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December 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 16-Plus Arrested at North Carolina Legislature Protesting GOP-Led Bills – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/16-plus-arrested-at-nc-legislature-protesting-gop-led-bills/1659305/

NBC5
— Chicago Well Represented as Former Chiefs of Staff Meet with Priebus The list includes former White House Chiefs of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Bill Daley, John Podesta and Samuel Skinner. – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Well-Represented-as-Former-Chiefs-of-Staff-Meet-with-Priebus-407116955.html

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Challenges Dems To Bring Him Spending Plan – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/16/gov-rauner-challenges-dems-to-bring-him-spending-plan/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “FBI backs CIA view that Russia intervened to help Trump win election.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-fbi-backs-cia-on-russia-hacking-20161216-story.html
— Investors proving bullish on Trump – Renae Merle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-stock-market-trump-wall-street-20161216-story.html
— Group homes CEO tells judge he doesn’t know location of 6 residents – Patricia Callahan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/grouphomes/ct-group-homes-1217-20161216-story.html
— Sprint’s free broadband service easing life for some Leyden students
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/franklin-park/news/ct-fhj-leyden-broadband-gets-boost-tl-1222-20161216-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some big givers win big roles in Trump administration – USA TODAY
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/analysis-some-big-givers-win-big-roles-in-trump-administration/
— More tax money for Chicago’s booming TV, movie studio – Tim Novak
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs-more-tax-money-for-chicagos-booming-tv-movie-studio/
— Podesta, Rahm at ex-White House chiefs of staff lunch for Priebus – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/podesta-at-former-white-house-chiefs-of-staff-lunch-for-priebus/
— Downers Grove-based DeVry to pay $100M in FTC deceptive ads case – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/downers-grove-based-devry-to-pay-100m-in-ftc-deceptive-ads-case/

— Police union boss troubled over talk of relaxing hiring standards – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, the federal government lowered its hiring and promotion standards to hire, retain, and promote more minorities and more females.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-union-boss-troubled-over-talk-of-relaxing-hiring-standards/

DAILY HERALD
— Program’s expansion means free internet for more students
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161216/submitted/161219176/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s entry could make governor race a costly one for the ages – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161216/NEWS02/161219907/j-b-pritzkers-entry-could-make-illinois-governor-race-a-costly-one

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump paid $12.5 million to his own businesses during race Movement of money all legal – DREW GRIFFIN , MARSHALL COHEN AND SCOTT ZAMOST
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-paid-125-million-to-his-own-businesses-during-race/621601191

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Social mediation: Politicians bypass press, control message – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/social-mediation-politicians-bypass-press-control-message/article_7f58d9da-cb8b-52d2-9404-04cafe76344b.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump First Lady says “White House needs a ‘grown-up’ to calm in crisis.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/entertainment/first-lady-white-house-needs-a-grown-up-to-calm/article_4bdb1606-8fba-58da-b0ef-ce62b90b5219.html

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Durkin Says Deteriorating Tone Of Legislature Due To Upset Democrats – TONY ARNOLD
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/durkin-says-deteriorating-tone-legislature-due-upset-democrats

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Trump Michigan Elector: Opposition Threatened to Put a Bullet in My Head – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/12/trump-michigan-elector-democrats-threatened-put-bullet-head-video/

FOX NEWS
— Facebook’s war on ‘fake news’ has skeptics asking: Who decides? – William LaJeunesse (DIERSEN: Since 2000, Dave Diersen, your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, has decided what is fake news, that is, what should not be linked to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails contain links to non-fake news and to non-fake commentary.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/12/16/facebooks-war-on-fake-news-has-skeptics-asking-who-decides.html

ONE NEWS NOW
— Trump expected to act swiftly on immigration – Chad Groening
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2016/12/16/trump-expected-to-act-swiftly-on-immigration

BREITBART
— Facebook to Label ‘Fake News’ with Help of Partisan ‘Fact Checkers’ – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/12/15/facebook-introduce-warning-labels-stories-deemed-fake-news/
— 9 Reasons Why PolitiFact Is Unqualified to Label ‘Fake News’ – JEROME HUDSON15
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/12/15/9-reasons-politifact-unqualified-label-fake-news/

BLAZE
— Michelle Obama: The nation is experiencing ‘what not having hope feels like’ – Kate Scanlon (DIERSEN: Under Obama, members of the following groups had lots of hope and made lots of progress: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/16/michelle-obama-the-nation-is-experiencing-what-not-having-hope-feels-like/

DAILY CALLER
— George Soros, Big Banks And Google Fund Anti-Trump Resistance Group – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/15/george-soros-big-banks-and-google-fund-anti-trump-resistance-group/

PJ MEDIA
— Indiana Town’s Entire Police Force Quits, Citing Requests to ‘Do Illegal, Unethical and Immoral Things’ – DEBRA HEINE
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/12/15/indiana-towns-entire-police-force-quits-citing-requests-to-do-illegal-unethical-and-immoral-things/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRATS DON’T UNDERSTAND BUSINESS OR ECONOMICS – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate business and the graduate business, accounting, and finance courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/16/shocker-government-bureaucrats-dont-understand-business-or-economics/

COLLEGE FIX
— Cornell College Republicans president assaulted, called ‘racist bitch’
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30381/

THE HILL
— Mainstream media increasingly complicit in ‘fake news’ outbreak – JACK MALLORY
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/310746-mainstream-media-increasingly-complicit-in-fake-news-outbreak

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask if the sanctuary campuses controversy is blown out of perspective and say “Thousands of students are demanding sanctuary campuses, and some state leaders are warning against it. But the ruckus appears divorced from current legal reality.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sanctuary-campuses-controversy-blown-out-of-perspective_us_585401c7e4b0630a254231e6
— Time For Democrats To Stop Catering To The Professional Class – Jason Linkins (DIERSEN: I earned professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48 and I earned a professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/so-that-happened-thomas-frank_us_585441fde4b08debb788d881

MSNBC
— The genial transition from Obama to Trump gets a lot less friendly – Steve Benen
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-genial-transition-obama-trump-gets-lot-less-friendly

NEW YORK TIMES
— To Combat Trump, Democrats Ready a G.O.P. Tactic: Lawsuits – VIVIAN YEED
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/nyregion/donald-trump-democrats-lawsuits.html
— Nine New Findings About Inequality in the United States – JEREMY ASHKENAS (DIERSEN: Democrats always promise to use government a) to take money away from those who have more money and b) to give that money to those who have less money. Why earn more money if the Democrats are going to take it away from you?)
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/16/business/economy/nine-new-findings-about-income-inequality-piketty.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— California is itching to take on Trump. Here are the prominent figures leading the charge – Melanie Mason
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-californians-trump-critics-20161216-htmlstory.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook’s Fake Fix for Fake News Liberal fact-checkers are not the way to ensure a more informed public. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-fake-fix-for-fake-news-1481932361
— The Upper Crust Built New York Without the 1%, we’d have no Metropolitan Museum of Art, no Metropolitan Opera and no New York Public Library. William L. Hamilton reviews “In Pursuit of Privilege” by Clifton Hood. – WILLIAM L. HAMILTON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-upper-crust-built-new-york-1481917884
— Donald Trump and the Overinflated Presidency The president-elect will inherit an executive branch whose power has ballooned far beyond its constitutional bounds. – JEFFREY ROSEN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-and-the-overinflated-presidency-1481911622
— Northeast Schools With Highest Graduate Salaries MCPHS University tops Harvard University for salaries in the region in the WSJ/THE College Rankings (DIERSEN: How much in today’s dollars did you earn 10 years after you started college? I started college in 1966, I earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970, and I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. In 1976, IRS paid me at the GS-12 Step 3 level, or $83,093 in today’s dollars.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/northeast-schools-with-highest-graduate-salaries-1481914766
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Voters Spoke, but Trump’s Cabinet Picks Suggest He’s Not Listening.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/12/16/the-voters-spoke-but-trumps-cabinet-picks-suggest-hes-not-listening/

FORBES
— Madonna’s Billboard Speech And Why Silicon Valley’s Ageism Starves Innovation – Drew Hansen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/drewhansen/2016/12/16/madonna-billboard-ageism-innovation/#4daf2fb102bc
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Last Friday Madonna received the Woman of the Year award at the 2016 Billboard Women in Music event. Her acceptance speech centered on the sexism she’s endured as a female entertainer in the music industry. But amid her criticism of the treatment she’s received as a woman, she touched on a different issue altogether. “To age is to sin,” she remarked. “I think the most controversial thing I have ever done is to stick around.” Ageism is one of the last bastions of prejudice in the North American workforce. Ageism In The United States Age discrimination in the workplace involves treating an applicant or employee less favorably because of his or her age. It tends to be a bias against older workers such as when deserving employees over 50 are passed over for promotions, career opportunities, or training. In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) into law “to promote the employment of older persons based on ability rather than age, to prohibit arbitrary age discrimination in employment and to help employers and workers find ways to address problems arising from the impact of age on employment.” The original legislation protected employees between the ages of 40 and 65. In 1978 Congress passed an amendment to extend the age of the protected group from 65 to 70 and in 1987 the age cap was lifted entirely.)
— How Academia, Google Scholar And Predatory Publishers Help Feed Academic Fake News – Kalev Leetaru
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2016/12/16/how-academia-google-scholar-and-predatory-publishers-help-feed-academic-fake-news/#2db5eaf66ea6

MARKET WATCH
— Opinion Journal: Facebook’s Fake News Censors Web Columnist James Taranto on why the social media giant is caving to leftist critics.
http://www.marketwatch.com/video/opinion-journal-facebooks-fake-news-censors/7AD6FF44-D4F4-4DB6-8892-57DACD3BCFD7.html

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Journalists’ attitudes bigger problem for industry than fake news – CAL THOMAS
http://www.bgdailynews.com/opinion/commentary/journalists-attitudes-bigger-problem-for-industry-than-fake-news/article_392ff397-19b9-534b-8433-4267e801efbe.html

STANFORD DAILY
— Study finds students unable to identify fake news – Stephanie Brito
http://www.stanforddaily.com/2016/12/16/study-finds-students-unable-to-identify-fake-news/

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Audacity of Hope” and “Trump’s win was both a perfect storm and the culmination of long term trends” and ask “Can American fascism be stopped?”
http://prospect.org/article/audacity-hope

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democrats Need to Oppose Trump’s Cabinet Picks En Masse. If Democrats still believe that Trump is a threat to democracy, then they should act accordingly.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139368/democrats-need-oppose-trumps-cabinet-picks-en-masse

FINANCIAL TIMES
— U.S. social mobility gap continues to widen Data show about half of 30-year-olds in 2016 earn less than their parents at same age – Lauren Leatherby
https://www.ft.com/content/7de9165e-c3d2-11e6-9bca-2b93a6856354

GUARDIAN
— Facebook’s plan to tackle fake news raises questions over limitations Operation prompted scrutiny about process and site’s apparent unwillingness to pay for fact-checking that relies on users and non-partisan organizations – Olivia Solon and Julia Carrie Wong
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/16/facebook-fake-news-system-problems-fact-checking

December 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Top Human Services official vows increased transparency, oversight of group homes – Michael J. Berens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-group-home-hearing-met-20161213-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois group homes for adults with disabilities will face tougher licensing standards and enforcement and they will be graded for the first time on quality and safety, a top official for the Illinois Department of Human Services vowed to state legislators Tuesday. Secretary James Dimas told Senate and House lawmakers that his department has launched more than a dozen reform measures to heighten enforcement of 3,000 group homes statewide and increase public transparency involving the care of 12,000 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. He spoke at a bipartisan Senate and House hearing convened in response to a Chicago Tribune investigation, “Suffering in Secret,” which exposed how Illinois has steered thousands of the state’s poorest and most vulnerable residents with disabilities into a network of state-funded group homes, then routinely obscured evidence of harm from the public. One of the most sweeping reforms outlined by Dimas would provide limited public access to previously sealed investigative files. The department is working with the Illinois attorney general’s office to provide group home addresses and full enforcement histories to families and guardians.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “New York should seize Trump Tower.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-tower-eminent-domain-perspec-1214-20161213-story.html
— Lawsuit: Men treated unfairly in college sex assault cases – DAVID PITT
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–campus-sexual-assault-male-discrimination-20161213-story.html
— Falsifying student records still a problem at CPS, inspector general finds – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-cps-inspector-general-report-met-20161214-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH THREE COLOR PICTURES IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville walkers celebrate diversity – Gary Gibula (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to promote diversity, that is, to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-unity-walk-naperville-st-1214-20161213-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s national security adviser shared secrets without permission.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-michael-flynn-shared-secrets-donald-trump-20161214-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS IG: Rich parents can still game selective-enrollment system Eighteen students were caught trying to get into selective schools using sham addresses in Chicago to give them an advantage. – Lauren FitzPatrick (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents as being filthy rich and even worse things because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-ig-rich-parents-can-still-game-elective-enrollment-admission/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Departing lawmakers lament loss of independence, spike in money in Illinois politics – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you get elected as a Republican, you commit yourself to defending and advancing the Illinois Republican Party platform. In Illinois, if you get elected as a Democrat, you commit yourself to defending and advancing the Illinois Democrat Party platform. If you reject the aforesaid platforms, you should run as an Independent. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161214/news/161219521/
— FRONT TOP OF FOLD WITH TABLE: How much tax revenue is subsidizing park district programs? – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: What park district programs do you use? I use none.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161214/news/161219524/
— Why fake news is dangerous – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, any news that they disapprove of is fake.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161214/discuss/161219710/
— If Trump won’t probe Russia, Congress must – Editorial (DIERSEN: From what I see, Russians have a much higher opinion of members of the following groups than Democrats do: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/discuss/161219577/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Durbin seeks to protect immigrants under threat of deportation (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put those who are in America illegally ahead of citizens of America.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article120776793.html

JOURNAL COURIER
— Governor: Legal fight costing state $3M daily
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/103528/governor-legal-fight-costing-state-3m-daily

WQAD
— Local Democrat electors head to Springfield to cast their votes for Hillary Clinton – JESYKA DERETA
http://wqad.com/2016/12/13/local-democrat-electors-head-to-springfield-to-cast-their-votes-for-hillary-clinton/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner Advocates Turnaround Agenda Via Social Media – Jordan Abudayyeh
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-advocates-turnaround-agenda-via-social-media

FOX MILWAUKEE
— “We’re going to keep winning:” President-elect Trump stops in West Allis; part of ‘Thank You Tour’ – THEO KEITH, BRITTANY SHANNON
http://fox6now.com/2016/12/13/west-allis-to-host-stop-for-president-elect-trumps-thank-you-tour/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Fear of Trump pledges lingers at Our Lady of Guadalupe feast – AP (DIERSEN: Who fears Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What laws are they breaking?)
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/fear-of-trump-pledges-lingers-at-our-lady-of-guadalupe/article_6dae9bb2-c146-11e6-87ee-1b24db17abde.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— RNC adviser: Trump ups intel briefings to three times a week Briefing is a summary of intelligence reports – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/rnc-adviser-trump-ups-intel-briefings-to-three-times-a-week/619107557

SOUTHERN
— Rauner sticks to talking points in Facebook budget chat – DAN PETRELLA
http://thesouthern.com/rauner-sticks-to-talking-points-in-facebook-budget-chat/article_05c0d4d0-ddef-5668-bd21-928adde2c93e.html

