Tag: e-verify

August 10 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Video Shows Rodents Inside O’Hare Airport; Officials Investigate
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Video-of-Rodents-in-OHare-Airport-530725951.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump says he wants ‘very meaningful’ background checks, but is not considering assault weapons ban – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-background-checks-20190809-nnwggu3l6jc3vh5pp6ul4vz2p4-story.html
— Trump says he thinks lawmakers will support ‘red flag laws,’ and also seeks to reassure NRA over gun-rights views – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-guns-background-checks-nra-20190809-6pjadncaxvfx7hb6l6kcqtall4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Village of Lombard Plan Commission hereby provides notice that a public hearing will be conducted to consider the following petition: The petitioner, the Village of Lombard, is requesting text amendments to the following Section of Village Code, and other relevant sections for clarity: 1.Amend Section 155.412(B) of the Village Code to add “Cannabis Dispensing Facility operated in strict compliance with State law applicable thereto” to the list of permitted uses in the O Office District…
https://marketplace.dailyherald.com/il/legals/notice-of-public-hearing-the-v/AC1E05A413c17075BFcK3h5C208B

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How a top chicken company cut off black farmers, one by one A USDA investigator found Park Ridge-based Koch Foods violated a law governing meat companies’ business practices. But the Trump administration has cut back enforcing the law, and Koch hasn’t faced any penalty. – ISAAC ARNSDORF
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/how-top-chicken-company-cut-black-farmers-one-one

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Bill gives McHenry County voters option to consolidate township government – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/08/09/bill-gives-mchenry-county-voters-option-to-consolidate-township-government/ajflglr/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use mass shootings to blame Republicans for gun violence.
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/08/09/our-view-its-time-for-congress-to-enact-tougher-gun-laws/aoyljhj/

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use mass shootings to blame Republicans for gun violence.
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/08/08/listen-to-people-not-gun-lobby/ayiwqdh/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— $20 million in state funding available for 2020 Census (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats and Illinois RINOs a) illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to Illinois illegally and b) encourage those illegals to be counted in the census. How many illegals have Democrats and RINOs put in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/20-million-in-state-funding-available-for-2020-14294893.php

CLINTON HERALD
— Illinois employers faced with marijuana, employment questions – Jake Mosbach
https://www.clintonherald.com/news/local_news/illinois-employers-faced-with-marijuana-employment-questions/article_19862891-73e7-51ef-8dfd-f3239f76fb6a.html

EVANSTON ROUND TABLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you want be a stoner, you should move to Evanston.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/main.asp?SectionID=15&SubSectionID=26&ArticleID=16828

WSIL TV
— Illinois Republicans say they’re open to certain gun control proposals – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40900928/illinois-republicans-say-theyre-open-to-certain-gun-control-proposals

WREX
— Number of hospitalizations potentially tied to vaping increases in Illinois
https://wrex.com/category/2019/08/10/number-of-hospitalizations-potentially-tied-to-vaping-increases-in-illinois/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/governor-jb-pritzker-signs-lgbtq-curriculum-bill-into-law

WHEATON PATCH & FACEBOOK

— MARCH 26, 2017 FLASHBACK: Lynn Robbins​ For Wheaton City Council, West District​: Patch Candidate Profile  She is a construction project manager running for Wheaton City Council, West District – Patrick Martin

https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/lynn-robbins-wheaton-city-council-west-district-patch-candidate-profile
https://www.facebook.com/robbinsforcitycouncil/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McSweeney Reports Bill Allowing Abolition of McHenry County Townships by Referendum Signed by Governor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/09/mcsweeney-reports-bill-allowing-abolition-of-mchenry-townships-by-referendum-signed-by-governor/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden compares Trump’s presidency to ‘the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War’ – Kerry Picket 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-compares-trumps-presidency-to-reign-of-the-kkk
— Andrew McCabe sues for pension claiming Trump was behind his firing – Jerry Dunleavy 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/andy-mccabe-sues-for-pension-claiming-trump-was-behind-his-firing
— Biden says US can afford 2 million more immigrants and refugees – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-says-us-can-afford-2-million-more-immigrants-and-refugees
— Biden compares Trump’s presidency to reign of the KKK – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-compares-trumps-presidency-to-reign-of-the-kkk
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in dividing America.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/orourke-buttigieg-frame-gun-and-white-supremacy-debate-as-security-issue

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Europe Poised to Put Warning Labels on Jewish-Made Products Legal decision reminiscent of Holocaust-era boycotts of Jews – Adam Kredo (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you? I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who boycott me. They disapprove, despise, if not hate my demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, German American, federal retiree, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) 
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/europe-poised-to-put-warning-labels-on-jewish-made-products/

FOX NEWS
— Karl Rove: Background check bill depends on Trump – Victor Garcia 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/karl-rove-background-check-bill-depends-on-trump
— Press trashes Trump’s trip over his shots at those denouncing him – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/press-trashes-trumps-trip-over-his-shots-at-those-denouncing-him

FOX BUSINESS
— Florida raking in billions as Americans abandon high-tax states – Brittany De Lea
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/florida-income-american-movers

GOPUSA
— Democrats cry for illegal aliens working American jobs; vow to investigate raids
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-cry-for-illegal-aliens-working-american-jobs-vow-to-investigate-raids/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Red Flags and White Supremacists – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/08/red_flags_and_white_supremacists.html
— Press has a lot to answer for its treacly, heartstring-tugging portrayal of an illegal — who just mowed down a father of five – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/press_has_a_lot_to_answer_for_for_its_treacly_heartstringtugging_portrayal_of_an_illegal__who_just_mowed_down_a_father_of_five.html
— The ‘Chick-fil-A effect’ boosting targets of Dem harassment of Trump donors – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/the_chickfila_effect_boosting_targets_of_dem_harassment_of_trump_donors.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Crime, Not Guns or Racism, Is Our Ongoing Problem – Karl Spence
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/08/09/crime-not-guns-or-racism-is-our-ongoing-problem/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Thunders Against ‘Racist’ Hollywood: ‘They Create Violence, Then Try to Blame Others’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/08/09/donald-trump-thunders-against-racist-hollywood-they-create-violence-then-try-to-blame-others/
— Mississippi Meatpackers Start Hiring to Replace Arrested Migrants – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/09/mississippi-meatpackers-start-hiring-to-replace-arrested-migrants/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Says Movie Showing Elites Killing Deplorables Was Made ‘To Inflame and Cause Chaos’ – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://m.theepochtimes.com/trump-says-movie-showing-elites-killing-deplorables-was-made-to-inflame-and-cause-chaos_3036837.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— President Trump demonizes immigrants, but Businessman Trump sees profound benefit – Vivek Saxena (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor. What percent of the employers in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois “benefit” from illegal immigration? Employers “benefit” by paying illegals less than they pay U.S. citizens.) 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/08/10/new-talking-points-president-trump-demonizes-immigrants-but-businessman-trump-sees-profound-benefit-784005

THE HILL
— Why target Tucker Carlson? It’s part of the left’s war on the right – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments target you? I should write a book about those that target me. I would stress the adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/456803-why-target-tucker-carlson-its-part-of-the-lefts-war-on-the-right
— Blaming Trump for ‘trigger’ words pours more fuel on the age of rage – JONATHAN TURLEY
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/456946-blaming-trump-for-trigger-words-pours-more-fuel-on-the-age-of-rage

CBS NEWS
— The Left Is on a Mission to Annihilate Conservatism – David Limbaugh
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/david-limbaugh/david-limbaugh-left-mission-annihilate-conservatism

CBS
— The presidential candidates who say Trump is a white supremacist – ELEANOR WATSON, JULIA CHERNER
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-presidential-candidates-who-say-trump-is-a-white-supremacist/

CBS LOS ANGELES
— Protesters Voice Opposition To Gym Owner Hosting Fundraiser For Trump (DIERSEN: If someone hosted a fundraiser for Trump in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, or in Illinois, how strong would the protests against that person be?)
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/08/09/protesters-voice-opposition-to-gym-owner-hosting-fundraiser-for-trump/

MSNBC
— Will Democrats calling Trump a white supremacist sway moderate voters?
https://www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch/will-democrats-calling-trump-a-white-supremacist-sway-moderate-voters-65781829635

NEW YORK TIMES
— May the SoulCycle Boycott Make Democracy Better – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you? I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who boycott me. They disapprove, despise, if not hate my demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, German American, federal retiree, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/opinion/soulcycle-equinox-trump-castro.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois GOP urges Trump not to set Blagojevich free – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/illinois-gop-urges-trump-not-to-set-blagojevich-free/2019/08/09/3d484610-baec-11e9-8e83-4e6687e99814_story.html
— Progressives’ shaming of Trump supporters won’t work – Kathleen Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/progressives-shaming-of-trump-supporters-wont-work/2019/08/09/f502bdde-bae3-11e9-b3b4-2bb69e8c4e39_story.html
— As workplace raids multiply, Trump administration charges few companies ICE has announced cases against five companies for immigration violations since 2017 – Renae Merle
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/09/workplace-raids-multiply-trump-administration-charges-few-companies/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Republicans as being racists.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/a-history-of-anti-hispanic-bigotry-in-the-united-states/2019/08/09/5ceaacba-b9f2-11e9-b3b4-2bb69e8c4e39_story.html

BLOOMBERG
— Slavery Reparations Draws 2020 Democrats as Race Rises as Issue – Jarrell Dillard (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts the most that others should pay reparations? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-10/slavery-reparations-draws-2020-democrats-as-race-rises-as-issue

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: For Higher Education, Try Taking Courses in Marijuana – Joe Queenan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-higher-education-try-taking-courses-in-marijuana-11565368314
— When Women Bring Home a Bigger Slice of the Bacon – Justin Lahart and Lauren Silva Laughlin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-women-bring-home-a-bigger-slice-of-the-bacon-11565343002
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: College Still Pays Off, but Not for Everyone Higher-education degree boosts wages for most people, but growing subset of graduates aren’t seeing return on their investment – Josh Mitchell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-still-pays-off-but-not-for-everyone-11565343000

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Can Journalism Be Saved From the Tech Giants? A leading House Democrat has a plan. – Grace Gedye (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the “tech giants” are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/08/09/can-journalism-be-saved-from-the-tech-giants/

IRISH CENTRAL
— 71% of IrishCentral readers say President Trump is inciting hatred in America. (DIERSEN: What percent of the following groups “say President Trump is inciting hatred in America:” those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/trump-inciting-hate-america

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrats use Iowa event to attack Trump, not one another – AP (DIERSEN: If a candidate forum was held for Wheaton West District candidates, which candidates would attack me? They would be the candidates who a) want pot to be sold in Wheaton, b) oppose any kind of zoning changes on Roosevelt Road, c) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, d) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, e) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, f) represent defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or g) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-08-09/democrats-use-iowa-event-to-attack-trump-not-each-other

NEWS PRESS
— JUNE 22, 2018 FLASHBACK: The News-Press will vet candidates, dissect issues but stop endorsing – Tom Hayden (DIERSEN: How deeply will the Daily Herald, Suburban Life, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, etc. vet (questionnaires, background checks and interviews) the 10 candidates to be appointed to fill the Wheaton City Council West District vacancy? Will the aforesaid newspapers a) conduct candidate forums and/or b) endorse one of those 10 candidates? What endorsement criteria will they use?)
https://www.news-press.com/story/opinion/2018/06/22/news-press-vet-candidates-dissect-issues-but-stop-endorsing/722444002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two weeks ago, the News-Press asked the community to weigh in on our process of endorsing political candidates. The question was: To endorse or not to endorse? The feedback was voluminous and passionate. Thirty-eight people wrote to say we should stop endorsing candidates in various city, county, state and federal races and 35 said we should continue. A common theme in most of the responses was an appreciation for our diligence in vetting the candidates through questionnaires, background checks and interviews. They wanted the information to help them decide on whom should get their vote. We agree the most important part of what we do — and we do it better than most — is going in-depth with the candidates on the issues. Getting specific answers to and solutions for some of our most critical issues, like water quality and the environment, affordable and attainable housing, the mental health and opioid crisis, how to improve education and build new schools, mean the most to people. That same information also was vital for us in endorsing candidates.)

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Questions to ask candidates who want to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

Why do you wish to be considered for an appointment to fill this vacancy, please elaborate?

In your opinion, what are the three most important issues that Wheaton needs to address in the next 2 years and how should those issues be addressed, please elaborate?

What is your political affiliation, that is, what was the most recent primary ballot that you cast  – Republican or Democrat, and what other actions have you taken that evidence your political affiliation, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against banning the sale of pot in Wheaton, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against requiring employers in Wheaton to use E-Verify, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote dependency on government, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote dependency on charity, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote LGBTQ activity, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote abortion, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote mass/illegal immigration, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote vices including booze, gambling, and pot, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote diminishment of First Amendment rights, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote diminishment of Second Amendment rights, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote patronage, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote political affiliation discrimination, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote reverse discrimination, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote age discrimination, please elaborate?

What is your position on Wheaton’s East Roosevelt Road Corridor Market Study/Comprehensive Plan Amendment, please elaborate?

How long have you lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?

Since you have lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, what you done that demonstrates that you want the aforesaid to be prosperous and safe, please elaborate?

What is your work experience and how would it help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What is your education and how would it help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What are your professional certifications and licenses and how would they help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What professional associations are you a member of and how would those memberships help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

If asked who would provide you with references, please elaborate?

How would you characterize your relationships with the following: a) Wheaton’s mayor, City Council members, City Attorney, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Clerk, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, City Planner, City Engineer, etc.; b) Illinois officials including Amy Grant; c) DuPage County officials including Robert Berlin, Fred Bucholz, Daniel Cronin, Pete DiCaianni, Grant Eckhoff, Timothy Elliott, Robert Grogan, Gwen Henry, Richard Jorgensen, Christopher Kachiroubas, Jean Kaczmarek, Robert Larsen, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Al Murphy, Sean Noonan, Jeffrey Redick, Darlene Ruscitti, Timothy Whelan, and Jim Zay; d) Milton Township officials including Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Gail Hinkle, Marty Keller, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehlfelt, David Molitor, John Monino, and Yada Nathwani; e) Wheaton Park District officials including Michael Benard; f) School District 200 officials; g) College of DuPage officials including Annette Corrigan, Christine Fenne, Heidi Holan, and Frank Napolitano, please elaborate?

Do the aforesaid take/return your phone calls, please elaborate?

How would you characterize your relationships with West District Precinct Committeemen including Joseph Caruso, Dave Diersen, Arthur Grant, Ralph Hinkle, Marty Keller, Robert Krzyzewski, Robert Larsen, Robert McNeily, Ronald Menna, Elizabeth Tatro, Mark Thomas, and Herbert Wehling, please elaborate?

