January 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8, Schumer says – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-impeachment-trial-to-begin-week-of-feb-8/9901492/
— Texas sues Biden administration over halt to deportations – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/texas-sues-biden-administration-over-deportation-halt/9910862/
— Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia over tech giants bill
https://abc7chicago.com/technology/google-threatens-to-pull-search-engine-in-australia/9906840/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-1/22/2021

NBC5
— Wisconsin Republicans Propose Getting Rid of Mask Mandate. Evers first issued a statewide mask requirement in July and has extended the order three times, most recently on Tuesday.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wisconsin-republicans-propose-getting-rid-of-mask-mandate/2420815/

CBS2
— ‘Operation Safe Pump’ Patrolling Chicago Gas Stations To Thwart Carjackings
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/22/operation-safe-pump-patrolling-chicago-gas-stations-to-thwart-carjackings/
— National Guard Allowed Back Into Capitol After Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Other Lawmakers Erupt At Banishment To Parking Garage
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/22/national-guard-allowed-back-into-capitol-after-sen-tammy-duckworth-other-lawmakers-erupt-at-banishment-to-parking-garage/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Biden signs executive orders on $15 minimum wage for federal workers, food aid increases – Josh Boak
(DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents were furious that the Post Office paid me $16.81 an hour (GS-4 Step 1) in today’s dollars. The Post Office hired me because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The job had the following requirements and I met all those requirements: high school diploma, pass an employment examination, pass a physical examination, pass a background investigation, pass a truck driving test, own a car to deliver mail from, and be available to work at least 20 hours a week.)

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-signs-executive-orders-on-15-minimum-wage-for-federal-workers-food-aid-increases

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden, Fauci offer COVID-19 warnings as Chicago bars, restaurants set to reopen | CPS announces teacher vaccination plan | $31M in pot revenues go to communities hurt by war on drugs – LISA DONOVAN
(DIERSEN: Pot pushers hurt communities, not the war on drugs. What are the demographics of pot pushers?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-biden-fauci-pritzker-bars-restaurants-spin-20210122-s5n3ihmspzez7jd2zfa7ih3v5q-story.html
— Maine Township Electoral Board removes Republican candidates from ballot after ruling they violated election code – JENNIFER JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-maine-township-republicans-decision-tl-0128-20210122-ffanllojw5erxgsqyrsokuzbyu-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A slate of Republican candidates running for the Maine Township Board should not appear on the April ballot because the caucus to nominate them was held outside the township, an electoral board has ruled. The three-member Maine Township Electoral Board voted 2-1 Thursday in favor of an objection to the Republicans’ candidacy, removing the seven candidates from the April 6 election ballot and leaving only eight Democratic candidates.)
— United Airlines CEO wants to make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for employees — if other companies go along – LAUREN ZUMBACH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-united-airlines-covid-19-vaccine-employees-20210122-imbrimgrz5cxpdmehvw7ummwbq-story.html
— Chicago’s other epidemic: A plague of juvenile carjackers – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-carjacking-chicago-juveniles-police-20210122-ffujd7vshfb7db3q42jfifzeji-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Targeting domestic violent extremism on the agenda for President Biden, Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth. At a hearing Friday Duckworth warned “there is not adequate training against white extremism and that a lot of our younger troops are being targeted for recruitment.” – Lynn Sweet
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats like Durbin and Duckworth promote hatred against White men and especially against White men who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/22/22245296/domestic-terrorism-violent-extremism-president-joe-biden-senators-durbin-duckworth-agenda
— Riverside, other suburbs struggling with anti-cop sentiment in recruiting, keeping officers. Tom Weitzel, the police chief in the west suburb, says last year his department hit a low for police recruiting. And he’s worried about a big rise in the number of retirements this year. – Frank Main
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/22/22243132/riverside-suburbs-police-recruiting-anticop-sentiment
— When teens with guns go on a carjacking spree. Chicago Police Supt. David Brown wants to work with the youth organizations to curb carjackings. But he’ll be cracking down, too — as well he should. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: What did you do when you were a teen? I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail. I took college preparatory courses in high school, got a score of 24 on the ACT, graduated in the upper 20% of my class, and was a full-time student at UIC. I bought two new cars.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/22/22243680/when-teens-guns-go-carjacking-spree
— Aldermen and their terrified constituents demand answers to carjacking spike. More police, surveillance cameras and license plate readers, brighter street lights, one-way streets and jersey barriers to cut off escape routes were just some of the suggestions. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/1/22/22244894/chicago-carjackings-aldermen-public-demand-answers-prevention-policing
— In effort to thwart carjackings, private security firm to post guards at gas stations. The effort comes amid a spike in carjackings and is meant to ease the minds of women and seniors from feeling like easy targets while pumping gas. – Mitch Dudek
(DIERSEN: I pumped gas Chicago Heights in 1966 and 1970-1972. I worked as a security guard in DeKalb in 1970.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/1/22/22244743/carjackings-private-security-firm-guard-gas-stations-early-walker-william-kates

DAILY HERALD
— Republican slate to appeal removal from Maine Township ballot – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210122/republican-slate-to-appeal-removal-from-maine-township-ballot
— Kane County searching for a local Republican to fill treasurer position – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210121/kane-county-searching-for-a-local-republican-to-fill-treasurer-position
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to the treasurer’s website, the treasure has “the duty and power to receive and safely keep the revenue and public monies of the county. It is also the duty of the county treasurer to invest and reinvest any funds which are not to be used within 30 days. Along with the collection of real estate taxes, the county treasurer collects the Mobile Home Local Service Tax and administrates the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Program on behalf of the Department of Revenue.” The treasurer has a staff of 10 and manages a current budget of $731,000. The appointed treasurer will be required to be bonded and to complete statutory training within 60 days of taking office.)
— Naperville District 203 to rebate taxpayers $10 million in surplus funds – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210122/naperville-district-203-to-rebate-taxpayers-10-million-in-surplus-funds

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Does the GOP still want Adam Kinzinger? A rising star often spoken of as governor or senator material, Kinzinger now may no longer have a home in his own party. His sin: defying Trump.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/does-gop-still-want-adam-kinzinger

NPR ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Biden Administration Prepares To Overturn Trump Abortion Rule – SARAH MCCAMMON
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-administration-prepares-overturn-trump-abortion-rule#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP lawmaker with gun sets off House chamber metal detector – MATTHEW DALY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gop-lawmaker-with-gun-sets-off-house-chamber-metal-detector

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Biden Administration Announces Plans To Assess Domestic Violent Extremism.”
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs frame Republicans as being domestic violent extremists. They especially frame Republicans who are law enforcement officers, veterans, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is why ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/2021/01/22/959681427/biden-administration-announces-plans-to-assess-domestic-violent-extremism

CITY OF WHEATON
— Watch Wheaton’s Annual State of the City Address
https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=525

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Left Uses Week of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday to Assail American Workers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/pro012221/
— Nearby Conservative Candidate Training Available This Saturday and Next
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/21/nearby-conservative-candidate-training-available-this-saturday-and-next/
— WL Man Facing $10,000 Fine for Shooting Buck Out of Season
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/wl-man-facing-10000-fine-for-shooting-buck-out-of-season/
— Pro-Life Rally To Woodstock
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/pro-life-rally-to-woodstock/
— Appeal Filed to “Rogue” Algonquin Township Electoral Board’s Rejection of Consolidation Referendum Petition
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/appeal-filed-to-rouge-algonquin-township-electoral-boards-rejection-of-consolidation-referendum-petition/
— An Alternative Biography of Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/an-alternative-biography-of-jack-franks/
— A Quote about Ignoring the Past as Applied to Present Day Germany
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/message-of-the-day-a-quote-5/
— Former City Employee Charged with Theft
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/21/former-city-employee-charged-with-theft/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BIDEN-HARRIS ADMIN COMMITS TO “CODIFYING” ABORTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/biden-harris-admin-commits-to-codifying-abortion-.html
— KINZINGER CENSURE REMAINS ON TRACK, DESPITE REPORTS OTHERWISE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/kinzinger-censure-remains-on-track-despite-reports-otherwise.html
— ILLINOIS GOVERNMENT SCHOOL CLASSES TO BECOME EXTREMIST “WOKE INDOCTRINATION SESSIONS”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/illinois-government-schools-to-become-extremist-woke-indoctrination-sessions-.html
— ILLINOIS GOP CONGRESS MEMBERS LAHOOD, MILLER: BIDEN HALTING THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE IS BAD FOR THE US
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/illinois-gop-congress-members-lahood-miller-biden-halting-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-is-bad-for-the-us.html
— LOCKDOWNS STARVE MOM AND POP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/lockdowns-starve-mom-and-pop.html
— GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS RAMP UP ANTI-‘WHITENESS’ AGENDA WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/government-schools-ramp-up-anti-whiteness-agenda-with-taxpayer-dollars.html
— TIME FOR CHANGE ON ALL SIDES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/time-for-change-on-all-sides.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 7,042 new confirmed and probable cases; 95 additional deaths; 3,179 hospitalized; 661 in ICU; 5.0 percent average case positivity rate; 6.2 percent average test positivity rate; 24,190 average daily doses administered; No regions in Tier 3 mitigations
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/22/7042-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-95-additional-deaths-3179-hospitalized-661-in-icu-50-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-62-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-24190-average-daily-doses-admini/
— Illinois’ panhandling law violates First Amendment
(DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be handing out charity and/or receiving charity.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/22/illinois-panhandling-law-violates-first-amendment/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— AOC says fear of GOP lawmakers kept her from Biden inauguration. Democrat: ‘We still don’t yet feel safe around other Members of Congress’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/22/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-fear-of-gop-lawmaker/
— Biden, Harris commit to ‘codifying Roe’ as pro-lifers decry abortion agenda. Fauci says White House will revoke ban on foreign-aid funding for abortion. – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/22/biden-harris-commit-codifying-roe-pro-lifers-decry/

BREITBART
— Biden Admin Previews Fight Against ‘Serious Threat’ of ‘Domestic Violent Extremism’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
(DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters call you an extremist who should be gotten rid of once and for all: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, soldier, veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. They, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in ending my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012 and my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/22/biden-admin-previews-fight-against-serious-threat-of-domestic-violent-extremism/
— Google Threatens to Remove Search Engine from Australia – LUCAS NOLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/01/22/google-threatens-to-remove-search-engine-from-australia/
— Gov. Ron DeSantis Orders Return of Florida National Guard Troops: ‘They’re Not Nancy Pelosi’s Servants’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/22/gov-desantis-orders-return-florida-national-guard-troops-theyre-not-nancy-pelosis-servants/

FEDERALIST
— New York Times: Unite The Country Against The Trump Voters – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/22/new-york-times-unite-the-country-against-the-trump-voters/

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Left Sowing Discord, Calls For ‘Citizen Detectives’ Who Will Monitor Trump Supporters – JONNA MARCAIDA CALAGUI
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/10611/20210122/left-sowing-discord-calls-for-citizen-detectives-who-will-monitor-trump-supporters.htm
— More Than Just Censorship: Liberals Want To ‘Deprogram’ Trump Supporters – JONNA MARCAIDA CALAGUI
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/10612/20210122/more-than-just-censorship-liberals-want-to-deprogram-trump-supporters.htm

ONE NEWS NOW
— Biden wastes no time; ‘trans-ing’ of America has begun – Chris Woodward, Jody Brown
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2021/01/22/biden-wastes-no-time-trans-ing-of-america-has-begun

THE HILL
— Democrats float 14th Amendment to bar Trump from office – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/535467-democrats-float-14th-amendment-to-bar-trump-from-office
— Trump campaign had paid $2.7M to organizers of rally ahead of Capitol riot – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/535440-trump-campaign-paid-27-million-to-organizers-of-rally-ahead-of-capitol-riot

HUFFINGTON POST
— A Digital Dragnet Is Coming For The U.S. Capitol Insurrectionists. Social media companies have provided information to the feds to have them track down members of the Trump-supporting mob that stormed the Capitol. Ryan J. Reilly
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/capitol-attack-trump-fbi-surveillance_n_6009c26fc5b697df1a0d28f0

POLITICO
— Schumer agrees to two-week delay of Trump’s impeachment trial. Republicans are warning the upcoming trial will take up all the Senate’s attention. MARIANNE LEVINE and SARAH FERRIS
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/22/schumer-says-senate-will-receive-impeachment-article-on-monday-461305

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump impeachment trial will start week of Feb. 8, Schumer says – Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pelosi-delivers-impeachment-articles-monday/2021/01/22/d858374e-5cd7-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html

USA TODAY
— CNN moves to No. 1, Fox drops in post-election ratings shakeup: Will it last? – Bill Keveney
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/01/22/cnn-replaced-fox-top-rated-cable-news-network-post-election/6666017002/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Biden’s America: One Nation or Us Versus Them? – Patrick J. Buchanan (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_pat_buchanan/biden_s_america_one_nation_or_us_versus_them
— By 2-to-1 Margin, Voters Want Migrant Caravan Stopped at the Border
(DIERSEN: How soon will Biden-supporters, that America-haters, tear down the Wall and surrender America to the rest of the world?)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/by_2_to_1_margin_voters_want_migrant_caravan_stopped_at_the_border

SPLC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Capitol Insurrection Shows How Trends On The Far-Right’s Fringe Have Become Mainstream.”
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2021/01/22/capitol-insurrection-shows-how-trends-far-rights-fringe-have-become-mainstream

January 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump leaves White House for last time to face an uncertain future at Mar-a-Lago – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-donald-trump-leaves-white-house-20210120-3qn4jyharrc67o7j5shbvfekyi-htmlstory.html
— Can Joe Biden hold off the left? – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-joe-biden-inauguration-kass-20210120-vjd7qwnlerc6zjtvvxgyexn7zi-story.html
— McConnell blames Trump, others in power for provoking Capitol riot: ‘The mob was fed lies’ – AP
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-mitch-mcconnell-trump-capitol-riots-20210119-wcvfpibhjrhohimy3y4wckdfbq-story.html
— President Trump pardons former chief strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-pardons-20210119-kzktdtp56fa4zdz2tfkckait4i-story.html
— Restaurants decry uneven playing field because of owners who flout indoor dining ban – PHIL VETTEL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-outdoor-dining-chicago-restaurants-20210119-mywwurdmizhlfg3yqdahpld42i-story.html
— 108 years after racially motivated trial, court docket for Black heavyweight champ Jack Johnson goes public – JASON MEISNER
(DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, Illinois Democrats will demand that all Illinois Republicans disclose what their ancestors did in 1913. My ancestors on my father’s side operated Crete’s only hardware store. My ancestors on my mother’s side operated a farm in Grant Park.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-jack-johnson-boxer-chicago-trial-docket-20210119-colkpe6hondotgs5knzyg35eeu-story.html
— FRONT PAGE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Asian-American professionals with Naperville ties talk racism, their roots, careers in District 203 virtual panel – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-203-asian-american-panel-st-0117-20210119-mmzboc7e6ncoje7hxctbjplmru-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA, ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Activists rally in Federal Plaza ahead of Biden inauguration. “We’re here because we know that this country is still facing innumerable crises,” said Victoria Cervantes, one of the rally’s organizers and a coordinator of the human rights group La Voz de los de Abajo. “We know that the inequity, the institutionalized racism, violence, poverty, problems from A to Z, are still facing us. – Sam Charles
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for all problems.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/19/22239733/activists-rally-in-federal-plaza-ahead-of-biden-inauguration
— Happy people who treat everyone nicely. Fairfield, Illinois, which voted even more for Trump in 2020 than it did in 2016, supports him still. – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/19/22238631/fairfield-wayne-county-votes-trump-presidency-2020-election-dispute-biden-inauguration-steinberg

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump leaves Washington. “I will tell you that the future of this country has never been better. I wish the new administration great luck, great success,” Trump said before boarding Air Force One for the last time. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/trump-leaves-washington

WTTW

— Lightfoot Extends Stay-at-Home Order Until Jan. 30 – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2021/01/19/lightfoot-extends-stay-home-order-until-jan-30
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see illegals as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://news.wttw.com/2021/01/19/aldermen-advance-measure-expand-protections-immigrants

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Crisis Lincoln faced in 1861 ‘larger’ than Biden’s, historians say. Abraham Lincoln faced a nation that was literally falling apart in 1861. Some parallels between then and now. – Steven Spearie
(DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs see Biden’s election as being a directive to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/01/20/abraham-lincoln-faced-crisis-1861-as-joe-biden-does-today/4200643001/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 338 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 3 deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 8.2% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/19/dupage-county-reports-338-covid-19-cases-tuesday-3-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-82/

MDJ ONLINE
— Republicans begin to whittle down potential Bill Brady replacements – Zach Roth
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/republicans-begin-to-whittle-down-potential-brady-replacements/article_fa259fd9-87fd-53e7-88c5-8701f03de977.html

WCIA
— “No White Guilt” Bags Thrown in Champaign and Urbana Neighborhoods
https://www.wcia.com/news/no-white-guilt-bags-thrown-in-champaign-and-urbana-neighborhoods/
— Police investigate ‘No White Guilt’ flyers scattered in yards – Brice Bement
https://www.wcia.com/news/police-investigate-no-white-guilt-flyers-scattered-in-yards/

RUSS STEWART
— MADIGAN MAY BE GONE, BUT HE’S TAKING $17.8 MILLION WITH HIM
http://www.russstewart.com/articles/2021/01-20-21.html

WILL COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— Upcoming April 6th Election Dominates Local Republican Activities
(DIERSEN: What are Republican organizations where you live doing to help elect Republican candidates on April 6?)
https://mailchi.mp/a8315c76c01b/upcoming-april-6th-election-dominates-local-republican-activities

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Catalina Lauf Reflects on Last Four Years on Inauguration Eve
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/lauf011921/
— Reick Reports on Springfield – The Most Comprehensive Yet
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/reick-reports-on-springfield/
— Jeff Schwartz Sworn In as County Board Member
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/jeff-schwartz-sworn-in-as-county-board-member/
— Conspiracies, Including Vote Fraud Showing Tweeter Deletions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/20/conspiracies/
— 2017 Inauguration Day Protests
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/20/2017-inauguration-day/
— Low Inflation Rate Will Limit Tax Hikes for Next Two Years
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/20/low-inflation-rate-will-limit-tax-hikes-for-next-two-years/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Plainfield Township Supervisor Facing 6 Count Federal Indictment Alleging Theft of Approximately $1,380,769.90 – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/01/plainfield-township-supervisor-facing-6-count-federal-indictment-alleging-theft-of-approximatly-1380769-90/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Shape of Things to Come in the Biden/Never-Trumper Dystopia – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/the-shape-of-things-to-come-in-the-biden-never-trumper-dystopia/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP LEAVES DC, SAYING “HAVE A GOOD LIFE, WE WILL SEE YOU SOON”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/trump-leaves-dc-saying-have-a-good-life-we-will-see-you-soon-.html
— JEANNE IVES ON THE FUTURE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/jeanne-ives-on-the-future-of-the-republican-party.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump leaves White House for last time, promises to return ‘in some form’ – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/20/trump-leaves-white-house-last-time-promises-return/
— Biden announces Day One erasure of Trump legacy. 1776 Commission, travel ban, border wall halted; climate change, racial justice to become focus of admin. – Stephen Dinan
(DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs see this as being a directive to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/20/joe-biden-announces-day-one-erasure-trump-legacy/
— Biden eyes executive orders as ‘common ground’ remains elusive – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/19/joe-biden-eyes-executive-orders-common-ground-rema/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Trump GOP is dead — the time to replace it is now – Nicole Russell
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want to use the Capitol Riot to destroy the Republican Party once and for all.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-trump-gop-is-dead-the-time-to-replace-it-is-now

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— How the Corporate Boycott of the GOP Could Backfire. Drawdown of corporate contributions could lead to more extremism, research shows. – Charles Fain Lehman
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about businesses and organizations in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois that ever-increasingly make it clear that they hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those businesses and organizations that promote BLM and/or LGBTQ.)
https://freebeacon.com/policy/how-the-corporate-boycott-of-the-gop-could-backfire/

FOX NEWS
— Huckabee pushes back on calls for ‘deprogramming’ Trump voters: ‘The cult of the left’ Huckabee says free Americans can think for themselves – Joshua Q. Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/huckabee-katie-couric-deprogram-trump-voters-cult
— Cotton: Democrats being ‘very sore winners’ toward Trump supporters ahead of Biden inauguration. Arkansas Republican says Dems want to use ‘narrow and probably fleeting majority to try to silence all opposition’ – Angelica Stabile
(DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations a) despise/hate Trump supporters and b) will use the Capitol Riot to destroy the Republican Party once and for all.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-cotton-democrats-being-sore-winners-towards-trump-supporters

