February 26 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Democratic county chairs ask for investigation of Downstate GOP Rep. Chris Miller for displaying militia decal at U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-republican-state-represenatitve-us-capitol-insurrection-20210226-jodipvmmk5gubkyzqffbkm2ade-story.html
— ‘Culturally responsive teaching’ or ‘woke indoctrination’? New standards for Illinois teachers in training are latest flashpoint in culture wars. – ELYSSA CHERNEY, KAREN ANN CULLOTTA and ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-teachers-cultural-competency-new-standards-20210226-xfhgzb5fs5htpmdhyiop5p4mxm-story.html
— Former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s pension illustrates the broken system – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-fixing-illinois-chicago-budget-madigan-pension-20210226-tt4kmbn7hbetldxgez57x4ioqq-story.html
— What happened to the ‘famously cautious’ Michael Madigan when it came time to pick a successor? – ERIC ZORN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-madigan-kodat-guerrero-cuellar-haste-zorn-20210226-ffcpu3xnvffnlfqfdbns2mu6ty-story.html
— Backed by Pritzker, Ald. Michelle Harris holds early lead in contest to replace Madigan as Illinois Democratic chairman – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-party-chairman-madigan-successor-20210226-2fs7vj36srbjbhijdo7jmfcram-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-lgbtq-marie-newman-marjorie-taylor-greene-page-20210226-ps3yhanmtvcmjhlkq3jnq2yzua-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Downstate Republican says he removed far-right militia decal from his truck — but Democrats and Kinzinger call for probe. State Rep. Chris Miller denied any involvement with the extremist organization called the Three Percenters after his pick-up truck was photographed with the sticker in its back window in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. – Andrew Sullender
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/26/22303594/republican-chris-miller-mary-representative-congress-three-percenters-militia-insurrection-truck
— Illinois companies should be required — not just encouraged — to increase diversity on their boards. A study last fall found that only 16.8% of directors at big Illinois companies are minority, and only 27.4% are women. – Alexi Giannoulias
(DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were constructively required by Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not 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 federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/26/22303178/corporate-board-diversity-illinois-alex-giannoulias-lgbtq-valerie-jarrett

DAILY HERALD
— It’s suburbs vs. Chicago for control of Illinois Democratic Party – JJ Bullock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210226/its-suburbs-vs-chicago-for-control-of-illinois-democratic-party
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Aurora area groups issue call for racial equity in distribution of COVID-19 vaccine – Patricia Andrews-Keenan
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210225/aurora-area-groups-issue-call-for-racial-equity-in-distribution-of-covid-19-vaccine

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘Pot for Shots’: Mich weed dispensary offers free joint to anyone who gets COVID-19 vaccine – CNN
(DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, organization, company, government, or country is to destroy that individual, organization, company, government, or country.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/pot-for-shots-marijuana-dispensary-offers-free-joint-to-anyone-who-gets-covid-vaccine/10372890/
— COVID-19 vaccine ‘passports’ may open society, but inequity looms – AP
(DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will punish non-vaccinated Republicans.)
https://abc7chicago.com/travel/covid-vaccine-passports-may-open-society-but-inequity-looms/10372971/

NBC5
— Social Media is Radicalizing You (Yes, You) — Here’s How to Stop It. You can push back against social media algorithms with these tips. – Noah Pransky
(DIERSEN: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters radicalize those who read them. Of course, my critics/opponents want you to read only what they put out or bless, nothing more, nothing less.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/lx/social-media-is-radicalizing-you-yes-you-heres-how-to-stop-it/2448542/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Coin flip breaks tie vote in Belvidere City Council primary. First-ever tiebreaker on a Boone County vote, clerk says. – Shaquil Manigault
(DIERSEN: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I anxiously await campaign literature from the Republican candidates on the April 6, 2021 ballot for my precinct so that I can deliver that literature along with marked sample ballots and vote-by-mail information to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. I also anxiously await yard signs from the candidates that I can offer to the voters, and voter lists that target voters who are likely to vote and to vote Republican. For Milton Township, the Republican candidates are John Monino, Nick Nathwani, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehfelt, Dan Milinko, Jeff Castle, Drew Ellis, and Joe Soto. For Wheaton Park District, the Republican candidates include Ron Almiron. For DuPage County Educational Service Region, the Republican candidates include Paula McGowen. For Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, the Republican candidates are? For College of DuPage, the Republican candidates are Heidi Holan, Andrew Manno, and Deborah Sajdak.)
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2021/02/26/natalie-mulhall-wins-2nd-ward-belvidere-primary-coin-flip/6832468002/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MOST AMERICANS STILL SUPPORT PLAYING NATIONAL ANTHEM AT SPORTING EVENTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/most-americans-still-support-playing-national-anthem-at-sporting-events.html
— THORNER: THE GASLIGHTING OF AMERICANS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/thorner-the-gaslighting-of-americans.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Durbin downplays division over state party chair contest, Pritzker denies promises being made
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/26/durbin-downplays-division-over-state-party-chair-contest-pritzker-denies-promises-being-made/
— 2,441 new confirmed and probable cases; 55 additional deaths; 1,393 hospitalized; 336 in ICU; 2.5 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent test positivity rate; 68,988 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/26/2441-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-55-additional-deaths-1393-hospitalized-336-in-icu-25-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-27-percent-test-positivity-rate-68988-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump rules supreme at ‘TPAC’ – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/26/donald-trump-rules-supreme-cpac/
— Sen. Josh Hawley: ‘I’m not backing down’ – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/26/josh-hawley-im-not-backing-down/

FOX NEWS
— Tom Cotton at CPAC tells conservatives ‘we will never retreat’ The Arkansas senator, a potential 2024 GOP presidential contender, vows he’ll ‘never apologize for defending America’ – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cotton-cpac-conservatives-will-never-retreat
— Cawthorn at CPAC says Dems want to turn U.S. into ‘Communist ash heap’ ‘They are trying to take away all of our rights and they are playing for keeps’ – Morgan Phillips
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cawthorn-cpac-dems-want-buy-vote-u-s-communist-ash-heap
— Is Trump the GOP’s future? Here’s what CPAC attendees think. Trump still leader of the party, CPAC attendees say, but many think Gov. Ron DeSantis should be 2024 presidential nominee. – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/is-trump-the-gops-future-heres-what-cpac-attendees-think
— Lawrence Jones says CPAC attendees ‘united,’ previews what Trump will say in speech. Jones said that “people from all over the country are fired up at CPAC.” – Joshua Q. Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-message-cpac-united-civil-war-gop-lawrence-jones
— Inside CPAC 2021: MAGA hats, coronavirus masks and temperature checks. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/inside-cpac-2021-temp-checks-masks-maga-hats
— Scott Walker at CPAC says ‘America is under siege’ on campuses, in culture. Former Wisconsin governor takes aim at ‘radical activists on campus’ – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scott-walker-cpac-america-under-siege-campuses-culture

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Will End Your Freedom Of Speech Next Week
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/democrats-will-end-your-freedom-of-speech-next-week

DAILY WIRE
— Ron DeSantis At CPAC Highlights Future Of Republican Party Moving Forward: ‘Don’t Ever Back Down’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ron-desantis-at-cpac-highlights-future-of-republican-party-moving-forward-dont-ever-back-down

PJ MEDIA
— Hello, CPAC! Trump Is Still In Charge Here – MARK ELLIS
https://pjmedia.com/columns/mark-ellis/2021/02/26/hello-cpac-trump-is-still-in-charge-here-n1428667

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump ‘Planning for the Next Administration’: Former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows – SAMUEL ALLEGRI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-planning-for-the-next-administration-former-chief-of-staff-mark-meadows_3712640.html

THE HILL
— Donald Trump Jr. attacks Cheney at CPAC: ‘Lincoln Project Liz’ – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/540761-donald-trump-jr-attacks-cheney-at-cpac-lincoln-project-liz
— House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said President Trump has not given him a commitment to refrain from targeting House GOP incumbents in their primaries. – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who have targeted Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540724-mccarthy-no-commitment-from-trump-to-not-target-republicans
— CPAC officials booed after asking attendees to put on masks. “So please everyone, when you’re in a ballroom when you’re seated, you should still be wearing a mask. So if everybody can go ahead, work on that,” organizers asked amid boos from the crowd. – Joseph Guzman
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/540736-cpac-officials-booed-after-asking-attendees-to

NEW YORK TIMES
— Punish Lawyers for Complicity With Trump? – William D. Zabel, New York
(DIERSEN: Who have hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters selected to punish Trump-voters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains; township, ward, and county party organizations; and the Illinois Republican Party should be taking steps to protect Trump-voters. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/opinion/letters/lawyers-trump.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republican Civil War Over Trump? Not at CPAC. As Republicans in Washington debate the former president’s role in the party, many GOP rising stars, activists and voters have made up their minds. – Joshua Jamerson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-civil-war-over-trump-not-at-cpac-11614366303

NEWSWEEK
— Dan Bongino Tells CPAC He’ll Start Up Server Farms, Banks, ‘Whatever You Want’ for Conservatives – DANIEL VILLARREAL
https://www.newsweek.com/dan-bongino-tells-cpac-hell-start-server-farms-banks-whatever-you-want-conservatives-1572525
— Josh Hawley Gets CPAC Standing Ovation at Mention of Election Certification Objection – MATTHEW IMPELLI
https://www.newsweek.com/josh-hawley-gets-cpac-standing-ovation-mention-election-certification-objection-1572499

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled GOP-hating GOP-haters say “Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, lies.”
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2021/02/some-local-gop-leaders-fire-up-base-with-conspiracies-lies-2/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Voters Have Unfavorable Opinion of AOC
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/congressional_faves_feb26

GLOBE AND MAIL
— Trump’s hold on Republican Party on display at CPAC
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/video-trumps-hold-on-republican-party-on-display-at-cpac/

DAILY MAIL
— America’s culture and campuses are ‘under SIEGE’ by the woke brigade’s attempts to cancel conservative thought, Scott Walker tells CPAC – KEITH GRIFFITH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9304843/Americas-culture-campuses-SIEGE-woke-brigade-Scott-Walker-says.html

February 25 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS
— JOIN CPAC 2021 FROM HOME: How to watch streaming coverage, exclusive content on Fox Nation. Fox Nation to provide uninterrupted coverage and live streaming of this year’s event – Yael Halon
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cpac-2021-how-to-watch-streaming-coverage-fox-nation
— Citizens United rolls out anti-Biden campaign to ‘fight back’ against agenda, defend Trump’s record. Citizens United rolling out project at Conservative Political Action Conference starting Thursday. – Brooke Singma
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/citizens-united-anti-biden-campaign-defend-trump-record
— Trump should focus on 2022 elections, not 2024, in CPAC address: Newt Gingrich. Former House speaker calls Capitol security fencing ‘insult to every American.’ – Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-cpac-speech-2022-elections-2024-election-newt-gingrich
— Republican senators send letter to Jeff Bezos asking why Amazon pulled book by conservative author. Senators wrote that Amazon move ‘openly signaled to conservative Americans that their views are not welcome’ – Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-senators-letter-amazon-book-transgender

WGN RADIO
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass: David Marcus previews CPAC and the future of the GOP
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-david-marcus-previews-cpac-and-the-future-of-the-gop/

WGN TV
— Chicago tops list of most corrupt city in US
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-tops-list-of-most-corrupt-city-in-us-report-says/

NBC5
— ‘We’re in the Land of Lincoln:’ Lightfoot Responds to Chicago Mural Controversy. “Let’s be clear, we’re in the Land of Lincoln, and that’s not going to change.” – Becca Wood
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/were-in-the-land-of-lincoln-lightfoot-responds-to-chicago-mural-controversy/2446643/
— Kinzinger Draws Republican Primary Challenger Catalina Lauf Over Impeachment Vote – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/kinzinger-draws-republican-primary-challenger-over-impeachment-vote/2446472/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger GOP primary challenger Catalina Lauf gets 523,900 hits on announcement video A primary contest between Kinzinger and Lauf is part of the GOP civil war being waged across the nation between Trump Republicans and Republicans who do not embrace the ex-president. – Lynn Sweet
(DIERSEN: Those who support the Republican Party platform support Trump and those who reject that platform support Trump-haters.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/24/22300280/illinois-rep-adam-kinzinger-pro-trump-gop-primary-challenger-catalina-lauf-523900-hits-on-video
— Political operative Roberto Caldero charged in new indictment featuring ex-Ald. Danny Solis. Also charged in separate tax indictments were former state Rep. Edward “Eddie” Acevedo and his sons Michael and Alex Acevedo. – Jon Seidel, Mark Brown, and Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/2/24/22300154/political-operative-roberto-caldero-charged-new-indictment-ex-alderman-danny-solis
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/24/22299093/cpac-republican-party-future-right-wing-extremism-s-e-cupp-conservative-political-action-conference

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A transgender flag and a personal attack: Illinois U.S. Rep. Marie Newman and Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene feud over LGBTQ rights – BILL RUTHHART
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will your employer if you are still employed, b) will the organizations that you are a member of, c) will your municipality, d) will your township, e) will your county, f) will Illinois, g) will America, and h) will the world officially get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ? I should write a book about adverse actions that the aforesaid have already taken against those like me who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-marie-newman-marjorie-taylor-greene-transgender-rights-20210225-bx67japa3fbmlhvqhrrgab4sni-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday, Taylor Green gave a floor speech in opposition of the bill and then unsuccessfully tried to adjourn the House to block its movement through the chamber. That prompted Newman, whose new office in Washington’s Longworth House Office Building is directly across the hall from Taylor Greene’s, to display a transgender flag in the hallway. Newman tweeted a video of herself putting up the flag so that Taylor Greene “can look at it every time she opens her door.” That prompted Taylor Greene to post a similar video of herself putting up a sign on the wall across the hall from Newman that reads, “There are TWO genders MALE & FEMALE. ‘Trust the science!’”)

