January 15, 2024

Democrat leaders will continue to flood America with illegals until they have enough illegals using their false identifications to vote for Democrats that no Republican will ever be elected again. RINO leaders will continue to flood America with illegals until they have all the cheap labor that they can use. Countries that hate America will continue to flood America with their citizens until they have destroyed America.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Pritzker blasts Texas governor for primarily sending migrants to Democratic cities, states
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-texas-jb-pritzker-greg-abbott/14324028/
— At least 8 shot, 4 fatally in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-gun-violence-police/14324596/

CBS2
— Pritzker begs Abbott to stop sending migrants to Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pritzker-begs-abbott-to-stop-sending-migrants-to-chicago/

FOX32
— Protestors gather in Chicago to mark 100 days since Hamas attack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb5cptkF4qU

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker, heading to Iowa for Biden, dismisses president’s low poll numbers – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-iowa-biden-2024-20240114-vxndjkftg5d6boug7bebpjnjf4-story.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-iowa-caucus-donald-trump-nikki-haley-washington-20240115-pzawpaz22zcoxczyxiyl4zv24y-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker travels to Des Moines to push Biden message as Republicans vote. As a top surrogate for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, Pritzker is part of a planned Democratic media blitz to elbow into Iowa GOP caucus coverage. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/1/14/24038306/iowa-caucus-illinois-pritzker-election-campaign-democrats-vote-race-race-gop-trump-desantis-haley
— With a March 19 primary election looming, Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield. Illinois lawmakers will be picking up where they left off on Tuesday. With an election looming, action might be slow to start.- Alex Degman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/14/24035789/illinois-general-assembly-legislative-session-preview
— Martin Luther King Jr. was a strong friend of labor. King, who championed economic as well as racial justice, called labor unions “the first anti-poverty program,” a Western Illinois University professor writes. – Peter Cole (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate unions. I was a union member for almost 12 years. During that time, my salary increased from $18.99/hour to $110,020/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, I earned an MBA from Loyola, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and I almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/15/24033168/martin-luther-king-jr-labor-unions-dockworkers-san-francisco-peter-cole-western-illinois-university

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNSAL REGISTER
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/01/15/illinois-brings-in-417-million-in-tax-revenue-from-cannabis-sales/72189946007/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— No Biden, Trump delegates from Champaign County – TOM KACICH (COMMENT: What discourages you from helping elect candidates? For me, it is being blamed by them and by their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers for their defeats. They have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000 and what I did a) as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, b) as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, c) as the webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Organization 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, and d) as a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-no-biden-trump-delegates-from-champaign-county/article_eb4790bb-70fa-59b9-bdfb-262758ba3465.html
— DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace – AP (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers use DEI to not hire Republicans, to not retain Republicans, to not promote Republicans, and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/dei-opponents-are-using-a-1866-civil-rights-law-to-challenge-equity-policies-in-the/article_b5538422-aa80-5496-8604-701fc1ab294f.html

STATELINE
— DeKalb passes ordinance restricting migrant buses – John Clark
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/dekalb-passes-ordinance-restricting-migrant-buses/

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— Amid cold snap, Edwardsville clashes with church over homeless shelter. The city says First Baptist Church on St. Louis Street has to have a permit to run a homeless shelter. The church says Edwardsville can’t regulate religious activity. – Colleen Schrappen
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/amid-cold-snap-edwardsville-clashes-with-church-over-homeless-shelter/article_60652c1a-b265-11ee-a427-930e2ec15f1e.html

WAND TV
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/as-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-comes-under-legal-attack-companies-quietly-alter-their-programs/article_c0affcad-949c-56e8-a10d-addcc6256a9f.html

CITIES 92.9
— Some speculate gun confiscation on the horizon in Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.cities929.com/2024/01/14/some-speculate-gun-confiscation-on-the-horizon-in-illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some are speculating Gov. J.B. Pritzker may work to confiscate registered firearms if there’s another mass casualty event. Part of Illinois’ gun ban enacted last year includes a registry of banned items. Before the Jan. 1 deadline to register, nearly 30,000 Illinoisans registered banned firearms with the state. That’s about 1.22% of the state’s 2.4 million Firearm Owners ID card holders. Guns Save Life Executive Director John Boch said there could be efforts on the horizon implemented to confiscate firearms that were registered following a mass casualty event. “Existing people who have dutifully followed the registration requirement of the law are given 90 days to surrender those firearms and accessories to police, or they face an additional felony charge,” Boch told The Center Square was leaked to him. While Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office denied similar assertions raised elsewhere with a comment to ABC 20, Pritzker last month did address why he approved a banned gun registry. “We wanna make sure that you know where those very, very deadly weapons are, who owns them, when and if a crime is committed with one of them,” Pritzker said.)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Progressive lawmakers line up behind costly fix for error they made in renewable energy plan – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/progressive-lawmakers-line-up-behind-costly-fix-for-error-they-made-in-renewable-energy-plan-wirepoints/
— Sadly, the only way parents can hold CPS accountable is by leaving the system
https://wirepoints.org/sadly-the-only-way-parents-can-hold-cps-accountable-is-by-leaving-the-system-wirepoints-joins-freedom-square-on-the-blessed-news-network/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Who contributed the most in Illinois during week ending Dec. 2?
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/653700442-who-contributed-the-most-in-illinois-during-week-ending-dec-2

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS BILL WOULD GIVE UNIONS PLATFORM FOR INDOCTRINATION IN ILLINOIS SCHOOLS – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-bill-would-give-unions-platform-for-indoctrination-in-illinois-schools/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rubio endorses Trump over fellow Floridian DeSantis on eve of Iowa caucuses – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/14/marco-rubio-endorses-donald-trump-over-fellow-flor/
— Pro-Palestinian protesters damage fencing near White House; no arrests made – Matt Delaney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/14/pro-palestinian-protesters-damage-fencing-near-whi/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Major disparities among minority children in Illinois, report says – Kevin Bessler
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2796277/major-disparities-among-minority-children-in-illinois-report-says/
— Some speculate gun confiscation on the horizon in Illinois – Lily Larsen
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2796129/some-speculate-gun-confiscation-on-the-horizon-in-illinois/
— Abbott’s bold move at Texas border draws ire of Democrats and applause from Republicans – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/2794042/abbott-border-texas-draws-ire/
— DeSantis slams senators caving to Biden on border deal: ‘I’m sick of Republicans’ – Samantha-Jo Roth
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2795255/desantis-slams-senators-cavin-border-deal-sick-of-repubilcans/
— White House blames Abbott for ‘blocking’ Border Patrol from rescuing drowning immigrants: ‘Inhumane’ – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/2795576/white-house-blames-abbott-for-blocking-border-patrol-from-rescuing-drowning-immigrants-inhumane/

NEW YORK POST
— DEI opponents using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace – AP
https://nypost.com/2024/01/14/news/dei-opponents-are-using-a-1866-civil-rights-law-to-challenge-equity-policies-in-the-workplace/

AMERICAN THINKER
— President Biden’s ‘Top Priority’ for a second term? – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/president_bidens_top_priority_for_a_second_term.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Even if you are “pro-choice,” making abortion the “top priority” is macabre at best. How about stopping the flood of illegals coming across our southern border… and the fentanyl and human trafficking that a porous border allows? After all, fentanyl alone kills 100,000+ Americans each year. How about trying to prevent or curtail foreign wars? Or attempting to reduce inflation and taxes to make life more affordable and pleasant for millions? How about addressing the unsustainable and soon-to-be devastating $34 trillion debt? Or the fact that China is bidding to take over the world? Nope. Gotta make sure everyone has unfettered access and ability to kill their babies! What a platform Democrats will have for 2024: Make unrestricted abortion the law of the land (Make Abortion Great Again!), Pack the court, Eliminate the Electoral College, Eliminate the filibuster, Statehood for the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, Work towards the elimination of fossil fuels… and gasoline-powered vehicles and equipment, Provide more money for teachers’ unions, Provide more money for mainstream media outlets, Progress towards making “15-minute cities” a reality across the United States, Significantly raise taxes on ammunition so as to make it unaffordable for all but wealthy Democrat donors… thereby rendering guns—and the First Amendment—moot, Make mail-in voting a permanent fixture in every state for every election, and Lower the voting age to 16. All of this in the name of “saving our democracy,” of course.)
— The Official Catholic Church Is Alienating Its Faithful Base – Victoria White Berger
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/the_official_catholic_church_is_alienating_its_faithful_base_.html
— Take Your Government Job and Shove It – Noel S. Williams (COMMENT: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and an IRS employee for almost 9 of those 30 years 1971-1980. I have been a federal retiree for more than 26 years. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have used the aforesaid against me the most. They foist negative federal employee stereotypes on me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I was grossly overpaid and that my Civil Service Retirement System pension is much too generous. I would focus on my critics/opponents 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/take_your_government_job_and_shove_it.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal government jobs are also growing—7,000 in December alone. Thankfully, there are some conscientious Republicans who are trying to impose some pecuniary discipline on the spendthrift Dems. Perhaps they were also guided by Ronald Reagan’s sarcastic refrain about the most terrifying words in the English language: “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” The terrifying IRS doesn’t help much. Actually, that dreadful department can be downright detrimental to one’s disposition, especially to the conservative groups they scrutinized. In the newly-proposed 1.59 trillion spending bill, there will be a reduction to IRS funding. It’s a start, but not enough, so let’s “revise” more of those jobs out of existence. Indeed, take your IRS agent jobs and shove ‘em.)

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— Immigration group says docs show Biden’s border crisis was ‘intentional’ – Vivek Saxena
https://americanwirenews.com/immigration-group-says-docs-show-bidens-border-crisis-was-intentional/
— Illegal immigrant says NYC has provided him free housing, food for SEVEN months – Kevin Haggerty
https://americanwirenews.com/illegal-immigrant-says-nyc-has-provided-him-free-housing-food-for-seven-months/
— Biden triggers whirlwind of backlash after refusing to call border fiasco a ‘crisis’ – Vivek Saxena
https://americanwirenews.com/biden-triggers-whirlwind-of-backlash-after-refusing-to-call-border-fiasco-a-crisis/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— MTG pushes nuclear option against Speaker if he takes border deal in exchange for $60bil to Ukraine – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/15/mtg-pushes-nuclear-option-against-speaker-if-he-takes-border-deal-in-exchange-for-60bil-to-ukraine-1427732/
— Pritzker begs Abbott to stop busing migrants to Chicago: ‘I plead with you for mercy’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/14/gov-pritzer-begs-abbott-to-stop-busing-migrants-to-chicago-i-plead-with-you-for-mercy-1427504/
— Biden triggers whirlwind of backlash after refusing to call border fiasco a ‘crisis’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/14/biden-triggers-whirlwind-of-backlash-after-refusing-to-call-border-fiasco-a-crisis-1427660/
— ‘A nightmare’: Gaetz rips bipartisan Senate amnesty deal – GOP speaker says ‘absolutely not’ – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/14/a-nightmare-gaetz-rips-bipartisan-senate-amnesty-deal-gop-speaker-says-absolutely-not-1427508/

BREITBART
— Biden’s border crisis was ‘intentional’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/14/immigration-group-says-docs-show-bidens-border-crisis-was-intentional-1427613/
— Pritzker Begs Abbott to Stop Busing Migrants to Chicago amid Winter Weather – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/14/illinois-democrat-gov-pritzker-begs-texas-gov-abbott-stop-busing-migrants-chicago-winter-weather/
— Massachusetts Officials Pleading with Private Homeowners to Take in Illegal Aliens – WARNER TODD HUSTON (COMMENT: Massachusetts today, Illinois tomorrow.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/14/massachusetts-officials-pleading-private-homeowners-take-illegal-aliens/
— New York City Principal Attacks Parents Who Opposed Closing High School to Accommodate Migrants – JOHN BINDER (COMMENT: New York principal today, your principal tomorrow.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/14/new-york-city-principal-attacks-parents-who-opposed-closing-high-school-accommodate-migrants/
— RINOs reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform. RINOs should not be allowed hold any kind of political or government office as a Republican.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/14/lead-republican-immigration-negotiator-james-lankfords-guiding-philosophy-loving-illegal-aliens/
— Rep. Nadler: Migrants Are ‘The Lifeblood of this Country’ – NEIL MUNRO (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that employers will ever-increasingly replace their employees who are citizens of America with illegals.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/14/rep-nadler-migrants-arethe-lifeblood-of-this-country/
— Senate GOP Border Deal Leaked: Migrants to Get Work Permits, Lawyers, Green Cards – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/12/senate-border-curbs-leaked-migrants-get-work-permits-lawyers-green-cards/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘The President Needs To Do More’: Pritzker Lashes Out Over Illegal Immigrants In His State – JULIANNA FRIEMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/14/president-j-b-pritzker-illinois-illegal-immigrants-texas-greg-abbott/

DAILY WIRE
— Pritzker Complains That Texas Keeps Sending Illegal Aliens To Illinois
https://www.dailywire.com/news/j-b-pritzker-complains-that-texas-keeps-sending-illegal-aliens-to-illinois
— Texas Military Refutes Democrat Congressman’s Claims That It Didn’t Try To Save Drowning Illegal Aliens
https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-military-refutes-democrat-congressmans-claims-that-it-didnt-try-to-save-drowning-illegal-aliens

FEDERALIST
— Leftists Hate MLK Because They Care More About Color Of Skin Than Content Of Character – KENDALL QUALLS
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/15/leftists-hate-mlk-because-they-care-more-about-color-of-skin-than-content-of-character/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— California Beckons All Low-Income Illegal Aliens with Free Health Care – Shari Rendall
https://www.fairus.org/state-immigration-legislation-policies/california-beckons-all-low-income-illegal-aliens-free-health
— Mexico Demands Money and Visas in Return for Immigration Enforcement – Pawel Styrna
https://www.fairus.org/biden-immigration-border-policy/mexico-demands-money-and-visas-return-immigration-enforcement

FOX NEWS
— FAA’s diversity push includes focus on hiring people with ‘severe intellectual’ and ‘psychiatric’ disabilities. FAA says people with ‘severe’ disabilities are most underrepresented segment of federal workforce. – 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/faas-diversity-push-includes-focus-hiring-people-severe-intellectual-psychiatric-disabilities
— ‘Declaration of Independence’ history homework suggests students declare ‘independence’ from their parents. The course asked students to confess their ‘unconscious biases’ – Hannah Grossman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/declaration-independence-history-homework-suggests-students-declare-independence-parents

HOT AIR
— Biden Intentionally Ended Deportation of Criminal Illegals
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/01/15/revealed-biden-intentionally-ended-deportation-of-criminal-illegals-n604999

MRC TV
— Pro-Palestinian Pandemonium In DC – ERIC SCHEINER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/eric-scheiner/pro-palestinian-pandemonium-dc

NEWSMAX
— ‘Fear’ Amid NYC ‘Disorder,’ ‘Decay’ – retired NYPD Sgt. Pete Panuccio
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nyc-nypd-democrat/2024/01/14/id/1149525/
— Martin Luther King Jr.: More Relevant Today Than Ever – Scott Powell
https://www.newsmax.com/scottpowell/mlk-dei-crt/2024/01/14/id/1149564/
— Dr. King’s Vision of Colorblind Society Would Reject DEI – Bill Donohue
https://www.newsmax.com/billdonohue/mlk-dei-crt/2024/01/14/id/1149558/

PATRIOT POST
— Airlines Prioritize Wokeness Over Safety. But at what cost? – Sarah Holliday
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/103573-airlines-prioritize-wokeness-over-safety-2024-01-15

POST MILLENNIAL
— Biden says Republicans are to blame for border collapse, claims there’s no ‘crisis’ of illegal immigration. “Congressional Republicans have refused to consider my comprehensive plan,” Biden said. – Thomas Stevenson
https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-says-republicans-are-to-blame-for-border-collapse-claims-theres-no-crisis-of-illegal-immigration
— Biden’s FAA is actively recruiting people with ‘severe intellectual’ and ‘psychiatric’ disabilities as part of ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ plan. The FAA said it “seeks qualified candidates from as many sources” as it can. – Sara Higdon (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://thepostmillennial.com/faa-is-actively-recruiting-people-with-severe-intellectual-and-psychiatric-disabilities-as-part-of-diversity-and-inclusion-plan

POWERLINE
— NEW YORK IS REGIFTING ITS ILLEGAL MIGRANTS – JOHN HINDERAKER
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/01/new-york-is-regifting-its-illegal-migrants.php

REAL CLEAR MARKETS
— Elon Musk Is Right That Boeing DEI Push Could Kill People. “Do you want to fly in an airplane where they prioritized DEI hiring over your safety?” Musk asked. – Editorial (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always prioritized Affirmative Action and DEI over their agency’s mission. Consequently, they wasted the careers of and got rid of their employees like me 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. I should write a book about that. Further, the following are ever-increasingly prioritizing DEI over their organization’s mission: America, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that they discriminate against you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/2024/01/15/elon_musk_is_right_that_boeing_dei_push_could_kill_people_1004777.html

REP. TOM MCCLINTOCK
— The Impact of Illegal Immigration on Social Services
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/speeches/rep-tom-mcclintock-opening-statement-impact-illegal-immigration-social-services
(FROM THE ARTICLE: How does it improve access to health care for Americans to pack our emergency rooms and maternity wards with illegals demanding free health care? How does it strengthen our social safety net to allow in five million impoverished people requiring care? How does it make our communities safer by making it all but impossible to deport criminal illegal aliens? How does it help working families by flooding the labor market with cheap, illegal labor? How does it improve our schools by packing classrooms with non-English speaking students? . . .This is not because of incompetence. This is the deliberate policy of this administration. It won’t be solved by new laws that the Senate won’t pass and the President won’t sign or enforce. It won’t be solved by spending more money to encourage and support still more illegal aliens flooding our country. It won’t be solved by swapping one leftist official for another.)

TOWNHALL
— Secret Documents Reveal Biden’s Border Crisis Was An Intentional Policy – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/14/secret-documents-reveal-bidens-border-crisis-was-an-intentional-policy-n2633600
— Joe Biden’s Delusion About His Border Crisis Is Laughable – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/14/joe-bidens-delusion-about-his-border-crisis-is-laughable-at-this-point-n2633605
— A Nation at Crossroads: MLK Jr.’s Dream of Unity Plagued by Critical Race Theory – Sheri Few
https://townhall.com/columnists/sherifew/2024/01/15/a-nation-at-crossroads-mlk-jrs-dream-of-unity-plagued-by-critical-race-theory-n2633577
— Martin Luther King: the Central Figure in Completing the Course of Racial Redemption for America – Scott Powell
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottpowell/2024/01/15/martin-luther-king-the-central-figure-in-completing-the-course-of-racial-redemption-for-america-n2633601

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Shelter Wars: Violence Erupts at 2 NYC Illegal Alien Facilities on Same Day, Including Fatal Stabbing – Levi Mikula
https://ijr.com/shelter-wars-violence-erupts-2-nyc-illegal-alien-facilities-day-including-fatal-stabbing/

ZERO HEDGE
— Law-Abiding Americans Reject Biden’s Border Invasion & Imploding Cities By Buying More Guns – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/law-abiding-americans-reject-bidens-border-invasion-imploding-cities-buying-more-guns

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSN
— 19 of the Most Perilous Small Towns in America, Places to Avoid at All Costs – Paul Roberts (COMMENT: The list includes Sauk Village.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/19-of-the-most-perilous-small-towns-in-america-places-to-avoid-at-all-costs/ss-AA1mUJGE

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Race to Replace George Santos, Financial Questions Re-emerge. Mazi Pilip, the Republican candidate running in New York’s Third District, drew scrutiny after her initial financial disclosure was missing required information. – Nicholas Fandos (COMMENT: Far too many candidates, elected officials, and party leaders have far too many big skeletons in their closets. You should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office if you have a big skeleton in your closet. I should write a book about the following who have/had the biggest skeletons in their closets that brought them down since 2000: past and present a) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, b) Republican elected officials in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, and c) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me because I refused to cover up their wrongdoing.)
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The little-known candidate, Mazi Pilip, reported between $1 million and $5.2 million in assets, largely comprising her husband’s medical practice and Bitcoin investments. In an unusual disclosure, she said the couple owed and later repaid as much as $250,000 to the I.R.S. last year. But the initial financial report Ms. Pilip filed with the House Ethics Committee on Wednesday appeared to be missing other important required information, including whether the assets were owned solely by herself or her husband, Dr. Adalbert Pilip, or whether they were owned jointly. And despite making past statements that she stopped working there in 2021 when she ran for the Nassau County Legislature, Ms. Pilip reported receiving a $50,000 salary from the family medical practice in 2022 and 2023.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/nyregion/mazi-pilip-finances-santos-district.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/15/opinion/iowa-caucus-trump.html
— Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/14/opinion/dei-diversity-unconstitutional.html
— For Some Young People, a College Degree Is Not Worth the Debt. Because of high costs, some high school graduates have opted to delay, drop out of or forgo attending college altogether to avoid student debt that could hang over them for decades. – Emily Withnall (COMMENT: What motivated you the most to get a college degree? For me, it was my father who frequently decried that because he did not have one, he did not get promotions. He was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant on the east side of Chicago Heights. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. Consequently, in 1964, when I turned 16, I decided that I was going to earn a bachelor’s degree in business from UIC. I started taking college preparatory courses at Crete-Monee High School. I started earning and saving money to buy a new car to commute to/from classes at UIC and my parents’ home in Crete. I got an ACT score of 24. I graduated in the upper 20% of my class. I got accepted by UIC.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/business/college-dropout-debt.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How College-Educated Republicans Learned to Love Trump Again. Blue-collar white voters make up Donald Trump’s base. But his political resurgence has been fueled largely by Republicans from the other end of the socioeconomic scale. – Michael C. Bender (COMMENT: I have a bachelor’s degree (NIU-management-1970) and three master’s degrees (Loyola-business-1976, DePaul-accounting-1980, and IIT-finance-1997). Earning those degrees helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and b) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/14/us/politics/trump-college-educated-voters.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace – Anne D’Innocenzio and Alexandra Olson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/14/dei-corporate-diversity-supreme-court-affirmative-action/ee8fe60c-b2dc-11ee-b285-0853d4d1b92f_story.html
— As legal challenges mount, some companies retool diversity and inclusion programs – Alexandra Olson, Haleluya Hadero and Anne D’Innocenzio 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/14/dei-corporate-diversity-supreme-court-affirmative-action/f22c61aa-b2dc-11ee-b285-0853d4d1b92f_story.html
— Dangerously low temperatures worsen migrant crisis in Chicago – Kim Bellware
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/01/14/migrants-chicago-weather/

USA TODAY
— First time homebuyers, listen up! These are the best markets by price, commute time, more – Paul Davidson (COMMENT: What helped you and your spouse afford your first home? Our salaries and my wife’s savings helped us buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528 ) in 1978: I had worked for IRS for 7 years and my wife had worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions for 8 years. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $106,785/year. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/11/best-markets-first-time-home-buyers/72178383007/

SHORE NEWS
— NYC High School Students Go Virtual As School Closes to Houses Immigrants – Erica Schmidt
https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2024/01/13/nyc-high-school-students-go-virtual-as-school-closes-to-houses-immigrants/

WHEE
— Pritzker downplays Biden’s poor polling, says 2024 will be race against ‘MAGA Republicans’
https://whee.net/2024/01/14/pritzker-downplays-bidens-poor-polling-says-2024-will-be-race-against-maga-republicans/

FORBES & BUSINESS NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders defend/promote illegals.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2024/01/14/gop-presidential-candidates-misinform-voters-on-fentanyl-crisis-by-blaming-illegal-migrants/?sh=51634fda7e36
https://biz.crast.net/gop-presidential-candidates-are-misinforming-voters-on-the-fentanyl-crisis-by-blaming-illegal-immigrants/

DAILY MAIL
— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker begs for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to stop sending migrants – as new census figures show 4,500 more asylum seekers arrived in Chicago than previously reported. – Germania Rodriguez Poleo
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-begs-for-texas-gov-greg-abbott-to-stop-sending-migrants-as-new-census-figures-show-4-500-more-asylum-seekers-arrived-in-chicago-than-previously-reported/ar-AA1mZZ5M
— FAA launches recruitment campaign for workers with ‘severe intellectual’ disabilities, psychiatric problems and physical issues to hit woke DEI targets. The FAA is recruiting people with specific disabilities under a new diversity drive. The initiative is part of the broader ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ plan by the agency. Critics were concerned about safety, while the FAA noted diversity’s importance. – JAMES GORDON (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.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12962801/FAA-recruit-workers-severe-intellectual-psychiatric-disabilities.html

January 12, 2024

Democrat and RINO leaders a) created the “migrant crisis,” b) are making it worse every day, and c) are ever-increasingly blaming it on Republicans. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— 100 migrants move into Little Village shelter; over 200 await shelter at South Loop ‘landing zone’ City officials expected to share shelter plan Friday as major winter storm moves in. — Christian Piekos and Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-migrants-little-village-shelter-immigrants/14311117/
— Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech saying he should ‘receive damages’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-civil-fraud-trial-new-york/14310156/

NBC5
— Migrants continue arriving in Chicago as winter storm approaches. More than 200 migrants arrived in the city Thursday.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/migrants-continue-arriving-in-chicago-as-winter-storm-approaches/3324994/
— Nonprofit’s new video series invites people with disabilities to explore Chicago – Natalie Bomke (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who they hired who were disabled, minority, female, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, had parents who were immigrants, who had performance problems, and/or who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/nonprofits-new-video-series-invites-people-with-disabilities-to-explore-chicago
— CPD investigating armed robberies at 2 Chicago convenience stores. The incidents took place less than 2 hours apart. (COMMENT: How safe are convenience stores in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cpd-investigating-armed-robberies-at-2-chicago-convenience-stores/3324156/

CBS2
— Crash-and-grab thieves steal ATM in Chicago (COMMENT: How safe are ATMs in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/crash-and-grab-thieves-steal-atm-in-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Atd9uOONcg
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-recreational-marijuana-sales-record-2023/
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to criticisms over handling of migrant crisis
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/brandon-johnson-interview/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqBseYr-A8A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqLyiNICosw

WGN9
— Illinois is failing children of color – Dina Bair, Alonzo Small (COMMENT: Democrats run education in Illinois.)
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/illinois-is-failing-children-of-color-new-report-suggests/

FOX32
— Nonprofit’s new video series invites people with disabilities to explore Chicago (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who they hired who were disabled, minority, female, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, had parents who were immigrants, who had performance problems, and/or who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLYM2cqH_Hc
— Chicago USPS letter carriers being robbed in one neighborhood (COMMENT: How safe are letter carriers in your county, in your township, and in your municipality? I was a letter carrier in Park Forest 1966-1969.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1394201

WTTW
— Who Should Have US Citizenship? Renewed Calls for Ban on Birthright Citizenship – Acacia Hernandez (COMMENT: Democrat leaders want citizenship for people who have demographics that vote for Democrat candidates, that is, for people who want/need/demand massive government assistance, that is, people who lack education and/or job skills. Overwhelmingly the aforesaid people are minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/11/who-should-have-us-citizenship-renewed-calls-ban-birthright-citizenship

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Temperatures may not top zero on Monday. For God’s sake, hold those buses, Gov. Abbott. – Editorial (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders a) created the “migrant crisis,” b) are making it worse every day, and c) are ever-increasingly blaming it on Republicans.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-migrants-winter-blast-warming-buses-brandon-johnson-20240112-6sj5kxfecvd7rhmektjucswhwa-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-craft-growers-expand-20240112-7iigvi5yynbtljxunlkus7caoq-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/visuals/ct-viz-craft-cannabis-plant-expansion-20240112-elcofnzhfnb67mut4st22ti27y-photogallery.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-sales-record-2023-20240111-m6wtc6or6vb6hfw6hvwspw5s5e-story.html

— Democrat cities ever-increasingly promote more hatred against their Republican suburbs.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-urban-elites-rural-anger-civil-conflict-united-states-20240112-5gufi657xrffjpm55xuqyscl6q-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2024/1/11/24034959/illinois-recreational-marijuana-sales-record-2023
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/11/24034580/illinois-abortions-out-of-state-patients-roe-v-wade-planned-parenthood-pregnancy-women-health-care
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Christie.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-chris-christie-donald-trump-nikki-haley-ron-desantis-republican-20240111-ssi7fqymjvdsvaqpox3f37oiw4-story.html
— Thieves take ATM after crashing into South Loop currency exchange. According to ABC 7, witnesses said the crash-and-grab theft happened as film crews for the TV show ‘Chicago Fire’ were setting up for a scene at a nearby restaurant. (COMMENT: How safe are ATMs in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/1/11/24035368/thieves-take-atm-after-crashing-into-south-loop-currency-exchange-crash-and-grab-robbery-television

DAILY HERALD
— Congressional candidates knocked off primary ballot because of petition problems – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240111/news/congressional-candidates-knocked-off-primary-ballot-because-of-petition-problems/
— Mike Pompeo to headline Barrington’s Town-Warming event – Steve Zalusky (COMMENT: While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents a) viciously condemned the Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who I recruited to speak at TAPROOT events and b) hinted/implied/argued/shouted that those candidates who spoke at those events lost elections because they spoke at TAPROOT events.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240110/news/mike-pompeo-to-headline-barringtons-town-warming-event/
— DuPage County Board recognizes Muslim American Heritage Month and MLK – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240111/news/dupage-county-board-recognizes-muslim-american-heritage-month-and-mlk/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/illinois-cannabis-sales-grew-2023-pace-slowed
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/illinois-abortions-spike-2022
— Debt and deficits set off alarm bells at University of Chicago – Brandon Dupré
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/university-chicago-deficit-and-debt-raise-alarms-some-faculty-members

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— State Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich, removed from March primary ballot – Brenden Moore
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/rep-adam-niemerg-removed-from-march-primary-ballot/article_664328a4-b0b6-11ee-a8aa-9384024ba9fb.html

SOUTHERN
— Trump says he’s already picked his VP and ‘can’t tell you,’ but his campaign backtracks – Lalee Ibssa and Soo Rin Kim
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/01/11/trump-says-hes-already-picked-his-vp-and-cant-tell-you-but-his-campaign-backtracks/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Johns Hopkins walks back diversity email stating straight white Christian male ‘privilege’ – JACKSON WALKER (COMMENT: How privileged are you? According to my critics/opponents, a) I have always been privileged because I am White, male, old (born in 1948), heterosexual, non-veteran (draft avoider), married (since 1978), childless, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are not the aforesaid. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that he died suddenly in 1969 when I was 21, and that my mother never attended high school. If I had been privileged, I would not have had to take the following jobs that my critics/opponents say are bad jobs that they would never stoop to take: a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, e) delivering mail 1966-1969, f) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, g) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, h) pumping gasoline 1971-1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/johns-hopkins-walks-back-diversity-email-accusing-straight-white-christian-males-of-privilege

