Tag: Committeeman

November 29 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago hospitals brace for post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge following holiday travel weekend. Roughly 1M people are expected to travel Sunday. – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/health/covid-19-cases-expected-to-spike-following-thanksgiving-holiday-weekend-/8353253/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-11/29/2020

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Our democracy is fighting a bad case of truth decay.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-truth-fake-news-literacy-page-20201126-rpzogqv2fvdnnmzh6x4py7oblu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against non-Catholics.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-biden-faith-religion-eboo-patel-20201125-4jnyk24wdfh5thhv5uhkwfp3oq-story.html
— Joe Biden plans quick moves to boost protections for LGBTQ Americans – AP (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will those who do not promote LGBTQ be officially banned from a) seeking a government or political office, b) holding a government or political office, c) getting an education, d) getting a job, e) holding a job, f) etc.?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-joe-biden-lgbtq-rights-20201129-jkj6rm3d7rguxesrrinqmc2euy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— The politics of indolence – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most intolerant people that I have had to deal with since 2000. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. The more of the following that you are, the more that they look down on you: Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, 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.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201128/editorial-the-reproachment-of-dianne-feinstein

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois to borrow $2 billion more from feds as COVID-19 dents tax revenue – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/2020/11/28/illinois-borrow-2-billion-shore-up-budget-amid-covid-19-losses/6444771002/?for-guid=e6e07983-e973-435d-b131-081f8a49ca57

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Legal group to help Illinoisans clear marijuana convictions (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you have a pot conviction, Democrats paint you as being a victim of Republicans.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Legal-group-to-help-Illinoisans-clear-marijuana-15761093.php

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Chicago Makes Juneteenth ‘Day Of Observance,’ But Activists Continue To Seek Official City Holiday Status June 19th will be officially recognized as Juneteenth, but city workers will get not get a paid day off. – Joe Ward (DIERSEN: All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that none of my ancestors fought in Union Army.)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/11/25/chicago-makes-juneteenth-day-of-observance-but-activists-continue-to-seek-official-city-holiday-status/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A new, better Supreme Court makes its debut in New York pandemic case The court asserts the primacy of the First Amendment in the face of curtailment of rights – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/28/a-new-better-supreme-court-makes-its-debut-in-new-/

FOX NEWS
— Ohio certifies presidential election results, Trump win ‘I’m fully confident Ohio’s voice was heard in a fair and honest election,’ Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said. – Vandana Rambaran
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ohio-certifies-its-votes-in-favor-of-president-trump
— Trump continues fight in Wis., Pa.: ‘We have found many illegal votes’ ‘The Wisconsin recount is not about finding mistakes in the count, it is about finding people who have voted illegally’ – Morgan Phillips
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-fight-wis-pa-illegal-votes
— Hispanic support for Republicans growing as Democrats move leftward Hispanics are following generations of immigrants before them, assimilating into American culture and voting based on their beliefs, not ethnicity. – Fmr. Gov. Bobby Jindal, Wes Anderson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/republicans-hispanics-democrats-bobby-jindal-west-anderson

BLAZE
— Facebook fact-checker forced to issue correction after Candace Owens challenged ‘false’ rating ‘I am taking every measure to fight these communists in the court room’ – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/candace-owens-facebook-fact-checker-lawsuit

EPOCH TIMES
— New Lawsuit Asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to Declare All Drop-Box Ballots Illegal and Block Certification – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-lawsuit-asks-wisconsin-supreme-court-to-declare-all-drop-box-ballots-illegal-and-block-certification_3596676.html

CNN
— Thanksgiving vandalism: ‘Land back’ sprayed on US statues – Konstantin Toropin and Susannah Cullinane (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats blame your ancestors for the problems that indigenous people had. If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that my ancestors homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/27/us/thanksgiving-vandalism-land-back/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DECEMBER 30, 2015 FLASHBACK: The Political Consultant Racket – Adam Sheingate (DIERSEN: Who’s advice are the following taking: a) Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct, b) leaders of your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organizations, and c) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party? I should write a book about the aforesaid who talk and/or act like they are taking the following advice: curry favor with voters who are Trump-haters, minority, female, younger, moderate, liberal, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, poor, non-gun owners, veterans, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time by getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, White, male, older, conservative, Republican, non-poor, gun owners, draft avoiders, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/opinion/campaign-stops/the-political-consultant-racket.html
— In Their 20s and Saving for Retirement: How It Started, How It’s Going Three savers learned some important lessons early on. – Elizabeth Harris (DIERSEN: I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old as a Park Forest Post Office employee. I earned full-time CSRS credit even though I worked only part-time. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious about that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/business/millennials-retirement-saving.html
— What Facebook Fed the Baby Boomers Many Americans’ feeds are nightmares. I know because I spent weeks living inside two of them. – Charlie Warzel
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/opinion/facebook-disinformation-boomers.html
— Happiness Won’t Save You. Philip Brickman was an expert in the psychology of happiness, but he couldn’t make his own pain go away. – Jennifer Senior (DIERSEN: How happy are you? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn me for my not being happy enough. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I got everything good that I have because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, because I have always been privileged, because I avoided the draft, because the federal government grossly overpaid me, because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, because we did not become foster parents, because my federal retirement benefits are too generous, and because I do not give money to a church like they do.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/opinion/happiness-depression-suicide-psychology.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Record Asian American turnout helped Biden win Georgia. Can it help flip the Senate? – Amy B Wang (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see Asian Americans as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/asian-americans-georgia-senate/2020/11/28/28521068-2ad2-11eb-9b14-ad872157ebc9_story.html
— Criticized by moderates and pressured by their base, liberals fight for a voice in the Democratic Party – Sean Sullivan and Rachael Bade (DIERSEN: To vote for Democrats is to 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, age discrimination, and even worse things. To vote for Democrats is to call for government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. In my precinct, 61% voted for Democrat Biden and only 36% voted for Republican Trump, 53% voted for Democrat Durbin and only 43% for Republican Curran, and 57% voted for Democrat Casten and only 42% for Republican Ives.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democratic-party-future-liberals/2020/11/29/3da05bfe-2ba5-11eb-92b7-6ef17b3fe3b4_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump, wounded wasp.” Ever-increasingly, White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASP) (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Anglo-Saxon_Protestants ) are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned not only by those who non-White, non-Anglo-Saxon, and/or non-Protestant, but by those who are White, Anglo-Saxon, and/or Protestant and who want to curry favor with those who are anti-White, anti-Anglo-Saxon, and/or anti-Protestant.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-trump-wounded-wasp-20201129-37rjyfjd4zax3ji7kibdd7imai-story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “How Trump is laying the groundwork for violence and unrest during Biden’s presidency.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-11-29/trump-election-violence-biden-administration

USA TODAY
— Biden has white men to thank for putting him in the White House While Trump made surprising gains in other demographics, Biden made unexpected gains among white male voters in the election. Here is how he keeps them. – Andrew L. Yarrow (DIERSEN: White men who voted for Biden erroneously believe that because Biden is a White man, Biden will not take adverse actions against White men. I am a White man. I should write a book about other White men who have taken adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who took those adverse actions against me to curry favor with minorities and with females. Further, I am conservative, Republican, old (born in 1948), Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), heterosexual, 100% German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. I should write a book about those who are the aforesaid who have taken adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who took those adverse actions against me to curry favor with those who are moderate, liberal, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, younger, non-Protestant, LGBTQ, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/11/29/how-biden-needs-handle-his-new-voter-base-white-males-column/6347523002/
— Make America incompetent again? Trump wants to ruin our merit-based federal jobs system. Trump wants to bring back a corrupt system of political patronage. Congress and Joe Biden must undo this attack on the capability of our government. – Max Stier (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors in the federal government. They were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to retain and promote their Democrat employees and b) to get rid of their Republican employees and especially those who were White, male, non-veteran, and/or older.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/11/29/trump-plan-gut-civil-service-bring-back-incompetence-column/6347462002/

SALEM NEWS
— Modern generation gap goes beyond age group – David M. Shribman (DIERSEN: In what ways are you a minority in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world? You can be a minority in terms of your race, gender, age group, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, national origin, education, professional certifications/licenses, present/past occupation, employed/self-employed/unemployed/retired, liberal/moderate/conservative, Democrat/Libertarian/Green/Independent/RINO/Republican, income rage, net worth range, veteran status, gun owner/non-gun owner, homeowner/renter, in America legally/illegally, number of years that your ancestors have been in America, etc. Overwhelmingly, people want to live in neighborhoods, precincts, municipal districts, municipalities, county districts, counties, state, and countries where those who share their demographics are the majority.)
https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/columns/modern-generation-gap-goes-beyond-age-group/article_d2b776c6-0ca5-55d2-9f31-d3ebe7443e44.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Consider this: Every American under 40 today — fully a majority of the country — is either a millennial (born 1977-1995) or a Gen Zer (born 1996 or after). Or this: There are more people in the millennial and Gen Z generations than in the baby boom generation, Gen X and the rest of the population combined. And all those people who say they don’t recognize the America they see outside their quarantine windows or behind masks on the streets? They are right. This is not your grandfather’s United States. It is not even your parents’ United States. For the first time in American history, more than half of those under age 16 are part of an ethnic or racial minority. And as white baby boomers age out of the workforce — it is happening every day — all the labor growth will be among racial minorities.)

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Calls Fox News ‘Virtually Unwatchable,’ Points Followers to OANN and Newsmax – NATALIE COLAROSSI
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-calls-fox-news-virtually-unwatchable-points-followers-oann-newsmax-1550945

FORBES
— Coronavirus Shaking Up Car Buying As Millennials Suddenly See Big Plusses – Neil Winton
https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilwinton/2020/11/15/coronavirus-shaking-up-car-buying-as-millennials-suddenly-see-big-plusses-ey-report/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Millennials are said to despise the fossil-fuel powered car, embrace public transport, worry about climate change above all else and are firmly behind environmentalists’ plans to bring forward the day when the sale of the traditional automobile is banned. But that was before the coronavirus struck. According to a survey across 9 nations undertaken by global consultancy EV, millennials (aged between 24 and 39) are reversing all these assumptions because the coronavirus has made public transport an unattractive prospect, with its requirement for facemasks and the inevitable close proximity to the unknown. The individual, sealed automobile is now a coveted object of desire for getting to work and play. So far so shocking for the conventional wisdom. The headline finding of the report was that nearly 1/3 of people without a car intend to buy one in the next six months, and 45% of those will be millennials. There will be a global boom in car buying in the next six months, not least because of pent-up demand.)

JURIST
— Vote With Your Feet: Foot Voting and Political Freedom – Ilya Somin (DIERSEN: In what ways are you a minority in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world? You can be a minority in terms of your race, gender, age group, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, national origin, education, professional certifications/licenses, present/past occupation, employed/self-employed/unemployed/retired, liberal/moderate/conservative, Democrat/Libertarian/Green/Independent/RINO/Republican, income rage, net worth range, veteran status, gun owner/non-gun owner, homeowner/renter, in America legally/illegally, number of years that your ancestors have been in America, etc. overwhelmingly, people want to live in neighborhoods, precincts, municipal districts, municipalities, county districts, counties, state, and countries where those who share their demographics are the majority.)
https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2020/11/ilya-somin-foot-voting/

QUALITY MAGAZINE
— Self-Accountability – Jim L. Smith (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have no self-accountability. They blame their problems on everyone else and especially on me, on what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. Previously, they blamed what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, GAO employee 1980-1997, etc.)
https://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/21-jim-s-gems/post/96283-self-accountability
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It has been argued that in recent years personal accountability seems to be diminishing. Let’s explore that for a bit but just what is personal accountability?. . .Except possibly in the case of a genuine and serious mental illness, each of us is responsible for our own actions, no matter what the circumstances. Personal accountability means that we choose to take responsibility for our words, actions, and behaviors, and the outcomes they produce. It does no one any good to blame a television show, a movie, the media, the so-called “system,” or society in general for individual acts of violence or immorality. Personal accountability is the cornerstone of a healthy society just as it is an essential part of a healthy individual. Accountability literally means “account-ability,” that is, owning the ability to account for our own life. To be self-accountable means to be answerable for the obligations and duties we have in our life by the very nature of being a human being. People who are self-accountable answers fundamentally to him- or herself in honoring a code of living, ethics, and integrity that goes to the depth of who we really are. To paraphrase August Wilson, the playwright, ‘we are responsible for the world we live in. It is not the government’s responsibility. It is not our schools or our fellow citizens. It is ours, utterly and singularly ours.’ At the end of the day, we alone are self-accountable.)

EDUCATION WEEK
— We Americans Risk Losing the Ability to Govern Ourselves. Better Civics Education Can Help The case for a civics graduation requirement. – Charles Salter (DIERSEN: Democrats want voters a) who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, not married, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non- Italian American, non-German American, b) who have financial, health, and/or other problems, and/or c) whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time to vote for candidates who will use government to give more preference to those who are the aforesaid.)
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/23/americans-risk-losing-the-ability-to-govern.html

November 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COVID-19 has killed 12,029 Illinois residents, spread to at least 705,063 people
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/11/27/21722587/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With election lawsuits, Republicans return to old playbook on disenfranchising Black Americans – JIM RUTENBERG AND NICK CORASANITI (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see Blacks as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/sns-nyt-republicans-disenfranchise-black-americans-20201127-kjvcuklyyjf6pd22nlgnvctnhi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville adds police officers, social worker to proposed 2021 budget – Lauren Rohr (DIERSEN: When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201127/naperville-adds-police-officers-social-worker-to-proposed-2021-budget

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Northfield GOP Caucus To Slate Township Candidates – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/northfield-gop-caucus-to-slate-township-candidates/
— Northfield Dems To Hold Virtual Caucus For Township Candidates – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/northfield-dems-to-hold-virtual-caucus-for-township-candidates/
— Elk Grove Township Dems, GOP To Set 2021 Election Slates Mortensen To Run For Trustee, Democratic Caucus Set For Dec. 1; Republicans To Announce Slate Without Caucus – Tom Robb |
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/elk-grove-township-dems-gop-to-set-2021-election-slates/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Is civil war in our future? – Alan Webber
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/alan-webber-is-civil-war-in-our-future/article_08b92772-2e98-11eb-81d4-47b59e9763e6.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— It’s election season — again – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-its-election-season-again/article_39a5f2d9-4a11-5448-a24f-a9f77e01397b.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Republican politicians abandoned President Trump. I will not let them disappoint me again. – Rosemarie M. Gardner, Peoria (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political consultants, major donors, etc. in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois who have dumped Trump?)
https://www.pjstar.com/story/opinion/2020/11/28/gop-republicans-abandoned-president-trump/6347258002/
— Here are the candidates for Peoria mayor and City Council in 2021 – Chris Kaergard
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/2020/11/24/here-candidates-peoria-mayor-and-city-council-2021/6390414002/

WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT
— CITY ELECTION HAS NO CONTESTS; SCHOOL BOARD, TOWNSHIP FILING PERIOD IN DECEMBER – Larry Lough
https://www.thewoodstockindependent.com/2020/11/city-election-has-no-contests-school-board-township-filing-period-in-december/

WEEK
— Stacked races set the stage for February primary election in Peoria – Kyle Beachy
https://week.com/2020/11/24/stacked-races-set-the-stage-for-february-primary-election-in-peoria/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Grant warns House speaker’s roots run deep: ‘Madigan still controls everything, especially all the money’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/565919721-grant-warns-house-speaker-s-roots-run-deep-madigan-still-controls-everything-especially-all-the-money

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Google, Facebook and Twitter fixed the election for Biden over Trump – Robert Knight (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want everyone a) to spend all their time on Facebook, b) to not visit websites including www.gopillinois.com and c) to not read emails including GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/27/google-facebook-and-twitter-fixed-the-election-for/

FOX NEWS
— Effort to ban Trump officials from Harvard is a dangerous attack on free speech and education. An education underpinned by conditions of censorship is not a real education. – Carter Estes
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/censorship-harvard-trump-carter-estes

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump gives a lazy, shiftless press what it deserves – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/11/trump_gives_a_lazy_shiftless_press_what_it_deserves.html
— No, I’m not thankful for the rising tyranny – Carol Brown
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/11/no_im_not_thankful_for_the_rising_tyranny.html
— The left has a list … – John Dietrich (DIERSEN: Whose lists are you on? I am on the lists of those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-non-poor people, anti-homeowners, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, anti-federal employees/retirees, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/11/the_left_has_a_list_.html
— Electric Vehicles Will Drive Us to Serf City – Peter Skurkiss
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/11/electric_vehicles_will_drive_us_to_serf_city.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Yes, EVs rely on fossil fuel to generate the electricity used to manufacture them and to charge their batteries. Hence they are not the ‘green’ vehicles that the enviros tout. In fact, EVs are net polluters when you consider the tremendous environmental damage that is done to mine the lithium and rare earth elements needed in their manufacture and transport. And recycling and/or disposal of Li-batteries is another problem waiting a solution. Furthermore a study from the Union of Concerned Scientists found that the assembly of a midsize EV would produce about 15 percent more emissions than the process of building a similar-sized gasoline powered vehicle. None of that matters. The big money, media, and government are solidly behind electric vehicles. As Bob Dylan sang, “You don’t need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” This is rather amazing considering America didn’t vote for EVs nor did the car market demand them. If the projections persist, EVs will be the norm due to manipulations by global elite and their allies in big business and government. Eric Peters, an automotive expert, has several interesting takes on the EV craze. He never believed EVs were about ‘clean’ transportation. Their goal was always controlled transport. This is why environmental concerns, although used as the pretext for EV mandates, don’t matter.)

