CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will employers still test for marijuana once recreational use is legal in
Illinois? Don’t keep a pipe at your desk just yet. – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN:
Questions to ask all those who represent/lead you in government and in politics
and want to represent/lead you in government and in politics: Have you ever
used marijuana, and if so, when and why? Will you use marijuana for
recreational use when it is legal, and if so, how often and why?) https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-marijuana-in-the-workplace-20190321-story.html
— Illinois Senate approves legalizing sports betting, gambling expansion and
funding for nearly $45 billion capital construction plan – Jamie Munks https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-general-assembly-session-wrap-20190602-story.html
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump: Mexico Is ‘Abuser’ of the US; ‘America Has Had Enough!’ – BOWEN XIAO
(DIERSEN: Countries commit “acts of war” a) when they illegally send their
citizens into another country illegally, b) illegally keep their citizens
illegally in another country illegally, and c) illegally send illegal drugs
into another country illegally.) https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-mexico-is-an-abuser-of-the-us-america-has-had-enough_2947596.html
MOTLEY FOOL
— 5 Workplace Benefits Today’s Employees Want, but Don’t Have – Maurie Backman
(DIERSEN: Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes have decried the benefits that I had as a federal
employee, and since 1997 when I was 49 years old, the benefits that I have had
as a federal retiree.) https://www.fool.com/careers/2019/06/02/5-workplace-benefits-todays-employees-want-but-don.aspx
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— When can I buy pot in Illinois? How much can I buy? Your questions answered
Illinois lawmakers voted to legalize recreational weed Friday. Here’s what you
need to know about the bill Gov. Pritzker says he will sign. – Tom Schuba
(DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your
municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the
following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings:
Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials,
Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political
consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education
leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.) https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/5/31/18647868/marijuana-illinois-legalization-where-to-buy-amount
— House clears gambling measure that includes adding Chicago casino After two
days of behind-the-scenes negotiations, House lawmakers appeared poised to
leave Springfield having passed a comprehensive spending and capital plan. The
Illinois Senate plans to return for bill action on Sunday and must still
approve the gambling measure. – Tina Sfondeles https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/1/18648903/house-clears-gambling-measure-that-includes-adding-chicago-casino
DAILY HERALD
— Melinda Bush: Passage of abortion bill to make Illinois ‘a beacon for the
country’ – Rebecca Anzel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be
someone who focuses on promoting abortion.) https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190601/melinda-bush-passage-of-abortion-bill-to-make-illinois-a-beacon-for-the-country
— Arlington Heights parade organizers defend letting controversial group march
– Christopher Placek https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190601/arlington-heights-parade-organizers-defend-letting-controversial-group-march (FROM THE ARTICLE: ACT,
which calls itself the nation’s largest national security grass-roots
organization, advocates for upholding Western values and combating the threat
of radical Islam, according to the organization’s website. But the Southern
Poverty Law Center put the group on its list of domestic hate groups
“because it pushes wild anti-Muslim conspiracy theories, denigrates
American Muslims and deliberately conflates mainstream and radical Islam.”
Greg Padovani, chairman of the Veterans Memorial Committee of Arlington
Heights, said he received about a dozen complaints via phone and email about
the ACT chapter’s inclusion in the parade and for leaflets marchers were
handing out along the parade route. Padovani said he and other committee members
investigated the group’s website, but could not find anything espousing hate or
violence.)
— House begins overtime action on state budget – AP https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190601/news/306019917/
WORKFORCE
— When Job Applicants Lie: Implementing Policies to Protect Your Company
Employers should implement a clear and uniform policy about the consequences of
lying or providing false information on an application. – Joshua Y. Joel,
Natasha L. Wilson (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, everyone seeking or holding any
kind of government or political job or office should be subjected to a
comprehensive and extensive background investigation.) https://www.workforce.com/2019/06/01/when-job-applicants-lie-implementing-policies-to-protect-your-company/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent study revealed that 85 percent of employers have
caught applicants lying on their résumés or job applications. The most common
lies involve modifying dates of employment, falsifying credentials, training or
degrees, inflating prior earnings, or hiding a criminal history. Throughout the
past several years, there have been several stories of prominent executives and
CEOs, across many industries, whose careers were cut short for lying on their
job applications or résumés. What should human resources professionals do when
they discover that an employee has lied on their job application or résumé? How
can employers avoid liabilities stemming from application falsification? What
are the legal consequences for employers? Preemptive Measures The first step
employers should take to avoid potential pitfalls is to implement a clear and
uniform policy about the consequences of providing false information on an
application. For example, a brief disclaimer can be included near the signature
line of the employment application, in which the applicant affirms and agrees
that providing false, misleading, or incomplete information on an application,
in a résumé, or during the interview process is grounds for disqualification
from employment or termination if hired. The disclaimer should also expressly
waive any liability for the employer if the applicant is not hired or is
terminated for providing false information. More importantly, employers should
be consistent in enforcing this policy. Consistency can protect the employer
from legal liabilities — and countless headaches — down the road. To accomplish
this, employers should document every applicant’s receipt of the policy. If a
background investigation reveals that an applicant or employee clearly lied on
his or her application, the applicant should be rejected or the employee
terminated immediately. If the employer only suspects a falsification, HR
should engage in a fair and impartial investigation and document its findings.
Depending on the results, disciplinary action should be taken. When assessing
an applicant’s background, employers should focus on convictions and not arrest
records. Otherwise, applicants may be unfairly prejudiced in the hiring process
based on unsupported criminal allegations. Conducting Pre-Employment Background
Checks Recent federal and state laws have presented hiring professionals with
new compliance challenges when conducting a background screening. For example,
while there are no federal laws requiring home health agencies to conduct
criminal background checks or disqualify applicants from employment based on
the results, there are 41 states that require these agencies to conduct
criminal background checks. Those requirements in those 41 states vary widely,
including when the background check must be completed, what sources of
information must be checked, which positions require background checks, and
which convictions, if any, result in disqualification from employment. The
benefits of conducting criminal background checks in the hiring process often
outweigh these challenges, especially in fields — such as health care or
government contracting — where a failure to conduct screenings can result in
hefty consequences. While many employers may prefer to use social media to
research an applicant’s background, employers should exercise caution when
using an applicant’s protected characteristics (like race, religion, age or
gender) as a basis for refusing employment. Understanding the legal landscape as
it relates to information an employer may request of an applicant is also key.
