Tag: diversity

January 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP ORGANIZATION: PRESIDENT TRUMP NO LONGER INVOLVED IN ILLINOIS BUSINESSES – Ross Weidner
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-organization-president-no-longer-involved-in-illinois-businesses/1717202/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Wrongly Blames Voter Fraud for Loss of Popular Vote.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those many millions who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Repeats-Unproven-Claim-of-Illegal-Votes-411597055.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago State University’s spending raises questions – AP  (DIERSEN: Who questions the federal government’s wasting my career and GAO’s forcing the Civil Service Retirement System to give me $983,216 in today’s dollars (232 months X $4,238) since September of 1997 when I was 49 years old to stop me from coming to work?  While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, I earned a master’s degree accounting from DePaul in 1980;  I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; I became a licensed CPA in 1981; I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Manager in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997; and  I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/231169776-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Women’s March may threaten Trump most.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-womens-march-may-threaten-trump-most/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump repeats unproven claim of illegal votes.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/president-donald-trump-repeats-unproven-claim-of-illegal-votes/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jesse Jackson wants Trump to listen to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-will-trump-learn-to-listen/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Whereabouts of Trump Chicago street signs a mystery – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-chicago-street-signs-story.html
— After tweets insulting women marchers, school board member resigns – Jennifer Johnson and Tony Briscoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-park-ridge-protest-twitter-tl-0126-20170123-story.html
— Shootings, homicides in Chicago both higher than start of violent 2016 – Megan Crepeau
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-weekend-shootings-violence-chicago-2016-20170123-story.html
— Lake County losing 80 veteran employees to early retirement – Luke Hammill  (DIERSEN: Between 1993 and 1997, the Democrats who ran GAO used early retirement to get rid of GAO’s older employees, and especially those who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.  I became eligible in 1993 when I was 45 years old because I had 25 years of federal service – almost 3 with the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 with IRS 1971-1980 and almost 14 with GAO 1980-1993.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-downsizing-effects-st-0121-20170123-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Gail Borden to host ‘Librarians vs. Fake News’ Tuesday  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that they determine what is news and what is fake news.  For them, if it makes them look good, it is news, and if it makes them look bad, it is fake news.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/submitted/170129506/
— Mayor: Naperville bar disturbance ‘pretty contained’ – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129527/
— Universities cave to snowflakes – Walter E. Williams
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170124/discuss/170129554/
— Demonstrators demand that Roskam address climate change – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129515/

 

DNA INFO
— 40 Murders In 22 Days: Chicago Violence Not Slowing After Bloody 2016 – Kelly Bauer and Andrea V. Watson
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170123/downtown/chicago-january-murders-shootings-crime-rate

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Cullerton, Radogno say budget will be balanced – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170123/cullerton-radogno-say-budget-will-be-balanced
— Bound for college? New report suggests it’s not for everyone – Jason Nevel  (DIERSEN: When you were in grade school and in high school, who believed that you were college material?  I should write a book about my critics/opponents back then who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was NOT college material.  They stressed that neither of my parents had attended college, that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that my mother had never attended high school, and that I was a part-time dishwasher.  My critics/opponents were disappointed that I made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, that I scored 24 on the ACT test, and that I got accepted by UIC.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170123/bound-for-college-new-report-suggests-its-not-for-everyone

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois farmers stood to benefit from TPP.”
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/01/23/our-view-illinois-farmers-stood-to-benefit-from-tpp/anxwrxi/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Frerichs promotes pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/treasurer-sends-letter-to-president-wants-to-protect-medical-marijuana-patients/644662347

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois Democrats’ straw poll looks to assess possible Rauner challengers – Dennis Moran
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/illinois-dems-straw-poll-testing-backing-for-possible-gubernatorial-candidates/article_eb00fc89-2db6-50c8-ab5d-4a709f7d9ece.html
— What Trump, Congress can do for Illinois in 2017 – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/what-trump-congress-can-do-for-illinois-in/article_a6f80ac6-3291-52fe-91a7-b239e1338d1b.html

 

TIMES
— Schock prosecutor pursues Mautino – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/schock-prosecutor-pursues-mautino/article_b00d8d6d-afa7-5ee6-86c1-a84c8bda92a7.html

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Randolph County GOP aims to focus on candidate recruitment
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511075108-randolph-county-gop-aims-to-focus-on-candidate-recruitment
— Illinois GOP targets Rep. Costello for his support of Madigan
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511074989-illinois-gop-targets-rep-costello-for-his-support-of-madigan

 

SANGAMON SUN
— How Rauner’s wish list has fared in the General Assembly – Vimbai Chikomo
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511076357-how-rauner-s-wish-list-has-fared-in-the-general-assembly

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Warren Dixon III, Naperville Township assessor seeks reelection – Glenn Minnis
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511075168-warren-dixon-iii-naperville-township-assessor-seeks-reelection

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Trump likely to nominate Judge Bill Pryor to the U. S. Supreme Court in 14 days – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/01/trump-likely-to-nominate-judge-bill-pryor-to-the-u-s-supreme-court-in-14-days/

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump speech worrisome.”
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2017/01/isu-professor-ali-riaz-says-trump-speech-worrisome/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— McCarter: Package being rushed, taxpayers won’t support higher taxes without spending controls
https://ilnews.org/11830/mccarter-package-rushed-taxpayers-wont-support-higher-taxes-without-spending-controls/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS EXTENDS FAILED CORPORATE TAX CREDIT PROGRAM  Gov. Bruce Rauner signed an extension of the EDGE tax credit program, though the program has an unsuccessful record of using taxpayer money. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-extends-failed-corporate-tax-credit-program/
— THE ILLINOIS STATE SENATORS WHO PLEDGED NOT TO RAISE TAXES  As pressure mounts on state senators and representatives to vote in favor of multibillion-dollar tax hikes, lawmakers should remember the promises they’ve made to taxpayers. – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/the-illinois-state-senators-who-pledged-not-to-raise-taxes/?linkId=33678902

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BATINICK: HEY DEMS, TIME TO RETURN POWER TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S RANK AND FILE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/batinick-.html
— STATE REP. BREEN FILES BILL TO STOP RED LIGHT CAMERAS AT OAK BROOK MALL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/state-rep-breen-files-bill-to-stop-red-light-cameras-at-oak-brook-mall.html
— ROSKAM TO MANUFACTURERS: TAX REFORM IS ON THE WAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/roskam-to-manufacturers-tax-reform-is-on-the-way.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: GENDER EQUALITY IN MILITARY UNDER GENERAL JAMES MATTIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorneroneil-gender-equality-in-military-under-general-james-mattis.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— New House rules proposed by Leader Durkin
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/24/new-house-rules-proposed-by-leader-durkin/

 

DAILY CALLER
— White Candidate For DNC Chair Says Her Job Will Be ‘To Shut Other White People Down’ – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who pander to anti-Whites and b) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/white-candidate-for-dnc-chair-says-her-job-will-be-to-shut-other-white-people-down-video/#ixzz4WgNm0OOs
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/white-candidate-for-dnc-chair-says-her-job-will-be-to-shut-other-white-people-down-video/
— The 7 Most Egregious Acts Of ‘Social Justice’ In Obama’s Military – Jonah Bennett  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Obama’s military ban those like me who were baptized, raised, and confirmed as Missouri Synod Lutherans?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/the-7-most-egregious-acts-of-social-justice-in-obamas-military/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Handbook tells soldiers not to criticize pedophilia. . .2. The Bible disrespects diversity. . .3. An Air Force base banned the greeting, “Have a blessed day.”. . .4. Army ROTC cadets pressured to walk around in bright red heels for social justice. . .5. DOD-approved training listed the Declaration of Independence as a document that perpetuates sexism. . .6. Navy domestic violence training said traditional gender roles are an example of male privilege. . .7. Navy tried to fire a chaplain for Biblical teaching on sexuality)

 

PJ MEDIA
— How the Women’s March Reinforced Every Negative Stereotype about Women EVER – Susan L.M. Goldberg
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/01/22/how-the-womens-march-reinforced-every-negative-stereotype-about-women-ever/

 

FOX NEWS
— After harsh scolding, Spicer and press avoid fisticuffs. Is this a truce? – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/24/after-harsh-scolding-spicer-and-press-avoid-fisticuffs-is-this-truce.html
— Trump tells Congressional leaders 3-5 million ‘illegals’ cost him popular vote – Samuel Chamberlain
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/24/trump-tells-congressional-leaders-3-5-million-illegals-cost-him-popular-vote.html
— Conway: Reporters covering Trump ‘ought to think about what they’re really doing’  (DIERSEN: What do you say reporters who deny that they are Democrats, but who focus on electing Democrats and who focus on defending and advancing the Democrat Party platform?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/24/conway-reporters-covering-trump-ought-to-think-about-what-theyre-really-doing.html

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOULD DUMP THE MEDIA  Kick the press corps out of the White House. – Daniel Greenfield  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) pander to the Democrat media and b) discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265566/president-trump-should-dump-media-daniel-greenfield

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— An idea for $60 billion per year in federal savings – Bob Fitzhenry  (DIERSEN: Does Fitzhenry approve or disapprove of the federal government’s wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old?  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH the federal government’s wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/an_idea_60_billion_per_year_in_federal_savings.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I dusted off an old idea of mine because of President Trump’s freeze on federal hiring, his tasking to create an attrition plan, and a statistic I read yesterday in a Washington Post article by Juliet Eilperin.  Eilperin reported that in the federal workforce, “there are nearly three times as many employees over age 60 as under age 30.”  Yikes.  That’s no way to run a railroad. The idea I’d roughed out gave a way to cut back the federal workforce by tempting people to retire or move on earlier than they would otherwise.  Depending on whom I’d run the idea past, I’d hear that it’s fantasy, fantastic, or the best sense of fantastical. The cliché to address what I’d like to see happen is, “You’ve got to spend money to make money.”  What if we spent a bunch of money offering departure incentives high enough to entice 750,000 feds to resign or retire?  Then, how about filling one third of the vacated positions with veterans, graduates, and the un- and underemployed?  We’d be spending billions to save billions more every year, and to get 250,000 people into careers they and the country need them to have.)

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Top Five Worst Speeches at the Women’s March on Washington – PAUL CROOKSTON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444154/womens-march-speeches-marked-left-wing-extremism-social-justice

 

THE HILL
— Republicans defend Trump on media coverage – CRISTINA MARCOS  (DIERSEN: The following defend my critics/opponents, defend their operatives, and defend their dupes: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/315792-republicans
— Trump told leaders ‘illegals’ cost him popular vote – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315791-trump-told-leaders-illegals-cost-him-popular-vote

 

REUTERS
— Far-reaching Illinois budget fix faces long odds
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-idUSKBN1581OM

 

CNN
— Trump gets to work for his blue-collar base – Stephen Collinson  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps look down not only on those who are blue collar, anti-Trumps look down on those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/24/politics/donald-trump-unions-trade/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that “In Meeting With Congressional Leaders, Trump Falsely Blames Illegal Immigrants for Loss of Popular Vote.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/us/politics/donald-trump-congress-democrats.html
— Trump’s Cabinet So Far Is More White and Male Than Any First Cabinet Since Reagan’s – JASMINE C. LEE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get their votes, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors THAT DEMOCRATS WILL USE GOVERNMENT TO GET RID OF THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is why Republican Trump won and Democrat Clinton lost.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/13/us/politics/trump-cabinet-women-minorities.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The first days inside Trump’s White House: Fury, tumult and a reboot.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-first-days-inside-trumps-white-house-fury-tumult-and-a-reboot/2017/01/23/7ceef1b0-e191-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: White House urges media to back off its ‘negative narrative.’ – David Jackson  (DIERSEN: What prompts you to go negative?  For me, it is when individuals and organizations that claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican say or do things that are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican, for example, promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/23/sean-spicer-donald-trump-white-house/96953692/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOY ARTICLE TITLE: Auto Makers in the Crosshairs – MIKE COLIAS, CHRISTINA ROGERS and JOANN S. LUBLIN  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate a) General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) those who own/owned General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler vehicles, c) unions, and d) past and present union members.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/auto-industrys-no-1-preoccupation-trump-1485189599

 

FORBES
— Trump Nominee Ricketts And Family See Fortune Jump $700M Since Election – Dan Alexander
http://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/01/18/trump-nominee-ricketts-and-family-see-fortune-jump-700m-since-election/#6f1f64985bf2

 

MARKET WATCH
— Trump’s government hiring freeze: more symbolism than savings  Federal employment basically flat since end of Bush presidency – Jeffry Bartash  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-government-hiring-freeze-more-symbolism-than-savings-2017-01-23

 

THE BEAST
— Donald Trump Has Already Broken Promises on Immigration  Not only has the president failed to ‘immediately’ reverse Obama’s ‘executive amnesty’ protecting young Dreamers from deportation, his advisers are signaling he has no plans to do so. – Betsy Woodruff
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/23/donald-trump-has-already-broken-promises-on-immigration.html

 

THE WEEK
— Kellyanne Conway received death threats, reportedly has her own Secret Service detail
http://theweek.com/speedreads/675338/kellyanne-conway-received-death-threats-reportedly-secret-service-detail

 

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump administration wastes no time in fighting the press over facts.”
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/trump-administration-wastes-no-time-fighting-press-facts/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Unions: Trump’s hiring freeze ‘disastrous’ for public service – Carten Cordell  (DIERSEN: I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980.  Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate unions, union members, and former union members.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/unions-roiled-by-trumps-federal-hiring-freeze

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Hiring freeze result of Trump team’s review of federal agencies – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/hiringretention/2017/01/trump-team-review-federal-agencies-triggers-hiring-freeze/

 

GALLUP
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump and those who voted for him.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/202811/trump-sets-new-low-point-inaugural-approval-rating.aspx

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Just work harder for Democrats?  Is an enemy of labor’s enemy in Illinois really a friend, asks Criage Lynnette Althage?  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that work against you or work for you say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.  Those that work against me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/01/24/just-work-harder-for-democrats
— The millions who said “Not our president”  Nicole Colson rounds up reports of massive demonstrations from around the country.  (DIERSEN: Obviously, those who say “Not our president” are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/01/24/the-millions-who-said-not-our-president

January 23 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Election Commission director Robert Saar retiring – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129582/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Robert Saar, the longtime executive director of the DuPage County Election Commission, no longer is overseeing the day-to-day operation of the agency — and hasn’t been since mid-December. Election commissioners said Monday that Saar officially will retire March 14 but has not been in the office since Dec. 16, when he informed them about his plans to step down. He has been using accrued time off since then, they said, and has no plans to return to work. Joseph Sobecki, the commission’s assistant executive director, is serving in the agency’s top administrative role on an interim basis. “The election commission wishes Mr. Saar the best in his retirement,” said Cathy Ficker Terrill, chairwoman of the election commission board. Saar has been with the commission since 1981 and served as executive director since 1997. Pat Bond, the commission’s attorney, said retirement was on Saar’s “radar” in recent years. “As each election approaches, he doesn’t want to leave anybody in a lurch,” Bond said, “so he stuck around.” This year, the circumstances are different. Saar told commissioners about his retirement just days after DuPage officials announced a plan to ask state lawmakers to return election oversight power to the county clerk’s office by merging it with the election commission.)
— Park Ridge-Niles Elementary School District 64 board member resigns over offensive tweets about Women’s March – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129614/
— Suburban home sales drop 3.2 percent in December
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/business/170129611/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madonna clarifies ‘blowing up the White House’ comment: ‘Taken wildly out of context’ – Christie D’Zurilla
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/la-et-mg-madonna-womens-march-secret-service-20170123-htmlstory.html
— More than 100 Illinois architects publish open letter to Trump on climate change – Nausheen Husain (DIERSEN: When things are made in America, far less pollution is generated/allowed.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/data/ct-architects-advocate-letter-htmlstory.html
— Despite ‘white Republican’ gripes, Kirk invited on Air Force One: official – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-mark-kirk-air-force-one-0124-chicago-inc-20170123-story.html
— Trump signs executive orders on TPP exit, federal hiring freeze, global abortion policy   (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-executive-orders-trade-tpp-20170123-story.html
— Abortion opponents hope Trump will support, help their cause
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-roe-v-wade-anniversary-20170123-story.html
— Leave Barron Trump alone – Heidi Stevens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-barron-trump-should-be-off-limits-balancing-0123-20170123-column.html
— Watchdog group files lawsuit alleging Trump’s business ties violate Constitution
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-lawsuit-business-ties-20170123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Repealing Obamacare will kill more than 43,000 people a year.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-obamacare-repeal-lose-health-insurance-deaths-20170123-story.html
— ‘SNL’ writer suspended after Barron Trump tweet – Nina Metz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-calls-for-firing-snl-writer-barron-trump-tweet-20170123-column.html
— The liberal tea party movement has begun. What will become of it? – James Hohmann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-liberal-tea-party-commentary-20170123-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 school official quits after tweets on Women’s March – Stefano Esposito
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/suburban-school-board-member-quits-after-provocative-tweets/amp/
— Emanuel unloads Trump: Focus on jobs, education — not crowd size – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-unloads-trump-focus-on-jobs-education-not-crowd-size/amp/
— Lawsuit: Trump business ties violate Constitution – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lawsuit-trump-business-ties-violate-constitution/
— City Council financial analyst not quitting after all – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/city-council-financial-analyst-not-quitting-after-all/amp/
— Illinois needs a grassroots protest like Women’s March – MADELEINE DOUBEK
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/doubek-illinois-needs-a-grassroots-protest-like-womens-march/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Senate to Vote on Budget Compromise – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-budget-compromise-vote-411548145.html
— Marking Roe Anniversary, Abortion Foes Pin Hopes on Trump  Trump has said he would sign anti-abortion measures approved by the Republican-controlled Congress – John Hanna
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Marking-Roe-Anniversary-Abortion-Foes-pin-Hopes-on-Trump-411564485.html

