January 6 Morning Edition

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

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

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

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Our precious democracy When Congress convenes to accept electoral votes, it has duty to embrace the will of the people.
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, the “will of the people” is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have no problem with that.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210105/editorial-the-democracy-that-is-at-stake-in-congress-wednesday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WASHINGTON POST
— Georgia runoff live updates and results: Warnock wins, Ossoff leads Perdue with U.S. Senate control at stake – John Wagner and Brittany Shammas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/06/georgia-senate-election-results-live-updates/
— Going deeper with diversity and inclusion
(DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans. AA, Diversity, and Inclusion promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/brand-studio/wp/2021/01/05/feature/going-deeper-with-diversity-and-inclusion/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump administration seeks to undo decades-long rules on discrimination.” How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will employ only members of protected groups? How soon, if not already, will organizations officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to be members? How soon, if not already, will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to reside there? Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Trump-haters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/civil-rights-act-disparate-impact-discrimination/2021/01/05/4f57001a-4fc1-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html

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

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

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

FORBES
— Old Meets New: Google Employees Just Formed A Union. – Agnes Uhereczky
(DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997 when my Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/agnesuhereczky/2021/01/06/old-meets-new-google-employees-just-formed-a-union/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Admin Reportedly Proposes Staggering Rollback Of Civil Rights Protections.” How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will employ only members of protected groups? How soon, if not already, will organizations officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to be members? How soon, if not already, will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to reside there? Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Trump-haters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2021/01/05/trump-admin-reportedly-proposes-staggering-rollback-of-civil-rights-protections/

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

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

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

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

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Agencies Are Generally Complying With Trump Diversity Training Changes, Watchdogs Find – Courtney Bublé
(DIERSEN: Democrats use diversity training to get rid of Republicans. Diversity training promotes hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2021/01/agencies-are-generally-complying-trump-diversity-training-changes-watchdogs-find/171183/

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

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

January 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— What happens when Congress meets Jan. 6? How Electoral College votes are counted on Capitol Hill – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/jan-6-explained-how-congress-will-count-electoral-college-votes/9345054/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Worth Township trustee Richard J. Lewandowski charged with failing to file tax return
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/worth-township-trustee-charged-with-failing-to-file-tax-return

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Worth Township trustee Richard Lewandowski who has printed political material for top Dems, including Speaker Madigan, hit with federal tax charge – JASON MEISNER and RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-lewandowski-worth-supervisor-tax-charges-20210104-egb6whwk4zgild2g5dz4gsbxby-story.html
— ‘We’re afraid for our lives:’ Chicago teachers rejecting return to classrooms today say they worry about their jobs but ‘fear of this virus is greater’ – DIANA WALLACE and KATHERINE ROSENBERG-DOUGLAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-teachers-union-action-20210104-rcggvec3qfgx3c26xiahokreje-story.html
— Cook County Republican judicial candidate Frank DiFranco files lawsuits to overturn Nov. 3 election results – JENNIFER JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-difranco-lawsuit-tl-0107-20210104-edeibhga3vgatatz7j2fkrex4a-story.html
— First Brady, now Manar resigning from Illinois General Assembly; Illinois’ Newman, Miller make up record number of women in Congress; U. of C. to honor Fauci – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-manar-to-pritzker-administration-brady-resigns-illinois-gop-spin-20210104-twj3ubu4ofbnldndlboxutieea-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “We recognize Trump’s malfeasance. We’re from Illinois.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-biden-election-overturn-georgia-20210105-32zh656fsnbkbd54la6tnujaxm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— After Rep. Lauren Underwood sworn into second term, rival Jim Oberweis seeks to overturn election. Claiming a victory after a partial recount, Oberweis said he filed a “Notice of Contest” with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on Monday. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/4/22214220/after-democrat-rep-lauren-underwood-sworn-into-second-term-jim-oberweis-seeks-to-overturn-election
— House Republicans predict ‘sneak’ tax attack by Democrats — insisting Pritzker, Madigan ‘own this budget mess’ House Majority Leader Greg Harris said he has “not heard of any tax increase proposals,” adding that Republicans are following “their traditional path” of saying there should be budget cuts though they’re not proposing any cuts of their own. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/4/22213824/house-republicans-warn-tax-increase-democratic-leader-politics-usual-durkin-pritzker-madigan
— Chicago teachers defy district, refuse to teach inside schools amid safety concerns. Preschool and special education cluster teachers and staff were expected to report to their schools Monday — so some set up laptops and taught outside instead. – Cindy Hernandez and Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/1/4/22212926/ctu-union-teachers-refuse-return-classroom-safety-concerns-coronavirus-covid-19
— Chicago campaign workers have Georgia on their minds — and their GPS. Chicago Democrats are engaged directly in the fight — and excited about what they’ve witnessed. From old-fashioned door-knocking to sophisticated texting efforts to standing on street corners with signs, campaign workers have blanketed Georgia for two months. “It’s just massive amounts of people,” Balanoff said of the Democratic push. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/4/22214090/chicago-political-workers-georgia-senate-runoffs-balanoff-ossoff-warnock

DAILY HERALD
— Is a tax increase on the agenda in Springfield? – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210104/is-a-tax-increase-on-the-agenda-in-springfield
— Illinois records 79 more COVID-19 deaths, another 5,059 infections – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210104/illinois-records-79-more-covid-19-deaths-another-5059-infections
— Google workers form new labor union, a tech industry rarity – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210104/business/301049951/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Where are those moving vans headed? Away from Illinois. New studies from two moving van companies show that about two-thirds of their interstate moves in Illinois are outbound. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/where-are-those-moving-vans-headed-away-illinois

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republicans Say They’re Still Waiting On Pritzker’s Budget Cut Ideas – HANNAH MEISEL & DEREK CANTÙ
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republicans-say-theyre-still-waiting-pritzkers-budget-cut-ideas#stream/0

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Standing with Trump Against Election Fraud! – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/01/standing-with-trump-against-election-fraud/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONGRESSMAN CASTEN AGREES WITH VOX THAT TRUMP MAY BE A CRIMINAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/congressman-casten-agrees-with-vox-that-trump-may-be-a-criminal.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 5,059 new confirmed and probable cases; 3,948 hospitalized; 816 in ICU; 8.6 percent case positivity rate; 9.8 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/04/5059-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-3948-hospitalized-816-in-icu-86-percent-case-positivity-rate-98-percent-test-positivity-rate/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— D.C. National Guard to be deployed during pro-Trump rallies – Emily Zantow
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/4/dc-national-guard-be-deployed-during-pro-trump-ral/
— Trump still selling ice cream in a desert of electoral politics. Peddling ‘malaise’ doesn’t travel far in real America. – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/4/trump-still-selling-ice-cream-in-a-desert-of-elect/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now we are told that the once-reliably Republican state of Georgia has gone wobbly. The “demographics,” all the experts tell us, have changed. The “demographics?” Seriously? Only in Washington is racial profiling not only accepted, but expected and enthusiastically encouraged. As with many things, this is why politicians in Washington spend so much time denouncing racial profiling in all the lower forms of American human existence. They don’t like the competition. Among the many wonderful things about Mr. Trump is that he does not see voters based on the color of their skin or their sex or any of the other categories of “demographics” that all the political experts are so deathlessly obsessed with around here. Mr. Trump understands we are all one demographic. We are Americans.)

GOPUSA
— Majority Of House GOP Opposing Biden’s Electoral Votes Jan. 6
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99917
— Romney Defends Biden Election By Slandering Republicans Fighting Voter Fraud
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99876

BREITBART
— Chicago Tribune: Increasing Diversity of Georgia Suburbs Could Help Democrats Win Senate Runoff – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2021/01/04/chicago-newspaper-increasing-diversity-georgia-suburbs-could-help-democrats-win-senate-runoff/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Amen And Awoman’: Minister Invokes Hindu God, Offers Gender Lesson During Opening Prayer For 117th Congress – Jon Brown
https://www.dailywire.com/news/amen-and-awoman-minister-invokes-hindu-god-offers-gender-lesson-during-opening-prayer-for-117th-congress

NEWSMAX
— Google Workers Launch Union, Escalating Tension With Management (DIERSEN: GAO unionized in 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/google-workers-union-management/2021/01/04/id/1004090/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Don’t Let Democrats Keep You Away From DC
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/don-t-let-democrats-keep-you-away-from-dc
— Congress Objecting to Presidential Electors Is a Civil Rights Imperative – Jake Hoffman
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/congress-objecting-to-presidential-electors-is-a-civil-rights-imperative

EPOCH TIMES
— National Guard Activated to Help Support Police During Pro-Trump Protests – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/national-guard-activated-to-help-support-police-during-pro-trump-protests_3642842.html
— Pence: ‘We’ll Have Our Day in Congress’ During Jan. 6 Electoral Challenge – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pence-promises-republicans-will-have-our-day-in-congress-during-jan-6-electoral-challenge_3642939.html

