Tag: CPA

July 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Who is Supreme Court contender Amy Coney Barrett?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/who-is-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-contender-nomination/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— McCarthy says Dan Ryan protest shows change since 2012 NATO summit – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-mccarthy-dan-ryan-march-20180708-story,amp.html
— Watering the infield – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-mccarthy-dan-ryan-march-20180708-story,amp.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker’s campaign spread $2.5 million late last week to campaign coffers aimed at helping Democrats in the legislature and Cook County. Campaign finance reports show Pritzker gave $1 million to the Democratic Majority fund, which is chaired by House Speaker Michael Madigan and is used to assist Democratic House members and candidates. Another $1 million was headed to two different funds aimed at helping Democrats in the state Senate — $500,000 apiece to the Senate Democratic Victory Fund headed by Senate President John Cullerton and the Illinois Democratic Heartland Committee, which assists Downstate Senate Democrats. Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, also dropped $500,000 to the Cook County Democratic Party, which is now headed by County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Democrats are counting on Pritzker to help down-ballot candidates in much the same way that his opponent, Republican Gov. Rauner, has done in subsidizing the state GOP and Republican legislative candidates.)
— Rauner launches new attack on Pritzker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-mccarthy-dan-ryan-march-20180708-story,amp.html
— Why are millennials so hot for socialism? – Heather Wilhelm (DIERSEN: What percent of Democrat educators promote socialism?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wilhelm-millennials-support-socialism-bernie-sanders-0709-story.html
— Workplace bully behavior – Amy Morin (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, all my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used one or more of the 18 tactics listed in this article. I should write a book about those who were the biggest bullies. At GAO, they succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. At IRS, they succeeded in not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, getting rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974. At the Post Office, they succeeded in forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180709/281887299068465

 

DAILY HERALD
— Community Unit School District 200 must curtail spending – Jan Shaw, Wheaton
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180709/district-must-curtail-spending
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO BIG COLOR PICTURES: Senior Women’s Open in Wheaton puts nation’s first 18-hole course in spotlight – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: My DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton boarders the Chicago Golf Club. All of Wheaton’s Golf Lane is in my precinct.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180709/senior-womens-open-in-wheaton-puts-nations-first-18-hole-course-in-spotlight
— What you need to know to attend the U.S. Senior Women’s Open in Wheaton – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180709/what-you-need-to-know-to-attend-the-us-senior-womens-open-in-wheaton
— Pat Bradley excited about first U.S. Women’s Senior Open – Len Ziehm
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20180708/bradley-excited-about-first-us-womens-senior-open
— A timeline of Chicago Golf Club milestones – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180709/a-timeline-of-chicago-golf-club-milestones
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180708/12-year-old-girl-leads-effort-to-bring-pride-parade-to-buffalo-grove-in-2019

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Google names new head of Chicago office – JOHN PLETZ (DIERSEN: What percent of Google employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180709/BLOGS11/180709941
— This mortgage industry executive gives money directly to people in need. All they need to do is ask. – LISA BERTAGNOLI (DIERSEN: Have you ever been in need? I have not. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the reasons for that are a) my parents were undeservedly filthy rich, b) I avoided the draft, c) the federal government grossly overpaid me, d) my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and were did not become foster parents, and e) my federal retirement benefits are much too generous.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180706/ISSUE01/180709953

 

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN QUESTION: Who promotes Pat Brady? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time.
https://wgnradio.com/category/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson/
https://wgnradio.com/2018/07/08/former-state-gop-chairman-pat-brady-on-the-race-for-governor/

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Retirees among top-paid educators – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000-a-year in today’s dollars (GS-13 Step 3)? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/retirees-among-top-paid-educators/article_73fa8c9c-7405-11e8-85c8-df81ab9a3a28.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Growing fear, and optimism, on Illinois farms Some farmers say the opening shots in the trade war will level the playing field, but others fear the financial fallout – Adalberto Toledo
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/07/08/growing-fear-and-optimism-on-illinois-farms/a2yw1i8/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Rahm and Rauner’s phony Ryan feud: Don’t be fooled by the Twitter barbs – Ben Joravsky
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/07/09/phony-feud-dont-be-fooled-by-the-twitter-barbs-between-rahm-and-rauner-over-dan-ryan-protest

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Algonquin Township Republican Party Holds Fundraiser Thursday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/08/algonquin-township-republican-party-holds-fundraiser-thursday/
— CL Independence Day Parade – Part 2 – Peter Roskam
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/08/cl-independence-day-parade-part-2-peter-roskam/

 

WIRE POINTS
— Janus v AFSCME and the truth about Illinois pensions in one graphic – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: I am not aware of any benefit increases for Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) retirees since I started earning CSRS credits in 1966 when I was 18 years old.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/janus-v-afscme-and-the-truth-about-illinois-pensions-in-one-graphic-wirepoints-original/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There’s one graphic that perfectly captures the absurdity of Illinois pensions over the past three decades. It’s what Justice Samuel Alito described as Illinois’ “generous public-employee retirement packages” when writing for the majority in the Janus v. AFSCME decision. Alito didn’t use this graphic but he could have, because it makes his point. In 1987, pension promises made to active workers and retirees in the state’s five state-run pension plans totaled just $18 billion. By 2016, they had ballooned to $208 billion. That’s a cumulative 1,067 percent increase. Contrast that to the state’s budget (general fund revenues) which was up just 236 percent over the same time period. Or household incomes, which were up just 127 percent. Or inflation, up just 111 percent. Promised pension benefits have blown past any ability of the state, the economy or taxpayers to pay for them.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MEDIA REPORTS TRUMP TOSSING IMMIGRANTS FROM MILITARY. THAT’S NOT THE WHOLE STORY.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/media-reports-trump-tossing-immigrants-from-military-thats-not-the-whole-story.html
— THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT BLACK MEN IN AMERICA
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/the-good-news-about-black-men-in-america.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker’s contributions to Dem committees now total $5.7 million since May
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/09/pritzkers-contributions-to-dem-committees-now-total-57-million-since-may/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump needs a Bridge to Nowhere moment on spending – Adam Andrzejewski & Tom Coburn (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents try, if they have not already, to stress to Trump the $1,076,178 in today’s dollars that the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me since 1997? Will they stress to Trump, if they have not already, the $373,500 in today’s dollars in federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies that my wife and I have gotten since 1997? Will they stress to Trump how my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/trump-needs-a-bridge-to-nowhere-moment-on-spending

 

BLAZE
— Angry socialist protesters confront Mitch McConnell again, shout: ‘We know where you live’ – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more money that you should invest in home security and self-defense.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/07/08/video-angry-protesters-confront-mitch-mcconnell-again-shout-we-know-where-you-live
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez changes campaign bio after truth is revealed about where she grew up – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Where did you grow up? I grew up in Crete. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Crete because I grew up there.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/07/08/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-changes-campaign-bio-after-truth-is-revealed-about-where-she-grew-up
— College students say they despise Trump’s SCOTUS nominee — before he even announces who it is – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who oppose just about everything that I support.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/07/08/watch-college-students-say-they-despise-trumps-scotus-nominee-before-he-even-announces-who-it-is

 

DAILY CALLER
— PRESIDENT TRUMP TROLLS MEDIA THAT PREDICTED HE’D LOSE 2016 ELECTION – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: Should I troll those who predicted a) that the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) that IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) that IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) that GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) that GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986? Should I troll those who predicted a) that I would NOT earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 or job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) that I would NOT earn job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) that I would NOT earn a job-related professional license when I was 32?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/08/trump-trolls-news-outlet/
— JILTED FORMER EPA AIDE WITH SORDID HISTORY TAKES FULL CREDIT FOR PRUITT’S RESIGNATION – Chris White (DIERSEN: So far, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me for all the setbacks that I have suffered at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. But maybe someday, they will come out of their closets and take credit for my setbacks.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/08/epa-aide-pruitt-resignaton/
— MUELLER’S ‘PIT BULL’ ARRANGED MEETING WITH REPORTERS TO DISCUSS MANAFORT INVESTIGATION – Chuck Ross (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have served as pit bulls for my critics/opponents. They would love it.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/08/mueller-manafort-journalist-leak/

 

THE HILL
— Clash looms over ICE funding – MIKE LILLIS AND RAFAEL BERNAL
http://thehill.com/latino/395903-clash-looms-over-ICE-funding

 

POLITICO
— Illinois governor profits off ICE detention center contracts – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/09/illinois-governor-detention-centers-702293

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Can the Catholic Church ‘Evolve’ on L.G.B.T. Rights? – John Gehring (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/opinion/pope-francis-catholic-church-lgbt.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/08/world/canada/canada-marijuana-businesses.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Many States Are Likely Unprepared For Next Downturn Revenues—largely dependent on taxes—haven’t fully recovered from the last recession, while pensions and Medicaid costs mount – David Harrison
https://www.wsj.com/articles/many-states-are-likely-unprepared-for-next-downturn-1531073292
— Legacy Preferences Complicate Colleges’ Diversity Push As universities strive to increase socioeconomic diversity, some still have favorable admission rates for children of alumni – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents never attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/legacy-preferences-complicate-colleges-diversity-push-1531128601
— The Difficult Task of Taking the Car Keys Away From an Older Parent Retirement columnist Glenn Ruffenach says that in hindsight, he would have done things differently with his mother – Glenn Ruffenach
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-difficult-task-of-taking-the-car-keys-away-from-an-older-parent-1530815990
— Giuliani Demands ‘Factual Basis’ for Mueller Probe Before Any Trump Interview Comments represent hardening of White House stance on sit-down in Russia probe – Lalita Clozel (DIERSEN: If my Democrat superiors had provided a “factual basis” for the many adverse actions that they took against me, those facts should have been the following: a) they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give my job to a young Democrat minority or to a young Democrat female, b) I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, d) I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, e) I refused to help get rid of employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, or non-veteran, and f) I did not paint myself as being a yes-man and I was not a yes-man.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/giuliani-demands-factual-basis-for-mueller-probe-before-any-trump-interview-1531070023

 

PENSIONS & INVESTMENTS
— Pension portability is a priority for Sen. Warner – HAZEL BRADFORD (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain furious that the almost 3 years of Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits that I earned 1966-1969 working for the Post Office and the almost 9 years of CSRS credits that I earned 1971-1980 working for IRS transferred to GAO. They remain even more furious that I got full-time CSRS credit while I worked for the Post Office when I worked only part-time.)
http://www.pionline.com/article/20180709/PRINT/180709917/portability-is-a-priority-for-sen-warner

 

USA TODAY
— Losing a job in midlife: How to prepare and bounce back when downsized near retirement – Tamara E. Holmes (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 1997 to frustrate my search for jobs and for consulting opportunities. They stress a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2018/07/09/downsized-near-retirement-recover-layoff-middle-age/754167002/

 

GOVERNMENT BENEFITS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What benefits on this list have you received from the State of Illinois? My wife and I have received none.
https://www.benefits.gov/benefits/browse-by-state/state/154

 

INC.
— AUGUST 17, 2017 FLASHBACK: The Top 5 Career-Limiting Habits You’ve Built (And 6 Ways to Break Them) Old habits die hard. Use these six tips to hack the process and break bad habits before they break your career. – Michael Schneider (DIERSEN: What were the most career limiting things that you did? For me, as a federal employee whose superiors were always Democrats, a) I avoided the draft, b) I refused to become a Democrat, c) I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, d) I refused to help my Democrat superiors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, e) I refused to paint myself as being a yes-man and I refused to be a yes-man, f) my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and g) I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Further, while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO, I suggested that GAO a) not do work for U.S. Senators or for U.S. Representatives unless the work was requested by at least one Democrat AND at least one Republican and b) that about 50% of audit teams should Democrats and about 50% of audit teams should be Republicans.)
https://www.inc.com/michael-schneider/6-proven-ways-to-overcome-bad-habits-according-to-.html
— JUNE 18, 2018 FLASHBACK: Reciprocal Marketing (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive lots of traffic to websites. Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have included links to more than 306,200 articles on hundreds of websites. Yet sadly, very few of those websites appreciate that. Some even treat me like they are doing me a big favor by letting me drive traffic to their websites. Some even treat me like they do not want me to drive traffic to their websites. Virtually none of those websites reciprocate in any way, for example, a) by not charging me to view articles on their websites, b) by emailing me links to relevant articles on their websites, or c) by posting a link on their website to the GOPUSA ILLINOIS website (www.gopillinois.com). With only the rarest of exceptions, I do not include links to articles if I cannot view the articles. I pay thousands of dollars each year for home delivery of many newspapers and for full internet access to many newspaper websites. Needless-to-say, I should not want and I do not want reciprocity from websites that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time.)
https://www.inc.com/encyclopedia/reciprocal-marketing.html

July 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Dan Ryan Expressway shut down by anti-violence march; Rauner, Emanuel spar over protest – Diane Pathieu and Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/anti-violence-protesters-shut-down-dan-ryan/3721158/

 

NBC5
— Rauner, Emanuel Spar on Social Media Over Dan Ryan Protest Protesters shut down the Dan Ryan Saturday, and the politicians are sparring over the march – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-dan-ryan-protest-spar-487574221.html

 

CBS2
— Thousands Turn Out For Protest On Dan Ryan Expressway – Audrina Bigos
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/07/thousands-dan-ryan-expressway-protest/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Anti-violence protest shuts down Dan Ryan Expressway – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/anti-violence-protest-shuts-down-dan-ryan-expessway

WGN TV
— ‘March for Our Rights’ organizers in 10 cities protest for gun rights – MELISSA ESPANA
https://wgntv.com/2018/07/07/march-for-our-rights-organizers-in-10-cities-protest-for-gun-rights/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Anti-violence protesters shut down inbound Dan Ryan: ‘The people won today’ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who won today? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dan-ryan-shutdown-pfleger-march-violence/
— Rahm slams Rauner for Dan Ryan shutdown tweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-dan-ryan-shutdown-tweet/
— Pfleger, Emanuel, Rauner and Cupich: The inside story of the Dan Ryan shutdown – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pfleger-emanuel-rauner-cupich-dan-ryan-shutdown/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago mayor to Illinois governor in war of words about Dan Ryan march: ‘Delete your account’ – Patrick M. O’Connell, Jeremy Gorner and Megan Crepeau
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dan-ryan-pfleger-violence-protest-20180706-story.html
— Democrats hope Kennedy’s retirement will make courts a galvanizing issue for voters – Seung Min Kim
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kennedy-retirement-supreme-court-democrats-midterm-voters-20180707-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— State launches program to create more retirement savers – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180707/state-launches-program-to-create-more-retirement-savers——————

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Both local parties see state, national issues as leverage – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180707/both-local-parties-see-state-national-issues-as-leverage

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— 12th Congressional District: Can Democrats win back the Obama-Trump voter? This race is the test – Katie Glueck
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180707/can-democrats-win-back-obama-trump-voter-this-race-is-test

 

SOUTHERN
— Jackson County Republicans push for ballot question opposing property tax increase – DUSTIN DUNCAN
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/jackson-county-republicans-push-for-ballot-question-opposing-property-tax/article_b1f15482-ab8c-5b91-9941-ff75c3af383d.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS

— Freeway shut down prompts Twitter battle between Chicago mayor and Rauner – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/freeway-shut-down-prompts-twitter-battle-between-chicago-mayor-and-rauner

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri uses social media to make a point about high taxes – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511475144-khouri-uses-social-media-to-make-a-point-about-high-taxes

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ new automatic voter registration process begins at DMVs across state – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-new-automatic-voter-registration-process-begins-at-dmvs-across/article_fcdfb236-8093-11e8-99a6-cb2c4ef96c40.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Protesters Shut Down Major Chicago Highway; Mayor Emanuel Says Go For It, Comrades – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/07/07/protesters-shut-down-major-chicago-highway-mayor-emmanuel-says-go-for-it-comrades-n2498147

 

GOPUSA
— Teachers union gives anthem protestor Kaepernick its ‘highest honor’ (DIERSEN: The more that you protest individuals, protest organizations, protest governments, and protest countries that are members of the following groups, the more that anti-Trumps honor you: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, draft avoiders, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49570

 

