FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— City prepares for Mexican Independence celebrations with hopes of avoiding gridlock
https://abc7chicago.com/post/mexican-independence-day-events-chicago-city-prepares-celebrations-hopes-avoiding-gridlock-new-fest-grant-park/15297195/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://abc7chicago.com/post/look-donald-trumps-transgender-operations-illegal-aliens-debate-claim/15294906/
NBC5
— Mexican Independence Day, El Grito in Chicago: What to know about traffic and more. The Mexican Independence Day and El Grito celebrations in Chicago could result in “excessive” traffic in and around the city
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mexican-independence-day-el-grito-in-chicago-what-to-know-about-traffic-and-more/3547483/
— Chicago mayor’s top aide under fire as Johnson’s approval ratings decline. A new poll released first to NBC Chicago shows, citywide, the mayor has a 25 percent favorable rating, 60 percent unfavorable.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-mayors-top-aide-under-fire-as-johnsons-approval-ratings-decline/3547100/
— What’s the history of Mexican Independence Day? What to know about the holiday and Chicago celebrations. On Sept. 16, 2024, Mexicans in Chicago and around the world will celebrate Mexican Independence Day — Mexico’s independence from Spain — with parades, celebrations and more planned.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/whats-the-history-of-mexican-independence-day-what-to-know-about-the-holiday-and-chicago-celebrations/3546754/
CBS2
— Mexican Independence Day celebrations come to downtown Chicago this weekend
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-mexican-independence-celebrations-2024/
— Helicopter video provides new view into chaotic protest in Chicago’s West Loop during DNC
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/helicopter-video-protest-chicago-west-loop/
WGN9
— $3.5 million dollars stolen from LINK cards
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/it-happens-again-another-3-5-million-dollars-stolen-from-link-cards/
FOX32
— Chicago braces for celebratory chaos this weekend as Mexican Independence Day festivities begin
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-braces-celebratory-chaos-weekend-mexican-independence-day
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1515815
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aldermen call on Mayor Johnson aide to resign over social media post, police comment
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/12/aldermen-call-on-mayor-johnson-official-to-resign-over-social-media-post-following-oct-7-attack-police-comment/
— Democrat leaders deny that they will have their illegals vote for Harris/Walz and for the rest of the Democrat candidates.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/12/gop-targets-noncitizen-voting/
— When government has to subsidize people’s property taxes, something is badly wrong (COMMENT: I have been paying real estate taxes since 1972 and my wife and I since 1978. 60%+ of real estate taxes go to schools. My wife and I have never sent any child to any school. According to my critics/opponents, because my wife and I do not have children, we should pay even more real estate tax.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/13/editorial-cook-county-assessor-fritz-kaegi-property-taxes-circuit-breaker/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Downtown Mexican Independence Day celebrations return, as city makes effort to curb car caravans. Organizers say the two-day El Grito Fest, which runs Saturday and Sunday, should provide a “safe and vibrant” alternative to ad hoc celebrations that previously ended in gridlock and arrests.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/communities/2024/09/12/downtown-mexican-independence-day-celebrations-return
— Columbia College Chicago to cut 18 ‘underperforming’ majors from curriculum amid budget issues. The school announced Thursday it will phase out and consolidate several “underperforming” majors such as Bachelor of Arts in art history, American Sign Language-English interpretation, creative writing and Master of Fine Arts in photography and fine arts. (COMMENT: If I could do it over again, I would have majored in accounting instead of management at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, and Loyola 1972-1976. After competing 10 graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul and the Becker CPA Review, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 years old in 1979. But by then, I was viewed as being much too old to have a successful career in accounting.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/09/12/columbia-college-chicago-to-cut-18-underperforming-majors-from-curriculum-amid-budget-issues
— Chicago primed to pay out $15 million to more victims of police misconduct
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/09/12/chicago-pay-15-million-victims-police-misconduct
— Haitian Americans in Chicago deride claims of immigrants eating pets
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/09/11/kwame-raoul-haitian-americans-chicago-trump-false-accusation-haitians-eating-pets
— Northwestern University student: Republicans say they’re standing up for Jewish college students against campus antisemitism. They’re not. (COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors in the federal government who did everything that they could to get my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to waste my career and to get rid of me. They stressed that I was conservative, Republican, Protestant, 100% German American, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and a Wheaton resident since 1978. In my defense, I stressed that all my ancestors had immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/09/13/republicans-say-theyre-standing-up-for-jewish-college-students-against-campus-antisemitism-theyre-not
DAILY HERALD
— Deception reigns in cannabis industry
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240823/letters-to-the-editor/deception-reigns-in-cannabis-industry/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s Best Places to Work (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office coworkers who were the following were happy because my Democrat superiors and supervisors gave them lots of preference: minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. All my coworkers who my superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were the aforesaid and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, less education than I had, no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/best-places-work/chicagos-best-places-work-2024-facts-and-figures
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 91% of the winners have a strategy to recruit and retain a diverse workforce. 78% seek to recruit and retain Gen Z workers.)
STATE LINE
— Pritzker invites LGBTQ visitors to Illinois, makes dig at Florida (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will ever-increasingly get rid of those in Illinois who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/pritzker-invites-lgbtq-visitors-to-illinois-makes-dig-at-florida/
OUR QUAD CITIES
— Illinois, 41 other states call for cigarette-like warning label on social media (COMMENT: What warning label would my critics/opponents want to see on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? Would it be “WARNING: This newsletter promotes conservative principles.”)
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/state-news/illinois-news/illinois-41-other-states-call-for-cigarette-like-warning-label-on-social-media/
SOUTHERN
— What does Swift think of you? What do you say to Whites like Swift who call Whites like Trump White supremacists and racists because they oppose Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, reparations, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/09/12/how-taylor-swifts-endorsement-could-shape-the-2024-election/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2020, she endorsed President Joe Biden and lambasted then-President Donald Trump for “stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism” and putting “millions of Americans’ lives at risk in an effort to hold on to power.”
CWB CHICAGO
— In Chicago, nearly 20% of felony arrests are people already on pretrial release for other cases
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/09/in-chicago-nearly-20-of-felony-arrests-are-people-already-on-pretrial-release-for-other-cases.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/09/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-368/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/09/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-161/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Pritzker signs bill affecting employer use of E-Verify in Illinois (COMMENT: Democrat employers oppose E-Verify because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO employers oppose E-Verify because they want cheap labor.)
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/664261305-governor-pritzker-signs-bill-affecting-employer-use-of-e-verify-in-illinois
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives: Illinois resident ‘tired of talk’ about property taxes, ‘they want action’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/664246650-ives-illinois-resident-tired-of-talk-about-property-taxes-they-want-action
JOHN KASS
— So About That Rigged Trump/Harris Debate
https://johnkassnews.com/so-about-that-trump-harris-debate/
IRON GATE MOTOR CONDOS
— CARTOBERFEST!! Car/Condo Show Saturday, September 21, 2024 11AM – 3PM
https://www.facebook.com/events/1496403127602522/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Latest DOJ data shows crime rates remain elevated under Biden
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/12/latest-doj-data-shows-crime-rates-remain-elevated-/
— DHS designates Electoral College vote count as special national security event
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/11/electoral-college-vote-count-designated-as-special/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago lives up to its criminal reputation
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-your-land/3149221/chicago-lives-up-to-its-criminal-reputation/
NEW YORK POST
— NYC Council pass bill to create task force to study reparations for black residents
https://nypost.com/2024/09/12/us-news/nyc-council-pass-bill-to-create-task-force-to-study-reparations-for-black-residents/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Dems eager to muddy the waters on abortion-near-birth numbers
https://afn.net/pro-life/2024/09/12/dems-eager-to-muddy-the-waters-on-abortion-near-birth-numbers-says-life-advocate/
BLAZE
— The ‘great replacement’ comes to America’s heartland (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans include: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats include: liberal, minority, female, younger, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-great-replacement-comes-to-americas-heartland
DAILY SIGNAL
— Venezuelan Illegal Alien Gang Activity Wreaking Havoc in US
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/09/13/illegal-alien-gang-activity-wreaking-havoc-us/
— DOJ Charges Illegal Immigrant With Voting in Multiple Elections
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/09/12/doj-charges-illegal-immigrant-with-voting-in-multiple-elections/
— Ohio City Suffers From Huge Haitian Migrant Influx
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/09/12/problems-mass-immigration-springfield-ohio-are-real-media-shamefully-dismiss-it/
FEDERALIST
— Newsom Will Oppose Giving Home Down Payments To Illegals Only As Long As Kamala Needs Votes
https://thefederalist.com/2024/09/13/newsom-will-oppose-giving-home-down-payments-to-illegals-only-as-long-as-kamala-needs-votes/
FOX NEWS
— Harris once boasted of ‘behind the scenes’ work to get ‘every’ trans inmate access to gender surgeries. Critics cried foul after Trump insisted Harris ‘wants to do transgender operations on illegal aliens that are in prison’ during the debate.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-once-boasted-behind-scenes-work-get-every-trans-inmate-access-gender-surgeries
MRC TV
— Towns Overrun By Illegals Are Simply Being ‘Reshaped By Migrants,’ Facing ‘Economic Renewal’
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/ap-towns-overrun-illegals-are-simply-being-reshaped-migrants-facing-economic
— The Peacock Network presented as a news report an item demonizing those who caution against illegal aliens voting, while simultaneously admitting that illegal aliens vote. This report is another instance of the Regime Media holding off on reporting something inconvenient until it can be made into a Trump-adverse story.
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jorge-bonilla/2024/09/12/unreal-nbc-news-now-firefighting-illegal-aliens-voting
NEWS BUSTERS
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Electoral College Gives Trump Chance To Win.”
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mark-finkelstein/2024/09/12/frustrated-frum-probably-stupid-electoral-college-gives-trump
PJ MEDIA
— Standing Up to the LGBTQ Bullies
https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2024/09/12/standing-up-to-the-lgbtq-bullies-n4932462
RAIR FOUNDATION
— Springfield, Ohio: Another Town Destroyed by Biden’s Open-Border Policies – Americans Displaced While Illegals Thrive
https://rairfoundation.com/springfield-ohio-another-town-destroyed-bidens-open-border/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Donald Trump Jr: It Took This “Eating Pets” Story For People To Care That Kamala Harris Put 20,000 Migrants In One Small Town
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/09/12/donald_trump_jr_it_took_this_eating_pets_story_for_people_to_care_that_kamala_harris_put_20000_migrants_in_one_small_town.html
ZERO HEDGE
— Harvard, Columbia, UNC See Drop In Black Freshman Enrollment After Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action and DEI to promote Democrats over me a) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in American for a long time and/or b) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had fewer professional certifications than I had or no professional certifications, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/harvard-columbia-unc-see-drop-black-freshman-enrollment-after-supreme-court-ruling
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSEEK
— Democrats say “Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are considering leaving the city over unfounded claims some have been eating pets and livestock.”
https://www.newsweek.com/immigrants-eating-pets-cats-springfield-ohio-donald-trump-1952910
NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Swift to get those who share her demographics (White, female, younger, non-poor, Christian, and German and English American) to hate Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/upshot/taylor-swift-endorsement-harris-election.html
— New York City to Study Reparations for Descendants of Enslaved People
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/nyregion/reparations-slavery-nyc.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly a) promote Harris and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/opinion/trump-harris-joy.html
— High Schoolers Need to Do Less So That They Can Do Better (COMMENT: I had to work my way through college. To have money for tuition and books at UIC and a new car to commute to classes there from my parents’ home in Crete, I worked as many hours that I could during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage. Consequently, my GPA suffered, I only just barely made into the upper 20% of my graduating class and my ACT score was only 24.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/opinion/high-school-students-free-time.html
USA TODAY
— How to avoid election-related fake news (COMMENT: To discourage/stop everyone from reading my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that they are full of fake news and even worse things. I should write about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2024/09/05/2024-election-fake-news-ai-images-donations/75002834007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Springfield, Ohio to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/12/immigration-pets-historic-trope/75183935007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/12/springfield-ohio-bomb-threat-after-trump-debate/75189943007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/09/12/trump-vance-lie-haitian-immigrants-cats-dogs/75173688007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/09/11/haitian-migrants-pets-ducks-ohio-fact-check/75177917007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/11/springfield-ohio-haitians-respond-to-jd-vance/75171696007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ABC’s Bias Deprived Voters of a Fair Debate. They called Trump out on every falsehood but let Harris get away with one lie after another.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/abcs-bias-deprived-voters-of-a-fair-debate-2024-presidential-election-trump-harris-01410617
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-election-deport-immigrants-f21a943a
FORTUNE
— NYC bills propose sign marking Wall Street as first slave market, along with reparations study
https://fortune.com/2024/09/12/nyc-bills-wall-street-first-slave-market-reparations/
FORBES
— The mainstream news media ever-increasingly does everything that it can a) to drive Harris’ approval rating up and b) to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/09/12/trump-vs-harris-2024-polls-harris-leads-by-2-points-in-latest-survey/
— Democrats deny “pet-eating claims.”
https://fortune.com/2024/09/11/gop-strategist-trumps-false-pet-eating-claims-debate-hurt/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelposner/2024/09/12/why-us-corporations-need-to-promote-greater-workplace-diversity/
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Democrats ask “Are noncitizens really voting in US elections?”
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2024/0911/illegal-immigration-noncitizen-voting-save-act
NEW REPUBLIC
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “You Are Way Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/185893/harris-better-off-four-years
PEW RESEARCH
— White Protestants and Catholics support Trump, but voters in other U.S. religious groups prefer Harris (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always stressed a) that my parents had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, b) that they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, c) that they sent me to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, and d) that they had me baptized as a MSL in 1962.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/09/white-protestants-and-catholics-support-trump-but-voters-in-other-us-religious-groups-prefer-harris/
NPR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans include: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats include: liberal, minority, female, younger, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/06/nx-s1-5101765/swing-states-demographics-electorate
ALTER NET
— To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates promise to give them more preference: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-young-voters/
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September 8, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CTA boosted security spending, but violent crime rate remains above pre-pandemic levels
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cta-boosted-security-spending-violent-100000024.html
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Search is on for election workers across six-county suburban region
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240906/news/search-is-on-for-election-workers-across-six-county-suburban-region/
WGN9
— At least 7 shot, 2 killed, in about 5 hours overnight around Chicago
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/at-least-7-shot-2-killed-in-about-5-hours-overnight-around-chicago-according-to-police/
WTTW
— Advocates Seek Mandatory Training for Illinois Judges, Attorneys on Legal Needs of LGBTQ+ People
https://news.wttw.com/2024/09/07/advocates-seek-mandatory-training-illinois-judges-attorneys-legal-needs-lgbtq-people
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— House Republicans push to link government funding to a citizenship check for new voters (COMMENT: What about the many millions of illegals who have been in American for many years?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-house-republicans-push-to-link-government-funding-to-a-citizenship-check-for-new-voters/
CWB CHICAGO
— Chicago cops can’t chase people. But that doesn’t stop people from chasing the police
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/09/chicago-cops-cant-chase-people-but-that-doesnt-stop-people-from-chasing-the-police-video.html
CHICAGO PATCH
— Democrats promote LGBTQ at Six Flags
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/calendar/event/20240907/70da5861-40dd-45b3-87f0-3cbd5051c898/private-lgbtq-diverisity-night-six-flags
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I anticipate/expect that all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will vote for Harris/Walz. They should all resign from all the positions that they hold as a Republican. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Violent crimes on rise in Chicago, robberies at 5-year high
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_9c8e4fc8-6c69-11ef-a13a-87beea4ca458.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump rips Dick Cheney as ‘irrelevant RINO’ after former VP backs Harris
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/7/donald-trump-rips-dick-cheney-as-irrelevant-rino-a/
— At 75, staying healthy is my new career. Financial, emotional, mental, nervous and physical requirements lie ahead. (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect more and more and more up-or-out. The Democrats who run the federal government use up-or-out to get rid of their Republican employees who they do not promote to GS-13 ($115,439/year) by age 25, GS-14 ($136,414/year) by age 30, GS-15 ($160,458) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($191,900/year) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/7/at-75-staying-healthy-is-my-new-career/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I turn 75 years old today, and two facts loom. First, the Social Security Administration reports that over 40% of my male American peers are already dead. Second, 75 marks the accepted point when physical and mental abilities begin to markedly decline.)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats keep blaming the victims of Hamas terrorism
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3145640/democrats-keep-blaming-victims-hamas-violence/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump trashes Dick, Liz Cheney after they back Harris for White House: ‘Irrelevant RINO’
https://nypost.com/2024/09/07/us-news/trump-trashes-dick-liz-cheney-after-they-back-harris-for-white-house/
— Biden’s astonishing vacation total revealed — prez took 48 years worth of leave in 4
https://nypost.com/2024/09/07/us-news/biden-took-48-years-worth-of-vacation-while-president/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— A Harris Victory in 2024 Makes the U.S. a One-Party State. This November’s election will determine whether the U.S. remains a viable constitutional republic or becomes a one-party state.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/09/08/a-harris-victory-in-2024-makes-the-u-s-a-one-party-state/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=act_eng&seyid=20432
AMERICAN THINKER
— Educators vs. MLK, Jr.’s dream
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/09/educators_vs_mlk_jr_s_dream.html
AMERICAN WIRE
— Migrant families in NYC shelters getting thousands of dollars to move out
https://americanwirenews.com/migrant-families-in-nyc-shelters-reportedly-getting-thousands-of-dollars-to-move-out/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Sanctuary city considering housing illegals in elementary school
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/09/07/sanctuary-city-considering-housing-illegals-in-elementary-school-1485655/
— Migrant families in NYC shelters getting thousands of dollars to move out
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/09/07/migrant-families-in-nyc-shelters-reportedly-getting-thousands-of-dollars-to-move-out-1485718/
BREITBART
— Dr. Ben Carson: ‘Honored to Serve as the National Faith Chairman’ for Trump
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/09/06/dr-ben-carson-honored-serve-national-faith-chairman-trump/
CAMPUS REFORM
— University of South Carolina required students to pass DEI assessment to register for courses (COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders use DEI to get rid of Republicans starting with Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about the success that Democrat and RINO leaders are having doing that in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/university-south-carolina-required-students-pass-dei-assessment-register-courses/26292
FOX NEWS
— Walz administration settles left-wing group’s trans inmate lawsuit, costing Minnesota taxpayers nearly $500K
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/walz-admin-settles-left-wing-groups-trans-inmate-lawsuit-costing-minnesota-taxpayers-nearly-500k
— Illegal migrants are ‘disappearing’ into America (COMMENT: How many illegals have disappeared into Illinois and into your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct? How many are going to use their false identifications to vote for Harris/Walz and for the rest of the Democrat candidates?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/illegal-migrants-are-disappearing-into-america-brad-coe/vi-AA1qaE7T
NATIONAL REVIEW
— NYC Giving Migrant Families $4k Grants to Move Out of City Shelters
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/nyc-giving-migrant-families-4k-grants-to-move-out-of-city-shelters/
NEWSMAX
— Democrats, Harris Complicit in Migrant Crime Wave
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/border-illegals-migrant/2024/09/07/id/1179485/
PJ MEDIA
— Americans Lose Jobs as Net Gains All for Migrants (COMMENT: If there had been as many migrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, the wages that I earned would have been lower because immigrants drive wages down. The wages that I earned enabled me a) to buy a 6-year-old car when I was 16 and new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, etc., b) to pay for my undergraduate and graduate college expenses, c) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, etc.)
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/09/07/americans-lose-jobs-as-net-gains-all-for-migrants-n4932333
TOWNHALL
— Trump Spills What He’ll Never Do Again If Elected Again
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/09/07/trump-spills-what-hell-never-do-again-if-elected-again-n2644401
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— George Bush won’t formally endorse candidate in 2024 election (COMMENT: I anticipate/expect that all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will vote for Harris/Walz. They should all resign from all the positions that they hold as a Republican.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4867948-george-bush-wont-formally-endorse-candidate-in-2024-election-reports/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Harris Releases Ad Targeting Trump for Helping Overturn Roe v. Wade (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Democrat and RINO candidates give free abortions to women who vote for them?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/us/politics/harris-trump-ad-abortion.html
— Trump Calls for Reshaping Government, Harris Ad Targets Trump on Abortion. The former president returned to Wisconsin, where he called for eliminating the Department of Education. The Harris campaign released an ad reminding voters that Mr. Trump took credit for helping overturn Roe v. Wade.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/07/us/harris-trump-election
— Anticipate/expect that many millions of illegals will use their false identifications to vote for Harris/Walz and the rest of the Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/us/politics/heritage-foundation-2024-campaign-immigration.html
— Georgia Tests a Novel Tactic in School Shootings: Putting Parents on Trial. After four people were killed at Apalachee High School, prosecutors charged a student and his father, who officials say had given the boy the gun as a gift.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/us/georgia-school-shooting-parents-trial.html
USA TODAY
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use the Cheneys to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/09/08/dick-cheney-kamala-harris-vote-donald-trump-election/75108930007/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Moms for Liberty.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/09/06/trump-moms-for-liberty-lies-trans-children-immigrants/75074854007/
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout a) that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks and Hispanics have and b) that Blacks and Hispanics will never advance unless they are given more and more and more preference over Whites.
https://lasentinel.net/freshman-classes-provide-glimpse-of-affirmative-action-rulings-impact-on-colleges.html
NEWSWEEK
— Democrats say “Cheney Support Gives Republicans ‘Permission’ to Vote for Harris.” (COMMENT: I anticipate/expect that all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will vote for Harris/Walz.)
https://www.newsweek.com/liz-dick-cheney-support-gives-republicans-permission-vote-kamala-harris-1950348
MSN
— For conservatives, a) Trump’s positives outweigh his negatives and b) Harris has no positives.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/movies/news/the-last-republican-review-adam-kinzinger-makes-an-engaging-doc-subject-in-portrait-of-an-anti-trump-conservative/ar-AA1qaNLW
BLOOMBERG
— Elon Musk’s Pro-Trump PAC Ramps Up Advertising: ‘We Must STOP Kamala’
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-07/elon-musk-s-america-pac-supports-donald-trump-with-facebook-youtube-x-ads
JEWISH PRESS
— Year 2 of the Siege on Jewish Students Begins
https://www.jewishpress.com/headline/year-2-of-the-siege-on-jewish-students-begins/2024/09/08/
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Don’t Scrap Standardized Tests. Make Them Fairer (COMMENT: What tests have you passed? My critics/opponents have always been furious that I passed all the tests needed a) to become a licensed CPA and Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, b) to earn a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, and c) to get hired by GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I passed tests because my demographics gave me big unfair advantages. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college. I should write about my critics/opponents whose parents have/had lots of money.)
https://www.chronicle.com/article/dont-scrap-the-sat-make-it-fairer
August 31, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/kamala-harris-1st-sit-down-interview-cnn-anchor-dana-bash-interview-vice-president-running-mate-tim-walz-tuesday-9pm/15236269/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. RINOs keep quiet because they want cheap labor.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-migrants-deputy-mayor-beatriz-ponce-de-leon-praises-citys-response-migrant-crisis-2-years-after-mass-busing-began/15249121/
— Thieves use car to rip off security gate from Bridgeport corner store, try to steal ATM
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crime-thieves-use-car-rip-off-security-gate-wallys-lucky-mart-bridgeport-try-steal-atm/15250044/
— If you earned money when you were young, what did you use it for? I used the money that I earned to pay for my UIC and NIU college expenses and to buy cars to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete to jobs in Chicago Heights, Flossmoor, and Park Forest and classes at UIC and NIU.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-girls-joy-jade-lee-ran-lemonade-stand-pediatric-cancer-gifted-vip-tickets-chicago-sky-indiana-fever-game/15249181/
— Trump adds new campaign pledge to get IVF paid for by government or covered by insurance (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors used my and my wife’s giving up trying to have children without our trying IVF against me big time. They stressed that IVF was covered by our health insurance.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-adds-new-campaign-pledge-get-ivf-paid-government-covered-insurance/15247443/
NBC5
— Chicago Magazine reveals ranking of public high schools in Chicago, suburbs. 110 schools across six counties in the Chicago area were analyzed in the rankings.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-magazine-reveals-ranking-of-public-high-schools-in-chicago-surrounding-suburbs/3536451/
— Trump’s plan to slash government could hurt Republicans in a key House race. For nearly a decade, former president Donald Trump has rallied voters around a cry to cut the size of the federal government and “drain the swamp.” (COMMENT: When Republicans slash federal agency budgets, the Democrats who run those agencies get rid of their Republican employees first and then their employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. That is what happened while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. They would have succeeded in getting rid of me much sooner than they did if I had not a) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, c) became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and d) earned a master’s degree in Financial Markets and Trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trumps-plan-to-slash-government-could-hurt-republicans-in-a-key-house-race/3536267/
— Here’s why we celebrate Labor Day and what you need to know about its creation. A federal holiday celebrated on the first Monday of September each year, Labor Day is a celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are vehemently anti-union. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years (1966-1969 and 1971-1980) and they hint/imply/argue/shout that because of that, I was grossly overpaid. They stress that while I was a union member, my salary increased from $18.99/hour to $110,020/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, I stress a) that I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and b) that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/heres-why-we-celebrate-labor-day-and-what-you-need-to-know-about-its-creation/3536355/
CBS2
— CPD claims that crime was down in Chicago during DNC, but experts say there’s more to story
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/data-cpd-claims-crime-down-chicago-dnc/
— Carjackers fire shots at victims following them in another car on Chicago’s South Side
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/carjackers-shots-victims-following-chicago-south-side/
WGN9
— Trump seeks to shift debate on IVF with pricey proposal (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors used my and my wife’s giving up trying to have children without our trying IVF against me big time. They stressed that IVF was covered by our health insurance.)
https://wgntv.com/news/trump-seeks-to-shift-debate-on-ivf-with-pricey-proposal/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump told NBC News this week, “We are going to be — under the Trump administration, we are going to be paying for that treatment. “So, we’re going to be paying for that treatment, or we’re going to be mandating that the insurance companies pay,” he added.)