WASHINGTON POST
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: Business leaders urge Congress to certify Biden win – Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/04/business-leaders-support-biden-win/

FORBES
— ‘We’ve Had Enough’: Google Employees Form Union (DIERSEN: GAO unionized in 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2021/01/04/weve-had-enough-google-employees-form-union/

DAILY MAIL
— CIA aims to hire more non-white non-Ivy League applicants with diverse new recruitment website – AP
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9111751/CIAs-new-recruitment-website-aims-diversify-spy-agency.html

January 2 Evening Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE HILL
— 11 Senate Republicans say they will object to Electoral College results Wednesday – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532366-11-senate-republicans-say-they-will-object-to-electoral-college-results-on
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Why Democratic gains in the suburbs will outlast Trump.” Ever-increasingly, hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-hating hypocritical Republican-haters hypocritically move in to DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. I should write a book about such hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-hating hypocritical home buyers in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/532359-why-democratic-gains-in-the-suburbs-will-outlast-trump
— Biden VA pick faces ‘steep learning curve’ at massive agency – ELLEN MITCHELL
(DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS. GAO audits IRS. After working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 level, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, in 1980, when I was 31 year old, I transferred from IRS to GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors refused to assign me to audits of IRS 1980-1985 and then from 1989 until they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/531950-biden-va-pick-faces-steep-learning-curve-at-massive-agency
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But service groups and unions worry that limited firsthand experience with the VA may lead to a slow start for McDonough, 51, if he ends up taking the helm of what’s considered one of the most difficult federal agencies to run due to its sheer size and scope. . .But you can only see and learn so much at a time,” said Joe Chenelly, executive director of Amvets, a veterans advocacy group with more than 250,000 members. “I do think there’s a steep learning curve to move into something so massive.”)

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

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

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

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

January 2 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Mitt Romney slams vaccine distribution roll out: ‘As incomprehensible as it is inexcusable’ – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-19-vaccine-mitt-romney-rollout-pfizer/9280958/

NBC5
— In Georgia, Biden’s Presidency Meets Early Defining Moment. In his last visit, Biden called Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler “roadblocks” – Bill Barrow
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/in-georgia-bidens-presidency-meets-early-defining-moment/2406371/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Name change for CPS’ Agassiz Elementary expected to be the first of many. The decision to rename the Lake View school for one of three Black women is expected to be followed by similar undertakings at dozens of CPS schools. – Nader Issa and Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/1/1/22197836/cps-louis-agassiz-elementary-name-change-expected
— Wisconsin police monitor recreational marijuana in Illinois. A 2017 report on the effect legal recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington had on neighboring states found “a sharp increase in marijuana possession arrests in border counties.” But checks with police along the Illinois-Wisconsin state line have shown no such rise, so far. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/1/2/22204742/marijuana-illinois-recreational-pot-sales-chicago-wisconsin-police-monitor-state-line-impact

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— End of the Lipinski era: A 45-year political reign on Chicago’s Southwest Side comes to a close – BILL RUTHHART and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-william-chicago-southwest-side-20210102-vfetdanqx5foza5gvsa4nrszpa-story.html
— Old railroad corridors near Chicago transformed into all-weather trails for hiking, cycling and cross-country skiing – JEANINE BARONE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-trav-rails-to-trails-0103-20210102-bmkiqagstbgkbcfov7uq4do5du-list.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 61-mile Illinois Prairie Path (aka IPP) is one of the nation’s oldest rail-trails, dating to 1967. Following the right of way of the former Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad, the IPP consists of three main branches, each making for a delightful day trip from Chicago. (Wheaton, the central trailhead for all three, is just 30 miles from the Windy City.) Along the more urban Main Branch, Villa Park is worth a stop. Its Historical Museum housed in a reclaimed train depot displays several old train signals outside. Other remnants of the route’s railroad past are found in Wheaton’s Volunteer Park, where a contemporary sculpture was created from spikes, bolts and part of the Roarin’ Elgin’s original third rail. The 13-mile Aurora Branch is especially leafy, owing to the necklace of forest preserves along the way, including the St. James Farm. This former equestrian estate displays many horse-related bronzes and reliefs that will enthrall art enthusiasts. It also makes for serene picnicking beside a parcel of prairie gardens and a cattail pond. Not far from Wheaton, the 14-mile-long Elgin Branch slips into the verdant Lincoln Marsh Natural Area, where a network of nature trails with observation points — including a floating boardwalk — offer birders the opportunity to spot great egrets, green herons and other species.)

WBEZ
— Look At Who’s Eyeing A Run To Replace Jesse White, The State’s Most Popular Democrat. Illinois’ long-serving secretary of state says he won’t be seeking reelection in 2022. – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/stories/people-are-lining-up-to-replace-the-states-most-popular-democrat/5da39810-d8d4-406d-b503-89c2f537ea5c

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Embattled Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan gets backing for reelection from majority of Latinx Caucus – Rick Pearson
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/embattled-illinois-house-speaker-michael-madigan-gets-backing-for-reelection-from-majority-of-latinx-caucus/article_cee62f3f-3c46-5c2c-b847-bc7da94b02d8.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Breen fumes at governor’s latest mandates: ‘Small business has been left to die under Pritzker’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/568292999-breen-fumes-at-governor-s-latest-mandates-small-business-has-been-left-to-die-under-pritzker
— Curran criticizes governor’s handling of COVID-19 crisis: ‘The way we’ve closed the state is really a tragedy’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/568281879-curran-criticizes-governor-s-handling-of-covid-19-crisis-the-way-we-ve-closed-the-state-is-really-a-tragedy
— Dabrowski blasts governor’s COVID-19 response: ‘There is no data being presented that justifies it’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/568894205-dabrowski-blasts-governor-s-covid-19-response-there-is-no-data-being-presented-that-justifies-it

FOX NEWS
— Trump the clear Republican ‘front-runner’ in next White House race. Trump, Pence, other potential 2024 GOP contenders to attend major Republican Party meeting next week. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-clear-republican-frontrunner-2024-white-house-race

AMERICAN THINKER
— We Don’t Need To Accept The ‘New Normal’ The Left Is Forcing On Us – Caren Besner
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters, the ‘New Normal’ is the demise of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/we_dont_need_to_accept_the_new_normal_the_left_is_forcing_on_us.html

DAILY CALLER
— McConnell Again Blocks Standalone $2,000 Stimulus Check Bill – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/01/mcconnell-again-blocks-standalone-2000-stimulus-check-bill-new-years-covid-19-coronavirus/

EPOCH TIMES
— Proposed House Rules Seek to Erase Gendered Terms Such as ‘Father, Mother, Son, Daughter’ – MIMI NGUYEN LY
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the destruction of the traditional family.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/proposed-house-rules-seek-to-erase-gendered-terms-such-as-father-mother-son-daughter_3640653.html

THE HILL
— Congress overrides Trump veto for the first time – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532321-congress-overrides-trump-ndaa-veto
— Five GOP contenders — other than Trump — for 2024 – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/531796-five-gop-contenders-other-than-trump-for-2024

NEW YORK TIMES
— Immigrant Neighborhoods Shifted Red as the Country Chose Blue – Weiyi Cai and Ford Fessenden
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/20/us/politics/election-hispanics-asians-voting.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Across the United States, many areas with large populations of Latinos and residents of Asian descent, including ones with the highest numbers of immigrants, had something in common this election: a surge in turnout and a shift to the right, often a sizable one. The pattern was evident in big cities like Chicago and New York, in California and Florida, and along the Texas border with Mexico, according to a New York Times analysis of voting in 28,000 precincts in more than 20 cities. Joseph R. Biden Jr. beat President Trump in almost all of these places en route to his record popular vote victory. But the red shifts, along with a wave of blue shifts in Republican and white areas, have scrambled the conventional wisdom of American politics and could presage a new electoral calculus for the parties.)
— Virginia Judge Won’t Try Black Man in Courtroom Lined With White Portraits. David Bernhard, a circuit court judge, wrote in his decision that the display of portraits of white judges “is based on a non-racial principle, yet yields a racial result.” – Derrick Bryson Taylor
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout a) that if Whites achieve more than minorities, it is because of Republican racism and b) that if men achieve more than women, it is because of Republican sexism.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/01/us/virginia-judge-white-portraits.html
— FAFSA’s Expected Family Contribution Is Going Away. Good Riddance. The dollar figure that the federal financial aid form spits out has long left families confused and despondent. And then there are those great expectations. – Ron Lieber
(DIERSEN: How much money did you expect your parents to pay for your bachelor’s degree? I did not expect my parents to pay anything. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 in 1967 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy, and died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school and she never worked outside the home until after he died. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board 1966-1968 while I took classes at UIC, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/your-money/fafsa-expected-family-contribution.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump rips ‘Pathetic!!!’ Senate GOP for blocking $2,000 checks – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2021/01/01/trump-rips-pathetic-senate-gop-for-blocking-2k-checks/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What’s at Stake in Georgia. Here’s the difference between a Democratic and Republican Senate this year. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-at-stake-in-georgia-11609540879
— Never Think You’re Too Old to Become a Beginner – Tom Vanderbilt
(DIERSEN: My Democrat and IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers and subordinates demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a failed late-coming beginner in accounting and in auditing. They stressed that I did not a) take and pass the CPA examination until I was 30 in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul until I was 31, and c) take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32. They would have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-new-years-resolutions-never-think-youre-too-old-to-become-a-beginner-11609426707
— The Future Turns 50 This Year – Daniel Casse
(DIERSEN: What did you do in 1971? I started the year when I was 22 years old a) working for Firestone Stores as the Retail Sales Manager in its Chicago Heights store, b) taking a graduate business course at UIC, c) pursuing a financial hardship draft deferment, and d) driving a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. Then, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, and that changed everything because Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint after my Firestone Store manager had rudely fired me for accepting that offer. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS to be a GS-7 (currently $47,965/year) Revenue Officer in Chicago. As an IRS employee, I was a member of the National Treasury Employees Union. I accepted my Firestone Store manager’s offer to come back and work part-time. I lived in Crete with my mother and brother. After my Charger was stolen in Chicago, I bought a new 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy Bel Air. Late in the year, Loyola accepted me into its Graduate School of Business.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-future-turns-50-this-year-11609537573

NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Fires Back at Fox News Host Mark Levin Who Called for His Defeat: ‘Outrage for Profit’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-lawmaker-fires-back-fox-news-host-who-called-his-defeat-outrage-profit-1558473

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Nasdaq Proposed Rule Would Require Board Diversity and Transparency
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about groups that are ever-increasingly in the minority in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). I would focus on groups that support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on how little if at all that IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders defend or promote the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/nasdaq-proposed-rule-would-require-board-diversity-and-transparency
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In its proposal, Nasdaq emphasized that this year’s “social justice movement has brought heightened attention to the commitment of public companies to diversity and inclusion.” The proposal also cites several academic publications that studied the relationship between diverse boards and improved financial performance and corporate governance. As a result, the proposal seeks to encourage companies to have boards of directors that better reflect the country’s diverse population. The proposal would accomplish this goal by requiring a few things from companies. Under the proposed rule, Nasdaq-listed companies, subject to certain exemptions, would be required to: report on their annual proxy statements or websites statistical information regarding the gender, race, and LGBTQ+ makeup of their boards; and have at least two diverse directors: one who self-identifies as female and one who self-identifies as “an [u]nderrepresented minority” or “a member of the LGBTQ+ community.” Companies with corporate boards that do not satisfy the diversity requirements would be required to explain in their annual proxy statements or on their websites why they did not meet the requirements. The term “underrepresented minority” will be construed in accordance with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) definitions, which include: “Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Asian, Native American or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or Two or More Races or Ethnicities.” Gender, underrepresented minority status, and LGBTQ+ status would be self-identified. According to the proposal, requiring an explanation from companies that do not satisfy the diversity requirements would provide investors with additional information so they can make more informed investment decisions. Nasdaq would phase the rule in over a period of several years. The proposed rule would require at least one diverse director no later than two years after the rule’s approval, and two diverse directors no later than four years after approval for companies listed on two of Nasdaq’s tiers, or five years for a third tier.)

REASON
— “Diversity” Nonsense Cost Tens of Thousands of Lives. Moderna Delayed its Vaccine Trials to Ensure it had “Enough” Minority Representation. – DAVID BERNSTEIN
(DIERSEN: How many protected groups are you a member of? Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, non-Trump supporters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, and/or have health problems.)
https://reason.com/volokh/2021/01/01/diversity-nonsense-cost-tens-of-thousands-of-lives/

NATION
— The Past and Future of the Left in the Democratic Party. Centrist Democrats who blamed the left for election losses would do well to remember the people who have fought for and shaped the party’s history. – Michael Brenes and Michael Koncewicz
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about groups that are ever-increasingly in the minority in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). I would focus on those who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on how little if at all that IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders defend or promote the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/left-history-democratic-party/

December 31 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

December 27 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Lawmakers Press Trump on Relief Bill as Jobless Aid Expires. About 9.5 million people had been relying on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that expired altogether Saturday. – Jill Colvin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/lawmakers-press-trump-on-relief-bill-as-jobless-aid-expires/2403041/
— Illinois Reports 3,767 New Cases of Coronavirus, 104 Additional Deaths Sunday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-3767-new-cases-of-coronavirus-104-additional-deaths-sunday/2403072/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Biden: Reversing Trump’s immigration policies will take months – Alexandra Jaffe
(DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-reversing-trump-border-policies-will-take-months

WGN TV
— Illinois health officials report 3,767 new cases of COVID-19, 104 deaths
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-health-officials-report-3767-new-cases-of-covid-19-104-deaths/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Second stimulus check updates: Legislators urge Trump to sign COVID-19 relief bill as unemployment benefits for millions of Americans expire – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-second-stimulus-check-updates-20201227-lcuwnmemifapxht4f7jcltmjmi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater glorifies and praises Kinzinger.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/27/22201581/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-trump-conspiracy-electoral-college-challenge-violence
— Another big assignment for post-pandemic America: Get young people back in college. An additional 560,000 young Americans opted against going to college this past fall, largely because of the pandemic. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/27/22197305/college-enrollment-decline-covid-19-national-student-clearinghouse-city-colleges-uic-editorial

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Tops 900 Coronavirus Deaths: Health Department. The risk of coronavirus transmission in DuPage County is “substantial,” according to the health department. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-tops-900-coronavirus-deaths-health-department

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Censorship, American-style: Big Tech speech control factored into Trump’s defeat – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/27/editorial-big-tech-speech-control-factored-into-tr/

TOWNHALL
— GOP Senator Warns Trump of Tarnished Legacy If the President Lets This Happen – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/12/27/gop-senator-warns-trump-of-tarnished-legacy-if-president-lets-this-happen-n2582161

PJ MEDIA
— ‘Racially Diverse’ Cops Dumping Portland in Favor of Lower Paying Jobs in Places Where They’re Appreciated – VICTORIA TAFT
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/victoria-taft/2020/12/26/racially-diverse-cops-dumping-portland-in-favor-of-lower-paying-jobs-in-places-where-theyre-appreciated-n1286961

EPOCH TIMES
— Millions Lost Benefits as Congress Failed to Meet Trump Demand for $2,000 Stimulus Checks – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/estimate-millions-lost-jobless-benefits-on-saturday-as-congress-failed-to-meet-trump-demand-for-2000-stimulus-checks_3633554.html

THE HILL
— Dumping Abraham Lincoln? A word of advice to the ‘cancel culture’ – ABRAHAM COOPER AND HAROLD BRACKMAN
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/531382-dumping-abraham-lincoln-a-word-of-advice-to-the-cancel-culture

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger calls efforts to overturn election ‘a scam’ and says “It is a scam and it is going to disappoint the people that believe this election was stolen.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/27/kinzinger-trump-election-defeat-republicans-450826

YAHOO NEWS
— Chicago police raid: Protest held outside CPD headquarters calling for reform, support for Anjanette Young
https://news.yahoo.com/chicago-police-raid-protest-held-002756452.html

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater glorifies and praises Kinzinger.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/12/27/sotu-kinzinger-full.cnn
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/12/27/kinzinger-sot-trump-veto-defense-bill-sotu-vpx.cnn
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s grievances leave Americans in need in limbo.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/27/politics/donald-trump-stimulus-bill-unemployment-benefits/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Nero fiddled. Trump plays golf.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/27/opinions/trump-golf-hate-america-obeidallah/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘This just has to get done’: Lawmakers push Trump to sign the relief bill. – Emily Cochrane, Hailey Fuchs and Lucy Tompkins
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/27/us/politics/this-just-has-to-get-done-lawmakers-push-trump-to-sign-the-relief-bill.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump has indicated he will sign stimulus and government spending bill into law, averting shutdown. The president had demanded changes to the stimulus bill but on Sunday signaled he would release the stimulus funds after all. – Seung Min Kim, Jeff Stein, Mike DeBonis and Toluse Olorunnipa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/12/27/trump-stimulus-shutdown-congress/
— Countdown to shutdown: Here’s what happens if Trump doesn’t enact the stimulus law by midnight Monday. Unemployment benefits, eviction protections, small-business aid and stimulus checks are all frozen — and a shutdown begins — if the bill isn’t signed. – Tony Romm and Rachel Siegel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/12/27/trump-shutdown-stimulus/
— Why these Fox News loyalists have changed the channel to Newsmax – Jeremy Barr
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2020/12/27/fox-news-viewers-switch-to-newsmax/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Lawmakers urge Trump to sign stimulus bill or be blamed for ‘chaos’ and ‘misery’ – LAURA KING
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-12-27/unemployment-benefits-expire-for-millions-as-trump-rages

