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May 28, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What steered you away from vices, poverty, and crime? What steered you toward your successes in life? For me, it was my parents who were conservative Republicans who stressed personal responsibility and becoming a productive member of society. They had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), raised me as a MSL, and had me confirmed as a MSL. Even though neither of them attended college and my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma and my mother never attended high school, their upbringing of me motivated/enabled me to work my way through college and earn a bachelor’s degree, three masters degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Do you know who represented you at the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention on its National Committeeman and National Committeewoman Committee and on its Platform and Resolutions Committee? Do you know how they voted and why? Questions for your representative on the National Committeeman and National Committeewoman Committee: when the final vote was taken, a) did you vote for White or for Shaw for National Committeeman and why and b) did you vote for Belford or for Lasonde for National Committeewoman and why? Which candidates did you vote for in earlier rounds of voting and why? Questions for your representative on the Platform and Resolutions Committee, when the final vote was taken, did you vote for or against the following and why a) each of the proposed resolutions including direct election of IRP State Central Committee members and b) the IRP platform? How did you vote in earlier rounds of voting and why? If I had not been removed from the Platform and Resolutions Committee, I would have answered the aforesaid questions. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In my opinion, Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains should include the following in their next precinct letter concerning the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention: a) who the speakers were, b) how many delegates there were in total and from their congressional district (CD), county, and township/ward, c) the names of the delegates from their CD, county, and township/ward, d) who their IRP State Central Committee (SCC) member appointed to represent them on the IRP State Convention committees and how they voted on the new IRP platform, the 12 new resolutions, direct election of IRP SCC members, National Committeeman, and National Committeewoman, e) links to the new platform and to the 12 new resolutions on the IRP website, and f) lots of information on the new IRP National Committeeman Dean White and the new IRP National Committeewoman Rhonda Belford. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— PARTY POLITICS: Illinois Republicans united behind former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign during their state convention in Collinsville over the weekend. They also got behind a platform that attacks Democrats for supporting abortion rights, eliminating cash bail and promoting transgender identity, according to the Tribune’s Rick Pearson and Jeremy Gorner. Cheering for Trump: “Joe Biden’s vision for the country and JB Pritzker’s vision for the state is, it’s a disaster, and may I say, even that it’s evil,” Congresswoman Mary Miller, a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, said during the conference. Roll call: Miller was also elected to be the delegation leader of Illinois and could be the voice we hear during roll call to support Trump at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. There was drama: The election to determine the new Republican National Committee members became divisive. An election had to be held because current members Richard Porter and Demetra DeMonte will see their terms come up at the end of the convention. How it played out: Republican State Central Committeeman Dean White was elected to replace Porter after Lake County GOP Chair Mark Shaw was twice rejected during voting on the convention floor. Shaw dropped out, opening the lane for White. Rhonda Belford, the Hardin County GOP chair, will replace DeMonte after the convention. “There are always going to be disagreements. You see that among Democrats, too,” DeMonte told Playbook after the convention. Her take: “There wasn’t any disunity.” If you are Mark Shaw, Playbook would like to hear from you. Email skapos@politico.com – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/05/28/state-budget-still-up-in-the-air-00160091

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— At least 41 shot, 9 fatally, in citywide Memorial Day weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-memorial-day-gun-violence-police/14877210/
— Dad gets into shootout with group trying to steal cars while 5 daughters sleep inside Winnetka home. Suspects broke into Sheridan Road house to steal keys before trying to take Range Rover, Maserati. (COMMENT: Winnetka today, your municipality tomorrow. What are you doing to avoid car theft? While I worked for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in Chicago in 1973.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/winnetka-homeowner-exchanges-fire-suspects-steal-car-sheridan/14877966/

NBC5
— Winnetka homeowner exchanges gunfire with suspect in attempted car theft. The suspects fled the scene after the exchange of gunfire. (COMMENT: Winnetka today, your municipality tomorrow. What are you doing to avoid car theft? While I worked for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in Chicago in 1973.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/winnetka-homeowner-exchanges-gunfire-with-suspect-in-attempted-car-theft/3447578/

CBS2
— UChicago to withhold degree from at least one pro-Palestinian demonstrator – Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/uchicago-withhold-degree-palestinian-demonstrator/
— What happens if Trump is convicted in New York? No one can really say – Graham Kates
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-happens-if-trump-is-convicted-in-new-york-trial/
— Activists, leaders work to prevent violence in Chicago this summer (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/leaders-activists-push-safety-violent-memorial-day-weekend-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I0Y-JSDhYU
— 5-year-old among 9 killed, 30 hurt in Chicago shootings during Memorial Day weekend – Jeramie Bizzle, Beth Lawrence (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-shootings-memorial-day-weekend-may-24-to-28/
— Winnetka homeowner exchanges gunfire with suspects trying to steal car – John Dodge (COMMENT: Winnetka today, your municipality tomorrow. What are you doing to avoid car theft? While I worked for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in Chicago in 1973.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/winnetka-car-theft-gunfire/

WGN9
— Over 30 fall victim to shootings over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://wgntv.com/news/over-30-fall-victim-to-shootings-over-memorial-day-weekend-in-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjYWC31GLVc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs8akgzKqmE

FOX32
— Chicago crime: 27 shot, 7 killed so far in Memorial Day weekend violence – Tia Ewing (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-crime-memorial-day-weekend-violence

WBBM
— Chicago police officer takes teens on a camping trip to give them a ‘safe place’ over Memorial Day weekend. – (COMMENT: When you were young, how safe was your municipality? While I lived in Crete 1948-1972, it was very safe.)
https://www.wtvy.com/2024/05/27/police-officer-takes-teens-camping-trip-give-them-safe-place-over-memorial-day-weekend/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? A major week looms in Donald Trump’s hush money trial. – ERIC TUCKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/27/major-week-trump-hush-money-trial/
— FRONT PAGE: Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues clashing with Illinois Senate over parole board – DAN PETRELLA and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/28/gov-j-b-pritzker-continues-clashing-with-illinois-senate-over-parole-board/
— FRONT PAGE: CTA could provide up to 250 buses for use during the DNC. Will that leave enough for regular bus service? – Sarah Freishtat
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/cta-could-provide-up-to-250-buses-for-use-during-the-dnc-will-that-leave-enough-for-regular-bus-service/ar-BB1nbmSu

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 9 killed, 30 wounded in Memorial Day weekend gun violence across Chicago. Among the dead are 5-year-old Reign Ware, who was fatally shot in the abdomen while sitting in a parked car in the 200 block of South Campbell Avenue. (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/05/27/memorial-day-weekend-2024-continues-violent-trend-28-shot-7-killed
— 2 ex-jail officials say they were fired after claiming they were coerced into political work for Sheriff Tom Dart. Drake Carpenter and Aracelis Gotay were suspended without pay in March of 2022 amid a federal investigation involving the sheriff’s office. – Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2024/05/27/cook-county-jail-officials-fired-coerced-political-work-sheriff-tom-dart

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Prairie Band Potawatomi land deal clears Illinois Senate, returns to House – PETER HANCOCK (COMMENT: If you run for a government office or for a political office as a Republican, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if any of your ancestors homesteaded a farm, Democrats and RINOs will use that against you. They will hint/imply/argue/shout that you directly, substantially, and unfairly benefitted from that and that therefore, you should pay reparations. If I ran for an office, they would stress a) that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, b) that they sold that land and bought 10 acres just northeast of downtown Crete in 1864, c) that my grandfather had a home built on that land in 1926, d) that I lived in that home 1954-1972, and e) that I inherited that home and sold it in 2022.)
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/prairie-band-potawatomi-land-deal-clears-illinois-senate/article_af1d1eb4-1c71-11ef-856a-3f6519303841.html

WQAD
— Illinois Senate Democrats send $53.1B spending plan to House – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/illinois-senate-democrats-531-billion-spending-plan-house-capitol-news/526-456b2ed3-b494-4894-b78e-b418c7d24bdd

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Pastor Criticized For No Transit Experience Withdraws From RTA Board Nomination. Rev. Ira Acree said the City Council and most agency boards should be vacated if alderpeople now want to only go off experience. – Mack Liederman (COMMENT: GAO audits IRS. After working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my knowledge of IRS. The kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988 and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/24/pastor-criticized-for-no-transit-experience-withdraws-from-rta-board-nomination/

HOODLINE
— CHICAGO CONFRONTS DISMAL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WITH 7 DEATHS AMID SURGE IN GUN VIOLENCE – Damon R. Sheffield (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://hoodline.com/2024/05/chicago-confronts-dismal-memorial-day-weekend-with-7-deaths-amid-surge-in-gun-violence/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-298/
— Welch to convene House at noon Tuesday.
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/27/welch-to-convene-house-at-noon-tomorrow/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JEFF BERKOWITZ
— In Part 2 of our interview w/the Big Tent Coalition’s CEO, Tim Ozinga, the discussion focuses on the dearth of real political leaders in IL and the key challenges facing the State. – Alana Goodman
https://jeffberkowitz208.substack.com/p/in-part-2-of-our-interview-wthe-big

WIREPOINTS
— New Trier School District set to produce next $8 million superintendent pensioner – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/new-trier-school-district-set-to-produce-next-8-million-superintendent-pensioner-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOSE 127,000 STUDENTS – Hilary Gowins (COMMENT: Illinois parents a) who cannot avoid public schools because they cannot afford religious schools and b) who do not want Illinois teachers to make their children “good little Democrats,” take their children and move out of Illinois. My parents sent me to religious schools 1953-1962 even though my father never made more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars and my mother never worked outside of the home until after he died.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/editorial-illinois-public-schools-lose-127000-students-since-pandemic/
— How Illinois can give parents more choice within public school system. – Hannah Schmid (COMMENT: Yes, but ever-increasingly, Illinois parents are Democrats who therefore by definition are anti-conservative and anti-Republican and want teachers a) to make their children sexually active LGBTQers and b) to promote dependency on government and charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and race and gender based preference giving, that is, Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/report-how-illinois-can-give-parents-more-choice-within-public-school-system/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— NewsGuard primes children in public schools for life of leftist activism. The latest way K-12 students are being indoctrinated. – John Tillman
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/27/newsguard-primes-children-in-public-schools-for-li/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Harvard Graduation Marred by Anti-Semitism Controversy as Speaker Accuses Critics of Smearing Her for ‘Money and Power’ Commencement speaker Maria Ressa employs anti-Semitic trope to blast critics, prompting Harvard rabbi to walk off the stage. – Alana Goodman
https://freebeacon.com/campus/harvard-commencement-speaker-told-graduates-her-critics-had-smeared-her-for-money-and-power-new-translation-confirms-the-critics-were-correct/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Because I accepted your invitation to be here today, I was attacked online and called anti-Semitic by money and power because they want money and power,” she told Harvard graduates during the May 23 ceremony.)

NEW YORK POST
— Here’s why the case against Trump should end in ‘not guilty’ – Jonathan Turley
https://nypost.com/2024/05/27/opinion/heres-why-the-case-against-trump-should-end-in-not-guilty/

BREITBART
— Denver Offers How-To Guide on Turning Cities into Taxpayer-Funded Immigrant Sanctuaries – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/05/27/denver-offers-how-to-guide-on-turning-cities-into-taxpayer-funded-immigrant-sanctuaries/

FEDERALIST
— America Has Become The Land Of The Selfish, Home Of The Indoctrinated – M.D. KITTLE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/27/america-has-become-the-land-of-the-selfish-home-of-the-indoctrinated/
— Trans Activists Quietly Build ‘Gender-Affirming’ Monopoly On Centers For Abused Children – LAURA BRYANT HANFORD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/28/trans-activists-quietly-build-gender-affirming-monopoly-on-centers-for-abused-children/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— States and Localities Can Determine Whether to Resettle Refugees In Their Communities – Shari Rendall
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/states-and-localities-can-determine-whether-resettle-refugees-their

NEW AMERICAN
— Non-white Privilege? Anti-white Racism Reigns in U.S., Says Jeremy Carl – Selwyn Duke (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to get more votes from non-Whites, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that they are anti-White.)
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/non-white-privilege-anti-white-racism-reigns-in-u-s-says-jeremy-carl/

NEWSMAX
— Sheltering Migrants Jacks Up Costs of NYC Hotel Rooms – Mark Swanson
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nyc-hotels-prices/2024/05/27/id/1166352/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/arts/pride-events-nyc.html

USA TODAY
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have bombarded the jurors, as well as everyone else in the world, with ever-increasing hatred against not only Trump, but against those who share his demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The aforesaid has hurt Biden because Biden shares the aforesaid demographics with Trump except that Biden is liberal, Democrat, Catholic, and Irish American.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/05/22/trump-defense-rests-hush-money-trial-jury-duty/73772795007/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “How a right-wing internet broadcaster became Trump’s loyal herald.”
https://apnews.com/article/trump-rallies-right-side-broadcasting-maga-election-27befda2383b917ab6e1213df19e5813

MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/how-to-change-the-gender-on-your-driver-s-license/ar-AA1cVZim

May 27, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Illinois Republicans anxiously await the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) a) to issue a detailed press release on its State Convention and b) to post on its website its new platform and its 12 new resolutions. At the convention, there was very strong support for Trump and for Dean White for IRP National Committeeman, but there were very few delegates from DuPage County. IRP chairman Don Tracy spoke vehemently against direct election of IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members. Many of the delegates who I spoke with had been strongly lobbied by opponents of direct election against direct election. Tracy’s IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee (PRC) killed direct election. Illinois Republicans who want direct election are overwhelmingly conservative. Illinois Republicans who oppose direct election are overwhelming moderate, that is, they reject some, many, most, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. It seems that to get PRC members to kill direct election, those who oppose direct election a) loaded the PRC with members who oppose direct election or could be made to oppose direct election and b) dumped efforts to move the platform to the left. I was appointed to the PRC even though I have always promoted direct election. But that appointment was made before those who oppose direct election knew that major efforts were going to be made to promote direct election. Therefore, because of that, I was removed from the PRC before its first meeting. The Democrat news media at the convention again demonstrated its rudeness and hostility toward me. I have attended as a delegate and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor all the IRP State Conventions since 2000. The 2020 convention was by Zoom. The last big push for direct election was at the 2008 convention. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What does the future look like for your elected Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC)? I have been an elected RPC since 2000. My future as a RPC looks ever-increasingly bleak for me. The leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They ever-increasingly blame me and blame my newsletters for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They stress that I promote direct election of IRP State Central Committee members. They stress that I promote planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. They stress my bad demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. They stress the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me, most recently, removing me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. One of them recently rudely told me that she threw my precinct letter away. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

JEFF BERKOWITZ
— IL GOP’s Grassroots ride Dean White into the Winner’s Circle in Collinsville, IL. Could this be a turning point for the IL GOP?
https://jeffberkowitz208.substack.com/p/il-gops-grassroots-ride-dean-white
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Yesterday, about 300 “Grassroots” county delegates to the IL GOP convention overcame strong recent GOP historical precedent and took control of the Party, at least for an afternoon. The grassroots wrested control away from the Establishment IL GOP State Central Committee (“SCC”). Usually, the seventeen member SCC chooses the IL RNC Committeeman and Committeewoman and the delegates in attendance at the convention docilely ratify the choice, almost proforma. But, not yesterday. Choice of a new IL GOP RNC Committeeman. This weekend, about five hundred IL Republicans gathered in Collinsville, IL to choose their new IL RNC committeeman and committeewoman to serve on the 168 member Republican National Committee, as IL committeeman Richard Porter, watch by clicking here (12 (10?) years of service) and IL committeewoman Demetra Demonte (16 years of service) were both term limited from continuing on the RNC. The main job of an RNC committeeman is to be the link or nexus between the state GOP and the RNC on national campaigns. Large elements of that nexus include national fundraising, message development and political organizing, especially for the national Presidential and mid-term elections. The primary interest of the IL GOP grassroots is the recruiting and election of quality state and local candidates and a party apparatus related thereto, not a national committeeman. But the symbolism and precedent of yesterday’s reversal of the establishment SCC was important to the grassroots, and they seemed to shout, as they descended on Collinsville, Carpe Diem, sensing victory would be theirs. On the other hand, get a sense of what could happen if these two often divergent parts of the IL GOP worked together— by watching RNC Committeeman Porter, linked to above (18:58-19:58), as he explains more than three years ago, the potential interaction between IL State operators, GOP U. S. Senators, the entire Congress and the RNC to solve Illinois’ fiscal issues, including the need to lower public sector pension and education costs— and taxes to make IL more fiscally stable and attractive in the long run to taxpayers and residents. . .Rhonda Belford, GOP Chair of Hardin County, was the SCC’s choice over Joan Lasonde for IL GOP Committeewoman, and Belford was easily approved by the Delegates in the Hall. Lasonde, residing on Chicago’s North Shore, is the 9th CD member of the SCC. The next steps for the IL GOP. So, we’ll find out in due course if Dean White, who is a bit of an unknown commodity in IL GOP politics, is everything the grassroots hope he will be. More importantly, we will no doubt learn soon if the SCC has learned how to make effective use of the grassroots’ energy to start producing some general election wins, perhaps even for IL Governor, since the stakes for IL are so high. And, many in the IL GOP almost surely will start chanting that familiar phrase: “Now is the time for all good men [and women] to come to the aid of their Party.”)

AUSTIN AMERICAN STATEMAN
— Texas Republican convention shows ultraconservative flank still controls the party. The dueling themes of party unity and purging the GOP of “RINOs” were the subplots of the Texas State Republican Convention. – John C. Moritz (COMMENT: One could compare and contrast the Texas Republican Party with the Illinois Republican Party. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. RINOs paint themselves as being Democrat-Lite if not as being anti-conservative. RINOs reject some, many, most, if not virtually all the planks in the Republican Party platform. RINOs get rid of Republicans like me who support the planks that they reject. I should write a book about the biggest past and present RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/26/texas-gop-still-controls-state-politics-can-they-unite-in-2024-campaign/73853421007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I made a big decision in January of this year,” Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told the cheering delegates Saturday as the three-day Texas State Republican Convention was heading into its final hours. “I announced that I was declaring open season on RINOs with no bag limits.” Miller, an irrepressible conservative who likes to bill himself as “Donald Trump’s man in Texas,” was referring to that strain of the GOP faithful that has been castigated as “Republicans In Name Only” because of a willingness to sometimes seek common ground with Texas’ minority party. His remarks, which were presaged by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton, came in the final weekend before Tuesday’s runoffs, in which several Republican members of the state House — including Speaker Dade Phelan, who in the minds of many of the delegates and some of the GOP officeholders is Texas’ RINO-in-chief — are fighting for their political lives in the face of challengers backed by deep-pocket conservative donors and an army of activists from the party’s right flank. That right flank emerged as the dominant force among the almost 10,000 delegates and alternates who chose to spend at least the first part of their holiday weekend shaping the future of the Texas Republican Party, which has held unchecked power in the state for more than two decades.)

NEWSWEEK
— Texas Republicans voted on Saturday on a motion over whether the state party should back a referendum on the Lone Star State seceding from the United States and becoming an independent country. Once the votes have been tallied up, the party is expected to finalize its policy platform this week. – James Bickerton
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-republicans-vote-call-independence-referendum-1904934

HOODLINE
— ILLINOIS GOP EMBRACES TRUMP AT STATE CONVENTION AS LIBERTARIANS CHALLENGE HIS VIEWS IN CHICAGO SPEECH – Damon R. Sheffield (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Libertarian plants in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. Libertarians promote booze, gambling, pot, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, etc.)
https://hoodline.com/2024/05/illinois-gop-embraces-trump-at-state-convention-as-libertarians-challenge-his-views-in-chicago-speech/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republicans threw their full weight behind former President Donald Trump during their state convention this past Saturday, as reported by the Chicago Tribune. The GOP adopted a platform that fiercely criticized Democrats for their stance on abortion rights, bail reform, and transgender issues. U.S. Rep. Mary Miller did not hold back in her condemnation of President Joe Biden and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, calling their vision for the country and state “a disaster” and even labelling it “evil.”. . . The dichotomy of the two events emphasizes the divisive figure Trump continues to represent, even within varied conservative circles. Illinois Republicans, particularly in rural regions, remain staunchly pro-Trump, with GOP Chair Don Tracy suggesting that Republican enthusiasm for the former president was on the rise. Meanwhile, Trump’s reception at the Libertarian convention exposes the frictions within a party known for its commitment to individual liberties and small government—a party where some view Trump as antithetical to their values. The Illinois GOP’s adopted platform attacks Democrats on a number of fronts, including abortion, law enforcement, and election integrity, according to the Chicago Tribune. They vehemently oppose the state’s pro-abortion laws and have added new language to their platform on gender identity, aligning closely with Trump’s traditional conservative views. Their actions signal an intention to fiercely fight to regain a foothold in suburbia, despite the potential risks of alienating moderate voters with their undiluted embrace of Trump.)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: At least 29 shot, 5 killed in Memorial Day weekend violence across city. (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-memorial-day-gun-violence-police/14874004/

NBC5
— National Spelling Bee reflects the economic success and cultural impact of immigrants from India – AP (COMMENT: What is your national origin? How long have your ancestors been in America. How successful have they been? What have their successes been attributed to? I am 100% German national origin. All my ancestors were farmers who immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. Immigrants from other nations have been more successful than immigrants from Germany. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. Critics/opponents of German Americans attribute the success that German Americans have had to their benefitting from discrimination against immigrants from other nations. Further, they stress WWI and WWII and the Holocaust. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would cite examples in which my critics/opponents have used negative German American stereotypes and my German national origin against me. It is called national origin discrimination.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/national-spelling-bee-immigrants-india/3447166/

FOX32
— Child among 5 killed in slew of shootings during Memorial Day weekend in Chicago. – Nate Rodgers (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/young-girl-among-5-killed-over-three-dozen-shootings-during-memorial-day-weekend-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Park Ridge provisionally OKs $861,000 bid for security upgrades – RICHARD REQUENA (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/26/park-ridge-provisionally-oks-861000-bid-for-security-upgrades/

— Illinois Senate Democrats boost budget plan after House leaves town – OLIVIA OLANDER, JEREMY GORNER, DAN PETRELLA, OLIVIA STEVENS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/26/illinois-senate-democrats-boost-budget-plan-after-house-leaves-town/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/26/clarence-page-supreme-court-samuel-alito-dick-durbin/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Senate approves $53.1 billion budget plan. Senate Democrats on Sunday night called the state’s budget “fair” and a “statement of our priorities.” Republicans called it “another example of a long list of misplaced priorities.” – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2024/05/26/illinois-senate-begins-voting-on-53-1-billion-budget-springfield-legislature-pot-migrants-pritzker
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/democracy/2024/05/24/justice-samuel-alito-upside-down-flag-jan-6-insurrection-supreme-court-democracy-solutions-project-editorial
— Pro-Palestinian student says University of Chicago is withholding degrees from 4 protesters. Youssef Hasweh, a fourth-year student, is having his degree withheld until the disciplinary measures are ‘resolved.’ He believes the ‘disproportionate response’ is aimed at deterring other student protesters. – Violet Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/05/25/pro-palestinian-student-university-chicago-hyde-park-withholding-degrees-protesters-israel-hamas-war

WBBM
— Pedestrians twice as likely to be hit by an electric or hybrid car than a gas-powered one – Mark Menard
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/study-electric-or-hybrid-car-twice-as-likely-to-hit-someone

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Here’s what’s in the Illinois state budget, passed by Senate and sent to House for vote – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article288777295.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success pushing pot. Pot is poison. – Chris Breach
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2024/05/20/illinois-among-top-5-states-for-marijuana-sales-tax-revenue/73504372007/

KANKAKEE DAIL JOURNAL
— Gotion buys 231 acres for targeted expansions, power plant –
https://daily-journal.com/news/local/gotion-buys-231-acres-for-targeted-expansions-power-plant/article_47e9a7e2-1930-11ef-b1d2-83309955f2cd.amp.html

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Americans report using marijuana more frequently than alcohol. What are the risks of both? – Scott Detrow (COMMENT: Pot is poison.)
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-05-26/americans-report-using-marijuana-more-frequently-than-alcohol-what-are-the-risks-of-both

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Libertarians nominate Chase Oliver for president, spurning both Trump and Kennedy – AP (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Libertarian plants in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. Libertarians promote booze, gambling, pot, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, etc.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-libertarians-nominate-chase-oliver-for-president-spurning-both-trump-and-kennedy/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ASSAULTS UP 6.7% PAST 12 MONTHS, MORE VIOLENT – Patrick Andriesen and Jon Josko
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-crime-assaults-up-6-7-past-12-months-more-violent/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The left is turning America into a Third World country. Buying votes by the billions. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/26/left-is-turning-america-into-third-world-country/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats look to expand abortion playbook to target Republicans on IVF – Cami Mondeaux
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3016549/democrats-look-expand-abortion-playbook-ivf/

WASHINGTON POST
— Alan Dershowitz compares anti-Israel campus protests by ‘Hitler Youth’ to Nazi Germany: ‘They are our future leaders’ – Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2024/05/26/us-news/alan-dershowitz-likens-campus-protests-to-nazi-germany/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— It’s Time For The Republican Party to Unite Behind Trump Now. There is no denying that under Trump, America was stronger, safer, wealthier, and more prosperous. – David Keltz
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/27/its-time-for-the-republican-party-to-unite-behind-trump-now/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Like terrorists in the White House – Lynne Lechter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/like_terrorists_in_the_white_house.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden props George Floyd up as an American hero on anniversary of death – X responds – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/05/26/biden-props-george-floyd-up-as-an-american-hero-on-anniversary-of-death-x-responds-1461780/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Congress considering bill to curb DEI in med schools – Haika Mrema (COMMENT: To implement DEI is to lower standards.)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/congress-considering-bill-curb-dei-med-schools-/25518

EPOCH TIMES
— Everything You Need to Know as Trump Trial Heads to Verdict. The charges, the witnesses, those who didn’t testify, and the final arguments before the jury takes control. – Catherine Yang (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have bombarded the jurors, as well as everyone else in the world, with ever-increasing hatred against not only Trump, but against those who share his demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The aforesaid has hurt Biden because Biden shares the aforesaid demographics with Trump except that Biden is liberal, Democrat, Catholic, and Irish American.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/everything-you-need-to-know-as-trump-trial-heads-to-verdict-5655809