Do the aforesaid take/return your phone calls, please elaborate?

Have you ever been elected to or appointed to a government and political office, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been arrested, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever pled guilty to crime or been convicted of a crime, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any health problems that might impact your service on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any financial problems that might impact your service on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Approximately, how much time per week do you have available to devote to City Council duties?

Have you been a plaintiff or defendant in any litigation, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been delinquent with any type of taxes, and if so, please elaborate?

Would you have any financial or other type of conflict of interest if you served on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever filed bankruptcy, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been fired, forced to resign, or forced to retire from a job, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever done anything that submits you to blackmail, and if so, please elaborate?

What demonstrates that if appointed, you will not be manipulated or dominated, for example, that you are financially secure, please elaborate?

The following are typical city council functions (https://www.nlc.org/city-councils) What experience do you have doing each of the following, please elaborate?

Review and approve the annual budget;
Establish long- and short-term objectives and priorities;
Oversee performance of the local public employees;
Oversee effectiveness of programs;
Establish tax rates;
Enter into legal contracts;
Borrow funds;
Pass ordinances and resolutions;
Modify the city’s charter;
Regulate land use through zoning laws;
Regulate business activity through licensing and regulations;
Regulate public health and safety;
Exercise the power of eminent domain;
Communicate policies and programs to residents;
Respond to constituent needs and complaints; and
Represent the community to other levels of government.

August 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Meet the people working to kick Chicago out of Illinois – Cindy Dampier (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago make it clear that they want each and every individual, organization, and company that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time TO LEAVE ILLINOIS.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-illinois-state-secession-movement-0801-20190801-iesnu74ogvfjxfk35sn72lq7ya-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over the past two years, the movement to divide the state of Illinois into two states — Cook County in one, the other 101 counties in the other — has been gaining support. In February, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker was pursuing an agenda for Illinois that included new tax and abortion policies, Halbrook refiled a resolution in the state legislature, HR 101, in which he and six co-sponsors asked the U.S. Congress to recognize Chicago as the 51st state. “I hear it a lot from my constituents, that we need to be separate from Chicago,” Halbrook says. “I thought yep, this is what we need to do.” The resolution, which could be dismissed as simple political maneuvering — plays big at home, but has scant chance of seeing daylight in the legislature — is also backed by several grassroots groups agitating for separation. One of them, Illinois Separation, founded by Collin Cliburn, of Athens, has 24,000 followers on Facebook, and growing. Cliburn is also holding events at venues from wineries and gun shops to community centers around the state through August and September to capitalize on the cause’s momentum.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker vows to ‘root’ out parents scamming system for college financial aid for their kids: ‘Shame on you’ “If people are defrauding the system, these wealthy parents are literally committing fraud here,” the governor said. “We need to go find them, root it out and make sure that those dollars go to the right people.” – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: How much debt did/could your parents take on to pay for your college expenses? I never expected my outstanding parents to take on any debt to pay for my college expenses. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, he was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, he never attended college, he worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and he did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line Chevy. My mother never attended high school.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/31/20749204/pritzker-vows-investigate-parents-scamming-system-fraud-financial-aid-college-shame
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘She won’t take my calls’  Since taking office May 20, Lightfoot has not returned Wilson’s calls, he said. Instead, Lightfoot sent him a text saying she’s ‘too busy running the city to call me back.’ (DIERSEN: In politics, to not return a constituent’s phone call is to dump that constituent. I should write a book about past and present politicians a) who have represented me at the federal, state, county, township, and local levels and b) who have not returned my phone calls.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/7/31/20749270/lori-lightfoot-willie-wilson-aldermen-reparations-ordinance

DAILY HERALD
— Federal probes may show how right Rauner was – Dan McCaleb
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190801/stay-tuned-federal-probes-may-show-how-right-rauner-was

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s workforce is shrinking and aging—but there’s a silver lining A new report finds that outmigration has taken a toll on the area’s work force—but in a nugget of good news, labor force participation rates are up. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they want each and every individual, organization, and company that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time TO LEAVE CHICAGO.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicagos-workforce-shrinking-and-aging-theres-silver-lining
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want Trump-haters to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/12-chicago-family-foundations-enough-hate

CBS2
— Illinois State Parks Face $1 Billion In Delayed Maintenance; ‘You Have To Prioritize’ – Vince Gerasole (DIERSEN: This year, my wife and I have dipped into our life savings to pay for some delayed maintenance: gazebo roof replacement, driveway replacement, having six dead/dying trees cut down and replacing five of them, etc.) 
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/31/illinois-state-parks-face-1-billion-in-delayed-maintenance-you-have-to-prioritize/

WBEZ
— Meet Candace Moore, Chicago’s First-Ever Chief Equity Officer – Daniel Tucker (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout at Moore that a) IRS hired me in Chicago in 1971 and promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) GAO hired me in Chicago in 1980 and promoted me in 1986 BECAUSE I AM A WHITE MALE. In fact, a) IRS hired me because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job and b) GAO hired me because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.) 
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/meet-chicagos-firstever-chief-equity-officer/52cff8b0-39c5-4492-b5f4-5fd60936dba4

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis says faked call ‘teachable moment’; misrepresents Londrigan fundraising – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190731/bernard-schoenburg-davis-says-faked-call-teachable-moment-misrepresents-londrigan-fundraising

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Critical of Former Volunteer – Doug Jenkins
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=288318

ILLINOIS TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21464-smoke-%E2%80%99em-if-you-can-afford-%E2%80%99em.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Beardstown promotes illegal immigration.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/countering-fear-illinois-town-braces-2020-census#stream/0

TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— State says Illinois foreign language teachers have to emphasize word cultures – PETER HANCOCK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise foreign cultures and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn traditional American culture.)
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/state-says-illinois-foreign-language-teachers-have-to-emphasize-word/article_70b7a103-8da2-5559-a30f-ca6073130e7d.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want Republicans to dump not only Trump, but to dump Republicans. 
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/08/01/il-gops-trump-strategy-cassidys-wife-has-a-weed-job-jarretts-big-little-news-463852

CAPITOL FAX
— I’m gonna take the rest of this week off and probably all or most of next week. (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. They have included links to more than 342,100 articles and information on many upcoming events.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/01/reader-comments-closed-for-break/

FEDERALIST
— Baltimore’s Homicide Rate Is So High, Residents Could Claim U.S. Asylum If They Weren’t Americans People have long misrepresented Baltimore, but much of what President Trump said this past weekend about my cherished hometown was right on the nose. – Ellie Bufkin (DIERSEN: Constructively, ever-increasingly, Republican-hating Cook County residents, and especially Republican-hating Chicago residents, have been claiming and getting asylum in Republican DuPage County. Ultimately, that will turn DuPage County into Baltimore.) 
https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/01/baltimores-homicide-rate-high-residents-claim-u-s-asylum-werent-americans/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Don Lemon twice calls Trump ‘racist’ while moderating Democratic debate – AP (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you are a Republican, a Democrat will call you a racist. How will/did you react?) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/31/don-lemon-twice-calls-donald-trump-racist-while-mo/
— Joe Biden blasts decriminalizing illegal immigration: ‘It’s a crime’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/31/joe-biden-blasts-decriminalizing-illegal-immigrati/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nationalism, rightly understood, is a necessary ingredient of political success – Michael Barone
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/nationalism-rightly-understood-is-a-necessary-ingredient-of-political-success

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— DEMS DOUBLE DOWN IN DETROIT Targeting Trump, turning back the clock. – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274493/dems-double-down-detroit-lloyd-billingsley

AMERICAN THINKER
— Seven responses to Don Lemon’s obnoxious debate question about Trump – Christopher Paslay
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/seven_responses_to_don_lemons_obnoxious_debate_question_about_trump.html

BREITBART
— 2020 Democrats Falsely Claim Only 11M Illegal Aliens in U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/31/fact-check-2020-democrats-falsely-claim-only-11m-illegal-aliens-in-u-s/
— Elizabeth Warren Provides No Evidence for Claim ‘Cages of Babies’ Being Held at Border – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/31/elizabeth-warren-provides-no-evidence-for-claim-cages-of-babies-being-held-at-border/

DAILY CALLER
— Joe Biden Becomes The Left’s Punching Bag During Second CNN Debate – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/31/joe-biden-punching-bag-cnn-debate-kamala-harris/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Menacing Invective Against Trump Lowers the Bar for Violence – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/08/01/menacing-invective-against-trump-lowers-the-bar-for-violence/

GOPUSA
— Cities with Democrats at the helm ‘are not seeing improvements’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73546

FOX BUSINESS
— Moderate Democrats fading, far left runs the party – Stuart Varney
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/democrat-debate-far-left-moderates-varney

NUMBERS USA
— Democratic voters say make all businesses use E-Verify – Roy Beck
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/democratic-voters-say-make-all-businesses-use-e-verify

TOWNHALL
— Trump Says The Things You Can’t Say – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/08/01/trump-says-the-things-you-cant-say-n2550944

EAGLE FORUM
— House Votes Special Tax Break for Homosexuals
https://eagleforum.org/publications/alerts/capitol-hill-reports/house-votes-special-tax-break-for-homosexuals.html

PJ MEDIA
— Ann Arbor Could Fine Conservatives $500 Per Day for Not Parroting Left-Wing Talking Points – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: The following want me to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to parrot left-wing talking points: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/ann-arbor-could-fine-conservatives-500-per-day-for-not-parroting-left-wing-talking-points/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Apple News bans LifeSite without warning: says it ‘shows intolerance’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-apple-news-bans-lifesite-without-warning-shows-intolerance

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The GOP has declined in California a) because of mass/illegal immigration and b) Democrat success in getting immigrants and everyone else to hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/why-gop-declined-in-california/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Under Fire From All Sides as Rivals Attack His Record – Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/us/politics/democratic-presidential-debate-recap.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/opinion/gilroy-white-domestic-terrorism.html
— The Republican Exodus From Congress Eight Republican House members have announced their retirement this year, with more predicted to follow. What’s going on? – Michelle Cottle
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/opinion/republicans-congress.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A left-winger asks “Why do Facebook and Twitter’s anti-extremist guidelines allow right-wingers more freedom than Islamists?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/01/why-do-facebook-twitters-anti-extremist-guidelines-allow-right-wingers-more-freedom-than-islamists/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters promote hatred against Woodrow Wilson and against Donald Trump.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-31/trump-woodrow-wilson-discrimination-race

BUFFALO NEWS
— DA vows ‘hard line’ on drivers who kill while high on marijuana – Maki Becker
https://buffalonews.com/2019/08/01/da-vows-hard-line-on-drivers-who-kill-while-high-on-marijuana/

NORTH BAY NOW
— Neighbour concerned development will cause traffic issues
https://www.mynorthbaynow.com/46465/neighbour-concerned-development-will-cause-traffic-issues/

DAILY JOURNAL
— San Mateo County officials approve North Fair Oaks rezoning – Anna Schuessler 
https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/san-mateo-county-officials-approve-north-fair-oaks-rezoning/article_91839fa8-b408-11e9-98db-879e144c5b12.html

KOAM
— Council approves rezoning for medical marijuana cultivation facility in Lamar – Zachary Dodge
https://www.koamnewsnow.com/news/council-approves-zoning-for-medical-marijuana-cultivation-facility-in-lamar/1102020068

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democratic Divide The debate showed the sharpest ideological differences in decades. – Editorial (DIERSEN: How far to the left are the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? How strongly to they promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democratic-divide-11564601067
— Fired by Google, a Republican Engineer Hits Back: ‘There’s Been a Lot of Bullying’ Search giant’s culture wars flame anew; a senior executive contacts law enforcement over leaks – Rob Copeland
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fired-by-google-a-republican-engineer-hits-back-theres-been-a-lot-of-bullying-11564651801
— Stressed Teens Fret Over How Much to Relax During the Summer Students balancing the pressures of high school and college admissions worry about whether to kick back or step it up – Fleming Smith (DIERSEN: I did yard work during the summers of 1963 and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during summer of in 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stressed-teens-fret-over-how-much-to-relax-during-the-summer-11564576873
— The College Financial-Aid Guardianship Loophole and the Woman Who Thought It Up Lora Georgieva owns consulting firm in Illinois; U.S. Education Department says it will move to stop her actions – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: How much debt did/could your parents take on to pay for your college expenses? I never expected my outstanding parents to take on any debt to pay for my college expenses. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, he was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, he never attended college, he worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and he did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line Chevy. My mother never attended high school.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-college-financial-aid-guardianship-loophole-and-the-woman-who-thought-it-up-11564595984
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The college consultant who developed a strategy to help wealthy clients access scholarships designed for the poor said she came up with the idea after seeing how much debt parents were taking on to send their children to college. Lora Georgieva, owner of a consulting company called Destination College, said she has been explaining to families for the past two years that if they legally transferred the guardianship of their college-bound children to a friend or family member, the teens would be considered independent for the purposes of financial aid. That means they wouldn’t have to declare their parents’ income or assets, making it possible for them to collect state, federal and college scholarships reserved for students from poor families. The strategy was the topic of a Page One article Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal. Ms. Georgieva hadn’t responded to requests for comment for that article, but subsequently spoke Tuesday night with a Journal reporter about her operation. The U.S. Education Department condemned Ms. Georgieva’s actions and said it was moving to stop them.)