ATCHISON GLOBE NOW
— Rauner lays blame in Facebook session – Dan Petrella
http://www.atchisonglobenow.com/news/national/rauner-lays-blame-in-facebook-session/article_76a3bfb7-8390-5149-b38a-6e2a5c2511e0.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County proposes merger of clerk, Election Commission – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/13/dupage-county-proposes-merger-of-clerk-election-commission/ap5lpm9/

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— DuPage County Board Officially Proposes Merger Between Clerk’s Office, Election Commission The proposal is available for public viewing online, and residents are encouraged to leave comments and concerns. – Anicka Slachta
http://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/dupage-county-board-officially-proposes-merger-between-clerks-office-election

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Ohio Protects Unborn At 20 Weeks, But Heartbeat Bill Vetoed – Chris Iverson
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/ohio-protects-unborn-20-weeks-heartbeat-bill-vetoed/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— LESS, NOT MORE, GOVERNMENT WILL HELP LABOR – Star Parker (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my becoming an IRS employee.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/less-not-more-government-will-help-labor/

BLAZE
— America might stay afloat if we run the country like a business, not a fraudulent charity – Tomi Lahren
http://www.theblaze.com/video/america-might-stay-afloat-if-we-run-the-country-like-a-business-not-a-fraudulent-charity/

BREITBART
— Obama Spent $100 Million to Transport Foreign Migrants to Their U.S. Destinations – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/12/agency-spends-100-million-transporting-migants/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— UNION BOSSES BACK MUSLIM FOR DNC CHAIR – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/13/union-bosses-back-muslim-for-dnc-chair/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Immigration deal gets new life after Trump remarks – AL WEAVER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put those who are in America illegally ahead of citizens of America.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/immigration-deal-gets-new-life-after-trump-remarks/article/2609594

THE HILL
— Democrats concerned Trump trying to ‘target’ Energy Dept. employees – DEVIN HENRY (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, federal employees who were Republican were always targeted, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/310344-democrats-warn-trump-on-energy-department-letter

ROLL CALL
— Trump Swats Off Crowd Booing Ryan: ‘I’ve Come to Appreciate Him’ Wisconsin rally marks pair’s first public appearance – Lindsey McPherson
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/trump-swats-off-crowd-booing-ryan-ive-come-appreciate

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Divisions deepen inside Trump Tower ‘The transition has taken a decidedly nasty and more vitriolic turn,’ one aide says.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-divisions-tower-232607

REUTERS
— Google extends conservative outreach as Trump calls tech meeting – Julia Love and Ginger Gibson
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-google-idUSKBN1430G6
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Alphabet’s Google is racing to hire more conservatives for its lobbying and policy arm, trying to get a foothold in President-elect Donald Trump’s Washington after enjoying a uniquely close relationship with the administration of President Barack Obama. In the weeks since the Nov. 8 election, Google has ramped up efforts to hire Republican lobbying firms and in-house lobbyists to change the composition of its Washington office, according to three lobbyists with knowledge of the matter. The company also posted an advertisement for a manager for conservative outreach and public policy partnership, seeking a “liaison to conservative, libertarian and free market groups.” While the position is not new, it gives Google a chance to make a hire that reflects the new political climate. Conservatives already are represented in the office. A Google spokeswoman declined to comment on the record for this article.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Buck Up, Democrats, and Fight Like Republicans.” After Trump won the nomination, which Republicans fought the hardest for Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/opinion/buck-up-democrats-and-fight-like-republicans.html
— Where Were Trump’s Votes? Where the Jobs Weren’t – Eduardo Porter (DIERSEN: Based in this, there must be plenty of jobs in the counties that Trump lost in Illinois.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/business/economy/jobs-economy-voters.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Fingers Wag in Britain Over Leader’s $1,250 Pants – DAN BILEFSKY
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/world/europe/theresa-may-trousers-uk.html
— TRAGIC: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Marijuana Proposals Issued in Canada – Brian Austin
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/world/americas/canada-recreational-marijuana-pot.html

USA TODAY
— Trump Cabinet picks face extreme vetting ahead of confirmation – Donovan Slack (DIERSEN: Many millions do not seek federal jobs because they know that they cannot pass a background investigation.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/13/trump-cabinet-vetting-process/95375442/
— Trump returns to Wisconsin to celebrate victory – Mary Spicuzza and Meg Jones
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/13/trump-returns-wisconsin-celebrate-victory/95409546/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GE Engineers More Ways for Women to Get Ahead – JOANN S. LUBLIN (DIERSEN: The main thing that GAO did during the 1980s and 1990s to retain and promote its employees who were female was to waste the careers of and to get rid of its employees who were male, and especially its male employees who were Republican, White, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/to-promote-more-women-ge-has-opened-new-career-paths-1481641200
— Closing the Developmental Gap Between Boys and Girls – Sue Shellenbarger
http://www.wsj.com/video/closing-the-developmental-gap-between-boys-and-girls/5622A18D-91F5-46B6-8524-E7BF95BE65F0.html
— What Parents of Early-Teen Boys Need to Know New research shows where boys lag behind girls in early adolescence; help to bridge the language gap – Sue Shellenbarger
http://www.wsj.com/articles/what-parents-of-early-teen-boys-need-to-know-1481641204

BLOOMBERG
— IBM Lays Out Plans to Hire 25,000 in U.S. Ahead of Trump Meeting – Jing Cao (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, Democrats insist that all 25,000 will be Democrats, minorities, females, young, and/or illegals.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-13/ibm-lays-out-plans-to-hire-25-000-in-u-s-ahead-of-trump-meeting

BUSINESS ADVISOR
— GAO Audits EPA’s Management of Superfund Sites – Elizabeth Hafey (DIERSEN: My father worked in a superfund site for 28 years, that is, he worked for Stauffer Chemical Company in Chicago Heights 1941-1969.)
http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/gao-audits-epa-s-management-of-62313/

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— When asked, won’t tell: top three officials duck specifics on illegal hiring The state’s top elected officials are happy to go on about border security, but they get tongue tied if the conversation turns to cracking down on employers of undocumented immigrants. – JAY ROOT
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/12/14/dont-ask-your-leaders-about-immigrants-workplace/

TIME MAGAZINE
— Russia Is Happy With Donald Trump’s Choice of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State – Kate Samuelson (DIERSEN: From what I see, Russians have a much higher opinion of members of the following groups than Democrats do: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://time.com/4598968/russia-kremlin-rex-tillerson-donald-trump/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Obama thanks federal employees one last time before leaving office – Aaron Boyd (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say that I should a) thank Post Office employees for hiring me in 1966 and for letting me work there until 1969, b) thank IRS employees for hiring me in 1971 and for promoting me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and c) thank GAO employees for hiring me in 1980, for promoting me in 1986, and for letting me work there until 1997.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/obama-thanks-feds-one-last-time-before-leaving-office

December 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— KANYE WEST MEETS WITH DONALD TRUMP, DISCUSSES ‘VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO’ – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/kanye-west-meets-with-donald-trump-in-new-york/1653833/

NBC5
— Rauner on Facebook Live: Madigan, Dems Trying to ‘Create a Crisis’ – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-madigan-dems-trying-to-create-a-crisis-406337165.html
— Chicago Homeless Shelter Threatens Closure Ahead of Holidays, Advocates Blame Budget Impasse The group, which consists of homeless residents, community organizers and clergy, claimed the state’s inability to come up with $100,000 to fund the North Side Housing & Supportive Services shelter is directly tied to the state’s ongoing budget stalemate. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/uptown-homeless-shelter-close-406130175.html
— Mayor Emanuel Welcomes 100 New Chicago Police Recruits “Being a police officer is more than a job,” Mayor Emanuel said in a statement. “It is more than a career. It is a calling.” – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: In June of 1971, when I was 22 years old, as a newly hired GS-7 (currently $43,915) Revenue Officer, I and 20 others started a 6-month IRS training program in downtown Chicago.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Mayor-Emanuel-Welcomes-100-New-CPD-Recruits-406314865.html
— Illinois GOP Robocall Links J.B. Pritzker to Blagojevich – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-gop-robocall-links-pritzker-to-blagojevich-406391765.html

CBS2
— Trump Supporters Flock To Wisconsin To See President-Elect – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/13/trump-supporters-flock-to-wisconsin-to-see-president-elect/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— From ‘oops’ to DOE chief; Rick Perry is Trump’s pick for Energy
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/223404883-story

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage Election Commission could be merged with clerk’s office by end of 2017 – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-election-merger-proposal-st-1214-20161213-story.html
— Rauner’s GOP launches 2018 governor’s race with robocalls attacking Democrat Pritzker – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-met-1215-20161213-story.html
— For Trump transition, Rahm Emanuel to attend chiefs of staff meeting – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chiefs-of-staff-meeting-met-20161213-story.html
— Judge demands group home business hand over residents, cites risk of ‘injury’ – Patricia Callahan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-group-home-attorney-general-met-20161213-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Citing the possibility of “irreparable injury,” a Cook County judge Tuesday gave a troubled group home business four hours to turn over 18 adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities so they could be moved to safer homes. The decision ended a standoff between Disability Services of Illinois and the state’s Department of Human Services, which had revoked the license of the group home network last month and sought to transfer its residents to new facilities. Disability Services, however, was obstructing caseworkers from doing their jobs, according to the state. Judge Kathleen Pantle gave the business a 4 p.m. deadline Tuesday. At 5 p.m., Disability Services dropped off five residents but not the others, a Human Services spokeswoman said, and Illinois State Police were helping the department locate the remaining 13 people Tuesday night. At Tuesday’s hearing, Pantle said she was especially troubled by affidavits from caseworkers and a state doctor that alleged some Disability Services residents already moved hadn’t been getting their medicines and one was malnourished. In addition, the affidavits alleged that some residents who remained in the homes had no blankets or comforters despite the plunging temperatures. “I can’t have residents living in an unlicensed facility where they’re not getting care, where they’re not getting medication,” Pantle said. She ordered Disability Services to pack warm clothing and at least a 24-hour supply of medications. Said Pantle, “Their care and safety is the most important thing.” The Tribune’s “Suffering in Secret” investigation exposed injuries and deaths linked to neglect at group homes, including one run by Disability Services, which until earlier this year went by the name Southwest Disabilities Services & Supports.)
— Energy Department rejects Trump’s request to name climate change workers, who remain worried – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: What if Trump asked all the federal agencies to name their employees who focused on wasting the careers of and getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, that is, what if Trump asked all the federal agencies to name their employees who focused on promoting Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-energy-department-climate-change-request-20161213-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The founders provided a solution to Trump: impeachment.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-electoral-college-hamilton-founders-impeach-perspec-1114-md-20161213-story.html
— What has Obama really accomplished as president? – Victor Davis Hanson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-obama-broken-promises-failures-20161212-story.html
— Why one alderman voted against Emanuel’s immigrant legal fund – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-immigration-met-1214-20161213-story.html
— Rauner’s property tax, term limit demands for budget make no sense – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-rauner-budget-st-1214-20161213-story.html
— Hart to lead Will County Forest Preserves – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-forest-board-reorganizes-st-1213-20161213-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP uses Blago tapes to blast possible Dem gov candidate Pritzker – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-uses-blago-tapes-to-blast-possible-dem-gov-candidate-pritzker/
— Emanuel’s $1.3M Legal Defense Funds sails through — with a caveat – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is a major reason why Democrat Clinton lost and why Republican Trump won.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuels-1-3m-legal-defense-funds-sails-through-with-a-caveat/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s newly expanded plan to create a $1.3 million Legal Protection Fund to assist immigrants threatened with deportation sailed through a City Council committee Tuesday, but not before African-American aldermen demanded a piece of the pie. South Side Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd), chairman of the City Council’s Committee on Human Relations, said she’s all for the idea of assisting immigrants living in anxiety and threatened with deportation after the election of Donald Trump.)
— Latino Caucus foundation spent big to raise little – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-latino-caucus-foundation-spent-big-to-raise-little/

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage unveils plan to merge election commission, clerk’s office – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219627/
— Lauzen gets his way on new leadership appointments – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219561/
— Escort: East Dundee murder suspect paid her $450 an hour – Harry Hitzeman (DIERSEN: What should be said to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is worthless because I am not paid anything for what I do? One could ask the operatives and the dupes how much an hour are my critics/opponents are paying them to harass me. Is it more than $15 an hour?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219606/
— Transgender debate likely to play role in District 211 race – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219564/
— Tollway spat with Canadian Pacific heats up over land for O’Hare bypass – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219563/

WTTW
— State Lawmakers Sue for Paychecks – Nick Blumberg
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/13/state-lawmakers-sue-paychecks

WJBD
— British Man Sentenced In Trump Assassination Plot – ABC Radio
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-news/2016/12/13/british-man-sentenced-in-trump-assassination-plot

WAND
— Judge tells home to turn over disabled residents – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34045511/the-latest-judge-tells-home-to-turn-over-disabled-residents

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Edgar: Lack Of Budget Causing Damage Worse Than Blagojevich – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/edgar-lack-budget-causing-damage-worse-blagojevich#stream/0

WSIL TV
— Canadian government moves toward legalizing recreational pot – AP (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they smoke pot or like they want to smoke pot legally. Will they move to Canada?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34040537/canadian-government-moves-toward-legalizing-recreational-pot

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner Trots Out Turnaround Agenda Again On Facebook Live Today.”
http://chicagoist.com/2016/12/13/rauner_trots_out_turnaround_agenda.php

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pastor Corey Brooks touts Rauner’s economic-reform agenda to curb gun violence, create jobs
http://ilnews.org/11327/pastor-touts-rauners-economic-reform-agenda-curb-gun-violence-create-jobs/

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Chairman Proposes Merger of DuPage Election Commission and County Clerk’s Office
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=54017

CAPITOL FAX
— Oppo dump! ILGOP goes off on Pritzker for second time in a day
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/oppo-dump-ilgop-goes-off-on-pritzker-for-second-time-in-a-day/
— Pritzker camp responds *** GOP targets JB Pritzker over Blagojevich tapes
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/gop-targets-jb-pritzker-over-blagojevich-tapes/
— Abortion bills could see light of day soon (DIERSEN: For non-Republicans, promoting abortion is one of their top priorities.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/abortion-bills-could-see-light-of-day-soon/
— Sente, Fine and Mussman added to GOP enemies list (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have millions if not billions of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. on their enemies lists. My critics/opponents blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/sente-fine-and-mussman-added-to-gop-enemies-list/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congress moves to strengthen authority of inspectors general – Andrea Noble
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/13/congress-moves-to-strengthen-authority-of-inspecto/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The act also would require the Government Accountability Office to examine the problem of long-vacant inspector general positions — though there likely will be two fewer open posts to scrutinize. The Senate on Saturday confirmed the nomination of Peggy E. Gustafson as the Department of Commerce inspector general and Jay Neal Lerner as Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation inspector general. Both positions still require a presidential commission to become official, but action by the Senate closes the loop on two long-open watchdog posts. The approval of the two pending nominations will leave vacant nine of 36 inspector general positions that require presidential nomination, said Mr. Horowitz. Vacancies currently span more than 2,800 days for the Department of Interior position to close to 200 days for the National Security Agency, according to the Project on Government Oversight. The act requires that the GAO study the impact of long-term vacancies on inspector general positions, and to brief congressional committees on findings within nine months.)

