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February 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Meth deaths skyrocket as new drug cartel fueled threat hits Chicago area streets – Chuck Goudie and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/meth-deaths-skyrocket-as-new-drug-cartel-fueled-threat-hits-chicago-area-streets/5115025/

NBC5
— Illinois Business Groups Pitch Geography-Based Minimum Wage – John O’Connor (DIERSEN: The cost of living is very high in DuPage County.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-business-groups-pitch-geography-based-minimum-wage-505187761.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pritzker orders stepped-up fight against HIV – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/pritzker-orders-stepped-up-fight-against-hiv

WGN RADIO
— Speaker Mike Madigan opponent Jason Gonzales on Madigan’s “sham candidates”
https://wgnradio.com/2019/02/01/speaker-mike-madigan-opponent-jason-gonzales-on-madigans-sham-candidates/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts expands Trump fundraising role – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/cubs-todd-ricketts-expands-trump-fundraising-role/
— Foxconn says it plans to proceed with Wisconsin plant after Trump intervention – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/foxconn-proceeds-with-wisconsin-plan-after-trump-intervenes/
— Support for ‘Medicare-for-all’ fluctuates as more details emerge: Poll – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/support-for-medicare-for-all-fluctuates-as-more-details-emerge-poll/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker orders stepped-up fight against HIV – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-pritzker-eliminate-hiv-20190201-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-opioid-marijuana-law-20190130-story.html
— Abortion maximalists stand on shaky moral ground – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-abortion-late-term-virginia-law-goldberg-0204-20190201-story.html
— Taxpayers have already spent money on Foxconn – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-lns-foxconn-investment-fact-check-st-0202-20190201-story.html
— Foxconn again shifts Wisconsin plan, says it will proceed with LCD factory after Trump intervenes – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-foxconn-wisconsin-plant-20190201-story.html
— Chicago’s top cop: ‘We are making gains’ in investigation of reported attack on ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett – Rosemary Sobol
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-jussie-smollett-empire-statement-20190201-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Trump’s ‘America first’ mantra will be prominent in address – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190201/news/302019870/
— Women will surround Trump at State of the Union address – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190201/news/302019972/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s next steps on these issues will tell us plenty We will learn a lot about the future from how the new governor performs now. – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/pritzkers-next-steps-these-issues-will-tell-us-plenty

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State Rep. David McSweeney pushes bill to end lawmaker pensions
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/31/state-rep-david-mcsweeney-pushes-bill-to-end-lawmaker-pensions/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Foxconn again shifts Wisconsin plan after Trump intervenes – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/foxconn-again-shifts-wisconsin-plan-after-trump-intervenes/article_138b0cc8-cddb-5670-8e66-04b82962bff9.html

ALTON DAILY RECORD & KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=278799#.XFSSY1xKiM8
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/new-program-swaps-opioids-for-pot-to-ease-pain/article_442dcb06-2633-11e9-b0c9-bb495f6f2590.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Progressive push ahead for new governor, Legislature Both Democrats and Republicans stress working together – REBECCA ANZEL, PETER HANCOCK and JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/01/30/progressive-push-ahead-for-new-governor-legislature/ail1zl3/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Downsizing government – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use downsizing to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially their Republican employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-02-01/editorial-downsizing-government.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Lara Trump joins State of the Union town hall special
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/lara-trump-joins-state-of-the-union-town-hall-special

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Free Narcan Training Classes Offered In DuPage County The free classes illustrate how Narcan to be used to save a life in the event of an overdose. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/free-narcan-training-classes-offered-dupage-county

DAVID MCSWEENEY
— Illinois has gone from one of the most prominent contributors to the U.S. economy to rapidly shrinking in population and job growth. We need to get our state back on track by cutting taxes, reigning in spending, and advancing pro-growth policies that help create jobs!
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1091370591695880193

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois lawmakers to try again on Tobacco 21 bill – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/illinois-lawmakers-to-try-again-on-tobacco-bill/article_3af6b638-2651-11e9-8310-7324dca95bb6.html
— Davis, Durbin both want to avoid another federal shutdown – Cole Lauterbach, Greg Bishop and Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/davis-durbin-both-want-to-avoid-another-federal-shutdown/article_27794c96-2652-11e9-ac43-af5b9dc5585a.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TODD RICKETTS TO BE TRUMP VICTORY COMMITTEE’S FINANCE CHAIRMAN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/todd-ricketts-to-be-trump-victory-committees-finance-chairman.html
— HOMESCHOOLING PRODUCES BETTER-EDUCATED, MORE-TOLERANT KIDS. POLITICIANS HATE THAT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/homeschooling-produces-better-educated-more-tolerant-kids-politicians-hate-that.html
— ELIZABETH WARREN’S ‘WEALTH TAX’ IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/elizabeth-warrens-wealth-tax-is-unconstitutional.html
— UNDER TRUMP, US ECONOMIC FREEDOM RISES SIGNIFICANTLY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/under-trump-us-economic-freedom-rises-significantly.html
— THORNER & O’NEIL: HOW AND WHY DID AMERICA COME TO EMBRACE SOCIALISM?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/thorner-oneil-how-and-why-did-america-come-to-embrace-socialism-.html
— PRITZKER GUIDES STATE FUNDING TOWARDS FIGHTING ILLINOIS HIV EPIDEMIC
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/pritzker-guides-state-funding-towards-fighting-illinois-hiv-epidemic.html
— ILLINOIS NEXT TO EMBRACE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/illinois-next-to-embrace-universal-healthcare-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Todd Ricketts joins Trump Victory Committee
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/01/todd-ricketts-joins-trump-victory-committee/
— Pritzker signs EO to help end HIV epidemic
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/01/pritzker-signs-eo-to-help-end-hiv-epidemic/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chris Cuomo: MAGA hats may be analogous to ‘I hate black people’ apparel Don Lemon to Trump supporters: ‘It can’t just be about what you want it to be about’ – Douglas Ernst
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/1/chris-cuomo-maga-hats-may-be-analogous-to-i-hate-b/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Is it OK to wear a MAGA hat in public? Of course it is, you Lemon – Tom Rogan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/is-it-okay-to-wear-a-maga-hat-in-public-of-course-it-is-you-lemon

GOPUSA
— Planned Parenthood: The Auschwitz of America – Bobby Eberle
http://www.gopusa.com/planned-parenthood-the-auschwitz-of-america/
— Survey finds troubling attitude toward First Amendment on campus
http://www.gopusa.com/survey-finds-troubling-attitude-toward-first-amendment-on-campus/
— Howard Schultz criticized for selling ‘painfully white’ music in Starbucks
http://www.gopusa.com/howard-schultz-criticized-for-selling-painfully-white-music-in-starbucks/

FOX NEWS
— Restaurant owner who banned customers in MAGA hats takes back remarks, apologizes for ‘amplifying the anger’ – Michael Bartiromo
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/restaurant-owner-who-banned-customers-in-maga-hats-takes-back-remarks-apologizes-for-amplifying-the-anger
— Chef ‘Burned’ After Banning Guests Sporting Trump ‘MAGA’ Hats
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/02/01/chef-bans-maga-hats-california-restaurant-trump-supporters-media-respond

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Boundless Depravity Of Democrats – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29602

BREITBART
— Snopes Quits as Facebook’s Fact-Checker, Suggests Blacklisting Instead – Joshua Caplan (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me and why they blacklist me? Most blacklist me a) because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders, b) because they blacklist all individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate, c) because they reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, d) because they reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, e) because they were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or f) because they are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/02/01/snopes-quits-as-facebooks-fact-checker-suggests-blacklisting-instead/

— CNN’s Chris Cuomo Likens MAGA Hat to ‘I Hate Black People’ T-Shirts – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/02/01/cnns-chris-cuomo-likens-maga-hat-to-i-hate-black-people-t-shirts/

BLAZE
— California restaurant owner changes his mind about not serving customers in MAGA hats – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/restaurant-owner-changes-mind-about-not-serving-customers-in-maga-hats-after-realizing-thats-discrimination

TOWNHALL
— Fraud Elizabeth Warren Attempts to Rescue Her Presidential Run, Apologizes for DNA Stunt – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/02/01/liz-warren-sorry-i-took-that-dna-test-n2540670

DAILY SIGNAL
— After Republican Objects, Democrats Keep ‘So Help Me God’ in Committee Oath – Tony Perkins
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/31/after-republican-objects-democrats-keep-so-help-me-god-in-committee-oath/

HOT AIR
— Sen. Rick Scott: Democrat’s Irrational Hate Is Standing In The Way Of An Immigration Compromise – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/02/01/sen-rick-scott-democratic-hate-standing-way-immigration-compromise/

CNS NEWS
— Tony Perkins: Removing God from Gov’t Has Increasingly Become Focus of the Left – Tony Perkins
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/tony-perkins/tony-perkins-removing-god-govt-has-increasingly-become-focus-left

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Got Hope? – Dr. Robert R. Owens
https://canadafreepress.com/article/got-hope

THE HILL
— Trump: ‘Good chance’ I will declare emergency to build wall – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/428064-trump-good-chance-i-will-declare-emergency-to-build-wall
— Dems warn against deporting former Trump golf course workers – RAFAEL BERNAL
https://thehill.com/latino/427965-dems-warn-against-deporting-former-trump-golf-course-workers
— Virginia GOP calls for Northam to resign if he’s in photo in blackface or KKK – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/428139-virginia-gop-calls-for-northam-to-resign-if-hes-in-photo-in-blackface-or

CNN
— State of the Union will kick off an epic fight between Trump and Pelosi – Julian E. Zelizer
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/31/opinions/state-of-the-union-trump-pelosi-zelizer/index.html
— Virginia governor’s yearbook page shows 2 people in blackface, KKK garb – Caroline Kelly
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/politics/northam-blackface-photo/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Restaurant owner bans “Make America Great Again” hats, then apologizes – KATHRYN WATSON
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/restaurant-owner-bans-make-america-great-again-hats-then-apologizes/

YAHOO NEWS
— Laura Ingraham encourages people to wear MAGA hats to show what ‘tolerance’ looks like – Kyle Moss
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/laura-ingraham-encourages-people-wear-maga-hats-show-tolerance-looks-like-190236539.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting rich voters to hate Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/opinion/republicans-democrats-2018-economy-prosperity.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Restaurant owner apologizes for MAGA hat comment
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/restaurant-owner-apologizes-for-maga-hat-comment/2019/02/01/94ea0abe-2057-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html
— Gov. Ralph Northam ‘deeply sorry’ after photo emerges from his 1984 yearbook showing blackface, KKK hood – Laura Vozzella, Jim Morrison and Gregory S. Schneider
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-gov-northams-medical-school-yearbook-page-shows-men-in-blackface-kkk-robe/2019/02/01/517a43ee-265f-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Foxconn Says It Will Move Forward With Wisconsin Plant After Conversation with Trump Foxconn statement comes after company said it was reassessing the Wisconsin display factory
https://www.wsj.com/articles/foxconn-says-it-will-move-forward-with-wisconsin-plant-after-conversation-with-trump-11549047068

— During Shutdown, Federal Employees Considered Leaving Government Work Budget fight and resulting worker furloughs touched off wave of searches on job websites – Sharon Nunn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have demonstrated the most hatred of past, present, and future federal employees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/during-shutdown-federal-employees-considered-leaving-government-work-11549038667

BLOOMBERG
— Facebook and Twitter Take Down a Wave of Political Manipulation – Sarah Frier and Selina Wang
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-31/facebook-takes-down-iranian-accounts-trying-to-manipulate-users

FORBES
— Imagine, If Your Social Media “Score” Affected Whether You Got A Loan: In China It Could Happen – Jim Henry
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimhenry/2019/01/31/imagine-if-your-social-media-score-affected-whether-you-got-a-loan-in-china-it-could-happen/#84d4233665f1

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— Is working for the federal government a good job? – Phillip Molnar (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/economy/sd-fi-federal-workers-20190201-htmlstory.html

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Town Lets Homeowner Keep ‘Impeach Trump’ Sign, for Now A Massachusetts man will get to keep a large banner reading “Impeach Trump” on his home.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/massachusetts/articles/2019-02-01/town-lets-homeowner-keep-impeach-trump-sign-for-now

YALE DAILY NEWS
— Yalies support affirmative action, survey finds – SKAKEL MCCOOEY (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and “up-or-out” to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2019/02/01/yalies-support-affirmative-action-survey-finds/

February 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump enters the 2020 election cycle with a massive fundraising lead over Democrats – Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Anu Narayanswamy
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-reelection-campaign-fundraising-20190131-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump calls Jussie Smollett attack ‘horrible,’ family calls it ‘domestic terrorism’ – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/empire-actor-jussie-smollett-racist-homophobic-attack-police-trump-pelosi/
— Madigan deposition: The speaker speaks — on Burke, Rauner, politics and church – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-deposition-speaker-offers-answers-and-digs-to-rivals-questions/

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Jil Tracy gets seven Illinois Senate committee assignments
https://www.whig.com/20190131/tracy-gets-seven-illinois-senate-committee-assignments#

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Democrats for border security? No – STEPHEN MOORE
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/democrats-for-border-security-no/article_d1d2a59a-4287-5a61-9380-ecfea0ff4f32.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190131/opioid-alternative-program-begins-processing-medical-marijuana-applications

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump says Pelosi is ‘playing games’ on wall funds – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-says-pelosi-is-playing-games-on-wall-funds

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/marijuana-opioid-alternative-program-begins-accepting-patients-illinois#stream/0

DAILY LINE
— Bill Daley: ‘Progressive’ is just because Democrats didn’t want to call themselves liberals anymore’ – A.D. Quig
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/02/01/2019/bill-daley-progressive-is-just-because-democrats-didnt-want-to-call-themselves-liberals-anymore/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Senator Tony McCombie pushes back as gun control measures gain traction in Springfield – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-senator-pushes-back-as-gun-control-measures-gain-traction/article_025a559e-259f-11e9-a386-0bf5d62af94e.html

NEWS BUSTERS
— Cuomo Argues in Favor of Allowing the Banning of MAGA Hat Wearers from Businesses – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/02/01/cuomo-argues-favor-allowing-banning-maga-hat-wearers

FOX NEWS
— Dishonest Democrats won’t work with Trump on immigration because they’re scared to death of radical leftists – David N. Bossie
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dishonest-democrats-wont-work-with-trump-on-immigration-because-theyre-scared-to-death-of-radical-leftists

WASHINGTON TIMES
— California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for $25 million emergency fund to aid asylum seekers – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, California moves toward leaving the United States and joining up with Mexico and with other foreign countries.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/31/gavin-newsom-calls-25-million-emergency-fund-aid-a/

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Says Border Security Talks With Dems a Waste of Time – Selwyn Duke
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31354-straight-talk-trump-says-border-security-talks-with-dems-a-waste-of-time

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— AOC Shows Why a Libertarian-Progressive Alliance Will Fail – Edward Ring
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/31/aoc-shows-why-a-libertarian-progressive-alliance-will-fail/

NEWSMAX
— Reformer Krupa, 19, Could Make History in Chicago Feb. 26 – John Gizzi
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/chicago-david-krupa-teenager-history/2019/01/31/id/900737/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— WORLD-WIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT MAKES POWERFUL CASE FOR BORDER SECURITY Senate hears from leaders of the intelligence community. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272739/world-wide-threat-assessment-makes-powerful-case-michael-cutler

TOWNHALL
— MAGA and the March: Why Pro-Lifers Are Right to Support Trump – Frank Cannon
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankcannon/2019/02/01/maga-and-the-march-why-prolifers-are-right-to-support-trump-n2540613

DAILY CALLER
— BAY AREA RESTAURANT BANS MAGA HATS – Hillary Silverman
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/31/san-francisco-restaurant-bans-maga-hats/
— IT’S NOW CONSIDERED ‘OFFENSIVE’ TO TELL LAID-OFF JOURNALISTS ‘LEARN TO CODE’—IT WASN’T FOR COAL MINERS – Stephanie Hamill
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/31/twitter-restricts-learn-to-code-hashtag/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Cuomo Argues in Favor of Allowing the Banning of MAGA Hat Wearers – Nicholas Fondaca
https://www.mrctv.org/index.php/videos/cuomo-argues-favor-allowing-banning-maga-hat-wearers