FEDERALIST
— Public Elementary Schools Deploy Leftists’ Favorite DEI Terms — And Refuse To Define Them – STEPHANIE LUNDQUIST-ARORA
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/27/public-elementary-schools-deploy-leftists-favorite-dei-terms-and-refuse-to-define-them/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Biden, the king of gaslighting, again falsely blames Republicans for HIS border crisis – Pat Droney (COMMENT: I should write about the biggest gaslighters in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/biden-the-king-of-gaslighting-again-falsely-blames-republicans-for-his-border-crisis

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Finally, Transgender Sports Rules That Make Sense – GEORGE LEEF (COMMENT: Transgender athletes should only be allowed to compete against other transgender athletes.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/finally-transgender-sports-rules-that-make-sense/

NEWSMAX
— Mass Migration Overwhelming Sanctuary City Schools – Eric Mack (COMMENT: Sanctuary city schools today, your schools tomorrow.)
https://www.newsmax.com/us/illegal-immigration-crowding/2024/05/26/id/1166259/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Biden to face at least 35 ‘uncommitted’ delegates at Chicago DNC
https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-to-face-at-least-35-uncommitted-delegates-at-chicago-dnc

TOWNALL
— Over 40 Mayors Beg Joe Biden to Create Jobs Program for Illegal Immigrants – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: If there had been as many illegals in America when I was young, they would have gotten the bad jobs that I got. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I did, they did not have to work their way through college. Their parents bought them cars, paid for their college expenses, and got them good jobs.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/05/26/over-40-mayors-beg-joe-biden-to-create-jobs-program-for-illegal-immigrants-n2639541
— A President Who Exalts Evil – Mark Lewis
https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2024/05/27/a-president-who-exalts-evil-n2639560
— Here’s How Many Times Non-Citizens Try to Infiltrate US Navy Bases Every Week – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/05/27/us-admiral-were-seeing-non-citizens-trying-to-infiltrate-naval-bases-2-3-times-per-week-n2639572

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCESSOUTHERN

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promote Hillary Clinton.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/us/politics/hillary-clinton-abortion.html
— Democrats say “How Donald Trump Still Lives in the 1980s. The greed-is-good era was the last time his preferred public image was intact, and he’s been returning there in ways large and small as he sits through his criminal trial in Manhattan.” What did you do during the 1980s? I worked as an Analyst for the Democrats who ran GAO. In 1980, I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. In 1981, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA. In 1984, my wife and I had own home built in Wheaton. In 1986, the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS was finally able to get me assigned to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13, currently $115,439/year. But my Democrat GAO superiors forced him to retire in 1987. In 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. In 1989, in retaliation, they threw me off audits of IRS, gave me a very bad job assignment and performance appraisal, and ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/us/politics/trump-1980s-manhattan.html
— FRONT PAGE: Free Food? Modi Makes Sure Every Indian Knows Whom to Thank for It. India’s welfare programs improve lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party uses its vast machinery to ensure the handouts also create loyal voters. – Suhasini Raj and Alex Travelli (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO candidates and elected officials ever-increasingly buy votes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/26/world/asia/india-welfare-modi.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hotels in N.Y. Pick Migrants Over Tourists| – Luis Ferré-Sadurní
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/nyregion/hotels-prices-migrants-nyc.html

WASHINGTON POST
— A vote for the soul of the Republican Party (COMMENT: What does the future look like for your elected Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC)? I have been an elected RPC since 2000. My future as a RPC looks ever-increasingly bleak for me. The leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They ever-increasingly blame me and blame my newsletters for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They stress that I promote direct election of IRP State Central Committee members. They stress that I promote planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. They stress my bad demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. They stress the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me, most recently, removing me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. One of them recently rudely told me that she threw my precinct letter away.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/a-vote-for-the-soul-of-the-republican-party/
— To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat candidates and elected officials ever-increasingly promise to give Blacks more preference.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/05/27/ncaa-settlement-racial-injustice/

USA TODAY
— To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat candidates and elected officials ever-increasingly promise to give Blacks more preference.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/25/george-floyd-death-anniversary-racism-progress-slow/73540226007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Massive Immigration Wave Hitting America’s Classrooms – Jon Kamp and Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/the-massive-immigration-wave-hitting-americas-classrooms-3c7d7943
— Young professionals graduating from public universities charging in-state tuition often receive a degree that is worth the money—with one caveat. New graduates need to earn at least $50,000 a year, on average, in their first decade off campus for the degree to pay off, according to new research from Strada Education Foundation, a nonprofit that analyzed federal education and earnings data. If they can land that salary, or make $500,000 before taxes over 10 years, state school graduates across sectors will find the investment worth it and should be able to pay off their loans, Strada says. – Alyssa Lukpat (COMMENT: During the almost 9 years that I worked for IRS 1971-1980, IRS paid me more than $800,000 in salary In today’s dollars. My IRS salary increased from $54,728/year (GS-7 Step 1) to $110,020/year (GS-12 Step 5). I earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/public-college-value-salary-career-7dc157e5

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— The Christian Nationalist Danger Behind the ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag – Sarah Jones (COMMENT: What is your religion? How are members of your religion stereotyped? What are members of your religion blamed for? What have their successes been attributed to? I am Protestant. My parents had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, raised me as a MSL, and had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962. Protestants are ever-increasingly negatively stereotyped as being patriotic and even worse things. Protestants are ever-increasingly blamed for all the problems that America has. The successes that Protestants have is ever-increasingly attributed to their benefitting from discrimination against non-Protestants. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would cite examples in which my critics/opponents have used negative Protestant stereotypes and my being Protestant against me. It is called religious discrimination.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-christian-nationalism-behind-the-appeal-to-heaven-flag.html

TIMES OF ISRAEL
— Despite mounting opposition, US House leader moves to invite Netanyahu to Congress. Republican Mike Johnson sets deadline for Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer to sign on and make it a joint session or will proceed alone; Democrats divided
https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-mounting-opposition-us-house-leader-moves-to-invite-netanyahu-to-congress/

May 26, 2024

BOST FOR CONGRESS
— The Illinois Republican Party’s State Convention
https://x.com/BostForCongress/status/1794340527892312105

DALLAS NEWS
— Texas Republican Party delegates vote on party platform (COMMENT: In my opinion, delegates to state party conventions should be provided with at least a week before the convention a) copies of the platform and the resolutions that they are going to vote on and b) the names of and lots of information on the National Committeeman and Committeewoman candidates who they are going to vote on.)
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/05/25/texas-republican-platform-calls-for-teaching-bible-in-schools-blocking-abortion-drugs/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Texas GOP to vote on Bible lessons, deportations to platform (COMMENT: In my opinion, delegates to state party conventions should be provided with at least a week before the convention a) copies of the platform and the resolutions that they are going to vote on and b) the names of and lots of information on the National Committeeman and Committeewoman candidates who they are going to vote on.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/texas-gop-bible-lessons-school-19472547.php

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— Proposed Texas GOP platform calls for the Bible in schools, electoral changes that would lock Democrats out of statewide office. The platform was voted on Saturday, with tallies expected next week. Other planks call abortion homicide and gender-transition care “child abuse.” – ROBERT DOWNEN AND RENZO DOWNEY (COMMENT: In my opinion, delegates to state party conventions should be provided with at least a week before the convention a) copies of the platform and the resolutions that they are going to vote on and b) the names of and lots of information on the National Committeeman and Committeewoman candidates who they are going to vote on.)
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/25/texas-republican-party-convention-platform/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Republicans go all in for Trump at state convention – RICK PEARSON and JEREMY GORNER (COMMENT: Illinois Republicans anxiously await the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) a) to issue a detailed press release on the convention and b) to post on its website its new platform and its 12 new resolutions. At the convention, there was very strong support for Trump and for Dean White for IRP National Committeeman, but there very few delegates were from DuPage County. IRP chairman Don Tracy spoke vehemently against direct election of IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members. Many of the delegates who I spoke with had been strongly lobbied by opponents of direct election against direct election. Tracy’s IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee (PRC) killed direct election. Illinois Republicans who want direct election are overwhelmingly conservative. Illinois Republicans who oppose direct election are overwhelming moderate, that is, they reject some, many, most, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. It seems that to get PRC members to kill direct election, those who oppose direct election a) loaded the PRC with members who oppose direct election or could be made to oppose direct election and b) dumped efforts to move the platform to the left. I was appointed to the PRC even though I have always promoted direct election. But that appointment was made before those who oppose direct election knew that major efforts were going to be made to promote direct election. Therefore, I was removed from the PRC before its first meeting. The Democrat news media at the convention again demonstrated its hostility toward me. I have attended as a delegate and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor all the IRP State Conventions since 2000. The 2020 convention was by Zoom. The last big push for direct election was at the 2008 convention.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/25/illinois-republicans-go-all-in-for-trump-at-state-convention/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The state GOP party platform has long opposed same-sex marriage, though its been almost a decade since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans against those unions. On Saturday, the party added a plank “confirming the immutable biological sex of humans and the protection of women” and opposing gender treatments as well as “all efforts to validate transgender identity,” The platform adopted by more than 500 delegates at the convention also attacked the Democratic Party for eliminating cash bail, contending it “opposes law and order and law enforcement.” . . . The only contentious note in the festivities occurred when former Lake County GOP chairman Mark Shaw was twice overwhelmingly rejected in votes from the convention floor in his bid to become the state’s new Republican National Committeeman, replacing Richard Porter, who is term limited. Shaw, a Trump delegate and a “senior adviser” to the presidential candidate, has a controversial party history. Once viewed as a grassroots supporter, his attempts to maneuver into the RNC job were rejected by delegates who viewed him as too establishment. Dean White of St. Charles, a construction company owner and a member of the Republican State Central Committee, was ultimately named national committeeman after Shaw dropped out. Hardin County GOP Chair Rhonda Belford, who chairs the Republican County Chairs’ Association, was voted as national committeewoman, replacing Demetra DeMonte.)
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for pollution.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/26/prairie-state-coal-plant/
— We can’t let summer events distract us from violence prevention in Chicago – Faith Leaders (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty, crime, and violence.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/26/opinion-chicago-summer-gun-violence-prevention/
— Mayor Johnson hires organizer as administration liaison to progressive groups – Jake Sheridan (COMMENT: Who serves as liaisons for the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization to conservative groups?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/24/mayor-johnson-hires-organizer-as-administration-liaison-to-progressive-groups/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: NCTV17 seeks funding support from Naperville as the nonprofit TV station deals with urgent financial crisis – TESS KENNY (COMMENT: I am a conservative Republican nonprofit political and government news and commentary aggregator. All the money and time needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and to send them out each and every morning comes from me. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one calls my tunes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/24/naperville-city-council-nctv17-cable-news-funding/

DAILY HERALD
— Biden to Black students: You’re nothing without me – Debra J. Saunders
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240525/syndicated-columnists/biden-to-black-students-youre-nothing-without-me/

NBC5
— At least 2 killed, 10 others injured in Chicago Memorial Day weekend shootings
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-violence-crime-memorial-day-weekend-shootings/3446710/

WGLT
— Trump confronts repeated booing during Libertarian convention speech – AP (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Libertarian plants in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. Libertarians promote pot, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, etc.)
https://www.wglt.org/2024-05-26/trump-confronts-repeated-booing-during-libertarian-convention-speech

WGIL
— Illinois bill allows out-of-state minors to apply for taxpayer funded abortions – Catrina Petersen
https://www.wgil.com/2024/05/25/illinois-bill-allows-out-of-state-minors-to-apply-for-taxpayer-funded-abortions/

CWB CHICAGO
— Huge brawl leaves migrant stabbed, cop injured as police declare emergency outside downtown Chicago shelter. (COMMENT: Chicago today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/05/huge-brawl-leaves-migrant-stabbed-cop-injured-as-police-declare-emergency-outside-downtown-chicago-shelter.html

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Budget negotiations will extend into next week as House leaves Springfield – JERRY NOWICKI & HANNAH MEISEL
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/budget-negotiations-will-extend-into-next-week-as-house-leaves-springfield

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois legislators eye $870 million in tax increases ahead of budget deal. Package includes tax credits for hiring journalists, ex-felons, live theatre. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2b3aeb7e-1b06-11ef-905a-1fa73edcfead.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

AMERICAN THINKER
— Acknowledging Truth – Thomas Klocek
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/05/acknowledging_truth.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— MSNBC’s Joy Reid takes racist shot at Rep. Byron Donalds over Trump support – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/05/25/msnbcs-joy-reid-takes-racist-shot-at-rep-byron-donalds-over-trump-support-1461605/

BREITBART
— Chicago: 10 Shot During First Night of Memorial Day Weekend – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2024/05/26/chicago-10-shot-during-first-night-of-memorial-day-weekend/

FOX BUSINESS
— Walmart promotes Pride merchandise as Target scales back following backlash. – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/walmart-promotes-pride-merchandise-target-scales-back-following-backlash

HOT AIR
— Schumer Clearly States Citizenship for Illegals Is the Goal
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/05/25/when-chuckles-schumer-clear-states-citizenship-for-illegals-is-the-goal-n3789060

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— “Not one Mexican”: Group of illegal immigrants interviewed near San Diego border wall. – Matthew Holloway
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/not-one-mexican-group-of-illegal-immigrants-interviewed-near-san-diego-border-wall

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Illinois Chemical Abortion Free-for-All Puts Women in Danger – ERIK BAPTIST
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/05/the-illinois-chemical-abortion-free-for-all-puts-women-in-danger/
— Merit Must Trump DEI in Medical Education – IAN KINGSBURY (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, professional license, and work experience.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/05/merit-must-trump-dei-in-medical-education/

NEW AMERICAN
— Is the Constitution Now an “Inconvenient Document”? – Selwyn Duke
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/constitution/is-the-constitution-now-an-inconvenient-document/

PARADISE
— Great Replacement: Sen. Schumer Calls For Amnesty of Millions of Illegals to Offset Declining U.S. Population
https://theparadise.ng/great-replacement-sen-schumer-calls-for-amnesty-of-millions-of-illegals-to-offset-declining-u-s-population/
— 40+ Dem Mayors Beg Joe Biden to Create Jobs Program — for Illegal Aliens!
https://theparadise.ng/40-dem-mayors-beg-joe-biden-to-create-jobs-program-for-illegal-aliens/#google_vignette

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Confronting the Woke-Left and Jihad-Enthusiast Alliance – Peter Berkowitz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/05/26/confronting_the_woke-left_and_jihad-enthusiast_alliance_151003.html

TOWNHALL
— Chuck Schumer Admits Democrats’ ‘Ultimate Goal,’ And It’s Not Good – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: Democrat elected and appointed officials ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/05/25/chuck-schumer-our-ultimate-goal-is-to-give-every-illegal-immigrant-citizenship-n2639528
— Half of UCLA Med School Students Fail Basic Tests Thanks to DEI Push – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/05/25/half-of-ucla-med-school-students-fail-basic-tests-thanks-to-dei-push-n2639525

WESTERN JOURNAL
— New Low: Illegals Across U.S. Hiring Fake Robbers to Attack Them So They Gain Asylum – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/new-low-illegals-across-us-hiring-fake-robbers-attack-gain-asylum/

— FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCESSOUTHERN

AOL
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly crow about their success in using DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.aol.com/news/republican-leaders-unc-board-claims-144739678.html
— How to Check Your Employment Eligibility – LISA JOHNSON MANDELL
https://www.aol.com/news/2011-03-24-how-to-check-your-employment-eligibility.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Green cards? Passports? Visas? Just what exactly to they allow you to do? A lot of people coming to the U.S. are uncertain about whether or not they’re able to legally work in the U.S. Now there’s a super simple way to find out. The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services recently unveiled a free online tool called E-Verify Self Check, that allows people to see if they’re eligible to work in the U.S. before they start looking.)

CNN
— Trump courts Libertarians amid mounting concern over third-party candidates – Steve Contorno and Aaron Pellish (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Libertarian plants in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. Libertarians promote pot, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, etc.)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/25/politics/donald-trump-libertarian-party-rfk/index.html

MSN
— Wokeness has gone full circle with the separation of Americans by race thanks to DEI
https://www.msn.com/en-sg/entertainment/news/wokeness-has-gone-full-circle-with-the-separation-of-americans-by-race-thanks-to-dei-says-conservatives/ar-BB1idbhx
— ‘Zapped time and time again’: More workers say they expect to retire at 65, but research shows they may be overly optimistic about how long they can remain in the workforce. – Serah Louis (COMMENT: I should write a book about age discrimination. I am 75. As age discrimination ever-increasingly increases under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that as you get older, there will be ever-increasingly pressure to get rid of you and especially if you are conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time like me. Currently, age discriminators are using age discrimination concurrently against both Trump and Biden to “kill two birds with one stone.” In my defense, I stress the GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that I put together and send out each and every morning. I had no trouble driving non-stop to/from Wheaton and Collinsville for the Illinois Republican Party State Convention.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/zapped-time-and-time-again-more-workers-say-they-expect-to-retire-at-65-but-research-shows-they-may-be-overly-optimistic-about-how-long-they-can-remain-in-the-workforce/ar-BB1n201B

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Do Students at Elite Colleges Really Want? – Francesca Mari (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, degrees from non-Ivy League colleges are worthless, that is, that my degrees from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT are worthless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/business/gen-z-college-students-jobs.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/opinion/trump-deportation-immigration-border.html
— Biden Addresses Graduating Cadets at West Point Military Academy – Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/us/politics/biden-commencement-west-point.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Biden indirectly rebukes Trump at West Point commencement. – Tyler Pager
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/25/trump-biden-military-academy/
— Democrats continue to use George Floyd to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/25/george-floyd-anniversary-retrenchment/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Teach Your Children to Love America. – Peggy Noonan (COMMENT: What inspires your patriotism? For me, it includes my being able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license even though neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teach-your-children-to-love-america-memorial-day-7c97666e

FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly crow about their success in using DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mayarichard-craven/2024/05/25/racial-trauma-can-affect-your-career-heres-how/

PBS
— JULY 21, 2022 FLASHBACK: Jan. 6 committee says Donald Trump is to blame for the violence (COMMENT: He who determines the membership of a committee determines the outcome of that committee.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-jan-6-committee-says-donald-trump-is-to-blame-for-the-violence

May 24, 2024

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP UNITY: The Illinois Republican Party is holding its state convention today and Saturday in the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville. After eight years of divisiveness among the rank and file, party leaders hope to emerge united as they head into election season. No matter where they stand on Donald Trump, they agree on wanting to make Joe Biden a one-term president. “We’re at a pivotal point where you’re seeing Republicans starting to get back together,” Illinois GOP Executive Director Matthew Janes told Playbook. “You’re seeing a lot more unity recently.” The Illinois GOP has evolved much the way the national Republican party has, with right-leaning Republicans veering more right and centrists somehow being seen as being left on party issues. In Illinois, the shift has been geographic. In 2014, the Republican base was strong in Chicago’s suburbs and exurbs, while southern Illinois still saw Democrats have an influence in party politics. That’s all shifted: When Trump came on the scene, rural voters were drawn to his blue collar message and there was a shift in the state party’s cultural and economic bases. Chicago-area Republicans weren’t always in line with Trump. And many still aren’t. Embracing Trump: Illinois GOP National Committeeman Richard Porter was among those hoping to see a new Republican generation in the White House. He backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president. Now, he says he’s most concerned about taking back the White House from Democrats. “I am for winning. Trump is our nominee and the Democrats have behaved appallingly in regard to Trump so it’s not hard to support him,” Porter told Playbook, referring to the former president’s recent court fight in New York. That attitude is expected to prevail in Collinsville this weekend, where the biggest task is to line up behind a party platform and elect a new Republican committee man and committee woman to represent the state within the national Republican Convention (The party elects one man and one woman to those seats.). Why the change: Term limits are keeping Porter and Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte from running again. They have each served two terms. In the running for their seats: GOP state central committee members Mark Shaw and Dean White and Illinois Republican Finance Committee Chair Vince Kolber. Shaw is also an Illinois adviser to Trump’s campaign. Women candidates are State Central Committee members Joan Lasonde and Rhonda Belford, and former Republican legislative candidate Julie Cho. All of the candidates are right-leaning, Trump-supporting Republicans. If you are Demetra DeMonte, Playbook would like to hear from you. Email skapos@politico.com )
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump putting his finger on the scale to revamp GOP platform four years after it froze in time – Elaine Mallon (COMMENT: Those who oppose direct election of Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) members have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a far-right conservative. Since 2015, they have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a Trump-promoter. I should write a book about those who oppose direct elect election of IRP SCC members and who oppose Trump and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3015947/trump-revamp-gop-platform-after-it-froze-in-time/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump campaign is pushing to elect those closely aligned with the presumptive presidential nominee’s agenda to positions on the Republican National Committee‘s Platform Committee. Much of this effort by former President Donald Trump’s campaign relates to concerns that far-right conservatives will push stances on abortion and same-sex marriage that may alienate the general population just ahead of the general election. The RNC’s Platform Committee consists of a male and a female representative from each U.S. state and territory, and it will play an instrumental role in shaping the party’s stances on dozens of policy issues. The party’s current platform is a 66-page document that hasn’t been reviewed since the 2016 election. In 2020, the RNC passed a resolution stating it would not adopt a new platform, pointing to the COVID-19 pandemic interfering with the party’s ability to hold meetings. That year marked the first time in more than 150 years that the RNC decided not to make adjustments to its official platform, per NBC News. Shiree Verdone served as co-chairwoman of Trump’s campaign in Arizona in both 2016 and 2020 but is no longer involved with the Republican Party of Arizona. She told the outlet that Trump’s team is concerned about who is getting on the party’s platform committee. “Trying to get normal folks on the Platform and Rules [committees], but God knows if there’s any normal people in that delegation,” Verdone said. The committee’s leadership consists of strong Trump supporters, including Trump’s former ambassador to Luxembourg, Randy Evans, who will serve as executive director. Russ Vought, Trump’s former director of the Office of Management and Budget, will serve as policy director, and Ed Martin, the head of several conservative groups, will serve as deputy policy director. “The campaign is really getting into it and involved this year in [Platform Committee] races in states,” a veteran Republican operative told the outlet. “There is a sense among them that the platform should not be pushed too far to the right on a few issues, but I keep hearing abortion and marriage specifically.” While far-right conservatives have called for a national ban on abortion, Trump has been steadfast in his stance that the matter will be left up to the states. “I DO NOT SUPPORT A BAN ON BIRTH CONTROL, AND NEITHER WILL THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!” Trump declared on Truth Social.)
— ‘Haley Voters for Biden’ says Trump endorsement makes their efforts ‘difficult’ – Peter Cordi (COMMENT: Who are the Haley voters for Biden in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3015309/haley-voters-biden-trump-endorsement-efforts-difficult/
— Trump and DeSantis appear to push aside feud in appeal to donors: ‘I love that you’re back’ – Ross O’Keefe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3015526/trump-desantis-push-aside-feud-appeal-donors/
— Speaker Mike Johnson accuses Biden, Democrats of wanting illegal immigrants to vote – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/22/mike-johnson-accuses-joe-biden-democrats-of-wantin/
— Mike Johnson warns that ‘enemies of freedom’ can vote in local DC elections – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3014853/mike-johnson-warns-enemies-of-freedom-can-vote-local-dc-elections/
— Democrats attack Republicans on DC noncitizen voting law as a setup for election fraud claims – Jack Birle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3014472/democrats-attack-republicans-dc-noncitizen-voting-law-setup-big-lie-2-0/
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: One year in, a failing grade – William J. Kelly
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3001566/brandon-johnson-one-year-in-failing-grade/
— Trump insists Biden, 81, must debate him standing up. – Ashley Oliver (COMMENT: I drove non-stop from Wheaton to Collinsville yesterday.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3016177/trump-insists-biden-81-must-debate-standing-up/
— Illegal immigrant says illegal immigration is too easy – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3015282/illegal-immigrant-says-illegal-immigration-too-easy/

ALTON TELEGRAPH & JOURNAL COURIER
— Collinsville hosts Illinois GOP state convention this weekend. – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/illinois-republican-convention-gop-collinsville-19474408.php
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/republicans-state-convention-collinsville-weekend-19474445.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Approximately 500 to 600 people will attend, according to Convention Coordinator Deb Detmers.)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Nikki Haley dropped out of the GOP race, but she’s still getting sizable votes. – Hannah Demissie
https://abc7chicago.com/post/nikki-haley-voting-trump-former-republican-presidential-candidate/14858562/
— Trump campaign calls out ‘critical flaw’ in Milwaukee RNC convention’s safety from protesters. Trump campaign wants more space between convention and protest areas. – Kelsey Walsh
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-campaign-accuses-secret-service-of-critical-flaw-rnc/14863699/
— Anti-abortion Chicago City Council members stall quiet zone approval around West Loop clinic. Ald. Bill Conway was trying to establish “quiet zone” around abortion clinic where entering women report bullying and intimidation. – Fran Spielman
https://abc7chicago.com/post/anti-abortion-chicago-city-council-members-stall-approval-west-loop-clinic-quiet-zone/14863192/

WGN9
— House Republicans rail against Northwestern, Rutgers for cutting deals with protesters. – Lexi Lonas
https://wgnradio.com/news/house-republicans-ream-northwestern-rutgers-for-cutting-deals-with-protesters/
— Retiring early may not be as great as it sounds – Collin McCarthy (COMMENT: I should write a book about being forced by Democrats to retire early.)
https://wgnradio.com/your-money-matters/retiring-early-may-not-be-as-great-as-it-sounds/

WTTW
— New Illinois Law That Prevents Political Parties From Slating Candidates in Open General Election Races Put on Hold by Judge – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/23/new-illinois-law-prevents-political-parties-slating-candidates-open-general-election
— Northwestern President Defends Deal With Student Protesters to US House Committee: ‘We Had to Get the Encampment Down’ – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/23/northwestern-president-defends-deal-student-protesters-us-house-committee-we-had-get

