antisemitic hatred that we have witnessed in our lives, including right here in Chicago.”)
— Paying the Piper on Tax Day 2024 – JOHN F. DI LEO
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/opinion-paying-the-piper-on-tax-day-2024.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Potential jurors stunned as they file into New York courtroom and see Trump on trial – Tom Howell Jr. (COMMENT: What are the most common demographics of potential jurors in your geographic area?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/15/potential-jurors-stunned-as-they-file-into-new-yor/
— Trump’s daughter-in-law says his poll numbers are rising amid trial – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/15/inside-beltway-trumps-daughter-law-says-his-poll-n/
— Our oppressive tax system can be analogized to Dracula – Cal Thomas (COMMENT: The U.S. Congress makes tax laws.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/15/our-oppressive-tax-system-can-be-analogized-to-dra/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago schools teach children to ‘decolonize’ and become anti-Western activists – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2964595/chicago-schools-decolonize-anti-western-activists/
— Biden parrots Trump in Iowa as he blasts him for white supremacy sympathies and gun control inaction. – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2207423/biden-parrots-trump-in-iowa-as-he-blasts-him-for-white-supremacy-sympathies-and-gun-control-inaction/

NEW YORK POST
— More proof ‘gender-affirming care’ is a monstrous lie — save the children NOW – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/04/15/opinion/cass-report-proves-gender-affirming-surgery-is-a-monstrous-lie/

AMAC
— Biden Pushes Welfare For Illegals – Sam Adolphsen (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://amac.us/newsline/economy/biden-pushes-welfare-for-illegals/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Elections have consequences … so does disregard of immigration law – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/politics-govt/2024/04/15/elections-have-consequences-so-does-disregard-of-immigration-law/
— To city’s own detriment, ‘newcomers’ still welcome – Steve Jordahl (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/04/15/to-city-s-own-detriment-newcomers-still-welcome/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illegal immigration hurts the economy. (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/15/are-illegal-immigrants-helping-or-hurting-the-economy-1452699/

BREITBART
— Tax Day: Illegal Immigration Costs American Taxpayers over $150 Billion – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/15/tax-day-illegal-immigration-costs-american-taxpayers-over-150-billion/
— ‘America’s Worst Mayor’: Dolton Democrat Accused of Covering Up Sexual Assault, Firing Victim. – OLIVIA RONDEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2024/04/15/americas-worst-mayor-illinois-democrat-accused-of-covering-up-sexual-assault-firing-victim/
— Californians Arming Up for Self-Defense as Illegals Flood into Cities – AWR HAWKINS (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, crime will ever-increasingly increase. What are you doing to protect yourself? (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2024/04/15/californians-arming-up-self-defense-illegals-flood-into-cities/
— Tax Day Cometh – John Carney and Alex Marlow
https://link.breitbart.com/view/5d13d86afc942d626ccc80b7kv5c6.1pad/a12d7036

CAMPUS REFORM
— National Science Foundation funds DEI-based ‘Math for All’ conference
https://www.campusreform.org/article/national-science-foundation-funds-dei-based-math-for-all-conference/25188

COLLEGE FIX
— Kent State honors LGBTQ, abortion activists with new ‘equity’ awards – ANDI NAPIER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/kent-state-honors-lgbtq-abortion-activists-with-new-equity-awards/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Group in Mexico Displays Flyers Urging Illegal Aliens to Vote for Biden – Fred Lucas (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/15/group-in-mexico-displays-flyers-urging-illegal-aliens-to-vote-for-biden/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Campaign To Hire DEI Director With Up To $120k Salary – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-campaign-to-hire-dei-director-with-up-to-120k-salary

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Health Care for Illegal Aliens Costs Florida $566 Million Each Year (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://www.fairus.org/state-immigration-legislation-policies/health-care-illegal-aliens-costs-florida-566-million-each

FOX NEWS
— Jury selection to resume after possible jurors excused for saying they could not be impartial. – Brooke Singman, Maria Paronich
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-trial-jury-selection-resume-possible-jurors-excused-saying-they-could-not-be-impartial

NEWSMAX
— Senate Must Remove Unfit for Office Mayorkas – Sen. Marsha Blackburn (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://www.newsmax.com/senmarshablackburn/mayorkas-schumer-impeachment/2024/04/15/id/1161072/

PJ MEDIA
— IRS’s job is to implement the tax laws that Congress passes. Far too many of the complaints about IRS should be about Congress.
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/04/15/lets-curb-stomp-the-irs-n4928183

TOWNHALL
— After Bombshell Revelations, Ted Cruz Demands NPR Funding Be Eliminated – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/04/14/ted-cruz-on-npr-n2637778
— America No More – Terry Paulson (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2024/04/16/america-no-moreis-it-time-for-insurrection-n2637789
— Your Hard Earned Dollars Shouldn’t Go to Leftist Media Outlets – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2024/04/15/your-hard-earned-dollars-shouldnt-go-to-leftist-media-outlets-n2637824

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CNN
— This will be a tough jury pool for Trump, former US attorney says – Maureen Chowdhury
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-15-24/h_2a909678d55da35a2d21b00e3949baba

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators shut down airport highways and key bridges in major US cities. – SOPHIA TAREEN
https://apnews.com/article/protests-chicago-ohare-palestinian-war-traffic-30da0602309a1645a5c59e10bce83b9c
— Teaching refugee women to drive goes beyond their destination – Sharon Johnson (COMMENT: Reasons why the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old included a) I had been driving for 2 years, b) I had a clean diving record, and c) I owned a 1966 Pontic Tempest Sprint that I could and would use to deliver mail with.)
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-04-13/teaching-refugee-women-to-drive-goes-beyond-their-destination

MSNBC
— ‘Jury pool is going to be essential’: Rep. Dan Goldman on ‘vital’ aspect of Trump trial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV7QmfZ4q5M
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will send their illegal to battleground/swing states and have them use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/trump-mike-johnson-election-voting-attack-americas-racist-past-rcna147875

NEW YORK TIMES
— More Voters Shift to Republican Party, Closing Gap With Democrats. The trend toward the Republican Party among white voters without a college degree has continued, and Democrats have lost ground among Hispanic voters, too. – Ruth Igielnik
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/us/elections/party-identification-democrats-republicans.html
— Bidens Report Earning $620,000 and Paying $181,000 in Taxes in 2023. The couple’s tax return showed a 7 percent jump in income from 2022, a result of higher taxable interest income this year. – Zach Montague
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/us/politics/biden-tax-returns.html
— No Jurors Picked on First Day of Trump’s Manhattan Criminal Trial. More than half of the first group of prospective jurors was dismissed almost immediately. – Jesse McKinley and Kate Christobek
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/15/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial
— What to Know About Jury Selection in Trump’s Manhattan Criminal Case – Kate Christobek
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/nyregion/trump-trial-jury-selection-ny.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/opinion/immigration-detention-prison.html
— To understand the state of men in this country, it’s necessary to know three things. First, millions of men are falling behind women academically and suffering from a lack of meaning and purpose. Second, there is no consensus whatsoever on whether there’s a problem, much less how to respond and pull millions of men back from the brink. Third, many men are filling the void themselves by turning to gurus to guide their lives. – David Brooks (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders give women more and more and more preference over men.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/opinion/men-virtue-tate-peterson-rogan.html

