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August 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ComEd scheme to influence Madigan was not legal lobbying — it was bribery, prosecutors say – JASON MEISNER and RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-comed-bribery-scheme-michael-madigan-prosecutors-response-20210824-h5gvozhcxzglhlrwjujj7qyuwm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Roselle repeals marijuana ban, allows for dispensaries and growing sites – Trey Arline
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20210824/roselle-repeals-marijuana-ban-allows-for-dispensaries-and-growing-sites

NPR ILLINOIS
— Biden Promised Normalcy, But He Is Struggling To Rein In The Chaos – Mara Liasson
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-08-22/politics-chat-biden-promised-normalcy-but-he-is-struggling-to-reign-in-the-chaos

WGLT
— OUTSTANDING: Bloomington Gold Corvette Show Returning To Its Hometown In 2022 – Eric Stock, Ryan Denham
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-08-24/bloomington-gold-corvette-show-is-returning-to-its-hometown-in-2022

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Critics say new sex education law goes too far. Law aligns standards with national groups some call unaccountable. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/critics-say-new-sex-education-law-goes-too-far/article_a84c1876-043a-11ec-9ec9-ebe7e2e55731.html
— Lawmakers share priorities in reversing state’s population decline – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to drive out of Illinois those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/lawmakers-share-priorities-in-reversing-states-population-decline/article_a6b4061e-0515-11ec-94c1-2f1d37432b32.html

VIDETTE ONLINE
— Back the Blue Central Illinois Rally to be held on Sunday – MEGAN SPOERLEIN
http://www.videtteonline.com/news/back-the-blue-central-illinois-rally-to-be-held-on-sunday/article_5bb77252-01ed-11ec-8dda-6be04ebd533f.html

ILLINOIS NEWS TODAY
— Facebook selects 25 journalists to be paid for a $5 million newsletter recruitment push – Daniel Kuhn
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/facebook-selects-25-journalists-to-be-paid-for-a-5-million-newsletter-recruitment-push/354645/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois would have 100K more jobs if its unemployment was at the national average
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-would-have-100k-more-jobs-if-its-unemployment-was-at-the-national-average-wirepoints-on-chicagos-morning-answer/

CAPITOL FAX
— 7 in 8 people who saw benefits reduced or eliminated by states did not find employment (COMMENT: What about taking BAD JOBS? According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I took were BAD JOBS that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/25/7-in-8-people-who-saw-benefits-reduced-or-eliminated-by-states-did-not-find-employment/
— Pritzker extends eviction moratorium to September 18 (COMMENT: I was a landlord 1976-1984, not because I wanted to be, but because University Park real estate prices were down.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/25/pritzker-extends-eviction-moratorium-to-september-18/

BREITBART
— Jason Miller: Rep. Adam Kinzinger Turned Anti-Trump After White House Didn’t Hire His Wife – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2021/08/23/jason-miller-rep-adam-kinzinger-turned-anti-trump-white-house-didnt-hire-his-wife/
— YouTube Censors Michelle Malkin over Mask Mandates Clip – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/24/youtube-censors-michelle-malkin-over-mask-mandates-clip/
— #AppleToo: Apple Employees Are Turning on Their Own Woke Company – LUCAS NOLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/08/24/appletoo-apple-employees-are-turning-on-their-own-woke-company/
— Cancel Culture Takes Aim at Notre Dame’s Leprechaun Mascot – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/08/24/cancel-culture-takes-aim-notre-dames-leprechaun-mascot/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Welcome to the Forever Pandemic – Ben Shapiro
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/blog/2021/08/25/welcome-to-the-forever-pandemic

NEWSMAX
— The Democratic Party Defunds Police, Arms the Taliban – Mark Vargas
https://www.newsmax.com/markvargas/kabul-afghanistan-shame-defund-the-police/2021/08/24/id/1033554/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Trump Requests Florida Judge Compel YouTube to Restore His Account – Alexander Hall (COMMENT: When I was rudely terminated as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, all my reports of MTRO meetings were deleted. Those reports included a) who spoke at MTRO meetings and b) the candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended those meetings.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/alexander-hall/2021/08/24/trump-requests-florida-judge-compel-youtube-restore-his

PJ MEDIA
— Biden Takes a Knee During Photo-Op With WNBA Champions – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/08/24/biden-takes-a-knee-during-photo-op-with-wnba-champions-n1472184

COLLEGE FIX
— Five lies they teach your kids in freshman orientation
https://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/five-lies-they-teach-your-kids-in-freshman-orientation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lie No. 1: White privilege is real: Skin color is treated as the most important factor about a person on campus. Lie No. 2: Words are violence: The First Amendment is one of America’s greatest achievements, but on campus it’s anathema. Lie No. 3: One in five co-eds will be sexually assaulted: One of the most oft-repeated higher education stats is that one-in-five women will be sexually assaulted or raped in college — a figure that’s been fully debunked. Lie No. 4: Gender is a choice: One of the first experiences students encounter is the complex and confusing world of preferred gender pronouns, such as “ze,” “hir” and “xem.” Lie No. 5: Being colorblind is racist: For the student who wants to take a stand against critical race theory on campus, the road will be difficult.)

NATIONAL REVIEW
— On Afghanistan, Bidenites Blame the Press – RAMESH PONNURU (COMMENT: Of course, me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters will be blamed for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct suffer in 2022.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/on-afghanistan-bidenites-blame-the-press/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Virginia Democrat Governor Candidate McAuliffe Wants to “Make Life Difficult” for the Unvaccinated. “We can’t force them, we’re not going door to door, but you make life difficult” – Mike LaChance (COMMENT: I should write a book about RINOs who make life difficult for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/virginia-democrat-governor-candidate-mcauliffe-wants-to-make-life-difficult-for-the-unvaccinated/

EPOCH TIMES
— The Los Angeles Times vs. Larry Elder – Roger L. Simon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-los-angeles-times-vs-larry-elder_3964084.html

POLITICO
— How screwed is Adam Kinzinger? Illinois Democrats are on the verge of rolling out a new congressional map that could end the House career of one of the GOP’s most prominent Trump critics. – ALLY MUTNICK
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/25/adam-kinzinger-illinois-democrats-506861

NBC NEWS
— Attitudes on Jan. 6 Capitol attack settle in along familiar partisan lines – Ben Kamisar (COMMENT: Democrats will forever use the Capitol attack against Republicans. Those who participated in the attack had to have known that.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/attitudes-jan-6-capitol-attack-settle-along-familiar-partisan-lines-n1277534

NEW YORK TIMES
— What the ‘Majority Minority’ Shift Really Means for America – Justin Gest (COMMENT: According to Democrats, the majority always discriminates against the minority. That means that ever-increasingly, members of the following groups will be discriminated against: those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/opinion/us-census-majority-minority.html
— A More Secular America Is Not Just a Problem for Republicans – Ryan Burge
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/opinion/republicans-democrats-america-religion.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Weary of turmoil and division, most teens still voice faith in future, Post-Ipsos poll finds. These 14-to-18-year-olds are coming of age amid a pandemic, racial justice protests and political hostility, but remain optimistic about their own lives. – Sydney Trent and Emily Guskin (COMMENT: What were you optimistic about when you were younger? When I was younger, I was optimistic about having a successful career in the automotive industry. But that all ended in 1971 when I was 22 years old. Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Then, Firestone rudely fired me for having accepted that job offer. Then, I accepted a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2021/teen-poll-racism-covid-politics/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Message on Afghanistan Withdrawal Draws Critics. The president’s portrayal of the U.S. pullout has prompted accusations he is playing down the deteriorating situation on the ground. – Jessica Donati and Andrew Restuccia
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-message-on-afghanistan-withdrawal-draws-critics-11629889203
— Teach Respect, Not Critical Race Theory. Discussions of race and prejudice should begin at home. – John Beatty
https://www.wsj.com/articles/critical-race-theory-loudoun-culture-wars-systemic-racism-education-teachers-union-11629837816
— The High Price of Federal Marijuana Legalization. A better way would be decriminalization with heavy regulation and no role for Big Tobacco. – Kevin Sabet
https://www.wsj.com/articles/schumer-federal-marijuana-cannabis-thc-synthetic-vape-edible-legalize-youth-drug-use-11629821434

DESERET NEWS
— Is Facebook censoring the Babylon Bee, or does Mark Zuckerberg just not get the jokes? – Jennifer Graham
https://www.deseret.com/2021/8/23/22638183/is-facebook-censoring-the-babylon-bee-or-does-the-mark-zuckerberg-just-not-get-jokes-conservatives

CALIFORNIA NEWS TIMES
–Submit your question for candidates (DIERSEN: Candidates should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) CRT, b) 1619, c) reparations, d) BLM, e) LGBTQ, f) dependency on government, g) dependency on charity, h) abortion, i) mass/illegal immigration, j) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, k) more gun controls, l) patronage, m) political affiliation discrimination, n) reverse discrimination, and o) age discrimination?)
https://californianewstimes.com/submit-your-question-for-candidates/497441/

PATHEOS
— What Price Equality? – Ben Witherington (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs a) promote Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and b) assure that Republicans pay the price of that AA, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.)
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2021/08/25/what-price-equality/

DAILY BEAST
— Self-Publishing to Success in the Internet Age – Sarah Watts (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who a) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) destroy those like me who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) destroy those like me who refuse to pander to them, d) destroy those like me who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) destroy those like me who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) destroy those like me who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who despise/hate those who share my demographics. I would focus on those who have done the most damage to the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, my precinct, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/self-publishing-to-success-in-the-internet-age

POYNTER
— CNN is hiring 200 journalists for CNN+. – Al Tompkins (COMMENT: When it suits their purposes, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I not a journalist and/or b) that I am a journalist. According to Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalist ), a journalist is “an individual trained to collect/gather information in form of text, audio or pictures, processes them to a news-worthy form and disseminates it to the public.” My critics/opponents ignore the fact that what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do and that I was a GAO Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $102,188-$132,845/year. My critics/opponents ignore the fact that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that an individual cannot be a journalist a) if they are conservative, b) if they are Republican, c) if they do not have a degree in journalism, and/or d) if they are not paid for what they do. My critics/opponents a) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) destroy those like me who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) destroy those like me who refuse to pander to them, d) destroy those like me who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) destroy those like me who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) destroy those like me who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better, yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2021/cnn-is-hiring-200-journalists-for-cnn-heres-what-the-network-is-looking-for/

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Strengthening the pipeline of Black CPAs – Anita Dennis (COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors strengthened the pipeline for Black CPAs. They forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black CPA subordinate.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/strengthening-the-pipeline-of-black-cpas

August 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,989 cases, 15 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2989-covid-cases-15-deaths/10971796/

FOX32
— Pritzker warns of ‘significantly greater mitigations’ if COVID numbers keep rising – Elizabeth Matthews
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-warns-of-significantly-greater-mitigations-if-covid-numbers-keep-rising

