February 5, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Taylor Swift.
https://abc7chicago.com/taylor-swift-new-album-cover-the-tortured-poets-department/14386510/

NBC5
— Early voting in Illinois’ 2024 primary election early voting begins this week – James Neveau (COMMENT: As soon as the Republican sample ballot is available for my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, I will hand-deliver a copy of it to each of the 228 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican voter along with campaign literature that Republican candidates have provided me with.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/early-voting-in-illinois-2024-primary-election-early-voting-begins-this-week/3346595/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Taylor Swift.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-new-album/3346792/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Anticipate/expect ever-increasing pressure on you and on your neighbors from the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district to house illegals and to provide them with food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/05/chicago-migrants-housing/
— Senators release a $118 billion package that pairs border policies with aid for Ukraine and Israel – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/04/senators-release-a-118-billion-package-that-pairs-border-policies-with-aid-for-ukraine-and-israel/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Taylor Swift.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/03/taylor-swift-wins-album-of-the-year-at-the-grammy-awards-for-the-fourth-time-setting-a-new-record/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/04/taylor-swift-announces-new-album-the-tortured-poets-department/
— Trump says ‘they’ll probably be some changes made’ at RNC – JILL COLVIN (COMMENT: Chairing a political organization is a thankless job. I chaired TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write a book about those who blame me the most for losses that Republican candidates suffered in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 2005. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I would also focus on the aforesaid who also blame me the most for losses that Republican candidates suffered while I served on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/04/trump-says-theyll-probably-be-some-changes-made-at-rnc/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois incumbents in Congress have fundraising advantage over rivals heading into March primary. Incumbents in the most contested Illinois House primaries— Danny Davis, Sean Casten, Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia, Bill Foster and Mike Bost have more cash on hand than their rivals. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/2/1/24058685/illinois-congressional-races-incumbents-fundraising-march-primary-election
— GOP House moves for a vote on Israel aid; Democrats call it a ploy. The Chicago City Council’s cease-fire vote last week got the attention of “Saturday Night Live’s” Weekend Update: “A U.S. city called for a cease-fire in Gaza; in return, Gaza called for a cease-fire in Chicago.” – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/2/4/24061494/israel-hamas-war-gaza-congress-republicans-democrats-cease-fire-vote-nation-world-attack-mideast
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Taylor Swift.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/4/24061764/grammys-2024-sza-phoebe-bridgers-boygenius-taylor-swift-olivia-rodrigo-miley-cyrus
— Someone in Chicago wonders whether employers value experience. Abrupt firing of accomplished sales rep seems horribly unfair — but is it illegal? – Ismael Pérez (COMMENT: According to my Democrat GAO superiors in September of 1997 when I was 49 years old, the following was WORTHLESS: a) my having been a CPA since 1979 and a licensed CPA since 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) since 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner since 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager since 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor since 1996, and a Certified Forensic Accountant since 1997, b) my almost 18 years of experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year, c) what I had learned earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997 and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) what I had learned passing the CIA examination in 1981. and e) what I had learned working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,070-$110,020/year (GAO audits IRS). According to my Democrat IRS superiors in January of 1980 when I was 31 years old, the following was WORTHLESS: a) what I had learn working for IRS for almost 9 years, b) what I had learned passing the CPA examination in 1979, and c) what I had learned earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. According to my Democrat Firestone Store superior in December of 1972 when I was 23 years old, the following was WORTHLESS: what I had learned taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola during 1972. According to my Democrat Firestone Store superior in February of 1971 when I was 22 years old, the following was WORTHLESS: a) what I had learned working for him for the previous 7 months and b) what I had learned earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. According to my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors in September of 1969 when I was 20 years old, the following was WORTHLESS: a) what I had learned delivering mail in Park Forest for almost 3 years and b) what I had learned taking courses at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969. The aforesaid would not have been WORTHLESS to my aforesaid superiors if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/2/24049252/advice-firing-age-workplace-experience-someone-in-chicago-ismael-perez-column

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Most Republicans in new poll believe Trump’s legal cases are being handled ‘unfairly’ – Filip Timotija (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, members of juries are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the worse that your “jury appeal” is, that is, the more likely that juries will rule against you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Trump and I share all of the aforesaid demographics. My very bad jury appeal is why GAO was granted summary judgement in Diersen v. GAO.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/most-republicans-in-new-poll-believe-trumps-legal-cases-are-being-handled-unfairly/

CWB CHICAGO
— Shoplifting by ‘foreign nationals’ soars in River North: One has been arrested 4 times under 3 names. – Tim Hecke
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/02/migrant-shoplifting-arrests-soar-downtown-chicago-report.html

ILLINOIS SENATE DEMOCRATS
— Professional license process to be expedited under new Glowiak Hilton law (COMMENT: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old. I had worked for GAO for more than a year, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/30-senator-suzy-glowiak-hilton-news/5270-professional-license-process-to-be-expedited-under-new-glowiak-hilton-law

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-226/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Babylon Bee Nails It: “Gaza Votes for Ceasefire in Chicago”
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/02/04/babylon-bee-nails-it-gaza-votes-for-ceasefire-in-chicago/

WIREPOINTS
— The Gaza ceasefire vote and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ‘Fixer Mentality’ – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-gaza-ceasefire-vote-and-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnsons-fixer-mentality-wirepoints/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders promote Senate immigration bill.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/4/senate-border-deal-revealed-expands-legal-immigrat/
— Democrats’ open-border policy (is) a national threat – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/4/inside-beltway-democrats-open-border-policy-becomi/
— Data shows most mass public shooters used handguns, not ‘assault rifles’ New study challenges media portrayals of mass shootings. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/4/data-shows-most-mass-public-shooters-used-handguns/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Judge ‘not interested’ in delaying challenge to Illinois gun ban – Greg Bishop
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2836684/judge-not-interested-in-delaying-challenge-to-illinois-gun-ban/
— Senate releases long-awaited Ukraine-border bill ahead of expected Wednesday vote – David Sivak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2835193/senate-releases-ukraine-border-bill-text/
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/2836604/revealed-senate-border-deal-details/
— Kristi Noem believes ‘weak’ Biden is not running the White House – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2836267/news-kristi-noem-weak-biden-not-running-white-house/

NEW YORK POST
— Where were the Dems complaining about crime, migrants and decay when it MATTERED? – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/02/04/opinion/where-were-the-dems-complaining-about-crime-migrants-and-decay-when-it-mattered/
— NYC’s booming underground migrant economy exposes the true disaster of Biden’s open border – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/02/04/opinion/nycs-booming-underground-migrant-economy-exposes-the-true-disaster-of-bidens-open-border/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Dan Proft Commentary: The Threat of Illegals Voting in ’24 is Real
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/05/dan-proft-commentary-the-threat-of-illegals-voting-in-24-is-real/
— New Senate Border Bill to Allow 8,500 New Illegal Aliens Per Day – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/05/new-senate-border-bill-to-allow-8500-new-illegal-aliens-per-day/
— Is Biden Malicious, Incompetent, or Conniving? Things are so strange, so surreal, so nihilistic in contemporary America that the chaos can only be deliberate. Chance, incompetence, and accident could not alone explain the series of disasters. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/05/is-biden-malicious-incompetent-or-conniving/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Open Borders are Biden’s Pandora’s Box – William Manning
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/open_borders_are_bidens_pandoras_box.html
— Indoctrination versus education – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/indoctrination_versus_education_or_a_disgraceful_school_district_versus_a_wise_teacher.html
— Mayor Mike Johnston (D) of Denver has revealed the thinking of Democrats and leftists on immigration. – C.S. Boddie
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/mike_johnston_the_illegals_friend.html
— Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, the illegals’ friend – C.S. Boddie
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/mike_johnston_the_illegals_friend.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— ‘Construction is ongoing’: Gov. Abbott touts border wall, says Texas ‘will not back down’ – Vivek Saxena
https://americanwirenews.com/construction-is-ongoing-gov-abbott-touts-border-wall-says-texas-will-not-back-down/
— ‘Every deportation is a lost vote’: Elon Musk goes on a tear, exposes Dems’ strategy with illegals – Vivek Saxena
https://americanwirenews.com/every-deportation-is-a-lost-vote-elon-musk-goes-on-a-tear-exposes-dems-strategy-with-illegals/

BIZ PC REVIEW
— ‘Construction is ongoing’: Gov. Abbott touts border wall, says Texas ‘will not back down’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/04/construction-is-ongoing-gov-abbott-touts-border-wall-says-texas-will-not-back-down-1433883/
— ‘Every deportation is a lost vote’: Elon Musk goes on a tear, exposes Dems’ strategy with illegals – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/04/every-deportation-is-a-lost-vote-elon-musk-goes-on-a-tear-exposes-dems-strategy-with-illegals-1433834/

BLAZE
— Lankford’s ‘compromise’ border bill legalizes the invasion – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/lankfords-compromise-border-bill-legalizes-the-invasion

BREITBART
— Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH): Senate Immigration Plan Means ‘the Border Never Closes’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/04/j-d-vance-senate-immigration-plan-means-border-never-closes/
— ‘Internet Rumors’ Proven True: Border Bill to Allow 8,500 Migrants per Day – BRADLEY JAYE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/04/internet-rumors-proven-true-border-bill-allow-8500-migrants-day/
— Abbott: Texas Razor Wire Has Led to ‘Massive Reduction’ in Migrant Flow – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/02/04/abbott-texas-razor-wire-has-led-to-massive-reduction-in-migrant-flow/
— Senate Bill Grants Amnesty to Illegal Aliens in U.S. for 14+ Days or 100+ Miles from Border – BRADLEY JAYE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/04/senate-bill-grants-amnesty-illegal-aliens-14-days-100-miles-border/
— The ‘Joe Biden/Chuck Schumer Open Border Bill’ Is an ‘Absolute Non-Starter’ – Elise Stefanik
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/04/elise-stefanik-joe-biden-chuck-schumer-open-border-bill-absolute-nonstarter/
— Senate Releases Establishment’s Migration Bill – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/02/04/senate-releases-establishments-migration-bill/
— Washington State Used $340M of Federal Coronavirus Money for Illegal Immigrants – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2024/02/04/report-washington-state-used-340-million-federal-coronavirus-money-illegal-immigrants/
— TEXAS BORDER SHOWDOWN: 13 Governors Join Abbott at State-Seized Park Along Rio Grande – RANDY CLARK
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/02/04/texas-border-showdown-13-governors-join-abbott-at-state-seized-park-along-rio-grande/
— Speaker Johnson Dismisses Claim Trump Calling the Shots — ‘I Am Calling the Shots for the House’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/02/04/speaker-johnson-dismisses-claim-trump-calling-the-shots-i-am-calling-the-shots-for-the-house/
— ‘Woke Kindergarten’ Failed to Improve School Test Scores – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2024/02/04/surprise-woke-kindergarten-failed-to-improve-school-test-scores/
— Never Woke Enough: Far Left Roasts Nikki Haley After Cameo on Far-Left ‘SNL’ – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2024/02/04/never-woke-enough-far-left-roasts-nikki-haley-after-cameo-on-far-left-snl/
— Don Jr. Calls McConnell a ‘Mentally Declining Pro-Amnesty Turtle’ After Border Bill Unveiled – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/05/don-jr-calls-mcconnell-a-mentally-declining-pro-amnesty-turtle-after-border-bill-unveiled/

COLLEGE FIX
— Elementary school’s test scores plummet after using ‘Woke Kindergarten’ program – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/elementary-schools-test-scores-plummet-after-using-woke-kindergarten-program/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘An Absolute Non-Starter’: House Republicans Vow To Tank Senate Border Bill – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/04/house-republicans-vow-tank-senate-border-bill/
— Biden’s Border Policy Is A Middle Finger To Americans – DEROY MURDOCK
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/04/opinion-bidens-border-policy-is-a-middle-finger-to-americans-deroy-murdock/
— Senate Releases Long-Awaited Text Of Bipartisan Border Security Bill – ARJUN SINGH
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/04/senate-releases-long-awaited-text-of-bipartisan-border-security-bill/
— 14 GOP Governors Gather To Support Texas’ Right To Protect Its Borders – MARIANE ANGELA
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/04/republican-governors-gather-eagle-pass-border-support-texas-constitutional-right-protect-borders/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trucker Convoy Rally to ‘Close the Border’ – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/04/hundreds-gather-trucker-convoy-rally-call-elected-leaders-close-border/

DAILY WIRE
— Noem Reacts To Calls For Biden To Federalize Texas National Guard, Warns Of ‘Destabilizing’ Border Crisis – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.dailywire.com/news/noem-reacts-to-calls-for-biden-to-federalize-texas-national-guard-warns-of-destabilizing-border-crisis

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Drops Names of Potential Vice President, Cabinet Contenders – Joseph Lord
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-drops-names-of-potential-vice-president-cabinet-contenders-5580375
— 15 Governors Address Illegal Immigration in Eagle Pass, Texas
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/15-governors-address-the-illegal-immigration-in-eagle-pass-texas-5576458

FEDERALIST
— Every Black History Month Celebration Should Honor American Hero Clarence Thomas – MARK PAOLETTA
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/05/this-black-history-month-honor-clarence-thomas-as-the-greatest-living-american/
— Under The Senate’s Atrocious Border Bill, Everybody Gets Asylum – MARGOT CLEVELAND
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/05/under-the-senates-atrocious-border-bill-everybody-gets-asylum/

FOX BUSINESS
— Elon Musk weighs in on economic impacts of illegal immigration. Musk says illegal immigration crisis is contributing to lack of affordable housing in US. – Eric Revell
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/elon-musk-weighs-economic-impacts-illegal-immigration

FOX NEWS
— Musk calls out unfair blue state advantage gained from illegal immigration. GOP lawmakers have introduced legislation to only count citizens for congressional apportionment. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/us/musk-calls-out-unfair-blue-state-advantage-gained-illegal-immigration
— Influx of illegal Chinese migrants threatens US territory, island must show ‘strength of the nation’ Guam’s delegate to Congress, James Moylan, says ‘America’s day begins’ on the island. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-delegate-warns-guam-sees-influx-illegal-chinese-migrants-says-island-show-strength-nation

HOT AIR
— Topeka KS Mayor Willing to Pay Illegals to Move There
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/02/04/topeka-ks-mayor-willing-to-pay-illegals-to-move-there-n609474

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Blackburn: Won’t Vote to Make Illegal Immigration Legal – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/marsha-blackburn-border-bill-senate/2024/02/04/id/1152244/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— NJ Migrant Gang Seeks $6K/Person For Smuggling Illegal Immigrants From Canada – Elizabeth Volberding
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/report-migrant-gang-from-nj-requesting-6k-a-person-to-smuggle-illegal-immigrants-into-u-s-from-canada/

PJ MEDIA
— Biden’s Immigration Plan Goes Down the Drain as Migrants Use Storm Sewer System – MILT HARRIS
https://pjmedia.com/miltharris/2024/02/04/bidens-immigration-plan-goes-down-the-drain-as-migrants-use-storm-sewer-system-n4926115

PATRIOT POST
— A Dangerous Senate Border Deal. Senator Kyrsten Sinema offered an unconvincing defense of the Senate border deal.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/104120-in-brief-a-dangerous-senate-border-deal-2024-02-05
— Senate Staffer Avoids Punishment With ‘Rainbow Privilege’ Washington’s double standard of justice is exposed by a refusal to prosecute a homosexual who recorded himself having sex in a Senate hearing room. – THOMAS GALLATIN
https://patriotpost.us/articles/104125-senate-staffer-avoids-punishment-with-rainbow-privilege-2024-02-05

STEVE SCALISE
— Biden Refuses to Solve Border Crisis He Created
https://scalise.house.gov/press-releases/Scalise%3A-Biden-Refuses-to-Solve-Border-Crisis-He-Created

TOWNHALL
— The Senate Border Deal Is a Horror Show – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/02/04/immigration-text-n2634754
— Mayorkas: ‘We Need More Migrants’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/04/mayorkas-we-need-more-migrants-n2634747
— 13 GOP Governors Join Abbott at the Border, Vowing to End Joe Biden’s Destructive Policies – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/04/13-gop-senators-join-gov-abbott-at-the-southern-border-n2634757

ZERO HEDGE
— “Always The Plan”: Musk Reveals Biden’s Intentional Border Invasion To Create “One-Party State” – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/always-plan-musk-reveals-bidens-intentional-border-invasion-create-one-party-state
— Scandalous Senate ‘Deal’ Allows 1.5 Million Illegals Per Year, Slides Up To $2.3B To NGOs Trafficking Them, And Gives $60B To Ukraine – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/senate-deal-allows-15-million-illegals-year-slides-23b-ngos-trafficking-them-and-gives
— Denver Starts Booting Migrants From Shelters As City Nears ‘Breaking Point’ – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/denver-starts-booting-migrants-shelters-city-nears-breaking-point

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Border deal meets immediate blowback from conservatives, Trump allies in Congress – SARAH FORTINSKY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4448006-border-deal-meets-immediate-blowback-from-conservatives-trump-allies-in-congress/
— Scalise: No vote for Senate border bill in House – AL WEAVER
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4448033-scalise-senate-border-bill-house/
— J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) questions New York verdicts against Trump, with jurors from ‘extremely left-wing jurisdictions’ – NICK ROBERTSON (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, members of juries are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the worse that your “jury appeal” is, that is, the more likely that juries will rule against you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Trump and I share all of the aforesaid demographics. My very bad jury appeal is why GAO was granted summary judgement in Diersen v. GAO.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4447745-vance-new-york-verdict-against-trump-not-valid-with-jurors-from-extremely-left-wing-jurisdictions/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4447583-priebus-taylor-swift-conspiracies-powder-keg-of-stupidity/

CBS NEWS
— Chinese migrants are the fastest growing group crossing from Mexico into U.S. at southern border – Sharyn Alfonsi
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-border-mexico-chinese-migrants-60-minutes/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-migrants-fastest-growing-group-us-mexico-border-60-minutes-transcript/

ABC NEWS
— ‘This bill is even worse than we expected’: House Speaker reacts to Senate immigration proposal. – Lauren Peller
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/speaker-mike-johnson-house-gop-members-react-bipartisan/story?id=106944092

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/politics/ap-biden-sets-sights-on-las-vegas-days-before-nevadas-primary-hes-also-got-november-on-his-mind/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/us/politics/trump-fox-interview.html
— In Trump’s Defamation Trial, the Nine Most Important People Are Enigmas. The identities of the jurors deciding how much the former president will pay E. Jean Carroll are secret, thanks to a judge’s order. – Maria Cramer and Benjamin Weiser (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, members of juries are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the worse that your “jury appeal” is, that is, the more likely that juries will rule against you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Trump and I share all of the aforesaid demographics. My very bad jury appeal is why GAO was granted summary judgement in Diersen v. GAO.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/nyregion/trumps-defamation-trial-carroll-jury.html
— Anticipate/expect ever-increasing pressure on you and on your neighbors from the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district to house illegals and to provide them with food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/nyregion/migrant-family-gofundme.html
— Who are the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in your county, township, municipality, and school district? How successful have they been promoting more hatred against Trump?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/opinion/politics-friends-trump-pandemic.html
— Pressure increases on police to let minorities, females, and younger people break laws.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/03/nyregion/nypd-how-many-stops-act.html

LOS ANGELES TMES
— No more billionaires? We can be more ambitious than that. No one needs more than $20 million – INGRID ROBEYNS
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-01-29/billionaires-extreme-wealth-cap-rich-inequality-taxpayers

BEAUFORT COUNTY NOW
— Sen. Lee calls to replace McConnell after McConnell backs amnesty bill – John Steed
https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/76795/sen-mike-lee-calls-to-replace-mcconnell-after-mcconnell-backs-amnesty-bill.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders promote Senate immigration bill.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-the-border-bill-would-shut-down-illegal-crossings-cd3e8515
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/border-deal-to-cut-illegal-immigration-is-released-after-months-of-talks-26a66211

BLOOMBERG
— America’s ‘Debt Spiral’ Is Nearing a Critical Threshold. Annual interest payments on US government debt will soon be larger than what the country spends on national defense. – Saleha Mohsin and Julia Press
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-01/podcast-us-government-34-trillion-in-debt-has-a-huge-cost

FORTUNE
— These Fortune 500 companies will help pay for employee MBAs – SYDNEY LAKE (COMMENT: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, I started working for the Democrats who ran IRS. The employee manual that they gave me encouraged me to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses. Because of that, and notwithstanding the fact that IRS did not reimburse anything for tuition or books, a) I started taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972 and I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and b) I started taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul in 1976 and I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. Further, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. But in 1978, because I had complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat superiors outrageously disallowed the tuition and books that I had deducted on my 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977 income tax returns and outrageously argued that the courses were not job-related, did not help me carry out my job duties, qualified me for a new trade or business, and were taken my me to get a job in the private sector. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://fortune.com/education/articles/these-fortune-500-companies-will-help-pay-for-employees-mba/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average cost of earning an MBA ranges from about $60,000 to more than $200,000, so financial aid can be a welcome benefit for those people seeking a graduate business degree. And here’s some good news: Many Fortune 500 companies will help pay for employees’ MBA degrees, whether it’s a full sponsorship, tuition reimbursement, or a guaranteed annual contribution directly to the university you attend. Some companies even have partnerships with universities that offer specialized MBA programs or tuition discounts.)

BUSINESS INSIDER
— In 1870, a Black woman sued her enslaver for reparations and won. – Christine Jean-Baptiste (COMMENT: Were any of your ancestors enslavers? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I benefitted tremendously from slavery, and that therefore, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI big time. My critics/opponents have always stressed that I am conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors always lived in northeast Illinois, that they were never in a position to discriminate against anyone, and that they never did discriminate against anyone. I stress that if I had benefitted from slavery, I would not have had to work my way through college.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/black-woman-sued-her-enslaver-for-reparations-and-won-1870-2024-2

CPA JOURNAL
— The Value of Certification and Professional Experience – David J. Emerson and Kenneth J. Smith (COMMENT: According to my Democrat GAO superiors in September of 1997 when I was 49 years old, the following was WORTHLESS: a) my having been a CPA since 1979 and a licensed CPA since 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) since 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner since 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager since 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor since 1996, and a Certified Forensic Accountant since 1997, b) my almost 18 years of experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year, c) what I had learned earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997 and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) what I had learned passing the CIA examination in 1981. and e) what I had learned working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,070-$110,020/year (GAO audits IRS). According to my Democrat IRS superiors in January of 1980 when I was 31 years old, the following was WORTHLESS: a) what I had learn working for IRS for almost 9 years, b) what I had learned passing the CPA examination in 1979, and c) what I had learned earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. According to my Democrat Firestone Store superior in December of 1972 when I was 23 years old, the following was WORTHLESS: what I had learned taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola during 1972. According to my Democrat Firestone Store superior in February of 1971 when I was 22 years old, the following was WORTHLESS: a) what I had learned working for him for the previous 7 months and b) what I had learned earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. According to my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors in September of 1969 when I was 20 years old, the following was WORTHLESS: a) what I had learned delivering mail in Park Forest for almost 3 years and b) what I had learned taking courses at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969. The aforesaid would not have been WORTHLESS to my aforesaid superiors if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.cpajournal.com/2018/09/24/the-value-of-certification-and-professional-experience/

POLITICO
— New York verdict against Trump not valid, J.D. Vance says. The Ohio Republican referred to the jurors coming from “extremely left-wing jurisdictions.” – KATHERINE LONG (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, members of juries are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the worse that your “jury appeal” is, that is, the more likely that juries will rule against you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Trump and I share all of the aforesaid demographics. My very bad jury appeal is why GAO was granted summary judgement in Diersen v. GAO.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/04/new-york-trump-jd-vance-00139504

ATLANTIC
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Nine New York Jurors Saw Trump for Who He Really Is.” (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, members of juries are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the worse that your “jury appeal” is, that is, the more likely that juries will rule against you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Trump and I share all of the aforesaid demographics. My very bad jury appeal is why GAO was granted summary judgement in Diersen v. GAO.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/01/e-jean-carroll-defamation-trump-trial-veredict/677289/

NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW
— PROSECUTING IN THE SHADOW OF THE JURY (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, members of juries are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the worse that your “jury appeal” is, that is, the more likely that juries will rule against you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Trump and I share all of the aforesaid demographics. My very bad jury appeal is why GAO was granted summary judgement in Diersen v. GAO.)
https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1372&context=nulr

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS
— Industry has opportunity as more of Gen Z matures into vehicle shopping – C.J. Moore (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, I bought my first new car when I was 17 and then when I was 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc.)
https://link.autonews.com/view/6179b3bb86c20422e826fc5fkdpmo.hpe/bcf57a12

RASMUSSEN REPORT
— Only 15% Think Race Relations Are Getting Better (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage minorities to despise/hate Republicans.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/social_issues/only_15_think_race_relations_are_getting_better

SPECTATOR
— Can Trump ever get a fair trial? – Lionel Shriver (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, members of juries are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the worse that your “jury appeal” is, that is, the more likely that juries will rule against you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Trump and I share all of the aforesaid demographics. My very bad jury appeal is why GAO was granted summary judgement in Diersen v. GAO.)
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/can-trump-ever-get-a-fair-trial/

NDTV
— Elon Musk Slams US Immigration Policy, Highlights Mother’s Struggles. In a series of posts on X, Musk highlighted various services and benefits that he believes illegal immigrants have access to in the United States, highlighting their alleged contribution to the housing affordability crisis.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/elon-musk-slams-us-immigration-policy-highlights-mothers-struggles-4997224
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Billionaire Elon Musk took to social media to voice his concerns about the economic implications of illegal immigration, adding his criticism to the ongoing debate surrounding the Joe Biden administration’s approach to an alleged border crisis. In a series of posts on X, Musk highlighted various services and benefits that he believes illegal immigrants have access to in the United States, highlighting their alleged contribution to the housing affordability crisis. “A few other things you probably don’t know: illegals in America can get bank loans, mortgages, insurance, driver’s licenses, free healthcare (California & New York) and in-state college tuition. What’s the point of being a citizen if an illegal gets all the benefits, but doesn’t pay taxes or do jury duty?” he wrote. “If you’re wondering why housing is so expensive, this is a major contributor,” he added. With housing prices reaching record highs in November and mortgage rates near two-decade highs due to the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation, the US real estate market is facing challenges, a Fox News report claims. Homebuyers are struggling, and renters are experiencing a surge in financial burdens, the report adds. Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies revealed that in 2022, an unprecedented 22.4 million American renters were considered “cost burdened” by their monthly housing payments. Renters are classified as “burdened” if they spend more than 30 per cent of their income on rent and utilities, and this staggering number represents roughly half of all US tenants. Born and raised in South Africa, Musk moved to Canada at the age of 18 before becoming a US citizen. “I’m not anti-immigration; I’m just against a massive number of unvetted people flooding into America, which any rational person should be,” he said. The Tesla chief’s mother, Maye Musk, 75, in a separate post, highlighted her struggles of getting US citizenship, even claiming that it took her 12 years to become a US citizenship. “I couldn’t get US citizenship even though my father and grandmother were born in Minnesota, and my grandfather, John Elon Haldeman, was born in Illinois. I was born in Canada so it took me 12 years through visas, a green card, a lawyer, and numerous medical tests. That’s how hard it is,” her post read. Responding to it, Musk wrote, “Yeah, it was extremely difficult and took over a decade for me to get US citizenship.” US Senators on Sunday released a $20.2 billion legislation for border security and immigration policy changes agreed to by Democratic and Republican negotiators. The new law would give President Joe Biden the power to reject asylum seekers if illegal border crossings reached over 5,000 per week, news agency AFP reported.)