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois fails to protect immigrant victims of crime – NELL SALZMAN (COMMENT: Those who promote illegal immigration are responsible for the illegals who come in.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/24/illinois-fails-to-protect-immigrant-victims-of-crime-report-finds/
— Alderman accuses colleague of antisemitism over social media post. – JAKE SHERIDAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/23/alderman-accuses-colleague-of-antisemitism-over-social-media-post/
— Illinois Democrats still at odds over tax hike proposals as budget talks again head into overtime – JEREMY GORNER, OLIVIA OLANDER, OLIVIA STEVENS, DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/23/illinois-democrats-still-at-odds-over-tax-hike-proposals-as-budget-talks-again-head-into-overtime/
— Northwestern President Schill grilled by lawmakers at campus antisemitism hearing. ‘Hate is hate.’ – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/23/northwestern-president-at-congressional-antisemitism-hearing-existing-rules-policies-falling-short-we-must-improve/
— Senate holds a test vote on border bill as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/23/senate-border-bill-test-vote/
— ‘Justice-impacted individual’ is a ‘doublethink’ phrase that could come back to haunt Gov. J.B. Pritzker – Editorial
https://www.yahoo.com/news/editorial-justice-impacted-individual-doublethink-100000509.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge halts election law that blocked Republican candidates from appearing on November ballot. Under the new law, state House and Senate candidates must run in the primary to appear on the November general election ballot — a move leaving prospective candidates in the lurch, viewed as a power grab by the Democrat-led legislature. – Tina Stondeles and Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/05/23/judge-halts-election-law-that-blocked-republican-candidates-from-appearing-on-november-ballot
— Mayoral allies in hot water over social media posts. Johnson’s Communications Director Ronnie Reese is under fire for a 2010 tweet that said, “I brake for gay pride, reluctantly.” Meanwhile, Ald. Debra Silverstein called a recent Facebook post by Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez “an antisemitic dog whistle.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/05/23/social-media-mayoral-allies-facebook-tweet-antisemitism-homophobia
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2024/05/23/cook-county-loans-minority-pot-license-marijuana-social-equity
— Advocates worry 120 schools could lose after-school programs this summer. – Nader Issa and Sarah Karp (COMMENT: What did you do after-school? I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, and worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/05/23/advocates-worry-120-schools-could-lose-after-school-programs-this-summer
— Student protests are a rite of passage. I went through it, back in the ’60s. Watching the wave of student protests on college campuses nationwide, a retired journalist recalls his own activism and writes: When these students reflect on this moment, I trust they will appreciate, like I have, our country’s commitment to reasonable free speech, peaceable assembly and democracy. – Andy Shaw (COMMENT: While I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, many of my classmates protested the Vietnam War.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/05/23/student-protests-colleges-israel-hamas-vietnam-war-activists-1960s-andy-shaw

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago newsrooms get $1.6 million in grants to strengthen local journalism – Corli Jay (COMMENT: All the many thousands of dollars needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and to send them out every morning comes out of my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/chicago-newsrooms-get-grants-bolster-local-journalism
— Durbin renews call for Alito to recuse himself in 2020 election cases. (COMMENT: I have flown an American flag off my front porch in Wheaton constantly since September 11, 2001 and a 18X12 foot American flag in my Iron Gate Motor Condo in Naperville since January of 2021.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/durbin-calls-alito-recuse-himself-2020-election-cases

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois House moves to protect emergency abortions ahead of US Supreme Court ruling – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/05/23/illinois-house-passes-bill-protecting-emergency-abortion-services/73793013007/

SOUTHERN
— Democrats go on offense as the GOP opens the door to birth control restrictions – Isabella Murray
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/05/23/democrats-go-on-offense-as-the-gop-opens-the-door-to-birth-control-restrictions

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Descendants of Evanston residents file federal class action suit against reparations program – William Tong
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/05/24/city/descendants-of-evanston-residents-file-federal-class-action-suit-against-reparations-program/

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Class action lawsuit attacks Evanston reparations program as unconstitutional. Plaintiffs allege they are ‘irreparably harmed’ by program’s limitation to Black ancestors and descendants, seek their own $25,000 payments. – Alex Harrison
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/05/24/class-action-lawsuit-attacks-local-reparations-program-as-unconstitutional/

EVANSTON NOW
— Suit challenges Evanston reparations plan – Bill Smith
https://evanstonnow.com/suit-challenges-evanston-reparations-plan/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump isn’t known for letting slights against him pass – AP (COMMENT: I not only let sights against me pass, I let big adverse actions against me pass. Should I continue doing that? Should I start issuing cease and desist letters against my attackers? Should I sue them?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-swaps-bluster-for-silence-and-possibly-sleep-in-his-hush-money-trial//

CITIES 92.9
— Measure impacting auto voter registration raises non-citizen registration concerns – Catrina Petersen
https://www.cities929.com/2024/05/22/measure-impacting-auto-voter-registration-raises-non-citizen-registration-concerns/

WGEM
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wgem.com/video/2024/05/24/bill-expanding-illinois-abortion-shield-law-heads-gov-pritzkers-desk/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-94/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: Why do Republican, conservative, and religious leaders in Illinois not encourage reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, if not discourage reading those newsletters? ANSWER: They reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly its individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks and/or they reject election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois bill allows out-of-state minors to apply for taxpayer funded abortions – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_5b88a150-192f-11ef-9334-cb5ac7080596.html

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— Evanston faces federal class action over reparations program. The first-of-its-kind reparations initiative is meant to address the historic housing injustice that Black Evanston residents once faced. – DAVE BYRNES
https://www.courthousenews.com/chicago-suburb-faces-federal-class-action-over-reparations-program/

WEST COOK NEWS
— Cook County launches $3.6 million grant program for cannabis businesses
https://westcooknews.com/stories/659508595-cook-county-launches-3-6-million-grant-program-for-cannabis-businesses

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois legislators ‘increasingly see criminals as victims & police as criminals’ – Paul Vallas:
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/659439059-paul-vallas-illinois-legislators-increasingly-see-criminals-as-victims-police-as-criminals

SANGAMON SUN
— Republicans express concerns over exclusion from Illinois budget talks
https://sangamonsun.com/stories/659508774-republicans-express-concerns-over-exclusion-from-illinois-budget-talks

WIREPOINTS
— More woke buffoonery with your money: The latest with Illinois’ ESG investments and Treasurer Frerichs – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/more-woke-buffoonery-with-your-money-the-latest-with-illinois-esg-investments-and-treasurer-frerichs-wirepoints/
— Eleven Illinois U.S. Representatives vote against bill to ban noncitizens from voting in Washington, D.C. elections
https://wirepoints.org/eleven-illinois-u-s-representatives-vote-against-bill-to-ban-noncitizens-from-voting-in-washington-d-c-elections-wirepoints-quickpoint/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Protecting Child Sacrifice and Mandating Indoctrination – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/protecting-child-sacrifice-and-mandating-indoctrination/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP convention plans to be a good guest in Milwaukee – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/23/inside-beltway-gop-convention-plans-be-good-guest-/
— Biden stumbles through press conference with Kenyan president: ‘What was my question?’ – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/23/joe-biden-stumbles-through-press-conference-with-k/
— 52 Democrats join GOP as House votes to overturn D.C.’s noncitizen voting law – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/23/52-democrats-join-gop-as-house-votes-to-overturn-d/
— Biden proves he’s a demagogue on race, yet his own record is terrible. President told Black college grads that America hates them. – Tim Murtaugh
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/23/biden-proves-hes-demagogue-on-race-yet-his-own-rec/
— Safe spaces, ‘trigger warnings’ crush free speech and destroy universities’ academic rigor – Allan C. Stam
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/23/safe-spaces-trigger-warnings-crush-free-speech-and/

NEW YOR POST
— Trump vows to ‘make NYC great again’ at boisterous Crotona Park rally. – Victor Nava and Diana Glebova
https://nypost.com/2024/05/23/us-news/trump-vows-to-make-nyc-great-again-at-boisterous-crotona-park-rally/
— Thousands of Trump fanatics swarm Bronx park for his first NY rally since 2016: ‘He’s a real Nelson Mandela’ – Steven Vago, Marie Pohl and Katherine Donlevy
https://nypost.com/2024/05/23/us-news/thousands-of-trump-fanatics-swarm-nyc-park-for-rally/
— Advice to Donald Trump for the debate: Just let bumbling Biden talk! – Douglas Murray
https://nypost.com/2024/05/23/opinion/advice-to-donald-trump-for-the-debate-just-let-bumbling-biden-talk/
— Advice to Donald Trump for the debate: Just let bumbling Biden talk! – Douglas Murray
https://nypost.com/2024/05/23/opinion/advice-to-donald-trump-for-the-debate-just-let-bumbling-biden-talk/

AMERICAN THINKER
— A border so wide open even the illegals are warning us – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/a_border_so_wide_open_even_the_illegals_are_warning_us.html

BREITBART
— Kinzinger Dismisses Haley’s Support for Trump as ‘Pathetic’ – SIMON KENT (COMMENT: I have always been a Republican. Sooner or later, all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will announce that they have always been Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, or RINOs.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/23/kinzinger-dismisses-haleys-support-for-trump-as-pathetic/
— Illinois Democrats Dumping the Term ‘Offender’ for ‘Justice-Impacted Individual’ in State Law – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2024/05/23/illinois-democrats-dumping-offender-justice-impacted-individual-state-law/
— Illegal Migrants Hurry to Cross Southern Border: ‘We Don’t Want Trump’ – ELIZABETH WEIBEL
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/05/22/illegal-migrants-hurry-cross-southern-border-we-dont-want-trump/
— Most House Democrats Vote to Allow Illegal Aliens to Vote in D.C. Elections – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/23/most-house-democrats-vote-to-allow-illegal-aliens-to-vote-in-d-c-elections/
— Joe Biden Blames Record-Setting Illegal Immigration on Republicans – JOHN BINDER (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have blamed me the most for the most. I would focus on those who have blamed me the most for the most losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/23/joe-biden-blames-record-setting-illegal-immigration-republicans/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Northwestern journalism school’s chair of ‘social justice in reporting’ has history of pro-Hamas rhetoric – Patrick McDonald
https://www.campusreform.org/article/exposed-northwestern-journalism-schools-chair-social-justice-reporting-history-pro-hamas-rhetoric/25525

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— States Seeking to Curb Illegal Immigration Can Start by Curbing Access to Professional Licenses – Jessica M. Vaughan (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that on my first attempt, a) I passed the CPA examination in 1979, b) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, c) I became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://cis.org/Vaughan/States-Seeking-Curb-Illegal-Immigration-Can-Start-Curbing-Access-Professional-Licenses
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 20 percent of U.S. workers require a license in their occupation.)

DAILY SIGNAL
— Up to 2.7 Million Noncitizens Could Vote Illegally in November – Dan Hart
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/23/up-2-7-million-noncitizens-could-vote-illegally-november-study-shows/
— Biden Border Crisis Is Extortion Tactic to Push Massive Amnesty – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/23/biden-border-crisis-is-extortion-tactic-push-massive-amnesty-borderline/

DAILY WIRE
— Activism Over Education? Law School Embraced Drag Shows And Social Justice Amid Rankings Free Fall. As law school plummeted down the rankings, its professors were performing in drag. – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-the-dei-fueled-implosion-of-a-major-u-s-law-school

FOX NEWS
— Donald Trump at Bronx rally: Biden puts illegal aliens first, I put America first
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEtEYViyEd0
— Sen. Graham sounds alarm on terror threat after Marine base incident: ‘Wake-up call’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/sen-graham-sounds-alarm-terror-threat-after-marine-base-incident-wake-up-call?ref=upstract.com
— Top Dem’s past push for noncitizen voting rights revealed ahead of House vote. The House will consider a bill Thursday to repeal a DC law allowing noncitizens to vote. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-dems-past-push-non-citizen-voting-rights-revealed-ahead-house-vote
— Meritocracy works much better in terms of producing excellent results – Dr. Ben Carson
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6353550280112

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Judicial Watch Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Evanston Over Reparations
https://www.judicialwatch.org/reparations/

MRC TV
— Illegal Alien Worried About ‘Who Comes into This Country’: ‘Killers, Psychopaths’ – CRAIG BANNISTER
https://mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/illegal-alien-worried-about-who-comes-country-killers-psychopaths

NEWSMAX
— Trump on Mass Migration: ‘They’re Building an Army!’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/donald-trump-immigration-illegals/2024/05/23/id/1165961/
— Biden’s Open Border Doing Irreparable Harm – Rep. Bob Good, R-Va.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/bob-good-newsmax-joe-biden/2024/05/23/id/1165931/
— DEI Will Destroy Our Trust in Doctors – JEFFREY BLEHAR
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/dei-will-destroy-our-trust-in-doctors/

PJ MEDIA
— Illinois Renames ‘Offenders’ to ‘Justice-Impacted Individuals’ – GRAYSON BAKICH
https://pjmedia.com/graysonbakich/2024/05/22/illinois-renames-offenders-to-justice-impacted-individuals-n4929264

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— When Donald Trump Wins In 2024 Will Democrats Accept The Legitimacy Of His Victory? – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/05/23/ned_ryun_when_donald_trump_wins_in_2024_will_democrats_accept_the_legitimacy_of_his_victory.html
— Speaker Johnson: Democrats Want Illegal Aliens Deciding Elections, They Don’t Want Americans Deciding American Elections – Tyler Stone
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/05/23/speaker_johnson_democrats_want_illegal_aliens_deciding_elections_they_dont_want_americans_deciding_american_elections.html

TOWNHALL
— The Polls Don’t Lie: Thousands of People Show Up to Trump Rally In Deep-Blue State – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/05/23/trump-deep-blue-state-rally-n2639468
— Only Trump Can Launch and Win a War Against the DEI Army – Douglas MacKinnon
https://townhall.com/columnists/douglasmackinnon/2024/05/24/only-trump-can-launch-and-win-a-war-against-the-dei-army-n2639467

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ROLL CALL
— Noncitizen voting bill advances as Republicans continue messaging push – Jim Saksa
https://rollcall.com/2024/05/23/noncitizen-voting-bill-advances-as-republicans-continue-messaging-push/

ABC NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/closer-donald-trumps-2024-vow-deport-millions-migrants/story?id=110469177

WASHINGON POST
— Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug deaths. The new trend has shocked many pediatricians, who say they feel unprepared to provide counseling on opioid addiction. – Jenna Portnoy and Dan Keating
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/22/fentanyl-youth-overdoses-increase/

FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly shout at Black and at everyone else that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbowermaster/2024/05/24/4-years-after-george-floyd-racial-equity-giving-faces-challenges/

DAILY MAIL
— Half of trainee doctors at UCLA’s prestigious medical school ‘are failing basic tests after dean who’s anti-white ignored affirmative action ban and terrorized staff with DEI rules’ Standards plunge at UCLA medical school amid claims of reverse discrimination. Dean Jennifer Lucero has presided over exodus of Asian students since 2020. UCLA Med students forced to sit through pro-Hamas lecture. – DOMINIC YEATMAN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13454451/UCLA-medical-school-dean-Jennifer-Lucero-DEI-affirmative.html

May 22, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Trump deletes social media video about election victory referencing ‘Unified Reich’ after backlash. “This was not a campaign video,” a Trump campaign rep said. – Soo Rin Kim, Lalee Ibssa and Kelsey Walsh
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-social-media-video-unified-reich-/14851798/
— Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/summer-ebt-illinois-launches-food-assistance-program-part-of-a-federally-funded-providing-120-per-child/14847949/
— Biden administration canceling student loans for another 160K borrowers. With the latest action, the administration said it has canceled $167B for nearly 5M Americans through several forgiveness programs. – AP (COMMENT: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I would not have gotten one if I had tried. I was not viewed as being college material. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into upper 20% of my class. I had not demonstrated any leadership potential. I washed dishes during my junior and senior years and the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial re/green color blindness. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. One could presume that if you got a student loan, you were college material, that you would graduate, that you would get a good-paying job, and that you would pay off your loan. What went wrong with those who have not paid off their college loans?)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/biden-administration-canceling-student-loans-160k-borrowers/14856505/

NBC5
— At least five hospitalized after suspected overdoses in Near West Side apartment.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/at-least-five-hospitalized-after-suspected-overdoses-in-near-west-side-apartment/3443138/
— Thousands without power in northern Illinois as severe storms arrive (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have blasted me the most for my buying a natural gas fired whole house backup electric generator.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/thousands-without-power-in-northern-illinois-as-severe-storms-loom/3443419/
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at Black women that Republicans cause all the problems that Black women have, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/nbc-5-investigates-dismissed-sexual-assault-racial-disparities-difficulty-prosecution/3438100/

CBS2
— Democrats have always blamed Republicans for homelessness. Chicago Democrats used to a) send their homeless to DuPage County and especially to Wheaton and b) paint them as being failed products of traditional marriages.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicagos-first-chief-homelessness-officer-one-on-one/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgBhDe_Awls
— Chicago’s Millennium Park youth curfew remains as groups work to prevent summer violence (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if not already, there will be youth violence in your downtown.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/millennium-park-youth-curfew-remains/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFa7K9a0ST0

WGN9
— Chicago police paying special attention to beaches, lakefront amid summer-like weather – Gabriel Castillo
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-police-paying-special-attention-to-beaches-lakefront-amid-summer-like-weather/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Those who push pot should be presumed to use pot themselves.
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/hed-bill-would-expand-medical-marijuana-sales/
— Majority of Chicago alders support CTA chief’s ouster – Tahman Bradley, BJ Lutz (COMMENT: Will the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) officially call for my ouster as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a precinct committeeman because I promote direct election of IRP State Central Committee members? Recently, they removed me from the 2024 IRP State Central Committee Platform and Resolutions Committee. Previously, they ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, a role that I had since 2005.)
https://wgntv.com/news/traffic/chicago-council-alderman-majority-cta-president-dorval-carter/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twenty-six of the city’s alders have signed on to a non-binding resolution calling on Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter to resign or for the mayor to fire him, as what began as a handful of leaders calling for his dismissal has grown to a majority. Ald. Andre Vasquez of the 40th Ward plans to introduce the resolution at Wednesday’s meeting of the Chicago City Council as critics point out that Chicago trails several cities in post-pandemic ridership recovery, including Washington, DC, Los Angeles and Boston.)
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcjbET2-hrE

FOX32
— Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard billed wrong taxpayers for pricey political junket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1RHrc055Ew
— High winds cause power outages in Chicago suburbs – Nate Rodgers (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have blasted me the most for my buying a natural gas fired whole house backup electric generator.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/high-winds-cause-power-outages-in-northwest-suburbs

WTTW
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/lgbtq-international-travelers-warned-pride-month-threats/f6bc9e67-df4d-4aa9-a313-966a41ace1ca

WGN RADIO
— Many Chicago schools aren’t equipped to support migrants. Many migrant children in CPS are being left behind because the schools often lack bilingual support. – Pete Zimmerman (COMMENT: Under Democrat leaders and under RINO leaders, anticipate/expect that sooner rather than later, you will be forced to speak, read, and write Spanish. If I had to spend time learning how to speak, read, and write Spanish in high school, a) my ACT score would have been lower, b) I would not have graduated in the upper 20% of my class, and therefore, c) UIC would not have accepted me in 1966.)
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/many-chicago-schools-arent-equipped-to-support-migrants/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— To get more votes from minorities, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at minorities that Republicans cause all the problems that minorities have.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/21/racial-healing-focus-of-programs-in-aurora/
— Deadline for applications for student loan forgiveness extended. – Terry Savage (COMMENT: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I would not have gotten one if I had tried. I was not viewed as being college material. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into upper 20% of my class. I had not demonstrated any leadership potential. I washed dishes during my junior and senior years and the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial re/green color blindness. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. One could presume that if you got a student loan, you were college material, that you would graduate, that you would get a good-paying job, and that you would pay off your loan. What went wrong with those who have not paid off their college loans?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/21/terry-savage-news-on-student-loans-consumer-protection/
— Bartlett High School pauses yearbook distribution due to alleged antisemitic photo – ZAREEN SYED
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/21/bartlett-high-school-pauses-yearbook-distribution-due-to-alleged-antisemitic-photo/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 12,000 ComEd customers without power as high winds, severe weather reach Chicago area. (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have blasted me the most for my buying a natural gas fired whole house backup electric generator.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/05/21/comed-crews-prepare-for-power-outages-as-severe-weather-approaches-chicago-area

DAILY HERALD
— Nikki Haley faces a murky path forward and a key decision on whether or not to endorse Trump – AP (COMMENT: To not endorse Trump is to endorse Biden, that is, to officially become a Democrat.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240520/nation-and-world/nikki-haley-faces-a-murky-path-forward-and-a-key-decision-on-whether-or-not-to-endorse-trump/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans, and especially Republicans who conservative, White, male, and/or older.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240522/opinion/daily-herald-opinion-latest-alito-headlines-further-erode-trust-in-supreme-court/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Those who push pot should be presumed to use pot themselves.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/city-council-could-control-downtown-dispensary-zoning
— Protesters prep for the DNC spotlight (COMMENT: What will Democrat leaders give protestors to stop them from protesting?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-daily-gist/dnc-2024-protesters-prepare-spotlight

SOUTHERN
— Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/05/21/kansas-physicians-challenge-law-requiring-public-release-of-patients-reasons-for-abortions/
— Anticipate/expect that as November 5, 2024 approaches, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly a) stress that Trump is a German American Protestant and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn him as being a Nazi. Both Trump and I are German American Protestants. In my defense, I have often stressed a) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, b) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and c) that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/05/21/harris-democrats-slam-video-on-trump-site-referencing-unified-reich-while-republicans/

WAND TV
— Caterpillar to pay $800K in racial hiring discrimination agreement at Decatur facility. Federal investigation found Black applicants not hired based on race. (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/caterpillar-to-pay-800k-in-racial-hiring-discrimination-agreement-at-decatur-facility/article_1d89cf04-1787-11ef-9046-432f050d165d.html
— Trump says he is open to restrictions on contraception. His campaign says he misspoke – AP
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-says-he-is-open-to-restrictions-on-contraception-his-campaign-says-he-misspoke/article_12f76721-5fed-560d-8401-4d1754565861.html

WCIA
— Trump’s lawyers rested their case after calling just 2 witnesses. – AP
https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-trumps-lawyers-rested-their-case-after-calling-just-2-witnesses-experts-say-thats-not-unusual/

WGME
— Illinois teachers terrified to go to work over student violence, threats – KRISTINA WATROBSKI (COMMENT: While I was in school, none of my classmates threatened or did anything violent. I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, UIC 1966-1968 and 1971, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, Roosevelt 1980-1981, and IIT 1992-1997.)
https://wgme.com/news/nation-world/illinois-teachers-confront-school-board-over-apathy-toward-disturbing-student-threats-springfield-public-schools-education-safety-violence-restorative-justice-parents-defending-education-crisis-in-the-classroom

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-defrocked-in-2004-for-same-sex-relationship-a-faithful-methodist-is-reinstated-as-pastor/

CITIES 92.9
— Another County Talks Secession – Tom Davis
https://www.cities929.com/2024/05/21/irn-another-county-talks/