THE HILL
— Hysteria about the Supreme Court vacancy isn’t about abortion — it’s about reparations – JAMES GAGLIANO (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that it should be me. They stress that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), 100% German national origin, my ancestors have been America for a long time (since 1844), conservative, Republican, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), draft avoider, and non-poor. How many of the aforesaid terrible demographics do you share with me? In my defense, my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/395945-hysteria-about-supreme-court-vacancy-isnt-about-abortion-its-about
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A progressive court would sense our nation’s sovereign borders differently; immigration issues would be viewed through the prism of globalism. Liberal judges tend to apply pluralistic conditions to their considered opinions. Judicial activism would proliferate in the guise of “righting historical injustices” and, in particular, redressing America’s “original sin” — slavery. If Trump succeeds in appointing a conservative justice, for example, the court effectively would rule against any legislative efforts to have America – meaning the taxpayer – pay some $4.1 trillion to African Americans related to the impact of slavery, as David Horowitz outlines in his 2016 book, “Progressive Racism. ”A liberal Court would see this controversial issue very differently than a conservative Court. And some supporters of reparations already have mapped a way for descendants of slaves to receive some form of compensation. Georgetown University professor and author Michael Eric Dyson has gone so far as to suggest that white Americans — no matter whether their ancestors were slave-owners or not — should maintain an “individual reparations account” as a means of “atonement.” This would involve making donations to African American groups. The Trump administration’s Department of Education already has begun moves to undercut Obama-era policy guidelines to universities to consider race in college admissions if legally possible. Quotas, racial preferences, and the landmark 1978 Supreme Court decision to legalize affirmative action have given way to a far more innocuous, benign term — diversity — and been upheld by the Court as recently as 2016. But the construct — reparations — remains the same. While these “reparations” may be well-intended, they penalize Americans whose ancestors played no role in slavery, in order to compensate Americans who were never enslaved. If the Supreme Court’s ideological majority flipped, future generations would be left to foot the bill.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Anti-gun violence protesters take over Chicago highway – Amy B Wang
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/07/07/anti-gun-violence-protesters-take-over-chicago-highway/?utm_term=.e14308e97c24
— The unemployed are a wasted asset – Paul A. London, Washington (DIERSEN: I have been unemployed since 1997 when I was 49 years old, and before that, the federal government underemployed me. I earned a) job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. The federal government would not have wasted my career if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran. I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste what I learned a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, b) earning an MBA from Loyola, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, d) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul e) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, f) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, and g) working for GAO for almost 18 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-unemployed-are-a-wasted-asset/2018/07/06/9b835cba-809b-11e8-a63f-7b5d2aba7ac5_story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Chicago March Leader Says ‘The People Won Today’ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who won today? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-07-07/the-latest-police-will-allow-protesters-on-chicago-freeway

 

FORBES
— Where Do You Want To Live For The Rest Of Your Life? 7 Questions To Ask – Bart Astor (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what encourages and discourages people from living in my precinct – DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. My wife and I have lived in the precinct since 1984 and in Wheaton since 1978.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bartastor/2018/07/07/where-do-you-want-to-live-for-the-rest-of-your-life-7-questions-to-ask/

 

INSIDER
— 7 money goals to hit by the time you’re 35 that are actually achievable – Judith Ohikuare (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, I doubled my salary when I was 30. In today’s dollars, I earned $45,703/year (GS-7 Step 1) when I was 22 and $91,880/year (GS-12 Step 5) when I was 30. According to Money Magazine’s February 1978 article on me, in today’s dollars, at the end of 1977, my net worth was $199,615 of which $27,354 was my Civil Service Retirement System contributions.)
http://www.thisisinsider.com/money-goals-to-hit-by-35-that-are-actually-achievable-2018-7
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chances are, you’ve seen the advice floating around that advises 35-year-olds to have twice their annual salary in savings if they plan to retire by 67 “and live a similar lifestyle.” If you are 35 years old and you have just one year’s annual salary shored up, congratulations a million times over — you’re well ahead of the game. In 2017, the median salary for Americans aged 35 to 44 was $50,752 annually, based on figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By contrast, the Federal Reserve found that the same age demographic had a median $5,000 in a savings account. All Americans, on average, had just over $33,766 saved, and one-third had $0 saved for retirement in 2016. Obviously, the double-your-salary-by-35 figure isn’t realistic for many working people in the U.S. — especially those in their mid-thirties.)

July 7 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Emanuel voices support for Dan Ryan march led by Fr. Pfleger – Sarah Schulte and Eric Horng
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/emanuel-voices-support-for-dan-ryan-march-led-by-fr-pfleger/3718432/

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that some immigrant recruits and reservists say they’ve been abruptly discharged without being told why. My Democrat superiors never told me why they took adverse actions against me, including forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. If they had, they would have told me it was a) because in 1988 I had become an active member in a class lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) because I had complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/06/immigrant-abruptly-discharged-from-military-says-it-was-like-getting-kicked-out-of-your-own-home/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cardinal Cupich on Pfleger’s Dan Ryan shutdown: ‘I encourage them to be bold’ – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party. Democrats run Chicago. Democrats always blame Republicans for gun violence. therefore, the Dan Ryan shutdown is a protest against Republicans.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/cardinal-blase-cupich-father-pfleger-dan-ryan-shutdown/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their getting people to protest ICE.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dozens-gather-at-gary-chicago-international-airport-to-protest-ice-deportations/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— When the Illinois GOP says ‘Don’t vote for the Nazi’ instead of ‘Vote for the Democrat’ – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-gop-arthur-jones-st-0708-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s up to the public to end gerrymandering – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180705/our-view-its-up-to-public-to-end-gerrymandering

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Mercer County joins list of Illinois gun sanctuary counties – CATHY DECKER
https://qctimes.com/news/local/mercer-county-joins-list-of-illinois-gun-sanctuary-counties/article_7ee0d849-037f-51d1-a33a-76cb10dc46cc.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Soybeans at center of US-China trade war – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/business/agriculture/soybeans-at-center-of-us-china-trade-war/article_57750159-af92-5036-ab23-3823d4532085.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Gov. Bruce Rauner, IDOI propose plan to combat opioid crisis
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-bruce-rauner-idoi-propose-plan-to-combat-opioid-crisis

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Here’s What’s Going On With Affirmative Action And School Admissions – ANYA KAMENETZ (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT should have admitted minorities, females, and/or veterans in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1992 respectively.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/heres-whats-going-affirmative-action-and-school-admissions#stream/0

 

WAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity promote those who promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38590759/man-behind-lgbt-recognition-effort-reflects-on-push

 

ELMHURST PATCH
— Pro-Life Tour Returns To Elmhurst The group will be on the corner of Route 83 and St. Charles Road on Thursday, July 12 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/pro-life-tour-returns-elmhurst

 

BEVERLY PATCH
— Anti-Abortion Protest Coming To 99th And Halsted The Pro-Life Action League has set the dates for its annual anti-abortion tour, with a stop planned for 99th and Halsted. – Tim Moran
https://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/anti-abortion-protest-coming-99th-halsted

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— 61% OF REGISTERED VOTERS: SEND ILLEGALS WITH KIDS HOME 53% call for prosecution for unlawful entry into U.S.
http://www.wnd.com/2018/07/61-of-registered-voters-send-illegals-with-kids-home/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Illegal aliens rule the roost. What happened to our independence? – Daniel Horowitz (DIERSEN Democrats want illegals to help them get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/illegal-aliens-rule-roost-happened-independence/

 

BREITBART
— Illegal Migrant Population in Paris No-Go Zone Suburbs Hits 400,000 – Chris Tomlinson
https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/07/06/illegal-migrants-20-percent-population-paris-no-go-zone/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democratic Socialism Is Dem Doom – Bret Stephens
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/opinion/democratic-socialism-alexandria-ocasio-cortez.html
— Just Out of College? Now Is the Time to Take Stock of Your Finances – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: What did your finances look like when you graduated from college? In 1970, when I was 21 years old, when I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management, I had no debts and I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I had a job working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. I applied for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. My father had died suddenly in 1969. I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. As reported by Money Magazine in its February 1978 issue, at the end of 1977, I owned a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building, I was renting out a town home that I owned in University Park, I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir, I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, I was taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, my IRS salary was $24,070 ($89,178 in today’s dollars), I had contributed $7,393 to the Civil Service Retirement System ($27,391 in today’s dollars), I was engaged to be married, and I had 9 1/2 years of federal seniority.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/your-money/college-graduate-personal-finance.html
— When She Earns More – Tara Siegel Bernard (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were always extremely envious of my wife’s a) salary and b) her frequent business trips 1978-1992 to luxury resorts that I accompanied her on. In 1980, because of her salary, we could afford my taking a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/your-money/marriage-men-women-finances.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s New Targets: Immigrants in the Military.” Democrats run the federal government. They target their employees like me who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/opinion/trumps-immigrants-military.html
— Down and Out in San Francisco, on $117,000 a Year – Timothy Egan (DIERSEN: While not as high as San Francisco, the cost of living in Wheaton is very high.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/opinion/san-francisco-housing-homelessness.html
— E.P.A. Aide Questioned Deleting Sensitive Meeting Details. Then She Was Fired. – Coral Davenport, Lisa Friedman, Eric Lipton and Steve Eder (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors would NOT have forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old if I had not become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/climate/pruitt-epa-calendar-morris.html
— Curator Says MoMA PS1, the oldest and largest nonprofit contemporary art institution in the United States, Wanted Her, Until She Had a Baby – Melena Ryzik (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, both male and female, have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have had a tremendous unfair advantage in life because I am a male, that is, because I cannot get pregnant. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because of that, and because I am White, Republican, and non-veteran and because my ancestors have been in America since 1844, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion big time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/arts/design/moma-ps1-discrimination-suit-baby.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Political Harassment Is for the Birds What happened at the Red Hen is reminiscent of the way mobbing crows attack and eagle or an owl. – Lance Morrow
https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-harassment-is-for-the-birds-1530914103
— Ivanka Checks the ‘Fact Checker’ Should the Washington Post award itself a few Pinocchios? – James Freeman (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ivanka-checks-the-fact-checker-1530913022

 

FORBES
— Tensions Rise As More U.S. Illegals Cross Border Into Canada – Andy J. Semotiuk
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2018/07/06/tensions-rise-as-more-u-s-illegals-cross-border-into-canada/

July 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— As Trump prepares Supreme Court pick, Roe v. Wade top of mind for many – Sarah Schulte (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion. To vote for a Democrat is to promote abortion.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/as-trump-prepares-supreme-court-pick-roe-v-wade-top-of-mind-for-many/3710689/
— ‘Trump Baby’ balloon gets mayor’s approval to fly over London during POTUS visit – Danny Clemens
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/london-mayor-oks-trump-baby-balloon-during-potus-visit/3712725/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use citizens of foreign countries and their children to demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/judge-orders-brazilian-boy-10-to-be-released-from-detention-reunited-with-mother/3711040/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge Amy Coney Barrett makes final Supreme Court cut: Trump ‘reveal’ on Monday – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/judge-amy-barrett-trump-final-supreme-court-cut-reveal-monday-night/
— The logic and anger behind stopping traffic on the Dan Ryan – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/logic-anger-dan-ryan-expressway-shutdown-pfleger/
— Amy Coney Barrett is a superb judge, not some glazed-eyed cultist – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/amy-coney-barrett-is-a-superb-judge-not-some-glazed-eyed-cultist/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use immigrants to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sirley-paixao-mother-chicago-judge-orders-son-release/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/as-an-immigrant-i-will-never-forget-the-pain-of-being-separated-from-my-father/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/myanmar-chicago-teenage-rohingya-muslim-refugee-journey-seeking-education-better-life-immigration-sullivan-high-school-rogers-park-ohare-airport-schaumburg-burma-ethnic-violence-crisis-asia-bangladesh/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/families-separated-another-mom-sues-doj-asks-judge-not-to-intervene-in-2-cases/
— How to avoid Dan Ryan shutdown Saturday – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: Have you commuted on the Dan Ryan? I did from Crete to UIC 1966-1968, in a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and in a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976. I worked in the south suburbs 1962-1974.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/avoid-dan-ryan-shutdown-saturday/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Companies turning to standardized tests for hiring – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: What standardized tests have you passed? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I have passed standardized tests because I have always had many unfair advantages. They a) decry my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, b) decry my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) decry my passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, d) decry my passing the Post Office employment examination in 1966, and e) decry my passing all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-data-science-standard-test-20180625-story.html
— How to get around Saturday if anti-violence protest blocks the Dan Ryan – Mary Wisniewski (DIERSEN: Have you commuted on the Dan Ryan? I did from Crete to UIC 1966-1968, in a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and in a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976. I worked in the south suburbs 1962-1974.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-biz-dan-ryan-protest-alternative-routes-20180703-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican promote Pat Brady.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-supreme-court-20180705-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ordinance would ban people from overnight camping outside Lincoln Library – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: Democrats always blame Republicans for all homelessness.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180705/ordinance-would-ban-people-from-overnight-camping-outside-lincoln-library

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Letter Demanding Resignation In Maine Township Will Be Sent To Top Republicans – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/letter-demanding-resignation-in-maine-will-be-sent-to-top-republicans/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A letter which demands that Maine Township Republican Committeeman Char Foss-Eggemann of Park Ridge call for the resignation of Township Trustee Dave Carrabotta because of allegations that he inappropriately touched fellow Trustee Kim Jones, has not yet been sent to Eggemann. However, according to some people knowledgeable about the letter, it will soon be mailed to the committeeman as well as Cook County Republican Party leader Sean Morrison, state GOP leader Tim Schneider, and others. Meanwhile, an investigation into the sexual harassment claims by Jones, launched by the town board after May 22 when the charges first surfaced, will take another week and a half to complete, said township Supervisor Laura Morask. She indicated that one more person has to be interviewed by the lawyer assigned to perform the probe. Morask would not comment further. The letter insisting that Eggemann act on the matter was prompted in part by some Republicans demanding that House Speaker Mike Madigan step down because of harassment and bullying complaints leveled against several Democrats. Marilyn Smolenski, Republican candidate who’s running against incumbent Democrat Marty Moylan in the November General Election, has been one of those voices demanding Madigan’s resignation. She has been highly critical of Moylan for not standing up to Madigan by demanding that he resign. Eggemann is a strong supporter of Smolenski, who lives in Park Ridge. Moylan recently blasted Smolenski for backing “one of the biggest perverts in the U.S., Trump.” Added Moylan, “He’s one of the biggest pigs in the U.S. I’m not silent. Tell that Trump backing pistol packing Trump supporter that I back women’s rights and I voted for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).” Smolenski owns a company that sells pistol holders for women. On the advice of the township attorney, Jones confronted Carrabotta with her accusations of inappropriately touching her backside on May 22. Carrabotta flatly denied the allegations and demanded an immediate closed door meeting where the issue could be discussed. Jones accuses Carrabotta of touching her on three separate occasions during township events in late 2017 and 2018. According to people familiar with the letter, it’s believed that at least 10 local Republican women will sign it by the time it is mailed to Eggemann. Among the words used in the letter are “outrageous” and “disturbing.” It also says that Jones has a solid reputation in the community and was slated by committeeman Eggemann to run for the township position. Carrabotta has told the Journal & Topics that the matter is “confidential”. In a statement released yesterday (Tuesday) by State Republican chairman Tim Schneider, he said, “The Illinois Republican Party strongly believes that sexual harassment has no place in any workplace, public or private, and that allegations must be investigated swiftly by independent parties. If the allegations against the Maine Township trustee are true, he has violated the public’s trust and should step down. Until then, the investigation involving the allegations should proceed.”)

 

SOUTHERN
— Governor names Du Quoin woman, two others to Prisoner Review Board
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/governor-names-du-quoin-woman-two-others-to-prisoner-review/article_621797fb-6cb8-5af2-a6ca-8df4ef48b07f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The release says that Patricia Wilson, of Du Quoin; Lisa Daniels, of Lansing; and Joseph Ruggiero, of Wheaton, will join the Prisoner Review Board, which is a quasi-judicial body that imposes release conditions, regulates good conduct credits, conducts parole hearings and makes executive clemency recommendations and other tasks.)