GOPUSA
— In Fractured Country, Left Determined It Will Define ‘Unity’ And Punish Dissenters
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105417
— Opinions Disallowed: 12 National Guardsmen Removed From Inaugural Duty For ‘Inappropriate’ Comments
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105428
— Trump Vows His Movement Is ‘Just Beginning’ In Farewell Address
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105424
— Get Ready For 4 Years Of Media Sycophancy
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105422
— Biden Inauguration Day: America’s Dark Winter Begins
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105439

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The Challenge for Conservatives in a Post-Trump World – Lee Edwards
https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/the-challenge-conservatives-post-trump-world

NEWSMAX
— Giuliani to Newsmax TV: McConnell ‘Lying’ Putting Riot Blame on Trump
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/giuliani-capitol-riot-mcconnell/2021/01/19/id/1006338/
— For the Left, Calling Trump Names No Longer Works – Patrick Buchanan
https://www.newsmax.com/patrickbuchanan/antifa-blm-capitol-honduras/2021/01/19/id/1006167/
— Sore Winner Left Wants Right Silenced Forever – Michael Reagan with Michael R. Shannon
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/aws-big-dorsey-tech/2021/01/19/id/1006259/
— Social Media Faces Reckoning as Trump Ban Shatters ‘Neutral’ Facade
(DIERSEN: Social media giants focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are conservative.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/social-media/2021/01/19/id/1006337/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Social media giants crossed a threshold in banning President Donald Trump and an array of his supporters — and now face a quandary on defining their efforts to remain politically neutral while promoting democracy and free speech. After Jan. 6, with its unprecedented violence in the seat of Congress, Trump was banned for allegedly inciting the rioters — on platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Google-owned YouTube and Snapchat. The alternative network Parler, which drew many Trump backers, was forced offline by Amazon’s web services unit. The bans broke new ground for internet firms but also shattered the longstanding notion that they are simply neutral platforms open for all to express any views. “Banning Donald Trump was a crossing of a Rubicon for social media firms, and they can’t go back,” said Samuel Woolley, a professor and researcher with the University of Texas Center for Media Engagement. “Up to now their biggest goal was to promote free speech, but recent events have shown they can no longer do this.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “America in Fourth ‘Great Crisis.”
https://www.newsmax.com/us/ken-burns-documentary-filmmaker-movie/2021/01/19/id/1006282/

BLAZE
— MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says multiple major retailers will no longer sell his products following election controversy. He hits back with a classy response. ‘They were good partners’ – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-retailers

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— We Hope Biden Fails – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/we-hope-biden-fails

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Discussing The Idea Of Creating A New Political Party – SCOTT MOREFIELD
(DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations a) despise/hate Trump supporters, b) want Trump to start a new political party, and c) will use the Capitol Riot to destroy the Republican Party once and for all.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/19/donald-trump-patriot-new-political-party/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump delivers farewell address: ‘proud of what we achieved together,’ ‘best is yet to come’ ‘Now, as I prepare to hand power over to a new administration at noon on Wednesday, I want you to know that the movement we started is only just beginning.’ – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-delivers-farewell-address-proud-of-what-we-achieved-together-best-is-yet-to-come

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Trump Farewell Address: ‘The Movement We Started is Only Just Beginning’ – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/01/trump-farewell-address-the-movement-we-started-is-only-just-beginning/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Leaves Washington, Tells Supporters: ‘We Will Be Back in Some Form’ – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-leaves-washington-for-florida-skipping-bidens-inauguration_3663965.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Ultra-Woke Illinois Mandates Are Top Threat to U.S. Education – STANLEY KURTZ
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/ultra-woke-illinois-mandates-are-top-threat-to-u-s-education/

POLITICO
— President Biden Wants to Unite the Country. How Can He Do It? Two dozen thinkers offer bold ideas for a new administration in a fractious era.
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want to unite America against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/20/president-biden-administration-unity-healing-policies-experts-ideas-inauguration-roundup-460470
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Root out extremism in the military ranks. . .Reaffirm the First Amendment. . .A White House task force on white supremacy. . .Call out the excesses of the left. . .A Civic Communication Corps. . .Punish politicians who lie. . .Update national standards for U.S. history. . .Invest in better digital platforms. . .Rebuild a shared reality. . .A new voting rights act. . .A truth and reconciliation commission. . .Increase access to affordable housing. . .Investigate Trump’s treatment of immigrants. . .Reparations for Black Americans. . .A week of national mourning for Covid victims. . .A push for better masks. . .A nonpartisan, no-nonsense virus strategy. . .Lower drug prices—for the pandemic and beyond. . .A 21st-century WPA. . .American-made pharmaceuticals. . .A Mental Health Corps. . .Reinvest in the working class)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republican support for convicting Trump in Senate growing.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/19/republican-support-convicting-trump-growing-460247

NBC NEWS
— Biden’s call for unity isn’t helped by Big Tech’s deplatforming Trump and the right. It will only stoke resentment and make millions of Americans feel the elites dismiss their struggles and opinions — the same thing that helped lead to Trump. – Kelly Jane Torrance
(DIERSEN: The more that you promote the Republican Party platform, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs deplatform you. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/biden-s-call-unity-isn-t-helped-big-tech-s-ncna1254810

CNBC NEWS
— YouTube extends Trump suspension for another week – Jennifer Elias
(DIERSEN: Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/19/youtube-extends-trump-suspension-for-another-week.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Deepening Schism, McConnell Says Trump ‘Provoked’ Capitol Mob. The Senate majority leader’s remarks were the clearest signal yet that he has come to regard President Trump as a force who could drag down the Republican Party. – Nicholas Fandos
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/mcconnell-trump-capitol-riot.html
— Prosecute Trump? Biden Is Wary, but His Voters Are Eager. Urging unity, the president-elect has tried to focus on his policy plans. But many of those who elected him are still fixated on his predecessor: “He’s a crook and he needs to pay.” – Trip Gabriel
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/biden-trump-impeachment.html
— The Arizona G.O.P. Is Sticking With Trumpism, Whether Arizona Republicans Like It or Not. Despite losing a Senate seat and seeing Joe Biden win the state, state party leaders in the land of Barry Goldwater and John McCain aren’t switching gears. They’re doubling down. – Jennifer Medina
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/arizona-republicans-trump.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Biden to Announce Broad Plan to Reverse Trump Immigration Policies. Legislation he will propose on his first day as president will give undocumented immigrants the chance to become citizens and restore and expand programs for refugees and asylum seekers. – Michael Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/biden-immigration-policies.html
— The Ideas Behind Trump’s 1776 Commission Report. The report of the president’s 1776 Commission advocating ‘patriotic history’ has no citations or source list. But its claims derive from arguments that have long circulated on the right. – Jennifer Schuessler
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/arts/1776-commission-claims-trump.html
— Pandemic teacher shortages imperil in-person schooling. – Natasha Singer
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/world/pandemic-teacher-shortages-imperil-in-person-schooling.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Does McConnell understand that he is being used by hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates to destroy not only Trump and his supporters, but to destroy America?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/20/mcconnell-raised-whole-bunch-questions/
— A Florida lawmaker wants a highway named after Trump. Some Democrats vow ‘not even a bench’ will bear his name. – Antonia Noori Farzan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/20/trump-highway-florida/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ask “How long will Washington have to be an armed camp?”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-01-20/how-long-will-washington-d-c-have-to-be-an-armed-camp

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “How Donald Trump will be remembered after four tumultuous years as president.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/20/trump-legacy-how-history-see-presidents-tumultuous-four-years/4158507001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Has Discussed Starting a New Political Party – Andrew Restuccia
(DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations a) despise/hate Trump supporters, b) want Trump to start a new political party, and c) will use the Capitol Riot to destroy the Republican Party once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-impeachment-biden-inauguration/card/90pPMzFPqr5fMzg1Bkbs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s unclear how serious Mr. Trump is about starting a new party, which would require a significant investment of time and resources. The president has a large base of supporters, some of whom were not deeply involved in Republican politics prior to Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign. Third parties have typically failed to draw enough support to play a major role in national elections. Any effort to start a new party would likely face intense opposition from Republican party officials, who would chafe at the thought of Mr. Trump peeling off support from GOP candidates.)
— Conspiracy Charges Filed Over Capitol Riot – Aruna Viswanatha
https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-conspiracy-charges-filed-over-capitol-riot-11611080191
— More Americans Face Retirement Insecurity. A Boston College study shows the pandemic worsens an already grim trend. – Anne Tergesen
(DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars. My CSRS pension is less than what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-americans-face-retirement-insecurity-11611064810
— Net Neutrality and Big Tech’s Speech Hypocrisy. Facebook and Twitter once positioned themselves as champions of an open internet. No longer. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/net-neutrality-and-big-techs-speech-hypocrisy-11611097017
— How Will President Biden Govern? By his own instincts, or the desires of his party’s progressives? – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-will-president-biden-govern-11611097636
— America the Unextreme. Politicians need to relearn the wisdom of not denigrating voters by the millions. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-the-unextreme-11611096925

FORBES
— Fox News Lays Off Staffers As Trump Leaves Office – Nicholas Reimann
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/01/19/fox-news-lays-off-staffers-as-trump-leaves-office/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Half Of Americans View Trump Presidency As A Failure.” I should write a book about hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who wanted Trump to fail.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/01/19/polls-half-of-americans-view-trump-presidency-as-a-failure/

KMJN
— NBC News Poll: Voters Bleak on US Track, Future
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more bleak that your future is: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.kmjnow.com/news/nbc-news-poll-voters-bleak-on-us-track-future/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 70% of voters think the country is on the wrong track and that the next four years will remain politically divided — while a majority are pessimistic about America’s future, a new poll showed. The NBC News poll released a day before the Wednesday inauguration of Joe Biden paints a bleak picture of a worried nation. Here’s the breakdown: 73% say the country is on the wrong track. 73% say the United States will remain divided in the next four years. 53% say they’re worried and pessimistic about the nation’s future — the first time that response has been given to the question since 1998. The poll also showed voters find Biden likable and ethical, but didn’t give him high marks on the economy or for sharing their positions on the issues. 39% gave Biden a “4” or “5” on a five-point scaled on the economy; 38% gave him those high marks on sharing their positions on the issues. 55% of voters give Biden a “4” or “5” on a five-point scale of being knowledgeable and experienced enough to handle the presidency, and 53% as being easygoing and likable. 47% gave Biden high marks for having the ability to handle a crisis, and 45% give him high marks for having high personal and ethical standards.)

DAILY BEAST
— Fox News Launches ‘Purge’ to ‘Get Rid of Real Journalists,’ Insiders Say ‘BLOOD BATH’ Fox laid off at least 16 staffers, including Chris Stirewalt, who defended the election-night call that pissed off Trump. Insiders say the firings are part of an ideological purge. – Diana Falzone and Lachlan Cartwright
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-launches-purge-to-get-rid-of-real-journalists
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But a dozen current and recently departed Fox News employees who spoke with The Daily Beast all said the “purge”—as a few characterized it—was part of the network’s larger effort to pivot its website from straight-news reporting to right-wing opinion content in the mold of Fox’s primetime programming. “There is a concerted effort to get rid of real journalists,” said one recently departed Fox staffer. “They laid capable people off who were actual journalists and not blind followers.” Others said it was an attempt to silence leakers from speaking to outside media about the changes being instituted by Porter Berry, a former producer for Hannity and Bill O’Reilly, who recently transitioned from the TV side to running Fox’s digital properties. “Porter’s uncomfortable around and is suspicious of experienced editors,” one Fox News insider remarked to The Daily Beast. “They make him feel inept because his background is entirely in TV.” “Porter is at the helm,” one current employee declared of the layoffs, while a recently departed staffer said: “This is all Porter. Both an ideological purge and a purge of people he was threatened by.” “It’s essentially the final nail in the coffin for digital journalism at Fox,” another recently departed staffer declared. Though, this former staffer noted, the shift to focusing on right-wing opinion has paid off for Berry. “What has slightly been working for him are recaps of the network’s primetime opinion shows,” the source said, and so the desire is for more “cheap labor to write a dozen 250 word recaps of the network’s primetime shows.”)

INDEPENDENT
— What if the US had a five-party system (Democratic Socialists, Progressive Democrats, Centre Bloc, Conservatives, America First)? The Trump years have wrecked the Republican Party, and the Democrats are pulling in different directions. But it doesn’t have to be this way. – Andrew Naughtie
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most anti-conservative leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be conservative to give themselves standing to destroy conservatives.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/us-politics-five-party-system-b1789531.html

January 18 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Multiple weekend carjackings raise concerns of city leaders, victims looking for answers. Woman shot in Aurora carjacking while eating in Wendy’s parking lot. – Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/it-is-happening-everywhere-chicago-area-sees-spike-in-carjackings/9763756/
— FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack ahead of inauguration – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/fbi-vetting-guard-troops-in-dc-amid-fears-of-insider-attack/9774675/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Time and again, it was a rebellion, not a riot. Words like “riot,” “protester,” “agitator” and “looter” have been weaponized to discredit people of color and their calls for justice.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/15/22233534/time-and-again-it-was-a-rebellion-not-a-riot
— Chicago South Sider, ex-St. Sabina altar boy, leads National Guard mobilization for Biden inauguration. Maj. Gen. William Walker, the commanding general of the D.C. National Guard overseeing the military mobilization for Joe Biden’s inauguration, graduated from St. Sabina, Leo, UIC and Chicago State. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/17/22236401/biden-inauguration-william-walker-commander-dc-national-guard-chicago-capitol-attack
— Black politicians launch training program for next generation. The program, called the Black Bench, will launch on Martin Luther King Day and is co-chaired by Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and Jacky Grimshaw, a political advisor for the late Mayor Harold Washington and the current vice president of government affairs for the Center for Neighborhood Technology. – Rachel Hinton
(DIERSEN: Since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks, and at everyone else, that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/17/22235907/chicago-politics-black-bench-politicians-training-program-alex-sims-jesse-white-jacky-grimshaw

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After the US Capitol attack, a renewed look at Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of nonviolent protest – DAHLEEN GLANTON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-martin-luther-king-jesse-jackson-20210118-ptyfjdkhrfdrvhwjnndt7l5sgu-story.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Acting swiftly, not wisely – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-acting-swiftly-not-wisely/article_8f10a5bf-2822-503f-bef9-470440eef05a.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden aims for unifying speech at daunting moment for U.S. – AP
(DIERSEN: From what I see, those who voted for Biden want him to use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries once and for all that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-aims-for-unifying-speech-at-daunting-moment-for-us

WCIA
— Pritzker moves prisoners ahead of adults with high-risk medical conditions in vaccination line – Mark Maxwell
(DIERSEN: One could argue that members of protected groups should be at the front of the line. Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Trump-haters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems.)
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/pritzker-moves-prisoners-ahead-of-adults-with-high-risk-medical-conditions-in-vaccination-line/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Far Right Extremism’s History In America.” Are you on the right? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being an far right extremist. They stress that I support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/far-right-extremisms-history-america#stream/0
— Despite Warnings, Many State Capitols See Only Small Protests And Quiet Streets – BILL CHAPPELL
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/despite-warnings-many-state-capitols-see-only-small-protests-and-quiet-streets#stream/0

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports fewest COVID-19 cases in a month with 143 new infections Sunday. Man in his 20s among five deaths. – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/17/dupage-county-reports-fewest-covid-19-cases-in-a-month-with-143-new-infections-sunday/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Kinzinger Promises GOP Civil War
(DIERSEN: How successful will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters be in using Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization?)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/16/kinzinger-promises-gop-civil-war/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Leftists Exploit Violence to Cancel Conservatives – Laurie Higgins
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Republican organizations officially banish conservatives, that is, how soon, if not already, will Republican organizations officially banish Republicans? I should write a book about all the many things that the following organizations have done since 2000 to banish conservatives, that is, to banish Republicans: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/leftists-exploit-violence-to-cancel-conservatives/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: STANFORD STUDY AND OTHERS PROVE COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS DON’T WORK
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/rossi-stanford-u-study-and-others-prove-covid-19-lockdowns-dont-work.html
— GERMAN LEADERS CONDEMN SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP, CALL FOR REGULATION OF BIG TECH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/german-leaders-condemn-social-media-censorship-call-for-regulation-of-big-tech.html
— FREE SPEECH? FORGET IT.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/free-speech-forget-it.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats say case against Trump is solid even if U.S. Capitol attack was pre-planned – Alex Swoyer
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump wanted the Capitol Riot and not just a big demonstration.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/17/democrats-donald-trump-still-to-blame-if-capitol-a/
— When extremist groups converge: Attackers at Capitol carried diverse agendas – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/17/diverse-extremists-converged-capitol-siege/

FOX NEWS
— Democrats’ anti-Trump blitz goes too far – here’s who they might inadvertently hurt the most. Viciousness of Democrats seeking to punish Trump for ‘inciting violence’ knows no bounds. – Liz Peek
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/democrats-anti-trump-blitz-liz-peek
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump misled followers into believing election was rigged, resulted in attack on Capitol.” According to my critics/opponents, I should be gotten rid of because my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters mislead everyone.
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/hutchinson-trump-followers-election-rigged-resulted-attack-capitol

GOPUSA
— Guatemalan Caravans Head North To Collect On Biden Commitments
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105275
— A Few Quiet, Peaceful Protests Took Place This Weekend Amidst Officials’ Fear Of The People
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105305
— Poll Shows 91% Of GOP Voters Still With Trump … McConnell Worried?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105281
— Baseball Great Curt Schilling Says AIG Insurance Canceled His Policy After Pro-Trump Posts
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105313

AMERICAN THINKER
— Leftists successfully persecuting those who questioned election results, aiming to destroy careers – Thomas Lifson
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the rest of the world make it illegal to seek or hold any kind of office unless you promote the Democrat, Libertarian, or Green party platforms? How soon, if not already, will the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, and your Republican county/township/ward organization make it illegal to seek or hold any kind of party office unless you promote the Democrat, Libertarian, or Green party platforms?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/leftists_successfully_persecuting_those_who_questioned_election_results_aiming_to_destroy_careers.html

BREITBART
— Migrant Caravan in Guatemala Pushes Through Border from Honduras — Heading to U.S.A. – BOB PRICE
(DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will use citizens of foreign countries to destroy the Republican Party and to destroy America.)
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/01/16/migrant-caravan-in-guatemala-pushes-through-border-from-honduras-heading-to-u-s-a/

BLAZE
— Thousands marching in migrant caravan to US demand Biden administration ‘honor its commitments’ – Paul Sacca
(DIERSEN: How many illegals, that is, citizens of foreign countries, will the Democrats require America, Illinois, your county, your county district, your township, your municipality, your municipal district, and your precinct to house, to feed, to cloth, to give health care to, to employ, to provide transportation to, etc.?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/migrant-caravan-biden-immigration-policy

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— They have opened the Gates of Hell and it’s a one-way passage. – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/they-have-opened-the-gates-of-hell-and-it-s-a-one-way-passage
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The entire American tech stack, which enables Americans to buy, sell, pay, and communicate, has been weaponized in furtherance of a radical anti-freedom agenda. This is the single most chilling week in my lifetime, and America’s since the Civil War. If you don’t comply with the Left’s dogma and agenda, your ability to provide for your family, communicate with your friends, express your once-free-opinions, and live an American life, will come grinding to a halt. The glibness with which this fascist playbook has been enacted by billionaire boys-with-dictatorial-toys, the power-hungry Democratic Party, and their virtue signaling cultural proxies, only serves to underscore the deep fractures, incompatibility, and irreconcilable differences between the two visions of and for America: An exceptional, but imperfect nation, which has incrementally improved on all dimensions since inception, and has done more good for humanity than all nations in history in the aggregate.)