DAILY HERALD
— Newest DuPage courtroom designed with pandemic safety in mind – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210224/newest-dupage-courtroom-designed-with-pandemic-safety-in-mind
— Watch interview between candidates for West Chicago High School District 94 school board
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210224/watch-interview-between-candidates-for-west-chicago-high-school-district-94-school-board

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 112 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 2 deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 3.8% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/25/dupage-county-reports-112-covid-19-cases-wednesday-2-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-38/

NPR ILLINOIS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA AND ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats blame Republicans for Blacks in Illinois not getting vaccinated.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/not-getting-their-shot-black-residents-lag-covid-19-vaccinations
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “It’s All About Trump: CPAC Seems Poised To Ignore Republican Identity Crisis.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/its-all-about-trump-cpac-seems-poised-ignore-republican-identity-crisis#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— 54% of Republican voters would support Trump if he ran for president in 2024 – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/54-of-republican-voters-would-support-trump-if-he-ran-for-president-in-2024

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters crow about their success. What goals for turning children into LGBTQers do LGBTQ-promoters have for the schools in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/02/25/campus/asg-legislation-to-relocate-the-gender-and-sexuality-resource-center-passes/

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS GLEN ELLYN
— Understand the importance of a township mental health board as we learn about the Youth Network that is sponsored by the Bloomingdale Twp 708 Mental Health Board. This is of particular interest for Milton Township citizens as we evaluate the ballot measure in the April 6th election that would provide funds to set up a 708 Mental Health board here as well.
https://www.lwvge.org/upcoming-events/bloomingdaleyouthnetwork

DUPAGE ELECTION DIVISION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: April 6, 2021 election sample ballots for your precinct are available.
https://www.dupageco.org/VoterLookup/
— Early Voting Begins at DuPage County Fairgrounds on Feb. 25th
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2021/64347/

DUPAGE DEMOCRATS
— FROM THE POSTING: Non-Partisan Candidates CONTESTED Races or Write-Ins that share our Democratic Values
https://dupagedemocrats.com/2021-election/candidates/

DEMOCRATS OF MILTON TOWNSHIP
— Monthly Meeting Minutes
(DIERSEN: I should sue all of my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 have lost elections because of articles that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on a) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, b) their major donors, c) their political consultants, d) their campaign managers, e) their campaign staff members, and f) their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.democratsofmilton.com/minutes

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Catalina Lauf Promoted by Prominent Conservative Web Site Gateway Pundit
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/24/catalina-lauf-promoted-by-prominent-conservative-web-site-gateway-pundit/
— Grafton Township GOP Censures Congressman Adam Kinzinger
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/25/grafton-township-gop-censures-congressman-adam-kinzinger/
— Pathetic GOP Township Primary Election Voter Turnout
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/24/pathetic-gop-township-primary-election-voter-turnout/
— McConchie Criticizes Pritzker Budget Gimmicks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/24/mcconchie-criticizes-pritzker-budget-gimmicks/
— The Fauci Game from The Babylon Bee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/25/message-of-the-day-a-game/
— Gasser v. Miller Algonquin Township Road District Case May Come to a Head on March 2nd
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/25/gasser-v-miller-case-may-come-to-a-head-on-march-2nd/
–Wokeness in the Pritzker Administration
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/25/wokeness-in-the-pritzker-administration/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ Latest Use Of Taxpayer Money As Political Club – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-treasurer-frerichs-latest-use-of-taxpayer-money-as-political-club-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER’S BUDGET PUSHES 9 NEW TAXES WORTH NEARLY $1 BILLION – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzkers-budget-pushes-9-new-taxes-worth-nearly-1-billion/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news – AP
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I should pay them for the right to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to their articles which are posted on websites. They would not do that if I agreed to a) serve as one or their operatives or dupes, b) glorify and praise them, c) pander to them, and/or d) give them lots of money. I would focus on the aforesaid who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/24/australia-passes-law-to-make-google-facebook-pay-f/

GOPUSA
— Biased Media Can Always Count On Liz Cheney For A Trump Putdown
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106878
— The Equality Act Is Anti-Christian
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106904

BREITBART
— Texas Towns Cope with Migrant Wave Not Tested for Coronavirus – NEIL MUNRO
(DIERSEN: How many not tested illegals do the Democrats and RINOs plan on dumping in Illinois, in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood?)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/02/24/texas-towns-cope-with-migrant-wave-not-tested-for-coronavirus/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Instruments of Our Own Oppression – Eric M. Wallace, PhD
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/02/25/instruments-of-our-own-oppression

CNS NEWS
— Atheists for Liberty Exhibit at ‘Conservative’ Political Action Conference – Michael W. Chapman
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/michael-w-chapman/atheists-liberty-exhibit-conservative-political-action-conference

DAILY CALLER
— 27-Year-Old Former Trump Admin Staffer Catalina Lauf Announces Congressional Campaign To Unseat Rep. Adam Kinzinger – ELIZABETH LOUISE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/24/former-trump-administration-staffer-catalina-lauf-announces-congressional-run-illinois-representative-adam-kinzinger/

DAILY WIRE
— California Bill Requires ‘Gender Neutral’ Stores, Fines Retailers $1000 For Having Separate ‘Boy’ And ‘Girl’ Toy Departments – Emily Zanotti
https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-bill-requires-gender-neutral-stores-fines-retailers-1000-for-having-separate-boy-and-girl-toy-departments

FEDERALIST
— Twitter Blocked Links To CPAC’s Website. It Now Claims It Was Just An ‘Error’ – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/24/twitter-blocked-links-to-cpacs-website-it-now-claims-it-was-just-an-error/
— ‘Roe v. Wade’ Movie To Premiere Friday To CPAC’s Sold-Out Crowd – Gabe Kaminsky
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/24/roe-v-wade-movie-to-premiere-friday-to-cpacs-sold-out-crowd/

PJ MEDIA
— Tucker Carlson’s ‘Disinformation’ Monologue Triggers the Left Big Time – Now Watch Them Fall Into His Trap and Respond With Disinformation – VICTORIA TAFT
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/victoria-taft/2021/02/24/tucker-carlsons-disinformation-monologue-triggers-the-left-big-time-now-watch-them-fall-into-his-trap-and-respond-with-disinformation-n1428038

TOWNHALL
— Tucker Carlson’s Segment on Misinformation Ends with a Brutal Uppercut to CNN – Matt Vespa
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/02/24/what-tucker-carlson-said-about-misinformation-and-qanon-will-surely-infuriate-th-n2585281
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Recently, Democrats sent a letter to cable providers and big tech companies imploring them to pretty much remove all or most conservative media outlets since we apparently peddle such misinformation. Of course, you all know this is a nakedly political attempt at censorship, but let’s play this game. Who’s really lying?)

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Democrat Equality Act ‘the most comprehensive assault on Christianity ever written into law’ ‘This is a radical bill that uses the government to control, through coercion, how every American thinks, speaks, and acts on issues of human sexuality’ – David McLoone
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/democrat-equality-act-the-most-comprehensive-assault-on-christianity-ever-written-into-law

COLLEGE FIX
— University appears to ignore request to ban Turning Point USA chapter from campus – RACHEL LALGIE
(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I greatly appreciate those who have resisted demands from my critics/opponents to ban me and to ban my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-appears-to-ignore-request-to-ban-tpusa-chapter-from-campus/

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— Facebook to Spend $1 Billion in Support of Journalism – MATTHEW RENDA
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I should pay them for the right to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to their articles that are posted on websites. They would not do that if I agreed to a) serve as one or their operatives or dupes, b) glorify and praise them, c) pander to them, and/or d) give them lots of money. I would focus on the aforesaid who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.courthousenews.com/facebook-to-spend-1-billion-in-support-of-journalism/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook pledged $1 billion in support for local news organizations Wednesday in the aftermath of its standoff with the Australian government over how much the social media platform should pay local news outlets for their content.)

EPOCH TIMES
— Republicans Can Win 2022 by Following Trump’s Lead: Lindsey Graham – MASOOMA HAQ
https://www.theepochtimes.com/republicans-can-win-2022-by-following-trumps-lead-lindsey-graham_3709448.html
— DOJ Watchdog Criticizes Trump’s Firing of IGs, but Omits Key Facts in Matter – Jeff Carlson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/doj-watchdog-criticizes-trumps-firing-of-igs-but-omits-key-facts-in-matter_3709653.html

UPI
— CPAC 2021 opens in Florida; Trump, other top Republicans to speak – Clyde Hughes
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/02/25/florida-cpac-2021-begins-donald-trump/9131614263961/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Black Lives Matter Opens Up about Its Finances. The foundation widely seen as a steward of the Black Lives Matter movement says it took in just over $90 million last year, according to a financial snapshot shared exclusively with The Associated Press. – AARON MORRISON
https://businessjournaldaily.com/ap-exclusive-black-lives-matter-opens-up-about-its-finances/

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters crow about their success. What goals for turning children into LGBTQers do LGBTQ-promoters have for the schools in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/24/us/americans-identifying-lgbtq-poll-trnd/index.html

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters crow about their success. What goals for turning children into LGBTQers do LGBTQ-promoters have for the schools in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/americans-identify-lgbt-poll/story?id=76097305

CBS NEWS
— Liz Cheney calls on GOP to do more to reject ‘white supremacy’
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled GOP-haters call for the GOP to get rid of all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wtop.com/congress/2021/02/liz-cheney-calls-on-gop-to-do-more-to-reject-white-supremacy/

YAHOO NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger promotes hatred against who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://news.yahoo.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-called-065841115.html
— Mike Pompeo is speaking at CPAC amid rumors of a 2024 presidential bid – Lachlan Markay
https://news.yahoo.com/mike-pompeo-speaking-cpac-amid-014824048.html
— Congressional Hearing Explores Whether Right-Wing Media Disinformation Puts Lives ‘at Risk’ – Lindsey Ellefson
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/congressional-hearing-explores-whether-wing-180924060.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A former CPAC organizer’s broadside shows conservatism’s ongoing descent.” If you claim to be conservative, but promote hatred against Trump, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/24/former-cpac-organizers-broadside-shows-conservatisms-ongoing-descent/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, a) will your employer if you are still employed, b) will the organizations that you are a member of, c) will your municipality, d) will your township, e) will your county, f) will Illinois, g) will America, and h) will the world officially get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ? I should write a book about adverse actions that the aforesaid have already taken against those like me who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/25/greene-newman-transgender-equality-act/
— The missing piece of the minimum wage debate. History shows that boosting the minimum wage leads to consumer spending. – Colleen Doody
(DIERSEN: During the 1960s, if the minimum wage had been $15/hour in today’s dollars, in 1966, I would have bought a new loaded Pontiac GTO to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete, instead of the new Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I bought. I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kreseges in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years and the summer in between at Crete-Monee High School.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/02/25/missing-piece-minimum-wage-debate/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “If you served Trump, you have no standing to criticize Biden.” What standing do your critics/opponents have to criticize you? I should write a book about my critics/opponents a) who never served as a chairman of a political organization – I served the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012; b) who never served on the leadership team of an organization – I served on the Steering Committee of the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) 2003-2007, on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter 2001-2004, and on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996; c) who never served as a webmaster – I served as the webmaster of the Milton Township Republican Organization 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, ICRC 2003-2007, and Milton Township 2001-2004; d) who never worked for a government agency – I worked for GAO 1980-97, IRS 1971-1980, and the Post Office 1966-1969; e) who never earned any professional certifications or licenses – I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997; f) who never served as a Precinct Committeeman – I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999; g) who have never put newsletters together and sent them out – I have been putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out since 2000; and h) who have never filed lawsuits – I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/22/if-you-served-trump-you-have-no-standing-criticize-biden/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters crow about their success. What goals for turning children into LGBTQers do LGBTQ-promoters have for the schools in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-02-25/house-poised-approve-legal-protections-lgbtq

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you really are a Trump-supporter, you do not do things that harm Trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/02/24/lawmakers-of-both-parties-slam-ron-johnson-for-claiming-fake-trump-protesters-stormed-capitol/
— Linking Self-Awareness To Leadership Potential, And How To Raise Your Self-Awareness – Kimberly Janson
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, I have never demonstrated leadership potential. They stress that 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. In my defense, I stress that a) I survived 7 years as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, b) I survived 8 years a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, c) I survived 6 years as a Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, d) I survived 4 years as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and e) I survived 3 years as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2021/02/23/linking-self-awareness-to-leadership-potential-and-how-to-raise-your-self-awareness/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters destroy Republicans who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/will-enough-republican-senators-sign-onto-equality-act-pass-probably-not/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who hate America use Blacks to promote hatred against America.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/24/black-history-month-meaning-racism-legacy
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters crow about their success. What goals for turning children into LGBTQers do LGBTQ-promoters have for the schools in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/24/how-many-lgbtq-americans-study-record-high

February 20 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,219 new coronavirus cases, 63 deaths; Cook County Health gives 100,000th shot – Stacey Baca
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2219-new-covid-19-cases-63-deaths/10354123/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP candidates in Ohio Senate race compete over who is more pro-Trump – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gop-candidates-in-ohio-senate-race-compete-over-who-is-more-pro-trump

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan’s heir apparent still up in the air — and he rejects call to stay out it. Leaders of the Coalition for Change IL3 released a list of demands Friday regarding the appointment, including that Madigan hand his votes over to a proxy and play no role in the decision. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/19/22291968/mike-michael-madigan-heir-apparent-resignation-appointment-house-speaker-representative

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With Madigan gone, can Illinois afford a Munchkin moment? – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-illinois-corruption-ethics-john-kass-madigan-20210220-e3mdxb6pvfhqjbpg6wdvdhjccy-story.html
— Struggling Cook County suburban areas face overdose epidemic, with death rates similar to Chicago, report says – JOHN KEILMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cook-county-opioid-overdoses-20210219-ly3yy24utvcgnedizsamkzdzxa-story.html
— With Chicago slipping toward chaos, report outlines how police and city leaders missed signs unrest was escalating and botched response – JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-looting-response-tick-tock-20210219-5o6x3krnlve25gtytzmaep2dpi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Glendale Heights village president, one opponent survive ballot challenge – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210219/glendale-heights-village-president-one-opponent-survive-ballot-challenge

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Utility bills in some small Illinois towns skyrocket because of Texas cold – Ben Szalinski
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/02/19/illinois-natural-gas-prices-increase-cold-winter-weather-forecast-snow/4506491001/

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Mike Madigan does get to select his successor – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/02/19/mike-madigan-does-get-to-select-his-successor/

WGLT
— How McLean County Shaped Adam Kinzinger – ERIC STOCK
(DIERSEN: What state, what county, what township, what municipality, and what church and school shaped you? Illinois, Will County, Crete Township, Crete, Trinity Lutheran church and school in Crete, and Hope Lutheran church and school in Park Forest shaped me. My ancestors have been in northeast Illinois since 1844 and in Crete since 1854. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and my brother continues to live in Crete.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/how-mclean-county-shaped-adam-kinzinger#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— With Or Without Trump, Republicans Will Likely Keep Right And Head South – RON ELVING
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/or-without-trump-republicans-will-likely-keep-right-and-head-south#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Underwood Endorses Anna Valencia in Democratic Party Primary for Secretary of State
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/19/il-14-underwood-endorses-anna-valencia-in-democratic-party-primary-for-secretary-of-state/
— Nunda Township Road Commissioner Lesperance Touts Financial Record
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/19/lesperance-touts-financial-record/
— AOC Transforms from Petty Partisan to Stateswoman in Less Than 12 Hours
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/19/aoc021921/
— Pritzker’s Paragraph on Ethics
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/19/pritzkers-paragraph-on-ethics/
— Pritzker Provides Laugh Line
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/19/message-of-the-day-a-laugh-line/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— WEAK ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ENABLE ILLINOIS BUDGET DEFICITS – Justin Carlson
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/weak-accounting-standards-enable-illinois-budget-deficits/
— MADIGAN WILL RETIRE WITH $2.9 MILLION PUBLIC PENSION AFTER CONTRIBUTING JUST $350,000 – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigan-will-retire-with-2-9-million-public-pension-after-contributing-just-350000/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Study: Heroin chief cause of suburban Chicago opioid deaths – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/19/study-heroin-chief-cause-of-suburban-chicago-opioi/

FOX NEWS
— ‘The View’ hosts trash Rush Limbaugh, say he ‘normalized hatred’ for ‘people sitting in their trucks’ Meghan McCain credits broadcaster for rise of ‘infotainment’ – David Rutz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/view-hosts-trash-rush-limbaugh-normalized-hatred-trucks
— McDonald’s plans to diversify leadership following racial discrimination allegations World’s biggest restaurant chain moves to bring more women and minorities into management roles
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/mcdonalds-plans-diversify-leadership-following-racial-discrimination-allegations

FEDERALIST
— Wisconsin’s Capital City Is Trying To Ban White People From Police Oversight Board. Heralded as a serious effort at ‘equity’ and ‘inclusion,’ Madison’s Police Civilian Oversight Board openly states that white people need not apply and are not welcome. – Daniel Lennington
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your municipality officially banish people, organizations, and companies that are law enforcement, 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://thefederalist.com/2021/02/19/wisconsins-capital-city-is-trying-to-ban-white-people-from-police-oversight-board/

BREITBART
— Marco Rubio: ‘Nothing Compassionate’ About Joe Biden’s Open Borders Policies. “By ending the Migrant Protection Protocols, the Biden Administration is sending yet another signal that it is okay to come to this country unlawfully,” Rubio said. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/19/marco-rubio-nothing-compassionate-about-joe-bidens-open-borders-policies/