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Unions give workers a voice – Dino Leone (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member a) for almost 3 years while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and b) for almost 9 years while I worked for IRS 1971-1980. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were vehemently anti-union.)
https://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/guest-view-unions-give-workers-a-voice/article_c0b8358b-a614-5c66-9623-b87637161655.html

 

WJBC
— Bloomingdale Police Department chief would decide whether to aid ICE agents on immigration issues – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/07/06/bpd-chief-would-decide-whether-to-aid-ice-agents-on-immigration-issues/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— POLL: WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO ‘BEING AMERICAN’? (DIERSEN: How many of the ten criteria to you meet? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) would stress that am a draft avoider, b) would stress that I do not promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation, booze, gambling, pot, etc., and c) would hint/imply/argue/shout that I do not do enough to “help the vulnerable.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being a) champions of the disadvantaged, b) champions of the oppressed, and c) champions of those who want to be “free” to harm themselves with booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/poll-whats-important-to-being-american.html
— TRUMP’S LEAN WHITE HOUSE 2018 PAYROLL ON-TRACK TO SAVE TAXPAYER’S $22 MILLION (DIERSEN: Gingrich would stress all the many millions that he “saved” the taxpayers by gutting GAO. The agency is just a shell of what it once was. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/when-congress-wiped-an-agency-off-the-map/2011/11/29/gIQAIt0J9N_blog.html and https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/gingrich-and-the-destruction-of-congressional-expertise/)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/trumps-lean-white-house-2018-payroll-on-track-to-save-taxpayers-22-million.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— MARXISTS AND EXTREME RADICALS SEEK TO TAKE OVER THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY – Joe Simonson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/marxist-radicals-democratic-party/
— TRUMP: A VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS IS A VOTE FOR ‘ANARCHY, AMNESTY AND CHAOS’ – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/trump-democrats-anarchy-amnesty-chaos/
— ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER VICIOUS ATTACK ON A TRUMP SUPPORTER, LIBERAL MEDIA YAWNS – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/vicious-attack-on-a-trump-supporter/
— TRUMP ON ICE: ‘THEY PROTECT US AND WE PROTECT THEM’ – Saagar Enjeti
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/trump-protect-ice/

 

BREITBART
— Poll: Liberals Hold Extreme Views on ‘Abolish ICE’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/07/05/poll-liberals-hold-extreme-views-on-abolish-ice/

 

GOPUSA
— Judge: Trump administration showed ‘bad faith’ in adding citizenship to census (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally. To do the aforesaid is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/judge-trump-administration-showed-bad-faith-in-adding-citizenship-to-census/

 

NEWSMAX
— ‘Abolish ICE’ Movement Is Bad Politics – Rich Lowry
https://www.newsmax.com/richlowry/ice-enforcement-immigration-democrats/2018/07/05/id/870198/
— James Woods’ ‘Feeling Patriotic’ Agent Drops Him on July 4th – Bill Hoffmann (DIERSEN: Who has dropped you and why? I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who have dropped me a) because I support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) because I oppose the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) because I support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and/or d) because I refuse to cover up their wrong doing.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/james-woods-agent-ken-kaplan-political-persecution/2018/07/05/id/870081/

 

TOWNHALL
— Will Jim Jordan Get Pinned With These Ohio State Wrestling Team Allegations? – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, who would make accusations against you? I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the accusations that they would have their operatives and their dupes make against me if I sought a government office or a political office. Better yet, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/07/06/will-jim-jordan-be-pinned-by-these-ohio-state-wrestling-allegations-n2497679

 

POLITICO
— Mexico imposes retaliatory tariffs on dozens of U.S. goods – SABRINA RODRIGUEZ
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/05/mexico-imposes-retaliatory-tariffs-670424

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Americans Are Having Fewer Babies. They Told Us Why. Women have more options, for one. But a new poll also shows that financial insecurity is altering a generation’s choices. – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/upshot/americans-are-having-fewer-babies-they-told-us-why.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans oppose key parts of Trump immigration plans.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/most-americans-oppose-key-elements-of-trump-immigration-policy/2018/07/05/36124360-7e3d-11e8-b0ef-fffcabeff946_story.html
— NOVEMBER 29, 2011 FLASHBACK: When Congress wiped an agency off the map – Ed O’Keefe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/when-congress-wiped-an-agency-off-the-map/2011/11/29/gIQAIt0J9N_blog.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bartlett warns that history is repeating itself as lawmakers are pushing to cut the budget of the Government Accountability Office to demonstrate fiscal responsibility while Gingrich is reviving his calls to eliminate of the Congressional Budget Office, which he recently called “a reactionary socialist institution which does not believe in economic growth.” “It is essential that Congress not cripple what is left of its in-house expertise,” Bartlett writes. “Gutting the GAO and abolishing the CBO would be acts of nihilism. Any politician recommending such things is unfit for office.”)

 

ECONOMIX
— NOVEMBER 29, 2011 FLASHBACK: Gingrich and the Destruction of Congressional Expertise – BRUCE BARTLETT
https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/gingrich-and-the-destruction-of-congressional-expertise/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Unfortunately, Gingrichism lives on. Republican Congressional leaders continually criticize every Congressional agency that stands in their way. In addition to the C.B.O., one often hears attacks on the Congressional Research Service, the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Government Accountability Office. Lately, the G.A.O. has been the prime target. Appropriators are cutting its budget by $42 million, forcing furloughs and cutbacks in investigations that identify billions of dollars in savings yearly. So misguided is this effort that Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma and one of the most conservative members of Congress, came to the agency’s defense. In a report issued by his office on Nov. 16, Senator Coburn pointed out that the G.A.O.’s budget has been cut by 13 percent in real terms since 1992 and its work force reduced by 40 percent — more than 2,000 people. By contrast, Congress’s budget has risen at twice the rate of inflation and nearly doubled to $2.3 billion from $1.2 billion over the last decade. Mr. Coburn’s report is replete with examples of budget savings recommended by G.A.O. He estimated that cutting its budget would add $3.3 billion a year to government waste, fraud, abuse and inefficiency that will go unidentified.)

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Yet again, Chick-fil-A is favorite fast-food chain in U.S. – Dixita Limbachia
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/07/05/acsi-names-top-restaurants-customer-satisfactions/742826002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 50 cities where the most people are moving away from can primarily be found in the Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast, particularly in states like Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and New York. Among the cities where people are leaving in droves are places such as Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, New York, and Los Angeles.)
— Population migration patterns: US cities Americans are abandoning – Michael B. Sauter
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2018/07/05/cities-americans-abandoning-population-migration/35801453/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Inside Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘Cult’ If she is the nominee, get ready for a vicious anti-Catholic Senate smear campaign. – Adam O’Neal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-amy-coney-barretts-cult-1530833211
— FRONT PAGE: Walmart Takes a Stand on Guns, Gay Rights to Get People to Like It More Consumers and employees expect companies to voice opinions on hot-button topics, and the world’s largest retailer is weighing in – Sarah Nassauer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time. Ever-increasingly, companies act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/walmart-takes-a-stand-on-guns-gay-rights-to-get-people-to-like-it-more-1530805106
— IRS Nominee Rettig Says Rebuilding Trust is Priority Trump pick tells senators in confirmation hearing that better relationships would aid implementation of 2017 tax law – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. They would hint/imply/argue/shout a) that everyone vehemently hates past, present, and future IRS employees, b) that IRS employees are cruel, vicious, lazy, stupid, losers, and even worse things, and c) that IRS employees are IRS employees because no one will hire them. They would stress that my GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They would stress that my IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-nominee-rettig-says-rebuilding-trust-is-priority-1530202141
— U.S. Hiring Strong in June; Unemployment Rate Rises as More Enter Labor Force – Eric Morath and Sarah Chaney (DIERSEN: Should I try to re-enter the labor force? QUESTION: What would discourage employers from hiring me? ANSWER: I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (almost 70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, federal retiree since 1997, union member 1966-1969 and 1971-1980, American nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, etc. Further, a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. Further, I do not paint myself as being a yes-man and I am not a yes-man.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-hiring-strong-in-june-unemployment-rate-rises-as-more-enter-labor-force-1530880292

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Liberals Say Nominee Must Back Abortion Rights (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion. To vote for a Democrat is to promote abortion.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-07-05/the-latest-liberals-say-nominee-must-back-abortion-rights

July 3 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— OUTSTANDINGLY, 19 REPUBLICANS ARE HELPING SPONSOR WHEATON’S INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS AND PARADE! Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar has contributed $500, Judge Jeff MacKay has contributed $250, and DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan have contributed $150. Bob Berlin, Dan Cronin, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Dave Molitor, John Monino, Chris Nybo, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, Phil Suess, Kevin Wiley, and Karen Wilson have each contributed $100.

 

As the $2,500 Star sponsor, DuPage County Republicans get credit for sponsoring the Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School band entries in the parade. DuPage Republicans will again have a booth at the fireworks the evening before the parade. I have hand delivered flyers to residences on the parade route, including Main Street and two blocks east and west of Main Street south of Harrison Street, and businesses that lists the Republican entries in the parade, the Republican sponsors, and the amount that they contributed. The flyers were printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics.

 

Republican entries in the parade are Peter Roskam, Peter Breen, Paul Hinds, James Mendrick, Grant Eckhoff/Tim Elliott/Chris Zaruba, Jeff McKay, Karen Wilson, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC). According to reports, Amy Grant and Jeanne Ives will walk with the Breen entry and Evelyn Sanguinetti and Erika Harold will walk with the MTRCC entry. For more fireworks and parade information, visit: https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/ Thanks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After months of delay, Cook County begins electronic filing for civil cases – Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-first-day-e-filing-20180702-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Pilsen.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-pilsen-among-12-coolest-neighborhoods-in-world-20180703-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/bill-that-would-offer-medical-pot-as-opioid-replacement-sent-to-rauners-desk/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Congressional Democrats give show of support to Illinois public sector unions – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/congressional-democrats-give-show-of-support-to-illinois-public-sector-unions

 

WGN TV
— Super PAC tied to Trump’s Illinois Campaign Finance Chair Ron Gidwitz Jumps into Race for Governor – JORDAN MUCK
https://wgntv.com/2018/07/02/super-pac-stepping-into-illinois-race-for-governor-with-anti-pritzker-tv-ad/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— BEYOND DISGUSTING: Jesus, Mary and Joseph: Indianapolis church cages Holy Family in immigration protest – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint GOD as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/immigration-protest-indianapolis-church-cage-holy-family/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump. You shout that you reject the rule of law a) if you come to a country illegally, b) if you stay in a country illegally, and/or c) if you bring others to a country illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180703/the-price-of-rejecting-reality
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women and b) the more reason that you should be gotten rid of.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180703/constable-the-us-struggles-with-identity-as-a-nation-of-immigrants

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How the next-gen Pritzkers are spending the family fortune – LISA BERTAGNOLI
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180629/ISSUE01/180629842

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner running uphill as Democrats await sure win – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, anti-conservatives have always blamed conservatives for losses that Republicans have suffered.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-07-03/jim-dey-rauner-running-uphill-democrats-await-sure-win.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner, who barely escaped an embarrassing defeat in the March primary, needs a united Republican Party behind him if he’s going to defeat his well-heeled Democratic opponent, J.B. Pritzker, in the November election. But that is looking more and more difficult. As time passes, estranged conservatives appear more determined to see Rauner lose and Pritzker win. Two recent events demonstrate the problem Rauner has. Conservative state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton almost ended Rauner’s dream of a second four-year term in the primary. Rauner received just 51 percent of the primary vote to 49 percent for Ives. Despite that, some Republican leaders hoped that Ives might be persuaded to support Rauner in the general election. After all, if Pritzker wins, Democrats will regain total control of state government and her political party will be relegated to the irrelevant status it endured from 2003 to 2015, when the GOP captured the governor’s office. But time has not healed the sting of defeat for Ives. Asked last week about her intentions, an embittered Ives indicated there is no way she’ll endorse Rauner. “No. I’m not going to endorse the governor. I’m going to let him buy back his voters,” she said. Ives’ differences with Rauner are strictly ideological. A social conservative, she deeply resented Rauner’s decision to sign legislation authorizing taxpayer-funded abortions. Ives is not alone, as demonstrated by the strong support she received in the primary. To make matters worse for Rauner, there’s state Sen. Sam McCann of Plainview. He’s masquerading as a conservative disenchanted with Rauner. But for him, this is strictly business.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Schock asks U.S. Supreme Court to review his case – Andy Kravetz
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180702/schock-asks-us-supreme-court-to-review-his-case

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner: AFSCME comments on union fees issue not ‘reasonable’ – JARAD JARMON
https://herald-review.com/news/local/state-and-regional/rauner-afscme-comments-on-union-fees-issue-not-reasonable/article_7d1849a9-248f-560d-958e-f31f45db6ff0.html

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trade war exposes GOP’s Achilles heel ahead of midterm elections.”
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-trade-war-exposes-gop-s-achilles-heel-ahead-of/article_dd9e7ecc-683d-5a48-80e3-8192a6681dc1.html

 

WQAD
— Illinois teacher shortage is dire and getting worse, regional superintendent says – JOHN DAVID
https://wqad.com/2018/07/02/illinois-teacher-shortage-is-dire-and-getting-worse-regional-superintendent-says/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Unions Petition To Reverse Pension Cap – DUSTY RHODES
http://nprillinois.org/post/unions-petition-reverse-pension-cap#stream/0

 

CHICAGO READER
— Rahm makes a joke out of Quinn’s term-limit push, but voters could have last laugh – Ben Joravsky
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/07/03/rahm-makes-a-joke-out-of-quinns-term-limit-push-but-voters-could-have-last-laugh

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republicans fret about cash (will RAUNER help out? – Dhia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/07/03/republicans-fret-about-cash-will-rauner-help-out-rocky-takes-gloves-off-gives-big-to-vallas-gidwitz-out-but-his-presence-remains-282706
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican candidates running for the state assembly are fretting about campaign coffers that seem bare. They wonder if/when Gov. Bruce Rauner will give another infusion. He donated $50,000 to the state Republican Party last month. GOP incumbents recognize the governor is in a high-stakes battle for his own office. “For every dollar Bruce puts in his campaign, J.B. Pritzker is putting in $2,” noted one GOP lawmaker, referring to Rauner’s billionaire Democratic opponent. The governor might not want to encourage the tit for tat. Another lawmaker says Republicans are bracing for a possible Blue Wave and know the only thing that can save them is cash. A source above the fray, however, tells me Rauner has every intention of donating to the legislators’ campaign fund. “It’s only the beginning of July (for crying out loud). The governor is 100 percent committed.” Rauner apparently is working to get others to donate, too. The Numbers: According to the Illinois Sunshine election database, the Illinois Republican Party has $509,000 available. There are 118 House seats up for grabs and 39 Senate seats. Lawmakers hope to see a cash infusion in the next 30 days or so. That’s a few weeks before campaign season really kicks in.)

 

WIREPOINTS
— “The way public sector unions use their money is inherently political” – Ted Dabrowski on Upstream Ideas
http://www.wirepoints.com/the-way-public-sector-unions-use-their-money-is-inherently-political-ted-dabrowski-on-upstream-ideas-video/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Frustrated by growing costs, a couple local elected officials move out of Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/frustrated-by-growing-costs-a-couple-local-elected-officials-move/article_a5aa4558-7bde-11e8-be42-9b1591686b25.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker agrees *** McCann wants to be included in debates
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/mccann-wants-to-be-included-in-debates/
— Republicans starting to sweat about Rauner bucks
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/republicans-starting-to-sweat-about-rauner-bucks/
— Rauner: “I am not anti-union… I’m very pro trade union” (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are vehemently anti-union. If I sought a government office or a political office, they would viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for my having been a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/rauner-i-am-not-anti-union-i%e2%80%99m-very-pro-trade-union/
— Super PAC goes up with new ads blasting Pritzker on “toilet” issue
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/super-pac-goes-up-with-new-ads-blasting-pritzker-on-toilet-issue/

 

GOPUSA
— CNN’s Acosta slams Fox News as ‘state-supported media,’ Trump’s ‘MAGAphone’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me a) for promoting the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party and Illinois Republican Party platforms and b) for opposing the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
http://www.gopusa.com/acosta-slams-fox-news-as-state-supported-media-trumps-magaphone/
— Left says Danish push for assimilation is too harsh (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, Democrats do not want immigrants to assimilate.)
http://www.gopusa.com/left-says-danish-push-for-assimilation-is-too-harsh/
— It’s 1968 all over again for Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/its-1968-all-over-again-for-democrats/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal immigration dropped as Trump’s zero tolerance policy kicked in – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/2/illegal-immigration-dropped-trump-zero-tolerance/

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE ‘FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER’ MOVEMENT IS A FARCE – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/02/families-belong-together-is-a-farce/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— 7 WAYS TO UPHOLD TRUE PATRIOTISM Rita Dunaway asks if Americans today are failing ‘the grand experiment’
http://www.wnd.com/2018/07/7-ways-to-uphold-true-patriotism/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Those of us who really love America and all our flag represents should reflect on those questions this week of Independence Day. Our nation’s illustrious history cannot sustain a real and lasting patriotism forever. We must move beyond superficial displays and emotional song lyrics, and apply some tough love to our long-neglected nation. Here are some immediate steps to take: Commit yourself first and foremost to the God who endowed us with unalienable rights and who defines Truth and Justice. Champion the integrity of marriage and the family – especially your own. Strong families make strong nations. Reread the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Remember that the purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people and administer justice (not to redistribute wealth or provide for its citizens’ needs and wants) and that the federal government is limited to those powers specifically named in the Constitution. Support only public policies that adhere to these precepts. Vote only for candidates who demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these principles. Practice and promote private charity. Promote the use of the Constitution’s own mechanism (in Article V) for making needed clarifications or adjustments to the Constitution and restoring the delicate balance of power it prescribes. Learn more at www.conventionofstates.com. Let’s make America’s present and future – not just her past – worthy of the well-founded admiration and honor that characterize true patriotism.)