For example, some states have laws that prohibit employers from requesting an
applicant’s social media username and password. Additionally, some states have
legislation referred to as “Ban the Box,” which prohibits employers from asking
about criminal history on a job application. Unforeseen Benefits of a
Consistent Policy In most cases, implementing a strong application
falsification policy can result in some unexpected positive benefits. For
example, many states have laws prohibiting employers from revoking job offers
based on the discovery of a misdemeanor or other types of conviction with no
relevance to the applicant’s suitability for the position. Nonetheless, even
though the employer cannot revoke the offer because of the conviction itself,
the employee’s misrepresentation about the existence of the conviction is
grounds for revocation. For example, in a Pennsylvania case, the plaintiff only
disclosed two convictions — stalking and harassment — on his application. But a
background investigation revealed that he had pleaded guilty to eight
additional crimes, including public drunkenness, disorderly conduct and drug
crimes. The company revoked his offer. The district court determined that the
company did not violate Pennsylvania’s criminal background check statute
because the termination was not for the employees’ conviction, but his lie
about it. Importantly, the district court relied heavily on the company’s
implementation and communication of a consistent policy forbidding applicants
from lying on their applications. In a similar vein, companies faced with
discriminatory failure to hire claims have successfully argued that the later
discovery of falsified job applications is a complete defense against the
claims. In other words, if the company would not have hired the employee had it
known of the applicant’s lie, the applicant cannot later claim that he or she
was not hired because of a protected characteristic. Here too, courts look
closely at the company’s fair, equitable and consistent enforcement of its
application falsification policy to establish that the company’s decision was
not motivated by discriminatory intent. Another benefit of maintaining a strong
background check policy is that it can absolve or limit the company of
liabilities down the road if the employee is terminated. Oftentimes, in the
course of litigation over wrongful termination or discrimination claims,
exhaustive background checks into the plaintiff reveal criminal histories
previously unknown. While an employer may still be on the hook for some damages
if the decision to terminate was indeed discriminatory, the Supreme Court has
held that a reward of back pay can be cut off completely — and the plaintiff’s
potential damages significantly limited — if the employee’s wrongdoing was so
severe that the company would have terminated the employee in any event if it
had been uncovered. As a result, employers can potentially limit their exposure
to liability in later wrongful termination claims by consistently enforcing a
no-tolerance policy for application falsification. While not every application
falsification results in a high-profile CEO or executive separation, the
problem is common across industries. HR professionals should take care to
review their company’s job application process with the help of legal counsel
to implement a fair and equitable policy that is compliant with state and
federal regulations and train interviewers and hiring professionals of what
they can and cannot ask. The fix can be quite easy, and the benefits are
great.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Recreational marijuana heads to Illinois
House after committee vote – Dan Petrella and Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Who is
taking the lead against pot in your municipality, in your township/ward, in
your county, and in Illinois? All of the following should be speaking out
against pot: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected
officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican
political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders,
education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-legislation-house-committee-20190530-story.html
— Marijuana, abortion rights, sports gambling among key issues still facing
state legislature on final day of session – Rick Pearson, Jamie Munks and Dan
Petrella https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-20190530-story.html
— What you should know about the gun licensing reform measure awaiting a vote
by the Illinois Senate – Annie Sweeney, Sarah Freishtat, Stacy St. Clair and
Cecilia Reyes https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-cb-gun-reform-foid-bill-illinois-20190530-story.html
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Illinois lawmakers OK bill to remove legal
obstacles for those who provide clean needles to heroin users – John Keilman
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and
RINOs force Republicans to pay for heroin that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens,
and RINOs will give heroin users?) https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-illinois-syringe-exchanges-20190506-story.html
NBC5
— Suburban Yard Becomes ‘Lake Michigan’ After Recent Rain, Homeowner Says –
Chris Coffey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Wheaton’s approval of a
grossly inadequate lot drainage plan for the four-home Cove Court cul-de-sac
that I live in. Wheaton’s failure to require the developer to install six
instead of only two storm sewer inlets
and to properly connect four subterranean drainage lines to the city’s storm
sewer system has a) forced me to pay for all nine of my home’s downspouts to be
directly connected to the city’s storm sewer system and b) to spend hundreds of
hours and thousands of dollars to properly connect two subterranean drainage
lines, to install many storm sewer inlets, and to install lengthy French
drains. As time goes on, a) more and more and more surface storm water and subterranean
storm water flows onto and into my lot, b) more and more and more often my
massive lot drainage improvements are overloaded, and c) more and more and more
often that my sump pump runs. The cul-de-sac is a watershed area that was
formerly used as a septic field for homes on the west side of Golf Lane and the
north side of Frazier Court. Of course, the aforesaid dramatically depresses
home values in the cul-de-sac.) https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Suburban-Yard-Becomes-Lake-Michigan-After-Recent-Rain-Homeowner-Says-510634891.html
WORLD NET DAILY
— CRUZ: DEFUND COLLEGES THAT DON’T SUPPORT FREE SPEECH ‘We’re not going to
fund discrimination’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals,
organizations, companies, and governments that claim to be religious, conservative,
and/or Republican, but that not only do not support me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS
emails, they do everything that they can to destroy me and my emails.) https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/cruz-defund-colleges-that-dont-support-free-speech/
— GAO REPORT FINDS WASTE COSTING TENS OF BILLIONS GAO condemns overlapping or
duplicative programs (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who did not
want GAO to hire me, b) who did not want GAO to assign me to audits of IRS, c)
who did not want GAO to promote me, and d) who wanted GAO to force me to take
its early retirement “offer.”) https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/fed-report-finds-waste-costing-tens-of-billions/
COLLEGE FIX
— University of Illinois uses bias policies to silence conservative students:
lawsuit – ETHAN BERMAN (DIERSEN: Should I file lawsuits against those my critics/opponents
who try to silence me? My critics/opponents a) want the Milton Township Republican
Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and
Illinois Republican Party (IRP) to silence me and b) wanted TAPROOT Republicans
of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition,
American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, and Post Office to
silence me. My critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party
platform and/or the IRP platform and work against those like me who support
those planks, b) reject the MTRCC 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.thecollegefix.com/university-of-illinois-uses-bias-policies-to-silence-conservative-students-lawsuit/
THE HILL
— NYU cancels ‘Reporting on the Far Right’ journalism class after two students
sign up – JOE CONCHA (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have
demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being “far right.”