TOWNHALL
— Unfettered Immigration Imperils Job Prospects, Wages, and Security for all Americans – Jeff Davidson
(DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will use citizens of foreign countries to destroy the Republican Party and to destroy America.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2021/01/17/unfettered-immigration-imperils-job-prospects-wages-and-security-for-all-americans-n2583251

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— CNN Trying To Deplatform OAN and Newsmax
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have had success in deplatforming me: I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/01/cnn-trying-to-deplatform-oan-and-newsmax/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Slight Relief From Illinois’ Predatory Government – Richard Porter
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/17/slight_relief_from_illinois_predatory_government_145056.html

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Sen. Rand Paul Warns Of Exodus From Republican Party If GOP Senators Back Impeachment
(DIERSEN: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party a) want Republican Senators to impeach Trump and thereby destroy the Republican Party once and for all and b) want Republicans who support the Republican Party platform to break away and form a new political party.)
https://www.oann.com/sen-rand-paul-warns-of-exodus-from-republican-party-if-gop-senators-back-impeachment/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Biden’s ‘huge overreach’ could see opposition – Chris Woodward
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2021/01/18/bidens-huge-overreach-could-see-opposition

THE HILL
— GOP senators wrestle with purging Trump from party – ALEXANDER BOLTON
(DIERSEN: Which hate-filled Kinzinger supporting Trump-hating Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders will take the lead in a) purging the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump; b) purging the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump; c) purging the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump; d) purging the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump; e) purging the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party and your Republican county/township/ward party organizations who support Trump; f) purging the Republican elected/appointed officials who represent you in America, Illinois, your county, your township/ward, and in your municipality who support Trump; and g) purging the Republican candidates on April 6, 2021 ballots for your precinct who support Trump?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/534525-gop-senators-wrestle-with-purging-trump-from-party

POLITICO
— How Trump’s fights with tech transformed Republicans’ beliefs on free speech. Ronald Reagan’s appointees wiped out government-imposed balance requirements for broadcasters when they repealed the Fairness Doctrine. Trump leaves behind a GOP that wants to punish bias on social media. – JOHN HENDEL
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, but failing that, b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters, but failing that, c) to punish me severely: Facebook, Google, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), etc. My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, ICRC Steering Committee member, AAPC Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/18/trump-free-speech-big-tech-459833

NBC NEWS
— Nursing homes make big push to change minds of workers who refused vaccination. Cash bonuses, free TVs and paid time off are among the incentives nursing homes are offering to persuade staff members to get vaccinated. – Suzy Khimm
(DIERSEN: From what I see, leaders of Republican organizations will get rid of their members who do not get vaccinated.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nursing-homes-make-big-push-change-minds-workers-who-refused-n1254509
— North Carolina cities begin passing historic LGBTQ nondiscrimination laws – Jo Yurcaba
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the rest of the world make it illegal to seek or hold any kind of office unless you promote LGBTQ? How soon, if not already, will the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, and your Republican county/township/ward organization make it illegal to seek or hold any kind of party office unless you promote LGBTQ?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/n-carolina-cities-begin-passing-historic-lgbtq-nondiscrimination-laws-n1254539

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters gloat that “Twitter suspends GOP congresswoman.”
DIERSEN: Who wants your speech to be suspended and why? My critics/opponents want my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and my www.gopillinois.com website to be suspended because I include links in them to articles that they do not like. They do not like articles that oppose the promotion of a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j) reverse discrimination, and k) age discrimination.)
https://yorknewstimes.com/news/national/inauguration-week-is-here-twitter-suspends-gop-congresswoman-nfl-down-to-final-4/article_701caad5-0403-5e93-8831-b7d4a3924ff8.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twitter on Sunday temporarily suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican U.S. Congresswoman from Georgia who has expressed racist views and support for QAnon conspiracy theories online. Greene’s account was suspended “without explanation,” she said in a statement, while also condemning big tech companies for “silencing” conservative views. The 46-year-old businesswoman and political newcomer was elected to represent Georgia’s 14th District in November. She’s gained large followings on social media in part by posting incendiary videos and comments and has also embraced QAnon, a far-right U.S. conspiracy theory centered around the debunked belief that President Donald Trump is waging a secret campaign against enemies in the “deep state” and a child sex trafficking ring they say is linked to Democrats. Before noon Sunday, Greene posted a clip from an interview with a local news outlet in which she condemned Georgia election officials and expressed support for debunked theories claiming that voting machines, absentee ballots and other issues led to widespread fraud in the state during the presidential election.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Yes, You Should Blame Fox For Whipping Up Radicals.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/business/media/fox-news-seth-rich-settlement.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater uses Warnock to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/opinion/raphael-warnock-georgia-senate.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “How Republicans Are Warping Reality Around the Capitol Attack. Loyalists to President Trump are increasingly relying on conspiracy theories and misinformation, drawing false equivalence with last summer’s racial protests and blaming outside agitators.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/us/politics/Capitol-conspiracy-theories-blm-antifa.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Migrant Caravan, Now in Guatemala, Tests Regional Resolve to Control Migration. As many as 7,000 migrants from Central America are hoping to reach the United States to escape poverty intensified by hurricanes and the pandemic. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has pledged to ease asylum rules.” Sooner or later, Democrats will grant asylum to all the citizens of all the countries of the world who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/world/americas/migrant-caravan-us-biden-guatemala-immigration.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Mitch McConnell, still the crucial Republican leader – Hugh Hewitt
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want McConnell to drive all those who voted for Trump out of the Republican Party, that is, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want McConnell to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/17/mitch-mcconnell-still-crucial-republican-leader/
— Rallies ahead of Capitol riot were planned by established Washington insiders – Robert O’Harrow Jr.
(DIERSEN: Are you an Republican insider? I have never been a Republican insider and I never will be one because the leaders of the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization consider me to be too conservative. Further, party leaders reject me because I refuse to glorify and praise them, pander to them, serve as one of their operatives or dupes, or give money them money.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/capitol-rally-organizers-before-riots/2021/01/16/c5b40250-552d-11eb-a931-5b162d0d033d_story.html
— FBI screens U.S. troops for possible insider threats ahead of inauguration – Paul Sonne, Dan Lamothe and Missy Ryan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/military-inauguration-extremist-threat/2021/01/17/ed8885ba-593a-11eb-aaad-93988621dd28_story.html
— ‘A place to fund hope’: How Proud Boys and other fringe groups found refuge on a Christian fundraising website – Amy Brittain and David Willman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/a-place-to-fund-hope-how-proud-boys-and-other-fringe-groups-found-refuge-on-a-christian-fundraising-website/2021/01/18/14a536ee-574b-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— The left now just wants to silence conservatives — all of them. – Michael Barone
(DIERSEN: Who wants to silence you? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to silence me.)
https://nypost.com/2021/01/17/the-left-wants-to-silence-conservatives-all-of-them/
— I interned in Trump’s White House – am I now unemployable? – Greg Giangrande
(DIERSEN: The following has made me unemployable: a) I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 23 years; b) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; c) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and d) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. Further, my demographics are terrible: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), 100% American, German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, union member for almost 12 years, overweight, type 2 diabetes, etc. Further, I oppose the promotion of dependency on charity, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://nypost.com/2021/01/17/i-interned-in-trumps-white-house-am-i-now-unemployable/
— Why Democrats demonize good GOPers too – Miranda Devine
(DIERSEN: Of course, ever-increasingly, hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters will use the Capitol Riot to do more and more and more to get rid of conservatives once and for all.)
https://nypost.com/2021/01/17/why-democrats-demonize-good-gopers-too-devine/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There’s a reason why blameless Republicans and Trump voters are being tarred with the same brush as the Capitol rioters. It’s not enough just to arrest and prosecute actual lawbreakers who smashed their way into to the Capitol. No, anyone who supported the president, voted for him or worked for his administration, now has to be hunted down and purged. They’re losing their jobs, having their insurance canceled, their book contracts and recording deals torn up. They are being banned from flying or banking or speaking on social media. A petition at Harvard University even demands Trump staffers have their degrees revoked. A feverish mood is afoot, evoking the spirit of McCarthyism and the Salem witch trials, in which irrationality and hysteria point fingers at the innocent. But it is not just an emotional overreaction to the frightening events of Jan. 6. It is a deliberate tactic designed to intimidate conservatives and silence their protests when the Biden administration radically remakes the country, as it has promised to do from Day One. Democrats and their allies in corporate America are preemptively taking out the opposition because they know that their prescriptions don’t work and are opposed by the majority of Americans. They will now have control of both houses of Congress and the White House and are working fast to establish one-party rule — including stacking the Supreme Court to remove the remaining check on their power, stacking the Senate by creating two new states, and stacking the nation’s demography with unchecked immigration. Dismantling border protection is exactly the worst thing to do at a time when our health system is hard-pressed coping with the coronavirus and the economy is weak. Even if Biden delays his promised implementation of sweeping immigration reform, he has signaled his intent, and caravans of hopeful souls in search of a better life already are on the move in Honduras, in what The Washington Post likes to call a “super spreader event” when reporting on any gathering involving Republicans. Nancy Pelosi also has revived her H.R. 1. election “reforms,” which failed to pass the Republican-controlled Senate in 2017 and which include such beauties as universal mail-in balloting, same-day registration, weakened voter ID requirements, early voting, doxing of donors and legalized ballot harvesting. H.R.1. is what you call pouring fuel on a fire. Pelosi also has added statehood for Washington, DC, to her progressive wish list as a “sacred” right, and who will stop her? The only levers we have left to oppose this authoritarian power grab is protest and free speech. Hence the crackdown on free speech by a partisan Big Tech oligopoly that wields the ever-present threat of arbitrary censorship over conservatives in the public square. Just as the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis was the pretext to reanimate racial division in an election year, so, too, is the Capitol riot a golden opportunity for the left to criminalize dissent. “There are millions of Americans, almost all white, almost all Republicans, who somehow need to be deprogrammed,” Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson told MSNBC last week in the wake of the Capitol riot. In other words, all Trump voters are guilty by association. They are seditionists, insurrectionists and white supremacists. They deserve excommunication, deplatforming, and reputational and financial ruin. CNN’s intolerance tzar, Don Lemon, last week lumped in the 74 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump with the Klu Klux Klan and Nazis. China-lovin’ Rep. Eric Swalwell compared Trump to Osama bin Laden. Corporate America is heeding the message. Loews over the weekend caved into Twitter activists and canceled Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s fundraiser in one of its hotels in February. Simon and Schuster already had canceled Hawley’s book contract after he voted to hold up certification of Joe Biden’s victory. Musician Ariel Pink had his recording contract canceled because he attended the Trump rally on Jan. 6, even though he says he did not march to the Capitol. Business journal Forbes warned companies that hire former Trump officials such as Kayleigh McEnany or Kellyanne Conway that they will be blacklisted. Twitter boss Jack Dorsey told his staff in a video leaked to Project Veritas that banning Trump was just the first step in his purge of Wrong Think. “This is much bigger than one account.” None of this makes discourse safer. It just drives it underground, where it becomes more toxic. But the aim is to dehumanize conservatives so that any cruelty can be inflicted on them and they are powerless to resist. “Unity Joe” Biden himself likened his political opponents, Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley, to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels last week. He has always played up his image as a consensus politician able to reach across the aisle. That vapor trail of comity is probably what propelled him to victory. On Wednesday, he will have the authority to make good on that promise. So far, it doesn’t look promising. At least there was a small victory for free speech Sunday. Fledgling social-media platform Parler is back online a week after being closed down in a pincer movement by Amazon, Apple and Google.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Warnock’s election reminds us that Black churches are vital to Democratic success – Robert Greene II
(DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/01/18/warnocks-election-reminds-us-that-black-churches-are-vital-democratic-success/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will Covid-19 Shake Up Capitalism? The pandemic sped up demands for changes in the economic system. Shareholders might want to brace for change.
(DIERSEN: Democrats are doing everything that they can to use COVID-19 to destroy capitalism.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-covid-19-shake-up-capitalism-11610817856
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at Blacks and at women a) that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks and women have and b) that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/black-women-ready-to-virtually-cheer-on-kamala-harriss-inauguration-11610895600
— Proud Boys, Seizing Trump’s Call to Washington, Helped Lead Capitol Attack. Far-right group invoked the president’s rhetoric to build momentum toward violent showdown, a Wall Street Journal review shows. – Georgia Wells, Rebecca Ballhaus and Keach Hagey
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump wanted the Capitol Riot and not just a big demonstration.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/proud-boys-seizing-trumps-call-to-washington-helped-lead-capitol-attack-11610911596
— Far-Right Affiliations Seen Among Those Recently Charged in Capitol Riot – Aruna Viswanatha and Sadie Gurman
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonized, denigrated, and condemned TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition as being far-right organizations.)
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-impeachment-biden-inauguration
— Capitol Riot Becomes Civics Lessons in Schools – Yoree Koh and Jennifer Calfas
(DIERSEN: Of course Democrat teachers will use the Capitol Riot to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/capitol-riot-becomes-civics-lessons-in-schools-11610971201
— Blacklists Are the Rage in Publishing – Thomas Spence
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) have many millions on their blacklists and b) blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blacklists-are-the-rage-in-publishing-11610981201

USA TODAY
— ‘They want to take your speech away,’ censorship cry unites Trump supporters and extremists after Capitol attack – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/15/censorship-trump-extremists-facebook-twitter-social-media-capitol-riot/4178737001/
— Can you be too old to travel? Age isn’t as important as your mental, physical fitness level – Christopher Elliott
(DIERSEN: What demonstrates “your mental, physical fitness level?” For me, it is a) my having put together and sent out a GOUPSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning since 2004 and b) my having put together and sent out a GOUPSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every evening since 2015.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/advice/2021/01/15/can-you-too-be-old-to-travel-consider-these-factors-before-you-book/4144468001/
— Joe Biden pledges to address pay, systemic racism: ‘Black and Latino unemployment gap remains too large’ – Charisse Jones
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black or Latino in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black or Latino could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black or Latino in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks and Latinos in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black or Latino in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black or Latino in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black or Latino could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/01/18/biden-black-america-plans-boost-lending-address-racial-inequities/3578539001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Prevention best way to fight radicalization – Alia Dastagir
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to prevent everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/01/14/capitol-riot-radicalization-what-know-de-radicalization-how-to-help/4160249001/

LAS VEGA S SUN
— Donors have effective means to alter behavior in Republican Party
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican candidates and Republican organization leaders who since 2000 have acted like they have taken money from donors on the condition that they get rid of me, get rid of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, get rid of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and/or get rid of Illinois Center Right Coalition. I would focus on Republican candidates who have been on ballots in my precinct, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on donors who I have sued.)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/jan/17/donors-have-effective-means-to-alter-behavior-in-r/

NEWSWEEK
— There Will be No GOP Civil War – NEWT GINGRICH
(DIERSEN: But what about Illinois? What percent of the following side with Kinzinger against the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, against the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, against the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and against the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party and your Republican county/township/ward party organizations; b) the Republican elected/appointed officials who represent you in America, Illinois, your county, your township/ward, and in your municipality; and c) the Republican candidates on April 6, 2021 ballots for your precinct?)
https://www.newsweek.com/there-will-no-gop-civil-war-opinion-1562009
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is a sign of how self-delusional the anti-Trump forces are that they could look at the House vote on impeaching President Trump (the second time) and convince themselves it was the harbinger of a civil war. House Republicans split 197-10 against Pelosi’s second impeachment effort. Only in the delusional world of the Left could a vote in which 197 people were on one side and only 10 were on the other be described as the beginning of a civil war.)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Wanted to Erase Obama’s Legacy. He Failed.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01/trump-wanted-to-erase-obamas-legacy-he-failed.html

ATLANTIC
— Republicans Will Try to Pretend Like Trump Never Happened. A collective case of amnesia will begin to set in the moment the president leaves office. – MCKAY COPPINS
(DIERSEN: Establishment Republican Party leaders, that is, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs, have always been closer to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs than to Republicans. They have always been closer to moderates, liberals, LGBTQers, abortionists, illegals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, etc. than to conservatives.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/republicans-are-already-rewriting-trump-years/617715/

RAW STORY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump has turned the GOP into a ‘circus tent’ full of racists and QAnon kooks.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-qanon-2650010525/

FAST COMPANY
— 3 ways to build influence at work—and get more done – CHRISTINA DEL VILLAR
(DIERSEN: To get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did everything that they could to get rid of their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90588403/3-ways-to-build-influence-at-work-and-get-more-done

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “‘It’s not their party any more’: Trump leaves Republicans deeply fractured. The president has ignited a civil war in his own party, creating bitter divides that will be felt for years to come.” How successful will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters be in using Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/16/donald-trump-republican-party-divided-impeachment-capitol-attack

January 16 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— JANUARY 11, 2021 FLASHBACK: ILGOP Announces Open Process & Timeline for Selection of New Chairman
(DIERSEN: The deadline for filing an application is 5:00 PM on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Who do you want to file an application? Who has filed an application? Who will file an application? Who do you want the next Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Chairman to be? How will the next IRP Chairman treat the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump? How will the next IRP Chairman treat Illinois voters who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform? If I was still the Chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organization would host a candidate forum for IRP Chairman candidates.)
https://mailchi.mp/a6f9781827ce/icymi-pritzker-admin-mia-while-over-20-of-lasalle-veterans-home-residents-die-of-covid-4707208?e=766e44889d
— JANUARY 11, 2021 FLASHBACK: APPLICATION: Illinois Republican Party Chairman Qualifications 2021
https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Illinois-Republican-Party-Chairman-Application.pdf

CRAIN’S CHICAGO
— The Illinois GOP has an opportunity—even now. Yes, they’re facing a crisis of epic proportions in the post-Trump era. But don’t underestimate Illinois Democrats’ ability to overreach—and to ignore the dangers of failing to appeal to voters in the middle. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-gop-has-opportunity-even-now
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Call it the Adam Kinzinger conundrum. Ask top Illinois Republicans who can lead the party back to the glory days, the days when the party’s nominee could grab a U.S. Senate seat or defeat Gov. J.B. Pritzker, and they’ll drop Kinzinger’s name. And almost as quickly, they’ll openly wonder whether the southwest suburban congressman who voted to impeach President Donald Trump can win a GOP primary and make it to the general election. So it goes for a GOP that, both in Illinois and nationally, is going through an existential identity crisis, one whose results will affect all of us and not just Republicans. Trump is toast. History. Soon to leave the White House and, after the invasion of Capitol Hill, without any real prospect to again hold public office or remain the dominant figure in the GOP. It may take a while but, like an ice cube in the sun, he’ll melt away, caught alone in a tweet-less land. But if Trump is gone, his voters and their issues remain. To deny them, to ignore their calls and their concerns, is to beg for another Trump to rise up later. “I don’t believe in a cult of personality,” says former gubernatorial and congressional hopeful Jeanne Ives, a cultural and economic conservative by anyone’s measure. But while the GOP needs to “take the rhetoric down,” she adds, “people want someone who is fighting for them. . . .People are tired of big government with no solutions.” Now, one of the reasons why many voters consider government to be the enemy is because of the garbage some of their leaders from Fox News-land are feeding them. You know, the enablers, the folks who helped peddle the line that arguably the most investigated and litigated presidential contest in American history has been rigged and unfairly decided. Like downstate U.S. Reps. Mike Bost and Mary Miller. Even as the Capitol was still reeling from the impact of a cop-battering, glass-breaking mob, they voted to give the mob what it wanted: a halt to certification of the presidential winner for no good reason beyond Trump’s heart’s desire. Or Todd Ricketts. He and his siblings own the Chicago Cubs, and some think his deep wallet might make Ricketts a candidate for statewide office or a major backer thereof sometime soon. But if Ricketts has any regrets for heading fundraising for Trump, he hasn’t voiced them. I’ve asked. Or the four other Republican congressmen from Illinois who couldn’t bring themselves to join Kinzinger and vote to hold the instigator in chief to account. That having been said, while some surely are flat-earthers and anti-vaxxers, 2.5 million Illinoisans voted for Trump. Their issues, be it tax rates, public safety or jobs, need to be addressed. They count. The truth is that, with Republicans in disarray, Illinois Democrats are utterly full of themselves, convinced in their gut they can do what they want because no one will call them to account. I’ll admit the Illinois House recently did finally retire Speaker Mike Madigan—after a decade of bad publicity and a growing series of federal indictments in the Commonwealth Edison scandal, that is. But those same legislative Democrats in that same legislative session also voted to boost Chicago firefighter pensions that the city already can’t pay for, costing hundreds of millions of dollars. The Dems also voted to further boost the bargaining clout of a Chicago Teachers Union that literally wants to own both sides of the bargaining table. Why? Because the unions wanted it, that’s why. And rank-and-file Democratic lawmakers don’t have the guts to say no. What I’m saying is that Illinois Republicans have opportunity, even now. Democrats are quite capable of soiling their own nest. But to reach millions of voters in the middle, the GOP somehow has to cleanse a brand that now is horridly tarnished. Please, give me real choice on Election Day.)

ABC7
— Chicago protest expected as Illinois, US brace for possible unrest leading to Inauguration Day Illinois State Capitol fortified as National Guard responds across country – Evelyn Holmes
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot to get rid of Trump-supporters once and for all, and especially to get rid of Trump-supporters who are law enforcement officers, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-protest-expected-as-il-braces-for-possible-unrest-leading-to-inauguration/9711806/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A ‘new day’ or same old for Illinois taxpayers? – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-illinois-taxpayers-kass-20210116-4qlljytcybftvkuugoqkkncyt4-story.html
— New state House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch made commitments for reform to force out Madigan. Can he keep them? – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-speaker-emanuel-welch-20210116-gpagy25qirh7zmtrva6norlcb4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As inauguration in divided nation nears, Illinois getting ready for anything — and hopefully, nothing – Andrew Sullender
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot to get rid of Trump-supporters once and for all, and especially to get rid of Trump-supporters who are law enforcement officers, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/15/22234090/inauguration-illinois-pritzker-trump-biden-springfield-capitol-protests-seige-fbi
— Growing up racist in the shadow of Dr. King – David McGrath
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty, Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty. Libertarians and Libertarian plants are nasty. Greens and Green plants are nasty. Independents and Independent plants are nasty. RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about the aforesaid who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my hometown of Crete the most. They stress that when I lived there 1948-1972, a) most of Crete’s residents were German Lutherans and b) no minorities lived there. They hint/imply/argue/stout that anyone who grew up in Crete when I did is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/14/22231611/chicago-racism-evergreen-park-dr-martin-luther-king-day-cvs-david-mcgrath
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans Wonder How, And If, They Can Pull The Party Back Together.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republicans-wonder-how-and-if-they-can-pull-party-back-together#stream/0

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Stava-Murray restores Facebook page that went dark after ‘viral’ post on police bill – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210115/stava-murray-restores-facebook-page-that-went-dark-after-viral-post-on-police-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After her vote on the reform bill, Stava-Murray posted a message on the Facebook page that read: “Thin blue line folks: your continued harassment does not help your cause. I’m proud of voting for more police accountability.)