 

THE HILL
— Schock’s lawyers press Supreme Court to take up his case – MEGAN R. WILSON
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/395279-schocks-lawyers-press-supreme-court-to-take-up-his-case
— Maxine Waters is done with ‘nice guy politics’ – SYLVAN LANE
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/395250-maxine-waters-is-done-with-nice-guy-politics

 

POLITICO
— The list won Trump the White House. Now Democrats are using it against him. Trump’s highly publicized list of potential Supreme Court nominees has given liberals plenty of time to craft a campaign against his pick. – LORRAINE WOELLERT and CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/02/donald-trump-supreme-court-list-690628

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Reverses Obama on Affirmative Action – Erica L. Green, Matt Apuzzo and Katie Benner (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, to retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/us/politics/trump-affirmative-action-race-schools.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration will encourage the nation’s school superintendents and college presidents to adopt race-blind admissions standards, abandoning an Obama administration policy that called on universities to consider race as a factor in diversifying their campuses, Trump administration officials said.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/trump-immigration-nativism-voters.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps make it clear that whoever Trump wants on the Supreme Court, anti-Trumps will call him/her an extremist.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/chuck-schumer-supreme-court-health-care.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at women and at everyone else that Trump is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/gender-war-voting-equality-economics-family.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/women-democratic-party-grassroots-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/30/us/politics/women-state-legislators.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Trump is changing the face of legal immigration.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/how-trump-is-changing-the-face-of-legal-immigration/2018/07/02/477c78b2-65da-11e8-99d2-0d678ec08c2f_story.html
— Starbucks’s ‘full-scale racial equity overhaul’ will take more than an afternoon, outside review says – Rachel Siegel (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Starbucks fire its employees and banish customers who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/07/02/starbucks-still-needs-a-full-scale-racial-equity-overhaul-outside-review-says/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Report Criticizes Starbucks Over Its Diversity Policy – Rachel Feintzeig (DIERSEN: What if Starbucks became like the federal government and made hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females its top priority?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starbuckss-diversity-advisers-call-on-chain-to-revamp-hiring-training-promotion-practices-1530547636
— Unpaid Internships Are Going Out of Style – Patrick Thomas (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. In 1980, I suffered a $19,403/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, but my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates wanted me to suffer a $55,753 (55%) pay cut to transfer. They demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) my knowledge of IRS that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, b) my having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) my having earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) my having almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/unpaid-internships-are-going-out-of-style-1530536400
— America’s Decline Never Seems to Arrive – Walter Russell Mead (DIERSEN: The future is bleak for those who have the following demographics and who live and/or work in areas dominated by anti-Trumps: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-decline-never-seems-to-arrive-1530572850
— Trump Administration to Rescind Obama-Era Guidelines on Race in College Admissions Documents sought to help colleges consider race to promote diversity – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-to-rescind-obama-era-guidelines-on-race-in-college-admissions-1530619273

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps use young citizens of foreign countries to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/27/immigrant-children-deportation-court/739205002/
— On July 4th, thank journalists from Colonial America to Capital Gazette for free press   Honor journalists from Colonial America to Capital Gazette on July 4th. Signing your name to an article requires courage that we often take for granted. – Christopher Carosa (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have blamed me the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/02/july-4th-honor-journalists-colonial-america-capital-gazette-column/746389002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR GRAPHIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Only 61% of Democrats are proud to be an American and only 22% of Democrats are proud of America right now. That helps explain Democrat attitudes toward Independence Day fireworks and parades.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/07/02/poll-proud-american-july-4th-but-pride-america-less-so/747954002/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— I-95 Study Tests Taxing Cars Per Miles-Driven, Not Gas Used – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2018-07-02/i-95-study-tests-taxing-cars-per-miles-driven-not-gas-used

 

DAILY BEAST
— Federal Judge to ICE: Stop Blanket Arrests of Asylum Seekers
https://www.thedailybeast.com/federal-judge-to-ice-stop-blanket-arrests-of-asylum-seekers

 

WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
— Trump’s ‘Deep State’ bogeyman – Allan Levine DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government treated me like I was a member of the “Republican Deep State.” They treated me like I was frustrating their efforts to hire, to retain, and to promote a) young Democrat minorities, b) young Democrat females, and c) young Democrat veterans.)
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/trumps-deep-state-bogeyman-487186431.html

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Socialists praise Democrats for getting people to protest against Trump in Chicago.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/07/03/ints-j03.html

July 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With help from Bruce Rauner unlikely, unions vow to ‘fight back’ – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/with-help-from-bruce-rauner-unlikely-unions-vow-to-fight-back/
— Arrogant Supreme Court justices trample the law in service of the rich – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/arrogant-supreme-court-justices-trample-the-law-in-service-of-the-rich/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Vermont legalizes recreational pot – USA Today
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/vermont-legalizes-recreational-pot/
— Pat Quinn and the Chicago Way game of term limits on mayors  – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/pat-quinn-chicago-way-term-limits-mayors/
— After Janus ruling, workers can save money by quitting unions – Mailee Smith, attorney, Illinois Policy Institute (DIERSEN: I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980. My Democrat Post Office and IRS superiors were extremely anti-union. When they took adverse actions against me, the unions came to my defense. But possibly, they would not have taken adverse actions against me if I had not been a union member. I believe that they would have taken adverse actions against me anyway because they disapproved of my being a draft avoider, Republican, German American, and/or Missouri Synod Lutheran. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, I would not have been able a) to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, d) to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, e) to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, f) to buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in 1974, g) to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, h) to buy a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976, i) to get married in 1978, j) to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton with my wife in 1978, k) to buy a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevette in 1978, l) to accompany my wife on her business trips to luxury resorts across America, m) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, n) to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, o) to etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/after-janus-ruling-workers-can-save-money-by-quitting-unions/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Third-party governor candidate McCann will get to stay on November ballot – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-sam-mccann-illinois-governor-challenge-20180702-story.html
— More issues, fewer fireworks needed in gubernatorial campaign – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-illinois-governor-race-fireworks-st-0703-story.html
— College of DuPage sues former president for $25 million – Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-college-of-dupage-countersuit-breuder-25-million-20180702-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: More than 60 kids 15 and younger shot in Chicago this year: ‘These kids can’t live, they can’t play, they can’t do nothing’- Madeline Buckley and Paige Fry
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-multiple-people-shot-20180701-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Bellock to head Department of Healthcare and Family Services – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180702/suburban-lawmaker-to-head-department-of-healthcare-and-family-services
— Aurora could be home to 3-day pride festival next year – Bob Smith (DIERSEN: How soon will Aurora fire its employees who do not promote LGBTQ activity? How soon will Aurora announce that all its remaining employees promote LBGTQ activity?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180702/aurora-could-be-home-to-3-day-pride-festival-next-year

 

ABC7
— Leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador elected president of Mexico – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/leftist-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-elected-president-of-mexico/3690526/
— Pat Quinn pushes for mayoral term limit in Chicago – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote term limits. They stress how much better off a) that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is without me as its chairman, b) that Wheaton Chamber of Commerce is without me as a member of its Government Affairs Committee, c) that Milton Township Republican Central Committee is without me as its webmaster, d) that Illinois Center Right Coalition is without me on its Steering Committee; and e) that the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter is without me as one of its board members.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/pat-quinn-pushes-for-mayoral-term-limit-in-chicago-/3693508/

 

CBS2
— Chicago Judge Among Trump’s Top Supreme Court Candidates – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/02/chicago-judge-supreme-court/

 

WBBM 780
— Roskam/Casten Debate
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/6th-congressional-district-debate-roskam-versus-caster-part-1

 

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives and anti-Republicans want Pat Brady to speak for conservatives and for Republicans.
https://wgnradio.com/2018/07/02/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-07-02-18-pat-brady-john-tillman-break-down-scotus-impact-on-the-future-of-politics/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford GOP state representative Sosnowski says Chicago is a drain on the rest of the state – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180702/chuck-sweeny-sosnowski-wants-chicago-to-be-separate-state

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— No objections filed to Sam McCann’s candidacy for governor – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180702/no-objections-filed-to-sam-mccanns-candidacy-for-governor
— State Rep. Patricia Bellock to head Illinois DHFS
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180702/state-rep-patricia-bellock-to-head-illinois-dhfs

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— DuPage Narcan Program records 500 lives saved since 2014
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2018/07/01/dupage-narcan-program-records-500-lives-saves-since-2014/90434

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Anonymous Citizen Critiques State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally’s Exoneration of Former Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Bob Miller
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/02/ananymous-citizen-critiques-states-attorney-patrick-kenneallys-exoneration-former-algonquin-township-road-commissioner-bob-miller/

 

DUPAGE WATCHDOG
— Signed WWEA Teacher’s Contract Includes Changes that were NOT Approved
http://dupagewatchdog.org/2018/06/signed-wwea-teachers-contract-includes-changes-that-were-not-approved/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Special Panel on Radical Islam – 3 Locations – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/special-panel-on-radical-islam-3-locations/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE INTERVIEWS RAUNER AFTER JANUS DECISION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/american-enterprise-institute-interviews-rauner-after-janus-decision.html
— REP. BELLOCK TO ASSUME ROLE AS DIRECTOR OF ILLINOIS’ HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/rep-bellock-to-assume-role-as-director-of-illinois-children-and-family-services.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner dodges the “Trump question”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/rauner-dodges-the-trump-question/
— Rauner appoints two HGOP legislators to posts in past few days
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/rauner-appoints-two-hgop-legislators-to-posts-in-past-few-days/
— Harold tries to turn ad around on Raoul
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/harold-tries-to-turn-ad-around-on-raoul/
— Libertarians won’t be challenged, either *** Republicans won’t challenge McCann’s petition signatures
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/republicans-wont-challenge-mccanns-petition-signatures/

 

GOPUSA
— Bloody Chicago: 5 children among 23 shot
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49340
— The Crying Kids Game – Michael Reagan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49298
— FBI arrests ‘radicalized’ Philadelphia man in July 4 terror plot in Cleveland
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49354
— Susan Collins won’t support Supreme Court nominee who doesn’t support abortion (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those “Republicans” who reject the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and who have worked the hardest against me.)
http://www.gopusa.com/susan-collins-wont-support-supreme-court-nominee-who-doesnt-support-abortion/?omhide=true
— Activists for illegal aliens condemn ICE, family detention
http://www.gopusa.com/activists-for-illegal-aliens-condemn-ice-family-detention/

 

DAILY CALLER
— LESS THAN ONE-THIRD OF DEMOCRATS ARE ‘EXTREMELY PROUD’ TO BE AMERICANS – Julia Cohen
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/02/gallup-extremely-proud-to-be-americans/

 

BLAZE
— Why the left wants America to fail in North Korea — and everywhere else, too – Justin Haskins
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/07/02/commentary-why-the-left-wants-america-to-fail-in-north-korea-and-everywhere-else-too

 

NEWS ONE
— Banking Industry Blackout: Here’s Wall Street’s Lame Excuse For Barely Hiring Black Talent Banks are either “unwilling or unable” to recruit Black talent. – Nigel Roberts (DIERSEN: In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors acted like my Black subordinate a) had told them that he would leave GAO if GAO did not get rid of me and/or b) had gotten his Black Congressman to threaten GAO if GAO did not get rid of me.)
https://newsone.com/3815120/bank-diversity-black-managers/

 

NBC NEWS
— Citizenship application backlog ‘skyrocketed’ under Trump, report finds The report found there were nearly 730,000 pending naturalization applications at the end of 2017, a more than 87 percent increase since 2015 under Obama. – Daniella Silva
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/citizenship-application-backlog-skyrocketed-under-trump-report-finds-n888146

 

NEWSWEEK
— DRINKING ALCOHOL AS A TEENAGER COULD HAVE LASTING EFFECTS ON METABOLISM, STUDY SUGGESTS – KASHMIRA GANDER
http://www.newsweek.com/drinking-alcohol-teenager-could-affect-metabolism-study-suggest-1003643

 

NIEMAN LAB
— Americans may appreciate knowing when a news story is suspect, but more than a third will share that story anyway – LAURA HAZARD OWEN
http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/06/americans-may-appreciate-knowing-when-a-news-story-is-suspect-but-more-than-a-third-will-share-that-story-anyway/

 

NEWS GUARD TECHNOLOGIES
— Brill and Crovitz Announce Launch of NewsGuard to Fight Fake News By Fall, NewsGuard Will Begin Providing Online Users with Reliability Ratings and ‘Nutrition Label’ Write-Ups for 7,500 News and Information Websites Used and Shared by U.S. Consumers
https://newsguardtechnologies.com/announcing-newsguard/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Files Brief Supporting Unions’ Legal Challenge Against Workforce EOs – Erich Wagner
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/07/bipartisan-lawmakers-file-brief-supporting-unions-legal-challenge-against-executive-orders/149437/

 

DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Why Didn’t Rauner Do Anything to Stop a Nazi from Running on the ILGOP Ticket?
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/why-didnt-rauner-do-anything-to-stop-a-nazi-from-running-on-the-ilgop-ticket/

July 2 Morning Edition

THE HILL
— Senior Democrats tout achievements as party’s generational divide widens – SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes support the federal government’s “up-or-out” policy for its employees who are non-veteran, White, and/or male. Will political parties impose “up-or-out” policies like the federal government has for its non-veteran White male employees? For example, you would be “out” if you do not make a) township/ward party chairman or municipal/township/ward elected office by age 25, b) county party chairman or county elected office by age 30, c) state central committee member or state representative by age 35, d) state party officer or state senator by age 40, e) state party chairman, statewide office, U.S. representative, or U.S. senator by age 45, and f) RNC/DNC chairman, state governor, or U.S. President by age 50.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/394901-senior-dems-tout-achievements-as-party-generational-divide-widens

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Supreme Court ruling threatens labor, teacher union leader says it’s been adding members. . .SEIU-Healthcare Illinois wants higher minimum wage – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-edition-20180629-story.html
— Impact of tax changes in 2018 – Elliot Raphaelson (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Therefore, Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201806192045–tms–savingsgctnzy-b20180619-20180619-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Other changes to the tax code will also impact taxpayer decisions. For example, starting in 2018, there will be a deduction cap of $10,000 on the amount of state and local income and property taxes, known as SALT. This limit is per-tax return, not per person. As a result, many couples who itemized in prior years will no longer have sufficient deductions to do so. For example, a couple that is eligible for the $10,000 deduction will need an additional $14,000 in deductions for charity, mortgage interest, medical expenses and so forth in order for itemizing to be worthwhile. The bottom line is that many couples will be using the standard deduction in 2018 who, in the past, would itemize.)
— The sorry history of journalists murdered in the U.S. for doing their job – Pat Morrison (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-newsroom-journalists-murder-fake-news-trump-charlie-hebdo-0702-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every day, and now more and more each year, newspaper reporters and radio, TV and online news reporters across this country get hate mail, hate email, even death threats. Some are preposterous; some are all too plausible. Within hours of Thursday’s murders, Buzzfeed writer Anne Helen Petersen tweeted, “I’ve had people email death threats, threaten to cut my dog’s throat, tell me I’d pay for my fake news.” We get these threats, but we never get used to them. A healthy tension between the press and politicians is as old as the country, and actually an important part of its governance. Once in a while, it gets dangerously, disastrously unhealthy. The second president of the United States, John Adams, threw newspapermen in prison under laws that, like English law, were broad enough to imprison people for almost any criticism of the government. Editors, publishers, a member of Congress and Benjamin Franklin’s publisher (who was also his grandson) were put behind bars, and countless other newspapermen were intimidated into silence, which is exactly what the targeting of journalists is meant to do: to shut them up. The election of Thomas Jefferson and the affirmation of the First Amendment soon put an end to this persecution. And today we have the sneering and insults from a presidential candidate who became the president of the United States. His “fake news” retorts try to diminish stories he doesn’t like, and the “scum” journalists who reported them. When he calls the press “the enemy of the people,” he is deploying the same term used by Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union to demonize the leader’s own enemies.)
— Ex-Monee mayor Jay Farquhar who was accused of breaking ump’s jaw at youth baseball game pleads guilty to aggravated battery, records show – Alicia Fabbre
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-met-ex-monee-mayor-pleads-guilty-20180628-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sen. Duckworth: Maternity leave over, will bring nursing baby to work with her – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: During the early 1990s, to help GAO a) hire, retain, and promote young women and b) to get rid of its employees who smoked (overwhelmingly old White men), GAO gutted the smoking room in its Chicago office and turned it into a lactation room.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/sen-duckworth-maternity-leave-bring-nursing-baby-work/
— FBI: Man threatened July 4 attack at parade in Cleveland
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fbi-federal-bureau-of-investigation-cleveland-arrest-parade/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal authorities say they’ve arrested a man who talked about setting off a bomb at a Fourth of July parade in Cleveland and attacking people watching fireworks. Officials said Monday that the man who’s an American citizen often expressed his support for al-Qaida and said he wanted to kill members of the U.S. military. Authorities have charged Demetrius Pitts with attempted support of a terrorist organization. There are no court records listing an attorney for Pitts, who lives in the Cleveland area and was arrested Sunday. FBI Special Agent Stephen Anthony says Pitts scouted out locations this past week for a site to attack in downtown Cleveland. Anthony says it’s not clear how close Pitts was to carrying out his threats, but he says authorities couldn’t sit back and wait.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting religious leaders to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180702/the-attorney-general-does-not-represent-united-methodists
— Amid trucker shortage, Trump team pilots program to drop driving age requirement to 18 – Heather Long
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180701/amid-trucker-shortage-trump-team-pilots-program-to-drop-driving-age-requirement-to-18

