December 29 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Stimulus update: Fate of Trump’s $2,000 checks now rests with GOP-led Senate – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/fate-of-trumps-$2k-checks-rests-with-gop-led-senate/9164433/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois marijuana legalization 1st year marked by rapid growth, persisting inequality – Will Jones
(DIERSEN: To push pot on a country, state, county, township, municipality, or individual is to destroy that country, state, county, township, municipality, or individual.)
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-weed-marijuana-dispensary-near-me/9148988/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE OF KINZINGER: Kinzinger has battled Trump and his fellow Republicans. In deep blue Illinois, could that be a strategy for higher office? – RICK PEARSON
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters want Kinzinger to drive out of the Republican Party the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and the157 in my precinct who voted for Trump.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-future-20201228-2loaj74cwrcnhl2ell7ffz5a3e-story.html
— Norridge mayor faces challenger in April election; seven trustee candidates force primary election Feb. 23 – ANNA KIM
(DIERSEN: What offices will be on the April 3, 2021 ballot in your precinct, who are the candidates running for those offices, what are their qualifications, and if elected, would they encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/norridge/ct-nhh-candidates-tl-1231-20201229-otr4lw443bcm5akitnv7c256zy-story.html
— Moraine Township board taps longtime volunteer to serve as trustee – JAMES T. NORMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/ct-hpn-moraine-township-new-trustee-tl-1231-20201228-atm3sq2byre6to2akr54xkkyzi-story.html
— Fate of $2,000 payments now rests with GOP’s Senate, which meets today – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-second-covid-19-stimulus-check-updates-20201229-6ejivct7wncvpayin7sdylln5i-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. Dan Lipinski one of two Democrats to vote against boosting COVID payments to $2,000. Twenty Democrats voted to uphold Trump’s Defense spending veto, including Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, D-Ill. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/12/28/22204095/rep-dan-lipinski-covid-payments-bill-congress-trump

DAILY HERALD
— Transit predictions for 2021: Air travel rebounds, Metra has ‘existentialist’ crisis – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201228/transit-predictions-for-2021-air-travel-rebounds-metra-has-existentialist-crisis

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://news.wttw.com/2020/12/28/illinois-pot-program-falls-short-social-equity-promises

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Fewer polling places for the upcoming consolidated elections – Tom Kacich
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-fewer-polling-places-for-the-upcoming-consolidated-elections/article_8fa7d9b7-5f2d-5413-b9a6-1db32405b691.html

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— April election taking shape as candidates emerge New, previous candidates emerge – Charles Bolinger
(DIERSEN: What offices will be on the April 3, 2021 ballot in your precinct, who are the candidates running for those offices, what are their qualifications, and if elected, would they encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/April-election-taking-shape-as-candidates-emerge-15831492.php

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 407 COVID-19 cases Monday, 10 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/29/dupage-county-reports-407-covid-19-cases-monday-10-deaths/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Religion, Abortion, Guns And Race. Just The Start Of A New Supreme Court Menu – NINA TOTENBERG
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/religion-abortion-guns-and-race-just-start-new-supreme-court-menu#stream/0

WHEATON PATCH
— No Changes After 4 Discovery Recounts In DuPage County. “I am confident of the results of the recounts, just as I am confident of the results that were certified last month,” Kaczmarek said. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/four-discovery-recounts-conducted-dupage-co-clerks-office

BUFFALO GROVE PATCH
— Local Candidates Kick Off Campaigns In Buffalo Grove. Who is running for village board in Buffalo Grove? – Eric DeGrechie
(DIERSEN: What offices will be on the April 3, 2021 ballot in your precinct, who are the candidates running for those offices, what are their qualifications, and if elected, would they encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/buffalogrove/local-candidates-kick-campaigns-buffalo-grove

OAK FOREST PATCH
— School Board Candidates In Oak Forest, See Who Is Running. 693 candidates filed to run for suburban Cook County school boards. See who is running in Oak Forest school districts. –
Yasmeen Sheikah
(DIERSEN: What offices will be on the April 3, 2021 ballot in your precinct, who are the candidates running for those offices, what are their qualifications, and if elected, would they encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/oakforest/school-board-candidates-oak-forest-see-who-running

WIREPOINTS
— 2017 Federal Tax Cut Turned Out To Be Progressive. A Few Lessons For Illinois And Beyond – Mark Glennon and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/2017-tax-federal-cut-turned-out-to-be-progressive-a-few-lessons-for-illinois-and-beyond-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Don’t miss it’: Trump hints at Jan. 6 intrigue – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/27/trump-stage-rally-david-perdue-and-kelly-loeffler/

