January 10 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump should be removed from office after Capitol riots.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/majority-of-americans-say-trump-should-be-removed-from-office-poll/9525912/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters “Call For President Trump To ‘Pack Up And Go’ Outside Trump Tower.”
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/09/activists-call-for-president-trump-to-pack-up-and-go-outside-trump-tower/
— Rally Held In Favor Of Ending COVID-19 Restrictions, Including School Closures
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/09/rally-held-in-favor-of-ending-covid-19-restrictions-including-school-closures/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois faces major challenges amid COVID fallout as Speaker Madigan struggles to hold onto power – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-illinois-future-20210110-hq32qs55nrdvbj52u3bgdvgl4u-story.html
— Police unions, others air concerns over criminal justice proposal pushed by Legislative Black Caucus: ‘This bill goes beyond reasonable reform’ – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-general-assembly-lame-duck-20210110-pxve2aleqbgzlitx3eafcm7y24-story.html
— Backlash from many fellow Republicans is swift for Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-josh-hawley-capitol-backlash-20210108-775mnvr2mbfmpofydrparxpuii-story.html
— Man killed in shootout with Evanston cops went on rampage in Chicago first, killing 3 — including University of Chicago student — and wounding 3 – ROSEMARY SOBOL, PAIGE FRY and ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-evanston-police-shooting-20210110-fuuvp77odzcnbdpobhiztnthca-story.html

WBEZ
— Ives To Return Campaign Cash From CEO Bradley Rukstales Charged In Capitol Riot – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-politician-to-return-campaign-cash-from-ceo-charged-in-capitol-riot/467252da-3441-45b3-8a01-88eb9aea4a28

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Higher education reform bill unveiled – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/01/09/legislature-considers-higher-education-reform-bill/6612844002/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Though Trump may be leaving, fascism lingers.”
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/real-talk-though-trump-may-be-leaving-fascism-lingers/article_7195582f-7dd5-561c-8dde-a16826c0cbe8.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Woman in her 40s among four COVID-19 deaths reported in DuPage County Saturday, 342 new cases – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/09/woman-in-her-40s-among-four-covid-19-deaths-reported-in-dupage-county-saturday-342-new-cases/

WSIL TV
— Advocates, opponents make their case to lawmakers on massive criminal justice proposal – Mike Miletich
https://wsiltv.com/2021/01/09/advocates-opponents-make-their-case-to-lawmakers-on-massive-criminal-justice-proposal/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/squelched-by-twitter-trump-seeks-new-online-megaphone

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trumpism Suffers Untold Damage In Its Collision With The U.S. Capitol.”
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/09/954891484/trumpism-suffers-untold-damage-in-its-collision-with-the-u-s-capitol
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Now The World Gets To See The Difference’ BLM Protesters On The Capitol Attack.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/now-world-gets-see-difference-blm-protesters-capitol-attack#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Race.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/lies-we-tell-ourselves-about-race#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE
— Measure creating reparations committee advances at Illinois statehouse – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/measure-creating-reparations-committee-advances-at-illinois-statehouse/article_fd40269c-52c9-11eb-9cb7-a76b09aa4b5b.html
— Sweeping last-minute changes to Illinois system of justice faces opposition from police groups – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/sweeping-last-minute-changes-to-illinois-system-of-justice-faces-opposition-from-police-groups/article_6d196cd6-52c4-11eb-998d-3b28e4dc43a3.html

WIRE POINTS
— The Illinois General Assembly finally meets, but won’t tackle what matters. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-illinois-general-assembly-finally-meets-but-wont-tackle-what-matters-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans slam Dems’ months-long ‘defund the police’ push in wake of Capitol attack – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/10/republicans-slam-dems-months-long-defund-police-pu/
— How to save the Republican Party. Trump has brought the party to the brink of extinction. – Alex Blecker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/9/how-to-save-the-republican-party/

FOX NEWS
— Conservatives, others claim Twitter removed thousands of followers. The drop could be due to many users voluntarily leaving Twitter for Parler, as well. – Peter Aitken
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/conservatives-celebrities-claim-twitter-removed-thousands-followers
— Twitter, Facebook banning of Trump continues crackdown on conservatives — censorship dangerous. People applauding the banning of President Trump by Big Tech would be outraged if the companies took the same action against radical Democrats. – Patrice Lee Onwuka
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-twitter-facebook-patrice-onwuka
— Trump’s standing in GOP takes a hit after Capitol riots, Georgia loss: ‘This hurts,’ strategist says. A Republican strategist calls the suspension of Trump’s Twitter account ‘a major blow’ – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-standing-gop-takes-hit

BLAZE
— Top Republican senator declares President Trump committed ‘impeachable offenses’ The highest-ranking Senate Republican to make such a declaration – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/pat-toomey-trump-impeachable-offenses

NEWSMAX
— Because of Big Tech, ‘We Don’t Have a Free Country’ – Phill Kline
https://www.newsmax.com/us/phillkline-bigtech-trump-censorship/2021/01/09/id/1004921/

PJ MEDIA
— Big Tech Siege Continues: Amazon Follows Google and Apple in Getting Rid of Parler – VICTORIA TAFT
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/victoria-taft/2021/01/09/big-tech-siege-continues-amazon-follows-google-and-apple-in-getting-rid-of-parler-n1327671

DAILY NEWS
— Political Director Of ABC News Talks About ‘Cleansing’ America Of Trump Supporters
(DIERSEN: Who will take the lead in the following to cleanse Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 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. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
https://dailyheadlines.net/political-director-of-abc-news-talks-about-cleansing-america-of-trump-supporters/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Focus on What Matters – Tim Hetzner
(DIERSEN: I focus on putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email every morning and every evening. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on a) stopping me from putting together and sending out those emails and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://devotions1.lccportal.org/2021/01/10/focus-on-what-matters/

EPOCH TIMES
— Amazon to Remove Parler From Its Web Hosting Service – JANITA KAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/amazon-to-remove-parler-from-its-web-hosting-service_3650535.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters says “Republicans wrestle over removing Trump.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533458-republicans-wrestle-over-removing-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “Trump supporters organized the Capitol riot online.” Who will take the lead in the following to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 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. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/533450-trump-supporters-organized-the-capitol-riot-online
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater say “The fight for the Latino vote has just begun.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/533476-the-fight-for-the-latino-vote-has-just-begun

CNN
— Democratic National Committee eyes new mandate in post-Trump era – Dan Merica
(DIERSEN: Who will take the lead in the following to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 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. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
https://www.wicz.com/story/43149072/democratic-national-committee-eyes-new-mandate-in-post-trump-era

NBC NEWS
— Amazon suspends hosting Parler on its servers over violent content. Google and Apple suspended the conservative-oriented social media platform after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. – Ahiza García-Hodges and Dennis Romero
(DIERSEN: Who will take the lead in the following to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 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. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/amazon-suspends-hosting-parler-its-servers-citing-violent-content-n1253648
— Travel security tightened for members of Congress after harassment. The new measures come after at least three lawmakers were confronted at airports by Trump supporters. – Alex Moe and Alicia Victoria Lozano
(DIERSEN: Who will take the lead in the following to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 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. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/travel-security-tightened-members-congress-after-harassment-n1253647

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters says “Trump Isn’t the Only One. Facebook and Twitter should target others who have large followings and spread misinformation.” According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails spread misinformation. According to them, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents viciously punish me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/technology/trump-misinformation-superspreaders.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “As Trump Reels, Fox News Has a Message for Viewers: Stick With Us. As allies abandon the president, his favorite network revives familiar villains for the Biden era. And the prospects for a Trump TV media venture are greatly diminished.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/business/media/fox-news-trump-tv.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Despite Chaos and Big Losses, Republicans Still Control Most of Georgia. Democrats had huge breakthroughs in winning the presidential vote and two Senate runoff elections. But power in the state’s government largely remains in the hands of Republicans.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/us/10georgia-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters says “The G.O.P.’s New Distancing Policy After years of excusing or ignoring President Trump’s most inflammatory rhetoric, many Republicans are backing away at the last minute.” Those who distance themselves from me a) 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 in the Republican Party platform, b) 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, and/or age discrimination, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) focus on destroying those like me who do not glorify and praise them, do not pander to them, do not serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or do not give money to them, and/or e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/us/politics/republicans-trump-capitol.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Amazon suspends Parler, threatening to take pro-Trump site offline indefinitely – Tony Romm and Rachel Lerman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/09/amazon-parler-suspension/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Capitol siege was planned online. Trump supporters now planning the next one. Twitter cited dangerous talk and online planning in banning Trump’s account.” Who will take the lead in the following to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 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. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/09/trump-twitter-protests/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters says “This is the America that Black people know.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/09/cori-bush-capitol-mob-white-supremacy-government/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “For anti-Trump Americans, calamity spurs a muted sense of vindication.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-riot–vindication-trump/2021/01/09/4195a966-5216-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html

DESERET
— Who is the most trusted voice in America? – Dennis Romboy
(DIERSEN: I should ask the following who is their most trusted source for government and political news and commentary and why: a) the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican Precinct Committeemen in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, d) Republican Precinct Captains in Cook County, and e) religious and conservative leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/1/9/21542674/trusted-voice-america-bill-gates-oprah-obama-dolly-parton-taylor-swift-tom-hanks

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “Trump’s Twitter ban is a step toward ending the hijacking of the First Amendment. Tech companies and other digital advocates typically resist regulation by saying they’re standing up for freedom of speech. But they’ve been pushing a warped version of the idea.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/10/opinion/stretching-first-amendment/

BALTIMORE SUN
— More arrests: Men pictured carrying off lectern, chasing cop in QAnon shirt and the ‘Q Shaman’ all detained after Capitol mob – AP
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/ct-nw-capitol-mob-arrests-20210109-zpis5gsb4nfdvpsvvg43bxwxby-story.html

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “To save America, Republicans must show the way away from Trump. Some have begun.”
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/trump-conspiracy-theories-democrats-republicans-pennsylvania-maria-panaritis-20210110.html

UNION LEADER & PADUCAH SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “It’s a fallacy that Trump supporters haven’t been heard.” Who will take the lead in the following to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 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. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-its-a-fallacy-that-trump-supporters-havent-been-heard/article_49877cee-dec5-5b34-b939-f30525473c92.html
https://www.paducahsun.com/opinion/columnists/it-s-a-fallacy-that-trump-supporters-haven-t-been-heard/article_c48b175f-b5f1-5332-9e40-5ec1ff525ed0.html

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “In wake of Trump and storming of the US Capitol, Republicans face uncertain future.”
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/01/10/us-capitol-riot-republican-trump-michigan/6597373002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “United by disinformation, Trump’s supporters share dueling accounts of Jan. 6 insurrection.”
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2021/01/10/trumps-lies-united-supporters-insurrection-left-them-divided/6603392002/

AKRON BEACON JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Capitol riots could lead to America’s rebound if we embrace facts and listen.”
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/opinion/editorials/2021/01/10/editorial-capitol-insurrection-could-fuel-americas-rebound-if-we-embrace-facts/6579511002/

LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— AP’s anti-Trump commentary masquerades as news – Marvin F. Dugger
https://lmtribune.com/opinion/ap-s-anti-trump-commentary-masquerades-as-news/article_cc0b80ad-6faf-5940-91ac-6282c8ceeb4c.html

WATERLOO CEDAR FALLS COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “Democracy-loving conservatives must split from GOP.”
https://wcfcourier.com/opinion/columnists/column-democracy-loving-conservatives-must-split-from-gop/article_4b55df8f-75fd-5fa0-9397-1abfdb0a3252.html

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL
— The conservative’s bad bargain with Donald Trump – CAL THOMAS
https://siouxcityjournal.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-the-conservative-s-bad-bargain-with-donald-trump/article_4afaaed0-146e-542c-b879-a0a231f5c5f3.html

UVALDE LEADER NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Assault on nation’s Capitol is Trump’s scarlet letter .”
https://www.uvaldeleadernews.com/articles/assault-on-nations-capitol-is-trumps-scarlet-letter/

HAVASU NEWS
— The sad legacy of Donald Trump – Michael Reagan
https://www.havasunews.com/opinion/the-sad-legacy-of-donald-trump/article_92a76286-531f-11eb-b8fb-833d4d31f2cc.html

GRAND JUNCTION SENTINEL
— What does the future hold for the GOP? – CHARLES ASHBY
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/what-does-the-future-hold-for-the-gop/article_65d16b06-51f0-11eb-a7ca-4ba70f9e62a1.html

USA TODAY
— Jake Angeli, who wore fur hat and horns as mob raided U.S. Capitol, arrested and charged – Richard Ruelas and Craig Harris
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/09/jake-angeli-qanon-man-fur-hat-horns-capitol-riot-arrested/6609039002/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— A day before the riot at the Capitol, people received a call from a group of Republican attorneys general urging them to ‘march’ – Yelena Dzhanova
https://www.businessinsider.com/republican-ags-called-people-before-capitol-riot-and-said-march-2021-1

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HOW TO EXPAND DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE – LAUREN WEBER
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will not hire those who are the following and that they will get rid of their employees who are the following: 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.wsj.com/articles/how-to-expand-diversity-in-the-workplace-11610204183
— In Capitol Riot, Communications Between Agencies Hampered Forceful Response. Calls for some reinforcements took hours to approve as police and federal agents tried to squelch uprising. Supporters of President Trump clashed with police and security forces as they stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. – Scott Calvert, Nancy A. Youssef and Sadie Gurman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-capitol-riot-communications-between-agencies-hampered-forceful-response-11610242709

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— More Arrests in Capitol Riot as More Video Reveals Brutality. Police have arrested more Capitol rioters as more graphic details of the insurrection emerge. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-01-09/man-accused-of-stealing-pelosis-lectern-charged-in-invasion

INQUISITR
— Conservative Candace Owens Calls On People To Boycott Apple Products In Tweet Sent From Her iPhone – Nathan Francis
https://www.inquisitr.com/6443488/candace-owens-apple-boycott/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “Inequality, racism and polarization set stage for Trump’s ‘American carnage.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/10/trump-american-carnage-inequality-racism-polarisation
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Tyrants gaze with glee at what Trump has done to American democracy.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/10/tyrants-gaze-with-glee-at-what-trump-has-done-to-american-democracy

January 8 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Dems Mulling Fast-Track Trump Impeachment With Possible House Vote Next Week House Democrats are set to hold a caucus meeting at noon, the first since Wednesday’s harrowing events at the Capitol – Zeke Miller and Mary Clare Jalonick
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/house-dems-eye-trump-impeach-vote-next-week/2411506/
— Illinois Lawmakers Part of Movement Pushing for Trump’s Removal from Office
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/illinois-lawmakers-part-of-movement-pushing-for-trumps-removal-from-office/2411257/
— Real Estate Company Fires Agent Who Posted on Social Media From Capitol Protest
(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. What does the future hold for Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) gave money to Trump, f) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and/or g) are running for an office as a Republican in the April 6, 2021 election.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/real-estate-company-fires-agent-who-posted-on-social-media-from-capitol-protest/2410741/