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— Indoctrinating Students to Hate Whiteness: Racial Self-Flagellation on Campus – Richard Cravatts (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Whites are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Ever-increasingly, to pander to and to curry favor with White-haters, Whites demonize, demonize, and denigrate Whites and especially Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.academia.org/indoctrinating-students-to-hate-whiteness-racial-self-flagellation-on-campus/

BREITBART
— Tucker Carlson: ‘Our Political Class Has Deliberately Decided to Use This Pandemic as a Way to Gain Political Power’ – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/11/27/fncs-carlson-our-political-class-has-deliberately-decided-to-use-this-pandemic-as-a-way-to-gain-political-power/

EPOCH TIMES
— Pennsylvania Republicans Introduce Resolution Disputing Election Results – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pennsylvania-republicans-to-introduce-resolution-disputing-election-results_3596434.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois agency launches study of gambling addiction (DIERSEN: Government should not promote gambling, booze, pot, or any other type of vice.)
https://www.walls102.com/illinois-agency-launches-study-of-gambling-addiction/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Groups Trying to Open Golf to Young People Are Struggling Themselves Even as more young men and women in need want to play, the pandemic has made it more difficult for nonprofits to raise money. – Paul Sullivan (DIERSEN: To paint my parents and I as being filthy rich, my critics/opponents, and their dupes stress that we played golf during the 1950s and 1960s.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/your-money/golf-nonprofits-needy.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republicans lob accusations of elitism at Biden. My critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois paint themselves as being elite. They look down on everyone. They have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-republicans-elitism/2020/11/27/f1df70d2-30e1-11eb-bae0-50bb17126614_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to defeat Republicans, Democrats focus on getting members of the following groups to hate Republicans: minorities, females, younger people, middle-age people, older people, LGBTQers, non-married people, moderates, liberals, those who have less, about the same, or more money than others, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/27/southern-strategy-is-dead-heres-americas-future/
— Trump moves to strip job protections from White House budget analysts as he races to transform civil service – Lisa Rein (DIERSEN: One reason why I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old was GAO’s claim that it was “nonpartisan.” I soon learned that claim was false. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have a) forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer, b) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, d) given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, e) failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, f) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and g) forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-moves-to-strip-job-protections-from-white-house-budget-analysts-as-he-races-to-transform-civil-service/2020/11/27/d04f6eba-2e69-11eb-96c2-aac3f162215d_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The outgoing Trump administration is racing to enact the biggest change to the federal civil service in generations, reclassifying career employees at key agencies to strip their job protections and leave them open to being fired before Joe Biden takes office. The move to pull off an executive order the president issued less than two weeks before Election Day — affecting tens of thousands of people in policy roles — is accelerating at the agency closest to the White House, the Office of Management and Budget. The budget office sent a list this week of roles identified by its politically appointed leaders to the federal personnel agency for final sign-off. The list comprises 88 percent of its workforce — 425 analysts and other experts who would shift into a new job classification called Schedule F.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hispanic Trump Voters Annoy Obama The former president is still working on an explanation. – James Freeman (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see Hispanics as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hispanic-trump-voters-annoy-obama-11606518338
— Biden Aims to Appoint Liberal Judges After Trump’s Conservative Push – Jess Bravin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-aims-to-appoint-liberal-judges-after-trumps-conservative-push-11606559402
— The Census Predicament: Counting Americans by Race. The racial and ethnic categories used by the U.S. Census obscure the changing ways we think about identity and assimilation. – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Whites are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Ever-increasingly, to pander to and to curry favor with White-haters, Whites demonize, demonize, and denigrate Whites and especially Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-predicament-of-counting-americans-by-race-11606492632
— The Class of 2020 Looks for Work Months after graduating into one of the most challenging job markets in generations, many are still searching for that first gig. Few openings emerge in retail or marketing; there are bright spots in tech. – Ellen Byron (DIERSEN: What hindered/hinders your job searches? My being draft bait hindered my job searches during 1970 and early 1971. Firestone Stores hired me in 1970, but the job did not give me an opportunity to use what I had learned earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU. My not being a minority, female, or veteran always hindered my job searches with employers that were under pressure to hire minorities, females, and/or veterans. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in a) Firestone Stores firing me and b) my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-class-of-2020-looks-for-work-11606473000
— Who Is an American ‘Person’? The Supreme Court considers the Census and undocumented immigrants. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs have declared war on Republicans. Democrats and RINOs see illegals as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-is-an-american-person-11606519964
— FRONT PAGE: Xi’s China Ramps Up Drive to Squelch Dissent – Chun Han Wong (DIERSEN: My RINO critics/opponents, their RINO operatives, and their RINO dupes want me to stop using GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/their-goal-is-to-make-you-feel-helpless-in-xis-china-little-room-for-dissent-11606496176

DAILY BEAST
— McConnell’s Newest Judge Is Seriously ‘Not Qualified’—and Dangerous Eight years after graduating law school, she just got approved for a lifetime appointment by a lame-duck Senate. – Eleanor Clift (DIERSEN: How much experience do you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my experience. If you sought a government office or a political office, what experience would you stress? I would stress the experience that I gained a) working for GAO 1980-1997 as an Analyst, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-131,532/year; b) working for IRS 1971-1980 as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year; c) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981; d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; e) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; f) becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, and Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990; g) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996; h) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970; i) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999; j) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000; and k) serving 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.thedailybeast.com/mcconnells-newest-judge-is-seriously-not-qualified-and-dangerous
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mizelle is only eight years out of law school (University of Florida), and the ABA’s standard for a lifetime seat is 12 years of legal experience. She has had four distinguished clerkships, including one for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, but her only trial experience is as an intern before she graduated from law school. She will take her seat on the Eleventh Circuit for the Middle District of Florida having never tried a case—civil or criminal—as a lead attorney or co-counsel. “In her own words, her work history is that of a junior lawyer and is decidedly not meaningful preparation for managing a trial courtroom or the awesome power of determining the rights, liberty, or in some cases, life of litigants as a judge,” says Dan Goldberg with Alliance for Justice, a liberal advocacy group. “The people who should be the angriest are the people who will go to her courtroom.” In rating her “not qualified,” the ABA in its letter to the Senate Judiciary committee noted Mizelle’s “very keen intellect, a strong work ethic and an impressive resume. She presents as a delightful person and she has many friends who support her nomination. Her integrity and demeanor are not in question. These attributes however simply do not compensate for the short time she has actually practiced law and her lack of meaningful trial experience.” . . . Mizelle joins that exclusive club because she is a well-connected Washington lawyer with conservative cred who travels in the right circles. At Jones Day, President Trump’s favorite law firm, where she has been an associate since last year, Mizelle’s profile page highlighted her successful representation of the Chamber of Commerce in fending off a demand from the AFL-CIO for greater worker protections during the COVID crisis. She is married to Chad Mizelle, who faced similar questions about his youth and inexperience last year when his friend and ally at the White House, Stephen Miller, smoothed the way for him to become the acting general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, leading DHS’ legal office of 2,500 attorneys just six years after graduating from law school. Apart from her skimpy experience, concerns about Kathryn Mizelle’s ideology are at the core of Democratic opposition, and they originate with her tenure at the Justice Department in 2017 and 2018 supervising litigation handled by the Civil Rights Division. It was a time when many voting rights and LGBT protections were being rolled back. “This nominee has been put forward not only because she is an ultraconservative ideologue, but also because she is a Trump loyalist, having worked in the Trump Justice Department to dismantle many critical civil rights protections,” the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights wrote to senators in September, urging them to reject her nomination.)

ATLANTIC
— What to Do When the Future Feels Hopeless. Humans like to feel optimistic about and in control of where their life is headed. – ARTHUR C. BROOKS (DIERSEN: What trends frustrate your being optimistic about your future? For me, they include more and more and more Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs moving into my precinct, into Wheaton’s West District, into Wheaton, into Milton Township, into DuPage County’s 4th District, into DuPage County, and into Illinois. More and more and more of the aforesaid are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-homeowners, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/09/what-do-when-future-feels-hopeless/616448/

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— 4 Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms – Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes and their unhealthy coping mechanisms.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/202011/4-unhealthy-coping-mechanisms

November 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 11,378 new coronavirus cases, 155 deaths Illinois ties record for most COVID-19 deaths in a week set in mid-May – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-ties-record-for-most-covid-19-deaths-in-a-week-/8253672/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-11/26/2020

NBC5
— Chicago Will Make COVID Vaccine Data Public, Including Possible Side Effects, Top Doctor Says “We will be absolutely transparent with you about what we know about these vaccines as soon as we know,” Arwady said
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/chicago-will-make-covid-vaccine-data-public-including-possible-side-effects-top-doctor-says/2380257/

CBS2
— Former Student Sues Minooka Community High School, Says Racism Is Blatant, Rampant, And Entrenched There – Dana Kozlov
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/23/minooka-community-high-school-racism-lawsuit/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump primary challenger and former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh lists Mundelein home for $769,000 – BOB GOLDSBOROUGH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/elite-street/ct-re-elite-street-joe-walsh-mundelein-20201126-2l64wfk6jvdsffitbfoe7wmiba-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who are the following promote LGBTQ: anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-hallmark-movie-christmas-house-gay-kiss-1124-20201124-lfpmjl7vonctpcyz45dcgat3py-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Relentless: Emails show Madigan pals pushing for ComEd jobs, favors The special House investigative committee is scheduled to meet again Dec. 14, the chair of that committee said after receiving more than 100 documents from the utility company. – Rachel Hinton, Mark Brown, Robert Herguth, and Tim Novak (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents promote patronage.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/11/25/21720708/house-panel-investigating-madigan-comed-documents-december-hearing-mclain-pramaggiore
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage illegal immigration. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/26/21573518/biden-reunite-immigrant-children-with-their-parents

DAILY HERALD
— Discrimination and prejudice – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to those who are minority, female, younger, moderate, liberal, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, illegal immigrants, have less money than others, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc. IS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE White, male, older, conservative, Republican, citizens of America, have more money that others, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201126/discrimination-and-prejudice

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Longtime DeKalb County Treasurer Christine Johnson to retire Dec. 11
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/11/24/longtime-dekalb-county-treasurer-christine-johnson-to-retire-dec-11/auc1k2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She said she’s proud to have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman for more than 36 years. She also served two terms as vice chairman of the DeKalb County Republican Central Committee, and as their secretary.)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump legal team makes trip to Gettysburg for GOP election proceeding – Ryan Eldredge
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-legal-team-makes-trip-to-gettysburg-for-gop-election-proceeding-11-25-2020

WCSJ NEWS
— LaSalle County Republicans Say Thousands of Ballots Weren’t Verified – Ethan Kruger
http://www.wcsjnews.com/news/wspynews/lasalle-county-republicans-say-thousands-of-ballots-werent-verified/article_81f159f8-64d1-5c78-b520-682562a2e2fb.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/educators-and-native-leaders-recommend-bringing-anti-racism-thanksgiving-table#stream/0
— As COVID-19 Vaccine Nears, Employers Consider Making It Mandatory – ANDREA HSU (DIERSEN: Are organizations considering making vaccination mandatory for their members? Are municipalities considering making vaccination mandatory for their residents?)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/covid-19-vaccine-nears-employers-consider-making-it-mandatory#stream/0
— As President-Elect Joe Biden Doubles Down On Calls For Unity, Supporters Have Doubts – TOVIA SMITH (DIERSEN: Those who voted for Biden do not want unity, they want to get rid of Republicans once and for all and replace them with citizens of Mexico and of other foreign countries who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Catholic, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/president-elect-joe-biden-doubles-down-calls-unity-supporters-have-doubts#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Giuliani attends Pennsylvania GOP meeting on alleged election issues; Trump joins by phone – Alexa Mencia and Nichole Berlie
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/giuliani-to-attend-pennsylvania-gop-meeting-on-alleged-election-issues-unclear-if-trump-will-attend/

ILLINOIS HOUSE REPUBLICANS
— House Republicans demand that the Governor reconvene the legislature and include lawmakers in the next steps for COVID-19 mitigations.
https://www.facebook.com/ILHouseGOP/videos/831822000904093/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Powell files suits alleging ‘massive fraud’ in election in Georgia, Michigan – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/26/sidney-powell-files-suits-alleging-massive-fraud-e/
— Pennsylvania state judge sides with GOP, halting election certification – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/25/pennsylvania-state-judge-sides-gop-halting-electio/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Strongly biased in favor of liberals’: Psychologist says Google manipulated content ahead of election that swayed votes – Michael Lee (DIERSEN: Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/strongly-biased-in-favor-of-liberals-psychologist-says-google-manipulated-content-ahead-of-election-that-swayed-votes
— Republicans outraged over death row inmates receiving unemployment benefits: ‘We’re through’ with Gavin Newsom – Emma Colton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-outraged-over-death-row-inmates-receiving-unemployment-benefits-were-through-with-gavin-newsom

FOX NEWS
— Parler CEO: Facebook’s reported ‘secret internal algorithm’ is ‘Orwellian’ Parler believes people should determine for themselves what is hyperpartisan, CEO said – Talia Kaplan (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you a) to stop visiting websites including www.gopillinois.com , b) to stop reading emails including GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to spend all your time on Facebook.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/parler-facebooks-secret-algorithm-orwellian

BREITBART
— Flight From the Cities: New Home Sales Up 41.5% – JOHN CARNEY
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/11/25/flight-from-the-cities-new-home-sales-up-41-5/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Says His Priorities Are Citizenship For Illegal Immigrants, Overturning Trump’s Executive Orders Affecting Climate – DAVID KRAYDEN (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see illegals as being their soldiers in their army to destroy Republicans.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/25/joe-biden-priorities-citizenship-illegal-aliens-overturning-donald-trump-executive-orders-climate/

FEDERALIST
— Big Media Is Hiding That Illinois Has Far More COVID Cases Than Florida Because Illinois Has a Democrat In Charge and Tighter Lockdowns
https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/26/why-is-big-media-hiding-that-illinois-has-far-more-covid-cases-than-florida-because-illinois-has-a-democrat-in-charge-and-tighter-lockdowns/
— Following The Election, Facebook Tightens Choke On News Outlets It Disagrees With – Jordan Davidson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you a) to stop visiting websites including www.gopillinois.com , b) to stop reading emails including GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to spend all your time on Facebook.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/25/following-the-election-facebook-tightens-choke-on-news-outlets-it-disagrees-with/
— After 400 Years, The Top Reason People Come To America Is Still Freedom. Freedom is still the reason to come to America and the reason to stay. It’s still something to be thankful for and something to fight for. – Mike Gallagher (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs attract citizens of foreign countries who are minority, female, and/or younger to America by giving them preference over citizens of America who are Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/26/after-400-years-the-top-reason-people-come-to-america-is-still-freedom/
— Without Evidence, Former President Obama Accuses Hispanic Trump Voters Of Bigotry – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/25/without-evidence-former-president-obama-accuses-hispanic-trump-voters-of-bigotry/
— On Thanksgiving, Democrats Demand The Ultimate Family Separation Policy Life is too short to live it in fear of dying. – Kylee Zempel
https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/24/on-thanksgiving-democrats-demand-the-ultimate-family-separation-policy/

PJ MEDIA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: Biden Will Propose ‘Path to Citizenship’ For 11 Million Illegals First 100 Days in Office, Likely Trigger New Border Crisis – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see illegals as being their soldiers in their army to destroy Republicans.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/11/25/biden-will-propose-path-to-citizenship-for-11-million-illegals-first-100-days-in-office-likely-trigger-new-border-crisis-n1172227

EPOCH TIMES
— The 4-Year-Long Campaign Against Trump Efforts to undermine the president haven’t stopped since 2016 (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on undermining others. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who focus/focused on undermining me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/infographic-the-4-year-long-campaign-against-trump_3582789.html

U.S. HISTORY
— Interest Groups (DIERSEN: I want to be a member of groups that pressure the following to defend and advance the Republican Party platform including its traditional marriage, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois did the aforesaid while I was its chairman 2005-2012. Those who reject one or more of the aforesaid planks ended my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012 and ended TAPROOT in 2012. Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) did the aforesaid while I served on its Steering Committee 2003-2007. Those who reject one or more of the aforesaid planks ended my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007. In addition, I have been a member of the Association of Government Accountants since 1979, Illinois CPA Society since 1979, Institute of Internal Auditors since 1981, American Association of Political Consultants since 2001, Society of Professional Journalists since 2005, etc.)
https://www.ushistory.org/gov/5c.asp
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, the election is over. How can the average American remain involved in politics without waiting for the next election? One chief means of influencing the American government is by joining an INTEREST GROUP — an organization that pressures elected officials to enact legislation favorable to its causes.)

NBC NEWS
— Biden predicted a GOP ‘epiphany’ after the election. Trump’s standing in the way. – Sahil Kapur (DIERSEN: If/when Trump concedes, which RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, RINO party leaders, RINO major donors, RINO political consultants, RINO etc. in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois will dump Trump supporters, that is, dump the base of the Republican Party?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-predicted-gop-epiphany-after-election-trump-s-standing-way-n1248996

NEW YORK POST
— No, GOP’s gerrymandering edge is not a threat to democracy – Michael Barone (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
https://nypost.com/2020/11/25/no-gops-gerrymandering-edge-is-not-a-threat-to-democracy/

WASHINGTON POST
— Ballot measures don’t tell us anything about what voters really want – Sasha Issenberg (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats want ballot measures to be passed that would banish 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, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/referenda-ballot-measures-democrats/2020/11/25/d5984964-2e69-11eb-bae0-50bb17126614_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Campaign Tries to Throw Out Votes in Wisconsin Recount. Election officials have largely rejected claims in latest GOP push to overturn Biden’s victory in several states. – Ben Kesling, Jacob Gershman and Deanna Paul
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-campaign-tries-to-throw-out-votes-in-wisconsin-recount-11606327239
— A Progressive Assault on Selective High Schools. Instead of fixing public education, the left tries to end testing at schools it deems inequitable. – Chester E. Finn Jr. (DIERSEN: What high school did you graduate from and when? I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that against me. They stress that none of my classmates were minorities.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-progressive-assault-on-selective-high-schools-11606349353
— Will Political Polarization Stop Companies From Supporting Social Causes? Companies can’t afford to stay on the sidelines, experts say, no matter the reputational risk – Dylan Tokar (DIERSEN: What do you say to companies that ever-increasingly make it clear that they are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? The aforesaid companies are arms of the Democrat, Libertarian, or Green parties.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-political-polarization-stop-companies-from-supporting-social-causes-11605868200
— Young Voters Helped Biden Beat Trump After Holding Back in Primaries College towns in particular aided former vice president in top battleground states such as Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania – Sabrina Siddiqui and Madeleine Ngo (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get their votes, Democrat party leaders, candidates, and elected officials promise young people that they will use government to get rid of older people, and especially to get rid of older people who are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/young-voters-helped-biden-beat-trump-after-holding-back-in-primaries-11606399200

MARKET WATCH
— You’re probably not ready to retire — psychologically Your emotional ‘glide path’ is as important as your financial plan – Jonathan Burton (DIERSEN: I should write a book about being forced to retire early. If you are a White male who is forced to retire early, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will viciously use that against you. They will hint/imply/argue/shout that you were forced to retire early because you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. The more of the following you are, that more that you will be demonized, denigrated, and condemned: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, non-poor, gun owner, former federal employee, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-youre-probably-not-psychologically-ready-to-retire-2019-05-21

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says that elections in deep-blue states were not rigged.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2020/11/25/trumps-campaign-says-elections-in-deep-blue-states-were-rigged-they-werent/

VOICE OF AMERICA
— YouTube Suspends U.S. Network for Misinformation (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.)
https://www.voanews.com/usa/youtube-suspends-us-network-misinformation

November 25 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago police investigating after attempt to pull down McKinley Park statue, monument spray-painted
https://abc7chicago.com/cpd-investigating-attempt-to-pull-down-mckinley-park-statue/8247174/

CBS2
— Cook County Judicial Candidate Says Vote Totals Changed After Deadline To Make Him Lose
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4902032-cook-county-judicial-candidate-says-vote-totals-changed-after-deadline-to-make-him-lose/

