February 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After Aurora, Illinois has to tighten gun law enforcement – Editorial (DIERSEN: How many gun owners with revoked FOIDs are there in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-aurora-shooting-illinois-gun-laws-foid-control-rights-20190217-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: A felony conviction is a disqualifier. Martin wasn’t flagged until after his purchase, when he sought a concealed carry license. It appears that during the background check process, which included fingerprinting, his criminal record popped up. What happened next? Frustratingly, not enough. Martin’s FOID was revoked, but he kept his firearm — later using it to cause a bloodbath in Aurora. There are gun laws on the books designed to keep weapons away from dangerous people. Then there is enforcement. In this instance, there was a deadly lapse. Martin should never have received a FOID. Once that error was discovered, Illinois State Police apparently would have notified Martin by letter that he was not legally eligible to own a gun. Obviously, he either never got notification or ignored it. And no one took his gun away.)
— With Election Day nearing, mayoral candidate Willie Wilson again hands out thousands of dollars to help Chicagoans pay property taxes – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-willie-wilson-property-tax-payments-20190214-story.html
— HARDCOPY: Companies gather this online data about you – Larry Kim
https://www.chicagotribune.com
— Women have retirement complications – Janet Bodnar (DIERSEN: My wife was able to save much more money for her retirement than I was able to save for my retirement because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/kiplinger/tca-women-have-retirement-complications-20190212-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “When the next Democratic president grabs ’emergency’ powers, blame Trump.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-border-wall-presidential-powers-trump-national-emergency-0218-20190215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to promote hatred against Trump, Trump-haters promote hatred against those who share Trump’s demographics.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-esquire-american-boy-white-men-masculinity-metoo-0218-20190215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2020-william-weld-20190215-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Google expanding workforce here – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: Should I apply? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that Google would hire you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/google-reveal-downstate-group-wins-250k-tech-giant-expanding-workforce-here/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the same time, Google officials, joined by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, announced the company has leased additional space in the West Loop offering capacity to double its current Chicago workforce. Google initially will increase by 10 percent its current workforce of 1,000 employees here by year’s end. “We’re building a hub for Google’s finance team here in Chicago and expect 100+ by the end of the year, with room for more,” said Google Chicago Site Lead Karen Sauder. “We’re here to tell you, ‘Hey, you can have a full career in tech here in Chicago and no longer have to move to the Bay Area.’ Google is growing faster outside of the Bay Area than within it.” Google established its Chicago headquarters at 320 N. Morgan in November 2015. Its additional corporate offices will be at 210 N. Carpenter.)
— Trump’s emergency declaration explained: Don’t expect fast border-wall cash – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-national-emergency-declaration-explained-no-fast-border-wall-cash/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred of Trump and b) promote hatred of everyone who does not hate Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-moby-dick-trumpian-captain-ahab/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Aurora shooter was convicted of beating girlfriend with baseball bat, stabbing her – Mark Guarino, Kristine Phillips and Frances Stead Sellers (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190217/aurora-shooter-was-convicted-of-beating-girlfriend-with-baseball-bat-stabbing-her
— Follow McSweeney’s consolidation lead – Donna Ocasek, Crystal Lake
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190214/follow-mcsweeneys-consolidation-lead

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Dark Money Group Will “Shine The Light” On Donors, Despite Problems – SAM DUNKLAU
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/illinois-dark-money-group-will-shine-light-donors-despite-problems#stream/0

 

CHICAGO GOP
— Chicago Republican committeemen vote to support Paul Vallas for mayor – Chris Cleveland
http://www.chicagogop.com/chicago_republican_committeemen_vote_to_support_paul_vallas_for_mayor

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS STATE SPENDING HAS GROWN NEARLY 50% FASTER THAN TAXPAYER INCOMES – Orphe Divounguy
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-state-spending-has-grown-nearly-50-faster-than-taxpayer-incomes/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Bill prohibiting lawmakers from leading state political party stalls in subcommittee – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What percent of the officers of a) your Republican township, ward, and county party organizations and b) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) hold government offices/jobs? What percent of the IRP State Central Committee members hold government offices/jobs?)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/bill-prohibiting-lawmakers-from-leading-state-political-party-stalls-in/article_d9cb690e-314e-11e9-8d40-475108dce06d.html
— New bill would make drivers pay by the mile in Illinois – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: How many miles do you drive each year? I drive very few miles each year because I spend 10+ hours each and every day in my home putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/new-bill-would-make-drivers-pay-by-the-mile-in/article_5bf465e8-313b-11e9-8b50-73c5419a753c.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO GOP ENDORSES PAUL VALLAS FOR MAYOR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/chicago-gop-endorses-paul-vallas-for-mayor.html
— THE COST OF A 70 PERCENT MARGINAL TAX RATE High tax rates discourage young people from investing in themselves. – Veronique de Rugy and Jack Salmon (DIERSEN: Did you invest in yourself? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/the-cost-of-a-70-percent-marginal-tax-rate.html

 

GOPUSA
— Ocasio-Cortez is not a fringe Democrat – David Limbaugh
http://www.gopusa.com/ocasio-cortez-is-not-a-fringe-democrat/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrat educators make it clear that they prefer students who are citizens of foreign countries over students who are citizens of America.
http://www.gopusa.com/michigan-universities-roll-out-welcome-mat-to-attract-foreign-students/
— Open Border Advocates Use Butterflies and Birds as Excuse to Stop Border Security
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=65233

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Here’s why the networks fear Rush Limbaugh – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/17/inside-the-beltway-why-do-the-networks-fear-rush-l/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Cops knew Illinois gunman who murdered 5 illegally owned gun – Steven Nelson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cops-knew-illinois-gunman-who-murdered-5-illegally-owned-gun

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump’s border emergency shows being a leader means making the tough decisions – Judge Jeanine Pirro
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/judge-jeanine-pirro-trumps-border-emergency-shows-being-a-leader-means-making-the-tough-decisions

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— WHY JUSSIE SMOLLETT LIED – AND ALL THE ‘HATE-CRIME’ VICTIMS WHO WEREN’T Totalitarian movements know how to portray themselves in order to gain power. – Jamie Glazov (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat minorities, Democrat females, Democrat young people, Democrat LGBTQers, Democrat immigrants, Democrat poor people, Democrat etc. portray themselves as being victims of Republican Whites, Republican men, Republican older people, “Republican” LGBTQers, Republicans whose ancestors have been America for a long time, Republican rich people, Republican etc.)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272901/why-jussie-smollett-lied-and-all-hate-crime-jamie-glazov
— JUSSIE SMOLLETT’S HATE CRIME What a tangled web he wove. – Mark Tapson
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272892/jussie-smolletts-hate-crime-mark-tapson

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— PRO-LIFE Change isn’t always a good thing Democrats in Illinois want to make some big changes to the state’s current abortion laws. – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2019/02/18/change-isnt-always-a-good-thing

 

BREITBART
— 12 Establishment Media Journalists Who Fueled the Jussie Smollett Flames – Alana Mastrangelo
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/17/12-establishment-media-journalists-who-fueled-the-jussie-smollett-flames/
— New York Times: Trump’s Border Reforms Are Working – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/02/17/new-york-times-trumps-border-reforms-are-working/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Why the Media Can’t Stop Promoting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Lisa Schiffren
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/17/why-the-media-cant-stop-promoting-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Selling Americans down the Rio Grande – Mike Phelps
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/selling_americans_down_the_rio_grande.html
— For the Record, Obama Made Mincemeat of the Constitution – Jack Cashill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/for_the_record_obama_made_mincemeat_of_the_constitution.html
— Infantile disorder on the left – James Lewis
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/infantile_disorder_on_the_left.html

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Right From the Beginning The Iraq war critics have been vindicated. Just ask the likes of David Frum.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/right-from-the-beginning-2/

 

TOWNHALL
— The President’s Immigration Policy and the Angry Left – Joel Goodman
https://townhall.com/columnists/joelgoodman/2019/02/18/the-presidents-immigration-policy-and-the-angry-left-n2541629
— It’s Time For America To Break Up With Liberals – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/02/18/its-time-for-america-to-break-up-with-liberals-n2541622
— Where Have All The Hate Criminals Gone? – Scott Morefield
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2019/02/18/where-have-all-the-hate-criminals-gone-n2541626

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Yes, There Is A National Emergency On Our Southern Border
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29707
— Democrats Move From Crony Capitalism To Class Warfare
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29706
— Assault on America, Day 47: Will the ruling class ever get serious about cutting spending? – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29705-assault-america-day-47-will-ruling-class-ever-get-serious-about-cutting-spending

 

FEDERALIST
— AOC Is Right: Amazon’s Jobs Aren’t Worth $3 Billion In Corporate Welfare Deals like the one struck between Amazon and New York showcase a national policy disease that rides the paychecks of individuals and small businesses across the country. – Patrick Ishmael
http://thefederalist.com/2019/02/18/aoc-right-amazons-jobs-arent-worth-3-billion-corporate-welfare/

 

LAW & CRIME
— Here’s the Real Reason Robert Mueller Thinks Paul Manafort Lied To Prosecutors – Colin Kalmbacher (DIERSEN: Do not be surprised when voters who want pot lie about why they oppose candidates who oppose pot.)
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/heres-the-real-reason-robert-mueller-thinks-paul-manafort-lied-to-prosecutors/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— LET’S DECLARE MAXINE WATERS AND DEMOCRATS CRAZY Jesse Lee Peterson slams politicos more concerned about welfare of illegal aliens
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/lets-declare-maxine-waters-and-democrats-crazy/
— PROF: WHITE WOMEN GO FROM SLAVE OWNERS TO TRUMPSTERS ‘Embrace white supremacy’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/prof-white-women-go-from-slave-owners-to-trumpsters/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Jussie Smollett Hoax Reaffirmed Progressive Fears – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/the-jussie-smollett-hoax-reaffirmed-progressive-fears/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Here are 50 campus hate-crime hoaxes The College Fix has covered since 2012 – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/here-are-50-campus-hate-crime-hoaxes-the-college-fix-has-covered-since-2012/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Researchers seek fuller picture of first Africans in America – JESSE J. HOLLAND (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, if you are Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.apnews.com/3501ba52dba0455597b3e7a330d2f50c

 

ABC NEWS
— ‘I think we do’ have enough votes to put emergency termination on Trump’s desk: Sen. Tammy Duckworth    Duckworth said she’s less certain Congress has votes to override Trump’s veto. – Kris Schneider
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/votes-put-emergency-termination-trumps-desk-sen-tammy/story?id=61122331

 

YAHOO NEWS
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want you to be a stoner. Pot pushers want your spouse to be a stoner. Pot pushers want your children to be stoners. Pot pushers want your grandchildren to be stoners. Pot pushers want your brothers and sisters to be stoners. Pot pushers want your parents to be stoners. Pot pushers want your grandparents to be stoners. Pot pushers want everyone be stoners.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bds-analytics-roy-bingham-213756610.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Weed consumers no longer ‘stoner that lives in his mom’s basement’: CEO – Alexis Keenan Stereotypical stoners were nearly nowhere to be found this week at the National Cannabis Industry Association’s third annual “CannaVest” and Seed to Sale conference in Boston, Massachusetts. In high supply were bankers, lawyers, executives, investment firms, analysts, consultants, farmers, researchers, chemists, computer scientists, builders, and manufacturers trading industry know-how in hopes of successfully navigating the nascent cannabis market expected to reach nearly $17 billion globally this year, and balloon to $32 billion by 2022. The players there want front-row seats, and even seats at the tables, where state and federal cannabis regulations certain to impact their bottom line are hammered out. Cresco Labs (CL.CN) CEO Charlie Bachtell, whose Chicago-based cannabis company is a dominant player in Illinois’s medical market, has joined a transition team for the state’s newly elected governor, J.B. Pritzker. Illinois is one of several states, including New York, New Jersey, and Florida, that have been aggressively considering recreational use legislation, in addition to their medical use programs. “Illinois is maturing from being a medically focused program to an adoption of an adult use law,” Bachtell told Yahoo Finance. ‘I think it’s a large market’ Cresco’s cultivation, processing, and consumer packaged goods operations span eight states. The company is positioned to expand within the medical market, as well as into targeted recreational markets yet to be realized. Bachtell and Cresco are participating in a pilot program to widen medical marijuana access for Illinois patients seeking alternatives to opioid use. Current state law prohibits marijuana to treat general pain, making it inaccessible for some patients using prescription opioids. “We worked with the administration, the prior administration, over the last 24 months to really create a new law, utilizing data that was coming out of a lot of existing markets, showing this correlation between greater access to cannabis and reduced opioid use,” Bachtell said. “I think it’s a large market, but more importantly an important market.” According to BDS Analytics CEO Roy Bingham, U.S. medical marijuana sales are projected to increase from $4.5 billion in 2018 to $7.4 billion in 2021, though recreational use sales are expected to fuel the majority of market growth. Bingham said during an NCIA conference panel presentation Tuesday that U.S. recreational sales of $6 billion in 2018 are projected to reach $11 billion in 2021. ‘A very broad and diverse community’ Cultivators, manufacturers, bankers and retailers are not the only profiles getting an overhaul within the cannabis industry. It’s consumers, as well. “It’s not the stoner that lives in his mom’s basement,” Bingham said, noting the average age of cannabis consumers is now 40. “And there is no one cannabis consumer. It’s a very broad and very diverse community.” States that have legalized recreational cannabis are taking notice of the changing demographics and interest from investors, yet so far have insufficient data to push federal regulators to a national legalization vote. Steven Hoffman, chairman of Massachusetts’s Cannabis Control Commission, said Massachusetts is both learning from states that legalized before, as well as passing along information about its own framework to states like New York and New Jersey. The Commission is responsible for ensuring that operators comply with state regulations. “There aren’t a lot of facts,” Hoffman told Yahoo Finance. “Because of federal prohibition … you can’t do research.” And without research showing safety and efficacy of cannabis substances, federal regulators are less likely to act. To combat the problem, Hoffman said Massachusetts became the first state to offer research-specific cannabis licenses. The state is also providing funding for social and health impact studies. “There aren’t a lot of facts,” Hoffman told Yahoo Finance. “Because of federal prohibition … you can’t do research.” And without research showing safety and efficacy of cannabis substances, federal regulators are less likely to act. To combat the problem, Hoffman said Massachusetts became the first state to offer research-specific cannabis licenses. The state is also providing funding for social and health impact studies.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Already Are Demonizing Democrats as Socialists and Baby Killers – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/17/us/republicans-democrats-messaging.html
— Should You Take That Promotion? Well, Maybe A step up isn’t always a step in the right direction. – Anna Goldfarb (DIERSEN: After I got promoted to GS-12 (currently $81,071/year) in 1974 when I was 25 years old, my Democrat IRS superiors made it very clear that I should not apply for any more promotions. After I got promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403/year) in 1986 when I was 38 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors made it very clear that I should not apply for any more promotions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/smarter-living/should-you-take-that-promotion-well-maybe.html


— The Biggest Economic Divides Aren’t Regional. They’re Local. – Jonathan Rothwell (DIERSEN: How big are the economic divides in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? There are tremendous divides in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Limousine liberals in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois shout at those who have financial, health, and/or other problems that Republicans caused, are causing, and will forever cause all their problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/upshot/the-biggest-economic-divides-arent-regional-theyre-local-just-ask-parents.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The common ground between the left and libertarians. – Thor Hogan (DIERSEN: There are far too many Republican party leaders who are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs. I should write a book about them in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They fail/refuse to defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and the Republican Party platform. They do everything that they can to drive Republicans out of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, IRP, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/18/how-democrats-can-woo-disaffected-conservatives-without-sacrificing-their-principles/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG BLACK & WHITE PICTURE: Freedom of movement Black history also is a story of mass migration – and of a people taking control of their future – Afi-Obelia Scruggs (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Hispanics who come to America illegally as being like Blacks who were brought to America as slaves.)
https://www.pressreader.com/
— How a typo can be a radical act of feminism – Reshma Saujani (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, of course, to discredit me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes draw all the attention that they can to my typos and to my other mistakes in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/02/12/girls-who-code-ceo-how-typo-can-radical-act-feminism/2848650002/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Jussie Smollett would be latest fake hate crime – SEAN PHILIP COTTER
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/17/smollett-would-be-latest-fake-hate-crime/

 

WINCHESTER STAR
— Diversity the death of the Democrats? – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/buchanan-diversity-the-death-of-the-democrats/article_31e9dea3-403a-5906-9e67-351c4c3245ea.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— WSJ Tax Guide 2019: The Political Implications of the Tax Overhaul The tax law was the GOP’s biggest achievement, but it remained unpopular as Republicans tried to use it to win elections – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wsj-tax-guide-2019-the-political-implications-of-the-tax-overhaul-11550235600
— Even at Top Colleges, Graduation Gaps Persist for Poor Students As elite schools expand access for low-income students, graduation rates lag – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: Do you have a degree from an Ivy League university? I do not. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have always used that against me and b) have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the universities that I have degrees from: IIT, DePaul, Loyola, and NIU.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-at-top-colleges-graduation-gaps-persist-for-poor-students-11550491200

 

FORBES
— If You Want To Stand Out At Work, First Try Fitting In – Mark Murphy (DIERSEN: To “fit in” as a federal employee, you have to promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. To “fit in” as a member of an organization, you have to a) find out those who have the most clout in that organization, b) glorify and praise those who have the most clout, c) pander to those who have the most clout, d) give money to those who have the most clout, and e) help those who have the most clout get rid of those members who do not do the aforesaid. Because I have never done the aforesaid to “fit in,” I have never “fit in” as a federal employee or as a member of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, or American Association of Political Consultants.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markmurphy/2019/02/17/if-you-want-to-stand-out-at-work-first-try-fitting-in/#1e7b4975b60e

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The 23 most powerful LGBTQ+ people in tech — Paige Leskin (DIERSEN: If any of your superiors are LGBTQ+ and you do not promote LGBTQ+ activity, you will be gotten rid of.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/most-powerful-lgbtq-people-in-tech-2019-2

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make clear that they are going to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-maga-hats-matt-sears-ku-klux-klan-racism-1334442

 

GUARDIAN
— Walmart facing gender discrimination lawsuits from female employees Nearly 100 current and former workers filed suit against the store, alleging unequal pay and lack of opportunity – Michael Sainato (DIERSEN: Women should consider working for the federal government. The federal government gives preference to its employees who are female, that is, it discriminates against its employees who are male, and especially against its employees who are male who are Republican, White, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/18/walmart-gender-discrimination-supreme-court

 

ECONOMIC TIMES
— You can grow faster by helping your boss succeed: Here’s how (DIERSEN: My Democrat coworkers and subordinates in the federal government helped their Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government succeed by helping them get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/earn/you-can-grow-faster-by-helping-your-boss-succeed-heres-how/articleshow/68020626.cms

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— White House pushes for rapid border wall construction – Patrick Martin
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/18/emer-f18.html

 

FACEBOOK
— OCTOBER 17, 2011 FLASHBACK: Can Children Sue Their Parents? – Jim Rockefeller (DIERSEN: Should children sue their parents if they fail/refuse to discourage them from smoking pot? What do you say to parents who say “if I did it when I was young, it must be OK?”)
https://www.facebook.com/notes/jim-rockefeller/can-children-sue-their-parents/10150327280997551/