BUSINESS INSIDER
— IBM reportedly axed as many as 100,000 employees in recent years because it wanted to appear as ‘cool’ and ‘trendy’ as Amazon or Google – Benjamin Pimentel (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, one of its top goals was to bring down the average age of its work force.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-100000-employees-age-discrimination-google-amazon-2019-7

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Proposed law would empower FTC to end addictive practices in social media – Terry Wing
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/08/proposed-law-would-empower-ftc-to-end-addictive-practices-in-social-media/

NEWSWEEK
— PROTESTERS BLOCK INTERNATIONAL TUNNEL NEAR DEBATE TO CHALLENGE BIPARTISAN IMMIGRATION POLICY – DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON
https://www.newsweek.com/protesters-block-international-tunnel-near-debate-challenge-bipartisan-immigration-policy-1451901

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An America-hater says “Trump Is in an Abusive Relationship With America. The president says he loves America, but he has shattered it in two.” 
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/trump-doesnt-really-love-america/595231/

July 31 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake Zurich trustees undecided on allowing recreational marijuana sales, questioning tax benefits and effect on children – PHIL ROCKROHR (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are not family friendly.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-zurich/ct-lzc-recreational-marijuana-reaction-tl-0808-20190731-cnzucefsw5d3vljb4ehkv67qta-story.html
— New law will bar Illinois employers from asking job applicants for pay history – Dan Petrella (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees more than it paid its male employees who had more job-related work experience, more job-related education, more job-related professional certifications, and/or more job-related professional licenses. GAO was under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-signs-no-salary-history-law-20190731-lfboppla3jcsloljlhwsg4s3t4-story.html
— Ratings agency calls Illinois’ financial outlook ‘stable’ – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-budget-stable-20190731-gkw5hoeagzbybkq47vjanlb5o4-story.html
— Wait and indict Trump when he’s out of office? No. Start impeachment inquiry now. – MIKE QUIGLEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-mueller-trump-impeachment-mike-quigley-20190731-wfhys7i3dvatnpskrgpi4eivdu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— High places? Spouse of Illinois pot bill sponsor takes job in cannabis industry — but pol insists no conflict Candace Gingrich, who spent 23 years working for the Human Rights Campaign, will serve as vice president and head of business development for Revolution Florida, a sister company to Illinois-based Revolution Enterprises. Gingrich will also serve as the company’s ambassador to the LGBTQ community. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/7/31/20747754/marijuana-spouse-llinois-pot-bill-sponsor-kelly-cassidy-candace-gingrich-job-cannabis-revolution
— Senate confirms Mary Rowland for federal judge in Chicago: Pick of Durbin, Duckworth part of ‘Illinois deal’ Rowland is the first LGBTQ judge Trump has put on the bench. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/31/20749350/senate-confirms-mary-rowland-federal-judge-chicago-durbin-duckworth-illinois-deal
— Pity the poor rich. We expect them to pay their kids’ way through college Dozens of wealthy suburban Chicago parents have given up legal custody of their children just so they can qualify for financial aid. We need to close that loophole. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/31/20748686/pro-publica-college-tuition-lake-county-legal-guardianship-attorney-general-investigation
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/31/20748807/washington-national-cathedral-president-trump-joseph-mccarthy-hollerith-sun-times-editorial

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Wife of legal weed law sponsor takes big job with cannabis company State Rep. Kelly Cassidy says there’s no quid pro quo in her spouse, Candace Gingrich, becoming an executive at the Florida unit of Illinois-based grower and dispensary firm Revolution Enterprises. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/wife-legal-weed-law-sponsor-takes-big-job-cannabis-company
— Illinois finances get a jolt of good news from Fitch The ratings agency shifts its outlook from negative to stable, citing a balanced budget and predictability from a new labor contract. But it stops short of an actual upgrade. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-finances-get-jolt-good-news-fitch
— Law banning salary history will be life-changing for workers The law, signed today by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, is a tool to fight the wage gap, and to lift the entire economy up in the process. – CHERITA ELLENS and WENDY POLLACK (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees more than it paid its male employees who had more job-related work experience, more job-related education, more job-related professional certifications, and/or more job-related professional licenses. GAO was under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/law-banning-salary-history-will-be-life-changing-workers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Questions about salary history are extremely common. A recent survey showed that of 15,000 people currently evaluating job offers, 43 percent had been asked for salary history during the interview process. Imagine the cumulative effects of being asked about previous wages when considering a new job over the course of a career. Salary history questions are a major contributing factor in both racial and gender wage gaps. And this is exacerbated for women of color, who, because of the realities of intersectionality, often face both. Black women working in the U.S. make just 61 cents to a white man’s dollar. For Native American women, it’s 58 cents. For Latinas, 53 cents. And when a potential employer asks for past wages, it allows that pay inequity to continue, impacting future wages and earning potential. Over a career, a woman of color can lose over $1 million to the wage gap, further widening the wealth gap. This loss of income has an impact on opportunities afforded to their families, support for their communities and the economy at large.)

NBC5
— Lake County Fair Steps Up Security After California Shooting Three people were killed at the Gilroy Garlic Festival earlier this week – Michelle Relerford
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lake-county-fair-steps-up-security-after-california-shooting-513463901.html

CBS2
— Illinois State Police Crackdown On Gun Owners With Revoked FOID Cards: Has It Worked?
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/31/state-police-revoked-foid-progress/

WGN RADIO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis Business Attorney David Ruskin on Illinois’ New Cannabis Law – BENANDER SONWGNAM
https://wgnradio.com/2019/07/31/cannabis-business-attorney-david-ruskin-on-illinois-new-cannabis-law/

EVANSTON NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want women and minorities to be pot pushers.
https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2019-07-31/82384/cassidy-seeks-more-diversity-in-pot-business

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Embrace Gun Control On Debate Stage; Researchers Question Policies’ Impact – LISA HAGEN, CHRIS HAXEL & BRETT NEELY 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-embrace-gun-control-debate-stage-researchers-question-policies-impact#stream/0

WPSD
— Durbin introduces marijuana research bill – Rebecca Gangemella
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2019/07/31/illinois-senator-introduces-marijuana-research-bill/

WGLT
— Normal Town Council Could Consider Marijuana Ordinance In September – CHARLIE SCHLENKER (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/normal-town-council-could-consider-marijuana-ordinance-september#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE
— Was Rauner right about Madigan all along? – Dan McCaleb 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/op-ed-was-rauner-right-about-madigan-all-along/article_2ed71206-b384-11e9-be4d-cbb7e2e99087.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jay Kinzler May Join the Fight Against Sean Casten Making It a Three-Way Race
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/31/jay-kinzler-may-join-the-fight-against-sean-casten-making-it-a-three-way-race/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rep. Batinick calls for politics to take a back seat on state’s simmering immigration issues – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: E-Verify should be required for all hiring.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512808185-rep-batinick-calls-for-politics-to-take-a-back-seat-on-state-s-simmering-immigration-issues

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives’ campaign machine picks up where it left off – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512808070-ives-campaign-machine-picks-up-where-it-left-off
— Voters can help extinguish gerrymandering in Illinois, Sen. Oberweis says – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton in 2015. I would focus on those responsible for the gerrymandering, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512808055-voters-can-help-extinguish-gerrymandering-in-illinois-sen-oberweis-says
— Ives Talks Politics with Elmhurst Small Business Owner and Customers
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512815726-ives-talks-politics-with-elmhurst-small-business-owner-and-customers
— Casten Outed as Climate Hypocrite
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512815739-casten-outed-as-climate-hypocrite

CHAMBANA SUN
— Rep. Caulkins questions motivation behind Democratic support for two new immigration laws – Glenn Minnis
https://chambanasun.com/stories/512808213-rep-caulkins-questions-motivation-behind-democratic-support-for-two-new-immigration-laws

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CASTEN’S AN ENVIRONMENT HYPOCRITE, IVES SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/casten-talks-out-of-both-sides-of-his-mouth-on-global-warming.html
— DEMOCRAT HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY OKS ‘GAY REPARATIONS’ BILL GIVING TAX REFUNDS TO SAME-SEX COUPLES (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/democrat-house-unanimously-oks-gay-reparations-bill-giving-tax-refunds-to-same-sex-couples.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not push pot. 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/31/a-possible-work-around-of-the-bluenoses/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: “Over 4 million Illinoisans have an arrest or conviction record – that includes over 40 percent of our working age population,” said Governor JB Pritzker. What percent of those 4 million are Democrats? GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/31/new-laws-4/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Edgar Fellows Class of 2019 includes David Carlin, Susanne Fitch, and Daniel Wagner.
https://capitolfax.com
— No ratings bump, but Fitch revises Illinois outlook from Negative to Stable
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/31/no-ratings-bump-but-fitch-revises-illinois-outlook-from-negative-to-stable/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters get religious leaders to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/31/washington-national-cathedral-condemns-donald-trum/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump brushes off being labeled a racist: Pelosi’s own party called her a racist – Julio Rosas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-brushes-off-being-labeled-a-racist-pelosis-own-party-called-her-a-racist

FOX NEWS
— African American faith leaders defend Trump after White House meeting: ‘He’s not a racist’ – Caleb Parke 
https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/trump-pastors-african-american-leaders-not-racist-photo-op
— Tomi Lahren: ‘Russia card’ didn’t work out, now Dems back to ‘white supremacy’ claims
https://www.foxnews.com/media/tomi-lahren-dem-debate-trump-racist

BREITBART
— Kris Kobach: Democrats Offer Free Healthcare to Illegals While Americans Forced to Buy Obamacare – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/31/kris-kobach-democrats-offer-free-healthcare-to-illegals-while-americans-forced-to-buy-obamacare/
— Fact Check — TRUE: Free Health Care for Illegal Aliens Would Increase Illegal Immigration – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/07/30/fact-check-true-free-health-care-would-increase-illegal-immigration/
— Media Continue to Pretend Single-Digit Pete Buttigieg Is Top Tier Candidate – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/07/31/nolte-media-continue-to-pretend-single-digit-pete-buttigieg-is-top-tier-candidate/

TOWNHALL
— Don Lemon, as Debate Moderator, Suggests Trump Voters Are Racist. Trump Just Responded. – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/07/31/don-lemon-asked-this-ridiculous-debate-question-last-night-n2550961
— Baltimore’s Murder Rate Is Higher Than Honduras, Guatemala, And El Salvador – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/07/31/baltimores-murder-rate-is-higher-than-honduras-guatemala-and-el-salvador-n2550959

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Arizona sheriff says his county pays for cartel traffickers’ hospital bills – Daniel Horowitz ·
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/arizona-sheriff-says-county-pays-cartel-traffickers-hospital-bills/
— Rand Paul mourns ‘death’ of Tea Party, blasts both parties for budget ‘abomination’ on Senate floor – Nate Madden ·
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/rand-paul-mourns-death-tea-party-blasts-parties-budget-abomination-senate-floor/

CNS NEWS
— Pence: ‘Socialism Has Never Worked Before – It Doesn’t Work Now’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/pence-socialism-has-never-worked-it-doesnt-work-now

SEAN HANNITY
— CALL TO ARMS? Ocasio-Cortez Says Those in ‘Poverty in the US’ Should ‘Riot’ Like Palestinians
https://hannity.com/media-room/call-to-arms-aoc-says-palestinians-have-no-choice-but-to-riot-calls-on-americans-to-do-the-same/

GOPUSA
— Gallup says a plurality of Democrats now support reparations (DIERSEN: If Gallup polled the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois on this, what percent would support reparations? Who would those Democrats want in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois a) to pay reparations and how much and b) to receive reparations and how much? What criteria would they use to make those determinations?)
http://www.gopusa.com/for-what-its-worth-gallup-says-a-plurality-of-democrats-now-support-reparations/
— Newsom laments lack of borders between states to stop weapons of ‘godd–ned mass destruction’
http://www.gopusa.com/newsom-laments-lack-of-borders-between-states-to-stop-weapons-of-godd-ned-mass-destruction/
— Even the peacekeepers aren’t safe in the Democrat stronghold of Chicago
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73496

PJ MEDIA
— CNN Debate Moderator Don Lemon to Candidates: Hey, What About Trump’s Bigotry?! – MICHAEL VAN DER GALIEN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/cnn-debate-moderator-don-lemon-to-candidates-hey-what-about-president-trumps-bigotry/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— President Trump: Democrats Obsessed With Illegals While Their Own Districts Rot
https://www.oann.com/president-trump-democrats-obsessed-with-illegals-while-their-own-districts-rot/

THE HILL
— O’Rourke calls El Paso the ‘Ellis Island of today’ – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/455489-orourke-calls-el-paso-the-ellis-island-of-today

ROLL CALL
— Two GOP groups have tried — and failed — to censure Rep. Riggleman for officiating gay wedding Virginia freshman Republican was ‘happy to officiate’ the wedding, he said, earning the ire of some local party leaders – Griffin Connolly (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the attempt to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me at its 2006 Annual Convention for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those who led the attempt, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/two-local-gop-groups-have-tried-and-failed-to-censure-rep-riggleman-for-officiating-gay-wedding

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Charlotte Is Starting To Regret Hosting Trump’s Renomination Convention President Donald Trump’s racist and xenophobic statements have drawn official condemnation from a city that is now predominantly black and Latino.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/charlotte-trump-renomination-convention_n_5d4176bce4b0db8affb11614

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump hails ‘righteous cause of American self-government’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A use “self-government” to get rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about members of Group A who have moved into my neighborhood, my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and America.)
https://www.apnews.com/bde0d590becf4d21a6601038ca828e3a

NBC NEWS
— Trump says Democrats would lead U.S. into ‘economic sinkhole’ – Daniella Silva
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-says-democrats-would-lead-u-s-economic-sinkhole-n1037191

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal Reserve cuts interest rate a quarter point, the first rate cut in a decade – Heather Long (DIERSEN: Lower interest rates a) help borrowers who are generally younger and b) harm savers who generally older.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/07/31/federal-reserve-cuts-interest-rate-quarter-point-effort-keep-economy-track/
— House Oversight Committee seeks documents related to secret CBP Facebook groups that ridiculed migrants – Felicia Sonmez (DIERSEN: How many secret Facebook groups operate in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do the members of those groups post about you?) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-panel-seeks-documents-related-to-secret-cbp-facebook-groups-that-ridiculed-migrants/2019/07/31/e6507d08-b39f-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— AOC says Palestinians have ‘no choice but to riot’ — and Americans could do the same – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2019/07/31/aoc-says-palestinians-have-no-choice-but-to-riot-and-americans-could-do-the-same/

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RECORD
— Google to face California lawsuit of alleged hiring bias against conservatives and men – Rich Peters
https://norcalrecord.com/stories/512797835-google-to-face-california-lawsuit-of-alleged-hiring-bias-against-conservatives-and-men

24/7 WALL STREET
— These States Are Spending the Most to Fund Their Residents Retirement – Samuel Stebbins 
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/07/31/these-states-are-spending-the-most-to-fund-their-residents-retirement/

YAHOO FINANCE
— Moderate Democrats fading, far left runs the party – Stuart Varney
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/moderate-democrats-fading-far-left-163325976.html

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO: Agencies Should Optimize Employee Recruitment, Retention Efforts – Matthew Nelson (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.executivegov.com/2019/07/gao-agencies-should-optimize-employee-recruitment-retention-efforts/

