Tag: Committeeman

August 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago cites 20 businesses for mask mandate violations
https://abc7chicago.com/health/chicago-cites-20-businesses-for-mask-mandate-violations/10989924/

CBS2
— Massive School Bus Driver Shortage At CPS Had Family Spending $36 For Student’s 9-Mile Lyft Ride Home – Charlie De Mar
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/30/chicago-public-schools-bus-driver-shortage-lyft-ride/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Police academy to churn out conveyor belt of classes to fill 877 sworn police vacancies. By July 31, 640 Chicago Police officers already had put in their retirement papers this year. Budget Director Susie Park told aldermen on Monday she expects that attrition rate to rise to 725 officers by year’s end. – Fran Spielman (COMMENT: IRS and GAO provide their employees with lots of training. All of the first 6 months that I worked for IRS in 1971 was classroom and on-the-job training.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/30/22648954/chicago-police-vacancies-officer-retirements-academy-recruits-overtime-training-covid

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Dems tweak legislative maps again. Illinois lawmakers are expected to vote later this week on district boundaries that have changed from those approved in May. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-legislative-maps-change-again-vote-coming-later-week
— This new law means a windfall for Illinois taxpayers. A major tax break Pritzker quietly signed into a law targets the unpopular SALT cap. Here’s who benefits and who doesn’t. – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/major-illinois-tax-break-becomes-law

NPR ILLINOIS
— Advocacy Groups Claim Deja Vu And GOP Hopes For Major Court Intervention – Hannah Meisel
https://www.nprillinois.org/statehouse/2021-08-31/dems-forge-ahead-with-redistricting-redo-while-community-advocacy-groups-claim-deja-vu-and-gop-hopes-for-major-court-intervention

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Illinois ranks among ’10 least hard-working states’ – Tiffany Hudson
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/illinois-ranks-among-10-least-hard-working-states/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Hundreds of Afghans refugees coming to Illinois after Taliban takeover – Kevin Bessler (COMMENT: How many Afghan refugees have the following secretly agreed to accept: your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your church? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.? Of course, Democrats will do everything that they can to make them hate Republicans.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/hundreds-of-afghans-refugees-coming-to-illinois-after-taliban-takeover/article_e8c785f0-09be-11ec-b93d-db865c99d9f6.html
— County judge enjoins Illinois school from excluding student without quarantine order – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/county-judge-enjoins-illinois-school-from-excluding-student-without-quarantine-order/article_d50bf4e6-09dd-11ec-82fa-5f116ffeb62e.html
— Illinois taxpayers on the hook for pension double-dippers – Kevin Bessler (COMMENT: Of course, because I got both Social Security and Civil Service Retirement System full-time credit while I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 and driving new cars (1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and 1969 Dodge Charger SE) while my peers were dying in Vietnam, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-taxpayers-on-the-hook-for-pension-double-dippers/article_37233406-09d3-11ec-b4ef-cbf22cd17503.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Conservative politics after Afghanistan. Americans need to vote not only on domestic issues, but foreign policy as well. – James Jay Carafano
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/30/conservative-politics-after-afghanistan/

FOX NEWS
— School board members look for exits as meetings get heated over CRT, other topics. Critical race theory has been the center of debate in DC and local school districts. – Edmund DeMarche
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/school-board-meetings-across-the-u-s-get-hostile-some-members-are-calling-it-quits
— Christian scholars rip psychology study claiming that LGBTQ activism poses no threat to Christians. Christian scholars vociferously disagreed with a Journal of Personality and Social Psychology study – Tyler O’Neil (COMMENT: Those who promote LGBTQ have done the most a) to defeat Republican candidates in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton and b) to destroy the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Downtown Association, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.)
https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/christian-scholars-psychology-study-lgbtq-activism-poses-no-threat-christians

AMERICAN THINKER
— ‘Long-held Doubts about Biden’s Ability’ – Christopher Chantrill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/longheld_doubts_about_bidens_ability.html

BREITBART
— Michael Savage: Biden’s Afghanistan Disaster Is ‘Terror’s Greatest Victory in My Lifetime’ – JOSHUA CAPLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/30/exclusive-michael-savage-bidens-afghanistan-disaster-is-terrors-greatest-victory-in-my-lifetime/

BLAZE
— Nearly 90 retired generals and admirals call on Gen. Milley and Gen. Austin to resign over Afghanistan disaster – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/generals-admirals-milley-austin-resign

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Derelict In His Duty’: New York Post Editorial Board Calls On Gen. Milley To Resign – VARUN HUKERI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/30/new-york-post-editorial-board-milley-resign-afghanistan-bagram/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Louisiana teacher fired after speaking out against the teaching of critical race theory, gender identity ideology, and mask mandates in his school district. – Virginia Allen (COMMENT: I was fired, that is, I was forced to take early retirement, because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/30/teacher-fired-after-speaking-against-gender-identity-critical-race-theory-and-mask-mandates/

DAILY WIRE
— Here Are More Teachers Who Said They Would Violate The Law To Teach CRT. Is Your Town On The List? – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/here-are-more-teachers-who-said-they-would-violate-the-law-to-teach-crt

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Biden and His Generals Must Be Held to Account – John Kass
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/08/29/biden_and_his_generals_must_be_held_to_account_550435.html
— Joe Rogan: As Soon As You Give Politicians Any Power That Didn’t Exist Before They Are Not Going To Give It Up – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/08/30/joe_rogan_as_soon_as_you_give_politicians_any_power_that_didnt_exist_before_they_are_not_going_to_give_it_up.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Pushback on Critical Race Theory Starts with the States – WILLIAM A. JACOBSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/pushback-on-critical-race-theory-starts-with-the-states/

TALKING POINTS MEMO
— COMMENT: Since at least the 1970s, moderates, that is, RINOs, have dominated the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. The aforesaid reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform. The aforesaid promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, and even worse things. The aforesaid destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. The aforesaid despise if not hate conservatives, that is, the aforesaid despise if not hate Republicans. I should write a book about the leaders of the aforesaid.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-moderate-republican-in-2021-it-wasnt-always-this-way

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘Hundreds’ of Americans Still in Afghanistan After Last Military Flight – ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/hundreds-of-americans-still-in-afghanistan-after-last-military-flight-centcom_3972484.html
— CANADA: Voters Should Demand Politicians Address Affordability, Say Experts – Andrew Chen (COMMENTS: What has helped you afford things? During my lifetime, I have spent far less on immediate pleasures and far more on tuition and books than what my peers spent. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress the new cars, real estate, tuition and books, collector cars, etc. that I have spent money on. According to them, I could afford to buy more a) because I avoided the draft, b) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, c) because of my wife’s income, d) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and e) I do not give money to a church.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/voters-should-demand-politicians-address-affordability-say-experts_3967320.html

THE HILL
— As 9/11 anniversary looms, Biden surrenders America’s counterterrorism quest – ANDREW C. MCCARTHY (COMMENT: To justify their giving Afghanistan to the Taliban, expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that conservatives in America are far worse than the Taliban.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/569979-as-9-11-anniversary-looms-biden-surrenders-americas-counterterrorism

POLITICO
— The Taliban’s 3-step path to (possible) recognition – ALEXANDER WARD and QUINT FORGEY (COMMENT: To justify their giving Afghanistan to the Taliban, expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that conservatives in America are far worse than the Taliban.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2021/08/30/the-talibans-3-step-path-to-possible-recognition-494177

CBS NEWS
— Illinois Democrats set to OK new legislative maps over criticism – AP
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-democrats-legislative-maps-redistricting/

CNN
— Kinzinger reacts to Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the top general of US Central Command, saying the Taliban were “very pragmatic and business like” during the final phases of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. (COMMENT: Far too many Republican leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton a) do not understand that Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, b) do not know how nasty, vicious, and even worse things that Democrats can be, and c) have never worked for, worked with, or supervised Democrats. I worked for Democrats and worked with Democrats in the federal government for almost 30 years and I supervised Democrats for many years while I worked for IRS and GAO.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/08/30/gen-mckenzie-taliban-pragmatic-rep-kinzinger-reaction-bts-lead-vpx.cnn

REUTERS
— Americans give Biden low marks on Afghanistan pullout: Reuters/Ipsos poll – Chris Kahn and James Oliphant (COMMENT: To justify their giving Afghanistan to the Taliban, expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that conservatives in America are far worse than the Taliban.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-give-biden-low-marks-afghanistan-pullout-want-see-evacuations-through-2021-08-30/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid – REBECCA SANTANA, JAY REEVES and KEVIN McGILL (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always extremely critical of my judgment. I should write a book about those who have been especially critical of my having a whole house natural gas fired backup electric generator installed.)
https://www.news-herald.com/2021/08/30/hurricane-ida-traps-louisianans-shatters-the-power-grid/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Taliban Cheer as Longest War Concludes – Adam Nossiter and Eric Schmitt (COMMENT: To justify their giving Afghanistan to the Taliban, expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that conservatives in America are far worse than the Taliban.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/world/asia/afghanistan-us-occupation-ends.html
— (ILLEGAL ALIEN) Gets Life in Prison for the Murder of Mollie Tibbetts – Neil Vigdor
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/us/mollie-tibbets-murder-life-sentence.html
— Are Censures of Politicians a Form of Free Speech or a Threat to It? The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this fall on whether the censure of an elected official in Houston ran afoul of the First Amendment. – Adam Liptak (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the following can and should censure me: Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. Previously, when I was a chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, when I was a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee (GAC), when I was a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee, and when I was a member of the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) board of directors, my critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the aforesaid organizations can and should censure me. In 2006, they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me. They succeeded in getting TAPROOT to get rid of me in 2012, WCC GAC in 2010, MTRO as MTRO’S webmaster in 2010 and 2004, ICRC in 2007, and AAPC MC in 2004.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/us/censures-free-speech.html

WASHINGTON POST
— For Biden, ‘forever war’ isn’t over, just entering a new, perilous phase – Ashley Parker (COMMENT: To justify their giving Afghanistan to the Taliban, expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that conservatives in America are far worse than the Taliban.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-biden-forever-war-isnt-over-just-entering-a-new-perilous-phase/2021/08/30/d4690cae-09ab-11ec-a6dd-296ba7fb2dce_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Vainglory Brings Abject Humiliation in Afghanistan. ‘America is back,’ the president said in February, promising to ‘live . . . by the power of our example.’ – Gerard Baker (COMMENT: To justify their giving Afghanistan to the Taliban, expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that conservatives in America are far worse than the Taliban.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-vainglory-humiliation-afghanistan-withdrawal-evacuation-taliban-kabul-crisis-11630346559
— Biden’s Afghan Best-Case Scenario The president’s party may squeak through 2022, but America’s enemies won’t let him go so easily. – Walter Russell Mead (COMMENT: To justify their giving Afghanistan to the Taliban, expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that conservatives in America are far worse than the Taliban.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-afghanistan-withdrawal-best-case-scenario-china-russia-iran-2022-midterms-11630356917
— Russia and China Eye a Retreating U.S. Beijing will push for more sway in Pakistan; Moscow will try in Central Asia’s former Soviet republics. – John Bolton
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-china-biden-iran-retreat-afghanistan-withdrawal-jihadist-taiwan-jcpoa-nuclear-11630336971
— U.S. Covid-19 Hospitalizations Approach a Peak as Delta Variant Spreads. Patients are younger, and disparities across race and ethnicity persist as hospitalizations soar. – Melanie Evans, Andrew Mollica, Anthony DeBarros and Jon Kamp
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-covid-19-hospitalizations-approach-a-peak-as-delta-variant-spreads-11630155627

BLOOMBERG
— Taliban Call for Good Ties With U.S. After 20-Year War Ends (COMMENT: To justify their giving Afghanistan to the Taliban, expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that conservatives in America are far worse than the Taliban.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-31/taliban-calls-for-good-ties-with-u-s-after-20-year-war-ends
— Higher Prices Are Here, Whether or Not You Call It Inflation. While economists hold their lofty debates about the bigger picture, down on the ground things cost more now, and that’s tough for a lot of Americans. – Justin Fox
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-30/higher-prices-are-here-whether-or-not-you-call-it-inflation

NEWSWEEK
— Teacher ‘Removed’ After Having Students Pledge LGBTQ Flag Over ‘Uncomfortable’ U.S. Flag – KATHERINE FUNG
https://www.newsweek.com/teacher-removed-after-having-students-pledge-lgbtq-flag-over-uncomfortable-us-flag-1624350

NPR
— The Taliban Is Celebrating Its Takeover Now That The U.S. Withdrawal Is Complete – AP (COMMENT: To justify their giving Afghanistan to the Taliban, expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that conservatives in America are far worse than the Taliban.)
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/30/1032656612/taliban-afghanistan-american-forces-withdrawal

GAINESVILLE SUN
— Trumpism has exploited the frustration, hopelessness of marginalized conservatives – Michael Stephens (COMMENT: Since at least the 1970s, moderates, that is, RINOs, have dominated the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. The aforesaid reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform. The aforesaid promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, and even worse things. The aforesaid destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. The aforesaid despise if not hate conservatives, that is, the aforesaid despise if not hate Republicans. I should write a book about the leaders of the aforesaid.)
https://www.gainesville.com/story/opinion/2021/08/26/michael-stephens-bitter-fruit-trumpism/8215595002/

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— The ‘woke’ goal is to cancel Democracy – Joe Guzzardi (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use “democracy” to destroy individuals, to destroy organizations, to destroy companies, to destroy governments, and to destroy countries that are conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/Commentary-Joe-Guzzardi-The-woke-goal-16424288.php

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Making excuses for illegal immigration – John Pierog, Kingman, Arizona
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/letters/letter-making-excuses-for-illegal-immigration-2430360/

DESERET NEWS
— Welcome to ‘woke’ university. Is illiberal campus activism redefining American values? – Robby Soave
https://www.deseret.com/2021/8/30/22643455/welcome-to-woke-university-cancel-culture-campus-speakers-shouted-down-political-protest-college

COUNT ON 2
— York County Republican Party voted Thursday night to censure Senator Lindsey Graham – Kevin Accettulla (COMMENT: Constructively, the following organizations have censured me many times since 2000 for my using GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to promote the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.counton2.com/news/national-news/york-county-gop-votes-to-censure-lindsey-graham-for-american-jobs-plan-vote/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The York County Republican Party voted Thursday night to censure Senator Lindsey Graham for his vote on the American Jobs Plan and the American Jobs Plan. The party voted to censure him for “voting contrary to conservative ideals,” when he voted to move the American Jobs Plan forward in July and August, according to the party. 83% of the members voted to censure him. “Senator Graham has turned his back on the Republican Party Platform, those who worked to get him elected, and has put America’s interest’s second to China, and the rise of Marxism in the United States,” the party claimed. The party also said Graham’s vote advances Critical Race Theory and broadband “equity mandates” which it claims would hurt South Carolina and increase taxes.)

