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February 2 Morning Edition

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The Illinois Republican Party is at an inflection point that’s gone beyond the urban vs. rural debate. Now the state party, like its national counterpart, must decide whether it’s in lockstep with former President Donald Trump and his loyal supporters or head down a path that’s more inclusive. The direction it takes will be determined in large part on Saturday, when the state Republican Central Committee selects its next chairman. Current leader Tim Schneider is stepping down after five years in the position. A critical litmus test in replacing Schneider may be the candidates’ views of Rep. Adam Kinzinger and his vote to support Trump’s impeachment. Do they want to censure the 16th District congressman, as some Republicans have called for? Or do they agree to disagree with him, as Schneider has done. Mark Shaw, the Lake County Republican Party chairman who represents the more conservative arm of the party, has talked about censure with Republicans but told Playbook he hasn’t yet decided to take a public stand on the issue. “I have not taken a position yet on whether U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger should be admonished by the Republican Party for his actions and/or comments,” he said in a text. He would not elaborate on his thoughts about Kinzinger’s vote. Shaw is supported by former congressional candidate Jim Oberweis and grassroots conservatives, and he’s also taken heat from pro-Trumpers like Catalina Lauf, centrist state Sen. Sue Rezin, and others. Lauf and Rezin have taken issue with Shaw for endorsing Oberweis in the IL-14 GOP primary weeks before petitions were filed. That Shaw would engineer a campaign in a contested primary to favor a white man over a respected female state senator (Rezin) and a pro-Trump Latina (Lauf) has infuriated many Republicans across the state. Rezin wrote a letter to party leaders in November complaining about Shaw’s actions. And Lauf tweeted over the weekend, saying, “We need a leader who will listen to those on the ground, committed to grassroots, and who can actually lead the GOP in this State on a path forward.” The other candidates applying for state GOP chair say they don’t support Kinzinger’s impeachment vote but they also don’t back censure. “I strongly disagree with Congressman Kinzinger’s vote…but I also oppose an Illinois GOP censure of him,” former Illinois Gaming Board exec Don Tracy told Playbook. Tracy is a downstate Republican who has support from grassroots conservatives as well as centrists. He’s backed by Congressman Darin LaHood and Rodney Davis, state House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, and conservative voice John Tillman. Kendall County Board Chairman Scott Gryder, who has the support of state Rep. Keith Wheeler, echoed Tracy, saying, “We as a party need to focus on what unifies us which is electing candidates that support our small businesses, fight for the middle class, promote transparency in government and fight corruption.” – SHIA KAPOS and MARIA CARRASCO
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/02/02/emanuel-as-envoy-inflection-point-for-il-gop-a-call-for-transportation-equity-cps-ctu-cool-off-491601

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Adam Kinzinger is launching a GOP-renewal PAC. Will GOP donors back it? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: One would expect that only hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters would back Kinzinger’s PAC.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/adam-kinzinger-launching-gop-renewal-pac-will-gop-donors-back-it
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There has been an undercurrent for a while of people who didn’t like Trump but didn’t have a place to go. Now Adam has provided a place,” says former state Republican Chairman Pat Brady. “I think there will be donors who appreciate what he’s doing and will contribute to it.” Among them will be Brady, who says he “absolutely” will write a check himself. . .Kinzinger’s main Illinois fundraiser is Lisa Wagner. She’s worked for numerous Republican officials here, most considered political moderates.)

WGN TV
— Race plays big factor in CPS reopening fight – Tahman Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/role-of-race-plays-big-factor-in-fight-for-reopening-of-cps-schools/

WGN RADIO
— Google antes up $2.6M to settle pay, job discrimination case – AP (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with evidence that my Democrat GAO superiors paid their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger far more than they paid their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older and who had similar or more education, work experience, and/or professional certifications and licenses.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/technology-news/google-antes-up-2-6m-to-settle-pay-job-discrimination-case/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The settlement announced Monday closes a 4-year-old case that the Labor Department brought as part its periodic reviews of the pay practices at federal government contractors such as Google. That inquiry resulted in accusations that during a period spanning from 2014 to 2017, Google paid female engineers less than men in similar positions. The pay discrepancies were cited in several Google offices in its home state of California, as well as at locations in Seattle and Kirkland, Washington. Google had fiercely contested the allegations as unfounded before reaching the settlement without acknowledging any wrongdoing.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Facebook is poisoning too many minds. – REX HUPPKE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Facebook.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-facebook-conspiracy-extremists-capitol-attack-biden-trump-huppke-20210202-yaw5fimqefdk7hhztl6qjjchwy-story.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Mitch McConnell blasts GOP congresswoman Taylor Greene over ‘loony lies’
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/mitch-mcconnell/2021/02/01/mitch-mcconnell-blasts-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-over-loony-lies/4349887001/

MADISON
— Wisconsin Republicans grapple with state of party post-Trump – Briana Reilly (DIERSEN: In Illinois, the fracture has always been between Republicans who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who reject one or more of the aforesaid planks.)
https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/wisconsin-republicans-grapple-with-state-of-party-post-trump/article_7e52d38c-4b9a-5bbf-b15a-48a43d489c02.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— West Suburban region’s positivity rate drops to 6.5% as DuPage County reports 131 COVID-19 cases Monday – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/02/west-suburban-regions-positivity-rate-drops-to-65-as-dupage-county-reports-131-covid-19-cases-monday/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— State lawmakers criticize Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards – Demetrios Sanders
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/state-lawmakers-criticize-culturally-responsive-teaching-and-leading-standards/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Republicans call proposed Illinois teaching standards a political litmus test – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/republicans-call-proposed-illinois-teaching-standards-a-political-litmus-test/article_4573cd94-64b6-11eb-a8fc-631113611fa0.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Likely GOP Primary Gov candidate Gary Rabine, Round 2 w/host Berkowitz: Shoot to stop looters or order a police stand-down during a riot? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/02/likely-gop-primary-gov-candidate-gary-rabine-round-2-whost-berkowitz-shoot-to-stop-looters-or-order-a-police-stand-down-during-a-riot-cable-web/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Megadonors Pour Record Amount of Money Into ‘Get Out the Vote’ Effort for Dems – Hayden Ludwig
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/megadonors-pour-record-amount-of-money-into-get-out-the-vote-effort-for-dems/

FEDERALIST
— Adam Kinzinger Shouldn’t Be Proud His Family Disowned Him, He Should Be Ashamed – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/02/adam-kinzinger-shouldnt-be-proud-his-family-disowned-him-he-should-be-ashamed/

FOX NEWS
— Black Lives Matter backs ‘Squad’ member’s push to expel over 100 Republicans from Congress. ‘It is not enough to denounce the white supremacy behind the attack,’ the group wrote. – Brittany De Lea (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America officially call for the expulsion of the remaining Republicans?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/black-lives-matter-backs-squad-members-push-to-expel-over-100-republicans-from-congress
— A fractured Republican party battles it out under Trump’s shadow. This goes far deeper than congressional politics. – Howard Kurtz (DIERSEN: In Illinois, the fracture has always been between Republicans who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who reject one or more of the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.foxnews.com/mediabuzz/a-fractured-republican-party-battles-it-out-under-trumps-shadow
— The media wants you fixated on Marjorie Taylor Greene. You should ask why. With all that’s going on in our country, CNN and MSNBC are convinced a freshman GOP lawmaker is the greatest threat. – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-marjorie-taylor-greene-cnn-msnbc-reddit-gamestop-national-guard

BREITBART
— Kinzinger: GOP Has to Stop ‘Trying to Appeal More to the Proud Boys Than Suburban Moms’ – Pam Key (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Republican organizations act like they have accepted advice to appeal to voters who are Trump-haters, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, moderate/liberal, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or recent immigrants by getting rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains who are Trump-supporters, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, conservative, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/01/kinzinger-gop-has-to-stop-trying-to-appeal-more-to-the-proud-boys-than-suburban-moms/
— ‘Conservative’ Lincoln Project Spent Entire Ad Budget Against Republicans, For Democrats – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/01/conservative-lincoln-project-spent-entire-ad-budget-against-republicans-for-democrats/
— Animals First: Activists Want Border Wall Demolished for Wildlife Migration – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/01/animals-first-activists-want-border-wall-demolished-for-wildlife-migration/
— U.S. Births Plummet amid Coronavirus Crisis – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/02/01/us-births-plummet-coronavirus-crisis/

DAILY CALLER
— A Study Touted As A Blow To Conservatives’ Complaints About Big Tech Censorship Was Funded By A Major Biden Donor – CHUCK ROSS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/01/craig-newmark-disinformation-conservative-joe-bide/

DAILY SIGNAL
— New York Times Reviews Book Advocating Blowing Up Pipelines to Combat Climate Change – Tim Graham
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/02/01/new-york-times-reviews-book-advocating-blowing-up-pipelines-to-combat-climate-change/

NEW AMERICAN
— Illinois Teachers Told to Adopt Progressive Ideology or Be Fired – Annalisa Pesek
https://thenewamerican.com/illinois-teachers-told-to-adopt-progressive-ideology-or-be-fired/

NEWSMAX
— House Dems Want Amnesty for Illegals in Virus Relief Bill
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/amnesty-immigration-daca-tps/2021/02/01/id/1008181/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why Are They So Afraid of Donald Trump Rising from the Ashes?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2021/02/01/why-are-they-so-afraid-of-donald-trump-rising-from-the-ashes/

THE HILL
— DHS encourages vaccination regardless of immigration status – REBECCA BEITSCH
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/536837-dhs-encourages-vaccination-regardless-of-immigration-status

HUFFINGTON POST
— ‘He Invited Us’: Accused Capitol Rioters Blame Trump In Novel Legal Defense. At least six of the 170 people charged in connection with the Capitol siege have tried to shift at least some of the blame onto Trump. – Jan Wolfe
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/accused-capitol-rioters-blame-trump-legal-defense_n_60195666c5b6bde2f5c2f980

REUTERS
— House Democrat urges Biden to declare white supremacy a national security threat – Nandita Bose (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Trump-supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, anti-government militia members, fringe conspiracy theory believers, domestic terrorists, and/or even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-white-supremacy/house-democrat-urges-biden-to-declare-white-supremacy-a-national-security-threat-idUSKBN2A13UN?il=0

YAHOO NEWS
— New mobile museum will teach tolerance across Illinois (DIERSEN: Democrats use “tolerance” to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://news.yahoo.com/mobile-museum-teach-tolerance-across-002435765.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— McConnell says ‘loony lies’ spread by Marjorie Taylor Greene are a ‘cancer’ on G.O.P. – Catie Edmondson
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-marjorie-taylor-greene.html


— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “It’s Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Party Now. She embarrasses some Republicans, but she’s no outlier.” In Illinois, the more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO party leaders make you an outlier: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/opinion/marjorie-taylor-greene-gop.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republicans (including John Cox) are emerging to run for governor should Newsom recall qualify – SEEMA MEHTA
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-01/governor-newsom-recall-candidates-republicans

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “A pardon for ‘Dreamers?’ and says “Some activists tout amnesty for undocumented immigrants if Congress doesn’t act.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/02/02/biden-immigration-package-some-push-pardons-if-congress-doesnt-act/4294393001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Worried About Ageism? Where You Live Matters. – Clare Ansberry (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote age discrimination the most in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/worried-about-ageism-where-you-live-matters-11612198542

WYOMING NEWS
— Sheridan County Republicans latest to censure Cheney – Kristen Czaban
https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/news/national/sheridan-county-republicans-latest-to-censure-cheney/article_5c592f9a-eb58-57d3-a776-4e84672a624b.html

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.
https://www.newsweek.com/some-republicans-want-take-gop-back-trump-polls-show-itll-hard-1565835

AXIOS
— Senate resolution to condemn white supremacy – Kadia Goba (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Trump-supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, anti-government militia members, fringe conspiracy theory believers, domestic terrorists, and/or even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.axios.com/senate-resolution-condemn-white-supremacy-f0818acf-cf31-4d20-bc7c-d747a38dd736.html

GUARDIAN
— Lincoln Project condemns co-founder accused of making overtures to young men. John Weaver ‘led a secret life that was built on a foundation of deception at every level. He is a predator, a liar, and an abuser – Martin Pengelly
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/01/lincoln-project-john-weaver-accusations-young-men-condemnation

NATIONAL HERALD
— Facebook Oversight Board seeks public feedback on Trump ban (DIERSEN: I should survey the Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains in Illinois to get their feedback on how the leaders of a) the Illinois Republican Party, b) their Republican county party organization, and c) their Republican township/ward party organization have treated them. I would focus on communication.)
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/facebook-oversight-board-seeks-public-feedback-on-trump-ban

January 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 4,156 new cases, 71 deaths; vaccine efforts ramp up. As Illinois COVID vaccination ramps up, 2nd appointments prove hard to find. – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-cases-vaccine-coronavirus/10120504/

NBC5
— In Fight Over GOP, State Parties Stand as Firewall for Trump. In swing states and GOP bastions, state and local Republican committees are stocked with Trump supporters who remain loyal – Thomas Beaumont and Nicholas Riccardi
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/in-fight-over-gop-state-parties-stand-as-firewall-for-trump/2424239/
— OEMC Says Chicago Has Not Received Threats Following US Terrorism Alert. The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the lingering potential for violence from people motivated by antigovernment sentiment after President Joe Biden’s election. (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs paint you as being an extremist, if not a domestic terrorist: law enforcement officer, veteran, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/oemc-says-chicago-has-not-received-threats-following-us-terrorism-alert/2424309/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the lingering potential for violence from people motivated by antigovernment sentiment after President Joe Biden’s election, suggesting the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol may embolden extremists and set the stage for additional attacks.)
— Trump-Supporting Illinois Couple Charged in US Capitol Riot – Don Babwin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/trump-supporting-illinois-couple-charged-in-us-capitol-riot/2424258/
— Democratic Lawmakers Call for Removal of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Over Incendiary Rhetoric – Hannah Miao
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/democrat-lawmakers-call-for-removal-of-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-over-incendiary-rhetoric/2424455/

CBS2
— Feds Charge 3 More Illinois Residents In U.S. Capitol Riot, Based On Social Media Videos And Photos
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/29/feds-charge-3-more-illinois-residents-in-u-s-capitol-riot-based-on-social-media-videos-and-photos/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pelosi denounces GOP leaders over Georgia lawmaker’s posts. – Will Weissert and Brian Slodysko
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pelosi-denounces-gop-leaders-over-georgia-lawmakers-posts
— Journalists booted from Marjorie Taylor Greene town hall – Ben Nadler
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/journalists-booted-from-marjorie-taylor-greene-town-hall

WGN TV
— US Capitol surrounded by fence, troops as threats continue – Raquel Martin
https://wgntv.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/us-capitol-surrounded-by-fence-troops-as-threats-continue/