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Illinois politics redux Welch ascension draws scrutiny – Bruce Rushton
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/illinois-politics-redux/Content?oid=13071613

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Can The Forces Unleashed By Trump’s Big Election Lie Be Undone?”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/can-forces-unleashed-trumps-big-election-lie-be-undone-0#stream/0

WGLT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “McLean County GOP Divided Over Trump, Election Fraud Claims.”
https://www.wglt.org/post/mclean-county-gop-divided-over-trump-election-fraud-claims#stream/0

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Revenge of the Neocons The conflict between neoconservatives and the Trump base sets up a major battle for which faction will control the Republican Party in the post-Trump era. – Julie Kelly
https://amgreatness.com/2021/01/14/revenge-of-the-neocons/

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Weighs Amnesty Plan for Illegal Aliens in Meeting with Open Borders Lobby – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/14/joe-biden-weighs-amnesty-plan-for-illegal-aliens-in-meeting-with-open-borders-lobby/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Franklin Graham compares Republicans who voted for Trump’s impeachment to Judas. – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/us/franklin-graham-likens-republicans-backing-impeachment-to-judas.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Facebook Blocks Creation of New Events Near Capitols Through Inauguration Day – ZACHARY STIEBER
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Facebook. Facebook is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/facebook-blocks-creation-of-new-events-near-capitols-through-inauguration-day_3659123.html
— Mexican President Mounts Global Campaign Against Big Tech Censorship – BOWEN XIAO
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Big Tech. Big Tech is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mexican-president-mounts-global-campaign-against-big-tech-censorship_3658184.html
— The Endgame of Transgender Ideology Is to Dismantle the Family The stage is being set for the legal marginalization of mothers, fathers, and families by force of law – KIMBERLY ELLS
(DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in destroying traditional marriage and the traditional family in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? I should write a book about those who focus on destroying traditional marriage and the traditional family in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage County. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who focus on getting rid of me.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-endgame-of-transgender-ideology-is-to-dismantle-the-family_3650735.html
— An Ascendant Left Silences and Excludes Its Enemies – Michael Walsh
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about present and past leaders of the following who are/were on the left: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/an-ascendant-left-silences-and-excludes-their-enemies_3653630.html

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Multiple companies that backed BLM violence, now blacklisting Republicans for electoral objections. Since Wednesday, more than twenty companies have suspended contributions to Republican members of congress who maintained objections to some of Biden’s electoral votes after the January 6 riot in Washington D.C. – Raymond Wolfe
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/multiple-companies-that-backed-blm-violence-now-blacklisting-republicans-for-electoral-objections
— ‘This is going to be bigger than just one account’: Twitter CEO admits plan for censorship purge. Project Veritas has exposed Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s declaration that he will continue to remove accounts from the social media platform. – Dorothy Cummings McLean
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/this-is-going-to-be-bigger-than-just-one-account-twitter-ceo-admits-to-censorship-on-camera
— Giuliani releases footage of BLM agitator giving riot training before Jan. 6 Capitol storming. John Sullivan, who was charged after telling police officers to stand down at the Capitol, can be seen training rioters how to evade being identified. – Emily Mangiaracina
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/giuliani-releases-footage-of-blm-agitator-giving-riot-training-before-jan-6-capitol-storming
— Wikipedia founder slams Facebook, Twitter for not silencing Donald Trump sooner. Blame for the Capitol protests is ‘100 percent at the feet of Donald Trump,’ insisted Jimmy Wales, who last fall banned editor profiles from listing support for traditional marriage. – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/wikipedia-founder-slams-facebook-twitter-for-not-silencing-donald-trump-sooner

THE HILL
— An attack on America that’s divided Congress — and a nation – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot a) to get rid of Trump once and for all and b) to get rid of his supporters once and for all.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534535-an-attack-on-america-thats-divided-congress-and-a-nation

POLITICO
— Wall Street’s big wish: Please move on – BEN WHITE and AUBREE ELIZA WEAVER
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Wall Street sides with those who want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-money/2021/01/14/wall-streets-big-wish-please-move-on-792783

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise those who promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/health/people-challenging-bad-behavior-partner-wellness/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Hell, Yes, Republicans Are Headed for a Bitter Internal Showdown.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/us/politics/republicans-trump-leadership.html
— The Big Promises Biden Is Making – Giovanni Russonello
(DIERSEN: Constructively, Biden promises to use the federal government a) to take opportunities, income, and assets away from those in Group A and b) to give those opportunities, income, and assets to those in Group B. Those in Group A are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and those in Group B are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/15/us/politics/biden-plans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— JANUARY 20, 2017 FLASHBACK: Inauguration protesters vandalize, set fires, try to disrupt Trump’s oath, as police arrest more than 200 – Theresa Vargas, Taylor Hartz and
Peter Hermann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/protesters-bring-shouts-skirmishes-and-shutdowns-to-inauguration-celebration/2017/01/20/00ea4c72-df11-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Boss Madigan Falls at Last Illinois gets a new House speaker, but the system of public-union dominance survives. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boss-madigan-falls-at-last-11610754243
— How the Capitol Riot Thrust Big American Companies Deeper Into Politics Corporate moves to decry the forces behind the Jan. 6 riot accelerate a broader movement in business to address social and political issues. Emily Glazer and Chip Cutter
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “Big American Companies” make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/capitol-riot-business-trump-biden-11610591424
— ‘Vandalize’: A Term for Barbarism, From the Sacking of Rome to the Storming of the Capitol. The Latin name for a marauding ancient Germanic tribe made its way into the new article of impeachment against Donald Trump. – Ben Zimmer
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have stressed the strongest that I am 100% national origin and that my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. In my defense, I stress that according to http://dna.ancestry.com , my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/vandalize-a-term-for-barbarism-from-the-sacking-of-rome-to-the-storming-of-the-capitol-11610574348
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The original vandals were a Germanic people who sacked Rome in 455 AD, after overrunning Gaul, Spain and northern Africa. The Latin name for the tribe was the “Vandali,” plural of “Vandalus.” That was simply the Roman version of the name used by tribal members themselves in an early Germanic language . . .According to Andy Merrills, a professor of ancient history at the University of Leicester, Grégoire’s coinage ended up demonizing the Germanic tribe of Vandals by making them symbols of chaos, ensuring that they would be “remembered solely for their violence and destruction.”)
— More Restaurants Resist Indoor-Dining Bans as Restrictions Remain. States have stepped up enforcement of the rules, heightening the risk for restaurants. – Heather Haddon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-restaurants-resist-indoor-dining-bans-as-restrictions-remain-11610727024
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dean Pappas is stuck between an indoor-dining ban and a hard place. His family has been running the Glen Oak Cafe in Glen Ellyn, Ill., for 43 years. Thanks to carryout and a $57,000 federal loan, Mr. Pappas managed to avoid going out of business when pandemic lockdowns forced him to suspend indoor dining from March to June. The construction of a tent helped him regain a sizable amount of business over the summer. But business plunged in October when the state ordered restaurants in his county to stop offering indoor dining for a second time; it was banned statewide the following month. Mr. Pappas ignored the mandates and kept serving customers indoors at his 160-seat breakfast and lunch restaurant. Nonetheless, sales remain 60% lower from last year. “I’m not making anything,” said Mr. Pappas, 60 years old. “But at least I’m keeping the place going.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liz-cheney-shows-what-leadership-looks-like-11610666627
— The ‘Common Carrier’ Solution to Social-Media Censorship. Railroads can’t refuse to carry passengers for their political views. The same rule should apply to online monopolies, legal scholar Richard Epstein argues. – Tunku Varadarajan
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want Google to continue to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. 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.wsj.com/articles/the-common-carrier-solution-to-social-media-censorship-11610732343
— How the Left Hijacked Civil Rights. For centuries black Americans debated how to overcome racism—but they always emphasized human agency and individual responsibility. – Robert L. Woodson Sr. and Joshua Mitchell
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-left-hijacked-civil-rights-11610748711
— FRONT PAGE: Joe Biden Vows to Unify America. – Ken Thomas and Sabrina Siddiqui
(DIERSEN: Democrats want to unify the following against Republicans: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, minorities, women, younger people, LGBTQers, non-married, veteran, liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Independent, RINO, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, those who are in America illegally, recent immigrants, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, those who lack education, those who lack work experience, those who lack job skills, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-vows-to-unify-america-that-job-has-become-dramatically-harder-11610723681

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Can Employers Fire Rioters? Employers’ Rights in Policing Employee Off-Duty Conduct and Employment Law Consequences of the Capitol Riots (DIERSEN: I attended a Bob Dole rally in Wheaton in 1996. That made my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates furious. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/05/dole-takes-pulse-of-the-heartland/913b56e4-dd07-4491-9bb3-7de45ad54d5f/ )
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/can-employers-fire-rioters-employers-rights-policing-employee-duty-conduct-and

January 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Owner orders WLS-AM (890), other stations to stop alleging ‘stolen election’ Cumulus Media, which syndicates prominent Trump supporters Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin, says its personalities need to tone things down or face firing. – AP
(DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one calls my tunes. All the time and all the money needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and to send them out comes from me. However, because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, my critics/opponents do everything that they can to get the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization to get rid of me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2021/1/11/22225745/wls-am-890-stolen-election-mark-levin-ben-shapiro-cumulus-media-ban-fire

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘I fear we’re not done with all this’: US Capitol riot tests the loyalty of Chicago-area Trump supporters – JOHN KEILMAN and ROBERT MCCOPPIN
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. to get rid of the a) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, b) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, c) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and d) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-local-trump-supporters-capitol-riot-20210112-ct7axn2hmjcnbmv5b6zqtunt2q-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Illinois Republicans have denounced the violence in Washington, some have declined to hold Trump responsible in their public statements. U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger of the 16th District is a notable exception: He has called for Trump to be removed from office via the 25th Amendment. Jim Zay, head of the DuPage Republican Party, is another. He wrote in a Facebook post the day of the riot that “if anyone is injured or worse it will be on the hands of the president.” He was uneasy about a rift developing between hard-core Trump supporters and the rest of the Republican Party, though he hoped most would stay even if Trump tries to build an independent political movement. “We’re the party of Lincoln, we’re the party of Reagan,” Zay said. “If people think they’re going to form a third party for Donald Trump, good luck.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “I took part in a pro-Trump attack on the US Capitol and now I have to face consequences? That’s tyranny!”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-capitol-mob-fbi-arrests-cumulus-election-biden-huppke-20210112-zmxfbai4djcxncuhbcpgjdoixi-story.html
— State legislators pass sweeping education measure that is one pillar of Black Caucus’ agenda – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-black-caucus-education-agenda-senate-20210112-7ka4q5zbbnfxnkfp5pgs2l3f5e-story.html
— Trump on his rally speech before riot: ‘Totally appropriate’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-trump-capitol-riot-20210112-ltxwk656xreaxftpvqolxgvska-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Only impeachment can save Republicans.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-nyt-op-impeachment-can-save-republicans-20210112-e45thtq7o5dkbeub2cko2ntzkq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Black Caucus bills include important police reforms.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/11/22225674/illinois-legislature-black-caucus-reforms-four-pillars-police-education-health-care-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Rushed justice reform bill will endanger society – John Curran and Steve McClure
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210112/rushed-justice-reform-bill-will-endanger-society

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Jobs drive housing choices, for better or for worse – ATHENA WILLIAMS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/forum-ideas-work-life/jobs-drive-housing-choices-better-or-worse
— Jobs drive housing choices, for better or for worse
(DIERSEN: My working for IRS in Harvey was one reason why I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972. My working for IRS in downtown Chicago was one reason why I bought downtown condos in 1974 and 1976. Our working in downtown Chicago was one reason why my wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and had one built in Wheaton in 1984, both in walking distance to train stations.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-work-life/crains-forum-out-loop

WBEZ
— Chicago Activist Outs Local Insurgents Who Traveled To Capitol – María Inés Zamudio
(DIERSEN: I attended a Bob Dole rally in Wheaton in 1996. That made my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates furious. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/05/dole-takes-pulse-of-the-heartland/913b56e4-dd07-4491-9bb3-7de45ad54d5f/ )
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-activist-outs-local-insurgents-who-traveled-to-capitol/f9c6a318-41a4-415c-b404-cf98b04eac23

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— IMPEACHMENT DEBATE SLATED McLean County GOP chairwoman calls impeachment ‘a political stunt’ – Kelsey Watznauer, Sierra Henry
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/mclean-county-gop-chairwoman-calls-impeachment-a-political-stunt/article_4eb65dae-68fe-5cc4-9564-4f545efb333b.html
— McLean County-area law enforcement line up in opposition to criminal justice reform bill – Kevin Barlow
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/mclean-county-area-law-enforcement-line-up-in-opposition-to-criminal-justice-reform-bill/article_59aeb007-7721-5d04-a176-00f118c6e79a.html

RIVER BENDER
— Several Hundred Protest In Downtown St. Louis For Republican Sen. Hawley’s Resignation – AP
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/several-hundred-protest-in-downtown-st-louis-for-republican-sen-hawleys-resignation-46953.cfm

STATELINE
— Rockford city council passes cannabis fund aimed to help underserved communities
(DIERSEN: Which of the following communities in your municipality are the most underserved: Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, women, younger people, LGBTQers, non-married people, recent immigrants, refugees, illegals, those who have less money than others, veterans, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, moderates, liberals, Trump-haters, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those who lack education, those who lack job experience, those who lack job skills, those who have financial problems, those who have health problems, those who have other problems, homeless people, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc.?)
https://www.mystateline.com/news/rockford-city-council-passes-cannabis-fund-aimed-to-help-underserved-communities/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 403 COVID-19 cases Monday, 2 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/12/dupage-county-reports-403-covid-19-cases-monday-2-deaths/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Southern IL GOP House members split on Biden win. Why did they vote to object or not? – KELSEY LANDIS
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article248422260.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH & KPVI
— Illinois gun, ammo sales brisk; many items hard to find – SCOTT COUSINS
(DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats succeed in abolishing the Second Amendment?)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/insider/article/Gun-ammo-sales-brisk-many-items-hard-to-find-15859748.php
https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/gun-ammo-sales-brisk-many-items-hard-to-find/article_c2a71e96-e24c-5690-a53f-3ec8a5626da8.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump says impeachment push causing ‘tremendous anger,’ but he wants ‘no violence’ – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/trump-says-impeachment-push-causing-tremendous-anger-but-he-wants-no-violence

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump remains defiant amid calls to resign – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-remains-defiant-amid-calls-to-resign/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote illegal immigration.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/bloomington-council-approves-motion-to-be-more-inclusive-of-immigrants/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Patriots Coach Belichick Refuses Presidential Medal After Violence At Capitol – DUSTIN JONES
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/patriots-coach-belichick-refuses-presidential-medal-after-violence-capitol#stream/0

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois pols might get rid of Madigan, but don’t expect them to get rid of his machine – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/madigans-iron-grip-on-illinois-may-be-ending-but-the-states-legalized-corruption-will-go-on-wirepoints/

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan coverage roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/12/madigan-coverage-roundup-2/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House Democrats reveal new impeachment resolution – Stephen Dinan and David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/11/house-democrats-reveal-new-impeachment-resolution/
— Internet provider to block Facebook, Twitter over censorship – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/11/your-t1-wifi-idaho-internet-provider-block-faceboo/
— Black conservatives push back as Biden, Democrats allege racism in Capitol police response – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/11/joe-biden-democrats-allege-racism-capitol-police-r/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— New push to kill Section 230 protections for Twitter, Facebook, and Big Tech – Paul Bedard
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to kill me and to kill my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/new-push-to-kill-section-230-protections-for-twitter-facebook-big-tech

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Mark Zuckerberg and Other Leftist Billionaires Funnel Cash to Activists Through For-Profit Corporations – Hayden Ludwig
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/mark-zuckerberg-and-other-leftist-billionaires-funnel-cash-to-activists-through-for-profit-corporations/

FOX NEWS
— Big Tech censors nation – here’s how Republicans can fight back. This is about stifling dissent from those who do not buy into the Left’s woke agenda. – Liz Peek
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to censor me and to censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/big-tech-censors-nation-republicans-fight-liz-peek

FOX BUSINESS
— Tech leads stock retreat from record highs as conservative censorship hits Twitter, Facebook Twitter shares tumbled after company suspended President Trump’s account – Jonathan Garber
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses make it clear that their top priority is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/us-stocks-jan-11-2021

GOPUSA
— Exploiting The Capitol Riot To Kill Trump – Patrick J. Buchanan
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. to get rid of the a) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, b) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, c) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and d) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100393
— FBI Warns Of Armed Protests; Democrats Stir Disunity With Impeachment; Trump Declares Emergency
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100401
— Cumulus Media Shuts Down Free Speech Of Hosts — No More Election Fraud Talk
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that promote the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. My critics/opponents want to drive those who support the aforesaid planks out of the Republican Party, that is, my critics/opponents want to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100387
— Liberalism Will Be Unleashed — And Will Fail Again – Stephen Moore
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100362

BREITBART
— Business Lobby: Amnesty Is Good for CEOs and Government – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/01/11/business-lobby-amnesty-is-good-ceos-government/

CNS NEWS
— Big Tech Bans Based on Leftist Officials’ Whims Would Violate First Amendment – Hans Bader
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to ban me and to ban my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/big-tech-bans-based-leftist-officials-whims-would-violate-first-amendment

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Approves Emergency Declaration in Washington – MIMI NGUYEN LY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-approves-emergency-declaration-in-washington_3652797.html
— Facebook Removing All Content That Mentions ‘Stop the Steal’ Ahead of Inauguration Day – JANITA KAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/facebook-removing-all-content-that-mentions-stop-the-steal-ahead-of-inauguration-day_3651523.html
— World Leaders Denounce Big Tech Censorship of President Donald Trump – VICTORIA KELLY-CLARK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world-leaders-denounce-big-tech-censorship-of-us-president-donald-trump_3652983.html

THE HILL
— Here’s why social media ban on Trump, conservatives will only make things worse – JOE CONCHA
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to ban me and to ban my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/533563-heres-why-social-media-ban-on-trump-conservatives-will-only-make-things
— Nearly 6,000 lawyers and law students call for disbarment proceedings against Cruz and Hawley – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533604-nearly-6000-lawyers-and-law-students-call-for-disbarment-proceedings-against
— Hawley, Cruz face rising anger, possible censure – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533740-hawley-cruz-face-rising-anger-possible-censure

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters crow about their success in destroying conservatives. Will those hate-filled conservative-hating leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), etc. use this to get rid of conservative once and for all, that is, will they use this to get rid of Republicans once and for all, that is, will they use this to abolish the IRP, DCRCC, MTRO, etc.?
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/11/gop-tech-retaliation-457945
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “‘Supremely self-absorbed: Isolated Trump unlikely to mount an aggressive impeachment defense. He’s not doing much governing, aides said. Instead, Trump has surrounded himself with a handful of loyalists who were with him since the start.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/11/isolated-self-absorbed-donald-trump-impeachment-defense-457983

NBC NEWS
— Does ‘deplatforming’ work? Trump’s most extreme fans will find him, research says. Without a megaphone to distribute his views on social media, Trump would have a difficult time influencing other media or finding new people to build his audience. – David Ingram
(DIERSEN: Have you been deplatformed? I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/does-deplatforming-work-trump-s-most-extreme-fans-will-find-n1253906
— Capt. Emily Rainey, an Army psychological operations officer stationed at Fort Bragg, is under investigation for joining the “Stop the Steal” rally. – Tim Fitzsimons
(DIERSEN: I attended a Bob Dole rally in Wheaton in 1996. That made my Democrat GAO superiors furious. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/05/dole-takes-pulse-of-the-heartland/913b56e4-dd07-4491-9bb3-7de45ad54d5f/ )
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/army-officer-quits-after-organizing-buses-dozens-attend-pro-trump-n1253712

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Biden inauguration theme: ‘America United’ (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on uniting everyone against Republicans.)
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-inaugurations-george-w-bush-bill-clinton-capitol-siege-b6a74809de2ed6dff2602fa586d07897