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— The IRS is still too slow in answering taxpayer phone calls according to an independent watchdog within the agency. – AP (COMMENT: Have you ever phoned IRS with a tax question? If you did during the 1974 filing season, the IRS employee who answered your call was one of my subordinates. During 1974 IRS filing season, as a 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $80,994/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I supervised all of the IRS employees, which included a rotating staff of about 90 IRS Revenue Agent trainees, in IRS’s new downtown Chicago office who answered taxpayer questions using IRS’s new CentiPhone system. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me the job and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973 promoted me to GS-12 (currently $97,079/year). But my Democrat IRS superiors soon got rid of him because they were beyond furious that he given me the CentiPhone job and that he had promoted me instead of an IRS employee who was Democrat, minority, and/or veteran.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-for-irs-backlogs-and-identity-theft-are-still-problems-despite-funding-boost-watchdog-says/
— IRS says it collected $360 million more from rich tax cheats as its funding is threatened yet again – AP (COMMENT: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 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 worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $115,439-$123,136/year. I should write a book about those who wasted my knowledge of IRS the most.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/ap-irs-says-it-collected-360-million-more-from-rich-tax-cheats-as-its-funding-is-threatened-yet-again/

WIFR
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wifr.com/video/2024/01/12/rockford-salon-collects-hygiene-products-lgbtq-community/

WJOL
— Bus Carrying Asylum Seekers Stops In Manhattan, Joliet
https://www.wjol.com/bus-carrying-asylum-seekers-stops-in-manhattan-joliet/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Ending affirmative action in college admissions opened a floodgate
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-11/ending-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions-opened-a-floodgate-reporter-says

25 NEWS NOW
— McLean County Board rejects immigration resolution – Lizzie Seils and Howard Packowitz
https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/01/12/immigration-resolution-draws-big-turnout-mclean-county-board-meeting/

ELNHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Group To Hold Candidate Forums – David Giuliani (COMMENT: I conducted many candidate forums while I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. Candidates who were Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs were furious when I asked them if they would defend and advance the Republican Party platform if elected. They were especially furious when I asked them if they would defend and advance the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-group-hold-candidate-forums

CBW CHICAGO
— ‘Ms. Foxx basically set you up for failure’ – Tim Hecke (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors set me up to fail on each and every job assignment that they gave me 1980-1997. It would have much more difficult for them to do that If GAO had been unionized. But GAO did not unionize until 2007. I should write a book about that.)
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/01/judge-removes-top-resentencing-prosecutor-from-murder-case-over-conflict-of-interest-ms-foxx-basically-set-you-up-for-failure.html

CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Resolution for Black Lives Matter (BLM) at School Month
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/resolution-blm-at-school-2024/

CHOOSE CHICAGO
— How to celebrate Black History Month in Chicago – Rosalind Cummings-Yeates (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, virtually every month they celebrated their employees who were members of oppressed groups including minority, female, younger, disabled, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and sons and daughters of recent immigrants.)
https://www.choosechicago.com/blog/architecture-history/celebrate-black-history-month-in-chicago/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-211/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-14/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— With low compliance, Pritzker says state will work through gun registration ‘challenges’ – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_eb41ddc2-b0c8-11ee-b5d4-a72f3c4819c0.html

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Treasurer Frerichs passionately committed to what’s now a ‘dirty word’: ‘ESG’
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-treasurer-frerichs-passionately-committed-to-whats-now-a-dirty-word-esg-wirepoints-quickpoint/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— After 2 Million FOID Card Holders Rebel Against Pritzker, Democrats Target Illinois Gun Owners’ Driver’s Licenses (COMMENT: Pritzker knows who in Illinois owns banned “assault weapons” but has not registered them. What will Pritzker do to punish non-registrants? Short of taking their driver’s license away, will Pritzker publish their names and addresses and call for Democrats to harass them? Will Pritzker force county sheriffs and states attorneys to arrest high-profile non-registrants and perp walk them?)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/after-2-million-foid-card-holders-rebel-against-pritzker-democrats-target-illinois-gun-owners-drivers-licenses.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday, State Senator Julie Morrison, the Majority Caucus Whip, introduced legislation that could result in Illinois gun owners’ losing their driver’s licenses without due process, less than two weeks after 2 million Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card holders rebelled and chose not to register their firearms in protest of Gov. Pritzker’s assault weapons ban that he signed into law last January. In a video statement released on Thursday evening, Illinois State Rifle Association president Doug Mayhall said, “Now the anti-gun legislators are coming after your Driver’s License!” Mayhall went on to explain Senate Bill 2720, which “proposes that when a FOID card is revoked – and the FOID card holder does not comply with Section 9.5 of the FOID Act by surrendering their FOID card to authorities – the gun owner may not be issued a driver’s license; renew a driver’s license; retain a driver’s license; or be issued a permit to drive under the Illinois Vehicle Code.” The legislation also requires the Illinois State Police to notify the Secretary of State’s office and report anyone that fails to comply with Section 9.5. But the issue is more troublesome than simply having your FOID card revoked according to Mayhall. “Under the Red Flag Law – there can be an ex parte case filed against you. In other words, someone can say you are a problem and go before a judge without you present. You then can lose your FOID card and not get a hearing for at least two weeks. So what’s the bottom line here? A person under this bill can be falsely accused and lose their right to drive without a single hearing.” The loss of a driver’s license can have serious implications, and it has the potential of completely disrupting one’s livelihood – including someone’s ability to get to and from work. The timing of the legislation to coincide with the January 1st deadline of Illinois’ gun registry and the one year anniversary of the assault weapons ban is not accidental, as Mayhall pointed out. “After Governor Pritzker was left embarrassed when less than 2 percent of the 2.4 million FOID Card holders registered their firearms by the January 1st deadline, he’s now looking for new ways to target and harass gun owners.” The legislation is awaiting a committee assignment, and the Democrats maintain a comfortable 40-19 supermajority in the state Senate.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump will be the Republican nominee in 2024. If Biden is the Democratic nominee, the 45th president will become the 47th president. – Scott Walker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/11/trump-will-be-republican-nominee-in-2024/
— GOP lawmakers resume assault on Pentagon’s ‘too woke’ military – Mike Glenn (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use wokeism to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/11/gop-lawmakers-resume-assault-on-pentagons-too-woke/
— Trump can’t just win in Iowa — he has to win huge, analysts say – Susan Ferrechio and Seth McLaughlin (COMMENT: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. Only about 20% of those who take those examinations can say that. But I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents who stress that they got better scores on the examinations than I did and b) their operatives and their dupes who stress that.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/11/donald-trump-cant-just-win-in-iowa-he-has-to-win-h/
— GOP rebels against California’s health coverage for illegal immigrants — even transgender surgery – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/11/gop-rebels-against-californias-health-coverage-for/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CPAC endorses Trump, ‘time to unite’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2791872/cpac-endorses-trump/
— Mayorkas impeachment push met with cool reception by Senate GOP – David Sivak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/2791046/mayorkas-impeachment-push-cool-reception-senate-gop/
— Manhattan mother says illegal immigrant influx hurts children in public schools – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2791704/immigrant-influx-hurts-nyc-public-schools/
— Reality interferes with Democrats’ celebration of ‘Insurrection Day’ – Elizabeth Stauffer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/2791598/reality-interferes-with-democrats-celebration-of-insurrection-day/

NEW YORK POST
— Elon Musk warns ‘they will come for your homes’ as NYC schools fill with migrants – Shannon Thaler
https://nypost.com/2024/01/11/business/elon-musk-warns-they-will-come-for-your-homes-as-nyc-schools-fill-with-migrants/
— NYPD tows cars where migrants sleep outside NYC’s ‘new Ellis Island’ hotel. – Georgett Roberts and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2024/01/11/metro/nypd-tows-cars-where-migrants-sleep-outside-nycs-new-ellis-island-hotel/
— Texas Gov. Abbott seizes Eagle Pass border park without warning to combat migrant crisis, mayor claims – Katherine Donlevy (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://nypost.com/2024/01/11/news/texas-gov-abbott-seizes-eagle-pass-border-park-without-notice/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Texas National Guard Seizes Control of Illegal Border Crossing Hot Spot; Blocks Feds From the Area – Debra Heine (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/11/texas-national-guard-seizes-control-of-illegal-border-crossing-hot-spot-block-feds-from-the-area/

AMERICAN THINKER
— At Chicago’s O’Hare, passengers forced to step over illegals to board their flights – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/at_chicagos_ohare_passengers_forced_to_step_over_illegals_to_board_their_planes.html
— The ‘white rage’ that wasn’t – James Poplar
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/the_white_rage_that_wasnt.html
— Rule by majority? Or freedom of the minority? – Jay Davidson (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly use “democracy” a) to take more and more and more opportunities, income, etc. away from Republicans and b) to give those opportunities, that income, etc. to Democrats.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/rule_by_majority_or_freedom_of_the_minority.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Musk warns government ‘will come for your homes’ as migrants overwhelm shelters – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/11/musk-warns-government-will-come-for-your-homes-as-migrants-overwhelm-shelters-1426679/

BLAZE
— What just happened in New York is an omen for what’s coming
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-glenn-beck-program/what-just-happened-in-new-york-is-an-omen-for-what-s-coming
— Secret video shows hundreds of illegal immigrants behind curtains at O’Hare.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-rubin-report/watch-secret-video-shows-hundreds-of-illegal-immigrants-behind-curtains-at-major-us-airport
— ‘Completely freaking bananas’: Brooklyn students KICKED OUT of school to make room for influx of illegal immigrants.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-rubin-report/completely-freaking-bananas-brooklyn-students-kicked-out-of-school-to-make-room-for-influx-of-illegal-immigrants

BREITBART
— Adams After Schools Had to Close to Shelter Migrants: ‘We’ve Done a Great Job,’ Don’t Blame Sanctuary Status – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/12/adams-after-schools-had-to-close-to-shelter-migrants-weve-done-a-great-job-dont-blame-sanctuary-status/
— Maine Builds New Rent-Free Apartments for Migrants Paid by State’s Taxpayers – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/11/maine-builds-new-rent-free-apartments-for-migrants-paid-by-states-taxpayers/

COLLEGE FIX
— Johns Hopkins rescinds DEI memo calling white, Christian, English-speaking people privileged (COMMENT: How privileged are you? According to my critics/opponents, a) I have always been privileged because I am White, male, old (born in 1948), heterosexual, non-veteran (draft avoider), married (since 1978), childless, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are not the aforesaid. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that he died suddenly in 1969 when I was 21, and that my mother never attended high school. If I had been privileged, I would not have had to take the following jobs that my critics/opponents say are bad jobs that they would never stoop to take: a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, e) delivering mail 1966-1969, f) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, g) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, h) pumping gasoline 1971-1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/johns-hopkins-rescinds-dei-memo-calling-white-christian-english-speaking-people-privileged/

DAILY CALLER
— Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton sent letters Thursday to ten recruiting firms regarding their diversity quota hiring practices after reporting revealed that recruiting firms are conspiring with companies to exclude “non-diverse” candidates from the hiring pool. – HENRY RODGERS (COMMENT: How non-diverse are you? I am extremely non-diverse. I am not a minority, female, young, LGBTQ, veteran, disabled, unmarried, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/11/tom-cotton-dei-hiring-practices-diversity-quotas-letter/
— Jerry Nadler Says ‘Vegetables’ Will ‘Rot’ If Illegal Immigrants Aren’t There To Pick Them – HAROLD HUTCHISON (COMMENT: Employers did not have to hire immigrants for the following bad jobs because I took the following bad jobs a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, e) delivering mail 1966-1969, f) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, g) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, h) pumping gasoline 1971-1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/11/jerry-nadler-says-vegetables-will-rot-if-illegal-immigrants-arent-there-to-pick-them/
— If It’s Really A ‘Right Wing Conspiracy Theory,’ Why Do Democrats Keep Proving It’s Real? – MARY ROOKE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/11/conspiracy-theory-election-integrity-not-happening/
— Eric Adams Says ‘We Did The Right Thing’ Forcing Out High School Students For Illegal Immigrants – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/12/eric-adams-defends-moving-students-remote-migrants/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The BorderLine: Biden’s Border Madness Has Cheapened What It Means to Be an American – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/11/borderline-bidens-border-madness-has-cheapened-what-means-be-american/

DAILY WIRE
— Now They’re Turning Schools And Airports Into Illegal Alien Refugee Camps – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/now-theyre-turning-schools-and-airports-into-illegal-alien-refugee-camps
— Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh: Terrorists Must ‘Build Upon’ October 7 Attack; Donations To Gaza Are Not Only ‘Humanitarian Aid’ But ‘Financial Jihad’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/hamas-leader-ismail-haniyeh-terrorists-must-build-upon-october-7-attack-donations-to-gaza-are-not-only-humanitarian-aid-but-financial-jihad
— Sen. Marshall Challenges Proposed HHS Rule That Would Force Foster Parents To Accept ‘Extreme Gender Ideology’ – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-sen-marshall-challenges-proposed-hhs-rule-that-would-force-foster-parents-to-accept-extreme-gender-ideology
— Senators Introduce Bill To Bar States From Using Federal Dollars To Subsidize Health Care For Illegal Immigrants – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/senators-introduce-bill-to-bar-states-from-using-federal-dollars-to-subsidize-health-care-for-illegal-immigrants

EPOCH TIMES
— Gun Rights Face Whirlwind of Federal Action in 2024. The government says a law enacted 18 months ago is curbing gun violence. Critics say the law is being used as a cudgel to enact gun control. – Michael Clements
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/gun-rights-face-whirlwind-of-federal-action-in-2024-post-5556962

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Biden’s Border Crisis: Don’t Get Used to the “New Normal,” and Don’t Get Fooled
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/01/11/bidens-border-crisis-dont-get-used-new-normal-and-dont-get-fooled

FOX NEWS
— Texas seizes control of park, blocks Border Patrol from entering, as part of anti-illegal immigration efforts. Texas has feuded with the Biden administration over the border crisis. – Adam Shaw, Bill Melugin (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-seizes-control-park-near-border-anticipation-future-illegal-immigrant-surges
— The Biden admin is ‘defying federal law’ in border crisis – Ted Cruz:
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6344714864112
— NYC Democrat demands Biden close border after migrants displace daughter from high school: ‘Not fair to us’ Mayor Eric Adams relocated nearly 2,000 migrants to Brooklyn high school ahead of storm. – Bailee Hill (COMMENT: Are any of your children in school? Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat and RINO leaders will through them out and replace them with illegals.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nyc-democrat-demands-biden-close-border-migrants-displace-daughter-high-school-fair-us
— ‘Getting out of hand’: Liberal city residents rate Mayorkas’ handling of southern border. Some DC residents gave Mayorkas failing grades; others were more sympathetic. – Jon Michael Raasch
https://www.foxnews.com/us/getting-out-hand-liberal-city-residents-rate-mayorkas-handling-southern-border
— Why Californicating the United States isn’t going well. – Kerry Jackson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/why-californicating-united-states-isnt-going-well
— $23 million in devices reportedly missing from Chicago schools. Illinois Policy Institute’s Austin Berg reacts to Chicago public schools missing millions of dollars since COVID – Jesse Watters
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6344719317112

GOPUSA
— Trump Vows To Implement ‘Largest Deportation Effort In The History Of Our Country’ If Reelected
https://www.gopusa.com/trump-vows-to-implement-largest-deportation-effort-in-the-history-of-our-country-if-reelected/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Affirmative Action Alert? California Highway Patrol issues first ‘Ebony Alert’ for a missing black woman – Jenna Curren
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/ebony-alert

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— NYU “Permanently Discontinued” Discriminatory Whites-Only “Anti-Racist” Parent Program After Equal Protection Project Legal Challenge. Another EPP win. Program was DEI white-shaming to train white parents to be better allies: “The University stated that on or about August 22, 2023, it … permanently discontinued the Program. The University further stated that in August and September 2023, the University provided Title VI training to relevant University staff members.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/nyu-permanently-discontinued-discriminatory-whites-only-anti-racist-parent-program-after-equal-protection-project-legal-challenge/

MRC TV
— John Hopkins Retracts Racist, Ageist, Sexist, Heterophobic ‘Privilege’ List from Its ‘Diversity Digest’ – CRAIG BANNISTER (COMMENT: How privileged are you? According to my critics/opponents, a) I have always been privileged because I am White, male, old (born in 1948), heterosexual, non-veteran (draft avoider), married (since 1978), childless, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are not the aforesaid. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that he died suddenly in 1969 when I was 21, and that my mother never attended high school. If I had been privileged, I would not have had to take the following jobs that my critics/opponents say are bad jobs that they would never stoop to take: a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, e) delivering mail 1966-1969, f) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, g) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, h) pumping gasoline 1971-1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/john-hopkins-retracts-racist-ageist-sexist-heterophobic-privilege-list-its

NEW AMERICAN
— Denver Faces Budget Cuts to Cover Costs of Supporting Illegal Immigrants – David Kelly
https://thenewamerican.com/us/denver-faces-budget-cuts-to-cover-costs-of-supporting-illegal-immigrants/

NEWS BUSTERS
— LANGUAGE POLICE: CBS Reporter Ed O’Keefe Scolds DeSantis Over ‘Illegal Immigrant’ – Jorge Bonilla
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jorge-bonilla/2024/01/12/language-police-cbs-reporter-ed-okeefe-scolds-desantis-over

NEWSMAX
— Potent Marijuana is Leading to Psychosis in Teens – Lynn C. Allison
https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/cannabis-marijuana-use/2024/01/11/id/1149244/
— Speaker: DHS Let Go Thousands Ahead of GOP Border Trip – Mark Swanson
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mike-johnson-dhs-alejandro-mayorkas/2024/01/11/id/1149285/

PJ MEDIA
— Sanctuary Cities Not Living Up to Their Name – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/01/11/nyc-students-forced-to-go-to-remote-learning-when-migrants-are-moved-into-schools-n4925397
— The Democrats’ Changing Positions on Immigration – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/01/10/the-democrats-changing-position-on-immigration-n4925353
— Johns Hopkins Tells Us Who’s Privileged (Whether You Know It or Not) – MILT HARRIS (COMMENT: How privileged are you? According to my critics/opponents, a) I have always been privileged because I am White, male, old (born in 1948), heterosexual, non-veteran (draft avoider), married (since 1978), childless, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are not the aforesaid. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that he died suddenly in 1969 when I was 21, and that my mother never attended high school. If I had been privileged, I would not have had to take the following jobs that my critics/opponents say are bad jobs that they would never stoop to take: a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, e) delivering mail 1966-1969, f) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, g) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, h) pumping gasoline 1971-1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://pjmedia.com/miltharris/2024/01/11/johns-hopkins-tells-us-whos-privileged-whether-you-know-it-or-not-n4925392
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Privilege is a set of unearned benefits given to people who are in a specific group. Privilege operates on a personal, interpersonal, cultural, and institutional levels and it provides advantages and favors to members of dominant groups at the expense of members of other groups. In the United States, privilege is granted to people who have membership in one or more of these social identity groups: White people, Able bodied people, Heterosexuals, Cisgender people, Males, Christians, Middle or owning class people, Middle-aged people, English-speaking people. . .Privilege is characteristically invisible to people who have it. People in dominant groups often believe they have earned the privileges they enjoy or that everyone could have access to these privileges if only they worked to earn them. In fact, privileges are unearned and are granted to people in the dominant groups whether they want those privileges or not, and regardless of their stated intent. The fact that this woman believes that privileges can’t be earned under any circumstances not only proves the shallowness of her claims but also exposes her insidious intent to manipulate the minds of those who read this email. In her leftist delusion, no one earns anything, and only certain groups are privileged. Overall, her list is not only racist and totally bigoted, but she also managed to show disdain for the able-bodied as well as display her heterophobia, cisphobia, misandry, Christophobia, classism, middle-age misanthropy, and even a touch of Anglophobia. I guess Golden deserves congratulations. She has single-handedly saved anyone with the characteristics she listed in her email from wasting time applying to Johns Hopkins. After all, who would want to attend an “institution of lower learning,” where you are seen as privileged just for existing? We should also thank Golden for once again proving that the true meaning of DEI is Division, Exclusion, and Inequity.)

TOWNHALL
— House Judiciary Hearing Highlights the Cost of Illegal Immigration to American Taxpayers – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/01/11/house-judiciary-border-hearing-n2633513

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/texas-governor-seizes-public-park-border-counter-illegal-immigration-rcna133554

MSN
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ceos-still-embrace-dei-despite-criticism-study/ar-AA1mPjqB
— Democrat and RINO leaders a) created the “migrant crisis,” b) are making it worse every day, and c) are ever-increasingly blaming it on Republicans. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-toll-on-migrants-of-a-free-bus-north-from-the-border/ar-AA1mOga4

CNBC
— 30-year-old couple earns $227,000 a year in Chicago—and aims to save up $2.5 million by their 40s. – Kamaron McNair and Valentina Duarte (COMMENT: One could compare and contrast this article with the 4-page article on my wife and I that Money Magazine had in its February 1978 issue. In that article Money Magazine focused on a) foisting negative government employee stereotypes on me (I had been an IRS employee since 1971 and I had been a postal employee 1966-1969) and my soon to be wife (she had worked for the FBI for 2 years), b) painting me as being promoted and being too fast and being grossly overpaid, and c) painting my education deductions (graduate business courses at Loyola and graduate accounting courses at DePaul) as being improper.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/11/couple-earns-227000-dollars-a-year-in-chicago-and-aim-to-save-up-2point5-million.html
(FRM THE ARTICLE: By their early 40s, Jenna Bhaloo and Neil Desai plan to attain a net worth of $2.5 million. That’s how much the couple — who are currently both 30 with no children — estimates they’ll need to reach financial independence. For them, that means “being able to make changes in our life, whether that means taking a sabbatical for six months or doing another career change just because we can. That’s what we’re interested in, and not having to worry about where the money is coming from,” Bhaloo tells CNBC Make It. With around $885,500 currently invested, they’re well on their way. Bhaloo and Desai both came into the relationship with healthy financial habits. But as they’ve grown together and gotten married, they’ve been focusing on establishing and chasing money goals as a team. Together, they earned $227,071 in 2023. Bhaloo brought in $69,314 between working part-time while finishing her master’s of business administration in the beginning of the year and going full-time in July. Her annual salary is $125,000. Desai earned around $158,000 working in tech. And while they’re working hard to reach financial independence, they’re not excessively limiting their lifestyle now to get there. “You should be able to enjoy your life and experience all the things that you want to experience,” Bhaloo says. “You can have [your] investments go to work for you while you’re enjoying [life] and spending on the things that you love.” Three degrees, debt-free Holding two master’s degrees and a bachelor’s, Bhaloo is fortunate to not have any debt from her academic journey. A full-ride scholarship paid for her undergraduate studies and part of her master’s in public health from Boston University, where she graduated in 2016. Her parents helped cover the rest of the costs of her graduate studies at BU. To earn her MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in 2023 without taking on debt, Bhaloo relied on a combination of scholarships, savings, part-time jobs and help from her parents. She earned $80,000 a year prior to starting business school. By working part-time during school, she wasn’t just earning money — around $30,000 during her first year — but valuable connections as well. The internship she held during her second year turned into a full-time job with the same company she works for now. “My parents have always really emphasized education over anything else,” Bhaloo says. “They were very willing and happy to help pay for my tuition and living expenses.” Bhaloo and Desai got married as she was finishing her MBA in 2023. Soon after, Desai decided he wanted to go to business school himself. Although the couple’s finances were separate and Desai didn’t support Bhaloo financially while she was in school since they weren’t yet married, he provided much-needed encouragement and care. “Neil was super supportive in making sure that I had everything that I needed at home taken care of so that I could focus on school and making this big life change,” Bhaloo says. Things are different now that the couple is married while Desai is in business school. Desai and his parents are paying for his tuition, so it has factored into the couple’s joint budget. That’s OK with Bhaloo — she says this step for Desai has helped them shape up their future plans. “Now that I’m done with school and Neil is in school, we’ve been able to plan [for the future] a little bit more and think, ‘We’re married now, what are our goals as a couple?’” she says. How they spend their money As they identify their goals, the couple has made it priority to live below their means. They could afford to rent a larger apartment, for example, but choose to stay in their current place, Bhaloo says. The couple “constantly evaluates” how much they feel comfortable spending on rent or a future mortgage. The $3,300 monthly rent for their 2-bedroom apartment is a little higher than Chicago’s average of $2,744 among 2-bedroom units, according to Zumper. But it’s still just 17% of Bhaloo and Desai’s annual joint earnings — well below the expert recommendation to keep your rent at or below 30% of your income. ″[Rent] is such a big portion of your expenditures that if you can control that number, then you can set up the rest of your year to spend on the other things that you enjoy doing,” Bhaloo says. Here’s how Bhaloo and Desai spent their money in September 2023:)

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats hate tests because Democrats get lower scores on tests than Republicans do. That frustrates Democrat efforts to give preference to Democrats. My Democrat IRS superiors were beyond furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30. My Democrat coworkers either had not taken the examination or failed it. My Democrat GAO superiors were beyond furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. None of my Democrat GAO coworkers had taken the examination let alone passed it. Further, Democrats hate tests because those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, and especially those who are Black or Hispanic, get lower scores on tests than those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/briefing/the-misguided-war-on-the-sat.html

USA TODAY
— The diversity vs. meritocracy debate is back – Dana Taylor (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders have always used Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI against Republicans. My Democrat superiors in the federal government used AA and DEI against me big time. My RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization continue to use AA and DEI against me big time. I should write a book about that. According to them, I lack diversity because I am not liberal/moderate, minority, female, young, LGBTQ, veteran, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/11/the-excerpt-podcast-the-diversity-vs-meritocracy-debate-is-back/72191610007/

NPR
— $300 million worth of ads have hit voters ahead of the first GOP primary contests – Domenico Montanaro
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/12/1224348004/advertising-campaign-republican-presidential-primary

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump vs. the Non-RINOs. DeSantis and Haley are both products of the Republican Party he transformed. – Kimberley A. Strassel (COMMENT: To get elected president and reelected president, Trump promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-vs-the-non-rinos-haley-and-desantis-are-rightwing-fighters-a836de23
— The New Segregation on Campus. UCLA’s medical school divides students by race to teach ‘antiracism.’ – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ucla-school-of-medicine-antiracism-course-do-no-harm-office-of-civil-rights-8143c3ae

ONE PAGE NEWS
— Texas seizes control of park, blocks Border Patrol from entering, as part of anti-illegal immigration efforts (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Politics/1zqtsusq8o/Texas-seizes-control-of-park-blocks-Border-Patrol.htm

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Illinois CPAs spot numerous issues with accountant retention – Michael Cohn (COMMENT: Because there are extremely few Black CPAs and because of Affirmative Action and DEI, Black CPAs have always been in extremely high demand. My Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors acted like my Black CPA subordinate had threatened to leave GAO if they did not force me to take early retirement so that they could give him my job and my preferred corner office, and that is exactly what they did.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/illinois-cpas-spot-numerous-issues-with-accountant-retention

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— What role should social class play in admissions? (COMMENT: What class were you born into? 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. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the classes they were born into.)
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/what-role-should-social-class-play-admissions

January 7, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Pro-Palestinian protest causes DuSable Lake Shore Drive closures on North Side
https://abc7chicago.com/palestinian-protest-chicago-lake-shore-drive-traffic-today/14288408/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UqoC6oqREM
— Harvey apartments boarded up amid concerns over unfit living conditions, ongoing crime. Some residents say they were inside their homes when units were boarded up. – Tre Ward
https://abc7chicago.com/harvey-illinois-apartments-boarded-up-crime-news/14289402/
— It may be a long time, if ever, before everyone involved in Jan. 6 is punished. Here’s why. – CNN (COMMENT: Everyone who did anything illegal that day had to know that Democrats would use what they did to destroy Trump.)
https://abc7chicago.com/capitol-attack-january-6-charges-the-white-house/14288646/

FOX32
— Pro-Palestine protest temporarily shuts down DuSable Lake Shore Drive
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pro-palestine-protest-temporarily-shuts-down-dusable-lake-shore-drive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HcwgQq6frM

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-train-glen-ellyn-20240107-xyx6s7mbqrfa5jshwtlpoxuiha-story.html
— On Jan. 6 many Republicans blamed Trump for the Capitol riot. Now they endorse his presidential bid. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-aud-nw-capitol-riot-anniversary-20240106-cmc4wasgzzgjhn2326n6zqxm2u-story.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders 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.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-harvard-claudine-gay-dei-christopher-rufo-reverse-bias-page-20240107-xsgk3epianhm7cuhv27e54hcom-story.html
— US Supreme Court should keep our sorry state in mind as it considers public corruption case – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-comed-four-madigan-burke-supreme-court-corruption-20240107-w3wdsnwgnvegph44s6qttt7xum-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/5/24016739/dawoud-bey-elegy-photographer-columbia-college-chicago-slavery-stony-the-road

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: What suburban communities are doing as buses carrying asylum-seekers stop in their towns – Alicia Fabbre (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that soon, Pritzker will force Illinois counties, townships, and municipalities to provide illegals with housing, food, clothes, health care, transportation, education, etc. Anticipate/expect that initially he will send counties, townships, and municipalities lots of tax dollars to pay for that.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240106/news/migrant-influx-what-suburban-communities-are-doing-as-buses-carrying-asylum-seekers-stop-in-their-t/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans discriminate against minority girls and that because of that, they need more and more and more preference to succeed.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240105/news/mental-health-needs-of-black-and-hispanic-girls-often-go-unmet-this-waukegan-group-wraps-them-in-su/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Does the objection to Trump on the Illinois primary ballot have a chance? What we know. – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/01/07/illinois-state-board-of-elections-to-decide-trumps-ballot-eligibility/72112827007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Supporters of the former president like U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Oakland, said the objection was politically-motivated with Trump as the overwhelmingly leading GOP candidate. She also is a Trump GOP convention delegate. “They know Trump will defeat Biden in a free & fair election,” Miller posted on X, formerly Twitter. “Democrats are embracing banana republic tactics by trying to jail their political opponents and throw them off the ballot.” . . . Matt Dietrich, ISBOE spokesperson, said the state election authority’s process will begin on Jan. 17 with the selection of a hearing officer who will meet with both parties to discuss their case. That officer will then report their findings with ISBOE’s general counsel, later providing a recommendation to its bipartisan, eight-member electoral board on Jan. 30. A majority vote is required for the objection to move forward. In the case of a tie, the objection is dropped. Objectors and the candidate, however, can seek judicial review, meaning any legal challenges likely would be ongoing when early voting starts on Feb. 8. The Illinois Supreme Court, holding a 5-2 Democratic majority, could be a favorable venue for the objectors.)