USA TODAY
— How do you find a jury with no biases when it comes to Donald Trump? What trial experts say. – Aysha Bagchi
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/14/trump-hush-money-trial-jury-selection/73179602007/
— Poll: More Florida Republicans view DeSantis favorably than Trump – Zac Anderson
https://www.yahoo.com/news/poll-more-florida-republicans-view-090013696.html

INDY STAR
— Why Democrats should vote Republican in Indiana’s May 7 primary – James Briggs (COMMENT: In your precinct, how many who cast a Republican ballot in the primary are going vote for Biden in the general election? How many of them a) voted for Haley, b) voted for Trump, and c) did not vote in the presidential race? I oppose crossover voting.)
https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/james-briggs/2024/04/16/why-democrats-should-vote-republican-in-indianas-may-7-primary/73327234007/

ND TV
— “Unable To Be Fair”: 50 Possible Jurors In Trump’s Hush Money Trial Excused.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/unable-to-be-fair-50-possible-jurors-in-trumps-hush-money-trial-excused-5453179

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Obnoxious ‘Genocide Joe’ Protesters. Biden may be in for a rerun of 1968, with a ruinous Democratic Chicago convention. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-obnoxious-genocide-joe-protesters-2024-election-ed253565
— Donald Trump Faces Deep Blue Jury Pool as Hush-Money Case Begins – James Fanelli (COMMENT: In Diersen v. GAO, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in 2005. I should write a book about the jury pool that I faced. Overwhelming, its members disapproved of, despised, if not hated those who shared my demographics. I had been a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. I had been an IRS employee 1971-1980. GAO had paid me $150,075/year in today’s dollars in 1997. I was getting a Civil Service Retirement System pension of $65,165/year in today’s dollars. The federal government was paying 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance. My wife had a good job. We had no debts. We had no dependents. We had retirement savings. We owned a home in Wheaton built in 1984 and two collector cars. Further, I have always been a conservative Republican. Further, I am White, male, older (born in 1948), a draft-avoider, a gun-owner, Protestant, German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, I had three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license, and I had been a Crete resident 1948-1972 and a Wheaton resident since 1978. Further, I had been an officer in an organization that fought reverse discrimination since 1999, a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member since 2003. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf )
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-hush-money-trial-jury-2bc58769

FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republican, b) to not retain Republicans, and c) to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelpeachman/2024/04/15/americas-best-employers-for-diversity-2024-methodology/
— America’s Top CPAs – STEEL ROSE (COMMENT: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, what would you have done sooner? I would have majored in accounting and passed the CPA examination and became a licensed CPA sooner. As it was, I did not take and pass the CPA examination until I was 30 years old and I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. By then, because of my bad demographics (conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, 100% German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844), I was much “too old” to have a successful career in accounting. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors made that crystal clear. All my coworkers who they 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, and/or d) who had no professional license like the one I had. Overwhelmingly, they were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/lists/top-cpas/

FAST COMPANY
— Why work has never been a meritocracy – KATHLEEN DAVIS (COMMENT: All those who were promoted over me were DEI hires, that is, they all were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. They all 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.fastcompany.com/91089542/why-hard-work-isnt-enough-to-get-promoted

GB NEWS
— Melting pot America: Will the US successfully ‘absorb’ the millions of illegals into society? (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2FB8Rq8vew

BBC
— Trump trial: Dozens of jurors rejected as they say they cannot be impartial – Madeline Halpert & Kayla Epstein (COMMENT: In Diersen v. GAO, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in 2005. I should write a book about the jury pool that I faced. Overwhelming, its members disapproved of, despised, if not hated those who shared my demographics. I had been a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. I had been an IRS employee 1971-1980. GAO had paid me $150,075/year in today’s dollars in 1997. I was getting a Civil Service Retirement System pension of $65,165/year in today’s dollars. The federal government was paying 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance. My wife had a good job. We had no debts. We had no dependents. We had retirement savings. We owned a home in Wheaton built in 1984 and two collector cars. Further, I have always been a conservative Republican. Further, I am White, male, older (born in 1948), a draft-avoider, a gun-owner, Protestant, German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, I had three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license, and I had been a Crete resident 1948-1972 and a Wheaton resident since 1978. Further, I had been an officer in an organization that fought reverse discrimination since 1999, a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member since 2003.SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf )
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68671733
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sixty of 96 potential jurors were quick to say they could not be impartial after proceedings began on Monday. Jury selection continues on Tuesday, and could take up to two weeks. . .The dismissals were an indication of how challenging it could be to find a group of 12 impartial jurors for a case concerned with a high-profile sex scandal involving a former president running once again for the White House. . .The judge started by dismissing jurors who raised their hand to say they could not be impartial, leaving about 34 people. Those left were then grilled on 42 questions in the jury questionnaire, including on their news-reading habits, whether they had attended any Trump rallies or read any of the former president’s books.)

April 11, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, village trustee Andrew Holmes named in sexual assault lawsuit – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/dolton-il-mayor-tiffany-henyard-andrew-holmes-sexual-assault-lawsuit/14643440/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51zuFOA8IGA
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-pride-parade-2024-downsized-lakeview-on-june-30/14643119/
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14644103/
— More than 100 Chicago veterans board Honor Flight to D.C.
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14641348/

NBC5
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/organizers-announce-changes-to-2024-chicago-pride-parade/3406695/

CBS2
— Who should we fear more, China or Russia? Illinois Congressman Darrin LaHood says China a bigger threat – Todd Feurer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/russia-china-congressman-darin-lahood/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/2024-chicago-pride-parade-safety-concerns/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD3y679H2e0
— Former student says Chicago Public Schools did not protect her from sexual abuse – Charlie De Mar
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/former-student-chicago-public-schools-sexual-abuse/

WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYkFrepKCOo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKOSXqSa600
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-pride-parade-2024-downsizing-210819544.html

FOX32
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson renews call for Gaza ceasefire at Eid celebration – David Struett
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-gaza-ceasefire-eid-celebration
— Trump says Arizona abortion law goes too far
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1439319
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-2024-pride-parade-will-be-scaled-back-this-year

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: After balking earlier, Johnson to ask City Council to spend $70M on migrant services – ALICE YIN, DAN PETRELLA, and JAKE SHERIDAN (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/10/johnson-seeks-70-million-for-migrant-services/
— Record low turnout in Illinois primary bodes ill for democracy – Jim Nowlan (COMMENT: What did your Republican Precinct Committeeman do to increase Republican turnout? For my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, I hand-delivered a copy of the sample ballot and a copy of DuPage County Board District 4 candidate Annettee Corrigan’s letter to each of the 228 residences that had at least registered Republican voter. I contacted 14 voters who had requested mail-in ballots but had not yet returned them. Of the 370 registered Republican voters in my precinct 133 (36%) voted. Trump got 90 votes and Haley got 33 votes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/11/opinion-illinois-primary-turnout-democracy/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayor reverses course, will call for $70 million in funding for migrant care, key City Council member says. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th), says city officials are acting based on their expectation that busing will ramp up again as the Democratic National Convention nears. – Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/04/10/chicago-migrant-crisis-city-funding-mayor-brandon-johnson-pritzker-preckwinkle
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump abandons anti-abortion folks” and asks “Will they stick with him?” and says “Former President Trump has kicked the abortion issue over to the states, which can rightly be seen as an act of political cowardice and expediency.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/10/donald-trump-abandons-anti-abortion-crowd-will-they-stick-with-him-se-cupp
— Donald Trump’s abortion stance is politically convenient and sensible. The Constitution does not give Congress the authority to regulate abortion. It’s an issue for the states. – Jacob Sullum
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/10/donald-trump-abortion-stance-states-rights-politically-convenient-sensible-jacob-sullum
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2024/04/10/chicago-pride-parade-to-scale-down-due-to-citys-safety-and-logistics-concerns