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Judge rejects GOP effort to invalidate Democratic-drawn legislative map, but warns Democrats to make fixes that address minority concerns – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-redistricting-map-gop-lawsuit-20210824-omssn4u7ibbcho5qhhi7n2gvtq-story.html
— The Illinois legislative remap, aka Democrats’ incumbent protection plan – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-illinois-legislative-remap-democrats-one-party-rule-20210824-jqt65vjdgjgtfga7ayma5yu6eu-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-healthcare-coverage-expansion-noncititzen-adults-illinois-20210824-x6yns6nw4zea3gihlfsohvy2eq-story.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Kinzinger asks president to keep Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants operating. Kinzinger, in a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, asks that emergency powers be used until the legislative process in Illinois or Washington offers a solution.
https://www.shawlocal.com/sauk-valley/news/local/2021/08/24/kinzinger-asks-president-to-keep-bryon-and-dresden-nuclear-power-plants-operating/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden’s approval ratings slip after rocky first seven months – GRAYCE MCCORMICK
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/bidens-approval-ratings-slip-after-rocky-first-seven-months

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— State puts 51 school districts on probation for not following mask mandate – Andrew Hense
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/state-puts-51-school-districts-on-probation-for-not-following-mask-mandate/article_0cd4d288-0440-11ec-9400-175daf6c6ae9.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— REDISTRICTING – U.S. Census Bureau Counts Confirm that Democrats’ Redistricting Plan is Unconstitutional and Unlawful – State Rep. Dan Ugaste
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/24/ugaste-reports-on-remap-situation/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Elected Officials Behaving Badly – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/08/illinois-elected-officials-behaving-badly/

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/24/covid-19-roundup-94/
— What are your suggestions to improve local news? (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, news organizations exist solely a) to advance the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) to destroy the Republican Party. Ever-increasingly, those who get journalism degrees do so solely a) to advance the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/24/question-of-the-day-3314/
— Pritzker warns of mitigations “that I think we don’t want to go to” if “the hospital beds and ICUs get full”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/24/pritzker-warns-of-mitigations-that-i-think-we-dont-want-to-go-to-if-the-hospital-beds-and-icus-get-full/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mailed ballots were most popular last year, but 20 million weren’t returned. Report adds ammunition for fight over voting rules. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/24/mailed-ballots-were-most-popular-last-year-20-mill/
— Biden’s mental fitness faces renewed scrutiny following Afghan blunder – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/24/bidens-mental-fitness-faces-renewed-scrutiny-follo/

FOX NEWS
— Facebook uses partisan fact-checkers to ‘suppress’ conservative satire, Babylon Bee CEO says. Seth Dillon suspects Facebook gives the Bee a poor “news quality score,” even though his website doesn’t claim to publish news. – Tyler O’Neil (COMMENT: Would Facebook hire me? While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $102,188-$132,845/year, 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 $85,935-$97,395/year. My other fact-checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/facebook-partisan-fact-checkers-suppress-satire-fake-news-babylon-bee-ceo

FOX BUSINESS
— CVS workshop tells employees to hold each other ‘accountable’ for ‘non-inclusive’ acts. The training is part of a $600 million effort to address racial inequality. – Samuel Dorman
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/cvs-inclusion-training-critical-race-theory
— Retirement swelled during the pandemic, more than expected, study shows. At least 1.7M more older workers than expected retired due to the COVID-19 pandemic. – Brittany De Lea
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/millions-workers-retire-before-expected-pandemic

GOPUSA
— While Afghanistan Fell, US Military Leaders Focused On ‘Diversity’
https://www.gopusa.com/while-afghanistan-fell-us-military-leaders-focused-on-diversity/
— Trans Target Is Bigger Than Hobby Lobby
https://www.gopusa.com/trans-target-is-bigger-than-hobby-lobby/
— Biden Chose Decline
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-chose-decline/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Canceling Rent is Canceling America – William Sullivan (COMMENT: I was a landlord 1976-1984, not because I wanted to be, but because University Park real estate prices were down.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/canceling_rent_is_canceling_america.html
— Vaccine mandates may herald the end of the republic – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/vaccine_mandates_may_herald_the_end_of_the_republic.html

BREITBART
— Chicago Sees at Least 158 Expressway/Roadway Shootings Thus Far in 2021 – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2021/08/23/chicago-sees-least-158-expressway-roadway-shootings-thus-far-2021/

BLAZE
— Taliban declares it will no longer allow Afghans to leave the country, will not extend deadline for Americans to get out – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/taliban-no-longer-allowing-afghans-to-evacuate
— Why Tucker Carlson hates ‘journalists’ (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, news organizations exist solely a) to advance the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) to destroy the Republican Party. Ever-increasingly, those who get journalism degrees do so solely a) to advance the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://link.theblaze.com/view/5318f1a1572df531182a1728esdwq.a6yj/deed6450
— Alarming leaked cable shows how few US citizens have actually been evacuated from Afghanistan – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/leaked-cable-biden-afghanistan-evacuation

CNS NEWS
— Poll: 81% of All Voters Support Voter ID, Including 77% of Black Voters – Michael W. Chapman
https://cnsnews.com/article/national/michael-w-chapman/poll-81-all-voters-support-voter-id-including-77-black-voters
— Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley: ‘You Negotiate with the Devil from a Point of Strength’ – Melanie Arter
https://cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/former-un-ambassador-nikki-haley-you-negotiate-devil-point
— Rep. Waltz: Future U.S. Soldiers Will ‘Have to Fight Their Way Through Our Own Equipment … to Deal with al Qaeda 3.0’ – Melanie Arter
https://cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/rep-waltz-future-us-soldiers-will-have-fight-their-way-through-our

DAILY CALLER
— Joe Biden Destroys A Country, Hides From Consequences – RONNA MCDANIEL
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/24/rnc-chair-mcdaniel-joe-biden-destroys-a-country-hides-from-consequences/
— McCarthy Says He Is ‘Less Confident’ All Americans Will Be Evacuated From Afghanistan By Aug. 31 After Classified Briefing – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/24/kevin-mccarthy-less-confident-americans-evacuated-afghanistan-august-31-deadline-classified-briefing/

FEDERALIST
— Everything Liz Cheney Touches Turns To Garbage, A Retrospective. Throughout her entire tenure in the lower chamber, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney has yet to lead a winning effort in a defining moment. – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/24/everything-liz-cheney-touches-turns-to-garbage-a-retrospective/
— How Partisan ‘Fact-Check’ Sites Used By Big Tech Are Sowing Distrust (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $102,188-$132,845/year, 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 $85,935-$97,395/year. My other fact-checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/24/how-partisan-fact-check-sites-used-by-big-tech-are-sowing-distrust/
— DeSantis Vindicated: There’s No Science Behind Masks On Kids – Shawn Fleetwood
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/24/desantis-vindicated-theres-no-science-behind-masks-on-kids/

TOWNHALL
— Biden Caves to Taliban – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2021/08/24/biden-pentagon-august-withdrawal-deadline-n2594628
— Is This Why Joe Biden Is Late for His Afghanistan Address? It’s Not Good, Folks. – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/08/24/biden-is-late-addressing-afghanistan-chaos-but-we-have-reports-that-us-troops-ar-n2594665

NEWS BUSTERS
— Liberals Want News That Oozes ‘Everything Is Fine’ – Tim Graham
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2021/08/23/new-newsbusters-podcast-liberals-want-news-oozes-everything-fine

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER TV
— USA Today Poll: Biden Approval Rating Takes Nose Dive After Afghan Debacle, Down to 41% – Nick Kangadis
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/usa-today-poll-biden-approval-rating-takes-nose-dive-after-afghan-debacle-down-41-pct
— American Bar Association Ready To Mandate ‘Diversity Training’ – P. Gardner Goldsmith (COMMENT: Diversity training promotes hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/american-bar-association-ready-mandate-affirmative-action-and-diversity-training-law-schools
— Rep. Scalise: Pelosi Brought Us Back to Raise Taxes on Americans, Rather than Rescue Them from Afghanistan – Craig Millward
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/rep-scalise-pelosi-brought-us-back-raise-taxes-americans-rather-rescue-them-afghanistan
— ‘Very Dark Period’ for U.S. as Taliban Dictates Withdrawal – Kyle Drennen
https://www.mrctv.org/index.php/videos/nbcs-engel-warns-very-dark-period-us-taliban-dictates-withdrawal

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Biden Has Shown Us That His Promises Are Worthless – CHARLES C. W. COOKE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/biden-has-shown-us-that-his-promises-are-worthless/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Police Uncover 300 Unopened California Recall Ballots, Gun, and Drugs in Sleeping Man’s Car. Majority of the ballot were mostly for Lawndale residents, with some for Compton residents. – Leslie Eastman
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/police-uncover-300-unopened-california-recall-ballots-gun-and-drugs-in-sleeping-mans-car/

EPOCH TIMES
— Illinois Punishes 39 Public School Districts for Not Imposing Mask Mandates – Cara Ding
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illinois-punishes-39-public-school-districts-for-not-imposing-mask-mandates_3963497.html
— Republicans Look to Capitalize on Biden Afghan Fiasco in 2022 – Joseph Lord
https://www.theepochtimes.com/republicans-look-to-capitalize-on-biden-afghan-fiasco-in-2022_3963245.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— Here Are The States Offering To Resettle Afghan Refugees. As the Biden administration continues to evacuate tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan, these states are ready to offer homes to those fleeing. – Sanjana Karanth (COMMENT: Democrats only want refugees who are going to vote for Democrats. How many Afghan refugees will Pritzker sent to your county, to your county district, to your township, to your municipality, to your municipal district, to your school district, to your precinct, to your church, and to your neighborhood? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/states-offering-resettle-afghan-refugees_n_612457c4e4b0fc6bf9d02143
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois: Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that if “there are refugees that come to the United States as a result of our ability to get them out [of Afghanistan], I hope Illinois will be one place that they will be able to welcome them to.” The Democrat, adding that his own family were refugees, said the focus should currently be to get Americans and their allies out of Afghanistan.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Taliban doubles down on Aug. 31 deadline, says Afghans no longer allowed to reach Kabul airport – Rachel Pannett, Ellen Francis and Adam Taylor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/24/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-live-updates/
— U.S. begins military drawdown at Kabul airport; Biden to stick to Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline – Rachel Pannett, Ellen Francis, Adam Taylor, Sean Sullivan and Claire Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/24/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-live-updates/

DESERT NEWS
— Why many religious Latinos find the GOP is a better fit than the Democratic Party. As more Latinos in the United States leave Catholicism, they are changing their politics that better align with conservative thinking on abortion, marriage and religious liberty. How are Republicans and Democrats responding? – Mya Jaradat
https://www.deseret.com/2021/8/22/22616566/republican-attempts-to-woo-religious-latinos-democrats-respond-trump-biden-democrats-evangelical

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Afghanistan: Most Voters Say Biden Administration Not Doing Enough to Rescue Americans
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/afghanistan/afghanistan_most_voters_say_biden_administration_not_doing_enough_to_rescue_americans

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Pritzker signs LGBTQ-inclusive sex-ed law; Republicans say it’s pushing perversion in schools – Gerald Farinas
https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/121861225