WSIL TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly use mass shootings to further diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://www.wsiltv.com/video/number-of-mass-shootings-revealed-by-gun-violence-archive/video_68da3c50-09a1-5700-a6e7-8ae016d92782.html

WESTERN SPRINGS PATCH
— No Migrant Restrictions In Western Springs. The village aims to treat people with dignity and respect, the village president said. – David Giuliani (COMMENT: Who has not treated you with dignity and respect? I should write a book about my critics/opponents who look down on me the most. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://patch.com/illinois/westernsprings/no-migrant-restrictions-western-springs

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Continues to Rule Without Legislative Input
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/06/pritzker-continues-to-rule-without-legislative-input/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The whereases include: nearly 30,000 migrants seeking asylum have been sent from Texas to Illinois; over 125,000 refugees have come to Chicago from over sixty countries since 1975; they have made “a very long and difficult journey from their homes”; all counties have been declared a disaster area every month since September 2022)

WEST COOK NEWS
— Western Springs Village President: Illegals are welcome…. so long as they get on the train and leave
https://westcooknews.com/stories/653531539-western-springs-village-president-illegals-are-welcome-so-long-as-they-get-on-the-train-and-leave

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago Mayor continues fight against police arbitration
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/653522816-chicago-mayor-continues-fight-against-police-arbitration

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— CalendarGate and Best Analysis Why It’s Important to Conservatives  Catalina Lauf one of the ten who modeled for Conservative Dad’s “Real Women of America 2024″ Calendar with 10% of proceeds going to Riley Gaines Center
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/06/calendargate/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Americans will rally around constitution,’ confident in upcoming election process – Mike Pence (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that the Democrats who run America will have their many millions of illegals use their false identifications to vote for Biden.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/6/mike-pence-americans-will-rally-around-constitutio/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pritzker issues 18th 30-day migrant disaster proclamation – Greg Bishop
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/pritzker-issues-18th-30-day-migrant-disaster-proclamation
— Gaza war protest in Chicago blocks traffic on Lake Shore Drive – Jenny Goldsberry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gaza-protest-chicago-blocks-lake-shore-drive
— DeSantis qualifies for GOP primary ballot in 36 states and territories – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/desantis-ballot-access-illinois-nevada

NEW YORK POST
— Migrants’ pricey cars towed outside controversial NYC shelter in same area where they begged door to door. Carl Campanile, Rich Calder and Georgett Roberts
https://nypost.com/2024/01/06/metro/at-least-five-unregistered-vehicles-used-by-migrants-parked-outside-floyd-bennet-field-shelter-towed/
— Melee breaks out after someone cuts line outside East Village migrant center. Georgia Worrell, Dean Balsamini and Rich Calder
https://nypost.com/2024/01/06/metro/melee-breaks-out-outside-east-village-migrant-center/
— Joe Biden’s ‘January 6th’ speech is nothing more than a rant against Donald Trump – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2024/01/06/opinion/joe-bidens-january-6th-speech-is-nothing-more-than-a-rant-against-donald-trump/

AMERICAN THINKER
— President Trump secured peace and earned respect for America, then Joe Biden came in with a steamroller – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/president_trump_secured_peace_and_earned_respect_for_america_then_joe_biden_came_in_with_a_steamroller.html
— Can You Be Counted On? 2024 is not only going to be a tumultuous year but also a year when the wheat is separated from the chaff. Each of us will be tested, and each of us will be given the opportunity to prove our mettle. – J.B. Shurk
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/can_you_be_counted_on.html
— ‘Gloves off’ Biden? What do the polls say? – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/gloves_off_biden_what_do_the_polls_say.html
— Higher Education: DEI and Cargo Cultism – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/higher_education_dei_and_cargo_cultism.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chris Rufo compiles ‘manifesto’ detailing how the right take control of higher education back from leftists – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/06/chris-rufo-compiles-manifesto-detailing-how-the-right-take-control-of-higher-education-back-from-leftists-1425423/

BREITBART
— 30K Migrants Apprehended in Arizona Border Sector in Last Two Weeks – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/01/06/30k-migrants-apprehended-in-arizona-border-sector-in-last-two-weeks/
— Migrant Activists Warn Shelters Are Past Capacity from Texas to LA to Chicago and New York – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/06/migrant-activists-warn-shelters-are-past-capacity-from-texas-to-la-to-chicago-new-york/
— Liberal Globalists Rallying Around Their ‘Chosen Candidate,’ Nikki Haley – Karoline Leavitt
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/06/karoline-leavitt-liberal-globalists-rallying-chosen-candidate-nikki-haley/
— GOP Blocks Biden Bill to Fund, Hide Mass Migration
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/06/speaker-johnsons-gop-blocks-biden-bill-fund-hide-mass-migration/
— Donald Trump in Iowa: ‘Nikki Haley Is a Globalist; She Likes the Globe’ – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/06/donald-trump-iowa-nikki-haley-globalist-she-likes-globe/
— Denver Mayor on Work Permits Incentivizing More Migration: Right Policy ‘Above my Pay Grade’ and Work Permits ‘Key’ – IAN HANCHETT (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers will replace their employees who are citizens of America with illegals.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/06/denver-mayor-on-work-permits-incentivizing-more-migration-right-policy-above-my-pay-grade-and-work-permits-key/
— Acting Labor Sec’y: ‘A Tight Labor Market Is Good’ — We Also Need Immigration and More Work Permits – IAN HANCHETT (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers will replace their employees who are citizens of America with illegals.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/06/acting-labor-secy-a-tight-labor-market-is-good-we-also-need-immigration-and-more-work-permits/

COLLEGE FIX
— Western Illinois U. ‘Day of Racial Healing’ includes ‘Racism for White People’ event
https://www.thecollegefix.com/western-illinois-u-day-of-racial-healing-includes-racism-for-white-people-event/

DAILY CALLER
— Massive Brawl Ensues In NYC As Over 400 Migrants Seek Shelter Before Snowstorm – MARIANE ANGELA
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/06/new-york-city-massive-brawl-ensues-300-migrants-await-shelter-snowstorm-line-spill/

DAILY WIRE
— Thousands Of Africans Flying To Central America Before Crossing Illegally Into United States – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/thousands-of-africans-flying-to-central-america-before-crossing-illegally-into-united-states
— Republican AGs Challenge Commerce Department’s DEI Proposal – Leif Le Mahieu (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-ags-challenge-commerce-departments-dei-proposal

FOX BUSINESS
— DEI Forces anti-Americanism (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCCTcBAdJWQ

FOX NEWS
— Biden admin has to address the ‘pull factor’ in the border crisis – Rep. Henry Cuellar (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly encourage illegal immigration.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6344401115112
— There isn’t a problem with extremism, it’s with ‘woke ideology’ – Stacy Washington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfTUsw406BQ
— Harvard’s Claudine Gay was the ‘symbol of the DEI regime’: Chris Rufo (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMkG7wEvmrc
— ‘WELLBEING AND INCLUSION’: Companies are distancing themselves from controversial DEI policies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEY7gdVzt8s
— Moves to ‘disenfranchise’ Trump voters is an effort to ‘deny people the choice’ and will backfire: Illinois, Oregon and Massachusetts are among other states seeking to join Colorado and Maine in banning Trump from 2024 ballot. – Bill Barr
https://www.foxnews.com/media/states-trying-disenfranchise-trump-supporters-counterproductive-only-making-them-stronger-barr
— Tom Cotton calls for asylum and parole reforms to tackle border crisis
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6344421880112
— California’s handout to migrants will have taxpayers ‘on the hook’ – Chuck DeVore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOKOKqCPlyM
— Illegal immigrants seen pouring into US through breach in border wall in Arizona. There were over 302,000 migrant encounters in December alone. – Adam Shaw, Bill Melugin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigrants-seen-pouring-into-us-through-breach-in-border-wall-in-arizona
— Ramaswamy claims that he and Trump are the only two America first candidates
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6344412550112

NTD
— Trump Casts Haley and DeSantis as ‘Establishment’ Politicians Whom Iowans Cannot Trust – Janice Hisle
https://www.ntd.com/trump-casts-haley-and-desantis-as-establishment-politicians-whom-iowans-cannot-trust_964693.html

NEWSBUSTERS
— CNN Panel Dukes It Out On DEI, Claudine Gay – Alex Christy (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2024/01/06/cnn-fight-panel-dukes-it-out-dei-claudine-gay

NEWSMAX
— Trump: Not one thing has gotten better under ‘Crooked Joe Biden’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AVWh7FkHd0
— Trump: Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley can’t secure the border because they’re globalists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiCC1bnHQ6I

POST MILLENNIAL
— Businesses attempt to ‘rebrand’ DEI policies as prominent figures ignite a match to the anti-white ‘racist’ initiatives. “The focus is moving away from ‘those three words’ towards efforts around ‘wellbeing and inclusion.'” – Katie Daviscourt (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/businesses-attempt-to-rebrand-dei-policies-as-prominent-figures-ignite-a-match-to-the-anti-white-racist-initiatives
– Trump BLASTS ‘incompetent’ Biden in new Iowa speech, says he’s the real threat to democracy
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-president-trump-blasts-incompetent-biden-in-new-iowa-speech-says-hes-the-real-threat-to-democracy

REASON
— Universities Use DEI Statements To Enforce Groupthink. DEI statements are political litmus tests. – GREG LUKIANOFF AND RIKKI SCHLOTT (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://reason.com/2024/01/06/the-conformity-gauntlet/

TOWNHALL
— Black Chicagoans Move to Turn Liberal City Red – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/06/black-chicagoans-move-to-turn-liberal-city-red-n2633271
— San Francisco Just Got Worse With Pro-Drug Signs Splattered Throughout the City – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/06/pro-drug-use-campaign-appears-in-san-francisco-n2633273
— Not A Good Week For Nikki Haley – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2024/01/07/not-a-good-week-for-nikki-haley-n2633276
— Are Most Children with Gender Dysphoria Gay, and Not Transgender Candidates? – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2024/01/07/are-most-children-with-gender-dysphoria-gay-and-not-transgender-candidates-n2633284

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.westernjournal.com/catholic-church-touts-priest-rainbow-stole-blessing-sex-couple-social-media-cites-pope/
— Illegal Aliens Covered for Sex Change Surgeries, Hormone Therapy Under ‘Free’ Health Care Law in Deep Blue State – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.westernjournal.com/illegal-aliens-covered-sex-change-surgeries-hormone-therapy-free-health-care-law-deep-blue-state/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Pressured by record migrant crossings, White House weighs tough concession in border talks with Congress. – Camilo Montoya-Galvez, Margaret Brennan
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/border-talks-congress-white-house-tough-concessions-record-migrant-crossings/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) blame conservatives for Claudine Gay’s problems.
https://apnews.com/article/harvard-president-plagiarism-claudine-gay-3b048da1f2ee17b5edec3680b5828e8f

CNN
— Democrats ever-increasingly use mass shootings to further diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2024/01/06/exp-tsr-todd-gun-violence-concerns.cnn

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Poised to Win More Black Votes Than Any Republican in History – Kate Plummer
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-black-votes-presidential-election-republicans-1857699

FOX NEW YORK
— Migrants desperately seek shelter in NYC snowstorm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_pEP0PNsHk

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Takes Aim at Haley as Primary Enters Final Phase in Iowa – Shane Goldmacher
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/us/politics/trump-haley-iowa-caucuses.html
— Democrats deny that they stole the 2020 election.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/us/politics/on-jan-6-anniversary-trump-repeats-lie-that-2020-election-was-stolen.html
— Colleges have fled standardized tests, on the theory that they hurt diversity. – David Leonhardt (COMMENT: To advance younger minorities and younger women, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly a) replace objective criteria with subjective criteria, b) lower standards, and c) give more and more and more preference to younger minorities and younger females. Because I am not a minority or a female, the aforesaid constructively rendered worthless a) my job-related bachelor’s degree, b) my three job-related master’s degrees, c) my six job-related professional certifications, and d) my job-related professional license. To give preference to younger minorities and younger females is to discriminate against older Whites and older males.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/briefing/the-misguided-war-on-the-sat.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/opinion/taylor-swift-queer.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote Claudine Gay.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/opinion/claudine-gay-resignation-harvard.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who fly the American flag. I have flown an American flag at my home each and every day since September 11, 2001. I have displayed a 18X12-foot American flag in my Iron Gate Motor Condos for the last 3 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/opinion/thin-blue-line-capitol.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: What do your critics/opponents do? 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 serves 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-endorsements.html

USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/06/abortion-rights-court-cases-in-2024/72132196007/

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Income tax deductions you should not miss – ELLIOT RAPHAELSON (COMMENT: What tax deductions have you taken? In 1978, the Democrats who ran IRS disallowed the graduate a) business courses that I had taken at Loyola 1972-1976 and b) accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul since 1976. I was 29, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years, and my salary was $106,785/year (GS-12 Step 4) in today’s dollars. They would not have disallowed those courses I had not been a union member or if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They disallowed those courses to punish me for my complaining about their use of “up-or-out” to get rid of me, that is, their use of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to get rid of me. They had made it extremely clear that they would never promote me to GS-13 because I was too old. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the aforesaid course work and that I was on track to pass the CPA examination which I did in 1979. They outrageously/disgustingly/unethically argued that the courses were not job-related, that they did not help me carry out my job duties, that they qualified me for a new trade or business, and that I took them to get a job in the private sector. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the requirements of my position descriptions and the fact that I stated in my Loyola and DePaul applications that I wanted to take the courses because the employee manual that IRS gave me in 1971 encouraged me to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses. They helped Money Magazine make my deducting the courses look improper in its 4-page February 1978 article on me.)
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/01/03/the-savings-game-income-tax-deductions-not-to-miss/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Elon Musk Has Used Illegal Drugs, Worrying Leaders at Tesla and SpaceX. Some executives and board members fear the billionaire’s use of drugs—including LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, mushrooms and ketamine—could harm his companies. – Emily Glazer and Kirsten Grind
https://www.wsj.com/business/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-e826a9e1
— ‘Merit Is No Longer Evil’ Is DEI vulnerable to sudden collapse? – James Freeman (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/merit-is-no-longer-evil-8df27d4e

MOTLEY FOOL
— Social Security Has an Immigration Problem — and It’s Getting Progressively Worse – Sean Williams
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2024/01/07/social-security-has-an-immigration-problem/

FAST COMPANY
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90996623/hiring-trends-change-your-job-search-2024
— How EEOC fought workplace discrimination in 2023 – PAVITHRA MOHAN (COMMENT: How has EEOC impacted you? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that job offer. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/91001379/ai-pregnancy-discrimination-harassment-how-government-fought-workplace-discrimination-2023
— Mastering The Art of Strategic Quitting. How to know when it’s time to let go. – JUAN M. FERNANDEZ (COMMENT: How has EEOC impacted you? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that job offer. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.inc.com/juan-fernandez/mastering-art-of-strategic-quitting.html

VOA
— Trump’s Vows to Deport Millions Are Undercut by His Record, History – AP
https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-s-vows-to-deport-millions-are-undercut-by-his-record-history/7427550.html

DAILY BEAST
— How Mass Immigration Hurts Black Americans. The Congressional Black Caucus has an obligation to its base—which means taking a different approach than most Democrats to the migrant crisis. – Roger House
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-mass-immigration-hurts-black-americans

BNN
— Taylor Swift Advocates for LGBTQ+ Rights and Political Activism in Pride Month Speech
https://bnnbreaking.com/arts/taylor-swift-advocates-for-lgbtq-rights-and-political-activism-in-pride-month-speech/
— Harvard University Leadership Shake-Up and the DEI Debate – Israel Ojoko (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://bnnbreaking.com/world/us/harvard-university-leadership-shake-up-and-the-dei-debate/

DAILY MAIL
— New York Times faces growing outrage over op-ed suggesting Taylor Swift is GAY – MARTHA WILLIAMS and ALESIA STANFORD
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12934473/New-York-Times-faces-outrage-Taylor-Swift-GAY-Harry-Styles-sexuality.html
— Fight breaks out among 300 NYC migrants waiting outside in the cold for shelter before MAJOR snowstorm hits the East Coast. The fight began at around 8.30am outside the re-intake center in East Village when one man tried to sneak into the large line, eyewitnesses said. He was holding a cup of coffee and spilled it on to others while trying to cut in front before he was confronted by another migrant. An argument quickly turned physical with the man allegedly punching the line-cutter who fell to the ground and others joined in. – KAMAL SALTAN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12933929/fight-nyc-migrants-shelter-snowstorm-east-coast.html

LEGACY
— OBITUARY: Gary Lee Longman
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/chicagotribune/name/gary-longman-obituary?id=54025103 (COMMENT: Gary was one of my roommates at NIU 1969-1970. When my father died suddenly in October of 1969, he outstandingly came to the wake in Crete. His summer job in 1969 was interning at KPMG while my summer job was delivering mail in Park Forest. I will forever regret a) my not majoring in accounting at NIU like Gary did, b) my not starting to take graduate accounting courses at DePaul until I was 27, c) my not taking and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt until I was 30, and d) my not becoming a licensed CPA until I was 32.)
(FROM THE OBITUARY: Gary was a graduate of Northern Illinois University with a degree in accounting. He was a highly driven, business- minded CPA who quickly worked his way up at KPMG, becoming a partner at just age 32. He held many esteemed positions, including partner-in-charge of the Chicago Audit Practice and leader of the Midwest-area technology practice. An accountant by trade, Gary dedicated his talents not only to his work but also to the community. He joined many business boards. He was a director of Marine Bank and “interim” President of Sunny Ridge Family Center for ten years, guiding them to success.)

January 6, 2024

Will the horrific problems caused by Biden’s flooding America with illegals elect Trump?

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

FOX NEWS
— Illinois elections board to vote on whether Trump can appear on state GOP’s primary ballot. ‘Five votes are required for a board order to take effect,’ Illinois SBE spokesman Matt Dietrich told Fox News Digital. – Kyle Morris
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-elections-board-vote-whether-trump-can-appear-state-gops-primary-ballot
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reacting to the attempt to bar Trump from appearing on the state’s GOP primary ballot, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy told Fox News Digital, “We believe the people, not activist courts, should choose who represents them in the White House.”)
— Illinois gun groups report confusion, ‘civil disobedience’ after deadline passes to register ‘assault’ weapons. Only 112,350 disclosures filed as of Dec 31, 2023, according to state police data. – Houston Keene
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-gun-groups-report-confusion-civil-disobedience-deadline-passes-register-assault-weapons
— Denver mayor pleads for nationally coordinated effort on migrant crisis as city nears ‘breaking point’ Mayor Mike Johnston expects 10% of the city’s budget to be spent on aid for migrants. – Amy Nelson (COMMENT: Will the horrific problems caused by Biden’s flooding America with illegals elect Trump?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/denver-mayor-pleads-nationally-coordinated-effort-migrant-crisis-city-nears-breaking-point

ABC7
— Supreme Court will decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-colorado-supreme-court-insurrection-clause/14282112/
— Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois’ congressional delegation discuss migrant crisis in virtual meeting – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-chicago-illinois-migrant-crisis-brandon-johnson/14282134/
— NRA chief Wayne LaPierre resigns days before civil corruption trial – Mark Osborne
https://abc7chicago.com/nra-chief-wayne-lapierre-resigns-days-before-civil-corruption-trial/14282424/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/mca-chicago-three-kings-day-mexican-consulate-museum-of-contemporary-art/14283099/
— Brighton Park residents want city to clean contaminated site of former proposed migrant camp – Jasmine Minor
https://abc7chicago.com/brighton-park-chicago-contaminated-site-migrant-camp-environmental-report/14282179/
— Automaker Stellantis not participating in 2024 Chicago Auto Show. Brands owned by Stellantis include Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep and Ram. (COMMENT: What are your Chrysler connections? I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971. I worked in the Chrysler plant in Belvidere in 1970. I owned a 1974 Dodge Dart 1973-1974. I owned a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 1994-2005. I own a 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max that I bought new in 2012.)
https://abc7chicago.com/stellantis-2024-chicago-auto-show-dates-mccormick-place/14280806/

CBS2
— Work permits for migrants among issues Chicago mayor discusses with members of Congress
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/work-permits-for-migrants-among-issues-chicago-mayor-discusses-with-members-of-congress/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNROuHlDoZY
— Supreme Court ruling on former President Trump’s 2024 eligibility will have impact in Illinois – Charlie De Mar, Melissa Quinn
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/supreme-court-ruling-trump-2024-eligibility-illinois/
— This week, the U.S. Department of Education launched a new, simpler version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid better known as FAFSA. However, some families seeking financial aid for their children are still hitting roadblocks. (COMMENT: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? Back in the good old days, the money to pay for my UIC expenses 1966-1968, my NIU expenses 1969-1970, my new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and my new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 came from what I earned working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/new-simpler-version-fafsa/

FOX32
— White House responds to growing migrant crisis in Chicago after 4 more buses expected – Elizabeth Matthews
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/white-house-responds-migrant-crisis-chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R04pZulPXZ4

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Christie adds his name to list of Republican presidential candidates trying to get on Illinois primary ballot. – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-president-race-filing-20240106-ykdadnshkrcwdpayge67bjxhqu-story.html
— Oak Brook officials taking proactive approach to possibility of migrant buses from Texas affecting the village. – Chuck Fieldman (COMMENT: How is your county, township, municipality, and school district dealing with Democrat and RINO success in dumping their illegals there?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-dob-migrant-buses-tl-0111-20240105-hkhzrwru2rem7m3not4zy2tbey-story.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use January 6 to promote more hatred against Trump. Everyone who did anything illegal that day had to know that Democrats would use what they did to destroy Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/capitol-siege-20240106-pqxjm5craff2tlzsittzm4t25e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Migrants’ mental health in Chicago a looming crisis. Support groups are trying to address obstacles to care that include language barriers and a persistent shortage of mental health workers. – Kristen Schorsch (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/5/24025617/migrant-mental-health-care-crisis-jorge-rubiano
— Most owners of assault-style weapons in Illinois appear not to have registered them as required by law. There are minimal consequences for failing to register, and whether the law is even enforced depends heavily on where you live and how authorities discover an unregistered gun. – Matthew Hendrickson (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will force county sheriffs and states attorneys to arrest an perp walk high profile non-registrants who share lots of demographics with Trump.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/1/5/24023878/assault-weapons-ban-illinois-registered-legal
— When college students have no home, it’s up to their schools to step up. Research from fall 2020 found that 43% of students at four-year institutions were experiencing housing insecurity and 14% were experiencing homelessness. Illinois is addressing the problem. – Cheyenne Garcia (COMMENT: My parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. That enabled me to work part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/5/24024687/college-university-students-housing-insecurity-homelessness-cheyenne-garcia
— Trump didn’t sign loyalty oath for Illinois ballot – Dave McKinney (COMMENT: Biden and Pritzker ever-increasingly destroy those a) who are not blindly loyal to them, b) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, c) who refuse to glorify and praise them, d) who refuse to pander to them, e) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, f) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or g) who refuse to give them money.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/6/24027720/donald-trump-loyalty-oath-illinois-ballot-advocate-overthrow-government-pledge-mccarthy-red-scare

DAILY HERALD
— Hundreds of convictions, but a major mystery is still unsolved 3 years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot – AP (COMMENT: Everyone who did anything illegal that day had to know that Democrats would use what they did to destroy Trump.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240105/news/hundreds-of-convictions-but-a-major-mystery-is-still-unsolved-3-years-after-the-jan-6-capitol-riot/
— Lake County opens new Vote-by-Mail Processing Center – Rosie Newmark (COMMENT: Vote-by-Mail promotes voter fraud.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240104/news/lake-county-opens-new-vote-by-mail-processing-center/
— Mundelein targeting bus transports of asylum-seekers – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240106/news/mundelein-targeting-bus-transports-of-asylum-seekers/

WBEZ
— Trump did not sign Illinois’ loyalty oath – Dave McKinney (COMMENT: Biden and Pritzker ever-increasingly destroys those a) who are not blindly loyal to them, b) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, c) who refuse to glorify and praise them, d) who refuse to pander to them, e) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, f) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or g) who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/trump-did-not-sign-illinois-candidate-loyalty-oath/1d1fbaf4-261f-4c15-b466-8fb749d404e1

SOUTHERN
— Biden to mark Jan. 6 anniversary by calling Trump a threat to democracy and freedom – ABC NEWS
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/01/05/biden-to-mark-jan-6-anniversary-by-calling-trump-a-threat-to-democracy-and-freedom/

EVANSTON NOW
— Busloads of migrants on the way? – Jeff Hirsh
https://evanstonnow.com/busloads-of-migrants-on-the-way/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame Republicans for mass shootings.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-the-perry-school-shooting-creates-new-questions-for-republicans-in-iowas-presidential-caucuses/
— Democrats say “On Jan. 6 many Republicans blamed Trump for the Capitol riot. Now they endorse his presidential bid.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-on-jan-6-many-republicans-blamed-trump-for-the-capitol-riot-now-they-endorse-his-presidential-bid/

NPR ILLINOIS & NOTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. (COMMENT: Pot will destroy America. I have never used pot and I never will. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21 in 1970. One could ask what percent of my classmates who dropped out were pot users. I earned an MBA from Loyola 1976. One could ask what percent of my classmates who dropped out were pot users. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. One could ask what percent of my fellow examination-takers who did not pass were pot users. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. One could ask what percent of my classmates who dropped out were pot users. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. One could ask what percent of my fellow examination-takers who did not pass were pot users. I earned a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. One could ask what percent of my classmates who dropped out were pot users.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-05/10-years-of-legal-marijuana
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-01-05/10-years-of-legal-marijuana

NPR ILLINOIS
— Supreme Court takes up Colorado’s decision to kick Trump off its primary ballot – Carrie Johnson
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-05/supreme-court-takes-up-colorados-decision-to-kick-trump-off-its-primary-ballot
— Jan. 6 is central to Biden, Trump re-election strategies
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-05/jan-6-is-central-to-biden-trump-re-election-strategies

25 NEWS NOW
— Tazewell Co. GOP reacts to attempt to remove Trump from Illinois primary ballot – Lizzie Seils
https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/01/06/tazewell-co-gop-reacts-attempt-remove-trump-illinois-primary-ballot/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Surge in illegal immigrant arrivals continues with buses in Chicago suburbs and expected flights
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/653513816-jan-4-illegal-alien-bus-report-surge-in-illegal-immigrant-arrivals-continues-with-buses-in-chicago-suburbs-and-expected-flights

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker issues 18th 30-day migrant disaster proclamation – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3338b252-ac1b-11ee-b1bf-f71df7e0ac1e.html
— Illinois sees 32% increase in costs for health and social services – Shirleen Guerra
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_69b2af3e-a4d4-11ee-b94e-67b1b9f83423.html

WIREPOINTS
— Taking a closer look at Illinois’ population woes and Chicago crime stats
https://wirepoints.org/taking-a-closer-look-at-illinois-population-woes-and-chicago-crime-stats-wirepoints-on-with-bishop-on-air/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t end the ‘sanctuary status’ to stem the influx of illegal migrants into the city – Mark Rice
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653519023-rice-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-won-t-end-the-sanctuary-status-to-stem-the-influx-of-illegal-migrants-into-the-city

560 THE ANSWER
— Crime continues to rise in Democrat states due to defunding the police – Dennis Prager
https://560theanswer.com/columnists/dennis-prager/video/crime-continues-to-rise-in-democrat-states-due-to-defunding-the-police

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Wayne LaPierre steps down as head of NRA after lengthy tenure. Is resigning Jan. 31 on cusp of corruption trial in N.Y. – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/5/wayne-lapierre-departs-nra-after-lengthy-tenure/
— Florida gets OK to import drugs from Canada – Tom Howell Jr. (COMMENT: My father had brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood. During the 1930s, his father traveled often to Canada to buy insulin for him.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/5/fda-gives-florida-ok-import-drugs-canada/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Claudine Gay’s ouster won’t break higher education’s DEI addiction – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/claudine-gays-ouster-wont-break-higher-educations-dei-addiction
— DeSantis calls for killing IRS – Zachary Halaschak (COMMENT: What does DeSantis know about IRS? 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 and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $115,439-$123,136/year. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. I earned a master’s degree in accounting. I became a licensed CPA. I became a Certified Government Financial Manager. Further, what does DeSantis know about other federal agencies? In addition to audits of IRS, during 15 of the 18 years that I worked for IRS, I worked on audits of many federal agencies including DOD, HUD, DHHS, VA, EPA, DOT, SEC, FDIC, FRS, OCC, RRB, DOE, INS, GSA, FHA, DOL, and FAA.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/desantis-killing-irs-flat-tax-iowa-caucuses
— Biden decries ‘loser’ Trump and warns of damage to democracy in Jan. 6 anniversary speech – Haisten Willis (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents stress to paint you as being a loser? My critics/opponents stress their success in a) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, a role that I had since 2005, b) ending my service as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, a role that I had since 2005, and c) ending my service on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2007, a role that I had since 2003.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/biden-decries-loser-trump-threats-democracy-jan-6
— Mark Cuban doesn’t get DEI – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders have always used and continue to 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.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/mark-cuban-doesnt-get-dei
— Growing number of billionaires speaking out against DEI – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/billionaires-speaking-out-against-dei

NEW YORK POST
— Forget the bus companies, Mayor Adams — sue the feds instead! – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/01/05/opinion/forget-the-bus-companies-mayor-adams-sue-the-feds-instead/
— Biden calls Trump ‘loser’ fairy-tale villain — while likening self to George Washington. – Steven Nelson and Victor Nava (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents stress to paint you as being a loser? My critics/opponents stress their success in a) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, a role that I had since 2005, b) ending my service as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, a role that I had since 2005, and c) ending my service on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2007, a role that I had since 2003.)
https://nypost.com/2024/01/05/news/biden-calls-trump-loser-fairy-tale-villain-likens-self-to-george-washington/
— Why Biden’s support among Hispanics is tanking — here’s a hint: the border crisis – Mike Gonzalez (COMMEMT: Ever-increasingly, to be a Hispanic is to be a member of a group that is invading and destroying America. How soon will the invaders have enough clout to force you to speak, read, and write Spanish? I am 100% German American. I am proud to say 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/2024/01/04/opinion/why-bidens-support-among-hispanics-is-tanking-heres-a-hint-the-border-crisis/
— Biden wants to defend democracy by making sure you can’t vote for Trump – James Bovard
https://nypost.com/2024/01/05/opinion/biden-wants-to-defend-democracy-by-making-sure-you-cant-vote-for-trump/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden’s Senior Moment of the Week (Vol. 75)
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/watch-joe-bidens-senior-moment-of-the-week-vol-75/

AMAC
— Dems Look To Cash In On Border Crisis – Shane Harris
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/dems-look-to-cash-in-on-border-crisis/
— In one Democrat jurisdiction after another, mayors, governors, and local officials have turned to the influx of migrants as their next big grift. They’ve taken to demanding that the federal government send them billions more taxpayer dollars to care for the migrants the Biden administration is importing. – Shane Harris (COMMENT: How many more millions if not billions of federal tax dollars will Biden give Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district to promote more illegal immigration? To give federal tax dollars is to drive up the national debt.)
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/dems-look-to-cash-in-on-border-crisis/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Mayorkas talks of enforcing laws; GOP border trip confirms it’s not happening – Parrish Alford, Chad Groening
https://afn.net/politics-govt/2024/01/05/mayorkas-talks-of-enforcing-laws-gop-border-trip-confirms-it-s-not-happening/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Blue States Saw Highest Rates of Homelessness in 2023 – Eric Lendrum (COMMENT: Blue states are rapidly filling with immigrants. Immigration promotes homelessness. Immigrants lack education and job skills. They want/need/demand massive government assistance. They have severe financial, health, and other problems. Further, employers want cheap labor. Immigrants work for less money than Americans. So of course, employers dump their employees who are citizens of America and replace them with lower-paid immigrants. If there were as many immigrants in America when I was young as there are today, they would have gotten the jobs that I got or my wages would have been much lower.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/05/blue-states-saw-highest-rates-of-homelessness-in-2023/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Iowa attack: guns and trans – Mike McDaniel
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/the_iowa_attack_guns_and_trans.html
— The Case Against Progressive Utopia – Deane Waldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/the_case_against_progressive_utopia.html
— The Big Takeaway from Harvard — Diversity is the Enemy of Meritocracy – Ed Brodow (COMMENT: All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less job-related work experience than I had, b) who had less job-related education than I had, c) who had no job-related professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no job-related professional license like the one I had, and/or e) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America as long as mine had been.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/the_big_takeaway_from_harvard__diversity_is_the_enemy_of_meritocracy.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Migrants complain about life in NYC: ‘Pets are treated better than us’ – Chris Donaldson (COMMENT: When your ancestors immigrated, did they get government assistance, and if so, how much and for how long? All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. The did not get government assistance. On my father’s side, they worked in a brick factory in Chicago until they saved enough money to homestead a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border for many years until they had saved enough money to buy it.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/05/migrants-complain-about-life-in-nyc-pets-are-treated-better-than-us-1425090/
— Biden may be forced to address border disaster as election pressure grows – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/05/biden-may-be-forced-to-address-border-disaster-as-election-pressure-grows-report-1425180/
— Joe Biden joins the war on drugs (On the wrong side) – James Lowe
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/05/joe-biden-joins-the-war-on-drugs-on-the-wrong-side-1425267/