AIR FORCE MAGAZINE
— Brown: ‘Shame on Us’ if Military Diversity Efforts Falter – Rachel S. Cohen
(DIERSEN: “Up-or-out” is a “diversity effort,” that is, it is reverse discrimination and age discrimination if it is applied only to White males.)
https://www.airforcemag.com/brown-shame-on-us-if-military-diversity-efforts-falter/

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater glorifies and praises Sanders.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/12/27/sanders-calls-trumps-stimulus-hold-up-cruel-urges-him-to-sign-bill-immediately-amid-looming-shutdown/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump supporter and Fox News star Geraldo Rivera said the president is acting like an ‘entitled frat boy’ since losing the election.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/geraldo-rivera-said-trump-acting-entitled-frat-boy-since-election-2020-12

LGBTQ NATION
— These queer organizers in Georgia are working overtime to flip the Senate blue – Molly Sprayregen
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ promote the destruction of the Republican Party.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/12/queer-organizers-georgia-working-overtime-flip-senate-blue/

DAILY MAIL
— ‘It’s a scam!’ Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger says Donald Trump is fueling ‘violence’ in his supporters ahead of Congress certifying Biden’s win and ’emboldening conspiracy theorists’ – KATELYN CARALLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9090837/Its-scam-GOP-Rep-Adam-Kinzinger-says-Donald-Trump-fueling-violence-supporters.html

December 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago weekend gun violence leaves 14 shot, 4 killed across city
https://abc7chicago.com/14-shot-4-killed-in-chicago-weekend-violence/9108084/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Population of Illinois 2020: Indiana gains nearly 24K new Hoosiers while IL loses nearly 80K, census data show. Illinois suffered 2nd biggest loss nationwide after New York
https://abc7chicago.com/9092769/
— 6 shot, 3 killed in apparent random shooting at Don Carter Lanes bowling alley in Rockford, IL
https://abc7chicago.com/rockford-shooting-don-carter-lanes-news-illinois/9098774/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats mum on support for Mike Madigan — because self-preservation comes first. – Rich Miller
(DIERSEN: Far too many members of political organizations glorify, praise, pander to, serve as operatives for, serve as dupes for, and/or give money to leaders who they believe have the most clout.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/25/22197386/michael-j-madigan-speaker-reelection-illinois-politics-suzanne-ness-janet-yang-rohr-capitol-fax

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The best time to be alive is now – Editorial
(DIERSEN: UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 17, but because of my demographics, if I was 17 today, I doubt that UIC would admit me today. NIU admitted me in 1969 when I was 20, but because of my demographics, if I was 20 today, I doubt that NIU would admit me today. Loyola admitted me in 1972 when I was 23, but because of my demographics, if I was 23 today, I doubt that Loyola would admit me today. DePaul admitted me in 1976 when I was 27, but because of my demographics, if I was 27 today, I doubt that DePaul would admit me today. IIT admitted me in 1992 when I was 43, but because of my demographics, if I was 43 today, I doubt that IIT would admit me today. The Post Office hired me in 1966 when I was 18, but because of my demographics, if I was 18 today, I doubt that the Post Office would hire me today. Firestone Stores hired me in 1970 when I was 21, but because of my demographics, if I was 21 today, I doubt that Firestone Stores would hire me today. General Motors offered me a job 1971 when I was 22, but because of my demographics, if I was 18 today, I doubt that General Motors would hire me today. IRS hired me in 1971 when I was 22, but because of my demographics, if I was 22 today, I doubt that IRS would hire me today. GAO hired me in 1980 when I was 31, but because of my demographics, if I was 31 today, I doubt that GAO would hire me today. Ever-increasingly, everyone is required/forced to give more preference to those who are minority, female, LGBTQ, younger, and/or veteran. In addition, ever-increasingly, the following demographics are disfavored: conservative, Republican, American, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-2021-great-time-alive-20201227-vvicqn547jduvavcmti6zwvcr4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Financial carnage will be legacy of government’s management – Tom Roeser
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201227/financial-carnage-will-be-legacy-of-governments-management
— Condoleezza Rice keynote speaker for Barrington event open to all via Zoom – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201226/condoleezza-rice-keynote-speaker-for-barrington-event-open-to-all-via-zoom

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Power to the people: Recall would let citizens hold corrupt politicians accountable – State Sen. Jason Barickman and State Rep. Mark Batinick
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-power-to-the-people-recall-would-let-citizens-hold-corrupt-politicians-accountable/article_390bd0b3-5fe4-5d08-8d08-8c394690f7d0.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Democrats silent on Madigan vote – Rich Miller
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-democrats-silent-on-madigan-vote/article_f93ad7c2-e002-5775-8b60-ad19171b56ba.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County COVID-19 case numbers drop as 175 infections reported Saturday, 3 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/26/dupage-county-covid-19-case-numbers-drop-as-175-infections-reported-saturday-3-deaths/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Glencoe Church Leads Hard Conversation About Race – MONIQUE PARSONS
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/suburban-church-leads-hard-conversation-about-race#stream/0

CWB CHICAGO
— More guns seized along Mag Mile as cops continue to confiscate at least 1 a day near famed retail corridor
https://cwbchicago.com/2020/12/more-guns-seized-along-mag-mile-as-cops-continue-to-confiscate-at-least-1-a-day-near-famed-retail-corridor.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Chicago! A City of Big Shoulders or a Ship of Fools /Social Justice or a Cuckoo’s Nest?/Lawbreakers and Victims – BOB ANGONE
http://www.chicagonow.com/just-sayin/2020/12/chicago-a-city-of-big-shoulders-or-a-ship-of-fools-social-justice-or-a-cuckoos-nestlawbreakers-and-victims/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Rep.-Elect Suzanne Ness County Board Resignation Effective January 8
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/26/ness122620/
— Deadline for Filing Referenda Petitions Monday, January 4
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/26/referenda122620/

FOX NEWS
— Mitt Romney’s unabashed hatred of Trump blinds him to reality of president’s popularity. Romney seems more comfortable breaking bread with leftist CNN journalists than grassroots Republicans. – David Limbaugh
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/romney-trump-media-david-limbaugh
— Trump accuses McConnell, others in GOP of failing to fight for him. Trump suggested McConnell and Senate Republicans haven’t worked hard enough to assure him a second term. – Dom Calicchio
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-accuses-mcconnell-others-in-gop-of-failing-to-fight-for-him

CIVIL DEADLINE
— New Hampshire Residents Threatened For Supporting President Trump – JOE MULLINS
https://civildeadline.com/new-hampshire-residents-threatened-for-supporting-president-trump/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Urges GOP Senators to ‘Step Up and Fight for the Presidency’ – JANITA KAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-urges-gop-senators-to-step-up-and-fight-for-the-presidency_3633397.html

THE HILL
— Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.): Trump will be ‘remembered for chaos and misery and erratic behavior’ if he lets COVID relief expire – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/531733-toomey-trump-will-be-remembered-for-chaos-and-misery-and-erratic
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Nothing becomes Donald Trump’s presidency like his leaving it.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/531728-nothing-becomes-donald-trumps-presidency-like-his-leaving-it

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Former Bush Official Lashes GOP For Supporting ‘Delusional’ And ‘Unhinged’ Trump. Republicans are patiently playing “political Candyland” as they “continue to coddle and help encourage Donald Trump’s delusion,” complains Elise Jordan.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-delusional-unhinged-political-candyland_n_5fe7d4edc5b6acb534586223

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war – LARRY NEUMEISTER
https://apnews.com/article/us-news-new-york-trademark-infringement-trademarks-manhattan-00ed4641c60828eefca1c14d57faada3

NBC NEWS
— Democrats promise Biden-era abortion showdown over Hyde Amendment. The decades-old measure, named after an Illinois GOP lawmaker, limits the use of federal funds. – Sahil Kapur
(DIERSEN: To vote for Democrats is to promote abortion.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-promise-biden-era-abortion-showdown-over-hyde-amendment-n1251619

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Vodka in Your Coffee Cup’: When Pandemic Drinking Goes Too Far. Some women are seeking to regain control over their alcohol habits after months of laissez-faire consumption. – Alix Strauss
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/25/nyregion/pandemic-drinking-alcoholism.html

NEW YORK POST
— Northwestern professor Alec Klein: ‘Unfounded #MeToo accusations destroyed my life’ – Dana Kennedy
(DIERSEN: What unfounded accusations have harmed you? In 1974, when I was 25 years old, my Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my travel vouchers were fraudulent, and in 1978, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my education deductions were fraudulent.)
https://nypost.com/2020/12/26/alec-klein-unfounded-metoo-accusations-destroyed-my-life/