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville police make weapons-related arrest at Topgolf – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240410/news/naperville-police-make-weapons-related-arrest-at-topgolf/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Opinion: The fight against government bloat needs more powerful allies – Robert Reed
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illinois-government-consolidation-laws-are-longshots-opinion

JOURNAL GAZETTE NEWS COURIER
— State allocates additional $14M for grocery startups; considers coverage for genetic cancer screenings. – ALEX ABBEDUTO and COLE LONGCOR
https://jg-tc.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/state-allocates-additional-14m-for-grocery-startups-considers-coverage-for-genetic-cancer-screenings/article_bc155934-6cf7-5d5b-8dce-1f8a20a6b0e8.html

SOUTHERN
— Arizona Republicans block quick push to repeal near-total abortion ban, which hasn’t taken effect yet. – Rachel Scott and Isabella Murray
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/11/arizona-republicans-block-quick-push-to-repeal-near-total-abortion-ban-which-hasnt-taken-effect-yet/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/as-medical-perils-from-abortion-bans-grow-so-do-opportunities-for-democrats-in-a-post/article_5cfbe1f9-0cee-541c-ac05-e7fc4a93e159.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Can Belleville ban signs displaying the Confederate flag and swastikas?
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article287501720.html

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/10/chicago-pride-parade-will-be-smaller-this-year-due-to-safety-and-logistical-concerns/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-266/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-67/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you were in high school or college today, what would give you an advantage over your peers? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

— comply with all laws, rules, and regulations,
— focus on studying and getting the best grades that you can,
— know your strengths, weaknesses, and interests and choose your best career path accordingly,
— take responsibility for yourself and not blame your shortcomings on discrimination or on anything else,
— not be sexually active or an LGBTQer, and
— not drink booze, use pot, or do anything else that harms your health.

My father often decried that he was passed over for promotions because he did not have a college degree. That motived me to take college preparatory courses in high school, get an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my class, earn a bachelor’s degree, earn three master’s degrees, earn six professional certifications, and earn a professional license. I did the aforesaid notwithstanding the fact that I was never viewed as being “college material.” 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, I demonstrated no leadership potential, I could not run because I had bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial red/green color blindness. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I would have focused more on studying and getting the best grades that I could and I would have majored in accounting at UIC and NIU, passed the CPA examination much sooner than I did, and became a licensed CPA much soon than I did.

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Jeanne Ives on PACE ‘Pride’ Bus controversy: ‘divisive sexual identity message‘ is ‘an abuse of taxpayer property’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/657643588-jeanne-ives-on-pace-pride-bus-controversy-divisive-sexual-identity-message-is-an-abuse-of-taxpayer-property

WIREPOINTS
— We must focus on cutting the cost drivers of Illinois property taxes if we’re ever going to deliver relief to taxpayers
https://wirepoints.org/we-must-focus-on-cutting-the-cost-drivers-of-illinois-property-taxes-if-were-ever-going-to-bring-taxes-down-wirepoints-testifies-to-the-il-house-revenue-finance-committee-4-10-24/
— Pensions are the single biggest finance problem Chicago has…and it’s only getting worse
https://wirepoints.org/pensions-are-the-single-biggest-finance-problem-chicago-has-and-its-only-getting-worse-wirepoints-on-wls-890s-pm-chicago-show/

CARBONDALE REPORTER
— Growing Costs of Non-Citizens Impact Illinois’ Budget
https://carbondalereporter.com/stories/657655543-growing-costs-of-non-citizens-impact-illinois-budget

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 15% of House Bills Which Passed Committee Were Sponsored by Republicans of Which 10% Were Sponsored by Jeff Keicher
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/10/15-of-house-bills-which-passed-committee-were-sponsored-by-republicans-of-which-10-were-sponsored-by-jeff-keicher/
— The Pace” Pride” Bus
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/10/message-of-the-day-a-bus/
— Pritzker Putting State Government in the Grocery Business
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/09/pritzker-putting-state-government-in-the-grocery-business/
— Pritzker Gives State Senator Big Pay Hike
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/08/pritzker-gives-state-senator-big-pay-hike/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION CONTRACT DEMANDS ABOUT POLITICS, BOSSES’ POWER – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-contract-demands-about-politics-bosses-power/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DEI mandates pervade colleges and universities – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2962061/dei-mandates-pervade-colleges-universities-survey/
— Biden announces largest expansion of gun background checks in decades – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: I have had an FOID card since I was 20 years old in 1968.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/11/biden-announces-largest-gun-background-check-expan/
— Defendants not named ‘Trump’ usually go to trial years after indictment – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/10/defendants-not-named-trump-usually-go-to-trial-yea/
— Socialism is failing U.S. education system – JOE BOYETT (COMMENT: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That motivated me a) to take college preparatory courses in high school, b) to get an ACT score of 24, and c) to earn a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/10/letter-editor-socialism-failing-us-education-syste/
(FROM THE LETTER: Parents in 1776 had the same responsibility we have today: to prepare our children to be all they can be, whether in trades or in professions. It’s a responsibility that is foremost in the philosophy of individualism but notably absent in the philosophy of socialism.)
— Biden is making Christianity more invisible by supporting transgender ideology. Biden’s transgender proclamation isn’t about equality. – Ryan Bomberger
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/10/biden-transgenderism-and-making-christianity-more-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden campaign launches ‘Out for Biden-Harris’ program to court LGBTQ voters – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2960759/biden-campaign-launches-out-for-biden-harris-program-to-court-lgbtq-voters/
— Repeal the DEI tax – Vikram Mansharamani
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/2960892/repeal-the-dei-tax/
— No taxation without reparations: Texas Democrat leans into fresh idea breathing life back into the reparations movement. – Elaine Mallon
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2961251/reparations-texas-democrat-calls-to-exempt-black-people-from-paying-taxes/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump orders ‘30 milkshakes’ for customers at Atlanta Chick-fil-A: ‘And also some chicken’ – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2024/04/10/us-news/trump-orders-30-milkshakes-for-customers-at-atlanta-chick-fil-a/
— House Speaker Mike Johnson rips ‘anti-Israel’ Biden for ‘placating the antisemitism in his base’ – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/04/10/us-news/mike-johnson-rips-president-joe-biden-as-anti-israel/
— Democratic congresswoman suggests black people be exempt from paying taxes as form of reparations
https://nypost.com/2024/04/10/us-news/democrat-congresswoman-suggests-black-people-be-exempt-from-paying-taxes/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rkEX-efcWY