WGN RADIO
— National March for Life goes digital as Biden reverses abortion restrictions – Basil John
https://wgnradio.com/news/national-march-for-life-goes-digital-as-biden-reverses-abortion-restrictions/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CTU dance video goes viral after getting slammed by conservative media. Through interpretive dance, six CPS teachers expressed their COVID safety concerns about returning to classrooms in a Facebook video. The video ended up receiving backlash after being posted on Fox News and other outlets. – Alison Martin
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/1/29/22256622/ctu-dance-video-covid-19-teachers-union-strike-cps
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/27/22252933/joe-biden-vote-republicans-for-trump-agenda-mona-charen
— A new Illinois House leader rolls out a new team — and a new style. “I’m looking forward to using my new voice to continue to highlight the issues that are important to me and to the communities that I serve,” Speaker Chris Welch said. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/29/22256979/illinois-politics-house-chris-welch-rich-miller-capitol-fax
— Madam Mayor, save the word ‘racist’ for the clear and real thing. We agree that two aldermen who argued against an ordinance extending protections for undocumented immigrants were “misguided.” But xenophobic and racist? – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/29/22254458/chicago-racism-racist-undocumented-immigrants-city-council-mayor-lori-lightfoot-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A view from Chicago for the Illinois Republican Party – STEPHEN F. BOULTON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-republican-party-illinois-20210129-b5k5xefiqfel3khfvhbfmfjnyq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 6. Vocally oppose cancel culture. Our discourse is now dominated by a social theory which recognizes only “oppressors” and “oppressed” with no middle ground or differing opinions allowed. Our youth are being indoctrinated with this destructive mindset in our schools. An example is the “culturally responsive” teaching standard currently proposed by the Illinois State Board of Education, which will force teachers to adopt a curriculum of “progressive viewpoints,” under which teachers must “work actively” in the classroom against “systems of oppression” while promoting “student activism and advocacy” for a progressive agenda. Cancel culture is at root a Marxist-based model, and as with all Marxist theories, pits different groups of people against each other in bitter, unending conflict. Adopting such doctrines in government results in expanding hatred, suppression of speech, economic decline and social disintegration, as we are already seeing in parts of America today. If the Republicans will not stand for civility and freedom, who will? The Chicago Republican Party has begun planning for the 2022 election. We urge all Republicans to join forces to rescue and restore Illinois.)
— Repealing Section 230 would limit Americans’ speech – WILL DUFFIELD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-section-230-big-tech-congress-con-repeal-20210128-dn7ovp252jdp7othxbtavggldy-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: While Illinois lost population over the past decade, four suburban counties grew, study shows – SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kane-kendall-dupage-will-grow-st-20210128-4gisoorhb5abdmiuowvst2k2zy-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Only nine Illinois counties grew in population over the past decade and four of them were in the west and southwest suburbs — Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will counties, an analysis from a Chicago planning agency shows. . .Over the same time period, DuPage County grew by 2,575 people, or 0.28%. Will County grew by 7,207, or 1.06%, and Kane County grew by 9,502 people, or 1.82%. Kendall County saw the highest rate of increase of any Illinois county, growing by 6.65%, or 7,860 people. . .Growth in Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will is likely tied to people already in the region moving farther into the suburbs, he said, and to better job growth in the Chicago area than elsewhere in the state.)
— Older readers take offense to ‘prejudice of ageism’ against them and President Biden – JERRY DAVICH (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the biggest age discriminators in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-pt-davich-ageism-discrimination-president-biden-concerns-st-0131-20210129-s7bznpnfzrg33bqv5ifjcvxne4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In defense of Marjorie Taylor Greene: Think of all the times she HASN’T wanted to execute Democrats.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-marjorie-taylor-greene-laser-execute-house-republicans-fire-huppke-20210129-yjvky2unvfcj3fixjdr3jvllh4-story.html
— Chicago aldermen launch ‘Operation Safe Pump’ amid carjacking spike | Kinzinger and Illinois’ fractured GOP | Lightfoot, Pritzker on what it means to govern after George Floyd’s death – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-carjackings-alderman-coleman-kinzinger-republicans-spin-20210130-sr7w5wx2bnccndkhbitqfxgd7y-story.html
— Communication, flooding topics in Aurora Township highway commissioner race – DAVID SHAROS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-township-highway-commissioner-st-0201-20210130-7ytxd4pwbnhhjejvjraya7inse-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Vote for new Illinois GOP chairman delayed to Feb. 6 – JJ Bullock (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting a candidate forum.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210129/vote-for-new-illinois-gop-chairman-delayed-to-feb-6
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The voting delay will give the three candidates vying for the role — Lake County Republican Chairman Mark Shaw, former lieutenant governor candidate Don Tracy and Kendall County Chairman Scott Gryder — extra time to campaign within their party before the vote.)
— OUTSTANDING: Naperville park board approves resolution urging Pritzker to veto police reform bill – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210129/naperville-park-board-approves-resolution-urging-pritzker-to-veto-police-reform-bill
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20200726/league-of-women-voters-seeks-to-be-more-inclusive

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— McDonald’s will pay employees to get the vaccine. The fast food giant joins other companies offering workers incentives to get inoculated against COVID-19. – ALLY MAROTTI
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/mcdonalds-will-pay-employees-get-vaccine

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois reports third daily record for COVID-19 shots; governor responds to GOP barbs – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/01/29/illinois-reports-new-daily-record-covid-19-vaccine-shots/4310259001/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— House Republicans Urge Veto Of Police Reform Bill – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=318104#.YBRmep4XCM8

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Who Is Marjorie Taylor Greene? What The Congresswoman’s Rise Means For The Future Of The GOP.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/who-marjorie-taylor-greene-what-congresswomans-rise-means-future-gop#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Pelosi wants security money to face ‘enemy’ within House – AP (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Republicans are the enemy within. According to RINOs, conservatives are the enemy within.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/pelosi-wants-security-money-to-face-enemy-within-house-01-29-2021

WJBC
— State Rep. Brady calling on Gov. Pritzker to veto police reform bill – Blake Haas
https://www.wjbc.com/2021/01/29/state-rep-brady-calling-on-gov-pritzker-to-veto-police-reform-bill/

WLDS
— IL GOP Delegation Weighs In On Biden’s Cancellation of Keystone XL Pipeline Permit – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/il-gop-delegation-weighs-in-on-bidens-cancellation-of-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally do more to illegally encourage illegal immigration.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/01/28/with-new-president-cook-county-leaders-chicago-advocates-press-for-immigration-reform/

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Top Winnebago County Republican Calls for GOP to Censure Trump-Hating Rep. Adam Kinzinger — Rally Set for Saturday – Jim Hoft
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/top-winnebago-county-republican-calls-gop-censure-trump-hating-rep-adam-kinzinger-rally-set-saturday/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Were the Capitol Rioters Christ-Followers? – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/were-the-capitol-rioters-christians/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONGRESSWOMAN MARY MILLER TO SERVE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR COMMITTEE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/miller-to-serve-on-education-and-labor-committee.html
— THORNER: DEMOCRATS PUSH FOR FEDERAL ELECTION LAW CREATING A PERPETUAL BLUE WAVE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/thorner-democrats-push-for-federal-election-law-creating-a-perpetual-blue-wave-.html
— BIDEN’S DISBANDING OF 1776 COMMISSION SHOWS LEFT’S WAR ON US HISTORY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/bidens-disbanding-of-1776-commission-shows-lefts-war-on-us-history.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/29/kinzinger-continues-wowing-the-news-media/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/29/covid-19-roundup-73/
— 4,156 new confirmed and probable cases; 71 additional deaths; 2,735 hospitalized; 532 in ICU; 4.3 percent average case positivity rate; 5.4 percent average test positivity rate; 38,738 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/29/4156-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-71-additional-deaths-2735-hospitalized-532-in-icu-43-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-54-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-38738-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden, Democrats scheme to sidestep Republicans for left-wing wishlist – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/28/joe-biden-democrats-scheme-sidestep-republicans-le/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— All the Tech Entrepreneurs Are Liberals for a Reason
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2021/01/29/all-the-tech-entrepreneurs-are-liberals-for-a-reason/

THE HILL
— Scrutiny grows over National Guard presence at Capitol – REBECCA KHEEL AND ELLEN MITCHELL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/536570-scrutiny-grows-over-national-guard-presence-at-capitol

POLITICO
— Trump-inspired big donors plan their own campaigns. At least a half-dozen major Trump patrons are preparing possible campaigns modeled on Trump’s outsider, business-oriented mantra. – ALEX ISENSTADT
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/28/trump-donor-campaigns-463363

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Palm Beach considers options as Trump remains at Mar-a-Lago. The Town of Palm Beach, Florida, is considering its legal options as former President Donald Trump is still living at his Mar-a-Lago club, a possible violation of a 1993 agreement. – Terry Spencer
https://www.wfmj.com/story/43254449/palm-beach-considers-options-as-trump-remains-at-mar-a-lago

CNN
— Pipe bombs found near Capitol on January 6 were placed the night before, FBI says – David Shortell
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/29/politics/washington-pipe-bombs-dnc-rnc/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republican Ties to Extremist Groups Are Under Scrutiny. A number of members of Congress have links to organizations and movements that played a role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. – Luke Broadwater and Matthew Rosenberg (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs paint you as being an extremist, if not a domestic terrorist: law enforcement officer, veteran, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/republicans-trump-capitol-riot.html
— Joe Biden, the Irishman. The president’s heritage is important to him. But how deep does it go? – Maeve Higgins
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/opinion/joe-biden-irish-ireland.html
— Washington Post, Reuters and Los Angeles Times Search for New Top Editors – Katie Robertson and Marc Tracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/business/media/post-reuters-los-angeles-editors.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The G.O.P. Is in a Doom Loop of Bizarro. and asks “But will it doom the rest of us, too?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/opinion/republican-lies.html

WASHINGTON POST
— RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is trying to hold together a party that Donald Trump might want to tear up – Josh Dawsey and Manuel Roig-Franzia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/ronna-mcdaniel-interview-trump-republican-party/2021/01/28/c2cbc93e-5770-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “It seemed the GOP might show some self-respect. Now it’s crawling back to Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/it-seemed-the-gop-might-show-some-self-respect-now-theyre-crawling-back-to-trump/2021/01/28/a4eb4130-61af-11eb-afbe-9a11a127d146_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “If Republicans won’t risk defeat to tell the truth, Trump will own their party.”
Retiring senators are handing the GOP over to its wild fringe.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/trump-mcconnell-portman-toomey-kinzinger-republicans/2021/01/29/a71efed4-60f0-11eb-9061-07abcc1f9229_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Forcing out the fringe” and asks “Can Republicans exile their most toxic supporters? They’ve done it before.” The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that RINOs call you fringe if not toxic.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/01/29/gop-john-birch-society-trump/

FORBES
— Clinton Conspiracies, False Flags And Laser Beams That Cause Wildfires—Marjorie Taylor Greene has endorsed them all
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/01/28/clinton-conspiracies-false-flags-and-laser-beams-that-cause-wildfires-marjorie-taylor-greene-has-endorsed-them-all/

WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The Capitol insurrection isn’t moderating the GOP. It’s making them more extreme.”
https://theweek.com/articles/963635/capitol-insurrection-isnt-moderating-gop-making-more-extreme

INQUISITR
— Adam Kinzinger Says Marjorie Taylor Greene Is A ‘RINO’ – Damir Mujezinovic (DIERSEN: RINOs reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, they reject the traditional marriage/family, right to live, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Further, most commonly, RINOs focus on driving Republicans like me out of the Republican Party.)
https://www.inquisitr.com/6464806/adam-kinzinger-marjorie-taylor-greene-rino/

January 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger on the fight for the future of the GOP: ‘That epic battle has commenced. The most prominent Republican in Illinois, Kinzinger is stepping up his crusade to “RestoreOurGOP,” as his hashtag says, in this post-Trump era. – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) has postponed to February 6 the meeting that it had scheduled for tomorrow to interview candidates for IRP chairman. What positions do the candidates have on Trump, on Kinzinger, etc.? The answers to those questions should by now be well-known not only by the IRP SCC members, but a) by all the chairmen of the Republican county, township, and ward organizations in Illinois and b) by all the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois. This is especially true because IRP SCC members are not elected by Republican voters in Illinois, but by Republican Precinct Committeemen outside of Cook County and by Township and Ward Committeemen in Cook County. All Republicans in Illinois should know by now, but do not know what positions the IRP Chairmen candidates have on Trump, Kinzinger, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/28/22255481/rep-adam-kinzinger-illinois-future-gop-after-donald-trump-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-georgia
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Evangelist and Trump acolyte Franklin Graham, the son of Billy Graham, likened the 10 to Judas Iscariot in a Facebook post: “It makes you wonder what the 30 pieces of silver were that Speaker Pelosi promised for this betrayal.” I asked Kinzinger about what Graham said regarding the 10, and he told me, “as a Christian myself it was just heartbreaking to see” how “far, you know, personalities in the movement have fallen.” Kinzinger, 42, raised a Baptist, left that church when he was 20 and is now a “non- denominational Protestant.” For Graham to “equate those of us that voted to defend the Constitution to Judas, who betrayed Jesus, aka Trump, I mean it was — I didn’t get mad about it because nothing really makes me mad, you know — but I was just, I was actually more heartbroken,” Kinzinger said.)
— ‘Quincy made it inside’: 2 more Illinoisans charged in Capitol breach. The case against Christina and Jason Gerding of Quincy appears to be the first from Illinois to directly reference the QAnon conspiracy. – Jon Seidel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters paint Trump supporters as being QAnon believers.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/1/28/22255598/qanon-capitol-riots-siege-donald-trump-quincy-christina-jason-gerding

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kinzinger’s criticism of Trump puts focus on divide in Illinois GOP as party gets set to elect new leadership – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-trump-illinois-republicans-20210129-sybzihfppbazrcviq2v2cvupka-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican State Central Committee will meet Feb. 6 to decide among three candidates for outgoing Chairman Tim Schneider. But some in the party want to use the forum to discuss Kinzinger and a possible reprimand for his anti-Trump statements, which increased in vitriol following the Nov. 2 election and the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters. “There’s a group that wants to talk about it and it’s not positive. There are those who want to censure him. There’s people wanting to know what the state party is going to do about it,” said former Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, who represents the 11th Congressional District near Kinzinger’s 16th District on the state GOP central committee. The schism in the state GOP mirrors what’s happening with Republicans nationally as the party struggles to move forward even as many of its voters continue to back Trump and believe the November election was stolen from him. . .Kinzinger’s recent views and actions toward Trump, his supporters and the majority of his party have elevated his national stature, earning him cable-news interviews and profiles in The Washington Post and The Atlantic. But they also did not go unnoticed by state GOP leaders. Some have said they have received phone calls asking what the Illinois Republican Party was going to do about Kinzinger. The congressman was the subject of some discussion at a GOP State Central Committee meeting last weekend. “I think the party majority are kind of disappointed. I mean, the one thing I’ve heard most from Republicans over the years since Reagan is the old 11th Commandment,” Claar said of the former president’s admonishment to not speak ill of fellow Republicans. Claar accused Kinzinger of causing upheaval in the party to no clear end. “What is the point? Why are you elevating this thing into regional if not national prominence? What purpose are you serving here? You’re further pointing out the division in the party,” Claar said. . .Claar supported Trump and even co-hosted a fundraiser for him at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. That’s where the state GOP leaders were supposed to meet Saturday until a predicted snowstorm pushed off the date to Feb. 6. But he said Illinois Republicans should take a wait-and-see attitude on the party’s future and whether it should continue to align itself with the former president. “Let’s just leave it alone and see how it plays out,” Claar said. He said if the party does decide to speak out on Kinzinger he would oppose any effort to censure the congressman for his conduct, a course taken by GOP party leaders in some states against congressional members who voted for impeachment. “It serves no purpose to have headlines that say ‘Republican state party censures congressman.’ That would just give it more legs,” Claar said. “I think it would be better to just issue an observation of the reality that a congressman can say what he wants and it’s up to his constituency to decide whether they like it or not.” . . . Much of the state GOP’s decision on how to respond to Kinzinger may come down to its pick of a new chairman to replace Schneider, a former Cook County commissioner and Hanover Township trustee from Streamwood. . . State Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, said his focus for the next meeting was on picking a new state chairman, not on Kinzinger. “It’s about picking the right person to move us forward as we prepare for 2022,” said Rose, the 15th Congressional District state central committeeman. “We need to be focused on the right person to win 2022 and frankly, how we unite the party is what I’m hoping to hear from each of the candidates.”)
— If Biden and Democrats truly support ‘equity,’ why are they silent on school choice? – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-school-choice-biden-kass-20210128-w5ainctcinckboe5jhdcprggim-story.html
— CTU’s Sharkey for mayor? Why not, isn’t he already the boss? – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-chicago-teachers-union-kass-20210129-yfeefuoujnfvhlw2gnm36krfmq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans set to choose new state party chairman Saturday – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: The meeting has been postponed to Saturday, February 6, 2021.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210129/republicans-set-to-choose-new-state-party-chairman-saturday
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s crucial for the next chairman to be personable, plus a savvy fundraiser and organizer, officials said. “We want the unicorn,” Grogan said. “We’re looking for someone who is well-rounded.” . . . “We feel 2022 will be a good cycle,” Grogan said.)