BLAZE
— Chicago Alderman Brian Hopkins (D) said Thursday that he doubts Chicago would have become a “sanctuary city” if the city knew what it would have meant for the future. – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/hopkins-chicago-sanctuary-city-policy
— Suspected Iowa school shooter’s digital footprint indicates his was possibly yet another trans rampage – JOSEPH MACKINNON
https://www.theblaze.com/news/suspected-iowa-school-shooters-digital-footprint-indicates-his-was-possibly-yet-another-trans-rampage

BREITBART
— Black Chicagoans Vowing to ‘Make Chicago Red’ as Migrant Crisis Roils Windy City – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/05/black-chicagoans-vowing-make-chicago-red-migrant-crisis-roils-windy-city/
— Chicago Alderman: We Invited Migrants by Being a Sanctuary, ‘Nobody’ Thought It Would Lead to Current Situation – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/04/chicago-alderman-we-invited-migrants-by-being-a-sanctuary-nobody-thought-it-would-lead-to-current-situation/
— Biden Compares Trump to Nazi Germany – WENDELL HUSEBØ (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly stress that Trump is Protestant and German American. Democrats and RINOs have always used my being Protestant and German American against me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/05/dark-brandon-biden-compares-trump-to-nazi-germany/
— Fascists Seek to Remove Donald Trump from Illinois, Massachusetts Ballots – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/05/nolte-fascists-seek-to-remove-donald-trump-from-illinois-massachusetts-ballots/
— Trenton Mayor: We Can’t Handle Migrants, But We ‘Encourage’ Them to Work with Police – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/05/trenton-mayor-we-cant-handle-migrants-but-we-encourage-them-to-work-with-police-by-being-a-sanctuary/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— What Trump Really Said On January 6, 2021 – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/what-trump-really-said-on-january-6-2021

DAILY CALLER
— California Offers Free Sex Change Surgeries To Illegal Immigrants – CHRISSY CLARK
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/05/reaction-california-free-sex-change-illegal-immigrants/
— Top Children’s Hospital Internal Training Tells Doctors Ways To Avoid Parental Consent For Trans Procedures – KATE ANDERSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/05/ohio-childrens-hospital-training-doctors-ways-avoid-parental-consent-trans-minors/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Nazi Name-Calling Is the Last Refuge of the Progressive – Simon Hankinson (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly stress that Trump is Protestant and German American. Democrats and RINOs have always used my being Protestant and German American against me.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/05/borderline-nazi-name-calling-is-last-refuge-progressive/
— It’s Lunacy to Give ‘Free’ Health Insurance to Illegal Aliens – Betsy McCaughey
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/05/its-lunacy-to-give-free-health-insurance-to-illegal-aliens/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Slams Biden’s Speech On January 6, Calls It A ‘Pathetic Fearmongering Campaign Event’ – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-slams-bidens-speech-on-january-6-calls-it-a-pathetic-fearmongering-campaign-event
— The Fentanyl Crisis Is Destroying Our Country And Our Leaders Couldn’t Care Less – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-fentanyl-crisis-is-destroying-our-country-and-our-leaders-couldnt-care-less
— Chicago’s Push To Remove Cops From Schools Draws Backlash. “They told me there’s going to be no SROs.” – Mairead Elordi
https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicagos-push-to-remove-cops-from-schools-draws-backlash

EPOCH TIMES
— After Shooting Ashli Babbitt, Capitol Police Lt. Made False Radio Report. Previously undisclosed radio dispatch, obtained exclusively by The Epoch Times, reveals Lt. Byrd’s actions after fatally striking Ms. Babbitt. – Joseph M. Hanneman
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/exclusive-after-shooting-ashli-babbitt-capitol-police-lt-made-false-radio-report-lawsuit-5558897

FEDERALIST
— Please, Neocons, Stop Claiming That Migrants Jump The Border To Become Patriotic Americans. That’s Not Why They’re Here. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders have always promised immigrants, and especially immigrants who are minority, female, and/or younger, that immigrants would get preference over citizens of America and especially over citizens of America who are White, male, and/or older.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/05/please-neocons-stop-claiming-that-migrants-jump-the-border-to-become-patriotic-americans-thats-not-why-theyre-here/

FOX BUSINESS
— Harvard’s training the ‘next generation of domestic terrorists’ armed with gender study degrees, student debt – Shabbos Kestenbaum
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6344337581112

HOT AIR
— NYC Mayor Adams Sues Bus Companies Transporting Illegal Aliens from Texas – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/01/05/nyc-mayor-adams-sues-bus-companies-transporting-illegal-aliens-from-texas-n602833

JUST THE NEWS
— Tuberville warns that “wokeness” is undercutting military, foreign powers sense weakness – Ben Whedon
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/holdtuberville-military

LEGAL INSURECTION
— Chicago Public Schools Principals Not Happy With Prospect of Removing Police Officers. “The reality they face – at least the 39 principals who voted to keep those SROs – the reality they face is more local, and that’s not what we see on the TV. It the violence we see and hear about every single day.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/chicago-public-schools-principals-not-happy-with-prospect-of-removing-police-officers/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Absence of ‘intelligence’ could set up the United States for another 9/11-style attack – only this time, much worse – Pat Droney
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/absence-of-intelligence-could-set-up-the-united-states-for-another-9-11-style-attack
— Reps. propose Constitutional amendment barring illegal immigrants from counting in states’ Congressional representative allotment – Matthew Holloway (COMMENT: How many non-citizens are there in Illinois, in your congressional district, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district? Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the number will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/reps-davidson-massie-propose-amendment-to-u-s-constitution-barring-illegal-immigrants-from

NEWSMAX
— Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott brushed off the legal action against him and his state, telling Newsmax that the U.S. Constitution gives Texas the right to defend itself against an open border and that the Biden administration itself gives migrants the right to travel wherever they want in the United States. – Mark Swanson
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/greg-abbott-migrants-doj/2024/01/04/id/1148303/
— Border Crisis Might Make US Unrecognizable – Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/randy-weber-newsmax-border-crisis/2024/01/05/id/1148448/
— Blaming Abbott for Migrant Crisis Ridiculous – Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/van-drew-migrant-new-york-city/2024/01/05/id/1148418/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Christie Says He Won’t Vote For Trump, Breaking RNC Debate Pledge – Brooke Mallory (COMMENT: Sooner or later, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs come out of their closets. Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO Republican elected officials and leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois will come out of their closets. I should write a book about the aforesaid in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/chris-christie-says-he-wont-vote-for-trump-breaking-rnc-debate-pledge/

PJ MEDIA
— Build the Wall? Chicago Alderman Wants to Secure His City – LINCOLN BROWN
https://pjmedia.com/lincolnbrown/2024/01/05/build-the-wall-chicago-alderman-wants-to-secure-his-city-n4925250

POWER LINE
— ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS: IT AIN’T ME, BABE – SCOTT JOHNSON
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/01/alejandro-mayorkas-it-aint-me-babe.php

TOWNHALL
— Look Who Threatened to ‘Shoot Up’ Another Iowa School – Mia Cathell
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/miacathell/2024/01/05/lakeeve-arlley-fort-n2633255
— Given the Details, the Media Is Certainly Going to Bury the Iowa School Shooting – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/01/05/the-media-burying-the-iowa-school-shooting-is-absolutely-going-to-happen-n2633206
— Mayorkas Refuses to Say How Many Migrants Released Into US But Claims to ‘Know the Data’ – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals will use their false identifications to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrat candidates?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/05/mayorkas-refuses-to-say-how-many-migrants-released-into-us-but-claims-to-know-the-data-n2633246
— California to Cover Sex Change Surgeries, Hormone Treatments for Illegal Immigrants – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/01/05/california-sex-change-surgeries-illegal-immigrants-n2633214

TURNING POINT USA
— Legal Organization Launches Investigation into TSA’s ‘Vetting’ of Illegal Immigrants in US Airports – MORGONN MCMICHAEL (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, airplane passengers will be illegals.)
https://www.tpusa.com/live/legal-organization-launches-investigation-into-tsas-vetting-of-illegal-immigrants-in-us-airports

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Iowa School Shooting Suspect Identified – Social Media Accounts Reportedly Containing LGBT Messages Scrubbed – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/iowa-school-shooting-suspect-identified-social-media-accounts-reportedly-containing-lgbt-messages-scrubbed/
— Trump Draws a Line in the Sand, Pens Op-Ed Vowing to Invoke 225-Year-Old Law – Laura Wellington
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-draws-line-sand-pens-op-ed-vowing-invoke-225-year-old-law/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Musk and far-right figures seize on Iowa shooter’s possible LGBTQ identity. A 17-year-old student at Perry High School in Iowa fatally shot a sixth grader and wounded five others on Thursday before apparently killing himself, officials said. – Matt Lavietes
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/musk-trump-jr-far-right-figures-seize-iowa-shooters-possible-lgbtq-ide-rcna132543

CNN
— Wayne LaPierre resigns as leader of the NRA – Emma Tucker
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/us/wayne-lapierre-nra-resigns/index.html

ABC NEWS & CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/new-immigration-policy-avoids-dangerous-journey-working-border-106129672
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/children-caught-in-the-middle-of-political-battle-between-new-york-and-texas-over-asylum-seeker-crisis/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Faces Pressure on Immigration, and Not Just From Republicans. Mayors and governors from President Biden’s own party are looking for help with overflowing migrant encampments, packed shelters and busted budgets. – Michael D. Shear and Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/politics/biden-immigration-republicans-democrats.html
— I.R.S. to Begin Trial of Its Own Free Tax-Filing System. Residents of 12 states are eligible to participate if they meet certain criteria. But the agency’s plans have already met resistance from tax preparation companies. – Ann Carrns (COMMENT: As long as Democrats run IRS, Republicans should use TurboTax. In 1978, the Democrats who ran IRS disallowed the graduate a) business courses that I had taken at Loyola 1972-1976 and b) accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul since 1976. I was 29, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years, and my salary was $106,785/year (GS-12 Step 4) in today’s dollars. They would not have disallowed those courses I had not been a union member or if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They disallowed those courses to punish me for my complaining about their use of “up-or-out” to get rid of me, that is, their use of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to get rid of me. They had made it extremely clear that they would never promote me to GS-13 because I was too old. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the aforesaid course work and that I was on track to pass the CPA examination which I did in 1979. They outrageously/disgustingly/unethically argued that the courses were not job-related, that they did not help me carry out my job duties, that they qualified me for a new trade or business, and that I took them to get a job in the private sector. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the requirements of my position descriptions and the fact that I stated in my Loyola and DePaul applications that I wanted to take the courses because the employee manual that IRS gave me in 1971 encouraged me to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses. They helped Money Magazine make my deducting the courses look improper in its 4-page February 1978 article on me. Again, as long as Democrats run IRS, Republicans should use TurboTax.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/your-money/irs-tax-filing-free-online.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters argue that “The Case for Disqualifying Trump Is Strong.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/opinion/the-case-for-disqualifying-trump-is-strong.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why the Left Says Jews Are White Oppressors. Their success is incongruent with the theories underlying “systemic racism” and the Great Society. (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years (GAO-18, IRS-9, and Post Office-3), Jews were always my superiors and/or supervisors. My Democrat superiors forced them to take many big adverse actions against me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-left-says-jews-are-white-oppressors-israel-europe-success-8bd12dc7

BARRON’S
— Biden says that Trump and his supporters embrace political violence. Everyone who did anything illegal in DC on January 6 had to know that Democrats would use what they did to destroy Trump.
https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-supporters-embrace-political-violence-biden-942d0efa

MSNBC
— Why women are often better at career pivots than men – Aliyah Frumin (COMMENT: GAO audits IRS. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 could/should have offered me a promotion to transfer from IRS. But instead, the forced me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer because I was male, White, old (31), conservative, Republican, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors had been in America for a long time. Further, I had complained at IRS about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. To justify the pay cut, they ignored, dismissed, and belittled the fact that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting, that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 year, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year.)
https://www.msnbc.com/know-your-value/career-growth/why-women-are-often-better-career-pivots-men-n1303617

ROAD & TRACK
— 100 Years After Chrysler’s First Auto Show Debut, Stellantis Drops Chicago Auto Show. The automaker says it’s evaluating auto shows on a “case-by-case basis.” – JOE KUCINSKI (COMMENT: What are your Chrysler connections? I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971. I worked in the Chrysler plant in Belvidere in 1970. I owned a 1974 Dodge Dart 1973-1974. I owned a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 1994-2005. I own a 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max that I bought new in 2012.)
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a46297309/stellantis-considers-pull-out-of-auto-shows/

FORD AUTHORITY
— AUTOMAKERS BEGIN PAYING $50K RETIREMENT INCENTIVE TO UAW WORKERS – Brett Foote (COMMENT: In 1993, when I was a 45-year-old GAO employee who had 25 years of federal service, the Democrats who ran GAO used Republican-led budget cuts to “offer” its employees who had 25 years of federal service $25,000 if they took their early retirement “offer.” They did that to get rid of eligible employees a) who they had not promoted into their Senior Executive Service (currently $191,900/year), b) who did not have a degree from an Ivy League university, and/or c) 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.)
https://fordauthority.com/2024/01/automakers-begin-paying-50k-retirement-incentive-to-uaw-workers/

January 4, 2024

Constructively, by letting anyone and everyone who claims amnesty to come to America and to stay in America, Democrat and RINO leaders have abolished America’s borders. A country without borders is not a country.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Illinois state government to build intake center for migrant bus drop-offs – Diane Pathieu, Stephanie Wade, and Rob Hughes
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-lockport-migrants-news-texas/14266133/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1jw_vsYPKM

NBC5
— Andersonville neighbors outraged after antisemitic flyers seen on cars in neighborhood – Natalie Martinez
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/andersonville-neighbors-outraged-after-antisemitic-flyers-seen-on-cars-in-neighborhood/3317333/
— Tax season 2024: Due dates and when IRS will start accepting tax returns (COMMENT: Have you ever phoned IRS with a tax question? If you did during the 1974 filing season, the IRS employee who answered your call was one of my subordinates. During 1974 IRS filing season, as a 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $80,994/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I supervised all of the IRS employees, which included a rotating staff of about 90 IRS Revenue Agent trainees, in IRS’s new downtown Chicago office who answered taxpayer questions using IRS’s new CentiPhone system. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me the job and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973 promoted me to GS-12 (currently $97,079/year). But my Democrat IRS superiors soon got rid of him because they were beyond furious that he given me the Centiphone job and that he had promoted me instead of an IRS employee who was Democrat, minority, and/or veteran. To get rid of me, they disallowed my travel vouchers (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11 ). They made it very clear that they would never promote me to GS-13 even though I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They took the aforesaid adverse actions against me not only for the aforesaid reasons, but because I had complained about their ever-increasingly giving more and more and more preference to their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. The aforesaid adverse actions were a big reason why I took a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer to GAO in 1980. GAO claimed to be nonpartisan. In 1986, after I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, the GAO manager who arranged my transfer finally succeed in getting me assigned to audits of IRS and in promoting me to GS-13. But because of that, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of him in 1987.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/tax-season-2024-due-dates-and-when-irs-will-start-accepting-tax-returns/3317314/

CBS2
— Illinois building tents for new migrant intake center in Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ki-RCJSoek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdQWPokbhLo

WGN9
— Construction underway for downtown heated tent complex to house migrants – Julian Crews
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/construction-underway-for-downtown-heated-tent-complex-to-house-migrants/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnOuToXt2qY

FOX32
— 40 migrants dropped off at Palatine bus station before being rerouted to Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/migrants-dropped-off-palatine-bus-station
— Nearly 3,000 asylum seekers have passed through DuPage County, officials say
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/asylum-seekers-dupage-county
— House Republicans rally at southern border amid migrant crisis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1390085
— Pritzker faces criticism over migrant housing spending
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-criticism-migrant-housing-spending
— These are Chicago’s 10 most dangerous neighborhoods
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-most-dangerous-neighborhoods
— Chicago police investigate hate speech flyers aimed at Jewish community. The Chicago Police Department is investigating after hate propaganda was found on several cars in the Andersonville neighborhood.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hate-speech-flyers-jewish-community-andersonville
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1390302

WTTW
— Several Illinois Towns (Warrenville, Pingree Grove, Urbana) To Be Counted Again in Special Census – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/03/several-illinois-towns-be-counted-again-special-census
— How is the US Faring 60 Years After President Lyndon Johnson Declared War on Poverty? – Paul Caine (COMMENT: What did you do to avoid poverty? I took college preparatory courses in high school, got an ACT score of 24, graduated in the upper 20% of my class, got accepted by UIC, and worked my way through college. 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.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/03/how-us-faring-60-years-after-president-lyndon-johnson-declared-war-poverty

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Wave of Chicago suburbs move to block migrant arrivals. The measures passed by surrounding municipalities include bus ordinances, taxes aimed at preventing shelter openings and symbolic “non-sanctuary” resolutions. – Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/3/24023840/wave-of-chicago-suburbs-move-to-block-migrant-arrivals
— Ald. Beale, in danger of losing longtime ward boss job, says he couldn’t care less. The 9th Ward alderman said he isn’t sure the once-powerful job, now largely ceremonial, is worth fighting for. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/1/3/24024288/9th-ward-committeeperson-committeeman-anthony-beale-chicago-city-council-ballot-signatures
— Local school councils should have the final say on keeping police in Chicago schools. Alternatives to having police officers in schools take time to implement, and every school community is different. The goal of “no cops in schools” is one to reach through persuasion, not mandate. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/3/24023194/give-local-school-councils-not-board-education-final-say-cops-campuses-cps-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— TOP OF FOLD: More Chicago-area suburbs pass ordinances to curb migrant drop-offs – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-more-ordinances-suburbs-20240103-xtnso2ybojawbkb5pyqlaeaiki-story.html
— Lake County municipalities scramble to regulate migrant bus drop-offs; ‘I don’t think that’s the way people should be treated’ – Chloe Hilles and Steve Sadin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-lns-highwood-regulate-bus-migrant-drop-off-st-0103-20240103-tvzjgygpq5dj7m6emxvhx5a3my-story.html
— Hinsdale joins list of Chicago suburbs passing ordinances to curb migrants dropped off by Texas – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-more-ordinances-suburbs-20240103-xtnso2ybojawbkb5pyqlaeaiki-story.html
https://news.yahoo.com/hinsdale-joins-list-chicago-suburbs-201200339.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: With buses coming to suburbs and Chicago, state launching intake center for migrants – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240103/news/with-buses-coming-to-suburbs-and-chicago-state-launching-intake-center-for-migrants/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— WTTW advisory board’s annual report filled with ‘concerns’ – Corli Jay
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/wttw-advisory-boards-annual-report-filled-concerns#/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In an interview with Crain’s, Joseph Morris, chairman of the WTTW community advisory board, said the station’s management has not been transparent and has been ignoring their questions for data on program viewership, adding that they were “blindsided” by the changes in the time slot as well as the time frame of the show. “The viewing public was blindsided and had to work to find where ‘Chicago Tonight’ was on the schedule. It wasn’t where you expected it to be,” Morris said. “And that was a puzzle. We shouldn’t make it hard for the people of Chicago to find our programs; we should make it very easy.” Morris says the concerns all stem from making sure that “Chicago Tonight” can remain the flagship program for the station. . .Speaking on the board’s involvement with the station, Morris said that in the past the board’s recommendations were adopted. The rebranding of the journalistic operations as WTTW News and updating the title of executive producer of “Chicago Tonight” to director of the WTTW News Department were examples given in the report. Morris added that experimentation can be good but says the board just asks for more transparency from the station. . .”We’re asking for transparency because we love the place . . . we love the people who work there, we want them to succeed,” said Morris.)

WGN RADIO
— Trump consolidates his support within House GOP – Emily Brooks, Brett Samuels
https://wgnradio.com/news/trump-consolidates-his-support-within-house-gop/

WBEZ
— More Chicago suburbs vote to restrict unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs. Several additional suburbs pass ordinances limiting when buses can drop off migrants as bus operators are turned away from Chicago. – Michael Puente
https://www.wbez.org/stories/more-chicago-suburbs-vote-to-restrict-unscheduled-migrant-bus-drop-offs/f3feaf44-63c0-4a32-af56-929e5c657af2

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— How Claudine Gay’s Harvard Resignation Reveals America’s Deep Racial Divide – A.R. Shaw
https://chicagodefender.com/how-claudine-gays-harvard-resignation-reveals-americas-deep-racial-divide/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County sheriff won’t arrest owners of banned assault weapons for not registering – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/01/04/sangamon-county-sheriff-wont-arrest-assault-weapons-registry-violators/72084039007/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois provides update on new intake center, shelter site for migrants
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/state/2024/01/04/illinois-new-migrant-shelter-intake-center-opening-soon-in-chicago/72100409007/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Nearly 3,000 asylum seekers have passed through DuPage County train stations. 72 buses have arrived in county since Dec. 14.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2024/01/03/nearly-3000-asylum-seekers-have-passed-through-dupage-county-train-stations/

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL REPORTER
— Worth mayor expects no migrant dilemma – Joe Boyle (COMMENT: How soon will the Democrats who run Chicago stop inviting/accepting illegals? Anticipate/expect that they will dump them in Cook County outside of Chicago and in the collar counties. If you live there, what are the leaders of your county, township, and municipality going to do with them?)
https://southwestregionalpublishing.com/2024/01/03/worth-mayor-expects-no-migrant-dilemma/

SOUTHERN & WIFR
— Illinois leaders release shelter site updates for asylum seekers
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-provides-update-on-asylum-seeker-accommodations/article_dcede0a4-932d-59f0-9df5-afdd6e9fd986.html
https://www.wifr.com/2024/01/03/illinois-leaders-release-shelter-site-updates-asylum-seekers/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois State Police won’t pursue charges on those who register assault weapons passed Jan. 1 deadline – Carson Gourdie
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-state-police-wont-pursue-charges-on-those-who-register-assault-weapons-passed-jan-1-deadline

FOX ILLINOIS
— Big cities address concerns over illegal immigration and the crime that comes with it – CORY SMITH
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/nyc-mayor-addresses-concerns-over-immigration-crime-new-york-washington-dc-seattle-auto-theft-homicides-violence-robberies-asylum-seekers-southern-border

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DeSantis in Iowa criticizes House Republicans for not making impact or keeping promises – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-desantis-in-iowa-criticizes-house-republicans-for-not-making-impact-or-keeping-promises/

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO & NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-01-03/what-lowering-federal-restrictions-on-marijuana-could-mean
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-03/what-lowering-federal-restrictions-on-marijuana-could-mean

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders promote illegal immigration and then blame Republicans for illegal immigration problems.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-03/as-gop-moves-to-impeach-mayorkas-he-urges-congress-to-fix-a-broken-immigration-system

X RADIO
— Judge Douglas Jarman Wednesday took under advisement arguments for and against the Assault Weapons Ban following a hearing in Effingham County Circuit Court. – Greg Sapp
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/63425-judge-says-he-will-revisit-his-decision-on-assault-weapons-ban

WJBD
— Trump helped tank Emmer, Scalise speakership bids. Now they’re endorsing him for president. – Lalee Ibssa, Soo Rin Kim and Kendall Ross
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/01/04/trump-helped-tank-emmer-scalise-speakership-bids-now-theyre-endorsing-him-for-president/
— Who has gone directly after you? Because my critics/opponents know that I can and that would sue them, they have their operatives and their dupes go directly after me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/01/04/desantis-confronted-by-supporter-why-havent-you-gone-directly-after-trump/

WJLA
— Thousands of Chicago students not getting transportation despite $9B budget: ‘Where is the money going?’
https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/gallery/thousands-of-chicago-students-not-getting-transportation-despite-9b-budget-where-is-the-money-going-illinois-bus-driver-shortage-mayor-brandon-johnson-money-funding-bill-conway-crisis-in-the-classroom

WGLT
— When there are more women in a state house of representatives, the more likely it is legislation will pass that deals with firearms. – Rajiv Goel
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-01-03/isu-study-lawmakers-gender-matters-on-gun-laws

CWB CHICAGO
— Some migrants arrested multiple times have used different names, a fake Green Card and a ‘makeshift ID’ (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that especially in battleground/swing states, Democrats will have their illegals use their false identifications to vote for Biden many times.)
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/01/chicago-migrants-multiple-arrests-different-names.html

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— There have been “no issues or incidents” reported after migrants from Texas were dropped off at the Metra station in Glen Ellyn Village Manager Senak said. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/no-issues-or-incidents-migrants-glen-ellyn-station-senak

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.29473.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Thousands Register Assault Rifles, But Figure Is a Miniscule Percentage of Total Gun Owners
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/03/thousands-register-assault-rifles-but-figure-is-a-miniscule-percentage-of-total-gun-owners/

GUNS SAVE LIFE
— Gun Registry final numbers reported… Where to from here…
https://www.gunssavelife.com/2024/01/03/gun-registry-final-numbers-reported-where-to-from-here/

WIREPOINTS
— The migrant crisis is reaching a breaking point both in Illinois and nationwide
https://wirepoints.org/the-migrant-crisis-is-reaching-a-breaking-point-both-in-illinois-and-nationwide-wirepoints-on-the-shaun-thompson-show/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois expanding non-citizen intake center, shelter and food spending – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f000df22-aa72-11ee-b0a5-d7f7ca7ce558.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Top campaign contribution recipients in Illinois for the week of Nov. 12
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/653482653-top-campaign-contribution-recipients-in-illinois-for-the-week-of-nov-12

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP leaders visit border, call migrant surge ‘heartbreaking and infuriating’ – Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/3/gop-leaders-visit-border-call-migrant-surge-heartb/
— Cartels make $32 million a week off migrants in one stretch of Texas border – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/3/cartels-make-32-million-week-off-migrants-in-one-s/
— RNC has the numbers on Biden’s time on vacation – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/3/inside-beltway-rnc-has-numbers-bidens-time-vacatio/
— House chairman leading impeachment calls Mayorkas ‘greatest domestic threat’ – Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/3/house-gop-schedules-first-hearing-on-alejandro-may/

NEW YORK POST
— New Jersey deploys cops to send dumped migrants to NYC in desperate move – Craig McCarthy and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2024/01/03/metro/new-jersey-wants-no-part-of-the-big-apple-migrant-crisis-f-k-this/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – The root cause of Harvard’s problems – Tim Worstall
https://aim.org/2024/01/03/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-the-root-cause-of-harvards-problems/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chicago goes after buses to stop illegal immigrants – Michael A. Letts
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/chicago_goes_after_buses_to_stop_illegal_immigrants.html
— DEI Can Only Exist in a Noncompetitive Environment – Patrick Bobko
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/dei_can_only_exist_in_a_noncompetitive_environment.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden never bothers to justify his open border policy—And he gets away with it – Ed Brodow
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/03/biden-never-bothers-to-justify-his-open-border-policy-and-he-gets-away-with-it-1424582/
— ‘Gang of 5’ GOP lawmakers: ‘Shut the border down, or we’ll shut the government down’ – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/03/gang-of-5-gop-lawmakers-shut-the-border-down-or-well-shut-the-government-down-1424640/
— Disney places $67B Star Wars franchise in hands of Pakistani feminist: ‘A new Jedi Order’ – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/03/disney-places-67b-star-wars-franchise-in-hands-of-pakistani-feminist-a-new-jedi-order-1424661/

BLAZE
— Greg Abbott stops KJP from spreading Biden’s false narrative about the border crisis – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/greg-abbott-kjp-border-crisis

BREITBART
— Republicans push impeachment of Biden immigration chief – AP
https://www.breitbart.com/news/impeachment-push-against-biden-immigration-chief/
— Nikki Haley in 2015: Americans Should Not Call Illegal Aliens ‘Criminals’ Because ‘They’re Not’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/03/nikki-haley-in-2015-americans-should-not-call-illegal-aliens-criminals-because-theyre-not/
— New Hampshire Republicans Seek to Ban Illegal Aliens from Driving in State – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/03/new-hampshire-republicans-seek-to-ban-illegal-aliens-from-driving-in-state/
— Activists Call for More Refugees to Resettle in Minnesota Even as Many End Up on Welfare – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/03/activists-call-more-refugees-resettle-minnesota-many-welfare/
— Texas Governor: ‘Mayorkas is Pathetic’ for Blaming Record Border Crossings on Climate Change – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/01/03/texas-governor-mayorkas-is-pathetic-for-blaming-record-border-crossings-on-climate-change/
— U.S. national debt surpasses $34 trillion – UPI
https://www.breitbart.com/news/u-s-national-debt-surpasses-34-trillion/
— Migrants Cross Border River Yards from House Speaker’s Texas Press Conference – BOB PRICE and RANDY CLARK
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/01/03/migrants-cross-border-river-yards-from-house-speakers-texas-press-conference/
— Hamas Trains Palestinian Children in Weapons, Terror Tunnels – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/03/watch-hamas-trains-palestinian-children-in-weapons-terror-tunnels/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Standards Can — And Must — Be Applied to Everyone – Laura Hollis (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors applied their “up-or-out” standards only to their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.creators.com/read/laura-hollis/01/24/standards-can-and-must-be-applied-to-everyone

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s How Much Federal Diversity Trainings Cost Taxpayers In 2023 – ROBERT SCHMAD
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/03/federal-diversity-trainings-cost-taxpayers-2023/

DAILY SIGNAL
— GOP Lawmakers Watch as Illegal Aliens Try to Cross Southern Border – Jake Smith
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/03/gop-lawmakers-watch-as-illegal-aliens-try-to-cross-southern-border/

DAILY WIRE
— Academics Call For Critical Race Theory To Be Taught In Kindergarten, Warn Of Racist 3 Year Olds. Even kindergarteners are said to develop racial biases, the guide on Critical Race Theory says. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/academics-call-for-critical-race-theory-to-be-taught-in-kindergarten-warn-of-racist-3-year-olds
— AP Blasted For Article Labeling Plagiarism As ‘New Conservative Weapon’ In Wake Of Claudine Gay Resignation – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ap-blasted-for-article-labeling-plagiarism-as-new-conservative-weapon-in-wake-of-claudine-gay-resignation

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Biden’s Open Border Policies Force More States to Consider Immigration Bills in 2023 – Shari Rendall
https://www.fairus.org/state-immigration-legislation-policies/bidens-open-border-policies-force-more-states-consider

FOX NEWS
— Biden’s border crisis brings crime and no punishment. Americans can see that Joe Biden’s strategy of tackling ‘root causes’ of illegal immigration has utterly failed. – Simon Hankinson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidens-border-crisis-brings-crime-no-punishment
— DEI is still alive and well, America. Don’t think the battle is over after Harvard’s news. The elite DEI ecosystem created what became a firestorm at Harvard. It won’t disappear without a struggle. – Editorial
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dei-still-alive-well-america-think-battle-over-harvards-news
— Doctor warns ‘corrosive’ DEI ideology endangering patients: ‘Real, vital risks for millions’ Dr. Sheila Nazarian argued Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ‘has no place in medicine’ – Kristine Parks (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that the more of the following that you are, the less health care that you will receive: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/doctor-warns-corrosive-dei-ideology-endangering-patients-real-vital-risks-millions