AMAC
— Biden’s Border Invasion Stacking Congressional Deck Against Conservatives – Shane Harris
https://amac.us/newsline/society/bidens-border-invasion-stacking-congressional-deck-against-conservatives/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Affirmative action Scrabble to hit shelves soon – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/affirmative_action_scrabble_to_hit_shelves_soon.html
— College students try to cancel Jewish existence in Philadelphia – Lynne Lechter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/college_students_try_to_cancel_jewish_existence_in_philadelphia.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden makes desperate grab to seduce fleeing Latino voters – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/10/biden-makes-desperate-grab-to-seduce-fleeing-latino-voters-1451504/
— Johnson appears to backs off Mayorkas impeachment with surprise postponement – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/10/johnson-appears-to-backs-off-mayorkas-impeachment-with-surprise-postponement-1451390/
— Dem House member suggests blacks should be exempt from taxes – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/10/dem-house-member-suggests-blacks-should-be-exempt-from-taxes-1451394/

BREITBART
— Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett: Black Americans Should Not Pay Taxes as a Form of Reparations – OLIVIA RONDEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/10/democrat-rep-jasmine-crockett-black-americans-should-not-pay-taxes-as-a-form-of-reparations/

DAILY CALLER
— Let’s Not Pretend The Woke Newsroom Breakdown Was Only At NPR – GAGE KLIPPER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/10/lets-not-pretend-the-woke-newsroom-breakdown-was-only-at-npr/
— Biden Admin’s Relentless DEI Push Continues Apace – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/10/biden-admins-relentless-dei-push-continues-apace/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Chicago Firefighters Union Revokes Endorsement After Rep. Jackson’s Allegations – Rob Bluey
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/10/chicago-firefighters-union-revokes-endorsement-after-rep-jacksons-allegations/
— LinkedIn’s Woke Content Moderation Hypocrisy – GianCarlo Canaparo / Daniel Cochrane
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/10/double-standard-linkedins-woke-content-moderation-hypocrisy/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Blasts Governor Whitmer For Paying People To Take Illegal Aliens Into Homes: ‘A Disgusting Insult’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-blasts-governor-whitmer-for-paying-people-to-take-illegal-aliens-into-homes-a-disgusting-insult
— Trouble At The Fed: Investigation Into Lisa Cook’s Academic Record Raises Questions – Luke Rosiak and Christopher F. Rufo (COMMENT: If I sought a government office, my critics/opponents would have to acknowledge that I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, but they would stress that others who took the examinations got better scores than I did.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trouble-at-the-fed
— Texas Democrat Proposes Race-Based Tax Exemption As Reparations – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-democrat-proposes-race-based-tax-exemption-as-reparations

EPOCH TIMES
— Judge Orders Witness Names to Remain Secret in Trump Classified Docs Case. Judge Cannon also ruled that significant parts of the substantive witness statements to investigators may still be made public. – Katabella Roberts (COMMENT: Because of the demographics of the Chicago-area jury pool, if a jury had been seated in Diersen v. GAO, few would have shared my demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, 100%German American, my ancestors have been in America for a long time, federal employee for almost 30 years, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, a professional license, Crete resident 1948-1972, and Wheaton resident since 1978.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/judge-orders-witness-names-to-remain-secret-in-trump-classified-docs-case-5625895

FEDERALIST
— Racial Preferences in Economic Benefits: From Widely Accepted to Legally Indefensible – George R. La Noue (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision and continue to use DEI big time to get rid of me and to get rid of those who share my demographics.)
https://fedsoc.org/fedsoc-review/racial-preferences-in-economic-benefits-from-widely-accepted-to-legally-indefensible
— Corporate Media Hate Anonymous Online Posts Because They Hate Free Speech – BRIANNA LYMAN (COMMENT: There is a huge price to pay to be “up front” about who you are and what you advocate. I should write a book about the price I have had to pay since 1966 for promoting equal opportunity, that is, opposing race and gender based preference giving, that is, opposing political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/10/corporate-media-hate-anonymous-online-posts-because-they-hate-free-speech/

FOX NEWS
— State Department mandates support for DEI ideology as prerequisite for promotions: ‘You are judged’ ‘You must be able to document what you are doing to support diversity, equity and inclusion and accessibility,’ previous DEI chief said. – Hannah Grossman (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action and DEI big time to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who were Republican.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/state-department-mandates-support-dei-ideology-prerequisite-promotions-judged
— State Dept stands by DEI chief who bemoaned White feminism, called America a ‘failed historic model’ Zakiya Carr Johnson was announced as the new chief diversity and inclusion officer last week. – Hannah Grossman (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action and DEI big time to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who were Republican.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/state-dept-stands-dei-chief-bemoaned-white-feminism-called-america-failed-historic-model

JUST THE NEWS
— Wisconsin GOP Chairman says ‘enthusiasm gap’ means Biden has to pander to his own base – Charlotte Hazard (COMMENT: I should write a book about a) older people who pander to younger people to curry favor with younger people b) Whites who pander to minorities to curry favor with minorities, and c) men who pander to women to curry favor with women. 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 in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, sand 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 who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me because I oppose reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/wisconsin-gop-chairman-says-biden-has-pander-his-own-base-he-cant-win

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Longtime NPR Senior Business Editor Exposes How DEI and Trump Derangement Ruined The Organization. – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/longtime-npr-senior-business-editor-exposes-how-dei-and-trump-derangement-ruined-the-organization/
— Hospitals Embracing Identity Politics in Selection of Outside Vendors. “balancing the cost and quality of life-saving services against the demographics of the firm providing them” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/hospitals-embracing-identity-politics-in-selection-of-outside-vendors/

NTD
— Speaker Johnson Says 16 Million Illegal Immigrants Entered America Under Biden’s Watch
https://www.ntd.com/speaker-johnson-says-16-million-illegal-immigrants-entered-america-under-bidens-watch_985262.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DEI Is Poisoning American Medical Training – BRAD WENSTRUP (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, everyone in healthcare will be minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, not citizens of America, not conservative, not Republican, unmarried, and/or LGBTQ.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/dei-is-poisoning-american-medical-training/
— Dem Congresswoman Suggests Black Americans Should Be Exempt from Taxes as Form of Reparations – JAMES LYNCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dem-congresswoman-suggests-black-americans-should-be-exempt-from-taxes-as-form-of-reparations/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Blasts Biden’s ‘Border Bloodbath’ – Deroy Murdock
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/donald-trump-joe-biden-border/2024/04/10/id/1160447/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Dem rep suggests temporary tax breaks for black Americans as a form of reparations. Crockett claimed that more research for a reparations program needed to be done.
https://thepostmillennial.com/dem-rep-suggests-temporary-tax-breaks-for-black-americans-as-a-form-of-reparations