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP PARTY PAUSE: The Republican State Central Committee has canceled Saturday’s meeting to name a new party chair. The meeting was supposed to be in Bolingbrook (not Bloomington, as I mistakenly stated on Thursday). Some downstate committee members were concerned about their return home as snow is forecast for Saturday evening, according to a spokesman. The plan is to hold the meeting Feb. 6. Kinzinger’s criticism of Trump puts focus on divide in Illinois GOP: “The Republican State Central Committee will meet Feb. 6 to decide among three candidates for outgoing Chairman Tim Schneider. But some in the party want to use the forum to discuss Kinzinger and a possible reprimand for his anti-Trump statements, which increased in vitriol following the Nov. 3 election and the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters,” by Tribune’s Rick Pearson. Kinzinger talks to Axelrod about his impeachment vote: Rep. Adam Kinzinger is willing to lose his seat over his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump, the Illinois Republican told CNN’s David Axelrod during an episode of “The Axe Files” podcast released Thursday. “I did it knowing full well it could very well be terminal to my career,” Kinzinger said of his vote. “But I also knew that I couldn’t live with myself having, you know, try to just protect it and just felt like the one time I was called to do a really tough duty, I didn’t do it.” And Kinzinger addresses his evangelical roots with The Atlantic’s Emma Green. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/01/29/mayors-comms-shuffle-now-urlacher-seeks-re-election-teacher-talks-stall-kids-still-home-491571
— Casey Urlacher, the Mettawa mayor pardoned by former President Donald Trump for his alleged involvement in a gambling scheme, is running for re-election as a write-in candidate now that his name has been cleared. “Even before I received a pardon, residents were encouraging me to run for reelection, to continue that progress. With the support of our residents, I made the decision that I would run for another term,” Urlacher said in a statement to Playbook. Urlacher, the brother of former Bears Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher, was among 73 people pardoned or commuted by Trump during his final hours in office. A federal indictment had charged that Urlacher and nine others ran an offshore sports gambling ring that raked in millions of dollars from hundreds of Chicago-area gamblers. Urlacher was charged with conspiracy and running an illegal gambling business. With an indictment looming over him, Urlacher didn’t file to run for a third term. That changed after Trump’s pardon. Urlacher’s quick return to politics comes as many Republican lawmakers nationwide shed their concerns about Trump’s role in inciting the attack on the U.S. Capitol. “My position is unpaid, and I look forward to a positive campaign, earning the votes of residents, and serving for another term,” Urlacher said in his statement. It’s too late in the process for Urlacher to get his name printed on the ballot for the April 6 election. He faces former Mettawa Mayor Jess Ray of the Back to the Future Party. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/01/29/mayors-comms-shuffle-now-urlacher-seeks-re-election-teacher-talks-stall-kids-still-home-491571

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois that are pro-law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/planning-official-cites-lagging-economy-and-immigration-for-illinois-population-loss/fc4a5192-1946-4a74-973e-c8e5fac9bc34

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House speaker Chris Welch plans to reduce partisan acrimony. How it will affect the chamber – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/01/29/illinois-house-new-speaker-chris-welch-wants-parties-work-together/4162153001/

JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois man caught on TikTok video fighting National Guard at Capitol arrested – AP
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/2021/01/28/illinois-man-arrested-u-s-capitol-attack/4293702001/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 263 COVID-19 cases Thursday, 6 deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 7.1% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/29/dupage-county-reports-263-covid-19-cases-thursday-6-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-71/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Amazon has asked federal regulators to block multiple shareholder proposals addressing criticism of company stances on curbing hate speech, diversity in hiring, workplace conditions and surveillance technologies. – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/amazon-asks-for-block-on-shareholder-hate-speech-proposal

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters paint Trump supporters as being QAnon believers.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/without-their-messiah-qanon-believers-confront-post-trump-world#stream/0
— After Riot, Acting Capitol Police Chief Calls For Permanent Fencing Around Complex – ALANA WISE
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/after-riot-acting-capitol-police-chief-calls-permanent-fencing-around-complex#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote discrimination against those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-signs-most-far-reaching-federal-protections-lgbtq-people-yet#stream/0
— Biden Signs Most Far-Reaching Federal Protections For LGBTQ People Yet – LEILA FADEL (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will all employers, organizations, governments, countries, etc. officially get rid of all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ?)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-signs-most-far-reaching-federal-protections-lgbtq-people-yet#stream/0

FOX ST. LOUIS & KWQC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://fox2now.com/video/illinois-collects-62m-in-cannabis-revenue-for-neighborhoods/6204983/
https://www.kwqc.com/2021/01/29/green-state-how-has-legalization-of-marijuana-in-illinois-impacted-crime-in-the-quad-cities/

CHICAGO NOW
— Not content with shafting the kids, CTU demands more power to do more damage – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2021/01/not-content-with-shafting-the-kids-ctu-demands-more-power-to-do-more-damage/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Speaker Welch releases committee assignments, February session plans – SARAH MANSUR
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/speaker-welch-releases-committee-assignments-february-session-plans

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rep. Marty McLaughlin Expresses Disappointment that Democrats Refuse to Meet
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/28/rep-marty-mclaughlin-exresses-disappointment-that-democrats-refuse-to-meet/
— Algonquin Township Abolition Petitioners Suffer Court Loss
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/28/algonquin-township-abolition-petitioners-suffer-court-lose/
— Reick Reports on New Standards for Teaching, Urges Citizens to Email Reactions to State Board of Education
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/28/reick-reports-on-new-standards-for-teaching-ueges-citizens-to-email-reactions-to-jcar/
— Illinois Coronavirus Protection Failure
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/28/illinois-coronavirus-protection-failure/
— Jack Franks Swearing on House Floor While Insulting Lee Daniels Remembered
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/28/jack-franks-swearing-on-house-floor-while-insulting-lee-daniels-remembered/
— Should State Mandate What Is Taught in Schools?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/28/should-state-manadate-what-is-taught-in-schools/
— Left Retools Its Fight Against 1099 Workers Focusing on App-Based Businesses
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/27/freelancers012721/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump pledges to help McCarthy, GOP win back House majority in 2022 – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/28/donald-trump-pledges-help-kevin-mccarthy-republica/
— Pelosi says House GOP is ‘the enemy within’ Congress – Seth McLaughlin and Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: RINOs who run Republican organizations treat conservatives, that is, treat those like me who support the Republican Party platform, as being “the enemy within.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/28/nancy-pelosi-house-gop-enemy-within-taylor-greene/
— RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel condemns QAnon as ‘beyond fringe’: ‘I think it’s dangerous’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/28/ronna-mcdaniel-rnc-chair-condemns-qanon-as-beyond-/
— Adam Kinzinger: Marjorie Taylor Greene is chasing fame – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/28/adam-kinzinger-marjorie-taylor-greene-chasing-fame/
— Biden reverses Trump ban on U.S. foreign-aid funding for abortion. Order clears way to fund overseas organizations that perform or promote abortion – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/28/biden-signs-order-rescinding-trump-policy-banning-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER

— Big Tech is behaving more like Big Brother – Rep. Roger Marshall (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Big Tech, that is, with Big Brother.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/big-tech-is-behaving-more-like-big-brother
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During the 1984 Super Bowl, a young company that had been founded less than a decade earlier in a garage in Los Altos, California, spent $1.5 million to its first significant commercial for a new, groundbreaking product — the Macintosh, the first personal computer. The company was Apple, and the advertisement was a defining moment that distinguished Apple as a company willing to go against the grain and rescue humanity from conformity. The ad had been inspired by George Orwell’s 1984 and featured a woman escaping police pursuit, running through a movie theater. She runs to the front of the theater and throws a hammer through a screen portraying a man’s face meant to represent Big Brother. As the camera pans to the audience, fully in shock from the movie screen’s explosion, the commercial concludes with black text that reads: “On January 24, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you’ll see why 1984 won’t be like 1984.” Nearly 40 years later, it is hard to recognize the company that paid to air this ad and established itself as a company that thinks differently. Unfortunately, that company no longer subscribes to a belief in free individual thought. It has demonstrated as much in recent weeks, taking a 180-degree turn. Apple now finds itself, along with other major Big Tech companies such as Google and Twitter, serving as Big Brother through the censorship and surveillance of conservative voices they and their political allies in Congress don’t agree with.)
— Pelosi’s big Tesla stock buy raises ethics questions – James Varney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/29/nancy-pelosis-big-tesla-stock-buy-raises-ethics-qu/

FOX NEWS
— Former California GOP gubernatorial candidate John Cox predicts successful Newsom recall effort due to ‘epic mismanagement.’ ‘This state is a wonderful state to live in, great weather, great natural beauty but the worst management in the country,’ Cox said. – Joshua Q. Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-successful-newsom-recall-effort-epic-mismanagement
— Biden HUD nominee Fudge explains ‘equity’ doesn’t mean ‘treating everyone the same’ Marcia Fudge explained the meaning of one of President Biden’s goals – Ronn Blitzer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs demand more and more and more preference for members of protected groups. Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Trump-haters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-hud-nominee-fudge-equity-not-treating-everyone-the-same

GOPUSA
— Names Struck From 44 San Francisco Schools, Including Lincoln, Revere — And Feinstein
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105837
— 28 GOP Lawmakers Blink As Blinken Voices Pro-LGBTQ Plans
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105868

BREITBART
— Duckworth: McCarthy ‘Violated his Oath’ Standing with ‘Enemy of the Constitution’ Trump – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: What adverse actions will Duckworth take against the following who refuse to disavow Trump: a) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, b) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, c) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and d) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/28/duckworth-mccarthy-violated-his-oath-standing-with-enemy-of-the-constitution-trump/

BLAZE
— Chicago teacher says in-person schooling allows white people to kill black families: ‘If we do not speak up, nice white parents will get us killed’ – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-teacher-in-person-schooling-whites-kill-blacks
— Health care worker taken to ER just a few hours after getting second COVID-19 vaccine shot. Four days later he was dead. – Dave Urbanaki
https://www.theblaze.com/news/health-care-worker-taken-to-er-just-a-few-hours-after-getting-second-covid-vaccine-shot-four-days-later-he-was-dead

DAILY CALLER
— McCarthy And Trump Discuss Plans To Win Back The House During Thursday Meeting In Florida. – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/28/kevin-mccarthy-donald-trump-plans-win-house-congress-meeting-florida/
— Impeachment Supporting Republican Peter Meijer Says Capitol Is ‘Walled Off’ Because People Can’t Be Trusted To Not ‘Try To Overrun It’ – BRANDON GILLESPIE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/28/impeachment-republican-peter-meijer-jake-tapper-capitol/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I think if there was any complicity in the events of January 6th we shouldn’t jump the gun, we shouldn’t jump to conclusions. We need to wait for that investigation to play out,” Meijer responded. “But we’re taking security risks seriously. I think it was my colleague Adam Kinzinger who said, you know, it’s not necessarily the death threats that are made to you that you worry about, it’s the ones that aren’t, it’s the people who are planning and not saying what they’re planning to do.” Some Democratic members of Congress have expressed their views that some of their Republican colleagues are white supremacist sympathizers and they don’t feel safe around them. They have yet to name any specific members who they feel fit that description.)

PJ MEDIA
— Facebook Will Reduce Political Content in Newsfeed – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents/competitors, including Facebook, want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, but failing that, they want to stop me from including links in the newsletters to articles that promote the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/01/28/facebook-will-reduce-political-content-in-newsfeed-n1416725

THE HILL
— Apple CEO says ‘recent events’ show ‘risk’ of social media algorithms pushing disinformation – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. According to my critics/opponents, Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains should only read what they get directly from the chairmen of a) their Republican township/ward/county party organizations and b) the Illinois Republican Party. According to my critics/opponents, the chairmen of Republican township/ward/county party organizations in Illinois and the Illinois Republican Party should get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/536333-apple-ceo-says-recent-events-show-risk-of-social-media-algorithms-pushing
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs crow about their success in destroying the Republican Party.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/536410-the-memo-center-right-republicans-fear-party-headed-for-disaster

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Gary Rabine has plowed cash into the pro-Donald Trump organization Turning Point USA, shelled out thousands of dollars to the former president’s reelection campaign and raised big bucks with Donald Trump Jr. Now, Rabine is striking out on his own — and plotting a run for Illinois governor.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/28/trump-donor-campaigns-463363
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump may poison the party, but Republicans have decided they need him. A delicate dance is underway to keep some distance from the ex-president while also letting him know he’s beloved and welcomed.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/28/republicans-need-trump-463684

YAHOO NEWS
— Illinois mayor blames Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx for 12-year-old girl’s death by alleged drunk driver. – Joe Barrett
https://news.yahoo.com/illinois-mayor-blames-cook-county-021700280.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Teachers Strike Could Upend Reopening Plans
Educators in the nation’s third-largest district have been negotiating with the city over how to reopen the schools safely amid Covid-19
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-teachers-strike-could-upend-reopening-plans-11611829801
— GM to Phase Out Gas- and Diesel-Powered Vehicles by 2035. Auto giant’s plan to eliminate tailpipe emissions is part of a goal to be carbon neutral by 2040. – Mike Colias (DIERSEN: If batteries are so great, why aren’t there any battery-powered passenger jets?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-sets-2035-target-to-phase-out-gas-and-diesel-powered-vehicles-globally-11611850343

USA TODAY
— ‘Almost had me murdered’: AOC slams Cruz for his efforts to overturn the election – Savannah Behrmann (DIERSEN: To what extent do hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hold the following responsible for the Capitol Riot: a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organization(s), c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, d) the IRP National Committeeman, e) the IRP National Committeewoman, f) the IRP Chairman, g) your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, h) the Republican candidates on April 6, 2021 ballots for your precinct, i) etc.?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/28/aoc-slams-ted-cruz-tweet-robinhood-gamestop/4297204001/

NEWSWEEK
— 10 Republicans Voted to Impeach Trump, 7 (including Kinzinger) Already Facing Challenges for Their Seats in Congress – JENNI FINK
https://www.newsweek.com/10-republicans-voted-impeach-trump-7-already-facing-challenges-their-seats-congress-1565248
— Pressure Grows on Kevin McCarthy to Cut Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Committee Assignments – DARRAGH ROCHE
https://www.newsweek.com/pressure-grows-kevin-mccarthy-cut-marjorie-taylor-greene-committee-assignments-1565320
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois told CNN on Thursday that Greene should be removed from her committee assignments. “She may be like this new definition of Republican, but that’s kind of a RINO thing,” Kinzinger said. “I don’t think she should have the privilege of any committees.”)

RAW STORY
— GOP’s Adam Kinzinger: We need to ‘expose’ people like ‘unhinged’ Majorie Taylor who’ve ‘lost a sense of reality’ – Matthew Chapman
https://www.rawstory.com/marjorie-taylor-green-2650165912/

AXIOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters crow about their success in destroying conservatives. I should write a book about those who focus on destroying conservatives in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.
https://www.axios.com/republican-party-culture-war-tucker-carlson-67e47559-6782-4e8a-97b3-d660f3cb21df.html

January 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 3,751 new cases, 81 deaths Gov. JB Pritzker tours Lake County Fairgrounds mass vaccination site
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3751-new-cases-81-deaths/10066524/
— Army unveils more flexible rules for ponytails, nail color – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/society/army-unveils-more-flexible-rules-for-ponytails-nail-color/10061242/
— GOP to stay neutral should Donald Trump run for president again – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-to-stay-neutral-should-trump-run-for-president-again/10073870/

NBC5
— Broken by Trump, US Refugee Program Aims to Return Stronger. More than 100 U.S. resettlement offices closed during Trump’s term – Julie Watson (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see refugees as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/broken-by-trump-us-refugee-program-aims-to-return-stronger/2423361/
— Trump Cut Taxes for the Rich. Biden Wants to Raise Them. Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump were far apart on many issues — tax policy among them. – Greg Iacurci (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-cut-taxes-for-the-rich-biden-wants-to-raise-them/2423229/

CBS2
— City Council Expands Protections For Immigrants, Blocks CPD From Cooperating With ICE – Todd Feurer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage illegal immigration.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/27/city-council-expands-protections-for-immigrants-blocks-cpd-from-cooperating-with-ice/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago City Council closes loopholes in Welcoming City ordinance, ending police cooperation with federal immigration agents. JOHN BYRNE and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-january-meeting-20210127-zcgpjpcrdzgkzko3u4qzvnratm-story.html
— Solutions to carjacking epidemic can come from the Black community too – JERALD MCNAIR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-carjackings-illinois-police-youth-parents-20210127-vwlurdpsqzhyjcb2f5unzljwvq-story.html
— State buys Near West Side building as part of Thompson Center exit plan | Lightfoot mum on chat with Vice President Kamala Harris | City landmarks Emmett Till house – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-thompson-center-emmett-till-landmark-foxx-public-defender-spin-20210128-hfy2fbfxb5ajnc33rjkudt6jpa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-cannabis-social-justice-st-0128-20210127-npaosnqqxrcz5nr4lfpjsgihpa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House Republicans, law enforcement urge Pritzker to veto ‘confusing, inoperable’ criminal justice reform bill. In a Zoom news conference Wednesday morning, House Republican Leader Jim Durkin said the state must “thoroughly and carefully address police reform and criminal justice reform, it is the right thing to do.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/27/22252868/house-republicans-law-enforcement-durkin-pritzker-veto-criminal-justice-reform-bill
— Mayor rebuffs plan to nix ban on downtown weed shops: ‘We’re not turning Michigan Ave. into pot paradise’ “My concern about the effect on the shopping and tourists jewel of our city really hasn’t changed one wit since the fall of 2019, when we first started wrestling with this issue,” Lightfoot said Wednesday. – Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2021/1/27/22252781/illinois-dispensary-pot-cannabis-marijuana-downtown-brendan-reilly-lightfoot-exclusion-zone
— Democrat floats Trump censure as conviction grows unlikely. A censure would not hold the power of a conviction, but it would put the Senate on record as disapproving of Trump’s role in the insurrection, which came as Congress was counting electoral votes to confirm Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/27/22253356/democrat-floats-trump-censure-as-conviction-grows-unlikely
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you are an older White male Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America the more that Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/27/22252724/cancel-culture-english-literature-patrick-reardon-women-writers-african-american-writers

