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January 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 7 truths Democrats need to understand – Robert Reich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/robert-reich-7-truths-democrats-need-to-understand/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Party is on life support. . .We are now in a populist era. . .The economy is not working for most Americans. . .The Party’s moneyed establishment – big donors, major lobbyists, retired members of congress who have become bundlers and lobbyists – are part of the problem. . .It’s not enough for Democrats to be “against Trump,” and defend the status quo. . .The life of the Party – its enthusiasm, passion, youth, principles, and ideals – was elicited by Bernie Sanders’s campaign. . .The Party must change from being a giant fund-raising machine to a movement.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-teacher-at-d-c-march-were-not-going-to-be-ignored/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make clear that they are anti-America, but also that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-our-new-nationalist-president/
— ‘Hidden Figures’ pave way for next generation Abbott Labs exec Corlis Murray didn’t have to see ‘Hidden Figures to appreciate the challenges the African-American women the movie portrayed faced. – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Are you a White male? What jobs and promotions were you given that African-American women should have been given? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired an African-American woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired an African-American woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted African-American women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired an African-American woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted an African-American woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-hidden-figures-pave-way-for-next-generation/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump and the forgotten man – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-donald-trump-inauguration-kass-0122-20170120-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-cresco-labs-marijuana-bachtell-exec-qa-0122-biz-20170117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “How to cover Trump?” and answers “Literally and seriously.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-media-coverage-twitter-perspec-0122-md-20170120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote foreign countries and their citizens.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-international-students-post-trump-met-20170112-story.html
— In ‘SNL’s’ first post-inauguration episode, Putin roasts Trump on crowd sizes – Elahe Izadi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-post-inauguration-episode-putin-trump-20170122-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH THREE COLOR PHOTOS: Two officers injured in dispute at Bar Louie in Naperville – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/news/170129725/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The budget ball is in your court – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170121/ISSUE11/170129973/an-illinois-budget-breakthrough-is-in-house-gops-hands

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Lead testing joins long list of unfunded mandates imposed on Illinois schools – Matt Dutton (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are unfunded mandates that have cost America many trillions of dollars. Those mandates a) require employers to hire, to retain, and to promote minorities and females and b) require employers to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who are White or male.)
http://www.whig.com/20170121/lead-testing-joins-long-list-of-unfunded-mandates-imposed-on-illinois-schools#

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34316035/trump-offers-scattershot-response-to-global-protests

WJBD
— Trump Spokesman Slams Media Over Inauguration Coverage – Alex Wong (DIERSEN: Since 2000 when I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always slammed me for my coverage of everything.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/21/trump-spokesman-slams-media-over-inauguration-coverage

WSIL TV
— European nationalists flaunt strength, buoyed by Trump win – AP (DIERSEN: Will this slow down the Islamic conquest of Europe?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34312685/europes-nationalist-leaders-kick-off-year-of-election-hopes

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-21/womens-march-champaign.html

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/hundreds-gather-in-carbondale-to-march-for-human-rights/article_616ca5a9-dd07-57da-9a8e-ee3a9317bd05.html

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://dailyegyptian.com/64889/showcase/carbondale-womens-march-draws-hundreds-in-a-show-of-equality-solidarity/
http://dailyegyptian.com/64917/multimedia/gallery-southern-illinois-womens-march-daily-egyptian/

NAVIGATOR
— Democrats ‘joyless’ in Speaker vote – Rich Miller
http://www.navigatorjournal.com/opinion/article_d5867a9c-e0b4-11e6-8955-c7291acafc0c.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Pawar not a serious Democratic contender for governor, Proft says – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say to Proft about you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes urge Proft get rid of me. They want him to stop me from serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. They would hint/imply/argue/shout that Proft wanted to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511074515-pawar-not-a-serious-democratic-contender-for-governor-critic-says

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Political Experience – Dan Carden (DIERSEN: What political experience do you have? I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. What government experience do you have? I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I served on the American Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996.)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/statehouse/crossing-the-line/crossing-the-line-political-experience/article_23158a54-e9be-5697-88a9-c651ccbe05a8.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the first time in the nation’s history, the United States has a president, Republican Donald Trump, who never previously held elected office at any level or a government job of any kind. Similarly, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, a multimillionaire Republican businessman elected in 2014, began his political career running for and winning the top office in the state.)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on media: ‘We are going to fight back’ – Bradford Richardson (DIERSEN: Should I start fighting back at those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me. So far, I have believed in forgiving those who trespass against me.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/reince-priebus-white-house-chief-of-staff-on-media/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Make Every Day Count – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: What do you do to make every day count? I put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening, including Sundays.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/01/22/make-every-day-count/

THE BLAZE
— White House press secretary slams mainstream media journalist for always wanting to ‘tweet first check facts later’ – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want me to get their permission before I include links to articles in GOPUSA Illinois emails?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/21/wh-press-sec-slams-mainstream-media-journalist-for-always-wanting-to-tweet-first-check-facts-later/

NEWSMAX
— Madonna: ‘I Have Thought an Awful Lot About Blowing Up the White House’ – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/madonna-womens-march-washington-march/2017/01/21/id/769778/

CHRISTIAN POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “Evangelical groups” act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-Evangelical Democrat Party.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-groups-urge-congress-to-codify-obamas-dreamers-action-for-undocumented-immigrants-173259/

DAILY CALLER
— Women’s March Organizer Recently Met Ex-Hamas Operative, Has Family Ties To Terror Group – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/21/womens-march-organizer-recently-met-ex-hamas-operative-has-family-ties-to-terror-group/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Priebus slams media ‘obsession’ with undermining Trump – SARAH WESTWOOD (DIERSEN: Who is obsessed with undermining you? The following are obsessed with undermining me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/priebus-slams-media-obssession-with-undermining-trump/article/2612607

THE HILL
— Franken emerges as liberal force – LISA HAGEN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs who are emerging as liberal forces in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, patronage, booze, pot, gambling, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/315393-franken-emerges-as-liberal-force-in-hearings
— Priebus on media: ‘We’re not going to sit around and take it’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY (DIERSEN: Since 1948, when my parents had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, my nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have counted on me to “sit around and take it.” Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315520-priebus-on-media-were-not-going-to-sit-around-and-take-it

HUFFINGTON POST
— Reince Priebus Complains About The Press Trying To Delegitimize Donald Trump (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you? The following focus on delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reince-priebus-trump-birther_us_5884bfa3e4b070d8cad3200b

POLITICO
— Trump doling out plum adviser jobs to rich friends The arrangement has worried ethics experts, especially because the advisers may sidestep conflict-of-interest rules. – JOSH DAWSEY and ISAAC ARNSDORF (DIERSEN: Who does NOT ask for your advice? The following do NOT ask for my advice: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-jobs-rich-allies-233975
— Priebus dismisses former CIA boss Brennan as ‘bitter’ – CONNOR O’BRIEN (DIERSEN: Who dismisses you as being bitter? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss me as being bitter because I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, a Post Office employee, etc.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/reince-priebus-john-brennan-cia-233990
— Priebus charges media out to ‘de-legitimize’ Trump, vows to fight back – CONNOR O’BRIEN (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you? The following focus on delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/reince-priebus-inauguration-crowds-233987

CNN
— Trump says he has “running war” with media – Brian Stelter (DIERSEN: Has the Gresk Administration gone to war with me over my promotion of Wheaton’s Independence Day parades? Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address would think so.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/21/media/donald-trump-war-with-the-media/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Americans Still Stand Together A year of photographs from parades on the nation’s streets, where communities become visible to themselves. – GEORGE GEORGIOU (DIERSEN: What do you know about Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades? I have attended and/or participated in them since 1978 and I have raised money from Republicans each and every year for them since 2006. I should write a book about the Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who work against the parades and against patriotism, b) who work against Republican participation in the parades, and/or c) who work against my efforts to raise money from Republicans to support the parades. If their treatment of me at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address is any indication, now that Trump is our President, they are dramatically increasing their efforts a) to harm the parade and patriotism, b) to discourage/stop Republican participation in the parade, and c) to discourage/stop Republicans from donating for the parade. They are fully aware that I will raise $2,500 for the parade this year from Republicans, even if that means that I donate all of that $2,500.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/19/magazine/parades-across-america-george-georgiou.html
— Politics’ Newest Empty Gesture: The Disavowal – WESLEY MORRIS (DIERSEN: Who wants others to disavow you? The following want everyone to disavow me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/magazine/politics-newest-empty-gesture-the-disavowal.html
— San Francisco Asks: Where Have All the Children Gone? – THOMAS FULLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/san-francisco-children.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/the-president-who-buried-humility.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/why-i-cannot-fall-in-line-behind-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/the-tempting-of-the-media.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/finding-myself-marching.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/the-america-we-lost-when-trump-won.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/racial-progress-is-real-but-so-is-racist-progress.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/how-to-listen-to-donald-trump-every-day-for-years.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/sunday/how-not-to-be-afraid.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/opinion/presidential-inauguration-2017/america-first-britain-frets
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/politics/trump-white-house-briefing-inauguration-crowd-size.html (FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD)

NEW YORK POST
— How these unemployed people survive in America – John Crudele (DIERSEN: Are you unemployed? If so, how do you get by? As a 68-year-old unemployed retired federal employee, I have received a dramatically reduced Civil Service Retirement System pension (currently $50,856 a year) since 1997. In addition, I have received dramatically reduced Social Security (currently $2,028 a year) since 2010.)
http://nypost.com/2017/01/22/how-these-unemployed-people-survive-in-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dear John: In a nutshell, I am getting by because I still have a good credit score (690, I believe). I am a 66-year-old retired civilian federal employee. I was able to retire when I was age 55 after 32 years of service and receive my full pension (currently about $3,600 net monthly). I retired to “pursue other interests,” as the cliche goes.)

USA TODAY
— Fake Muslim registry appears at women’s march – Sean Rossman
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/21/fake-muslim-registry-appears-womens-march/96885144/

NPR & WNPR
— Trump Administration Goes To War With The Media Over Inauguration Crowd Size – JESSICA TAYLOR (DIERSEN: Has the Gresk Administration gone to war with me over my promotion of Wheaton’s Independence Day parades? Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address would think so.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/21/510994742/trump-administration-goes-to-war-with-the-media-over-inauguration-crowd-size
http://wnpr.org/post/trump-administration-goes-war-media-over-inauguration-crowd-size

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://fortune.com/2017/01/21/womens-march-photos/

THE BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Where Were All The Women’s March Protesters in November?” and say “It was huge. It was emotional. But it’s hard not to wonder what all these people were doing during the election, and what they will do after the protest has ended.” What will the anti-Trump women in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to get rid of Trump and to get rid of Trumps’s supporters?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/21/where-were-all-the-women-s-march-protesters-in-november.html

January 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/womens-march-on-chicago-draws-thousands-to-grant-park/1713676/
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/photos-womens-march-on-chicago/1713858/
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/women-protest-trump-in-dc-across-country-and-globe/1713741/
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/faces-of-america-stories-from-the-womens-march/1714307/
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/people-on-why-they-came-to-womens-march-on-washington/1714293/
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/360-view-what-it-looks-like-to-be-at-the-womens-march-on-washington/1714021/
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/southwest-flight-turns-cabin-lights-pink-for-womens-march/1714054/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/womens-march-chicago-411405495.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/senator-tammy-duckworth-womens-march-on-washington-411423165.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/hamilton-cast-actors-star-studded-womens-march-chicago-speakers-411413115.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/womens-march-chicago-411409145.html

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/21/an-inside-look-at-the-chicago-womens-march/

FOX NEWS CHICAGGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/230601308-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 16 arrested in anti-Trump protests in Chicago Loop – Andy Grimm and Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/anti-trump-protesters-fill-daley-plaza/
— Pritzker goes on gubernatorial ‘listening tour’ – Michael Sneed (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians, and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) listen to those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and b) do NOT listen to Republicans.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-exclusive-pritzker-goes-on-gubernatorial-listening-tour/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/big-womens-march-crowd-assembling-in-downtown-chicago/amp/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hundreds-of-thousands-hold-protest-against-trump-in-washington/
— Trump assures CIA officials: ‘I am so behind you’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-assures-cia-officials-i-am-so-behind-you/

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/news/170129731/
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/news/170129723/
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/news/170129727/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans want more taxes and more gambling in Illinois.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/discuss/170129813/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who do you love, Bruce and Mike? Illinois or yourselves? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170121/ISSUE05/170129974/illinois-senate-budget-plan-forces-rauner-and-madigan-to-choose-sides
— Why Gov. Rauner’s workers’ comp argument is flawed – Christopher T. Hurley
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170121/ISSUE07/170129981/gov-rauners-workers-comp-argument-doesnt-hold-up-letters

FOX ILLINOIS
— Sangamon County Parties: Election Increased Political Participation – Brendan Cullerton
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/sangamon-county-parties-election-increased-political-participation

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Senate to try again on pension reform – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170121/senate-to-try-again-on-pension-reform

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/crowds-turn-out-for-women-s-marches-across-illinois/article_4cbf0c33-1979-52c4-8f61-efa7abffea7a.html

TRI STATES PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://tspr.org/post/western-illinois-march-women

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/the-latest-too-many-protesters-to-hold-march-in-chicago/article_d3c5cbe9-9c5e-5b12-bc0c-f3111f7b2af8.html
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/chicago-march-canceled-due-to-big-turnout-but-rally-spreads/article_fe25cf6b-ecec-5236-8653-4e9c25b6d806.html
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/people-flood-downtown-chicago-streets-for-women-s-march/article_fe25cf6b-ecec-5236-8653-4e9c25b6d806.html
— Bill would lower signature requirement for 3rd-party candidates – Dan Petrella and Debby Hernandez
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/bill-would-lower-signature-requirement-for-third-party-candidates/article_9f462308-8eb0-57a3-8d72-bedeaaca3d7f.html
— Some hope Illinois can get on track – Steve Vogel
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/vogel-some-hope-illinois-can-get-on-track/article_618e5ff1-450e-581f-b036-82d113d45454.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois Senate leaders promise budget-deal vote Wednesday – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/20/illinois-senate-leaders-promise-budget-deal-vote-wednesday/asf9kq8/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-21/local-womens-march-began-buses-ui-campus.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article128002379.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Is Budget Bargain Unbalanced? – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=234820#.WIPjahsrKM8

WAND
— Illinois film industry generates $499 million in 2016 (DIERSEN: What percent of films promote the Democrat Party platform – 70%, 80%, 90+%?)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34313590/il-film-industry-generates-499-million-in-2016
— For conservative millennials, Trump’s inauguration signals new beginning – SARAH TISINGER
http://wqad.com/2017/01/21/for-conservative-millennials-trumps-inauguration-signals-new-beginning/

WJDB
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/world-news/2017/01/21/hundreds-of-womens-marches-planned-worldwide

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34312476/women-descend-on-dc-to-push-back-against-new-president

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— President Trump hit immediately with ethics complaint Hotel lease says owner can’t be elected official – JULIA HOROWITZ
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/president-trump-hit-immediately-with-ethics-complaint/643554688

CHICAGO PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/watch-live-stream-womens-march-chicago-draws-thousands

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RHOADS: HOW MANY PINK HATS REALLY VOTED?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/rhoads-how-many-pink-hats-voted.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: WILL TRUMP DROP HIS PREDECESSOR’S RIDICULOUS NOTION OF DRAFTING WOMEN?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorneroneil-will-trump-drop-the-ridiculous-notion-of-drafting-women.html
— MOORE TELLS WOMEN: WELCOME TO DAY 2 OF THE TRUMP TRAVESTY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/moore-tells-women-welcome-to-day-2-of-the-trump-travesty.html

NEWSMAX
— Obama Leaves Presidency After Adding $9.3 Trillion to US Debt
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/obama-debt-presidency-united-states/2017/01/21/id/769758/

TOWNHALL
— Ashley Judd At Anti-Trump Women’s March: I Feel Hitler In These Streets – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/01/21/ashley-judd-at-womens-march-i-feel-hitler-in-these-streets-n2274910
— As Women Take To The Streets To Protest Trump, Hillary Clinton Tweets Words Of Support – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/01/21/as-millions-of-women-march-against-trump-hillary-clinton-tweets-words-of-support-n2274905

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Crowd Sizes Matter To The Media Only When The Cause is Liberal – DAN MCLAUGHLIN
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/444096/media-doesnt-care-about-big-crowds-unless-they-are-liberal

COLLEGE FIX
— College students refuse to accept Trump’s inauguration, protest nationwide – NATHAN RUBBELKE
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30836/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://thehill.com/homenews/315466-womens-march-takes-over-dc
http://thehill.com/homenews/315488-womens-marches-take-hold-of-cities-across-world

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/womens-march-organizing-strategy-233973
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “On Day 2, Trump sticks to media bashing and boasting On his first full day in office, the new president showed he has no plans to change his public persona.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-day-two-233966

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/womens-march-heads-washington-day-trumps-inauguration/story?id=44936042

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/womens-march-washington-chicago-massive-turnout-change-of-plans/

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-women-idUSKBN1550DW

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors say “Donald Trump has to earn my respect.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/21/politics/luis-gutierrez-donald-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/21/politics/womens-march-highlights/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/21/politics/womens-march-speeches/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/21/politics/womens-march-protests-live-coverage/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/21/politics/womens-march-donald-trump-inauguration-sizes/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Attacks News Media Over Reporting on Crowd Size – GLENN THRUSHJA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/politics/trump-white-house-briefing-inauguration-crowd-size.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/womens-march.html
— Inaugural Speech Dims G.O.P. Hopes for a More (LIBERTARIAN) Trump Agenda – JONATHAN MARTIN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/politics/inaugural-speech-dims-gop-hopes-for-a-more-conservative-trump-agenda.html