PJ MEDIA
— Silicon Valley Restaurant Chef Says Patrons Wearing MAGA Hats Won’t Get Served – DEBRA HEINE
https://pjmedia.com/trending/silicon-valley-restaurant-chef-says-patrons-wearing-maga-hats-wont-get-served/

BREITBART
— San Francisco Eatery Bans MAGA Hat-Wearing Customers – Katherine Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/31/san-francisco-eatery-bans-maga-hat-wearing-customers/
— Congressional Research Service: President Can Build Border Wall Without National Emergency or Additional Action by Congress – Michael Patrick Leahy
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/31/congressional-research-service-president-can-build-border-wall-without-national-emergency-or-additional-action-by-congress/
— Democrats’ 2019 DHS Spending Bill Opens the Border to Migrants – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/01/democrats-2019-dhs-bill-opens-the-border-to-migrants/

LIFEZETTE
— San Francisco Restaurant Bans ‘Make America Great Again’ Hats Chef J. Kenji Lopez-Alt compared the pro-Trump attire to the KKK’s white hoods – Zachary Leeman
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/san-francisco-restaurant-bans-make-america-great-again-hats/
— Pro-Abortion Democrats: Are They Now the Deathocrats? Extreme move to the Left by those who say it’s a ‘woman’s right to choose’ has many people outraged, including this opinion writer – Nina May
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/pro-abortion-democrats-are-they-now-the-deathocrats/

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMS CLAIM MORAL SUPERIORITY WHILE HIGH-FIVING INFANTICIDE David Kupelian on real reason left continually attacks GOP, Trump, supporters as ‘immoral’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/dems-claim-moral-superiority-while-high-fiving-infanticide/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Democrats’ Leftward March – Adriana Cohen
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/01/democrats_leftward_march_139336.html

RENEW AMERICA
— Can a Christian vote for a Democrat? – Bryan Fischer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/fischer/190130

ROLL CALL
— Border wall debate ignores biggest source of illegal immigration: visa overstays But stopping travelers from overstaying their visas isn’t a simple fix – Dean DeChiaro
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/border-illegal-immigration-visa-overstays

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Endorsing Trump isn’t the easiest decision for some Republicans.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/427973-endorsing-trump-isnt-the-easiest-decision-for-some-republicans?userid=3526

HUFFINGTON POST
— Fox News’ Laura Ingraham Wants To Turn MAGA Hats Into A Symbol Of Kindness The Fox News host wants people to continue wearing their MAGA hats, even though it’s now “basically considered a hate crime.” – Lee Moran
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fox-news-laura-ingraham-maga-hat_us_5c541a37e4b0bdf0e7da19b1
— Trump Mulls ‘Emergency’ After Mexico, GOP And Now Pelosi Won’t Pay For His Wall But funding a border wall wasn’t even the president’s priority until just before the midterm elections. – S.V. Date
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-wall-national-emergency_us_5c53660be4b01d3c1f11c320
Seth Meyers: ‘What Does Trump Have Against Dogs?’
— The president repeatedly refers to dogs when he’s attacking people. – Carla Baranauckas (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes worship dogs. They a) own dogs, b) spend lots of time and money on dogs, c) crow that they love dogs, d) crow that dogs love them, and e) hint/imply/argue/shout that you are scum like me who should be gotten rid of if you do not own a dog, if you do not love dogs, and if dogs do not love you. They hint/imply/argue/shout that all that you have to do to get into heaven is a) own a dog, b) spend lots on time and money on dogs, and c) destroy those like me who do own a dog.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/seth-meyers-trump-dogs_us_5c53e21fe4b0bdf0e7d9cbcb

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “Here’s why Republicans don’t want an Election Day holiday.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/31/politics/election-day-holiday-republicans/

NEW YORK TIMES
— He Says ‘Wall,’ They Say ‘Border Security’: A Glossary of the Border Debate – Glenn Thrush
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/us/politics/border-wall-types.html
— This Is Your Brain Off Facebook – Benedict Carey (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/health/facebook-psychology-health.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/02/01/this-black-history-month-dont-pretend-racism-has-disappeared-church/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Gov. Gavin Newsom touts proposed $25 million in California aid to asylum seekers – TARYN LUNA and CHARLES CLARK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, California moves toward leaving the United States and joining up with Mexico and with other foreign countries.)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-immigration-funds-20190131-story.html

USA TODAY
— Trump says lawmakers are ‘wasting their time’ on border security talks. – Ledyard King and William Cummings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/01/border-security-trump-says-talks-wasting-time-what-does-history-say/2703506002/
— ‘Like white hoods except stupider’: California chef says he won’t serve diners wearing ‘MAGA’ hats – Ryan W. Miller
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/31/j-kenji-lopez-alt-says-he-wont-serve-maga-hat-wearers-san-mateo-restaurant/2738187002/

BOSTON HERALD
— Trump should call Dems’ bluff on border security – MARC A. THIESSEN
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/01/trump-should-call-dems-bluff-on-border-security/

FOX CLEVELAND
— California restaurant owner says he won’t serve anyone wearing MAGA hats – NATASHA ANDERSON
https://fox8.com/2019/01/31/california-restaurant-owner-says-he-wont-serve-anyone-wearing-maga-hats/

NEWS ONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are a member of a church, who attend church services, and/or who give money to a church who use the aforesaid a) to glorify and praise themselves, b) to give themselves standing to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those like me who are not a member of a church, who do not attend church services, and/or do not give money to a church, c) to give themselves license to sin, d) to give themselves standing to be arrogant, judgmental, nasty, rude, condescending, and even worse things, and e) to give themselves standing to NOT oppose the promotion of welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they are operatives or dupes for GOD and that GOD hates those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://newsone.com/3845090/trumps-former-pastor/

DAILY MAIL
— California restaurant owner bans customers wearing MAGA hats and compares them to a ‘swastika or white hood’ J. Kenji López-Alt said he would refuse to serve patrons wearing MAGA hats In a tweet he compared the hats to ‘a swastika, white hood’ or other hate symbol The popular chef said since posting the tweet he has received hate mail but he has refused to back down, even though he deleted the comments Since Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, red ‘MAGA’ caps have become a divisive symbol in the United States – LEAH MCDONALD
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6656265/California-restaurant-owner-bans-customers-wearing-MAGA-hats.html
— Thousands of Central American migrants resume northern trek to the border as Trump announces plans to send 2,350 troops to stop the caravan A group of 2,400 migrants left Mexico City on Thursday to journey northwards Around 11,500 migrants have made the journey through Mexico since last year Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to send thousands of troops to the border – GEORGE MARTIN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6656661/Thousands-Central-American-migrants-resume-northern-trek-border.html

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/01/forget-trumps-border-distraction-the-real-threat-is-inside-the-house

MEXICO NEWS DAILY
— Migrants’ caravan leaves Mexico City, bound for northern border Nearly 2,400 left a temporary shelter, looking for rides to Querétaro
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/migrants-caravan-leaves-mexico-city/

January 31 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— A message from President Trump on the wall
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Secret depositions in Madigan lawsuit show ties between Illinois House speaker’s operatives, alleged sham candidates – Ray Long
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-mike-madigan-jason-gonzales-lawsuit-2019-0131-story.html
— Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan gave his first-ever deposition. Here’s what he said. – Ray Long
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-mike-madigan-deposition-under-oath-20190131-story.html
— Pelosi and Trump harden positions on border wall – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/sns-bc-us–trump-border-security-20190131-story.html
— What became of country before party? – Cal Thomas (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like they are paid agents of foreign countries.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201901301149–tms–cthomastq–b-a20190131-20190131-column.html
— Trump considers former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain, once a pizza chain CEO, for Federal Reserve board – Damian Paletta and Robert Costa
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-considers-herman-cain-fed-board-20190131-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan deposition: Speaker offers answers — and digs — to rival’s questions – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/madigan-deposition-speaker-offers-answers-and-digs-to-rivals-questions/
— Feds: Solis used campaign cash for tuition, toddler togs, trips to Mario Tricoci – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/feds-solis-campaign-cash-personal-use-tuition-toddler-togs-mario-tricoci/
— Pelosi to headline Schakowsky’s ‘Ultimate Woman Power Lunch’ fundraiser – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters make it clear that they want to get rid of men, and especially men who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pelosi-to-headline-schakowskys-ultimate-woman-power-lunch-fundraiser/

DAILY HERALD
— The Latest: Trump says Pelosi ‘playing games’ on wall funds – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190131/news/301319912/
— Democrats open budget talks with plan lacking wall money – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190131/news/301319988/

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use children as cannon fodder.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/video-mom-baby-separated-at-us-mexico-border-reunite/5114282/

HERALD NEWS
— Underwood, Casten call for IRS to help with local tax burden – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/31/underwood-casten-call-for-irs-to-help-with-local-tax-burden/a95ddu4/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, and Rep. Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, are urging the Internal Revenue Service to address what they call the disproportionate tax burden on Illinois taxpayers due to the changes in the law, which limit the state and local tax deduction, according to a news release. Underwood and Casten wrote a letter expressing their concern about IRS efforts being “insufficient.” “Illinoisans are already facing higher federal taxes due to the Republican tax law, which places a uniquely large burden on middle-class families in the Illinois 6th and 14th Congressional Districts,” Underwood and Casten wrote in the letter. The representatives argued the law limited the state and local tax deduction to just $10,000 for individuals and families. They called that part of the law a “devastating financial blow to many.”)

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— How did McCarter land ambassadorship to Kenya, and what’s his future when the job ends? – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article225238830.html

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Five-member committee can prevent movement of any bill – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Five-member-committee-can-prevent-movement-of-any-13578485.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— Silicon Valley eatery bans ‘Make America Great Again’ hats – AP (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Trump-hating companies officially ban those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/silicon-valley-eatery-bans-make-america-great-again-hats
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/some-illinois-residents-can-now-chose-marijuana-over-opioids-to-treat-pain

NPR ILLINOIS
— Failed Virginia Bill Sparks National Debate About Abortion – SARAH MCCAMMON
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/failed-virginia-bill-sparks-national-debate-about-abortion#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— President Trump comments on ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett attack – Kevin Schwaller
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/entertainment/president-trump-comments-on-empire-star-jussie-smollett-attack/1742837785

ILLINOIS BUSINESS IMMIGRATION COALITION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote the “foreign-born.” Anti-Trumps stress that the “foreign-born” take the BAD jobs like I had that citizens of America refuse to take. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard 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.)
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-01-31/immigrant-issues/illinois-economy-stands-to-lose-in-immigration-fight/a65392-1

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois education officials want half of state budget for K-12 education – Tedd Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-education-officials-want-half-of-state-budget-for-k-12-education/

REPRESENTATIVE GRANT WEHRLI
— Rep. Wehrli Signs On as Chief Co-Sponsor of Bill to Institute Term Limits for Legislative Leaders
http://www.repwehrli.com/2019/01/rep-wehrli-signs-on-as-chief-co-sponsor.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pelosi suggests Normandy fence for the border, but not a wall – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/pelosi-suggests-normandy-fence-for-the-border-but-not-a-wall

DAILY CALLER
— CHICAGO POLICE SAY ‘EMPIRE’ ACTOR REFUSES TO TURN OVER PHONE RECORDS DURING ALLEGED ‘MAGA’ ATTACK – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/31/maga-attack-jussie-smollett-phone/
— TRUMP SAYS PAUL RYAN RENEGED ON DEAL TO FUND WALL FOR OMNIBUS SIGNATURE – Vince Coglianese and Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/30/trump-blames-paul-ryan-wall-funding/

— TRUMP: PELOSI WILL BE BEGGING FOR A WALL AFTER MORE CARAVANS – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/31/trump-pelosi-begging-wall-migrant-caravans/

DAILY SIGNAL
— House Democrats Raise Pay for Federal Employees Disciplined for Sexual Misconduct – Fred Lucas (DIERSEN: Have you been disciplined? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/31/house-democrats-raise-pay-for-federal-employees-disciplined-for-sexual-misconduct/

BREITBART
— Trump Taunts Nancy Pelosi: ‘If Walls Are Immoral, Maybe We Should Take Down’ California’s – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/31/trump-taunts-nancy-pelosi-if-walls-are-immoral-maybe-we-should-take-down-californias/

HOT AIR
— Pelosi: No Wall Money In Immigration Deal. Trump: No Immigration Deal Without Wall Money.
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/01/31/pelosi-no-wall-money-immigration-deal-trump-no-immigration-deal-without-wall-money/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump Tweets On The Wall, Is Congress Listening?
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29593

HILLSDALE COLLEGIAN
— CPAC undermines conservatism The toxic person-worship at CPAC is a consequence of this spirit of party that Washington warns us against.
http://hillsdalecollegian.com/2019/01/cpac-undermines-conservatism/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Walls Work – DEROY MURDOCK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/01/border-walls-democrat-partisan-politics/
— ‘Safe and Rare’ Also Means ‘Post-Birth Abortion’ – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/safe-and-rare-also-means-post-birth-abortion/

THE HILL
— Trump, Dem talk of ‘smart wall’ thrills tech companies – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/427929-trump-dem-talk-of-smart-wall-thrills-tech-companies

CNN
— Facebook’s real test: Are you still logging in every day? – Brian Stelter
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/30/media/reliable-sources-01-30-19/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Trump Demands His Wall, Lawmakers Plead for Space to Negotiate – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/us/politics/trump-wall-congressional-negotiators.html
— The Six Forms of Media Bias A media critic inveighs against the bias toward centrism, which inspires me to come up with my own list. – David Leonhardt
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/opinion/media-bias-howard-schultz.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “Mitch McConnell just made it much easier for Democrats to accuse Republicans of voter suppression.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/31/mitch-mcconnell-just-made-it-much-easier-democrats-accuse-republicans-voter-suppression/
— Facebook has declared sovereignty – Molly Roberts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/31/facebook-has-declared-sovereignty/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Says He Is Willing to Move Without Congress on Border Wall The president said the White House and congressional negotiators are no closer to an immigration deal – Michael C. Bender and Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-he-is-willing-to-move-without-congress-on-border-wall-11548960181
— Resilient U.S. Economy Fuels Best January For Stocks in 30 Years Gains by banks and small caps helped lift the Dow and S&P to their best starts since the 1980s – Amrith Ramkumar
https://www.wsj.com/articles/resilient-u-s-economy-fuels-january-stock-market-recovery-11548939600

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Loss of Newspapers Contributes to Political Polarization – AP
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/loss-of-newspapers-contributes-to-political-polarization/

January 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Laughing matter: Rauner amazed anyone surprised by Madigan ‘news’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/laughing-rauner-overdue-madigan-recording-solis-burke/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters are full of hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters and b) blame Trump for hate crimes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/empire-actors-tale-beating-puts-spotlight-rise-hate-crime-gun-crime-chicago/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Power outage in subzero cold changes one’s perspective – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-cold-weather-kass-20190130-story.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois lawmakers plan $15 minimum wage bill – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190130/illinois-lawmakers-plan-15-minimum-wage-bill

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— National Democrats look again to unseat Rep. Rodney Davis – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What are the officers of your township, ward, and county Republican organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, the IRP National Committeeman, the Illinois House Republican Leader, the Illinois Senate Republican Leader, NRCC, NRSC, and the RNC doing to recruit candidates to unseat Democrats on the November 6, 2020 ballot in your precinct?)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190130/bernard-schoenburg-national-democrats-look-again-to-unseat-rep-rodney-davis

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who signs bill? Legislative maneuver raises question – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-01-31/jim-dey-who-signs-bill-legislative-maneuver-raises-question.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Democrats for border security? – Stephen Moore
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/stephen-moore-democrats-for-border-security/article_3590e61c-23d8-11e9-9315-0b87e001dd02.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Jury Awards Sen. Rand Paul More Than $580,000 In Damages In Attack By Neighbor – RICHARD GONZALES
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/jury-awards-sen-rand-paul-more-580000-damages-attack-neighbor#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Clock ticking toward another government shutdown – SCOTT THUMAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/clock-ticking-toward-another-government-shutdown

FOX ST. LOUIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://fox2now.com/2019/01/30/starting-thursday-illinois-will-allow-some-patients-to-substitute-medical-marijuana-for-opioid-prescriptions/

EFFINGHAM NEWS LEADER
— Plummer Says Proposed Legislation Regarding Owning Firearms an “Overreach”
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/37657-plummer-says-proposed-legislation-regarding-owning-firearms-an-overreach