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://thehill.com/homenews/media/446208-nyu-cancels-reporting-on-the-far-right-journalism-class-after-two-students
— UIC to offer in-state tuition to students from any tribal nation in the US –
REBECCA KLAR https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/446181-university-to-offer-in-state-tuition-to-students-from-any-tribal-nation
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump, who cast himself as pro-LGBT, now under fire from Democrats for
rolling back protections – Toluse Olorunnipa (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ
activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always done everything that
they could a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and
sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading the emails. I should
write a book about those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and
their dupes who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican
to give them standing to destroy me. Better yet, I should sue them.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-who-cast-himself-as-pro-lgbt-now-under-fire-from-democrats-for-rolling-back-protections/2019/05/30/95c04e96-8306-11e9-95a9-e2c830afe24f_story.html
MARKET REALIST
— Why Google Is Refunding Some Advertisers – NAOMI GRAY (DIERSEN: Fortunately,
GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and www.gopillinois.com do not contain advertising because
of all the time and because of all the money that I donate. But if I had to
seek advertisers, I would only seek advertisers that defend and advance the
Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.) https://marketrealist.com/2019/05/why-google-is-refunding-some-advertisers/
LAS VEGAS SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that
the “nation’s values” are to get rid of individuals, organizations,
companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun
owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in
America for a long time. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/may/30/bernie-sanders-to-las-vegas-crowd-trump-supports-r/
FORBES
— What Is Your Backup Retirement Plan? – Rick Miller (DIERSEN: Based on my
experience, in retrospect, and with benefit of hindsight, if you are
Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and your superiors try to force you
take early retirement, you should immediately file a lawsuit against them. If
you succumb and take early retirement, for the rest of your life, your
critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will hint/imply/argue/shout
that you were forced to retire because you were a “bad employee” if
not a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and
even worse things.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/rmiller/2019/05/30/what-is-your-backup-retirement-plan/#178c817a1470
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that
the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that
you should pay if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative,
patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner,
German American, and/or a draft avoider. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/05/clotilda-slave-ship-found-healing-community-begins/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Wheaton residents voice their concerns about Wheaton’s East Roosevelt Road
Corridor Market Study/Comprehensive Plan Amendment – Dave Diersen
(THE ARTICLE: About 120 Wheaton residents attended a 2 1/2
hour Wheaton City Council Planning Session Tuesday evening, May 28, 2019. 28 of
those 120 voiced their concerns about Wheaton’s East Roosevelt Road Corridor
Market Study/Comprehensive Plan Amendment. 13 of those 28 are registered voters
in my precinct. Most of the comments concerned the impact that proposed changes
would have on homeowners immediately south and north of Roosevelt Road, traffic
congestion, affordable housing, public housing, the proposed Starbucks at the
southeast corner of Roosevelt Road and Warrenville Road, flooding, the school
crossing at Warrenville Road and Park Avenue, protecting historic buildings on
Roosevelt Road, and Wheaton not individually notifying homeowners immediately
north and south of Roosevelt Road of the session. My precinct includes the
south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton and Main Streets. For more
information on the market study and plan amendment, SEE: https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05282019-1184.
Sadly, many of those in my precinct who oppose the market study
and plan amendment automatically assume that I completely support the market
study and plan amendment a) because I am a conservative Republican Precinct
Committeeman who supports Trump and b) because Ron Dell, the owner of the
property at the southeast corner of Roosevelt and Warrenville, has allowed me
to display 4X4 “Vote Republican’ signs on his building prior to elections
for many years. Consequently, many of those in my precinct who oppose the
market study and plan amendment have kept me “out of the loop” to put
it politely. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have
always discouraged voters in my precinct from reading my GOPUSA ILLINOIS
emails.
I look forward to reading the minutes of the session and watching
the video of the session when they are posted on the city’s website.)
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois lawmakers with industry ties consider gambling tax hike – Jason
Grotto and Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republican”
lawmakers who profit from promoting 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.rrstar.com/news/20190528/illinois-lawmakers-with-industry-ties-consider-gambling-tax-hike
DAILY LINE
— BEYOND DEGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Republicans back cannabis bill after
governor agrees to use pardon power – Hannah Meisel http://thedailyline.net/chicago/05/29/2019/republicans-back-cannabis-bill-after-governor-agrees-to-use-pardon-power/ (FROM THE ARTICLE:
Republicans on Tuesday said they will likely provide “a handful” of votes to
legalize marijuana now that a new amendment to SB 7 establishes a different
path to expunge the records of those convicted of cannabis-related offenses —
the governor’s pardon power. A week ago Republican leaders told The Daily Line
no member of their caucus would vote for to the long-running effort to legalize
marijuana.)