February 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Willowbrook Sterigenics plant shut down Friday night
https://abc7chicago.com/health/willowbrook-sterigenics-plant-shut-down-friday-night/5141207/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Dark money’ fund spends over $700K in TV ads against Bill Daley in Chicago mayor’s race – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-ad-blitz-20190215-story.html
— Lake Ridge teen honored for volunteer work – Meredith Colias-Pete (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman? What discourages you from volunteering to serve as an officer of your Republican township/county party organization? Do those who dominate your Republican township/county party organization demand blind loyalty to them and to them only? Are your demographics bad, for example, are you a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or have your ancestors have been in America for a long time? Ever-increasingly, the Republican Party makes it clear a) that it wants those who are minority, female, and/or young and b) that it wants to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or old.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-lake-ridge-flowers-volunteer-award-st-20190207-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In wake of scandal, Democratic Party of Illinois taps new executive director – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/scandal-illinois-democratic-party-mary-morrissey-tim-mapes/
— Pritzker budget to boost education, use marijuana money, freeze income tax – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: To push pot is to destroy Illinois.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pritzker-budget-boost-education-recreational-marijuana-money-freeze-income-tax-sports-betting-vaping/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his first budget address, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to pitch an “austere” spending blueprint with no increase in the state income tax rate, a bump in education funding and revenue from business licenses to sell recreational marijuana. Pritzker told the Chicago Sun-Times he will also push for taxes on e-cigarettes and vaping, and for the legalization of sports betting to help bring in more immediate revenue. As for his plan to legalize recreational marijuana — which will take time to negotiate and pass in the Illinois General Assembly — the governor’s office said the budget is “banking some revenues,” from legalizing marijuana, “but just from the selling of the licenses.”)
— Smollett beating investigation bombshell gives fresh fodder to Trump supporters – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/smollett-beating-investigation-bombshell-gives-fresh-fodder-to-trump-supporters/

— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legislation would greatly expand reproductive rights in Illinois – Rebecca Anzel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/abortion-reproductive-rights-illinois-general-assembly/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban lawmakers (Casten, Foster, and Schneider) among those seeking to overturn Trump emergency – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190215/suburban-lawmakers-among-those-seeking-to-overturn-trump-emergency

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New GOP exec director – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190112/bernard-schoenburg-davis-votes-for-funding-on-agency-by-agency-basis
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ANTHONY SARROS, a Decatur native who has also lived in Springfield and is now in Chicago, is the new executive director of the Illinois Republican Party. Sarros, 28, went to Mount Zion High School and has a political science degree, with a minor in business, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His parents still live in Decatur. Sarros was political director of Gov. BRUCE RAUNER’S re-election campaign, and had earlier been political director of the state GOP, data director for the House Republican Organization, and field office manager on Rauner’s 2014 campaign. When LaHood first ran for Congress in special primary and general elections in 2015, Sarros was deputy campaign manager and field director. Before getting into politics, he worked in jobs including being assistant to the Midwest scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates. “In the wake of the 2018 election, Republicans have the opportunity to offer a stark contrast from the governing Democrats to the voters in Illinois,” Sarros said. “It will be a challenge.” Sarros took over for TRAVIS STERLING, who took a job as director of development at the American Principles Project. That Arlington, Virginia-based organization also has an executive director from Illinois — TERRY SCHILLING, son of and one-time campaign manager for former U.S. Rep. BOBBY SCHILLING, R-Colona. The elder Schilling won a single term in the old 17th Congressional District in 2010, when that oddly shaped district included part of Springfield.)

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legislation would greatly expand abortion rights in Illinois – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190215/legislation-would-greatly-expand-abortion-rights-in-illinois

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— GOP leader Richard Porter with “storied history” to speak at Stark County Lincoln lunch – Gary L. Smith
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190215/gop-leader-with-storied-history-to-speak-at-stark-county-lincoln-lunch

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Continues Advocacy for Bipartisanship – Doug Jenkins (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, bipartisanship has meant a) Democrats win and b) Republicans lose.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=279617#.XGgkKch_OM8

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lincoln Day Dinner Scheduled for February 23rd Features Jeannie Ives –
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/15/lincoln-day-dinner-scheduled-for-february-23rd-features-jeannie-ives-copy/

 

WBEZ
— What’s That Building? Blanchard Hall At Wheaton College And The Underground Railroad – Dennis Rodkin
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/whats-that-building-blanchard-hall-at-wheaton-college-and-the-underground-railroad/484bc97e-b846-4763-bbd4-fc215a2efab7

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ideas Illinois chair: Legislators should release their own tax returns – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511774432-ideas-illinois-chair-legislators-should-release-their-own-tax-returns
— ‘Illinois is already the abortion capital of the Midwest,’ Pro-Life advocate Eric J. Scheidler says – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511774447-illinois-is-already-the-abortion-capital-of-the-midwest-pro-life-advocate-says

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Lowering taxes at top of list for self-made man, mayoral candidate Wilson – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Are you “self-made?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I am not. They would shout that I was a lowly failed wage-earner 1964-1997 and I have been a lowly failed retiree since 1997.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511766880-lowering-taxes-at-top-of-list-for-self-made-man-mayoral-candidate-wilson
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Enter the 70-year-old Wilson, who is running for mayor of Chicago amid a field of candidates that seems to grow by the day. Wilson, a self-made millionaire businessman, said his greatest selling point is that he’s different from the career politicians now in the race. “I’m not running for a paycheck,” Wilson said, adding that he plans to use his own money to finance his campaign. “The truth is I’m running to help all the people of this city who still do need a paycheck to be able to make a better living.” A resident of Chicago since 1965, Wilson went from picking cotton during the Jim Crow era, making 20 cents an hour, to being one of the first black owners of a McDonald’s restaurant. He took a struggling location and turned it around within a year, earning top accolades including the Outstanding Store Award and Top Sales Performer. The restaurant’s performance led to Wilson owning several around Chicago.)
— Hernandez endorsement: Mayoral candidate Wilson outshines ‘tired old players’ in Chicago – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Are you a “tired old player?” My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am 70 years old.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511775916-hernandez-endorsement-mayoral-candidate-wilson-outshines-tired-old-players-in-chicago

— City of Wheaton City Council met January 22 – Angelica Saylo Pilo
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511777291-city-of-wheaton-city-council-met-january-22

 

OPEN THE BOOKS
— VIDEO CLIP: The War on Waste on Fox Nation’s Deep Dive (DIERSEN: What have you done to fight government waste? GAO fights government waste. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325/year. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and condemn that.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRbmFK2sYgI&feature=youtu.be

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Public Libraries Still Unsafe – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/pornography/public-libraries-still-unsafe-for-families-and-children/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Key moments in actor Jussie Smollett’s Chicago attack – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/16/key-moments-in-actor-jussie-smolletts-chicago-atta/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Why Trump doesn’t like Ann Coulter anymore – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-trump-doesnt-like-ann-coulter-anymore

 

FOX NEWS
— Aurora workplace shooter was set to be fired by company, police chief says – Louis Casiano (DIERSEN: Have you been fired? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that constructively, the federal government fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be ONE OF THE WORSE PEOPLE ON EARTH a) because the federal government fires extremely few of its employees and b) because I had far more job qualification than my coworkers. I had earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 48, 31, and 27 and a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I had earned job-related professional certifications when I was 48, 47, 45, 41, 32, and 30. I had earned a job-related professional license when I 32.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/aurora-workplace-shooter-was-set-to-be-fired-by-comapny

— Political malpractice forced Amazon out of NYC — And it wasn’t just Ocasio-Cortez – Steve Levy
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/political-malpractice-forced-amazon-out-of-nyc-and-it-wasnt-just-ocasio-cortez

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why I Haven’t Mentioned Jussie Smollett Until Now
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/02/15/why-i-havent-mentioned-jussie-smollett-until-now/
— They Want You to Lose Faith in Trump
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/02/15/a-trump-supporter-begins-to-lose-faith/

 

LIFESITE NEWS
— Police investigating whether ‘MAGA’ attack on gay actor another left-wing hoax – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/report-police-investigating-whether-maga-attack-on-gay-actor-another-left-w

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMOCRATS’ SEMANTIC ABSURDITY OVER BORDER WALL Brent Smith notes hatred for Trump ‘clouds what little judgment they have
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/democrats-semantic-absurdity-over-border-wall/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Undocumented, Unafraid’–Illegal Immigrants Protest ICE, Demand Amnesty – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/15/watch-undocumented-unafraid-illegal-immigrants-protest-ice-demand-amnesty/
— Trump Pledges to ‘Take Care of ICE,’ Then Signs Bill Crippling Agency’s Power to Deport Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/15/trump-pledges-to-take-care-of-ice-then-signs-bill-crippling-agencys-power-to-deport-illegal-aliens/
— Trump Decries Catch and Release While Expanding Release of Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/15/trump-decries-catch-release-while-expanding-release-illegal-aliens/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Should Just Let the Democrats Self-Destruct – Gary Gindler
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/trump_should_just_let_the_democrats_selfdestruct.html
— Breaking the Left’s Deception of Black Americans – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/breaking_the_lefts_deception_of_black_americans.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Is California Dreamin’ Now California Nightmare? – Steve Byas
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/31501-is-california-dreamin-now-california-nightmare

 

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Can’t Hide Crazy – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2019/02/16/democrats-cant-hide-crazy-n2541597

 

NEWSMAX
— Illinois Governor Eyes Bond Sale, Tax Hike to Save Pensions
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/illinois-governor-bond-sale/2019/02/15/id/902903/
— Ann Coulter: Trump’s an ‘Idiot,’ That’s the National Emergency – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ann-coulter-donald-trump-border-wall/2019/02/15/id/902974/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY ISN’T JUST AT THE BORDER, IT’S IN WASHINGTON D.C. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272887/national-emergency-isnt-just-border-its-washington-daniel-greenfield

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— EXPERTS: BILL WILL SPARK ‘LARGEST SURGE’ EVER OF MINORS Immigration groups warn of budget’s ‘landmines,’ ‘poison pills’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/experts-bill-will-spark-largest-surge-ever-of-minors/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Why isn’t Trump using the most obvious and effective executive actions for the border? – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/isnt-trump-using-obvious-effective-executive-actions-border/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats ready aggressive response to Trump emergency order, as GOP splinters – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: Republicans support the emergency order. RINOs oppose the emergency order. RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/430292-dems-ready-aggressive-response-to-trump-emergency-order-as-gop-splinters
— CNN, MSNBC to air ad turned down by Fox over Nazi imagery – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/430323-cnn-msnbc-to-air-ad-turned-down-by-fox-over-nazi-imagery
— Business, conservative groups slam Trump’s national emergency declaration – NIV ELIS (DIERSEN: Republicans support the emergency order. RINOs oppose the emergency order. RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/430271-business-conservative-groups-slam-trumps-national-emergency-declaration

 

ABC NEWS
— JANUARY 10, 2019 FLASHBACK: Here’s a list of the 31 national emergencies that have been in effect for years Here’s a list of the presidents who declared still ongoing national emergencies. – Kendall Heath
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/list-31-national-emergencies-effect-years/story

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/trump-presidency-national-emergency.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/opinion/trump-border-wall-national-emergency.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/trump-border-emergency-announcement.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/trump-national-emergency-congress.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/fact-checking-trump-emergency-border.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/national-emergency-trump.html
— The Power of Raw, Honest Stories About Money – Ron Lieber (DIERSEN: Everyone involved in government, politics, and/or journalism should be required to disclose where their money came from. Since 1966, virtually all my money has come from a) Social Security (since 2010, currently $2,118/year), b) Civil Service Retirement System (since 1997, currently $53,316/year), c) GAO (1980-1997, $125,325/year in 1997 in today’s dollars), d) IRS (1971-1980, $91,880/year in 1980 in today’s dollars), Firestone Stores (1970-1972), and Post Office (1966-1969, $16.91/hour in 1969 in today’s dollars).)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/your-money/gaby-dunn-chanel-reynolds-vicki-robin-interview.html
— Bill Weld Will Challenge Trump for 2020 Republican Nomination – Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: In your precinct, how strongly will the anti-Trumps support Weld?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/bill-weld-trump-2020.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— CNN and MSNBC will run anti-Nazi ad that Fox News rejected – Steven Zeitchik (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/16/cnn-msnbc-will-run-anti-nazi-ad-that-fox-news-rejected-filmmakers-say/
— TREASONOUS: Border communities begin legal challenges to Trump’s emergency declaration, wall construction – Robert Moore and Daniel Tyx
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/border-communities-begin-legal-challenges-to-trumps-emergency-declaration-wall-construction/2019/02/15/78fae72a-316d-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Look at African-American History, Through the Numbers In recognition of Black History Month, here are a few facts and figures about the African-American experience in the U.S. – Jo Craven McGinty (DIERSEN: According to this article, “Black representation in Congress is coming closer to mirroring U.S. demographics.” Does German-American representation in Congress mirror U.S. demographics? Does Missouri Synod Lutheran representation in Congress mirror U.S. demographics? Does CPA representation in Congress mirror U.S. demographics?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-look-at-african-american-history-through-the-numbers-11550232000

 

USA TODAY
— Google plans to add tens of thousands of new jobs as it expands in 14 states – Edward C. Baig (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the LESS LIKELY THAT GOOGLE WILL OFFER YOU A JOB: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/02/13/google-hire-tens-thousands-new-data-centers-offices/2862599002/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— In challenge to Trump, Bill Weld exploring 2020 run as a Republican – Michael Levenson (DIERSEN: In your precinct, how strongly will the anti-Trumps support Weld?)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/02/15/former-massachusetts-governor-bill-weld-explore-running-for-president-says/wgPTWQR2t0iHIVHigO7vYO/story.html

 

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— Should Blacks challenge Black candidates more than white ones? (DIERSEN: Should Whites challenge White candidates more than minority ones? Should males challenge male candidates more than female ones? Should older people challenge older candidates more than younger ones? Should Christians challenge Christian candidates more than non-Christian ones? Should German Americans challenge German American candidates more than non-German American ones? Should non-veterans challenge non-veteran candidates more than veteran ones? Should rich people challenge rich candidates more than non-rich ones?)
https://www.phillytrib.com/should-blacks-challenge-black-candidates-more-than-white-ones/article_655526fe-6fb7-550f-8bac-59628156e80c.html

 

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— A new ‘freedom caravan’ of primarily Cuban migrants is trying to reach US – MARIO J. PENTON
https://www.abqjournal.com/1281280/a-new-freedom-caravan-of-primarily-cuban-migrants-is-trying-to-reach-us.html

 

WIRO SEATTLE
— Hate groups allowed to flourish underground largely unchecked – Deborah Horne (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, a hate group is one that does NOT promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. According to the Democrats, a hate group is one that is NOT anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/hate-groups-allowed-to-flourish-underground-largely-unchecked/921027688

 

KELO
— Never Too Old To Make A Difference – Kelli Volk (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? How old are you? How soon will the age limit a) to serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain be set at say age 25, b) to serve as an officer of a Republican township/ward/county organization be set at say age 30, c) to serve as an Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member be set at say age 35, and d) to serve as an IRP officer, IRP National Committeeman, or IRP National Committeewoman be set at say age 40? How soon will you have to be a minority or a female to hold any of the aforesaid positions? All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote a) age discrimination and b) reverse discrimination to curry favor with those who are younger, minority, and/or female.)
https://www.keloland.com/news/eye-on-keloland/never-too-old-to-make-a-difference/1786149544

 

FORTUNE
— TREASONOUS: Parties Line Up to Sue Trump on ‘National Emergency’ Declaration – KARTIKAY MEHROTRA, ANDREW HARRIS, and BLOOMBERG
http://fortune.com/2019/02/15/trump-declared-national-emergency/

 

DAILY NATION
— How to keep your career moving forward – JAMES KAHONGEH (DIERSEN: What hindered your career from moving forward? For me, for a career in the private sector, it was my being draft bait until I was 22 years old in 1971 and Oldsmobile withdrawing a job offer in 1971 that I had accepted because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. For me, for a career in the federal government, it was my avoiding the draft, my being a Republican, my complaining about political affiliation discrimination, my complaining about reverse discrimination, my complaining about age discrimination, and my becoming in 1988 an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. For me, for careers in both the private sector and the federal government, it was my not having a degree from an Ivy League university, my not earning an MBA until I was 27, my not passing the CPA examination until I was 30, my not earning master’s degree in accounting until I was 31, my not passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32, and my not becoming a licensed CPA until I was 32. For me, for careers in both the private sector and the federal government, because since the 1960s employers have been under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote minorities and females and because they have always been under tremendous pressure to hire veterans, it was my being a White male non-veteran.)
https://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/mynetwork/How-to-keep-your-career-moving-forward/3141096-4981820-mscuhl/index.html

February 14 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Revenue from video gaming exceeds state casinos for the first time – BEN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: What percent of the money lost gambling in Illinois is lost by those a) who have saved little or nothing for their retirement, b) who have severe financial and/or health problems, c) who are wards of the state or will be wards of the state, and/or d) who are also addicted to booze, opioids, pot, etc. – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://wgntv.com/2019/02/13/revenue-from-video-gaming-exceeds-state-casinos-for-the-first-time/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Aldermanic candidate David Krupa files $4 million defamation suit against CTU – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermanic-candidate-files-4-million-defamation-suit-against-ctu/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The latest suit holds that Muir, a teacher at Nathan Hale Elementary School in the 13th Ward, used a CTU letterhead when she penned a note to ward residents accusing Krupa of cyberbullying and cyberstalking. “Mr. Krupa harassed and bullied me through breaching a school computer system and posting disturbing language and images that shocked me and my student,” Muir wrote in the letter, which implores residents not to vote for Krupa. “My sense of personal safety and security were violated, and this letter is part of my effort to hold him accountable for his behavior,” she wrote.)
— Democrats expect to send minimum wage bill to Pritzker Thursday — as GOP balks – Jerry Nowicki (DIERSEN: Did you ever work for the minimum wage? I did 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School. If S.S. Kresges had to pay me $15/hour in today’s dollars back then, it probably would have hired an illegal instead of me. If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were young, what would you have done with that money? I did not start earning $15/hour in today’s dollars until I was 18 in September of 1966. I earned far less than $15/hour in today’s dollars when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; and cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. If had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars 1962-1966, I probably would have bought a new loaded 1966 Pontiac GTO in 1966 instead of the new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I bought. What job requirements did you have to meet before you first earned $15/hour in today’s dollars? Job requirements that I had to meet in 1966 included: be a United States citizen, be 18 years old, have a high school diploma, pass an employment test, pass a physical examination, have a driver’s license, pass a truck driving test, pass a background investigation, and have a car to use to make deliveries with.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/democrats-send-minimum-wage-bill-pritzker-thursday-house-vote-gop-against/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190214/dont-make-it-easy-for-trump-to-hide-his-failure
— Want transparency? Get rid of ‘shell’ bills – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190213/want-transparency-get-rid-of-shell-bills
— No tollway board, no matter: Route 53 study keeps bringing consultants millions – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190214/no-tollway-board-no-problem-controversial-route-53-study-keeps-bringing-consultants-millions

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Biz faces life without clout in Springfield A higher minimum wage. Signs of more pension borrowing. A push for a graduated income tax. If you thought the business community still had significant influence in a Democrat-dominated capitol, this week offered a kick to the gut. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/biz-faces-life-without-clout-springfield

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Minimum wage is not an issue to rush – Editorial
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190209/our-view-minimum-wage-is-not-issue-to-rush