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— EVENT: “Queer Clout Happy Hour,” an event for LGBTQ folks who work in government/politics, is tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Vice District in the South Loop. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/01/31/wage-hike-gets-a-nod-chicago-united-solis-campaign-funds-rauner-feeling-smug-384464

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Gov. Pritzker’s new climate strategy is all pain, no gain – Jay Lehr, Ph.D and Tom Harris
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511750205-editorial-gov-pritzker-s-new-climate-strategy-is-all-pain-no-gain

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Picking up the pieces The future of Republicans in Illinois – Lindsey Salvatelli
https://illinoistimes.com/article-20876-picking-up-the-pieces.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TOLLWAY CHAIR RESIGNS FOLLOWING PATRONAGE SCANDAL – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-tollway-chair-resigns-following-patronage-scandal/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Marijuana Meeting – Feb. 16th in Mt. Prospect
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/marijuana-meeting-feb-16th-in-mt-prospect/

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner on Madigan’s “Mafia empire”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/31/rauner-on-madigans-mafia-empire/

GOPUSA
— How the Republican-controlled Congress failed President Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/how-the-republican-controlled-congress-failed-president-trump/
— Democrat election reform: Restore voting rights to felons and restrict campaign speech
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64286
— Mark Steyn: 2020 Dem hopefuls all imitate Bernie Sanders, repackage ‘full horror’ of socialism
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64289

FEDERALIST
— New York Is So Liberal, People Are Leaving In Droves Tax hikes, expansive and morally abominable new abortion laws, plus potential restrictions on gun rights make New York a worse and worse place to live. – Elad Hakim
http://thefederalist.com/2019/01/31/new-york-liberal-people-leaving-droves/

FOX NEWS
— Rep. Kinzinger: Trump Shouldn’t Air ‘Dirty Laundry’ With His Intel Brass on Twitter
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/30/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-should-not-post-division-intelligence-officials-twitter
— Federal workers linked to sexual misconduct deserve same pay raise as others, House Dems agree, rejecting GOP proposal – Lukas Mikelionis (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors in the federal government never charged me with sexual misconduct, but they constructively charged me with a) opposing patronage b) opposing political affiliation discrimination, c) opposing reverse discrimination, d) opposing age discrimination, and e) opposing retaliation.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-dems-block-gop-proposal-to-exempt-sexual-harassers-from-receiving-federal-workers-pay-rise

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Much Has Changed for the Better Since 2016—Not That Trump Will Get Credit – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/30/much-has-changed-for-the-better-since-2016-not-that-trump-will-get-credit/
— The Argument Against Illegal Immigration No One Wants to Make – Annine Madok
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/30/the-argument-against-illegal-immigration-no-one-wants-to-make/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell This is the same sentiment shared by 90 percent of the well-heeled, white, liberal Democrats in my suburban Southern California community, as well as the few remaining well-heeled Republicans. Illegals are here, and we can afford to employ them because they are a source of cheap, domestic labor. Our nannies, gardeners and housekeepers could all be here illegally. We don’t ask and don’t care. Because they are trapped. Same goes for the dishwashers, busboys, car wash employees and day laborers we hire without batting an eye. We don’t ask and they don’t tell. We give them a job, without a green card, and pay them less—often significantly less—than what we would have to pay someone here legally. We also trap them into an employment cycle from which there is no upward mobility and no escape. It didn’t start out this way. This underclass showed up at our southern border, slipped through a dilapidated piece of chain mail, and sighed a happy sigh. They were in the land of milk and honey! Sorry folks, not so fast.)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pennsylvania admits to 11,000 noncitizens registered to vote – Rowan Scarborough and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/30/pennsylvania-11000-non-citizens-registered-vote/
— Dems’ border security proposal would release illegal immigrants into U.S. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/30/dems-border-security-proposal-releases-illegals/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 29 Republicans vote with Democrats to boost federal salaries 2.6 percent – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/29-republicans-vote-with-democrats-to-boost-federal-salaries-2-6-percent
— Democrats pitch ‘cutting edge technology,’ but no border wall money – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/democrats-pitch-cutting-edge-technology-but-no-border-wall-money
— Democrats push for expanded asylum capacity in border talks – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-push-for-expanded-asylum-capacity-in-border-talks
— Maxine Waters: Trump is ’emboldening’ people such as those behind ‘Empire’ star attack – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: Trump-haters are full of hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters and b) blame Trump for hate crimes.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/maxine-waters-trump-is-emboldening-people-such-as-those-behind-empire-star-attack

BREITBART
— Senior DOD Official: Three Migrant Caravans Headed to U.S., One with 12,000 – Kristina Wong
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/senior-dod-official-three-migrant-caravans-headed-to-u-s-one-with-12000/
— Illegal Alien Fired from Trump Golf Club to Attend SOTU Address – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/illegal-alien-fired-from-trump-golf-club-to-attend-sotu-address/
— House Gives Victims of Illegal Alien Crime Bipartisan Standing Ovation on Chamber Floor – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/house-gives-victims-of-illegal-alien-crime-bipartisan-standing-ovation-on-chamber-floor/
— Previously Deported Felon Attempts Illegal Re-Entry as Family Unit – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/30/previously-deported-felon-attempts-illegal-re-entry-as-family-unit/
— Over 95% of GOP Voters Support Trump Using ‘Emergency Powers’ to Build Wall – Mark Meckler
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/01/30/mark-meckler-over-95-of-gop-voters-support-trump-using-emergency-powers-to-build-wall/
— Kevin McCarthy from House Floor Names 50 Americans Killed by Illegal Aliens – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/kevin-mccarthy-from-house-floor-names-50-americans-killed-by-illegal-aliens/
— Mo Brooks: Trump ‘Ought to Declare a National Emergency,’ Build the Wall, Save American Lives – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/exclusive-mo-brooks-trump-ought-to-declare-a-national-emergency-build-the-wall-save-american-lives/

DAILY CALLER
— LINDSEY GRAHAM: ‘WE’RE GOING TO BUILD THE WALL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER’ – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/30/lindsey-graham-border-wall/
— ACTIVISTS JUMP CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S MANSION WALL IN SOMBREROS, PONCHOS — GET ARRESTED – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/30/activists-jump-ca-governors-mansion-wall/

NEWSMAX
— Civil Libertarians, Democrats Silent About Roger Stone Raid
https://www.newsmax.com/clarencevmckee/civil-liberties-roger-stone-raid/2019/01/30/id/900538/

CNS NEWS
— Pelosi: If Asylum-Seekers Illegally Cross Border into US, ‘That’s Okay Too’ – Patrick Goodenough
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/pelosi-if-asylum-seekers-illegally-cross-border-us-thats-okay-too

WORLD NET DAILY
— EU HYPOCRITES SLAM TRUMP WALL BUT BUILD THEIR OWN Hanne Nabintu Herland hits media for silence about barrier keeping out refugees
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/eu-hypocrites-slam-trump-wall-but-build-their-own/
— WILL SPIKE LEE WIN AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OSCAR? Jack Cashill takes Variety to task for prioritizing ‘diversity’ in film industry
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/will-spike-lee-win-an-affirmative-action-oscar/
— DEFEAT SOCIALISTS NOW — BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE Erik Rush says ultimate target of D.C. ‘Deep-Staters’ is every Trump supporter
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/defeat-socialists-now-before-its-too-late/
— HOW TRUMP UNMASKED THE LEFT Joseph Farah notes president got Democrats to admit ‘they hate America’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/how-trump-unmasked-the-left/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— On Assimilation – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/on-assimilation/

CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— An Indictment against Hollywood and Washington: We Are Not Progressing – Shane Idleman
https://www.christianheadlines.com/columnists/shane-idleman/an-indictment-against-hollywood-and-washington-we-are-not-progressing.html

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Notre Dame willing to cover up Christopher Columbus mural but not graphic porn
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/notre-dame-willing-to-cover-christopher-columbus-mural-but-not-graphic-porn

POLITICO
— White House preps emergency wall plan while Congress negotiates Congress has until Feb. 15 to discuss a border security deal, but the White House is already finalizing its plan B — declaring a national emergency. – NANCY COOK
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/30/trump-border-national-emergency-immigration-1138308

ABC NEWS
— Democrat meets with undocumented immigrants who were fired from Trump’s golf club – MARIAM KHAN
https://abc11.com/democrat-meets-with-undocumented-immigrants-who-were-fired-from-trumps-golf-club/5113745/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Undocumented Immigrant Who Worked at a Trump Golf Club Will Attend State of the Union – Matt Stevens
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/us/politics/Victorina-Morales-trump-golf-club.html
— Does Facebook Really Know How Many Fake Accounts It Has? The social network has disclosed an estimate for years, but a closer look raises lots of questions. – Jack Nicas
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/technology/facebook-fake-accounts.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s loyal commentators are beginning to make their break – Ed Rogers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2019/01/30/trumps-loyal-commentators-are-beginning-to-make-their-break/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Medicare for All’ Will Terrify Voters It sounds good until people realize it means losing their existing plans. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/medicare-for-all-will-terrify-voters-11548890737
— Democrats Ask if Trump Administration Misspent Funds During Shutdown White House kept parts of government open by interpreting rules to use money Congress didn’t appropriate – Kate Davidson and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-ask-if-trump-administration-misspent-funds-during-shutdown-11548936001

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Plan to give civilian federal employees pay raise gets more Congressional support – Eric White
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/01/plan-to-give-civilian-federal-employees-pay-raise-gets-more-congressional-support/

NEWSWEEK
— MITCH MCCONNELL RIDICULES HOUSE BILL THAT WOULD MAKE ELECTION DAY A FEDERAL HOLIDAY – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-ridicules-house-bill-election-day-federal-holiday-1312034

NEW YORKER
— Wisconsin’s Foxconn Debacle Keeps Getting Worse – Eric Lach
https://www.newyorker.com/news/current/wisconsins-foxconn-debacle-keeps-getting-worse

DAILY MAIL
— Rep. Maxine Waters blames Trump for ‘MAGA hate attack’ on her Empire star friend Jussie Smollett in Chicago, claiming the President is ’emboldening’ racists – JESSICA GREEN (DIERSEN: Trump-haters are full of hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters and b) blame Trump for hate crimes.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6652645/Rep-Maxine-Waters-blames-President-Trump-hate-attack-Empire-star-Jussie-Smollett.html

GLOBE AND MAIL
— Don’t go, baby boomers. The economy still needs you – Editorial (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” If I did not take their “offer,” I would not be eligible to retire until I was 55 in 2003. Why didn’t I reject their “offer?” They had made it very clear that if I did not take their “offer,” they would completely destroy me. They had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, they had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, they had not promoted me beyond GS-13, they gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, they had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and they had forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They and I knew that because of the pro-patronage position that Republican elected officials in Illinois had in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois, Republican elected officials in Illinois would not come to my defense.)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-globe-editorial-dont-go-baby-boomers-the-economy-still-needs-you/

January 29 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Lawmaker’s outrageous slur is no way to foster discussion of race – Editorial (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? Soon, Trump-haters will call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. What are you doing to prepare for that? Suggestions include always wearing a body camera when you leave your home and keeping it turned on. From what I see, Trump-haters are most likely to attack their Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captain. If your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain was attacked by Trump-haters, how strongly would the following come to your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain’s defense: a) the officers of your Republican township, ward, and county party organizations, b) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, c) the IRP officers, d) the IRP National Committeeman, and e) the IRP National Committeewoman? I should write a book about the aforesaid in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who despise if not hate Trump and would NOT come to my defense if I was attacked by Trump-haters.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190128/editorial-lawmakers-outrageous-slur-is-no-way-to-foster-discussion-of-race
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: The unfortunate thing about state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray’s description of her hometown as “white supremacist” is less how wrong and irresponsible the characterization is than how destructive it is to a conversation that needs to continue. In an interview last week with the Daily Herald’s Marie Wilson, the Naperville Democrat doubled down on a Facebook post that attracted broad criticism, insisting that long-dead policies and practices in “the whole Chicago region” justify claiming that today we see “white supremacy in an unclad kind of way, without its hood on” in contemporary policies and attitudes. Her comments, let us state flatly, are patently offensive and outrageously exaggerated. Whatever racial inequities and prejudices exist in Naperville or any other Chicago suburb, they cannot remotely be compared to the openly hostile and vile actions and behaviors of a misguided subset of white Americans who espouse ignorant claims of racial superiority and urge separation from and subjugation of other races. That she does not recognize the insult in her remark and believes “starting a conversation” justifies it is a bitter reflection on the quality of her own judgment and a worrisome suggestion about her own ability to operate effectively as a leader in her community.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Democrat hints/implies/argues/shouts that those who support the Second Amendment are racists.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-guns-racism-20190128-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-transgender-prisoner-illinois-strawberry-hampton-20190124-story.html
— It’s National Plan for Vacation Day, and we’ve got some ideas about where to go – Lori Rackl (DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, my wife and I went on many vacations. She worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/u-s-league-of-savings-institutions.asp) which had quarterly meetings at luxury destinations across America which she attended as its Corporate Secretary. I routinely accompanied her on those trips. Often, after the meetings were over, we visited nearby national parks. Needless-to-say, my envy-filled IRS and GAO Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious. Overwhelmingly, their spouses had little or no income. Further, I went on vacations with a coworker to Hawaii, Mexico, Bahamas, and Jamaica while I worked for IRS 1973-1976.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/travel/ct-trav-plan-for-vacation-day-ideas-0129-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: FBI secretly recorded Mike Madigan at his law office pitching firm’s services – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/michael-madigan-fbi-recording-law-firm-danny-solis-chinatown-hotel/
— Viagra, sex acts, use of a luxury farm: Feds detail investigation of Ald. Solis – Jon Seidel, Fran Spielman, Mark Brown and Tim Nova
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/danny-solis-fbi-investigation-alderman-city-council-wiretap/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: State legislators lay out plans for recreational marijuana proposal – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: According to this article, “municipalities, employers and landlords would be able to prohibit possession and use.” If/when beyond disgustingly, beyond tragically, recreational marijuana becomes legal in Illinois, I urge you to join me in discouraging its use, including getting municipalities ASAP to prohibit selling and growing it.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190128/state-legislators-lay-out-plans-for-recreational-marijuana-proposal
— Pritzker: State employee step increases start April 1 – AP (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents were furious when I got step increases, COLAs, and promotions while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. They wanted those increases, COLAs, and promotions to be given to them, to Democrats, to minorities, to females, to those who were younger than me, and to veterans.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190128/pritzker-state-employee-step-increases-start-april-1

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Winnebago County’s not broken — the people running it are – Chuck Sweeny
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190128/chuck-sweeny-winnebago-countys-not-broken—people-running-it-are

HERALD & REVIEW AND CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER
— Progressive push ahead for new governor, legislature – Rebecca Anzel, Peter Hancock and Jerry Nowicki
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/progressive-push-ahead-for-new-governor-legislature/article_71dd4656-245b-580d-aa16-f20d7d9aaf56.html
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/progressive-push-ahead-for-pritzker-state-legislature/article_da5e1470-1af3-5b5a-8182-930a7e37e554.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Consolidation scheme will be disastrous – James H Kerr Sr., trustee, Rock Island Township; vice president, Rock Island County Township Association
https://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-consolidation-scheme-will-be-disastrous/article_9757bfe4-571d-5cae-89d6-9c00a284fd1f.html

WCIA

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wcia.com/news/capitol-news/advocates-explain-details-in-plan-to-legalize-marijuana/1734448997

FOX ILLINOIS
— NIU looking to boost enrollment to 18,000 by fall 2023 – Andrea Bailey
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/niu-looking-to-boost-enrollment-to-18000-by-fall-2023

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pot Opposition: House GOP leader Jim Durkin has voiced concerns and so have some (but not all) fellow Republicans. The sticking points: societal impacts, addiction and short-term and long-term health effects. No word yet on which GOP lawmaker will lead the charge to oppose the measure. – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: If you do not oppose pot, you hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Democrat or Democrat plant, a Libertarian or Libertarian plant, a Green or Green plant, or a RINO. Needless-to-day, the aforesaid should not be allowed to seek or hold any kind of government or political office in Illinois as a Republican.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/01/29/marijuana-bill-isnt-baked-sex-drugs-oprah-pop-up-in-solis-probe-cohen-hires-chicago-attorneys-383331

ILLINOIS HOUSE GOP
— Rep. David McSweeney Introduces Measure to Prohibit New Legislators from Participating in the Legislative Pension System
http://www.ilhousegop.org/member_news