GOPUSA
— The unfriendliest part of America (DIERSEN: Those who are members of Group A
are unfriendly to 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. What percent of those who live in your
neighborhood, precinct, township/ward, and county are members of Group A?) http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70189
— Revoke Ilhan Omar’s Marriage Fraud Immunity Card – Michelle Malkin http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70209
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— AOC to Bartend for a Day to Advocate Policies That Closed Former Employer
New York City’s increased minimum wage drove AOC’s former employer out of
business – Joe Schoffstall (DIERSEN: I worked for the minimum wage part-time
for the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. If S.S. Kresges would have
had to pay me $15/hour in today’s dollars back then, the job would not have
existed.) https://freebeacon.com/politics/aoc-to-bartend-for-a-day-to-advocate-policies-that-closed-former-employer/
DAILY CALLER
— ‘IF YOU ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT #MAGA’: DON JR. SENDS ROY MOORE A CLEAR MESSAGE
– Virginia Kruta (DIERSEN: Books should be written about those who oppose Ray
Moore and why they do that.) https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/28/don-jr-roy-moore-clear-message/
WORLD NET DAILY
— THE NEW BARBARISM How the left is erasing America’s history, culture,
institutions and blessings (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican
leaders who a) fail/refuse to defend the traditional family, right to life,
immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or
gender based preference giving) and other planks in the Republican Party
platform b) pander to the left.) https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/the-new-barbarism/
POLITICO
— ‘My Rudy’: Trump’s lawyer wants to be the campaign’s No. 1 hatchet man
Giuliani plans to meet with the president and his campaign in the coming weeks
to discuss pivoting to a new role. – DARREN SAMUELSOHN (DIERSEN: I should write
a book about those who have served as hatchet men and hatchet women for
candidates who have been ballots in my precinct.) https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/28/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-1345358
WASHINGTON POST
— The IRS cannot keep trying to do more with less – Editorial (DIERSEN: I
worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3
years. All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, Republican politicians
cut GAO’s budget in either relative or absolute terms. Democrat politicians
force IRS and GAO a) to focus on hiring, retaining, and promoting young
Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by
getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or
non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14
(currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and
Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-irs-cannot-keep-trying-to-do-more-with-less/2019/05/28/1b3122d4-7caa-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html
— Trump cautions Roy Moore about running again for Senate, saying he ‘cannot
win’ in Alabama – John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez (DIERSEN: I should write a
book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should a) NOT
seek any kind of government or political office, b) NOT apply for promotions
while I was a GAO employee 1980-1997, c) NOT apply for promotions while I was
an IRS employee 1971-1980, and d) NOT apply for promotions while I was a Post
Office employee 1966-1969.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-cautions-roy-moore-about-running-again-for-senate-saying-he-cannot-win-in-alabama/2019/05/29/f9250fd6-8206-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House committee advances long-stalled abortion rights measure –
Jamie Munks https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-abortion-rights-bill-20190526-story.html
— Job market looks appealing for new grads – Kaitlin Pitsker (DIERSEN: When
you were a new grad, what hindered your job search? When I graduated from NIU
in 1970, employers viewed me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my
application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be granted.
Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got – to be the Retail Sales
Manager for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. It was a job that did not
really require a college degree.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-job-market-looks-appealing-for-new-grads-20190521-story.html
— Companies with impressive perks – Cameron Albert-Deitch (DIERSEN:
Needless-to-say, if governments gave their employees any of these perks, those
who hate government employees would scream bloody murder. I should write a book
about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County,
and in Illinois who have shown the strongest hatred against past, present, and
future federal employees.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-companies-with-impressive-perks-20190520-story.html
— Millennials vs. Gen X vs. baby boomers — generational pride is cheap
identity politics – Jonah Goldberg (DIERSEN: What generation are you? I should
write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in
DuPage County, and in Illinois who have shown the strongest hatred against baby
boomers.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-millennials-genx-baby-boomers-generation-goldberg-20190524-story.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— In the Democratic Primary, the Media Hits Are the Message On HBO, Instagram
— even Fox News — aspirants are having a meta debate: How do you counterprogram
a reality-TV president? – James Poniewozik https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/arts/television/beto-documentary-hbo.html
— How to Deal With Job-Search Depression So much of who you are is wrapped up
in work, but you are more than your job. – Micaela Marini Higgs (DIERSEN: Government
is nasty. Politics is nasty. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me
to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Since then, my critics/opponents,
their operatives, and their dupes have used that to demonize me, denigrate me,
and condemn me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my Democrat GAO superiors did
that not because of Republican budget cuts, political affiliation
discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or my being an
active member of a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination,
age discrimination, and retaliation, but because I was a BAD EMPLOYEE and even
worse things.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/smarter-living/how-to-deal-with-job-search-depression.html
MOULTRIE NEWS
— Constitution Essay Contest winners announced – Cecilia Brown (DIERSEN: If
you are considering filing a lawsuit, you should consider your “jury
appeal.” The less “jury appeal” that you have, the more likely
that you will be denied your 7th Amendment rights, that the defendant will be
granted summary judgment, and that you will lose. Ever-increasingly, the more
of the following that you are, the less “jury appeal” that you have:
Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American,
White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if
your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) https://www.moultrienews.com/news/constitution-essay-contest-winners-announced/article_7bd44428-6d18-11e9-bff2-3b54dc6f1791.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: This
year, participants were asked to write about the 7th Amendment. “In Suits
at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed $20, the right of
trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be
otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the
rules of the common law.” Ratified Dec. 15, 1791.)