JD SURPA
— Can Employers Charge Higher Group Medical Insurance Premiums for Unvaccinated Employees? (COMMENT: Employers should charge higher health insurance premiums for their employees who smoke cigarette/cigars, drink lots of booze, use pot, and/or otherwise abuse their bodies.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/can-employers-charge-higher-group-3047475/

FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford Dealers Will Not Finish Chip-Deprived Vehicles, Unless Crisis Gets Worse – Brett Foote
https://fordauthority.com/2021/08/ford-dealers-will-not-finish-chip-deprived-vehicles-unless-crisis-gets-worse/

LGBTQ NATION
— Ford distributor in Germany debuts “Very Gay Raptor” F-150 pickup. The car company created the new gold and rainbow-colored #VeryGayRaptor truck as a clapback to haters louder than any social media post could be. – Bil Browning (DIERSEN: LGBTQ-promoters want Ford a) stop selling to those who do not promote LGBTQ, b) to stop hiring those who do not promote LGBTQ, and c) to fire its employees who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/08/ford-debuts-gay-raptor-f-150-pickup/

August 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago robberies: CPD warns of supposedly armed suspects stealing Divvy bikes from riders in Loop
https://abc7chicago.com/cpd-warns-of-supposedly-armed-suspects-stealing-divvy-bikes-in-loop/10977104/

CBS2
— ‘You Might As Well Do The Pony Express:’ Chicago Woman Mails Three Certified Letters Which Have Not Arrived At Their Destinations Weeks Or Even Months Later – Lauren Victory
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/25/usps-chicago-certified-letters-not-arriving/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison has COVID-19 breakthrough case
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-cook-county-commissioner-covid-breakthough-case-20210826-y6et5b7ln5eqvl2kivdgx6hjhe-story.html
— Pritzker, mask mandate target of Oak Lawn school board member’s lawsuit – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-oak-lawn-school-board-member-pritzker-lawsuit-st-0825-20210825-df6l2fxrrrejxbbcf5s2v6f4ta-story.html
— Triton faculty protest board’s lack of attention to diversity issues, vote no confidence on vice president – BOB CHIARITO (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government acted like their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran always wanted them to do more to get rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/ct-elm-triton-diversity-tl-0902-20210825-5dvwfywqbjgclilwxs67mf5ihq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Black Caucus mapmaker wants to preserve 18 majority African-American wards. In the 2020 Census, Hispanics became Chicago’s largest minority. Their population increased to 819,518. Chicago’s Black population dropped by 86,413 — to 801,195. And the city’s white population dropped by 226,578, to 986,280. – Fran Spielman (COMMENT: What about preserving wards that are majority White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/25/22641957/2020-census-results-chicago-population-city-council-ward-map-black-caucus-hispanic-mapmaker

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Republican Glen Evans running for Illinois state Senate – Sarah Hayden
https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/republican-glen-evans-running-for-illinois-state-senate/article_92e9a5b7-fd2e-5a12-861e-b66019350a0c.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Edgar Fellows – followers or leaders? – Jim Nowlan
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/jim-nowlan-guest-columnist-edgar-fellows-followers-or-leaders/article_a07f5684-0206-11ec-8563-ef1922a1700e.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Bill aims to ban workplace firings for positive marijuana tests – Jakob Emerson (COMMENT: To use pot is to impair yourself.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/bill-aims-to-ban-workplace-firings-for-positive-marijuana-tests

CWB CHICAGO
— Two hour response time for robbery? No cops available for a man shot on the street? Detectives pulled from cases to patrol Lollapalooza? Welcome to Chicago 2021.
https://cwbchicago.com/2021/08/two-hour-response-time-for-robbery-no-cops-available-for-a-man-shot-on-the-street-detectives-pulled-from-cases-to-patrol-lollapalooza-welcome-to-chicago-2021.html

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Critics of mask mandate say Pritzker acting like a ‘king’ with ‘mafia’ tactics – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/critics-of-mask-mandate-say-pritzker-acting-like-a-king-with-mafia-tactics/article_a284ba5c-05e2-11ec-81af-171d694c5283.html

PALOS PATCH
— Sean Morrison Announces He Has Breakthrough COVID Infection. Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison is experience mild COVID symptoms and is in quarantine with his family. – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/palos/sean-morrison-announces-he-has-breakthrough-covid-infection

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illegals from 55-64 Now Eligible for Medicaid
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/25/illegals-from-55-64-can-now-eligible-for-medicaid/

WIREPOINTS
— While Illinoisans are distracted, politicians run up the bill. Keep an eye on your district’s teachers contract. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/while-illinoisans-are-distracted-politicians-run-up-the-bill-keep-an-eye-on-your-districts-teachers-contract-wirepoints/
— Gov. Pritzker is brazenly two-faced on ‘local control’ over COVID issues – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-is-brazenly-two-faced-on-local-control-over-covid-issues-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER’S RECORD: 24 TAX, FEE HIKES TAKING $5.24 BILLION MORE FROM ILLINOISANS – Adam Schuster and Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzkers-record-24-tax-fee-hikes-taking-5-24-billion-more-from-illinoisans/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Leave immediately’: State Department warns Americans at Kabul airport amid terror threat – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/25/state-department-warns-americans-kabul-airport-ami/
— Get the shot or else: Corporate America, health companies put teeth behind vaccine mandates. Delta Airlines imposes fee, United says get vaccinated or get out. – Tom Howell Jr. (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they made it clear that they wanted to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had nor promoted to GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/26/get-the-shot-or-else-corporate-america-health-comp/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden Agenda Hangs by a Thread – Editorial
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-agenda-hangs-by-a-thread/

FOX NEWS
— Loudoun residents ask judge to remove controversial school board member amid battle over critical race theory. Loudoun County, Virginia, residents are trying to recall a majority of the school board. – Sam Dorman (COMMENT: Will my critics/opponents ask a judge a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and/or b) to remove me as a Republican Precinct Committeeman? This year, my critics/opponents stopped me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. Previously, my critics/opponents ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the adverse actions that they have taken against me. They would love it. They are extremely proud of their unbridled hatred of me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/loudoun-beth-barts-school-board-recall-critical-race-theory

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Exposed: government funding and much more to push Critical Race Theory – Justin Katz
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/exposed-government-funding-and-much-more-to-push-critical-race-theory/

BREITBART
— Verizon Diversity Training Teaches America, Capitalism Are Racist – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/26/report-verizon-diversity-training-teaches-america-capitalism-are-racist/
— Polls: Few Democrats See Migration, Amnesty as Top Problem – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/08/25/polls-few-democrats-see-migration-amnesty-top-problem/

DAILY WIRE
— After Pledging They Would Violate Law To Teach CRT, Teachers Scramble To Hide Evidence – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/teachers-pledge-violate-law-crt-hide-evidence
— U.S. Leaving Behind 75,000 Vehicles, 600,000 Weapons, 208 Aircraft In Afghanistan, Watchdog Says – Joseph Curl
https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-leaving-behind-75000-vehicles-600000-weapons-208-aircraft-in-afghanistan-watchdog-says
— Only 22% Of Cable ‘News’ Is News: Study – Ben Johnson
https://www.dailywire.com/news/only-22-of-cable-news-is-news-study
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new study has found that the vast majority of cable news broadcasts feature opinion, analysis, and spin instead of hard news. Hard news — defined as a statement of facts, or on-the-spot reporting — amounts to just 22.3% of all footage aired on cable news networks. That amounts to nine minutes, 15 seconds of hard news for every hour of broadcasting. Each hour of broadcasting on cable news networks contains nearly twice as much commercial time than hard news. Interviews with newsmakers account for another 16% of broadcast news time.)

REAL CLEAR POLICY
— Illinoisans Paid Almost as Much on Unemployment as at Work – Bryce Hill (COMMENT: My $54,864 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars –  $132,845. In today’s dollars, my CSRS pension is less that what my IRS salary was in 1972 when I was 23 years old.)
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/08/25/illinoisans_paid_almost_as_much_on_unemployment_as_at_work_791416.html

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Hidden on Page 508 of the Infrastructure Bill Is a Plan to Make It Too Expensive to Drive a Car – Taylor Penley
https://www.westernjournal.com/hidden-page-508-infrastructure-bill-plan-make-expensive-drive-car/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Buried on page 508 of the 2,702 page infrastructure bill is a pilot program for a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee (MBUF) which is basically a long-term plan to make it too expensive to drive a car.)

COLLEGE FIX
— New York Times hires ‘1619 Project’ critic John McWhorter – JEREMY LOTT (COMMENT: What if the following hired me in an effort to attract readers who are conservative: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, Suburban Life, Wheaton Patch, etc.? Everyone in Illinois and especially in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton a) sees how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters; b) sees how the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters; c) sees how Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc. treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters; d) saw how TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter treated me and treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters; and e) saw how GAO, IRS, and the Post Office treated me.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/new-york-times-hires-1619-project-critic-john-mcwhorter/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Mask crime! Cops called, school in lockdown. Calif. siblings permanently expelled for refusing muzzles – Kay Apfel
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/26/mask-crime-cops-called-school-in-lockdown-calif-siblings-permanently-expelled-for-refusing-muzzles-1124633/
— White House cuts Biden’s audio feed after POTUS jokes and smirks at Afghanistan question – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/26/white-house-cuts-bidens-audio-feed-after-potus-smirks-and-jokes-at-afghanistan-question-1124598/

EPOCH TIMES
— Illinois Congressmen Vote on Trillions More in Federal Spending
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illinois-congressmen-vote-on-trillions-more-in-federal-spending_3965213.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois County Is Losing People Faster Than Anywhere in the U.S. Alexander County, home to Cairo, dropped more than a third of its population in past decade, as big U.S. counties grew and small ones shrank. – John McCormick and Chad Day
https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-illinois-county-is-losing-people-faster-than-anywhere-in-the-u-s-11629883801

DAILY BEAST
— Why Gavin Newsom’s Big Latino Problem Could Bring Him Down – Ruben Navarrette Jr. (COMMENT: What do you do that brings you down with what groups? According to my critics/opponents a) my supporting the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform brings me down with LGBTQers and those who are not married, b) my supporting the right to life plank brings me down with women, c) my supporting the immigration plank brings me down with employers and with non-Black minorities, d) my supporting the illegal drugs plank brings me down with stoners, drinkers, gamblers, etc., e) my supporting the Second Amendment plank brings be down with those who do not own guns, and f) my supporting the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank brings me down with minorities, women, and younger people. Further, according to my critics/opponents a) my being White brings me down with minorities, b) my being male brings me down with females, c) my being older brings me down with those who are younger, d) my having been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran brings be down with non-Protestants, e) my being German American brings me down with non-German Americans, f) my having ancestors who have been in America since 1844 brings me down with those whose ancestors have not been in America that long, g) my avoiding the draft brings me down with veterans, h) my not having financial problems brings me down with those who have financial problems, i) my not having major health problems brings me down with those who have health problems, j) being a homeowner brings me down with renters, k) my having a pension and subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance brings me down with those who do not have the aforesaid or are not in line to have the aforesaid, l) my not owning pets brings me down with those who own pets, m) my owning America nameplate vehicles brings me down with those who hate American nameplate vehicles, n) my having been a federal employees for almost 30 years, and especially my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, brings me down with those who hate past, present, and future federal employees and especially IRS employees, o) my being conservative brings me down with moderates and liberals, p) my not hating Trump brings me down with those who hate Trump, q) my being Republican brings me down with those who Democrats, Libertarians, Green, Independent or RINO, r) my having three master’s degrees brings me down with those who have less education, s) my having six professional certifications brings me down with those who have fewer or no professional certifications, t) my having a professional license brings me down with those who do not have a professional license, u) my being a citizen of America brings me down with those who are not citizens of America, v) my not being a member of a church, my not attending church services, and my not giving money to a church brings me down with those who do the aforesaid, w) my not having children brings me down with those who have children, and x) my being blamed for all the losses that Republicans on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000 brings me down with Republican activists, elected officials, party leaders, candidates, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-gavin-newsoms-big-latino-problem-could-bring-him-down

EDUCATION WEEK
— Local School Boards Are Banning Critical Race Theory. – Stephen Sawchuk
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/local-school-boards-are-also-banning-lessons-on-race-heres-how-that-looks-in-7-districts/2021/08

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Fights ‘Leftist’ 1/6 Committee Request With ‘Executive Privilege’ – DARRAGH ROCHE
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-fights-leftist-1-6-committee-request-executive-privilege-1623174

MOSCOW TIMES
— 2 in 5 Russians Can’t Afford Necessities – Poll (COMMENT: What do the Russians have to say about my having been able to buy a) a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint when I was 17 years old in 1966 with money that I had earned washing dishes part-time for the minimum wage for the previous 18 months in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights, b) a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 with money that I had earned working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, c) a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 with money that I had earned working for IRS and Firestone Stores, and d) a new town home in University Park in 1972 with money that I had earned working for IRS and Firestone Stores?)
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/08/25/2-in-5-russians-cant-afford-necessities-poll-a74888

QUORA
— What is the worst political baggage of each of the candidates
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-worst-political-baggage-of-each-of-the-candidates-vying-for-the-Democratic-Partys-nomination-for-president

(COMMENT: According to one or more of my critics/opponents, the following are political baggage for Republican candidates? To what extent do you agree?

a) supporting the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform,
b) supporting the right to life plank,
c) supporting the immigration plank,
d) supporting the illegal drugs plank,
e) supporting the Second Amendment plank, and/or
f) supporting the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank?

Further,
a) opposing the promotion of LGBTQ,
b) opposing the promotion of abortion,
c) opposing the promotion of mass/illegal immigration,
d) opposing the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
e) opposing the diminution of First and Second Amendment rights,
f) opposing the promotion of wokeism, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination,
g) opposing the promotion of dependency on government, and/or
h) opposing the promotion of dependency on charity?

Further,
a) being White,
b) being male,
c) being older,
d) being Protestant,
e) being German American,
f) having ancestors who have been in America for a long time,
g) avoiding the draft,
h) not having financial problems,
i) not having major health problems,
j) being a homeowner,
k) having a pension and/or subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance,
l) not owning pets,
m) owning America nameplate vehicles,
n) having been a federal employee and especially having been an IRS employee,
o) being conservative,
p) not hating Trump,
q) being Republican,
r) having a master’s degree,
s) having a professional certification,
t) having a professional license,
u) being a citizen of America,
v) not being a member of a church, not attending church services, and/or not giving money to a church,
w) not having children, and/or
x) being blamed for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct have suffered?

August 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 4,451 cases, 40 deaths; mitigations could return, Pritzker says. 6 Illinois regions, 3 in Chicago area, under threshold for available ICU beds. – Jessica D’Onofrio, Karen Jordan
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-cases-coronavirus-governor-pritzker-update/10974437/
— 1,500 Americans may still await evacuation from Afghanistan, Blinken estimates
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-afghanistan-speech-taliban-kabul-airport-us-military/10974079/

CBS2
— Gov. JB Pritzker Again Warns Schools That Defy Mask Mandate Could Face State Sanctions; ‘Am I Really Going To Do That? Yes’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/25/gov-jb-pritzker-school-mask-mandate-warning-sanctions-illinois-state-board-of-education/

FOX32
— World leaders, Republicans press Biden on extending Kabul evacuation deadline – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/world-leaders-republicans-press-biden-on-extending-kabul-evacuation-deadline
— Pritzker, Chicago reporter clash over COVID-19 ‘misinformation’ – Nic Flosi
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-chicago-reporter-clash-over-covid-19-misinformation

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— US estimates about 1,500 Americans may still await evacuation from Afghanistan – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-us-evacuation-afghanistan-20210825-mal43j5kzjegpebwhu6wrtiahi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Stranded in the White House. The Biden administration wants to portray the Afghan disaster in the best light. But it cannot do that by denying that some Americans — we don’t know how many — are currently stranded in Afghanistan. – Byron York
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/25/22641586/afghanistan-american-military-withdrawal-byron-york-stranded-americans

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County spending $220,000 to use three lobbying firms
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210825/dupage-county-spending-220000-to-use-three-lobbying-firms-

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois Republicans have reason for concern, optimism heading into 2022 – BRENDEN MOORE
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-illinois-republicans-have-reason-for-concern-optimism-heading-into-2022/article_097fd238-bb8c-572a-8eaa-b58825fdd530.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Looks like Dems hold winning hand on redistricting – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-looks-like-dems-hold-winning-hand-on-redistricting/article_23169626-bd57-5811-b1b3-4247c18015a4.html

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Newsmax reporter William J. Kelly requests interview with Mayor Lightfoot
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/newsmax-reporter-william-j-kelly-requests-interview-with-mayor-lightfoot

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FEDERAL COURT ORDERS DEPOSITION OF CHICAGO MAYOR’S OFFICE REP IN LAWSUIT AGAINST RACIST INTERVIEW POLICY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/federal-court-orders-deposition-of-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-office-representative-in-lawsuit-ag.html
— ILLINOIS ATTORNEY THOMAS DEVORE PLEADS FOR HELP TO FIGHT PRITZKER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/illinois-attorney-thomas-devore-pleads-for-help-to-fight-pritzker-.html
— ILLINOIS LAW SAYS “UNLAWFUL” TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS TO HEALTH CARE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/illinois-law-says-unlawful-to-discriminate-against-conscientious-health-care-objectors.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker to Amy Jacobson: “You come in here with a political agenda and you spread misinformation”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/25/pritzker-to-jacobson-you-come-in-here-with-a-political-agenda-and-you-spread-misinformation/
— COVID-19 roundup: Kids; Schools; IDES
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/25/covid-19-roundup-kids-schools-ides/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— About 1,500 Americans stuck in Afghanistan, State Department says – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/25/about-1500-americans-stuck-afghanistan-state-depar/

FOX NEWS
— Jesse Watters: Trump killed terrorists, Joe Biden takes orders from them. ‘This is going to dog Joe Biden for the rest of his term,’ the co-host of ‘The Five’ says. – Angelica Stabile
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jesse-watters-trump-killed-terrorists-joe-biden-takes-orders-from-them
— White House in chaos struggles to keep Biden on time. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calls Biden’s failure to take questions ’embarrassing’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-chaos-biden-on-time

GOPUSA
— The Fight Over Identity – Ben Shapiro (COMMENT: Democrats do not want Americans to see themselves first as being Americans. Instead, Democrats want Americans who are a) minority to see themselves first as being minorities, b) female to see themselves first as being females, c) younger to see themselves first as being younger, d) LGBTQ to see themselves first as being LGBTQ, e) Democrat to see themselves first as being Democrat, f) Trump-haters to see themselves first as being Trump-haters, g) moderate/liberal to see themselves first as being moderate liberal, h) non-Christian to see themselves first as being non-Christian, i) non-Protestant to see themselves first as being non-Protestant, j) non-Italian American to see themselves first as being non-Italian American, k) non-German American to see themselves first as being non-German American, l) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time to see themselves first as being those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and m) those who have financial, health, and/or other problems to see themselves first as being those who have financial, health, and/or other problems.)
https://www.gopusa.com/the-fight-over-identity-2/