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois lawmaker Tom Bennett, R-Pontiac, eyeing 4 to 6 new statues at Capitol complex – Grant Morgan
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/02/14/illinois-republican-lawmaker-eyeing-4-to-6-new-statues-at-capitol-complex/awl0qvb/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD & HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois Republican lawmaker Patrick Windhorst proposes tighter restrictions on late-term abortions – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/02/13/illinois-republican-lawmaker-proposes-tighter-restrictions-on-late-term-abortions/apy963n/
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gop-lawmaker-proposes-tighter-restrictions-on-late-term-abortions-in/article_8527df58-c1dd-5483-a0a2-dcd8b673e619.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Despite border funding compromise, McCarthy backs Trump on declaring an emergency – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/despite-border-funding-compromise-mccarthy-backs-trump-on-declaring-an-emergency

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— KANE COUNTY MOURNS LOSS OF MONTGOMERY TRUSTEE STAN BOND
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/02/kane-county-mourns-loss-of-montgomery-trustee-stan-bond/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Spin machine on full throttle in graduated income tax debate – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-spin-machine-on-full-throttle-in-graduated-income/article_def7e65a-2f19-11e9-927e-93f1666b9a73.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Going on Offense with Pro-Life Candidates – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/02/spotlight-going-on-offense-with-pro-life-candidates/

 

GOPUSA
— Texas Republicans to propose tapping rainy day fund for border wall (DIERSEN: If immigration is not limited/stopped, anti-Americans will soon be the majorities in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, etc. and those state will vote to leave the United States and join up with Mexico.)
http://www.gopusa.com/texas-republicans-to-propose-tapping-rainy-day-fund-for-border-wall-2/
— HUD examines racial, ethnic disparities within homeless populations (DIERSEN: Democrats blame Republicans for homelessness.)
http://www.gopusa.com/hud-examines-racial-ethnic-disparities-within-homeless-populations/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Says Wall Will Be Harder to Climb Than Mt. Everest – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mount-everest-border-wall-resistance-obstructionists/2019/02/13/id/902615/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— And They Call Themselves “Progressives”? – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/and-they-call-themselves-progressives/

 

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Nancy Pelosi spreading Socialist Democracy like a modern Typhoid Mary – Paul H. Yarbrough
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/pelosi-socialist-democracy-typhoid-mary-113557/

 

TOWNHALL
— Can Any Of These Democrat Goofs Beat Trump? – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/02/14/can-any-of-these-democrat-goofs-beat-trump-n2541404

 

DAILY CALLER
— BETO’S RALLY SHOWED A CAMPAIGN DEAD ON ARRIVAL – Harlan Hill
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/13/hill-beto-dead/
— DEMOCRATS EXPRESS OPENNESS TO FEDERAL GUN REGISTRY – Kerry Picket
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/13/dems-open-allow-doj-firearms-registry/
— TRUMP DEMANDS CALIFORNIA PAY BACK FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR CANCELED BULLET TRAIN PROJECT – Evie Fordham
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/13/trump-california-money-train/
— LIBERAL HATRED AND HYPOCRISY TOOK CENTER STAGE YESTERDAY – Derek Hunter
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/14/liberal-hatred-and-hypocrisy/

 

HOT AIR
— Red Flag Gun Confiscations Already Number In The Thousands – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/02/13/red-flag-gun-confiscations-already-number-thousands/

 

LIFE SITE
— Every 2020 Democrat candidate is pro-abortion and pro-LGBT – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/2020-democrat-hopefuls-united-against-life-marriage-religious-freedom

 

LIFEZETTE
— U.S. Will Hurtle ‘Down the Tracks to Fiscal Ruin’ If Progressives Win in 2020 – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/02/u-s-will-hurtle-down-the-tracks-to-fiscal-ruin-if-progressives-win-in-2020/
— AS CITIZENS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES TAKE OVER CALIFORNIA: Democrat Threatens Trump with ‘Heavy Price’ if He Bypasses Congress for Wall Funding California’s Garamendi warned of severe consequences – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/02/democrat-threatens-trump-with-heavy-price-if-he-bypasses-congress-for-wall-funding/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— How ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Amnesty Could Destroy American Liberty – Trevor Loudon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/how-illegal-immigrant-amnesty-could-destroy-american-liberty_2784861.html
— Over 1.4 Million Households Drop Out of Food Stamp Program Under Trump – PETR SVAB AND ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/over-1-4-million-households-drop-out-of-food-stamp-program-under-trump_2799356.html

 

THE HILL
— FEBRUARY 4, 2014 FLASHBACK: Building name recognition – DAVID HILL (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. Since 2000, I have wanted to increase GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readership. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have worked very hard to discourage everyone from reading my emails. What should I do? Since 2000, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my emails have caused each and every defeat that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, and especially the defeats that they have suffered in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Glen Ellyn. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/david-hill/197474-building-name-recognition

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Migrants waiting in a Mexican shelter riot over long waits, poor conditions. Nonprofit says scenes could be first glimpse of how Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy actually plays out when implemented.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/migrants-waiting-mexican-shelter-riot-over-long-waits-poor-conditions-n971321

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Puts Best Face on Border Deal, as Aides Try to Assuage an Angry Right – Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/us/politics/deal-government-shutdown.html
— How Do You Apologize? – Jeremy Engle (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize a) for each and every GOPUSA ILLINOIS email that I have sent out, b) for each and every article that I have linked to in those emails, and c) for each and every comment that I have included in those emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize for causing all of the problems that they, that you, that I, and that everyone else has had, is having, and will have. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/learning/how-do-you-apologize.html
— Navigating the Male-Female Work Relationship – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, at one time or another, they assigned me to supervise virtually every female that they hired. Of course, to get rid of me, they hoped those females would charge me with sexual harassment or even worse things. During my last 4 years there, a female supervised me, and the 4 years before that, she supervised my supervisor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/opinion/me-too-male-bosses.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “More border surveillance tech could be worse for human rights than a wall.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/13/more-border-surveillance-tech-could-be-worse-human-rights-than-wall/

 

USA TODAY
— Why ‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor Lester Holt is teaching teens about fact-checking – Nathan Bomey (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/13/nbc-ester-holt-poynter-institute-mediawise-fact-checking/2857328002/

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Migrants enter U.S. in large groups near El Paso as tighter asylum controls lead them to new tactics – Alfredo Corchado
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/immigration/2019/02/13/migrants-enter-us-large-groups-near-el-paso-tighter-asylum-controls-lead-new-tactics

 

WTNH
— Bill combating age discrimination looks to protect seniors searching for jobs (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that I was born way back in 1948, b) acknowledge that I earned a bachelor’s degree in management, but stress that it was way back in 1970, c) acknowledge that I earned an MBA, but stress that it was way back in 1976, d) acknowledge that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, but stress that it was way back in 1979, e) acknowledge that I earned master’s degree in accounting, but stress that it was way back in 1980, f) acknowledge that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, but stress that it was way back in 1981, g) acknowledge that I became a licensed CPA, but stress that it was way back in 1981, h) acknowledge that I earned master’s degree in financial markets and trading, but stress that it was way back in 1997, i) acknowledge that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, but stress that it was way back 1971-1980, and j) acknowledge that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, but stress that it was way back 1980-1997.)
https://www.wtnh.com/news/politics/bill-combating-age-discrimination-looks-to-protect-seniors-searching-for-jobs/1779349850
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some politicians are looking to protect seniors who are searching for jobs. State lawmakers are introducing a bill that looks to combat age discrimination. The legislation would make it illegal for employers to ask for date of birth or graduation dates on job applications. According to an AARP survey, 61 percent of older workers have experienced discrimination due to their age.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Janus Barely Dents Public-Sector Union Membership Blue-state officials make legal moves to shore up an important source of political support. – Daniel DiSalvo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/janus-barely-dents-public-sector-union-membership-11550100582
— Let’s Make It Easier for People to Work Later in Life – Josh Gotbaum and Bruce E. Wolfe (DIERSEN: What do Gotbaum and Wolfe have to say about GAO’s policy of flushing its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran down the toilet if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40?)
https://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2019/02/13/lets-make-it-easier-for-people-to-work-later-in-life/
— In Need of Workers, the Midwest Recruits From Puerto Rico Companies recruit on the island, which is losing population, to find people to work in Ohio, Iowa and Nebraska. – Erin Ailworth and Arian Campo-Flores (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://www.wsj.com/articles/in-need-of-workers-the-midwest-recruits-from-puerto-rico-11550140201
— Make Trump Popular Again While he strikes a tone of unity, his opponents seek ideological purity. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/make-trump-popular-again-11550100806
— The Border Wall, Mile by Mile What has been built so far along the U.S.-Mexico border, and what is expected next – Louise Radnofsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-border-wall-mile-by-mile-11550152535

 

FORBES
— Illinois Is Still Not Serious About Pension Funding – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2019/02/13/illinois-is-still-not-serious-about-pension-funding/#746eff47a901

 

WIRED
— AMERICANS ARE ABANDONING PUBLIC TRANSIT – AARIAN MARSHALL (DIERSEN: Do/did you regularly use public transit to get to/from work and/or school? I did in 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1978-1997.)
https://www.wired.com/story/transit-center-census-americans-public-transportation/

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Critical Thinking: Will Robot Journalism Replace Human Journalists? – Evelyn Mateos
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-will-robot-journalism-replace-human-journalists/

 

AD WEEK
— DECEMBER 28, 2018 FLASHBACK: People Who Share News Articles Trust Them, But People Who Research Them Don’t The Knight Foundation and Gallup released the results of a recent experiment – David Cohen (DIERSEN: I do not “trust” the articles that I share. I fully disclose their source and their author.)
https://www.adweek.com/digital/people-who-share-news-articles-trust-them-but-people-who-esearch-them-dont/

 

ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/2/13/gay-hiv-positive-and-running-illinois

February 13 Morning Edition

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP Leader Stan Bond passed. Rom. 8:38-39 I am convinced that neither death nor life neither angels nor demons neither present nor future nor any powers neither height nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of GOD in Christ Jesus – Allen Skillicorn
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/13/live-coverage-161/
— Everybody, calm down (DIERSEN: Pot pushers do everything that they can to get rid of me, just like those who push dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to paint themselves as being anti-Diersen. They would love it.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/13/everybody-calm-down-2/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: The black exodus
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/13/the-black-exodus/
— Daley called “Bruce Rauner’s mayor” for taking $1 million from Ken Griffin
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/13/daley-called-bruce-rauner%e2%80%99s-mayor-for-taking-1-million-from-ken-griffin/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Unhappy with border fence deal, Trump still expected to sign it and avoid shutdown – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-shutdown-wall-20190213-story.html
— Illinois’ wealthiest man giving $1 million to Chicago mayoral candidate Bill Daley – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ken-griffin-bill-dailey-donation-20190212-story.html
— Civic Federation says Illinois should tax retirement income and cap spending, but Pritzker unlikely to go along – Dan Petrella (DIERSEN: A major reason why more taxpayers have not left Illinois is that Illinois has not taxed their retirement income. Overwhelmingly, those who have more retirement income, say more than $50,000/year, own their homes and pay big real estate taxes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-budget-civic-federation-20190212-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The call to tax retirement income echoes a similar proposal last week from the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, which is made up of the city’s business elite. The Civic Federation has been pushing the idea for several years, though its recommendation hasn’t gained traction in Springfield. The watchdog group’s report notes that Illinois is one of only three states that have an income tax but don’t tax any retirement income. All of Illinois’ neighbor states tax retirement income in some form. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall called the state’s policy “an outdated and expensive exemption” that shifts the tax burden from wealthy retirees to working people. By taxing all retirement income that is subject to the federal income tax, Illinois could bring in $2.5 billion during the budget year that begins July 1, according to the report. Last week, the Pritzker administration projected a $3.2 billion budget deficit for the next fiscal year in a report that set the stage for a low-expectations budget plan next week.)
— Trump can only win again if Democrats keep moving leftward – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201902121032–tms–jgoldbrgctnjg-a20190213-20190213-column.html
— A teaching moment from Virginia Democrats: The dogma lives loudly within them – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-virginia-democrats-kass-20190212-story.html
— IRS watchdog: Shutdown caused ‘shocking’ drop in phone help – AP (DIERSEN: 45 years ago, in 1974, when I was a 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $67,638/year) IRS employee, I was in charge of all the many IRS employees in IRS’s Chicago office who answered taxpayer phone inquiries. Because of my performance on that assignment, IRS promoted me to GS-12 (currently $81,071/year.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-us-irs-watchdog-impact-of-shutdown-20190212-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Glen Ellyn trustee reverses course, won’t resign from current term – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190212/glen-ellyn-trustee-reverses-course-wont-resign-from-current-term

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Four Democratic lawmakers propose expanding reproductive, abortion rights in Illinois – REBECCA ANZEL
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/four-democratic-lawmakers-propose-expanding-reproductive-abortion-rights-in-illinois/article_f2ab69f0-d8e5-5fb2-ad1b-66913ade87c8.html

 

MARION
— Illinois faces $3.2M budget deficit – Jeff Rogers
http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/news/20190211/illinois-faces-32m-budget-deficit

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/budget-deal-allows-far-less-money-than-trump-wanted-for-wall
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Taxpayer-funded abortions increase by 1,758 percent in one year – Rachel Droze
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/taxpayer-funded-abortions-increase-by-1758-percent-in-one-year
— National debt hits new milestone, topping $22 trillion – MARTIN CRUTSINGER
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/national-debt-hits-new-milestone-topping-22-trillion
— Ted Cruz wants to pass ‘El Chapo Act’ to make notorious drug lord pay for border wall – Quixem Ramirez (DIERSEN: All individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that have encouraged illegal immigration should pay for The Wall.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/ted-cruz-wants-to-pass-el-chapo-act-to-make-notorious-drug-lord-pay-for-border-wall
— New bill working to repeal Illinois Parental Notice Abortion Act – Leslie Moreno
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/it-could-soon-be-legal-for-your-daughter-to-undergo-a-medical-procedure-without-your-conse
— Sangamon County ranked as one of the best places to retire – Katie Bandish
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/sangamon-county-ranks-as-one-of-the-best-places-to-retire

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— As Goes Journalism, So Goes the Community
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/attend-goes-journalism-so-goes-community#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The number of news reporters has been declining for years – in print and broadcast, and markets of all sizes. One need only look at the Illinois State House Press Corps, whose numbers have dwindled from several dozen full-time, year-round reporters to a handful of credentialed journalists today, or the decreased size of local media news staff, to see the trend in our area.)

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Rep Skillicorn: Pritzker ‘does not have what it takes to reform’ – Karen Kidd
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511773044-rep-skillicorn-pritzker-does-not-have-what-it-takes-to-reform

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DUPED: HOW MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AFSCME MEMBER DUES FLOW TO POLITICS – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/duped-how-millions-of-dollars-in-afscme-member-dues-flow-to-politics/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Williamson County State’s Attorney Brandon Zanotti says he won’t enforce proposed assault weapons ban – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/prosecutor-says-he-won-t-enforce-proposed-assault-weapons-ban/article_9249b6fc-2efc-11e9-81d9-43ea345d4568.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSERVATIVE GROUP URGES “NO” TO VOTE-BY-MAIL BILL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/oppose-vote-by-mail.html
— THERE ARE BETTER CHOICES THAN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have used against me the most the fact that I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962. Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/get-them-out-of-public-schools.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— MARIJUANA, MENTAL ILLNESS A​ND VIOLENCE – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/marijuana-mental-illness-a%e2%80%8bnd-violence/

 

BREITBART
— Tech Elites, Donor Class Unite with GOP/Dems to Outsource White-Collar American Jobs – John Binder (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they want to get rid of their employees who are citizens of America and replace them with citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/12/tech-elites-donor-class-unite-with-gop-dems-to-outsource-white-collar-american-jobs/
— GOP/Dem Deal Keeps Catch and Release for Thousands of Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/12/gop-dem-deal-keeps-catch-and-release-for-thousands-of-illegal-aliens/
— Extremism, Scandals Rip Apart Democrat Party: Radicalism, Racism, Anti-Semitism, Sexism, Socialism Threaten Left’s Return to Power – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/12/extremism-scandals-rip-apart-democrat-party-radicalism-racism-anti-semitism-sexism-socialism-threaten-lefts-return-to-power/
— GOP/Dem Deal Keeps Catch and Release for Thousands of Illegal Aliens John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/12/gop-dem-deal-keeps-catch-and-release-for-thousands-of-illegal-aliens/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans claim victory with border wall ‘down payment’ in spending deal – David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/12/republicans-secure-border-wall-down-payment-spendi/
— Black Virginia voters may forgive Democrats: ‘I can’t oust Gov. Northam for acting white in America’ – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: Will Northam hint/imply/argue/shout at Black Virginia voters that if the let him say, he will do everything that he can to get rid of Whites?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/12/ralph-northam-virginia-democrats-may-be-forgiven-b/
— How Castro’s communism drives illegal immigration – Steve Hecht
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/12/how-castros-communism-drives-illegal-immigration/
— Migrant mini-caravan breaches border near site of Trump wall rally – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/12/migrant-mini-caravan-breaches-border-near-donald-t/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Media Won’t Admit Walls Work—Study Shows Otherwise – Elizabeth Harrington
https://freebeacon.com/blog/media-wont-admit-walls-work-study-shows-otherwise/
— Report: More Than 1,700 Red Flag Orders in 2018 Law allows for temporary seizure of firearms from those deemed a threat to themselves or others – Stephen Gutowski
https://freebeacon.com/issues/report-more-than-1700-red-flag-orders-in-2018/
— Ocasio-Cortez Living in Luxury Navy Yard Apartment Building Democratic socialist had publicly worried about whether she could afford rent – Brent Scher
https://freebeacon.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-living-in-luxury-navy-yard-apartment-building/

 

HOT AIR
— Looks Like The Citizenship Question Is Back On The Census Again – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/02/12/looks-like-citizenship-question-back-census/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Capitol Hill GOP Caves On Border Wall Deal
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29674

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Trump: Money from Border Deal ‘Will Be Hooked Up With Lots of Money from Other Sources’ – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/trump-money-from-border-deal-will-be-hooked-up-with-lots-of-money-from-other-sources/
— Menendez Attacks Trump For Classifying Drunk Driving Illegals As ‘Criminal’ – Tim Pearce (DIERSEN: If you are in a country illegally, you are a criminal.)
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/menendez-attacks-trump-for-classifying-drunk-driving-illegals-as-criminal/
— More than 300 Illegal Aliens Taken into Custody by Border Patrol Agents in New Mexico – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/more-than-300-illegal-aliens-taken-into-custody-by-border-patrol-agents-in-new-mexico/

 

TOWNHALL
— Sheriff Organizations and Law Enforcement Officials Concerned About Dem ‘Poison Pill’ on Border Funding – Sarah Lee
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/sarahlee/2019/02/12/sheriff-organizations-and-law-enforcement-officials-concerned-about-dem-poison-pill-on-border-funding-n2541370

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— AN INCOMPLETE COMPROMISE BORDER DEAL Will President Trump accept and fill in the gaps on his own? – Joseph Klein
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272857/incomplete-compromise-border-deal-joseph-klein

 