February 4, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise Mayorkas. Mayorkasis is an operative for Biden. Biden is an operative for Obama. Mayorkas has had great success in flooding America with illegals who will use their false identifications to vote in the November 5, 2024 election a) to reelect Biden, b) to keep the Senate Democrat, c) to turn the House Democrat, d) to turn red states blue, and e) to turn blue states bluer. RINO leaders have no problem with the aforesaid because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/understand-why-house-republicans-want-secretary-mayorkas-gone/3346188/

ABC7
— Annual count of US homeless population misses masses – Jared Kofsky (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime. It promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, that is, destruction of traditional marriage and family, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase.)
https://abc7chicago.com/annual-count-of-us-homeless-population-misses-masses-experts-say/14383949/

CBS2
— Dozens rally for immigrant rights in Chicago. Community groups, activists and labor unions joined together calling for solidarity and support for migrants.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUQ2aJhFeUk

WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/hundreds-gather-downtown-for-the-annual-equality-illinois-gala/
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DTO_lWkmqkes
— The Great Migration: How a Chicago newspaper helped shape the nation (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly analogize Blacks with illegals.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jlnVIgnQn4

FOX32
— Summit held to address Chicago’s migrant crisis. A summit was held Saturday to address the growing number of migrants across the state of Illinois. Over 500 community members representing 45 organizations and allies were in attendance.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1405769

WBEZ
— Chicago falls shy of national milestone for women attorneys – Kaitlin Washburn (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats DEI hires who had a) less work experience than I had, b) less education than I had, c) no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) no professional license. Virtually all of them were females and/or minorities. It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-falls-shy-of-national-milestone-for-women-attorneys/f49a6227-f773-4b2d-9044-b6d79d6bfe1b

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Can Trump be on the ballot? It’s the Supreme Court’s biggest election test since Bush v. Gore. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/03/can-trump-be-on-the-ballot-its-the-supreme-courts-biggest-election-test-since-bush-v-gore/
— Chicago on track to install four new public restrooms – REBECCA JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/03/chicago-public-restrooms/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/04/editorial-taylor-swift-nfl-democrats-biden-republicans-travis-kelce/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/04/opinion-donald-trump-racist-attack-nikki-haley/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Johnson’s clout on the line with Bring Chicago Home referendum. Barring a last-minute legal ruling knocking the question off the ballot, voters will be asked to authorize the City Council to alter the real estate transfer tax and use the proceeds to generate $100 million a year to combat homelessness. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024/2/2/24047914/chicago-homeless-fund-real-estate-transfer-tax-increase-referendum-mayor-brandon-johnson
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Taylor Swift.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/2/24050492/taylor-swift-swifties-tattoos-soldier-field
— After-school murders of Chicago teens rev up the call against gun violence. Four teens have been shot and killed on their way home from school in recent weeks. Maybe it’s time to carefully consider innovative solutions, such as bringing violence-intervention workers inside schools. – Editorial (COMMENT: While you were in high school, what did you do after-school? To earn money to buy a new car that I would use to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC, I washed dishes for the minimum wage four evenings a week and Saturdays in the basement of the SS Kresge’s in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and 40 hours a week during the summer of 1965 in between.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/3/24058560/chicago-public-school-shootings-senn-loomis-longwood-innovations-gun-violence-prevention-editorials

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— What percent of the voters in your precinct a) cast Republican ballots in primary elections to do as much damage as they can and b) vote for Democrat candidates in general elections?
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/illinois-partially-open-primaries-help-political-parties-discourage-some-from-participating/article_23adfea2-c13b-11ee-834f-8749bcf7e320.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford, Winnebago County home to swing voters – Scott Klug (COMMENT: To vote for Democrat candidates is to promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, that is, destruction of traditional marriage and family, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/02/03/your-turn-rockford-winnebago-county-home-to-swing-voters/72442158007/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats promote Mayorkas.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-mayorkas-is-driven-by-his-own-understanding-of-the-immigrant-experience-republicans-want-him-gone/

EFFINGHAM RADIO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote obesity.
https://www.effinghamradio.com/2024/02/03/americans-now-have-an-obesity-bill-of-rights/

CWB CHICAGO
— Shoplifting by ‘foreign nationals’ soars in River North: One has been arrested 4 times under 3 names. – Tim Hecke
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/02/migrant-shoplifting-arrests-soar-downtown-chicago-report.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Democrats File Bill That’s Degrading to Law Enforcement
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/654104306-democrats-file-bill-that-s-degrading-to-law-enforcement

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “A Country Without Borders Isn’t a Country”
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/02/03/a-country-without-borders-isnt-a-country/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP Names Pro-Choice, “Never-Trumper” Greg Hart to Co-Chair Gala Featuring Trump Ally – US Sen. John Kennedy on Feb. 9
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/il-gop-names-pro-choice-never-trumper-to-co-chair-gala-featuring-trump-ally-us-sen-john-kennedy-on-feb-9.html
— Illinois GOP Ignores Will of the People, Pushes Anti-Trump Agenda – Mark Vargas
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/vargas-illinois-gop-ignores-will-of-the-people-pushes-anti-trump-agenda.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s pathetic plea for Taylor Swift vote a warning to Trump. Republicans should not dismiss pop star’s effect on young people. – Tom Basile
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/3/bidens-pathetic-plea-for-taylor-swift-vote-warning/
— Bolton backs Biden expletive-laden rip job on Trump – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/3/john-bolton-backs-biden-expletive-laden-rip-job-tr/
— Biden mollifies Marxist wing of his party – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/2/biden-mollifies-marxist-wing-of-his-party/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— A history of Taylor Swift’s political involvement — and how it could resurface in 2024. – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2832163/history-taylor-swift-political-involvement-resurface-2024/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, Swift endorsed her first Democratic candidates in October: Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for the House of Representatives from her home state of Tennessee. She also knocked now-Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who defeated Bredesen in the general election. Cooper won reelection that year. “In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. “I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love,” she added. 2019 The Lover star vocally supported the Equality Act, and in 2019, she began Pride Month by writing an open letter to then-Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) encouraging him to vote in favor of the bill. “While there’s no information yet as to when the Equality Act will go before the Senate for a vote, we do know this: Politicians need votes to stay in office,” Swift said in a release posted to X, called Twitter at the time. “Votes come from the people. Pressure from massive amounts of people is a major way to push politicians towards positive change.” She also included the letter she wrote to Alexander in her post, pointing to his support of a resolution honoring the ratification of the 19th Amendment. “This was a positive step 100 years ago and I hope we can all continue to put aside partisan affiliations when it comes to matters of basic human rights,” Swift wrote, referring to the amendment. She also created a petition on change.org to urge the Senate to pass the Equality Act.)
— Donald Trump beats Nikki Haley in favorability among Republicans – Jenny Goldsberry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2835626/donald-trump-beats-nikki-haley-in-favorability-among-republicans-poll/
— Greg Abbott has spent $120 million in taxpayers’ dollars bussing migrants to Democrat-run cities – Jenny Goldsberry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/2835554/greg-abbott-has-spent-120-million-in-taxpayers-dollars-bussing-migrants-to-democrat-run-cities/
— Relationships are good. Marriage is better – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2834884/relationships-are-good-marriage-is-better/
— California’s reparations plan: more discrimination – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2834733/californias-reparations-plan-more-discrimination/
— Democrats turn to the past to gin up support for 81-year-old Biden. – Haisten Willis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/2832373/democrats-turn-to-obama-clinton-support-biden/

NEW YORK POST
— President Biden’s feigned helplessness on the southern border is a complete farce – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/02/02/opinion/joe-bidens-feigned-helplessness-on-the-southern-border-is-a-complete-farce/
— Take Our Border Back convoy ends with rallies in 3 states over ‘national security crisis’ – Mary Kay Linge
https://nypost.com/2024/02/03/news/take-our-border-back-convoy-ends-with-rallies-over-national-security-crisis/
— How DEI is failing Jewish workers in the era of rising antisemitism – Jonathan Harounoff (COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors in the federal government a) who were the most antisemite and b) who had the most success in getting my many Jewish superiors and Jewish supervisors to take many/big adverse actions against me. They stressed that I was conservative, Republican, Protestant, 100% German American. Crete resident 1948-1972, and Wheaton resident since 1978. In my defense, I stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://nypost.com/2024/02/03/news/dei-is-failing-jewish-workers-facing-rising-antisemitism/
— Washington state diverted $340M in federal COVID funds to migrants – Adam Shaw
https://nypost.com/2024/02/03/news/washington-state-diverted-340m-in-federal-covid-funds-to-migrants/
— Texas has spent more than $124 million to bus migrants to New York and other cities – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2024/02/03/news/texas-has-spent-more-than-124-million-to-bus-migrants-to-new-york-and-other-cities-report/
— Nikki Haley rips GOP rival Donald Trump during surprise ‘SNL’ appearance – Katherine Donlevy
https://nypost.com/2024/02/04/news/nikki-haley-rips-gop-rival-donald-trump-during-surprise-snl-appearance/

AMAC
— Mayorkas Impeachment Forces Dems To Confront Border Catastrophe – Shane Harris
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/mayorkas-impeachment-forces-dems-to-confront-border-catastrophe/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— How Your Tax Dollars Are Funding the Border Disaster – Helen Andrews
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/your-tax-dollars-are-funding-the-border-crisis/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Threat of Illegals Voting in ’24 is Real
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFHUHK91h34

AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
— THE STATE OF BELONGING IN AMERICA (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Ever-increasingly, outrageously, tragically, and unacceptably, voters in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton like me who are conservative, and especially those who share my demographics (White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time) ever-increasingly feel like we do not belong in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and/or Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/the_belonging_barometer_-_the_state_of_belonging_in_america.pdf
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A majority of Americans report non-belonging, a cumulative term that includes people who are unsure or ambiguous about whether they belong and those experiencing exclusion. Sixty-four percent of Americans reported non-belonging in the workplace, 68% in the nation, and 74% in their local community.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— NYC prepares to hand out $53 million in taxpayer money to illegal aliens – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/nyc_prepares_to_hand_out_53_million_in_taxpayer_money_to_illegal_aliens.html
— Leftists escalate Orwellian assault on language to justify ‘transing’ children – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/leftists_escalate_orwellian_assault_on_language_to_justify_transing_children.html
— In Biden’s case, age doesn’t beget wisdom; it begets idiocy – Noel S. Williams
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/in_bidens_case_age_doesnt_beget_wisdom_it_begets_idiocy.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— Biden’s strategy is very simple. Get as many illegals in the country as possible. Legalize them to create a permanent majority – a one-party state. That is why they are encouraging so much illegal immigration. Simple, yet effective. – Elon Musk
https://americanwirenews.com/elon-musk-proposes-theory-he-says-is-driving-bidens-border-policies-simple-yet-effective/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Pro-Native American activists fighting the wokeness trying to ‘erase’ their culture: ‘Anti-American’ – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/03/pro-native-american-activists-fighting-the-wokeness-trying-to-erase-their-culture-anti-american-1433618/
— Embittered McCarthy reportedly on a revenge mission against House GOP foes – Chris Donaldson (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct a) who have lost elections, b) who are/were the most embittered about their losses, c) who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their losses, and d) who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/03/embittered-mccarthy-reportedly-on-a-revenge-mission-against-house-gop-foes-1433536/

BLAZE
— Young woman complains she can’t enjoy life working 40 hours a week, and her video is going mega-viral – CARLOS GARCI (COMMENT: I worked 48 hours a week June of 1971 through December of 1972 – 40 hours for IRS and 8 hours for Firestone Stores.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/tiktok-video-40-hours-week

BREITBART
— Mayorkas Doubles Down, Says ‘We Need’ More Migrants Amid Border Debate, Impeachment Fight – NEIL MUNRO (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/04/mayorkas-doubles-down-says-us-needs-more-migrants-amid-border-impeachment-fights/
— ‘Woke Kindergarten’ Failed to Improve School Test Scores – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2024/02/04/surprise-woke-kindergarten-failed-to-improve-school-test-scores/

CAMPUS SAFETY MAGAZINE
— 3 Self-Defense Strategies Everyone Should Know – Bill Pinckney (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, poverty and crime will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/blogs/3-self-defense-strategies-everyone-should-know/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Now That Trump Has Wrapped up GOP Nomination and Leads Biden in Every Swing State, Here Are the 11 Things Desperate Democrats Are Willing to Do to Win – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.creators.com/read/wayne-allyn-root/02/24/now-that-trump-has-wrapped-up-gop-nomination-and-leads-biden-in-every-swing-state-here-are-the-11-things-desperate-democrats-are-willing-to-do-to-win
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. We could see more indictments of Trump from now through the election. Maybe even a big one out of left field close to the election — a so-called October surprise. 2. They will try to convict Trump before the November election — and if possible, lead him out of the courtroom in handcuffs, straight to prison. 3. They will keep trying to disqualify Trump — at least until they get a final ruling out of the Supreme Court. 4. If all else fails, I fear the deep state will try to assassinate Trump. They really are that evil. 5. And if all that fails, Biden will drop out of the race for health reasons, and Democrats will choose Michelle Obama as their 2024 presidential nominee. I’m no Johnny-come-lately to this prediction. I made it in print a year ago — on Jan. 22, 2023. The only issue here is, does Michelle want it? If not, they’ll either replace Biden with California Gov. Gavin Newsom or stick with Biden but double down on the other 10 planks in this column to rig the election against Trump. 6. In conjunction with all the above, Democrats will try their best to start World War III as both a WMD (weapon of mass distraction) and to stir up patriotism for the incumbent Democrat president. 7. Democrats could cancel the election with the country paralyzed by waves of deadly terror attacks (with terrorists that Biden waved in with his open borders) or an EMP attack that cripples our water, sewage, electric grid and infrastructure. 8. China will invade Taiwan this year. China needs to move before the election — while the brain-dead man with dementia and diapers, who is bribed and blackmailed by China, is still in control. 9. The COVID pandemic was just a trial run. Another pandemic could strike America in the run-up to the election — but this one will be far deadlier. This will result in panic, hysteria and a 100% mail-in ballot election (the perfect recipe for voter fraud). 10. Black Lives Matter was just a trial run. Expect mass anarchy in the run-up to the election, but much larger than the BLM demonstrations in the summer of 2020 — this time involving not just disgruntled black rioters and looters but millions of illegal aliens combined with pro-Palestinian, pro-Hamas, anti-Israel protestors. 11. And most importantly, combine everything above with the same game plan from 2020: Mail-in ballots combined with no voter ID. Ballot harvesting (a crime everywhere else in the world but America). Unsupervised ballot drop boxes. No signature match on ballots. Billions of dollars spent on “election integrity” by globalist billionaires — with the real purpose to rig the turnout in favor of Democrats. Social media rigging the election by censoring the news feed to allow only fake positive news about Democrats and only negative stories about Trump. And of course, the simplest scam of all: Keep counting votes for days after election night until Democrats win. Count on much of that, or all of that, happening over the next nine months.)

DAILY CALLER
— Texas Pays Huge Bus Fare Sending Migrants To Sanctuary Cities – JULIANNA FRIEMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/03/texas-pays-huge-bus-fare-sending-migrants-sanctuary-cities/
— Student Grades Get Even Worse After California School Drops $250,000 On ‘Woke Kindergarten’ Program – BRANDON POULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/03/san-francisco-woke-kindergarten-california/
— Department Of Education Rule To Enshrine Protections For ‘Gender Identity’ Heads To White House – BRANDON POULTER (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats been making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/03/department-education-rule-enshrine-protections-for-gender-identity-heads-white-house/

DAILY WIRE
— Elon Musk: Biden Intentionally Flooding U.S. With Illegals To Create ‘Permanent Majority – A One-Party State’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-biden-intentionally-flooding-u-s-with-illegals-to-create-permanent-majority-a-one-party-state
— NYC To Start $53M Program That Will Hand Out Prepaid Credit Cards To Illegal Immigrants – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyc-to-start-53m-program-that-will-hand-out-prepaid-credit-cards-to-illegal-immigrants
— DeSantis: Florida National Guard Being Deployed To Texas To Help Install Razor Wire, Barricades
https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-florida-national-guard-being-deployed-to-texas-to-help-install-razor-wire-barricades

EPOCH TIMES
— Elon Musk Says ‘Outrageous’ Biden Plan on Illegal Immigration Is to Impose ’One-Party’ Rule in America. Elon Musk claims President Biden aims to get as many illegal immigrants into the US as possible, then legalize them for a lasting Democrat majority. – Tom Ozimek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/elon-musk-says-outrageous-biden-plan-on-illegal-immigration-is-to-impose-one-party-rule-in-america-5579810

FOX NEWS
— Washington state diverted $340M in federal COVID funds to immigrants, including via $1,000 checks. The program began in 2020 and ended last year. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/washington-state-diverted-340m-in-federal-covid-funds-to-immigrants-including-via-1000-checks
— Black voters saved Biden twice in 2020. Will they turn out again for the President in 2024? – Paul Steinhauser, Mark Meredith, Nick Rojas
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/black-voters-saved-biden-twice-2020-will-they-turn-out-again-president-2024
— How did Taylor Swift become a political talking point? The presidential campaign now runs from pop singers to union endorsements.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346184569112
— Students at California school struggling after $250K in federal funds spent on ‘Woke Kindergarten’ program. A teacher at Glassbrook Elementary said trainers with ‘Woke Kindergarten’ told him a focus in the classroom should be to ‘disrupt racism.’ – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/students-california-school-struggling-two-hundred-fifty-thousand-dollars-federal-funds-spent-woke-kindergarten-program

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Hiring Most Qualified Candidate’ may be ‘Unfair’ The new science is certainly different from the old science. – Leslie Eastman (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/02/today-in-science-american-psychological-association-study-asserts-hiring-most-qualified-candidate-may-be-unfair/
— NY Times Shocks The World, Publishes Piece Critical Of “Transgender” Medical Mutilation Of Children. “’You’re made to believe these slogans,’ he said. ‘Evidence-based, lifesaving care, safe and effective, medically necessary, the science is settled — and none of that is evidence based’.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/02/ny-times-shocks-the-world-publishes-piece-critical-of-transgender-medical-mutilation-of-children/

NEW AMERICAN
— California Becomes First State to Introduce Reparations Legislation – Luis Miguel (COMMENT: California today, Illinois tomorrow. Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will force Illinois Republicans who are the following to pay Blacks lots of reparations: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/california-becomes-first-state-to-introduce-reparations-legislation/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Tim Scott Fires Back as Media Smear Black Conservatives as ‘Grifters’ Ahead of Election – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2024/02/03/tim-scott-fires-back-media-smear-black-conservatives-grifters

NEWSMAX
— Elon Musk: Biden Wants More Immigrants for ‘One-Party State’ – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/elon-musk-immigration-biden/2024/02/03/id/1152150/
— Haley Chides Trump Again About Being Confused – Michael Katz
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nikki-haley-donald-trump-2024-election/2024/02/03/id/1152149/

PJ MEDIA
— Even Some Native Americans are Getting Fed Up With Woke Culture – LINCOLN BROWN
https://pjmedia.com/lincolnbrown/2024/02/03/even-some-native-americans-are-getting-fed-up-with-woke-culture-n4926089

TOWNHALL
— Speaker Mike Johnson Questions If Biden Is Actually the One Calling the Shots On the Border – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/03/speaker-mike-johnson-questions-if-biden-is-actually-the-one-calling-the-shots-on-the-border-n2634731
— Rapper Blasts NYC for $50 Million Pre-Paid Credit Cards for Illegal Migrants: ‘Maybe Trump Is the Answer’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/03/nyc-spends-over-50-million-on-pre-paid-credit-cards-for-illegal-migrants-n2634735
— From a CPA—Don’t Trust the IRS to Be Your Tax Preparer – Joseph Stauffer (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors would not have disallowed my education deductions in 1978 if I had not complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/joseph-stauffer-cpa/2024/02/03/from-a-cpadont-trust-the-irs-to-be-your-tax-preparer-n2634712

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Migrants to Be Given Tens of Millions in Free Money Structured Like Food Stamps – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.westernjournal.com/migrants-given-tens-millions-free-money-structured-like-food-stamps-report/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Abbott’s migrant busing cost Texas $124 million – MONICA MADDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/4445775-records-abbotts-migrant-busing-cost-texas-124-million/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— What is Musk worth to Tesla? – STAN CHOE and TOM KRISHER (COMMENT: What are/were you worth to your employers? According to my Democrat GAO superiors in 1997 when I was 49 years old, the following was worthless: a) my almost 18 years of experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year, b) what I had learned earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997 and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) what I had learned passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981. and d) what I had learn working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,070-$110,020/year (GAO audits IRS). According to my Democrat IRS superiors in 1980 when I was 31 years old, the following was worthless: a) what I had learn working for IRS for almost 9 years, b) what I had learned passing the CPA examination in 1979, and c) what I had learned earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. According to my Democrat Firestone Store boss in 1972 when I was 23 years old, the following was worthless: what I had learned taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola during 1972. According to my Democrat Firestone Store boss in 1971 when I was 22 years old, the following was worthless: a) what I had learned working for him for the previous 7 months and b) what I had learned earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. According to my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors in 1969 when I was 20 years old, the following was worthless: a) what I had learned delivering mail in Park Forest for almost 3 years and b) what I had learned taking courses at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969. The aforesaid would not have been worthless to the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/01/31/a-court-rejected-elon-musks-55-8b-pay-package-what-is-he-worth-to-tesla/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “How Donald Trump went from a diminished ex-president to the GOP’s dominant front-runner.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-how-donald-trump-went-from-a-diminished-ex-president-to-the-gops-dominant-front-runner/

CNN
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/03/us/martha-stewart-gay-lgbtq-fans-cec/index.html
— Pro-Trump and anti-Trump Republicans agree on one thing: He will be the nominee.
https://www.wicz.com/story/50412802/pro-trump-and-anti-trump-republicans-agree-on-one-thing-he-will-be-the-nominee
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Haley.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2024/02/04/snl-nikki-haley-trump-town-hall-cold-open-mgw-orig.cnn

CBS NEWS
— Protesters rally against illegal immigration at Texas southern border. Conservative protesters from around the U.S. joined a convoy which made its way to a small Texas border town this weekend. A rally was held Saturday near Eagle Pass, where there has been a standoff between federal and Texas authorities over border control. – Jason Allen
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/protesters-rally-against-illegal-immigration-at-texas-southern-border/

NBC NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/transgender-bathroom-bills-are-back-nation-care-rcna137014
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Haley.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/nikki-haley-makes-surprise-appearance-at-trump-town-hall-during-snl-203565125950

YAHOO
— There was a time reparations were actually paid out – just not to formerly enslaved people – Thomas Craemer (COMMENT: Haiti yesterday, Illinois tomorrow. Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will force Illinois Republicans who are the following to pay Blacks lots of reparations: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://au.news.yahoo.com/time-reparations-were-actually-paid-132634795.html
— ‘God’s Army’ protesters rally in Texas against migrant crossings – Moisés ÁVILA
https://news.yahoo.com/gods-army-protesters-rally-texas-165426469.html

NEWSWEEK
— The Wall Street Journal is not conservative. It promotes cheap labor.
https://www.newsweek.com/greg-abbott-scolded-conservative-newspaper-over-border-standoff-1866647

USA TODAY
— ‘Take Our Border Back’ convoy arrives in Texas for rally against illegal immigration. – Anastasiia Riddle
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2024/02/03/take-our-border-back-convoy-arrives-near-eagle-pass/72464255007/

NEW YORK TIMES
— S.N.L. Brings Nikki Haley Into the Mix – Dave Itzkoff (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Haley and Swift.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/arts/television/snl-nikki-haley.html
— The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats DEI hires who had a) less work experience than I had, b) less education than I had, c) no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) no professional license. Virtually all of them were females and/or minorities. It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/business/dei-job-interview.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/nyregion/migrant-family-gofundme.html
— Nikki Haley’s ‘Rock’ Is Watching Her Campaign From a Distance. Deployed to Djibouti, Maj. Michael Haley has missed the highs and lows of his wife’s pursuit of the White House. He is still a big presence in her campaign. – Ken Bensinger and Matthew Rosenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/us/politics/nikki-haley-husband-michael.html
— Those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization despise/hate Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/opinion/trump-republican-establishment.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/03/opinion/donald-trump-taylor-swift.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Bullfighting Returns to Its Largest Arena. A Fight Over Its Future Goes On. After a nearly two-year ban, a legal ruling brought bullfights back to La Plaza México in Mexico City. But the fight continues after a federal judge again stopped the events. – James Wagner and Luis Antonio Rojas
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/world/americas/bullfighting-mexico.html

USA TODAY
— How Donald Trump is tightening his grip on the Republican party as he seeks to defeat Haley in SC – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/04/donald-trump-tighten-grip-border-deal-nikki-haley/72407324007/

WBHM
— Nikki Haley makes surprise appearance on SNL, mocking Donald Trump and Joe Biden
https://wbhm.org/npr_story_post/nikki-haley-makes-surprise-appearance-on-snl-mocking-donald-trump-and-joe-biden/

KITV
— Employee Reunion (COMMENT: Of course, I was not invited to GAO, IRS, or Post Office employee reunions. My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to get rid of me.)
https://www.kitv.com/news/local/spencecliff-family-of-restaurants-employee-reunion-on-sunday-september-24-2023/article_54563336-4a8e-11ee-a7a9-4fc10e3c5286.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Pope’s Inquisitor Riles Conservatives. Some Call Him a Heretic. Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández has alarmed some Catholics with guidelines on blessing same-sex couples and a book on orgasms. – Francis X. Rocca (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.)
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/the-popes-inquisitor-riles-conservatives-some-call-him-a-heretic-f70add41

FORBES
— How Early Retirement Might Be Killing Men – John F. Wasik (COMMENT: I should write a book about forced early retirement.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2018/07/09/how-early-retirement-might-be-killing-men/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2hbFiX3o5o

HUFFINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Haley.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nikki-haley-trump-town-hall-snl-cold-open_n_65bf113ce4b0a3aad5a590fe

HOOVER INSTITUTION
— Ever-increasingly, those who immigrate to America talk and act like they want to remake America into their motherland.
https://www.hoover.org/research/making-and-remaking-america-immigration-united-states

INC.
— These 5 Diversions will Keep You Feeling Positive – JOHN BOITNOTT (COMMENT: Cars have always served as a diversion for me, and more recently, my Iron Gate Motor Condo. I own seven cars and a SUV. I owned a 1962 Chevrolet Implala SS 1989-2005 and a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 1994-2005.)
https://www.inc.com/john-boitnott/feeling-frustrated-channel-your-negative-energy-into-these-activities-to-stay-productive-pick-back-up.html

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— What Gives Your Life a Sense of Purpose? – Susan Krauss Whitbourne (COMMENT: For me, my purposes in life include putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning, that is, promoting conservative principles. It used to include serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman. It used to include being a GAO employee.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-at-any-age/202305/what-gives-your-life-a-sense-of-purpose

PRESS GAZETTE
— Biggest websites for news US: Top 50 updated each month (COMMENT: Google ever-increasingly promotes noncredible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-us-monthly-3/

DAILY MAIL
— Nikki Haley makes surprise SNL appearance to admit she should have said slavery was cause of Civil War, as her 2024 campaign continues to fade
Nikki Haley made a surprise appearance on SNL. The Presidential-hopeful took her cameo as an opportunity to make a joke about not saying slavery was the cause of the civil war. She also fired shots at her opponent former President Trump as he continues to out-do her in the polls. – MARTHA WILLIAMS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13043117/Nikki-Haley-surprise-SNL-appearance-slavery-campaign.html

February 2, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Over 100 kids shot near Chicago schools in last 5 years – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-near-school-senn-high-gun-violence/14379567/

NBC5
— $66M earmarked for Chicago violence intervention program expansion (COMMENT: Why is there so much violence in Chicago?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/66m-earmarked-for-chicago-violence-intervention-program-expansion/3344821/

CBS2
— Chicago nonprofit helping students, parents attend college for free through scholarship program (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, I was able to work my way through college and graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. But college expenses were much lower back then. But still, I could not have done it if my parents had not provided me with room and board a) while I was at student at UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969 so that I could keep my part-time Park Forest Post Office job, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-nonprofit-helping-students-parents-attend-college-for-free-through-scholarship-program/
— Tesla electric cars to feature at Chicago Auto Show for first time
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/tesla-electric-cars-to-feature-at-chicago-auto-show-for-first-time/

WGN9
— City leaders announce new plan to reduce gun violence in Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ysPWFp94I
— The Great Migration: How a Chicago newspaper helped shape the nation (COMMENT: In defense of my ancestors, I have always stressed that all of them have only lived always in northeast Illinois.)
https://wgntv.com/news/black-history-month/the-great-migration-how-a-chicago-newspaper-helped-shape-the-nation/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AelHr8yk1r4

FOX32
— Pritzker criticizes Chicago City Council’s Gaza ceasefire resolution: ‘I was disappointed’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-criticizes-chicago-city-council-gaza-ceasefire-resolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Ws-X7TLwc

WTTW
— New Anti-Violence Initiative Aims to Reduce Chicago Shootings by 50% in 5 Years – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/01/new-anti-violence-initiative-aims-reduce-chicago-shootings-50-5-years
— Pritzker ‘Disappointed’ With Chicago’s Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution, Says It’ll Have No Impact on Foreign Policy – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/01/pritzker-disappointed-chicago-s-gaza-cease-fire-resolution-says-it-ll-have-no-impact

WBEZ
— Can Chicago’s power grid handle a move from natural gas to electric in homes?
https://www.wbez.org/stories/can-chicagos-power-grid-handle-a-move-from-natural-gas-to-electric-in-homes/1c50f61f-6998-45b6-894c-b755fc84c69a

WGN RADIO
— More than 200 staffers with Chicago Tribune and 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/business-news/ap-more-than-200-staffers-with-chicago-tribune-and-6-other-newsrooms-begin-24-hour-strike/
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/a-look-into-chicago-tribunes-24-hour-strike/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker criticizes City Hall’s Gaza cease-fire resolution – OLIVIA STEVENS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/01/pritzker-criticizes-gaza-cease-fire-resolution/
— A hateful travesty on the floor of the City Council. Wednesday’s City Council vote on Gaza was shameful. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/01/ct-editorial-gaza-resolution-debra-silverstein/
— Foundations, business interests raise $66 million to fight crime in Chicago – OLIVIA STEVENS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/01/foundations-business-interests-raise-66-million-to-fight-crime-in-chicago/
— CPS suggests starting school after Democratic National Convention for city’s ‘logistical needs’ The district suggests starting classes Monday, Aug. 26 – one week later than usual – after the Aug. 19-22 convention wraps up. – ALYSA GUFFEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/01/cps-suggests-starting-school-after-democratic-national-convention-for-citys-logistical-needs/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Left-wingers will not be ignored. Dems plan to crash Dem party in Chicago this summer to accuse fellow Dems of not being Dem enough. – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/2/1/24057972/democratic-national-convention-protests-2024-election-trump-biden-lgbtq-abortion-rights
— Ald. Greg Mitchell accused of threatening building owner who housed migrants. Building owner Christopher Amatore said he was summoned to a meeting where a “screaming” Mitchell asked him “how dare I place migrants in his ward without his permission,” according to a complaint filed with the inspector general. – Fran Spielman (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly dump more and more and more of their illegals into your county, into your township, into your municipality, into your school district, into your precinct, and into your neighborhood.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/2/1/24058274/chicago-migrant-crisis-ald-greg-mitchell-7th-ward-property-owner-complaint
— Chicago Tribune reporters, newsroom staff strike for first time in newspaper’s 180-year history: ‘This is Chicago, we don’t back down’ They were joined by seven newsrooms across the country in the 24-hour strike for better pay and retention of their 401(k) match benefits. “None of us got into journalism for the money, but we can’t do it for free,” said Joe Mahr, a Pulitzer Prize winner. – Violet Miller (COMMENT: I was a union member for almost 12 years. What do you say to journalists who demonize me, denigrate me. and condemn me? They stress a) that I do not have a degree in journalism, b) that am not paid for what I do, and c) that I am conservative.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2024/2/1/24058233/chicago-tribune-strike-alden-global-capital-union-walkout-labor-history
— Women make up more than half of new lawyers nationwide, but only 48.9% of all associates at Chicago’s law firms. – Kaitlin Washburn (COMMENT: All my employers were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote women.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/1/24047138/chicago-law-firms-diversity-women-people-of-color-associates-partners
— Ambitious plan aims to raise $400 million to halve Chicago shootings, homicides in 5 years. A 50% decline in murders from last year would put the city at fewer than 400 — a total the city last saw in 1965, when there were 395 slayings, according to the Chicago Police Department. – Tina Sfondeles and Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/2/1/24058149/ambitious-plan-400-million-dollars-reduce-chicago-shootings-homicides-50-percent-5-years
— Controversial West Chicago trash site halted by state board. The ruling, made by a panel appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, may not be the end to the controversial plan. Latino residents complained that their neighborhood would be a dump for predominantly white DuPage County cities. – Brett Chase (COMMENT: The higher the percentage of residents that are White in your county, township, municipality, and/or school district, the more that Democrat leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn the aforesaid as being racist. I should write a book about that.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/1/24058169/dupage-garbage-racism-pollution-case-decided-lrs-pritzker-west-chicago
— Illinois incumbents in Congress have fundraising advantage over rivals heading into March primary. Incumbents in the most contested Illinois House primaries – Danny Davis, Sean Casten, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Bill Foster and Mike Bost have more – cash-on-hand than their rivals. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/2/1/24058685/illinois-congressional-races-incumbents-fundraising-march-primary-election
— In Illinois politics, remaps keep the powerful in power. The maps Illinois Democrats approved in 2021 sealed in their political power for a decade — adding one Hispanic-majority blue seat in Congress and forcing two Republicans out of their districts. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/2/24048182/gerrymandering-illinois-chicago-redistricting-reform-democracy-solutions-project
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And she called the “shining star” of the redistricting process the creation of the 3rd Congressional District, the state’s second Latino majority district, which ultimately elected Rep. Delia Ramirez, a fellow progressive.)