DAILY HERALD
— Oppose racial profiling – Bradley Williams, Mundelein
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210127/oppose-racial-profiling
(FROM THE LETTER: HB0038 is currently in committee of the Illinois House of Representatives. This bill should concern Illinoisans who aspire for a community so beautifully described by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as one where people “will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” In a departure from Dr. King’s aspirations, HB0038 calls for consideration of race in the hiring process of public-school teachers. This would seem to violate several federal and state civil rights laws. Specifically, the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003 which explains that a unit of the state cannot “subject a person to discrimination under any program or activity on the grounds of that person’s race, color, national origin, or gender,” as well as the language of the Illinois Human Rights Act which prohibits race-based discrimination in employment. While one component of HB0038 undermines Dr. King’s message through employment considerations, another does so through mandates of curriculum and instruction at the local level. Starting as early as elementary school, HB0038 would require students to learn curriculum based in a discipline of academia that places race as an essential and defining part of human interaction. In this model, one’s status as oppressor or oppressed is heavily determined by skin color. In one application of this curriculum, groups of third-grade students analyzed their racial and sexual identities according to “power and privilege” and then wrote reflections on their status as being either privileged or oppressed. One parent described the activities as “basically teaching racism.” Humbly, I submit, a society that places race as an essentially defining element of most human interaction is not one so admirably envisioned by Dr. King. With that in mind, Illinoisans should oppose HB0038.)
— GOP signals unwillingness to part with Trump after riot – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210127/news/301279993/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Proud Boys leader was government informant, records show – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/proud-boys-leader-was-government-informant-records-show

WCMY 1430
— Local Republicans to publicly express dissatisfaction with Cong. Kinzinger – Rick Koshko
https://www.1430wcmy.com/2021/01/27/local-republicans-to-publicly-express-dissatisfaction-with-cong-kinzinger/

WALLS 102
— Kinzinger’s office responds to LaSalle County Republican’s rally this weekend
https://www.walls102.com/lasalle-county-republicans-hosting-rally-against-u-s-rep-adam-kinzinger/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois’ Indoctrination Centers–Government Schools – Kathy Valente (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed a) that my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod and b) that my parents had me baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/illinois-indoctrination-centers-government-schools/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— “ANTIRACISM” COMES TO THE HEARTLAND
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/antiracism-comes-to-the-heartland.html
— MARCH FOR LIFE CHICAGO DRAWS THOUSANDS ACROSS MIDWEST, ADVOCATING FOR HUMAN LIFE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/march-for-life-chicago-draws-thousands-across-midwest-to-advocate-for-sanctity-of-human-life.html
— WANT A CONSERVATIVE TAKE ON ILLINOIS NEWS? JOIN ILLINOIS REVIEW’S GROWING EMAIL LIST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/want-a-conservative-take-on-illinois-news-join-illinois-reviews-growing-email-list.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 3,751 new confirmed and probable cases; 81 additional deaths; 2,931 hospitalized; 591 in the ICU; 4.5 percent average case positivity rate; 5.6 percent average test positivity rate; 33,698 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/27/3751-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-81-additional-deaths-2931-hospitalized-591-in-the-icu-45-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-56-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-33698-average-daily-doses/
— Goodbye begins to James R. Thompson Center (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997. My critics/opponents were furious that starting in 1990, I had a preferred corner office in GAO’s new space on the 7th floor of the new 200 West Adams building ( https://200westadams.com/ ) in the Loop.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/27/goodbye-begins-to-jrtc/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Schumer shames Republicans who challenged legality of Trump’s impeachment trial – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/27/chuck-schumer-shames-republicans-who-challenged-le/
— DHS issues new terror alert, warns that Jan. 6 attack emboldened extremists – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/27/dhs-issues-new-terror-alert-warns-jan-6-attack-emb/
— Liberals reinvent reality as the ‘After Trump’ era begins. In the new age, expect the media and government to suddenly resent any pushback against a sitting president. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/27/liberals-reinvent-reality-as-the-after-trump-era-b/

GOPUSA
— Joe Biden’s 1st Week In Review: So Much Damage In So Little Time – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105793

FEDERALIST
— How The Supreme Court Made It Easier To Smear People As Racists And Scream The F-Word In Public. Instead of protecting true free speech, we’ve crushed the speech that matters most: the articulation and testing of the truth. – Jonathan Lange
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/27/how-the-supreme-court-made-it-easier-to-smear-people-as-racists-and-scream-the-f-word-in-public/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left Wants to Transform and Nationalize Our Election System – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/01/25/the-left-wants-to-transform-and-nationalize-our-election-system/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Parents, this is a good week to think about ‘school choice’ – Bob Kellogg (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on turning their students into good little Democrats.)
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2021/01/25/parents-this-is-a-good-week-to-think-about-school-choice

THE HILL
— Tens of thousands of voters drop Republican affiliation after Capitol riot – REID WILSON (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers stop hiring Republicans, b) will employers get of their employees who are Republican, c) will organizations stop admitting members who are Republican, d) will organizations get rid of their members who are Republican, and e) will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and America officially stop Republicans from seeking oi holding government or political offices, getting educations, owning property, etc.?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/536113-tens-of-thousands-of-voters-drop-republican-affiliation-after-capitol

NEW YORK TIMES
— For Trump’s Aggrieved Defenders, This Impeachment Confirms Everything. His supporters see his second impeachment, a historic first, as the culmination of years of unfair treatment. The belief’s ubiquity shows the resilience of his message and the power of conservative media. – Dionne Searcey
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/us/politics/trump-supporters-impeachment.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans back away from confronting Trump and his loyalists after the Capitol insurrection, embracing them instead. – Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/riot-republicans-trump-impeachment/2021/01/27/b13633fe-60b6-11eb-9061-07abcc1f9229_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes Adam Kinzinger and Joe Walsh. In my opinion, my becoming the only active member in GAO’s Chicago office in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in 1988 when I was 40 years old was as serious as Kinzinger’s voting to impeach Trump in 2021 when he was 42 years old. My Democrat GAO superiors immediately threw me off audits of IRS and gave me an adverse job assignments, unfair performance expectations, and unfair performance appraisals. They might have succeeded in getting rid of me if Henry Hyde had not come to my defense. However, they continued to keep me off audits of IRS, to give me unfair performance expectations, to give me unfair performance appraisals, and to always rank me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. In 1997 they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” They were furious that I became Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997 and that I earned a job-related master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997 because the aforesaid frustrated their efforts to get rid of me. If I had had drinking problems like Kinzinger had, I would not have gotten jobs washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; or auditing federal agencies 1980-1997. IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. If I had had drinking problems like Kinzinger had, Loyola might not have accepted me in 1972, DePaul might not have accepted me in 1976, and IIT might not have accepted me in 1992. If I had had drinking problems like Kinzinger had, I doubt that I would have passed CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 or passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. Kinzinger is a veteran. Starting in 1966, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates always used my avoiding the draft against me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/adam-kinzinger-republican-impeach-trump-capitol/2021/01/26/c544cc1e-55fa-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He started drinking at age 16. He can remember drinking before school one morning, just to try to be cool. In his first semester at Illinois State, he joined a fraternity and came home with a 2.5 GPA. The next semester, he got a 0.8 and was kicked out. He spent the next six months living with his parents and working as a manager in the furniture section of a department store. He tried to date the daughter of a fellow store manager, only to learn that he forbade her from going out with him.)
— Large majorities of the region’s nursing home workers have declined the coronavirus vaccine – Rachel Chason, Rebecca Tan, Jenna Portnoy and Erin Cox
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/nursing-homes-vaccine-decline/2021/01/27/22a602f6-5fe2-11eb-afbe-9a11a127d146_story.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Say U.S. Is More Divided, Doubt Biden Can Unite Americans (DIERSEN: Under Biden, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will do even more to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)

https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/voters_say_u_s_is_more_divided_doubt_biden_can_unite_americans

January 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Senate GOP largely votes against holding Trump impeachment trial – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-largely-votes-against-holding-trump-impeachment-trial/10026720/
— Illinois COVID Update Today: IL reports 3,667 new cases, 87 deaths; Regions 8,9 move into Tier 1 mitigations Walgreens, Jewel providing COVID-19 vaccines across IL
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3667-new-cases-87-deaths/10032879/

NBC5
— GOP Largely Sides Against Holding Trump Impeachment Trial Republican denunciations of Trump have cooled since the riot at the U.S. Capitol – Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/republican-senators-want-to-halt-trump-impeachment-trial/2422605/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Georgia lawmaker removed from House Chamber after refusing COVID-19 test – Claire Simms (DIERSEN: From what I see, soon, you will not be allowed to do anything in America unless a) you are wearing a mask, b) you social distance, c) you have recently tested negative, and d) you have been fully vaccinated.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/georgia-house-speaker-removes-lawmaker-for-refusing-covid-19-tests

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State House to convene for just one day to hash out ways to meet in future that ‘preserve as much normalcy as possible’ A spokesman for House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch said cancelling the other scheduled days gives members time to figure out how to conduct the session with a combination of remote work and socially distanced meetings. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/26/22251079/state-house-speaker-welch-cancel-february-session-days-covid-19-coronavirus-concerns
— ‘THIS IS ME’: Rioters flaunt involvement in Capitol siege. In dozens of cases, supporters of Donald Trump downright flaunted their activity on social media on the day of the deadly insurrection. – AP (DIERSEN: If you really are a Trump supporter, you do not do things that harm Trump.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/26/22250573/rioters-flaunt-involvement-in-capitol-siege
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden signs Executive Orders that promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/26/22251548/joe-biden-susan-rice-executive-orders-systemic-racism-trump-1776-commission-private-prisons-aapi

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Romney.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mitt-romney-republicans-election-20210126-ohugfwzwgjcg5echre2xv7tr7y-story.html
— White House news of more vaccine doses ‘heartening,’ Gov. Pritzker says | Lightfoot, teachers union hit stalemate | Pritzker administration facing federal probe after approving scrap shredder on Southeast Side – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-white-house-governors-city-hall-gentrification-ordinances-spin-20210127-4l2hqeutczgxtewbkjuhlxv5za-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that to regain the suburbs, the Republican Party should a) dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in its platform and b) dump voters, dump organizations, dump companies, and dump governments that support the aforesaid planks and especially dump the aforesaid that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210126/to-regain-suburbs-republicans-must-return-to-first-principles
— Aurora Electoral Board removes alderman-at-large candidate from ballot – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210126/aurora-electoral-board-removes-alderman-at-large-candidate-from-ballot
— Settlement in defamation suit filed by McHenry County clerk, recorder – Katie Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210126/settlement-in-defamation-suit-filed-by-mchenry-county-clerk-recorder

HERALD & REVIEW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/a-look-inside-bloomingtons-first-recreational-cannabis-dispensary-which-opens-tuesday/article_c2edaabf-9c22-57d4-b405-2567587b4c1b.html

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Illinois National Guard at the Inauguration, largest special deployment in 15 years – Jason Flynn
https://dailyegyptian.com/105576/crime/illinois-national-guard-at-the-inauguration-largest-special-deployment-in-15-years/

WALLS 102 & WGLC
— LaSalle County Republicans hosting rally against U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger
https://www.walls102.com/lasalle-county-republicans-hosting-rally-against-u-s-rep-adam-kinzinger/
https://www.wglc.net/lasalle-county-republicans-hosting-rally-against-u-s-rep-adam-kinzinger/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Appointee, Michael Pack, Leaves Trail Of Shattered Careers At VOA.” Elmer Staats who ran GAO 1966-1981 and Charles Bowsher who ran GAO 1981-1996 and James Hinchman who ran GAO 1996 -1998 and David Walker who ran GAO 1998 to 2008 left trails of many shattered careers at GAO. They wasted the careers of and got rid of GAO employees who were White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-appointee-michael-pak-leaves-trail-shattered-careers-voa#stream/0
— Biden Administration Restores Aid To Palestinians, Reversing Trump Policy – MARK KATKOV
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-administration-restores-aid-palestinians-reversing-trump-policy#stream/0
— Trump Impeachment Trial Could Further Polarize Nation.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-impeachment-trial-could-further-polarize-nation-analyst-says#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats ramp up their efforts to increase illegal immigration.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/doj-rescinds-zero-tolerance-immigration-rule

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— How to Succeed in Politics Without Winning an Election. Two weeks into a new term, State Sen. Heather Steans is retiring, leaving political allies to pick her replacement. On the Far North Side, that’s simply how it’s done. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/heather-steans-kelly-cassidy-handoff/

CENTER SQUARE
— Kinzinger says Trump Republicans will come back around – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Trump-supporting Republicans support far more planks in the Republican Party platform than other Republicans do. Overwhelmingly, Trump-supporting Republicans support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. )
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/kinzinger-says-trump-republicans-will-come-back-around/article_06e27da2-6009-11eb-9f7f-af48af9bb4fc.html
— Illinois House cancels all but one session day for February – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-house-could-cancel-all-but-one-session-day-for-february/article_fcb7d414-5ff7-11eb-8a97-eb045d37a8b0.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Grogan says White is evading servicers
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/572982214-grogan-says-white-is-evading-servicers

ILLINOIS NEWSROOM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden signs Executive Orders that promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/biden-white-house-aims-to-advance-racial-equity-with-executive-actions/

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that to regain the suburbs, the Republican Party should a) dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in its platform and b) dump voters, dump organizations, dump companies, and dump governments that support the aforesaid planks and especially dump the aforesaid that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/26/the-splintering-gop/
— 3,667 new confirmed and probable cases; 87 additional deaths; 3,001 hospitalized; 608 in ICU; 4.6 percent average case positivity rate; 5.7 percent average test positivity rate; 30,180 average daily doses; Two more regions move to Tier 1
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/26/3667-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-87-additional-deaths-3001-hospitalized-608-in-icu-46-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-57-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-30180-average-daily-doses-two-mo/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s post-presidency clout puts Republicans on notice, Democrats on high alert – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/26/donald-trump-post-presidency-clout-puts-republican/

GOPUSA
‘– MAGA Patriot Party’ Files With FEC; Trump Team Says It’s Not Affiliated
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105732

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— News outlets can’t figure out why Americans don’t trust them — Ella Carroll-Smith (DIERSEN: By their actions, my critics/opponents make it clear that they side with the Democrat news media.)
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/news-outlets-cant-figure-out-why-americans-dont-trust-them/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For years now, media outlets have been more interested in pushing their own partisan agendas than reporting the facts and the American people are sick and tired of it. Even Politico is beginning to see through its own bias enough to understand this, as noted by Jack Shafer in his recent piece: “How About a Little Sobriety Please?” In the column, Shafer says, “At a time when large portions of the country think mainstream media is a tool of the left, perhaps it’s time to tone down the Biden adulation.”)