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Workers with unseen disabilities face stigmas in the workplace. – Andy Medici (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who had seen and unseen disabilities.)
https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2024/05/21/workers-with-adhd-face-stigma-in-the-workplace.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— For Dem convention, media matters – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to curry favor with the Democrat news media in Illinois: past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. What adverse actions will the aforesaid take against me at the IRP State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/05/22/for-dem-convention-media-matters-00159363
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CONVENTION ZONE: Some 500 media folks are in Chicago today touring the United Center to make sure their seats and views are just right for the Democratic National Convention in August. New world: The media and information landscape has transformed since the last in-person convention in 2016, so editors and broadcasters are looking at the convention space with new (digital) eyes. And the Dems are, too: The Democratic National Convention team is trying to find new and creative ways to bring the party’s story to life, knowing that viewers digest content in different ways than they did eight years ago.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-294/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-92/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Virtually all Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) leaders who oppose direct election of IRP State Central Committee members get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen (RPC) like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. Virtually all IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders who oppose direct election get rid of RPC like me who support planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, most commonly its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. If I was not an elected RPC, because of the aforesaid, the aforesaid would not appoint me as one. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Rebuilding the Illinois GOP – Jon A. Zahm
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/05/rebuilding-the-illinois-rebuilding-the-illinois-gop-2024/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: By Allowing EVERY GOP Primary Voter an Equal Vote for Party Leadership When you donate money to the Illinois Republican Party to fight back against President Joe Biden, Governor JB Pritzker, and the supermajority of liberal Democrats in both chambers of the General Assembly, how are the funds spent? It is up to a 17-member governing board, the State Central Committee (SCC), one person from each Congressional District chosen by party insiders ranging from Precinct Committeemen to Township Committeemen to County Chairmen. These 17 then elect a State Party Chairman and also control which staff is hired and which political consultants and vendors receive lucrative contracts. And this small group of 17 determines the policies, issues, and communications that go out under the Party name. They act similar to a company’s board of directors. By contrast, every Democrat voter votes directly for their State Central Committeeman. And they have been beating us consistently in elections since 1986 when a few party bosses, like now-disgraced Speaker Dennis Hastert and RINO IL House Minority Leader Lee Daniels conspired to change the rules and limit grassroots voting rights. Only Precinct Committeemen in Illinois, under the current rules, can vote. Not a single Republican voter within that precinct is allowed to vote on those who make up the powerful State Central Committee. That must change. What about all the other good Republicans who live in those precincts? They are disenfranchised. No vote for them for SCC. If a company refused to allow their shareholders/stakeholders to vote on who the Board of Directors are, they would be sanctioned and even jailed. (From IbendahlonPolitics.com) Our Party currently operates this inside-deal system that lacks transparency and does not respect the people who make up their broad base. Those who work hard, raise their families, and pay taxes – the same good folks who don’t always have the time to do a lot of local politics. I first got involved as a leader of this movement when my mentor, former State Senator and current Kane County Treasurer, Chris Lauzen, introduced Senate Bill 600 in 2009 to reform a party then dominated by corrupt power players like Gov. George Ryan. It passed 44-13 only to die in the Illinois House where later convicted fixer Mike Madigan, and Tom Cross, made sure it did not get a vote. Don’t let our vote on this be taken away forever. Stand for Reform. Stand for Principle. Stand for an open party that welcomes people who identify as Republicans. Do the right thing. Everyone should have one vote. That is the American and Constitutional way. This is the Resolution that will be considered this Friday, May 24th, at 10 AM by the Platform and Resolutions Committee at the 2024 IL GOP Convention in Collinsville. We ask each member to endorse this, or, if not, at least vote it to the Convention Floor so all delegates in attendance can have a say-so. To add your name and title to our list as a supporter please send me an email to goliathslayers@gmail.com. The decision on Direct Elections will be made Saturday, May 25. The 25th new name I receive will be thanked by me making a $25 donation to the charity of their choice. I can also be texted/called at 630-946-8683 (630-WIN-VOTE). My main page is Jon A Zahm on Facebook. Click HERE for a growing list of Republican and conservative organizations who have endorsed the Resolution to give every Republican primary voter a right to vote for Party leadership. If passed, this will occur every 4 years beginning in March of 2026 on the Republican Primary ballot. Each of the 17 Congressional Districts will elect one man or one woman for these important party posts that decide how to spend party dollars, how to win elections and how to help all Republicans win. IFA’s devoted and excellent leader David E. Smith is a longtime supporter of Direct Elections. Thank you and May God Bless You!)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— What You Need to Know Before the Illinois GOP Convention – Thomas Mccullagh
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/05/what-you-need-to-know-before-the-illinois-gop-convention.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois State Republican Convention is fast approaching, set to take place on Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25, at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, IL. This event will gather Republicans from across the state for networking, socializing, training, and learning opportunities. However, beyond these activities, the convention holds significant importance as it offers delegates a unique opportunity to influence the direction of the party for the next four years. The main tasks will include adopting a new platform and electing Illinois representatives to the Republican National Committee (RNC). Understanding the rules and mechanics of the convention is vital for those attending. The opportunity for grassroots participants and delegates to impact the party’s direction is scheduled for only 3.5 hours on Saturday afternoon. This brief window makes it essential for delegates to be well-versed in the rules. Without this knowledge, decisions about the platform and the selection of RNC members could be dominated by those who wrote the rules, rather than by the delegates themselves. The first order of business at the convention will be adopting the Rules of Order. These rules are crucial as they determine how officers are nominated and elected, how the platform is approved and adopted, and much more. Essentially, the adopted rules will decide who gets their voices heard and who has the power to influence key decisions. Prior to the convention, several committees controlled by the State Central Committee will meet to propose rules. These committees are tasked with various responsibilities and include the Convention Committee on Credentials, the Convention Committee on Platform and Resolutions, the Convention Committee on Rules and Procedures, the Convention Committee on Arrangements, the Convention Committee on At-Large Delegates and Alternates, the Convention Committee on Presidential Electors, and the Convention Committee to Nominate National Committeeman and National Committeewoman. Among these, the committees on Platform and Resolutions, Rules and Procedures, and Nominations are particularly influential. They will establish the platform, propose the rules of the convention, and nominate members to the RNC. When the convention begins, the first task will be to adopt the rules proposed by the Rules and Procedures committee. This step is critical because it sets the framework for how the rest of the convention will operate. For delegates who wish to challenge the proposed rules, the time to act is when the convention is called to order. According to the current bylaws of the Illinois Republican Party ( https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Amended-Bylaws-as-approved-April-25-2020.pdf ), specifically Articles VI and VII, the convention itself has the authority to set its own rules. This means that unless delegates propose and adopt alternate rules at the opening of the convention, the rules proposed by the Rules and Procedures committee will be enacted. These rules will then govern the adoption of the platform and the nomination and election of members to the RNC. Per Article VII (H) of the bylaws, the proposed convention rules must be published on the Illinois Republican Party website and made available in printed form to each delegation chair forty-eight hours before the convention opens. With the general business session starting at 11:30 AM on Saturday, the rules should be published by 11:30 AM on Thursday. Delegates must review these rules ahead of time to be prepared to propose alternatives if necessary. Being familiar with the proposed rules is imperative for any delegate wishing to make an impact. Grassroots delegates who want to influence the convention must be well-prepared and informed about the proposed rules. The convention’s first order of business is to adopt these rules, so understanding and being ready to discuss them is crucial. Without this preparation, the rules will likely be set by the State Central Committee, potentially advancing their agenda over that of the delegates. Delegates are encouraged to read the bylaws and consult Robert’s Rules on Rules of Order for Conventions and on Nominations. Understanding these rules ensures that all voices can be heard and that the convention’s outcomes reflect the wishes of the delegates. The Convention Committee on Credentials verifies the credentials of all delegates and alternates, ensuring that those participating in the convention are duly authorized representatives. The Convention Committee on Platform and Resolutions is responsible for drafting and proposing the party platform and any resolutions. The platform outlines the party’s principles and policy positions. The Convention Committee on Rules and Procedures proposes the rules that will govern the convention’s operations. These rules will dictate how the convention is conducted, including how votes are taken and how debates are managed. The Convention Committee on Arrangements handles the logistical aspects of the convention, including venue setup, scheduling, and ensuring that all necessary materials and resources are available. The Convention Committee on At-Large Delegates and Alternates selects delegates and alternates who will represent Illinois at the national level. The Convention Committee on Presidential Electors nominates individuals who will serve as electors in the Electoral College should the party’s presidential candidate win the general election in Illinois. The Convention Committee to Nominate National Committeeman and National Committeewoman nominates candidates for Illinois’ representatives to the Republican National Committee. To effectively participate in the convention, delegates should take several preparatory steps. Reviewing the bylaws is essential as they provide the framework for the convention. Familiarizing oneself with these bylaws, particularly Articles VI and VII, is crucial. Understanding Robert’s Rules is also important as they provide the procedural basis for conducting meetings and making decisions. Delegates should understand these rules to effectively navigate the convention’s proceedings. Staying informed is another critical step. The proposed rules will be published on the Illinois Republican Party website, and delegates should review these rules as soon as they are available to be prepared to propose any necessary changes. Engaging with other delegates before and during the convention can help build coalitions and gather support for proposed rule changes or platform amendments. The Illinois State Republican Convention is a pivotal event for party members. It provides a rare opportunity to shape the party’s future direction. However, to make the most of this opportunity, delegates must be well-prepared and informed about the convention’s rules and procedures. By understanding and being ready to engage with the rules, delegates can ensure that their voices are heard and that the convention’s outcomes reflect their collective will. This preparation will help ensure a fair and democratic process that truly represents the interests of all participants.)

WIREPOINTS
— Reckoning with woke’s repercussions: Northwestern and Harvard, JB Pritzker and Penny Pritzker – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/a-reckoning-with-wokes-repercussions-northwestern-and-harvard-jb-pritzker-and-penny-pritzker-wirepoints/
— When it comes to population growth, there is no greater contrast than Illinois and Florida – Ted Dabrowski and Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/when-it-comes-to-population-growth-there-is-no-greater-contrast-than-illinois-and-florida-wirepoints-quickpoint/
— We’re finally seeing more people wake up and talk about Illinois’ dismal education results
https://wirepoints.org/were-finally-seeing-more-people-wake-up-and-talk-about-illinois-dismal-education-results-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois legislators set to change ‘offender’ to ‘justice-impacted individual’ – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_cb6dd896-17ae-11ef-a59a-1341d90c009a.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rep. Quigley votes to count illegal aliens towards seats in Congress
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/659226208-rep-quigley-votes-to-count-illegal-aliens-towards-seats-in-congress

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House fixes mountain of mistakes in Biden’s NAACP speech – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/21/white-house-fixes-mountain-of-mistakes-in-joe-bide/
— Study shows Illinois among the highest for massive jury verdicts against companies (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always not only sided with those who I have sued, they have glorified and praised them, pandered to them, served as their operatives and dupes, and/or punished me. I should write about that. )
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3011622/study-shows-illinois-among-the-highest-for-massive-jury-verdicts-against-companies/
— States ask for federal help to block noncitizen voting – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: What is your county clerk doing to assure that illegals do not vote? What stops illegals from using their false identifications to register to vote and to vote?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/16/states-ask-federal-help-block-noncitizen-voting/
— Noncitizens caught voting in U.S. elections — here’s how they did it – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: What is your county clerk doing to assure that illegals do not vote? What stops illegals from using their false identifications to register to vote and to vote?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/3/noncitizens-do-vote-in-us-elections-heres-how-they/
— Biden cancels $7.7 billion in student loans for 160,000 borrowers in latest debt forgiveness – Jeff Mordock (COMMENT: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I would not have gotten one if I had tried. I was not viewed as being college material. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into upper 20% of my class. I had not demonstrated any leadership potential. I washed dishes during my junior and senior years and the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial re/green color blindness. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. One could presume that if you got a student loan, you were college material, that you would graduate, that you would get a good-paying job, and that you would pay off your loan. What went wrong with those who have not paid off their college loans?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/22/joe-biden-cancels-77-billion-in-student-loans-for-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— MAY 27, 2016 FLASHBACK: Trump delegates not expecting fight over GOP platform – Al Weaver (COMMENT: What changes does Trump want to the Republican Party platform?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/614137/trump-delegates-not-expecting-fight-over-gop-platform/
— The National Geographic ‘gender revolution’ has failed – Mark Judge (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3011858/national-geographic-gender-revolution-has-failed/

NEW YORK POST
— Cornell University using DEI policy to reject faculty candidates for not ‘conforming.’ – Carl Campanile (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://nypost.com/2024/05/21/us-news/cornell-university-using-dei-policy-to-reject-faculty-candidates-group-claims/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Man (Biden) famous for ‘you ain’t black’ tells graduates you ain’t got a chance – Chad Groening, Billy Davis (COMMENT: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate got more than a chance in 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and gave him my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://afn.net/politics-govt/2024/05/21/man-famous-for-you-ain-t-black-tells-graduates-you-ain-t-got-a-chance/
— Dems and media: Illegal aliens can’t vote, except when they do. – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/politics-govt/2024/05/21/dems-and-media-illegal-aliens-can-t-vote-except-when-they-do-which-is-rare-but-also-good/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden admin seeks to fast-track asylum process in five big cities ahead of election. – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/05/21/biden-admin-seeks-to-fast-track-asylum-process-in-five-big-cities-ahead-of-election-report-1460880/

BREITBART
— Hispanic Caucus Opposes Biden-Backed Immigration Expansion Bill for Failing to Include Amnesty for Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/21/hispanic-caucus-opposes-biden-backed-immigration-expansion-bill-failing-include-amnesty-illegal-aliens/
— New York Migrant Complains: Not Enough Welfare, Aid – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/05/21/new-york-migrant-complains-not-enough-welfare-aid/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Terrorists Welcome. Chronic counterterrorism lapses at the border demand investigation and congressional intervention. – Todd Bensman
https://cis.org/Oped/Terrorists-Welcome
— Exploiting Mass Immigration to Displace Blacks. The early twentieth century’s Great Replacement Theory. – George Fishma
https://cis.org/Fishman/Exploiting-Mass-Immigration-Displace-Blacks

CENTER SQUARE WASHINGTON
— More young adults in Washington state smoke weed on a daily basis – Carleen Johnson (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Those who push pot should be presumed to use pot themselves.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_7ab5d884-17c9-11ef-9d3a-6324e444e10f.html

CHARLIE KIRK
— Just How Many Illegals Will Vote In November?
https://thecharliekirkshow.com/podcasts/the-charlie-kirk-show/just-how-many-illegals-will-vote-in-november

DAILY CALLER
— California Democrats Vote Unanimously To Keep Protecting Illegal Immigrant Pedophiles – LISA MOORE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/21/they-literally-dont-give-a-damn-ca-dems-vote-unanimously-to-keep-protecting-illegal-immigrant-pedophiles/

DAILY WIRE
— Republicans Dismantle Fact-Check On Non-Citizens Registering To Vote – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-dismantle-fact-check-on-non-citizens-registering-to-vote

FEDERALIST
— Emails Show Alarming Level Of Anti-Israel Activity At Illinois STEM School (Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy) – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/22/exclusive-emails-show-alarming-level-of-anti-israel-activity-at-illinois-stem-school/

FOX NEWS
— Biden’s open-border policy welcomes foreign spies. Since Biden took office, more than 140,000 Chinese nationals have been encountered illegally crossing our border. – Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis, (ret.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-open-border-policy-welcomes-foreign-spies
— California lawmaker’s mic cut off while reading bill to end sanctuary state laws. AB 2641 would have ended sanctuary protections for illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes against minors. – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-lawmakers-mic-cut-off-while-reading-bill-end-sanctuary-state-laws-dems-dont-care

FOX NEWS RADIO
— The Biden Administration is Hiding the Nationalities of Illegals on Terror Watch List
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/05/21/the-biden-administration-is-hiding-the-nationalities-of-illegals-on-terror-watch-list/

JUDICIAL WATCH
— TRUMP IS A POLITICAL HOSTAGE! – Tom Fitton
https://www.judicialwatch.org/videos/fitton-trump-is-a-political-hostage/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— GOP Try To Ensure Illegals Can’t Vote – Rep. Matt Rosendale (COMMENT: What is your county clerk doing to assure that illegals do not vote? What stops illegals from using their false identifications to register to vote and to vote?)
https://www.oann.com/video/real-america-video/gop-try-to-ensure-illegals-cant-vote/

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Brecheen to Newsmax: Illegal Immigrants Drain on Society – Sam Barron
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/josh-brecheen-illegal-immigration-eric-adams/2024/05/21/id/1165602/

PJ MEDIA
— Illegals Resort to Shocking Tactics to Stay in the Country – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/05/21/hundreds-of-illegals-staged-kae-robberies-to-improve-their-immigration-status-n4929210
— Biden Is Rushing a Blizzard of Regulations to ‘Cement His Legacy’ – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/05/21/biden-is-rushing-to-finish-writing-a-blizzard-of-regulations-to-cement-his-legacy-n4929213

TOWNHALL
— More Immigration, More Inflation, More Bankruptcies – John and Andy Schlafly
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnandandyschlafly/2024/05/22/more-immigration-more-inflation-more-bankruptcies-n2639364

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Biden’s new asylum ruling is a big flashing ‘Welcome’ sign for undocumented immigrants – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4675072-bidens-new-asylum-ruling-is-a-big-flashing-welcome-sign-for-illegal-immigrants/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— How Lara Trump is reshaping the Republican Party
https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-takeaways-how-lara-trump-is-reshaping-the-republican-party/

CBS NEWS
— New program hopes to help Denver’s asylum seekers legally enter workforce (COMMENT: When did you enter the work force? I entered the work force when I was 14 years old in 1962 because I knew that I had to work my way through college. Back then, if there had been as many illegals in America as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got. Those jobs enabled me to a) buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, etc., b) pay for my college expenses at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, etc., and c) buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, etc.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/video/new-program-hopes-to-help-denvers-asylum-seekers-legally-enter-workforce/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Chicago Is Tired of Waiting for Trains, and Thinks It Knows Who’s to Blame – Julie Bosman (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who blame me and who blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/us/chicago-cta-dorval-carter.html
— Can Republicans Embrace Voting by Mail? Pennsylvania Offers a Test. Republicans are now trying to sell voters on voting methods that the party has demonized for years. It won’t be easy. – Michael Wines
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/us/republicans-mail-voting-pennsylvania.html
— Will Trump Run as a Felon? A Big 2024 Question Will Soon Be Answered. The ruling in the trial of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee, which could come next week, could be a deciding factor in a tight race. – Shane Goldmacher (COMMENT: To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took many big adverse actions against me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/us/politics/trump-trial-2024-election.html

USA TODAY
— Hispanic heritage runs deep in the USA (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America is well on its way to becoming a Hispanic nation. Democrats and RINOs have no problem with that. Democrats want Hispanics because Hispanics vote for Democrats. RINOs want Hispanics because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2012/10/11/hispanic-heritage-immigration-america/1627823/

MSN
— Tim Scott calls on universities to end legacy admissions – Lauren Sforza (COMMENT: Did your parents have college degrees? Mine did not. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tim-scott-calls-on-universities-to-end-legacy-admissions/ar-AA1deaiW
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/a-colorful-history-of-lgbtq-pride-in-america/ss-BB1mQJv2

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Does It Take to Flip the 2024 Battleground States? Adjust the WSJ Swing-States Dial to see how subtle shifts in turnout and candidate choice could sway the outcome of the 2024 election. – Randy Yeip, Andrew Levinson, Aaron Zitner, Adrienne Tong
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/election-dial-battleground-states-trump-biden-224ad0e6
— Presidents’ Tax Returns and Families’ Foreign Payments Targeted by Unlikely Duo. Bipartisan proposal seeks more disclosures after years of probes of the Trump and Biden families. – Natalie Andrews (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors were overjoyed when the Democrats who ran Money Magazine helped them disallow my education deductions with their February 1978 4-page article on me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/presidents-tax-returns-and-families-foreign-payments-targeted-by-unlikely-duo-03193ef1
— Foreign Purchase of U.S. Ammo Maker Sparks National-Security Battle. Opponents of deal stress need for American ownership amid gunpowder shortage and concern over China-Russia influence. – Brett Forrest (COMMENT: I worked for GAO on its audit that resulted in its report titled “Defense Budget:
Potential Reductions to DOD’s Fiscal Year 1990 Ammunition Budget.’ SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/nsiad-90-23 )
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/foreign-purchase-of-u-s-ammo-maker-sparks-national-security-battle-db31490d
— Does America Need a Baby Boom? (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-america-need-a-baby-boom-31b422c7
— Biden’s Demoralizing Speech to Morehouse Grads. In his 2013 commencement address, Obama stressed opportunity. His successor emphasizes victimization. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-demoralizing-speech-to-morehouse-grads-obama-achievement-racism-ee5fefb5
— The IRS Money Hole Gets Deeper. The agency is already pleading poverty despite its 2022 windfall. – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about all the money that my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors spent to waste my career and to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-spending-house-appropriations-committee-daniel-werfel-congress-0b10d2a6

WFDD
— Noncitizen voting in N.C. elections is the focus of GOP sponsored bill – David Ford (COMMENT: What is your county clerk doing to assure that illegals do not vote? What stops illegals from using their false identifications to register to vote and to vote?)
https://www.wfdd.org/story/noncitizen-voting-nc-elections-focus-gop-sponsored-bill

TULSA WORLD
— Plaintiffs again question federal judge about slow movement on critical race theory lawsuit. (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in the 1980s and 1990s dragged out the class action lawsuit against them that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and that I became an active member of in 1988 when I was 40 years old. The Democrats who ran GAO in the 1990s and 2000s dragged out the lawsuit that I filed against them in 1998 that charged them with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf )
https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/plaintiffs-again-question-federal-judge-about-slow-movement-on-critical-race-theory-lawsuit/article_2c07f58e-17a4-11ef-857e-376513d030aa.html

FED SMITH
— Office of Special Counsel Cracking Down on White House Hatch Act Violations. New Hatch Act enforcement guidelines are designed to level the playing field between White House staff and other federal employees. – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2024/05/21/osc-cracking-down-on-white-house-hatch-act-violations/

GAO
— GAO Named Best Place to Work for 4th Year in a Row (COMMENT: I doubt that any GAO employee are Republican. From what I see, virtually all GAO employees are Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or do not have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.gao.gov/press-release/gao-named-best-place-work-4th-year-row

May 18, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— UChicago Institute of Politics surrounded by pro-Palestinian protesters, some climb on building. The Institute of Politics is across the street from a Jewish student center. – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/post/iop-uchicago-protest-institute-of-politics-pro-palestinian/14834145/
— Chicago Tribune journalists file discrimination suit against paper – Kade Heather (COMMENT: One could compare and contrast the private sector with the government sector. I am a White male born in 1948. If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO in 2005, I would have presented a jury with evidence that beginning in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors paid my coworkers more than me and/or promoted them over me who were minority, female, and/or younger than me and/or who had less job-related work experience than I had, less education than I had, no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or no professional license like the one I had. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf )
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-tribune-lawsuit-journalists-file-discrimination-class-action-lawsuit-against-paper-claiming-systematic-pay-disparities/14832647/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Seven Chicago Tribune journalists filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against the newspaper and its owner, alleging violations of equal pay based on sexual and racial discrimination. The lawsuit claims systematic pay disparities between female and male employees, as well as between Black and white employees under its current ownership of Alden Global Capital and dating back to its previous owner, the Tribune Publishing Co.)

NBC5
— Chicago’s population has dropped again, data shows. Here’s what Mayor Johnson chalks it up to. If the population drop continues, Chicago could soon lose its status as the third-largest city. (COMMENT: Pritzker ever-increasingly a) drives out of Illinois voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans and b) recruits to Illinois voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Those who vote Democrats a) lack education and/or job skills, b) have major health, financial, and/or other problems, c) want/need/demand massive assistance from government, charities, and churches, d) promote dependency on government and charity, e) promote LGBTQ, f) promote abortion, g) promote mass/illegal immigration, h) promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) promote diminishment of Second Amendment rights, j) promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and/or k) are in America illegally.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-population-dropped-yet-again-census-data-shows-heres-what-mayor-johnson-chalks-it-up-to/3440368/

CBS2
— Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy University of Chicago campus building. – Charlie De Mar, Adam Harrington, Jason Cooper
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestinian-protesters-rally-university-of-chicago/
— With warm weather coming, Chicagoans are concerned about violence prevention on beaches – Jermont Terry (COMMENT: Under the Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicagoans-concerned-violence-prevention-beaches/
— Chicago Tribune employees sue the paper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JGHi61OQ-8

WGN9
— Pro-Palestinian protestors occupy building on University of Chicago campus – Gabriel Castillo
https://wgntv.com/israel-hamas-conflict/pro-palestinian-protestors-occupy-building-on-university-of-chicago-campus/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/biden-speeds-up-asylum-proceedings-for-migrants-to-chicago-four-other-cities/

FOX32
— Committee hearing on Capitol Hill turns to chaos. Lawmakers are reacting after a committee hearing on Capitol Hill turned into chaos. It came complete with name calling, insults and accusations of members being under the influence.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1457785

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— UC students, alumni briefly occupy politics building days after pro-Palestinian encampment razed – CAROLINE KUBZANSKY (COMMENT: Because my Jewish Chicago Office GAO superiors were anti-conservative and anti-Republican, if they were still working for GAO today, they would protest against Israel.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/17/uc-students-alumni-briefly-occupy-politics-building-days-after-pro-palestinian-encampment-razed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Students and alumni from the University of Chicago briefly occupied the university’s Institute of Politics late Friday afternoon to protest the war in Gaza and demand that the university divest itself of financial assets associated with Israel.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/18/miscommunication-in-shelters-leads-to-confusion-and-worry/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pro-Palestinian protesters take over University of Chicago building. Around 5 p.m. Friday, a large group of protesters had surrounded the Institute of Politics. Shortly after that, a group of police officers, equipped with riot shields, burst into the building and scuffled with protesters. – Ellery Jones and Cindy Hernandez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/05/17/pro-palestinian-protesters-take-over-university-of-chicago-building-institute-politics-israel-hamas
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/money/2024/05/17/grindr-app-loop-office-tower-menashe-global-engineering-tech-hub
— Mandatory driving tests for Illinois’ older adults are unnecessary and unfair. Studies show seniors are the safest drivers on the road. – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2024/05/17/unfair-mandatory-driving-tests-older-adults-illinois
— Advocate Health staff stage protest, allege disparities and discrimination in response to Gaza crises. Doctors at Advocate Medical Group say the organization has fallen short in responding to ongoing humanitarian crises in Gaza, especially compared to donated aid and calls for peace after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. – Violet Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/05/17/advocate-health-protest-israel-hamas-gaza

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How lawyers are preparing protesters for the DNC – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-dnc-how-lawyers-are-preparing-protesters
— CPS meeting with Pritzker marked by tension over migrant funding – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-public-schools-officials-meet-gov-jb-pritzker
— Protestors take over building at University of Chicago – Brandon Dupré
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/protestors-take-over-building-university-chicago

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Donald Trump will address the NRA in Texas. He’s called himself the best president for gun owners. Former President Donald Trump is expected to address thousands of members of the National Rifle Association in Texas a day after campaigning in Minnesota in the midst of his hush money trial. – AP
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/donald-trump-will-address-the-nra-in-texas-hes-called-himself-the-best-president-for/article_0aa6c87d-c9b0-5cff-8038-0f978a985fea.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WAND TV
— After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK now – AP (COMMENT: At the request of the Milton Township Republican Organization, as an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman, I am in the process of hand-delivering permanent mail-in ballot applications to 64 registered Republican voters in my precinct in 55 homes and one apartment who did not vote recently. Of course, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that my doing that will cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to get fewer votes.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-gop-tries-to-correct-the-narrative-on-use-of-mailed-ballots-after-years-of-conflicting-messages/
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/after-blaming-his-2020-loss-on-mail-balloting-trump-tries-to-make-gop-voters-believe/article_75cca206-805c-50fb-852e-7140155501bd.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-05-17/biden-will-cap-off-a-week-of-outreach-to-black-americans-with-morehouse-commencement

WCIA
— The more that you promote Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/boebert-heckled-in-new-york-while-defending-trump/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-90/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Top reasons to attend the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention as a delegate in Collinsville May 24-25 include urging your representative on the Platform and Resolutions Committee to vote on May 24 a) for the resolution for direct election of IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members and b) to strengthen the IRP platform. Further, if those committee members who oppose direct election of IRP SCC members and/or who want to weaken the IRP platform win by a small margin and minority reports are filed like the one that was filed at the 2016 convention, you can vote for those minority reports on May 25. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. The system used by the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) to elect its State Central Committee (SCC) members has resulted in the IRP and its candidates failing/refusing to defend/advance the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, the IRP and its candidates paint themselves as being Democrat-Lite if not anti-conservative. Consequently, ever-increasingly, Republican candidates ever-increasingly lose elections in Illinois. Going back to direct election of IRP SCC members would allow candidates to run who could/would defend/advance the Republican Party platform. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I should write a book about the tremendous downside of helping elect political candidates. I would focus on those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who I have done the most to help elect and to reelect since 2000 but a) who have suffered defeats and/or have won by a smaller margins than they expected, b) who have blamed their defeats on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most, c) who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to punish me, d) who oppose direct election of Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members the most, and/or e) who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who had their nasty operatives and nasty dupes a) end my membership on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year, b) end my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) end my bid to be appointed to fill a Wheaton City Council vacancy in 2019, d) gerrymander my precinct in 2015, e) end my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, f) end my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, g) end my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, h) end my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, i) almost get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, j) end my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and k) end my membership on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS

— Bill defines ‘woman’ as legislators oppose Illinois sponsoring teen drag show – Catrina Petersen

https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_fe60f630-1488-11ef-85ea-7bfe84171406.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) votes to count illegal aliens towards seats in Congress
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/658775762-rep-davis-votes-to-count-illegal-aliens-towards-seats-in-congress

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Progressive protest tactics face resistance in Illinois General Assembly
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/659213290-progressive-protest-tactics-face-resistance-in-illinois-general-assembly

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-11: Bill Foster Votes for Illegal Aliens Again
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/05/17/hr7343/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— VP Harris Falsely Repeats “We’re Winning” During Chicago Fundraiser as Biden Trails Trump in Every National, Swing State Poll. https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/05/vp-harris-falsely-repeats-were-winning-during-chicago-fundraiser-as-biden-trails-trump-in-every-national-swing-state-poll.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

BREITBART
— 84% of Chicago’s Measles Cases Traced to Venezuelan Migrants – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2024/05/17/report-84-of-chicagos-measles-cases-traced-venezuelan-migrants/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Effect of the Border Crisis on U.S. Elections – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Effect-Border-Crisis-US-Elections

DAILY SIGNAL
— 10 Most Common Pro-Hamas Lies About Israel – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/10/try-a-little-honesty-about-israel/
— Who Benefits From Destabilization of America? – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/17/who-benefits-from-destabilization-of-america/

FOX NEWS
— Reparations in America: How cities from San Francisco to Wilmington are trying to get it done. The California Assembly on Thursday voted to formally apologize for the state’s role in slavery, the latest move by elected officials working towards reparations in the country. – Joshua Q. Nelson (COMMENT: How much reparations have you paid so far? Affirmative action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Because I have paid the price of AA and DEI big time, I have paid reparations big time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/president-bidens-hometown-releases-reparations-recommendations-after-similar-efforts-sweep-country

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Illegal Aliens Vote – in DC!
https://www.judicialwatch.org/illegal-aliens-vote-in-dc/

PATRIOT POST
— Biden’s Border Baloney. He thinks we’re supposed to tolerate nearly 1.5 million illegal aliens crossing our border. That’s not a “closed border.” – GARY BAUER
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/106927-bidens-border-baloney-2024-05-17

TOWNHALL
— What if Biden Wins in November? Part One – Mark Lewis
https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2024/05/18/what-if-biden-wins-in-november-part-one-n2639231
— Chinese Illegal Aliens Are Crossing the Border in Droves Because of Biden’s Open Border Policies – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/05/17/chinese-illegal-immigrants-hearing-n2639162

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Protesters Take Over the Institute of Politics at University of Chicago – Monica Davey and Julie Bosman
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/us/uchicago-protests-politics-institute.html
— Protesters Agreed to Leave. This Is What Some Colleges Promised in Return. – Vimal Patel
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/us/campus-protests-agreements-divestment-israel.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Chicago Tribune staffers’ unequal pay lawsuit claims race and sex discrimination. The Chicago Tribune is being sued by some of its staffers, who say they and other women and Black journalists are being paid less than their white male counterparts. AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/17/chicago-tribune-pay-race-sex-discrimination/5970ab4a-146d-11ef-9d37-865890cc2670_story.html

MSNBC
— Democrats and RINOs decry that “The sneaky, spiteful new way Republicans are working to undermine LGBTQ groups. The House GOP has doubled down on efforts to shut off funding to LGBTQ nonprofits.” (COMMENT: RINOs who promote LGBTQ have always worked against me the hardest.)
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/house-republicans-lgbtq-nonprofits-rcna152753

MSN
— Who’s okay with the affirmative action decision? Many Black Americans. – Aaron Blake (COMMENT: Some of my Black GAO coworkers opposed my Democrat GAO supervisors forcing my Jewish GAO superiors forcing me to retire so that they could give my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. Democrat employers used Affirmative Action and continue to use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/who-s-okay-with-the-affirmative-action-decision-many-black-americans/ar-AA1dx3bt
— ‘I‘ve seen bigger Tupperware parties’: CPAC ridiculed as ‘a shell of its former self’ – Carl Gibson (COMMENT: I should write about the many CPACs that I attended in the past.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/i-ve-seen-bigger-tupperware-parties-cpac-ridiculed-as-a-shell-of-its-former-self/ar-BB1iOF7N
— Target’s reputation takes hit over children’s LGBTQ clothing – Shannon Thaler
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/targets-reputation-takes-hit-over-childrens-lgbtq-clothing-survey-shows/ar-AA1bDGW3
— Melania Trump inexplicably hosts LGBTQ+ Republican event despite total absence from campaign trail – Molly Sprayregen
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/melania-trump-inexplicably-hosts-lgbtq-republican-event-despite-total-absence-from-campaign-trail/ar-AA1nsd4M
— Biden to Pay Foreign Countries to ‘Control’ Flow Of Illegals – Jordan Andrews
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/biden-to-pay-foreign-countries-to-control-flow-of-illegals/ar-AA1jmcG1
— Brooklyn residents protesting after finding out new illegal immigrant shelter is coming to their neighborhood (COMMENT: How many illegals are Democrat leaders and RINO leaders going to dump in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/brooklyn-residents-protesting-after-finding-out-new-illegal-immigrant-shelter-is-coming-to-their-neighborhood/ar-BB1k5zXO
— Maybe the Left should stop calling its political opponents ‘neo-Nazis’ – Julian Adorney
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/maybe-the-left-should-stop-calling-its-political-opponents-neo-nazis/ar-AA1ggiel
— Trump vows to fight ‘anti-white feeling’ in US. His allies have a plan (COMMENT: What do you say to Whites who promote more hatred against Whites to curry favor with anti-Whites?)
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/politics/analysis-trump-vows-to-fight-anti-white-feeling-in-us-his-allies-have-a-plan/ar-AA1o8aYl

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Trump Allies Draw Up Plans for Unprecedented Immigration Crackdown. Advisers to former president are getting a head start on clearing the hurdles they would face. – Michelle Hackman and Andrew Restuccia
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-immigration-plans-deportation-e91b1bc4

BLOOMBERG
— 11 Million Immigrants in US Unlawfully at Last Count: Mayorkas (COMMENT: How many of them voted for Biden in 2020? How many of them will vote for Biden in 2024?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veo2xf70F24

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DAILY
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI to a) not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/72386/what-does-dei-mean-in-todays-workplace/

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Is the profession damaging its own pipeline? – Paige Hagy (COMMENT: What about age discrimination and reverse discrimination? I was a 30-year-old White male when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I subsequently a) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, and c) became a licensed CPA in 1981. But the accounting profession, IRS, and GAO had no interest in me because they considered me to “too old” to have a successful career in accounting. Further, I was a White male and the accounting profession has always been under tremendous pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote minorities and females. Further, I was conservative, Republican, non-veteran, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, I had lived in Crete 1948-1972, and I had lived in Wheaton since 1978. Back then, as it is now, the accounting profession continues to be under tremendous pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders to give preference to young people who are minority and/or female. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/is-the-accounting-profession-damaging-its-own-talent-pipeline

May 17, 2024

SPECTRUM NEWS
— 2024 Republican National Convention’s Platform Committee leadership announced – Aly Prouty (COMMENT: Who will the man and woman be who will represent Illinois on that committee? Who is representing each of the 17 congressional districts on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee? What is their contact information? Will they vote for or against direct election of IRP State Central Committee members? Will they vote to move the platform to the right or to the left? Will they vote for E-Verify or against E-Verify?)
https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2024/05/15/2024-rnc-platform-committee
(FROM THE ARTICLE: MILWAUKEE — The Republican National Committee and Trump Campaign announced its leadership team for the 2024 Republican National Convention’s Platform Committee. The committee includes one man and one woman from every U.S. state and territory. It will create an outline of the GOP’s core principles and values. Randy Evans, the former ambassador to Luxembourg, was announced as the executive director of the committee. Russ Vought, who was director of the Office of Management and Budget during the Trump administration, was announced as the committee’s policy director. Ed Martin, president of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles and the Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, was announced as the deputy policy director of the committee. “Ambassador Randy Evans, director Russ Vought and Ed Martin are brilliant and accomplished assets for the leadership of the 2024 Republican National Convention’s Platform Committee,” said Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley. “They each have a proven track record of understanding and implementing our party’s America First agenda, and their sound judgement and principled vision will be critical to help lead our party and country to victory in one of the most significant elections of our lifetimes. The Republican Party is well-equipped to lead an American revival by upholding our commitment to liberty and economic prosperity for all Americans under a second Trump administration.”)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FROINT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Protesters plan Gaza-focused DNC march, won’t apply for Chicago permit – JAKE SHERIDAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/16/protesters-plan-gaza-dnc-march-no-permit/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Chicago police clear DePaul’s pro-Palestinian encampment – KATE ARMANINI and NELL SALZMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/16/chicago-police-clear-depaul-universitys-pro-palestinian-encampment/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/16/grindr-chicago-office-expansion/
— Former city staffer removed from do-not-hire list by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration – ALICE YIN (COMMENT: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on a federal do-not-hire list since 1997 when I was 49 years old when they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/16/former-city-staffer-removed-from-do-not-hire-list-by-mayor-brandon-johnsons-administration-appeals-from-two-other-lightfoot-holdovers-remain-pending/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: More than 112,000 Illinois residents have lost the right to own guns. The state doesn’t know if 84,000 still have them, sheriff says. – STACY ST. CLAIR (COMMENT: How many of these 112,000 live in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/16/foid-revocations-guns-rights-felons-police-seizures/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago Tribune journalists file discrimination suit against paper. The lawsuit claims systematic pay disparities between female and male employees, as well as between Black and white employees under its current and previous owners. – Kade Heather (COMMENT: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with evidence that my Democrat GAO superiors paid my coworkers more than me and/or promoted them over me who were minority, female, and/or younger than me and/or who had less job-related work experience that I had, less education than I had, no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or no professional license like the one I had. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf )
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/05/16/chicago-tribune-journalists-file-discrimination-lawsuit-against-paper-news-journalism-labor-wages
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/05/16/kamala-harris-illinois-trip-glencoe-fundraiser-abortion-rights
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/abortion/2024/05/17/abortion-planned-parenthood-illinois-mifepristone-colleen-mcnicholas
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/05/17/donald-trump-election-disaster-economy-freedom-democracy-mona-charen
— This change to Illinois election law denies voters a choice at the ballot
The new law, which limits ballot access after primary elections, is likely to lead to claims of ‘stolen elections’ for years to come, the League of Women Voters writes. Republicans have now filed a lawsuit against the law. – Becky Simon
https://chicago.suntimes.com/democracy/2024/05/17/illinois-election-law-ballot-access-voter-choice-republicans-sue-league-women-voters-becky-simon

DAILY HERALD
— Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them – AP (COMMENT: How many of these 80,000 live in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240516/crime/over-80000-illinois-people-banned-from-owning-guns-still-keep-them-report-shows/
— FRONT PAGE: DuPage County auditor on delayed reports: the buck stops with me – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240517/news/dupage-county-auditor-on-delayed-reports-the-buck-stops-with-me/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Multimillion-dollar Highland Park condos woo buyers disaffected with Chicago – Dennis Rodkin (COMMENT: I owned and lived in condos, first a studio and then a one bedroom, in the Outer Drive East building ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/400_East_Randolph ) in downtown Chicago 1974-1978. While I lived there, my IRS salary increased from $97,079/year to $108,785/year in today’s dollars and I walked to/from graduate evening business classes at Loyola 1974-1976 and accounting classes at DePaul 1976-1978.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/highland-park-condos-woo-buyers-disaffected-chicago
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As affluent suburban empty nesters lose their once voracious appetite for downtown Chicago condos, a developer in Highland Park is betting they’ll go for the same type of property, but out in the suburbs. “We realize people have stopped moving into the city,” said Mark Muller, president of Fulton Developers. As Crain’s reported earlier this week, the upper-end condo market in downtown neighborhoods is in its fourth bleak year, and the loss of empty nesters is a key reason.)

ABC7
— Illinois FOID card revocation enforcement problem continues to grow. – Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones, Chuck Goudie, and John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/post/foid-card-revocation-enforcement-continues-to-be-growing-problem-cook-county-sheriff-illinois-state-police-officials-say/14827288/

NBC5
— NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago investigate alarming absence of sexual assault arrests, convictions in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/nbc-5-telemundo-chicago-investigate-alarming-absence-of-sexual-assault-arrests-convictions-in-chicago/3439283/
— Chicago’s population drop could have more impacts beyond falling behind Houston (COMMENT: Pritzker ever-increasingly a) drives out of Illinois voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans and b) recruits to Illinois voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Those who vote Democrats a) lack education and/or job skills, b) have major health, financial, and/or other problems, c) want/need/demand massive assistance from government, charities, and churches, d) promote dependency on government and charity, e) promote LGBTQ, f) promote abortion, g) promote mass/illegal immigration, h) promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) promote diminishment of Second Amendment rights, j) promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and/or k) are in America illegally.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-population-drop-could-have-more-impacts-beyond-falling-behind-houston/3439536/
— To defeat Trump, anticipate/expect that Biden will ever-increasingly drive the stock market up.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/biden-slams-trump-as-he-touts-record-high-dow-crossing-40000/3438812/

CBS2
— Cook County sheriff: More resources needed to get guns from those with revoked FOID cards – Megan Hickey (COMMENT: How many of those who have revoked FOID cards live in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cook-county-sheriff-guns-revoked-foid-cards/
— Some Chicago area police departments resell guns, but don’t track what happens next – Megan Hickey
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/some-chicago-area-police-departments-resell-guns-that-go-back-into-public-circulation/

NBC5 & SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/fbi-department-homeland-security-issue-terror-alert-regarding-pride-month-celebrations/3436888/
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2024/05/16/springfields-pridefest-organizer-wants-people-to-enjoy-the-journey/73643926007/

WGN9
— Sheriff: 27,000 guns held by revoked FOID holders unaccounted for in Cook County – Andrea Medina, BJ Lutz (COMMENT: How many of those who have revoked FOID cards live in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://wgntv.com/news/cook-county/cook-county-sheriff-foid-revoked-compliance-2024/

FOX32
— DePaul’s quad needs about $180K in repairs after pro-Palestinian encampment. The encampment was taken down just before 6 a.m. and left voluntarily.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1457096
— Cook County Sheriff’s Office wants funding to remove guns from people who shouldn’t own them. The Cook County Sheriff’s Department said more than 112,000 Illinois residents have been declared too dangerous to own a gun. However, the state doesn’t know if 84,000 of those people still have them. (COMMENT: How many of these 112,000 live in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1457103

WBEZ
— Chicago sees a spike in Black teens out of school and out of work – Anna Savchenko (COMMENT: What did you do to avoid unemployment? Starting in 1962, I took bad jobs that my peers did not seek and would not stoop to take. Because I took those bad jobs, I was able to a) buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964 when turned 16, b) buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, c) pay for my college expenses, d) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, e) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, f) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, g) buy a new townhome in University Park in 1972, h) buy an new 1974 Dodge Dart in 1973, i) buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, j) buy a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976, k) etc.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-sees-a-spike-in-black-teens-out-of-school-and-out-of-work-study-shows/530c52b0-733d-4fde-b41e-93e6859e088d

ABC7 & NBC5 & CHICAGO SUN-TIMES & WTTW & WSIL TV & CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS & STATELINE & HERALD WHIG & DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/justice-department-formally-moves-reclassify-marijuana-dangerous-drug/14826868/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-praises-justice-department-move-to-reclassify-marijuana/3439467/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2024/05/16/marijuana-reclassification-justice-department-proposal-not-legalize
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/16/justice-department-moves-reclassify-marijuana-less-dangerous-drug-historic-shift
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/top-stories/justice-department-formally-moves-to-reclassify-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-in-historic-shift/article_95224e24-a370-5829-80c6-3f2071dbf30a.html
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/doj-advances-plan-reclassify-cannabis
https://www.mystateline.com/reviews/br/health-wellness-br/ap-health/ap-justice-department-formally-moves-to-reclassify-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-in-historic-shift/
https://www.whig.com/ap/business/justice-department-formally-moves-to-reclassify-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-in-historic-shift/article_8b39cf54-7879-56e3-83e1-cef26e3b610f.html
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2024/05/16/dekalbs-2nd-marijuana-dispensary-to-open-with-help-from-bears-legend-jim-mcmahon/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH & JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Chicago youth struggle with higher rates of unemployment – SHANZEH AHMAD (COMMENT: What did you do to avoid unemployment? Starting in 1962, I took bad jobs that my peers did not seek and would not stoop to take. Because I took those bad jobs, I was able to a) buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964 when I turned 16, b) buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, c) pay for my college expenses, d) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, e) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, f) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, g) buy a new townhome in University Park in 1972, h) buy an new 1974 Dodge Dart in 1973, i) buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, j) buy a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976, k) etc.)
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/report-chicago-youth-struggle-with-higher-rates-of-unemployment-post-pandemic/article_dd802e76-2639-5cef-b958-0cebe76cc4fb.html
https://jg-tc.com/news/state-regional/report-chicago-youth-struggle-with-higher-rates-of-unemployment-post-pandemic/article_e96b2beb-539d-5986-8bc3-ba09846b619d.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-70-years-after-brown-v-board-america-is-both-more-diverse-and-more-segregated/
— NRA kicks off annual meeting as board considers successor to longtime leader Wayne LaPierre – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/ap-nra-kicks-off-annual-meeting-as-board-considers-successor-to-longtime-leader-wayne-lapierre/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be handing out welfare and/or receiving welfare.
https://www.nprillinois.org/education-desk/2024-05-16/illinois-launches-summer-food-assistance-program

WSIL TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more abortion.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/health/medical-residents-are-increasingly-avoiding-states-with-abortion-restrictions/article_c2e03cc1-5da8-5786-b1b0-802e7e7b499e.html

CITIES 92.9
— State Rep. Chris Miller, R-Oakland, calls Pritzker a ‘population denier’ after data show Chicago loses more – Catrina Petersen (COMMENT: Pritzker ever-increasingly a) drives out of Illinois voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans and b) recruits to Illinois voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Those who vote Democrats a) lack education and/or job skills, b) have major health, financial, and/or other problems, c) want/need/demand massive assistance from government, charities, and churches, d) promote dependency on government and charity, e) promote LGBTQ, f) promote abortion, g) promote mass/illegal immigration, h) promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) promote diminishment of Second Amendment rights, j) promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and/or k) are in America illegally.)
https://www.cities929.com/2024/05/16/legislator-calls-pritzker-a-population-denier-after-data-show-chicago-loses-more/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WCIA & FOX 23 & WSIL TV & NEWS CHANNEL 20 & TELEGRAPH
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more pot.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-justice-department-formally-moves-to-reclassify-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-in-historic-shift/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/biden-announces-major-step-toward-reclassifying-marijuana/
https://www.wcia.com/hill-politics/biden-announces-major-step-toward-reclassifying-marijuana/
https://www.kbsi23.com/i/justice-department-formally-moves-to-reclassify-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-in-historic-shift/
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/top-stories/justice-department-formally-moves-to-reclassify-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-in-historic-shift/article_95224e24-a370-5829-80c6-3f2071dbf30a.html
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/justice-department-formally-moves-to-reclassify-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-historic-move-drug-enforcement-administration-doj-us-drug-policy-attorney-general-merrick-garland-schedule-i-drug
https://www.thetelegraph.com/business/article/alert-justice-department-formally-moves-to-19461952.php

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. If you push pot, you should be presumed to use pot.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/05/17/bidens-weed-plan-a-win-for-illinois-00158620

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-291/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-89/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Why do governments exist in America? Under Democrat and RINO elected officials, they ever-increasingly exist a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats and RINOs who are minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time and b) to give more and more and more preference to voters who are the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What motivates you? What do you do and what motivates you to do that? I spend 15+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. The following motivates me to do that: a) the continuing failure/refusal of Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) leaders to defend and advance the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, b) the continuing failure/refusal of Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to defend and advance the aforesaid planks, c) the continuing big adverse actions that IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders continue to take against me, and d) ever-increasing poverty and crime in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What were your greatest professional accomplishments in life? Mine were in chronological order: a) earning a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU when I was 21 in 1970, b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, f) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, g) earning job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and h) earning a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. My critics/opponents not only ignore/dismiss/belittle the aforesaid, they use them against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I never earned more than $150,075/year in today’s dollars and because I was forced into early retirement in 1997, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and/or even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I should write a book about my biggest high-profile critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them for defamation. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who welcomes you? Those who do not welcome me are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-draft avoiders, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, anti-past, present, and future federal employees, anti-those who they cannot manipulate or dominate, anti-those who refuse to glorify and praise them, anti-those who refuse to pander to them, anti-those who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, anti-those who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or anti-those who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about those who are the aforesaid. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on the aforesaid who are high-profile and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on the aforesaid who use the disgusting operatives and dupes to do their dirty work.- Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

WIREPOINTS
— Twelve Illinois Congressmen vote against bill to give federal custody to non-citizen defendants charged or convicted with assaulting cops.
https://wirepoints.org/twelve-illinois-congressmen-vote-against-bill-to-give-federal-custody-to-non-citizen-defendants-charged-or-convicted-with-assaulting-cops-wirepoints-quickpoint/
— Pritzker is using the threat of budget cuts to get more tax hikes passed
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-is-using-the-threat-of-budget-cuts-to-get-more-tax-hikes-passed-wirepoints-joins-tom-miller-of-wjpf-carbondale/
— Public education staffing has ballooned over the years…yet kids still can’t read
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/

CEMNTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— SCOTUS considers whether to take Illinois’ gun ban challenges – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_09546bc2-13c5-11ef-b6f4-e36cb6dc9f5e.html
— Opponents call measure ‘union propaganda’ that could be taught in Illinois schools – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f5feb848-13ce-11ef-b727-cb649cd70918.html
— Legislator calls Pritzker a ‘population denier’ after data show Chicago loses more – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_60496454-13c6-11ef-92bf-1f518eb7257a.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— SEIU HCII spends money in other questionable ways
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/05/16/sieiu-pizzagate-opt-out-link/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago GOP Elects Retired Chicago Police Detective Chuck Hernandez as Chairman to Replace Boulton, who Bolted After the Vote
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/05/ir-exclusive-chicago-gop-elects-retired-chicago-police-detective-chuck-hernandez-as-chairman-to-replace-boulton-who-bolted-after-the-vote.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans release reminder of Biden’s failures on the border – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/16/inside-beltway-republicans-release-reminder-bidens/
— Today’s college students are being educated into imbecility. Marxist indoctrination has led to narrow-minded and destructive mentality. – Craig J. DeLuz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/16/todays-college-students-are-being-educated-into-im/
— New fast-track immigration court docket aims to speed up removals of newly arrived migrants – AP (COMMENT: Take that with a grain of salt.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/16/new-fast-track-immigration-court-docket-aims-to-sp/
— More than 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them – AP (COMMENT: How many of these 80,000 live in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/16/more-than-80000-illinois-people-banned-from-owning/
— Putin, on Beijing visit, seeks to deepen ‘strategic’ ties to challenge U.S. Xi, Putin in summit call Washington a Cold War hegemon destabilizing the world. – Bill Gertz (COMMENT: Biden’s weakness emboldens America’s enemies.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/16/vladimir-putin-on-beijing-visit-seeks-to-deepen-st/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Is 2024 the new 1968 for Democrats? – Jim Nelles
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3005150/is-2024-new-1968-democrats/
— Who benefits from the destabilization of the US? – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3006834/who-benefits-from-destabilization-of-the-us/

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— More Racism Won’t End Racism (COMMENT: If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, my Democrat superiors would not have taken the many big adverse actions against me that they did including wasting my career and forcing me to retire early. What they did was political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.afa.net/the-stand/culture/2024/05/more-racism-won-t-end-racism/

AMERICAN FAMILY NETWORK
— Scouts pay dearly for wokeness, but double down anyway – Robert Knight
https://afn.net/opinion/robert-knight/2024/05/16/scouts-pay-dearly-for-wokeness-but-double-down-anyway/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Rate of Illegal Aliens Escaping Border Patrol Spiked Under Biden – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/16/rate-of-illegal-aliens-escaping-border-patrol-spiked-under-biden-data/
— Medical Schools Secretly Defying Supreme Court’s Ruling on Affirmative Action. – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/17/report-medical-schools-secretly-defying-supreme-courts-ruling-on-affirmative-action/

BREITBART
— Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them – AP (COMMENT: How many of these 80,000 live in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.breitbart.com/news/over-80000-illinois-people-banned-from-owning-guns-still-keep-them-report-shows/

CENTER SQUARE MINNESOTA
— A federal lawsuit claims Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz uses “blatant discrimination” and affirmative action in appointments. (COMMENT: How strongly do the elected officials in your county, township, municipality, and school district discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time? In 2019, the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization made it extremely clear that instead of me, they wanted a female LGBTQer who was younger than me to fill a Wheaton City Council vacancy. I should write about that.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/minnesota/article_3bb88094-139d-11ef-84f4-e37ee74846db.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Columbia has more full-time employees than undergrads, including an Earth Observatory DEI director – MATT LAMB
https://www.thecollegefix.com/columbia-has-more-full-time-employees-than-undergrad-students-including-an-earth-observatory-dei-director/

CREATORS SYNDIATE
— Graduates Need To Know That Life Is Bigger Than Your GPA. – Bonnie Jean Feldkamp (COMMENT: What harmed your GPA? For me, it was my working while I took classes 1964-1981 and 1992-1997.)
https://www.creators.com/read/bonnie-jean-feldkamp/05/24/graduates-need-to-know-that-life-is-bigger-than-your-gpa

DAILY WIRE
— DHS Says ‘Privacy Interests’ Of Illegals On Terrorist Watchlist Outweigh Americans’ Right To Know. Secrecy comes after military base allegedly concealed infiltration attempt by illegal immigrant on terrorist watchlist. – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dhs-says-privacy-interests-of-illegals-on-terrorist-watchlist-outweigh-americans-right-to-know
— NFL Kicker SLAMMED For Defending Christianity – Ben Shapiro
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1966-nfl-kicker-slammed-for-defending-christianity-member-exclusive