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois tax policy and the ability to help migrants – Ralph Martire
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240201/columns/illinois-tax-policy-and-the-ability-to-help-migrants/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Judge denies abortion-rights group’s protest permit ahead of DNC – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/judge-denies-protest-permit-ahead-chicago-dnc
— Pritzker dismisses significance of city’s cease-fire resolution – Justin Laurence
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/jb-pritzker-dismisses-chicagos-cease-fire-resolution
— Chicago’s wealthiest raise $66 million for fight against crime – Miranda Davis
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicagos-wealthiest-raising-funds-fighting-crime

SOUTHERN
— Southern Illinois cities talk about the ability to care for an influx of illegal immigrants – Robert Robbins
https://thesouthern.com/news/southern-illinois-cities-talk-about-the-ability-to-care-for-an-influx-of-illegal-immigrants/article_48bb5286-a29f-5a54-b038-26a361892e1b.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS/GAZETTE
— Ford County Board to vote on ‘no-migrant’ declaration – DAVE HINTON
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/ford-county-board-to-vote-on-no-migrant-declaration/article_5894463a-e14d-5287-83fb-54a80f93a969.html
— Democrats push more pot in Danville
https://www.news-gazette.com/business/economy/danvilles-newest-dispensary-to-sell-cannabis-with-a-side-of-music/article_cd95a3bc-597e-558a-b9d2-99325069117c.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly paint Trump as being someone who despises/hates minorities and women, that is, as being a racist and a sexist.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-02-01/trump-and-his-supporters-continue-to-take-jabs-at-nikki-haleys-identity

FOX ILLINOIS
— DeSantis announces he’ll send Florida National Guard to the US-Mexico border – Jack Lemnus (COMMENT: Just kidding, but when will Illinois send its national guard to Texas?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/desantis-to-hold-press-conference-in-jacksonville-beside-state-law-enforcement-leaders-florida-national-guard-adjutant-general-john-haas-executive-director-highway-safety-motor-vehicles-dave-kerner-and-director-florida-february-1-2024
https://cbs12.com/news/local/desantis-to-hold-press-conference-in-jacksonville-beside-state-law-enforcement-leaders-florida-national-guard-adjutant-general-john-haas-executive-director-highway-safety-motor-vehicles-dave-kerner-and-director-florida-february-1-2024

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Someone Has to Wear the Jacket. The old Chicago phrase, “wear the jacket,” means to take the fall. We have a short list of some of the town’s great jacket-wearers. – EDWARD ROBERT MCCLELLAND (COMMENT: I adamantly refuse to wear the jacket for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered. I should write a book about those losing Republican candidates who have blamed me the most for their losses. I would focus on the real reasons why they lost elections. I would focus on those who have had their disgusting operatives and dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/someone-has-to-wear-the-jacket/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Haley’s Illinois friends – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/02/02/haleys-illinois-friends-00139273

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-225/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-27/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— We’re handing out all these benefits, it’s costing Illinoisans billions…the simple answer is to end our sanctuary status.
https://wirepoints.org/were-handing-out-all-these-benefits-its-costing-illinoisans-billions-the-simple-answer-is-to-end-our-sanctuary-status-wirepoints-on-with-wjols-scott-slocum/
— Illinois’ Delia Ramirez one of just three U.S. Congress members voting against ban on U.S. entry by members of terror groups that attacked Israel October 7
https://wirepoints.org/all-but-three-members-of-u-s-congress-vote-to-ban-members-of-terror-groups-that-attacked-israel-on-october-7-illinois-della-ramirez-one-of-the-three-wirepoints-quickpoint/

CHAMBANA SUN
— Diving Into Digital Equity
https://chambanasun.com/stories/653995805-diving-into-digital-equity

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— 65.4% of Will County students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in Will County rose by 30.2% compared to the previous school year. (COMMENT: My Trinity Lutheran Grade School, Hope Lutheran Grade School, and Crete-Monee High School teachers helped me earn an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my class, and get accepted by UIC in 1966.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/653949201-will-county-how-many-students-failed-the-ela-test-in-2021-22-school-year

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO NEEDS A PUBLIC SAFETY ACT TO COUNTER SAFE-T ACT – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-chicago-needs-a-public-safety-act-to-counter-safe-t-act/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Exposing Deep State Corruption – Illinois State Board of Elections Outed? – Nancy Hayes
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/02/exposing-deep-state-corruption-illinois-state-board-of-elections-outed/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Violence-plagued Chicago mocked for city council demanding Gaza cease-fire – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/1/calls-for-chicago-cease-fire-erupt-after-city-coun/
— Media should tear apart Biden’s claims on illegal immigration. President caused border chaos, said nothing was wrong, now blames GOP. – Tim Murtaugh
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/1/media-should-tear-apart-bidens-claims-on-illegal-i/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago calls for end to violence in Gaza as crime in West Side neighborhoods escalates – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2831439/chicago-calls-end-to-violence-in-gaza-as-crime-in-neighborhoods-escalates/
— DeSantis wades back into national fight with promise to send soldiers to Texas – Eden Villalovas (COMMENT: Just kidding, but when will Illinois send its national guard to Texas?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2831674/desantis-wades-back-national-fight-promise-send-soldiers-texas/
— Hochul loosens state job requirements for migrant workers – Christian Wade (COMMENT: New York today, Illinois tomorrow. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2830736/hochul-loosens-state-job-requirements-for-migrant-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hochul said the state is working with agencies to implement the changes, including dropping application requirements like proof of a high school diploma and English proficiency. . .The Hochul administration has identified 4,000 entry-level job openings within state agencies, including administrative, equipment service, repair and food services, according to an internal memo obtained by local media outlets.)
— Somalia First: Ilhan Omar hates America – Ian Haworth
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2830843/somalia-first-ilhan-omar-hates-america/
— Trump or no Trump, the Lankford border deal will only make the border crisis worse – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2831834/lankford-border-deal-will-only-make-border-crisis-worse/
— Even Gavin Newsom isn’t woke (or racist) enough for liberal activists – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2831684/even-gavin-newsom-isnt-woke-or-racist-enough-for-liberal-activists/
— How Congress can help rid higher education of DEI – Sen. Bill Cassidy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/2831335/how-congress-can-help-rid-higher-education-of-dei/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Illegals in the voting booth: After 3 decades in the making, the threat is real
https://afn.net/politics-govt/2024/02/01/illegals-in-the-voting-booth-after-3-decades-in-the-making-the-threat-is-real/
— Growing hostility revealed toward Christians in the West – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/persecution/2024/02/02/growing-hostility-revealed-toward-christians-in-the-west/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Majority of House Dems Vote Against Deporting Illegals Convicted of Drunk Driving, Social Security Fraud – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/01/majority-of-house-dems-vote-against-deporting-illegals-convicted-of-drunk-driving-social-security-fraud/

AMERICAN THINKER
— From Hamas to drunk drivers, is there anybody Democrats won’t vote against deporting? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/from_hamas_to_drunk_drivers_theres_nobody_democrats_wont_vote_to_keep_here.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Sen. Rick Scott accuses McConnell of ‘undermining’ Republicans with border deal – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/31/sen-rick-scott-accuses-mcconnell-of-undermining-republicans-with-border-deal-1432579/
— Boston rec center turned into migrant shelter spark FURY among residents – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/01/on-fire-first-photos-of-boston-rec-center-turned-into-migrant-shelter-spark-fury-among-residents-1432884/

BREITBART
— Alderman Blasts Chicago for Paying Illegals More than $9,000 a Month in Freebies: ‘I’d Come to Chicago, Too’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON (COMMENT: When your ancestors immigrated, what freebies did they get? I do not know of any that mine got.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/02/01/watch-alderman-blasts-chicago-for-paying-illegals-more-than-9000-a-month-in-freebies-id-come-to-chicago-too/
— Chuck Schumer Rushes Lankford’s More-Migration Bill to Senate Vote – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/02/02/chuck-schumer-rushes-lankfords-more-migration-bill-to-senate-vote/

CONSERVATIVE NUT
— Why low income students don’t go to college – Henry Conway (COMMENT: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being “college material?” I was not.)
https://theconservativenut.com/why-low-income-students-dont-go-to-college-yahoo-answers/
— What is low income in DuPage County? – Henry Conway
https://theconservativenut.com/what-is-low-income-in-dupage-county/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County, located in Illinois, has a significant population of individuals and families with incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. This means that many residents struggle to meet their basic needs and face financial challenges on a daily basis.)

DAILY CALLER
— GOP State Senator Who Fought Against Woke Schools Is Now Pushing Bill Requiring ‘Racial Bias’ Training For Nurses – KATE ANDERSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/01/gop-state-senator-pushing-bill-requiring-racial-bias-training-nurses-despite-history-opposition-crt/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Escape to New York—America’s Wide-Open Northern Border – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/01/escape-new-york-americas-wide-open-northern-border-borderline/

EPOCH TIMES
— The Legal War Raging Between the White House and Texas. Just because the Supreme Court allowed the Biden administration some leeway last week, that doesn’t mean Texas will lose in the end, lawyers say. – Matthew Vadum
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/the-legal-war-raging-between-the-white-house-and-texas-5574342

FOX BUSINESS
— Hundreds of millions are being spent on migrants in Chicago: William Kelly Chicago journalist William Kelly discusses how the city is nearing a breaking point over the migrant crisis on ‘The Bottom Line.’ (COMMENT: Kelly came to my defense when my critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes end my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I should also write a book about those who could/should have come to my defense in 2012 but did not. I would focus on those who I have done the most to help elect and to help reelect since 2000.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6346033588112
— Rising costs of housing pushing millennials to make ‘drastic sacrifices’ by living in vans for years. ‘People are just now having to make those drastic sacrifices,’ Orlando, Florida-based realtor Freddie Smith said. – Hannah Grossman (COMMENT; Back in the good old days, that is, back in 1972, I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24 years old. The down payment came from what I had earned a) working for IRS for the previous 15 months, b) pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for the previous 18 months, and c) working for that store full-time for 7 months before that. That income also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for tuition and books for graduate business courses at Loyola in 1972.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/rising-costs-housing-pushing-millennials-make-drastic-sacrifices-living-vans-years

FOX NEWS
— NYC migrant crisis started when Mayor Adams invited illegals in – Curtis Sliwa
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346001180112
— What life was like 50 years ago in America, compared to now in 2024 – Nicole Pelletiere, Cortney D. Moore (COMMENT: What were you doing 50 years ago this month? I earned $80,094/year in today’s dollars supervising all of IRS’s employees in the Loop who answered taxpayer questions by telephone. I lived in a town home in University Park that I bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I bought new in 1971, a 1974 Dodge Dart that I bought new in 1973, and a 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air that I bought in 1971. I took graduate evening business courses at Loyola.)
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/what-life-like-50-years-ago-america-compared-now-2023

HOT AIR
— Charles Blow: Rejection of DEI Is ‘a New Era of Oppression’ – JOHN SEXTON (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly require/force everyone to ever-increasingly give more and more and more preference to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have less money than others, citizens of foreign countries, etc.)
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/02/01/charles-blow-rejection-of-dei-is-a-new-era-of-oppression-n608932

MRC TV
— Biden Admits the Border is a Sieve as Illegals Continue to Stream Into the United States – EVAN POELLINGER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/evan-poellinger/biden-admits-border-sieve-illegals-continue-stream-united-states
— House Dems Overwhelmingly Vote Against Deporting Illegals Who Commit Crimes – NICK KANGADIS
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/house-dems-overwhelmingly-vote-against-deporting-illegals-who-commit-crimes

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Rep. Greene Introduces Resolution To Censure Rep. Omar – Frank Lara-Risco
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/rep-greene-introduces-resolution-to-censure-rep-omar/

PJ MEDIA
— ‘You Have the Right to Remain Woke!’ El Paso Cops Required to Ask Perps Their Pronouns – EVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/02/01/you-have-the-right-to-remain-woke-el-paso-cops-required-to-ask-perps-their-pronouns-n4926032

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Equity Is Justice, Redefined – Richard Porter
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/02/01/equity_is_justice_redefined_150415.html

TOWNHALL
— America’s Future Clouded By Illegal Immigration, Uncontrolled Debt – Tom Patterson
https://townhall.com/columnists/tom-patterson/2024/02/02/americas-future-clouded-by-illegal-immigration-uncontrolled-debt-n2634512

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

YAHOO NEWS
— Nikki Haley trolls Trump over ballot claim: ‘He’s confused again’ – Martha McHardy
https://au.news.yahoo.com/nikki-haley-trolls-trump-over-131714168.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Taylor Swift Is a ‘Treasure,’ Says Liz Cheney, a Prime Trump Critic. The former U.S. representative and others opposing the former president have needled conservatives over baseless theories involving the pop star, the Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce and the specter of a Biden endorsement. – Jonathan Weisman (COMMENT: How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Swift to defeat Trump?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/us/politics/taylor-swift-liz-cheney-trump.html
— Michigan Had No Seat at R.N.C. Meeting, but 2 People Showed Up Anyway. Kristina Karamo, the party’s far-right leader of almost a year, and Pete Hoekstra, a former House member who was elected to replace her, converged at a Republican National Committee conclave. – Neil Vigdor
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/us/politics/michigan-karamo-hoekstra-rnc.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE OF SWIFT: How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Swift to defeat Trump?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/01/taylor-swift-conspiracy-theories-gop/72437805007/
— The ‘Harvard of Christian schools’ slams Fox News op/ed calling the college ‘woke’ Wheaton College is calling out a Fox News opinion piece by freelancer Tim Scheiderer, saying ‘it failed to meet minimal standards for journalistic accuracy.’ – Amaris Encinas
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/01/wheaton-college-fox-news-opinion-woke/72370641007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A college known as the “Harvard of Christian schools” is clapping back at a Fox News opinion piece that claims the school has gone “woke” just like Harvard University. Wheaton College, a private Christian liberal arts school just outside Chicago, issued a statement Wednesday addressing the Fox News article, saying that they “remain committed to Christian service” and that the “claims made about the college are false or misleading.” Freelance writer Tim Scheiderer, who penned the Fox News op/ed, says that the school has begun to “mimic Harvard’s wokeness” by “banning biblical words, teaching critical race theory, and psychologizing gender identity issues.” “In the 19th century, Harvard was slowly, and permanently, transformed from a Christian university into a secular one,” Scheiderer writes. “At Wheaton, the biblical belief in only two sexes is being tainted. With this and the other shifts mentioned, it may seem like a slow drift. But a gentle tide can carry a boat far from its dock.” Wheaton College President Philip Ryken slammed the “incendiary” opinion piece, saying in a statement that it “failed to meet minimal standards for journalistic accuracy.” Here’s what we know. Who is Tim Scheiderer? Scheiderer, the author of the article, has no apparent affiliation with Wheaton College. He graduated from Bob Jones University, a private evangelical university in Greenville, South Carolina, with a B.A. in mass communications and media studies in 1999. He also has a “Master of Divinity” from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, according to his LinkedIn page. Scheiderer’s resumé also lists him as a founding board member of The Augustine Fellowship, a Christian Study Center at Georgetown University. He says on his website that he earned his “writing chops” working for ABC, Fox News and CNN. What else does the Fox News article say? Scheiderer writes that Wheaton College has slowly drifted away from traditional Christian values since the 2000s when the education department “commended the teachings of Marxists.” The college’s most “blatant offense against Christianity is the ban of certain biblical words that are key to the faith’s foundation,” stating that students have been discouraged from using words like “service” and “mankind.” He also calls out an endowed chair in Wheaton’s psychology program for expressing views on gender identity that Scheiderer says are “rooted in an anti-God philosophy.” Scheiderer concludes the article by asking: “Would Billy Graham, the most influential 20th-century evangelical, endorse his alma mater? How has Wheaton College responded? In his statement, Wheaton College’s president discouraged community members from “engaging further” with Scheiderer. The article, which Ryken says appeared to have been “cobbled from out-of-context items found on the Internet” is mischaracterizing since the author “does not name any sources or give any citations for his many contentions.” Ryken said that Scheiderer had reached out to the college’s marketing department a month ago, claiming that he was writing an article for the Wall Street Journal on a tight deadline. When the spokesperson questioned Scheiderer’s credentials, he told them that he was “actually a freelance writer attempting to pitch an idea to the Journal’s opinion section.” “A representative from the WSJ confirmed that Scheiderer was not an employee. Although the WSJ did not run his piece, evidently he was able to have it appear on a FOX News page,” Ryker noted. “Wheaton College remains fully committed to Christian service − which we embrace as ‘service’ in our very mission statement − to biblical orthodoxy and Christ-centered education, including in matters of human sexuality, gender identity, and race relations,” Ryken said. Ryker concludes the statement by pointing to the college’s institutional commitments website for “ accurate information about our convictions.”)

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Kim Reynolds introduces bill defining ‘man’ and ‘woman,’ opponents brand it ‘LGBTQ erasure’ – Brianne Pfannenstiel and Galen Bacharier
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/01/iowa-governor-kim-reynolds-introduces-bill-defining-man-woman-criticized-lgbtq-erasure/72441900007/

PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY
— Atlantic City raises flag for Black History Month – Matthew Strabuk (COMMENT: The Democrats who run the federal government have always promoted Black History Month big time. I should write a book about the many Black History Month event that I was required to attend. I would focus on those events 1980-1997 while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS.)
https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/gallery-black-history-flag/collection_35d8075e-c13a-11ee-ac58-132e4f26d2c7.html#1

KTRH
— Cashing In: Illegals Living Large on U.S. Benefits – Corey Olson
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2024-02-01-cashing-in-illegals-living-large-on-us-benefits/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The United States of Nullification. Political arguments, policy differences and personal slights are now grounds for destruction. – Lance Morrow (COMMENT: My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/politics/trump-
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-united-states-of-nullification-cancel-culture-polarization-df9e949e
— Topeka With a Message for Migrants: We Want You. Kansas capital hopes to lure migrants with work authorization to fill some of its thousands of open jobs. – Alicia A. Caldwell (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. If those Democrats could have hired illegals instead of me, they certainly would have.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-american-city-with-a-message-for-migrants-we-want-you-69ef7049

FORBES
— Chicago EVs Froze As I Did An Easy Two Week Tesla Trip In Snowy Utah – Brad Templeton
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2024/02/01/chicago-evs-froze-as-i-did-an-easy-two-week-tesla-trip-in-snowy-utah/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Jealousy at work? Here is how to deal with it. – Rebecca Knight (COMMENT: My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely jealous. They held it against me big time a) when I avoided the draft, b) when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986, c) when I bought news cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1978, etc., d) when I bought a new town home in 1972 and condos in 1974 and 1976, e) when I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance in 1976, 1980, and 1997 respectively, f) when I got married and we bought a home in Wheaton in 1978, g) when I accompanied my wife on her many business trips to luxury resorts 1978-1992, h) when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, i) when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, j) when I became a licensed CPA in 1981, k) when my wife and I had a home built in Wheaton in 1984, l) when I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, m) when I earned professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, n) when etc. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was able to do the aforesaid because I benefitted tremendously from discrimination against Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-deal-with-jealousy-and-envy-toward-a-coworker-2022-7

POLITICO
— Trump influence over congressional GOP spikes ever higher. Republicans are increasingly sensitive to Trump’s viewpoints and conscious of his power to upend bills that Joe Biden might be able to tout on the campaign trail. – BURGESS EVERETT, OLIVIA BEAVERS and MERIDITH MCGRAW
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/02/trump-congressional-republicans-influence-00139061

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— GOP Primary: Trump Leads Haley by 33 Points
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/gop_primary_trump_leads_haley_by_33_points

DAILY MAIL
— Ron DeSantis sends up to 1,000 Florida National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border to ‘stop this invasion once and for all’ because Biden doesn’t have ‘the will to get the job done’ – Rob Crilly (COMMENT: Just kidding, but when will Illinois send its national guard to Texas?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ron-desantis-sends-up-to-1-000-florida-national-guard-troops-to-the-texas-mexico-border-to-stop-this-invasion-once-and-for-all-because-biden-doesn-t-have-the-will-to-get-the-job-done/ar-BB1hDbgE
— Woke Squad member Ayanna Pressley claims Walgreens is RACIST for closing stores in crime-ridden areas because it is a ‘disruptive, life-threatening act of racial and economic discrimination’ – JOE HUTCHISON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13034023/ayanna-pressley-says-walgreens-racist-store-closures-high-crime-areas.html

January 31, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Taxpayers foot bill for relocating migrants who want to leave Chicago – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel, Tom Jones, Maggie Green and Adriana Aguilar
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-paying-for-migrant-crisis-texas/14373445/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s the secret side of Chicago’s migrant crisis. Some migrants who arrive here don’t want to stay. Some asylum-seekers coming to Chicago from the border, at a sizable cost to government agencies, are then going somewhere else. The ABC7 I-Team asked Illinois state officials for information on how many migrants are coming and going. An ABC7 data investigation reveals this double migration, the coming and going, is running up the tab for a crisis that already caught Illinois by surprise, and continues to stretch government resources and finances. . .The I-Team filed an open records request to find out how many migrants are leaving Illinois, what that costs and who’s paying? According to the Illinois Department of Human Services, migrant travel costs in the Chicago area, including people leaving by bus, plane and train, total more than $775,000. And when additional travel related expenses such as rideshares are factored in, it’s almost $850,000 of taxpayer money that has been spent on migrants moving out of Chicago. State officials say 4,327 migrants have now come and gone. That is more than 10% of the migrants sent to Chicago over the last year and a half. . .Catholic Charities has provided some of the logistical help in relocating migrants from Illinois. A spokesperson for Gov. JB Pritzker tells the I-Team that before leaving here, Illinois authorities make sure there is a friend or family member on the other end to receive the asylum-seekers, wherever they’re going. Records show many of the migrants leaving Illinois are going to New York, Florida and Georgia. And some are going back to Texas.)
— Trump 2024: IL election board decides former president will stay on primary ballot – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-news-chicago-2024/14372138/
— City council committee examines conditions at shelters for Chicago migrants. Meeting comes after Mayor Brandon Johnson extends eviction deadline. -Jessica D’Onofrio and Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-brandon-johnson-mayor-migrant-crisis/14371741/
— CPS high school students walk out of class to demand Gaza cease-fire – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-public-schools-cps-walkout-ceasefire-gaza-war/14373001/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-venezuelan-migrant-oak-park-st-edmund-parish/14373531/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdZBYHC-0NQ

NBC5
— Mayor Johnson signs $79 million spending increase for Favorite Healthcare Staffing for migrant shelters – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mayor-johnson-signs-79-million-spending-increase-for-favorite-healthcare-staffing-for-migrant-shelters/3342303/

CBS2
— Suburban Chicago man says dashboard of his Tesla caught fire out of the blue – Jermont Terry
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-chicago-man-dashboard-tesla-fire/

WGN9
— 3 Chicago men charged with selling fraudulent IDs to migrants – Alonzo Small
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/3-chicago-men-charged-with-selling-fraudulent-ids-to-migrants/
— City council committee hearing focuses on living conditions at Chicago migrant shelters
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/mayors-office-handling-of-migrant-shelter-conditions-probed-by-chicago-committee/
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/city-council-committee-hearing-focuses-on-living-conditions-at-chicago-migrant-shelters/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_CeUNK83do
— Political parties exist to defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, and RINO party leaders reject the aforesaid.
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-some-republican-leaders-are-pushing-back-against-the-conservative-freedom-caucus-in-statehouses/

FOX32
— Chicago officials lay out next steps for migrants. In the last year-and-a-half, more than 35,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago from the southern border. On Tuesday morning, the heads of various city departments involved in the migrant mission met at City Hall to streamline the next steps.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1403633
— Chicago students stage walkout in support of Palestine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CZgQaf8fyY
— Chicago committee discusses migrant resettlement, shelter oversight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp-rUM-C0uM

WTTW
— CPS Students Hold Walkouts in Support of Gaza Cease-Fire – Paris Schutz
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/30/cps-students-hold-walkouts-support-gaza-cease-fire

WBBM
— Activists say city is trying to muzzle them during DNC in Chicago – Andy Dahn
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/activists-city-trying-to-muzzle-them-during-dnc-in-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Niles, Lincolnwood, Norridge pass ordinances to curb unscheduled bus drop-offs of migrants – Richard Requena
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/niles/ct-nhs-migrant-bus-drop-off-tl-0205-20240130-scd7ss6tlravlbrgasoaitkax4-story.html
— Biden calls Trump a ‘loser’ as he raises money in Florida – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-aud-nw-election-2024-biden-florida-20240130-cahqxflw3fbfxnbxfdvyw5nu5m-story.html
— Activists call on Chicago to reverse permit denial for march before Democratic National Convention – Rebecca Johnson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dnc-protest-permit-0131-20240131-6ter4plpffh3veg3eiqgqpmnji-story.html
— Chicago aldermen focus on migrant work authorizations rather than shelter conditions – A.D. Quig and Olivia Stevens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrant-shelter-conditions-hearing-20240130-saelr45odzgeleogarw6xqmuqu-story.html
— Illinois elections board keeps Donald Trump on primary ballot. ‘I love Illinois,’ former president responds. – Rick Pearson and Olivia Stevens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-donald-trump-illinois-primary-ballot-20240130-she6cwlxi5fpnn4w7kpmm7aogq-story.html
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-taylor-swift-joe-biden-page-20240131-6rlvefqj7jga7lwww5cf54f4om-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Abortion rights, LGBTQ+ activists want delegates to see them during Democratic Convention protest. The city has denied a group’s permit to hold a demonstration at Jane M. Byrne Plaza during the Democratic National Convention in August. A judge this week will decide whether an alternate route is acceptable. – Audrey Hettleman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/30/24056307/lgbtq-organizers-appeal-denial-of-permit-to-march-during-democratic-convention
— CPS students walk out to support City Council’s Gaza cease-fire resolution. The Council is expected to debate the long-delayed resolution Wednesday after more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed. It also seeks the release of Israeli hostages taken by the militant group Hamas in its Oct. 7 attack. – Nader Issa, Phyllis Cha and Michael Puente
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/1/30/24055756/cps-students-walk-out-schools-support-gaza-ceasefire
— Election officials seek new incentives to recruit election judges for March primary. Finding enough election judges has become increasingly challenging. Officials have tried increasing pay and tapping groups such as veterans and high school students and more. – Tessa Weinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/30/24054701/election-judges-shortage-march-19-primary-illinois-recruitment-incentives
— My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/1/30/24055628/german-bund-chicago-daily-times-expose-pbs-series-american-experience-nazi-town-usa-world-war-ii

DAILY HERALD
— House GOP is moving quickly to impeach Mayorkas as border security becomes top election issue – AP (COMMENT: Mayorkas is an operative for Democrat and RINO leaders. Charles Bowsher was an operative for Democrat and RINO leaders while he ran GAO 1981-1996. Bowsher ever-increasingly destroyed GAO and especially under Clinton 1993-1996 and under Gingrich 1995-1996. GAO is less than a shell of what it once was. Bowsher used Democrat and RINO budget cuts, Affirmative Action, DEI, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination to get rid of GAO’s employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. He got rid of GAO employees who had accounting degrees, were CPAs, did not have Ivy League degrees, and/or who he had not promoted into his Senior Executive Service, currently $191,900/year, by age 40. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240130/nation-and-world-politics/house-gop-is-moving-quickly-to-impeach-mayorkas-as-border-security-becomes-top-election-issue/
— Biden calls Trump a ‘loser’ as he raises money on his home turf in Florida – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240130/nation-and-world-politics/biden-to-soak-up-sunshine-and-campaign-cash-in-florida-trip/
— GOP congressional candidates in 11th District differ on immigration, gun control – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240130/news/gop-congressional-candidates-differ-on-immigration-gun-control/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Evanston considers proposal allowing documented residents to vote in municipal elections – Edward Simon Cruz
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/01/29/city/evanston-considers-proposal-allowing-documented-residents-to-vote-in-municipal-elections/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly analogize helping Blacks to escape slavery with helping citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally..
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/history/2024/01/31/group-is-trying-to-bring-underground-railroad-voices-together-in-state/72267990007/

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Iowa GOP bill would block undocumented immigrants from accessing public assistance – Brianne Pfannenstiel
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/30/iowa-gop-bill-cracks-down-on-smuggling-of-undocumented-immigrants-public-assistance/72412766007/

IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH
— Bill would require use of ‘E-Verify’ to check workers’ immigration status – ROBIN OPSAHL
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/01/24/bill-would-require-use-of-e-verify-to-check-workers-immigration-status/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DeSantis demands ‘Squad’ member be expelled, deported over ‘Somalians first’ remarks – RAY LEWIS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/desantis-demands-squad-member-be-expelled-deported-over-somalians-first-remarks-ilhan-omar-somalia-somali-muslim-florida-congress

NEWS CHANNEL 20 & Q98.5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/springfield-officials-discuss-how-cannabis-revenue-is-being-used#
https://q985online.com/illinois-weed-infused-wing-sauce-for-super-bowl/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Voters under 30 hold polarized political views based on gender (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting younger people to hate Republicans.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-29/voters-under-30-hold-polarized-political-views-based-on-gender-data-shows
— IRS got $80B to. . .chase rich tax avoiders. Here’s how it’s going – Ari Shapiro, Megan Lim, Patrick Jarenwattananon (COMMENT: Because IRS is run by Democrats, IRS will use that money to chase Republicans, and especially Republicans like me who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. They certainly will not chase Democrats who are major donors. I worked for Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years and I worked for Democrats who ran GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-30/the-irs-got-80b-to-help-people-and-chase-rich-tax-avoiders-heres-how-its-going

SBB RESEARCH GROUP FOUNDATION
— Milton Township Food Pantry Receives the SBB Research Group Foundation Grant (COMMENT: What percent of the residents of your county, of your township, of your municipality, and of your school district are non-native English speakers?)
https://www.prweb.com/releases/milton-township-food-pantry-receives-the-sbb-research-group-foundation-grant-302048183.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Recognizing the diversity of the population in Milton Township, where 39% of residents are non-native English speakers. The pantry has taken proactive steps to bridge language barriers. They utilize translation technology to better understand and fulfill the unique needs of their clients.)