 

CBS2
— Commissioner Proposes Free Homes For City Workers In High Crime Areas – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/23/commissioner-proposes-free-homes-for-city-workers-in-high-crime-areas/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who are Illinois Dems backing for governor? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170123/BLOGS02/170129955/who-are-illinois-dems-backing-for-governor
— Rauner team to Congress: Don’t be ‘hasty’ with Obamacare tweaks – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170123/BLOGS02/170129952/rauner-team-to-congress-dont-be-hasty-with-obamacare-tweaks
— Betsy DeVos, Bruce Rauner and the myth of ‘school choice’ – SUSAN SADLOWSKI GARZA  (DIERSEN: Did your parents have school choice?  My parents did.  They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned my parents and me as being filthy rich.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170123/OPINION/170129962/betsy-devos-bruce-rauner-and-the-myth-of-school-choice

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board chairman gets tiebreaker vote under new Illinois election law – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/23/mchenry-county-board-chairman-gets-tiebreaker-vote-under-new-illinois-election-law/an6uc8a/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Durbin, Rauner Denounce Proposals To Replace Obamacare With State-Run Medicaid
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/durbin-rauner-denounce-proposals-replace-obamacare-state-run-medicaid

 

WSIU
— WSIU to Carry Gov. Rauner’s State of the State Speech Live on Wed, Jan 25 – MONICA TICHENOR
http://news.wsiu.org/post/wsiu-carry-gov-rauner-s-state-state-speech-live-wed-jan-25#stream/0

 

WREX
— Illinois treasurer asks Trump to assure banks on marijuana  (DIERSEN: If you promote in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.wrex.com/story/34324283/illinois-treasurer-asks-trump-to-assure-banks-on-marijuana

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Months after her death, Phyllis Schlafly’s followers and family still battle over her legacy – Kevin McDermott
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/months-after-her-death-phyllis-schlafly-s-followers-and-family/article_512b5dff-2a73-5572-b78b-0a36ba3de306.html

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Chicago Supporters Gather, Gloomily, on Inauguration Night. The area’s sole “Deplora-ball” was meant to celebrate their candidate’s big day, but a stormy outlook dampened the party.”
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2017/Trump-Inauguration-Deploraball/

 

CHICAGO CURBED
— Why Chicago’s Thompson Center is worth saving  A sale of the James R. Thompson could mean the end for the Helmut Jahn-designed structure
– AJ LATRACE
http://chicago.curbed.com/2017/1/23/14354898/chicago-james-thompson-center-historic-preservation

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Harris responds to AFSCME scheduling strike vote – Vimbai Chikomo
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511075369-harris-responds-to-afscme-scheduling-strike-vote

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Educator challenges meaning of diversity at New Trier High School – Giovanni Whaley  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use “Diversity” to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511075390-educator-challenges-meaning-of-diversity-at-new-trier-high-school

 

WEST CENTRAL REPORTER & DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Embattled auditor general told to step aside
http://westcentralreporter.com/stories/511076283-embattled-auditor-general-told-to-step-aside
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511076263-embattled-auditor-general-told-to-step-aside

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Judicial Politics Illinois style -Judge in Aaron Shock case recuses herself – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/judicial-politics-illinois-style-judge-in-aaron-shock-case-recuses-herself/
— Country Club Hills Sanctioned by Court -Possible Pornography on Fire Department Computers – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/country-club-hills-sanctioned-by-court-possible-pornography-on-fire-department-computers/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— PODCAST: Women’s March for Death Deviance
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-womens-march-death-deviance/

 

CAPITOL FAX
—  Illinois Democratic County Chairman’s Association announces straw poll
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/23/chairmans-association-announces-straw-poll/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Priebus: “We’re Going To Fight Back Tooth And Nail Every Day, And Twice On Sunday” – Ian Schwartz  (DIERSEN: My nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their nasty/troubled/failed/vicious operatives, and their nasty/troubled/failed/vicious dupes viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every day, but especially my sending them out on Sunday mornings when they are in church praying for GOD to send me to HELL.)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/01/22/priebus_were_going_to_fight_back_tooth_and_nail_every_day_and_twice_on_sunday.html

 

BLAZE
— Statistics show women may actually have it better than men – Doc Thompson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/statistics-show-women-may-actually-have-it-better-than-men/
— Do Americans have a right to health care? – Glenn Beck  (DIERSEN: What do you believe you should be entitled to?  What do you believe others should be entitled to?  Who do you believe should pay for the aforesaid entitlements?)
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/do-americans-have-a-right-to-health-care/

 

GOPUSA
— You Don’t Speak for Me, Sister!  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that they are operatives or dupes for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19601
— Amazon to begin accepting food stamps for USDA pilot program
http://www.gopusa.com/amazon-to-begin-accepting-food-stamps-for-usda-pilot-program/
— Liberal woman kicked off plane for berating Trump supporter
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19680

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Brent Bozell: Donald Trump Will ‘Knock’ the ‘Teeth Out’ of Old Media
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nb-staff/2017/01/23/brent-bozell-donald-trump-will-knock-teeth-out-old-media

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TRUMP’S NOMINEES FACE ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ DEMOCRAT OBSTRUCTIONISM
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/23/trumps-nominees-face-unprecedented-democrat-obstructionism/

 

CNS NEWS
— Ahead of March for Life, Congress Moves Legislation Forward to End Taxpayer Funding for Abortion – Penny Starr
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/ahead-march-life-congress-moves-legislation-forward-end-taxpayer-funding

 

NEWSMAX
— Gingrich: Madonna ‘Ought to Be Arrested’ for White House Comment – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Gingrich-Madonna-Arrested-White-House/2017/01/23/id/769961/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The Liberal Media Has Declared War On President Trump – JACK KOCSIS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/daily-caller-wine-club-2/
— Journalists Whine After NY Post Gets First Question At Trump Press Briefing – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/journalists-whine-after-ny-post-gets-first-question-at-trump-press-briefing/
— Giuliani: 500,000 Women Who Marched Against Trump Didn’t Even Know What They Were Protesting – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/giuliani-500000-women-who-marched-against-trump-didnt-even-know-what-they-were-protesting/

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Franklin Graham: It Wasn’t Donald Trump Who Divided This Nation  “Only God can fix this country.” – Randy DeSoto  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on making everyone anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to do their dirty work.)
http://www.westernjournalism.com/franklin-graham-it-wasnt-donald-trump-who-divided-this-nation/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chicago Loses Another Gun Case
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444123/gun-control-ezell-v-city-of-chicago-gun-ranges

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “GOP’s ‘sanctuary city’ crackdown bill takes meat-cleaver approach.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/315706-gops-sanctuary-city-crackdown-takes-the-meat-cleaver-approach
— Kinzinger: Trump off to a ‘rocky start’ – BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315685-gop-rep-trump-off-to-a-rocky-start

 

POLITICO
— Trump revives funding ban to groups providing abortion overseas – JENNIFER HABERKORN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-revives-funding-ban-to-groups-promoting-abortion-overseas-234038
— Trump issues executive order freezing hiring for federal workforce – MATTHEW NUSSBAUM (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-issues-executive-order-freezing-hiring-for-federal-workforce-234037
— Trump administration signals no immediate reversal on Dreamer program
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/01/dreamers-applications-under-trump-administration-234046

 

CNN
— Kinzinger: Trump’s team ‘derailing’ message – Melissa Mahtani
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/kinzinger-trump-team-derailing-message-cnntv/

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Issues Executive Orders Freezing Federal Hiring  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-issues-executive-orders-freezing-federal-hiring-targeting-trade-n710886

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump names his Inauguration Day a ‘National Day of Patriotic Devotion’ – Abby Phillip
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/23/trump-names-his-inauguration-day-a-national-day-of-patriotic-devotion/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump administration just told a whopper about the size of the federal workforce.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/23/the-trump-administration-just-told-a-whopper-about-the-size-of-the-federal-workforce/
— What does a hiring freeze mean for the federal workforce? – Joe Davidson and Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/23/what-does-a-hiring-freeze-mean-for-the-federal-workforce/
— Trump freezes hiring of federal workers – Juliet Eilperin  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-freezes-hiring-of-federal-workers/2017/01/23/f14d8180-e190-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html
— The first lawsuit: What can we learn about Trump’s income? – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: I wonder how much money my critics/opponents pay their operatives and their dupes to harass me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/23/the-first-lawsuit-what-can-we-learn-about-trumps-income/
— Protesters who destroyed property on Inauguration Day were part of well-organized group – Peter Hermann, Keith L. Alexander and Michael E. Miller
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/protesters-who-destroyed-property-on-inauguration-day-part-of-well-organized-group/2017/01/21/096678c8-dfeb-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— Trump’s hiring freeze will do the opposite of what he wants – Max Stier (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-hiring-freeze-wont-fix-government-it-will-do-the-opposite/2017/01/23/d325fbfa-e1af-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— ‘SNL’ writer suspended, apologizes for Barron Trump tweet – Maria Puente
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/01/23/snl-writer-suspended-apologizes-barron-trump-tweet/96963720/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Protesters take control of Mexican border crossing with U.S. – AP
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/22/protesters-take-control-of-border-crossing-with-us/

 

FED SMITH
— Trump Issues Executive Order to Impose Federal Hiring Freeze – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/23/trump-issues-executive-order-to-impose-federal-hiring-freeze/
— Grievances Can Make Things Worse… or Better – Robbie Kunreuther (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I should write a book about the grievances that I filed.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/23/grievances-can-make-things-worse-or-better/
— The Inaugural Address and Its Impact on Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/23/the-inaugural-address-and-its-impact-on-federal-employees/

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s hiring freeze angers federal workforce, unions.  President Trump may wind up regretting his federal hiring freeze.”
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/23/donald-trumps-hiring-freeze-angers-federal-workforce-unions/

 

VANITY FAIR
— TRUMP’S “CULTURE OF FEAR” DESCENDS ON WASHINGTON  Federal employees brace themselves to hear, “You’re fired”—and prepare to fight back. – TINA NGUYEN  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old when they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.”  I fought back.  My attorney Walter T. Charlton filed Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) in 1998.  The lawsuit was transferred to Chicago in 2000.)
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/01/donald-trump-federal-employee-purge

 

AUTOWEEK
— President Trump will keep Obama-era Cadillac presidential limousine for a while  NEW 2017 LIMOUSINE EXPECTED TO DEBUT LATER THIS YEAR
http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/president-trump-will-keep-obama-era-cadillac-presidential-limousine-while
— Last-minute reversal on President Trump’s inaugural license plates
http://autoweek.com/article/wait-theres-more/last-minute-reversal-president-trumps-inaugural-license-plates

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Agree With Trump That America Should Come First  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want to put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.  That is a big reason why Clinton lost and Trump won.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/january_2017/voters_agree_with_trump_that_america_should_come_first

January 22 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Rauners promote Pat Brady.
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/22/thoughts-on-trump/
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/22/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-12317/

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/women-return-to-chicago-after-marching-in-washington-dc/1715003/
— 3 CHARGED AFTER MELEE AT NAPERVILLE BAR
http://abc7chicago.com/news/3-charged-after-melee-at-naperville-bar/1714940/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagoans-return-home-womens-march-washington-411460185.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The traditional way of reporting on a president is dead. And Trump’s press secretary killed it.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-alternative-facts-media-commentary-20170122-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage women to be full-time anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-march-protests-what-comes-next-20170122-story.html
— It shouldn’t have taken a law to force lead tests for water in schools – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-ecn-editorial-lead-schools-st-0122-20170122-story.html
— Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway calls incorrect White House claims ‘alternative facts’  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, none of the “alternative facts” that GAO presented disproved my argument that because of its illegal political affiliation discrimination, because of its illegal reverse discrimination, because of its illegal age discrimination, and because of its illegal retaliation, GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-alternative-facts-sean-spicer-20170122-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump offers scattershot response to global protests.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-offers-scattershot-response-to-global-protests/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/news/170129695/
— Alec Baldwin’s Trump wasn’t on ‘SNL,’ but mock-Putin was – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170122/entlife/301229985/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois governor extends tax incentive program – AP
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/illinois-governor-extends-tax-incentive-program/article_37e16d54-e0ca-11e6-a441-bfac0d9d4cd9.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘Compromise’ is no compromise at all – Scott Reeder
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-01-22/scott-reeder-compromise-no-compromise-all.html
— A key week for the fiscal future of Illinois – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-22/tom-kacich-key-week-fiscal-future-illinois.html

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/01/22/activists-to-urge-roskams-effort-to-address-climate-change/ackz9h6/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Conway: Trump White House offered ‘alternative facts’ on crowd size – CNN  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, none of the “alternative facts” that GAO presented disproved my argument that because of its illegal political affiliation discrimination, because of its illegal reverse discrimination, because of its illegal age discrimination, and because of its illegal retaliation, GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/conway-trump-white-house-offered-alternative-facts-on-crowd-size/643969523

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Reject plan for huge tax hikes – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/20/our-view-reject-plan-for-huge-tax-hikes/agzojhb/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Decatur residents help swell anti-Trump protest crowds.”
http://herald-review.com/news/national/decatur-residents-help-swell-anti-trump-protest-crowds/article_e712f23e-bdf2-546c-95bf-d64c72eb6635.html

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— GOP should be upfront in precinct reduction push – RICH JAMES  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  If your precinct lines have been redrawn recently, how adversely were you impacted?)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/columnists/guest-commentary/rich-james-gop-should-be-upfront-in-precinct-reduction-push/article_bd45106f-aad8-5973-818a-be1206846a3f.html

 

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— Jil Tracy Back in the General Assembly – Lainie Steelman
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20170122/back-in-general-assembly

 

CARBONDALE REPORTER
— Illinois has nation’s steepest ‘wealth flight’ income differential
http://carbondalereporter.com/stories/511075616-analysis-illinois-has-nation-s-steepest-wealth-flight-income-differential

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage representatives Deb Conroy (D-Villa Park), Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego), and Michelle Mussman (D-Schaumburg) called out for support of Madigan – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511072619-dupage-representatives-called-out-for-support-of-madigan

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Supreme Court cites Allen v. Clark Co. Park District in Opinion on Springfield School District 186 v. Atty. Gen. – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/supreme-court-cites-allen-v-clark-co-park-district-in-opinion-on-springfield-school-district-186-v-atty-gen/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Moves to Limit McHenry County Blog Reporting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/22/jack-franks-moves-to-limit-mchenry-county-blog-reporting/

 

FOX NEWS
— Priebus hints Trump has no immediate plan to end Obama’s DACA for young illegals  (DIERSEN: That encourages people to come to America illegally, encourages people to stay in America illegally, and encourages people to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/22/priebus-hints-trump-has-no-immediate-plan-to-end-obamas-daca-for-young-illegals-seeks-long-term-fix.html
— Priebus: We will not let media ‘delegitimize this president’  (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2017/01/22/priebus-will-not-let-media-delegitimize-this-president-mcconnell-on/
— Trump on throngs of Sunday protesters: ‘Why didn’t these people vote?’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/22/trump-on-throngs-sunday-protesters-why-didnt-these-people-vote.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s $10 trillion stimulus plan – Stephen Moore
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/donald-trumps-10-trillion-stimulus-plan/
— Trump team blasts Madonna: ‘Can you imagine saying that about President Obama?’ – Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/trump-team-blasts-madonna-can-you-imagine-saying-t/

 

NEWSMAX
— White House Says Media Delegitimizing Trump, Won’t ‘Take It’ (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/priebus-conway-attack-media/2017/01/22/id/769820/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Analyst Says Women’s March About Liberalism, Not Women – Katie Frates
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/21/cnn-analyst-says-womens-march-about-liberalism-not-women-video/
— Kellyanne Drops Rhetorical Atom Bomb On Chuck Todd Over Media’s Crowd Obsession – Katie Frates
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/22/kellyanne-drops-rhetorical-atom-bomb-on-chuck-todd-over-medias-crowd-obsession-video/
— Here Are 17 Pictures From Inside The ‘Peaceful’ Protest On Inauguration Day – Grae Stafford
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/22/here-are-17-pictures-from-inside-the-peaceful-protest-on-inauguration-day/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— ABC, NBC Tout Women’s March, Downplay Hate and Bomb Threat
http://www.newsbusters.org/video/abc-nbc-tout-womens-march-downplay-hate-and-bomb-threat