WGN RADIO
— Biden prioritizes experience with Cabinet picks – AP (DIERSEN: How old is your experience? If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that a) my MBA from Loyola is 44 years old, b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt is 41 years old, c) my master’s degree in accounting from DePaul is 40 years old, d) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt is 39 years old, e) my becoming a licensed CPA is 39 years old, f) my master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT is 23 years old, g) my almost 9 years of experience working for IRS is 40 years old, and h) my almost 18 years of experience working for GAO is 23 years old.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/analysis-biden-prioritizes-experience-with-cabinet-picks/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Former lawyer for Van Dyke ‘looking forward to diving in’ after ousting lone Republican from Board of Review. A final tally of votes from the Cook County Clerk’s Office and from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners showed Wendt ahead of Dan Patlak, who has served on the board since 2010. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/11/24/21717552/jason-van-dyke-tammy-wendt-republican-dan-patlak-board-review-cook-county

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aurora reduces City Hall hours due to spike in COVID-19 cases in Illinois – STEVE LORD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-covid-closings-st-1125-20201124-qi4gdjznlzblhgg4tuwhowly74-story.html
— Yes, we do have a lot to be thankful for – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-thanksgiving-rockefeller-owl-page-20201124-ijgrprpo4vawnmaxvxkkqjcp5a-story.html

WBEZ
— The ComEd Scandal Shows Every Illinoisan The True Cost Of Taxpayer Funded Corruption More than 4 million homes and businesses – 70% of Illinois’ population – have already paid the price for ComEd’s bribery scandal. – Alex Keefe (DIERSEN: I should write books about the true costs of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, the true costs of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-comed-scandal-shows-every-illinoisan-the-true-cost-of-taxpayer-funded-corruption/b0994134-3d0a-4a06-84d8-31ebdbfb2a0a

OAK PARK
— We do not have an informed electorate – Tom DeCoursey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who discourage Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, and everyone else, from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on a) present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, and c) those who I have sued.)
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/11-18-2020/We-do-not-have-an-informed-electorate/

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Brief Biden but fight on, region’s GOP leaders say – Marco Cartolano
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/Brief-Biden-but-fight-on-region-s-GOP-leaders-15752171.php

WISCONSIN RADIO NETWORK
— Conservative group files last minute lawsuit to prevent certification of Wisconsin votes – RAYMOND NEUPERT
https://www.wrn.com/2020/11/conservative-group-files-last-minute-lawsuit-to-prevent-certification-of-wisconsin-votes/

NPR ILLINOIS
— GOP Infighting Endangers Party’s Chances In Georgia’s Runoff Elections (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their party’s platform. I should write a book about GOP infighting in Illinois since 2000. Those who want to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform have won.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/gop-infighting-endangers-partys-chances-georgias-runoff-elections#stream/0

HINSDALE PATCH
— Feds Sue Hinsdale Over Fair Housing Village’s effort to close sober living house violates Fair House Act, feds say. – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: Questions to ask City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: putting addiction centers in residential neighborhoods, reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/feds-sue-hinsdale-over-fair-housing
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hinsdale is facing a powerful adversary in its effort to close a house that helps men with addictions — the U.S. Justice Department. On Tuesday, the federal government sued Hinsdale, one of Chicago’s wealthiest suburbs, and alleged the village violated the Fair Housing Act in its handling of the sober living house. Reached by phone, Village President Tom Cauley, who is mentioned frequently in the lawsuit, declined to comment, but would not say why. In July 2019, the Trinity Sober Living House opened at 111 N. Grant St. Neighbors started complaining before it opened. Last August, the village called for the house’s closure. Officials said the sober living house was a commercial operation in a residential neighborhood. The village also argued that with 10 people, the house violated the village’s rule for single-family zones — no more than three unrelated people in a house. After finding out earlier this month that a federal lawsuit would be filed, village officials dropped the argument about the house being a commercial operation, the lawsuit said. But it stuck to its ban on more than three unrelated people in a house. According to the lawsuit, on July 13, 2019, a Hinsdale resident emailed Cauley about the plan for the sober living house. The resident said neighbors were “very worried” about “having people with these issues living as a group in our neighborhood. Any restrictions on this within proximity to Monroe Elementary?” Neighbors also approached Michael Owens, the house’s founder. One accused Owens of bringing “alcoholics, drug addicts and pedophiles into our neighborhood.” Amid the uproar, Cauley wrote Owens on July 18, saying it had come to his attention that Trinity bought the property and intended to use it for 10 unrelated people. Cauley, an attorney, called it a “prohibited use,” but did not refer Owens to the “reasonable accommodation” process under the Fair Housing Act, the lawsuit said. Owens asked to meet with Cauley, but got no response. Instead, he had a July 30, 2019, meeting with the village’s attorney, Lance Malina, and two other top village officials. He gave them a tour of the house and told them the house would not admit sex offenders. At the close of the meeting, Malina told Owens about the reasonable accommodation process, which is intended for groups with disabilities, including those with addictions. In a later email, Owens asked whether he could have up to three residents in the meantime. Malina said he could not because the house was being marketed commercially. Days later, the village held a meeting of Hinsdale residents to share what officials were doing about the sober living house. Trinity was not invited, according to the lawsuit. Shortly after, Cauley sent a letter addressed “Dear Residents,” stating the village saw the sober living house as a prohibited use. The letter was not sent to Trinity, which learned about it more than a month later, according to the lawsuit. On Aug. 7, Trinity’s attorney, Steve Polin, sent a letter seeking a reasonable accommodation for the house under the Fair Housing Act. Contrary to the village’s practice, the administration did not forward the reasonable accommodation request to the Village Board, the lawsuit said. Instead, the next day, the village sued Trinity in DuPage County Court. As part of that litigation, a judge in June eliminated the limit on people in the house, citing the federal investigation, which Patch had written about. According to the lawsuit, Hinsdale’s argument that Trinity was a commercial operation and thus prohibited would essentially ban all group homes for people with disabilities. “This is because, for most group homes, the residents pay rent, the agency operating the group home receives compensation for the care and services being provided, most residents must attend employment or day services programs during the day, and residents are monitored by the provider agency.” Even under the village’s new position, the lawsuit said, only the smallest group homes would be allowed. During the county court proceedings, the village did not inform the judge that it received or intended to consider a reasonable accommodation request, according to the federal lawsuit. In a September 2019 interview, Village President Tom Cauley told the Hinsdalean that the village’s effort involved no fair housing violations. Trinity is in a zone where no more than three unrelated people can live in a house. Cauley told the Hinsdalean that “if we had 10 nuns living there, we would have a problem under the zoning code.” The village’s attorney, Malina, did not return a call for comment.)

PRO NEWS REPORT
— Robert J. Krzyzewski, DC, a Chiropractor with Wheaton Chiropractic Center
https://pronewsreport.com/2020/11/25/robert-j-krzyzewski-dc-a-chiropractor-with-wheaton-chiropractic-center/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Senators Durbin and Duckworth Are Among The Book Burners Happy With Big Tech Censorship – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-senators-durbin-and-duckworth-are-among-the-book-burners-happy-with-big-tech-censorship-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CANCEL CULTURE FORCES COMPANIES TO EMBRACE WOKE CAPITALISM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/cancel-culture-forces-companies-to-embrace-woke-capitalism.html
— HARVARD RESEARCHERS: NEARLY HALF OF YOUNG ADULTS SHOWING SIGNS OF DEPRESSION AMID PANDEMIC
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/harvard-researchers-nearly-half-of-young-adults-showing-signs-of-depression-amid-pandemic.html
— WORKERS VS. WOKENESS: RECOGNIZING CAMPUS SOCIAL JUSTICE AS A LUXURY GOOD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/workers-vs-wokeness-recognizing-campus-social-justice-as-a-luxury-good.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 27 COVID deaths at Illinois vets nursing home prompts probe – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/25/27-dead-at-veterans-home-in-illinois-amid-covid-ou/
— Rigged-election claims in Georgia fuel Republican fears of losing Senate – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/24/georgia-election-fraud-claims-fuel-gop-fears-losin/
— Trump vows he’ll ‘never concede’ despite administration starting transition move – Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/24/donald-trump-vows-hell-never-concede-despite-admin/
— Poll finds some voters regret picking Biden after new revelations – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/24/joseph-r-biden-voters-experience-regret-after-new-/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Dogs Supreme Court as Washington Looks Ahead to Biden – Kevin Daley
https://freebeacon.com/courts/trump-dogs-supreme-court-as-washington-looks-ahead-to-biden/

FOX NEWS
— Victor Davis Hanson: Politicizing coronavirus – the reasons Americans are skeptical of ‘experts’ Where has the coronavirus gone? – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/politicizing-coronavirus-americans-skeptical-experts-victor-davis-hanson

FOX BUSINESS
— Hawley slams Facebook after report its algorithm favored liberal outlets Facebook pushed back against Hawley and The New York Times – Evie Fordham
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/hawley-slams-facebook-algorithm-liberal-outlets

BREITBART
— Joe Biden: Amnesty for Over 11 Million Illegal Aliens Going to Senate in My First 100 Days – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see illegals as being their soldiers in their army to destroy Republicans.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/24/watch-joe-biden-amnesty-for-over-11-million-illegal-aliens-going-to-senate-in-my-first-100-days/

PATRIOT POST
— Big Tech Rigs an Election – Douglas Andrews
https://patriotpost.us/articles/75142-big-tech-rigs-an-election-2020-11-24
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Epstein, a Democrat, is also a Harvard-educated behavioral psychologist and the former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today. He’s also the guy who long ago sounded the alarm about the threat posed to our republican form of government by Google and its Big Tech brethren. None of this comes as a surprise to our Mark Alexander, who’s been following Dr. Epstein’s work for years. In mid-2019, Epstein testified before Congress, and the substance of his testimony lent support to what every fair-minded person who’s ever done a politics-related Google search has long suspected: “Data I’ve collected since 2016 show that Google displays content to the American public that is biased in favor of one political party — a party I happen to like, but that’s irrelevant. … Democracy as originally conceived, cannot survive Big Tech as currently empowered.” Too bad no one on Capitol Hill took him seriously.)

EPOCH TIMES
— Thousands in Georgia Registered at Postal, Commercial Addresses, Portraying Them as Residences, Researcher Says – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/thousands-in-georgia-registered-at-postal-commercial-addresses-portraying-them-as-residences-researcher-says_3592165.html

THE HILL
— Governors take heat for violating their own coronavirus restrictions – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/527465-governors-take-heat-for-violating-their-own-coronavirus-restrictions

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump vents about election as agencies aid Biden transition.”
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-df5e2deb1df1cc4bdcb064a4cb9061d5

YAHOO NEWS
— Chicago carjackings up 127% over last year, police data show
https://news.yahoo.com/chicago-carjackings-127-over-last-135205435.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says that Kyle Rittenhouse is a “White domestic terrorist.”
https://news.yahoo.com/white-domestic-terrorists-kyle-rittenhouse-192659233.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump likely to win GOP presidential nomination in 2024, poll shows – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2020/11/24/trump-likely-to-win-gop-nomination-in-2024-poll-shows/

WASHINGTON POST
— DECEMBER 19, 2018 FLASHBACK: Americans are scattered and divided over which source they most trust for news. The most viewed are not always the most trusted. – Emily Guskin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who discourage Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, and everyone else, from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on a) present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, and c) those who I have sued.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/19/americans-are-scattered-divided-over-which-source-they-most-trust-news/
— Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black female senator, eyes interior secretary post. While she would be an unconventional pick, Moseley Braun served with Joe Biden and campaigned for him this year. – Juliet Eilperin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/11/25/carol-moseley-braun-interior-secretary/

NPR
— Expanded Access To Voting Yielded Huge Turnout. Will States Take It Away? – Miles Parks
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/25/937050893/expanded-access-to-voting-yielded-huge-turnout-will-states-take-it-away

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promote “Never Trumpers.”
https://www.newsweek.com/never-trumpers-admit-trump-has-taken-over-gop-theyre-staying-fight-1549982

WJLA
— Google bias might have moved millions of people to vote Democrat, psychologist says – CHRISTOPHER WHITE
https://wjla.com/news/beyond-the-podium/google-might-have-moved-millions-of-people-to-vote-democrat-psychologist-suggests

FEDERAL TIMES
— GSA head makes resources available to Biden after intense criticism – Jessie Bur
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2020/11/23/gsa-head-makes-transition-resources-available-to-biden-after-intense-criticism/

TECH PORTAL
— Twitter to start providing verification badges to authentic accounts from early 2021 (DIERSEN: Are you verified? Are you authentic? My critics/opponents stress that the following fail/refuse to verity me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://thetechportal.com/2020/11/25/twitter-to-start-providing-verification-badges-to-authentic-accounts-from-early-2021-asks-for-public-feedback-on-policy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twitter has announced that it will start its account reverification process once again in 2021, providing ‘blue checks’ to users. In 2017, Twitter had ceased providing verification badges to its account holders, even if they were genuinely noteworthy and a public figure. The decision was taken surrounding an incident in which the social media giant had verified an account belonging to Jason Keller, a white supremacist who organized a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. As a result of this the company had to face a wave of criticism. It defended itself by making its policies more public, saying that the company provided blue verification badges to anyone of “public interest”. However, critics still mauled this move, saying that while genuine figures of public interest were on wait to get their accounts verified, verifying the account of a white supremacist was not something that should be of public interest. Therefore, in November 2017, Twitter ceased its action of verifying accounts on its platform. A year later, the social media platform informed that it was putting its work on the verification of accounts on indefinite hold. This time it said that this decision is being taken so that the company could direct its resources and focus on the integrity of the upcoming 2020 US elections.)

HARVARD POLITICAL REVIEW
— The Importance of Local Elections – Matthew Gross (DIERSEN: Each and every candidate for government and political offices should be asked “If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?”)
https://harvardpolitics.com/the-importance-of-local-elections/

BUZZFEED NEWS
— 1 In 3 Americans Didn’t Vote. Should We Force Them To Next Time? Advocates for compulsory voting in the US are looking for a state to be an electoral guinea pig. They said forcing everyone to vote would fix a lot of problems. – Julia Reinstein (DIERSEN: How informed are the following about government and political news and commentary: your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, the leaders of your Republican township/ward party organization, the leaders of your Republican county party organization, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee, the IRP officers, and Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct?)
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/us-compulsory-voting-mandatory
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But it could also help people become more informed voters, said Rapoport, the former Connecticut secretary of state. “If you’re a principal of a high school or a superintendent, and every 18-year-old was required to vote, would that make you more likely to do civic education as part of the curriculum? I think it would,” said Rapoport. “If you’re an employer, and every one of your employees was required to vote, would that make you likely to give them time off to participate? I think it would.” This hints at one of the most common objections to compulsory voting: the rather crass assumption that nonvoters are uneducated and ill-informed on politics, and therefore are better off not voting. Nelson of the NAACP LDF unequivocally rejected that argument, calling it “fully disingenuous.” “If people were truly concerned about people voting who aren’t educated, their focus should be on education and not the right to vote,” said Nelson.)

JOURNALISM
— OCTOBER 21, 2014 FLASHBACK: Political Polarization & Media Habits – AMY MITCHELL, JEFFREY GOTTFRIED, JOCELYN KILEY AND KATERINA EVA MATSA (DIERSEN: I should survey Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois and ask them; a) do you read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) if yes, why do you read those emails, c) if no, why don’t you read those emails, d) who has encouraged you to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and what reasons have they given, and e) who has discouraged you from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and what reasons have they given?)
https://www.journalism.org/2014/10/21/political-polarization-media-habits/

PEW RESEARCH
— APRIL 1, 2020 FLASHBACK: Americans’ main sources for political news vary by party and age – ELIZABETH GRIECO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who discourage Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, and everyone else, from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on a) present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, and c) those who I have sued.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/01/americans-main-sources-for-political-news-vary-by-party-and-age/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Americans turn to a wide range of media outlets for political and election news, but two stand out as especially common sources. In a late 2019 survey conducted as part of Pew Research Center’s Election News Pathways project, Fox News and CNN were named by the largest segments of U.S. adults as their main political news source – 16% and 12%, respectively. Six other news outlets – NPR, NBC News, ABC News, MSNBC, CBS News and The New York Times – were named by at least 2% of adults. The sources named by the remaining 51% of U.S. adults resulted in a long tail of more than 50 other individual brands. . .In addition to asking respondents whether they got political and election news in the past week from each of 30 different sources (selected to represent a range of news media across different platforms), respondents were asked in an open-ended question to write in the one main source they rely on most for this news. Researchers grouped responses together by brand: For example, “NY Times,” “NYT” and “nytimes.com” were all counted as indicating The New York Times. In all, about half (49%) of U.S. adults named one of these eight outlets as their main source for political and election news. The long list of all other individual outlets, named by fewer than 2% of respondents, included larger sources like The Washington Post, the BBC and Rush Limbaugh, as well as more niche sources such as One America News, The Young Turks and individual local newspapers. Some of the remaining respondents named social media sites (4% in total) or a medium without any specific outlet specified (“radio,” “the internet”). Finally, 13% of respondents declined to provide a recognizable news outlet, left the field blank or said they didn’t remember the name of their main news source. You can see a longer list of sources that were mentioned here. Partisanship in Americans’ main sources for political news Partisan alignment emerges in several of the most commonly named main sources for political and election news. Four of the eight sources named by at least 2% of U.S. adults are much more likely to be named by Democrats and independents who lean Democratic than by Republicans and GOP leaners: MSNBC, The New York Times, NPR and CNN. Fox News is the one outlet among these eight that is far more likely to be named by Republicans than by Democrats. Those who name Fox News and MSNBC display roughly the same high levels of partisanship. About nine-in-ten of those whose main source is Fox News (93%) identify as Republican, very close to the 95% of those who name MSNBC and identify as Democrats. Similarly, about nine-in-ten of those who name The New York Times (91%) and NPR (87%) as their main political news source identify as Democrats, with CNN at about eight-in-ten (79%). The three major broadcast news networks – ABC, CBS and NBC – have more of a mix of Democrats and Republicans among those who name these outlets as their main sources for political news. For example, the makeup of those who name NBC News as their main source is 57% Democratic versus 38% Republican.)