NEWS BUSTERS
— North Dakota Fights Big Tech Censorship, Introduces Bill Allowing Suits Against Platforms – Kayla Sargent
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to sue me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like. But beyond hypocritically, they do not sue the authors of those articles.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/kayla-sargent/2021/02/19/north-dakota-fights-big-tech-censorship-introduces-bill

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Dems seek to erase Trump from all federal property, forever – including burial in Arlington Nat. Cemetery – W.E. Thompson Jr.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/02/19/dems-seek-to-erase-trump-from-all-federal-property-forever-including-burial-in-arlington-nat-cemetery-1032216/

NTD
— CPAC 2021 Approaches With Trump as Possible Speaker – Zachary Stieber
https://www.ntd.com/cpac-2021-approaches-with-trump-as-possible-speaker_569444.html

NBC NEWS
— News organizations struggle to meet diversity pledges despite key hires. “We want employees to know we’re not just window-washing,” said one media diversity executive. – Ahiza García-Hodges
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/news-organizations-struggle-meet-diversity-pledges-despite-key-hires-n1258264

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Will Rush Limbaugh’s 15 Million Listeners Go Now? – Michael M. Grynbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/business/media/rush-limbaugh-conservative-media.html
— Biden Is Going Big, and Americans Are With Him – Timothy Egan
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats will use government to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, Democrats will promote/force 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. Ever-increasingly, Democrats will promote poverty and crime.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/opinion/biden-democratic-majority-winning.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Nobody loves ‘cancel culture’ more than Republicans do – Paul Waldman
(DIERSEN: Who leads the cancel culture in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about those who lead the cancel culture in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/19/nobody-loves-cancel-culture-more-than-republicans-do/
— The GOP is Rush Limbaugh’s party. Trump only inherited it. – Brian Rosenwald
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hate Rush Limbaugh and hate those who listen to him. I would focus on Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc. in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/02/19/rush-limbaugh-gop-rino-trump/
— Texas journalists are providing critical information about a disaster they’re living through – Elahe Izadi
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all disasters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have been candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who have been leaders of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. I would focus on those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2021/02/19/texas-winter-storm-journalism/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Migrants Crowd Border Crossing as Biden Administration Begins Undoing Trump Policy – Alicia A. Caldwell and Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/migrants-crowd-border-crossing-as-biden-administration-begins-undoing-trump-immigration-policy-11613765396
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-immigration-opportunity-11613777993
— Online Speech Is Now an Existential Question for Tech. Content moderation rules used to be a question of taste. Now, they can determine a service’s prospects for survival. – Christopher Mims
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I should have to get prior approval from the following before I include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like: the chairmen of the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Illinois Republican Party (IRP). Failing that, the want the MTRO, DCRCC. and IRP to punish me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/online-speech-is-now-an-existential-question-for-tech-11613797254
(FROM THE ARTICLE: How do we make sure we’re not facilitating misinformation, violence, fraud or hate speech? At the same time, how do we ensure we’re not censoring users?)
— Lawmakers in U.K., Canada Slam Facebook After Australia News Blackout. Facebook said it had little choice but to restrict news in Australia because of proposed regulation. – Mike Cherney
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-in-u-k-canada-slam-facebook-after-australia-news-blackout-11613735931
— Texas-Style Blackouts Are the Future. The grid is designed to shut down, and we’re designing it to shut down more often. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
(DIERSEN: 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.wsj.com/articles/texas-style-blackouts-are-the-future-11613772034

FORBES
— One Of The Most Powerful Politicians In U.S. History Leaves Office With His State’s Finances In Shambles – Patrick Gleason
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2021/02/19/one-of-the-most-powerful-politicians-in-us-history-leaves-office-with-his-states-finances-in-shambles/?sh=424da142615e

USA TODAY
— My family couldn’t survive on $7.25 minimum wage. But $15 gives us a fighting chance. – Alvin Major
(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.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2021/02/19/minimum-wage-fight-for-15-strike-column/4493217001/

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— CPAC, America’s biggest conservative event, is coming to Orlando. Organizers say it will be safe. – STEVEN LEMONGELLO and STEVEN WALKER
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-prem-ne-cpac-orlando-advance-20210220-pfox44wrvbddtpmnkzb35sbzde-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican heavy-hitters ranging from Floridians Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen. Rick Scott to national figures such as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and embattled Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz are scheduled to appear at the Hyatt Regency Orlando from Thursday through Sunday. . .And there’s Charlie Kirk, chair of a conservative youth group, Turning Point USA.)

WION NEWS
— Coca-Cola promotes anti-white rhetoric, invites backlash
https://www.wionews.com/world/coca-cola-promotes-anti-white-rhetoric-invites-backlash-365070

HR DRIVE
— Glassdoor breaks down ratings, salaries by employee demographics – Kate Tornone
(DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with evidence that my Democrat GAO superiors paid their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger far more than they paid their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older and who had similar or more education, work experience, and/or professional certifications and licenses.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/glassdoor-breaks-down-ratings-salaries-by-employee-demographics/595306/

GUARDIAN
— Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s plan to honour Rush Limbaugh raises hackles. Democratic leader angry at honour for deeply divisive figure. Flags to fly at half-staff for late hard-right talk radio host. – Martin Pengelly
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/feb/20/rush-limbaugh-florida-ron-desantis-flags-half-staff

February 16 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Downstate conservative Paul Schimpf running for governor – Renee Trappe
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210215/downstate-conservative-running-for-governor

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More than ever, assault weapons are an undeniable threat to representative government. For too long, threats of physical harm have been used to intimidate lawmakers trying to do something about America’s nightmare of gun violence. The Jan. 6 insurrection will only embolden those who make such threats. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Those who advocate more gun controls 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://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/15/22284666/assault-weapons-congress-michigan-joe-biden-editorial

WTTW
— Gun Control Advocates Push for Action in Springfield – Amanda Vinicky
(DIERSEN: Those who advocate more gun controls 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://news.wttw.com/2021/02/15/gun-control-advocates-push-action-springfield

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Schimpf, who ran unsuccessfully for state attorney general in 2014, is the second Republican to declare his candidacy. Businessman Gary Rabine, who heads a paving and roofing company, has also declared he’s running. Reps. Rodney Davis — who isn’t shy about criticizing Pritzker as “an unmitigated disaster” — and Darin LaHood have not ruled out a run for governor. State Sen. Darren Bailey is expected to announce his candidacy next week. And Republican National Committeeman and Chicago attorney Richard Porter is toying with a campaign, too. Davis and LaHood are waiting to see how their districts could be adjusted in the upcoming redistricting process. Along with rejecting Pritzker’s handling of the pandemic, there’s another theme that will play out in the gubernatorial race: who supports Trump. So far, all the GOP contenders do. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/02/16/wow-the-snow-schimpf-sets-the-theme-a-census-quandary-illinois-covid-deaths-surpass-20-000-491758

WIREPOINTS
— The states’ 2020 financials are in: Biden’s billions in new federal aid aren’t needed – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-states-2020-financials-are-in-bidens-billions-in-new-federal-aid-arent-needed-wirepoints-special-report/

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White-haters promote hatred against Whites. How soon, if not already, will your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world officially banish Whites once and for all? Ever-increasingly, those who have religious, government, political, and/or financial clout hint/imply/argue/shout that they hate Whites.
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2021/02/the-weight-of-whiteness-new-book-by-dr-alison-bailey/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Unbelievably, Woke Springfield STILL Isn’t Done Indoctrinating Children – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/unbelievably-woke-springfield-still-isnt-done-indoctrinating-children/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SCHIMPF LAUNCHES 2022 GOP GUBERNATORIAL BID; BAILEY TO ANNOUNCE NEXT WEEK
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/schimpf-launches-2022-gubernatorial-bid-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Australia’s government said on Tuesday it will amend draft laws that would make Google and Facebook pay for news to clarify that publishers would be paid in lump sums rather than per click on news article links. – AP
(DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who are beyond furious that I have the money, time, ability, good health, and motivation needed to put together and to send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/16/australia-to-amend-laws-to-make-google-and-faceboo/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Democrats to Introduce Bill that Would Give Citizenship to 11 Million Illegal Aliens – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/16/democrats-to-introduce-bill-that-would-give-citizenship-to-11-million-illegal-aliens/

BREITBART
— Biden Order Helping Criminal Illegal Aliens Evade Arrest by Feds – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/15/report-biden-order-helping-criminal-illegal-aliens-evade-arrest-by-feds/

DAILY CALLER
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger Received Scathing Letter From Family Members After Calling For Trump’s Removal – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/15/adam-kinzinger-letter-family-impeach-donald-trump/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Sneaky Brian Williams Quietly Stops Citing Disgraced Lincoln Project – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2021/02/16/sneaky-brian-williams-quietly-stops-citing-disgraced-lincoln

PATRIOT POST
— A Border Crisis by Design. The Biden-Harris administration doesn’t give a rip about our borders, our sovereignty, or the safety of our people. – DOUGLAS ANDREWS
https://patriotpost.us/articles/77762-a-border-crisis-by-design-2021-02-16

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Texas GOP Chairman Allen West Slams Biden Immigration Plans
https://www.oann.com/texas-gop-chairman-slams-biden-immigration-plans/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘It’s a Blacklist, Pure and Simple’ – RICH LOWRY
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters demand that Republicans blacklist those who hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blacklist. I should write a book about those who blacklist me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who have been candidates on ballots in my precinct.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/its-a-blacklist-pure-and-simple/

EPOCH TIMES
— Aim of Impeachment Was to Paint All Trump Voters as Criminals: Rep. Mike Johnson – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/aim-of-impeachment-was-to-paint-all-trump-voters-as-criminals-rep-mike-johnson_3697344.html

POLITICO
— Covid wars launch DeSantis into GOP ‘top tier’ The Florida governor’s clashes with the media and reluctance to embrace coronavirus restrictions are fueling conservative chatter about a 2024 presidential bid. – MARC CAPUTO
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/16/covid-ron-desantis-2024-469071

THE HILL
— Petition seeking Romney censure circulating among Utah Republicans – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/538895-petition-seeking-romney-censure-circulating-among-utah-republicans

HUFFINGTON POST
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s Family Really Doesn’t Like His Criticism Of Donald Trump. The Illinois Republican received a letter from relatives that slammed him for joining the “Devil’s Army” and for losing the support of Fox News personalities. – Lee Moran
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adam-kinzinger-family-letter-donald-trump_n_602b898dc5b6f88289fe17b2
— Only Half Of Americans Have Heard Of ‘Cancel Culture’ A HuffPost/YouGov poll found many Americans are unaware of the idea, which has become a major Republican talking point. – Kevin Robillard and Ariel Edwards-
Levy (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to cancel others. They focus on canceling 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, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who have been candidates on ballots in my precinct.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/half-americans-heard-cancel-culture-poll_n_602ae40ac5b6f88289fdcf7a

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Kinzinger’s relatives and b) promote sympathy for Kinzinger.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/02/16/kinzinger-family-shuns-letter-trump-vote-impeachment-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/erin-burnett-outfront/

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “58% of Americans say Trump should’ve been convicted.”
https://news.yahoo.com/58-americans-trump-ve-convicted-101826706.html
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/impeachment-trial-solidified-views-trump-conviction-poll/story?id=75892916

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Stable Is the Democratic Coalition? The party may control the elected branches in Washington. But it may be facing some slippage in support from minority communities. – Eric Kaufmann
(DIERSEN: The Democrat coalition consists of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that 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://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/opinion/democrats-latino-hispanic-black-asian-american.html
— Read the document. Below is a letter to Representative Adam Kinzinger, Republican of Illinois, from several of his family members who support former President Trump. The Times has redacted the names of some family members who signed the letter but whom we did not interview.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/02/15/us/kinzinger-family-letter.html
— Tracking Viral Misinformation – Sheera Frenkel
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions
— Spring Break’s New Look: Older and Socially Distant. Beach parties in Florida, Texas and Mexico made headlines a year ago for ignoring virus safety advice. Here’s how the travel ritual will look different in 2021. – Elaine Glusac
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates a) stressed that I avoided the draft and b) stressed that while I was taking spring breaks in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1975, my peers were dying in Vietnam.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/travel/spring-break-pandemic.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s family bashed him for voting to impeach Trump: ‘We are thoroughly disgusted with you!’ – Katie Shepherd
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/16/adam-kinzinger-family-impeachment-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Convicting Trump would have required accepting a half-century of Republican guilt. Trump’s guilt wasn’t his alone.” Articles like this encourage Republicans to buy more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/02/16/convicting-trump-wouldve-required-accepting-half-century-republican-guilt/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Trump is the culture war” and “The culture war is the base” and asks “Now what?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/16/trump-is-culture-war-culture-war-is-base-now-what/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Agenda Faces GOP Seeking to Unify in Opposition After Trump Impeachment. Democrats are moving on to cabinet nominees and pandemic relief, which one Republican calls ‘the most radical agenda.’ – Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeachment-over-biden-agenda-faces-congressional-gop-seeking-to-unify-in-opposition-11613336802
— Pro-Trump Candidates Launch Early Senate, Governor Bids GOP hopefuls in several midterm races are tying themselves closely to the former president and his legacy – Joshua Jamerson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pro-trump-candidates-launch-early-senate-governor-bids-11613385001
— McConnell Doesn’t Care About Trump Brand in 2022, He Just Wants Electable Candidates. Minority leader’s strategy to GOP regaining Senate: channeling Trump energy while limiting extremist hopefuls. — Siobhan Hughes
(DIERSEN: According to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters, for a Republican candidate to be electable, that candidate must 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mcconnell-atop-a-fractious-party-is-open-to-jumping-into-primary-races-11613423935
— After Covid-19 Vaccine, Baby Boomers Grapple With What Activities to Resume. Some of the first Americans to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, older people still struggle to know what activities are safe – Melanie Grayce West
(DIERSEN: Are you a boomer? What activities do you engage in? I shovel snow, mulch grass, rake/mulch leaves, trim bushes, deliver campaign literature in my precinct, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-covid-19-vaccine-baby-boomers-grapple-with-what-activities-to-resume-11613401201
— FRONT PAGE: Ban on New Foreign Workers Left U.S. Jobs Unfilled, Even in Covid Downturn. Visa restrictions last year were partly intended to keep more jobs open for Americans as unemployment surged. – Alicia A. Caldwell
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents despise/hate the working class. They stress that 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. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they would never stoop to take such jobs and b) that holding such jobs proves that you are an abject loser/failure.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ban-on-new-foreign-workers-left-u-s-jobs-unfilled-even-in-covid-downturn-11613409911
— Acquittal Vindicated the Constitution, Not Trump. Impeachment isn’t a moral tribunal. It is a specific tool with a narrow purpose: restraining government officers. – Mitch McConnell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/acquittal-vindicated-the-constitution-not-trump-11613430190
— Join the Lincoln Project, Drive Off With a Lemon. With convenient timing, the media discover the anti-Trumpers aren’t all they were cracked up to be. – Gerard Baker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/join-the-lincoln-project-drive-off-with-a-lemon-11613407788

BLOOMBERG
— How the GOP Could Rebuild from the Trump ‘Earthquake’ A ‘multiethnic, working class conservatism might just have a chance,’ writes former Romney adviser Oren Cass – Peter Coy
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Platform Republicans support Trump because of what he has done to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-16/how-the-gop-could-rebuild-from-the-trump-earthquake

BUSINESS INSIDER
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s relatives called him a ‘disappointment to us and to God’ in a scathing letter over his criticism of Trump – Grace Panetta
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the following promote Kinzinger: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-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://www.businessinsider.com/rep-adam-kinzingers-relatives-call-him-disappointment-to-us-and-to-god-2021-2