PUBLIUS FORM
— Lying Leftists Organize Anti-Breitbart Blacklist to Scare Advertisers… And So Far It’s Working – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/13/lying-leftists-organize-anti-breitbart-blacklist-scare-advertisers-far-woking/

GOPUSA
— In One Detroit Precinct 52 Ballots Yielded 307 Votes
http://www.gopusa.com/in-one-detroit-precinct-52-ballots-yielded-307-votes/
— Federal Judge Rules Electors Must Vote for Statewide Winner in Presidential Election
http://www.gopusa.com/federal-judge-rules-electors-must-vote-for-statewide-winner-in-presidential-election/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump’s Administration Is More Conservative Than Reagan’s – Richard A Viguerie
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24696

BLAZE
— Tony Perkins: Trump’s secretary of state pick ‘should be particularly alarming to conservatives’ – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/13/tony-perkins-trumps-secretary-of-state-pick-should-be-particularly-alarming-to-conservatives/
— Fox’s Tucker Carlson: Silencing ‘fake news’ is ‘purely authoritarian’ – Leigh Munsil (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say that anything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that they disapprove of is “fake news.”)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/13/foxs-tucker-carlson-silencing-fake-news-is-purely-authoritarian/

COLLEGE FIX
— Washington State professors denounce ‘discourses of free speech’ – JENNIFER KABBANY
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30331/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— America as Animal Farm — Again – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442989/trumps-america-george-orwells-animal-farm-new-commandments

THE HILL
— Electoral College voters under intense pressure – JONATHAN EASLEY AND BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/310287-electoral-college-voters-under-intense-pressure

POLITICO
— Donald Trump’s Real Threat to the Press Worry about the Espionage Act, not libel laws. – PETER STERNE
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/donald-trumps-real-threat-to-the-press-214517

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn “Real America.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/real-america-is-its-own-bubble/2016/12/12/e8ba60c2-c09f-11e6-b527-949c5893595e_story.html
— Aaron Schock once turned to Jesus. Now he faces federal charges of political corruption. – Daniel Silliman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/12/13/aaron-schock-once-turned-to-jesus-now-he-faces-federal-charges-of-political-corruption/
— He was minutes from retirement. But first, he blasted his bosses in a company-wide email. – Peter Holley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2016/12/12/he-was-minutes-from-retirement-but-first-he-blasted-his-bosses-in-a-company-wide-email/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I really didn’t want to retire yet,” he wrote. “I like my job. The first 30 years were great but the last 5 years are terrible. (10 years as a toll collector, during which I served a few years as a union officer, 25 years in management).” Asked in the questionnaire what the most upsetting part of the job was, Stuban unloaded. “The phoneyness,” he wrote. “Giving us classes where we are being told we are not political,” he wrote. “That’s bulls – – – . Jobs/Promotions are filled by the politicians, it’s who you know, not what you know. Positions created for people who are not qualified. Hiring people off the street when we have qualified [personnel] in our ranks.” Stuban also claimed that commission employees “have no morale” and that executive-level management is “out of touch with the average employees” and “only looking out for themselves.” “Everything is a state secret, no input is asked from the until after decisions are made,” he added. “Employees are kept in the dark.” The message was not well received by Sean Logan, chairman of the Turnpike Commission. Logan, a former Pennsylvania state senator, decided to fire back at the outgoing employee and also hit the reply-all button, writing: “Mr. Stuban . . . I don’t believe we ever met, and after reading your Exit Questionnaire, I am grateful that we didn’t.” He added that the commission “couldn’t be to [sic] bad of a place considering you stayed for 35 years. Best of luck in your retirement.” Stuban told the Daily News that he found out about Logan’s reply from his former colleagues. “He did miss the point,” Stuban said. “If it was an effective company and someone told you there are problems and no morale, you don’t have to believe me, but maybe someone should check into it.” “They hire a lot of people that are dumb as rocks,” he added.)

NEW YORK POST
— Trump is inheriting a world that’s gone to hell – Benny Avni
http://nypost.com/2016/12/13/trump-is-inheriting-a-world-thats-gone-to-hell/

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Trump could prompt nightmare for ‘DREAMers’ – Editorial
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/12/13/editorial-trump-could-prompt-nightmare-dreamers/95350462/

FORTUNE
— When Donald Trump Hate-Tweeted Lockheed Martin, Hedge Funds Were Ready – Jen Wieczner
http://fortune.com/2016/12/13/donald-trump-twitter-lockheed-martin-stock-dump/

NATIONAL
— Personal success trumps political experience in cabinet of generals and billionaires – Rob Crilly
http://www.thenational.ae/world/americas/personal-success-trumps-political-experience-in-cabinet-of-generals-and-billionaires

ROLLING STONE
— Barack Obama Reveals Why He Won’t ‘Vanish’ During Trump Presidency – Sarah Grant
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/obama-reveals-why-he-wont-vanish-during-trump-presidency-w455542

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Google Still Fuels Fake-News Websites Through Its Complex Web – Ross Benes
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/google-still-fuels-fake-news-websites-through-its-complex-web/

FCW
— White House honors federal workforce – Chase Gunter
https://fcw.com/articles/2016/12/13/white-house-workforce-gunter.aspx

FED SMITH
— Will Federal Employees Receive an Extra Day Off at Christmas? – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/13/will-federal-employees-receive-an-extra-day-off-at-christmas/
— Calculating Your 2017 GS Salary With Pay Calculator for Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me at the GS-13 Step 10 rate. For 2017, the GS-13 Step 10 rate for the Chicago area is $122,999 a year. My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/13/calculating-your-2017-gs-salary-with-pay-calculator-for-federal-employees/

December 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State lawmakers call for investigation into lottery after Tribune report – Joe Mahr and Matthew Walberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-lottery-payout-reaction-met-20161213-story.html
— City treasurer’s speech doesn’t live up to aides’ hype – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-kurt-summers-city-club-speech-story.html
— Dead pilot ID’d as noted atheist, ex-congressional hopeful Rob Sherman – Tony Briscoe, Rosemary Regina Sobol and Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-rob-sherman-plane-crash-met-20161212-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Judge blocks Harvey mayor’s attempt to reshape City Council – Elyssa Cherney and John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-harvey-court-hearing-1213-20161212-story.html
— Governor’s staffers say they don’t understand why Dems upset over canceled meeting – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-1214-20161212-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois budget fight leaves universities in lurch again – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-budget-fight-leaves-universities-in-lurch-again/
— Trump selects Tillerson for State, dismissing Russia ties – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-chooses-exxon-mobil-ceo-rex-tillerson-for-state-dept/amp/
— Rick Perry is pick to lead Energy Department – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sources/amp/
— What surely tainted our election? Voter suppression – Jesse Jackson Sr. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that everyone who does not vote a) would vote for Democrats if they did vote and b) did not vote because of Republicans.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jackson-what-surely-tainted-our-election-voter-suppression/

DAILY HERALD
— If state leaders won’t produce budget, the rest of us will have to get creative – Editorial (DIERSEN: A balanced Illinois budget means a) increasing taxes and/or b) decreasing spending. Exactly what does the Daily Herald want Illinois to do? Democrats always want Republicans to pay higher taxes.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161212/discuss/161219674/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Where can you afford to buy a house? – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: Where could you afford to buy a house? My critics/opponents are filled with envy. They are furious that I could afford to a) buy a new town home in University Park when I was 24 years old, b) buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago when I was 25, and c) buy a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27. My critics/opponents are furious that my wife and I could afford to a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29 and b) have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton when I was 35. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I was only able to do that a) because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged, b) because I avoided the draft, c) because IRS and GAO overpaid me, and d) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161210/ISSUE01/312039999/where-can-you-afford-to-buy-a-house
— As Loop population booms, South Side plummets – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Have you lived in downtown Chicago? I lived in studio condo in the Outer Drive East building weekdays 1974-1976 and then in a one bedroom condo in that building full-time 1976-1978. I did that while I worked for IRS in its Loop office, took graduate business courses at Loyola, and then took graduate accounting courses at DePaul.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161213/BLOGS02/161219983
— Golf courses are out. Today’s execs bond at the gym. – BRIGID SWEENEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161210/ISSUE01/312109995/strive-village-in-chicago-attracting-young-execs
— Now’s your chance at a deal on that move-up home – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161213/CRED0701/161219982/nows-your-chance-at-a-deal-on-that-move-up-home
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Oak Brook is one of five affluent Chicago suburbs with enough homes on the market to supply at least 10 months of sales, according to a recent report from Midwest Real Estate Data. The others are Lake Forest, Riverwoods, Kenilworth and Inverness. The rule of thumb is that six months of inventory is a healthy, balanced market. While Palos Park’s home prices aren’t generally at the level of Oak Brook, Lake Forest and the other affluent places on the list, it proves the rule in its own way: Relative to all its surrounding towns, Palos Park has a much higher median home price, $267,000, and it also has the biggest backlog of inventory, 10.2 months.)

DNA INFO
— Is Hyde Park Chicago’s Smartest Neighborhood? Map Shows Most Educated Areas – Tanveer Ali (DIERSEN: How much education do the voters have in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? For those who have college degrees, what did they major in?)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161209/hyde-park/education-map-neighborhood-concentration-of-college-graduates-census-data-attainment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 47 percent of Hyde Park residents age 25 and older have a graduate degree, by far the highest of any community area. A look at recently released Census data breaks down educational attainment by neighborhood, including residents without high school degrees, those who have bachelor’s degrees and those who have more education beyond that.)

WTTW
— Trump Denies Russian Hacking, But Some Electors Rally Ahead of Vote – Alexandra Silets
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/12/trump-denies-russian-hacking-some-electors-rally-ahead-vote

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Fear of Trump pledges linger at Our Lady of Guadalupe feast – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” a) side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens and b) act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/fear-of-trump-pledges-linger-at-our-lady-of-guadalupe/article_a79d0bb5-19cb-5556-8369-4db6ac481bcb.html

SPRINGFILD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Topinka’s son sues for $60,000 in mother’s pension contributions – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161212/topinkas-son-sues-for-60000-in-mothers-pension-contributions
— Without Cook County, Trump wins Illinois – Jerald Jacobs, Springfield
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161212/letter-without-cook-county-trump-wins-illinois

SOUTHERN
— Jackson County Board elects Republican vice chair for first time in 12 years – STEPHANIE ESTERS
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/jackson-county-board-elects-republican-vice-chair-for-first-time/article_b4e53184-8ecd-5f32-9166-342ee57de5a7.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Clinton’s former CIA chief defends Trump on intel briefings Woolsey now an adviser to Trump – CNN (DIERSEN: Questions to ask Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who DO NOT read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: “Who keeps you informed on what GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails contain?” and “How good of a job are they doing?”)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/clintons-former-cia-chief-defends-trump-on-intel-briefings/618658913
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former CIA Director James Woolsey defended President-elect Donald Trump Monday night amid criticism that he reportedly skips intelligence briefings. “I’m available on one minute’s notice. I don’t have to be told — you know, I’m like a smart person. I don’t have to be told the same thing and the same words every single day for the next eight years. Could be eight years — but eight years. I don’t need that,” Trump said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday” regarding the briefings. Woolsey, who led the CIA under President Bill Clinton but is now an adviser to Trump, told CNN’s Erin Burnett that “different presidents do this different ways.” “I didn’t sit there and brief President Clinton. He wanted to read the briefings. He’s a speed reader and he’d write notes to me in the margins sometimes,” he told Burnett. “I don’t think it means you are not participating in the effort or not doing your job if you don’t sit there and have someone read to you. Most of us can read with our eyes faster than we can listen.”)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Budget Working Groups Start Meeting Again – Jordan Abudayyeh
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/working-groups-start-meeting-again-12-13-2016

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— TRAGIC: Illinois medical marijuana sales reach $4.4M in November – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/article120514878.html

WSIL TV
— Obama: President without briefings ‘flying blind’ – AP (DIERSEN: Questions to ask Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who DO NOT read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: “Who keeps you informed on what GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails contain?” and “How good of a job are they doing?”)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34036989/obama-president-without-briefings-flying-blind

NPR ILLINOIS
— Education Desk: Dual Language Draws Wait List In Urbana – DUSTY RHODES (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would agree that if I had WASTED MY TIME learning a second language, I would NOT have made it into the top 20% of my high school class, my ACT score would have been lower than 24, UIC would NOT have accepted me, and I would NOT have earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/education-desk-dual-language-draws-wait-list-urbana#stream/0

CHICAGOIST
— Joe Walsh: Donald Trump ‘Acting Like A Third Grader’ In Face Of Russian Hack – STEPHEN GOSSETT
http://chicagoist.com/2016/12/12/joe_walsh_donald_trump_third_grader.php

CHICAGO REPORTER
— Bill Ayers on being a white ally and the future of progressives – Lorraine Forte (DIERSEN: If you are White, Democrats and RINOs will not accept you or help you unless you pander to anti-Whites. That is a major reason why Democrat Clinton lost and Republican Trump won. I should write a book about White RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who pander to anti-Whites.)
http://chicagoreporter.com/bill-ayers-on-being-a-white-ally-and-the-future-of-progressives/

METRO EAST SUN
— GOP picks Dems’ brains to gauge support for Madigan to remain speaker – Ruth de Jauregui
http://metroeastsun.com/stories/511052567-gop-picks-dems-brains-to-gauge-support-for-madigan-to-remain-speaker

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Unexpected Contest of 2016: Free Market Capitalism v. Democratic Socialism – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/12/the-unexpected-contest-of-2016-free-market-capitalism-v-democratic-socialism/

CAPITOL FAX
— Topinka son sues pension system over death benefit
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/topinka-son-sues-pension-system-over-death-benefit/

BREITBART
— Lindsey Graham Allies with Democrats to Continue Obama’s 2012 Amnesty – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/12/lindsey-graham-allies-with-democrats-to-continue-obamas-2012-amnesty/
— 10 Ways the CIA’s ‘Russian Hacking’ Story is Left-Wing ‘Fake News’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/12/cia-russian-hacking-story-sham/

GOPUSA
— The CIA’s War on Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/the-cias-war-on-trump/

NEWSMAX
— Fed Will Increase Rates to Squelch Trump Inflation – R Williams
If state leaders won’t produce budget, the rest of us will have to get creative

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Russia problem deepens.” (DIERSEN: What percent of U.S. citizens are of Russian national origin?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/310086-trumps-russia-problem-deepens

POLITICO

— Electors demand intelligence briefing before Electoral College vote The request represents the latest effort by Democratic electors to look to the Electoral College as a possible bulwark against a Trump presidency. – KYLE CHENEY and GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI (DIERSEN: What did your critics/opponents fail to stop you from becoming? My critics/opponents failed to stop me from becoming the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2003, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster in 2008 and 2000, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2003, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2001, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, a GAO employee in 1980, an IRS employee in 1971, a Post Office employee in 1966, etc.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/electors-intelligence-briefing-trump-russia-232498