LAW 360
— Gov’t Contractors Can Promote Diversity Despite Trump Order – Allison Powers (DIERSEN: Democrats want employers to use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and inclusion to not hire and to get rid of their employees who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.law360.com/aerospace/articles/1330077/gov-t-contractors-can-promote-diversity-despite-trump-order

BUSINESS WORLD
— Is There A Future For The Journalist And News Media? Will journalism ever become a profession that commands respect? Will our children think of a career as a journalist financially as well as emotionally rewarding? Will news media become a business of consequence? – Ajay Chacko
http://www.businessworld.in/article/Is-There-A-Future-For-The-Journalist-And-News-Media-/22-11-2020-345378/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Draft confidential survey questions for GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readers – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

— Why do you read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?
— Who has encouraged you to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and what reasons have they given?
— What do you say to those who encourage you to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?
— Who has discouraged you from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and what reasons have they given?
— What do you say to those who discourage you from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?
— In addition to GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, what other government and political news and commentary sources do you read?
— To the best of your knowledge, do the following read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why or why not:
– your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?
– the leaders of your Republican township/ward party organization?
– the leaders of your Republican county party organization?
– your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee?
– the Republican leaders of your municipality?
– the Republican leaders of your township?
– the Republican leaders of your county?
– your Republican State Representative?
– your Republican State Senator?
– your Republican Congressman?
— What do you say to those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who fail/refuse to defend/advance:
— the traditional marriage plank in the Republican Party platform?
— the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform?
— the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform?
— the illegal drugs plank in the Republican Party platform?
— the Second Amendment plank in the Republican Party platform?
— the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform?
— What do you say to those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who promote:
– dependency on government?
– dependency on charity?
– LGBTQ?
– abortion?
– mass/illegal immigration?
– booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices?
– abolition of the First Amendment?
– abolition of the Second Amendment?
– patronage?
– political affiliation discrimination?
– reverse discrimination?
– age discrimination?

November 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— IL reports 9,469 new coronavirus cases, 125 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-9469-new-coronavirus-cases-125-deaths/8227859/
— Chicago City Council approves Mayor Lightfoot’s 2021 budget proposal, property tax increase – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-city-council-approves-2021-budget-property-tax-hike/8222628/

NBC5
— Wealthy Mercer Family Dramatically Scaled Back Giving to Conservative Causes in Buildup to 2020 – Brian Schwartz
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/wealthy-mercer-family-dramatically-scaled-back-giving-to-conservative-causes-in-buildup-to-2020/2379512/
— Almost No Trump Voters Consider Biden the Legitimate 2020 Election Winner – Jacob Pramuk
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/almost-no-trump-voters-consider-biden-the-legitimate-2020-election-winner-poll-says/2378862/
— New Ranking Lists Illinois’ 10 Most Expensive Zip Codes Among Illinois’ top 10 were six North Shore communities and four west suburban zips. No Chicago zip codes made the list
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-ranking-lists-illinois-10-most-expensive-zip-codes/2379439/

CBS2
— COVID-19 In Illinois: Slight Uptick In New Cases, But Positivity Rate Drops 5th Day In A Row
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/24/covid-19-in-illinois-slight-uptick-in-new-cases-but-positivity-rate-drops-5th-day-in-a-row/

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “America Is Back: Biden Pushes Past Trump Era With Nominees.”
https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/24/america-back-biden-pushes-past-trump-era-nominees

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New Lenox imposes mandatory face covering law for public places – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-new-lenox-mask-ordinance-st-1125-20201124-jwhdpthxxfdetelforsvykey6i-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on individuals, municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries is to destroy those individuals, municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-green-wednesday-cannabis-holiday-20201124-ahqmqb2tzvbt5mzcn6qrstddiy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “History will be kind to Rep. Adam Kinzinger and other Republicans who stood up to Donald Trump.” How kind will history be to those who have stood up to you? I should write a book about those who have a) stood up to me, b) stood up to my serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, c) stood up to my serving as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor, and d) stood up to my serving as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I would focus on those who have crowed the loudest about their success in harming me.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-adam-kinzinger-trump-history-zorn-20201124-5lf7ut7ncjafdbfr7mebg7qbvy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump should be mad — mad that he blew the election.” Do your critics/opponents say that you blew it? According to my critics/opponents, if I had not blown it, I would still be a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I should write a book about what they wanted me to, but I refused to do.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-election-trump-lost-campaign-20201124-x25js272eve5nnqoryrvpl6hmu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Declaring ‘America is back, Biden pushes past Trump era as he introduces national security team.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-joe-biden-transition-cabinet-20201124-yiu42q2anjadxarf7qadqyby5q-story.html
— The two theories on Michael Madigan: Master politician or misunderstood? – ANDY SHAW
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-commentary-andy-shaw-madigan-20201124-g47kbdh7hjayfbxymcgyefo7uq-story.html
— Ahead of the holidays, Amazon is hiring some employees with a $3,000 signing bonus. Longtime workers who got only turkey vouchers are upset. – SPENCER SOPER and JACQUELINE DAVALOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-covid-19-amazon-hiring-jobs-20201124-of5pj7pvqfg4tffeavwlt2hwsu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— You beat the ‘fair tax,’ big business. Now what’s your politically doable alternative? Illinois business and civic groups led the fight to kill a proposal for a graduated income tax. How now would they avert a state budget crisis? Let’s have no more ducking. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/24/21612592/illinois-budget-fair-tax-progressive-tax-civic-federation-j-b-pritzker-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Geneva won’t issue tickets for disobeying Pritzker’s COVID-19 orders – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201124/geneva-wont-issue-tickets-for-disobeying-pritzkers-covid-19-orders

HERALD WHIG
— With fewer traveling, holiday gas prices lowest since 2015 – STEVE EIGHINGER
https://www.whig.com/news/illinois-news/with-fewer-traveling-holiday-gas-prices-lowest-since-2015/article_3ffbe171-d1f7-5db4-993f-a3ca15b4acb6.html

WJBC
— As President Trump continues to claim voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential election, one Central Illinois Congressman (LaHood) says he believes there was no voter fraud in the election. – Blake Haas
https://www.wjbc.com/2020/11/24/congressman-lahood-any-type-of-fraud-or-improprieties-have-not-been-there/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Final Election Results Show One Cook County Judge Lost Her Seat, Others Hold On By A Thread Judge Jackie Portman-Brown lost her retention bid by less than 12,000 votes. – Carlos Ballesteros and Emily Hoerner
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/11/24/final-election-results-show-one-cook-county-judge-lost-her-seat-others-hold-on-by-a-thread/

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— View 2020 Official General Election Canvass (DIERSEN: On Facebook, DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan has announced that he is proceeding with a recount.)
https://dupageco.org/election/

DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD
— Chairman Dan Cronin and Vice Chairman Jim Zay bid farewell to departing countywide elected officials and County Board members attending their last Board meeting this morning. Those leaving include Recorder Fred Bucholz, Circuit Court Clerk Chris Kachiroubas, Auditor Bob Grogan, and Board members Tim Elliott, Sean Noonan, Bob Larsen, and Jim Healy.
https://www.facebook.com/dupagecounty

MILTON TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
— Milton Township Republican Organization Caucus December 1
http://www.miltongop.org/

FOX NEWS
— Trump campaign says Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan to hold public hearings on 2020 election The hearings will take place on Wednesday in Pennsylvania, and next week in Arizona and Michigan. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-says-pa-az-mi-to-hold-public-hearings-on-2020-election

NBC NEWS
— YouTuber niece of Illinois mayor criticizes uncle for attending wedding amid Covid-19 surge – Wilson Wong
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/2020-11-24-covid-live-updates-n1248758/ncrd1248841#liveBlogHeader

DAILY MAIL
— Illinois mayor is publicly shamed by his niece for flying to Florida to attend his daughter’s wedding with 50 ‘unmasked’ guests – MEGAN SHEETS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8982927/Illinois-mayor-publicly-shamed-niece-flying-Florida-daughters-wedding.html

SUN
— Pro-mask Illinois mayor shamed by niece for flying to Florida to for daughter’s wedding with 50 ‘unmasked’ guests – Catherina Gioino
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13290637/pro-mask-mayor-shamed-twitter-attending-daughters-wedding-florida/

November 20 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Walmart locations in Chatham, Austin reopen after being damaged in Chicago civil unrest earlier this year – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/business/chicago-walmarts-reopen-after-civil-unrest-damage/8117905/

CBS2
— Jim Oberweis Calls For ‘Discovery Recount’ Of 14th Congressional District Votes
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/19/jim-oberweis-calls-for-discovery-recount-of-14th-congressional-district-votes-after-projection-that-he-has-lost-to-rep-lauren-underwood/

WGN RADIO
— Rep. Durkin on Speaker Madigan: ‘Never count him out…but he can’t be trusted’
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/rep-durkin-on-speaker-madigan-never-count-him-out-but-he-cant-be-trusted/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Breathtakingly close’ battle for DuPage County auditor race has White winning by just 75 votes – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-county-election-auditor-st-1120-20201120-zltxff7trvhdxfgbmncxyiurwi-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Grogan says he’s undecided as to whether he’ll seek a recount of the ballots cast in the Nov. 3 election. He must wait until after the numbers are certified Tuesday, Nov. 24, before he can make the request. According to the most recent count, Downers Grove Democrat White had 233,121 votes, or 50.01% of the vote, to Grogan’s 233,046. Grogan, a Republican, is seeking his fourth term. County election judges processed and tabulated an additional 3,292 mail and provisional ballots Tuesday, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek said in a news release. DuPage County voter turnout was at 75%, with more than 491,000 votes tabulated — 118,000-plus cast on Election Day, 190,000-plus cast at early voting places and nearly 180,000 sent in by mail, she said. Grogan said Thursday he is considering a possible discovery recount, which would look at up to 25% of precincts to determine if there are any irregularities. “I haven’t finalized it yet but honestly, anything dealing with big numbers — whether it’s processing checks here (at the auditor’s office) or counting votes — there’s always an error rate,” he said. . .Gains made by Democrats in DuPage reflect a “political transition” in the historically Republican county, possibly the result of changing demographics or this year a Trump backlash, White said. “(The county auditor race) is not an outlier. It’s part of a pattern that was repeated throughout DuPage County,” he said.)
— Chicago-built Explorer SUV drags down Ford on annual Consumer Reports reliability survey – ROBERT CHANNICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ford-explorer-consumer-reports-unreliable-20201119-mqnzymft2vc4nhjrhb5uelfehe-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Student Excellence Foundation creates new fund for students and families in crisis – Melissa Stehlik (DIERSEN: As Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase. Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be handing out charity and/or receiving charity.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20201112/student-excellence-foundation-creates-new-fund-for-students-and-families-in-crisis
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new Essential Needs Fund for Students and Families in Crisis established by the Student Excellence Foundation will help provide multiple resources for students and their families. Historically in Wheaton-Warrenville Unit District 200, 27% of students come from low-income households, and 3,310 students receive a free or reduced lunch every school day. Now with the additional challenges of COVID-19 such as remote learning and employment insecurity, more students and their families are struggling.)

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County clerk resolves 3,400 vote discrepancy between voter turnout number, total ballots cast Difference was due to mail-in ballots that were processed but not yet counted – KELLI DUNCAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/11/19/mchenry-county-clerk-resolves-3-400-vote-discrepancy-between-voter-turnout-number-total-ballots-cast/ajcjxo3/

QUAD CITY TIMES
— GAO: Millions of full-time US workers get government aid – AP (DIERSEN: My father often worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He often lamented not having a college degree. That helped motivate me to earn 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://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/report-millions-of-full-time-us-workers-get-government-aid/article_ab8b2a75-dc88-5617-b51b-aeb81709fad7.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Millions of Americans who are working full-time jobs still rely on federal health care and food assistance programs because of low wages, a bipartisan congressional watchdog says. A report from the Government Accountability Office found that about 70% of adult workers participating in Medicaid, which provides health care to low-income Americans, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, are working full time. The report was requested by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, who said its findings show an urgent need to raise the federal minimum wage. “At a time when huge corporations like Walmart and McDonald’s are making billions in profits and giving their CEOs tens of millions of dollars a year, they’re relying on corporate welfare from the federal government by paying their workers starvation wages.,” Sanders said in a statement. “This is morally obscene.” He said it was long past time to increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15.)

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— The Daily Northwestern’s Fall Quarter 2020 Diversity Report (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to get rid of those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, citizens of the United States, non-poor, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Who takes the lead in getting rid of the aforesaid in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county?)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/11/19/opinion/the-daily-northwesterns-fall-quarter-2020-diversity-report/

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories. During the day, immigrant teenagers attend high school. At night, they work in factories to pay debts to smugglers and send money to family. The authorities aren’t surprised by child labor. They’re also not doing much about it. – Melissa Sanchez (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote illegal immigration.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-the-lives-of-immigrant-teens-working-dangerous-night-shifts-in-suburban-factories

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN OPPOSITION HITS CRITICAL MASS AS HIS CONFIDANT, 3 OTHERS CHARGED IN COMED BRIBERY SCANDAL – Ben Szalinski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigan-opposition-hits-critical-mass-as-his-confidant-3-others-charged-in-comed-bribery-scandal/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WISCONSIN RECOUNT STARTS TODAY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/wisconsin-recount-starts-today-.html
— ILLINOIS BUSINESS, HEALTH GROUPS MOUNT CAMPAIGN TO KEEP PEOPLE HOME ON THANKSGIVING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/illinois-business-health-groups-mount-campaign-to-keep-people-home-on-thanksgiving.html
— THORNER: PATRIOTS MUST STAND WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/thorner-patriots-must-stand-with-president-trump.html
— GARY, INDIANA: A SANCTUARY CITY NO MORE (DIERSEN: I worked in Gary for 2 weeks in 1970. Firestone Stores Chicago District Office hired me in 1970. I asked to be assigned to the Chicago Heights store. My Chicago Heights Firestone Store manager disapproved of my following demographics: Republican, draft avoider, German American, and Missouri Synod Lutheran. He refused to let me start until I passed a probationary period working for the Firestone Store in Gary. After I had worked for him for 7 months, he rudely fired me when I gave him my 2-week notice that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/gary-indiana-a-sanctuary-city-no-more.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado becomes 18th House Democrat to say she won’t vote for Madigan’s reelection
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/20/democratic-rep-eva-dina-delgado-becomes-18th-house-democrat-to-say-she-wont-vote-for-madigans-reelection/
— Rep. Didech becomes 17th House Democrat to call for a new House Speaker (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, etc. I would focus on those who have/had 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.
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/20/rep-didech-becomes-17th-house-democrat-to-call-for-a-new-house-speaker/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump lawyers lay out voter fraud cases in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin –
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/19/trumps-lawyers-challenge-results-pennsylvania-mich/
— Sen. Tammy Duckworth warns of troops in ‘body bags’ due to Trump’s reductions in Iraq, Afghanistan – Douglas Ernst
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/19/tammy-duckworth-warns-of-troops-in-body-bags-due-t/

FOX NEWS
— Rove warns Republicans in Georgia to match Democrats’ get-out-the-vote efforts in all-important Senate runoffs – Caleb Parke (DIERSEN: According to the DuPage County Election Division, 449, or 86% of the 522 registered voters in my precinct voted, the 7th highest percentage of the 130 precincts in DuPage County’s Milton Township. But my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will stress that only 157 (36%) voted for Trump, only 193 (43%) voted for Curran, only 186 (42%) voted for Ives, only 219 (51%) voted for Grant, only 330 (100%) voted for Berlin, only 229 (54%) voted for Kachiroubas, only 236 (55%) voted for Grogan, only 243 (57%) voted for Jorgensen, only 216 (51%) voted for Youngberg, only 229 (54%) voted for Elliott, only 228 (53%) voted for Whelan, only 227 (54%) voted for Felice, only 231 (55%) voted for Walsh, only 226 (54%) voted for O’Toole, and only 221 (52%) voted for McCluskey. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid candidates would have gotten many more votes if the Republican Precinct Committeeman had been a) someone who they manipulated/dominated; b) someone who was minority, female, younger, veteran, moderate, liberal, LGBTQer, drinker, gambler, stoner, dog owner, attractive/handsome, non-overweight, non-diabetic, non-married, non-Protestant, non-German American, non-Trump supporter, non-gun owner, non-draft avoider, non-retired federal employee, and/or if their ancestors had not been in America for a long time; c) someone who rejected the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform; and/or d) someone who was promoted by the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and/or Illinois Republican Party.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-georgia-race-election-republicans-democrats-runoff-karl-rove
— Left’s local referendum wins spotlight causes of larger Dem losses Democrats blame down-ballot woes on the agendas of far-left candidates – Julia Musto (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted at Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost races that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused their losses. Previously, they blamed what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/socialists-local-referendum-wins-highlight-democrats-down-ballot-losses

GOPUSA
— Trump Attorneys Tell Public: We Can Prove Election Was Stolen
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98133
— Biden To ‘Racist’ Trump Voters: ‘Let’s Heal’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98072

BREITBART
— Mexican Ambassador: Let’s Restart Mass Migration into U.S. – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2020/11/19/mexican-ambassador-lets-restart-mass-migration-into-u-s/
— ‘Demographic Changes’ Helping Democrats Turn Georgia Blue – John Binder (DIERSEN: As Democrats invade political jurisdictions, it is increasingly difficult for Republicans to win in those jurisdictions. How much turnover has there been in your county, your county district, your township, your municipality, your municipal district, and your precinct during the last 5, 10, 15, 20, 25+ years, that is, how many hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters have hypocritically moved there to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there? I should write a book about such hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating hypocritical newcomers in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/19/media-analysis-demographic-changes-helping-democrats-turn-georgia-blue/

BLAZE
— ‘You’re a bunch of Socialists’: Lindsey Graham torches far-left lawmakers calling on him to resign Liberals pounced on a claim made against the South Carolina senator, which he vehemently denies – Breck Dumas (DIERSEN: What can you say about your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform; b) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate; c) blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems; and/or d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ready-youre-a-bunch-of-socialists-lindsey-graham-torches-far-left-lawmakers-calling-on-him-to-resign

ONE NEWS NOW
— Democrats to Big Tech titans: Censor our enemies more! – Steve Jordahl (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want Big Tech to censor me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS more.)
https://onenewsnow.com/science-tech/2020/11/19/dems-to-big-tech-titans-censor-our-enemies-more

THE HILL
— Tony Cárdenas casts himself as man to lead DCCC through fire – RAFAEL BERNAL (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my serving as a a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 and b) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/526231-tony-cardenas-casts-himself-as-man-to-lead-dccc-through-fire
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cárdenas, 57, is now running to lead the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), a high-risk position for anyone looking to climb the ranks of House leadership. He’s running against Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), a front-line moderate who’s expected to win his 2020 race, although it hasn’t yet been officially called. Both men have chased higher caucus offices, only to be derailed by extraneous circumstances or electoral defeat.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s legal fight targets Black Americans.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/526810-trumps-legal-fight-targets-black-americans

REUTERS
— Pence goes down to Georgia as Republicans stir turnout in battleground Senate races – Jeff Mason (DIERSEN: According to the DuPage County Election Division, 449, or 86% of the 522 registered voters in my precinct voted, the 7th highest percentage of the 130 precincts in DuPage County’s Milton Township. But my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will stress that only 157 (36%) voted for Trump, only 193 (43%) voted for Curran, only 186 (42%) voted for Ives, only 219 (51%) voted for Grant, only 330 (100%) voted for Berlin, only 229 (54%) voted for Kachiroubas, only 236 (55%) voted for Grogan, only 243 (57%) voted for Jorgensen, only 216 (51%) voted for Youngberg, only 229 (54%) voted for Elliott, only 228 (53%) voted for Whelan, only 227 (54%) voted for Felice, only 231 (55%) voted for Walsh, only 226 (54%) voted for O’Toole, and only 221 (52%) voted for McCluskey. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid candidates would have gotten many more votes if the Republican Precinct Committeeman had been a) someone who they manipulated/dominated; b) someone who was minority, female, younger, veteran, moderate, liberal, LGBTQer, drinker, gambler, stoner, dog owner, attractive/handsome, non-overweight, non-diabetic, non-married, non-Protestant, non-German American, non-Trump supporter, non-gun owner, non-draft avoider, non-retired federal employee, and/or if their ancestors had not been in America for a long time; c) someone who rejected the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform; and/or d) someone who was promoted by the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and/or Illinois Republican Party.)
https://kfgo.com/2020/11/20/pence-goes-down-to-georgia-as-republicans-stir-turnout-in-battleground-senate-races/