LGBTQ NATION
— COMMENT: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn Chick-fil-A.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/08/no-one-wants-work-chick-fil-cant-figure/

August 24 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Americans support mask and vaccine mandates for schools, AP-NORC poll finds – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-poll-mask-vaccine-schools-20210823-syqy3mxei5g3hgb2ps6m23ue7u-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Time for a raise? McHenry County Board considering pay hike for members – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210822/time-for-a-raise-mchenry-county-board-considering-pay-hike-for-members

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/Commentary-Scott-Reeder-Ignoring-the-real-16404627.php

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP SEES CANDIDATE SURGE – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/08/23/gop-candidate-surge-jacksons-covid-scare-headline-494086
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican legislative candidates are coming forward “at a much higher rate” than they did for the 2018 election, a signal that the Illinois GOP is working to make good on a promise to fill every slot on the 2022 ballot. “I attribute [the uptick] to people understanding the opportunity that we have this cycle and the issues that we’ll run against Democrats,” Jayme Odom, the executive director of the Illinois House Republicans, told Playbook. She says those issues include Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “overreach” by not working with the legislature to enact Covid-19 mitigation rules, passage of police-reform legislation, and signing a law that decriminalizes possession of certain amounts of fentanyl and cocaine. On the state Senate side, “More Republicans in the Cook County region are interested in running for state office than I’ve seen before,” says Senate GOP Political Director Nick McNeely. There’s no litmus test for running, but the House Republican organization is asking whether candidates believe the 2020 election was stolen. “We’re looking for people who are interested in running and who fit the constituency of their district,” said Odom. Recruiting on all fronts: Along with state House and Senate recruitment efforts, the conservative think tank Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) is scouting for candidates. Even Jeanne Ives, a former GOP state representative who in 2018 lost a congressional race, is working to get candidates to run, according to two Republican Party sources. “When you don’t have contested races, a lot of people don’t vote,” IPI’s Matt Paprocki told Playbook. He says IPI has sent out 65,000 mailers statewide to “free-market individuals, Democrats, Independents and Republicans” as part of an outreach effort to potential candidates. “We stop the engagement once they say they want to run.” (The organization, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, can’t be engaged in electioneering.) Republicans aren’t coughing up names of candidates quite yet. “Everyone’s keeping their powder dry until they see the maps,” said McNeely, referring to the legislative map that Democrats will tweak Aug. 31 when they return to Springfield. (Republican leaders filed a federal lawsuit in June challenging boundaries that were drawn and approved by the Democratic-led General Assembly during the spring, saying the boundaries were based on unofficial census numbers. That suit is pending.) Of course, candidate recruitment means nothing without cash. Republicans say they are working on two fronts: trying to ramp up fundraising down the ticket as well as checking in with major donors. Billionaires Ken Griffin and Dick Uihlein come to mind, though Republicans aren’t naming names. “Leader [Jim] Durkin is in contact with potential donors from across the state every day,” said Odom, acknowledging it’s too early for donors to pitch in when they don’t even know who might be on the ballot. For now, House Republicans have about $408,000 cash on hand to get Republicans elected to the General Assembly, and the Senate political committees have a combined $1 million. . .GOP aims to ‘Fire Pritzker’ as party searches for contender who can win statewide: “Congressman [Darin] LaHood, who represents the second-most Republican district in the state, encouraged GOP voters to take hope in other blue states that have elected Republican governors. [He] left out some telling specifics. He didn’t tell the crowd how those governors — Phil Scott (R-VT), Larry Hogan (R-MD), and Charlie Baker (R-MA) — won their elections by appealing to Independents and Democrats, how cautiously they governed their states during the pandemic, or how fiercely and vocally they opposed the former president,” reports WCIA’s Mark Maxwell.)

WIREPOINTS
— CDC squelched its own study showing masks ineffective for kids in schools. Answers needed.
https://wirepoints.org/cdc-squelched-its-own-study-showing-masks-ineffective-for-kids-in-schools-answers-needed-wirepoints-quickpoint/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s poll numbers creep up – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/22/inside-beltway-trumps-poll-numbers-creep/
— ‘Silent amnesty’: Biden admin. quietly dismissing thousands of deportation cases. Migrants get de facto permission to remain in U.S. even though they do not hold a legal status. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/23/joe-biden-engages-in-silent-amnesty-as-deportation/
— Fox News rescues Afghans who have helped network – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/22/fox-news-rescues-afghan-nationals-who-have-helped-/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Drossy Touch of Joe Biden. A cognitively challenged Biden is pulled in every direction, by left-wing politicos collecting their debts, by his own spite, by his trademark narcissism, and by his hatred of all things Trump. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/22/the-drossy-touch-of-joe-biden/

BREITBART
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/08/22/mary-trump-the-republican-party-has-white-supremacy-as-one-of-its-major-platforms/

BLAZE
— Border Patrol agents say they aren’t allowed to do their job, feel ‘downtrodden, almost dead inside’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/border-patrol-morale-collapse-crisis

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Admin Considers Strikes To Destroy U.S. Military Equipment In Afghanistan After Taliban Takeover – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-considers-strikes-to-destroy-u-s-military-equipment-in-afghanistan-after-taliban-takeover-report

TOWNHALL
— LA Times Publishes Racist Column Referring to Larry Elder As ‘Black Face of White Supremacy’ – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/08/22/la-times-publishes-racist-column-referring-to-larry-elder-as-black-face-of-white-supremacy-n2594544
— Save the Military By Starting with a Woke Purge – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2021/08/23/save-the-military-by-starting-with-a-woke-purge-n2594516
— Taliban Tyranny Proves the Need for American Values: Life, Liberty – Thomas Glessner
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomasglessner/2021/08/23/taliban-tyranny-proves-the-need-for-american-values-life-liberty-n2594486

FEDERALIST
— University Of Virginia Boots 238 Students For Declining COVID-19 Injection – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/22/university-of-virginia-boots-238-students-for-declining-covid-19-injection/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Biden Job Approval Falls to Record Low amid COVID Resurgence – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-job-approval-falls-to-record-low-amid-covid-resurgence/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— How the political environment is moving toward Republicans – Harry Enten
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/22/politics/special-elections-republicans-analysis/index.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden’s Legacy Is Reducing The United States to Groveling. Biden’s debasement of our country should be a life-altering national call to action. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/bidens-legacy-is-reducing-the-united-states-to-groveling/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— VP of Afghanistan tells Lara Logan difference in ISIS, al Qaeda, and Taliban is like ‘Coke and Pepsi’ – Jon Dougherty (COMMENT: One could argue that RINOs are closer to Democrats than they are to conservatives or to Republicans.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/23/vp-of-afghanistan-tells-lara-logan-difference-in-isis-al-qaeda-and-taliban-is-like-coke-and-pepsi-1123146/

EPOCH TIMES
— Nearly 15 Million Mail-in-Ballots Unaccounted for in 2020 Election, Report Says – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/nearly-15-million-ballots-unaccounted-for-in-2020-election-report-says_3955184.html

POLITICO
— 9 of 10 fastest growing congressional districts represented by Republicans, Census data shows – STEVEN SHEPARD, PATTERSON CLARK, MING LI and SEAN MCMINN
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/22/census-congressional-district-changes-506467

HUFFINGTON POST
— ‘Not American’: Adam Kinzinger Slams GOP Fearmongering About Afghan Refugees. The GOP lawmaker, who served in Afghanistan, slammed right-wing media for stoking fears about refugees. – Josephine Harvey (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Kinzinger demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, Kinzinger supporters will follow Kinzinger’s lead.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adam-kinzinger-gop-afghanistan_n_6122d264e4b0e5b5d8eb0d17

CBS NEWS
— Race in the Ranks: Investigating racial bias in the U.S. military. David Martin reports on the new efforts being put forth to address inequality in the military, this time under the watch of the country’s first Black Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin. – David Martin
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-military-racism-60-minutes-2021-08-22/

CNN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use “democracy” to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2021/08/22/maga-media-outlets-are-on-an-anti-democratic-crusade.cnn

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tired Workers Are Opting Out of Careers and Capitalism – Cassady Rosenblum (COMMENT: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, very few of my coworkers and subordinates did what I did to advance. While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, I took job-related courses at UIC and NIU and earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. While I worked for IRS 1971-1980, a) I took job-related graduate courses at Loyola and earned an MBA in 1976, b) I took CPA review courses and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and c) I took job-related graduate courses at DePaul and earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, a) I took Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) review courses and passed the CIA examination on my first attempt in 1981, b) became a licensed CPA in 1981, and c) I took job-related graduate courses at IIT and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/22/opinion/lying-flat-work-rest.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Media Ignores Optimistic Black Leaders. The ones you don’t hear about reject narratives of self-pity and resentment. – Arnold L. Goldman, Canton, Conn.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-media-ignores-optimistic-black-leaders-blm-11629497358
— Biden’s Cruel Immigration Policy. Migrants want to fill jobs in the U.S. But there’s no legal path to enter the country. – Mary Anastasia O’Grady (COMMENT: What percent of these jobs are BAD JOBS? To avoid unemployment, I took BAD JOBS that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-mayorkas-immigration-policy-south-america-labor-shortage-darien-gap-panama-colombia-mexico-border-security-11629646047

ABC SAN FRANCISCO
— Careers: Hiring Our Heroes: Career Fair Town Hall (COMMENT: I will forever deeply regret avoiding the draft. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, and often most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and/or subordinates were Democrat veterans. My Democrat superiors gave preference to their employees who were Democrats, and especially to those who were veterans.)
https://abc7news.com/veterans-career-fair-hiring-heroes-disney-institute/10957627/

NEWSWEEK
— Under Donald Trump, Did a Record Number of Americans Feel Better Off? – JACOB JARVIS (COMMENT: I felt better under Trump because he did much to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-donald-trump-better-off-1621962

KNOXVILLE FOCUS
— Why the left prefers equity over equality – Dr. Harold A. Black
https://knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/why-the-left-prefers-equity-over-equality/

GOVERNING
— Women Make Fewer Political Donations and Risk Being Ignored by Elected Officials. Men give more money than women to candidates in high-level statewide elections. Money can equal political influence, so that may lead candidates to be less interested in women’s issues once elected. – Kira Sanbonmatsu and Claire Gothreau
https://www.governing.com/now/women-make-fewer-political-donations-and-risk-being-ignored-by-elected-officials

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM lays out path for more paid federal interns – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $34,956/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $62,439/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious a) that I suffered a pay cut of only 21%, $20,361/year in today’s dollars, to transfer and b) that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/hr/2021/08/17/opm-lays-out-path-for-more-paid-federal-interns/

CENTER FOR AMERICA PROGRESS
— It’s Time for a Workforce Disclosure Reset – Alexandra Thornton and Zoe Willingham (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, a) the more Democrat minorities and Democrat females that my superiors promoted, the faster that they were promoted and b) the more Republican Whites and Republican males that my Democrat superiors got rid of, the faster that they were promoted.)
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/reports/2021/08/23/502287/time-workforce-disclosure-reset/