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/16/adam-kinzinger-censured-party-family-frets-republican-party-future/6761681002/
— Inside the Lincoln Project’s ‘toxic’ workplace: Accusations of sexual harassment and a culture of infighting – Amanda Becker
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/15/inside-lincoln-project-claims-harassment-sexism-toxic-workplace/4483922001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Block Trump from office with the 14th Amendment’s aiding an insurrection exclusion.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/02/16/ban-trump-from-politics-insurrection-exclusion-column/4488397001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Far-right extremists went mainstream under Trump. The Capitol attack cements his legacy.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/02/15/capitol-riots-have-lasting-impact-domestic-terrorism-column/6709778002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Democrats squandered chance to cripple Trump with all-or-nothing impeachment drive. A bipartisan censure vote could have nipped Trump’s political future in the bud and cut off the escape route McConnell blazed for Republicans.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/02/15/democrats-should-have-censured-donald-trump-column/4483810001/

SAVANNA MORNING NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters demand that Republicans blacklist those who hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blacklist. I should write a book about those who blacklist me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who have been candidates on ballots in my precinct.)
https://www.savannahnow.com/story/opinion/2021/02/16/voters-fleeing-republican-party-leaders-refuse-stand-against-trump-greene-and-voter-suppression/4488108001/

DAILY MAIL
— Pelosi says September 11th-style independent commission will probe MAGA riot as GOP lawmakers push her to remove 5,000 National Guard troops from Capitol because it feels like ‘there’s a boogeyman lingering’ in D.C. – GEOFF EARLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9263505/Republican-lawmakers-push-Nancy-Pelosi-removal-5-000-National-Guard-troops-protecting-D-C.html

February 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-looks-to-reassert-himself-after-impeachment-acquittal/10340992/

NBC5
— Support Grows for Capitol Riot Inquiry After Trump Acquittal. A day after Trump won his second Senate impeachment trial in two years, bipartisan support appeared to be growing for an independent Sept. 11-style commission. – Hope Yen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/support-grows-for-capitol-riot-inquiry-after-trump-acquittal/2438023/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the traditional family.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lgbtq-senior-citizens-surprised-with-valentines-in-lake-view/2438021/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Proposed ‘culturally responsive’ teaching standards should be put on hold – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-teaching-standards-culturally-responsive-20210215-tm7btsxjizg2xm42bholybf454-story.html
— Federal fight against carjackings brings tough sentences, but hurdles limit case count as violent heists mount in Chicago – JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-carjackings-federal-task-force-results-20210215-d5sheszknzhgnekvub2b7c2nma-story.html
— As COVID-19 variants emerge, Rush launches a lab to track and monitor new virus strains – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-rush-lab-variants-20210215-s5ty3liaebafzlfz4jsvnt6b2u-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump preparing for next phase of post-presidency life after impeachment acquittal. Trump remains popular among the GOP base, but many Republicans in Washington have cooled to him. Never before have so many members of a president’s party — seven GOP senators, in his case — voted for his removal in a Senate trial. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/14/22283102/trump-preparing-for-next-phase-of-post-presidency-life-after-impeachment-acquittal

STATE LINE
— Republican Paul Schimpf to challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker in 2022 election
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/republican-paul-schimpf-to-challenge-gov-j-b-pritzker-in-2022-election/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker sure to sign bill hated by law enforcement – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-pritzker-sure-to-sign-bill-hated-by-law-enforcement/article_444735e4-5b95-52e0-b179-3d5676ace243.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 100 COVID-19 cases Sunday, 1 death, region’s positivity decreases to 4.3% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/15/dupage-county-reports-100-covid-19-cases-sunday-1-death-regions-positivity-decreases-to-43/

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Remain In Mexico’ Policy’s End Brings Renewed Hope To Asylum Seekers – CARRIE KAHN
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/remain-mexico-policys-end-brings-renewed-hope-asylum-seekers#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who oppose mass/illegal immigration support Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/immigration-hard-liner-files-reveal-40-year-bid-behind-trumps-census-obsession#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-looks-to-reassert-himself-after-impeachment-acquittal/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ‘INCONSISTENT, CONFLICTING’ AND IGNORED THREAT ASSESSMENTS AHEAD OF JAN 6 CAPITOL ATTACK.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/inconsistent-conflicting-and-ignored-threat-assessments-ahead-of-jan-6-capitol-attack.html
— MINIMUM WAGE HIKES: THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/minimum-wage-hikes-the-nail-in-the-coffin-for-small-businesses-1.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Dramatic success’: Trump’s foes see victory despite Senate acquittal – Ryan Lovelace and Seth McLaughlin
(DIERSEN: How soon will Trump’s foes in the following succeed in destroying the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.? Trump’s foes are anti-law enforcement, 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://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/14/rep-jamie-raskin-impeachment-a-dramatic-success-de/
— Biden’s war on Texas is a war on America. A flurry of executive orders on immigration amount to a welcome mat for illegal immigrants crossing southern border. – Robert Knight
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/14/bidens-war-on-texas-is-a-war-on-america/
— Biden order reestablishes faith-focused White House office – AP
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats succeed in turning religious leaders into operatives and dupes for the Democrat Party. Ever-increasingly, religious leaders 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.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/14/biden-order-reestablishes-faith-focused-white-hous/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DeSantis slams Biden administration for ‘hypocrisy’ over lack of virus testing for migrants while floating domestic travel bans – Emma Colton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/desantis-florida-migrants-coronavirus-biden

FOX NEWS
— Gov. DeSantis blasts ‘hypocrisy’ of Biden’s reported domestic travel bans amid immigration orders. DeSantis called Biden’s reported consideration ‘a huge contradiction’. -Talia Kaplan
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-bidens-reported-consideration-for-domestic-travel-bans-amid-immigration-orders-hypocritical
— Dave Rubin: The problem with the left is you’re either woke or ‘you’re out’
https://news.yahoo.com/dave-rubin-problem-left-youre-013639915.html

BREITBART
— Biden Restrictions on ICE Agents to Devastate U.S. Border Towns – John Binder
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/14/analysis-border-towns-suffer-most-biden-agenda/

PATRIOT POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says “There’s a lot of people that know things” about Trump’s alleged role in Capitol riot.
https://www.patriotnewsalerts.com/kinzinger-people-know-things/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Liz Cheney.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/538849-juan-williams-bring-sanity-back-to-the-gop


— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Nearly 60 percent say Trump should have been convicted in impeachment trial.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/538859-nearly-60-percent-say-trump-should-have-been-convicted-in-impeachment

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal – AP
(DIERSEN: Will hate-filled Trump-hating leaders of Republican organizations a) proclaim that they will only back candidates who are hate-filled Trump-haters, b) demand that their members disavow Trump or resign, and/or c) recruit hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters to run against their members who refuse to disavow Trump? What are the Illinois Republican Party and your Republican county/township/ward party organizations going to do? Overwhelmingly, hate-filled Trump-haters are anti-law enforcement, 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://6abc.com/donald-trump-impeachment-acquittal-senate/10340992/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republican leaders are sharply divided on Trump’s role and influence in the G.O.P. going forward.
(DIERSEN: Will hate-filled Trump-hating leaders of Republican organizations a) proclaim that they will only back candidates who are hate-filled Trump-haters, b) demand that their members disavow Trump or resign, and/or c) recruit hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters to run against their members who refuse to disavow Trump? What are the Illinois Republican Party and your Republican county/township/ward party organizations going to do? Overwhelmingly, hate-filled Trump-haters are anti-law enforcement, 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://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/14/us/trump-impeachment#republican-leaders-are-sharply-divided-on-trumps-role-and-influence-in-the-gop-going-forward

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s acquittal further polarizes factions within the GOP – Amy B Wang
(DIERSEN: I have always been in the platform faction of the GOP. Those who reject planks in the Republican Party platform have always worked against me. Most commonly, they reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-acquittal-further-polarizes-factions-within-the-gop/2021/02/14/ff78b098-6ee2-11eb-b8a9-b9467510f0fe_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pro-Trump Candidates Launch Early Senate, Governor Bids. GOP hopefuls in several midterm races are tying themselves closely to the former president and his legacy. – Joshua Jamerson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pro-trump-candidates-launch-early-senate-governor-bids-11613385001
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s Non-Vindication. He may run again, but he won’t win another national election.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-non-vindication-11613342554
— Biden Agenda Faces GOP Seeking to Unify in Opposition  After Impeachment. Democrats are moving on to cabinet nominees and pandemic relief, which one Republican calls ‘the most radical agenda’ – Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeachment-over-biden-agenda-faces-congressional-gop-seeking-to-unify-in-opposition-11613336802

FORBES
— When It Comes To Vetting Job Candidates, Let The Algorithm Do The Work – Enrique Dans
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2021/02/15/when-it-comes-to-vetting-job-candidates-let-the-algorithm-do-thework/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not hate Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/02/14/republicans-acquitted-trump-betrayed-america-history-column/6743905002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “‘Tribalism is a hell of a drug.’ Trump impeachment trial reopens GOP battle lines even as he is acquitted.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/13/trump-impeachment-trial-reignites-gop-battle-even-he-acquitted/6738664002/

DALLAS NEWS
— Ineffective impeachment process allows Donald Trump to elude accountability for Capitol riot – Gromer Jeffers Jr.
(DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents hold you accountable for? My critics/opponents hold me accountable a) for their problems, b) for your problems, c) for my problems, d) for everyone’s problems, e) for Milton Township Republican Organization’s problems, f) for DuPage County Republican Central Committee’s problems, g) for Illinois Republican Party’s problems, h) for Wheaton Chamber of Commerce’s problems, i) for TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois’ problems, j) for Illinois Center Right Coalition’s problems, k) for American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter’s problems, and l) for etc.’s problems.)
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/02/15/ineffective-impeachment-process-allows-donald-trump-to-elude-accountability-for-capitol-riot/

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
— Burr voted to convict Trump. Now NC Republicans plan to censure their senator. – BRIAN MURPHY
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article249256570.html

FAST COMPANY
— How to do your best work when you have a difficult boss – Tracy Brower
(DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. I should write a book about all my superiors and supervisors. I would focus on how they dealt with tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made 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, including me. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman for more than 21 years. I should write a book about all the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party leaders who I have served under. I would focus on how they dealt with tremendous pressure from conservative-haters to get rid of conservatives, including me.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90600958/how-to-do-your-best-work-when-you-have-a-difficult-boss

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Wall Street Journal warns Republicans: ‘Trump won’t win another election’ Editorial also says that a ‘revenge campaign tour’ or third-party run would only divide the center-right and elect Democrats.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/15/trump-impeachment-republicans-wall-street-journal-2024

February 13 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump impeachment trial: Senate expected to vote on holding ex-president accountable for Capitol riot – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/final-vote-expected-today-in-trump-impeachment-trial/10336167/
— Impeachment trial: Which Republican senators are seen as possible votes against Trump? All eyes are on Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/which-gop-senators-are-seen-as-possible-votes-against-trump/10336265/
— USPS mail delays: Chicago letter carriers union asks for outside help to deliver mail – Mark Rivera
https://abc7chicago.com/10334240/
— Amazon faces biggest union push in its history – AP
(DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents are anti-union. They stress to everyone who will listen that I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and while I worked for IRS 1971-1980. I worked for GAO 1980-1997. My Democrat GAO superiors were vehemently anti-union. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://abc7chicago.com/10334304/

NBC5
— Senate Poised to Vote on Holding Trump Accountable for Riot. While it is unlikely the Senate would be able to mount the two-thirds vote needed to convict, several senators appear to be still weighing their vote. – Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker and Mary Clare Jalonick
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trumps-speedy-impeachment-trial-heads-toward-senate-vote/2437401/

CBS2
— Aurora Store Owner Says Protesters Outside His Store Have Started Following Him; Protesters Say His Mask Policy Of Pulling Mask Down When Buying Age Restricted Products Is Racist – Jermont Terry
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/02/12/aurora-store-owner-says-protesters-outside-his-store-have-started-following-him-protesters-say-his-mask-policy-of-pulling-mask-down-when-buying-age-restricted-products-is-racist/

WBBM
— 3 men arrested in Naperville, charged in Chicago armed carjackings
https://www.radio.com/wbbm780/news/local/3-men-arrested-in-naperville-charged-in-chicago-carjackings

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker trying to address inequities in vaccine distribution as new state data shows stark racial disparities | Census delay could yank Illinois Democrats’ control of state remap – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-vaccine-inequity-lightfoot-overtime-remap-census-spin-20210212-lsjx73gnjnag5nze4gss6cferm-story.html
— New Illinois teaching standards will help more students succeed — especially bilingual learners – CRISTINA PACIONE-ZAYAS
(DIERSEN: One reason why I transferred from UIC to NIU in 1969 when I was 20 years old was that I had trouble understanding UIC instructors whose first language was not English.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-culturally-responsive-teaching-standards-20210212-omicm3kohrg5ncqdfitjzjewai-story.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 136 COVID-19 cases Friday, no deaths, 3.34% of the population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/13/dupage-county-reports-136-covid-19-cases-friday-no-deaths-334-of-the-population-fully-vaccinated/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— ‘Constitutional cancel culture’: Trump’s defense team decries impeachment trial as divisive, unconstitutional – Kellie Meyer
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/constitutional-cancel-culture-trumps-defense-team-decries-impeachment-trial-as-divisive-unconstitutional/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Interview: House GOP Leader Jim Durkin
https://soundcloud.com/user-592090129-621623053/interview-house-gop-leader-jim-durkin

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Failing To Prioritize What’s Important
https://www.illinoisopportunity.org/behind-the-scenes-in-springfield/

WIREPOINTS
— Facebook Live town hall meeting on “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning Standards” – Wirepoints attends town hall with 6 State Representatives
https://wirepoints.org/facebook-live-town-hall-meeting-on-culturally-responsive-teaching-and-learning-standards-wirepoints-attends-town-hall-with-6-state-representatives/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Senator Don DeWitte Introduces Five Bills
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/12/senator-don-dewitte-introduces-five-bills/
— Suzanne Ness Introduces Her First Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/12/suzanne-introduces-her-first-bill/
— Steve Reick Offers Five Bills for Consideration
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/12/steve-reick-offers-five-bills-for-consideration/
— Prying the Transportation Lockbox Open?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/12/prying-the-transportation-lockbox-open/
— McLaughlin Introduces First Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/12/mclaughlin-introduces-first-bill/
— IL-16: Adam Kinzinger to be Challenged Again by James Marter *UPDATED*
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/11/marter021121/
— Senator Don McConchie’s One Bill Addresses Gubernatorial Emergency Disaster Declarations
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/11/senator-don-mcconchies-one-bill-addresses-gubernatorial-emergency-disaster-declarations/
— Springfield U.S. Attorney Resigns after President’s Request
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/11/springfield-u-s-attorney-resigns-after-presidents-request/
— Detailed Census Data Now Delayed to September 30 – Official Statement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/12/census021221/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s lawyer says Hillary Clinton could be impeached under new precedent – Alex Swoyer and Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/12/trumps-lawyer-says-hillary-clinton-could-be-impeac/
— A deal for impeachment Washington Democrats found their own fannies sizzling in the fire – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/12/a-deal-for-impeachment/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Union or Woke Activist Group? New York Times Employees Raise Questions About Guild’s Role in Recent Dismissals – Aaron Sibarium
https://freebeacon.com/media/union-or-woke-activist-group-new-york-times-employees-raise-questions-about-guilds-role-in-recent-dismissals/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Journalists are not expendable,” the New York Times Guild declared in July. “Employers are attempting to undermine our collective strength and security.” But not every member of the Guild believes the union is practicing what it preaches. The union’s handling of star science reporter Donald McNeil’s recent “resignation,” according to several current and former Times staffers, is the latest indication that the Guild has been hijacked by a group of woke activists that is not only reluctant to defend unpopular members—but which frequently pressures management to fire them. “The people I’m supposed to go to if I have a problem with management are the same ones who might try to get me fired,” one union member told the Washington Free Beacon. “The union is the last place I would go for support.” It seems counterintuitive for a union, designed explicitly to protect workers and ensure managers do not apply standards capriciously, to weigh in against its own members. The Guild has done so by exploiting provisions in U.S. labor law that protect workers who voice concerns about workplace “safety” — and which help unions force out those who “harm” that safety.)