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Algonquin Township attempts censoring Watchdogs – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/algonquin-township-attempts-censoring-watchdogs/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Wirepoints: Rauner’s exit no cause for celebration now that Pritzker is in – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511743969-wirepoints-rauner-s-exit-no-cause-for-celebration-now-that-pritzker-is-in

WASHINGTON TIMES
— What about Trump’s illegals? – JOHN BLOOM
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/28/letters-to-the-editor-what-about-trumps-illegals/
— Cave vs. wall – Cal Thomas
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/28/something-is-required-to-stem-the-tide-of-illegal-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Unauthorized immigrants and their employers should pay for border security – Mark Jason
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/unauthorized-immigrants-and-their-employers-should-pay-for-border-security
— Democrats counter Trump: How about a ‘pedestrian fence’? – Susan Ferrechio |
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/democrats-counter-trump-how-about-a-pedestrian-fence
— Bernie Sanders: Trump ‘a fraud, a pathological liar and a racist’ – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bernie-sanders-trump-a-fraud-a-pathological-liar-and-a-racist

AMERICAN THINKER
— Of Course a Wall Would Work – Andrew Syrios
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/of_course_a_wall_would_work.html
— Can the Republic Survive the Mainstream Media? – David Harris
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/can_the_republic_survive_the_mainstream_media_.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The End of the Trump Era – Angelo Codevilla
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/28/the-end-of-the-trump-era/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Pelosi, Schumer and Cuomo = Axis Of Evil – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/pelosi-schumer-and-cuomo-axis-of-evil/

WORLD NET DAILY
— EX-JUDGE: FEDS ‘MANIPULATE’ STATS ABOUT ILLEGALS Shows immigration office deliberately misleading Congress
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/ex-judge-feds-manipulate-stats-about-illegals/
— DEMOCRATS FOR BORDER SECURITY? RIGHT Stephen Moore: Party have been exposed as hopelessly soft on illegal immigration
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/democrats-for-border-security-right/
— IT’S WAR! ANN COULTER GOES NUCLEAR ON GINGRICH, TRUMP ‘Kissing the emperor’s a** violates no federal law’ – JOE KOVACS
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/its-war-ann-coulter-goes-nuclear-on-gingrich-trump/
— ‘STANDING WHILE CONSERVATIVE’ NOW A CRIME Rachel Alexander: Right-wing Americans are finally getting mad and fighting back – RACHEL ALEXANDER
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/standing-while-conservative-now-a-crime/

DAILY CALLER
— HANNITY SENDS MESSAGE TO ‘MY CONSERVATIVE FRIENDS THAT ARE MAD AT’ TRUMP OVER SHUTDOWN – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/28/hannity-trump-wall-conservatives/

TOWNHALL
— Dem Rep. Jeffries Doesn’t Regret Calling Trump by a KKK Title ‘Grand Wizard’ – Lauretta Brown (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? Soon, Trump-haters will call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. What are you doing to prepare for that? Suggestions include always wearing a body camera when you leave your home and keeping it turned on. From what I see, Trump-haters are most likely to attack their Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captain. If your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain was attacked by Trump-haters, how strongly would the following come to your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain’s defense: a) the officers of your Republican township, ward, and county party organizations, b) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, c) the IRP officers, d) the IRP National Committeeman, and e) the IRP National Committeewoman? I should write a book about the aforesaid in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who despise if not hate Trump and would NOT come to my defense if I was attacked by Trump-haters.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2019/01/28/dem-rep-jeffries-doesnt-regret-calling-trump-by-a-kkk-title-grand-wizard-n2540350

BREITBART
— Ocasio-Cortez: 2020 Dems Should Embrace Identity Politics: ‘Women’s Rage’ ‘Very Potent’ – Tony Lee (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, how successful have Trump-haters been in promoting hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/29/ocasio-cortez-2020-dems-should-embrace-identity-politics-womens-rage-very-potent/
— Starbucks’ Howard Schultz: America Exists for Immigrants, Not Americans – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: The longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats want to get rid of you.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2019/01/28/starbucks-howard-schultz-america-exists-for-immigrants-not-americans/
— Blacklisters at Microsoft’s NewsGuard Label Proven Hoaxes ‘Credible’ – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/28/nolte-blacklisters-microsofts-newsguard-label-proven-hoaxes-credible/
— Latino Activists Rip Brokaw for ‘Xenophobic,’ ‘Disrespectful’ Remarks About Assimilation – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/28/latino-activists-rip-brokaw-for-xenophobic-disrespectful-remarks-about-assimilation/
— Michael Steele: Every Day Pelosi ‘Turns the Screw Just a Little Bit Tighter’ on Trump – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/01/28/michael-steele-every-day-pelosi-turns-the-screw-just-a-little-bit-tighter-on-trump/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Microsoft’s pre-installed ‘NewsGuard’ app labels proven ‘fake news’ as credible – Steve Jalsevac
https://www.lifesitenews.com/pulse/proven-hoaxes-are-labelled-credible-by-newsguard-app-now-pre-installed-in-m
— Leftist ‘fake news’ police are now coming after LifeSite because we oppose their agenda (DIERSEN: Who comes after you and Why? Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs come after me because I promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about those who come after me.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/why-lifesite-did-not-respond-to-newsguard-questions

HOT AIR
— A City That Opened Its Doors To Asylum Seekers Has Come To Regret It – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/01/28/city-opened-doors-asylum-seekers-come-regret/

EPOCH TIMES
— California Parents Protest Against Public Schools’ Sexual Education Curriculum – NATHAN SU
https://www.theepochtimes.com/california-parents-protest-against-public-schools-sexual-education-curriculum_2780500.html

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Abortion Politics and the Progressive Left destruction of America – Jacquie Kubin
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/abortion-politics-and-the-progressive-left-destruction-of-america-112559/

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A reporter for the Huffington Post calls Representative Steve King a racist.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/racist-steve-king-martin-luther-king-jr_us_5c500b44e4b00906b26cc93e

POLITICO
— Republicans may block Trump from another shutdown The Senate GOP has no appetite for another political debacle and is pushing Trump away from closing the government again. – BURGESS EVERETT, JOHN BRESNAHAN and SARAH FERRIS
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/28/government-shutdown-republicans-trump-1133101

CNN
— Lawmakers skeptical that a broad immigration deal can be reached – Lauren Fox, Ted Barrett and Manu Raju
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/28/politics/immigration-negotiations-congress-deal-lawmakers/index.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Pritzker places state employees on correct step pay plan (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents were furious when I got step increases, COLAs, and promotions while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. They wanted those increases, COLAs, and promotions to be given to them, to Democrats, to minorities, to females, to those who were younger than me, and to veterans.)
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article225218780.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Better Way to Tax the Rich Raise the capital gains tax and treat investment earnings like ordinary income. – Steven Rattner
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/opinion/aoc-wealth-tax.html

WASHINGTON POST
— 7 questions about Trump’s use of undocumented workers at his golf courses – David A. Fahrenthold and Joshua Partlow (DIERSEN: Trump-haters say illegals take the bad jobs that Americans will not take. During the summer of 1966, I cleaned golf shoes for the Flossmoor Country Club.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/7-questions-about-trumps-use-of-undocumented-workers-at-his-golf-courses/2019/01/28/47de03ba-22ff-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html
— Congress could make a ‘grand bargain’ at the border possible – Hugh Hewitt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/28/congress-could-make-grand-bargain-border-possible/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Almost everyone is getting what they wanted from Trump. But not Trump. There’s no wall. There’s still a swamp. Some dealmaker. Some deal.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/29/almost-everyone-is-getting-what-they-wanted-trump-not-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do NOT want immigrants to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants to serve as operatives or as dupes for Democrats. Democrats want immigrants to help Democrats get rid of Republicans once and for all. Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at Hispanic immigrants that if they help Democrats, Democrats will turn America into their Hispanic motherland. Democrats stress the success that they are having in making everyone in America speak Spanish, read Spanish, and write Spanish.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/28/tom-brokaw-credits-immigrants-resourcefulness-family-values/

USA TODAY
— Many women are afraid to tell the boss they’re pregnant. And they may have reason to worry – Charisse Jones
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/01/28/working-mothers-often-not-given-chance-lead-new-report-finds/2604334002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Opens New Fronts to Combat Political Interference Social-media giant is taking steps to guard against the spread of fake news and misinformation on its platform in coming elections world-wide – Sam Schechner and Kimberly Chin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, ads promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-vows-to-fight-election-interference-the-spread-of-fake-news-11548680757
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Shutdown Compounds Woes for Immigration System Courts and border agents—already strapped—look to dig out after funding is restored.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shutdown-compounds-woes-for-immigration-system-11548702443
— Socialists of the World, Unite Sanders and AOC show their support for Venezuela’s dictator. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/socialists-of-the-world-unite-11548722544
— Reporter Trolls Christian Schools A writer gets more than he bargains for when he seeks an exposé on Twitter. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/reporter-trolls-christian-schools-11548723148

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “U.S. Perceived to Be More Corrupt Under Trump.”
http://fortune.com/2019/01/29/us-corruption-transparency-international-2018/

ALBANY TIMES UNION
— Meet the three women who married Donald Trump – Joe Avella (DIERSEN: Many of my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were not married, had marital problems, were divorced, and/or had spouses who had no income, savings, or job skills. They were furious when I got married in 1978. They had painted me as being some who no woman would marry. They were even more furious that my wife had income, savings, and a good job.)
https://www.timesunion.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Meet-the-three-women-who-married-Donald-Trump-12264931.php
— MAGA caps’ message is dismally clear – CYNTHIA TUCKER (DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats succeed in making it a federal crime to wear a MAGA cap?)
https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Cynthia-Tucker-MAGA-caps-message-is-dismally-13568781.php

WATERBURY REPUBLICAN AMERICAN
— Age discrimination eyed Proposed bill would protect applicants from unfair vetting – AP (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. Those who hate past, present, and future federal employees and retirees use the federal government’s up-or-out policy to viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn past, present, and future federal employees and retirees who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 as being lazy, stupid, bad, and even worse things. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hate past, present, and future federal employees and retirees the most.)
https://www.rep-am.com/local/news-local/2019/01/28/age-discrimination-eyed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democratic lawmakers are proposing to prohibit employers from inquiring about the dates of a job applicant’s birth and graduation. A group of 25 House Democrats is sponsoring the legislation with the stated aim of reducing age discrimination in job hiring. “This bill will make a real difference for seniors who are being unfairly vetted based on their age,” said Rep. Derek Slap, D-West Hartford, a lead sponsor. The Labor and Public Employees Committee is scheduled to vote this afternoon to set a hearing date for House Bill 6113 and five other bills. A state law enacted last year bars Connecticut employers from asking job applicants about how much previous jobs paid them without a job offer being made that includes wages. It took effect this month.)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do NOT want immigrants to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants to serve as operatives or as dupes for Democrats. Democrats want immigrants to help Democrats get rid of Republicans once and for all. Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at Hispanic immigrants that if they help Democrats, Democrats will turn America into their Hispanic motherland. Democrats stress the success that they are having in making everyone in America speak Spanish, read Spanish, and write Spanish.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/tom-brokaw-trumpets-his-ignorance-of-hispanic-assimilation.html

January 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Government shutdown cost U.S. economy at least $6B, S&P says
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/government-shutdown-cost-us-economy-at-least-$6b-s-p/5109651/

CBS2
— The Coldest Days Ever In Chicago: This Week’s Temps Come Close (DIERSEN: How have cold temperatures harmed you? Cold temperatures, including 21 below zero on December 23, 1983, 25 below zero on December 24, 1983, 20 below zero on January 20, 1984, and 22 below zero on January 21, 1984 when the foundation of my home was being constructed, caused the foundation footings to crack and large cracks to form in the basement floor.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/28/coldest-days-ever-in-chicago-2/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pelosi invites Trump to give State of the Union speech Feb. 5
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/house-speaker-pelosi-asks-trump-to-deliver-the-state-of-the-union-address-on-feb-5
— Government report says US budget deficit set to hit $897B
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/government-report-says-us-budget-deficit-set-to-hit-897b-1
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans oppose President Trump’s foreign policy.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/most-americans-oppose-president-trump-s-foreign-policy-according-to-new-poll

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DePaul freshman David J. Krupa accuses Madigan, Quinn of using fraud and intimidation – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want to stop you from doing? Krupa’s critics/opponents want to stop him from running for an office. My critics/opponents what to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Previously, my critics/opponents succeeded in stopping me from serving as a a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster in 2010 and 2004 and Treasurer in 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee (ICRC) member in 2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2004, GAO employee in 1997, etc. Krupa’s critics/opponents have a lot in common with my critics/opponents. I should write a book about what my critics/opponents did, including what they tried to do to get ICRC to censure me in 2006 and what they did to stop me from becoming a MTRCC Treasurer in 2004.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/depaul-freshman-david-krupa-mike-michael-madigan-marty-quinn-ballot-petitions-challenge-fraud-intimidation-13th-ward-chicago-election-2019/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/i-am-a-military-veteran-and-transgender-and-nobody-cares-in-the-trenches-of-war/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump doubts negotiators will strike budget deal he’d accept – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-budget-negotiations-border-wall-20190128-story.html
— 13th Ward hopeful David Krupa files lawsuit alleging House Speaker Michael Madigan, Ald. Marty Quinn violated his civil rights – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-david-krupa-alderman-candidate-lawsuit-20190128-story.html
— Tom Brokaw apologizes, and then some more, for inflammatory remarks about Latinos – Lorraine Ali (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants to be dependent on the Democrat Party, to serve as operatives for the Democrat Party, to serve as dupes for the Democrat Party, and of course, to vote for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-tom-brokaw-apology-20190128-story.html
— One big shutdown lesson: Americans need to save more – Tyler Cowen (DIERSEN: For the shutdown, Trump-haters painted federal employees like they were God-like and grossly underpaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-savings-shutdown-broke-paycheck-mr-money-mustache-0129-20190128-story.html
— Why the Illinois exodus? The rich get bashed, and off they go – Kristen McQueary (DIERSEN: What are the demographics of a) those who have left Illinois and b) those who want to leave Illinois? What is their income and net worth? Democrats want those who are members of the following groups to leave Illinois: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-illinois-exodus-taxing-the-rich-20190128-story.html
— Teachers succeed by framing strikes as for common good – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats succeed by framing Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–teacher-strikes-20190126-story.html
— Avenue open to drive off some township road posts – Charles Selle
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-township-road-elimination-st-0129-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County continues using former election commission attorney Pat Bond – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190128/dupage-county-continues-using-former-election-commission-attorney
— Why College of DuPage is truly ‘our community college’ – Brian Caputo
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190128/why-college-of-dupage-is-truly-our-community-college–

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— LGBT group filing complaint after printer refuses job Yorke Printe Shoppe in Lombard cited religious beliefs for turning down a brochure for the LGBT Community Fund, which raises money for nonprofits. – LISA BERTAGNOLI (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who promote LGBTQ activity get rid of you.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/lgbt-group-filing-complaint-after-printer-refuses-job

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Hundreds attend Casten’s district swearing-in ceremony in Wheaton – Mary Stroka
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/01/27/hundreds-attend-castens-district-swearing-in-ceremony-in-wheaton/ammdzl1/

FOX ILLINOIS
— President Trump tweets support for Bible classes in schools – Kaylin Jorge
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/president-trump-bible-literacy-classes-in-schools-is-great

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Extent Of Segregation In Illinois – SEAN CRAWFORD (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, according to the Democrats, the fewer minorities that live in an area, the more racist that those who live in that area are if they are Republican.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/extent-segregation-illinois#stream/0
— Shutdown Victor: Pelosi. Shutdown Loser: Trump, Jonah Goldberg Says
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/shutdown-victor-pelosi-shutdown-loser-trump-goldberg-says#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Five million pieces of IRS mail went unopened during the shutdown, watchdog says
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/five-million-pieces-of-irs-mail-went-unopened-during-the-shutdown-watchdog-says/1732705704