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Scott DesJarlais to Newsmax TV: Liberals Using Censorship to Kill GOP – Charlie McCarthy (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the efforts to censure me since 2000.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/scott-desjarlais-censorship-twitter-facebook/2021/01/26/id/1007324/

EPOCH TIMES
— Border Wall Contractors Told to Stop Construction by Tuesday Night: Congressman – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/all-border-wall-construction-will-be-stopped-tuesday-night-congressman_3672101.html

THE HILL
— Oregon Republican Party calls Capitol riot a ‘false flag’ operation to discredit GOP, silence Trump supporters – LEXI LONAS
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/535882-oregon-republican-party-calls-the-capitol-riot-a-false-flag-operation-to
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden signs Executive Orders that promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/535999-5-things-to-know-about-bidens-racial-equity-executive-orders

ROLL CALL
— Trump conviction unlikely after most GOP senators vote to dismiss impeachment trial. 45 Republicans supported a constitutional point of order against holding the trial. – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/26/trump-conviction-unlikely-senate-impeachment-trial/

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Tammy Duckworth calls the upcoming Senate impeachment trial “perfectly constitutional.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tammy-duckworth-senate-impeachment-trial-trump-cbsn-red-and-blue-interview-2021-01-26/

NBC NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Group of U.S. Catholic bishops encourage children to be LGBTQers.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/group-u-s-catholic-bishops-urges-support-lgbtq-youth-n1255645

NEW YORK TIMES
— Rupert Murdoch, Accepting Award, Condemns ‘Awful Woke Orthodoxy’ Mr. Murdoch of News Corp, who spoke in a video, has been relatively quiet publicly in recent years. He called conformity on social media “a straitjacket on sensibility.” – Katie Robertson
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/business/media/rupert-murdoch-josh-hawley-woke.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Oregon Republican Party calls U.S. Capitol riot a ‘false flag’ meant to ‘discredit President Trump’ – Jaclyn Peiser
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/26/oregon-republican-false-flag-capitol/
— Biden to sign executive actions on equity – Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Tracy Jan (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. My plan for a career in the automotive industry ended in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-to-sign-executive-actions-on-equity/2021/01/26/3ffbcff6-5f8e-11eb-9430-e7c77b5b0297_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Black Americans trail Whites on every economic measure, including wealth, income, employment and homeownership. The disparities have existed for decades, even when comparing workers with similar education levels. The gaps, economists say, stem in large part from government-sanctioned policies that continue to discriminate against Black people in lending, housing, education and criminal justice.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “More voters have had it with Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/26/more-voters-have-had-it-with-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “After Capitol attack, Republicans are again whitewashing Trump’s behavior.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/26/after-capitol-attack-republicans-are-again-whitewashing-trumps-behavior/

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater a) glorifies and praises hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters and b) demonizes, denigrates, and condemns those who do not hate Trump.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/26/opinion/gops-incipient-civil-war-who-is-standing-up-who-is-toadying-up/

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “YouTube Suspends Rudy Giuliani From Ads Over Election Lies.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-26/youtube-temporarily-suspends-rudy-giuliani-from-partner-program

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most GOP Voters Say Trump Third Party Is a Good Idea (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-haters would argue that for every Republican who joined a Trump Third Party, two, three, four, five+ Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or Independents would join the Republican Party.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/most_gop_voters_say_trump_third_party_is_a_good_idea

INDEPENDENT
— Oregon Republicans say Capitol riot was staged to harm Trump. Resolution passed by Oregon GOP compares House Republicans who voted to impeach to Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold – Gustaf Kilande
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/oregon-republicans-capitol-riot-trump-b1792867.html

GUARDIAN
— U.S. companies using pandemic as a tool to break unions, workers claim – Michael Sainato
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/26/coronavirus-pandemic-unions-break
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden signs Executive Orders that promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/26/joe-biden-executive-orders-us-racial-equity

January 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has been banned from Twitter – CNN (DIERSEN: Who will be next?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-banned-from-twitter/10028546/
— Chicago trans community celebrates reversal of military ban – Will Jones (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats impose LGBTQ quotas?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-trans-community-celebrates-reversal-of-military-ban/10010726/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 80 white supremacists rally in Loop: ‘Definitely troubling’ Dozens of members of the Patriot Front, a Texas group, gathered outside the Cook County Building Saturday, witnesses say. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters do everything that they can a) to create and promote White supremacists and then b) blame Trump for White supremacists.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/1/25/22249559/patriot-front-white-supremacists-loop-cook-county-thomas-rousseau

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As property tax refunds go unclaimed, Cook County treasurer and Englewood organizers want the funds to help preserve Black homeownership – ARIEL CHEUNG (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs are nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and there dupes would stress that a) because I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972, a Black could buy that town home, b) because I bought condos in downtown Chicago in 1974 and 1976, Blacks could not buy those condos, c) because my wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978, Blacks could not buy that home, and d) because my wife and I had a home built in Wheaton in 1984, Blacks could not have that home built.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-re-property-tax-black-houses-matter-englewood-20210125-2kaxj7o5gjgntmqi5qt4on2hu4-story.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 169 COVID-19 cases Monday, 3 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/26/dupage-county-reports-169-cases-monday-3-deaths/

WEEK
— GOP leaders blast Kinzinger for opposing Trump – Howard Packowitz (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. I should write a book about RINO leaders who have blasted me for promoting planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject. I would focus on present and past leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition. Most commonly, they reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I would focus on those leaders who blast/blasted me on pretextual grounds.)
https://week.com/2021/01/25/gop-leaders-blast-kinzinger-for-opposing-trump/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Republicans introduce amendment to set term limits on Congress – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/republicans-introduce-amendment-to-set-term-limits-on-congress

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Undoing Trump Policies Will Take More Than Executive Orders By Biden.” Trump’s policies defended and advanced the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/undoing-trump-policies-will-take-more-executive-orders-biden#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/understanding-multiracial-whiteness-and-trump-supporters#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Arizona Republicans Reprimand Prominent Members At Odds With Trump.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/arizona-republicans-reprimand-prominent-members-odds-trump#stream/0
— Investigators Continue Efforts To Identify People Responsible For Capitol Riot – RYAN LUCAS (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want to harm Trump. The Capitol Riot harms Trump. Therefore, the people who are responsible for the Capitol Riot are Trump-haters.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/investigators-continue-efforts-identify-people-responsible-capitol-riot#stream/0

NIU TODAY
— Next steps underway for enhancing ‘belonging’ in DeKalb (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs do not want Republicans to “belong” anywhere, and especially 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. I should write a book about ever-increasing efforts by Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton to make Republicans feel like they do not belong.)
https://www.niutoday.info/2021/01/25/next-steps-underway-for-enhancing-belonging-in-dekalb/

DAILY LINE
— Aldermen blast Metra over minority hiring – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government in the Chicago area for almost 30 years, my superiors and supervisors always acted like they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially their Republican employees who were White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, conservative, patriotic, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thedailyline.net/chicago/01/26/2021/aldermen-blast-metra-over-minority-hiring-station-maintenance-before-approving-fulton-market-tif-agreement/

CWB CHICAGO
— Chicago fights carjacking surge with free snacks and videos.
https://cwbchicago.com/2021/01/chicago-fights-carjacking-surge-with-free-snacks-and-videos.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters love Kinzinger.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/01/26/kinzinger-kicks-at-trumps-gop-renter-protectors-jennifer-pritzkers-hail-to-the-chief-491528
— Republican Rep. Mary Miller (IL-15) has been named to serve on the House Committee on Agriculture. It’s a good fit for Miller, who with her husband, Republican state Rep. Chris Miller, runs a grain and livestock farm outside of Oakland in Coles County. “As a farmer myself, I can bring a new level of expertise and understanding to the committee,” Miller said in a statement announcing the appointment. – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. After working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year, I transferred to GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/01/26/kinzinger-kicks-at-trumps-gop-renter-protectors-jennifer-pritzkers-hail-to-the-chief-491528

WIREPOINTS
— Bias Promoted: Illinois Political Reporter Natasha Korecki Goes To The White House – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/bias-gets-a-promotion-illinois-political-reporter-natasha-korecki-goes-to-the-white-house-wirepoints/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s emblematic of what’s been happening in the national press. Natasha Korecki was promoted last week to White House correspondent for Politico. Until 2018, she covered Illinois government for the Chicago Sun-Times and later Politico’s Illinois operation. During her years covering Illinois politics we consistently singled her out as the most overtly biased and deceitful reporters in the state. Most of the Illinois media, at the time, was far more biased than today, though problems remain. In the meantime, most of the national media descended into something often far more sinister than bias, routinely ignoring and distorting news that doesn’t fit its political narrative. Korecki’s worst was directed at Bruce Rauner during his campaign and term as governor. It’s not like criticizing Rauner couldn’t have been accomplished with accurate reporting and fair commentary. We, too, quickly soured on him and our criticism was harsh. But Korecki showed little interest in facts and fairness.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Finally Fesses Up to Role in Illinois Integrity Fund Hit Piece Mailings
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/25/jack-franks-finally-fesses-up-to-illinois-integrity-fund-hit-piece-mailings/
— Crain’s Asks If Kinzinger Welcome in GOP Anymore
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/25/crains-asks-if-kinziner-welcome-in-gop-anymore/
— IL-14/IL-08: Cristina Castro New State Senate Executive Committee Chair Moves from Revenue Chair
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/25/castro012521/
— Marengo Park District Replaces Man Who Saved District from “Financial Collapse” with Former School Superintendent
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/25/marengo-park-district-replaces-man-who-saved-district-from-financial-collapse-with-former-school-superintendent/
— For McHenry Township, Hanlon Asks for Monetary Sanctions in Tax Levy Case against Attorney Whose Actions Are Not Considered “Reasonable”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/25/on-behalf-of-mchenry-township-hanlon-asks-for-sanctions-in-tax-levy-case-against-attorney-whose-actions-are-not-considered-reasonable/
— IL-14: Now That Underwood Is On Appropriations Committee, Will She Be Able to Get Covid Money for McHenry County?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/25/il-14-now-that-underwood-is-on-appropriations-committee-will-she-be-able-to-get-covid-money-for-mchenry-county/
— Nunda Township Sign War Heating Up
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/25/nunda-township-sign-war-heating-up/
— Valley Hi Update from Last Thursday Includes Deaths
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/25/nunda-township-sign-war-heating-up/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Jack Franks admits involvement with Illinois Integrity Fund and sending false flyers – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/01/jack-franks-admits-involvement-illinois-integrity-fund-and-sending-false-flyers/

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Madigan supporters hint/imply/argue/shout that Madigan must not be that bad or he would not have gotten into office or have stayed in office as long as he did. In my defense, a) I have lasted 22 years as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and 21 years as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and b) I lasted 7 years as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, 8 years as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, 6 years as a Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, 4 years as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, 3 years as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, almost 18 years as a GAO employee, almost 9 years as an IRS employee, more than 2 years as Firestone Stores employee, and almost 3 years as a Post Office employee.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/25/ask-an-expert/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s order to halt border wall construction is likely illegal – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/joe-biden-order-halt-border-wall-construction-like/
— Big Tech is rethinking its political advocacy under President Biden and the new Democrat-controlled Congress. Microsoft is deciding whether to suspend donations to Republicans who challenged the 2020 election’s outcome, after making the majority of its donations during the last election cycle to GOP candidates. – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/tech-sector-reevaluating-donations-gop-candidates/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House Republicans say FBI investigation of Parler should include Facebook and Twitter – Nihal Krishan (DIERSEN: The FBI should investigate Google, Facebook, etc. for their efforts to stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, that is, the FBI should investigate Google, Facebook, etc. for their violating my First Amendment rights.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house-republicans-fbi-investigation-include-parler-facebook-twitter

FOX NEWS
— FEC filing: ‘MAGA Patriot Party’ incorporates in Texas – JACOB HELKER
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/fec-filing-maga-patriot-party-incorporates-in-texas
— House Oversight GOP says any FBI probe into Parler ‘role’ in Capitol riot ‘should include’ Facebook, Twitter. House Oversight Democrats called for FBI probe into whether Parler was ‘potential facilitator’ – Brooke Singman (DIERSEN: The FBI should investigate Google, Facebook, etc. for their efforts to stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, that is, the FBI should investigate Google, Facebook, etc. for their violating my First Amendment rights.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-oversight-fbi-probe-parler-capitol-riot-facebook-twitter

GOPUSA
— Giuliani: Dominion Suit Is Act Of Intimidation By ‘Hate-Filled’ Left
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105719
— Democrat Senator To Preside Over Trump’s Senate Impeachment Trial; This Will Be Fair, Right?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105744
— Portland Mayor Pepper Sprays Man During Confrontation Over Mask
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105728
— Texas Gun, Ammo Sales Skyrocket
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105713

BREITBART
— Dr. Anthony Fauci Highest Paid Employee in Entire Federal Government – KYLE OLSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/25/dr-anthony-fauci-highest-paid-employee-in-entire-federal-government/

DAILY CALLER
— Oregon GOP Refers To Capitol Riot As ‘False Flag’ In Rebuke Of Republicans Who Voted To Impeach – JORDAN LANCASTER
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/25/oregon-gop-capitol-riot-false-flag-rebuke-republicans-voted-impeach-trump/

DAILY WIRE
— The Left Said Amy Coney Barrett’s Faith Made Her ‘Radical.’ Now, They Say Joe Biden’s Faith Makes Him ‘Devout’ – Cabot Phillips
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-left-said-amy-coney-barretts-faith-made-her-radical-now-they-say-joe-bidens-faith-makes-him-devout
— Biden Repeals Trump Ban On Military Funding For Sex Reassignment Surgeries – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-repeals-trump-ban-on-military-funding-for-sex-reassignment-surgeries

FEDERALIST
— How To Stop Using Google Search On Your Computer And Phone. Data scientists say Google can shift elections based on what it shows people. Refusing to use Google for search is an easy tweak everyone can and should do now. – Joy Pullmann
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/25/how-to-stop-using-google-search-on-your-computer-and-phone/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The Left Wants Unconditional Surrender, Not Unity – Stephen Moore (DIERSEN: Trump Haters 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.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/26/the_left_wants_unconditional_surrender_not_unity_145119.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new vice president of the United States called the liberal mobs who ransacked cities this summer “social justice warriors.” Apparently, it is excusable to burn down a building or assault a police officer if you are protesting racial injustice, climate change, abortion rights or cuts in social programs. The Trump Haters say that the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol are guilty of a treasonable offense. OK, but several years ago, when many thousands of “social justice warriors” (i.e., union thugs) stormed past the police and occupied the domed Capital building in Madison for days, the media celebrated.)

LIFE SITE NEWS
— The Catholic Left wants in on the cancel culture. The form of Catholicism being promoted by the Left supports abortion, LGBT rights, and now wants to cancel true Catholicism.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/the-catholic-left-wants-in-on-the-cancel-culture

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Creates ‘Office of the Former President’ to Advance US Interests, Carry on Trump Admin Agenda – MIMI NGUYEN LY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-creates-office-of-the-former-president-to-advance-us-interests-carry-on-trump-admin-agenda_3671398.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater uses Portman’s exit to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/535792-portmans-exit-underscores-republican-identity-crisis

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “As Kingmaker, Trump Can Target Disloyalty.” I should write a book about kingmakers in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois since 2000.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/politics/trump-portman-ohio-sarah-sanders.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater wants government to police free speech. My critics/opponents want the following to police my speech: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/magazine/free-speech-tech.html

USA TODAY
— Democrats need an autopsy to figure out why 74 million Americans voted against them – Ross K. Baker
https://news.yahoo.com/democrats-autopsy-figure-why-74-120058963.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Small Sites Need Section 230 to Compete. Facebook and Twitter can afford armies of lawyers to defend against liability. – Mark Weinstein (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to sue me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like. But beyond hypocritically, they do not sue the authors of those articles or the websites that those articles were published on. My critics/opponents see me as being an “easy target” a) because of the non-support that I get from the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization and b) because of the non-support that I got from TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/small-sites-need-section-230-to-compete-11611602173
— America, It’s Time for ‘Unity’—or Else If you were an enthusiastic Donald Trump supporter, are you ready to enter a re-education program? – Gerard Baker (DIERSEN: Who will run the re-education programs in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois? How filled with hatred against Trump will they be?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-its-time-for-unityor-else-11611602325
— CEOs Confront Employees’ Covid-19 Vaccine Doubts, Going Into Myth-Buster Mode. From video campaigns to vaccine clinics with games and cake, companies deploy tactics to coax skeptical employees to get shots. – Chip Cutter (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers, organizations, municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries officially get rid of their employees, members, and residents that have doubts about the vaccine?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ceos-confront-employees-doubts-on-covid-19-vaccine-11611579964
— Chicago Teachers Union vs. Biden. Even a federal bribe isn’t enough to get them back teaching in classrooms. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-teachers-union-vs-biden-11611617932

FORBES
— DR. ANTHONY FAUCI OUT-EARNED ALL U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES LAST YEAR – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/01/25/dr-anthony-fauci-the-highest-paid-employee-in-the-entire-us-federal-government/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Google will stop donating to members of Congress who voted against certifying the US election result – Martin Coulter (DIERSEN: What will Google do next to get rid of Trump once and for all and to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all?)
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-pac-congress-joe-biden-ted-cruz-2021-1
— ‘This is about my politics’: Tom Cotton says his military record was scrutinized because he’s a ‘conservative veteran’ – David Choi
https://www.businessinsider.com/tom-cotton-ranger-accusations-school-2021-1

NEWSWEEK
— Bernie Sanders Most Followed Lawmaker on Twitter and Facebook for Last Six Years – DANIEL VILLARREAL (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readers defend and advance the Republican Party platform, except for those who read the newsletters for “opposition research.” I should write a book about those who read the newsletters for “opposition research.” I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois and who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their losses.)
https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-most-followed-lawmaker-twitter-facebook-last-six-years-1564328