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Still Dismantling Trump’s Border Security Measures: 25,000 Migrants Being Brought into U.S. – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/12/joe-biden-dismantling-trumps-border-security-measures-25000-migrants-being-brought-u-s/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Impeachment Is Just The Beginning’: Legal Analyst Predicts Criminal Charges For Trump – MARY ROSE CORKERY
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/12/impeachment-beginning-legal-analyst-predicts-criminal-charges-trump/

TOWNHALL
— GOP Senator: Mr. Biden, You’re Creating a COVID Nightmare By Allowing Hordes of Illegals To Enter the Country – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/02/12/gop-senator-mr-biden-youre-creating-a-covid-nightmare-by-allowing-hordes-of-i-n2584678

ONE NEWS NOW
— Peter LaBarbera: The left can’t be trusted with kids – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/science-tech/2021/02/12/labarbera-the-left-cant-be-trusted-with-kids

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Rep. Raskin Falsely Claims Trump Supporters Took Part In Church Burning
https://www.oann.com/rep-raskin-falsely-claims-trump-supporters-took-part-in-church-burning/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Married Americans more likely to vote Republican – Brad Wilcox
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/researcher-finds-married-americans-more-likely-to-vote-republican

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump ‘Plans to Stay in the Arena,’ Says Former White House Chief of Staff – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-plans-to-stay-in-the-arena-says-former-white-house-chief-of-staff_3694700.html

THE HILL
— Groups call for YouTube boycott over Trump channel – CAMERON JENKINS
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/538584-civil-rights-groups-organize-boycott-demanding-google-remove-trump-youtube

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republican enthusiasm for second Trump term lags as impeachment trial nears end.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-republicans-idUSKBN2AC2L6

NBC NEWS
— Trump impeachment trial live updates: Democrats, defense move toward closing arguments
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/live-blog/2021-02-13-trump-impeachment-trial-live-updates-n1257801
— Trump’s impeachment trial is Democrats’ effort to prevent people from voting for him again. But Congress shouldn’t have the power to decide which private citizens can run for president. – Justin Clark
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-impeachment-trial-democrats-effort-prevent-people-voting-him-ncna1257645

YAHOO NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating teachers promote hatred against Republicans.
https://news.yahoo.com/educators-against-bigotry-racism-schools-232037474.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump lawyers hit impeachment trial as politically motivated ‘hatred’ – Seung Min Kim, Mike DeBonis and Ann E. Marimow
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-impeachment-trial-trump/2021/02/12/8f53ceb4-6d3a-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html
— Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt resigns from the board amid crisis – David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lincoln-project-deleted-tweet/2021/02/12/aaf5e036-6d7f-11eb-ba56-d7e2c8defa31_story.html
— Microsoft takes aim at Google and Facebook with call for new U.S. media rules – Cat Zakrzewski
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/12/technology-202-microsoft-takes-aim-google-facebook-with-call-new-us-media-rules/

NEW YORK POST
— Microsoft says Google and Facebook should pay publishers for news – Keith J. Kelly
(DIERSEN: My GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters drive lots of traffic to paywalled websites operated by my paywalled critics/opponents. Nevertheless, my paywalled critics/opponents want me to pay lots of money for the right to drive traffic to their paywalled websites. I pay many thousands of dollars each and every year for internet services to put together and send out the newsletters. For home delivery and website access, I pay the New York Times $1,040/year, Wall Street Journal $540/year, Crain’s Chicago Business $500/year, Chicago Tribune $364/year, Chicago Sun-Times $240/year, Daily Herald $192/year, Naperville Sun $192/year, USA TODAY $180/year, and Suburban Life $39/year for a total of $3,287/year plus many dollars to many others. Last year, I spent $5,982 for newspapers and internet access.)
https://nypost.com/2021/02/12/microsoft-says-google-and-facebook-should-pay-publishers-for-news/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Convict Donald Trump and banish the 45th president from American democracy.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/02/12/convict-donald-trump-banish-45th-president-democracy-editorials-debates/6723497002/

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger Blasts Nikki Haley, Says She Can’t Play Both Sides, After She Breaks With Trump – MATTHEW IMPELLI
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-blasts-nikki-haley-says-she-cant-play-both-sides-after-she-breaks-trump-1568957

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Impeachment Trial Live Updates: Closing Arguments Senators Could Vote as Early as Today on Whether to Convict
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-second-impeachment-trial-2021-02-13
— How Equality Lost to ‘Equity’ Civil-rights advocates abandon the old ideal for the new term, which ‘has no meaning’ and promises no progress but makes it easy to impute bigotry, says Shelby Steele. – Tunku Varadarajan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-equality-lost-to-equity-11613155938
— The Times Is Changing, Badly Editors and managers at a great newspaper gather around Twitter to find out what they think. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-times-is-changing-badly-11613170637
— How to Quiet the Megaphones of Facebook, Google and Twitter – Barak Richman and Francis Fukuyama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-quiet-the-megaphones-of-facebook-google-and-twitter-11613068856
— How Congress Might Upend Section 230, the Law Big Tech Is Built On. Lawmakers have sweeping plans to change the foundational covenant between the government and internet platforms. Some experts are cheering, others are wondering if they’ll be burning down the internet rather than saving it. – Christopher Mims
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-congress-might-upend-section-230-the-internet-law-big-tech-is-built-on-11613172368

FORTUNE
— Business’s social goals are not a passing political play – ALAN MURRAY AND DAVID MEYER
(DIERSEN: What goals do your critics/opponents have for 2021? Goals that my critics/opponents have for 2021 include a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, but failing that, to stop everyone from reading those newsletters, b) getting me to resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, but failing that, getting a registered Republican in my precinct to run against me, c) getting the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) to officially strike the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in tits platform, d) getting the IRP to officially promote LGBTQ, abortion, mass/ illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, e) getting Wheaton to officially banish all of its residents, businesses, organizations, etc. that do not promote BLM and LGBTQ, and f) getting the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization to officially banish conservatives, that this, to officially banish Republicans, that is, to officially abolish the Republican Party in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. Will my critics/opponents succeed in getting Kinzinger to officially serve as their leader?)
https://fortune.com/2021/02/08/business-social-goals-are-not-a-passing-political-play-ceo-daily/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The Republican Party schism may end up tearing GOP leadership from the House and Senate apart – Kelsey Vlamis
https://www.businessinsider.com/republican-party-schism-tear-gop-house-and-senate-leadership-apart-2021-2

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “What Trump’s Lawyers Mean by Constitutional Cancel Culture.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/what-trumps-lawyers-mean-by-constitutional-cancel-culture.html

FORD AUTHORITY
— Demand For Armored Ford Ranger In South Africa Is Strong So Far – Brett Foote
(DIERSEN: When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase. Are Democrats moving in where you live? How soon will you buy an armored vehicle for your self-defense?)
https://fordauthority.com/2021/02/demand-for-armored-ford-ranger-in-south-africa-is-strong-so-far/

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
— Time, Money, and Subjective Well-Being – Cassie Mogilner, Ashley Whillans, Michael I. Norton
(DIERSEN: What do you do with your discretionary time and with your discretionary money? I spend 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars each and every year putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening. I should write a book about those who work the hardest a) to stop me from doing the aforesaid and b) to stop everyone form reading the aforesaid newsletters. I pay many thousands of dollars each and every year for internet services to put together and send out the newsletters. For home delivery and website access, I pay the New York Times $1,040/year, Wall Street Journal $540/year, Crain’s Chicago Business $500/year, Chicago Tribune $364/year, Chicago Sun-Times $240/year, Daily Herald $192/year, Naperville Sun $192/year, USA TODAY $180/year, and Suburban Life $39/year for a total of $3,287/year plus many dollars to many others. Last year, I spent $5,982 for newspapers and internet access.)
https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/Time,%20Money,%20and%20Subjective%20Well-Being_cb363d54-6410-4049-9cf5-9d7b3bc94bcb.pdf

February 11 Morning Edition

WGN RADIO
— Fox abruptly cuts off impeachment manager during testimony – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/fox-abruptly-cuts-off-impeachment-manager-during-testimony/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “After Wednesday, it will be difficult for a fair-minded person to not see how Trump’s actions led to the deadly siege.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/10/22277467/takeaways-day-2-donald-trump-senate-impeachment-trial-raskin-castro-mob-capitol-constitution

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Fox News abruptly cuts off impeachment manager during testimony – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-fox-cuts-off-impeachment-testimony-20210211-rx7j5cuzqfbmrhq3k6pzzw2ujy-story.html
— Bars, restaurants don’t see Lightfoot’s looser restrictions as a Valentine | Mayor, CTU boss have different takes on deal | Durbin, Duckworth turn up heat on Biden over future of top federal prosecutor in Chicago – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-expand-bars-restaurant-capacity-pritzker-vaccination-spin-20210211-zkbr7gqh3fdtvhnzaxrnunhjt4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Let’s call the Capitol riot what it really was — an attempted massacre.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-trump-impeachment-trial-new-capitol-attack-video-20210211-ukdoaa7iqbdyldgttdm7jui57q-story.html
— How the Lincoln Project, a Republican anti-Trump group, ignored a growing crisis in its ranks – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-lincoln-project-20210211-y7qcxuouybb3xdoi5qem3gzwc4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Repealing abortion notification law would be tragic mistake. Parents need to be included in their daughters’ abortion decisions if for no other reason than to monitor them for complications post-procedure. – Mary Hallan FioRito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/10/22276666/abortion-notification-laws-illinois-protection-girls

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 127 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 3 deaths, 2.97% of population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/11/dupage-county-reports-127-covid-19-cases-3-deaths-297-of-population-fully-vaccinated/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Some Members Of Congress Are Accomplices To Insurrection.” Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want to make all Republicans accomplices to insurrection.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/gop-strategist-sarah-longwell-trump-impeachment-trial#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “4 In 10 Republicans Say Political Violence May Be Necessary.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/scary-survey-finding-4-10-republicans-say-political-violence-may-be-necessary#stream/0

WSIL TV
— House Democrats approve term limits for leaders, remote legislating in chamber’s new rules – Mike Miletich
https://wsiltv.com/2021/02/10/house-democrats-approve-term-limits-for-leaders-remote-legislating-in-chambers-new-rules/

HINSDALE PATCH
— Clarendon Hills Orders Work Stopped On Sober House The same group fought Hinsdale to run a home for those with addictions. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/clarendon-hills-orders-work-stopped-sober-house

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— University reviewing Uline contract after CEO funded PAC that supported U.S. Capitol insurrection – Waverly Long
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/02/09/campus/university-reviewing-uline-contract-after-ceo-funded-pac-that-supported-u-s-capitol-insurrection/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Kinzinger Narrows Ambitions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/10/kinzinger-narrows-ambitions/
— D300 New “Director of Diversity,” “Hired to Better Honor Our District’s Diversity,” Credited with Bringing Black Lives Matter Banner to Jacobs High School
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/10/d300-new-director-of-diversity-credited-with-bringing-black-lives-matter-banner-to-jacobs-high-school/
— Let’s Review Some Past Hacking Election Machine Fraud Stories
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/09/lets-review-some-past-hacking-election-machine-fraud-stories/
— More on Vote Fraud
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/08/more-on-vote-fraud/
— Hurrah for Our Democratic Party U.S. Senators
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/10/hurrah-for-our-democratic-party-u-s-senators/
— House Dems Ignore GOP Rules Change Request
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/10/house-dems-ignore-gop-rules-change-request/
— Eric Dowd Goes Negative in Nunda Township Road Commissioner Race
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/10/eric-dowd-goes-negative-in-nunda-township-road-commissioner-race/
— Sex Club Operator Indicted for Tax Evasion
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/10/sex-club-operator-indicted-for-tax-evasion/
— NY-22: It’s Finally Over
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/10/ny22021021/
— Only 44 Have Cast Early Votes in GOP Township Primary Elections
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/09/only-44-have-cast-early-votes-in-gop-township-primary-elections/
— Parrish Team Mails in Nunda Township
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/09/parrish-team-mails-in-nunda-township/
— Message from the Super Bowl — Catalina Lauf Says Hi
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/08/laufsuperbowl020821/
— Liberals Buying Guns
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/08/liberals-buying-guns/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Another K-12 School Indoctrination Bill Coming Through the Illinois Sewage Pipeline – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/another-k-12-school-indoctrination-bill-coming-through-the-illinois-sewage-pipeline/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WINNEBAGO COUNTY GOP ISSUES STATEMENT ABOUT KINZINGER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/winnebago-county-gop-issues-statement-about-kinzinger-.html
— MAINE EAST HIGH ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL PROMOTES “ABOLISH POLICE” VIDEO FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/maine-east-high-assistant-principal-promotes-abolish-police-video-for-black-history-month.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Every Trump supporter goes on trial this week. The melodrama creates an authoritarian reaction by the left to silence half the country. – Kelly Sadler
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want to make all Republicans accomplices to insurrection.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/10/every-trump-supporter-goes-on-trial-this-week/
— ‘Now is not the time to come’: White House pleads with illegals, asylum-seekers – Seth McLaughlin and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/10/white-house-now-not-time-seek-asylum/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Fear and Favor at the New York Times
https://freebeacon.com/media/fear-and-favor-at-the-new-york-times/?utm_source=actengage&utm_campaign=FreedomMail&utm_medium=email

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— San Francisco Board of Education erases meritocracy in favor of diversity
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/san-francisco-board-of-education-erases-meritocracy-in-favor-of-diversity

FOX NEWS
— Trump team fires back at Dems, claims they too have used ‘fight like hell’ rhetoric – Jack Durschlag
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-team-fires-back-at-dems-claims-they-too-have-used-fight-like-hell-rhetoric
— Pro-GOP group targets House Democrats with billboards near shuttered schools Campaign targets potentially vulnerable Democrats who voted against Reopen Schools Act – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pro-gop-group-targets-house-democrats-school-reopenings-billboard

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Biden administration is weaponizing myths and fear – Liberato Jones
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/the_biden_administration_is_weaponizing_myths_and_fear.html
— The Democrats’ misread conservatives when they attack Trump – Joe Strader
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/the_democrats_misread_conservatives_when_they_attack_trump.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Grand Old Party: Royally Screwed or Soon to Inherit the Throne? What’s extraordinary about the 2020 election is not that it was lost but how close Donald Trump and his voters came to full-scale victory. – Nicholas L. Waddy
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/10/the-grand-old-party-royally-screwed-or-soon-to-inherit-the-throne/

BREITBART
— ‘Officials’ Seek Establishment Republican Party – JOEL B. POLLAK
(DIERSEN: Will they draft Kinzinger to lead that party?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/11/liberal-officials-seek-establishment-republican-party/

PATRIOT POST
— Who Was the Capitol Riot Ringleader? – Mark Alexander
https://patriotpost.us/alexander/77655-who-was-the-capitol-riot-ringleader-2021-02-10

LIFE SITE NEWS
— GOP is ‘canceling’ conservatives, caving to gays – Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/watch-gop-is-canceling-conservatives-caving-to-gays-says-pro-family-former-drag-queen