DAILY CALLER
— GINSBURG’S HEALTH RAISES FRIGHTENING HISTORY OF INCAPACITY AND DISABILITY ON THE SUPREME COURT – Kevin Daley
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/12/supreme-court-ginsburg-incapacity/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Single-Payer: The Gateway to Socialist Paradise – Andrew Thomas
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/singlepayer_the_gateway_to_socialist_paradise.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— White Privilege Doesn’t Mean Anything—And That’s the Point – Mark Bauerlein (DIERSEN: How have Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion impacted you? Because of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion, I became a federal employee. In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That made me unemployed because Firestone Stores, my employer at the time, had fired me for accepting Oldsmobile’s offer. My being unemployed directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/12/white-privilege-doesnt-mean-anything-and-thats-the-point/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— When Irish Eyes Are Closed to History If Ireland stops teaching its past, are they doomed to repeat it? – JOHN RODDEN AND JOHN ROSSI
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/when-irish-eyes-are-closed-to-history/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump shreds Dems for wanting to ‘execute’ babies, promises to protect ‘millions’ of innocent unborn – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-shreds-northam-for-infanticide-millions-of-innocent-beautiful-babies

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Jabs at Beto O’Rourke for Smaller Rally Size – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-jabs-at-beto-orourke-for-smaller-rally-size_2798684.html

 

THE HILL
— Presidential hopefuls underline Democrats’ strong leftward drift – DAVID WEBB
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/429711-webb-presidential-hopefuls-underline-democrats-strong-leftward-drift
— Americans continue their march to low-tax states – JONATHAN WILLIAMS
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/429623-americans-continue-their-march-to-low-tax-states

 

CNN
— Trump intends to sign border deal to avoid another shutdown – Dana Bash, Betsy Klein and Veronica Stracqualursi
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/13/politics/trump-border-security-deal/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: For Parade, Trump Asks If July 4 Would Work – Helene Cooper (DIERSEN: Every year, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs work harder a) to discourage Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican organizations, Republican party leaders, and Republican major donors from contributing money to help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and b) to discourage Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican organizations, and Republican party leaders from participating in the parades.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/politics/trump-parade-washington.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: After Shutdown, Americans Feel ‘Extreme Frustration’ Toward I.R.S. – Jim Tankersley and Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: A major reason why I left IRS in 1980 when I was 31 years old was to get away from the extreme hatred toward IRS employees.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/your-money/irs-government-shutdown.html
— Women Sue Yale Over a Fraternity Culture They Say Enables Harassment – Anemona Hartocollis
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/yale-fraternities.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal employees prepare for shutdown if tentative budget deal falters “I’m stronger. … I survived 35 days” of recent shutdown. – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government wanted all federal employees to be painted as being underpaid, and therefore, as having financial problems. In 1978, when I was 29 years old, they were BEYOND FURIOUS when Money Magazine reported a) that IRS was paying me $89,178/year in today’s dollars, b) that I owned a one-bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago, c) that I was renting out a town home in University Park, d) that I owned a 1972 Corvette, e) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) that I was taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, and g) that I had gone on vacations to Jamaica, Mexico, Hawaii, the Bahamas.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/12/employees-prepare-shutdown-if-tentative-budget-deal-falters/
— On El Paso’s Shelter Place, an American divide over immigrants and immigration – Jenna Johnson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/on-el-pasos-shelter-place-an-american-divide-over-immigrants-and-immigration/2019/02/12/083d76fa-2e3a-11e9-813a-0ab2f17e305b_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— He Has a Purple Heart, but the VA Wouldn’t Call Him a Veteran Because he left the service with ‘bad paper,’ Alejandro Garcia was denied benefits for almost nine years. – Rose Carmen Goldberg (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors gave me extremely “bad paper.” They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/he-has-a-purple-heart-but-the-va-wouldnt-call-him-a-veteran-11550015053
— Shutdown Inflicted ‘Real Harm’ on Taxpayers, IRS Watchdog Says Americans are waiting longer to get help from overburdened agency, report finds – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shutdown-inflicted-real-harm-on-taxpayers-irs-watchdog-says-11549985281

 

EL PASO TIMES
— Miles from Trump rally in El Paso, 300 immigrants walk around border wall into US – Daniel Borunda
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2019/02/12/trump-rally-el-paso-border-patrol-detains-300-migrants-wall-sunland-park-nm/2852894002/

 

VIRGINIA PIOLET
— Why Wisconsin’s Marsha Howard, a Chicago native who played at Crete-Monee High School, sits alone while her teammates stand for the national anthem – Shannon Ryan
https://pilotonline.com/sports/college/elsewhere/basketball/article_d19b0c5a-0a47-5952-aa0f-8423c53351be.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Howard also played flute in the band and was passionate about cheerleading. On the basketball court, she was ferocious. She was a leader, a three-star recruit ranked No. 10 in the state. Off the court, she encouraged teammates with complicated home lives to stick with basketball. “She was always a voice of reason,” Crete-Monee coach Christina Cobbins said. “We always knew she was special. She realized she was a leader.” After seeing Kaepernick take a knee on the sideline when he played for the 49ers to protest racial injustice in 2016 — an act he and others believe has resulted in him being blackballed from the NFL — Howard understood she could also use sports to urge fans to think about inequities in society. She talked to other black student-athletes and students at Wisconsin, some of whom encouraged the athletes to use their platforms for all of them.)

 

WBUR
— FEBRUARY 6, 2019 FLASHBACK: Political Strategists React To Trump’s State Of The Union Remarks (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do political strategists who are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs advise Republican candidates and political organizations in Illinois to do? ANSWER: Do NOT defend or advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform. Get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that support the aforesaid planks. Disgustingly, tragically, ever-increasingly, it looks like Republican candidates and political organizations in Illinois are taking that advice.)
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/02/06/trump-state-union-praise-criticism

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— Federal employees brace for another shutdown, just in case – TODD C. FRANKEL, KIMBERLY KINDY AND LISA REIN (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government wanted all federal employees to be painted as being underpaid, and therefore, as having financial problems. In 1978, when I was 29 years old, they were BEYOND FURIOUS when Money Magazine reported a) that IRS was paying me $89,178/year in today’s dollars, b) that I owned a one-bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago, c) that I was renting out a town home in University Park, d) that I owned a 1972 Corvette, e) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) that I was taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, and g) that I had gone on vacations to Jamacia, Mexico, Hawaii, the Bahamas.)
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/federal-employees-brace-for-another-shutdown-just-in-case-1.568414

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In what ways are/were you a minority? – Dave Diersen
(THE ARTICLE: In what ways are/were you a minority a) in the employer(s) that you work/worked for, b) in the organization(s) that you are/were a member of, c) in your precinct, d) in your municipality, e) in your township/ward, f) in your county, g) in Illinois, and h) in America? While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1980, I was almost always a minority because I am Republican, conservative, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL)), German American, non-veteran, gun owner, my ancestors have been in America for a long time (1844), and I have no financial problems or major health problems. Since I became a member of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee in 1999 and while I was a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, I have almost always a minority because I am Republican (not a Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, or RINO), conservative (I have always supported all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, MSL, German American, non-veteran, gun owner, my ancestors have been in America for a long time (1844), and I have no financial problems or major health problems. Since 1984, because I am a Republican, I am increasingly a minority in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in my precinct as more and more and more vote for Democrat candidates.)
http://www.gopillinois.com

February 12 Morning Edition

CBS2
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago Is The Most Corrupt American City
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/11/chicago-most-corrupt-city/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage Hispanic illegals to use children to invade America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-family-separation-border-children-trump-huppke-20190211-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A moral argument for the rich in Illinois paying a fairer share – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/j-b-pritzker-income-inequality-civic-committee-commercial-club-progressive-income-tax/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MCSWEENEY: McSweeney takes aim at business group’s proposal to tax retirement income.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190211/lawmaker-takes-aim-at-business-groups-proposal-to-tax-retirement-income
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-males and those who pander to anti-males blame males for all problems that women have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190211/editorial-women-presidential-candidates-inspire-as-they-aim-for-highest-glass-ceiling-
— Economic development a key issue in Downers Grove mayoral race Three (Marge Earl, Bob Barnett and David Olsen) vying for mayor in Downers Grove – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190211/economic-development-a-key-issue-in-downers-grove-mayoral-race

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lake Shore Drive emergency hints at struggling Chicago infrastructure “An emergency creates an actual cost,” notes one economist. “When you’re failing to make the necessary investments to keep your infrastructure in shape, then you can get into these crisis situations.” – BEN WINCK
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/transportation/lake-shore-drive-emergency-hints-struggling-chicago-infrastructure

 

WTTW
— Illinois Lawmakers Debate Financial Steps Amid Pritzker Deficit Report – Alexandra Silets
https://news.wttw.com/2019/02/11/illinois-lawmakers-debate-financial-steps-amid-pritzker-deficit-report

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local business owners warn of consequences from minimum wage hike – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190211/local-business-owners-warn-of-consequences-from-minimum-wage-hike
— New exhibit comes to grips with race, slavery in Illinois history – Steven Spearie (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that my ancestors came to America during the 1840s and 1850s while slavery was still legal. In their and my defense, I stress that they always lived in northeast Illinois and that they never had enough money to discriminate against anyone even if they wanted to.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190211/new-exhibit-comes-to-grips-with-race-slavery-in-illinois-history
— Uncertainty surrounds Abraham Lincoln’s early years – Tara McClellan McAndrew
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190211/uncertainty-surrounds-abraham-lincolns-early-years

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Another Gun Law – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=279396#.XGKyhFxKiM8

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— California governor rebukes Trump in border troop withdrawal – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/california-governor-rebukes-trump-in-border-troop-withdrawal
— In El Paso, Trump and O’Rourke go head-to-head over wall – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/in-el-paso-trump-and-orourke-go-head-to-head-over-wall
— Budget talks resuming amid pessimism over border differences – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/budget-talks-resuming-amid-pessimism-over-border-differences

 

WTAX
— Retailers suggest $11 downstate minimum wage
https://wtax.com/news/101101-retailers-suggest-11-downstate-minimum-wage/

 

STATELINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/proposed-illinois-bill-would-make-lgbtq-curriculum-mandatory-in-public-schools/1774939800

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Gov. Pritzker considering vape tax to reduce deficit – Catherine Henderson
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/02/11/lateststories/gov-pritzker-considering-vape-tax-to-reduce-deficit/

 

  1. LOUIS AMERICAN
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White-haters promote hatred of Whites.
    http://www.stlamerican.com/black_history/black-history-and-white-privilege-applying-the-lessons-of-dr/article_26a9e590-2e32-11e9-b2d2-e3d79bcfe47b.html

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ crisis: 20 facts Pritzker doesn’t want ordinary Illinoisans to know – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-crisis-20-facts-pritzker-doesnt-want-ordinary-illinoisans-to-know/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— News reports more of a threat to public than Sterigenics, air quality expert says – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511768482-news-reports-more-of-a-threat-to-public-than-sterigenics-air-quality-expert-says

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PROPERTY TAX RATES NEARLY DOUBLE SINCE 2007 AS RESIDENTS LEAVE HARVEY, ILLINOIS – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? I worked for IRS in its Harvey office 1972-1973.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/property-tax-rates-nearly-double-since-2007-as-residents-leave-harvey-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO BUSINESS LEADERS JOIN CALL TO PROTECT DREAMERS (DIERSEN: Soon, to curry favor with citizens of foreign countries, with minorities, with females, with younger people, and/or with LGBTQers, employers will brag a) that they hired and/or promoted Dreamers and b) that they did not hire or that they got rid of their employees who were citizens of America, White, male, older, and/or straight.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/chicago-business-leaders-join-call-to-protect-dreamers.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump holds rally in Texas amid border wall debate – Nicole Darrah
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-holds-maga-rally-in-texas

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Beto O’Rourke counters Trump in El Paso: ‘We are making a stand for the truth’ – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/11/beto-orourke-leads-el-paso-march-against-trump-bor/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will barred from a) getting an education, b) getting a job, c) owning a vehicle, d) owning real estate, e) etc.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/11/1964-civil-rights-act-lgbtq-expansion-hinges-relig/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biggest CPAC ever to kick off 2020, theme ‘What Makes America Great’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/biggest-cpac-ever-to-kick-off-2020-theme-what-makes-america-great
— Trump: Congress can negotiate, but ‘we’re building the wall anyway’ – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-congress-can-negotiate-but-were-building-the-wall-anyway

 

BREITBART
— Trump Holds Texas Rally at Border; Beto Headlines Anti-Wall Protest – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/live-updates-trump-holds-texas-rally-at-border-beto-headlines-anti-wall-protest/
— President Donald Trump: I Will Never Abolish ICE – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/president-donald-trump-i-will-never-abolish-ice/
— Democrats Seeking End to Immigration Enforcement, GOP Conceding on Wall – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/democrats-seeking-end-to-immigration-enforcement-gop-conceding-on-wall/
— GOP/Dem Border Deal: $1.3B for Wall, No Increase in Detention Space – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/gop-dem-border-deal-1-3b-for-wall-no-increase-in-detention-space/
— ICE Official: Artificial Cap on Detentions ‘Will Lead to Disastrous Results’ – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/ice-official-artificial-cap-on-detentions-will-lead-to-disastrous-results/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP DRAWS RED LINE ON BORDER WALL NEGOTIATIONS – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/11/trump-draws-red-line-border-wall-negotiations/
— DEMOCRAT WHO SOUGHT TO REGULATE DRUDGE RUNNING TO REPRESENT SILICON VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA SENATE – RUDY TAKALA (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/12/drudge-silicon-valley/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Border Patrol Agents Arrest 290 Illegal Aliens in New Mexico – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/border-patrol-agents-arrest-290-illegal-aliens-in-new-mexico/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— This is how the State Department purges Trump’s conservative political appointees – Gualberto Garcia Jones, Esq. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my Democrat superiors in the federal government did to purge federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about what Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants have done to purge those who were Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/this-is-how-the-state-department-purges-trumps-conservative-political-appoi

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Rallies in El Paso in Renewed Push for Border Wall – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-rallies-to-el-paso-in-renewed-push-for-border-wall_2797444.html
— Socialism Ruins the Traditional Family Structure, Warns Expert – EMEL AKAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/socialism-ruins-the-traditional-family-structure-warns-expert_2797509.html

 

GOPUSA
— Trump Has Accomplished Much in 2 Years
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-has-accomplished-much-in-2-years/
— Democrat politicians stand for nothing but themselves
http://www.gopusa.com/democrat-politicians-stand-for-nothing-but-themselves/
— Survey: Americans’ optimism about personal finances at 16-year high
http://www.gopusa.com/survey-americans-optimism-about-personal-finances-at-16-year-high/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— It Takes Enormous Character to Do What Trump’s Doing
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/02/11/it-takes-enormous-character-to-do-what-trumps-doing/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Reconquistador!’ – Jonathon Moseley
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/alexandria_ocasiocortez__reconquistador.html
— When will social justice warriors come after the US Capitol? – Stephen Ryan
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/when_will_social_justice_warriors_come_after_the_us_capitol.html
— Beto O’Rourke: The last minstrel – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/beto_orourke_the_last_minstrel.html
— Bezos’ recklessness risks Amazon loss of $100 billion DoD cloud business – Chriss Street
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/bezos_recklessness_risks_amazon_loss_of_100_billion_dod_cloud_business.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Gallup: 5M Illegals Headed for U.S. Within the Year; 42M Want to Come – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31458-gallup-5m-illegals-headed-for-u-s-within-the-year-42m-want-to-come

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Who’s Afraid of Socialism? – Christopher Roach
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/11/whos-afraid-of-socialism/

 

PJ MEDIA
— DECEMBER 28, 2018 FLASHBACK: Top 50 Conservative Websites for 2018 – PAULA BOLYARD (DIERSEN: Besides me, who else in Illinois brings to your attention every morning and every evening articles posted on conservative websites? GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails regularly include links to articles posted on this list of top 50 conservative websites: Breitbart, Daily Caller, Western Journal, Washington Examiner, Blaze, Townhall, World Net Daily, National Review, Newsmax, PJ Media, American Thinker, Hot Air, Federalist, Rush Limbaugh, Judicial Watch, NewsBusters, Washington Free Beacon, Heritage Foundation, Daily Signal, Weekly Standard, CNS News, LifeSite News, American Conservative, Independent Journal Review, LifeZette, FrontPage Magazine, American Greatness, Spectator, and Campus Reform.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/top-conservative-websites-for-2018/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Student gov weighs in on ‘ethnic cleansing’ of illegals – Jesse Stiller (DIERSEN: I should write a about what my Democrat superiors in the federal government did to cleanse the federal government of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about what Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants have done to cleanse the aforesaid organizations of those who are Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11860

 

THE HILL
— Trump, O’Rourke battle over wall at dueling El Paso rallies – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/429532-trump-swipes-at-orourke-at-texas-rally

 

POLITICO
— Beto takes on Trump in tale of 2 mega-rallies The president held a campaign event in the hometown of his likely 2020 rival — and O’Rourke hit back with a speech blasting the border wall. – DAVID SIDERS and ANITA KUMAR
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/11/trump-beto-orourke-el-paso-border-wall-1163893

 

UPI
— Trump holds El Paso re-election rally to chants of ‘Finish the Wall’ – Patrick Timmons
https://www.upi.com/Trump-holds-El-Paso-re-election-rally-to-chants-of-Finish-the-Wall/9741549934186/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH FOUR BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, male-haters and those who pander to male-haters blame males for all problems that women have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/us/politics/sexism-double-standard-2020.html
— Trump Takes Border Wall Fight to El Paso; Beto O’Rourke Fires Back – Mark Landler and Simon Romero
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/us/politics/donald-trump-el-paso.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/opinion/trump-warren-trail-tears.html
— Trevor Noah Says Northam’s ‘Racism Debt’ Might Be a Good Thing – Giovanni Russonello (DIERSEN: Far too many activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican talk and/or act a) like they have tremendous skeletons rattling around in their closets and b) like are being blackmailed. Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/arts/television/trevor-noah-ralph-northam-white-guilt.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Our Grandkids Are Already in Debt – Paul Krugman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/opinion/democrats-federal-deficit.html
— Bill O’Reilly’s Invitation to Speak at a Police Charity Event in New York Ignites #MeToo Protest – Azi Paybarah
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/nyregion/bill-oreilly-police-athletic-league.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Power Up: Trump rallies for wall in Texas as lawmakers agree to something less in Washington – Jacqueline Alemany
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/powerup/2019/02/12/powerup-trump-rallies-for-wall-in-texas-as-lawmakers-agree-to-something-less-in-washington/5c61c3e31b326b66eb098684/
— Americans can’t decide how much to tax the rich — but they want to tax the rich – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? What do they stress to justify that? For me, they stress a) I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 when I was 17 years old, b) I avoided the draft, c) I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, d) I bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, e) I bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, f) I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) I worked for IRS 1971-1980, g) I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, h) IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, i) I bought a new town home in 1972, j) I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974 and traded it in to the building’s developer for I one bedroom condo in 1976, k) I earned an MBA in 1976, l) I got married in 1978 and my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, m) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, n) I worked for GAO 1980-1997, o) I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, p) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, q) I became a licensed CPA in 1981, r) my wife and I had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984, s) GAO promoted me in 1986, t) my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, u) I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, v) I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, w) my wife and I saved money for our retirement, x) etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/11/americans-cant-decide-how-much-tax-rich-they-want-tax-rich/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/12/trump-says-central-americans-are-threat-my-son-is-proof-hes-wrong/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump blasts Beto O’Rourke, stands by wall at Texas rally – Marisa Schultz
https://nypost.com/2019/02/11/trump-blasts-beto-orourke-stands-by-wall-at-texas-rally/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— America has a farm labor shortage. We need a better guest worker program – Zippy Duvall
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-duvall-farm-labor-shortage-20190212-story.html