 

BREITBART
— Reince Priebus: Media Obsessed With Trying to ‘Delegitimize’ President Trump – Pam Key  (DIERSEN: Who is obsesses with delegitimizing you?  The following obsess with delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/22/reince-priebus-media-obsessed-with-trying-to-delegitimize-president-trump/

 

BLAZE
— Sean Spicer thumps the media at first press conference: ‘We’re going to hold the press accountable’ – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Since I became your GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always held me accountable, that is, they have always blamed me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/21/sean-spicer-thumps-the-media-at-first-press-conference-were-going-to-hold-the-press-accountable/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FIERCE BACKLASH AFTER HEATHER LOWREY SUGGESTS ASSASSINATING TRUMP  ‘This will stay with her for a long time, if not forever’ – JOE KOVACS
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/fierce-backlash-after-woman-suggests-assassinating-trump/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Universities hire buses to take students to Women’s March  Several universities are paying for their students to attend the Women’s March on Washington, a post-Inauguration protest intended to show solidarity with marginalized communities and speak out against Donald Trump. – Amber Athey
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=8666

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— It has been a really bad week for journalism – T. BECKET ADAMS
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/it-has-been-a-really-bad-week-for-journalism/article/2612586

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democratic Lawmakers Feel Boost from Women’s March  Minority party hopes movement will help Congress rein in Trump.”
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democratic-lawmakers-womens-march

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sunday Show Hosts Hit Back On Trump Administration’s Lies.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-assault-press_us_5884c85fe4b0e3a73569a11d

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Bruce Springsteen says E Street Band’s ‘hearts and spirits’ with Donald Trump protesters.”
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-23/bruce-springsteen-talks-trump-on-first-night-of-australian-tour/8201896

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Aziz Ansari skewers Donald Trump, “racist” supporters in “SNL” monologue.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/aziz-ansari-skewers-donald-trump-racist-supporters-in-snl-monologue/

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “First days of Trump era signal America’s deepening political divide.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call Trump and his supporters racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  How should Trump and his supporters respond?)
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN156142
— White House says media delegitimizing Trump, won’t ‘take it’ (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-priebus-idUSKBN1560RM

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The traditional way of reporting on a president is dead. And Trump’s press secretary killed it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-traditional-way-of-reporting-on-a-president-is-dead-and-trumps-press-secretary-killed-it/2017/01/22/75403a00-e0bf-11e6-a453-19ec4b3d09ba_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump wages war against the media as demonstrators protest his presidency.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-wages-war-against-the-media-as-demonstrators-protest-his-presidency/2017/01/21/705be9a2-e00c-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sean Spicer held a press conference. He didn’t take questions. Or tell the whole truth.” (DIERSEN: Based on what I saw at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce State of the City Address on January 19, 2017, anti-Trump elected officials, their anti-Trump operatives, and their anti-Trump dupes are going punish me to punish Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/21/sean-spicer-held-a-press-conference-he-didnt-take-questions-or-tell-the-whole-truth/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump signs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/01/21/my-favorite-signs-at-the-womens-march-on-washington/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In SNL’s first post-inauguration episode, Putin roasts Trump on crowd sizes.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/01/22/in-snls-first-post-inauguration-episode-putin-roasts-trump-on-crowd-sizes/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump is dismissive of women’s marches but acknowledges right to protest – Brian Bennett
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-advisor-called-women-s-march-a-1485114018-htmlstory.html

 

ABC ACTION NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage women to be full-time anti-Trumps.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/decodedc/can-the-womens-marches-become-a-womens-movement

 

BURLINGTON COUNTY TIMES
— Will Trump evict reporters from the White House?  (DIERSEN: Will anti-Trumps in Diersen’s precinct try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Wheaton’s West District try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Wheaton try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Milton Township try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in DuPage County try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Illinois try to evict Diersen? Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout make it clear that they are going to get rid of Trump supporters.  How should Trump supporters respond?)
http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/opinion/op-ed/will-trump-evict-reporters-from-the-white-house/article_ed41aaf1-4fc3-5728-a73d-55b21429195e.html

 

FORBES
— Five Ways to Keep Valued Employees – David K. Williams  (DIERSEN: In the federal government, the more of the following that employees are, the more that they are valued: Democrat, minority, female, younger, yes-man/woman.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkwilliams/2017/01/22/five-ways-to-keep-valued-employees/#6130fb365f8d

 

FORTUNE
— Lack of Latinos in Trump Cabinet Draws Ire for ‘Setback’ – AP  (DIERSEN: What jobs and promotions have you had that Latinos should have been given?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Latino in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Latino could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Latino in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Latinos in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Latino in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Latino in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Latino could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://fortune.com/2017/01/22/trump-cabinet-latinos-diversity/

 

THE NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP’S ATTACK ON THE PRESS SHOWS WHY PROTESTS ARE NECESSARY.” What do anti-Trumps have to say about Wheaton Mayor Mike Gresk’s attack on me at the January 19, 2017 Wheaton Chamber of Commerce State of the City Address? How proud are they of  Gresk?
http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/trumps-attack-on-the-press-shows-why-protests-are-necessary

 

FED SMITH
— Proposed Retirement Changes for Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: Giving federal employees bigger cost of living adjustments than federal retirees discourages federal Employees from retiring.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/22/proposed-retirement-changes-for-federal-employees/

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “America’s President Will Try to Rule Like a Roman Emperor.  Donald Trump appears destined to follow in the tyrannical footsteps of Augustus before him.”)
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/americas-next-president-will-rule-roman-emperor
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “State of Resistance: California in the Age of Trump. The battle begins now.”
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/state-resistance-california-age-trump

January 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 7 truths Democrats need to understand – Robert Reich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/robert-reich-7-truths-democrats-need-to-understand/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Party is on life support. . .We are now in a populist era. . .The economy is not working for most Americans. . .The Party’s moneyed establishment – big donors, major lobbyists, retired members of congress who have become bundlers and lobbyists – are part of the problem. . .It’s not enough for Democrats to be “against Trump,” and defend the status quo. . .The life of the Party – its enthusiasm, passion, youth, principles, and ideals – was elicited by Bernie Sanders’s campaign. . .The Party must change from being a giant fund-raising machine to a movement.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-teacher-at-d-c-march-were-not-going-to-be-ignored/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make clear that they are anti-America, but also that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-our-new-nationalist-president/
— ‘Hidden Figures’ pave way for next generation  Abbott Labs exec Corlis Murray didn’t have to see ‘Hidden Figures to appreciate the challenges the African-American women the movie portrayed faced. – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Are you a White male?  What jobs and promotions were you given that African-American women should have been given?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired an African-American woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired an African-American woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted African-American women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired an African-American woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted an African-American woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-hidden-figures-pave-way-for-next-generation/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump and the forgotten man – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-donald-trump-inauguration-kass-0122-20170120-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-cresco-labs-marijuana-bachtell-exec-qa-0122-biz-20170117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “How to cover Trump?” and answers “Literally and seriously.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-media-coverage-twitter-perspec-0122-md-20170120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote foreign countries and their citizens.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-international-students-post-trump-met-20170112-story.html
— In ‘SNL’s’ first post-inauguration episode, Putin roasts Trump on crowd sizes – Elahe Izadi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-post-inauguration-episode-putin-trump-20170122-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH THREE COLOR PHOTOS: Two officers injured in dispute at Bar Louie in Naperville – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/news/170129725/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The budget ball is in your court – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170121/ISSUE11/170129973/an-illinois-budget-breakthrough-is-in-house-gops-hands

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Lead testing joins long list of unfunded mandates imposed on Illinois schools – Matt Dutton  (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are unfunded mandates that have cost America many trillions of dollars. Those mandates a) require employers to hire, to retain, and to promote minorities and females and b) require employers to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who are White or male.)
http://www.whig.com/20170121/lead-testing-joins-long-list-of-unfunded-mandates-imposed-on-illinois-schools#

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/springfield-area-group-makes-voices-heard-in-dc
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/unity-rally-draws-more-than-1000-to-old-capitol-plaza
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/womens-march-hundreds-of-thousands-protest-trump
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/over-1-million-join-anti-trump-womens-marches-worldwide
— Illinois Senate to try again on pension reform – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/illinois-senate-to-try-again-on-pension-reform
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Springfield not alone in seeing revenue shortfall – Mary Hansen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/springfield-not-alone-in-seeing-revenue-shortfall
— Rauner’s lawyer takes comfort in high court budget decision – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170121/schoenburg-rauners-lawyer-takes-comfort-in-high-court-budget-decision
— Illinois treasurer seeks payout of unclaimed life insurance – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170122/illinois-treasurer-seeks-payout-of-unclaimed-life-insurance

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34316035/trump-offers-scattershot-response-to-global-protests

 

WJBD
— Trump Spokesman Slams Media Over Inauguration Coverage – Alex Wong  (DIERSEN: Since 2000 when I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always slammed me for my coverage of everything.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/21/trump-spokesman-slams-media-over-inauguration-coverage

 

WSIL TV
— European nationalists flaunt strength, buoyed by Trump win – AP  (DIERSEN: Will this slow down the Islamic conquest of Europe?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34312685/europes-nationalist-leaders-kick-off-year-of-election-hopes

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-21/womens-march-champaign.html

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/hundreds-gather-in-carbondale-to-march-for-human-rights/article_616ca5a9-dd07-57da-9a8e-ee3a9317bd05.html

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://dailyegyptian.com/64889/showcase/carbondale-womens-march-draws-hundreds-in-a-show-of-equality-solidarity/
http://dailyegyptian.com/64917/multimedia/gallery-southern-illinois-womens-march-daily-egyptian/

 

NAVIGATOR
— Democrats ‘joyless’ in Speaker vote – Rich Miller
http://www.navigatorjournal.com/opinion/article_d5867a9c-e0b4-11e6-8955-c7291acafc0c.html

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Pawar not a serious Democratic contender for governor, Proft says – Karen Kidd  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say to Proft about you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes urge Proft get rid of me.  They want him to stop me from serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman.  They would hint/imply/argue/shout that Proft wanted to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511074515-pawar-not-a-serious-democratic-contender-for-governor-critic-says

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Political Experience – Dan Carden  (DIERSEN: What political experience do you have?  I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.  I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.  What government experience do you have?  I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.  I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I served on the American Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996.)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/statehouse/crossing-the-line/crossing-the-line-political-experience/article_23158a54-e9be-5697-88a9-c651ccbe05a8.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the first time in the nation’s history, the United States has a president, Republican Donald Trump, who never previously held elected office at any level or a government job of any kind. Similarly, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, a multimillionaire Republican businessman elected in 2014, began his political career running for and winning the top office in the state.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on media: ‘We are going to fight back’ – Bradford Richardson  (DIERSEN: Should I start fighting back at those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me.  So far, I have believed in forgiving those who trespass against me.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/reince-priebus-white-house-chief-of-staff-on-media/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Make Every Day Count – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: What do you do to make every day count?  I put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening, including Sundays.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/01/22/make-every-day-count/

 

THE BLAZE
— White House press secretary slams mainstream media journalist for always wanting to ‘tweet first check facts later’ – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want me to get their permission before I include links to articles in GOPUSA Illinois emails?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/21/wh-press-sec-slams-mainstream-media-journalist-for-always-wanting-to-tweet-first-check-facts-later/

 

NEWSMAX
— Madonna: ‘I Have Thought an Awful Lot About Blowing Up the White House’ – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/madonna-womens-march-washington-march/2017/01/21/id/769778/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “Evangelical groups” act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-Evangelical Democrat Party.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-groups-urge-congress-to-codify-obamas-dreamers-action-for-undocumented-immigrants-173259/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Women’s March Organizer Recently Met Ex-Hamas Operative, Has Family Ties To Terror Group – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/21/womens-march-organizer-recently-met-ex-hamas-operative-has-family-ties-to-terror-group/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Priebus slams media ‘obsession’ with undermining Trump – SARAH WESTWOOD  (DIERSEN: Who is obsessed with undermining you?  The following are obsessed with undermining me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/priebus-slams-media-obssession-with-undermining-trump/article/2612607

 

THE HILL
— Franken emerges as liberal force – LISA HAGEN  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs who are emerging as liberal forces in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, patronage, booze, pot, gambling, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/315393-franken-emerges-as-liberal-force-in-hearings
— Priebus on media: ‘We’re not going to sit around and take it’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY  (DIERSEN: Since 1948, when my parents had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, my nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have counted on me to “sit around and take it.” Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315520-priebus-on-media-were-not-going-to-sit-around-and-take-it

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Reince Priebus Complains About The Press Trying To Delegitimize Donald Trump  (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reince-priebus-trump-birther_us_5884bfa3e4b070d8cad3200b

 

POLITICO
— Trump doling out plum adviser jobs to rich friends  The arrangement has worried ethics experts, especially because the advisers may sidestep conflict-of-interest rules. – JOSH DAWSEY and ISAAC ARNSDORF  (DIERSEN: Who does NOT ask for your advice?  The following do NOT ask for my advice: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-jobs-rich-allies-233975
— Priebus dismisses former CIA boss Brennan as ‘bitter’ – CONNOR O’BRIEN  (DIERSEN: Who dismisses you as being bitter?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss me as being bitter because I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, a Post Office employee, etc.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/reince-priebus-john-brennan-cia-233990
— Priebus charges media out to ‘de-legitimize’ Trump, vows to fight back – CONNOR O’BRIEN (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/reince-priebus-inauguration-crowds-233987

 

CNN
— Trump says he has “running war” with media – Brian Stelter (DIERSEN: Has the Gresk Administration gone to war with me over my promotion of Wheaton’s Independence Day parades?  Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address would think so.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/21/media/donald-trump-war-with-the-media/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Americans Still Stand Together  A year of photographs from parades on the nation’s streets, where communities become visible to themselves. – GEORGE GEORGIOU  (DIERSEN: What do you know about Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades? I have attended and/or participated in them since 1978 and I have raised money from Republicans each and every year for them since 2006.  I should write a book about the Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who work against the parades and against patriotism, b) who work against Republican participation in the parades, and/or c) who work against my efforts to raise money from Republicans to support the parades. If their treatment of me at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address is any indication, now that Trump is our President, they are dramatically increasing their efforts a) to harm the parade and patriotism, b) to discourage/stop Republican participation in the parade, and c) to discourage/stop Republicans from donating for the parade.  They are fully aware that I will raise $2,500 for the parade this year from Republicans, even if that means that I donate all of that $2,500.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/19/magazine/parades-across-america-george-georgiou.html
— Politics’ Newest Empty Gesture: The Disavowal – WESLEY MORRIS  (DIERSEN: Who wants others to disavow you? The following want everyone to disavow me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/magazine/politics-newest-empty-gesture-the-disavowal.html
— San Francisco Asks: Where Have All the Children Gone? – THOMAS FULLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/san-francisco-children.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/the-president-who-buried-humility.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/why-i-cannot-fall-in-line-behind-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/the-tempting-of-the-media.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/finding-myself-marching.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/the-america-we-lost-when-trump-won.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/racial-progress-is-real-but-so-is-racist-progress.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/how-to-listen-to-donald-trump-every-day-for-years.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/sunday/how-not-to-be-afraid.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/opinion/presidential-inauguration-2017/america-first-britain-frets
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/politics/trump-white-house-briefing-inauguration-crowd-size.html (FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD)

 

NEW YORK POST
— How these unemployed people survive in America – John Crudele  (DIERSEN: Are you unemployed?  If so, how do you get by? As a 68-year-old unemployed retired federal employee, I have received a dramatically reduced Civil Service Retirement System pension (currently $50,856 a year) since 1997.  In addition, I have received dramatically reduced Social Security (currently $2,028 a year) since 2010.)
http://nypost.com/2017/01/22/how-these-unemployed-people-survive-in-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dear John: In a nutshell, I am getting by because I still have a good credit score (690, I believe). I am a 66-year-old retired civilian federal employee. I was able to retire when I was age 55 after 32 years of service and receive my full pension (currently about $3,600 net monthly). I retired to “pursue other interests,” as the cliche goes.)