THE HILL
— McConnell not pressuring GOP to acquit Trump – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538358-mcconnell-not-pressuring-gop-to-acquit-trump
— Gaetz hits back at Kinzinger PAC targeting ‘Trumpism’ – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/538361-gaetz-hits-back-at-kinzinger-pac-targeting-trumpism

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump conviction rests on Republicans’ instinct for self-preservation.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-conviction-rests-republicans-instinct-self-preservation-n1257385

REUTERS
— Dozens of former Republican officials in talks to form anti-Trump third party – Tim Reid (DIERSEN: Will they draft Kinzinger to lead that party?)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-party-exclusive-idUSKBN2AB07P

NEW YORK TIMES
— Twitter Blocks Accounts in India as Modi Pressures Social Media. The platform’s problems in the country offer a stark example of the difficulty of adhering to its free-speech principles amid government worries over its influence. – Karan Deep Singh
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to read only what they want you to read and no more. They hint/imply/argue/shout at Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains that they should only read a) what the chairmen of their township, ward, and/or county party organizations want them to read, b) what their representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee wants them to read, and c) what the IRP Chairman wants them to read. If you asked your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain what the aforesaid want they want them to read, what would they say?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/technology/india-twitter.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/opinion/black-history-month.html
— Biden Says ‘Full Diversity’ In the Military Is Overdue – Helene Cooper and Michael D. Shear
(DIERSEN: Democrats use “up-or-out’ to get rid of White male Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/politics/biden-pentagon-military-race.html
There’s Nothing Left: Why Thousands of Republicans Are Leaving the Party.”
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Voting registration data indicates a stronger-than-usual flight from the G.O.P. since the Capitol riot, with an intensely fluid period in American politics now underway.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/politics/republicans-leaving-party.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Impeachment Trial May Hinge on Meaning of Incitement.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/incitement-court-senators-impeachment.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Wisconsin’s Capitol Siege, 10 Years On – Scott Walker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wisconsins-capitol-siege-10-years-on-11612980118
— Who’s a Threat to ‘Our Democracy’? When progressives single out threats to ‘our democracy,’ what they mean is their democracy. – Daniel Henninger
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use “democracy” to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-a-threat-to-our-democracy-11612998812
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Facebook to do more to get rid of conservatives once and for all.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-moves-to-muffle-politics-on-its-platform-11612962001
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, employers prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/businesses-worry-about-bidens-silence-on-work-visa-ban-11612965607
— Biden Fired Me, by Order of Big Labor – David R. Osborne
(DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and got rid of me by order of Democrat politicians.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-fired-me-by-order-of-big-labor-11612998891

BOSTON GLOBE
— A majority of the people arrested for Capitol riot had a history of financial trouble – Todd C. Frankel
(DIERSEN: All the operatives and all the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have serious financial, health, and/or other problems. I should write a book about each of my troubled critics/opponents, each of their troubled operatives, and each of their troubled dupes.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/10/nation/majority-people-arrested-capitol-riot-had-history-financial-trouble/

BOSTON HERALD
— Inequality, discrimination part of Black History – JOYCE FERRIABOUGH BOLLING
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against females.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/02/10/inequality-discrimination-part-of-black-history/

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Senate conviction not only way to punish Trump. Will Congress try another tack?” In Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct, who will take the lead in punishing Trump voters? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. The Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, and me should be taking steps to defend the aforesaid voters.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/nation/article/Senate-conviction-not-only-way-to-punish-Trump-15941176.php

SEATTLE TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “State and local GOP committees attack any Republicans who dare turn on Trump.”
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/state-and-local-gop-committees-attack-any-republicans-who-dare-turn-on-trump/

USA TODAY
— Driving traffic to your business online is as easy as … well, buying it! – Steve Strauss
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who talk and/or act like they do not want GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to drive traffic to their websites. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who reject 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. I would focus on those who focus on a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) stopping everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus on those who focus on destroying those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) those who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, c) who refuse to glorify and praise them, d) who refuse to pander to them, and e) who refuse to give them lots of money.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2021/02/07/how-increase-traffic-online-store-drive-sales/4393529001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sure, getting organic traffic to your website is desirable, but let’s face it – creating great content, then optimizing it for search engines, posting it on social media, and waiting for results takes time. There is a better, faster way. Buy traffic. To the purist, buying traffic to grow a site might seem like cheating, but it’s not. It’s smart. Does Coca-Cola advertise? You bet. What about McDonald’s? Yep. Microsoft? Of course. Most businesses that have exploded in size have done so with the help of advertising, and that is all paid traffic is – the placement of ads around the web that people click and which then drives them to your site. There are five ways you can buy traffic online:)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use the 1619 Project to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/02/10/slavery-and-history-states-threaten-funding-schools-teach-1619-project/4454195001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “House impeachment managers wielded former President Donald Trump’s words against him Wednesday, arguing that he spent weeks fueling the rage behind the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and then “reveled in” the mayhem and destruction.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/02/10/impeachment-trial-managers-trump-fueled-rage-capitol-riot/6702506002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “They rioted at the Capitol for Trump. Now, many of those arrested say it’s his fault. Supporters of former President Trump argue they were merely doing what they thought the nation’s leader had asked.”
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2021/02/10/trump-blamed-capitol-riot-some-who-were-arrested/4361411001/

FORBES
— A Fast Way To Test If Your Company Has Problems With Discrimination In The Workplace – Mark Murphy
(DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, moderate/liberal, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, conservative, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markmurphy/2021/02/10/a-fast-way-to-test-if-your-company-has-problems-with-discrimination-in-the-workplace/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The fastest way we’ve found to pinpoint the extent of these problems is to conduct a quick pulse survey of your employees. If done correctly, within a week, you could have actionable insight pinpointing the extent of your issues and exactly where (departments, shifts, etc.) they’re occurring. What questions should you ask your employees? I recommend using some of the survey questions contained in the Leadership IQ discrimination study. For example, one of the most important questions you can ask is, “Management at my organization listens to employee concerns about discrimination (race, sex/gender, age, etc.) without blame or defensiveness.”)

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— The ‘Big Tent’? Republicans Didn’t Build That – Laura Hollis
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents despise/hate the working class. They stress that 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. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they would never stoop to take such jobs and b) that holding such jobs proves that you are an abject loser/failure.)
https://www.creators.com/read/laura-hollis/02/21/the-big-tent-republicans-didnt-build-that
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, complained in a recent interview with The Hill that she feels like a minority in her own party. Kaptur shared data showing that 19 of the 20 wealthiest congressional districts in the country are now represented by Democrats, and she quoted unnamed Democratic colleagues whose callous comments reflected a complete lack of sympathy for or understanding of blue-collar Americans. And it isn’t just working-class whites who feel they are being left behind by Democrats. Blacks and Hispanics voted Republican in much larger numbers in 2020. Republicans see this as something of an opportunity. Immediately after the November election, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said, “This election cycle has made one thing clear: The Republican Party is now the party of the American worker.”)

GUARDIAN
— Dozens of former Republican officials in talks to form anti-Trump party – Reuters
(DIERSEN: Will they draft Kinzinger to lead that party?)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/11/dozens-former-republican-officials-talks-form-anti-trump-party
— Centreville, Illinois: ‘If white people were still here, this wouldn’t happen’: the majority-Black town flooded with sewage – Catharine Smith
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/11/centreville-illinois-flooding-sewage-overflow

February 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Dems call Trump ‘inciter in chief’ of Capitol attack – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/dems-call-trump-inciter-in-chief-of-capitol-attack-live/10325471/
— Bruce Springsteen faces drunken driving charge in New Jersey
https://abc7chicago.com/bruce-springsteen-faces-drunken-driving-charge-in-nj/10326279/
— Twitter CFO says Trump’s ban is permanent, even if he runs for office again – Brian Fung
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will other hate-filled Trump-hating utilities cut off Trump’s cable TV, internet service, phone service, water, electricity, natural gas, sanitary sewer, trash pickup, etc.?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-twitter-ban-is-permanent-even-if-he-runs-for-office-again/10327473/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House sets rules for the post-Madigan era, but Republicans say changes are merely tweaks – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinios-house-rules-20210210-wc2njj5hgzb7vgvpgt7peegxei-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Capitol rioters had to know that they were harming Trump, harming all those who voted for Trump, harming all conservatives, harming all Republicans, harming the Republican Party, harming America, harming respect for the rule of law, harming etc.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-republicans-leaving-party-20210210-jdjsyvvajzc4pkzskemzpgq5uy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump can’t take refuge in the First Amendment.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-impeachment-first-amendment-chapman-20210210-bvgdjaafn5duvhimwspku32cby-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Why Gary Rabine thinks he can reach across the aisle if elected governor – Cassie Buchman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210210/why-gary-rabine-thinks-he-can-reach-across-the-aisle-if-elected-governor
— Vexed by ‘too little’ supply, DuPage opening vaccine clinic at the county fairgrounds Wednesday – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210209/vexed-by-too-little-supply-dupage-opening-vaccine-clinic-at-the-county-fairgrounds-wednesday

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— The worst budget in American history – Stephen Moore
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/stephen-moore-the-worst-budget-in-american-history/article_8a5d7746-6a5d-11eb-a59b-a391e0bd8a3a.html

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/kinzinger-pushes-trump-conviction-amid-gop-backlash#stream/0

WJBC
— Rep. Davis says impeachment trials of former Pres. Trump “sets a terrible precedent”
https://www.wjbc.com/2021/02/10/rep-davis-says-impeachment-trials-of-former-pres-trump-sets-a-terrible-precedent/

WHEATON PATCH
— Early Voting Starts Feb. 25 In DuPage County – Lisa Marie Farver
(DIERSEN: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I anxiously await campaign literature from the Republican candidates on the April 6, 2021 ballot for my precinct so that I can deliver that literature to the homes that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. I also anxiously await yard signs from the candidates that I can offer to the voters, envelopes from the Milton Township Republican Organization to deliver the literature in, and voter lists that target voters who are likely to vote and to vote Republican. For Milton Township, the Republican candidates are John Monino, Nick Nathwani, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehfelt, Dan Milinko, Jeff Castle, Drew Ellis, and Joe Soto. For Wheaton Park District, the Republican candidates include Ron Almiron. For DuPage County Educational Service Region, the Republican candidates include Paula McGowen. For Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, the Republican candidates are ? For College of DuPage, the Republican candidates include Heidi Holan.)
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/early-voting-starts-feb-25-dupage-county

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OP-ED: ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS VOTE TO PASS YET ANOTHER ANTI-BUSINESS BILL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/op-ed-illinois-lawmakers-vote-to-pass-yet-another-anti-business-bill.html
— THORNER: TRUMP’S LEGAL CHALLENGES MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN LEFTIST MEDIA REPORTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/thorner-trump-won-twice-as-many-lawsuits-as-he-lost.html

CAPITOL FAX
— What is a mainstream Republican these days?
(DIERSEN: I am a platform Republican. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Far too many Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political consultants, major donors, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers reject planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Far too many of the aforesaid focus on driving out of the Republican Party those like me who support the aforesaid planks.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/10/what-is-a-mainstream-republican-these-days/
— 2,825 new confirmed and probable cases; 53 additional deaths; 2,082 hospitalized; 464 in ICU; 3.3 percent average case positivity rate; 4.0 percent average test positivity rate; 55,135 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/10/2825-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-53-additional-deaths-2082-hospitalized-464-in-icu-33-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-40-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-55135-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says “Trump-less Twitter is an amazing blessing.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/10/rep-kinzinger-trump-less-twitter-amazing-blessing/

GOPUSA
— Maxine Waters, Racial Insurrectionist – Michelle Malkin
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106364

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Married Americans Keep Voting Red In 2020, marriage rates were the single sharpest dividing line between areas that voted for Trump and those that went to Biden. – PEYTON ROTH AND W. BRADFORD WILCOX
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs do everything that they can to discourage traditional marriage and the traditional family.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/married-americans-keep-voting-red/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Coming Military Purge An increasingly hostile ruling class, who conceive of themselves as occupying a disloyal, irredentist America, is a formula for weakness abroad and conflict at home. – Christopher Roach
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/09/the-coming-military-purge/

BLAZE
— CNN’s Anderson Cooper invokes genocide comparison to describe Trump supporters who stormed Capitol ‘We’ve seen it in Bosnia, we’ve seen it in Rwanda – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/anderson-cooper-genocide-trump-supporters-capitol-riot

DAILY WIRE
— CNN’s Anderson Cooper Compares Capitol Hill Riot To 800,000 Murdered In Rwandan Genocide – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/anderson-cooper-compares-capitol-hill-riot-to-800000-murdered-in-rwanda

TOWNHALL
— When the Hateful Think They Are the Virtuous – Ben Shapiro
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2021/02/10/when-the-hateful-think-they-are-the-virtuous-n2584466

FEDERALIST
— Google-Owned YouTube Deplatforms Pro-Life Group LifeSiteNews – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/10/google-owned-youtube-deplatforms-pro-life-group-lifesitenews/
— Why The Left Still Can’t Understand Trump’s Appeal Republicans aren’t motivated by resentment, they’re motivated by self-preservation in the face of a highly aggressive left. – John Daniel Davidson
(DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party should be taking steps to defend the 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. The DuPage County Republican Central Committee should be taking steps to defend the 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. The Milton Township Republican Organization should be taking steps to defend the 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. I should be taking steps to defend the 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/10/why-the-left-still-cant-understand-trumps-appeal/
— CNN’s Anderson Cooper Compares Capitol Riots To Rwandan Genocide – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/10/cnns-anderson-cooper-compares-capitol-riots-to-rwandan-genocide/

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— US Communist revolution: Armchair Americans can’t stop it – Jeanne McKinney
(DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party should be taking steps to defend the 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. The DuPage County Republican Central Committee should be taking steps to defend the 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. The Milton Township Republican Organization should be taking steps to defend the 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. I should be taking steps to defend the 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.commdiginews.com/patriot-profiles-jeanne-mckinney/us-communist-revolution-armchair-americans-cant-stop-it-136073/

EPOCH TIMES
— MyPillow’s Lindell Says Sales Remain Strong Amid ‘Cancel Culture’ – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mypillows-lindell-says-sales-remain-strong-amid-cancel-culture_3691923.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/538241-kinzinger-pac-to-go-on-attack-against-trumpism

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans will exonerate Trump, but they can’t ignore the horrors.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/09/republicans-will-exonerate-trump-they-cant-ignore-horrors/

FORTUNE
— AUGUST 25, 2020 FLASHBACK: The Republican Party turns its platform into a person: Donald Trump – Geoff Colvin
(DIERSEN: Trump got elected in 2016 because he promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://fortune.com/2020/08/25/gop-convention-rnc-platform-republican-party-2020-donald-trump/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who voted for Trump are unhappy with those Republican Party leaders who have dumped Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/favorable-views-gop-declines-double-digits-among-republicans-since-nov-poll-1568298
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-total-peace-if-he-loses-reelection-after-speaking-out-against-gop-1568338

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 71% of GOP Voters Say Troops Unnecessary for D.C. Security, But Democrats Disagree
(DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party should be taking steps to defend the 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. The DuPage County Republican Central Committee should be taking steps to defend the 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. The Milton Township Republican Organization should be taking steps to defend the 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. I should be taking steps to defend the 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/71_of_gop_voters_say_troops_unnecessary_for_d_c_security_but_democrats_disagree

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters promote hatred against Trump
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/one-cheer-republicans-willing-stand-trump-three-cheers-many/