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Trump defiantly takes his wall message to predominantly Democrat El Paso – Alfredo Corchado
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections-2020/2019/02/11/tense-el-paso-braces-trump-message-diverse-safe-city-decades

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Andrew Cuomo’s Tears of SALT He wants Donald Trump to repeal one of tax reform’s best features. – Editorial (DIERSEN: The purposes of the $10,000 SALT cap are a) to punish those states that have high real estate taxes and/or income taxes, b) to punish those taxpayers in the aforesaid states who pay lots of real estate tax and/or state income tax, and especially those who are married, c) to punish the aforesaid taxpayers who do not move out of the aforesaid states, and/or d) to get the aforesaid taxpayers to vote for Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/andrew-cuomos-tears-of-salt-11549930778
— Democrats Face Great Opportunity—and High Peril Party risks that perceptions of extremism or stridency could alienate the center – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, g) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, h) patronage and political affiliation discrimination, i) reverse discrimination, j) age discrimination, k) retaliation, and l) even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-face-great-opportunityand-high-peril-11549896588
— Your Company Wants to Know if You’ve Lost Weight As more employers launch high-tech wellness programs that keep tabs on workers’ exercise, sleep and nutrition, employees worry about privacy and the consequences of opting out – Te-Ping Chen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote booze, gambling, pot, and other health-destroying and wealth-destroying vices.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-your-company-need-to-know-your-body-mass-index-11549902536

 

USA TODAY
— Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam slammed for referring to ‘first indentured servants from Africa’ instead of slaves – William Cummings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/11/ralph-northam-cbs-interview/2835591002/#
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Most federal employee can’t afford to miss a paycheck Survey of federal workers brings home the perils of a shutdown – Janna Herron (DIERSEN: What do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have to say about this? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and they have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/12/government-shutdown-looms-federal-workers-still-hurting-financially/2840443002/

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Democrats Revealed Their True Open Border Stripes – Editorial
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/border-protection-democrats-open-borders/

 

CHARLESTON GAZETTE MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, those who promote LGBTQ activity want a) your Republican township, ward, and county party organizations, b) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, c) the IRP, and d) the Republican Party to banish those like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/legislative_session/gop-chairwoman-condemns-anti-gay-comments-committees-nix-lgbt-protection/article_95dc9e77-8145-57ea-81f0-a8ffdcfaed5b.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— WEST VIRGINIA LAWMAKER COMPARES LGBTQ COMMUNITY TO KKK, ‘TERRORIST GROUP’ – DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will barred from a) getting an education, b) getting a job, c) owning a vehicle, d) owning real estate, e) etc.)
https://www.newsweek.com/west-virginia-lawmaker-compares-lgbtq-kkk-1327148
— SEAN HANNITY SLAMS ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ’S ‘OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE’ GREEN NEW DEAL – BRENDAN COLE
https://www.newsweek.com/video-sean-hannity-slams-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-outrageously-expensive-1327435

 

ATLANTIC
— Democrats Overplay Their Hand on Abortion In New York and Virginia, state governments are working to loosen restrictions on late-term abortion—and giving the anti-abortion movement an opportunity. – Alexandra DeSanctis
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/new-york-and-virginia-push-expand-abortion-rights/581959/

 

GUARDIAN
— Trump: ‘Just so you know, we’re building the wall anyway.’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/feb/12/donald-trump-just-so-you-know-were-building-the-wall-anyway-video

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump whips his Texas faithful into a frenzy as he uses rally to trash Beto’s rival speech, rips the ‘Green New Deal’, goes after Virginia Gov. for his near-Moonwalk and vows to ‘finish the wall’ – GEOFF EARLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6694023/Trump-uses-Texas-campaign-rally-trash-young-man-Beto-ORourke-rips-green-new-deal.html

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Democrats capitulate to Trump, agree to wall funding – Eric London
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/12/wall-f12.html

February 9 Morning Edition

 

DAILY HERALD
— Durbin, at Harper College, says he’s confident of bipartisan border deal but unsure of Trump support – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190208/durbin-at-harper-college-says-hes-confident-of-bipartisan-border-deal-but-unsure-of-trump-support

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
– New Hampshire court upholds women’s topless conviction, saying rights weren’t violated – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-free-the-nipple-new-hampshire-20190208-story.html

 

WLS AM
— GM offers $25,000 reward for information on nooses and ‘whites-only’ signs at Ohio plant
http://www.wlsam.com/news/gm-offers-25000-reward-for-information-on-nooses-and-whites-only-signs-at-ohio-plant/

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Geneva parents oppose anti-abortion protester’s methods ‘He’s taking video and I don’t think that’s right’ – BRENDA SCHORY
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/02/08/geneva-parents-oppose-anti-abortion-protesters-methods/ashxnno/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker report says Bruce Rauner drove Illinois ‘into a financial ditch’ – Rick Pearson and Dan Petrella
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gov-j-b-pritzker-report-says-bruce-rauner-drove-illinois/article_c3c357bd-429b-5722-b25c-3e153274f336.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: LGBT Curriculum Bill Advances – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY
http://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/lgbt-curriculum-bill-advances#stream/0

 

WEEK
— $15 minimum wage would have largest impacts outside Chicago
https://week.com/news/political/2019/02/08/report-15-minimum-wage-would-have-largest-impacts-outside-chicago/

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— TRUMP CALLS BORDER MIGRANTS A “TREMENDOUS ONSLAUGHT,” SPARKING CONCERNS FROM MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS – Carly Graf
https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/trump-calls-border-migrants-a-tremendous-onslaught-sparking-concerns-from-mental-health-experts/

 

NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
— Sean Casten: Socialism is Lovely – CARLY ATCHISON
https://www.nrcc.org/2019/02/08/sean-casten-socialism-lovely/
(FROM THE POSTING: Sean Casten thinks the socialist Green New Deal is “lovely,” but to which part is he referring exactly? Turning all airports into museums? Abolishing farting cows? Paying those who are “unwilling” to work? The choo-choo train to Hawaii? Replacing each building in the country, including every home and business in Illinois? Shuttering the nuclear power plants that generate 53% of all electricity in Illinois and the coal and gas plants that generate another 40%? NRCC Comment: “Sean Casten might think tearing down every home and business in IL-06 and a fantasy choo-choo train to Hawaii would be lovely, but that only goes to show how desperately out of touch he is with Illinoisans. The Green New Deal is nothing more than Democrats’ latest attempt at a socialist takeover, guaranteed to eliminate thousands of jobs and raise taxes on hardworking Illinois families and the middle class.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Carly Atchison)

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Only 3 other states, District of Columbia have $15 minimum wage
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511768486-only-3-other-states-district-of-columbia-have-15-minimum-wage

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Medical Doctor from Peoria Opposes Legal Pot – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/medical-doctor-from-peoria-opposes-legal-pot-2/

 

BREITBART
— Ocasio-Cortez Boasts of Steering Democratic Party Left with Green New Deal – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/08/ocasio-cortez-boasts-of-steering-democratic-party-left-with-green-new-deal/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “In terms of aspirational goals, it’s lovely,” Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) said in the WSJ report. “I’d love to live in a world that’s totally clean and has green jobs for everyone and all sorts of other benefits.”)

 

FOX NEWS
— As border wall funding divides Washington, new multimillion-dollar barrier will soon break ground in Texas – Madeleine Rivera
https://www.foxnews.com/us/as-border-wall-funding-divides-washington-new-multimillion-dollar-barrier-will-soon-break-ground-in-texas

 

TOWNHALL
— Here Are Ocasio-Cortez’s Latest Idiotic Remarks About Illegal Aliens And Immigration Enforcement – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/02/08/aoc-ice-remarks-n2541027
— NM Gov. Pulls Most National Guardsmen from the Border: We Will Not Partake in Trump’s ‘Fear-Mongering’ – Julio Rosas (DIERSEN: How soon will New Mexico leave the United States and join up with Mexico?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2019/02/08/nm-gov-pulls-most-national-guardsmen-from-the-border-we-will-not-partake-in-trumps-fearmongering-n2541036

 

BREITBART
— GOP/Dems Set to Offer Trump a Quarter of $5.7B for Border Wall – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/08/gop-dems-set-to-offer-trump-a-quarter-of-5-7b-for-border-wall/
— Illegal Immigration Expected to Hit Highest Level Since George W. Bush – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/08/illegal-immigration-expected-to-hit-highest-level-since-george-w-bush/
— Democrats Use Border Wall Talks to Expand ‘Catch and Release’ Policies – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/08/democrats-use-border-wall-talks-to-expand-catch-and-release-policies/
— Chicago Bill Requires Social Media Background Check for Gun License – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/08/chicago-bill-requires-social-media-background-check-for-gun-license/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— 4 Liberal Arguments against the Wall and How to Beat Them – Auguste Meyrat
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/4_liberal_arguments_against_the_wall_and_how_to_beat_them.html
— The Hijacking of a Presidential Election – Jon N. Hall
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/the_hijacking_of_a_presidential_election.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Mass Immigration and Climate Change Doublethink – Quentin Borges-Silva
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/08/mass-immigration-and-climate-change-doublethink/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Disney Hosting First Official LGBTQ Event at Paris Theme Park – Dave Bohon
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/31436-disney-hosting-first-official-lgbtq-event-at-paris-theme-park

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The ‘New Normal’: A New Era of Bigger Migrant Caravans Has Begun – Nolan Peterson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/02/08/the-new-normal-a-new-era-of-bigger-migrant-caravans-has-begun/
— Ivanka Trump Says Art Exhibit Depicting Her Vacuuming Is ‘Sexist’ – Evie Fordham
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/02/08/ivanka-trump-says-art-exhibit-depicting-her-vacuuming-is-sexist/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— President Trump to Hold MAGA Rally in El Paso, TX, Monday – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/president-trump-to-hold-maga-rally-in-el-paso-tx-on-monday/

 

HOT AIR
— Survey Estimate: 42 Million Latin Americans Want To Migrate To The U.S.
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/02/survey-estimate-42-million-latin-americans-want-migrate-u-s/

— Ayatollah Khamenei: ‘Death To America’ Really Means Death To Trump – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/02/08/ayatollah-khamenei-death-america-really-means-death-trump/
— Chicago Gun Bill Would Require Social Media Background Check For Permits – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/02/08/chicago-gun-bill-require-social-media-background-check-permits/

 

THE HILL
— More than 100 undocumented immigrants worked at Trump’s Bedminster resort during construction: report – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/latino/429136-more-than-100-undocumented-immigrants-worked-at-trumps-bedminster-resort-during

 

REUTERS
— U.S. Border Patrol overwhelmed by large groups of migrant families
https://in.reuters.com/article/usa-immigration-border/us-border-patrol-overwhelmed-by-large-groups-of-migrant-families-idINKCN1PX28W

 

CNN
— The Virginia Democratic Party is a dumpster fire – Chris Cillizza
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/08/politics/virginia-democratic-party-ralph-northam-justin-fairfax-week-in-review/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Virginia’s Racist History Clashes With New South Image – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: Government is Nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been a racist. They stress my demographics – Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), lived in Crete 1948-1972, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and that my ancestors have been in America since 1844. In my defense, I could stress a) that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois, b) that I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, c) that I worked for the federal government (for the Post Office in Park Forest 1966-1969; for IRS in Chicago in 1971, in Harvey 1972-1973, Joliet 1973-1974, and Chicago 1973-1980; and for GAO in Chicago 1980-1997), d) that in late 1971, I asked IRS to assign me to its Harvey office, and e) that I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/us/politics/virginia-scandal-racist-history.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Does His Divisive El Paso Number. The immigration system is broken but the president has no interest in fixing it.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/opinion/trump-el-paso-immigration-border-wall.html
— The $238 Million Penthouse Provokes a Fierce Response: Tax It – Jeffery C. Mays (DIERSEN: Do/did you own a pied-à-terre? In its 4-page nasty February 1978 article on me, to paint me as being grossly overpaid and undeservedly filthy rich, Money Magazine referred the studio condo that I owned in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago 1974-1976 as being my pied-à-terre. I bought that condo so that I could walk to work at IRS and to graduate business classes at Loyola. I traded it in to the building’s developer for a one bedroom condo in 1976. I lived in a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972 full-time 1972-1974 and weekends 1974-1976. Starting in 1974, I unsuccessfully tried to sell it. I rented it out 1976-1984 because I was unable to sell it for a fair price. I sold it in 1984.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/nyregion/pied-a-terre-tax-ny.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the last five years, a bill that would create a so-called pied-à-terre tax in New York has languished in the State Legislature, where proposals for new taxes often go to die. But after Kenneth C. Griffin, a hedge fund billionaire with an estimated net worth of $10 billion, added to his personal real estate portfolio last month by closing on a $238 million apartment on Central Park South, things may soon be different. The record purchase — surpassing the cost of the next most expensive home in the United States by more than $100 million — was a stark reminder that when wealthy buyers like Mr. Griffin purchase expensive apartments as second homes or investments, New York City and the state get less financial benefits. If the buyers live out of state, they are not subject to state or city income taxes, and do not pay New York sales tax while outside the state. A pied-à-terre tax would institute a yearly tax on homes worth $5 million or more, and would apply to homes that do not serve as the buyer’s primary residence.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— McCarthy pressures Democrats to rebuke two Muslim lawmakers over alleged anti-Semitism – Mike DeBonis and Robert Costa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mccarthy-gop-challenge-house-democrats-to-denounce-alleged-anti-semitism/2019/02/08/aef28514-2bae-11e9-b2fc-721718903bfc_story.html
— The National Enquirer shows us just how sleazy it really is – Kathleen Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-national-enquirer-story-shows-us-a-sleazy-reality/2019/02/08/b9da61fa-2bee-11e9-b011-d8500644dc98_story.html
— What Trump has said about E-Verify
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/what-trump-has-said-about-e-verify/2019/02/08/14b40024-c3cb-43ea-9af8-41660d7203cb_video.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Green New Deal’ Democrats Position Climate Change as Central Issue in 2020 Leading candidates embrace clean-energy push, setting up contrast with pro-fossil-fuel Trump – Andrew Duehren
https://www.wsj.com/articles/green-new-deal-democrats-position-climate-change-as-central-issue-in-2020-11549630802
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CASTEN: “In terms of aspirational goals, it’s lovely. I’d love to live in a world that’s totally clean and has green jobs for everyone and all sorts of other benefits.”)
— Bezos vs. the Enquirer Could Be a Watershed If it means journalists start reporting on how other journalists source their stories, hooray. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bezos-vs-the-enquirer-could-be-a-watershed-11549667933

 

NEWSWEEK
— ‘THIS GOLF COURSE WAS BUILT BY ILLEGALS’: TRUMP PROPERTY WHERE IVANKA, KUSHNER MARRIED USED CHEAP, UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS, REPORT SAYS – JESSICA KWONG
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-golf-course-illegals-ivanka-kushner-1324581
— POLITICALLY CHARGED GROCERY STORE MAILER CLAIMING ‘HELL HAS OPEN BORDERS,’ STIRS CONTROVERSY – JENNI FINK
https://www.newsweek.com/grocery-store-mailer-trump-border-wall-hell-has-open-borders-controversy-1324068
— DHS ISSUES WAIVER TO ‘EXPEDITE’ CONSTRUCTION OF 12.5 MILES OF ‘SECONDARY’ BORDER WALL IN SAN DIEGO TO ‘DETER ILLEGAL CROSSINGS’ – CHANTAL DA SILVA
https://www.newsweek.com/dhs-issues-waiver-expedite-construction-125-miles-secondary-border-wall-san-1324565
— GUN CONTROL BILL WOULD REQUIRE POLICE TO REVIEW SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS BEFORE ALLOWING PURCHASE – DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON
https://www.newsweek.com/social-media-review-gun-purchase-illinois-bill-1323850

 

360 LAW
— An Arizona federal judge chided Walmart Inc. for having a “‘complete and bright line’ disregard” for anti-discrimination protections in the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act when it fired an employee.
https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1127377/walmart-worker-fired-over-medical-marijuana-wins-bias-suit

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you are a member of a group, sooner or later, if that group does not promote LGBTQ activity, SPLC will call your group at hate group.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/02/08/anti-lgbt-groups-launch-movement-against-federal-equality-act

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you know about survey methodology (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survey_methodology and http://www.pewresearch.org/methods/u-s-survey-research/our-survey-methodology-in-detail/)? During my last 8 years at GAO, I worked at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels, currently $106,044-$125,325/year, on audits that involved major surveys. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) (See pages 30-33 for methodology) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes) (See pages 37-40 for methodology).)
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— JANUARY 3, 2019 FLASHBACK: How did you respond or how will you respond the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) survey questions (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LBGPSVC)?
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/january-3-morning-edition-2/
(THE ARTICLE: Initial questions concerning this survey include: Who is exactly paying for this survey? When did you first learn that this survey was going to be conducted and who did you learn that from? Who developed the survey? What input did you, your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National Committeewoman have in the development of this survey? Where is the document that details the methodology used for this survey? What has been done to publicize this survey? Of course, anti-conservatives want liberals and moderates to respond to the survey and NOT conservatives. What about liberal and moderate responders who falsely claim to be conservative? I responded to the survey as follows:

 

  1. How often do you work and/ or interact with the Illinois Republican Party? – Extremely Frequently (Daily)

 

  1. What role do you play in the Republican Party? – Precinct Committeemen

 

  1. How active would you consider yourself within your GOP organization? – Extremely active (Daily)

 

  1. Is there anything specific the Illinois Republican Party can help you and/ or your organization with? – Other (please specify) Promoting the IRP platform.

 

  1. What could the Illinois Republican Party do better to increase your activity and interest within your local regular Republican organization? – Promote the IRP platform.

 

  1. How active would you say your GOP organization(s) is/are? – They meet monthly and regularly are represented at community events.

 

  1. Please check the answer that best describes your political philosophy on fiscal policy matters: Conservative

 

  1. Please check the box that best describes your political philosophy on social policy matters: Conservative

 

  1. The most important public policy issues facing our state are: Pro-Life, Same-sex marriage (oppose), Second Amendment issues (oppose gun control), Other (please specify) Enforce immigration laws (support)

 

  1. The most important public policy issues facing our country are: Pro-Life, Illegal immigration (concerned about), Second Amendment issues (oppose gun control), Other (please specify) Traditional marriage (support)

 

  1. Who did you vote for in the 2018 Illinois gubernatorial Republican primary election? – Jeanne Ives / Rich Morthland

 

  1. What are the biggest challenges to unity in the Illinois Republican Party? – Stopping anti-conservative IRP leaders from driving conservatives out of the IRP

 

  1. With respect to the Illinois Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party at its next quadrennial Convention in 2020 should: Adopt the platform of the national Republican Party as the platform of the Illinois Republican Party

 

  1. Why do Illinois Republicans lose elections? – Illinois Republican candidates are not conservative enough and do not energize enough of the Republican base. Illinois Democrat candidates typically have more campaign funds than Illinois Republican candidates. Districts are too gerrymandered for Illinois Republicans to be competitive in areas where they otherwise should be.

 

  1. What do you think are the most important things the Illinois Republican Party can do to promote unity? – Promote the IRP platform.

 

  1. If you were to define or message what it means to be a Republican to the voters of Illinois; what would that message be? – Promote traditional marriage and the traditional family. Promote the right to life. Enforce immigration laws. Promote Second Amendment rights.