QUORA
— Will the Democratic party always win after the older conservative
generations have died off? – John B. Verhoef (DIERSEN: “To win,”
Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the Republican Party a) to dump
its traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal
drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the
rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform. “To win,”
Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the Republican Party to dump
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.quora.com/Will-the-Democratic-party-always-win-after-the-older-conservative-generations-have-died-off
LONDON ECONOMIC
— Upper class people do look down on others as they have exaggerated belief
they are better – Tony Whitfield (DIERSEN: Who looks down on you? I should
write a book on those who look/looked down on me. I would focus on those in my
precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and
Illinois a) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or
financial clout, b) who have lots of operatives and dupes working for them, c)
who are/were members, employees, and/or leaders of the Milton Township
Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee,
Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of
Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political
Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, Post Office, etc., d)
who boost that they are a member of a church, attend church services, and/or
give money to a church, d) who I have sued, e) etc. You should be aware that
those who look down on me look down on you too.) https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/upper-class-people-do-look-down-on-others-as-they-have-exaggerated-belief-they-are-better/20/05/
LADDERS
— Study: This is how important it is to have a supportive manager As anyone
who has had a good mentor or a bad manager at work knows all too well, when you
have a supportive boss, it can make all the difference. – MONICA TORRES
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the supervisors and superiors that I
worked for 1964-1997. Ever-increasing, they came under tremendous pressure a)
to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat
females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were
Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/study-this-is-how-important-it-is-to-have-a-supportive-manager
GOOD MEN PROJECT
— 5 Ways You Can Relax During Your Free Time – Devin Caldwel (DIERSEN: Why do
you have more free time. I have more free time because 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. I have more free time because I have no debts, a Civil Service
Retirement System pension, and retirement savings. I have more free time
because I have no children or pets. What do you do with your free time? I spend
10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and
sending them out.) https://goodmenproject.com/guy-talk/5-ways-you-can-relax-during-your-free-time-cmtt/
ABOVE THE LAW
— Kamala Harris’s Equal Pay Plan Acknowledges The Weakness Of Lawsuits It
feels like an admission that courts cannot close the disparity. – ELIE MYSTAL
(DIERSEN: If you are considering filing a lawsuit, you should consider your
“jury appeal.” The less “jury appeal” that you have, the
more likely that you will be denied your 7th Amendment rights, that the
defendant will be granted summary judgment, and that you will lose.
Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less “jury
appeal” that you have: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative,
patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner,
German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for
a long time.) https://abovethelaw.com/2019/05/kamala-harriss-equal-pay-plan-acknowledges-the-weakness-of-lawsuits/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Proposed pot bill a scary proposition – David E. Smith, Executive Director,
Kathy Valente, Director of Operations, Illinois Family Institute https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0526-story.html
— Lori Lightfoot’s commitment to expanding opportunities for women, minority
businesses highlights ‘women helping women’ approach – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN:
Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of
Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran,
gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for
a long time.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-lori-lightfoot-hiring-women-tt-20190522-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton recognizes the completion of the extensive streetscape project on
Front Street that included the redesign and relocation of Martin Memorial
Plaza. – Paula Barrington, Downtown Wheaton Association (DIERSEN: Attendees at
this outstanding event included Barbier, Cherry, Fitch, Gresk, Keller, and
Suess. Wheaton’s Chick-fil-A provided cake and lemonade.) https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190522/vintage-rides-returns-to-downtown-wheaton-with-dedication-of-new-plaza (FROM THE ARTICLE: At
6:30 p.m., a rededication ceremony at the plaza will be conducted by members of
the Wheaton City Council and representatives of the Martin family. A giant
ribbon imprinted with continuous W’s (representing Wheaton) will be cut by
members of the council, followed by cake and lemonade.)
— CEOs get $800,000 pay raise, leaving workers further behind – AP (DIERSEN:
Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn government employees and government
retirees as being over-compensated a) never complain about what CEOs are paid
and b) talk and act like they are paid operatives and paid dupes for
CEOs) https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190524/business/305249934/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise Muslims
and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn non-Muslims, and especially demonize,
denigrate, and condemn non-Muslims who 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.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/your-money/pillars-fund-muslim-americans-suppport.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Older Voters Are the Future of American Politics For at least the next few
elections, liberal youngsters will be increasingly outnumbered by their
conservative elders – Gerard Baker (DIERSEN: Those who want Republican
candidates to lose tell them to dump older voters, and especially to dump older
voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic,
Republican, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about
Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major
donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton
Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have dumped older voters like
me.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/older-voters-are-the-future-of-american-politics-11558716630
— What Happens in a New Mexico Town When U.S. Border Patrol Drops Off Migrants
Residents of Deming wonder how long their community can host a wave of people
who crossed the border illegally – Dan Frosch and Alicia A. Caldwell (DIERSEN:
Needless-to-say, those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those
governments, and those countries that encourage citizens of foreign countries
to come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally should pay all
costs associated with those illegals.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-happens-in-a-new-mexico-town-when-u-s-border-patrol-drops-off-thousands-of-migrants-11558696442
BUSINESS NEWS DAILY
— How Can You Tell if a Job Candidate Is Lying About Their Credentials? – Adam
C. Uzialko https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/11314-background-check-candidate-credentials.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: When
employers don’t want to conduct candidate verification themselves or feel it
would be better handled by a professional third party, there are background
check services. These companies are available to screen candidates, usually for
a per-candidate fee, and provide background check reports for the employer’s
review. Background checks generally review criminal history at the federal and
state level, as well as verify past employment and educational attainment.
“Manual verification of job candidates, especially in high-volume
situations, may be impractical,” Chancey said. “For best results,
employers should consider partnering with a reliable background screening
vendor. Look for a vendor whose screening platform is easy to use and takes out
the hassle of verifying multiple candidates, integrates with other HR systems
such as the applicant tracking system, and whose capabilities can be customized
to the needs of your organization.”)
SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE
— Company must pay for rescinding pregnant woman’s job offer – AP (DIERSEN: In
1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer that I had
accepted saying that it has just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC
complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.) https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190525/company-must-pay-for-rescinding-pregnant-womans-job-offer
SEATTLE TIMES
— UW rescinds job offer as incoming administrator is charged with domestic
violence – Asia Fields https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/uws-rescinds-job-offer-as-incoming-administrator-is-charged-with-domestic-violence/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: UW
administrators learned of the arrest from an employee who read about it in an
article from the student paper at private Doane University, where Amoateng has
been the Title IX coordinator, Balta said. Amoateng announced in April that he
would be leaving Doane for UW, according to the student paper, The Doane Line.
After verifying the arrest, UW rescinded its job offer May 13, Balta said.)
WEEK
— 10 things you need to know today: May 24, 2019 – Harold Maass (DIERSEN:
According to my critics/opponents, they, their operatives, and their dupes will
tell you everything that you need to know. They do not want you to learn of
anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) https://theweek.com/10things/836727/10-things-need-know-today-may-24-2019
LADDERS
— 5 common career mistakes to avoid at all costs – DANDAN ZHU (DIERSEN: Given
your demographics, what harmed your career? The following harmed my career in
the federal government: I did not become a veteran. I did not become a
Democrat. I did not become a yes-man. I refused to help my Democrat superiors
and supervisors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White,
male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25,
GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and
Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. I complained about
political affiliation discrimination. I complained about reverse
discrimination. I complained about age discrimination. I complained about retaliation.