FOX32
— Democrat leaders get kids to help elect Democrat candidates.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1509217
WGN RADIO
— Are you satisfied with your job? (COMMENT: The importance of GAO’s mission and the importance of the work that I did as a GAO Analyst helped me deal with my Democrat superiors’ ever-increasing efforts to get rid of me. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay for performance purposes. They ever-increasingly ignored/dismissed/belittled a) my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, b) my earning job-related master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) my passing on my first attempt the CPA examination in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, d) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, and e) my earning more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. They rudely forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-are-you-satisfied-with-your-job/#/questions
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden restarts immigration program for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/30/biden-restarts-immigration-program-for-4-countries-with-more-vetting-for-sponsors/
— Unemployment higher, finding work difficult and inconsistent in south suburbs (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I took jobs that should have been given to Blacks and b) that they would never have stooped to take the jobs that I took. I worked in the south suburbs 1962-1974. I did yard work in Crete 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers in Crete 1962-1966. I washed dishes in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes in Flossmoor and chipped slag and pumped gasoline in Chicago Heights in 1966. I delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliance in Chicago Heights 1970-1971. I pumped gasoline in Chicago Heights 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes in the south suburbs 1972-1974.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/30/unemployment-higher-finding-work-difficult-and-inconsistent-in-south-suburbs/
— Will County clerk’s office employee sues New Lenox Township trustee for defamation over Facebook post
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/30/will-county-clerks-office-employee-sues-new-lenox-township-trustee-for-defamation-over-facebook-post/
— Jack Conaty, longtime political reporter for Fox-owned Channel 32, dies at 77 (COMMENT: I remember covering political events with Conaty. I remember when he came to my defense when Topinka staffers tried to throw me out of her July 11, 2006 press conference with Giuliani at Benedictine University.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/30/jack-conaty-longtime-political-reporter-for-fox-owned-ch-32-dies-at-77/
— Chicago Public Schools offers teachers 4%-5% raises, while union says that’s just a starting point for negotiations
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/30/chicago-public-schools-offers-teachers-union-4-5-raises-representing-the-beginning-rather-than-end-of-negotiations-says-ctu/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 2 Chicago police oversight officials fired amid allegations of anti-cop bias at the agency. The two high-ranking officials with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability were abruptly fired Friday, just days after one of them complained to the inspector general about bias against police.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/2024/08/30/officials-police-oversight-agency-copa-dismissed-retaliation-bias-against-police
— Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote female candidates, Democrats and RINOs call you a sexist and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/30/kamala-harris-trump-close-presidential-race-sexism-plays-role-adam-eichen-jesse-rhodes-tatishe-nteta
— What would Mary Mitchell’s position be on my Democrat GAO superiors forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997? I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT and became a Forensic Accountant in 1997. I had become a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, and licensed CPA in 1981. I had passed on my first attempt the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981 and CPA examination in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years and for IRS for almost 9 years before that. GAO audits IRS.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/starting-over/2024/08/30/mary-mitchell-retires-34-years-sun-times-columnist
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ignore/dismiss/belittle/reject the fact that if elected, Trump will defend and advance the Republican Party platform, and if he is not elected, the Republican Party is doomed.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/08/31/conservatives-kamala-harris-election-founding-fathers-ideals-donald-trump-mona-charen
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, c) abortion, d) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, e) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and f) Affirmation Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/08/31/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-leans-into-freedom-national-democrats-dnc-follow-suit-rich-miller
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois union participation declining despite growth in new petitions
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240830/business/report-shows-illinois-union-participation-declining-despite-growth-in-new-petitions/
SOUTHERN
— How many millions of illegals are going to use their false identifications to vote for Harris/Walz?
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/08/30/two-thirds-of-americans-say-trump-unprepared-to-accept-the-election-outcome-poll/
— Trump adds new campaign pledge to get IVF paid for by government or covered by insurance (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors used my and my wife’s giving up trying to have children without our trying IVF against me big time. They stressed that IVF was covered by our health insurance.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/08/30/trump-adds-new-campaign-pledge-to-get-ivf-paid-for-by-government-or-covered-by-insurance/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run education and b) blame Republicans for problems that Black students have.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/black-students-are-still-kicked-out-of-school-at-higher-rates-despite-reforms/article_487ea032-ef01-552a-bd09-ef94ae66610d.html
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-why-black-students-are-still-disciplined-at-higher-rates-takeaways-from-aps-report/
COUNTRY HERALD
— University Park Resident Allegedly Threatens Crete-Monee Students with Firearm
https://countryherald.com/news/university-park-resident-allegedly-threatens-crete-monee-students-with-firearm/
— Two Chicago women on pre-trial release for theft charges were arrested and charged with burglary and retail theft after allegedly stealing over $1,150 worth of merchandise from an Ulta Beauty store in Oak Brook.
https://countryherald.com/news/chicago-women-charged-with-burglary-and-retail-theft-at-ulta-while-on-pre-trial-release/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump courts conservative male influencers to try to reach younger men
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/technology/ap-technology/ap-trump-courts-conservative-male-influencers-to-try-to-reach-younger-men/
— Trump questions acceptance of transgender people as he courts his base at Moms for Liberty gathering
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-seeks-to-activate-his-base-at-moms-for-liberty-gathering-but-risks-alienating-moderate-voters/
— Police use Taser to subdue man who stormed media area of Trump rally in Pennsylvania
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-police-use-taser-to-subdue-man-who-stormed-media-area-of-trump-rally-in-pennsylvania/
25 NEWS NOW
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/08/30/trump-seeks-activate-his-base-moms-liberty-gathering/
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) blame violence on Republicans. The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/violence-isnt-a-just-a-chicago-or-democratic-problem/
CHICAGO PATCH
— To promote diversity is to promote discrimination against those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/calendar/event/20240904/c9bc7006-687b-463d-ba39-92cc4856f043/chicagos-24th-annual-diversity-employment-day-career-fair
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-153/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What will happen in Illinois if Harris/Walz are elected? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— People who have demographics that vote for Republicans will ever-increasingly leave Illinois
— People who have demographics that vote for Democrats will ever-increasingly move to Illinois
— Religious, conservative, and Republican organizations and businesses will ever-increasingly shrink/fail/dissolve
— Laws will be ever-increasingly be passed and enacted that discriminate against those who have demographics that vote for Republicans
— Laws will be ever-increasingly be passed and enacted that give more preference to who have demographics that vote for Democrats
— Poverty and crime will ever-increasingly increase
— Dependency on government and charity will ever-increasing increase
— LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, will ever-increasingly increase
— Abortion will ever-increasingly increase
— Booze, gambling, pot, and other vices will ever-increasingly increase.
— Second Amendment rights will ever-increasingly be diminished
— Affirmation Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination will ever-increasingly increase
— Meritocracy will be officially abolished
— Men will ever-increasingly fail and fall behind women
— America’s enemies will move ever-increasingly faster to destroy America
Demographics that vote for Republicans include heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time
Demographics that vote for Democrats include LGBTQ, liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time
WIREPOINTS
— Wirepoints joined Univision Chicago to discuss the expected $1 billion budget deficit coming to Chicago in 2025
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-joined-univision-chicago-to-discuss-the-expected-1-billion-budget-deficit-coming-to-chicago-in-2025/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Complaint alleges race, sex discrimination in U of I scholarships (COMMENT: Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. In my defense, my GPA suffered because I had to work my way through college. Instead of studying, I spent far too many hours washing dishes while I was in high school and delivering mail while I was in college.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_754c1e86-6647-11ef-8d1d-fb72afdcf92d.html
— Cook County seeks input on guaranteed income program’s future (COMMENT: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_5c0ede70-662b-11ef-9543-3bd3f108f009.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— VIOLENCE UP 7.2%: ROBBERIES, AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS, BATTERIES HIT 5-YEAR HIGHS (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes crime and poverty.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/violence-up-7-2-robberies-aggravated-assaults-batteries-hit-5-year-highs/
— UNEMPLOYMENT RATES REMAIN HIGH ACROSS ILLINOIS METRO AREAS (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/unemployment-rates-remain-high-across-illinois-metro-areas/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP rips Harris interview, shows clip of liberal ‘values’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/30/gop-rips-kamala-harris-interview-shows-clip-of-lib/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Harris’s DEI agenda would undermine our national security
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3139240/harris-dei-agenda-undermine-national-security/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Official Dem Platform Backs Plan To Give Amnesty to Already-Deported Aliens. Roughly 1.5 million illegal immigrants were deported by the Trump administration.
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/official-dem-platform-backs-plan-to-give-amnesty-to-already-deported-aliens/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump supporters rip Kamala Harris for showing off border walls she claims to hate in campaign ad
https://nypost.com/2024/08/24/us-news/kamala-harris-flaunts-trumps-border-walls-she-hates-in-campaign-ad/
— Harris shows true lefty colors in CNN interview, admits her ‘values have not changed’ despite major policy flip-flops
https://nypost.com/2024/08/29/us-news/kamala-harris-says-my-values-have-not-changed-in-first-interview-since-biden-dropout/
— Trump says migrant kids are sex slaves, missing or dead due to Kamala Harris
https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/us-news/trump-says-migrant-kids-are-sex-slaves-missing-or-dead-due-to-kamala-harris/
— Migrant criminal shows everything wrong with Dem system
https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/opinion/migrant-criminal-shows-everything-wrong-with-dem-system/
— Swifties for Trump are being bashed, bullied by lefty fans who say singer would ‘hate’ them
https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/entertainment/swifties-for-trump-are-being-bashed-bullied-by-lefty-fans-who-say-singer-would-hate-them/
— Trump says he’s ‘for parental rights all the way’ – decries school boards run ‘like dictatorships’ at Moms for Liberty event
https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/us-news/trump-says-hes-for-parental-rights-all-the-way-decries-school-boards-run-like-dictatorships-at-moms-for-liberty-event/
AMAC
— If Trump Loses, Elites Will Rule Unchallenged For Decades (COMMENT: What do elites think of you? I should write a book about those elites in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct who despise/hate me the most. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://amac.us/newsline/society/if-trump-loses-elites-will-rule-unchallenged-for-decades/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Coloradans are paying a terrible price after their own politicians ignored the dangers of illegal immigration and an open border
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/08/30/co-guv-says-knock-on-the-door-just-your-imagination/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Denver’s Sanctuary City Designation Brings Venezuelan Prison Gang to Aurora (COMMENT: Aurora today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/08/30/denvers-sanctuary-city-designation-brings-venezuelan-prison-gang-to-town/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Stopping Illegals from Voting. – Robert A. Taft
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/08/stopping_illegals_from_voting.html
— Kamala finally submits to an ‘interview’… and it should be the end of her campaign
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/kamala_finally_submits_to_an_interview_and_it_should_be_the_end_of_her_campaign.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illinois catches hell for contest to redesign state flag: ‘Our current flag is far too patriotic’
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/08/29/illinois-catches-hell-for-contest-to-redesign-state-flag-our-current-flag-is-farrrrr-too-patriotic-1483460/
BLAZE
— ‘Kamala’s Illegals’ signs hit gang-ravaged town
https://www.theblaze.com/align/sabo-strikes-kamala-s-illegals-signs-hit-gang-ravaged-town
BREITBART
— Pelosi on CA Using Tax Dollars to Help Illegals Buy Homes: Have to Make Home Ownership ‘Available to All’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/08/31/pelosi-on-ca-using-tax-dollars-to-help-illegals-buy-homes-have-to-make-home-ownership-available-to-all/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Illegal Immigration Is Expensive. The Biden-Harris administration is handing out more hundreds of millions to bail out localities reeling from the crisis it created.
https://cis.org/Jacobs/Illegal-Immigration-Expensive
— Biden/Harris ‘Keeping Families Together’ Scheme Seems Headed for Annulment. But the states challenging the ‘parole in place’ amnesty will first have to prove standing.
https://cis.org/Fishman/BidenHarris-Keeping-Families-Together-Scheme-Seems-Headed-Annulment
CHRISTIAN POST
— Abortions on the rise since Roe reversal thanks to abortion pill spike. (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.christianpost.com/news/abortions-on-the-rise-since-roe-reversal-thanks-to-abortion-pills.html
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Kamala Harris And Democrats Are Not The Workingman’s Friends (COMMENT: My critics/opponents look down on workingmen. I was a workingman 1962-1997.)
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/kamala-harris-and-democrats-are-not-the-workingman-s-friend
DAILY CALLER
— The Urgent Need To Combat Indoctrination In America’s Schools (COMMENT: In your school district, how successful have Democrats been making students “good little Democrats,” that is, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/30/opinion-urgent-need-combat-indoctrination-americas-schools-sheri-few/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Despite Tough Talk, Biden-Harris Admin Rolls Out Red Carpet for Illegal Alien Gangs
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/30/despite-tough-talk-biden-harris-admin-rolls-red-carpet-illegal-alien-gangs-borderline/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Rips ‘Stupid People’ Allowing Gangs To Take Over Colorado Apartments
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-rips-stupid-people-allowing-gangs-to-take-over-colorado-apartments
— Left-Wing Elites Laugh As Illegal Gangs Terrorize American Neighborhoods
https://www.dailywire.com/news/left-wing-elites-laugh-as-illegal-gangs-terrorize-american-neighborhoods
FEDERALIST
— Dishonest Media Dismiss Illegal Immigrant Cartel Violence Near Denver
https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/30/dishonest-media-dismiss-illegal-immigrant-cartel-violence-near-denver/
— J.D. Vance’s D.C. Suburb Is Only ‘Hate-Free’ If You Agree With Democrat Authoritarians (COMMENT: What attitude do Democrat and RINO leaders in the following have toward you: your county, your township, your municipality, and your precinct? I should write a book about the Democrat and RINO leaders in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct and the attitude that they have toward me. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/29/j-d-vances-d-c-suburb-is-only-hate-free-if-you-agree-with-democrat-authoritarians/
FOX NEWS
— JD Vance: We have got to end the practice of sanctuary cities
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6361260345112
— Democrats hope that you hate Donald Trump as much as they do. Hannity shreds the DNC platform.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/sean-hannity-democrats-hope-you-hate-donald-trump-much-do
— We can’t let the anti-US hatred and radicalism our troops fought abroad take root here at home. We must fight radicalism here with just as much strength and dedication as our troops do abroad.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/we-cant-let-anti-us-hatred-radicalism-our-troops-fought-abroad-take-root-here-home
HIGHER GROUND TIMES
— Businesses that support Trump should stay out of politics. Companies are being castigated, threatened and rebuked as election looms.
https://highergroundtimes.com/higher-ground/2024/aug/29/businesses-that-support-trump-should-stay-out-of-p/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— MIT Begins to Discriminate Less
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/08/mit-begins-to-discriminate-less/
NEW AMERICAN
— The “Culture Wars” Are Actually a War for Civilization
https://thenewamerican.com/opinion/the-culture-wars-are-actually-a-war-for-civilization/
NEWSMAX
— Harris Proud to Be Woke, Radical
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/ric-grenell-harris-radical/2024/08/30/id/1178586/
— Harris Team’s Faith Leader: Christianity ‘Hijacked’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/kamala-harris-tim-walz-jennifer-butler/2024/08/30/id/1178546/
TOWNHALL
— Progressive Denver Mayor Defends ‘Newcomers’ Gang Violence
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/08/30/progressive-denver-mayor-defends-the-newcomers-gang-violence-n2644159
— Multiple Buildings Have ‘Fallen’ to Venezuelan Gangs in Colorado
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/08/29/terrifying-footage-show-illegal-alien-gangs-patrolling-with-rifles-n2644096
— Venezuela Gang Members Have Taken Over an American City. Here’s How the Governor Responded.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/08/30/jared-polis-reaction-to-migrant-takeover-in-aurora-n2644115
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump needs to realize how many people hate him before it’s too late (COMMENT: What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who are consumed with hatred against Trump?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4836969-trump-needs-reaching-out-haters/
— Democrats must use Labor Day to honor workers and win over union voters. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are vehemently anti-union. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years (1966-1969 and 1971-1980) and they hint/imply/argue/shout that because of that, I was grossly overpaid. They stress that while I was a union member, my salary increased from $18.99/hour to $110,020/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, I stress a) that I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and b) that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/4854908-labor-day-union-victory/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in making abortion the top priority for women.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/us/elections/abortion-polls-women-trump-harris.html
— FRONT PAGE: Brazil Blocks X After Musk Ignores Court Orders. The social network began to go dark in the nation of 200 million, the result of an escalating fight between Elon Musk and a Brazilian judge over what can be said online. (COMMENT: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have done everything that they could to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and failing that, to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the big adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/world/americas/brazil-elon-musk-x-blocked.html
— Because Trump is German American, anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that he is a Nazi.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/opinion/germany-afd-elections.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Kinzinger. What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who are consumed with hatred against Trump?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/30/kinzinger-republicans-harris-endorse/
LOS ANGELES TIMES & MSN
— Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-30/los-angeles-reparation-report
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/america-s-unpaid-debt-the-case-for-reparations-to-black-descendants-of-slavery/ss-AA1pFTM2?ocid=mailsignout
MSN
— Ford & Lowe’s Become Latest Companies To Scale Back Their DEI Policies (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, veteran, and/or younger person who would take the job. They anticipated/expected that I would become a Democrat, but they were wrong. Consequently, they wasted my career and got rid of me.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ford-lowe-s-become-latest-companies-to-scale-back-their-dei-policies/ar-AA1pFwsR
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Why Pennsylvania and Georgia Are Must-Win States in November. Harris and Trump are pouring time and money into a pair of battlegrounds that are crucial to their paths to victory. (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will flood Pennsylvania and Georgia with their illegals who will use their false identifications to vote for Harris/Walz.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/harris-trump-georgia-pennsylvania-election-2024-1240cf72
— The Democrat Party exists to promote liberal principles and it ever-increasingly does that. The Republican Party exists to promote conservative principles, but it ever-increasingly fails/refuses to do that.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-hollow-parties-fractured-factions-d5edbad3
EASTERN PROGRESS
— Stereotypes (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stereotype big time. I should write about them. I would focus on those who a) positively stereotype those who share their demographics and b) negatively stereotype those who do not share their demographics. But I would also focus on those who negatively stereotype those who share their demographics to curry favor with those who do not share their demographics. I would especially focus on those who negatively stereotype those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I would especially those who have taken many big adverse actions against me.)
https://www.easternprogress.com/news/breaking-appalachian-stereotypes-students-for-appalachia/article_a2461810-6557-11ef-8d8e-2bd2e9260b73.html
August 14, 2024
MCHENRY COUNTY GOP
— TRUMP NOW Save the American Dream Rally. Please visit: www.paradingfortrump.com to purchase tickets!
https://www.mchenrycountygop.org/event-details/trump-now-save-the-american-dream-rally
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DAILY HERALD
— On eve of DNC, Republicans are gathering in Woodstock for Pro-Trump rally
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240813/news/pro-trump-rally-in-woodstock-sunday-on-eve-of-dnc-caravans-of-gop-supporters-from-across-region-exp/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans from across the Chicago region and beyond are expected to converge on the McHenry County Fairgrounds in Woodstock Sunday for a show of support for former President Donald Trump just before the Democratic National Conventions gets underway in Chicago. The Trump Now-Save the American Dream Rally is set for 12:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at the fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Road, Woodstock. Tickets range from $30 for general admission to $300 for a VIP seat, according to the Parading for Trump website. Those supporting the former president in his reelection bid plan to caravan to the event. Caravans of his supporters are set to arrive from Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale, Petersen Park in McHenry, the Campton Township Highway Department parking lot in Lily Lake in Kane County, Antioch’s Metra station, the Tinley Park Convention Center, the shopping center at 2341 Sycamore Road in DeKalb and from Halsted and Division streets in Chicago. Paraders are asked to decorate their vehicles in pro-Trump gear. The speakers list includes conservative commentator and Chicago-area native Charlie Kirk, GOP strategist Roger Stone, Mike Lindell of MyPillow and retired Army lieutenant general and former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn. Entertainment for the day will be from musicians Thompson Square, Nate Venturelli, Diva Montell and Anthony “Frank” Cassano. There’s no indication that Trump or his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, will appear. Gary Rabine, a Bull Valley businessman and former candidate for Illinois governor, is hosting the rally. According to the event website, the event is paid for by The American Dream PAC, with profits from the event “dispersed … to organizations focused on Get out the Vote in our communities and swing states, conservative candidates and organizations focused on helping Trump become our 47th President.”)