NEWSWEEK
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “What to Watch for in 2021: Will the Trumps Haunt Us Forever?”
https://www.newsweek.com/what-watch-2021-will-trumps-haunt-us-forever-opinion-1556498

DAILY BEAST
— Diversity Recruiter: Google Fired Me Because I Called It Out on ‘Racist Bullshit’ – Danika Fears
(DIERSEN: Christina Curley would be proud of my Democrat superiors in the federal government. They had great success in getting rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those who were conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/diversity-recruiter-april-christina-curley-says-google-fired-her-because-she-flagged-their-racist-bullshit
— Atlantic City Mayor Says Highest Bidder Can Blow Up Trump’s Old Casino – Jamie Ross
(DIERSEN: Mayors have tremendous power to help or harm residents in their municipalities. Overwhelmingly, the residents of municipalities a) glorify and praise those who the mayor glorifies and praises and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who the mayor demonizes, denigrates, and condemns. What are the demographics on those in your municipality who your mayor a) glorifies and praises and b) demonizes, denigrates, and condemns?)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/atlantic-city-mayor-says-highest-bidder-can-blow-up-trumps-old-casino

INQUISITR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Kinzinger Slams Donald Trump For Throwing ‘Tempter Tantrum’ Over Election Results.”
(DIERSEN: Which hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will seek to lead the Illinois Republican Party: Adam Kinzinger, Joe Walsh, Pat Brady? How strongly will they promise to get rid of the 2,446,891 who voted for Trump in Illinois, the 193,611 who voted for Trump in DuPage County, the 20,080 who voted for Trump in Milton Township, and the157 who voted for Trump in my precinct?)
https://www.inquisitr.com/6430140/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-temper-tantrum/

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
— Justice Department Applauds Passage of the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act
(DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against me because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They did not promote me beyond GS-13, they threw me off audits of IRS, they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Previously, because I complained about discrimination, they got rid of my mentor in 1987, they kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and they forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-applauds-passage-criminal-antitrust-anti-retaliation-act

FAST COMPANY
— 3 tips for finding a new job in 2021
(DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government, I charged my Democrat superiors with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. If I had not done that, they would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90588314/3-tips-for-finding-a-new-job-in-2021
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DON’T TELL THEM WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR Never, ever say something just because you think the interviewer wants to hear it. Be honest about résumé gaps—hiring managers understand that layoffs happen. Be honest about what you know and what you don’t know—they already accepted your résumé based on your skills and experience. Now is the time to talk up that experience, not lie or embellish it.)

GEORGE & GEDULIN
— WHAT PROOF IS NEEDED FOR A RESTRAINING ORDER?
(DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have gotten restraining orders against all the defendants in the lawsuits that I filed. I should write a book about all the adverse actions that defendants in lawsuits that I have filed have taken against me.)
https://www.gedulinlaw.com/blog/2017/february/what-proof-is-needed-for-a-restraining-order-/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Think China’s Influence Will Grow Under Biden
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/voters_think_china_s_influence_will_grow_under_biden

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— JANUARY 23, 2017 FLASHBACK: Making Life-Changing Decisions – Shahram Heshmat Ph.D
. (DIERSEN: Some of my life-changing decisions are below. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been extremely critical of all the decisions that I have made.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/201701/making-life-changing-decisions

— To get student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. My outstanding father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My outstanding mother had never attended high school and had never worked outside of the home. My brother was attending high school.

— To always have a job. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I passed the Post Office employment examination in 1966. I passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. I took a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. The adverse actions that they had taken against me stopped me from finding a job appropriate for someone with my education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional license.

— To be a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980.

— To accept a job offer from Oldsmobile. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in a) Firestone Stores firing me and b) my accepting a job offer from IRS.

— To claim sick leave in 1968 and 1969 while I worked for the Post Office and to file grievances when those claims were denied, to claim partial-day per-diem while I worked for IRS 1973-1974 and to file a grievance when that claim was denied, and to deduct my educational expenses 1972-1981 and 1992-1997 and to go to Small Claims Tax Court when my 1974-1977 deductions were denied.

— To get a job-related bachelor’s degree. I took college preparatory courses at Crete-Monee High School, got into the upper 20% of my 1966 graduating class, got a score of 24 on the ACT, earned/saved enough money washing dishes for the minimum wage to buy a new car in 1966 to commute to/from classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete.

— To qualify myself for better paying jobs. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (CPA) , 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Services Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant), and c) a job-related professional license (CPA) when I was 32. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I grandfathered into the other certifications.

— To not pay rent. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976. My wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and we had one built in Wheaton in 1984. I walked to work at IRS and to graduate business and accounting courses 1974-1978. I recently bought a 20-foot by 40-foot unit at Iron Gate Motor Condos in Naperville.

— To be the subject of a Money Magazine One Person’s Finances article in 1978. Money Magazine a) foisted negative government employee stereo types on me and painted my education deductions as being improper.

— To get married. I got married in 1978. My wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.

— To save for retirement.

— To buy cars. I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, 1972 Chevy Corvette in 1971, 1962 Chevy BelAir in 1971, 1974 Dodge Dart in 1973, 1978 Chevy Chevette in 1978, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale in 1978, 1962 Chevy Impala SS in 1989, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1989, 1993 Ford Thunderbird in 1993, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 1n 1994, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1995, 1997 Chevy Cavalier in 1996, 2005 Chevy Corvette in 2005, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS in 2010, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max in 2012, 2016 Ford Mustang in 2016, and 2019 Ford Escape Titanium in 2019. I continue to own the 1972 Corvette, 1996 Thunderbird, 2003 Cavalier, 2005 Corvette, 2013 Charger, Mustang, and Escape.

— To be a gun owner and to not hide that fact.

— To be conservative and to not hide that fact. I have never used pot and I never will. I have never been and never will be a smoker, drinker, or gambler.

— To be a Republican and to not hide that fact.

— To not hide the fact that I was born in 1948, that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I am 100% German national origin, that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, that I avoided the draft, that I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and that I have lived in Wheaton since 1978.

— To complain to my Democrat superiors in the federal government about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.

— To became an active member of a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged my Democrat GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.

— To file various lawsuits.

— To become a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2000 and 2008, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2001, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2003, and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005. In 2004, I unsuccessfully ran for MTRO Treasurer.

— To support Republican candidates in primaries and caucuses who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform.

— To support Republican candidates who win primary elections or caucuses.

— To promote the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.

— To oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.

— To not be used, manipulated, or dominated by anyone. To not be anyone’s operative or dupe.

December 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 5,742 cases, 156 coronavirus deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-deaths-vaccine-cases/9061896/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports 5,742 New Coronavirus Cases, 156 Additional Deaths Friday. Over the last 24 hours, 98,958 test specimens were returned to state laboratories, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-5742-new-coronavirus-cases-156-additional-deaths-friday/2402626/

CBS2
— Illinois COVID Numbers: 5,742 New Cases
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/25/illinois-covid-numbers-5742-new-cases/

WGN TV
— 5,742 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Illinois, including 156 deaths
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/5742-new-cases-of-covid-19-reported-in-illinois-including-156-deaths/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Second stimulus check updates: Trump golfs again in Florida as COVID-19 relief bill remains in limbo – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-second-stimulus-check-updates-20201225-hyyqtd3rvzgfjeyu5ejs2ulfve-story.html
— Flashback: Englewood’s shopping district rivaled that of the Loop — but it fell victim to rise of suburban malls, white flight – ELISE DE LOS SANTOS
(DIERSEN: I worked for IRS at its office at 63rd and Halsted in 1973. My 1962 Chevy BelAir was stolen while was working there.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-opinion-flashback-englewood-shopping-district-20201225-yhhq3t4j6rfp5o44ofxqcszjqa-story.html

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— The courage of standing up for our Police. A student athlete at the University of Illinois stood tall and proud recently while all of her teammates and coaches took a knee during the singing of the National Anthem. That student, who I know but won’t identify, has true courage and is the symbol of what true justice is in the fight against racism and bigotry. Fighting crime is fighting racism. – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2020/12/25/the-courage-of-standing-up-for-our-police/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A friend recently sent me a photo of a young female athlete at a basketball game at the University of Illinois standing up during the playing of the National Anthem while all of her teammates were on one knee. Although bending one knee is being defended as a symbol of protesting against “police violence,” it really has become more than that symbolizing extremist agendas including “defunding” the police. In the photo, this one junior is standing with her hand on her heart while her teammates and coaches all take one knee before the start of the game. I know who the girl is, but I won’t identify her because she could easily become the target of a growing movement of fanaticism that opposes the Police.)