NEW YORK POST
— ‘SNL’ writer slammed for tweeting about Barron Trump – Kathianne Boniello
http://nypost.com/2017/01/21/snl-writer-slammed-for-tweeting-about-barron-trump/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/womens-march-on-washington-a-sea-of-pink-hatted-protesters-vow-to-resist-donald-trump/2017/01/21/ae4def62-dfdf-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say Trump “attacks media for coverage of his inaugural crowds.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-in-cia-visit-attacks-media-for-coverage-of-his-inaugural-crowds/2017/01/21/f4574dca-e019-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html

USA TODAY
— Trump Inauguration drew 30.6 million viewers – Jayme Deerwester
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/01/21/trump-inauguration-drew-30-million-viewers/96901754/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/21/womens-marches-draw-huge-crowds-across-nation/96884526/
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/21/local-activists-call-social-justice/96676446/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump attacks the media in CIA speech and praises his election win.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/21/donald-trump-president-day-two-prayer-service-national-cathedral/96877028/

DENVER POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/21/hundreds-thousands-women-march-washington/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/anti-trump-demonstrators-rally-across-the-world-1485018884

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/womens-march-draws-larger-crowd-than-trumps-inauguration.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “White House (Falsely) Declares Trump’s Inauguration Crowd The Largest In History.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/the-trump-white-house-is-already-disseminating-propaganda.html

INQUISITR
— PRESIDENT TRUMP ADVISER NEWT GINGRICH THINKS HE SHOULD FIRE ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO VOTED CLINTON – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: What about the adverse actions a) that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me including forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) that my Democrat IRS superiors took against me including not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims, and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors took against me including forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests?)
http://www.inquisitr.com/3905947/president-trump-adviser-newt-gingrich-thinks-he-should-fire-all-federal-employees-who-voted-clinton/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Salon reports the plan is part of empowered Republicans overall push to purge thousands of jobs from the payrolls of the federal government at a savings of as much as $10.5 trillion over the next decade. In all, the government could be hit with budget cuts of as much as 10 percent and the federal workforce could be slashed by up to 20 percent over that same period. The plan is said to be the blueprint of the ultra-conservative Republican think tank Heritage Foundation, which has long been on record with its preference for doing away with nearly all of the government’s discretionary spending. In Gingrich’s mind, there’s really only one approach to take when faced with such a critical undertaking. “All those bureaucrats overwhelmingly voted for Clinton,” he said, while admitting the prospect of mass firings could lead to sabotage and a lack of cooperation from workers toward new, incoming cabinet bosses. “There won’t be any real cooperation until we change federal law so we can fire them,” he added. Currently, African-Americans account for roughly one in five of all government employees, a ratio that completely dwarfs their overall population size of just 13 percent. It seems a safe assumption that those figures aren’t lost on Gingrich, who would also seem to be well aware that African Americans have in recent history overwhelmingly voted democratically. “I would say by one week after the inaugural, it will be very interesting to look at how many things have changed,” he recently told a group of supporters convened for a Heritage Foundation event, where he also predicted the laws of “Trumpism,” will soon predict a balanced budget based on policy as much as active campaigning. Gingrich also recently penned an open letter where he advocated for the dismantling of the Congressional Budget Office that provides budget and economic data to members of Congress. “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is simply incompatible with the Trump era,” he wrote. “It is a left-wing, corrupt, bureaucratic defender of big government and liberalism.” He later added what the office stands for runs counter to and “is the opposite of [Trump’s] commitments” to Make America Great Again. Gingrich’s current stance is far different from the one he took during the era of President Bill Clinton, when as House Speaker he and fellow Republicans saluted the agency after its analysis found that the then president’s push for a health care plan would swell the deficit. More recently, CBO officials concluded that if the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, were to be gutted as Republicans have made it a signature vow of doing, the number of uninsured Americans would increase by 18 million in the first year and premiums could skyrocket by up to 25 percent over that same time. Gingrich recently characterized those findings as not only wrong but somehow clearly corrupt. “CBO literally brought in the architect of Obamacare to be the adviser on scoring the very Obamacare legislation that he helped write,” he ranted. “The score was a lie. It was so wrong it was totally indefensible. A year later the CBO produced a new score that was so much more expensive that it was clear Obamacare would have been defeated if it had been the original score.” Overall, the federal government’s workforce is comprised of at least 4 million workers, some 300,000 of them located in D.C. along.)

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Agencies asked to come up with solutions to tackle low Hispanic employment – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: The obvious Democrat solution is to even more aggressively get rid of federal employees who are not Hispanic.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2017/01/agencies-asked-come-solutions-tackle-low-hispanic-employment/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After six consecutive years of modest increases in Hispanic representation in the federal workforce, the Office of Personnel Management wants each agency to examine why. “In light of persistent low representation,” OPM is asking each agency to conduct a focused barrier analysis on Hispanic employment. Specifically, agencies should focus on employment at the GS-12 through Senior Executive Service levels to “identify and eradicate any barriers to equal employment opportunity, consistent with the merit system principles and applicable laws,” acting OPM Director Beth Cobert and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Jenny Yang wrote in a Jan. 18 memo. The memo has been in the works for more than a year, when the Hispanic Council on Federal Employment voted to begin looking at the issue in more detail.)

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4142956/Thousands-women-march-London-against-Donald-Trump.html

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/worldwide-uprising-against-trump-agenda-draws-millions-of-marchers/

January 21 Morning Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP PROTESTERS MARCH THROUGH LOOP, BRIEFLY BLOCK LAKE SHORE DRIVE – Will Jones and Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-protesters-march-through-the-loop-briefly-block-lsd/1712879/
— PRESIDENT TRUMP KEEPS PROMISE, SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TARGETING ‘OBAMACARE’ – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/president-trump-keeps-promise-signs-executive-order-targeting-obamacare-/1713176/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/women-descend-on-dc-to-push-back-against-new-president/1713741/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois backers of Trump have their day in Washington – Katherine Skiba, Kim Geiger and Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-inauguration-illinois-reaction-0121-20170120-story.html
— Trump signals changing priorities, revises White House website to remove climate change – Ashley Parker (DIERSEN: I served as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. In 2004 and in 2010, those who continue to run MTRCC, but who nevertheless blame me for all of MTRCC’s problems, rudely fired me as MTRCC webmaster and purged from the MTRCC website all my bland reports of who spoke at and who attended MTRCC meetings and events 2000-2004 and 2008-2010.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-white-house-website-20170120-story.html
— In Reagan’s hometown, excitement, civility and resolve on Inauguration Day – Ted Gregory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-inauguration-illinois-trump-supporters-met-20170120-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/news/170129736/

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Illinois proposal would ease signature requirement for candidates – Dan Petrella and Debby Hernandez
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/illinois-proposal-would-ease-signature-requirement-for-candidates/article_1f409886-bc95-53bb-bcb6-2b461065ea43.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Christian County man meets Trump on eve of inauguration – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170120/christian-county-man-meets-trump-on-eve-of-inauguration
— Put politics aside and pass a state budget – Mark Grant
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170120/guest-column-put-politics-aside-and-pass-state-budget
— Background-checks policy leads U of I to withdraw 11 job offers – AP (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government because they know that they cannot pass a background-check, but also a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment test, e) because they cannot pass a physical examination, f) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170120/background-checks-policy-leads-u-of-i-to-withdraw-11-job-offers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An expanded background-checks policy has led the University of Illinois to withdraw 11 job offers across its three campuses over the past year. The News-Gazette reports the university board approved the expanded policy November 2015. From then until October 2016, the university has conducted nearly 12,000 background checks. Trustee Patrick Fitzgerald says among the applicants turned down were candidates that had been convicted for child endangerment or weapons charges. Nine of the 11 the applicants turned down were in Chicago and the other two were at the Urbana campus. The cost of the background checks is about $456,500, with the average ranging from $25 for employees at the UI system level to $41 at Urbana.)
— Jesse White wants ads on license plate renewal reminders to offset cost – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170119/jesse-white-wants-ads-on-license-plate-renewal-reminders-to-offset-cost

TAYLORVILLE DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Insults Daycare Provided to Kids
http://taylorvilledailynews.com/local-news/288658

TIMES
— Conservative radio show host Joe Walsh, a critic of what he calls the “establishment” Republican Party, will speak next week in Ottawa.
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/conservative-firebrand-to-speak/article_3d66c4d9-df05-5068-8d6f-ed6cb87f0740.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Pro-Life Illinois Youth Send Message To President Trump – Esther Kwon
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-youth-send-message-to-president-trump

WVIK
— Former RNC Delegates Converge In Central Illinois To Celebrate Trump’s Inaugural – LAUREN CHOOLJIAN
http://wvik.org/post/former-rnc-delegates-converge-central-illinois-celebrate-trump-s-inaugural#stream/0

WSIL TV
— SIU students protest Trump’s inauguration – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34310084/siu-students-protest-trumps-inauguration

SUBURBAN LIFE
— College of DuPage board candidate knocked off ballot Electoral Board rules Husna Ghani’s petition contained flaws – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/20/college-of-dupage-board-candidate-knocked-off-ballot/ar0rw7k/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS SENATE PROPOSES INCOME TAX HIKE IN THE FACE OF RECORD OUT-MIGRATION AND WEALTH FLIGHT The Illinois Senate’s proposed budget plan would raise the personal income tax rate to at least 4.95 percent with no real reforms to address the state’s skyrocketing debt and unsustainable spending. This proposal comes despite Illinois’ loss of $14 billion in annual income and hundreds of thousands of people in the wake of the 2011 income tax hike. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-senate-proposes-income-tax-hike-in-the-face-of-record-out-migration-and-wealth-flight/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— President Trump halts new federal regulations – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/20/president-trump-halts-new-federal-regulations/

FOX NEWS
— From president to federal retiree (DIERSEN: On September 30, 1997, 49-year old David John Diersen succumbed to threats from his Democrat GAO superiors and became a federal retiree. In today’s dollars, a) my Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,720 and b) my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for my wife and I is $16,854. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be furious about that. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. In addition, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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 33.)
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5291089358001/#sp=show-clips

FEDERALIST
— President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Speech Was A Declaration Of War President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech was not meant to bridge political divides. Instead, it was a clear and concise declaration of war against the established order. – Sean Davis
http://thefederalist.com/2017/01/20/trumps-inauguration-speech-declaration-war-ruling-class/

TOWNHALL
— Trump Inauguration Riots End With 217 Arrests – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/01/21/trump-inauguration-riots-end-with-217-arrests-n2274753

NEWSMAX
— Anti-Trump George Will: ‘Most Dreadful Inaugural Address in History’ – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/george-will-trump-inaugural-address/2017/01/20/id/769717/
— Donald Trump met Trump Illinois campaign worker and FedEx courier Shane Bouvet the night before the president’s inauguration and gave him $10,000 – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/US/donald-trump-shane-bouvet-fedex-money/2017/01/20/id/769656/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “This is the greatest guy,” Trump said about Bouvet, a single father who worked nights and volunteered during the day for Trump’s campaign. The president read a profile of Bouvet in The Post Wednesday and arranged to meet him. The Stonington, Ill. single father worked on Trump’s social media campaign in Illinois, which earned him an invitation to the Great American Inaugural Ball at MGM National Harbor. According to the Wednesday Post story, a friend bought Bouvet a suit for the event. The Post’s Friday story reported that Bouvet met with Trump, Melania Trump, and advisers Reince Priebus and Stephen Bannon in a holding room at Thursday night’s pre-inauguration concert at the Lincoln Memorial. The then-incoming president decided to call Bouvet’s father Don, who is suffering from cancer, the Post reported. “Hey, Don, you have a great name,” Trump said to the father, then added, “You have a good boy.” After signing an autograph for Bouvet’s 4-year-old son, the president asked if he was still together with the boy’s mother. When Bouvet said that he was not, Trump said, “That happens.” Trump looked at the autographs he had signed and told Bouvet, “After that, she’ll have you back. You’ll be a great celebrity.” Then the president told an aide to write Bouvet a check for $10,000 to pay for his father’s chemotherapy. In tears after he left the holding room, Bouvet asked The Post, “Did that just happen?” “He told me I would never have to worry again,” Bouvet told WAND-TV.)

NRA
— Gun Owners Welcome Donald J. Trump as President of the United States (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-gun owners have always worked against me.)
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20170120/gun-owners-welcome-donald-j-trump-as-president-of-the-united-states

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Donald Trump and the New American Patriotism – Matthew Continetti (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-patriotism have always worked against me. They work especially hard against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.)
http://freebeacon.com/columns/donald-trump-new-american-patriotism/
— Media Matters Expands Mission to Combat Government ‘Misinformation’ Dark money group to target administration officials in significant shift – Lachlan Markay
http://freebeacon.com/culture/media-matters-expands-mission-combat-government-misinformation/
— Obama Leaves Office Having Added $9.3 Trillion to Debt Bush added $4.9 trillion to debt – Ali Meyer
http://freebeacon.com/politics/obama-leaves-office-debt/
— President Trump: ‘When You Open Your Heart to Patriotism, There Is No Room for Prejudice’ – Chandler Gill (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-patriotism have always worked against me. They work especially hard against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/trump-patriotism-no-room-prejudice/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s talk becomes action with flurry of executive orders – GABBY MORRONGIELLO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-talk-becomes-action-with-flurry-of-executive-orders/article/2612557

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://thehill.com/homenews/315374-thousands-expected-to-attend-womens-march-saturday

NEW YORK TIMES
— With Trump in Charge, Climate Change References Purged From Website – CORAL DAVENPORT (DIERSEN: I served as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. In 2004 and in 2010, those who continue to run MTRCC, but who nevertheless blame me for all of MTRCC’s problems, rudely fired me as MTRCC webmaster and purged from the MTRCC website all my bland reports of who spoke at and who attended MTRCC meetings and events 2000-2004 and 2008-2010.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/trump-white-house-website.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/what-president-trump-doesnt-get-about-america.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/trumps-inauguration-was-no-woodstock.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/why-trumpism-may-not-endure.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/what-the-womens-march-stands-for.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/opinion/presidential-inauguration-2017/a-dark-rhetorical-cloud-over-washington
— Trump’s Message: Ask What Your Government Has Done to You – CARL HULSE (DIERSEN: What has the federal government done to you? My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-address.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Women descend on DC a day after anarchist chaos at inauguration – AP
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/women-descend-dc-day-anarchist-chaos-inauguration-article-1.2952170

BOSTON HERALD
— Inaugural parade populated with homespun, blue-collar Americana (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who work the hardest against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades? Those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades also work against those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades work very hard against me, including being rude to me at Wheaton Chamber of Commerce events, Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and events, etc.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2017/01/inaugural_parade_populated_with_homespun_blue_collar_americana

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— On immigrant Dreamers, Trump tells top senator: ‘We don’t want to hurt those kids’ – Lisa Mascaro (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have made it clear by their words and/or by their actions that they want to hurt those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Those Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs use “immigrant Dreamers” to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Republicans as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-on-dreamers-we-don-t-want-to-1484957168-htmlstory.html
— Donald Trump’s Cabinet is complete: No Latinos for the first time since 1989 – Cathleen Decker (DIERSEN: What jobs and promotions have you had that Latinos should have been given? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Latino in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Latino could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Latino in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Latinos in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Latino in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Latino in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Latino could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-donald-trump-s-cabinet-is-complete-no-1484846802-htmlstory.html

USA TODAY
— There were a lot of empty seats in the stands along Trump’s parade route – William Cummings (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who work the hardest against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades? Those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades also work against those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades work very hard against me, including being rude to me at Wheaton Chamber of Commerce events, Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and events, etc.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/20/inaugural-parade-crowd-size/96855252/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Donald Trump Fans, Foes Line Parade Route A relatively small but enthusiastic crowd reflected the feelings of the divided country the new President must govern. – Gabrielle Levy (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-01-20/donald-trump-fans-foes-line-parade-route

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Burden of One-Party Government As Donald Trump may soon learn, presidents whose party also controls Congress often wind up feuding with their ostensible allies – DAVID GREENBERG (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, RINO party leaders, RINO major donors, RINO political consultants, RINO etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have worked harder against Republicans like me than against any Democrat.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-burden-of-one-party-government-1484932621

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Here’s How Many Millions Barack Obama Could Earn as a Private Citizen – Brad Tuttle (DIERSEN: In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine teamed up with my Democrat IRS superiors and published a nasty 4-page article on me that disallowed my education deductions and foisted negative government employee stereotypes on me.)
http://time.com/money/4641558/barack-obama-job-earn-after-president-white-house/

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Illinois AFSCME issues strike vote authorization – George Gallanis
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/01/21/illi-j21.html

SLATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “No One Came to Donald Trump’s Little Parade.” (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who work the hardest against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades? Those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades also work against those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades work very hard against me, including being rude to me at Wheaton Chamber of Commerce events, Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and events, etc.)
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/01/20/empty_seats_at_trump_inaugural_parade.html

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “He’s already let America down.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/20/reaction-to-donald-trump-speech

TORANTO STAR
— White House press corps should adopt a ‘talk to all of us or none of us’ policy – ROYSON JAMES (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, to etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who a) do NOT what me to know about their events or other activities, b) do NOT want me to promote their events or other activities, c) do NOT want me to attend their events, d) do not want me to ask them any questions, e) who are rude to me in public, and f) who do NOT want me to report on their events or other activities? Ever-increasing, the aforesaid talk and act like they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. One could argue that the Mayor of Wheaton treats me like Trump treats CNN. One could argue that to punish Trump, to punish Rauner, and to punish the rest of the Republicans, the Mayor of Wheaton punished me.)
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/01/21/white-house-press-corps-should-adopt-a-talk-to-all-of-us-or-none-of-us-policy-james.html