— Will the attacks on Walz’s military service stick like they did to Kerry 20 years ago? – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240813/nation-and-world-politics/will-the-attacks-on-walzs-military-service-stick-like-they-did-to-kerry-20-years-ago/
NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry asks county GOP to find a new gathering place for Trump caravan as park booked for festival. – Janelle Walker
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2024/08/14/mchenry-asks-county-gop-to-find-a-new-gathering-place-for-trump-caravan-as-park-booked-for-festival/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: McHenry city officials were surprised when they read news reports Tuesday that Petersen Park was set as a meetup point Sunday to caravan to the Trump Now-Save the American Dream Rally in Woodstock. Petersen Park is playing host to the annual Bands, Brews & BBQ event this weekend, with its largest day expected on Sunday, McHenry Deputy Chief Tom Walsh said. It could see even larger crowds later in the day, as McHenry’s community fireworks show is due to take place at the park after being was postponed because of poor weather during Fiesta Days in July. In social media posts and emails, organizers of the rally – in support of former President Donald Trump and other Republican candidates on the ballot in November, and held on the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago – encouraged GOP faithful to meet up beginning at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at McHenry’s Petersen Park and convoy at 11:30 a.m. to the McHenry County Fairgrounds in Woodstock. Caravans of supporters are also expected to descend on Woodstock from various meetup spots across the Chicago region and in DeKalb. The gates for Bands, Brews and BBQ are set to open at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, McHenry Area Rotary President Diana Mark said. Vendors, the band and others will be setting up before then will be in and out of the parking area earlier, Mark said. Following inquiries from the Northwest Herald, organizers of the pro-Trump rally distributed a new flier saying the McHenry meetup would instead be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Althoff Park. The event’s website, paradingfortrump.com , still listed Petersen Park as of Tuesday evening, however. Prior to the location change, Walsh had said: “I am concerned about space. I don’t know details about where they are meeting up” or whether cars will be left at the Petersen lot during the day. “We can’t have this conflict in the parking lot,” he said. McHenry Chief of Police John Birk asked Walsh to reach out to the Trump event organizers. The rally is set for 12:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Road, Woodstock. Organizers did not need a temporary use permit for the rally, as the fairground is exempt from the permit process, Alicia Schueller, director of public affairs for McHenry County. Food and liquor licenses have been secured for the event. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has asked Woodstock Police for additional support during the rally, City Manager Roscoe Stelford said Tuesday. That’s not unusual for large events, Stelford said, adding that two Woodstock police officers are helping at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week. Those same two officers also aided with the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Stelford said.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/08/13/vice-president-kamala-harris-walz-many-ties-visits-chicago-dnc2024-politics-elections-united-center
— Here’s how to appeal your property tax assessment. – Abby Miller (COMMENT: My critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County were beyond furious that I appealed my assessed valuations during the 1980s and 1990s. They all sided with my home’s builder, Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County. I should write a book about that.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2024/08/13/property-tax-cook-county-board-review-assessment-bill-appeal
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Some business owners and residents near United Center, home to upcoming DNC, want nearby migrant shelter moved. – NELL SALZMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/some-business-owners-and-residents-near-united-center-home-to-upcoming-dnc-want-nearby-migrant-shelter-moved/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/drive-thru-cannabis-dispensary-opening-in-harwood-heights-hopes-to-be-illinois-first/
— Naperville police make 22nd gun-related arrest since August 2023 at Topgolf parking lot. – TESS KENNY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/naperville-police-topgolf-arrest-firearm-gun/
— Cartoon in Lake County township GOP group’s newsletter depicting domestic abuse denounced by Democrats. – OLIVIA OLANDER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/newsletter-cartoon-reactions/
— How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views. – BARBARA ORTUTAY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/elon-musk-2/
— Kamala Harris signs onto a signature Trump issue, taking pandering to new depths. No taxes on tips is a bad idea no matter who’s backing it. – Editorial. (COMMENT: My Social Security is only $2,935/year because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. All of it plus more now goes to pay Medicare.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/editorial-kamala-harris-donald-trump-tips-taxes-nevada/
— Today in History: FDR signs Social Security Act – AP (COMMENT: Because I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that I get any kind of Social Security at all. Even though I paid into Social Security 1964-1974, my Social Security is only $2,935/year because I get a CSRS pension. During those 10 years, I did yard work, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, delivered mail, worked on an automotive assembly line, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, and pumped gasoline.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/14/today-in-history-fdr-signs-social-security-act/
ABC7
— Migrant surge no longer expected ahead of DNC, but city remains ready for new arrivals: deputy mayor. – Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2024-dnc-chicago-migrant-surge-longer-expected-ahead-convention-city-remains-ready-new-arrivals-deputy-mayor-says/15182585/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote homelessness and especially sleeping in public places.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/rosemont-illinois-enacts-new-ban-sleeping-public-are-exceptions-like-pop-concerts-allstate-arena/15183451/
— UAW files federal labor charges against Donald Trump and Elon Musk. In an interview with Musk, Trump appeared to endorse firing striking workers. – Julia Reinstein (COMMENT: I was a union member for almost 12 years. My critics/opponents who are anti-union have never forgiven me for that.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/uaw-lawsuit-united-auto-workers-union-files-federal-labor-charges-donald-trump-elon-musk/15181888/
WGN9
— Illinois State Fair becomes political battleground in pivotal election year. – Tahman Bradley (COMMENT: I anxiously await the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Party (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) to reach out to conservatives like me, that is, to reach out to the base of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO like me.)
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/illinois-state-fair-becomes-political-battleground-in-pivotal-election-year/
(COMMENT: Republicans, meanwhile, will have their day on Thursday. The Republican Party is rebuilding, holding no statewide offices and trying to make their voice heard in the super minority in Springfield. The forecast for Thursday calls for thunderstorms. Republicans will meet for brunch on Thursday while Democrats gather Wednesday morning.)
— UAW files labor charges against Trump and Musk, alleging worker intimidation. – Taylor Giorno (COMMENT: I was a union member for almost 12 years. My critics/opponents who are anti-union have never forgiven me for that.)
https://wgntv.com/hill-politics/uaw-files-labor-charges-against-trump-and-musk-alleging-worker-intimidation/
FOX32
— Chicago prepares for potential migrant surge during DNC – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-migrants-dnc
— Possible migrant surge in Chicago ahead of DNC
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1500539
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK6S19fAE4o
WTTW
— The mainstream news media is an arm of the Democrat Party. It exists to elect Democrats and to defeat Republicans.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/08/13/members-congress-illinois-see-presidential-momentum-shift-ahead-hometown-dnc
WGN RADIO
— Negotiating job offers (COMMENT: GAO audits IRS. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079–$110,020/year. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used my having to take that pay cut against me viciously. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning that master’s degree from DePaul in 1980, my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981. They succeeded in a) delaying my promotions back to GS-12 until 1982, b) assigning me to audits IRS until 1986 and then after 1988, c) delaying my promotion to GS-13 until 1986, and d) never promoting me to GS-14.)
https://wgnradio.com/wintrust-business-lunch/wintrust-business-lunch-8-13-24-negotiating-job-offers-commuter-incentives-rate-cuts-aar/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— It was Corvette vs. Mustang at Godfrey’s Dynamic Duo Car Show. Annual Godfrey car show celebrates muscle cars. – David Blanchette (COMMENT: I have owned my 2005 Corvette since 2005.)
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/dynamic-duo-car-show-2024-corvette-mustang-godfrey-19651707.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tony Williams of St. Louis and his wife coordinated their checkered-flag-theme clothing with the design of Williams’ 2005 Corvette. “I always wanted to do something unique, and I’ve never seen anything else like it,” Williams said. “My Corvette will deal with anything out there on the street as long as it ain’t modified. I’m a little bit bigger and had to learn how to get in and out of the car, but it’s a really nice car.”)
WGIL
— Trump calls Pritzker ‘a real loser’ in X conversation with Musk. – Greg Bishop
https://www.wgil.com/2024/08/13/trump-calls-pritzker-a-real-loser-in-x-conversation-with-musk/
WGLT
— Democrats crow that women “in states with abortion bans are getting pills through telehealth.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.wglt.org/2024-08-13/people-in-states-with-abortion-bans-are-getting-pills-through-telehealth
https://www.wglt.org/2024-08-14/the-abortion-debate-is-headed-to-2-more-states-ballot-boxes-in-november
WSIL TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/health/most-women-in-the-us-worry-that-abortion-bans-could-put-them-or-a-loved/article_596f96f5-3257-52a2-9840-dd0a979c1157.html
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Biden suggests he’d attend a Trump inauguration: ‘I have good manners’ – JACKSON WALKER
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/biden-suggests-hed-attend-a-trump-inauguration-i-have-good-manners-donald-trump-joe-biden-2024-election-white-house-politics-inaguration-ceremony
— EU sent warning letter to Elon Musk before conversation with Trump on X. – KAYLA GASKINS (COMMENT: I have been the Illinois Editor for GOPUSA since 2000. I should write about a) the warnings that I received from Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders to not ask questions at press conferences and b) the adverse actions that they took against me because I asked questions anyway. I would stress a) those candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who warned me, b) the questions that I asked them anyway, c) their responses, and d) the adverse actions that they took against me.)
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/eu-sent-warning-letter-to-elon-musk-before-conversation-with-trump-on-x-social-media-harmful-content-european-union-free-speech-expression-facebook-uk-riots-stabbing-lawsuit-laws
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— The more that you blast Trump, the more that the mainstream news media promotes you.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/former-aide-trump-feels-this-election-slipping-away/
— Democrats say “How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-how-x-owner-elon-musk-uses-his-free-speech-platform-to-amplify-his-views-worldwide/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/most-women-oppose-leaving-abortion-laws-to-the-states-across-party-lines-poll/
NPR ILLINOIS & WGLT
— ‘Republicans for Harris’ want conservatives to vote Democrat in 2024 to topple Trump. – Sarah McCammon (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Trump can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform. To endorse Harris is to officially leave the Republican Party.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-08-13/republicans-for-harris-want-conservatives-to-vote-democrat-in-2024-to-topple-trump
https://www.wglt.org/2024-08-13/republicans-for-harris-want-conservatives-to-vote-democrat-in-2024-to-topple-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh acknowledged that it “takes a lot of courage” for many Republicans to publicly break with their party, but argued it’s necessary. “You have to publicly out yourself: ‘I’m a Republican; I’m a conservative, and I’m supporting Kamala Harris,’” Walsh said. “It takes courage, but remember – Donald Trump is unfit to be President.” Organizers said more than 70,000 people joined the call live, where speakers urged Republican participants to get behind Harris through volunteering and publicly supporting her campaign.)
CITIES 92.9
— Jewish groups and Illinois congressman question Kamala Harris’ support for Israel. – Catrina Petersen
https://www.cities929.com/2024/08/12/jewish-groups-and-illinois-congressman-question-kamala-harris-support-for-israel/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-347/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-140/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Chicago’s Days of Rage and the 2024 DNC – Pat Hickey
https://johnkassnews.com/chicagos-days-of-rage-and-the-2024-dnc/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Trump calls Pritzker ‘a real loser’ in X conversation with Musk. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_5db7f580-5984-11ef-bcab-c3fed11de478.html
WIRE POINTS
— Illinois education is so bad, we can make it toxic for lawmakers to support the status quo. Then comes school choice.
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-education-is-so-bad-we-can-make-it-toxic-for-lawmakers-to-support-the-status-quo-then-comes-school-choice-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Harris’ immigration ad more than borders on deception. Trying to make Trump look weak on this issue is laughable. – Simon Hankinson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/13/harris-immigration-ad-more-than-borders-on-decepti/
— Harris campaign edits news articles in Google search results for more favorable headlines. – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/13/kamala-harris-campaign-edits-news-articles-in-goog/
— Marriage, stable home environment set the table for economic success in America. – Timothy S. Goeglein
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/13/marriage-stable-home-environment-set-table-for-eco/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden-Harris Deportation Program Allowed 90% of Illegal Aliens To Stay in US. – Matthew Xiao
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/biden-harris-deportation-program-allowed-90-of-illegal-aliens-to-stay-in-us/
NEW YORK POST
— Biden program meant to remove illegal migrant families has instead allowed 90% to stay in US. – Jennie Taer
https://nypost.com/2024/08/13/us-news/biden-admin-touted-program-to-remove-migrant-families-but-let-most-stay/
— NYC migrant crisis costs will crack eye-popping $5 billion on shelters, security and food — amount could double by 2025. – Carl Campanile and Haley Brown
https://nypost.com/2024/08/13/us-news/nyc-migrant-crisis-costs-will-crack-eye-popping-5-billion-on-shelters-security-and-food/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Gov’t clings to DEI agenda while some in private sector see the light. – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/culture/2024/08/13/gov-t-clings-to-dei-agenda-while-some-in-private-sector-see-the-light/
— Walz ‘does have a record’ – Chad Groening
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/08/14/walz-does-have-a-record/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Demographics of Realignment. – Edward Ring (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, demographics is everything. Because those who have the following demographics vote for Democrats and for RINOs, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly get rid of those who do NOT have the following demographics: liberal/moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those who ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/08/14/the-demographics-of-realignment/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Government routing the people – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/government_routing_the_people.html
AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— Imagine a world under Walz policies; locals share the nightmare. – Vivek Saxena
https://americanwirenews.com/imagine-a-world-under-walz-policies-locals-share-the-nightmare/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Financial report discloses how much Kamala donated to anti-police, pro-sanctuary city group. – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/08/13/financial-report-discloses-how-much-kamala-donated-to-anti-police-pro-sanctuary-city-group-1479476/
BREITBART
— Kamala Harris’s Muslim Liaison Has Radical Views, Battled Jewish Students – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/13/report-kamala-harriss-muslim-liaison-has-radical-views-battled-jewish-students/
CENTER SQUARE
— Majority of Americans want troops sent to border, oppose illegal immigration. – Bethany Blankley
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_a23470ec-59ae-11ef-bef9-27e89fed0e2e.html
DAILY CALLER
— Chicago’s Brandon Johnson Named ‘Worst Sanctuary Mayor’ – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/13/brandon-johnson-named-worst-sanctuary-mayor/
FEDERALIST
— Trump On X: If Kamala Harris Wanted To Stop The Border Invasion, She’d Have Done It By Now. – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/13/trump-on-x-if-kamala-harris-wanted-to-stop-the-border-invasion-shed-have-done-it-by-now/
FOX NEWS
— Dems hitting Vance with debunked vulgar claim ‘undermine’ their anti-Trump credibility, strategist says. Democrats have long accused former President Trump of spreading misinformation. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-hitting-vance-debunked-vulgar-claim-undermine-anti-trump-credibility-strategist-says
— Anti-Israel agitators plan demonstrations for Democratic National Convention: ‘Equivalent’ to 1968. Anti-Israel protests have occurred across US cities as the Israel-Hamas war continues. – Hanna Panreck
https://www.foxnews.com/media/anti-israel-agitators-plan-demonstrations-democratic-national-convention-equivalent-1968
— ‘Evangelicals for Harris’ host has said ‘Whiteness is wicked,’ police need to be ‘destroyed and rebuilt’ Activist Ekemini Uwan argued Whiteness is ‘rooted in violence. It’s rooted in theft. It’s rooted in plunder. It’s rooted in power. It’s rooted in privilege’ – Alexander Hall
https://www.foxnews.com/media/evangelicals-harris-host-said-whiteness-wicked-police-need-destroyed-rebuilt
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Walz Slams Vance for Phantom Attacks on Military Service, Doesn’t Address Stolen Valor Issue. Vance responds: “But you shouldn’t have lied about it. You shouldn’t have said you went to war when you didn’t. Nor should you have said that you didn’t know your unit was going to Iraq.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/08/walz-slams-vance-for-phantom-attacks-on-military-service-doesnt-address-stolen-valor-issue/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Kamala Harris Will Ride the Earned-Media Wave to Chicago – Audrey Fahlberg
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/kamala-harris-will-ride-the-earned-media-wave-to-chicago/
— Chicago Police Superintendent to Anti-Israel Protesters: ‘We’re Not Going to Allow You to Riot’ During DNC – David Zimmermann
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/chicago-police-superintendent-to-anti-israel-protesters-were-not-going-to-allow-you-to-riot-during-dnc/
NEWSMAX
— Sheriffs Decry Biden, Harris for Letting Gangs into US – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-kamala-biden/2024/08/13/id/1176415/
— Walz’s Record on Immigration Gives GOP Ammunition. – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/us/immigration-border-migrants/2024/08/13/id/1176331/
PJ MEDIA
— The Deep State Still Wants to Kill Trump Before the Election. – Stephen Kruiser
https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2024/08/14/the-morning-briefing-the-deep-state-still-wants-to-kill-trump-before-the-election-n4931604
TOWNHALL
— Tim Walz Is a Left-Wing Extremist Pushing People Out of Minnesota With Crime, Energy Bans, and Tax Hikes. – Carrie Sheffield
https://townhall.com/columnists/carriesheffield/2024/08/14/tim-walz-is-a-left-wing-extremist-pushing-people-out-of-minnesota-with-crime-energy-bans-and-tax-hikes-n2643345
ZERO HEDGE
— Feds Accelerating Naturalization Of Immigrants To “Reshape The Electorate” – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ny-times-feds-accelerating-naturalization-immigrants-reshape-electorate
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/opinion/immigration-us-legal.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats crow that “Trump vs. Harris magnifies America’s generational and cultural divides. The candidates, their movements and their rallies embody two very different identities, setting up a stark contrast for voters.” Older White males are more likely to vote for Republican candidates. Now that Democrats have replaced their older White male candidate Biden with their younger minority female candidate Harris, anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against older White males.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/08/14/trump-harris-voters-generation-culture-election-2024/
— Congress didn’t recognize a race riot. Biden will make the site a monument. The president will designate the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument on Friday, the White House confirmed to The Post. – Maxine Joselow (COMMENT: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? On my father’s side, they operated Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they operated a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08/14/1908-springfield-race-riot-monument/
NEW YORK TIMES
— I promote law enforcement. My critics/opponents criticize law enforcement. They forever hold it against me that I enforced IRS laws 1971-1980. At yesterday’s Wheaton Roll Call event in my precinct which I promoted, a severe critic of Wheaton’s Police Department forced me to listen to her many strong complaints.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/03/nyregion/tony-rupp-first-amendment-buffalo.html
USA TODAY
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly call you a racist and a sexist and even worse things if you do not vote for Harris. Harris ever-increasingly hints/implies/argues/shouts that if elected, she will use the federal government to get rid of those who share Trumps demographics once and for all. Trump is conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/08/13/us-woman-president-harris-trump/74766362007/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/12/ectopic-pregnancies-texas-complaints-hospitals/74773693007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly use Sean Grayson, Sonya Massey, and Jack Campbell to promote more hatred against police.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/11/sonya-massey-race-police-killing-murder/74686522007/
NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly increase LGBTQism.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/lgbtq-immigrants-latin-america-asylum-seekers-rcna166287
MSN
— Biden allows 90% of migrants meant for deportation to stay.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/report-biden-allows-90-of-migrants-meant-for-deportation-to-stay/ss-AA1oLZZR
— Secession Movements Now in 12 US States – James Bickerton
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/secession-movements-now-in-12-us-states-campaigner-says/ar-AA1oMYXo?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Walz Dithered While Minneapolis Burned. Kamala Harris made an odd choice of running mate if she wanted to appear tough on crime. – Heather Mac Donald
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-walz-dithered-while-minneapolis-burned-kamala-harris-2020-riots-911b47eb
BLOOMBERG
— Local governments struggling to fill roles are turning to local programs for assistance with hiring asylum seekers who have obtained federal work permits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkPFv_EE67U
MONDAQ
— Latest Updates To Illinois Personnel Records Review Act (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office supervisors always kept the adverse actions that they had taken against me at the top of my personnel file.)
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/employee-rights-labour-relations/1505378/latest-updates-to-illinois-personnel-records-review-act
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Illinois Becomes Fourth State to Pass Legacy Ban – Liam Knox (COMMENT: Do/did your parents have college degrees? Mine did not. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action had been only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/08/14/illinois-bans-legacy-preferences-public-institutions
HUFFINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow that “Ex-Trump Voters Turn Against Him In Scathing New Attack Ads. Republican Voters Against Trump launched a $3.5 million campaign across swing states.” Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump and against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran. heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anti-trump-republicans-swing-state-ad_n_66ac66e2e4b037c1f37ea144
August 8, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/07/pritzker-signs-abortion-laws/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/07/trying-to-reduce-stigma-mayo-launches-lgbtq-focused-breast-cancer-clinic/
— Democrats deny that Harris ever downplayed her Black heritage. I never downplayed the fact that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I am 100% German American, and that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. My critics/opponents have always used the aforesaid against me big time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/07/vance-and-other-trump-allies-amplify-a-false-claim-about-harris-racial-identity-2/
— A White male golf league would be illegal.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/07/flossmoor-gala-celebrates-states-first-african-american-womens-golf-league/
— Democrats vote against auto workers and American-made electric vehicles. – Sen. Marco Rubio
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/08/sen-marco-rubio-democrats-vote-against-auto-workers-and-american-made-electric-vehicles/
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240807/illinois-state-politics/illinois-further-expands-reproductive-health-care-protections/
— League of Women Voters — Not for women only! Wheaton chapter elects its first male president.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240807/submitted-content/league-of-women-voters-not-for-women-only-wheaton-chapter-elects-its-first-male-president/
ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion and LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gov-jb-pritzker-signs-bills-expand-reproductive-rights-including-care-state-patients/15154833/
— Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell to continue in position despite Pritzker’s calls for resignation after Sonya Massey’s murder. – Sarah Schulte (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 and then finally succeeded in assigning me to audits of IRS and promoting me in 1986.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/governor-jb-pritzker-calls-sangamon-sheriff-resign-following-shooting-death-sonya-massey/15154605/
CBS2
— Democrats acknowledge that “Residents of Chicago’s South Loop tell police they’re fed up with vagrancy and crime.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/residents-chicago-south-loop-fed-up-vagrancy-and-crime/
WGN9
— Democrats acknowledge that “Number of armed robberies rising and becoming more dangerous.”
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/number-of-armed-robberies-rising-and-becoming-more-dangerous-data-shows/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion and LGBTQ.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/pritzker-illinois-abortion-gender-affirming-care/
WGN9 & WTTW & WGEM & STATELINE & WTHI
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more abortion.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/pritzker-illinois-abortion-gender-affirming-care/
https://news.wttw.com/2024/08/07/us-abortion-numbers-have-risen-slightly-nationally-significantly-illinois-study
https://www.wgem.com/2024/08/08/gov-pritzker-signs-package-bills-expanding-abortion-rights-illinois/
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/pritzker-signs-laws-to-ensure-illinois-remains-an-abortion-oasis/
https://www.wthitv.com/news/illinois-governor-signs-multiple-reproductive-rights-bills/article_a6e473f0-5501-11ef-9317-27c6f830b4fe.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— The Walz record: Abortion rights, free lunches for schoolkids, and disputes over a riot response. – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-the-walz-record-abortion-rights-free-lunches-for-schoolkids-and-disputes-over-a-riot-response/
WCIA
— Pritzker signs Illinois ‘language equity’ law; 24% of residents don’t speak English. – John Clark (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, it is obvious that for customer service representatives, English is not their first language.)
https://www.wcia.com/news/capitol-news/pritzker-signs-illinois-language-equity-law-24-of-residents-dont-speak-english/
WAND TV
— Democrats deny that Harris ever downplayed her Black heritage. I never downplayed the fact that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I am 100% German American, and that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. My critics/opponents have always used the aforesaid against me big time.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/vance-and-other-trump-allies-amplify-a-false-claim-about-harris-racial-identity/article_fefd4613-7932-56b7-89c0-9dc0e63e5e63.html
SUBURBAN LIFE
— Join the Wheaton Police Department at its final Neighborhood Roll Call event of the summer at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at Prairie Path Park, 620 W. Park Ave.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2024/08/07/wheaton-police-final-neighborhood-roll-call-set-for-aug-13/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Illinois Black Panther Party Honored In New Exhibit Ahead Of DNC. The Illinois chapter was just getting started when the Democratic National Convention came to Chicago in 1968. Nearly 60 years later, ahead of another DNC, the party’s former meeting place is highlighting that history. – Leen Yassine
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/08/07/illinois-black-panther-party-honored-in-new-exhibit-ahead-of-dnc/
CWB CHICAGO
— Shoplifting spikes to 22-year high in Chicago. – Tim Hecke
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/08/shoplifting-spike-22-year-high-in-chicago.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Mayor to stump for Harris – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/08/08/mayor-stumping-for-harris-00173192
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-343/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-136/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Action Items For The IL GOP – David E. Smith (COMMENT: Bailey calls for the Illinois Republican Party to censure Edgar, Kinzinger, Ray LaHood, and Walsh for promoting Harris. Have your critics/opponents tried to censure you? My critics/opponents tried but failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me in 2006 for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. They succeed in throwing off the ICRC Steering Committee in 2007. I should write about that. I would focus on those who are still active today and who could have and should have come to my defense but did not. In 2006 and 2007, I was a) the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, b) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, c) a member of the Milton Township Republican Organization, and d) a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee. I had spent lots of my time and my money helping elect in general elections those Republican candidates who had won primary elections.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/08/07-bailey-action-items-for-the-il-gop/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) has been posting personal video content on his Bailey for Illinois Facebook page for years now. These updates include political commentary, campaign updates, a Christian devotional readings and prayer. Since these video commentaries are very informative and encouraging, I often share these postings on my own personal social media platforms. One such recent video post deserves much greater attention by a much greater audience. In his video post on Tuesday, August 6th, Darren highlighted some issues that have been on the minds of grass-root conservatives for some time regarding the Illinois Republican Party. He highlights four points that we list below along with the transcript of his commentary. However, the most important call-to-action item – one that will resonate with conservative voters across the state – is the emergence of so-called “Republicans for Harris,” – yes, extreme left-wing Kamala Harris. This group of unprincipled politicians aim to peel away votes from Donald Trump. Illinois mugwumps Adam Kinzinger, Jim Edgar, Ray LaHood and Joe Walsh are among the high-profile snollygosters publicly endorsing Harris and encouraging others to vote for her. (Read more HERE.) Their duplicity is astonishing. Darren also brings to our attention something called “The Edgar Fellows Program” – an initiative launched by former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar (RINO) to develop “leadership and governing capacity in Illinois.” The program focuses on fostering respectful and collaborative leadership to address major policy issues, emphasizing the importance of statesmanship over partisan, ethnic, and regional rivalries. This program is run through the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois. Darren’s is absolutely correct to call for a censure of these traitors. Not only should township and county Republican organizations issue resolutions to censure these individuals, so should the Illinois Republican State Central Committee (SCC). Therefore, we encourage you to take action and speak out. The corporate media is celebrating these turncoats and giving them a platform to denigrate the Republican nominee. We must make it clear that they DO NOT speak for us. Take ACTION: Click HERE to send a message to the members of the Illinois Republican SCC to urge them to censor Kinzinger, Edgar, LaHood and Walsh. Republican officials should not ignore those who claim the “Republican” mantel but then openly disparage policy planks, principles and publicly work against the GOP nominee for POTUS. To be clear, we are very grateful that these things are being discussed, and for our part, we hope you will consider these important points of reformation and speak out to the Republican State Central Committee to encourage them to heed these changes. The following four points, attributed to Tom DeVore, former GOP candidate for Illinois Attorney General, are summarized here: 1.) The Illinois GOP should stay out of primary races. 2.) The Illinois GOP should stay out of the campaign efforts of Springfield’s House Republican Organization (HRO) and Senate Republican Organization (SRO). 3.) The Illinois GOP should fully support Republican nominees over Democrat nominees – especially in state-wide races. 4.) The Illinois GOP should reject donations from groups who engage in activities that are contrary to the Republican Party, i.e. Illinois Teachers Unions. Watch Darren’s video commentary here or read the transcript below for more important information.)