 

USA TODAY
— Fake Muslim registry appears at women’s march – Sean Rossman
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/21/fake-muslim-registry-appears-womens-march/96885144/

 

NPR & WNPR
— Trump Administration Goes To War With The Media Over Inauguration Crowd Size – JESSICA TAYLOR  (DIERSEN: Has the Gresk Administration gone to war with me over my promotion of Wheaton’s Independence Day parades?  Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address would think so.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/21/510994742/trump-administration-goes-to-war-with-the-media-over-inauguration-crowd-size
http://wnpr.org/post/trump-administration-goes-war-media-over-inauguration-crowd-size

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://fortune.com/2017/01/21/womens-march-photos/

 

THE BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Where Were All The Women’s March Protesters in November?” and say “It was huge. It was emotional. But it’s hard not to wonder what all these people were doing during the election, and what they will do after the protest has ended.”  What will the anti-Trump women in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to get rid of Trump and to get rid of Trumps’s supporters?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/21/where-were-all-the-women-s-march-protesters-in-november.html

January 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— INAUGURATION DAY 2017: DONALD TRUMP IS USA’S 45TH PRESIDENT
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/inauguration-day-2017-donald-trump-is-usas-45th-president/1711736/
— TRUMP PROTESTERS RALLY IN DALEY PLAZA, MARCH THROUGH THE LOOP – Will Jones and Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-protesters-rally-and-march-through-the-loop/1712879/
— DONALD TRUMP PROTESTERS CLASH WITH POLICE AFTER INAUGURATION; 6 OFFICERS INJURED, 217 ARRESTED – Chuck Goudie
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-protesters-clash-with-dc-police-after-inauguration/1712406/
— PHOTOS: PROTESTERS AT DONALD TRUMP’S INAUGURATION
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/photos-protesters-at-donald-trumps-inauguration/1711988/

 

NBC5
— President Donald Trump: ‘It’s Going to Be Only America First’  “We are transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving it back to you the people,” Trump said
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/President-Donald-Trump-Inauguration-Day-Swearing-in-Parade-411273515.html
— Critics Zero in on Trump’s Inaugural Address  One Trump supporter called it the best speech he had ever heard – Noreen O’Donnell
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Critics-Zero-in-on-Trumps-Inaugural-Address-411349815.html
— From Protests to Pomp: Dramatic Moments of Inauguration Day  And more of the most talked-about moments of the Trump inauguration
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Inaugural-Moments-Trending-Inauguration-Cafe-411283695.html
— Protesters Block Traffic Near Trump Tower in Chicago  Organizers say the march has been endorsed by a number of groups including Black Lives Matter Chicago.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Protest-Planned-in-Chicago-After-Trumps-Inauguration-411341925.html
— Trump White House Bemoans Chicago Violence on Website  The city was mentioned on a section of the White House website titled “Standing up for our law enforcement community.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Administration-Takes-Aim-at-Chicago-Violence-411357795.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Administration Takes Aim At Chicago On White House Website
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/20/trump-administration-takes-aim-at-chicago-on-white-house-website/
— City Sells $1.16B In Bonds, But Pays A Heavy Price For CPS Crisis
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/20/city-sells-1-16b-in-bonds-but-pays-a-heavy-price-for-cps-crisis/
— Will Illinois Get Snubbed By Trump White House? Not Necessarily, Observer Says – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/20/will-illinois-get-snubbed-by-post-obama-white-house-not-necessarily-observer-says/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump takes office, pledging to empower America’s ‘forgotten men and women’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-president-20170120-story.html
— Trump White House names and shames Chicago on Day One – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-trump-white-house-website-crime-0122-chicago-inc-20170120-story.html
— More than 200 D.C. protesters arrested in day of clashes with cops at Trump inauguration – Theresa Vargas, Taylor Hartz, Peter Hermann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-inauguration-protests-20170120-story.html
— Not much to like in proposal for budget woes – Scott Reeder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-reeder-column-st-0122-20170120-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Vernon Hills upholds video gambling ban – Rick Kambic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/vernon-hills/news/ct-vhr-video-gambling-rejected-again-tl-0126-20170119-story.html
— Ex-Sen. Kirk may become lobbyist, complains ‘white Republicans’ not invited on Air Force One – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-mark-kirk-to-open-lobbying-firm-0120-chicago-inc-20170119-story.html
— Immigration, criminal justice top agenda for anti-Trump protesters in Chicago – Grace Wong and Gregory Pratt  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-inauguration-protest-chicago-met-20170120-story.html
— Give President Donald Trump a chance – Hugh Hewitt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-give-president-donald-trump-a-chance-20170120-story.html
— From Cullerton and Radogno, 2 choices for Illinois senators: Something or nothing. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-budget-madigan-rauner-cullerton-radogno-edit-0123-20170120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois backers of Trump have their day in Washington.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-inauguration-illinois-reaction-0121-20170120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-womens-march-chicago-buses-to-dc-met-20170120-story.html
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Suburbs see growth in tax revenue from video gambling – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-southland-video-gambling-st-0122-20170120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President Trump misses chance to unite country in speech.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-president-trump-misses-chance-to-unite-country-in-speech/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump believes what he’s saying — and that’s what’s scary.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-trump-believes-what-hes-saying-and-thats-whats-scary/
— Small ray of hope for fairer school funding in Illinois – Phil Kadner  (DIERSEN: My parents helped Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) cut its expenses during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and I to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-small-ray-of-hope-for-fairer-school-funding-in-illinois/
— On Day One, Trump’s White House spotlights Chicago crime on web – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/on-day-one-trumps-white-house-spotlights-chicago-crime-on-web/
— Anti-Trump protesters fill Daley Plaza – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/anti-trump-protesters-fill-daley-plaza/
— Alderman demands Emanuel relax police hiring standards now – Fran Spielman (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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alderman-demands-emanuel-relax-police-hiring-standards-now/
— Wanted — again: City Council financial analyst – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Of course, applicants should/must be Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/wanted-again-city-council-financial-analyst/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Cullerton, Radogno want to make sure tax hike is ‘adequate’ – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/news/170129888/
— Suburbanites reflect on witnessing historic Trump inauguration
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/news/170129871/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 20 ways to celebrate inauguration weekend in Chicago, whether you’re pro-Trump or protesting – JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170120/NEWS07/170119819/celebrate-inauguration-weekend-in-chicago-pro-trump-or-protest

 

WTTW
— UIC Students Hold Protest During Trump Inauguration – Evan Garcia  (DIERSEN: UIC accepted me in 1966 when I was 18 years old. If I was 18 years old today, I doubt that UIC would accept me.  From what I see, ever-increasingly, UIC is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/20/uic-students-hold-protest-during-trump-inauguration

 

WJDB RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/01/19/50k-people-expected-at-chicago-womens-march-on-saturday

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Local Reaction To Inauguration – Jordan Abudayyeh  (DIERSEN: In my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.  I wonder what their reaction to the inauguration is.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/local-reaction-to-inauguration

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— B-N residents: Inauguration ‘unbelievable,’ ’emotional’ – Julia Evelsizer
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/b-n-residents-in-d-c-inauguration-was-unbelievable/article_82c6dfd0-2308-5314-b1a8-b0b45e9befbd.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois Senate leaders promise budget-deal vote Wednesday – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article127676499.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127731809.html
— Illinoisans get emotional during Trump’s inauguration – NONA TEPPER
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127838684.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— What Trump, Congress can do for Illinois – Diana Rickert
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/what-trump-congress-can-do-for-illinois/article_54582df1-5ef5-5d93-86e2-5ea0c55c283c.html

 

SOUTHERN
— State Senate, House consider eliminating future lawmakers’ pensions – DEBBY HERNANDEZ  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you are demonized, you are denigrated, and you are condemned if you are in line to get a pension or if you are getting a pension.  The bigger that pension, the more that you are demonized, you are denigrated, and you are condemned.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-senate-house-consider-eliminating-future-lawmakers-pensions/article_47791d78-7aeb-51bd-8bfa-8de74afa6277.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Ballots taking shape for Downers Grove school district races – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/30/ballots-taking-shape-for-downers-grove-school-district-races/aqg21gn/
— Wheaton mayor: City bustling with business activity  Mayor Michael Gresk delivers State of the City address – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/19/wheaton-mayor-city-bustling-with-business-activity/aomnrsk/

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Lawmakers Defend Inauguration No-Shows, Slam Trump’s Speech.”
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/20/illinois_lawmakers_trump_inaugurati.php

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Inauguration Day Protests: Chicago Police Gather At Trump Tower Shortly After President Sworn In  Demonstrators from other events across the city plan to march to President Donald Trump’s building for a joint rally Friday night. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/inauguration-day-protests-chicago-police-assemble-trump-tower-shortly-after

 

CHICAGO REPORTER
— What’s at stake for Chicago and Illinois under President Trump – Curtis Black
http://chicagoreporter.com/whats-at-stake-for-chicago-and-illinois-under-president-trump/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Candidate Ghani removed from the ballot – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/college-of-dupage-candidate-ghani-removed-from-the-ballot/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Gives Jack Franks New Power – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/rauner-gives-jack-franks-new-power/
— Charles Thomas’ WLS Report on Jennifer Lawrence’s Trump Inauguration Party
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/charles-thomas-report-on-jennifer-lawrences-trump/
— ABC’s Charles Thomas Interviews Trump Supporters in Crystal Lake
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/abcs-charles-thomas-interviews-trump-supporters-in-crystal-lake/
— “Crook County,” the Movie
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/crook-county-the-movie/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS SHOULDN’T BE FORCED TO BAIL OUT POLITICIANS’ FAILURES  The Illinois Senate’s budget “compromise” hits Illinoisans with more than $5 billion in tax hikes, continued budget deficits and no real reforms. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-taxpayers-shouldnt-be-forced-to-bail-out-politicians-failures/?linkId=33599808
— SHRINKING MCHENRY COUNTY NEEDS TO CAP AND CUT PROPERTY TAXES  Local officials’ failure to address skyrocketing property taxes has pushed residents out of McHenry County at astonishing rates. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/shrinking-mchenry-county-needs-to-cap-and-cut-property-taxes/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SCHAKOWSKY: TRUMP’S HATEFUL RHETORIC WILL NOW LIVE IN WHITE HOUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/schakowsky-trumps-hateful-rhetoric-will-now-live-in-white-house.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— And now for a little bit of good news  (DIERSEN: What percent of films promote the Democrat Party platform – 70%, 80%, 90+%?)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/20/and-now-for-a-little-bit-of-good-news/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump rips into establishment, pledges to keep every campaign promise – Charles Hurt
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/20/donald-trump-rips-establishment-pledges-keep-every/
— Donald Trump: We will ‘eradicate’ ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ ‘from the face of the Earth’ – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/20/donald-trump-we-will-eradicate-radical-islamic-ter/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump pledges $10G to supporter from Illinois going to inaugural ball in donated suit
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/20/trump-pledges-10g-to-supporter-going-to-inaugural-ball-in-donated-suit.html

 

NUMBERS USA
— TRUMP INAUGURAL PLEDGE: IMMIGRATION POLICY WILL ‘BENEFIT AMERICAN WORKERS & AMERICAN FAMILIES’ – Roy Beck  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, but at the same time, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the jobs that I had should have been given to minorities, to women, to younger people, and to veterans instead of me.)
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/trump-inaugural-pledges-immigration-policy-serve-american-workers

 

GOPUSA
— Leftists Protest and Riot During Inauguration
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19522
— CNN Hires Inexperienced Daughter of Valerie Jarrett to Cover Trump DOJ
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19497

 

BREITBART
— Trump Offers Down on His Luck Illinois Father Shane Bouvet $10,000 Check at Inaugural Event – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/20/trump-offers-father-luck-10000-check-inaugural-event/
— Krauthammer: ‘They’re Quaking in Their Boots in Foreign Capitals’ – PAM KEY  (DIERSEN: Foreign countries want America to be pro-foreign countries, not pro-America.  Many foreign countries see America as having been a useful idiot for them.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/20/krauthammer-theyre-quaking-boots-foreign-capitals/

 

THE BLAZE
— Obama leaving Trump with a massive debt crisis – Justin Haskins
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/commentary-obama-leaving-trump-with-a-massive-debt-crisis/
— Schools offer grief counseling to those upset by Inauguration Day – Glenn Beck
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/schools-offer-grief-counseling-to-those-upset-by-inauguration-day/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Can America’s Divides Be Healed? – DAVID FRENCH (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, they operatives, and their dupes focus on divides.  They pit individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE THAT ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Should I write a book about the leading dividers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444064/donald-trump-political-polarization-challenging-problem

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Anti-Trump Rally Escalates Into Mayhem as Protesters Engage in Window Smashing, Police Confrontation… – KYLE BECKER
http://ijr.com/2017/01/782094-white-protester-screams-no-racist-cops-at-anti-trump-rally-fails-to-notice-guys-standing-right-in-front-of-him/

 

THE HILL
— MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: Trump inauguration speech ‘Hitlerian’ – JOE CONCHA  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/315324-msnbcs-chris-matthews-trump-inauguration-speech-hitlerian
— Trump: We’re giving power back to the people – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: Yes, but what about those people who want more power to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315275-trump-were-giving-power-back-to-the-people
— Trump fails to mention Clinton in inaugural address – TIM DEVANEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/315292-trump-fails-to-mention-clinton-in-inaugural-address

 

POLITICO
— White House orders ‘immediate regulatory freeze’  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion regulations and Republican-led budget cuts to justify their wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/white-house-orders-immediate-regulatory-freeze-233951

 

CNN
— Trump becomes 45th President of the United States – Stephen Collinson
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-highlights/index.html
— Inaugural address: Trump’s full speech
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/trump-inaugural-address/index.html
— Here’s how much Obama’s pension is worth – Chris Isidore  (DIERSEN: On September 30, 1997, 49-year old David John Diersen succumbed to threats from his Democrat GAO superiors and became a federal retiree.  In today’s dollars, a) my Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,720 and b) my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for my wife and I is $16,854.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be furious about that.  In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. In addition, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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 33.)
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/34308844/heres-how-much-obamas-pension-is-worth
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At noon on Friday, 55-year old Barack Obama became a federal retiree. His pension payment will be $207,800 for the upcoming year, about half of his presidential salary. Obama and every other former president also get seven months of “transition” services to help adjust to post-presidential life. The ex-Commander in Chief also gets lifetime Secret Service protection as well as allowances for things such as travel, office expenses, communications and health care coverage. All those extra expenses can really add up. In 2015 they ranged from a bit over $200,000 for Jimmy Carter to $800,000 for George W. Bush, according to a government report. Carter doesn’t get health insurance because you have to work for the federal government for five years to qualify. The pensions and other benefits were first created in 1958, when former President Harry Truman was experiencing financial trouble. The annual payments are currently the same as what cabinet secretaries earn in a given year, and those salaries are set by Congress. But the days of this kind of taxpayer support for ex-presidents may be numbered. Last year, the Republican Congress passed a bill that would have set a flat $200,000 a year in pension payments and capped other expenses at $200,000 a year per president. The cost of living increases for the pension would be tied to the same formula used to increase social security benefits. But that $400,000 could quickly disappear under the proposed law, which cuts the pension and expense payments by a dollar for every dollar that a former president earns above $400,000. So taxpayers are off the hook entirely once a president earns $800,000 a year. Given that most former presidents can earn significant incomes from speeches and writing books, it’s very possible that the taxpayer support of former executives could become a thing of the past. But Obama vetoed the legislation, telling Congress that he did so because the bill also would have terminated the salaries and benefits of former presidents’ staff, and made it harder for the Secret Service to protect former presidents. “If the Congress returns the bill having appropriately addressed these concerns, I will sign it,” he said. But the legislation never got back to his desk. The president’s salary is $400,000, but during the campaign President Trump said he would decline the pay.)