July 30 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will pot be sold at shops in your town come Jan. 1? Officials throughout Illinois have begun debating the issue – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-illinois-locals-decide-whether-to-allow-marijuana-businesses-20190730-hlis7euabffpnkmt6njgns3hum-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Northbrook board voices initial approval of first recreational cannabis business proposal – ALEXANDRA KUKULKA (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/ct-nbs-recreational-cannabis-business-tl-0801-20190730-dqvatdicnfbg5ap7vrjv2o3nay-story.html
— Federal executions are resuming. Will state death penalty bans hold up? – SUSANNE DUMBLETON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-death-penalty-executions-20190730-27373wffi5drnpyvpoatbx4dwm-story.html
— Is nuclear power too radioactive for Democrats? – JONATHAN LESSER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-nuclear-energy-renwable-democrats-20190730-bvt7v4wfq5burcpjz5e4unqvue-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-trump-baltimore-lightfoot-orkin-rats-elijah-cummings-20190730-btqqrgtp7vhdlbbbmo2b42ogeu-story.html
— President promises to loom over Democratic policy debates in Michigan — a state won by both Obama and Trump – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-democratic-presidential-candidates-debate-20190730-qhhd3rm4encx7fdlkais6hyqcu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Democratic Chairman Mike Madigan a power in party politics? Prove it, his lawyers say “Defendants dispute that Defendant Madigan uses the numerous roles he holds to influence Democrats at all levels of government,” Madigan’s lawyers wrote. “The evidence cited does not support this statement, nor does the record otherwise support a statement.” – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/30/20747565/illinois-democratic-chairman-mike-madigan-power-politics-prove-gonzalez-lawsuit

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage probation employees rally to demand higher pay – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190730/dupage-probation-employees-rally-to-demand-higher-pay
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They say those employees are “vastly underpaid” for their work. Probation officers are required to have a bachelor’s degree. Many who work for DuPage County have an advanced degree or other specialized credentials. The starting salary for a probation officer is $41,659 a year. The top annual salary is $59,562. However, McNamara said there are probation officers with more than 18 years of service who aren’t at the top of the pay scale. Nearly a third of the county’s probation employees have to work a second job to make ends meet, according to a union survey. McNamara said 44 employees have left in the last two years, many for other jobs with better-paid probation departments. “Why are you letting the taxpayers of DuPage pay to train (probation officers) only for them to leave?” she said. In addition to higher wages, the workers hope the new pact includes flexible scheduling.)
— Trump’s intelligence director pick Ratcliffe was born in Mount Prospect, grew up in Palatine – Charles Keeshan (DIERSEN: According to Senate Intelligence Committee member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ratcliffe is the “least qualified individual ever” for the position. What were your qualifications for the last promotion that you got? When GAO promoted me to GS-13 (currently $98,198/year) in 1986 when I was 38 years old, I had the following qualifications: almost 7 years of experience working for GAO, almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, licensed CPA since 1981, Certified Internal Auditor since 1981, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, MBA from Loyola in 1976, bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, and Treasurer for the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter since 1983.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190730/trumps-intelligence-director-pick-ratcliffe-was-born-in-mount-prospect-grew-up-in-palatine
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190730/news/307309919/
— Suburban Republican John Curran files bill to ban ethylene oxide emissions – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190730/suburban-republican-files-bill-to-ban-ethylene-oxide-emissions-

ABC7
— Seesaw installation brings children together on both sides of the border (DIERSEN: Mexico has illegally sent many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally. Mexico is illegally keeping many millions of it citizens in America illegally. Mexico has illegally sent many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.) 
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/artists-install-seesaws-on-us-mexico-border/5430674/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The wall became a literal fulcrum for U.S. – Mexico relations and children and adults were connected in meaningful ways on both sides with the recognition that the actions that take place on one side have a direct consequence on the other side,” Rael said in an Instagram post.)

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Future of marijuana sales in O’Fallon is unclear as committee takes public input – LYNN VENHAUS (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/ofallon-progress/article233266445.html

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Legal marijuana requires adjustments for police and prosecutors Rock Island County state’s attorney preparing for new Illinois law – Jim Niedelman (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/legal-marijuana-requires-adjustments-for-police-and-prosecutors/

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN
— Kinzinger: U.S. Border Patrol agents need the public’s support Crisis takes emotional, physical toll on agents – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.bcrnews.com/2019/07/30/kinzinger-u-s-border-patrol-agents-need-the-publics-support/amh9qze/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— ‘People want to live here’ – ALEX ORTIZ (DIERSEN: Why do people want to live in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? People want to live in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County because of the safety and prosperity that people who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican provide there.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/26/people-want-to-live-here/a9macug/

ST. CHARLES PATCH
— Public Input Sought on Pot Sales in St. Charles A public discussion around whether to allow recreational cannabis sales in St. Charles will be on the agenda for the Aug. 5. (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT family friendly.)
https://patch.com/illinois/stcharles-il/public-input-sought-pot-sales-st-charles

CENTER SQUARE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s veto leaves door open for yet-to-surface Medicaid buy-in plan – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/gov-j-b-pritzker-s-veto-leaves-door-open-for/article_bdab4740-b311-11e9-970e-5b349679f14b.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Sanguinetti Criticizes Casten for Investment in Dirty Wood Burning Firm
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/30/sanguinetti-criticizes-casten-for-investment-in-dirty-wood-burning/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois GOP wants Speaker Madigan to answer for reports that harassment probe lacks merit – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512810890-illinois-gop-wants-speaker-madigan-to-answer-for-reports-that-harassment-probe-lacks-merit

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— In response to immigrations laws, Bailey says Pritzker ‘on a one-way ticket to destroy Illinois’ – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/512807316-in-response-to-immigrations-laws-bailey-says-pritzker-on-a-one-way-ticket-to-destroy-illinois

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis hosts first public forum in years
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/30/rodney-davis-hosts-first-public-forum-in-years/
— Bustos shakes up staff during DCCC turmoil
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/30/bustos-shakes-up-staff-during-dccc-turmoil/
— College aid “scam” uncovered here
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/30/college-aid-scam-uncovered-here/
— “There’s simply no evidence at this time that the ICC is in bed with ComEd” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my ICC complaint against ComEd which dramatically improved the reliability of electric service for my precinct in Wheaton.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/30/theres-simply-no-evidence-at-this-time-that-the-icc-is-in-bed-with-comed/
— Pritzker admin say it may not apply to Sterigenics *** Sen. Curran files bill to ban ethylene oxide, wants special session
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/30/sen-curran-files-bill-to-ban-ethylene-oxide-wants-special-session/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— In new TV ad, Trump campaign says Democrats ‘all the same’ on health care for illegals – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/30/trump-campaign-new-tv-add-says-democrats-all-same-/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Fight Woke Capitalism by Eating at Chick-fil-A Conservatives must put our money where our mouths are and support businesses that share our values. – CASEY CHALK
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/fight-woke-capitalism-by-eating-at-chick-fil-a/

BREITBART
— TV Ad Demanding Nationwide Mandatory E-Verify to Air During Democrat Debate – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/30/watch-tv-ad-demanding-nationwide-mandatory-e-verify-to-air-during-democrat-debate/
— Elijah Cummings Blames Baltimore’s Problems on Trump and Racism – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/30/nolte-elijah-cummings-blames-baltimores-problems-on-trump-and-racism/
— Ocasio-Cortez Suggests GOP Uses Illegal Immigration to Hide Racism – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/30/ocasio-cortez-suggests-gop-uses-illegal-immigration-to-hide-racism/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Bad news, Democrats: American voters aren’t nearly as ‘woke’ as your primary field – Nate Madden 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/bad-news-democrats-american-voters-arent-nearly-woke-primary-field/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Baltimore And Other Rat-Infested Cities Run By Democrats In Crisis – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/07/baltimore-and-other-rat-infested-cities-run-by-democrats-in-crisis/

CNS NEWS
— Acting CBP Commissioner: Can’t ‘Efficiently’ Check Whether Illegals Have Criminal Record Back Home – Melanie Arter 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/acting-cbp-commissioner-cant-efficiently-check-whether-illegals-have

DAILY CALLER
— VA Delegate Who Heckled Trump For ‘Racism’ Has History Of Anti-Semitic Posts – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/30/virginia-delegate-trump-bigot-anti-semitism/

GOPUSA
— The price we’d pay for Rashida Tlaib’s idea of a $20 minimum wage (DIERSEN: When you were younger, if you could have gotten $20/hour in today’s dollars for jobs that not require any education or any work experience, would you still have earned a high school diploma, an associate degree, a bachelor’s degree?) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73310

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Embrace Racism To Protect Their Own – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/07/30/democrats-embrace-racism-to-protect-their-own-n2550777

NEWSMAX
— RNC Wants CNN to Ask Democrats Just 10 Questions 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/questions-democrat-presidential-debate/2019/07/30/id/926465/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN’s Cuomo Uses California Shooting as an Excuse to Slime Trump – Ryan Foley
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ryan-foley/2019/07/30/cnns-cuomo-uses-gilroy-shooting-excuse-attack-president-trump

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Criticizes Democrats’ Push for Open Borders Days After Supreme Court Ruling – JANITA KAN
https://m.theepochtimes.com/trump-criticizes-democrats-push-for-open-borders-days-days-after-supreme-court-ruling_3022533.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: Democrats Didn’t Care About Baltimore Until Trump Tweeted – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/07/30/tucker_calrson_democrats_didnt_care_about_baltimore_until_trump_tweeted.html

THE HILL
— Trump on being called a racist: ‘Everybody’s called a racist now’ – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: Trump-haters call everyone who does not call Trump a racist a racist.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455424-trump-on-being-called-a-racist-everybodys-called-a-racist-now
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455341-virginia-state-legislator-says-he-disrupted-trump-jamestown-speech

ROLL CALL
— Climate panel‘s Casten holds stake in wood-burning energy firm Renewable biomass energy company cited for water violations – Benjamin J. Hulac
http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/climate-panels-casten-holds-stake-in-wood-burning-energy-firm

NBC NEWS
— After officiating gay wedding, Republican congressman gets ‘no confidence’ vote from local GOP The vote comes just two days after another GOP committee failed to censure Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., who said he was “happy to officiate” the wedding. – Tim Fitzsimons (DIERSEN: If you want to promote LGBTQ activity, you should be a Democrat, Libertarian, or Green.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/after-officiating-gay-wedding-republican-congressman-gets-no-confidence-vote-n1036386

CNN
— Two dozen House Democrats to head to the border this week – Ashley Killough
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/29/politics/house-democrats-visit-el-paso-border-facility/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/opinion/trumps-racist-attacks-democrats-2020.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/30/republicans-reactions-trumps-tweets-are-part-long-american-history-denying-racism/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-has-essentially-declared-a-race-war/2019/07/30/ad6ae554-b305-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html
— New Jersey GOP county chair apologizes for sexist, anti-Muslim tweets – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gop-county-chair-apologizes-for-sexist-anti-muslim-tweets/2019/07/30/26731278-b31a-11e9-acc8-1d847bacca73_story.html

CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER TIMES
— New manager’s budget proposal calls for $128 million to fix Corpus Christi streets – Kathryn Cargo
https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2019/07/30/budget-proposal-calls-128-million-fix-corpus-christi-streets/1856280001/

FORBES
— JUNE 7, 2018 FLASHBACK: Where Do You Want To Live For The Rest Of Your Life? 7 Questions To Ask – Bart Astor (DIERSEN: My wife and I want to live in our home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton for the rest of our lives. Of course, that heightens our interest in who represents a) Wheaton’s West District on Wheaton’s City Council, b) Wheaton, c) Wheaton’s Park District, d) School District 200, e) College of DuPage, f) Milton Township, g) DuPage County’s 4th District on DuPage County’s Board and Forest Preserve, h) DuPage County, i) Illinois’ 42nd House District, j) Illinois’ 21st Senate District, k) the 6th Congressional District, and l) Illinois.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bartastor/2018/07/07/where-do-you-want-to-live-for-the-rest-of-your-life-7-questions-to-ask/

LGBTQ NATION
— Can people of color be racist? Trump is accusing Congressman Elijah Cummings and Rev Al Sharpton of being racist. Is that even possible? – Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/07/can-people-color-racist/

July 28 Morning Edition

(DIERSEN: If you have any interest in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s City Council, and/or in Wheaton’s West District, please see the articles at the end of this email.)

WGN TV
— President Trump attacks another Democratic Congressman on Twitter – GAYNOR HALL
https://wgntv.com/2019/07/27/trump-attacks-another-democratic-congressman-on-twitter/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Baltimore leaders defend city after Trump calls it ‘filthy, infested’; some call Trump tweets racist – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/baltimore-leaders-defend-city-after-trump-calls-it-filthy-infested-some-call-trump-tweets-racist

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to pot pushers, “Illinois is making it hard — and expensive — to get a license to sell legal marijuana.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-illinois-expensive-marijuana-license-20190728-tijb5ipoizb2bgz3xvvagcoj5y-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats get Chicago nuns, 86 and 90, to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-catholic-nuns-arrested-ice-protests-20190727-b46byju2pzd4lpw26v5rfbxggm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CHICAGO: A TALE OF 7 CITIES – Ed Zotti
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times-sunday/…/281663961612255

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Governing Magazine ranks Pritzker best of the new governors – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Pritzker is having great success in driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190727/statehouse-insider-magazine-ranks-pritzker-best-of-new-governors

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Joseph Monack of Woodstock demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans.
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/07/27/letter-the-will-to-lose/as3gjeq/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Police: Indiana marijuana surge coming from other states – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/police-indiana-marijuana-surge-coming-from-other-states/article_c795b38d-1b8e-5205-957f-a1e7e21f381b.html

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Massive Political Corruption Across Illinois Has A Namesake Beer Blue Island Beer Company founders didn’t brew Massive Political Corruption Ale For The Chicago City Council, but if the beer fits, drink it. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/gshkt/massive-political-corruption-across-illinois-has-a-namesake-beer

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Howard Moore demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagonow.com/hippy-shakes/2019/07/its-confusing-to-be-a-deplorable/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Ilhan Omar Marriage Flummoxes Media Fact-Checkers The ‘baseless smear’ that can’t be debunked – Brent Scher
https://freebeacon.com/politics/ilhan-omar-marriage-flummoxes-media-fact-checkers/

FOX NEWS
— Trump throws Squad feud back at Pelosi after ‘racist’ accusation: ‘Democrats always play the race card’ – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-throws-squad-feud-back-at-pelosi-after-racist-accusation-democrats-always-play-the-race-card

AMERICAN THINKER
— Reparations and Racial Politicking – Thomas R. Ascik
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/reparations_and_racial_politicking.html
— Hypocrisy, thy name is Democrat! – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/hypocrisy_thy_name_is_democrat.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Great Excluded and Our Nationalist Future – Matthew Boose (DIERSEN: Democrats want to exclude those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old people, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/07/27/the-great-excluded-and-our-nationalist-future/

BREITBART
— NAACP: Impeach ‘Occupant’ of WH for ‘Vile Racist Attack’ on Cummings – TONY LEE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/27/naacp-impeach-occupant-of-wh-for-vile-racist-attack-on-cummings/
— Swalwell: Criticizing Baltimore Akin to ‘Trashing America’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/27/swalwell-criticizing-baltimore-akin-to-trashing-america/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from minorities, Buttigieg promotes hatred of Whites.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/28/pete-buttigieg-white-supremacy-secreting-this-poison-to-reach-boiling-point-on-race/