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY REPUBLICANS
— I am striving to fill about 75 Precinct Committeeman positions. – Annie Parchert, Chairman (COMMENT: I should write about the following who have worked the hardest since 2000 to stop me from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman: past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, e) religious leaders and activists, and f) those who I have sued and their lawyers. I would focus on the aforesaid who continue to take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on the aforesaid who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.facebook.com/ricogop/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— What will keep Chicago’s 2024 Democratic National Convention from looking like 1968? – Jess Plowman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/video-what-will-keep-chicagos-2024-democratic-national-convention-from-looking-like-1968/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden says he’s ‘not confident’ in peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/7/joe-biden-says-hes-not-confident-in-peaceful-trans/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Harris’s illegal immigration fraud factory – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3113584/harris-illegal-immigration-fraud-factory/#google_vignette
NEW YORK POST
— Tim Walz’s wife, Gwen, said she kept windows open during George Floyd riots to smell ‘burning tires’ – Olivia Land
https://nypost.com/2024/08/07/us-news/gwen-walz-said-she-kept-windows-open-during-george-floyd-riots-to-smell-burning-tires/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Xenophile Tim Walz says we Americans ‘owe’ the illegal migrants a ‘debt of gratitude’ – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/xenophile_tim_walz_says_we_americans_owe_the_illegal_migrants_a_debt_of_gratitude.html
BREITBART
— Harris Co-Chair on Walz’s Support for Transitioning Kids, Unlimited Abortion, Free College for Illegals: His Record’s ‘Good’ – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/08/07/harris-co-chair-on-walzs-support-for-transitioning-kids-unlimited-abortion-free-college-for-illegals-his-records-good/
— Kamala’s Record as ‘San Francisco Radical’ Threatens Down-Ballot Democrats, Fuels Attacks. – Bradley Jaye
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/07/kamala-harris-record-san-francisco-radical-threatens-downballot-democrats/
— JD Vance Hits Tim Walz for Lying About His Military Service: ‘I’d Be Ashamed’ – Kristina Wong
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/07/jd-vance-hits-tim-walz-lying-his-military-service-id-be-ashamed/
— Transgender: Tim Walz Signed Law to Strip Children of Parental Protections. – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/07/transgender-tim-walz-signed-law-to-strip-children-of-parental-support/
COLLEGE FIX
— U. New Mexico DEI pledge asks students, staff to condemn ‘institutional biases’ – Scott Giebel (COMMENT: Constructively, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, to get ahead in America, you have to promote DEI, that is, you have to discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-new-mexico-dei-pledge-asks-students-staff-to-condemn-institutional-biases/
DAILY CALLER
— Kamala Harris And Husband Donated Thousands To Pro-BLM Group That Supported DC Sanctuary City Bill. – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/07/harris-donated-to-pro-sanctuary-city-group/
— Tim Walz’s Church Doesn’t Like To Call God ‘Him,’ Supports Reparations And Pride Parades. – ROBERT SCHMAD (COMMENT: How much success have Democrats had destroying your church?)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/07/tim-walzs-church-doesnt-like-to-call-god-him-supports-reparations-and-pride-parades/
DAILY WIRE
— Kamala’s Incompetent, Deranged, Radically Leftist Running Mate – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1417-kamala-s-incompetent-deranged-radically-leftist-running-mate
FOX NEWS
— ‘Sanctuary state’: Walz signed law making Minnesota destination for transgender therapies for kids. Tim Walz was called ‘Tampon Tim’ by the Trump campaign for transgender bill. – Jamie Joseph
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sanctuary-state-walz-signed-law-making-minnesota-destination-transgender-therapies-kids
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Kamala Harris Running Mate Tim Walz Supports Free College for Illegal Aliens. “plan made illegal immigrants eligible to receive free tuition at schools with the University of Minnesota or Minnesota State systems if their families make $80,000 or less annually” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/08/kamala-harris-running-mate-tim-walz-supports-free-college-for-illegal-aliens/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Tim Walz’s first order as Minn governor was to create DEI council, make himself the chair. “Disparities in Minnesota, including those based on race, geography, and economic status, keep our entire state from reaching its full potential.” – Editorial
https://thepostmillennial.com/tim-walz-first-order-as-minn-governor-was-to-create-dei-council-make-himself-the-chair
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: Walz Is For Surgically Transitioning Children, He Is A Freak
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/08/07/gop_rep_anna_paulina_luna_walz_is_for_surgically_transitioning_children_he_is_a_freak.html
TOWNHALL
— NIH Pumps Millions Into Children’s Hospitals to Study the ‘Benefits’ of Puberty Blockers – Mia Cathell
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/miacathell/2024/08/07/smyal-study-n2643014
— Kamala Harris’ Pick for VP Tells Us All We Need to Know. – Jenny Beth Martin
https://townhall.com/columnists/jennybethmartin/2024/08/08/kamala-harris-pick-for-vp-tells-us-all-we-need-to-know-n2643113
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— To get elected, Harris and Walz promise to give minorities and females more preference over Whites and males. Democrats and RINOs do not want Trump to attack that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/us/politics/trump-harris-campaign.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Walz made Minnesota a ‘trans refuge,’ championing gender-affirming care. Walz issued an executive order and signed a 2023 bill to shield people from punishment by other states for seeking and delivering gender affirming care. – Fenit Nirappil
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/07/tim-walz-minnesota-trans-refuge-bill/
— Because Trump and Biden are both older White men, Democrats did not attack Trump that much for being an older White male. But now that Biden has withdrawn, anticipate/expect those attacks will ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/07/trump-election-campaign/
— Democrats say “Harris and Walz seize on joyful message in contrast to darker Trump themes.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/08/biden-walz-joy-trump-election/
USA TODAY
— Harris choosing Walz proves that she does not want unity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/08/07/harris-walz-trump-vance-republican-democrat-division-election/74692951007/
NBC NEWS
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things if you do not a) give minorities and females more preference, b) glorify and praise them, c) pander to them, d) serve as an operative or dupe for them, e) cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) give them money.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/harris-political-ascent-makes-her-110040759.html
NEWSWEEK
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortions. What percent of the aborted babies are White and/or male?
https://www.newsweek.com/abortion-numbers-roe-wade-overturned-1935854
CNN
— Now that Biden is out, anticipate/expect that Duckworth will attack Trump for avoiding the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/politics/harris-vance-midwest-trump-analysis/index.html
REUTERS
— Democrats promote Harris.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-harris-surge-scrambled-trumps-battle-plan-2024-08-08/
FOX NASHVILLE
— Gov. Bill Lee says he will “absolutely” continue to support Donald Trump in this year’s election after the former president called the Tennessee governor a “RINO,” which means “Republican in Name Only.” (COMMENT: Since 2000, for general elections, I always help elect those candidates who win Republican primary elections in my precinct, including those candidates a) who blame me for their getting fewer votes in those elections and/or b) who take many/big adverse actions against me. Most commonly, those candidates charge me with painting them as being more conservative than they want to be painted. Most commonly, those candidates stress my bad demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, 100% German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Most commonly, those candidates hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should write about those candidates. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DURNN7oMsYzE
WKOW
— Vance: “Farmers don’t want to hire illegal aliens”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M6moqfl_ZY
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ObamaCare for DACA Beneficiaries Is Illegal. Biden defies a 1996 law by deeming them ‘lawfully present’ and therefore eligible. – Kris Kobach
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/obamacare-for-daca-beneficiaries-is-illegal-biden-harris-administration-78040794
HUFFINGTON POST
— Tim Walz Has Spent Decades Championing LGBTQ+ Rights. The Democratic governor signed laws protecting access to gender-affirming care and abortion, and banning conversion therapy. – Lil Kalish
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tim-walz-minnesota-lgbtq-rights_n_66b41a97e4b042ee2ccfdfbb
FED WEEK
— Auditors Made Calls to 76 IRS Taxpayer Assistance Service Lines; 2 Were Answered (COMMENT: Have you ever phoned IRS with a tax question? If you did during the 1974 filing season, the IRS employee who answered your call was one of my subordinates. Back then, as a 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $80,994/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I supervised all of the IRS employees, which included a rotating staff of about 90 IRS Revenue Agent trainees, in IRS’s new downtown Chicago office who answered taxpayer questions using IRS’s new CentiPhone system. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me that developmental opportunity and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973 promoted me to GS-12 (currently $97,079/year) in 1974. But my Democrat IRS superiors soon got rid of him because they were furious that he given me that developmental opportunity and promoted me instead of my Democrat coworkers who were minority, female, and/or veteran. My Democrat superior who led the successful effort to get rid of him was a veteran who was furious that I had avoided the Vietnam War draft.)
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/auditors-made-calls-to-76-irs-taxpayer-assistance-service-lines-2-were-answered/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The IRS inspector general’s office called all 76 local taxpayer assistance center lines—offices whose mission is to help taxpayers resolve problems—but just two of the calls were answered by a live person, the IG has said. Two of the lines were not in service, while the other calls were sent to voice mail boxes — 16 of which were full and could not accept a message. Other issues included inconsistent recorded scripted messaging and callback time frames, discrepancies in contact information and discrepancies in information on recorded messages. The report said that “may discourage taxpayers from seeking help with their tax issues, being compliant with the tax system, and not receiving the assistance they deserve in resolving their tax issues.” The IG said the experience — conducted in response to a hotline complaint from a tax professional seeking help for a client due a refund who was experiencing a financial hardship — paralleled one from last year when it called 102 IRS customer service numbers and 21 of them placed the calls on hold for more than 30 minutes. It said that in response to an alert it issued, agency management took steps including assuring that websites have up-to-date information posted and that voicemail boxes are monitored prevent them from filling up. The IRS also is “exploring technology to transcribe voicemails so employees in other areas can help return calls and to expand the size of voicemail boxes to prevent them from becoming full.”)
July 30, 2024
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I should form a National Association of Conservative Journalists. I am a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. I am an independent conservative Republican political and government news and commentary aggregator. I should write about my critics/opponents who have slandered me the most as not being a legitimate journalist. They ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth the fact a) that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and that since January 1, 2005, GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have included links to almost 492,000 articles, b) that I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year, and c) that what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do. I would focus on my critics/opponents who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have lots religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Better yet, I should sue them. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Democrats say “Donald Trump to visit Chicago for National Association of Black Journalists Convention. Former President Donald Trump will participate in a conversation and question-and-answer session with political journalists on the opening day of the National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention & Career Fair.” I am a conservative political/government journalist. There are extremely few conservative political/government journalists in Illinois. I believe in full disclosure. Anticipate/expect that those who share my demographics are more likely to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters because they share my conservative political/government opinions. In addition to being conservative, I am Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. Further, I have three master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a professional license (accounting). Further, I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Further, I served as the chairman of a conservative political organization (TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois) for 7 years and on the leadership team of another conservative organization (Illinois Center Right Coalition) for 4 years. Further, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years (18 for GAO, 9 for IRS, and 3 for the Post Office). Further, I was a union member for almost 12 years. Further, I worked my way through college. Further, I have lived in Wheaton since 1978 and in Illinois since 1948.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/donald-trump-to-visit-chicago-wednesday-for-national-association-of-black-journalists-convention/3504900/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “While NABJ does not endorse political candidates as a journalism organization, we understand the serious work of our members, and welcome the opportunity for them to ask the tough questions that will provide the truthful answers Black Americans want and need to know.” The event won’t be open to the public but will be livestreamed on the NABJ’s YouTube and Facebook pages. Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, was invited to participate as well, NABJ stated. As of late Monday, her confirmation was pending.)
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-abortion-clinics-brace-for-another-surge-after-iowa-abortion-law-takes-effect/3504565/
ABC7
— Democrats say “Donald Trump to attend Chicago’s National Association of Black Journalists Convention.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-chicago-former-president-attend-nabj-2024/15119113/
— Democrats say “Chicago could see more Venezuelan migrants with election results.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL548xzk8oQ
CBS2
— Democrats say “Sangamon County, Illinois sheriff says his department failed Sonya Massey.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/questions-remain-sonya-massey-murder-officer-charged/
WGN9
— Democrats say “Former President Trump to attend National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Chicago on Wednesday.”
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/former-president-trump-to-attend-national-association-of-black-journalists-annual-convention-in-chicago-on-wednesday/
FOX32
— Democrats say “Trump coming to Chicago on Wednesday.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-chicago-national-association-black-journalists-convention
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGe8mFr_JDQ
WBEZ
— Democrats say “Donald Trump to attend national Black journalists convention in Chicago on Wednesday.”
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2024/07/29/donald-trump-2024-nabj-black-journalists-conference-chicago-loop-media-news-nation-politics
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Donald Trump to attend national Black journalists convention in Chicago on Wednesday.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/07/29/nabj-convention-in-chicago-could-set-attendance-record
— Democrats say “As Kamala Harris races to make VP pick, J.B. Pritzker’s complex financial portfolio could take time to vet. Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is just 8 days old, and she’s squeezing the search for a running mate, which traditionally takes weeks, into days.” https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/29/kamala-harris-president-election-politics-running-mate-campaign-washington-dnc-pritzker-vetting
— Democrats say “Pritzker signs measure to expand abortion coverage, combat Black maternal deaths. The bill-signing in Chicago came hours after Iowa enacted a six-week abortion ban — further enshrining Illinois as a safe haven for those seeking reproductive care services. Neighboring Indiana, Missouri and Kentucky also have abortion bans in place.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/07/29/pritzker-signing-ceremony-legislation-expansion-abortion-coverage-black-maternal-deaths
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Chicago migrants disheartened over presidential election results in Venezuela; We want our country to be free.” Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use problems in Venezuela to justify illegal immigration from Venezuela.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/29/chicago-migrants-disheartened-over-presidential-election-results-in-venezuela-we-want-our-country-to-be-free/
— I should write about those who stopped me in 2021 from serving as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, a role that I had since 2005.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/30/oak-park-fourth-of-july-parade-a-showcase-of-towns-diversity/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/iowa-abortion-ban-illinois-expects-more-travelers
SOUTHERN
— Democrats say “Local SWAT snipers saw Trump rally gunman nearly 2 hours before assassination attempt, text messages show.”
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/29/local-swat-snipers-saw-trump-rally-gunman-nearly-2-hours-before-assassination-attempt-text-messages-show/
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Democrats say “Justice For Sonya Massey: What We Know About Police Killing Of Illinois Black Woman.” Democrat use of “police killing” outrageously hints/implies/argues/shouts that Sean Grayson had approval if not direction to shoot Massey.
https://chicagocrusader.com/justice-for-sonya-massey-what-we-know-about-police-killing-of-illinois-black-woman/
WGLT
— Democrats say “Iowa is the latest state to impose tighter limits on abortion access.” Democrats ever-increasingly shout at women that getting abortions is the most important thing in their lives.
https://www.wglt.org/2024-07-29/iowa-is-the-latest-state-to-impose-tighter-limits-on-abortion-access
DAILY ILLINI
— Democrats use Sean Grayson to promote more hatred against police.
https://dailyillini.com/opinions-stories/2024/07/28/sonya-massey-illinois/
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— To promote DEI is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, conservative, Republican, American, etc.
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2024/07/new-resources-supporting-inclusion-diversity-equity-and-access-now-available-to-all-illinois-residents/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats say “Trump Coming To Chicago Wednesday To Speak At National Association Of Black Journalists Convention.”
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/29/trump-to-speak-at-national-association-of-black-journalists-convention-in-chicago-this-week/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-129/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Awaiting surge, Pritzker says border crossings down past 2 months – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: Because Democrats run everything in America, no one should believe that border crossings are down.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d4ab6626-4df0-11ef-84c7-b364a47394f5.html
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker polls last among swing-state Democrats as Harris VP choice. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-polls-last-among-swing-state-democrats-as-harris-vp-choice-wirepoints/
— Illinois drives people out with taxes and a lack of opportunity… which makes the tax situation even worse.
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-drives-people-out-with-taxes-and-a-lack-of-opportunity-which-makes-the-tax-situation-even-worse-wirepoints-on-wls-ramblin-ray-show/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Kamala Harris’ employees flee in droves, ex-staff cite toxic workplace. – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/29/kamala-harris-employees-flee-in-droves-ex-staff-ci/
— IRS allowed tax cheat employees to keep their jobs. Dozens of tax evaders still working at agency. – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors wasted my career and took adverse actions against me. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and they never promoted me beyond GS-12. They ignored, dismissed, belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and my earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. They made things so bad for me that I reluctantly took a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/29/irs-allowed-tax-cheat-employees-to-keep-their-jobs/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Segregationists for Kamala – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3102326/segregationists-for-kamala/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— After abandoning Biden, media circles wagons around ‘border czar’ Harris. – Steve Jordahl, Billy Davis
https://afn.net/media/2024/07/30/after-abandoning-biden-media-circles-wagons-around-border-czar-harris/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Kamala Says Joe Is Fit for Office. – Liz Sheld
https://amgreatness.com/2024/07/30/morning-greatness-kamala-says-joe-is-fit-for-office/
— Elizabeth Warren Calls for Granting Citizenship to Illegal Immigrants
https://amgreatness.com/2024/07/29/elizabeth-warren-calls-for-granting-citizenship-to-illegal-immigrants/
— Gun Control Group Donates $15 Million to Harris as Cofounder is Considered Top VP Pick. – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2024/07/29/gun-control-group-donates-15-million-to-harris-as-cofounder-is-considered-top-vp-pick/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Drag queen Olympic torchbearer lashes out at critics: ‘WE AIN’T GOING NOWHERE’ – Sierra Marlee|
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/07/29/drag-queen-olympic-torchbearer-lashes-out-at-critics-we-aint-going-nowhere-1475955/
BLAZE
— Kamala Harris will provide ‘pathway to citizenship’ for illegal aliens if elected president: Sen. Elizabeth Warren – Cortney Weil
https://www.theblaze.com/news/kamala-harris-will-provide-pathway-to-citizenship-for-illegal-aliens-if-elected-president-sen-elizabeth-warren
BREITBART
— Establishment Media Attempt to Cover Up How Few Illegal Aliens Biden-Harris Administration Deported from U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/07/29/establishment-media-attempt-to-cover-up-how-few-illegal-aliens-biden-harris-administration-deported-from-u-s/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Latest Biden/Harris ‘Lawful Pathways’ Scheme: Declare Latin American Migrants to Be ‘Refugees’ Thousands flying in who would not have qualified as refugees in the past. – Todd Bensman
https://cis.org/Bensman/Latest-BidenHarris-Lawful-Pathways-Scheme-Declare-Latin-American-Migrants-Be-Refugees
COLLEGE FIX
— Black nationalism on rise due to white supremacy, Rice University study says. – BENJAMIN VOGEL
https://www.thecollegefix.com/black-nationalism-on-rise-due-to-white-supremacy-rice-university-study-says/
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Did Harris Extort Biden To Get The Democrat Nomination?
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/did-harris-extort-biden-to-get-the-democrat-nomination
DAILY CALLER
— Billionaires Bankrolling Kamala Harris’ Tough-On-Crime Campaign Wanted To Defund Police, Install Soros Prosecutors. – ROBERT SCHMAD
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/28/billionaires-bankrolling-kamala-harris-crime-campaign-wanted-defund-police-install-soros-prosecutors/
DAILY WIRE
— Biden-Harris Admin Proposes Rule Allowing Illegal Immigrants Access To Taxpayer-Funded College Prep Programs. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-harris-admin-proposes-rule-allowing-illegal-immigrants-access-to-taxpayer-funded-college-prep-programs
FERERALIST
— Kamala Harris Is The Most Queer-Promoting Presidential Candidate Ever. – Jordan Boyd
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/30/kamala-harris-is-the-most-queer-promoting-presidential-candidate-ever/
— Olympic Drag-Themed Parody Of Last Supper Scene Will Drag Down Gay Acceptance. – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/29/olympic-drag-themed-parody-of-last-supper-scene-will-drag-down-gay-acceptance/
FOX NEWS
— Trump to attend National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Chicago. Trump will participate in a Q&A with political journalists in front of an audience of registered convention spectators. – Landon Mion
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-attend-national-association-black-journalists-convention-chicago
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “President Trump accomplished more for Black Americans than any other president in recent history by implementing America First policies on the economy, immigration, energy, law and order, and foreign policy,” the Trump campaign claimed in a press release. “Historic rates of Black voters now support President Trump, and the reason is simple: Black voters know that President Trump is the only presidential candidate who can deliver results on day one because he already has, including landmark unemployment rates for Black Americans, increased median income for Black households, historic permanent funding for HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), comprehensive bipartisan criminal justice reform, and nearly $50 billion in funds to revitalize Opportunity Zones,” his campaign continued.)