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The CRT Embracing Left is Outraged About Claudine Gay’s Resignation as President of Harvard. “Racist mobs won’t stop until they topple all Black people from positions of power and influence who are not reinforcing the structure of racism.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/the-crt-embracing-left-is-outraged-about-claudine-gays-resignation-as-president-of-harvard/

NEWSMAX
— ‘Regularizing’ Illegal Immigrants Living in US Bad Business – Larry Bell
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/joe-biden-illegal-immigrants/2024/01/03/id/1148037/
— Are Sanctuary Cities Havens for Criminals, Terrorists? – Michael Letts
https://www.newsmax.com/michaelletts/sanctuary-cities-criminals-cpb/2024/01/03/id/1148095/
— Besieged Harvard Corporation Is Democratic Party Subsidiary – Mark Schulte
https://www.newsmax.com/markschulte/claudine-gay-barack-obama-democrats/2024/01/03/id/1148063/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— NYC Mayor Admits Illegal Immigrants Have Contributed to ‘Robbery Pattern’ – Johnathan Jones
https://www.westernjournal.com/nyc-mayor-admits-illegal-immigrants-contributed-robbery-pattern/

FOX BUSINESS
— Huge line of illegals lined up in NYC to apply for free housing. Notice how they are all single young males.
https://www.wcbm.com/2024/01/03/huge-line-of-illegals-lined-up-in-nyc-to-apply-for-free-housing-notice-how-they-are-all-single-young-males-video/

NEWSMAX
— Request to Block Affirmative Action at West Point Shot Down – Luca Cacciatore (COMMENT: Notwithstanding the fact that I am a White male, UIC accepted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. They did that because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, or female to admit. But since then, they have lowered admission standards for applicants who are Democrat, minority, and/or female.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/affirmative-action-west-point-race/2024/01/03/id/1148134/

PJ MEDIA
— Biden Admin Fast-Tracks Chinese Illegals Into U.S. – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/01/03/chinese-illegals-fast-tracked-into-us-under-biden-n4925203
— Biden to Commemorate J6 With Speeches About White Supremacy – LINCOLN BROWN (COMMENT: The more demographics that you share with Trump, especially religion and/or national origin, the sooner that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will get rid of you.)
https://pjmedia.com/lincolnbrown/2024/01/03/biden-to-commemorate-j6-with-speech-on-white-supremacy-n4925187

POST MILLINNIAL
— ‘Sanctuary city’ of New York not legally allowed to turn illegal immigrants over to ICE – Katie Daviscourt
https://thepostmillennial.com/sanctuary-city-of-new-york-not-legally-allowed-to-turn-illegal-immigrants-over-to-ice

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Speaker Johnson: Biden White House Proposing More Money To Allow More Illegals Into The Country – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/01/03/speaker_johnson_biden_white_house_proposing_more_money_to_allow_more_illegals_into_the_country.html

TOWNHALL
— Mayorkas Blames Border Crossings on ‘Climate Change’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/03/mayorkas-blames-border-crossings-on-climate-change-n2633146
— Trump Just Received Another Major Endorsement – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/01/03/trump-locks-up-endorsements-from-house-gop-leadership-n2633124

ZERO EDGE
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams Warns Immigrants Will Soon Be Sleeping On Streets – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-warns-immigrants-will-soon-be-sleeping-streets

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Joseph Czuba, 71, who fatally stabbed 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding Hanan Shaheen on October 14 in Plainfield.
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-u-s-news/ap-vigil-held-to-honor-slain-muslim-boy-as-accused-attacker-appears-in-court-in-illinois/
— Judge denies request to block affirmative action at West Point – MIRANDA NAZZARO
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4387811-judge-denies-request-block-affirmative-action-west-point/

NEWSWEEK
— Memo to Claudine Gay and Her Champions: Being Black Is Not a Handicap – Adam B. Coleman (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give more and more and more preference to those who are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for less time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/memo-claudine-gay-her-champions-being-black-not-handicap-opinion-1857619
— How Major University Discriminated Against White And Asian Candidates – Sean O’Driscoll
https://www.newsweek.com/university-washington-white-asian-candidates-excluded-employment-interviews-1856321

CNN
— Several Chicago suburbs vote to limit unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs from Texas – Alisha Ebrahimji, Melissa Alonso and Andy Rose
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/03/us/migrant-crisis-chicago-buses-vote/index.html
— US job openings fell to fresh 2-year low in November – Bryan Mena
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/03/economy/job-openings-november-jolts/index.html

MSN
— “They’re Falling Off The Wall” California’s Healthcare Workers Bombarded With Illegal Immigration Patients – Toni Grzunov
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/they-re-falling-off-the-wall-california-s-healthcare-workers-bombarded-with-illegal-immigration-patients/ar-AA1mqqYv
— Migrants line for blocks around the East Village to receive shelter after being bussed into NYC – as Sanctuary Cities turn their backs on influx and claim they cannot handle the 300,000-record influx – Joe Hutchison
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/migrants-line-for-blocks-around-the-east-village-to-receive-shelter-after-being-bussed-into-nyc-as-sanctuary-cities-turn-their-backs-on-influx-and-claim-they-cannot-handle-the-300-000-record-influx/ar-AA1mqpOt

NBC NEWS
— Vivek Ramaswamy argues Trump is ‘wounded’ and his movement needs a new leader. Ramaswamy is largely praising Trump, while mixing in some criticism — and courting his voters by suggesting outside forces are too solidly arrayed against the former president. – Katherine Koretski, Alex Tabet, Dasha Burns and Abigail Brooks
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/vivek-ramaswamy-wounded-trumps-movement-needs-new-leader-rcna131921

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders promote illegal immigration and then blame Republicans for illegal immigration problems.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/01/02/us-border-mexico-migrants-closures/
— West Point can continue considering race in admissions, judge says – Anumita Kaur (COMMENT: Notwithstanding the fact that I am a White male, UIC accepted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. They did that because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, or female to admit. But since then, they have lowered admission standards for applicants who are Democrat, minority, and/or female.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/01/03/west-point-affirmative-action-admissions/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— An anti-Trumper says “Nikki Haley is the best hope to keep Trump out of the White House.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-01-04/donald-trump-nikki-haley-republican-presidential-candidates

USA TODAY
— Hundreds of migrants in Denver tent city evicted by authorities over health, safety – Trevor Hughes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/03/denver-migrant-crisis-hundreds-in-tent-city-evicted-by-authorities/72079083007/

PARADISE
— Illegal Alien Says He Will Vote For Biden in U.S. Election: ‘He Gave Us An Opportunity’
https://theparadise.ng/16811/illegal-alien-says-he-will-vote-for-biden-in-u-s-election-he-gave-us-an-opportunity/

KGUN9
— Asylum seekers fly via Tucson International. Moving legally to sponsor families. – Craig Smith
https://www.kgun9.com/border-watch/asylum-seekers-fly-via-tucson-international

FORBES
— Ron DeSantis Slams Washington DC’s ‘Ruling Class (COMMENT: How does the ruling class in your county, in your township, and in your municipality treat you and those who share your demographics? I should write a book about how the ruling class in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton has treated me and those who share my demographics since 1978.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g7NdAR_u3Q

PATCH MINNESOTA
— Rep. Tom Emmer Of MN Endorses Trump, Who Called Him A ‘Globalist RINO’ Donald Trump’s attack on Rep. Tom Emmer’s character back in October doomed his campaign to become speaker of the U.S. House. – William Bornhoft
https://patch.com/minnesota/across-mn/rep-tom-emmer-mn-endorses-trump-who-called-him-globalist-rino

POLITICO
— White House tries to flip the script on House Republicans over border crisis. The attacks come as the House speaker and other lawmakers head to the southern border. – JENNIFER HABERKORN (COMMENT: Since 2000, Democrat leaders, RINO leaders, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/03/white-house-republicans-migrant-crisis-00133570
— Nikki Haley ratchets up her attacks on Donald Trump. Haley is swiping at Trump in a fight over her record on gas taxes. – LISA KASHINSKY
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/03/nikki-haley-ratchets-up-her-attacks-on-donald-trump-00133736
— Johnson ratchets up pressure for stricter border policy — but stops short of calling for shutdown. House conservatives have called for the speaker to be prepared to partially shutter the government on Jan. 20 until Democrats agree to the GOP’s border priorities. – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/01/03/congress/johnson-doubles-down-at-border-00133727

PBS
— Chicago leaders demand help from White House to deal with surge of migrants in city
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eppy7PnAYW0

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Democrat leaders promote illegal immigration and then blame Republicans for illegal immigration problems.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/01/house-gop-obstructing-progress-border-blocking-staffing-surge-white-house-says/393089/

DAILY MAIL
— Trump says he will mass deport migrants with 225-year-old law FDR used to remove thousands of Japanese and Germans during the Second World War and cancel EVERY Biden policy that has caused a ‘catastrophe of historic proportions’ Trump in op-ed described an immigration ‘invasion’ He promised to enact a ‘record-setting deportation operation’ Would use the Alien Enemies Act to remove ‘suspected gang members’ – GEOFF EARLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12922811/Trump-says-mass-deport-migrants-225-year-old-law-FDR-used-remove-thousands-Japanese-Germans-Second-World-War-cancel-Biden-policy-caused-catastrophe-historic-proportions.html

January 2, 2024

What positions do the following have on Democrat and RINO leaders allowing/encouraging anyone and everyone in the world to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally if they claim asylum: a) your Republican Congressman, b) your Republican state senator and representative, c) the Republican leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district, d) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders, e) your representative on the IRP State Central Committee, f) the leaders of your Republican county and township/ward party organizations, and g) the Republican candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct? Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, virtually all the citizens of all the countries of the world will seek asylum in America.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Hinsdale, Buffalo Grove among suburbs considering regulations on migrant bus drop-offs – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-venezuelan-migrants-hinsdale-news/14258635/

NBC5
— Video captures downtown ‘street takeover’ following Chicago New Year’s Eve celebrations (COMMENT: What are your connections with downtown Chicago? I a) I lived there full-time 1976-1978 and weekdays 1974-1976, b) I worked there 1973-1997 and 1971, and c) I took classes there 1992-1997, 1971-1981, and 1966-1968.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/video-captures-downtown-street-takeover-following-chicago-new-years-eve-celebrations/3315262/
— Illinois’ ‘Paid Leave for All Workers Act’ is now in effect. Here’s what is says. (COMMENT: What leave policies are/were you under? I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. My critics/opponents have always used against me my benefitting from the federal government’s more generous leave policies. As a part-time substitute carrier/clerk for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I worked many more hours because my coworkers took lots of sick leave and annual leave. My Civil Service Retirement System is higher because my more than a year of unused sick leave was credited as though I had worked that time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-paid-leave-for-all-workers-act-is-now-in-effect-heres-what-is-says/3315038/

CBS2
— 2 killed, 23 hurt in Chicago shootings during New Year’s weekend
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/weekend-shootings-dec-29-to-jan-1/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/volunteers-migrants-chicago-successes-challenges/
— Few migrants in Chicago able to work as shelter stay limit approaches
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/few-migrants-in-chicago-able-to-work-as-shelter-stay-limit-approaches/
— Only 1% of newly arrived migrants in Chicago have received work permits so far – SABRINA FRANZA
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-migrants-work-permits-asylum-seekers/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij3bgJQF7go
https://news.yahoo.com/just-fraction-migrants-living-chicago-001300483.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With more than 14,000 migrants still living in one of more than two dozen city-operated shelters in Chicago, only a fraction of all the asylum seekers who have arrived in Chicago over the past 16 months have received the permits they need to start looking for jobs. As of Monday morning, city officials said 14,717 asylum seekers were staying in the city’s 27 shelters, and more than half of those are coming up on the city’s 60-day limit for staying in shelters. . .It’s not clear how many applications have been submitted, but as of Dec. 29, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had processed work permits and temporary protected status applications for only 1,480 new arrivals, according to city data obtained by CBS 2. Once those applications are processed, they also need to be approved. Sources said only 284 asylum seekers in Chicago have gotten work permits, and 279 have received their Social Security card. That’s about 1%. Worse, city data suggests applications did not start processing until the week of Nov. 9.)
— Monday was deadline for Illinois owners of assault weapons prior to ban to register their guns – DARIUS JOHNSON
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-assault-weapons-deadline/
— Monday was deadline for Illinois owners of assault weapons prior to ban to register their guns – DARIUS JOHNSO
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As of last week, only 15,000 people completed the disclosures, according to Illinois State Police. There are nearly 2.5 million firearm owner’s IDs in the state. However, it’s unclear how many of those FOID holders own assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, or rapid-firing triggers. . .In November, state police said it is up to prosecutors in the state’s 102 counties to enforce the law, but it’s unclear what penalties would be in store for those who fail to register their weapons. Penalties can vary for illegal weapons. Carrying or possessing unauthorized assault weapons could result in a misdemeanor, with one year in jail or a fine of up to $2,500. Manufacturing, selling, or purchasing an unauthorized weapon could constitute a felony and result in up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-assault-weapons-deadline/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMNj-F9PlJE

WGN9
— Hundreds of migrants enter Chicago after being flown to Rockford from San Antonio – Michael Johnson, Judy Wang
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/hundreds-of-migrants-enter-chicago-after-being-flown-to-rockford-from-san-antonio/
— NJ mayor says buses of migrants bound for NY are being dropped off at NJ train stations – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-nj-mayor-says-buses-of-migrants-bound-for-ny-are-being-dropped-off-at-nj-train-stations/

FOX32
— Chicago’s new ‘Landing Zone’ for migrants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln_BLeEXggo

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With the start of the new year, here is a sobering look at the state of Illinois – Paul Vallas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-state-of-illinois-2024-crime-education-taxes-20240102-moc5t357pfadvptvo3ymitqj5q-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Here’s what to know about the job market in 2024. – Talia Soglin (COMMENT: What was the Chicago-area job market like when you graduated from college? It was not good for me when I graduated in August of 1970 from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management. Potential employers viewed me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. My father had died suddenly in October of 1969. My mother had never worked outside the home and she had never attended high school. Further, employers were under ever-increasing pressure to hire minorities, females, and veterans. Further, my GPA was not that high because instead of studying, I had worked as many hours as I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got, it was from Firestone to be a Retail Store Sales Manager. I soon learned a) that my job did not really require a college degree, b) that I was not using what I had learned at NIU, c) that my duties frequently included pumping gasoline, mounting and balancing tires, changing oil and filters, installing batteries, delivering major appliances, etc., d) that advancement would be very slow, and e) my boss disapproved of my being a college graduate, draft avoider, Protestant, German American, and Crete resident. I was assigned to his store by the Firestone Store district office. He never would have hired me.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-jobs-employment-vibes-2024-20240101-hyfuurg555e2bok6naobn752sa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders oppose school choice. Democrat leaders oppose meritocracy.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/2/24011026/chicago-school-choice-inequity-segregation-whitney-young-jackson-potter-crystal-gardner

SOUTHERN
— Jefferson County Sheriff shares gun control concerns (FROM THE ARTICLE: “Anyone wishing to delay registering their firearms, waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court rule on this matter would be safe to do so.”)
https://thesouthern.com/news/jefferson-county-sheriff-shares-gun-control-concerns/article_0507950e-8162-5f0b-98fe-c17ae972838e.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard, however, took to social media ahead of the affidavit deadline to share that he believed the law was unconstitutional. In a question and answer style video posted on the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page Friday, Bullard said he had been receiving many concerned calls from gun owners who wanted to know if they should register their firearms as constitutional challenges to PICA carry on in state and federal courts. He directed people to the ISP website for registration and more information, before claiming, “Anyone wishing to delay registering their firearms, waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court rule on this matter would be safe to do so.” He continued, saying, “I would never advise anyone to knowingly violate the law, but the law has to be constitutionally valid on its face, and this gun ban is not,” citing previous Supreme Court cases he believed demonstrated his argument, included New York State Pistol and Rifle Association v. Bruen and D.C. v Heller. Bullard said he and other, unnamed Illinois sheriffs who oppose the law “won’t enforce it” and “won’t support it in any way, shape, or form.” Bullard stated that he believed the best way to combat violent crime was “aggressive policing, investigations, prosecution, that is supported by sound sentencing decisions by our judges.”)

HOMETOWN REGISTER
— IRS ready to test free-file program in 13 states (COMMENT: As long as Democrats run IRS, Republicans should use TurboTax. In 1978, the Democrats who ran IRS disallowed the graduate a) business courses that I had taken at Loyola 1972-1976 and b) accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul since 1976. I was 29, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years, and my salary was $106,785/year (GS-12 Step 4) in today’s dollars. They would not have disallowed those courses I had not been a union member or if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They disallowed those courses to punish me for my complaining about their use of “up-or-out” to get rid of me, that is, their use of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to get rid of me. They had made it extremely clear that they would never promote me to GS-13 because I was too old. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the aforesaid course work and that I was on track to pass the CPA examination which I did in 1979. They outrageously/disgustingly/unethically argued that the courses were not job-related, that they did not help me carry out my job duties, that they qualified me for a new trade or business, and that I took them to get a job in the private sector. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the requirements of my position descriptions and the fact that I stated in my Loyola and DePaul applications that I wanted to take the courses because the employee manual that IRS gave me in 1971 encouraged me to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses. They helped Money Magazine make my deducting the courses look improper in its 4-page February 1978 article on me. Again, as long as Democrats run IRS, Republicans should use TurboTax.)
https://www.hometownregister.com/news/national/irs-ready-to-test-free-file-program-in-13-states/video_ed7538ca-7956-5d89-8384-a338dd22e8a4.html

WGLT
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wglt.org/2024-01-01/colorado-legalized-recreational-pot-10-years-ago-heres-how-the-industry-has-grown

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more and mor and more illegal immigration.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-01-02/republicans-want-to-limit-migrants-entering-the-u-s-will-it-affect-asylum-seekers

KHMO RADIO
— Chicago is the New ‘Murder Capital’
https://khmoradio.com/chicago-is-the-new-murder-capital-but-theres-some-good-news/

LAKE & MCHENRY COUNTY SCANNER
— Migrants dropped off by bus at Waukegan Metra station for at least second occasion – Sam Borcia
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2024/01/01/migrants-dropped-off-by-bus-at-waukegan-metra-station-for-at-least-second-occasion/

JOLIET PATCH
— Girls Fight In Downtown Joliet Alley, Officer Attacked. Joliet police intervened in the fight and identified the aggressors as Vervynck and Trujillo. – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/girls-fight-downtown-joliet-alley-officer-attacked-cops
— Democrats stress the make and model (Cadillac STS) of the car used by a driver arrested for DUI. My critics/opponents despise if not hate American nameplate vehicles. They hate the fact that they are built by union members. I was a union member for almost 12 years. I worked on a Dodge assembly line in 1970. I have bought many cars since 1964, and they all have been American nameplate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/cadillac-drives-through-joliet-red-light-felony-dui-arrest-jpd

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Janice Anderson has organized Democratic Voters for Naperville. She’s a former Republican DuPage County Board member who left the GOP after Donald Trump took it over. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/01/02/2024-has-a-familiar-ring-00133419

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois illegal alien bus report for Dec 31, 2023; 780 illegals dropped in DuPage, Lake Counties, Elgin, Rockford
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/653460563-illinois-illegal-alien-bus-report-for-dec-31-2023-780-illegals-dropped-in-dupage-lake-counties-elgin-rockford

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Hinsdale will hold meeting Jan. 2 to address drop-offs of illegal immigrants
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653451057-hinsdale-will-hold-meeting-jan-2-to-address-drop-offs-of-illegal-immigrants

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— 75 illegal immigrants dropped off in Lake County on Dec. 31
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/653460564-75-illegal-immigrants-dropped-off-in-lake-county-on-dec-31

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Bailey on gun ban registry deadline: ‘Waiting for Pritzker to knock on my door and take my guns. I will not comply’
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/653450150-bailey-on-gun-ban-registry-deadline-waiting-for-pritzker-to-knock-on-my-door-and-take-my-guns-i-will-not-comply

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Is A Moderate State. Its Progressive Leaders Are Out Of touch. – Mark Glennon (COMMENT: One could argue that Chicago is liberal, the rest of Cook County and the collar counties are moderate, and the rest of Illinois is conservative.)
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-is-a-moderate-state-its-progressive-leaders-are-out-of-touch-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Thinking about Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Strategy to Change Public Immigration Policy
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/thinking-about-texas-governor-greg-abbotts-strategy-to-change-public-immigration-policy/
— Illinois Rose Bowl Float
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/illinois-rose-bowl-float/
— Contrarian Thoughts on Global Warming
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/contrarian-thoughts-on-global-warming/
— Lou Bianchi Supports Rob Hanlon for Associate Judgeship
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/lou-bianchi-supports-rob-hanlon-for-associate-judgeship/
— Looking at Crime Statistics
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/212500/
— UPDATE: Texas Migrants Flown to Rockford Airport WITH WGN-TV STORY AND CHICAGO MAYOR’S MOANING
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/texas-migrants-flown-to-rockford-airport/
— McRide Price Increased
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/mcride-price-increased/
— County Board Plans Three Bus Grants
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/county-board-plans-three-bus-grants/
— Sheriff Tadelman Featured Speaker at Ives Mid-January Event in Geneva
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/tadelman-featured-speaker-at-ives-mid-january-event-in-geneva/
— Underwood Disappoints Jewish Leaders on Resolution Vote
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/underwood-disappoints-jewish-leaders-on-resolution-vote/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker’s Epic Failure to Intimidate Law-Abiding Gun Owners in Illinois – David A. Lombardo
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/opinion-pritzkers-epic-failure-to-intimidate-law-abiding-gun-owners-in-illinois.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s plan to save our cities – Newt Gingrich
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/1/trumps-plan-to-save-our-cities/
— Cities with noncitizen voting struggle to boost turnout – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/1/if-you-build-it-will-they-vote-cities-with-nonciti/
— Too many Americans live a life of debauchery – Tom Basile
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/30/prodigal-nation-too-many-americans-live-life-of-fa/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: America’s rise in drug abuse, mental illness, financial stress, divorce, fatherless households, rudderless, lonely youth, welfare dependency, crime, depression and other societal conditions can be tied to our slow revolt against traditional American values in the name of more freedom.)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt JFK Airport in New York – Jack Birle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/pro-palestinian-protesters-disrupt-jfk-airport-new-york

NEW YORK POST
— Biden rings in New Year with black, Hispanic, young voters abandoning him – Diana Glebova (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that to get reelected, Biden will ever-increasingly have the federal government give even more preference to voters who are minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, parents, veterans, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, citizens of foreign countries, etc.)
https://nypost.com/2024/01/01/news/biden-rings-in-new-year-with-black-hispanic-young-voters-abandoning-him/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Utter Insanity of Joe Biden’s Open Border. If the amorality of illegal immigration were not so deleterious to Americans, its absurdity would be laughable. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/02/the-utter-insanity-of-joe-bidens-open-border/

AMERICAN THINKER
— How to Understand the Woke Colonization Project – Christopher Chantrill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/how_to_understand_the_woke_colonization_project.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— NBC News slammed for ringing in 2024 by touting racist anti-white study: ‘I’m so sick of this trash’ – Chris Donaldson
https://americanwirenews.com/nbc-news-slammed-for-ringing-in-2024-by-touting-racist-anti-white-study-im-so-sick-of-this-trash/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Migrants show up in Chicago burbs and beyond as Gov. Abbott skirts Mayor Johnson’s new bus ordinance – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/01/migrants-show-up-in-chicago-burbs-and-beyond-as-gov-abbott-skirts-mayor-johnsons-new-bus-ordinance-1424112/

BREITBART
— Chicago Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez: ‘Community’s at the Brink of Collapse’ Due to Migrant Surge, We Need to Remain a Sanctuary City – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/01/chicago-alderman-communitys-at-the-brink-of-collapse-due-to-migrant-surge-we-need-to-remain-a-sanctuary-city/
— Buses Are Dropping Off Illegal Aliens at NJ Train Stations due to Big Apple Bus Restrictions – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/01/buses-droppingoff-illegal-aliens-nj-train-stations-travel-big-apple-bus-restrictions/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Admin Watered Down Vetting Process For Chinese Illegal Immigrants – PHILIP LENCZYCKI
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/02/biden-admin-cbp-chinese-illegal-migrants/

DAILY WIRE
— Illegal Immigrants Take Trains Into NYC After Eric Adams Restricts Bus Arrivals – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrants-take-trains-into-nyc-after-eric-adams-restricts-bus-arrivals

FOX NEWS
— Chicago mayor ripped for objecting to illegal immigrants flown into city: ‘Take it up with your pal Joe’ – Gabriel Hays
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-ripped-objecting-illegal-immigrants-flown-city-take-it-up-your-pal-joe
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-mayor-ripped-for-objecting-to-illegal-immigrants-flown-into-city-take-it-up-with-your-pal-joe/ar-AA1mk4gY
— Maryland county claims school board can create seat only illegal immigrants can vote on – Greg Wehner
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/maryland-county-claims-school-board-create-seat-only-illegal-immigrants-vote-reports

NATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH
— RACIAL PREFERENCES ARE AGAINST THE LAW – HORACE COOPER
https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/2024/01/01/horace-cooper-racial-preferences-are-against-the-law/

NEWSMAX
— 10M Illegals Since Biden’s Oath – Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/newsmax-tv-rep-mccormick-border/2024/01/01/id/1147846/

TOWNHALL
— Biden Never Bothers to Justify His Open Border Policy—and He Gets Away With It – Ed Brodow
https://townhall.com/columnists/edbrodow/2024/01/02/biden-never-bothers-to-justify-his-open-border-policyand-he-gets-away-with-it-n2633052
— Joe Biden- America’s Agent of Chaos – Jeff Crouere
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2024/01/01/joe-biden-americas-agent-of-chaos-n2633030
— ‘Figured Out a Loophole’: Mayor of NJ City Details How Adams’ Rules for Migrant Buses Are Being Ignored. – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/01/01/nyc-migrant-buses-nj-n2633038

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Sanctuary City Denver Mayor Cries Foul Over Too Many Illegals, Threatens Residents with ‘Historic’ City Service Cuts – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/watch-sanctuary-city-mayor-cries-foul-many-illegals-threatens-residents-historic-city-service-cuts/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

YAHOO NEWS
— Democrats crow that “Number of refugees resettling in Minnesota rising, and more on way.”
https://news.yahoo.com/number-refugees-resettling-minnesota-rising-213500664.html

CBS NEW YORK
— Secaucus, NJ mayor responds to buses dropping off asylum seekers (COMMENT: What positions do the following have on Democrat and RINO leaders allowing/encouraging anyone and everyone to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally if they claim asylum: a) your Republican Congressman, b) your Republican state senator and representative, c) the Republican leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district, d) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders, e) your representative on the IRP State Central Committee, f) the leaders of your Republican county and township/ward party organizations, and g) the Republican candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct? Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, virtually all the citizens of all the countries of the world will seek asylum in America.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/secaucus-nj-mayor-responds-to-buses-dropping-off-asylum-seekers/

CBS MIDLAND TEXAS
— Midland-Odessa welcomes Chinese refugees after years of seeking asylum – Noe Ortega (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, virtually all the citizens of all the countries of the world will seek asylum in America.)
https://www.cbs7.com/2024/01/02/midland-odessa-welcomes-chinese-refugees-after-years-seeking-asylum/

MSN
— Sanctuary City Mayor Mike Johnston Cries Foul Over Too Many Illegals, Threatens ‘Historic’ City Service Cuts – Jack Davis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/watch-sanctuary-city-mayor-mike-johnston-cries-foul-over-too-many-illegals-threatens-historic-city-service-cuts/ar-AA1mjjw0
— Migrants Arrive by Busloads in New Jersey to Work Around NYC Executive Order – Kayla Gallagher
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/migrants-arrive-by-busloads-in-new-jersey-to-work-around-nyc-executive-order/ar-AA1mjNOH
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/border-patrol-agent-illegally-turns-away-asylum-seeking-migrants-who-had-already-made-it-into-texas/ar-AA1mkkFn

NEW YORK POST
— LaPierre, Longtime N.R.A. Leader, Faces Trial That Could End His Reign. A lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general against Wayne LaPierre and three other N.R.A. insiders accuses the gun-rights group of decades of corruption. – Danny Hakim
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/02/nyregion/nra-lapierre-trial.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Colleges ever-increasingly promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/02/war-on-college-politics-not-education/
— Republican loyalty to Trump, rioters climbs in 3 years after Jan. 6 attack – Rachel Weiner, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/02/jan-6-poll-post-trump/

USA TODAY
— Migrants dropped at New Jersey train stations to avoid New York bus restrictions. – Trevor Hughes and Katie Sobko
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/01/migrants-dropped-new-jersey-train-stations-avoid-nyc-bus-limits/72080200007/
— What to know about America’s rural-urban divide – Brian Reisinger (COMMENT: During the 1950s and early 1960s, I spent lots of time at my mother’s parents’ farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2023/12/23/economy-election-growing-us-urban-rural-divide/71960783007/

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
— Blame the woke authoritarians for student learning loss – Ron Paul
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/01/01/ron-paul-blame-the-woke-authoritarians-for-student-learning-loss/

CHICO ENTERPRISE RECORD
— Blame illegal immigration on a) employers that hire illegals and b) elected officials that let them do it.
https://www.chicoer.com/2024/01/02/by-hiring-migrants-americans-made-a-mess-at-the-border-mexico-shouldnt-have-to-clean-it-up-other-views/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Making Discrimination OK Again. The losers in a 2020 California referendum are back again with a sneakier version. – William McGurn (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Congress is run by Democrats and RINOs. GAO works for Congress. In Diersen vs. GAO, constructively, GAO successfully argued that it treated me exactly like Congress wanted it to treat its employees who shared my demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, old, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. GAO wasted my career, took many adverse actions against me, and forced me to take its early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/making-discrimination-ok-again-racial-preference-california-government-asian-american-9f190a1c
— The Military’s Phantom ‘Extremists’ An independent study puts to rest another false media narrative. – Editorial (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being an extremist. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/military-extremists-report-institute-for-defense-analyses-pentagon-lloyd-austin-97619f4d

SHANNONSIDE
— 11 professions added to Critical Skill list for international work permits (COMMENT: From what I see, illegals not only lack job skills and lack education, they have serious financial, health, and/or other problems. From what I see, they want/need/demand massive assistance from governments and charities.)
https://www.shannonside.ie/news/11-professions-added-to-critical-skill-list-for-international-work-permits-234555

December 25, 2023

What are the following doing to fight illegal immigration: a) your Republican Congressman, b) your Republican state senator and representative, c) Republican leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district, d) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization, and e) candidates for the aforesaid on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct?