EPOCH TIMES
— Ohio Orders Purge of Ineligible Voters From State Voter Rolls After Finding 137 ‘Non-Citizens’ Registered to Vote. ‘The legislature has explicitly tasked me with ensuring that only eligible citizens can register and vote,’ Ohio’s secretary of state said. – Tom Ozimek (COMMENT: What does your County Clerk do to assure that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote? How many illegals are registered to vote in your county, township, municipality, and school district?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/ohio-orders-purge-of-ineligible-voters-from-state-voter-rolls-after-finding-137-non-citizens-registered-to-vote-5650040

FEDERALIST
— More Chinese Nationals Illegally Entered The U.S. In Two Days This Month Than In All Of 2021 – CHUCK DEVORE AND AMMON BLAIR
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/16/more-chinese-nationals-illegally-entered-the-u-s-in-two-days-this-month-than-in-all-of-2021/
— There’s No Such Thing As Good Masculine Male Characters In The Woke World Of Book Publishing – KAMMIE C. ROSE (COMMENT: My critics/opponents despise/hate American nameplate vehicles and those who own them and especially those like me who own muscle cars.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/17/theres-no-such-thing-as-good-masculine-male-characters-in-the-woke-world-of-book-publishing/
— MIT Breaks With DEI Insanity In Faculty Hiring, But Is It Too Late? – HELEN RALEIGH
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/16/mit-breaks-with-dei-insanity-in-faculty-hiring-but-is-it-too-late/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— In Spite of Border Crisis Calls for Amnesty Continue – Pawel Styrna
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/05/16/spite-border-crisis-calls-amnesty-continue

FOX NEWS
— Socialist Chicago council member says it’s ‘racist’ to punish criminals, America is a ‘garbage society’ The Chicago politician laughed at the idea that White people experience racism. – Hannah Grossman (COMMENT: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat politicians ever-increasingly blame Republican White males for all the problems that Blacks have.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/socialist-chicago-council-member-says-racist-punish-criminals-america-garbage-society
— Medical schools are ‘skirting SCOTUS’ ruling against affirmative action. ‘Many in the healthcare establishment… remain ideologically committed to the principle of racial favoritism.’ – Brianna Herlihy (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, everyone in healthcare in America will be many, most, if not virtually all of the following: non-conservative, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/medical-schools-skirting-scotus-ruling-affirmative-action-report-shows
— Parents can’t opt K-5 children out of LGBTQ curriculum: appeals court. The court ruled that parents had not shown how the policy would violate their children’s First Amendment right to free exercise of religion. – Michael Dorgan
https://www.foxnews.com/us/parents-cant-opt-k-5-children-lgbtq-curriculum-appeals-court
— Chinese Communist Party-linked network behind ‘well-funded’ anti-Israel campus protests. Report described the umbrella organization orchestrating protests as ‘anti-capitalist, anti-police, and anti-government’. – Bradford Betz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chinese-communist-party-linked-anti-israel-campus-protests-well-funded-non-organic-group-says

HOT AIR
— Executive Order: How Does 4,000 Illegal Aliens Per Day Sound? – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/05/16/executive-order-how-does-4000-illegal-aliens-per-day-sound-n3788511
— Mexico Facilitates Illegals Getting Legal Plates and Registrations on Vehicles in Florida – BEEGE WELBORN
https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/05/16/loophole-mexico-facilitating-illegals-getting-legal-plates-and-registrations-on-vehicles-in-florida-n3788518

PJ MEDIA
— Chinese and Iranian Moles Are Posing As DoorDash Drivers – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/05/16/the-spy-who-fed-me-chinese-and-iranian-moles-are-posing-as-door-dash-drivers-n4929092

TOWNHALL
— Biden’s Commerce Secretary Confirms That More Illegal Immigrants Means More Power for Democrats – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/05/16/raimondo-confirms-more-illegal-immigrants-mean-more-power-for-democrats-n2639136

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4668056-gaetz-echoes-trump-proud-boys-stand-back-stand-by/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://thehill.com/latino/4669032-biden-asylum-cases-docket-immigration-border/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— California Assembly on Thursday voted to issue an official apology for the state’s role in slavery and the systemic racism that ensued. – Mackenzie Mays (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents want you to apologize for that your parents and/or the rest of your ancestors did? My parents and the rest of my ancestors were never in a position in which they could discriminate against anyone and they never did discriminate against anyone.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-16/california-legislature-issues-official-apology-for-slavery-then-kill-some-reparations-bills

BHARATE EXPRESS NEWS
— GOP seeks to correct ‘the narrative’ on mail-in ballot use after years of conflicting messages (COMMENT: At the request of the Milton Township Republican Organization, as an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman, I am in the process of hand-delivering permanent mail-in ballot applications to 64 registered Republican voters in my precinct in 55 homes and one apartment who did not vote recently. Of course, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that my doing that will cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to get fewer votes.)
https://thebharatexpressnews.com/gop-seeks-to-correct-the-narrative-on-mail-in-ballot-use-after-years-of-conflicting-messages/

ABC NEWS & YAHOO
— Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them – AP (COMMENT: How many of these 80,000 live in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/80000-illinois-people-banned-owning-guns-report-shows-110295351
https://www.yahoo.com/news/over-80-000-illinois-people-100130522.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats used to promote integration. How they promote segregation.
https://apnews.com/article/school-integration-brown-board-supreme-court-9d84858db3717620a77bfae0b478cab8

CNN
— To keep Blacks voting for Democrat candidates, Democrat elected officials ever-increasingly give Blacks more preference. Since 1997, Democrat elected federal officials can stress to Blacks that they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and gave my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office.
https://ktvz.com/politics/cnn-us-politics/2024/05/17/biden-makes-fresh-appeals-to-black-voters-hoping-they-can-return-him-to-the-white-house/

MSNBC
— White students sue University of Oklahoma over alleged pro-Black discrimination. A class action lawsuit accuses the school of unlawfully placing a “high value on diversity” and unfairly awarding scholarship funds to Black students. – Ja’han Jones
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/university-oklahoma-anti-white-discrimination-lawsuit-rcna152644

MSN
— Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to speak at Texas GOP convention in San Antonio – Brooke Kushwaha (COMMENT: Who will speak at the Illinois Republican Party State Convention? How many delegates will there be from each of the 102 counties? I should write about those who do not want be a delegate from DuPage County.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/florida-rep-matt-gaetz-to-speak-at-texas-gop-convention-in-san-antonio/ar-BB1mwryS
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more abortion.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/illinois-sees-spike-in-out-of-state-abortion-patients/ar-AA1cvuB6
— Two-Thirds of Voters Strongly Oppose Secret ‘Woke’ Civics Classes – Claire O’Hare
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/two-thirds-of-voters-strongly-oppose-secret-woke-civics-classes-poll/ar-BB1iGUzk
— R&B singer cuts up National Anthem live on stage with anti-American lyrics: ‘Blood built this land’ R&B singer and actor Jill Scott blasted America by changing the words of the National Anthem into claiming it is an oppressor state during a live performance on stage. Jill Scott was performing on the second day of the Essence Festival on the perceived systemic racism in America, saying the country is “not the land of the free.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/r-b-singer-cuts-up-national-anthem-live-on-stage-with-anti-american-lyrics-blood-built-this-land/ar-AA1dxpTE
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/careers/here-s-how-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-drives-performance-at-workplace/ar-BB1lX3GH
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gone-woke-chick-fil-a-dei-hire-sparks-calls-for-boycott/ar-AA1bTQj6

ASSOCIATED PRESS & THE HILL & POLITICO & NEW YORK MAGAZINE & YAHOO & HUFFINGTON POPST & MSN & NEW REPUBLIC
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use the Proud Boys against Trump. I should write about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) the most as being extremist groups. I would focus on past and present a) Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization leaders, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I would focus on the aforesaid who had their disgusting operatives and dupes end my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012 and my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007.
https://apnews.com/article/matt-gaetz-donald-trump-proud-boys-daed52f145929eefc8deaf2bfee32e47
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4668056-gaetz-echoes-trump-proud-boys-stand-back-stand-by/
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/05/16/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/gaetz-alludes-to-proud-boys-00158379
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/matt-gaetz-proud-boys-trump-hush-money-trial.html
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/matt-gaetz-invokes-trump-infamous-150003089.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matt-gaetz-stand-back-stand-by-proud-boys_n_66462d52e4b0dd63cd2ba653
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/matt-gaetz-invokes-trump-s-infamous-call-to-proud-boys-at-trial-stand-back-and-stand-by/ar-BB1mvzxn
https://newrepublic.com/post/181636/matt-gaetz-trump-trial-insurrection

WASHINGTON POST & CBS NEWS & GOVERNING & KGUN9 & AMERICA MAGAZINE & VOA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/15/trump-immigration-deportation-plan/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/15/president-joe-biden-immigration-border-asylum/4ec57030-12d9-11ef-9d37-865890cc2670_story.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-new-effort-expedite-court-cases-migrants-who-cross-border-illegally/
https://www.governing.com/urban/how-cities-can-absorb-waves-of-refugees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gfIIUBGiag
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2024/05/16/immigration-asylum-border-texas-annunciation-house-el-paso-paxton
https://www.voanews.com/a/new-immigration-court-docket-aims-to-speed-removal-of-some-new-migrants/7615290.html

USA TODAY
— Speeders drive faster cars. State police are buying the Ford Mustang GT to chase them. – Phoebe Wall Howard (COMMENT: I own a 2023 Mustang GT Premium and a 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2024/05/13/ford-mustang-gt-police-car-to-chase-speeders/73668575007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As other automakers stop building cars powered by big V8 engines, Ford Motor Co.’s Mustang GT remains the last man standing. Police agencies, who need the horsepower, have taken notice. After years of ordering the Dodge Challenger and Chevrolet Camaro, state patrol agencies in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina confirmed they’re adding the 2024 Mustang GT to their fleets. And they’re not the only law enforcement agencies doing so. Ford’s competitors aren’t making these muscle cars anymore.)
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2024/05/14/rupaul-drag-race-all-stars-performing/73632845007/
— Democrats used to promote integration, now they promote segregation.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/05/16/brown-v-board-turns-70-school-segregation-persists/73243509007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Chicago Teachers Union Plays Hooky. The CTU abandons students to seek a billion-dollar raise. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-teachers-union-1-billion-dollars-stacy-davis-gates-f17cb4aa
— A Legal Scholar Critiqued Elon Musk’s Pay. Now He’s Out of a Job. Tesla threatened to fire a law firm over Charles Elson’s objections to the CEO’s proposed pay package. – Ben Foldy (COMMENT: Since I started working for the federal government when I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In my defense, a) I earned a high school diploma in 1966, b) I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) I earned a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/elon-musk-tesla-pay-vote-scholar-lost-job-0e3cb38b
— Democrats Take Jewish Voters for Granted. We are liberal and support Israel. The party risks losing us by pandering to its antisemitic elements. – Ammiel Hirsch (COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors in the federal Government who succeeded in encouraging/forcing my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many big adverse actions against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-take-jewish-voters-for-granted-israel-antisemitism-e963a0e3

FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2024/05/16/how-target-found-middle-ground-for-pride-month-2024-and-others-can-do-the-same/

POLITICO
— Biden’s team had a few demands for a Trump debate. A major one: No crowd. “Trump feeds off the crowd, they give him life. We wanted to take that away.” – JONATHAN LEMIRE
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/17/biden-trump-debate-2024-demands-00158586

BROOKINGS
— Democrat teachers ever-increasingly make their students good little Democrats, that is, sexually active LGBTQers who are anti-heterosexual, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-draft avoiders, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, anti-etc.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/7-takeaways-on-how-teachers-are-reacting-to-restrictions-on-discussing-race-and-gender/

INSDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Illinois Adopts ACT as Graduation Requirement – Liam Knox (COMMENT: No one thought that I was “college material.” They were shocked that my ACT score was 24. They thought that it would be much lower. Similarly, they were shocked that I graduated in the upper 20% of my class. Similarly, they were shocked that UIC accepted me.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/05/17/illinois-switches-graduation-requirement-sat-act

CPA PRACTIVE ADVISOR
— Top Reasons Why Some Decide Not to Pursue CPA Credential – Isaac M. O’Bannon (COMMENT: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 years old in 1979. All of my coworkers who they wanted to promote over me at the time were Democrat, minority, female, veteran, and/or younger than me, but had not taken the examination or let alone passed it. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2024/05/16/updated-cpa-pipeline-report-show-top-challenges-for-candidates/105514/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among all respondents surveyed, “time” emerged as the top-ranked challenge—or deterrent—to becoming a CPA. Here are the five top-ranked challenges impacting prospective CPAs: Workload time commitments to study for the exam. Personal time commitments to study for the exam. Difficulty of exam content. Fear of failing the exam. Navigating the exam application process.)

May 16, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Police clear out pro-Palestinian DePaul quad encampment; school green spaces closed – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/post/police-clear-out-depaul-university-pro-palestinian-protest-encampment-in-lincoln-park-chicago/14825161/
— DePaul University students, faculty hold walkout over impasse on divestment negotiations – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/depaul-university-students-faculty-hold-walkout-over-impasse-between-pro-palestinian-protesters-officials-on-israel-divestment/14821862/
— CTU goes to Springfield to lobby lawmakers for more school funding, CPS CEO agrees $1B needed – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-teachers-union-goes-to-springfield-lobby-lawmakers-for-more-school-funding-cps-ceo-agrees-1b-needed-district/14822334/

CBS2
— Trump appeals gag order in New York “hush money” trial (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want a gag order that stops me from promoting a) direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members and b) those planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-appeals-gag-order-new-york-hush-money-trial/

FOX32
— Chicago teachers rally at state capitol for additional $1B in funding – Paris Schutz and Joanie Lum
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-ctu-cps-school-funding

WTTW
— Chicago Teachers Union, CPS Leaders Travel to Springfield to Lobby State Lawmakers for More Funding – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/15/chicago-teachers-union-cps-leaders-travel-springfield-lobby-state-lawmakers-more-funding

WBEZ
— Northwestern ended its encampment without cops or violence. Why is Congress upset? Northwestern University President Michael Schill is expected to be grilled by lawmakers next week for his decision to negotiate with students. – Lisa Kurian Philip
https://www.wbez.org/stories/northwestern-encampment-deal-gets-criticism-and-praise/9db7586c-fb16-4b3c-a9e4-0c21ec427645
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/planned-parenthood-offers-abortion-pill-via-app/3a0df98b-a31f-4594-a731-faa8f2d17efd

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— More than 112,000 Illinois residents have lost the right to own guns. The state doesn’t know if 84,000 still have them, sheriff says. – STACY ST. CLAIR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/16/foid-revocations-guns-rights-felons-police-seizures/
— CTU rallies in Springfield to demand greater funding for city’s schools – JEREMY GORNER and SARAH MACARAEG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/15/ctu-rallies-in-springfield-to-demand-greater-funding-for-citys-schools/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Suburban Cook County biggest area population loser in recent years, census estimates show. ROBERT MCCOPPIN, JAKE SHERIDAN, KORI RUMORE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/15/suburban-cook-county-biggest-area-population-loser-in-recent-years-census-estimates-show/
— America is distracted by Trump’s trials and campus encampments as Eastern Europe turns into a powder keg. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/15/editorial-georgia-slovakia-ukraine-russia/
— This era’s protesters could stand to ask a few more questions – Clarence Page (COMMENT: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that those who avoided the Vietnam War draft like me caused America to lose the War. They stress that I was 1-A for the draft, conservative, Republican, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors had been in America since 1844. They demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a big hypocrite and coward because I would not have been sent into combat because of my health problems. According to them, the only reason why I became a college student was to avoid the draft. In my defense, I decided to get a college degree when I was in grade school in 1962 because my father frequently decried his not having a college degree.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/15/clarence-page-protests-gaza-vietnam-campuses/
(COMMENT: Whether the protests ended the Vietnam War any sooner than it would have otherwise remains a subject for vigorous debate. But at least they helped a lot of us to make better arguments.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Biden needs to get real about trailing Trump in the latest polls.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/05/15/joe-biden-donald-trump-polls-election-2024-s-e-cupp-column

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat and RINO policies ever-increasingly increase poverty and crime in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240515/news/a-tremendous-need-how-wheaton-glen-ellyn-rotary-clubs-help-fill-the-college-of-dupage-food-pantr/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-residents-can-now-access-abortion-pill-through-mobile-app

CHALKBEAT
— In some Chicago neighborhoods, almost half of all teens and young adults are not going to school or working – Mila Koumpilova (COMMENT: I was taking classes and/or working 1953-1997. I was both taking classes and working 1962-1981 and 1992-1997.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/05/15/out-of-work-out-of-school-youth-doubled-during-pandemic-report-finds/
— Illinois high school juniors must take the ACT to fulfill graduation requirements starting next spring. – Samantha Smylie and Becky Vevea (COMMENT: No one thought that I was “college material.” They were shocked that my ACT score was 24. They thought that it would be much lower. Similarly, they were shocked that I graduated in the upper 20% of my class. Similarly, they were shocked that UIC accepted me.)
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/05/15/illinois-college-entrance-exam-is-act-not-the-sat/

CAPITOL FAX
— Johnson disapproval rating at 57 percent, approval rating at 28 percent (COMMENT: What disapproval/approval ratings do my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readers, including you, give me and why? From what I see, the more that my readers oppose direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members, reject planks in the Republican Party platform, and/or disapprove of my demographics, the more that they disapprove of me. I should write a book about my readers who disapprove of me the most. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who I have done the most to help elect and reelect since 2000. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who use their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work.)
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/15/poll-johnson-disapproval-at-57-percent-approval-at-28-percent/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-290/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-briefing-4/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-289/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Zahorik Moves from County and State to National Level Using Affirmative Action
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/05/16/zahorik-moves-from-county-and-state-to-national-level/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Venezuelan illegal alien invasion: Oak Brook shoplifting arrests up 80 percent in ’24
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/658800410-venezuelan-illegal-alien-invasion-oak-brook-shoplifting-arrests-up-80-percent-in-24

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinoisans seek judicial declaration on validity of ‘Workers Rights Amendment’ – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_72ada9ae-12ca-11ef-8e1c-07a556c99d66.html

WIREPOINTS
— New Census data: 75% of Illinois cities shrank last year, Chicago population drop nation’s 3rd-worst – Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner and Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/new-census-data-75-of-illinois-cities-shrank-last-year-chicago-population-drop-nations-3rd-worst/
— Illinois job growth? Government does all the hiring as private sector shrinks – Nick Binotti and Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-job-growth-government-does-all-the-hiring-as-private-sector-shrinks-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 9-YEARS OF DECLINE: EXPECT CHICAGO TO BE NO. 4 BEHIND HOUSTON BY 2035 – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/9-years-of-decline-expect-chicago-to-be-no-4-behind-houston-by-2035/
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION IN SPRINGFIELD SEEKING MORE CASH WHEN THEY ALREADY GET A LOT – Hannah Schmid
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-in-springfield-seeking-more-cash-when-they-already-get-a-lot/
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION CUTS CLASS TO LOBBY, COSTING TAXPAYERS UP TO $141K – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-cuts-class-to-lobby-costing-taxpayers-up-to-141k/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Border cools as migrants use Biden ‘parole’ to enter elsewhere – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/15/border-cools-migrants-use-biden-parole-enter-elsew/
— ‘Police Week’ shines spotlight on the left’s retreat from ‘defund the police’ movement – Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/15/police-week-shines-spotlight-on-lefts-retreat-from/
— Democrats really hate Americans, and here’s the proof. Those who see ordinary people as deplorable pose the real threat to democracy. – Joseph Curl
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/15/democrats-really-hate-americans-and-heres-proof/

NEW YORK POST
— Anti-Israel protesters swarm UC Irvine campus, buildings; students told to ‘leave area’ – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
https://nypost.com/2024/05/15/us-news/police-on-uc-irvine-campus-after-anti-israel-agitators-swarm-buildings-students-told-to-leave-area/
— Inflation rates show Biden is gaslighting Americans on the economy – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/05/15/opinion/inflation-rates-show-biden-is-gaslighting-americans-on-the-economy/

AMAC
— Why Counting Illegals On The Census Threatens American Democracy – Dale Wilcox
https://amac.us/blog/blog/why-counting-illegals-on-the-census-threatens-american-democracy/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Ohio Removes Illegal Aliens from State Voter Rolls – Eric Lendrum (COMMENT: How many illegals are on the voter rolls in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct?)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/15/ohio-removes-illegal-aliens-from-state-voter-rolls/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Great shortstops and now swimmers? – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/great_shortstops_and_now_swimmers.html
— With illegals rolling in through the surf, City of San Diego decides to crack down on … beach yoga – Monica Showalter (COMMENT: As illegals roll into your municipality, what are the leaders of your municipality focusing on?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/with_illegals_rolling_in_through_the_surf_city_of_san_diego_decides_to_crack_down_on_beach_yoga.html

BLAZE
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson complains about having to take care of migrants – JULIO ROSAS
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-complains-about-having-to-take-care-of-migrants

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Migrants Send List of 13 Demands to Denver Mayor. If you give migrants free housing, they’ll demand the right to ‘cook their own food with fresh, culturally appropriate ingredients’ – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Migrants-Send-List-13-Demands-Denver-Mayor

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Hamas Democrats Run Senate And Biden White House – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/hamas-democrats-run-senate-and-biden-white-house

DAILY WIRE
— Libs EXPLODE Over Not Allowing Illegals To Vote – Michael Knowles
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1490-libs-explode-over-not-allowing-illegals-vote

FOX NEWS
— Biden team reportedly in denial about dismal polling ahead of November
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6352964696112
— 148 House Democrats vote against bill to deport migrants who assault police. House passes Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-votes-bill-deport-migrants-who-assault-cops

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Judicial Watch Sues California to Force Clean-Up of Voting Rolls
https://www.judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-sues-california-to-force-clean-up-of-voting-rolls/

NEWSMAX
— Telehealth Spurs Rise in Abortions Despite State Bans – Jim Thomas
https://www.newsmax.com/us/telehealth-abortion-bans/2024/05/14/id/1164751/

HOT AIR
— D.C. Now Requires 4-Year Degree to Teach in Day Care – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/05/15/dc-now-requires-4-year-degree-to-teach-in-day-care-n3788422

PJ MEDIA
— New York Mayor Adams Has the Perfect Job for Illegal Aliens – STEPHEN GREEN
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/05/15/new-york-mayor-adams-has-the-perfect-job-for-illegal-aliens-n4929046

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— In About-Face, Wall Street’s Big Donors Warm to Trump. They may “hate the man,” as one put it, but major business players from coast to coast are increasingly on board for a second term after the first one alienated them. – Rob Copeland
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/business/wall-street-donors-trump.html

MSN
— Biden Is Trying To ‘Get As Many Illegals in the Country As Possible’ So He Can Make a ‘One-Party State’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/elon-musk-claims-biden-is-trying-to-get-as-many-illegals-in-the-country-as-possible-so-he-can-make-a-one-party-state/ar-BB1hHdhr
— High Schoolers Walk Out as Adults Push Transgenderism – Evelyn Thomas (COMMENT: How much success have Democrats had making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/high-schoolers-walk-out-as-adults-push-transgenderism/ar-BB1kskDY

CNN
— By disallowing my education deductions in 1978 when I was 29 years old, IRS sent a big message. I had just been the subject of a 4-page “One Person’s Finances” article in Money Magazine. I had worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for 5 years and as a Special Procedures Staff Advisor for 2 years. My salary in today’s dollars was $106,785/year. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. The message that IRS sent was that IRS does not want employees who share my demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. The message that IRS sent was that IRS does not want employees like me who oppose patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. The message that IRS sent was that IRS can and will use its power to destroy whoever it wants to. Subsequently, IRS was furious when I a) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) transferred to GAO in 1980, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and d) became a licensed CPA in 1981. GAO audits IRS. Neither the Democrats who ran IRS nor the Democrats who ran GAO wanted me to be assigned to audits of IRS. The forced me to suffer a $22,996 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They forced me to take their early “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.
https://money.cnn.com/2013/05/08/pf/taxes/irs-protest/index.html

NEWSWEEK & MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ, that is, Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying traditional marriage and family.
https://www.newsweek.com/why-are-so-many-more-gen-z-identifying-lgbtq-1900962
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/18-republican-led-states-are-suing-for-the-right-to-discriminate-against-trans-workers/ar-BB1ms2Lu

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Goes From the Basement to Denial. Polls show him behind Trump, and he won’t come back unless he admits the problem. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-goes-from-the-basement-to-denial-2024-presidential-election-9ec3d29f
— Trump and Haley: A Perfect Match. As running mates, they can unite voters, raise money, and dominate American public policy for years. – Gordon Sondland (COMMENT: Haley promotes ever-increasingly talk and/or act like they rather see Biden elected than Trump.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-haley-a-perfect-match-election-vice-president-480be237
— The Power Move of Working the 5-to-9 Before the 9-to-5. Working a regular day, even into the evening, is for mere mortals. Those out to impress start well before dawn. – Callum Borchers (COMMENT: To put together and send pot a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning, I get up between midnight and 2:00 AM each and every morning.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/early-5-to-9-work-7dd4db7c
— Retirees Face Decline in Financial Wealth Due to Inflation. Inflation over the past two years has caused retirees as well as Americans several years away from retiring to take bigger withdrawals from their savings. Wall Street Journal reporter Anne Tergesen joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss a new study that focused on how inflation has harmed older households. (COMMENT: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career, took many big adverse actions against me, and forced me to take the early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/your-money-matters/retirees-face-decline-in-financial-wealth-due-to-inflation/e2d612e2-359e-4fb4-9a08-5530c27cb411
— FRONT PAGE: More Workers Are Cheating on Drug Tests. Substituted urine samples increased by sixfold, while marijuana positive screens jumped in finance and real estate, according to Quest Diagnostics – Joseph De Avila (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/cheating-on-workplace-drug-tests-hits-a-record-c3f62355