REPRESENTATIVE GRANT WEHRLI
— Rep. Grant Wehrli Hosts Informational Session on BNSF Line Service Disruptions (DIERSEN: Have you ridden the BNSF? I rode the BNSF 1992-1997 while I worked at GAO and took graduate finance classes at IIT in downtown Chicago. My wife rode the BNSF 1992-2000 while she worked for MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, 2000-2003 while she worked for the Arthur Foundation in Berwyn, and 2014-2017 while she worked for the Arthur Foundation in Riverside.)
http://www.repwehrli.com/2019/01/rep-grant-wehrli-hosts-informational.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— 31 States Permit Full-Term Abortions – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/31-states-permit-full-term-babies-to-be-killed-in-the-womb-for-virtually-any-or-no-reason/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police: Top priority is killing homegrown in legalization bill
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/28/illinois-association-of-chiefs-of-police-top-priority-is-killing-homegrown-in-legalization-bill/
— ILLINOIS’ GUN LAW PROPOSAL “ORWELLIAN,” NEW SENATOR JASON PLUMMER SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/illinois-gun-law-proposal-orwellian-new-senator-says.html
— NEW YORK WRITER CALLS FOR $33 MINIMUM WAGE (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $33/hour in today’s dollars? I did in 1973 when I was 24 years old. I had worked for IRS for 2 years. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I was taking graduate business courses at Loyola. I had bought a new town home in University Park in 1972. I had bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/new-york-writers-calls-for-33-minimum-wage-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 13th Ward candidate David Krupa files suit against Speaker Madigan, Ald. Quinn and their political operations
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/28/13th-ward-candidate-files-suit-against-speaker-madigan-ald-quinn-and-their-political-operations/
— Illinois has eleventh highest per capita tax burden
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/28/illinois-has-eleventh-highest-per-capita-tax-burden/

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— New York’s Political Leaders Favor Illegal Aliens Over Legal Residents – MATTHEW TRAGESSER
https://immigrationreform.com/2019/01/28/new-yorks-political-leaders-favor-illegal-aliens-over-legal-residents-immigrationreform-com/

GOPUSA
— Religious bigotry is rife in America
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64183

FOX NEWS
— How much would ‘Medicare for All’ cost? Democrats’ health care plan explained – Jennifer Earl
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/how-much-would-medicare-for-all-cost-democrats-health-care-plan-explained

BLAZE
— California college trustee board drops Pledge of Allegiance over ‘white nationalism’ ‘I also object to the phrase ‘one nation under God’ – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/california-college-trustee-board-drops-pledge-of-allegiance-over-white-nationalism

DAILY CALLER
— WASHINGTON POST’S NATIONAL POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CALLS TRUMP SUPPORTERS ‘RUBES’ – Joe Simonson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/28/washington-post-weigel-rubes-trump/
— RETIRED NYU PROFESSOR EXPLAINS WHY COLLEGE STUDENTS PREFER SOCIALISM – Nick Givas
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/28/nyu-professor-why-college-students-prefer-socialism/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The [professors] are 40 percent socialist. And that’s a large number,” he continued. “We have about 90 percent are leftist and 40 percent of the total are socialists in the humanities and social sciences.” Rectenwald also said he’s seen people dismissed from Ph.D. programs simply because they were conservative. “There’s a bubble and they don’t want to hire anyone,” he said. “And I’ve seen people actually thrown out of degree programs, Ph.D. programs, for being conservative.” “This is a huge indoctrination process that’s going on. And it’s not just called socialism now. They’re calling it social justice as well,” Rectenwald added. “It leads to the kind of forced egalitarianism that you saw in the Soviet Union, where you have to squash people down so that everyone’s ‘equal.’ And it led to 94 million people being murdered, combined in all the communist regimes in the 20th century.”)

CNBC
— Trump tells WSJ another government shutdown is ‘certainly an option’ – Yen Nee Lee
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/28/trump-on-government-shutdown-border-wall-funding-deal-wsj.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Dealmakers Dominate Panel Tasked to Reach Border Security Agreement – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/us/politics/trump-congress-border-wall.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Maybe I didn’t return her phone call’: Trump ridicules Ann Coulter, slams Fox News in fallout over wall – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/28/maybe-i-didnt-return-her-phone-call-trump-ridicules-ann-coulter-slams-fox-news-fallout-over-wall/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Gets New Date for State of the Union Speech Speaker Pelosi invites president to address Congress on Feb. 5 – Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pelosi-invites-trump-to-give-state-of-union-on-feb-5-11548711802

DENVER GAZETTE
— Denver marijuana business owners plead guilty in landmark case – AP
https://gazette.com/news/denver-marijuana-business-owners-plead-guilty-in-landmark-case/article_1883ac73-2731-5742-88a8-84f47ddf7f9c.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “More Voters See A Divided Nation, Blame Trump.”
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2019/more_voters_see_a_divided_nation_blame_trump

January 26 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville representative’s ‘white supremacist’ comments sparking conversation – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, condemn, and promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are White, male, and/or older, as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Democrats do not want “spark conversation.” They want to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190126/naperville-representatives-white-supremacist-comments-sparking-conversation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Stava-Murray’s comments have drawn demands for apologies from the Lisle and Naperville Township Republican Organizations, as well as calls by Naperville City Council member Kevin Coyne and others for her to be censured. “What I feel most uplifted by since I made those comments, and since the subsequent press coverage, is actually that several groups I’ve heard of have actually been discussing what racism looks like today in Naperville,” she said. “And how do we change it.” Many Naperville leaders, including Mayor Steve Chirico, who has worked to diversify membership on the city’s advisory boards and commissions, say her claims of “white supremacist policies” are far from the truth. “I don’t think it’s a fair characterization,” Chirico said. Some say the criticism of harboring white favoritism doesn’t fit a city becoming known as a hub of Indian-American business and culture. Naperville demographics show the city is 68.3 percent white, 17.9 percent Asian, 5.7 percent Hispanic, 5 percent black and 3.2 percent two or more races, according to the U.S. Census Bureau in July 2018. “If it was that kind of supremacist city,” says Krishna Bansal, chairman of Naperville Indian Community Outreach, a group formed by late Mayor George Pradel in 2013 along with a counterpart for Chinese outreach, “why would people come here?” . . . Chirico said the city follows a nationally standardized process for hiring police officers and maintains a review board specifically to discuss issues such as inherent bias before making decisions. He said he trusts the hiring process as well as police Chief Robert Marshall’s emphasis on diversifying his force. “It would be really, really hard to make a case that our recruitment process or our hiring process is somehow biased,” Chirico said. “It’s just not.” “We flatly deny and oppose any insinuation that Naperville hires police officers who are not appropriately vetted and highly qualified,” read a statement from city hall. . .Chirico said he is not concerned, saying that if it were a problem, those affected would be talking about it. Statistics provided to the Illinois Department of Transportation show white drivers were pulled over during 63 percent of the 13,342 traffic stops conducted in 2017 in Naperville, and minority drivers were involved in the remaining 37 percent of stops. Statewide, police stopped white drivers 58 percent of the time in 2017 and pulled over minority drivers in 42 percent of stops. . .Naperville City Council member Patty Gustin, who sells real estate for Charles Rutenberg Realty, said she is offended by Stava-Murray’s comments, which she says “create fake barriers and drive people away.” “I have not observed Realtors violating fair housing laws,” Gustin said. “To the contrary, we work especially hard to build a diverse community.” . . . District 203 did not immediately provide its rates of student suspension or AP class participation by race. But officials on Friday acknowledged a national trend of disproportionate disciplinary action against black students and said the trend “also holds true in Naperville 203.” To try to address the disparity, the district has implemented policies including placement in alternative schools instead of expulsion and has created a diversity advisory committee. “This is not a new issue for Naperville 203, but we are actively working to address it,” Rakeda Leaks, executive director of diversity and inclusion, said in a written statement. “We are committed to inclusive practices and supporting the educational and emotional needs of all students in the district.”)
— Casten takes Congressional oath in Wheaton, committing to freedom and equality – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190126/casten-takes-congressional-oath-in-wheaton-committing-to-freedom-and-equality
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Yet other leaders who spoke in advance of the keynote speaker, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, noted the need for collaboration to move on from the midterms, with blue or red affiliations in the back seat. These included Republican DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin and Democratic DuPage County Judge Linda Davenport.)
— Koch network gathers wealthy donors after 2020 Trump snub – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190126/news/301269919/
— Conservatives say Trump caved, but confident he’ll get wall – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190126/news/301269894/
— How Congress got Trump to climb down, end shutdown, for now – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190126/news/301269929/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s shutdown retreat reveals weakness.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/analysis-trump-shutdown-end-weakness-caved-pelosi-wall-border/
— Some Trump supporters cheer the shutdown, predict re-election – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-supporters-government-shutdown-federal-employees/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Census count for homeless in DuPage takes volunteers to parking lots, gas stations and other places of refuge – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-homeless-count-st-0125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says: ‘Prisoner of his own impulse’: Inside Trump’s cave to end the shutdown without a wall
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-government-shutdown-spending-wall-20190125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: rump-haters say: How the shutdown ended: Americans just had it up to here
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-how-the-shutdown-ended-20190126-story.html
— As shutdown ends, workers have little faith about the future – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-shutdown-whats-next-20190126-story.html

NBC5
— Local Federal Workers Breathe Sigh of Relief After Deal Reached
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/web—furloughed-federal-employees-breathe-sigh-of-relief_Chicago-504919402.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump Golf Club managers knew for years many employees were illegal, but just now fired them – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-golf-club-managers-knew-for-years-many-employees-were-illegal-but-just-now-fired-them

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hard choices will test Pritzker’s relationship with lawmakers – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190126/bernard-schoenburg-hard-choices-will-test-pritzkers-relationship-with-lawmakers
— Fair maps process back at legislature – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190126/statehouse-insider-fair-maps-process-back-at-legislature

HERALD & REVIEW
— Pritzker wildly outspent Rauner – Rich Miller
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-pritzker-wildly-outspent-rauner/article_d92deb58-7d93-52fd-a398-0a2a207e7cfa.html
— How Macon County Democrats, Republicans grade President Trump How local Democrats, Republicans grade President Trump
https://herald-review.com/opinion/opinion-how-macon-county-democrats-republicans-grade-president-trump/article_36c4c66a-cfe9-52bf-9d1a-3d73b56a7c0b.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Newly elected state Sen. Plummer ready to get to work in Springfield – Grant Morgan
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Newly-elected-state-Sen-Plummer-ready-to-get-to-13564131.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois law allows police to take in pets if they look too cold – Cymphanie Sherman
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-law-allows-police-to-take-in-pets-if-they-look-too-cold
— 12 immigrant workers at Trump golf course fired, lawyer says – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/12-immigrant-workers-at-trump-golf-course-fired-lawyer-says-01-26-2019

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— New Referendum in Naperville Township
https://www.nctv17.com/news/new-referendum-in-naperville-township/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Minutes of the Secret Meeting of Algonquin Township Board Discuss Tax Protest Settlement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/26/minutes-of-the-secret-meeting-of-algonquin-township-board-discuss-tax-protest-settlement/
— End to Suit that Forced Suburbs to Help Solve Chicago’s Segregation Problem
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/25/end-to-suit-that-forced-suburbs-to-help-solve-chicagos-segregation-problem/
— Pritzker Signs Illinois Up for the Paris Accord – Text
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/26/pritzker-signs-illinois-up-for-the-paris-accord/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Islam Exposed As a Religion of ‘Brutality,’ Not ‘Peace’ – Michael F. Haverluck
https://illinoisfamily.org/islam-sharia/islam-exposed-as-a-religion-of-brutality-not-peace/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— How to Lose a Culture War Such craven groveling before the gods of political correctness is now the rule among the putative guardians of Western civilization – Tom McCaffrey image
https://canadafreepress.com/article/how-to-lose-a-culture-war

GOPUSA
— Chuck and Nancy crow after Trump temporarily ended government shutdown at 35 days
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64085
— Group launches ‘Draft Ann Coulter’ to run against Trump in 2020
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=6405
— Indian disrupter Nathan Phillips stayed in U.S. during Vietnam War, went AWOL three times
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64062

THE HILL
— Steve King addresses white nationalist controversy in town hall – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/427107-steve-king-addresses-white-nationalist-controversy-in-first-town-hall-back

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump’s demand for a border wall shut down the government. At the same time, his company was firing undocumented workers. – Joshua Partlow and David A. Fahrenthold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trumps-demand-for-a-border-wall-shut-down-the-government-at-the-same-time-his-company-was-firing-undocumented-workers/2019/01/26/8cf75d66-20c5-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html

NEWSWEEK
— STEVE KING ACCUSES THOSE WHO CALL HIM RACIST OF ORWELLIAN ‘POLICING OUR LANGUAGE’ IN FACEBOOK LIVE TOWN HALL – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
https://www.newsweek.com/steve-king-accuses-racist-orwellian-policing-language-facebook-live-1306524

MOTLEY FOOL
— Most Americans Would Move for a Job Younger workers are more likely to be open to changing locations. – Daniel B. Kline
https://www.fool.com/careers/2019/01/26/most-americans-would-move-for-a-job.aspx

GUARDIAN
— End of shutdown: workers left with debts, bad credit and shattered trust The blasé attitude of Trump administration officials is a world away from the experience of federal employees – who fear a repeat in three weeks’ time – Tom McCarthy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/26/end-of-shutdown-federal-workers-debts-credit-shattered-trust

January 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Councilman Kevin Coyne may seek formal rebuke of state rep’s claim that Naperville has ‘white supremacist’ policies – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: QUESTION: When a municipality is slandered or libeled by a public figure, who should respond? ANSWER: All the elected officials who represent/represented all or part of that municipality, all the past and present officers of the political parties that represent all or part of that municipality, and all past and present officers of other organizations that represent all or part of that municipality.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-stava-murray-white-supremacist-rebuke-comments-st-0127-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The councilman said he personally is so angered that he will not refer to Stava-Murray as a state representative because “she doesn’t deserve that title.” “She has made vile comments against the very people that she was just elected to represent,” Coyne said in a statement. “Her actions are the most disgusting that I have ever seen from an elected official. I’m strongly considering motioning to have our great city censure Stava-Murray for her self-serving and outrageous political posturing. Clearly she puts scoring political points with the fringe left above her job as a representative for Naperville. I’m not inclined to let that pass.” Coyne said he’s not sure what he might introduce at the next council meeting, possibly a proclamation or position with which members could agree. “I think we need to make some kind of a statement to address her conduct and what’s she’s been saying about the community she was elected to represent,” he said. “We can’t let our own elected officials ruin the reputation of our city because of a self-serving agenda,” Coyne said. “This is not a partisan issue. There’s across the board outrage with what she’s said and doing.”)
— Stava-Murray’s Naperville comments unjustified – Lenore Mendoza Whitman, Naperville
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0127-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: The dissatisfaction voiced by state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray about the “white supremacist policies” of the city of Naperville is based on someone else’s complaints. I am of Mexican-American descent and have lived quite happily in Naperville for over 31 years. I participate in local activities, volunteer in places of need and worship without conflict. I am sure ethnic comments may have been uttered out of my earshot or ignorant individuals made comments to my children, unaware of their ancestry, but overall I believe Naperville has presented itself as a wholesome, kind and generous town. It is unfortunate when a person feels bullied and picked on, but we have to turn the other cheek and not retaliate in kind, as you, Ms. Stava-Murray, seem to do. I suggest you start looking for real estate in Oak Park. It is probably a better fit for you!)
— White supremacy in Naperville ‘ridiculous’ – Bill Voda, Warrenville
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0127-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: State Rep. Anne Stava-Murray appears to be confused by what a “white supremacist” philosophy is. Naperville may be smug, snobbish, even elitist, but “white supremacist? Ridiculous. Perhaps Rep. Stava-Murray defines “white supremacist” as a successful Caucasian who takes responsibility for their actions and doesn’t blame others for their failures? Or the fact that Naperville schools graduate more successful minorities than the Chicago Public Schools while spending LESS per pupil. Unlike the failed policies of businesses and educational systems that are popular, Naperville focuses on developing and hiring people that have excellent skills, knowledge and abilities rather than on their cultural heritage. Those are attributes that actually lead to success in life.)
— Thought crimes, media abuse and those Catholic high school boys from Covington – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201901231124–tms–amvoicesctnav-a20190123-20190123-column.html
— Mexico rebukes, but accepts, ‘unilateral’ U.S. move to return asylum seekers pending hearing – Maya Averbuch
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-mexico-trump-migrants-asylum-hearings-20190125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and Republican-haters say “Majority of Americans hold Trump, Republicans responsible for shutdown.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-republicans-shutdown-poll-20190125-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pelosi on Trump: We could plant flowers on border and he’d say, ‘I got my wall’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/sweet-speaker-pelosi-trump-flowers-border-wall-government-shutdown-state-of-union/
— CTA broke law by hiring legislator’s housemate, who rarely showed up: inspector – Robert Herguth and Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cta-eric-mckennie-kimberly-lightford-improper-hiring/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Alyssa Milano doubles down on calling Trump MAGA hats ‘the new white hood’ (DIERSEN: If you wore a MAGA hat, what would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to harm you? Who would come to your defense – the officers of your township/ward/county Republican party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, the IRP National Committeewoman, etc.? Ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/alyssa-milano-doubles-down-on-calling-trump-maga-hats-the-new-white-hood-