WIRED
— Is Your Name Ruining Your Life? Name discrimination is still alive and well in 2021—and I can’t help but wonder how it’s shaped others’ perceptions of me. – AMIT KATWALA (COMMENT: I am 100% German national origin. All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. What do you say to those who have advised me to pretend that I am Swedish American? According to http://dna.ancestry.com , my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://www.wired.com/story/is-your-name-ruining-your-life/

PATHEOS
— What if life wasn’t just a zero-sum game? – Fred Clark (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs make Republicans pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2021/07/27/what-if-life-wasnt-just-a-zero-sum-game/

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— Equity, Not Equality, in College Admissions. Courtney Pinto writes that the advantages of wealth are not easily dismissed by test-optional admissions. – Courtney Pinto (COMMENT: What tests did you pass and where did the money come from that helped you pass those tests? The tests that I have passed include a) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, d) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) all the tests necessary to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) all the tests necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, and h) the Post Office employment examination in 1966. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2021/08/23/equity-not-equality-should-be-goal-college-admissions-opinion

August 22 Morning Edition

WTTW
— Rev. Jesse Jackson, Wife Jacqueline Hospitalized for COVID – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2021/08/22/rev-jesse-jackson-wife-jacqueline-hospitalized-covid

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Marijuana drug tests in the workplace could someday follow same standard as DUI – Robert McCoppin (COMMENT: If you use pot, you impair yourself. If I had been a pot user, a) the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966, b) IRS would not have hired me in 1971, and c) GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had been a pot user, I doubt that a) I would have graduated in the upper 20% of my high school class or got a 24 on the ACT in 1966, b) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, or IIT would have accepted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, c) I would have graduated from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, or IIT in 1970, 1976, 1980, or 1997 respectively, d) I would have passed the CPA examination in 1979, let alone on my first attempt, or e) I would have passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, let alone on my first attempt.)
https://www.pjstar.com/story/business/employment/2021/08/22/proposed-law-could-change-marijuana-drug-tests-illinois-workplaces/8215137002/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Champaign Man Sentenced for Inciting Riot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/21/champaign-riot-inciter-sentenced-to-four-years/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Living in the liberal media’s ‘Twilight Zone’ Nothing is as is seems – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/21/living-in-the-liberal-medias-twilight-zone/

FOX NEWS
— Brace for an epic fail — Biden’s twin messes, in Afghanistan, and at the border, could merge. Biden’s Irish-exit strategy left America’s Afghan partners confused and demoralized – Deroy Murdock
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-afghanistan-border-deroy-murdock

AMERICA THINKER
— Taking Action – Sally Zelikovsky (COMMENT: What action do you take? I put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/taking_action.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Canary in the Coal Mine of America’s Future. The “melting pot” was never merely assimilation or simple surrender to the dominant type, as is popularly supposed. – Michelle Marder Kamhi
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/21/canary-in-the-coal-mine-of-americas-future/
— Lessons Never Learned. The establishment, having failed to win a counterinsurgency abroad and a culture war at home, opted to export the culture war and import the counterinsurgency. – Kyle Shideler
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/21/lessons-never-learned/

BREITBART
— Trump to Rally: ‘I Recommend, Take the Vaccines!’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/22/trump-vaccines/
— Donald Trump: ‘Everything Woke Turns to S**t’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/21/donald-trump-everything-woke-turns-to-st/
— 13 Things the Next California Governor Can Do After Newsom Recall – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/22/pollak-13-things-the-next-california-governor-can-do-after-newsom-recall/

BLAZE
— Colorado school district bans critical race theory after black father delivers rousing speech: ‘We are not victims of America’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/black-father-critical-race-theory-school

DAILY CALLER
— ‘It’s Not Even Catholic Anymore’: How Parents Turned On A Florida Christian School For Allegedly Embracing ‘Woke’ Ideology – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/21/tampa-florida-catholic-high-school-scarpo-academy-holy-names/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Trump blasts Biden over ‘total surrender’ in Afghanistan at massive Alabama rally – Mia Cathell
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-trump-blasts-biden-over-total-surrender-in-afghanistan-at-massive-alabama-rally

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— School Board Cannot Suppress Voices of Fairfax, VA Parents – Dee O’Neal (COMMENT: What do the members of your school board think of you? For that matter, what do the following think of you: your employer if you are still employed, the leaders of the organizations that you are a member of, your park district, your chamber of commerce, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? I should write a book about what the aforesaid think of me.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/08/21/school_board_cannot_suppress_voices_of_fairfax_va_parents_549942.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Twitter blows up when CBS publishes article titled ‘How climate change helped strengthen the Taliban’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/21/twitter-blows-up-when-cbs-publishes-article-titled-how-climate-change-helped-strengthen-the-taliban-1122439/
— America first? Not so much: Mere 2,500 Americans among 17K rescued thus far from Kabul – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/22/america-first-not-so-much-mere-2500-americans-among-17k-rescued-thus-far-from-kabul-1122645/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— U.S. Air Force Academy Requiring New Students to Watch Training Video Promoting BLM. – Leslie Eastman
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/u-s-air-force-academy-requiring-new-students-to-watch-training-video-promoting-blm/

EPOCH TIMES
— The New Wild West: Texas Border County’s Desperate Bid to Curb Illegal Immigration – Charlotte Cuthbertson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-new-wild-west-texas-border-countys-desperate-bid-to-curb-illegal-immigration_3955137.html

THE HILL
— Pentagon requests civilian airlines’ assistance in Afghanistan evacuation – KYLE BALLUCK
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/568900-pentagon-activates-civil-reserve-air-fleet-requests-civilian-airlines

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Veterans are prized recruits as congressional candidates – WILL WEISSERT (COMMENT: I will forever deeply regret avoiding the draft. Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used the following against me: a) I sought and got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and b) I sought and got a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes especially shouted the aforesaid at my many Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans.)
https://apnews.com/article/veterans-9cad3c4211a0e15852c44c8d75681254

NEW YORK TIMES
— Defense Secretary Orders Six Commercial Airlines to Help Ferry Afghan Refugees
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/22/world/afghan-refugees-commercial-airlines.html
— FRONT PAGE: New Wave of Refugees Faces A Much Chillier U.S. Welcome – Miriam Jordan (COMMENT: Democrats want refugees, but only refugees who are future Democrats.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/21/us/refugees-history-afghanistan.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Democrats want refugees, but only refugees who are future Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/08/22/nativism-us-politics-has-thwarted-refugee-resettlement-before/

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Democrats want refugees, but only refugees who are future Democrats.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/08/22/afghan-refugees-need-christians-step-forward-help-taliban/8209666002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pentagon Tells Airlines to Help Fly Afghan Evacuees From Foreign Bases Commercial carriers wouldn’t fly to Kabul under emergency civil aviation program. – Gordon Lubold and Nancy A. Youssef
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-tells-airlines-to-help-fly-afghan-evacuees-from-foreign-bases-11629632843

FORTUNE
— Facebook and Twitter weigh giving a social-media megaphone to the Taliban – NAOMI NIX
https://fortune.com/2021/08/21/facebook-twitter-social-media-taliban/
— These Fortune 500 companies will help pay for employee MBAs – SYDNEY LAKE (DIERSEN: During the 1970s, IRS encouraged its Revenue Officers to take graduate courses in business and accounting, but IRS did not pay for those courses. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer 1971-1980. I took graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980 and deducted what I paid for tuition and books. In 1978, disgustingly and outrageously, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed those deductions. They never would have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://fortune.com/education/business/articles/2021/07/15/these-fortune-500-companies-will-help-pay-for-employees-mba/

FORBES
— 3 Ways To Increase Empathy And Embrace Diversity In The Workplace – Esther Choy (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/estherchoy/2021/08/22/3-ways-to-increase-empathy-and-embrace-diversity-in-the-workplace/

NPR
— Republican Rep. Rodney Davis Comments On Safety At The Capitol After Bomb Threat
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/22/1030100001/republican-rep-rodney-davis-comments-on-safety-at-the-capitol-after-bomb-threat

PRESS HERALD
— Census shows new trends favor Democrats – GORDON L. WEIL (COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasing, the more of the aforesaid that you are, the harder that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs work to get rid of you.)
https://www.pressherald.com/2021/08/20/census-shows-new-trends-favor-democrats/

BILLY PENN
— Block parties are allowed again in Philly, but applications are down at least 50% (COMMENT: What do you say to those who host block parties, but who only invite Democrats?)
https://billypenn.com/2021/08/12/philly-block-party-application-denied-decline-summer-covid/

SAMPSON INDEPENDENT
— Voters would end racial preferences – John Hood (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.clintonnc.com/opinion/54771/voters-would-end-racial-preferences

WYO FILE
— Conservative group seeks to rid Wyo GOP of ‘RINOs’ – Laton McCartney (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Most commonly, RINOs reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Far too often, RINOs promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, reverse discrimination (Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, wokeism, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, etc.), and/or age discrimination. I should write a book about RINOs. I would focus on RINOs who destroy a) those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) those like me who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) those like me who refuse to pander to them, d) those like me who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) those like me who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) those like me who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.wyofile.com/conservative-group-seeks-to-rid-wyo-gop-of-rinos/

AXIOS
— AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ON CAMPUS IS ENDANGERED – Erica Pandey (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.axios.com/hard-truths-deep-dive-higher-education-affirmative-action-28706a24-dd54-452a-9ea1-2eb6c5cf3b48.html
— Axios-Ipsos poll: 51% of Black people say they’re disadvantaged in U.S. higher education – Margaret Talev (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, in 1966, UIC should have admitted a Black, b) that instead of me, in 1969, NIU should have admitted a Black, c) that instead of me, in 1972, Loyola should have admitted a Black, d) that instead of me, in 1976, DePaul should have admitted a Black, and e) that instead of me, in 1992, IIT should have admitted a Black. Since 1970, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, in 1970, NIU should have graduated a Black, b) that instead of me, in 1976, Loyola should have graduated a Black, c) that instead of me, in 1980, DePaul should have graduated a Black, and d) that instead of me, in 1997, IIT should have graduated a Black.)
https://news.yahoo.com/axios-ipsos-poll-51-black-110005294.html

NEW YORKER
— What We Left Behind in Afghanistan
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/30/what-we-left-behind-in-afghanistan

PARADE
— Lights, Camera, Crime and Comedy! The 8 Most Memorable TV Shows From 1971 – Mara Reinstein (COMMENT: What did you do in 1971? I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. My father had died suddenly in October of 1969. I started the year working as the Retail Sales Manager for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights, taking a graduate business management course at UIC, and awaiting a decision on my application for a financial hardship draft deferment. That application was approved, and because of my draft lottery number, I was no longer subject to the draft. I believe that prompted Oldsmobile to offer me a job which I accepted. But when I told my Firestone boss, he immediately and rudely fired me. But then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS to be a GS-7 (currently $48,445/year) Revenue Officer in Chicago. But then, my Firestone boss offered me a part-time job pumping gasoline which I accepted. Before I started working for IRS and working part-time for Firestone, I went on a spring break vacation in the Bahamas. My 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in August. That directly resulted in my buying a new 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy Bel Air for everyday use. At the end of the year, IRS granted my request to be assigned to its Harvey office.)
https://parade.com/1250376/maramovies/best-tv-shows-of-1971/