21th CENTURY CHRONICLE
— The Federal Government’s move to introduce a new productivity-based salary structure for civil servants, allowing employees at the same rank to earn different wages, is a significant policy shift. – ISMAILA UMARU LERE (COMMENT: Starting in 1989, my Democrat GAO superiors used their pay-for-performance system to get rid of their employees who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I should write a book about that.)
https://21stcenturychronicle.com/assessing-the-new-productivity-based-wage-system/

POLITICO
— Biden moves to block House from getting tapes of his interviews with special counsel on classified docs. Robert Hur’s description of those interviews fueled a firestorm over the president’s memory and mental fitness. – JOSH GERSTEIN
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/16/biden-moves-to-block-house-from-getting-his-classified-docs-interview-tapes-00158323

GOVERNING
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.governing.com/urban/how-cities-can-absorb-waves-of-refugees

GBH
— Activist calls on white religious leaders in Boston to draft atonement message – Saraya Wintersmith (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will the organizations that you are a member of issue atonement messages?)
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-15/activist-calls-on-white-religious-leaders-in-boston-to-draft-atonement-message

May 15, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: Who do hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters punish the most? ANSWER: Conservative Republicans like me who share the most demographics with Trump and who communicate the most. Both Trump and I are White, male, old, non-poor, married, draft avoiders, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. I put together and send out a newsletter every morning that is read my many thousands in Illinois. Since 2015, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have taken many big adverse actions against me. I should write a book about that. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

IBENDAHL ON POLITICS
— Obliterating the last remaining lie of the direct election opponents (COMMENT: I should write a book about those past and present Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000.)
https://ibendahlonpolitics.com/2024/05/14/obliterating-the-last-remaining-lie-of-the-direct-election-opponents/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Defenders of a failed status-quo whined for years that we couldn’t allow Republican primary voters to have a vote again for the Illinois GOP’s governing board because we would get Democrats on our state central committee. Of course this was always just a manufactured lie. And the hacks who parroted that phony talking point could never explain how that would ever realistically happen. Further, the Illinois GOP had direct elections for the members of the state central committee prior to 1986 (the same voting right every Illinois Democrat STILL enjoys in their state party) and there is absolutely zero evidence Democrat infiltration was ever an issue for the Illinois GOP when Republican primary voters had a voice. In truth it’s our cockamamie current system, the one forced down our throats by a handful of old party bosses back in 1986 which actually HAS put Democrats on our state central committee. But it’s worse than that. Over a quarter of the 17 current members of the state central committee publicly endorsed career left-wing Democrat Richard Irvin for governor in 2022. National Committeeman Richard Porter did too.)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Israel Independence Day draws pro-Palestinian protesters downtown – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/post/security-heightened-at-daley-plaza-in-chicago-as-israel-flag-to-be-raised-mark-independence-day-pro-palestinian-protests-expected/14814082/
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14816135/
— Southern Poverty Law Center rebukes CPD for lack of action for officers tied to Oath Keepers – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones (COMMENT: I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned those groups the most as being extremist.)
https://abc7chicago.com/southern-poverty-law-center-rebukes-chicago-police-department-for-lack-of-action-officers-tied-to-oath-keepers-proud-boys/14816593/
— Aldermen frustrated with performance, leadership call for CTA president Dorval Carter to resign. – Craig Wall (COMMENT: Politics is nasty/vicious. Who has called for you to resign and why? I should write a book about my critics/opponents who successfully had their operatives and their dupes get rid of me as a) a 2024 Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee member, b) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, c) a contender to fill a Wheaton City Council vacancy, d) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, e) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, f) a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster, g) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, h) a MTRO Treasurer candidate, i) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, j) a GAO employee, k) etc. In my book, I would focus on the pretexts that were used to get rid of me. In my book, I would focus on my critics/opponents who I have done the most to help elect and reelect. In my book, I would focus on my critics/opponents a) who continue to blame me and to blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems, b) who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, and c) who have destroyed those who have come to my defense. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have demonstrated the most hatred against Trump.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-aldermen-frustrated-with-performance-and-post-pandemic-recovery-call-for-cta-president-dorval-carter-to-resign/14815568/
— Chicago migrants moved out of Woodlawn’s old Wadsworth Elementary School after months of controversy. – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/post/migrants-chicago-brandon-johnson-administration-shuts-down-migrant-shelter-at-old-wadsworth-school-in-woodlawn/14816091/

CBS2
— Chicago official says city has plan in event of another influx of migrants this summer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-official-says-city-has-plan-in-event-of-another-influx-of-migrants-this-summer/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxcLd0bo0-I
— Pro-Palestinian protesters come face-to-face with Israeli Independence celebration in Chicago – Chris Tye
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestinian-protesters-israeli-independence-celebration-chicago/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/johnson-chicago-migrants-anniversary/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CglbDwsRGaA
— Nearly 80 officials overseeing elections in 7 swing states doubt 2020 results – Madeleine May, Caitlin Huey-Burns (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals in those 7 swing states used their false identifications to vote for Biden?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/officials-overseeing-elections-swing-states-doubt-2020-results/

WGN9
— ‘We are not on a path to understanding’: How ‘FEST’ at DePaul got cancelled, and where divestment talks are headed next. – Christine Flores, Eli Ong
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/we-are-not-on-a-path-to-understanding-how-fest-at-depaul-got-cancelled-and-where-divestment-talks-are-headed-next/
— Chicago’s Jewish community celebrates Israel Independence Day at Daley Plaza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLiS2_9LWzQ

FOX32
— Protests flare at Daley Plaza commemoration of Israel’s founding – Paris Schutz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protests-daley-plaza-commemoration-israel-founding

WTTW
— ‘There’s a Lot of Unevenness’: Chicago’s Youth Joblessness Rates Outpace Illinois and US – Matt Masterson (COMMENT: While I was a junior and a senior at Crete Monee High School 1964-1966, I was employed part-time during the school years and full-time the summer in between because I took a bad job, a job that my classmates would not stoop to take. I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights. I was the only White male who ever held that job in that store. With the money that I earned and saved, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 that I used to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/15/there-s-lot-unevenness-chicago-s-youth-joblessness-rates-outpace-illinois-and-us-new

WBEZ
— Chicagoans give CPS a ‘C,’ say students are not learning enough. – Sarah Karp (COMMENT: My outstanding teachers at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest, and Crete-Monee High School enabled me to get an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my class, and get accepted by UIC.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicagoans-give-cps-a-c-say-students-are-not-learning-enough/c3e48315-1ecb-4b53-b608-200176236d16

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump and b) say “The courthouse parade of GOP officials courting defendant Trump is a disgrace.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/14/editorial-donald-trump-mike-johnson-stormy-daniels-republicans/
— This year’s Israel Independence Day ‘tinged with sorrow,’ say Chicago Jews – NELL SALZMAN (COMMENT: If I was still working for the Democrats who run GAO, I would be in big trouble. The Democrats who run GAO hint/imply/argue/shout at their many Jewish employees that Republicans cause all the problems that Jews have and especially the problems that liberal/moderate Jews have. They stressed that I was conservative, Republican, Protestant, 100% German American, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and a Wheaton resident since 1978. While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, at least one of my superiors was an anti-conservative Jew and during my last 8 years they all were anti-conservative Jews. They all took many big adverse actions against me. From what I see, if they were still in charge today, they would side with Hamas against Israel.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/14/this-years-israel-independence-day-tinged-with-sorrow-say-chicago-jews/
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their ever-increasing success in promoting abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/14/abortion-5/
— City closes migrant shelter in former school on South Side – OLIVIA STEVENS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/13/city-closes-migrant-shelter-in-former-school-on-south-side/
— Today in History: New state of Israel attacked by 5 nations – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/15/today-in-history-new-state-of-israel-attacked-by-5-nations/
— More spending won’t be enough to reduce Chicago’s gun violence – Jens Ludwig:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/15/opinion-public-safety-chicago-violence-prevention/
— Prosecutor opposes bill to help moms whose babies are born with drugs in system – Robert McCoppin (COMMENT: I should write a book about my outstanding parents.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/prosecutor-opposes-bill-to-help-moms-whose-babies-are-born-with-drugs-in-system/ar-BB1mmnBo

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago Jewish community celebrating Israel Independence Day are met by pro-Palestinian protesters in Daley Plaza. Chicago’s Jewish community celebrates Israel declaring its independence 76 years ago, on May 14, 1948. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered across the plaza. There were a few altercations, but no arrests were made. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/05/14/protest-israel-independence-daley-plaza
— DePaul University cancels FEST 2024, cites campus ‘environment’ The cancellation of the end-of-school-year music festival comes days after the university said it has reached a stalemate in negotiations with organizers of a pro-Palestinian encampment. – Isabel Funk
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/05/14/depaul-university-cancels-fest-2024-cites-campus-environment-pro-palestinian-camp-israel-hamas-war
— CTA riders, victims recall robberies, attacks: ‘I’m very paranoid’ Four robberies or beatings occurred on the Red Line from May 6-10, carried out by at least four young women and a male, Chicago police said in a community alert. – Mohammad Samra
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/05/14/female-robbery-crew-red-line-victims-talk
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/05/14/chicago-woman-who-helps-migrants-fights-chance-stay-united-states
— Civil rights group says Chicago mayor, top cop should take tougher action against officers linked to extremist Oath Keepers. The Southern Poverty Law Center urged Mayor Brandon Johnson and Police Supt. Larry Snelling to reconsider the decision not to take disciplinary action against eight officers connected to the Oath Keepers, six of whom admitted to joining the group. – Tom Schuba and Dan Mihalopoulos (COMMENT: I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned those groups the most as being extremist.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/extremism-in-the-ranks/2024/05/14/civil-rights-group-urges-chicago-mayor-top-cop-closer-took-at-officers-linked-to-extremist-oath-keepers
— City closes Woodlawn migrant shelter and moves residents. The shelter at the former Wadsworth Elementary School building, 6420 S. University Ave., was recently ‘decompressed’ and all residents were moved to other temporary shelters or have found permanent housing, city officials said. – Cindy Hernandez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/05/14/city-closes-woodlawn-migrant-shelter-moves-residents-immigration-city-hall-health-education-welfare
— Museum of Science and Industry to rebrand as Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry — after big donor who fled city. Once the richest person in Illinois, Ken Griffin pulled out of Illinois in 2022, months after complaining about the city’s crime, saying “there is nowhere, where you can feel safe.” – Jessica Ma
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2024/05/14/museum-science-industry-rebrand-griffin-museum-science-industry-chicago
— Fare question: Why has Mayor Brandon Johnson resisted demands to fire CTA President Dorval Carter Jr.? – Fran Spielman (COMMENT: I should write about leaders who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican but who have fired me and the pretexts that they used.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/05/14/dorval-carter-cta-brandon-johnson-crime-ridership-red-line-extension

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH TWO PHOTOS: DuPage County State’s Attorney preparing lawsuit against county clerk over bills – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240514/news/dupage-county-states-attorney-preparing-lawsuit-against-county-clerk-over-bills/
— Democrats ever-increasing use Jesus to promote more hatred against Republicans. Democrats ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus promotes the Democrat platform, that is, that Jesus promotes a) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, b) dependency on government and charity, c) LGBTQ, d) abortion, e) illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and g) abolition of the First and Second Amendments.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240514/submitted-content/aurora-church-to-offer-workshop-on-discipling-anti-racist-youth/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He will discuss and engage with youth leaders to wrestle with and share insights on leading youth to grow into critical-thinking, racial justice-minded followers of Jesus Christ.)

SOUTHERN
— Trump allies, potential VP contenders flock to Manhattan courthouse – Lalee Ibssa and Soo Rin Kim (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters ever-increasingly promote hatred against those who support Trump.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/05/14/trump-allies-potential-vp-contenders-flock-to-manhattan-courthouse/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Anticipate/expect that my critics/opponents have/will falsely hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I am an operative/dupe for “Local Government Information Services, Inc.” b) that should not include links to any of its articles in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and c) that I should remove all links to its articles in my www.gopillinois.com website.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2024/05/15/right-wing-publisher-removes-some-personal-information-from-illinois-voters/73678334007/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Speaker Mike Johnson assails Trump’s felony trial in remarkable visit outside courthouse – AP (COMMENT: Yes, but supporters can and do turn against those who they have supported. I should write about those who I have always supported but who have now turned against me. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, c) conservative leaders and activists, and d) religious leaders and activists. I would focus on those who have worked the hardest to “use” me. I would focus on the aforesaid who now blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me recently.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-speaker-mike-johnsons-appearance-at-trumps-felony-trial-marks-a-remarkable-moment-in-us-politics/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters ever-increasingly promote hatred against those who support Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-05-14/these-people-waited-hours-to-see-the-trump-hush-money-trial-up-close-heres-why

WCIA
— Speaker Johnson rails against Trump trial outside NY courthouse – Lauren Sforza, Mychael Schnell
https://www.wcia.com/hill-politics/speaker-johnson-rails-against-trump-trial-outside-ny-courthouse/

WGLT
— Trump gets by with a little help from his friends during New York hush money trial – Ximena Bustillo (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and destroy those who help me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.wglt.org/2024-05-14/trump-gets-by-with-a-little-help-from-his-friends-during-new-york-hush-money-trial

FOX SAVANNAH
— Student teacher stipend bill with possible $68 million cost to taxpayers advances in Illinois – GREG BISHOP (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly give more tax dollars to teachers to get them to make their students “good little Democrats.”)
https://fox28savannah.com/news/nation-world/teacher-stipend-bill-possible-68-million-cost-price-money-dollars-taxpayers-appropriation-education-school-advances-students-classroom-senate-illinois

NPR ILLINOIS & WSIL TV & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WCIA
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their ever-increasing success in promoting abortion.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-05-14/despite-state-bans-abortions-nationwide-are-up-driven-by-telehealth
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/health/telehealth-abortions-now-account-for-nearly-1-in-5-in-us-with-thousands-accessed-under/article_dd669626-c267-57f4-85f2-0e321c3acf08.html
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-survey-finds-8000-women-a-month-got-abortion-pills-despite-their-states-bans-or-restrictions/
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-survey-finds-8000-women-a-month-got-abortion-pills-despite-their-states-bans-or-restrictions/

ILLINOIS SENATE DEMOCRATS
— Democrats champion legislation aimed at prohibiting employer discrimination based on family obligations. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who punished me the most a) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. I would focus on those a) who had children, b) whose children had health problems, c) who adopted, d) who had spouses who had little or no income, and/or e) who painted themselves as having tremendous family obligations. I would focus on the aforesaid who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/87-senator-natalie-toro-news/5662-toro-guzzardi-legislation-stands-against-discrimination-in-the-workplace

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/14/afternoon-roundup-197/
— Poll: Half of city respondents don’t trust the mayor to look out for best interest of CPS students, three-quarters trust teachers, 84 percent say city politicos ‘too focused on petty political battles’
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/14/poll-half-of-city-voters-dont-trust-the-mayor-to-look-out-for-best-interest-of-cps-students-three-quarters-trust-teachers-84-percent-say-city-politicos-too-focused-on-petty-political-battles/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois has more educators, less students than ever, yet officials complain about a ‘teacher shortage’ – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-has-more-educators-less-students-than-ever-yet-officials-complain-about-teacher-shortage-wirepoints/
— One year in and Mayor Johnson’s only “success’ is handing out money
https://wirepoints.org/one-year-in-and-mayor-johnsons-only-success-is-handing-out-money-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago teachers to descend on Springfield asking for more taxpayer money – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f3b32b7a-122d-11ef-9dab-e399e625337a.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MAYOR JOHNSON’S 1ST YEAR DELIVERS THE MAYHEM HE PROMISED – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-mayor-johnsons-1st-year-delivers-the-mayhem-he-promised/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Commencement Protests Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg – JOHN F. DI LEO
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/05/opinion-commencement-protests-are-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg.html
— EVs: Another Assault On Modern Life – James P. Economos
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/05/economos-another-assault-on-modern-life.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Scouts pay dearly for ‘wokeness,’ double down anyway. The fall of another great American institution. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/14/scouts-pay-dearly-for-wokeness-double-down-anyway/
— New York appeals court keeps gag on Trump – Mallory Wilson (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who want to gag me, that is, to stop me from promoting direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members and conservative principles.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/14/new-york-appeals-court-keeps-gag-on-trump/
— DEI has jeopardized air safety – Adam Laxalt (COMMENT: During the 1980s and 1990s, Democrat and RINO politicians used big budget cuts, Affirmative Action, and DEI to destroy GAO, that is, to make GAO just an ineffective shell of what it once was. If GAO had been in 1980 what it is today, I doubt that I would have transferred from IRS to GAO. I had to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/14/dei-has-jeopardized-air-safety/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Speaker Johnson fundraises off Trump’s hush-money trial in New York City – Cami Mondeaux
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3003300/speaker-johnson-fundraises-trump-hush-money-trial-new-york/
— DC hosted voting registration training for illegal immigrants – Paul Bedard (COMMENT: How many of the illegals in your county, township, municipality, and school district are registered to vote?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3003524/dc-hosted-voting-registration-training-illegal-immigrants/
— ‘Misinformation’ is the word for facts the Biden administration dislikes – Timothy P. Carney (COMMENT: To justify removing me from the 2024 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee, IRP leaders had one of their operatives/dupes a)demonize/denigrate/condemn as being false my concern that I expressed in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter that efforts were underway to move to IRP platform to the left and b) demand that I remove that concern from www.gopillinois.com . Further, they had him hint/imply/argue/shout that if I stayed on the committee, I would improperly/unethically put confidential/private committee information in my newsletters. Of course, the aforesaid is a pretext.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3003905/reminder-misinformation-word-facts-biden-administration-dislikes/
— Kari Lake is already making excuses for her likely Senate loss – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3003312/kari-lake-already-making-excuses-likely-senate-loss/

NEW YORK POST
— Bogus Gaza death counts again prove the United Nations is another Hamas stooge – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/05/14/opinion/bogus-gaza-death-counts-again-prove-the-united-nations-is-another-hamas-stooge/

BLAZE
— Illegals make list of demands for FREE ‘culturally appropriate food,’ housing, and immigration lawyers
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/pat-gray-unleashed/illegal-immigrants

CHARLIE KIRK
— How Many Illegals Does America Have? And How Many Vote?
https://thecharliekirkshow.com/podcasts/the-charlie-kirk-show/how-many-illegals-does-america-have-and-how-many-v

COLLEGE FIX
— DEI consultant gets most of nursing school’s ‘racial healing’ grant – KAYLEY CHARTIER (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at nurses and at everyone else that Republicans are White Supremists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/dei-consultant-gets-most-of-nursing-schools-racial-healing-grant/

DAILY SIGNAL
— NPR Assigned a Reporter With Ties to Soros-Funded Groups to Cover a Story About Illegal Alien Voting? – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/14/why-did-npr-assign-reporter-ties-soros-funded-groups-cover-story-illegal-alien-voting/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent study estimates that 10-27% of non-citizens are registered to vote, and based on previous elections and federal data, at least 1-2.7 million non-citizens will vote in the 2024 election.)

EPOCH TIMES
— Speaker Mike Johnson, Vivek Ramaswamy Join Trump in Court on Tuesday – Chase Smith
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/speaker-mike-johnson-vivek-ramaswamy-join-trump-in-court-on-tuesday-5649621

FEDERALIST
— Don’t Buy The Media’s Spin About Illegal Border Crossings Being Down – CASEY CHALK
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/15/dont-buy-the-medias-spin-about-illegal-border-crossings-being-down/
— When SCOTUS Nuked Affirmative Action, Universities Just Took It Underground – AUGUSTE MEYRAT
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/15/when-scotus-nuked-affirmative-action-universities-just-took-it-underground/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— What Do We Want? Everything! Migrants Send List of Demands to Denver City Officials – Ira Mehlman (COMMENT: What did your ancestors want/demand when they immigrated?)
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/05/14/what-do-we-want-everything-migrants-send-list-demands-denver-city-officials

GOPUSA
— 70% Of Banks Target Clients Based On Conservative, Religious Beliefs (COMMENT: How anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time is your bank?)
https://www.gopusa.com/report-70-of-banks-target-clients-based-on-conservative-religious-beliefs/
— The Left’s Attack On American Patriotism
https://www.gopusa.com/the-lefts-attack-on-american-patriotism/
— Fentanyl Coming To U.S. Becoming More Deadly, DEA Says
https://www.gopusa.com/fentanyl-coming-to-u-s-becoming-more-deadly-dea-says/

HOT AIR
— Erdogon Defends Hamas; Treating 1000 Hamas Fighters in Turkey – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/05/14/erdogon-defends-hamas-treating-1000-hamas-fighters-in-turkey-n3788319

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— DHS Awards Millions to NGOs Facilitating Illegal Immigration
https://www.immigrationreform.com/2024/05/14/dhs-awards-millions-to-ngos-facilitating-illegal-immigration/

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Illegal migrants are being ‘encouraged’ to vote, top Republican warns after shocking documents reveals ‘training’ for noncitizens to cast ballots in Washington D.C. (COMMENT: How many of the illegals in your county, township, municipality, and school district are registered to vote?)
https://www.judicialwatch.org/illegal-migrants-encouraged-vote-warns-after-documents/

MRC TV
— ‘They’re Excellent Swimmers’: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Suggests Using ‘Migrants’ to Fill Lifeguard Shortage – NICK KANGADIS
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/theyre-excellent-swimmers-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-suggests-using-migrants-fill

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Racism That Once Was, Is No More – Richard Porter (COMMENT: To get more votes from minorities, Democrat and RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are not only racists, but White Supremists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/05/14/racism_that_once_was_is_no_more_150940.html

ZERO HEDGE
— Illegals in America take jobs away from citizens of America and/or collect welfare from citizens of America.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/over-half-illegal-aliens-us-are-unemployed-report

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— Speaker Johnson attends Trump’s hush-money trial. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy are also present. – Lalee Ibssa and Soo Rin Kim
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/speaker-johnson-attend-trumps-hush-money-trial/story?id=110211888

NBC NEWS
— Trump’s vice presidential contenders show their support — and loyalty — in court. With the former president’s time on the campaign trail limited due to his New York trial, Trump’s potential running mates are coming to him instead. – Alec Hernández (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have had great success in destroying those who support me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trumps-presidential-contenders-show-support-loyalty-court-rcna152206
— In a split with Trump, Ben Carson calls for a national abortion ban. In his new book, Carson also compares the “attack” on American families with the Israel-Gaza war. – Shaquille Brewster, Abigail Brooks, Alec Hernández and Amanda Terkel
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/ben-carson-national-abortion-ban-trump-rcna152106
— The doctor who saved Sen. Tammy Duckworth in Iraq is trapped in Gaza. Now she’s trying to save him. Adam Hamawy, from Princeton, N.J., is among a team of doctors from the Palestinian American Medical Association that was blocked from leaving Gaza on Monday. – Frank Thorp V, Zoë Richards and Abigail Williams
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/doctor-saved-tammy-duckworth-iraq-trapped-gaza-adam-hamawy-rcna152291

MSN
— Biden Demands Illegal Aliens He’s Let In Get Pathway To Citizenship – Claire O’Hare
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-demands-illegal-aliens-he-s-let-in-get-pathway-to-citizenship/ar-BB1i2DFi

MSNBC
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at women that Republican men cause all the problems that women have.
https://www.msnbc.com/know-your-value/out-of-office/sexism-still-ranks-biggest-hurdle-facing-women-elected-office-poll-rcna152217

AOL
— Donald Trump New York Trial: Who Has Come to Support Him? – NIK POPLI (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have had great success in destroying those who support me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.aol.com/donald-trump-york-trial-come-170426605.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Noem to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/opinion/kristi-noem-vice-signaling-maga.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2024/immigration-history-race-quota-progress/

USA TODAY
— Florida shines under DeSantis’ leadership. His liberal critics should learn from him. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is proving that conservative policies can boost an economy and attract Americans who want to thrive. – Nicole Russell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/05/15/desantis-republican-policy-people-move-to-florida/73684294007/
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, age discrimination ever-increasingly increases. How soon will they officially dump White male precinct committeemen over age 40, township/ward party leaders over age 45, county party leaders over age 50, state central committee members over age 55, and state party officers over age 60?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/05/13/genz-voters-2024-election-dislike-biden-trump/73624402007/

TAMPA FREE PRESS
— After Martha’s Vineyard Dust-Up, Biden Made Florida Top-Stop For Migrant Parole Program – Liam Edgar
https://www.tampafp.com/after-marthas-vineyard-dust-up-biden-made-florida-top-stop-for-migrant-parole-program/

WLIW
— South Dakota tribes side with Democrats against Noem and Trump.
https://www.wliw.org/radio/news/most-of-south-dakotas-tribes-have-banned-kristi-noem-from-their-land-heres-why/

AMERICA MAGAZINE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasing use religious organizations to promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2024/05/14/catholic-ngos-migrant-border-247928

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— EV Tariffs and the Inanity of Bidenism. Or how a president can be handed lemonade and turn it back into lemons. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/evs-and-the-inanity-of-bidenism-china-tariffs-235f63be

FORBES
— The Latest DEI Research And How To Find An Employer Who Shares Your Values – Mark C. Perna (COMMENT: The Democrat-run GAO, IRS, and Post Office that I worked for almost 30 years did not share my conservative Republican values. First and foremost my superiors ever-increasingly promoted Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they ever-increasingly promoted patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Further, they ever-increasingly promoted the rest of the Democrat Party platform, that is, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, and diminishment of Second Amendment rights.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2023/04/25/the-latest-dei-research-and-how-to-find-an-employer-who-shares-your-values/

NPR
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their ever-increasing success in promoting abortion.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/14/1251086997/abortion-increase-research-wecount-telehealth
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting organizations to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1198912268/migrant-girl-scouts-shelter-new-york-crisis-border-asylum-biden-immigration

INSIDE PHILANTHROPY
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2024/5/14/three-ways-philanthropy-can-respond-to-attacks-on-affirmative-action-according-to-black-leaders

LIFEWIRE
— The 10 Best News Aggregators of 2024 – Stefanie Fogel (COMMENT: I am a conservative independent nonprofit government and political news and commentary aggregator. What do you say to website operators, including those who state that they are conservative and/or Republican, who do not want me to drive traffic to their websites? They know full-well that they cannot manipulate or dominate me, that I do not glorify and praise them, that I do not pander to them, that I will not serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and that I will not cover up their wrong doing.)
https://www.lifewire.com/best-news-aggregators-4584410

May 14, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Officially, who are all the candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and National Committeewoman? What are their qualifications? Why are they running? Illinois Republicans await a press release from the IRP. The deadline for applying was Friday, May 3, 2024 at 5:00 PM. According to a May 8, 2024 Prairie State Wire article at https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/658419645-kolber-seeking-rnc-committeeman-seat-important-green-shoots-are-growing-in-illinois , Vince Kolber is seeking the IRP National Committeeman seat and he faces Dean White (8th CD) and Mark Shaw (1st CD). While I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2010, I conducted a candidate forum for an open IRP National Committeeman seat. Jack Roeser participated. See a Chicago Tribune article titled “Illinois Republicans pick Williamson as new national GOP representative” at https://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2010/04/illinois-republicans-pick-williamson-as-new-national-gop-representative.html and a Huffington Post article titled “Jack Roeser, Wealthy Conservative, Passed Over For GOP Leadership Role; Rich Williamson Wins National Committeeman” at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jack-roeser-wealthy-conse_n_549492 . From the Tribune article: “Williamson succeeds Pat Brady, who vacated the position when he became chairman of the Illinois Republican Party last year. Also interested in the national post were conservative Carpentersville businessman Jack Roeser and former governor candidate Jim Oberweis. The selection was made before a Republican fundraiser in honor of the statewide ticket and featuring controversial RNC Chairman Michael Steele. It was supposed to be open to the media, but Brady decided to close it today.” – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— APRIL 13, 2024 FLASHBACK: IL GOP National Committeeman Race Heats Up, Includes a Former State Party Chairman and a Wisconsin Voter
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/il-gop-national-committeeman-race-heats-up-includes-a-former-state-party-chairman-and-a-wisconsin-voter.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The race amongst the Illinois Republican Party’s State Central Committee to be the next Republican National Committeeman is heating up as candidates campaign to replace outgoing national committeeman Richard Porter and national committeewoman Demetra Demonte, who cannot run for a third time because of term limits. While the state central committee represents the governing board of the IL GOP, the national committeeman – one male and one female, represents the state party along with the state GOP chairman before the Republican National Committee The position requires frequent travel to RNC meetings throughout the country and they are elected by delegates at the state convention. The national committeeman also votes in the RNC chairman’s election, and last year, Porter, Demonte and IL GOP chairman Don Tracy all voted to support Ronna Romney-McDaniel over the grassroots-backed candidate Harmeet Dhillon. Running to replace Porter are three candidates: state central committee members Mark Shaw and Dean White, and IL GOP Finance Committee Chair Vince Kolber.”)