CNN
— Rick Perry is Donald Trump’s choice for energy secretary – Jeff Zeleny, Jim Acosta and Theodore Schleifer
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/politics/rick-perry-energy-secretary/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The President’s Daily Intelligence Breifing, Explained – Charlie Savage (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails explained: Emails sent out and posted at www.gopillinois.com by David John Diersen every morning and every evening. The emails contain a) links to government/political news/commentary articles of interest to Illinois Republicans that have been posted on web sites during the previous 12 hours and b) information on upcoming events. The emails are free and contain no advertising. For information on Diersen, SEE: https://gopillinois.com/about/)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/us/politics/president-daily-brief.html
— What Is America Without Influence? Trump Will Find Out. – ANTONY J. BLINKEN (DIERSEN: Democrats want America to have influence, but only to promote the Democrat Party platform and especially dependency on government, socialism, Islam, LGBTQ activity, abortion, pot, gun control, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, and age discrimination.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/opinion/what-is-america-without-influence-trump-will-find-out.html
— Make Colleges Diverse – David Leonhardt (DIERSEN: UIC accepted me in 1966 when I was 18, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992, but I doubt that they would accept me today. My demographics are terrible – baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owner, German-American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/opinion/make-colleges-diverse.html
— Forget AT&T. The Real Monopolies Are Google and Facebook. – JONATHAN TAPLIN (DIERSEN: What do those who run Google and Facebook think of those who share your demographics? From what I see, those who run Google and Facebook have an extremely low opinion of those who share my demographics – baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, gun owner, German-American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/opinion/forget-att-the-real-monopolies-are-google-and-facebook.html
— As Other Districts Grapple With Segregation, This One Makes Integration Work – KYLE SPENCER (DIERSEN: From what I see, to empower minority voting blocks, Democrats have dumped integration and now promote segregation.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/nyregion/as-other-districts-grapple-with-segregation-this-one-makes-integration-work.html
— Donald Trump’s Wealthy Cabinet Picks to Undergo Financial Scrutiny He Didn’t Face – JACKIE CALMES (DIERSEN: Many millions do not seek jobs with the federal government because they know that they cannot pass a background investigation.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/us/politics/donald-trump-cabinet.html
— Record Number of Journalists Jailed in 2016, Press Advocacy Group Says – RICK GLADSTONE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who want me jailed. They would love it. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/world/europe/record-number-of-journalists-jailed-in-2016-press-advocacy-group-says.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump spokesman says Russia talk coming from people ‘bitter’ Clinton lost – Elise Viebeck (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates who are bitter about losing and who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their losses. They focus on stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Previously, they focused on ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest chapter board membership.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/12/trump-spokesman-says-russia-talk-coming-from-people-bitter-clinton-lost/

USA TODAY
— Is someone going to take away Trump’s Twitter? (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They would brag about their success in stopping people from reading the emails.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/12/12/someone-going-take-away-trumps-twitter-tellusatoday/95354692/
— Lockheed shares fall as Trump raps F-35 jet costs – Kevin McCoy (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They would brag about their success in stopping people from reading the emails.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/12/12/lockheed-shares-fall-trump-tweet/95326718/
— Twitter reinstates white nationalist Richard Spencer – Jessica Guynn and Brett Molina (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They would brag about their success in stopping people from reading the emails.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/12/12/twitter-reinstates-white-nationalist-richard-spencer/95327236/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— So You Want to Be a Diplomat? CEOs Need Not Apply Beltway elites scoff at Rex Tillerson’s background in business and his support of the Boy Scouts. – SUZANNE MALONEY (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. After working 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 $77,899-$88,286), I transferred to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors, my Democrat GAO supervisors, my Democrat GAO coworkers, and my Democrat GAO subordinates SCOFFED at the experience that I had gained working for IRS. They succeeded in forcing me to take a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 down to GS-9 Step 10, that is, an $18,459 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, to transfer from IRS to GAO. They succeeded in a) delaying my promotions back to GS-11 and to GS-12, b) delaying my promotion to GS-13, and c) stopping me from being promoted beyond GS-13. They succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS’s Collection Division for my entire GAO career of almost 18 years. However, the GAO manager who had hired me, succeeded in a) getting me assigned to audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988 and b) getting me promoted to GS-13 in 1986. However, then, my GAO superiors succeeded in forcing him to retire in 1987.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/so-you-want-to-be-a-diplomat-ceos-need-not-apply-1481589419
— Republicans Set to Battle on Legal Immigration Business wing of party wants worker visa total increased; populists say jobs are being taken away from Americans – LAURA MECKLER and KRISTINA PETERSON (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they work for less money than U.S. citizens will work for.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-set-to-battle-on-legal-immigration-1481578555

CBS SACRAMENTO
— Colleges Warning Undocumented Students Against Traveling Abroad Under Trump – Jennifer McGraw
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/12/13/colleges-warning-undocumented-students-against-traveling-abroad-under-trump/

December 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— AARON SCHOCK PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO 24-COUNT INDICTMENT
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/aaron-schock-pleads-not-guilty-to-24-count-indictment/1652693/
— TOP GOP LEADERS BACK CONGRESSIONAL PROBES OF RUSSIA HACKING – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/top-gop-leaders-back-congressional-probes-of-russia-hacking/1652144/

NBC5
— Trump, Pence to Headline ‘Thank You’ Rally in Wisconsin Tuesday Trump won Wisconsin by roughly 22,000 votes in November, becoming the first Republican to win the state since 1984. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois would Trump and Pence thank for his election? What did they do to help elect Trump and Pence?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Pence-to-Headline-Thank-You-Rally-in-West-Allis-406076375.html
— Illinois Budget Fight Leaves Universities in Lurch Again
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Budget-Fight-Leaves-Universities-in-Lurch-Again-406053965.html

CBS2
— Black Leaders Who Support Gov. Rauner Get Some Pushback In Return (DIERSEN: What do you get the most pushback for supporting? For me, it is a) for my supporting the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) for my supporting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/12/black-leaders-who-support-gov-rauner-get-some-pushback-in-return/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Jesse Jackson Jr. files for divorce from his wife Sandi
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/223260345-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump delays announcement on business empire – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-delays-announcement-on-business-empire/
— Former Rep. Aaron Schock pleads not guilty to corruption charges – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-rep-aaron-schock-in-court-today-for-arraignment/
— Brace for return of culture wars to Illinois – MADELEINE DOUBEK (DIERSEN: For Democrats, promoting abortion, mass/illegal immigration, and LGBTQ activity are their top priorities.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/doubek-culture-wars-may-return-to-illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Political debate in Illinois for the past few years primarily has been about debt, budgets and unions, but we could be returning to a time of culture wars with abortion, immigration and marriage equality back in the spotlight with the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.)
— Jesse Jackson Jr. files for divorce from wife Sandi – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jesse-jackson-jr-files-for-divorce-from-wife-sandi/amp/
— Aldermen lift ban on menthol cigarette sales near grade schools – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-caucus-chairman-advocates-lower-cigarette-tax/
— Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: Senate to probe reports of Russia hacking – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/top-gop-leader-senate-to-probe-reports-of-russia-hacking/
— Obama’s post-presidential perks – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: What are/will be your post-employment perks? For my having worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, mine are a Civil Service Retirement System pension (currently $50,720) and subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance (currently $16,854).)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obamas-post-presidential-office-to-be-in-washington-d-c/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Barack Obama will open an office in Washington, D.C., after he leaves the White House on Jan. 20, and the Chicago-based Obama Foundation is considering opening a branch office here, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. “As a former president, President Obama will have office space in Washington, D.C., when he leaves office,” said Amy Brundage, an Obama spokeswoman, referring to the official office funded by taxpayers for former presidents. The federal government covers the costs of offices and a small staff for former presidents, plus a pension and other compensation for travel, an acknowledgement of the role — albeit not official — former presidents serve after they are no longer in office. For example, according to the General Services Administration, in FY2015, former President George W. Bush received $796,000 to cover health benefits, travel costs, office space, telephone costs, postage, printing costs, other services, supplies and materials, and equipment. “This was the highest amount of any former President for that year,” the Congressional Research Service noted in a March 2016 report covering the federal benefits provided to former presidents and their widows. As a former president, Obama will receive a $205,700 annual pension — and that’s after just eight years on the job. The pension is paid monthly with eligibility beginning at noon on Jan. 20, after President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office. Obama will get his pension check monthly. The Obama family is remaining in Washington after they move out of the White House, renting a home in the Kalorama neighborhood here. The family is staying in Washington until Sasha, 15, a sophomore at the private Sidwell Friends school here, graduates from high school. So while Obama and first lady Michelle are locating their Obama Center, a library and museum complex, in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side, Obama’s taxpayer funded office, for now at least, will also remain in Washington. The Washington Post reported that Obama is renting space in a building owned by an environmental group, the World Wildlife Fund, at 1250 24th St. NW, not far from the Kalorama residence. Former presidents have no rules binding them when it comes to locating their taxpayer-funded offices. The General Services Administration is authorized to write rent checks for space anywhere in the U.S. The location does not have to be connected to the presidential library or foundation headquarters.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans can’t easily dismantle the welfare state – Julian Zelizer, Eric Patashnik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-republicans-cut-welfare-social-security-20161212-story.html
— What Trump, Congress can do for Illinois in 2017 – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-illinois-trump-congress-vouchers-pensions-rickert-perspec-1213-jm-20161212-story.html
— State budget woes could hurt Illinois’ chances for Trump capital funds: Quigley – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-quigley-transportation-state-budget-trump-1213-chicago-inc-20161212-story.html
— Ex-Rep. Aaron Schock pleads not guilty to federal charges – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-arraigned-met-1213-20161212-story.html
— Wall Street’s old, unwanted bond salesmen find a home in Chicago – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: What is your position on age discrimination? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. Many of them focus on getting rid of older people like me, and especially older people like me who are White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-bond-salesmen-20161209-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Arthur Main learned the hard way that Wall Street is a young person’s game. After a quarter-century at Morgan Stanley, Main — like countless old-school types who came of age in the ’80s — was kicked to the curb as banks turn to youth and technology in the face of tighter regulation and lower profits. And so, at 54, he’s working at one of the last stops in high finance: a small West Loop firm called TJM Institutional Services. He considers himself lucky. “Being my age is a hindrance for a lot of people,” says Main, keeping his eyes fixed on charts and chat boxes arrayed across his computer screens. “They don’t continue to learn, they don’t embrace technology, they try to fit that square peg in the round hole, and their skill set doesn’t apply anymore.”)
— Stress: The thing that’s killing poor Americans – Peter R. Orszag (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on promoting stress.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-poor-americans-death-stress-20161212-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Stress, I’ve long suspected, may explain why lifespans have been lengthening for high-income Americans but have remained the same or even shortened for low-income and middle-income people. A new analysis from the Hamilton Project released Monday adds important evidence: Biomarkers of stress have risen much more rapidly for low-income people than for high-income ones. The most recent national data show that life expectancy declined in 2015. Although these statistics are not broken down by income, it’s a good bet that the greatest declines were concentrated among lower- and middle-income people, because for decades gaps in life expectancy by income have been widening — as a National Academy of Sciences panel I co-chaired documented. Our panel was unable to explain why this has been happening, however. A sharper decline in smoking among high-income people is one partial explanation, but this and other identifiable factors can’t account for most of the growing longevity gap. And so I’ve come to suspect that the hidden factor is stress: As income inequality has increased, life has become substantially more stressful for low- and moderate-income families than it is for high-income families, and prolonged exposure to such stress is literally killing people.)
— Emanuel backs move to weaken flavored tobacco sale rules – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-city-council-flavored-cigarettes-sales-met-20161212-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Why did Russia want Trump to win?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-russia-hackers-cia-20161212-story.html
— Third candidate joins race for Dundee Township Highway chief – Erin Sauder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-dundee-township-highway-filing-st-1213-2-20161212-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Dispute over Russia reflects growing Republican resistance to Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-republican-resistance-20161212-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville budget to give $200,000 back to taxpayers – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161212/news/161219718/
— Mayoral races shaping up for Northwest suburbs – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161212/news/161219747/

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— As Trump takes aim at unions, labor’s clout sags in Illinois – I-Chun Chen
http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2016/12/12/as-trump-takes-aim-at-unions-labors-clout-sags-in.html

WTTW
— Illinois Lawmakers Look to Expand, Protect Abortion Rights – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/12/illinois-lawmakers-look-expand-protect-abortion-rights

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Optimistic for Budget – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-optimistic-budget#stream/0

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Schiller Park Mayor Running With New Slate Of Candidates
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_78139222-c0d0-11e6-be0c-e3364173ed01.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Now it’s Gov. Rauner who axes meeting – Doug Finke
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/12/12/statehouse-insider-now-its-gov-rauner-who-axes-meeting/ch91b5j/

LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— After Trump’s win, China and Mexico move to deepen ties – Reuters (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans pander to China and to Mexico.)
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/after-trump-s-win-china-and-mexico-move-to-deepen/article_84525a1a-2272-578c-a83d-5e2467e49b5d.html

CHICAGO MAROON
— Is University of Chicago a ‘Sanctuary Campus’? Spokesperson Steps Around Phrase – Jamie Ehrlich (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treason.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2016/12/12/uchicago-sanctuary-campus-spokesperson-steps-aroun/

CITIZEN KELLY
— Citizen Kelly on FM 97.1 Radio: We will Get Stephen Colbert Off the Air
http://www.citizenkelly.com/citizen-kelly-on-fm-97-1-radio-we-will-get-stephen-colbert-off-the-air/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Tribune Reports on Illinois Lottery Corruption – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/gambling/chicago-tribune-illinois-lottery-jackpots-suppressed/

FOX NEWS
— Sore loser Obama turns to Russian hacking to delegitimize Trump’s triumph – Liz Peek (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do to delegitimize you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. They also stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, that I am no longer a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, that I am no longer the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, that I am no longer an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, that I am no longer an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest chapter board member, and that I am no longer a GAO employee.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/12/12/sore-loser-obama-turns-to-russian-hacking-to-delegitimize-trumps-triumph.html

WORLD NET DAILY
— ANGRY WOMEN HOLD ANTI-TRUMP STRIKE IN 18 CITIES – BUT NOBODY NOTICES ‘Is this like the falling tree no one is around to hear in the forest?’ – CHELSEA SCHILLING
http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/angry-women-hold-anti-trump-strike-in-18-cities-but-nobody-notices/

GOPUSA
— Confederate flag-themed clothing sparks backlash, student ejections at Pa. high school
http://www.gopusa.com/confederate-flag-themed-clothing-sparks-backlash-student-ejections-at-pa-high-school/

DAILY CALLER
— Why I’m Filing An FEC Complaint Against CNN (And So Should Trump) – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/12/why-im-filing-an-fec-complaint-against-cnn-and-so-should-trump/
— Former Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock Pleads Not Guilty – Juliegrace Brufke
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/12/former-illinois-rep-aaron-schock-pleads-not-guilty/
— Carly Fiorina Was Just Seen Entering Trump Tower With Kellyanne Conway – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/12/carly-fiorina-was-just-seen-entering-trump-tower-with-kellyanne-conway/

BREITBART
— Washington State University Demand $2,000 Security Fee, But Won’t Protect MILO – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2016/12/12/washington-state-university-slap-2000-security-fees-milo-talk/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Can’t Wait to Sell Out His Base.”
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/12/12/trump_cant_wait_to_sell_out_his_base_132544.html
— If Nothing Is True, Then Everything Can Be False – Ruth Marcus (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that only what they say is true and that everything that others say is false.)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/12/12/if_nothing_is_true_then_everything_can_be_false_132546.html

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Education Dept’s Overreaching Office of Civil Rights Fears the End Is Near Federal employees celebrate, mourn OCR’s legacy. – ALICE B. LLOYD
http://www.weeklystandard.com/education-depts-overreaching-office-of-civil-rights-fears-the-end-is-near/article/2005782

POLITICO
— Former Rep. Aaron Schock pleads not guilty in corruption case – HEATHER CAYGLE
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/aaron-schock-not-guilty-corruption-232522

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump revels in fake news and phony claims.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/12/12/trump-revels-in-fake-news-and-phony-claims/
— Obama’s 2.1% pay raise for federal employees praised by unions, local Hill members – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/12/obamas-pay-raise-for-feds-praised-by-unions-local-hill-members/

COSMOPOLITAN
— President Obama Could Have Done More to Remind America That Black Lives Matter As proud as I am of the president, I also believe he should have insisted on more for black citizens of this country. – Brittney Cooper (DIERSEN: Cooper would say a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a8474199/barack-obama-black-lives-matter-racial-justice/