August 19 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 52 shot, 5 fatally, in weekend gun violence, CPD says
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-gun-violence-police-weekend/10954447/
— Thousands flock to Afghanistan airport in attempt to flee country as Taliban take control – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/afghanistan-taliban-news-kabul/10954385/

NBC5
— Falling Populations in Rural America Underscore Farm and Ranch Labor Shortages. The trend is clear in Nebraska, where only 24 of the state’s 93 counties gained residents, and only eight reported a rise in the white population. – Grant Schulte and David Pitt
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/falling-populations-rural-america-underscore-farm-ranch-labor-shortages/2591026/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP state lawmakers say plan for spending $2.8 billion in federal coronavirus relief is loaded with Democratic pork – DAN PETRELLA and RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-covid-relief-funds-20210816-gnf6h4zr5vdpxmxqw5kv5a7zs4-story.html
— Interactive Chicagotlan project marks 500 years since the Fall of Tenochtitlan, highlights Aztec history and contributions in the city – LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA (DIERSEN: Were your ancestors conquerors? Mine were not. However, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress a) that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, b) that they sold that land in 1864 and bought land just northeast of downtown Crete, c) that my grandfather had a house built on that land in 1926, d) that I lived in that house 1954-1972, and e) that I inherited half interest in that house in 2016.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-500-years-tenochtitlan-chicago-conmemoration-project-20210814-2vr32mdnerarrnvfx2xr77ql2i-story.html
— Texas Supreme Court blocks local mask mandates that defied governor’s order – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-texas-court-blocks-mask-mandates-20210816-6j4dfk7nqvel3dl2a4vw7lqxxi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some goof Downstate called me ‘illegal,’ but Pilsen wrapped me up in a hug. My insecurities washed away as I discovered my new neighborhood. One small hint after another told me Chicago was home. – Ismael Perez (DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. RINOs are nasty. I should write a book a book about conservative-hating, Protestant-hating, German American-hating RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my hometown of Crete the most as being full of conservative Missouri Synod Lutheran German Americans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. They stress that I lived in Crete 1948-1972, that I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, that I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, that my ancestors on my father’s side have lived in Crete since 1854, and that my brother continues to live in Crete in a house that my grandfather had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather bought in 1864.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/13/22623568/chicago-pilsen-home-racism-latinos-column-ismael-perez

WIREPOINTS
— A lot of people don’t trust the information coming from state health officials
https://wirepoints.org/a-lot-of-people-dont-trust-the-information-coming-from-state-health-officials-wirepoints-joins-the-scott-robbins-morning-show-on-92-9-cities-talk-fm/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— U.S. Senate 2022: Rob Cruz Departing Senate Race to Run for U.S. House in IL-03
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/15/cruz081521/
— Congressional Remap Version 5 of Dave Wasserman Map Brings IL-11 District to McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/15/congressional-remap-version-5-of-dave-wasserman-map-brings-il-11-district-to-mchenry-county/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Flights at Kabul airport suspended to clear tarmac; lawmakers push Biden to address the U.S. people. White House official: U.S. has the forces to ‘bring stability and security to that airport’ – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/flights-kabul-airport-suspended-clear-tarmac-lawma/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago spends billions on hiring teachers despite falling enrollment rates – Barnini Chakraborty
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chicago-public-schools-spend-millions-hiring-teachers-falling-enrollment

AMERICAN THINKER
— How to share the new diversity – Milli Sands (DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/how_to_share_the_new_diversity.html
— A Brief History of the Assault on Conservatives as ‘Violent Extremists’ – Janet Levy (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am an extremist. I would focus on leaders who destroy a) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) those who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) those who refuse to pander to them, d) those who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) those who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) those who refuse to give them money. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, etc.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/a_brief_history_of_the_unrelenting_assault_on_conservatives_as_violent_extremists.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How Bush Ruined Everything. For all his faults, Al Gore couldn’t have been worse. – Adam Mill
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/15/how-bush-ruined-everything/
— Is This anything? What we have in the Oval Office right now—after the brief shining moment of Donald J. Trump—is the closest thing possible to absolutely nothing. – Bruce Bawer
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/15/is-this-anything/
— Are We in a Revolution and Don’t Even Know It? We are in the midst of a revolutionary epoch and probably most don’t even know it. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/15/are-we-in-a-revolution-and-dont-even-know-it/

BREITBART
— ‘Woke’ Gen. Mark Milley, in July: ‘Afghan Security Forces Have the Capacity to … Defend Their Country’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2021/08/15/woke-gen-mark-milley-in-july-afghan-security-forces-have-the-capacity-to-defend-their-country/

DAILY SIGNAL
— What’s True Diversity? More Than Meets the Eye – Rob Bluey (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were conservative, Republican, Protestant, and/or German American.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/16/what-is-true-diversity-its-more-than-meets-the-eye/
— Sloppy Thinking About ‘Systemic Racism’ – GianCarlo Canaparo (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always benefitted tremendously from systemic racism. If that is true, why did I take BAD JOBS that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that was because I am lazy and stupid. But I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/12/sloppy-thinking-about-systemic-racism/

TOWNHALL
— Of COURSE You’re A Terrorist! – Kevin McCullough
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2021/08/15/of-course-youre-a-terrorist-n2594163

COLLEGE FIX
— Alabama the latest state to ban teaching of critical race theory in schools
https://www.thecollegefix.com/alabama-the-latest-state-to-ban-teaching-of-critical-race-theory-in-schools/
— Today’s trans-identified teen: bored, privileged, lonely and entitled – PAM CURTIS
https://www.thecollegefix.com/todays-trans-identified-teen-bored-privileged-lonely-and-entitled/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Tom Stoppard on cancel culture and the end of free speech. – Fiona Dodwell (DIERSEN: I should write a book about leaders who destroy a) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) those who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) those who refuse to pander to them, d) those who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) those who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) those who refuse to give them money. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, etc.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/tom-stoppard-cancel-culture-free-speech

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Don’t Judge Me – Abigail Shrier (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. I should write a book about them. I would focus on leaders who destroy a) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) those who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) those who refuse to pander to them, d) those who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) those who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) those who refuse to give them money. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, etc. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/08/03/dont_judge_me_non-judgmental_populism_could_win_us_548567.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Desperate people plunge to death after clinging on departing plane to escape Taliban takeover – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/desperate-people-plunge-to-death-after-clinging-on-departing-plane-to-escape-taliban-takeover-1119531/
— Psaki takes week off, ‘out of office’ reply runs as Biden avoids Afghanistan nightmare – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/psaki-takes-week-off-out-of-office-reply-runs-as-biden-avoids-taliban-afghanistan-nightmare-1119462/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Afghanistan: U.S. Embassy Evacuates, American Citizens Left Behind, Told To “Shelter in Place” Biden admin threatens Taliban with a “response” if stranded Americans are harmed. – Vijeta Uniyal
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/afghanistan-u-s-embassy-evacuates-american-citizens-left-behind-told-to-shelter-in-place/

EPOCH TIMES
— Taliban Enters Presidential Palace, Declares Victory as Afghan President Flees – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/afghanistan-president-flees-country-as-taliban-enters-kabul_3949448.html

POLITICO
— The GOP waves white flag on the gay marriage wars. The Republican Party has moved on from one of the most seminal culture war debates, even as evangelicals fume. – MERIDITH MCGRAW (DIERSEN: Those who reject the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform have worked the hardest against me.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/16/republicans-gay-marriage-wars-505041

YAHOO NEWS
— Scalise says Biden administration to blame for “epic failure” in Afghanistan
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scalise-says-biden-administration-blame-152445773.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Afghanistan News: 20-Year U.S. War Ending as It Began, With Taliban Ruling Afghanistan
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/15/world/taliban-afghanistan-news
— Competence Is Critical for Democracy. Let’s Redefine It. – Rosa Brooks (DIERSEN: In 1979, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take that examination do that. In 1981, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, and subordinates were furious that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take examination do that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/15/opinion/competence-is-critical-for-democracy-lets-redefine-it.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Afghanistan’s collapse leaves allies questioning U.S. resolve on other fronts – Liz Sly
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghanistan-chaos-blame-us/2021/08/14/0d4e5ab2-fd3e-11eb-911c-524bc8b68f17_story.html
— Social media algorithms determine what we see. But we can’t see them. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Everyone in Illinois can see that RINOs who run the following do not want anyone to see GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, conservative websites, conservative organizations, churches, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/09/social-media-algorithms-determine-what-we-see-we-cant-see-them/

NEW YORK POST
— Joe Biden’s defeat will echo for eternity – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2021/08/15/joe-bidens-defeat-will-echo-for-eternity-devine/
— Running away from a ‘nation building’ mess – James Jay Carafano
https://nypost.com/2021/08/13/running-away-from-a-nation-building-mess/amp/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Afghanistan Surrender. The President tries to duck responsibility for a calamitous withdrawal. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-afghanistan-surrender-withdrawal-ashraf-ghani-kabul-saigon-jihadist-9-11-11629054041
— Big Tech Acts Like Big Brother. YouTube censored my news conference as ‘misinformation.’ – Nicole Malliotakis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-tech-youtube-google-de-blasio-nyc-vaccine-passport-covid-19-censorship-free-speech-11629044629

DAILY SENTINEL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters love it when conservatives leave the Republican Party.
https://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/columns/a-conservative-without-a-party/article_085e7a86-fc9a-11eb-b202-dfa79379c0f0.html

ATLANTIC
— President Biden’s embrace of the story of Equal America is being contested on the right and left alike. – George Packer (DIERSEN: In 1979, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take that examination do that. In 1981, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take that examination do that.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/bidens-agenda-is-equal-america/619751/

August 15 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Compared to your peers, how much time and money have you spent on immediate pleasures so far during your lifetime? I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most for my using my time and money to a) earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, and f) earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I would focus on my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who spent lots of their time and lots of their money on immediate pleasures.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20210814/lets-take-the-guilt-out-of-guilty-pleasure

CENTER SQUARE
— With recreational pot legalized in many states, companies rethinking drug testing policies (DIERSEN: Like booze, but more so, pot impairs you big time. I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot. I should a book about my GAO superiors and supervisors who spent lots of their time and lots of their money smoking cigarettes and cigars, drinking booze, gambling, and/or watching sports.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/with-recreational-pot-legalized-in-many-states-companies-rethinking-drug-testing-policies/article_c6d2a1f8-fade-11eb-9664-d3e88cecc721.html
— Gas, vehicle and other prices soar as inflation continues – Casey Harper
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/gas-vehicle-and-other-prices-soar-as-inflation-continues/article_2e355ecc-fac0-11eb-8ddd-6b9c02beed31.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Census 2020: McHenry County Population Grew by Less Than 1%, Chairman Mike Buehler Response, Data for All Municipalities *UPDATEDx2*
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/15/census081221/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— U.S. diplomats burn documents at embassy as Taliban enter Kabul, seek unconditional surrender – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/15/taliban-enter-kabul-demand-unconditional-surrender/
— GOP senators that voted for infrastructure bill need to be held accountable – Michael McKenna
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/14/gop-senators-that-voted-for-infrastructure-bill-ne/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden’s border takedown – Ben Williamson & Mark Meadows
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/bidens-border-takedown
— Voters sue Wisconsin over district lines after census data’s release – Jeremy Beaman
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/wisconsin-democrats-file-suit-state-redistricting