REUTERS
— Twitter tumbles as Trump ban puts social media in spotlight – Ambar Warrick, Sruthi Shankar
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to ban me and to ban my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-stocks-trump/twitter-tumbles-as-trump-ban-puts-social-media-in-spotlight-idUSKBN29G0XG
— How will Trump get his message out without social media? – Nandita Bose, David Shepardson
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who took the lead in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, my GAO employment in 1997, etc.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-communication/explainer-how-will-trump-get-his-message-out-without-social-media-idUSL1N2JL0FR

CNBC
— It’s time for Congress to hold social media companies liable – Matt Rosoff
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most for their losses.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/11/op-ed-its-time-for-congress-to-hold-social-media-companies-liable.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Money Walks Corporate America is rethinking its political donations.
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, corporate America makes it clear that its top priority is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/business/dealbook/corporate-political-donations.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Impeachment Looms” and asks “What’s Next for the G.O.P.?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/politics/impeachment-republican-party.html
— Fox News to Add Another Hour of Right-Wing Talk as Biden Takes Office. The anchor Martha MacCallum will be replaced by a conservative host at 7 p.m., and CNN will expand Jake Tapper’s afternoon show. – Michael M. Grynbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/business/media/fox-news-anchor-changes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “This Putsch Was Decades in the Making. G.O.P. cynics have been coddling crazies for a long time.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/opinion/republicans-democracy.html
— The Scary Power of the Companies That Finally Shut Trump Up. Tech giants were right to ban the president. We still need to break them up. – Michelle Goldberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/opinion/twitter-facebook-trump-ban.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Only Impeachment Can Save Republicans. If the G.O.P. doesn’t turn on Trump now, it will be tainted and crippled for years.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/opinion/trump-republicans-impeachment.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Before Capitol Riot, Republican Lawmakers Fanned the Flames.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/politics/republicans-capitol-riot.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Fractured by Trump, the G.O.P. Can’t Agree on a Way Back to Power. Many Republican leaders and strategists want to prepare the party for a post-Trump future. But the pro-Trump voter base has other ideas.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/politics/republican-party-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “How White Evangelical Christians Fused With Trump Extremism.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/how-white-evangelical-christians-fused-with-trump-extremism.html
— Beyond Impeachment, a Push for Ethics Laws That Do Not Depend on Shame Congressional Democrats and a slew of groups are preparing to push for the kinds of ethics and governance changes not seen since the post-Watergate era. – Elizabeth Williamson
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/politics/trump-ethics-democracy-biden.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Biden’s ambitious LGBT agenda poises him to be nation’s most pro-equality president in history – Emily Wax-Thibodeaux
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the following officially get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ: your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/11/biden-lgbtq-policies/
— The similarities to the last invasion of the Capitol matter — so do the differences. They show how imperiled our democracy is. – Lawrence B. A. Hatter
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/01/11/similarities-last-invasion-capitol-matter-so-do-differences/
— Newt Gingrich’s blatant hypocrisy – Erik Wemple
(DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. When Gingrich took over as Speaker of the House in 1995, my Democrat GAO superiors were furious. They used his cutting GAO’s budget to get rid of GAO’s employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/11/newt-gingrichs-blatant-hypocrisy/
— What is Arizona’s GOP doing to recover from defeat? Attacking Cindy McCain. – Dana Milbank
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/11/what-is-arizonas-gop-doing-recover-defeat-attacking-cindy-mccain/

USA TODAY
— Remember the Alamo? Donald Trump heads to Texas to defend legacy tarnished by Capitol riot – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/12/donald-trump-heads-texas-defend-his-legacy-remember-the-alamo/6623672002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters say “How conservative media stoked baseless election-fraud claims that motivated D.C. rioters. Trump doesn’t deserve post-presidential benefits. Impeach him to ensure he won’t get them.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/01/11/dc-riots-how-newsmax-oan-conservative-outlets-fueled-mob/6589298002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Do Republicans believe that after the insurrection Trump fomented, he deserves millions in taxpayer-funded benefits every year for the rest of his life?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/01/12/impeach-trump-deny-millions-benefits-after-presidency-column/6624252002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Boss Madigan Teeters in Illinois. He’s still short of the votes needed for another term as House speaker. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boss-madigan-teeters-in-illinois-11610408051
— House Plans Trump Impeachment Vote for Wednesday. Democratic lawmakers press ahead with efforts to remove president following riot at U.S. Capitol. – Natalie Andrews and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-democrats-to-begin-efforts-seeking-to-remove-trump-from-office-11610375178
— Parler Sues Amazon After Tech Giant Kicks Site Off Its Servers. Lawsuit seeks order to prevent Amazon from shutting down social-media platform’s account. – Keach Hagey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/parler-sues-amazon-kicks-site-off-its-servers-11610363052
— Save the Constitution From Big Tech. Congressional threats and inducements make Twitter and Facebook censorship a free-speech violation. – Vivek Ramaswamy and Jed Rubenfeld
https://www.wsj.com/articles/save-the-constitution-from-big-tech-11610387105
— No Excuses for Trump and the Capitol Riot. Yes, the left does bad things too. Conservatives are supposed to believe in objective moral truth. – Gerard Baker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-excuses-for-trump-and-the-capitol-riot-11610387004
— All Donald Trump’s Deplorables. Even Hillary Clinton consigned only half of Trump supporters to her infamous ‘basket.’ – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/all-donald-trumps-deplorables-11610406826
— FRONT PAGE: Welcome to the Fake Office Commute (Turns Out People Miss the Routine) – Jennifer Levitz
(DIERSEN: My working for IRS in Harvey was one reason why I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972. My working for IRS in downtown Chicago was one reason why I bought downtown condos in 1974 and 1976. Our working in downtown Chicago was one reason why my wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and had one built in Wheaton in 1984, both in walking distance to train stations.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/welcome-to-the-fake-office-commute-turns-out-people-miss-the-routine-11610383617

BLOOMBERG
— The RNC Is Still All In for Trump
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-11/rip-rnc-republican-national-committee-still-all-in-for-trump
— House Set to Give Pence Ultimatum Before Moving to Impeach Trump
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-12/house-set-to-give-pence-ultimatum-before-moving-to-impeach-trump

FORBES
— Do Social Media Companies Have The Right To Silence The Masses – And Is This Censoring The Government? – Peter Suciu
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the following have not only the right, but the obligation to silence/censor me and to silence/censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, their campaign volunteers, etc. I should write a book about the many adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me since 2000.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2021/01/11/do-social-media-companies-have-the-right-to-silence-the-masses–and-is-this-censoring-the-government/

LAS VEGAS SUN
— Nevada state Republican Party speaks loudest by saying almost nothing – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want Republican organizations, including the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, to dump their members who fail/refuse to dump Trump.)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/jan/12/nevada-state-republican-party-speaks-loudest-by-sa/

WLBT
— Debate intensifies over free speech rights of conservatives on social media – C.J. LeMaster
https://www.wlbt.com/2021/01/11/debate-intensifies-over-free-speech-rights-conservatives-social-media/

BROOKINGS INSTITUTE
— The role of misinformation in Trump’s insurrection – Darrell M. West
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails spread misinformation. According to them, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents viciously punish me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2021/01/11/the-role-of-misinformation-in-trumps-insurrection/

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/conservatism-reaches-dead-end/617629/

GM AUTHORITY
— TRAGIC: Detroit Auto Show Canceled For 2021
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/01/detroit-auto-show-canceled-for-2021/

FED SMITH
— 50 Years of Federal Pay: Democrats v. Republicans – Ralph R. Smith
(DIERSEN: Ever since I became a federal employee in 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2021/01/10/50-years-federal-pay-democrats-v-republicans/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to promote LGBTQ is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/01/will-religious-right-suffer-consequences-role-trump-insurrection/

January 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 6,717 new cases, 101 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-6717-new-covid-19-cases-101-deaths-/9499535/
— Criminal Justice reform bill aims to end cash bail, expand police training, maintain police misconduct records – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/police-reform-criminal-justice-house-bill-163-cash-bail/9506894/

NBC5
— A Farewell to @realDonaldTrump, Gone After 57,000 Tweets – Aamer Madhani and Jill Colvin
(DIERSEN: Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have included links to more than 388,900 articles.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/a-farewell-to-realdonaldtrump-gone-after-57000-tweets/2412500/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois GOP to begin seeking state chairman applicants on Monday – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-republican-chairman-20210109-tyqzd5cfebdddetml25jurtivy-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party agreed on a time frame for selecting a new state chairman Saturday, launching the process for potential candidates to apply on its website during a 10-day period beginning Monday. The goal, the party’s state central committee agreed, was to select someone by as soon as Jan. 30 to replace Tim Schneider, who announced last month he was stepping down after more than six years in the post. Schneider is leaving the post before his term ends May 23 amid a push by conservative hard-liners on the 18-member committee who sought someone more in line with their views, even though Schneider was an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump’s reelection bid. . .The state GOP leadership committee will meet on Jan. 23 to screen applicants and schedule a date to meet with finalists. A week later, the panel hopes to conclude interviews with finalists with the potential of voting that day on a new chairman. The GOP state central committee established some guidelines for candidates for the post, including a requirement to stay neutral in party primary contests and that the applicant not be a vendor or stakeholder in any campaign, including work for election technology or political consulting firms. In addition, the committee said it was seeking candidates who are not currently salaried public officials or candidates for public office that provides a salary. It also said it preferred candidates who are not registered lobbyists or government employees. The committee, however, did not issue a blanket ban on such applicants and said the individual’s circumstances should be considered by committee members. The final decision will come down to a weighted vote of the state central committee members, representing each of Illinois’ 18 congressional districts, based on 2020 primary results.)
— Pro-Trump rioters who stormed US Capitol now face backlash at work – AP
(DIERSEN: I attended a Bob Dole rally in Wheaton in 1996. That made my Democrat GAO superiors furious. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/05/dole-takes-pulse-of-the-heartland/913b56e4-dd07-4491-9bb3-7de45ad54d5f/ )
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-mob-backlash-at-work-20210109-yogizaqyaveyjgtmxv5slty7ha-story.html
— Momentum builds among House Democrats to impeach Trump as Speaker Nancy Pelosi accuses rioters of choosing ‘their whiteness over democracy’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-trump-impeachment-capitol-mob-20210109-2asefgfckjgwvhxn42aburlzqm-story.html
— Democrats are determined to pressure Biden to investigate Trump, whether or not the House pursues impeachment charges – REID J. EPSTEIN AND LISA LERER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-biden-democrats-trump-investigation-20210110-y5mucegmhnftja3pbcpxeifsme-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As Madigan hangs on, House Democrats wait for full field of speaker candidates to emerge – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2021/1/8/22221275/madigan-michael-illinois-house-speaker-democrats

DAILY HERALD
— What Illinois Republicans are seeking in a new chairman – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210109/what-illinois-republicans-are-seeking-in-a-new-chairman
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Saturday, Illinois Republican State Central Committee members approved a process and timeline for replacing Chairman Tim Schneider of Bartlett, who is stepping down. The hope is to name a new chairman by the Jan. 30 meeting, Grogan said. Committee members are “looking forward to getting the best qualified man or woman who comes forward at the helm,” Grogan said. “You have to come in already knowing Illinois politics and the stakeholders.” The committee needs “to go find a Solomon” who can bridge regional and ideological divides, former Republican state senator and gubernatorial candidate Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale said. Typically, the top Republican in the state steers the selection of the party chairman, as former Gov. Bruce Rauner did with Schneider, but right now there’s no apparent kingmaker. Possible contenders include: Illinois National Committeeman Richard Porter, a Northfield attorney; longtime Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar; Cook County Republican Party Chairman and Illinois Republican State Central Committee member Sean Morrison of Palos Park; and Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts, who has been a fundraiser for Trump and the Republican National Committee. As of November 2020, the Democratic Party of Illinois had $2.63 million cash on hand and the Republican Party of Illinois had $286,067, according to OpenSecrets.org. Making up the shortfall will require a savvy fundraiser, one comfortable attending chicken dinners and golf outings and building rapport with wealthy Republican influencers like Uline founder Richard Uihlein and Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin. . .He added that process for selecting a new chairman will be posted on the party’s illinois.gop website Monday. It will include an application to be completed by Jan. 21 or 22, followed by “a selection and vetting process, with the conclusion and selection at the end of the month,” he said.)

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Del Mar Decries Storming Of U.S. Capitol – TOM ROBB
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/del-mar-decries-storming-of-u-s-capitol/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Central Illinois Republicans prepare for post-Trump politics – Kade Heather
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-central-illinois-republicans-prepare-for-post-trump-politics/article_f3b5e602-7fa5-5b0e-8eba-8bed94ef7a01.html

SOUTHERN
— Legislation backed by Illinois Attorney General Raoul would reform police certification – RAYMON TRONCOSO
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/legislation-backed-by-illinois-attorney-general-raoul-would-reform-police-certification/article_c4b813c5-50c2-5585-a76c-70c7dffb0946.html

DAILY REPUBLICAN
— Do Kinzinger’s comments lessen his chances for statewide office? – Rich Miller
https://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/opinion/20210109/rich-miller-do-kinzingers-comments-lessen-his-chances-for-statewide-office

NPR ILLINOIS
— More Than A Dozen GOP State Lawmakers Attended Rally That Gave Way To Riots – BEN PAVIOUR
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/09/955128569/more-than-a-dozen-gop-state-lawmakers-attended-rally-that-gave-way-to-riots
— As Inauguration Nears, Concern Of More Violence Grows – MATTHEW S. SCHWARTZ
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/inauguration-nears-concern-grows-more-violence-come#stream/0

WSIL TV
— Illinois House kicks off busy lame duck session – Mike Miletich
https://wsiltv.com/2021/01/08/illinois-house-kicks-off-busy-lame-duck-session/

WFAV
— Clay County State Representative Darren Baily Has Had Enough of Adam Kinzinger
https://www.wfav951.com/2021/01/08/hes-had-enough-of-adam-kinzinger/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— D.C. Four Years Ago
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/09/d-c-four-years-ago/
— Wilcox Opposes Bill to Weaken Law Enforcement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/09/wilcox-opposes-bill-to-weaken-law-enforcement/
— Twitter Purge / Cleansing Far Beyond President Trump
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/09/twitter010921/
— IL-14: A Message from Lauren Underwood
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/09/il-14-a-message-from-lauren-underwood/
— Commenter Reflects on Storming of the Capitol and Voting as a “Pressure Valve”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/09/commenter-reflects-on-storming-of-the-capitol-and-voting-as-a-pressure-valve/
— Sign re Police and Safety
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/09/message-of-the-day-a-sign-90/
— Patrick Kenneally and All Other State’s Attorneys But Cook County’s Oppose Law and Order Weakening Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/08/kenneally-and-all-other-states-attorneys-but-cook-countys-oppose-law-and-order-weakening-bill/
— Aspirants to Replace Chuck Wheeler on the McHenry County Board – Kathleen Klehm Marinangel
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/08/aspirants-to-replace-chuck-wheeler-on-the-mchenry-county-board-3/
— Aspirants to Replace Chuck Wheeler on the McHenry County Board – John Marcrito
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/07/aspirants-to-replace-chuck-wheeler-on-the-mchenry-county-board-john-marcrito/
— Aspirants to Replace Chuck Wheeler on the McHenry County Board – Carl Klamienski
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/06/aspirants-to-replace-chuck-wheeler-on-the-mchenry-county-board-2/
— Aspirants to Replace Chuck Wheeler on the McHenry County Board – Jeff Buff
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/05/aspirants-to-replace-chuck-wheeler-on-the-mchenry-county-board-jeff-buff/
— A Democratic Party Corkscrew
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/08/message-of-the-day-a-corkscrew/
— Storming Capitol Puts Vote Fraud Charges on Back Burner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/08/storming-capitol-puts-vote-fraud-charges-on-back-burner/
— IL 6/14: Casten and Underwood Call for Trump’s Impeachment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/08/il-6-14-casten-and-underwood-call-for-trumps-impeachment/
— Congressman Adam Kinzinger, Spurned by Trump for DoD Secretary, Leads GOP Charge to Oust President
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/08/congressman-adam-kinzinger-spurned-by-trump-for-dod-secretary-leads-gop-charge-to-oust-president/
— Pondering the Illinois Republican Party’s Future
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/08/pondering-the-illinois-republican-partys-future/
— Resignations Starting 2021
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/07/resignations010721/
— Suzanne Ness Faces House Speakership Vote Quandary with Only 16% of Her District Thinking Favorably of Mike Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/07/suzanne-ness-faces-house-speakership-vote-quandary-with-only-16-of-her-district-thinking-favorably-of-mike-madigan/
— Dems Recommend Man to Replace Suzanne Ness on County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/05/dems-recommend-man-to-replace-suzanne-ness-on-county-board/
— Pot Taxes Bring But $150 Million of $40 Billion Budget
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/06/pot-taxes-bring-but-150-million-of-40-billion-budget/
— IL-14: Analysis of Jim Oberweis Contesting the Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/06/oberweis010621/
— Higher Salaries for Incumbent Township Officials in Greenwood Township Than for Newcomers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/05/higher-salaries-for-incumbent-township-officials-in-greenwood-township-than-for-newcomers/

CAPITOL FAX
— Likely GOP gubernatorial candidate Paul Schimpf vows to oppose mask mandate
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/09/likely-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-vows-to-oppose-mask-mandate/
— 6,717 new confirmed and probable cases; 101 additional deaths; 3,589 hospitalized; 742 in ICU; 8.3 percent average case positivity rate; 9.3 percent average test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/09/6717-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-101-additional-deaths-3589-hospitalized-742-in-icu-83-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-93-percent-average-test-positivity-rate/
— AG Raoul unveils police licensing bill
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/09/ag-raoul-unveils-police-licensing-bill/

GOPUSA
— Democrats Push To Impeach Trump As Twitter, Facebook And Instagram Permanently Suspend His Accounts
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100276
— Failure To Contain Big Tech Is The Biggest Failure Of 2020
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100118
— The Worst Of Days For Trump & His Supporters – Patrick J. Buchanan
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100202

BLAZE
— Leftists compare Trump’s Twitter ban to Saddam Hussein’s capture, call it ‘most important moment in the history of social media’. Hollywood celebrities and Democrats celebrate Trump’s ban with outlandish statements. – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-twitter-ban-reactions-celebrities-democrats
— Facebook just deleted anti-Democrat ‘WalkAway’ page from platform, founder Brandon Straka said ‘Is this the unity and healing of Joe Biden’s America??? This is horrifying.’ – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/facebook-deletes-anti-democrat-walkaway-page
— Rush Limbaugh, Dan Bongino, Mark Levin take action against Twitter after platform permanently bans Trump – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/top-conservatives-leave-twitter-trump-ban

PJ MEDIA
— The All-Out Assault on Conservative Thought Has Just Begun – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/columns/tyler-o-neil/2021/01/09/the-all-out-assault-on-conservative-thought-has-just-begun-n1326710

NEWS BUSTERS
— Amazon Employee Group DEMANDS Speech APP Parler Be Deplatformed – Alexander Hall
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2021/01/09/amazon-employee-group-demands-speech-app-parler-be

LIFE SITE NEWS
— In some videos, Capitol police appear to let protestors into US Capitol, pose for selfies. Other videos from other parts of the chaotic day show very different interactions between protestors and police. – Raymond Wolfe
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/videos-depict-capitol-police-letting-protesters-into-us-capitol-posing-for-selfies

EPOCH TIMES
— Nikki Haley Likens Trump Twitter Ban to Act of Chinese Communist Party – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/nikki-haley-likens-trump-twitter-ban-to-act-of-chinese-communist-party_3650028.html

THE HILL
— Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.): Trump ‘committed impeachable offenses’ – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533498-gop-sen-toomey-trump-committed-impeachable-offenses
— Trump stares down new impeachment threat – CELINE CASTRONUOVO
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/533494-trump-to-face-new-impeachment-threat

CNN
— Trump considering Giuliani and Dershowitz for impeachment defense team – Jeremy Diamond and Pamela Brown
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-lawyers-dershowitz-giuliani/index.html

CNBC
— Pro-Trump dark money groups organized the rally that led to deadly Capitol Hill riot – Brian Schwartz
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/09/pro-trump-dark-money-groups-organized-the-rally-that-led-to-deadly-capitol-hill-riot.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Demand Answers From Justice Dept. About Trump’s Role as Impeachment Threat Looms
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/09/us/trump-biden

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “For Trump, the end is coming swiftly and with stinging rebukes.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rebukes-trump-presidency-ending-/2021/01/09/35f2de3c-5287-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump fans ditch Twitter en masse after president’s suspension – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2021/01/09/trump-fans-leave-twitter-after-presidents-suspension/

NEWSWEEK
— 51 Percent of Republicans Think Trump Deserves No Blame For Capitol Riots: Poll – JEFFERY MARTIN
https://www.newsweek.com/51-percent-republicans-think-trump-deserves-no-blame-capitol-riots-poll-1560206