WGN TV
— Chicago area residents arrested, lose jobs after riots at U.S. Capitol – Mike Lowe
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-area-residents-arrested-lose-jobs-after-riot-at-u-s-capitol/
— Chicago police union boss sympathizes with Trump protesters, rejects comparisons of Capitol riot to BLM – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-police-union-boss-sympathizes-with-trump-protesters-rejects-comparisons-of-capitol-riot-to-blm/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Capitol Police say cop, reportedly hit with fire extinguisher during Hill mob, dies of his injuries – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-capitol-police-officer-dies-20210108-f5sy2jrnj5d7jibygzcgiamtny-story.html
— Trump incited violence in the U.S. Capitol and NOW some Republicans disavow him? – REX HUPPKE
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them? )
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-mob-capitol-25th-amendment-impeach-republicans-huppke-20210108-4ymosmqkbzcxhg4zctllkaieum-story.html
— Casten, Underwood, Foster want Trump removed from office; other Congressmen condemn his actions – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-elected-officials-capitol-trump-reactions-st-0108-20210107-gwxq3u2sozafvmwjzmyd3bnkba-story.html
— Lake County representatives, pols condemn Capitol riot; ‘A mob of terrorists was trying to undo our Constitution’- STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-county-reps-react-st-0108-20210107-5ogpmsjs5fc5nppbltfhumj7pe-story.html
— U.S. Reps. Foster, Casten, Underwood, DuPage GOP chairman Jim Zay condemn ‘attempted coup’ at Capitol – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-elected-officials-capitol-reactions-st-0108-20210106-oxw3trfp4jf7tly3ihfg6snxza-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump rally fallout: Real estate agent fired, businesses ripped, vandalized after social media posts. The professional fallout came quickly for a few Chicagoans who attended the “Stop the Steal” rally in the nation’s capital that later devolved into chaos and violence. – Bob Chiarito
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) gave money to Trump, f) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and/or g) are running for an office as a Republican in the April 6, 2021 election.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/7/22219360/trump-rally-capitol-tank-noodle-insight-studios-properties
— Siege of U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump mob forces hard questions. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the police response “a failure.” – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/7/22218833/capitol-police-chief-defends-response-criminal-rioters
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Plenty of blame to go around for Capitol chaos” and “People in the establishment … made a Faustian bargain with an authoritarian figure. Nothing he is doing today he didn’t tell you about four-and-a-half years ago. Nothing,”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2021/1/7/22219317/capitol-riot-rahm-emanuel-trump-republicans-fran-spielman-show
— CTU proposed no in-person learning until all employees receive at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/1/8/22220540/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bipartisanship is when Democrats and RINOs work together to destroy Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210107/editorial-could-this-be-a-moment-for-true-bipartisanship

WBEZ
— Illinois Congressional Democrats — and 1 Republican — Call For Trump’s Forcible Removal – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-congressional-democrats-are-calling-for-trumps-forcible-removal/2ef56680-e271-4a0c-b46b-91490bff90f3

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Black Caucus introduces sweeping police legislation – Raymon Troncoso
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/black-caucus-introduces-sweeping-police-legislation/article_e7d66f56-51c4-11eb-a3a3-97532bece9b5.html

RIVER BENDER
— Illinois State Senator Jason Plummer Recently Named Assistant Republican Leader In Senate Leadership Team
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/illinois-state-senator-jason-plummer-recently-named-assistant-republican-leader-in-senate-leadership-team-46891.cfm

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County COVID-19 cases rise with 458 infections reported Thursday, 11 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/08/dupage-county-covid-19-cases-rise-with-458-infections-reported-thursday-11-deaths/

STATELINE
— Rep. Mary Miller apologizes for quoting Hitler, says “I’m passionately pro-Israel”
https://www.mystateline.com/news/rep-mary-miller-apologizes-for-quoting-hitler-says-im-passionately-pro-israel/

HERALD PUBLICATIONS
— Riots in Congress bring Illinois Capitol security concerns into focus – Sarah Mansur
https://www.heraldpubs.com/2021/01/08/riots-in-congress-bring-illinois-capitol-security-concerns-into-focus/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois Republicans decry mob violence at U.S. Capitol – Tom Barton, Sarah Hayden
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-republicans-decry-mob-violence-at-u-s-capitol/article_5d8c3c42-edc9-58d9-9c8c-acc8c5351b03.html

WQAD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: As marijuana sales top $1 billion in 2020, Illinois dispensary owner looks ahead to adding more locations, lower state tax.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/as-marijuana-sales-top-1-billion-in-2020-illinois-dispensary-owner-looks-ahead-to-adding-more-locations-lower-state-tax/526-23b6d688-fa46-4fb2-9fe0-e3b084de606f

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Capitol Hill rioters to paint police as being racists.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-police-handled-pro-trump-mob-compared-protesters-black-racial-justice#stream/0
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/protests-white-and-black-and-different-response-law-enforcement#stream/0
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-storming-capitol-was-and-wasnt-about-police#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Capitol Attack Was ‘Culmination’ Of Trump’s Assaults On Democracy.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-set-introduce-merrick-garland-his-attorney-general-pick#stream/0

DEPAULIA
— Don’t praise Kinzinger for wanting Trump out— his record says otherwise – Kierstin Cole
https://depauliaonline.com/51827/opinions/column-dont-praise-kinzinger-for-wanting-trump-out-his-record-says-otherwise/

JOLIET PATCH
— Joliet Police Candidate Rejected Because He Is Black: Lawsuit The brother of Joliet Police Detective James Sinnott filed a federal lawsuit against Joliet and Police Chief Al Roechner on Dec. 19. – John Ferak
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/roechner-faces-discrimination-suit-black-officer-candidate

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Sees 121 Coronavirus Cases In Past Week. Since March, Wheaton has had 3,257 coronavirus cases, according to DuPage County Health Department. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-sees-121-coronavirus-cases-past-week

WIREPOINTS
— “Illinois’ population losses add up. You need people for investment, entrepreneurship and a tax base…Illinois is losing all of that.” – Ted on WGN Radio 720 (DIERSEN: I should write a book those who have done the most to drive those who share my demographics out of my precinct, out of Wheaton’s East and West Districts, out of Wheaton, out of Milton Township, out of DuPage County’s 4th District, out of DuPage County, and out of Illinois.)
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-population-losses-add-up-you-need-people-for-investment-entrepreneurship-and-a-tax-base-illinois-is-losing-all-of-that-ted-on-wgn-radio-720/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Lawmakers Want Mandatory Kindergarten in Illinois – David E. Smith
(DIERSEN: When did your critics/opponents start hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that you had unfair advantages in life? Starting in 1948, my critics/opponents stressed that my father made enough money that my mother could stay home and raise me. Starting in 1953, they stressed that my father made enough money that my parents could send me to kindergarten at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete. They stressed that my parents then sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete until 1961 when they sent me to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/mandatory-kindergarten-in-illinois/

CAPITOL FAX
— Legislators are returning to do their jobs. They should let reporters do theirs
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/08/legislators-are-returning-to-do-their-jobs-they-should-let-reporters-do-theirs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The House has decreed that it will not allow reporters on the floor of the 40,000 square foot BOS Center because of public health and security concerns. When I’ve objected, I’ve been asked why I wanted to be on the floor if I was going to have to remain at least six feet away from everyone else anyway. But adding a relative handful of reporters to a huge hall like that shouldn’t significantly increase viral load. House press credentials are not easily available, so the security concerns are unfounded and even insulting. And folks who are wearing masks are allowed to be closer together than six feet, as should be abundantly clear from these photos taken during the May special session. . .I’ve been tested for COVID-19 and won’t be venturing forth until the results come back and would be happy to provide testing documentation. I never go anywhere in public without wearing a mask, I don’t go to indoor restaurants and bars and nobody comes into my house without wearing a mask. I’m more than willing to take what will hopefully be a relatively moderate risk to do my job, and most other reporters I know agree. We’re essential workers who do necessary work. And the next several days could be the most momentous in Illinois government since I do not know when. Let us in.)
— The far-right enablers at the Chicago Tribune
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/07/the-far-right-enablers-at-the-chicago-tribune/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Law enforcement breaks with Trump after officer’s death – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/8/law-enforcement-breaks-trump-after-officers-death/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Nikki Haley Slams Trump: Actions ‘Will Be Judged Harshly By History’ Former U.N. ambassador also praises Trump foreign policy and calls her service ‘the honor of a lifetime’ – Eliana Johnson (DIERSEN: How harshly will history judge Trump supporters?
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/nikki-haley-slams-trump-actions-will-be-judged-harshly-by-history/

GOPUSA
— Piling On: Lindsey Graham Says Trump’s ‘Actions Were The Problem’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100187
— Who Shot And Killed Air Force Veteran Ashli Babbitt Before Shouting ‘Do You Want To Be Next’?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100206
— Will Americans Ever Grow Wise To Alinsky?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100219
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First, it needs to be established that while so much of the mayhem and vandalism occurring at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was perpetrated by antifa infiltrators with the intent of making real conservative patriots look bad, many of those who breached the boundaries and entered the Capitol were indeed on the right. Had that not been the case, the victim of the wanton police shooting would have been a leftist, and flags would be flown at half-mast for her from coast to coast, for at least a month. With emotions running so high, it may be risky to address the realities of the situation, and more specifically the deliberately stoked and overblown backlash from the media and the political class. Nevertheless the truth needs to be told. Unless people have a clear perspective on what actually happened in the aftermath, and how they were thoroughly emotionally manipulated by the “ruling class” and its media minions, they will never properly sort through all of the propaganda currently being dumped upon them. The left is in all of its evil “glory,” claiming indignation and fear, though its actual exuberance over its apparent “victory” can hardly be contained. On the basis of this single event, when magnified as shamelessly and hypocritically as only leftists can do, they believe all of their lies, corruption and treachery of the past four years, and particularly since Election Day, are somehow “vindicated.” Worst of all, RINO lackeys and even genuine Conservatives feel enormous pressure to genuflect at their feet and beg for absolution.)

FEDERALIST
— The Left Won’t Be Satisfied Until Conservatives Smear Trump Voters As Bigots. As expected, the left now insists conservatives who lashed out at Wednesday’s rioters are nothing more than greedy cynics. – Emily Jashinsky
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them? )
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/08/the-left-wont-be-satisfied-until-conservatives-smear-trump-voters-as-bigots/
— The Consequences Of The Capitol Assault – Ben Domenech
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/07/the-consequences-of-the-capitol-assault/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Critical Race Theory Undermines Racial Harmony – Ken Blackwell
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/01/08/critical-race-theory-undermines-racial-harmony

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Big Tech Launches Power Grab Cuts-Off Trump And MAGA – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/big-tech-launches-power-grab-cuts-off-trump-and-maga

DAILY SIGNAL
— Reporter Who Followed the Mob Into the Capitol Shares What He Saw – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/01/08/reporter-who-followed-the-mob-into-the-capitol-shares-what-he-saw/


DAILY HEADLINES
— WAS IT STAGED? “Viking” who stormed the Capitol Building previously photographed at BLM rally wearing the same outfit
https://dailyheadlines.net/was-it-staged-viking-who-stormed-the-capitol-building-previously-photographed-at-blm-rally-wearing-the-same-outfit/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Supporters Take Stock of Jan. 6, Feel Mischaracterized by Media – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-supporters-take-stock-of-jan-6-feel-mischaracterized-by-media_3648416.html

THE HILL
— Trump says he won’t attend Biden inauguration – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/533322-trump-says-he-wont-attend-biden-inauguration
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republican senators now regret not doing more to contain Trump.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533280-republican-senators-now-regret-not-doing-more-to-contain-trump

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Can Donald Trump Survive ‘Virtual Impeachment’?”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/08/donald-trump-capitol-insurrection-riot-impeachment-456352
— Trump staffers are worrying about their next job. Thursday was a day filled with horror, sorrow, a bit of self-pity and some resume revamping. – DANIEL LIPPMAN
(DIERSEN: What is on your resume that potential employers view negatively? Potential employers, and just about everyone else, view the following on my resume negatively: a) almost 18 years working for GAO, b) almost 9 years working for IRS, c) almost 3 years working for the Post Office, and d) my being a union member while I worked for IRS and for the Post Office.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/07/trump-staffers-next-job-456315
— Georgia just delivered Democrats their most powerful weapon. Control of the Senate will allow the party to deploy budget reconciliation and sidestep Republican filibusters. – CAITLIN EMMA
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/08/georgia-senate-democrats-powerful-weapon-budget-456116

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s desperate attempt to save his imploding presidency.”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-capitol-riot/index.html

REUTERS
— Trump’s fans condemn violence, but they aren’t about to blame him – Brad Brooks, Nathan Layne
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them? )
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-supporters/trumps-fans-condemn-violence-but-they-arent-about-to-blame-him-idUSKBN29D1AL

NBC NEWS
— Woman killed in Capitol was Trump supporter who embraced conspiracy theories. Social media profiles connected to Ashli Babbitt were almost singularly focused on radical conservative topics and conspiracy theories. – Brandy Zadrozny and Mosheh Gains
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-killed-capitol-was-trump-supporter-who-embraced-conspiracy-theories-n1253285
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Dejected Trump supporters leave Washington, create new theories for Capitol violence. While thousands gathered Wednesday in support of the president, overwhelming and infiltrating the chambers of Congress, only dozens of die-hards returned Thursday.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dejected-trump-supporters-leave-washington-create-new-theories-capitol-violence-n1253407

CNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “President Trump’s business allies start to distance themselves from him after Capitol Hill riot.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/07/trump-business-allies-start-to-distance-themselves-from-him-after-capitol-hill-riot.html

CBS LOS ANGELES
— ‘A Noted Nazi Miscreant’: Extremist With SoCal Ties Identified In Riot At Capitol
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/01/07/us-capitol-riot-tom-gionet-baked-alaska/

YAHOO NEWS
— Capitol riots will be used to ‘go after’ Trump supporters: Ben Domenech
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them? )
https://news.yahoo.com/capitol-riots-used-trump-supporters-123836832.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters target Trump supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html
— Facebook Bars Trump Through End of His Term (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Facebook to bar me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/technology/facebook-trump-ban.html

— 2 Websites Selling Trump Merchandise Are Shut Down
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/07/business/us-economy-coronavirus

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Seditious Republicans must be held accountable.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/07/seditious-republicans-must-be-held-accountable/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Social media is finally pulling the plug on Trump. We still must fight the lies.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/twitter-facebook-trump-lies/2021/01/07/05fe7d5c-5116-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html
— Man who posed at Pelosi desk said in Facebook post that he is prepared for violent death – Jon Swaine
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/man-who-posed-at-pelosi-desk-said-in-facebook-post-that-he-is-prepared-for-violent-death/2021/01/07/cf5b0714-509a-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Tucker Carlson’s racist, riotous double standard.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/07/tucker-carlsons-racist-riotous-double-standard/
— Assessing the damage at the U.S. Capitol: ‘You can see the broken windows’ – Paul Schwartzman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/capitol-cleanup-washington/2021/01/07/4497d4f4-50fe-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump supporters are standing by their man. ‘Nothing’s changed for me’ – STEVE LOPEZ
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them?)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-07/trump-supporters-capitol-riots

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A disgrace for the history books: Even before the Civil War, better leaders prevented chaos in the Capitol.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-this-was-a-historic-disgrace-20210107-wt27d7akpffjhpa2tka2axpt34-story.html

NEW YORK NEWS TIMES
— Adam Kinzinger requires Mike Pence to call the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump – Charlotte Larson
https://newyorknewstimes.com/adam-kinzinger-requires-mike-pence-to-call-the-25th-amendment-to-remove-donald-trump/72326/


WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republicans’ Fight Isn’t in Congress The rioters, and those challenging the electoral count, misunderstand how America elects presidents. – Dan Crenshaw
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-fight-isnt-in-congress-11610061953
— Biden Says Rioters Who Stormed Capitol Were Domestic Terrorists. President-elect says Trump supporters who attacked legislative complex were insurrectionists, not protesters – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-says-mob-that-stormed-capitol-were-domestic-terrorists-11610046962
— Here’s Who Resigned From Trump’s Administration After Riot at the Capitol. The full list so far includes Betsy DeVos, Elaine Chao and others.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/heres-who-resigned-from-trumps-administration-after-riot-at-the-capitol-11610061311
— Trump Erases His Legacy He also destroyed any chance of a political future, all on a single Wednesday afternoon. – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-erases-his-legacy-11610061766
— FRONT PAGE: Some CEOs Fire Rioters, Call for Trump’s Removal From Office Statements denouncing violence at Capitol give way to more action – Chip Cutter and Emily Glazer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-ceos-fire-rioters-call-for-president-trumps-removal-from-office-11610070410