BREITBART
— Poll: Only 24 Percent Believe Joe Biden’s Deadly Afghan Withdrawal Is Going Well – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/25/joe-biden-deadly-afghan-withdrawal/
— Rep. Tom Tiffany: Afghan Refugee Crisis Raises Security Concerns About Vetting Process – REP. TOM TIFFANY (R-WI)
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2021/08/25/exclusive-rep-tom-tiffany-afghan-refugee-crisis-raises-security-concerns-about-vetting-process/

BLAZE
— 15 studies that indicate natural immunity from prior infection is more robust than the COVID vaccines – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-15-studies-that-indicate-natural-immunity-from-prior-infection-is-more-robust-than-the-covid-vaccines

NEWSMAX
— New Illinois Congressional Map Could Eliminate Kinzinger’s District – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/illinois-congressional-map-democrats-kinzinger/2021/08/25/id/1033685/
— Trump: Biden Creating ‘Single Most Catastrophic Border Disaster in History’ – Ted Hesson and Dave Graham
https://www.newsmax.com/headline/biden-immigration-trump-border/2021/08/25/id/1033781/
— Poll: Florida Republicans Want DeSantis to Seek Presidency – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/poll-florida-desantis-republican/2021/08/25/id/1033782/
— Rep. Dan Crenshaw to Newsmax: Biden Foreign Policy on Side of ‘Appeasement’ – Charles Kim
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/crenshaw-taliban-biden-afghanistan/2021/08/24/id/1033649/

FEDERALIST
— In Illinois, Tanning Salons Now Get More Oversight Than Abortion Facilities. In Illinois, tanning salons and barbershops face stricter scrutiny than abortion facilities. – Amy Gehrke
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/25/in-illinois-tanning-salons-now-get-more-oversight-than-abortion-facilities/

PJ MEDIA
— With His Credibility Shattered, Biden Will Now Look for Scapegoats and Villains – RICK MORAN (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/08/25/with-his-credibility-gone-biden-will-now-look-for-scapegoats-and-villains-n1472598
— Woke Mob Puts Out Hit on Notre Dame’s Leprechaun – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/culture/robert-spencer/2021/08/25/woke-mob-puts-out-hit-on-notre-dames-leprechaun-n1472627

COLLEGE FIX
— Valparaiso University replaces ‘divisive’ Crusaders nickname with Beacons
https://www.thecollegefix.com/valparaiso-university-replaces-divisive-crusaders-nickname-with-beacons/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— It’s Dawning on the Democrats: Biden-Harris Will Drag Them Down – CHARLES C. W. COOKE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/its-dawning-on-the-democrats-biden-harris-will-drag-them-down/
— Larry Elder Is Not on the ‘Far Right’ – DAVID HARSANYI
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/larry-elder-is-not-on-the-far-right/

EPOCH TIMES
— No Americans Have Been Rescued Outside of Kabul: Pentagon – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/no-americans-have-been-rescued-outside-of-kabul-pentagon_3965583.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— On Last Days of Evacuation, U.S. Tries to Reach Remaining Americans
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/25/world/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-biden-news

WEEK
— The House seat of one of the GOP’s ‘most prominent’ Trump critics (Kinzinger) is on the chopping block – BRIGID KENNEDY
https://theweek.com/republicans/1004151/the-house-seat-of-one-of-the-gops-most-prominent-trump-critics-is-on-the

COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 1040 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $1,575,000
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/1040-golf-ln/pid_42945321/

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton To Host 20th Anniversary September 11 Commemoration Ceremony
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/amp/29814144/city-of-wheaton-wheaton-to-host-20th-anniversary-september-11-commemoration-ceremony

CAPITOL FAX
— SEPTEMBER 11, 2004 FLASHBACK: Wheaton: Alan Keyes’ Patriot Day speech warmly received – Dave Diersen
https://capitalfax.blogspot.com/2008/09/gopusa-illinois-daily-clips-september_11.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over 500 came to Wheaton’s beautiful Memorial Park on Saturday, September 11, 2004, to meet Alan Keyes and to hear his remarks concerning Patriot Day and his campaign. Alan was warmly received by the crowd which gave him several standing ovations during his 20-minute speech. State Senators Kirk Dillard and Peter Roskam served as Master of Ceremonies. Senator Dillard introduced the elected officials and candidates who were on the band shell stage with Alan while he gave his speech — State Senator Raymond Soden, State Representative Randy Hultgren, State Representative Candidate Roger Jenisch, DuPage County Board Commissioner Debra Olson, DuPage Coroner candidate Peter Siekmann, Illinois GOP State Central Committeeman Ron Smith, Milton Township Assessor Jim Gumm, and Milton Township Trustee Don Sender. The band shell stage is the same one that Bob Dole gave a speech from immediately after he walked in Wheaton’s 1996 Independence Day Parade — CNN broadcast that speech live. Senator Dillard recognized event attendees including DuPage County Auditor Jim Rasins, DuPage County Regional Superintendent of Schools Darlene Ruscitti, DuPage Regional School Board Trustee Tim Whelan, and District 89 School Board Trustee Howard Levine. He recognized the event’s sponsors — State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman, Oberweis Dairy, John Cox, All Star Printing, himself, Randy Hultgren, Debra Olson, Pete Siekmann, Tim Whelan, Don Sender, and Diersen Consulting. Senator Roskam gave some remarks concerning September 11 and he introduced Alan. Apparently, even though the Daily Herald, the Wheaton Leader, and the Wheaton Sun had been asked to cover the event, the only reporters who covered the event were Rich Samuels with WTTW’s Chicago Tonight and Dave Diersen with GOPUSA.com. Samuels and Diersen made VHS recordings of Alan’s speech. Event photographers included Matt Ferguson and Don Sender. The free event provided attendees with a great opportunity to enjoy great food, to meet their neighbors, to meet their elected officials, and to meet candidates who will appear on November 2 ballots in DuPage County. On July 5 last year, 200 attended a similar event in Wheaton’s Prairie Path Park, including Jack Ryan, Jim Oberweis, Andy McKenna, Chirinjeev Kathuria, and John Cox. Attendees at this year’s event enjoyed hot dogs and Polish sausages personally handed out by Debbie Malek from her cart. Debbie normally locates her cart at Cross and Wesley Streets at the southeast corner of Wheaton’s Adam’s Park, across the street from Wheaton’s Public Library. All the hot dogs and sausages were paid for by State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman. In its September 12, 2004 edition, the Daily Herald ran a major front page story on Debbie that included six pictures and quotes from Ron Smith. Attendees also enjoyed Oberweis ice cream and flavored milk personally handed out by Jim Oberweis and Sandy Rios from an Oberweis truck. Attendees enjoyed Jays potato chips provided by John Cox, salads and desserts that attendees brought to the picnic or were purchased with cash contributions, and soft drinks and ice paid for by the sponsors. Event costs included $180 for a $1 million insurance policy required for City of Wheaton and Wheaton Park District permits. The many people who helped make the event successful include Karen Diersen, Mark Prutzman, Bill Hogan, Mark Stern, and Gary Muehlfelt. Attendees included Rod McCulloch, Peter LaBarbera, Frank Penn, Richard Johns, Robert Gordon, George Kocan, Robert Sandberg, Leonard Sanchez, Lori Carlson, Richard Russo, Steve Carlson, Keith Carlson, Jason Hinkle, Mark Klage, Patrick Ryan, and Dr. Bob Krzyzewski. Alan will again be speaking in DuPage County on Friday, October 8, at 6:30 PM, at the Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s Viva Oktoberfest fundraiser at the Carlisle Banquet Hall in Lombard. Tickets are $45 or $400/table of ten.)
— SEPTEMBER 11, 2005 FLASHBACK: Nalepa gives keynote address at Wheaton’s 2005 Patriot Day picnic; Birkett, Brady, Fortner, Furstenau, Hultgren, Kathuria, Oberweis, Poe, Rauschenberger, Roskam, Rutherford, Wallace, Wegman, Zaruba, and many others attend – Dave Diersen
https://capitalfax.blogspot.com/2008/09/gopusa-illinois-daily-clips-september_11.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton’s 2005 Patriot Day picnic in Memorial Park honored the individuals who lost their lives as a result of terrorist attacks against America and showed support for America, for its war on terrorism, and for its military and law enforcement personnel. I had the honor of introducing the event’s master of ceremonies — nationally-known conservative activist, Fox News Channel contributor, and Culture Campaign President Sandy Rios. Wheaton Second Baptist Church Pastor Andre Allen gave the invocation. Korean War veteran Ron Smith led the pledge of allegiance. Harry Newman sang the National Anthem. Rios read President Bush’s 2005 Patriot Day proclamation, introduced the elected officials and candidates, and thanked the event sponsors. DuPage County Board Member Bob Heap spoke about DuPage’s implementation of 9/11 recommendations. 9/11 Families for a Secure America founder Peter Gadiel gave an outstanding speech about lessons learned from September 11, 2001. West Point graduate and USO board member Jim Nalepa gave an outstanding Patriot Day address. Newman concluded the program by singing “We still have heroes.” Attendees enjoyed delicious Debbie Malek hot dogs and Polish sausages courtesy of State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman, delicious pork sandwiches courtesy of State Representative Ray Poe, delicious Dr. Bob Rauschenbergers courtesy of State Senator Steve Rauschenberger, delicious Jays Potato Chips courtesy of John Cox, delicious ice cream and flavored milk courtesy of Jim Oberweis, and delicious soft drinks and bottled water courtesy of Charinijeev Kathuria. All Star Printing provided event flyers and DuPage County Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom and Kane County Recorder Sandy Wegman covered the $385 cost of event insurance. The picnic provided attendees with a great opportunity to meet and speak with veterans, law enforcement officials, fire department officials, elected officials, and candidates. Many elected officials attended including State Senators Bill Brady, Carol Pankau, Rauschenberger, Peter Roskam, and Dan Rutherford; State Representatives Randy Hultgren, Roger Jenisch, and Poe; County officials Joe Birkett, Fred Bucholz, Heap, Gwen Henry, Gary King, Debra Olson, Jim Rasins, Darlene Ruscitti, Brien Sheahan, Pete Siekmann, Penny Wegman, Sandy Wegman, Tim Whelan, Jon Zahm, and John Zaruba; Township officials Sal Falbo, Moon Kahn, Gary Muehlfelt, and Leonard Sanchez; Municipal officials Alan Bolds, Jim Carr, Liz Corry, Mike Fortner, Dick Furstenau, and Howard Levine. Many candidates attended including congressional candidate Roskam; gubernatorial candidates Birkett, Brady, Oberweis, and Rauschenberger; Lieutenant Governor candidates Kathuria, Poe, Eric Wallace, and Wegman; Secretary of State candidate Rutherford; State Senate candidates Furstenau and Hultgren; and State Representative candidate Fortner. Former DuPage County Recorder Rick Carney and Mrs. Illinois Kaili Harding and her husband who graduated from West Point and served in both Afghanistan and Iraq also attended. By tomorrow, when I know how many of each type of food and beverage was served, I’ll have a better estimate of the number of the hundreds of people who attended. The many attendees included David Carlin, Dennis Driscoll, Bob Grahm, Joyce Hundhausen, Mark Klage, Jim Leahy, Bruce Mitroff, Mark Stern, Rick Veenstra, and Winston Waller. DuPage County is the second most populous county in Illinois and Wheaton is its county seat. Why didn’t the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Wheaton Leader, or the Wheaton Sun report on Wheaton’s Patriot Day event? Generally, the liberal media does not report on an event unless it can use that reporting to harm conservatives, that is, harm people who support the Republican platform. The vast majority of the attendees at Wheaton’s Patriot Day picnic were conservative Republicans — why didn’t more Democrats and RINOs attend? A number of Democrats told me that they would not attend because they are Democrats and because their attendance might be misinterpreted as support for President Bush. Attendance would have been even greater if fewer Democrats didn’t argue that Republicans have highjacked Patriot Day to promote the Patriot Act and President Bush’s policies in Iraq; if Blagojevich, Durbin, Hynes, Madigan, Obama, Quinn, or Topinka had helped sponsor event or confirmed that they would attend; if more Democrats and more RINOs shared the attitude toward patriotism and toward Patriot Day that Republicans have; if the Daily Herald had promoted the event like it promoted Naperville’s event; if there were not so many other competing events; and if the temperature/humidity had been lower.)

August 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago police warn of carjackings where victims were first rear-ended
https://abc7chicago.com/victims-rear-ended-then-carjacked-cpd-warns/10971091/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats redrew Illinois’ legislative map over GOP objections. Now they’re vowing to ‘make sure all voices are heard’ ahead of next week’s special remap session. – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-redistricting-political-map-hearings-20210824-ednexdcldbgh7abgzeq6e4i4qe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot to impose vaccine mandate for city employees. “We absolutely have to have a vaccine mandate. It’s for the safety of all involved, particularly members of the public who are interacting with city employees on a daily basis,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. But the head of the police union said they’ll fight any effort to require vaccinations. – Fran Spielman and Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/23/22638514/chicago-coronavirus-vaccine-mandate-city-employees-lightfoot-unions-covid

CBS2
— ‘I Was Screaming: “Please, Stop, Stop!”‘ Woman Describes Pain And Horror As She Was Brutally Beaten By Group Of Teens Downtown This Past Weekend – Jermont Terry (COMMENT: I lived in downtown Chicago part-time 1974-1976 and full-time 1976-1978. I worked in downtown Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997. I took graduate night classes in downtown Chicago 1972-1981 and then 1992-1997.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/19/woman-beaten-in-downtown-chicago-describes-pain-horror/

RIVER BENDER
— Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation Creating The Local Journalism Task Force (COMMENT: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters fill a tremendous void in Illinois, DuPage County, and Milton Township. It would be great if the Illinois Republican Party would regularly share far more government and political news and commentary articles that are of statewide interest. It would be great if the DuPage County Republican Central Committee would regularly share far more government and political news and commentary articles that are of countywide interest. It would be great if the Milton Township Republican Organization would regularly share far more government and political news and commentary articles that are of township-wide interest.)
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/gov-pritzker-signs-legislation-creating-the-local-journalism-task-force-52623.cfm
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Many communities across our country have become news deserts – through this legislation, Illinois is taking a step toward addressing that challenge,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Robust local journalism is vitally important and I look forward to reviewing the recommendations from the Task Force as we seek to maintain and grow a strong press corps in Illinois.” “I’ve dedicated years of my life to journalism, so I understand the importance of having access to local news,” said State Senator Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford). “People deserve to know what’s going on in their community, regardless of where they live.”)