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MWAKILISHI
— 10 Jobs That Will Secure You an Italian Work Visa in 2024 – Martin Olage (COMMENT: For which jobs are applicants needed in your county, township, municipality, and school district? When I was young, applicants were needed for the following jobs: doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies. What jobs do illegals want? What jobs are they qualified to take? What jobs will be offered to them? What jobs will they take? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I took were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. If offered the bad jobs that I took, will illegals take them or refuse to stoop to take them?)
https://www.mwakilishi.com/article/immigration-news/2023-12-24/10-jobs-that-will-secure-you-an-italian-work-visa-in-2024
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Doctors, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Healthcare and social services professionals, Mathematics and computer science specialists, ICT technicians, Engineers, Engineering Technicians, Skilled construction workers, Restaurant staff)

SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
— What’s the Difference Between a ‘Good’ Job and a ‘Bad’ Job? – Dana Wilkie (COMMENT: What was good and bad about the jobs that you had? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) all the jobs that I took were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take and b) I was grossly overpaid. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, b) I earned six job-related professional certifications, and c) I earned a job-related professional license.)
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/employee-relations/pages/good-and-bad-jobs.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 10 Dimensions of Job Quality: Level of pay. Stable and predictable pay. Stable and predictable hours. Control over hours and/or job Location. Job security. Employee benefits. Career advancement opportunities. Enjoying the day-to-day work. Having a sense of purpose and dignity at work. Having the power to change things that are unsatisfying at work.)

COLLINS DICTIONARY
— Overpaid (COMMENT: Are/were you overpaid? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I was always grossly overpaid. In 1997, in today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $142,650/year. In my defense, a) I earned a job-related professional license (CPA-1981), b) I earned six job-related professional certifications (forensic accounting-1997, financial services auditing-1996, government financial management-1994, fraud examination-1990, internal auditing-1981, and accounting-1979), and c) I earned three job-related graduate degrees (IIT-finance-1997, DePaul-accounting-1980, and Loyola-business-1976) and a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-management-1970).)
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/overpaid

GAO
— GAO’s mission is to provide Congress with fact-based, nonpartisan information that can help improve federal government performance and ensure accountability for the benefit of the American people. (COMMENT: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, its mission was fighting government fraud, waste, and abuse. What is/were the missions of your employers? The importance of GAO’s mission helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat GAO superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me. They forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31. They gave me bad/unfair job assignments, performance expectations, and performance appraisals. They delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS12, and GS-13 and they never promoted me to GS-14. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.)
https://www.gao.gov/blog/about

ABC7
— State to temporarily house hundreds of Chicago migrants in hotels as crisis continues (COMMENT: Housing illegals in hotels encourages more illegals to come.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-in-elmhurst-il-fox-river-grove/14221592/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSR_pjsbtwc
— At least 17 shot, 3 fatally in holiday weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-gun-violence-police-department/14221411/

CBS2
— Illinois temporarily places hundreds of migrants in Chicago hotel rooms in response to influx – JERAMIE BIZZLE (COMMENT: Housing illegals in hotels encourages more illegals to come.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/state-placing-hundreds-of-migrants-in-chicago-hotel-rooms/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/illinois-temporarily-places-hundreds-of-migrants-in-chicago-hotel-rooms/

WGN9
— Illinois provides hotels for some migrants in Chicago – Angelica Sanchez, Andrew Smith (COMMENT: Housing illegals in hotels encourages more illegals to come.)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/illinois-provides-hotels-for-some-migrants-in-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIXYpfrWLZ4

FOX32
— Migrants in Chicago: State funds hotel stays for hundreds of asylum seekers amid ‘unprecedented’ influx – Maggie Duly (COMMENT: Housing illegals in hotels encourages more illegals to come.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-migrants-illinois-hotels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcrepkAhg84
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QrxIukW4ko

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois provides hotel housing for migrants in Chicago given latest influx – Lizzie Kane (COMMENT: Housing illegals in hotels encourages more illegals to come.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-illinois-provides-more-migrant-housing-20231224-bjvud4fgfndvjma5iengcjiyva-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-christmas-mike-royko-migrants-chicago-pd-20231225-2v45wjtnivddrnwpwf5jph7moy-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-venezuelan-migrant-single-mother-chicago-residents-friendship-20231225-6mzwh7wqm5htlaeqxreqk64atq-story.html (FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/24/22850743/mike-royko-mary-joe-chicago-style-illinois-christmas

DAILY HERALD
— Two busloads of migrants dropped off at Elmhurst train station – Russell Lissau (COMMENT: Housing illegals in hotels encourages more illegals to come.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231224/news/two-busloads-of-migrants-dropped-off-in-elmhurst/
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/2023/12/24/two-busloads-of-migrants-dropped-off-at-elmhurst-train-station/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Sunday, the Illinois Department of Human Services announced the state is reserving more hotel rooms to house migrants transported to the area from Texas. The state made approximately 30 hotel rooms available Saturday night, with more rooms for up to 200 people expected to be available Sunday, according to a news release. The Illinois Department of Human Services is working with Chicago officials to find hotel rooms for the migrants. The city is providing transportation for the people. Those in hotels will be moved to a pharmacy being converted into a shelter in the Little Village neighborhood when construction finishes in January, officials said.)

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County GOP issues statement on suburban migrant drop-offs. 38 migrants dropped off at Elburn Metra station. (COMMENT: What are the following doing to fight illegal immigration: a) your Republican Congressman, b) your Republican state senator and representative, c) Republican leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district, d) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization, and e) candidates for the aforesaid on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct?)
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2023/12/24/kane-county-gop-issues-statement-on-suburban-migrant-drop-offs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Kane County Republican Party leadership issued a statement Saturday regarding the drop-off of 38 migrants on a bus sent from Texas on Dec. 21 at the Elburn Metra train station. The incident has been mirrored in other Chicago suburbs recently after the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance on Dec. 13 prohibiting buses from arriving and dropping people off in the city with no prior notice. “… Kane County witnessed yet another incident where busloads of migrants were callously dumped here from the U.S. border without prior warning or care for their well-being,” the statement said. “This is not an act of compassion but a systematic failure resulting in a criminal operation.” Signed by the Andro Lerario, chairman of the Kane County Republican Central Committee, the statement added, “This issue is no longer confined to the distant border; it’s happening right here in our neighborhoods.”)

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Two busloads of migrants dropped off at Elmhurst train station – Russell Lissau (COMMENT: Housing illegals in hotels encourages more illegals to come.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/2023/12/24/two-busloads-of-migrants-dropped-off-at-elmhurst-train-station/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Trump still a money machine in central Illinois. – TOM KACICH
https://www.news-gazette.com/newsletter/content/daily_headlines/tom-kacich-trump-still-a-money-machine-in-central-illinois/article_bb9d0ab1-38d0-56cc-96c8-5ffce53eff47.html

WTHI TV
— Federal judge declines to stay assault weapons ban ahead of Jan. 1 registration deadline. McGlynn previously issued an injunction that was overturned by appellate court. – BETH HUNDSDORFER
https://www.wthitv.com/news/federal-judge-declines-to-stay-assault-weapons-ban-ahead-of-jan-1-registration-deadline/article_77dfde64-a264-11ee-9955-1b68cf36458b.html

COUNTRY HERALD
— Elmhurst: Unexpected Arrival of Migrant Buses at Train Station (COMMENT: Housing illegals in hotels encourages more illegals to come.)
https://www.countryherald.com/illinois/dupage-illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-illinois-unexpected-arrival-of-migrant-buses-at-train-station/
— Frankfort Takes Precautionary Steps Despite No Migrant Arrivals (COMMENT: What are the leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district doing to discourage illegal immigration?)
https://www.countryherald.com/illinois/frankfort-illinois-village-takes-precautionary-steps-despite-no-migrant-arrivals/

MANHATTEN PATCH
— Manhattan Mayor Restricts Migrant Drop-Offs In Town. Mayor Mike Adrieansen signed an order preventing intercity bus drivers from dropping passengers off unscheduled without prior approval. – Lauren Traut (COMMENT: What are the following doing to fight illegal immigration: a) your Republican Congressman, b) your Republican state senator and representative, c) Republican leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district, d) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization, and e) candidates for the aforesaid on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct?)
https://patch.com/illinois/manhattan/manhattan-mayor-restricts-migrant-drop-offs-town

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

— CALL FOR ARTICLES!!!

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TOO MUCH OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING COULD STOP PEOPLE FROM MOVING TO ILLINOIS – Joe Tabor (COMMENT: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32. But my Democrat GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled that.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/too-much-occupational-licensing-could-stop-people-from-moving-to-illinois/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Al Gore foreshadows 1 billion ‘climate refugees’ crossing borders from global warming – Ramsey Touchberry (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly use “climate change” to promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/24/al-gore-foreshadows-1-billion-climate-refugees-cro/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Haley takes aim at Biden with new ad in final push before Iowa caucuses – Julia Johnson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/nikki-haley-ad-beat-biden-final-iowa-push
— Why the Trump-Haley ticket talk won’t die – W. James Antle III
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/why-trump-haley-ticket-talk
— Border Patrol warns illegal immigrants winter is coming – Luke Gentile
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/border-patrol-warns-illegal-immigrants-winter-coming

NEW YORK POST
— Defund the Smithsonian’s Latino Museum — a woke indoctrination factory – Mike Gonzalez
https://nypost.com/2023/12/24/opinion/why-the-national-museum-of-the-american-latino-should-be-defunded/
— Migrants signing up for NYC ID cards in record numbers with more than 112K awarded in 2023 – Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2023/12/24/metro/record-number-of-migrants-take-first-step-to-becoming-nyc-residents-lines-wrapped-around-the-building/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats are completely delusional about Joe Biden’s ‘unifying’ status – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/democrats_are_completely_delusional_about_joe_bidens_unifying_status.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— NYC Mayor Adams cries the poor mouth but hired nearly 300 ‘special assistants’ – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/24/nyc-mayor-adams-cries-the-poor-mouth-but-hired-nearly-300-special-assistants-1422478/

BREITBART
— Top 5 Times Mitch McConnell Opposed America First in 2023. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), 81, is not a friend to America First conservatives. – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/24/top-5-times-mitch-mcconnell-opposed-america-first-in-2023/

DAILY CALLER
— Sprawling Migrant Caravan Surges Toward U.S. Border Days Before Secretary Blinken’s Scheduled Trip To Mexico – JOHN OYEWALE
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/24/migrant-caravan-united-states-mexico-border-blinken-visits-mexico/
— Big Business Scales Back ‘Diversity’ Initiatives As Legal Pressure Mounts – JAKE SMITH
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/24/big-business-scales-back-diversity-initiatives-as-legal-pressure-mounts/
— Are GOP Presidential Candidates Leaving The Door Open To Be Trump’s Pick For VP? – MARY LOU MASTERS
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/24/desantis-haley-christie-ramaswamy-hutchinson-gop-presidential-candidates-wouldnt-take-vp-position-donald-trump-who-doesnt/
— Abortion Advocacy Groups Saw A Massive Revenue Spike As The Supreme Court’s Overturn Of Roe Unfolded – ROBERT SCHMAD (COMMENT: I support the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes not only reject that plank, they do everything that they can to destroy me because I support that plank. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/24/abortion-advocacy-groups-saw-a-massive-revenue-spike-as-the-supreme-courts-overturn-of-roe-unfolded-tax-forms-show/

FOX NEWS
— Illinois state government provides hundreds of migrants with hotel housing in Chicago. State made approximately 230 hotel rooms available over weekend. – Stepheny Price
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-state-government-provides-hundreds-migrants-hotel-housing-chicago
— Pro-Palestinian protesters confront Democratic lawmakers, shut down Chicago interstate. – Landon Mion
https://www.foxnews.com/us/pro-palestinian-protesters-confront-democratic-lawmakers-shut-down-chicago-interstate
— Ex-NASCAR star Danica Patrick faces criticism for attending conservative event. Patrick was at a Turning Point USA event earlier in the week. – Ryan Gaydos
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ex-nascar-star-danica-patrick-faces-criticism-attending-conservative-event

HOT AIR
— Pro-Hamas Protestors Busy in Union Square Trashing Lincoln Statues
https://hotair.com/headlines/2023/12/24/pro-hamas-protestors-busy-in-union-square-trashing-lincoln-statues-n600996

NEWSMAX
— Migrant Christmas Eve Caravan on Road to US Border: ‘We Won’t Be Stopped’
https://www.newsmax.com/us/migrant-caravan-immigration/2023/12/24/id/1147080/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Over 6,000 People Join Migrant Caravan In Mexico Ahead Of Blinken’s Visit To The Capital
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/over-6000-people-join-migrant-caravan-in-mexico-ahead-of-blinkens-visit-to-the-capital/

PJ MEDIA
— Clinton-Appointed Judge Claims DeSantis Spread ‘False Information’ – MATT MARGOLIS (COMMENT: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I spread false information with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2023/12/24/clinton-appointed-judge-claims-desantis-spread-false-information-about-child-transitions-n4924988

TOWNHALL
— James O’Keefe Refutes Biden Claim That Illegal Migrants Are Vetted Before Boarding Flights – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/24/james-okeefe-refutes-biden-claim-that-illegal-migrants-are-vetted-before-boarding-flights-n2632805

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSNBC
— Taylor Swift could save Joe Biden in 2024. The musical megastar may be the rare celebrity with the cultural influence to shift the political tides. – Michael A. Cohen (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to destroy Trump. Will they also have Swift destroy those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and has ancestor who have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/taylor-swift-save-joe-biden-rcna130344

MSN
— Chicago Alderman: ‘My Mayor Is Blaming Everyone Except the Person Who Needs to Get the Blame’ – Joseph Ellis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-alderman-my-mayor-is-blaming-everyone-except-the-person-who-needs-to-get-the-blame/ar-AA1lZaDS

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Thousands join migrant caravan in Mexico ahead of Secretary of State Blinken’s visit to the capital – EDGAR H. CLEMENTE
https://www.aol.com/thousands-join-migrant-caravan-mexico-191633916.html

YAHOO NEWS
— Illinois provides hotel housing for migrants in Chicago given latest influx – Lizzie Kane (COMMENT: Housing illegals in hotels encourages more illegals to come.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/illinois-provides-hotel-housing-migrants-001300283.html

NEWSWEEK
— Rand Paul Hits Donald Trump and Republican Colleagues in Holiday Rant – Gabe Whisnant
https://www.newsweek.com/rand-paul-hits-donald-trump-republican-colleagues-holiday-rant-1855290

ABC NEWS
— Thousands join migrant caravan in Mexico ahead of Secretary of State Blinken’s visit to the capital. A sprawling caravan of migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and other countries is trekking through Mexico. – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/thousands-join-migrant-caravan-mexico-ahead-secretary-state-105902470
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/pentagon-states-work-restore-military-benefits-lgbtq-veterans-105900228

CBS NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/record-number-migrant-border-crossings-december-2023/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/24/us/politics/trump-immigration-fact-check.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Thousands join migrant caravan in Mexico ahead of Secretary of State Blinken’s visit to the capital – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/24/mexico-us-caravan-migration/063fb6d0-a291-11ee-aacb-6f873a65763e_story.html

USA TODAY
— Who would Trump choose as vice president? Here’s a list of potential candidates. – Sudiksha Kochi and David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/23/trump-choice-for-vice-president/71974799007/

NEWS 18
— ‘When Affirmative Action is Your Basis for Hiring’: Ramaswamy Takes Shot at US Vice Prez Harris (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.news18.com/world/when-affirmative-action-is-your-basis-for-hiring-ramaswamy-takes-shot-at-us-vice-president-harris-8716625.html

FORBES
— Forbes promotes Pritzker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPOP-ZcSGZs
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat investors will destroy America.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2023/12/24/how-investors-will-drive-more-dei-commitment/

MESSENGER
— America’s Crisis of Single-Parent Families Has Only Gotten Worse – Albert R. Hunt (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, Democrats ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and the traditional family.)
https://themessenger.com/opinion/melissa-kearney-single-parent-families-children-success-rates-moynihan-policy

WORLD TRIBUNE
— More illegals than Americans flying out of Laredo airport … and free of charge
https://www.worldtribune.com/report-more-illegals-than-americans-flying-out-of-laredo-airport-and-free-of-charge/

DAILY MAIL
— Thousands join Christmas Eve migrant caravan – the biggest in more than a year – as it treks through Mexico and towards the U.S. border just days before Blinken arrives in the capital to hammer out new agreement to stem surge. Up to 10,000 people set out from the Guatemalan border on the long journey north in record migrant caravan as Mexican security forces look on. Comes as Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is hauled off Middle East duties for a crisis migrant summit with Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador. An all-time record of 12,600 crossings were detected on Monday with the total figure for 2023 expected to top 2 million. – DOMINIC YEATMAN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12898865/migrants-border-caravan-blinken-mexico-crossings-tapachula.html

December 23, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Busloads of migrants dropped off in Chicago suburbs (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVn3RQ6-Uc0
— Aurora City Council passes emergency ordinance with rules for migrant bus drop-offs – Christian Piekos and Maher Kawash (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://abc7chicago.com/venezuelan-migrants-migrant-crisis-chicago-aurora-illinois-bus-drop-offs/14214664/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzhbSxpFKTw
— Bus from Texas drops off migrants at Kankakee gas station. (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://abc7chicago.com/venezuelan-migrants-texas-bus-migrant-crisis-chicago-kankakee-illinois/14216061/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. (COMMENT: To what extent is your municipality promoting illegal immigration?)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-in-oak-park-holiday-party/14217042/

NBC5
— Aurora residents demand accountability for bus drivers after dozens of migrants dropped off in western suburbs (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/aurora-residents-demand-accountability-for-bus-drivers-after-dozens-of-migrants-dropped-off-in-western-suburbs/3309989/
— Buses dropping off asylum-seekers in suburbs after Chicago tightens rules for bus arrivals. Dozens of migrants were left abandoned at a gas station in Kankakee by a bus driver told them that they had arrived in Chicago, according to the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office. – Courtney Sisk and Matt Stefanski (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/buses-dropping-off-asylum-seekers-in-suburbs-after-chicago-tightens-rules-for-bus-arrivals/3310177/
— Aurora City Council holds special meeting after unplanned migrant buses arrive. As many as five buses arrived in the western suburb of Aurora this week. (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/aurora-city-council-to-hold-special-meeting-after-unplanned-migrant-buses-arrive-in-suburb/3309608/
— Busload of migrants abandoned at Kankakee gas station, told they were in Chicago. Once there, officers discovered multiple groups of migrants, some of whom had started walking down the highway and expressway wrapped in blankets. (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/busload-of-migrants-abandoned-at-kankakee-gas-station-told-they-were-in-chicago/3309884/
— Man shot and killed during fight at suburban Wheaton bar. The bar’s owners said the argument started over leftover pizza between the victim — a regular — and three first-time customers. – Patrick Fazio and Matt Stefanski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/man-shot-and-killed-during-fight-at-suburban-wheaton-bar/3310090/
— Are you making a difference? My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct too lose elections. What do you say to my critics/opponents? What do unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct say about that?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/making-a-difference/celebrating-those-making-a-difference-in-the-chicago-area/3309853/

CBS2
— Aurora restricts buses from dropping off migrants without notice – ASAL REZAEI, CHARLIE DE MAR, SABRINA FRANZA (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-aurora-migrant-buses/
— More buses carrying migrants coming to Chicago (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/more-buses-migrants-chicago/
— Supreme Court declines to fast-track Trump immunity dispute in blow to special counsel – MELISSA QUINN, ROBERT LEGARE
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/supreme-court-declines-to-fast-track-trump-immunity-dispute-in-blow-to-special-counsel/
— Fight leads to shooting that leaves man dead outside bar in Wheaton – SUZANNE LE MIGNOT, JERAMIE BIZZL
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/rosie-o-reilly-bar-shooting-wheaton/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. (COMMENT: To what extent is your municipality promoting illegal immigration?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/suburban-chicago-church-hosts-holiday-party-for-migrants/

WGN9
— Push for federal help as more migrants arrive to Chicago (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/push-for-federal-help-as-more-migrants-arrive-to-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q67U5d6Kxmk

FOX32
— Buses leaving asylum seekers stranded on highways. Migrants have been left stranded at gas stations and highways in the Chicago suburbs in response to the city of Chicago’s announcement of harsher penalties for bus drivers who aren’t following guidelines. (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1385659
— Buses bypassing city, leaving asylum seekers in suburbs. As city officials turn up the heat and enforce new rules for buses coming in from the southern border, an increase in migrants are being dropped off in the suburbs. (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1385843
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALxPZq-wsyo
— Migrant buses from Texas left asylum seekers stranded in 3 suburbs – Kasey Chronis (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/migrants-bused-in-from-texas-left-stranded-on-suburban-highways
— Bus of migrants dropped off at Kankakee County gas station, driver told them they were in Chicago (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bus-migrants-dropped-off-kankakee-county-gas-station
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-pardon-convicted-marijuana-charges-federal-lands-washington-dc
— Substitute teacher at Chicago Public Schools accused of making offensive comments to Palestinian student
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/substitute-teacher-chicago-public-schools-offensive-comments-palestinian-student

WTTW
— Advocates Concerned About Migrants’ Health Amid Reports of Illness, Overcrowding at Chicago Shelters – Emily Soto (COMMENT: To what extent is your municipality promoting illegal immigration?)
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/22/advocates-concerned-about-migrants-health-amid-reports-illness-overcrowding-chicago

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Busload of migrants dropped off at gas station in Kankakee. Around 35 migrants were dropped off about 4:30 a.m. Thursday in Kankakee, but the bus driver told them they had arrived in Chicago. – Kade Heather (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/22/24012718/migrants-bus-kankakee-midway-airport-texas
— Here’s what could determine whether Trump is kicked off ballots in 2024. The Colorado Supreme Court kicked Trump off the ballot. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to take up the case. The U.S. Constitution is clear on the matter, if the court rules that Trump engaged in insurrection. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/23/24012619/colorado-supreme-court-ballot-donald-trump-constitution-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-christmas-migrants-chicago-20231222-cfjm3belnzaolceqozqhkpa5cu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OD FOLD WITH PICTURE: Aurora passes ordinance restricting Texas buses carrying immigrants – Alicia Fabbre (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231222/news/aurora-passes-ordinance-restricting-texas-buses-carrying-immigrants/
— The Supreme Court says no, for now, to plea to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231222/nation-and-world-politics/the-supreme-court-says-no-for-now-to-plea-to-rule-quickly-on-whether-trump-can-be-prosecuted/
— A 49-year-old man (Michael Freund of Aurora) has been charged with first-degree murder, accused of shooting a man (Dexter M. Perkins) after a dispute at a Wheaton-area business. – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231223/crime/man-charged-with-1st-degree-murder-after-shooting-at-bar/

WSIL TV
— Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington – AP (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/biden-pardons-thousands-convicted-of-marijuana-charges-on-federal-lands-and-in-washington/article_6515cb43-bfbb-50eb-8853-6e8ed6b060f3.html

PATCH ILLINOIS
— Biden Pardons Thousands Of Pot Users: What It Means In IL. Recreational use of marijuana has been legal in Illinois in 2020 and Gov. J.B. Pritzker previously pardoned 900 low-level pot convictions. – Jeff Arnold (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/biden-pardons-thousands-marijuana-users-what-it-means-il

BLACK CHRONICLE
— The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that Democrats and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, non-veteran, non-poor, gun-owner, married, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://blackchronicle.com/midwest/illinois/plan-to-pass-chicago-hate-incidents-ordinance-picks-up-steam/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform promotes legal immigration, but it opposes illegal immigration. Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor. What are the following doing to fight illegal immigration, for example, demanding E-Verify: a) your Republican congressman, b) your Republican state senator and representative, c) your Republican county, township, municipal, and school district officials, d) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization, and e) candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct? From what I see, the more of the following that your municipality has, the more likely that more illegals will end up there: Democrat/RINO leadership, Democrat/RINO voters, big push for DEI, that is, for preference for those who are minority, female, and/or younger, lots of churches and welfare agencies, lots of limousine liberals who want cheap labor, demand for low/un-skilled workers, public transportation, empty buildings, a history of seeking/accepting refugees, county seat, growing hatred of Trump, conservatives, Republicans, etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

WIREPOINTS
— Manteno area residents sue to stop Gotion battery plant
https://wirepoints.org/manteno-area-residents-sue-to-stop-gotion-battery-plant-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Vowing to address merits, judge won’t block Jan. 1 gun registration deadline – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_97848166-a10b-11ee-9068-f35136859d93.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois High School Segregating Students by Skin Color – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/illinois-high-school-segregating-students-by-skin-color/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— How Unchecked Power Corrupts Government and Higher Education – John F. Di Leo
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/12/opinion-how-unchecked-power-corrupts-government-and-higher-education.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Supreme Court says no, for now, to plea to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/22/supreme-court-says-no-to-plea-to-rule-quickly-on-w/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republican frustration mounts with Biden on sidelines of Senate border deal negotiations – Gabrielle M. Etzel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/republican-frustration-mounts-biden-sidelines-senate-border-deal-negotiations
— Florida leads nation as destination for residents moving from other states – David Beasley
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/florida-leads-nation-as-destination-for-residents-moving-from-other-states
— Pro-Hamas graffiti smeared at Lincoln Memorial blamed on police cuts – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/pro-hamas-graffiti-smeared-at-lincoln-memorial-blamed-on-police-cuts
— House Republican: Mayorkas must be impeached over ‘devastating’ border disaster – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/mayorkas-biden-white-house-impeached-border-crisis
— Race to the White House: Key dates for debates, elections, and trials that will shape 2024 – Samantha-Jo Roth
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential-nomination-key-dates-2024

NEW YORK POST
— Migrants in mad dash to cross Texas border before state’s arrest law goes into effect: ‘We need to get to America fast’ – Jack Morphet and Allie Griffin
https://nypost.com/2023/12/22/news/migrants-rush-across-texas-border-before-arrest-law-goes-into-effect/
— Harvard drops its standards and chases woke cred by covering for Claudine Gay – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2023/12/22/opinion/woke-harvard-drops-standards-by-covering-for-claudine-gay/
— Migrants at NYC’s Floyd Bennett Field are begging for money, food at furious locals’ doorsteps: ‘Invasion’ – Georgett Roberts and Emily Crane
https://nypost.com/2023/12/22/metro/migrants-at-nycs-floyd-bennett-field-are-begging-nearby-residents-for-money-food/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mexicans know a stupid gringo when they see one: Here comes Feckless Joe – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/mexicans_know_a_stupid_gringo_when_they_see_one_here_comes_feckless_joe.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— ‘Dem Party is DONE in Chicago!’ Black voters decry treatment of homeless while migrants get the ‘welcome mat’ – Chris Donaldson
https://americanwirenews.com/dem-party-is-done-in-chicago-black-voters-decry-treatment-of-homeless-while-migrants-get-the-welcome-mat/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Dem Party is DONE in Chicago!’ Black voters decry treatment of homeless while migrants get the ‘welcome mat’ – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/22/dem-party-is-done-in-chicago-black-voters-decry-treatment-of-homeless-while-migrants-get-the-welcome-mat-1421979/

BLAZE
— Affirmative Action Still Alive in U.S. Here’s the ‘Flip Side’ Hardly Anyone Talks About – Clarence Walker
https://newsblaze.com/business/legal/affirmative-action-still-alive_194703/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States – Jessica M. Vaughan and Bryan Griffith
https://cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States

CENTER SQUARE
— GAO estimate of total fraud in federal government could come in February 2024 – Brett Rowland (COMMENT: GAO’s wasting my career and then forcing me to retire in 1997 so that it could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black Democrat subordinate was fraud. I became a Certified Forensic Accountant in 1997, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Fraud Examiner in 1990, Internal Auditor in 1981, and Public Accountant in 1979. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I earned master’s degrees in finance in 1997, accounting in 1980, and business in 1976. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142-650/year. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,483/year.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_f1bfcbfc-a103-11ee-bfa8-6b455d27aeff.html

CENTER SQUARE TEXAS
— Abbott pushes back on Chicago narrative as first flight arrives from border. Johnson complains about 120 people as Texas border flooded with over 10,000. – Bethany Blankley
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_a2cc712c-a10c-11ee-9f6c-cb332433b6e3.html

CITY JOURNAL
— “Equity” Reimagined in the Windy City. Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to close down Chicago’s nation-leading selective public schools. – Renu Mukherjee (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting tremendously from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, and/or those whose ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Some falsely hint/imply/argue/shout that I owe all my successes in life to my parents being filthy rich. They ignore the fact a) that neither of my parents attended college, b) that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, c) that he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills and died suddenly when I was 21, d) that my mother never attended high school, and e) that I had to work my way through college.)
https://www.city-journal.org/article/equity-reimagined-in-chicago-schools
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two days before the 2020 presidential election, Kamala Harris shared a highly criticized campaign ad on X (then Twitter) about the difference between equality and equity. The ad featured two cartoon men—one white, one black—climbing a mountain. The white man started out closer to the top of the mountain than his black peer and subsequently finished the climb first; only when the black man got a “boost” was he able to reach the top, too. Harris served as the ad’s narrator: “Equality suggests, ‘Oh, everyone should get the same amount.’ The problem with that, not everybody’s starting out from the same place. . . . Equitable treatment means that we all end up at the same place.” The ad was poorly received by much of the American public, at least in part because the notion of equity—“we all end up at the same place”—is decidedly un-American. Yet the concept is not new. In a 1965 address at Howard University, President Lyndon B. Johnson used a similar analogy to justify affirmative action: “You do not take a person who, for years, has been hobbled by chains and liberate him, bring him up to the starting line of a race and then say, ‘You are free to compete with all the others,’ and still justly believe that you have been completely fair.” For decades, Harris, LBJ, and other old school progressives have defined equity in policy terms to mean preferences for blacks, Latinos, and other marginalized groups in education and employment. The goal of equity, defined in this way, is to increase the representation of these groups in the upper echelon of American society—often at the cost of Asian Americans and whites. But “new school progressives” understand equity to mean the elimination of the upper echelon altogether. They don’t want anyone to have the opportunity to attend a selective public high school, and they loathe the prestige associated with an Ivy League education or a career in “Big Law” or on Wall Street. Their definition of equity amounts to universal mediocrity. Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson’s December 14 decision to eliminate the city’s 11 selective public high schools, which use standardized tests to determine student admissions, is the latest example of this new notion of equity at play.)