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What the Supreme Court’s anti-union ruling means for democracy – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180629/ISSUE05/180629828
— Rauner’s Janus victory may ring hollow—at least in Illinois – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180629/ISSUE11/180629827
— New perk in the HR arsenal: An on-site DePaul MBA – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates at IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997 always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180629/ISSUE01/180629833
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago companies in cutthroat competition for employees are dangling another perk: on-site MBA programs, courtesy of DePaul University. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Northern Trust and the parent of Blue Cross & Blue Shield are among employers that have paired with DePaul to offer discounted graduate programs—minus the after-work rush to campus. This is a “carrot” that companies can offer, says Suzanne Depeder, associate vice president for enrollment, management and marketing at DePaul. “As the economy has heated up, so does the job market, so companies are looking at ways of attracting and retaining their talent,” she says. It’s a plus for universities, too, especially those like DePaul facing enrollment and revenue declines. While many schools have tried on-site executive education, DePaul’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business has been more successful than most, attracting nearly 1,000 students and millions in company-subsidized tuition dollars since starting in 2013. Still, there’s a push-pull in such partnerships, and they don’t always survive. DePaul, the largest Catholic university in the U.S., with a total student headcount of nearly 23,000, saw its graduate schools gain students last year, even as its overall enrollment continued a six-year decline. DePaul cut 62 employees, or 3.5 percent of its nonfaculty staff, in June to “better position the university for the future,” it said. The Master of Business Administration is considered a must by many corporate climbers, and their employers often foot a portion of the cost. Eighty-five percent of U.S. employers plan to hire MBAs this year, down from 91 percent last year, according to survey results released in June by the Graduate Management Admission Council. The decline reflects more students seeking related, specialized master’s degrees in subjects like data science and computer engineering. Since DePaul launched its on-site Corporate Employer Outreach, or CEO, program, it has produced 421 graduates. An additional 374 are enrolled now, plus 155 coming this fall, Depeder says. An MBA from DePaul costs about $76,000, but the cost varies for on-site corporate cohorts, depending on the number of students, she says. Companies hosting DePaul’s program can tailor it to their business needs and knit together workers from disparate parts of their businesses. Employees miss out on networking with peers at other companies, but that might not be a bad thing in terms of retention.)

 

WBEZ
— Dozens Of Illinois School Districts See Preschool Cuts Even As State Boosts Spending – Linda Lutton
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/dozens-of-illinois-school-districts-see-preschool-cuts-even-as-state-boosts-spending/1e8c434f-166d-454b-81b5-c2e491602d52

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The Teachers’ Retirement System’s $100,000 Club – ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000-a-year in to today’s dollars (GS-13 Step 3)? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2018-07-01/guest-commentary-the-teachers-retirement-systems-100000-club
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Let us introduce you to the Illinois $100,000 Club. It’s made up of 30,000 superintendents, administrators, staffers and teachers. Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com found more than 18,000 educators pulled in six-figure salaries last year, while nearly another 12,000 retirees received six-figure pensions.)

 

SAUK VALLEY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois anti-Trumps crow about their success in encouraging people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://amp.saukvalley.com/2018/07/01/illinois-lawmakers-step-over-trumps-hard-line/ai1455e/

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Former lawmaker hopes to improve transparency as NIU trustee
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/06/29/former-lawmaker-hopes-to-improve-transparency-as-niu-trustee/a1ygqs7/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Patricia Bellock named DHFS director
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-rauner-announces-patricia-bellock-named-dhfs-director

 

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Rep. Hultgren comments on firing ex-staffer who had sexual encounter with teen boy – Daniel Gaitan
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2018/06/22/rep-hultgren-comments-on-firing-ex-staffer-who-had-sexual-encounter-with-teen-boy/aurnq8u/

 

RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN
— Former Rensselaer Police Chief Jeff Phillips was unanimously elected as Jasper County’s Republican Party Chairman
http://www.newsbug.info/rensselaer_republican/events/phillips-elected-county-republican-chair/article_a0077a70-9028-5007-b530-80a481a5b585.html

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Take Trolley Tours To Learn Wheaton’s Rich Golf History The trolley tours spotlight former golf courses, homes of famous golfers, and more.
– Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: My precinct is just north of the Chicago Golf Club and it contains all of Wheaton’s Golf Lane.)
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/take-trolley-tours-learn-wheatons-rich-golf-history

WIREPOINTS
— All U.S. Taxpayers, Not Illinoisans, Will Cover Most Of The Public Funding For Obama Center Fiasco In Chicago – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/surprise-u-s-taxpayers-not-illinoisans-will-cover-most-of-the-public-funding-for-obama-center-fiasco-in-chicago/
— Expect no near-term credit rating improvement for Illinois from Janus decision – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/expect-no-near-term-credit-rating-improvement-for-illinois-from-janus-decision-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS STATE WORKERS WHO OPTED OUT OF UNION SHOULD SEE PAY HIKES BY JULY – Mailee Smith (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are vehemently anti-union. If I sought a government office or a political office, they would viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for my having been a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-state-workers-who-opted-out-of-union-should-see-pay-hikes-by-july/
— 30 YEARS LATER, TAXPAYERS STILL ON THE HOOK FOR WHITE SOX STADIUM – Eddie Damstra
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/30-years-later-taxpayers-still-on-the-hook-for-white-sox-stadium/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: BATTLE LINES BEING DRAWN OVER REPLACING KENNEDY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/thorner-battle-lines-are-being-drawn-over-kennedys-replacement.html
— UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-CHICAGO PROF URGES MATH TEACHERS TO ADOPT ‘SOCIAL JUSTICE PEDAGOGIES’
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/university-of-illinois-chicago-prof-urges-math-teachers-to-adopt-social-justice-pedagogies.html
— POLL: MOST AMERICANS DON’T WANT ROE V. WADE REVERSED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/poll-most-americans-dont-want-roe-v-wade-reversed.html
— POLL: MILLENNIALS WOULD RATHER LIVE IN SOCIALIST OR COMMUNIST NATION THAN UNDER CAPITALISM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/poll-millennials-would-rather-live-in-socialist-or-communist-nation-than-under-capitalism.html
— FIGHT FOR $15 BULKS UP TO DEMAND MINIMUM WAGE HIKES AMONG COOK COUNTY RESISTERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/fight-for-15-bulks-up-to-demand-minimum-wage-among-cook-county-resisters.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Already ahead of the national average, Illinois is poised to add more women legislators this year
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/already-ahead-of-the-national-average-illinois-is-poised-to-add-more-women-legislators-this-year/
— The damage done (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the damage done to GAO during the 1980s and 1990s. The agency is just a shell of what it once was. During the 1980s and 1990s, Charles Bowsher had great success in driving out of the agency its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/the-damage-done-3/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump welcomes Democrats’ calls to abolish ICE: ‘They’re going to get beaten so badly’ – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/1/donald-trump-welcomes-democrats-calls-abolish-ice/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Jeanine Pirro: Calls to abolish ICE evidence of growing socialist movement in US – Joe Williams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jeanine-pirro-calls-to-abolish-ice-evidence-of-growing-socialist-movement-in-us

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— ‘Abolish ICE’ scream ignorant liberals who have no idea what ICE does – Herman Cain
https://canadafreepress.com/article/abolish-ice-scream-ignorant-liberals-who-have-no-idea-what-ice-does

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER’ RALLY ATTENDEES WANT ICE ABOLISHED AND OPEN BORDERS – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/01/families-belong-together-rally-ice-abolished-open-borders/
— CNN’S JIM ACOSTA DOESN’T DENY HE SHOUTS QUESTIONS FOR ATTENTION – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who do not want me to know about their press conferences, promote their press conferences, attend their press conferences, or report on their press conferences.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/01/cnn-jim-acosta-shouts-for-attention/
— THE POWER OF THE PROTESTING EMPLOYEE: BIG TECH COMPANIES ARE BEING TAKEN OVER BY LOW-LEVEL WORKERS – Eric Lieberman (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They waste the careers of and get rid of their employees who protest. They can use a) how they wasted my career, b) how they forced me to retire, c) how they sabotaged my job search, and d) how my Republican U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators failed/refused to come to my defense to discourage their employees from protesting.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/01/protesting-employees-tech-companies/

 

TOWNHALL
— The Left’s Hail Mary on Immigration – John Dempsey
https://townhall.com/columnists/johndempsey/2018/07/02/the-lefts-hail-mary-on-immigration-n2496394

 

BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Federal Government Resources Used to Promote LGBT Pride – Penny Starr (DIERSEN: Democrats continue to run the federal government. To be a Democrat is to promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/01/federal-government-resources-used-promote-lgbt-pride/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Breitbart News tracked down some of LGBT Pride Month events across federal agencies, including National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Veterans Administration (VA), Library of Congress (LOC) and, the National Park Service (NPS): — The VA decided the best way to make sure veterans in the LGBT community feel comfortable seeking medical care was to put on a drag show, which traditionally is a parade of men dressing in women’s clothing and make-up. National Public Radio (NPR) reported the VA was taking a “particularly fabulous approach” for its Pride Month event, organized by the White River Junction VA Medical Center in Vermont. “Welcome to the gayest show on Earth,” the MC said to open the show in NPR’s report. “But first, I just have to say the VA is here for its queers, and we are proud to serve all veterans,” the MC said. — The CIA celebration was extensive and overseen in Washington, DC, by its new director, Gina Haspel, according to its website: During our keynote event held at CIA Headquarters the first week of June, Director Haspel introduced Major General (MG) Tammy Smith, the highest ranking and first openly gay general in US history. Director Haspel described MG Smith, saying, “She refused to give in to discrimination, stayed riveted on her goals, and proceeded to blaze a trail that will go down in the history books. Today, Major General Smith is widely recognized as a pioneer in helping LGBT men and women to fully contribute—and fully belong—to the Army family.” This event is one of several CIA activities celebrating Pride Month, including participation in the Capital DC Pride Festival and the 7th annual IC Pride Summit, of which CIA was a founder. — The LOC said its collection of works by and about the LGBT community makes it a year-round celebration but in June the library featured discussions with authors who wrote books about homosexual romance. “The library’s month-long celebration demonstrates how lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans have strengthened our country, by using their talent and creativity to help create awareness and goodwill,” the LOC website states. — NASA joined the San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade in June and also had a booth. A description of the event said: Please, stop by and say hello, take some funky photos using our infrared camera station. Learn about the autonomous helicopter that will soon be exploring the Red Planet, provided by our Aeromechanics division. Take a dive into a brilliant coral reef, brought to you by the Earth Science division. Get up close and personal with some flies and much more from our folks in the Biosciences division. Do not forget to grab a swag bag while supplies last. — The National Park Service has a striking photograph on its website of NPS employees — federal employees — marching with rainbow flags and celebrating the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City that was the scene of a violent clash between patrons and police in 1969 that is credited with starting the “gay rights movement” and was made a national historic monument during the Obama administration. This year NPS, according to a blog on its website, is already looking forward to next year’s Pride Month: June is Pride Month, and while Stonewall National Monument shares the unforgettable story of the 1969 riots year-round, this year kicks off a special countdown to World Pride in 2019. This annual event, which will be hosted by New York City in 2019, is the largest global Pride celebration. It will mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising and its pivotal role as the birthplace of the modern lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer civil rights movement.)
— Maxine Waters: ‘The People’ Want Dems to Be ‘Forceful,’ ‘Confrontational’ Against the Trump Administration – Pam Key (DIERSEN: I should write a book about anti-conservatives in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who since 2000 have been the most forceful and confrontational.)
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/07/01/maxine-waters-the-people-want-dems-to-be-forceful-confrontational-against-the-trump-administration/
— Poll: 3-in-4 Swing Voters Oppose Democrat Plan to Abolish ICE – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/01/poll-3-in-4-swing-voters-oppose-democrat-plan-to-abolish-ice/
— ‘Borders are Bullsh*t’ — The ‘Families Belong Together’ March in Pictures – Ian Mason
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/01/the-lefts-families-belong-together-march-in-photos/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Welcomes Democratic Calls for ‘Open Borders’ and Abolishing ICE: ‘They’ll Never Win Another Election’ – SAM DORMAN
https://ijr.com/2018/07/1107063-trump-democrats-open-borders-ice/

 

CITY JOURNAL
— AUTUMN 2017 FLASHBACK: Playgrounds for Elites The increasingly left-wing politics of leading U.S. cities clashes with the aspirations of middle-class residents. – Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox
https://www.city-journal.org/html/playgrounds-elites-15494.html

 

ECONOMIST
— Public transport is in decline in many wealthy cities Blame remote working, Uber, cheap car loans and the internet (DIERSEN: How much have you used public transport? I used public transport to get to/from work in 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1978-1997. I walked to/from work and night classes 1974-1978.)
https://www.economist.com/international/2018/06/23/public-transport-is-in-decline-in-many-wealthy-cities

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “‘Abolish ICE’ isn’t about open borders.”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/01/opinions/abolish-ice-not-open-borders-obeidallah/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Chicago bar backs down after backlash to ban on “Make America Great Again” Trump hats – Caitlin O’Kane
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chicago-bar-replay-lincoln-park-backs-down-after-backlash-to-ban-make-america-great-again-trump-hats/#new_tab
— Commentary: Are Democrats about to hand the GOP another 1968? – MICHAEL GRAHAM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-are-democrats-about-to-hand-the-gop-another-1968/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— López Obrador, an Atypical Leftist, Wins Mexico Presidency in Landslide – Azam Ahmed and Paulina Villegas
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/world/americas/mexico-election-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador.html
— Trump Attacks Democrats on Calls to Abolish ICE – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/us/politics/trump-interview-ice-trade-nafta.html
— Trump’s ‘Purple’ Family Values – Matthew Schmitz
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/opinion/trumps-purple-family-values.html
— Trump’s Rage Junkies – Charles M. Blow
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/opinion/trumps-rage-junkies.html
— Make Way for Young Democratic Leaders – Editorial (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes support the federal government’s “up-or-out” policy. Will political parties impose “up-or-out” policies like the federal government has for its non-veteran White male employees? For example, you would be “out” if you do not make a) township/ward party chairman or municipal/township/ward elected office by age 25, b) county party chairman or county elected office by age 30, c) state central committee member or state representative by age 35, d) state party officer or state senator by age 40, e) state party chairman, statewide office, U.S. representative, or U.S. senator by age 45, and f) RNC chairman, state governor, or U.S. President by age 50.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/opinion/sunday/make-way-for-young-democratic-leaders.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote mass/illegal immigration, anti-Trumps call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/trump-immigration-nativism-voters.html
— White America’s Age-Old, Misguided Obsession With Civility – Thomas J. Sugrue
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/opinion/civility-protest-civil-rights.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals and their children to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/nyregion/immigrants-separated-no-progress-on-reunification.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/us/journey-north-migrants-border-crossing.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Left Turn in Mexico López Obrador’s victory ends a reform era and brings new uncertainty. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-left-turn-in-mexico-1530496717
— FRONT PAGE: Get That Truck Out: A Town’s Pickup Ban Runs Into Blowback Drivers of America’s favorite vehicle can’t park their wheels outdoors by homes in Flossmoor, Ill. – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: I cleaned golf shoes at the Flossmoor Country Club when I was 17 years old in 1966. What vehicles to you have parked outdoors? I have a 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS and my wife’s sister’s rusted 1992 Chevy Cavalier RS parked in our driveway.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/get-that-truck-out-a-towns-pickup-ban-runs-into-blowback-1530469113

USA TODAY
— Most conservatives think tech companies are politically biased, Pew Research survey finds – Ryan Suppe
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/06/28/pew-survey-finds-conservatives-think-tech-firms-favor-liberal-views/736644002/
— — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals and their children to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/01/fled-ms-13-save-my-children-us-government-took-them-away-column/708672002/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/opinion/2018/07/01/ms-13-beat-me-up-and-threatened-kill-me/36541075/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/02/celebrating-independence-day-detention-camps-trump-immigration/735157002/  (FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote anti-Americans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/30/immigration-families-belong-together-next/747359002/