FOX ILLINOIS
— FBI finds little evidence Jan 6 riot was coordinated, report says – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/fbi-finds-little-evidence-jan-6-riot-was-coordinated-report-says

CAPITOL FAX
— Federal court punts remap case until after legislative special session
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/24/federal-court-punts-remap-case-until-after-legislative-special-session/

FOX BUSINESS
— Apple employees launch website to collect accounts of workplace discrimination, harassment – Lucas Manfredi (COMMENT: In 1988, I became the only active member in GAO’s Chicago office in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I should write a book about that lawsuit. I would focus on how my GAO Chicago office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates reacted to that lawsuit.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/apple-employees-workplace-discrimination-harassment-website

AMERICAN THINKER
— Bank of America is guilty of racism discrimination and hypocrisy – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/bank_of_america_is_guilty_of_racism_discrimination_and_hypocrisy.html
— Teaching Critical Race Theory – Brandi Levine
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/teaching_critical_race_theory.html

CNS NEWS
— Biden Admin Calls Illegal Aliens ‘Undocumented Citizens’ – Hans Bader (COMMENT: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see illegals as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/biden-admin-calls-illegal-aliens-undocumented-citizens

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER TV
— Nikole Hannah-Jones Continues ‘1619 Project’ Lies With New Children’s Book – Alexa Moutevelis
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nikole-hannah-jones-lies-1619-project-childrens-book

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Imagine No Big Cities – Dennis Prager
https://www.creators.com/read/dennis-prager/08/21/imagine-no-big-cities

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Calls on Companies to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/biden-calls-on-companies-to-mandate-covid-19-vaccination_3961715.html
— Communism Lives On, but What Is Its Agenda? – Ryan Yang
https://www.theepochtimes.com/communism-lives-on-but-what-is-its-agenda_3961871.html
— Who Benefits from Cancelling Achievement Standards? – Philip Carl Salzman (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were furious that I did the following because extremely few of my Democrat coworkers did what I did: a) I took undergraduate business courses at UIC and NIU while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, b) I took graduate business courses at Loyola while I worked for IRS 1972-1976 and earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt while I worked for IRS in 1979, d) I took graduate accounting courses at DePaul while I worked for IRS 1976-1980 and for GAO in 1980 and earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA while I worked for GAO in 1981, f) I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997 while I worked for GAO 1990-1997, and g) I took graduate finance courses at IIT while I worked for GAO 1992-1997 and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/who-benefits-from-cancelling-achievement-standards_3954844.html

THE HILL
— GOP sees Biden crises as boon for midterm recruitment – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/569083-gop-sees-biden-crises-as-boon-for-midterm-recruitment
— The Memo: Boos for Trump show scale of vaccine challenge – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/569089-the-memo-boos-for-trump-show-scale-of-vaccine-challenge

ABC NEWS
— 75,000 U.S. military vehicles now in the hands of the Taliban, says watchdog group – ELISSA SALAMY
https://katv.com/news/nation-world/75000-us-military-vehicles-now-in-the-hands-of-the-taliban-says-watchdog-group

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Veterans are prized recruits as congressional candidates – WILL WEISSERT (COMMENT: I will forever deeply regret avoiding the draft. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, and often most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and/or subordinates were Democrat veterans. My Democrat superiors gave preference to their employees who were Democrats, and especially to those who were veterans.)
https://www.pilotonline.com/government/elections/vp-nw-veterans-congressional-candidates-20210822-gukolppjurcmndqco5x57vrkea-story.html

MSNBC
— Military to require vaccines for troops, ignoring GOP complaints – Steve Benen
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/military-require-vaccines-troops-ignoring-gop-complaints-n1277519

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Is the Anti-Biden Tea Party? An analysis of crowd events shows the president hasn’t yet drawn the protests that Barack Obama and Donald Trump faced. – Ian Prasad Philbrick
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/upshot/where-is-the-anti-biden-tea-party.html
— Workers Don’t Want Their Old Jobs on the Old Terms – Paul Krugman (COMMENT: What are/were the “terms” where you work/worked? For federal employees, the “terms” include a) be a Democrat, b) give preference to Democrat federal employees who are minority, female, veteran, and/or younger, and c) help get rid of Republican federal employees, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination are rampant in the federal government.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/opinion/workers-wages-recovery.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Police Vindicate the ‘Thin Blue Line’ Patch Every Day. A symbol is banned for making people feel unsafe. But police aren’t the real danger to urban dwellers. – Heather Mac Donald
https://www.wsj.com/articles/police-thin-blue-line-shootings-black-homicide-crime-proactive-policing-blm-defund-11629750911

USA TODAY
— Student debt is a potentially crippling liability for college grads – Michelle Shen (COMMENT: My being debt-free and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I graduated from NIU in 1970 helped me a) help support my mother and brother in Crete 1970-1972, b) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, c) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, d) buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, e) buy a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976, f) pay for graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, g) buy a home in Wheaton with my wife in 1978, h) buy two new cars in 1978, i) etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2021/08/19/student-debt-one-third-americans-cant-cope-financial-shock/8177533002/

FORTUNE
— How to make sure your company meets Nasdaq’s board diversity requirements – AMAN KIDWAI (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://fortune.com/2021/08/24/nasdaq-corporate-board-diversity-requirements/

FORBES
— U.S. Satisfaction Hits Record Low In Biden Presidency – Robert Hart
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/08/24/us-satisfaction-hits-record-low-in-biden-presidency-amid-delta-surge-poll-finds-but-republicans-still-dont-view-covid-as-major-threat/
— Why A Social Media Policy Equals Reputation Insurance – Evan Nierman (COMMENT: What do you say to Republican activists; candidates, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers; elected officials; and party leaders a) who do things, including getting arrested for DUI, that are reported by television stations, newspapers, and/or websites, b) who expect/demand that I not include links to the aforesaid in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and c) who destroy me if I include such links? The aforesaid a) stress that I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) expect/demand that the leaders of the following punish me: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. The aforesaid a) stress that I am a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) and b) expect/demand that the WCC punish me. The aforesaid a) stress that I live in Wheaton b) expect/demand that the leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Park District punish me. Previously, the aforesaid a) stressed that I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and b) expected/demanded that TAPROOT punish me. Previously, the aforesaid a) stressed that I was a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee and b) expected/demanded that ICRC punish me. Previously, the aforesaid a) stressed that I was a member of the Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board of directors and b) expected/demanded that AAPC punish me.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2021/08/24/why-a-social-media-policy-equals-reputation-insurance/

BARRON’S
— The Divisions on Display in a New SEC Decision Will Have Lasting Consequences – Howard Fischer (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-divisions-on-display-in-a-new-sec-decision-will-have-lasting-consequences-51629753531

INC.
— 5 Leadership Strategies to Help Women Prosper in the Workplace – MARCEL SCHWANTES (COMMENT: A GS-15 (currently $142,041-$172,500/year) woman directly controlled the last 8 years of my GAO career while I worked for GAO’s Chicago office group that audited federal financial industry regulators 1989-1997. She determined my job assignments, who I would work with, who I would supervise, my performance expectations, my performance appraisals, my pay-for-performance rankings, and much more. My Democrat GAO superiors stressed to her a) that I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) that I was conservative while she was liberal, c) that I was Republican while she was Democrat, d) that she was female while I was male, e) that she was younger than me, f) that she was Jewish while I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, g) that she was 100% Russian American while I was 100% German American, g) that she lived in Chicago while I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in Wheaton since 1978, h) that Republicans had cut GAO’s budget tremendously, i) that GAO was under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of its employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran like me, j) that one of my subordinates, a Black CPA, wanted my job and my preferred corner office, k) that she should ignore the fact that I had earned a directly job-related master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, that I was the only member of her group who tool courses in that program, and that I had gotten her appointed to the advisory board of that program, and l) that she should ignore the fact that I had volunteered to work for her while many, if not most, of my GAO supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate refused to work with her or to work for her because she was female, Jewish, younger than they were, and/or because she had more educational and/or professional credentials than they had. She had an MBA from the University of Chicago and she had passed the CPA examination on her first attempt. During August and September of 1997, when I was 49 years old and was 6 years away from being eligible for regular retirement, she made it clear to me that if I did not take GAO’s early retirement “offer,” GAO would make the rest of my GAO career a living hell, that GAO would constructively demote me, that GAO would assign me to work for those who I had previously supervised, that GAO would my make my performance expectations, performance appraisals, and pay-for-performance rankings even more unfair, and that GAO would take even more severe adverse actions against me. After she and the rest of my Democrat GAO Chicago superiors, all of whom were Jewish, succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” on September 30, 1997, she gave my Black CPA subordinate my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/5-leadership-strategies-to-help-women-prosper-in-workplace.html

PEW RESEARCH
— COMMENT: Democrats want to replace Whites with non-Whites because non-Whites are far more likely to vote for Democrats.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/08/23/most-americans-say-the-declining-share-of-white-people-in-the-u-s-is-neither-good-nor-bad-for-society/

August 20 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Diversity, why are we here? Ways in which diversity programs win and fail – Tanjia Coleman (COMMENT: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. While I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have always been under tremendous pressure to recruit, to retain, and to promote those who are minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20210819/diversity-why-are-we-here-ways-in-which-diversity-programs-win-and-fail

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Judge: Black, Latino Pritzker campaign workers fall short on racial discrimination claims – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/606758000-judge-black-latino-pritzker-campaign-workers-fall-short-on-racial-discrimination-claims

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— TRUMP LOOMS OVER FAIR DAY — DAVIS, LaHOOD AWAIT THE REMAP — PRITZKER WAS TRENDING – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/08/20/trump-looms-over-fair-day-davis-lahood-await-the-remap-pritzker-was-trending-494062

WIREPOINTS
— Another failure of Illinois pensions: “Retired” Illinois superintendent with $230,000 annual pension double dips with $300,000 salary in Texas. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingne
https://wirepoints.org/another-failure-of-illinois-pensions-retired-illinois-superintendent-with-230000-annual-pension-double-dips-with-300000-salary-in-texas-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Hobby Lobby Loses Right to Maintain Sex-Separate Bathrooms – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/hobby-lobby-loses-right-to-maintain-sex-separate-bathrooms/

CAPITOL FAX
— Paul Palazzolo’s full comments (again, many Republicans visibly uncomfortable with this) – Hannah Meisel
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/20/todays-quotable-198/
(RICH MILLER: The material, if anything, is based on what Bob Hope would have done 20-30 years ago. If we believe that Bob Hope is cancelable, I’m really concerned about our country. Bob Hope was a comedian who was able to gently rib, you know, all parties and all people, whether it was Lyndon Johnson, or Richard Nixon or John F Kennedy, or George HW Bush. Bob Hope was an American first, and he gently ribbed those who were in power.)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump would beat Biden in 2020 election do-over, new poll shows. President dips below 50% approval in daily tracking polls for first time. – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/19/trump-would-beat-biden-2020-election-do-over-new-p/
— Evacuation proceeds, but fears of Taliban reprisal soar. U.N. assessment predicts targeting of old regime supporters. – Guy Taylor (COMMENT: Expect that as the Democrat majority increases in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district, Democrats will target Republicans for reprisal.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/19/evacuation-proceeds-fears-taliban-reprisal-soar/
— U.S. press steps up for Afghan journalists – Jennifer Harper (COMMENT: Everyone in Illinois sees how the following treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Republican elected and appointed officials who represent my precinct, Republican candidates, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, and those who I have sued.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/19/inside-beltway-us-press-steps-afghan-journalists/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on college campuses distract from education – Cherise Trump
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-efforts-on-college-campuses-distract-from-education
— Twitter declines to classify Taliban as ‘violent organization’ despite tweets celebrating mass killings – Timothy Nerozzi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/twitter-declines-classify-taliban-terrorist-organization
— Biden wants everyone to move on from Afghanistan now – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/biden-wants-everyone-to-move-on-from-afghanistan-now

FOX NEWS
— Air Force Academy requires students to watch ‘inclusion’ training video promoting BLM. The video suggests three responses to a situation, all of which are supportive of Black Lives Matter – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/air-force-academy-requires-students-students-to-watch-inclusion-training-video-promoting-blm
— ‘The Ingraham Angle’ on Biden’s career leading up to crisis in Afghanistan
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/the-ingraham-angle-on-bidens-career-leading-up-to-the-crisis-in-afghanistan
— Victor Davis Hanson: Critical race theory leads Nevada judge to acquit illegal alien because law was ‘racist’ Judge Miranda Du tossed the U.S. government’s case against Gustavo Carrillo-Lopez – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/victor-davis-hanson-critical-race-theory-nevada-judge-illegal-alien
— Internal State Department cable warned Blinken of pending Afghanistan collapse. Officials at the US embassy in Kabul sent the memo through the department’s confidential dissent channel. – Caitlin McFall , Rich Edson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/internal-state-department-cable-warned-blinken-of-pending-afghanistan-collapse

FOX BUSINESS
— Bank of America, Lowe’s sponsored CRT training urging Whites to ‘cede power to people of color’ United Way training urged employees to get ‘woke at work’ – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/bank-of-america-lowes-sponsored-crt-training

AMERICAN TINKER
— The Afghanistan Debacle is Exactly What the Left Wanted – Christopher Skeet
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/the_afghanistan_debacle_is_exactly_what_the_left_wanted.html
— How Big Is the Angry Majority? – John Green
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/how_big_is_the_angry_majority.html
— CRT: America’s Cultural Revolution – Scott S. Powell
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/crt_americas_cultural_revolution.html
— Biden exhibits classic dementia symptoms – Terry Paulding
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/biden_exhibits_classic_dementia_symptoms.html
— The Taliban are conquerors in their own land – Abraham H. Miller
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/the_taliban_is_a_conqueror_in_its_own_land.html
— Democrats are making war – Alan P. Halbert (COMMENT: Democrats have declared war on Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/democrats_are_making_war.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ultimately, the facts on the ground make it look as if the Democrats, with Joe Biden leading the charge, are making war against ordinary patriotic Americans and against America itself. God help us.)
— Derrick Wilburn speaks out against Critical Race Theory – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/our_own_derrick_wilburn_speaks_out_against_critical_race_theory.html

BREITBART
— Poll: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Approval Rating Tanks as Violent Crime Rises – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/19/cpoll-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-approval-rating-tanks-as-violent-crime-rises/
— CNN’s Mudd: ‘Pathetic’ State Department Can’t Confirm How Many Americans Remain in Kabul – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/08/19/cnns-mudd-pathetic-state-department-cant-confirm-how-many-americans-remain-in-kabul/
— Blue State Blues: It Will Take a Generation to Rebuild America’s Deterrent – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/20/blue-state-blues-it-will-take-a-generation-to-rebuild-americas-deterrent/
— Majority of Voters Don’t Believe Joe Biden Will Finish First Term – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/19/nolte-majority-voters-dont-believe-biden-will-finish-first-term/

BLAZE
— Taliban reportedly going ‘door-to-door’ looking for Christians to kill them – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/taliban-door-to-door-killing-christians

DAILY CALLER
— Politicians, World Leaders Politely Ask The Taliban To Respect Women’s Rights – BRADLEY DEVLIN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/19/taliban-human-rights-women-girls-joe-biden-nancy-pelosi/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Critical Race Theory Promotes Discrimination – Jonathan Butcher
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/19/critical-race-theory-promotes-discrimination/
— ‘Latinx’ Is Unpopular With Actual Latin Americans, Poll Shows – Douglas Blair
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/19/latinx-is-unpopular-with-actual-latin-americans-poll-shows/
— A Shameful Attack on Conservatives for Supporting Afghan Women – Kelsey Bolar
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/19/a-shameful-attack-on-conservatives-for-supporting-afghan-women/

DAILY WIRE
— America’s 250th Birthday Will Be A ‘Commemoration,’ Not ‘Celebration’ In Virginia Because Leftists Don’t Think It’s Worth Celebrating. Event should be oriented around liberal priorities because “because [conservatives are] all in anyway.” – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/americas-250th-birthday-will-be-a-commemoration-not-celebration-in-virginia-because-liberals-dont-think-its-worth-celebrating

NEWSMAX
— Critics Balk at CRT Training Video at Air Force Academy – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/us/critical-race-theory-military-air-force-academy/2021/08/19/id/1033050/
— Pennsylvania School Board Bans Critical Race Theory – Jeffrey Rodack
https://www.newsmax.com/us/critical-race-pennsylvania-ban/2021/08/19/id/1033006/
— James Madison University Trains Students That Christians, White Males Are ‘Oppressors’ – Jack Gournell
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/privilege-white/2021/08/19/id/1033084/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Cowardly Biden Hides From the Press on Afghanistan – Tim Graham
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2021/08/20/column-cowardly-biden-hides-press-afghanistan

FEDERALIST
— Psychiatrist Sally Satel: ‘Very Concerned’ About Critical Race Theory Infiltrating Mental Health Care – Gabe Kaminsky
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/19/psychiatrist-sally-satel-very-concerned-about-critical-race-theory-infiltrating-mental-health-care/
— Leftists Are Living In A Fantasy World While Burning The Real One To The Ground. Adding extreme social leftism to the usual political greed and stupidity has been catastrophic, from the military to education to border security. – Nathanael Blake
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/19/leftists-are-living-in-a-fantasy-world-while-burning-the-real-one-to-the-ground/

PJ MEDIA
— Air Force Academy Cadets Forced to Watch BLM Video – STEPHEN GREEN
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2021/08/19/air-force-academy-cadets-forced-to-watch-blm-video-n1471023

COLLEGE FIX
— After threat of lawsuit, Princeton seminary excused student from ‘whiteness is sin’ anti-racism training – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/after-threat-of-lawsuit-princeton-seminary-excused-student-from-whiteness-is-sin-anti-racism-training/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Taliban going house-to-house and hanging those who worked with US. We left them a map, says North – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/20/taliban-going-house-to-house-and-hanging-those-who-worked-with-us-we-left-them-a-map-says-north-1121528/
— Taliban parade two men through streets with blackened faces and nooses around necks
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/19/taliban-parade-two-men-through-streets-with-blackened-faces-and-nooses-around-necks-1121017/
— Biden admin continues to tell fleeing Americans to pay their way out of Afghanistan, hours after telling the press otherwise
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/20/biden-admin-continues-to-tell-fleeing-americans-to-pay-their-way-out-of-afghanistan-hours-after-telling-the-press-otherwise-1121584/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Employees in One Missouri School District Sue Over ‘Equity Training,’ Claiming it’s Unconstitutional. “claims she had to affirm statements she disagreed with in order to progress in the mandatory training” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/employees-in-one-missouri-school-district-sue-over-equity-training-claiming-its-unconstitutional/
— Afghani Women Protest Against the Taliban Amid Crackdown. Where are the feminists? Afghani women face actual oppression unlike the fake oppression women supposedly endure in America. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/afghani-women-protest-against-the-taliban-amid-crackdown/
— Investigation: Increasing Push For “Prioritizing Non-Whites for Medical Care to Compensate for Historical Wrongs” Real Clear Investigations: “Doctors are questioning the concept of colorblindness in patient care as a racist holdover that benefits white people.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/investigation-increasing-push-in-medicine-for-prioritizing-non-whites-for-medical-care-to-compensate-for-historical-wrongs/