LIFEZETTE
— Trump Takes Fresh Aim at Nancy Pelosi for Her ‘Failing’ California District President is working to hold elected Democrats accountable for their own local problems and issues — urgent fixes are long overdue
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/07/trump-takes-fresh-aim-at-nancy-pelosi-for-her-failing-california-district/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Some Questions for the Democratic Candidates – GEORGE WILL
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/questions-for-the-candidates/

THE HILL
— Trump doubles down on attacks against Cummings and Baltimore district – JUSTIN WISE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455034-trump-doubles-down-on-attacks-against-cummings-and-baltimore-area
— Baltimore Sun editorial board lashes out at Trump: ‘Better to have a few rats than to be one’ – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/455033-baltimore-sun-lashes-out-at-trump-in-fiery-editorial-better-to-have-a-few-rats

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump promised on Friday to retaliate against France for adopting a pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook. (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against Republican-led budget cuts by a) forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) not promoting me beyond GS-13, e) getting rid of my mentor in 1987, f) keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) forcing me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://abc11.com/politics/president-trump-threatens-france-with-new-tax-on-wine/5423484/

CNBC
— Is cannabis use the same as off-duty drinking by workers? Many companies still say no – Valentina Sanchez (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/27/will-cannabis-use-soon-be-the-same-as-off-duty-drinking-by-workers.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs target Republicans. Moderates and liberals target conservatives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-republicans.html
— The Stories That Divide Us How seeing the other side’s narrative can de-polarize your mind. – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/opinion/sunday/the-stories-that-divide-us.html
— In Politics, Apologies Are for Losers At least that’s what the numbers say. – Cass R. Sunstein (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize a) for causing their problems, b) for causing your problems, c) for causing my problems, and d) for causing everyone’s problems.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/opinion/sunday/when-should-a-politician-apologize.html
— Pelosi. Clinton. Obama. Now ‘the Squad’ Is the New Target for the Right. – Jeremy W. Peters (DIERSEN: Who targets you? Those who target me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote “citizens of the world.” Republicans promote “citizens of America.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/27/what-conservatives-gets-wrong-about-cosmopolitans/
— A CNN anchor’s emotional response to Trump’s Twitter rant about his ‘infested’ hometown – Hannah Knowles (DIERSEN: Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my hometown of Crete stress that when I, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and my great great grand parents lived there, Crete was overwhelmingly German American and Lutheran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/07/27/cnn-anchor-gives-emotional-response-trumps-twitter-rant-about-his-infested-hometown/

NEW YORK POST
— Why the Democratic obsession with racism won’t win them minority votes – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2019/07/27/why-the-democratic-obsession-with-racism-wont-win-them-minority-votes/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting immigrants to hate not only Trump, but to hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-26/naturalized-citizens-vote-against-trump

THE WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote those immigrants who despise if not hate America.
https://theweek.com/articles/854467/dysfunction-love-leave

NEWS HERALD
— Do the Democrats who want open borders leave the doors open to their homes? – Mitch Kehetian
http://www.thenewsherald.com/opinion/do-the-dems-who-want-open-borders-leave-the-doors/article_53c09db2-ae39-11e9-a998-8730a7f269ae.html

STAR TRIBUNE
— Why you need a midyear budget check-in – COURTNEY JESPERSEN (DIERSEN: So far this year, my wife and I have spent lots more than our income. That would not have been the case if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not succeeded in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.) 
http://www.startribune.com/millennial-money-why-you-need-a-midyear-budget-check-in/513080552/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Pay for Performance is the Only Choice – HOWARD RISHER (DIERSEN: Democrats use pay for performance a) to retain and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/03/pay-performance-only-choice/155351/

CITY OF IRVINE
— Application for Appointment to Irvine City Council & Questionnaire (8 pages) & Statement of Economic Interests & Instructions (23 pages)
https://irvineca.seamlessdocs.com/f/applicationmaterials

ROXBORO COURIER TIMES
— Applicants expressing interest in open city council seat – George Willoughby
http://www.personcountylife.com/stories/applicants-expressing-interest-in-open-seat,23271

HOMETOWN LIFE
— Here’s why every Livonia candidate is running for office – Shelby Tankersley
https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/livonia/2019/07/25/heres-why-every-livonia-candidate-running-office/1672421001/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Questions to ask candidates who want to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against banning the sale of pot in Wheaton, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against requiring employers in Wheaton to use E-Verify, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote dependency on government, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote dependency on charity, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote LGBTQ activity, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote abortion, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote mass/illegal immigration, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote vices including booze, gambling, and pot, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote diminishment of First Amendment rights, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote diminishment of Second Amendment rights, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote patronage, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote political affiliation discrimination, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote reverse discrimination, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote age discrimination, please elaborate?

What is your position on Wheaton’s East Roosevelt Road Corridor Market Study/Comprehensive Plan Amendment, please elaborate?

How long have you lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?

Since you have lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, what you done that demonstrates that you want the aforesaid to be prosperous and safe, please elaborate?

Why do you wish to be considered for an appointment to fill this vacancy, please elaborate?

In your opinion, what are the three most important issues that Wheaton needs to address in the next 2 years and how should those issues be addressed, please elaborate?

What is your work experience and how would it help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What is your education and how would it help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What are your professional certifications and licenses and how would they help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What professional associations are you a member of and how would those memberships help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

If asked who would provide you with references, please elaborate?

How would you characterize your relationships with the following: a) Wheaton’s mayor, City Council members, City Attorney, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Clerk, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, City Planner, City Engineer, etc.; b) Illinois officials including Amy Grant; c) DuPage County officials including Robert Berlin, Fred Bucholz, Daniel Cronin, Pete DiCaianni, Grant Eckhoff, Timothy Elliott, Robert Grogan, Gwen Henry, Richard Jorgensen, Christopher Kachiroubas, Jean Kaczmarek, Robert Larsen, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Al Murphy, Sean Noonan, Jeffrey Redick, Darlene Ruscitti, Timothy Whelan, and Jim Zay; d) Milton Township officials including Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Gail Hinkle, Marty Keller, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehlfelt, David Molitor, John Monino, and Yada Nathwani; e) Wheaton Park District officials including Michael Benard; f) School District 200 officials; g) College of DuPage officials including Annette Corrigan, Christine Fenne, Heidi Holan, and Frank Napolitano, please elaborate?

How would you characterize your relationships with West District Precinct Committeemen including Joseph Caruso, Dave Diersen, Arthur Grant, Ralph Hinkle, Marty Keller, Robert Krzyzewski, Robert Larsen, Robert McNeily, Ronald Menna, Elizabeth Tatro, Mark Thomas, and Herbert Wehling, please elaborate?

Have you ever been elected to or appointed to a government and political office, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been arrested, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever pled guilty to crime or been convicted of a crime, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any health problems that might impact your service on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any financial problems that might impact your service on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Approximately, how much time per week do you have available to devote to City Council duties?

Have you been a plaintiff or defendant in any litigation, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been delinquent with any type of taxes, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any financial or other type of conflict of interest if you served on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever filed bankruptcy, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been fired, forced to resign, or forced to retire from a job, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever done anything that submits you to blackmail, and if so, please elaborate?

What demonstrates that if appointed, you will not be manipulated or dominated, for example, that you are financially secure, please elaborate?

The following are typical city council functions (https://www.nlc.org/city-councils). What experience do you have doing each of the following, please elaborate?

Review and approve the annual budget;
Establish long- and short-term objectives and priorities;
Oversee performance of the local public employees;
Oversee effectiveness of programs;
Establish tax rates;
Enter into legal contracts;
Borrow funds;
Pass ordinances and resolutions;
Modify the city’s charter;
Regulate land use through zoning laws;
Regulate business activity through licensing and regulations;
Regulate public health and safety;
Exercise the power of eminent domain;
Communicate policies and programs to residents;
Respond to constituent needs and complaints; and
Represent the community to other levels of government.

July 1 Evening Edition

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Pot will soon be legal in Illinois. Here are your top questions, answered. – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor Dave Diersen will urge the Wheaton City Council at its meeting Monday, July 1, 2019, at 7 P.M. to make Wheaton the first municipality in Illinois to ban the sale of pot. Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT FAMILY FRIENDLY. Your mayor and your city council members and your county board chairman and your county board members should ASAP call for a vote on the sale of pot and ASAP announce that they will vote against the sale of pot.) 
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/pot-will-soon-be-legal-in-illinois-here-are-your-top-questions-answered

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Medical marijuana users will get dibs if supply wanes, but evidence from other states indicates some may turn to recreational pot once it is legal in Illinois – JAMIE MUNKS (DIERSEN: To encourage someone to be a stoner is to encourage that person’s destruction. Pot pushers want everyone in America to be a stoner, that is, pot pushers want to destroy everyone in America.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-medical-marijuana-law-20190701-bzhfhxq3m5etvaowpkkb4wzgpa-story.html
— Norridge car show had 175 enthusiasts showing off their vehicles – KARIE ANGELL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/norridge/ct-nhh-car-show-tl-0704-20190701-gjmyo5crvva7nbsg2h27xicxhi-story.html
— There’s only one way to clean up government in Illinois and City Hall – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/kristen-mcqueary/ct-opinion-mcqueary-fritz-kaegi-lightfoot-outside-jobs-20190701-eqwk5nysnffrrhxdfk4wisfhq4-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/can-cannabis-profit-repair-harm-war-drugs

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How The Aviary must handle the Eric Trump spitting incident Terminating the employee would not mean that The Aviary’s management agrees with all of Trump’s policies, but rather that they insist on employees obeying the law. – Rob Wilson, President of Employco USA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/1/20677391/the-aviary-eric-trump-trump-administration-fulton-market

DAILY HERALD
— Immigration: Business’ third rail – Jim Kendall (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, every employer should be required to use E-Verify.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190630/jim-kendall-immigration–business-third-rail

ABC7
— 56 shot, 4 fatally, in Chicago weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/56-shot-4-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/5372949/
— President Trump says series of immigration raids coming, likely after 4th of July
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trump-says-series-of-immigration-raids-coming/5371611/

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want employers to stop testing for pot.
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20190701/employers-still-testing-for-pot

RIVER CITIES READER
— Why are State-Government Watchdogs Obsessed by a Governor’s Thrift? – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/why-are-state-government-watchdogs-obsessed-governor%E2%80%99s-thrift

WREX
— Rep. Kinzinger is engaged to girlfriend Sofia
https://wrex.com/category/2019/07/01/rep-kinzinger-is-engaged-to-girlfriend-sofia/

WJBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers are happy with “Safeguards in place for recreational marijuana.” 
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/07/01/barickman-safeguards-in-place-for-recreational-marijuana/

CHICAGO NOW
— Even Kamala Harris’ father hates her pandering behavior – Bonnie McGrath 
http://www.chicagonow.com/mom-think-poignant/2019/07/even-kamala-harris-father-hates-her-pandering-behavior/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County Approves Adult Business Licensing Ordinance
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512679315-dupage-county-dupage-county-approves-adult-business-licensing-ordinance

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSERVATIVE THINK TANK CEO SUES PRITZKER FOR VIOLATING STATE CONSTITUTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/conservative-think-tank-ceo-sues-pritzker-for-violating-state-constitution.html
— HOT SUMMER DAYS: 42 KILLED AMONG 319 SHOT IN JUNE, PRIDE PARADE RAINED OUT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/hot-summer-days-42-killed-among-319-shot-in-june-pride-parade-rained-out-.html
— PRITZKER SETS TASK FORCE TO SUPPORT TRANSGENDER STUDENTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/pritzker-sets-task-force-to-support-transgender-students.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Red Hen restaurant owner who kicked out Sarah Sanders says ‘new rules apply’ for Trump officials – Jessica Chasmar (DIERSEN: How soon will Democrat restaurants post signs that say the following are not welcome: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/1/red-hen-restaurant-owner-who-kicked-out-sarah-sand/
— Border Patrol agents’ Facebook secret group deemed ‘beyond sexist and racist’ – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook secret groups exist to give their members the opportunity to defame and libel those who are not members?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/1/border-patrol-agents-facebook-group-deemed-beyond-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Dunkin’ Donuts dumps store owners for hiring undocumented workers – Paul Bedard 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/dunkin-dumps-store-owners-for-hiring-undocumented-workers
— Muted response to savage attack on gay conservative journalist shows the activist Left’s blatant hypocrisy – Brad Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/muted-response-to-savage-attack-on-gay-conservative-journalist-shows-the-activist-lefts-blatant-hypocrisy

FOX NEWS
— Byron York: Three ‘troubling developments’ show anti-Trump resistance growing more toxic – David Montanaro
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/byron-york-anti-trump-resistance-growing-more-toxic

GOPUSA
— Trump: Immigration raids could start July 4
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-immigration-raids-could-start-july-4/
— No obligatory pilgrimage to illegal alien shelter for Biden because policy began under Obama
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71895

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump says immigration raids could start July Fourth – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/trump_says_immigration_raids_could_start_july_fourth.html
— How about Democrats pay reparations to everyone who’s not a Democrat? – Jerry Powlas
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/how_about_democrats_pay_reparations_to_everyone_whos_not_a_democrat.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Democrats are responsible for many bad things, but let’s just focus on those things that no rational person of any political persuasion would label as good things: African slavery, The American Civil War, Jim Crow, Ku Klux Klan, Segregation We could add other things, but those five are not going to be very controversial. If we are to administer these reparations, the historical origins of guilt need to be irrefutable.)
— Democrats are Officially the Party of Derangement – Lauri B. Regan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/democrats_are_officially_the_party_of_derangement.html
— Scoundrel time: Lefty journalists are fine with the Antifa attack on Andy Ngo – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/scoundrel_time_lefty_journalists_are_fine_with_the_antifa_attack_on_andy_ngo.html
— Has Trump crushed the border surge? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/is_the_border_surge_ebbing.html

NEW AMERICAN
— Anti-Trump Left Increasingly Showing the Intolerance of the French Revolution – Steve Byas
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/32739-anti-trump-left-increasingly-showing-the-intolerance-of-the-french-revolution

BREITBART
— Rubio: Debates Show Democrats Will Nominate Candidate Who Rewards Illegal Immigrants – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/01/rubio-debates-show-democrats-will-nominate-candidate-who-rewards-illegal-immigrants/
— Poll: Democrats More Easily Influenced by Hollywood than Republicans – BEN KEW
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/07/01/poll-democrats-more-easily-influenced-by-hollywood-than-republicans/