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Capitol Riot Was Trumpism’s Essence on Display. This is what self-righteous ‘patriotism,’ devoid of any real commitment to the country’s form of government or its best traditions, looks like.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-07/capitol-riot-was-trumpism-s-essence-on-display

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Incites Mob,’ ‘Democracy Fractured’: World’s Newspapers Dominated By Coverage Of Capitol Hill Violence.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabeltogoh/2021/01/07/trump-incites-mob-democracy-fractured-worlds-newspapers-dominated-by-coverage-of-capitol-hill-violence/

USA TODAY
— Fact Check: Face-painted Capitol Building trespasser in horns is a known QAnon supporter – Devon Link
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/01/07/fact-check-capitol-trespasser-in-horns-misrepresented-as-antifa/6581755002/

NPR
— ‘It’s Just A Shame’: Trump Voters React To Insurrection At U.S. Capitol – Marisa Penaloza
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/07/954535444/its-just-a-shame-trump-voters-react-to-insurrection-at-u-s-capitol

NEWSWEEK
— Parler CEO John Matze Calls Twitter ‘Cowardly Authoritarians’ for Blocking Donald Trump – JASON MURDOCK
https://www.newsweek.com/parler-ceo-john-matze-twitter-cowardly-authoritarians-blocking-donald-trump-1559577
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “51 Percent of Americans Believe Capitol Riots Were Attempted Coup.”
https://www.newsweek.com/51-percent-americans-believe-capitol-riots-were-attempted-coup-poll-1559792

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Is the Nation’s First State to Extend Health Coverage to Undocumented Seniors. Illinois recently became the first state to provide public health insurance to all low-income noncitizen seniors, even if they’re in the country illegally.
(DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois encourage illegal immigration. How soon will Illinois file for bankruptcy?)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-01-07/illinois-is-first-in-the-nation-to-extend-health-coverage-to-undocumented-seniors

FED SMITH
— 2020’s Bull Market Leads to More Federal Employee Millionaires – Ian Smith
(DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars and about the same as what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2021/01/06/2020s-bull-market-leads-more-federal-employee-millionaires/

GM AUTHORITY
— Most C8 Corvette Buyers Are New To Chevrolet Brand
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/01/most-c8-corvette-buyers-are-new-to-chevrolet-brand/

January 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DC rally: Protesters backing Trump roll into Washington as Congress votes to affirm Biden’s 2020 election victory – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-backing-trump-roll-into-dc-to-cheer-him-on/9405310/
— Congress set to confirm Joe Biden’s electoral win over President Trump – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/congress-join-session-confirm-electoral-college-president-elect-joe-biden-president-donald-trump/9399420/
— Raphael Warnock calls his projected election win in Georgia a ‘historic moment’ – Quinn Scanlan
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/raphael-warnock-calls-his-projected-election-win-a-historic-moment/9405735/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Naperville City Council member David Wentz, a longtime community volunteer, dies at 57 – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-david-wentz-death-st-0106-20210105-qzxrrynzrve67jd3btmbon4n3q-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Democrats see the following as being their soldiers in their army: those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The Democrats believe that the majority of the following will help them get rid of Republicans once and for all: criminals, Trump-haters, liberals, moderates, America-haters, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, citizens of foreign countries, minorities, females, young people, LGBTQers, non-married people, those who have less money than others, those who have more money than others, non-gun owners, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/5/22214960/trump-election-congress-senate-electoral-votes-challenge-rally-washington-confederacy

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Our precious democracy When Congress convenes to accept electoral votes, it has duty to embrace the will of the people.
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, the “will of the people” is 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. Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have no problem with that.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210105/editorial-the-democracy-that-is-at-stake-in-congress-wednesday

WGN RADIO
— Trump says he’ll ‘fight like hell’ to hold on to presidency –
AP (DIERSEN: I did not “fight like hell” to hold on to my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster jobs, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. I should write a book about why I concluded it was not worth the effort. Too many in the aforesaid organizations reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, immigration, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Too many in the aforesaid organizations despise/hate those who share my demographics.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/trump-says-hell-fight-like-hell-to-hold-on-to-presidency/

WBEZ
— Less Than One-Third Of COVID-19 Vaccines Shipped To Chicago Have Gone to City Residents – Becky Vevea
https://www.wbez.org/stories/less-than-one-third-of-covid-19-vaccines-shipped-to-chicago-have-gone-to-city-residents/0fa6c805-62c8-46fa-b4d2-0153edcc3cac

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 344 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, no deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 10.1% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/06/dupage-county-reports-344-covid-19-cases-tuesday-no-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-101/

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Save America March’ rally draws thousands on day two of demonstrations in DC
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/save-america-march-rally-draws-thousands-on-day-two-of-demonstrations-in-dc

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican Darren Bailey, who will be sworn into the state Senate next week, lashed out at Congressman Adam Kinzinger for criticizing President Donald Trump. “We got a sitting Illinois congressman, a Republican, that just wants to constantly drop kick Trump. Stupid,” Bailey said during his latest Facebook video talking to constituents about elected officials that should be booted from office. “Adam Kinzinger up north, calls himself a Republican. No, he’s a Democrat. Get him out of office.” Bailey included the comment “Stand down!” Kinzinger’s spokeswoman, Maura Gillespie, responded: “As the Congressman has said, this is a moment in our history that requires action. It requires a moral compass and genuine leadership. Congressman Kinzinger has chosen to lead without fear of the consequences and without concern for his political career.” Gillespie continued: “Our democracy and our country’s moral fiber are more important than appeasing the conspiracy theorists in this country or feeding into the misinformation campaigns we’re seeing all day on social media. Congressman Kinzinger is going to lead by doing the right thing, no matter the cost.” Get used to this heated exchange, folks. Kinzinger and Bailey are both considering a run for governor in 2022. The GOP primary is 14 months away. The two Republicans’ views on the world are indicative of the deep divisions within the party in Illinois and Washington, especially as Trump and his loyalists mount a last-ditch plan today to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Trump gave the Republican party new energy and momentum — and fresh issues to divide themselves over.- Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/01/06/pack-extra-underwear-dems-notch-win-in-georgia-getting-a-glimpse-of-2022-pfleger-bombshell-491306

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois House minority leader requests temporary parliamentarian during uncertain Speaker race – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-house-minority-leader-requests-temporary-parliamentarian-during-uncertain-speaker-race/article_cd1726ee-4f97-11eb-be12-bf9cc060db4c.html
— Pritzker files new emergency rule to continue mask, social distancing mandates in Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-files-new-emergency-rule-to-continue-mask-social-distancing-mandates-in-illinois/article_f5a7df22-4f8d-11eb-bbb8-6f1bae0dc272.html

WIREPOINTS
— The sweet smell of federal bailouts for Illinois, Chicago and other broke states and cities came quickly last night – Quicktake
https://wirepoints.org/the-sweet-smell-of-a-federal-bailout-for-illinois-and-other-broke-states-came-quickly-last-night-quicktake/

FOX NEWS
— Gutfeld on CNN tearing into Trump supporters. It seems like CNN will believe anything and call it news. – Greg Gutfeld
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) want the Illinois Republican Party to get rid of the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, b) want the DuPage County Republican Central Committee to get rid of the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, c) want the Milton Township Republican Organization to get rid of the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and d) want me to get rid of the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/cnn-trump-supporters-greg-gutfeld
— House Dem posts legislative wish list while awaiting Georgia Senate results. New Hampshire Rep. Pappas lists $2,000 stimulus and DREAM Act as possibilities. – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-dem-posts-legislative-wish-list-while-awaiting-georgia-senate-results

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Will the Real Racists in America Raise Their Hands? – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/01/05/will-the-real-racists-in-america-raise-their-hands

BLAZE
— Study finds Americans are leaving Democrat-run states in throngs and heading for Republican ones – Phil Shivers
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the many things that politicians have done to drive Republicans out of Illinois, out of DuPage County, out of DuPage County’s 4th District, out of Milton Township, out of Wheaton, out of Wheaton’s West District, and out of my precinct. Those politicians reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/americans-leaving-democratic-states
— Trump supporters clash with police in DC protest ahead of Wednesday’s planned rally. Officers deployed pepper spray and protesters disavowed their support of law enforcement. – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-supporters-clash-with-police-in-dc-protest

NEWSMAX
— Poll: Nearly One-Third of Voters Consider Trump Legitimate Winner – Brian Trusdell
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/poll-trump-biden-polls/2021/01/05/id/1004424/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Of 1,200 people surveyed nationally via online or text message Jan. 2-3, 31% viewed Trump as the winner, 59% considered Joe Biden the winner and 10% were not sure, Justthenews reported. By party, 64% of Republicans saw Trump as the victor while 93% of Democrats saw Biden as the winner.)

DAILY WIRE
— ‘A Big Stretch’: MLK Jr.’s Niece Blasts Kamala Harris For Plagiarizing Uncle, Says ‘She’s Nothing Like’ Him “Kamala believes that it’s okay to abort babies up to nine months.” – Jon Brown
https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-big-stretch-mlk-jr-s-niece-blasts-kamala-harris-for-plagiarizing-uncle-says-she-has-nothing-in-common-with-him
— Leftists Call For Radical Legislation After Warnock Projected Win: End Filibuster, Pack The Courts – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/leftists-call-for-radical-legislation-after-warnock-projected-win

ONE NEWS NOW
— Conservativism perceived as a danger – Bob Kellogg
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the following who have worked the hardest to get rid of conservatives, that is, to destroy the Republican Party during the last 20 years: present/past leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.)
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2021/01/06/conservativism-perceived-as-a-danger

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump era bows out with scorched-earth drama in divided GOP.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532806-trump-era-bows-out-with-scorched-earth-drama-in-divided-gop

CNN
— Here’s how Georgia’s changing demographics could affect runoffs
(DIERSEN: If potential homebuyers ask realtors about political trends in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois, what would they say? What percent of those who bought homes in the aforesaid political jurisdictions during the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50+ years have been Democrats? When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/01/05/georgia-changing-demographics-john-king-magic-wall-ga-runoff-elex-night-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/

NBC NEWS
— D.C. Police make several arrests ahead of major pro-Trump election protest. Protesters remained out in the street well into the night, with videos on social media showing some clashing with police. – Allan Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/dc-police-make-several-arrests-ahead-major-pro-trump-election-n1252938
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump and Senate GOP’s Electoral College vote objections betray conservative legal thought.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-senate-gop-s-electoral-college-vote-objections-betray-conservative-ncna1252927

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Can’t Hurt You. But He Is Destroying Us. My fellow Republicans, there is power in standing up to the rank corruptions of a demagogue.” How strongly will Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations use Trump’s problems to drive conservatives out of the Republican Party once and for all, that is, to destroy the Republican Party?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/opinion/jeff-flake-trump-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Justice Dept. Seeks to Pare Back Civil Rights Protections for Minorities.” How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will employ only members of protected groups? How soon, if not already, will organizations officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to be members? How soon, if not already, will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to reside there? 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.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/politics/justice-department-disparate-impact.html
— Vietnam Imprisons 3 Journalists Amid Broader Attack on Speech. The sentences are the latest crackdown on dissent in the one-party state, as the ruling Communist Party prepares for an important political conclave. – Mike Ives
(DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want me to be imprisoned for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/world/asia/vietnam-journalists-prison-sentence.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Georgia runoff live updates and results: Warnock wins, Ossoff leads Perdue with U.S. Senate control at stake – John Wagner and Brittany Shammas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/06/georgia-senate-election-results-live-updates/
— Going deeper with diversity and inclusion
(DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans. AA, Diversity, and Inclusion promote hatred against 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.washingtonpost.com/brand-studio/wp/2021/01/05/feature/going-deeper-with-diversity-and-inclusion/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump administration seeks to undo decades-long rules on discrimination.” How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will employ only members of protected groups? How soon, if not already, will organizations officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to be members? How soon, if not already, will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to reside there? 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.washingtonpost.com/education/civil-rights-act-disparate-impact-discrimination/2021/01/05/4f57001a-4fc1-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html

USA TODAY
— Ted Cruz and other Republican senators: We intend to reject electors from disputed states
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/01/05/ted-cruz-we-reject-electors-disputed-states-editorials-debates/6556675002/
— Trump’s judicial appointments will impact LGBTQ rights far beyond presidency, group says – Kristine Phillips
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/05/trump-judges-impact-lgbtq-rights-years-lambda-legal-says/4099483001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Gender-Neutral Language Is More Than a Word Game. Democratic speech police demand not only tolerance but endorsement of the progressive agenda. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gender-neutral-language-is-more-than-a-word-game-11609887957
— Hong Kong Police Arrest 53 Opposition Figures Over Alleged Subversion – Natasha Khan
(DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats arrest those who do not 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, and age discrimination?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-police-arrest-dozens-of-opposition-politicians-over-alleged-subversion-11609895177
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump Supporters Again Protest in D.C. to Dispute Election Defeat. Demonstrators—including conspiracy theorists and extremist groups—gather in U.S. capital for third time since November vote.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-supporters-again-plan-protests-in-d-c-to-dispute-election-results-11609880570
— Trump Allies in Congress Challenge Biden’s Election Win. In a joint session, some GOP lawmakers make last-ditch attempt to throw out some states’ results to secure second term for Trump – Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-allies-in-congress-challenge-bidens-election-win-11609929001
— Google Employees Form Union to Push for Changes. The move, rare for Silicon Valley, comes amid growing activism in the sector. – Sarah E. Needleman
(DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997 when my Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-employees-form-union-to-push-for-changes-11609782619
— ‘The Tyranny of Merit’ Review: The Cream Also Rises. The meritocratic ideal makes elites arrogant and threatens communal solidarity. Identity-based policies make the problem worse. – Barton Swaim
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, a) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT would not have admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, b) the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO would not have offered me jobs in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1971, and 1980 respectively, c) I would not have passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt in 1979 and 1981 respectively, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, and e) I would not have become a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant in 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 respectively.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tyranny-of-merit-review-the-cream-also-rises-11609887858
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who blame all of Trump’s problems on Trump?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-threw-it-away-11609887740

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Final Act in Trump’s Defeat Pits Republicans Against Republicans.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-06/final-act-in-trump-s-defeat-pits-republicans-against-republicans

FORBES
— Old Meets New: Google Employees Just Formed A Union. – Agnes Uhereczky
(DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997 when my Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/agnesuhereczky/2021/01/06/old-meets-new-google-employees-just-formed-a-union/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Admin Reportedly Proposes Staggering Rollback Of Civil Rights Protections.” How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will employ only members of protected groups? How soon, if not already, will organizations officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to be members? How soon, if not already, will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to reside there? 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.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2021/01/05/trump-admin-reportedly-proposes-staggering-rollback-of-civil-rights-protections/

CBS ALBANY
— Albany hosts sixth of seven police reform Zoom meetings
(DIERSEN: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organizations would be continuing to hold monthly meetings via Zoom.)
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/albany-hosts-sixth-of-seven-police-reform-zoom-meetings

GALION INQUIRER
— Remote access to meetings is not ideal – Olivia Herken
(DIERSEN: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organizations would be continuing to hold monthly meetings via Zoom.)
https://www.galioninquirer.com/opinion/60596/remote-access-to-meetings-is-not-ideal

SAVANNA MORNING NEWS
— As phone, Zoom calls become the norm, having good etiquette is paramount – Lydia Ramsey
(DIERSEN: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organizations would be continuing to hold monthly meetings via Zoom.)
https://www.savannahnow.com/story/business/2021/01/06/phone-zoom-calls-become-norm-having-good-etiquette-paramount/4139502001/

LADDER
— When to fire a bad hire? Here is a step-by-step guide – Meredith Schneider
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. I was a bad hire a) because I refused to become a Democrat and b) because I refused to help my Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/when-to-fire-a-bad-hire-here-is-a-step-by-step-guide
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nobody wants to be the person that is in charge of firing employees. And yet, someone has to do it and at some point, it might be you. Unfortunately, in the last several months especially, this economy has seen an uptick in firings and dismal because of financial circumstances beyond employees’ control. We’ve gotten used to uncomfortable conversations, unemployment, repetitive job searches, and remote opportunities and obstacles we never would have dreamt of before. When should you consider firing employees? But sometimes, firing isn’t about financial loss or having to lay off members of the staff for growth opportunities. Sometimes it’s about the employee’s performance, or finding out that they aren’t necessarily a good fit for your staff. So, what identifies a bad hire? Here are a few ways to pinpoint when an employee or new hire isn’t going to pan out.)