CAPITOL FAX

— Morning briefing

https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-223/

— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-25/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— The SAFE-T Act is making the detention of alleged criminals difficult
https://wirepoints.org/were-at-2-billion-spent-on-illegal-immigrants-so-far-and-were-no-closer-to-a-resolution-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago provides 300,000 meals a week to non-citizen migrants, among other services – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_ec4ccd18-bf63-11ee-a769-0fe8de97a9ff.html#

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Illinois Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce New Gun Restriction Law
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/653968871-illinois-sheriffs-refuse-to-enforce-new-gun-restriction-law

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— House Republican Members Request Illegal Immigration Crisis Public Hearings
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/653963308-house-republican-members-request-illegal-immigration-crisis-public-hearings

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House committee gives first approval to Mayorkas impeachment – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/31/house-committee-gives-first-approval-to-alejandro-/
— Bold & Blunt: DEI brainwashing is worse than you think – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/30/bold-blunt-dei-brainwashing-is-worse-than-you-thin/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ly-kvKI3lI
— No immigration deal: Laws do not enforce themselves, and Biden isn’t trustworthy – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/30/no-immigration-deal-laws-do-not-enforce-themselves/
— House Republican committee reveals fundraising totals that ‘shattered’ record – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/30/inside-beltway-national-republican-congressional-c/
— Ron DeSantis calls for Ilhan Omar’s expulsion from Congress, deportation over ‘Somali first’ video – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/30/ron-desantis-calls-ilhan-omars-expulsion-congress-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House panel advances Mayorkas articles of impeachment – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2824106/house-panel-approves-mayorkas-articles-of-impeachment/
— Trump survives Illinois Board of Elections vote determining his 2024 ballot status – Jack Birle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2826533/trump-survives-illinois-board-of-elections-vote-2024-ballot-status/
— Rick Scott accuses McConnell of ‘undermining’ GOP over Senate border deal – Emily Jacobs
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/2827482/rick-scott-mcconnell-undermining-gop-op-ed/
— All hail the American royalty – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2825241/all-hail-the-american-royalty/
— Since the 1960s, Democrat and RINO leaders have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2827690/biden-doj-says-keep-race-based-policies-at-west-point/

NEW YORK POST
— House panel approves impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas – Josh Christe
https://nypost.com/2024/01/31/news/house-panel-approves-impeachment-articles-against-mayorkas/
— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is right: America is being invaded – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/opinion/texas-gov-greg-abbott-is-right-america-is-being-invaded/
— NY considering relaxing work qualifications for thousands of jobs to hire migrants – Vaughn Golden (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger, they ever-increasingly relaxed work qualifications. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and professional license.)
https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/metro/ny-weighing-rule-change-to-hire-thousands-of-migrants/
— Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as election board declines to ban him over Capitol riot – AP
https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/news/trump-stays-on-illinois-ballot-as-election-board-declines-to-ban-him-over-capitol-riot/
— Denver struggling to stay afloat, facing ‘pressing budgetary concern’ after arrival of 38,000 migrants – Isabel Keane
https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/news/denver-inundated-by-arrival-of-40000-migrants/
— Speaker Johnson rips Biden for claim ‘I’ve done all I can’ to secure US-Mexico border: ‘Simply untrue’ – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/news/biden-says-ive-done-all-i-can-to-secure-border-johnson-says-simply-untrue/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Death of Citizenship – Steve McCann
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/the_death_of_citizenship.html
— A GOP Divided Cannot Stand – Jasmine Campos (COMMENT: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO elected officials and party leaders ever-increasingly drive conservatives out of the party, that is, they ever-increasingly drive platform Republicans out of the party, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy the party.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/a_gop_divided_cannot_stand.html
— Why hasn’t the CDC warned about all the diseases that could be brought in because of Joe Biden’s open borders? – Jack Hellner (COMMENT: Remember COVID-19.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/why_hasnt_the_cdc_warned_about_all_the_diseases_that_could_be_brought_in_because_of_joe_bidens_open_borders.html
— The border deal trap is out in the open, and desperate Democrats are lying to blame the GOP – D. Parker
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/the_border_deal_trap_is_out_in_the_open_and_desperate_democrats_are_lying_to_blame_the_gop.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Gov. Abbott has message for sanctuary cities on migrant busing and they won’t like it – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/30/gov-abbott-has-message-for-sanctuary-cities-on-migrant-busing-and-they-wont-like-it-1432188/
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/30/averting-civil-war-should-be-first-priority-1432365/

BREITBART
— Biden DHS Celebrates Program Helping Illegals Finger ‘Bad Employers’ for Prosecution – WARNER TODD HUSTON (COMMENT: Employers want illegals because employers want cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/30/biden-dhs-celebrates-program-helping-illegals-finger-bad-employers-for-prosecution/
— Biden Could Have Resolved Border Crisis ‘Today, Yesterday, Three Years Ago’ – Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/30/gop-rep-steube-biden-could-have-resolved-border-crisis-today-yesterday-three-years-ago/

DAILY CALLER
— Donald Trump Will Remain On State Ballot After Board Of Elections Vote – NICOLE SILVERIO
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/30/donald-trump-illinois-ballot-14th-amendment/

DAILY WIRE
— Cruz: Biden’s Border Crisis Is So Bad He Makes Obama’s Border Crisis Seem ‘Minuscule’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/cruz-bidens-border-crisis-is-so-bad-he-makes-obamas-border-crisis-seem-minuscule

EPOCH TIMES
— A ‘Well-Funded Cabal’ Influenced the 2020 Election—What Lies Ahead in 2024? Republicans may be holding a losing hand this November as the Democratic Party uses the advantages it gained during and after the 2020 election cycle. – Kevin Stocklin
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/after-2020-election-efforts-by-well-funded-cabal-a-look-ahead-at-2024-post-5575531

FEDERALIST
— 20 Questions To Ask Republican Candidates In Your State – JOY PULLMANN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/31/20-questions-to-ask-republican-candidates-in-your-state/

FOX BUSINESS
— Mayorkas’ decisions are putting lives in danger – Chad Wolf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf1HJa2vVWI

FOX NEWS
— Mayorkas impeachment articles approved by committee, setting up full House vote. The Biden administration has called the allegations ‘baseless’ – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mayorkas-impeachment-articles-approved-by-committee-setting-up-full-house-vote
— Migrant crime is a ‘problem that extends beyond the borders of Chicago’: Brian Strockis. Oak Brook Police Chief Brian Strockis discusses how the migrant crisis is impacting his Chicago suburb on ‘America Reports.’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6345890251112
— Chicago Democrat goes off on city’s handling of migrant crisis: ‘It’s an invasion’ Andre Smith called out the Windy City for using funds to shelter migrants while Chicagoans struggle. – Elizabeth Heckman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-democrat-citys-handling-migrant-crisis-invasion
— Democrats are so pro-migrant that it’s now Russian roulette with Americans’ safety. Pro-migrant Democrats don’t care about your safety. This is especially true at our nation’s airports. – Betsy McCaughey (COMMENT: Remember 9/11.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/democrats-pro-migrant-russian-roulette-americans-safety
— Denver becoming overwhelmed after 40,000 spike in migrant population. As Denver increases 5% in its population, the city struggles to support the influx of immigrants. – Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi (COMMENT: Denver today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/denver-becoming-overwhelmed-40000-spike-migrant-population
— Mayorkas lashes out at ‘baseless’ GOP allegations ahead of key impeachment vote. Republicans have accused Mayorkas of failing to follow immigration law. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mayorkas-lashes-out-baseless-gop-allegations-ahead-of-key-impeachment-vote
— The Southern Illinois University medical school is under fire after offering and promoting a race and sexual orientation-based scholarship, which some said is “discriminatory” and the “poster-child for what universities should not do.” “The discrimination operates at multiple levels, including race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity,” William Jacobson, founder of EqualProtect.org and a Cornell University Law Professor, told Fox News Digital. “This discriminatory eligibility scheme is the poster-child for what universities should not do.” – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, everyone in healthcare in America will be minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, non-American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://news.yahoo.com/illinois-university-medical-school-hit-013520405.html
— No wall, no deal. The Senate and House GOP must walk away from any immigration “compromise” that doesn’t begin with the completion of the Wall. – Hugh Hewitt
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/morning-glory-no-wall-no-deal

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Texas Can Keep Securing the Border. Supreme Court Didn’t Prevent It – Hans A. von Spakovsky
https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/texas-can-keep-securing-the-border-supreme-court-didnt-prevent-it

HOUSE REPUBLICANS
— House Republicans Are Holding DHS Secretary Mayorkas Accountable
https://www.gop.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=702

NEWSMAX
— House Will Impeach Mayorkas – Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/lauren-boebert-alejandro-mayorkas-impeach/2024/01/30/id/1151640/

PJ MEDIA
— Biden’s Border War on Texas and the American People Continues – GREG BYRNES
https://pjmedia.com/gregbyrnes/2024/01/30/president-bidens-border-war-on-texas-and-the-american-people-continues-n4925955
— Venezuela, Like Iran, Plays Biden for a Fool and America Suffers for It – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/01/30/venezuela-like-iran-plays-biden-for-a-fool-and-american-suffers-for-it-n4925960

POST MILLENNIAL
— 15 actions Biden has taken to open the US border without Congressional approval. Biden used climate change as a reason to increase the number of refugees admitted to the US each year. – Libby Emmons
https://thepostmillennial.com/15-actions-biden-has-taken-to-open-the-us-border-without-congressional-approval

TOWNHALL
— Texas Rep Reveals How Many Known or Suspected Terrorists Have Entered Through the Southern Border. – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/01/30/border-house-judiciary-hearing-n2634367

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4437811-republicans-have-a-serious-taylor-swift-problem/

MSNBC
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/maga-republicans-dial-up-the-conspiracy-theories-about-taylor-swift-203310661535

CBS NEWS
— Proposal allows asylum seekers in New York to get temporary government jobs (COMMENT: New York today, Illinois tomorrow. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/asylum-seeker-temporary-state-government-jobs-new-york/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/proposal-allows-asylum-seekers-in-new-york-to-get-temporary-government-jobs/

NEWSWEEK
— Anti-religious businesses ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.newsweek.com/heres-how-businesses-can-true-lgbtq-allies-opinion-1865356
— Everything Taylor Swift Has Said About Joe Biden – Billie Schwab Dunn (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasingly efforts by hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters to use Swift to promote more hatred against Trump. Will Haley get Swift to campaign for her?)
https://www.newsweek.com/everything-taylor-swift-said-about-president-joe-biden-1865185

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/us/politics/biden-border-crisis-immigration.html

— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/us/politics/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-trump.html

USA TODAY
— Think you’ll work past 70? Good luck. Why most of us retire earlier. – Daniel de Visé (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you will be encouraged/forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, White, male, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/24/most-americans-retire-earlier-than-expected-over-their-health-layoffs/72312011007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— WSJ represents employers who want cheap labor, so therefore, it ever-increasingly promotes more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/alejandro-mayorkas-impeachment-house-republicans-border-immigration-homeland-security-1a431a5d
— Republicans Move to Impeach Homeland Security Chief Mayorkas Over Border. Effort comes as Senate tries to wrap up bipartisan deal on immigration. – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/politics/republicans-move-to-impeach-homeland-security-chief-mayorkas-over-border-1ef82a62
— Job Quitting Fell 12% Last Year – Austen Hufford (COMMENT: I withstood very big efforts by my Democrat superiors to get me to quit while I worked for them for almost 18 years at GAO, for almost 9 years at IRS, and for almost 3 years at the Post Office. They took many very big adverse actions against me. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/fewer-workers-are-quitting-heres-what-that-means-for-the-economy-82e6c55b

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Minneapolis is giving people $500 a month and recipients say the no-strings-attached cash is helping them fight soaring housing costs – Eliza Relman
https://www.businessinsider.com/basic-income-gbi-ubi-housing-rent-minneapolis-homeless-real-estate-2024-1

NPR
— Chicago Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/01/31/1227157119/for-chicagos-new-migrants-informal-support-groups-help-ease-the-pain-and-trauma

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— How meaningful work during college launches student careers – Melissa Ezarik (COMMENT: My working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969 to pay for earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 did not help my career. Because of negative government employee stereotypes, in many ways, it harmed my career.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/life-after-college/2023/11/08/how-meaningful-work-during-college-launches

January 30, 2024

Democrat and RINO leaders continue to flood America with their illegals. Their illegals will want/need/demand massive assistance for years, if not decades, if not forever. Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will not evict their illegals from their shelters unless/until a) you pay with your tax dollars to give them housing, food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc. and/or b) you take them into your home and provide them with the aforesaid.

Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will ever-increasingly give more tax dollars to countries, townships, municipalities, and school districts that take in his illegals. But in the short run, will Pritzker symbolically a) house some illegals in his Chicago home and provide them with food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc. and b) encourage/force other rich Chicagoans to do the same?

QUESTION: Which employees will Democrat and RINO leaders encourage/force employers to replace with illegals? ANSWER: Anticipate/expect it will be their employees who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, etc.

QUESTION: Which homeowners will Democrat and RINO leaders encourage/force to house their illegals and provide them with food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.? ANSWER: Anticipate/expect it will be homeowners who own bigger homes, who have empty bedrooms, who have higher income, who have higher net worth, who have children, who have pets, who are older, who are female, are who are LGBTQ, etc.

QUESTION: But what about Democrats who are in need? ANSWER: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will use your tax dollars to pay illegals to help Democrats who are in need, for example, help them take care of their children.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker invited, then mismanaged Illinois’ migrant crisis – State Senator John Curran, Senate Republican leader
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-jb-pritzker-illinois-migrant-crisis-20240130-bzmwsqxvrffw3ceugaclowcjxe-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Johnson postpones shelter eviction dates until March – A.D. Quig, Jake Sheridan and Olivia Stevens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-johnson-migrant-announcement-20240129-nht6aeexxbezrplcip2vm6xsdq-story.html
— Illinois appeals courts see ‘dramatic increase’ in cases following elimination of cash bail – Madeline Buckley
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-bond-reform-spike-in-appeals-20240129-oulx6qsl6rc7vfml2b2tb5lxbe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Facing heat, Mayor Johnson delays migrant shelter evictions to March or beyond. Nearly 2,000 people were to be evicted had the policy been enforced as planned starting Thursday. Mayor Brandon Johnson extended that deadline Monday under pressure from more than a dozen City Council members. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/1/29/24054933/chicago-migrant-crisis-shelters-evictions-deadline-delayed-mayor-brandon-johnson

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/cannabis-sales-boom-dry-january-people-drink-less

SHAW LOCAL
— Pritzker says migrant response should focus on Chicago – Andrew Adams
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2024/01/29/pritzker-says-migrant-response-should-focus-on-chicago/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pritzker also noted that the state has provided resources to suburban and downstate communities.)

ABC7
— Mayor Brandon Johnson extends deadline for evicting Chicago migrants from city-run shelters – Eric Horng and Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-brandon-johnson-mayor-migrant-crisis/14370342/

NBC5
— Johnson again postpones enforcement of 60-day shelter stay policy for migrants – Bennett Haeberle and Lisa Capitanini
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/johnson-again-postpones-enforcement-of-60-day-shelter-stay-policy-for-migrants/3341178/

CBS2
— Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes back enforcement of Chicago migrant shelter stay limit until March – Todd Feurer, Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-shelter-stay-deadline-delayed-march/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtLtEKU4U9w

WGN9
— Mayor says Chicago won’t enforce 60-day limit for migrants until March – Andrew Smith, Dana Rebik
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/mayor-says-chicago-wont-enforce-60-day-limit-for-migrants-until-march/

FOX32
— City of Chicago rejects permits for activists to protest DNC – Maggie Duly (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrat candidates is to encourage/force more LGBTQ, abortion, dependency on government and charity, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, further diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/city-of-chicago-rejects-permits-for-activists-to-protest-dnc
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The city of Chicago rejected permits requested by a group of abortion and LGBTQ+ rights activists to organize a march in protest of the Democratic National Convention this summer. The coalition includes groups like Chicago for Abortion Rights, Stop Trans Genocide, Gay Liberation Network, Reproductive Transparency Now! and more. The DNC is scheduled for Monday, August 19 through Thursday, August 22. The group planned to hold a march Aug. 18, the day before the convention kicks off at Jane M. Byrne Plaza, previously known as Water Tower Park. The groups say, for years, Democrats have taken voters who care about reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights for granted. Organizers of the newly-formed “Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws: Coalition for Reproductive Justice and LGBTQ+ Liberation” will hold a press conference on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in front of 400 W. Superior Street. They plan to publicly appeal the city’s rejection of their march permit application.)
— Johnson extends lifeline to migrants facing eviction from Chicago shelters – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-extends-lifeline-migrants-facing-eviction-city-shelters
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1402857
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNRWUFkFFGs
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/joliet-cresco-labs-chicago-cannabis-company-thc-buffalo-wings-sauce
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1402998
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1403010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0uoEdJ7wr8

WTTW
— Chicago Won’t Evict Migrants Until At Least Mid-March, Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/29/chicago-won-t-evict-migrants-until-least-mid-march-mayor-brandon-johnson-announces
— What’s the best way to count Chicago’s homeless population? (COMMENT: Now that Democrats have successfully invaded, infested, and taken over DuPage County, Democrats are sending fewer of their homeless to DuPage County.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/whats-the-best-way-to-count-chicagos-homeless-population/b6105344-2933-45f4-aa4d-b9b507fa97c3
— Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Chicago) promotes mass/illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/29/rep-delia-ramirez-immigration-policy-congressional-conflict-over-bipartisan-border-deal

WBEZ
— Mayor Brandon Johnson again delays his 60-day limit for migrants in the city’s shelters. Nearly a third of the city council had recently asked the mayor to rescind altogether his 60-day limit on shelter stays. – Mariah Woelfel, Tessa Weinberg
https://www.wbez.org/stories/mayor-brandon-johnson-delays-migrant-shelter-evictions/7dd02689-2550-4a2c-a879-2e7f56884ef6

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— There’s a downside to Illinois’ booming cannabis business – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-theres-a-downside-to-illinois-booming-cannabis-business/article_666ea22b-47af-5cf0-b9e9-244ba82e46b9.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://news.yahoo.com/legally-fired-smoking-weed-illinois-200724899.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— House Democratic candidates make abortion access top focus of ’24 campaigns – Susan Davis
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-28/house-democratic-candidates-make-abortion-access-top-focus-of-24-campaigns

PALATINE PATCH
— Parents Matter Coalition to speak at Palatine Republican meeting. The Palatine Township Republican Organization will feature Tracy Smodilla from the Parents Matter Coalition at their regular monthly meeting. – Bill Pohlman (COMMENT: How successful have the Democrats who run your school district been in turning students into sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://patch.com/illinois/palatine/parents-matter-coalition-speak-palatine-republican-meeting

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/01/29/abortion-advocates-warn-edgewater-crisis-pregnancy-center-could-mislead-patients/

FIGHT BACK NEWS
— Chicago students rally against racist UIC campus cops (COMMENT: I was a full-time UIC student 1966-1968. I took a graduate evening business course there in early 1971.)
https://fightbacknews.org/articles/chicago-students-rally-against-racist-campus-cops

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-222/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-24/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

DUPAGE POLICY INSTITUTE
— Glen Ellyn Village President Senak: ‘That $11 million is for us to have migrants come to Glen Ellyn and locate here and settle here and remain here’ (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders continue flood America with illegals. Their illegals will want/need/demand massive assistance for years, if not decades, if not forever. Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will not evict their illegals from their shelters until a) you pay with your tax dollars to give their illegals housing, food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc. and/or b) you take their illegals into your home and provide them with the aforesaid. Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will ever-increasingly give more tax dollars to countries, to townships, to municipalities, and to school districts that take in his illegals. But in the short run, will Pritzker a) house illegals in his Chicago home and provide them with food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc. and b) encourage/force other rich Chicagoans to do the same?)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653952144-glen-ellyn-village-president-senak-that-11-million-is-for-us-to-have-migrants-come-to-glen-ellyn-and-locate-here-and-settle-here-and-remain-here
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Leave it alone,” Firchau said.” I can’t afford myself. Alright. I love this town. It’s a beautiful town. I’ve been blessed to be a carpenter in this town. I’ve worked under the most beautiful houses I’ve ever encountered. I’ve done it for forty years, and I’d like to see the high class homes and quality of our neighborhoods stay the same. This is our country, not theirs.” Another audience member questioned the restrictions or requirements for accessing the grant money and also emphasized the importance of monitoring incidents, public resources, and transportation in the settlement process. Over 34,000 illegal immigrants have landed in the state since mid-2022. Last fall Illinois allocated $42.5 million in grant monies for municipalities to house illegal immigrants. As of last fall Lake County, Elgin, Oak Park, Urbana and Chicago had received grant funds from the state to assist with housing and other needs. Overall the state has allocated $500 million for the care of illegal immigrants. “We know this unprecedented humanitarian crisis is going to be critical to discussions on budget and other important issues this session,” House Speaker Chris Welch said, according to Capitol News Illinois. However, the revelation from Senak is the first time the money has been linked to permanent resettlement efforts. The grant funding revelation comes a week after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson requested help from 21 suburban mayors who are part of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus. Burr Ridge’s Gary Grasso was one of 21 suburban mayors who Johnson requested help from. “He’s asking us all for support, calling out the federal government,” Grasso said.)

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Cook County’s gun, ammo tax subject of Illinois appeals court hearing – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b1a73d9e-bed5-11ee-88e0-63a1774c7fc8.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Critics Blast Illinois Plan for “Mental Health” Testing of ALL Children – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/critics-blast-illinois-plan-for-mental-health-testing-of-all-children/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— San Franciscans sue to stop cash handouts to Black, Hispanic transgender residents – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/29/san-francisco-sued-over-guaranteed-income-trans-pe/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump Illinois ballot eligibility at risk ahead of election board vote – Kaelan Deese
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2823496/trump-illinois-ballot-eligibility-at-risk-election-board-vote/

NEW YORK POST
— NYC migrant pickpocketing teams are the newest headache for NYPD as trio busted for string of West Village bar thefts. – Joe Marino, Haley Brown, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2024/01/29/metro/nyc-migrant-pickpocketing-teams-are-the-newest-headache-for-nypd-as-trio-busted-for-string-of-west-village-bar-thefts/
— Texas has bused more than 102K migrants to sanctuary cities since 2022 – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2024/01/29/news/texas-has-bused-102k-migrants-to-sanctuary-cities-since-2022/

AMAC
— DEI Poisons The Air Force Academy – Scott Sturman (COMMENT: DEI poisons everything. It turns minorities against Whites, women against men, younger people against older people, LGBTQers against heterosexuals, those who not married against those who are married, veterans against non-veterans, non-Protestants against Protestants, non-German Americans against German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, those who have less money against those who have more money, etc. against etc.)
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/newsline/national-security/dei-poisons-the-air-force-academy/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Fort Sumter on the Border. A more robust federalism that empowers states to act where the federal government is overburdened or unwilling to enforce its own laws would relieve some pressure on the existing system. – Christopher Roach
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/30/fort-sumter-on-the-border/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Angry black residents in Chicago demand an end to its sanctuary city policy – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/angry_black_residents_in_chicago_demand_an_end_to_its_sanctuary_city_policy.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden’s Taylor Swift strategy dream: Pop diva ‘can move millions’ – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/29/bidens-taylor-swift-strategy-dream-pop-diva-can-move-millions-1431987/
— Blue ‘sanctuary city’ will evict illegal immigrants from shelters, dump them in the streets – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/29/blue-sanctuary-city-will-evict-illegal-immigrants-from-shelters-dump-them-in-the-streets-1432026/

BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Already Delaying His Own Migrant Shelter Time Limit – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/29/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-delaying-migrant-shelter-time-limit/

DAILY CALLER
— Border Agents Released More Than 440,000 Illegal Migrants In Just Three Months – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/29/border-agents-released-more-than-440000-illegal-migrants-in-just-three-months/
— Back Off, Biden — Abbott Might Not Control Border Wire, But He Controls The Texas National Guard – HANS VON SPAKOVSKY
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/29/opinion-back-off-biden-abbott-might-not-control-border-wire-but-he-controls-the-texas-national-guard-hans-von-spakovsky/
— California’s Cash Handout Program For ‘Trans’ Residents Is ‘Illegal,’ Lawsuit Alleges – KATE ANDERSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/29/san-francisco-officials-sued-trans-cash-handout-program/
— Biden Campaign Reportedly Has Taylor Swift Endorsement At The Top Of Their Wishlist – REAGAN REESE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/29/joe-biden-campaign-taylor-swift-endorse-2024-election/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Chicago, Host to Democrats’ Convention, Considers Border a Crisis Even If Biden Doesn’t – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/29/exclusive-chicago-host-to-democrats-convention-considers-border-a-crisis-even-if-biden-doesnt/

DAILY WIRE
— Disneyland Posts Woke ‘Wheel Of Privilege’ In Employee Kitchen, Removes It After Daily Wire Inquiry. ‘Things like this make people feel unwelcome, destroying the magic,” employee tells The Daily Wire. – Ashe Schow•
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-disneyland-posts-woke-wheel-of-privilege-in-employee-kitchen-removes-it-after-daily-wire-inquiry
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Posters featuring a “wheel of power/privilege” were hung in employee spaces in Disneyland, instructing employees that being white, “cisgender male,” and even speaking English means you have “unearned” privilege that your “marginalized” coworkers do not, according to images obtained by The Daily Wire. The wheel featured for all employees to see has the word “power” in the middle, and is sectioned like a dart board, with certain traits fanning outward that are labeled “marginalized.” For example, being white, a “cisgender male,” owning property, and speaking English are all considered privileged, while being dark-skinned, transgender, homeless, and not speaking English are considered marginalized. In between the inner and outer circle – which would be considered not completely marginalized but not totally privileged either – are “cisgender women,” gay men, people with a high school education, and who learned English. Included with the wheel is a definition of “privilege,” stating that it is “unearned access or advantage granted to specific groups of people because of their membership in a social group.” “Privilege can be based off a variety of different social identities such as race, gender, religion, socioeconomic status, ability status, sexuality, age, education level, and more,” it continues. “Within the US, members of social groups that hold privileges (white, male, wealthy, able-bodied, etc.) have historically held dominance and power over targeted groups.” The poster also asks, “why should we accept that we have privileges?” It provides the following answer: “By accepting that we have privileges, we can see that not everyone sees the world from our perspective and that we have privileges in our life that have hindered our awareness of the world.”)

FEDERALIST
— Rep. Ilhan Omar Represents Everything Wrong With America’s Immigration System – JOHN DANIEL DAVIDSON
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/30/rep-ilhan-omar-represents-everything-wrong-with-americas-immigration-system/
— How To Stop Cultural Marxism From Destroying Your Church – LOUIS MARKOS (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs been in getting your church to promote LGBTQ, abortion, dependency on government and charity, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, further diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination? How successful have they been in getting the members of your church to despise/hate those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun-owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, Germán American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/30/how-to-stop-cultural-marxism-from-destroying-your-church/

FOX NEWS
— Trans influencer who became viral meme says declining masculinity getting ‘out of control’ – Hannah Grossman, Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trans-influencer-viral-meme-says-declining-masculinity-getting-control

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Taxpayers Shouldn’t Have To Fund Biased, Woke Public Broadcasting – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/taxpayers-shouldnt-have-fund-biased-woke-public-broadcasting

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Illegal Immigrants Landing in San Diego’s Upscale La Jolla Area Makes Waves on Social Media. – Leslie Eastman
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/illegal-immigrants-landing-in-san-diegos-upscale-la-jolla-area-makes-waves-in-social-media/

NEWSMAX
— Illegal Aliens Are Fiscal Nightmares – Deroy Murdock
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/immigration-biden-administration/2024/01/29/id/1151388/

PJ MEDIA
— How About Free Money for Non-Gender-Conforming Illegal Aliens? – STEPHEN GREEN
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/01/29/ubi-transgender-illegal-aliens-n4925923

TOWNHALL
— Skyrocketing Illegal Immigration From Venezuela Poses a Serious National Security Threat – Pawel Styrna
https://townhall.com/columnists/pawelstyrna/2024/01/30/skyrocketing-illegal-immigration-from-venezuela-poses-a-serious-national-security-threat-n2634342
— You Should Rethink Flying United Airlines – Dennis Prager
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2024/01/30/in-2021-united-airlines-released-the-following-statement-n2634351
— Under Biden, We Don’t Know Who’s Coming Into the US – Selene Rodriguez
https://townhall.com/columnists/selene-rodriguez/2024/01/29/under-biden-we-dont-know-whos-coming-into-the-us-n2634250
— The Constitution Favors Texas – Jonathan Emord
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonathanemord/2024/01/30/the-constitution-favors-texas-n2634354
— Biden Can Stop the Flow of Illegal Immigration Now. He’s Refusing. – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/01/29/five-things-biden-can-do-today-to-secure-the-border-n2634317

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— Chicago to extend migrant shelter stay limits over concerns about long-term housing, employment. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will again extend its 60-day limit on shelter stays for asylum seekers. – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/chicago-extend-migrant-shelter-stay-limits-concerns-long-106778722

NBC NEWS
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to elect Democrat candidates.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/taylor-swift-draws-ire-conservatives-chiefs-win-afc-championship-rcna136185
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/pope-africans-special-catholic-lgbtq-blessings-rcna136218

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Biden is marking the 15th anniversary of landmark pay equity law with steps to help federal workers – DARLENE SUPERVILLE (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats DEI hires who had a) less work experience than I had, b) less education than I had, c) fewer or no professional certifications than I had, and/or d) no professional license. Virtually all of them were females and/or minorities. It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://apnews.com/article/biden-pay-equity-ledbetter-women-2564198d081a0d62ec9cc55a48803fb3

MSN
— Pritzker the pot pusher
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pritzker-the-pot-pusher/ar-BB1hpqSU

CNBC
— This city has the worst traffic in the U.S.—and it’s not Los Angeles – Celia Fernandez (COMMENT: Chicago is ranked 5th. I dealt with that traffic 1966-1968 when I commuted to/from my parents’ home in Crete, classes at UIC, and my part-time Park Forest Post Office job. I drove my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/29/nyc-chicago-san-francisco-10-us-cities-with-the-worst-traffic.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: As Buses of Migrants Arrive in Chicago Suburbs, Residents Debate the Role of Their Towns. In recent weeks, buses have been bypassing the city for its smaller outlying communities, where people are unaccustomed to the flow of newcomers. – Julie Bosman
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/opinion/border-deal-immigration.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/business/diversity-oneten-black-employment.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/business/diversity-backlash-fortune-500-companies.html
– Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Haley to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/opinion/haley-trump-biden-carroll.html
— FRONT PAGE: More Than Ever, Teenagers See a Bleak Future – Claire Cain Miller (COMMENT: If I was a teenager today, my future would be extremely bleak because of the tremendous success that Democrats, Libertatians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have had in promoting hatred against those who share my demographics.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/upshot/teens-politics-mental-health.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The $400,000 Job That Doesn’t Require a College Degree. Walmart is giving store managers higher bonuses, stock grants as the job becomes more difficult in the e-commerce era. – Sarah Nassauer (COMMENT: In February of 1971, when I was 22 years old and had been the Retail Sales Manager of the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for 7 months, one reason why I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile was that advancement within Firestone seems far too slow. Other reasons included the store manager treated me like he wanted to get rid of me. He disapproved of my being a college graduate, draft avoider, former postal employee, Protestant, German American, Crete resident, and my ancestors having been in America since 1844. He refused to let me start working in the store until I passed a 2-week probationary period in the Hammond Indiana Firestone Store. He never would have hired me. Firestone’s District Office hired me. I asked to be assigned to its Chicago Heights Store because I lived in Crete and I did not know that its manager disapproved of so many of my demographics.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/the-400-000-retail-job-without-a-college-degree-2dd75e39
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-submission-to-trump-reveals-the-rot-within-desantis-tim-scott-haley-21bb12d6