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Biden to Finally Take Executive Action on Border After Repeatedly Claiming There Was Nothing He Could Do – Samantha Chang
https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-finally-take-executive-action-border-repeatedly-claiming-nothing-report/
— Congresswoman Suggests Black People Should be Exempt from Paying Taxes: ‘You Owe for the Labor That Was Stolen’ – Connor Cavanaugh
https://www.westernjournal.com/congresswoman-suggests-black-people-exempt-paying-taxes-owe-labor-stolen/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSN
— Biden campaign launches ‘Out for Biden-Harris’ program to court LGBTQ voters – Asher Notheis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-launches-out-for-biden-harris-program-to-court-lgbtq-voters/ar-BB1lpdln
— NY Governor Prioritizes Illegal Immigrants for State Jobs – Evelyn Thomas (COMMENT: Democrat politicians prioritize Democrats for government jobs and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. All my coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superior promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, less education than I had, no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ny-governor-prioritizes-illegal-immigrants-for-state-jobs/ar-BB1jwOkj?ocid=TSHDHP
— ‘Going woke, going broke’: Catholic Church losing members (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying Christianity.)
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/going-woke-going-broke-catholic-church-losing-members-and-lacking-spirituality/ar-AA1dVMw9
— How long before the brave NPR editor exposing the woke broadcaster gets shown the door? – David Mastio
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/how-long-before-the-brave-npr-editor-exposing-the-woke-broadcaster-gets-shown-the-door/ar-BB1lmbYD
— How America’s aging hippies could save Biden – as election polls show president close or even AHEAD among senior voters amid shifting demographics – Will Potter
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/how-america-s-aging-hippies-could-save-biden-as-election-polls-show-president-close-or-even-ahead-among-senior-voters-amid-shifting-demographics/ar-BB1lbC1W
— ‘It’s All the Baby Boomers’ Fault’: Jesse Watters Blames Fox News Viewer Demographic for Student Debt Crisis – Charlie Nash (COMMENT: My father often decried that he was passed over for promotions because he did not have a college degree. That motived me to take college preparatory courses in high school, get an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my class, earn a bachelor’s degree, earn three master’s degrees, earn six professional certifications, and earn a professional license. I did the aforesaid notwithstanding the fact that I was never viewed as being “college material.” 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, I demonstrated no leadership potential, I could not run because I had bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial red/green color blindness.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/it-s-all-the-baby-boomers-fault-jesse-watters-blames-fox-news-viewer-demographic-for-student-debt-crisis/ar-BB1lmgCa
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fox News host Jesse Watters blamed “the boomers” for the student debt crisis on Tuesday, claiming it was all their fault for pushing their children to go to college and creating a surplus of white-collar workers. During a discussion on The Five about the Biden administration’s newly proposed student debt forgiveness plan, Watters said, “I figured out the reason why we’re in this situation. It’s all the baby boomers’ fault.” He explained: So, in the late 1960s, they’re the biggest generation ever and the only way you could get ahead was to go to college. You wanted to be a white-collar worker. You didn’t want to have to have a job in a factory. So when all of the baby boomers had families, all of the millennial generation, they were made to go to college, whether they wanted to are not. Little Johnny, let’s be honest, probably is not the greatest academic student, but he was forced to go to college, and even if the parents, the boomers, couldn’t afford to send him to college, he was forced to take out loans to go to college so he could be a liberal arts major and get a white-collar job.)

NEWSWEEK
— Founding Fathers Were ‘Illegal’ Immigrants, Democrat Says (COMMEMT: America was not a “country” when the Founding Fathers came.)
https://www.newsweek.com/raskin-census-immigrants-higgins-oversight-1889081

NEW YORK SUN
— Congresswoman Suggests Black Americans Should Not Have To Pay Taxes as Part of Reparations Push. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is a freshman lawmaker from Texas who has made a name for herself as a fierce defender of the president from the Republicans’ impeachment inquiry.
https://www.nysun.com/article/congresswoman-suggests-black-americans-should-not-have-to-pay-taxes-as-part-of-reparations-push
— Biden Hints He Will Take Trump-Like Action on Border as Latino Voters Shift Toward the GOP. ‘For 3 years, Crooked Joe Biden has flooded our Country with tens of millions of Illegal Aliens,’ Mr. Trump is firing back. – MAGGIE HRONCICH
https://www.nysun.com/article/biden-hints-he-will-take-trump-like-action-on-border-as-latino-voters-shift-toward-the-gop

FORBES
— DeSantis Signs Into Law Tougher Punishments For Child Groomers, Convicted Abusers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB4VeoBusZo

PBS
— Trump says Jewish voters who back Biden ‘should have their head examined’ – AP
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-jewish-voters-who-back-biden-should-have-their-head-examined

VOA NEWS
— Undocumented Indian migrants chart new path to US via Canada – Masood Farivar
https://www.voanews.com/a/undocumented-indian-migrants-chart-new-path-to-us-via-canada/7564143.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Yes, It’s an ‘Invasion,’ Voters Say of Border Crisis
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/yes_it_s_an_invasion_voters_say_of_border_crisis

April 10, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Burr Ridge Village Board approves resolution calling for Gaza cease-fire
https://abc7chicago.com/ceasefire-gaza-burr-ridge-il-israel-hamas-war/14635992/

NBC5
— Illinois towns say they face budget questions if Pritzker eliminates grocery tax. The state’s current one percent sales tax adds up to significant revenue for local municipalities. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-towns-say-they-face-budget-questions-if-pritzker-eliminates-grocery-tax/3405913/
— Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers a year after deadly Nashville school shooting. The proposal cleared the GOP-controlled chamber amid emotional chants and screams from protesters against the legislation. – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/tennessee-senate-advances-bill-to-arm-teachers-a-year-after-deadly-nashville-school-shooting/3406175/
— Republican megadonor Jeff Yass, inner circle give millions to shape schools, courts – Brian Schwartz
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/republican-megadonor-jeff-yass-inner-circle-give-millions-to-shape-schools-courts/3405754/

CBS2
— Civil liberties advocates take issue with Chicago Police mass arrest plans for Democratic Convention – Chris Tye
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/civil-liberties-chicago-police-mass-arrest-democratic-convention/

FOX32
— Chaos erupts outside Chicago police station after videos released of deadly officer-involved shooting – Nate Rodgers
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dexter-reed-shooting-videos-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Evanston to continue exploring options for migrant shelter – ALEX HULVALCHICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/09/evanston-to-continue-exploring-options-for-migrant-shelter/
— Democrats ever-increasingly use abortion to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/10/clarence-page-trump-abortion-roe-states-ohio-arizona/
— Proposed master plan for former McDonald’s campus in Oak Brook recommends mixed-use district. – CHUCK FIELDMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/09/proposed-master-plan-for-former-mcdonalds-campus-in-oak-brook-recommends-mixed-use-district/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Watchdog chief questions whether Chicago cops lied about why they stopped Dexter Reed before killing him in exchange of gunfire. COPA Chief Administrator Andrea Kersten raised “grave concerns” about the officers in a letter to police Supt. Larry Snelling last week, days before her agency released video it said showed the officers firing roughly 96 shots in just 41 seconds after Reed shot one of them during a traffic stop. – Tom Schuba, Frank Main, Andy Grimm, Kaitlin Washburn and David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/2024/04/09/dexter-reed-fired-first-chicago-police-officers-100-shots-copa