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Agencies Are Generally Complying With Trump Diversity Training Changes, Watchdogs Find – Courtney Bublé
(DIERSEN: Democrats use diversity training to get rid of Republicans. Diversity training promotes hatred against 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.govexec.com/oversight/2021/01/agencies-are-generally-complying-trump-diversity-training-changes-watchdogs-find/171183/

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Antitrust Actions Against Facebook and Google May Help Level the Playing Field – Michael Shapiro
(DIERSEN: Who competes against you any why? I should write a book about those who compete against me and why they do that. They do not want me to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They want me to glorify and praise them, to pander to them, to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or to give them money. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/antitrust-actions-against-facebook-and-google-may-help-level-the-playing-field,183461

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQ elected/appointed officials to promote LGBTQ, that is, to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/01/party-boy-former-gop-congressman-aaron-schock-becomes-latest-covidiot-shamed-online/

January 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago holiday weekend gun violence leaves 30 shot, 5 killed across city
https://abc7chicago.com/30-shot-5-fatally-in-chicago-over-holiday-weekend/9342039/

CBS2
— At Least 29 People Shot, 5 Killed Over New Year’s Day Weekend In Chicago
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/03/at-least-24-people-shot-4-killed-over-new-years-day-weekend-in-chicago/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Republican effort to challenge Electoral College vote in Congress draws bipartisan rebukes.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-congress-electoral-college-trump-biden-20210104-7okafgf43nhdlauwa3kixryqyu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 33 aldermen ‘deeply concerned’ with CPS’ reopening plans as some teachers refuse to return. The Chicago Teachers Union said Sunday that many of its members who are expected back Monday are telling their principals they won’t return and will continue to work remotely. – Nader Issa and Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/1/3/22211682/chicago-public-schools-cps-reopen-coronavirus-hybrid-remote-learning-aldermen-letter-lightfoot
— After Trump call, Republican Kinzinger says no member of Congress can object to election with a ‘clean conscience’ Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., calls for a Trump criminal probe after audio surfaces of the president muscling the Georgia secretary of state to overturn the election in that state.- Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/3/22212370/trump-geogia-call-adam-kinzinger-illinois-congress-election-clean-conscience-durbin-criminal-probe

WBEZ
— Here Are 9 — Maybe 10 (Or 11) — Illinois Republicans Mulling A Run For Governor – Tony Arnold
(DIERSEN: What have these potential candidates said and done a) to defend and advance the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and b) to discourage the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/which-republicans-may-run-for-illinois-governor/e8b6fd54-6391-43f1-996c-bdb54253402b

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 458 COVID-19 cases Sunday, 2 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/03/dupage-county-reports-458-covid-19-cases-sunday-2-deaths/

WEEK
— Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman says he was approached on appointment of Ill. Senate seat left vacant by Brady – Drew Veskauf
https://week.com/2021/01/04/tazewell-county-clerk-says-he-was-approached-to-fill-ill-senate-seat-left-vacant-by-brady-but-wont-accept/

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Tops 63K Coronavirus Cases. The risk of coronavirus transmission in DuPage County is “substantial,” according to the health department. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-tops-63k-coronavirus-cases

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ‘Last few months have exposed certain elected officials as unfit for office,’ Breen says – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/569149105-last-few-months-have-exposed-certain-elected-officials-as-unfit-for-office-breen-says

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: MORE SAD PROOF OF THE DECLINE OF OUR CULTURE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/rossi-more-sad-proof-of-the-decline-of-our-culture.html


— TEACHERS TOLD BY TRAINERS: YOU ARE RACIST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/teachers-told-by-trainers-you-are-racist.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— McCarthy rebukes Democrats before handing gavel to Pelosi – Susan Ferrechio
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the leaders of the following to punish me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like and for my including my comments on those articles that they do not like: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I should write a book about a) the aforesaid, b) what they have punished me for, and c) how they have punished me.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/mccarthy-rebukes-democrats-before-handing-gavel-to-pelosi
(FROM THE ARTICLE: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy criticized the Democratic agenda and efforts to curtail the GOP in the coming Congress before handing over the gavel to newly-elected Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Democrats elected Pelosi to serve a fourth, nonconsecutive term as speaker, but before she addressed the House, McCarthy used the minority leader’s traditional remarks ahead of the speaker to chide Democrats over planned changes to the House rules that will limit the Republican minority and punish some social media activity. “Under these rules, all members are equal, but some are more equal than others,” McCarthy said. “As for our constituents, it means freedom of speech is silenced, good ideas are stifled, and dissent punished. Why would an American political party use this as their first action in a new Congress?” . . . Democrats will also adopt a rules change that will make it an ethics violation for any member to circulate certain social media messages that are considered “deep fakes.”)

BREITBART
— Democrats Claim Georgia Is the Next California Due to Mass Immigration – JOHN BINDER
(DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, the future for Whites in America looks bleaker and bleaker and bleaker.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/03/democrats-view-georgia-next-california-due-mass-immigration/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Analysis by the Atlantic‘s Ronald Brownstein has previously revealed that congressional districts with a foreign-born population above the national average, a little more than 14 percent, have a 90 percent chance of being won by Democrats over Republicans. . . The drastic “demographics changes,” as described by multiple establishment media outlets, has made the electoral map increasingly easier for Democrats. The Washington Post, New York Times, the Atlantic, Axios, the Los Angeles Times, and the Wall Street Journal have all admitted that rapid demographic changes because of immigration are tilting the nation toward a permanent Democrat dominance. “The single biggest threat to Republicans’ long-term viability is demographics,” Axios acknowledged last year. “The numbers simply do not lie … there’s not a single demographic megatrend that favors Republicans.” At current legal immigration levels, the U.S. is on track to import about 15 million new foreign-born voters by 2040. Those 15 million new foreign-born voters include about eight million who will have arrived through the process known as “chain migration” where newly naturalized citizens can bring an unlimited number of foreign relatives to the U.S.)
— Nancy Pelosi Promises to Advance Racial Justice, Environmental Justice in New Congressional Term – SEAN MORAN
(DIERSEN: To promote “justice” is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/03/nancy-pelosi-promises-advance-racial-justice-environmental-justice-new-congressional-term/

HOT AIR
— More Are Moving To Georgia Than Ever — And Bringing Dem Politics With Them
(DIERSEN: If realtors were asked about political trends in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois, what would they say? What percent of those who bought homes in the aforesaid during the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50+ years have been Democrats? When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2021/01/moving-georgia-ever-bringing-dem-politics/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump in ‘Good Position’ for Electoral Vote Showdown: Grennell – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-in-good-position-for-electoral-vote-showdown-grennell_3641812.html

RT
— A creeping black vs. black schism is dividing America as some descendants of slaves demand a special status over immigrants – Chris Sweeney
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/511252-ados-black-schism-us/

THE HILL
— Election fight tears at GOP – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532447-election-fight-tears-at-gop

YAHOO NEWS
— Georgia’s changing population is helping the state become more progressive
(DIERSEN: If realtors were asked about political trends in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois, what would they say? What percent of those who bought homes in the aforesaid during the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50+ years have been Democrats? When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://news.yahoo.com/georgia-changing-population-helping-state-181959460.html

CNBC
— OCTOBER 6, 2020 FLASHBACK: Facebook is a social network monopoly that buys, copies or kills competitors, antitrust committee finds – Salvador Rodriguez
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote the Democrat Facebook big time. They want everyone a) to spend all their time on Facebook, b) to stop reading emails including GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to stop visiting websites including www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/06/house-antitrust-committee-facebook-monopoly-buys-kills-competitors.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Georgia Is Getting More Blue. The Senate Races Will Tell How Much. A reliably red state for almost two decades, Georgia no longer resembles its Deep South neighbors. President Trump and Joe Biden head there Monday to help rally the bases. – Jonathan Martin and Astead W. Herndon
(DIERSEN: If realtors were asked about political trends in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois, what would they say? What percent of those who bought homes in the aforesaid during the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50+ years have been Democrats? When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/georgia-senate-trump.html
— Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize, Culminating Years of Activism. The creation of the union, a rarity in Silicon Valley, follows years of increasing outspokenness by Google workers. Executives have struggled to handle the change. – Kate Conger
(DIERSEN: GAO unionized in 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/technology/google-employees-union.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DECEMBER 18, 2020 FLASHBACK: Facebook and Google cases are our last chance to save the economy from monopolization. The antitrust lawsuits are belated recognition that U.S. courts and regulators failed to prevent dangerous concentration in the economy’s fastest-growing sector over the past two decades  – Steven Pearlstein
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote the Democrat Facebook big time. They want everyone a) to spend all their time on Facebook, b) to stop reading emails including GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to stop visiting websites including www.gopillinois.com . Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Google sends everyone to non-credible articles, written by non-credible authors, posted on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/18/google-facebook-antitrust-lawsuit/

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats are now paying the price for empowering Antifa – Jason Rantz
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who empower BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, 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/or hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. The aforesaid do not want me to seek or hold any kind of government or political office in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, or Illinois.)
https://nypost.com/2021/01/03/democrats-are-now-paying-the-price-for-empowering-antifa/

BOSTON HERALD
— Seizing the moment to confront troubled history – CHARLOTTE BACON AND BARBARA WILL
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame the past for the problems that minorities and women have today.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/01/03/seizing-the-moment-to-confront-troubled-history/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “The Election Rejectionists The GOP stunt over the Electoral College will hurt the country and the party.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-election-rejectionists-11609713506
— Do You Need to Get an M.B.A.? Applications to business schools are on the rise, but the management degree isn’t a good fit for everybody
(DIERSEN: The employee manual that IRS gave me when I started in 1971 when I was 22 years old as a GS-7 (currently $47,965/year) Revenue Officer encouraged Revenue Officers to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses. I started taking graduate business courses at Loyola in 1972 and earned an MBA in 1976. I started taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul in 1976 and earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. Notwithstanding the aforesaid encouragement, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the aforesaid courses a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my duties, c) prepared be for a “new trade or business,” d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) were a distraction. In 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors and Money Magazine disallowed the aforesaid courses that I had deducted. I won a split decision in Tax Court. The judge allowed all the business courses but disallowed the accounting courses asserting a new law that accounting courses are not deductible until after you have taken enough accounting courses to qualify to take the CPA examination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-you-need-to-get-an-m-b-a-11609678801
— Mayorkas’s Experience With Homeland Security Issues Fuels Backers and Critics Alike – Michelle Hackman
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If you sought a government office or a political office, what experience would you stress? I would stress the experience that I gained a) working for GAO 1980-1997 as an Analyst, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-131,532/year; b) working for IRS 1971-1980 as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year; c) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981; d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; e) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; f) becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, and Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990; g) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996; h) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970; i) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999; j) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000; and k) serving as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mayorkass-experience-with-homeland-security-issues-fuels-backers-and-critics-alike-11609336801
— FRONT PAGE: Covid-19 Pandemic Likely Improved Your Commute to Work – Scott Calvert
(DIERSEN: What did you do to reduce your commute to work time? My wife and I had a home built in Wheaton in 1984 and bought one in Wheaton in 1978 that were in walking distance to train stations. I bought condos in 1974 and 1976 in downtown Chicago that were in walking distance to where I worked and took graduate business and accounting courses.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-pandemic-likely-improved-your-commute-to-work-11609669801

NEW JERSEY
— New Jersey workers face age discrimination – Dino Flammia
(DIERSEN: Who promotes age discrimination a) in the organizations that you are a member of and b) in the municipality, township, and county where you live? I should write a book about those who promote age discrimination in the organizations that I am a member of, Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://nj1015.com/aarp-nj-workers-face-age-discrimination-heres-how-to-stop-it/

KTUL
— Broken Arrow residents call on city council to mandate masks in letter – Ashley Ellis
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats in your municipality officially call on your city council to officially banish those who are the following from you municipality once and for all: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://ktul.com/news/local/broken-arrow-residents-call-on-city-council-to-mandate-masks

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— The Elephant in the Room for the New Education Secretary. The racial and wealth inequality built into our nation’s most viable system of opportunity — the education sector — should be at the forefront of any policy conversation, argues Stella M. Flores. – Stella M. Flores
(DIERSEN: How would Flores explain my being able to earn three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license? Would she say it was because I was born a White male? Would she say it was because my parents were rich?)
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2021/01/04/educations-racial-and-wealth-inequality-should-be-priority-new-education-secretary

January 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 4,469 cases, 81 coronavirus deaths. More than 95% of Chicago’s vaccines distributed, mayor says.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4469-covid-19-cases-81-coronavirus-deaths-/9318475/
— Indiana COVID Update: IN reports 3,002 new coronavirus cases, 56 additional deaths. Illinois residents head to Indiana’s eateries to dine inside. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-residents-cross-state-lines-to-dine-inside/9315422/

NBC5
— Trump to Attend D.C. Protests Against Congress Certifying Biden Victory. The president shared a video clip on Twitter encouraging supporters to protest the November election results and said he will be there. – Emma Newburger
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-to-attend-d-c-protests-against-congress-certifying-biden-victory/2406732/
— Pence Welcomes GOP Effort to Delay Certification of Biden Victory as Other Republicans Oppose It. – Tucker Higgins
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/11-republican-senators-led-by-ted-cruz-push-to-delay-certification-of-2020-presidential-election-results/2406510/

CBS2
— Volunteers In Harvey Halfway Toward Goal Of Boarding Up 400 Vacant Homes
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/02/volunteers-in-harvey-halfway-toward-goal-of-boarding-up-400-vacant-homes/
— CTU Says Chicago Public Schools Teachers Won’t Be Returning Monday; Majority Of Aldermen Sign Onto Letter Expressing Safety Concerns
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/03/majority-of-chicago-aldermen-sign-onto-letter-expressing-concerns-about-chicago-public-schools-reopening-plan/

WBBM
— At Issue: DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin -January 3, 2021
https://www.radio.com/wbbm780/podcasts/at-issue-on-wbbm-newsradio-46/at-issue-dupage-county-states-attorney-robert-berlin-january-3-2021-353718337

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 4,469 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 81 additional deaths reported Sunday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20210101-ze4jtuxrkbbntlrun72nicox24-story.html
— Defying CPS, some Chicago Teachers Union members won’t return to schools Monday, say they will teach remotely ‘until buildings are safe’ – DIANA WALLACE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-chicago-teachers-union-no-return-to-school-20210103-d23hjrgpcrhnrgi3oe7xan6jku-story.html
— Nancy Pelosi narrowly reelected speaker, faces difficult 2021 – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-pelosi-speaker-house-20210103-nmhuzuucnrggvizegbw4ipijw4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “a growing number of Republicans join Trump’s effort to subvert the will of voters.” What is the will of the majority of the voters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? How strongly do they want governments to get rid of those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-congress-new-session-20210103-25yxe5o6izbaraqigfnswtksum-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Frustrated CPS special ed parents say schools fail to meet students’ needs.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/1/3/22211450/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— New COVID-19 cases dip, but positivity rates continue to climb
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210103/new-covid-19-cases-dip-but-positivity-rates-continue-to-climb

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Teachers union, aldermen push back on CPS reopening plans. A majority of aldermen join the CTU in questioning the district’s plan to bring teachers and students back into classrooms starting this month. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/teachers-union-aldermen-push-back-cps-reopening-plans