BLOOMBERG
— New York Eyes Rule Changes to Hire Thousands Amid Migrant Crisis – Zach Williams and Laura Nahmias (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, employers will ever-increasingly replace their employees who are citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-30/new-york-eyes-rule-changes-to-hire-thousands-amid-migrant-crisis

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Anticipate/expect Democrat and RINO leaders to ever-increasingly destroy if you do not promote transgenderism.
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/eeoc-cracking-down-transgender-harassment

ATLANTIC
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/01/greg-abbott-texas-border-stunt-supreme-court/677267/

CATO
— Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO leader ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cato.org/blog/reducing-illegal-immigration

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run education and b) blame Republicans for problems that students have.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/physical-mental-health/2024/01/29/discrimination-exacerbates-student-mental-health

FOLEY & LARDNER
— Supreme Court Reconsiders Decades-Old “Adverse Employment Action” Standard – McKenzie L. Ahmet (COMMENT: I should write a book about the many big adverse employment actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997) took against me because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.foley.com/insights/publications/2024/01/supreme-court-adverse-employment-action-standard/

HR MAGAZINE & FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/comment/turning-intentions-into-outcomes-how-businesses-can-make-dei-meaningful
https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanharmeling/2024/01/29/how-the-100-years-old-hawthorne-studies-foreshadowed-dei/

DAILY MAIL
— Chicago’s migrant population swells to 34,000: Mayor Brandon Johnson asks suburban mayors for help as Gov. Greg Abbott’s buses bypass the Windy City and drop them off in nearby towns. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson met with local mayors last Monday to discuss a new housing strategy for incoming migrants. The 28 shelters in the city are at capacity and Johnson says he will not open anymore. Instead he is calling for help from the rest of the state of Illinois as 34,000 migrants have arrived since 2004 and over 14,000 remain in shelters. – ISABELLE STANLEY
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13020447/chicago-migrant-population-suburban-mayors-help-brandon-johnson.html
— Thousands of migrants pour in as extraordinary stand-off erupts between Federal Border Patrol and local forces who don’t trust Biden’s White House to keep out the masses: TOM LEONARD sees troubling echoes of the American Civil War in small-town Texas. – TOM LEONARD
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13020987/echoes-American-Civil-War-Texas-border-town-thousands-migrants-pour-extraordinary-stand-develops-governments-Border-Patrol-local-forces-trust-Bidens-White-House.html

INDEPENDENT
— Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize – Oliver O’Connell and Joe Sommerlad
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-trial-carroll-illinois-news-today-b2486658.html

January 22, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Preparing for 2024 Illinois primary election – Kay Cesinger
https://abc7chicago.com/presidential-election-2024-primary-illinois/14345494/
— Ron DeSantis ends presidential bid ahead of New Hampshire primary, endorses Donald Trump – AP (COMMENT: Who will DeSantis supporters blame the most for his ending his presidential bid? Will it be those who share more demographics with Trump than with DeSantis? Trump is conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, gun-owner, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/ron-desantis-presidential-campaign-new-hampshire-primary-bid/14347211/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ask “Can Donald Trump be stopped?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-aud-nw-election-2024-new-hampshire-20240121-spdxvek3yfgbvbnrexotnjrsey-story.html
— Democrats believe abortion will motivate voters in 2024 and ask “Will it be enough?” Anticipate/expect that Democrats will also push more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, further diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Anticipate/expect that Democrats will push more hatred against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, gun-owner, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-aud-nw-election-2024-abortion-20240121-asfxgtqb5zgzredbdgfjsfjevm-story.html
— Brandon Johnson’s upcoming CTU negotiation should scare taxpayers. Will he surprise us with tough love for his friends? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-chicago-teachers-union-stacy-davis-gates-brandon-johnson-20240121-uqmjkpdre5ge7cqobzbh7tec3u-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/roe-v-wade-20240122-cbaagvfurnghjn2yh4uodfk2eu-story.html
— The mainstream news media ever-increasingly serves as arms of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-news-literacy-crisis-misinformation-democracy-20240122-dfkedrlzifdp3iv5gv3oehtmcy-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Chicagoans who use wheelchairs, mobility aids struggle to navigate city’s sidewalks during snowstorm. – Rebecca Johnson (COMMENT: Per doctor’s orders, I should not shovel snow this winter because I injured my right shoulder and arm. Therefore, I am paying $40/hour to high school students to shovel snow.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-wheelchair-users-sidewalks-snowstorm-20240122-3jis4farvrbtbltb2alx35essa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What New York’s migrant shelter limits could mean for Chicago: ‘Expect utter chaos’ The Big Apple has enforced limited stays for solo adults for months and recently for families. Locals say the policy has wreaked havoc. – Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/22/24034979/chicago-migrant-crisis-what-new-york-shelter-limits-mean-texas-new-arrivals
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame Trump for a) Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and b) crime in Chicago.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/1/21/24046304/donald-trump-2024-gop-presidential-race-election-joe-biden-republican-chicago-crime-ukraine-violence

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use “the night a plane filled with asylum seekers landed in Rockford” to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2024/01/22/migrants-from-texas-werent-ready-for-rockford-cold/72207378007/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump celebrates DeSantis’ decision to drop out, ending a bitter feud that defined the 2024 campaign – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-celebrates-desantis-decision-to-drop-out-ending-a-bitter-feud-that-defined-the-2024-campaign/
— With Trump closing in on nomination, the effective audition to become his vice president is underway – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-with-trump-closing-in-on-nomination-the-effective-audition-to-become-his-vice-president-is-underway/
https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-with-trump-closing-in-on-nomination-the-effective-audition-to-become-his-vice-president-is-underway/

WCIA
— Central IL towns wrestle with ‘double-edged sword’ of gambling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBEwr1PV8SU

WSIL
— Yes, employers can set a mandatory retirement age. What you need to know – Jeanne Sahadi (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, they force you to retire as soon as you become eligible unless you made Senior Executive Service, currently $191,900/year. I became eligible to take early retirement in 1993 when I was 45. They succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. I would have been eligible for regular retirement 6 years later, in 2003 when I was 55.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/yes-employers-can-set-a-mandatory-retirement-age-what-you-need-to-know/article_47a9e91a-e6f6-535a-90d0-9b38498518d3.html

LAGRANGE PARK PATCH
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Nicholas Fuentes to promote hatred against Trump.
https://patch.com/illinois/lagrange/la-grange-park-racist-would-kill-trump

AXIOS CHICAGO
— Census data show 13.8% of homes in Illinois were owned by single women in 2021, compared to 10.1% by single men. – Brianna Crane, Sami Sparber (COMMENT: I bought a new town home in University Park ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/University-Park/774-Sunset-Ct-60484/unit-5/home/23344604 ) when I was 24 years old and single in 1972. The down payment came from what I had earned a) working for IRS in Harvey for the previous 9 months and in Chicago for 6 months before that and b) working part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for the previous 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $54,728/year in June of 1971 and $66,942/year in September of 1972. I had bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971. I was paying for tuition and books to take graduate evening business courses at Loyola.)
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2024/01/20/single-women-homeowners-chicago

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is changing its strategy on managing the migrant crisis. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Behind closed doors: The mayor met privately with small groups of aldermen Friday — keeping groups small avoids the pesky open meeting rules — to brief them on how the city will no longer set up new shelter space because the costs are too high. That means it won’t build industrial tents for migrants, either. Here’s a copy of the briefing report obtained by Playbook. New strategy: The city will work with churches and private individuals to find beds for asylum seekers. And as individuals leave any of the current shelters, beds will open for the next wave of migrants. And while the cold snap continues, the Harold Washington Library will serve as a warming center for some asylum seekers as well as for the already unhoused. The goal: Get asylum seekers into regular housing as soon as possible or send them back to the landing area, which is a shelter of sorts until beds open up in the current shelters. Getting folks out of shelters and into housing will be easier now that the state has staffed up case managers in nearly all of the city’s 28 shelters, the aldermen were told.)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— How much dishonesty about illegal immigrants can Gov. Pritzker cram into a minute and a half? – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/how-much-dishonesty-about-illegal-immigrants-can-gov-pritzker-cram-into-a-minute-and-a-half-wirepoints/
— Pritzker cheers ‘record-setting growth for adult-use cannabis sales’
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-cheers-record-setting-growth-for-adult-use-cannabis-sales-wirepoints-quickpoint/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Health and mental effects of cannabis use are described here by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on first day of legal marijuana. Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is likely proud as well. In 2020, instead of using Illinois’ first day of legalization to warn of marijuana’s undisputed dangers, she celebrated the event as if it were the end of prohibition of apple pie. Her picture appeared on countless national stories from CNN to FOX, all smiles. “Illinois lieutenant governor beats long lines to become one of the first to legally buy weed in the state,” said the CNN headline.)
— Chicago Public Schools’ twisted goal: End selective enrollment schools while keeping nearly empty, failing schools open – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-public-schools-twisted-goal-end-selective-enrollment-schools-while-keeping-nearly-empty-failing-schools-open-wirepoints/

TABLET
— America Works. DEI Doesn’t. My community may be on the bottom of society, but the power of American principles and America’s promise are equally ours. – COREY BROOKS
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/america-works-dei-doesnt

INLAND REAL ESTATE
— THE INLAND REAL ESTATE GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC. MOURNS THE LOSS OF FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN AND CEO DANIEL L. GOODWIN – Nicole Spreck
https://inlandgroup.com/press-room/news-release/inland-real-estate-group-companies-inc-mourns-loss-founder-chairman-and-ceo

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— There were 1,092 white individuals arrested in Chicago during the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the City of Chicago Data Portal.
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/653754470-white-arrests-in-chicago-during-q4

DUPAGE COUNTY GOP
— Candidates
https://www.dupagegop.com/candidates

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO HITS RECORD HIGH CAR THEFTS, RECORD LOW ARRESTS IN 2023 – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-hits-record-high-car-thefts-record-low-arrests-in-2023/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DeSantis drops out ahead of New Hampshire primary – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/21/ron-desantis-drops-out-ahead-new-hampshire-primary/
— Congressman accuses DOJ of hiding evidence of undercover agents involved in U.S. Capitol riot – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/19/rep-clay-higgins-accuses-doj-of-hiding-evidence-of/
— Democrats’ one-party tyranny is the real meaning of ‘saving democracy’ – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/21/democrats-one-party-tyranny-is-real-meaning-of-sav/
— ‘Never Back Down’ DeSantis backs down. The Kamala Harris of 2024 quits race for Republican nomination. – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/21/ron-desantis-never-back-down-kamala-harris-2024-qu/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Some migrant deaths are more important than others – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2804267/some-migrant-deaths-more-important-others/
— Rio Grande Valley now being avoided by migrants after being a hot spot for a decade – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/2808144/rio-grande-valley-now-being-avoided-by-migrants-after-being-a-hot-spot-for-a-decade/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden admits the border crisis he created is real — but won’t accept any blame – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2024/01/21/opinion/biden-admits-the-border-crisis-he-created-is-real-but-wont-accept-any-blame/
— How Biden gave up on ridding us of criminal aliens — putting us in danger – Jon Feere
https://nypost.com/2024/01/21/opinion/how-biden-gave-up-on-ridding-us-of-criminal-aliens-putting-us-in-danger/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/how-biden-gave-up-on-ridding-us-of-criminal-aliens-putting-us-in-danger/ar-BB1h2CTn
— Man stabbed outside NYC migrant intake center in latest spat of violence. – Joe Marino, Larry Celona, and Chris Nesi
https://nypost.com/2024/01/21/news/man-stabbed-outside-nyc-migrant-intake-center/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Long Shadow of Southern Segregation by Race. DEI and its advocate, Claudine Gay, marginalize Brown and take us back to Plessy, where differences in skin color justify imposing unequal opportunity on all—some to benefit at the expense of others. – Stephen B. Young
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/22/the-long-shadow-of-southern-segregation-by-race/

AMERICAN THINKER
— What We Don’t Know About the Danger of DEI in the Airline Industry is Scarier than What We Know – William Sullivan (COMMENT: Because DEI is so extremely harmful, Democrats and RINOs have been slower to use DEI where it does the most harm. Democrats and RINOs used DEI to destroy GAO. GAO is just a shell of what it once was.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/what_we_dont_know_about_the_danger_of_dei_in_the_airline_industry_is_scarier_than_what_we_know.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Republican senators denounce immigration deal in the works; Trump calls supporters ‘stupid’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/21/republican-senators-denounce-immigration-deal-in-the-works-trump-calls-supporters-stupid-1429735/
— Open borders are forcing taxpayers to open their wallets – Deroy Murdock
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/21/open-borders-are-forcing-taxpayers-to-open-their-wallets-1429668/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump: I Am ‘Very Honored’ to Have Ron DeSantis’s Endorsement – HANNAH BLEAU KNUDSEN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/21/donald-trump-i-am-very-honored-to-have-ron-desantiss-endorsement/
— Chicago Organized Retail Burglary Ring Allegedly Led by Newly Arrived Illegal Aliens – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/21/chicago-best-organized-retail-theft-burglary-ring-led-newly-arrived-illegal-aliens/
— Rep. Jamaal Bowman Proposes $14 Trillion Reparations Plan – OLIVIA RONDEAU (COMMENT: According to Democrats and to RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations you should pay: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, gun-owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2024/01/21/rep-jamaal-bowman-proposes-14-trillion-reparations-plan/
— NYC Neighborhood Left Filthy with Migrants’ Poop, Cups of Urine – AMY FURR (COMMENT: NYC neighborhood today, your neighborhood tomorrow.)
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2024/01/21/nyc-neighborhood-left-filthy-migrants-poop-urine/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden And Abbott Have Set The Stage For One Of The Biggest State-Versus-Feds Immigration Fights In More Than A Decade – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/21/biden-abbott-have-set-stage-biggest-state-versus-feds-immigration-fights-decade/

BUSINESS WIRE
— The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. Mourns the Loss of Founder, Chairman and CEO Daniel L. Goodwin
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240120510927/en/The-Inland-Real-Estate-Group-of-Companies-Inc.-Mourns-the-Loss-of-Founder-Chairman-and-CEO-Daniel-L.-Goodwin

CENTER SQUARE
— DeSantis drops out, endorses Trump just before New Hampshire GOP primary – Casey Harper
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b808d0cc-b899-11ee-bc35-ff5576920417.html

DAILY CALLER
— Open Borders Are Forcing Taxpayers To Open Their Wallets – DEROY MURDOCK
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/21/opinion-open-borders-are-forcing-taxpayers-to-open-their-wallets-deroy-murdock/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump, Conservatives Praise DeSantis After He Bows Out Of 2024 Race – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-most-conservatives-praise-desantis-after-he-bows-out-of-2024-race

FOX NEWS
— DeSantis suspends 2024 Presidential Campaign and endorses former President Donald Trump.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6345316875112
— Conservatives celebrate DeSantis dropping out and endorsing Trump: ‘Uniting the GOP’ DeSantis endorsed Trump in his video announcing the suspension of his presidential campaign. – Emma Colton
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/conservatives-celebrate-desantis-dropping-out-endorsing-trump-uniting-gop
— Trump ‘very honored’ by DeSantis endorsement after Florida governor suspends presidential run. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-very-honored-desantis-endorsement-florida-governor-suspends-presidential-run
— Daniel Cameron leading fight against ‘woke’ companies: Americans want ‘quality products,’ not ‘agendas’ The former Kentucky Attorney General is the new CEO of the ‘1792 Exchange’ – Kristine Parks
https://www.foxnews.com/media/daniel-cameron-leading-fight-woke-companies-americans-quality-products-agendas

HOT AIR
— Fetterman: The American Dream is Threatened by Illegal Immigrants – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/01/21/fetterman-the-american-dream-is-threatened-by-illegal-immigrants-n606439

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Women’s Studies Center at Northwestern Teaches ‘Organizing’ for ‘Abortion Rights’ “anyone in the NU community who is new to or wants to level up in organizing for reproductive justice, abortion rights, or bodily autonomy” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/womens-studies-center-at-northwestern-teaches-organizing-for-abortion-rights/

MRC TV
— ACCIDENTAL JOURNALISM: Univision Notices Influx Of Chinese Migrants – Jorge Bonilla
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/latino/jorge-bonilla/2024/01/21/accidental-journalism-univision-notices-influx-chinese

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Biden Administration’s False Texas Claim Was Good Enough for the Press – BECKET ADAMS
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/the-biden-administrations-false-texas-claim-was-good-enough-for-the-press/

NEWSMAX
— Mexico Border Towns Are War Zones Due to Drug Cartels – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-mexico-drugcartels/2024/01/21/id/1150394/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Americans furious as Biden admin lets illegal immigrants fly without valid ID. “…and it’s their choice whether they want their picture taken.” – Sara Higdon
https://thepostmillennial.com/americans-furious-as-biden-admin-lets-illegal-immigrants-fly-without-valid-id

TOWNHALL
— Biden Threatens to Use Military Jets On Law-Abiding American Citizens – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/21/biden-threatens-to-use-military-jets-on-law-abiding-american-citizens-n2633933
— This Is the Border Crisis Biden Doesn’t Want Americans to See – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/01/21/the-border-crisis-biden-doesnt-want-you-to-see-n2633926
— How This 2024 GOP Primary Rehashes Some 2016 Drama – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/01/21/it-might-all-be-over-for-ron-desantis-n2633960
— DeSantis Didn’t Get It, But Will Trump? – Arthur Schaper (COMMENT: Who will DeSantis supporters blame the most for his withdrawal? Will it me those who share the most demographics with Trump? Trump is conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, gun-owner, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2024/01/22/desantis-didnt-get-it-but-will-trump-n2633969
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Four years later, it seems as though GOP voters did not remember, or rather do not want to remember all the failures, fallouts, and just plain folly of Year 2020. I don’t blame them, but I do have to reproach them for ignoring the incredible work that Governor DeSantis accomplished during that very difficult time.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Biden-Harris campaign says it has largest war chest of any Democratic candidate in history – SARAH FORTINSKY (COMMENT: I do not donate money to candidates or organizations, but I do offer them GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscriptions free of charge. Those subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year. I should write a book about candidates and organizations that read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, but treat them as being worthless and therefore treat me as being worthless because I provide the newsletters free of charge.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/4409211-biden-harris-campaign-record-warchest/

CENTER SQUARE
— DeSantis drops out, endorses Trump just before New Hampshire GOP primary – Casey Harper
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b808d0cc-b899-11ee-bc35-ff5576920417.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Ron DeSantis ends his struggling presidential bid before New Hampshire and endorses Donald Trump – STEVE PEOPLES
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-ron-desantis-ends-his-presidential-bid-before-new-hampshire-after-falling-far-short-of-trump/

MSN
— Dead-End Jobs: The Grim Reality of Working in These 10 Professions – Tamila McDonald (COMMENT: (COMMENT: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. But the Democrats who ran the three federal agencies that I worked for a) wasted by career, b) never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10, currently $150,078/year, and c) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/dead-end-jobs-the-grim-reality-of-working-in-these-10-professions/ss-BB1gZO9A

NEW YORK TIMES
— Haley Hits Trump on Age, Suggesting ‘There Is a Decline’ in Mental Fitness – Lisa Lerer (COMMENT: How old are you? I am 75. How much has your mental fitness declined? What do you stress in defense of your mental fitness? I stress my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I put one together and send it out each and every morning. They contain links to around 90 articles. I ask my critics/opponents which of their operatives or dupes could/would do what I do? How much would they have to pay them to do what I do – $250,000/year, $500,000/year, $750,000/year, $1,000,000/year, or more? GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/01/20/us/election-news-new-hampshire-trump
— Are Straight A’s the Road to Success? (COMMENT: Did you get straight A’s? I did not. The following harmed my ability to get straight A’s: a) my working part-time while I took classes at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966, UIC 1966-1968, and NIU 1969-1970, b) my working part-time and full-time while I took classes at Loyola in 1972, and c) my working full-time while I took classes at Loyola 1973-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997. The following harmed my ability to get better scores on the CPA examination in 1979: my working full-time for IRS. The following harmed my ability to get better scores on the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981: my working full-time for GAO.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/22/opinion/letters/top-grades-education.html
— Reflections on Summer Jobs (COMMENT: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964. I washed dishes during the summer of 1965. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966. I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/us/reflections-on-summer-jobs.html
— 6 Reasons You May Not Graduate on Time; only 41 percent of students manage to do it. – Meredith Kolodner (COMMENT: Because I took only one course at a time, it took me a) 4 years to complete 16 courses and earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) 4 years to complete 12 courses and earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and c) 5 years to complete 14 courses and earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/education/edlife/6-reasons-you-may-not-graduate-on-time.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Nikki Haley’s Lean Years Led Her Into an Ethical Thicket – Sharon LaFraniere and Alexandra Berzon (COMMENT: If you sought a government office, what would your critics/opponents throw at you concerning your income? Mine would hint/imply/argue/shout: a) that the federal government grossly overpaid me, b) that IRS should not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, c) that GAO should have forced me to take a much bigger pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, and d) that GAO should not have promoted me in 1986. In my defense, I stress a) that I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, b) that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) that I became a licensed CPA in 1981, and that I earned job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994 1996, and 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/us/politics/nikki-haley-republican-primary-ethics-south-carolina.html

USA TODAY
— Ron DeSantis drops out of 2024 race, says voters ‘want to give Trump another chance’ – Sudiksha Kochi, Karissa Waddick, Francesca Chambers, Rachel Looker (COMMENT: Who does/does not want you to have a chance? I should write about a) my fellow TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois members who did not want me to serve another term as its chairman in 2012, b) my fellow Illinois Center Right Coalition members who did not want me to serve another term on its Steering Committee in 2007, c) my fellow 69 Milton Township Republican Organization members who did not me to serve as its Treasurer in 2004, and d) my fellow American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter members who did not want me to serve another term on its board of directors in 2004.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/01/21/ron-desantis-drops-out-of-2024-presidential-race/71751287007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Marijuana Is More Dangerous Than Biden’s HHS Lets On. In easing restrictions, it brushes past the long-term effects, from anxiety and depression to psychosis. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/marijuana-is-more-dangerous-than-bidens-hhs-lets-on-psychosis-heart-pregnancy-fe409dba
— Pop Goes the DEI Bubble. Claudine Gay’s resignation proved we are moving away from this harmful ideology. – Andy Kessler (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had fewer or no professional certifications, and/or d) who had no professional license. Virtually all of them were female and/or minority. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pop-goes-the-dei-bubble-affirmative-action-claudine-gay-harvard-esg-blackrock-39c77d13
— Success in the workplace, at the highest levels and otherwise, requires mastering one’s emotions, showing empathy, uplifting others. – Laura Vanderkam (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were nasty/vicious. They did everything that they could to demotivate me, to get rid of me. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat and they especially would not have done that if I had been a minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or if my ancestors had not been in America for a long time. What they did was political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/optimal-review-the-lessons-of-a-cheerful-bus-718257c9

BLOOMBERG
— Wealthy Parents Are Spending $750,000 to Get Kids Into Harvard, Yale – Francesca Maglione and Paulina Cachero (COMMENT: All my critics/opponents have/had wealthy parents. I should write a book about my critics/opponents whose parents are/were the wealthiest. I would focus on those who had their operatives and dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-15/wealthy-parents-are-spending-750-000-to-get-kids-into-harvard-yale

FORBES
— How First Generation College Students View Success – Heather Wathington (COMMENT: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being “college material?” I was not. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class. I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness. But most significantly, I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights after school and Saturdays during my junior and senior years 1964-1966 and full-time during the summer in between.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeseq/2022/02/24/how-first-gen-college-students-view-success/
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2024/01/21/5-ways-dei-has-been-ineffective-and-how-we-make-it-better/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/01/21/diversity-in-leadership-increases-chances-of-success-by-39/
— Is Allowing Migrants To ‘Use Housing Vouchers…Going To Fix The Housing Crisis For Americans?’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMUAfda7JD0

INC.
— How Did Jeff Bezos Make $7.9 Million Per Hour Last Year? – JEFF HADEN (COMMENT: How much should you be paid per hour? Because I injured my right shoulder and arm, I am paying $40 per hour to high school students to shovel snow. Based on that, because I earned three master’s degrees, because I earned six professional certifications, because I earned a professional license, because I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year, because I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, I should be paid at least $100/hour.)
https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/how-did-jeff-bezos-make-79-million-per-hour-last-year-by-embracing-an-owners-mentality.html

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/01/22/conservatives-organized-undermine-dei-efforts-higher-ed

January 21, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Sen. Tim Scott endorses Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire primary. Scott’s endorsement is a blow to fellow South Carolinian, Nikki Haley. – Gabriella Abdul-Hakim
https://abc7chicago.com/tim-scott-donald-trump-endorsement-nikki-haley/14340672/
— Texas spent over $370K on 2 flights to send migrants to Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-plane-texas-cost-of-charter-flights/14342011/

WGN RADIO
— Where are incomes keeping up with inflation in Illinois? – Joey Schneider
https://wgnradio.com/news/where-are-incomes-keeping-up-with-inflation-in-illinois/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How Chicago migrants, lacking work permits, are finding work so their families can get by. Many of the 34,000-plus migrants who’ve arrived since August 2022 could qualify for work permits, but, with a long wait to get them, some cook, wash windows, sell candy for cash. – Adriana Cardona-Maguigad (COMMENT: Mass/illegal immigration promotes illegal off-the-books and under-the-table income. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s efforts to fight that 1986-1988. I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/20/24043024/chicago-migrants-work-permits-jobs
— 4 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested for allegedly trying to walk onto Stevenson Expressway. Husam Marajda, an organizer with the U.S. Palestinian Community Network of Chicago, said local and state police officers blocked a car caravan from driving onto the expressway and so a group of people got out of their cars and started to walk. – Cindy Hernandez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/1/20/24045491/4-pro-palestinian-protesters-arrested-for-allegedly-trying-to-walk-on-stevenson-expressway

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Roe v. Wade anniversary: Two activist families fight contrasting abortion battles in Illinois, Indiana. -Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-roe-anniversary-dueling-local-activists-20240121-vaixjp6l5je7nfd6szf22panhm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Will Illinois’ primary give GOP voters a choice? Presidential delegates for Haley, DeSantis stack their candidates against Trump – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240120/local-politics/will-illinois-primary-give-gop-voters-a-choice-presidential-delegates-for-haley-desantis-stack-th/
— Who you can see at congressional candidate forum in Naperville – Russell Lissau (COMMENT: I should write a book about the many Republican candidate forums that I conducted as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I would focus on those candidates who lost elections and then blamed their loses on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240119/news/who-you-can-see-at-congressional-candidate-forum-in-naperville/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Legislators must act to address migrant crisis – State Sen. Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/01/20/your-turn-legislators-must-act-to-address-migrant-crisis/72268455007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the last 18 months, Gov. JB Pritzker has issued consecutive 30-day disaster proclamations for the State of Illinois as it relates to the migrant crisis and the hordes of non-citizens making their way to Illinois from the U.S. southern border. These orders grant him massive power to bypass the Legislature, a co-equal branch of government, and move and spend budget dollars how he sees fit. Indeed, Governor Pritzker and I do not agree on much, but we agree that the flood of migrants into Illinois is a crisis. When these people arrive, they need shelter, food, and often healthcare. Children must be enrolled in schools, and because they are primarily non-English-speaking, they require additional resources to help them learn. These things cost money and resources that most communities cannot spare. Every tax dollar that is diverted to fund the needs of migrants is a dollar that is siphoned away from Illinois citizens who are hungry, Illinois veterans who need help, Illinois citizens living with disabilities, and lower-income Illinois citizens who rely on their state government for essential services, like food on their table and a warm house in the winter. Governor Pritzker and the Mayor of Chicago are pointing fingers at border state governors and begging President Biden for financial assistance when they should be taking some responsibility for a crisis that is mainly of their own making. Illinois has rolled out the welcome mat to migrants and illegal immigrants. When you loudly proclaim that Illinois welcomes migrants and illegal immigrants regardless of their status, you shouldn’t be too surprised when they show up. Illinois became a de-facto Sanctuary State when majority party Democrats passed Senate Bill 31 in the 100th General Assembly (2017-2018). This law, named the “Trust Act,” prohibits Illinois law enforcement personnel from coordinating with federal immigration officials to enforce immigration laws. Then, in the 101st General Assembly (2019-2020), Democrats enacted laws that provide free health insurance, first for senior illegal immigrants, then for illegal immigrants aged 55-64, and ultimately for all illegal immigrants aged 52+. During this time, they also extended college tuition grants to illegal immigrants and tweaked court system procedures so that an individual’s immigration status could not be used against them. In the 102nd General Assembly (2021-2022), Medicaid coverage for illegal immigrants was expanded, and they became eligible for certain tax credits and state utility assistance programs. Both migrants and illegal immigrants were also provided with access to public defenders for immigration cases. In the current 103rd General Assembly, Democrats created a process for them to obtain driver’s licenses and housing assistance and provided a pathway for some migrants to become sworn police officers. Is it any wonder that Illinois is a premier destination state for the undocumented? I recently sent a survey to residents of the 45th District. It was sent with no regard to political affiliation. Republicans, Democrats, and Independents all received it. On the issue of support or non-support of free healthcare for illegal immigrants, as of January 1, 2024, a resounding 81.5% of all respondents said they were opposed to the State of Illinois providing free healthcare to those in this country illegally. It is time to unwind the policies that have made this state a destination for the undocumented, beginning with a full repeal of the Trust Act. Illegal immigration is just that — illegal. Law enforcement should be able to work with federal officials to enforce our immigration laws. Secondly, I recommend the elimination of free healthcare for migrants and illegal immigrants. Over 80% of the survey respondents in my district want this, so it is legislation I will be proud to carry. And lastly, we need to roll back the host of other policies mentioned above that have made Illinois a de-facto Sanctuary State and a destination for migrants and illegal immigrants. In my opinion, this is the most important issue facing lawmakers during the 2024 session, and I am willing to work with any legislator who wants to unwind bad policies and place our state back on a better path.)