 

  1. What is your first and last name? – David Diersen

    18. What is your email address? – diersen@aol.com)

February 8 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Pritzker Says Illinois’ Budget Deficit is Higher Than Estimated The deficit in the new budget year could exceed $3 billion
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-illinois-budget-deficit-worse-than-previously-revealed-505581331.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pritzker: Illinois budget deficit higher than estimated
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/pritzker-illinois-budget-deficit-higher-than-estimated-1
— Border security deal seems near, easing shutdown concerns
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/border-security-deal-seems-near-easing-shutdown-concerns_

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Setting low expectations for his first budget, Gov. J.B. Pritzker report says Bruce Rauner drove Illinois ‘into a financial ditch’ – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-budget-bruce-rauner-20190208-story.html
— Planned Parenthood of Illinois offers free birth control for a year to eligible patients, as nation grapples over contraceptive coverage – Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-planned-parenthood-free-birth-control-20190208-story.html
— When will a Cubs response match the force of those bigoted emails? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-cubs-ricketts-apology-20190209-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in promoting socialism and class warfare.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-ocasio-cortez-aoc-sanders-trump-green-new-deal-0210-20190208-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dark money-funded groups plan fight over Illinois progressive income tax – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/progressive-income-tax-illinois-dark-money-groups/
— ‘White privilege’ means my black skin disqualifies me from built-in advantage – John W. Fountain (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. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/john-fountain-white-privilege/
— Why doesn’t Elizabeth Warren just call herself ‘an American’? – Linda Chavez (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, employers, educators, and everyone else in America have been under tremendous pressure to give preference to Americans who are minority, female, and/or veteran. That has resulted in reverse discrimination and age discrimination against Americans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. If I had been a minority, a female, or a veteran, a) my Democrat GAO superiors would NOT have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, would NOT have given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, would NOT have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, would have promoted me beyond GS-13, would NOT have gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, would NOT have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and would NOT have forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors would have promoted me beyond GS-12, would NOT have disallowed my education deductions in 1978, would NOT have gotten rid of my mentor in 1975, and would NOT have disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors would not have forced me resign in 1969 and would NOT have disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/elizabeth-warren-native-american-ethnic-identity-linda-chavez/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lisle Township opposing effort to scrap Naperville Township road district merger – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190208/lisle-township-opposing-effort-to-scrap-naperville-township-road-district-merger
— VIDEO: Naperville mayoral endorsement interview
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190208/in-case-you-missed-it-watch-our-naperville-mayoral-endorsement-interview

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker: Illinois deficit more than Rauner estimated The gap for the upcoming fiscal year will be $3.2 billion, the governor’s office says, 16 percent higher than a November estimate.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/pritzker-illinois-deficit-more-rauner-estimated
— Pritzker: Illinois deficit to be $435M more than Rauner estimated The gap for the upcoming fiscal year will be $3.2 billion if no action is taken, the governor’s office says, 16 percent higher than a November estimate.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/pritzker-illinois-deficit-be-435m-more-rauner-estimated

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois proposal for uniform college admissions standards ignites controversy – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-proposal-for-uniform-college-admissions-standards-ignites-controversy/article_0294371c-f034-59b9-a390-5736a9f8c528.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Will County Republicans maintain support for Trump after government shutdown
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/02/04/will-county-republicans-maintain-support-for-trump-after-government-shutdown/a26jsv3/

 

BUREAU COUNTY NEWS
— Illegal immigration a major problem that U.S. must address – Ray White, Ohio
https://www.bcrnews.com/2019/02/07/illegal-immigration-a-major-problem-that-u-s-must-address/arsstuf/

 

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Calls For Immediate Shutdown Of Sterigenics The village wants a court order to shut down Sterigenics until there is proof that ethylene oxide presents no health risks. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-calls-immediate-shutdown-sterigenics

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois GOP says Pritzker’s minimum wage hike ‘will bankrupt Illinois’ – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511768484-illinois-gop-says-pritzker-s-minimum-wage-hike-will-bankrupt-illinois

 

OUR QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Some local business owners say they’ll leave if Illinois sees minimum wage spike – Kelley Bowles
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/some-local-business-owners-say-they-ll-leave-if-illinois-sees-minimum-wage-spike/1766351099

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Budding deal would give Trump fraction of desired wall money – AP (DIERSEN: The less money that you want for The Wall, the more that you want illegal immigration and illegal drugs.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/budding-deal-would-give-trump-fraction-of-desired-wall-money
— Health officials concerned about STDs among 15 to 19-year-olds – Nikki McGee
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/health-officials-concerned-about-stds-among-15-to-19-year-olds

 

WSIL TV
— Pritzker blames predecessor for ruining Illinois’ finances – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39934547/pritzker-blames-predecessor-for-ruining-illinois-finances

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker surveys ‘Rauner Wreckage’ New report finds Illinois ‘Digging Out’ from $3.2B debt, $500M worse than Rauner estimated – Ted Cox
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2019/2/8/pritzker-surveys-rauner-wreckage

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Oberweis cautions that proposed tax hike will only ‘accelerate the exodus’ from Illinois – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511766670-oberweis-cautions-that-proposed-tax-hike-will-only-accelerate-the-exodus-from-illinois
— Pritzker’s progressive tax will put Illinois in same boat as New York, Oberweis cautions – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511768476-pritzker-s-progressive-tax-will-put-illinois-in-same-boat-as-new-york-oberweis-cautions

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker blames Rauner for state’s fiscal woes as he plans to increase state spending – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/pritzker-blames-rauner-for-state-s-fiscal-woes-as-he/article_ce7f19ce-2bcc-11e9-9f81-cf5da28157ae.html
— Watchdog warns blaming Rauner ignores state’s structural problems
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/watchdog-warns-blaming-rauner-ignores-state-s-structural-problems/article_5147d3fe-2be7-11e9-bad9-9f6bf7d976a5.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEPUTY GOVERNOR’S REPORT BLAMES RAUNER FOR STATE’S POOR FISCAL CONDITION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/deputy-governors-report-blames-rauner-for-states-poor-fiscal-condition.html
— MOODY’S WARNS ILLINOIS … AGAIN. WIREPOINTS HOLDS LITTLE HOPE THEY’LL HEED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/moodys-warning.html
— A DIGITAL IRON CURTAIN DESCENDS OVER THE INTERNET
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/a-digital-iron-curtain-descends-over-the-internet.html
— STATE REP CALLS FOR CHICAGO TO BE 51ST STATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/state-rep-calls-for-chicago-to-be-51st-state.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Krupa denies new allegations through attorney
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/08/krupa-denies-new-allegations-through-attorney/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congress can’t stop Trump veto on border wall emergency: GOP leader – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/8/house-would-uphold-trump-veto-wall-emergency/

 

GOPUSA
— More than half the influx of students in Baltimore were not born in US and do not speak English
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64776

 

DAILY CALLER
— WHITE HOUSE WARNS OF ANOTHER SHUTDOWN AS NEGOTIATIONS NEAR END – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/08/white-house-another-government-shutdown-border-wall/

 

REUTERS
— New Illinois governor eyes larger FY 2020 budget hole
https://www.reuters.com/article/illinois-budget/new-illinois-governor-eyes-larger-fy-2020-budget-hole-idUSL1N203144

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump once advocated a ‘huge financial penalty’ for those employing undocumented immigrants – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/08/trump-once-advocated-huge-financial-penalty-those-employing-undocumented-immigrants/
— ‘My whole town practically lived there’: From Costa Rica to New Jersey, a pipeline of illegal workers for Trump goes back years – Joshua Partlow, Nick Miroff and David A. Fahrenthold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/my-whole-town-practically-lived-there-from-costa-rica-to-new-jersey-a-pipeline-of-illegal-workers-for-trump-goes-back-years/2019/02/08/8cdbc1dc-2971-11e9-97b3-ae59fbae7960_story.html

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Illinois Gov. Pritzker’s Rookie Mistake: Hiking Taxes On The Rich – Editorial
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/illinois-gov-pritzker-taxes-rich/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Tax Increases Go From Taboo to Trendy, Even for Some Republicans
https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/tax-increases-go-from-taboo-to-trendy-even-for-some-republicans

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1010 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $315,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448321_zpid/

February 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Senate OKs $15 minimum wage, moves to House – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/finance/illinois-senate-oks-$15-minimum-wage-moves-to-house/5125926/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Senate Approves $15 Minimum Wage, Moves to House  The proposal would increase Illinois’ $8.25-an-hour minimum wage by $1.75 next year and $1 more on each Jan. 1 until 2025.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-senate-approves-15-minimum-wage-505519761.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois Senate Approves $15 Minimum Wage Legislation
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/07/illinois-minimum-wage-senate-vote-15-dollars-jb-pritzker/
— New Gun Bill Would Require Buyers To Reveal Social Media History – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/06/gun-law-bill-social-media-illinois-background-foid/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump suggested painting border wall black ‘so it’s hotter in the sun’ – Paul Steinhauser
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-suggested-painting-border-wall-black-so-its-hotter-in-the-sun-
— President Trump says he wants to boost US legal immigration because unemployment is so low (DIERSEN: More legal immigration promotes more illegal immigration.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/president-trump-says-he-wants-to-boost-us-legal-immigration-because-unemployment-is-so-low

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State rep Anne Stava-Murray says she regrets word choice in comment about ‘white supremacist policies’ in Naperville – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-stave-murray-white-supremacy-resign-response-st-0208-story.html
— No new HIV cases by 2030? Advocates in Chicago applaud Trump goal but question how it will be carried out. – Kate Thayer
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-hiv-transmission-chicago-20190206-story.html
— South suburban residents strongly support raising the minimum wage – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: I worked for the minimum wage 1964-1966 in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-minimum-wage-debate-st-0208-story.html
— Trump stresses anti-abortion focus in appeal to evangelicals – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-prayer-breakfast-20190207-story.html
— John Kass: Politicians in blackface? For Democrats, it beats defending late-term abortion
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201902071040–tms–amvoicesctnav-a20190207-20190207-column.html
— Trump lays out his demands for border deal to top Republican as shutdown deadline nears – Damian Paletta and Erica Werner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-border-wall-taxpayer-money-20190207-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘I will never let you down,’ Trump tells prayer breakfast – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-tells-prayer-breakfast-i-will-never-let-you-down/
— When you’re too old to be president – Gene Lyons (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, you are “too old” if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/presidential-politics-age-joe-biden-bernie-sanders-2020-election/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker hails Senate’s OK of minimum-wage hike to $15/hour in 6 years – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190207/pritzker-hails-senates-ok-of-minimum-wage-hike-to-15hour-in-6-years

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump says he’s ‘open’ to changing SALT deduction cap in tax law The GOP tax law limited federal deductions for state and local taxes, a hot topic in high-tax blue states like Illinois. – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/trump-says-hes-open-changing-salt-deduction-cap-tax-law
— Ford is investing $1 billion in Chicago plants making its high-profit SUV The automaker is hiring 500 workers to expand its ability to crank out vehicles including its new Explorer, an investment announced at the Chicago Auto Show today. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/ford-investing-1-billion-chicago-plants-making-its-high-profit-suv
— $15 minimum wage passes Illinois Senate The vote was 39-18 for the measure, which now goes to the state House. – BRIANNA KELLY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/15-minimum-wage-passes-illinois-senate
— Household income above $100K? You’ll want to read this. A CTU-backed group wants people with annual household income above $100,000 to pay 3.5 percent a year to City Hall—plus a “LaSalle Street tax” and more. But CTA rides and community college would be free. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/household-income-above-100k-youll-want-read
— Elite business group’s tax plan unfairly hits average Illinoisans We agree tough choices must be made in order to build a long-term blueprint for Illinois’ financial stability. But legislators must find a comprehensive plan that is equitable. – BOB GALLO
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/elite-business-groups-tax-plan-unfairly-hits-average-illinoisans
— Not many of us have a big chunk of home equity About 16 percent of Chicago-area homeowners with mortgages are “equity-rich,” meaning they own at least half their home’s value, according to a report. That’s the lowest among the nation’s 20 biggest cities. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/not-many-us-have-big-chunk-home-equity
— FDA calls Walgreens biggest pharmacy violator in tobacco sales to minors U.S. health officials plan to ask for a meeting with top management. The drugstore chain says it takes the matter “very seriously” and has enacted a number of steps. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/fda-calls-walgreens-biggest-pharmacy-violator-tobacco-sales-minors

 

WTTW
— Chicago’s Big-Time Business Club Calls for State Tax Increase – Amanda Vinicky and Nicole Cardos
https://news.wttw.com/2019/02/07/chicago-s-big-time-business-club-calls-state-tax-increase

 

MILBANK MONITOR
— Pritzker Signs Gun Dealer Licensing Bill
https://milbankmonitor.com/pritzker-signs-gun-dealer-licensing-bill/07/02/2019/

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gamblers promote gambling.
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-could-gain-million-in-revenue-with-legalized-sports-gambling/article_c9653cec-4281-5b49-8206-a52b304aa8eb.html

 

BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
— Cook Judge Bars Publication of Documents About Student Drowning, Raising Free Press Concerns After CPS lawyer provides BGA with internal records about drowning death of teen with autism, a Cook County judge issues order temporarily prohibiting publication. School district lawyers say they released the documents by mistake. – David Kidwell and Lauren FitzPatrick
https://www.bettergov.org/news/cook-judge-bars-publication-of-documents-about-student-drowning-raising-free-press-concerns

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Illinois Republican Party Opposes Pritzker’s Reckless Minimum Wage Plan, Citing Huge Cost To Taxpayers, Small Business Taxpayers will pay at least an additional $1 billion a year in increased spending by the time the plan is fully implemented, and that’s a low estimate
https://illinois.gop/category/news/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Trump Walks a Tightrope – Timothy J. Dailey
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/trump-walks-a-tightrope-between-women-and-his-base-in-his-sotu-address/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House Democrats push bill to force release of Trump’s tax returns Rep. Bill Pascrell: ‘Law is on our side’ – Tom Howell Jr. (DIERSEN: In 1978, when I was an IRS employee, to sell more magazines, Money Magazine teamed up with my Democrat IRS superiors and disallowed my education deductions.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/7/dems-start-build-case-requesting-trump-tax-returns/

 

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Securing the Border is a Moral Duty – Tom Fitton
https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/in-the-news/tom-fitton-securing-the-border-is-a-moral-duty/
— Trump is ‘First President in a Generation’ Talking Honestly about Border Crisis – Tom Fitton
https://www.judicialwatch.org/video-update/tom-fitton-trump-is-first-president-in-a-generation-talking-honestly-about-border-crisis/

 

GOPUSA
— Illegal aliens incarcerated at rate 4 times that of US citizens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64661
— Half of U.S. voters now say a third political party is needed, 35% would vote independent (DIERSEN: Who wants you to leave the Republican Party? I should write a book about past and present “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, and members, employees, and leaders of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. who have worked the hardest to get me and those who share my demographics to leave the Republican Party.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64742

 

DAILY CALLER
— YESTERDAY’S JEALOUS MILLENNIALS BECOME TODAY’S BITTER PROGRESSIVES – Lew Olowski
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/07/olowski-millennials-progressive/
— VETERANS AFFAIRS WHISTLEBLOWERS ACROSS THE U.S. RESPOND TO TRUMP’S ACCOUNTABILITY ACT – Michael Volpe (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout a) that the federal government gets rid of ONLY the worst of the worst of its employees and b) that because the federal government got rid of me, I was one of the worst of the worst federal employees. They completely reject my argument that the federal government got rid of me a) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) because in 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/07/va-whistleblowers-accountability-act/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We passed V.A. accountability so that we can finally terminate those who mistreat our wonderful veterans,” Trump announced. “He is absolutely right,” said Curt Cashour, press secretary for the VA. Cashour also provided numbers to support that assertion: In calendar year 2016, VA fired 2,001 people. In calendar year 2017, VA fired 2,537 people. From Jan. 2018 through Nov. 2018, VA fired 2,889 people.)

 

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— VA Dem Debacle Could Lead to ‘Conservative Republican’ Governor – Scott Whitlock
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2019/02/07/media-meltdown-va-dem-debacle-could-lead-conservative-republican

 

ROLL CALL
— Republicans name 55 House Democrats as 2020 targets A majority of the targets represent districts that backed Trump (DIERSEN: Illinois targets are Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood, and Cheri Bustos.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/nrcc-to-target-55-house-democrats-in-2020

 

THE HILL
— Federal worker compensation needs drastic overhaul instead of pay raise – RACHEL GRESZLER (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/429014-federal-worker-compensation-needs-drastic-overhaul-instead-of-pay-raise

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Facebook’s Tiny China Sales Floor Helps Generate Big Ad Money – Paul Mozur and Lin Qiqing
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/technology/facebook-china-internet.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Accuses Tabloid of Attempted Blackmail Alleges National Enquirer parent, American Media, threatened to publish damaging photos of him – Lukas I. Alpert
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-accuses-tabloid-of-attempted-blackmail-11549584408

 

FORTUNE
— Trump Says He’s `Open’ to Changing SALT Cap in Tax Law – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://fortune.com/2019/02/07/trump-says-hes-open-to-changing-salt-cap-in-tax-law/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In three of the states most affected — California, New Jersey, and New York — Republicans lost 14 U.S. House seats in the 2018 midterms, accounting for about a third of the party’s overall losses. Additionally, two key lawmakers in crafting the Republican tax overhaul — former Representatives Erik Paulsen of Minnesota and Peter Roskam of Illinois — lost their seats where the unpopularity of the new law was a major issue in their campaigns.)

 

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Survey: What Diversity and Inclusion Policies Do Employees Actually Want? – Matt Krentz (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted the federal government to not hire and to get rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://hbr.org/2019/02/survey-what-diversity-and-inclusion-policies-do-employees-actually-want

 

HR DRIVE
— 83% of employers struggled to recruit suitable candidates in past year – Valerie Bolden-Barrett (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://www.hrdive.com/news/shrm-83-of-employers-struggled-to-recruit-suitable-candidates-in-past-yea/547778/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want Trump to promote socialism.
https://newrepublic.com/article/153087/trumps-attack-socialism-colossal-blunder

February 7 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Mount Prospect redesigning vehicle sticker amid claims it used white nationalist imagery
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mount-prospect-redesigning-vehicle-sticker-amid-claims-it-used-white-nationalist-imagery/5125312/
— Parents turn themselves in after toddler eats from heroin baggies – Annie McCormick
https://abc7chicago.com/parents-turn-themselves-in-after-toddler-eats-heroin/5125378/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH A BIG COLOR PICTURE AND A BIG BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE: Inside Bill Daley’s insurance exam scandal: Beers, an altered test and a passing grade – Todd Lighty (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, my scores were not that high.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-met-bill-daley-insurance-test-20190207-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bill Daley has passed the bar to practice law and cleared security checks to work in the White House. But when he tried to pass the state exam to sell insurance in Illinois as a young man, he faced failure, scandal and embarrassment. First, the youngest son of Mayor Richard J. Daley flunked. And when he passed on his second try, in 1973, the validity of the insurance test later was questioned amid allegations he received inside help. The evidence? An expert handwriting analysis and different inks pointed to two people filling in test answers. And then there was the colorful and damning account of the state employee who had administered the insurance tests and taken them home over the weekend. The worker described being paid a Sunday visit by Robert Wills, a recently fired colleague who took a particular interest in Bill Daley’s test. As the two drank beer, Wills noticed that Daley had not answered several questions. Wills, the worker testified, had a request: “I’d like to do a favor for a friend of mine and fill them in.” That friend, according to court records, was a close ally of the mayor. Bill Daley, who was not charged with wrongdoing, denied any involvement and kept his insurance license.)
— State law allows local elected officials to live in another state – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-flossmoor-trustee-residency-st-0207-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate men and/or hate Whites stress Liam Neeson, Ralph Northam, and Joe Ricketts.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-wednesday-white-people-stop-saying-dont-see-color-20190206-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Boy threatened to shoot up Downers Grove high school with AK-47: prosecutors
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/boy-threatened-to-shoot-up-downers-grove-high-school-with-ak-47-prosecutors/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mount Prospect to redesign vehicle sticker amid claims of white nationalist imagery – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190206/mount-prospect-to-redesign-vehicle-sticker-amid-claims-of-white-nationalist-imagery

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Union coalition pitches city income tax A CTU-backed group wants those with annual household income above $100,000 to pay 3.5 percent a year to City Hall—plus a “LaSalle Street tax” and more. But CTA rides and community college would be free. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/union-coalition-pitches-city-income-tax
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A coalition of progressive activists and big unions is upping the ante on the call for new revenue to finance help for lower-income Chicagoans, this time proposing not just a “LaSalle Street tax” on financial transactions and restoration of the employer “head tax” but a new city income tax on those who work or live in Chicago. With a swipe at “wealthy yuppies” and corporations who “don’t pay their fair share,” the group—which includes the Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Healthcare Illinois—specifically wants a 3.5 percent tax on household income above $100,000 a year.)