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-kinzinger-gets-out-front-stands-up-to-trump/article_7e1cbf49-445d-514e-b6ad-0ba7cfca2ce6.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— New year means new opportunities to become politically involved – League of Women Voters Greater Rockford
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/2021/01/03/new-year-means-new-opportunities-get-involved-government/4071865001/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Aspirants to Replace Chuck Wheeler on the McHenry County Board – Sarah Hagen
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/03/aspirants-to-replace-chuck-wheeler-on-the-mchenry-county-board-sarah-hagen/
— From the Desk of John Lopez: Analyzing the Jim Oberweis Loss in IL-14
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/03/lopez010221/
— Another Reason Not to Visit Chicago
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/03/another-reason-not-to-visit-chicago-2/
— CORRECTION: Gas Tax NOT Up Again
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/03/gas-tax-up-again/
— Democrats Line Up to Replace Jesse White at Secretary of State
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/03/democrats-line-up-to-replace-jesse-white-at-secretary-of-state/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Hate Speech Activism Means to Kill Christianity – Oliver Perry
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/hate-speech-activism-means-to-kill-christianity/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois residents head to Indiana’s eateries to dine inside – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/3/illinois-residents-head-to-indianas-eateries-to-di/

BREITBART
— Liz Cheney, Paul Ryan Attack Republicans Set to Challenge Electoral College Vote – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2021/01/03/liz-cheney-paul-ryan-attack-republicans-set-challenge-electoral-college-vote/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Gun-toting congresswoman-elect may have just won shootout with Dems over carrying in Capitol – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/03/gun-toting-congresswoman-elect-may-have-just-won-shootout-with-dems-over-carrying-in-the-capitol-1012053/

EPOCH TIMES
— Meadows: Over 100 House Members Plan to Object to Electoral Votes – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/meadows-over-100-house-members-plan-to-object-to-electoral-votes_3641463.html
— ‘I Will Be There’: Trump Announces He’ll Join ‘Historic’ Rally on Jan. 6 – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/i-will-be-there-trump-announces-hell-join-historic-rally-on-jan-6_3641579.html
— Pelosi Reelected as House Speaker in Tight Vote – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV AND MARK TAPSCOTT
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pelosi-reelected-as-house-speaker-in-razor-thin-vote_3641796.html

THE HILL
— Ex-GOP Speaker Ryan denounces effort to challenge Electoral College results – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532443-ex-gop-speaker-ryan-denounces-effort-to-challenge-electoral-college-results
— Kinzinger: Republicans can’t with ‘clean conscience’ object after hearing Trump tape – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532448-kinzinger-republicans-cant-with-clean-conscience-object-after-hearing-trump

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Chicago ends 2020 with 769 homicides as gun violence surges
https://news.yahoo.com/chicago-ends-2020-769-homicides-175649346.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans Begin New Congress Feuding Over Bid to Overturn Election. With President Trump ratcheting up his efforts to cling to power, the party has split over whether to back him, posing a major political test.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/republicans-congress-trump-election.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump calls U.S. coronavirus death toll ‘fake news’ as count surpasses 350,000 – Meryl Kornfield and Shayna Jacobs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/trump-calls-us-coronavirus-death-toll-fake-news-as-count-surpasses-350000/2021/01/03/6bdc0b08-4e14-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html
— MARCH 25, 2015 FLASHBACK: Is Ted Cruz too conservative for Republican primary voters? – Robert N. Lupton and Christopher Hare (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those consider me to be too conservative, but because they claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, they demonize, denigrate, and condemn me on pretextual grounds.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/03/25/is-ted-cruz-too-conservative-for-republican-primary-voters/

BUSINESS
— Avoiding Wrongful Termination Lawsuits, Fines and Damage to Your Business – Marisa Sanfilippo (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those consider me to be too conservative, but because they claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, they demonize, denigrate, and condemn me on pretextual grounds.)
https://www.business.com/articles/avoiding-wrongful-termination-lawsuits/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: After an employee makes an initial federal claim for employment discrimination, the burden is on the employer to “articulate,” not prove, a “legitimate nondiscriminatory reason” for the termination or other adverse action (such as a demotion, suspension or failure to promote), according to Elkins. “Then, the burden shifts to the employee to prove that the ‘legitimate reason’ offered by the employer is false and a cover-up for the real reason,” he said. “In court, it’s called proving that the stated reason is ‘pretext’ for discrimination.”)

January 3 Morning Edition

ABC7
— ‘We need more vaccine’: Coronavirus vaccine progress falls short as health officials wait for more shipments. More than 1K Americans have died a day from the coronavirus since December 1st. – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/health/logistics-failure-health-officials-left-waiting-as-covid-19-vaccine-shipments-fall-short-/9300152/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 23 shot, 4 killed, in Chicago so far this holiday weekend
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/10-shot-2-killed-in-chicago-so-far-this-holiday-weekend

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “New session of Congress to begin as a growing number of Republicans join Trump’s effort to subvert the will of voters.” What is the will of the majority of the voters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? How strongly do they want governments to get rid of those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-congress-new-session-20210103-25yxe5o6izbaraqigfnswtksum-story.html
— Companies grapple with workers missing vacation – NOAM SCHEIBER
(DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, my wife and I went on many vacations. She worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions ( https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/u-s-league-of-savings-institutions.asp ) which had quarterly meetings at luxury destinations across America which she attended as its Corporate Secretary. I routinely accompanied her on those trips. Often, after the meetings were over, we visited nearby national parks. Further, I went on vacations with a coworker to Hawaii, Mexico, Bahamas, and Jamaica while I worked for IRS 1973-1976. Needless-to-say, my envy-filled IRS and GAO Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious. Overwhelmingly, their spouses had little or no income.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sns-nyt-pandemic-missing-vacation-20201229-vwufyi2ekfgaxezb7g4kmppruy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “More GOP lawmakers enlist in Trump effort to undo Biden win.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210102/news/301029931/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County surpasses 60,000 COVID-19 cases with 227 infections reported Saturday, 7 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/03/dupage-county-surpasses-60000-covid-19-cases-with-227-infections-reported-saturday-7-deaths/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pence Backs Republican Lawmakers’ Plan To Object To Electoral College Results
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/more-republicans-announce-plans-object-electoral-college-results#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use police actions against Blacks to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/reflecting-year-protests-racial-justice#stream/0

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: No more ‘he’ and ‘she’: New rules for the U.S. House go gender neutral. – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/2/no-more-he-she-father-mother-new-house-rules-go-ge/

TOWNHALL
— MAGA Patriots Must Win the GOP Civil War – Gavin Wax
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters want the Republican Party to get rid of Trump-supporters including 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 who voted for Trump, and the157 in my precinct who voted for Trump. How will the leaders of a) the Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of your Republican county/township/ward party organizations, and c) Republican elected officials who represent your precinct react to pressure to get rid of Trump supporters? In my precinct, in all likelihood, the 157 who voted for Trump also voted for the other Republican candidates on the ballot. If they had not done that, all the Democrat candidates would have gotten far more votes than the Republican candidates.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/gavinwax/2021/01/03/maga-patriots-must-win-the-gop-civil-war-n2582465
— 64 Days of Angst for Trump Supporters – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2021/01/03/64-days-of-angst-for-trump-supporters-n2582463

EPOCH TIMES
— Pence Welcomes Efforts by Lawmakers to Object to Electoral College Votes on Jan. 6 – JANITA KAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pence-welcomes-efforts-by-lawmakers-to-object-to-electoral-college-votes-on-jan-6-report_3641319.html

NATIONAL INTEREST
— Fourteen Points for Reviving America – Grover G. Norquist
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs want everyone to think of themselves as a) being members of protected groups and b) being discriminated against. 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://nationalinterest.org/feature/grover-norquist-fourteen-points-reviving-america-175159
(FROM THE ARTICLE: End identify politics/racial discrimination and quotas. On election day, the largest state in the nation, California, voted 55-45 to maintain their stated ban on racial discrimination in employment and education. The ban was enacted by a popular initiative in 1996 known as Prop 209. With this rejection of racial quotas in a vote of the people, the Supreme Court is more likely to be comfortable ruling that all racial quotas and discrimination by the government is unconstitutional. This would be a body blow to the identity politics of the Left.)

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Candace Owens warns of real ‘evil’: ‘Racist Democrats rebranded segregation as black empowerment’ – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/03/candace-owens-warns-of-real-evil-racist-democrats-rebranded-segregation-as-black-empowerment-1011985/
— Portland mayor mocked for admitting appeasement hasn’t worked to quell Antifa, vows to crack down – Jon Dougherty
(DIERSEN: What demands have protected groups made on your mayor and how has your mayor responded, how is your mayor responding, and how will your mayor respond? 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, and/or have health problems.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/02/portland-mayor-mocked-for-admitting-appeasement-hasnt-worked-to-quell-antifa-vows-to-crack-down-1011861/
— Georgia Dem Warnock: Trump’s America ‘needs to repent for supporting its worship of whiteness’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/03/georgia-dem-warnock-trumps-america-needs-to-repent-for-supporting-its-worship-of-whiteness-1012027/

THE HILL
— World’s richest people added $1.8T to their combined wealth in 2020 – CELINE CASTRONUOVO
(DIERSEN: What do the world’s richest people think 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 those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? How strongly do the world’s richest people blame those who are the aforesaid for all the world’s problems?)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/532358-worlds-richest-people-added-18t-to-their-combined-wealth-in-2020

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Why Donald Trump poses an existential threat to the future of the Republican Party.” Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters want the Republican Party to get rid of Trump-supporters including 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 who voted for Trump, and the157 in my precinct who voted for Trump. How will the leaders of a) the Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of your Republican county/township/ward party organizations, and c) Republican elected officials who represent your precinct react to pressure to get rid of Trump supporters? In my precinct, in all likelihood, the 157 who voted for Trump also voted for the other Republican candidates on the ballot. If they had not done that, all the Democrat candidates would have gotten far more votes than the Republican candidates.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/02/politics/donald-trump-john-thune-kristi-noem-republican-party/index.html

CNBC
— From vaccines to safe socialization: Here’s what to expect in 2021, according to experts – Cory Stieg
(DIERSEN: Everyone should expect that in 2021, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will do everything that they can to use the pandemic 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, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/02/covid-19-what-to-expect-in-2021.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— — DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Pence Welcomes Futile Bid by G.O.P. Lawmakers to Overturn Election.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/02/us/politics/gop-senators-josh-hawley-election.html
— Asian-American Voters Can Help Decide Elections. But for Which Party? They surged to the polls in 2020 and could help swing the Georgia Senate runoffs. Activists and experts say it is long past time for both Democrats and Republicans to pursue them. – Matt Stevens
(DIERSEN: How have Republican Asian-Americans who have ran for government offices on ballots in your precinct been treated by a) your Republican township/ward party organization, b) your Republican county party organization, c) Illinois Republican Party, and d) the Republican leaders of your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/asian-american-voters.html
— A Covid-19 Relief Fund Was Only for Black Residents. Some Left Out Sued. Oregon earmarked $62 million to explicitly benefit Black individuals and business owners. Now some of the money is in limbo after lawsuits alleging racial discrimination. – John Eligon
(DIERSEN: To give preference to one protected group is to discriminate against another protected group. 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.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/oregon-cares-fund-lawsuit.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Early vaccination in prisons, a public health priority, proves politically charged – Isaac Stanley-Becker
(DIERSEN: Democrats want members of protected groups to be vaccinated first. 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.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/02/covid-vaccine-prisons/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If people in Nordic countries are so happy, why do all the non-Whites in the world want to immigrate to America? Ever-increasingly, the Democrats and the RINOs who run America give more preference to non-Whites and especially to non-Whites who are female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, non-Christian, and/or who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/01/02/fact-check-denmark-among-happiest-countries-but-isnt-no-1/4107107001/

AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE
— The lost meaning of ‘objectivity’
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am not a journalist a) because journalists cannot be conservative or Republican, b) because I am not paid for what I do, c) because I do not have a degree in journalism, d) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) because I do not glorify and praise them, and f) because I do not give them money.)
https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/journalism-essentials/bias-objectivity/lost-meaning-objectivity/

MOTLEY FOOL
— Why Facebook Stock Jumped 33% in 2020 – Joe Tenebruso
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote the Democrat Facebook. They want everyone a) to spend all their time on Facebook, b) to stop reading emails including GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to stop visiting websites including www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/01/02/why-facebook-stock-jumped-33-in-2020/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Shares of Facebook climbed 33% last year, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The social media titan saw its user base and engagement levels rise during the coronavirus pandemic, as people sought ways to remain in contact with family and friends while staying safe. So what. Facebook’s daily active users increased by 12% year over year to 1.8 billion in the third quarter. Across its entire family of apps — which includes Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger — the social media giant’s monthly active users rose 14% to a staggering 3.2 billion. That helped to drive a 22% jump in revenue to $21.5 billion. Net income, meanwhile, surged 29% to $7.8 billion, or $2.71 per share. These gains came despite an industrywide slowdown during the COVID-19 crisis, as many companies pulled back on ad spending in the early stages of the pandemic.)

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— DECEMBER 28, 2020 FLASHBACK: 72% of Republicans See Trump As Model for Party’s Future
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/december_2020/72_of_republicans_see_trump_as_model_for_party_s_future

INQUIRER
— Ageism – Mario D. Dalangin
https://opinion.inquirer.net/136550/ageism

January 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Ted Cruz among senators to object to Electoral College certification of Joe Biden presidency
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ted-cruz-plans-objection-to-electoral-college-certification/9289536/
— Chicago holiday weekend gun violence leaves 17 shot, 3 killed across city
https://abc7chicago.com/17-shot-3-killed-in-chicago-over-holiday-weekend/9282783/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 4,762 cases, 29 coronavirus deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4762-covid-19-cases-29-coronavirus-deaths-/9289024/
— Better Government Association wants to know Illinoisans’ hopes for state in new year
(DIERSEN: Conservatives support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Conservatives want Illinois to stop promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination; the aforesaid drag Illinois down financially.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/bga-wants-to-know-illinoisans-hopes-for-il-in-2021/9285552/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Sen. Mitch McConnell’s home in Kentucky vandalized – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/sen-mitch-mcconnells-home-in-kentucky-vandalized

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats made history on election day in Kane County in 2020 – STEVE LORD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-faces-pierog-st-0103-20210102-ivkkbwr5j5czvaulodslivv4gy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Growing number of Republican lawmakers join Trump in effort to overturn the election. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Saturday announced a coalition of 11 senators who have been enlisted for Trump’s effort to subvert the will of American voters. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/2/22210747/growing-number-of-republican-lawmakers-join-trump-in-effort-to-overturn-the-election

DAILY HERALD
— Condominiums are spoke on real estate cycle – David M. Bendoff
(DIERSEN: I owned condominiums 1972-1984 and now again stating last month.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20210102/condominiums-are-spoke-on-real-estate-cycle
— McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after $2,000 relief fails
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210102/news/301029933/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announces he’ll oppose certification of Biden victory, demands emergency audit – Russell Falcon
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/illinois-capitol-news/texas-sen-ted-cruz-announces-hell-oppose-certification-of-biden-victory-demands-emergency-audit/

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP senators to seek emergency audit of election results – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/gop-senators-seek-emergency-audit-of-election-results

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://wsiltv.com/2021/01/02/thrive-shares-challenges-during-first-year-of-recreational-marijuana/