FOX NEWS
— Taliban enters Afghanistan’s capital; US diplomats evacuate
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/live-updates-taliban-gain-more-ground-in-afghanistan-as-they-close-in-on-kabul
— McCarthy slams Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal as ’embarrassment to our nation’ Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell both called for military action against the surging Taliban – Marisa Schultz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mccarthy-slams-biden-afghanistan-withdrawal
— An American apocalypse – why people of all classes, races are filled with fear. What started out as elite woke nonsense now warps everyone’s daily life. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/american-armageddon-woke-victor-davis-hanson
— Dinesh D’Souza: Critical race theory has ‘metastasized into the whole culture’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/dinesh-dsouza-critical-race-theory-has-metastasized-into-the-whole-culture
— Colorado school district bans critical race theory. Colorado Springs School District 49 school board voted 3-2 Thursday night to keep CRT out of its classrooms. – Michael Ruiz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/colorado-school-district-bans-critical-race-theory
— Oklahoma protest against mask, vaccine mandates draws hundreds to Statehouse. The state is facing a legal challenge over its ban on mask mandates in schools. – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/oklahoma-protest-mask-vaccine-mandates-statehouse

AMERICAN THINKER
— Afghanis face 14-step U.S. visa process as Taliban streams into Kabul. Illegals at the border? Come on in – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/afghani_allies_face_a_14step_us_visa_process_as_taliban_streams_into_kabul__while_illegals_at_border_face_none.html
— When “For the People” really means “for the politicians” – Vaughn Cordle
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/when_for_the_people_really_means_for_the_politicians.html
— Queering everything – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/queering_everything.html
— Reality Bites Biden’s Policies – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/reality_bites_bidens_policies.html
— You will never see China held accountable for COVID – Peter Skurkiss (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs side with communist China against America.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/you_will_never_see_china_held_accountable_for_covid.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Top Ten Ideas for Red States to Combat Blue Policies. What is the point of having political power if we don’t use it to advance policies that are both right and popular? In the case of the states, red should mean “Go!” – DeWitt Clinton (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, LGBTQ, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/14/top-ten-ideas-for-red-states-to-combat-blue-policies/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: End Affirmative Action in State Hiring and Admissions. . .Fire All State Diversity and Affirmative Action Employees. . .Prohibit the Counting by Race. . .Create Non-Racist Accrediting Agencies. . .Defund the Diversity Industry Scam)
— Birth Rates, Immigration, and National Identity. There are two ways to deal with global population trends; both have problems. – Edward Ring
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/14/birth-rates-immigration-and-national-identity/
— Chicago BLM Falsely Accuses Police Union Head of Sending Threatening Email – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/13/chicago-blm-falsely-accuses-police-union-head-of-sending-threatening-email/

BREITBART
— Trump: The Taliban No Longer Fears or Respects America Thanks to Biden – JACOB BLISS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/14/donald-trump-taliban-america-biden/
— How ‘Buy American’ Rules Were Kept Out of Infrastructure Bill – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/14/exclusive-buy-american-infrastructure-bill/
— Taliban Overrun Home of U.S. Ally as Biden ‘Braces for Brutal Loss’ in Afghanistan – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2021/08/14/taliban-overrun-home-of-u-s-ally-as-biden-braces-for-brutal-loss-in-afghanistan/

BLAZE
— Biden blames Trump in statement on Afghanistan, deploys 5,000 US troops to evacuate personnel as Taliban march toward Kabul – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-afghanistan-troops-taliban-kabul

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s What Migrants Say About Why They’re Coming To The US Now – KAYLEE GREENLEE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at citizens of foreign countries that if they come to America, Democrats will give them preference over citizens of America, and especially over citizens of America who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/13/migrants-coming-to-the-us-now-biden-hurricane-gangs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Other migrants said they were motivated by the change in administration because former President Donald Trump was “racist” and President Joe Biden offers more opportunities to the migrants.)

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Illegal Immigrants Say They Plan to Support Themselves in America – Kaylee Greenlee (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want cheap labor. They want people who will take BAD JOBS like I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes would never stoop to take the BAD JOBS that I did.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/13/how-illegal-immigrants-say-they-plan-to-support-themselves-in-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A migrant from Honduras told The Daily Caller News Foundation that he worked dishwashing and other restaurant jobs in Guatemala before crossing through Mexico and eventually entering the U.S. unlawfully near La Joya, Texas. . .More than 10 million illegal immigrants live and work in the U.S., and most have lived in the country for an average of 16 years without legal status, according to the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank in Washington. An estimated 5 million illegal immigrants were classified as essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, employed at medical facilities, child and elderly care services, and education services. The Biden administration proposes to provide legal status to around 11 million illegal immigrants, according to the White House.)

TOWNHALL
— If Trump Were President, Not One Democrat in America Would Be Vaccinated – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2021/08/15/if-trump-were-president-not-one-democrat-in-america-would-be-vaccinated-n2594143
— Election Integrity Reform Is Key to Preventing A Socialist Takeover of America – Ken Blackwell
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2021/08/15/election-integrity-reform-is-key-to-preventing-a-socialist-takeover-of-america-n2594161
— Don’t Ever Believe For One Second That Liberals Give A Damn – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2021/08/15/dont-ever-believe-for-one-second-that-liberals-give-a-damn-n2594157

NEWSMAX
— Trump: Biden Losing Afghanistan ‘Through Weakness, Incompetence’
https://www.newsmax.com/headline/trump-afghanistan-statement-biden/2021/08/15/id/1032402/
— Martha’s Vineyard Sees COVID Spike After Obama Bash – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/us/obama-party-covid-19-face-masks/2021/08/14/id/1032381/

PJ MEDIA
— Pathetic: Biden Admin Pleads with Taliban to Go Easy, So as to Win Approval of ‘International Community’ – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2021/08/14/pathetic-biden-admin-pleads-with-taliban-to-go-easy-so-as-to-win-approval-of-international-community-n1469518

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Get Stuck, Dummy. The COVID epidemic is, in its own way, a test of good citizenship. And it is a test that many ‘patriots’ are failing. – KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/get-stuck-dummy/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Tucker rips left over Census celebration: ‘Fewer white people in America is a great thing’ – Jon Dougherty (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO politicians a) who pander to minorities by getting rid of Republicans who are White, b) who pander to females by getting rid of Republicans who are male, c) who pander to younger people by getting rid of Republicans who are older, d) who pander to LGBTQ people by getting rid of Republicans who are heterosexual, e) who pander to those who are not married by getting rid of Republicans who are married, f) who pander to veterans by getting rid of Republicans who are not veterans, g) who pander to those who hate Trump by getting rid of Republicans who do not hate Trump, h) who pander to moderates and liberals by getting rid of Republicans who are conservative, i) who pander to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs by getting rid of Republicans, j) who pander to those who in America illegally by getting rid of Republicans, k) who pander to those who have less money by getting rid of Republicans who have more money, l) who pander to those who do not own guns by getting rid of Republicans who are gun owners, m) who pander to non-Christians by getting rid of Republicans who are Christian, n) who pander to non-Protestants by getting rid of Republicans who are Protestant, o) who pander to non-Italian Americans by getting rid of Republicans who are Italian American, p) who pander to non-German Americans by getting rid of Republicans who are German American, q) who pander to those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time by getting rid of Republicans whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, r) who pander to those who have dependents by getting rid of Republicans who do not have dependents, s) who pander to those who are a member of a church, attend church services, and/or give money to a church by getting rid of Republicans who are not a member of a church, who do not attend church services, and/or who do not give money to a church, and t) who pander to those who are etc. by getting rid of Republicans who are etc.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/14/tucker-rips-left-over-census-celebration-fewer-white-people-in-america-is-a-great-thing-1118752/
— Cigar-chomping Arnold Schwarzenegger caught bare faced after mask shaming Americans – Chris Donaldson (DIERSEN: Who are the leading mask shamers in a) your employer if you are still employed, b) the organizations that you are a member of, c) your neighborhood, d) your precinct, e) your municipal district, f) your municipality, g) your township, h) your county district, and i) your county?)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/14/cigar-chomping-arnold-schwarzenegger-caught-bare-faced-after-mask-shaming-americans-1118744/

EPOCH TIMES
— Texas Border Town Reaches Deal With DHS Over Illegal Immigrant Transfers – Tom Ozimek (DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/texas-border-town-reaches-deal-with-dhs-over-illegal-immigrant-transfers_3948935.html

ABC NEWS
— Virus claims more young victims as deaths climb yet again – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/virus-claims-young-victims-deaths-climb-79456902

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Backlash to Racial Reckoning, Conservative Publishers See Gold – Elizabeth A. Harris
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/15/arts/race-antiracism-publishing.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQers.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/10/magazine/camp-i-am.html
— Many Pandemic Retirees Weren’t Ready. How to Cope if You’re One of Them. A significant portion of workers who left their jobs since the coronavirus began surging were financially unprepared, research shows. – Tammy La Gorce (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, my Civil Service Retirement System pension a) is only 41% of what of my GAO salary in 1997and b) is less that what my IRS salary was in 1972.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/business/retirement/pandemic-retirees.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Afghan president flees country after Taliban enters Kabul, a sign the government has collapsed – Susannah George, Bryan Pietsch, Claire Parker and John Hudson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/15/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-embassy-jalalabad/
— Taliban enters Kabul, leaving Afghan government on brink of collapse – Susannah George and Bryan Pietsch
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/15/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-embassy-jalalabad/
— The strange summer land rush in Peoria’s dying south end. Buyers from all over America — some of whom had never heard of the Illinois town — came searching for wealth amid the Rust Belt ruins. – Greg Jaffe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/peoria-il-real-estate/

BALTIMORE SUN
— Welfare policy of Democrats harmful to Black Communities – Joseph Cesca
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/opinion/cc-op-joseph-cesca-racial-injustice-20210815-62tulv4t2feo5nxshbeshbtyaa-story.html

DESERT SUN
— My ancestor was in the slave trade. As California considers reparations, what do I owe? – Lois Requist (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated me like my ancestors were slave traders. In my defense, my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s, but they always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.desertsun.com/story/opinion/contributors/2021/08/14/california-considers-slavery-reparations-whats-our-moral-obligation/8130129002/

NEWSWEEK
— Lindsey Graham Censured by South Carolina County GOP for Infrastructure Vote – ANDREW STANTON
https://www.newsweek.com/lindsey-graham-censured-south-carolina-county-gop-infrastructure-vote-1619443
— Adam Kinzinger, Liz Cheney Bash ‘Unmitigated Disaster’ in Afghanistan as U.S. Hurries Exit – FATMA KHALED
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-liz-cheney-bash-unmitigated-disaster-afghanistan-us-hurries-exit-1619479