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR & SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— North headlines Lincoln Day dinner in Springfield – Steven Spearie
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190207/north-headlines-lincoln-day-dinner
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190206/north-headlines-lincoln-day-dinner
(FROM THE ARTICLE: NRA president says group has to double its strength to preserve Second Amendment. Retired Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North said Wednesday that the National Rifle Association has to “double our strength to preserve the Second Amendment” between now and the 2020 elections, in keynote remarks at the 115th annual Sangamon County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner at the Bank of Springfield Center. The 75-year-old North, who became president of the NRA last May, also said the “disarm America movement is the best-funded, most sophisticated assault on our American liberties in our history.” North claimed that an unnamed “unholy troika of tyrannical billionaires” was setting the Democrats’ “far-left socialist agenda.” “They’re using their vast fortunes to elect enough progressives to turn America into a disarmed socialist dystopia,” North said. “The hard left in America are socialists. They’re anti-freedom candidates for office. If they succeed in what they’re doing, our lives are going to be adversely affected forever.” The annual Lincoln Day event, the longest-running in the country, is a key fundraiser for the party organization. About 1,000 people attended. Illinois Republic Party chairman Tim Schneider didn’t shy away from the GOP’s showing last fall in Illinois. “We had a tough election in 2018, but Illinois Republicans aren’t ready to give up yet,” said Schneider, in remarks preceding North’s. “After J.B. Pritzker spent $171 million on his election, he still only got 54 percent of the vote. They don’t buy him, don’t buy his tax increases or his policies. Republicans will hold Pritzker and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan “responsible for their actions in driving families, jobs and business out of (Illinois),” he said.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate Republicans express support for redistricting amendment – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190206/senate-republicans-express-support-for-redistricting-amendment

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Trump Organization Is Cracking Down On Undocumented Workers
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-organization-cracking-down-undocumented-workers#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— After State of the Union, lawmakers losing confidence on border security deal – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/after-state-of-the-union-lawmakers-losing-confidence-on-border-security-deal
— Crisis escalates in Virginia; top 3 Democrats under fire – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/crisis-escalates-in-virginia-top-3-democrats-under-fire
— Pelosi says Trump ‘threats’ have no place in Congress – AP (DIERSEN: Who has threatened you? What if I had secretly recorded the threats that my Democrat GAO superiors made against me in 1997 when I was 49 years old to force me to take their early retirement “offer?”)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/pelosi-says-trump-threats-have-no-place-in-congress
— Trump now says he wants more legal immigration (DIERSEN: More legal immigration causes more illegal immigration.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-now-says-he-wants-more-legal-immigration

 

BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
— Millennials and Market Saturation Raise Doubts About New Casino Push Talk of new Chicago and Downstate casinos is resurfacing among politicians as an answer to government fiscal woes. But casino revenue is off sharply from its heights, and the industry is struggling to attract younger gamblers. – Tim Jones (DIERSEN: Every dollar that you gamble away is a dollar that you do not save for your retirement.)
https://www.bettergov.org/news/millennials-and-market-saturation-raise-doubts-about-new-casino-push

 

WIREPOINTS
— Moody’s to Pritzker: “New taxes could threaten to increase the outflow of Illinois residents” – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.wirepoints.com/moodys-to-pritzker-new-taxes-could-threaten-to-increase-the-outflow-of-illinois-residents/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lincoln Day Dinner Scheduled for February 23rd Features Jeannie Ives
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/06/lincoln-day-dinner-scheduled-for-february-23rd-features-jeannie-ives/
— Time Sheet Overtime Falsification Results in Two LaSalle County Indictments Last October
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/07/time-sheet-overtime-falsification-results-in-two-lasalle-county-indictments-last-october/
— GOP Senators Seek What They Didn’t Win in the Election–Fair Maps
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/06/gop-senators-seek-what-they-didnt-win-in-the-election-fair-maps/
— Another Indication that David McSweeney Is Preparing to Run for Something Other Than Re-Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/06/another-indication-that-david-mcsweeney-is-preparing-to-run-for-something-other-than-re-election/
— Two McHenry County State Reps. in Forefront of Attack on Teachers Sexually Abusing Students
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/06/two-mchenry-county-state-reps-in-forefront-of-attack-on-teachers-sexually-abusing-students/
— Re-Run: Tribune Features Problem 1994 Skinner Legislation on Gathering Information on Teacher Sex/Physical Abuse Would Have Solved
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/06/the-teacher-sexphysical-abuse-roll-call-nobody-every-used-in-a-political-campaign-copy/
— Skillicorn Reacts to State of the Union Address
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/06/skillicorn-reacts-to-state-o-the-union-address/
— Over $600,000 from Lawyers for Jack Franks’ Campaigns
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/05/over-600000-from-lawyers-for-jack-franks-campaigns/
— Synopsis of David McSweeney’s New Township Abolition by Referendum Bill.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/05/synopsis-of-david-mcsweeneys-new-township-abolition-by-referendum-bill/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— All Senate Republicans sign on to bipartisan ‘fair map’ amendment – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/all-senate-republicans-sign-on-to-bipartisan-fair-map-amendment/article_02e4cef6-2a70-11e9-9500-3781cb9d0f8f.html

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Lawmakers: Minimum wage increase will cost taxpayers in all levels of government – Greg Bishop
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/lawmakers-minimum-wage-increase-will-cost-taxpayers-in-all-levels/article_71d26dce-98f1-560c-ae7a-db0fb179f026.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump says he wants to boost US legal immigration because unemployment is so low – Nicole Darrah (DIERSEN: More legal immigration promotes more illegal immigration.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-he-wants-to-boost-us-legal-immigration-because-unemployment-is-so-low
— Christians must fight growing anti-Semitism in America – Frank Wolf (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, if not most of my superiors were Jewish. To turn them against me, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates stressed that I was a) 100% German national origin and b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stressed a) that my ancestors immigrated way back during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that they have always lived in northeast Illinois, c) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, d) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and e) that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/christians-must-fight-growing-anti-semitism-in-america
— Ex-ESPN host Jemele Hill makes State of the Union assassination reference in now-deleted tweet – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ex-espn-host-jemele-hill-makes-state-of-the-union-assassination-reference-in-a-now-deleted-tweet
— Liberal hypocrisy: Democrats’ calls for Northam to resign fade as three scandals throw Virginia into chaos
https://www.foxnews.com/us/liberal-hypocrisy-democrats-calls-for-northam-to-resign-fade-as-three-scandals-throw-virginia-into-chaos

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Arizona town Nogales demands feds cut down barbed wire on border fence – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: How soon will the America-haters in Nogales have enough votes to get Nogales to leave America and to join up with Mexico?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/6/nogales-arizona-demands-feds-remove-border-fence-b/
— Intelligence panel testified on mass migration, but didn’t mention border ‘crisis’ – Rowan Scarborough
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/6/intelligence-panel-testified-on-mass-migration-but/
— Democrats now have to govern and it’s not a pretty sight – Matt Mackowiak
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/6/drug-companies-need-to-step-up-as-congress-eyes-re/
— Tens of thousands of federal employees make more than governor in state where they work – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/6/federal-employees-salaries-tens-thousands-make-mor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal employees are back on the job after the government shutdown — and many are doing pretty well for themselves, according to a new report that shows nearly 92,000 of them make salaries that match or exceed the governors of the states where they work. Some are in traditional high-pay occupations such as doctors. But the total also includes 18 painters, 22 welders and 25 pipefitters. More than 1,000 clerical workers in Alabama make at least $120,000, or about the same salary as Gov. Kay Ivey. In Ohio, 333 Ohio “transportation” workers, most of them air traffic controllers, make in the ballpark of Gov. Mike DeWine’s nearly $149,000 salary. And in Maryland, 3,561 federal workers made as much or more than Gov. Larry Hogan’s $170,000 salary. Most of them were doctors, dentists or public health workers, which is perhaps not surprising given that the National Institutes of Health is in Bethesda. But that doesn’t account for the 359 clerical employees, 66 accountants, 57 information-technology workers and 100 vocational trainers or school instructors who also cleared $170,000 or more a year, according to the Congressional Research Service, which compiled the data for lawmakers. The more than 91,000 workers nationwide who make as much or more than their governors is up 18 percent from the last time the CRS did a similar report, a decade ago.)

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pence defends the shutdown: ‘I never think it’s a mistake to stand up for what you believe in’- Katelyn Caralle (DIERSEN: What have you stood up against? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I stood up against political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Consequently, a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/pence-defends-the-shutdown-i-never-think-its-a-mistake-to-stand-up-for-what-you-believe-in

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Media Displays Poisonous Hatred for Donald Trump
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/02/06/media-displays-poisonous-hatred-for-donald-trump/
— How “American Greatness” Triggers the Left (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the left makes it clear that it hates and wants to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/02/06/how-american-greatness-triggers-the-left/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Virginia Democrats’ Minstrel Show – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29638

 

TOWNHALL
— Sec. Nielsen: Just Like the Last Caravans, Illegally Entry Is Not Tolerated – Julio Rosas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2019/02/06/sec-nielsen-just-like-the-last-caravans-illegally-entry-is-not-tolerated-n2540955

 

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: Trump Should Stop Complimenting Kim Jong Un – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/adam-kinzinger-trump-kim-jong-un/2019/02/06/id/901551/
— Some Border Residents Shrug Off Trump’s Wall Demand – Solange Reyner (DIERSEN: How soon will America-haters in border towns have enough votes to get their towns to leave America and to join up with Mexico? How soon will America-haters in border states have enough votes to get those states to leave America and to join up with Mexico?)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-wall-california-rhetoric-state-of-the-union/2019/02/06/id/901599/
— Governor of Mexican State Coahuila: No More Migrants – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/migrants-caravan-governor-coahuila/2019/02/06/id/901604/

 

DAILY CALLER
— GAVIN MCINNES SUES FOR DEFAMATION OVER ‘HATE’ GROUP LABEL – Grace Carr (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who treated TAPROOT Republicans like it was a hate group because I recruited speakers who promoted the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform. In 2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in destroying TAPROOT.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/05/gavin-mcinnes-sues-splc-hate/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— MILITARY ON THE BORDER: APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO A CRISIS How does a house stand without walls? – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272778/military-border-appropriate-response-crisis-michael-cutler

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— HEY, COMMANDER! START COMMANDING! Ann Coulter: Our military can build a wall anywhere in the world except the U.S.?
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/hey-commander-start-commanding/

 

GOPUSA
— Payoff? Democrats embrace nation-building in Central America as answer to migrant caravans.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64724
— Democrats oppose bill to protect newborns from infanticide
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-oppose-bill-to-protect-newborns-from-infanticide/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Trump’s Wall and a Plan to Stop Cartels at the Border – Bill Thomas
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/06/trumps-wall-and-a-plan-to-stop-cartels-at-the-border/
— Donald Trump’s Annihilation of the Democratic Party – Conrad Black
https://amgreatness.com/2019/02/06/donald-trumps-annihilation-of-the-democratic-party/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Governor Northham’s honesty – James Stansbury (DIERSEN: Those Republican Party leaders who reject planks in the Republican Party platform should be honest about it. Defending and advancing all the planks in the Republican Party platform should be a requirement to seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/governor_northhams_honesty_.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It was refreshing in this post-truth age for Governor Northam to reveal his genuine support for post-birth abortion. Compared to the outrage about the sophomoric racist photo in Northam’s old yearbook, the reaction to his permissive abortion stance was disappointingly subdued, although many on the left defended it. This same sentiment was reinforced at the State of the Union when the Dems sat down as the newest abortion laws were criticized. These opposite reactions have inadvertently confirmed that much of America has thoroughly embraced the postmodern philosophy of moral relativism where truth is whatever supports the left’s latest utopian vision.)

 

HOT AIR
— The Democrats’ “Zero Tolerance” Policy Is Rather Situational – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/02/06/democrats-zero-tolerance-policy-rather-situational/

 

BREITBART
— Sweden Admits It Cannot Control Its Own Borders – Oliver JJ Lane
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/02/07/sweden-admits-it-cannot-control-its-own-borders/
— Dem Sen. Merkley: Trump Created ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ on Border with Child Prisons, Family Internment Camps – Jeff Poor (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats crow about their success in getting people to come to America illegally.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/02/06/dem-sen-merkley-trump-created-humanitarian-crisis-on-border-with-child-prisons-family-internment-camps/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Trump ‘Unified’ Americans by ‘Pulling Off’ the Democrats’ ‘Mask’ President’s address Tuesday night ‘vividly revealed the contrast between his vibrant policies’ and ‘the pale, colorless agenda of the Left,’ noted ‘The Ingraham Angle’ – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/02/trump-unified-americans-by-pulling-off-the-democrats-mask/

 

THE HILL
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.): Trump needs to ‘quit complimenting Kim Jong Un’ – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/428708-gop-rep-trump-needs-to-quit-complimenting-kim-jong-un
— Fresh faces bring familiar GOP refrain: Dems are too extreme – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being “too extreme.”)
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/428862-fresh-faces-bring-familiar-gop-refrain-dems-are-too-extreme

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump emerges as an unexpected champion in the White House for evangelicals President Donald Trump will deliver an address to the National Prayer Breakfast. – Meridith McGraw
https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/Politics/trump-emerges-unexpected-champion-white-house-evangelicals/story?id=60894454

 

MERCURY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters crow about their success in making America dependent on illegal alien labor.
https://www.pottsmerc.com/opinion/esther-cepeda-the-labor-of-illegal-immigrants-is-the-motor/article_6c438cf2-2a61-11e9-a340-5337bc2a49dc.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— State of the Union Speech Puts Democratic Resurgence on Full Display – Carl Hulse (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters crow about their success in promoting hatred against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/us/politics/democrats-state-of-the-union.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote socialism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/us/politics/socialism-donald-trump.html
— Seth Meyers Imagines What We Might Find in Trump’s Childhood Home
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/arts/television/seth-meyers-trump-childhood-home.html
— Virginia Police Sergeant Suspended After Antifa Ties Him to White Nationalism – Matt Stevens and Elisha Brown
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/us/virginia-cop-white-supremacist.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2019: Bias, hate and violence in America not deterred by new laws and legislation – HERB BOYD (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, according to the Democrats, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and from their discrimination against females and b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. According to the Democrats, the aforesaid is especially true if your ancestors were Protestant, were conservative, were patriotic, were Republican, were White, were male, were older, were rich, were gun owners, and/or came from Germany.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-black-history-hate-crime-legislation-laws-20190206-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘What she’s selling is bitter division’: Tucker Carlson suggests Stacey Abrams wants to ‘overthrow’ white men – Timothy Bella (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in promoting hatred of White men? Which White men pander to those who promote hatred of White men?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/02/07/what-shes-selling-is-bitter-division-tucker-carlson-suggests-stacey-abrams-wants-overthrow-white-men/
— Trump claimed more women than ever are working. The reality is much more grim. Democrats and Republicans cheered when Trump said the lines about women, but the facts aren’t much to celebrate. – Heather Long (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/06/trump-claimed-more-women-than-ever-are-working-reality-is-much-more-grim/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters say “The nation faces many problems. A crisis at the border isn’t one of them.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-trump-speech-immigration-border-crisis-20190206-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Who’s Afraid of Socialism? The new Democratic agenda sure looks like government control over the means of production. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-afraid-of-socialism-11549498364
— International Student Enrollment Drops for Second Year, Report Says. Institutions that primarily offer masters degrees but not doctorates are hardest hit. – Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/international-student-enrollment-drops-for-second-year-report-says-11549515660
— Bonfire of Identity Democrats Ralph Northam may be saved by accusations against his colleagues. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bonfire-of-identity-democrats-11549498315

 

BLOOMBERG
— Super Rich Americans Are Getting Younger and Multiplying The average age is 47 for those with at least $25 million, a study finds – Ben Steverman
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-23/super-rich-americans-are-getting-younger-and-multiplying

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegal drug pushers say “A Wall And Trump Immigration Policies Benefit Drug Cartels.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/02/07/a-wall-and-trump-immigration-policies-benefit-drug-cartels/#1f574ade7888

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn suburbs as being racist.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/02/04/black-history-month-february-schools-ap-racism-civil-rights/2748790002/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Trump campaign adviser on Democrats in white: ‘The only thing . . . missing tonight is the matching hood’ – Tim Elfrink (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat women talk and act like they hate and want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2019/02/06/trump-campaign-adviser-democrats-white-the-only-thing-missing-tonight-matching-hood/99hltwc6AUcKfnYQGY7vsJ/story.html

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Migrant caravan of 1,800 is the first to reach the Texas border – John MacCormack
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Migrant-caravan-of-1-800-is-the-first-to-reach-13596022.php

 

HERALD AND NEWS
— Migrant caravan detained in old factory, across from Texas
https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/nation_world/migrant-caravan-detained-in-old-factory-across-from-texas/article_118150eb-27a2-5442-a0f3-1c3a4f7aad2b.html

 

NEW YORK BOOKS
— America’s Original Identity Politics – Sarah Churchwell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, according to the Democrats, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and from their discrimination against females and b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. According to the Democrats, the aforesaid is especially true if your ancestors were Protestant, were conservative, were patriotic, were Republican, were White, were male, were older, were rich, were gun owners, and/or came from Germany.)
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/02/07/americas-original-identity-politics/

 

ABOVE THE LAW
— When Is Too Old To Practice? Is competence determined in the eyes of the beholder or in the eyes of the holder? – JILL SWITZER (DIERSEN: According to the federal government, according to my critics/opponents, according to their operatives, and according to their dupes, federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran are incompetent if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://abovethelaw.com/2019/02/when-is-too-old-to-practice/

 

MCKNIGHTS SENIOR LIVING
— Legislation, commission suggested to address ‘retirement crisis’ – Lois A. Bowers (DIERSEN: How much have you saved for your retirement? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors knew how much my wife and I had saved for our retirement. That motivated them to force me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/legislation-commission-suggested-to-address-retirement-crisis/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Leaders and witnesses at a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing Wednesday had suggestions for addressing what the committee called “a retirement crisis” — the fact that most Americans may not have enough savings to cover their expenses when they stop working. “We are on the verge of a national crisis” said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), chairman of the committee. The situation, she added, was brought on in part by employers changing from providing “defined benefit” plans such as pensions to offering “defined contribution” plans such as 401(k)s, putting the onus on workers to save. Other factors, Collins said, include more Americans working for small companies that don’t offer retirement savings plans and many older adults relying on Social Security to cover their monthly expenses in retirement.)