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Timeline of the Certification Process That Trump Is Trying to Disrupt Despite Republican efforts to undermine the process, state officials say they fully expect to meet their upcoming deadlines. – Maggie Astor
https://www.nytimes.com/article/us-election-results-trump-biden.html
— FRONT PAGE: Trump Tax Write-Offs Are Ensnared in 2 New York Fraud Investigations. Inquiries into the president and his businesses, one criminal and one civil, are now looking at tax deductions taken on consulting fees. Some of the payments appear to have gone to Ivanka Trump. – Danny Hakim, Mike McIntire, William K. Rashbaum and Ben Protess (DIERSEN: During the 1970s, my Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied that my travel vouchers and my education deductions were fraudulent.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/nyregion/trump-fraud-investigations-taxes.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn Giuliani.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/rudy-giuliani-press-conference-trump-election/2020/11/19/9192f928-2a9d-11eb-92b7-6ef17b3fe3b4_story.html
— In Georgia, get-out-the-vote operations that helped Biden win haven’t stopped – Vanessa Williams and Reis Thebault (DIERSEN: According to the DuPage County Election Division, 449, or 86% of the 522 registered voters in my precinct voted, the 7th highest percentage of the 130 precincts in DuPage County’s Milton Township. But my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will stress that only 157 (36%) voted for Trump, only 193 (43%) voted for Curran, only 186 (42%) voted for Ives, only 219 (51%) voted for Grant, only 330 (100%) voted for Berlin, only 229 (54%) voted for Kachiroubas, only 236 (55%) voted for Grogan, only 243 (57%) voted for Jorgensen, only 216 (51%) voted for Youngberg, only 229 (54%) voted for Elliott, only 228 (53%) voted for Whelan, only 227 (54%) voted for Felice, only 231 (55%) voted for Walsh, only 226 (54%) voted for O’Toole, and only 221 (52%) voted for McCluskey. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid candidates would have gotten many more votes if the Republican Precinct Committeeman had been a) someone who they manipulated/dominated; b) someone who was minority, female, younger, veteran, moderate, liberal, LGBTQer, drinker, gambler, stoner, dog owner, attractive/handsome, non-overweight, non-diabetic, non-married, non-Protestant, non-German American, non-Trump supporter, non-gun owner, non-draft avoider, non-retired federal employee, and/or if their ancestors had not been in America for a long time; c) someone who rejected the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform; and/or d) someone who was promoted by the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and/or Illinois Republican Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-georgia-get-out-the-vote-operations-that-helped-biden-win-havent-stopped/2020/11/19/7c10ceac-2851-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s ugly pattern of attacking urban areas spotlights failure to act like president for all Americans.” Ever-increasingly, Democrats attack individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/20/daily-202-trumps-ugly-pattern-attacking-urban-areas-spotlights-failure-act-like-president-all-americans/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want illegals to vote because illegals vote for Democrats.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/11/19/fact-check-claim-voting-noncitizens-2020-election-unverified/6237115002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ activists count on Biden to give them even more power to destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ. How successful have LGBTQ activists been in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county in destroying individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that do not promote LGBTQ where you live? I should write a book about how successful LGBTQ activists have had in destroying my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, and DuPage County.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/20/under-biden-lgbtq-rights-more-americans-could-norm/6334516002/
— Poll: Americans take pessimistic view of national divisions, prospects for healing – Matthew Brown (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs are extremely divisive. They divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) etc. against etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/19/monmouth-poll-americans-pessimistic-national-divisions/3777071001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Legal Team Claims Broad Conspiracy to Manipulate Election President-elect Joe Biden dismisses unsupported claims by Rudy Giuliani and others as ‘outrageous’ – Deanna Paul and Rebecca Davis O’Brien
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-lawyers-promise-to-step-up-fight-to-overturn-election-results-11605828073
— The Polls Are Dead, Long Live Politics There’s ample evidence they aren’t accurate, yet politicians rely on issue polling for policy making. – Joseph C. Sternberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, pollsters say that Americans want government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-polls-are-dead-long-live-politics-11605809242

BLOOMBERG
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ocasio-Cortez Rallies Progressives to Push Biden for Bold Action – Josyana Joshua
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-19/ocasio-cortez-rallies-progressives-to-push-biden-for-bold-action
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Amend the Constitution to prevent another Trump.”
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ap_news/commentary-amend-the-constitution-to-prevent-another-trump/article_721eb306-5328-5b21-ae44-e39527c1504d.html

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “To the end, Trump’s presidency is all about him.”
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2020/11/19/Jonah-Goldberg-To-the-end-Trump-s-presidency-is-all-about-him/stories/202011190023

HERALD BULLETIN
— Election was a referendum on Trump – Jim Bailey (DIERSEN: What percent of those who voted for Democrats did so to punish Trump?)
https://www.heraldbulletin.com/opinion/columns/jim-bailey-column-election-was-a-referendum-on-trump/article_58bd8134-281f-11eb-8578-a70bb11a850c.html

November 18 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 orders: A legal look at Gov. Pritzker’s 10th disaster declaration – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/a-legal-look-at-gov-pritzkers-10th-disaster-declaration/8053182/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-11/18/2020

WGN TV
— Illinois Republicans call for legislature to return amid rising COVID-19 cases, new restrictions – Tahman Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/illinois-republicans-call-for-legislature-to-return-amid-rising-covid-19-cases-new-restrictions/

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: According to DuPage County Election Division results, as of November 17, 2020, 6:53:41 PM, for County Auditor, Democrat William ‘Bill’ White had 233,121 (50.01%) votes and Republican Bob Grogan had 233,046 (49.99%) votes. The main reason why Republican candidates in DuPage County lost in this election and in the one 2 years ago and 4 years ago was voters voting for Democrats to punish Trump. The second reason was the Democrat invasion of DuPage County. – Dave Diersen
https://www.dupageresults.com/IL/DuPage/106122/web.264614/#/summary

DAILY HERALD
— OCTOBER 30, 2020 FLASHBACK: Experience an issue in DuPage County auditor race – Scott C. Morgan (DIERSEN: The Daily Herald endorsed Grogan.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201030/experience-an-issue-in-dupage-county-auditor-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Grogan, who has been the county auditor for 12 years, touts both his earlier career as a licensed CPA and his office’s record of innovation. Grogan was the first Illinois auditor to implement an online county checkbook, which allows the public to search and view expenditures. Grogan also emphasizes his creation of an audit hotline, which allows taxpayers to submit reports of fraud, waste or misuse of county resources. “I think that the people of DuPage County will recognize the good work that I started off doing when I first came into office and that I’m continuing to do,” Grogan said during a recent endorsement interview. “I think I’ve operated in this position with integrity and with a very high level of skills and output. “White, meanwhile, says he believes DuPage is at a “political crossroads” and might be aligning more with the Democrats. He hopes to be a part of any potential change. “It’s very well established in the private sector that rotating auditors is simply the sensible thing to do,” White said. “Bringing in a fresh pair of eyes is just inherently good.” White is an attorney who has served on the Downers Grove Village Council and the Community High School District 99 school board. White has also served on the zoning board of appeals in Downers Grove and Woodridge. “I have a track record of getting the Democrats and Republicans to work together,” said White about his time in local government. “My goal as auditor will be to facilitate good government, which I define as transparent.”)
— SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 FLASHBACK: Endorsement: Bob Grogan for DuPage County auditor (DIERSEN: By far, Grogan is the best qualified for the job. Like me, he passed the CPA examination on his first attempt, but his scores on each of the four parts of the examination were much higher than mine. Like me, he is a Certified Fraud Examiner, but he passed the examination on his first attempt while I “grandfathered” in. Grogan is a licensed CPA; I became a licensed CPA in 1981. White is not a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant, but I am. White does not have auditing experience. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200930/endorsement-bob-grogan-for-dupage-county-auditor
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: During his three terms as Du­Page County auditor, Bob Grogan has regularly looked to innovate. The Downers Grove Republican was the first auditor in Illinois to put a county checkbook online. He also was the first to create a transparency portal and an audit hotline. . .While White is well-versed in the duties of the office, we can’t ignore Grogan’s record and credentials. As a licensed CPA and certified fraud examiner, Grogan has the skill and experience to find waste and fraud in county government. Findings made by the auditor’s office during Grogan’s tenure have resulted in savings, firings and, most recently, federal charges against the Bloomingdale Township highway commissioner. Grogan is endorsed.)
— DuPage plans gas tax increase to offset pandemic-induced losses – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201118/dupage-plans-gas-tax-increase-to-offset-pandemic-induced-losses

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Abolish Electoral College? Sure, and why not let ‘majority rule’ on the Bill of Rights? – JOHN KASS (DIERSEN: One could argue that when those who share your demographics become a minority, it is time to move. In what ways are those who share your demographics a minority? What percent of those in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, county, and Illinois share the following: your race, gender, age group, education, professional certifications/licenses, occupation, sexual orientation, marital status, dependents/no dependents, health status, Trump supporter/hater, political affiliation, liberal/moderate/conservative, religion, national origin, income group, homeowner/renter, net worth group, years of residency in your municipal district and municipality, veteran status, length of time your ancestors have been in America, drinker/non-drinker, gambler/non-gambler, pot user/non-pot user, etc.?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-electoral-college-kass-20201118-igvp6iqafnhotafzwhmqetm45u-story.html
— Proposed casino’s Calumet City turkey giveaway is latest sign of region’s economic revival – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-southland-economic-revival-st-1118-20201117-dqzlotdybzhevm7yykam5dqpjy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate doesn’t take a holiday: ‘Hateful, threatening messages’ led to ‘hard decision’ for Pritzker family Thanksgiving Gov. Pritzker said he has become accustomed to the “vitriol” spewed at him — occasionally anti-Semitic in nature — as leader of the state but warned “my kids are off limits.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/11/17/21572195/holiday-pritzker-thanksgiving-daughter-wife-florida-illinois-devore-covid-19-coronavirus
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/17/21569620/chicago-biden-harris-trump-immigrants-deportation-daca

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The Madigan revolt is at hand The speaker of the Illinois House, a Democratic power broker for four decades, is now as close as he’s ever come to losing his job at the hands of his own party. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Have you been dumped? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that the following dumped me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois (2012), Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (2011), Milton Township Republican Organization (2010 and 2004), Illinois Center Right Coalition (2007), American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter (2004), and GAO (1997).)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/madigan-revolt-hand
— As FAA clears 737 Max, it’s more important than ever to Boeing As COVID has devastated international travel, the jet maker’s focus shifts from the 787 to the newly ungrounded plane. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/faa-clears-737-max-its-more-important-ever-boeing

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Expanded mask mandate OK’d by Springfield City Council – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: Is your city council moving toward an “expanded mask mandate?”)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201118/expanded-mask-mandate-okrsquod-by-springfield-city-council

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Illinois way behind in FOID processing – Scott Reeder
https://www.thetelegraph.com/insider/article/Illinois-way-behind-in-FOID-processing-15733824.php

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Democrat centrists scold progressives – Bill Knight (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how RINO leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township have a) scolded conservatives like me and b) blamed conservatives for losses that RINOs have suffered.)
https://www.galesburg.com/story/opinion/2020/11/17/bill-knight-democrat-centrists-scold-progressives/6319290002/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Leader of US Catholic bishops: Biden’s stances pose dilemma – AP (DIERSEN: Biden is extremely anti-Catholic. What do you say to Catholics who voted for Biden? What percent of Catholics did not vote for Trump because Trump is pro-life, Protestant, German American, conservative, White, male, Republican, older, non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, and/or because his ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/leader-of-us-catholic-bishops-bidens-stances-pose-dilemma

NPR ILLINOIS
— Sen. Rubio Joins Small Group Of Republican Senators Calling Biden ‘President-Elect’ – CLAUDIA GRISALES (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who call Biden “President-Elect?”)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/sen-rubio-joins-small-group-republican-senators-calling-biden-president-elect#stream/0
— Led By Giuliani, Trump Campaign Effort To Stop Certification Falters In Pennsylvania – PAM FESSLER
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/led-giuliani-trump-campaign-effort-stop-certification-falters-pennsylvania#stream/0
— Trump Allies Netanyahu And Modi Congratulate Biden As President-Elect – ALANA WISE (DIERSEN: Who has used you and then dumped you? I should write a book about those who have used me and then dumped me. I would focus on a) present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. and b) present and past Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, their campaign volunteers, etc.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-allies-netanyahu-and-modi-congratulate-biden-president-elect#stream/0
— How The GOP Defied Expectations Down The Ballot – SUSAN DAVIS (DIERSEN: Democrats tell voters to punish Trump by voting for down ballot Democrats.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-gop-defied-expectations-down-ballot-0#stream/0
— The GOP’s Post-Trump Identity Crisis: What’s Next For The Republican Party? – DAVE DAVIES (DIERSEN: If Trump does concede, expect that RINO party leaders will dump all Precinct Committeemen/Captains WHO ARE NOT RINOs, and especially those who are conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/gops-post-trump-identity-crisis-whats-next-republican-party#stream/0
— Biden’s Win Shows Rural-Urban Divide Has Grown Since 2016 – KIRK SIEGLER (DIERSEN: What are your connections with farming? On my father’s side, my ancestors homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854 and my grandmother was born on a farm in Crete. On my mother’s side, my ancestors were sharecroppers on a farm in Grant Park on the Indiana border. My mother was born on that farm. I spent many summer days there during the 1950s and early 1960s.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/bidens-win-shows-rural-urban-divide-has-grown-2016#stream/0

MDJ ONLINE
— Dominion in Chicago: Precinct committeeman saw ballots ‘all over the place’ while state board says no problems reported – Greg Bishop
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/dominion-in-chicago-precinct-committeeman-saw-ballots-all-over-the-place-while-state-board-says/video_b0cfee0e-b032-5653-9c61-e1f153ca5595.html

EVANSTON PATCH
— Evanston City Council Candidates File Paperwork For 2021 Election – Jonah Meadows (DIERSEN: Questions to ask City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/evanston-city-council-candidates-file-paperwork-2021-election

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Four Sangamon Co. restaurants ordered closed temporarily for violating COVID-19 mitigations – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/four-sangamon-co-restaurants-ordered-closed-temporarily-for-violating-covid-19-mitigations

WIREPOINTS
— Every Illinois school parent, teacher should know these COVID-19 facts – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/every-illinois-school-parent-should-know-these-covid-19-facts-wirepoints/

CAPITOL FAX
— Four HDems ask Madigan to step aside, say it’s time for new leadership
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/18/four-hdems-ask-madigan-to-step-aside-say-its-time-for-new-leadership/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Half of Republicans think Trump ‘rightfully won’ the election: poll – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/18/half-republicans-think-trump-rightfully-won-electi/
— Catholic bishops wary of Biden undermining church doctrine – Christopher Vondracek (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/17/catholic-bishops-wary-joe-biden-undermining-church/

GOPUSA
— Dems Calling For Unity While Vowing Vengeance
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98007
— Biden’s Shameless Scaremongering: ‘More People May Die’ Because Trump Won’t Concede
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98018

BREITBART
— Democrats Want $5.5 Billion Bailout of New York City’s Illegal Population – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/11/17/democrats-want-5-5-billion-bailout-new-york-citys-illegal-population/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Liberal Media Suggest Biden Should Take Aggressive Approach to Censoring Conservative Media – Mary Margaret Olohan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to censure me for what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I would focus on a) present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.; b) present and past Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, their campaign volunteers, etc.; and c) those who I have sued. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/11/17/liberal-media-suggest-biden-should-take-aggressive-approach-to-censoring-conservative-media/

DAILY WIRE
— Candace Owens Suing Facebook Fact-Checkers For Defamation: ‘Not Going To Give Up And Sit Down’ – Amanda Prestigiacomo (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have focused on defaming me. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/candace-owens-suing-facebook-fact-checkers-for-defamation-not-going-to-give-up-and-sit-down

FEDERALIST
— If Democrat States Could Ignore Trump, Republican States Can Ignore Biden Americans have learned from Democrats that they can ignore mandates from Washington when they overstep the federal government’s constitutional powers. – Kevin Stocklin (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors were more than happy to carry out unconstitutional Democrat mandates to use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/17/if-democrat-states-could-ignore-trump-republican-states-can-ignore-biden/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Sen. Cruz: Dems’ Censorship Demands of Big Tech Are ‘Dangerous,’ ‘Totalitarian Instinct’ – Alec Schemmel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to censure me for what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I would focus on a) present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.; b) present and past Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, their campaign volunteers, etc.; and c) those who I have sued. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alec-schemmel/2020/11/17/sen-cruz-dems-censorship-demands-big-tech-are-dangerous

PATRIOT POST
— Biden Will Undo Trump’s Progress on Illegal Immigration. Joe promises to greatly expand the number of refugees and end the “Remain in Mexico” asylum policy. – THOMAS GALLATIN
https://patriotpost.us/articles/74948-biden-will-undo-trumps-progress-on-illegal-immigration-2020-11-17

COLLEGE FIX
— Proposed Illinois teacher standards: ’embrace and encourage progressive viewpoints’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send your child to a public school is to make your child anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-parent, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. My outstanding parents 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.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/proposed-illinois-teacher-standards-embrace-and-encourage-progressive-viewpoints/

EPOCH TIMES
— Rudy Giuliani: Several Election Lawsuits ‘Ready to Go’ to the Supreme Court – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/rudy-giuliani-several-election-lawsuits-ready-to-go-to-the-supreme-court_3583171.html
— Trump Electoral College Candidates in Nevada File Election Contest – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-electoral-college-candidates-in-nevada-file-election-contest_3583561.html
— Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania Not Registered in State Data, Hundreds of Voters Say – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/hundreds-of-gop-voters-say-they-returned-mail-in-ballots-state-data-says-they-didnt_3582853.html
— Second Georgia County Finds Thousands of Votes With Majority for Trump – MIMI NGUYEN LY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/second-georgia-county-finds-thousands-of-votes-with-majority-for-trump_3583419.html

THE HILL
— Democrats to determine leaders after disappointing election – SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: Those who ended the following blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Republican losses: my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/526413-democrats-to-determine-leaders-after-disappointing-election

