January 30, 2024

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 22, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 21, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 18, 2024

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 17, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 16, 2024

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 15, 2024

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FOX NEWS
— FAA’s diversity push includes focus on hiring people with ‘severe intellectual’ and ‘psychiatric’ disabilities. FAA says people with ‘severe’ disabilities are most underrepresented segment of federal workforce. – Emma Colton (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their newly-hired Democrat employees who were disabled, liberal, minority, female, veteran, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-German American, had parent who were recent immigrants, had job performance problems, and/or were employees who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/faas-diversity-push-includes-focus-hiring-people-severe-intellectual-psychiatric-disabilities
— ‘Declaration of Independence’ history homework suggests students declare ‘independence’ from their parents. The course asked students to confess their ‘unconscious biases’ – Hannah Grossman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/declaration-independence-history-homework-suggests-students-declare-independence-parents

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

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

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

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

POST MILLENNIAL
— Biden says Republicans are to blame for border collapse, claims there’s no ‘crisis’ of illegal immigration. “Congressional Republicans have refused to consider my comprehensive plan,” Biden said. – Thomas Stevenson
https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-says-republicans-are-to-blame-for-border-collapse-claims-theres-no-crisis-of-illegal-immigration
— Biden’s FAA is actively recruiting people with ‘severe intellectual’ and ‘psychiatric’ disabilities as part of ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ plan. The FAA said it “seeks qualified candidates from as many sources” as it can. – Sara Higdon (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their newly-hired Democrat employees who were disabled, liberal, minority, female, veteran, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-German American, had parent who were recent immigrants, had job performance problems, and/or were employees who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/faa-is-actively-recruiting-people-with-severe-intellectual-and-psychiatric-disabilities-as-part-of-diversity-and-inclusion-plan

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DAILY MAIL
— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker begs for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to stop sending migrants – as new census figures show 4,500 more asylum seekers arrived in Chicago than previously reported. – Germania Rodriguez Poleo
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-begs-for-texas-gov-greg-abbott-to-stop-sending-migrants-as-new-census-figures-show-4-500-more-asylum-seekers-arrived-in-chicago-than-previously-reported/ar-AA1mZZ5M
— FAA launches recruitment campaign for workers with ‘severe intellectual’ disabilities, psychiatric problems and physical issues to hit woke DEI targets. The FAA is recruiting people with specific disabilities under a new diversity drive. The initiative is part of the broader ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ plan by the agency. Critics were concerned about safety, while the FAA noted diversity’s importance. – JAMES GORDON (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their newly-hired Democrat employees who were disabled, liberal, minority, female, veteran, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-German American, had parent who were recent immigrants, had job performance problems, and/or were employees who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12962801/FAA-recruit-workers-severe-intellectual-psychiatric-disabilities.html

January 12, 2024

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— The IRS is still too slow in answering taxpayer phone calls according to an independent watchdog within the agency. – AP (COMMENT: Have you ever phoned IRS with a tax question? If you did during the 1974 filing season, the IRS employee who answered your call was one of my subordinates. During 1974 IRS filing season, as a 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $80,994/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I supervised all of the IRS employees, which included a rotating staff of about 90 IRS Revenue Agent trainees, in IRS’s new downtown Chicago office who answered taxpayer questions using IRS’s new CentiPhone system. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me the job and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973 promoted me to GS-12 (currently $97,079/year). But my Democrat IRS superiors soon got rid of him because they were beyond furious that he given me the CentiPhone job and that he had promoted me instead of an IRS employee who was Democrat, minority, and/or veteran.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-for-irs-backlogs-and-identity-theft-are-still-problems-despite-funding-boost-watchdog-says/
— IRS says it collected $360 million more from rich tax cheats as its funding is threatened yet again – AP (COMMENT: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $115,439-$123,136/year. I should write a book about those who wasted my knowledge of IRS the most.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/ap-irs-says-it-collected-360-million-more-from-rich-tax-cheats-as-its-funding-is-threatened-yet-again/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— What role should social class play in admissions? (COMMENT: What class were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the classes they were born into.)
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/what-role-should-social-class-play-admissions

January 7, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 6, 2024

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Claudine Gay’s ouster won’t break higher education’s DEI addiction – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/claudine-gays-ouster-wont-break-higher-educations-dei-addiction
— DeSantis calls for killing IRS – Zachary Halaschak (COMMENT: What does DeSantis know about IRS? I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $115,439-$123,136/year. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. I earned a master’s degree in accounting. I became a licensed CPA. I became a Certified Government Financial Manager. Further, what does DeSantis know about other federal agencies? In addition to audits of IRS, during 15 of the 18 years that I worked for IRS, I worked on audits of many federal agencies including DOD, HUD, DHHS, VA, EPA, DOT, SEC, FDIC, FRS, OCC, RRB, DOE, INS, GSA, FHA, DOL, and FAA.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/desantis-killing-irs-flat-tax-iowa-caucuses
— Biden decries ‘loser’ Trump and warns of damage to democracy in Jan. 6 anniversary speech – Haisten Willis (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents stress to paint you as being a loser? My critics/opponents stress their success in a) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, a role that I had since 2005, b) ending my service as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, a role that I had since 2005, and c) ending my service on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2007, a role that I had since 2003.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/biden-decries-loser-trump-threats-democracy-jan-6
— Mark Cuban doesn’t get DEI – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders have always used and continue to use DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/mark-cuban-doesnt-get-dei
— Growing number of billionaires speaking out against DEI – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/billionaires-speaking-out-against-dei

NEW YORK POST
— Forget the bus companies, Mayor Adams — sue the feds instead! – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/01/05/opinion/forget-the-bus-companies-mayor-adams-sue-the-feds-instead/
— Biden calls Trump ‘loser’ fairy-tale villain — while likening self to George Washington. – Steven Nelson and Victor Nava (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents stress to paint you as being a loser? My critics/opponents stress their success in a) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, a role that I had since 2005, b) ending my service as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, a role that I had since 2005, and c) ending my service on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2007, a role that I had since 2003.)
https://nypost.com/2024/01/05/news/biden-calls-trump-loser-fairy-tale-villain-likens-self-to-george-washington/
— Why Biden’s support among Hispanics is tanking — here’s a hint: the border crisis – Mike Gonzalez (COMMEMT: Ever-increasingly, to be a Hispanic is to be a member of a group that is invading and destroying America. How soon will the invaders have enough clout to force you to speak, read, and write Spanish? I am 100% German American. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://nypost.com/2024/01/04/opinion/why-bidens-support-among-hispanics-is-tanking-heres-a-hint-the-border-crisis/
— Biden wants to defend democracy by making sure you can’t vote for Trump – James Bovard
https://nypost.com/2024/01/05/opinion/biden-wants-to-defend-democracy-by-making-sure-you-cant-vote-for-trump/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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