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 816 James Court, Wheaton – $335,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448289_zpid/

February 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois Catholic bishops oppose marijuana legalization, but proponent says God put pot ‘on this planet for a reason’ – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: The Devil put pot on this planet. A question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, a) would the Post Office had hired him in 1966 when he was 18, b) would IRS had hired him in 1971, c) would IRS had promoted him in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) would GAO had hired him in 1980, and d) would GAO had promoted him in 1986? Another question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, would he still have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970 when he was 21, b) earn an MBA in 1976, c) pass the CPA examination on his first attempt in 1979, d) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, e) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on his first attempt in 1981, f) become a licensed CPA in 1981, g) become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, h) become a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, i) become a Certified Financial Services Manager in 1996, j) become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and k) earn a master’s degree in finance in 1997? Another question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, would he still have been able to a) put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning since 2004 and b) also put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every evening since 2015? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they smoke pot, b) they want to smoke pot, c) they want to make lots of money selling pot, and/or d) they want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-catholic-bishops-marijuana-legalization-20190204-story.html
— Cubs family patriarch Joe Ricketts apologizes after racist emails are revealed: ‘I strongly believe that bigoted ideas are wrong’- Mark Gonzales
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-joe-ricketts-emails-20190204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-state-of-the-union-transcript-huppke-20190203-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois Catholic leaders: Legalizing recreational marijuana a bad idea – Peter Hancock
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/illinois-catholic-bishops-oppose-legalizing-recreational-marijuana-letter-conference/
— Illinois lawmakers sending pointed messages with their State of the Union guests – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: If any of my Republican U.S. Representatives and/or Republican U.S. Senators wanted to send a pointed message that they opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in the federal government, they could have made me one of their State of the Union guests, especially 1998-2005 while Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) was pending.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-lawmakers-sending-pointed-messagesstate-of-union-guests-trump-pelosi/

 

WBBM
— OUTSTANDING: Durbin Urges Caution About Recreational Pot Law
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/durbin-urges-caution-about-recreational-pot-law

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois’ Catholic bishops urge rejecting marijuana legalization Public health and safety consequences cited in objection – PETER HANCOCK
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-catholic-bishops-urge-rejecting-marijuana-legalization/article_d59848bc-f568-57c3-bec9-45760a92e2ff.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois’ Catholic bishops urge lawmakers to oppose recreational-use marijuana – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190204/illinois-catholic-bishops-urge-lawmakers-to-oppose-recreational-use-marijuana
— How much further? – Michael J. Bahr, Springfield
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190204/letter-how-much-further
(FROM THE LETTER: How much further will Illinois go to become the “most progressive state” on abortion, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker has declared? The Illinois governor was certainly proud to take the lead as most progressive by funding abortions using taxpayer dollars. Yet Pritzker was quickly overshadowed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who signed a bill allowing abortions up to nine months and removing other legal protections for the unborn. For this, Cuomo earned thunderous applause from the state’s legislative body, and even New York Cardinal Dolan is afraid to excommunicate Cuomo. Then Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam defended the killing of a child after the child was born that would have been allowed by a bill proposed in his state’s legislature, but then clarified his statement to indicate that he was talking about children who had been born with severe abnormalities or for reasons of the mother’s mental health in the 40th week, as if that makes it acceptable to kill any child that has been born. What will Gov. Pritzker do to maintain IL as the “most progressive state”? Infanticide up to 2 years old, for any reason? Abortion has always been about killing the infants. That should be obvious to all who have been watching these states try to “one-up” each other to become the most progressive. The good people of Illinois must stand up against this evil.)

 

NBC5
— Ginsburg Makes 1st Public Appearance Since Cancer Surgery – Mark Sherman
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Ginsburg-Makes-1st-Public-Appearance-Since-Cancer-Surgery-505351321.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH SIX COLOR PHOTOS: State of the Union guests from the suburbs include 7-year-old girl, immigrant and federal workers (DIERSEN: If any of my Republican U.S. Representatives and/or Republican U.S. Senators wanted to send a pointed message that they opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in the federal government, they could have made me one of their State of the Union guests, especially 1998-2005 while Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) was pending.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190205/state-of-the-union-guests-from-the-suburbs-include-7-year-old-girl-immigrant-and-federal-workers
— The Illinois House and its Madigan rules – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190203/editorial-the-illinois-house-and-its-madigan-rules

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats give money to promote Democrats.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/why-macarthur-foundation-grant-not-others
— Chicago Auto Show grabs the wheel After three decades of following Detroit, Chicago’s auto show will be first starting next year. Local convention biz could get a boost, but German luxury brands may take another pass. – H. LEE MURPHY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/transportation/chicago-auto-show-grabs-wheel

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Group again proposes removing lawmakers from Illinois redistricting – REBECCA ANZEL
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/group-again-proposes-removing-lawmakers-from-illinois-redistricting/article_be08b0fe-8215-57f6-a7d5-b644e8c47f03.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— For those with clout, employment rules differ – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-02-05/jim-dey-those-with-clout-employment-rules-differ.html

 

MADISON
— Single-parent families are root cause of many juvenile problems – Jerry Darda
https://madison.com/ct/opinion/mailbag/jerry-darda-single-parent-families-are-root-cause-of-many/article_002b3f78-c134-50f5-b9bd-2d9aad61948b.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump campaign takes steps to prevent a challenge within GOP – AP (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If your critics/opponents think that you might run for a government office or for a political office, they will do everything that they can to destroy you.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-campaign-takes-steps-to-prevent-a-challenge-within-gop
— US prepares to start building portion of Texas border wall – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/us-prepares-to-start-building-portion-of-texas-border-wall
— Putting on elections in Illinois is getting more expensive – Rachel Droze
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/putting-on-elections-in-illinois-is-getting-more-expensive

 

WSIL TV
— Lawmakers address hot topics at town hall – Emily Manley
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39905792/lawmakers-address-hot-topics-at-town-hall

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Rahm’s Failure, Solis’ FBI Wire Made Chicago GOP Relevant Again Chicago GOP Chairman Chris Cleveland Says Republicans Are ‘800-Pound Gorilla” In Mayoral Race, Looking To Endorse The “Lesser Of 13 Evils” – Mark Konko
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/rahms-failure-solis-fbi-wire-made-chicago-gop-relevant-again

 

LEXOLOGY
— Are Your Employment Policies for Illinois Employees 2019 Compliant? – Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP (DIERSEN: Federal employment policies a) give preference to federal employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, and/or veteran, and therefore, federal employment policies discriminate against federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-LGBTQ, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=bb57f80a-fa7d-423d-a439-007c6e497215

 

WIREPOINTS
— Is The Sun-Times Violating Journalist’s Ethics Code On The Solis Affidavit? – Mark Glennon
https://www.wirepoints.com/is-the-sun-times-violating-journalists-ethics-code-on-the-solis-affidavit-quicktake/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Maine Township’s excessive reserves violate state law, Sweeney says – W.J. Kennedy
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511753217-maine-township-s-excessive-reserves-violate-state-law-sweeney-says

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/illinois-is-finally-enrolling-people-in-opioid-alternative-program/article_c249fe60-28ae-11e9-abf6-bf22b70decec.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— “God put it on this planet for a reason” (DIERSEN: The Devil put pot on this planet. A question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, a) would the Post Office had hired him in 1966 when he was 18, b) would IRS had hired him in 1971, c) would IRS had promoted him in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) would GAO had hired him in 1980, and d) would GAO had promoted him in 1986? Another question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, would he still have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970 when he was 21, b) earn an MBA in 1976, c) pass the CPA examination on his first attempt in 1979, d) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, e) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on his first attempt in 1981, f) become a licensed CPA in 1981, g) become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, h) become a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, i) become a Certified Financial Services Manager in 1996, j) become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and k) earn a master’s degree in finance in 1997? Another question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, would he still have been able to a) put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning since 2004 and b) also put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every evening since 2015? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they smoke pot, b) they want to smoke pot, c) they want to make lots of money selling pot, and/or d) they want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/05/god-put-it-on-this-planet-for-a-reason/

 

GOPUSA
— Senate Democrats block bill that would prevent infanticide
http://www.gopusa.com/senate-democrats-block-bill-that-would-prevent-infanticide/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Study finds high rates of prison, jail for illegals Backs Trump’s case for cutting crime – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: To come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally, is to shout that you disrespect/despise/reject a) the rule of law, b) America, and c) Americans.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/5/study-finds-high-rates-of-prison-jail-for-illegals/
— Bob Menendez calls for FBI probe into illegal immigrant hiring at Trump golf clubs
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/4/bob-menendez-calls-trump-national-golf-clubs-fbi-p/
— Trump’s backing fuels ‘resistance’ on issues Democrats traditionally support – Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/4/donald-trumps-backing-fuels-resistance-issues-demo/
— Americans love paid family leave — until they learn what it costs them – Rachel Greszler
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/4/americans-love-paid-family-leave-until-they-learn-/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— State of the Union to offer grand showcase for Trump border wall pitch – Steven Nelson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/state-of-the-union-to-offer-grand-showcase-for-trump-border-wall-pitch
— Democrats troll Trump with State of the Union guests who oppose him on everything from Kavanaugh to transgender troops – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/democrats-troll-trump-with-state-of-the-union-guests-who-oppose-him-on-everything-from-kavanaugh-to-transgender-troops

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Are the Party of Destruction – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/democrats_are_the_party_of_destruction.html
— Racist Lynch Mob-Leading Virginia Governor Getting His Just Deserts – Matthew Vadum
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/racist_lynch_mobleading_virginia_governor_getting_his_just_deserts.html
— Democrats have a free ride for human-traffickers in their immigration proposal – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/democrats_have_a_free_ride_for_human_traffickers_in_their_immigration_proposal.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— A State of the Union Address I’d Like to Hear – Ed Morrow
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/04/a-state-of-the-union-address-id-like-to-hear/

 

BREITBART
— Feds: Over 8.5K Anchor Babies Secure U.S. Citizenship Via ‘Birth Tourism’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/04/feds-over-8-5k-anchor-babies-secure-u-s-citizenship-via-birth-tourism/
— Trump Invites Bullied Student, Synagogue Shooting Survivors to State of the Union – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/04/trump-invites-bullied-student-synagogue-shooting-survivors-to-state-of-the-union/

 

BLAZE
— Bernie Sanders is being accused of racism and sexism over this announcement And it’s Democrats who are doing the accusing – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/bernie-sanders-is-being-accused-of-racism-and-sexism-over-this-announcement
— A strange Super Bowl ad poured adulation on journalists — but here’s the salacious reason it aired And it cost Jeff Bezos millions – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/a-strange-super-bowl-ad-poured-adulation-on-journalists-but-heres-the-salacious-reason-it-aired

 

FOX NEWS
— Migrant caravan to reach US border day before Trump’s State of the Union – Griff Jenkins
https://www.foxnews.com/world/migrant-caravan-to-reach-us-border-day-before-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech-as-health-issues-mound

 

TOWNHALL
— Another Caravan Is Scheduled to Arrive at the Border Just In Time For Trump’s State of the Union Address – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/02/04/another-caravan-is-scheduled-to-arrive-at-the-border-just-in-time-for-trumps-state-of-the-union-address-n2540782
— The Left’s Growing Record of Insanity – Robert Knight
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2019/02/05/the-lefts-growing-record-of-insanity-n2540781

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Federal District Judges Have Blocked Trump Actions 30 Times, a Record Rate – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/02/04/federal-district-judges-have-blocked-trump-actions-30-times-a-record-rate/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SOTU: LET DEMOCRATS’ OWN WORDS SINK IN Exclusive: Lt. Col. James Zumwalt offers Trump opponents’ quotes on illegal immigration
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/sotu-let-democrats-own-words-sink-in/

 

LIFE SITE
— U.S. bishop: pro-abortion politicians ‘should not’ receive Communion in my diocese – Martin M. Barillas
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/u.s.-bishop-pro-abortion-politicians-should-not-receive-communion-in-my-dio

 

THE HILL
— Democrats: The party of illegal immigration – FORD O’CONNELL
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/428284-democrats-the-party-of-illegal-immigration
— Democrats seek to take on Trump at State of the Union – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/428450-democrats-seek-to-take-on-trump-at-state-of-the-union

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump’s Pick To Replace Brett Kavanaugh Could Face An Ugly Confirmation Fight D.C. Circuit Court nominee Neomi Rao wrote articles denouncing “special treatment for minority students” and blaming women for date rape. – Jennifer Bendery
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/brett-kavanaugh-neomi-rao-court-nominee-sexual-assault_us_5c58abebe4b00187b554355d

 

POLITICO
— Republicans defy Trump on national emergency Resistance from GOP senators could expose a split in the party and force the president to issue his first veto. – BURGESS EVERETT and MARIANNE LEVINE
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/04/national-emergency-gop-1145899

 

CNN
— Washington Post: Trump Organization fires at least 18 undocumented workers from golf courses – Eli Watkins
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/04/politics/trump-organization-undocumented-worker-purge/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— With Northam Picture, Obscure Publication (Big League Politics) Plays Big Role in Virginia Politics – Trip Gabriel and Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: With only the rarest of exceptions, everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and on www.gopillinois.com is already in the public realm. Nevertheless, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout out of both sides of their crooked mouths both a) that no one reads my emails or visits my website and b) that everyone firsts learns of everything from my emails and from my website.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/us/politics/northam-fairfax-big-league-politics.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Big League Politics is a relatively new entry to the constellation of right-wing media outlets that sprung up during Donald Trump’s rise, and until the bombshell yearbook report, its readership had remained small. Patrick Howley, the editor in chief, said he received the photograph showing a pair of figures in blackface and Ku Klux Klan robes from a “concerned citizen,” declining to add more details. But one of Big League Politics’s owners, Noel Fritsch, described the source of the photograph as “some people who were classmates of Northam,” who brought it to light out of anger at the governor’s remarks early last week defending late-term abortions. In its mission statement, Big League Politics purports to be “not conservative” and “not liberal,” but it has trafficked in conspiracy theories favored by the far right, like the case of Seth Rich, the Democratic National Committee staff member whose murder in Washington was falsely seized on by conservative commentators as linked to WikiLeaks.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump’s Options for Wall Shrink as Republicans Balk at National Emergency Declaration.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/us/politics/trump-border-wall-republicans.html
— The Rise of the Robot Reporter – Jaclyn Peiser (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I am not a robot reporter and GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are not robot emails. Each and every link in the emails is there because I made a decision to put it there. Feel free to phone me at 630-653-0462 to discuss my decisions.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/business/media/artificial-intelligence-journalism-robots.html
— China’s Online Censorship Stifles Trade, Too When the Chinese government blocks foreign internet companies for political reasons, the United States should treat the tactic as the anticompetitive economic strategy that it is. – Tim Wu (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents could do it, they would censor most if not all the links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/opinion/china-censorship-internet.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are full of hatred use Northam to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/opinion/northam-blackface-racism.html
— Attacking a Pay Wall That Hides Public Court Filings – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/us/politics/pacer-fees-lawsuit.html
— FRONT PAGE: Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two A small group of well-educated professionals enjoys rising wages, while most workers toil in low-wage jobs with few chances to advance. – Eduardo Porter
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/business/economy/productivity-inequality-wages.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Congress braces for Trump diverting military construction money to build the wall – Erica Werner and Karoun Demirjian
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congress-braces-for-trump-diverting-military-construction-money-to-build-the-wall/2019/02/04/18acb43c-28a5-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html
— How the neocons captured Donald Trump The return of Elliott Abrams puts the movement back in the White House – Brian D’Haeseleer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/05/how-neocons-captured-donald-trump/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who does NOT want Trump to declare a national emergency? ANSWER: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/enterthefray/la-ol-trump-national-emergency-border-wall-20190204-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Border walls work, and Democrats know it. As our porous border continues creating and exacerbating humanitarian crises, it would be immoral not to secure our borders and build a wall – Matt Gaetz
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/02/04/border-walls-work-democrats-know-matt-gaetz-editorials-debates/2773062002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— As Trump Speech Nears, Democrats Dig In House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her party are taking hard line on immigration; president and GOP are similarly unwilling to compromise – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-trump-speech-nears-democrats-dig-in-11549291238
— Trump’s Re-Election Challenge Down in the polls, he needs a strong economy to have any chance to win a second term. – Editorial

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-re-election-challenge-11549326167
— What Feeds Big Government Isn’t Only Ideology – Alberto Mingardi
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-feeds-big-government-isnt-only-ideology-11549324944
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries, that is, they demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-dreamer-11549325032
— Northam’s Medical School Shut Down Yearbook in 2013 After Confederate Images Appeared School says it will investigate yearbooks over time after emergence of blackface/KKK image on Virginia governor’s page in 1984 book – Jon Kamp and Scott Calvert (DIERSEN: In 1979, IRS’s Chicago District shut down its monthly newsletter after it reported that I, a lowly GS-12 Revenue Officer, had passed all four parts of the CPA examination on my first attempt while many highly-vaulted Revenue Agents had filed to do that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/northams-medical-school-to-probe-its-yearbooks-including-photos-11549315987

 

BLOOMBERG
— Democratic Voters Just Want Someone to Beat Trump, Poll Says – Terrence Dopp
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-04/democratic-voters-just-want-someone-to-beat-trump-poll-finds

 

FORBES
— More On Chicago Pension Underfunding – It’s The Demographics, Stupid – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2019/02/04/more-on-chicago-pension-underfunding-its-the-demographics-stupid/#83a0fe6ee1e0

 

LAW
— Mandatory Retirement Policies Fading, but Tensions Remain – Susan DeSantis (DIERSEN: Constructively, retirement is mandatory for federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 as soon as they are eligible. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, when I was a lowly GS-13, I first became eligible for early retirement.)
https://www.law.com/2019/02/04/law-firms-ease-mandatory-retirement-policies-but-tensions-remain-292-39399/?slreturn=20190105070422

 

NEWSWEEK
— LAURA LOOMER TRESPASSES ON CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR MANSION IN ‘FIESTA’ IMMIGRATION PROTEST WEARING SOMBRERO – DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON
https://www.newsweek.com/laura-loomer-trespasses-gavin-newsom-property-fiesta-racist-sombrero-1317334

 

WORLD TRIBUNE
— Economist warns inequality threatens civilization: Richest 26 people control $1.4 trillion – Norman Bailey
https://www.worldtribune.com/economist-warns-inequality-threatens-civilization-worlds-richest-26-people-control-1-4-trillion/

 

TIMES
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TREASONOUS: Democrats invite illegal immigrants to Trump state of the union address
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/democrats-invite-illegal-immigrants-to-donald-trump-speech-h5nxlxk5d

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, socialists use illegals to destroy America.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/05/bord-f05.html