POLITICO
— Biden’s big challenge: A growing racial wealth gap Black voters had Joe Biden’s back. Now he must prove he’s got theirs. – RENUKA RAYASAM and BEN WHITE (DIERSEN: If Biden becomes President, will Biden use the federal government a) to take MORE opportunities, income, and assets away from Republicans and b) to give MORE of those opportunities, that income, and those assets to Blacks? My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on taking promotion opportunities from their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older and giving those promotion opportunities to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/18/racial-wealth-gap-biden-437177
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “transition delay hurts pandemic prep beyond vaccines.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/17/covid-biden-transition-delay-pandemic-prep-437147

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Head of obscure federal agency (GSA) under pressure to let Biden transition proceed – AAMER MADHANI
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/11/17/head-of-obscure-federal-agency-under-pressure-to-let-biden-transition-proceed/

NBC NEWS
— Chuck Grassley, second-oldest senator, tests positive for Covid-19 Grassley, 87, is the most senior Republican in the chamber and president pro tempore of the Senate, which makes him third in line to the presidency. – Dartunorro Clark (DIERSEN: How old are you? You should expect that the older that you get, the more that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use your age against you. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I did not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. In my defense, extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/chuck-grassley-second-oldest-senator-tests-positive-covid-19-n1248059

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, employers and organizations will use the pandemic to get rid of their employees and members who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/business/economy/women-jobs-economy-recession.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hundreds of Companies That Got Stimulus Aid Have Failed Recipients of PPP loans have filed for bankruptcy after the money ran out – Shane Shifflett
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hundreds-of-companies-that-got-stimulus-aid-have-failed-11605609180
— Behind the Elite Hatred of Clarence Thomas He challenges their race-based grievances and holds views more in line with ordinary black Americans. – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS during the 1970s as a Revenue Officer, many IRS Revenue Agents looked down on Revenue Officers. In 1979, those Revenue Agents were furious that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. In 1976, they were furious that I earned an MBA from Loyola. In 1974, 1973, and 1972, they were furious that I got promoted.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-the-elite-hatred-of-clarence-thomas-11605654039

FORBES
— Can Newsmax Challenge Fox News? – Brad Adgate
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2020/11/17/can-newsmax-challenge-fox-news/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans leaders privately described Trump as a political liability and said they faced losing Senate runoffs.” My critics/opponents a) paint me, b) paint what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, and c) paint what I do as a Republican Precinct Committeeman as being a “political liability.” In the past, they painted what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member as being a “political liability.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-privately-call-trump-a-liability-who-lost-election-2020-11

DETROIT NEWS
— On loss to Biden, Michigan GOP rep urges Trump to ‘deal with it’ – Melissa Nann Burke (DIERSEN: To help me deal with Republican losses, I can remind myself of the many adverse actions that Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Republican campaign managers, Republican campaign staff, Republican campaign volunteers, Republican etc. have taken against me and against my service as a Republican precinct committeeman, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/16/michigan-gop-rep-paul-mitchell-urges-trump-deal-with-loss-biden/6309416002/

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Building Racial Equity in Newsrooms (DIERSEN: What percent of reporters/journalists are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/vision25-building-racial-equity-in-newsrooms,179994

FORD AUTHORITY
— OUTSTANDING: Mustang Themed Garage Is A Proper Pony Car Tribute – Edward Snitkoff (DIERSEN: I bought a new 2016 Mustang in 2016.)
https://fordauthority.com/2020/11/mustang-themed-garage-is-a-proper-pony-car-tribute/

November 17 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Suburban Restaurants Could Be Criminally Charged For Defying Governor’s Indoor Dining Ban – Chris Tye
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/16/indoor-dining-ban-criminal-charges-illinois/

NBC5
— Here’s What Gov. Pritzker Has Said About Another Stay-at-Home Order for Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/heres-what-gov-pritzker-has-said-about-another-stay-at-home-order-for-illinois-as-coronavirus-metrics-rise/2372646/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cash-strapped state turning down $100M in pot taxes, industry says. Some cannabis insiders say the industry has been hampered by Gov. Pritzker’s interpretation of the legalization law that won’t allow existing medical dispensaries to move and also sell recreational marijuana. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, municipality, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, county, state, or country.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/11/17/21570668/illinois-dispensaries-pot-cannabis-marijuana-tax-budget-deficit

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Obama promoters promote Obama.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/ct-books-barack-obama-promised-land-1117-20201116-mgx4jh45wbfhdoj4rqponh3wg4-story.html
— Real Clear Politics, a site once popular among political junkies of all stripes, took a sharp right turn in Trump era. Here’s what happened. – JEREMY W. PETERS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-real-clear-politics-20201117-nyrlekkuezd7jgjw2oiqkg2bva-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— A salute to all veterans – Mike Formento, Commander, Glen Ellyn American Legion, Post 3
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201111/a-salute-to-all-veterans
— Rollback the rollback – Evelyn Sanguinetti – Executive Director, HOPE Fair Housing Center (DIERSEN: In 1972, when I was 24 years old, I could afford to buy a new town home in University Park, but I could not have afforded to buy that new town home if it had been in a more expensive municipality, township, or county. In 1978, my wife and I could afford to buy a home in Wheaton, but we could not have afforded to buy that home if it had been in a more expensive municipality, township, or county. In 1984, my wife and I could afford to have a new home built in Wheaton, but we could not have afforded to have that home built in a more expensive municipality, township, or county. Since 1972, when I bought a new town home in University Park, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, I would not have been able to buy that town home. The down payment for that town home came from what I had earned and saved a) working for IRS in Harvey for the prior 9 months and in Chicago for 6 months before that and b) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for the prior 18 months part-time and for 7 months before that full-time. That money also enabled me to a) buy a new Corvette in 1971 and b) pay tuition for graduate business courses at Loyola. Firestone hired me in 1970 because it could not find a qualified minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in a) Firestone Stores firing me from full-time employment and b) my accepting a job offer from IRS. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. My wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978. The down payment came from what she had earned and saved working for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions the prior 8 years and for the FBI for the 2 years before that. My wife and I had a home built in Wheaton in 1984. The down payment came from the sale of our Wheaton home and my University Park town home which I had rented out since 1976. By then, my wife had worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions for 14 years and I had worked for GAO for more than 4 years and for IRS for almost 9 years before that.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201116/rollback-the-rollback
(FROM THE LETTER: It’s no secret that institutional racism in housing disproportionately impacts Black, Native American and Latinx household, making the rollback more impactful on low-income renters of color. During this time, Americans are still trying to process George Floyd’s tragic death and have observed firsthand the glaring inequities in underserved communities with the administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even the National Association of Realtors maintained that “now is not the time” to change a policy that could hinder progress against institutional racism in housing.)

WTTW
— Joe Walsh: ‘We Can’t Normalize’ President Trump’s Behavior – Nick Blumberg (DIERSEN: The more that you promote hatred against Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote you.)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/16/joe-walsh-we-cant-normalize-president-trumps-behavior

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AUGUST 16, 2012 FLASHBACK: A bunch of political info — daily – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/x1782330063/Bernard-Schoenburg-A-bunch-of-political-info-daily
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are lots of websites that compile political news, and I think it’s time I share one that I find quite interesting. There are lots of websites that compile political news, and I think it’s time I share one that I find quite interesting. It’s at www.gopillinois.com , and, as you can tell by its address, it has a Republican flavor. That is an understatement reinforced with the comments added by the compiler himself — DAVID DIERSEN of Wheaton. He introduced a recent UPI story about Republicans’ views on the drought and wildfires by saying: “Democrats blame everything bad, including bad weather, on Republicans, especially on Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor and non-veteran.” And talking of a New York Times article about a photographer arrested while on assignment in the Bronx, Diersen wrote that since 2000, he has been thrown out of, barred from, or not advised of news conferences “by Democrats, Democrat plants, RINOs (Republicans in name only), their operatives, and their dupes.” Thus, if you don’t want to read some very pointed comments, you may not want to go to gopillinois.com. But you would be missing a treasure of links to the day’s news and opinion. Diersen, 63, is a retired federal employee who became the Illinois editor of a national GOP website in 2000, and since 2004 has put out his own Illinois compilation every day. There’s usually about 50 articles daily, he says. He’s generally up by 3 a.m. He says he spends at least 10 hours a day on this passion of his, with no pay, and has put out links to more than 117,000 articles. As his comments above hinted, party regulars don’t always greet his work with relish. He includes dissident voices within the GOP tent, and some whose credibility is questionable. But he puts it all out there. He’s a GOP precinct committeeman, and he believes in people having information. He also wants to help elect Republican candidates who “will defend and advance the party’s platform.” The site makes available plenty of Diersen history, too, including how his “liberal Democrat superiors,” in his view, forced him to take early retirement at 49 from the U.S. General Accounting Office, “because of his opposition to race and gender based preference and his participation in a class action lawsuit” on that subject. He wouldn’t mind my telling you that he also passed his CPA and Certified Internal Auditor exams on first attempts more than three decades ago. Agree or disagree with him, but Diersen provides a bunch of interesting information — every day.)

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County Board to consider additional restaurant funding at Tuesday meeting
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/16/dupage-county-board-to-consider-additional-restaurant-funding-at-tuesday-meeting/avebu84/

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois Municipal League wants more local input on COVID-19 management – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-municipal-group-wants-more-local-input-on-covid-19-management/article_19a84d12-2838-11eb-b833-afa273556a41.html

HINSDALE PATCH
— Hinsdale Muslim Student Fights Hindu Extremism Central junior says she sees parallels between Trump and India’s Modi. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-muslim-student-fights-hindu-extremism

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Could Trump Lose Trump Tower Chicago? On paper, he owes more than $50 million to his own LLC affiliated with the building. It’ll take a court to crack open the reason why, but that could happen now with the New York AG circling. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/real-estate/November-2020/Could-Trump-Lose-Trump-Tower-Chicago/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township GOP Holding a Caucus to Select Township Candidates, Appellate Court Says Party Caucuses Must Be Accessible to All
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/16/mchenry-township-gop-holding-a-caucus-to-select-township-candidates-appellate-court-says-party-caucuses-must-be-accessible-to-all/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Titans set to depart SJ-R Schoenburg, Finke will leave Dec. 1 – Bruce Rushton
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/titans-set-to-depart-sj-r/Content?oid=12835001
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A pair of heavyweights are leaving the State Journal-Register. Political writer and columnist Bernard Schoenburg and statehouse reporter Doug Finke have accepted buyouts and will be departing the paper on Dec. 1. Finke has worked at the SJ-R since the 1970s; Schoenburg’s first byline appeared in the paper in 1990. Their departures will leave the daily newspaper with two news reporters and an equal number of sports reporters, presuming Finke and Schoenburg are not replaced before their departures and current staff isn’t reassigned. The paper, which has no fulltime courts reporter or police reporter or city hall reporter or education reporter, has posted jobs for a statehouse/politics reporter as well as a cultural, diversity and inclusion reporter who will “focus coverage on culture, diversity and inclusion trends across central Illinois,” according to a job listing posted by Gannett, the SJ-R’s parent company.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Schoenburg, Finke take SJ-R buyouts
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/17/schoenburg-finke-take-sj-r-buyouts/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The liberal women’s group UltraViolet urges Facebook to crack down harder on right-wing misinformation – Ryan Lovelace (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. My critics/opponents want the following to crack down harder on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: AOL, Google, Facebook, ConstantContact, WordPress, Comcast, AT&T, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Previously, my critics/opponents ended my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/16/liberal-advocacy-group-urges-facebook-crack-down-h/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— OUTSTANDING: Conservative Journalist Successfully Sues State of Minnesota for Access to Coronavirus Briefings State officials buckle, allowing PowerLine’s Scott Johnson to join media briefings – Collin Anderson (DIERSEN: I have been a conservative journalist since 2000. I should write a book about RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, and RINO party leaders who have barred me from their press briefings and taken other adverse actions against me. Better yet, I should sue them. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. The aforesaid ended my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/conservative-journalist-successfully-sues-state-of-minnesota-for-access-to-coronavirus-briefings/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A conservative journalist barred from Minnesota‘s daily coronavirus briefings successfully sued the state to regain access. In a settlement signed Friday, Minnesota’s Department of Health agreed to reinstate PowerLine cofounder Scott Johnson’s access to the state’s COVID-19 Conference Line “as long as and whenever” the department holds a briefing. Johnson sued the Department of Public Health when he was barred from their conference line in May without explanation. Johnson had until then participated in the calls and posed questions skeptical of Democratic governor Tim Walz’s approach to combating the coronavirus. Health department officials also stopped responding to Johnson’s written inquiries. Those officials told the Washington Free Beacon that the briefings were limited to “professional journalists,” but did not offer a definition of the term. In his lawsuit, Johnson argued that the state had discriminated against him on the basis of political ideology and demanded to be included in the briefings. The Minnesota Department of Public Health declined to comment on the settlement agreement. Johnson has been critical of the state’s handling of the pandemic, challenging Walz’s decision to keep the state shut down in April given that, at the time, more than 80 percent of Minnesota‘s coronavirus deaths occurred in nursing homes and residential care facilities. That number dipped to more than 70 percent as of mid-October, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Johnson, a retired attorney and accredited reporter, argued that his exclusion constituted “an ongoing deprivation … [of his] First Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.” Friday’s settlement acknowledges his exclusion from the briefings and guarantees him immediate access: Health department communications director Michael Schommer is required under the agreement to answer up to three of Johnson’s pandemic-related questions per week.)

GOPUSA
— The Obamas Show Their Ugly Side
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97986
— Is Parler A ‘Threat To Democracy’? CNN Blasts Parler, Newsmax As ‘Dangerous’ – Bobby Eberle (DIERSEN: If the past predicts the future, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will hint/imply/argue/shout at the Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct who lost and at their political consultants, at their major donors, at their campaign managers, at their campaign staff, at their campaign volunteers, at etc. that they lost because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout that if the GOPUSA Illinois Editor was someone who they manipulated/dominated, NONE OF THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT IN MY PRECINCT WOULD HAVE LOST.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97931
— No Police: Chicago Wants To Send A Paramedic And A Clinician To Mental Health Calls
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97929

BREITBART
— Mailchimp Blacklists Conservative Groups – LUCAS NOLAN (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. My critics/opponents want the following to blacklist me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: AOL, Google, Facebook, ConstantContact, WordPress, Comcast, AT&T, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Previously, my critics/opponents ended my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/11/16/mailchimp-blacklists-conservative-groups/
— Anti-Trumpers Look to Blacklist Trump’s Election Lawyers: ‘Make Them Famous’ – JOSHUA KLEIN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/11/10/anti-trumpers-look-to-blacklist-trumps-election-lawyers-make-them-famous/

DAILY CALLER
— Georgia Secretary Of State Says Fellow Republicans Have Pressured Him To Exclude Legal Ballots In Recount – MARLO SAFI
https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/16/georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger-republicans-pressure-toss-legal-ballots/
— Liberal Media Suggests Biden Should Take Aggressive Approach To Censoring Conservative Media – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN (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. My critics/opponents want the following to censor me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails more aggressively: AOL, Google, Facebook, ConstantContact, WordPress, Comcast, AT&T, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Previously, my critics/opponents ended my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/16/liberal-media-suggests-biden-should-take-aggressive-approach-to-censoring-conservative-media/

FEDERALIST
— If Americans Can No Longer Trust Our Elections, We’re In Big Trouble This is an incredibly dangerous moment for the country and may be a pivotal point in the future of America’s democratic republic. Did we just cross the Rubicon? – Willis L. Krumholz (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists. They believe that their end justified their means.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/17/if-americans-can-no-longer-trust-our-elections-were-in-big-trouble/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Prepare for the Great Decoupling – Deplatforming moves downstream to WordPress.com and Mailchimp – William A. Jacobson (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. My critics/opponents want the following to deplatform me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: AOL, Google, Facebook, ConstantContact, WordPress, Comcast, AT&T, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Previously, my critics/opponents ended my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/11/prepare-for-the-great-decoupling-deplatforming-moves-downstream-to-wordpress-com-and-mailchimp/

EPOCH TIMES
— Dershowitz: ‘Biden Is Not the President Elect’ – MIMI NGUYEN LY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/dershowitz-biden-is-not-the-president-elect_3581931.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans start turning the page on Trump era.” Hate-filled Trump-hating RINOs want to use Trump’s problems to get rid of conservatives, that is, to get rid of the base of the Republican Party.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/526247-republicans-start-turning-the-page-on-trump-era
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump campaign sees election lawsuits fizzle.”
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/526249-trump-campaign-sees-election-lawsuits-fizzle

NEW YORK TIMES
— Fox News’s ‘partisan right’ audience on YouTube is dropping, researchers say. – Daisuke Wakabayashi
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/technology/fox-news-youtube-election.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans sound alarm on Georgia Senate runoffs as they privately weigh Trump’s influence – Robert Costa and Tom Hamburger (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, I have always been a “political burden” for Republican candidates. My critics/opponents shout at Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who lose races that they lost because of me and because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Previously, my critics/opponents shouted at them that they lost because of what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/georgia-senate-runoffs-gop-t/2020/11/16/9d7c0678-2848-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican leaders are increasingly alarmed about the party’s ability to stave off Democratic challengers in Georgia’s two Senate runoff elections — and they privately described President Trump on a recent conference call as a political burden who despite his false claims of victory was the likely loser of the 2020 election. . .Some on the call expressed particular concern about Georgia’s fast-changing electorate, driven by the increasingly liberal metro Atlanta region and the push by 2018 gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams to register more Democratic voters, especially in the state’s communities of color. Democrats hope that the candidate challenging Loeffler in the runoff, the Rev. Raphael Warnock — the pastor at Atlanta’s iconic Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached — will help energize Black voters. Perdue, elected in 2014, faces Democrat Jon Ossoff, a documentary filmmaker running his first statewide race. “They changed, dramatically, the face of the electorate in Georgia. Many of these new voters are from California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and they’re not of the conservative persuasion,” Perdue said on the call.)