WLS AM
— Fact-checking Trump’s speech to end the shutdown – CNN (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
http://www.wlsam.com/news/fact-checking-trumps-speech-to-end-the-shutdown/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local Congress members react to deal to end government shutdown – Chris Kaergard
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190125/local-congress-members-react-to-deal-to-end-government-shutdown

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois lawmakers react to temporary end to federal government shutdown
https://herald-review.com/news/local/area-lawmakers-react-to-temporary-end-to-federal-government-shutdown/article_3fb95015-b6cd-5f8d-a121-4b7b371b4aa4.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Speaker at ISU praises Pelosi for showing ‘spine’ against Trump – LENORE SOBOTA (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will schools refuse to admit you, let alone refuse to let you graduate, unless you hate Trump?)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/speaker-at-isu-praises-pelosi-for-showing-spine-against-trump/article_e3472519-767a-5329-9cef-743ec6862127.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— MAGA Caps: Fashion police need to go – Ron Jackson
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/ron-jackson-fashion-police-need-to-go/article_9aedade6-20a5-11e9-bdaf-bb7287adf80a.html

WGLT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “White Supremacy Sees Resurgence Under Trump.”
http://www.wglt.org/post/dyson-isu-white-supremacy-sees-resurgence-under-trump-0#stream/0

NRA-ILA
— Illinois: Social Media Search Bill & Other Anti-Gun Legislation Introduced in House
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20190125/illinois-social-media-search-bill-other-anti-gun-legislation-introduced-in-house

NORTH COOK NEWS
— ISRA director expects new legislature to introduce multiple anti-gun measures – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511740708-isra-director-expects-new-legislature-to-introduce-multiple-anti-gun-measures

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Market Watch: Deborah Johnson loses over $354,000 on sale of West Chicago home
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511725324-market-watch-deborah-johnson-loses-over-354-000-on-sale-of-west-chicago-home

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Heartland Institute Fellow disputes Pritzker, others on climate change – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511724688-heartland-institute-fellow-disputes-pritzker-others-on-climate-change
— West Loop Ventures partner applauds university insuring against loss of Chinese students – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Should your municipality insure against its losing its citizens, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511722928-west-loop-ventures-partner-applauds-university-insuring-against-loss-of-chinese-students

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Franks’ Banks Not on Federal Employee Help List
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/25/franks-banks-not-on-federal-employee-help-list/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOV PRITZKER: “TRUMP ATTACKS IMMIGRANTS, ILLINOIS WELCOMES THEM.”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/gov-pritzker-trump-attacks-immigrants-illinois-welcomes-them.html

— STATE POLICE TO REVIEW SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE GUN PURCHASES WITH NEW PROPOSAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/state-police-to-review-social-media-before-gun-purchases-with-new-proposal-.html
— ILLINOIS OFFERS UTILITY BILL ASSISTANCE TO FURLOUGHED FEDERAL WORKERS, UNEMPLOYED AND STUDENTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/illinois-offers-utility-bill-assistance-to-furloughed-federal-workers-unemployed-and-students-.html
— NEW YORK, ILLINOIS IN COMPETITION TO “GLORIFY” BABY KILLING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/new-york-illinois-in-competition-to-glorify-baby-killing.html
— ILLINOIS’ LATINO LGBTQ RIGHTS GROUP PUSHES INCLUSION IN HISTORY CURRICULUM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/illinois-latino-lgbtq-rights-group-pushes-for-inclusion-in-history-curriculum-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Thanks to Republican leadership, at 2.9%, DuPage County has the lowest unemployment rate in Illinois.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/25/todays-map-8/

DAILY CALLER
— ANN COULTER GOES BALLISTIC ON TRUMP AFTER CAPITULATION ON BORDER WALL – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/25/ann-coulter-trump-capitulation-border-wall/
— MAN BOOTED FROM SCHOOL BOARD MEETING FOR NAMING TEACHER WHO CALLED COVINGTON BOYS ‘HITLER YOUTH’ – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/25/man-booted-teacher-covington-boys-hitler-youth/

HOT AIR
— Hannity: Don’t Worry, Trump’s Going To Get The Wall Money
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/01/25/hannity-dont-worry-trumps-going-get-wall-money/
— Wait, Pelosi’s Still Not Letting Trump Deliver The State Of The Union On Tuesday?
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/01/25/wait-pelosis-still-not-letting-trump-deliver-state-union-tuesday/
— The MAGA Hat Isn’t A Policy Statement, It’s An Inflammatory Declaration Of Identity – ROBIN GIVHAN
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/maga-hat-isnt-policy-statement-inflammatory-declaration-identity/
— In Defense Of The MAGA Hat – RICH LOWRY
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/defense-maga-hat/

FOX NEWS
— Dems must join Trump in wall compromise to keep government open – Robert Walker
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dems-must-join-trump-in-wall-compromise-to-keep-government-open

LIFE NEWS
— CNN Slams Pro-Life Teens, Says Their MAGA Hats are “Just as Triggering as KKK Hoods” – RYAN FOLEY
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/01/25/cnn-slams-pro-life-teens-says-their-maga-hats-are-just-as-triggering-as-kkk-hoods/

CBN NEWS
— It’s Time to Declare a National Emergency on America’s Border with Mexico – Douglas V. Mastriano
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/national-security/2019/january/its-time-declare-a-national-emergency-on-americas-border-with-mexico

FOX NEWS
— Democrats who say there is no threat of terrorists crossing our border are delusional – Brett Velicovich
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/democrats-who-say-there-is-no-threat-of-terrorists-crossing-our-border-are-delusional

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHY TRUMP WILL WIN IN 2020 Patrice Lewis says increasing leftist outrage, fake news only helps president
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/why-trump-will-win-in-2020/
— ‘ALLAHU AKBAR’: PASSENGER STORMS COCKPIT Flight from Paris forced into emergency landing
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/allahu-akbar-passenger-storms-cockpit/

TOWNHALL
— Radical Leftist Fashion Police Target MAGA Hats – Jeff Crouere (DIERSEN: If you wore a MAGA hat, what would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to harm you? Who would come to your defense – the officers of your township/ward/county Republican party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, the IRP National Committeewoman, etc.? Ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2019/01/26/radical-leftist-fashion-police-target-maga-hats-n2540294

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Who Owns America? – Pedro Gonzalez (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/25/who-owns-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Anywhere from 11 million to 22 million illegal aliens reside in the United States today. The most recent research suggests that the higher number is closest to the correct figure. In and of itself, that is a crisis. New arrivals—legal and illegal—come to America all the time. Two-thirds of these, Steven W. Mosher writes, use food stamps and other forms of state-administered assistance, such as public housing, not long after they arrive in the country, leaving Americans with a $116 billion annual tab. Moreover, much of the savings these new arrivals manage to accumulate are sent out of the country as remittances, about $25 billion of which ends up in Mexico. More people today speak a single non-English language—Spanish—than ever before in American history. For the first time, too, the middle class has registered as a minority in our country—an issue no doubt exacerbated by the importation of droves impoverished foreigners.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Trump went for a 21-day suspension of the partial shutdown, and what happens next – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/why_trump_went_for_a_21day_suspension_of_the_partial_shutdown_and_what_happens_next.html
— Walls work. That’s why Democrats oppose them. – Taylor Day
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/walls_work_thats_why_democrats_oppose_them.html
— The Left Doesn’t Hate the US; It Hates Us – William L. Gensert
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_left_doesnt_hate_the_us_they_hate_us.html

NEW AMERICAN
— Family-Unit Apprehensions Surge; Sick Aliens Use Nearly 20,000 Hours of Agency Time – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31302-data-family-unit-apprehensions-surge-sick-aliens-use-nearly-20-000-hours-of-agency-time
— Call It Operation Big Boot: Trump Admin Announces “Migrant” Deportation – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31301-call-it-operation-big-boot-trump-admin-announces-migrant-deportation
— 110 Scale Border Barrier in Arizona as 10K “Migrants” Seek Mexican Visas – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31296-110-scale-border-barrier-in-arizona-as-10k-migrants-seek-mexican-visas

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— The Problem with Declaring a National Emergency
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/01/25/the-problem-with-declaring-a-national-emergency/

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Democrats Line Up to Denounce Their Recent Past – IRA MEHLMAN
https://immigrationreform.com/2019/01/25/democrats-line-up-to-denounce-their-recent-past-immigrationreform-com/

BLAZE
— Sarah Sanders just issued a severe ultimatum to Democrats about the border wall Setting up another showdown in three weeks – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/sarah-sanders-just-issued-a-severe-ultimatum-to-democrats-about-the-border-wall

BREITBART
— Hollywood Roasts Trump over Shutdown Deal: ‘Art of the Kneel’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/01/25/hollywood-roasts-trump-over-shutdown-deal-art-of-the-kneel/
— When the Swamp Tackles Immigration, America’s Interests Are Ignored – Dale Wilcox (DIERSEN: The swamp wants Democrat voters and/or cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/25/wilcox-when-the-swamp-tackles-immigration-americas-interests-are-ignored/
— 30K Border Crossings Expected as Government Reopens Without Wall Funding – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/25/30k-border-crossings-expected-as-government-reopens-without-wall-funding/
— Mo Brooks: Glad Democrats See the ‘Evils’ of Shutdowns, ‘Carnage’ Caused by Illegals – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/25/mo-brooks-glad-democrats-see-the-evils-of-shutdowns-carnage-caused-by-illegals/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THERE ARE 2 WAYS TO END THE SHUTDOWN: SURRENDER OR EXECUTIVE ACTION – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272680/there-are-2-ways-end-shutdown-surrender-or-daniel-greenfield

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Problem of Identity – JONAH GOLDBERG
https://www.nationalreview.com/g-file/covington-catholic-students-american-identity-issues-roger-stone/

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Illinois Springfield promotes ‘healthcare for all’ talk…even illegals – Victoria Snitsar
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11797

THE HILL
— Ex-RNC head Michael Steele blasts Republicans defending shutdown: ‘So clueless. So out of touch’ – OWEN DAUGHERTY (DIERSEN: Democrats love Republican-haters who claim to be Republican.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/426781-former-rnc-chair-blasts-republicans-defending-shutdown-so
— Shutdown ends without funding for Trump’s border wall – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/427041-senate-votes-to-reopen-government-after-trump-agrees-to-end-shutdown

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Recovery from shutdown will be long and difficult.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/25/studown-recovery-long-back-pay-1117804
— Conservatives to Trump: You caved! – MATTHEW CHOI
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/25/government-shutdown-over-border-wall-1127564

CNN
— Federal employees can go back to work now. They’re looking forward to getting paid — but still worried about the future. – Nicole Chavez and Scott McLean (DIERSEN: With budget cuts, soon, if not already, the Democrats who run the federal government will have gotten rid of all their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Soon, if not already, they will have to get rid of their “protected” employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/25/politics/workers-reaction-government-shutdown-deal/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Mexico Protests U.S. Decision to Return Asylum Seekers – Azam Ahmed, Miriam Jordan and Elisabeth Malkin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/world/americas/mexico-asylum-seekers.html

NEW YORK POST
— Exposing the Times’ anti-Christian bias – David Harsanyi
https://nypost.com/2019/01/25/exposing-the-times-anti-christian-bias/
— The left’s bigoted obsession with MAGA hats – Rich Lowry
https://nypost.com/2019/01/25/the-lefts-bigoted-obsession-with-maga-hats/

NEW YORK SUN
— Why There Are So Few Statues Of Journalists – CONRAD BLACK
https://www.nysun.com/national/why-there-are-so-few-statues-of-journalists/90547/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the percentage of voters in the border states who hate America increases. How soon will they have enough votes to get the border states to leave America and join up with Mexico?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/border-wall-democrats-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump just caved. Democrats can now take control of the immigration debate. – Greg Sargent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/25/trump-just-caved-democrats-can-now-take-control-immigration-debate/
— ‘Trump caves’ or ‘Genius’: Right wing splits after Trump ends shutdown with no wall funding – Abby Ohlheiser, Eli Rosenberg and
Michael Brice-Saddler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/01/25/trump-caves-or-genius-right-wing-splits-after-trump-ends-shutdown-with-no-wall-funding/
— He argued that gay marriage was unconstitutional. Now Trump wants him on the federal bench. – Jim Obergefell
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/he-argued-that-gay-marriage-was-unconstitutional-now-trump-wants-him-on-the-federal-bench/2019/01/25/e4cfb1e6-049b-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html
— Here’s why federal workers are flocking to food banks – Jacqueline Alemany (DIERSEN: How soon will federal employees again be viciously demonized, be viciously denigrated, and be viciously condemned as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/powerup/2019/01/25/powerup-attention-wilbur-ross-here-s-why-federal-workers-are-flocking-to-food-banks/5c4a0b491b326b29c3778cba/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “California’s GOP apparently plans to continue alienating as many voters as it possibly can.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/enterthefray/la-ol-brian-maienschien-democrat-defection-20190124-story.html
— Mexico promises to take care of asylum seekers sent back by the United States – KATE MORRISSEY and KATE LINTHICUM (DIERSEN: “Take care of” is code for making them anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-asylum-seekers-20190125-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Exile of Brazil’s First Gay Activist Lawmaker Jean Wyllys Dismays Supporters Rival of president quits and flees, saying he fears for his life – Samantha Pearson and Jeffrey T. Lewis (DIERSEN: Of course, Wyllys is welcome in America, a country that gets rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/exile-of-brazils-first-gay-activist-lawmaker-dismays-supporters-11548442223
— America’s Hidden Workforce Returns Disabled workers join job market at highest level in years amid low unemployment and stricter rules for claiming benefits – Eric Morath (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all the office’s disabled employees at one time or another.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-hidden-workforce-returns-11548478801
— How the News Became Fake We in the media have our hands full with newsmakers who are frauds and sensationalists. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-news-became-fake-11548456383
— It’s Not Too Late to Quit Social Media Cal Newport never had a Facebook or Twitter account to delete, but he does have a method to break the habit. – Kate Bachelder Odell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-not-too-late-to-quit-social-media-11548457601
— Left-Wing Politics and the Decline of Sociology Nathan Glazer came from an era when the field cared about describing the world, not changing it. – Jackson Toby
https://www.wsj.com/articles/left-wing-politics-and-the-decline-of-sociology-11548456420

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “If You Don’t Want To Be Seen As A Racist, Don’t Wear MAGA Caps.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/toddessig/2019/01/25/covington-hs-if-you-dont-want-to-be-seen-as-a-racist-dont-wear-maga-caps/
— Why Mentoring Matters — Even When You’re Well Into Your Career – Marvin Krislov (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors succeeded in getting rid my IRS mentor in 1974. He had promoted me in 1972 when I was 23 years old, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in getting rid my GAO mentor in 1987. He had hired me, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marvinkrislov/2019/01/24/why-mentoring-matters-even-when-youre-well-into-your-career/#5f1175fe2933

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Indian-hating MAGA hat-wearing students are racist.”
http://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/coard-indian-hating-maga-hat-wearing-students-are-racist/article_65928f03-2e1e-5070-940f-84d7f58fbb45.html

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Shutdown Leaves Trump’s Base Cracked.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/trump-approval-polls-shutdown/581215/

METRO
— Every public figure should call for common ground. – Jennifer Nadel (DIERSEN: Since 2000, to give them more freedom sander me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have painted me as being a public figure (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure). They stress that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, that I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years, that I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, that I was a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, that I was a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, that I was a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, that I was an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and that I was an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. If I sued my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, would the judge and jury agree with them that I am a public figure?)
https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/25/every-public-figure-should-call-for-common-ground-yes-even-the-queen-8391653/

January 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— President Trump, Congress agree to end longest government shutdown – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-congress-agree-to-end-longest-government-shutdown/5106488/