EPOCH TIMES
— US Black Hawk Helicopters Captured by Taliban as ‘Horrified’ Senators Demand DOD Audit – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/billions-of-dollars-in-us-weapons-aircraft-likely-seized-by-taliban_3956556.html

THE HILL
— School boards become ground zero for country’s culture wars – JULIA MANCHESTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/568428-school-boards-become-ground-zero-for-countrys-culture-wars

REUTERS
— Taliban are rounding up Afghans on blacklist (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have me on their blacklists. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, conservative leaders, religious leaders, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, and those who I have sued.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-are-rounding-up-afghans-blacklist-private-intel-report-2021-08-19/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hunted by the Taliban, U.S.-Allied Afghan Forces Are in Hiding – Matthew Rosenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan-usa.html

NEW YORK POST
— Toddlers are racist … and other insights from Bank of America’s woke training – Christopher F. Rufo
https://nypost.com/2021/08/19/toddlers-are-racist-and-other-insights-from-woke-bank-of-america-training/

BALTIMORE SUN
— Wealthy politicians happy to push divisive narratives
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/cng-ho-letters-0819-20210820-etxobeg6cfge3m4fhzpewypdci-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Should Military Officers Be Chosen by Race? An admiral’s revealing remark about naval promotion. – Harry Jackson (COMMENT: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. While I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have always been under tremendous pressure to recruit, to retain, and to promote those who are minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/military-officers-affirmative-action-identity-politics-diversity-and-inclusion-national-security-11629402318
— Selling Luxury Goods in a More Socialist China Becomes a Problem. A speech on wealth inequality by the country’s president has wiped 60 billion euros off the value of Europe’s top luxury stocks. – Carol Ryan (COMMENT: What luxury goods have you bought? According to my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government, luxury goods that I bought included a) new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1978, etc. b) real estate in 1972, 1974, and 1976, c) tuition and books 1966-1980 and 1992-1997, d) collector cars in 1989 and 1994, and e) real estate that my wife and I bought in 1978 and 1984.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/selling-luxury-goods-in-a-more-socialist-china-becomes-a-problem-11629378116

FORBES
— Sen. Marco Rubio Called Out YouTube’s Streaming Service For Silencing Conservatives
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2021/08/19/sen-marco-rubio-called-out-youtubes-streaming-service-for-silencing-conservatives/

BLOOMBERG
— Next China: Wealth Redistribution in an Economy for Common Prosperity (COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors who were most furious a) that IRS hired me in 1971 instead of a Black and b) that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 instead of Blacks. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who were most furious a) that GAO hired me in 1980 instead of a Black, b) that GAO promoted me in 1986 instead of a Black, and c) that GAO did not get rid of me sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-08-20/next-china-wealth-redistribution-in-an-economy-for-common-prosperity

August 19 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Candidates in county races should not be required to pay for full recounts – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210819/editorial-candidates-in-county-races-should-not-be-required-to-pay-for-full-recounts

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Is Peoria’s influence in state politics at risk with new legislative map? Some are concerned – JJ Bullock
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/state/2021/08/19/peoria-wields-significant-power-in-springfield-illinois-politics/5504118001/

NPR ILLINOIS
— At State Fair, Democrats Paint GOP As Existential Threat Worthy of Keeping United Even As Rifts Divide Party – Hannah Meisel
https://www.nprillinois.org/statehouse/2021-08-18/at-state-fair-democrats-paint-gop-as-existential-threat-worthy-of-keeping-united-even-as-rifts-divide-party

WSIL TV
— Gary Rabine hopes to defeat ‘dictator’ Gov. JB Pritzker – Danny Valle
https://wsiltv.com/2021/08/18/gary-rabine-hopes-to-defeat-dictator-gov-jb-pritzker/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican Day at the fair is today. The three GOP candidates for governor won’t get a chance to talk to the crowd at the state fair, even though Rep. Rodney Davis (who might be considering a run) will get the stage (and not everyone’s happy about it). The candidates will all get a chance at the mic at this morning’s meeting of the GOP Central Committee and Republican County Chairs Association. . .Republicans say they haven’t seen any drafts of what the congressional maps might look like, but there’s an expectation that Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s seat could be erased, according to a few Republicans and some Democrats who are in Springfield for this week’s political rallies at the fair. . . .Today, 8 a.m.: GOP State Central Committee and Republican County Chairs Association meeting at the Wyndham Hotel in Springfield. Today, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy, Reps. Darin LaHood, Rodney Davis, and Mary Miller; RNC Co-Chair Tommy Hicks; RNC Committeeman Richard Porter; and GOP leaders Jim Durkin and Dan McConchie headline Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair on the Director’s Lawn. Today, 2-4 p.m.: Sen. Jason Barickman State Fair Reception at Franny’s in Springfield. Contact: sara@thenewberggroup.org or 815-596-9160. Today, 3-5 p.m.: State Rep. Dan Brady State Fair Reception at Fulgenzi in Springfield. Contact Lori at 773-320-1938 or dan@votedanbrady.com. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/08/19/pushing-party-unity-raoul-announces-re-electin-bid-returning-for-the-remap-494045

JOHN KASS
— Chaos and Violence, in Afghanistan and Chicago, with Ayaan Hirsi Ali and John Kass
https://johnkassnews.com/chaos-and-violence-in-afghanistan-and-chicago/

WIREPOINTS
— One chart tells you much about Chicago’s property tax and its pensions
https://wirepoints.org/one-chart-tells-you-much-about-chicagos-property-tax-and-its-pensions-wirepoints-quickpoint/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Time to impeach Biden: He’s actively trying to destroy the America we know and love – David N. Bossie
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/18/time-to-impeach-biden-hes-actively-trying-to-destr/

FOX NEWS
— We should not be resettling Afghan refugees before rescuing American citizens. A mass influx of refugees from Afghanistan could further divide the United States – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-resettling-afghan-refugees-rescuing-american-citizens
— Biden says as many as 15,000 Americans looking to flee Afghanistan. U.S. troops may remain in Afghanistan beyond a Aug. 31 deadline to make sure all Americans are out, the president says. – Dom Calicchio
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-says-as-many-as-15000-americans-looking-to-flee-afghanistan

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden’s Surrender Presidency – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/bidens_surrender_presidency.html
— Fall of Kabul: The Day Reagan’s America Died – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/fall_of_kabul_the_day_reagans_america_died.html
— Joe Biden crisis management, Chicago-style – Spruce Fontaine
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/joe_biden_crisis_management_chicagostyle.html
— Why Cuomo resigned versus why he should have resigned – Lynne Lechter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/why_cuomo_resigned_versus_why_he_should_have_resigned.html

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Biden Chooses Decline – Ben Shapiro
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/blog/2021/08/18/biden-chooses-decline

BREITBART
— Obama-Appointed Judge: Prosecuting Previously Deported ‘Latinx’ Illegal Aliens Is Unconstitutional, ‘Racist’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/18/obama-appointed-judge-prosecuting-previously-deported-latinx-illegal-aliens-is-unconstitutional-racist/
— Catholic League Condemns MSNBC’s ‘Obscene’ Comparison of Christians to Taliban – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/18/catholic-league-condemns-msnbcs-obscene-comparison-christians-taliban/

BLAZE
— Justice Amy Coney Barrett will determine the fate of the Obama presidential library – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/amy-barrett-obama-library-lawsuit
— ‘The fall of Kabul should be the DOWNFALL of the Biden administration’
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-chad-prather-show/the-fall-of-kabul-should-be-the-downfall-of-the-biden-administration-chad-prather
— Why is Trump banned on Twitter, but the Taliban isn’t? Experts say the terror group simply follows the rules of the far-left social media platform. – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-not-taliban-banned-from-twitter

CHRISTIAN POST
— Hobby Lobby ordered to pay $220K for not allowing trans employee to use women’s restroom – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/news/hobby-lobby-fined-for-making-trans-employee-use-unisex-restroom.html

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Unconscionable’: Taliban Has Seized UH-60 Black Hawks, Other High-Tech American Equipment, Republicans Say In Letter To White House – THOMAS CATENACCI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/18/republican-senators-black-hawk-helicopters-afghanistan-taliban-white-house/

DAILY WIRE
— Afghan Women Throwing Babies Over Barbed Wire To Save Them – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/afghan-women-throwing-babies-over-barbed-wire-to-save-them-report

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Joe Biden: A legacy of failure after only eight months (and 47 years) – Joseph Ragonese
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/commentary/joe-biden-a-legacy-of-failure-after-only-eight-months-and-47-years-139540/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— ‘CRT’ by Another Name Is Still CRT
https://www.creators.com/read/daily-editorials/08/21/crt-by-another-name-is-still-crt

CNS NEWS
— Russian Officials Praise Taliban, Whose Fighters are ‘Guarding’ Moscow’s Embassy in Kabul – Dimitri Simes
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/international/dimitri-simes/russian-officials-praise-taliban-whose-fighters-are-guarding

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Jr Says Biden Has Created The ‘Largest Hostage Situation In The History Of The World’ In Afghanistan – GREG PRICE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/18/trump-jr-biden-hostage-situation-afghanistan/

NEW AMERICAN
— Illinois Implements Vaccine Passports, Mandates – Peter Rykowski
https://thenewamerican.com/illinois-implements-vaccine-passports-mandates/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Taliban Banned on Facebook, Allowed on Twitter — Trump Still Banned on Both – Autumn Johnson
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/autumn-johnson/2021/08/18/taliban-banned-facebook-allowed-twitter-trump-still

PATRIOT POST
— Biden’s Blowup: Back to the Future of Islamic Terrorism. On the eve of 9/11, Joe Biden has re-seeded al-Qa’ida’s terrorist turf. – MARK ALEXANDER
https://patriotpost.us/alexander/82059-bidens-blowup-back-to-the-future-of-islamic-terrorism-2021-08-18

POST MILLENNIAL
— Bank of America teaches America is ‘white supremacist’, promotes abolition of police. Despite their namesake, Bank of America teaches employees that the brand of America is bad and racist. – Nick Monroe
https://thepostmillennial.com/bank-of-america-leak

COLLEGE FIX
— Pew Research poll: Liberals more likely to see ‘cancel culture’ as a tool for good – CHRISTIAN SCHNEIDER (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who cancel others, who they cancel, and why. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, and those who I have sued.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/pew-research-poll-liberals-more-likely-to-see-cancel-culture-as-a-tool-for-good/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘They will not pin this s*** on me!’ Unconfirmed sources claim Kamala is boiling – Vivek Saxena (COMMENT: When Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct lose elections, my critics/opponents do everything that they can to pin those losses on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken most adverse actions against me since 2000. This year, they stopped me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. In 2006, they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/18/they-will-not-pin-this-s-on-me-unconfirmed-sources-claim-kamala-is-boiling-1120464/

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘First-Come, First-Serve’: US Embassy Says Military Can’t Ensure ‘Safe Passage’ to Kabul Airport – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/first-come-first-serve-us-embassy-says-military-cant-ensure-safe-passage-to-kabul-airport_3954955.html
— CDC Director: ‘Concerning Evidence’ Shows COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness ‘Waning’ Against Delta Variant – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/cdc-director-concerning-evidence-shows-covid-19-vaccine-effectiveness-is-waning-against-delta-variant_3954466.html

THE HILL
— Billions in US weaponry seized by Taliban – REBECCA KHEEL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/568493-billions-in-us-weaponry-seized-by-taliban

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan until all American citizens are evacuated, Biden tells ABC News – Rachel Pannett, , Erin Cunningham, Jennifer Hassan and Claire Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/18/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-live-updates/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— More than 200 COVID cases traced to Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival – DAVID MATTHEWS
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-covid-cases-traces-lollapalooza-festival-chicago-20210818-i6lqnuxmpbht7ky6rkfwxqhwvu-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The U.S. Is Hostage to the Taliban. Pentagon officials admit they don’t have enough troops to protect the Kabul airport and assist Americans and Afghans trying to get to the airport. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hostage-to-the-taliban-joe-biden-lloyd-austin-mark-milley-11629323032
— The Taliban Capture Joe Biden. Kabul’s conquerors hold the leverage in defining the terms of a postwar status quo. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-taliban-afghanistan-withdrawal-evacuation-refugees-siv-translators-saigon-iran-11629315806
— The Return of ‘America Held Hostage’ Some 15,000 U.S. citizens and residents are behind Taliban lines. There’s no easy way to get them out. – Walter Russell Mead
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-american-withdrawal-kabul-taliban-afghanistan-evacuate-iran-hostage-crisis-carter-11629303110

STAR TRIBUNE
— Former staff for Minnesota Republican Party allege Jennifer Carnahan created ‘toxic’ workplace. Former executive directors of state party speak out on Carnahan; NDAs voided. – Briana Bierschbach (COMMENT: I should write a book about how extremely toxic GAO’s Chicago office was during the 1980s and 1990s. The more of the following that its employees were, the more toxic that it was for them: Republican, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, if your ancestors had been in America for a long time, if you did not have a degree from an Ivy League university, if you had an accounting degree, if you were a CPA, and/or if you did not start you career with GAO. Further, I should write a book about the most toxic people in the following: a) Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 1999; b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012; c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee 2003-2011; d) Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007; e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, 2001-2004; and f) Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois since 1978.)
https://www.startribune.com/former-staff-for-minnesota-republican-party-allege-jennifer-carnahan-created-toxic-workplace/600088972/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Minnesota Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan has presided over a toxic workplace culture and unchecked sexual harassment in the state party, according to a growing number of former staffers and activists who have leveled allegations against her. Four former executive directors of the party released a lengthy statement on Wednesday saying Carnahan “ruled by grudges, retaliation, and intimidation” in the party, often withholding prized party data to help candidates she preferred to get a “leg up.” The statement said she retaliated against those who spoke out against her, often trying to prevent former staff from getting other jobs. “Carnahan created an extremely toxic work environment, often yelling, demeaning and questioning loyalty,” the former staffers said in a joint statement. “We would be reprimanded if we did not glowingly ‘pump up’ and stroke the ego of Carnahan in our rare public appearances.” The four former executive directors — Becky Alery, Andy Aplikowski, Christine Snell and Kevin Poindexter — said they were able to speak out after the party’s Executive Board voted Sunday to void nondisclosure agreements that they said Carnahan used to silence staff. They added their voices to a widening chorus of people calling for Carnahan to resign from party leadership, including well over a dozen state legislators, three Republican governor candidates and five members of the party’s own executive board. Carnahan has said the allegations are part of an effort by her detractors to “relitigate” the 2021 race for party chair, when she won a third term. The 15-member executive board is meeting Thursday night and will take a vote of confidence in Carnahan’s leadership. Ten votes are required to remove her as chair. Many have cited Carnahan’s close relationship with Anton “Tony” Lazzaro, a prolific GOP donor and activist who was arrested last week on federal charges of sex trafficking. Lazzaro became deeply involved in state politics through his friendship with Carnahan. Since his arrest, other allegations have flooded social media about Carnahan’s leadership of the party. Multiple women detailed in social media posts their experiences being harassed or spoken to inappropriately by staff in the party, a culture they said went unchecked. “I don’t think young women are safe in politics,” said Kayla Khang, who interned for the party when she was 17 and said male party staffers had inappropriate conversations with her and frequently made comments that made her uncomfortable. She said she was warned specifically about being alone with one former party staffer.)

NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH
— Critical Race Theory devised to divide us – State Sen. Mike Groene
https://nptelegraph.com/opinion/columnists/groene-critical-race-theory-devised-to-divide-us/article_f1181e9e-009b-11ec-82b2-6f9a9ac37ebf.html

JD SUPRA
— Why An Equity Audit Is Your Best Defense Before You Need One (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government acted like their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. RINO leaders of Republican organizations act like their RINO members who are moderate, minority, female, and/or younger want them to get rid of their members who are conservative, White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/why-an-equity-audit-is-your-best-2637507/

LGBTQ NATION
— COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have worked the hardest since 2000 to destroy the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition: those who reject the a) traditional marriage/family, b) right to life, c) immigration, d) illegal drugs, e) Second Amendment, and/or f) equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Of course, I would focus on leaders of the aforesaid organizations, their operatives, and their dupes.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/08/closeted-former-gop-staffer-whines-discovering-republicans-dont-support-lgbtq-rights/

GUARDIAN
— Facebook no, Twitter yes: which tech firms let the Taliban post? – Alex Hern
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/18/how-are-tech-firms-dealing-with-taliban-social-media

July 29 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Naperville man charged in January 6 attack on US Capitol – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/naperville-man-charged-in-jan-6-attack-on-us-capitol/10915463/
— CDC mask guidelines: DuPage, McHenry, Will counties showing ‘substantial’ COVID-19 transmission
https://abc7chicago.com/health/dupage-mchenry-cos-at-substantial–level-of-covid-19-transmission/10916408/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/07/28/minority-owned-businesses-recreational-marijuana/

DAILY HERALD
— Speech suppression is habit-forming – Michael Barone (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, but failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading those newsletters, but failing that, they succeeded in a) stopping me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, b) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, c) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, d) ending my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service twice, e) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, f) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, and g) ending etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210729/speech-suppression-is-habit-forming

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis’ efforts to comfort police highlighted at meeting of panel probing Jan. 6 riot – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/07/28/jan-6-capitol-riot-police-officer-says-congressman-hugged-him/5398705001/
— Mandatory masks reinstituted at secretary of state facilities, Springfield Capitol Complex – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/07/29/illinois-mask-mandate-rising-covid-cases-reason-state-for-requirement/5410545001/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Historians to Illinois lawmakers considering statue removal: Use this as ‘teaching moment’ – MAGGIE PROSSER (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats want to remove statutes of those who were conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/historians-to-illinois-lawmakers-considering-statue-removal-use-this-as-teaching-moment/article_00372df7-f599-5c05-8bea-771a0c79ee65.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DOJ won’t defend Brooks in lawsuit over Capitol violence – AP (DIERSEN: By defending GAO in Diersen v. GAO, George W. Bush made it clear that he rejects the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform and that he supports patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/doj-wont-defend-brooks-in-lawsuit-over-capitol-violence

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP’s VAX CULTURE CLASH – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/07/29/gops-vax-culture-clash-exelon-this-is-not-a-bluff-casten-channels-fergie-493775
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tweets and videos are putting the vaccine culture wars on full display. Some elected Republicans are speaking up in favor of getting the vax, while three GOP gubernatorial candidates say they haven’t been vaccinated — and probably won’t be. Congressman Rodney Davis tweeted “Please, get vaccinated. They’re safe and effective. Do it to protect your health and that of those around you so we can finally end this pandemic.” And just to be totally frank, he added, “Don’t give @JBPritzker an excuse to shut the economy down again.” State Rep. Avery Bourne tweeted a picture of herself getting the vaccine, saying “I’m vaccinated & I encourage others to get vaccinated too.” Meanwhile, a video surfaced (h/t Mark Maxwell) of a GOP campaign forum where gubernatorial candidates were asked if they had been vaccinated. Only former Republican state Sen. Paul Schimpf said he had been. The others — state Sen. Darren Bailey, businessman Gary Rabine, and attorney Max Solomon — all said no. The Illinois Republican Party didn’t mince words on its opinion about getting the vaccine. “We encourage people to get the vaccine to put the pandemic behind us,” a spokesman told Playbook. The vax clash comes as the debate and discussions about masks heat up. Republicans are united in not wanting to see Gov. J.B. Pritzker issue any more mandates.)

WIREPOINTS
— Overgenerous pensions: One reason why Illinois spends so much more on K-12 education than Florida – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/overgenerous-pensions-one-reason-why-illinois-spends-so-much-more-on-k-12-education-than-florida-part-2-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— COVID-19 mandates wade into uncertain legal territory. Biden, private employers face likely challenges over rights, approval status. – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/28/covid-19-mandates-wade-uncertain-legal-territory/
— White House releases ‘root causes’ plan to control migration from Central America – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly Republican-haters illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/29/white-house-releases-root-causes-plan-control-migr/

FOX NEWS
— Tucker: Americans should never be forced to take medicine they don’t want, period
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/tucker-americans-should-never-be-forced-to-take-medicine-they-dont-want-period

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The American Regime and Its Moral Ground. When the founders took up the task of framing a new Constitution, they had to draw upon those principles of law and moral truths that were there—as they had to be—before the Constitution. – Hadley Arkes
https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/28/the-american-regime-and-its-moral-ground/

BLAZE
— Poll shows more Americans want Black Lives Matter riots investigated than Jan. 6 Capitol riot — and it’s not close – PHIL SHIVER (DIERSEN: Who led the BLM riots in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/poll-blm-riots-capitol-riot-probe-support
— Side-by-side media coverage of BLM protests vs. Capitol riot
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-rubin-report/media-blm-capitol-protests
— Piers Morgan: If you refuse COVID-19 vaccine and catch the virus, you should be denied state-funded health care and pay for it yourself – DAVE URBANSKI (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the following officially get rid of the unvaccinated once and for all: a) your employer if you are still employed, b) the organizations that you are a member of, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county, f) Illinois, g) America, and h) the world?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/piers-morgan-if-you-refuse-covid-19-vaccine-and-catch-the-virus-you-should-be-denied-state-funded-health-care-and-pay-for-it-yourself

DAILY CALLER
— House Republicans Unveil Bill To Finish Border Wall, Hire More Officers In Response To Biden’s ‘Destructive’ Policies – KAYLEE GREENLEE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/29/house-republicans-biden-policy-border-wall/

TOWNHALL
— What is American Wokeness Really About? – Victor Davis Hanson
https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2021/07/29/victor-davis-hanson-what-is-american-wokeness-really-about-n2593268

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Babin to Newsmax: Biden Allowing COVID-Positive Illegal Migrants Into US – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/us/illegals-covid19-border-joebiden/2021/07/28/id/1030345/
— The ACLU is Attacking Our 2nd Amendment Freedoms – Michael Dorstewitz
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/blacks-constitution-gun-pistol/2021/07/28/id/1030279/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Nicolle Wallace Urges Dems: Make Republican ‘Domestic Terror Threat’ Your Midterm Theme – Mark Finkelstein
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mark-finkelstein/2021/07/29/nicolle-wallace-urges-dems-make-republican-domestic-terror

FEDERALIST
— Why Keeping Critical Race Theory Away From Your Kids Requires A Lot More Than iPhone Activism
https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/28/why-keeping-critical-race-theory-away-from-your-kids-requires-a-lot-more-than-iphone-activism/
— Rep. James Clyburn Falsely Claims Critical Race Not Taught In Grade Schools, Says It’s A ‘Red Herring’ – Gabe Kaminsky
https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/28/rep-james-clyburn-falsely-claims-critical-race-not-taught-in-grade-schools-says-its-a-red-herring/

HANNITY
— CHICAGO’S TOP COP: Courts Releasing ‘People Charged With Murder’ Back onto the Streets
https://hannity.com/media-room/chicagos-top-cop-courts-releasing-people-charged-with-murder-back-onto-the-streets/

POLITICO
— Texas loss alarms Trump advisers worried about party clout. Trump’s chosen candidate lost to another Republican in Tuesday’s Texas House election. Now, his advisers are concerned about an Ohio race up next week. – ALEX ISENSTADT (DIERSEN: How are the following trending: your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, and the Illinois Republican Party (IRP)? From what I see based on my serving as an elected DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman since 2000 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, ever-increasingly, the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and IRP are ever-increasingly moving further to the left. Ever-increasingly, the leaders of the aforesaid talk and/or act like they want the Republican Party to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, they say and/or do things that promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Everyone in Illinois sees how the MTRO, DCRCC, and IRP treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Everyone in Illinois sees the support that those got who stopped me from raising funds from Republicans to help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day Parade and Fireworks. Expect that as soon as they have enough votes, MTRO, DCRCC, and IRP leaders will pass resolutions that condemn Trump and glorify and praise Kinzinger.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/28/texas-loss-trump-republican-party-clout-501347

CNN
— Kinzinger says ‘a lot’ of Republicans have privately conveyed support for his January 6 stance – Paul LeBlanc
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/28/politics/adam-kinzinger-republicans-january-6-cnntv/index.html
— Fact checking claims January 6 was not an armed insurrection – Holmes Lybrand
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/28/politics/armed-insurrection-january-6-guns-fact-check/index.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Designer who won’t make same-sex wedding websites loses case (DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats file a lawsuit to force me to use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to promote LGBTQ, CRT, 1619, reparations, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and the rest of the Democrat Party platform?)
https://www.41nbc.com/designer-who-wont-make-same-sex-wedding-websites-loses-case/
— https://apnews.com/article/technology-joe-biden-government-and-politics-business-health-3bfa727e9b844216bc984fb30c82a895
— Biden woos working class with new ‘buy American’ efforts – JOSH BOAK (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate General Motors, hate Ford, hate the UAW, hate American nameplate vehicles, and hate those who owned and/or own an American nameplate vehicle. I should write a book about the aforesaid haters.)
https://apnews.com/article/technology-joe-biden-government-and-politics-business-health-3bfa727e9b844216bc984fb30c82a895

YAHOO NEWS
— Kinzinger says Republicans thanking him in private for Capitol riot stance as he blasts ‘cold’ Fox News for mocking his tears – Maroosha Muzaffar
https://news.yahoo.com/kinzinger-says-republicans-thanking-him-123913943.html

NBC NEWS
— Pfizer says vaccine’s power wanes over time. Are you still protected? New research from Pfizer found a drop in protection after six months, although the vaccine remained highly effective against severe illness. – Akshay Syal, MD
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/pfizer-says-vaccine-s-power-wanes-over-time-are-you-n1275311

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats call you a racist if you do not promote CRT.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/opinion/republicans-race-debate.html

NEW YORK POST
— The migrants Biden’s letting in aren’t reporting to the feds – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2021/07/28/surprise-surprise-the-migrants-bidens-letting-in-arent-reporting-to-the-feds/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Charlie Kirk’s pro-Trump youth group stokes vaccine resistance as covid surges again. Turning Point USA and its affiliates are urging students to resist mandates and spreading baseless claims about ‘medical raids’ as part of a bid for donations.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/29/vaccine-mandates-charlie-kirk-tpusa/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Wharton Reaches A Diversity Milestone – Patrick Thomas (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of Republicans. While I worked for Democrats who ran GAO, IRS, and the Post Office for almost 30 years, they used AA, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of their employees who were Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wharton-is-first-elite-m-b-a-program-to-enroll-more-women-than-men-11627473601
— The Cost of the School Shutdowns. A new McKinsey study documents the severe student learning loss. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cost-of-the-school-shutdowns-mckinsey-report-11627510747

BLOOMBERG
— Federal Worker Unions Back Vaccine Mandates Amid Local Backlash – Todd Shields (DIERSEN: What about members of protected groups that refuse vaccination? From what I see, 100% of federal employees are a member of at least one protected group.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-28/federal-worker-unions-back-vaccine-mandates-amid-local-backlash

FORBES
— Trump Threatens ‘Lots Of Primaries’ For GOP Senators Over Infrastructure Deal – Andrew Solender (DIERSEN: In Illinois, which Republican U.S. Senate candidates will a) seek/accept Trump’s endorsement or b) seek/accept Kinzinger’s endorsement?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/07/28/trump-threatens-lots-of-primaries-for-gop-senators-over-infrastructure-deal/

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Calls Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill ‘Loser for the USA’ as McConnell Supports It – DANIEL VILLARREAL
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-calls-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-loser-usa-mcconnell-supports-it-1614114

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Why Republicans Want to Keep Punishing Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: Who calls for you to be punished and for what? My critics/opponents call for me to be punished because I included links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that they do not like. My critics/opponents call for me to be punished a) because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, b) because I refuse to glorify and praise them, c) because I refuse to pander to them, d) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) because I refuse to cover-up their wrong doing, and/or f) because I refuse to give them money. My critics/opponents call for me to be punished because I promote planks in the Republican Party platform that they want to strike including the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. My critics/opponents call for me to be punished because I have sued them.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/07/why-republicans-want-to-punish-liz-cheney-and-adam-kinzinger.html

NPR
— Do You Need To Wear A Mask Indoors Where You Live? Check This Map – Selena Simmons-Duffin
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/07/28/1021795290/cdc-mask-guidelines-indoors-vaccinated-by-county-covid-spread
— New NPR Ethics Policy: It’s OK For Journalists To Demonstrate (Sometimes) – Kelly McBride
https://www.npr.org/sections/publiceditor/2021/07/29/1021802098/new-npr-ethics-policy-its-ok-for-journalists-to-demonstrate-sometimes
(FROM THE ARTICLE: NPR rolled out a substantial update to its ethics policy earlier this month, expressly stating that journalists may participate in activities that advocate for “the freedom and dignity of human beings” on both social media and in real life. The new policy eliminates the blanket prohibition from participating in “marches, rallies and public events,” as well as vague language that directed NPR journalists to avoid personally advocating for “controversial” or “polarizing” issues. NPR’s current ethics policy was first drafted in the early 2000s, and then given an overhaul in 2010-2011. The new NPR policy reads, “NPR editorial staff may express support for democratic, civic values that are core to NPR’s work, such as, but not limited to: the freedom and dignity of human beings, the rights of a free and independent press, the right to thrive in society without facing discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, disability, or religion.” Is it OK to march in a demonstration and say, ‘Black lives matter’? What about a Pride parade? In theory, the answer today is, “Yes.” But in practice, NPR journalists will have to discuss specific decisions with their bosses, who in turn will have to ask a lot of questions. The carve-out is somewhat narrow. Protests organized with the purpose of demanding equal and fair treatment of people are now permitted, as long as the journalist asking is not covering the event. However, rallies organized to support a specific piece of legislation would be off-limits. Other events featuring a slate of political candidates from one party are also out of bounds. Even when NPR journalists can legitimately participate in a civic event, the new policy asks them to consider how their participation will impact their colleagues. When taking a public stance makes it harder for other NPR journalists to do their jobs, there is an expectation that the journalism will take precedence. This policy confronts the generations-old question in newsrooms: Where does the journalist end and the citizen begin?)

July 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 70 shot, 12 fatally, in weekend violence across city; top cop blames courts – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/cpd-supt-blames-courts-after-70-shot-12-fatally-over-weekend/10909776/

CBS2
— CPD Supt. Brown Blames Crime Wave On Courts For Releasing Offenders; ‘Why Are You Releasing Violent People?’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/07/26/cpd-supt-brown-crime-wave-courts-violent-offenders/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Italian Americans gather in Little Italy to demand Christopher Columbus statues be put back – STEPHANIE CASANOVA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-columbus-statue-rally-20210726-yg23uq7t4baspmhwchqbpyekiq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to get Blacks to hate Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-george-floyd-square-critical-race-theory-systemic-racism-king-quote-huppke-20210727-uqzxchpa3jcxbgeyd3atuxjy34-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/7/26/22595033/donald-trump-polarized-politics-jesse-jackson-divided-america

DAILY HERALD
— The need to diversify Illinois teachers – Editorial (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210726/editorial-the-need-to-diversify-illinois-teachers

SOUTHERN
— Italian Americans gather in Little Italy to demand Christopher Columbus statues be put back
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/italian-americans-gather-in-little-italy-to-demand-christopher-columbus-statues-be-put-back/article_14f046a9-f21c-589a-b024-d6da01008260.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz & Martin discuss issues that make Gov. Pritzker vulnerable to a current or potential new GOP GOV opponent winning in 2022
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/07/watch-berkowitz-martin-discuss-issues-that-make-gov-pritzker-vulnerable-to-a-current-or-potential-new-gop-gov-opponent-winning-in-2022-cable-web/

ILLINOIS NEWS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use the Olympics to promote LGBTQ.
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/about-time-gay-athletes-unleash-rainbow-waves-at-the-olympics-world-news/317092/

WIREPOINTS
— Massive bureaucracy: Illinois has 800K fewer students than Florida, but 785 more school districts – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/massive-bureaucracy-illinois-800k-fewer-students-than-florida-but-785-more-school-districts-wirepoints-on-wjpf-with-tom-miller/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Former President Donald Trump has gotten involved in a Texas election, siding against a candidate named “Bush” and warning against “RINOs.” – Victor Morton (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs. RINOs not only do not promote the following Republican Party platform planks, they destroy those like me who promote those planks: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/26/donald-trump-endorses-ken-paxton-over-george-p-bus/
— Senate Democrats put female draft back on the table – Joseph Clark (DIERSEN: When I graduated from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management, when I was viewed as being “draft bait,” I took the only job offer that I got — Retail Sales Manager for the Chicago Heights Firestone Store. My father had died suddenly in 1969 and potential employers did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. The job did not really require a college degree. Constructively, I was the store’s salesman. The Firestone Stores Chicago District Office hired me. I asked to be assigned to the Chicago Heights store because I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. My Chicago Heights Firestone Store manager would not have hired me. Sadly, he disapproved of my following demographics: Republican, draft avoider, German American, and Missouri Synod Lutheran. He refused to let me start until I passed a probationary period working for the Firestone Store in Gary. After I had worked for him for 7 months, he rudely fired me when I gave him my 2-week notice that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/26/senate-democrats-put-female-draft-back-table/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden Immigration Policies Threaten Pandemic Recovery. Border official says migrant influx ‘puts agent health and safety needlessly at risk’ – Joseph Simonson
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-immigration-policies-threaten-pandemic-recovery/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago expressway shootings continue to surge despite $12.5M grant, federal intervention. 137 shootings on Chicago-area expressways so far this year, police say. – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-expressway-shootings-surge
— MSNBC pushes false idea that Texas will bar the condemnation of KKK in schools. National Review writer Rich Lowry previously called the take ‘completely dishonest’ – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-texas-kkk-schools
— Candace Owens shreds motion to exclude Whites from Ivy League schools: It’s ‘bigotry of no expectations’ Liberals want every action in America to ‘be informed by the color of people’s skin’ – Angelica Stabile
https://www.foxnews.com/media/candace-owens-exclude-whites-ivy-league