January 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— INAUGURATION DAY 2017: DONALD TRUMP IS USA’S 45TH PRESIDENT
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/inauguration-day-2017-donald-trump-is-usas-45th-president/1711736/
— TRUMP PROTESTERS RALLY IN DALEY PLAZA, MARCH THROUGH THE LOOP – Will Jones and Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-protesters-rally-and-march-through-the-loop/1712879/
— DONALD TRUMP PROTESTERS CLASH WITH POLICE AFTER INAUGURATION; 6 OFFICERS INJURED, 217 ARRESTED – Chuck Goudie
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-protesters-clash-with-dc-police-after-inauguration/1712406/
— PHOTOS: PROTESTERS AT DONALD TRUMP’S INAUGURATION
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/photos-protesters-at-donald-trumps-inauguration/1711988/

NBC5
— President Donald Trump: ‘It’s Going to Be Only America First’ “We are transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving it back to you the people,” Trump said
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/President-Donald-Trump-Inauguration-Day-Swearing-in-Parade-411273515.html
— Critics Zero in on Trump’s Inaugural Address One Trump supporter called it the best speech he had ever heard – Noreen O’Donnell
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Critics-Zero-in-on-Trumps-Inaugural-Address-411349815.html
— From Protests to Pomp: Dramatic Moments of Inauguration Day And more of the most talked-about moments of the Trump inauguration
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Inaugural-Moments-Trending-Inauguration-Cafe-411283695.html
— Protesters Block Traffic Near Trump Tower in Chicago Organizers say the march has been endorsed by a number of groups including Black Lives Matter Chicago.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Protest-Planned-in-Chicago-After-Trumps-Inauguration-411341925.html
— Trump White House Bemoans Chicago Violence on Website The city was mentioned on a section of the White House website titled “Standing up for our law enforcement community.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Administration-Takes-Aim-at-Chicago-Violence-411357795.html

CBS2
— Trump Administration Takes Aim At Chicago On White House Website
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/20/trump-administration-takes-aim-at-chicago-on-white-house-website/
— City Sells $1.16B In Bonds, But Pays A Heavy Price For CPS Crisis
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/20/city-sells-1-16b-in-bonds-but-pays-a-heavy-price-for-cps-crisis/
— Will Illinois Get Snubbed By Trump White House? Not Necessarily, Observer Says – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/20/will-illinois-get-snubbed-by-post-obama-white-house-not-necessarily-observer-says/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump takes office, pledging to empower America’s ‘forgotten men and women’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-president-20170120-story.html
— Trump White House names and shames Chicago on Day One – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-trump-white-house-website-crime-0122-chicago-inc-20170120-story.html
— More than 200 D.C. protesters arrested in day of clashes with cops at Trump inauguration – Theresa Vargas, Taylor Hartz, Peter Hermann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-inauguration-protests-20170120-story.html
— Not much to like in proposal for budget woes – Scott Reeder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-reeder-column-st-0122-20170120-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Vernon Hills upholds video gambling ban – Rick Kambic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/vernon-hills/news/ct-vhr-video-gambling-rejected-again-tl-0126-20170119-story.html
— Ex-Sen. Kirk may become lobbyist, complains ‘white Republicans’ not invited on Air Force One – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-mark-kirk-to-open-lobbying-firm-0120-chicago-inc-20170119-story.html
— Immigration, criminal justice top agenda for anti-Trump protesters in Chicago – Grace Wong and Gregory Pratt (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-inauguration-protest-chicago-met-20170120-story.html
— Give President Donald Trump a chance – Hugh Hewitt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-give-president-donald-trump-a-chance-20170120-story.html
— From Cullerton and Radogno, 2 choices for Illinois senators: Something or nothing. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-budget-madigan-rauner-cullerton-radogno-edit-0123-20170120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois backers of Trump have their day in Washington.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-inauguration-illinois-reaction-0121-20170120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-womens-march-chicago-buses-to-dc-met-20170120-story.html
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Suburbs see growth in tax revenue from video gambling – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-southland-video-gambling-st-0122-20170120-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President Trump misses chance to unite country in speech.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-president-trump-misses-chance-to-unite-country-in-speech/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump believes what he’s saying — and that’s what’s scary.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-trump-believes-what-hes-saying-and-thats-whats-scary/
— Small ray of hope for fairer school funding in Illinois – Phil Kadner (DIERSEN: My parents helped Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) cut its expenses during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and I to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-small-ray-of-hope-for-fairer-school-funding-in-illinois/
— On Day One, Trump’s White House spotlights Chicago crime on web – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/on-day-one-trumps-white-house-spotlights-chicago-crime-on-web/
— Anti-Trump protesters fill Daley Plaza – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/anti-trump-protesters-fill-daley-plaza/
— Alderman demands Emanuel relax police hiring standards now – Fran Spielman (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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alderman-demands-emanuel-relax-police-hiring-standards-now/
— Wanted — again: City Council financial analyst – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Of course, applicants should/must be Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/wanted-again-city-council-financial-analyst/

DAILY HERALD
— Cullerton, Radogno want to make sure tax hike is ‘adequate’ – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/news/170129888/
— Suburbanites reflect on witnessing historic Trump inauguration
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/news/170129871/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 20 ways to celebrate inauguration weekend in Chicago, whether you’re pro-Trump or protesting – JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170120/NEWS07/170119819/celebrate-inauguration-weekend-in-chicago-pro-trump-or-protest

WTTW
— UIC Students Hold Protest During Trump Inauguration – Evan Garcia (DIERSEN: UIC accepted me in 1966 when I was 18 years old. If I was 18 years old today, I doubt that UIC would accept me. From what I see, ever-increasingly, UIC is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/20/uic-students-hold-protest-during-trump-inauguration

WJDB RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/01/19/50k-people-expected-at-chicago-womens-march-on-saturday

FOX ILLINOIS
— Local Reaction To Inauguration – Jordan Abudayyeh (DIERSEN: In my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton. I wonder what their reaction to the inauguration is.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/local-reaction-to-inauguration

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— B-N residents: Inauguration ‘unbelievable,’ ’emotional’ – Julia Evelsizer
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/b-n-residents-in-d-c-inauguration-was-unbelievable/article_82c6dfd0-2308-5314-b1a8-b0b45e9befbd.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois Senate leaders promise budget-deal vote Wednesday – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article127676499.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127731809.html
— Illinoisans get emotional during Trump’s inauguration – NONA TEPPER
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127838684.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— What Trump, Congress can do for Illinois – Diana Rickert
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/what-trump-congress-can-do-for-illinois/article_54582df1-5ef5-5d93-86e2-5ea0c55c283c.html

SOUTHERN
— State Senate, House consider eliminating future lawmakers’ pensions – DEBBY HERNANDEZ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you are demonized, you are denigrated, and you are condemned if you are in line to get a pension or if you are getting a pension. The bigger that pension, the more that you are demonized, you are denigrated, and you are condemned.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-senate-house-consider-eliminating-future-lawmakers-pensions/article_47791d78-7aeb-51bd-8bfa-8de74afa6277.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Ballots taking shape for Downers Grove school district races – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/30/ballots-taking-shape-for-downers-grove-school-district-races/aqg21gn/
— Wheaton mayor: City bustling with business activity Mayor Michael Gresk delivers State of the City address – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/19/wheaton-mayor-city-bustling-with-business-activity/aomnrsk/

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Lawmakers Defend Inauguration No-Shows, Slam Trump’s Speech.”
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/20/illinois_lawmakers_trump_inaugurati.php

CHICAGO PATCH
— Inauguration Day Protests: Chicago Police Gather At Trump Tower Shortly After President Sworn In Demonstrators from other events across the city plan to march to President Donald Trump’s building for a joint rally Friday night. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/inauguration-day-protests-chicago-police-assemble-trump-tower-shortly-after

CHICAGO REPORTER
— What’s at stake for Chicago and Illinois under President Trump – Curtis Black
http://chicagoreporter.com/whats-at-stake-for-chicago-and-illinois-under-president-trump/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Candidate Ghani removed from the ballot – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/college-of-dupage-candidate-ghani-removed-from-the-ballot/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Gives Jack Franks New Power – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/rauner-gives-jack-franks-new-power/
— Charles Thomas’ WLS Report on Jennifer Lawrence’s Trump Inauguration Party
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/charles-thomas-report-on-jennifer-lawrences-trump/
— ABC’s Charles Thomas Interviews Trump Supporters in Crystal Lake
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/abcs-charles-thomas-interviews-trump-supporters-in-crystal-lake/
— “Crook County,” the Movie
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/crook-county-the-movie/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS SHOULDN’T BE FORCED TO BAIL OUT POLITICIANS’ FAILURES The Illinois Senate’s budget “compromise” hits Illinoisans with more than $5 billion in tax hikes, continued budget deficits and no real reforms. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-taxpayers-shouldnt-be-forced-to-bail-out-politicians-failures/?linkId=33599808
— SHRINKING MCHENRY COUNTY NEEDS TO CAP AND CUT PROPERTY TAXES Local officials’ failure to address skyrocketing property taxes has pushed residents out of McHenry County at astonishing rates. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/shrinking-mchenry-county-needs-to-cap-and-cut-property-taxes/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SCHAKOWSKY: TRUMP’S HATEFUL RHETORIC WILL NOW LIVE IN WHITE HOUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/schakowsky-trumps-hateful-rhetoric-will-now-live-in-white-house.html

CAPITOL FAX
— And now for a little bit of good news (DIERSEN: What percent of films promote the Democrat Party platform – 70%, 80%, 90+%?)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/20/and-now-for-a-little-bit-of-good-news/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump rips into establishment, pledges to keep every campaign promise – Charles Hurt
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/20/donald-trump-rips-establishment-pledges-keep-every/
— Donald Trump: We will ‘eradicate’ ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ ‘from the face of the Earth’ – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/20/donald-trump-we-will-eradicate-radical-islamic-ter/

FOX NEWS
— Trump pledges $10G to supporter from Illinois going to inaugural ball in donated suit
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/20/trump-pledges-10g-to-supporter-going-to-inaugural-ball-in-donated-suit.html

NUMBERS USA
— TRUMP INAUGURAL PLEDGE: IMMIGRATION POLICY WILL ‘BENEFIT AMERICAN WORKERS & AMERICAN FAMILIES’ – Roy Beck (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, but at the same time, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the jobs that I had should have been given to minorities, to women, to younger people, and to veterans instead of me.)
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/trump-inaugural-pledges-immigration-policy-serve-american-workers

GOPUSA
— Leftists Protest and Riot During Inauguration
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19522
— CNN Hires Inexperienced Daughter of Valerie Jarrett to Cover Trump DOJ
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19497

BREITBART
— Trump Offers Down on His Luck Illinois Father Shane Bouvet $10,000 Check at Inaugural Event – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/20/trump-offers-father-luck-10000-check-inaugural-event/
— Krauthammer: ‘They’re Quaking in Their Boots in Foreign Capitals’ – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: Foreign countries want America to be pro-foreign countries, not pro-America. Many foreign countries see America as having been a useful idiot for them.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/20/krauthammer-theyre-quaking-boots-foreign-capitals/

THE BLAZE
— Obama leaving Trump with a massive debt crisis – Justin Haskins
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/commentary-obama-leaving-trump-with-a-massive-debt-crisis/
— Schools offer grief counseling to those upset by Inauguration Day – Glenn Beck
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/schools-offer-grief-counseling-to-those-upset-by-inauguration-day/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Can America’s Divides Be Healed? – DAVID FRENCH (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, they operatives, and their dupes focus on divides. They pit individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE THAT ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Should I write a book about the leading dividers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444064/donald-trump-political-polarization-challenging-problem

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Anti-Trump Rally Escalates Into Mayhem as Protesters Engage in Window Smashing, Police Confrontation… – KYLE BECKER
http://ijr.com/2017/01/782094-white-protester-screams-no-racist-cops-at-anti-trump-rally-fails-to-notice-guys-standing-right-in-front-of-him/

THE HILL
— MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: Trump inauguration speech ‘Hitlerian’ – JOE CONCHA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/315324-msnbcs-chris-matthews-trump-inauguration-speech-hitlerian
— Trump: We’re giving power back to the people – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: Yes, but what about those people who want more power to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315275-trump-were-giving-power-back-to-the-people
— Trump fails to mention Clinton in inaugural address – TIM DEVANEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/315292-trump-fails-to-mention-clinton-in-inaugural-address

POLITICO
— White House orders ‘immediate regulatory freeze’ (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion regulations and Republican-led budget cuts to justify their wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/white-house-orders-immediate-regulatory-freeze-233951

CNN
— Trump becomes 45th President of the United States – Stephen Collinson
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-highlights/index.html
— Inaugural address: Trump’s full speech
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/trump-inaugural-address/index.html
— Here’s how much Obama’s pension is worth – Chris Isidore (DIERSEN: On September 30, 1997, 49-year old David John Diersen succumbed to threats from his Democrat GAO superiors and became a federal retiree. In today’s dollars, a) my Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,720 and b) my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for my wife and I is $16,854. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be furious about that. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. In addition, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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 33.)
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/34308844/heres-how-much-obamas-pension-is-worth
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At noon on Friday, 55-year old Barack Obama became a federal retiree. His pension payment will be $207,800 for the upcoming year, about half of his presidential salary. Obama and every other former president also get seven months of “transition” services to help adjust to post-presidential life. The ex-Commander in Chief also gets lifetime Secret Service protection as well as allowances for things such as travel, office expenses, communications and health care coverage. All those extra expenses can really add up. In 2015 they ranged from a bit over $200,000 for Jimmy Carter to $800,000 for George W. Bush, according to a government report. Carter doesn’t get health insurance because you have to work for the federal government for five years to qualify. The pensions and other benefits were first created in 1958, when former President Harry Truman was experiencing financial trouble. The annual payments are currently the same as what cabinet secretaries earn in a given year, and those salaries are set by Congress. But the days of this kind of taxpayer support for ex-presidents may be numbered. Last year, the Republican Congress passed a bill that would have set a flat $200,000 a year in pension payments and capped other expenses at $200,000 a year per president. The cost of living increases for the pension would be tied to the same formula used to increase social security benefits. But that $400,000 could quickly disappear under the proposed law, which cuts the pension and expense payments by a dollar for every dollar that a former president earns above $400,000. So taxpayers are off the hook entirely once a president earns $800,000 a year. Given that most former presidents can earn significant incomes from speeches and writing books, it’s very possible that the taxpayer support of former executives could become a thing of the past. But Obama vetoed the legislation, telling Congress that he did so because the bill also would have terminated the salaries and benefits of former presidents’ staff, and made it harder for the Secret Service to protect former presidents. “If the Congress returns the bill having appropriately addressed these concerns, I will sign it,” he said. But the legislation never got back to his desk. The president’s salary is $400,000, but during the campaign President Trump said he would decline the pay.)

ABC NEWS
— Confrontation Near Parade Route Escalates, Pepper Spray Used – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/protesters-planning-disrupt-donald-trumps-big-day-44910969

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Revels and Glides Through First Day of Presidency – MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/president-trump-day.html
— Donald Trump Inauguration: Protests Break Out in Downtown Washington – YAMICHE ALCINDOR, NICK CORASANITI and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/donald-trump-inauguration.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A nasty anti-Trump says “Trump’s America is a rotten place.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/20/trumps-america-is-a-rotten-place/?utm_term=.0cb991ff769b
— Trump changes White House website, signaling policy priorities – Ashley Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/20/moments-after-taking-the-oath-president-trump-transforms-white-house-website/
— Donald Trump is sworn in as president, vows to end ‘American carnage’ – David A. Fahrenthold, Robert Costa and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-to-be-sworn-in-marking-a-transformative-shift-in-the-countrys-leadership/2017/01/20/954b9cac-de7d-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— Inauguration protesters vandalize city, try to disrupt Trump’s oath, police arrest nearly 100 – Theresa Vargas, Taylor Hartz and Arelis R. Hernández
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/protesters-bring-shouts-skirmishes-and-shutdowns-to-inauguration-celebration/2017/01/20/00ea4c72-df11-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump signs executive order that could effectively gut Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-signs-executive-order-that-could-lift-affordable-care-acts-individual-mandate/2017/01/20/8c99e35e-df70-11e6-b2cf-b67fe3285cbc_story.html
— Inaugural Balls: How the Trumps partied – Elahe Izadi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/01/20/inaugural-balls-how-the-trumps-partied/

NEW YORK POST
— Anti-Trump protesters smash windows, throw flares in DC – Stephanie Pagones and Gabrielle Fronrouge
http://nypost.com/2017/01/20/anti-trump-protesters-smash-windows-throw-flares-in-dc/

USA TODAY
— Horrified celebrities are live-tweeting Trump’s Inauguration Day – Maeve McDermott
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/01/20/horrified-celebrities-live-tweeting-donald-trump-inauguration/96834056/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump’s Inauguration: Live Analysis Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the U.S.
http://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/donald-trump-inauguration?mod=djemalertNEWS
— Some Protests in Washington Violent Ahead of Trump Swearing-In Others were peaceful as they tried to shut down several entrances to the National Mall – BEN KESLING, BYRON TAU and DEVLIN BARRETT
http://www.wsj.com/articles/some-protests-in-washington-violent-ahead-of-trump-wearing-in-1484932391
— In Retirement, It’s Save Now or Pay (a Lot) Later Strategies to motivate yourself to save more sooner, drawing on the latest behavioral research – ANNE TERGESEN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-retirement-its-save-now-or-pay-a-lot-later-1484908217
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Given a choice between satisfying our immediate needs and desires or focusing on the future, the here and now typically wins out. That impulse doesn’t bode well for retirement savings. The psychological tendency to prioritize the present over the future has troubling implications, especially in an era in which Social Security is underfunded and old-fashioned pension plans are falling by the wayside, leaving individuals increasingly responsible for creating their own retirement security. “Time, resources and attention are limited,” says Neil Lewis Jr., a Ph.D. candidate in social psychology at the University of Michigan and co-author of a recent study that examined ways to counteract the impulse to spend now instead of saving for retirement. “People allocate them to events that are pressing, rather than to events that may happen later.” . . . The bad news: The savings crisis is deepening as 52% of American households are at risk of being unable to maintain their standard of living in retirement, up from 45% in 2004, according to Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research. The center calculates a cumulative retirement savings shortfall of $6.4 trillion.)