NBC5
— Trump, Congress Leaders Reach Deal to End Shutdown Without Wall Funding “I have a very powerful alternative but I didn’t want use it at this time and hopefully it won’t be necessary,” Trump said – Danielle Abreu
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Government-Shutdown-Solutions-Urgency-Senate-White-House-504867681.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Congress, Trump reach temporary deal to end government shutdown – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/president-trump-to-make-announcement-regarding-government-shutdown

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate passes deal to temporarily reopen government after longest shutdown in U.S. history – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-government-shutdown-20190125-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers demand answers about monitoring for cancer-causing chemical during government shutdown – Michael Hawthorne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-sterigenics-medline-vantage-epa-letter-20190125-story.html
— As shutdown ends, federal workers have little faith about future – AP (DIERSEN: With budget cuts, soon, if not already, the Democrats who run the federal government will have gotten rid of all their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Soon, if not already, they will have to get rid of their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-government-shutdown-workers-20190125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The wall, the shutdown and the make-believe presidency.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-shutdown-wall-trump-crime-20190125-story.html
— The end of the shutdown, and what comes next – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-shutdown-end-trump-pelosi-20190125-story.html
— Early voting starts Tuesday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-early-voting-money-mayors-race-ig-ferguson-code-silence-20190124-story.html
— Watchdog: CTA staffer tied to state senator likely hired for political reasons, didn’t work full shift most days – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cta-hiring-illinois-senate-20190125-story.html

— Can Pritzker keep promise to stop Illinois gerrymandering? – Austin Berg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-berg-column-st-0127-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Increase in ‘sick leave’ causing flight delays at LaGuardia – AP (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I worked many more hours because my coworkers had called in sick.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/increase-in-sick-leave-causing-flight-delays-at-laguardia/
— Leaving Legislature lucrative for Ed Burke brother now drawing $160K in pensions – Robert Herguth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/burke-daniel-dan-edward-pensions-legislative-chicago-city-hall/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump tried to burn down the house and he got burned.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/federal-shutdown-donald-trump-nancy-pelosi/
— Illinois GOP facing dire financial straits – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/jb-pritzker-campaign-spending-democrats-illinois-republicans-dire-financial-straits/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Democratic Party of Illinois ended the year with about $1.4 million in the bank. The Illinois Republican Party finished with $313,000. The IL GOP is going to have to be frugal for a while until they can raise some dough. Rauner has been the state GOP’s most reliable donor. The former governor contributed $36.9 million to the state party since June 13th of 2014. The party raised another $20 million or so on top of that since that same date, but a large chunk of that money was pass-through cash from the two legislative caucuses for direct mail costs. The unofficial leader of the Republican Party’s wealthy Chicago-area “donor class” was Ron Gidwitz. He helped raise a ton of money for his party over the years. But Gidwitz is now the US Ambassador to Belgium, so he can’t do them any good. Bottom line: The Republican Party in this state is in very dire straits.)

DAILY HERALD
— Staffing shortages that slowed flights could have been ‘final straw’ to end shutdown – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190125/staffing-shortages-that-slowed-flights-could-have-been-final-straw-to-end-shutdown-
— Report: Financial incentives needed to get data centers in Illinois – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190125/report-financial-incentives-needed-to-get-data-centers-in-illinois

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump announces deal to reopen government for 3 weeks The stopgap measure includes no money for a border wall, sources say, but the accord would set up a period of negotiations on border security measures, and the president added he will make sure federal workers get back pay quickly. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/trump-announces-deal-reopen-government-3-weeks

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— As shutdown dragged on, and Trump’s polling went down, Bost stuck with president – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article225077090.html

WPSD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2019/01/24/medical-marijuana-to-be-available-to-more-illinoisans-under-new-program/

DEERFIELD PATCH
— Assault Weapons Ban, Gun Buyer Social Media Search Proposed Democrats introduced new legislation to ban certain semi-automatic firearms and add restrictions on who can legally buy a gun in Illinois. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/assault-weapons-ban-gun-buyer-social-media-search-proposed

WEST COOK NEWS
— Underwood, Casten did not sign letter to Pelosi about shutdown – Glenn Minnis
https://westcooknews.com/stories/511740722-underwood-casten-did-not-sign-letter-to-pelosi-about-shutdown

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wheaton Bowl owner Sal Falbo says he was targeted by Council candidate Bray-Parker – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: In 2002, I succeeded in getting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to hold its monthly meetings in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall and the MTRCC has held its monthly meetings there ever since.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511739295-wheaton-bowl-owner-says-he-was-targeted-by-council-candidate-bray-parker
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sal Falbo thinks Erica Bray-Parker could use a new lesson plan. “I don’t think her actions were the right thing to be teaching her students,” Falbo told the DuPage Policy Journal as rumors of Bray-Parker’s attempting to bully him and other business owners in Wheaton into removing signs from their properties that were for political candidates she doesn’t agree with continue to swirl. “We all have a right to freedom of speech, and as a teacher you would think she would know and understand that,” he added. According to local business owner Jane Shaw, all the drama began when Bray-Parker, who teaches at Glenbard North and is an instructor at the Civics Club, penned a letter to Falbo and other local business owners demanding that they remove posters of former state Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Republican of Wheaton, from in front of their businesses, vowing never to return to their establishments if they failed to comply. Bray-Parker, who is running for Wheaton City Council in District 4, is also accused of using her students as part of her “bullying” campaign, Shaw added. “I don’t live in Wheaton but if I did there’s no way I would vote for her,” said Faldo, part owner of Wheaton Bowl. “She’s obviously an activist, but part of the responsibility in that is understanding that everyone has the same free speech rights that you do. On top of that, the signs she was complaining about weren’t even on my property; they were in front. She’s really made an issue out of a nonissue.” Meanwhile, Ives, who relinquished her seat in Springfield with the start of the legislative session, has been adamant in expressing her opinion that she doesn’t think what she calls Bray-Parker’s brand of politics is right for Wheaton. “Erica Bray-Parker should not be elected; make sure she isn’t,” she told the DuPage Policy Journal. “She is unfit to represent business owners and the respectful, hard-working taxpayers of Wheaton. She is a civics teacher who is not civil.” Bray-Parker also raised eyebrows in May 2018, when she penned a letter in the Daily Herald assailing Peter Breen, a Republican of Lombard who was a state representative at the time, over what she perceived to be his inadequate stance on the issue of gun control.)

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— McGlasson discouraged by lack of response to meeting request – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: What do the following have to say about this: your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, the officers of your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National Committeewoman?)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511740588-mcglasson-discouraged-by-lack-of-response-to-meeting-request
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All that Republican Committeeman John McGlasson says he is likely to get out of his call for a special meeting of the state GOP after the shellacking the party took in November is a chance to speak his mind at the party’s regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 9 in Bolingbrook. If he can make his way onto the agenda. “Never heard back from anyone,” McGlasson, referring to his request for a special meeting, told Prairie State Wire. “I’m completely discouraged. I’ll try to give my viewpoints at the regular party meeting, if I get a chance.” The conservative McGlasson, committeeman from the 16th Congressional District, seconded fellow Committeeman’s Sean Morrison’s call for a special meeting after the embarrassing revelation in mid-December that Bruce Rauner sought someone to take his place on the ballot soon after his near loss to former State Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Republican of Wheaton, in the March primary. Again, he heard nothing. “We should be out looking hard for someone to challenge (U.S. Senator Dick) Durbin in 2020,” he said. “A good, enthusiastic candidate will help other candidates in down-ticket races. Maybe we could take a few of the House seats back. But they seem to be content with the way things are.” McGlasson needs five of the 18 Republican Central Committee members to call a special meeting of the party. He says with Bob Winchester’s legal claim for his Committee spot in the 15th Congressional District still in legal limbo, he doesn’t have them. “It is my opinion that the party needs to return to its roots as expressed in our party platform,” he said. “And we need to search for a leader that will lead us back to the basics of conservatism.” McGlasson said that a move is on to have Ives speak in Bolingbrook, but she told the Prairie State Wire that she has yet to receive an invitation. “I would tell them that they are disorganized and rudderless,” Ives said. “We need a fiscal contract with Illinoisans and a strategy to carry it out.” “We need new leadership,” she added, “after that bloodbath in November, and (the) revelation about Rauner. They (party leaders) can’t claim ignorance about that. He’s been funding the party for years.”)

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Anti-Muslim post appears on clerk’s Facebook page Circuit clerk says it was hack job – Bruce Rushton
https://illinoistimes.com/article-20874-anti-muslim-post-appears-on-clerks-facebook-page.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— A Crisis When It Suits Their Purpose – Robert Knight
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/01/a-crisis-when-it-suits-their-purpose/

TOWNHALL
— Trump Announces a Deal to Reopen the Government – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/01/25/breaking-trump-announces-a-deal-to-reopen-the-government-n2540272

BREITBART
— NewsGuard’s Advisory Board Has History of Fake News, Unethical Journalism – Charlie Nash
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/01/25/newsguards-advisory-board-has-history-of-fake-news-unethical-journalism/

DAILY CALLER
— NEW YORK TO SPEND MILLIONS PUTTING DREAMERS THROUGH COLLEGE – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/25/new-york-college-dreamers/

GOPUSA
— Trump flinched … and Pelosi will dig in
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64041
— Do you ‘have it coming’ if you wear a MAGA hat? (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that “I had it coming” a) because I avoided the draft, b) because I refused to become a Democrat, and c) because I refused to help them get rid of federal employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64081
— Europe is failing because it’s been hijacked by activists determined to impose a socialist agenda
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63961

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Agrees to Three-Week Spending Bill Without Wall Funding to End Shutdown – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/donald-trump-agrees-to-three-week-spending-bill-with-no-wall-funding-to-end-shutdown/

THE HILL
— Trump agrees to end shutdown without getting wall funding – JORDAN FABIAN AND BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/427004-trump-agrees-to-end-shutdown
— Senate votes to reopen government after Trump agrees to end shutdown – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/427041-senate-votes-to-reopen-government-after-trump-agrees-to-end-shutdown

POLITICO MAGAZINE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Why 2019 Could Be Marijuana’s Biggest Year Yet A green tide in Congress raises hopes that pot could be legal under federal law by year’s end. – JAMES HIGDON
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/01/21/marijuana-legalization-congress-224031

CBS NEWS
— Trump says he’ll sign bill to reopen government for 3 weeks – live updates – GRACE SEGERS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-deal-reached-trump-speech-announcement-opens-government-shutdown-over-today-live-updates-2019-01-25/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Announces Deal to Reopen Government, in Surprise Retreat From Wall – Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Nicholas Fandos and Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/trump-shutdown-deal.html
— ‘We Didn’t Get Ph.D.s Just to Sit Around’: Civil Servants’ Good Will Erodes – Campbell Robertson
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/us/civil-servants-government-work.html

WASHINGTON POST
— At least 14,000 unpaid IRS workers did not show up for work as broad shutdown disruption hits tax agency, according to House aides – Jeff Stein and Danielle Paquette (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/25/least-unpaid-irs-workers-did-not-show-up-work-broad-shutdown-disruption-hits-tax-agency-according-house-aides/
— Trump announces deal for government to reopen for three weeks, ending longest shutdown; no money for his border wall – Erica Werner and Mike DeBonis and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-leaders-continue-to-seek-a-deal-to-end-shutdown-that-will-satisfy-trump/2019/01/25/09c898dc-20ad-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump disapproval swells as president, Republicans face lopsided blame for shutdown.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-majority-of-americans-hold-trump-and-republicans-responsible-for-shutdown/2019/01/25/e7a2e7b8-20b0-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html
— Rep. Wittman, a Virginia Republican, wants to stop members of Congress from flying first class – Jenna Portnoy (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, overwhelmingly, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates painted themselves and painted all federal employees as being underpaid and as having financial problems. They did not like it at all, and some were furious, when I a) bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, d) bought a new town home in University Park in 1972, e) bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, f) bought a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, g) bought a home in Wheaton with my wife in 1978, h) had a home built with my wife in Wheaton in 1984, i) bought a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car in 1989, j) bought a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car in 1994, k) paid for tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, and l) paid for tuition and books to earn job-related professional certifications when I was 30 and 32.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/rep-wittman-a-virginia-republican-wants-to-stop-members-of-congress-from-flying-first-class/2019/01/24/78b2508e-2013-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I don’t think [flying first class] sets the right example,” he said in an interview. “I think members of Congress ought to be held to the same standard as others flying on government business.”)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-considering-agreeing-to-sign-three-week-spending-bill-as-early-as-friday-11548439078
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-considering-agreeing-to-sign-three-week-spending-bill-as-early-as-friday-11548439078

NEWSBUG
— Illinois Republican Party in dire straits – Rich Miller
http://www.newsbug.info/illinois-republican-party-in-dire-straits/article_2590b6ef-c671-5b89-879e-5e09a973dc06.html

FED SMITH
— Short-Term Agreement Reached to Re-Open Government – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/01/25/short-term-agreement-reached-re-open-government/

January 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Caylor, Chirico answer wide range of questions in first Naperville mayoral candidate forum – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if recreational marijuana is legalized and municipalities can say NO to the selling and growing of marijuana within their boundaries, candidates for municipal offices should promise to vote NO on the selling and growing of marijuana in their municipalities.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-mayor-forum-chirico-rocky-st-0125-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Recreational marijuana Chirico said he understands that cannabis has a medicinal value. “I have no question about that,” he said, but the question becomes how do officials make it safe. “Just broadly speaking, I think people getting arrested and incarcerated because they have pot is not a very smart policy,” Chirico said. “Alcohol has a far greater impact on society today than marijuana does.” “As a council and a community, we need to sit down and look at that and say what do we want,” Caylor said. “If we are going to do that, how do we manage that with a firm hand?”)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville Township voters will be asked again to decide fate of road district office – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-township-road-merger-ballot-st-0125-story.html
— Hinsdale man loses appeal in age discrimination case that challenged experience caps in job ads – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: How much job experience do you have? I have almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year. I have almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325/year. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my work experience the most. They include a) Money Magazine, b) my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, c) past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. members, employees, and officers, and d) past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, and political consultants who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-age-discrimination-ruling-kleber-carefusion-20190124-story.html
— Tax season Q&A: Is my refund coming? Can I call IRS hotline? Are auditors working? – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-shutdown-irs-tax-season-20190124-story.html
— Chicago Ford plant workers to get $7,600 profit-sharing checks – Robert Channick (DIERSEN: Government employees do not get profit-sharing checks.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ford-chicago-workers-profit-sharing-20190124-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The MAGA hat is not a statement of policy. It’s an inflammatory declaration of identity.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-maga-hats-trump-make-america-great-again-identity-0125-20190124-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What America needs is a party of reality – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: What if America had three political parties – a liberal party, a moderate party, and a conservative party?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/democratic-party-shifts-left-elizabeth-warren-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Dems promote pot legalization plan during North Side town hall: ‘This is coming’ – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/democrats-promote-pot-legalization-marijuana-north-side-town-hall/

DAILY HERALD
— Longtime chairman of the DuPage Democratic Party resigns – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: In 1978, my wife and I, life-long Republicans, moved to DuPage County to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans had created there. Tragically, since then, far more Democrats than Republicans have moved to DuPage County to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. When Democrats move in, prosperity and safety suffer.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190124/longtime-chairman-of-the-dupage-democratic-party-resigns
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage Democrats also enjoyed their most successful election in November in what traditionally has been a Republican stronghold. There are now seven Democrats on the 18-member county board; the county is represented by Democrats in Congress; and the majority of state officials are Democrats.)
— FRONT PAGE: Why Lake County’s new sheriff is taking a stand on shutdown, immigration – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190125/why-lake-countys-new-sheriff-is-taking-a-stand-on-shutdown-immigration
— DIERSEN: A Trump-hater says “True-Republican candidate must emerge now to challenge President Trump – Ed Murnane
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190125/true-republican-candidate-must-emerge-now-to-challenge-president-trump

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Flights halted into New York’s LaGuardia as shutdown hits air-traffic staffing A lack of workers at an air-traffic control facility in the Washington area prompted the FAA to order a ground stop at one of the nation’s busiest transportation hubs. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/flights-halted-new-yorks-laguardia-shutdown-hits-air-traffic-staffing
— How did home prices do last year where you live? This interactive map shows the growth (or lack of it) in the median price of homes sold in individual city neighborhoods and most suburbs in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will counties during 2018. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/how-did-home-prices-do-last-year-where-you-live