February 10 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump reportedly furious at impeachment lawyers’ performance Republican senators questioned their strategy and some called for yet another shakeup to Trump’s defense team. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-reportedly-furious-at-impeachment-attorneys-performance/10325783/
— Aunt Jemima brand gets a new name: Pearl Milling Company
https://abc7chicago.com/10324877/
— DuPage County COVID-19 vaccination clinic to open at fairgrounds in Wheaton – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/10324709/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic impeachment of Trump puts his 74 million voters on trial – JOHN KASS
(DIERSEN: 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump, 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump, 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump, and 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-prem-trump-trial-free-speech-censorship-john-kass-20210210-pjhtc3le4jbt7fn4kmuqmutqkq-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Dispute over how GOP chose Naperville Township candidates results in two slates on ballot, court fight – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-township-ballot-lawsuit-st-0210-20210209-xwpvrl37mvamzedhbfn4nehjyq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ballots cannot be altered to remove names because they are being prepared in advance of early voting, which starts Feb. 25. The controversy centers on accusations from 17 township residents who say the Republican caucus held virtually Dec. 1 via the internet-based platform Zoom was neither fair nor honest, which is why they held their own caucus instead. Republican organization Chairman Jim Ruhl said the decision to host the caucus via Zoom was made so that anyone, including older people and those who fearful of going out in public because of the coronavirus pandemic, could participate. To provide more flexibility, Republicans who are not internet savvy had the option of calling in by phone, he said. “We did not want to disenfranchise any voter,” Ruhl said. “We chose Zoom for the health and well-being of everyone.” At a meeting a month before the caucus, the organization agreed to slate candidates for the two township positions held by Republicans now: the seats of Assessor Warren Dixon III and Trustee Paul Santucci, he said. Dixon plans to step down and asked Matthew Rasche to run as his replacement; Santucci is seeking reelection. Both candidates were approved during the organization’s virtual caucus Dec. 1. The other set of candidates was selected the same night in the parking lot outside the Naperville Township offices on Water Street in Naperville. They include Lynda Segneri for supervisor, Barbara Lukoff for clerk, Gary Vician for assessor, and Thomas Laz, Gabby Serna and Bill Breyne for the three open trustee seats. That slate was not certified by the township clerk nor forwarded to the county clerk so the candidates filed a lawsuit to have their names listed on the ballot. Attorney Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, who represents the plaintiffs, said 17 Republican voters showed up at the Naperville Township offices Dec. 1 for the caucus. When they were denied in-person access to the meeting, they caucused outside in the parking lot, Krafthefer said. Their lawsuit contends there is no provision in state law that permits a caucus election to be conducted electronically. Vician said a caucus is essentially a primary election, and elections are held in person, not virtually. Caucusing in person allows everyone to have a voice and speak freely, he said. “You really can’t do that on a Zoom call,” Vician said. “In a Zoom meeting, you can be silenced (through muting or ignoring someone who raises their hand).” Rather than decide which slate of candidates should be on the April 6 ballot, DuPage Judge James McCluskey ruled everyone would be listed for the consolidated election. In a written ruling explanation issued Friday, McCluskey said the Zoom caucus was “not properly conducted in a fair and honest manner.” The judge said he agreed with the plaintiffs’ argument that the Zoom caucus was held “in blatant contravention to the Township Code and the Governor’s Executive Order 2020-73 which exempts Township Caucuses from electronic means.” Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Nov. 18 coronavirus mitigation order to which the judge referred was interpreted differently by the two sides. Krafthefer said the governor’s executive order “does not apply to the December 2020 township caucuses,” which means caucuses can be held in person as required by state law. But Ruhl said the Republican organization was following the governor’s directive. The same order a few sentences later says, “Nothing in this Executive Order prohibits caucuses from being held virtually, and caucus organizers are encouraged to facilitate virtual attendance, to convene outdoors, and must adhere to all Social Distancing Requirements.” Ruhl said he’s not sure when the appellate court will rule, though he expects a decision will be made before April 6 when votes are counted.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-trump-impeachment-victims-20210209-xb7y3h7ghvamzixhkk6uk7ffkm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat teachers want to make it easier for them to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-illinois-teaching-standards-20210205-7t74hjpwsnh5lfs64mqpdllpvi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Unite the Republican Party, save Illinois – Don Tracy
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210210/unite-the-republican-party-save-illinois
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210210/editorial-address-violence-with-vigilant-leaders-responsible-property-owners

WGN RADIO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: 6 GOP senators join Dems, Trump impeachment moves on Senate trial is now in recess until noon Eastern Time on Wednesday
https://wgnradio.com/news/6-gop-senators-join-dems-trump-impeachment-moves-on/

WBEZ
— CPD Creates New Policy Banning Retaliation Against Officers Who Report Misconduct – Patrick Smith
(DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They retaliate against federal employees who report political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination. They get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote 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 federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/cpd-creates-new-retaliation-policy-after-years-of-allegations-that-officers-were-punished-for-breaking-the-code-of-silence/94e5bfb1-2522-4a72-b917-afd9384adc90

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Don’t Allow ‘Cancel Culture’ To ‘Hijack’ Thin Blue Line – William A. Grossi, Mount Prospect Village Trustee, Candidate for mayor
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/village-trustee-dont-allow-cancel-culture-to-hijack-thin-blue-line/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Winnebago County Republicans condemn Trump impeachment, not Kinzinger – Corina Curry
(DIERSEN: What if your Republican county, ward, and/or township party organizations voted on censuring those who voted to impeach Trump? Kinzinger-supporters would destroy those Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains who voted to censure those who voted to impeach Trump.)
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/02/10/winnebago-county-republicans-condemn-trump-impeachment-not-kinzinger/4463784001/
— Tell lawmakers to vote no on Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/2021/02/09/letter-tell-lawmakers-vote-no-culturally-responsive-teaching-and-leading-standards/4450014001/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County tops 100,000 doses of vaccine administered, region’s COVID-19 positivity rate drops below 5% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/10/dupage-county-tops-100000-doses-of-vaccine-administered-covid-19-positivity-rate-drops-below-5/
— Democratic Citizens of Berwyn candidates decline to participate in forum, debate – Catey Sullivan
(DIERSEN: Conservative-haters do not want me to ask questions. In 2005, conservative-hating employees of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) stopped me from attending Andy McKenna’s press conference in Springfield after the IRP State Central Committee elected him chairman. Conservative-haters fear that I will ask Republicans the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/local/2021/02/09/democratic-citizens-of-berwyn-candidates-decline-to-participate-in-forum-debate/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DCOB candidates also did not respond to a questionnaire on issues sent to all candidates as part of the Activist ToolKit, which developed and published questionnaires for candidates in Berwyn, Oak Park, River Forest and Broadview, among other nearby municipalities.)

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Get to know candidates running in 2021 Consolidated Election to serve Naperville
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2021/02/09/get-to-know-candidates-running-in-2021-consolidated-election-to-serve-naperville/119258

STATELINE
— Republicans blast Pritzker’s nearly $700k capitol security as ‘PR stunt’
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/republicans-blast-pritzkers-nearly-700k-capital-security-as-pr-stunt/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes Kinzinger.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/rep-kinzinger-speaks-on-traumatizing-capitol-riots-and-backlash-on-his-vote-to-impeach-trump/

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Local forum on controversial new teacher standards proposal draws crowd – Andrew Adams
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/local-forum-on-controversial-new-teacher-standards-proposal-draws-crowd/article_66cea746-6b2a-11eb-a5f8-07b7a57ffe50.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Kinzinger and Kinzinger’s supporters to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rep-kinzinger-calls-for-change-to-the-republican-party/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump fumes, GOP senators baffled by legal team’s debut – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/trump-fumes-gop-senators-baffled-by-legal-teams-debut

NPR ILLINOIS
— GOP Senator: Trump’s Lawyers Did A ‘Terrible Job’ On 1st Day Of Trial – ALANA WISE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the lawyers who have represented me in the lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/gop-senator-trumps-lawyers-did-terrible-job-first-day-trial#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Capitol Riot Prompts A Reckoning Over Extremism In The Ranks.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/capitol-riot-prompts-reckoning-over-extremism-ranks#stream/0
— Is ‘Cancel Culture’ The Future Of The GOP? – DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most to cancel those like me who support the traditional marriage/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. I would focus leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and/or Wheaton since 2000.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/cancel-culture-future-gop#stream/0

WIFR
— Winnebago County Republican Party adopts ‘de facto censure’ of those who voted to impeach former President Trump
(DIERSEN: What if your Republican county, ward, and/or township party organizations voted on censuring those who voted to impeach Trump? Kinzinger-supporters would destroy those Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains who voted to censure those who voted to impeach Trump.)
https://www.wifr.com/2021/02/10/winn-co-republican-party-adopts-de-facto-censure-of-those-who-voted-to-impeach-former-pres-trump/

WREX
— Kinzinger endorses impeachment vote, hopes to steer GOP – James Stratton
(DIERSEN: From what I see, Kinzinger-supporters want Trump-supporters to either dump Trump, or leave the Republican Party. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump, 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump, 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump, and 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://wrex.com/2021/02/09/rep-kinzinger-endorses-impeachment-vote-hopes-to-steer-gop/

WAND TV
— Proposed federal gun reform legislation gets strong reaction in Central Illinois – Chris Carter
https://www.wandtv.com/news/proposed-federal-gun-reform-legislation-gets-strong-reaction-in-central-illinois/article_a0709ea0-6a7b-11eb-b6f2-a70832804f16.html
— Senators re-introducing legislation to designate sites of 1908 Race Riot as a national monument
(DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, Illinois Democrats will demand that all Illinois Republicans disclose what their ancestors did in 1908. My ancestors on my father’s side operated Crete’s only hardware store. My ancestors on my mother’s side operated a farm in Grant Park.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/senators-re-introducing-legislation-to-designate-sites-of-1908-race-riot-as-a-national-monument/article_2ae3c4da-6aeb-11eb-9679-9f78f7c88ca0.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Kinzinger insists he’s focused only on rebuilding the GOP. “I really have felt compelled that this is a fight worth having and if it leads to me being out of office in a year and a half, so be it, I’m at peace. If it leads to something else, so be it, I’m at peace. But right now, the battle is to save the soul of this party.” As for LaSalle County Republicans censuring him last week and the state GOP saying it “disagrees” with Kinzinger’s views, Kinzinger said, “I prefer not to be censured, but I really, really will not lose an ounce of sleep if I am. Not even an ounce.”
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, not only hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters, but also hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters are using Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/02/10/teachers-have-a-deal-kinzinger-no-state-run-pritzkers-budget-camera-costs-bidenology-in-illinois-491704

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Dr. Eric Wallace on Woke Teaching Standards in Illinois – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/02/spotlight-dr-eric-wallace-on-woke-teaching-standards/

BREITBART
— Tom Cotton: Joe Biden Is Keeping U.S. Closed for Americans, Leaving Border Open for Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/09/tom-cotton-joe-biden-is-keeping-u-s-closed-for-americans-leaving-border-open-for-illegal-aliens/
— Grassley on Biden Allowing Illegal Aliens to Enter the Country Without Testing: ‘Is That Protecting Our Citizens?’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/09/grassley-on-biden-allowing-illegal-aliens-to-enter-the-country-without-testing-is-that-protecting-our-citizens/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘You Cannot Overstate The Loathing’: Brit Hume Says Impeachment Is ‘Half-Baked’ But Based On Hatred For Trump – DAVID KRAYDEN
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who have done the most to destroy Trump-supporters. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District.)

https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/09/brit-hume-says-impeachment-is-half-baked-but-based-on-hatred-for-trump/
— Unifying The GOP Under Ron DeSantis – RICHARD PROTZMANN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/08/protzmann-unifying-the-gop-under-ron-desantis/

FEDERALIST
— The 3 Worst Things About That Terrible Jeep Super Bowl Ad. How could a major corporation not see how propagandistic it comes off to suggest that when Republicans win a national election, that’s divisive, but when Democrats win one, that’s unifying? – Mollie Hemingway
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/08/the-3-worst-things-about-that-terrible-jeep-super-bowl-ad/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Marxist infusion coming to school houses in Illinois – Bob Kellogg
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2021/02/10/marxist-infusion-coming-to-school-houses-in-prairie-state

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Illinois-Chicago law professor says he was forced to undergo lengthy mental examination & drug test after exam question caused students ‘distress’ – Benjamin Zeisloft
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=16754

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER TV
— Trump Advisor Says Former President Is Considering Starting His Own Social Media Platform – Connor Grant
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/trump-advisor-says-former-president-considering-starting-his-own-social-media-platform

LIFE SITE NEWS
— LifeSite deleted from YouTube!
(DIERSEN: Who wants you to be deleted? I should write a book about those who want me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to be deleted. I would focus leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and/or Wheaton since 2000.)
https://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=3b519162c561a81f1ee4736a3&id=8646f85c3b&e=8ba0541f95

CNN
— The 21 most utterly bizarre lines from Trump impeachment lawyer Bruce Castor – Chris Cillizza
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/10/politics/bruce-castor-trump-trial-impeachment/index.html

CNBC
–Trump impeachment trial: GOP senator Bill Cassidy rips former president’s legal team
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/09/trump-impeachment-trial-live-updates-stream.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— House Republicans Announce 47 Democrats They Hope to Unseat – Reid J. Epstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/politics/house-republicans-democrats-midterm-elections.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At least six House Democrats who represent districts Mr. Trump carried in November are on the N.R.C.C. list: Representatives Cindy Axne of Iowa, Cheri Bustos of Illinois, Jared Golden of Maine, Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, Andy Kim of New Jersey and Ron Kind of Wisconsin. Ms. Bustos, who led the House Democrats’ campaign arm in 2020, had margins of victory that shrunk from 24 percentage points in 2018 to four points in 2020. But with Illinois certain to lose at least one seat, her gerrymandered district, which snakes around to include Democratic-leaning sections of Peoria and Rockford along with the Illinois portion of the Quad Cities, will change before she faces voters again.)
— Facebook Dials Down the Politics for Users – Kevin Roose and Mike Isaac
(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 want to stop me from including links in those newsletters to articles that promote the traditional marriage/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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/technology/facebook-reduces-politics-feeds.html

NEW YORK POST
— No, the 2020 election wasn’t stolen — but yes, it was underhandedly tilted – Jonathan S. Tobin
https://nypost.com/2021/02/09/no-the-2020-election-wasnt-stolen-it-was-underhandedly-tilted/

WASHINGTON POST
— A majority of the people arrested for Capitol riot had a history of financial trouble. Trail of bankruptcies, tax problems and bad debts raises questions for researchers trying to understand motivations for attack – Todd C. Frankel
(DIERSEN: All the operatives and all the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have serious financial, health, and/or other problems. I should write a book about each of my troubled critics/opponents, each of their troubled operatives, and each of their troubled dupes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/10/capitol-insurrectionists-jenna-ryan-financial-problems/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Sadly, Fox News can’t be impeached.” I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to destroy the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/09/sadly-fox-news-cant-be-impeached/

NEWSWEEK
— Amid GOP Civil War, Adam Kinzinger Calls Out Kevin McCarthy ‘Feeding Fear’ With Trump Alignment – JASON LEMON
(DIERSEN: From what I see, Kinzinger-supporters want Trump-supporters to either dump Trump, or leave the Republican Party. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump, 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump, 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump, and 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.newsweek.com/amid-gop-civil-war-adam-kinzinger-calls-out-kevin-mccarthy-feeding-fear-trump-alignment-1568007
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-chaos-will-return-gop-lawmaker-adam-kinzinger-pens-op-ed-urging-conviction-1567907
— CNN’s Cooper Compares Trump, Supporters to Hutus in Rwandan Genocide – Curtis Houck
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say and do things that encourage Trump-supporters to buy more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2021/02/09/what-cnns-cooper-compares-trump-supporters-hutus-rwandan-genocide
— Conservatives Looking for a New Direction Should Embrace Family Policy – PATRICK T. BROWN
(DIERSEN: To be a conservative, you must be both a fiscal conservative and a social conservative.)
https://www.newsweek.com/conservatives-looking-new-direction-should-embrace-family-policy-opinion-1567699