FORBES
— Many Critical National Issues Go Missing In New Trump White House Website – Erik Sherman (DIERSEN: Since 2009, members of the following groups have determined what the critical national issue were: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2017/01/20/critical-national-issues-go-missing-in-the-new-trump-white-house-focus/#2e34461a2c03

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— The coming storm for journalism under Trump – David Uberti and Pete Vernon
http://www.cjr.org/special_report/trump_media_journalism_washington_press.php

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Welcome to the Trump Dark Age.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139969/welcome-trump-dark-age
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s inauguration speech was aimed at his supporters and no one else.”
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/140008/donald-trumps-inauguration-speech-aimed-supporters-no-one-else

LAW 360
— GAO Says It Saved $63B For Gov’t In 2016 – Daniel Wilson (DIERSEN: After working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, I transferred to GAO in 1980. GAO audits IRS. The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my knowledge of IRS, wasted my career, and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.law360.com/tax/articles/883194/gao-says-it-saved-63b-for-gov-t-in-2016
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Wednesday said it had helped save the federal government more than $63 billion in fiscal 2016, pointing to efforts such as helping to stem improper Medicare payments, cut procurement costs, and streamline tax collection. The efforts of the GAO’s nearly 3,000 employees collectively generated $63.4 billion in benefits for the federal government in FY2016, returning $112 for each dollar of its $555.3 million budget, the watchdog said in its annual report to Congress.)

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 325 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $279,900
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448242_zpid/

January 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois companies pony up to sponsor state’s inaugural ball – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-trump-inaugural-ball-sponsors-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A slew of Illinois companies sponsored Thursday night’s Inaugural Heartland Ball, a gala put on by the D.C.-based state societies of Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Illinois State Society listed a series of sponsors: $25,000 from Abbott Labs and Motorola Solutions; $15,000 from ADM, Monsanto and CME Group; $10,000 from Constellation Brands and Molina Healthcare; and $5,000 from Abbvie and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. On Thursday morning, we noticed the sponsor list also included the Illinois Senate Democrats at the $5,000 level. The ball is a nonpartisan event, so that was a little odd. Senate Democrats said they would inquire. By the afternoon, the Senate Democrats had disappeared from the Illinois State Society website. Organizers expected as many as 1,5000 guests at the Marriott Marquis. Tickets were $500 for dinner and the ball and $300 for just the ball. You can read more about the event here. Among those Illinoisans in attendance who will have some clout with the new administration is Ron Gidwitz, a businessman who led Donald Trump’s Illinois campaign fundraising effort. Gidwitz has been in Washington for much of the week, attending major events featuring Trump, including a dinner with many of Washington’s foreign diplomatic corps in which he sat with Trump’s nominee for housing secretary, Dr. Ben Carson. Others scheduled to be part of the Illinois contingent include national and local conservative fundraiser Richard Uihlein; business consultant Robert Blackwell; state Republican chairman Tim Schneider, a Cook County commissioner; Richard Porter, Illinois’ Republican national committeeman; Trump assistant commerce secretary nominee Todd Ricketts of the Cubs-owning family; prominent Marion businessman Harry Crisp; and Jack Dorgan, a Rosemont trustee and member of the state GOP central committee. Also in town is Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, a member of the state GOP central committee, who hosted a Trump fundraiser; and David MacNeil, the CEO of Bolingbrook-based WeatherTech auto parts who backed Trump after initially supporting Jeb Bush.)
— Illinois prepares for diminished D.C. stature as Trump replaces Obama – Kim Geiger and Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-inaugaration-politics-met-0120-20170119-story.html
— Trump taps low-profile Illinois GOP’ers to serve in his administration – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-roskam-aide-hired-by-trump-0120-chicago-inc-20170119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/redeye-womens-march-on-washington-20170118-story.html
— Illinois Senate leaders want to grab momentum for massive budget plan next week – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cullerton-radogno-meeting-met-0120-20170119-story.html
— ‘This is the greatest guy’: Trump meets FedEx courier Shane Bouvet from Illinois, offers him $10K – Justin Jouvenal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-inauguration-fans-20170119-story.html
— Trump boasts about his ‘big victory’: ‘I outworked anybody who ever ran for office’ – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-boasts-about-win-20170119-story.html
— New Illinois laws loosen employment restrictions for ex-offenders – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: Virtually all of those who glorify and praise ex-offenders demonize, denigrate, and condemn me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-laws-criminal-records-118-biz-20170117-story.html
— Local CEOs fight Trump’s immigration plan – Robert Reed (DIERSEN: Democrats want mass/illegal immigration because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want mass/illegal immigration because they want cheap labor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-trump-ceo-immigration-letter-robert-reed-0122-biz-20170119-column.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-womens-march-dc-nolan-st-0120-20170119-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kinzinger warns about Russia. Kirk: No ‘white Republicans’ on AF1 – Lynn Sweet and Suzanne McBride
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kinzinger-warns-about-russia-kirk-no-white-republicans-on-af1/
— Rare and refreshing—Democrat, Republican working together – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-rare-and-refreshing-democrat-republican-working-together/
— Listen to Illinois Senate leaders and say uncle – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-listen-to-illinois-senate-leaders-and-say-uncle/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-inauguration-day-a-hard-rains-gonna-fall/
— Illinois Senate leaders push budget plan, won’t cap income tax hike – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/senate-leaders-push-budget-plan-wont-cap-income-tax-hike/
— Ditka a Trump fan, but Da Coach not attending inauguration – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-ditka-a-trump-fan-but-da-coach-not-attending-inauguration/

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and those who voted for him.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/discuss/170129963/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries do not want Trump to succeed? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/discuss/170118687/
— 1 in 4 US men have cancer-linked HPV genital infections – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/301199904/
— Broda says he’s ‘as enthusiastic as ever about Lisle’s future’ – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118668/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps and Trump-hater promote Trump-haters.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/news/170129945/

ABC7
— CPS TEACHERS, STUDENTS, PARENTS STAND UNITED AFTER DEVOS HEARING – Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.)
http://abc7chicago.com/education/cps-teachers-students-parents-stand-united-after-devos-hearing/1709891/

NBC5
— ‘Why I Am Attending the Inauguration of Donald Trump’: Durbin Explains Decision to Attend Inauguration “My presence is an acknowledgement that once again America has achieved what so many nations have failed to do: peacefully transition to new leadership,” Durbin said in a statement. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-Explains-Decision-to-Attend-Trumps-Inauguration-411238385.html

CLTV
— Illinois contingent in Washington to celebrate Trump’s presidency
http://cltv.com/2017/01/19/illinois-contingent-in-washington-to-celebrate-trumps-presidency/

DNA INFO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170119/downtown/chicagos-womens-march-estimate-swells-50000

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Soldier from Springfield an emphatic part of inaugural ceremony – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were nasty. Beginning in 1966, when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, they used against me the fact that I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170119/soldier-from-springfield-emphatic-part-of-inaugural-ceremony
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In high school, Wilcox was editor of Capitoline – the Springfield High yearbook. After he joined the Army, it was early in his basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, that he was among people contacted by a recruiter for The Old Guard. At 6-foot-3, he said, he met the height requirement, which he said is about 6 feet, “but you can get away with 5-11.” General testing scores on subjects including math and literature also qualified him, he said.)

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protesters make their mark on Trump’s inauguration.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34305219/protesters-make-their-mark-on-trumps-inauguration

WIBQ AM
— Illinois’ ‘Grand Bargain’ Adds Two-Billion More In Unpaid Bills
http://wibqam.com/news/articles/2017/jan/19/illinois-grand-bargain-adds-two-billion-more-in-unpaid-bills/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Trump’s Illinois supporters are excited to watch him become president – NONA TEPPER
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127555069.html

CARMI TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.carmitimes.com/news/20170119/southern-illinois-solidarity

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Naperville councilman targets real estate taxes – Carol Ostrow
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511074486-naperville-councilman-targets-real-estate-taxes

HERALD & REVIEW
— Inauguration trip chance to witness history for local residents – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/inauguration-trip-chance-to-witness-history-for-local-residents/article_f3a219ef-07eb-5f96-b084-6cd63037814b.html

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Teaching Trump: Educators look for teachable moments in tumultuous campaign, new presidency – Corina Curry (DIERSEN: From what I see, teachers in America are overwhelmingly anti-Republican and overwhelmingly anti-Trump. How successful will they be in turning their students against Republicans and against Trump? Further, based on the way the majority of their students talk and act, teachers in America are overwhelmingly anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20170119/teaching-trump-educators-look-for-teachable-moments-in-tumultuous-campaign-new-presidency

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/19/how_to_prepare_yourself_for_friday.php

CHICAGO PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/donald-trumps-inauguration-chicago-protests-marches-will-welcome-new-president

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rick Perry, Energy Nominee, Says He No Longer Wants To Dissolve Agency – JEFF BRADY (DIERSEN: In 1981, Charles Bowsher left Arthur Andersen and ran GAO for the next 15 years. Many of his critics believed that he wanted to dissolve GAO and give the agency’s functions to Arthur Andersen.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/rick-perry-energy-nominee-says-he-no-longer-wants-dissolve-agency#stream/0

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Illinois now Purple Heart State (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were nasty. Beginning in 1966, when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, they used against me the fact that I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/illinois-now-purple-heart-state/642724469

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Congressmen say planned boycott and demonstrations distract from true meaning of inauguration
https://ilnews.org/11781/congressmen-say-planned-boycott-demonstrations-distract-true-meaning-inauguration/

CHICAGO MAROON
— Government employees are overly protected from employer sanctions. – Brian Dong (DIERSEN: Dong should rail against patronage. Democrats run the federal government. I have always been a Republican. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job. Needless-to-say, those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who promote patronage would never hire me to do anything.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2017/1/20/state-union/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is not a foreign concept that some government agencies are awfully slow and are experts at giving low quality service. Surely, in a private company that offers comparable services, effective managers could make a tangible impact on the quality of service. Alas, the solution will never be as simple for federal organizations with the current system. Lawmakers passed numerous government worker protection laws as part of the civil servant protection system to shield them from arbitrary or political terminations. Today, government employees have been afforded a staggering amount of job overprotection. An investigation by CBS News reported just how difficult it can be to fire a government employee. One official at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was allowed to keep his job after being caught watching porn for several hours per day. Two managers from General Services Administration (GSA) were rehired and even received bonuses after initially being terminated for spending almost $1 million on luxury goods for a conference. There is absolutely no reason why they should be allowed to avoid proper disciplinary action for their professional shortcomings. When employees are allowed to keep their job even when watching porn, performing poorly, slacking off, and participating in other unprofessional and unethical activities, it creates a toxic culture of apathetic mediocrity. There is very little incentive for people to do their jobs adequately if they are almost certain to not be fired. This morale-killing culture is exactly why agencies like the DMV are saturated with incompetent and rude staff. These protections not only make a high-performing federal employee a rarity, but also cause a lot of taxpayer money to be wasted. New York City’s infamous rubber room exemplifies this waste. Due to tenure and union agreements, teachers who are accused of criminal conduct are sent there until they receive hearings. While they wait for their hearings for an indefinite time in the Rubber Room, they continue to receive their salaries and increase their pensions while literally doing nothing. NYC hemorrhages $22 million per year from taxpayers’ wallets, keeping these teachers in limbo because union agreements make the firing process unbearably long and complicated. Clearly, the American public suffers from these practices. However, the intricate web of bureaucratic regulations and union decrees make it anything but easy to effect change. There may only be one Scott Walker, but more people should be cracking down on unions. Making it easy for a manager to fire an employee for simply doing a bad job shouldn’t be a liberal or conservative issue—it’s a common sense issue. The term “civil servant” implies a great amount of accountability and loyalty to one’s country. Indeed, public employees like soldiers, policemen, and firefighters risk their lives every day to defend peoples’ lives. The EPA strives to sustain a better planet to live in. The Food and Drug Administration serves to protect public health. These responsibilities were handed to federal agencies because they are presumably more trustworthy than private institutions and corporations. This greater purpose though, is often completely eroded by the sheer lack of accountability of federal agencies’ employees. With ghoulish bureaucratic procedures, strong union protection, and tenure, it can be very difficult to translate an individual agency’s mission to the United States down to its employees, and this undermines the honor the job is supposed to carry. It’s time government workers are held accountable for their actions and performance.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rachael Lawrence Trump Inaugural Fundraiser at Pablo’s Friday, Channel 7 May Come – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/19/rachael-lawrence-kicking-off-algonquin-township-trustee-campaign-day-trump-sworn-in-copy/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Audacity of Obama – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/the-audacity-of-obama/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Why Governor Rauner Must Veto SB 3319 – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/why-governor-rauner-must-veto-sb-3319/

GOPUSA
— CNN Report Speculates on Who Would Take Power If Trump Were Assassinated Today
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19492
— More speech, not less (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want me or anyone else to say or do anything without first getting their specific permission.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19394

THE BLAZE
— Chicago gun control advocates dealt yet another major blow – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/chicago-gun-control-advocates-dealt-yet-another-major-blow/
— Rand Paul absolutely destroys Bernie Sanders’ talk about how uncompassionate America is – Brandon Morse (DIERSEN: My nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) stressed that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and/or that they give money to a church, b) painted themselves as being extremely compassionate, and c) viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being not compassionate. Should I write a book about the aforesaid. They talk and act like they want me to.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/rand-paul-absolutely-destroys-bernie-sanders-talk-about-how-uncompassionate-america-is/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Black Professor and CNN Mouth Calls All Blacks Who Dare Meet With Trump ‘Mediocre Negroes’ – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/01/19/black-professor-cnn-mouth-calls-blacks-dare-meet-trump-mediocre-negroes/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Archbishop: I ‘will not comply’ with law forcing Church to hire abortion activists – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archbishop-will-defy-proposed-st.-louis-law-forcing-church-to-hire-abortion

THE HILL
— The Trump era begins – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: From now on, how strongly will anti-Trumps blame Trump supporters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315155-the-trump-era-begins

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Protesters, Trump supporters clash outside ‘DeploraBall’ in Washington, DC
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34304985/protesters-trump-supporters-clash-outside-deploraball
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Protesters and supporters of President-elect Donald Trump clashed outside a pro-Trump event in Washington the night before his inauguration. Police used chemical spray on some protesters in an effort to control the unruly crowd. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the National Press Club in downtown Washington, where the “DeploraBall” was being held. The name is a play on a campaign remark by Hillary Clinton, who once referred to many of Trump’s supporters as a “basket of deplorables.” Protesters booed any time presumed ball-goers in suits, tuxedos or dresses came in or out of the event. One man waving a pro-Trump flag had debris thrown at him and was chased to the nearby Warner Theater, where Fox News Channel personalities Sean Hannity and Geraldo Rivera happened to be outside waiting to go into another event. Hannity engaged hecklers by raising his fist; Rivera laughed and smiled before entering the theater.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Russian political elites revel in Trump’s inauguration.” If Putin ran the United States, I doubt that he would have let Mexico and other foreign countries invade the United States like Obama and Bush did.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34305030/russian-political-elites-revel-in-trumps-inauguration

NBC NEWS
— Democrats: Left in the Lurch The curious decline and uncertain future of the Democratic Party – ALEX SEITZ-WALD and SAM PETULLA
http://www.nbcnews.com/specials/democrats-left-in-the-lurch

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump Wall Street women.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/business/dealbook/womens-march-wall-street.html
— New Yorkers Rediscover Activism in the Trump Presidency Era – GINIA BELLAFANTE (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and counties do New York activists want to get rid of the most, those that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/nyregion/trump-presidency-new-york-city.html
— A Trump Administration, With Obama Staff Members Filling In the Gaps – MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/trump-cabinet-picks-inauguration.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps and Trump-haters promote Trump haters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/the-internal-invasion.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/donald-the-unready.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/opinion/obama-shouldnt-go-quietly.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/how-the-womens-march-could-resurrect-the-democratic-party.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— As soon as he is inaugurated, Trump will move to clamp down on immigration – Brian Bennett
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-trump-immigration-actions-20170119-story.html

USA TODAY
— Trump: ‘The next time we’re going to win the old-fashioned way’ – Gregory Korte
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/20/trump-next-time-were-going-win-old-fashioned-way/96817236/
— DIERSEN HEATLINE: Those who are anti-men promote those who are anti-men.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/19/womens-march-on-washington-survey-trump-clinton/96731542/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Companies Pony Up for Donald Trump’s Inauguration UPS, Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola all didn’t give or reduced donations to last year’s GOP convention – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-pony-up-for-donald-trumps-inauguration-1484843370
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Seen Bringing ‘Deliberate Chaos’ to the White House.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-seen-bringing-deliberate-chaos-to-the-white-house-1484843995
— Protesters Look to Disrupt Trump’s Inauguration Weekend Authorities prepare for hundreds of thousands of demonstrators; Women’s March is expected to be biggest – BYRON TAU, JANET HOOK and BEN KESLING
http://www.wsj.com/articles/protesters-look-to-disrupt-trumps-inauguration-weekend-1484840632

BLOOMBERG
— Imagine a Gracious Trump – Albert R. Hunt (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the rudest activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois? They would love it. They are very proud of their rudeness.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-20/imagine-a-gracious-trump

FED SMITH
— Trump Administration Proposing Drastic Cuts to Federal Workforce – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican hate past, present, and future federal employees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. What do you say to the aforesaid haters?)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/20/trump-administration-proposing-drastic-cuts-to-federal-workforce/

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— I do solemnly swear that I will … – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated me as though I had failed/refused to carry out their orders to give preference to their employees because they were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger. They never charged me with the aforesaid because I never did the aforesaid; I always carried out their orders to give preference to their employees because they were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger. Nevertheless, because I disagreed with the aforesaid and because I objected to the aforesaid, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/01/i-do-solemnly-swear-that-i-will/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: People in the private sector do not take an oath of office when they get a job. They get an offer, report to work, and that’s it. For federal employees it is different. Reading so many articles about the inauguration that refer to the president-elect taking the oath of office on Jan. 20 got me thinking about oaths and what they mean. I have taken that oath of office as a civil service employee. Raising your right hand and swearing to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States” is not something most people take lightly. It is a solemn oath and it means something to most people who take it. . .The oath is relatively straightforward, but what does it mean? I see the oath as having three important aspects. First, the employee swears to support and defend the Constitution against enemies. Second, s/he swears allegiance to the Constitution. Finally, the employee promises to do his/her job well. How does the oath manifest itself in day-to-day work? Does it provide any protection for an employee who refuses an order s/he believes would be a violation of the oath? That question is far more complex than the oath itself. Federal employees are required to follow lawful orders, even if they disagree with them. 5 USC 2302(b)(9)(D) gives employees the “right to refuse” with respect to unlawful orders. But what happens when an order violates a regulation or rule, but is not technically illegal? A 2015 Merit Systems Protection Board decision directly answered that question. MSPB outlined the issues in the case, writing “Specifically, the appellant asserted that the agency violated 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(9)(D), which protects employees from retaliation “for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law.” 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(9)(D). He alleged that the agency improperly stripped him of particular job duties and gave him a subpar performance rating for disobeying an order that would have required that he violate (1) a Federal Acquisition Regulation that limits the authority of a contracting officer’s representative (COR), and (2) “PA296: How to be a COR,” the agency’s training course for COR certification, which further clarifies the limitations to this authority.” MSPB’s final decision said “… we hold that the right-to-disobey provision at section 2302(b)(9)(D) extends only to orders that would require the individual to take an action barred by statute. Because the appellant in this case contends that he disobeyed an order that would have required him to violate an agency rule or regulation, his claim falls outside of the scope of section 2302(b)(9)(D).” The oath of office does not grant any protection for deciding that an order is a bad idea, bad policy, or morally or ethically wrong. In fact, the oath does not grant any protection from anything. It is an oath of allegiance and a promise to do good work. Employees who believe they are being ordered to act in a manner inconsistent with their oath of office may pursue other options, such as whistleblower complaints or any other avenue provided by law or regulation, but disobeying direct orders is generally not one of the available options. That means an employee who wants to argue that s/he is adhering to the oath of office by disobeying orders has a very tough hill to climb. There is also the option of going to the press, but that can bring its own set of risks.)