DAILY CALLER
— Supreme Court Hands Jack Smith A Major Defeat In Trump 2020 Election Case. The Supreme Court declined special counsel Jack Smith’s request Friday for it to quickly consider a key question in former President Donald Trump’s election interference case without letting the lower court weigh in first. – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/22/supreme-court-hands-jack-smith-a-major-defeat-in-trump-2020-election-case/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Texas Comes Out Swinging in Fight to Restore States’ Role in Curbing Illegal Immigration – Jack Fitzhenry
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/22/texas-comes-out-swinging-in-fight-to-restore-states-role-in-curbing-illegal-immigration/
— Senator Blocks Air Force Colonel’s Military Promotion Over ‘Divisive DEI Policies’ – Rob Bluey (COMMENT: All my Democrat superiors in the federal government made divisive Affirmative Action and DEI policies and/or carried them out to get rid of their employees like me who were Republican.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/18/senator-blocks-air-force-colonels-military-promotion-over-divisive-dei-policies
— Cruz Demands Answers From Mayorkas Over Closure of Since-Reopened Railroad Crossings – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/22/exclusive-cruz-demands-answers-on-national-security-threat-over-closure-of-since-reopened-railroad-crossings/
— Progressives Bring You Crime and No Punishment – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/22/borderline-progressives-bring-you-crime-punishment/

FOX BUSINESS
— Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., says border crisis is ‘done on purpose.’ (COMMENT: Democrats illegally bring in illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs illegally bring in illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mr4NDeHB1E

FOX NEWS
— Chicago is a microcosm of what’s happening across the country: Corey Brooks. Pastor Corey Brooks discusses how Chicago residents are fed up with migrants flooding their city on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343760027112
— Chicago residents are ERUPTING over migrant crisis (COMMENT: What is your municipality doing/going to do with migrant bus drop-offs?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Wko1ax24Q
— Sen. Tim Scott blasts Chicago mayor for ‘devastating’ students with broken campaign pledge. The mayor’s school board announced a plan this week to move away from school choice. – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-tim-scott-blasts-chicago-mayor-devastating-students-broken-campaign-pledge
— Federal judge declines to temporarily block key portion of Illinois high-power semiautomatic weapons ban. Illinois residents with guns or accessories covered under the ban must register them with the state police by Jan. 1. – Adam Sabes (COMMENT: Democrats ban semiautomatic firearms today on their road to banning all firearms tomorrow.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-declines-temporarily-block-key-portion-illinois-high-power-semiautomatic-weapons-ban
— New Yorkers fleeing as city is overrun with crime, subway violence and unhoused migrants
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343739049112
— New York governor’s reparations commission slammed as divisive: ‘Slap in the face’ State Sen. Rob Ortt, the Republican leader of the New York State Senate, said he expects the commission’s recommendations to be ‘unrealistic’ – Kyle Morris
https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-governors-reparations-commission-slammed-divisive-slap-in-face

FOX NEWS RADIO
— Immigration Court Backlog Tops 3 Million! – Tomi Lahren
https://radio.foxnews.com/2023/12/22/immigration-court-backlog-tops-3-million/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Gaetz Demands Answers From Delta after Passenger Accuses Airline of Transporting Illegal Immigrants – HALEY STRACK
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/gaetz-demands-answers-from-delta-after-passenger-accuses-airline-of-transporting-illegal-immigrants/

PJ MEDIA
— Whole Foods Wins Case Against Employees Wearing BLM Apparel – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/22/whole-foods-wins-case-against-employees-wearing-black-lives-matter-apparel-n4924938
— TSA Accepting Arrest Warrants as ID for Illegal Immigrants – LINCOLN BROWN
https://pjmedia.com/lincolnbrown/2023/12/22/turn-out-the-lights-the-countrys-over-tsa-is-accepting-arrest-warrants-as-id-for-illegal-immigrants-n4924956

POST MELLINNIAL
— Illegal immigrants are able to use arrest warrants as ID for travel. Americans and legal travelers boarding aircraft in the United States must give state or federally-issued identification. – Libby Emmons
https://thepostmillennial.com/yes-illegal-immigrants-are-able-to-use-arrest-warrants-as-id-for-travel-tsa

TOWNHALL
— Chicago Residents Erupt During City Council Meeting Over Migrant Crisis: ‘Trump, Come Clean This Up’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/22/chicago-residents-erupt-during-city-council-meeting-over-migrant-crisis-trump-come-clean-this-up-n2632766

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS NEW YORK
— Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/the-end-of-affirmative-action-cbs-reports-documentary-premieres-tonight/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Just How Rich Were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone’? Fans have been debating the McCallister family’s wealth for years. We asked the Federal Reserve for answers. – Amanda Holpuch (COMMENT: Many of the homes in the southern half of my new DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton are worth more than the McCallister home.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/movies/home-alone-mccallisters-wealth.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Working with the assumption that the McCallisters did not spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing, the economists also determined the home would have been affordable to a household with an income of $305,000 in 1990 (about $665,000 in 2022). In the middle of 2022, a similar house would cost about $2.4 million, based on the Zillow estimate for the “Home Alone” house. A home of that value would be affordable to a household with income of $730,000, which would be in the top 1 percent of Chicago-area households, the economists said.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— For new refugees, finding work and housing is hard. Finding community is even harder – KAREN GARCIA
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-23/new-refugees-struggle-to-find-community-in-united-states

USA TODAY
— Who would Trump choose as vice president? Here’s a list of potential candidates – Sudiksha Kochi and David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/23/trump-choice-for-vice-president/71974799007/

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Haley said if she’s elected president she’ll institute policies that she enacted as South Carolina’s governor, like a national requirement that employers check the status of their employees in the “E-Verify” system. – Stephen Gruber-Miller
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/12/20/nikki-haley-iowa-says-donald-trump-comments-about-immigrants-poisoning-the-blood-are-not-helpful/71992314007/

NEWSWEEK
— Republicans Pull Trigger on Plan to Remove Joe Biden From Ballots – Rachel Dobkin
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-pull-trigger-plan-remove-joe-biden-ballots-1855042
— Cash-Strapped RNC Spent $250,000 on Limos in a Year
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-national-committee-finances-money-limos-1854842

PARADISE
— Rep. Matt Gaetz Calls On Delta CEO to Respond to Claims Company Shipping Illegals Throughout U.S.
https://theparadise.ng/14900/rep-matt-gaetz-calls-on-delta-ceo-to-respond-to-claims-company-shipping-illegals-throughout-u-s/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Great Blue to Red State Migration Continues. The latest Census data finds that on present course six progressive states would lose 12 House seats in 2030 reapportionment. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/census-states-migration-population-california-new-york-c6553426
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more and more and more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/why-a-border-deal-might-not-fix-the-border-1dfedd1b
— Why Elon Musk Won’t Stop Talking About a ‘Woke Mind Virus’ The billionaire’s attacks against Disney are just the latest in a battle with what he sees as political correctness and overzealous progressive ideals. – Tim Higgins
https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-woke-mind-virus-41576aa6
— The Trump Revolution Among U.S. Evangelicals. As evangelicalism becomes a ‘bottom-up’ religion, congregations are pressuring their pastors to offer a more hard-edged political message. – Francis X. Rocca and Kris Maher (COMMENT: I have owned real estate since I was 24 in 1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-trump-revolution-among-u-s-evangelicals-e89b2fb5
— The Rise of the Forever Renters. Americans who would traditionally be homeowners are instead renting. They’re sparking new kinds of neighborhoods, changing savings patterns. – Rachel Wolfe and Veronica Dagher
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/the-rise-of-the-forever-renters-5538c249

BARRON’S
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more and more and more illegal immigration.
https://www.barrons.com/news/influx-of-migrants-at-us-mexico-border-poses-conundrum-for-biden-d4e97f14?refsec=topics_afp-news

FORBES
— You Go Woke, You Go Broke’: Republican Lawmakers Tee Off On ‘Wokeism’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueLH75MS78I

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The most important career question: ‘What is success?’ – Henry Blodget (COMMENT: What harmed your career success? Political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination harmed my career success big time. In today’s dollars, the most that I ever earned was only $142,650/year even though I earned a) a professional license when I was 32, b) professional certifications when I was 48, 47, 45, 41, 32, and 30, and c) master’s degrees when I was 48, 31, and 27.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-work-success-job-career-2023-12

JD SUPRA
— Chicago Employers Must Now Provide Sick Leave and PTO to Employees (COMMENT: Since 1966 when I was 16 years old and became a postal employee, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for my benefitting from the federal government’s generous leave policies.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/chicago-employers-must-now-provide-sick-8667574/

POLITICO
— Democrats ever-increasingly want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/23/marijuana-legalization-inner-cities-00121185

DAILY KOS
— Taylor Swift is conservatism’s greatest foe
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/22/2213255/-Taylor-Swift-is-conservatism-s-greatest-foe

WRITERS COLLEGE
— Writing from Personal Experience (COMMENT: What personal experience do you write from? I write from the personal experience that I gained a) working as a GAO Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year, b) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years, c) working as a Revenue Officer for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year, d) earning a job-related professional license and six job-related professional certifications, e) earning three job-related master’s degrees, f) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, g) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, h) serving as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, i) serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, j) serving as a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee 2003-2011, k) serving as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, l) serving on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007, and m) serving on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors 2001-2004. In addition, I write from the experience that I gained a) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, being a part-time postal employee for almost 3 years, being a union member for almost 12 years, being the subject of a 4-page Money Magazine article, being married since 1978, and filing lawsuits.)
https://www.thewriterscollege.com/writing-from-personal-experience-tips-and-techniques/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some articles have a greater impact and reader engagement if written from personal experience. Writing from your own perspective can engage readers and convey your story authentically.)

SUN
— Illegal migrants popping back home for Christmas must have their asylum claims instantly and permanently shredded. Most illegals are fleeing nothing, they are just economic migrants jumping the queue. (COMMENT: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. None of them ever went back to Germany.)
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/25146621/sun-says-migrants-popping-home-christmas/

December 21, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrants flown to Chicago from Texas on chartered flight – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-private-plane-texas-chicago-20231220-yh7d3nrpdze7rjaszs44jvmthi-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Vigil for 5-year-old migrant boy draws hundreds; advocates demand better. – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrant-boy-death-vigil-20231221-a3yxpa23azedbh63uwgk7zxrvm-story.html
— The Constitution’s insurrection clause threatens Trump’s campaign. Here is how that is playing out. – AP (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-aud-nw-trump-insurrection-amendment-explainer-20231221-y2aswcz4m5g3vbokz6x4gsqgme-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Calls for more medical resources follow 5-year-old Pilsen shelter resident’s death. Hundreds gathered at a vigil for Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero, leaving flowers and balloons at a memorial on the sidewalk. ‘He was a beautiful boy, he was always happy.’ – Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/20/24010500/vigil-migrant-boy-jean-carlos-martinez-rivero-chicago-pilsen-shelter
— Texas sends migrants by private plane to Chicago. A jet carrying about 120 migrants arrived Tuesday at O’Hare. The Texas governor’s office took credit, saying it’s widening efforts to send migrants to the city. – Tessa Weinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/20/24010329/texas-governor-sends-migrants-by-private-plane-to-chicago
— City’s migrant shelter program needs overhaul after 5-year-old’s death. The mayor and his staff must demand and get answers regarding what happened in Pilsen — and bear the responsibility for fixing the entire migrant settlement effort. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/20/24007875/citys-migrant-shelter-program-5-year-olds-death-jean-carlos-martinez-rivero-pilsen-editorial
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/12/20/24009525/father-michael-pfleger-pope-francis-same-sex-blessing-sabina
— Ever-increasingly, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against you. Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, married, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/21/24009467/census-ethnic-racial-identity-middle-east-north-africa-southwest-asia-resources-funding-sarah-abboud

DAILY HERALD
— Misspelling Republican won’t keep McHenry County Board candidate off ballot – Claire O’Brien
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231220/news/misspelling-republican-wont-keep-mchenry-county-board-candidate-off-ballot/
— ‘Can You Afford to Retire?’ – Jigar Doshi (COMMENT: In today’s dollars, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 44% of what my GAO salary was 1997 when I was 49 and less than what my IRS salary was in 1972. That is because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. My Democrat GAO superiors knew that I could “afford” to suffer the loss of income a) because of my wife’s income, b) because we had no children, c) because of our savings, d) because we had no debts, and e) because of the home and cars that we owned.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231220/submitted-content/can-you-afford-to-retire-find-out-jan-9-at-poplar-creek-public-library/
— Retired Kane County Auditor Bill Keck dies at 84
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231220/news/retired-kane-county-auditor-bill-keck-dies-at-84/

ABC7
— Texas governor vows more flights of migrants coming to Chicago. Private plane from El Paso drops off 100 migrants at O’Hare Airport. – Michelle Gallardo, Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/venezuelan-migrants-chicago-migrant-crisis-ohare-airport-mayor-brandon-johnson/14210332/
— Private plane from Texas drops off over 100 migrants at O’Hare Airport. 2 people from flight fled scene in Uber – Michelle Gallardo, Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-private-plane-ohare-airport-el-paso-texas/14207506/
— Some say discrimination widely felt at UIC, now under federal investigation by Education Department – Jasmine Minor (DIERSEN: I felt welcome at UIC when I took classes there 1966-1968. But from what I see, because of my demographics, I would not feel welcome at UIC if I took classes there today. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/university-of-illinois-chicago-uic-college-discrimination-investigation-antisemitism/14207644/
— Northwestern targeted by ad campaign criticizing response to antisemitism, Hamas attack on Israel – Christian Piekos
https://abc7chicago.com/northwestern-university-antisemitism-hamas-attack-on-israel-srs-distribution-las-vegas-bowl/14208372/
— California lieutenant governor calls for Donald Trump to be removed from ballot (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://abc7chicago.com/president-donald-trump-california-elections-lieutenant-governor-colorado-supreme-court/14208249/
— Black churches team up to support migrants at Daley College – Samantha Chatman (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasing pressure on Blacks from Democrat leaders to promote more illegal immigration. The Democrat Party is a coalition of those who need/want/demand more preference if not more massive government assistance and are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-pastor-charlie-dates-salem-progressive-baptist-church-daley-college/14208008/

NBC5
— Plane carrying migrants from Texas arrives at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. A spokesperson for the city confirmed officials received a call around 7:15 p.m. stating that a “private plane chartered by the Texas Department of Emergency Management” had landed at the airport and left roughly 100 migrants.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/plane-carrying-migrants-from-texas-arrives-at-chicagos-ohare-airport/3308122/
— Video shows Texas migrants boarding plane bound for Chicago’s O’Hare Airport
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/video-shows-texas-migrants-boarding-plane-bound-for-chicagos-ohare-airport/3308215/
— UIC under investigation for alleged discrimination (DIERSEN: I felt welcome at UIC when I took classes there 1966-1968. But from what I see, because of my demographics, I would not feel welcome at UIC if I took classes there today. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/university-of-illinois-chicago-under-investigation-for-alleged-discrimination/3308295/

CBS2
— Texas flies about 100 asylum seekers to Chicago on private plane – TODD FEURER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/texas-private-plane-ohare-airport-migrants-asylum-seekers/
— Call for change after boy’s death in Chicago migrant shelter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5uIj9uUx_U
— Growing concern about carjackings at Chicago area gas stations
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/growing-concern-about-carjackings-at-chicago-area-gas-stations/
— Driver carjacked at north suburban Chicago Costco gas station, car found miles away – SARA MACHI
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/police-carjacking-costco-gas-station/
— Southwest suburban Chicago woman receives another threatening letter over ‘Free Palestine’ sign – SUZANNE LE MIGNOT
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/southwest-suburban-chicago-woman-threatening-letters-free-palestine-sign/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

WGN9
— New Census figures show tens of thousands leaving Illinois – Joey Schneider
https://wgntv.com/news/new-census-figures-show-tens-of-thousands-leaving-illinois/

FOX32
— Migrants flown to O’Hare airport on private plane from Texas – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/migrants-chicago-texas-private-plane
— The Democrat Party platform promotes vices and destroys traditional marriage and family, that is, it promotes homelessness.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/family-promise-helps-families-experiencing-homelessness-in-chicagoland
— UIC responds to federal investigation into alleged discrimination on campus (DIERSEN: I felt welcome at UIC when I took classes there 1966-1968. But from what I see, because of my demographics, I would not feel welcome at UIC if I took classes there today. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/uic-responds-to-federal-investigation-into-alleged-discrimination-on-campus
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The university strives to be a place where everyone feels welcome and where all people – no matter what color, race, ancestry, age, sex, interests, sexual orientation including gender identity, religion, disability, national origin, or marital status – can share perspectives and viewpoints to learn from one another.)

WTTW
— As Texas Flies 91 Migrants to Chicago on Private Plane, Johnson Says Texas Governor Determined to ‘Create Chaos’ – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/20/texas-flies-150-migrants-chicago-private-plane-more-buses-expected-police-mayor-s-office
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/20/planned-parenthood-opens-carbondale-clinic-amid-influx-out-state-patients-seeking

WBBM
— Tinley Park has become the latest Chicago-area community to enact a crackdown on bus companies that try to drop off passengers without warning.
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/another-suburb-regulates-bus-companies-amid-migrant-crisis

WBEZ
— Texas governor sends migrants by private plane to Chicago. After landing at O’Hare, officials say two people who flew with the plane fled in an Uber. The Texas governor’s office took credit for the flight, saying they’re expanding efforts to send migrants to the city. – Tessa Weinberg
https://www.wbez.org/stories/texas-governor-sends-migrants-by-private-plane-to-chicago/e94432f1-4584-4f3e-9d87-1015014730c0

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Geneva vape shop employees charged with felony pot possession. Arrests followed police probe of illegal pot sales. (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2023/12/21/geneva-vape-shop-employees-charged-with-felony-pot-possession/

SOUTHERN
— Republican candidates defend Trump after Colorado 14th Amendment ruling – Tal Axelrod (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/12/21/republican-candidates-defend-trump-after-colorado-14th-amendment-ruling/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Texas begins flying migrants from US-Mexico border to Chicago, with 1st plane carrying 120 people – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-texas-begins-flying-migrants-from-us-mexico-border-to-chicago-with-1st-plane-carrying-120-people/
— Trump defends controversial comments about immigrants poisoning the nation’s blood at Iowa rally – AP (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly stress that Trump is German American and Protestant.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-defends-controversial-comments-about-immigrants-poisoning-the-nations-blood-at-iowa-rally/
— IRS to waive $1B in penalties for people and firms owing back taxes for 2020 or 2021 – AP (COMMENT: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/irs-to-waive-1b-in-penalties-for-people-and-firms-owing-back-taxes-for-2020-or-2021/

101.9 THE EAGLE
— When Chicago People Leave, Where Do They Go? See the Top 5 Cities
https://101theeagle.com/top-5-cities-chicago-residents-moving/

AXIOS CHICAGO
— New Chicago database shows where money for migrants is going – Carrie Shepher
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/12/19/migrants-database-funding-spending-brandon-johnson

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-10/
— Chicago temp casino performing way below expectations (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more gambling.)
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/20/chicago-temp-casino-performing-way-below-expectations/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

— CALL FOR ARTICLES THAT PROMOTE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM. And especially articles that promote its individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. It would be great if more religious, conservative, and Republican leaders would a) write articles that promote the aforesaid planks, b) post them on their websites, and c) email the links to those articles to diersen@aol.com .

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois business groups warn of economic shockwave from closed border rail lines – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1dd9e940-9f81-11ee-b384-27cbcb542e14.html
— Community activists call for end to Chicago’s migrant ‘sanctuary’ status. – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_90b06f30-9f71-11ee-a78c-33fc1846dbaa.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A Supreme Court shaped by Trump will weigh his political fate. Trump appointees to decide if he stays on the ballot and out of jail. – Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/20/supreme-court-shaped-by-donald-trump-will-weigh-hi/
— Colorado Supreme Court ensures 2024 election win for Trump – Charles Hurt (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/20/colorado-supreme-court-ensures-2024-election-win-f/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Southern border crisis: Authorities encounter nearly 27,000 immigrants in 48 hours in unprecedented surge – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/southern-border-crisis-nearly-27-000-immigrants-48-hours
— The world is in peril, Senate leaders say, before leaving on three-week vacation – Timothy P. Carney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/world-peril-senate-leaders-leave-three-week-vacation

NEW YORK POST
— Republicans float booting Biden off state ballots after Trump ruling – Ryan King (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/news/republicans-float-booting-biden-off-ballots-after-trump-colorado-ruling/
— Texas border agents outnumbered by 200 to 1 by migrants at Eagle Pass — station at 260% capacity – Jack Morphet and Alex Oliveira
https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/news/eagle-pass-border-agents-outnumbered-by-migrants-200-to-1/
— If the feds and state don’t take responsibility for the migrant crisis, NYC should sue – Andrew Cuomo (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders created the migrant crisis. Democrat leaders want illegals because the vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/opinion/if-the-feds-and-state-dont-take-responsibility-for-the-migrant-crisis-nyc-should-sue/
— NY lost nearly 102,000 residents in a year — most in the nation — while Texas saw biggest population gain. – David Propper, Selim Algar, Vaughn Golden, Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/metro/new-york-lost-more-residents-than-any-other-state-census-bureau/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— This is How a Sanctuary City’s Neglect Killed a 5-Year-Old Immigrant
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/20/this-is-how-a-sanctuary-citys-neglect-killed-a-5-year-old-immigrant/
— Planned Parenthood Increasingly Providing More Transgender Services – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/20/planned-parenthood-increasingly-providing-more-transgender-services/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chicago mayor FUMES as Texas gets around bus block, begins flying migrants to sanctuary cities – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/21/chicago-mayor-fumes-as-texas-gets-around-bus-block-begins-flying-migrants-to-sanctuary-cities-1421642/
— Illegal immigrants flood airports, get priority seating as America gears up for holiday travel season – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/20/illegal-immigrants-flood-airports-get-priority-seating-as-america-gears-up-for-holiday-travel-season-report-1421534/

BLAZE
— Thousands of illegal immigrants sleeping outside while awaiting processing – ANDREW CHAPADOS
https://www.theblaze.com/news/illegals-eaglepass-migrant-overflow-field
— Harvard is the Bud Light of academia – CHRISTOPHER BRUNET
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/harvard-is-the-bud-light-of-academia

BREITBART
— Blue States Lose Population, Red States Gain Population – JOHN NOLTE (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/20/nolte-blue-states-lose-population-red-states-gain-population/
— Denver’s Dem. Mayor Teams with Catholic Church to House Illegals, Pleads for More Work Permits – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/20/denvers-dem-mayor-teams-with-catholic-church-to-house-illegals-pleads-for-more-work-permits/
— Fighting Woke Indoctrination and Reshaping a College – Peter Schweizer:
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/20/peter-schweizer-fighting-woke-indoctrination-and-reshaping-a-college/

COLLEGE FIX
— Top business schools push CRT and other progressive ideas – JACK APPLEWHITE
https://www.thecollegefix.com/top-business-schools-push-crt-and-other-progressive-ideas-report-finds/

DAILY CALLER
— Abbott Begins Flying Migrants To Chicago After City Restricts Busing Effort – HAILEY GOMEZ
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/20/greg-abbott-texas-migrants-bus-flight/
— The US Is Undergoing A Massive Population Shift And It’s Bad News For Dems – ROBERT SCHMAD
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/20/us-undergoing-massive-population-shift-bad-news-dems/
— Feds Raise Concerns Over New Pathway Fueling Migrant Crisis – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/20/feds-raise-concerns-new-pathway-fueling-migrant-crisis/
— What The Defense Authorization Does Not Defend – TERENCE P. JEFFREY
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/20/opinion-what-the-defense-authorization-does-not-defend-terence-p-jeffrey/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Roosevelt Hotel: NYC’s Central Processing Point for Illegal Alien Families – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/20/roosevelt-hotel-nycs-central-processing-point-illegal-alien-families/
— Teacher Fired for Criticizing Transgenderism Sues School District – Tony Kinnett (COMMENT: I was forced to take early retirement, that is, I was fired for coitizing patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I sued. (SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) I should write a book about that.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/20/exclusive-award-winning-gay-teacher-sues-california-school-after-being-fired-for-condemning-transgenderism/

DAILY WIRE
— GOP Officials Float Kicking Biden Off State Ballots Over Immigration Crisis – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-officials-float-kicking-biden-off-state-ballots-over-immigration-crisis

FOX BUSINESS
— Kari Lake: US is getting an invasion at the border. Senate candidate for Arizona Kari Lake gives her take on Biden’s open border policy on ‘Kudlow.’
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6343620313112

FOX NEWS
— A majority of these migrants are false, fraudulent asylum seekers – Kari Lake
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343630892112
— Texas begins flying migrants to sanctuary cities with first flight to Chicago. Over 82,000 migrants have been transported to cities so far by Texas. – Adam Shaw, Bill Melugin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-begins-flying-migrants-to-sanctuary-cities-with-first-flight-to-chicago
— Texas immigration law pushback marks latest tension between Biden administration and border states over crisis. Texas and Arizona have criticized the federal government’s handling of the crisis. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-immigration-law-marks-latest-in-tensions-between-biden-admin-border-states
— Progressive Dem who defunded Austin police ripped for requesting police patrols at home: ‘Out of touch’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343662927112

HOT AIR
— Illegal Aliens Entering at Rate of 4.6 Million a Year – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/12/20/illegal-aliens-entering-at-rate-of-4-6-million-a-year-n600145

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Blasts Greg Abbott as Tension Builds Over City’s Illegal Immigrant Crisis. “The governor of Texas needs to take a look in the mirror of the chaos that he is causing for this country. This is not just a Chicago dynamic. He is attacking our country!” – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-blasts-greg-abbott-as-tension-builds-over-citys-illegal-immigrant-crisis/
— Biden Border Crisis: More Migrants Arrive as December is on Pace to Break More Encounter Records. Over 500 slipped through a border wall in Lukeville, AZ, with only a few agents on hand. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/biden-border-crisis-more-migrants-arrive-as-december-is-on-pace-to-break-more-encounter-records/

LIFE NEWS
— Big Abortion Gets $592 Million in Taxpayer Funding Every Year, It’s Time to Defund Planned Parenthood – Ben Johnson (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me severely for Republican success in defunding GAO. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.lifenews.com/2023/12/12/big-abortion-gets-592-million-in-taxpayer-funding-every-year-its-time-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

MRC TV
— NYC Mayor: ‘Real Changes In Washington’ Needed To Stem Flow Of Migrants – ERIC SCHEINER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/eric-scheiner/nyc-mayor-real-changes-washington-needed-stem-flow-migrants

NEW AMERICAN
— Florida’s Republican Latinos Stand Behind Trump Amid Immigration Rhetoric – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/us/floridas-republican-latinos-stand-behind-trump-amid-immigration-rhetoric/
— “Legitimate” Travel Agencies Assisting Human Smuggling at Border – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/report-legitimate-travel-agencies-assisting-human-smuggling-at-border/

NEWSMAX
— Quinnipiac Poll: Trump at 67 Percent in GOP Primary – Jim Thomas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/quinnipiac-pol-donald-trump/2023/12/20/id/1146696/
— 57 Percent Think Great Replacement Theory Real – Rasmussen (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/great-replacement-theory-immigration-ramaswamy/2023/12/20/id/1146676/
— Migrant Crisis Near ‘Breaking Point’ at Southern Border – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/migrant-crisis-breaking-point/2023/12/20/id/1146667/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Union Pacific Railway Shut Down Due To Migrant Smuggling – Monica Paige
https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/union-pacific-railway-shut-down-due-to-migrant-smuggling/

PJ MEDIA
— Yes, Americans, We’re Being Replaced — ALL of Us – KEVIN DOWNEY JR. (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2023/12/20/yes-americans-youre-being-replaced-n4924891


— U.S. Closes Several Border Crossings to Contain Unprecedented Migrant Surge – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/20/us-closes-several-border-crossings-to-contain-unprecedented-migrant-surge-n4924886
— Setting Back Race Relations Is a Feature, Not a Bug, of Democrat Policies – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2023/12/20/setting-back-race-relations-is-a-feature-not-a-bug-of-democrat-policies-n4924890

POST MILLENNIAL
— DeSantis floats idea that Biden could be removed from ballot for ‘letting 8 million illegals into the country and violating the Constitution’ – Hannah Nightingale
https://thepostmillennial.com/ron-desantis-floats-idea-that-biden-could-be-removed-from-ballot-for-letting-8-million-illegals-into-the-country-and-violating-the-constitution
— Musk calls out ‘woke’ Microsoft Word feature that scolds users when ‘language’ isn’t ‘inclusive and diverse’ – Katie Daviscourt
https://thepostmillennial.com/elon-musk-calls-out-woke-microsoft-word-feature-that-scolds-users-when-language-isnt-inclusive-and-diverse

TOWNHALL
— Republicans Team Up to Remove Biden From State Ballots: ‘Unfair, Abuse of Power’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/20/republicans-consider-removing-biden-from-ballots-n2632667
— Other States Should Learn from Illinois’ Humiliating Defeat on ‘Stupid and Unconstitutional’ Law – Thomas Glessner
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomasglessner/2023/12/21/other-states-should-learn-from-illinois-humiliating-defeat-on-stupid-and-unconstitutional-law-n2632690
— Delta, American Airlines Fly Illegal Aliens To U.S. Cities – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/20/delta-american-airlines-fly-illegal-aliens-into-us-on-late-night-flights-n2632672
— California Citing Colorado Ruling in Push to Remove Trump From Ballot – Spencer Brown (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/12/20/here-we-go-california-cites-colorado-ruling-in-push-to-block-trump-from-ballot-n2632661

ZERO HEDGE
— Cry Victim: Chicago Mayor Rages Over Buses Of Immigrants From Texas – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/cry-victim-chicago-mayor-rages-over-buses-immigrants-texas

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats and RINOs use Diversity 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://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4370035-biden-takes-aim-at-trump-over-immigrant-remarks-diversity-is-our-strength/
— Haley ties DeSantis for first time in Quinnipiac GOP primary poll – MIRANDA NAZZARO
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4369996-haley-ties-desantis-first-time-quinnipiac-gop-primary-poll/
— Border Patrol says surge in border crossings is overwhelming its resources – SAUL ELBEIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4369700-border-patrol-says-surge-in-border-crossings-are-overwhelming-its-resources/

NBC NEWS
— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott escalates border fight by chartering migrant flight to Chicago. The Republican governor’s move is in response to the impounding of Chicago-bound buses transporting migrants from Texas. – Natasha Korecki (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders created the immigration crisis but they ever-increasingly try to blame Republicans for it.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/greg-abbott-charters-migrant-flight-chicago-border-fight-escalation-rcna130711
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/pope-francis-sex-blessings-policy-triggers-healing-old-pain-lgbtq-cath-rcna130681

REUTERS
— House Speaker Johnson among US politicians with ancestral ties to slavery. – Tom Lasseter (COMMENT: I have no ancestral ties to slavery. But my critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In my defense, I have always stressed that my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/house-speaker-johnson-among-us-politicians-with-ancestral-ties-slavery-2023-12-20/

YAHOO NEWS
— Haley surges into second behind Trump in Iowa as DeSantis slinks into third – John Bowden
https://au.news.yahoo.com/haley-surges-second-behind-trump-013305622.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Vigil held for 5-year-old migrant boy who died at Chicago shelter
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-migrant-child-death-vigil-b751924ab1c3c62db571d56cfcb0ec02

CNN
— Democrats say “5 big reasons to pay attention to what’s happening at the border right now.” (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders created the border crisis. Democrat leaders want illegals because the vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/20/us/us-mexico-border-analysis-cec/index.html