NEW YORK POST
— Trump campaign blasts ‘fake news’ coverage of Pennsylvania lawsuit – Bruce Golding (DIERSEN: I should write a book about newspaper coverage of the lawsuits that I have filed. Of course, the newspapers sided with the defendants in those lawsuits.)
https://nypost.com/2020/11/16/trump-campaign-blasts-fake-news-coverage-of-pa-lawsuit/

USA TODAY
— Be upfront with your new employer about your past – Johnny C. Taylor (DIERSEN: What “past” did you have when you started with new employers? When I started with GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed a) that my Democrat GAO superiors had forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974, c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968, d) that I was a conservative Republican, e) that I had been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, f ) that I was 100% German national origin, g) that my ancestors had been in America since 1844, h) that I was a draft avoider, i) that I had lived in Wheaton since 1978, j) that I had lived in Crete 1948-1972, k) that I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, l) etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2020/11/10/should-you-disclose-reckless-driving-charge-when-applying-job/6221747002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, but misinformation will continue to win.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/11/13/trump-administration-ending-misinformation-age-continues-after-election/6128246002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Christine Todd Whitman says “Beyond irresponsible: Republicans must put Americans and reality ahead of fealty to Trump. Republicans are embarrassing America. It’s past time to admit Trump lost, congratulate Biden, stop spouting misinformation and move on to a transition.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/11/14/republicans-admit-trump-lost-biden-won-start-transition-column/6270990002/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/13/transgender-awareness-week-young-trans-people-say-they-are-thriving/6078136002/

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— Trump’s legal push to disrupt Pa.’s election results is on its last legs. What’s his campaign still fighting in court? – Jeremy Roebuck (DIERSEN: I should write a book about newspaper coverage of the lawsuits that I have filed. Of course, the newspapers sided with the defendants in those lawsuits.)
https://www.inquirer.com/news/trump-lawsuits-pennsylvania-election-results-supreme-court-federal-judge-20201116.html

CHARLOTTE  OBSERVER
— Don’t blame progressives for blue wave washout – BARRY SAUNDERS (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, I have always been a “political burden” for Republican candidates. My critics/opponents shout at Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who lose races that they lost because of me and because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Previously, my critics/opponents shouted at them that they lost because of what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article247100997.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Year of the Woman Really, Finally Did Arrive in 2020 As voters, as candidates and as campaign leaders, women were—and now are—in the driver’s seat as never before – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-year-of-the-woman-really-finally-did-arrive-in-2020-11605539331
— New International Student Enrollment Plunges 43% This Fall Survey of more than 700 schools shows harsh impact of pandemic, Trump administration restriction – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: IIT admitted me in 1992, DePaul in 1976, Loyola in 1972, NIU in 1969, and UIC in 1966. If there had been as many foreign students back then as there are now, I may very well have not been admitted.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-international-student-enrollment-plunges-43-this-fall-11605548907

WBUR
— Why Voters Are Rejecting The War On Drugs – Dorey Scheimer and Meghna Chakrabarti (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, municipality, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, county, state, or country.)
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/11/17/a-shift-in-american-drug-policy

ABC TAMPA BAY
— Pandemic highlights affordable housing problems across the country – Vanessa Araiza (DIERSEN: In 1972, when I was 24 years old, I could afford to buy a new town home in University Park, but I could not have afforded to buy that new town home if it had been in a more expensive municipality, township, or county. In 1978, my wife and I could afford to buy a home in Wheaton, but we could not have afforded to buy that home if it had been in a more expensive municipality, township, or county. In 1984, my wife and I could afford to have a new home built in Wheaton, but we could not have afforded to have that home built in a more expensive municipality, township, or county.)
https://www.abcactionnews.com/rebound/coronavirus-stress/pandemic-highlights-affordable-housing-problems-across-the-country

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Administration Officials Face Tough Time Finding New Jobs – NAVEED JAMALI AND TOM O’CONNOR (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my unsuccessful efforts during 1997 and 1998 when I was 49 years old to find a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” Factors that frustrated my job search included a) the adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors had taken against me, b) my being an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO my opposing with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) none of my four degrees were from Ivy League universities, d) my having filed lawsuits, e) my being White, male, 49 years old, draft avoider, 100% German American, Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, a former IRS employee, a Wheaton resident since 1978, a Crete resident 1948-1972, etc.)
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-officials-tough-time-new-jobs-1547859
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The presence of Trump loyalists in positions across the government has also had an effect on the jobs themselves. Rather than blacklist people for their affiliation alone, one Democratic congressional staffer who asked to remain anonymous told Newsweek that former administration officials should be judged based on their performance, which the staffer said often came second to ideology. “There are many appointees who were hired, promoted, or retained because of their loyalty to Trump and Trumpism,” the staffer said. “Many of these people actively harmed the very people and institutions they were charged with serving. They engaged in or were complicit in tremendous cruelty. Those are the reasons not to hire someone.” The staffer said this standard should apply to those who left office early as well, such as former Defense Secretary James Mattis, who has been critical of the commander-in-chief he served, but has not apologized for having implemented some of his controversial policies.)

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Comfortable in court: Donald Trump reprises playbook for election fight Veterans of real estate industry say hard-nosed legal strategy was honed over decades – Joshua Chaffin (DIERSEN: Even though I have not filed a lawsuit since 1998, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being litigious. I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed, the defendants in those lawsuits, and the retaliation that those defendants continue to take against me.)
https://www.ft.com/content/74d8a848-4dad-4017-9226-5deb0a005045
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump gained a reputation as one of the most litigious real estate developers in the US. . .But to veterans of the New York City real estate world, the president’s actions since the November 3 election are familiar, and consistent with the playbook he honed for decades as a highly litigious property developer. . .“I don’t think he ever had a particularly impressive track record of winning anything. But he was sufficiently litigious that it was a deterrent.” Even in the litigious blood sport of New York real estate, Mr. Trump stood out.)

November 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump supporters rally in D.C. for ‘Million MAGA March,’ insisting he won presidential race; arrests and at least one stabbing reported
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-trump-rally-washington-dc-20201114-esvjkvw7svekdlo6bxsriokxqy-story.html
— Nurturing puppy love From walking buddies to next-door neighbors, these Chicagoans are moving for the sake of their dogs – Darcel Rockett
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-re-dog-best-friends-1400-monroe-tt-1026-20201027-yk6hwgcur5a2dewfvjjedbclgi-story.html
— Under Cook County budget proposal, sheriff’s office faces 4% budget cut. Activists who support less funding for law enforcement say that’s ‘not enough’ – ALICE YIN (DIERSEN: The more Democrats who invade a state, a county, a township, or a municipality, the more that poverty and crime increase in that state, county, township, or municipality.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-2021-budget-sheriffs-office-20201114-zhlx7pbdk5conczk73dbtdolqu-story.html
— Electoral College designed to protect against uncompromised concentration of power – ARTHUR I. CYR (DIERSEN: Those who voted for Biden want to get rid of those who voted for Trump once and for all. The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. One could argue that when those who share your demographics become a minority, it is time to move. In what ways are those who share your demographics a minority? What percent of those in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, county, and Illinois share the following: your race, gender, age group, education, professional certifications/licenses, occupation, sexual orientation, marital status, dependents/no dependents, health status, Trump supporter/hater, political affiliation, liberal/moderate/conservative, religion, national origin, income group, homeowner/renter, net worth group, years of residency in your municipal district and municipality, veteran status, length of time your ancestors have been in America, drinker/non-drinker, gambler/non-gambler, pot user/non-pot user, etc.?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-cyr-electoral-college-st-1114-20201111-jxnqrtssondkxnzdk4p6qw73hu-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Tears and inspiration: Naperville’s Indian community reacts to Kamala Harris’ rise to VP-elect – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: What percent of voters vote for candidates because they share their demographics? For example, their race, gender, age group, education, professional certifications/licenses, occupation, sexual orientation, marital status, dependents/no dependents, health status, Trump supporter/hater, political affiliation, liberal/moderate/conservative, religion, national origin, income group, homeowner/renter, net worth group, years of residency in your municipal district and municipality, veteran status, length of time your ancestors have been in America, drinker/non-drinker, gambler/non-gambler, pot user/non-pot user, etc.?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-indian-community-reaction-harris-vp-st-1113-20201113-nrz64ynidza6vpasaftfl6hcwy-story.html
— In rural ‘dead zones,’ school comes on a flash drive – DAN LEVIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-nyt-rural-internet-dead-zone-virtual-school-20201115-3ydisdwb65hzvcpsxmclzmzpve-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— ‘A lot of times we are judged’: Black U-46 students meet to discuss race and equity – John Lemon (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are extremely judgmental. They focus on destroying those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to give them money, and/or f) who sued them.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201114/a-lot-of-times-we-are-judged-black-u-46-students-meet-to-discuss-race-and-equity
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: To push pot on a municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201114/suburban-voters-saying-yes-to-marijuana-sales-but-some-concerns-persist

WGN RADIO
— What mandate? Biden’s agenda faces a divided Congress – AP (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, Democrats and RINOs perceive that they have a mandate 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, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will Democrats and RINOs in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton officially banish the aforesaid?)
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/what-mandate-bidens-agenda-faces-a-divided-congress/

HERALD NEWS
— Two Will County Republican candidates call for new leadership of state party
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/11/13/two-will-county-republican-candidates-call-for-new-leadership-of-state-party/a2jw067/

HERALD & REVIEW
— No to JB’s lack of transparency – Editorial
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-no-to-jbs-lack-of-transparency/article_43ac4cdf-ce36-5be5-846f-cf4c40dd2cb5.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Conservatives Flock To Mercer-Funded Parler; Claim Censorship On Facebook And Twitter.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/conservatives-flock-mercer-funded-parler-claim-censorship-facebook-and-twitter#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker downplays special session powers while COVID-19 orders continue, dismisses calls for public oversight hearings – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-downplays-special-session-powers-while-covid-19-orders-continue-dismisses-calls-for-public-oversight/article_1ef2bcd4-25dc-11eb-afff-d3a58796fd7c.html

GLEN ELLYN CIVIC BETTERMENT PARTY
— ELECTION RESULTS (DIERSEN: OUTSTANDING: With 1,024 votes (61%), Mark Senak is Glen Ellyn’s new Village President. Senak is a Republican Precinct Committeeman, an attorney, and in his second term as village trustee.)
http://civicbetterment.com/?fbclid=IwAR3ehhIzuEfz4Rsb8RArIcKqfw3lbRzNvj-U6tNuTB9blp14MkfXibSlrPM

WIREPOINTS
— Lightfoot Caves On Paltry Union Layoffs, Illustrating Multiple Vices In Chicago Finance – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: To what extent do your municipality and your county depend on tax revenue from vices, that is, to what extent do your municipality and your county promote vices?)
https://wirepoints.org/lightfoot-caves-on-paltry-union-layoffs-illustrating-multiple-vices-in-chicago-finance-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How Democrats tried to handcuff Trump from the start – Rowan Scarborough
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/15/how-democrats-tried-handcuff-donald-trump-start/

FOX NEWS
— What Butler rally tells us about Trump and his support – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/tucker-carlson-what-butler-rally-tells-us-about-trump-and-his-support

BREITBART
— Divorced from the GOP Establishment, Trump’s Working Class Coalition Says They Are Only Just Getting Started – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents despise the working class. I was a member of the working class 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/10/divorced-from-the-gop-establishment-trumps-working-class-coalition-says-they-are-only-just-getting-started/

BLAZE
— Several Trump supporters brutally assaulted at Million MAGA March, man knocked unconscious – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-supporters-assaulted-million-maga-march
— BLM and anti-fascist supporters attack multiracial family at Million MAGA March – Paul Sacca
President Trump made a surprise visit to the Million MAGA March
https://www.theblaze.com/news/million-maga-march-antifa-attack

TOWNHALL
— Demographics Are Not Destiny – Derek Hunter (DIERSEN: Those who voted for Biden have made it clear that they want Biden to use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. How strongly will those who lead your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world take the aforesaid as a mandate to get rid of Republicans?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2020/11/15/demographics-are-not-destiny-n2580095

DAILY WIRE
— California Trump Supporter Requests Restraining Order After Biden Supporters Allegedly Harassed His Family – Hank Berrien (DIERSEN: How many voted for Biden in your precinct, in your township, and in your county? The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. How strongly do those who voted for Biden want to get rid of the remaining Republicans in your precinct, in your township, and in your county? What are the remaining Republicans in your precinct, in your township, and in your county doing for their self-defense?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ca-trump-supporter-requests-restraining-order-after-biden-supporters-allegedly-harassed-his-family

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Tens of thousands of Trump supporters flood streets of DC, urge pres. ‘do not quit!’ as he fights for fair election. Trump has vowed to fight, launching lawsuits in multiple battleground states and questioning the accuracy of the vote count. – Martin Bürger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-supporters-flood-streets-of-dc-urge-president-do-not-quit-as-he-fights-for-fair-election
— Pro-abortion ‘soldier’ would be Biden’s Chief of Staff if he takes the White House – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/biden-taps-pro-abortion-naral-soldier-for-white-house-chief-of-staff

ONE NEWS NOW
— Dem calls out ‘crazy socialist agenda,’ gets AOC’s ‘death stare’ – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/11/15/dem-calls-out-crazy-socialist-agenda-gets-aocs-death-stare
— Eyeing a White House win, angry Left vows to purge ‘Nazis’ in name of unity – Billy Davis, Steve Jordahl (DIERSEN: How many voted for Biden in your precinct, in your township, and in your county? The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. How strongly do those who voted for Biden want to get rid of the remaining Republicans in your precinct, in your township, and in your county? What are the remaining Republicans in your precinct, in your township, and in your county doing for their self-defense?)
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/11/13/eyeing-a-white-house-win-angry-left-vows-to-purge-nazis-in-name-of-unity
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump insisted more than once the “Resistance” movement that attempted to stop his presidency was really attacking American voters who put him in the White House, and now the Kristallnacht-like Resistance has proven him right. Bolstered by Joe Biden’s expected win over Trump, the so-called Resistance movement of Democrats and “Never Trump” Republicans is blatantly calling for Trump supporters to be punished if they voted for him and put out a yard sign, cheered for him and defended his policies, or served in his administration. “Shunning, shaming these people is a statement of moral indignation,” Jennifer Rubin, the Washington Post columnist, suggested on MSNBC over the weekend, “that these people are not fit for polite society.” Rubin made those comments (see video below) after reminding the cable news network she had cheered when then-press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was run out of a Washington, D.C. restaurant. That incident dates back to 2018 and it appears Rubin, the Post’s supposedly conservative reporter, has no regrets about punishing political enemies two years later. “It’s not only that Trump has to lose,” she further stated, “but that all his enablers have to lose.” From ‘reconciliation’ to ‘accountability’ Even before Election Day, Berkeley economics professor Robert Reich raised eyebrows when he suggested via Twitter there should be a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” if Trump loses re-election. What would such a commission do? “It would erase Trump’s lies, comfort those who have been harmed by his hatefulness,” he wrote, “and name every official, politician, executive, and media mogul whose greed and cowardice enabled this catastrophe.” When fellow Twitter users pushed back on the suggestion, Reich, who served as labor secretary for Bill Clinton, scoffed at warnings his idea was “undemocratic.” Then came Election Day. Democrats not only celebrated a projected win for Joe Biden but predicted an angry, crying Donald Trump would be marched out of the White House and his Hitler-endorsing, white supremacist minions should be punished, too. But there needs to be a record, right? The history of despotic regimes has shown The Right Thinkers have to take names, and document wrongdoing, in order to punish The Wrong Thinkers. One self-described revolutionary who was thinking ahead was Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the socialist lawmaker. She asked via Twitter is anyone was “archiving these Trump sycophants for when they try to downplay or deny their complicity in the future.” Yes, infact, some people were doing just that. Just three days after Election Day, the Trump Accountability Project was born with the motto, “Remember what they did.” The group, founded by staffers associated with Pete Buttigieg, vowed to “not allow the following groups of people profit from their experience: Those who elected him. Those who staffed his government. Those who funded him.” CNN: No more ‘Kristallnacht’ Following on the heels of vows to punish Trump and his supporters, CNN reminded its viewers this week that Nov. 9 marked the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass” in 1938. On that night, Nazi Party members torched Jewish homes and schools, vandalized synagogues, and arrested approximately 30,000 Jews and marched them off to concentration camps. Another 100 Jews were killed. The horrors or Kristallnacht, CNN’s anchor Christiane Amanpour opined, included an attack on “facts, knowledge, history and truth” when the Nazis tossed thousands of books into the fire. “After four years of a modern-day assault on those same values by Donald Trump,” Amanpour summarized, “the Biden-Harris team pledges a return to normal.” For supporters of Donald Trump, who are not Nazis and don’t know one, the obvious question is: What in the world is going on? According to psychiatrist Dr. Karl Benzio, it boils down to emotions detached from reality, which Trump supporters have named Trump Derangement Syndrome for the bizarre, unhinged behavior of the Left. “The definition of psychosis is when somebody isn’t able differentiate reality from non-reality,” Dr. Benzio tells OneNewsNow. “The definition of delusion is a fixed, false belief.” A human being’s emotional volume is always competing with our rational volume, Dr. Benzio says, like when a rabid sports fan reacts angrily when their beloved team fails to reach the end zone or, worse, loses the game and the grief-stricken fan fails to cope with the loss. In the case of President Trump, he is the opposing team that “stole” the game from the home team — then dances in the end zone to rub it in. When the trolling, counter-punching commander in chief posts a sarcastic tweet, or drops a new nickname for a politician beloved by Democrats, Benzio says, it only makes his enemies angrier. And now those angry enemies, who likely won the game on Election Day, are plotting revenge.)