THE DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Rain, Mass Protests Loom for Trump’s Inauguration.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/01/20/trump-inauguration-crowds-gather-as-dc-braces-for-protests.html

BUZZFEED NEWS
— Lawyers Are Descending On Washington To Help Protesters Hundreds of legal volunteers are fanning out across the city to document potential abuses of protesters and are ready to go to court if needed. – Zoe Tillman
https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/lawyers-descend-on-washington-to-aid-trump-protesters

NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM
— CORVETTE MUSEUM AND MOTORSPORTS PARK ACHIEVE INCREASED ATTENDANCE FOR 2016
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/corvette-museum-and-motorsports-park-achieve-increased-attendance-for-2016/

January 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump Tells Supporters: ‘You’re Not Forgotten Anymore’ – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-boasts-about-his-cabinets-high-iq-on-arrival-in-dc-/1709797/
— DONALD TRUMP ATTENDS PRE-INAUGURAL EVENTS IN WASHINGTON – Kathy Brock, Charles Thomas and Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/donald-trump-arrives-in-washington-inauguration-celebrations-begin/1710320/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps rally in New York City
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/nyc-rally-underway-on-inauguration-eve-to-protect-shared-values/1711135/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Lawmakers Have Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Inauguration.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-lawmakers-trump-inauguration-reaction-411264555.html
— Rauner Once Again Attempting to Sell Thompson Center Sen. Christine Radogno and Rep. Jim Durkin, the state’s ranking Republicans, are reportedly introducing legislation that would allow the state to sell the massive Thompson Center and move state workers to leased space elsewhere. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Once-Again-Attempting-to-Sell-Thompson-Center-Report-411262985.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Women’s March on Chicago Changes Start Location Again as 50K Expected to Attend. The second location change comes just two days after organizers held a press conference to detail their plans for the event.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Womens-March-on-Chicago-Changes-Start-Location-Again-as-50K-Expected-to-Attend-411225575.html

CBS2
— Illinois Republicans Optimistic About Trump’s Inauguration – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/19/illinois-republicans-optimistic-about-trumps-inauguration/
— Former President George H.W. Bush Battles Pneumonia, Wife Has Bronchitis
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/19/former-president-george-h-w-bush-battles-pneumonia-wife-has-bronchitis/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CTU stages anti-Trump demonstrations at schools across Chicago – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-teachers-union-trump-protest-met-20170120-story.html
— AFSCME strike vote is an insult to middle-class Illinoisans – Austin Berg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-0120-20170119-story.html
— Illinois farmers hopeful about Sonny Perdue, Trump’s pick for ag secretary – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-sonny-perdue-reaction-0120-biz-20170119-story.html
— Ex-U.S. Sen. Kirk may open lobbying offices in Washington, Highland Park – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-mark-kirk-to-open-lobbying-firm-0120-chicago-inc-20170119-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hastert seeks $1.7 million in hush money repayment – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hastert-seeks-1-7-million-in-hush-money-repayment/amp/
— City sells $1.16B in bonds, but pays a heavy price for CPS crisis – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/city-sells-1-16b-bonds-pays-heavy-price-for-cps-crisis/

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Republicans head to inauguration with more unity than before – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118693/
— Trump inauguration shaping up to be Washington’s smallest party in years – Maura Judkis
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118713/
— Mayor says new businesses in Wheaton ‘a welcome sign’ – Jessica Cilella (DIERSEN: Attendees included Suzanne Fitch, Marty Keller, Bobby McNeily, Yadav Nathwani, and Tim Whelan.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118689/

WTTW
— Cullerton, Radogno Discuss Budget ‘Grand Bargain’ – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/19/cullerton-radogno-discuss-budget-grand-bargain

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— State Says It’s Ready For Strike – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=234666#.WIEn3xHxZZI

QUAD CITY TIMES
— U.S. court cites right to gun-range use, tosses Chicago limits – AP
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/us-court-cites-right-to-gun-range-use-tosses-chicago/article_80ae2e18-17bf-567d-89bd-ca182318de7b.html

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Elected Illinois Officials See Their Presence At Trump’s Inauguration As A Political Statement – TONY ARNOLDTONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/elected-illinois-officials-see-their-presence-trumps-inauguration-political-statement#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Judge recuses herself from Schock case – Jaymee Toler
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/judge-recuses-herself-from-schock-case/642898799
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “No honeymoon: Protests to greet President Trump Protests expect across DC Friday.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/no-honeymoon-protests-to-greet-president-trump/642764507

WAND
— Senator Dick Durbin To Attend Trump Inauguration – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34302596/senator-dick-durbin-to-attend-trump-inauguration

WSIL TV
— First day goal? Make White House feel like home for Trump – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34301317/first-day-goal-make-white-house-feel-like-home-for-trump

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20170119/galesburg-among-communities-organizing-sister-marches

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Regime change unlikely in elections in suburbs – Russ Stewart
http://nadignewspapers.com/2017/01/19/regime-change-unlikely-in-elections-in-suburbs/

ILLINOIS NEWS NEWS NETWORK
— AFSCME strike vote is an insult to middle-class Illinoisans – Austin Berg
https://ilnews.org/11774/opinion-afscme-strike-vote-insult-middle-class-illinoisans/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: YOUTH CRUSADERS FOR LIFE DESERVE PRAISE IN MARCH FOR LIFE CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-youth-crusaders-for-life-deserve-praise-in-march-for-life-chicago.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FORMER IL GOP SENATE CANDIDATE JAMES MARTER VISITS D.C. FOR TRUMP INAUGURATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/former-il-gop-senate-candidate-visits-dc-for-trump-inauguration-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Unlikely chairman led unlikely candidate to victory – Ralph Z. Hallow
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/19/how-reincepriebus-led-donald-trump-to-victory/
— Trump inauguration boycott grows to third of Democratic caucus President-elect’s feud with John Lewis fuels unity – Valerie Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/18/trump-inauguration-boycott-grows-to-third-of-democ/

GOPUSA
— Islamists have begun new colonization of U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19381
— Anti-Trump celebrities pose on cover of Variety with Old Glory dragging on the floor
http://www.gopusa.com/anti-trump-celebrities-pose-on-cover-of-variety-with-old-glory-dragging-on-the-floor/

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC Hypes ‘Fears’ of Hispanics & Muslims on Eve of Trump Inauguration – Kyle Drennen
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2017/01/19/nbc-hypes-fears-hispanics-muslims-eve-trump-inauguration

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Team Right to Consider ‘Dramatic’ Cuts to Federal Budget – Rachel Bovard (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and they will continue to run the federal government under Trump. Those Democrats will use Trump’s cuts a) first, to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, if there are any left, b) second, they will get rid of federal employees who are White, male, non-veteran, and old, that is, over age 40, c) third, they will get rid of federal employees who are White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/01/19/trump-team-right-to-consider-dramatic-cuts-to-federal-budget/

DAILY CALLER
— Public School Parents Angry After Middle Schoolers Learn How Sharia Law Is TOTALLY AWESOME – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/19/public-school-parents-angry-after-middle-schoolers-learn-how-sharia-law-is-totally-awesome/
— Journalists Apologize For Spreading Bogus New York Times Story About Rick Perry – Rachel Stoltzfoos (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of bogus stories. How should I react to that?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/19/journalists-apologize-for-spreading-bogus-new-york-times-story-about-rick-perry/
— Mnuchin Savages Obama: ‘The Average Worker Has Gone Nowhere’ – Katie Frates (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that my salary as a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 increased every year because of cost of living adjustments, step increases, and/or promotions, except in 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In today’s dollars: $15.56/hour (GS-4) in 1966 when I was 18 years old, $44,853 (GS-7) in 1971, $54,864 (GS-9) in 1972, $66,379 (GS-11) in 1973, $79,653 (GS-12) in 1974, $90,171 in 1979 (GS-12 Step 5), $94,610 in 1986 (GS-13), and $122,991 (GS-13 Step 10) in 1997.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/19/mnuchin-savages-obama-the-average-worker-has-gone-nowhere-video/
— RNC Selects Ronna Romney McDaniel To Lead Party – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/19/rnc-selects-ronna-romney-to-lead-party/

BREITBART
— Oakland Braces for Anti-Trump Inauguration Mob Violence – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/01/19/inauguration-oakland-businesses-brace-anti-trump-mob-violence/

BLAZE
— Women’s March: Pro-life groups not allowed, but ‘sex workers’ welcome? – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/womens-march-pro-life-groups-not-allowed-but-sex-workers-welcome/
— Tucker Carlson’s ratings in Megyn Kelly’s time slot have been stunning – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/tucker-carlsons-ratings-in-megyn-kellys-time-slot-have-been-stunning/

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Who’s showing up to protest in Washington this weekend? Women are taking the lead on protests. But the inauguration weekend could draw some unexpected faces. – David Iaconangelo
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2017/0119/Who-s-showing-up-to-protest-in-Washington-this-weekend

THE HILL
— Trump keeping 50 Obama administration officials – JORDAN FABIAN AND BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315049-trump-keeping-50-obama-administration-officials

NEW YORK TIMES
— Your Guide to Inauguration Day 2017 – NICHOLAS FANDOS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/politics/inauguration-day-guide.html

WASHINGTON POST
— What happens now to Justice Dept.’s civil rights enforcement? – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/19/what-happens-now-to-justice-dept-s-civil-rights-enforcement/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— RNC Chair Reince Priebus Passes Baton to Ronna Romney McDaniel – JANET HOOK
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2017/01/19/rnc-chair-reince-priebus-passes-baton-to-ronna-romney-mcdaniel/

BLOOMBERG
— Mnuchin Calls for Boosting IRS Despite House Plan to Streamline – Sahil Kapur and Kaustuv Basu
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-19/mnuchin-calls-for-boosting-irs-despite-house-plan-to-streamline

WASHINGTONIAN
— Newt Gingrich Sounds Like He Wants to Turn the Civil Service Back Into a Patronage System That’s bad for democracy, and bad for Washington. – Benjamin Freed (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the federal government, in the Illinois government, in the DuPage County government, in the Milton Township government, and in the Wheaton government a) have always promoted patronage and b) have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my work experience, my education, my professional certifications, and my professional license.)
https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/01/19/newt-gingrich-sounds-like-wants-turn-civil-service-back-patronage-system/

DAILY MAIL
— Trump boasts intellectual firepower among his top nominees, saying he recruited ‘the highest IQ of any cabinet ever assembled’ – DAVID MARTOSKO (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that in 1979, when I was 30 years old, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and in 1981, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4137674/Trump-boasts-highest-IQ-cabinet-assembled.html

BUZZFEED
— These Men Could Be The Most Powerful Gay Activists In Trump’s America Unlike many liberal LGBT leaders, they’re making inroads with the Trump transition team. They say this, finally, is their moment. – Dominic Holden (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest against you? The following work the hardest against me: activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/the-gay-republican-moment

January 19 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Democrats Expected to Boycott Trump’s Inauguration: Illinois Reps. Luis Gutierrez, Mike Quigley and Dan Lipinski are among the roughly 60 members of the U.S. House who plan to skip the historic event.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Dems-Expected-to-Boycott-Trumps-Inauguration-411097385.html
— Criminals Targeting Parents Dropping Kids Off at Day Care in Suburban Smash-and-Grabs, Police Say – Christian Farr and Chris Hush
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lisle-downers-grove-smash-grab-day-care-411140275.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State delegation all set for Trump’s inauguration – Katherine Skiba (DIERSEN: Those Republicans who attend the inauguration should be commended. Further, all Republicans in Illinois should step forward from now on to protect/defend those Republicans who attend the inauguration because the anti-Trumps in their precinct, in their municipality, in their township/ward, in their county, and in Illinois will do everything that they can to destroy them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-trump-inaugural-illinois-preview-met-0118-20170118-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite the boycott of Donald Trump’s inauguration by some congressional Democrats, Illinois will be well-represented at the event, as House members who are attending report strong demand for tickets to Friday’s swearing-in ceremony. By mid-January, Republican Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton had received nearly 700 requests for the 198 tickets his congressional office was given, spokesman David Pasch said. “We’ve been able to scrounge up more than 100 additional tickets from other offices,” Pasch said Wednesday, meaning about 300 people will be attending through Roskam’s office alone. Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield, who unlike some in his party plans to attend the ceremony, gave out about 150 of his tickets and was holding on to the rest for “any last-minute requests, which are still coming in,” spokesman Steven Kirsch said. . .The festivities for some Illinois visitors will begin Thursday night at the “Inaugural Heartland Ball,” put on by the Illinois State Society of Washington, D.C., at the Marriott Marquis hotel. The black-tie gala is expected to draw about 1,300 to 1,500 guests, Terry Campo, society president, said Wednesday. He is a lawyer, lobbyist and political consultant from Springfield and often works in Washington.)
— City ethics board blesses Vatican trip paid for by business group – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs always draw attention to the Pope when he demonizes, denigrates, and condemns planks in the Republican Party platform. Democrats and RINOs always hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is a liberal Democrat, if not a socialist, if not a communist.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-ethics-board-emanuel-vatican-trip-story.html
— Appeals court rules restrictions to gun-ranges in Chicago are unconstitutional
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-gun-range-restrictions-20170118-story.html
— Betsy DeVos vs. the education status quo In Chicago and Illinois, school choice cant’t get any traction – Editorial (DIERSEN: Did your parents have school choice? My parents did. They 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. Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned my parents and me as being filthy rich.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-betsy-devos-education-confirmation-edit-0119-md-20170118-story.html
— Study illustrates Facebook’s growth as campaign news source – AP (DIERSEN: Those who discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails promote Facebook almost as much as they promote Capitol Fax.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-bc-us–media-campaign-news-20170118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-womens-march-mary-schmich-0118-20170119-column.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Suburban elected leaders split on attending inauguration.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/news/170118789/
— Making a direct connection with would-be local leaders – Jim Slusher
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/discuss/170108982/
— Persistence, determination needed to advance social justice in Cook County – Toni Preckwinkle (DIERSEN: From what I see, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote social justice are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/discuss/170118838/
— A better candidate for tollway job? – Ken Johnson, Bloomingdale (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage big time, so of course, they demonize, denigrate, and condemn my work experience, my education, my professional certifications, and my professional license.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/discuss/170118813/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I read in the Jan. 16 Daily Herald about how the new Illinois Tollway’s Chief Operating Officer is a political and campaign veteran. This is the problem with Illinois. This is one of the reasons people are leaving the state. The endless story of political cronyism. Do you think just maybe somebody with a tollway background from within the agency or someone from another toll agency in the country might just do a better job in this position? At $155,000 a year, it’s not like we are getting any bargain here. Surely somebody better qualified could have been found.)
— End political expense, in-fighting over leak in Des Plaines – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/discuss/170118794/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How McDonald’s changed America – SARAH COLLINS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170119/NEWS07/170129999
— 1 in 5 tiny babies: This grim health metric has Chicago researchers worried – Fernando De Maio, Patricia O’Campo, David Ansell and Raj C. Shah
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170119/OPINION/170119847
— CTA buses rolling downhill – JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170114/ISSUE01/301079999/chicago-transit-authority-bus-ridership-on-the-decline
— America’s Great Working-Class Colleges – David Leonhardt (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on the colleges that I earned degrees from: NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/sunday/americas-great-working-class-colleges.html

DNA INFO
— Sallie Mae Gave Students Expensive Loans It Knew Would Fail, Lisa Madigan Says – Josh McGhee
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170118/downtown/sallie-mae-sued-student-loan-abuse-lisa-madigan