In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action
lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age
discrimination, and retaliation.) https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/5-common-career-mistakes-to-avoid-at-all-costs
NPR ILLINOIS
— Julián Castro Wants To Redefine Which Immigrants Have ‘Merit’ – STEVE
INSKEEP & STEVE MULLIS (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? According to my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have no merit. I should
write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes.) https://www.nprillinois.org/post/juli-n-castro-wants-redefine-which-immigrants-have-merit#stream/0
HR DRIVE
— Tech workers’ promotion chances decline rapidly after age 36 – Valerie
Bolden-Barrett (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican,
White, male, and/or non-veteran, your chances of getting promotions decline
rapidly if you do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14
(currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and
Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal
employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) https://www.hrdive.com/news/tech-workers-promotion-chances-decline-rapidly-after-age-36/555416/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s largest homeless shelter accused of discriminating against people
with disabilities, but faces little oversight because it’s a church – Anna Kim
(DIERSEN: What do churches and their members think of you? My
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton
hint/imply/argue/shout that that churches in Wheaton, and especially the
churches that they are a member of, have such an extremely low opinion of me
and that they do not want me a) to become a member, b) to attend services, or c)
to give them money. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes
stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed
as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American,
White, male, old (70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, federal
employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 22 years, union member
for almost 12 years, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since
1844, and other such negatives. They stress that I oppose promotion of
dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion,
mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze,
gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination,
reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-pacific-garden-mission-oversight-20190520-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “President Trump an easy target
for mockery.” Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters mock those who share Trump’s
demographics. What demographics to you share with Trump? He and I are Protestant
(I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.),
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (I am 70.),
married, healthy, homeowners, non-poor, gun owners, German Americans, draft
avoiders, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. While Trump
is a federal employee, I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have
been a federal retiree for almost 22 years. Both Trump and I have been the
subject of Money Magazine articles, albeit me only once in its February 1978
issue. https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-i-dont-hate-president-donald-trump-st-0526-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville opposes DuPage
County hotel tax, saying it would make city businesses less competitive – Erin
Hegarty https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-oppose-dupage-entertainment-tax-st-0524-story.html
TULCHIN RESEARCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. If pot is
legalized for recreational use in Illinois, how many more people in your
neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in
your county, and in Illinois will become stoners? According to pot pushers,
just about everyone is a stoner already. Stoners, their operatives, and their
dupes do everything that they can to destroy individuals like me, destroy
organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, destroy companies, destroy
governments, and destroy countries that do not promote pot. www.chrome-extension://mhjfbmdgcfjbbpaeojofohoefgiehjai/index.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Women Have Most of Top Roles in Campaigns for Leading 2020 Democrats WSJ
analysis of senior staff of best-polling Democratic candidates shows wide
swings of race, gender among staffs – Joshua Jamerson (DIERSEN: How soon, if
not already, will organizations, companies, governments, and countries post
signs that say the following are NOT WELCOME: Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich
people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time?) https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-have-most-of-top-roles-in-campaigns-for-leading-2020-democrats-11558690201
— Trump Gets White House Witnesses to Attest to His ‘Very Calm’ Demeanor
President reasserts that he is ‘an extremely stable genius’ as he asks aides to
rebut notion that he’d thrown a temper tantrum in meeting with Democrats –
Michael C. Bender (DIERSEN: Who tries to get you to lose your temper? I should
write a book about those who have tried to get me to lose my temper. Most
commonly, they made false statements about my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-gets-white-house-witnesses-to-attest-to-his-very-calm-demeanor-11558656429
— Boycott Over Abortion Law Threatens Georgia’s Film Industry – Cameron
McWhirter and Erich Schwartzel (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations,
companies, governments, and countries boycott you? I should write a book about
those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that
boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-in-hollywood-threaten-to-leave-georgia-over-abortion-law-11558631360
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters analogize citizens of
foreign countries to Jews in Germany during the 1940s. https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-familys-american-life-almost-wasnt-11558651878
BLOOMBERG
— Rethinking Wealth, From Birthright Capital to Big Spender Taxes Academics
and analysts on how to make society more equitable. (DIERSEN: How much money
do/did your parents have? Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents
hint/imply/argue/shout that a) their parents have/had far less money than my
parents and b) that I have always had a tremendous unfair advantage in life
because my parents were filthy rich. If my parents were filthy rich, why did I
take what they call BAD JOBS? I did yard work and delivered newspapers
1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and
pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile
assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services,
and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent
taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-24/rethinking-wealth-from-birthright-capital-to-big-spender-taxes (FROM THE ARTICLE:
There’s a large racial wealth gap in the U.S.: Federal Reserve data show that
the median white family has $171,000 in wealth. That’s about $150,000 more than
the $17,600 of the median black family. These numbers include home equity.)
NPR
— Julián Castro Wants To Redefine Which Immigrants Have ‘Merit’ – STEVE
INSKEEP (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? I have absolutely no merit according to my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township
Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central
Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton
Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American
Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), GAO, etc. In
my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970
and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related
professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a
job-related professional license when I was 32. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973,
and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986. I survived as a) TAPROOT chairman for 7
years, b) WCC Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, c) MTRCC
webmaster for 6 years, d) ICRC Steering Committee member for 4 years, e) AAPC
MC board member for 3 years, f) GAO employee for 18 years, g) IRS employee for
9 years, and h) Post Office employee for 3 years.) https://www.npr.org/2019/05/24/726080593/juli-n-castro-wants-to-redefine-which-immigrants-have-merit
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Pelosi Must Not Run Congress Like Trump Ran His Businesses Congress doesn’t
have the resources right now to take on Trump, and Democrats aren’t fighting to
acquire them. – DANIEL SCHUMAN (FROM THE ARTICLE: Congress is a shadow of
itself. What this means in terms of personnel, for example, is House committee
staff fell by one-third from 1994 to 2016, from 1,947 people to 1,298.