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in promoting outrage over Trump and scramble to turn that outrage into midterm victories.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/democrats-scramble-to-turn-outrage-over-trump-into-midterm-victories/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Is ‘Abolish ICE’ a Winning Midterm Message for Democrats? – Margaret Hartmann
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/07/abolish-ice-democrats-winning-midterm-message.html

 

THE BEAST
— We Need Nonstop Protests Against Trump—and Here Are 20 New Ways to Do It What Trump is doing to this country is unprecedented—and it demands full-time citizen action to show the world that we who dissent are the majority. – PETER DREIER (DIERSEN: How many votes did Trump get in your precinct? In my precinct, in the 2016 general election, 211 voted for Clinton, while only 137 voted for Trump. In the 2016 primary election, 93 voted for Kasich, while only 21 voted for Trump. Of course, anti-Trumps want Trump supporters to blast me for that.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/we-need-nonstop-protests-against-trumpand-here-are-20-new-ways-to-do-it

 

ENTREPRENEUR
— Advice Is a Gift and You Should Treat It That Way – Steve Blanl (DIERSEN: It was extremely difficult for me to seek or take advice from my superiors in the federal government because I knew that they were under tremendous pressure to get rid of their employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/315558

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Would Give Federal Employees 12 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who had children always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I had a tremendous unfair advantage over them because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/07/01/legislation-give-federal-employees-12-weeks-paid-parental-leave/

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Rauner Twice Dodges Question if He Will Campaign with Trump Rauner Praises Trump’s Economic Policies, So Why Doesn’t Rauner Invite Trump to Illinois?
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/rauner-twice-dodges-question-if-he-will-campaign-with-trump/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— More Voters Now Want Merit-Based Immigration, Not Family-Based
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/june_2018/more_voters_now_want_merit_based_immigration_not_family_based
— Republicans See Successful Presidency for Trump
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/june_2018/republicans_see_successful_presidency_for_trump

June 30 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Palatine Hometown Fest parade draws a crowd, despite the heat – James Kane (DIERSEN: Peter Roskam will be in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade along with Peter Breen, Amy Grant, Jeanne Ives, Paul Hinds, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliot, Chris Zaruba, James Mendrick, Jeff MacKay, Karen Wilson, Evelyn Sanguinetti, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee. DuPage County Republicans are sponsoring the Tunes of Glory Pipes & Drums and the Wheaton North and South high school bands.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180630/palatine-hometown-fest-parade-draws-a-crowd-despite-the-heat
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While the event led off with a large contingent of police vehicles and officers, followed by fire equipment, much more numerous were the legions of people marching in support of Republican candidates for state, local and national office. . .Gov. Bruce Rauner and attorney general candidate Erika Harrold were among the statewide candidates working the crowd in the sweltering heat, but the largest group of political marchers was backing U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who is in a tough reelection fight. The Republicans were followed by a small contingent of marchers supporting Democratic candidates.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want everyone to listen to Maxine Waters.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180630/editorial-we-must-learn-to-listen-to-each-other
— Inside Facebook and Twitter’s secret meetings with Trump aides and conservative leaders – Tony Romm (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative leaders in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? How often do they publish articles on their websites in support of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform? Who reads their articles? Who reads their emails?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180630/inside-facebook-and-twitters-secret-meetings-with-trump-aides-and-conservative-leaders
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twitter and Facebook are scrambling to assuage conservative leaders who have sounded alarms — and sought to rile voters — with accusations that the country’s tech giants are censoring right-leaning posts, tweets and news. From secret dinners with conservative media elite to private meetings with the Republican National Committee, the new outreach reflects tech giants’ delicate task: satisfying a party in power while defending online platforms against attacks that threaten to undermine the public’s trust in the web. . . . To address the allegations, Dorsey has tried to break bread — quite literally — with his company’s critics. The Twitter executive convened a rare private dinner with Republican leaders and conservative commentators in Washington last week at Cafe Milano, a familiar Georgetown haunt for city power brokers, according to four people who participated in the dinner but requested anonymity because it was off the record. The gathering came weeks after Dorsey invoked conservatives’ ire by tweeting a story suggesting voters should elect Democrats in November — and after he made his first official visit to Congress. Among those attending the June 19 dinner were Mercedes Schlapp, a top communications adviser for Trump; Grover Norquist, the leader of Americans for Tax Reform; Greta Van Susteren, a right-leaning host on MSNBC; and Guy Benson, a Fox News commentator, according to the people in the room. Dorsey hoped to use the dinner as a way to build “trust” among conservatives who have long chastised the company, three of the people said. He defended Twitter against accusations that it targeted right-leaning users unfairly but still admitted that the company has room for improvement, according to the attendees. In response, the Twitter executive heard an earful from conservatives gathered at the table, who scoffed at the fact that Dorsey runs a platform that’s supposed to be neutral even though he’s tweeted about issues like immigration, gay rights and national politics. They also told Dorsey that the tech industry’s efforts to improve diversity — after years of criticism for maintaining a largely white, male workforce — should focus on hiring engineers with more diverse political viewpoints as well, according to those who dined with him in Washington. A spokesman for Twitter declined to comment on the dinner.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180627/arlington-heights-other-suburbs-join-national-families-belong-together-rallies
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180627/arlington-heights-elgin-other-suburbs-join-national-families-belong-together-rallies
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180630/news/306309990/

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/thousands-march-in-loop-to-protest-president-trumps-immigration-policy/3680397/
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-denounce-family-separation-in-cities-around-the-country/3681550/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Comedian claims to have successfully prank called President Trump.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/comedian-claims-to-have-successfully-prank-called-trump/3680944/

 

NBC5
— Legislators Submit Reports With Tens of Thousands in ‘Not Itemized’ Expenses Watchdog calls it a “loophole” in election law – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/Legislators-Submit-Reports-With-Tens-of-Thousands-in-Not-Itemized-Expenses-486981371.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/thousands-to-march-at-familiesbelongtogether-rally-in-chicago-487017001.html
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-among-states-pushing-back-on-trump-immigration-hard-line-487030501.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/families-belong-together-rally-thousands-expected-to-protest-family-separations-at-border-in-dc

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Case over home health care workers’ union fees must be reconsidered, Supreme Court says – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-health-care-workers-janus-dues-0630-story.html
— What brings millennials to Chicago? Public transit. – Kirk Dillard, chair, Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago (DIERSEN: When have you used public transit? I did a) 1980-1997 while I worked for GAO and b) 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, and 1980 while I worked for IRS. I walked to work and night classes 1974-1978.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-millennials-chicago-public-transportation-20180629-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-loop-immigration-family-separation-rally-20180630-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-immigration-protests-20180630-story.html
— Democrats should nominate a woman in 2020 – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-woman-president-2020-warren-gillibrand-20180701-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites a) blame Whites for all the problems that non-Whites have had, are having, and will have and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites. Anti-Whites do not tolerate those who are not anti-White. Anti-Whites want to get rid of those who are not anti-White.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-white-america-race-trump-civil-rights-0702-20180629-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Japanese Americans to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump. WWII was bad, but citizens of Japan never invaded America like citizens of Mexico and its allies have invaded America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/family-separation-trump-internment-japanese-american/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/thousands-flood-daley-plaza-to-protest-family-separation-this-cant-happen/
— California pot businesses make plea to delay strict testing rules – AP (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who smoke pot, who want to smoke pot legally, who make money selling pot, and/or who want to make money legally by selling pot? Sooner or later, all of the aforesaid will be wards of the state.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/california-pot-businesses-make-plea-to-delay-strict-testing-rules/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois: Where politicians say ‘middle class’ and mean ‘state workers’ – Editorial
https://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article214086839.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPPH
— County GOP joins effort to end Bloomington Election Commission – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/county-gop-joins-effort-to-end-bloomington-election-commission/article_b197e87f-0240-5153-b42e-9068cedc71b9.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE & PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/campaign-notebook-bustos-rallies-lawmakers-over-trump-s-family-separation/article_4c365a34-23d3-5b45-ba2d-c0b92f7b001e.html
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180630/peoria-protesters-rally-against-trump-immigration-policies

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— OUTRAGEOUS: State board advances historical horse racing proposal – AP
http://www.daily-journal.com/business/state-board-advances-historical-horse-racing-proposal/article_1aa3d632-7afc-11e8-aa4e-47c9aa76bb8b.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— COD board files $25M counter lawsuit against former President Robert Breuder – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/06/30/cod-board-files-25m-counter-lawsuit-against-former-president-robert-breuder/a8oxyuj/

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/06/30/photos-from-the-families-belong-together-march

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— President Trump is right about who are the true Elites – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14532

 

TWITCHY
— Sen. Dick Durbin gives marching open borders lefties a DISGUSTING assist with slam on ICE agents
https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2018/06/30/sen-dick-durbin-gives-marching-open-borders-lefties-a-disgusting-assist-with-slam-on-ice-agents-video/
— New York City Democratic Socialists call to abolish ICE (and borders, and prisons, and profit, and…)
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/06/30/new-york-city-democratic-socialists-call-to-abolish-ice-and-borders-and-prisons-and-profit-and/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump slams Democrats’ push to abolish ICE ‘Zero chance, It will never happen!’ – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/30/trump-slams-democrats-push-abolish-ice/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump on Democrats wanting to abolish ICE: ‘They’re going to get beaten so badly’ – Eddie Scarry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-on-democrats-wanting-to-abolish-ice-theyre-going-to-get-beaten-so-badly

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Bashes Dems Pushing to Abolish ICE: ‘Zero Chance’ – AARON CREDEUR
https://ijr.com/2018/06/1106934-trump-tweets-ice/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrat 2020 campaign slogan: ‘Abolish ICE’ (DIERSEN: Additional Democrat 2020 campaign slogans: Abolish Trump supporters, Abolish Protestants, Abolish conservatives, Abolish patriotic people, Abolish Republicans, Abolish Americans, Abolish Whites, Abolish males, Abolish older people, Abolish rich people, Abolish gun owners, Abolish German Americans, and/or Abolish those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49251
— Trump Derangement Syndrome takes a toll on ‘journalists’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49265

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Are Republicans Doomed? – Thomas O’Malley
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/06/are_republicans_doomed.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Leading Democrats With Eye on 2020: ‘Abolish ICE’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ice-abolish-immigration-democrat/2018/06/30/id/869295/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— 2 Reasons Why the Media Will Drop Coverage of the Capital Gazette Shooting – Amy Swearer
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/06/29/2-reasons-why-the-media-will-drop-coverage-of-the-capital-gazette-shooting/

 

THE HILL
— Trump hits Dems pushing to abolish ICE: ‘They’re going to get beaten so badly’ – ALI BRELAND
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/394995-trump-on-dems-pushing-to-abolish-ice-theyre-going-to-get-beaten-so
— Abolishing ICE becomes Dem litmus test – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Additional Democrat litmus tests: Abolish Trump supporters, Abolish Protestants, Abolish conservatives, Abolish patriotic people, Abolish Republicans, Abolish Americans, Abolish Whites, Abolish males, Abolish older people, Abolish rich people, Abolish gun owners, Abolish German Americans, and/or Abolish those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/394920-abolishing-ice-becomes-dem-litmus-test
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/395003-protestors-carry-baby-dolls-in-dog-crate-to-protest-detention-of-migrant

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois Democrats push back on Trump immigration hard line – AP
http://www.hastingstribune.com/illinois-democrats-push-back-on-trump-immigration-hard-line/article_0aa485c2-14fb-55f8-9b96-86f421d8c5d5.html
https://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-democrats-push-back-on-trump-immigration-hard-line/article_3abc8bbe-f7dc-5c4c-8469-ac7ab10670f4.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article214125129.html
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Illinois-Democrats-push-back-on-Trump-immigration-13039908.php
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-06-30/rallies-across-illinois-denounce-immigrant-separation-policy
https://tucson.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/illinois-democrats-push-back-on-trump-immigration-hard-line/article_b541f5a2-bc67-52a0-963a-c12957a8c0d3.html
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20180630/AP/306309965

 

NBC NEWS & REUTERS & AP
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/thousands-across-u-s-join-keep-families-together-march-protest-n888006
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-protest/us-protesters-urge-trump-to-reverse-immigration-crackdown-idUSKBN1JQ0TP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180630/news/306309951/
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2018-06-30/the-latest-thousands-descend-on-boston-for-planned-protests

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The D.C. government is extending the deadline for day-care employees to meet stricter education requirements after workers in the field argued that the new rules were unrealistic to complete. – Perry Stein (DIERSEN: Passing the CPA examination used to be required to get promoted at IRS and GAO. But IRS and GAO dropped that requirement because it frustrated their efforts to meet Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-extends-deadline-for-day-care-workers-to-obtain-more-advanced-degrees/2018/06/29/a6d46200-7be4-11e8-aeee-4d04c8ac6158_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/30/live-stream-families-belong-together-d-c-rally/747943002/

 

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://nypost.com/2018/06/30/protesters-across-the-us-march-against-trumps-immigration-policies/

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Immigration-policy-protesters-span-Brooklyn-Bridge-13040025.php

 

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.startribune.com/thousands-join-minneapolis-march-opposing-family-separations-at-border/487024381/

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article214129234.html
https://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article214123084.html

 

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2018/06/30/we-care-protesters-family/


— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that anti-Trumps promote illegals, the more that Americans support Trump.
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2018/06/30/jennifer-rubin-trump-is/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— MARCH 6, 2018 FLASHBACK: How to Gain Power at Work When You Have None   Networking across your company, cultivating charisma and developing expertise in an emerging area are keys to success—and can be learned – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates at GAO 1980-1997 scoffed at my earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, serving on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants 1983-1996, becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, becoming a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, becoming a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates at IRS 1971-1980 scoffed at my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, my taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, and coworkers at the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 scoffed at my taking college courses at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-gain-power-at-work-when-you-have-none-1520353800

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/jun/30/trump-immigration-family-separation-protest-live-updates

June 25 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Trump Slams Virginia Restaurant That Kicked Out Sarah Sanders (DIERSEN: Democrats do not kick Rauner out of their restaurants because he has taken actions against those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/25/donald-trump-sarah-sanders-kicked-out-red-hen-restaurant/
— New Contender Sam McCann Enters Governor’s Race
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/25/mccann-governors-race/

 

ABC7 & NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use illegals to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/durbin-visits-chicago-kids-making-cards-for-children-separated-from-parents/3651257/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-Cards-to-Give-to-Children-Separated-From-Parents-at-Border-486469761.html

 

NBC5
— Trump to Attend Groundbreaking of Wisconsin Foxconn Factory Taiwan-based Foxconn is perhaps best known for assembling Apple iPhones in China – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-to-Attend-Groundbreaking-of-Wisconsin-Foxconn-Factory-486494081.html
— Where to Watch Fireworks for Independence Day in Chicago: FROM THE LIST: Tuesday, July 3: Wheaton — Graf Park, 1701 Manchester Road, dusk (DIERSEN: DuPage Republicans will have a booth at this event.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Where-to-Watch-Fireworks-for-Independence-Day-in-Chicago-486301491.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago bar bans MAGA hats (DIERSEN: Democrats would never ban Rauner hats because of the actions that Rauner has taken against those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-bar-bans-maga-hats

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It’s official: GOP Sen. McCann files to run for governor in ‘Conservative Party’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/downstate-gop-sen-mccann-seeks-to-run-for-gov-as-conservative-party-candidate/
— Trump lashes out at restaurant that booted Sanders – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are extremely intolerant. They not only do not tolerate, they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-red-hen-restaurant-sarah-huckabee-sanders/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegal immigration will dramatically increase because “Border Protection halts prosecution referrals to keep adults, children together.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/immigration-border-protection-halts-prosecution-referrals-separating-families/
— Pfleger plans to shut down Dan Ryan on July 7 by marching on roadway – Mitch Dudek (DIERSEN: I drove my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and then my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 on the Dan Ryan 1966-1968 when I commuted to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pfleger-plans-shut-down-dan-ryan-july-7-marching-on-roadway-protest-gun-violence/
— The question in November: ‘What kind of country do we want to be? – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want America to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-question-in-november-what-kind-of-country-do-we-want-to-be/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Let’s take the high road, though Sarah Huckabee Sanders had it coming.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sarah-huckabee-sanders-had-it-coming-restaurant-kicked-out/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to Maxine Waters: ‘Careful what you wish for,’ after she calls for harassment of his Cabinet
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-maxine-waters-trump-20180625-story.html – Avi Selk and John Wagner
— Aurora hits quarter century as a casino town – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-casino25-st-0624-story,amp.html
— Trolls attack restaurants named Red Hen after Trump’s press secretary denied meal – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-red-hen-confusion-20180625-story.html
— Pfleger to lead July 7 anti-violence protest that will shut down stretch of Dan Ryan Expressway – Elvia Malagon (DIERSEN: I drove my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and then my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 on the Dan Ryan 1966-1968 when I commuted to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-protest-gun-violence-dan-ryan-20180625-story.html
— When using village credit cards, Glenview officials often fail to properly track meal purchases, records show – Alexandra Kukulka
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glenview/news/ct-gla-village-credit-cards-tl-0628-story.html
— With McDonald’s moving HQ to Chicago, Oak Brook’s 22nd Street restaurant will close Saturday – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/news/ct-dob-mcdonalds-restaurant-closing-tl-0628-story.html
— Women-only space gives senior-level men their moment post-#MeToo – Heidi Stevens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-monday-evolve-her-involve-him-0625-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is your next electricity rate hike being cooked up in secret at the ICC? Lawsuit says yes. – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180625/NEWS11/180629911/is-your-next-electricity-rate-hike-being-cooked-up-in-secret-at-the
— Once a Trump fave, Harley now feels the trade war pinch – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180625/NEWS05/180629907/once-a-trump-fave-harley-now-feels-the-trade-war-pinch