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps rally in Rock Island.
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/dems-rally-we-have-so-much-at-stake/article_e5caab69-fc0d-5392-b54b-bffb522bcdfa.html

OUR QUAD CITIES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners and anti-Trumps say “Local Democrats take a stand against unfair labor standards. The fight also calls for better health care and women’s rights.”
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-democrats-take-a-stand-against-unfair-labor-standards/642422759

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170118/unity-rally-set-for-saturday-on-old-capitol-plaza
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Obama.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170118/schoenburg-obamas-legacy-forever-tied-to-springfield

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner talking to ‘superstar’ candidates for UI Board of Trustees – Scott Beatty (DIERSEN: Who determines who the superstars are in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? Of course, it is those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. What criteria do they use?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-18/rauner-talking-superstar-candidates-ui-board-trustees.html

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is skipping inauguration but will attend Women’s March on Washington.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/01/18/city/u-s-rep-jan-schakowsky-is-skipping-inauguration-but-will-attend-womens-march-on-washington/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— College of DuPage Electoral Board hears candidate petition objections 1 candidate withdraws, board to rule on second candidate – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/17/college-of-dupage-electoral-board-hears-candidate-petition-objections/a8m7szp/
— Ribbon cutting officially opens new Wheaton ice rinks: 9 photos Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti cuts the ribbon Jan. 14 at the Central Athletic Complex in Wheaton, officially opening two new rinks at the facility.
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/16/ribbon-cutting-officially-opens-new-wheaton-ice-rinks-9-photos/d64dyo1/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Vacant Decatur Home Total Loss After Fire (DIERSEN: How many homes are vacant in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. Why are they vacant? If you had to sell your home, what price would you ask for it, how long do expect it would take to sell it, and what would you let it go for?)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/vacant-decatur-home-total-loss-after-fire-01-19-2017

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: NPR sides with Madigan against Rauner, that is, NPR Illinois sides with Democrats against Republicans.
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-check-facts-buying-king-madigan-storyline#stream/0

TAYLORVILLE DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Rauner Stands Behind Not Attending Inauguration.”
http://taylorvilledailynews.com/local-news/288301

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— APPEALS COURT REJECTS CHICAGO GUN-RANGE RESTRICTIONS – AP
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170119/AP/301199972

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— New Trier HS To Parents: You’re Not Welcome
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/new-trier-hs-to-parents-youre-not-welcome

NORTHERN STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DeKalb encourages NIU students to smoke pot.
http://northernstar.info/city/council-lower-cannibals-fines/article_a7623c1e-de2f-11e6-b840-57c9cbbbebf7.html

MEDILL REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/thousands-rally-in-support-of-immigrant-refugee-rights/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRIBUNE REPORTER’S LAST SOFTBALL QUESTION FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/tribune-reporters-last-softball-question-for-president-obama-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner blasts basic child care service as “institutionalized brain damage”
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/19/rauner-blasts-basic-child-care-service-as-institutionalized-brain-damage/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— A Conservative’s Guide To The Trump – Pence Inauguration
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24926

PUBLIUS FORUM
— After Civil Rights ‘Icon’ John Lewis Smears Trump, Democrats Launch Boycott of Inauguration – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/01/18/civil-rights-icon-john-lewis-smears-trump-democrats-launch-boycott-inauguration/

GOPUSA
— Michelle Obama’s Cult in the Media – Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19447
— Palin: Obama departure marks ‘end of an error’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19439
— Obama uses his final press conference to issue extraordinary warning to Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19451

NEWSMAX
— Trump Will Undo 200 Obama Executive Orders – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Horowitz-Lou-Dobbs-Trump-Obama/2017/01/19/id/769286/

BREITBART
— Before and After Obama: 10 Signs of a Diminished America – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/18/before-and-after-obama-10-signs-of-a-diminished-america/

WORLD NET DAILY
— OBAMA THREATENS TO POUNCE ON TRUMP Vows to jump off political sidelines if incoming president goes against ‘core values’ – CHELSEA SCHILLING
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/obama-threatens-to-pounce-on-trump/

THE HILL
— Why Democrats fear a successful inaugural address from Trump – AARON KALL (DIERSEN: Who does not want you to be successful? The following do not want me to be successful: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Should I write a book about the aforesaid who live in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/315009-the-only-thing-dems-have-to-fear-is-a-successful
— Trump team prepares dramatic cuts – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and they will continue to run the federal government under Trump. Those Democrats will use Trump’s cuts a) first, to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, if there are any left, b) second, they will get rid of federal employees who are White, male, non-veteran, and old, that is, over age 40, c) third, they will get rid of federal employees who are White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/314991-trump-team-prepares-dramatic-cuts

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps Blast Trump’s Twitting.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/commander-tweet-donald-trump-twitter-bully-pulpit-block/story?id=44854492
— Boy, 3, Dies in Department of Labor Day Care – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/boy-dies-department-labor-day-care-44852598

CNN
— Trump to tap Sonny Perdue for agriculture secretary – Jim Acosta and Jeremy Diamond
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/18/politics/donald-trump-sonny-perdue-for-agriculture-secretary/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Budget Nominee Did Not Pay Payroll Taxes for Employee – JENNIFER STEINHAUER (DIERSEN: Are you an operative or a dupe for one of my critics/opponents? How much are you being paid to harass me? Is it at least $15 an hour? Have payroll taxes been paid/)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/us/politics/mick-mulvaney-taxes.html
— How Donald Trump Can Change Conservatism – GEORGE HAWLEY (DIERSEN: Anti-conservatives want Trump to get the Republican Party to dump its platform. I should write a book about anti-conservatives in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. who want the Republican Party to dump its platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/opinion/how-donald-trump-can-change-conservatism.html
— Republican Men Say It’s a Better Time to Be a Woman Than a Man – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/upshot/republican-men-say-its-a-better-time-to-be-a-woman-than-a-man.html

WASHINGTON POST
— In donated shoes and suit, a Trump supporter (from Illinois) comes to Washington – Justin Jouvenal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/in-donated-shoes-and-suit-a-trump-supporter-comes-to-washington/2017/01/18/ccb691dc-d839-11e6-b8b2-cb5164beba6b_story.html
— Family has questions in death of 3-year-old boy at D.C. day-care center – Peter Hermann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/family-has-questions-in-death-of-3-year-old-boy-at-dc-day-care-center/2017/01/18/9b227a76-ddae-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— Inauguration Day closures cause child care scramble – Michael Alison Chandler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/inauguration-day-closures-cause-child-care-scramble/2017/01/18/4df5fe78-d9d8-11e6-b8b2-cb5164beba6b_story.html

USA TODAY
— Oracle sued by Labor Department for paying white men more – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: If you are a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or younger, and if you want to get preference, apply to work for the federal government.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/18/oracle-lawsuit-labor-department-discrimination/96723084/
— JPMorgan paid dozens of women less than men: lawsuit – Laura Mandaro (DIERSEN: If you are a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or younger, and if you want to get preference, apply to work for the federal government.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/18/jpmorgan-paid-dozens-women-less-then-men-suit/96741782/

BLOOMBERG
— JPMorgan Hit With Pair of Bias Claims in Obama’s Final Hours – Andrew M Harris and Neil Weinberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-18/jpmorgan-says-it-has-settled-u-s-bias-suit-over-mortgages

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— Former day-care worker from Surprise gets 10 years in prison for child porn – Brianna Bradley
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/surprise/2017/01/18/former-day-care-worker-lawrence-amaral-gets-10-years-prison-child-porn/96711136/

AUSTON AMERICAN STATESMAN
— Florida Woman pulls a machete at a day care
http://www.statesman.com/news/national/florida-woman-pulls-machete-day-care/fN22Q6vD6wud9hxxVw5oEL/

LOMPOC RECORD
— Trial date set for Santa Maria day care provider accused of child abuse – Gina Kim
http://lompocrecord.com/trial-date-set-for-santa-maria-day-care-provider-accused/article_b26c4f70-4234-5f82-bb12-2d176e6c68b8.html

CHERRY HILL COURIER POST
— Feds: Moorestown day care violated ADA – Jim Walsh
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2017/01/18/chesterbrook-academy-moorestown-down-syndrome/96741738/

LEHIGH VALLEY LIVE
— Deadly shooting at group home shakes peaceful N.J. community – Steve Novak
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/index.ssf/2017/01/shooting_shatters_peace_on_whi.html

WJLA
— 3-year-old boy chokes on food, dies in Department of Labor day care – Stephen Tschida
http://wjla.com/news/local/3-year-old-boy-chokes-dies-in-department-of-labor-day-care

WLKY LOUISVILLE
— Day care worker indicted, accused of shaking infant – Mark Vanderhoff
http://www.wlky.com/article/day-care-worker-accused-of-shaking-infant-indicted/8612623

WCPO CINCINNATI
— Complaint: Edgewood day care employee pushed children, yanked limbs, covered faces with blanket – Hillary Lake, Briana Harper
http://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/court-documents-edgewood-daycare-employee-pushed-children-yanked-limbs-covered-faces-with-blanket

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Dark Days Ahead—What to Expect From President Trump Based on my almost three decades of Trump watching, here is some of what to expect in the days ahead.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/19/dark-days-ahead-what-to-expect-from-president-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Cabinet First With No Latinos Since Reagan.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/01/19/trump-cabinet-first-with-no-latinos-since-reagan.html

FEDERAL TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/when-it-comes-to-inaugural-crowds-does-size-matter

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— EEOC lays out how federal agencies should respond to discrimination complaints – Terry Wing (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile settled an EEOC complaint by agreeing to stop hiring Whites. That resulted in a) Oldsmobile withdrawing a job offer that I had accepted, b) Firestone Stores firing me for accepting that offer, and c) my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2017/01/eeoc-lays-out-how-agencies-should-respond-to-discrimination-complaints/

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “If Trump Wants to Top Obama, He’ll Need to Get the Dow to 50,000.”
http://time.com/money/4636241/stock-market-investments-presidents-obama/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Even as the media lavishes praise on President Obama’s legacy, voters strongly believe his successor will wipe out most of the changes made during the Obama years.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/january_2017/83_say_trump_likely_to_erase_most_of_obama_s_achievements

January 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “DISCONTENT IN DC: LAWMAKERS, CITIZENS PROTEST TRUMP INAUGURATION.”
http://abc7chicago.com/news/discontent-in-dc-lawmakers-citizens-protest-trump-inauguration/1709029/
— SPOKESMAN: GEORGE H.W. BUSH ADMITTED TO ICU, WIFE BARBARA BUSH ALSO HOSPITALIZED – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/news/both-george-hw-bush-and-barbara-bush-hospitalized/1708003/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Womens-March-on-Chicago-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-411092025.html
— Trump Hotel Bans Media During Inauguration Week
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Hotel-Bans-Media-During-Inauguration-Week-411127315.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Swastikas, Pro-Trump Fliers Found on UC Berkeley Printers.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Swastikas-Pro-Trump-Fliers-Found-on-UC-Berkeley-Printers-411081265.html
— Girl Scouts Defend Their Involvement in Donald Trump Inauguration “Every girl has a home at Girl Scouts, every girl in our movement is allowed her own ideas, opinions, beliefs and political ideology”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Girl-Scouts-Defend-Their-Involvement-in-Donald-Trump-Inauguration-411133315.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Schakowsky joins Democratic boycott of Trump’s inauguration.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/schakowsky-inauguration-met-20170118-story.html
— Rauner aides say Senate budget plan short $4.3 billion – Haley BeMiller and Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Are you spending more than your income? The cost of living in Wheaton is very high. My wife and I are spending more than our income because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— Indiana GOP lawmaker wants police to use ‘any means necessary’ to stop protesters from blocking traffic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-indiana-protest-bill-20170118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Six agencies — including FBI, CIA, Treasury — probing possible Russian aid to Trump’s campaign.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-fbi-kremlin-probe-20170118-story.html
— Obama was a foreign-policy failure – Stephen M. Walt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-obama-policy-2b58fd4c-ddad-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861-20170118-story.html
— District 181 loans itself money while waiting on referendum lawsuit – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dhd-hms-bond-delay-tl-0126-20170118-story.html
— Lisle village clerk gets work-release jail sentence in DUI plea deal – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-lisle-clerk-dui-plea-0118-20170118-story.html
— Are you facing mom bias at work? – Nara Schoenberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/parenting/sc-mom-bias-family-0117-20170117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “On ethics: Obama went high, Trump goes low.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-ethics-trump-obama-chapman-perspec-0119-md-20170118-column.html
— Preckwinkle: Emanuel could have acted sooner on police issues – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-toni-preckwinkle-doj-report-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— Chicago drone photographer pays FAA $200,000 over alleged airspace violations – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-drone-faa-settlement-0119-biz-20170118-story.html
— Rauner-Madigan feud leads to $31 million spent by outside groups on state races last year – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-campaign-spending-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-immigrants-mixed-status-trump-met-20170118-story.html
— Emanuel has $1 million in campaign fund, spent thousands on legal fees – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-campaign-finance-report-met-0119-20170118-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Preckwinkle: CPD afflicted by ‘pervasive racism’ – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-cpd-afflicted-by-pervasive-racism/
— Chicago fiscal wizard Jeremy Katz joins Trump team – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-chicago-fiscal-wizard-joins-trump-team/
— Senate budget’s ‘work in progress’ includes filling $4.3B hole Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-budgets-work-in-progress-includes-filling-4-3b-hole/amp/
— Rahm says CPD must work ‘double hard’ to attract minorities – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: To attract younger Democrats, and especially those who are minority and/or female, the Democrats who run GAO could draw their attention to Diersen v. GAO at https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-says-cpd-must-work-double-hard-to-attract-minorities/
— Mayor defends CPS furloughs as CTU joins school-cut protests – Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-defends-cps-furloughs-as-ctu-joins-school-cut-protests/
— City employee accused of sending ‘sexually explicit’ emails – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-employee-accused-of-sending-sexually-explicit-emails/

DAILY HERALD
— Proposal could eliminate pay for DuPage election panel – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: What do you do that you are not paid for? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is absolutely worthless because I am not paid for what I do.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/news/170118804/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. David Olsen, a Downers Grove Republican, is co-sponsoring legislation to end the $27,500 salary for members of DuPage County’s board of election commissioners. . .The measure is being co-sponsored by state Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Wheaton Republican. . .Having unpaid board members, Olsen said, helps ensure they’re “serving for the right reasons, which is to serve the people and ensure the election process is carried out properly.”)
— Students from Naperville, Wheaton to witness Trump make history – Madhu Krishnamurthy and Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/news/170118853/
— Chicago-area home sales strengthened in 2016 (DIERSEN: Have home sales strengthened in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? If not, why not?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/entlife/170118814/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illegal campaign cash, sexy emails highlights of City Hall inspector’s latest report – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170118/BLOGS02/170119862/illegal-campaign-cash-sexy-emails-highlights-of-city-hall-inspectors
— Roskam revives effort to block Boeing’s Iran deal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170118/BLOGS02/170119858/roskam-revives-effort-to-block-boeings-iran-deal

NBC5
— Christie: Wife Refused to Move to Washington for Trump Post Trump on Monday told The Wall Street Journal, “at some point, we’re going to do something with Chris.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Christie-Wife-refused-to-move-to-Washington-for-Trump-post–411088815.html

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “State Receives Mixed Grade on Reproductive Rights Ahead of Women’s March.”
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/18/state-receives-mixed-grade-reproductive-rights-ahead-women-s-march

DNA INFO
— Bank Robbers Strike On Fridays To Fuel Drug, Booze, Gambling Habits: FBI – Tanveer Ali (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote pot, promote booze, promote gambling, and/or promote even worse things.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170117/albany-park/bank-robbers-strike-on-fridays-fuel-drug-booze-gambling-habits-fbi

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board shoots down Jack Franks’ request for advisory tax freeze referendum – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/18/mchenry-county-board-shoots-down-jack-franks-request-for-advisory-tax-freeze-referendum/ame1d9l/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner budget office says Senate plan won’t erase deficit – AP (DIERSEN: Are you spending more than your income? The cost of living in Wheaton is very high. My wife and I are spending more than our income because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170118/rauner-budget-office-says-senate-plan-wont-erase-deficit

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois budget deal is a real stinker – Scott Reeder
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170118/my-view-illinois-budget-deal-is-real-stinker

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Edwardsville group to join in Women’s March on Washington.”
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127170489.html

MADISON RECORD
— If it could, Illinois should declare bankruptcy – Editorial
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511074953-if-it-could-illinois-should-declare-bankruptcy

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois leaders split on attending Trump inauguration.”
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-leaders-split-on-attending-trump-inauguration/article_754e8b92-c2e1-557f-9b67-d8a4aec95376.html

DAILY ILLINI
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://dailyillini.com/news/2017/01/18/community-members-march-womens-rights/

CHICAGO READER
— Bill Ayers believes opposition to Trump should come from the people—not the Democratic Party The author and former Weatherman says modern revolutionaries also don’t have to look to the 1960s for inspiration. – Ryan Smith
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/bill-ayers-interview/Content?oid=25115256

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Morrison: Right-to-work laws would make Illinois more economically competitive – Vimbai Chikomo
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511074306-morrison-right-to-work-laws-would-make-illinois-more-economically-competitive

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ramey offers Wayne Township service via campaign – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511074484-ramey-offers-wayne-township-service-via-campaign
— TRAGIC: Wood Dale City Council increases liquor licenses – Philip Gonzales
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511066447-wood-dale-city-council-increases-liquor-licenses