CHICAGO NOW
— These Illinois Politicians Got a Vaccine while your Granny did not – Richard Davis
http://www.chicagonow.com/life-tv-dinner/2020/12/illinois-politicians-get-a-vaccine-before-granny/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump pushes again for $2,000 stimulus checks; COVID-19 relief bill still in limbo – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/25/donald-trump-pushes-again-2000-stimulus-checks-cov/

GOPUSA
— Leftists Hijacking Vaccination Rollout
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99695

AMERICAN THINKER
— Equality vs. equity in Joe Biden’s America – John Leonard
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/12/equality_vs_equity_in_joe_bidens_america.html

BREITBART
— Rev. Franklin Graham: ‘Pray God’ Spares the Nation ‘from the Evil Before Us’ – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/25/rev-franklin-graham-pray-god-spares-the-nation-from-the-evil-before-us/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Americans in Name Only (AINO) – Linda Goudsmit
https://canadafreepress.com/article/americans-in-name-only-aino

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— NY Dem Congressman-Elect: American Capitalism “is Slavery by Another Name” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/12/ny-dem-congressman-elect-american-capitalism-is-slavery-by-another-name/

THE HILL
— Could Pence run and win in 2024? – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/531372-the-memo-could-pence-run-and-win-in-2024

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump is destroying his own party on the way out the door.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/25/opinions/trump-republicans-mcconnell-perdue-loeffler-lockhart/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Why you still need to wear a mask after getting COVID-19 vaccine. Getting the vaccine does not mean you can ignore precautions. – Dr. Jay Bhatt and Dr. Shazia Ahmed
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wear-mask-covid-19-vaccine/story?id=74858114

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Record cash pours into Georgia Senate races, with a large chunk from California – DAVID LAUTER
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-12-25/record-sums-pour-into-georgia-donors-secret

VOICE OF AMERICA
— Trump’s Lasting Legacy: Conservative Supermajority on Supreme Court – Masood Farivar
https://www.voanews.com/usa/trumps-lasting-legacy-conservative-supermajority-supreme-court

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— ‘Unprecedented’ mail volume delays Christmas gifts
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/sports-news/2020/12/unprecedented-mail-volume-delays-christmas-gifts/

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to promote diversity is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://time.com/5912852/high-school-speech-debate-diversity/

December 25 Morning Edition

ABC7
— These are the 23 states raising the minimum wage in 2021
(DIERSEN: What is your minimum wage story? I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights part-time during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School and full-time during the summer in between. With the money that I earned, I a bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 to commute to/from classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete.)
https://abc7chicago.com/finance/which-states-are-raising-the-minimum-wage-in-2021/8642710/

CBS2
— New Rash Of Robberies, Carjackings Reported In Lincoln Park, Lakeview
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Black crime is caused by Republican discrimination against Blacks.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/24/new-rash-of-robberies-carjackings-reported-in-lincoln-park-lakeview/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— VERY SAD: Concordia University Chicago lays off 51, closes 15 programs – AP
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/chicago-area-private-college-lays-off-51-closes-15-programs/article_2495b655-8a57-59dd-9bd1-9e06a46c077d.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Daily COVID-19 cases in DuPage County rise as 413 new infections reported Thursday, 8 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/25/daily-covid-19-cases-in-dupage-county-rise-as-413-new-infections-reported-thursday-8-deaths/

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Trusted Messengers, Trusted Messages’: How To Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy – FRAN KRITZ
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who focuses on making others distrust you? I should write a book about those who focus on making others distrust me. I would focus on those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to make others distrust me because I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I would focus on those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trusted-messengers-trusted-messages-how-overcome-vaccine-hesitancy#stream/0
— The Weighty Side Of Political Criticism – SEAN CRAWFORD
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are criticized: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, overweight, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, federal employee/retiree, non-veteran, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/statewide-weighty-side-political-criticism#stream/0

WIREPOINTS
— Inexcusable: COVID vaccine line-jumpers include Senator Duckworth and at least five House members from Illinois – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/inexcusable-covid-vaccine-line-jumpers-include-senator-duckworth-and-at-least-five-house-members-from-illinois-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— COVID 19 Relief? 5593 pages of pork spending like none other! – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://www.edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/12/covid-19-relief-5593-pages-of-pork-spending-like-none-other/

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Biden Was Once Against Abortion, But Now He’s For It – JONNA MARCAIDA CALAGUI
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/10336/20201218/biden-was-once-against-abortion-but-now-he-s-for-it.htm

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘Does Congress Know That This Is How Communism Starts?’: Trump Condemns Big Tech Policing of Free Speech – JANITA KAN
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to police me and to police my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: Google, Facebook, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I should write a book about the adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me since 2000. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/does-congress-know-that-this-is-how-communism-starts-trump-condemns-big-tech-policing-of-free-speech_3632186.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, and other hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, rater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/531331-amazon-accused-of-allowing-anti-lgbt
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “GOP seeks to avoid messy Trump fight over Electoral College.” Which hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will seek to lead the Illinois Republican Party: Adam Kinzinger, Joe Walsh, Pat Brady? How strongly will they promise to get rid of the 2,446,891 who voted for Trump in Illinois, the 193,611 who voted for Trump in DuPage County, the 20,080 who voted for Trump in Milton Township, and the157 who voted for Trump in my precinct?
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/531562-gop-seeks-to-avoid-messy-trump-fight-over-electoral-college

CNN
— A judge rules that a Black defendant shouldn’t have to stand trial in a courtroom decorated with portraits of mostly White judges – Harmeet Kaur and Alec Snyder
(DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned: White, male, older, non-poor, present/past law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owner, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/24/us/virginia-white-judges-portrait-removal-ruling-trnd/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Does Biden Owe to Black Voters and Their Communities? – Astead W. Herndon
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see Blacks as being their soldiers in their army to destroy Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/us/politics/biden-black-voters.html
— The Surprising Places in New York City Where Trump’s Support Grew. Joseph R. Biden Jr. won President Trump’s hometown handily. But a deeper look at election data suggests a surge in support for the president in some districts. – Sarah Maslin Nir
(DIERSEN: What are the voting trends in your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, and your county? Everyone wants to live where they are in the majority or will be in the majority in terms of political affixation, race, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, length of time their ancestors have been in America, etc. I should write a book about the demographics of those who have bought homes in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage County during the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/nyregion/trump-voters-nyc.html
— Allegiance Flag Supply
(DIERSEN: An American Flag has flown continuously at my home in Wheaton since September 11, 2001. A 12’ X 18′ Horizontal Auditorium American Flag will hang 20′ high on the back wall of the 20’ X 40′ Iron Gate Motor Condo in Naperville that I recently bought.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/business/small-business-coronvirus.html
— For Millions of Jobless, Christmas Is a Season to Endure, Not Celebrate. Even with the prospect of new federal aid, many Americans face a holiday of tough choices, trying to celebrate while dealing with pressing needs. – Nelson D. Schwartz and Gillian Friedman
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/business/economy/economy-christmas-holidays.html
— Why China Turned Against Jack Ma. The Alibaba chief paid for pushing back against Beijing. But the shift in attitude also speaks to a growing wealth gap and diminished opportunities for the young. – Li Yuan
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/technology/china-jack-ma-alibaba.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Christ as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-non-poor people, anti-married people, anti-heterosexual, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/opinion/jesus-christ-christmas-incarnation.html

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. will require negative coronavirus test for all airline passengers from U.K. – Michael Laris
(DIERSEN: How soon a) will employers require negative COVID tests from their employees, b) will organizations require negative COVID tests from their members, c) will businesses require negative COVID tests from their customers, and d) will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries require negative COVID tests from their residents?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/us-will-require-negative-covid-test-for-all-airline-passengers-from-uk/2020/12/24/de265b60-43dc-11eb-975c-d17b8815a66d_story.html

USA TODAY
— Government program tapped to pay for COVID-19 vaccine injuries rarely sides with consumers – Ken Alltucker
(DIERSEN: What if organizations that you are a member of require their members to be vaccinated and then those members are injured by those vaccinations?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/24/covid-vaccine-injuries-sent-program-rejects-most-claims/4006753001/
— US to require negative COVID-19 test for air passengers traveling from UK – Charles Ventura
(DIERSEN: How soon a) will employers require negative COVID tests from their employees, b) will organizations require negative COVID tests from their members, c) will businesses require negative COVID tests from their customers, and d) will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries require negative COVID tests from their residents?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/12/24/coronavirus-negative-test-united-kingdom-airline-passengers/4044496001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chinese Stocks Have Banner Year, Gaining Nearly $5 Trillion. Surge aided by country’s rapid recovery from Covid-19, string of initial public offerings, rally in shares of consumer and technology companies – Quentin Webb
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-stocks-have-banner-year-gaining-nearly-5-trillion-11608892204
— Christmases Past and Future. The suspension of a beloved tradition reminds us of the courage that secured the blessings of liberty. – James Freeman
(DIERSEN: My favorite Christmas memories are from the 1950s and 1960s.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/christmases-past-and-future-11608845823
— Covid Threw People’s Finances Into Disarray: ‘It Doesn’t Look Pretty’
(DIERSEN: What has lessened the negative financial impact of COVID-19 on you? For my wife and I, it includes our being retired and not having dependents.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-threw-peoples-finances-into-disarray-it-doesnt-look-pretty-11608821977
— Japan to Phase Out Gasoline-Powered Cars – Peter Landers and Chieko Tsuneoka
(DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs succeed in phasing out gasoline-powered cars in America? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who despise/hate American-nameplate cars and those who own/owned American nameplate cars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/japan-to-phase-out-gasoline-powered-cars-bucking-toyota-chief-11608887640
— Trump Lawyers Get Little Backup From Their Firms or Universities – Gabriel T. Rubin
(DIERSEN: Do the organizations that you are/were a member of and the employers that you work/worked for support what you do politically? I get little or no support for what I do as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor from the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. I get no support from my former employers: GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, Post Office, etc. I get no support from the universities that earned degrees from: IIT, DePaul, Loyola, and NIU. According to the aforesaid, I am “too conservative.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-lawyers-get-little-backup-from-their-firms-or-universities-11608892200