 

ABC NEWS
— Confrontation Near Parade Route Escalates, Pepper Spray Used – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/protesters-planning-disrupt-donald-trumps-big-day-44910969

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Revels and Glides Through First Day of Presidency – MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/president-trump-day.html
— Donald Trump Inauguration: Protests Break Out in Downtown Washington – YAMICHE ALCINDOR, NICK CORASANITI and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/donald-trump-inauguration.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A nasty anti-Trump says “Trump’s America is a rotten place.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/20/trumps-america-is-a-rotten-place/?utm_term=.0cb991ff769b
— Trump changes White House website, signaling policy priorities – Ashley Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/20/moments-after-taking-the-oath-president-trump-transforms-white-house-website/
— Donald Trump is sworn in as president, vows to end ‘American carnage’ – David A. Fahrenthold, Robert Costa and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-to-be-sworn-in-marking-a-transformative-shift-in-the-countrys-leadership/2017/01/20/954b9cac-de7d-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— Inauguration protesters vandalize city, try to disrupt Trump’s oath, police arrest nearly 100 – Theresa Vargas, Taylor Hartz and Arelis R. Hernández
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/protesters-bring-shouts-skirmishes-and-shutdowns-to-inauguration-celebration/2017/01/20/00ea4c72-df11-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump signs executive order that could effectively gut Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-signs-executive-order-that-could-lift-affordable-care-acts-individual-mandate/2017/01/20/8c99e35e-df70-11e6-b2cf-b67fe3285cbc_story.html
— Inaugural Balls: How the Trumps partied – Elahe Izadi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/01/20/inaugural-balls-how-the-trumps-partied/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Anti-Trump protesters smash windows, throw flares in DC – Stephanie Pagones and Gabrielle Fronrouge
http://nypost.com/2017/01/20/anti-trump-protesters-smash-windows-throw-flares-in-dc/

 

USA TODAY
— Horrified celebrities are live-tweeting Trump’s Inauguration Day – Maeve McDermott
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/01/20/horrified-celebrities-live-tweeting-donald-trump-inauguration/96834056/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump’s Inauguration: Live Analysis  Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the U.S.
http://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/donald-trump-inauguration?mod=djemalertNEWS
— Some Protests in Washington Violent Ahead of Trump Swearing-In  Others were peaceful as they tried to shut down several entrances to the National Mall – BEN KESLING, BYRON TAU and DEVLIN BARRETT
http://www.wsj.com/articles/some-protests-in-washington-violent-ahead-of-trump-wearing-in-1484932391
— In Retirement, It’s Save Now or Pay (a Lot) Later  Strategies to motivate yourself to save more sooner, drawing on the latest behavioral research – ANNE TERGESEN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-retirement-its-save-now-or-pay-a-lot-later-1484908217
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Given a choice between satisfying our immediate needs and desires or focusing on the future, the here and now typically wins out. That impulse doesn’t bode well for retirement savings. The psychological tendency to prioritize the present over the future has troubling implications, especially in an era in which Social Security is underfunded and old-fashioned pension plans are falling by the wayside, leaving individuals increasingly responsible for creating their own retirement security. “Time, resources and attention are limited,” says Neil Lewis Jr., a Ph.D. candidate in social psychology at the University of Michigan and co-author of a recent study that examined ways to counteract the impulse to spend now instead of saving for retirement. “People allocate them to events that are pressing, rather than to events that may happen later.” . . . The bad news: The savings crisis is deepening as 52% of American households are at risk of being unable to maintain their standard of living in retirement, up from 45% in 2004, according to Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research. The center calculates a cumulative retirement savings shortfall of $6.4 trillion.)

 

FORBES
— Many Critical National Issues Go Missing In New Trump White House Website – Erik Sherman  (DIERSEN: Since 2009, members of the following groups have determined what the critical national issue were: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2017/01/20/critical-national-issues-go-missing-in-the-new-trump-white-house-focus/#2e34461a2c03

 

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— The coming storm for journalism under Trump – David Uberti and Pete Vernon
http://www.cjr.org/special_report/trump_media_journalism_washington_press.php

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Welcome to the Trump Dark Age.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139969/welcome-trump-dark-age
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s inauguration speech was aimed at his supporters and no one else.”
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/140008/donald-trumps-inauguration-speech-aimed-supporters-no-one-else

 

LAW 360
— GAO Says It Saved $63B For Gov’t In 2016 – Daniel Wilson  (DIERSEN: After working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, I transferred to GAO in 1980.  GAO audits IRS. The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my knowledge of IRS, wasted my career, and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.law360.com/tax/articles/883194/gao-says-it-saved-63b-for-gov-t-in-2016
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Wednesday said it had helped save the federal government more than $63 billion in fiscal 2016, pointing to efforts such as helping to stem improper Medicare payments, cut procurement costs, and streamline tax collection. The efforts of the GAO’s nearly 3,000 employees collectively generated $63.4 billion in benefits for the federal government in FY2016, returning $112 for each dollar of its $555.3 million budget, the watchdog said in its annual report to Congress.)

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 325 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $279,900
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448242_zpid/

January 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “DISCONTENT IN DC: LAWMAKERS, CITIZENS PROTEST TRUMP INAUGURATION.”
http://abc7chicago.com/news/discontent-in-dc-lawmakers-citizens-protest-trump-inauguration/1709029/
— SPOKESMAN: GEORGE H.W. BUSH ADMITTED TO ICU, WIFE BARBARA BUSH ALSO HOSPITALIZED – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/news/both-george-hw-bush-and-barbara-bush-hospitalized/1708003/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Womens-March-on-Chicago-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-411092025.html
— Trump Hotel Bans Media During Inauguration Week
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Hotel-Bans-Media-During-Inauguration-Week-411127315.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Swastikas, Pro-Trump Fliers Found on UC Berkeley Printers.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Swastikas-Pro-Trump-Fliers-Found-on-UC-Berkeley-Printers-411081265.html
— Girl Scouts Defend Their Involvement in Donald Trump Inauguration  “Every girl has a home at Girl Scouts, every girl in our movement is allowed her own ideas, opinions, beliefs and political ideology”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Girl-Scouts-Defend-Their-Involvement-in-Donald-Trump-Inauguration-411133315.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Schakowsky joins Democratic boycott of Trump’s inauguration.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/schakowsky-inauguration-met-20170118-story.html
— Rauner aides say Senate budget plan short $4.3 billion – Haley BeMiller and Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Are you spending more than your income?  The cost of living in Wheaton is very high.  My wife and I are spending more than our income because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— Indiana GOP lawmaker wants police to use ‘any means necessary’ to stop protesters from blocking traffic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-indiana-protest-bill-20170118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Six agencies — including FBI, CIA, Treasury — probing possible Russian aid to Trump’s campaign.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-fbi-kremlin-probe-20170118-story.html
— Obama was a foreign-policy failure – Stephen M. Walt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-obama-policy-2b58fd4c-ddad-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861-20170118-story.html
— District 181 loans itself money while waiting on referendum lawsuit – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dhd-hms-bond-delay-tl-0126-20170118-story.html
— Lisle village clerk gets work-release jail sentence in DUI plea deal – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-lisle-clerk-dui-plea-0118-20170118-story.html
— Are you facing mom bias at work? – Nara Schoenberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/parenting/sc-mom-bias-family-0117-20170117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “On ethics: Obama went high, Trump goes low.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-ethics-trump-obama-chapman-perspec-0119-md-20170118-column.html
— Preckwinkle: Emanuel could have acted sooner on police issues – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-toni-preckwinkle-doj-report-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— Chicago drone photographer pays FAA $200,000 over alleged airspace violations – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-drone-faa-settlement-0119-biz-20170118-story.html
— Rauner-Madigan feud leads to $31 million spent by outside groups on state races last year – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-campaign-spending-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-immigrants-mixed-status-trump-met-20170118-story.html
— Emanuel has $1 million in campaign fund, spent thousands on legal fees – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-campaign-finance-report-met-0119-20170118-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Preckwinkle: CPD afflicted by ‘pervasive racism’ – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-cpd-afflicted-by-pervasive-racism/
— Chicago fiscal wizard Jeremy Katz joins Trump team – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-chicago-fiscal-wizard-joins-trump-team/
— Senate budget’s ‘work in progress’ includes filling $4.3B hole Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-budgets-work-in-progress-includes-filling-4-3b-hole/amp/
— Rahm says CPD must work ‘double hard’ to attract minorities – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: To attract younger Democrats, and especially those who are minority and/or female, the Democrats who run GAO could draw their attention to Diersen v. GAO at https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-says-cpd-must-work-double-hard-to-attract-minorities/
— Mayor defends CPS furloughs as CTU joins school-cut protests – Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-defends-cps-furloughs-as-ctu-joins-school-cut-protests/
— City employee accused of sending ‘sexually explicit’ emails – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-employee-accused-of-sending-sexually-explicit-emails/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Proposal could eliminate pay for DuPage election panel – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: What do you do that you are not paid for?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is absolutely worthless because I am not paid for what I do.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/news/170118804/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. David Olsen, a Downers Grove Republican, is co-sponsoring legislation to end the $27,500 salary for members of DuPage County’s board of election commissioners. . .The measure is being co-sponsored by state Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Wheaton Republican. . .Having unpaid board members, Olsen said, helps ensure they’re “serving for the right reasons, which is to serve the people and ensure the election process is carried out properly.”)
— Students from Naperville, Wheaton to witness Trump make history – Madhu Krishnamurthy and Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/news/170118853/
— Chicago-area home sales strengthened in 2016  (DIERSEN: Have home sales strengthened in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?  If not, why not?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/entlife/170118814/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illegal campaign cash, sexy emails highlights of City Hall inspector’s latest report – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170118/BLOGS02/170119862/illegal-campaign-cash-sexy-emails-highlights-of-city-hall-inspectors
— Roskam revives effort to block Boeing’s Iran deal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170118/BLOGS02/170119858/roskam-revives-effort-to-block-boeings-iran-deal

 

NBC5
— Christie: Wife Refused to Move to Washington for Trump Post  Trump on Monday told The Wall Street Journal, “at some point, we’re going to do something with Chris.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Christie-Wife-refused-to-move-to-Washington-for-Trump-post–411088815.html

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “State Receives Mixed Grade on Reproductive Rights Ahead of Women’s March.”
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/18/state-receives-mixed-grade-reproductive-rights-ahead-women-s-march

 

DNA INFO
— Bank Robbers Strike On Fridays To Fuel Drug, Booze, Gambling Habits: FBI – Tanveer Ali  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote pot, promote booze, promote gambling, and/or promote even worse things.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170117/albany-park/bank-robbers-strike-on-fridays-fuel-drug-booze-gambling-habits-fbi

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board shoots down Jack Franks’ request for advisory tax freeze referendum – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/18/mchenry-county-board-shoots-down-jack-franks-request-for-advisory-tax-freeze-referendum/ame1d9l/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner budget office says Senate plan won’t erase deficit – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you spending more than your income?  The cost of living in Wheaton is very high.  My wife and I are spending more than our income because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170118/rauner-budget-office-says-senate-plan-wont-erase-deficit

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois budget deal is a real stinker – Scott Reeder
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170118/my-view-illinois-budget-deal-is-real-stinker

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Edwardsville group to join in Women’s March on Washington.”
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127170489.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— If it could, Illinois should declare bankruptcy – Editorial
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511074953-if-it-could-illinois-should-declare-bankruptcy

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois leaders split on attending Trump inauguration.”
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-leaders-split-on-attending-trump-inauguration/article_754e8b92-c2e1-557f-9b67-d8a4aec95376.html

 

DAILY ILLINI
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://dailyillini.com/news/2017/01/18/community-members-march-womens-rights/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Bill Ayers believes opposition to Trump should come from the people—not the Democratic Party  The author and former Weatherman says modern revolutionaries also don’t have to look to the 1960s for inspiration. – Ryan Smith
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/bill-ayers-interview/Content?oid=25115256

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Morrison: Right-to-work laws would make Illinois more economically competitive – Vimbai Chikomo
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511074306-morrison-right-to-work-laws-would-make-illinois-more-economically-competitive

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ramey offers Wayne Township service via campaign – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511074484-ramey-offers-wayne-township-service-via-campaign
— TRAGIC: Wood Dale City Council increases liquor licenses – Philip Gonzales
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511066447-wood-dale-city-council-increases-liquor-licenses

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner: More money for higher ed classrooms instead of ‘bureaucratic bloat’  (DIERSEN: Are/were you bureaucratic bloat?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being federal bureaucratic bloat.  Further, they have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs and promotions that I got should have been given to poor Democrats, to poor minorities, to poor females, to poor younger people, and/or to poor veterans.)
https://ilnews.org/11766/rauner-money-higher-ed-classrooms-instead-bureaucratic-bloat/
— Trump’s pick for education secretary to push for greater school choice  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. Do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents as being filthy rich?  Mine do because my outstanding parents had enough money to send me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://ilnews.org/11758/trumps-pick-education-secretary-push-greater-school-choice/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Barack Obama’s Deplorable Race Relations Legacy – Steve McCann
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/01/barack-obamas-deplorable-race-relations-legacy/

 

BREITBART
— Tourists Flee ‘Nightmare’ Paris Amidst Rising Theft, Assaults, Terror – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/01/18/chinese-tourists-flee-nightmare-paris/

 

THE BLAZE
— Rand Paul slams Bernie Sanders’ assertion that the US is ‘not compassionate’ – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise themselves as being compassionate and/or b) crow that they are church members, attend church services, and/or give money to churches.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/18/rand-paul-slams-bernie-sanders-assertion-that-the-us-is-not-compassionate/
— ‘We are the future’: Young ACLU advocate mocks elderly white people – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want Republicans to dump those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/18/we-are-the-future-young-aclu-advocate-mocks-elderly-white-people/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Toxic masculinity’? Dude, now America’s universities are turning men into women
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19428
— Teachers in Philadelphia Plan Black Lives Matter Week
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19269
— On his last Wednesday in office, Biden warns of the collapse of democracy
http://www.gopusa.com/on-his-last-wednesday-in-office-biden-warns-of-the-collapse-of-democracy/
— When the Press Loses Credibility
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19366

 

DAILY CALLER
— ACLU Official Mocks Elderly White People, Tells Them They Have ‘Five Years Left’ – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: To varying degrees, all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.  I should write a book about that.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/aclu-official-mocks-elderly-white-people-tells-them-they-have-five-years-left/

 

CNS NEWS
— Trump’s IRS Can Avoid Needless Payments to Illegals: Only Genuine SSNs Produce Refunds – David North
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/david-north/trumps-irs-can-avoid-needless-payments-illegals-only-genuine-ssns-produce

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— THOMAS JEFFERSON WARNED US ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/18/thomas-jefferson-warned-us-about-social-security/

 

THE HILL
— How left-wing and racist radicals are infiltrating our children’s minds – TERESA MULL
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/education/314789-how-left-wing-and-racist-radicals-are-infiltrating-our-childrens
— Under Trump, the disruptors return to Washington (that’s a good thing) – THOMAS A. SCHATZ, Citizens Against Government Waste  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that all the salary and benefits that the Post Office, IRS, GAO, and the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me, is paying me, and will pay me is waste.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/314837-under-trump-the-disruptors-return-to-washington-thats-a

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republican Men Think Women Have It Better Than Them.”  All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republican-men-sexism-poll_us_587fc369e4b0c147f0bcbe0a

 

CNN
— CNN President: Donald Trump Wants To ‘Delegitimize Journalism’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, journalists talk, act, and write like they are getting paid a) to help elect Democrats and b) to defend and advance the Democrat Party platform. No one pays me a) to help elect Republicans or b) to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/18/cnn-president-donald-trump-wants-to-delegitimize-journalism/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Out with the ‘art of being honest,’ in with Trump’s art of the deal.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/out-with-the-art-of-being-honest-in-with-trumps-art-of-the-deal/2017/01/18/b4c4b43a-ddcc-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html

 

FORTUNE
— Republican Men Think Its Easier to Be a Woman than a Man, Survey Finds – Madeline Farber (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://fortune.com/2017/01/18/republican-men-easier-being-woman/

 

FORBES
— Are Half of Americans Approaching Retirement with No Savings? – Andrew Biggs  (DIERSEN: Constructively, I began saving for my retirement in 1966 when I was 18 years old when I started earning full-time Civil Service Retirement System credits working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2017/01/18/are-half-of-americans-approaching-retirement-with-no-savings/#3f3cd1047df5

 

FED SMITH
— I Do Solemnly Swear That I Will… – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the Constitution of the United States required them to get rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/18/i-do-solemnly-swear-that-i-will/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: People in the private sector do not take an oath of office when they get a job. They get an offer, report to work, and that’s it. For federal employees it is different. Reading so many articles about the inauguration that refer to the president-elect taking the oath of office on the 20th of January got me thinking about oaths and what they mean. I have taken that oath of office as a civil service employee. Raising your right hand and swearing to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States” is not something most people take lightly. It is a solemn oath and it means something to most people who take it.)