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans Confront the Consequences of Their Doomsday Rhetoric. The Capitol riot showed how the ominous tenor of contemporary GOP messaging could be fueling white conservatives’ extremism.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/capitol-riot-and-white-conservatives-extremism/617615/

January 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account – AP
(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Twitter should be required to get a court order before doing that.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/twitter-permanently-suspends-trumps-account/9476538/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to the “Trump allies” who planned and promoted the rally that led to the Capitol attack?
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-allies-helped-plan-promote-rally-that-led-to-capitol-attack/9477293/
— DC riots: Local Trump supporters say president not to blame for violence at US Capitol – Craig Wall
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/local-trump-supporters-say-president-not-to-blame-for-violence-at-us-capitol/9478444/
— Democratic momentum builds for potential fast-track Trump impeachment House vote next week – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/democratic-momentum-builds-for-potential-fast-track-impeachment-next-week/9465113/

NBC5
— Illinois CEO Fired from Suburban Company Following Arrest in US Capitol Riot
(DIERSEN: I attended a Bob Dole rally in Wheaton in 1996. That made my Democrat GAO superiors furious. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/05/dole-takes-pulse-of-the-heartland/913b56e4-dd07-4491-9bb3-7de45ad54d5f/ )
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-ceo-fired-from-suburban-company-following-arrest-in-us-capitol-riot/2412077/
— Pelosi Tells House to Move Forward With Impeachment If Trump Does Not Resign – Jacob Pramuk
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/house-could-move-to-impeach-trump-by-next-week-top-democrat-says/2411571/
— 15 Members of Congress From Illinois Support Trump’s Removal From Office – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/15-members-of-congress-from-illinois-support-trumps-removal-from-office/2411443/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump’s account – Austin Williams
(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Twitter should be required to get a court order before doing that.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/twitter-permanently-suspends-donald-trumps-account
— Mexico leader condemns Facebook, Twitter for blocking Trump – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mexico-leader-condemns-facebook-twitter-for-blocking-trump

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposes quashing tax breaks for businesses as General Assembly returns to Springfield – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-house-lame-duck-20210109-nykblsdoynehnmitz6hwjnexi4-story.html
— Nancy Pelosi, Dems draft new articles of impeachment against Trump, expected to introduce them as soon as Monday: ‘We must take action’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-trump-impeachment-25th-amendment-20210108-z5zn2qi3hbeghkv3ohykgkyotu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “He’s on his own: Trump’s grip on GOP in Washington begins to crumble as some Republicans flee from the president.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-republicans-20210109-gxykwlz5avgw3hfajoczll7qim-story.html
— Freshman congresswoman apologizes for invoking Hitler | Chicago police union boss sorry for downplaying Capitol riots | Krishnamoorthi on Trump and the military – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-trump-mary-miller-apology-catanzara-sorry-lightfoot-schools-spin-20210108-uyqwux7ybnbwbherps6abtdfp4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As Madigan hangs on, House Democrats wait for full field of speaker candidates to emerge – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2021/1/8/22221275/madigan-michael-illinois-house-speaker-democrats
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters want Kinzinger a) to drive the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump out of the Republican Party, b) to drive the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump out of the Republican Party, c) to drive the 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump out of the Republican Party, and d) to drive the 157 in my precinct voted for Trump out of the Republican Party.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/8/22221471/adam-kinzinger-president-trump-insurrection-us-capitol-rich-miller
— Sun-Times sued over stories about Trump Tower tax appeal. Mauro Glorioso, a former executive of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board, contends the newspaper libeled him.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2021/1/8/22220697/sun-times-sued-libel-mauro-glorioso-trump-tower-tax-appeal
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “No running away. Donald Trump soon will be gone, but we can’t give a pass to those who made his worst actions possible. May their duplicity stick to them like Velcro.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/8/22220680/trump-officials-blame-responsible-actions-mcconnell-capitol-mob-editorial

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois Black Caucus introduces sweeping police legislation, faces opposition from law enforcement. Massive bill ends qualified immunity, collective bargaining for unions and eliminates cash bail. – Raymon Troncoso
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2021/01/07/illinois-black-caucus-introduces-sweeping-police-legislation-faces-opposition-law-enforcement/6589541002/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Freshman U.S. Representative Mary Miller Bullied by Deceitful Leftists and Abandoned by Cowardly Republicans – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/freshman-u-s-representative-mary-miller-bullied-by-deceitful-leftists-and-abandoned-by-cowardly-republicans/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DARREN BAILEY SPEAKS OUT ON IL GOP’S DIRECTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/darren-bailey-speaks-out-on-il-gops-direction-.html
— GOP ILLINOIS SENATE LEADER DESIGNATE SAYS TRUMP “ABDICATED PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/gop-illinois-senate-leader-designate-says-trump-abdicated-principles-of-freedom.html
— KINZINGER CALLS FOR TRUMP’S OUSTER VIA 25TH AMENDMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/kinzinger-calls-for-trumps-ouster-via-25th-amendment.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 9,277 new confirmed and probable cases; 126 additional deaths; 3,777 hospitalized; 780 in the ICU; 8.5 percent average case positivity rate; 9.5 percent average test positivity rate; COVID-19 news roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/08/9277-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-126-additional-deaths-3777-hospitalized-780-in-the-icu-85-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-95-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-covid-19-news-roundup/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pelosi says she talked to chairman of Joint Chiefs about taking nuclear codes from Trump – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/8/pelosi-says-she-talked-chairman-joint-chiefs-about/
— Republicans rip Democrats’ ‘double standards’ on violence – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/7/lee-zeldin-rips-democrats-double-standards-violenc/
— Republicans rethink Trump support amid Capitol siege fallout, administration exodus – Dave Boyer and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/7/republicans-rethink-donald-trump-support-amid-capi/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Several lawmakers ‘glad to be armed’ during Capitol Hill invasion, Rep. Thomas Massie says – Carly Roman
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rep-thomas-massie-lawmakers-glad-armed-during-capitol-hill-invasion

GOPUSA
— Murkowski becomes first GOP senator to call on Trump to resign – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100254
— Utah Man With A History Of Organizing Violent Antifa, BLM Protests, Was Inside The Capitol
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100254
— Now The Outrage? Biden, Media Shocked Over ‘Mostly Peaceful Protest’ – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100208

BREITBART
— Tucker Carlson: GOP Leaders Despise Their Own Voters – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/08/tucker-carlson-gop-leaders-despise-their-own-voters/
— Google Employee Ashley Edwards Calls for Retribution Against GOP Politicians – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/01/08/google-employee-ashley-edwards-calls-for-retribution-against-gop-politicians/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Calls Capitol Riots ‘Domestic Terrorism,’ Urged To Create White House Post Targeting Extremists – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters call you an extremist, and even worse things, if you do not share their hatred of Trump.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/08/biden-domestic-terrorism-no-fly-list-capitol-riot-trump-supporters/

EPOCH TIMES
— Twitter Removes Trump’s Account From Its Platform – MIMI NGUYEN LY
(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Twitter should be required to get a court order before doing that.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/twitter-removes-trump-from-its-platform_3649669.html

THE HILL
— Democrats poised to impeach Trump again – SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/533340-democrats-poised-to-impeach-trump-again
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Once the slam-dunk nominee, Trump’s 2024 aspirations already toast after Capitol chaos.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/533363-once-the-slam-dunk-nominee-trumps-2024-aspirations-already-toast-after
— Murkowski becomes first GOP senator to call on Trump to resign – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533419-murkowski-calls-on-trump-to-resign-i-want-him-out

REUTERS
— U.S. House Democrats to introduce impeachment charges against Trump on Monday
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-articles/u-s-house-democrats-to-introduce-impeachment-charges-against-trump-on-monday-sources-idUSKBN29D2NR

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “The Deplatforming of President Trump. He is running out of places to post.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/business/dealbook/trump-facebook-twitter-deplatforming.html

NEW YORK POST
— RNC chair Ronna McDaniel re-elected, tells Democrats to ‘buckle seatbelts’ – Ebony Bowden
https://nypost.com/2021/01/08/rnc-chairwoman-ronna-mcdaniel-unanimously-re-elected/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump faith advisers condemn insurrection, but say benefits of presidency will last longer than ‘controversies’ – Michelle Boorstein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/01/08/evangelical-trump-support-abortion-israel-religious-freedom-regulation/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s pledge of an orderly transition is as worthless as he is.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-pledge-of-an-orderly-transition-is-as-worthless-as-he-is/2021/01/08/cd94efbc-5167-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html

BLOOMBERG
— Christie Joins Chorus of Trump Supporters Disavowing President
(DIERSEN: How will the following respond to pressure to disavow Trump and to disavow Trump’s supporters: your Republican congressman, the next chairman of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the IRP officers, your representative on the IRP State Central Committee, the offices of your Republican county, township, and/or ward party organizations, your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and the Republican candidates on April 6, 2021 ballots?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-08/christie-joins-chorus-of-trump-supporters-disavowing-president

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— What Experts on Extremism Want From the Biden Administration
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters call you an extremist, and even worse things, if you do not share their hatred of Trump.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01/what-experts-on-extremism-want-from-the-biden-administration.html
— Pelosi Prepares to Impeach Again
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01/republicans-challenge-electoral-vote-count-live-updates.html

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES
— League of Women Voters of the United States Calls for Immediate Removal of President Donald Trump
https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/league-women-voters-united-states-calls-immediate-removal-president-donald

LGBTQ NATION
— Literally every LGBTQ House member is calling for Donald Trump’s impeachment Two gay House members – David Cicilline and Mondaire Jones – are helping lead the charge. – Alex Bollinger
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/01/literally-every-lgbtq-house-member-calling-donald-trumps-impeachment/

January 8 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Dems Mulling Fast-Track Trump Impeachment With Possible House Vote Next Week House Democrats are set to hold a caucus meeting at noon, the first since Wednesday’s harrowing events at the Capitol – Zeke Miller and Mary Clare Jalonick
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/house-dems-eye-trump-impeach-vote-next-week/2411506/
— Illinois Lawmakers Part of Movement Pushing for Trump’s Removal from Office
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/illinois-lawmakers-part-of-movement-pushing-for-trumps-removal-from-office/2411257/
— Real Estate Company Fires Agent Who Posted on Social Media From Capitol Protest
(DIERSEN: 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. What does the future hold for Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) gave money to Trump, f) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and/or g) are running for an office as a Republican in the April 6, 2021 election.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/real-estate-company-fires-agent-who-posted-on-social-media-from-capitol-protest/2410741/

WGN TV
— Chicago area residents arrested, lose jobs after riots at U.S. Capitol – Mike Lowe
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-area-residents-arrested-lose-jobs-after-riot-at-u-s-capitol/
— Chicago police union boss sympathizes with Trump protesters, rejects comparisons of Capitol riot to BLM – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-police-union-boss-sympathizes-with-trump-protesters-rejects-comparisons-of-capitol-riot-to-blm/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Capitol Police say cop, reportedly hit with fire extinguisher during Hill mob, dies of his injuries – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-capitol-police-officer-dies-20210108-f5sy2jrnj5d7jibygzcgiamtny-story.html
— Trump incited violence in the U.S. Capitol and NOW some Republicans disavow him? – REX HUPPKE
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them? )
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-mob-capitol-25th-amendment-impeach-republicans-huppke-20210108-4ymosmqkbzcxhg4zctllkaieum-story.html
— Casten, Underwood, Foster want Trump removed from office; other Congressmen condemn his actions – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-elected-officials-capitol-trump-reactions-st-0108-20210107-gwxq3u2sozafvmwjzmyd3bnkba-story.html
— Lake County representatives, pols condemn Capitol riot; ‘A mob of terrorists was trying to undo our Constitution’- STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-county-reps-react-st-0108-20210107-5ogpmsjs5fc5nppbltfhumj7pe-story.html
— U.S. Reps. Foster, Casten, Underwood, DuPage GOP chairman Jim Zay condemn ‘attempted coup’ at Capitol – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-elected-officials-capitol-reactions-st-0108-20210106-oxw3trfp4jf7tly3ihfg6snxza-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump rally fallout: Real estate agent fired, businesses ripped, vandalized after social media posts. The professional fallout came quickly for a few Chicagoans who attended the “Stop the Steal” rally in the nation’s capital that later devolved into chaos and violence. – Bob Chiarito
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) gave money to Trump, f) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and/or g) are running for an office as a Republican in the April 6, 2021 election.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/7/22219360/trump-rally-capitol-tank-noodle-insight-studios-properties
— Siege of U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump mob forces hard questions. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the police response “a failure.” – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/7/22218833/capitol-police-chief-defends-response-criminal-rioters
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Plenty of blame to go around for Capitol chaos” and “People in the establishment … made a Faustian bargain with an authoritarian figure. Nothing he is doing today he didn’t tell you about four-and-a-half years ago. Nothing,”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2021/1/7/22219317/capitol-riot-rahm-emanuel-trump-republicans-fran-spielman-show
— CTU proposed no in-person learning until all employees receive at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/1/8/22220540/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bipartisanship is when Democrats and RINOs work together to destroy Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210107/editorial-could-this-be-a-moment-for-true-bipartisanship

WBEZ
— Illinois Congressional Democrats — and 1 Republican — Call For Trump’s Forcible Removal – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-congressional-democrats-are-calling-for-trumps-forcible-removal/2ef56680-e271-4a0c-b46b-91490bff90f3

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Black Caucus introduces sweeping police legislation – Raymon Troncoso
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/black-caucus-introduces-sweeping-police-legislation/article_e7d66f56-51c4-11eb-a3a3-97532bece9b5.html

RIVER BENDER
— Illinois State Senator Jason Plummer Recently Named Assistant Republican Leader In Senate Leadership Team
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/illinois-state-senator-jason-plummer-recently-named-assistant-republican-leader-in-senate-leadership-team-46891.cfm

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County COVID-19 cases rise with 458 infections reported Thursday, 11 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/08/dupage-county-covid-19-cases-rise-with-458-infections-reported-thursday-11-deaths/

STATELINE
— Rep. Mary Miller apologizes for quoting Hitler, says “I’m passionately pro-Israel”
https://www.mystateline.com/news/rep-mary-miller-apologizes-for-quoting-hitler-says-im-passionately-pro-israel/

HERALD PUBLICATIONS
— Riots in Congress bring Illinois Capitol security concerns into focus – Sarah Mansur
https://www.heraldpubs.com/2021/01/08/riots-in-congress-bring-illinois-capitol-security-concerns-into-focus/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois Republicans decry mob violence at U.S. Capitol – Tom Barton, Sarah Hayden
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-republicans-decry-mob-violence-at-u-s-capitol/article_5d8c3c42-edc9-58d9-9c8c-acc8c5351b03.html

WQAD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: As marijuana sales top $1 billion in 2020, Illinois dispensary owner looks ahead to adding more locations, lower state tax.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/as-marijuana-sales-top-1-billion-in-2020-illinois-dispensary-owner-looks-ahead-to-adding-more-locations-lower-state-tax/526-23b6d688-fa46-4fb2-9fe0-e3b084de606f

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Capitol Hill rioters to paint police as being racists.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-police-handled-pro-trump-mob-compared-protesters-black-racial-justice#stream/0
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/protests-white-and-black-and-different-response-law-enforcement#stream/0
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-storming-capitol-was-and-wasnt-about-police#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Capitol Attack Was ‘Culmination’ Of Trump’s Assaults On Democracy.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-set-introduce-merrick-garland-his-attorney-general-pick#stream/0

DEPAULIA
— Don’t praise Kinzinger for wanting Trump out— his record says otherwise – Kierstin Cole
https://depauliaonline.com/51827/opinions/column-dont-praise-kinzinger-for-wanting-trump-out-his-record-says-otherwise/

JOLIET PATCH
— Joliet Police Candidate Rejected Because He Is Black: Lawsuit The brother of Joliet Police Detective James Sinnott filed a federal lawsuit against Joliet and Police Chief Al Roechner on Dec. 19. – John Ferak
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/roechner-faces-discrimination-suit-black-officer-candidate

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Sees 121 Coronavirus Cases In Past Week. Since March, Wheaton has had 3,257 coronavirus cases, according to DuPage County Health Department. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-sees-121-coronavirus-cases-past-week

WIREPOINTS
— “Illinois’ population losses add up. You need people for investment, entrepreneurship and a tax base…Illinois is losing all of that.” – Ted on WGN Radio 720 (DIERSEN: I should write a book those who have done the most to drive those who share my demographics out of my precinct, out of Wheaton’s East and West Districts, out of Wheaton, out of Milton Township, out of DuPage County’s 4th District, out of DuPage County, and out of Illinois.)
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-population-losses-add-up-you-need-people-for-investment-entrepreneurship-and-a-tax-base-illinois-is-losing-all-of-that-ted-on-wgn-radio-720/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Lawmakers Want Mandatory Kindergarten in Illinois – David E. Smith
(DIERSEN: When did your critics/opponents start hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that you had unfair advantages in life? Starting in 1948, my critics/opponents stressed that my father made enough money that my mother could stay home and raise me. Starting in 1953, they stressed that my father made enough money that my parents could send me to kindergarten at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete. They stressed that my parents then sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete until 1961 when they sent me to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/mandatory-kindergarten-in-illinois/

CAPITOL FAX
— Legislators are returning to do their jobs. They should let reporters do theirs
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/08/legislators-are-returning-to-do-their-jobs-they-should-let-reporters-do-theirs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The House has decreed that it will not allow reporters on the floor of the 40,000 square foot BOS Center because of public health and security concerns. When I’ve objected, I’ve been asked why I wanted to be on the floor if I was going to have to remain at least six feet away from everyone else anyway. But adding a relative handful of reporters to a huge hall like that shouldn’t significantly increase viral load. House press credentials are not easily available, so the security concerns are unfounded and even insulting. And folks who are wearing masks are allowed to be closer together than six feet, as should be abundantly clear from these photos taken during the May special session. . .I’ve been tested for COVID-19 and won’t be venturing forth until the results come back and would be happy to provide testing documentation. I never go anywhere in public without wearing a mask, I don’t go to indoor restaurants and bars and nobody comes into my house without wearing a mask. I’m more than willing to take what will hopefully be a relatively moderate risk to do my job, and most other reporters I know agree. We’re essential workers who do necessary work. And the next several days could be the most momentous in Illinois government since I do not know when. Let us in.)
— The far-right enablers at the Chicago Tribune
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/07/the-far-right-enablers-at-the-chicago-tribune/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Law enforcement breaks with Trump after officer’s death – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/8/law-enforcement-breaks-trump-after-officers-death/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Nikki Haley Slams Trump: Actions ‘Will Be Judged Harshly By History’ Former U.N. ambassador also praises Trump foreign policy and calls her service ‘the honor of a lifetime’ – Eliana Johnson (DIERSEN: How harshly will history judge Trump supporters?
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/nikki-haley-slams-trump-actions-will-be-judged-harshly-by-history/

GOPUSA
— Piling On: Lindsey Graham Says Trump’s ‘Actions Were The Problem’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100187
— Who Shot And Killed Air Force Veteran Ashli Babbitt Before Shouting ‘Do You Want To Be Next’?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100206
— Will Americans Ever Grow Wise To Alinsky?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100219
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First, it needs to be established that while so much of the mayhem and vandalism occurring at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was perpetrated by antifa infiltrators with the intent of making real conservative patriots look bad, many of those who breached the boundaries and entered the Capitol were indeed on the right. Had that not been the case, the victim of the wanton police shooting would have been a leftist, and flags would be flown at half-mast for her from coast to coast, for at least a month. With emotions running so high, it may be risky to address the realities of the situation, and more specifically the deliberately stoked and overblown backlash from the media and the political class. Nevertheless the truth needs to be told. Unless people have a clear perspective on what actually happened in the aftermath, and how they were thoroughly emotionally manipulated by the “ruling class” and its media minions, they will never properly sort through all of the propaganda currently being dumped upon them. The left is in all of its evil “glory,” claiming indignation and fear, though its actual exuberance over its apparent “victory” can hardly be contained. On the basis of this single event, when magnified as shamelessly and hypocritically as only leftists can do, they believe all of their lies, corruption and treachery of the past four years, and particularly since Election Day, are somehow “vindicated.” Worst of all, RINO lackeys and even genuine Conservatives feel enormous pressure to genuflect at their feet and beg for absolution.)