— Kamala Harris made a career of pretending to be marginalized. Equal opportunity doesn’t matter to Kamala Harris. It’s equal results or something radical called ‘equity’ – Ying Ma
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/kamala-harris-made-career-pretending-marginalized
— ‘Voice of leadership’: Harris has repeatedly praised her pastor who blamed America for 9/11. ‘He has been on this journey with me every step of the way,’ Harris said about Rev Amos Brown. – Cameron Cawthorne, Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/voice-leadership-harris-has-repeatedly-praised-her-pastor-who-blamed-america-9-11
— Elizabeth Warren’s call for mass citizenship for migrants frustrates social media users: ‘Anti-American’ Vice President Kamala Harris has come under fire for her role as ‘border czar’ – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/elizabeth-warrens-call-mass-citizenship-migrants-frustrates-social-media-users-anti-american
— Missouri AG filing lawsuit against Biden administration for allegedly flying illegal immigrants to state. According to Bailey’s lawsuit, the government has not provided records on illegal immigrant transportation into Missouri. – Stepheny Price
https://www.foxnews.com/us/missouri-ag-filing-lawsuit-against-biden-administration-allegedly-flying-illegal-immigrants-state
— Biden-era deportations down sharply from Trump era despite media and activist narrative. Just 4.4% of border encounters during Biden admin resulted in ICE deportation. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-era-deportations-down-sharply-from-trump-era-despite-media-activist-narrative-analysis
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats say “Donald Trump to attend Black journalists’ convention in Chicago.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-to-attend-black-journalists-convention-in-chicago/ar-BB1qR9d2
ABC NEWS
— Democrats say “Donald Trump to attend Black journalists’ convention in Chicago.”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/donald-trump-attend-black-journalists-convention-chicago-112389204
NBC NEWS
— Anticipate/expect ever-increasing focus on those who hired Sean Grayson.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/deputy-killed-sonya-massey-drew-concerns-aggression-integrity-issues-p-rcna163833
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “The senseless police killing of Sonya Massey is a call to action. Harris should lead on the intolerable pattern of Black women being fatally shot by police.” Democrat use of “police killing” outrageously hints/implies/argues/shouts that Sean Grayson had approval if not direction to shoot Massey.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/29/harris-police-sonya-massey/
— William Calley, Army officer and face of My Lai Massacre, is dead at 80. He was the only person convicted in connection with the atrocity, in which American troops killed hundreds of unarmed South Vietnamese men, women and children. (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who used my avoiding the Vietnam War draft the most. I would focus on my Democrat Post Office, Firestone Store, IRS, and GAO superiors who were veterans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/07/29/william-calley-dead-my-lai-massacre/
USA TODAY
— Democrats say “Trump’s 3,500 lawsuits unprecedented for a presidential nominee.” My critics/opponents despise/hate those who file lawsuits. They glorify, praise, and pander to defendants. I should write a book about the lawsuits that I filed. I would focus on the defendants, the charges, the outcomes, their attorneys, and the retaliatory actions that they continue to take against me.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/01/donald-trump-lawsuits-legal-battles/84995854/
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/07/30/dei-opponents-undo-america-progress/74456214007/
MSN
— Democrats and RINOs crow that “Most Latinos Support Citizenship Path for Undocumented.” Ever-increasingly, the percent of Hispanics in America ever-increasingly increases. Sooner or later, America will become a Hispanic nation, if not become part of Mexico. Democrats and RINOs have no problem with that.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/most-latinos-support-citizenship-path-for-undocumented-but-backing-for-border-wall-grows/ar-BB1lmbWq
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: America’s New Political War Pits Young Men Against Young Women. A majority of men under 30 support former President Trump and Republican control of Congress, a sharp reversal from the 2020 race; young women strongly favor Democrats. – Aaron Zitner and Andrew Restuccia
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/men-women-vote-republican-democrat-election-7f5f726c
— More People Are Driving on Cannabis. Law Enforcement Is Racing to Learn Who Is High. Oral-fluid tests and training are helping officers track down potential impairment. – Julie Wernau
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/more-people-are-driving-on-cannabis-law-enforcement-is-racing-to-learn-who-is-high-a5b3a496
— Kamala Harris’s Chicago Moment. Hard-left protesters denounce ‘Genocide Joe.’ They revile the vice president too. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kamala-harriss-chicago-moment-cc08b22c
— Destigmatizing Drug Abuse Is a Dopey Idea. – Naomi Schaefer Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/destigmatizing-drug-abuse-is-a-dopey-idea-da4cf979
— Kamala Harris’s Gift to Hamas. She relieves pressure on the terror group to agree to release Israeli hostages. – Amit Segal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kamala-harris-gift-to-hamas-lowers-terrorist-incentive-for-hostage-release-0937e464
FORTUNE
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://fortune.com/2024/07/30/dei-debate-rages-research-business-benefits/
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Majority Say Women Should Have to Register for Draft (COMMENT: During 1970 and 1971, my job search was harmed big time because potential employers saw me as being draft bait. I was 1-A and they did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got. It was for a job that did not really require a college degree.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/majority_say_women_should_have_to_register_for_draft
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrats crow that “Black Sororities, Fraternities ‘Organizing Like Never Before’ The organizations are mobilizing to get voters to the polls as their student and alumni members embrace Alpha Kappa Alpha member Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.” They following discouraged fraternities at UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970 from inviting me to join: a) my parents never attended college; b) my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, c) my mother never attended high school, d) my parents were not wealthy; I had to work my way through college, e) I had not demonstrated any leadership potential; I had washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; and delivered mail 1966-1969, f) the Post Office had disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969, g) I lived with my parents in Crete while I took classes at UIC 1966-1969, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969, h) my GPA was not that great, i) I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, j) my ACT score was only 24, k) I have always been conservative, l) I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, m) I am 100% German American, n) my ancestors have been in America only since 1844, and o) I was not a drinker, I was not a team player, I could not run because of I had a bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2024/07/30/black-sorority-fraternity-members-mobilize-harris
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— More Americans want the journalists they get news from to share their politics than any other personal trait – Emily Tomasik (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that those who share my demographics are more likely to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters because they share my political and government opinions. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. Further, I have three master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a professional license (accounting). Further, I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Further, I served as the chairman of a conservative political organization (TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois) for 7 years and on the leadership team of another conservative organization (Illinois Center Right Coalition) for 4 years. Further, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years (18 for GAO, 9 for IRS, and 3 for the Post Office). Further, I was a union member for almost 12 years. Further, I worked my way through college. Further, I have lived in Wheaton since 1978 and in Illinois since 1948.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/05/16/more-americans-want-the-journalists-they-get-news-from-to-share-their-politics-than-any-other-personal-trait/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Most Americans say it is not important that the news they get comes from journalists who share their political views, age, gender or other traits. But people are more likely to say it is important for journalists to share their politics than any other characteristic we asked about. And certain demographic groups place more value than others on the personal traits of their journalists. A 2023 Pew Research Center survey asked Americans how important it is for the journalists they get news from to have six personal characteristics that are similar to their own. About four-in-ten Americans say it is at least somewhat important that they get news from journalists who share their political views (39%). That is nearly double the share who say the same about getting news from journalists who share their religious views (22%) or who talk or sound like them (20%). Smaller shares say they want to get news from journalists who are similar to them in age (15%), share their race or ethnicity (14%), or share their gender (10%). On several of these questions, opinions vary based on respondents’ political views, age and other personal traits. Political views Similar shares of Republicans and Democrats say it is at least somewhat important for the news they get to come from journalists who share their political views. Four-in-ten Republicans and GOP-leaning independents say this, compared with 41% of Democrats and Democratic leaners. When combining party and ideology, people who place themselves at either end of the political spectrum are more likely than those toward the center to say journalists’ politics are important. Roughly half each of conservative Republicans (47%) and liberal Democrats (50%) say it is important that the news they get comes from journalists who share their politics. Smaller shares of liberal and moderate Republicans (29%) and conservative and moderate Democrats (33%) hold this view. Age A bar chart showing that younger people more likely to want news from journalists of a similar age. Younger adults are more likely than older Americans to say they want news from journalists who are around the same age as them. Among U.S. adults ages 18 to 29, 23% say this is at least somewhat important, compared with one-in-ten of those ages 65 and older. Younger adults are also more likely than older adults to say it’s important that the journalists they get news from are the same gender as them; still, large majorities say this is not important. Some 16% of those ages 18 to 29 say it is at least somewhat important for journalists to share their gender, versus 6% of those 65 and older. Race or ethnicity Black Americans are more likely than other racial or ethnic groups to say it is important they get news from journalists who share several of their characteristics – particularly their race or ethnicity. About four-in-ten Black Americans (41%) say it is at least somewhat important that the news they get comes from journalists who share their race or ethnicity. A quarter of Hispanic Americans, 20% of Asian Americans and just 5% of White Americans say the same. For more information on how Black Americans answered these questions, read our report on Black Americans and news. Religion A bar chart showing that White evangelicals, Black Protestants are most likely to want news from journalists with shared religious views. Overall, Americans who identify with a religion are more likely than those who are religiously unaffiliated to find it at least somewhat important to get news from journalists who share their religious views (26% vs. 15%). Among Christians, Protestants are more likely than Catholics to say it is important for journalists to share their religious views (30% vs. 21%). But there are also differences among Protestants and among Catholics: White evangelical Protestants (37%) and Black Protestants (33%) are about twice as likely as White nonevangelical Protestants (16%) to say this. About three-in-ten Hispanic Catholics say this (28%), compared with 17% of White Catholics. Among Jewish Americans, just 10% say it’s at least somewhat important to get news from journalists who share their religious views.)
June 22, 2024
Who are the conservative leaders in Illinois? Conservative leaders a) should write articles monthly/weekly/daily that promote planks in the Republican Party platform including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, b) should post those articles on their websites, and c) should include diersen@aol.com on their email lists. Conservative leaders should help elect Republican candidates who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform. In addition to being good writers, conservative leaders should be good public speakers, should have demonstrated leadership skills, should have relevant education, work experience, and other accomplishments, should have the necessary time and money, and should have no skeletons in their closets.
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise Tracy and use his resignation to demonize, denigrate, and condemn conservatives, that is, platform Republicans, that is, Republicans. I was not a member of any team organized to oust Tracy, Kolber, or Shaw. I did use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to advocate for the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and for direct election of IRP State Central Committee members. I agree with my critics/opponents who blast me as not being a team player, that is, as being someone who they cannot manipulate or dominate. I am not an operative or dupe for anyone. No one can tell me what to do. Republican Precinct Committeemen should promote the Republican Party platform and those who promote that platform rather than serving as operatives or dupes for leaders or would be leaders of Republican organizations.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/06/21/illinois-gop-chair-don-tracy-resignation-takeover-far-right-republicans-rich-miller-column
ILLINOIS TIMES
— Illinois GOP ousts moderate leadership. Far-right activists force several out of top positions. – Rich Miller (COMMENT: Who are these “far-right activists” and what do they think of me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? They certainly do not keep me on their press release lists.)
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/illinois-gop-ousts-moderate-leadership-18677883
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— (6/20/24) Don Tracy Ally Jeanne Ives Attacks Grassroots, IR, Trump Jr. Event, and now Setting Sights on IL GOP Chairmanship (COMMENT: What does Ives think of you? How has she treated you? I should write a book about how Ives has treated me since 2002.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/06/don-tracy-ally-jeanne-ives-attacks-grassroots-ir-trump-jr-event-and-now-setting-sights-on-il-gop-chairmanship.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ever since news broke that embattled Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy was resigning effective July 19th, Illinois GOP state central committee member Jeanne Ives has been working the phones trying to gauge support as she considers a potential run for the party’s top spot – despite spending the last two years angering the very base that made her, and was instrumental in Tracy’s decision to resign. In December of 2022, Ives stunned a room full of over 200 grassroots activists during a SSC meeting when she defended then IL GOP Finance Chairman Vince Kolber, who had just insulted the grassroots for not donating money to the state party – yelling – in an almost out of body experience that, “Vince is not your problem! This man gave me $750,000 when I ran against Gov. Bruce Rauner!” Just months before challenging Gov. Rauner in the GOP primary, Ives was seen smiling for a photo with her soon-to-be Republican political opponent. Rauner – bruised and damaged during a vicious primary against Ives, would lose his re-election to political newcomer JB Pritzker by 16 points – just two years before the pandemic and Gov. Pritzker’s shutdown orders and mask mandates. Last September, Ives endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president during the 2024 presidential primary, despite the wildly popular former president Donald Trump leading in the polls among Republicans over his political opponents, including DeSantis by over 30 points. And when Ives learned that the president’s son – Donald Trump Jr. was coming to Illinois to promote Letters to Trump last October, her team made requests to interview Trump Jr. on her radio show, and to speak on stage during the event. When the requests were turned down, and this publication accurately reported about it, she became angry – and went on Facebook attacking the event featuring Trump Jr. and falsely alleged that the hosts couldn’t sell tickets. And since that time, her popularity has been in decline, and her radio show, which is streamed live on Facebook, receives very little engagement. On May 26th, her 2-hour show received only five likes and two shares. But that has since changed because after this publication reported on it, Ives is now paying to boost her posts to make it appear as if her Facebook posts are more popular than they really are. In other words, she’s now paying for likes and comments. And over the last two years, Ives continues to trash this publication – the leading conservative news publication in the state. In an interview with Crain’s Chicago Business in April of 2023, Ives offered a stunning on-the-record quote when asked to comment about IR, stating, “I don’t read their garbage.” Sources also confirm to IR that during that same time frame last Spring, Ives proposed in a private meeting that the SSC ban this publication, including then publisher Scott Kaspar and editor-in-chief Mark Vargas from attending all future IL GOP meetings. The proposal was immediately shot down and the discussion shifted to another topic. Censoring media outlets is typical in third world countries ruled by dictators – and for Ives to suggest that the state party censor the leading conservative news publication in Illinois because she is bothered by the facts is alarming. In Russia, President Vladamir Putin signed into law legislation that criminalizes news publications from reporting on anything that contradicts, or is critical of his administration. In China, a country that leads the world in jailing reporters, there are an estimated 274 journalists currently in prison for reporting on stories that angered the ruling Communist political party – and citizen journalist Zhang Zahn sits in a Chinese prison for her reporting the facts during the pandemic. And in Iran, there are 41 journalists in prison for writing stories that exposed the corruption of Iranian authorities. Ever since her election to the Republican State Central Committee in 2022, Ives has abandoned her grassroots base for the IL GOP elites – becoming part of the establishment instead of opposing it. And never one to shy away from controversy, the former grassroots activist has never called on Don Tracy to resign – despite her base advocating for it. She never called on Kolber – who votes in Wisconsin and Illinois as a full time resident of both states simultaneously – to apologize for saying such offensive remarks to the grassroots during the SSC meeting in December of 2022. She never called on former Chicago GOP Chairman Steve Boulton to walk back his recently discovered Facebook comment in 2015 when he compared Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. And she never called out former SSC member Mark Shaw, who faked a delegate badge and threatened to beat up a fellow state central committee member during the IL GOP state convention last month – and demanded that he resign. In fact, during the state convention, Ives cut a deal and backed Shaw for national committeeman over the grassroots-backed candidate Dean White. And in early June, when the grassroots sent her emails about investigating Shaw’s behavior, Ives angrily posted a comment on her Facebook page, writing, “canned emails get a canned response.” The comment drew an immediate backlash as Republicans fired back calling Ives’ comment “ignorant” and “belittling” to the constituents she’s supposed to represent. While Ives is busy making phone calls trying to gauge support for a potential run at party chairwoman, sources have shared with this publication that she has very little support from SSC members – and that her elevation to state party chair is more than a long shot – it’s an impossibility. An IL GOP Search Committee will work to identify the new chair or co-chair following Tracy’s shock resignation late on Wednesday.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In bid for young voters, Democrats offer social media influencers access to August convention. It’s part of a critical voter outreach plan in place since President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign and extended into the halls of the White House — as Biden combats Donald Trump and his army of online supporters. – Tina Sfondeles (COMMENT: Are there “online supporters” of Trump in your county, township, municipality, and school district?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/06/21/democratic-national-convention-social-social-media-influencers-young-voters
— Democrats ever-increasingly use books to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/democracy/2024/06/21/books-bans-censorship-school-board-american-library-association-democracy-solutions-natalie-moore-column
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: Despite city ban, video gambling parlor plans to open in unincorporated site inside Naperville boundaries. – TESS KENNY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/21/naperville-video-gaming-gambling-slots-illinois/
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240621/news/this-is-not-a-moment-of-pride-for-anybody-mchenry-county-board-scales-back-pride-month-resolution/
ABC7
— RNC 2024 security zone revealed, Chicago Secret Service handling security for both conventions – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/post/secret-service-chicago-has-handle-security-democrat-republican/14985712/
— What the Supreme Court domestic violence gun ruling means for survivors, advocates – Jasmine Minor
https://abc7chicago.com/post/what-supreme-court-domestic-violence-gun-ruling-united/14985957/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/windy-city-weekend-celebrates-chicago-pride-month-2024/14985292/
NBC5
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-pride-lgbtq/chicago-pride-fest-kicks-off-this-weekend/3469773/
CBS2
— City of Milwaukee to run tight ship for security during Republican National Convention – Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/city-of-milwaukee-security-republican-national-convention/
WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAC01Lfea0I
https://wgntv.com/spotlight-chicago/ui-health-designated-as-an-lgbtq-healthcare-equality-high-performer/
FOX32
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1474652
WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/springfield/2024/06/21/illinois-general-assembly-lgbtq-legislation-gender-affirming-care-housing-safety
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more abortion.
https://chicagocrusader.com/illinois-had-over-37k-abortions-by-out-of-state-residents-in-2023/
SOUTHERN
— Democrats use Reggie Jackson to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/06/21/mlb-hall-of-famer-reggie-jackson-opens-up-on-racism-he-faced-playing-in-alabama/
— Trump proposes giving green cards to all noncitizen college graduates. His campaign says only after they are vetted. – Lalee Ibssa and Soo Rin Kim (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/06/22/trump-proposes-giving-green-cards-to-all-noncitizen-college-graduates-his-campaign-says-only-after-they-are-vetted/
— RNC laser-focused on vote monitoring, committed to enlisting 100,000 poll volunteers – Brittany Shepherd and Lalee Ibssa,
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/06/22/rnc-laser-focused-on-vote-monitoring-committed-to-enlisting-100000-poll-volunteers/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Biden and allied Republicans are trying to rally GOP women in swing-state suburbs away from Trump. – AP (COMMENT: My critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization would rather see Biden elected than Trump. My critics/opponents have demographics that Biden has promised to give preference to.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-biden-and-allied-republicans-are-trying-to-rally-gop-women-in-swing-state-suburbs-away-from-trump/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Teamsters for Trump? Union president will speak at the Republican National Convention – AP
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/teamsters-rnc-trump-union-president-sean-obrien-milwaukee-campaign-speak-invitation-republican-national-convention-joe-biden-support-blue-collar-workers-2024-election-former-donald
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-06-21/equality-pac-raises-millions-to-boost-lgbtq-representation-in-congress
WSIL TV
— Trump dwarfs Biden in latest fundraising numbers in show of political force after felony conviction. – AP (COMMENT: Who has taken adverse actions against you? What have those adverse actions motivated you to do? My Democrat superiors took many big adverse actions against me. That motivated me a) to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) to earn job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) to earn job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1977, and d) to earn a job-related professional license in 1981. The aforesaid enabled me a) to get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) to get promoted by GAO in 1986, and c) to survive as a GAO employee until 1997. In today’s dollars, my ending GAO salary was $150,075/year. Since 2000, anti-conservative leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have taken many big adverse actions against me. Those adverse actions continue to motivate me to send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Those adverse actions motivated me to survive as a) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021, b) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, d) the MTRO webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, e) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and f) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors member 2001-2004.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/trump-dwarfs-biden-in-latest-fundraising-numbers-in-show-of-political-force-after-felony-convictions/article_f81f5d99-c82b-5bd3-8f9b-9e15ec8923ee.html
25 NEWS NOW
— Bloomington Gold returns in style for Corvette lovers – Sam Matheny (COMMENT: Sadly, my focus on Republican politics in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 2000 has drawn lots of my attention away from Corvettes. I have owned my 1972 Corvette since 1971 and my 2005 Corvette since 2005.)
https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/06/21/bloomington-gold-returns-style-corvette-lovers/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Homelessness Advocates Blast City For Closing Cooling Centers, Libraries During Juneteenth Heat Wave. An expert and volunteers want the city to change how it measures heat and implements emergency cooling resources to keep neighbors safe. – Ariel Parrella-Aureli
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/21/homelessness-advocates-blast-city-for-closing-cooling-centers-libraries-during-juneteenth-heat-wave/
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Democrats ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/event/pride-south-side-2024/?instance_id=1962
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-109/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— The details of one deadly weekend in Chicago: 71 shot, 9 dead. – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/one-june-weekend-in-chicago-71-shot-9-dead-wirepoints/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— No fighting allowed: Police, Secret Service says protesters at GOP convention must use voices only. – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/21/no-fighting-allowed-police-secret-service-says-pro/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump gushes over new Louisiana Ten Commandments law – Elaine Mallon
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3054807/trump-gushes-louisiana-ten-commandments-law/
— Harvard study suggests federal government is in perfect position to pay reparations – Jack Birle (COMMENT: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Since the 1960s, the Democrats who run the federal government have used AA and DEI to pay many trillions of dollars in reparations to Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3054636/harvard-study-federal-government-perfect-position-pay-reparations/
— Democrat and RINO employers prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3055237/trump-is-right-foreign-graduates-should-get-green-cards/
NEW YORK POST
— Conservative border hawks slam Trump’s college green card vow for foreign students. – Josh Christenson and Steven Nelson (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://nypost.com/2024/06/21/us-news/conservative-border-group-slams-trumps-college-green-card-handout-for-foreign-students-cockamamie/
— How rising anti-American axis sees US weakness, and is ready to pounce. – Niall Ferguson (COMMENT: Rising anti-American axis countries are ever-increasingly illegally sending more and more and more of their soldiers illegally into America illegally. Americans should be buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://nypost.com/2024/06/21/opinion/how-rising-anti-american-axis-sees-us-weakness-and-is-ready-to-pounce/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Pride Month Goeth Before the Fall – Dan Proft
https://amgreatness.com/2024/06/21/pride-month-goeth-before-the-fall/
— Nearly 80,000 DACA Recipients Had Criminal Records – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2024/06/21/report-nearly-80000-daca-recipients-had-criminal-records/
DAILY CALLER
— Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Firearms For Domestic Violence Offenders – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/21/supreme-court-upholds-federal-law-disarming-domestic-violence-offenders/
— It’s Time To Give The Law-Abiding Public Sanctuary And Safety — Not Migrant Criminals – BETSY McCAUGHEY:
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/21/opinion-its-time-to-give-the-law-abiding-public-sanctuary-and-safety-not-migrant-criminals-betsy-mccaughey/
DAILY WIRE
— Democrat Pramila Jayapal Chuckles While Discussing News Headline About Illegal Alien Raping Young Girl In NYC
https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-pramila-jayapal-chuckles-while-discussing-news-headline-about-illegal-alien-raping-young-girl-in-nyc
FEDERALIST
— If They Want To Vote, Women Should Be Subject To The Draft – JOY PULLMANN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/06/21/if-they-want-to-vote-women-should-be-subject-to-the-draft/
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— 99% of Biden Admin illegal immigrant parolees still at large – Matthew Holloway
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/court-reveals-99-of-biden-admin-illegal-immigrant-parolees-still-at-large
MRC TV
— Biden Quietly Ferried More Than 1 MILLION Illegals Into the U.S. Via Parole, App Programs – BRITTANY M. HUGHES
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/biden-quietly-ferried-more-1-million-illegals-us-parole-app-programs
— CNN Targets Trump-Allied Christian School in Attack on School Choice – Mary Clare Waldron
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mary-clare-waldron/2024/06/22/cnn-targets-trump-allied-christian-school-attack-school
NEW AMERICAN
— Goal of Biden “Migrant” Invasion: Demographic Replacement – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/state-dept-official-confirms-goal-of-biden-migrant-invasion-demographic-replacement/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump campaign seeks to head off convention revolt from its right flank. Aides scrambled to foil a plot to throw the nominating process into chaos as suspicions abound about potentially disloyal delegates. – Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Isaac Arnsdorf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/22/trump-convention-revolt-right-wing-arizona/
MSN
— Trump says that illegal immigrants would likely vote for him in presidential election – Yelena Man
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-says-that-illegal-immigrants-would-likely-vote-for-him-in-presidential-election/ar-BB1osY14
— American Citizens Being Turned Away So NYC Hospital Can Give Health Care to Illegals – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/american-citizens-being-turned-away-so-nyc-hospital-can-give-health-care-to-illegals/ar-AA1i3OeO
— Thousands of migrants sneaking into US daily – Adam Shaw
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/thousands-of-migrants-sneaking-into-us-daily-despite-bidens-border-order/ar-BB1nO7kz
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/the-controversy-surrounding-mandatory-diversity-hiring-policies/ar-AA1hHr6w
— Trump lashes out at ‘fat and pathetic’ Pritzker after he branded him a ‘felon.’ – James Liddell (COMMENT: My critics/opponents band me as being not only a conservative, but as being too conservative, an extremist, and even worse things.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-lashes-out-at-fat-and-pathetic-democrat-after-ex-president-branded-felon/ar-BB1ok8JG?item=flightsprg-tipsubsc-v1a/
JOURNAL GAZETTE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote race based politics. But to give preference to one race is to discriminates against another race.
https://www.journalgazette.net/opinion/columnists/bidens-ignoring-issues-of-blacks-imperils-reelection/article_a0d961d0-2e57-11ef-8d52-effa2e15f495.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Biggest Donor of the 2024 Election Gives Trump a Big Boost. Tim Mellon’s $50 million donation brings Trump’s super PAC in line with Biden’s, and he’s likely to make more political contributions. – Tarini Parti
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-biggest-donor-of-the-2024-election-gives-trump-a-big-boost-7b8eb208
— In Praise of Bragging – David Robson (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treat me like I never accomplished anything, like I never earned three masters degrees, like I never earned six professional certifications, like I never earned a professional license, and like I never earned $150,075/year in today’s dollars in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/in-praise-of-bragging-f726b125
— The Purpose of Journalism Is to Get the Story. People love and need real reporting, but reporters have decided their job is something else entirely. – Peggy Noonan (COMMENT: The mainstream news media ever-increasingly exists to advance the Democrat Party platform and to elect Democrat candidates. It ever-increasingly makes editorials look like news articles.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-purpose-of-journalism-is-to-get-the-story-cavemen-reporters-media-bias-diversity-b0b736fe
LAW 360
— 4 EEOC Cases Attorneys Should Watch In 2024’s 2nd Half – Anne Cullen (COMMENT: How has EEOC impacted you? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That had a dramatic impact on the rest of my life.)
https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/articles/1849207
24/7
— The Income You Need to Live Comfortably in All 50 States – Aaron Webber (COMMENT: That income is $95,098/year in Illinois. Because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $65,165/year and my Social Security is only $2,935/year.)
https://247wallst.com/income/2024/06/21/the-income-you-need-to-live-comfortably-in-all-states/
June 7, 2024
Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. What do you say to my critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who steer everyone away from the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform?