EPOCH TIMES
— Illinois Voter Mackenzie Graham Says Censorship Won’t Stop Rallies or Trump Support
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illinois-voter-says-censorship-wont-stop-rallies-or-trump-support_3579269.html
— Trump Supporters Hold Rally in Washington to Protest Vote Fraud, Media – EMEL AKAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-supporters-hold-rally-in-washington-to-protest-vote-fraud-media_3579324.html
— Trump: Biden ‘Only Won in the Eyes of the Fake News Media’ – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-biden-only-won-in-the-eyes-of-the-fake-news-media_3579540.html

CENTER SQUARE
— Why is national media not digging deeper into voting issues? – Chris Krug
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/the-sunday-read-why-is-national-media-not-digging-deeper-into-voting-issues/article_50cf5544-25bb-11eb-a084-1bbc15f339ec.html

REUTERS
— Social media platform Parler gets backing from Mercer family
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-parler-funding-mercer/social-media-platform-parler-gets-backing-from-mercer-family-wsj-idUSKBN27V00R

NBC NEWS
— 70% of Asian Americans support affirmative action. Here’s why misconceptions persist. With the Harvard affirmative action case a step closer to the Supreme Court, Asian American activists say much of their work involves dispelling myths about affirmative action’s impacts. – Kimmy Yam (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs support Affirmative Action (AA). Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans. To promote AA is to promote hatred against Republicans and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/70-asian-americans-support-affirmative-action-here-s-why-misconceptions-n1247806

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: How many voted for Biden in your precinct, in your township, and in your county? The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. How strongly do those who voted for Biden want to get rid of the remaining Republicans in your precinct, in your township, and in your county? What are the remaining Republicans in your precinct, in your township, and in your county doing for their self-defense?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/14/us/politics/biden-trump-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “As a G.O.P. Playbook on Voter Fraud Falls Flat, Some Ask: What’s Next?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/14/us/republican-voter-restrictions-absentee.html
— ‘Women’s Work’ Can No Longer Be Taken for Granted – Anna Louie Sussman (DIERSEN: Because all the jobs that I had were viewed as being bad jobs, it was far more difficult for my superiors to find qualified minorities, qualified females, and qualified younger people to take them. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/opinion/sunday/women-pay-gender-gap.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “After thousands of Trump supporters rally in D.C., violence erupts when night falls.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/11/14/million-maga-march-dc-protests/
— After ambitious campaign promises, Biden faces a governing grind – Michael Scherer and Matt Viser (DIERSEN: Those who voted for Biden have made it clear that they want Biden to use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. How strongly will those who lead your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world take the aforesaid as a mandate to get rid of Republicans?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-agenda-republicans/2020/11/14/e0651ef4-25d0-11eb-a688-5298ad5d580a_story.html

BALTIMORE SUN
— Let majority rule and override Electoral College (DIERSEN: Those who voted for Biden want to get rid of those who voted for Trump once and for all. The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township, and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. One could argue that when those who share your demographics become a minority, it is time to move. In what ways are those who share your demographics a minority? What percent of those in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, county, and Illinois share the following: your race, gender, age group, education, professional certifications/licenses, occupation, sexual orientation, marital status, dependents/no dependents, health status, Trump supporter/hater, political affiliation, liberal/moderate/conservative, religion, national origin, income group, homeowner/renter, net worth group, years of residency in your municipal district and municipality, veteran status, length of time your ancestors have been in America, drinker/non-drinker, gambler/non-gambler, pot user/non-pot user, etc.?)
https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/readers-respond/bs-ed-rr-electoral-college-problem-letter-20201112-7mmxascf7vcmld67bsvc5xysiq-story.html

FORBES
— How Would A Biden Presidency Aid Your Retirement? – Taylor Tepper (DIERSEN: I have been a federal retiree for more than 23 years. Because federal retirees are overwhelmingly Democrats, it would be less likely that Biden would cut/eliminate a) Civil Service Retirement System pensions, b) COLAs, and/or c) the 72% health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies that federal retirees and their spouses get. I should write a book about those who are beyond furious that my wife and I get the aforesaid. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/retirement/biden-presidency-retirement/

BLOOMBERG
— Charitable Organizations and Illinois’ ROT – Erin McManus
https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/weekend-insights-charitable-organizations-and-illinois-rot

DAILY UNION
— Daily Union moving to metered paywall (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive traffic to websites. What do you say to those who do not want GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to drive traffic to their websites? I should write a book about those who do not want GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to drive traffic to their websites.)
https://www.dailyunion.com/news/editors_pick/daily-union-moving-to-metered-paywall-thursday/article_9e07fb11-9e59-5a7f-942b-e5b98e497b30.html

SHREVEPORT TIMES
— Retire to what? – Byron Moore (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, since 1997, my income has been $77,604/year (59%) less. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $131,532/year, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $54,168/year, or 59% less. My wife and I have responded to this by spending less.)
https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/money/business/2020/11/14/retire-what/6257588002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You won’t know what kind of retirement lifestyle you can afford until you know what your retirement income will be. . .Will those accumulated assets last? Will you spend only the interest they earn, or will you dip into your principal? With interest rates historically low, will you invest those funds? If so, what if markets fluctuate (as they do about 100% of the time!). Could a prolonged economic downturn cause you to run out of money? Or will you get scared and simply reduce your lifestyle – no more vacations, no helping the kids, fewer trips to see the grandkids… We’re back to what are you planning to retire to? Is it the lifestyle you want…or the lifestyle you can afford?)

WASHINGTONIAN
— GW Students Finally Get Digital Access to Major Publications A long-running quest for online access to the Washington Post, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal has been fulfilled – ANDREW BEAUJON (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive traffic to websites. What do you say to those who do not want GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to drive traffic to their websites? I should write a book about those who do not want GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to drive traffic to their websites.)
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/11/10/gw-students-finally-get-digital-access-to-major-publications/

YAHOO FINANCE
— Brits can’t afford to buy their first home until 34, study finds – Abigail Fenton (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. The down payment came from what I had earned and saved a) working for IRS in Harvey for the prior 9 months and in Chicago for 6 months before that and b) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for the prior 18 months part-time and for 7 months before that full-time. That money also enabled me to a) buy a new Corvette in 1971 and b) pay tuition for graduate business courses at Loyola.)
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/brits-cant-afford-to-buy-their-first-home-until-34-study-finds-133820690.html

BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
— Climate change sways homebuying decisions, study finds – Jeff Ostroswski
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ap_news/business/jeff-ostrowski-climate-change-sways-homebuying-decisions-study-finds/article_ba817adb-0732-5aa8-9551-1b0c5ab2c6b0.html

COASTAL BREEZE NEWS
— Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? – Darcie Guerin (DIERSEN: Whatever you do, you should be on track to save at least $1 million for your retirement.)
https://www.coastalbreezenews.com/articles/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-now/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Question: I’m trying to weigh out the pros and cons and financial costs of either staying in our home as we get older or considering a continuous care retirement community/assisted living situation. What items should I consider?)

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump will cast a long shadow over Republican party despite defeat.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise Trump.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/15/republican-party-donald-trump-influence

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Only 56% of Biden Voters Say They Were Voting FOR Biden (DIERSEN: What percent of those who voted for Biden did so to punish Trump? While only 154 voted for Trump in my precinct, 325 voted for Berlin, 240 voted for Jorgensen, 232 voted for Grogan, 228 voted for Walsh, 225 voted for Kachiroubas, 225 voted for Elliott, 224 voted for Whelan, 224 voted for Felice, etc.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/only_56_of_biden_voters_say_they_were_voting_for_biden

November 14 Morning Edition

CBS2
— COVID-19 At ‘Crisis Level’ In Illinois: State Shatters Case Record, With 15,415 New Infections; Hospitalizations And Testing Also Reach New Highs
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/13/covid-19-in-illinois-state-shatters-case-record-with-15415-new-infections-hospitalizations-and-testing-also-reach-new-highs/
— Wait Times Keep Getting Longer For FOID Cards In Illinois – Megan Hickey
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/13/cbs-2-investigators-big-backlog-on-getting-foid-cards-to-own-firearms-in-illinois/

NBC5
— 96 Illinois Counties Now at ‘Warning Level’ for Coronavirus, Health Officials Say Last week, 75 counties were at a “warning level.” The week before that it was 49.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/96-illinois-counties-now-at-warning-level-for-coronavirus-health-officials-say/2371251/

WGN TV
— The push for reparations: How Evanston is trying to get it done – Gaynor Hall (DIERSEN: Questions to ask City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://wgntv.com/news/cover-story/the-push-for-reparations-how-evanston-is-trying-to-get-it-done/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Every day Trump refuses to get out of the way he puts our country in danger. Every Republican should be calling Trump out. No more coddling the crybaby, giving him time to come around. Our nation’s best interests can’t wait.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/13/21563997/joe-biden-administration-transition-gsa-emily-murphy-2020-election-editorial
— Lightfoot’s budget threat to Black Caucus makes her ‘no different than Daley or Rahm,’ alderman says Rookie Ald. Jeanette Taylor (16th) said she was outraged by the threat and told Mayor Lightfoot that she wouldn’t stand for it. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/11/13/21564200/chicago-budget-mayor-lori-lightfoot-threatens-black-caucus-jeanette-taylor
— Former McDonald’s worker sues, alleging retaliation for speaking out about COVID-19 concerns Other McDonald’s workers continue to file complaints about alleged conditions inside certain restaurants. – Elvia Malagón (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me, that is, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer,” because I had spoken out against political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. In 1988, I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. None of my GAO Chicago office coworkers joined me in becoming an active member of the lawsuit because they were “protected” because they were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran and/or they had “cut a deal” with my GAO superiors.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/11/13/21561057/chicago-coronavirus-pandemic-lawsuit-mcdonalds

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends joining crowd celebrating Biden-Harris win as COVID-19 cases surge – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-lightfoot-biden-crowd-covid19-20201113-dyb3yfhbxfbqdjemfhrcpyb7pa-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker, let the legislature work with you on COVID-19 surge, tanking economy – DON DEWITTE AND DAN UGASTE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-governor-pritzker-covid-pandemic-legislature-20201113-wglnetklrnfsnhttzzazpbhcs4-story.html
— Secretary Rahm Emanuel? Former Chicago mayor floated for Biden Cabinet spot, but his handling of Laquan McDonald case and ‘Mayor 1%’ rep remain a drag with progressives – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-rahm-emanuel-biden-cabinet-20201114-k3sdltxozjbmjeby6mkoeic67u-story.html
— South suburban Democrats celebrate a win, but GOP may have enthusiasm advantage – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-matteson-election-celebration-st-1115-20201113-jwtcms6aijarrobwtlxnde5noe-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s post-‘fair tax’ fiscal choices range from bad to worse Painful tax hikes or service cuts are on the menu. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/pritzkers-post-fair-tax-fiscal-choices-range-bad-worse
— Democracy on the bubble A government that can’t perform isn’t one we need. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/democracy-bubble
— Why is Northwestern flunking 2020? Campus unrest, a tuition flip-flop and large-scale layoffs call into question Morty Schapiro’s leadership. – LYNNE MAREK
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/why-northwestern-flunking-2020

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker unloads on COVID critics – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/subscriber/20201113/pritzker-unloads-on-covid-critics

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Several candidates vie for Civic Betterment Party endorsement in Glen Ellyn – Megann Horstead
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/13/several-candidates-vie-for-civic-betterment-party-endorsement-in-glen-ellyn/act0cz3/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nominees running for Glen Ellyn village president are Mary Loch and Mark Senak. Senak said his desire to become the next village president stems from wanting to give back to the community. He said that having the endorsement of the Civic Betterment Party makes a lot of sense as he seeks to replace Diane McGinley, the current village president. “That process has brought us a number of qualified candidates for trustee and village president,” Senak said. “I respect that process, and I want to be part of it.” Senak said it’s important for the village to continue to provide quality service to residents and community members in the most cost-effective way.)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Washington prepares for pro-Trump rallies
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/washington-prepares-for-pro-trump-rallies

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Legal Avenues Closing As Trump Lawsuits Meet With Defeat Or Dead Ends.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/legal-avenues-closing-trump-lawsuits-meet-defeat-or-dead-ends#stream/0
— Is Trump’s Next Foe Fox News? – DAVID FOLKENFLIK
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/analysis-trumps-next-foe-fox-news#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “As Trump Pushes Election Falsehoods, His Cybersecurity Agency Pushes Back.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-pushes-election-falsehoods-his-cybersecurity-agency-pushes-back#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Top CEOs met to plan response to Trump’s election denial – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/top-ceos-met-to-plan-response-to-trumps-election-denial/

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Obscene Texts Upend Burr Ridge Politics Patch obtains texts by village’s new interim leader. He compares the village’s former leader to female genitalia. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/obscene-texts-upend-burr-ridge-politics

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Mag Mile SSA Would Help Repair Downtown’s ‘Tarnished’ Reputation After Looting, Advocates Say — But Will It Happen? City officials say an “emergency” taxing district is needed to lure weary shoppers back to the city’s most lucrative retail stretch, but local aldermen aren’t on board. – Justin Laurence (DIERSEN: What are your connections with downtown Chicago? I worked in downtown Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997. I lived in downtown Chicago part-time 1974-1976 and full-time 1976-1978. I took graduate business, accounting, and finance courses in downtown Chicago 1972-1981 and 1992-1997.)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/11/13/mag-mile-ssa-would-help-repair-downtowns-tarnished-reputation-after-looting-advocates-say-but-will-it-happen/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Mazzochi believes defeat of governor’s progressive tax plan reflects voters’ lack of trust for Springfield Democrats – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/564911177-mazzochi-believes-defeat-of-governor-s-progressive-tax-plan-reflects-voters-lack-of-trust-for-springfield-democrats
— Grant elated to see governor’s progressive tax fail: ‘He can’t rule as a dictator’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/564811809-grant-elated-to-see-governor-s-progressive-tax-fail-he-can-t-rule-as-a-dictator

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— 9 Illinois cities (Peoria, Champaign, Elgin, Aurora, Plainfield, Decatur, Chicago, Joliet and Rockford) among the 50 worst U.S. housing markets
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/564911304-9-illinois-cities-among-the-50-worst-u-s-housing-markets-study-finds

WIREPOINTS
— Updated 5-Year Budget Deficit Estimates From Illinois Governor’s Budget Office – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: How have you responded to budget deficit estimates? In today’s dollars, since 1997, my income has been $77,604/year (59%) less. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $131,532/year, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $54,168/year, or 59% less. My wife and I have responded to this by spending less.)
https://wirepoints.org/updated-5-year-budget-deficit-estimates-from-illinois-governors-budget-office-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS PRESS FOUNDATION
— Support Capitol News (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. All the time and all the money needed to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening comes from me. In the interest of full disclosure, I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. Further, I served 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.newsmatch.org/organizations/illinois-press-foundation-capitol-news-illinois
(FROM THE POSTING: Credible and Unbiased Coverage of Illinois State Government Causes: Community Advocacy, Education, Politics Capitol News Service was born out of discussions that began a few years ago among Illinois Press Foundation Board members about how to address the shrinking press corps at the Statehouse. With media companies closing their Statehouse bureaus and reallocating reporting resources, the number of journalists based in the Capitol has dwindled significantly. The Illinois Press Foundation has created Capitol News Illinois to provide media outlets with state government coverage that news consumers can trust. We believe having an engaged and informed public is essential to our state’s success. So, too, is having a government that’s held accountable by their constituents. Our goal is to increase news consumers’ awareness, interest and participation in state government; to grow the size of the Capitol News Illinois newsroom through additional donations and funding, and to encourage newspapers and media groups in Illinois to devote additional resources to reporting from the Statehouse.)

GOPUSA
— Time To Pay Up? Black Lives Matter Requests A Meeting With Biden And Harris
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97826
— If You Die In Chicago Lightfoot Will Only Allow 10 Mourners At Your Funeral
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97789
— Million Maga March In DC Today!
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97837

DAILY CALLER
— President Trump Puts Rudy Giuliani In Charge Of His Remaining Election Lawsuits – ANDERS HAGSTROM
https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/13/trump-giuliani-lawsuit-election-biden-arizona/

NEWSMAX
— Who Really Owns the Future? Dems or GOP? – Patrick Buchanan (DIERSEN: Who owns the future of your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, your county, Illinois, America, and the world? The more ownership that Democrats acquire, the more that poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.newsmax.com/patrickbuchanan/blue-wall-heartland-medicaid/2020/11/13/id/996885/
— Newsmax Breaks Viewership Record After Conservatives Turn Against Fox News Over Election Coverage – DANIEL VILLARREAL
https://www.newsweek.com/newsmax-breaks-viewership-record-after-conservatives-turn-against-fox-news-over-election-coverage-1547420

EPOCH TIMES
— Election Data Team to Call 1.25 Million Voters Over Anomalies in 6 Contested States – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/election-data-team-to-call-1-25-million-voters-over-anomalies-in-6-contested-states_3578114.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Illinois’s Proposed ‘Fair Tax’ Gets Its Just Deserts – ADAM SCHUSTER
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/11/873285/

THE HILL
— Obama says idea to run for president requires some ‘megalomania and insanity’ – LAUREN VELLA (DIERSEN: What government and/or political offices have you run for? I never ran for a government office. In 2001, 2002, and 2003, I successfully ran to be a director of the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. In 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, I successfully ran to be a member of the Illinois Center Right Steering Committee. In 2004, I unsuccessfully ran to be Treasurer of the Milton Township Republican Organization. In 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011, I successfully ran to be the Chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois. In 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995, I successfully ran to director of the Association of Government Accountants Midwest Chapter.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/525848-obama-says-idea-to-run-for-president-requires-some-megalomania-and-insanity
— Heads roll as Trump launches post-election purge – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: When did your head roll? I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I should write a book about those who rolled my head and why they did that.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/525916-heads-roll-as-trump-launches-post-election-purge

HUFFINGTON POST
— President Taps Rudy Giuliani To Take Charge Of Trump’s Election Lawsuits – Mary Papenfuss
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/giuliani-election-lawsuits-trump_n_5faf5fd9c5b6d05e86e70be0

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump relies on falsehoods to deny Biden win.”
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/AP-FACT-CHECK-Trump-relies-on-falsehoods-to-deny-15727244.php

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump supporters head to the streets as he pushes false election claims.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-int-idUSKBN27U08Z

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use COVID-19 to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/covid-cases-soar-gop-state-lawmakers-keep-fighting-limit-governors-n1247801

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Who Needs a Call From Your Opponent When the Pope Is on the Phone? Joe Biden’s first week as president-elect included conversations with world leaders, a little time at his beach house and paying minimal attention to the president who refuses to concede.” To promote Biden is to flush Catholics down the drain.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/us/politics/biden-trump-transition.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the New York Times functions as an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/13/technology/election-results-trump-biden
— Once Loyal to Trump, Law Firms Pull Back From His Election Fight – Rachel Abrams, David Enrich and Jessica Silver-Greenberg (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about lawyers who insisted that I file lawsuits during the 1980s and 1990s, who fled lawsuits for me, but who then dumped me when the defendants refused to settle and b) about the defendants in those lawsuits. I would focus on the aforesaid who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and have done and are doing everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/business/porter-wright-trump-pennsylvania.html

FORBES
— President Trump Called Fox News Too Liberal On Twitter – His Followers Agree – Peter Suciu
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2020/11/13/president-trump-called-fox-news-too-liberal-on-twitter–his-followers-agree/

NEWSWEEK
— Chicago Becomes First Major U.S. City to Reissue COVID Lockdown As Cases Spike 36 Percent – KATHERINE FUNG
https://www.newsweek.com/chicago-becomes-first-major-us-city-reissue-covid-lockdown-cases-spike-36-percent-1547034

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— What Joe Biden Could Learn From Harry Truman About Hiring Republicans Don’t give a cabinet department to a GOP has-been, says a leading free marketer. Pepper the government with a few real but loyal conservatives in advisory, not operational, roles. – Eli Lehrer (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://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/11/13/what-joe-biden-could-learn-from-harry-truman-about-hiring-republicans/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters promote hatred against America.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/11/07/nationalism-is-ascendant-around-the-globe-biden-just-defeated-its-biggest-leader/

PATCH
— Is your community in danger of becoming a news desert? Has your town already become one? Who will save local news? Why not you? (DIERSEN: What if the Wheaton Patch interviewed and reported on all those who have pulled a packet to run for Wheaton City Council? What if the Wheaton Patch asked them the following: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.we-are-patch.com/community-publisher-initiative/

GUARDIAN
— Parler: the social network that’s winning conservative recruits Seen as the hot new app on the right, the Twitter-like platform’s stress on free speech is attracting those banned elsewhere – Kari Paul
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/nov/13/parler-conservative-social-network-free-speech

NATIONAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Lawyers begin dumping Trump as incumbent president’s lawsuits flounder.” (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about lawyers who insisted that I file lawsuits during the 1980s and 1990s, who fled lawsuits for me, but who then dumped me when the defendants refused to settle and b) about the defendants in those lawsuits. I would focus on the aforesaid who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and have done and are doing everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.thenational.scot/news/18871224.lawyers-begin-dumping-trump-incumbent-presidents-lawsuits-flounder/