FOX NEWS RADIO
— Rep. Jim Jordan: “Democrats Love When A Republican Will Attack Other Republicans” Like Cheney & Kinzinger Do (DIERSEN I should write a book about those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who have attacked me. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois. I would focus on those who blame me and who blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://radio.foxnews.com/2021/07/26/rep-jim-jordan-democrats-love-when-a-republican-will-attack-other-republicans-like-cheney-kinzinger-do/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Embarrassing the Predatory Left – W.R. Wordsworth (DIERSEN: Are/were you an oppressor? To paint me as being an oppressor of minorities, women, younger people, etc., my critics/opponents would have to stress a) what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and b) what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, GAO employee 1980-1997, IRS employee 1971-1980, etc. What exactly would they stress?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/07/embarrassing_the_predatory_left.html

BREITBART
— 4th Graders Required to Complete ‘Equity Survey,’ Told Not to Discuss with Parents – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/26/4th-graders-required-to-complete-equity-survey-told-not-to-discuss-with-parents/
— Army Major General Asks Followers to ‘Block and Report’ Critics on Twitter – KRISTINA WONG (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. They look for anything in the newsletters that they can use against me. They a) look for articles linked in the newsletters that contain negative facts like DUIs about Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, b) bring those articles to the aforesaid’s attention, and c) promote hatred in the aforesaid against me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/26/army-major-general-asks-followers-to-block-and-report-critics-on-twitter/
— Another House Democrat Vows to Oppose Budget that Excludes Amnesty for Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/26/another-house-democrat-vows-to-oppose-budget-that-excludes-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Specifically, Correa said an amnesty via reconciliation ought to give green cards to illegal aliens enrolled and eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program as well as those who Democrats consider “essential workers,” along with others. Correa joins Rep. Jesús García (D-IL) in his pledge to oppose a budget without amnesty. Weeks ago, García said “a robust and equitable budget reconciliation deal must include” amnesty for illegal aliens. For months, Senate Democrats have been working to slip an amnesty past Congress via reconciliation. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said last week that Democrats are doing “the best we can” to ensure the amnesty is included.)

BLAZE
— AOC goes on ABSURD rant, accuses GOP of trying to ban books, ban speech, fire professors ‘Everything she just said there is a LIE’
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-rubin-report/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-critical-race-theory
— Sen. Hawley seeks to combat critical race theory, foster patriotism with the ‘Love America Act of 2021’ – ALEX NITZBERG
https://www.theblaze.com/news/hawley-seeks-to-combat-critical-race-theory-in-schools-with-the-love-america-act-of-2021

DAILY CALLER
— ‘She’s Broken Congress’: McCarthy Slams Pelosi After Tapping Cheney, Kinzinger For Jan. 6 Committee – KYLE REYNOLDS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/26/kevin-mccarthy-pelosi-cheney-kinzinger-jan-6-committee-congress/
— Students Were Told Not To Tell Their Parents About A Fourth Grade ‘Equity Survey’ – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/26/students-were-told-not-to-tell-their-parents-about-a-fourth-grade-equity-survey-critical-race-theory/

TOWNHALL
— Why the Left Can’t Let Go of Jan. 6 – Pat Buchanan
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2021/07/27/why-the-left-cant-let-go-of-jan-6-n2593134
— We Have a New Term to Describe RINO Traitors Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/07/26/house-gop-leader-mccarthy-has-a-great-word-to-describe-gop-traitors-adam-kinzinge-n2593137

FEDERALIST
— Democrats Rapidly Losing Ground In Fight Over Critical Race Theory – Spencer Lindquist
https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/26/democrats-rapidly-losing-ground-in-fight-over-critical-race-theory/

PATRIOT POST
— CRT Shape-Shifting in Education. There’s finally a curriculum that school board members can recommend in place of CRT or the 1619 Project. – TONY PERKINS
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/81591-crt-shape-shifting-in-education-2021-07-27

PJ MEDIA
— Wokeness Hits Home: BLM Group Wants Parents to Urge Their Kids Not to Apply to Top Colleges – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/26/wokeness-hits-home-blm-group-demands-parents-pledge-to-hold-back-their-kids-education-n1464685

POST MILLENNIAL
— Larry Elder slams critical race theory as ‘narrative that pits blacks against whites’
https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-larry-elder-response-to-critical-race-theory

COLLEGE FIX
— College of the Ozarks plans national ‘patriotic education’ symposium with Ben Carson – JEREMY HILL
https://www.thecollegefix.com/college-of-ozarks-plans-national-patriotic-education-symposium-with-ben-carson-sarah-huckabee-sanders/

POWER LINE
— IS CRITICAL RACE THEORY ILLEGAL? – JOHN HINDERAKER
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/07/is-critical-race-theory-illegal.php

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Politico: Democrats “Scared” Over Critical Race Pushback. The pushback is real. And it’s spectacular. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/07/politico-democrats-scared-over-critical-race-pushback/
— Minnesota Fourth-Grader ‘Very Nervous and Uncomfortable’ When Told Not to Tell Parents About Equity Survey. “I got very confused and kind of nervous after a boy asked his mom after the teacher explained that we cannot tell our parents anything.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/07/minnesota-fourth-grader-very-nervous-and-uncomfortable-when-told-not-to-tell-parents-about-equity-survey/

POLITICO
— Cheney-McCarthy war of words heats up over Jan. 6 investigation. The House minority leader dubbed Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger “Pelosi Republicans” on Monday. – OLIVIA BEAVERS and NICHOLAS WU
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/26/cheney-mccarthy-jan-6-investigation-500741

HILL
— Lightfoot doubles down on decision to exclusively take interviews from people of color – NATALIE PRIEB (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote racism.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/564919-lightfoot-doubles-down-on-decision-to-exclusively-take-interviews-from
— Gavin Newsom blames ‘right-wing’ misinformation for delta variant deaths – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for COVID deaths in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois? Since 2000, they have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/564892-gavin-newsom-blames-right-wing-misinformation-for-delta-variant-deaths
— Trump pressures McConnell, GOP to ditch bipartisan talks until they have majority – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/564801-trump-pressures-mcconnell-gop-to-ditch-bipartisan-talks-until-they
— Vaccine mandate calls fueled by COVID-19’s latest spike – PETER SULLIVAN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/564924-vaccine-mandate-calls-fueled-by-covid-19s-latest-spike
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters want the federal government to do even more to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/564937-progressive-think-tank-releases-racial-equity-blueprint-for-federal
— America’s taxes — complex, incomprehensible and unfair – JOSEPH CHAMIE (DIERSEN: IRS is tasked with carrying out the tax laws that Congress passes. Past, present, and future IRS employees are among the most hated people in America. I was an IRS Collection Division employee 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year. Since 1971, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that against me big time.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/564959-americas-taxes-complex-incomprehensible-and-unfair

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “January 6 committee opening is crucial chance to correct Trump’s lies.”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/politics/donald-trump-nancy-pelosi-january-6-commission/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Republicans attempt to undermine and distract from first 1/6 select committee hearing.”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/politics/republican-strategy-insurrection-hearing/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Vaccinated Aim Anger at Those Who’ve Said No – Roni Caryn Rabin (DIERSEN: Expect that vaccination anger will be used as a pretext by Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs to get rid of unvaccinated Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/health/coronavirus-vaccination-hesitancy-delta.html
— Mexican Workers on Border Get Vaccines to Aid Them, and the U.S. Economy – Maria Abi-Habib
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/world/americas/mexican-workers-us-vaccines.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get their votes, expect that Democrats will promise to give Latinos even more preference over Americans who are White, Black, Asian, and/or Native American.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/us/politics/latino-voters-biden-democrats.html

WASHINGTON POST
— A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “The real reason Republicans want to sabotage the investigation into Jan. 6.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/26/real-reason-republicans-want-sabotage-investigation-into-jan-6/

NEW YORK POST
— Minn. students told to hide ‘equity survey’ questions from parents. – Samuel Chamberlain
https://nypost.com/2021/07/26/minn-students-told-to-hide-equity-survey-questions-from-parents/

USA TODAY
— Hundreds of communities declared racism a public health crisis. What’s happened since? – N’dea Yancey-Bragg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats and RINOs blame Republicans for the problems that minorities, females, younger people, etc. have. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats and RINOs who run your municipality officially ban Republicans from helping sponsor and walking in their Independence Day parades?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/07/27/how-cities-addressing-public-health-crisis-racism/8072935002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Revolt of the Unwoke. Three progressive San Francisco school board members are targeted for a recall. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/asian-american-merit-testing-racism-woke-san-francisco-collins-moliga-lopez-11627329861
— Biden Administration Moves to Tilt Pay and Power Toward Workers. Business groups object to the Labor Department’s efforts to reshape rules governing employers. – Amara Omeokwe (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have always been grossly overpaid and my benefits have been far too generous. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they would never have stooped to take the jobs that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-moves-to-tilt-pay-and-power-toward-workers-11627378380
— Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates Imposed on Some Government Workers. New cases are on the rise nationally, driven by the Delta variant, summer socializing, loosened restrictions and unvaccinated individuals. – Jimmy Vielkind, Christine Mai-Duc and Talal Ansari
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-to-require-citys-workers-get-covid-19-vaccine-or-be-tested-weekly-11627306868
— Critical Race Theory Becomes Key to GOP Campaign Strategy in Virginia. Republican Glenn Youngkin is putting the issue at the center of his bid for governor; voters are divided. – Joshua Jamerson and Aaron Zitner (DIERSEN: In Illinois, it looks like the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have told Republican candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers to NOT oppose promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/virginia-campaign-will-test-whether-critical-race-theory-moves-voters-11627304401
— No-Show Lawmakers Use Covid as an Excuse. Proxy voting was meant to protect us from infection. It’s become a way of ducking responsibility. – Tim Burchett
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-covid-remote-proxy-vote-government-waste-11627326412
— ‘Hyper Education’ Review: Studying Hard and Blamed for It. Asian families are often mocked or faulted for their commitment to academics and for enrolling their children in after-school learning programs. – Naomi Schaefer Riley (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who are the most furious a) that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old and b) that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hyper-education-review-studying-hard-and-blamed-for-it-11627338475

CRAIN’S NEW YORK BUSINESS
— New York City’s political consultants cash in on primary (DIERSEN: In Illinois, it looks like the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have taken advice from political consultants to direct Republican candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers to NOT oppose promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/mayoral-race-2021/consultants-cash-election-gold-mine

WBAP
— Rick Roberts: If You’re Affluent, You’re An Oppressor! (DIERSEN: Are/were you an oppressor? To paint me as being an oppressor of minorities, women, younger people, etc., my critics/opponents would have to stress a) what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and b) what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, GAO employee 1980-1997, IRS employee 1971-1980, etc. What exactly would they stress?)
https://www.wbap.com/2021/07/26/rick-roberts-if-youre-affluent-youre-an-oppressor/

WEEK
— The 5 factions vying for the Republican Party’s future – DAMON LINKER (DIERSEN: I have always been a platform Republican. Ever-increasingly, since at least 2000, platform Republicans like me have been in the minority in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP). Ever-increasingly, RINO leaders of the aforesaid make clear that they want the IRP to dump the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, immigration, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in its platform and to dump platform Republican Precinct Committeemen like me.)
https://theweek.com/politics/1003007/five-factions-republican-party-future

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY
— Learning from Black CPA career role models. – Anita Dennis (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors can stress that in 1997, when I was 49 years old, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” and then gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black CPA subordinate.)
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/jul/black-cpa-career-role-models.html

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 905 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $459,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448326_zpid/

July 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago shootings: 70 shot, 12 fatally, in weekend violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-gun-violence-police-weekend/10909776/
— IL school district resorts to hiring international teachers as schools struggle to fill vacancies – CNN (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://abc7chicago.com/education/il-schools-struggle-to-fill-teaching-vacancies-amid-teacher-shortage/10909299/

FOX32
— Dashcam video shows illegal immigrants pour out of smuggler’s car after Texas pursuit – Bill Melugin and Adam Shaw
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dashcam-video-shows-illegal-immigrants-pour-out-of-smugglers-car-after-texas-pursuit

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 72 people hit by gunfire in Chicago over the weekend. At least 11 died, including 17-year-old. The teen was attacked while he and a 15-year-old were in the backyard of a home in the 6800 block of South Peoria Street.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/7/24/22591573/chicago-weekend-shootings-july-23-26-homicide-gun-violence
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Nearly a year into Lightfoot’s anti-violence plan, many of Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhoods are doing worse. The plan proposed flooding the 15 most violent community areas with resources. But gun violence is up in most of them, and the administration has yet to funnel extra help to neighborhoods with the most shootings. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/7/25/22557206/lightfoot-our-city-our-safety-gun-violence-chicago-plan

DAILY HERALD
— Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210726/news/307269992

WCIA
— Rabine opposes vaccine mandates, walks back anti-vaccine misinformation – Mark Maxwell
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/rabine-opposes-vaccine-mandates-walks-back-anti-vaccine-misinformation/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Law allowing Illinois community colleges to develop affordable housing will keep students ‘more plugged-in’ – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: I was less plugged-in while I attended UIC 1966-1968 because I commuted to classes from parents’ home in Crete and worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. I was less plugged-in during my first semester at NIU in 1969 because I went home weekends to work part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/605885327-law-allowing-illinois-community-colleges-to-develop-affordable-housing-will-keep-students-more-plugged-in

CWB CHICAGO
— Suburban man buys car Friday, gets hijacked in the Loop Friday night (DIERSEN: My 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971. My 1962 Chevy BelAir was stolen in Chicago in 1973.)
https://cwbchicago.com/2021/07/suburban-man-buys-car-friday-gets-hijacked-in-the-loop-friday-night.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— KINZINGER JOINS JAN. 6 PANEL – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/07/26/kinzinger-joins-jan-6-panel-raouls-hamilton-story-pritzker-team-takes-shape-493730
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I’m against [Kinzinger] being appointed by Speaker Pelosi,” said Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey, who is running for governor of Illinois and says Republicans should name Republicans to the committee, and Democrats, Democrats. “In Illinois, we know all too well what happens when you give a speaker this much power and it never ends well for the people. This behavior only leads more people to believe Pelosi is trying to manipulate this commission for political gain instead of having honest conversations to uncover the truth,” Bailey told Playbook in a statement. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Illinois GOP did not respond to a request for comment. And an official with the party who would only speak on background, said he welcomed Kinzinger’s appointment because it will “drag the party back to being a law and order party.” That they wouldn’t speak on the record is an indication that the party is still grappling with how to juggle the far-right Trump supporters who tend to live downstate (like Bailey) with northern Republicans who, like Kinzinger, are appalled at the insurrectionists.)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PELOSI NAMES FELLOW LEFTY ADAM KINZINGER TO JANUARY 6 PANEL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/pelosi-names-fellow-lefty-adam-kinzinger-to-january-6-panel.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Stop using taxpayer money to give illegal immigrants free flights – Rep. Madison Cawthorn
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/stop-using-taxpayer-money-to-give-illegal-immigrants-free-flights

GOPUSA
— Rigged Selection: Pelosi Appoints GOP Trump Hater To Join Liz Cheney On Jan. 6 Committee
https://www.gopusa.com/rigged-selection-pelosi-appoints-gop-trump-hater-to-join-liz-cheney-on-jan-6-committee/
— ‘Very Frustrated’ Fauci Nags The Nation
https://www.gopusa.com/very-frustrated-fauci-nags-the-nation/
— Billionaire George Soros Donates $1million To Racial Justice Organization Seeking To Defund The Police
https://www.gopusa.com/billionaire-george-soros-donates-1million-to-racial-justice-organization-seeking-to-defund-the-police/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hypocrisy, Thy Name is Progressive – Steve Feinstein
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/07/hypocrisy_thy_name_is_progressive.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How Parents Should Talk About ‘White Privilege’ When dispelling the lie of white privilege for our children we must first break down the layers of false ideology which support this concept. – Robyn Riley
https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/25/how-parents-should-talk-about-white-privilege/