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner: More money for higher ed classrooms instead of ‘bureaucratic bloat’ (DIERSEN: Are/were you bureaucratic bloat? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being federal bureaucratic bloat. Further, they have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs and promotions that I got should have been given to poor Democrats, to poor minorities, to poor females, to poor younger people, and/or to poor veterans.)
https://ilnews.org/11766/rauner-money-higher-ed-classrooms-instead-bureaucratic-bloat/
— Trump’s pick for education secretary to push for greater school choice (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. Do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents as being filthy rich? Mine do because my outstanding parents had enough money to send 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://ilnews.org/11758/trumps-pick-education-secretary-push-greater-school-choice/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Barack Obama’s Deplorable Race Relations Legacy – Steve McCann
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/01/barack-obamas-deplorable-race-relations-legacy/

BREITBART
— Tourists Flee ‘Nightmare’ Paris Amidst Rising Theft, Assaults, Terror – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/01/18/chinese-tourists-flee-nightmare-paris/

THE BLAZE
— Rand Paul slams Bernie Sanders’ assertion that the US is ‘not compassionate’ – Tre Goins-Phillips (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise themselves as being compassionate and/or b) crow that they are church members, attend church services, and/or give money to churches.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/18/rand-paul-slams-bernie-sanders-assertion-that-the-us-is-not-compassionate/
— ‘We are the future’: Young ACLU advocate mocks elderly white people – Tre Goins-Phillips (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want Republicans to dump those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/18/we-are-the-future-young-aclu-advocate-mocks-elderly-white-people/

GOPUSA
— ‘Toxic masculinity’? Dude, now America’s universities are turning men into women
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19428
— Teachers in Philadelphia Plan Black Lives Matter Week
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19269
— On his last Wednesday in office, Biden warns of the collapse of democracy
http://www.gopusa.com/on-his-last-wednesday-in-office-biden-warns-of-the-collapse-of-democracy/
— When the Press Loses Credibility
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19366

DAILY CALLER
— ACLU Official Mocks Elderly White People, Tells Them They Have ‘Five Years Left’ – Alex Pfeiffer (DIERSEN: To varying degrees, all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. I should write a book about that.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/aclu-official-mocks-elderly-white-people-tells-them-they-have-five-years-left/

CNS NEWS
— Trump’s IRS Can Avoid Needless Payments to Illegals: Only Genuine SSNs Produce Refunds – David North
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/david-north/trumps-irs-can-avoid-needless-payments-illegals-only-genuine-ssns-produce

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— THOMAS JEFFERSON WARNED US ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/18/thomas-jefferson-warned-us-about-social-security/

THE HILL
— How left-wing and racist radicals are infiltrating our children’s minds – TERESA MULL
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/education/314789-how-left-wing-and-racist-radicals-are-infiltrating-our-childrens
— Under Trump, the disruptors return to Washington (that’s a good thing) – THOMAS A. SCHATZ, Citizens Against Government Waste (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that all the salary and benefits that the Post Office, IRS, GAO, and the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me, is paying me, and will pay me is waste.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/314837-under-trump-the-disruptors-return-to-washington-thats-a

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republican Men Think Women Have It Better Than Them.” All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republican-men-sexism-poll_us_587fc369e4b0c147f0bcbe0a

CNN
— CNN President: Donald Trump Wants To ‘Delegitimize Journalism’ – Kaitlan Collins (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, journalists talk, act, and write like they are getting paid a) to help elect Democrats and b) to defend and advance the Democrat Party platform. No one pays me a) to help elect Republicans or b) to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/18/cnn-president-donald-trump-wants-to-delegitimize-journalism/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Out with the ‘art of being honest,’ in with Trump’s art of the deal.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/out-with-the-art-of-being-honest-in-with-trumps-art-of-the-deal/2017/01/18/b4c4b43a-ddcc-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html

FORTUNE
— Republican Men Think Its Easier to Be a Woman than a Man, Survey Finds – Madeline Farber (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://fortune.com/2017/01/18/republican-men-easier-being-woman/

FORBES
— Are Half of Americans Approaching Retirement with No Savings? – Andrew Biggs (DIERSEN: Constructively, I began saving for my retirement in 1966 when I was 18 years old when I started earning full-time Civil Service Retirement System credits working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2017/01/18/are-half-of-americans-approaching-retirement-with-no-savings/#3f3cd1047df5

FED SMITH
— I Do Solemnly Swear That I Will… – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the Constitution of the United States required them to get rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/18/i-do-solemnly-swear-that-i-will/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: People in the private sector do not take an oath of office when they get a job. They get an offer, report to work, and that’s it. For federal employees it is different. Reading so many articles about the inauguration that refer to the president-elect taking the oath of office on the 20th of January got me thinking about oaths and what they mean. I have taken that oath of office as a civil service employee. Raising your right hand and swearing to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States” is not something most people take lightly. It is a solemn oath and it means something to most people who take it.)

THE NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How to Resist Donald Trump in DC This Weekend.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/how-to-resist-donald-trump-in-dc-this-weekend/

STAMFORD ADVOCATE
— The government is suing Oracle for discriminatory hiring practices — Oracle says it’s ‘politically motivated’ – Matt Weinberger
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/The-government-is-suing-Oracle-for-discriminatory-10866563.php

BERKELEY NEWS
— Berkeley among top U.S. universities for upward mobility – Kathleen Maclay
http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/01/18/berkeley-among-top-u-s-universities-for-upward-mobility/

January 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former rivals Rauner, Vallas unite for Chicago State overhaul – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-vallas-pledge-overhaul-of-chicago-state-university/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/roger-simon-in-trump-years-fight-for-what-we-love-america/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-gop-chaos-on-obamacare-has-an-upside/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-john-lewis-legitimate-president-inauguration-perspec-20170117-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Towns should think hard about new wave of requests for liquor licenses – Editorial (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) promote booze, b) drink lots of booze, and/or c) want to drink more booze than they do.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170117/discuss/170118996/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/discuss/170119006/

DNA INFO
— A Big Drag: How Much Puffing In Illinois Costs Smokers – Kelly Bauer (DIERSEN: I have never been a smoker. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, if not most of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who worked the hardest against me were smokers. Almost all of them were White, male, and/or older. Many of them had severe health problems.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170117/downtown/big-drag-how-much-puffing-illinois-costs-smokers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Smoking will cost you big time in Illinois. The habit will cost a smoker an estimated nearly $1.8 million throughout his or her lifetime, making Illinois among the costliest states in the nation for users, according to a new study. The study from WalletHub looked at the out-of-pocket cost to smokers as well as financial opportunity cost (how much money smokers would have made by investing money instead of spending it on cigarettes), healthcare cost, income loss per smoke and other expenses. The study found smoking in Illinois will end up costing people more than $34,000 a year or $1.77 million over a lifetime of smoking for about 50 years. For a pack-a-day smoker, the habit can cost more than $2,700 per year just to buy cigarettes, the study found.)

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— State’s first lady visits local crisis unit – Edith Brady-Lunny
http://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/state-s-first-lady-visits-local-crisis-unit/article_1f09fd6c-1bf1-5ccb-bdcc-5bdd69d537c7.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois is short 600 school substitutes a day – AP (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I took very few sick days, while my Democrat coworkers and subordinates, took lots of sick days. While I worked for the Park Forest Post Office part-time 1966-1969, I was frequently called in to substitute for my Democrat coworkers who had called in sick.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170117/illinois-is-short-600-school-substitutes-day-study-finds
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Public-school administrators are scrambling to find substitute teachers for as many as 600 Illinois classrooms a day, a survey finds. The review released Tuesday by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools revealed that teachers call in more than 16,500 absences each week. School officials have trouble finding replacements for nearly 20 percent of them.)

WJBD
— Donald Trump: ‘I Don’t Like Tweeting’ – ABC NEWS (DIERSEN: I do not like putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening. Like Trump, “I have other things I could be doing.” But tremendous communication voids continue to exist in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in etc. that no one is filling. The Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, and other conservative and Republican organizations in Illinois do not have the time, the motivation, the experience, and/or the money like I do to help keep Illinois Republicans up to date with government and political news and commentary every 12 hours.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/18/donald-trump-i-dont-like-tweeting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite appearances to the contrary, President-elect Donald Trump says he isn’t a fan of tweeting. In an interview with Fox News slated to air Wednesday, Trump said he uses Twitter to defend himself against the “dishonest media.” “Look, I don’t like tweeting,” Trump told Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt. “I have other things I could be doing. But I get very dishonest media, very dishonest press. It’s my only way that I can counteract.” He continued: “When people misrepresent me — because the press is very dishonest, unbelievably dishonest … When people misrepresent me, I have at least a way of saying it’s a false statement. If the press were honest, which is not, I would absolutely not use Twitter. I wouldn’t have to.”)

WSIL
— Candidate Rauner And Governor Rauner Differ Over Union Strike – Jordan Abudayyeh
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/candidate-rauner-and-governor-rauner-differ-over-union-strike
— Putin: Obama administration trying to undermine Trump – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs focus on undermining Republicans.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34275389/putin-obamas-govt-is-working-hard-to-undermine-trump

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Illinoisans deserve better budget ideas – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: What if those who run Illinois promised to stop driving out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/01/17/reeder-illinoisans-deserve-better-budget-ideas/a85k4at/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Much at risk for union members – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-18/much-risk-union-members.html
— Bill aims to ‘level the playing field’ for political parties – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-18/tom-kacich-bill-aims-level-playing-field-political-parties.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton City Council approves facility for single moms at former Wheaton Inn Facility to serve as many as 12 new and expectant single mothers – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/18/wheaton-city-council-approves-facility-for-single-moms-at-former-wheaton-inn/a5r6lc4/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Wheaton City Council on Jan. 17 voted 6-0 to approve plans for the former Wheaton Inn building at 301 W. Roosevelt Road to become a facility for new and expectant single mothers. The Clarendon Hills-based company Love From Above plans to offer a two-year transitional housing program for women 18 to 26 years old that will serve single mothers in DuPage County. The facility would serve as many as 12 women at any given time who find themselves in “crisis pregnancies,” Love From Above President and founder Yvonne Florczak-Seeman previously said. City Council members approved the plans contingent on the installation of landscaping for the property and the replacement of any required landscaping that has died or is dying. In addition, the facility will only be able to serve a maximum of 12 women at any given time. While Wheaton Mayor Michael Gresk said he would have preferred to have seen a commercial use for the building, “it’s good to see that building occupied.” “It’s an appropriate use,” he said. Council members previously asked if the facility would have to be licensed or regulated by the state. Greg Dose, attorney for the applicant, wrote a letter to the city stating the facility is not subject to regulation or licensing by the Department of Children and Family Services under the Illinois Child Care Act. In the letter, Dose said the facility will be the primary residence of the women. “While they reside there, it will be their home and the home of their infant and toddler children,” Dose said in the letter. “There will be no children on the premises other than those of the moms. Thus all child care that occurs on the premises will be home-based child care.” Dose said the facility is exempt from DCFS licensing and regulation because the children will not be apart from their parents. Wheaton’s city attorney has agreed with Dose’s opinion. As proposed, the women staying at the facility would have to be enrolled in college to participate in the program. This would be the company’s first facility, which will be called The Butterfly Garden…A Place for Healing and Transformation. The Wheaton Inn originally was built in 1987 and most recently was used as office space by an investment company that relocated to Downers Grove a few years ago. Council member Suzanne Fitch was absent from the meeting.)

CHICAGO READER
— Chicago bills itself as a ‘sanctuary city,’ but advocates worry about limits to protections for undocumented immigrants – Nandita Raghuram (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who run Chicago shout that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/01/16/chicago-bills-itself-as-a-sanctuary-city-but-advocates-worry-about-limits-to-protections-for-undocumented-immigrants

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Lisle Village Board Violates Law On Camera – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/lisle-village-board-violates-law-on-camera/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HERE’S WHY MOODY’S IS WARNING OF AN ILLINOIS DEATH SPIRAL Moody’s warns that Illinois’ weak economic growth and population loss are credit negative and that the state may be entering a financial death spiral. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/heres-why-moodys-is-warning-of-an-illinois-death-spiral/

WHEATON COLLEGE
— Income Inequality: The Role of Markets and Government (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight income inequality? My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.wheaton.edu/fpe/Events/2016-2017-School-Year/Income-Inequality

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOP STATE LAWMAKER BARBARA SALVI WHEELER CALLS FOR OBAMA TO SHORTEN BLAGOJEVICH’S PRISON SENTENCE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents blame me for their problems, blame me for your problems, blame me for my problems, and blame for everyone’s problems. My critics/opponents have sentenced me to governmental and political death. Further, they make it very clear that will also sentence anyone who comes to my defense to governmental and political death. How should I react to that?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/gop-state-lawmaker-calls-for-blagojevichs-sentence-to-be-shortened.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Proft gets $500,000 infusion from Uihlein (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that Uihlein’s not giving me any money proves that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are worthless.)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/18/proft-gets-another-cash-infusion-from-uihlein/

GOPUSA
— Fake Polls? How CNN And ABC Are Fudging The Numbers To Tank Trump’s Favorability
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19410
— MLK Weekend was a war zone in Chicago
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19403
— GM announces 7,000 U.S. jobs, $1B factory investment
http://www.gopusa.com/gm-announces-7000-u-s-jobs-1b-factory-investment/
— What if a White News Contributor Said This?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19345

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SPONSORS OF ANARCHY The violence and mayhem that lies ahead this weekend. – Michelle Malkin
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265497/sponsors-anarchy-michelle-malkin

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— CONSERVATISM IS NOT RACISM – Star Parker (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning conservatives as being racists? I should write a book about such demonizers, denigrators, and condemners in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. In the book, I would focus on those demonizers, denigrators, and condemners who falsely claim to be conservative to give themselves standing to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn conservatives. These Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs paint themselves as being “good” conservatives.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/conservatism-is-not-racism/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Black History (aka Demonize White America) Month – Lloyd Marcus (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist if you do not demonize, denigrate and condemn Whites as being racists.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/black_history_aka_demonize_white_america_month.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Sponsors of Anarchy – MICHELLE MALKIN
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443946/donald-trump-inauguration-protests-planned-lefitist-disruption

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Departing CIA chief John Brennan wants his legacy to be the work he did for LGBTQ community – Kelly Riddell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that promoting LGBTQ activity is their top priority.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/17/john-brennan-wants-legacy-be-work-he-did-lgbtq-com/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Tweets His Success on Jobs: ‘The People Are Seeing Big Stuff’ – Mark Swanson
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Trump-Tweets-Jobs/2017/01/17/id/768937/

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Is Trump ready for a national security crisis?”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/donald-trump-national-security-crisis-233732

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans excited about Trump — and worry about what he’ll say next.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/18/politics/donald-trump-republicans-capitol-hill/
— 2,000 GM workers to lose jobs on Inauguration Day Trump voters hope president-elect will save jobs – HEATHER LONG
http://www.click2houston.com/news/2000-gm-workers-to-lose-jobs-on-inauguration-day

REUTERS
— Trump says won’t move White House briefing room, will pick who gets in (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican but a) who DO NOT want me to know about their events and other activities, b) who DO NOT want me to promote their events or other activities, c) who DO NOT want me to attend or ask questions at their events, and d) who DO NOT want me to report on their events or other activities. The aforesaid a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. The aforesaid talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they succeed in getting rid of me. How should I react to that?)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-media-idUSKBN1521OD
— New York protesters camp out at Goldman Sachs to oppose Trump – Elizabeth Dilts (DIERSEN: How much an hour are they being paid and by who?)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-goldman-sachs-protest-idUSKBN15202G

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Rubio to defy Trump. Who do you defy? My critics/opponents want everyone to defy me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/marco-rubio-senate-tillerson.html
— Retweeting Donald Trump Imagine the benefits to the country if the president-elect’s messages were nice, not nasty. – Thomas L. Friedman (DIERSEN: What if all of the sudden, I would stop including in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails links to articles that my critics/opponents disapprove of? My critics/opponents only approve of articles that a) glorify and praise them and/or b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn their enemies. My critics/opponents have millions if not billions of enemies.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/retweeting-donald-trump.html
— Politics’ Newest Empty Gesture: The Disavowal – WESLEY MORRIS (DIERSEN: Who wants you to be disavowed? My critics/opponents want all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries to not only disavow me, they want them to get rid of me. Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they succeed in getting rid of me. How should I react to that?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/magazine/politics-newest-empty-gesture-the-disavowal.html
— After Retirement, Finding a ‘Second Career’ as a Volunteer – EMILY PALMER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois is worthless because I am not paid for what I do. Most, if not virtually all of the operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents have severe financial, health, and/or other problems. They all but shout that they will do just about anything for money.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/nyregion/after-retirement-finding-a-second-career-as-a-volunteer.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “What Ben Carson got wrong about government assistance.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/12/what-ben-carson-gets-wrong-about-government-assistance/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat reporters have always worked in the White House to destroy Republicans. Will Trump evict them?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/reporters-have-worked-from-the-white-house-for-over-100-years-will-trump-evict-them/2017/01/17/c6c040c8-dcfa-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— Secret Service agrees to pay $24 million to settle decades-old race-bias case brought by black agents – Carol D. Leonnig
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-agrees-to-pay-24-million-to-settle-decades-old-race-bias-case-brought-by-black-agents/2017/01/17/b386006e-dd23-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Least Popular New President in at Least a Generation.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-least-popular-new-president-in-at-least-a-generation-poll-finds-1484690456
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Majority of Americans Disapprove of Trump’s Twitter Use.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/majority-of-americans-disapprove-of-trumps-twitter-use-poll-finds-1484715660
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Voters Harbor Mixed Feelings Ahead of Inauguration.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-voters-harbor-mixed-feelings-ahead-of-inauguration-1484735406
— The Best Ways to Manage a Demanding Boss – SUE SHELLENBARGER (DIERSEN: Is/was your boss demanding? During my last 8 years at GAO, most, if not virtually all of my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates DID NOT want to work for my boss because she was very demanding, female, younger, Jewish, and wealthy. She had an MBA from the University of Chicago and had passed the CPA examination on her first attempt. To turn her against me, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to her that I was conservative (she was liberal), Republican (she was Democrat), 100% German national origin (she was 100% Russian national origin), baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (she was Jewish), and that my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s (her ancestors were recent immigrants).)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-ways-to-manage-a-demanding-boss-1484666122
http://www.wsj.com/video/tips-for-managing-a-demanding-boss/798C4E20-C076-4274-B09B-0E5A38516558.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In Trump Nation, healing is overrated.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/17/post-election-political-healing-trump-nation-says-democrats-heal-thyself/96483356/
— Companies pile on job announcements to avoid Trump’s wrath – Chris Woodyard
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/01/17/companies-pile-job-announcements-avoid-trumps-wrath/96682654/
— U.S. abortion rate drops to lowest level since Roe v. Wade – Susan Miller
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/17/us-abortion-rate-drops-lowest-level-since-roe-v-wade/96668290/