TERRY SAVAGE
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE TITLE: It’s time to pay for college. Are you ready. (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay your college expenses? I did not. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.terrysavage.com/college-prep-payment/

FAST COMPANY
— Dear female job seeker: Apply for the job, ignore the ‘qualifications’ – MINAMI ROJAS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have a) who have ignored my qualifications the most including my earning an MBA in 1976, passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, and earning a master’s degree in finance in 1997 and b) who have given females the most preference over me. I would focus on my IRS, GAO, and Milton Township Republican Organization superiors.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90661349/dear-female-jobseeker-apply-for-the-job-ignore-the-qualifications

INC.
— A Toxic Workplace Triples Your Risk of Depression, a New Study Finds You know toxic workplaces are bad for mental health. You’ll be surprised by how bad. – JESSICA STILLMAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how extremely toxic GAO’s Chicago office was during the 1980s and 1990s. The more of the following that its employees were, the more toxic that it was: Republican, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, if your ancestors had been in America for a long time, if you did not have a degree from an Ivy League university, if you had an accounting degree, if you were a CPA, and/or if you did not start you career with GAO. Further, I should write a book about the most toxic people in the following: a) Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 1999; b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012; c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee 2003-2011; d) Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007; e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, 2001-2004; and f) Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois since 1978.)
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/a-toxic-workplace-triples-your-risk-of-depression-new-study-finds.html

August 11 Morning Edition

CBS2
— A Crisis Of Violence In Chicago: Looking At Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Record On Crime – Chris Tye
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/10/chicago-lightfoot-crime-record/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Socialist aldermen fire back at colleagues who said they have ‘blood on their hands’ for Ella French death. “The killing of anybody is wrong. … The problem is, when the police do it, it’s overlooked. But when they get killed, it takes two-point-five-seconds to find and catch somebody,” said Ald. Jeanette Taylor. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/10/22618580/socialist-aldermen-chicago-police-officer-ella-french-shot-killed-traffic-stop-reform

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Board rejects bid to help fund auditor’s recount – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210810/dupage-county-board-rejects-bid-to-help-fund-auditors-recount
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Other counties have recently taken positions and paid for recounts,” said Jim Zay, a Republican who supported the resolution. “Macon County did so and overturned the sheriff’s race.” But member Greg Hart, one of the seven to sign on to the resolution, pulled his support on Tuesday. While Hart said Grogan has every right to pursue his challenge in court, “the burden of proof is always on the petitioner.”)
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Mount Prospect trustees vote to have police patch with thin blue line removed – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210810/mount-prospect-trustees-vote-to-have-police-patch-with-thin-blue-line-removed
— Political leaders are failing our police – Ray Cowin, Bartlett
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210811/political-leaders-are-failing-our-police

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Marion family takes stand against mask mandate as three children suspended Gov. Pritzker says schools should enforce mask mandate as they do dress code. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/marion-family-takes-stand-against-mask-mandate-as-three-children-suspended/article_ff6fa736-fa07-11eb-a985-1bb1bebb4534.html

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Kelvyn Park High School Throws Out Hundreds Of Classic Books, Outraging Neighbors. CPS officials said Kelvyn Park High School is undergoing renovations, and the books were “weeded” out in the process. – Mina Bloom
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/08/09/kelvyn-park-high-school-throws-out-classic-books/

WIREPOINTS
— Blizzard Of New Illinois Laws But School Consolidation Bill Left To Die. Thank Teachers’ Unions. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/blizzard-of-new-illinois-laws-but-school-consolidation-bill-left-to-die-thank-teachers-unions-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO’S DEBT GROWS TO $43,700 PER TAXPAYER DESPITE FEDERAL COVID-19 AID – Perry Zhao
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicagos-debt-grows-to-43700-per-taxpayer-despite-federal-covid-19-aid/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Creado taking on dominant social media platforms with ‘America first’ approach. Tech start-ups challenge rules, practices that they say silence conservatives. – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/10/creado-taking-dominant-social-media-platforms-amer/

FOX NEWS
— Senate passes Cotton’s amendment preventing federal funds from promoting CRT in school Critical race theory has been the center of debate in D.C. and local school districts – Edmund DeMarche
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cotton-crt-vote

AMERICAN THINKER
— COVID hysteria, vaccine passports: Where it’s all leading – Douglas Herz
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/covid_hysteria_vaccine_passports_where_its_all_leading.html
— Jeb Bush – Trading Low Energy for Wokeness – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/jeb_bush__trading_low_energy_for_wokeness.html
— Impeach Joe Biden – J. Robert Smith
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/impeach_joe_biden_.html

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Radical Left Woke Politics’: Sen. Josh Hawley Explains Why He Voted Against ‘Bad’ Infrastructure Bill – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/10/sen-josh-hawley-infrastructure-bill/
— ‘Black Lives Matter’ Course At Princeton University Includes Reading From Longtime Communist Party Member Angela Davis – KYLE REYNOLDS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/10/black-lives-matter-course-princeton-university-reading-communist-party-member-angela-davis/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Cancel Culture, Wokeness Will Destroy Our Country – Star Parker
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/11/cancel-culture-wokeness-will-destroy-our-country/
— 9 Things You Need to Know About the Budget Resolution’s Reckless Tax and Spending Spree – Matthew Dickerson / Richard Stern / Rachel Greszler / David Ditch
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/10/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-budget-resolutions-reckless-tax-and-spending-spree/

NEWSMAX
— CA Gubernatorial Candidate Larry Elder Slams CRT, Advocates School Choice – Jeremy Frankel
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/larryelder-california-gavinnewsom-gop/2021/08/10/id/1031854/

TOWNHALL
— Josh Hawley Launches Conservative Challenge to $3.5T Budget Bill’s Radical Proposals – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2021/08/10/hawley-promises-15-amendments-to-radical-lefts-35t-budget-bill-n2593887

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Chicago Can’t Get a Grip on Its Murder Crisis – ED BACHRACH & AUSTIN BERG
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/why-chicago-cant-get-a-grip-on-its-murder-crisis/
— Law Schools Are Succumbing to ‘Progressivism’ – GEORGE LEEF
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/law-schools-are-succumbing-to-progressivism/
— Before the Diversity Mania Took Hold of America – GEORGE LEEF (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/before-the-diversity-mania-took-hold-of-america/

HARTLAND INSTITUTE
— THE HUNDRED-YEAR ROAD TO CRT A brief look at the progressive agenda in education reveals that Critical Race Theory is just the latest in a long series of attempts to deform and ultimately fracture the country. – Larry Sand
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/the-sandstorm-the-hundred-year-road-to-crt

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Taking Critical Race Theory Bans to Court – Henry Kokkeler
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/08/11/taking_critical_race_theory_bans_to_court_146221.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Subway Franchisees Tired of Megan Rapinoe as Customers Boycott the Restaurant “The ad should be pulled and done with. It gets tiring apologizing.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/subway-franchisees-tired-of-megan-rapinoe-as-customers-boycott-the-restaurant/

THE HILL
— Rand Paul suspended one week by YouTube over COVID-19 mask claims – JORDAN WILLIAMS
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/567311-rand-paul-suspended-one-week-by-youtube-over-covid-19-mask-claims

NEW YORK TIMES
— Virus Misinformation Spikes as Delta Cases Surge – Davey Alba (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, etc. have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are full of misinformation. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/technology/covid-delta-misinformation-surge.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Inside the White House-Facebook Rift Over Vaccine Misinformation Frustrations grew behind the scenes among top leaders on both sides, potentially hurting the government’s efforts to overcome the pandemic. – Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Cecilia Kang (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many ominous warnings that I have gotten from my critics/opponents to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. This year, they stopped me from doing something that I had done since 2005 — raising funds from Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day Parade and Fireworks. I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. In 2006, they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/technology/facebook-vaccine-misinformation.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In March, Andy Slavitt, then a top pandemic adviser for President Biden, called Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president for global affairs, and delivered an ominous warning.)
— Are Workplace Diversity Programs Doing More Harm Than Good? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/opinion/workplace-diversity-dei-initiative.html
— We Research Misinformation on Facebook. It Just Disabled Our Accounts. – Laura Edelson and Damon McCoy
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/opinion/facebook-misinformation.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans learned to stop worrying about a Biden victory and love the infrastructure bill – Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/infrastructure-biden-mcconnell-trump/2021/08/10/239eae72-f959-11eb-8a67-f14cd1d28e47_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— American Express tells its workers capitalism is racist – Christopher F. Rufo
https://nypost.com/2021/08/11/american-express-tells-its-workers-capitalism-is-racist/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Which Voters Made Joe Biden President? Progressives say Biden owes them but suburbanites put him over the top in 2020. – William A. Galston (DIERSEN: To vote for Democrats is to shout that you are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-2020-presidential-race-campaign-moderate-voters-progressives-democratic-base-11628631014

FORBES
— Republicans Should Cheer Passage Of The Infrastructure Bill – Ike Brannon
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ikebrannon/2021/08/11/republicans-should-cheer-passage-of-the-infrastructure-bill/

BOSTON HERALD
— Critical Race Theory about money, power & revenge – DAN BACKER
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/08/11/backer-critical-race-theory-about-money-power-revenge/

LONGVIEW NEWS JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In your opinion, how welcome are those who share your demographics in a) the organizations that you are a member of, b) your municipality, c) your township, d) your county, e) Illinois, and f) America? I should survey a) members of the Milton Township Republican Organization, b) members of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) residents of Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, d) residents of the Wheaton Park District, e) residents of Wheaton’s West District, f) residents of Wheaton, g) residents of Milton Township, h) residents of DuPage County’s 4th District, i) residents of DuPage County, and j) residents of Illinois. Demographics that I would focus on include race, gender, age, sexual identity, religion, national origin, political affiliation, liberal/moderate/conservative, education, past/present occupation, renter/homeowner, income, net worth, marital status, veteran status, gun owner status, Trump hater/neutral/supporter, Kinzinger hater/neutral/supporter, and length of time ancestors have been in America.)
https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/longview-city-council-hatred-not-welcome-in-longview/article_0402f9c6-e345-11eb-b0fd-6fecec3816f5.html

FORBES
— 12 Ways Leaders Can Make Timely Calls On Complicated Decisions (DIERSEN: What decisions have you made that your critics/opponents have used against you the most? After hearing TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois’ and Dan Proft’s arguments why Jim Ryan could not win the general election, I backed Pat O’Malley in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary election.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2021/08/10/12-ways-leaders-can-make-timely-calls-on-complicated-decisions/

FAST COMPANY
— Choosing to be a ‘nonpolitical’ company means choosing to be anti-Black – Mimi Fox Melton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies make it clear that they are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90664604/choosing-to-be-a-non-political-company-means-choosing-to-be-anti-black