DAILY CALLER
— Facebook Auditors Suggest Company Moderators Should Ding Borderline White Nationalist Content – CHRIS WHITE (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook auditors are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/01/facebook-conservative-bias/
— Trump Plans Patriotic ‘Salute To America’ Parade For The 4th Of July – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/01/trump-parade-fourth-july-salute-america/

TOWNHALL
— Progressives Are Leading America To Her Demise – Paul Curry
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulcurry/2019/07/01/progressives-are-leading-america-to-her-demise-n2549239
— Why Is the Left Trying to Decriminalize Crime? – Karen Kataline
https://townhall.com/columnists/karenkataline/2019/07/01/why-is-the-left-trying-to-decriminalize-crime-n2549293

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Liberals Hate You! They’ll Beat You Up and Spit on You in Restaurants
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/07/01/liberals-hate-you-theyll-beat-you-up-and-spit-on-you-in-restaurants/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Next Influx: The Entire World’s Poor and Dispossessed Tens of Thousands of “Exotics” and “Extra-Continentals” from around the Globe Moving Through Panama – Todd Bensman
https://cis.org/Bensman/Next-Influx-Entire-Worlds-Poor-and-Dispossessed

CNS NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Rep. Ilhan Omar Calls for Legalizing Marijuana Nationwide
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cnsnewscom-staff/rep-ilhan-omar-calls-legalizing-marijuana-nationwide
— Cuccinelli: ‘The Liars Are Getting in the Way of…True Asylum Seekers’ – Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/cuccinelli-liars-are-getting-way-oftrue-asylum-seekers
— Castro: ‘We Already Pay for the Health Care’ of Illegal Aliens – ‘It’s Called the Emergency Room’ – Melanie Arter 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/castro-we-already-pay-health-care-illegal-aliens-its-called-emergency

WORLD NET DAILY
— Obama appointee confirms: Kids ‘cages’ created ‘under Obama’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/obama-appointee-confirms-kids-cages-created-under-obama/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Special Slimes: Trump ‘Feeds,’ ‘Jumps on’ KKK, Bigoted Bandwagon – Scott Whitlock
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2019/07/01/cnn-special-slimes-trump-feeds-jumps-kkk-bigoted-bandwagon
— #Resistance Restaurant Owner Defends Spitting on Trump Son in WashPost – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2019/07/01/resistance-restaurant-owner-defends-spitting-trump-son-washpost
— Gay Golf Commentator: PGA Too White, Christian, Conservative, Republican – Jay Maxson (DIERSEN: When Charles Bowsher took over GAO in 1981, he acted like he found the agency’s employees to be too White, male, and old.) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/jay-maxson/2019/06/30/gay-golf-commentator-pga-too-white-christian-conservative
— Washington Post Applauds Twitter Policy to ‘Limit Speech’ – Alexander Dolhun
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alexander-dolhun/2019/07/01/wash-post-applauds-twitter-policy-limit-speech

PROPUBLICA
— Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes The three-year-old group, which has roughly 9,500 members, shared derogatory comments about Latina lawmakers who plan to visit a controversial Texas detention facility on Monday, calling them “scum buckets” and “hoes.” – A.C. Thompson (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook secret groups exist to give their members the opportunity to defame and libel those who are not members?) 
https://www.propublica.org/article/secret-border-patrol-facebook-group-agents-joke-about-migrant-deaths-post-sexist-memes

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Dunkin’ Donuts Cracks Down on Store Owners Failing to Use E-Verify to Ensure Workers Are Documented – Sydney Monduy
https://ijr.com/dunkin-owners-undocumented-workers/

THE HILL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Kamala Harris praises Illinois for legalizing marijuana – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/451185-kamala-harris-praises-illinois-for-legalizing-marijuana
— Holocaust survivor who offered to tour Auschwitz with Ocasio-Cortez calls for her to ‘be removed from Congress’ – MORGAN GSTALTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/451172-holocaust-survivor-who-offered-to-tour-auschwitz-with-ocasio-cortez-calls-for
— Border Patrol to investigate agent Facebook secret group with racist, sexist posts – EMILY BIRNBAUM (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook secret groups exist to give their members the opportunity to defame and libel those who are not members?)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/451204-border-patrol-launches-probe-after-report-uncovers-racist-sexist-posts-in

POLITICO
— Democrats call for firing Border Patrol agents over ‘vile’ Facebook posts House Democrats also recounted how detainees described poor conditions at migrant detention facilities. – SARAH FERRIS and HEATHER CAYGLE (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook secret groups exist to give their members the opportunity to defame and libel those who are not members?)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/01/secret-border-patrol-facebook-group-1392083

WASHINGTON POST
— These USDA employees face a stark choice: Move to Kansas City or be fired – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/01/these-usda-employees-face-stark-choice-move-kansas-city-or-be-fired/

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting, Tragic: Pot pushers use Illinois to push pot nationwide.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bencurren/2019/07/01/the-gold-standard-lessons-from-illinois-on-cannabis-legalization/

FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford Lawsuit Alleges Age Discrimination In Recent Layoffs – SHANE MCGLAUN
http://fordauthority.com/2019/07/ford-lawsuit-alleges-age-discrimination-in-recent-layoffs/

DIGI DAY
— The Wall Street Journal has 21 people detecting ‘deepfakes’ – Lucinda Southern
https://digiday.com/media/the-wall-street-journal-has-21-people-detecting-deepfakes/

GUARDIAN
— How can we lure back all the people who avoid news? – Emily Bell (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, the mainstream news is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/commentisfree/2019/jun/30/how-can-we-lure-back-all-the-people-who-avoid-news
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater equates Mexico and other foreign countries with Nazi Germany. If this Trump-hater is right, America should invade and conquer Mexico and other foreign countries.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/01/i-fled-nazi-germany-i-hope-the-us-doesnt-turn-its-back-on-refugees

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Trump is replacing federal workers with non-union temps – MARK GRUENBERG
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trump-is-replacing-federal-workers-with-non-union-temps/

June 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— How Trump says he’ll be reelected in 2020: ‘Safety, security, great economy’
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/how-trump-says-hell-win-in-2020-safety-security-great-economy/5349063/
— 21 shot, 3 fatally, in Chicago weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/21-shot-3-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/5348790/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Civil War reenactment back on at Illinois park after concerns about Confederate flags – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/civil-war-reenactment-back-on-at-illinois-park-after-concerns-about-confederate-flags
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/lgbtq-pride-celebration-returns-to-navy-pier-for-4th-year-1
— South suburban residents warned about lead levels in tap water
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/south-suburban-residents-warned-about-lead-levels-in-tap-water

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: House Republican leader throws facts under the bus with Joliet bridge claim despite widespread public concern, however, we could find no evidence that Joliet school buses had been prohibited from traversing the I-80 bridges with students aboard. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/16/18679447/fact-check-house-republican-durkin-school-bus-joliet-bridge-claim-interstate-80

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Indiana: Precinct committeemen vote for one of their own to fill Lake County Council seat – Craig Lyons
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-lake-council-caucus-st-0612-story.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Not everyone is buying Pritzker’s claim of balanced budget – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-06-16/jim-dey-not-everyone-buying-pritzkers-claim-balanced-budget.html
— Congressmen seeing world on taxpayers’ dime – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-06-16/tom-kacich-congressmen-seeing-world-taxpayers-dime.html
— Taxpayers need more friends – BLAINE WILHOUR, BRAD HALBROOK, DAVID McSWEENEY, DARREN BAILEY, CHRIS MILLER, ALLEN SKILLICORN, DAN CAULKINS and JOHN CABELLO
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2019-06-16/guest-commentary-taxpayers-need-more-friends.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Police ‘unprepared’ for pot-impaired drivers in Illinois, law enforcement leaders say – DEAN OLSEN
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/police-unprepared-for-pot-impaired-drivers-in-illinois-law-enforcement/article_9c678630-7c1c-5d03-ab1f-3abdceb3aa7e.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Legislators’ report card: Local lawmakers review highs, lows of spring session – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/legislators-report-card-local-lawmakers-review-highs-lows-of-spring/article_c55d43eb-32d2-5abd-9733-7000ecacd135.html

WISCONSIN WATCH
— Pitfalls and promises: States with legalized marijuana see mixed picture Even in states such as Colorado where cannabis has been legal for many years, not everyone is on board; New Jersey, New York fail to reach consensus on legalization – Carter Thomson
https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2019/06/pitfalls-and-promises-states-with-legalized-marijuana-see-mixed-picture/

NEWSMAX
— OUTSTANDING: Romney Introduces Bill To Make E-Verify System Permanent – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/romney-everify-immigration/2019/06/16/id/920596/

FOX NEWS
— Beto argues Trump’s foreign intel comment is grounds for impeachment – Andrew O’Reilly
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/beto-argues-trumps-foreign-dirt-comment-is-grounds-for-impeachment

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Liberalism is as dogmatic as any religion – Hezekiah Kantor
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/liberalism_is_as_dogmatic_as_any_religion.html

THE HILL
— Fox News poll shows Trump trailing Biden, Sanders, other Democrats – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/448772-fox-news-poll-shows-trump-behind-biden-sanders-warren

WASHINGTON POST
— Potent pot, vulnerable teens trigger concerns in first states to legalize marijuana – Jennifer Oldham
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html

MADISON
— ‘Haze’ abounds as Michigan struggles to regulate recreational cannabis – Rachelle Wilson
https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/haze-abounds-as-michigan-struggles-to-regulate-recreational-cannabis/article_234b4c51-2427-5400-8a0b-6de9bf1b051a.html

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— In first states to legalize pot, teen use triggers concerns – Jennifer Oldham
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/In-first-states-to-legalize-pot-teen-use-14001768.php

NEWSWEEK
— KINZINGER: ‘PRIVATELY’ REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS ‘ALL AGREE’ TRUMP’S FOREIGN INTERFERENCE COMMENTS WERE WRONG – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-congressman-privately-republicans-agree-trump-foreign-interference-1444208

June 14 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Raising taxes in Illinois is not courageous – David McSweeney
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190613/guest-view-raising-taxes-in-illinois-is-not-courageous
— Illinois board backs higher chlorine levels in drinking water to fight Legionnaires’ – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190613/illinois-board-backs-higher-chlorine-levels-in-drinking-water-to-fight-legionnaires

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State comptroller says budget action ‘far exceeded’ her expectations – Jerry Nowicki
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-06-14/state-comptroller-says-budget-action-far-exceeded-her-expectations.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Legal pot makes truck driver recruitment harder – Elvina Nawaguna
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/06/13/legal-pot-makes-truck-driver-recruitment-harder/a2i5slm/

OUR QUAD CITIES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rock Island encourages children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/clock-inc-opens-safe-space-for-lgbt-community/2074976774

CENTER SQUARE
— New Illinois law allows schools to offer kids bus rides around gang territory – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: The only time that I rode a bus to school was 1961-1962 while I attended Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest.) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/new-illinois-law-allows-schools-to-offer-kids-bus-rides/article_c9b53278-8dcb-11e9-91e0-8bd2ac180c32.amp.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DESPITE TAX HIKES, ILLINOIS FAILS TO BALANCE BUDGET FOR 19TH YEAR IN A ROW – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/despite-tax-hikes-illinois-fails-to-balance-budget-for-19th-year-in-a-row/
— WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ILLINOIS’ GAMBLING EXPANSION – Joe Barnas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-illinois-gambling-expansion/

GOPUSA
— White House blasts Hatch Act attack on Kellyanne Conway as politically motivated (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government a) counted on my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators to NOT come to my defense and b) knew that my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators viewed me as being much TOO CONSERVATIVE.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70996
— Women’s Rights? Iran hires ‘morality police’ to ensure women are wearing their hijab
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70978
— Alyssa Milano: Pro-life citizens are hypocrites because ‘asylum seekers have heartbeats’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71002

FOX NEWS
— House hearing on reparations for slavery is set for first time in more than a decade – Gerren Keith Gaynor (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-hearing-on-reparations-for-slavery-is-set-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-decade

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— LGBTQ BIGOTRY Tyranny masquerading as tolerance. – David Horowitz
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273991/lgbtq-bigotry-david-horowitz

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— It’s the Immigration, Stupid – Christopher Gage
https://amgreatness.com/2019/06/13/its-the-immigration-stupid/
— A Conservative Resistance? – Angelo Codevilla
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/13/a-conservative-resistance/

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— This College Professor Strongly Opposes Illegal Immigration – Alex Nitzberg
https://www.academia.org/this-college-professor-strongly-opposes-illegal-immigration/

BREITBART
— Facebook’s Process to Label You a ‘Hate Agent’ Revealed – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/13/exclusive-facebooks-process-to-label-you-a-hate-agent-revealed/
— Poll: 3-in-4 Swing State Voters Support National Mandatory E-Verify – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/13/poll-3-in-4-swing-state-voters-support-national-mandatory-e-verify/
— Blue State Blues: Conservatives Face ‘The Great Shunning’ over Trump – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who shun conservatives in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/14/blue-state-blues-conservatives-face-the-great-shunning-over-trump/

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP WARNED AMERICA’S EXPLODING NATIONAL DEBT WAS DANGEROUS. NOW HE’S PRESIDENT, AND THE DEBT IS STILL GROWING – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/13/donald-trump-national-debt/

CITY JOURNAL
— Marijuana’s Black Market 2.0 Contrary to advocates’ promises, legalizing pot has spurred new illegal enterprises. – Steven Malanga
https://www.city-journal.org/marijuana-black-market

CNS NEWS
— House Panel to Examine Slavery Reparations; 2020 Democrat Hopefuls Back Legislation – Patrick Goodenough (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/house-panel-examine-slavery-reparations-2020-democrat-hopefuls-back

WORLD NET DAILY
— JUDICIAL WATCH: TERRORISTS’ ROUTE THROUGH MEXICO CONFIRMED
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/judicial-watch-terrorists-route-through-mexico-confirmed/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Progressive Business of Extirpating Whiteness Too often, those who claim to speak for beleaguered minorities are actually condescending to them. – MONA CHAREN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/bill-de-blasio-progressives-racialize-everything/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— U.S. Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe Refuses to Sing National Anthem During World Cup in France – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2019/06/13/u-s-soccer-star-megan-rapinoe-refuses-to-sing-national-anthem-during-world-cup-in-france/

INDEPENDENT MINUTE
— Macy’s Now Publicly Supporting “Sharia Law.” Are You Shopping There?
https://independentminute.com/2019/02/13/american-retailer-now-publicly-supporting-sharia-law-are-you-shopping-there-2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What needs to happen is this: any person who wants to come to America to start a new life is welcome if they legally apply for citizenship, learn the English language, prove they have a valuable skill or trade, and embrace western culture. To become an American citizen doesn’t mean you forget where you came from, but it does require you to renounce all that is un-American in your previous culture and work to preserve the new culture you have entered. But radical Muslims refuse to do that. And somehow Liberals are letting them get away with this. It’s time for Republicans to stand up to this shady business, call out those who publicly support Sharia law, and stop those who follow Sharia to the letter from becoming part of American culture. For now, a good place to start would be to boycott Macy’s. Are you in?)