December 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump Says He Doesn’t Need Daily Intelligence Briefings That Say ‘Same Thing’ Every Day – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-says-he-doesnt-need-daily-intelligence-briefings-that-say-same-thing-every-day/1650794/

WGN RADIO
— Illinois politics: Will the House ever come to mutual agreement? – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2016/12/11/illinois-politics-will-the-house-ever-come-to-mutual-agreement/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FBI told the Illinois Republican Party in June its emails had been hacked – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-republican-party-email-hack-met-1212-20161211-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The FBI notified the Illinois Republican Party in June that some of its email accounts may have been hacked, but party officials were not told that it was part of a wide-ranging federal investigation of Russian activity in the nation’s political system, the state GOP’s executive director said Sunday. Nick Klitzing said the state GOP on its own found 18 of its emails on the website DCLeaks.com. The New York Times reported the website was an outlet that U.S. intelligence officials and private cybersecurity companies believe was created by a unit controlled by the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency. Klitzing said FBI agents raised questions about emails involving the state GOP accounts during their visit. The four email accounts involved were inactive or rarely used, and the hacked emails dated to 2015, long before the 2016 contests for president and Illinois offices, Klitzing said. A review of the emails provided by the state GOP shows the messages were largely rudimentary in nature, ranging from requests for training and local party event invitations to reports and discussion that U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton should be considered a “dark horse” candidate to replace House Speaker John Boehner, a contest ultimately won by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. . .The compromised Illinois GOP emails provided to the Tribune were dated from August to October of 2015 and did not involve Trump, Clinton or the presidential contest. The emails were sent to the state Republican Party. The subjects of the compromised emails included a suburban York Township Republican Women’s event; a request by McLean County GOP Chairman Chuck Erickson to attend a county training event that included Erickson’s phone number; and a notification from Mike Bigger, a member of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, that he would be attending an event “and bringing a $1,000 check” from the Stark County party organization. Other compromised emails included a half-dozen messages from Chicago businessman Peter Smith, chairman of Corporate Venture Alliances LLC, involving the October 2015 GOP contest to replace Boehner as House speaker. Smith is a longtime Republican conservative and has been a supporter of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Smith’s emails were sent to what Klitzing described as an unused email account for Richard Porter, the state’s Republican national committeeman.)
— Pro-Trump, pro-white banner found hanging outside Libertyville building – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who give anti-Trumps ammunition?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-pro-trump-pro-white-banner-found-hanging-outside-libertyville-building-20161211-story.html
— Trump rejects intel, lawmakers vow probe of Russia hacking
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-russia-hacking-20161211-story.html
— Trump faces first significant post-election pushback from Republicans over CIA report on Russia – Sarah D. Wire
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-russia-election-response-20161211-story.html
— Key GOP senators join call for bipartisan Russia election probe – Elise Viebeck, Karoun Demirjian
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-senators-russia-election-probe-20161211-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A plea for transparency from Foxx, Mendoza – Andy Shaw
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/shaw-a-plea-for-transparency-from-foxx-mendoza/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump on Russian hacking: ‘I don’t believe it’ ‘I think it’s just another excuse’ – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-on-russian-hacking-i-dont-believe-it/617959796
— Trump says he’s turning away ‘billions’ but has ‘the right’ to do business deals Trump involved in more than 500 companies – Jill Disis
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-says-hes-turning-away-billions-but-has-the-right-to-do-business-deals/617978996
— Biden keeps door open for 2020 run against Trump ‘Age could be very much an issue, and it may not be’ – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/biden-keeps-door-open-for-2020-run-against-trump/617957995

WJBD
— Reince Priebus: ‘RNC Was Not Hacked’ – ABC News
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/12/11/reince-priebus-rnc-was-not-hacked

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives says U of I ‘segregating’ students by background, ignoring merit – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511049268-ives-says-u-of-i-segregating-students-by-background-ignoring-merit
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The University of Illinois has programs aimed at being inclusive for students, staff and people of all races, cultures and backgrounds, but, state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said being inclusive does not necessarily mean being productive. “This is the type of thing that you see happening across higher education everywhere,” Ives told the DuPage Policy Journal. “What they are doing is that they are segregating students based on all sorts of (criteria) such as gender, sex, race and religion. (They are saying) ‘everybody should feel good about themselves for who they are and not based on merit.’ That is completely wrong.” The university, in its goals of inclusivity, has enacted several diversity programs, including holding a “Bystander Intervention/De-Escalation Training” session, taught by a self-described “radical queer feminist activist” and creating an Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations (OIIR), dedicated to recruiting and retaining underrepresented students while promoting diversify education and civility, and fostering leadership skills for the global world. Ives said the OIIR contradicts itself via segregation of students, i.e. students are not judged on their merits, but on their background. “That is not very American,” Ives said. “That is not how we built this country. We built this country on hard work and people of all political stripes, all colors and all nations doing their best and succeeding and giving everybody equal opportunity and not an unequal outcome. So this is the University of Illinois along with other universities in the state just running amok.” Ives said the office does not encourage hard work, but instead promotes division. “It’s actually shameful to segregate kids this way,” Ives said. “They should be pushed, to an extent. They should be given opportunities based on their merits. This is actually divisive to do something like this. This is not inclusive.”)

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage County Election Commission- Why some public officials need removed from office – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/12/dupage-county-election-commission-why-some-public-officials-need-removed-from-office/

NORTH COOK NEWS
— BossMadigan.com takes aim at new batch of Democratic lawmakers – Carol Ostrow
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511053477-bossmadigan-com-takes-aim-at-new-batch-of-democratic-lawmakers

EVANSTON NOW
— Biss named in gubernatorial speculation – Bill Smith
http://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2016-12-11/76501/biss-named-in-gubernatorial-speculation

SANGAMON SUN
— Newly launched website aims to expose Madigan’s sphere of influence – Ruth de Jauregui
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511050394-newly-launched-website-aims-to-expose-madigan-s-sphere-of-influence

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Tim Scott to African-Americans: ‘Let’s Give Mr. Trump a Chance’ – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/tim-scott-african-americans-give-trump-chance/2016/12/11/id/763358/

BLAZE
— Joe Biden excoriates Donald Trump and his ‘vicious’ presidential campaign – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: The list of threats of violence and acts of violence by Clinton supporters against Trump supporters is lengthy and growing.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/11/joe-biden-excoriates-donald-trump-and-his-vicious-presidential-campaign/
— Ohio State student protesters claim police went ‘too far’ by shooting, killing Islamic terrorist – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/10/ohio-state-student-protesters-claim-police-went-too-far-by-shooting-killing-islamic-terrorist/

DAILY CALLER
— Sen. Tim Scott Lays Out Plan For Trump To Engage Black Communities – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/11/sen-tim-scott-lays-out-plan-for-trump-to-engage-black-communities/
— Trump: ‘I Don’t Want China Dictating To Me’ – RYAN PICKRELL
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/11/trump-i-dont-want-china-dictating-to-me/
— Democrats Insist EPA Staffers Can Resist Trump’s Agenda – Michael Bastasch (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government talked and acted like they were required by law to discriminate against their employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, that is, like they were required by law to give preference to their employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/09/democrats-insist-epa-staffers-can-resist-trumps-agenda/
— Children Today Will Probably Never Earn More Than Their Parents – Robert Donachie
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/11/children-today-will-probably-never-earn-more-than-their-parents/
— DC’s Transgender Cop Poster Child Turns Out To Be A Pervert – Blake Neff
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/09/dcs-transgender-cop-poster-child-turns-out-to-be-a-pervert/

COLLEGE FIX
— Students told: Don’t use term ‘illegal immigrant’ on final exam – JENNIFER KABBANY
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30307/
— University’s ‘Whiteness Forum’ takes ‘critical look at whiteness’ – JENNIFER KABBANY
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30248/
— Professor tells students: Trump’s election an ‘act of terrorism’ – JEREMY BEAMAN
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30300/
— Ohio State stabber’s name added to list of nonwhites wrongly killed by police
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30293/
— Christian university denies conservative students’ request to form campus club – LAUREN FOX
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30273/

THE HILL
— Under Trump, a government for the ‘experts,’ by the ‘experts’ no longer – DAVID DANFORD AND JUAN DÁVALOS
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/309862-a-defense-of-trumps-inexperienced-cabinet

ROLL CALL
— Biden: Democrats Must Show More ‘Respect’ to Working-Class Whites VP rejects notion that racism helped elect Donald Trump – John T. Bennett
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democrats-must-show-respect-working-class-whites

NEW YORK TIMES
— The New Reality of TV: All Trump, All the Time – JAMES PONIEWOZIK
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/11/arts/television/the-new-reality-of-tv-all-trump-all-the-time.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump denies CIA report that Russia intervened to help him win election – Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/11/trump-denies-cia-report-russia-intervened-to-help-him-win-election/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— I’m Staying Faithful to Trump I’ve been harassed by thousands over my Electoral College vote. – ASHLEY MCMILLAN HUTCHINSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/im-staying-faithful-to-trump-1481491214

OLYMPIAN
— Fearing Trump crackdown, “dreamers” advised to end travel – AP
http://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article120283488.html

BUZPAC REVIEW
— ‘He blocked me’: Fmr. GOP Rep Joe Walsh can’t get Trump to see his raging Twitter rant about Russia – Tom Tillison
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2016/12/11/blocked-fmr-gop-rep-joe-walsh-cant-get-trump-see-raging-twitter-rant-russia-422552

FED SMITH
— Federal Employee Unions and Election Consequences – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/11/federal-employee-unions-and-election-consequences/

LGBT NATION
— Rep. eyeing Iowa governorship thinks multiculturalism is enemy of freedom – Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/12/rep-eyeing-iowa-governorship-thinks-multiculturalism-enemy-freedom/

December 10 Morning Edition

ABC7
— EX-CONGRESSMAN AARON SCHOCK SAYS GOVERNMENT WANTS TO SILENCE HIM – Chuck Goudie and Ross Weidner, Barb Markoff and Christine Tressel (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. The federal government never sough a gag order against me in Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/). Just the opposite. The facts in the lawsuit show that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. The federal government wants potential and current federal employees to know that. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. The facts in the lawsuit help the federal government waste the careers of and get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Therefore, the facts in the lawsuit help the federal government hire, retain, and promote those who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. RINO elected officials and RINO party leaders stress that RINOs never came to my defense in Diersen v. GAO. RINOs promote political affiliation discrimination (SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html), RINOs promote reverse discrimination, RINOs promote age discrimination, and RINOs promote retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/ex-congressman-aaron-schock-says-government-wants-to-silence-him/1648698/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Prosecutors have filed for a gag order against ex-congressman Aaron Schock in Springfield federal court. But as Schock and his lawyers prepare for Monday’s arraignment on corruption charges, they are first firing a free-speech shot charging that the government is illegally attempting to muzzle them from talking in public. Two years ago, from his Capitol Hill office, Congressman Aaron Schock, 35, was celebrating the First Noel. Now, he is fighting for the First Amendment. He was indicted on 24 corruption counts last month after a lengthy investigation. “After the government realized there was no crime, they chose to spend the next 19 months, using two grand juries and millions of taxpayer dollars in an attempt to manufacture a crime,” he said. Now the government has filed a motion for a gag order claiming the judge should “restrict extrajudicial statements that pose a serious and imminent threat to the fairness of a judicial proceeding.” The request for a gag order was aimed not only at Schock, but his attorneys, who said the government made up the case: “Those charges are the culmination of an effort to find something, anything, to pull down Aaron Schock,” George Terwilliger, Schock’s attorney, said. Schock will be arraigned Monday in Springfield on charges he misused government and campaign money, underwriting a lavish lifestyle including the now infamous redecoration of his Washington office to look like the “Downton Abbey” television show. Schock’s argument against the gag order, twice as long as the request itself, observes that “after months of lobbing outrageous accusations…the government comes before this court asking for a gag order to silence Mr. Schock and his attorneys.” They call it an “invasion of core, constitutionally-protected speech.” Targeting a former congressman who once thrived on self-generated publicity, social media depicting his world travels and encounters with the rich, the famous and both. Prosecutors, conceding that Schock is a public figure, said they are not trying to broadly limit his free speech and only want to block statements that might impugn the fairness of the criminal proceedings.)

NBC5
— What Happens If a Budget Deal Isn’t Reached By Year’s End? If a budget deal isn’t reached before the end of the year, the state will lose spending authority for a variety of important services, like public colleges and universities and grants for health and social services. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/What-Happens-If-a-Budget-Deal-isnt-Made-Before-the-End-of-the-Year-405663765.html
— Rauner Supports Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary “I do know Betsy DeVos, I have great respect for her,” Rauner said Thursday. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Supports-Trumps-Pick-for-Education-Secretary-Report-405676995.html
— Sen. Mark Kirk Cheers Illinoisans, Cubs During Final Senate Floor Address “I would say the United States in now the greatest force for human dignity that we have ever seen, and to make sure that those values are continued has been the heart of my service here in the Senate and the Congress,” Kirk said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Kirk-Gives-Final-Address-on-Senate-Floor-405673645.html

WGN PLUS
— Republican strategist Chris Robling, Democratic strategist Marj Halperin on Trump`s cabinet picks
http://wgntv.com/2016/12/09/republican-strategist-chris-robling-democratic-strategist-marj-halperin-on-trumps-cabinet-picks/
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/09/16): Why voters in Illinois need to look inward, the softer side of Dan Proft, and Kasso’s codpiece
JEFF CARLIN
http://wgnplus.com/2016/12/09/the-chicago-way-wjohn-kass-120916-why-voters-in-illinois-need-to-look-inward-the-softer-side-of-dan-proft-and-kassos-codpiece/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Reality TV presidency full of falsehoods.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gene-lyons-reality-tv-presidency-full-of-falsehoods/
— Economy, change trumped other issues, Rahm tells DC forum – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Emanuel hypocritically “suggested Friday that Democrats made a big mistake by stressing social inclusion over a robust economic message.” Ever-increasingly, all Democrats, including Emanuel, stress “social inclusion,” that is, stress getting rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-economy-change-trumped-other-issues-rahm-tells-dc-forum/
— Former state rep John Anthony no longer at corrections department job – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-state-rep-no-longer-at-corrections-department-job/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Cop shootings could cost city $6.4M – Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-police-shooting-settlement-sanction-20161209-story.html
— Employment network helps convicted felons reconcile the past and move forward – Erin Gallagher (DIERSEN: From what I see based on my being a federal employee for almost 30 years while I lived in Crete, University Park, Chicago, and Wheaton and my being a retired federal employee for more than 19 years while I have lived in Wheaton, being a federal employee or a retired federal employee is almost as bad as being a convicted felon.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-holiday-giving-north-lawndale-employment-20161210-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Russians meddled to help Trump win.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161209/news/161208789/
— Finally, a debate about identity politics – Gene Lyon (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who votes for Democrats? ANSWER: Those who identify themselves as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161209/discuss/161209083/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are going to get rid of Trump and get rid of those who voted for Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161210/discuss/161219941/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats glorify and praise Democrat Jack Franks.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161210/discuss/161219927/
— No charges in hazing case Lake Zurich police say no one on football team filed a complaint. – Bob Susnjara (DIERSEN: Have you ever filed a complaint? I have. If you have never filed a complaint, you should know that the individual, organization, company, government, or country that you filed a complaint against will forever do everything that it can to destroy you. I have filed complaints against the Post Office, IRS, GAO, those involved in approving the plans for, building, and assessing 915 Cove Court in Wheaton, attorneys, and companies that sold me cars. The aforesaid have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and America. They take great pride in their efforts to destroy me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161209/news/161208804/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Ben Carson bows out of headlining Judson forum; school might postpone program to fall With late notice, university might postpone program – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161209/news/161208856/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Stocks stretch rally to new highs – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs DO NOT WANT STOCKS TO RALLY UNDER TRUMP. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs WANT STOCKS TO CRASH UNDER TRUMP.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161209/NEWS01/161209828/stocks-stretch-rally-to-new-highs