FEDERALIST
— The Left Won’t Be Satisfied Until Conservatives Smear Trump Voters As Bigots. As expected, the left now insists conservatives who lashed out at Wednesday’s rioters are nothing more than greedy cynics. – Emily Jashinsky
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them? )
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/08/the-left-wont-be-satisfied-until-conservatives-smear-trump-voters-as-bigots/
— The Consequences Of The Capitol Assault – Ben Domenech
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/07/the-consequences-of-the-capitol-assault/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Critical Race Theory Undermines Racial Harmony – Ken Blackwell
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/01/08/critical-race-theory-undermines-racial-harmony

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Big Tech Launches Power Grab Cuts-Off Trump And MAGA – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/big-tech-launches-power-grab-cuts-off-trump-and-maga

DAILY SIGNAL
— Reporter Who Followed the Mob Into the Capitol Shares What He Saw – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/01/08/reporter-who-followed-the-mob-into-the-capitol-shares-what-he-saw/


DAILY HEADLINES
— WAS IT STAGED? “Viking” who stormed the Capitol Building previously photographed at BLM rally wearing the same outfit
https://dailyheadlines.net/was-it-staged-viking-who-stormed-the-capitol-building-previously-photographed-at-blm-rally-wearing-the-same-outfit/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Supporters Take Stock of Jan. 6, Feel Mischaracterized by Media – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-supporters-take-stock-of-jan-6-feel-mischaracterized-by-media_3648416.html

THE HILL
— Trump says he won’t attend Biden inauguration – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/533322-trump-says-he-wont-attend-biden-inauguration
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republican senators now regret not doing more to contain Trump.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533280-republican-senators-now-regret-not-doing-more-to-contain-trump

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Can Donald Trump Survive ‘Virtual Impeachment’?”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/08/donald-trump-capitol-insurrection-riot-impeachment-456352
— Trump staffers are worrying about their next job. Thursday was a day filled with horror, sorrow, a bit of self-pity and some resume revamping. – DANIEL LIPPMAN
(DIERSEN: What is on your resume that potential employers view negatively? Potential employers, and just about everyone else, view the following on my resume negatively: a) almost 18 years working for GAO, b) almost 9 years working for IRS, c) almost 3 years working for the Post Office, and d) my being a union member while I worked for IRS and for the Post Office.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/07/trump-staffers-next-job-456315
— Georgia just delivered Democrats their most powerful weapon. Control of the Senate will allow the party to deploy budget reconciliation and sidestep Republican filibusters. – CAITLIN EMMA
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/08/georgia-senate-democrats-powerful-weapon-budget-456116

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s desperate attempt to save his imploding presidency.”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-capitol-riot/index.html

REUTERS
— Trump’s fans condemn violence, but they aren’t about to blame him – Brad Brooks, Nathan Layne
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them? )
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-supporters/trumps-fans-condemn-violence-but-they-arent-about-to-blame-him-idUSKBN29D1AL

NBC NEWS
— Woman killed in Capitol was Trump supporter who embraced conspiracy theories. Social media profiles connected to Ashli Babbitt were almost singularly focused on radical conservative topics and conspiracy theories. – Brandy Zadrozny and Mosheh Gains
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-killed-capitol-was-trump-supporter-who-embraced-conspiracy-theories-n1253285
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Dejected Trump supporters leave Washington, create new theories for Capitol violence. While thousands gathered Wednesday in support of the president, overwhelming and infiltrating the chambers of Congress, only dozens of die-hards returned Thursday.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dejected-trump-supporters-leave-washington-create-new-theories-capitol-violence-n1253407

CNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “President Trump’s business allies start to distance themselves from him after Capitol Hill riot.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/07/trump-business-allies-start-to-distance-themselves-from-him-after-capitol-hill-riot.html

CBS LOS ANGELES
— ‘A Noted Nazi Miscreant’: Extremist With SoCal Ties Identified In Riot At Capitol
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/01/07/us-capitol-riot-tom-gionet-baked-alaska/

YAHOO NEWS
— Capitol riots will be used to ‘go after’ Trump supporters: Ben Domenech
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them? )
https://news.yahoo.com/capitol-riots-used-trump-supporters-123836832.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters target Trump supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html
— Facebook Bars Trump Through End of His Term (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Facebook to bar me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/technology/facebook-trump-ban.html

— 2 Websites Selling Trump Merchandise Are Shut Down
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/07/business/us-economy-coronavirus

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Seditious Republicans must be held accountable.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/07/seditious-republicans-must-be-held-accountable/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Social media is finally pulling the plug on Trump. We still must fight the lies.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/twitter-facebook-trump-lies/2021/01/07/05fe7d5c-5116-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html
— Man who posed at Pelosi desk said in Facebook post that he is prepared for violent death – Jon Swaine
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/man-who-posed-at-pelosi-desk-said-in-facebook-post-that-he-is-prepared-for-violent-death/2021/01/07/cf5b0714-509a-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Tucker Carlson’s racist, riotous double standard.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/07/tucker-carlsons-racist-riotous-double-standard/
— Assessing the damage at the U.S. Capitol: ‘You can see the broken windows’ – Paul Schwartzman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/capitol-cleanup-washington/2021/01/07/4497d4f4-50fe-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump supporters are standing by their man. ‘Nothing’s changed for me’ – STEVE LOPEZ
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them?)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-07/trump-supporters-capitol-riots

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A disgrace for the history books: Even before the Civil War, better leaders prevented chaos in the Capitol.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-this-was-a-historic-disgrace-20210107-wt27d7akpffjhpa2tka2axpt34-story.html

NEW YORK NEWS TIMES
— Adam Kinzinger requires Mike Pence to call the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump – Charlotte Larson
https://newyorknewstimes.com/adam-kinzinger-requires-mike-pence-to-call-the-25th-amendment-to-remove-donald-trump/72326/


WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republicans’ Fight Isn’t in Congress The rioters, and those challenging the electoral count, misunderstand how America elects presidents. – Dan Crenshaw
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-fight-isnt-in-congress-11610061953
— Biden Says Rioters Who Stormed Capitol Were Domestic Terrorists. President-elect says Trump supporters who attacked legislative complex were insurrectionists, not protesters – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-says-mob-that-stormed-capitol-were-domestic-terrorists-11610046962
— Here’s Who Resigned From Trump’s Administration After Riot at the Capitol. The full list so far includes Betsy DeVos, Elaine Chao and others.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/heres-who-resigned-from-trumps-administration-after-riot-at-the-capitol-11610061311
— Trump Erases His Legacy He also destroyed any chance of a political future, all on a single Wednesday afternoon. – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-erases-his-legacy-11610061766
— FRONT PAGE: Some CEOs Fire Rioters, Call for Trump’s Removal From Office Statements denouncing violence at Capitol give way to more action – Chip Cutter and Emily Glazer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-ceos-fire-rioters-call-for-president-trumps-removal-from-office-11610070410

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Capitol Riot Was Trumpism’s Essence on Display. This is what self-righteous ‘patriotism,’ devoid of any real commitment to the country’s form of government or its best traditions, looks like.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-07/capitol-riot-was-trumpism-s-essence-on-display

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Incites Mob,’ ‘Democracy Fractured’: World’s Newspapers Dominated By Coverage Of Capitol Hill Violence.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabeltogoh/2021/01/07/trump-incites-mob-democracy-fractured-worlds-newspapers-dominated-by-coverage-of-capitol-hill-violence/

USA TODAY
— Fact Check: Face-painted Capitol Building trespasser in horns is a known QAnon supporter – Devon Link
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/01/07/fact-check-capitol-trespasser-in-horns-misrepresented-as-antifa/6581755002/

NPR
— ‘It’s Just A Shame’: Trump Voters React To Insurrection At U.S. Capitol – Marisa Penaloza
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/07/954535444/its-just-a-shame-trump-voters-react-to-insurrection-at-u-s-capitol

NEWSWEEK
— Parler CEO John Matze Calls Twitter ‘Cowardly Authoritarians’ for Blocking Donald Trump – JASON MURDOCK
https://www.newsweek.com/parler-ceo-john-matze-twitter-cowardly-authoritarians-blocking-donald-trump-1559577
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “51 Percent of Americans Believe Capitol Riots Were Attempted Coup.”
https://www.newsweek.com/51-percent-americans-believe-capitol-riots-were-attempted-coup-poll-1559792

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Is the Nation’s First State to Extend Health Coverage to Undocumented Seniors. Illinois recently became the first state to provide public health insurance to all low-income noncitizen seniors, even if they’re in the country illegally.
(DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois encourage illegal immigration. How soon will Illinois file for bankruptcy?)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-01-07/illinois-is-first-in-the-nation-to-extend-health-coverage-to-undocumented-seniors

FED SMITH
— 2020’s Bull Market Leads to More Federal Employee Millionaires – Ian Smith
(DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars and about the same as what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2021/01/06/2020s-bull-market-leads-more-federal-employee-millionaires/

GM AUTHORITY
— Most C8 Corvette Buyers Are New To Chevrolet Brand
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/01/most-c8-corvette-buyers-are-new-to-chevrolet-brand/

January 7 Morning Edition

ABC7
— U.S. Capitol Riot: Illinois congress members call for President Trump to be removed from office. Kinzinger calls on GOP to denounce Trump: “He is no longer the leader of our party, and our party must reject his treasonous acts”
https://abc7chicago.com/us-capitol-news-congress-protest/9431581/

NBC5
— After Rioters Storm US Capitol, State Police Increase Security at Illinois’ Capitol in Springfield
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/after-rioters-storm-us-capitol-state-police-increase-security-at-illinois-capitol-in-springfield/2409608/
— ‘This Mob Was Invited:’ Sen. Durbin Says Trump Wanted Rioters to Disrupt Wednesday Vote Count
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/this-mob-was-invited-sen-durbin-says-trump-wanted-mob-to-disrupt-wednesday-vote-count/2409973/
— Chicago Officials Prepare Security After Rioters Storm US Capitol, Clash With Police – Becca Wood
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-officials-prepare-security-after-rioters-storm-us-capitol-clash-with-police/2409559/
— Illinois Reps. Underwood, Schneider Call for Trump’s Removal After Mob Attacks Capitol
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-rep-lauren-underwood-calls-for-trumps-removal-after-mob-attacks-capitol/2410094/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Congress certifies Joe Biden’s Electoral College win hours after violent pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol; president vows ‘orderly transition’ of power – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-trump-electoral-college-protests-20210106-mv4gtnvkpvgublb3vgvz765lje-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker asks Congress to immediately impeach, remove Trump – RICK PEARSON
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Pritzker officially banish from Illinois the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-calls-for-trump-impeachment-20210107-az3m4vrzfvba5k4v2ybhvyxmpa-story.html
— U.S. Reps. Foster, Casten, Underwood, DuPage GOP chairman Jim Zay condemn ‘attempted coup’ at Capitol – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-elected-officials-capitol-reactions-st-0108-20210106-oxw3trfp4jf7tly3ihfg6snxza-story.html
— Election defeats turning pols into sore losers – CHARLES SELLE
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have lost elections, their political consultants, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who have blamed me, blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and blamed what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member the most for their losses.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-sore-losers-st-0107-20210106-4ipixp4gg5bv5gcaa7br4bwvie-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “What if crowd who swarmed the US Capitol was Black or Muslim?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-trump-supporters-mob-capitol-double-standard-0106-20210106-njqyjby45vhx3b3twsem4d257a-story.html
— Trump owns this – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-trump-washington-protests-kass-20210107-iji5pk2j4nh7hlkrn2j3dwi2tq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rioters attack Capitol: Reps. Robin Kelly, Mike Quigley, Brad Schneider trapped in House gallery. The insurrection cast a shadow over what in another time would be the giant story: The Democrats won control of the Senate with the Georgia elections. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/6/22218104/rioters-attack-capitol-rep-robin-kelly-trapped-in-house-gallery-rep-mike-quigley-brad-schneider
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In final days, Trump does his best to burn down the house. Black protesters would have been stopped before they breached the first barricade.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/6/22217877/capitol-protests-trump-electoral-college-does-his-best-burn-down-the-house

DAILY HERALD
— ‘This is a coup attempt’: What Republican and Democratic reps from Illinois said about Capitol attack – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210106/this-is-a-coup-attempt-what-republican-and-democratic-reps-from-illinois-said-about-capitol-attack

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump pledges orderly transition to Biden presidency. “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” Trump said in a statement posted on Twitter by an aide early this morning.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/trump-pledges-orderly-transition-biden-presidency
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Weed investors are seeing green as Dems take control of Senate. Local marijuana companies including GTI and Cresco could benefit from the shift in power. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/weed-investors-are-seeing-green-dems-take-control-senate

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Will lame duck session be painful for taxpayers? – Scott Reeder
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/scott-reeder-will-lame-duck-session-be-painful-for-taxpayers/article_c2f13d0c-4f4d-11eb-b2a5-9bc34f3e8d63.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— LaHood calls Wednesday Capitol raid ‘one of the most shameful things I have seen’
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lahood-calls-wednesday-capitol-raid-one-of-the-most-shameful-things-i-have-seen/article_697cf175-9f8b-5a75-96fc-4b0f27800a97.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— If Trump rioters had been black, Capitol streets would’ve been blood-red. Did anybody think things could go so far, so wrong, so un-American? – Phil Luciano
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/columns/luciano/2021/01/06/if-trump-terrorists-had-been-black-capitol-wouldve-been-blood-red/6570903002/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Lame duck session not always good for those about to be goosed – Scott Reeder
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/scott-reeder-lame-duck-session-not-always-good-for-those-about-to-be-goosed/article_61a65355-f5c1-577f-9b85-6db9d1775e30.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Plummer, McClure named to Senate leadership team
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/McClure-named-to-Senate-leadership-team-15848659.php

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— ‘This isn’t America:’ Local leaders react to chaos in D.C. – Lee Provost
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/this-isnt-america-local-leaders-react-to-chaos-in-d-c/article_246173a4-5066-11eb-8ace-4f237afed1ae.html
— Pandemic response, budget, Black Caucus agenda on table for ‘lame duck’ session – Peter Hancock
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/pandemic-response-budget-black-caucus-agenda-on-table-for-lame-duck-session/article_14e29b9e-5064-11eb-9d84-672947f6b3a3.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 deaths with 13 reported Wednesday, fourth-deadliest day of the pandemic – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/07/dupage-county-surpasses-1000-covid-19-deaths-with-13-reported-wednesday-fourth-deadliest-day-of-the-pandemic/
— DuPage County reports that over 18,000 healthcare workers have received COVID-19 vaccine, second dose to start this week – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/dupage-county/2021/01/06/dupage-county-reports-that-over-18000-healthcare-workers-have-received-covid-19-vaccine-second-dose-to-start-this-week/

FOX ST. LOUIS
— ‘Republicans stand for law and order’ Illinois GOP denounces DC demonstrations – AP
https://fox2now.com/news/republicans-stand-for-law-and-order-illinois-gop-denounces-dc-demonstrations/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Capitol riot product of years of hateful rhetoric.” I should write books about the hatred that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters have promoted against Trump and against his supporters. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump, 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump, 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump, and 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/experts-capitol-riot-product-of-years-of-hateful-rhetoric
— Gov. Pritzker calls for impeachment, removal of President Trump
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Pritzker officially banish from Illinois the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-pritzker-calls-for-impeachment-removal-of-president-trump

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Missouri And Illinois Leaders Condemn Violent Attack On U.S. Capitol – Jason Rosenbaum
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2021-01-06/missouri-and-illinois-leaders-condemn-violent-attack-on-u-s-capitol

MDJ ONLINE
— Darren Bailey calls fellow Republican Adam Kinzinger a Democrat, demands he resign – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/illinois-state-lawmaker-calls-republican-kinzinger-a-democrat-demands-he-resign/article_e65310f5-f1fa-528b-803b-ba64ddb5dd00.html

WQAD
— Supporters of President Trump march in Rock Island to protest certification of 2020 election. Roughly two dozen protestors gathered carrying signs and shouting slogans like “Stop the Steal,” echoing the president’s claims that the election was rigged. – Luke Cleary
(DIERSEN: What does the future hold for Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) gave money to Trump, f) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and/or g) are running for an office as a Republican in the April 6, 2021 election.)
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/elections/trump-supporters-march-in-rock-island/526-82b9e8ae-9b7d-4bdc-9166-131c34c69604

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Examining How The Trump Years Helped To Shape The Media.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-trump-years-helped-shape-media#stream/0
— After Chaos, Insurrection And Death, Pro-Trump Rioters Defy D.C. Curfew – VANESSA ROMO
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/after-chaos-insurrection-and-death-pro-trump-rioters-defy-dc-curfew#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Party leaders work to find replacement for Brady in State Senate – Brittni Clemons
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/party-leaders-work-to-find-replacement-for-brady-in-state-senate/

WSIL TV
— “Patriots”: Illinois Trump supporters protest election results at state capitol – Mike Miletich
https://wsiltv.com/2021/01/06/patriots-illinois-trump-supporters-protest-election-results-at-state-capitol/

WQAD
— Insurrection marks moment of reckoning for Republicans – AP
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/nation-world/moment-of-reckoning-for-gop/507-9edd579f-e871-4aac-a819-5a8fc4f63d4c

DEERFIELD PATCH
— Schneider Calls On Invocation Of 25th Amendment to Remove Trump. U.S. Rep Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) denounces Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol by a “radical mob.” – Eric DeGrechie,
https://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/schneider-calls-invocation-25th-amendment-remove-trump

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor’s Election Petition Challenged. Resident points to errors that he says warrant the mayor’s removal as a candidate. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-mayors-election-petition-challenged

CHICAGO NOW
— When Democrats successfully overturned an election – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2021/01/when-democrats-successfully-overturned-an-election/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Who and What Caused the Capitol Assault – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/01/who-and-what-caused-the-capitol-assault/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congress affirms Biden win; Trump vows ‘orderly transition’ – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/7/congress-affirms-biden-win-trump-vows-orderly-tran/
— FBI asks public for help identifying Capitol rioters – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/7/fbi-asks-public-help-identifying-capitol-rioters/

CNS NEWS
— Kinzinger on Trump Protesters Storming the Capitol Building: ‘We Don’t Do Stuff Like This’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/kinzinger-trump-protesters-storming-capitol-building-we-dont-do

DAILY CALLER
— Patriots Do Not Storm Their Nation’s Capital – Editorial
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/06/editorial-board-patriots-do-not-storm-their-nations-capitol/
— Georgia’s Republican Election Chief Blames Trump For Sparking ‘Civil War’ That Lost Republicans The Senate – CHRISTIAN DATOC
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/06/gabriel-sterling-georiga-election-official-trump-republican-senate-runoff/
— Trump Waged All-Out War Against Georgia Republicans On Twitter While Ignoring Warnock And Ossoff In Leadup To Runoffs – ANDREW KERR
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/06/trump-twitter-raphael-warnock-jon-ossoff/

EPOCH TIMES
— Facebook, Twitter Lock Trump Out of His Account for the First Time. Social platforms remove video of Trump calling on protesters to leave the Capitol in peace. – MIMI NGUYEN LY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/twitter-locks-president-trump-out-of-his-account-for-the-first-time_3646854.html

THE HILL
— Jeff Flake to Republicans: ‘There is power in standing up to the rank corruptions of a demagogue’ – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO
(DIERSEN: Will Republican organizations officially get rid of their members who did not “stand up” to Trump? How much pressure will there be on the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization to get rid of their members who did not “stand up” to Trump? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 93,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/532861-jeff-flake-to-republicans-there-is-power-in-standing-up-to-the-rank-corruptions-of-a

POLITICO
— The racial contradictions of Trump’s ‘law and order’ mantra. Police treatment of the Capitol rioters “says a lot about who is an enemy combatant and who is not.” – SABRINA RODRIGUEZ, MAYA KING and NOLAN D. MCCASKILL
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/donald-trump-law-and-order-mantra-racial-455714


— Bidenworld hopes Capitol chaos gives GOP a ‘shock to the system.’ Those close to the president-elect believe the shocking siege of Congress bolsters his calls for unity. – NATASHA KORECKI, ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN and MEGAN CASSELLA
(DIERSEN: What does the future hold for Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) gave money to Trump, f) serve as a Republican Precinct committeeman/Captain, and/or g) are running for an office as a Republican in the April 6, 2021 election.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/capitol-chaos-biden-react-455694
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say that “He screwed the country. Trump loyalty disintegrates. Wednesday’s Capitol Hill riot will reverberate for years, shaping Trump’s legacy and pushing Republicans to confront the GOP’s future.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/trump-loyalty-capitol-attack-455667

CNN
— Trump pledges ‘orderly’ transition after riot and Biden win certification. – Allie Malloy and Veronica Stracqualursi
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/trump-biden-us-capitol-electoral-college-insurrection/index.html
— Kinzinger says “despicable” Capitol riots were started by not telling people the truth
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/congress-electoral-college-vote-count-2021/h_33c7a29498615e9e2eaff551b2d0f45b
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “An unchained Trump threatens more mayhem in his final dangerous days.”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/donald-trump-electoral-college-capitol-riot/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Isolated Trump reluctantly pledges ‘orderly’ transition after inciting mob.”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/trump-biden-us-capitol-electoral-college-insurrection/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Kinzinger says Republicans should ‘very ashamed’ as protesters storm the Capitol
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/rep-kinzinger-says-republicans-should-very-ashamed-as-protesters-storm-the-capitol-98944581853
— Trump loyalists push evidence-free claims that antifa activists fueled mob. The claims are typical of many that arise during major news events and particularly violent acts; fringe communities often label them “false flag” attacks. – Brandy Zadrozny and Ben Collins
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/trump-loyalists-push-evidence-free-claims-antifa-activists-fueled-mob-n1253176
— Law enforcement officials across the U.S. shocked by police failure to stop Capitol invasion. Ex-Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said police shouldn’t have been surprised by the actions of pro-Trump protesters given the heated rhetoric of 2020. – Tom Winter and Andrew Blankstein
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/law-enforcement-officials-across-u-s-shocked-police-failure-stop-n1253193