 

THE NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How to Resist Donald Trump in DC This Weekend.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/how-to-resist-donald-trump-in-dc-this-weekend/

 

STAMFORD ADVOCATE
— The government is suing Oracle for discriminatory hiring practices — Oracle says it’s ‘politically motivated’ – Matt Weinberger
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/The-government-is-suing-Oracle-for-discriminatory-10866563.php

 

BERKELEY NEWS
— Berkeley among top U.S. universities for upward mobility – Kathleen Maclay
http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/01/18/berkeley-among-top-u-s-universities-for-upward-mobility/

January 17 Evening Edition

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/17/chicago-knitters-make-hundreds-of-pink-pussyhats-for-womens-march/

 

NBC5
— Rauner: Skipping Trump’s Inauguration Won’t Hurt Illinoisans  “People understand in Washington and around the country that Illinois has big challenges,” Rauner said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Says-Missing-Trump-Inauguration-Wont-Hurt-Illinoisans-410983025.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/More-Than-40000-Expected-to-Attend-Womens-March-on-Chicago-Organizers-Say-410983825.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Womens-March-on-Chicago-See-the-Route-410957105.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Street-Closures-Anticipated-as-Womens-March-on-Chicago-410953675.html

 

ABC7
— CHICAGOANS TRAVEL TO INAUGURATION TO PROTEST, CELEBRATE – Karen Jordan and Kathy Brock
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicagoans-travel-to-inauguration-to-protest-celebrate/1707222/
— MEET THE TRUMPS: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NEW FIRST FAMILY – Kathy Brock
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/meet-the-trumps-a-closer-look-at-the-new-first-family-/1707072/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner will not attend inauguration, but wants to work closely with Trump Administration – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/229717425-story
— Curiosity abounds ahead of Trump inauguration – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/229507081-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says sweeping Senate budget plan not fully baked – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-budget-deal-met-0118-20170117-story.html
— List of Illinois Democrats skipping Trump inauguration grows – Katherine Skiba, Kim Janssen and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trump-inaugural-no-shows-illinois-20170117-story.html
— In search of a new religion to survive President Trump – Garrison Keillor  (DIERSEN: Beyond tragically, ever-increasingly, religions talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-christians-garrison-keillor-20170117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-womens-march-details-met-20170117-story.html
— What’s behind Chicago’s surge in violence? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-crime-increase-causes-edit-0118-md-20170117-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Garry McCarthy subpoenaed about gifts, trips in Jackson divorce – TINA SFONDELES and MICHAEL SNEED
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/garry-mccarthy-among-three-issued-subpoenas-in-jackson-divorce/
— Wayne County is glad it voted 84 percent for Trump – Neil Steinberg  (DIERSEN: In states, counties, townships/wards, municipalities, and precincts where Clinton got substantially more votes than Trump got, will those who voted for Clinton try to get rid of those who voted for Trump?  How should those who voted for Trump protect/defend themselves?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/neil-steinberg-wayne-county-illinois-glad-it-voted-84-percent-for-donald-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-local-womens-march-aims-higher-than-trump-bashing/
— Emanuel and Vice President-elect Pence huddle in Washington – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahm-emanuel-and-vice-president-elect-pence-huddle-in-washington/
— Ex-leaders of FALN, Gangster Disciples get breaks from Obama – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/man-who-fought-for-puerto-rican-independence-gets-obama-clemency/
— Top cop: Bad training bothers me the most – Mitch Dudek  (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, those agencies provided me with extensive and outstanding training.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/top-cop-bad-training-bothers-me-the-most/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Would an impulsive Trump hit the nuclear button?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-nuclear-war-trump-missiles-button-perspec-0118-md-20170117-story.html
— How Russian ‘kompromat’ destroys political opponents – Sarah Oates  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would brag about how they use their operatives and their dupes to destroy individuals, to destroy organizations, to destroy companies, to destroy governments, to destroy etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-russia-kompromat-blackmail-trump-20170117-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Growing list of Illinois lawmakers to skip Trump’s inauguration – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170117/BLOGS02/170119879/growing-list-of-illinois-lawmakers-to-skip-trumps-inauguration

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinoisans-gear-womens-march-capitol-hill

 

WJBC
— Illinois first lady ‘excited’ by visit to Chestnut Health Systems – Adam Studzinski
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/01/17/illinois-first-lady-excited-by-visit-to-chestnut-health-systems/

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Bustos won’t skip inauguration
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/01/17/bustos-wont-skip-inauguration/arq2gnc/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-women-head-washington-march#stream/0

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-women-head-washington-march#stream/0

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR

— Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock’s trial set for July 11 – Andy Kravetz  (DIERSEN: In 1998, my attorney, Walter T. Charlton (http://www.martindale.com/Walter-T-Charlton/1728803-lawyer.htm), filed Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) in Washington, DC, but in 2000, the lawsuit was transferred to Chicago.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170117/former-us-rep-aaron-schocks-trial-set-for-july-11

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://dailyegyptian.com/64597/showcase/southern-illinoisans-prepare-march-equality-social-justice/

 

MADISON RECORD
— State Sen. McCarter headed to Washington for Trump inauguration – Ann Maher
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511074730-mccarter-headed-to-washington-for-trump-inauguration

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote the anti-Trump John J. Dunphy
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/95238/dunphy-trump-should-step-down

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trial Date Set for Former Congressman Aaron Schock  Schock is accused of using his political office for personal profit. – Hannah Hilyard
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/trial-date-set-for-former-congressman-aaron-schock/641592715
— Donald Trump’s childhood home heads to auction  Home built by Trump’s father – KATHRYN VASEL
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trumps-childhood-home-heads-to-auction/641550673
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The home has previously been listed on the market for as much as $1.65 million. The 2,500-square foot house is located in Jamaica Estates, a wealthy neighborhood in Queens. It has four full bathrooms, a library, finished basement and a two-car garage. To participate in the auction, potential bidders must pay $20 for due diligence information that includes a title report, the terms of sale, and a copy of the purchase and sale agreement. According to Misha Haghani, owner of Paramount Realty USA, the home was built by Trump’s father. “A property as prominent as this has intangible value that goes beyond just the real estate — it’s like art and that’s why an auction is the perfect platform in which to sell it,” he said in the December press release. In September, The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon asked the then-presidential nominee about the home being sold. “That is where I was born,” Trump said when Fallon showed him a photo of the home. “I had a really good childhood; oh that’s sad to look at that, I want to buy it.”)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURKIN APPOINTS NEW HOUSE GOP CAUCUS LEADERSHIP TEAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/durkin-appoints-new-house-gop-caucus-leadership-team.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner won’t say where he stands on “repeal and replace”  (DIERSEN: If you get elected or appointed as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/17/rauner-wont-say-where-he-stands-on-repeal-and-replace/

 

AMERICAN  AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION
— Sen. Ted Cruz Set to Address CPAC 2017
http://conservative.org/ted-cruz-set-to-address-cpac-2017/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Michigan’s magician for Trump poised for ‘exciting two years’ as RNC chair – Ralph Z. Hallow
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/17/ronna-romney-mcdaniel-rncs-likely-chair-drives-tru/

 

NEWSMAX
— GAO Warns Federal Debt Is ‘Unsustainable’ – Mark Swanson (DIERSEN: What did you do 1980-1997? I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Newsfront/gao-warns-federal-debt/2017/01/17/id/769035/
— Operatives Sought, Offered $2,500 to Protest at Trump Inauguration – Mark Swanson  (DIERSEN: All the operatives and all the dupes that do the dirty work for my critics/opponents are desperate for money, they all do just about anything for money, including claiming to be religious, claiming to be conservative, and/or claiming to be Republican.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/inauguration-protest-millennials/2017/01/17/id/768996/
— Trump Blasts Pollsters for ‘Rigged’ Approval Ratings  (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in driving down the approval ratings for conservatives? I should write a book about those who do/did that in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/approval-ratings-president-inauguration/2017/01/17/id/768918/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— State Run TV: Brian Williams Declares Obama Had ‘No Personal Scandals’ – Scott WhitlocK
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2017/01/17/state-run-tv-brian-williams-declares-obama-had-no-personal

 

GOPUSA
— Putin accuses Obama administration of undermining Trump’s legitimacy (DIERSEN: Who focuses on undermining your legitimacy?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus/focused on undermining my legitimacy.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19350
http://www.gopusa.com/putin-accuses-obama-administration-of-undermining-trumps-legitimacy/
— Reagan and Trump: American Nationalists – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19327
— Christians, feminists fight Obama’s restroom mandate
http://www.gopusa.com/christians-feminists-fight-obamas-restroom-mandate/
— Wife of Orlando nightclub shooter arrested by FBI
http://www.gopusa.com/wife-of-orlando-nightclub-shooter-arrested-by-fbi/
— Gas mileage matters down the road  (DIERSEN: The Democrats condemned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8 as being a clunker even though it gets 24 MPG on the highway.)
http://www.gopusa.com/gas-mileage-matters-down-the-road/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Border Patrol Won’t Prosecute Illegals Because Of DOJ Inaction – David Krayden
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/report-border-patrol-wont-prosecute-illegals-because-of-doj-inaction/
— Fake Polls? How CNN And ABC Are Fudging The Numbers To Tank Trump’s Favorability – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/fake-polls-how-cnn-and-abc-are-fudging-the-numbers-to-tank-trumps-favorability/
— ‘Never Trump’ Republicans Shocked They Can’t Find Jobs In Trump’s White House – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/never-trump-republicans-shocked-they-cant-find-jobs-in-trumps-white-house/
— Whoops! Definitely-Not-Senile John Lewis Says He FORGOT He Boycotted W’s Inauguration – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/john-lewis-says-he-forgot-he-boycotted-bushs-inauguration/
— Race Activist Calls Black Band Playing At Trump Inauguration ‘Coons’ – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/race-activist-calls-black-band-playing-at-trump-inauguration-coons/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— DOCTORS FIRING MEDICARE PATIENTS – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/17/doctors-firing-medicare-patients/

 

BREITBART
— Inaugural Rioters Urged to ‘Go Hard’ in ‘Only Chance’ to ‘Rove the City’ Under ‘Protocol of the Obama Era’ – LEE STRANAHAN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/inaugural-rioters-urged-go-hard-chance-rove-city-protocol-obama-era/
— Paul Ryan Picks Fight with Donald Trump Over Big Pharma Corruption: ‘I Don’t Speak Like That, Generally Speaking’ – MATTHEW BOYLE  (DIERSEN: Who tries to pick fights with you?  The following try to pick fights with me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/paul-ryan-picks-fight-donald-trump-big-pharma-dont-speak-like-generally/
— Donald Trump: John Lewis Lied About Not Skipping Inaugurations Before Mine – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/trump-john-lewis-lied-not-skipping-inaugurations-before-mine/
— TREASONOUS: GQ Mag: ‘There’s No Such Thing As an Illegal Immigrant’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/01/16/gq-mag-theres-no-thing-illegal-immigrant/

 

BLAZE
— If your lifestyle is none of my business, stop demanding that I celebrate it – Matt Walsh  (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, Americans are forced to celebrate those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  I should write a book about how the federal government forces its employees to celebrate the aforesaid.  It is done under the guise of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-if-your-lifestyle-is-none-of-my-business-stop-demanding-that-i-celebrate-it/
— Rush Limbaugh fires back after Obama blames him for partisanship in Washington – Kate Scanlon  (DIERSEN: Should I “fire back” at those who blame me for their problems, those who blame me for your problems, those who blame me for my problems, and/or those who blame me for everyone’s problems?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/17/rush-limbaugh-fires-back-after-obama-blames-him-for-partisanship-in-washington/

 

TOWNHALL
— Proposed Law Would Punish Countries That Refuse to Take Back Their Illegal Immigrant Criminals – Leah Barkoukis (DIERSEN: How many illegal immigrant criminals are there in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/01/17/proposed-law-would-punish-countries-that-refuse-to-take-back-their-illegal-immigrant-criminals-n2272404
— Planned Parenthood Trained Employees On How to Identify Undercover Journalists Instead of Sex Traffickers – Cortney O’Brien
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/01/17/new-report-shows-planned-parenthood-covering-up-sex-trafficking-n2272707
— Bikers For Trump: We’ll Form A ‘Wall of Meat’ To Block Anti-Trump Protestors At Inauguration – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/01/17/bikers-for-trump-well-for-a-wall-of-meat-to-block-antitrump-protestors-n2272522

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Guide to Basic Differences between Left and Right – DENNIS PRAGER  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be on the right, but who focus on destroying individuals like me who are on the right and organizations like TAPTROOT Republicans of Illinois that are on the right?  I should write a book about the aforesaid destroyers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443900/liberal-conservative-americans-opposed-first-principles-key-terms

 

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— Dr. Ben Carson Says LGBT Americans Should Not Get ‘Extra Rights’ – Czarina Ong
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/dr.ben.carson.says.lgbt.americans.should.not.get.extra.rights/103925.htm

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— GAO Audit: Federal Government Remains on Unsustainable Fiscal Path  Net operating cost more than doubled over past year – Ali Meyer
http://freebeacon.com/issues/audit-federal-government-remains-unsustainable-fiscal-path/

 

CNN
— Who has Donald Trump’s ear? – Dana Bash and Abigail Crutchfield  (DIERSEN: Who has the ear of those who have the most religious, government, political, and financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/politics/donald-trump-advisers/

 

CBS NEWS
— GAO: U.S. government spending “unsustainable”  (DIERSEN: What did you do 1980-1997? I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gao-federal-spending-revenue-unsustainable/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Entering White House Unbent and Unpopular.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/donald-trump-obama-approval-rating.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— ‘Frontline’ examines right-left rift in ‘Divided States of America’ – Meredith Blake  (DIERSEN: In states, counties, townships/wards, municipalities, and precincts where Clinton got substantially more votes than Trump got, will those who voted for Clinton try to get rid of those who voted for Trump?  How should those who voted for Trump protect/defend themselves?)
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-frontline-divided-states-of-amer-20170116-story.html

 

JOURNAL STAR
— Corvette show helps abused kids, hungry families – Dennis Buckley
http://journalstar.com/niche/neighborhood-extra/fun-and-fundraisers/corvette-show-helps-abused-kids-hungry-families/article_50555ba8-7f05-59d0-a28f-17c79d0755df.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Flight, Not Fight  Democrats hiding from the Trump inauguration are just doing what their party does best. – Peter Roff
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2017-01-17/why-democrats-are-really-skipping-donald-trumps-inauguration

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Get in Formation: The Working Girl’s Guide to Joining the Trump Resistance – Kristen Bahler  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Money Magazine’s February 1978 4-page article on me and a) how Money Magazine got IRS to disallow my education deductions and b) how Money Magazine foisted negative government employee stereotypes on me.)
http://time.com/money/4635757/trump-inauguration-march-washington-resistance/

 

FED SMITH
— Proving Retaliation is ‘In Reprisal For’ Blowing the Whistle – Mathew B. Tully, Esq.
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/17/proving-retaliation-is-in-reprisal-for-blowing-the-whistle/

 

FED WEEK
— Office of Government Ethics Issues Policies for Ethics Notices when Hiring
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/oge-issues-policies-ethics-notices-hiring/

 

TALK MEDIA NEWS
— Senate expected to consider GAO reform bill on Tuesday evening – Bryan Renbaum
http://www.talkmedianews.com/featured/2017/01/17/senate-expected-consider-gao-reform-bill-tuesday-evening/

January 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ILLINOIS SENATE VOWS SWIFT ACTION ON AMBITIOUS BUDGET PLAN – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-senate-vows-swift-action-on-ambitious-budget-plan/1703416/
— WHAT ARE DONALD TRUMP’S PRIORITIES?  (DIERSEN: What are your priorities?  My priorities include using GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) to help keep Illinois Republicans up to date with the latest government and political news and commentary and b) to help defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/newsviews-what-are-donald-trumps-priorities/1702447/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On January 20, Donald Trump will be sworn in as our country’s 45th president. Like any candidate, he’s made a lot of promises to voters. Among those pledges getting the most attention, repealing Obamacare and building a wall along the border with Mexico. But once he’s in office, what are likely to be his top priorities? Talking about all this are ABC7 Political Analyst Laura Washington and Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider.)
— FACEBOOK TO BEGIN WARNING USERS OF FAKE NEWS BEFORE GERMAN ELECTION – CNN  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonize/denigrate/condemn everything as being fake, except that which they agree with; b) have virtually every individual, organization, company, government, and country on their blacklists; and c) blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/facebook-to-begin-warning-users-of-fake-news-before-german-election/1704021/

 

CBS2
— Hundreds Rally Against Repealing The Affordable Care Act  (DIERSEN: One reason to become a federal employee is membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for you, your spouse, and your dependent children. One reason to stay a federal employee long enough to retire is continued membership in that program for you, your spouse, and your dependent children.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/15/hundreds-rally-against-repealing-the-affordable-care-act/

 

WGN TV
— Gutierrez among growing list of Democrats boycotting Trump’s inauguration – CNN  (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you? Those who boycott me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://wgntv.com/2017/01/15/illinois-rep-gutierrez-among-growing-list-of-democrats-boycotting-trumps-inauguration/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “call for unity after Trump’s election,” that is, anti-Trumps call for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft adoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors TO BETTER UNITE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE pro-Trump, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-king-day-lake-county-st-0116-20170115-story.html
— Priebus to Obama: ‘Step up’ and quiet Democrats who question Trump’s legitimacy – Mike Debonis  (DIERSEN: I was elected to the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2003.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my election was NOT LEGITIMATE.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-reince-priebus-donald-trump-legitimacy-20170115-story.html
— Democrats rally across the country to save and expand Obamacare  (DIERSEN: One reason to become a federal employee is membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for you, your spouse, and your dependent children. One reason to stay a federal employee long enough to retire is continued membership in that program for you, your spouse, and your dependent children.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-bernie-sanders-michigan-healthcare-rally-20170115-story.html
— Trump says Brexit is ‘a great thing,’ predicts EU will continue to break apart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-brexit-20170115-story.html
— Pfleger responds to Trump’s treatment of Rep. John Lewis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/media/92340737-132.html
— Zion Dairy Queen owner selling property as company wants signs removed – Luke Hammill
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-zion-dairy-queen-update-st-0114-20170115-story.html
— Alec Baldwin returns as Trump on ‘SNL’ to take on Russian dossier, inauguration plans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-alec-baldwin-donald-trump-20170115-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— University of Illinois to review diversity plan for vendors – AP  (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/university-of-illinois-to-review-diversity-plan-for-vendors/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps in Los Angeles.
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/the-latest-hundreds-rally-for-immigrants-in-los-angeles/article_4767ec54-1645-5738-a85b-c68586789bd0.html