FOX BUSINESS
— Trump slams Twitter for ‘stifling free speech,’ reiterates call to end Section 230. Sen. Graham tweets Trump will sign COVID-19 bill if Congress gets rid of Section 230. – Lucas Manfredi
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. Of course, my critics/opponents have always been able to sue the authors of those articles, but they never have. Because Section 230 stops them from suing me, they take adverse actions against me. I should write a book about the adverse actions that my critic/opponents have taken against me since 2000. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/trump-slams-twitter-for-stifling-free-speech-reiterates-call-to-end-section-230

BLOOMBERG
— Time Running Out for FCC to Take Up Trump Attack on Social Media – Todd Shields
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. Of course, my critics/opponents have always been able to sue the authors of those articles, but they never have. Because Section 230 stops them from suing me, they take adverse actions against me. I should write a book about the adverse actions that my critic/opponents have taken against me since 2000. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-24/time-running-out-for-fcc-to-take-up-trump-attack-on-social-media

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Congress May Tear Apart A Law That Launched The Internet – BRIAN DEAGON
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. Of course, my critics/opponents have always been able to sue the authors of those articles, but they never have. Because Section 230 stops them from suing me, they take adverse actions against me. I should write a book about the adverse actions that my critic/opponents have taken against me since 2000. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.investors.com/news/technology/section-230-law-launched-internet-in-danger-fb-googl-twtr/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A law considered by some to be “the 26 words that created the internet,” Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, now sits in the crosshairs of a Congress that is upset over its broad protections for web behemoths. Its fate could have a massive impact on the internet’s future and tech stocks in particular. The law guards web publishers from liability over third-party content. But both Republicans and Democrats seek sweeping changes to Section 230 in hopes they can rein in web giants like Amazon (AMZN), Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR), Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL)-owned Google. As Facebook and others increasingly take down content they deem inaccurate or objectionable, lawmakers also wonder whether the protections afforded by Section 230 are too broad for tech stocks. They want to hold social media and other web companies more responsible in managing their content.)

FORBES
— Here’s The Most Shared News Post On Facebook In 2020 – Joe Walsh
(DIERSEN: I should post a report on which articles linked to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have been clicked on the most during the last week, last month, last year, last 5 years, last 10 years, etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2020/12/25/heres-the-most-shared-news-post-on-facebook-in-2020-its-not-what-you-think/

NEWSWEEK
— Stimulus Check Update as House Republicans Block $2,000 Plan, Trump Golfs – KHALEDA RAHMAN
https://www.newsweek.com/stimulus-check-update-house-republicans-block-2000-checks-1557291

TAMPA BAY TIMES
— DeSantis spokesman deletes account after tweeting about coronavirus victims – Steven Lemongello and Mario Ariza
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the following and those who they let serve as their spokesmen: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2020/12/24/desantis-spokesman-deletes-account-after-tweeting-about-coronavirus-victims/

SAN LUIS OBISPO TRIBUNE
— A retired San Luis Obispo firefighter once accused of sending racist and threatening notes to his ethnic minority neighbors is now suing other neighbors who identified him as the likely sender to police detectives. – MATT FOUNTAIN
(DIERSEN: Being called a racist in America today is like being called a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.)
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article248044825.html

TULSA WORLD
— Thankful for another day – Keimarion Davis
(DIERSEN: Among the many things that I am most thankful for are my outstanding Missouri Synod Lutheran parents in Crete who put me on track a) to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; and a job-related professional license when I was 32; b) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, and 72; c) to buy new cars when I was 16, 17. 19, 20, 23, etc.; and d) to buy collector cars when I was 40 and 45.)
https://tulsaworld.com/opinion/letters/letter-to-the-editor-thankful-for-another-day/article_cc46bc3e-3d95-11eb-aab0-43ad9cdfde71.html

VALLEY CENTRAL
— LGBTQ advocates sue Trump administration over strict, new asylum rules – Salvador Rivera
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, and other hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, rater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. LGBTQ advocates, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked very hard against me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.valleycentral.com/border-report/lgbtq-advocates-sue-trump-administration-over-strict-new-asylum-rules/

WBRZ
— Louisiana State University faculty debates adding diversity class to graduation requirements
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to promote diversity is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wbrz.com/news/lsu-faculty-debate-adding-diversity-class-to-graduation-requirements

KY3
— JUNE 29, 2017 FLASHBACK: Here’s how Facebook determines what hate speech looks like
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more “fair game” that you are/were: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, overweight, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, federal employee/retiree, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that the Southern Poverty Law Center, and therefore, Facebook and Google, promote hatred against you.)
https://www.ky3.com/content/news/Heres-how-Facebook-determines-what-hate-speech-looks-like-431545713.html

MORGAN COUNTY HERALD
— Christmas Memories: Bringing much-needed joy during this Christmas Season – JOSH STEVENS
(DIERSEN: My favorite Christmas memories are from the 1950s and 1960s.)
http://www.mchnews.com/news/christmas-memories-bringing-much-needed-joy-during-this-christmas-season/article_fece2d3a-44d0-11eb-b111-bfbd5034a10e.html

FULCRUM
— Best electoral advantage is party, not incumbency, new study underscores – Shawn Griffiths
(DIERSEN: What do you say to RINO candidates who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are anti-conservative to get elected? Everyone in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton sees how such RINO candidates, their RINO political consultants, their RINO major donors, their RINO campaign managers, their RINO campaign staff members, and their RINO campaign volunteers treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://thefulcrum.us/voting/party-loyalty

YAHOO
— 7 Ways to Handle Overly-Critical or Judgmental People – Brittany Risher
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most. I would focus on those who blame me for their problems, who blame me for your problems, who blame me for my problems, and who blame me for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on present and past leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/7-ways-handle-overly-critical-234314051.html

LEXOLOGY
— What does equality mean? – Harper Grey LLP
(DIERSEN: In America, protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, non-Trump supporters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, and/or have health problems.)
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f2e1daa7-7e76-4f60-b5c3-0ec756e153e1

JD SUPRA
— What Employers Need To Know: EEOC Serves Up COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance – Janie Schulman and Prabhjyot Singh
(DIERSEN: From what I see, employers and organizations will get rid of their employees and their members who fail/refuse to be vaccinated, but not their employees and not their members who are members of protected groups. Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, non-Trump supporters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, and/or have health problems.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/what-employers-need-to-know-eeoc-serves-80198/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The statutory Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) requirements do not appear to address a private employer’s ability to mandate the vaccine, and EEOC has not stated that the FDA’s statements on this topic impact an employer’s right under the ADA to mandate the vaccine; but EEOC’s inclusion of this topic in the New Guidance at least raises the question as to how EEOC, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), or the courts might respond to an employer that takes adverse action against an employee who objects to taking a vaccine because it is authorized only under an EUA.)