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Harvard Race-Admissions Case Tests O’Connor’s 25-Year Prediction – Tiana Headley (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/harvard-race-admissions-case-tests-oconnors-25-year-prediction
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s majority opinion preserving affirmative action in a 2003 case included some declarative wording that justices tend to avoid—and that the justice came to regret using. “The Court expects that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today,” O’Connor wrote in Grutter v. Bollinger, a case involving the University of Michigan. Eighteen years later, what the retired justice meant to convey in that statement could help form arguments at the Supreme Court if its conservative majority takes up a challenge to Harvard …)

NEWSWEEK
— Megan Rapinoe’s Post-Olympic Woes Continue as Subway Franchises Want Her Dropped – SCOTT MCDONALD
https://www.newsweek.com/megan-rapinoes-post-olympic-woes-continue-subway-franchises-want-her-dropped-1618189
— Diversity Mural in Cedarburg School District in Wisconsin to Be Removed Because ‘Not All Members of Community Represented’ – JON JACKSON (DIERSEN: What are your demographics and how well are they represented in the leadership of the following: your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, your school district, your park district, your chamber of commerce, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America? My demographics that are most underrepresented in the aforesaid include: conservative, older (I was born in 1948), Republican, Protestant, and German American.)
https://www.newsweek.com/school-diversity-mural-removed-because-not-all-members-community-represented-1617945

TIMES
— Woke, Inc: has big business hijacked politics for profits?
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/woke-inc-has-big-business-hijacked-politics-for-profits-rzmpmf3q8

DAILY MAIL
— Oregon Gov Kate Brown scraps need for high school students to prove proficiency in math, reading and writing to get diploma in bid to bolster minority students who ‘don’t test well’ – PETER BELFIORE (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed? Ever-increasing, because of BLM, CRT, and 1619, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I passed tests because of all the “White privilege” that I had. The tests that I have passed include a) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, d) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) all the tests necessary to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) all the tests necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, and h) the Post Office employment examination in 1966.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9879959/Oregon-scraps-requirement-high-school-students-prove-proficiency-math-reading-writing.html

August 7 Morning Edition

FOX32
— DuPage County seeing high level of COVID-19 transmission – Jenna Carroll
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dupage-county-seeing-high-level-of-covid-19-transmission

WGN RADIO
— Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder shows fundraising muscle in California recall – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/gop-leaders-reverse-push-for-california-recall-endorsement/
— SEC approves Nasdaq’s plan to require board diversity – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, and reparations to get rid of Republicans. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use AA, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, and reparations to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes and how they use AA, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, and reparations to get rid of Republicans.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/business-news/sec-approves-nasdaqs-plan-to-require-board-diversity/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In south suburban Robbins, residents ‘don’t have too much faith’ a school district’s equity audit will lead to substantive diversity changes – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-robbins-richards-race-relations-st-0806-20210805-gd2ehz6lnjfgngb7hkcg5ytg6q-story.html

FOX NEWS
— Critics slam Fairfax, Virginia schools over anti-police video directed at 2nd graders: ‘Damaging children’ The video at one point depicts a young narrator claiming, ‘I feel safe where there are no police’ – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/critics-slam-fairfax-virginia-schools-over-anti-police-video-directed-at-2nd-graders-damaging-children

AMERICAN THINKER
— Is There A Way For The States To Stop Biden’s Border Madness? – Jeff M. Lewis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/is_there_a_way_for_the_states_to_stop_bidens_border_madness.html
— America is Structurally Anti-Racist Redux – Ben Voth
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/america_is_structurally_antiracist_redux.html

BREITBART
— Mo Brooks: ‘Cori Bush, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Their Socialist Kind Are Economic Ignoramuses’ – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/08/06/mo-brooks-cori-bush-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-and-their-socialist-kind-are-economic-ignoramuses/
— Tom Cotton: Illegal Aliens Committing ‘Murder’ and ‘Rape’ Because Joe Biden ‘Won’t Secure Border’ – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/08/06/exclusive-tom-cotton-illegal-aliens-murder-rape-joe-biden-secure-border/

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Trump’s Lawsuit Against Big Tech Censorship Includes Stories From 65K Americans Revealing How They Were Censored – ANTON CARILLO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want Big Tech to censure me, to censure my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and to censure my www.gopillinois.com website. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/12824/20210806/trump-s-lawsuit-against-big-tech-censorship-includes-stories-from-65k-americans-revealing-how-they-were-censored.htm

DAILY WIRE
— Ben Shapiro Slams Critical Race Theory, Dismantles ‘Authoritarian’ Left On Real Time With Bill Maher – Emily Zanotti
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-slams-critical-race-theory-dismantles-authoritarian-left-on-real-time-wit

NEWS BUSTERS
— Leftists are furious that Facebook disabled research accounts analyzing the “spread of misinformation on the platform,” according to Cybersecurity for Democracy. The real furor is because the left uses “misinformation” as a synonym for conservative content they are desperate to censor. – Gabriela Pariseau
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/gabriela-pariseau/2021/08/06/libs-rage-facebook-shuts-down-misinformation

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The ‘Disinformation’ Deception – David Harsanyi
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/08/06/the_disinformation_deception_548839.html
— Affirmative Action Is the Real ‘Systemic Racism’ – John Hinderaker (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, and reparations to get rid of Republicans. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use AA, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, and reparations to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes and how they use AA, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, and reparations to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/08/06/affirmative_action_is_the_real_systemic_racism_548841.html

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Sen. Scott On Inflation: Democrats Don’t Care That They Are Bankrupting This Country
https://www.oann.com/sen-scott-on-inflation-democrats-dont-care-that-they-are-bankrupting-this-country/

EPOCH TIMES
— Homeland Security Using COVID Order to Fly Illegal Immigrants Into Mexico’s Interior – Jack Phillips
https://www.theepochtimes.com/homeland-security-using-covid-order-to-fly-illegal-immigrants-into-mexicos-interior_3937208.html

NBC NEWS
— 18 percent of migrant families leaving Border Patrol custody tested positive for Covid, document says. In addition, over 25 percent of migrants recently scheduled for some “expedited” deportation flights tested positive, says a document obtained by NBC News. – Julia Ainsley
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/18-percent-migrant-families-leaving-border-patrol-custody-tested-positive-n1276244

WASHINGTON POST
— William Pannell wrote ‘The Coming Race Wars?’ nearly 30 years ago. It still resonates today – Alejandra Molina (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want not only minorities to declare war on Republicans, they want women, younger people, LGBTQers, BLMers, CRTers, 1619ers, reparations advocates, veterans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, moderates, liberals, Trump-haters, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, non-married people, those who have financial problems, those who have health problems, those who have other problems, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, and whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time to declare war on Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/william-pannell-wrote-the-coming-race-wars-nearly-30-years-ago-it-still-resonates-today/2021/08/06/2fef9500-f702-11eb-a636-18cac59a98dc_story.html
— Programs to close the racial wealth gap – Nikitra Bailey, Washington (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office. Ever-increasingly, the Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independents plants, and RINOs who run the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid organizations should get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/programs-to-close-the-racial-wealth-gap/2021/08/05/fd88f278-f49f-11eb-a636-18cac59a98dc_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use COVID-19 to promote reparations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/the-case-for-reparations-has-been-made-all-the-more-clear-by-covid-19/2021/08/06/22549a4e-f6c6-11eb-a636-18cac59a98dc_story.html
— 9/11 families say Biden not welcome at memorial events – Amy B Wang
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/06/911-families-say-biden-not-welcome-memorial-events-unless-he-releases-government-evidence/

NEW YORK POST
— Joe’s welcome mat spurred a superspreader extravaganza – Deroy Murdock
https://nypost.com/2021/08/06/joes-welcome-mat-spurred-a-superspreader-extravaganza/

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use COVID-19 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/michaelcoard/covids-still-here-and-killing-blacks-disproportionately/article_792be945-4c76-5f90-81f0-65175aeb5128.html

LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
— LAPD contends with hundreds of officer resignations, retirements after protests, pandemic break out – JOSH CAIN (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, I was the last GAO Chicago office employee at the GS-13 Level ($102,188-$132,845/year in today’s dollars) who the Democrats who ran the office got rid of who was NOT one of the following: Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, liberal, moderate, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailynews.com/2021/08/06/theyre-worn-out-lapd-contends-with-hundreds-of-officer-resignations-retirements-after-protests-pandemic-break-out/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— College Was Supposed to Close the Wealth Gap for Black Americans. The Opposite Happened. Black college graduates in their 30s have lost ground over three decades, the result of student debt and sluggish income growth – Rachel Louise Ensign and Shane Shifflett (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office. Ever-increasingly, the Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independents plants, and RINOs who run the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid organizations should get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-was-supposed-to-close-the-wealth-gap-for-black-americans-the-opposite-happened-11628328602
— Nasdaq’s Board-Diversity Proposal Wins SEC Approval Agency backs plan to set minimum targets for composition of listed companies’ directors – Alexander Osipovich (DIERSEN: How diverse are those who lead your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, and the government entities that you are under in terms of race, gender, age, education, occupation, sexual identity, marital status, renter/home owner, citizenship status, veteran status, religion, national origin, income range, net worth range, political affiliation, liberal/moderate/conservative, Trump hater/neural/supporter, Kinzinger hater/neutral/supporter, patriotic status, health status, gun ownership status, length of time ancestors have been in America, etc.?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nasdaqs-board-diversity-proposal-faces-sec-decision-11628242202

FORTUNE
— SEC approves Nasdaq’s new diversity requirements for public company boards – DECLAN HARTY (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, and reparations to get rid of Republicans. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use AA, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, and reparations to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes and how they use AA, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, and reparations to get rid of Republicans.)
https://fortune.com/2021/08/06/sec-approves-nasdaq-diversity-requirements-boards/

FORD AUTHORITY
— Previous Ford Downsizing Initiative Subject Of Ongoing Lawsuit – Brett Foote (DIERSEN: When I started working for GAO’s Chicago office in 1980, virtually all of its older White male employees had accounting degrees. To justify getting rid of its older White male employees, the Democrats who ran GAO dramatically cut the work that GAO did that required accounting knowledge. Suddenly, the following became worthless in GAO’s eyes: a) my having passed the CPA on my first attempt in 1979, b) my earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, e) my serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996, and f) my becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
https://fordauthority.com/2021/08/previous-ford-downsizing-initiative-subject-of-ongoing-lawsuit/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ford, like many larger corporations, occasionally has to lay people off, change up its structure, or offer buyouts to accomplish either. As Ford Authority exclusively reported earlier this week, Ford Motor Company has initiated a buyout program for certain white-collar workers and teams dedicated to ICE-powered vehicles that includes six months of salary and healthcare benefits. However, a federal age discrimination lawsuit filed by eight employees alleges that the automaker targeted high-performing, older workers during the Ford downsizing process dubbed “Smart Redesign” back in 2019, according to the Detroit Free Press. According to internal Ford documents, under then-CEO Jim Hackett, the automaker hired Boston Consulting Group and tasked it with identifying employees that would present the most cost savings if their employment was terminated in the Ford downsizing effort. The lawsuit alleges that the consulting group used an algorithm that took into account the age of employees and their years of service. The latter bit is significant because employees hired prior to January 1st, 2004, were eligible for pension payments, which have, to date, cost Ford millions of dollars.)