BREITBART
— Gov. Abbott: Biden Admin’s Plan Is Catch and Release — Texas Plan Is Catch and Jail – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/07/25/gov-abbott-biden-admins-plan-is-catch-and-release-texas-plan-is-catch-and-jail/

CENTER SQUARE
— New Left socialism is an urban legend – William Haupt III
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/op-ed-new-left-socialism-is-an-urban-legend/article_27249096-ee07-11eb-a417-3f475dd9ce5c.html

DAILY WIRE
— Dallas Democrats Blasted For Soliciting Care Packages For TX Dems Who Fled State: ‘Pathetic’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dallas-democrats-blasted-for-soliciting-care-packages-for-tx-dems-who-fled-state-pathetic

TOWNHALL
— Let’s Stand Up for Our Kids Against Leftist Overreach, Indoctrination – Jane Timken
https://townhall.com/columnists/janetimken/2021/07/26/lets-stand-up-for-our-kids-against-leftist-overreach-indoctrination-n2593021
— Woke America Should Heed Chinese, Cuban Protestors Honoring Old Glory – Thomas Glessner
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomasglessner/2021/07/26/woke-america-should-heed-chinese-cuban-protestors-honoring-old-glory-n2593001

NEW AMERICAN
— Critical Race Theory: Marxist Poison Infecting America. Critical Race Theory, all the rage in America’s government schools, is just rehashed Marxist Critical Theory attempting to divide the country along racial lines. – Alex Newman
https://thenewamerican.com/critical-race-theory-marxist-poison-infecting-america/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— “Children Are Being Weaponized” By Critical Race Curriculum. Providence Teacher Ramona Bessinger on Sky News Australia: “it’s going to feed the sort of anger and the racial division that is already coming to a boiling point and it’s going to make us all quite frankly, very unsafe.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/07/children-are-being-weaponized-by-critical-race-curriculum/

EPOCH TIMES
— Critical Race Theory Is a ‘Race to the Bottom’ – Shawn Steel
https://www.theepochtimes.com/critical-race-theory-is-a-race-to-the-bottom-shawn-steel_3917241.html

POLITICO
— ‘People are scared’: Democrats lose ground on school equity plans. Moderate and suburban voters share concerns about education changes and say national Democrats dismiss their arguments. – MAGGIE SEVERNS
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/26/democrats-school-critical-race-theory-500729

ABC NEWS
— Germans divided over restrictions for the unvaccinated. German politicians are deeply divided over a warning by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff that restrictions for unvaccinated people may be necessary if COVID-19 infection numbers reach new heights in the coming months. – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/unvaccinated-face-restrictions-germany-official-79044578

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— University of Illinois to open offices in India to recruit students (DIERSEN: I earned degrees from the following, but none of them recruited me: NIU (BS, management,1970), Loyola (MBA, 1976), DePaul (MS, accounting,1980), and IIT (MS, finance, 1997).)
https://apnews.com/article/business-india-illinois-a24a9a90f161b6c2c01124fa7fc19ea7

CNN
— Growing group of GOP members wants McCarthy to punish Kinzinger and Cheney for joining January 6 committee – Ryan Nobles and Melanie Zanona (DIERSEN: Who should be punished for Republican losses? Since 2000, my critics/opponents have wanted the following to punish me for Republican losses: a) the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party; b) the Republican leaders of Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois; c) Republican elected officials who represent all or part of my precinct; d) the leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter; e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct; f) the voters in my precinct, g) etc. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the success that they have had in getting the aforesaid to punish me.)
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/07/25/politics/republicans-mccarthy-kinzinger-cheney-january-6-committee/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Pelosi Bars Trump Loyalists From Jan. 6 Inquiry, Prompting a G.O.P. Boycott. Democrats said Representatives Jim Banks and Jim Jordan, who amplified Donald J. Trump’s lies of a stolen election and opposed investigating the assault, could not be trusted to scrutinize it. – Luke Broadwater and Nicholas Fandos (DIERSEN: One could argue that Kinzinger and his supporters are the leading promoters of hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/us/politics/pelosi-republican-boycott-capitol-riot.html
— Low-Wage Workers Now Have Options – Eduardo Porter (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/business/economy/workers-wages-mobility.html
— Requests for U.S. college aid are down – Stephanie Saul (DIERSEN: I did not expect my parents to pay for my college expenses. I did not request college aid. Instead, I earned money for tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968 and for room and board, tuition, and books at NIU 1969-1970, and new cars to commute to/from classes by washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/us/politics/college-aid-coronavirus.html
— Disinformation for Hire, a Shadow Industry, Is Quietly Booming – Max Fisher (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most to destroy me because I refused to spread their disinformation. I would focus on political consultants and campaign managers for Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/world/europe/disinformation-social-media.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The Delta Variant Is the Symptom of a Bigger Threat: Vaccine Refusal – Apoorva Mandavilli (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers refuse to hire Republicans who are not vaccinated, b) will employers fire their Republican employees who are not vaccinated, c) will organizations not let unvaccinated Republicans join, d) will organizations terminate their unvaccinated Republican members, e) will governments refuse to let the unvaccinated Republicans seek or hold any kind of office including precinct committeeman, and f) will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs take even stronger adverse actions against Republicans who are not vaccinated?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/health/coronavirus-vaccine-refusal.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump wields power with endorsements, but some in GOP fear midterm damage – JANET HOOK (DIERSEN: Which candidates on June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballots in your precinct will a) seek/accept Trump’s endorsement or b) seek/accept Kinzinger’s endorsement?)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-07-25/mar-a-lago-primary-trump-wields-power-with-endorsements-but-some-fear-damage-to-gop

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Exclusive poll finds Detroit residents far more worried about public safety than police reform – Susan Page, Dana Afana, Jasmin Barmore, Sam Fogel, and Janelle James
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/25/detroit-police-reform-public-safety-defund-suffolk-poll/8001468002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Make a Call on Quitting Your Job Without Any Regrets – Rachel Feintzeig (DIERSEN: I can forever ask myself what if I had refused to take my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/quitting-your-job-resignation-11626975582

CBS WEST PALM BEACH
— Conservative PAC formed to protest people moving to Florida – Jay O’Brien (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, Democrats are far more welcome than conservatives. RINOs focus on destroying conservatives. I should write a book about RINO precinct committeemen, RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, RINO party leaders, RINO political consultants, RINO major donors, RINO fundraisers, RINO campaign managers, RINO campaign staff members, and RINO campaign volunteers who have done the most since 2000 to destroy the DuPage County Republican Central Committee and to destroy the Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://cbs12.com/news/local/conservative-pac-formed-to-protest-people-moving-to-florida
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A conservative political action committee (CPAC) is painting a picture for Florida voters, warning that out-of-staters are moving to the Sunshine State in numbers that could potentially flip the state from leaning red to solid blue. The Save Our Sunshine State PAC (SOSS), formed in May, is making the pitch that COVID-19 is bringing unprecedented numbers of Americans to Florida from places like New York. “Massive migration to a state or city has ALWAYS resulted in increased violence and property crime rates, inflation, higher taxes, lower standards of living,” the PAC’s website says. The PAC was created by conservative political activist Rich Logis, who cites internal data that he claims projects that Florida will see thousands of liberal voters move into the state in the coming years. “It isn’t a question of us saying to them ‘you’re not welcome,’ what it’s a question of is us saying to them that ‘we are going to outnumber you in the political process,'” Logis told CBS12 News. “That’s totally inaccurate,” State Rep. Anna Eskamani, who recently founded the progressive voter registration organization People Power for Florida, told the Sun Sentinel. “The governor is doing everything he can to entice more conservatives to come to Florida.” Additionally, Eskamani told the Sun Sentinel that the SOSS website’s language was “very problematic and grounded in a white supremacy type of perspective of the future of our state.” State Rep. Omari Hardy, a progressive Democrat running for Congress in Florida’s 20th House District, told CBS12 News he believes the PAC seeks to further divide Americans. “Pitting Americans against Americans. That’s basically what this is about,” he added. “It’s the logical endpoint of Trumpism. I half expect these folks to propose building a wall around Florida and making New Yorkers pay for it.” Meanwhile, Logis believes Florida voters have to act quickly in order to counteract Democratic voters moving into the state. He says his PAC — which has not yet raised any money, according to filing records — will support voter registration. “That is the solution to make sure that Florida does not become another New York or another California,” he said.)

FOX MUSKEGON
— No food for ‘RINOs’ at Muskegon GOP BBQ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, RINOs blame Republicans for Republican losses. RINOs want the Republican Party a) to get rid of the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, immigration, and equal opportunity planks in the Republican Party platform; b) to get rid of Republican precinct committeemen/captains, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, fundraisers, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc. who support the aforesaid planks; and c) to get rid of voters who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZoK6h5vdJo

MORNING CONSULT
— Democrats’ Drive to the Left Threatens Their Grip on Power – CAMERON EASLEY & MORGAN HALVORSEN (DIERSEN: The leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization should be blasting Democrats for their promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://morningconsult.com/2021/07/26/state-of-the-parties-ideology-extremes/

NATIONAL INTEREST
— Why America Needs Direct Democracy – Sumantra Maitra (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use “democracy,” Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, CRT, 1619, reparations, etc. a) to take opportunities and money away from Republicans and b) to give those opportunities and that money to Democrats.)
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-america-needs-direct-democracy-%C2%A0-190125

July 24 Evening Edition

FOX32
— Illinois hot dog stand ticketed over American flag display
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/958882

ABC7
— ‘Essentially a paper tiger’: BGA digs into resignation of Chicago’s legislative inspector general
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-legislative-inspector-general-better-government-association-bga-carol-pope/10907438/
— Amazon investigation into tech giant’s work culture set to take place after employee complaints. Amazon culture: Google, Facebook and Apple employees have also recently vocalized concerns about internal issues. (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, work cultures are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/amazon-news-investigation-culture/10907628/

DAILY HERALD
— Introducing new and returning members of the Daily Herald Editorial Board’s advisory panel (DIERSEN: How many members of the panel oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210724/introducing-new-and-returning-members-of-the-daily-herald-editorial-boards-advisory-panel
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Christine Radogno Hometown: Lemont Professional background: Retired Illinois Senate Republican leader; served in the senate for 20 years, last nine as first female caucus leader in state history; former LaGrange village trustee. Before politics, used her master’s in social work degree in the mental health field. Community involvement: A member of J.B Pritzker’s transition team; K-12 substitute teacher; board member for Adance Illinois, an education policy organization; returning Sounding Board member. . .Tom Roeser Hometown: Barrington Hills Profession: President of OTTO Engineering in Carpentersville; worked 30 years at OTTO, 12 years at Baxter Travenol Community involvement: Board member, Boys and Girls Club of Dundee Township; served on Elgin Symphony Orchestra board; former Barrington Unit District 220 school board member; returning Sounding Board member)

NPR ILLINOIS
— What Can The IRS Do To Enforce Tax Laws? (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year. While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, I worked on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) for 3 years 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $102,188-$109,001/year. In April of 1988, GAO issued a 49-page report on CID’s program to address unreported illegal source income. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-88-61 In March of 1989, GAO issued a 32-page report on CID’s program to address unreported legal source income. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-89-41 )
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-07-24/what-can-the-irs-do-to-enforce-tax-laws

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gallup: Biden approval drops to 50%, lowest for him to date. Pollster says approval now in ‘meaningful decline’ – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/24/gallup-biden-approval-drops-50-lowest-him-date/

FOX NEWS
— The woke mob is everywhere: Here’s where it came from and how one critic believes it can be stopped. Critical race theory, open borders, and cancel culture are all part of a trend Victor Davis Hanson says doesn’t have public support. – Kelsey Koberg (DIERSEN: To be woke is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. What percent of the voters in the following say that they are woke: your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your county district, and your county?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/the-woke-mob-is-everywhere-heres-where-it-came-from-and-victor-davis-hansons-solution-for-stopping-it

GOPUSA
— The Perverse Agenda Of Black Lives Matter – Star Parker
https://www.gopusa.com/the-perverse-agenda-of-black-lives-matter/
— NFL Warns: Vaccinate Players And Staff Or Else!
https://www.gopusa.com/nfl-warns-vaccinate-players-or-else/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Are whites hopelessly racist? – Bob Weir
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/07/are_whites_hopelessly_racist.html
— Traveling the Quiet Road to Tyranny – Wen Wryte
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/07/traveling_the_quiet_road_to_tyranny.html
— Slouching Toward Dictatorship – Anthony J. DeBlasi
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/07/slouching_toward_dictatorship.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— South Africa: A Glimpse of America’s Future? South Africa seems far away from the United States in distance and time, but Americans should view the current situation there as a warning. – Edward Chang
https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/23/south-africa-a-glimpse-of-americas-future/

DAILY CALLER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Democrat-Run Cities Burned Last Summer. Now It’s A Summer Of Violence – JORDAN LANCASTER
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/23/democrat-run-cities-burned-last-summer-violence/
— ‘We Need Our Kids To Breathe’: DeSantis Vows No Mask Mandates As Major US Cities Clamp Down While COVID-19 Cases Rise – KYLE REYNOLDS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/23/kids-breathe-florida-desantis-mask-mandates-cities-clamp-down-school-year/
— Unvaccinated NFL Players Will Be Fined For Violating Protocols – DAVID HOOKSTEAD
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/24/report-unvaccinated-nfl-players-fines-coronavirus-protocols/

NEWSMAX
— Mark Meadows to Newsmax: Infrastructure Biased for Dem Run Cities – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/markmeadows-democrats-cities-greennewdeal/2021/07/24/id/1029811/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Indoctrinating the Young Week in Higher Education. Your weekly report on campus news. – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/07/indoctrinating-the-young-week-in-higher-education/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Fed-up Texas Gov. Abbott begins plan for arrests and jailing of illegals – Kay Apfel
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/07/24/fed-up-texas-gov-abbott-begins-plan-for-arrests-and-jailing-of-illegals-1107951/
— Biden’s baleful border betrayal – David Limbaugh
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/07/23/david-limbaugh-bidens-baleful-border-betrayal-1107773/

EPOCH TIMES
— Minnesota Student Says Teacher Told Her to Hide ‘Equity Survey’ Questions From Parents
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/minnesota-student-says-teacher-told-her-to-hide-equity-survey-questions-from-parents_3915941.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Conservative-haters crow about their successes. Conservative-haters in DuPage County can crow about their success in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day Parade and Fireworks. I should write a book about the leading conservative-haters in DuPage County.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/564455-whiners-made-cpac-stand-for-complain-pout-and-cry

CNN
— 2020 was a record year for stress – Sandee LaMotte (DIERSEN: In what years were some of your biggest positives? For me, they include 1970 when I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU; 1972, 1973, and 1974 when IRS promoted me; 1976 when I earned an MBA from Loyola; 1978 when I got married; 1978-1992 when I went with my wife on short vacations four times a year in conjunction with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America; 1979 when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt; 1980 when I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul; 1981 when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA; 1986 when GAO promoted me; and 1997 when I earned a master’s degree in finance from IIT.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/20/health/2020-emotions-survey-wellness/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For 15 consecutive years, polling giant Gallup has asked people around the world about their positive and negative emotions. For this report, Gallup surveyed nationally representative samples of 160,000 people from 116 countries during 2020 and early 2021.)

NEW YORK POST
— America’s silent majority must fight liberals killing freedom of speech – Ben Shapiro
https://nypost.com/2021/07/24/the-silent-majority-must-protect-freedom-of-speech-from-liberals/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Al Lord Profited When College Tuition Rose. He Is Paying for It. As chief executive of student-lending giant Sallie Mae, Al Lord helped drive up the costs of college. Now that he is footing tuition checks for his grandchildren, he said he has new sympathy for ordinary families. – Josh Mitchell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/al-lord-profited-when-college-tuition-rose-he-is-paying-for-it-11627048831

FORBES
— Negative Experiences: Stick Like Velcro Or Glide Off Like Teflon? – Dr. Ruth Gotian (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the top 100 negative experiences that I have had as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, GAO employee 1980-1997, IRS employee1971-1980, Firestone Stores employee 1970-1972, Post Office employee 1966-1969, and Wheaton resident since 1978. I would focus on those who caused those top 100 negative experiences.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ruthgotian/2021/06/29/negative-experiences-stick-like-velcro-or-glide-off-like-teflon/

NEWSWEEK
— Ted Cruz Says CRT Is Rooted in Marxism, Radicals Are Teaching Kids That All Whites Are Racist
https://www.newsweek.com/ted-cruz-says-crt-rooted-marxism-radicals-are-teaching-kids-that-all-whites-are-racist-1612800