BLOOMBERG
— Microsoft CEO Says Big Tech Needs Clearer Laws on Online Speech – Emily Chang and Dina Bass
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the following should have complete control over which articles I include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), the WCC should have complete control over which articles I include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Previously, my critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I was a member of the following, the following should have had complete control over which articles I include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-10/microsoft-ceo-says-big-tech-needs-clearer-laws-on-online-speech

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans: Trump Can’t Be Impeached Because He Can’t Be Impeached.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/impeachment-trump-republican-senate-acquit-mob-steal-election.html

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes Kinzinger.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/965966779
— Is ‘Cancel Culture’ The Future Of The GOP? – Danielle Kurtzleben
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most to cancel those like me who support the traditional marriage/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. I would focus leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and/or Wheaton since 2000.)
https://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=965815679

AXIOS
— GOP eyes working-class future – Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) despise/hate the working-class and b) stress that 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. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they would never have stooped to take any of the aforesaid jobs.)
https://www.axios.com/republican-party-working-class-future-44f6c66c-dfbd-40c9-9b9d-9ebfa29dccec.html

FED SMITH
— Common Retirement Myths Exposed These are three common retirement myths that federal employees need to be aware of. – Brandon Christy
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about early retirement. My Civil Service Retirement System pension a) is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars and b) about equal to what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars when I did not have any master’s degrees, professional certifications, or a professional license.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2021/02/09/common-retirement-myths-exposed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Retirement Myth #1: My cost of everyday living and leisure spending will be less in retirement . . . Retirement Myth #2: I will fall in a lower tax bracket in retirement due to a decrease in income . . . Retirement Myth #3: You should stop saving and investing in retirement)

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Federal workers warmly welcome Biden revocation of Trump dictates – MARK GRUENBERG
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/federal-workers-warmly-welcome-biden-revocation-of-trump-dictates/

February 9 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— ILGOP Chairman Responds to Biden Firing US Attorney John Lausch
https://mailchi.mp/6c44b36d124d/icymi-pritzker-admin-mia-while-over-20-of-lasalle-veterans-home-residents-die-of-covid-4745176

ABC7
— Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial opens with jarring video of Capitol siege; Senate agrees to proceed – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-votes-to-proceed-with-trump-impeachment-trial-/10323423/
— Post COVID-19 brain-related symptoms may be common, study indicates – Kate Larsen
https://abc7chicago.com/health/post-covid-19-brain-symptoms-may-be-common-study-indicates/10323751/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-2/9/2021
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Problems remembering names and conversations, difficulty paying attention, and slower processing speeds — these are all symptoms that people are experiencing post-COVID-19 infections. A new University of California, San Francisco study indicates these brain-related symptoms may be quite common. . .Dr. Hellmuth recently published a study that shows 20% of her the participants had persistent cognitive symptoms after COVID infections. “These problems seem to be quite common.” She says her study was based on 100 patients, none of whom had been hospitalized. Their ages ranged from 35-56 and the median age was 39. “Surviving from COVID is great, but we now need to be also thinking about the long term impacts to society, if we have millions of people who are no longer able to contribute in the workplace like they used to.”)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker won’t pitch income tax hike | Kinzinger won’t seek statewide office in 2022 | Duckworth, Durbin, GOP congressmen ask Biden to reconsider dumping U.S. Attorney Lausch – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-budget-durbin-impeach-duckworth-lausch-spin-20210209-uiondu3zkjgrbb2c7zr7j2vybi-story.html
— Republican US Rep. Kinzinger, an outspoken Trump opponent, says he doesn’t intend to seek statewide office in 2022 – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-illinois-governor-will-not-run-2022-20210209-qude7qkmazeebh6qdei4cfwqey-story.html
— New state Republican Party chair Don Tracy lives in an ethical glass house – ERIC ZORN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-prem-column-don-tracy-ethics-violation-comical-excuse-zorn-20210209-sft2b34f6nga3djgesegbpdef4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— GOP lawmakers: Culturally responsive standards for teachers would put politics in classrooms – JJ Bullock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210209/gop-lawmakers-culturally-responsive-standards-for-teachers-would-put-politics-in-classrooms
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210209/kinzinger-defends-impeachment-vote-saying-hed-x201cregret-it-foreverx201d-if-he-didnt

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— After Capitol riots, can Republicans still count on corporate Chicago for cash? “A lot of companies are keeping their powder dry for a while,” says one GOP fundraiser. “Every PAC I’ve talked to says they’re going to reassess.” – GREG HINZ
(DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. How many major donors hint/imply/argue/shout that the more that is done to get rid of Trump-supporters, the more money that they will give? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump, 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump, 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump, and 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/after-capitol-riots-can-republicans-still-count-corporate-chicago-cash
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “A lot of companies are keeping their powder dry for a while,” says fundraiser Lisa Wagner, who works for an A-list of Republican officials. “Every PAC I’ve talked to says they’re going to reassess.” Wagner says corporations are under more pressure today to justify their political giving and that recent decisions to reassess after the Capitol riot ought to be viewed in that light. Going the furthest at this point is Northern Trust. “Recent political events require that the (company’s) PACs now consider additional criteria prior to making a political contribution,” the bank said in a statement. “The PACs now will exclude from future consideration any members of the U.S. Congress who voted against acceptance of the Electoral College vote results following the events of Jan. 6.” In Illinois, that would affect two GOP House members, downstaters Mary Miller and Mike Bost, who were among 138 House Republicans to vote to reject reported election results from Pennsylvania. Slightly less extensive are decisions made by firms including Exelon, Abbott, Kraft Heinz, Mondelez International, and Aon. Following previously announced decisions by McDonald’s, Discover, State Farm, Allstate and Boeing, they’ve temporarily halted donations to federal candidates. “Following the January riot at the U.S. Capitol, we immediately suspended all corporate and organized employee contribution (through our political action committee) to federal representatives at least through the end of the first quarter,” Mondelez said in a statement.)

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/02/09/u-s-rep-adam-kinzinger-unfazed-censure-votes-threats/4457461001/

MILTON TOWNSHIP
— We are closing our Township offices for the remainder of the week, and canceling Food Pantry for Wednesday as well as tonight’s scheduled monthly meeting. We are scheduling a deep clean, all in the effort to isolate, contain and abate COVID. We will be back in action the day after Presidents Day, and staff continue to work from home as is feasible for their work.
https://www.facebook.com/MiltonTownshipIL

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— SIX PRINCIPLES FOR STATE LEGISLATORS SEEKING TO PROTECT FREE SPEECH ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS – James Taylor
https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/six-principles-for-state-legislators-seeking-to-protect-free-speech-on-social-media-platforms

CAPITOL FAX
— Kinzinger says repeatedly that he has no intention to run statewide, prepares to “fight to my political death” over the definition of Republicanism
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/09/kinzinger-says-repeatedly-that-he-has-no-intention-to-run-statewide-prepares-to-fight-to-my-political-death-over-the-definition-of-republicanism/
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Seven Illinois Republicans are holding a town hall at Christ’s Church in Effingham to oppose ISBE’s proposed rules. The sign says the rules would ask teachers to “embrace and encourage progressive viewpoints” and “divisive, far-left politics.”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/09/throwing-red-meat-to-the-base-ought-to-have-some-limits/
— After report that Biden administration is asking almost all US Attorneys to submit their resignations, Durbin and Duckworth issue statement backing Lausch
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/09/after-report-that-biden-administration-is-asking-almost-all-us-attorneys-to-submit-their-resignations-durbin-and-duckworth-issue-statement-backing-lausch/
— 2,082 new confirmed and probable cases; 20 additional deaths; 2,117 hospitalized; 497 in ICU; 3.3 percent average case positivity rate; 4.0 percent average test positivity rate; 55,455 average doses administered
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/09/2082-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-20-additional-deaths-2117-hospitalized-497-in-icu-33-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-40-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-55455-average-doses-administered/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden establishes new tent city to process surge of illegal immigrants. Texas facility signals new border surge – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/9/bidens-dhs-opens-new-tent-city-process-illegal-imm/
— AOC: ‘I will not apologize’ for claiming Ted Cruz ‘almost had me murdered’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/9/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-i-will-not-apologize-for-/
— Fauci: Masks needed until ‘level of virus is so low it’s not a threat at all’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/9/fauci-masks-needed-until-level-of-virus-is-so-low-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Impeachment trial Day One: Democrats defeat move to end trial – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/impeachment-trial-day-one-democrats-defeat-move-to-end-trial

FOX NEWS
— Trump impeachment trial: Polls show slight majority support conviction. Surveys point to a vast partisan divide over whether Trump should be convicted or acquitted. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-trial-polls-slight-majority-support-conviction
— Pentagon says extremist groups ‘aggressively’ recruiting soon-to-be veterans. Rooting out radicalization in the military has been a top priority for defense officials – Vandana Rambaran
https://www.foxnews.com/us/pentagon-says-extremist-groups-aggressively-recruit-military
— Cancel culture eerily similar to Communist China playbook to control its people. China seeks to shape its ideal citizen: don’t ask questions, disobey or think for yourself. – Rep. Mark Green
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/cancel-culture-similar-communist-china-playbook-rep-mark-green

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Supporters Can No Longer Claim ‘They Are Lovers of Law and Order.” Trump supporters disavow Capitol Rioters.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/09/cnns-cooper-trump-supporters-can-no-longer-claim-they-are-lovers-of-law-and-order/

NEWSMAX
— Study Estimates 14.4M Illegals, 5M ‘Anchor Babies’ in US – Brian Trusdell
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see illegals and anchor babies as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.newsmax.com/us/anchor-babies-fair-study-illegals/2021/02/09/id/1009327/

FEDERALIST
— Axios Calls For ‘Deprogramming’ And Censoring America’s Republican ‘Extremists’ – Gabe Kaminsky
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/09/axios-calls-for-deprogramming-and-censoring-americas-republican-extremists/
— Blacklisting And Censorship Are Hallmarks Of Repressive Societies. Let’s Head Them Off At The Pass In America. China’s Communist Party uses the Great Firewall to block information from its citizens. Blocking speech based on politics has been a hallmark of every totalitarian government. – Jane Hampton Cook
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demand that the following identify and blacklist extremists: a) your employer if you are still working, 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? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the sooner that one or more of the aforesaid will identify you as being an extremist and blacklist you: law enforcement officer, veteran, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/09/blacklisting-and-censorship-are-hallmarks-of-repressive-societies-lets-head-them-off-at-the-pass-in-america/

DAILY CALLER
— Parents Are Pulling Kids From Public Schools Thanks To Teachers Unions. Now They’re Getting A Religious Education A rise in religious education?
(DIERSEN: My outstanding parents had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, and had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/09/public-schools-teachers-unions-parents-students-religious-education-catholic/

DAILY WIRE
— Texas Sheriff: ‘It’s Absolutely True’ That Biden Is Releasing Illegals Into U.S. Without COVID Tests
https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-sheriff-its-absolutely-true-that-biden-is-releasing-illegals-into-u-s-without-covid-tests

GOPUSA
— Trump Supporters Will Remember What GOP Does In Impeachment Proceedings
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106332
— Cost Of Keeping National Guard In Nation’s Capital Nearing $500 Million
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106318
— Censors: Facebook, Instagram Announce Crackdown On Anti-Vaccine Opinions
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106330
— AZ Sheriff: Illegals Flooding Border Under Biden Is ‘Obama 2.0’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106238
— Record 4.3M Background Checks For Gun Sales With Biden In White House
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106242
— Why Is Winston Churchill Part Of The American Political Divide?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106248

ROLL CALL
— Social media could be sued for stalking, harassment, death. Three Democratic senators introduce bill to overhaul Section 230 of federal communications law. – Dean DeChiaro
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want all the Republican candidates on all the ballots in my precinct since 2000 who lost elections to sue me for causing their losses. My critics/opponents want those candidates a) to blame what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and b) to blame 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, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/02/09/social-media-could-be-sued-for-stalking-harassment-death/

THE HILL
— GOP senators ‘perplexed’ by ‘unfocused’ and ‘weaker’ Trump legal defense – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about attorneys who have dumped me. Of course, my critics/opponents side with these attorneys.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538098-gop-senators-criticize-trump-legal-defense-as-unfocused-and-weaker
— Centrist Democrats pose major problem for progressives – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Since at least Big Jim Thompson, the Illinois Republican Party has been dominated by anti-conservatives.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537925-centrist-democrats-pose-major-problem-for-progressives

MSNBC & FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/gop-rep-senators-convicting-trump-would-help-save-america-n1257142
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/02/09/rep-adam-kinzinger-urges-fellow-republicans-to-convict-trump-says-future-of-party-depends-on-it/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Seeking to combat extremists in ranks, the military struggles to answer a basic question: How many are there?” How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demand that the following identify and get rid of “extremists:” a) your employer if you are still working, 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? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the sooner that one or more of the aforesaid will identify you as being an extremist and get rid of you: law enforcement officer, veteran, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/military-extremist-threat-lloyd-austin-/2021/02/09/198794c8-66f9-11eb-bf81-c618c88ed605_story.html

NEWSWEEK
— Laura Ingraham Calls Joe Biden ‘Figurehead’ of Left Wing Insurrection – JACK DUTTON
https://www.newsweek.com/ingraham-biden-figurehead-leftwing-insurrection-1567871

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
— DECEMBER 17, 2018 FLASHBACK: Alumna Kate Siggerud on Government and the GAO Top executive in ‘congressional watchdog’ agency guided by Humphrey School values – Carmen Peota
(DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast Siggerud’s GAO career with my GAO career. GAO audits IRS. I started with GAO as an Analyst in 1980 when I was 31 years old. I brought with me almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. Nevertheless, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $20,361/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. In 1986, the GAO manager who hired me finally succeeded in getting me assigned to audits of IRS and promoting me to GS-13, currently $102,188/year. But my Democrat GAO superiors forced him to retire in 1987 and threw me off audits of IRS in 1988. Nevertheless, 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. I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. Nevertheless, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.hhh.umn.edu/news/alumna-kate-siggerud-government-and-gao
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Siggerud started as an analyst at the agency’s Chicago field office just after earning her master’s degree in public policy in 1987. She has now risen to one of the GAO’s top jobs, chief operating officer, and is a member of the agency’s executive committee. As COO, Siggerud oversees all of the 700 to 800 reports GAO generates each year.)

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you really are a Trump-supporter, you do not do things that harm trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/02/09/marjorie-taylor-greene-claims-capitol-rioters-werent-pro-trump-days-after-denying-conspiracy-theories/

AXIOS
— How to deprogram America’s extremists – Kyle Daly
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demand that the following identify and get rid of “extremists:” a) your employer if you are still working, 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? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the sooner that one or more of the aforesaid will identify you as being an extremist and get rid of you: law enforcement officer, veteran, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.axios.com/fighting-online-radicals-extremism-90b8dcb6-31a7-4321-a53a-c8be5643f7d6.html

LGBTQ NATION
— Is your home state LGBTQ friendly? See how your state measures up. – Juwan J. Holmes
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs blacklist you if you do not promote LGBTQ. I do not promote LGBTQ. I should write a book about those who blacklist me because I do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/home-state-lgbtq-friendly-see-state-measures/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Overall, 19 states received the highest rank given in the index — the “Working Toward Innovative Equality” rating — in addition to the District of Columbia. It doesn’t mean equality is completely protected in these areas, but that they should work toward formalizing equality outside the more common areas where they are needed. The 19 states were California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington state.)