STATELINE
— Comptroller Susana Mendoza Will Also Withhold Lawmaker Pay Democrat says she will follow lead of Republican predecessor on lawmaker pay – Emilee Fannon
http://www.mystateline.com/news/comptroller-susana-mendoza-will-also-withhold-lawmaker-pay/617480655

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Who will be top federal prosecutor for Southern Illinois? – BRIAN BRUEGGEMANN
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article119966193.html
— Illinois fast as lightning to exert power over energy markets – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article119916663.html
— New license plate design yields more Decatur jobs – THERESA CHURCHILL
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article119707223.html

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Radogno Wants Budget for This Fiscal Year and Next – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/radogno-wants-budget-fiscal-year-and-next#stream/0

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Stopgap Funding Is Running Out. Is Long-Term Plan The Answer? – AMANDA VINICKY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-stopgap-funding-running-out-long-term-plan-answer

FOX ILLINOIS
— State Leaders Spar Over How To Continue Negotiations – JORDAN ABUDAYYEH
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/state-leaders-spar-over-how-to-continue-negotiations-12-10-2016
— Cullerton: Rauner’s Union Fight Holding Up Pension Reform – JORDAN ABUDAYYEH
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/cullerton-rauners-union-fight-holding-up-pension-reform-12-10-2016

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Donald Trump’s ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ deal may include money from brands Trump campaign not commenting – Dylan Byers
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trumps-celebrity-apprentice-deal-may-include-money-from-brands/617720869

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Durbin is ready to work with Trump. Anti-Trumps like Durbin want Trump to fail.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34019127/illinois-senator-ready-to-work-with-trump
— Representative Brandon Phelps says Rauner is holding up local flooding project
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34020382/phelps-says-rauner-is-holding-up-local-flooding-project

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois loses 10,000 manufacturing jobs in past year
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511056117-illinois-loses-10-000-manufacturing-jobs-in-past-year

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Most Americans Want Changes to Affordable Care Act – Riely Brands and Frank Newport
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/12/most-americans-want-changes-to-affordable-care-act/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Left-Wing Daily Show Host Jon Stewart Says Obama Bad on Press Freedom and Left’s Racebaiting ‘Has to Stop’ – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/09/left-wing-daily-show-host-jon-stewart-says-obama-bad-press-freedom-lefts-racebaiting-stop/

NEWSMAX
— Yale’s Shiller: Trump’s ‘Magic’ Drives Stocks to Record Highs – F. McGuire
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/robert-shiller-donald-trump-stocks-magic/2016/12/09/id/763139/
— Legal Immigration Debate Continues – Linda Chavez (DIERSEN: Hispanic immigrants vote for Democrats. That is why Democrats promote immigration. Hispanic immigrants work for less money than citizens do. That is why RINOs promote immigration.)
http://www.newsmax.com/LindaChavez/immigration-legal-trump-obama/2016/12/09/id/763124/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— DR. BEN CARSON: ANOTHER CHAPTER IN A REMARKABLE CAREER – Armstrong Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/dr-ben-carson-another-chapter-in-a-remarkable-career/

DAILY SIGNAL
— It’s Not True Obamacare Insures 20 Million. Here Are the Real Numbers. Jared Hatch and Alyene Senger
http://dailysignal.com/2016/12/09/its-not-true-obamacare-insures-20-million-here-are-the-real-numbers/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— MARK LEVIN: TRUMP IS DRAINING THE SWAMP … ‘WITH THE SWAMP MONSTERS!’ – Robert Eno
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/12/levin-we-are-draining-the-swamp-with-the-swamp-monsters

GOPUSA
— It’s Hard to Have a Parade in the Age of Political Correctness (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that have worked against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades. They have worked especially hard against Republican participation in those parades.)
http://www.gopusa.com/its-hard-to-have-a-parade-in-the-age-of-political-correctness/
— Silly Saber-Rattling against Trump by California Colleges Begins (DIERSEN: Who rattles their sabers against you? The following rattle their sabers against me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Should I write a book about the aforesaid saber rattlers?)
http://www.gopusa.com/silly-saber-rattling-against-trump-by-california-colleges-begins/
— Nation of Islam calls former ally Keith Ellison a ‘hypocrite’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18148
— Hillary Surfaces to Decry ‘Fake News’ and Laud Harry Reid
http://www.gopusa.com/hillary-surfaces-to-decry-fake-news-and-laud-harry-reid/
NRA
— The Year of the Gun: Carry Permit, Sales Figures Explode in 2016
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20161209/the-year-of-the-gun-carry-permit-sales-figures-explode-in-2016
— New “Watchlist” Sends Outspoken Academics into a Tailspin
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20161209/new-watchlist-sends-outspoken-academics-into-a-tailspin

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Good riddance Harry Reid – Editorial
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/good-riddance-harry-reid/article/2609245

POLITICO
— Judge denies gag order in Aaron Schock case – JOSH GERSTEIN
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/aaron-schock-judge-denies-gag-order-232445

REUTERS
— Romney niece McDaniel is favorite to head Republican Party
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-idUSKBN13Y1CP?il=0

CNN
— Trump’s Labor secretary pick uses bikinis to sell burgers – Julia Horowitz
http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/08/news/companies/puzder-hardees-carls-jr-ads/

MSNBC
— One federal employee Trump may want to replace, but can’t Rachel Maddow reveals the Office of Government Ethics’ latest tweet-dig to Trump: how to prevent conflicts of interest in the executive branch. Trump can’t replace the head of the OGE until 2018.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/one-federal-employee-trump-may-want-to-replace-but-can-t-829651523965

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Honeymoon Begins: Confidence in the Economy Is Booming – PATRICIA COHEN and LANDON THOMAS Jr. (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs DO NOT WANT THE ECONOMY TO BOOM UNDER TRUMP. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs WANT THE ECOMONY TO CRASH UNDER TRUMP.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/business/economy/donald-trump-economy-confidence-booming.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they will DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN to make Trump fail.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/opinion/donald-trumps-inauguration-day-walk.html
— MARCH 13, 1996 FLASHBACK: Seeking Return to Ways Of Patronage in Politics – DIRK JOHNSON
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So perhaps it is fitting that Republican politicians here are rising to the defense of political patronage. In 1990 the United States Supreme Court, ruling in a case brought by five frustrated job seekers against the Republican Party of Illinois, outlawed political favoritism in all government hiring except for policy-making posts, saying that only merit should count. This was a strange concept in Illinois, where the spoils system had always been rather the point of politics. This spring the issue is heading for the Court again in a different case, and Gov. Jim Edgar, a Republican, filed a brief last month asking the Justices to reverse its ban on government favoritism. He argues that patronage actually helps the democratic system. As another top Republican here, State Representative Lee Daniels, put it, patronage “doesn’t need to be a dirty word.” In response, civil libertarians say it is an embarrassment for the state to have political leaders arguing against meritocracy. “It seems only in Illinois,” said Harvey Grossman, the head of the American Civil Liberties Union office in Chicago, “would state officials be willing to publicly endorse the corrosive practice” of patronage. But Jeffrey Coleman, a lawyer for Governor Edgar, said it was simply logical for a political leader to prefer workers who are friends, rather than foes. “George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson and every administration at the Federal and state level for 200 years used political consideration in hiring,” Mr. Coleman said. “And it seems rather ironic that nine men and women who were appointed to the Supreme Court for political reasons would say that politics should play no role in the selection of public employees.”)
— New York Charters Enroll Fewer Homeless Pupils Than City Schools – KATE TAYLOR (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents as being filth rich because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/nyregion/new-york-charters-enroll-fewer-homeless-pupils-than-city-schools.html

WASHINGTON POST
— This is what happens when Donald Trump attacks a private citizen on Twitter – Jenna Johnson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/this-is-what-happens-when-donald-trump-attacks-a-private-citizen-on-twitter/2016/12/08/a1380ece-bd62-11e6-91ee-1adddfe36cbe_story.html
— None of the inauguration protests have their proper permits yet. Here’s why. – Perry Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/none-of-the-inauguration-protests-have-their-proper-permits-yet-heres-why/2016/12/08/82ba757e-bbc6-11e6-91ee-1adddfe36cbe_story.html
— Heroin deaths surpass gun homicides for the first time, CDC data shows – Christopher Ingraham
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/08/heroin-deaths-surpass-gun-homicides-for-the-first-time-cdc-data-show/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Wants Michigan GOP Chairman to Lead National Party, Source Says Ronna Romney McDaniel is niece of 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney – MICHAEL C. BENDER and BETH REINHARD
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-wants-michigan-gop-chairwoman-to-lead-national-party-source-says-1481332979
— From Slave to Soldier The transformation of well over 100,000 human beings from legal property into armed agents of the government remains the single most revolutionary episode in American history. Matthew Karp reviews “Thunder at the Gates” by Douglas R. Egerton. – MATTHEW KARP (DIERSEN: Since the Civil War, Democrats have always blamed Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/from-slave-to-soldier-1481320832
— What Trump Got That Romney Didn’t Ideology isn’t enough to provide the unity America needs. – PEGGY NOONAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/what-trump-got-that-romney-didnt-1481241089

BLOOMBERG
— Team Trump’s Wealth Tops $12 Billion as Cohn to Be Tapped – Caleb Melby and Alicia Ritcey (DIERSEN: What if someone asked what is the wealth of the following teams: the leaders of your township/ward Republican party organization, the leaders of your county Republican party organization, the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, the leaders of your municipal government, the leaders of your township/ward government, the leaders of your county government, and the leaders of Illinois? What assumptions do you make about people based on their wealth, that is, their income and their net worth? Many, if not most, if not virtually all of the operatives and the dupes for my critics/opponents have less income and/or less net worth than I have. Nevertheless, they hypocritically paint me as being a financial failure, that is, as being someone who no one should want to be like.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-09/team-trump-s-wealth-soars-past-12-billion-as-cohn-to-be-tapped

BOSTON GLOBE
— NOVEMBER 15, 2016 FLASHBACK: I don’t want Trump to succeed. I want him to fail spectacularly. – Michael A. Cohen (DIERSEN: Who wants you to fail? I should write a book about those who want me to fail. I could group them as follows: a) my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government, b) the Democrats who run Money Magazine, c) past and present Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and RINO Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers, d) past and present Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and RINO DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, e) past and present Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and RINO Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members, f) past and present Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and RINO IRP officers, g) past and present Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and RINO TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers and directors, h) past and present Democrat, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and RINO Wheaton Chamber Commerce officers and directors, i) past and present Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and RINO Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee members, j) past and present Democrat, Democrat plant. Libertarian plant, and RINO American Association of Political Consultants members, k) past and present Democrat, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and RINO Wheaton officials and employees, l) past and present Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and RINO Milton Township officials and employees, m) past and present Democrat, Democrat plant, and RINO DuPage County officials and employees, n) past and present Democrat, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and RINO Illinois officials and employees, o) defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, p) those who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, q) etc.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/11/15/don-want-trump-succeed-want-him-fail-spectacularly/Xa0rVn5yjwUp1kjjRMqi6L/story.html

TRI-CITY HERALD
— Sen. Lindsey Graham wants to protect Obama’s young Dreamers from getting deported – MATTHEW SCHOFIELD (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treasonous.)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/politics-government/article120045118.html

WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES
— Our retirement security is worth preserving – Dan Sullivan-Catlin, Potsdam (DIERSEN: Do/did you have retirement security? I started earning a Civil Service Retirement System pension when I started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office in 1966 when I was 18 years old.)
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/opinion/our-retirement-security-is-worth-preserving-20161210

TIME MAGAZINE
— Donald Trump Is the First True Reality TV President – Jeff Nesbit
http://time.com/4596770/donald-trump-reality-tv/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Annual Defense Bill Has Major Implications for Federal Employees’ Leave, Pay – Charles S. Clark
http://www.govexec.com/defense/2016/12/annual-defense-bill-has-major-implications-feds-leave-pay/133786/

December 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Scamming Trump: Expect pressure to influence choices of U.S. attorneys – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-fardon-fitzgerald-attorney-corruption-edit-1209-md-20161208-story.html
— How to make feminism great again – Christina Hoff Sommers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-feminism-patriarchy-working-class-women-20161208-story.html
— Duckworth votes against budget resolution over waiver for Trump Defense pick – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-donald-trump-james-mattis-vote-story.html
— Much of America looking forward to upcoming Trumpian adventures – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-wall-street-nasdaq-boeing-tariffs-china-perspec-1209-md-20161208-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-White, that is, that they are racists.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-kellyanne-conway-trump-white-supremacy-20161208-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Cabinet will serve corporate interests, not the chumps who voted for him.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-tt-trump-cabinet-20161209-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Foe of EPA is wrong person to lead it – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-foe-of-epa-is-wrong-person-to-lead-it/
— How prevailing-wage laws help veterans – Mike Pounovich and Marc Poulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-how-prevailing-wage-laws-help-veterans/
— Bill Daley on board with Kennedy if he seeks gov’s office – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-bill-daley-on-board-with-kennedy-if-he-seeks-govs-office/
— In forest preserves, chicken, goat heads could be signs of ritual – Stefano Esposito
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/in-forest-preserves-chicken-goat-heads-could-be-signs-of-ritual/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What’s at stake for Chicago if Trump comes down on sanctuary cities – ALEJANDRA CANCINO
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161209/NEWS02/161209856/chicago-could-lose-billions-in-sanctuary-city-fight-with-trump

DAILY HERALD
— Your chance to play a lead role in improving the community – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161209/discuss/161208961/

WTTW
— Cullerton: Rauner Holding Up Budget, Pension Reform – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/08/cullerton-rauner-holding-budget-pension-reform

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Gov. Rauner Says State Lawmakers Should Pass Balanced Budget Before Getting Paid – AMANDA VINICKY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/gov-rauner-says-state-lawmakers-should-pass-balanced-budget-getting-paid

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Criticizes Democrats for Lawsuit Over Pay Delay – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-criticizes-democrats-lawsuit-over-pay-delay#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Mark Kirk Says His Goodbyes From The Senate Floor
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/mark-kirk-says-his-goodbyes-from-the-senate-floor

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Businesses that hire illegals warn Trump against mass deportation.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34012897/big-business-warns-trump-against-mass-deportation

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, schools side with illegals against Americans.
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2016/12/09/illinois-universities-protect-undocumented-students-but-decline-sanctuary-campus-label-and-other-chicago-news

ILLINOIS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Making America toxic again. Some politicians want to bring back coal.”
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18016-making-america-toxic-again.html

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— DuPage County Proposes Merging Election Commission, Clerk’s Office: Everything You Need to Know The proposal will go public next Tuesday. – Anicka Slachta
http://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/dupage-county-proposes-merging-election-commission-clerks-office-everything

WORLD NET DAILY
— WORRISOME COMMENTS FROM ‘MAN OF THE YEAR’ Trump: ‘We’re going to work something out’ on Dreamers – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/worrisome-comments-from-man-of-the-year/

FEDERALIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Is Ideologically Gutting The Republican Party.”
http://thefederalist.com/2016/12/09/donald-trumps-ideological-gutting-of-the-republican-party/

BREITBART
— Missouri Governor-Elect’s Wife Robbed at Gunpoint in St. Louis Parking Lot – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/06/missouri-governor-elects-wife-robbed-gunpoint-st-louis-parking-lot/

NEWSMAX
— Looming RNC Choice a Trump Admin. Power Struggle – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/rnc-chairman-trump-administration/2016/12/08/id/763038/
— Trump: Military Force Only for ‘Vital National Security’ – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/military-force-national-security/2016/12/06/id/762562/

PJ MEDIA
— Illinois Democrat Loses Fight to Penalize Businesses That Help Build Trump’s Border Wall – ROD KACKLEY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2016/12/08/illinois-democrat-loses-fight-to-penalize-businesses-that-help-build-trumps-border-wall/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Anti-Trumps say “The Folly of Trump’s Command Economy.”
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442866/donald-trump-carrier-boeing-intervention-economic-folly

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The collapse of the political Left – MICHAEL BARONE
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-collapse-of-the-political-left/article/2609139

THE HILL
— Don’t look now: Trump is uniting the GOP while Democrats remain divided – KRISTIN TATE
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/309590-dont-look-now-trump-is-uniting-the-gop-while-democrats
— Women and children need Congress to protect them in 2017 – THOMAS A. GLESSNER
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/309536-women-and-children-need-congress-to-protect-them-in-2017

POLITICO
— Trump zeroes in on RNC chair pick The choices have narrowed as the factions inside Trump Tower jockey for control. – ELIANA JOHNSON, KENNETH P. VOGEL and ALEX ISENSTADT
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-zeroes-in-on-rnc-chair-pick-232397
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The two sides represent the establishment and populist elements of Trump’s political world, and they have been jockeying over who will control the committee for nearly two weeks now. But a transition aide said that’s likely to come to an end soon, with a decision expected either Friday or Saturday. The 168 members of the RNC’s executive committee will officially elect the party’s chair at their meeting in January, but the imprimatur of an incoming president is typically decisive — as a number of committee members acknowledged on Thursday. “I will support whomever the president-elect tells me to support,” said New Jersey committeeman Bill Palatucci, a longtime ally and confidant of Gov. Chris Christie.)