ATLANTIC
— How Early Trump Supporters Feel Now. The former president’s 2015 backers, in their own words. – Conor Friedersdorf (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you did, the harder that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will work to get rid of you: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary and voted in the November 3, 2020 election, c) displayed a Trump yard sign, d) attended a Trump rally, e) raised money for and/or gave money to Trump, f) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and/or g) are a law enforcement officer, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/how-early-trump-supporters-feel-now/617815/

AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “State GOPs embrace purges, punishment, and secession after Trump loss.” How soon, if not already, will RINO leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois purge their members a) who refuse to disavow Trump and/or b) who refuse to disavow Trump supporters?
https://americanindependent.com/state-gops-republican-party-purges-punishment-secession-far-right-trump-loss/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Oregon Republican party falsely suggests US Capitol attack was a ‘false flag.’ Resolution suggests attack was ‘designed to discredit’ Trump and supporters, and condemns Republicans who voted to impeach.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/25/oregon-republican-party-us-capitol-breach-false-flag

January 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Who condemned the summer looting? Our university presidents mostly failed us. – JONATHAN ZIMMERMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-riots-protest-universities-zimmerman-20210122-4gmgrgn34vhp3bko7q6dhjznhe-story.html
— Cook County property taxes: We’re all paying our ‘fair share’ – EDITORIAL (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay higher real estate taxes? I should write a book about those who want the assessed valuation of my home to be increased. I would focus on those who I have sued, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-maria-pappas-study-property-taxes-20210125-mse5scnxhve33pvjtldexz5j7a-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 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/breaking/ct-francisca-lino-leaving-church-20210124-3wlphevu7zcodn2emclwg7vzs4-story.html
— A $15 federal minimum wage would be an anchor on struggling businesses – RACHEL GRESZLER (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents were furious that the Post Office paid me $16.81 an hour (GS-4 Step 1) in today’s dollars. The Post Office hired me because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The job had the following requirements and I met all those requirements: have a high school diploma, pass an employment examination, pass a physical examination, pass a background investigation, pass a truck driving test, own a car to deliver mail from, and be available to work at least 20 hours a week.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-minimum-wage-economy-heritage-20210122-2627frctwncqpp2yrxpag6t4zy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters promote LGBTQ-promoters.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2021/1/24/22247183/jojo-siwa-comes-out-part-of-lgbtq-community-youtube-superstar-celebrities

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— 12th Subcircuit Candidate Keeps Pursuing Claims Of Election Fraud – Lauren Barry
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/12th-subcircuit-candidate-keeps-pursuing-claims-of-election-fraud/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 117 COVID-19 cases Sunday, fewest in over a month, and 1 death, region’s positivity rate decreases to 7.2% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/24/dupage-county-reports-117-covid-19-cases-sunday-fewest-in-over-a-month-and-1-death-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-72/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Many options’: Democrats eye 14th Amendment as impeachment alternative. Tim Kaine doubts enough Republicans would vote to convict, suggests another path to banish Trump. – David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: What ways are the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world considering to banish Trump supporters? Will they officially stop Trump supporters a) from seeking or holding government and political offices, b) from getting an education, c) from getting jobs, d) from owning firearms and ammunition, e) from owning vehicles, f) from owning real estate, e) etc.? How soon will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters succeed in sending Trump supporters to concentration camps?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/tim-kaine-eyes-14th-amendment-impeachment-alternat/
— The media remains addicted to Trump – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/inside-the-beltway-the-media-remains-addicted-to-d/
— Governors move to bring National Guard home after troops treated like ‘servants’ 5,000 troops will remain in Washington through mid-March – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/thousands-of-national-guard-troops-called-back-hom/
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders running for Arkansas governor – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/sarah-sanders-run-arkansas-governor/
— ‘We’re fighters here’: PragerU fights Big Tech’s ‘cancel culture and the mob’ – James Varney (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in cancelling conservatives in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about those who have taken the lead since 2000 in cancelling conservatives in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/craig-strazzeri-prageru-fighting-big-tech-cancel-c/
— Agree with liberals, or you’re racist, xenophobic and dangerous – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/agree-with-liberals-or-youre-racist-xenophobic-and/
— Chinese communists cannot be brought into civilized world through trade. If that actually worked, we wouldn’t be dealing now with arrested nuns and concentration camps. – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/chinese-communists-cannot-be-brought-into-civilize/
— Supreme Court dismisses emoluments cases against Trump – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/supreme-court-dismisses-emoluments-cases-against-t/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden LGBT Rights Order Charges Into Culture War – Kevin Daley
https://freebeacon.com/courts/biden-lgbt-rights-order-charges-into-culture-war/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Biden’s directive broaches almost every aspect of domestic policy, from housing to refugee resettlement to transgender student athletes. The order requires every federal agency to make clear that civil rights laws banning sex discrimination also ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, citing the Supreme Court’s landmark gay rights ruling in June 2020. Many changes resulting from Biden’s order, like a ban on anti-gay discrimination in renting, are unlikely to cause controversy. Other mandates will accelerate long-simmering cultural disputes, like those allowing trans students to participate in women’s sports or use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. While Biden says his focus is fixed on the coronavirus pandemic and economic stimulus, cultural conflict is poised to play a defining role in the coming years of his presidency.)

FOX NEWS
— Trump impeachment article being sent to Senate Monday, ahead of trial next month. Democrats would need high bar of 17 Republicans to join them to convict Trump. – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-article-being-sent-to-senate-today-to-kick-off-trial

GOPUSA
— Growing Number Of GOP Senators Oppose ‘Impeachment Show Trial’ As Romney Urges Conviction
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105659
— Did Donald Trump Destroy The Republican Party?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105677
— National Guard To Send 15,000 Troops Home From DC By Order Of GOP Governors
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105662
— Law Firms Attack Biden-Endorsed Trainings Promoting Racial Stereotyping (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs stereotype you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all: 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.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105657

AMERICAN THINKER
— Watching as the USA Falls Prey to the Allure of Communism – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/watching_as_the_usa_falls_prey_to_the_allure_of_communism.html

BLAZE
— Four banks have reportedly severed ties with Donald Trump since the Capitol riots. The loans and accounts are worth hundreds of millions – Paul Sacca (DIERSEN: What have your critics/opponents done to you to harm you financially? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/banks-drop-trump-organization-capitol
— Native America tribe torches Biden admin over oil, drilling order: ‘A direct attack on our economy, sovereignty’ ‘Your order is a direct attack on our economy, sovereignty, and our right to self-determination’ – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/native-america-tribe-torches-biden-admin-over-oil-drilling-order

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Biden’s First Executive Orders Defy His Calls for Unity
https://www.heritage.org/press/heritage-foundation-experts-respond-ill-advised-biden-executive-orders

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Future of GOP Will Be Determined By Trump Trial. In his short, but extremely eventful political career, Donald Trump was treated horribly by the Democrats and the Deep State and not much better by Republicans. This abuse must end for the sake of the party and the country. – Jeff Crouere
https://canadafreepress.com/article/future-of-gop-will-be-determined-by-trump-trial

TOWNHALL
— Sorry, But That’s the Rule: President Asterisk Is A Draft Dodger – Kurt Schlichter (DIERSEN: What have your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes used against you the most? Mine have stressed since 1966 a) that I was 1-A, b) that I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, and c) that I never enlisted. I should write a book about critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who used the aforesaid against me the most. I would focus on my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates at the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. To this day, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at veterans, and at everyone else, that I am a draft dodger.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2021/01/25/sorry-but-thats-the-rule-president-asterisk-is-a-draft-dodger-n2583602
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I sure think these New Rules are dumb, but what can you do? In fact, I have always hated the whole chickenhawk thing, the idea that, rather than military service being a character resume plus, its absence is a minus and some sort of character flaw. Only about 30% of people can qualify physically and otherwise for service, so right off you are consigning about 70% of folks to some sort of second-hand moral status. That’s stupid. Further, the idea that an American citizen who did not serve has some sort of disqualification from opining on military issues is utterly unAmerican. . .This was demonstrated with the whole “Cadet Bone Spurs” thing about Donald Trump. The “cadet” part relates to him having gone to military school, which I guess the New Rules decree is something to be ashamed of now. As with shifting attitude toward the National Guard troops from violent threats to the literal safety of oppressed people to heroic defenders of the country from Thor-wannabes to tiresome eyesores to be consigned to a Congressional parking garage, you need constant updates on whether military stuff is good or bad at any given moment. Anyway, the “Bone Spurs” part was the medical diagnosis that kept Trump from draft eligibility. For some reason, this diagnosis strikes people who have never had to do a long ruck march over rough terrain with half their body weight on their backs as hilarious. . .Trump got four student deferments as an undergrad. Then the Army – not anyone else – decided he as not physically fit for military service. No shock – go to a MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station), tell the doc you have bone spurs on your paws, and see how fast you get transferred back to Fort Living Room. . .And here’s another thing, and maybe I’m a bit technical, but Trump was never drafted. So, it’s kind of hard to “dodge the draft” when you weren’t drafted. Draft dodgers typically got their induction notices and split to Manitoba. That was draft dodging – and St. Jimmy Carter pardoned them all, so it’s weird that draft dodging is now bad again. Regardless, the New Rules are the New Rules and I am helpless to alter them. * is just as much of a draft dodger as the Bad Orange Man. The Asterisk-In-Chief got five student deferments as an undergrad. Then the Army apparently decided that he had a history of asthma and that was that. Putting aside that he’s more known for gaffes and wandering about aimlessly than coughing fits, President * was disqualified, just as a huge percentage of potential recruits are. And like Trump, he was never drafted, making it hard in any but the most meta way to fairly consider him a “draft dodger.” But none of that matters because of the New Rules. The New Rules decree that * is a cowardly draft dodger unfit to hold the office of president, so there you are. Sorry.)

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH
— Americans Are Fleeing Lockdowns, When They Can Afford It – Jeffrey A. Tucker (DIERSEN: What has decreased the need for you to leave your home? I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.aier.org/article/americans-are-fleeing-lockdowns-when-they-can-afford-it/

EPOCH TIMES
— Romney Says Impeachment Trial Against Trump Should Go Forward. House representatives who voted to impeach get significant GOP backlash. – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/romney-says-impeachment-trial-against-trump-should-go-forward_3669186.html

THE HILL
— Rebuilding the Federal Workforce (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Democrats want 100% of federal employees to be Democrats, and especially to be Democrats who 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://thehill.com/event/532757-rebuilding-the-federal-workforce-part-2

POLITICO
— Impeachment trial to keep National Guard troops at Capitol. There are fears of mass demonstrations. – ANDREW DESIDERIO, LARA SELIGMAN and NATASHA BERTRAND
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/24/impeachment-trial-national-guard-trump-capitol-461805
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Some Trump aides stuck with him till the end. Now they’re screwed. The former president has all but vanished from public view while his former team navigates an unforgiving job market.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/donald-trump-post-presidency-462018
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “MAGA media looks to turn White House briefing room into a battlefield. Some Trump loving members of the press corps are eager to get access to the Biden White House.” Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned me as being like Jeff Gannon. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon and even worse things. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press conferences and share privileged information with reporters that have caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Of course, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. But if not that, I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who do NOT want me to know about their press conferences, b) who do NOT want me to attend their press conferences, c) who do NOT want me to ask questions during their press conferences, d) who do NOT want me to speak with other reporters, e) who have barred me from attending their press conferences, f) who have had me thrown out of their press conferences, and/or g) who do not want me to report on their press conferences.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/maga-media-white-house-briefing-462015

NEW YORK TIMES
— Divisions Harden in Senate as It Prepares to Receive Impeachment Article. Mitt Romney indicated that he believed the charge against former President Donald J. Trump was impeachable, while Marco Rubio called a trial “stupid.” – Catie Edmondson
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/us/politics/impeachment-senate-republicans.html
— What Internet Censorship Looks Like – Shira Ovide
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/technology/internet-censorship-uganda.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats press ahead with second impeachment trial, as GOP is divided on how to defend Trump – Amy B Wang, Josh Dawsey and Amy Goldstein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-press-ahead-with-second-impeachment-trial-as-gop-divided-on-how-to-defend-trump/2021/01/24/74cbfb74-5e81-11eb-afbe-9a11a127d146_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden to Lift Restrictions on Transgender Military Service Members. Administration could act as soon as Monday to reverse former President Donald Trump’s directive. – Nancy A. Youssef and Gordon Lubold (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, under the Democrats, will only those who are at least one of the following be allowed in the military: Democrat, minority, female, young, LGBTQ, not married, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, anti-military, 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/biden-to-lift-restrictions-on-transgender-military-service-members-11611528649
— China Overtakes U.S. as World’s Leading Destination for Foreign Direct Investment. Flows into America nearly halved as Covid-19 dragged on the economy in 2020. – Paul Hannon and Eun-Young Jeong (DIERSEN: Of course, America-haters are overjoyed about this.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-overtakes-u-s-as-worlds-leading-destination-for-foreign-direct-investment-11611511200
— How to Know When to Quit Your Job. Many baby boomers—especially those at the top of their game—struggle with the decision to step down. And when they leave, the transition is often ‘painful and messy,’ says one career coach. – Betsy Morris (DIERSEN: I should write a book about everything that led to my taking my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I certainly was not at the “top of my game.” My GAO career ended in 1987 when my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986. My IRS career ended in 1975 when my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-know-when-to-quit-your-job-11611507600
— Online Speech Wars Are Here to Stay. Both left and right want to regulate social media, but their ‘fixes’ would break the web. – Andy Kessler (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to kill me, to kill my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and to kill those who read those newsletters, but failing that, they want the leaders of the following to regulate me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, conservative organizations, and religious organization and b) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and/or Wheaton. I should write a book about the aforesaid and how they have treated me and treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/online-speech-wars-are-here-to-stay-11611526491
— 10 Performance Review Preparation Tips – Anthony DeRosa (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, I entered into the court record all the performance reviews that my GAO supervisors gave me 1980-1997. My GAO supervisors were always under tremendous pressure from their Democrat superiors to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/10-performance-review-preparation-tips-11610125896

FAST COMPANY
— Why it can feel difficult to make authentic friendships at work. This is why you may feel your coworkers and deskmates don’t make up your “true blues.” – MARISSA KING (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were always under tremendous pressure to get rid of federal employees who shared my demographics.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90590945/why-it-can-feel-difficult-making-authentic-friendships-in-the-workplace

AXIOS
— 85% diversity on Biden people team – Alayna Treene (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you will be officially banished: White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Republican, non-poor, law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.axios.com/biden-personnel-team-opm-7df87473-3fd3-4ff7-9289-c89994e50879.html

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters say “Club For Growth billionaires finance fascist Republican politicians.”
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/25/club-j25.html

January 24 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The four Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Chairman finalists are Scott Gryder, Steve Sauerberg, Mark Shaw, and Don Tracy. IRP Vice-Chair Charlene Foss-Eggemann will chair the interviews and the State Central Committee’s (SCC) deliberations. The meeting is scheduled to be in-person, weather permitting, but only one representative from each of the 18 congressional districts, the IRP National Committeeman Richard Porter, IRP National Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte, IRP Executive Director Derek Murphy and one candidate at a time will be allowed in the room due to COVID-19 restrictions of meetings of 25 people or less. Those who want to have input on the selection should contact their representative on the IRP SCC. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Biden’s age shouldn’t matter. But it does, at least for me. – JERRY DAVICH (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 72. All my critics/opponents, all their operatives and all their dupes promote age discrimination. In my defense, I stress that no health problem or any other kind of problem has stopped me from putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015. That is 7,718 newsletters. Those newsletters have included links to more than 390,590 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-biden-trump-inspire-older-americans-st-0122-20210121-vcgmhbdcq5fhzkly2gyj4oqq34-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I’ve learned that ageism and age stereotyping are very real prejudices in our society. I’m guilty of both on occasion, including my feelings about President Joe Biden. His age, 78, was one of my biggest concerns toward his candidacy for president. It had nothing to do with his physical body or his determination to serve in office, only his mind. As he begins serving his four-year term, will he have the razor-sharp mental acuity needed for such a challenging job position, long day after long day?)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Indian village cheers for Harris during swearing-in as US VP. Harris’ grandfather was born more than 100 years ago. Many decades later, he moved to Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state. Harris’ late mother was also born in India, before moving to the U.S. to study at the University of California. She married a Jamaican man, and they named their daughter Kamala, a Sanskrit word for “lotus flower.” – AP (DIERSEN: If you became famous, what would those in your ancestral village think of you?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/20/22240922/indian-village-cheers-for-harris-during-swearing-in-as-us-vp