THE HILL
— Trump says he will not fire Kellyanne Conway for Hatch Act violations – JORDAN FABIAN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/448536-trump-says-he-will-not-fire-kellyanne-conway-for-hatch-act-violations
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “This is just the start of American authoritarianism.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/448264-this-is-just-the-start-of-american-authoritarianism

REUTERS
— Brazil Supreme Court rules homophobia a crime (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-homophobia/brazil-supreme-court-rules-homophobia-a-crime-idUSKCN1TF02N

CBS NEWS
— Trump’s plan to deter migrants with “Remain in Mexico” faces logistical and legal hurdles – CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/remain-in-mexico-trumps-plan-to-deter-migrants-faces-logistical-and-legal-hurdles/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says he won’t fire Kellyanne Conway over Hatch Act Violations – John Wagner (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government a) counted on my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators to NOT come to my defense and b) knew that my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators viewed me as being much TOO CONSERVATIVE.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-wont-fire-kellyanne-conway-over-hatch-act-violations/2019/06/14/76f31a94-8e9f-11e9-adf3-f70f78c156e8_story.html
— African Americans are held back the most by student loan debt. – Harry Williams (DIERSEN: Did try to get a student loan? I did not. I doubt that anyone would have given me a student loan. I had not displayed any leadership potential; I spend my junior and senior years in high school and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class and my ACT was only 24. Further, neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma and my mother never attended high school. Further, I had been classified 1-A for the draft notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/13/african-americans-are-held-back-most-by-student-loan-debt-heres-solution/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— New York Mayor Bill de Blasio takes his low popularity to the national stage – EVAN HALPER and SEEMA MEHTA (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not popular and b) about what they hint/imply/argue/shout about me.)
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-unpopular-new-york-mayor-struggles-in-presidential-race-20190614-story.html

BOSTON HERALD
— Illegal immigration takes its toll on communities – Editorial
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/06/14/illegal-immigration-takes-its-toll-on-communities/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Who ‘Deserves’ to Go to Harvard? A dean at the university tells graduates all success stems from inherited privilege and chance. – Heather Mac Donald (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that college degrees are worthless unless they are from Ivy League universities?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-deserves-to-go-to-harvard-11560464201

JD SUPRA
— Half Baked — Illinois Legislature Includes Some Employer Protections in New Recreational Cannabis Law, But Creates Potential Liabilities (DIERSEN: Because stoners are impaired, I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners. I should write a book about my superiors in the federal government who were heavy drinkers. They favored their employees who were heavy drinkers like they were. They got rid of those like me who did not drink.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/half-baked-illinois-legislature-53106/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— When Does a Complaint to a Supervisor Equal “Protected Activity” in a Retaliation Lawsuit? (DIERSEN: My supervisors in the federal government a) never denied that I complained to them about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation b) never denied that I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) 
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/when-does-complaint-to-supervisor-equal-protected-activity-retaliation-lawsuit

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Reskilling, telework moving federal employees ‘toward the future of work’ – Jory Heckman (DIERSEN: Have you ever reskilled yourself? I have. In 1992, when I was 43 years old, a) after my Democrat GAO superiors had made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) after they had assigned me to audits of federal financial institution regulators, I began taking graduate courses at IIT, and in 1997, when I was 48 years old, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2019/06/reskilling-telework-moving-federal-employees-toward-the-future-of-work/

CHICAGO PRIDE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/103905721

June 13 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal watchdog agency recommends White House aide Kellyanne Conway be fired – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-kellyanne-conway-fired-20190613-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate Diamond and Silk hate Blacks and hate women.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-dana-milbank-king-st-0614-story.html
— If Mayor Lightfoot raises taxes pronto, is she breaking a promise? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-lightfoot-budget-shortfall-chicago-taxes-20190613-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want Pritzker to do more to promote illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/13/18677809/immigration-undocumented-j-b-pritzker-tenant-protection-act-rise-private-detention-marlen-garcia
— When speaking up for minorities becomes condescending Discrediting high standards as tools of oppression can be crippling – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/13/18678309/bill-deblasio-racism-workshops-mona-charen
— Moody’s: Schools winners in new state budget — but impact of gambling, legal pot hazy “As with gaming revenues, cannabis revenue has proven to be volatile,” Moody’s warned on Thursday. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/13/18678098/moodys-credit-schools-winners-pritzker-state-budget-gambling-legal-pot-hazy

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs oppose anything and everything that might slow down illegal immigration.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190613/threatened-by-trump-mexico-is-trying-to-reinforce-southern-border-wide-gaps-remain

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— On-the-sly legislating shows lawmakers can’t be trusted with greater taxing power  When things happen quickly or quietly in Springfield, taxpayers lose. – ANDREW NELMS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/sly-legislating-shows-lawmakers-cant-be-trusted-greater-taxing-power

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Proposed state worker contract includes 11.5% in raises over four years – Doug Finke 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190613/proposed-state-worker-contract-includes-115-in-raises-over-four-years

HERALD NEWS
— ‘Sad day in Illinois’ – Will County Republicans decry expansion of abortion access – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/06/13/sad-day-in-illinois-will-county-republicans-decry-expansion-of-abortion-access/a6pnii4/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Will County Board member Mike Fricilone announces 2020 run for Congress 3rd Congressional District – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/06/12/will-county-board-member-announces-2020-run-for-congress/ahsidem/

WSIL TV
— Windhorst, Bryant admonish Reproductive Health Act’s passage – Baylee Steelman
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40648625/windhorst-bryant-admonish-reproductive-health-acts-passage

FOX ILLINOIS
— Outrage after Trump says he’d accept dirt on political opponents from foreign agents – SCOTT THUMAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/accepting-political-dirt-do-you-tell-the-feds

CHICAGO NOW
— Obama and Eric Holder decry Illinois gerrymandering – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2019/06/obama-and-eric-holder-decry-illinois-gerrymandering/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Grant posits that special needs programs might benefit more from capital funding than arts – Glenn Minnis 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512627003-rep-grant-posits-that-special-needs-programs-might-benefit-more-from-capital-funding-than-arts

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Pritzker follows Gov. Thompson’s model – Rich Miller
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21324-pritzker-follows-gov-thompson%25E2%2580%2599s-model.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rezin turned down US Senate bid to challenge Underwood
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/13/report-rezin-turned-down-us-senate-bid-to-challenge-underwood/

GOPUSA
— Coalition to change Electoral College votes grows closer to 270-vote mark
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70975

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Diamond and Silk jump to Steve King’s defense on Capitol Hill: ‘Stop calling everyone racist!’ – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/diamond-and-silk-jump-to-steve-kings-defense-on-capitol-hill-stop-calling-everyone-racist

TOWNHALL
— White House Slams Office of Special Counsel Recommendation for Kellyanne Conway – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/06/13/white-house-slams-office-of-special-counsel-recommendation-for-kellyanne-conway-n2548176
— Trump Explains ‘Reality’ Behind Opposition Research To Stephanopoulos – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents use against you? Mine would stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee (ICRC) member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They would stress that the MTRCC, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc. do not promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They would stress that they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me in 2006. They would stress that I lost 13 to 69 when I ran for MTRCC Treasurer in 2004.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/06/12/oh-boy-stephanopoulos-attempts-to-pigeonhole-trump-over-receiving-opposition-re-n2548134

BREITBART
— DHS: Illegal Aliens Released into U.S. Without Undergoing Disease Tests – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/13/dhs-released-disease-screenings/

DAILY CALLER
— THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS BECOMING STRANGELY ANTI-GUN – Michael Hammond
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/13/hammond-trump-anti-gun/
— OUTSTANDING: MITT ROMNEY WANTS TO PERMANENTLY RENEW E-VERIFY SYSTEM – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/13/romney-everify-system/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Mass Homelessness Exposes California’s Political Dysfunction – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/06/12/mass-homelessness-exposes-californias-political-dysfunction/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Bernie Sanders Defines Democratic Socialism, Says When The 99% Stand Up Against the 1% We Can Transform Society – Tim Hains (DIERSEN: Sounds like class warfare to me. How soon will it be the 90% against the 10%, the 80% against the 20%, the 70% against the 30%, the 60% against the 40%, and the 50% against the 50%?) 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/06/12/watch_live_bernie_sanders_speech_defining_democratic_socialism_as_the_only_way_to_defeat_oligarchy.html

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Colbert to Beto: Trump White House Working to ‘Suppress’ ‘Non-Whites’ – Aiden Jackson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage a) minorities to hate Republicans, b) females to hate Republicans, c) young people to hate Republicans, d) those who have financial, health, and/or other problems to hate Republicans, e) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time to hate Republicans, and f) everyone else to hate Republicans.) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/aiden-jackson/2019/06/13/steven-colbert-beto-president-trump-suppressing-non-whites

PATRIOT POST
— MSM Parrots Dems’ Anti-Trump Immigration Narrative Conflating Trump’s housing illegals on military bases with interment of Japanese Americans in WWII. – Thomas Gallatin 
https://patriotpost.us/articles/63628-msm-parrots-dems-anti-trump-immigration-narrative

ONE NEWS NOW
— ‘Asylum-seekers’ actually ‘job-seekers’ – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/06/13/stats-show-most-asylum-seekers-actually-job-seekers-cis

THE HILL
— Federal watchdog recommends Conway be removed from office for Hatch Act violations – JORDAN FABIAN AND AL WEAVER 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/448379-federal-watchdog-recommends-conway-be-removed-from-office-for-hatch

ROLL CALL
— Legal pot makes it harder to recruit truck drivers, industry leader says Companies find applicants withdraw when they learn of hair sample tests for drug use – Elvina Nawaguna
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/legal-pot-makes-harder-recruit-truck-drivers-industry-leader-says

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs oppose anything and everything that might slow down illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/threatened-by-trump-mexico-is-trying-to-reinforce-its-southern-border-wide-gaps-remain/2019/06/13/150cc8fa-8cfd-11e9-b6f4-033356502dce_story.html
— Congressional hearing could help move needle on support for reparations – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/13/congressional-hearing-could-help-move-needle-support-reparations/

NEW NOW NEXT
— Aaron Schock Celebrates Pride Month With New Congressional Campaign After his stance on LGBTQ rights, can he count on your vote? – Christopher Rudolph 
http://www.newnownext.com/aaron-schock-running-for-congress/06/2019/

June 13 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Past and present candidates and elected officials who spoke at Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, June 12, 2019, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall included Corrigan, Elliott, Grant, Heidorn, Holan, Holder, Ives, Keller, Kinzler, LeVan, and Sanguinetti. Meeting attendees included Almiron, Baker, Bohn, Carlson, Cooper, Eckhoff, Falbo, Fitzpatrick, Jensen, Kachiroubas, Krzyzewski, Larsen, Lofgren, Lollino, McGowen, McNeily, Molitor, Monino, Nathwani, Shaw, Slinger, Smith, Walsh, and Whelan. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— So far, Wheaton’s 2019 Independence Day Parade Republican entries are Bob Berlin, Amy Grant, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Chris Kachiroubas, Ann Celine Walsh, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee. All $2,500 has been pledged toward the $2,500 “DuPage County Republicans” sponsorship commitment: $500 from Roger Claar; $250 each from Berlin, Sanguinetti, Phil Suess, and Tim Whelan; and $100 each from Michael Barbier, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Grant, Chris Heidorn, Babette Holder, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Bob Larsen, and Walsh. I will be hand-delivering 500 flyers to the residences and businesses on the parade route that include the Republican entries in the parade, the sponsor’s names, and the amounts they contributed. In addition, contributors are invited to be at the Republican table at fireworks on July 3. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Oklahoma teen throws baby in car seat to the ground, blames laced marijuana
https://abc7chicago.com/teen-throws-baby-in-car-seat-to-the-ground-blames-laced-marijuana/5344728/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Our own Republican Party leaders failed the taxpayers of Illinois It was discouraging to see many Republican leaders not only vote for these tax increases, but then promote false narratives perpetuated by the tax-and-spend Democrats to excuse their votes. – State Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Effingham; State Rep. Brad Halbrook, R-Shelbyville; State Rep. David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills; State Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia; State Rep, Chris Miller, R-Oakland; State Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-Crystal Lake; State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur; and State Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/12/18663553/illinois-budget-capital-bill-gas-tax-republican-leadership-blaine-wilhour-brad-halbrook
— Teacher pension ‘spiking’ is back — and we’ll all pay A state that is shackled by unfunded pension debt has no business adding to it unless it simultaneously comes up with new revenue to pay for the increased benefits. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/12/18661429/illinois-teacher-pension-spiking-taxpayers

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker cheered as he signs abortion bill, but what is the cost? – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-met-abortion-illinois-kirsten-gillibrand-kass-20190612-story.html
— Former Vice President Joe Biden holds fundraiser in Chicago: ‘This is a marathon.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-biden-fundraiser-chicago-20190612-story.html
— Lake County Forest Preserves chair calls for end to Civil War Days; resident says, ‘This has nothing we want, nor should celebrate, nor re-enact’ – Frank Abderholden
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-civil-war-days-st-0612-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage expecting to get an additional $10 million for road projects – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190612/dupage-expecting-to-get-an-additional-10-million-for-road-projects
— Senators ask tollway chairman about conflict of interest – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190612/senators-ask-tollway-chairman-about-conflict-of-interest-
— ‘Pork’ and the matter of trust in Illinois spending – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190612/editorial-pork-and-the-matter-of-trust-in-illinois-spending

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage women to have abortions.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/pritzker-signs-abortionrights-bill-with-vow-we-trust-women/57d84d53-e574-4358-bed2-eb720bb249a6
— GOP Turns Illinois Abortion-Rights Law Into ‘Weapon’ In Bid To Retake U.S. House – Dave McKinney (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage women to have abortions.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/gop-turns-illinois-abortionrights-bill-into-weapon-in-bid-to-retake-us-house/04e6620a-347c-427a-ae15-9383c5a36db2

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State workers’ back step pay should be paid by end of September – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn federal employees as being overpaid. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my salary increased every year because of step increases, cost of living adjustments, and/or promotions, except in 1980 when I took a $19,568/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. I started in 1966 when I was 18 earning $16.15/hour in today’s dollars and ended in 1997 earning $127,654/year in today’s dollars. During those almost 30 years, I took job-related college courses during 22 of those years (1966-1983 and 1992-1997). I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190612/state-workers-back-step-pay-should-be-paid-by-end-of-september