 

WJBC
— Barickman: ‘Unbelieveable challenges’ ahead – Adam Studzinski
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/01/15/barickman-unbelieveable-challenges-ahead/

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Madigan’s Re-election a Joyless Affair – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/madigan-reelection-joyless-affair

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Support for ‘block granting’ food stamps continues to grow – Cheyenne Dickerson
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511071719-support-for-block-granting-food-stamps-continues-to-grow

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Board Examiner finds 49 signatures that should be stricken; validates only 37. – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/college-of-dupage-board-examiner-finds-49-signatures-that-should-be-stricken-validates-only-37/
— College of DuPage – Candidate admits photo-copying petitions-blames COD for failure to comply with law – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/college-of-dupage-candidate-admits-photo-copying-petitions-blames-cod-for-failure-to-comply-with-law/
— Mayor Renner’s Clerk Finally Produces Uncensored City Council Meeting Video – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/mayor-renners-clerk-finally-produces-uncensored-city-council-meeting-video/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump eyeing move for White House press room as journalists’ group raises objections – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, “journalists” make it clear that their top priority is destroying Trump, destroying Trump’s supporters, and destroying the Republican Party.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/15/trump-eyeing-move-for-white-house-press-room-as-jo/

 

BREITBART
— Six False Accusations by John Lewis, Hero-Turned-Hack – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/01/15/john-lewis-false-racism-hero-partisan/

 

BLAZE
— Reince Priebus blasts Democrats and John Lewis for questioning Trump’s legitimacy – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: I was elected to the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2003.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my election was NOT LEGITIMATE.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/15/watch-reince-priebus-blasts-democrats-and-john-lewis-for-questioning-trumps-legitimacy/
— CNN host blasts the hypocrisy of Democratic Rep. John Lewis calling Trump ‘illegitimate’ – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: I was elected to the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2003.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my election was NOT LEGITIMATE.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/14/watch-cnn-host-blasts-the-hypocrisy-of-democratic-rep-john-lewis-calling-trump-illegitimate/
— Obama’s legacy: A deeper party divide in America – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/14/obamas-legacy-a-deeper-party-divide-in-america/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The ‘News’ Media as We Knew It Is Finished – Barry Casselman  (DIERSEN: The press in America has always acted like it is an arm of the Democrat Party.  That is one reason why people voted for Republican Trump.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/the_news_media_as_we_knew_it_is_finished.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Inauguration Protesters Plan To Destroy Property And Disrupt Balls – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/14/inauguration-protesters-plan-to-destroy-property-and-disrupt-balls/
— Bob Woodward: ‘Trump’s Right’ — Intel Community Has Treated Him Like ‘Garbage’ – Christian Datoc  (DIERSEN: Those who anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors TREAT MEMBERS OF THE FOLLWING GROUPS LIKE THEY ARE GARBAGE: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in for America long time. Those who have been treated like garbage voted for Trump.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/15/bob-woodward-trumps-right-intel-community-has-treated-him-like-garbage-video/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Priebus: “President Obama Should Step Up,” Lewis Putting The U.S. Down Across The World – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: During 2011 and 2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focused a) on putting TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois down, b) on putting TAPROOT events down, c) on putting speakers at TAPROOT events down, and d) on putting my TAPROOT chairmanship since 2005 down.  Tragically, virtually no one aside from me defended TAPROOT, defended TAPROOT events, defended TAPROOT speakers, or defended my TAPROOT chairmanship. What does that say?)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/01/15/priebus_president_obama_should_step_up_lewis_putting_the_us_down_across_the_world.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— CNN and BuzzFeed Run “Fake News” in Attempt to Damage Trump – C. Mitchell Shaw
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/25139-cnn-and-buzzfeed-run-fake-news-in-attempt-to-damage-trump

 

HARVARD POLITICAL REVIEW
— A Fake America: Cultural Fragmentation and Polarization – Justin Curtis  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs focus on fragmenting and polarizing everyone.  I should write a book about the aforesaid fragmenters and polarizers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  I should write a book about the aforesaid fragmenters and polarizers in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Illinois Republican Party, the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Center Right Coalition, the American Association of Political Consultants, etc.)
http://harvardpolitics.com/hprgument-posts/fake-america-cultural-fragmentation-polarization/

 

THE HILL
— Trump, House GOP could clash over ‘Buy America’ – MELANIE ZANONA  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate unions, hate past and present union members, hate General Motors, hate Ford, hate Chrysler, and hate past and present owners of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles.)
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/314304-trump-house-gop-could-clash-over-buy-america
— Priebus: John Lewis’s comments ‘irresponsible’ – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/314400-priebus-john-lewis-comments-on-trump-irresponsible
— Trump thanks Bob Woodward, blasts intelligence community over dossier – CYRA MASTER
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/314421-trump-thanks-bob-woodward-blasts-intelligence-community-over-dossier

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Mike Pence Is ‘Deeply Disappointed’ That Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Bad-Mouthed Donald Trump – Julia Craven  (DIERSEN: Who are the leading badmouthers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-pence-john-lewis_us_587b8955e4b0b3c7a7b1cc91
— Reince Priebus Warns Ethics Chief To ‘Be Careful’ – Igor Bobic (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats are nasty. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  If you are a Republican, sooner or later, Democrats will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are unethical.  During the 1970s, my Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my education deductions and my partial day per diem claims were unethical.  During the 1960s, my Democrat Post Office superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my sick leave requests were unethical.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reince-priebus-ethics-careful_us_587b9be8e4b0e58057ff493e

 

ABC NEWS
— Reince Priebus Calls John Lewis’ Criticism of Trump ‘Irresponsible’ – ALI DUKAKIS  (DIERSEN: When you are criticized, who comes to your defense?  I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have made it clear that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might come to my defense.)
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/reince-priebus-calls-john-lewis-criticism-trump-irresponsible/story?id=44791506

 

CNN
— Is Trump White House preparing to treat press as ‘opposition party’? (DIERSEN: The press in America has always acted like it is an arm of the Democrat Party.  That is one reason why people voted for Republican Trump.)
http://gantdaily.com/2017/01/15/is-trump-white-house-preparing-to-treat-press-as-opposition-party/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How MLK can get you out of your Trump Slump.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/15/us/mlk-trump/
http://gantdaily.com/2017/01/15/how-mlk-can-get-you-out-of-your-trump-slump/

 

REUTERS
— Trump threatens BMW with border tax on cars built in Mexico
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-bmw-idUSKBN14Z0XY

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “PROTESTERS ACROSS US DECRY TRUMP’S ANTI-IMMIGRANT STANCE.”
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170114/AP/301149864
— A look at some of the groups who plan to protest Trump
http://www.dailyjournal.net/2017/01/15/us-trump-inauguration-protests-whos-coming/

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Trump team says ethics official too ‘political’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats are nasty. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  If you are a Republican, sooner or later, Democrats will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are unethical.  During the 1970s, my Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my education deductions and my partial day per diem claims were unethical.  During the 1960s, my Democrat Post Office superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my sick leave requests were unethical.)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article126700079.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump team on attack headed into week of president-elect’s inauguration – Abby Phillip and Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: Should I go “on attack?”  Would that prompt my critics/opponents to get their operatives and their dupes out of their closets, out of their gutters, and out of their sewers?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-team-on-attack-headed-into-week-of-president-elects-inauguration/2017/01/15/9d73e21e-db57-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Fake News 101? Lawmakers want California schools to teach students how to evaluate what they read on the web – Melanie Mason
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-los-angeles-assemblyman-proposes-bill-1484182108-htmlstory.html
— Pence and Priebus want to turn toward an ‘optimistic’ Trump inauguration and leave behind a touchy transition – Cathleen Decker
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-incoming-trump-administration-battles-1484505280-htmlstory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s feud with John Lewis echoes a long, difficult relationship with African Americans – Janell Ross and Vanessa Williams  (DIERSEN: Democrats continue to be furious that they lost the Civil War.  Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks that Republicans have caused all the problems that Blacks have had, that Republicans are causing all the problems that Blacks have, and that Republicans will forever cause all the problems that Blacks will have.  Democrats want Blacks to hate Republicans.  Lewis is a product of the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-feud-with-john-lewis-echoes-a-long-difficult-relationship-with-african-americans/2017/01/15/03126080-daa1-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rep. John Lewis’s books sell out following his attack on Donald Trump.  If you want to make lots of money from members of the following groups, you attack Trump: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/15/rep-john-lewiss-books-sell-out-following-donald-trumps-attacks/
— Animal activists finally have something to applaud at Ringling Bros. circus: Its closure – Amy B Wang
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/01/15/animal-activists-finally-have-something-to-applaud-at-the-ringling-bros-circus-its-closure/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Team May Move West Wing Briefings to Expand Capacity – Ros Krasny
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-15/trump-team-may-move-briefings-from-west-wing-to-accommodate-more

 

HERALD AND NEWS
— Organization says illegal immigrants hurt Oregon’s economy – RICHARD F. LaMOUNTAIN
http://www.heraldandnews.com/members/forum/guest_commentary/organization-says-illegal-immigrants-hurt-state-s-economy/article_a7bfbfd7-3a6a-5ea4-9428-6649647ef6f0.html

 

  1. AUGUSTINE RECORD
    — Irresponsible press and sore losers – Eric Erickson
    http://staugustine.com/opinion/2017-01-15/guest-editorial-irresponsible-press-and-sore-losers

 

SEA COAST ONLINE
— Republicans are Putin’s useful idiots – Stephen D. Clark, Stratham (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who consider me to be one of their “useful idiots?”)
http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20170112/NEWS/170119673

 

EVERETT HERALD NET
— Press is biased; supporters need Trump newsletter – Robert Rivera, Marysville, Washington
http://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/press-is-biased-supporters-need-trump-newsletter/

 

FED SMITH
— Buyouts and Early Outs – John Grobe  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  Those Democrats use buyouts and early outs to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/15/buyouts-and-early-outs/

 

GUARDIAN
— Merkel made catastrophic mistake over open door to refugees, says Trump  US president-elect tells German newspaper Gild that chancellor was wrong ‘letting all these illegals into the country’ – Kate Connolly
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/15/angela-merkel-refugees-policy-donald-trump

 

DAILY MAIL
— Reince Priebus calls on President Obama to scold John Lewis for questioning the legitimacy of Donald Trump  Reince Priebus said on Meet the Press that President Obama should call John Lewis’ comments on Donald Trump’s legitimacy ‘wrong’ The incoming White House chief of staff was angered that some Democrats were boycotting Trump’s inauguration over the Russian hacks  Priebus was also mad that Democrats were fundraising off the tiff between Lewis and Trump  Earlier this week, Lewis, the House’s most prominent civil rights leader, said he didn’t consider Trump to be a ‘legitimate president’ – Nikki Schwab  (DIERSEN: I was elected to the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2003.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my election was NOT LEGITIMATE.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4122260/Reince-Priebus-calls-President-Obama-scold-John-Lewis-questioning-legitimacy-Donald-Trump.html

January 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why the press must unite when Trump attacks.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-why-the-press-must-united-when-trump-attacks/
— $400M property tax increase could save CPS finances: Moody’s – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/400m-property-tax-increase-could-save-cps-finances-moodys/
— Chicago man charged with sending threats to governor, DuPage sheriff – Jacob Wittich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-man-charged-with-sending-threats-to-governor-sheriff/

— Goodbye to one selfie president, hello to another – Mona Charen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/charen-goodbye-to-one-selfie-president-hello-to-another/
— Amazon plans to hire 100,000 over the next 18 months – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, employers act like they do NOT want hire those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/amazon-plans-to-hire-100000-over-the-next-18-months/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville students to view Trump inauguration in person – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-inauguration-st-0113-20170111-story.html
— Speaker Madigan — public servant, not prom king – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-michael-madigan-speaker-illinois-democrats–perspec-0113-md-20170112-story.html
— Trump’s will be a presidency ‘like you’ve never seen before’ – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-president-inauguration-edit-20170115-story.html
— Budget woes trickle down to municipalities – Linda McDaniel-Hale
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-ecn-linda-mcdaniel-hale-st-0115-20170113-story.html
— Will County to seek grant for work near proposed Crete intermodal site – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-overpass-grant-st-0113-20170112-story.html
— Chicago man arrested for allegedly threatening Rauner, DuPage County sheriff – Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-man-arrested-rauner-threats-0113-20170112-story.html
— Crisis communication firms are early beneficiaries of Trump presidency – Ally Marotti  (DIERSEN: You would think that anti-Trumps would want Trump to blast them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-crisis-communications-trump-tweets-0112-biz-20170111-story.html
— Trump says buy LL Bean, but many products are made in China – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–ll-bean-heiress–trump-pac-20170112-story.html
— Chicago Housing Authority stockpiles cash, pays debts as families languish on waiting list – Jason Grotto
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-cha-finances-report-met-20170112-story.html
— Senior real estate tax deferral application period begins in DuPage – Bill Bird  (DIERSEN: The cost of living in DuPage County is very high.  One could argue that if your annual household income is not at least $55,000, you need help from government and/or from charities to live in the county.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-dupage-senior-tax-break-st-0113-20170112-story.html

— Two years into his term, Rauner says he ‘will never give up’ – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: What would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that you gave up on?  For me, they would say that in 2012, I gave up on being the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman; in 2011, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee chairman; in 2010 and 2004, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster; in 2007, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member; in 2004, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member; in 1997, a GAO employee; in 1980, an IRS employee; in 1971, a full-time Firestone Stores employee; and in 1969, a Post Office employee.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-facebook-live-two-years-story.html

— What happened to Trump’s honeymoon phase? – Charles Krauthammer  (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS.  When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors, Democrat GAO supervisors, Democrat GAO coworkers, and Democrat GAO subordinates gave me no honeymoon at all.  From the very beginning, they did everything that they could to get rid of me.  Among many things, they viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned my knowledge of IRS’s policies, procedures, practices, terminology, etc. that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-administration-chaotic-perspec-0113-md-20170112-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Carol Stream man accused of threatening governor, DuPage sheriff – Sara Hooker
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170112/news/170119533/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Russia.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170113/discuss/170119577/

— Elgin’s violent crime rate rose more than Chicago’s – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas  (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who works the hardest a) to attract violent criminals and b) to drive up the violent crime rate?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170113/news/170119513/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Feds release report on Chicago police – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170113/NEWS02/170119918/feds-release-report-on-chicago-police

 

CBS2
— 2 Investigators: Cal City Pol Thaddeus Jones Accused Of Misusing Campaign Funds – Brad Edwards
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/12/2-investigators-cal-city-pol-accused-of-misusing-campaign-funds/

 

HERALD NEWS
— Will County Board approves sponsorship of CSX grant application  Residents continue to fight possible intermodal in Crete Township – MIKE MALLORY
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/01/12/will-county-board-approves-sponsorship-of-csx-grant-application/a70pso1/

 

PEKIN DAILY TIMES
— Illinois prepares to celebrate 200 years with new state logo – AP  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  How long have your ancestors been in Illinois?  All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany.  I should write a book about my nasty/troubles/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who continue to viciously demonize me, to viciously denigrate me, and to viciously condemn me as being a newcomer.  They stress that I have lived in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton only since 1978 and that I have lived in my precinct only since 1984.  They stress that I have a) never attended any schools in DuPage County, b) never sent any children to schools in DuPage County, and c) never became a member of any church in DuPage County. Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.)
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170112/illinois-prepares-to-celebrate-200-years-with-new-state-logo

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Bustos and Kinzinger
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/two-us-representatives-northern-illinois-seek-cooperation-time-turmoil

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Quad Cities Online says that when you act badly, you are not an adult.  What do young people have to say about that?
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-at-last-adults-are-in-the-room-let-s/article_ab18c7e1-bb89-5629-8b0a-9aa89767378b.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Thumbs Down: To the Illinois Republican Party for its multi-day countdown to Jan. 11, the day the 100th General Assembly was sworn in and Michael J. Madigan, D-Chicago, was again elected as speaker of the Illinois House.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170112/our-view-thumbs-up-to-innovative-city-employees-working-to-better-serve-residents