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— GM to invest $1 billion in U.S. after pressure from Trump – Brent Snavely (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) hate unions, b) hate past and present union members, c) hate GM, and d) hate those who own/owned GM vehicles. I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980. I have owned at least one GM car since 1964, except late 1968-mid-1971 when I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2017/01/17/gm-invests-america-trump-tweets/96655138/

THE WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump White House already has a leadership crisis.”
http://theweek.com/articles/673611/trump-white-house-already-leadership-crisis
— Donald Trump is blowing up Paul Ryan’s agenda – James Pethokoukis
http://theweek.com/articles/673669/donald-trump-blowing-paul-ryans-agenda

THE NATIONAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Things fall apart when the centre cannot hold as Trump takes office.”
http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/things-fall-apart-when-the-centre-cannot-hold-as-trump-takes-office

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO Marshalls Its Data to Warn Leaders of Fiscal Crisis – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/01/gao-marshalls-its-data-warn-leaders-fiscal-crisis/134637/

GUARDIAN
— Who are the three-quarters of adult Americans who didn’t vote for Trump? The president-elect came second in the popular vote in November but the biggest bloc in the US electorate was those who for different reasons did not vote – Mona Chalabi (FROM THE ARTICLE: People of color. . .People with felony criminal records. . .Residents of the U.S. territories. . .People with disabilities. . .Immigrants. . .Children)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/18/american-non-voters-election-donald-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/18/alt-writing-how-the-far-right-is-changing-us-publishing
— One Nation asked for Trump inauguration invitation, says foreign affairs Department reveals embassy asked members of Congress about spare tickets after ‘multiple requests’ from Malcolm Roberts – Paul Karp
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jan/18/one-nation-asked-for-trump-inauguration-invitation-says-foreign-affairs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Tuesday Burston told ABC Radio National the tickets came from Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger. But Buzzfeed reported on Wednesday that Kinzinger, a congressman from Illinois who spoke out against Trump during the election, had not extended an invitation directly to One Nation. “Our office received a request from the embassy of Australia and the congressman accommodated that request,” a spokesperson for Kinzinger reportedly said. “As such, we have given the tickets to the embassy to use as they wish. The congressman does not endorse any political party in Australia.”)

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— For Voters, Obama’s Legacy Is A More Divided America (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on dividing those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/january_2017/for_voters_obama_s_legacy_is_a_more_divided_america

January 17 Evening Edition

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/17/chicago-knitters-make-hundreds-of-pink-pussyhats-for-womens-march/

NBC5
— Rauner: Skipping Trump’s Inauguration Won’t Hurt Illinoisans “People understand in Washington and around the country that Illinois has big challenges,” Rauner said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Says-Missing-Trump-Inauguration-Wont-Hurt-Illinoisans-410983025.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/More-Than-40000-Expected-to-Attend-Womens-March-on-Chicago-Organizers-Say-410983825.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Womens-March-on-Chicago-See-the-Route-410957105.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Street-Closures-Anticipated-as-Womens-March-on-Chicago-410953675.html

ABC7
— CHICAGOANS TRAVEL TO INAUGURATION TO PROTEST, CELEBRATE – Karen Jordan and Kathy Brock
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicagoans-travel-to-inauguration-to-protest-celebrate/1707222/
— MEET THE TRUMPS: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NEW FIRST FAMILY – Kathy Brock
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/meet-the-trumps-a-closer-look-at-the-new-first-family-/1707072/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner will not attend inauguration, but wants to work closely with Trump Administration – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/229717425-story
— Curiosity abounds ahead of Trump inauguration – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/229507081-story

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says sweeping Senate budget plan not fully baked – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-budget-deal-met-0118-20170117-story.html
— List of Illinois Democrats skipping Trump inauguration grows – Katherine Skiba, Kim Janssen and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trump-inaugural-no-shows-illinois-20170117-story.html
— In search of a new religion to survive President Trump – Garrison Keillor (DIERSEN: Beyond tragically, ever-increasingly, religions talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-christians-garrison-keillor-20170117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-womens-march-details-met-20170117-story.html
— What’s behind Chicago’s surge in violence? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-crime-increase-causes-edit-0118-md-20170117-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Garry McCarthy subpoenaed about gifts, trips in Jackson divorce – TINA SFONDELES and MICHAEL SNEED
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/garry-mccarthy-among-three-issued-subpoenas-in-jackson-divorce/
— Wayne County is glad it voted 84 percent for Trump – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: In states, counties, townships/wards, municipalities, and precincts where Clinton got substantially more votes than Trump got, will those who voted for Clinton try to get rid of those who voted for Trump? How should those who voted for Trump protect/defend themselves?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/neil-steinberg-wayne-county-illinois-glad-it-voted-84-percent-for-donald-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-local-womens-march-aims-higher-than-trump-bashing/
— Emanuel and Vice President-elect Pence huddle in Washington – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahm-emanuel-and-vice-president-elect-pence-huddle-in-washington/
— Ex-leaders of FALN, Gangster Disciples get breaks from Obama – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/man-who-fought-for-puerto-rican-independence-gets-obama-clemency/
— Top cop: Bad training bothers me the most – Mitch Dudek (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, those agencies provided me with extensive and outstanding training.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/top-cop-bad-training-bothers-me-the-most/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Would an impulsive Trump hit the nuclear button?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-nuclear-war-trump-missiles-button-perspec-0118-md-20170117-story.html
— How Russian ‘kompromat’ destroys political opponents – Sarah Oates (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would brag about how they use their operatives and their dupes to destroy individuals, to destroy organizations, to destroy companies, to destroy governments, to destroy etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-russia-kompromat-blackmail-trump-20170117-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Growing list of Illinois lawmakers to skip Trump’s inauguration – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170117/BLOGS02/170119879/growing-list-of-illinois-lawmakers-to-skip-trumps-inauguration

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinoisans-gear-womens-march-capitol-hill

WJBC
— Illinois first lady ‘excited’ by visit to Chestnut Health Systems – Adam Studzinski
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/01/17/illinois-first-lady-excited-by-visit-to-chestnut-health-systems/

SAUK VALLEY
— Bustos won’t skip inauguration
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/01/17/bustos-wont-skip-inauguration/arq2gnc/

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-women-head-washington-march#stream/0

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-women-head-washington-march#stream/0

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR

— Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock’s trial set for July 11 – Andy Kravetz (DIERSEN: In 1998, my attorney, Walter T. Charlton (http://www.martindale.com/Walter-T-Charlton/1728803-lawyer.htm), filed Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) in Washington, DC, but in 2000, the lawsuit was transferred to Chicago.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170117/former-us-rep-aaron-schocks-trial-set-for-july-11

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://dailyegyptian.com/64597/showcase/southern-illinoisans-prepare-march-equality-social-justice/

MADISON RECORD
— State Sen. McCarter headed to Washington for Trump inauguration – Ann Maher
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511074730-mccarter-headed-to-washington-for-trump-inauguration

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote the anti-Trump John J. Dunphy
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/95238/dunphy-trump-should-step-down

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trial Date Set for Former Congressman Aaron Schock Schock is accused of using his political office for personal profit. – Hannah Hilyard
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/trial-date-set-for-former-congressman-aaron-schock/641592715
— Donald Trump’s childhood home heads to auction Home built by Trump’s father – KATHRYN VASEL
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trumps-childhood-home-heads-to-auction/641550673
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The home has previously been listed on the market for as much as $1.65 million. The 2,500-square foot house is located in Jamaica Estates, a wealthy neighborhood in Queens. It has four full bathrooms, a library, finished basement and a two-car garage. To participate in the auction, potential bidders must pay $20 for due diligence information that includes a title report, the terms of sale, and a copy of the purchase and sale agreement. According to Misha Haghani, owner of Paramount Realty USA, the home was built by Trump’s father. “A property as prominent as this has intangible value that goes beyond just the real estate — it’s like art and that’s why an auction is the perfect platform in which to sell it,” he said in the December press release. In September, The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon asked the then-presidential nominee about the home being sold. “That is where I was born,” Trump said when Fallon showed him a photo of the home. “I had a really good childhood; oh that’s sad to look at that, I want to buy it.”)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURKIN APPOINTS NEW HOUSE GOP CAUCUS LEADERSHIP TEAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/durkin-appoints-new-house-gop-caucus-leadership-team.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner won’t say where he stands on “repeal and replace” (DIERSEN: If you get elected or appointed as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Republican Party platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/17/rauner-wont-say-where-he-stands-on-repeal-and-replace/

AMERICAN AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION
— Sen. Ted Cruz Set to Address CPAC 2017
http://conservative.org/ted-cruz-set-to-address-cpac-2017/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Michigan’s magician for Trump poised for ‘exciting two years’ as RNC chair – Ralph Z. Hallow
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/17/ronna-romney-mcdaniel-rncs-likely-chair-drives-tru/

NEWSMAX
— GAO Warns Federal Debt Is ‘Unsustainable’ – Mark Swanson (DIERSEN: What did you do 1980-1997? I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Newsfront/gao-warns-federal-debt/2017/01/17/id/769035/
— Operatives Sought, Offered $2,500 to Protest at Trump Inauguration – Mark Swanson (DIERSEN: All the operatives and all the dupes that do the dirty work for my critics/opponents are desperate for money, they all do just about anything for money, including claiming to be religious, claiming to be conservative, and/or claiming to be Republican.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/inauguration-protest-millennials/2017/01/17/id/768996/
— Trump Blasts Pollsters for ‘Rigged’ Approval Ratings (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in driving down the approval ratings for conservatives? I should write a book about those who do/did that in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/approval-ratings-president-inauguration/2017/01/17/id/768918/

NEWS BUSTERS
— State Run TV: Brian Williams Declares Obama Had ‘No Personal Scandals’ – Scott WhitlocK
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2017/01/17/state-run-tv-brian-williams-declares-obama-had-no-personal

GOPUSA
— Putin accuses Obama administration of undermining Trump’s legitimacy (DIERSEN: Who focuses on undermining your legitimacy? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus/focused on undermining my legitimacy.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19350
http://www.gopusa.com/putin-accuses-obama-administration-of-undermining-trumps-legitimacy/
— Reagan and Trump: American Nationalists – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19327
— Christians, feminists fight Obama’s restroom mandate
http://www.gopusa.com/christians-feminists-fight-obamas-restroom-mandate/
— Wife of Orlando nightclub shooter arrested by FBI
http://www.gopusa.com/wife-of-orlando-nightclub-shooter-arrested-by-fbi/
— Gas mileage matters down the road (DIERSEN: The Democrats condemned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8 as being a clunker even though it gets 24 MPG on the highway.)
http://www.gopusa.com/gas-mileage-matters-down-the-road/

DAILY CALLER
— Border Patrol Won’t Prosecute Illegals Because Of DOJ Inaction – David Krayden
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/report-border-patrol-wont-prosecute-illegals-because-of-doj-inaction/
— Fake Polls? How CNN And ABC Are Fudging The Numbers To Tank Trump’s Favorability – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/fake-polls-how-cnn-and-abc-are-fudging-the-numbers-to-tank-trumps-favorability/
— ‘Never Trump’ Republicans Shocked They Can’t Find Jobs In Trump’s White House – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/never-trump-republicans-shocked-they-cant-find-jobs-in-trumps-white-house/
— Whoops! Definitely-Not-Senile John Lewis Says He FORGOT He Boycotted W’s Inauguration – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/john-lewis-says-he-forgot-he-boycotted-bushs-inauguration/
— Race Activist Calls Black Band Playing At Trump Inauguration ‘Coons’ – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/race-activist-calls-black-band-playing-at-trump-inauguration-coons/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— DOCTORS FIRING MEDICARE PATIENTS – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/17/doctors-firing-medicare-patients/

BREITBART
— Inaugural Rioters Urged to ‘Go Hard’ in ‘Only Chance’ to ‘Rove the City’ Under ‘Protocol of the Obama Era’ – LEE STRANAHAN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/inaugural-rioters-urged-go-hard-chance-rove-city-protocol-obama-era/
— Paul Ryan Picks Fight with Donald Trump Over Big Pharma Corruption: ‘I Don’t Speak Like That, Generally Speaking’ – MATTHEW BOYLE (DIERSEN: Who tries to pick fights with you? The following try to pick fights with me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/paul-ryan-picks-fight-donald-trump-big-pharma-dont-speak-like-generally/
— Donald Trump: John Lewis Lied About Not Skipping Inaugurations Before Mine – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/trump-john-lewis-lied-not-skipping-inaugurations-before-mine/
— TREASONOUS: GQ Mag: ‘There’s No Such Thing As an Illegal Immigrant’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/01/16/gq-mag-theres-no-thing-illegal-immigrant/

BLAZE
— If your lifestyle is none of my business, stop demanding that I celebrate it – Matt Walsh (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, Americans are forced to celebrate those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. I should write a book about how the federal government forces its employees to celebrate the aforesaid. It is done under the guise of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-if-your-lifestyle-is-none-of-my-business-stop-demanding-that-i-celebrate-it/
— Rush Limbaugh fires back after Obama blames him for partisanship in Washington – Kate Scanlon (DIERSEN: Should I “fire back” at those who blame me for their problems, those who blame me for your problems, those who blame me for my problems, and/or those who blame me for everyone’s problems?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/17/rush-limbaugh-fires-back-after-obama-blames-him-for-partisanship-in-washington/

TOWNHALL
— Proposed Law Would Punish Countries That Refuse to Take Back Their Illegal Immigrant Criminals – Leah Barkoukis (DIERSEN: How many illegal immigrant criminals are there in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/01/17/proposed-law-would-punish-countries-that-refuse-to-take-back-their-illegal-immigrant-criminals-n2272404
— Planned Parenthood Trained Employees On How to Identify Undercover Journalists Instead of Sex Traffickers – Cortney O’Brien
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/01/17/new-report-shows-planned-parenthood-covering-up-sex-trafficking-n2272707
— Bikers For Trump: We’ll Form A ‘Wall of Meat’ To Block Anti-Trump Protestors At Inauguration – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/01/17/bikers-for-trump-well-for-a-wall-of-meat-to-block-antitrump-protestors-n2272522

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Guide to Basic Differences between Left and Right – DENNIS PRAGER (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be on the right, but who focus on destroying individuals like me who are on the right and organizations like TAPTROOT Republicans of Illinois that are on the right? I should write a book about the aforesaid destroyers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443900/liberal-conservative-americans-opposed-first-principles-key-terms

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— Dr. Ben Carson Says LGBT Americans Should Not Get ‘Extra Rights’ – Czarina Ong
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/dr.ben.carson.says.lgbt.americans.should.not.get.extra.rights/103925.htm

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— GAO Audit: Federal Government Remains on Unsustainable Fiscal Path Net operating cost more than doubled over past year – Ali Meyer
http://freebeacon.com/issues/audit-federal-government-remains-unsustainable-fiscal-path/

CNN
— Who has Donald Trump’s ear? – Dana Bash and Abigail Crutchfield (DIERSEN: Who has the ear of those who have the most religious, government, political, and financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/politics/donald-trump-advisers/

CBS NEWS
— GAO: U.S. government spending “unsustainable” (DIERSEN: What did you do 1980-1997? I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gao-federal-spending-revenue-unsustainable/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Entering White House Unbent and Unpopular.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/donald-trump-obama-approval-rating.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— ‘Frontline’ examines right-left rift in ‘Divided States of America’ – Meredith Blake (DIERSEN: In states, counties, townships/wards, municipalities, and precincts where Clinton got substantially more votes than Trump got, will those who voted for Clinton try to get rid of those who voted for Trump? How should those who voted for Trump protect/defend themselves?)
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-frontline-divided-states-of-amer-20170116-story.html

JOURNAL STAR
— Corvette show helps abused kids, hungry families – Dennis Buckley
http://journalstar.com/niche/neighborhood-extra/fun-and-fundraisers/corvette-show-helps-abused-kids-hungry-families/article_50555ba8-7f05-59d0-a28f-17c79d0755df.html

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Flight, Not Fight Democrats hiding from the Trump inauguration are just doing what their party does best. – Peter Roff
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2017-01-17/why-democrats-are-really-skipping-donald-trumps-inauguration

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Get in Formation: The Working Girl’s Guide to Joining the Trump Resistance – Kristen Bahler (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Money Magazine’s February 1978 4-page article on me and a) how Money Magazine got IRS to disallow my education deductions and b) how Money Magazine foisted negative government employee stereotypes on me.)
http://time.com/money/4635757/trump-inauguration-march-washington-resistance/

FED SMITH
— Proving Retaliation is ‘In Reprisal For’ Blowing the Whistle – Mathew B. Tully, Esq.
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/17/proving-retaliation-is-in-reprisal-for-blowing-the-whistle/

FED WEEK
— Office of Government Ethics Issues Policies for Ethics Notices when Hiring
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/oge-issues-policies-ethics-notices-hiring/

TALK MEDIA NEWS
— Senate expected to consider GAO reform bill on Tuesday evening – Bryan Renbaum
http://www.talkmedianews.com/featured/2017/01/17/senate-expected-consider-gao-reform-bill-tuesday-evening/