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn White evangelicals.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-19/white-evangelical-voters-are-standing-by-their-man-donald-trump

WSIL TV & WAND TV & WSIU
— Haley questions Trump’s mental fitness after he confuses her with Nancy Pelosi – Ebony Davis
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/haley-questions-trump-s-mental-fitness-after-he-confuses-her-with-nancy-pelosi/article_106bb68a-c840-5818-9091-591741160267.html
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/nikki-haley-questions-trumps-mental-fitness-after-he-appears-to-confuse-her-for-nancy-pelosi/article_45e6c951-f785-5254-8a39-d6a5ebf31956.html
https://www.wsiu.org/politics-elections/2024-01-21/haley-questions-trumps-mental-fitness-as-he-seems-to-confuse-her-with-nancy-pelosi

CITIES 92.9
— Some worry Illinois spending priorities under pressure by ongoing migrant care. – Greg Bishop
https://www.cities929.com/2024/01/20/some-worry-illinois-spending-priorities-under-pressure-by-ongoing-migrant-care/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “How do you look at the citizens of Illinois, the single moms that go to work every single day and have to pay for their health insurance and then you are told that people from other countries are just coming in and they’re getting free health care,” Coffey said. “That’s got to stop so that we can fund the priorities for the citizens of Illinois.”)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans, that is, those who support the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-election-year-politics-threaten-senate-border-deal-as-trump-and-his-allies-rally-opposition/
— Trump mocks DeSantis after testy Fox interview over Iowa results – Lauren Irwin
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-mocks-desantis-after-testy-fox-interview-over-iowa-results/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ask “Can Trump be stopped?”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-can-trump-be-stopped-that-and-more-key-questions-heading-into-the-new-hampshire-primary/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rockford Area Legislators React to New Year’s Day Arrival of Plane Full of Migrants from Texas
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/20/rockford-area-legislators-react-to-new-years-day-arrival-of-plane-full-of-migrants-from-texas/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Number of White Hispanic individuals arrested grows in Q4
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/653754467-number-of-white-hispanic-individuals-arrested-grows-in-q4

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Suicide by “Migration” – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/01/suicide-by-migration/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DeSantis says Mayorkas ‘should be impeached’ as House panel ends hearings – Alex Miller (COMMENT: Mayorkas is just an operative for Biden.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/20/ron-desantis-says-alejandro-mayorkas-should-be-imp/
— New group uses social media to disrupt immigration compromise – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/20/wooing-congress-new-group-uses-social-media-disrup/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Some worry Illinois spending priorities under pressure by ongoing migrant care – Lily Larsen
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2808624/some-worry-illinois-spending-priorities-under-pressure-by-ongoing-migrant-care/

NEW YORK POST
— Group of newly arrived migrants allegedly behind string of burglaries plaguing Chicago suburb – Deirdre Bardolf
https://nypost.com/2024/01/20/news/group-of-newly-arrived-migrants-allegedly-behind-string-of-burglaries-plaguing-chicago-suburb-police/
— Haley rips Trump for confusing her with Nancy Pelosi, says she had to ‘sit down with him’ over Putin ‘bromance’ – Ryan King and Mary Kay Linge
https://nypost.com/2024/01/20/news/haley-claims-she-sat-trump-down-over-putin-bromance/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Has Biden’s Border Crisis Driven Chicago’s Mayor to the Hospital for Panic Attacks?
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/21/has-bidens-border-crisis-driven-chicagos-mayor-to-the-hospital-for-panic-attacks/
— You Won’t Believe How Few States Require US Citizenship to Vote
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/20/you-wont-believe-how-few-states-require-u-s-citizenship-to-vote/

AMERICAN THINKER
— CRT/DEI: Addition through division – Earick Ward (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that I have inhibited their success: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Pary, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders and activists, e) religious leaders and activists, and f) those who I have sued and their attorneys.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/crtdie_addition_through_division.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Most of us are familiar with the expression “addition through subtraction”: A phrase commonly used by coaches to mean that your team can get better not by adding more talent, but by shedding people or practices that are inhibiting your success.)

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Fetterman strikes again! Speaks out on border crisis, invasion of ‘300,000’ migrants. – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/21/fetterman-strikes-again-speaks-out-on-border-crisis-invasion-of-300000-migrants-1429604/
— ‘Raises significant security concerns’: Hawley hammers TSA over ‘special privileges to illegal immigrants’ – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/20/raises-significant-security-concerns-hawley-hammers-tsa-over-special-privileges-to-illegal-immigrants-1429391/

BREITBART
— Republican Senators Warn Against Immigration Deal – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/20/exclusive-republican-senators-warn-against-immigration-deal/
— 12K Migrants Apprehended in Arizona Border Sector in 7 Days – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/01/20/12k-migrant-apprehended-in-arizona-border-sector-in-7-days/
— Biden to Republicans: Stop ‘Weaponizing’ My Open Border – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/01/20/joe-biden-republicans-stop-weaponizing-open-border/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Texas State University library display promotes books that push sex and transgenderism on teens and kids. – Virginia King
https://www.campusreform.org/article/exclusive-photos-texas-state-university-library-display-promotes-books-that-push-sex-and-transgenderism-on-teens-and-kids-/24680

DAILY WIRE
— Fetterman: Illegal Aliens Pouring Into U.S. Are Threatening ‘The American Dream’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/fetterman-illegal-aliens-pouring-into-u-s-are-threatening-the-american-dream

EPOCH TIMES
— Massive Influx of Illegal Immigrants Endangers American Dream – Fetterman
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/massive-influx-of-illegal-immigrants-endangers-american-dream-democrat-senator-says-5570233

FEDERALIST
— Thousands Attend March For Life Hoping To Make Abortion ‘Unthinkable’ – THOMAS GRIFFIN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/20/thousands-of-pro-lifers-attend-march-for-life-hoping-to-make-abortion-unthinkable/
— Ballots Cast Without Proof Of Citizenship ‘Exploded’ After Lawfare Crippled Arizona Election Laws – M.D. KITTLE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/19/ballots-cast-without-proof-of-citizenship-exploded-after-lawfare-crippled-arizona-election-laws/

FOX NEWS
— Illegal migrants get privileges ‘our own citizens don’t even have’ – Dave Rubin
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6345283211112
— Fetterman says American dream is threatened by 300,000 illegal immigrants swarming southern border. ‘I honestly don’t understand why it’s controversial to say we need a secure border,’ the senator told CNN anchor Jake Tapper. – Gabriel Hays
https://www.foxnews.com/media/fetterman-says-american-dream-threatened-300000-illegal-immigrants-swarming-southern-border

GOPUSA
— Majority Of Americans Disapprove Of Biden’s Job As President, Survey Shows
https://www.gopusa.com/majority-of-americans-disapprove-of-bidens-job-as-president-survey-shows/
— Biden Takes Swipe At Gun Rights Advocates, Says ‘Need An F-16’ Not AR-15 To Take On Government
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-takes-swipe-at-gun-rights-advocates-says-need-an-f-16-not-ar-15-to-take-on-government/

HOT AIR
— College Essays: The Affirmative Action Workaround – JOHN SEXTON (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had fewer or no professional certifications, and/or d) who had no professional license. Virtually all of them were female and/or minority. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/01/20/college-essays-the-affirmative-action-workaround-n606296
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In short, students can still write essays about how race has factored into their lives but it has to be specific and not based on checking a box. Within days the Washington Post had published a story about how colleges were already planning to help educate prospective students about how to get around the new limitations on considering race directly in admissions. . .This of course assumed that students weren’t already well aware that the essays were the best chance they had to make race work for them. The NY Times had already published an account from a college professor who had spent his grad school years making side money by helping students with applications. He said the students already knew how the game worked. . .Students applying for top colleges aren’t dumb. And now that the rules have changed, they are still doing their best to work the system. . .This is exactly the sort of thing that everyone predicted would happen. College essays are now a back door for putting race front and center before admissions officers. The schools haven’t given up on race-conscious admissions, they are just doing their best to find a legal workaround that will allow them to generate the same outcome. Put another way, the same incentives and disincentives are still there depending on your race you just have to be a little more explicit about it to game the system these days.)

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Biden’s folly: Tens of thousands of Chinese illegals detained, released at the southern border – Pat Droney
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/bidens-folly-tens-of-thousands-of-chinese-illegals-detained-released-at-the-southern-border

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— University of Wisconsin Law School Forcing Students To Endure Racist DEI Reeducation. “This ‘DEI training’ is a form of indoctrination and demeans law students based on their race.” (COMMENT: My critics/opponents talk and act like they agree with the University of Wisconsin Law School. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents a) are/were rich, b) bought them cars, c) paid their colleges expenses, d) got them jobs, e) etc.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/univ-wisconsin-law-school-forcing-students-to-endure-racist-dei-reeducation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In preparation for the session, law students are asked to study a description of “racist” behaviors, including the false claim that non-discrimination is “racist” and a collection of other assertions about “whites” and “people of color” that actually are racist. It would be one thing if the law school proposed an academic debate about such matters. But no one believes for one moment that’s what this session is about. This “DEI training” is a form of indoctrination and demeans law students based on their race. WILL strongly condemns this meeting’s proposed subject matter and demands that any racially discriminatory instruction be removed. By pushing racist ideology on law students, the University is defying federal law, creating a racially hostile environment, and harming individual student dignity. . .The attachments assert a racist view of the world and propagate harmful racial stereotypes. The materials assert the following claims: Only white people can be racist. Advocating for a “colorblind” society is racist and “negates” the “experiences of people of color.” It is racist to attack affirmative action. All white people experience “privilege based on your white skin color. You benefit from this system of oppression and advantage no matter what your intentions are.” White people have a “fear of people of color and what would happen if they gained control.” White people all are infected with “whiteness,” “white guilt,” “denial,” “fear,” and “privilege.” Ridding white people of “racist conditioning” “will never happen.” “There are no exceptional white people” such that all are tainted by skin color. “All white people are the “beneficiaries of racism and white privilege.” White people should never talk about their “own story of hardship” because it “diminishes the experiences of people of color.” All white people “attempt to excuse, defend or cover up racist actions of other white people.”)

MRC TV
— CNN Pushes Gun Control After Justice Department Report on Uvalde Shooting – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2024/01/20/cnn-pushes-gun-control-after-justice-department-report-uvalde

MINDING THE CAMPUS
— DEI: Distraction, Evasion, and Incompetence at the University of Illinois Springfield – Jared Gould
https://www.mindingthecampus.org/2024/01/20/uis-what-is-it-good-for/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Chicago mayor treated at hospital for panic attacks amid illegal immigrant crisis, reporter claims
https://thepostmillennial.com/chicago-mayor-treated-at-hospital-for-panic-attacks-amid-illegal-immigrant-crisis-reporter-claims

POWER LINE
— THE DEEP MEANING OF DEI – SCOTT JOHNSON
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/01/the-deep-meaning-of-dei.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: College presidents, if they are not members of the Democratic Party, invariably come into office pledging to enlarge the diversity regime, which further cements the party–academic alliance. College faculties are overwhelmingly Democratic and progressive in their affiliations. College campuses are now a “base” of the Democratic Party. Academic administrators, of whom there are now many, are typically hired today to advance one or another aspect of the diversity regime. One will find few conservatives in faculty or administrative posts because they oppose the diversity regime, and so cannot be hired. It is hard to escape the conclusion that the DEI movement, in large part thanks to its alliance with the Democratic Party, has locked up control over America’s leading universities. The enterprise is especially influential not only because DEI is the official doctrine of the university, but also because it leans on powerful external allies in the Democratic Party. For that reason, it was shocking that a few outside critics should have been able to topple Ms. Gay while dishing out an embarrassing lesson to Harvard’s establishment. . .Ours is not the first country in which universities have fallen under control of political parties. The history of these kinds of relationships is far from benign. Nazi leaders in Germany targeted universities for control and used them to implement party policies and spread their malignant ideology. Many of these universities were among the finest in the world before the Nazis took over. Something similar happened in the Soviet Union, though there the universities were captured by Marxism–Leninism and the Communist Party. In neither country were speakers allowed to appear on university campuses to promote ideas in opposition to party dogmas. Authorities under those regimes did not appoint university heads on the basis of scholarly credentials but rather because of their loyalty to the party and its ideology. Everyone knows how those enterprises ended. Is it a good thing that American universities are controlled by the Democratic Party, and circulate its ideological dogmas? Obviously not—and for that reason universities and the diversity agenda will inevitably confront a political reckoning.)

TOWNHALL
— WH: ‘We Have to Do Something About Illegal Migration’ Then Brags About Taxpayer-Funded Services They Get – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/20/wh-we-have-to-do-something-about-illegal-migration-then-brags-about-taxpayer-funded-services-they-get-n2633911
— Biden Admits the U.S. Border Is Not Secure, But There’s a Catch – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/20/biden-admits-us-southern-border-is-not-secure-n2633922
— Texas Authorities Begin Arresting Illegal Immigrants at Southern Border – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/01/20/texas-authorities-begin-arresting-illegal-immigrants-at-southern-border-n2633881

TURNING POINT USA
— Illinois to Mandate Mental Health Screenings for Students (COMMENT: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that conservatism is a mental illness.)
https://www.tpusa.com/live/illinois-to-mandate-mental-health-screenings-for-students
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This decision by Illinois may appear to be a good decision that can be a benefit for young students. But in a time where the legitimacy and neutrality of psychologists and social workers is in question, it is unclear whether or not this will be a viable solution to the ongoing mental health crisis sweeping our country.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— DeSantis joins House GOP calls for Mayorkas impeachment – TARA SUTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4419470-desantis-joins-house-gop-calls-mayorkas-impachment/

NEWSWEEK
— Republican Chip Roy Slams Donald Trump Over Border Failures
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-slams-donald-trump-over-border-failures-1862518

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats and RINOs a) use DEI to get rid of Republicans; b) hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things; and c) focus on destroying Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/20/us/dei-woke-claremont-institute.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/opinion/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei.html

WASHINGTON POST
— When Reagan tried to undo affirmative action, corporations fought back. Now, amid political pushback against DEI initiatives, companies are once again holding onto their diversity practices. – Julian Mark (COMMENT: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. Because they hated Reagan, they hated me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/01/21/ronald-reagan-affirmative-action-dei/

USA TODAY
— Nikki Haley says America was never racist. Her memoir tells a trickier story. Nikki Haley recalls in her 2012 book how staff at a fruit stand called the police on her turban-wearing father. It is one of several anecdotes that contradicts her GOP primary message on race. – Dan Morrison
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/20/nikki-haley-never-racist-book/72280548007/
— These Republicans want to punish conservative rebels as tensions erupt in the House – Ken Tran (COMMENT: I should write a book past and present leaders of the following who were/are anti-conservative if not conservative-haters: a) Illinois Republican Party, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and c) Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/17/house-gop-conservative-max-miller-bob-good-freedom-caucus/72261822007/

TAMPA BAY TIMES
— Trump said millions of migrants are signing up to vote illegally
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/01/21/trump-said-millions-migrants-are-signing-up-vote-illegally-fact-check/
— Build the wall? Here’s why immigrants will still come to US. – John Skey, Bradenton (COMMENT: What jobs have you taken that your critics/opponents would never have stooped to take? I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents a) are/were rich, b) bought them cars, c) paid their colleges expenses, d) got them jobs, e) etc.)
https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2024/01/19/build-wall-heres-why-immigrants-will-still-come-us-letters/
(FROM THE LETTER: You can build a wall, you can talk tough about immigrants “poisoning” our blood, but until you start going after American businesses, and their owners, for knowingly hiring millions of workers without documentation, not much will change. I’ve know many immigrants, documented and not, and every single one of them was here to work, and every single one of them found work. Illegal immigration will drop dramatically if E-Verify is required for every employer in the country, no wall needed. The flip side of this is we will then have a massive shortage of labor, as most Americans do not want to do the farm, hotel, restaurant and roofing/construction jobs that these immigrants do so well. Rarely do I hear politicians talk about the root causes of illegal immigration: terrible conditions in the immigrants’ country of origin combined with millions of available jobs here in the United States, happily given to them by American business owners. Any serious discussion of immigration must address these issues, with significant fines and/or jail time for hiring illegally, while simultaneously developing and expanding a robust guest worker visa program to accommodate, legally, the immigrants that will do the jobs Americans simply will not do.)

SEACOAST
— Kinzinger ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/01/21/adam-kinzinger-vote-republican-nh-primary-democracy/72298906007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Legal Woes Splinter GOP Unity. Former president is on a glide path to the nomination, but a criminal conviction would cost him Republican votes in November. – Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trumps-legal-woes-splinter-gop-unity-1fd67987
— What Is Humanitarian Parole? How an Obscure Biden Immigration Policy Became So Controversial. Parole has been extended to Ukrainians, Afghans and migrants at southern border. – Michelle Hackman (COMMENT: Constructively, just about every citizen of every country in the world could claim “humanitarian parole” in America.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/humanitarian-parole-immigration-border-policy-controversy-eb4d63a9

BLOOMBERG
— RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-01-20/house-gop-threats-to-kill-immigration-deal-show-they-re-not-serious-about-border

FORBES
— 2024 Career And Job Search Trends And How These Will Affect You – Robin Ryan (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more difficult/impossible it will be to get a good job: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinryan/2024/01/16/2024-career-and-job-search-trends-you-need-to-know-about/
— Time To Escape The Vicious Cycle Of Low Pay And Bad Jobs – Roger Trapp (COMMENT: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2023/08/28/time-to-escape-the-vicious-cycle-of-low-pay-and-bad-jobs/
— The more memberships that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have in the following marginalized groups, the harder that they work against me: female, minority, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/01/17/its-not-too-late-to-start-employee-resource-groups/

VOA
— What Would Happen in US Election if Trump or Biden Dropped Out?
https://www.voanews.com/a/what-would-happen-in-us-election-if-trump-or-biden-dropped-out-/7444855.html

SALON
— Want to fix inequality, Democrats? The answer is wages, not education. Want to reduce inequality, create opportunity and win back working-class voters? There’s an easy solution. – J. PAUL LEIGH (COMMENT: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981)
https://www.salon.com/2024/01/21/want-to-fix-inequality-democrats-the-answer-is-wages-not-education/

MILITANT
— As immigration spikes, workers look to unify the working class – ALYSON KENNEDY (COMMENT: I was a member of the working class 1962-1997. My RINO critics/opponents a) want cheap labor and b) look down on, despise, if not hate the working class. I should write a book about my RINO critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents a) are/were rich, b) bought them cars, c) paid their colleges expenses, d) got them jobs, e) etc.)
https://themilitant.com/2024/01/20/as-immigration-spikes-workers-look-to-unify-the-working-class/

NATION WORLD
— ‘Humanitarian parole’, the last hurdle in the immigration deal between Biden and Republicans in Congress (COMMENT: Constructively, just about every citizen of every country in the world could claim “humanitarian parole” in America.)
https://nationworldnews.com/humanitarian-parole-the-last-hurdle-in-the-immigration-deal-between-biden-and-republicans-in-congress/

INDEPENDENT
— Working class Americans angry at Democrats saying they’re responsible for illegal migrant invasion, Republicans to win big in 2024? (COMMENT: I was a member of the working class 1962-1997. My RINO critics/opponents a) want cheap labor and b) look down on, despise, if not hate the working class. I should write a book about my RINO critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents a) are/were rich, b) bought them cars, c) paid their colleges expenses, d) got them jobs, e) etc.)
https://theindependent.sg/working-class-americans-angry-at-democrats-saying-theyre-responsible-for-illegal-migrant-invasion-republicans-to-win-big-in-2024/

January 18, 2024

It is illegal to falsely claim asylum, refugee, or parole status. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly encourage citizens of foreign countries to do that. Unless and until the voters where you live officially vote to make where you live a sanctuary, the leaders where you live should do nothing to promote illegal immigration. They should fight illegal immigration.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago schools ask for more resources for 5K newly enrolled migrants (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly flood your school district with illegals.)
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-public-schools-teachers-union-2024-school-year/14334527/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXzjj04nWxI
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thousands of migrant students are now enrolled in Chicago Public Schools, and teachers say they need more resources to help deal with the new students. Cameron Elementary School in Humboldt Park has enrolled close to 100 migrant students this year, on top of dozens who arrived last school year. “It is the most challenging thing I have ever done in my life, and I’ve been doing this in this neighborhood for 11 years,” said Gabriel Piaz, bilingual language coordinator. “I’ve never experienced anything like it.” Piaz said schools need more resources to deal with the 5,000 migrant students who are now enrolled in CPS. He joined Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates and the American Federation of Teachers head Randi Weingarten for a roundtable at Cameron to ask for more help. “We have needs and these needs will not be met alone by the district or the city,” Davis Gates said. The CTU is asking for more bilingual teachers, 100 percent of tuition costs for current teacher to get their bilingual certificates and a migrant coordinator in each school that enrolls new arrivals. “We need people in the building whose sole purpose is working with newcomer families and making sure they get on their feet,” Piaz said. The district said it’s already spent millions of dollars for increased staffing and services. Paying for more resources will be a huge challenge and the city is tapped out. Even with more migrants arriving in the dead of winter, the Johnson administration said it cannot afford to open new shelters at this time. “What the city is telling you, the city council in particular is we don’t got it,” said Davis Gates. While Weingarten said she will continue to push the White House for more help, she suggested the city and state work together to do the same. “When mayors and governors work together on this end and go to Washington together that actually is really helpful,” she said. Davis Gates denied there is any friction between the mayor and Governor JB Pritzker. “The last thing anyone needs in this moment is a fight,” she said. The teachers union said if schools to not get additional resources for migrant students, CTU’s requests will be part of negotiations when the union’s contract is up in June.)
— Chicago migrant crisis: New details emerge on city’s response to health concerns at Pilsen shelter. City officials sent exterminator to shelter for cockroach infestation, emails show. – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-pilsen-shelter-health-concerns-city-officials/14334217/
— Chicago-area Tesla drivers stranded as charging stations not working in bitterly cold weather
https://abc7.com/chicago-area-tesla-charging-stations-freezing-cold-weather-teslas-not-batteries/14330309/

NBC5
— 6 Races to watch in the 2024 Illinois primary election
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/6-races-to-watch-in-the-2024-illinois-primary-election/3330466/
— Gold Coast carjacking thwarted after suspects fail to operate manual transmission. The victim was sitting inside his Audi sedan when two armed men entered his vehicle. (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will teach criminals how to operate manual transmissions. Just kidding, but not completely. What are you doing to stop the theft of your vehicles?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gold-coast-carjacking-thwarted-after-suspects-fail-to-operate-manual-transmission/3329753/

CBS2
— Chris Amatore, chief executive officer of Manage Chicago, promotes illegal immigration in Chicago big time.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-welcomes-migrants-building-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M00EKVwyyg
— The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and more crime
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/west-side-chicago-church-offers-resources-to-those-in-need-this-winter/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCbyEUJXXys
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly flood your school district with illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-teachers-want-federal-help-with-educating-migrant-students/

FOX32
— Chicago school adapts with Spanish learning model to support migrant families (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect ever-increasingly pressure on you to speak/read/write Spanish. When I was in grade school and high school in the 1950s and 1960s, if I had to learn how to speak/read/write Spanish, a) my ACT score would have been lower, b) I would not have graduated in the upper 20% of my class, and therefore, c) UIC would not have accepted me.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cameron-elementary-school-migrants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG1S4cQFIN4

— Texas bus company sues Chicago for restrictive ordinance on migrant drop-offs
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/texas-bus-company-sues-chicago-for-restrictive-ordinance

WTTW
— City Releases Unredacted October Emails Detailing Unsanitary Migrant Shelter Conditions, Says Chicago Officials Were ‘Aware of Issues’ – Paris Schutz
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/17/city-releases-unredacted-october-emails-detailing-unsanitary-migrant-shelter-conditions

WBEZ
— Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes the deadline back again to move migrants out of shelters. Johnson pushed the new 60-day deadline for migrants staying in shelters to exit to Feb. 1. He also defended how he addressed unsanitary conditions at a Pilsen shelter last fall. – Mariah Woelfel, Tessa Weinberg
https://www.wbez.org/stories/mayor-brandon-johnson-pushes-the-deadline-back-again-to-move-migrants-out-of-shelters/43d6fa96-5847-419b-b428-2ac7fffee502

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CTU president, advocates plead for federal funding to strengthen bilingual education for migrant students – Alysa Guffey
https://www.chicagotribune.com/education/ct-ctu-migrant-funding-schools-20240118-zd2sc27m5rfobmslcefqqlqery-story.html
— Highland Park and Deerfield regulate bus drop-offs after migrants repeatedly ‘abandoned’ on side of the road – Chloe Hilles
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-highland-park-deerfield-migrant-buses-st-0117-20240117-xqeqj2sjvjerfhtk7bd5oja6ye-story.html
— Naperville Councilman Josh McBroom promotes illegal immigration in Naperville big time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-migrant-families-housing-mcbroom-st-0119-20240117-7shavac5v5au3b3gdlewvkvjia-story.html
— Texas transportation company sues Chicago for migrant bus restrictions – Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-bus-company-chicago-lawsuit-20240118-brmjjxzxabbnvhp7ba7nyxip7y-story.html
— Democrats push pot in Lincolnwood.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/17/police-killings-record-2023/72174081007/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Too few bathrooms, roaches, fights: City can’t allow a repeat of Pilsen migrant shelter mess. The problems at a Pilsen shelter last year are revealed in emails from last fall. The city is understandably struggling with the migrant crisis, but the Johnson administration still has to be held accountable. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/17/24042173/pilsen-migrant-shelter-emails-problems-sanitation-city-hall-mayor-johnson-nicole-lee-editorial
— Judge threatens to boot Trump from courtroom. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan told Trump, who repeatedly refused to shut up, that his right to attend the civil trial will be revoked if he remains disruptive. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/17/24042020/trump-sexual-assault-trial-damages-jean-carroll-testimony-judge-warning-courtoom
— Texas bus company sues Chicago over migrant drop-off rules. Tens of thousands of migrants have been bused from Texas to Chicago, resulting in a lawsuit against the city by a transportation company. – Mary Norkol
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/17/24041679/bus-company-sues-chicago-migrant-crisis-discrimination

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot in Carol Stream.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240117/marijuana/two-new-cannabis-dispensaries-approved-in-carol-stream/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIB PICTURE: Naperville Councilman Josh McBroom promotes illegal immigration in Naperville big time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240117/news/would-you-house-an-asylum-seeker-naperville-may-want-to-know/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— ‘Dramatic’ increase in pretrial release appeals causes high court to create task force – Zach Roth
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/courts/2024/01/17/illinois-supreme-court-creates-task-force-afteincrease-in-pre-trial-appeals-leads-to-task-force-from/72246335007/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rep. Adam Niemerg to wage write-in campaign after being removed from ballot – Brenden Moore
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/rep-adam-niemerg-to-wage-write-in-campaign-after-being-removed-from-ballot/article_c1e7b5c6-b4b7-11ee-bc0a-a3071394d6ff.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County GOP PAC paid $30,000 for books from Donald Trump Jr.’s publishing house
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2024/01/17/mchenry-county-gop-pac-paid-30000-for-books-from-donald-trump-jrs-publishing-house-around-his-fall-visit/

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— ‘Handling’ Situation: Local Officials Learn More About Who’s Accompanying Migrants To Area – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/handling-situation-local-officials-learn-more-about-whos-accompanying-migrants-to-area/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Freezing temperatures complicate Chicago’s struggles to house asylum-seekers – AP
https://herald-review.com/ap/national/freezing-temperatures-complicate-chicago-s-struggles-to-house-asylum-seekers/article_daddbfc7-ddd7-523d-b3af-8832f8cddc14.html

JOURNAL COURIER
— Congressman LaHood is putting his support behind Trump – David C.L. Bauer
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/congressman-lahood-endorses-trump-gop-primary-18609447.php

STATELINE
— Republicans seek to end Illinois’ non-citizen health care to discourage migrants – John Clark
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/republicans-seek-to-end-illinois-non-citizen-health-care-to-discourage-migrants/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— House approves resolution denouncing Biden’s ‘open-border policies’ – Mychael Schnell, Rafael Bernal
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/house-approves-resolution-denouncing-bidens-open-border-policies/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Immigration becoming top issue for 2024 voters – KRISTINE FRAZAO
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/immigration-becoming-top-issue-for-2024-voters-iowa-caucuses-voters-republicans-former-president-donald-trump-joe-biden-reelection-bid-secretary-homeland-security-alejandro-mayorkas-impeachment-effort-lindsey-graham-eric-adams-nyc-chicago-texas

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— The RNC wants Republicans to embrace early voting. Trump’s rhetoric makes it tough – Ashley Lopez
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-01-18/the-rnc-wants-republicans-to-embrace-early-voting-trumps-rhetoric-makes-it-tough

WGEM
— Group of Illinois House Republicans discuss migrant crisis after border visit, call situation ‘appalling’ – Max Cotton
https://www.wgem.com/2024/01/18/group-illinois-house-republicans-discuss-migrant-crisis-after-border-visit-call-situation-appalling/

FIRST ALERT 4
— Pritzker downplays low assault weapon registration numbers – Deion Broxton (COMENT: Which non-registrants will Pritzker force county sheriffs and states attorneys to arrest and perp walk?)
https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/01/18/pritzker-downplays-low-assault-weapon-registration-numbers-expects-new-rules-clear-up-confusion/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-214/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-17/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Republican Party Started October and Ended December with About $25,000
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/18/mchenry-county-republican-party-started-october-and-ended-december-with-about-25000/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Naperville Councilman Josh McBroom promotes illegal immigration in Naperville big time.
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653748551-councilman-mcbroom-let-s-find-out-who-is-willing-to-help

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Democrats create migrant working group Republicans say should be made public – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_80a676d8-b57f-11ee-aa95-ffcf3b4cb512.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Reporters: Chicago Mayor has been hospitalized for panic attacks
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/653748820-reporters-chicago-mayor-has-been-hospitalized-for-panic-attacks
— All-Black Chicago leadership needs to be ‘held accountable’ by black community. – Anita Padilla
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/653748572-padilla-all-black-chicago-leadership-needs-to-be-held-accountable-by-black-community

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ only redeeming tax feature is being rapidly worn down – Ted Dabrowski and Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-only-redeeming-tax-feature-is-being-rapidly-worn-down-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— America Wants Trump Back – John F. Di Leo
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/opinion-what-the-media-and-establishment-gop-got-wrong-america-wants-trump-back.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker offers financial incentives to suburbs that house immigrants – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/2801492/jb-pritzker-offers-financial-incentives-suburbs-housing-immigrants/
— Illinois Republicans trash firearm registry that makes ‘criminals out of law-abiding citizens’- Rachel Schilke (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will a) publish the names and addresses of Republican registrants, b) viciously harass them, and c) do even worse things to them.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2801284/illinois-republicans-concerns-state-police-firearm-registry/
— These medical schools plotted loophole for race-based admissions after Supreme Court affirmative action ban – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2790762/medical-schools-loophole-race-based-admissions-affirmative-action-ban/
— Johns Hopkins University weaponized DEI against ‘white, heterosexual, Christian males’ – Christopher Tremoglie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2800982/johns-hopkins-universitys-bigoted-white-heterosexual-christian-people/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The Biden Administration Let Migrants Apply for Asylum on an App. They Still Crossed the Border Illegally. – Joseph Simonson
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/the-biden-administration-let-migrants-apply-for-asylum-on-an-app-they-still-crossed-the-border-illegally/