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Which foreign policy sacred cows will Donald Trump slaughter next?”
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/09/politics/donald-trump-foreign-policy-sacred-cows/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Donald Trump Inaugural Reprises Campaign Slogan in Attempt to Unify Country – ALEXANDER MALLIN and KATHERINE FAULDERS
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-inaugural-reprises-campaign-slogan-attempt-unify/story?id=44071663

NBC NEWS
— What Would It Take to Shut Down Trump on Twitter? – ALYSSA NEWCOMB
http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/what-would-it-take-shut-down-trump-twitter-n693761

MCCLATCHY DC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “We need to do more to stop Trump.”
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/opinion/article119808088.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Trump as Cyberbully in Chief? Twitter Attack on Union Boss Draws Fire – MICHAEL D. SHEAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/us/politics/donald-trump-twitter-carrier-chuck-jones.html
— On Campus, Trump Fans Say They Need ‘Safe Spaces’ – ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/us/politics/political-divide-on-campuses-hardens-after-trumps-victory.html
— The American Dream, Quantified at Last Research shows that only half of Americans in their 30s earn more than their parents did at the same age. A few decades ago, nearly all adults did. – David Leonhardt
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/opinion/the-american-dream-quantified-at-last.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/opinion/the-world-fears-trumps-america-thats-a-good-thing.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/opinion/california-looks-to-lead-the-trump-resistance.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/upshot/why-more-mass-deportations-would-be-bad-news-for-the-housing-market.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Congress curbs paid time off that drags on for federal employees in hot water – Lisa Rein (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, I was always in hot water because I was a Republican, but I was in boiling water because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/09/admin-leave/

WBUR BOSTON
— A Likely Trump Message For Colleges: Diversity Is For Losers
http://www.wbur.org/edify/2016/12/09/commentary-trump-higher-ed-diversity

FORTUNE
— Donald Trump Defends His Super Rich Cabinet: ‘I Want People That Made a Fortune’ – Tara John
http://fortune.com/2016/12/09/donald-trump-cabinet-choices/

FORBES
— All The President’s Billionaires: A Guide To Trump’s Gilded Inner Circle – Chase Peterson-Withorn
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2016/12/09/all-the-presidents-billionaires-a-guide-to-trumps-gilded-inner-circle/

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— Low Approval of Trump’s Transition but Outlook for His Presidency Improves Growing numbers see ‘strong’ partisan and racial conflicts
http://www.people-press.org/2016/12/08/low-approval-of-trumps-transition-but-outlook-for-his-presidency-improves/

December 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ‘ROGUE’ GOP ELECTOR SAYS OTHERS WILL JOIN IN OPPOSING TRUMP – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/rogue-gop-elector-says-others-will-join-in-opposing-trump-/1646717/
— How Donald Trump Might Start Violating the Constitution the Second He’s Sworn In – JORDYN PHELPS
https://abc7chicago.com/news/how-donald-trump-might-start-violating-the-constitution-the-second-hes-sworn-in/1646195/
— INVESTIGATORS TEST GUMMY BEARS THAT SICKENED 14 NAPERVILLE STUDENTS – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/news/investigators-test-gummy-bears-that-sickened-14-naperville-students/1643623/
— JUDGE DENIES AARON SCHOCK’S REQUEST TO MOVE TRIAL TO PEORIA – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/judge-denies-aaron-schocks-request-to-move-trial-to-peoria/1646795/
— TRUMP PICKS FAST FOOD EXECUTIVE ANDREW PUZDER FOR LABOR – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-picks-fast-food-executive-andrew-puzder-for-labor/1646753/
— DONALD TRUMP PICKS SCOTT PRUITT, LONGTIME EPA CRITIC, TO HEAD ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-picks-oklahoma-ag-scott-pruitt-to-head-epa/1644310/

NBC5
— Illinois GOP’s ‘Boss Madigan’ Site Now Targeting Chris Kennedy “Mike Madigan endorsing a run for governor by Chris Kennedy tells you everything you need to know about Chris Kennedy,” a Republican Party spokesman said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-GOPs-Boss-Madigan-Site-Now-Targeting-Chris-Kennedy-405477765.html
— Harry Reid Warns of ‘New Gilded Age’ in Senate Farewell Speech “I love the Senate, I don’t need to dwell on that,” Reid said – Erica Werner
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Harry-Reid-Bids-Farewell-to-Senate-After-30-Years-405491516.html
— Union President Jones Challenges Trump on Carrier The president-elect tweeted the union boss has done a terrible job
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Tweets-Attacks-on-Carrier-Union-Boss-405362875.html
— Comptroller Mendoza Puts State Employee Bonuses on Hold “This is a necessary step to ensure accountability and transparency in government and should’ve been in place before now,” Mendoza said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Mendoza-Prioritizes-Payments-to-Most-Vulnerable-Ahead-of-Employee-Bonuses-405491095.html

CBS2
— Rauner Calls Off Leaders’ Meetings Until Democrats Present Budget Plan
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/08/rauner-calls-off-leaders-meetings-until-democrats-present-budget-plan/
— Kirk Tells Illinois “Take Heart” In Last Speech On Senate Floor
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/08/kirk-tells-illinois-take-heart-in-last-speech-on-senate-floor/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ally of Rauner, Trump Aaron Del Mar produces papers showing he’s paid tax debt – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ally-of-rauner-trump-produces-papers-showing-hes-paid-tax-debt/

DAILY HERALD
— Why four new DuPage County tax increases could be in jeopardy – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161208/news/161208966/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s what Chicago’s learning about the president to come – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161208/BLOGS02/161209858/heres-what-chicagos-learning-about-the-president-to-come
— Chicago’s underwater rate: Third-biggest among top 10 cities – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161208/CRED0701/161209863/chicagos-underwater-rate-third-biggest-among-top-10-cities
— What Chicago small-business owners want from a Trump administration – KATIE FITZPATRICK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161208/OPINION/161209865/what-chicago-small-business-owners-want-from-a-trump-administration

WBEZ
— Gov. Rauner Abruptly Cancels Meeting Over State Budget With Dems – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/gov-rauner-abruptly-cancels-meeting-over-state-budget-with-dems/06c87a7d-ac1a-4f30-9419-aca851ae44a8
— Power Play: New Energy Bill Keeps Customers In The Dark – Dan Weissmann
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/power-play-new-energy-bill-keeps-customers-in-the-dark/b05452bd-02c7-4b6a-b608-6c3cd1016808

FOX ILLINOIS
— Doctor: Candy That Sickened Naperville Students Contained Marijuana – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/doctor-candy-that-sickened-students-contained-marijuana

WSIL TV
— Chief of staff Priebus? Some Trump loyalists still dubious – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34009052/chief-of-staff-priebus-some-trump-loyalists-still-dubious

WSIU
— Gov. Rauner and Illinois Businesses Disagree on Energy Bill
http://news.wsiu.org/post/gov-rauner-and-illinois-businesses-disagree-energy-bill#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Russians flock to U.S. real estate after Trump victory 2 most popular destinations are New York City, Miami – Ivana Kottasova
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/russians-flock-to-us-real-estate-after-trump-victory/616909263

LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Illinois government finally gets something done: a utility bailout – Editorial
http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-illinois-government-finally-gets-something-done-a-utility-bailout/article_6630ea71-9d34-588e-844b-e16c37bd43a0.html

MEDILL REPORTS
— CHICAGO’S LGBTQ COMMUNITY GEARING UP FOR TRUMP PRESIDENCY – Puja Bhattacharjee
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/chicagos-lgbtq-community-gearing-up-for-trump-presidency/

CHICAGO REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner’s war on unions brings Illinois to the brink.”
http://chicagoreporter.com/rauners-war-on-unions-brings-illinois-to-the-brink/

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— Why Kirk Lost and Why Kirk Lost So Big – RUSS STEWART
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/why-kirk-lost-and-why-kirk-lost-so-big/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Reforms on hold as AFSCME issues legal challenge on contract
http://ilnews.org/11267/reforms-hold-afscme-issues-legal-challenge-contract/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Embraces Heresy – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/evangelical-covenant-church-pastor-embraces-heresy/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP CAMPAIGN SAYS NOMINEE SCOTT PRUITT WILL REVERSE EPA’S ANTI-ENERGY AGENDA
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/crowd-cheers-after-navy-admiral-blasts-kaepernicks-national-anthem-protest.html
— RAUNER REPEATS, “NO BUDGET. NO PAY”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/rauner-repeats-no-budget-no-pay-.html
— TRUMP WILL NOMINATE WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT CO-FOUNDER TO “GO TO THE MAT” FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/president-elect-donald-j-trump-intends-to-nominate-linda-mcmahon.html

— TRUMP CAMPAIGN SAYS NOMINEE SCOTT PRUITT WILL REVERSE EPA’S ANTI-ENERGY AGENDA

http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/conservatives-should-love-trumps-nominee-to-head-up-epa.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner: Legislative pay lawsuit a “stunning reminder of why we need term limits and real change”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/08/rauner-legislative-pay-lawsuit-a-stunning-reminder-of-why-we-need-term-limits-and-real-change/
— Could a legendary bipartisan (Roger Claar) pay for his Trump support?
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/08/could-a-legendary-bipartisan-pay-for-his-trump-support/
— ILGOP operative defends tracker involvement
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/08/ilgop-operative-defends-tracker-involvement/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Clarence Thomas snubbed by Smithsonian’s new African American history museum – Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/7/clarence-thomas-snubbed-by-smithsonians-museum-of-/

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Spends Election Cycle Calling Trump Supporters Racist, Then Gets Hit With Class Action Racism Suit – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/08/cnn-spends-election-cycle-calling-trump-supporters-racist-then-gets-hit-with-class-action-racism-suit/
— Rep. Gutiérrez: Trump Softening On DREAMers Shows Our Pressure Is Working – Caroline May
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/08/rep-gutierrez-trump-softening-on-dreamers-shows-our-pressure-is-working/

GOPUSA
— Leftist Chicago removes remaining Donald Trump street signs
http://www.gopusa.com/leftist-chicago-removes-remaining-donald-trump-street-signs/
— The Progressive-State Depression
http://www.gopusa.com/the-progressive-state-depression/
— Have funds, will travel for those on the dole
http://www.gopusa.com/have-funds-will-travel-for-those-on-the-dole/
— Appeals court rules rapist can pursue visitation with child
http://www.gopusa.com/appeals-court-rules-rapist-can-pursue-visitation-with-child/

FOX NEWS
— Admiral Calls Out Kaepernick During Pearl Harbor Speech
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/12/08/admiral-colin-kaepernick-national-anthem-protest-during-pearl-harbor-speech

BREITBART
— Kellogg Foundation Supported Racially Divisive Open Borders Group – LEE STRANAHAN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/08/kellogg-foundation-supported-racially-divisive-open-borders-group/
— Obama Urges Soldiers to Question Trump’s Authority, ‘Criticize Our President’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/07/obama-urges-soldiers-to-question-trumps-authority-criticize-our-president/
— Black Employees Suing CNN for Racial Discrimination – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/07/black-employees-suing-cnn-for-racial-discrimination/
— Blue-Collar Black Americans Sue Job Broker for Green-Lighting Hispanics – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/07/black-workers-file-lawsuit-alleging-temp-worker-firm-pushed-illegal-hispanics-blacks/
— Duke Approves ‘Safe Space’ For Illegal Immigrants – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/08/duke-approves-safe-space-illegal-immigrants/

BLAZE
— Former labor secretary rebukes Trump’s Twitter behavior in stunning monologue – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/08/former-labor-secretary-rebukes-trumps-twitter-behavior-in-stunning-monologue/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Obama Political Appointees to Continue as Career Employees Under Trump – Fred Lucas
http://dailysignal.com/2016/12/08/obama-political-employees-to-continue-as-career-employees-under-trump/

TOWNHALL
— Republican National Committee In Superb Financial Standing – Jason Hopkins
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/jasonhopkins/2016/12/08/the-republican-national-committee-in-superb-financial-standing-n2257012

ONE NEWS NOW
— The ‘fix’ is in at Illinois Human Rights Commission – Charlie Butts
http://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2016/12/08/the-fix-is-in-at-illinois-human-rights-commission

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Final Tally on Obama’s 2015 Family Vacation to Hawaii Is Out. And the Cost to Taxpayers Is Astronomical – VICTORIA TAFT
http://ijr.com/2016/12/750423-final-tally-on-obamas-2015-family-vacation-to-hawaii-is-out-and-the-cost-to-taxpayers-is-astronomical/

POLITICO
— Trump ‘originals’ say they’re getting frozen out Early Trump campaign operatives angst about their future as the Republican establishment muscles its way in. – ALEX ISENSTADT and KENNETH P. VOGEL
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-original-operatives-frozen-out-232383
— Trump launches war on unions Labor leaders said after the election they’d give him a chance to deliver on his pro-worker agenda. But the ceasefire appears over. – TED HESSON
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-unions-war-232382

REUTERS
— Trump could privatize nation’s air traffic controllers – Ginger Gibson
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-airtraffic-idUSKBN13X19W

CBS NEWS
— Trump has declined many intelligence briefings offered to him according to Senate aide – REBECCA SHABAD
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-has-declined-many-intelligence-briefings-offered-to-him/

CNBC
— Trump war on ‘job-destroying’ regulations could kill a lot of high-paying jobs – Tom DiChristopher and John W. Schoen
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/08/pruitt-epa-trump-may-kill-jobs-fighting-job-destroying-regulations.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans need to challenge Democrats on sanctuary cities – Ed Rogers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/12/08/republicans-need-to-challenge-democrats-on-sanctuary-cities/