DAILY HERALD
— Biden using pandemic for massive expansion of government – Veronique De Rugy
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210124/biden-using-pandemic-for-massive-expansion-of-government

MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the words and the actions of extremists to condemn Trump and to condemn his supporters.
http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/trumps-insurrection-follows-long-history-christian-nationalist-violence/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 327 COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths Saturday, region’s positivity rate decreases to 7.6% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/23/dupage-county-reports-327-covid-19-cases-5-deaths-saturday-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-76/

WSIL TV
— Williamson County Circuit Clerk resigns after DUI arrest – Jeff Weinrich
https://wsiltv.com/2021/01/23/williamson-county-republicans-call-for-circuit-clerk-to-resign/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Arizona Republicans Censure Party Leaders At Odds With Trump – AP (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast the Arizona Republican Party with the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). One could compare and contrast other Republican county party organizations with the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC). One could compare and contrast other Republican township party organizations with the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). One could argue that the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO have always been dominated by moderates, that is, by anti-conservatives.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/arizona-republicans-censure-party-leaders-odds-trump#stream/0

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago shuts down bar that hosted Trump rally over alleged COVID-19 violations – Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chicago-lightfoot-bar-trump-rally-coronavirus-firewater-saloon

FOX NEWS
— Romney on Trump impeachment: ‘If we’re going to have unity,’ there must be ‘accountability’ Romney, who voted to convict Trump at his first impeachment trial, supports the upcoming second trial – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/romney-trump-impeachment-trial-fox-news-sunday

BREITBART
— Masters of the Universe Turn on Far Left: Facebook Censors Socialist Workers Party, Leftist Activists – KURT ZINDULKA
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/01/23/masters-of-the-universe-turn-on-the-left-facebook-censors-socialist-workers-party-far-left-activists/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Do You Have A Plan for Your Life? – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: What plans have you had? My plan for a Post Office career ended in 1969 when my Democrat Post Office superiors succeeded in forcing me to resign. My plan for a career in the automotive industry ended in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My plan for an IRS career ended in 1974 when my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my partial day per diem claims and it further ended in 1975 when they got rid of my mentor, in 1978 when they disallowed my education deductions, and when they made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. My plan for a GAO career ended in 1980 when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO and it further ended when they kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, in 1987 when they got rid of my mentor and made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-14, when they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals and always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and when they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.lutheranchurchcharities.org/devotions.html

DAILY CALLER
— Senators Mull Invoking 14th Amendment To Prevent Trump From Holding Office Again – ANDERS HAGSTROM (DIERSEN: 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/23/senators-14th-amendment-ban-trump-public-office/

— Cindy McCain, Jeff Flake And Gov. Doug Ducey Censured By Arizona Republican Party – DYLAN HOUSMAN (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast the Arizona Republican Party with the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). One could compare and contrast other Republican county party organizations with the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC). One could compare and contrast other Republican township party organizations with the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). One could argue that the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO have always been dominated by moderates, that is, by anti-conservatives.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/23/cindy-mccain-jeff-flake-doug-ducey-censure-arizona-gop-kelli-ward/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Flake and McCain, the widow of longtime Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain, were censured for support of Democrats and opposition to former President Donald Trump.)

EPOCH TIMES
— Thousands of National Guard Troops to Remain in DC Through March – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/thousands-of-national-guard-troops-to-remain-in-dc-through-march_3668372.html

POLITICO
— POLITICO Playbook: Don’t believe the media’s celebration of Biden’s boringness – MIKE ZAPLER
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/01/23/dont-believe-the-medias-celebration-of-bidens-boringness-491505

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Members are quitting ‘sad’ Mar-a-Lago after Trump loses.”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/24/business/mar-a-lago-donald-trump-guests/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Administration Removes Trump Allies From U.S.-Funded News Outlets. The Trump administration had been accused of trying to turn the federally funded news agencies into partisan mouthpieces for his presidency. – Pranshu Verma
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/politics/biden-trump-usagm-pack.html
— Pick Your Battles, and Preserve Your Sanity – Roxane Gay (DIERSEN: When have you concluded that fighting was no longer worth the effort? What battles have you given up fighting? In 1969, I gave up fighting my Democrat Post Office superiors’ efforts to get rid of me. In 1980, I gave up fighting my Democrat IRS superiors’ efforts to get rid of me. In 1997, I gave up fighting my Democrat GAO superiors’ efforts to get rid me. In 2004, I gave fighting my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter critics’/opponents’ efforts to get rid of me as a board member. In 2004 and 2010, I gave up fighting my Milton Township Republican Organization critics’/opponents’ efforts to end my webmaster service. In 2007, I gave up fighting my Illinois Center Right Coalition critics’/opponents’ efforts to get rid of me. In 2011, I gave up fighting my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce critics’/opponents’ efforts to get rid of me as a Government Affairs Committee member. In 2012, I gave up fighting my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois critics’/opponents’ efforts to get rid of me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/business/my-co-worker-is-a-scammer-and-she-gets-on-my-last-nerve.html
— Good Grades Could Fetch $100,000 – Ron Lieber (DIERSEN: What frustrated you efforts to get better grades? The following frustrated my efforts to get better grades while I took courses at Crete Monee High School 1964-1966, UIC 1966-1968 and 1971, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997: I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1972-1980; and audited federal agencies 1992-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/business/financial-aid-college-merit-aid.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Joe Biden’s Catholic Moment The new president elevates a liberal Catholicism that once seemed destined to fade away.” To be liberal is to be anti-religious.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/opinion/biden-liberal-catholic.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In Biden’s Catholic Faith, an Ascendant Liberal Christianity.” To be liberal is to be anti-religious.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/biden-catholic-christian.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “We Have to Make the Republican Party Less Dangerous. The crisis Trump set in motion is far from over.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/opinion/biden-trump-democracy-prevailed.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A New Era of Far-Right Violence The imagery of the Capitol siege will have enduring resonance.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/opinion/domestic-terrorism-far-right-insurrection.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Barred From U.S. Under Trump, Muslims Exult in Biden’s Open Door – Declan Walsh (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see Muslims as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/world/middleeast/trump-muslim-ban-biden.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Capitol attack will spur broad crackdown on domestic extremists – Matt Zapotosky and Shane Harris (DIERSEN: Of course, moderates, that is, anti-conservatives, who run Republican organizations in Illinois will use the Capitol attack to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains who are conservative once and for all. I should write a book about moderate, that is, anti-conservative leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who since 2000 have focused the most on getting rid of conservatives.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/capitol-attack-domestic-extremists/2021/01/23/1bc981c0-59b5-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html
— Destructive protests by anarchists and extremists signal divided left as Biden administration begins – Marissa J. Lang and Kimberly Kindy (DIERSEN: Some on the left want to get rid of those on right more than others. Since at least 2000, anti-conservative leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) have made it clear that they prefer moderate Democrats over conservative Republicans. That is, those leaders want the destruction of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/destructive-protests-by-anarchists-and-extremists-signal-divided-left-as-biden-administration-begins/2021/01/23/70f93610-5d8c-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html
— It’s 2021. Can we remake our plans yet? – Emily E. Smith (DIERSEN: What are your plans for 2021? My plans include a) continuing to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening and b) responding to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who will try even harder to destroy me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-makes-planning-impossible/2021/01/22/b8a05b1e-3a2e-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html
— Biden is firing some top Trump holdovers, but in some cases, his hands may be tied – Lisa Rein and Anne Gearan (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Were it not for Civil Service rules, they would not hire, promote, or retain any Republicans. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. My Democrat superiors in the federal government could care less that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-trump-burrowing-federal/2021/01/24/a495ae76-5c02-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html

USA TODAY
— As Republicans get more diverse, overlooked white voters are key to future Democratic wins. It’s not sexy or woke, but Democrats should expand their multiracial coalition by adding more whites. The 2020 election showed that’s the way to win. – Jeff Le and Jessica Tarlov (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO political consultants who advise Republican Party leaders and Republican candidates a) to get more votes from minorities by dumping Whites, b) to get more votes from females by dumping males, c) to get more votes from younger people by dumping older people, d) to get more votes from Trump-haters by dumping Trump-supporters, e) to get more votes from liberals/moderates by dumping conservatives, f) to get more votes from Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs by dumping Republicans, g) to get more votes from LGBTQers by dumping heterosexuals, h) to get more votes from non-married people by dumping married people, i) to get more votes from renters by dumping homeowners, j) to get more votes from non-Christians by dumping Christians, k) to get more votes from non-Protestants by dumping Protestants, k) to get more votes from non-Italian Americas and non-German Americans by dumping Italian Americans and German Americans, and l) to get more votes from those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time by dumping those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about such aforesaid political consultants in Illinois. I would focus on those political consultants who have advised a) the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization and b) Republican candidates on ballots for my precinct since 2000.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/01/24/white-voters-can-help-democrats-beat-diverse-republicans-column/6563679002/

SEATTLE TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “As pressure mounts, Microsoft hints it may end political giving to Republicans who voted to overturn election.”
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/as-pressure-mounts-microsoft-hints-it-may-end-political-giving-to-republicans-who-voted-to-overturn-election/

LIMA OHIO
— With President Joe, it’s divided we stand – Michael Reagan
https://www.limaohio.com/opinion/columns/444964/michael-reagan-with-president-joe-its-divided-we-stand

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Immigration Package Faces Steep Odds on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers in both parties say a comprehensive bill would hit hurdles, but a narrower deal centered on Dreamers might be possible. – Michelle Hackman and Siobhan Hughes (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-immigration-package-faces-steep-odds-on-capitol-hill-11611430901

BLOOMBERG
— Arizona Republicans Censure Cindy McCain, GOP Governor – AP (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast the Arizona Republican Party with the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). One could compare and contrast other Republican county party organizations with the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC). One could compare and contrast other Republican township party organizations with the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). One could argue that the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO have always been dominated by moderates, that is, by anti-conservatives.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-23/arizona-republicans-reelect-fervent-trump-ally-as-chair

POST MILLENNIAL
— Mainstream media and Democrats falsely conflate violent Capitol Hill riot with peaceful Trump rally – Mia Cathell
https://thepostmillennial.com/mainstream-media-and-democrats-falsely-conflate-violent-capitol-hill-riot-with-peaceful-trump-rally

SUN JOURNAL
— Who are the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6? Ostensibly protesting an election they may have thought was stolen, their actions fed a larger set of goals that American militants are seizing upon to take more extreme action. – JEFF INGLIS
https://www.sunjournal.com/2021/01/24/who-are-the-rioters-who-stormed-the-capitol-on-jan-6/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What is the ‘boogaloo’? “QAnon followers, the Proud Boys and the other far-right and alt-right groups that converged on Washington imagined that they were living out the great fantasy that underlies what many consider to be the bible of the white nationalism movement, a 1978 dystopian novel, ‘The Turner Diaries,’ by William Luther Pierce,” writes Jonathan D. Sarna, a scholar of anti-Semitism at Brandeis University. “The novel depicts the violent overthrow of the government of the United States, nuclear conflagration, race war and the ultimate extermination of nonwhites and ‘undesirable racial elements among the remaining White population,’” he explains. This widespread and extremely violent conflagration is often called the “boogaloo” by its adherents.)

LANCASTER ONLINE
— Lancaster County conservatives ponder what it means to be Republican, direction of the party in post-Trump era – CARTER WALKER and GILLIAN McGOLDRICK (DIERSEN: 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want everyone to punish Trump a) by voting for Democrats in the April 6, 2021 election, b) by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning their Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and c) by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning all the Republicans who represent them in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/lancaster-county-conservatives-ponder-what-it-means-to-be-republican-direction-of-the-party-in/article_4ef7c0aa-5d13-11eb-a1b9-27885db06829.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the one hand are those who were horrified by the Jan. 6 attack and the no-holds-barred efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in the two months after the election. On the other are staunch Trump supporters who believe local GOP officials didn’t do enough to support the president’s fight. The most outspoken of those expressing these opposite views say they can no longer support the Republican Party as it exists today. As a result, the Lancaster County GOP saw hundreds of its registered voters leave the party in the first half of January. In the week of the Jan. 6 attack, 249 Lancaster County Republicans switched their registration to other parties. Of those, 146 became Democrats. These party switches continued into the following week: From Jan. 11 to Jan. 18, 87 Lancaster County Republicans switched their registration to other parties, with 76 becoming Democrats, according to county Pennsylvania Department of State data. For all of 2020, 858 GOP voters in the county switched to other parties, meaning that in just the first two week of 2021 the party lost nearly 40% of the number of voters it lost to other parties in the entire preceding year. Although the party’s margin has narrowed over the past decade, Republicans still make up a slim majority of the county’s registered voters, currently 51.4%, giving the party a firm grasp on elected offices up and down the ballot outside Lancaster city and its suburbs, blue dots on the county’s otherwise dark red political terrain.)

AXIOS
— Democrats aim to punish House GOP for Capitol riot – Lachlan Markay (DIERSEN: Who will take the lead in punishing Trump supporters for the Capitol Riot in the following: your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois?)
https://www.axios.com/capitol-riot-democrats-congress-bf7d080a-ad32-4cd7-b9e4-6163559d433e.html

January 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update Today: IL reports 5,152 new cases, 97 deaths Chicago, suburban Cook County drops to Tier 1 Saturday – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-5152-new-cases-97-deaths-/9940539/

WGN RADIO
— MyPillow Guy among the Trump acolytes picking up the torch – AP (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want Republicans to dump Trump and to dump Trump-supporters. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/business-news/mypillow-guy-among-the-trump-acolytes-picking-up-the-torch/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois reports 5,152 new COVID-19 cases, 97 additional deaths
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-reports-5152-new-covid-19-cases-97-additional-deaths
— Biden tells Mexico’s president he will end Trump’s ‘draconian’ immigration policies (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of Mexico as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-tells-mexicos-president-he-will-end-trumps-draconian-immigration-policies

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Statewide coronavirus positivity rate dips below 5% for first time in 3 months as Chicago restaurants reopen. The positivity rate is still higher than it was over the summer, when it hovered around 3%, but it’s been on a sharp decline since Jan. 7. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/1/23/22246018/illinois-coronavirus-cases-deaths-vaccine-pritzker-covid-19-jan-23

DAILY HERALD
— COD Board Vice Chairman Fenne to serve as chairman as Napolitano steps down to trustee role
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210122/cod-board-vice-chairman-fenne-to-serve-as-chairman-as-napolitano-steps-down-to-trustee-role
— Arizona Republicans reelect fervent Trump ally as chair – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210123/news/301239914/
— Suburban members of Congress talk priorities as Democratic Senate gives them sway – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: Top priorities for Democrats include using the federal government a) to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination and b)  to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210123/suburban-members-of-congress-talk-priorities-as-democratic-senate-gives-them-sway

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Reform bill approved by Illinois legislature could remove ‘bad apples’ from police forces -Jeff Kolkey (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I must be a BAD APPLE a) because my Democrat superiors in the federal government dumped me even though I had earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; and a job-related professional license when I was 32 and b) because TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois dumped me in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce dumped me in 2011, Milton Township Republican Organization dumped me in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition dumped me 2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter dumped me 2004.)
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/23/gov-jb-pritzker-now-considers-illinois-police-reform-bill/4218787001/

KPVI
— Rockford Republican seeks Kinzinger censure, disavowal over Trump impeachment – Corina Curry
https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/rockford-republican-seeks-kinzinger-censure-disavowal-over-trump-impeachment/article_c23422f0-63f3-5b70-9517-63eb2af035fb.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump shuns ‘ex-presidents club’ — and the feeling is mutual – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-shuns-ex-presidents-club-and-the-feeling-is-mutual

NPR ILLINOIS
— Lawmakers React As Trump Senate Impeachment Trial Gets Timetable – JASON SLOTKIN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/lawmakers-react-trump-senate-impeachment-trial-gets-timetable#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Term Limits for Legislative Leaders Draws BGA Support
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/23/term-limits-for-legislative-leaders-draws-bga-support/
— DeWitte Reports on Lame Duck Session
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/23/dewitte-reports-on-lame-duck-session/
— IL-14: Underwood Hiring Veteran Liaison
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/il-14-underwood-hiring-veteran-liaison/
— Unboarding the State Capitol
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/unboarding-the-state-capitol/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Executive orders are not unifying – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/23/executive-orders-are-not-unifying/

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham: Second Senate impeachment trial of Trump will be ‘ugly, futile farce’ – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-ingraham-trump-impeachment-trial-ugly-feudal-farce

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Deprogramming . . . You! – Theodore Roosevelt Malloch (DIERSEN: Who do you predict that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will put in charge of deprograming Trump-supporters in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/01/22/deprogramming-you/

BREITBART
— Hirono: Goal of Impeachment to Hold Trump Accountable, Stop Him from Ever Seeking Elected Office Again – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/23/hirono-goal-of-impeachment-to-hold-trump-accountable-stop-him-from-ever-seeking-elected-office-again/
— ICE Agents Ordered to Free All Illegal Aliens in Custody: ‘Release Them All’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/23/ice-agents-ordered-free-all-illegal-aliens-custody-release-them-all/

CBN NEWS
— 500+ Participants to Join March for Life Chicago’s 20-Mile Car Procession and Diaper Drive Today – Andrea Morris
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2021/january/500-participants-to-join-march-for-life-chicagos-20-mile-car-procession-and-diaper-drive-today

THE HILL
— Section 230’s unconstitutional delegation of power to Big Tech – WILLIAM L. KOVACS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want Google, Facebook, etc. to regulate my speech. In addition, they want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to regulate my speech. They want the aforesaid to take adverse actions against me if I include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that they do not like.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/535497-section-230s-unconstitutional-delegation-of-power-to-big-tech
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two questions must be answered: Can private parties controlling the public square deprive citizens of their right to free speech? and Can Congress empower private parties to regulate competitors? What does section 230 do? Section 230 has two primary provisions. The first exempts internet providers from civil liability for publishing any information from another content provider that is objectionable. The second provision exempts Big Tech from liability when it takes voluntary, good faith actions to restrict objectionable materials or provides the technical means to restrict them. Private parties cannot deprive unpopular citizens of constitutional rights when governing the public square: By granting Big Tech immunity from civil liability when restricting material from the internet it deemed objectionable, Congress encouraged and indirectly authorized private parties to regulate speech. Congress has no constitutional power to authorize private parties to deprive even unpopular citizens of their constitutional rights. Moreover, when private parties control the new public square they function as a government and must provide constitutional rights for all.)