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in using illegals to promote hatred against Trump.
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/06/25/residents-rally-in-woodstock-to-decry-trump-policies-push-for-family-reunification/aaa63s0/

 

BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE
— Williamson County voters to decide on gun sanctuary status
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/County-voters-to-decide-whether-to-become-a-gun-13023909.php

 

96.7 THE EAGLE
— GOVERNOR RAUNER IS AGAINST THE LEGALIZATION OF RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN ILLINOIS
http://967theeagle.net/governor-rauner-is-against-the-legalization-of-recreational-marijuana-in-illinois/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Time to yank Trump’s wretched name off his tower—or make him pay more taxes – Ben Joravsky (DIERSEN: To this day, my critics/opponents in Wheaton remain furious that I cited building code violations, construction defects, storm water problems, and unrecorded easements in 915 Cove Court in Wheaton to get a reduction of the home’s assessed valuation from the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board. To this day, my critics/opponents a) are terrified of, b) glorify and praise, c) pander to, d) are operatives for, and/or d) are dupes for the home’s builder. Republican candidates tell me that he tells them that he does not want to give them any money or any campaign sign locations until the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party gets rid of me.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/06/25/time-to-yank-trumps-wretched-name-off-his-tower-or-make-him-pay-more-taxes

 

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
— More Synthetic Cannabinoids Cases – Melaney Arnold
https://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/16899-More_Synthetic_Cannabinoids_Cases_Release.pdf

 

CHRONICLE ILLINOIS
— Black lawmakers lash out at Rauner – Kevin Beese
http://chronicleillinois.com/government/black-lawmakers-lash-out-at-rauner/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAOUL BLASTS ANONYMOUSLY-REPORTED ANTI-GAY COMMENTS MADE BY RAUNER-BACKED CANDIDATE 18 YEARS AGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/raoul-blasts-anonymously-reported-anti-gay-comments-made-by-rauner-backed-candidate-18-years-ago-.html
— FOUR MORE IL GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES COULD BE ON NOVEMBER BALLOT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/four-more-il-gubernatorial-candidates-could-be-on-november-ballot.html
— PETITION TO OUST MAXINE WATERS EMERGES ON WHITEHOUSE.GOV SITE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/petition-to-oust-maxine-waters-emerges-on-whitehousegov-site.html
— AFTER REVELATIONS IRS WAS URGED TO RUIN TEA PARTY GROUPS, ILLINOIS LEADER CALLS ON TRUMP TO OUST INSTIGATOR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/after-revelations-irs-was-urged-to-ruin-tea-party-groups-illinois-leader-calls-on-trump-to-oust-inst.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Gov. Rauner and JB Pritzker both attended Equality Illinois’ Pride Parade reception on Sunday. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the future looks bleak for those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. To promote LGBTQ activity is to dump those voters who support the traditional family plank in the IRP platform. To promote abortion is to dump those voters who support the right to life plank in the IRP platform. To promote illegal immigration is to dump those voters who support the immigration plank in the IRP platform. Ever-increasingly, Rauner seems to promise that if he is reelected, he will drive those who support the aforesaid planks out of the IRP once and for all, that is, that he will destroy the IRP once and for all. If Rauner is reelected, he will dump those who support the aforesaid planks. If Rauner is not reelected, he will blame those who support the aforesaid planks.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/25/close-but-no-cigar/
— Fact checkers and opinion checkers (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/25/fact-checkers-and-opinion-checkers/
— Raoul slams Harold in new online ad (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/25/raoul-slams-harold-in-new-online-ad/
— Sam McCann round-up
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/25/sam-mccann-round-up/

 

BLAZE
— Former Obama adviser David Axelrod slams left for praise of Sarah Sanders’ restaurant ejection – Sarah Tylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/25/former-obama-adviser-david-axelrod-slams-left-for-praise-of-sarah-sanders-restaurant-ejection

 

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Judicial Watch Files House Ethics Complaint Against Maxine Waters For Inciting Violence and Assaults on Trump Cabinet (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct, how soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps tell everyone to harass all Republicans, and especially Republicans who are precinct committeemen/captains, township/ward/county party organization officers, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members, the IRP national committeeman and committeewoman, activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc.? To avoid harassment, how many of the aforesaid will dump Trump and dump Trump’s supporters if they have not already done so?)
https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-files-house-ethics-complaint-against-maxine-waters-for-inciting-violence-and-assaults-on-trump-cabinet/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Maxine Waters addressed a rally in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 23, telling a crowd: “If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them! And you tell them that they are not welcome, anymore, anywhere.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Fu3g1MGHY In today’s letter to the Office of Congressional Ethics co-chairman, Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton writes: “In encouraging individuals to create “crowds” who will “push back” on President Trump’s Cabinet members at private business establishments and in seemingly trying to prevent these Cabinet officials from obtaining basic necessities without fear of assault and violence, Rep. Waters seems to be violation of House rules, specifically: “A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall conduct himself at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House. [House Rule 23, clause 1.]” We hereby request that the Office of Congressional Ethics conduct a preliminary investigation into whether Rep. Maxine Waters violated House Rules in encouraging attacks on Cabinet officials. “Rep. Maxine Waters incited violence and assault against members of President Trump’s Cabinet,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “It is urgent that the House ethics quickly act to hold her accountable for this dangerous incitement.”)

 

DAILY CALLER
— SARAH SANDERS BEGINS PRESS BRIEFING WITH BLISTERING MESSAGE TO RESTAURANT THAT KICKED HER OUT – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/25/sarah-sanders-blistering-message-kicked-out-of-restaurant/
— MAXINE WATERS PRAISED VIOLENT LA RACE RIOTS AS ‘DEFINING MOMENT’ FOR RESISTANCE – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/25/maxine-waters-race-riots/
— PRO-CHOICE REPUBLICANS WRITE THEIR OWN OBITUARY, BLAME TRUMP – Grace Carr
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/25/pro-choice-republicans-blame-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— Maxine Waters calls for attacks against entire Trump administration (DIERSEN: Democrats do not attack members of the Rauner Administration because of the actions that Rauner has taken against those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48753
— Do Christians Have a Future in LGBTQ America? (DIERSEN: From what I see, if you live and/or work in a precinct, municipality, township/ward, county, or state that is anti-Trump, the more of the following groups that you are a member of, the bleaker that your future looks: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48498
— Restaurant owner who booted Sarah Sanders cites ‘moral’ grounds — this is tolerance? (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are extremely intolerant. They not only do not tolerate, they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48746
— Rep. Barbara Lee accuses Trump of ‘criminalizing’ alien lawbreakers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48750
— Banks, corporate America threaten Second Amendment, gun industry says
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48765
— Has the West the Will to Survive? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48636

 

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
— Conservative on a Budget – Carmen Diaz (DIERSEN: Are you on a budget? I have been on a budget big time since 1997 when my income dropped 59%, or by $73,461/year in today’s dollars. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $125,325/year, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $51,864/year, or just 41% of that.)
https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/news/?NR=13963&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=careers_services&utm_content=june2018_budget_blog

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Decapitated Animal Carcass Placed on DHS Official’s Porch – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: Democrats do not place decapitated animal carcasses on Rauner’s porch because of the actions that Rauner has taken against those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dhs-official-animal-carcass-burned-decapitated-porch/
— Border Patrol Commissioner Suspends Prosecution of Adults Who Cross Border with Children – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps ever-increasingly encourage citizens of foreign countries to use children to get into America illegally.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/illegal-immigrant-families-prosecution-suspended-border/

 

THE HILL
— Restaurant’s Sanders snub snowballs into partisan fight – JUDY KURTZ AND AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: Democrats do not snub Rauner supporters because of the actions that Rauner has taken against those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/393997-restaurants-sanders-snub-snowballs-into-partisan-fight
— House barrels toward immigration vote despite Trump tweets – JORDAIN CARNEY AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/393885-this-week-house-barrels-toward-immigration-vote-despite-trump-tweets

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans cheer that “Border Officials Suspend Handing Over Migrant Families to Prosecutors.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/us/politics/border-officials-suspend-handing-over-migrant-families-to-prosecutors.html

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Federal employees have the right to refuse illegal orders at the border – Louis Clark (DIERSEN: While some of my superiors in the federal government were reluctant to enforce the orders that they were given to waste my career and to get rid of me, none of them refused to carry out those orders. I should write a book about a) my GAO superiors who forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; my Democrat IRS superiors who did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors who forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. All of the aforesaid disapproved of one or more of my demographics, especially that I was a draft avoider.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Federal-employees-have-the-right-to-refuse-13023515.php

 

FORTUNE
— Rep. Maxine Waters Tells Supporters to Harass Trump Cabinet Members – MCKENNA MOORE (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct, how soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps tell everyone to harass all Republicans, and especially Republicans who are precinct committeemen/captains, township/ward/county party organization officers, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members, the IRP national committeeman and committeewoman, activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc.? To avoid harassment, how many of the aforesaid will dump Trump and dump Trump’s supporters if they have not already done so?)
http://fortune.com/2018/06/25/rep-maxine-waters-tells-supporters-to-harass-trump-cabinet-members/

 

FORBES
— Trump’s Executive Branch Restructuring: What If The Federal Government Is Beyond Streamlining? – Clyde Wayne Crews Jr. (DIERSEN: During the mid-1990s, Newt Gingrich streamlined GAO. The agency got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. The agency is just a shell of what it once was.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/waynecrews/2018/06/25/trumps-executive-branch-restructuring-what-if-the-federal-government-is-beyond-streamlining/#3822320f52f7

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more of the following that you are, the more that you oppose E-Verify: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time.
https://www.cato.org/blog/house-republicans-consider-e-verify-mandate-part-compromise-bill-what-will-happen-when-e-verify

 

DAILY MAIL
— Don’t be duped into legalizing dope – PETER HITCHENS
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-5878595/PETER-HITCHENS-Billys-plight-awful-dont-duped-legalising-dope.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What drives you away from activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.? For me, it is when they promote the following:
– dependency on government,
– dependency on charity,
– LGBTQ activity,
– abortion,
– mass/illegal immigration,
– diminishment of First Amendment rights,
– diminishment of Second Amendment rights,
– booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
– patronage,
– political affiliation discrimination,
– reverse discrimination,
– age discrimination,
– religious discrimination,
– national origin discrimination,
– union bashing,
– American nameplate car bashing, and
– government employee/retiree bashing.
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

FACEBOOK
— Advertiser Help Center: National issues of public importance
https://www.facebook.com/business/help/214754279118974

 

ILLINOIS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
— Practical Advice for Employers on Increased Immigration Enforcement (DIERSEN: What percent of low-paid restaurant employees are in America illegally?)
https://mailchi.mp/illinoisbic/o3qsu7jkdr-811561?e=1d387c0f46

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those candidates who promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that if elected, they will use the power of government to destroy those individuals, organizations, and companies that do not promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Raoul-for-AG-attacks-opponent-on-anti-gay-views/63316.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago promotes LGBTQ activity. What does your municipality promote? To promote LGBTQ activity is to reject the traditional family plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Mother-Nature-shines-on-49th-Pride-Parade-/63312.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans and out-of-towners lined the streets of Lakeview and Uptown for the 49th annual Chicago Pride Parade the afternoon of June 24. Police officials did not yet have attendance figures at the time of publication, but estimates have suggested the crowd measured about one million spectators for the last several years. Those spectators could not have asked for better weather on June 24; after several days of rain and clouds in Chicago, sunny skies returned for Pride weekend and temperatures remained in the 70s for the afternoon of the parade. Community organizations, city agencies, educational and religious institutions, labor unions and LGBT groups from major corporations were among those taking part. Organizers were limited to 150 parade entries, and kicked off from the corner of Broadway and Montrose Avenue shortly after noon. The final float crossed the starting point at about 2:45 p.m. The parade was headed up by members of Scouts for Equality, an organization working to ensure that precepts of equality are carried out within the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), which, at least in units not affiliated with non-affirming faith-based organizations, no longer discriminates against LGBT adults. Cate Readling, vice-president of membership of the BSA’s Pathway to Adventure Council, noted that BSA had recently begun admitting girls as well. “We’re all official now,” Readling said. The Scouts were followed up by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who briefly spoke alongside Alds. Tom Tunny (44th Ward) and James Cappleman (46th). In his remarks, Emanuel spoke of the city’s “inclusivity” and “belief in equality and tolerance.” With both federal midterm and state gubernatorial elections in November, and a city election in early 2019, politicians were out in full force. J.B. Pritzker (D), who is challenging incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) in November, said, “We’re [at] a time when Donald Trump has put rights at risk. He has stood up against trans rights and LGBTQ rights, and he stood against children by putting them in detention, children who are here emigrating with their families, separating them. At a time when it feels like government has become an instrument of immorality, I think we need a governor who will stand up for the LGBTQ community and the immigrant community and not be silent in the face of Donald Trump’s attacks.” “We’ve got to stand together so we can all stand for the planet,” said Cameron Davis, formerly President Barack Obama’s “Great Lakes czar,” who is running for a commissioner’s post for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD). “It doesn’t get any simpler than that.” Sean Casten, a Democrat who is running against incumbent Peter Roskam (R) in the 6th Congressional District, added, “We are going to come through this horrible time, because there is more love in the world than there is hate, and today we can stay focused on that.” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said, “I think it’s important in these times that those of us who are despised minorities in our own country stick together. So I always try to come to this parade and I’m encouraged by the warm reception that I get.” Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th Ward) said that the parade is “not just a celebration but our annual call to arms to defend all required acceptances in our own communities. So I’m glad to be here with our brothers and sisters, making that call for acceptance one more time.” State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) said, “LGBT people got their rights when we stood up and fought up and fought back against oppression at Stonewall. This country, under Trump, is seeing oppression unlike what we’ve seen before, not only for LGBT people, but for our immigrant communities and people of color [as well]. We need to stand together in solidarity.” Other politicians who either attended and/or sent delegations included U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley (D-6th), Robin Kelly (D-2nd) and Jan Schakowsky (D-9th); Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs; state Comptroller Susana Mendoza; Democratic state Reps. Kelly Cassidy, Sara Feigenholtz and Juliana Stratton (running with Pritzker); City Clerk Anna Valencia; and Deb Mell was among several other aldermen marching. Mayoral candidates included Lori Lightfoot (marching with her wife), Paul Vallas, Dorothy Brown, Gary McCarthy and Ja’Mal Green. MWRD Board President Maryana Spyropulos and MWRD Commissioners Debra Shore and Kari Steele also attended, as did Cook County Commission candidate Kevin Morrison and Berwyn School Board Member Julia McAleer-Forte. Orlando “El Fenomeno” Cruz, the first openly gay active professional boxer, was grand marshal. Educational institutions participating included Nettelhorst School; Chicago Waldorf School; Francis W. Parker School & Catherine Cook School; Elmhurst College; Rush University; Truman College and other City Colleges; University of Illinois at Chicago; University of Chicago; and Northwestern University. Among local consulates participating were Australia (for the first time), Ireland, Great Britain, Canada and Israel. Advocacy organizations and agencies included American Veterans for Equal Rights (carrying their large American flag), ACLU of Illinois, Asians and Friends Chicago, La Casa Norte, Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus, PFLAG, Night Ministry, Lambda Legal, Equality Illinois, Planned Parenthood, Chicago Gender Society (marching with Heels & Hardhats), The Legacy Project, LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois, Howard Brown Health, TPAN, Project VIDA; Thresholds, About Face Theatre, Windy City Performing Arts, Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, Center on Halsted, ForeskinPride.org, AARP of Illinois, the National Gay Pilots Association, Human Rights Campaign, Mercy for Animals and the Obama Foundation. Lakeside Pride had dozens of its members performing during the parade. Also working hard were ROTC, Chicago Spirit Brigade and the Second City Outlaws dancing cowboys. There were three motorcycle groups this year, but not Dykes on Bikes: Bikes & Mics, Chicago Gay Bikers and Organized Chaos all powered through the route. Gay Liberation Network’s large contingent was largely focused on Palestinian rights for their entry. Both professional and amateur sports teams and organizations were represented, among them Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Fire, Chicago Dragons, Chicago Smelts, Chicago Gay Hockey Association and Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association. Local businesses included Sidetrack, Roscoe’s, Balloons by Tommy, Evanston Subaru in Skokie, Broadway in Chicago, GRAB and Goose Island Beer. Dozens of area churches took part in Chicago Welcoming Churches’ entry, shouting, “God is love” as they traversed the parade route. Persons from Chicago-area synagogues also marched together. Labor Unions and trade organizations included Chicago Women in Trades, Local 881 United Food and Commercial Workers, Chicago Teachers Union, United Here Local 1 and SEIU Illinois. Among corporations represented by their LGBT groups were MB Financial Bank, Discover Financial Services, Bank of America, ComEd, Anheuser-Busch, Gap, Bloomingdales, Salesforce, Macy’s, Boeing, American Airlines, United Airlines, Hyatt Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Facebook, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Chipotle, WGN, Fox 32, ABC 7, NBC 5, Univision, Deloite, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, AT&T, Comcast, T-Mobile and Pepsico. MWRD Commisioner Debra Shore, shortly before the parade started, commented on how the LGBT community cuts across every sector of society, especially in terms of “race, class and gender,” adding, “That’s why it’s so important for us to stand up for others and for them to see us stand together in all our diversity.”)