NEW YORK POST
— Gov. Hochul allocating $2.4 billion to assist the city in the ongoing migrant crisis.
https://nypost.com/2024/01/17/opinion/gov-hochul-allocates-2-4-billion-to-assist-nyc-in-migrant-crisis/
— Asian parents claim NY STEM program discriminates against their kids in favor of black, Hispanic students: suit – Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2024/01/17/metro/asian-parents-claim-ny-stem-program-discriminates-against-their-kids-in-favor-of-black-hispanic-students-suit/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— After deadly cancer of DEI got exposed, Johns Hopkins bandaged it with apology – Steve Jordahl, Billy Davis
https://afn.net/culture/2024/01/17/after-deadly-cancer-of-dei-got-exposed-johns-hopkins-bandaged-it-with-apology/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Louisiana Governor Orders State to Start Tracking Cost of Illegal Immigration for Taxpayers – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/17/louisiana-governor-orders-state-to-start-tracking-cost-of-illegal-immigration-for-taxpayers/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The DEI double down – Alison Tempestilli
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/the_dei_double_down.html

DAILY CALLER
— Testimony From Former Immigration Official Lays Out Point By Point How Biden Policies Ushered In Border Crisis – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/17/immigration-border-crisis-testimony-official/

DAILY SIGNAL
— State Lawmakers Are Freeing Colleges From DEI’s Racial Bias – Jonathan Butcher
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/17/state-lawmakers-freeing-colleges-deis-racial-bias/

DAILY WIRE
— Border Officials Reveal Steep Fees Illegal Immigrants Pay To Cartels To Enter U.S. – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-officials-reveal-steep-fees-illegal-immigrants-pay-to-cartels-to-enter-u-s

FOX NEWS
— Biden policies driving massive surge in Venezuelan migration to southern border
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-policies-driving-massive-surge-005943685.html
— Illegal immigration be a top issue in the 2024 presidential election
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6345077648112
— ‘Squad’ lawmaker explains ‘creative’ way to pay $14 trillion in reparations: ‘Moral and legal obligation’ ‘The government can invest the same way in reparations without raising taxes on anyone,’ Rep Jamaal Bowman, D-NY, said – Joshua Q. Nelson (COMMENT: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Many many many trillions of dollars have been spent on AA and DEI since the 1960s, that is, many many many trillions of dollars have been given to minorities and to females.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/squad-lawmaker-explains-creative-way-pay-14-trillion-reparations-moral-legal-obligation
— GOP candidate compared deporting illegal immigrants to Nazis, ‘not opposed’ to fast-tracking DACA citizenship. Pat Harrigan is running to represent North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District. – Brandon Gillespie (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-candidate-compared-deporting-illegal-immigrants-nazis-fast-tracking-daca-citizenship

HOT AIR
— Abbott Halts Migrant Buses From Texas to Illinois, But Not Because of Pritzker’s Whining – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/01/17/abbott-halts-migrant-buses-from-texas-to-illinois-but-not-because-of-pritzkers-whining-n605526
— Maybe Someone Should Explain to Dems What ‘Sanctuary’ Means
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/01/17/maybe-someone-should-explain-to-dems-what-sanctuary-means-n605694

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— DEI policy at University of Wisconsin Health blatantly discriminates against white employees – Noah Webster
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/dei-policy-at-university-of-wisconsin-health-blatantly-discriminates-against-white-employees

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— U. Texas San Antonio Eliminating DEI Office Instead of Renaming It. “Given our evolving understanding of S.B. 17, as well as continuing voluntary changes in staffing and personnel reappointments from that office, it no longer made sense to launch the new office” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/u-texas-san-antonio-eliminating-dei-office-instead-of-renaming-it/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump Recycles Tired 2020 Election Allegations.”
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/trump-recycles-tired-2020-election-allegations/

NEWSMAX
— 14 Dems Join GOP in Biden Border Policy Rebuke – Jim Morley
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-security-house-democrats/2024/01/17/id/1150002/

PATRIOT POST
— Chicagoans Fed Up With Illegal Aliens. The question is, will they finally ditch Democrats?
https://patriotpost.us/videos/103666-chicagoans-fed-up-with-illegal-aliens-2024-01-17

POST MILLENNIAL
— Former Space Force commander tells House he was fired for criticizing DEI – Darian Douraghy (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer,” that is, they fired me, in 1997 when I was 49 years old a) because I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation since 1988 and b) because I had complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation since 1980.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/space-force-commander-tells-house-he-was-fired-for-criticizing-dei

REAL CLEAR DEFENSE
— DEI Destroys Excellence, Military Cohesion at Service Academies – Bruce Fleming
https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2024/01/18/dei_destroys_excellence_military_cohesion_at_service_academies_1005678.html

TOWNHALL
— The Feds Worked With Banks to Flag Purchases of Bibles, ‘Extremist’ Text – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/01/17/the-feds-worked-with-banks-to-flag-maga-and-other-terms-at-stores-like-cabelas-n2633787

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Harris says ‘no denying’ America’s history of racism – NICK ROBERTSON (COMMEMT: If you are Republican, White, male, and/or Protestant, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you have benefitted from discrimination against minorities, women, and non-Protestants, and therefore the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI. My critics/opponents have always stressed that my ancestors have been in America since 1844 and that I am Republican, White, male, and Protestant, I my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived only in northeast Illinois, that they were never in any position to discriminate against anyone, and that they never discriminated against anyone. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. What if AA had only been for those whose parents did not have college degrees?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4414630-harris-no-denying-americas-history-racism/

CNN
— Chinese migrants enter the Americas via this country more than any other. Hear why.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2024/01/18/china-migrants-in-flushing-culver-pkg.cnn

NEW YORK TIMES
— Black and Jewish Activists Have Allied for Decades. What Now? – Daniel Bergner (COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO Jewish superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” so that they could give my Democrat GAO Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office, which is exactly what they did.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/18/magazine/black-jewish-activists-palestine.html
— Most abortion opponents did not expect the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the passage of state abortion bans to lead to the expansion of legal abortion in much of the United States. – Daniel K. Williams
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/18/opinion/abortion-bans-pro-life.html
— How to Protect Millions of Workers Without a Union – Jeff Seal, Nick Libbey and Chris Libbey (COMMENT: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. Further, if GAO had been unionized in 1980, I doubt that my Democrat GAO superiors would have been able a) to force me to suffer a $22, 996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS, b) to give me bad job assignments and unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) to keep me off audits of IRS, d) to delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, e) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and f) to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000009246880/unions-labor-standards-boards.html
— Migrants Sleep in the Snow in Desperate Wait for ID Cards. As the migrant crisis entered a precarious new phase in New York City, some families hoped an identification card could help them find work. – Andy Newman
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/nyregion/migrants-shelter-snow-nyc.html

USA TODAY
— Haley says America has never been ‘racist.’ Her own family history says otherwise. The GOP is not equipped to have meaningful discussions on race when older white voters are its primary voting bloc, especially while the party is still under Donald Trump’s thumb. – Sara Pequeño
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/01/17/nikki-haley-race-comments-republican-voters/72243607007/
–FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against police.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/17/police-killings-record-2023/72174081007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Accedes to Tougher Immigration Policy to Deflect Criticism, Secure Ukraine Aid. In his long career, Biden largely stayed out of immigration-reform fights. Now, he’s in the middle of one. – Tarini Parti and Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/biden-accedes-to-tougher-immigration-policy-to-deflect-criticism-secure-ukraine-aid-08822c6e

FORBES
— This Is How Biden Is Incentivizing Illegal Immigration Involving Children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98Okm5ItaSI
— How To Maximize Your Odds Of Ivy League Admission Without Legacy Status – Christopher Rim (COMMENT: If you do not have a degree from an Ivy League University, why is that? What discouraged Ivy League universities like the University of Chicago and Northwestern from accepting you? For me, it was my ACT score being only 24, my only just barely making it into the upper 20% of my class, my parents not being wealthy, my parents never having attended college, my father being only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attending high school, my being conservative, my being Republican, my being White, my being male, my being Protestant, my being 100% German American, my ancestors having been in America since 1844, and my having lived in Crete since 1948.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherrim/2024/01/17/how-to-maximize-your-odds-of-ivy-league-admission-without-legacy-status/

BLOOMBERG LAW
— PwC Drops Diversity Mandate for Internship Amid Legal Pressure – Clara Hudson (COMMENT: Because I am not a minority or a female, public accounting firms were never interested in me even though a) I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, b) I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year, e) I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, f) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, g) I became a licensed CPA in 1981, h) I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and i) I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. It is called reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/pwc-drops-diversity-mandate-for-internship-amid-legal-pressure

FAST COMPANY & BUSINESS JOURNALS
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action (AA) decision. Democrats and RINOs use AA and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91011238/from-elon-musk-to-ron-desantis-this-is-how-leaders-can-confront-the-backlash-to-dei
https://www.fastcompany.com/91006586/any-good-dei-strategy-has-this-one-thing
https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2024/01/17/diversity-equity-inclusion-backlash-legal-issues.html

KICK FM
— Is your Small Town in Illinois preparing for Migrant Busses? (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, a) that the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district will flood your county, township, municipality, and school district will with illegals, b) that poverty will increase, c) that crime will increase, and d) that you will be ever-increasingly forced to speak, read, and write Spanish.).
https://979kickfm.com/illinois-towns-dealing-unexpected-influx-migrants/

POLITICO
— The GOP Is Already Clashing Over Trump’s VP Pick. While Trump tries to sew up the nomination, his camp is already feuding about his future running mate — and hoping it isn’t Nikki Haley. – JONATHAN MARTIN
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/01/18/maga-nightmare-trump-loyalists-move-to-head-off-haley-vp-pick-00136282
— Trump warns campaigns: Do not hire ex-DeSantis operative Jeff Roe. The admonition is another example of the former president’s penchant for punishing people perceived as disloyal. – DANIEL LIPPMAN (COMMENT: For general elections, I have always helped elect those Republican candidates who won primary elections. But far too many of those candidates who l did not support in primaries and who then lost general elections have not only blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their losses, they have punished me severely. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/18/trump-jeff-roe-republican-strategist-00136240

NEW REPUBLIC
— Congress Is Sleepwalking Into a Draconian Asylum Ban – Felipe De La Hoz
https://newrepublic.com/article/178120/congress-border-deal-asylum-seekers

January 17, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Illinois Republicans to introduce legislative package to discourage migrant arrivals – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-illinois-abbott-republicans-chicago/14330663/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But instead of extending a helping hand, some Illinois Republican lawmakers said they plan to introduce a legislative package aimed at discouraging migrants from coming here, including repealing an element of the Trust Act that prohibits local law enforcement from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. “Our hope is they are going to have traveler’s remorse and that migrants will return to their home country,” said State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport). “I’ve been a police officer since 1993. I can tell you it’s insane, that you have one law enforcement agency not able to speak to another,” said State Senator John Cabello, Assistant Republican Leader. Additionally, state republicans criticized Illinois for providing health care for undocumented residents and for providing housing and resources to the migrants. “Governor Pritzker, his allies in the General Assembly, Mayor Johnson have rolled out the red carpet for the migrants,” Chesney said. While the state will continue to care for new arrivals, Gov. Pritzker has asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to stop sending them here during the bad weather. His request was ignored. “I think that tells you everything you need to know about the Republican Party, their position on migration and Gov. Abbott himself,” Pritzker said Monday. The Republican migrant legislative package is unlikely to gain traction in Springfield; nor is more state money for the migrants. In a statement, Democrat Senate President Don Harmon said, “We recognize the moral imperative of aiding our new neighbors, but we also have lingering issues with the unhoused, food insecurity, mental health and lack of employment in communities across the state that deserve resources and assistance, too.”)
— Chicago-area Tesla drivers stranded as charging stations not working in bitterly cold weather
https://abc7.com/chicago-area-tesla-charging-stations-freezing-cold-weather-teslas-not-batteries/14330309/

NBC5
— Illinois Republicans push back on migrant funding as state lawmakers return to Springfield – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-republicans-push-back-on-migrant-funding-as-state-lawmakers-return-to-springfield/3329170/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As lawmakers return to Springfield Tuesday, the migrant crisis in Chicago moves to the top of their agenda. Republicans introduced a package of legislation designed to strip Illinois of its sanctuary status and make it a less attractive alternative for asylum seekers. They want to repeal the Trust Act which keeps local police from talking to Immigration and Customs Enforcement about undocumented individuals. They also want to reduce health care expenditures and education spending on asylum seekers. “Our job as elected officials is to protect those taxpayers that pay our salaries and pay for everything under this dome,” said State Rep. John Cabello from Rockford. In Chicago, the Office of Emergency Management and Communications said that no new buses of asylum seekers have arrived from the Southern border states and that the official drop off site no longer has any migrants staying in CTA warming buses. There are still more than 200 people awaiting placement at O’Hare and another 12 in the warming center at the Harold Washington Library. The lull comes after Texas Governor Gregg Abbott refused a request by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to stop sending busloads of migrants in the subzero cold. Pritzker responded by placing full page ads in five Texas newspapers pleading for a stop to state transports to save lives. “It’s dangerous to send a busload of migrants who don’t have jackets, who don’t have shoes, proper shoes, to a climate like the one we are in now,” Pritzker said while campaigning for President Joe Biden at Monday’s Iowa Republican Caucuses. Who will pay for housing migrants? According to Politico, both Chicago and New York City are teaming up to ask the Department of Homeland Security for more money. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman reportedly signed a letter Director Alejandro Mayorkas saying the cities have not received proper reimbursement from the federal government. Cost is a major concern for Illinois Republicans as well. They claim their new legislative package is deigned to stave off tax increases to pay for migrant services.)
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/volunteer-organizations-team-up-to-feed-unhoused-migrants-during-extreme-chicago-cold/3329151/
— Texas bus company sues City of Chicago over migrant drop-off ordinance – Bennett Haeberle and Lisa Capitanini
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/texas-bus-company-sues-city-of-chicago-over-migrant-drop-off-ordinance/3329421/
— When 2024 Illinois primary election early voting begins, and where to cast your ballot – James Neveau (COMMENT: As soon as the sample Republican primary ballot for my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton is available, I will hand-deliver a copy to each of the 228 homes in the precinct that have at least one registered Republican voter.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/when-2024-illinois-primary-election-early-voting-begins-and-where-to-cast-your-ballot/3328928/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County: Early voting will begin at five locations across DuPage County on Feb. 8, including the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton. The Addison Township Office, the Naperville Municipal Center, the Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale and the Westmont Public Library will all host early voting sites. Additional locations will open on March 4. A full list of early voting sites has not yet been released, but information on early voting can be found on the DuPage County website. Officials also urge residents to check a new precinct map that was passed by the County Board in June 2023, with many residents having new precinct numbers for the coming election.)

FOX32
— Illinois announces additional funding for migrants, but there’s a catch – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-additional-funding-migrants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reepp3cYHf4
— Chicago migrant situation intensifies amid cold snap. Some state legislators are calling for new measures when it comes to migrants in Illinois, as the number of new arrivals only continues to grow.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1396369
— Highland Park organizations collaborate to provide care packages for migrants arriving from Texas. (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/highland-park-care-packages-migrants
— New Lenox mayor says he won’t attend Johnson’s meeting on migrants: ‘you cannot say we’re a sanctuary state’ – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-lenox-mayor-wont-attend-johnsons-meeting-on-migrants
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jklYLMNQMMA
— Migrant staying in Chicago allegedly stole $3K in merchandise, cut off ICE electronic monitoring device
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/migrant-chicago-stole-merchandise-electronic-monitoring-device

WTTW
— Amid Freezing Temperatures, Chicago Suspends Migrant Eviction Policy – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/16/spotlight-politics-amid-freezing-temperatures-chicago-suspends-migrant-eviction-policy
— Emails Show Johnson, City Officials Notified About Sewage, Roaches and Illnesses at Pilsen Migrant Shelter Almost 2 Months Before Boy’s Death Highlighted Problems – Paris Schutz
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/16/emails-show-johnson-city-officials-notified-about-sewage-roaches-and-illnesses-pilsen

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-immigration-house-republicans-biden-border-greg-abbott-20240117-hg7zgx5jvjcidiyfg3hrajzy3q-story.html
— Legislators OK rules for maintaining, enforcing registry of guns covered by state ban – Jeremy Gorner (COMMENT: Registration today, confiscation tomorrow.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gun-registration-rules-20240117-npx4j5ylbjcg5f4e6po7dbu27q-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: North Central College receives $130,000 state grant to address student homelessness, basic needs insecurity – Tess Kenny
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-north-central-college-state-grant-housing-insecurity-st-0117-20240116-6ptng6jpdfashgsjoimmoyu3wu-story.html
— Trump scowls while jury selected – AP (COMMENT: In 1998, while the jury was being selected for my lawsuit against Ford, Ford made a settlement offer that I accepted. I got $6,000, my lawyer got $6,000, and Ford agreed to fix defects the in my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/donald-trump-defamation-trial-20240116-m5cfc3y3dfafhiugkjtzmpq45m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Blankets, gloves, a tent and some propane protect some homeless Chicagoans during ‘brutal’ cold snap. As temperatures plummeted to their lowest this season, the homeless outreach program of Thresholds, a North Side-based mental health provider, worked overtime to canvass the city handing out warm clothes, meals and offering shelter. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/16/24040570/chicago-homeless-brutal-cold-snap-outreach-tent-city-roosevelt-canalport
— Family demands answers after veteran dies from self-inflicted gunshot inside Chicago VA hospital. “I don’t understand,” said the brother of Roy Fred Giddens. “How could you get a gun into the facilities?” – Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/1/16/24035088/marine-veteran-roy-fred-giddens-dead-gunshot-jesse-brown-va-hospital-suicide

DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker earmarks $17 million for municipalities helping asylum seekers – Jake Griffin (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240116/news/pritzker-earmarks-17-million-for-municipalities-helping-asylum-seekers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The grants will be distributed through a partnership with the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus. The group will issue $11 million to municipalities outside Chicago to “welcome and support recent arrivals living in their communities.” The money must be used to support migrants within the municipality and can’t be used to transport them elsewhere, state officials said.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly promote EVs.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240116/news/ev-battery-not-getting-you-as-far-heres-some-tips-to-keep-your-car-charge-going/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Back in the Capitol: Illinois lawmakers resume business in Springfield – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/01/17/back-in-springfield-lawmakers-return-for-spring-session/72241272007/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Mail-in ballots have their place, but in-person still an important tradition – Scott T. Holland (COMMENT: To promote mail-in ballots is to promote voter fraud.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2024/01/16/eye-on-illinois-mail-in-ballots-have-their-place-but-in-person-still-an-important-tradition/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— 5 Illinois voters file petition to remove Trump from ballot – Edward Simon Cruz and Shreya Srinivasan
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/01/16/city/5-illinois-voters-file-petition-to-remove-trump-from-ballot/

STATELINE
— Illinois announces additional $17M to communities who take in migrants – John Clark (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-announces-additional-17m-to-communities-who-take-in-migrants/

ILLINOIS VALLEY
— Could Kernan FOID case to go to Illinois Supreme Court? (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more hatred against FOID card holders.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2024/01/17/could-kernan-foid-case-to-go-to-illinois-supreme-court/

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— 14th Amendment invoked in objections to Biden’s candidacy in Illinois – Dominic Genetti
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/biden-illinois-ballot-objections-18611070.php

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Pritzker announces additional funding to municipalities to support asylum seekers
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/pritzker-announces-additional-funding-to-municipalities-to-support-asylum-seekers/article_2c2ca708-b4df-11ee-b26e-572ba0ae4760.html

SHAW LOCAL & WCIA & CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2024/01/16/as-recreational-marijuana-sales-again-hit-record-illinois-ag-calls-for-federal-rescheduling/
https://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/illinois-attorney-general-advocates-for-looser-federal-cannabis-classification/
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/as-recreational-cannabis-sales-again-hit-record-illinois-ag-calls-for-federal-rescheduling

WQAD
— As Illinois lawmakers return to work in Springfield, discussion points to migrant crisis. While Gov. JB Pritzker continues to fund projects to aid incoming migrants, some Republican lawmakers want to scale back resources. – Jonathan Fong
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/illinois-spring-legislative-session-2024/526-b507c98d-9505-4e90-a77b-c48401998b2a

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Help push back against MAGA extremism’: Biden asks for donations after Trump’s Iowa win. – JESSICA A. BOTELHO (COMMENT: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you an extremist.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/help-push-back-against-maga-extremism-biden-asks-for-donations-after-trumps-iowa-win-florida-gov-ron-desantis-nikki-haley-politics-republicans-conservatives-gop-democrats-liberals
— Lawmakers demand new data on link between crime and illegal immigration – KONNER MCINTIRE & COURTNEY RAU
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/lawmakers-demand-new-data-on-link-between-crime-illegal-immigration-department-homeland-security-migrants-southern-border-encounters-customs-asylum-china-darien-gap
— What’s propelling GOP voters to support Trump? – AUSTIN DENEAN (COMMENT: Trump promises to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/whats-propelling-gop-voters-to-support-former-president-donald-trump-republican-primary-iowa-caucuses-new-hampshire-nikki-haley-ron-desantis

CERNTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Haley says US has ‘never been a racist country’ – Sarah Fortinsky (COMMENT: The Democrat Confederacy (Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia) was a racist country. The Republican America defeated the Confederacy.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/haley-says-us-has-never-been-a-racist-country/

WJBC
— Some Illinois House and Senate Republicans frustrated about state resources going to migrants – Dave Dahl (COMMENT: What percent of the students in your school district are illegals? What percent of those in emergency rooms near you are illegals?)
https://www.wjbc.com/2024/01/16/some-illinois-house-and-senate-republicans-frustrated-about-state-resources-going-to-migrants/

CITIES 92.9
— Migrant influx to Illinois being felt in downstate communities – Kevin Bessler (COMMENT: What percent of the students in your school district are illegals? What percent of those in emergency rooms near you are illegals?)
https://www.cities929.com/2024/01/16/migrant-influx-to-illinois-being-felt-in-downstate-communities/

WHEATON PATCH
— Coming Soon to NIU Naperville: `Packing for Retirement’ In a free two-session curriculum, Dr. Jim Flanagan & Jigar Doshi of Bentron Financial Group help older adults gauge retirement readiness. – Matt Baron (COMMENT: I should write a book about retirement. I have been retired for more than 26 years. I would focus on the many negatives of being forced into early retirement. I would focus on how your critics/opponents use your being forced into early retirement against you. I would stress that the more qualifications that you have when you are forced to retire early, the more that your critic/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you were forced to retire early because you were a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I had the following qualifications when the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old: I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,439-$150,075/year. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. I had become a licensed CPA. I had passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I had become a Forensic Accountant, Certified Financial Services Auditor, Certified Government Financial Manager, and Certified Fraud Examiner. I had earned master’s degrees in finance, accounting, and business. )
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/coming-soon-niu-naperville-packing-retirement

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-213/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-16/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Migrant influx to Illinois being felt in downstate communities – Kevin Bessle (COMMENT: What percent of the students in your school district are illegals What percent of those in emergency rooms near you are illegals?)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3a956d6c-b4bb-11ee-a6b0-5bf0f1037e3c.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— One bus carrying 30 illegal immigrants dropped off in Wheaton on Jan. 7
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653741341-one-bus-carrying-30-illegal-immigrants-dropped-off-in-wheaton-on-jan-7

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Springfield Leftists Pass Law to Enable Schools to Assess Student Mental Health – Laurie Higgins
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/post/springfield-leftists-pass-law-to-enable-schools-to-assess-student-mental-health

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U: How many students failed ELA test in 2021-22 school year?
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/650298946-crete-monee-community-unit-school-district-201-u-how-many-students-failed-ela-test-in-2021-22-school-year

JOHN KASS
— After Trump’s Historic Iowa Victory, No Path Forward For DeSantis and Haley
https://johnkassnews.com/after-trumps-historic-iowa-victory-no-path-forward-for-desantis-and-haley/

WIREPOINTS
— Mayor Johnson wants federal aid for the city’s illegal immigrants…but Chicagoans should expect increased taxes
https://wirepoints.org/mayor-johnson-wants-federal-aid-for-the-citys-illegal-immigrants-but-chicagoans-should-expect-increased-taxes-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Pritzker’s Myopia Ignores Open Borders – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/01/pritzkers-myopia-ignores-open-borders/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s Iowa win underscores his dominance on border issues that motivate GOP voters – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/16/trumps-iowa-win-underscores-his-dominance-on-borde/
— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Iowa results exposed Trump’s ‘weakness’ – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/16/jb-pritzker-says-iowa-results-exposed-donald-trump/
— The eve of Apple and Tesla’s destruction in China. American CEOs who succumb to the lure of China’s sweatshops, pollution havens and government subsidies inevitably lose not just their souls. They eventually surrender their companies. – Peter Navarro
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/16/eve-of-apple-and-teslas-destruction-in-china/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Majority of Americans agree with Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban – Eden Villalovas (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2799875/majority-americans-agree-supreme-court-affirmative-action-ban-poll/
— Chicago to spend $20 million on green energy buses from EPA for public schools – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2799689/chicago-green-energy-buses-epa-public-schools/

NEW YORK POST
— Joy Reid accuses white Christian Iowa Trump voters of wanting people of color to ‘bow down’ to them – Alexander Hall
https://nypost.com/2024/01/16/media/joy-reid-accuses-white-christian-iowans-of-wanting-to-have-people-of-color-bow-down-to-them/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Will Illegal Aliens Choose the 2024 Republican Nominee in Arizona? Arizona Democrats are exploiting a loophole that lets non-citizens cast a ballot in the 2024 election. – Hayden Ludwig (COMMENT: In your precinct, what percent of the voters a) cast Republican ballots in primary elections but then vote for Democrats in general elections and b) use their false identifications to register and vote?)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/will-illegal-aliens-choose-the-2024-republican-nominee-in-arizona/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Combating the Federal Government’s Determination to Allow a Border Invasion. In the face of federal opposition and local Republican indifference, Texas citizens demand that we secure our borders. – Tim Greeson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/17/combating-the-federal-governments-determination-to-allow-a-border-invasion/

AMERICAN THINKER
— From the open border to anti-poverty programs, the Democrats wage war on the lower class – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/us_civil_rights_commission_acknowledges_the_obvious_southern_invasion_disproportionately_harms_black_americans.html
— Patriots Who Are Doing Something; What are You Doing? – Robin M. Itzler (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have done the most since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.).
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/patriots_who_are_doing_something_what_are_you_doing.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In November 2020, she started a free weekly newsletter for about 100 people—free to readers and free of ads. Today, Patriot Neighbors has thousands of readers across the country and continues to feature contact information so America First Patriots can share their thoughts and concerns with elected officials and corporate CEOs. These are just four examples. American Thinker readers could add instances where they or someone they know saw something that needed to be changed and decided to get actively involved and do something.)