WIREPOINTS
— Wirepoints has a comprehensive pension reform plan to help fix Illinois.
https://wirepoints.org/pensionsolutions/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL 14 – No Word on Oberweis Recount
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/02/il-14-no-word-on-oberweis-recount/
— First Vaccines in McHenry County Go to Medical Folks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/01/first-vaccines-in-mchenry-county-go-to-medical-folks/
— Another “Stop the Steal” Rally in Schaumburg on the 3rd
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/01/another-stop-the-steal-rally-in-schaumburg-on-the-3rd/
— More Unemployment Money for Illinois as Pritzker Administration Cannot Stop Fraud
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/31/more-unemployment-money-for-illinois-as-pritzker-administration-cannot-stop-fraud/
— Republican Federal Income Tax Law Cut Home Values in McHenry County Over 8%, Data for Other Metro Counties
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/31/republican-federal-income-tax-law-cut-home-values-in-mchenry-county-over-8/
— Child Trafficking Charges Expanded against Illegal Aliens
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/30/child-trafficking-charges-expanded-against-illegal-aliens/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Anonymous donor gives Central Illinois Foodbank $500K gift – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/2/anonymous-donor-gives-central-illinois-foodbank-50/

FOX NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters at Fox News give Donna Brazile a platform to promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/georgia-senate-runoff-donna-brazile

AMERICAN THINKER
— Stopping the Democrats – Tom Keltner
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/stopping_the_democrats.html
— Dems plan rules changes for incoming House that weaken rights of GOP minority and eliminate ‘gendered terms’ – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/dems_plan_rules_changes_for_incoming_house_that_weaken_rights_of_gop_minority_and_eliminate_gendered_terms.html
— Antifa celebrates the new year by trashing downtown Portland – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/antifa_celebrates_the_new_year_by_trashing_downtown_portland.html
— The Stupid Party strikes again – Carol Brown
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/the_stupid_party_strikes_again.html
— Building your ‘digital ark’ for an age of techno-repression – Michael Devon
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/building_your_digital_ark_for_an_age_of_technorepression.html

BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois expunges nearly 500,000 cannabis-related records
(DIERSEN: To use pot illegally is to shout that you reject the rule of law.)
https://www.breitbart.com/news/illinois-expunges-nearly-500000-cannabis-related-records/

TOWNHALL
— 11 GOP Senators Refuse to Certify the Election Results Until One Requirement Is Met – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/01/02/cruz-is-leading-a-gop-senate-coalition-to-oppose-election-results-n2582448
— Why Antifa Decided to Vandalize Pelosi’s Home – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/01/02/antifa-targets-nancy-pelosis-house-n2582438

PJ MEDIA
— Black Man at Brown University Forced Out of His Job by Rich, White Leftists – BRYAN PRESTON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/01/02/black-man-at-brown-university-forced-out-of-his-job-by-rich-white-leftists-n1300799

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Dems objected to electoral votes of 3 GOP presidents. Did you hear from Romney, Sasse or Kinzinger? – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/02/dems-objected-to-electoral-votes-of-3-gop-presidents-did-you-hear-from-romney-sasse-or-kinzinger-1011750/

EPOCH TIMES
— 11 More GOP Senators to Object to Electoral College Votes – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/11-more-gop-senators-to-object-to-electoral-college-votes_3641087.html
— Federal Court Rules Trump Can Bar Uninsured Immigrants From Entering United States – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/federal-court-rules-trump-can-bar-uninsured-immigrants-from-entering-united-states_3641039.html
— Facebook Shuts Down Page for GOP Senate Campaigns Just Before Georgia Runoffs – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/facebook-shuts-down-page-for-gop-senate-campaigns-just-before-georgia-runoffs_3640865.html

THE HILL
— 11 Senate Republicans say they will object to Electoral College results Wednesday – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532366-11-senate-republicans-say-they-will-object-to-electoral-college-results-on
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Why Democratic gains in the suburbs will outlast Trump.” Ever-increasingly, hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-hating hypocritical Republican-haters hypocritically move in to DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. I should write a book about such hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-hating hypocritical home buyers in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/532359-why-democratic-gains-in-the-suburbs-will-outlast-trump
— Biden VA pick faces ‘steep learning curve’ at massive agency – ELLEN MITCHELL
(DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS. 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 level, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, in 1980, when I was 31 year old, I transferred from IRS to GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors refused to assign me to audits of IRS 1980-1985 and then from 1989 until they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/531950-biden-va-pick-faces-steep-learning-curve-at-massive-agency
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But service groups and unions worry that limited firsthand experience with the VA may lead to a slow start for McDonough, 51, if he ends up taking the helm of what’s considered one of the most difficult federal agencies to run due to its sheer size and scope. . .But you can only see and learn so much at a time,” said Joe Chenelly, executive director of Amvets, a veterans advocacy group with more than 250,000 members. “I do think there’s a steep learning curve to move into something so massive.”)

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats take early lead as early voting ends in Georgia runoffs – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2021/01/02/democrats-take-early-lead-as-early-voting-ends-in-georgia/
— Teaching ‘white fragility’ is bad for kids of color – Rav Arora
https://nypost.com/2021/01/02/teaching-white-fragility-is-bad-for-kids-of-color/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But then, in that same week, my 15-year-old brother told me he is learning about the concept of “systemic racism” in his English class. His teacher instructed her students that white people in our society are privileged and people of color are marginalized and disadvantaged. She went on to divide the class into groups and told them to discuss “white fragility” — the feeling of discomfort white people experience when forced to confront racial inequality. But the lesson actually left my brother, one of five people of color in his class, feeling awkward and discomforted. What he had been raised to see as a trivial and unimportant trait — the color of his skin — was suddenly spotlighted and politically charged, and all his white classmates were implicitly being told to see him as different from them, and vice versa. In the wake of protests after the police killing of George Floyd, the influence of Robin DiAngelo’s 2018 book “White Fragility” has spread far and wide. It has dominated Amazon and New York Times bestseller lists. It has been discussed on late-night TV, in workplace diversity seminars, and now even in children’s classrooms. Seattle Public Schools held training for teachers in which they were told the US is a “race-based white-supremacist society” and white teachers must “bankrupt [their] privilege in acknowledgment of [their] thieved inheritance,” according to documents recently obtained by journalist Christopher Rufo. . .The most troubling aspect of the White Fragility doctrine — and the broader “anti-racist” movement — is that race is considered the defining feature of human experience.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Trump Allies in Congress Plan to Challenge Joe Biden’s Electoral College Win. Effort on Jan. 6 to get House, Senate to overturn some states’ election results could force debate and votes. – Siobhan Hughes and Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-trump-allies-in-congress-plan-to-challenge-joe-bidens-electoral-college-win-11609588800
— Several GOP Senators Plan to Contest Some Electoral College Results. The move by Trump allies isn’t expected to succeed in overturning President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/group-of-gop-senators-plans-to-reject-some-electoral-college-results-11609613305

MORNING HERALD
— What are you doing in 2021? – CATHY BROWNFIELD
(DIERSEN: I will continue to put together a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email and send it out each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://www.morningjournalnews.com/news/local-news/2021/01/what-are-you-doing-in-2021/

NEWSWEEK
— Trump’s Flagship Golf Resort Has Now Lost $61 million in Six Years – BRENDAN COL
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-golf-resort-turnberry-now-lost-61-million-six-years-1558490
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes a hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater.
https://www.newsweek.com/john-bolton-donald-trump-republicans-tear-apart-1558499

January 1 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Carjackings more than double in 2020
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/carjackings-more-than-double-in-2020

WGN TV
— Activists demand for Lightfoot’s resignation over botched raid as mayor, Young meet – Mike Lowe
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/activists-demand-for-lightfoots-resignation-amid-fallout-over-botched-raid/
— CTU board member facing criticism for vacationing in Caribbean while pushing remote learning – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/ctu-board-member-facing-criticism-for-vacationing-in-caribbean-while-pushing-remote-learning/

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters deride Hawley’s plan to object to Electoral College results as being a political stunt.
https://wgnradio.com/news/hawleys-plan-to-object-to-electoral-college-results-derided-as-political-stunt/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Marchers urge city officials not to overlook ‘virus of violence.’ The Rev. Michael Pfleger and about 150 demonstrators marched along Michigan Avenue on Thursday. – Manny Ramos and Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/31/22208448/michael-pfleger-antiviolence-march-michigan-avenue-rainbow-push
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater blames Trump for Trump’s problems.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/29/22204988/trump-presidential-election-loss-jacob-sullum-loser

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Governor’s cuts get frosty welcome from taxpayers – Editorial
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Editorial-Governor-s-cuts-get-frosty-welcome-15837600.php

WREX
— Illinois is facing a teacher shortage crisis due to the pandemic – Maggie Polsean
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Qualification problems included a) lacking required education, work experience, and/or professional certifications, b) failing to pass an employment examination, c) failing background investigations, and d) failing physical examinations.)
https://wrex.com/2020/12/31/illinois-is-facing-a-teacher-shortage-crisis-due-to-the-pandemic/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Objections to a presidential certification vote is not rare — Dems did the same to Trump. – CHRISTOPHER WHITE
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/objections-to-a-presidential-certification-vote-is-not-rare-dems-did-the-same-to-trump

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters deride Hawley’s plan to object to Electoral College results as being a political stunt.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/hawleys-plan-to-object-to-electoral-college-results-derided-as-political-stunt/

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago Teachers Union big shot says unsafe to teach live — from her pool side in Puerto Rico
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-teachers-union-big-shot-says-unsafe-to-teach-live-from-her-pool-side-in-puerto-rico-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Janet Yellen made more than $7 million in speaking fees in 2019, 2020 – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/1/janet-yellen-made-more-7-million-speaking-fees-201/
— Trump’s media coverage among most censored stories of 2020 – Jennifer Harper
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the articles that my critics/opponents do not want anyone to see.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/29/inside-beltway-trumps-negative-media-coverage-amon/
— Trump demand to ax Section 230 could alter Americans’ online lives – Ryan Lovelace
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have focused on destroying me for my including links in GOPUSA emails to articles they do not like. I would focus on a) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, b) those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and/or their campaign volunteers, c) those who are/were leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, and d) those who are/were leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and/or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. The aforesaid have focused on destroying me, but they have not sued the authors of the articles that they do not like.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/31/trump-demand-to-ax-section-230-could-alter-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Trump and his supporters want the legal protection stripped from companies such as Twitter and Facebook so that they can swing back at social media platforms that they believe censor or diminish conservative speech online. But removing the protection contained in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act would give Twitter and Facebook greater latitude to enforce broader restrictions because failing to do so could result in heavy fines and expensive legal disputes. Eliminating the legal protection would make Twitter liable for all of the content in users’ tweets, make Facebook liable for all the content across its various platforms including Instagram, and make Wikipedia liable for whatever edits users make and the content they post. The biggest tech companies can afford to lawyer up against the ensuing onslaught of complaints in a manner that their smaller competitors cannot, and they would move quickly to change the boundaries of what is acceptable to publish online.)

BREITBART
— Top 15 MAGA Moments for President Donald Trump in 2020 – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/31/top-15-maga-moments-for-president-donald-trump-in-2020/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Team Disables Chat On Virtual Press Conferences After Reporters Ask Tough Questions – Emily Zanotti
(DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-team-disables-chat-on-virtual-press-conferences-after-reporters-ask-tough-questions

TOWNHALL
— My Wish List for 2021 – Michael Brown
(DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents wish for? My critics/opponents wish a) for me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, for everyone to stop reading those emails, b) for me to resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, and c) for those Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform to resign. Overwhelmingly, the aforesaid Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or their ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2021/01/01/my-wish-list-for-2021-n2582389

THE HILL
— Kinzinger criticizes Trump, colleagues for ‘trying to discredit’ the election – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/532286-gop-lawmaker-rebukes-trump-fellow-republicans-for-trying-to-overturn-2020-election

PROPUBLICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to this article, Trump purged of hundreds of VA staff members and that created a path to disaster. I should write a book about how Democrats used Republican-led budget cuts to destroy GAO. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/those-of-us-who-dont-die-are-going-to-quit-a-crush-of-patients-dwindling-supplies-and-the-nurse-who-lost-hope

NBC NEWS
— Gen Z Republicans see new era for party after Trump. We should be attempting to expand our reaches, even if it does cost us,” said one young Republican voter. – Nicole Via y Rada
(DIERSEN: Those who will never vote for Republicans want the Republican Party a) to dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) platform planks and b) to dump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gen-z-republicans-see-new-era-party-after-trump-n1252220

NEW YORK TIMES
— Chinese Citizen Journalist Sentenced to 4 Years for Covid Reporting – Vivian Wang
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the articles that my critics/opponents do not want anyone to see.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/world/asia/china-Zhang-Zhan-covid-convicted.html
— Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats – Astead W. Herndon and Richard Fausset
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/us/politics/georgia-senate-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Motavalli blasts collector car owners who put few miles on their cars. Motavalli would certainly blast me. In my defense, I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/business/low-mileage-supercars-lamborghini.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Hawley’s plan to contest electoral college vote certification ensures drawn-out process – John Wagner and Rosalind S. Helderman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress-election-vote-certification-objection/2020/12/30/4dce936c-4ab6-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html
— Pence seeks rejection of lawsuit that aimed to expand his power to overturn the election – Rosalind S. Helderman and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sasse-letter-electoral-college-ploy/2020/12/31/44da8dba-4b65-11eb-a9d9-1e3ec4a928b9_story.html
— A New Year’s goal for progressives: Stop advocating bailouts for rich people – Catherine Rampell
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are conflicted. They want to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being both a failure and rich. Their answer is to hint/imply/argue/shout that I am rich a) because I avoided the draft, b) because I was grossly overpaid by the federal government, c) because of my wife’s income, d) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, e) because my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my and my wife’s federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies are way too generous, and f) because I do not give money to a church like they do.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/some-of-the-progressive-priorities-really-help-the-rich-more-than-the-poor/2020/12/31/f3e1a2ac-4b70-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A Republican in Joe Biden’s Cabinet? The president-elect should just say no. Naming a Republican is bad messaging and not necessary. And it wouldn’t signal strength or produce an envoy with persuasive powers over the opposition.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/31/joe-biden-cabinet-diverse-republican-not-needed-column/4083288001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “How the Republican Party succumbed to Trump.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/23/surrender-to-donald-trump-republicans-slippery-slope-column/3989411001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi to Draw on Their History in Bid to Unite Fractious Democrats. The president-elect and House speaker share trust, faith and long experience legislating together. – Natalie Andrews and Eliza Collins
(DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Biden? I share the following: old, White, male, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, Christian, past federal employee, our ancestors have been in America for a long time, and we both are Corvette owners. Will the aforesaid help save me when Democrats ramp up their efforts to destroy Republicans?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-nancy-pelosi-to-draw-on-their-history-in-bid-to-unite-fractious-democrats-11609506000
— Yellen Earned Millions in Speaking Fees After Leaving Fed, Disclosures Show. Former Fed chairwoman has spoken extensively on economic policy since leaving central bank in 2018. – Natalie Andrews and Nick Timiraos
https://www.wsj.com/articles/yellen-earned-millions-in-speaking-fees-after-leaving-fed-disclosures-show-11609458480
— Pence, House Seek to Dismiss GOP Suit Aimed at Letting Him Overturn Election. Justice Department called Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert’s suit a ‘walking legal contradiction’ – Sadie Gurman and Jess Bravin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pence-seeks-to-dismiss-gop-lawsuit-aiming-to-lethim-overturn-election-11609458671
— States of Growth and Decline. The latest Census population statistics show a shift from blue to red. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-of-growth-and-decline-11609460276
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Sixteen mostly coastal and Rust Belt states lost population from July 2019 to July 2020, according to the Census Bureau’s annual population survey, and Illinois, West Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Mississippi and Vermont have shrunk since 2010. At the same time, many low-tax Sun Belt states have continued to attract newcomers.)