NEWSWEEK
— Migrant Released Into US Told to Check in With ICE 8 Years Later (COMMENT: How many Democrat candidates will that migrant vote for during those 8 years?)
https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-check-date-delays-1854332
— Migrant Crisis Brings Down America’s Railroad Network
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-migrants-border-railroad-mexico-us-1854114
— Texas Republican Chip Roy Blames Trump For Border ‘Mess’ – Matthew Impelli
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-blame-trump-border-chip-roy-1854243
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy recently placed some blame on former President Donald Trump for the current “mess” at the U.S.-Mexico border. During an interview broadcast by CNN on Tuesday, Roy spoke about Trump refusing to attend the string of Republican primary debates and praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his leadership in the state. “President Trump also failed to actually fully secure the border,” Roy told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. “If he had worked with conservatives to get bills passed in 2018 and 2019, we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in right now.” Data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows that there have been more than 2.4 million migrant encounters at southern borders across the U.S. so far in 2023. This number is an increase from the previous two fiscal years, which recorded 2.3 million in 2022 and 1.7 million in 2021. Migrant encounters are defined by the agency as the total number of people apprehended, deemed inadmissible and processed for deportation. Roy went on to speak about recent migrant apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border and said “we should have stopped this years ago, President Trump could have done that if he led Congress to get something done. That didn’t happen.” The comments by Roy came just a few days after Trump criticized him on Truth Social, asking if any other Republicans have planned to run against the congressman. “Has any smart and energetic Republican in the Great State of Texas decided to run in the Primary against RINO (Republican in name only) Congressman Chip Roy. For the right person, he is very beatable. If interested, let me know!!!” Trump wrote. However, the filing deadline for the Texas primary election ended on December 11, meaning that no other Republicans can challenge Roy, as Trump suggested. Shortly after the former president’s comments, some other Republicans spoke out in support of Roy, such as DeSantis who said: “While @chiproytx is fighting to do what Donald Trump promised to do—secure our southern border—the former president is on social media demanding a primary challenge to one of the most conservative members of Congress (even though the Texas primary filing deadline was over a week ago.)” “I stand with Chip and am honored to have his support. The time for talking is over. We must stop the invasion, and I will get it done,” DeSantis added. Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie also issued support for Roy saying on X, formerly Twitter, that “He fights for what he believes and he’s one of the most conservative members of Congress. I can tell you with certainty that this shortsighted effort to intimidate Chip will not work.” This is not the first time Roy and Trump have criticized each other, as the Republican representative previously criticized the former president’s actions following the January 6 riots. “The president of the United States deserves universal condemnation for what was clearly, in my opinion, impeachable conduct: pressuring the vice president to violate his oath to the Constitution,” Roy said. Trump then criticized Roy during his bid for Republican conference chair, saying that “he has not done a great job, and will probably be successfully primaried in his own district.” Roy’s office declined to make any further comments after Newsweek reached out. Newsweek also reached out to a Trump spokesperson via email for comment.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Cases Crashing Into Supreme Court Could Reshape 2024 Election. The ruling that Donald Trump is not eligible for the ballot in Colorado is the latest election-related issue likely to land before the justices. The implications for 2024 could be profound. – Alan Feuer (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-election.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/21/trump-migrant-undocumented-europe-united-states-rhetoric/

CENTRAL LA NOW
— 90,000 asylum seekers have entered the U.S. via California port of entry – Salvador Rivera
https://www.cenlanow.com/border-report-tour/90000-asylum-seekers-have-entered-the-u-s-via-california-port-of-entry/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Colorado Trump Ban Puts Supreme Court in Hot Seat. Justices will likely have to rule on whether 14th Amendment’s banning insurrectionists from office applies to former president. – Jan Wolfe and Mariah Timms (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/colorado-ruling-knocking-trump-off-ballot-puts-supreme-court-in-hot-seat-de07e8f5
— FRONT PAGE: How College Dorms Got So Expensive – Melissa Korn and Shane Shifflett (COMMENT: With the money that I earned working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I was able to afford paying for a) three semesters at the University Plaza Dormitory ( https://www.uplaza.com/ ) in DeKalb 1969-1970 and b) sharing a Lincolnshire West apartment ( https://www.axiomproperties.com/communities/lincolnshire-west ) in DeKalb the summer of 1970. That money also enabled me to pay for tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968 and to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. My parents provided me with room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969 and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/college-housing-dorms-cost-tuition-9d98c1a4
— Trump vs. the Banana Republic of Colorado. The effort to remove him from the ballot is legally baseless and helps his campaign. – Karl Rove (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-vs-the-banana-republic-of-colorado-ballot-fourteenth-amendment-unlawful-ea982be8
— Indicted or Barred From the Ballot: For Trump, Bad News Cements Support. The former president has perfected a playbook of victimhood, raising cash off each of his indictments and encouraging Republican officials to defend him, as his rivals did after the Colorado ruling. – Maggie Haberman (COMMENT: My critics/opponents stress the little or no support that I got from those I have helped elect and/or those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters when they a) ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, b) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, d) ended my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, e) ended my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) ended my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, g) almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) defeated my bid to serve as the MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and i) ended my membership on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board in 2004.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/us/politics/trump-republicans-colorado.html

FORTUNE
— New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs bill creating commission to consider reparations for the persistent effects of slavery – AP (COMMENT: What positions do the following have on reparations: a) the candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct, b) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county organization, and your Republican township/ward organization, and c) Republican elected officials in your county, township, municipality, and school district? Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs call you a racist and even worse things if you do not promote reparations.)
https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-bill-creating-commission-consider-reparations-slavery/
— Democrats and RINOs use Diversity 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://fortune.com/2023/12/20/corporate-diversity-inclusion-fears-ceos-overblown/
— New York state to study reparations, saying slavery was not just ‘a product of the South, the Confederacy’ – AP (COMMENT: I have no ancestral ties to slavery. But my critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In my defense, I have always stressed that my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/new-york-state-to-study-reparations-slavery-kathy-hochul-al-sharpton-california/

FORBES
— Russia Claims Google Hosts ‘Extremist’ LGBTQ Content—Levies $50 Million Fine – Zachary Folk
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2023/12/20/russia-claims-google-hosts-extremist-lgbtq-content-levies-50-million-fine/
— The Power Of Productivity: How To Stay Motivated And Inspired – Trish Joy Duggan (COMMENT: What shows that you are a productive member of society? For me, since 2000, it includes my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that I put together and send out each and every morning. Between 1980 and 1997, it included what I did as a GAO Analyst, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year. Between 1971 and 1980, it included what I did as an IRS Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year. Between 1970 and 1972, it included what I did as a Firestone Stores employee. Between 1966 and 1969, it included what I did as a postal employee.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2023/10/19/the-power-of-productivity-how-to-stay-motivated-and-inspired/

MESSENGER
— How The 2024 Primary Could Turn 2016 On Its Head – Stephanie Murray (COMMENT: Who is running to be your Republican Precinct Committeeman? What is he/she going to do to maximize Republican turnout for the March 19, 2024 primary? As soon as the sample ballot is available for my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, I will hand deliver a copy to each of the 228 residences that have at least one Republican registered voter.)
https://themessenger.com/politics/how-the-2024-primary-could-turn-2016-on-its-head

AXIOS
— Biden campaign compares Trump to Hitler in quotes graphic – Shauneen Miranda (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly stress that Trump is German American and Protestant.)
https://www.axios.com/2023/12/20/trump-hitler-biden-campaign-comparison

DAILY MAIL
— HUNDREDS of migrants march toward processing center after crossing through US-Mexico border wall in Lukeville, Arizona – Nic White and Maryann Martinez
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hundreds-of-migrants-march-toward-processing-center-after-crossing-through-us-mexico-border-wall-in-lukeville-arizona-where-border-agents-are-under-siege-as-record-number-cross-into-the-country/ar-AA1lOdrj

PIPA NEWS
— El Paso resident expresses concern about border crisis, says this could turn voters to support Trump
https://pipanews.com/el-paso-resident-expresses-concern-about-border-crisis-says-this-could-turn-voters-to-support-trump/

December 19, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tents at West Loop encampment moved for city cleaning, many residents leave – Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-west-loop-encampment-cleaning-20231219-32664car2bbypmcmtho5do4muu-story.html
— Chicago aldermen advance Gaza cease-fire resolution – A.D. Quig
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-gaza-ceasefire-palestine-resolution-20231218-djquq2dkpra7hnpmq4cu6brgb4-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: After mother’s cry for help and CPR, 5-year-old migrant boy dies during Chicago shelter stay – Nell Salzman and Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrant-boy-5-year-old-dies-shelter-20231218-jfuucbd2qjao7n24l47gycu5eq-story.html
— Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-aud-nw-immigration-texas-20231218-hznevz43mjglxiobrcjhezpyvi-story.html
— Inside a migrant shelter in Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/3ea5aa76-abd4-4db0-a82f-6846f96b2aab-132.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/people/ct-pope-francis-same-sex-couples-chicago-20231218-gao3cpiio5hx3ie4kf47zexgfu-story.html
— Chicago aldermen advance Gaza cease-fire resolution – A.D. Quig
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-gaza-ceasefire-palestine-resolution-20231218-djquq2dkpra7hnpmq4cu6brgb4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gutting school choice in Chicago would be terrible for Black, Brown students. Pitting neighborhood and choice schools against each other is misleading and divisive, the former schools CEO writes. The board’s irresponsible action is about politics and ideology, not facts. – Janice Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/18/24006244/chicago-school-choice-neighborhoods-inequity-black-brown-students-achievement-janice-jackson
— 5-year-old boy dies after becoming ill at Pilsen migrant shelter. The boy was transported by ambulance Sunday to Comer’s Children Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:47 p.m., officials said. – Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/18/24005978/migrant-child-dies-after-falling-ill-at-pilsen-shelter
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/12/18/24006164/pope-francis-same-sex-blessing-marriage
— U.S. Rep. Schneider, college students talk antisemitism on campus. Most of the students described how strong the Jewish community is on their campuses. But they all shared stories about antisemitic incidents they’ve witnessed at school. – Kaitlin Washburn
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/12/18/24006367/schneider-college-students-antisemitism-israel-hamas-war

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231218/religion/pope-approves-blessings-for-same-sex-couples-if-they-dont-resemble-marriage/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hope in a ‘time of darkness’: Suburban students discuss campus antisemitism – Barbara Vitello (COMMENT: I should write a book about antisemitism in GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231218/news/hope-in-a-time-of-darkness-suburban-students-discuss-campus-antisemitism/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s selective-enrollment schools are a civic asset worth saving – Editorial
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chicagos-selective-enrollment-schools-should-be-preserved-editorial
— Democrats push ranked choice voting.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-voting-and-democracy/ranked-choice-voting-gets-green-light-evanston-opinion

ABC7
— Chicago migrants say illness rampant at shelter where child died
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jRkS0hDLbU
— Migrant boy, 5, dies after becoming sick at Pilsen shelter; 4 other children hospitalized. 4 other children and a teen girl from the same shelter were also hospitalized overnight and Tuesday morning. – Jessica D’Onofrio, Michelle Gallardo, and Liz Nagy
— Communication about new Chicago migrant arrivals lacking (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders of your municipality will hide their success in bringing in illegals.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tatjzZUFhk
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-migrants-immigration-pilsen/14197317/
— Democrat leaders object to Texas law that gives local law enforcement the ability to arrest people they believe are in the country illegally.
https://abc7chicago.com/greg-abbott-texas-governor-sb4/14199461/
— Crews seen removing tents, cleaning up West Loop viaduct, site of homeless encampment
https://abc7chicago.com/west-loop-chicago-lake-street-clinton-homeless/14198626/
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Trump’s being German American and Protestant against him.
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-immigrants-blood-purity/14198102/

NBC5
— ‘Several’ calls of sick children reported at Pilsen shelter where 5-year-old died
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/several-calls-of-sick-children-reported-at-pilsen-shelter-where-5-year-old-died-cfd/3306151/
— Death of 5-year-old boy raises questions about migrant access to health care in Chicago. Medical volunteers say they’ve been denied access to providing medical assistance at the city’s migrant shelters. Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was unaware. – Bennett Haeberle and Lisa Capitanini
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/death-of-5-year-old-boy-raises-questions-about-migrant-access-to-health-care-in-chicago/3306366/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/concerns-surrounding-chicago-migrant-shelters-grow-following-childs-death/3306492/
— Johnson pushes back on questions over medical care for migrants after child’s death
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/johnson-pushes-back-on-questions-over-medical-care-for-migrants-after-childs-death/3306319/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pyvD58J-aQ
— Officials discuss safety, health protocols for migrants in Chicago. According to authorities, the child was “not feeling well” while at the shelter in the 2200 block of South Halsted in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood over the weekend. – Natalie Martinez
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/officials-discuss-safety-health-protocols-for-migrants-in-chicago/3306403/
— Florida Republican Party suspends chairman and demands his resignation amid rape investigation. Christian Ziegler has not been charged with a crime and says he is innocent, contending the encounter was consensual. – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/florida-republican-party-suspends-chairman-and-demands-his-resignation-amid-rape-investigation/3305386/
— Hearings, subpoenas, crackdowns: Inside House Republicans’ long-term plan to ‘defund’ elite universities
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/hearings-subpoenas-crackdowns-inside-house-republicans-long-term-plan-to-defund-elite-universities/3306407/

CBS2
— Death of 5-year-old in Pilsen raises questions about Chicago’s migrant shelters – SABRINA FRANZA, CHARLIE DE MAR
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pilsen-migrant-shelter-child-death-mayor-brandon-johnson/
— 5-year-old’s death prompts questions about Chicago’s migrant shelters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRmbm3ulvSU
— Growing health concerns at Chicago migrant shelters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQn6y1_fmqE
— Study finds environmental concerns at proposed migrant tent camp site on Chicago’s Far South Side – ADAM HARRINGTON, TODD FEURER, JOHN ODENTHAL
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/study-finds-environmental-concerns-proposed-migrant-tent-camp-far-south-side/
— Resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war advances in Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDiwW0Lhxxw
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-pastor-reacts-to-pope-francis-approving-blessings-for-same-sex-couples/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTCJqautceI

WGN9
— Johnson says migrants are being dropped off in Chicago without coordination – Tahman Bradley, Andrew Smith (COMMENT: What will the leaders of your municipality do when migrants are dropped off in your municipality?)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/johnson-says-migrants-are-being-dropped-off-in-chicago-without-coordination/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuFFin4Ai_Q

FOX32
— Chicago updates ‘new arrivals plan’ as police districts clear housing of migrants – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-updates-new-arrivals-plan-police-districts-clear-housing-migrants
— Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s taxpayer-funded billboards raise questions – Dane Placko
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-taxpayer-funded-billboards-raise-questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owoug1kw4P8
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-reacts-pope-francis-priests-bless-same-sex-couples
— Trustees in one Chicago suburb likely to force fire chief into retirement (COMMENT: I should write a book about being forced to retire. Since 1997 when I was 49 years old and my Democrats GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer,” my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that against me big time. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I had so many qualifications, I must have been an extremely BAD PERSON (White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things) or my Democrat GAO superiors would not have done that. I had a job-related professional license (CPA-1981), six job-related professional certifications (forensic accounting-1997, financial services auditing-1996, government financial management-1994, fraud examination-1990, internal auditing-1981, and accounting-1979), and three job-related graduate degrees (IIT-finance-1997, DePaul-accounting-1980, and Loyola-business-1976).
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trustees-in-one-chicago-suburb-likely-to-force-fire-chief-into-retirement

WTTW
— Biden’s Embrace of Stricter Border Measures Puts Him at Odds With Key Reelection Allies (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders are Biden’s reelection allies. They work together to promote more illegal immigration.)
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/18/joe-biden-s-embrace-stricter-border-measures-puts-him-odds-key-reelection-allies
— Far South Side Land Set to Become Migrant Base Camp Polluted by Buried Fuel Oil Tank, Defunct Dry Cleaners and Nearby Gas Station – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/18/far-south-side-land-set-become-migrant-base-camp-polluted-buried-fuel-oil-tank-defunct

WBEZ
— As the 60-day shelter stay limit looms, a WBEZ analysis reveals most migrants stay longer. Roughly 7 in 10 migrants have been at shelters longer than 60 days, with the average stay 76 days for those who left by Nov. 1, data shows. – Amy Qin, Tessa Weinberg
https://www.wbez.org/stories/migrants-stay-in-chicago-shelters-longer-than-60-days/237bf7cc-ea23-4e29-a11d-1b467d4d1398
— A migrant boy’s death raises safety questions – Hunter Clauss
https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-rundown-a-migrant-boys-death-raises-safety-questions/45d04eab-30ae-434e-bcc3-f942d756b7a2
— Colleges hand out scholarship money to attract top students — at the expense of kids in need. Advocates say merit scholarships mainly benefit white, wealthy students and make it harder for low-income students to afford college.- Lisa Kurian Philip (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always stressed that I did not get any scholarships. They stress that my ACT score was only 24 and that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. But they also falsely hint/imply/argue/shout that I did not get any scholarships because my parents were filth rich. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents are/were filthy rich.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/more-college-merit-aid-means-less-for-low-income-black-students/d9735924-b48c-4fd2-b966-68d5761e0c92

SOUTHERN
— Trump doubles down on anti-immigration rhetoric, pledging to use overseas troops at the border – Soo Rin Kim, Lalee Ibssa and Kendall Ross
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/12/19/trump-doubles-down-on-anti-immigration-rhetoric-pledging-to-use-overseas-troops-at-the-border/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford area Democrats, Republicans butt heads at legislative luncheon – Jeff Kolkey
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2023/12/19/rockford-area-lawmakers-are-divided-along-party-lines/71935801007/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Thefts from DuPage County stores result in several arrests – Bob Rakow
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2023/12/18/thefts-from-dupage-county-stores-result-in-several-arrests/

CENTRALL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Wealthy Democrat and RINO leaders personally benefit from mass/illegal immigration, that is, they personally benefit from cheap labor.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/senate-republicans-recoil-at-trump-poisoning-the-blood-of-our-country-remarks/

WAND TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/local-organizations-react-to-popes-decision-to-allow-blessings-for-same-sex-couples/article_ded70d26-9df1-11ee-b903-07dd43ebaa42.html

CITIES 92.9
— Election integrity groups threaten lawsuit against Illinois – Catrina Peterson
https://www.cities929.com/2023/12/18/election-integrity-groups-threaten-lawsuit-against-illinois/

CHICAGO PARENT
— Best Public High Schools in DuPage County – Amanda Rahn
https://www.chicagoparent.com/parenting/advice/best-public-high-schools-dupage/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-205/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-8/
— Shelter death: One problem may have been dealt with, but did the city create another one?
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/18/one-problem-may-have-been-dealt-with-but-did-the-city-create-another-one/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Landlords required to build EV chargers at renters’ request with new Illinois law – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1f64ffc2-9df9-11ee-bc5d-436a5b2b718b.html
— Illinois law cuts funding for public libraries that ban certain books starting Jan. 1 – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_a9f9627e-9ded-11ee-bd15-03b76c1fea18.html
— Election integrity groups threaten lawsuit against Illinois – Catrina Peterson
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d1471516-9dec-11ee-913d-075f424e3852.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Demonstrators Take to Street to Pressure Bill Foster to Come Out for a Ceasefire in the Israeli-Hamas War
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/18/demonstrators-take-to-street-to-pressure-bill-foster-to-come-out-for-a-cease-fire-in-the-israeli-hamas-war/

WIREPOINTS
— The costs of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Illinois universities – Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/the-costs-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-illinois-universities-wirepoints/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Abbott signs law making illegal immigration a state crime in Texas – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/18/texas-gov-greg-abbott-signs-bill-that-lets-police-/
— Youngest U.S. voters see Jews, Whites as ‘oppressors,’ want Israel to be ‘ended’ – Valerie Richardson (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I must have been an oppressor of minorities, females, younger people, veterans, etc. or my superiors in the federal government would not have taken the many/big adverse actions against me that they did.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/18/youngest-us-voters-see-jews-whites-as-oppressors-w/
— Biden making federal workers take public transportation or other ‘green’ travel options – Jeff Mordock (COMMENT: Very few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used public transportation very much. I used public transportation to get to/from my IRS and GAO jobs in the Loop and Crete in 1971 and then University Park in 1973 and 1974 and then Wheaton 1978-1997. I also used public transportation to get to/from my graduate evening business classes at Loyola in 1973 and 1974 and then my accounting classes at DePaul 1978-1980 and then my internal auditing classes at Roosevelt 1980-1981 and then my finance classes at IIT 1992-1997.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/18/joe-biden-to-require-federal-workers-to-take-publi/
— The rise of anti-religious bigotry – Tommy Valentine (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have used my having been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran against me the most.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/18/rise-of-anti-religious-bigotry/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Fixing discrimination with more discrimination isn’t the answer – Erin Wilcox
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/in-public-contracting-fixing-discrimination-with-more-discrimination-isnt-the-answer
— Pro-Palestinian protesters descend on New York City transportation hubs – Brady Knox
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/palestinian-protesters-descend-new-york-city-transportation
— Medical activists ‘cherry-pick’ research to justify racialized healthcare – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/medical-activists-cherry-pick-research-racialized-healthcare

NEW YORK POST
— Migrant families brace for eviction from NYC shelters as nearly 20K other asylum-seekers are flown elsewhere. – Craig McCarthy and Emily Crane
https://nypost.com/2023/12/18/metro/migrant-families-brace-for-eviction-from-nyc-shelters-under-60-day-limit/
— Ultra-left NYC Council pretends there’s no migrant crisis — and unlimited money – Vickie Paladino
https://nypost.com/2023/12/18/opinion/ultra-left-nyc-council-pretends-theres-no-migrant-crisis-and-unlimited-money/
— Crenshaw bill would cut federal funding from ‘toxic’ woke universities with DEI initiatives – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/12/18/news/crenshaw-bill-would-cut-funding-from-toxic-woke-schools/
— Illegal crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh major asylum limits – AP
https://nypost.com/2023/12/19/news/illegal-crossings-surge-in-remote-areas-of-us-border-as-congress-white-house-weigh-major-asylum-limits/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— New Texas Law Allows Police to Bust Illegals and Judges to Send Them Back to Mexico – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/18/new-texas-law-allows-police-to-bust-illegals-and-judges-to-send-them-back-to-mexico/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Taxpayer-funded ‘affirming’ poster conspicuously leaves out certain groups of people – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/taxpayerfunded_affirming_poster_conspicuously_leaves_out_emcertainem_groups_of_people.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— NYC housing 67K illegal immigrants – Mayor Adams calls Biden admin lack of response ‘baffling’ – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/18/nyc-housing-67k-illegal-immigrants-mayor-adams-calls-biden-admin-lack-of-response-baffling-1420791/

BREITBART
— Chicago Suburbs Preempting Buses Dropping Off Illegals with New Restrictions – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/18/chicago-suburbs-preempting-buses-dropping-off-illegals-with-new-restrictions/
— Philadelphia Becomes First U.S. City to Ban Sending Illegal Aliens to Their Native Countries for Medical Care – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/18/philadelphia-becomes-first-u-s-city-to-ban-sending-illegal-aliens-to-their-native-countries-for-medical-care/
— Most Americans Want Businesses Prosecuted for Hiring Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/18/poll-most-americans-want-businesses-prosecuted-hiring-illegal-aliens/

CHARLIE KIRK
— Michele Bachmann Exposes the Islamic Great Replacement of Minnesota
https://thecharliekirkshow.com/podcasts/the-charlie-kirk-show/michele-bachmann-exposes-the-islamic-great-replace

DAILY CALLER
— The Immigration Inversion Paints Lawbreakers As Victims – MATT O’BRIEN
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/18/obrien-daca-la-times-ortiz-twins-citizenship/
— Donors From The Richest Zip Codes In America Are Throwing Their Support Behind Biden – ROBERT SCHMAD
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/18/donors-richest-zip-codes-america-throw-support-biden/
— Greg Abbott Signs Bill Allowing Texas Cops To Arrest Illegal Aliens – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/18/greg-abbott-signs-bill-allowing-texas-cops-to-arrest-illegal-aliens/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Senator Blocks Air Force Colonel’s Military Promotion Over ‘Divisive DEI Policies’ – Rob Bluey (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI a) because they benefit from race and gender based preference giving, that is, because they benefit from patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination and/or b) because they want to curry favor with minorities, females, younger people, veterans, etc.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/18/senator-blocks-air-force-colonels-military-promotion-over-divisive-dei-policies/

DAILY WIRE
— Racial Segregation Is Making A Big Comeback, Thanks To The Left – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/racial-segregation-is-making-a-big-comeback-thanks-to-the-left

EPOCH TIMES
— Texas Governor Signs Law Giving Police Power to Arrest Illegal Immigrants – Savannah Hulsey Pointer
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/texas-governor-signs-law-giving-police-power-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants-5548854

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Digging a Deeper Hole: Big City Mayors Continue to Insist on Faster Work Authorization for Migrants – Ira Mehlman
https://www.fairus.org/state-immigration-legislation-policies/digging-deeper-hole-big-city-mayors-continue-insist-faster

GOPUSA
— Donald Trump Declines To Rule Out Nikki Haley As Potential Running Mate
https://www.gopusa.com/donald-trump-declines-to-rule-out-nikki-haley-as-potential-running-mate/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chicago’s War on Poverty Has Failed – JOSH BANDOCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/12/chicagos-war-on-poverty-has-failed/

NEW AMERICAN
— DHS Suspends Railway Operations at Border Crossings – David Kelly
https://thenewamerican.com/us/dhs-suspends-railway-operations-at-border-crossings/

NEWSMAX
— Oklahoma Joins Other GOP-Controlled States in Banning DEI – Brian Freeman (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI a) because they benefit from race and gender based preference giving, that is, because they benefit from patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination and/or b) because they want to curry favor with minorities, females, younger people, veterans, etc.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/dei-defund-oklahoma/2023/12/18/id/1146362/

PJ MEDIA
— Woke Ways Shrink U.S. Military to Smallest Fighting Force in 8 Decades – MILT HARRIS
https://pjmedia.com/miltharris/2023/12/18/woke-ways-shrink-us-military-to-smallest-fighting-force-in-8-decades-n4924846

TOWNHALL
— NYC Mayor Makes an Admission About the Border Crisis – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/12/18/eric-adams-democrats-underestimated-the-border-crisis-n2632531

ZERO HEDGE
— Arizona’s Democratic Gov. Sends National Guard To Border, Citing Feds’ Inaction On Migrant Influx – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/arizona-gov-sends-national-guard-border-citing-feds-inaction-migrant-influx

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Death of 5-year-old boy prompts criticism of Chicago shelters for migrants – AP
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-u-s-news/ap-death-of-5-year-old-boy-prompts-criticism-of-chicago-shelters-for-migrants/
— Biden’s border policy is ‘greatest harm ever done intentionally to US by any president’ – Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4366928-bob-good-bidens-border-policy-is-greatest-harm-ever-done-intentionally-to-us-by-any-president/
— Cheney urges Fox viewers to ditch Trump – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO (COMMENT: My critics/opponents urge everyone to ditch my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. 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. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/4366731-cheney-urges-fox-viewers-to-ditch-trump/

CNN
— Greyhound bus stops are valuable assets. Here’s who’s cashing in on them. – Nathaniel Meyersohn
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/17/business/greyhound-buses-transportation-cities/index.html

MSN
— Supreme Court Declines to Block Illinois Ban on High-Power Semiautomatic Weapons – Rhonna Morala (COMMENT: Semi-automatic firearms today, all firearms tomorrow.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/supreme-court-declines-to-block-illinois-ban-on-high-power-semiautomatic-weapons/ss-AA1lGDUw
— Migrant crossings from Mexico up nearly one third in December with 167,000 stopped so far as even DEMOCRAT congressman in Texas calls for tougher measures to ‘secure the border now’ – Morgan Phillips
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/migrant-crossings-from-mexico-up-nearly-one-third-in-december-with-167-000-stopped-so-far-as-even-democrat-congressman-in-texas-calls-for-tougher-measures-to-secure-the-border-now/ar-AA1lHvDg
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Trump’s being German American and Protestant against him.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/voices-we-need-to-talk-about-trump-s-antisemitism/ar-AA1lHbVq

CBS NEWS & MSNBC
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Trump’s being German American and Protestant against him.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/latest-trump-immigration-comments-draw-hitler-comparisons-from-biden-campaign/
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-criticized-for-immigrant-poison-comment/
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-immigrant-comments-hitler-mein-kampf-poisoning-blood-rcna130251

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illegal Crossings Surge in Remote Areas as Congress, White House Weigh Major Asylum Limits. Hundreds of dates are written on concrete-filled steel columns erected along the U.S. border with Mexico to memorialize when the Border Patrol has repaired illicit openings in the would-be barriers. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arizona/articles/2023-12-19/illegal-crossings-surge-in-remote-areas-as-congress-white-house-weigh-major-asylum-limits

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Abbott Signs Law Allowing Texas to Arrest Migrants, Setting Up Federal Showdown. The new law, which takes effect in March, could bring in mass arrests and a court fight between Texas and the federal government over immigration powers. – J. David Goodman (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Constructively, Democrat and RINO leaders have declared war on America and illegals are their soldiers.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/us/abbott-texas-border-law-arrests.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Constructively, Democrat and RINO leaders have declared war on America and illegals are their soldiers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/briefing/immigration-debate.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/us/pope-francis-lgbtq-catholic.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Biden’s too old,’ Nikki Haley says in new campaign ad – Mariana Alfaro (COMMENT: The issue should be Biden’s health, not his age.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/18/nikki-haley-joe-biden-age/

USA TODAY
— Ugly rise in antisemitism after Hamas attack on Israel has deep roots in American history – Dr. Marc Siegel (COMMENT: I should write a book about antisemitism in GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2023/12/18/antisemitism-jews-us-history-hamas-israel-world-war-ii/71910193007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/12/18/pope-francis-approves-blessings-for-same-sex-couples/71958167007/

POLITICO
— ‘I Want Trump Back’: Even in Democratic El Paso, Immigration Is Sinking Biden. A visit to this border town shows how the politics of immigration are shifting — and what’s really underneath it. – DAVID SIDERS
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/19/road-trip-el-paso-2024-00131703

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Migrant Surge Overwhelms Border Agents as Smugglers Target Remote Stretches. People are crossing into sparsely populated parts of Arizona and California, forcing officials to take them to makeshift holding areas and processing centers. – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/migrant-surge-overwhelms-border-agents-as-smugglers-target-remote-stretches-d2b0ce07
— Woke Students Will Outgrow It. ‘Intersectionality’ has thrived on campus, but it won’t survive now that it’s being exposed to sunlight. – Michael Segal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-young-woke-will-outgrow-it-intersectionality-hamas-israel-antisemitism-5ad3edc0
— A Skimpy Bonus Season Awaits Some White-Collar Workers – Ray A. Smith (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors not only never gave me any bonuses, they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/holiday-bonus-landscape-de4e73e8

FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2023/12/18/pope-francis-approves-same-sex-blessings/

FORTUNE
— ‘Antisemitism is on the rise across America–and it’s creeping into the workplace’ – JONATHAN A. GREENBLATT AND CLARA HESS (COMMENT: I should write a book about antisemitism in GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://fortune.com/2023/04/05/adl-antisemitism-rise-across-america-workplace-success-careers-diversity-politics-greenblatt-hess/

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— The new shape of the CPA exam – Daniel Hood (COMMENT: Who do you know that passed CPA examination? My passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was a 30-year-old GS-12 IRS employee was one of my biggest accomplishments in my life. Only about 20% of those who take the examination pass it on their first attempt. But because I was conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, a union member, a Crete resident 1948-1972, a Wheaton resident since 1978, and I had complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat IRS superiors made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. Because of that, in 1980, I took a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10 to transfer to GAO. But my Democrat GAO superiors did not promote me to GS-13 until 1986 and that was after I had completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/podcast/the-new-shape-of-the-cpa-exam

CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— Illinois CPA Society Releases New Report on Turnover in the Accounting Profession. – Isaac M. O’Bannon (COMMENT: Accounting firms were never interested in me even though a) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) became a licensed CPA in 1981, e) worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year in today’s dollars, f) worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year in today’s dollars, g) became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and h) earned master’s degrees in business from Loyola in 1976 and in finance from IIT in 1997. If I had been a minority and/or a female, they would have been extremely interest in me. It is called reverse discrimination. It is called age discrimination.)
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/12/18/illinois-cpa-society-releases-new-report-on-turnover-in-the-accounting-profession/99314/

GBN
— Israel-Hamas war is a key issue for Jewish voters in America and could swing Biden vs Trump (COMMENT: What percent of Jewish voters in America side with Hamas?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr0xInN8DOE