ILLINOIS GOP
— PRESS RELEASE: Pritzker Election Interference Ploy Deemed Unconstitutional
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Don Tracy Ally Jeanne Ives Attacks Grassroots on Facebook as Powerful Voter Base Abandons Angry Radio Host (COMMENT: My critics/opponents a) oppose direct election of Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members and/or b) oppose conservative principles. They a) have always been angry about positive things that Ives has done for me including appointing me to the 2024 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee and b) have always been overjoyed about adverse actions that Ives has taken against me including removing me from that committee. Recently, one of my biggest critics/opponents threw my precinct letter in her trash. In that letter, I had announced that Ives had appointed me to the aforesaid committee.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/06/don-tracy-ally-jeanne-ives-attacks-grassroots-on-facebook-as-powerful-voter-base-abandons-angry-radio-host.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Monday, Illinois Republican State Central Committee member Jeanne Ives – a close ally to embattled IL GOP chairman Don Tracy – went on Facebook to publicly slam her own constituents – the conservative grassroots base of the party – for emailing and asking about an incident that took place during the state convention – angrily posting, “canned emails get a canned response.” Earlier on Monday, the powerful and influential base of the Republican Party – the grassroots – sent emails to IL GOP leaders including Ives, asking why SSC member Mark Shaw – who was running for national committeeman – was spotted wearing a “delegate” badge during the state convention when he was not an actual delegate. As a delegate, Shaw could vote for himself for national committeeman – a vote that wouldn’t help, as he would lose the election in a landslide to the grassroots-backed candidate Dean White. But growing agitated by the influx of emails concerning Shaw, Ives decided to go on her Facebook page and post a comment that read, “You send a canned email, you get a canned response…at least I replied to your canned email.” The comment drew an immediate backlash as Republicans fired back calling Ives’ comment “ignorant” and “belittling” to the constituents she’s supposed to represent.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Downstate Illinois needs more advocacy, not secession – Jacob Lane (COMMENT: Who advocates for your county, for your township, for your municipality, for your school district? Who advocates for those who share your demographics?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/07/opinion-downstate-illinois-needs-more-advocacy-not-secession/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pricey hair and makeup: In one year, his campaign has spent $30K on hair, makeup. Johnson is “mayor 24-7,” a spokesman says. “Appearances matter.” Most of his spending went to a South Side makeup artist, and a West Side barbershop was paid $4,000. – Robert Herguth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2024/06/07/brandon-johnson-hair-care-makeup-campaign-spending-palatine
— City Hall trying to cut deal with protesters, avoid legal battle as Democratic convention nears. Federal and local officials have repeatedly said they are ready for what could be one of the biggest events to hit Chicago in decades. It’s been described by one Chicago police official as bigger than the 2012 NATO Summit and 1996 Democratic National Convention. – Jon Seidel and Michael Puente (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. Between 1993 and 1997, they used forced early retirement to get rid of their employees who were eligible and were White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time and who they had not promoted to GS-15 (currently $160,458-$191,900/year). All my GAO coworkers who were eligible to take early retirement and who had the aforesaid demographics a) cut under-the-table deals with my Democrat GAO superiors to keep their jobs as long as possible and b) flushed me down their toilets. I should write a book about that.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/06/06/chicago-city-hall-cut-deal-protesters-legal-battle-dnc
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/dei-improves-business-outcomes-opinion
SUBURBAN LIFE
— Teen accused of carving swastika into Elmhurst playground equipment detained pretrial
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2024/06/05/juvenile-accused-of-carving-swastika-into-elmhurst-playground-equipment-detained-pretrial/
ABC7
— Chicago Police Department showcases protest training ahead of Democratic National Convention
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwXX9lDEPlo
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/2024-pride-month-lgbtq-allies-offer-stand-family/14756153/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/our-america-meant-be-explores-multicultural-multidimensional-lgbtqia-community-watch/14918513/
NBC5
— Downtown City Council members pushing for 8 p.m. curfew for unaccompanied minors. CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling: “I do believe in a curfew.” (COMMENT: When you were a minor, did your classmates cause problems? Mine did not.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/downtown-city-council-members-pushing-curfew-unaccompanied-minors/3457124/
— Dozens of youth organizations receive micro-grants from the city to expand programming on Chicago’s West and South sides. Dozens of youth-based organizations received a micro-grant to aid them in expanding programming, including Operation Basketball. – Vi Nguyen (COMMENT: When you were young, were there any such programs for you? There were none for me. When I was young, I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, and worked on an automobile assembly line.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/youth-organizations-receive-micro-grant-city-expand-programming-chicagos-west-south-sides/3457329/
— DNC protesters, Chicago officials seek compromise ahead of event. The talks come after a federal lawsuit was filed over the city’s initial plans for the protests.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/dnc-protesters-chicago-officials-seek-compromise-ahead-of-event/3457389/
— Chicago police continue training exercises as Democratic National Convention nears
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-democratic-national-convention-training-exercises-protests/3457213/
— Chicago police discuss officer training ahead of 2024 DNC
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/chicago-police-discuss-officer-training-ahead-of-2024-dnc/3457306/
— Here’s what to expect from Friday’s big jobs report – Jeff Cox (COMMENT: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, illegals are happy to take bad jobs that American citizens refuse to take. What bad jobs did you take? I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I grant that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take any of the aforesaid bad jobs that I took. But the answer is not to import illegals to take bad jobs. From what I see, many, most, if not virtually all illegals a) would not stoop to take the bad jobs that I took and/or are not qualified to take the bad jobs that I took.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/heres-what-to-expect-from-fridays-big-jobs-report/3457130/
— Pritzker weighs in on Dolton saga, answers questions on if state should intervene. Speaking to reporters at an unrelated event, Pritzker said he’s looked into the role the state should or could play in Dolton’s political disruption. – Regina Waldroup
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gov-pritzker-weighs-in-on-dolton-saga-answers-questions-on-if-state-should-intervene/3456942/
CBS2
— Chicago police reveal training tactics for Democratic National Convention
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mT4HAFZPqA
— New community-first Chicago program seeks to break cycles of violence (COMMENT: When you were young, were there any such programs for you? There were none for me. When I was young, I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, and worked on an automobile assembly line.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/new-chicago-initiative-break-cycle-of-violence/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHcONQw3gUM
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-group-uses-art-words-to-bridge-lgbtq-generational-divide/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/lgbtq-generational-divide-bridge-art-dialogue/
WGN9
— Chicago’s top cop ‘willing to take a look’ at lower curfew time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iiFz_aIlrs
FOX32
— Chicago police boost training, protocols ahead of DNC after George Floyd protest criticism – Tia Ewing (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that those who have demographics that vote for Democrats should be allowed to break laws.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-prepare-dnc-updated-training-protocols
WTTW
— More Than Half of Migrants Forced to Leave City Shelters Immediately Returned – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2024/06/06/more-half-migrants-forced-leave-city-shelters-immediately-returned-chicago-officials-say
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote mote LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/lgbtq/2024/06/05/chicago-pride-month-2024-your-guide-to-50-events-in-june
WLS
— ‘All soldiers remember their old battlefield.’ – Retired Major General John L. Borling Reflects on the 80th D-Day Anniversary on the Steve Cochran Show (COMMENT: Borling ran against the following in the 2004 Illinois Republican U.S. Senate primary: Jack Ryan, Jim Oberweis, Steve Rauschenberger, Andrew McKenna, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Jonathan C. Wright, and Norm Hill. I remember the primary like it was yesterday. I conducted a major straw poll at the 2003 Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) fundraiser in which more than 400 voted. Ryan won that straw poll. At the time, I was the MTRO webmaster and an officer of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition. Ryan won the primary, but then withdrew. The Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee replaced Ryan with Alan Keyes. Keyes lost to Obama. Obama then on when on to become President. Of course, my critics/opponents continue blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for the all of the aforesaid. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I rigged the MTRO straw poll for Ryan to win. In addition, they continue to blame me and blame my newsletters for Jim Ryan losing to Blagojevich in 2002. They stress that I supported Pat O’Malley in that primary. Constructively, increasingly, my critics/opponents blame me and blame my newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. Should I start writing about my critics/opponents?)
https://www.wlsam.com/2024/06/06/all-soldiers-remember-their-old-battlefield-retired-major-general-john-l-borling-reflects-on-the-80th-d-day-anniversary-on-the-steve-cochran-show/
WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/lgbtq/2024/06/05/chicago-pride-month-2024-your-guide-to-50-events-in-june
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. Soon, if not already, in Illinois, unless you promote LGBTQ, you will stopped from getting an education, from getting a job, from owning property, etc.
https://pantagraph.com/entertainment/central-illinois-native-joel-shoemaker-talks-about-his-new-lgbtqia-affirming-faith-book/video_7753c0e7-4ec6-5ef0-b4a0-3306a6577e5c.html
SOUTHERN
— Trump’s New York gun permit to be revoked following conviction. – Aaron Katersky (COMMENT: Trump has a tremendous need for self-defense because of the tremendous amount of hatred that has been promoted against him.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/06/06/trumps-new-york-gun-permit-to-be-revoked-following-conviction-sources/
— Judge orders ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon to report to prison by July 1 – Katherine Faulders
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/06/06/judge-to-consider-if-ex-trump-adviser-steve-bannon-should-begin-prison-sentence/
NPR ILLINOIS & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Tim Scott cannot deliver the Black vote for Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-06-06/with-the-veepstakes-on-tim-scott-thinks-he-can-deliver-the-black-votes-trump-wants
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-tim-scott-a-potential-trump-vp-pick-launches-a-14-million-outreach-effort-to-minority-voters/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote former Kinzinger staffer who is ‘building permission’ for Republicans to vote Biden. Sooner or later, all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican will announce that they have always been Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants or RINOs
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-06-06/meet-a-former-gop-staffer-who-is-building-permission-for-republicans-to-vote-biden
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence. – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-ally-steve-bannon-must-surrender-to-prison-by-july-1-to-start-contempt-sentence-judge-says/
— RFK Jr. seizes on Trump verdict to bolster support. – Hanna Trudo (COMMENT: What have your critics/opponents seized on? Of course, my Democrat supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates seized on the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors took against me including denying my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969, forcing me to resign in 1969, firing me in 1971, disallowing my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, forcing me to take a $22,996 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, keeping me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay for performance purposes 1989-1997, forcing to take early retirement in 1997, etc. Of course, my critics/opponents in the Milton Town ship Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party continue to have seize on the many adverse actions that they have taken against me since 2000.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/rfk-jr-seizes-on-trump-verdict-to-bolster-support/
— Trump calls for Jan. 6 committee members to be indicted – Brett Samuels
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-calls-for-jan-6-committee-members-to-be-indicted/
BLOOK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote mote LGBTQ.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/06/we-have-always-been-banned-gerber-hart-exhibit-explores-banned-books-lgbtq-resistance/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/06/historical-lgbtq-gospel-singers-will-be-celebrated-at-beverly-arts-center-sunday/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Will Chicago cut a deal with protesters? – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. Between 1993 and 1997, they used forced early retirement to get rid of their employees who were eligible and were White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time and who they had not promoted to GS-15 (currently $160,458-$191,900/year). All my GAO coworkers who were eligible to take early retirement and who had the aforesaid demographics a) cut under-the-table deals with my Democrat GAO superiors to keep their jobs as long as possible and b) flushed me down their toilets. I should write a book about that.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-305/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-100/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Gotion, subsidized by State of Illinois, tied to Chinese forced labor
https://wirepoints.org/gotion-subsidized-by-state-of-illinois-tied-to-chinese-forced-labor-wirepoints-quickpoint/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Union-backed Illinois measure limiting business meetings called unconstitutional – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_7ce78df2-2438-11ef-81e6-436dfce711f4.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION GIVES NEARLY $1.3M TO SITTING ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS – Chris Coffey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-gives-nearly-1-3m-to-sitting-illinois-lawmakers/
— MAYOR, SUPPORTERS SEE UNLIMITED MIGRATION AS FIX TO POPULATION LOSS – Paul Vallas (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats and RINOs.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-mayor-supporters-see-unlimited-migration-as-fix-to-population-loss/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DEI could soon come before Supreme Court after landmark affirmative action decision – Alex Swoyer (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders use DEI to get rid of Republicans like me who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/6/dei-could-soon-come-supreme-court-after-landmark-a/
— Twin menaces of radical Islam and woke totalitarianism. Iran adopted woke, social justice language to infiltrate the West and spread terror. – Catherine Perez-Shakdam (COMMENT: RINO leaders ever-increasingly work with Democrat leaders to get rid of Republicans.
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/6/iran-has-cunningly-infiltrated-wokeism-in-order-to/
— Half of Baby boomers expect they can’t retire – Jennifer Harper (COMMENT: I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I was 18 in 1966. I have been getting a CSRS pension since I was 49 in 1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/6/inside-beltway-baby-boomers-eschew-retirement-supp/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Cotton vows to ban birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants – Emily Hallas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3031103/cotton-ban-birthright-citizenship-children-illegal-immigrants/
AMAC
— Despite Liberals’ Hysterical Denials, Aliens Are Registering And Voting
https://amac.us/newsline/society/despite-liberals-hysterical-denials-aliens-are-registering-and-voting/
BREITBART
— GOP Senators Accuse Biden of Carrying Out ‘Mass Amnesty’ for Illegal Aliens by Closing Deportation Cases – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/06/06/gop-senators-accuse-biden-of-carrying-out-mass-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens-by-closing-deportation-cases/
— Reform California Chairman Roasts Democrats’ Bill Giving Illegals Taxpayer-Funded State Jobs – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/06/06/outrageous-reform-california-chairman-roasts-democrats-bill-giving-illegals-taxpayer-funded-state-jobs/
— GOP Senators Accuse Biden of Carrying Out ‘Mass Amnesty’ for Illegal Aliens by Closing Deportation Cases – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/06/06/gop-senators-accuse-biden-of-carrying-out-mass-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens-by-closing-deportation-cases/
— Donald Trump: Biden’s Migration Is ‘Flat-Out Economic Warfare’ Against Americans – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/06/06/donald-trump-bidens-migration-flat-out-economic-warfare-against-americans/
— Conservatives Aim to Expose Target’s Promotion of Wokeness Using Shareholder Activism – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2024/06/06/exclusive-conservatives-aim-to-expose-targets-promotion-of-wokeness-using-shareholder-activism/
CENTER SQUARE
— U.S. tax gap expected to grow to $688 billion – Brett Rowland (COMMENT: I worked for GAO for 3 years on audits of IRS’s efforts to close the tax gap. Previously, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I should write a book about those who wasted the knowledge that I gained doing the aforesaid. I would focus on my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors. I would focus on Illinois Republican U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives and their staff members.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_576cb9a8-2433-11ef-a5e9-dfc714b8b7a9.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GAO wants the IRS to make sure it uses its $80 billion influx to address the growing U.S. tax gap – the difference between the taxes Americans pay and what they are supposed to pay. Taxpayers pay the vast majority of federal taxes on time and without much encouragement from the IRS. U.S. taxpayers paid 85% of taxes voluntarily and on time from tax years 2014-2016, according to the agency’s latest tax gap estimate.)
DAILY CALLER
— The Myth That Biden Had Nothing To Do With The Prosecutions Of Trump – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON (COMMENT: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, they had nothing to do with the adverse actions that their operatives and dupes took against me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/06/victor-davis-hanson-trump-prosecutions-biden-neutral/
— ‘We Have Enough Criminals’: NYC Lawmakers Unveil Bill To End City’s Sanctuary Status Amid Immigration Crisis. – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/06/nyc-bill-to-repeal-sanctuary-city-laws/
DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘WE WILL FIND YOU AND DEFEAT YOU’: PAC Warns Republicans Who ‘Support Open Borders’ – Elizabeth Troutman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/06/exclusive-pac-aims-boot-pro-illegal-immigration-republicans/
DAILY WIRE
— Google’s D-Day Banner Is … Another Day Of Pride Month Celebrations – Virginia Kruta
https://www.dailywire.com/news/googles-d-day-banner-is-another-day-of-pride-month-celebrations
FEDERALIST
— How Critical Race Theory Bred American Leftists’ Jew Hatred – KENNY XU
https://thefederalist.com/2024/06/07/antisemitism-lurks-behind-the-anti-israel-campus-protests/
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— House Approves Bill to Prevent Illegal Aliens from Being Counted for Congressional Apportionment and the Electoral College – Ira Mehlman
https://www.fairus.org/house-approves-bill-prevent-illegal-aliens-being-counted-congressional-apportionment-and-electoral
FOX NEWS
— Chicago police undergoing special training for Democratic National Convention as city struggles with crime – Bradford Betz, Ruth Ravve
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-police-undergoing-special-training-223732986.html
LIFEZETTE
— We’ll Defeat Marxism As The Greatest Generation Defeated the Nazis – Rob Maness
https://www.lifezette.com/video/2024/06/well-defeat-marxism-as-the-greatest-generation-defeated-the-nazis-the-rob-maness-show-ep-365/
MRC TV
— ICE Officers Ordered to Teach Illegal Aliens How to Easily Obtain Asylum Status – CRAIG BANNISTER
https://mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/ice-officers-ordered-teach-illegal-aliens-how-easily-obtain-asylum-status
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Millions Of Illegal Alien Invaders Flood Border
https://www.oann.com/video/in-focus-video/millions-of-illegal-alien-invaders-flood-border/
PARADISE
— All Jobs In The Past Year Have Gone To Illegal Aliens
https://theparadise.ng/all-jobs-in-the-past-year-have-gone-to-illegal-aliens-the-liberty-beacon/#google_vignette
TOWNHALL
— An Illegal by Any Other Name is Still an Illegal – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2024/06/07/an-illegal-by-any-other-name-is-still-an-illegal-n2640120
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Veterans hit Trump as ‘draft dodger’ in Biden ad released on D-Day – ALEX GANGITANO (COMMENT: I am ashamed to admit that I am a draft avoider. However, I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have demonized, denigrated, condemned, and punished me the most for my avoiding the draft. I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They stress that if I had not avoided the draft, I would not have been able to a) buy new cars in 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc. b) go on big vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, etc. c) graduate debt-free from college in 1970, d) buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 2020, and 2023, e) earn master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, f) get married in 1978, g) earn professional certifications in 1979, 1981, etc. h) earn a professional license in 1981, i) etc. In my book, I would focus on my critics/opponents who are/were veterans.)
https://www.aol.com/veterans-hit-trump-draft-dodger-143404425.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— The G.O.P. Push for Post-Verdict Payback: ‘Fight Fire With Fire’ Republican leaders in and out of government are publicly pushing to prosecute Democrats as legal retribution for Donald Trump’s felony conviction. – Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Charlie Savage (COMMENT: My critics/opponents continue to punish me the most a) for my supporting Pat O’Malley instead of Jim Ryan in the 2002 Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary, b) for my supporting direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members, and c) for my being “too conservative.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/us/politics/trump-conviction-gop-revenge.html
USA TODAY
— Convicting Donald Trump made Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg a star. What’s next for him? – Ben Adler (COMMENT: I should write a book about those operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents who got the most/biggest rewards for taking the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/06/07/whats-next-for-manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-after-convicting-trump/73974415007/
— Far-right extremist groups show surging growth – Will Carless (COMMENT: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were far-right extremist groups? I would focus on those a) who ended my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012, b) who ended my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007, and c) who almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/06/07/splc-annual-hate-group-report/74007339007/
NEWSWEEK
— Kohl’s Faces Boycott After Retailer Snubs Republican Convention – James Bickerton
https://www.newsweek.com/kohls-faces-boycott-snubs-republican-convention-1909473
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— Texas Democrats begin state convention in familiar position: out of power but hopeful – Gromer Jeffers Jr. (COMMENT: What do you say to my critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who steer everyone away from the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform?)
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/06/07/texas-democrats-begin-state-convention-in-familiar-position-out-of-power-but-hopeful/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Texas Democrats haven’t won a statewide election since 1994, putting them on the sidelines while Republicans have passed laws and implemented policies reflecting an increasingly conservative agenda. . .Lisa Turner, state director of the Democratic research group Lone Star Project, said Democrats should contrast themselves with Republicans, who last month approved a party platform that classifies abortion as homicide, seeks to ban transgender teachers in public schools and supports refusing birth certificates for children born to undocumented parents. “That is just otherworldly. It’s beyond MAGA crazy,” Turner said. “It’s really important that the party highlight our differences with Republicans, and they’ve never been clearer as to what it means for Texans. Our tagline as Democrats should be: ‘Join us. We’re the normal people party.’” Texas Republican Party Chairman Abraham George said his party better reflects the values of Texas voters, while state Democrats are weighed down by the policies of President Joe Biden. “From Joe Biden to the horrible economy and the open borders, the Texas Democrat Party is showing the signs that it isn’t with the people of Texas,” he said. The GOP platform, George said, was tough on issues like abortion but captured the mood of most Texas voters. “Those are values that average Texans will align with, regardless of their policies and politics,” he said. Democrats disagree, and they see an opening to reach voters. “Republicans have basically vacated the field on common-sense policies,” said state Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas. “If Democrats would pledge to run the state like a Fortune 500 company, we would be making so much more progress than Republicans are today.” . . . Democrats say they need to craft better a message to voters. In doing so, they want to steer away from culture war talking points and focus on bread and butter issues, including education, transportation, water, health care and the economy.
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/why-biden-is-cracking-down-on-asylum-at-the-border/0956267e-a752-416c-b5a9-ba48803be2a9
POLITICO
— How Congress Became the ‘Last Plantation’ Sociologist James R. Jones’ new tome paints a damning portrait of the Capitol as a workplace. – MICHAEL SCHAFFER (COMMENT: Democrats run Congress. GAO works for Congress. Democrats run GAO. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they gave tremendous preference to their employees who were Democrat and especially to those who were liberal, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and misuse/abuse of veterans preference. I should write a book about the aforesaid. )
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/06/07/congress-staffers-racism-00161922
PEW RESEARCH
— Ever-increasingly, special interest groups a) promote those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and b) destroy those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/23/7-facts-about-americans-views-of-money-in-politics/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 84% says that “special interest groups and lobbyists have too much say in what happens in politics” … Eight-in-ten U.S. adults say the people who donate money to political campaigns have too much influence on the decisions members of Congress make. And 73% say lobbyists and special interest groups have too much influence. Large majorities of Republicans and Democrats alike say campaign donors, lobbyists and special interest groups have too much influence.)