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Man arrested for sending threatening letter to Illinois governor – Nassim Benchaabane
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-for-sending-threatening-letter-to-illinois-governor/article_b2c57c67-b160-5fa2-a992-958e58998437.html
    (FROM THE ARTICLE: A Chicago man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly sent threatening messages to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and the sheriff of a suburban county. Eric M. Pence, 24, sent a threatening letter to Rauner and threatening emails to DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba, according to Illinois State Police.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Deal Between McHenry Township Republican Factions Puts All on Ballot – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/12/deal-between-mchenry-township-republican-factions-puts-all-on-ballot/
— McConnaughay Praises Term Limits for Senate Leaders – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/12/mcconnaughay-praises-term-limits-for-senate-leaders/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN’S ECONOMIC AGENDA IS NOT AGGRESSIVE AND IT’S NOT REFORM  The newly re-elected House speaker is pushing a new tax on businesses, an increase to the minimum wage and more spending, while doing nothing to address salient problems such as workers’ compensation and pension debt. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigans-economic-agenda-is-not-aggressive-and-its-not-reform/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— My Facebook Conversation with “Progressives” – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/facebook-conversation-with-liberals/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AFSCME sets strike authorization vote
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/13/afscme-sets-strike-authorization-vote/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IN REVEALING ARTICLE, OBAMA PUTS ‘PROGRESSIVE GOALS’ BEFORE DUE PROCESS  (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  My Democrat GAO superiors believed that achieving their party’s Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets justified their forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors believed that achieving their party’s Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets justified their not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors believed that achieving their party’s Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets justified their forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/12/in-revealing-article-obama-puts-progressive-goals-before-due-process/

 

GOPUSA
— Anarchists Plan to Paralyze Washington During Inauguration (DIERSEN: What actions do you expect that Trump voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois will take to protect themselves from anti-Trumps?  Will they stay in their homes more?  Will they buy more guns and ammunition?  Will they get concealed carry permits?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19183
— Hollywood Vs. the ‘Fascist’ Election Result
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19210
— Pope Francis: God promised the land to the people of Israel  (DIERSEN: Of course, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WANT THE POPE TO SAY THAT GOD PROMISED AMERICA TO THOSE WHO ARE anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19206

 

THE BLAZE
— Celebrities make yet another anti-Trump video to prepare themselves for inauguration day – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/12/celebrities-make-yet-another-anti-trump-video-to-prepare-themselves-for-inauguration-day/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— AMERICANS, NOT MOSCOW, ARE SENDING PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP TO THE WHITE HOUSE – Armstrong Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/americans-not-moscow-are-sending-president-elect-trump-to-the-white-house/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Ben Carson rips ‘extra rights’ for LGBT at confirmation hearing – Lisa Bourne (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ben-carson-rips-extra-rights-for-lgbt-at-confirmation-hearing

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Uproar Follows After Fox News Anchor Rebukes Trump For ‘Belittling’ CNN – Jack Davis  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the nasty, troubled, failed, and/or vicious activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who belittle me?  The aforesaid blame me for their problems, blame me for your problems, blame me for my problems, and blame me for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.westernjournalism.com/uproar-follows-after-fox-news-anchor-rebukes-trump-for-belittling-cnn/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Liberals Have Enemies to Their Left – JOE SIMONSON  (DIERSEN: To their credit, some of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government did like having to carry orders from Democrat politicians to waste the careers of and to get rid of their subordinates who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443804/new-left-dirtbag-left-chapo-trap-house-jacobin-magazine-liberals-democratic-party

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Lie detectors trip applicants at border agency – ELLIOT SPAGAT  (DIERSEN: Those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and/or who bring others to America illegally are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Moral relativists vote for Democrats.)
http://journaltimes.com/news/national/ap-exclusive-lie-detectors-trip-applicants-at-border-agency/article_5a01dacc-a707-5a79-bfa3-5a30891d44b7.html

 

CNN
— Chicago police use excessive force, DOJ finds – Jason Hanna
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/13/us/chicago-police-federal-investigation/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Workers with no college degree fall further behind than ever  (DIERSEN: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21 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 33.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use the aforesaid against me.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that with the aforesaid, if I was not such a loser, I would have much more money now than I do.)
http://cbsnews.cbs.com/news/workers-with-no-college-degree-fall-further-behind-than-ever/

 

AOL NEWS
— Protests will aim to disrupt Trump inauguration – JOHN CLARKE
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/01/13/protests-aim-disrupt-trump-inauguration-organizers/21653938/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Chicago Police Routinely Trampled on Civil Rights, Justice Dept. Says – JULIE BOSMAN and MITCH SMITH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/us/chicago-police-justice-department-report.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As Trump Berates News Media, a New Strategy Is Needed to Cover Him.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/business/media/trump-media-news-conference.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Table Full of Trump Voters Who Don’t Regret It One Bit – Trip Gabrial  (DIERSEN: What actions do you expect that Trump voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois will take to protect themselves from anti-Trumps?  Will they stay in their homes more?  Will they buy more guns and ammunition?  Will they get concealed carry permits?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/us/donald-trump-iowa-conservatives.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Obama’s federal workplace legacy is mixed, but he’ll be missed – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Democrats run the federal government.  Democrats want each and every federal employee to be a Democrat, and as many as possible of them to also be LGBTQ, minority, female, younger, disabled, and/or veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/13/obamas-federal-workplace-legacy-mixed-but-hell-be-missed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But with one week to go in Obama’s presidency, we take a look at his federal workforce legacy through the words of employees and retirees who lived it and experts who studied it. He was praised for supporting diversity, gay rights, improved labor relations, telework, streamlined hiring procedures, employing veterans and people with disabilities. His work-life balance programs and stand against Republican attacks on staffing were applauded.)
— Is a college degree the new high school diploma? Here’s why your degree’s worth is stagnant. – Jeffrey J. Selingo  (DIERSEN: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21 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 33.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/01/13/is-a-college-degree-the-new-high-school-diploma-heres-why-your-degrees-worth-is-stagnant/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Justice Department Finds Chicago Police Use Excessive Force in Violation of Constitution  City officials have agreed to negotiate a consent decree aimed at reform – SHIBANI MAHTANI and JOE BARRETT
http://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-finds-chicago-police-use-excessive-force-in-violation-of-constitution-1484325190
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Employers who are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs a) want cheap labor and b) look down on, despise, if not hate their employees and potential employees who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-immigration-chance-1484266731
— Chicago: Live Video Grows as Platform to Broadcast Violence  Experts say Facebook Live, Twitter’s Periscope are increasingly used to stream—and provoke—violence – SHIBANI MAHTANI and DEEPA SEETHARAMAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/live-video-grows-as-platform-to-broadcast-violence-1484226002

 

BLOOMBERG
— Facebook’s Hiring Process Hinders Its Effort to Create a Diverse Workforce  Despite incentivizing recruiters to prioritize women, black and Latino engineering candidates, the department’s demographics have not changed much in the past few years. – Ellen Huet  (DIERSEN: Facebook should consider hiring Charles Bowsher.  Bowsher had great success during the 1980s and 1990s getting rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-09/facebook-s-hiring-process-hinders-its-effort-to-create-a-diverse-workforce

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/12/cannabis-can-help-some-patients-but-doctors-say-more-research-needed/96495582/

 

TIME
— Millennials Keep Losing Ground to Their Parents – Kate Samuelson
http://time.com/money/4634274/millennials-losing-ground-parents/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Millennial children are earning around 20% less than their baby boomer parents despite being better educated, new research says. Analysis of Federal Reserve data by the advocacy group Young Invincibles, laid out in an Associated Press report, discovered that millennials have less than half the net worth of boomers and their home ownership rate is lower, while their student debt is “drastically” higher. For the research, the analysts compared 25 to 34 year-olds in 2013, the most recent year available, to the same age group in 1989 after adjusting for inflation. They found that education has helped lessen the gap between millennials and boomers, but white millennials still earn significantly more than their black and Latino peers. This “reflect[s] the legacy of discrimination for jobs, education and housing,” the report says. According to AP, research last year by economists led by Stanford University’s Raj Chetty agrees with Young Invincibles’ findings. The Stanford report found that people born in 1950 had a 79% chance of making more money than their parents but those born in 1980 had just a 50% chance of out-earning their parents.)

 

MASHABLE
— Sunny Obama rides last week out with a bang, bites visitor on face – LAURA VITTO
http://mashable.com/2017/01/12/sunny-obama-bites-white-house-visitor/

 

VOX
— A wayward drone almost hit Duckworth’s plane. Now she’s a drone safety hawk. – Timothy B. Lee
http://www.vox.com/new-money/2017/1/11/14241312/tammy-duckworth-drone-safety

January 10 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Pundits Respond to Trump, Streep Beef at City Club Event
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-Pundits-Respond-to-Trump-Streep-Beef-410188475.html
— In Final Speech, Obama Must Reconcile His Hopes with Trump’s
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/In-Final-Speech-Obama-Must-Reconcile-His-Hopes-with-Trumps-410233035.html

 

ABC7
— Mother, son followed 28 miles from casino, violently robbed – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/news/mother-son-followed-28-miles-from-casino-violently-robbed/1685113/

 

WGN RADIO
— What will President Barack Obama’s legacy be? – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/09/what-will-president-barack-obamas-legacy-be/
(FROM THE POSTING: Are you ready for another spirited political debate? As Barack Obama prepares to deliver his farewell address in Chicago tomorrow, Republican analyst Chris Robling and Democratic analyst Dave Lundy join Justin to debate the legacy of President Barack Obama.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner: $50 million campaign check is about encouraging ‘bipartisan compromise’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-50-million-bipartisan-compromise-met-story.html
— Court strikes down Lincolnshire right-to-work ordinance
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnshire/news/ct-lsr-right-to-work-law-overturned-tl-0109-20170109-story.html
— Ethics reports lag for Trump nominees facing confirmation hearings this week – Michael Kranish, Abby Phillip
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-cabinet-hearings-20170109-story.html
— Kendall County circuit clerk posts bond for battery charge – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/crime/ct-abn-kendall-clerk-booked-st-0109-20170109-story.html
— Naperville: ‘Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over’ at Success
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/community/chi-ugc-article-drive-sober-of-get-pulled-over-at-success-2017-01-09-story.html
— Illinois companies warn of more than 600 layoffs – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-layoffs-warn-0110-biz-20170109-story.html
— Betsy DeVos a smart choice for education secretary – Mitt Romney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-betsy-devos-education-secretary-trump-romney-20170109-story.html
— The General Assembly without Madigan? Imagine the possibilities – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-michael-madigan-illinois-government-perspec-0110-jm-20170109-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLNE: For Democrats, their top priority is promoting LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-lgbtq-liaison-public-health-met-20170109-story.html
— Voters to decide on township roads merger – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-township-road-merger-st-01111-20170110-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel to appeal ruling forcing public input at Council meetings – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-to-appeal-ruling-forcing-public-input-at-council-meetings/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Glen Ellyn District 41 will ask voters for $24.2 million – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119968/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want to make it “harder to sell a Trump condo.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170110/CRED0701/170109876
— As Trump eyes Dodd-Frank, Chicago’s trading interests gear up for a battle – LYNNE MAREK  (DIERSEN: What do you know about swaps?  In 1997, I knew as much about swaps as anyone at GAO.  GAO audits federal financial industry regulators.  All during my last 8 years at GAO, I worked on audits that involved swaps.  In addition, I earned a master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading in 1997.  GAO wasted my knowledge of swaps when it forced me to retire in 1997.  GAO would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a woman, younger, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170107/ISSUE01/301079996/as-trump-eyes-dodd-frank-chicago-derivatives-biz-gears-up-for-fight
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For all the Trump team talk about gutting President Barack Obama’s landmark financial law, Chicago’s trading community is wagering that at least part of it will stick: swaps reform. Swaps were a villain in the Great Recession, and Obama’s 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act pushed them from clubby, private bank transactions onto public platforms. There they became a welcome addition to the Chicago trading world. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming team has vowed to dismantle the law, but Chicago’s trading interests won’t easily give up the companies, products and venues created after Wall Street banks’ grip on the swaps market was loosened. Financial exchanges like CME Group and trading firms such as Citadel have generated tens of millions of dollars in new swaps business, and they’ll be reluctant to let go of the new infrastructure built on Dodd-Frank’s Title VII, which set up a framework for the regulation of swaps markets. “People now are getting used to the standards,” says Brian Liston, co-founder and president of Seed CX, which launched a new Chicago swaps trading platform. “They should really change Title VII slowly if they have to, and ultimately I don’t think they’re going to.” Swaps are financial shorthand for arrangements in which parties agree to swap the risk associated with financial contracts tied to underlying values, like interest rates. In the 2008 financial crisis, those privately negotiated deals in the subprime mortgage market blew up and swamped major institutions with defaults.)

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— AFSCME to accept wage freeze, higher health costs – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: Civil Service Retirement System recipients have always accepted a) COLAs that are far below inflation and b) higher health insurance costs.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170109/afscme-to-accept-wage-freeze-higher-health-costs

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois Senate’s budget plan to end deadlock stalls – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/10/illinois-senates-budget-plan-to-end-deadlock-stalls/aj7f9g6/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— AFSCME Sends Letter To Rauner Administration In Hope To Restart Negotiations
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/afscme-sends-letter-to-rauner-administration-in-hope-to-restart-negotiations

 

TIMES
— Legislation would require Illinois schools to test for lead
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/legislation-would-require-illinois-schools-to-test-for-lead/article_55750a09-f8e2-52f4-a4da-baca0fa95f5b.html

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Mayors Formally Object to Naperville Annexation Petition  Naperville and three nearby towns oppose the petition, which was circulated by an unknown entity – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/mayors-formally-object-naperville-annexation-petition

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Patlak to explain property tax appeal procedures in Schaumburg – Ruth de Jauregui
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511070577-patlak-to-explain-property-tax-appeal-procedures-in-schaumburg

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Halpin added to GOP website’s list of Madigan allies
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511060956-halpin-added-to-gop-website-s-list-of-madigan-allies

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— New House GOP Conference chair says voters have mandated reform – Karen Kidd
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511068681-new-house-gop-conference-chair-says-voters-have-mandated-reform

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Orland Park Public Library Board Still Hates the Public – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/orland-park-public-library-board-still-hates-the-public/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— New Trier High School Avoids Diversity Like the Plague – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/new-trier-high-school-avoids-diversity-like-the-plague/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSKAM NAMED WAYS & MEANS TAX POLICY CHAIRMAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/roskam-named-ways-means-tax-policy-chairman.html

 

BREITBART
— Archbishop of Chicago Calls for Amnesty Ahead of Trump Inauguration – JOHN BINDER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/09/archbishop-chicago-calls-amnesty-ahead-trump-inauguration/

 

GOPUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the federal government promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19029

 

FOX NEWS
— Get ready for Dems to play race card to ‘Bork’ Trump nominees – Sean Hannity
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/01/10/sean-hannity-get-ready-for-dems-to-play-race-card-to-bork-trump-nominees.html
— The Meryl Streep performance: Why Hollywood hates Trump playing the presidential role – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/10/meryl-streep-performance-why-hollywood-hates-trump-playing-presidential-role.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Making good on the promise  Trump must build the border wall because he said he would – Editorial
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/9/editorial-making-good-on-the-promise/

 

TOWNHALL
— As Gun Violence Rages, Chicago Pols Play Politics – Bob Barr
http://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2017/01/10/as-gun-violence-rages-chicago-pols-play-politics-n2269197

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— President Trump’s Opportunity to Gut Regulations That Harm Effective Drug Policy  A special series on the real problem: drug addiction – MAIA SZALAVITZ  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are Libertarian plants who talk and act like they smoke pot or want to smoke pot legally.)
https://spectator.org/bumpy-term-ahead/

 

THE HILL
— Meghan McCain: ‘This Meryl Streep speech is why Trump won’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313294-meghan-mccain-this-meryl-streep-speech-is-why-trump-won

 

POLITICO
— White House win provides a stimulus for the Trump brand  The Trump brand is worth more since his election than ever before, adding to his portfolio and raising questions about conflicts of interest. – DARREN SAMUELSOHN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/donald-trump-brand-business-233385

 

CNN
— Sessions defends himself against allegations of racism – Tal Kopan and Phil Mattingly
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/jeff-sessions-confirmation-hearing-expectations/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s first attempt to ignore the law.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/10/donald-trumps-first-attempt-to-ignore-the-law/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Bernie Sanders heaps praise on Donald Trump – Daniel Halper
http://nypost.com/2017/01/10/bernie-sanders-heaps-praise-on-donald-trump/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— FRONT PAGE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Opponents of legal immigration hope their ties to Jeff Sessions will influence Trump – Joseph Tanfani
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-sessions-immigration-20170109-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Obama Legacy  A Presidency of great promise ends in rancor and disappointment. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-obama-legacy-1484006700
— Firing Richard Cordray  Trump will have ample cause to fire the rogue financial regulator. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/firing-richard-cordray-1484007098

 

FED SMITH
— Planning to Resign on Inauguration Day? Here’s What Will Happen to Your Pay – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/10/planning-to-resign-on-inauguration-day-heres-what-will-happen-to-your-pay/

 

FED WEEK
— Limits on Agency Regulatory Authority Advance
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/limits-agency-regulatory-authority-advance/

 

GUARDIAN
— Want to fix gun violence in America? Go local. – Aliza Aufrichtig, Lois Beckett, Jan Diehm and Jamiles Lartey
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/jan/09/special-report-fixing-gun-violence-in-america