Government Accountability Office staff fell by one-third, from 4,572 to 2,989.) https://prospect.org/article/pelosi-must-not-run-congress-trump-ran-his-businesses (FROM THE ARTICLE: A
quarter-century ago, Newt Gingrich set out to destroy Congress as a force for
progress, slashing the House’s funding by 14 percent and eviscerating its
support agencies, like the Office of Technology Assessment, which drafted
reports on emerging scientific and technological issues. In the last decade,
House Republicans literally decimated funding for the House. Overall funding
for the legislative branch is down by $370 million in constant dollars over the
last decade alone, and funding for committees over that time has dropped by 22
percent—from $432 million to $329 million in constant dollars. Congress is a
shadow of itself. What this means in terms of personnel, for example, is House
committee staff fell by one-third from 1994 to 2016, from 1,947 people to
1,298. Government Accountability Office staff fell by one-third, from 4,572 to
2,989; and the Congressional Research Service fell by one-quarter, from 835 to
609. This is colloquially known as the lobotomization of Congress. The average
expertise of and resources available to the rump of remaining staff have
dropped precipitously, and few in power have any real experience governing. As
if you couldn’t tell. To sum up, Congress is in no shape to take on Trump.)
WORKFORCE
— The Precarious Legalities of Socially Conscious Workplace Policies Do
employers make these decisions based on principle or on a market analysis? Are
these decisions borne of a desire to cultivate a healthy workplace community by
being part of a bigger, socially conscious vision? – Tim K. Garrett (DIERSEN:
Democrats run the federal government. Therefore, their workplace policies
promote the Democrat Party platform.) https://www.workforce.com/2019/05/24/precarious-legalities-socially-conscious-workplace-policies/
WINDY CITY TIMES
— LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum Bill Advances to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send your child to a public school in Illinois
is to encourage your child to engage in LGBTQ activity. I should write a book
about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trinity Lutheran Grade School
in Crete and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest. I attended Trinity
Lutheran 1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran 1961-1962.) http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/LGBTQ-Inclusive-Curriculum-Bill-Advances-to-Illinois-Gov-JB-Pritzker/66130.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago banker charged with bribery in seeking Trump post Stephen Calk was
charged by federal prosecutors with bribery for seeking a role in the Trump
administration allegedly in return for $16 million in loans to a senior
official in the Trump 2016 presidential campaign. https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/chicago-banker-charged-bribery-seeking-trump-post
NBC NEWS
— Buttigieg, a military vet, says Trump pretended to be disabled to dodge the
draft The Democratic presidential hopeful said that the president’s conduct
resulted in someone else going to war in his place. – Josh Lederman (DIERSEN:
Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and
their dupes have viciously used against me my seeking and obtaining student
draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.
They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I drove a new 1966
Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, a new
1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971, and a new 1972 Corvette since 1971. They stress
that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I bought a new town home in
University Park in 1972 and a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974. They
stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I earned a bachelor’s degree
in 1970 and then took graduate business courses. They stress that while my
peers were dying in Vietnam, a) I earned almost 3 years of both Social Security
(SS) and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits while I worked for the
Post Office 1966-1969, b) I earned SS credits while I worked for Firestone
Stores 1970-1972, and c) I started earning more CSRS credits working for IRS in
1971. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I went on
vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, etc.) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/buttigieg-military-vet-says-trump-pretended-be-disabled-dodge-draft-n1009246
NEW YORK TIMES
— Banker Accused of Arranging $16 Million in Loans to Manafort to Gain
High-Level Trump Post Stephen M. Calk, the chairman of a small Chicago bank,
sought positions including secretary of the Treasury, prosecutors said. –
Benjamin Weiser and William K. Rashbaum https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/nyregion/stephen-calk-manafort-arrest.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS — QUESTION: What kind of articles do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) not share with you and b) do not what me to include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? ANSWER: Articles that they did not write or bless. Articles that promote Trump. Articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Articles that promote the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving planks in the Republican Party platform. Articles that promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. – Dave Diersen http://www.gopillinois.com
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A worthy experiment The Governor should sign the township bill and see how
it plays out in McHenry County. (DIERSEN: To get me to oppose township
government, those who oppose township government could stress the many adverse
actions that Milton Township officials, employees, and supporters have taken
against me and continue to take against me.) http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-05-21/editorial-worthy-experiment.html
FOX NEWS
— Kirsten Gillibrand and the left don’t believe Americans deserve their
country – Tucker Carlson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in
Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who since 1978 have
hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I do not deserve to live in Wheaton, in
Milton Township, or in DuPage County. They stress that unlike them, I was not
born here, I never attended schools here, I never was a member of a church
here, I never attended church services here, I never gave any money to a church
here, I never worked here, I was not married here, I never sent any children to
schools here, etc.) https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-kirsten-gillibrand-and-the-left-dont-believe-americans-deserve-their-country
AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats, Muslims, and Anti-Semitism – Derrick Wilburn (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on uniting Jews and Muslims against those
who 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.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/democrats_muslims_and_antisemitism.html
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— President Trump Can Win on Race – Karin McQuillan https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/20/president-trump-can-win-on-race/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: The
good news for President Trump is that most Americans agree with Republicans
about race: that we are all created equal and deserve equal treatment and
opportunity. The problem is that far too many Americans believe the lie that
Republicans, instead of adhering to these basic truths, are racist. President
Trump has the courage to express our views on race. We can win on this issue.
Democrats don’t want all citizens to be treated equally. Democrats want people
treated differently and according to their skin color. They want group justice.
They call it social justice because it sounds better. In their idea of a just
America, whites, Asians, and Jews must give up opportunities as a group, and
blacks and other people of color must be privileged with extra opportunities
and reparations. By their definition, Democrats claim half the country is
racist. Understand this: the Democratic Party’s idea of racism is defined by
group identity, not by an individual’s behavior or beliefs. You’re not biased?