TUCSON NEWS NOW
— Citizenship applications surge after Trump win
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/34002558/citizenship-applications-surge-after-trump-win

DAILY REPUBLICAN
— U.S. life expectancy falls, as many kinds of death increase – AP
http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/news/20161208/us-life-expectancy-falls-as-many-kinds-of-death-increase

BNA
— Anti-Union Drumbeat of Trump, Congress Spells Trouble for IRS – Colleen Murphy
https://www.bna.com/antiunion-drumbeat-trump-n73014448277/

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— Teaching journalism after election a tricky endeavor – Jackie Spinner
http://www.cjr.org/analysis/teaching_journalism_trump_election.php
— Attempting to fill a local news void, ProPublica launches Illinois unit – Pete Vernon
http://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/propublica_launches_illinois_unit.php

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Softer Stance on ‘Dreamers’ May Spur a Fix, Senators Say – Laura Litvan
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-08/trump-s-softer-stance-on-dreamers-may-spur-a-fix-senators-say

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— The Obama Recovery Is A Myth – TERRY JONES
http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/study-the-recovery-is-a-myth-theres-been-no-recovery-at-all/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Washington, D.C.’s Liberal Civil Servants Are Horrified at the Prospect of Life Under Trump – Marin Cogan
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/liberal-civil-servants-horrified-at-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Transition Team Is Like Game of Thrones.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/trumps-transition-team-is-like-game-of-thrones.html
— Gloria Steinem on Whether It’s Possible to Feel Compassion for Donald Trump – Shira Levine (DIERSEN: Democrats feel compassion only for those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/gloria-steinem-on-donald-trump.html

COSMOPOLITAN
— Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Said Trump Should Be on the $20 Bill Reince Priebus was joking, but still, Harriet Tubman, a former slave, is slated to be on the $20. – Michael Sebastian
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a8478929/donald-trumps-chief-of-staff-said-trump-should-be-on-the-dollar20-bill/

PEW RESEARCH
— GOP gained ground in middle-class communities in 2016 – RUTH IGIELNIK AND RAKESH KOCHHAR (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on turning those who have less money against those who have more money.)
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/12/08/gop-gained-ground-in-middle-class-communities-in-2016/

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Does Donald Trump own the “white working class”? – ROBERTA WOOD
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/does-donald-trump-own-the-white-working-class/

December 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— EMANUEL MEETS WITH TRUMP IN NEW YORK CITY – Karen Jordan and Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/emanuel-meets-with-trump-in-new-york-city/1643756/

NBC5
— Rauner Delays Leaders Meeting Until Dems Propose Budget “Democratic leaders continue to discuss internally whether they are prepared to present a budget proposal, so we will schedule the next Four Leaders meeting when we receive confirmation that they are ready,” Rauner spokesman Lance Trover said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Delays-Leaders-Meeting-Until-Dems-Ready-Budget-Proposal-405314595.html
— Mayor Emanuel Meets With President-Elect Trump at Trump Tower in New York “Chicago was a sanctuary city for my grandfather. His grandson today is the mayor of this city,” said Mayor Emanuel, who gave Trump a letter signed by 14 mayors urging him to protect immigrants – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens. That is the main reason why Clinton lost and Trump won. Democrats, RINOs, and illegals use children as cannon fodder.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Mayor-Emanuel-Meeting–President-elect-Trump-New-York-405229465.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Comptroller: State employee bonuses on hold during impasse – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/222259363-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner delays leaders meeting, wants Dem budget proposal – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-delays-leaders-meeting-wants-dem-budget-proposal/amp/
— Inspector general blasts CPS for impeding investigation – Lauren FitzPatrick and Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/inspector-general-blasts-cps-for-impeding-investigation/
— Parents say CPS pits special ed students’ needs vs. others – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-parents-say-cps-pits-special-ed-students-needs-vs-others/
— Trump’s tip of the hat to Emanuel – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-trumps-tip-of-the-hat-to-emanuel/
— Aldermen get an earful about sign fight with Trump – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/aldermen-get-an-earful-about-sign-fight-with-trump/

— Emanuel made plea for Dreamers at meeting with Trump in NY – Lynn Sweet and Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens. That is the main reason why Clinton lost and Trump won. Democrats, RINOs, and illegals use children as cannon fodder.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-to-meet-with-trump-in-new-york/

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County chairman accuses state’s attorney of intimidation, buying loyalty – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161207/news/161209065/
— ‘Clean jobs’ group applauds Rauner on Exelon – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161207/news/312079871/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner signs Exelon nuclear bailout – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161207/NEWS02/161209879/rauner-signs-exelon-nuclear-bailout
— Inside Emanuel’s meeting with Trump – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161207/BLOGS02/161209887/inside-emanuels-meeting-with-trump
— The race is on for the most important federal job in Chicago – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161207/BLOGS02/161209895/the-race-is-on-for-the-most-important-federal-job-in-chicago

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Dow zooms over 1,200 points since Trump victory Burst of buying sent Dow up again on Wednesday – Matt Egan
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/dow-zooms-over-1200-points-since-trump-victory/616637871

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Emanuel gives letter to Trump asking to protect immigrants – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens. That is the main reason why Clinton lost and Trump won. Democrats, RINOs, and illegals use children as cannon fodder.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/emanuel-gives-letter-to-trump-asking-to-protect-immigrants/article_8d8aa7cd-110a-5542-b339-bbbe0fb41108.html

TIMES
— Mautino: Keep records confidential – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/mautino-keep-records-confidential/article_bbfece63-db10-5414-b761-254dd7a92bad.html

WQAD
— Rauner rallies for “new day” in Illinois after saving 800 Exelon jobs – JOHN DAVID
http://wqad.com/2016/12/07/rauner-rallies-for-new-day-in-illinois-after-saving-800-exelon-jobs/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn voters choose candidates at Civic Betterment Party Town Meeting Candidates to run in April 2017 election – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/05/glen-ellyn-voters-choose-candidates-at-civic-betterment-party-town-meeting/adfv6pc/

MIDELL REPORTS
— TRUMP’S ELECTION SPARKS RENEWED FERVOR ON ABORTION – Karys Belger
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/trumps-election-sparks-renewed-fervor-on-abortion/
— ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS SPENT BIG LAST ELECTION IN HOPES OF WINNING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – David Jordan
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/illinois-republicans-spent-big-last-election-in-hopes-of-winning-the-general-assembly/

CITIZEN KELLY
— Citizen Kelly to Media: Leave the Trump family alone!
http://www.citizenkelly.com/citizen-kelly-to-media-leave-the-trump-family-alone/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Bloomington Election Commission Delays Petition Objection Hearing Again – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/12/bloomington-election-commission-delays-petition-objection-hearing-again/
— Lisle School District 202 Tries Restricting Use Of Meeting Videos – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/12/lisle-school-district-202-tries-restricting-use-of-meeting-videos/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Make Illinois Great Again? Run for Office – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/make-illinois-great-run-office/
— The Turning Point Professor Watchlist and What It Means for the SPLC Hate List – George Yancey
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/turning-point-professor-watchlist-means-splc-hate-list/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP JABS POSSIBLE DEM GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEE, THREE MORE LAWMAKERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/il-gop-jabs-possible-dem-gubernatorial-nominee-three-more-lawmakers.html
— SKILLICORN REFUSES LEGISLATIVE PENSION, PLANS TO INTRODUCE BAN FOR STATE OFFICE PENSIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/skillicorn-refuses-legislative-pension-plans-to-introduce-ban-for-state-office-pensions.html
— NAPERVILLE NORTH STUDENTS HOSPITALIZED AFTER EATING DRUG-LACED GUMMY BEARS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/naperville-north-students-hospitalized-after-eating-drug-laced-gummy-bears.html
— YET ANOTHER HIKE: ICC GRANTS COMED 5 PERCENT RATE INCREASE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/yet-another-hike-icc-grants-comed-5-percent-rate-increase.html
— GOVERNOR, GOP LEADERS AND POWER PLAYERS BOAST JOB-SAVING EXELON BAILOUT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/governor-gop-leaders-and-power-players-boast-job-saving-exelon-bailout.html
— DEPAUL LINES UP ALONGSIDE MAYOR EMANUEL TO PROVIDE SANCTUARY FOR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/depaul-lines-up-alongside-mayor-emanuel-to-provide-sanctuary-for-immigrant-students.html

CAPITOL FAX
— IMA says Rauner signature on Exelon bill weakens manufacturing
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/07/ima-says-rauner-signature-on-exelon-bill-weakens-manufacturing/

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEVIOUS PLOT GROWS TO ‘SHUT DOWN’ TRUMP’S INAUGURATION Plan would force president-elect to take oath of office ‘behind closed doors,’ if ‘at all’ – CHELSEA SCHILLING
http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/devious-plot-grows-to-shut-down-trumps-inauguration/

BREITBART
— Speaker Ryan Retreats on H-2B Visa Outsourcing Program – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/07/ryan-ends-h2b-expansion/
— OUTSTANDING: University of Illinois Rejects ‘Sanctuary Campus’ Request – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/07/illinois-u-rejects-sanctuary-campus-request/

DAILY CALLER
— How The Establishment Will Try To Destroy Trump – Ann Coulter
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/07/coulter-how-the-establishment-will-try-to-destroy-trump/
— Trump Takes Pointers From Obama’s Hatchet Man – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/07/trump-takes-pointers-from-obamas-hatchet-man/
— Megyn Kelly Gets Booed For Saying Something Nice About Donald Trump – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/07/megyn-kelly-gets-booed-for-saying-something-nice-about-donald-trump/

GOPUSA
— Sanctuary cities undermine cause of immigration reform
http://www.gopusa.com/sanctuary-cities-undermine-cause-of-immigration-reform/
— Facebook and the ‘Fake News’ Crackdown
http://www.gopusa.com/facebook-and-the-fake-news-crackdown/
— Megyn Kelly can’t let go, makes new accusations against Trump team
http://www.gopusa.com/megyn-kelly-cant-let-go-makes-new-accusations-against-trump-team/
— Preparing HUD for Surgery
http://www.gopusa.com/preparing-hud-for-surgery/
— Black Lives Matter upset by show of support for police
http://www.gopusa.com/black-lives-matter-upset-by-show-of-support-for-police/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Left Pays No Price When Its Gambles Prove Costly – THOMAS SOWELL
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442784/left-obamacare-gamble-follows-minimum-wage-gun-control-failures

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump fires back at Carrier union boss: He’s done a ‘terrible’ job – CAITLIN YILEK
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-fires-back-at-carrier-union-boss-hes-done-a-terrible-job/article/2609131

POLITICO
— How Trump got yanked into GOP’s IRS impeachment fight John Koskinen’s ouster was voted down after multiple conversations among Reince Priebus, the Freedom Caucus and House leaders. – JOHN BRESNAHAN and RACHAEL BADE
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-irs-koskinen-impeachment-gop-232289
— Emanuel defends ‘Dreamers,’ ‘sanctuary cities’ in Trump meeting – MATTHEW NUSSBAUM (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens. That is the main reason why Clinton lost and Trump won. Democrats, RINOs, and illegals use children as cannon fodder.)
http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/12/rahm-emanuel-trump-meeting-232325

THE HILL
— Emanuel pressures Trump to keep Obama immigration program – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens. That is the main reason why Clinton lost and Trump won. Democrats, RINOs, and illegals use children as cannon fodder.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/309211-emanuel-pressures-trump-to-keep-obama-immigration-program
— Richard Spencer is a threat Republicans must purge – THOMAS MCARDLE
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/campaign/309227-richard-spencers-white-nationalists-are-a-threat-republicans-must
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But race is not why immigration – both legal and illegal — must be significantly reduced over the long term. A 44-page January 2014 report authored by the late Phyllis Schlafly and Eagle Forum, “How Mass (Legal) Immigration Dooms a Conservative Republican Party,” laid out what’s really at stake. “Immigrants and their children are more supportive of government expansion, Obamacare, affirmative action, gun control, greater environmental regulation, and of other issues championed by the Left,” Schlafly warned, buttressing the case with mounds of polling data. It’s not the color of their skin, but rather the content of their political creed. Today, even the white Europeans Spencer romanticizes would, as new U.S. citizens, help their Mexican-American fellow immigrants elect liberal Democrats and impose lots more socialism on the Land of the Free. When President Lyndon Johnson signed the 1965 immigration act, a grinning Bobby and Teddy Kennedy at his side in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, he assured the nation it was “not a revolutionary bill. It does not affect the lives of millions.” Yet in the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s combined, fewer than 7 million immigrants came to America; after the immigration act, from the ‘70s to today, 35 million arrived here, including nearly 14 million in the single decade from 2001 to 2010. Not only was it a revolution, it’s been the biggest voter recruitment drive for the Democratic Party in history. If Trump is to lead a successful counter-revolution and stop this ongoing disaster, he cannot be tainted by those falsely hailing him as an ethnic cleanser. Decades ago, William F. Buckley purged the Birchers and other genuine “deplorables” within conservatism so the right could rise to power. Trump, or his surrogates, are similarly going to have to purge Spencer and his minions – and do it before the TV cameras – if the new president is to keep his promise to regain control of who comes to and shapes America.)

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump Said He Can Call Every Company Planning To Leave The U.S. Workers at these companies are waiting. – Arthur Delaney
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-said-he-can-call-every-company-planning-to-leave-the-us_us_584827a5e4b0d0df18373448
— Donald Trump Says, Without Specifics, That He Will ‘Work Something Out’ For Dreamers But … what? – Elise Foley
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-daca-dreamers_us_58481963e4b0d0df18372021

POLITICO
— Trump says he spoke with Boeing CEO: ‘We’re going to work it out’ – LOUIS NELSON
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-boeing-ceo-dennis-muilenburg-232305

REUTERS
— Court blocks New York City from discarding illegal immigrants’ data – Joseph Ax
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-immigration-idUSKBN13W2VL

ABC NEWS
— Illinois Gov. Rauner Signs Bill Sparing 2 Nuclear Plants
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/illinois-governor-sign-bill-spare-nuclear-plants-44035510

WASHINGTON POST
— Americans should stop using Taiwan to score political points against Trump and China – Lin Fei-fan, Chen Wei-ting and June Lin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2016/12/07/americans-should-stop-using-taiwan-to-score-points-against-china/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— In further softening on once-hardline immigration stance, Trump now says he wants to help the children of illegal immigrants – Adam Edelman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens. That is the main reason why Clinton lost and Trump won. Democrats, RINOs, and illegals use children as cannon fodder.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-children-illegal-immigrants-article-1.2902141

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House GOP Picks Up Part of Trump Tab
http://www.wsj.com/articles/greater-new-york-watch-house-gop-picks-up-part-of-trump-tab-1481160003

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Forever Trump: How the GOP Capitulated to a Monster Most of Trump’s fiercest foes in the Republican Party have backed down, giving Trump full rein to remake the party in his image.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139156/forever-trump-gop-capitulated-monster

ESQUIRE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs pander to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, to countries, to etc. that are anti-White.
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a51326/kobach-republicans-white-supremacy/

VANITY FAIR
— TRUMP CLAIMS HE ONLY NEEDS “5 MINUTES” TO CONVINCE U.S. COMPANIES TO STAY After that, he says, “they won’t be leaving.” – BESS LEVIN
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/trump-claims-he-only-needs-5-minutes-to-convince-us-companies-to-stay

FED SMITH
— Political Intrigue: Will Congress Derail 2017 Pay Raise? Will Government Shutdown? – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/07/101091/