CBS NEWS
— 4 dead after Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol – JORDAN FREIMAN
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-supporters-us-capitol-4-dead/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say that “Trump supporters” assaulted the Capitol. What does the future hold for Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) gave money to Trump, f) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and/or g) are running for an office as a Republican in the April 6, 2021 election.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/trump-us-capitol-secured-dc-protest/

YAHOO NEWS
— VP Mike Pence Avoids Questions About 25th Amendment
https://news.yahoo.com/vp-mike-pence-avoids-questions-130400538.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump openly condones supporters who violently stormed the Capitol, prompting Twitter to lock his account.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/trump-protesters.html
— FRONT PAGE: A Mob and the Breach of Democracy: The Violent End of the Trump Era. Those who warned of worst-case scenarios under President Trump — only to be dismissed as alarmists — found some of their darkest fears realized in the storming of the Capitol on Wednesday. – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/trump-congress.html

NEW YORK POST
— Ashli Babbitt, protester killed at Capitol, was Air Force vet from California – Elizabeth Rosner and Kate Sheehy
https://nypost.com/2021/01/06/protester-killed-in-capitol-was-air-force-vet-from-california/

WASHINGTON POST
— Capitol breach prompts urgent questions about security failures – Carol D. Leonnig, Aaron C. Davis, Dan Lamothe and David A. Fahrenthold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-breach-security-failures/2021/01/06/e1e09b80-5061-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html
— The National Guard has been called out in Washington, D.C. Here’s what you need to know. Attempts to use the National Guard for partisan purposes would be highly controversial. – Jim Golby and Carrie A. Lee
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/07/national-guard-has-been-called-out-washington-dc-heres-what-you-need-know/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump has shown an incomprehensible indifference to mayhem.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/06/trump-has-shown-an-incomprehensible-indifference-mayhem/
— For a divided country, riot at the U.S. Capitol becomes one more flash point – Jimmy Magahern, Jenna Johnson and Griff Witte
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/us-reaction-capitol-riots/2021/01/06/ac0f96ba-5042-11eb-b2e8-3339e73d9da2_story.html
— Trump’s supporters think they’re being patriotic. And that’s the problem. Incendiary rhetoric has long prompted dangerous violence in the name of national defense – Christine Adams
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/01/07/trumps-supporters-think-theyre-being-patriotic-thats-problem/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Don’t let the appalling mob attack on the Capitol obscure the GOP’s shameful enabling.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-01-07/trump-riots-u-s-capitol

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “How the Trump term had to end.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-a-humiliating-spectacle-for-the-us-20210107-6xkg7jzpovcyxkew63sd7aagne-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Republican Party Is in Disarray. The Senate is lost, the GOP is bitterly split and Trump’s actions have consequences. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-republican-party-is-in-disarray-11609975948
— Donald Trump Turned Georgia Blue. His relentless attacks on the state’s election apparatus likely depressed Republican turnout. – Michael Barone
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-turned-georgia-blue-11609976086
— World Leaders Are Shocked, Worried by Trump Supporters’ Actions at U.S. Capitol. Some see echoes of Europe’s fascist past and Latin America’s turbulence; ‘a profound deterioration of the democratic image of the country’ – Valentina Pop and Ryan Dube
(DIERSEN: What does the future hold for Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) gave money to Trump, f) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and/or g) are running for an office as a Republican in the April 6, 2021 election.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/world-leaders-are-shocked-worried-by-storming-of-u-s-capitol-by-trump-supporters-11609971098

FORBES
— ‘They Will Get Primaried’: Trump, His Allies, Threaten Republicans Who Won’t Object To Electoral College – Jack Brewster
(DIERSEN: Will Adam Kinzinger, Joe Wash, and Pat Brady primary all Republican candidates in Illinois who did not stand with them against Trump from the beginning?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/01/06/they-will-get-primaried-trump-allies-threaten-republicans-who-wont-object-to-electoral-college/

BALTIMORE SUN
— Capitol attack renews talk of removing Trump with 25th Amendment. Here’s how that would work. – MARK Z. BARABAK
(DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors were furious about Nixon. They took their anger against Nixon out on me, one of their very few Republican employees.)
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-25th-amendment-20210107-s6gqna3whzcsbemh6pirngrowm-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The amendment also lays out how to replace a vice president. The first use of the amendment occurred in 1973 when President Nixon chose Rep. Gerald R. Ford of Michigan to fill the vacancy after Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned in October 1973. Ford, in turn, became president when Nixon quit in August 1974. Ford then chose former New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller as his vice president.)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Every Trump Loyalist Is Complicit in the President’s Incitement of Sedition.” Who will be demonized, denigrated, condemned, and gotten rid of as being a Trump loyalist in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois. Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are required to support those who win Republican primaries. Since I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, I have supported all those who have won Republican primaries.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01/trump-mob-incitement-capitol-riot-washington-storm-congress.html

FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford UAW Workers Get Better Benefits As 400 Temp Employees Become Permanent – Brett Foote
(DIERSEN: My Democrat Post Office superiors succeeded in forcing me to resign in 1969 when I was 20 years old just before I would have had 3 years seniority, and therefore greater employee rights.)
https://fordauthority.com/2021/01/ford-uaw-workers-get-better-benefits-as-400-temp-employees-become-permanent/

GUARDIAN
— Democrats’ Georgia success reshapes US political landscape – Lauren Gambino and David Smith
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/06/democrats-georgia-success-reshapes-us-political-landscape

January 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DC rally: Protesters backing Trump roll into Washington as Congress votes to affirm Biden’s 2020 election victory – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-backing-trump-roll-into-dc-to-cheer-him-on/9405310/
— Congress set to confirm Joe Biden’s electoral win over President Trump – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/congress-join-session-confirm-electoral-college-president-elect-joe-biden-president-donald-trump/9399420/
— Raphael Warnock calls his projected election win in Georgia a ‘historic moment’ – Quinn Scanlan
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/raphael-warnock-calls-his-projected-election-win-a-historic-moment/9405735/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Naperville City Council member David Wentz, a longtime community volunteer, dies at 57 – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-david-wentz-death-st-0106-20210105-qzxrrynzrve67jd3btmbon4n3q-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Democrats see the following as being their soldiers in their army: those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The Democrats believe that the majority of the following will help them get rid of Republicans once and for all: criminals, Trump-haters, liberals, moderates, America-haters, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, citizens of foreign countries, minorities, females, young people, LGBTQers, non-married people, those who have less money than others, those who have more money than others, non-gun owners, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/5/22214960/trump-election-congress-senate-electoral-votes-challenge-rally-washington-confederacy

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Our precious democracy When Congress convenes to accept electoral votes, it has duty to embrace the will of the people.
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, the “will of the people” is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have no problem with that.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210105/editorial-the-democracy-that-is-at-stake-in-congress-wednesday

WGN RADIO
— Trump says he’ll ‘fight like hell’ to hold on to presidency –
AP (DIERSEN: I did not “fight like hell” to hold on to my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster jobs, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. I should write a book about why I concluded it was not worth the effort. Too many in the aforesaid organizations reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, immigration, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Too many in the aforesaid organizations despise/hate those who share my demographics.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/trump-says-hell-fight-like-hell-to-hold-on-to-presidency/

WBEZ
— Less Than One-Third Of COVID-19 Vaccines Shipped To Chicago Have Gone to City Residents – Becky Vevea
https://www.wbez.org/stories/less-than-one-third-of-covid-19-vaccines-shipped-to-chicago-have-gone-to-city-residents/0fa6c805-62c8-46fa-b4d2-0153edcc3cac

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 344 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, no deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 10.1% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/06/dupage-county-reports-344-covid-19-cases-tuesday-no-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-101/

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Save America March’ rally draws thousands on day two of demonstrations in DC
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/save-america-march-rally-draws-thousands-on-day-two-of-demonstrations-in-dc

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican Darren Bailey, who will be sworn into the state Senate next week, lashed out at Congressman Adam Kinzinger for criticizing President Donald Trump. “We got a sitting Illinois congressman, a Republican, that just wants to constantly drop kick Trump. Stupid,” Bailey said during his latest Facebook video talking to constituents about elected officials that should be booted from office. “Adam Kinzinger up north, calls himself a Republican. No, he’s a Democrat. Get him out of office.” Bailey included the comment “Stand down!” Kinzinger’s spokeswoman, Maura Gillespie, responded: “As the Congressman has said, this is a moment in our history that requires action. It requires a moral compass and genuine leadership. Congressman Kinzinger has chosen to lead without fear of the consequences and without concern for his political career.” Gillespie continued: “Our democracy and our country’s moral fiber are more important than appeasing the conspiracy theorists in this country or feeding into the misinformation campaigns we’re seeing all day on social media. Congressman Kinzinger is going to lead by doing the right thing, no matter the cost.” Get used to this heated exchange, folks. Kinzinger and Bailey are both considering a run for governor in 2022. The GOP primary is 14 months away. The two Republicans’ views on the world are indicative of the deep divisions within the party in Illinois and Washington, especially as Trump and his loyalists mount a last-ditch plan today to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Trump gave the Republican party new energy and momentum — and fresh issues to divide themselves over.- Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/01/06/pack-extra-underwear-dems-notch-win-in-georgia-getting-a-glimpse-of-2022-pfleger-bombshell-491306

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois House minority leader requests temporary parliamentarian during uncertain Speaker race – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-house-minority-leader-requests-temporary-parliamentarian-during-uncertain-speaker-race/article_cd1726ee-4f97-11eb-be12-bf9cc060db4c.html
— Pritzker files new emergency rule to continue mask, social distancing mandates in Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-files-new-emergency-rule-to-continue-mask-social-distancing-mandates-in-illinois/article_f5a7df22-4f8d-11eb-bbb8-6f1bae0dc272.html

WIREPOINTS
— The sweet smell of federal bailouts for Illinois, Chicago and other broke states and cities came quickly last night – Quicktake
https://wirepoints.org/the-sweet-smell-of-a-federal-bailout-for-illinois-and-other-broke-states-came-quickly-last-night-quicktake/

FOX NEWS
— Gutfeld on CNN tearing into Trump supporters. It seems like CNN will believe anything and call it news. – Greg Gutfeld
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) want the Illinois Republican Party to get rid of the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, b) want the DuPage County Republican Central Committee to get rid of the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, c) want the Milton Township Republican Organization to get rid of the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and d) want me to get rid of the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/cnn-trump-supporters-greg-gutfeld
— House Dem posts legislative wish list while awaiting Georgia Senate results. New Hampshire Rep. Pappas lists $2,000 stimulus and DREAM Act as possibilities. – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-dem-posts-legislative-wish-list-while-awaiting-georgia-senate-results

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Will the Real Racists in America Raise Their Hands? – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/01/05/will-the-real-racists-in-america-raise-their-hands

BLAZE
— Study finds Americans are leaving Democrat-run states in throngs and heading for Republican ones – Phil Shivers
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the many things that politicians have done to drive Republicans out of Illinois, out of DuPage County, out of DuPage County’s 4th District, out of Milton Township, out of Wheaton, out of Wheaton’s West District, and out of my precinct. Those politicians reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/americans-leaving-democratic-states
— Trump supporters clash with police in DC protest ahead of Wednesday’s planned rally. Officers deployed pepper spray and protesters disavowed their support of law enforcement. – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-supporters-clash-with-police-in-dc-protest

NEWSMAX
— Poll: Nearly One-Third of Voters Consider Trump Legitimate Winner – Brian Trusdell
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/poll-trump-biden-polls/2021/01/05/id/1004424/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Of 1,200 people surveyed nationally via online or text message Jan. 2-3, 31% viewed Trump as the winner, 59% considered Joe Biden the winner and 10% were not sure, Justthenews reported. By party, 64% of Republicans saw Trump as the victor while 93% of Democrats saw Biden as the winner.)

DAILY WIRE
— ‘A Big Stretch’: MLK Jr.’s Niece Blasts Kamala Harris For Plagiarizing Uncle, Says ‘She’s Nothing Like’ Him “Kamala believes that it’s okay to abort babies up to nine months.” – Jon Brown
https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-big-stretch-mlk-jr-s-niece-blasts-kamala-harris-for-plagiarizing-uncle-says-she-has-nothing-in-common-with-him
— Leftists Call For Radical Legislation After Warnock Projected Win: End Filibuster, Pack The Courts – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/leftists-call-for-radical-legislation-after-warnock-projected-win

ONE NEWS NOW
— Conservativism perceived as a danger – Bob Kellogg
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the following who have worked the hardest to get rid of conservatives, that is, to destroy the Republican Party during the last 20 years: present/past leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.)
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2021/01/06/conservativism-perceived-as-a-danger

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump era bows out with scorched-earth drama in divided GOP.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532806-trump-era-bows-out-with-scorched-earth-drama-in-divided-gop

CNN
— Here’s how Georgia’s changing demographics could affect runoffs
(DIERSEN: If potential homebuyers ask realtors about political trends in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois, what would they say? What percent of those who bought homes in the aforesaid political jurisdictions during the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50+ years have been Democrats? When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/01/05/georgia-changing-demographics-john-king-magic-wall-ga-runoff-elex-night-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/

NBC NEWS
— D.C. Police make several arrests ahead of major pro-Trump election protest. Protesters remained out in the street well into the night, with videos on social media showing some clashing with police. – Allan Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/dc-police-make-several-arrests-ahead-major-pro-trump-election-n1252938
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump and Senate GOP’s Electoral College vote objections betray conservative legal thought.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-senate-gop-s-electoral-college-vote-objections-betray-conservative-ncna1252927

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Can’t Hurt You. But He Is Destroying Us. My fellow Republicans, there is power in standing up to the rank corruptions of a demagogue.” How strongly will Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations use Trump’s problems to drive conservatives out of the Republican Party once and for all, that is, to destroy the Republican Party?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/opinion/jeff-flake-trump-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Justice Dept. Seeks to Pare Back Civil Rights Protections for Minorities.” How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will employ only members of protected groups? How soon, if not already, will organizations officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to be members? How soon, if not already, will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to reside there? Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Trump-haters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/politics/justice-department-disparate-impact.html
— Vietnam Imprisons 3 Journalists Amid Broader Attack on Speech. The sentences are the latest crackdown on dissent in the one-party state, as the ruling Communist Party prepares for an important political conclave. – Mike Ives
(DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want me to be imprisoned for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/world/asia/vietnam-journalists-prison-sentence.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Georgia runoff live updates and results: Warnock wins, Ossoff leads Perdue with U.S. Senate control at stake – John Wagner and Brittany Shammas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/06/georgia-senate-election-results-live-updates/
— Going deeper with diversity and inclusion
(DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans. AA, Diversity, and Inclusion promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/brand-studio/wp/2021/01/05/feature/going-deeper-with-diversity-and-inclusion/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump administration seeks to undo decades-long rules on discrimination.” How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will employ only members of protected groups? How soon, if not already, will organizations officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to be members? How soon, if not already, will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to reside there? Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Trump-haters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/civil-rights-act-disparate-impact-discrimination/2021/01/05/4f57001a-4fc1-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html

USA TODAY
— Ted Cruz and other Republican senators: We intend to reject electors from disputed states
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/01/05/ted-cruz-we-reject-electors-disputed-states-editorials-debates/6556675002/
— Trump’s judicial appointments will impact LGBTQ rights far beyond presidency, group says – Kristine Phillips
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/05/trump-judges-impact-lgbtq-rights-years-lambda-legal-says/4099483001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Gender-Neutral Language Is More Than a Word Game. Democratic speech police demand not only tolerance but endorsement of the progressive agenda. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gender-neutral-language-is-more-than-a-word-game-11609887957
— Hong Kong Police Arrest 53 Opposition Figures Over Alleged Subversion – Natasha Khan
(DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats arrest those who do not promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-police-arrest-dozens-of-opposition-politicians-over-alleged-subversion-11609895177
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump Supporters Again Protest in D.C. to Dispute Election Defeat. Demonstrators—including conspiracy theorists and extremist groups—gather in U.S. capital for third time since November vote.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-supporters-again-plan-protests-in-d-c-to-dispute-election-results-11609880570
— Trump Allies in Congress Challenge Biden’s Election Win. In a joint session, some GOP lawmakers make last-ditch attempt to throw out some states’ results to secure second term for Trump – Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-allies-in-congress-challenge-bidens-election-win-11609929001
— Google Employees Form Union to Push for Changes. The move, rare for Silicon Valley, comes amid growing activism in the sector. – Sarah E. Needleman
(DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997 when my Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-employees-form-union-to-push-for-changes-11609782619
— ‘The Tyranny of Merit’ Review: The Cream Also Rises. The meritocratic ideal makes elites arrogant and threatens communal solidarity. Identity-based policies make the problem worse. – Barton Swaim
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, a) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT would not have admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, b) the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO would not have offered me jobs in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1971, and 1980 respectively, c) I would not have passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt in 1979 and 1981 respectively, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, and e) I would not have become a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant in 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 respectively.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tyranny-of-merit-review-the-cream-also-rises-11609887858
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who blame all of Trump’s problems on Trump?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-threw-it-away-11609887740

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Final Act in Trump’s Defeat Pits Republicans Against Republicans.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-06/final-act-in-trump-s-defeat-pits-republicans-against-republicans

FORBES
— Old Meets New: Google Employees Just Formed A Union. – Agnes Uhereczky
(DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997 when my Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/agnesuhereczky/2021/01/06/old-meets-new-google-employees-just-formed-a-union/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Admin Reportedly Proposes Staggering Rollback Of Civil Rights Protections.” How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will employ only members of protected groups? How soon, if not already, will organizations officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to be members? How soon, if not already, will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries officially announce that they will allow only members of protected groups to reside there? Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Trump-haters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2021/01/05/trump-admin-reportedly-proposes-staggering-rollback-of-civil-rights-protections/

CBS ALBANY
— Albany hosts sixth of seven police reform Zoom meetings
(DIERSEN: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organizations would be continuing to hold monthly meetings via Zoom.)
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/albany-hosts-sixth-of-seven-police-reform-zoom-meetings

GALION INQUIRER
— Remote access to meetings is not ideal – Olivia Herken
(DIERSEN: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organizations would be continuing to hold monthly meetings via Zoom.)
https://www.galioninquirer.com/opinion/60596/remote-access-to-meetings-is-not-ideal

SAVANNA MORNING NEWS
— As phone, Zoom calls become the norm, having good etiquette is paramount – Lydia Ramsey
(DIERSEN: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organizations would be continuing to hold monthly meetings via Zoom.)
https://www.savannahnow.com/story/business/2021/01/06/phone-zoom-calls-become-norm-having-good-etiquette-paramount/4139502001/

LADDER
— When to fire a bad hire? Here is a step-by-step guide – Meredith Schneider
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. I was a bad hire a) because I refused to become a Democrat and b) because I refused to help my Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/when-to-fire-a-bad-hire-here-is-a-step-by-step-guide
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nobody wants to be the person that is in charge of firing employees. And yet, someone has to do it and at some point, it might be you. Unfortunately, in the last several months especially, this economy has seen an uptick in firings and dismal because of financial circumstances beyond employees’ control. We’ve gotten used to uncomfortable conversations, unemployment, repetitive job searches, and remote opportunities and obstacles we never would have dreamt of before. When should you consider firing employees? But sometimes, firing isn’t about financial loss or having to lay off members of the staff for growth opportunities. Sometimes it’s about the employee’s performance, or finding out that they aren’t necessarily a good fit for your staff. So, what identifies a bad hire? Here are a few ways to pinpoint when an employee or new hire isn’t going to pan out.)

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Agencies Are Generally Complying With Trump Diversity Training Changes, Watchdogs Find – Courtney Bublé
(DIERSEN: Democrats use diversity training to get rid of Republicans. Diversity training promotes hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2021/01/agencies-are-generally-complying-trump-diversity-training-changes-watchdogs-find/171183/

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Antitrust Actions Against Facebook and Google May Help Level the Playing Field – Michael Shapiro
(DIERSEN: Who competes against you any why? I should write a book about those who compete against me and why they do that. They do not want me to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They want me to glorify and praise them, to pander to them, to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or to give them money. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/antitrust-actions-against-facebook-and-google-may-help-level-the-playing-field,183461

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQ elected/appointed officials to promote LGBTQ, that is, to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/01/party-boy-former-gop-congressman-aaron-schock-becomes-latest-covidiot-shamed-online/