Doesn’t matter. Utterly reject discrimination? Doesn’t matter. White? You’re
racist. Democrats believe being colorblind is itself racist. Republicans, who
believe laws should be colorblind, are by definition racist.)
— Elderly, Disabled Federal Employee Harassed for Being Trump Supporter – Liz
Sheld https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/21/elderly-disabled-federal-employee-harassed-for-being-trump-supporter/
BLAZE
— ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill heads to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk The bill
would prevent the government from refusing to do business with companies based
on their support for religious organizations – Mike Ciandella https://www.theblaze.com/news/save-chick-fil-a-bill-in-texas
ROLL CALL
— Republican group launches PAC to increase GOP diversity Catalyst PAC will promote
non-white, LGBTQ, or religious or ethnic minority candidates – Stephanie Akin
(DIERSEN: Those who want Republicans to lose want Republicans to dump
individuals, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump
countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic,
Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American,
draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long
time.) https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/republican-group-launches-pac-seeking-to-increase-gop-diversity
HUFFINGTON POST
— ICE Has A Record-Breaking 52,000 Immigrants In Detention, Report Says This
figure surpasses the number of detention beds that Congress agreed to fund
earlier this year. – Dominique Mosbergen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats
and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally
and to stay in America illegally.) https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-detainees-record_n_5ce39a0fe4b0877009939c17
CNN
— What Trump’s financial disclosures do, and don’t, tell us – Zachary B. Wolf
(DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, older,
and/or non-veteran, you should expect that your Democrat superiors will use
your financial situation against you. I should write a book about how my
Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors used my financial situation
against me.) https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/18/politics/what-trump-financial-disclosures-do-dont-reveal/index.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— In a Test of Their Power, #MeToo’s Legal Forces Take On the Golden Arches In
newly filed complaints, McDonald’s employees described repeated sexual
harassment and then punishment for speaking out. – Melena Ryzik https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/business/mcdonalds-female-employees-sexual-harassment.html
— The New German Anti-Semitism For the nation’s estimated 200,000 Jews, new
forms of old hatreds are stoking fear. – James Angelos (DIERSEN: My outstanding
grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My outstanding
uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My outstanding father
would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/magazine/anti-semitism-germany.html
— Why High-Class People Get Away With Incompetence – Heather Murphy (DIERSEN:
Are/were you high-class? To paint me as being low-class, my critics/opponents,
their operatives, and their dupes stress that neither of my parents attended
college, that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school
diploma, that my mother never attended high school, that I was baptized,
raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I am 100% German
American, that none of my college degrees are from Ivy League universities, and
that I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes
1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966;
delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a
security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances
1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and
audited federal agencies 1980-1997.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/science/social-class-confidence.html
— Why Do We Let Political Parties Act Like Monopolies? When I ran against an
incumbent senator, I learned the hard way how well insiders stack primaries
against challengers. – David Dodson (DIERSEN: How much power do the following
have a) to get someone to run for an office and b) to stop someone from running
for an office: those who dominate a) your Republican township/ward/county party
organizations and b) the Illinois Republican Party?) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/opinion/primary-challengers.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Judge Rejects Trump Request to Block Subpoena for Accounting Records House
Democrats have requested records from Mazars, the president’s longtime
accounting firm – Brent Kendall and Rebecca Ballhaus (DIERSEN: If you are a
federal employee who is Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, you
should expect that your Democrat superiors will use your financial situation
against you. I should write a book about how my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and
GAO superiors used my financial situation against me.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-rejects-trump-request-to-block-subpoena-for-accounting-records-11558386548
— For China, Getting Rich Is Glorious—Getting Old Isn’t – Nathaniel Taplin https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-china-getting-rich-is-gloriousgetting-old-isnt-11558431002
— Not Every Officer Wants to Be a General Allowing service members to pursue
different career paths would ease the strain on military families. – Kate
Bachelder Odell (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use
up-or-out to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male,
and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age
25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35,
and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/not-every-officer-wants-to-be-a-general-11558390890 (FROM THE ARTICLE: The
services know these dynamics are contributing to retention problems, and the
branches have been slowly starting to experiment with different career tracks
for, say, pilots, where talent shortages are pronounced. Congress last year
offered the branches flexibility to reform an “up or out” system that requires
officers to promote through the ranks or leave the service, among other good
reforms pioneered by Mr. Kane.)
— Buttigieg Leans In on His Military Service Democrat who has quickly risen to
top tier of 2020 field is putting more emphasis on Navy Reserve stint – Joshua
Jamerson and Ben Kesling (DIERSEN: Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used
against me my seeking and obtaining student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a
financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They stress that while my peers
were dying in Vietnam, I drove a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, a
new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971, and a
new 1972 Corvette since 1971. They stress that while my peers were dying in
Vietnam, I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 and a studio condo
in downtown Chicago in 1974. They stress that while my peers were dying in
Vietnam, I earned a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and then took graduate business
courses. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, a) I earned
almost 3 years of both Social Security (SS) and Civil Service Retirement System
(CSRS) credits while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, b) I earned SS
credits while I worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and c) I started earning
more CSRS credits working for IRS in 1971.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/buttigieg-leans-in-on-his-military-service-11558357127
— IRS Audit Rate Drops Again as It Examines Fewer High-Income Households Tax
agency, shrinking after years of budget cuts, seeks funding boost from Congress
– Richard Rubin https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-audit-rate-drops-again-as-it-examines-fewer-high-income-households-11558363990
ATLANTIC
— It’s Time to Hold American Elites Accountable for Their Abuses If Democrats
want to address simmering middle-class anger, they need to deliver justice. –
Rahm Emanuel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the elites in Wheaton, in
Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blame me and my GOPUSA
ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of
my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.) https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/middle-class-americans-are-sick-elite-privilege/589849/
ABOVE THE LAW
— The Repercussions Of Having An Unpopular Client – TONI MESSINA (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the
following that you are, the more unpopular that you are: Trump supporter,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have
been in America for a long time.) https://abovethelaw.com/2019/05/the-repercussions-of-having-an-unpopular-client/