DAILY HERALD
— RNC organizers see Midwest as a battleground, tout Milwaukee location for Trump nomination – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240408/nation-and-world-politics/rnc-organizers-see-midwest-as-a-battleground-tout-milwaukee-location-for-trump-nomination/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Should DuPage County elected officials get a pay raise? – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240409/local-politics/should-dupage-county-elected-officials-get-a-pay-raise/
–Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting churches to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240409/submitted-content/aurora-churchs-progress-pride-flag-vandalized-join-hope-ucc-in-putting-up-ribbons-to-replace-the-f/

BELLVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Madison County Board will consider putting secession question to voters in November – Will Bauer
https://www.yahoo.com/news/madison-county-board-consider-putting-120000844.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Voter data released for nearly 30K Springfield residents by far right publication. Patrick M. Keck and Hope Gadson
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2024/04/10/29000-illinois-residents-have-personal-voting-data-released/73264279007/

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— RNC Host Committee says it has 2,000 volunteers for coming convention, needs 6,000 – Ricardo Torres
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2024/04/09/rnc-host-committee-has-2000-volunteers-for-milwaukee-convention-6000-needed/73251041007/

RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
— Democrats push pot in Riverside.
https://www.rblandmark.com/2024/04/09/early-morning-pot/

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— City Council split on migrant housing shelter plan. Lacking a quorum and posing serious questions, members held off on voting for Davis Street building. – Bob Seidenberg
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/04/09/city-council-split-on-migrant-housing-shelter/

NORTH SHORE RECORD
— ‘Not something we would be able to manage’: More migrant buses are arriving in Wilmette and even more may be on the way. Village officials are considering new policy, while local volunteers continue supportive efforts. – Joe Coughlin
https://www.therecordnorthshore.org/2024/04/08/not-something-we-would-be-able-to-manage-more-migrant-buses-are-arriving-in-wilmette-and-even-more-may-be-on-the-way/

CITIES 92.9
— Congress focuses on work requirements for federal welfare benefits with Illinois hearing – Kevin Bessler (COMMEMT: What did you do to avoid poverty? I focused on education, professional certifications, and a professional license. Even though virtually no one saw me as being “college material,” I nevertheless took college preparatory courses in high school, I got and ACT score of 24, graduated in the upper 20% of my class, earned a bachelor’s degree in business, earned an MBA, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, earned a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, became a licensed CPA, earned four more professional certifications, and earned a master’s degree in finance. Given the extremely low opinion that my critics/opponents have of intelligence, ability, and judgment, one could argue that because I did the aforesaid, anyone could do the aforesaid.)
https://www.cities929.com/2024/04/09/congress-focuses-on-work-requirements-for-federal-benefits-with-illinois-hearing/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Congressional hearing held in Chicago Tuesday explored ways to lift people out of poverty with employment being the main theme. The U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare held a field hearing Tuesday in Chicago to examine ways to help people get out of poverty through employment. The hearing was called the “Dignity of Work: Lifting Americans Out of Poverty.” “No amount of handouts or government assistance, no matter how well intentioned, can substitute for the intangible benefits and dignity that work brings to individuals and their families,” said Illinois U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, the chairman of the committee. Matt Paprocki, president of the Illinois Policy Institute, discussed strategies for reducing poverty that Congress could implement to uplift impoverished individuals, including instituting work requirements with welfare benefits. “Institute work requirements similar to the successful bipartisan reform that was passed in 1996 which lifted millions of people out of poverty,” said Paprocki. Paprocki said the federal government should end the benefits cliff because the system leaves people with impossible choices like providing for their family at a job or reducing work hours and receiving greater benefits from government assistance.)

NPR ILLINOIS
— NPR defends its journalism after senior editor says it has lost the public’s trust – David Folkenflik (COMMENT: The mainstream news media is nothing more than an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-04-09/npr-defends-its-journalism-after-senior-editor-says-it-has-lost-the-publics-trust

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats of ousting Speaker Johnson in scathing rebuke – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-gops-marjorie-taylor-greene-delivers-fresh-threats-of-ousting-speaker-johnson-in-scathing-rebuke/

WIFR
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion in Rockford.
https://www.wifr.com/2024/04/10/surgical-abortion-clinic-rockford-need-staffing-before-it-opens-public/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasing promote LGBTQ and pot.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/09/sway-northalsteds-new-weed-dispensary-opens-friday/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-265/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-66/
— Pritzker refuses to criticize Mayor Johnson on migrant issue (COMMEMT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote mor illegal immigration.)
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/09/pritzker-refuses-to-criticize-mayor-johnson-on-migrant-issue/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— What woke Public Sector Bureaucrats Allow on Public Transit
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/10/message-of-the-day-a-bus/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pace bus seen in Naperville. Ives wrote the following to accompany the photo. I guess a White House Proclamation wasn’t enough visibility. This bus was seen in Naperville. PACE Suburban Bus is a public system serving suburban Chicago communities. It is heavily supported by taxpayers and less so fare-riders, so how they spend their money is important to everyone. It is unclear at this time if taxpayers paid for the very expensive wrapping on the bus or if they let the sexual identity-obsessed radicals pay for it as advertising. Either way, this messaging is selling sex and shouldn’t be allowed.)

WIREPOINTS
— All of the state’s top-down mandates are strangling cities like Danville, Peoria and Decatur
https://wirepoints.org/all-of-the-states-top-down-mandates-are-strangling-cities-like-danville-peoria-and-decatur-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
— Illinois is struggling to keep manufacturing jobs while other states are booming
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-is-struggling-to-keep-manufacturing-jobs-while-other-states-are-booming-wirepoints-on-the-steve-cochran-show/
— The CCP doesn’t run China and is no different than U.S. parties, says Gotion: Updates on its plans for Illinois and Michigan – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/the-ccp-doesnt-run-china-and-is-no-different-than-u-s-parties-says-gotion-that-and-more-updates-on-its-plans-for-illinois-and-michigan-wirepoints/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Coalition seeks to let IL voters deliver message on parents’ rights in November
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/657642702-coalition-seeks-to-let-il-voters-deliver-message-on-parents-rights-in-november

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— ‘They watch the building burn:’ U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson accuses Chicago firemen of racism, not fighting fires in black neighborhoods.
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/657643665-they-watch-the-building-burn-u-s-rep-jonathan-jackson-accuses-chicago-firemen-of-racism-not-fighting-fires-in-black-neighborhoods
— After comments calling Chicago Fire Department racist, U.S. Rep. Jackson loses firefighters union endorsement
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/657643668-after-comments-calling-chicago-fire-department-racist-u-s-rep-jackson-loses-firefighters-union-endorsement

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois taxpayer costs for state workers’ ‘Cadillac’ health plans increase 16 percent – Catrina Petersen (COMMENT: Since 1966, my critics/opponents have been furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my healthcare insurance premiums. Since 1978, my critics/opponents have been furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my and my wife’s healthcare insurance premiums.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_17c2197c-f69a-11ee-8063-234d44daa3dd.html

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— How much more does an administrator earn than teachers in Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U? (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned an MBA when I was 27, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, I earned professional certifications when I was 41, 45 47, and 48, and I earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/657503655-how-much-more-does-an-administrator-earn-than-teachers-in-crete-monee-community-unit-school-district-201-u-in-2021-22-school-year