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQers.
https://thesouthern.com/entertainment/movies/short-film-rejected-from-high-school-film-fest-for-lgbt/article_cb43ae95-a8f5-5e26-bfe4-34636188d980.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Shedd Aquarium offers free admission for federal employees
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/shedd-aquarium-offers-free-admission-for-federal-employees

WSIL TV
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lawmakers introduce assault weapons ban – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39849715/lawmakers-introduce-assault-weapons-ban

DAILY ILLINI
— Food insecurity leads to federal investigations – OLIVIA WELSHANS (DIERSEN: Did you suffer food insecurity while you earned your bachelor’s degree? I did not thanks to my outstanding parents who provided me with room and board while I attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. That enabled me to earn enough money working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office a) to pay for tuition and books at UIC and NIU, b) to pay for room and board at NIU 1969-1970, c) to pay for a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, d) to pay for a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and e) to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970.)
https://dailyillini.com/news/2019/01/24/food-insecurity-leads-to-federal-investigations/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— On Saturday, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06) will host a district swearing-in ceremony and reception at 3 p.m. at the DuPage County Auditorium JTK Administration Building. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will deliver the keynote address and U.S. Judge Thomas Durkin will administer the oath of office. The public is invited (doors open at 2:45 p.m.). – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/01/25/47th-ward-spotlight-pritzkers-big-jim-personality-foxx-on-expunging-drug-cases-382100
— There was chatter at last week’s inauguration that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s management and media style can be compared to another governor—Republican Jim Thompson. “Thompson would walk down in the press room and have a few beers with us and try to get to know us casually,” recalled Thom Serafin, a public affairs strategist who worked as a reporter back in the day. “He was good at dealing with people. A lot like Bill Clinton. He’d look you in the eye. You’d feel like he’s really interested in what you have to say. That’s a gift Jim Thompson had, and I see it in J.B.” Pritzker so far seems willing to keep an open line of communication with media. We’ll have to wait and see if he’s ready to have a beer with us. Big Jim Thompson, as he was known, attended Pritzker’s swearing in. He had a knack for giving people responsibility “and then letting them do their jobs,” said James Prescott, a public affairs consultant who worked for Thompson from 1981-88 as a press aide. He attended the inauguration gala and brought along a commemorative coin from Thompson’s 1977 inauguration—the first of four. – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the nastiest, rudest, and meanest politicians, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/01/25/47th-ward-spotlight-pritzkers-big-jim-personality-foxx-on-expunging-drug-cases-382100

SENATOR CHAPIN ROSE
— Rose Named Leadership Budget Negotiator for Senate Republicans
http://senchapinrose.com/News/1419/Rose-Named-Leadership-Budget-Negotiator-for-Senate-Republicans/news-detail/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
– Phone Activity of Bob Miller after GOP Primary Defeat by Andrew Gasser for Algonquin Township Road District
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/24/phone-activity-of-bob-miller-aftyer-gop-primary-defeat-by-andrew-gasser/
— Illinois Red Dawn
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/25/illinois-red-dawn/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE “GREEN NEW DEAL” IS A FISCAL FANTASY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/the-green-new-deal-is-a-fiscal-fantasy.html
— GOOGLE MANIPULATED YOUTUBE SEARCH RESULTS FOR ABORTION, MAXINE WATERS, DAVID HOGG
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/google-manipulated-youtube-search-results-for-abortion-maxine-waters-david-hogg.html
— WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/what-it-takes-to-become-a-millionaire.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Steans, Cassidy lay out legalization plan at public forum
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/25/steans-cassidy-lay-out-legalization-plan-at-public-forum/

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— MAGA caps under fire as Trump-haters blame his supporters – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/maga-caps-under-fire-as-trump-haters-blame-his-supporters

BREITBART
— Report Claims That Up to Fifty Percent of Facebook Users Could Be Fake – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/01/24/report-claims-that-up-to-fifty-percent-of-facebook-users-could-be-fake/
— Microsoft Teams with Establishment ‘NewsGuard’ to Create News Blacklist – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/01/23/microsoft-teams-with-establishment-newsguard-to-create-news-blacklist/
— Poll: Vast Majority of Voters Want Crackdown on Illegal Alien Crime – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: To be in America illegally is to shout that you a) disrespect the rule of law, b) disrespect America, and c) disrespect Americans.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/24/poll-vast-majority-of-voters-want-crackdown-on-illegal-alien-crime/
— More Democrats Break with Pelosi on Border Wall as Shutdown Continues – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/24/more-democrats-break-with-pelosi-on-border-wall-as-shutdown-continues/

GOPUSA
— Chicken Little: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the new Al Gore
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63955
— Service panel weighs requiring women to register for military draft
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64050
— Sean Spicer blames antics of ‘B-rate’ journalists for lack of White House press briefings (DIERSEN: If you asked my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes how they would rate me as a journalist, what grade would they give me and why?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64032

AMERICAN THINKER
— Propaganda: The Bread and Butter of the Progressive Left – Jeffrey Folks
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/propaganda_the_bread_and_butter_of_the_progressive_left.html
— Fake News and the Narrative – John Kinsellagh
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/fake_news_and_the_narrative.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— To Democrats, America is a Sinkhole of Racism – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/to-democrats-america-is-a-sinkhole-of-racism/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Limbaugh: Trump and his supporters are in this fight for the long haul – David Limbaugh
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/limbaugh-trump-and-his-supporters-are-in-this-fight-for-the-long-haul/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Assault on America, Day 23: Trump and GOPers know without the wall, America soon may fall – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29555

TOWNHALL
— Covington Kid: Hated For The Color Of His Skin – Ilana Mercer
https://townhall.com/columnists/ilanamercer/2019/01/25/covington-kid-hated-for-the-color-of-his-skin-n2540232
— Democrats Are Border Crisis Deniers – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2019/01/25/democrats-are-border-crisis-deniers-n2540229

DAILY CALLER
— THE DC DEATH MATCH: SHOULD THE U.S. LET IN EVERY MIGRANT CARAVAN? – Stephanie Hamill
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/24/migrant-caravans-from-central-america/
— HERE ARE ALL OF THE SHUTDOWN DEALS DEMOCRATS HAVE REJECTED – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/24/democrats-reject-shutdown-deals-trump/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Deported killer breaks through outdated border fence – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/01/24/deported-killer-breaks-through-outdated-border-fence

LIFEZETTE
— Media Attacks Against Religion Represent an ‘Ongoing Crisis,’ Says Dan Crenshaw Congressman lashes out at press for its “blunders” over Covington kids and Karen Pence — and their hostility toward faith – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/media-attacks-against-religion-represent-an-ongoing-crisis-says-dan-crenshaw/

POLITICO
— ‘Extraordinarily angry and very upset taxpayers’: IRS faces chaotic tax season amid shutdown There are already signs that some will be no-shows because they’re facing the prospect of working without pay. BRIAN FALER (DIERSEN: In 1974, when I was a 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $67,638/year) IRS Revenue Officer, IRS put me in charge of all its Chicago office employees who answered taxpayer questions by telephone. Because of my performance on that assignment, IRS promoted me to GS-12 (currently $81,071/year.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/24/irs-tax-returns-government-shutdown-1121839

CNBC
— How long will it take to build the border wall? Years longer than Trump claims, experts say – PUBLISHED THU
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/24/experts-say-trumps-border-wall-will-take-longer-than-he-claims.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes Pelosi
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/us/politics/nancy-pelosi-donald-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters crow about their success in invading America’s southwestern states.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/border-wall-democrats-trump.html
— Roger Stone Arrested in Mueller Investigation Into Trump Campaign – Mark Mazzetti and Eileen Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/roger-stone-arrested.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump hater says “Who Needs a Paycheck Anyway? The shutdown reveals the administration’s callous elitism.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/opinion/shutdown-ross-kudlow-trump.html
— Your Loyalties Are Your Life – David Brooks (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) demand blind loyalty to them and to them only and b) destroy those who do not give them blind loyalty. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have worked the hardest to destroy me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/opinion/josiah-royce-loyalty.html
— Why Trump Will Lose in 2020 The president is running hard on a strategy of riling up his base. But by doing that, he riles up the Democratic base, too, and that one is bigger. – Rachel Bitecofer
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/opinion/trump-2020-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A anti-Trump says “Trump’s Wall of Shame It would stand as a lasting reminder of the white racial hostility surging through this moment in American history.” Anti-Trumps are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/opinion/trump-wall-shutdown.html
— U.S. to Begin Blocking Asylum Seekers From Entering Over Mexican Border – Glenn Thrush
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/us/politics/migrants-blocked-asylum-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, America-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/10/world/americas/crossing-us-mexico-border.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: The $238 Million Penthouse, and the Hedge Fund Billionaire Griffin Who May Rarely Live There – Nikita Stewart and David Gelles
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/nyregion/238-million-penthouse-sale.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration to start sending asylum seekers to wait in Mexico – Andrew deGrandpre, Maria Sacchetti, Kevin Sieff and
David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-to-start-sending-asylum-seekers-back-to-mexico/2019/01/24/53961fb0-2022-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html
— Out of touch? Trump aides struggle with shutdown empathy – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have demonstrated the most hatred against federal employees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years. They include a) past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. members, employees, and officers and b) past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, and political consultants who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/commerce-chief-asks-why-furloughed-workers-using-food-banks/2019/01/24/20ad3470-1ff1-11e9-a759-2b8541bbbe20_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “What happens when someone says no to Trump?” and says “Bluster, bombast, backing down.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bluster-bombast-backing-down-what-happens-when-someone-says-no-to-trump/2019/01/24/359df148-1f66-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html
— Elizabeth Warren to propose new ‘wealth tax’ on very rich Americans, economist says – Jeff Stein and Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: Soon, any such wealth tax would be on Americans with $40 million in assets, than $30 million, than $20 million, than $10 million, than $5 million, than $1 million, than etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/24/elizabeth-warren-propose-new-wealth-tax-very-rich-americans-economist-says/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will propose a new annual “wealth tax” on Americans with more than $50 million in assets, according to an economist advising her on the plan, as Democratic leaders vie for increasingly aggressive solutions to the nation’s soaring wealth inequality. Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, two left-leaning economists at the University of California, Berkeley, have been advising Warren on a proposal to levy a 2 percent wealth tax on Americans with assets above $50 million, as well as a 3 percent wealth tax on those who have more than $1 billion, according to Saez.)

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH FIVE COLOR PICTURES: In corruption-plagued Chicago, high-level shakedown charges loom over mayoral race, candidates – Aamer Madhani
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/23/chicago-federal-political-corruption-scandal-mayor-election-alderman-ed-burke/2581411002/

— Patriotic or racist? Trump’s Make America Great Again hats have become a hot-button issue – KRISTEN JORDAN SHAMUS (DIERSEN: From what I see, as Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote hatred of Trump supporters, a Chick-fil-A restaurant is one of few remaining places in the world where you can wear a MAGA hat and not worry about being harassed, insulted, threatened, beaten up, killed, etc. If you wore a MAGA hat, what would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to harm you? Who would come to your defense – the officers of your township/ward/county Republican party organizations, your representative in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, etc.? Ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://amp.usatoday.com/story/2673398002
— Walmart hiring hundreds more truck drivers – and it’s paying nearly $90,000 – Ben Tobin (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $90,000 a year in today’s dollars (GS-12 Step 5)? I did in 1979 when I was 31 years old. By then, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/01/24/walmart-hiring-hundreds-more-truck-drivers-shortage-persists/2665704002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Law schools where too many graduates fail the bar exam may face tougher sanctions With tens of thousands of dollars in student debt, some law school grads are unable to pass the bar to become lawyers. Are their law schools to blame? – Anne Ryman and Jonathan Ellis and RJ Wolcott and Melanie Payne (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were the most furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2019/01/24/law-schools-may-face-tougher-sanctions-if-too-many-graduates-fail-bar-exam/2665591002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Staffing Problems Halt Flights at LaGuardia, Other Airports Problems also reported at Newark Liberty International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport
https://www.wsj.com/articles/air-controller-staffing-problems-halt-flights-at-laguardia-other-airports-11548430671
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Weed Versus Greed on Wall Street As potential profits in cannabis grow, big banks and blue-chip investors will lose their reticence about the pot business – Carol Ryan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/weed-versus-greed-on-wall-street-11548412203
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Black women to hate Republicans.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/black-women-voters-emerge-as-top-target-in-2020-democratic-race-11548338400
— The Facts About Facebook We need your information for operation and security, but you control whether we use it for advertising. – Mark Zuckerberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facts-about-facebook-11548374613
— Catholics Against Columbus In covering a mural, Notre Dame gives in to the far left’s assault on Western history. – Alejandro Bermudez
https://www.wsj.com/articles/catholics-against-columbus-11548376196

BLOOMBERG
— Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Would Cost Jeff Bezos $4.1 Billion in First Year – Devon Pendleton (DIERSEN: Real estate taxes are wealth taxes. The more of your wealth that you put into real estate, the more real estate tax that you pay. Needless-to-say, wealth taxes a) discourage everyone from earning income, b) discourage everyone from saving their income, and c) encourage everyone to spend their income on immediate pleasures.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-24/warren-wealth-tax-would-cost-bezos-4-1-billion-in-first-year

FORBES
— Baby Boomers: Six Resume Mistakes To Avoid – Robin Ryan (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my degrees and certifications the most. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my degrees and certifications are not job related, did not help me carry out my job duties, were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and are stale. They stress that my IRS superiors argued that the graduate business courses that I took at Loyola 1972-1976 and the graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980 were not job-related, did not help me carry out my job duties, were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and were a distraction. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my degrees and certifications are stale. They stress that I earned a) my bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) my master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) my professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) my professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinryan/2019/01/24/baby-boomers-six-resume-mistakes-to-avoid/#32034baa6179
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mistake # 3 Left The College Graduation Year Off Or Fudged It Some job hunters removed the graduation date thinking employers can figure out their age. Omitting your year of college graduation was a concern for Lizzie Rahm, HR Senior Manager and Recruiter, Clark Nuber PS who noted that employers may wonder if you had ever finished your degree if they saw no graduation date. Another worry is that a third of all job applicants lie about their education (see the Career Builder study), and when I mention this to Ms. Rahm, she quickly stated that her organization does a background check on every single person they make a job offer to. So if you are lying about the year you earned a degree to appear younger, it will come out. And if you claimed to have a degree that you don’t, that will be in the background report too. The result of lying to this employer is they will terminate your job offer. “There are so many background check companies out there now,” cautions Rahm “that many employers are doing thorough background checks on new hires, so job hunters definitely need to use integrity in creating their resume.”)

JD SUPRA
— Courts Issue Conflicting Work Product Doctrine Opinions (DIERSEN: What “work products” do you produce? Since 2000, I have produced GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Since 2004, those 6,253 emails have included links to 324,002 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/courts-issue-conflicting-work-product-63873/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Inside feds’ struggles to make ends meet – AP (DIERSEN: From the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being overpaid by those who would never seek or take government jobs because government jobs do not pay enough. I should write a book about this. I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Those who have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid include a) Money Magazine, b) my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, and c) my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2019/01/24/inside-feds-struggles-to-make-ends-meet/

NEWSWEEK
— DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE ‘LOVES AND RESPECTS’ FURLOUGHED GOVERNMENT WORKERS: THEY ARE ‘TOTALLY IN FAVOR OF WHAT WE’RE DOING’ – CHANTAL DA SILVA
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-says-he-loves-and-respects-furloughed-government-workers-they-1304755

DAILY BEAST
— Mexico Just Made It Easier for New Migrant Caravan to Reach the U.S. Trump won’t be happy, but the country’s new government is giving migrants permits to stay, work, and travel—and many want to go to the United States. – Maya Averbuch
https://www.thedailybeast.com/mexico-just-made-it-easier-for-new-migrant-caravan-to-reach-the-us

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, sooner or later, all the citizens of all the countries in all the world will seek asylum in the United States. Those who want to take over the United States, and if not that, destroy the United States, want all those asylum seekers to get United States citizenship.
https://www.cato.org/blog/fences-made-crossings-deadlier-asylum-made-them-much-less-so

DAILY MAIL
— Trump target Jim Acosta of CNN gets a book deal with a multimillion dollar reward in the cards for his hate-hate relationship with the president – GEOFF EARLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6629859/Trump-target-Jim-Acosta-CNN-gets-book-deal-multimillion-dollar-reward-cards.html

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 820 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $799,999
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448303_zpid/