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump’s New Year’s Resolution—Give Up Fox News? – DARRAGH ROCHE
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-new-year-resolution-fox-news-oan-newsmax-1558209
— Kinzinger Posts Video Debunking Donald Trump’s Election Fraud Claims – JEFFERY MARTIN
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-congressman-posts-video-debunking-donald-trumps-election-fraud-claims-1558412
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Josh Hawley’s Biden Objection Divides Missouri GOP: I Guess He’s Running for President.”
https://www.newsweek.com/josh-hawley-electoral-college-challenge-joe-biden-president-1558301

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Trump Returns to White House Early, Offers Year-End Message. President Donald Trump has delivered a year-end video message after returning early from vacation, highlighting his administration’s work to rapidly develop a vaccine against COVID-19 and rebuild the economy. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-12-30/trump-to-return-to-white-house-early-from-florida-vacation

FORBES
— 5 Tips For Focusing Your Energy In 2021 – Lisa Bodell
(DIERSEN: During 2021, I will continue to focus my energy on putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisabodell/2021/12/31/5-tips-for-focusing-your-energy-in-2021/

DAILY CARDINAL
— Censorship is simply gasoline on the fire – Ian-Michael Griffin
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who censor me. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2021/01/censorship-is-simply-gasoline-on-the-fire

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The Real Republican Radicals.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-real-republican-radicals

MEDIATE
— Kinzinger Slams Mark Levin Over Calling Him A ‘Reckless Politician’: ‘Godfather Of Outrage For Profit’ – Zachary Petrizzo
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about elected officials and party leaders who have turned on those like me who helped elect them. I would focus on Republican candidates who have been on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on those who have led the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 2000. I would focus on those who have led TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter since 2000.)
https://www.mediaite.com/news/gop-congressman-slams-mark-levin-over-calling-him-a-reckless-politician-godfather-of-outrage-for-profit/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Adam Kinzinger is very devious and reckless politician. He was elected as a Tea Party candidate 10 years ago and quickly turned on them,” the Fox News host tweeted. “He is now an activist for the administrative state and against constitutionalists.” Levin proceeded to take additional swings at Kinzinger. “Unsurprisingly, he’s celebrated by the Dem-Party media. His attack on those earnestly trying to fix what the Dems broke during this election cycle & their efforts to prevent further usurpations of the Constitution (as they’ve announced their intentions), is unconscionable,” Levin added. “He should be defeated at the ballot box in the next Republican primary. Then he can join CNN or MSNBC as a full-time, conservative-trashing contributor,” Levin concluded. . .“I guess I hit a nerve. Don’t flatter yourself, Hollywood. And don’t worry about my finances. I pay your overpaid salary. Just do your damn job,” Levin tweeted.)

GUARDIAN
— Joe Biden to have new Secret Service team amid concern about Trump loyalty – Victoria Bekiempis
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents destroy those who are not blindly loyal to them and to them only. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/31/joe-biden-secret-service-team-trump-loyalty

JAKARTA POST
— US, EU urge release of Wuhan citizen journalist
(DIERSEN: To deny me whatever protections that journalists have, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am not a journalist. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am merely an operative or a dupe for those who they want to destroy. Most commonly, they want to destroy their opponents in Republican U.S. Senate, gubernatorial, and congressional primary elections.)
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/12/30/us-eu-urge-release-of-wuhan-citizen-journalist-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The United States and European Union on Tuesday demanded that China release a citizen journalist jailed for reports from Wuhan, with top US diplomat Mike Pompeo accusing Beijing of covering up COVID-19. Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer in custody since May, was Monday handed four years in prison over her early online accounts that provided a rare unvarnished glimpse of the city where the mysterious respiratory illness was first detected a year ago. Pompeo in a statement called on China to “release her immediately and unconditionally.” “The Chinese Communist Party has shown once again it will do whatever it takes to silence those who question the party’s official line, even regarding crucial public health information,” outgoing President Donald Trump’s secretary of state said. Zhang’s reports challenged Beijing’s official narrative that the government valiantly defeated the virus, questioning hospital capacity and access to virus testing in the early days and showing aggression on the part of Chinese authorities to her filming on her phone. The 37-year-old was sentenced by a Shanghai court for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” Pompeo is an outspoken critic of Beijing who has attacked China over its role in the origins of the pandemic, which has claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide.)
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/12/30/us-eu-urge-release-of-wuhan-citizen-journalist-.html

ALJAZEERA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters glorify and praise BLM.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/12/31/2020-the-year-black-lives-matter-shook-the-world

December 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 8,009 cases, 133 coronavirus deaths. New COVID-19 variant may already be circulating in Illinois, Dr. Arwady says.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-8009-covid-19-cases-133-coronavirus-deaths-/9229960/
— Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady announces resignation effective late Thursday night
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-republican-leader-bill-brady-announces-resignation-/9231043/

NBC5
— Sen. David Perdue Quarantines After Contact With Someone Infected With Covid, Days Before Georgia Runoff – Hannah Miao
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/sen-david-perdue-quarantines-after-contact-with-someone-infected-with-covid-days-before-georgia-runoff/2405886/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Patients are dying like flies’: California nurse in ICU begs the public to stop being careless
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/patients-are-dying-like-flies-nurse-in-icu-begs-community-to-stop-being-careless

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 133 more Illinois coronavirus deaths with positivity rate trending upward into new year. Since COVID-19 claimed its first Illinois victim March 16, an average of about 57 people have died with the virus every day — or about one fatality every 25 minutes. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/12/31/22208068/illinois-coronavirus-cases-deaths-vaccine-pritzker-covid-19-dec-31
— Illinois corruption wins if the players change but the rules remain the same. With two important votes on Jan. 13, the Illinois House can dismantle not just the Mike Madigan Machine, but the system that gave him his unprecedented power. – Matt Paprocki
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/31/22207045/illinois-politics-corruption-speaker-michael-madigan-springfield-house-matt-paprocki

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After giving up GOP leadership post, three-time candidate for governor Bill Brady resigns from the Illinois Senate – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-bill-brady-resigns-illinois-senate-20201231-u5vv2lrrgvhnbg56arq2if2tou-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A fearless look ahead after a dreadful year.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-predictions-news-sports-2021-zorn-20201231-zrhr5q4dmndg3ddpjrlw442uha-story.html
— Stimulus will help, but problems remain for Lake County residents impacted by coronavirus downturn – STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-county-stimulus-st-0101-20201231-jvdfl4gnmzgpnh4cgecdsdvjpm-story.html
— Illinois expunges nearly half a million cannabis cases as part of legalization – ROBERT MCCOPPIN
(DIERSEN: What unfair advantages have you had in life? My critics/opponents would hint/imply/argue/shout that my not using pot gave me unfair advantages in life. If I had been a pot user, a) the Post Office would not hired me in 1966, b) Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, c) Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job and IRS would not have hired me in 1971, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) GAO would not have hired me 1980 and promoted me in 1986, f) UIC would not have admitted me in 1966, g) NIU would not have admitted me in 1969 and I would not have graduated in 1970, h) Loyola would not have admitted me in 1972 and I would not have graduated in 1976, i) DePaul would not have admitted me in 1976 and I would not have graduated in 1980, j) IIT would not have admitted me in 1992 and I would not have graduated in 1992, k) I would not have gotten married in 1978, l) I would not have passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, m) I would not have passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, n) I would not have bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc., o) I would not have bought real estate in 1972, 1974, and 1976, p) my wife and I would not have bought real estate in 1978, 1984, and 2020, q) I would not have bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, r) etc. I should write a book about pot users who hint/imply/argue/shout that I would have been much more successful in life if I had been a pot user.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-pardons-expungements-20201231-mrhs3n7tsvchthlfexg3c5zdwm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs seeing another uptick in COVID-19 cases – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201231/suburbs-seeing-another-uptick-in-covid-19-cases
— Is a slate a political party? The answer could decide fate for 2 Mount Prospect candidates – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201231/is-a-slate-a-political-party-the-answer-could-decide-fate-for-2-mount-prospect-candidates

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Dozens received COVID shots from spoiled vials. The vaccinations—part of a batch a “bad actor” pharmacist left out of refrigeration at a Wisconsin hospital—may not be effective, Advocate Aurora officials say. Now law enforcement is involved. – STEPHANIE GOLDBERG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/dozens-received-covid-shots-spoiled-vials

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Senate minority leader resigns from office; Bill Brady won’t reveal reasons – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2020/12/31/illinois-senate-gop-leader-resigns-office/4102929001/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Bill Brady announces resignation from Illinois Senate
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/bill-brady-announces-resignation-from-illinois-senate/article_6c4454bd-6819-50e5-89ef-97e1384648da.html
— Reaction to state Sen. Bill Brady’s New Year’s Eve resignation – Kade Heather, Kelsey Watznauer
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/reaction-to-state-sen-bill-bradys-new-years-eve-resignation/article_6c4454bd-6819-50e5-89ef-97e1384648da.html

WGLT
— Bill Brady Resigns From Illinois Senate, Leaves Door Open For Another Run – RYAN DENHAM
https://www.wglt.org/post/bill-brady-resigns-illinois-senate-leaves-door-open-another-run#stream/0

CANTON DAILY LEDGER
— Whither the GOP in Illinois? – Jim Nowlan
https://www.cantondailyledger.com/story/opinion/2020/12/31/there-era-where-party-organization-mattered/4099368001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Written in quill pen (not literally; it was 1965), my master’s thesis was about “Leaderless Politics: The Illinois Republican Party.” Not much has changed. That was an era when party organization mattered. My thesis was that when Republicans lost control of the governorship, the party became leaderless. Not much has changed. Back then, political patronage provided party leaders with influence over elections. My research showed that under GOP Gov. Bill Stratton (1953-60), 83 of the state’s 102 Republican county chairmen held state jobs. Guess who ran the party? Without a governor and jobs, the party was rudderless. First, TV in the 1960s and now billionaire self-funders and donors have replaced political party organizations as the primary conduits to the voters. Patronage is mostly gone, by Supreme Court dictum. Political parties have traditionally had three basic functions: Set forth a platform of values and policies for voters to consider; Recruit attractive candidates, and Work to nominate the candidates in the primary and then get them elected, so they can implement the platform inside government. The Illinois Republican Party does little of this anymore. The role of party platforms has been underappreciated. Party leaders used to wrestle over platform planks at their conventions. The platforms, by a kind of osmosis and over time, provided helpful cues for voters. That is, the GOP favors small business, while the Dems are for the working stiffs. Most of that is gone today, and voters are adrift, captivated yet confused by a Tower of Babel issuing relentlessly from the internet. The Illinois state GOP is a paper tiger. It has no money nor clout over county parties. The county parties are mostly toothless as well. There are exceptions. For example, county GOP chairs Jan Weber in Henry and Aren Hansen in Grundy have in recent years almost singlehandedly turned local offices from Dem to GOP. Mary Brookhart in McDonough County also has a strong county party; her team knows how to get out the vote. The Illinois GOP is at present recruiting a new statewide party chair. Different from a number of states that have large, professional staff and paid chairs, the Illinois party has but one staffer (very sharp Derek Murphy) and a volunteer chair. With megabucks ex-Governor Bruce Rauner gone, the state party has barely two nickels to rub together. The struggle for party control, as if it mattered, is apparently between a Trump-thumping faction versus an “establishment” faction, neither with a clear platform. The old adage that “all politics is local” is no longer true. Successful local candidates in small town and rural Illinois tend to feel they must pay more than lip service to the Trump brand of nativist populism. This effectively leaves lifestyle tolerant, pro-choice, balanced budget, free market, business-friendly folks like me outside the party, or so I feel. What does the future hold for the Illinois GOP? I expect to see Trump 2024 signs soon replacing the thousands of the 2020 versions on lawns and farmyards across mid-America; however, insiders I talk with predict the Trump brand will fade rather quickly, as he likely becomes ensnarled in nasty tax and legal problems. Over the past half century, Republican leaders have also seen their base slip away, literally. Since about 1970, two million or so whites have departed the state in net terms, replaced largely by Latinos and, to a lesser extent, Asian-Americans. When I was a state legislator in 1970, 12% of Illinois residents were of a minority group; today, it is 36%. From 1977 to 2003, the Illinois GOP enjoyed a 26-year, unbroken string of Republican governors. In contrast, this year Joe Biden clobbered Trump in Illinois 57-40 percent, in what pundits call a firmly Blue state. The big prize in 2022 will be the governor’s mansion, not that anyone lives there anymore. Gov. JB Pritzker is considered vulnerable, following his botched, disastrous campaign for increased taxes on high earners, and because of the unenviable role he has in trying to corral COVID-19. In a district on the edges of metropolitan Chicago, GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger has been critical of Trump while supportive of his policies. He appears to be positioning himself for a run for higher office – governor, close observers report. I also find state Senators Jason Barickman of Bloomington and Sue Rezin of Morris attractive. Both are smart and capable, and might have some appeal in the suburbs. But they and other aspirants from the political ranks must nowadays almost expect outsider megabucks sorts to crash into the GOP’s party. The race will be wide open, and the leaderless state GOP will be but a bystander.)

WILLIAM J KELLY
— 2021 is the Year Americans Take Their Country Back
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/#kelly-2021-is-the-year-americans-take-their-country-back

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sangamon County allows indoor dining to governor’s chagrin – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/31/1-illinois-county-allows-indoor-dining-to-governor/
— Mitch McConnell: Democrats want ‘socialism for rich people’ with $2,000 checks – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/31/mitch-mcconnell-democrats-want-socialism-rich-peop/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— CNN chief admits he will not cover Biden administration fairly – Ella Carroll-Smith
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/cnn-chief-biden/
— Biden, Harris ignore Black Lives Matter after campaigning on racial justice. Only using them for winning? – Julia Johnson
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/biden-harris-ignore-blm/

BREITBART
— Over 4,100 People Shot in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago in 2020 – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/31/over-4100-people-shot-in-mayor-lightfoots-chicago-in-2020/

BLAZE
— Republican congressman claims Trump’s base is turning against him, calls fundraising from election a scam. Kinzinger accused politicians of raising money by giving Trump supporters false hope. – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/kinzinger-trump-claims-scam

DAILY CALLER
— New Jobless Claims Decrease To 787,000, Economists Expected 828,000 – THOMAS CATENACCI
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/31/new-jobless-claims-decrease-below-economists-expectations/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Enough Already With Using Cartoons and Cookies to Sell LGBTQ Agenda to Kids – Nicole Russell
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/12/30/enough-already-with-using-cartoons-and-cookies-to-sell-lgbtq-agenda-to-kids/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— Democrats Destroyed All the Savings of Americans Three Times Over And added a Broken Glass Belt to the Rust Belt. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/12/democrat-destroyed-all-savings-americans-three-daniel-greenfield/

THE HILL
— Pence asks judge to toss GOP lawmaker’s bid to overturn election results – JOHN KRUZEL
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/532273-pence-asks-judge-to-toss-gop-lawmakers-bid-to-overturn-election

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump 2024? Only one president has returned to power after losing reelection. If President Trump runs again in four years, he would be trying to follow in Grover Cleveland’s footsteps. – Ronald G. Shafer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/12/28/grover-cleveland-trump-non-consecutive-terms/
— The first millennials turn 40 on Jan. 1. That’s old enough to sue for age discrimination. – Andrew Van Dam
(DIERSEN: In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They had a) given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, b) made it clear that they would never promote me beyond GS-13, c) gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, d) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 9 years that I worked for GAO, and e) forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. The Democrats who run GAO get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/29/millennial-age-discrimination/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republicans won half of California’s U.S. House seats they lost in 2018. Here’s how – JENNIFER HABERKORN
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-12-20/republicans-recaptured-half-of-californias-u-s-house-seats-lost-in-2018-heres-how

USA TODAY
— ‘Wild Protests:’ Police brace for pro-Trump demonstrations when Congress meets Jan. 6 to formalize Biden’s win – David Jackson and Matthew Brown
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/31/elections-protest-dc-police-brace-donald-trump-demonstrators/4097472001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GOP Senator Josh Hawley Says He Will Force Votes on Joe Biden’s Win. Joint session of Congress to meet next week to certify electoral votes. – Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-senator-says-he-will-force-votes-on-bidens-win-11609348249
— Trump Administration Extends Ban on H-1B and Other Work Visas, Green Cards. Renewal of a policy criticized by businesses leaves incoming Biden administration with another immigration dilemma. – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-extends-ban-on-h-1b-and-other-work-visas-green-cards-11609455695

NEWSWEEK
— As Trump Supporters Plan Mass Election Protest, Businesses Prepare for Possible Violence – MATTHEW IMPELLI
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-supporters-plan-mass-election-protest-businesses-prepare-possible-violence-1558334

ABC HARRISBURG
— The states people left in 2020 — and why
(DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois. They focus on driving out of Illinois those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.abc27.com/news/the-states-people-left-in-2020-and-why/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois experienced a similar population decline, dropping from 12,667,017 residents to 12,587,530 in 2020 — a nearly 80,000-person decrease. It’s the seventh year in a row the state has seen such a decline, and the Census Bureau estimates that more than a quarter-million people have left the state in the past decade — about triple the losses of other states. “Illinois’ record population loss is a symptom of declining public and private investments. Rising pension debt coupled with an increasing tax burden have raised costs for Illinoisans,” Illinois Policy Institute chief economist Orphe Divounguy told The Pantagraph. “It’s become clear that Illinois leaders are not committed to changing course. Every year taxes go up, and yet there are fewer and less reliable services.” Other theories attribute the decrease to a general decline in national population growth, thanks to lower birth rates, less immigration and, perhaps, deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic.)