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— State Representative Amy Grant Seeks Community Input Through Surveys (COMMENT: Primaries are like surveys. Trump got 90 votes in my precinct while Haley got only 33.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/657643925-state-representative-amy-grant-seeks-community-input-through-surveys

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Biden Needs Teleprompter During Small, Private Fundraiser in Downtown Chicago Home with Close Friends, Wealthy Supporters (COMMENT: What demonstrates your good health? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/biden-needs-teleprompter-during-small-private-fundraiser-in-downtown-chicago-home-with-close-friends-wealthy-supporters.html
— From Bad to Worse: Chicago’s Failed Leader Takes on Dolton’s Fiscal Debacle – THOMAS MCCULLAGH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/from-bad-to-worse-chicagos-failed-leader-takes-on-doltons-fiscal-debacle.html
— Chicago GOP Chair Steve Boulton Tries to Save Ward Committeeman Seat as Write-in Candidate, Secures Only 24 Votes in Humiliating Defeat Without an Opponent
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/chicago-gop-chair-steve-boulton-tries-to-save-ward-committeeman-seat-as-write-in-candidate-secures-only-24-votes-in-humiliating-defeat-without-an-opponent.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Threat from China is growing at our southern border – Matthew Tragesser
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/9/threat-from-china-is-growing-at-our-southern-borde/
— Democrats helping Mexican cartels up and down human pipeline. Nobody crosses without paying. – Rowan Scarborough
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/9/democrats-helping-mexican-cartels-up-and-down-huma/
— Bearing false witness: Journalists increasingly fail to obey the Ninth Commandment – Gerard Leval (COMMENT: The mainstream news media is nothing more than an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/9/bearing-false-witness-journalists-increasingly-fai/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Voters agree: Illegal immigration is Biden’s secret to ‘permanent majority’ – Paul Bedard (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Those who vote for Democrats want/need/demand massive government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, and/or are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, and/or non-Protestant.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2959294/voters-illegal-immigration-biden-secret-permanent-majority/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s insane asylum policy makes life easier for criminals moment they illegally enter US – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2024/04/09/opinion/joe-bidens-insane-asylum-policy-makes-life-easier-for-criminals-moment-they-illegally-enter-us/
— End the ‘sanctuary city’ protection for illegal-migrant repeat perps – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/04/09/opinion/end-the-sanctuary-city-protection-for-illegal-migrant-repeat-perps/
— Here’s why it’s so hard for ICE to deport migrants accused of a crime in NYC: ‘Big logistical headache’ – Jennie Taer, Craig McCarthy, and Steve Janoski
https://nypost.com/2024/04/09/us-news/heres-why-its-so-hard-for-ice-to-deport-migrants-accused-of-a-crime-in-nyc-big-logistical-headache/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— No Taxes for ‘Black Folk,’ Says U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (COMMENT: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat and RINO politicians ever-increasingly promise to give Blacks more preference.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/04/09/no-taxes-for-black-folk-says-u-s-rep-jasmine-crockett/

AMERICAN THINKER
— As recent illegals are handed work permits, previous illegals ask the obvious question: Why not us, too? – Monica Showalter (COMMENT: Constructively, to give people work permits is to give them citizenship.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/as_recent_illegals_are_handed_work_permits_previous_illegals_ask_the_obvious_question_why_not_us_too.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illegal aliens reportedly get a collective pass from DC police for driving without license plates – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton (COMMENT: DC today, Illinois tomorrow.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/09/illegal-aliens-reportedly-get-a-collective-pass-from-dc-police-for-driving-without-license-plates-1451197/

BLAZE
— Illegal aliens can’t vote, so they won’t impact the election, right? WRONG
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/sara-gonzales-unfiltered/illegal-aliens-cant-vote-so-they-wont-impact-the-election-right-wrong

BREITBART
— Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson Pushing Biden to Supply More Work Permits for Migrants – WARNER TODD HUSTON (COMMENT: Constructively, to give people work permits is to give them citizenship.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/04/09/chicagos-mayor-brandon-johnson-pushing-biden-to-supply-more-work-permits-for-migrants/
— Biden Has Secretly Flown 33,000 Migrants into New York City, 326,000 into Florida, at Taxpayer Expense – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/04/09/joe-biden-secretly-flown-33000-migrants-new-york-city-326000-florida-taxpayer-expense/
— Gallup Poll Shows Growing Backlash Against Electric Vehicles – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2024/04/09/nolte-gallup-poll-shows-growing-backlash-against-electric-vehicles/
— 57% Believe Democrats Use Illegal Immigration to ‘Build Permanent Majority’ – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/09/nolte-57-believe-democrats-use-illegal-immigration-build-permanent-majority/

CHARLIE KIRK
— Mayor Adams Blames TX Governor Abbott for NYC Migrant Crisis, Fails to Mention Biden Flying In Illegals
https://thecharliekirkshow.com/columnists/charlie-kirk/blog/mayor-adams-blames-tx-governor-abbott-for-nyc-migrant-crisis-fails-to-mention-biden-flying-in-illegals

DAILYCALLER
— 25-Year NPR Veteran Cops To All The Biased Coverage Outlet Pushed During Trump Years – JASON COHEN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/09/its-devastating-25-year-npr-veteran-cops-to-all-the-biased-coverage-outlet-pushed-during-trump-years/

FOX BUSINESS
— Insider says Boeing’s woes are symptom of ‘failure of our elites’ and DEI ‘ripping our society apart’ He argues modern business management pays tribute to ‘DEI gods or the ESG gods’ instead of actually leading. – Alexander Hall
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/alleged-insider-says-boeings-woes-symptom-failure-elites-dei-ripping-society-apart

FOX NEWS
— NPR editor found registered Democrats outnumbered Republicans 87 to zero in newsroom. Editor Uri Berliner ‘eagerly’ voted against Trump, but criticized NPR’s lack of viewpoint diversity. – David Rutz (COMMENT: The mainstream news media is nothing more than an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/npr-editor-found-registered-democrats-outnumbered-republicans-87-zero-newsroom
— Jimmy Failla Discusses Lori Lightfoot’s New Gig On ‘Fox & Friends’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/jimmy-discusses-lori-lightfoot-s-new-gig-on-fox-friends/vi-BB1lkQX4
— New State Department diversity chief believes US is a ‘failed historical model’ with a ‘colonizing past’ – Hannah Grossman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-state-department-diversity-chief-believes-us-failed-historical-model-colonizing-past
— NPR’s ‘obsession’ with DEI, diversity ‘tracking system’ scrutinized following veteran editor’s bombshell essay. Veteran editor Uri Berliner says diversity became NPR’s ‘North Star’ following the death of George Floyd. – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nprs-obsession-dei-diversity-tracking-system-scrutinized-following-veteran-editors-bombshell-essay

JUST THE NEWS
— Arizona Supreme Court upholds law making abortion illegal in nearly all circumstances – Madeleine Hubbard
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/abortion/arizona-supreme-court-upholds-law-making-abortion-illegal-nearly-all
— Mike Johnson will delay transmission of Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate – Ben Whedon
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/mike-johnson-will-delay-transmission-mayorkas-impeachment-articles-senate