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker: Illinois will take in reproductive health ‘refugees’ from other states – REBECCA ANZEL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage women to have abortions.)
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/pritzker-illinois-will-take-in-reproductive-health-refugees-from-other/article_500b5368-57b0-5537-90f5-f719ba591ec0.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DoD Pride hosts LGBT Pride Month Celebration at Pentagon Center Courtyard (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the military a) not accept you and b) get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/watch-dod-pride-hosts-lgbt-pride-month-celebration-at-pentagon-center-courtyard

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Eight Republican State Representatives Distance Themselves from Their Leaders
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/13/128485/ 
— GOP Recommends Former McHenry County Board Member Michael Rein to Replace Anne Majewski as Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/13/gop-recommends-former-mchenry-county-board-member-michael-rein-to-replace-anne-majewski-as-coroner/ 
— Algonquin Township Lays Off Suit to New Attorney, Publicly Approves Tax Protest Suit Losses, Fails to Appoint Person to Sign Checks While Supervisor Indisposed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/13/algonquin-township-lays-off-suit-to-new-attorney-publicly-approves-tax-protest-suit-losses-fails-to-appoint-person-to-sign-checks-while-supervisor-indisposed/ 
— Pritzker Appoints Former State Rep. Steven Andersson to Human Rights Commission
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/12/pritzker-appoints-former-state-rep-steven-andersson-to-human-rights-commission/ 
— Abortion: When “Most Progressive” Means “Most Extreme”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/12/abortion-when-most-progressive-means-most-extreme/ 
— Critique of Prinzker’s Signing the “Most Progressive Abortion Law in the Country”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/12/critique-of-prinzkers-signing-the-most-progressive-abortion-law-in-the-country/

WIREPOINTS
— Rhode Island Supreme Court Shows Illinois The Way On Pension Reform – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/rhode-island-supreme-court-shows-illinois-the-way-on-pension-reform/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HOW CONNECTICUT’S ‘TAX ON THE RICH’ ENDED IN MIDDLE-CLASS TAX HIKES, LOST JOBS AND MORE POVERTY – Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill, Suman Chattopadhyay
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/how-connecticuts-tax-on-the-rich-ended-in-middle-class-tax-hikes-lost-jobs-and-more-poverty/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says Democrats are ‘ridiculous’ to oppose citizenship question – Dave Boyer and Stephen Dinan 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/12/donald-trump-says-democrats-ridiculous-oppose-citi/
— The government stokes debt trend by funding foolish projects – Cal Thomas
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/12/the-government-stokes-debt-trend-by-funding-foolis/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— New E-Verify bill could bring Romney and Trump together over common cause – Anna Giaritelli 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/new-e-verify-bill-could-bring-romney-and-trump-together-over-common-cause

FOX NEWS
— Sanders embraces democratic socialism, calls for New Deal revival in campaign address – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sanders-democratic-socialism-campaign

FEDERALIST
— Socialist Darling AOC Demands Increase To Her Salary Already Triple The Average American’s Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez implies that earning more than three times the average U.S. salary isn’t enough to stop her and her colleagues from resorting to cronyism and graft. – Ellie Bufkin
https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/13/socialist-darling-aoc-reveals-true-colors-demands-increase-salary-already-triple-average-americans/
— Twitter Is Now Banning Conservatives For Investigative Journalism About Big Tech’s Abortion Activism – Madeline Osburn
https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/13/twitter-now-banning-conservatives-investigative-journalism-big-techs-abortion-activism/

PATRIOT POST
— Smearing Pro-Life America – Gary Bauer
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/63626-smearing-pro-life-america

TOWNHALL
— By the Numbers: Here’s How the Crisis on the Border is Getting Even Worse – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/06/13/by-the-numbers-heres-how-the-crisis-on-the-border-is-getting-even-worse-n2548042

BREITBART
— Washington Post: Migration Crisis Is Driven by Economics, Not Crime – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/06/12/washington-post-migration-crisis-is-driven-by-economics-not-crime/
— More Than Half a Million Illegal Aliens Expected to be Freed into U.S. This Year – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/12/more-than-half-million-illegal-aliens-expected-freed-into-u-s-this-year/
— Democrats Leap to Appeal to Religious Voters Despite Embrace of Extreme Positions – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/12/democrats-leap-to-appeal-to-religious-voters-despite-embrace-of-extreme-positions/
— House to Hold Hearing on Slavery Reparations – Tony Lee (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/12/house-to-hold-hearing-on-slavery-reparations/
— Twitter Restricts Project Veritas for Exposé of Pinterest Blacklists – LUCAS NOLAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/12/twitter-restricts-project-veritas-for-expose-of-pinterest-blacklists/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Assault on America, Day 162: Trump trails Dems in Texas and other key states. Time to panic? – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30428-assault-america-day-162-trump-trails-dems-texas-and-other-key-states-time-panic
— Bible Verses Now ‘Unsafe’ On Social Media
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/30430

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP WARNS OF ‘PHASE TWO’ IF MEXICO DEAL DOESN’T ADEQUATELY STOP IMMIGRATION CRISIS – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/12/trump-mexico-phase-two/
— CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ARAB ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA AND MODERN LIBERAL RHETORIC? ON FACEBOOK, MANY CAN’T – Luke Rosiak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/12/qatar-al-jazeera-facebook-progressive/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Elites Have No One to Blame for Populism but Themselves – Victor Davis Hanson (DIERSEN: Who are the elites in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois and what is their opinion of you? According to those who paint themselves as being operatives or dupes for the elites in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, the elites in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have an extremely low opinion of me.) 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/06/13/elites-have-no-one-to-blame-for-populism-but-themselves/

HOT AIR
— CNN: Of Course We Don’t Hate Trump Or Favor Democrats (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who a) falsely deny that they discourage me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) falsely deny that they discourage everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about those who a) proudly crow that they discourage me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) proudly crow that they discourage everyone from reading those emails.) 
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/06/13/cnn-course-dont-hate-trump-favor-democrats/

WORLD NET DAILY
— For 1st time, Mexicans not even half of illegal population
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/for-1st-time-mexicans-not-even-half-of-illegal-population/
— WHY OPPOSING THE LGBTQ AGENDA IS NOT BIGOTRY Erik Rush warns readers against accepting ‘normalization’ of homosexuality
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/why-opposing-the-lgbtq-agenda-is-not-bigotry/
— WHY THE LEFT ‘EVOLVED’ ON GAY RIGHTS Jack Cashill imagines a Rip Van Winkle who awoke after 30 years
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/why-the-left-evolved-on-gay-rights/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Dems Must Prioritize Welfare for Americans, Not Border Crossers – Cora Mandy (DIERSEN: What percent of citizens of foreign countries come to America illegally and/or stay in America illegally because Democrats and RINOs use welfare, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to give them preference over citizens of America who are Republican, White, male, and/or older?) 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/13/dems_must_prioritize_welfare_for_americans_not_border_crossers_140550.html

POLITICO
— It’s not just Trump questioning Biden’s age: Democrats are, too ‘It’s the 78-year-old elephant in the room,’ said a Democratic consultant and pollster, referring to the age the former veep would be if he’s elected president. – MARC CAPUTO and NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: How old are you? Who takes the lead in promoting age discrimination in the organizations that you are a member of, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book on those who take the lead in promoting age discrimination in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/13/joe-biden-age-trump-2020-1361782
— Democrats’ latest plan to oust Trump: Make him Nixon Some Republicans say impeaching President Trump would backfire the way it did against the GOP in 1998. Democrats are trying to focus on an earlier era. – DARREN SAMUELSOHN
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/13/trump-nixon-clinton-impeachment-1362785

HUFFINGTON POST
— House To Hold Reparations Hearing With Testimony From Ta-Nehisi Coates The hearing — the first time since 2007 that the House has heard testimony on the topic of slavery reparations — will be held on June 19, the day of Juneteenth. – AP (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/reparations-slavery-house-hearing-tanehisi-coates_n_5d0235eae4b0304a120ab01a

ABC NEWS
— ‘I think I’d take it’: In exclusive interview, Trump says he would listen if foreigners offered dirt on opponents – LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always offered everyone dirt on me. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.) 
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/id-exclusive-interview-trump-listen-foreigners-offered-dirt/story?id=63669304

WASHINGTON POST
— These lawmakers (Cullerton and Madigan) supported abortion rights. A bishop (Paprocki) barred them from Communion. – Reis Thebault
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/06/13/these-lawmakers-supported-abortion-rights-bishop-barred-them-communion/
— ‘He’s just a psychotic’: Letterman looks back with regret on his dozens of Trump interviews – Kyle Swenson (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates what they would do if elected a) to promote individual responsibility, that is, to discourage dependency on government and to discourage dependency on charity, b) to promote traditional marriage and traditional family, that is, to discourage LGBTQ activity, c) to promote the right to life, that is, to discourage abortion, d) to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, that is, to discourage illegal immigration, e) to promote conservative principles, that is, to discourage booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) to promote Second Amendment rights, that is, to discourage erosion of Second Amendment rights, and g) to promote equal opportunity, that is, to discourage patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid? Those who do not want me to ask the aforesaid questions do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/13/david-letterman-donald-trump-psychotic/

NEW YORK POST
— 2020 Dems’ race to the left repels regular Americans – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2019/06/12/2020-dems-race-to-the-left-repels-regular-americans/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Upsurge of Asylum Requests Poses Challenge for Mexico As country pledges tougher controls against people seeking access to U.S., migrants create new strains domestically – Juan Montes (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America. Democrats want asylum seekers because asylum seeks vote for Democrats. RINOs want asylum seekers because RINOs want cheap labor.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/upsurge-of-asylum-requests-poses-challenge-for-mexico-11560418201
— Is Your Home at Risk of Flooding? The Data Is Hard to Find Flood maps are outdated and information about whether a property has flooded before isn’t always disclosed – Laura Kusisto (DIERSEN: If I tried to sell 915 Cove Court in Wheaton, I would disclose to potential buyers that during and after heavy rains, a tremendous amount of surface and subsurface storm water flows onto and into the lot from lots on the west side of Golf Lane and from the north side of Frazier Court. But I would also disclose the hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars that I have spent since 1984 making lot drainage improvements including a) connecting all nine of the home’s downspouts directly to Wheaton’s storm sewer system, b) properly connecting subterranean drainage tile lines from homes on Golf Lane and Frazier Court to Wheaton’s storm sewer system, and c) installing many storm sewer inlets lengthy French drains.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-your-home-at-risk-of-flooding-the-data-is-hard-to-find-11560418204
— OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: U.S. Budget Deficit Grew 39% in First Eight Months of Fiscal Year – Kate Davidson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-budget-deficit-grew-39-in-first-eight-months-of-fiscal-year-11560362539
— Treasury Finishes Rules Ending Blue-State Tax-Cap Workarounds Regulations effectively nullify laws passed in some states to skirt $10,000 cap – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-finishes-rules-ending-blue-state-tax-cap-workarounds-11560284101
— FRONT PAGE: Google Axes Lobbyists Amid Growing Government Scrutiny Tech giant fires lobbying firms, shuffles leadership of its policy-influencing operations – Brody Mullins and Ted Mann
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-facing-more-scrutiny-overhauls-lobbying-and-public-affairs-operations-11560331803

FORBES
— The Damage Of Lesser Damages In The Age Discrimination In Employment Act – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/06/12/the-damage-of-lesser-damages-in-the-age-discrimination-in-employment-act/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Age discrimination is the least profitable type of discrimination for workers. In other words, the potential amount of damages available to age discrimination victims is far lower than the amount of damages that are available to victims of other types of discrimination. This reality has terrible consequences for combating the problem, and surely contributes to the epidemic nature of age discrimination in America. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides victims of discrimination based on race, sex, religion, color and national origin with a full menu of damages, including monetary, compensatory (i.e. damages for emotional distress), and punitive damages. Federal courts always award attorney fees to prevailing plaintiffs in Title VII cases. Not so the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). The ADEA does not treat age discrimination like a serious civil rights violation. Instead, age discrimination is accorded the same severity as an employer’s failure to pay workers’ overtime or holiday pay. The damages provision of the ADEA is taken not from Title VII but from the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal law that regulates the payment of wages by employers. The ADEA allows age discrimination victims to recover for monetary loss only, sometimes doubled if the plaintiff can prove “willful” discrimination. Like all civil rights laws, one of the functions of the ADEA is deterrence. The very existence of the law is supposed to discourage employers from engaging in age discrimination. But the lack of potentially big-ticket damages associated with compensatory and punitive damages detracts from the deterrence value of the ADEA. Worse, the ADEA does not guarantee an award of attorney fees to a winning plaintiff.)

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE
— Debating debates – Bruce Plopper (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates what they would do if elected a) to promote individual responsibility, that is, to discourage dependency on government and to discourage dependency on charity, b) to promote traditional marriage and traditional family, that is, to discourage LGBTQ activity, c) to promote the right to life, that is, to discourage abortion, d) to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, that is, to discourage illegal immigration, e) to promote conservative principles, that is, to discourage booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) to promote Second Amendment rights, that is, to discourage erosion of Second Amendment rights, and g) to promote equal opportunity, that is, to discourage patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid? Those who do not want me to ask the aforesaid questions do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2019/jun/13/debating-debates-20190613/

SIERRA SUN TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: AARP Lauds House Committee Approval of Bipartisan Bill to Combat Age Discrimination (DIERSEN: How old are you? Who takes the lead in promoting age discrimination in the organizations that you are a member of, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book on those who take the lead in promoting age discrimination in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois.) 
https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/18983-aarp-lauds-house-committee-approval-of-bipartisan-bill-to-combat-age-discrimination

FOX PHOENIX
— Texas governor signs controversial ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill into law (DIERSEN: Who has taken adverse actions against you? I should write a book about those who have taken adverse actions against me. Better yet, I should sue them. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/us-world-news/texas-governor-signs-controversial-save-chick-fil-a-bill-into-law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans responded with a bill that would not allow cities to take “adverse action” against an individual based on their contributions to religious organizations.)

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Stress Importance of Two-Parent Homes This Father’s Day
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/june_2019/americans_stress_importance_of_two_parent_homes_this_father_s_day

MARKETING LAND
— Marketers spending 43% of budgets on Google, Facebook, Amazon – Greg Sterling (DIERSEN: What if I wanted to spend even more of my own money on GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? What if I offered the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Capitol Fax, etc. lots of money if they would promote my emails?)
https://marketingland.com/marketers-spending-43-of-budgets-on-google-facebook-amazon-want-alternatives-262462