IDAHO POST REGISTER
— This race matters (COMMENT: Who is your Republican Precinct Committeeman? Since 2002, leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) who oppose direction of IRP State Central Committee members and/or who reject planks in the IRP platform have failed in their efforts to recruit a registered Republican in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 (previously Precinct 9) in Wheaton to run against me and to defeat me for Precinct Committeeman. But I anticipate/expect that the aforesaid leaders will do whatever that they believe is necessary to get a registered Republican in my precinct to run against me and to defeat me in 2026. I should write a book the aforesaid leaders and the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me so far, most recently, removing me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee.)

https://www.postregister.com/freeaccess/opinion-this-race-matters/article_3cabc650-0d5d-11ef-8912-03b65b4c49d4.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Precinct committeemen wield tremendous power within the Republican and Democratic parties. They elect the county political party leaders, set the county party rules and send delegates to the state convention where they vote on the state party platform and state party officers. You vote for them during the May primary elections. They’re on your ballot if you are affiliated with the Republican or Democratic parties. Registered Republicans vote for Republican PCOs, and registered Democrats vote for Democratic PCOs. If you are not affiliated with a party, you have no say.”)

IDAHO CAPITOL SUN & NEWS FROM THE STATES
— Idaho 2024 primary election: Precinct committee races represent battle for soul of GOP. Hundreds of Idahoans are running for obscure precinct positions that could shake up the state’s Republican Party leadership. – CLARK CORBIN
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/05/13/idaho-2024-primary-election-precinct-committee-races-represent-battle-for-soul-of-gop/
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/idaho-2024-primary-election-precinct-committee-races-represent-battle-soul-gop
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Hundreds of obscure, down ballot primary election races for neighborhood-level political positions are drawing intense competition in Idaho and have the potential to shake up party leadership – particularly within the dominant Republican Party. The problem – according to officials on both sides of the fight for control and influence of the Republican Party – is that many voters have no idea what precinct committeemen are and likely don’t recognize the names of candidates running for these positions because they aren’t high profile offices like a congressional representative, state legislator or even a county commissioner or city council member. “I would say 99% of people don’t know and don’t know who their precinct committeeman is,” former Idaho Lt. Gov. Jack Riggs said in a telephone interview. “But your neighborhood precinct is the foundation of the party, and in our case, the Republican Party.” The stakes are so high that Riggs wrote in an April 26 opinion piece for the North Idaho Republicans that “This May, precinct committeeman will be the most important race on the ballot.” Riggs, a Republican physician who served as lieutenant governor from 2001 to 2003, is the co-founder of a group called North Idaho Republicans. The group is one of at least two groups of established, traditional Idaho Republicans who are engaging heavily in the precinct committee elections this year as part of an effort to take the Republican Party back from its current leadership team that includes Chairwoman Dorothy Moon. The other group is called Gem State Conservatives, and it includes former Idaho Republican Party chairmen Trent Clark and Tom Luna. Moon defeated Luna to become chairperson of the Idaho Republican Party in 2022. . .“There is a statewide effort to take over the party at the precinct level,” Regan said in a telephone interview. “That is not what precinct committeemen are supposed to be; it’s not supposed to be the elites and the higher ups, it’s supposed to be the grassroots, the ma and pa,” Regan added. “It’s supposed to represent the voters and the people, not a bunch of special interests. When Tom Luna lost in a landslide and his faction of the party was no longer in charge of the party, they set aside their prior calls for unity at the convention when they lost and a bunch got up and left.” Multiple efforts to reach Moon, the chairwoman of the Idaho Republican Party, were unsuccessful. Additionally, Moon did not respond to a list of questions about precinct committee races that a reporter from the Sun emailed to Moon and another Idaho GOP official on April 22. What is a precinct committeeman and what do they do in Idaho? There are only a few requirements to run for precinct committeeman. Candidates must be at least 18 years old, be a U.S. citizen and have been a registered voter in the precinct for at least six months before the election. Idaho law refers to the position as precinct committeeman, but anyone can run for the office, not just men. Although they are obscure, the precinct committeemen are important because they make up the grassroots level of political parties and help determine the parties’ leaders and rules. For example, the precinct committeeman elected in the May 21 Republican primary will play a big role in who is elected chairperson of the Idaho Republican Party during the upcoming GOP state convention this summer. Precinct committeemen essentially make up the county central committees for political parties in Idaho. Under state law, within 10 days of the primary election, the precinct committeemen who are elected are required to meet, organize their county central committees and elect a county chairperson and officers. Once the county central committees are organized, they select the delegates that will attend the 2024 Idaho GOP State Convention that begins June 13 in Coeur d’Alene. At the convention, delegates will vote on who to elect as chairperson of the Idaho Republican Party and will help write and pass any changes to party rules or the party platform, which lists the party’s core beliefs and policies it supports. In Idaho, it is basically impossible to track how much money is going into precinct committeeman campaigns. Unlike other offices, there are no campaign finance reporting requirements for precinct committeemen with the county or the state, and there is no limit to what they can raise or spend, said Chelsea Carattini, a spokesperson for the Idaho Secretary of State’s office. Precinct committeemen are required to disclose a “paid for by” designation on any materials, Carattini said. Campaign finance information gives the public a transparent look at money funding political campaigns and candidates, according to the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office. For state level candidates, all money raised and spent on a campaign must be tracked and accounted for, according to the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office. Even local county candidates and judicial candidates must report campaign finance information once they raise $500, including the sources and expenses for that first $500. But for precinct committeemen, there are no such reporting requirements, Carattini said. How many precinct candidates are running in Idaho’s primary election this year? Unlike statewide races and elections, the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office does not maintain a list of all the statewide candidates running for precinct committeeman in Idaho, Carattini said. Instead of the state keeping tabs, it’s up to local county election officials. But for context, there are almost 300 Republicans in Ada County alone running for a precinct committeeman position in the May 21 Republican primary. . .How can you tell where precinct committeeman candidates stand on issues? The ability to inform voters about these tiny precinct level offices is a challenge for everybody on all sides of this election. The North Idaho Republicans and supporters of the Gem State Conservatives have published lists of the precinct committeeman candidates they are supporting or have recruited. Regan said Republican Party rules prevent central committees from endorsing precinct committeemen. Instead, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee has published a list of its current precinct committeemen in a list posted below a list of candidates for other offices that have been vetted and recommended by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee. Beyond looking at lists published online or on social media, Wasden recommends voters find out what precinct they are in and spend time researching the candidates running for precinct committeeman in their neighborhood. To support establishment Republicans looking to take the party back, Wasden urged voters to listen to see if candidates support education and public schools, reasonable government services, low taxes and fewer regulations. There’s been an increase in those running for the position in other Idaho counties as well. “For years now, the public’s interest and participation in Idaho’s Republican Party has been growing, and this year there were a record number of applicants to serve in Bonneville County,” said a press release from Nicholas Contos, Bonneville County Republican Party chairman. Across the state, there are more than 930 precincts in total, and each precinct can be represented by a different precinct committeeman in each of the four political parties the state recognizes. While state election officials do not have an exact number of precinct committeeman candidates running for office this year, longtime political observers say they have never seen this much interest and competition for the positions. “Right now what is happening is traditional, true Republicans have decided we are going to take back this party,” said Tracey Wasden, a longtime Republican booster and party official who has served as a precinct committeeman and president of the Idaho Federation of Republican Women.”)

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— A Republican operative is running for Congress in Georgia with Trump’s blessing. Will it be enough? (COMMENT: I have never been an operative for any person and I never will be. My critics/opponents have a very hard time calling me an operative because I do not need/want more money. I have enough money. I have a Civil Service Retirement System pension, currently $65,165/year. The federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance. We have no debts. We have no children or dependents. We have substantial retirement savings. We own a home in Wheaton, a car condo in Naperville, and seven cars and an SUV. I have no desire for a political office or government office. I am 75 years old. Because of the aforesaid, no one manipulates me, no one dominates me, and no one ever will. While they can and do take big public adverse actions against me, for example, removing me from the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolution Committee, my critics/opponents decry that no one can tell me what to do.)
https://srnnews.com/a-republican-operative-is-running-for-congress-in-georgia-with-trumps-blessing-will-it-be-enough/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The Illinois Democratic Party elected their seven “base” members to serve on the Democratic National Committee on Monday. They are Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, Congresswomen Robin Kelly and Delia Rameriz, former Senate President John Cullerton, Democratic Committeewoman Kristina Zahorik and former Deputy Gov. Dan Hynes. Here’s how the votes broke down, via Lee Enterprises’ Brenden Moore. ( https://twitter.com/brendenmoore13/status/1790178141769466021 ) – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: It would be great if the Illinois Republican Party would be so open.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Northwestern threatens disciplinary action as American, Israeli flags vandalized. Flags were set up for Israel’s Memorial Day. – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/post/northwestern-president-threatens-disciplinary-action-as-american-israeli-flags-near-former-pro-palestinian-encampment-vandalized/14812323/
— CPD’s massive safety plan to protect Chicago during DNC – Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel, Tom Jones, Maggie Green and Adriana Aguilar and Chuck Goudie
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14810925/

NBC5
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/city-announces-more-changes-to-chicago-pride-parade-reversing-course-after-reducing-event-size/3435618/

CBS2
— End-of-year FEST at DePaul University canceled with protest encampment continuing – Adam Harrington
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/end-of-year-fest-depaul-university-canceled-protest-encampment/
— Antisemitic signs left on cars in Chicago’s West Ridge community
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/antisemitic-flyers-cars-chicago-west-ridge-community/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4WjlfuTux4

FOX32
— Chicago police investigate anti-Semitic fliers found on predominantly Jewish block – Nic Flosi
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-antisemitic-fliers-jewish-neighborhood

WTTW
— Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Fined $10K for Firing Whistleblowers – Heather Cherone (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I increasingly blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Consequently, they increasingly took big adverse actions against me.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/13/chicago-city-treasurer-melissa-conyears-ervin-fined-10k-firing-whistleblowers

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With or without CPS/CTU ‘day of action’ in Springfield, there’s no more money for Chicago schools – Editorial
https://www.yahoo.com/news/editorial-without-cps-ctu-day-100500103.html
— ‘We’re on the friends and family plan now’: New details emerge in alleged AT&T scheme to bribe House speaker. – Jason Meisner, Ray Long
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/we-re-on-the-friends-and-family-plan-now-new-details-emerge-in-alleged-at-t-scheme-to-bribe-house-speaker/ar-BB1mjYvV

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/05/13/donald-trump-going-overseas-president-elections-gene-lyons

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO PHOTOS: GOP legislative hopefuls sue state over slating ban – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240513/illinois-state-politics/gop-legislative-hopefuls-sue-state-over-slating-ban/
— Democrats promote Democrats who blast Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240513/nation-and-world-politics/democratic-ad-campaign-tries-to-chip-away-at-trump-support-among-rural-swing-voters-in-3-key-states/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for Donald Trump in Florida and Texas and possibly other large states in the coming weeks. – AP
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/ron-desantis-is-planning-to-raise-money-for-donald-trump-in-florida-and-texas-ap/article_b1fc6b05-981a-56b4-b12c-b03c7f84f727.html

SOUTHERN
— Haley voters don’t want Trump – Isabella Murray (COMMENT: I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. For general elections, Republican Precinct Committeemen are required to help elect those candidates who win Republican primary elections. I have always done that.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/05/13/zombie-haley-voters-dont-want-trump-but-many-not-sold-on-biden-either/

WSIL TV
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters run America. The more that you question the 2020 election, the faster that they destroy you.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/rudy-guiliani-s-radio-show-has-been-canceled-after-he-repeatedly-discussed-false-2020-election/article_530e149b-0b63-5343-96da-7034bed4a7f6.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUID & WCIA
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will send their illegals to battleground/swing states to use their false identifications to vote for Biden.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/johnsons-intuition-clashes-with-data-on-illegal-voting/
https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-trump-to-stump-in-minnesota-a-traditionally-blue-state-he-insists-he-can-win-is-it-really-in-play/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/13/afternoon-roundup-196/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Candidates file lawsuit challenging Illinois’ hastily changed election law – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1718e3a2-115c-11ef-93b1-47f6d0682015.html

COOK COUNTY
— IL Dems unconstitutionally changed election rules to block Republican candidates from fall ballot, lawsuit says
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/658603879-il-dems-unconstitutionally-changed-election-rules-to-block-republican-candidates-from-fall-ballot-lawsuit-says

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP lawmakers Tuberville, Vance, Malliotakis attend court to support Trump – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/13/gop-sens-tuberville-vance-and-rep-malliotakis-atte/
— GOP leaders clash with Secret Service over ‘protest trap’ near Republican National Convention site – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/13/gop-leaders-clash-with-secret-service-over-protest/
— Trump campaign rails at ‘disgusting’ Mother’s Day ad from Biden-Harris campaign – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/13/donald-trump-campaign-rails-at-disgusting-mothers-/
— Pull federal funding from universities that won’t protect Jewish students. ‘Never again’ is right now – Rep. Ashley Hinson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/13/pull-federal-funding-from-universities-that-wont-p/
— After U.S. withdrawal, terror groups ‘gaining strength’ in Afghanistan, report warns. Critics questions effectiveness of ‘over the horizon’ surveillance. – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/14/after-us-withdrawal-terror-groups-gaining-strength/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Can Blinken stand up to anyone other than Israel? – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3002409/blinken-stand-up-israel/
— Illegal immigration up 3.8 million since Biden became president – Conn Carroll (COMMENT: How many illegals are there in your county, township, municipality, and school district?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3002214/illegal-immigration-up-3-8-million-since-biden-became-president/
— Campus mayhem, funded by our adversaries – Robert Bellafiore
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3002063/campus-mayhem-funded-by-our-adversaries/

NEW YORK POST
— Ken Griffin slams pro-Palestinian protests as ‘performative art,’ urges Harvard to embrace ‘Western values’ – Ariel Zilber
https://nypost.com/2024/05/13/business/ken-griffin-slams-pro-palestinian-protests-as-performative-art/
— Nancy Pelosi yet again reveals Democrats’ disdain for average Americans – Joe Concha (COMMENT: My critics/opponents a) distain those who have less money than they have and/or b) glorify, praise, and pander to those who have more money than they have.).
https://nypost.com/2024/05/13/opinion/nancy-pelosi-yet-again-reveals-democrats-disdain-for-average-americans/
— Border charities spending taxpayer millions on music therapy, ‘people-plant interactions’ and huge salaries – Megan Palin
https://nypost.com/2024/05/13/us-news/border-charities-spend-millions-on-music-therapy-salaries-report/
— Anti-Israel Columbia grads wear zip ties, rip diplomas on stage during commencement – Doree Lewak and Emily Crane
https://nypost.com/2024/05/13/us-news/columbia-university-grads-wear-zip-ties-rip-diplomas-on-stage-during-commencement-ceremony/

BLAZE
— Boston uses taxpayer funds to support anti-ICE groups providing services to illegal aliens – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/boston-uses-taxpayer-funds-to-support-anti-ice-groups-providing-services-to-illegal-aliens
— House Committee investigates surge of Chinese nationals illegally crossing border after Biden relaxes vetting – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/house-committee-investigates-surge-of-chinese-nationals-illegally-crossing-border-after-biden-relaxes-vetting-report

BREITBART
— Catch and Release: Biden’s DHS Freed Illegal Alien Convicted Killer into U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/05/13/catch-and-release-bidens-dhs-freed-illegal-alien-convicted-killer-into-u-s/

COLLEGE FIX
— Northwestern journalism professor counts Yemeni terrorism supporter among his ‘comrades’ – HUDSON CROZIER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/northwestern-journalism-professor-counts-yemeni-terrorism-supporter-among-his-comrades/

DAILY WIRE
— San Francisco Slammed For Spending Millions Of Dollars For Vodka And Beer For Homeless Alcoholics – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/san-francisco-program-slammed-for-spending-millions-of-dollars-giving-vodka-and-beer-to-homeless-people-with-severe-alcohol-addiction

FEDERALIST
— Teachers Unions’ Fanatical Hatred Of Children Ignited The Parent Revolution – COREY DEANGELIS
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/13/teachers-unions-fanatical-hatred-of-children-ignited-the-parent-revolution/

EPOCH TIMES
— Why 1960 Alternate Electors Succeeded Where 2020 Ones Failed. The two elections bear striking similarities, but important differences allowed one to succeed, while the other failed. – Lawrence Wilson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/why-1960-alternate-electors-succeeded-where-2020-ones-failed-5637240
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A November election decades ago produced a clear winner in a hotly contested presidential race. Yet the popular vote immediately came under scrutiny in several states. In one, auditors discovered clear errors in tabulating vote totals. In others, credible evidence of election fraud was uncovered. With a court challenge underway, electors from both parties met at a state capitol and conducted the electoral vote. Two certifications were forwarded to Washington, one declaring the Democratic candidate to be the victor, the other naming the Republican. The Republican vice president—also a candidate in the race—convened a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6. Without fanfare, he moved to accept the Democratic slate of electors and set the Republican electors aside. So ended the presidential election of 1960. The state in question was Hawaii. The vice president was Richard Nixon, who ran against Democrat John F. Kennedy, and would have won if as few as 11,000 votes spread over five battleground states had gone the other way. Sixty years later, history nearly repeated itself as Republican electors from seven states sent alternative electoral certifications to Washington amid allegations of election fraud.)

FEDERALIST
— Without The SAVE Act, The Only Thing Keeping Foreigners From Voting Is The Honor System – MIKE LEE (COMMENT: Do not anticipate/expect that Democrat election officials will stop illegals from voting.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/13/without-the-save-act-the-only-thing-keeping-foreigners-from-voting-is-the-honor-system/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— House Passes Bill to Stop Illegal Aliens from Distorting Congressional Apportionment (COMMENT: How many illegals are there in your congressional district and how many of their illegals have Democrat leaders sent there recently?)
https://www.fairus.org/news/congress/house-passes-bill-stop-illegal-aliens-distorting-congressional-apportionment

FOX NEWS
— Biden’s unvetted migrant parole plan putting every community at risk. Abuse of parole is only one layer of Biden’s immigration ‘strategy,’ one that should be shut down immediately. – Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidens-unvetted-migrant-parole-plan-putting-every-community-at-risk

JUDICIAL WATCH
— New Documents Reveal DC Training for Noncitizen Voting (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that illegals will use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Democrats.)
https://www.judicialwatch.org/documents-reveal-dc-training-noncitizen-voting/

NEW AMERICAN
— Could Biden Use Executive Order to Let Illegals Vote? – Catherine Engelbrecht (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Biden will do that.)
https://thenewamerican.com/video/could-biden-use-executive-order-to-let-illegals-vote-catherine-engelbrecht/
— Trump’s Popularity Is Soaring. But Will It Make a Difference? – Steve Bonta (COMMENT: Joseph Stalin said “It’s Not Who Votes That Counts, It’s Who Counts The Votes.”)
https://thenewamerican.com/video/trumps-popularity-is-soaring-but-will-it-make-a-difference/

REAL CLEAR INVESTIGATIONS
— Embattled Dolton Mayor’s Sky-High Salary Revealed – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2024/05/13/waste_of_the_day_embattled_illinois_mayors_sky-high_salary_revealed_1030909.html

TOWNHALL
— NYC Sued for Denying IVF Coverage to Gay Male Couples – Madeline Leesman (COMMENT: Should I write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who used my and my wife giving up trying to have children in the 1980s without trying IVF to justify taking big adverse actions against me including throwing me off audits of IRS, giving me an extremely bad job assignment and performance appraisal, and ranking me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for performance purposes in 1989?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/05/11/nyc-invitro-lawsuit-n2638872

TURNING POINT USA
— Illinois Math and Science Academy Faces Backlash Over Equity Training Requirements for Teachers (COMMENT: Who has used DEI to get rid of you? Those above me in the following continue to use DEI to get rid of me: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. Those above me in the following used DEI to get rid of me: American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter in 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition in 2007, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012. Those above me in the following continue to use DEI to get rid of me: Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Those above me in the following used DEI to get rid of me: Post Office in 1969, IRS in 1980, and GAO in 1997. I should write a book those above me in the aforesaid and what they are doing and have done to get rid of me. If I had been a woman or a minority, they would not have taken the many big adverse actions against me that they did.)
https://www.tpusa.com/live/illinois-math-and-science-academy-faces-backlash-over-equity-training-requirements-for-teachers

ZERO HEDGE
— Biden Calls Illegals Crossing The Border “Hispanic Voters” – TYLER DURDEN (COMMENT: No one anticipates/expects that any illegal will ever vote for a Republican. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promise to give illegals more and more and more preference.)
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-calls-illegals-crossing-border-hispanic-voters

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— He’s Running for Senate With an Immigrant’s Origin Story. Here’s the Rest. Bernie Moreno, the Republican challenging Senator Sherrod Brown in Ohio, tells a riches-to-rags-to-riches tale. But the reality isn’t so tidy. – Jonathan Weisman, Patricia Mazzei and Simón Posada (COMMENT: How much money did your ancestors have when they immigrated? On my father’s side, they had to work in a brick factory in Chicago 1844-1854 before they had enough money to homestead a farm in southeast Crete Township. On my mother’s side, they were sharecroppers in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/12/us/politics/bernie-moreno-ohio.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/us/politics/gop-earmarks-lgbtq-centers.html

MSN
— U.S. Anchor Baby Policy Ensures Easy Welfare Access for Illegals – Jordan Andrews
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/study-finds-u-s-anchor-baby-policy-ensures-easy-welfare-access-for-illegals/ar-AA1mqd0o

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/red-states-sue-eeoc-over-harassment-guidances-lgbtq-protections

NPR
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/13/1250880650/girl-scouts-migrant-children-asylum-latin-america

QUORA
— Are people responsible for the actions of their ancestors? (COMMENT: What did your ancestors do? On my father’s side, my father took and kept an office job in a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights in 1941 and kept it until he died suddenly in 1969. He married my mother in 1945 and they had me in 1948 and my brother in 1953. My grandfather fought the Germans in WWI, operated Crete’s only a hardware store, had my father and my aunt Eunice, and had 1286 Wood Street built in Crete. My great grandfather raised and sold horses in Crete, operated Crete’s only hardware store, had my grandfather and other children, and had a large historical home built on Main Street in Crete. My great great grandfather and his father immigrated from what is now Germany in 1844, worked in brick factory in Chicago until 1854, homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, had my great great grandfather and other children, sold the farm and bought 10 acres just northeast of downtown Crete in 1864, raised horses on it, and then operated Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, my mother was born and raised on a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. She raised me and my brother. Her parents operated that farm. Her grandparents operated that farm. Her great great grandparents immigrated from what is now Germany in the 1850s and were sharecroppers.)
https://www.quora.com/Are-people-responsible-for-the-actions-of-their-ancestors

DAILY MAIL
— Illegal migrants are being ‘encouraged’ to vote, top Republican warns after shocking documents reveals ‘training’ for noncitizens to cast ballots in Washington D.C. Chip Roy is the lead sponsor of new legislation that will soon hit the House floor to prevent illegal immigrants from voting in federal elections. DC City Council voted to allow illegal immigrants to vote last year. – MORGAN PHILLIPS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13413623/elections-illegal-migrants-washington-dc-chip-roy.html

TELEGRAPH
— Blame Democratic dysfunction on big cities. The herd effect is leading progressive lawmakers down a dark path where fashion is more important than function. – RICHARD PORTER
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2024/05/12/democrats-crime-herd-affect-urban-joe-biden/