June 1, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Republicans slam Trump conviction. ‘Stalin would be proud’ said state Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich. Even more moderate Illinois Republicans who don’t support the former president said they were “troubled” by the case that resulted in a conviction on 34 felony counts in New York. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/05/31/donald-trump-hush-money-conviction-illinois-republicans-reaction
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a state where Donald Trump has divided many Republicans, Illinois GOP leaders were united in their condemnation of the former president’s conviction for falsifying business records, blasting what they deemed a “sham trial,” a “fraud case” — and downright “chicken s—.” Soon after a New York jury on Thursday found the presumptive GOP presidential nominee guilty in a hush-money case, Illinois Republican Party chairman Don Tracy called it “a political prosecution the likes of which occur in banana republics but not previously in these United States.” “Democrat activist investigators and prosecutors have relentlessly hounded President Trump for years,” Tracy said in a statement. “This weaponization of the judicial system has weakened our country here and in the eyes of the world, which I’m sure President Biden will savor while he vacations in Delaware as his handlers make critical decisions for the country.” Illinois Republican National Committee member Richard Porter, who has criticized Trump — and who backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the GOP presidential primary — accused Democrats of “perverting the judicial system for political purposes.” “Everyone sees what happened in Manhattan, the second most Democrat county in the nation — where Democrat prosecutors are trying to take his money, with a fraud case in which no one was defrauded, and take his liberty with a criminal case in which no crime was committed,” Porter said in an email. “It’s just another example of how Democrats turn all institutions against the people they are supposed to be serving. Democrats will rue the day that they chose this path,” he said, suggesting President Joe Biden could face prosecution down the line. “There are many, many more Republican county prosecutors than Democrat county prosecutors across the country, and they are watching what the New York County district attorney did and are taking notes,” Porter said. “Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, too.” How will the Biden campaign exploit the Trump hush money guilty verdict? Even self-declared “Never-Trump” Illinois Republicans slammed the verdict, including former Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, who said he was “troubled by how this case was charged.” “People in Manhattan were looking for a reason to convict. He was low-hanging fruit, based on electoral results in that area,” Durkin said, adding that he thought the case should have been brought to election authorities, not a criminal court. “It’s easy to dislike Donald Trump… But I also have respect for the way the justice system is applied, and I thought this was an egregious example of selective prosecution by the Manhattan district attorney,” Durkin said. “Now he can say he got a conviction on Donald Trump. I’m still not sure what crime it was.” The barbs were even sharper from Republicans downstate, where Trump remains immensely popular outside the solid blue Chicago area. “Joseph Stalin would be proud,” said state Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich, a member of the far-right Illinois Freedom Caucus of the General Assembly. “The Democrats have shown that they cannot be trusted to be anywhere near power. They must be stopped and the only way to do that is for Donald Trump to win in a landslide in November.” Fellow Freedom Caucus Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City, bemoaned “the trampling of our Constitution by the worst people imaginable.” “The same people who allow criminals to murder, rape, and commit unspeakable acts of violence have the audacity to prosecute a former President of the country,” Wilhour said in a statement. “The American people see right through this, and they will come out in huge numbers to vote for President Trump because they understand the battle facing us is not one of politics and political disagreement — it is truly good versus evil.” Former gubernatorial and congressional candidate Darren Bailey — and a former Freedom Caucus member until he gave up his southern Illinois state Senate seat — exclaimed on social media: “I don’t cuss, but this is chicken s—!” Rep. Mike Bost, a staunch Trump supporter who beat Bailey as GOP nominee for the 12th Congressional District, said “New York’s six-week sham trial against President Trump has eroded the public’s trust in our legal system in a way that will take years to overcome… Even after today’s verdict, he is strengthened with an American public that is fed up with liberals weaponizing the legal system for their partisan political gain.” Rep. Darin LaHood, the central Illinois congressman who has periodically criticized Trump but endorsed his 2024 comeback bid, said, “This political prosecution undermines the rule of law and faith in our justice system. It should be overturned on appeal.” LaHood is hosting House Speaker Mike Johnson Saturday at the Peoria-Tazewell Lincoln Day Dinner, a marquee event on the state GOP calendar. “This was a purely political exercise, not a legal one,” Johnson said in a statement. “President Trump will rightfully appeal this absurd verdict—and he WILL WIN.”)
— 10,560 Illinois-based Mexican nationals to vote in historic presidential election. Up to 1,500 Mexicans with a voting ID will be eligible to vote at the Mexican Consulate of Chicago by 6 p.m. on Sunday. – Andrea Flores (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and many other countries have declared war on America. I am 100% German American. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2024/05/31/mexican-nationals-to-vote-in-historic-presidential-election
— Mexican nationals in Chicago get to vote for the first time to elect Mexico’s president. The election marks the first time that Mexicans abroad are able to vote by mail, electronically or in person across 23 locations around the world, including several U.S cities. – Adriana Cardona-Maguigad (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and many other countries have declared war on America. I am 100% German American. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/06/01/mexico-historic-presidential-election-chicago-mexican-nationals-vote-sheinbaum-galvez
— Michigan Avenue, once a picture-perfect postcard, is now a depressing mess. “I inhale smoke from so much weed I wonder why I don’t feel high. Adults, apparently mentally ill, scream on street corners.” – Carol Felsenthal (COMMENT: During 1974, 1975, and 1976, I walked Michigan Avenue to/from my IRS job in the Loop, graduate evening business classes at Loyola, and my Outer Drive East condo.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/05/31/michigan-avenue-grim-depressing-mess-once-beautiful-richard-daley-brandon-johnson-carol-felsenthal
— University of Chicago faculty, City Council members criticize withholding degrees of encampment protesters. At a news conference Friday morning, Denis Hirschfeldt, a math professor at the university, said its disciplinary process had lost “all credibility.” – Violet Miller (COMMENT: When you were in high school and college, were you an activist? I was not active in Republican politics while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, and DePaul 1976-1980. If I had been active in Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/05/31/university-of-chicago-faculty-alderpeople-pro-palestinian-protester-degrees
— Breaking down tense moments in the Illinois House as it passed a budget package. You really have to wonder if House Speaker Chris Welch could’ve mollified a few more of his members before he locked in a budget deal. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/05/31/illinois-house-budget-package-passes-speaker-chris-welch-winning-ugly-jb-pritzker-rich-miller
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/chicago-pride-2024-events-calendar-lgbtq
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/05/31/donald-trump-hush-money-joe-biden-conspiracy-murder-gene-lyons
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden says questioning Trump’s guilty verdicts is ‘dangerous’ and ‘irresponsible’ – AP (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I not only questioned, I opposed their race and gender based preference giving, that is, I opposed their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/31/biden-says-questioning-trumps-guilty-verdicts-is-dangerous-and-irresponsible/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in convicting Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/31/trump-conviction-voters-november-election/
— Chicago to provide free sidewalk snow removal services in four areas next year, Mayor Brandon Johnson announces. – ALICE YIN (COMMENT: My wife and I walked to/from Wheaton train stations 1978-1997. We greatly appreciated those homeowners who shoveled their sidewalks.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/31/chicago-free-sidewalk-snow-removal-pilot/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Not surprisingly, suburban political leaders divided on Trump verdict – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240531/nation-and-world-politics/not-surprisingly-suburban-political-leaders-divided-on-trump-verdict/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Across the aisle, Will County Republican Party Chair Christina Clausen defended Trump and said the verdict “represents a profound crisis for our democratic process.” Clausen, of Homer Glen, alleged the trial was unfair and said the verdict interferes with the upcoming presidential election.
“It is deeply troubling that, despite living in what many consider the most free and fair society in history, a judge and prosecutor in New York City can wrongfully condemn and imprison one of our nation’s greatest presidents,” said Clausen, overlooking that a jury handed down the verdict. “I stand firmly with Donald Trump during these challenging times and hope that justice will prevail, demonstrating his innocence to the world.” Republican congressional candidate Mark Rice of Chicago, who’s challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg in the entirely suburban 8th District, said he expects the verdict will be overturned by an appellate court. “What a farce,” Rice said Friday in a Facebook post. . .In a statement on social media, Seth Cohen, a Skokie resident and the GOP’s nominee for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat, supported “the role and authority” of the justice system while “respectfully” disagreeing with the verdict. Cohen also said he opposes the weaponization of the system by members of either major political party. Cohen is vying to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky in the 9th District, which includes parts of Cook, Lake and McHenry counties. . .Republican state Rep. Martin McLaughlin of Barrington Hills turned to social media after the verdict, posting a photo of the U.S. flag displayed outside his office and a jab at the people of New York City. “I left the office flag flying high and proud,” wrote McLaughlin, of the 52nd District. “Thankfully there are still a lot of ‘Old Souls’ still present in our Great Nation if not in Manhattan. Blue skies ahead.”)
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump responds to his guilty verdict by falsely blasting a ‘rigged trial’ and attacking star witness.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240531/crime/trump-responds-to-his-guilty-verdict-by-falsely-blasting-a-rigged-trial-and-attacking-star-witness/
— What do you say to those who promote opioid abuse?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240531/news/wheaton-providing-narcan-overdose-antidote/
— College of DuPage board appoints interim president – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240531/education/college-of-dupage-board-appoints-interim-president/
ABC7
— 16 alderpersons call on UChicago to reconsider withholding diplomas for 4 sanctioned students – Mark Rivera (COMMENT: When you were in high school and college, were you an activist? I was not active in Republican politics while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, and DePaul 1976-1980. If I had been active in Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/university-chicago-students-faculty-speak-disciplinary-process-participants/14894627/
— Mayor Johnson unveils sidewalk snow removal pilot; alderman says it will bring blizzard of trouble – Fran Spielman (COMMENT: My wife and I walked to/from Wheaton train stations 1978-1997. We greatly appreciated those homeowners who shoveled their sidewalks.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-unveils-sidewalk-snow-removal/14897709/
— Mexico presidential election: Chicago Mexicans to vote in-person at consulate for 1st time. Mexican voters set to make history with expected election of female president. – Sarah Schulte (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and many other countries have declared war on America. I am 100% German American. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/mexico-election-2024-chicago-mexicans-vote-claudia-sheinbaum/14897226/
NBC5
— President Biden says questioning Trump’s guilty verdict is ‘dangerous’ and ‘irresponsible’ – AP (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I not only questioned, I opposed their race and gender based preference giving, that is, I opposed their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/biden-slams-questioning-trump-verdict/3451959/
— Diplomas withheld from 4 University of Chicago students following pro-Palestine encampment. The four students on Friday were supported by two professors who believe the decision is inconsistent with free speech values. – Natalie Martinez (COMMENT: When you were in high school and college, were you an activist? I was not active in Republican politics while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, and DePaul 1976-1980. If I had been active in Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/university-of-chicago-withholds-diplomas-from-4-students-who-took-part-in-pro-palestine-protest/3452355/
— Donald Trump holds news conference day after guilty verdict in hush money trial
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/watch-live-trump-news-conference-friday-time/3451650/
CBS2
— Private security patrols come to Chicago’s Fulton Market District – Jermont Terry (COMMENT: As crime ever-increasingly increases under the Democrats and under the RINOs, how soon, if not already, will your neighborhood have to hire private security?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/private-security-patrols-come-to-chicagos-fulton-market-district/
— Chicago minister gets another “Chance” as his church is rebuilt after fire – Shardaa Gray (COMMENT: When my father was a leader of the Trinity Lutheran Church and School in Crete, he questioned the need to replace the congregation’s existing wooden church with a brick one and he paid the price for doing that.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-chance-ministries-church-rebuilt/
— University of Chicago withholding degrees from four students
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/university-of-chicago-withholding-degrees-from-four-students/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moS3HybYz1w
— Chicago kids swing into confidence through First Tee Chicago (COMMENT: Because I majored in business at UIC 1966-1968, UIC required me to take a course in either golf or bowling.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-students-life-skills-golf-lessons/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-kids-swing-into-confidence-through-first-tee-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNhLDZ0qM1Y
WGN9
— Where do Chicago, other Midwest cities rank in retiree Social Security income? – Katie Smith, Jeremy Tanner (COMMENT: I paid into Social Security 1964-1974. But my Social Security is only $2,935/year because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/where-do-chicago-other-midwest-cities-rank-in-retiree-social-security-income/
FOX32
— Chicago aldermen criticize CPS budget cuts to top-performing schools. Some Chicago City Council members are voicing concerns that Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is disproportionately making budget cuts to top-performing schools in favor of increasing funds for under-enrolled neighborhood schools.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1464426
WBEZ
— Illinois legislative staff union sues Speaker Welch demanding recognition. Members of the Illinois Legislative Staff Association filed a lawsuit against House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch Friday, alleging he’s violating their right to organize as workers. – Alex Degman
https://www.wbez.org/2024/05/31/illinois-legislative-staff-union-sues-speaker-welch-demanding-recognition
SPRINGFIELD STATE JORNAL REGISTER
— Are Illinois Republicans still backing Trump after being found guilty? – Patrick M. Keck (COMMENT: How many of those who could/should have attended the Illinois Republican Party State Convention but failed/refused to do so to protest Trump?)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/31/trump-convicted-are-illinois-republicans-still-supporting-him/73922423007/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot in Danville.
https://www.news-gazette.com/business/entrepreneurs/latest-proposal-for-danville-cannabis-dispensary-includes-truck-stop-restaurant/article_d5e5f7a8-a5e2-5e2b-9ea7-88347124919c.html
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/third-danville-cannabis-site-the-charm/article_d5e5f7a8-a5e2-5e2b-9ea7-88347124919c.html
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/lgbtq-pride-month-is-starting-to-show-its-colors-around-the-world-what-to-know/article_0990923f-8b23-50dd-abd2-51ebdf5527e2.html
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH & JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER & HERALD & REVIEW
— Chicago police misconduct records to be searchable by officer name – SAM CHARLES (COMMENT: Constructively, federal employment records are in the public realm. Potential employers could find out about the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors took against me including a) GAO forcing me to take its early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) GAO always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) GAO never promoting me beyond GS-13, d) GAO requiring me to take a $22,996 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, e) IRS never promoting me beyond GS-12, f) IRS disallowing my education deductions in 1978, g) IRS disallowing my travel vouchers in 1974, h) the Post Office forcing me to resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/chicago-police-misconduct-records-to-be-searchable-by-officer-name/article_40cd398b-9afe-52da-976e-0763662c672d.html
https://jg-tc.com/news/state-regional/chicago-police-misconduct-records-to-be-searchable-by-officer-name/article_6035e1d7-6545-5117-bed9-f0cc00df2c6e.html
https://herald-review.com/news/state-regional/chicago-police-misconduct-records-to-be-searchable-by-officer-name/article_23369fad-5acb-534c-bdd9-a824ba9fd51e.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Several GOP senators on Friday signed a forceful letter to their Democratic colleagues revoking their cooperation on any legislation that does not affect the safety of the American people in the wake of the verdict against former President Donald Trump.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gop-senators-sign-letter-refusing-to-cooperate-with-dems-after-trump-conviction-sens-tommy-tuberville-r-ala-marsha-blackburn-r-tenn-roger-marshall-r-kan-jd-vance-r-ohio-eric-schmitt-r-mo-rick-scott-r-fla-and-marco-rubio-r-fla-mike
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Republicans join Trump’s attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-republicans-join-trumps-attacks-on-justice-system-and-campaign-of-vengeance-after-guilty-verdict/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in convicting Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-carries-the-stain-of-conviction-like-a-crown-will-the-verdict-matter-to-voters/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Legal experts say Trump’s conviction is unlikely to lead to a prison sentence
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-05-30/legal-experts-say-trumps-conviction-is-unlikely-to-lead-to-a-prison-sentence
— Trump allies say his felony conviction has helped unify Republicans – Franco Ordoñez
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-05-31/trump-allies-say-his-felony-conviction-has-helped-unify-republicans
WJPF
— Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy joined WJPF to discuss upcoming elections and the importance of engagement and participation.
https://x.com/ILGOP/status/1793673251408990413
NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISON
— Replica Vietnam Memorial Wall at College of DuPage honors veterans – Jesus Cortez,
https://www.nctv17.org/news/replica-vietnam-memorial-wall-at-college-of-dupage-honors-veterans/
— New legislation could end feud between DuPage County Board and county clerk – Will Payne
https://www.nctv17.org/news/new-legislation-could-end-feud-between-dupage-county-board-and-county-clerk/
SIU
— SIU uses $186K grant to fully fund training for counselors as drug, alcohol problems rise. – Christi Mathis (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more vice.)
https://news.siu.edu/2024/05/053124-siu-uses-186k-grant-to-fully-fund-training-for-counselors-as-drug-alcohol-problems-rise.php
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Chicago Could Start Plowing The Sidewalks Under Pilot Program. The pilot program launching in late 2025 and would target specific “zones” throughout the city. If the initiative moves forward, Chicago would be the largest city in the U.S. to pilot a sidewalk plowing program. – Molly DeVore (COMMENT: My wife and I walked to/from Wheaton train stations 1978-1997. We greatly appreciated those homeowners who shoveled their sidewalks.)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/31/chicago-could-start-plowing-the-sidewalks-under-pilot-program/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
COOK COUNTY RECORD
— IL Supreme Court rewrites attorney ‘discrimination’ rule; Critics predict court challenges forthcoming
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/660076176-il-supreme-court-rewrites-attorney-discrimination-rule-critics-predict-court-challenges-forthcoming
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Joe Biden’s Senior Moment of the Week (Vol. 96)
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/watch-joe-bidens-senior-moment-of-the-week-vol-96/
NEW YORK POST
— Institutions have violated the trust of Americans, and a new revolution is coming – Victor Davis Hanson
https://nypost.com/2024/05/31/opinion/institutions-have-violated-the-trust-of-americans-and-a-new-revolution-is-coming/
AMAC
— Mass Migration Hurting, Not Helping, Western Economies – Andrew Shirley
https://amac.us/newsline/economy/study-mass-migration-hurting-not-helping-western-economies/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Worse Than Woke, the Libertarians Have Gone Globalist – M. Walter
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/06/worse_than_woke_the_libertarians_have_gone_globalist.html
BLAZE
— Armed thugs try to steal Chicago homeowner’s Ferrari and Range Rover, but he grabs his gun and foils their plan – CARLOS GARCIA (COMMENT: What are you doing to protect your vehicles from theft?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-ferrari-firefight-homeowner-thieves
— Even Dems alarmed as illegal aliens, 11-year-olds allowed to vote on some Boston expenditures – CORTNEY WEIL
https://www.theblaze.com/news/even-dems-alarmed-as-illegal-aliens-11-year-olds-allowed-to-vote-on-some-boston-expenditures
BREITBART
— ‘We’re Going to Fight’: Donald Trump Vows to Appeal Guilty Verdict – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/31/were-going-to-fight-donald-trump-vows-to-appeal-guilty-verdict/
— Migrants Arriving from ‘Corners of the Globe’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/31/donald-trump-migrants-arriving-border-corners-globe/
DAILY CALLER
— Trump Campaign Says It Raked In $34 Million After Guilty Verdict – REAGAN REESE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/31/donald-trump-campaign-rakes-34-million-guilty-verdict/
— Rod Blagojevich Says Black Voters Will ‘Rise Up’ Against Democrats Following Trump Verdict – HAILEY GOMEZ (COMMENT: Blagojevich defeated Jim Ryan in 2002. I should write a book about those who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for that. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Organization, b) Republican leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, c) conservative leaders and activists, and d) religious leaders and activists.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/31/rod-blagojevich-democrat-black-voter-donald-trump-2024-presidential-election/
— Democrats Are The Real Racists. But There’s An Even Bigger Problem – GAGE KLIPPER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/31/democratic-racism-demand-for-hate-crime-hoax-documentary/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Soros-Backed DA’s Office Gave Free Consultations to Illegal Aliens Charged With Violent Crimes – Jason Hopkins
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/01/soros-backed-das-office-gave-free-consultations-to-illegal-aliens-charged-with-violent-crimes/
— The Sick, Sociopathic Symbiosis of the Woke Left and Jihadi Enthusiasts – Peter Berkowitz
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/01/confronting-woke-left-jihad-enthusiast-alliance/
DAILY WIRE
— Elon Musk Slams Politically-Motivated Trump Trial: ‘Great Damage Was Done’ To America – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-slams-politically-motivated-trump-trial-great-damage-was-done-to-america
FOX NEWS
— Chicago watchdog agency warns police unprepared for protests ahead of Democratic National Convention. Democratic National Convention will be held in August. – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-watchdog-agency-warns-police-unprepared-protests-ahead-democratic-national-convention
FOX NEWS RADIO
— Illegal Immigrants Driving up NYC Hotel Costs
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/05/31/illegal-immigrants-driving-up-nyc-hotel-costs/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Biden’s Border Crisis Promotes Foreign Espionage in Plain Sight – Simon Hankinson
https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/bidens-border-crisis-promotes-foreign-espionage-plain-sight
HOT AIR
— Biden’s Latest on Handling Illegal Immigration: Send Them to Greece or Italy – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/05/31/bidens-latest-on-handling-illegal-immigration-send-them-to-greece-or-italy-n3789388
JUDICAL WATCH
— Judicial Watch Denounces Abuse of Trump!
https://www.judicialwatch.org/abuse-of-trump/
— Air Force Paid For Drag Queen To Appear At ‘Bingo’ Event And ‘Glow Party’
https://www.judicialwatch.org/air-force-paid-for-drag-queen-to-appear-at-bingo-event-and-glow-party-docs-show/
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Denver, which cut police and fire budget, issues ‘playbook’ for handling illegal immigrants, calls them ‘newcomers’ – Matthew Holloway (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County continue to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a newcomer. They stress that I have lived in Wheaton only since 1978.)
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/denver-govt-issues-playbook-for-handling-illegal-immigrants-calling-them-newcomers
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Conviction Probably Isn’t Good for Trump’s Electoral Prospects – CHARLES C. W. COOKE
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-conviction-probably-isnt-good-for-trumps-electoral-prospects/
NEWSMAX
— Biden Wants Illegals Voting – Texas AG Paxton
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/ken-paxton-newsmax-joe-biden/2024/05/31/id/1167067/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/pride-month-lgbtq-2024/2024/06/01/id/1167071/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Facebook Being Used to Facilitate Illegal Immigrants’ Infiltration of the US, from Border Crossing to Fake Work Credentials – Christine Favocci
https://www.westernjournal.com/facebook-used-facilitate-illegal-immigrants-infiltration-us-border-crossing-fake-work-credentials-report/
ZERO HEDGE
— 10 Million Illegals Later, Biden To Use Executive Orders To Fix It. – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/10-million-illegals-later-biden-use-executive-orders-fix-his-f-report
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— How Trump’s Most Loyal Supporters Are Responding to the Verdict – Elizabeth Dias and Richard Fausset (COMMENT: Who heads the Trump campaign in Illinois, your county, your township, and your municipality?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/trump-verdict-voters.html
— Trump Verdict Hardens Many Views, but Changes Some, Too. For the remaining undecided voters, the decision to pick former President Donald J. Trump could be more difficult now that he is a felon. – Jonathan Weisman, Kellen Browning and Maya King (COMMENT: Generally, the more adverse actions that are taken against you, the more that people dump you. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/01/us/politics/trump-verdict-voters-election.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in destroying him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/01/nyregion/donald-trump-new-york-nyc.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/politics/trump-speech-fact-check.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/lgbtq-movies-documentaries.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/01/pride-month-lgbtq-rights-gay-trans/
MSNBC
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “The Texas GOP’s new platform is a terrifying preview of MAGA’s future. There are many, many horrors to behold in the latest platform.” Illinois GOP platforms and resolutions have never been anywhere near as conservative as the Texas GOP platforms and resolutions. But nevertheless, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs who run Republican organizations in Illinois have always a) demonized, denigrated, and condemned Illinois GOP platforms and resolutions as being too conservative and b) blamed Illinois GOP platforms and resolutions for Republican defeats.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/texas-republican-party-platform-trump-rcna154805
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now, their latest platform, which delegates voted on last weekend, endorses the conspiracist “great reset” theory, declares that “abortion is not health care, it is homicide,” and calls for a new election law requiring candidates running for statewide offices to win a majority of Texas’ 254 counties, effectively barring any Democrat from the position. And that’s just the start. Yet the chief politics reporter for the Austin American Statesman just called the platform “more of a wish list for the most activist members of the GOP than a road map that will be followed to the letter by lawmakers in Austin or Washington.” Even the Texas Tribune’s otherwise thoughtful, comprehensive reporting on the convention describes the party platform as “traditionally … seen not as a definitive list of Republican stances, but a compromise document that represents the interests of the party’s various business, activist and social conservative factions.” . . . There are many, many horrors to behold in the latest platform, and they must be taken seriously not in spite of how terrifying the document is, but because of how terrifying the document is. It is because the latest Texas GOP platform endorses “prohibiting the teaching of sex education, sexual health, or sexual choice or identity” that we should take it seriously. It is because the platform equates abortion and murder that we should take it seriously. It is because the platform aims to ban any Democrat — and indeed, any noncompliant Republican — from ever holding statewide office, that we should take it seriously.)
MSN
— Texas GOP platform calls for ban on same-sex parenting because being gay is “abnormal” – Daniel Villarreal
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/texas-gop-platform-calls-for-ban-on-same-sex-parenting-because-being-gay-is-abnormal/ar-BB1ndhH9
— 50,000 New Yorkers died fighting slavery — is that not reparations? – Bob McManus (COMMENT: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/50-000-new-yorkers-died-fighting-slavery-is-that-not-reparations/ar-AA1cjmz9
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “Texas Republicans want rural voters to count more than city slickers, pushing radical policies.”