AMERICAN WIRE
— Illegals are now complaining that winter is too cold here in the US – Frieda Powers
https://americanwirenews.com/illegals-are-now-complaining-that-winter-is-too-cold-here-in-the-us/

BREITBART
— DeSantis, Haley Spent $72M Combined in Iowa to Place Second, Third – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/01/15/desantis-haley-spent-72m-combined-iowa-place-second-third/
— Nikki Haley Punches Back at MSNBC’s Joy Reid: ‘We’re Not a Racist Country — We’ve Never Been a Racist Country’ – JEFF POOR (COMMENT: The Democrat Confederacy (Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia) was a racist country. The Republican America defeated the Confederacy.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/16/nikki-haley-punches-back-at-msnbcs-joy-reid-were-not-a-racist-country-weve-never-been-a-racist-country/
— New York City Democrat Mayor Eric Adams Imposing 11 PM Curfew on Illegal Aliens – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/16/new-york-democrat-eric-adams-imposing-11-pm-curfew-illegal-aliens/

CENTER SQUARE
— DeSantis, Haley vow to stay in race despite Trump’s huge Iowa victory – Corey Walker
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6589c6d0-b498-11ee-92c5-3f1fbf4521a6.html

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Biden Says There Is No Crisis at the Border – Terence P. Jeffrey
https://www.creators.com/read/terence-jeffrey/01/24/biden-says-there-is-no-crisis-at-the-border

DAILY CALLER
— Chicago EV Charging Fiasco Appears To Pierce Proponents’ Claims About Performance In Bitter Cold – NICK POPE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/16/chicago-ev-charging-fiasco-claims-performance-cold/
— Majority Of Black Americans Approve Of Supreme Court Striking Down Race-Based Admissions – BRANDON POULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/16/black-americans-supreme-court-race-based-admissions/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Strikes Unifying Tone, Praises Competitors in Iowa Victory Speech – Joseph Lord
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-strikes-unifying-tone-praises-competitors-in-iowa-victory-speech-5566718

FEDERALIST
— How And Why The Ivy League Will Die – ISAAC SIMPSON (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Ivy League degree holders who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/17/how-and-why-the-ivy-league-will-die/

FOX NEWS
— Medical schools promote segregated medicine, and here’s how it’s going to hurt patients. Activists in medicine are cherry-picking evidence that aligns with their political objectives, while ignoring reality. – Ian Kingsbury, Jay P. Greene
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/medical-schools-promote-segregated-medicine-heres-how-going-hurt-patients

HOT AIR
— DoJ Confirms DHS Lied When Blaming Texas for Migrant Deaths
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/01/16/doj-confirms-dhs-lied-when-blaming-texas-for-migrant-deaths-n605367

JONATHAN TURLEY
— MSNBC Hosts Denounce White Christians as Racist and Pledge to Censor Trump After Iowa Win; an early glimpse of what to expect from coverage of this election.
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/01/16/msnbc-host-iowa-proves-white-christians-are-racists-who-want-minorities-to-bow-down-to-them/comment-page-1/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Western Illinois U. National Day of Racial Healing Includes ‘Racism for White People’ Lecture. “Racism is almost always perceived as threatening to white people.” – Mike LaChance (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, Whites, men, older people, heterosexuals, non-veterans, Protestants, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time like me discriminate against minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/western-illinois-u-national-day-of-racial-healing-includes-racism-for-white-people-lecture/

MRC TV
— Illegal Aliens IN CHICAGO Are Whining About the Cold Weather – NICK KANGADIS
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/illegal-aliens-chicago-are-whining-about-cold-weather

NATIONAL REVIEW
— J. B. Pritzker Gives the Game Away – NOAH ROTHMAN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/j-b-pritzker-gives-the-game-away/

NEW AMERICAN
— “This Must END!” Says Musk of J Hopkins “Privilege” Hit List. Here’s Why It Won’t – Selwyn Duke
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/this-must-end-says-musk-of-j-hopkins-privilege-hit-list-heres-why-it-wont/

NEWS BUSTERS
— On MLK Day, Joy Reid Defecates On White Evangelical Voters – Jorge Bonilla
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jorge-bonilla/2024/01/15/mlk-day-joy-reid-defecates-white-evangelical-voters
— Confronting Woke Culture: Examining Progressive Ideologies in Education – Tierin-Rose Mandelburg
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/tierin-rose-mandelburg/2024/01/16/normal-girls-beards-slapping-transphobes-stripping

NEWSMAX
— Gallup Poll: Majority Favor SCOTUS Ban on Affirmative Action – Mark Swanson (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/poll-scotus-ban/2024/01/16/id/1149857/
— China’s Multi-Pronged Presence Overrunning U.S. – Clare M. Lopez
https://www.newsmax.com/claremlopez/asia-biological-warfare/2024/01/16/id/1149790/
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/lgbtq-school-sports/2024/01/16/id/1149843/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Illegal Aliens Unexpected Hotel “Guests” In San Diego – Kalen D’Almedia
https://www.oann.com/video/in-focus-video/illegal-aliens-unexpected-hotel-guests-in-san-diego/

PJ MEDIA
— Blue States Are Hiring Illegals as Police, Giving Them Guns – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/01/16/car-54-donde-estas-states-pushing-to-hire-illegals-as-police-n4925538

POST MILLENNIAL
— EV charging stations in Chicago turn into ‘car graveyards’ amid frigid temps. “We got a bunch of dead robots out here.”
https://thepostmillennial.com/ev-charging-stations-in-chicago-turn-into-car-graveyards-amid-frigid-temps

TOWNHALL
— Pro-Hamas Agitators Arrested at Cannon House Building – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/01/16/here-we-go-again-hamas-agitators-arrested-at-cannon-house-building-n2633720
— As Biden Denies Border Crisis, Border Patrol Reveals Horrific Death Toll – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2024/01/16/immigration-border-crisis-n2633617
— Blue State Democrats Really Do Misunderstand the Border Crisis – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/01/16/jb-pritzker-laments-sanctuary-state-status-n2633644

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Under Biden, illegals are safe from deportation once they get past the border
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4410809-under-biden-are-illegal-immigrants-safe-from-deportation-once-they-get-past-the-border/
— EV drivers struggle to keep batteries charged amid winter freeze. Cold impacts electric vehicles. – Gabriel Castillo and Dana Rebik
https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/energy/4411984-ev-drivers-struggle-to-keep-batteries-charged-amid-winter-freeze/

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump’s Border Wall Was a Huge Hit in Iowa – Andrew Stanton
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-border-wall-was-huge-hit-iowa-1860397

CBS NEWS
— Hundreds of asylum seekers wait in the snow for New York City shelter assignments – Lisa Rozner
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-city-asylum-seekers-shelters-waiting-in-the-cold/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Electric Car Owners Confront a Harsh Foe: Cold Weather In freezing temperatures, the batteries of electric vehicles can be less efficient and have shorter range, a lesson many Tesla drivers in Chicago learned this week. – Emily Schmall and Jenny Gross
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/business/tesla-charging-chicago-cold-weather.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote voter fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/opinion/voting-rights-constitution-28th-amendment.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Haley.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/17/pro-trump-anti-immigrant-ad-makes-it-seem-if-haley-coddles-criminals/
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats A0 who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had fewer no professional certifications, and/or d) who had no professional license. Virtually all of them were female and/or minority. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/16/gender-pay-gap-women-discussing-wages/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— A study’s surprise finding: Most workers want to be in the office more often. – ROGER VINCENT (COMMENT: In 1997,when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” so that they could give my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office, which is exactly what they did.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-04/most-workers-want-to-be-in-the-office-more-often-a-studys-surprise-finding

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A middle-age Millionaires’ Row: Average 50-something now has net worth over $1 million – Daniel de Visé
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/14/average-net-worth-1-million-50-year-olds/72177890007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— 75% of Iowa GOP Caucusgoers Say Immigrants Hurt the Country – Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iowa-caucus-republican-primary-2024/card/three-quarters-of-iowa-gop-caucusgoers-say-immigrants-hurt-the-u-s–NSFLNiG9DMZJTMUyXqmy
— The Tech Employee Who Went Viral for Filming Her Firing Has No Regrets – Joseph Pisani (COMMENT: If I had filmed/recorded what my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors said to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I would have won Diersen v GAO. SEE:
https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf

https://www.wsj.com/business/the-tech-employee-who-went-viral-for-filming-her-firing-has-no-regrets-54b61ffe
— Trump Takes the Iowa Caucus, and the GOP Is His. Those who thought it was still Reagan’s party were proved wrong Monday night. – William A. Galston (COMMENT: While he was president, Trump did more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than either Bush.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-takes-iowa-and-the-gop-is-his-2024-election-fdr-reagan-lbj-transform-party-5e60bb0a
— The Electric-Vehicle Cheating Scandal. A government rule makes them look nearly seven times as efficient as they are. – Michael Buschbacher and James Conde
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-electric-car-cheating-scandal-subsidy-rule-efficiency-falsehood-2798b4ab
— The Unexpected Ways a Big Raise Affects Your Happiness. Getting more money often leads to immediate satisfaction. The good feelings might not last. – Joe Pinsker (COMMENT: I got promoted to GS-9 (currently $66,942/year) in 1972 when 23 years old, to GS-11 (currently $80,994/year) in 1973, to GS-12 (currently $97,079/year) in 1974, and to GS-13 (currently $115,439/year) in 1986. My critics/opponents have always been furious about the aforesaid. In my defense, I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. And I became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/the-surprising-aftermath-of-a-big-raise-a4358f21
— FRONT PAGE: M.B.A.s Struggle With Finding a job. – Lindsay Ellis (COMMENT: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old after I completed 16 graduate evening business courses one at a time. My completing those courses encouraged my IRS manager to promote me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. But my Democrat IRS superiors were so furious that he promoted me instead of my Democrat coworkers who were minority, female, and/or veteran that they got rid of him.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/the-m-b-a-s-who-cant-find-jobs-669cc1fa

BLOOMBERG
— Iowa Republicans Rank Immigration Ahead of Economy – Gregory Korte
https://news.yahoo.com/iowa-republicans-rank-immigration-top-222717174.html

PBS
— New York governor wants to spend $2.4 billion to help deal with migrant influx in new budget proposal – AP
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/new-york-governor-wants-to-spend-2-4-billion-to-help-deal-with-migrant-influx-in-new-budget-proposal

DAILY MAIL
— Even minorities reject DEI special treatment: Poll shows all Americans – white, black, Hispanic and Asian – support the death of affirmative action – James Reinl
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12969369/Even-minorities-reject-DEI-special-treatment-Poll-shows-Americans-white-black-Hispanic-Asian-support-death-affirmative-action.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/even-minorities-reject-dei-special-treatment-poll-shows-all-americans-white-black-hispanic-and-asian-support-the-death-of-affirmative-action/ar-AA1n4CNS

January 16, 2024

To let illegals illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally just because they seek asylum, refugee, or parole status not only opens the floodgates, not only abolishes America’s borders, but destroys America.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Funding for migrants, Chicago school board elections on agenda as lawmakers return to Springfield – Jeremy Gorner and Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-chicago-school-board-migrants-20240116-zk6lxcbkrzhfzazu7vn6wf4254-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rebuffed his plea to pause migrant transports to Chicago area during freeze.. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/1/15/24039467/immigration-asylum-seekers-chicago-texas-pritzker-abbott-texas-crisis-migrant-border-nation-world
— Metropolitan Mayors Caucus meeting on asylum-seekers is postponed due to cold weather. A new date hasn’t been set. – Kade Heather
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/15/24039372/metropolitan-mayors-caucus-asylum-seekers-migrants-northern-illinois-health-weather-city-hall-border

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240115/submitted-content/aauw-naperville-area-branch-offers-5000-scholarship/

ABC7
— Trump wins Iowa Republican caucuses, DeSantis places 2nd. Ramaswamy will end Republican presidential bid after disappointing finish in Iowa. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/what-is-iowa-caucuses-2024-republican-caucus/14326091/
— ‘Dead robots’: Chicago’s extreme cold knocks out Tesla cars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEI_7b_HT_A
— Crest Hill becomes latest Chicago suburb to crack down on unscheduled migrant buses
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-crest-hill-migrants-suburbs-buses/14328169/

NBC5
— Electric vehicle owners face huge challenges amid Chicago cold snap
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/electric-vehicle-owners-face-huge-challenges-amid-chicago-cold-snap/3328085/
— Subzero temperatures take toll on workers across Chicago area (COMMENT: What outdoor jobs in the winter did you have? Mine include delivering newspapers 1962-1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, and pumping gasoline 1971-1972.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/subzero-temperatures-takes-toll-on-workers-across-chicago-area/3328229/

CBS2
— Some migrants in Chicago brave extreme cold just to get a hot meal – Sabrina Franza (COMMENT: What outdoor jobs in the winter did you have? Mine include delivering newspapers 1962-1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, and pumping gasoline 1971-1972.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-migrants-extreme-cold-hot-meal/
— Suburban Chicago students focus on legislative action to celebrate MLK Day – Shardaa Gray (COMMENT: Federal employees get 11 paid federal holidays a year including MLK Day. While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, my critics/opponents were always furious that I got paid federal holidays. They were especially furious 1966-1969 when I got overtime working holidays while I was a part-time postal employee. That overtime helped buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-chicago-legislative-action-mlk-day/
— Electric vehicle drivers stranded because of cold-weather charging problems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzrUkgbVoro
— Tesla owners run into trouble amid bitter cold – Steffanie Dupree
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/tesla-owners-run-into-trouble-amid-bitter-cold/

FOX32
— No buses from southern border expected to arrive in Chicago for second consecutive day
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/migrants-in-chicago-no-buses
— Tesla supercharging station packed in Oak Brook, dead cars line parking lot due to frigid temps – Dane Placko
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dead-teslas-oak-brook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFAtqWOaEgg

WGN9
— Migrants moved to South Loop library to escape dangerously cold conditions – Julian Crews
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/migrants-moved-to-south-loop-library-to-escape-dangerously-cold-conditions/
— A pay cut for a better work-life balance? Many workers say yes – Micah Materre (COMMENT: Have you taken a pay cut? GAO audits IRS. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, to transfer from IRS to GAO. I did that because the Democrats who ran GAO would not let me transfer unless I took that pay cut. Because my Democrat IRS superiors made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. Because the GAO Staff Manager who arranged the transfer promised me I would be quickly promoted to GS-11 Step 10 and then back to GS-12 Step 5 and then to GS-13. Because that GAO Staff Manager promised me he would assign me to audits of IRS so that I could use my knowledge of IRS that I had gained working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. Because of GAO’s mission. Because GAO claimed to be nonpartisan. Because far too many people hate IRS employees. But the Democrats who ran GAO immediately replaced that Staff Manager with a Staff Manager who disapproved of my being a former IRS employee, my being a former union member, and my being conservative, Republican, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, and someone who transferred in with almost 12 years of federal seniority, lots of unused annual leave and sick leave. For the next 6 years, he gave me bad job assignments and unfair performance expectations and appraisals, he delayed my promotions, and he I kept me off audits of IRS. But then, he want on extended sick leave in late 1985 because of his heart problems caused by his excessive drinking. That enabled the Staff Manager who had arranged my transfer to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13, currently $115,439/year. But then, in 1987, the Staff Manager who disapproved of me came back from extended sick leave and promptly a) forced Staff Manager who had arranged my transfer to retire, b) threw off audits of IRS, c) gave me a very bad job assignment, d) gave me very unfair performance expectations and a very unfair performance appraisal, ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and made it clear that GAO would never reassign me to audits of IRS or promote me to GS-14. )
https://wgntv.com/business/a-pay-cut-for-a-better-work-life-balance-many-workers-say-yes/
— You need more than $1 million to retire in parts of the US: How does Chicago rank? – Addy Bink (COMMENT: The cost of living in Wheaton is very high. My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is dramatically less (it is only $65,165/year), because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Even though I paid into Social Security 1964-1974, my Social Security is dramatically less (it is only $2,945.20/year). because I get a CSRS pension. Because Medicare now costs me $3,255.60/year, all my Social Security goes to pay Medicare and I had to pay Medicare $320.40 more. I have only $259,336.63 in regular IRA accounts and only $69,091.58 in Roth IRA accounts a) because of my Democrat superiors in the federal government, b) because I paid lots of money for tuition and books to earn three job-related master’s degrees, and c) because I bought new cars and collector cars.)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/you-need-more-than-1-million-to-retire-in-parts-of-the-us-how-does-chicago-rank/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois fell on the lower end of the scale, ranking as the 15th-cheapest state overall. Here, GOBankingRates determined you need at least $787,800 to retire, slightly more than Indiana at $777,600. Wisconsin retirees need even more at $840,000. That total would, of course, increase if you retired earlier. To fund a 30-year retirement, you’d need at least $1 million in 25 states, the study found. . .While Illinois ranked among the more affordable states, Chicago ranked among the most expensive metros to retire in. Here, you’ll need roughly $948,000 in order to afford a 25-year retirement. If you moved north to the Milwaukee-Waukesha area, you could save about $100,000, the analysis found. Across the state in the St. Louis area, a retiree needs even less at about $744,000.)

WTTW
— Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to get rid of Republicans. AA and DEI are political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/15/how-clashing-interpretations-martin-luther-king-s-legacy-fuels-fight-over-dei-and

WGN RADIO
— It’s the 50th Anniversary of TV’s Happy Days (COMMENT: When were your happiest days? Mine include a) 1972-1974 when IRS promoted me to GS-9, GS-11, and GS-12 and b) 1986-1988 when GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13. Mine include 1970 when I graduated from NIU, 1976 from Loyola, 1980 from DePaul, and 1997 from IIT. Mine include 1979 when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt and 1981 when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA. Mine include 1978 when I got married and every day since.)
https://wgnradio.com/dave-plier/aaaaay-its-the-50th-anniversary-of-tvs-happy-days-with-marion-ross-anson-williams-donny-most-and-henry-winkler/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois voters assert Biden ‘ineligible’ to run for office, move to strike him from ballot – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/presidential/2024/01/15/stonington-man-among-challengers-to-bidens-illinois-candidacy/72231079007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A total of three objections were filed last week against Biden, the Democratic frontrunner. Among them, Shane Bouvet, Timothy Conrad, former U.S. Senate candidate Peggy Hubbard, and Terry Newsome maintain Biden is ineligible to hold public office for supporting foreign enemies.)

WSIL TV
— Chicago scrambles to shelter migrants in dangerous cold as Texas’ governor refuses to stop drop-offs – Alisha Ebrahimji
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/chicago-scrambles-to-shelter-migrants-in-dangerous-cold-as-texas-governor-refuses-to-stop-drop/article_3a381a2c-c853-5912-ab58-13777dfad049.html

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois proposal calls for expanding vote-by-mail. – Peter Hancock (COMMENT: To promote vote by mail is to promote voter fraud.)
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2024-01-15/illinois-proposal-calls-for-expanding-vote-by-mail

VILLAGE FREE PRESS
— Proviso Suburbs Are Regulating Unscheduled Buses As Migrant Crisis Enters Harsh Winter – Michael Romain
https://www.vfpress.news/articles/government/proviso-suburbs-are-regulating-unscheduled-buses-as-migrant-crisis-enters-harsh-winter/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— In DuPage: The “I Have a Dream” breakfast drew 1,200, including: Comptroller Susana Mendoza, Treasurer Mike Frerichs, Congressman Bill Foster, former Congressman Bobby Rush, state Sen. Seth Lewis, DuPage Board Chair Deb Conroy, DuPage State’s Attorney Bob Berlin, Illinois Chamber CEO Lou Sandoval and former DuPage Commissioner Greg Hart. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/01/16/biden-faces-illinois-challenges-too-00135773

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning Briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-212/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Jan. 9 illegal immigrant drop-off update: One bus arrives in Elmhurst carrying 50 illegals
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653741342-jan-9-illegal-immigrant-drop-off-update-one-bus-arrives-in-elmhurst-carrying-50-illegals

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago Teachers Union: ‘CTU encourage its members to wear Black Lives Matter at School shirts to school’ (COMMENT: To encourage BLM is to encourage Blacks to hate Whites.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/653741269-chicago-teachers-union-ctu-encourage-its-members-to-wear-black-lives-matter-at-school-shirts-to-school
— Chicago Schools chief: Texas governor Abbott is a ‘monster’ who is ‘trafficking’ illegal aliens to Illinois
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/653741235-chicago-schools-chief-texas-governor-abbott-is-a-monster-who-is-trafficking-illegal-aliens-to-illinois
— Chicago Teachers Union: Schools need more tax dollars to counter ‘climate change’ driven snowstorms
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/653741254-chicago-teachers-union-schools-need-more-tax-dollars-to-counter-climate-change-driven-snowstorms

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Bailey campaign to host ‘Shoot with Darren’ event at Accuracy Firearms in Effingham (COMMENT: When I was in high school, I became fairly good marksman with my .22 rifle.)
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/653741265-bailey-campaign-to-host-shoot-with-darren-event-at-accuracy-firearms-in-effingham

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Illinois Launches New Intake Center and Shelter Site for Migrants Arriving in Chicago
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/653733098-illinois-launches-new-intake-center-and-shelter-site-for-migrants-arriving-in-chicago

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago Public Schools: Sexual abuse, not stolen laptops, should get all the attention – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-public-schools-sexual-abuse-not-stolen-laptops-should-get-all-the-attention-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Iowa’s Message to America: Trump’s Overwhelming Win Redefines GOP Race
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/iowas-message-to-america-trumps-overwhelming-win-redefines-gop-race.html
— Illinois Voters Launch Unprecedented Attack on Biden’s Presidential Run
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/illinois-voters-launch-unprecedented-attack-on-bidens-presidential-run.html
— In His Own Words: Chicago GOP Chair Stephen Boulton Responds to IR Coverage in Unedited Opinion Piece
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/in-his-own-words-chicago-gop-chair-stephen-boulton-responds-to-ir-coverage-in-unedited-opinion-piece.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Toned-down Trump promises to unite country in Iowa victory speech – Susan Ferrechio and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/15/donald-trump-promises-unite-country-iowa-victory-s/
— Trump wins the Iowa GOP presidential caucuses, DeSantis edges Haley for second
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/15/iowa-caucus-live-updates/
— Vivek Ramaswamy quits race after disappointing finish in Iowa caucuses – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/15/vivek-ramaswamy-dropping-out-race-gop-nomination-r/
— Republicans should trade in elephant symbol for one that reflects today’s party – Cal Thomas (COMMENT: In 2007, I arranged for an elephant to walk behind recently elected Congressman Peter Roskam in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/15/republicans-should-trade-in-elephant-symbol-for-on/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘This is insane’: United CEO criticized for pushing racial and gender quotas – Heather Hunter (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, they were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females, that is, b) to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/business/2797940/this-is-insane-united-ceo-criticized-for-pushing-racial-and-gender-quotas/
— Biden immigration approval at historic low – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2797365/biden-immigration-approval-at-historic-low/
— ‘Utter bulls***’: Megyn Kelly slams Nikki Haley for answer regarding trans women. – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2796944/megyn-kelly-slams-haley-answer-trans-women/

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago-area Tesla charging stations lined with dead cars in freezing cold: ‘A bunch of dead robots out here’ – Louis Casiano
https://nypost.com/2024/01/16/news/chicago-area-tesla-charging-stations-lined-with-dead-cars-in-freezing-cold-a-bunch-of-dead-robots-out-here/
https://biz.crast.net/chicago-area-tesla-charging-stations-littered-with-dead-cars-in-freezing-cold-theres-a-bunch-of-dead-robots-here-2/
— GOP senator denies leaked border, immigration deal draft: Don’t ‘believe everything you read on the internet’ – Josh Christenson
https://nypost.com/2024/01/15/news/gop-senator-james-lankford-denies-accuracy-of-leaked-border-deal-draft/
— GOP slams ‘Sanctuary’ Tom Suozzi with six-figure ads in bid to keep expelled George Santos’ seat – Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2024/01/15/metro/gop-slams-sanctuary-tom-suozzi-with-six-figure-ads-in-bid-to-keep-expelled-george-santos-seat/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Iowa Results Show That DeSantis Must Drop Out. Florida’s governor can’t win, but he can split the right’s vote against Nikki Haley. – Daniel McCarthy
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/iowa-results-show-that-desantis-must-drop-out/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Nikki Haley: The Republican candidate for Democrats – Andrea Widburg (COMMENT: For the March 19, 2024 Republican primary in your precinct, what percent of the voters are going to cast Republican primary ballots, but are going to vote for Biden in the November 5, 2024 general election?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/nikki_haley_the_republican_candidate_for_democrats.html
— Brooklyn principal defends decision to force kids into Zoom class in order to house illegals – Monica Showalter (COMMENT: Brooklyn principal today, your principal tomorrow.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/brooklyn_principal_defends_decision_to_force_kids_into_zoom_class_in_order_to_house_illegals.html
— ‘Race’: A Historical Perspective – Gary S. Branfman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/race_a_historical_perspective.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— Migrant center has New Yorkers ‘fuming’ over surge in crime, scams: ‘This sh*t is out of control’ – Kevin Haggerty
https://americanwirenews.com/migrant-center-has-new-yorkers-fuming-over-surge-in-crime-scams-this-sht-is-out-of-control/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump blasts ‘Globalist RINO’ Haley, says she’ll NEVER have MAGA support – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/16/trump-blasts-globalist-rino-haley-says-shell-never-have-maga-support-1427995/

BREITBART
— CNN Entrance Poll: Immigration Is Top Issue for Republican Iowa Caucus-Goers – JOHN BINDER (COMMENT: RINOs reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform. Needless-to-say, RINOs should not be allowed to seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/15/cnn-entrance-poll-immigration-top-issue-republican-iowa-caucus-goers/
— MLK’s Wife Coretta Scott King: Illegal Immigration Drives Down Wages, Living Standards for America’s Working Class – JOHN BINDER (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on the working class. I was a member of the working class 1962-1997. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write a book about critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/15/mlks-wife-coretta-scott-king-illegal-immigration-drives-down-wages-living-standards-americas-working-class/
— Illegal Immigration Makes Black Americans Poorer – U.S. Civil Rights Commission
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/15/us-civil-rights-commission-illegal-immigration-makes-black-americans-poorer/
— Nikki Haley Fails to Say a Man Cannot Become a Woman – HANNAH BLEAU KNUDSEN (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years (Post office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997), they were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to promote Democrat women and minorities. If I had been a Democrat woman or minority, they would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service (currently $191,900/year) long before I was 40 year old in 1988. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had fewer no professional certifications, and/or d) had no professional license. Virtually all of them were women and/or minority. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/15/nikki-haley-fails-say-man-cannot-become-woman/
— Los Angeles Police Department Wants to Give Badges and Guns to Illegal Alien – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/15/l-a-police-department-wants-to-give-badges-and-guns-to-illegal-aliens/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Western Illinois’ National Day of Racial Healing observance features ‘Racism for White People’ lecture – Austin Browne
https://www.campusreform.org/article/western-illinois-national-day-of-racial-healing-observance-features-racism-for-white-people-lecture/24632

CHRISTIAN POST
— Christian group blasts eHarmony for ‘glorifying sin’ – Anugrah Kumar
https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-group-blasts-eharmony-for-glorifying-sin.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Taxpayers foot $700,000 bill to train cops in DEI at University of Illinois Springfield – DAVID GLASSER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/taxpayers-foot-700000-bill-to-train-cops-in-dei-at-u-illinois-springfield/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Admin Demands Texas Relinquish Border Park Targeted By Illegal Immigrants – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-demands-texas-to-relinquish-border-park-targeted-by-illegal-immigrants

EPOCH TIMES
— Voter Fraud Convictions Challenge Narrative of Secure Elections. Criminal convictions of election fraud across America have called into question the narrative that cheating is rare and of little impact. – Steven Kovac
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/voter-fraud-convictions-challenge-narrative-of-secure-elections-5556968

FEDERALIST
— Today’s Race Extremists Are Destroying Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy – SCOTT POWELL
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/15/todays-race-extremists-are-destroying-martin-luther-king-jr-s-legacy/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Migrants Displace American Students at Brooklyn’s James Madison High School – Hannah Davis
https://www.fairus.org/state-immigration-legislation-policies/migrants-displace-american-students-brooklyns-james-madison

FOX NEWS
— Illinois governor complains blue cities are ‘suffering’ from Abbott bussing migrants. ‘Cities out here that are the target of this political game that Gov. Abbott is playing are suffering,’ Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. – Alexander Hall
https://www.foxnews.com/media/illinois-governor-complains-blue-cities-suffering-abbott-bussing-migrants
— Trump’s win in Iowa caucuses is ‘historic’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6344983721112
— NYC mandates curfew for migrants amid panhandling complaints. NYC migrants will be subject to curfew similar to homeless shelter occupants. – Pilar Arias
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc-mandates-curfew-migrants-panhandling-complaints
— Sen. Paul says Fauci deserves prison for COVID-19 mishandling: ‘There was no science’ Paul takes jabs at Fauci once more: ‘history will judge him harshly’. – Jamie Joseph
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-paul-says-fauci-deserves-prison-covid-19-mishandling-there-was-no-science
— FAA ‘diversity’ push to hire workers with ‘severe intellectual’ disabilities sparks concern, mockery. ‘Compassion is one thing, common sense another,’ actor James Woods says of hiring initiative. – Emma Colton (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their newly-hired Democrat employees who were disabled, liberal, minority, female, veteran, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-German American, had parent who were recent immigrants, had job performance problems, and/or were employees who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/faa-diversity-push-hire-workers-severe-intellectual-disabilities-sparks-concern-mockery

HOT AIR
— McConnell Sells Out America With Border Deal
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/01/15/mcconnell-sells-out-america-with-border-deal-n605074

NEWS BUSTERS
— ‘Unsettling’; CBS Smears Pro-Border Voters as Racists, Unwilling to Let Illegals Pour in – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2024/01/15/unsettling-cbs-smears-pro-border-voters-racists-unwilling-let

NEWSMAX
— What Will Race Baiters Do Without ‘Systemic Racism’? – Michael Reagan with Michael R. Shannon
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/minneapolis-reform-smollett/2024/01/16/id/1149711/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Schlapp Prepares For CPAC 2024 With Focus On Election, Wokeism – Nathaniel Mannor (COMMENT: What about focusing on individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, abortion, illegal immigration, Second Amendment, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving)?)
https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/schlapp-prepares-for-cpac-2024-with-focus-on-election-wokeism/

PJ MEDIA
— The Fight Over Martin Luther King’s Legacy – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/01/14/the-fight-over-martin-luther-kings-legacy-n4925475
— Kamala Harris Bastardizes the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/01/15/kamala-harris-bastardizes-the-dream-of-martin-luther-king-jr-n4925489

PATRIOT POST
— America’s Marxist Insurgency. Unsuccessful during the Vietnam War, “community organizers” turned to a more subtle strategy than an armed takeover. – ROGER HELLE
https://patriotpost.us/articles/103544-americas-marxist-insurgency-2024-01-15

POWER LINE
— DIVERSITY IS GOING TO GET US KILLED – JOHN HINDERAKER
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/01/diversity-is-going-to-get-us-killed.php

REAL CLEAR POLICY
— Religious Liberty Is Fundamental to Diversity – Mark Rienzi (COMMENT: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, extremely few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Protestants.)
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2024/01/16/religious_liberty_is_fundamental_to_diversity_1005168.html

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Are Making It Possible for Scores of Donald Trump-like Candidates to Emerge – Matt Vespa (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/01/15/so-it-seems-like-illegal-aliens-are-taking-our-jobs-n2633652
— The FAA Wants a Certain Group in Charge of Your Flights…There’s Just One Problem – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/01/15/the-faa-wants-people-with-severe-intellectual-disabilities-to-work-for-them-n2633625

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Warming buses offer emergency shelter for migrants in Chicago as temperatures drop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4gTGgy7SXk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig0WEzcwN8o

CNN
— Chicago scrambles to shelter migrants in dangerous cold as Texas’ governor refuses to stop drop-offs
https://cbs58.com/news/chicago-scrambles-to-shelter-migrants-in-dangerous-cold-as-texas-governor-refuses-to-stop-drop-offs

MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/illinois-quickly-becoming-america-s-heartland-for-legal-cannabis/ar-AA1mZkzS

ABC NEWS
— After unprecedented border crossings, a record 3M cases clog US immigration courts. Immigration courts are buckling under an unprecedented 3 million pending cases, most of them newly arrived asylum-seekers. – AP (COMMENT: To let illegals illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally just because they seek asylum, refugee, or parole status is to not only abolish America’s borders but to destroy America.)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fueled-unprecedented-border-crossings-record-3-million-cases-106378442

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats acknowledge that “Half of Americans agree with Trump’s ‘poisoning the blood’ immigration rhetoric.” To illegally come illegally to America illegally and/or to illegally stay illegally in America illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and gross disrespect for America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/15/trump-poisoning-blood-immigration-polling/

WASHINGTON POST
— Fast-food giants overwork teenagers, driving America’s child labor crisis. More than three-quarters of child labor violations in the first nine months of 2023 were in food service, with most of those at franchised brands. – Lauren Kaori Gurley and Emmanuel Martinez (COMMENT: During my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966, I washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights for the minimum wage a) after school and Saturdays during the school year and b) full-time during the summer of 1965.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/14/child-labor-fast-food-franchises/

NEW YORK SUN
— ‘Absolutely Not’: House GOP Balks at Senate Immigration Plan. Speaker Johnson reportedly told his fellow House Republicans that he would not take up the Senate’s immigration and border security deal but would instead wait for President Trump to return to the White House. – MATTHEW RICE
https://www.nysun.com/article/absolutely-not-house-gop-balks-at-senate-immigration-plan

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— James Lankford Urges GOP Patience as He Tries to Solve Border ‘Rubik’s Cube’ Senator takes on politically risky job as illegal crossings surge. – Lindsay Wise and Michelle Hackman (COMMENT: What has Lankford done that shows he supports the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform?)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/gop-negotiator-james-lankford-tries-to-solve-border-rubiks-cube-ac82cd00
— Iowa Caucus Turnout Was Lowest in Years – Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iowa-caucus-republican-primary-2024/card/iowa-caucus-turnout-was-lowest-in-years-OHUue4uBysMwml4DuEmP
— The Politicized EV Charger ‘Revolution’ A federal agency dumps money on projects tied up by its own rules. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-politicized-ev-charger-revolution-b72b2930
— Chevy Blazer Troubles Add to GM’s EV Growing Pains. General Motors halted sales of the new SUV, citing software problems. Automaker also has had issues with its other new EVs. – Mike Colias
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/chevy-blazer-troubles-add-to-gms-ev-growing-pains-8f7e5c64

FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholaspearce/2024/01/15/3-essential-strategies-for-business-leaders-to-combat-the-war-on-dei/

FORTUNE
— Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to get rid of Republicans. AA and DEI are political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://fortune.com/2024/01/15/bad-faith-reverse-discrimination-claims-hurt-americas-economic-future-and-global-standing-investing-dei-politics/

FED SMITH
— 2024 Pay Raise Highest in 40+ Years—54 Years of Federal Pay Raises (COMMENT: I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2024/01/12/54-years-federal-pay-raises-democrats-vs-republicans/

WEEK
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/international/2024/01/15/fgn50-pope-lgbtq.html