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— ‘No more freeloading’: County tells buses they will be fined $1K per passenger if they try and drop off illegal immigrants. – Jenna Curren
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/colorado-illegal-immigrants

NEW AMERICAN
— Biden’s Illegal “Migrant” Flights Endanger National Security – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/print/bidens-illegal-migrant-flights-endanger-national-security/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to LGBTQ Youth: Biden Has Your Back, “You’re Not Alone” – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/04/09/transportation_secretary_pete_buttigieg_to_lgbtq_youth_biden_has_your_back_youre_not_alone.html

TOWNHALL
— More Violence Breaks Out at NYC Shelter for Illegal Immigrants – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/04/09/fight-at-illegal-immigrant-shelter-randalls-island-n2637531
— Demonstrators Praised by Hezbollah’s Leader Shut Down Senate Cafeteria – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/04/09/hamas-sympathizers-shut-down-senate-cafeteria-n2637548

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Biden says Netanyahu is making a ‘mistake’ with his handling of the Israel-Hamas war – Megan Lebowitz
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-says-netanyahu-making-mistake-handling-israel-hamas-war-rcna147092

THE HILL
— Biden allies tie Arizona abortion ruling to Trump: ‘This is what leaving it to the states looks like.’ – BRETT SAMUELS (COMMENT: The Democrats who run Illinois are having great success in a) attracting to Illinois those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and b) driving out of Illinois those who have demographics that vote for Republicans. Why do those who vote for Democrats have so many unwanted pregnancies? Not wanting to use birth control has to be the main answer.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4583281-biden-allies-tie-arizona-abortion-ruling-to-trump/

NEW YORK TIMES
— More Voters Shift to Republican Party, Closing Gap With Democrats – Ruth Igielnik
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/us/elections/party-identification-democrats-republicans.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH THREE PICTURES: New York Times uses 75-year-old Dr. Bob Ross to promote more age discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/us/biden-trump-age-health.html
— The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution. A rarely used technique to upgrade old power lines could play a big role in fixing one of the largest obstacles facing clean energy, two reports found. – Brad Plumer
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/climate/electric-grid-more-power.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— More than half of foreign-born people in US live in just 4 states (California, Texas, Florida and New York) and half are naturalized citizens – MIKE SCHNEIDER (COMMENT: How many illegals are there in your county, township, municipality, and school district? From what countries did they come from? How strong are their ties to their motherlands? What are their religions? Because of ever-increasing Democrat and RINO led illegal immigration, America is ever-increasingly less American. Ever-increasingly, poverty and crime increase. Ever-increasingly, newcomers have financial and/or health problems, want/need/demand government assistance, have strong ties to their motherlands, are less educated, have few or no job skills, and are non-Protestant. To come into a country illegally and to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-half-foreign-born-people-194238773.html

MSN
— Daily illegal immigrant caravan invasion coming by the thousands, new reality for Americans? (COMMENT: How many illegals are there in your county, township, municipality, and school district? From what countries did they come from? How strong are their ties to their motherlands? What are their religions? Because of ever-increasing Democrat and RINO led illegal immigration, America is ever-increasingly less American. Ever-increasingly, poverty and crime increase. Ever-increasingly, newcomers have financial and/or health problems, want/need/demand government assistance, have strong ties to their motherlands, are less educated, have few or no job skills, and are non-Protestant. To come into a country illegally and to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/world/daily-illegal-immigrant-caravan-invasion-coming-by-the-thousands-new-reality-for-americans/ar-BB1huGIx

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Western Democracy’s Future Depends on Israel’s Victory. If the Jewish state can be bullied into letting Hamas survive, how can any free nation defend itself? – Gerard Baker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/western-democracys-future-depends-on-israels-victory-gaza-hamas-iran-de7b1f73

DAILY JOURNAL
— Law firms reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision and continue to promote DEI big time.
https://www.dailyjournal.com/article/377974-law-firms-are-rethinking-and-retooling-approach-to-dei

UNION LEADER
— Feds join ranks of employers with generous IVF benefits – Michelle Andrews (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write a book about how my Democrat and RINO GAO superiors used IVF against me big time. They viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a DINK and as being a disgusting religious, conservative, Republican, and American hypocrite because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF and because we did not adopt or become foster parents. They viciously hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I lied about my and my wife’s efforts to have children. In my defense there were serious problems with my sperm and with my wife’s eggs. My Democrat GAO superiors knew that full-well. In my book, I would focus on my Democrat GAO superiors who had the most children, who complained the most about the cost of raising children, and/or who had adopted. I would focus on those whose spouses had little or no income.)
https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/feds-join-ranks-of-employers-with-generous-fertility-benefits/article_9927d3c0-f673-11ee-843d-878eecac77f2.html

PEW RESEARCH
— The changing demographic composition of voters and party coalitions (COMMENT: From what I see, those who vote for Democrats are increasingly minority, female, younger, rich, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Those who vote for Republicans are White, male, older, middle class, married, heterosexual, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/09/the-changing-demographic-composition-of-voters-and-party-coalitions/
— The partisanship and ideology of American voters (COMMENT: From what I see, those who vote for Democrats increasingly want socialism/communism/dictatorship, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Those who vote for Republicans want capitalism, traditional marriage and family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws, conservative values, Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving).)
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/09/the-partisanship-and-ideology-of-american-voters/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Are Democrats Using Illegal Immigration to Build a ‘Permanent Majority’? (ANSWER: Yes. Ever-increasingly those who vote in America have demographics that vote for Democrats: a) have financial and/or health problems, b) want/need/demand government assistance, c) have strong ties to their motherlands, d) are less educated, e) have few or no job skills, and f) are non-Protestant.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/are_democrats_using_illegal_immigration_to_build_a_permanent_majority

QUORA
— Do you think you are the cause of all your problems? (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for all their problems, for all your problems, for all my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. According to them, I have caused all of my own problems. I admit that I should have tried harder to get better grades in grade school, high school, and college. I admit that I should have tried harder to get a better ACT score. I admit that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. I admit that I should have majored in accounting instead of management. I admit that I should have earned the master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance that I did much sooner. I admit that I should have tried harder to get better scores on the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations and passed those examinations much sooner. I admit that I should have qualified myself to be a licensed CPA much sooner. I admit that I spent too much money on new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29. I admit that I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I admit that I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I admit that I have always promoted conservative principles. I admit that I have always promoted the Republican Party platform. I admit that I have never tried to hide the fact a) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, b) that I am 100% German American, c) that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, d) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and e) that I have lived in Wheaton since 1978. I admit that I suggested myself to Money Magazine to be the subject of one of its “One Person’s Finances” articles in 1977.)
https://www.quora.com/Do-you-think-you-are-the-cause-of-all-your-problems-and-that-no-other-human-causes-any-of-it

DAILY MAIL
— Texas Democrat calls for black people to be exempt from paying taxes during reparations talk… before saying poor ones don’t anyway. – STEPHEN M. LEPORE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13291213/Texas-Democrat-calls-black-people-exempt-paying-taxes-reparations.html