BENEFITS PRO & LAW
— Employers beware: When employee transfers could be subject to ‘adverse actions.’ There is a risk of liability under anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation statutes when transferring employees to other positions. – Michael W. Mitchell and Edward Roche
(DIERSEN: In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted that they might not force me to take their early retirement “offer” if I agreed to be transferred out of GAO’s group that audited federal financial industry regulators, the group that I had worked in since 1990. I had completed the requirements for a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I had become a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996.)
https://www.benefitspro.com/2020/12/24/employee-transfers-may-subject-employers-to-adverse-actions-fourth-circuit-provides-guidance-412-108304/
https://www.law.com/2020/12/07/employee-transfers-may-subject-employers-to-adverse-actions-fourth-circuit-provides-guidance/

SUN
— Seventy percent of Republicans want Trump BACK in the White House in 2024 – Jessica Kwong
(DIERSEN: Which hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will seek to lead the Illinois Republican Party: Adam Kinzinger, Joe Walsh, Pat Brady? How strongly will they promise to get rid of the 2,446,891 who voted for Trump in Illinois, the 193,611 who voted for Trump in DuPage County, the 20,080 who voted for Trump in Milton Township, and the157 who voted for Trump in my precinct?)
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13571977/seventy-percent-republicans-trump-back-2024-half-failed/

December 24 Morning Edition

NBC5
— House Democrats Will Try to Pass $2,000 Stimulus Checks After Trump Voices Support – Jacob Pramuk
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/house-democrats-will-try-to-pass-2000-stimulus-checks-after-trump-voices-support/2402073/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s Attack on Covid Relief Bill Could Lead to Government Shutdown, Lapse in Unemployment Aid.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trumps-attack-on-covid-relief-bill-could-lead-to-government-shutdown-lapse-in-unemployment-aid/2401474/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Americans are sick of arbitrary COVID-19 restrictions. A year into the pandemic, politicians still have not digested the dangers of careless public health measures. – Jacob Sullum
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/22/22195600/americans-are-sick-of-arbitrary-covid-19-restrictions

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois is leading the nation in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, Pritzker says. But the governor has yet to indicate when the state might begin lifting restrictions on bars and restaurants, even as case numbers drop. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-leading-nation-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-pritzker-says

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— New jobs numbers show impact of COVID on Illinois – Kade Heather
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/new-jobs-numbers-show-impact-of-covid-on-illinois/article_281fc2b8-36aa-5cbb-b701-3b21eb2be966.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 255 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 6 deaths, region’s positivity rate drops to 10.3% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/24/dupage-county-reports-255-covid-19-cases-wednesday-6-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-drops-to-103/
— DuPage County says more than 10,000 people have received COVID-19 vaccine in first week
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/dupage-county/2020/12/24/dupage-county-says-more-than-10000-people-have-received-covid-19-vaccine-in-first-week/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Surgeon General Notes Challenges In Vaccinating Communities Of Color – HANNAH MEISEL
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/surgeon-general-notes-challenges-vaccinating-communities-color#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Criticism Jeopardizes Latest Pandemic Relief Package.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-criticism-jeopardizes-latest-pandemic-relief-package#stream/0
— Immigrant Advocates Vow To Keep Up The Pressure As Biden Asks For Patience – JOEL ROSE
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see immigrants as being their soldiers in their army to get of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/immigrant-advocates-vow-keep-pressure-biden-asks-patience#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Officials preparing for stop-work order for border wall from Biden – Nathaniel Puente
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/officials-preparing-for-stop-work-order-for-border-wall-from-biden/

LISLE PATCH
— Lisle Trustee Donates Monthly Stipend To Aid Struggling Residents – Lisa Marie Farver
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me the most for my not being a member of a church, for my not attending church services, and for my not giving money to a church. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://patch.com/illinois/lisle/lisle-trustee-donates-monthly-stipend-aid-struggling-residents

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s Latest Partisan Whoppers On Population Loss And Federal Bailout – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/pritzkers-latest-partisan-whoppers-on-population-loss-and-federal-bailout-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS’ SOBERING ‘SIN TAXES’ ARE AMONG THE NATION’S HIGHEST THIS NEW YEAR’S – Joe Barnas
(DIERSEN: To legalize sin is to promote sin.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-sobering-sin-taxes-are-among-the-nations-highest-this-new-years/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Defiant Trump sows chaos for Congress, departs for Florida – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/23/donald-trump-sows-chaos-congress-departs-florida/
— Georgia voters, U.S. counting on you – MIKE FERREER, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/23/letters-to-the-editor-georgia-voters-us-counting-o/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— GOP congressmen will contest Electoral College results – Raymond Wolfe
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/several-gop-congressmen-will-contest-electoral-college-results

THE HILL
— Republicans scramble to prevent year-end legislative disaster – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/531544-republicans-scramble-to-prevent-year-end-legislative-disaster

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want high schools to do even more to make their students anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://highschool.latimes.com/cleveland-charter-high-school/opinion-implementing-ethnic-and-gender-studies-into-the-high-school-graduation-requirement-has-been-long-overdue/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “50% of Americans see him as a ‘failed’ president.” Who sees you as being “failed?” I should write a book about those who see me as being a “failed” Republican Precinct Committeeman, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, Firestone Stores employee, Post Office employee, etc.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/24/donald-trump-failed-president-50-usa-today-poll-say/3926190001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Population Data Suggest Which States Will Win and Lose Seats in Congress Census Bureau estimates show extent of Americans’ shift to traditionally Republican states in South and West – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-population-data-suggest-which-states-will-win-and-lose-seats-in-congress-11608677211
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new population estimates suggest that 10 states are likely to lose one congressional seat each: Alabama, California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and West Virginia.)
— For Many Bars, Christmas Could Be Last Call The U.S. bar industry, slammed by the pandemic, feels the pain of the holiday without the merry – Julie Wernau
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-many-bars-christmas-could-be-last-call-11608805800
— Restaurants Brace for Tough Winter After Congress Spurns Cash Grants Owners say PPP loans and tax breaks for business meals won’t help much while dining rooms are closed – Heather Haddon, Richard Rubin and Amara Omeokwe
https://www.wsj.com/articles/restaurants-brace-for-tough-winter-after-congress-spurns-cash-grants-11608728403
— Biden Declares Political Center Alive and Well – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to be centrists, but who focus on destroying those like me who are on the right.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-declares-political-center-alive-and-well-11608758440
— 2020 Autopsies for Both Parties One lesson is that hostility motivates voters as much as enthusiasm does. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/2020-autopsies-for-both-parties-11608762940
— There’s a Way Biden Can Raise More From the Rich Without Higher Taxes Increased spending to enforce the existing tax code would pay for itself and then some. – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/upshot/biden-taxes-irs.html
(DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $101,176-$107,922/year. I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I should write a book about those who wasted my knowledge of IRS the most.)

NEWSWEEK
— Has the Far Left Led the Democratic Party Astray? – JOSH HAMMER
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. I should write a book about those in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party who have worked the hardest to destroy those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.newsweek.com/debate-has-far-left-led-democratic-party-astray-opinion-1556531

UNION
— Democrats eye advantage in demographic changes – John Orona
(DIERSEN: Because members of protected groups overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, Democrats do everything that they can to attract members of protected groups to your neighborhood, to your precinct, to your municipal district, to your municipality, to your county district, to your county, to Illinois, and to America. Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, non-Trump supporters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, and/or have health problems. I should write a book about the success that Democrats have had in attracting members of protected groups to my neighborhood, to my precinct, to Wheaton’s West District, to Wheaton, to DuPage County’s 4th District, to DuPage County, to Illinois, and to America.)
https://www.theunion.com/news/democrats-eye-advantage-in-demographic-changes/

POST REGISTER
— Divisiveness has become entrenched – MCKAY CUNNINGHAM
(DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. They divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) etc. against etc.)
https://www.postregister.com/opinion/guest_column/divisiveness-has-become-entrenched/article_45c679ad-113f-5365-9e52-72de92e48d37.html

PRO PUBLICA
— The Trump Administration’s Final Push to Make It Easier for Religious Employers to Discriminate – Lydia DePillis
(DIERSEN: Democrats want to force religious employers to hire those who reject their religion. I should write a book about the federal government and other Democrat employers that do everything that they can to not hire Republicans and to get rid of Republicans. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/religious-freedom-policies-trump-administration

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— How Business Schools Can Help Close the Gender Gap – Aradhna Krishna and Yeşim Orhun
(DIERSEN: IIT accepted me in 1992 when I was 43, DePaul accepted me in 1976 when I was 27, Loyola accepted me in 1972 when I was 23, NIU accepted me in 1969 when I was 20, and UIC accepted me in 1966 when I was 17. I doubt that they would accept be now because my demographics are so bad. I am White, male, non-veteran, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, non-poor, conservative, Republican, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://hbr.org/2020/12/how-business-schools-can-help-close-the-gender-gap

AARP
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion is to get rid of those who are White, male, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, non-poor, conservative, Republican, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and especially the aforesaid who are older.
https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/causes/diversity-inclusion/

PBS
— How Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has affected LGBTQ service members, 10 years after repeal – Ali Rogin
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about how Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion have adversely affected me. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in a) Firestone Stores firing me and b) my accepting a job offer from IRS. While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, that is, they were always under pressure to get rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-dont-ask-dont-tell-has-affected-lgbtq-service-members-10-years-after-repeal

DAILY MAIL
— Cambridge United hand stadium bans to a ‘small number’ of fans who booed players taking a knee ahead of their match with Colchester at the Abbey Stadium – while others will have to take ‘education and discrimination’ lessons before they are allowed back – CHARLIE WALKER
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will you be banned if you do not promote hatred of those who are White, male, older, non-veteran, American, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, non-poor, conservative, Republican, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-9082659/Stadium-bans-education-fans-booed-players-taking-knee-Cambridge-United.html