STATEHOUSE FILE
— Social media played a big role in connecting candidates with voters – LaMonte Richardson Jr.
(DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
http://thestatehousefile.com/43667/social-media-played-a-big-role-in-connecting-candidates-with-voters/

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE
— Will Biden Presidency Change Age, Gender Stereotypes?
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-12-30/womens/will-biden-presidency-change-age-gender-stereotypes/a72646-1

GOVERNING
— Democrats Need Progressive Voters. Blaming Them Should Stop. – JABARI SIMAMA
(DIERSEN: One could say “Republicans need conservative voters. Blaming them should stop.”)
https://www.governing.com/now/Democrats-Need-Progressive-Voters-Blaming-Them-Should-Stop.html

RHOADES TEAM
— FOR SALE: 534 WEST ROOSEVELT ROAD, WHEATON – $750,000
http://www.rhoadesteam.com/homes-for-sale-details/534-W-ROOSEVELT-ROAD-WHEATON-IL-60187/10164188/34/

December 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Pandemic, civil unrest likely contributed to more than 50% increase in Chicago homicides in 2020.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-year-end-gun-violence-20201231-33wbrdh44jbr7h5u77sunwj2pu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Parent leaders at first Chicago school shuttered by coronavirus push back against reopening. “What we ask for is to have a conversation with CPS and the school community, where we’re involved together,” said Josh Radinsky, a member of the local school council at Vaughn Occupational High School. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/12/30/22207081/cps-reopening-coronavirus-vaighn-lsc-resolution-stop-chicago-public-schools

WGN RADIO
— How Congress will count Electoral College votes – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/explainer-how-congress-will-count-electoral-college-votes-3/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 387 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 10 deaths, region’s positivity rate rises to 8.8% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/31/dupage-county-reports-387-covid-19-cases-wednesday-10-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-rises-to-88/
— Downers Grove Township is seeking input on how to best utilize the nearly finished Township Multipurpose Senior (55 or older) Center.
(DIERSEN: I am 72 years old. Are you 55 or older? If you are, do you fit the negative stereotype of seniors? Do you have health problems? Do you have financial problems? Do you have other problems? Are you “out of touch, useless, feeble, incompetent, pitiful and irrelevant?” SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/getting-rid-of-the-negative-stereotypes–and-biases–about-aging/2017/11/03/e731e034-bfd3-11e7-97d9-bdab5a0ab381_story.html In my defense, I stress that no health, financial, or any other kind of problem has stopped me from a) putting a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together and sending it out each and every morning since 2004 or b) putting a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together and sending it out each and every evening since 2015.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/downers-grove/2020/12/29/downers-grove-township-seniors-asked-to-complete-survey/

RIVER BENDER
— Durbin Calls On Mcconnell To Bring $2,000 Direct Payment Measure To The Floor For A Vote
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/durbin-calls-on-mcconnell-to-bring-2000-direct-payment-measure-to-the-floor-for-a-vote-46758.cfm

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says Trump supporters are mindless fools. How are Trump supporters treated by a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee, d) Republican candidates on ballots for your precinct, and e) Republican municipal, township, county, and state elected/appointed officials who represent your precinct?
https://www.galesburg.com/story/opinion/2020/12/30/letter-trump-supporters-mindless-fools/4073137001/

WEEK
— ‘Real winner’ of 2020 election is President Trump, McLean County GOP chair says – Howard Packowitz
https://week.com/2020/12/31/real-winner-of-2020-election-is-president-trump-mclean-county-gop-chair-says/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump to return to White House early from Florida vacation – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-to-return-to-white-house-early-from-florida-vacation

DAILY ILLINI
— Young people surmount barriers to entering politics – AIDAN FINN
https://dailyillini.com/uncategorized/2020/12/30/young-people-surmount-barriers-to-entering-politics/

WIREPOINTS
— “Nobody has a plan to fix the state. Not Republicans. Not Democrats. But that’s what we need in 2021.” – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/nobody-has-a-plan-to-fix-the-state-not-republicans-not-democrats-but-thats-what-we-need-in-2021-ted-dabrowski-on-the-illinois-channel/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— “NO ETHNIC SELF-IDENTIFICATION!”–Command Leftists to Hilaria Baldwin – Laurie Higgins
(DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have urged me to pretend that I am of Swedish national origin to avoid the German sigma? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com , my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/no-ethnic-self-identification-command-leftists-to-hillary-baldwin/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats’ Digital Democracy Task Force wrong direction for online democracy. Following the ‘roadmap’ would give government more control to determine what information passes muster. – Randolph J. May
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to control what I put in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: a) Milton Township Republican Organization officers, DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party officers, b) the Republican elected/appointed officials who represent my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots for my precinct, d) Republican major donors, e) Republican political consultants, f) Republican campaign managers, g) Republican campaign staff members, h) Republican campaign volunteers, and i) Republicans who I have sued. Everyone sees how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/29/democrats-digital-democracy-task-force-wrong-direc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The roadmap’s premise is that “many Americans are ill-equipped to recognize and sift through false, misleading or emotionally manipulative posts” on social media platforms. So, to confront what they see as the combination of “ill-equipped” Americans and rampant disinformation and misinformation, the House Democrats propose a number of measures. . .For example, the Democrats propose creation of a new multiagency Digital Democracy Task Force, comprised of officials from across the federal government, with dedicated funding. The task force would be charged with developing communications strategies for the government to counter “disinformation and misinformation.” Because social media platforms seldom act as “responsible information gatekeepers,” the roadmap urges the government to prioritize grant funding to “experienced organizations” so that they can teach “vulnerable audiences” to spot propaganda and to “provide counter-narratives.” By now it should be evident why adoption of the Democrats’ roadmap likely poses a greater danger to democracy than ignoring it. This is not to say “misinformation” or “disinformation” on the social media platforms which are the roadmap’s primary targets doesn’t exist. It does. But there are serious disagreements every day — really, every hour — regarding what news and information on social media should be pinned with a Scarlet Letter. And it should be obvious too that the disagreements regarding claimed misinformation and disinformation extend to what the roadmap calls the “traditional news media,” which the House Democrats claim have higher editorial standards.)
— Zuckerberg-tied nonprofit helps finance Georgia runoff election workers, poll supplies. Critics suspect dubious motivation behind grants. – James Varney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/30/mark-zuckerberg-tied-nonprofit-helps-finance-georg/
— Combating hate without championing censorship – Joel Griffith and Emilie Kao
(DIERSEN: What do you say to those who promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Those who promote hatred against the aforesaid want to censor me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/30/combating-hate-without-championing-censorship/

FOX NEWS
— Georgia Republicans recruit over 8,000 poll watchers for Senate runoff elections. Republicans spotlight ‘largest and most aggressive ballot security, voter integrity operation’ in state history. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgia-republicans-recruit-over-8000-poll-watchers-for-senate-runoff-elections
— Census Bureau to miss deadline, threatening Trump’s attempt to exclude illegal migrants from census. The Census Bureau did not confirm that the figures would be submitted prior to Biden entering office. – Caitlin McFall
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/census-bureau-misses-deadline-threatening-trumps-plan-to-exclude-illegal-migrants-from-appropriating-congres
— 10 New Year’s resolutions for Biden. Biden sometimes sounds like the old geezer at the bar who’s mired in the past. – Liz Peek
(DIERSEN: Of course, because I am 72 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue shout that I am “mired in the past.” They stress that I support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They stress that I oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They stress that I use emails to communicate rather than Facebook. They stress that I own only American-nameplate vehicles.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/joe-biden-new-years-resolution-liz-peek

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hey, GOP: This is Your Do or Die Moment – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/12/hey_gop_this_is_your_do_or_die_moment.html

BREITBART
— Census Bureau to miss deadline for House apportionment data – UPI
https://www.breitbart.com/news/census-bureau-to-miss-deadline-for-house-apportionment-data/
— Hawley: Dems Exercised ‘Right’ to Object to Electoral College Certification, Why Can’t GOP? – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/12/30/hawley-dems-exercised-right-to-object-to-electoral-college-certification-why-cant-gop/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— List Of GOP Lawmakers To Object During Electoral College Certification Process Grows
https://www.oann.com/list-of-gop-lawmakers-to-object-during-electoral-college-certification-process-grows/

EPOCH TIMES
— Car Caravans Forming for ‘Historic’ Protest in Washington – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/car-caravans-forming-for-historic-protest-in-washington_3636696.html

THE HILL
— The fight begins over first primary of 2024 presidential contest – B.J. RUDELL
(DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/532059-the-fight-begins-over-first-primary-of-2024-presidential-contest
— The Memo: Toxic divide grew deeper in 2020 – NIALL STANAGE
(DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. They divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) renters against homeowners, v) etc. against etc.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532158-the-memo-toxic-divide-grew-deeper-in-2020

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Abruptly Cuts Short Florida Vacation To Return To White House. The White House announced the schedule change hours after a GOP senator said he will object to the election certification process next week. – AP
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-leaving-mar-a-lago-early_n_5fedcaedc5b6fd33110d013b

NEW YORK TIMES
— McConnell Says Senate Won’t Unhitch $2,000 Checks From Other Demands
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/30/us/biden-trump
— Early Voting Numbers in Georgia Senate Races Put G.O.P. on Edge – Astead W. Herndon and Richard Fausset
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat candidates promise members of protected groups that they will use government a) to give them even more preference and b) to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, non-Trump supporters, 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, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, and/or have health problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/us/politics/georgia-senate-early-voting.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Dale Washburn, a Republican state legislator who introduced Ms. Loeffler at the event, had another warning. This one was based not on ideology, but on numbers that suggest Democrats are outpacing Republicans in early voting turnout — which means that Republicans may need a tremendous election-day performance on Jan. 5 if they are to win the state’s two high-stakes runoff races and maintain control of the Senate. “We’re fully aware of the energy on the other side, and think we’ve been reminded about that,” Mr. Washburn said. “We know demographics have changed in recent years. And if our side hasn’t been aware of that, they’re rapidly becoming aware of that. The Biden victory had a big part.”)
— What Biden and Harris Owe the Poor – William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis
(DIERSEN: To get votes from those who have less money than others, Democrats and RINOs promise to use government a) to take opportunities and money away from Republicans and b) to give those opportunities and that money to those who have less money.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/25/opinion/biden-harris-agenda-poverty.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Jan. 6 protests multiply as Trump continues to call supporters to Washington – Marissa J. Lang
(DIERSEN: How are Trump supporters treated by a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee, d) Republican candidates on ballots for your precinct, and e) Republican municipal, township, county, and state elected/appointed officials who represent your precinct?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-january6-dc-protest/2020/12/30/1773b19c-4acc-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html
— NOVEMBER 4, 2017 FLASHBACK: Getting rid of the negative stereotypes — and biases — about aging – Judith Graham
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/getting-rid-of-the-negative-stereotypes–and-biases–about-aging/2017/11/03/e731e034-bfd3-11e7-97d9-bdab5a0ab381_story.html

USA TODAY
— Are you willing to pay for email? How about podcasts? Here are our tech predictions for 2021 – Jefferson Graham
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents make it clear that they not only want you to a) stop reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but that want you to stop reading all emails and b) rely on the Democrat Facebook for all communication. They want Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains to rely on the Democrat Facebook for all communication from a) officers of their Republican township/ward/county party organizations, b) their representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, c) the IRP officers, d) Republican candidates, and e) Republican elected/appointed officials.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/12/30/could-you-paying-email-2021-here-our-tech-predictions/4064371001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President-elect Joe Biden has complained to the social network many times about all the disinformation coming out about him on Facebook, and the company declined to act. That certainly isn’t likely to play well in the Biden years.)
— NAACP: Biden-Harris must create Cabinet position to focus solely on racial justice mandate. The incoming administration says racial justice is a top priority. Only a top-level adviser will be equipped to fight ‘crisis unparalleled in the modern era.’ – Derrick Johnson
(DIERSEN: To promote racial justice is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/policing/2020/12/30/naacp-biden-harris-must-create-cabinet-position-racial-justice-column/4065685001/
— California voters failed to repeal ban on affirmative action. What signal does that send the rest of the nation? – Elinor Aspegren
(DIERSEN: To promote Affirmative Action is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/12/30/affirmative-action-prop-16-california-supreme-court/6473023002/

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— City Hall: 21 questions for 2021 in Lincoln – Riley Johnson
(DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/city-hall-21-questions-for-2021-in-lincoln/article_5a8e3594-9792-5c00-b107-f0a22ccb79ae.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump’s Embarrassing Electoral College Hustle. It is doomed to fail but would still set a destructive precedent.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-embarrassing-electoral-college-hustle-11609371708
— The Tyranny of Diversity. Its monomaniacal pursuit undermines other values—true equality among them. – Joseph Epstein
(DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tyranny-of-diversity-11609347729
— $2,000 Checks for the Affluent. Schumer and Trump want to write checks to the non-needy. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, if you are a Republican, you are affluent if you are not on welfare.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/2-000-checks-for-the-affluent-11609371467

FORBES
— Equality Expected To Be Front And Center For New Administration – Sheila Callaham
(DIERSEN: To promote equality is to get rid of those who are older, White, male, heterosexual, married, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2021/12/30/equality-expected-to-be-front-and-center-for-new-administration-heres-a-word-of-advice/
— The Lesson Of 2020: Don’t Bother With Predictions For 2021 – Ellen R. Wald
(DIERSEN: What do you predict that individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries will do next year to get rid of those who are the following once and for all: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Will employers ramp up their efforts to get rid of their employees who are the aforesaid? Will organizations ramp up their efforts to get rid of their members who are the aforesaid?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/2021/12/30/the-lesson-of-2020-dont-bother-with-predictions-for-2021/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Fox News Used To Be President Trump’s Favorite Network. It Will Do Just Fine Without Him In 2021.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andymeek/2021/12/31/fox-news-used-to-be-president-trumps-favorite-network-it-will-do-just-fine-without-him-in-2021/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Agencies begin to receive compliance checks on diversity executive order – Jessie Bur
(DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Federal agencies exist to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, disabled, liberal, moderate, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/watchdogs/2020/12/29/agencies-begin-to-receive-compliance-checks-on-diversity-executive-order/

FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford Mustang Not Endangered By Rising Popularity Of Trucks, SUVs, Crossovers – Brett Foote
https://fordauthority.com/2020/12/ford-mustang-not-endangered-by-rising-popularity-of-trucks-suvs-crossovers/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The sports car segment is still a healthy 1.2 percent of the industry, and we’re continuing to be the market share leader with the best-selling sports car for several years running, globally and in the United States. We’re confident in the sports car market.”)