POLITICO
— McCarthy voices ‘concerns’ with Cheney after impeachment vote. In an interview set to air Sunday, McCarthy suggested he was blindsided by the GOP conference chairwoman’s decision. – EVAN SEMONES
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/23/kevin-mccarthy-liz-cheney-trump-impeachment-461591

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater wants the Republican Party to dump Trump.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/republicans-impeachment-trump-mcconnell-civil-war-insurrection.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump jumps into a divisive battle over the Republican Party — with a threat to start a ‘MAGA Party’ (DIERSEN: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition have always wanted conservatives to leave the Republican Party, that is, they have always wanted the base of the Republican Party to leave the Republican Party. They would be overjoyed if the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, the 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump, and the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump left the Republican Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-republican-split/2021/01/23/d7dc253e-5cbc-11eb-8bcf-3877871c819d_story.html

January 23 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The six applicants for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Chairman are Steve Anderson, Mike Fryzel, Scott Gryder, Steve Sauerberg, Mark Shaw, and Don Tracy. The IRP State Central Committee (SCC) will meet via Zoom at 10:00 AM this morning to determine the finalists. On Saturday, January 30, 2021, the IRP SCC will interview the finalists and select the new IRP Chairman by weighted vote. Those who want to have input on the determination should contact their representative on the IRP SCC.

Sadly, this process is a far cry from what happened in 2005. In 2005, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, I organized a candidate forum in Springfield the evening before the IRP SCC meeting at which the IRP SCC elected Andy McKenna. Candidate forum attendees included McKenna, Steve McGlynn, John Cox, and Jim Nalepa.

According to Jeff Berkowitz’s report, the IRP SCC meeting “attracted about 500 Republican activists, operatives, party functionaries, office holders and wannabees– including more than 150 County, Ward and Township Committeemen; State GOP Chairman candidates Andy McKenna, Jr., Steve McGlynn, Jim Oberweis, John Cox and Jim Nalepa. Andy McKenna, Jr., who is known for his father’s and perhaps his own fundraising prowess and business contacts and who ran in the Republican U. S. Senate Primary in 2004, garnering 14% and a 4th out of 7 candidates finish, won the State GOP chairmanship vote, primarily because of the backing of the Illinois Republican Party Finance Committee, i.e., in large part the Chicago Metropolitan Republican Business Interests and Donors. McGlynn, who had campaigned vigorously for the position, withdrew prior to the vote when he saw he could not get a majority of the SCC weighted vote. Nalepa, who drew acclaim and cheers from the assembled for his stirring speech, came in a very distant second to McKenna– who, in addition to the aforementioned money interests, had the New Republican Establishment behind him– Lahood-Kirk, for sure, and most likely Cross. Of course, the New Republican Establishment and money interests go together like ham and cheese.”

If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans Chairman, the organization would host a candidate forum on Friday, January 29, 2021. Questions that I would ask the candidates include: a) If selected, what would you do to keep the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump to continue to vote for Republicans and b) If selected, what would you do discourage promotion of the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want all the citizens of all the countries of the world to come to America if they agree to vote for Democrats. Ever-increasingly, Democrats give more and more and more preference to citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America, and especially to citizens of foreign countries who are minority, female, younger, poor, liberal/moderate, LGBTQ, and/or non-Christian.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/22/22245083/immigration-reform-erendira-rendon-daca-trump-biden
— Carjackings show that, despite pandemic’s economic toll, parents must watch their kids. With carjackings skyrocketing and the primary offenders being young people, it must be because there is a severe lack of supervision in too many homes. – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/22/22245063/carjackings-chicago-covid-coronavirus
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Supporters words may haunt Trump at impeachment trial.” What do you say to people who claim to be Trump supporters, but who say things that harm Trump and do things that harm Trump?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/23/22245869/trump-impeachment-trial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want all the citizens of all the countries of the world to come to America if they agree to vote for Democrats. Ever-increasingly, Democrats give more and more and more preference to citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America, and especially to citizens of foreign countries who are minority, female, younger, poor, liberal/moderate, LGBTQ, and/or non-Christian.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-nwi-immigration-response-st-0124-20210122-ocjvlkcli5bmtjvuaro4ubok4e-story.html

WGN TV
— Third stimulus check: GOP lawmaker wants $1,400 payment reserved for people who get COVID-19 vaccine – Austin Kellerman (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, positive incentives to get vaccinated will be replaced with negative punishments. Where you live, who will take the lead in punishing those who fail/refuse to get vaccinated? How will they punish people? Will your municipality officially put you on an official blacklist and publish that list? Will your municipality officially ban you from seeking or holding a government or political office? Will your municipality turn off your utilities?)
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/third-stimulus-check-gop-lawmaker-wants-1400-payment-reserved-for-people-who-get-covid-19-vaccine/

WGN RADIO
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass: What will the media do now that Trump has left the White House?
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-what-will-the-media-do-now-that-trump-has-left-the-white-house/

ROCKFORD SUN
— Kinzinger under fire from Winnebago County Republican Central Committee executive committee member
https://rockfordsun.com/stories/572895496-kinzinger-under-fire-from-winnebago-county-republican-central-committee-executive-committee-member

HERALD & REVIEW & BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise you.
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/with-trump-era-over-rep-davis-ready-to-work-with-biden-on-infrastructure-agriculture/article_27b36f08-2a8a-531a-82b4-c54e13cdf22f.html
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/with-trump-era-over-rep-davis-ready-to-work-with-biden-on-infrastructure-agriculture/article_943a189e-47fa-58dd-9760-17cdb7d86c81.html

SOUTHERN
— Bost, Miller condemn pipeline permit revocation
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bost-miller-condemn-pipeline-permit-revocation/article_dcc9b926-d795-562a-bc1a-e8364e0d438f.html

LINCOLN COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.lincolncourier.com/story/opinion/2021/01/22/new-era-being-civil-each-other/6658582002/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 317 COVID-19 cases Friday, 5 deaths, region’s positivity remains at 7.9% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/23/dupage-county-reports-317-covid-19-cases-friday-5-deaths-regions-positivity-remains-at-79/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want all the citizens of all the countries of the world to come to America if they agree to vote for Democrats. Ever-increasingly, Democrats give more preference to citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America, and especially to citizens of foreign countries who are minority, female, younger, poor, liberal/moderate, LGBTQ, and/or non-Christian.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/asylum-seekers-hope-bidens-pledge-welcome-immigrants-includes-them#stream/0
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/refugee-resettlement-coordinator-hopeful-what-comes-next-under-biden#stream/0
— DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison Wants To Build The ‘Next Generation’ Of Democratic Talent – AVIE SCHNEIDER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn boomers the most, that is, those who promote age discrimination the most. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/dnc-chairman-jaime-harrison-wants-build-next-generation-democratic-talent#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs officially get rid of you if you believe that election fraud cost Trump his reelection?
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/even-after-inauguration-trumps-election-fraud-claims-persist-parts-us#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want all the citizens of all the countries of the world to come to America if they agree to vote for Democrats. Ever-increasingly, Democrats give more preference to citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America, and especially to citizens of foreign countries who are minority, female, younger, poor, liberal/moderate, LGBTQ, and/or non-Christian.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-moves-to-dismantle-trump-immigration-policies-as-he-eyes-broader-reform

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters say “Senate Republicans can shut door on immigration reform with filibuster.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/border-report-tour/senate-republicans-can-shut-door-on-immigration-reform-with-filibuster/
— More than 150 National Guard in Washington for inauguration test positive for coronavirus – Reuters
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/more-than-150-national-guard-in-washington-for-inauguration-test-positive-for-coronavirus/

PLAINFIELD PATCH
— Kraulidis Faces Criticism For Attending Jan. 6 Pro-Trump Rally. A public comment about Will Co. Board member Debbie Kraulidis called her a “conspiracy theorist who believes the election was rigged.” – Abhinanda Datta (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will officially call for your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, and the Illinois Republican Party to get rid of Trump-supporters once and for all. The more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want to get rid of you once and for all: 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. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://patch.com/illinois/plainfield/kraulidis-faces-criticism-attending-jan-6-pro-trump-rally
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kraulidis spoke at the meeting and said that accusations stating she was part of the violence were “false” and “ridiculous.” She said she never went near the Capitol grounds or inside the building. Kraulidis also said she and the those she was traveling with apparently found out about the break-ins and were at their hotel. She said the violence was “inexcusable.” “We were absolutely and totally shocked to find out what has happened,” Kraulidis said.)

WIREPOINTS
— Compulsory Political Ideology for Illinois K-12 Teachers And Classrooms Moves Closer To Finalization – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/compulsory-political-ideology-for-illinois-k-12-teachers-and-classrooms-moves-closer-to-finalization-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Real Threats to Democracy Still Come From the Left – David Limbaugh
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/01/real-threats-to-democracy-still-come-from-the-left/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Dealing with Cancel Culture – Oliver Perry (DIERSEN: I should write a book those who have cancelled me the most since 2000 and the reasons why. Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their fundraisers, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who have lost elections have cancelled me the most. They blame me and they blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their losses.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/dealing-with-cancel-culture/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Cesar Chavez, whose bust is in Biden Oval Office, has history of anti-immigration comments and positions – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cesar-chavez-history-anti-immigration-positions-biden-bust
— House Republicans who impeached Trump can’t lean on NRCC in GOP primaries – David M. Drucker (DIERSEN: To get reelected, expect that House Republicans, including Kinzinger, who voted to impeach Trump will promise to get rid of those who voted for Trump once and for all. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/house-republicans-impeached-trump-nrcc-gop-primaries

FOX NEWS
— Reince Priebus: ‘Tough time for the Republican Party’ but Biden’s actions easy to unite against. ‘The Republican versus Democrat dynamic live(s) on’ former RNC chairman says – Stephanie Giang-Paunon
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/reince-priebus-tough-time-republican-party

GOPUSA
— Masks Forever? Experts Call For Masks Even After Vaccination
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105544

BREITBART
— Ted Cruz: Joe Biden Amnesty Would Protect Illegals at ‘Expense’ of ‘American Workers’ – SEAN MORAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) have not been personally harmed by immigration, b) have personally benefitted from immigration, or c) are operatives or dupes for those who promote immigration. If there had been many immigrants during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s as there are today, immigrants would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/21/ted-cruz-joe-biden-amnesty-would-protect-illegals-expense-american-workers/
— Kevin McCarthy: Joe Biden More Interested in Helping Illegal Immigrants than Americans – SEAN MORAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) have not been personally harmed by immigration, b) have personally benefitted from immigration or c) are operatives or dupes for those who promote immigration. If there had been as many immigrants during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s as there are today, immigrants would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/21/kevin-mccarthy-joe-biden-more-interested-helping-illegal-immigrants-americans/
— Biden Halts Deportations for Illegal Aliens as Migrant Caravan Heads to U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/20/biden-halts-deportations-for-illegal-aliens-as-migrant-caravan-heads-to-u-s/
— Biden Amnesty Seeks Indefinite Democrat Majority with Quick U.S. Citizenship for Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/21/biden-amnesty-seeks-indefinite-democrat-majority-with-quick-u-s-citizenship-for-illegal-aliens/

DAILY CALLER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want Trump to be convicted. Expect that the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, and the Illinois Republican Party will get rid of you if you do not promote hatred of Trump.
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/22/reuters-ipsos-poll-donald-trump-impeachment-convicted/
— ‘He Did It In One Day’: Reince Priebus Says Joe Biden Is Uniting The Republican Party With His Executive Orders – DAVID KRAYDEN (DIERSEN: Republican Party leaders who are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, or RINOs are happy with Biden’s Executive Orders.”)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/22/one-day-reince-priebus-joe-biden-uniting-republican-party-executive-orders/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Virginia Values Act Makes Everyone Who Disagrees a Bigot – Nicole Russell (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats and RINOs who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, and the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) officially get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ? I should write a book about those in the following who during the last 20 years have done the most to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ: Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, Illinois, America, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and IRP.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/01/21/virginia-values-act-makes-everyone-who-disagrees-a-bigot/

TOWNHALL
— The Conservative Path Forward in the Biden-Harris Era – Josh Hammer
https://townhall.com/columnists/joshhammer/2021/01/22/the-conservative-path-forward-in-the-bidenharris-era-n2583560

PATRIOT POST
— Biden’s ‘Illegals First’ Amnesty Plan. The new president wants to make 11 million illegal aliens American citizens, and it’s all for the votes. – THOMAS GALLATIN
https://patriotpost.us/articles/77173-bidens-illegals-first-amnesty-plan-2021-01-21

NEWS BUSTERS
— Big Tech Leaders, Corporations Slobber Over Biden’s Leftist Agenda – Joseph Vazquez
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/joseph-vazquez/2021/01/22/big-tech-leaders-corporations-slobber-over-bidens-leftist

NEW YORK TIMES
— 10 Republicans Voted to Impeach Trump. The Backlash Has Been Swift. The House Republicans who voted to charge President Donald J. Trump with inciting the Capitol riot are facing a fleet of primary challengers, censures and other rebukes from their party. – Reid J. Epstein and Katie Glueck (DIERSEN: I should write a book those who have punished me the most since 2000 and the reasons why. Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their fundraisers, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who have lost elections have punished me the most. They blame me and they blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their losses.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/politics/republican-who-wont-vote-to-impeach-trump.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For Mr. Katko and Representatives Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, David Valadao of California, and Fred Upton and Mr. Meijer of Michigan, all Republicans who voted for impeachment and hail from states likely to lose seats in this year’s redistricting process, the shapes of the districts they may seek to represent in 2022 have yet to be determined. Democratic state legislators in New York and Illinois could draw Mr. Katko and Mr. Kinzinger into districts represented by fellow incumbent Republicans, potentially cutting off a path for a Trumpian insurgent, while commissions will determine district lines in California, Michigan and Ohio. Gene Koprowski, a conservative filmmaker who filed to run against Mr. Kinzinger, said he did so to start raising money but he is waiting for the Illinois legislature to redraw its congressional district maps before formally beginning a campaign.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Is Kamala Harris Generation X’s first vice president, or just another boomer? – Ellen McCarthy (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn boomers the most, that is, those who promote age discrimination the most. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/kamala-harris-gen-x/2021/01/13/958b6254-4ea1-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html

MONTGOMERY SENTINEL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Capital insurrection causes greater divide.”
https://www.thesentinel.com/communities/montgomery/opinion/capital-insurrection-causes-greater-divide/article_4ecb942e-5cde-11eb-a4c4-1b88287e35ef.html

ONE IDADIS PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Calming the stampede.”
https://www.oneidadispatch.com/news/local-news/lyons-calming-the-stampede/article_ea1cff50-5cc3-11eb-be80-3f6626795014.html