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-republican-platform-elections-19484820.php
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders have made it impossible for Trump to get a fair trial. Further, the more demographics that you share with Trump, especially being conservative, Republican, Protestant, and/or German American, the more that you will be discriminated against if not gotten rid of.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-was-convicted-by-a-jury-not-by-his-political-enemies-13f2654e
— The Long View of Higher Ed’s Decline. Harvey Mansfield arrived at Harvard in 1949. By the time he retired last year, he was practically the last conservative standing. – Tunku Varadarajan (COMMENT: In 1966, 1971, and 1980, I was one of last Republicans that the Post Office, IRS, and GAO hired respectively.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-view-of-higher-eds-decline-college-university-professor-conservative-harvard-96bb22a5
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “Texas GOP Exposes Ugly Truth About Letting States Ban Abortion.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/texas-gop-abortion-platform.html
NEW YORKER
— Will Mexico Decide the U.S. Election? Top officials from the two countries are wrangling over immigration policy. What they resolve will have huge implications on both sides of the border. – Stephania Taladrid (COMMENT: How many millions of Mexican illegals will use their false identifications to vote for Biden?)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/06/10/will-mexico-decide-the-us-election
FEDWEEK
— Court Takes Restrictive Reading on Completing Probationary Period (COMMENT: In 1970, Firestone Store’s Chicago district office hired me and assigned me to its Chicago Heights store. My Chicago Heights Firestone Store boss would never had hired me. He forced me to pass a 2-week probationary period in Firestone’s Gary Indiana store before he would let me report to work. He disapproved of my having avoided the Vietnam War draft, my having more education than he did, my having been a federal employee for almost 3 years, my being Protestant, my being German American, and my ancestors having been in America for a long time. In 1980, when I transferred from IRS to GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors were furious that they could just fire me because I had already passed the federal employee probationary period while I worked for IRS.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/court-takes-restrictive-reading-on-completing-probationary-period/
QUORA
— Good old days (COMMENT: When you were working, when were your good old days? For me, they were 1971-1974 when IRS promoted me from GS-7 (currently $54,728/year) to GS-12 (currently $97,079/year). During that time, I bought a new Corvette, a new town home, and a studio condo and I completed 12 graduate evening business courses at Loyola. But then my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. Then the good old days for me were 1986-1988 when the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS in 1980 was finally able to get me assigned me to audits of IRS in 1986 and to promote me to GS-13 (currently $115,439/year) in 1986. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $123,136/year in 1988. But then my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of him.)
https://www.quora.com/When-were-the-good-old-days
May 29, 2024
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Illinois Republicans anxiously await the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) a) to issue a detailed press release on its State Convention and b) to post on its website its new platform and its 12 new resolutions. Those who dominate the IRP oppose direct election of IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members, oppose Dean White, and oppose conservative principles. Anticipate/expect that those who dominate the IRP will not only ignore/dismiss/belittle the party’s new platform and resolutions, they will get rid of IRP SCC members, county party leaders, township/ward party leaders, precinct committeemen/captains, voters, and everyone else a) who want direct election of IRP SCC members, who support Dean White, and/or who promote conservative principles. Conservatives overwhelmingly want direct election of IRP SCC members. Who were the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee members who stated that they are conservative but voted against direct election? I have promoted direct election of IRP SCC members and conservative principles, that is, the Republican Party platform, big time since 2000. Since 2000, party leaders who oppose direct election of IRP SCC members and/or oppose conservative principles have taken many big adverse actions against me because of that. I should write a book about that. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Thank you to Richard Porter and Demetra DeMonte for all of your hard work as Illinois’ RNC Representatives! We are excited to welcome Rhonda Belford and Dean White as our new representatives!
https://x.com/ILGOP/status/1795466791092617438
JOHN ZAHM
— Getting your own house in order. Some people came to Collinsville to the Illinois Republican Party Convention to limit grassroots Republicans voice and influence in the party. Others came to take selfies and pump up the appearance of their influence. Others cut deals to acquire positions and titles to benefit themselves. Daniel R. Zahm and I attended the Convention laser-focused on supporting policies and people who would represent grassroots conservative values and real reform for the Republican Party. After witnessing Committee Reports that had predetermined outcomes, and little substantive debate and discussion, we doubled down on our efforts promoting a great grassroots conservative leader Dean R. White – Illinois Republican State Central Committee. Insider party bosses like Laura Pollastrini and Larry Smith fought tooth and nail to defeat Dean. They supported and used rules and technicalities to make the process of overturning the National Committeeman-National Committeewoman vote of 10 people for Mark Shaw carry the weight over 494 Delegates nearly impossible. We would not stand for it and took the route of defeating the Committee report on the floor since they would not allow us to have a new vote on the floor between Shaw and White. In the end we succeeded. It was a team effort bringing together a group of just over 300 delegates who would not waver in the face of threats, demands, and insults. One HUGE victory. But many more to go. Many more stories to share. Patriots to thank. Bad actors to call out. But let’s start with this one right here. (Photo with Dean right after the victory).
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=illinois%20republican%20party
DOUG IBENDAHL
— Rank-And-File outsmart Pompous Pooh-Bahs at IL GOP state convention (COMMENT: Far too many “Republican” party leaders and precinct committeemen are acting like they would rather see Biden elected than Trump. How many of them boycotted the Illinois Republican Party State Convention in Collinsville?)
https://dougelstonibendahl.substack.com/p/rank-and-file-outsmart-pompous-pooh
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This state convention was the most shamefully rigged and disrespectful to the Republican rank-and-file I’ve seen yet in the nearly 30 years I’ve been paying attention to this stuff. And I have always been the first to acknowledge there were certainly problems when I was the state party’s lawyer 25 years ago. But I learn from experience and when I see things are infinitely worse today, I work for meaningful positive change. I don’t double-down on a failed system which the average 5-year old can see has been a catastrophic disaster for the Illinois GOP. Unfortunately, that is not yet an attitude universally shared. And we’re now to the point where dishonesty, self-dealing and unprofessionalism are officially off the charts. And it all centers around a desperate desire by the pooh-bahs to keep the rank-and-file disenfranchised and voiceless in their own state party. The lengths some on the state central committee (SCC) and their bootlicks have been willing to go to keep Republicans from having a vote again has a lot of people scratching their heads. . .Meanwhile, my strong hunch is that the party pooh-bahs are taking no positive lessons from the clock-cleaning regular Republicans delivered on Saturday. If anything, the pooh-bahs are kicking themselves for leaving even a crack in the door which allowed the Republican rank-and-file to have ANY voice at this convention. They aren’t planning to loosen the rules, they’re surely planning to make them even MORE restrictive next time. Not sure that would even be possible, but if there is a way to further squelch the voice of their constituents, I’m sure they’ll find it. It’s about all they do. Anyone who still doesn’t understand why our vote must be restored for our state party’s central committee, the governing board, really needs to do us all a favor and find a new hobby. I mean come on, seriously, no one can truly be that oblivious.)
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Grassroots Dominate IL GOP State Convention and Expand Influence as State Party Leaders Lose Their Cool (COMMENT: Far too many “Republican” party leaders and precinct committeemen are acting like they would rather see Biden elected than Trump. How many of them boycotted the Illinois Republican Party State Convention in Collinsville?)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/05/grassroots-dominate-il-gop-state-convention-and-expand-influence-as-state-party-leaders-lose-their-cool.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Saturday, the influential conservative grassroots base of the Illinois Republican Party scored major victories during the GOP State Convention in Collinsville – as delegates from across the state elected Dean White as the new Republican national committeeman and Donald Trump-endorsed U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, (IL-15) as the Illinois Delegation Chair to nominate President Trump at the RNC Convention in Milwaukee. The state convention did not lack drama, as state party officials tried their best to maintain power and protect their own establishment-supported candidates. . .But the drama was not over as late Friday night, embattled IL GOP chairman Don Tracy withdrew himself from the running to be the Illinois Delegation Chair to nominate President Donald Trump at the RNC Convention in Milwaukee, after realizing that the room full of delegates was not on his side. Tracy then supported Miller, who is grassroots and a crowd favorite who was endorsed by President Trump in her re-election to Congress, in her bid to become the delegation chair. Rhonda Belford was also elected as the new RNC National Committeewoman. Many IL GOP officials continue to blame this publication for publishing articles critical of the establishment-base of the party – and that anger towards Illinois Review was on full display during the convention.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DNC in Chicago will lose some luster as Democrats plan to virtually nominate President Joe Biden before convention. – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/28/dnc-in-chicago-will-lose-some-luster-as-democrats-plan-to-virtually-nominate-president-joe-biden-before-convention/
— Biden campaign sends actor Robert De Niro, first responders to Trump’s NY trial to put focus on Jan. 6 – AP (COMMENT: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO, I wonder who my Democrat GAO superiors would have sent to watch the trial. Would it have been my Democrat coworkers who they had promoted over me a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, who had less education than I had, who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or who had no professional license like the one I had?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/28/biden-campaign-sends-allies-de-niro-and-first-responders-to-trumps-ny-trial-to-put-focus-on-jan-6/
— China sends Taiwan’s new president a message of belligerence – Daniel DePetris (COMMENT: What do you say to politicians who wrongly argued that China would have realized by now that capitalism is the way to go instead of communism?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/28/column-taiwan-new-president-china-conflict-depetris/
— Democrats continue to use George Floyd to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/29/clarence-page-george-floyd-racial-reckoning/
— It’s not too late for teens to find summer jobs. – FRANCINE KNOWLES (COMMENT: What summer jobs did you have and what did you do with the money that you earned? I did yard work during the summers of 1962 and 1963, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes in 1965, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, and delivered mail 1967-1969. I used the money that I earned to buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. I used the money that I earned to pay for my UIC expenses 1966-1968 and for my NIU expenses 1969-1970. I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning that Charger.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/27/column-its-not-too-late-for-teens-to-find-summer-jobs/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Pageantry at Chicago Democratic convention, but no nomination: Biden to get nod in virtual roll call. Before the Chicago convention in August, Democrats will hold a virtual roll call to nominate President Joe Biden to a second term in order to qualify for the Ohio ballot. – Lynn Sweet
By Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/05/28/president-biden-democratic-national-convention-ohio-ballot-nomination-virtual-roll-call
— Putting a halt to state election law that blocked candidates is the right move. If Democrats wanted to change the rules for nominating candidates, they should have waited until 2025, a non-election year. Even then, it would need some lively debate. Oh, wait, maybe that’s what they were trying to avoid. – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO party leaders who would rather see “no candidate” on ballots than see conservative Republican candidates on them. I would focus on the aforesaid who succeeded in getting Wheaton to select a LGBTQer to fill a City Council vacancy in 2019 rather than me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2024/05/28/illinois-election-law-november-ballot-primary-republicans-democrats-lawsuit-pritzker-editorial
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Typically, party leaders have slated candidates for the November ballot in late spring if the party had no one run in the primary.)
— City needs a clear plan for managing protestors at Democratic convention. The lack of a defined, public strategy isn’t a criticism of city officials. The goal is to show that Chicago can embrace protest and the exercise of free speech rights. – Colleen K. Connell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/05/28/chicago-protesters-democratic-national-convention-american-civil-liberties-union-colleen-connell
— As the Democrat stranglehold on Chicago tightens, domestic violence in Chicago increases.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2024/05/28/domestic-violence-victims-support-gaza-protests-owls-urban-wildlife-state-budget-bird-flu-letters
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Honoring those who gave: Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall stops at College of DuPage – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240528/news/honoring-those-who-gave-traveling-vietnam-memorial-wall-stops-at-college-of-dupage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Our purpose in bringing the Vietnam Wall to Glen Ellyn is to give community members an opportunity of a lifetime to see the 58,318 names of our fallen patriots and all those men and women who survived the war,” Mike Formento, commander of Glen Ellyn’s American Legion Post 3, said adding that the traveling wall is particularly important for those who cannot make the trip to D.C. to see the memorial.)
— Book Review: ‘Ascent to Power’ studies how Harry Truman overcame lack of preparation in transition. – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240528/literature/book-review-ascent-to-power-studies-how-harry-truman-overcame-lack-of-preparation-in-transition/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240529/syndicated-columnists/banning-gender-affirming-treatment/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Once again working through the night, lawmakers finalize $53.1 billion budget – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-finalize-531-billion-fiscal-year-2025-budget
— CPS releases schools budget under new funding formula as $391M deficit looms – Leigh Giangreco (COMMENT: The more White students that there are in schools, the less money that those school will get. The more minority students that there are in schools, the more money that those school will get.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/cps-reveals-2025-schools-budget-new-formula
ABC7
— CPS releases school-by-school budget breakdown under new equity-based funding formula – Sarah Schulte (COMMENT: The more White students that there are in schools, the less money that those school will get. The more minority students that there are in schools, the more money that those school will get.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/cps-school-budget-breakdown-released-chicago-public-schools-parents-transparency-funding-formula/14883754/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Tuesday, CPS released a school-by-school budget breakdown under a brand new funding formula based on equity rather than enrollment. “It’s schools that have high needs high poverty, high special ed, high English language learners. Those schools are going to get more recourses. They’re going to be smaller class sizes,” Martinez said. But Martinez admits a small number of schools will face cuts because of tighter budgets. At schools where enrollment is high and demographics are wealthier, class sizes may become a bit bigger.)
NBC5
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/so-many-people-in-tents-new-documentary-follows-migrant-families-struggles-triumphs-in-chicago/3446095/
— Group aims to recruit more Asian American police officers in Chicago area (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/celebrating-aapi-heritage/group-aims-to-recruit-more-asian-american-police-officers-in-chicago-area/3448577/
CBS2
— DNC plans to nominate Biden and Harris virtually before convention – Ed O’Keefe
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dnc-biden-nomination-virtually-august-convention-chicago/
— An investigation is under way at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, after school’s yearbook published a quote from a student who appeared to say they were “happy” about the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. – Charlie De Mar (COMMENT: I am 100% German American. In my defense, I have always stressed a) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, b) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and c) that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-chicago-high-school-yearbook-oct-7-attacks/
WGN9
— ‘There’s a lot of work to be done:’ Mayor Johnson discusses violent holiday weekend. – Jenna Barnes, Gabriel Castillo
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/theres-a-lot-of-work-to-be-done-mayor-johnson-discusses-violent-holiday-weekend/
FOX32
— What happens if Trump is sentenced to prison? Expert weighs in.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1462510
WBEZ
— CPS budgets target help for schools with high needs. – Nader Issa (COMMENT: I am not sure what the tuition was when my parents sent me and my brother to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest in the 1950s and 1960s, but I believe it was 10% of their income. In today’s dollars, my father never made more than $50,000/year. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother did not work outside the home until he died suddenly in 1969. Consequently, I had to work my way through college.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/cps-budgets-target-help-for-schools-with-high-needs/1ea08d57-c913-4ba9-8350-a87229d4e3aa
FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
www.journalstandard.com
EFFINGHAM RADIO
— If you are a pot promoter, you should be presumed to be a pot user.
https://www.effinghamradio.com/2024/05/28/jelly-roll-says-his-marijuana-use-has-kept-me-sober/
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— President Pritzker? If you’re a successful governor with $2 billion, where do you go next? The White House. – EDWARD ROBERT MCCLELLAND (COMMENT: Far too many “Republican” party leaders and precinct committeemen are acting like they would rather see Biden elected than Trump. How many of them boycotted the Illinois Republican Party State Convention in Collinsville?)
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/june-july-2024/pritzkers-potential-path-to-the-white-house/
WHEATON PARK DISTRICT
— Independence Day Celebration (COMMENT: I served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks from 2005 until my critics/opponents ended that in 2021. I should write a book about that. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on the aforesaid who have done the most to discourage Republican participation in the parade. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 1978.)
https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-299/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/28/afternoon-roundup-198/
— Reform group slams election bill days after it cleared both chambers
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/28/reform-group-slams-election-bill-days-after-it-cleared-both-chambers/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What do Democrat employers do to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority and/or female? ANSWER: They lower hiring, retention, and promotion requirements. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered hiring, retention, and promotion requirements. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related a) bachelor’s degree (1970), b) three master’s degrees (1976, 1980, and 1997), c) six professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), and d) professional license (1981). I should write a book about the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
WIREPOINTS
— Up to $410 million extra being spent on children of illegal immigrants at Chicago Public Schools – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/up-to-410-million-extra-being-spent-on-children-of-illegal-immigrants-at-chicago-public-schools-wirepoints/
— Many education officials receiving millions during retirement…we’re throwing money at an education problem that won’t be solved
https://wirepoints.org/there-are-many-education-officials-receiving-millions-during-retirement-were-throwing-money-at-an-education-problem-that-wont-be-solved-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-a/
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Plummer on $53 billion budget: ‘No wonder families and businesses continue to flee our state’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/659947718-plummer-on-53-billion-budget-no-wonder-families-and-businesses-continue-to-flee-our-state
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is drawing bipartisan criticism for a proposed policy change on traffic stops. South Side GOP chair blasts Foxx policy move. – Jim Talamonti
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_703a8f04-1d4f-11ef-b51a-07e40f0f21d7.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION DEMANDS PARENTS BE KEPT IN DARK ON CURRICULUM – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-demands-parents-be-kept-in-dark-on-curriculum/
— ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY OKS $1.1B IN TAX HIKES FOR RECORD $53.1B SPENDING – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-general-assembly-oks-1-1b-in-tax-hikes-for-record-53-1b-spending/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Texas continues its effort to fill Biden’s border-security gaps – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/28/inside-beltway-texas-continues-its-effort-fill-bid/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Immigration hawks fear two-phase DACA deal could lead to Trump amnesty. – Gabby Morrongiello
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/205453/immigration-hawks-fear-two-phase-daca-deal-could-lead-to-trump-amnesty/
— Biden puts his reelection before national security – Tom Rogan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3019588/biden-puts-reelection-before-national-security/
— How to destroy DEI statements – Max Eden (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy you if you do not promote DEI.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/3019557/how-to-destroy-dei-statements/
— Majority of Democrats, 54%, say dump Biden – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3018752/majority-democrats-54-say-dump-biden/
WASHINGTON STAND
— Johnson: ‘If Just One Out of Every 100’ Illegals Vote, It Will Change the Outcome of the Election – Suzanne Bowdey
https://washingtonstand.com/commentary/johnson-if-just-one-out-of-every-100-illegals-vote-it-will-change-the-outcome-of-the-election-
NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s all-of-government vote-buying scheme makes a mockery of democracy. – Betsy McCaughey (COMMENT: The more of the following that you are, the more that Biden is using the federal government to buy your vote: liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time, if you are in America illegally, boozer, gambler, stoner, and/or criminal.)
https://nypost.com/2024/05/28/opinion/bidens-vote-buying-schemes-make-a-mockery-of-democracy/
AMERICAN THINKER
— CRT/DEI and the military – Richard Kline
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/crt_dei_and_the_military.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘Money Going Around’: Worker Reveals Why Hotels Are ‘Loving’ NYC’s Shelters for Illegal Aliens. – Harold Hutchison
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/28/money-going-around-worker-reveals-why-hotels-are-loving-nycs-shelters-for-illegal-aliens/
FOX NEWS
— De Niro’s chaotic Biden campaign conference garners mockery on social media: ‘Disaster for Democrats’ Actor Robert De Niro had angry altercations with Trump supporters at chaotic presser. – Kristine Parks
https://www.foxnews.com/media/de-niros-chaotic-biden-campaign-conference-garners-mockery-social-media-disaster-democrats
— We need to SAVE our elections from abuse and here’s how. It would be easy for non-citizens to abuse our elections and find ways to vote. – Rep. Chip Roy (COMMENT: Non-citizens vote for Democrats. How many non-citizens will vote for Democrats in the November 5, 2024 election in America, Illinois, your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct?)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/need-save-elections-from-abuse-heres-how
GOPUSA
— Trump Attends NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 At Charlotte Motor Speedway
https://www.gopusa.com/trump-attends-nascar-coca-cola-600-at-charlotte-motor-speedway/
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— ‘They don’t have a handle on it’: Illegal crossings surge along Northern U.S. Border. – Eddie Killian
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/illegal-crossings-surge-along-northern-u-s-border
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Republicans Introduce Bill to Curb DEI Policies in Medical Schools. “Teaching that takes into consideration the challenges different populations face is good, but interpreting every situation through the lens of race is not.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/05/republicans-introduce-bill-to-curb-dei-policies-in-medical-schools/
MRC TV
— Anti-U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush Confuse Memorial Day With Veterans Day – BRITTANY M. HUGHES
https://mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/anti-us-reps-ilhan-omar-cori-bush-confuse-memorial-day-veterans-day
NEWSMAX
— New Drug (medetomidine) Linked to Rise of Overdoses in Chicago – James Morley III
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/drugs-crime-fentanyl/2024/05/28/id/1166508/
PJ MEDIA
— The ‘Massive Strain’ of Illegal Migration on U.S. School System – CATHERINE SALGADO (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, the more illegals that Democrat and RINO leaders dump into your school district, the more problems that your school district will have.)
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/05/28/massive-strain-of-illegal-migration-on-us-school-system-n4929390
PATRIOT POST
— Democrats Still Cynically Use George Floyd. A criminal died of a drug overdose while resisting arrest, and he’s a permanent “hero” to the Left. – NATE JACKSON
https://patriotpost.us/articles/107154-democrats-still-cynically-use-george-floyd-2024-05-28
TOWNHALL
— An Attack on America Is Coming Thanks To Biden’s Negligence – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2024/05/29/an-attack-on-america-is-coming-thanks-to-bidens-negligence-n2639583
— Biden Taps U.S. Oil Reserves for Political Reasons…Again – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/05/28/biden-taps-us-oil-reserves-for-political-reasonsagain-n2639635
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Xi Jinping’s Recipe for Total Control: An Army of Eyes and Ears. Reviving a Mao-era surveillance campaign, the authorities are tracking residents, schoolchildren and businesses to forestall any potential unrest. – Vivian Wang
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/world/asia/china-surveillance-xi.html
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://apnews.com/article/drag-queen-group-lgbtq-pride-qommittee-6312cbee20821db1922716cb0b10a2ad
CBS NEWS
— Mayorkas says some migrants “try to game” the U.S. asylum system – Camilo Montoya-Galvez (COMMENT: For saying that, Mayorkas is in big trouble with Democrat and RINO leaders because Democrat and RINO leaders want him to glorify and praise illegals.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mayorkas-interview-migrants-immigration/
CNBC
— Here’s why entry-level jobs feel impossible to get – Jack Hillyer and Juhohn Lee (COMMEMT: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS in 1971 as a Revenue Officer was classroom training.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/07/heres-why-entry-level-jobs-feel-impossible-to-get.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mass-deportation-would-be-a-disaster-trump-second-administration-cd804e87
— Higher tax rates discourage earning more money.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/republicans-4-trillion-question-should-they-pay-for-extending-trump-tax-cuts-ebbe67f3
— What Entry-Level Jobs Really Look Like Today. – Lindsay Ellis and Kara Dapena (COMMENT: GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, to get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates rudely treated me as though I was a GS-4 (currently $39,488/year) entry level employee. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that I had a) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels (currently $97,079-$110,020/year), b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They forced me to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/entry-level-jobs-2024-recent-graduates-31d55cdd
— Why American Workers Are Feeling Lonely and Isolated Te-Ping Chen (COMMENT: While worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, fewer and fewer and fewer of my coworkers shared my demographics, that is, were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/google-news-update/why-american-workers-are-feeling-lonely-and-isolated/0889f188-3c90-4409-9706-322c088261fd
— Chief Justice Durbin Opines. Chief Justice Roberts should tell the Senators to stay in their constitutional lane. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dick-durbin-sheldon-whitehouse-supreme-court-john-roberts-samuel-alito-51c0c866
POST REGISTER
— On behalf of the Bonneville County Republican Central Committee communications team and the over 140 volunteers who have served faithfully in multiple capacities over the years, we extend a warm welcome to our newly elected precinct committee officers and executive team members. The BCRCC has been steadfast in the cause of conservative liberty over the years and we anticipate the start of our next term as we continue this mission together with Idaho voters. – CHRISTOPHER COOK and KELLY GOLDEN (COMMENT: Since 1999, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have urged Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to not encourage me to help elect them. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “too conservative” and even worse things and that because of that, the more that do to help elect them, the more votes that they will lose. Further, they stress my bad demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.postregister.com/opinion/commentary/opinion-after-the-vote-now-comes-the-hard-work/article_271ed202-1d1e-11ef-a0a9-e7d61252b5cc.html
HR MAGAZINE
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/news/how-hr-can-create-a-trans-inclusion-policy
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2024/05/agencies-best-tool-closing-talent-gaps-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/396758/
GAO
— GAO Named #1 Best Places to Work 4th Year in a Row! (COMMENT: I doubt that any GAO employee are Republican. From what I see, virtually all GAO employees are Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or do not have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USGAO/2024/05/28/file_attachments/2890732/MN5111.pdf
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATIION
— A ‘Great Misalignment’ Between Credentials and Jobs – Sara Weissman (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. My qualifications included a) earning a high school diploma and passing the postal employment test in 1966. b) earning a bachelor’s degree in business and passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, c) earning an MBA in 1976, d) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and. e) earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/alternative-credentials/2024/05/29/report-finds-misalignment-between