June 23 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Where is the Republican primary strength in your township? It definitely is in the west side of DuPage County’s Milton Township. In the March 20, 2018 Republican primary, of the township’s 130 precincts, of its 73 precincts on its west side, 40 were RED (between 35.5% and 17.8% of registered voters cast Republican ballots), 19 were YELLOW (between 17.6% and 13.2%), and 14 were BLUE (between 13.2% and 1.1%). Of its 57 precincts on its east side, only 3 were RED (between 35.5% and 17.8%), 25 were YELLOW (between 17.6% and 13.2%), and 29 were BLUE (between 13.2% and 1.1%). – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

DAILY HERALD
— Smart strategies to buy a home in a tight market – Marilyn Kennedy Melia (DIERSEN: What would discourage you from buying a particular home? For me, it would include knowing that my neighbors would be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time. What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time? In my precinct, in the 2016 general election, 211 voted for Clinton while only 137 voted for Trump. In the 2016 primary election, 93 voted for Kasich while only 21 voted for Trump. However, in the March 20 primary election, 68 voted for Ives, while only 43 voted for Rauner, and only 15 of Milton Township’s 130 precincts had a higher percentage Republican turnout – 122 (22.2%) of the precinct’s 504 registered voters cast Republican ballots. Further, the precincts to the east, southeast, southwest, and west all had high Republican turnouts in the March 20 primary election. Jeanne Ive’s Precinct 65 to the east had a 24.9% turnout, Robert Jacobsen’s Precinct 25 where Roskam lives to the southeast had a 24.1% Republican turnout, Beth Tatro’s Precinct 130 to the southwest had a 33.5% Republican turnout, and Ron Menna’s Precinct 85 to the west had a 21.8% Republican turnout.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180623/smart-strategies-to-buy-a-home-in-a-tight-market

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former internment camp minutes from possible migrant site – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they do not want any kind of internment camps for illegals, unless, of course, Democrats could run them and shout at the illegals that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/former-internment-camp-minutes-from-possible-migrant-site/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps dispute number of those killed by illegals.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-63000-immigrants-trump–20180623-story.html
— Standardized tests are poor predictors of students’ abilities. So why take them? – Bob Schaeffer (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I have passed tests because I have always had many unfair advantages. They a) decry my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, b) decry my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) decry my passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, d) decry my passing the Post Office employment examination in 1966, and e) decry my passing all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-act-sat-score-college-admission-20180622-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump is German-American. Anti-Trumps bring up anything and everything that they can to remind people of Hitler and of Nazism.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-license-plate-mixup-white-supremacy-symbol-20180621-story.html

 

WTTW
— Immigration Debate Explodes in Chicago – Evan Garcia (DIERSEN: Rosanna Pulido speaks for those who support the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/06/22/week-review-immigration-debate-explodes-chicago

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Hays leaving Legislature early for private-sector job – Michael Kiser
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-06-22/updated-hays-leaving-legislature-early-private-sector-job.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Hays to leave Legislature early – BRIANNA KIRKHAM
http://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/hays-to-leave-legislature-early/article_44acf984-0e81-54d4-99dc-53ae83f411d2.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 43 new citizens sworn in – Carla Jimenez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at new citizens and shout at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats count on immigrants to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all. )
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180622/43-new-citizens-sworn-in

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Iowa GOP shows widespread support for Trump – Erin Murphy (DIERSEN: Who are the leading Trump promoters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What are they doing to promote Trump?)
https://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/iowa-gop-shows-widespread-support-for-trump/article_95351b77-6c04-51a5-b227-9e364bc36eba.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: That was made clear during last weekend’s Republican Party of Iowa state convention, attended by roughly 1,200 party activists, leaders and elected officials. State party chairman Jeff Kaufmann devoted much of his remarks to the campaign for governor, but also rallied the crowd to express their support for the president. Kaufmann asked the crowd to show whether they support Trump, and nearly everyone in the building stood and cheered. “Keep it up, President Trump,” Kaufmann yelled during his typically fiery speech. Kaufmann told the crowd he realizes some of Trump’s tweets “make you pause,” but said Trump must use Twitter to communicate to his supporters.)

 

WSIU
— Black Illinois Lawmakers and Gov. Rauner Continue Their Quarrel
http://news.wsiu.org/post/black-illinois-lawmakers-and-gov-rauner-continue-their-quarrel#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois police chiefs speak out against legalizing industrial hemp – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-police-chiefs-speak-out-against-legalizing-industrial-hemp

 

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Reps. Durkin, Olsen Meet With Metra To Discuss Service Reliability issues have intensified recently with the new federally-mandated train safety regulations which prompted a new train schedule. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/reps-durkin-olsen-meet-metra-discuss-service

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Sneed: Kelly takes page from WGN’s Wally Phillips to defeat Rahm
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/sneed-kelly-page-wally-phillips-defeat-rahm

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— All Young Cannabis Users Face Psychosis Risk – Pauline Anderson
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/all-young-cannabis-users-face-psychosis-risk-2/
— IFI Reaches 10 Million With Pro-life Message – Chris Iverson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that no one reads GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/ifi-reaches-10-million-with-pro-life-message/

 

GOPUSA
— McCain’s office urged IRS to use audits as weapons to destroy Tea Party groups (DIERSEN: What does McCain think of you and of those who share your demographics?)
http://www.gopusa.com/mccains-office-urged-irs-to-use-audits-as-weapons-to-destroy-tea-party-groups/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— ALL OF THE FRONT COVER: Reefer Madness Colorado legalized marijuana in 2014 and the Pot Rush is on—but the ERs are filling up and a generation of kids is at risk. – TONY MECIA
https://www.weeklystandard.com/tony-mecia/reefer-madness

 

NEWSMAX
— Huckabee: Democrats ‘Disgusting’ for Politicizing Border Issues – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mike-huckabee-democrats-immigration/2018/06/22/id/867793/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Morning Joe: Did You Vote Trump? You’re a ‘Racist’ ‘Nazi’ – Cody Leach
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/cody-leach/2018/06/22/morning-joe-did-you-vote-trump-youre-racist-nazi

 

BREITBART
— New York Times Compares Trump Border Policy to Japanese-American Internment – Joel B. Pollak
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/06/22/new-york-times-compares-trump-border-policy-to-japanese-american-internment/
— Democrat Compares Border Patrol to Nazis at Auschwitz — Using 2014 Photos – Penny Starr
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/06/22/democrat-jackie-speier-border-patrol-auschwitz-customs-and-border-protection-2014-photos/

 

BLAZE
— Trump voters are like ‘Nazis,’ MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ contributor declares – Dave Urbanski
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/22/trump-voters-are-like-nazis-msnbc-morning-joe-contributor-declares
— George Will urges Republicans to vote against GOP in mid-terms – and he’s serious – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/22/george-will-urges-republicans-to-vote-against-gop-in-mid-terms-and-hes-serious

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Valiantly Tried to Save America – Ilana Mercer
https://townhall.com/columnists/ilanamercer/2018/06/23/trump-valiantly-tried-to-save-america-n2493448
(FROM THE ARTICLE: By now most Americans, for or against, get the idea. All an individual or family need do to live in America, and off the avails of the American taxpayer, is to arrive at an approved port of entry and “lodge a legal claim to stay.” That’s it. The same understanding animates an entire, parasitical industry that has arisen to coach the claimants in their claims-making. The refugee and illegal-migrant racket sprung-up on the backs of the American people is Third World cronyism at its best. “The Trump administration plans to pay a Texas nonprofit nearly half a billion dollars, this year, to care for immigrant children who were detained crossing the U.S. border illegally, reports Bloomberg.” Did you vote for that? Brazen border-crossers “rarely hide from border agents,” for they know the rules of the game are that there aren’t any rules. Not for them, not for the lawless. The law-abiding pay. The profits from the immigration industry, material and political, are privatized; the costs are socialized. It has taken a president, in the person of Donald J. Trump, and his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, to expose for all to see a shameful, likely irreversible, fact: American birthright has been frittered away for a mess of pottage. In exchange for throwing America open to The World, Americans get crime, poverty, unemployment, depressed wages; environmental despoliation; overburdened public services, and zero comity and harmony across their communities. Or, more like hate. For to oppose this transformative political give-away is to be branded a hater and be hounded, at home, by a Fifth Column of values-enforcers. There’s no finessing it. This selling of the patrimony and heritage of Americans is theft, plain and simple. There is no hiding it. Peddling of stolen goods for political favors is the handiwork of political representatives, of legislators. Through legislative sleight-of-hand and international treaty making American politicians have incrementally robbed a people of their national and territorial sovereignty, as well as their shared identity.)
— Hey Democrats, Your Base Doesn’t Support Catch And Release When It Comes To Illegal Aliens – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/06/22/hey-democrats-your-base-doesnt-catch-and-release-on-immigration-n2493116

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republicans ignore Trump, keep pushing to pass immigration reform – Susan Ferrechio (DIERSEN: If you claim to be a Republican, but you oppose E-Verify, you shout that you are a RINO who has been bought off by employers who want cheap labor. If you claim to be Republican, but you want “a more inclusive and easier pathway to citizenship for Dreamers,” you shout that you are a Democrat.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/republicans-ignore-trump-keep-pushing-to-pass-immigration-reform
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans say negotiations now center on whether to add E-Verify and an immigrant agriculture program into the legislation, and many are hoping for a vote next week. Many conservatives have been clamoring for the bill to include a provision mandating employers use E-Verify to ensure new hires are legal. “It might be a difference maker,” Cole said. Meanwhile, an agriculture or “guest worker” program would attract votes from lawmakers whose districts rely on immigrant farm workers. . .The 41 GOP “no” votes were cast mostly by moderates who wanted a more inclusive and easier pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, who came illegally as children. The measure was authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va. It would provide legal status for about 700,000 Dreamers and offered a much more difficult pathway to citizenship. Conservatives say the leadership should simply take the Goodlatte bill and make a few changes to attract moderates, such as expanding the pathway to citizenship to all 1.8 million people who fit the Dreamer category. The Goodlatte measure, which is co-authored by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, includes both E-Verify and a guest worker program. It ends chain migration, the diversity visa lottery program, and authorizes border wall funding.)

 

THE HILL
— MSNBC’s Deutsch equates Trump voters to Nazi guards: ‘If you vote for Trump, you’re the bad guy’ – JOE CONCHA
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/393618-msnbcs-deutsch-equates-trump-voters-to-nazi-guards-if-you-vote-for-trump-youre
— GOP lawmaker calls detained children ‘prime MS-13 gang material’ – JUSTIN WISE
http://thehill.com/latino/393666-steve-king-calls-detained-children-prime-ms-13-gang-material

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use Romans 13 a) to paint Trump as being Hitler and b) to paint his supporters as being Nazis.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/22/opinions/jeff-sessions-bible-verse-nazi-germany-opinion-weber/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, it is clear that Democrats want to use illegals to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/22/us/immigration-border-children.html(FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/20/business/economy/immigration-economic-impact.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/22/us/politics/trump-immigration-borders-family-separation.html
— Some Blacks Find Immigration Centers ‘Better Than’ Public Housing – Rachel Campos-Duffy
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/23/us/fox-news-rachel-campos-duffy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/22/opinion/theres-no-right-way-to-be-queer.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Farewell to Arms? Workplace hugging has been a target of the #MeToo movement – Peggy Drexler (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that you SHOULD NOT HUG ANYONE: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more of the aforesaid that you are, the more likely that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will call you a sexual harasser IF YOU HUGE ANYONE.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-farewell-to-arms-1529595234
— FRONT PAGE: A Generation of Americans Is Entering Old Age the Least Prepared in Decades Low incomes, paltry savings, high debt burdens, failed insurance—the U.S. is upending decades of progress in securing life’s final chapter – Heather Gillers, Anne Tergesen and Leslie Scism (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have serious financial problems, health problems, and/or other problems. My critics/opponents turn their operatives and their dupes against me, that is, they promote hatred against me by stressing a) that I have a COLA-adjusted $51,864 pension for life, b) that I have an $18,000 federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life, c) that I have a COLA-adjusted $2,064 Social Security for life and that my wife has substantial COLA-adjusted Social Security for life, d) that my wife and I have substantial retirement savings, e) that my wife and I have no debts, f) that my wife and I have good health, g) that my wife and I own a home, cars, etc., and h) that my wife and have no children to support.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-generation-of-americans-is-entering-old-age-the-least-prepared-in-decades-1529676033

 

FORBES
— MAY 14, 2018 FLASHBACK: Fewer Americans Renounce Citizenship – Robert W. Wood (DIERSEN: All those who are in America illegally are citizens of foreign countries. Those who refuse to renounce their citizenship show that they are in America a) to take advantage of America’s generous welfare and preference giving policies, b) to “make money” so that they can return to their motherland and “live like kings,” c) to “turn America into their motherland,” and/or d) to destroy America. None of my ancestors came to America for any of the aforesaid reasons.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2018/05/14/fewer-americans-renounce-citizenship-but-taxes-still-drive-them/#34d9003b119f

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) paint Trump as being Hitler, b) paint Trump supporters as being Nazis, and c) paint illegals as being Jews.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/Trump-s-tent-city-for-children-is-a-13016150.php

 

BROOKINGS
— U.S. White population declines – William H. Frey (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Whites are overjoyed. What do you say to Whites a) who paint themselves as being anti-White, b) who pander to anti-Whites, c) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, and d) promote hatred of Whites? Anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2018/06/21/us-white-population-declines-and-generation-z-plus-is-minority-white-census-shows/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: he U.S. Census Bureau’s release of race and age statistics for 2017 points to two noteworthy milestones about the nation’s increasingly aging white and growing diverse population. First, for the first time since the Census Bureau has released these annual statistics, they show an absolute decline in the nation’s white non-Hispanic population—accelerating a phenomenon that was not projected to occur until the next decade. Second, the new numbers show that for the first time there are more children who are minorities than who are white, at every age from zero to nine. This means we are on the cusp of seeing the first minority white generation, born in 2007 and later, which perhaps we can dub Generation “Z-Plus.”)

 

ATLANTIC
— It’s Not the Holocaust Trump’s family-separation policy is horrible, but equating it with genocide is both historically and strategically misguided. – DEBORAH LIPSTADT
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/holocaust-family-separation/563480/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/22/trump-world-1930s-children-parents-europe-migrants

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Rauner Asked if He Was Getting Ives Endorsement… 93 Days after Primary (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to a) reject those who voted for Ives and b) pander to those who will never vote for a Republican. Ever-increasingly, Rauner is running as an anti-Republican.)
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/rauner-asked-if-he-was-getting-ives-endorsement-93-days-after-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner appeared on WJBC and was asked, “How important would an endorsement from Jeanne Ives be for you?” That’s right. It’s been more than three months since the primary, and just when candidates want to turn their attention to the general election, Rauner is still dealing with his fractured party. On WJBC, Rauner once again claimed he’s “reached out” to Ives, something he’s said before that was found not to be true. Who else is Rauner calling to reunite the party? None other than Rauner’s previous headache and Roy Moore’s biggest backer, Dick Uihlein. “It seems that time doesn’t heal all wounds as Bruce Rauner has failed to put his party back together after three months,” said DGA Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro. “It’s clear Jeanne Ives and her supporters have not forgiven Rauner for his lies and failures.”)

 

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