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says Trump’s Behavior Has ‘Definitely Been Erratic at the End.’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/28/gop-rep-kinzinger-trumps-behavior-has-definitely-been-erratic-at-the-end/
— Support for Trump’s Working Class Agenda Surges Among Immigrants – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/28/analysis-support-for-trumps-working-class-agenda-surges-among-immigrants/
— Franklin Graham: Christians Need to Save ‘Soul of Our Nation’ by Voting for Republicans in Georgia – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/12/28/franklin-graham-christians-need-to-save-soul-of-our-nation-by-voting-for-republicans-in-georgia/

FEDERALIST
— What Big Tech Didn’t Want You To See On The Federalist In 2020. Google, Facebook, and Twitter ultimately don’t want you to see anything from The Federalist. They also hope you don’t notice. – Joy Pullmann
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the articles that they do not want you to see.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/12/29/what-big-tech-didnt-want-you-to-see-on-the-federalist-in-2020/

PJ MEDIA
— This Brave Woman Reported on COVID-19 in Wuhan. China Will Lock Her Up for Years – TYLER O’NEIL
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate of dominate. They are furious that I have a Civil Service Retirement System pension for life. They are furious that the federal government will pay 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance for life. They are furious that I have the time, money, and motivation needed to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/12/28/this-brave-woman-reported-on-covid-19-in-wuhan-china-will-lock-her-up-for-years-n1288641

NEWS BUSTERS
— Twitter Censors Trump and Campaign 583 Times, Still Never Biden – Heather Moon
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/heather-moon/2020/12/28/twitter-censors-trump-and-campaign-583-times-still-never

THE HILL
— Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) sues Pence in bid to overturn Biden win – JOHN KRUZEL
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/531823-gop-lawmakers-sue-pence-in-bid-to-overturn-biden-win
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making “women of color” hate Republicans.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/531773-juan-williams-the-gops-problem-with-women-of-color
— Dominion sends cease-and-desist letter to witness who appeared with Giuliani – JUSTINE COLEMAN
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those who I should have sent cease-and-desist letters to. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who are/were leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/531858-dominion-sends-witness-who-appeared-with-giuliani-cease-and-desist

CNN
— Trump lashes out at Republicans after they override his veto – Zachary B. Wolf,
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/29/politics/donald-trump-house-votes/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “This is why Trump continues election rhetoric.”
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/12/29/kinzinger-intv-gop-election-trump-money-fraud-sot-ac360-vpx.cnn

REUTERS
— Russian lawmakers vote for jail penalties for online slander
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-politics-law-defamation/russian-lawmakers-vote-for-jail-penalties-for-online-slander-idUSKBN28X1RX

NEW YORK TIMES
— How the Pandemic Is Imperiling a Working-Class College – Matt Richtel
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents look down on the working class. I was a member of the working class 1962-1`997. 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. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/us/college-coronavirus-tuition.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He moved to Breezewood, Pa., a turnpike town near Maryland and West Virginia, where he worked as a waiter and cashier, or took odd jobs. Sometimes he turned to welfare and unemployment, food stamps and food banks. Ms. Foor pitched in, starting at the age of 14, working at Dunkin’ Donuts and McDonald’s. “I saw the middle-aged people working there and I thought, ‘If I don’t go to college, that’s going to be me,’” she said. “I don’t think how I grew up is necessarily a bad thing,” she continued. “It taught me the value of a dollar and what it means to work hard and I never look down on another person. But college is the light at the end of the tunnel that will make everything OK.”)

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: Fewer rejected ballots seemed to be a win for voter access. Trump and others disagree. – Pat Beall, Catharina Felke, Jackie Hajdenberg, Elizabeth Mulvey, Aseem Shukla and Sarah Gelbard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/12/28/trump-and-others-not-happy-lower-2020-rejected-ballot-numbers/3964007001/
— What watchdogs? Trump leaves office with inspector general jobs vacant across government – Kevin Johnson
(DIERSEN: All the audits of all the federal agencies that I worked on for GAO 1980-1997 required coordination with those agency’s Inspector Generals (IG). I worked on audits of federal financial institution regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies, including Railroad Retirement Board, Department of Defense, U.S. Postal Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Immigration and Naturalization Service, General Service Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Labor, Federal Aviation Administration, Veteran Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Health and Human Services, for almost 6 years. I served on Executive Committee (EC) of the Association of Government Accountants for 13 years 1983-1996. Almost all the other EC members were employees of IG offices.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/25/key-inspector-general-offices-vacant-trump-administration-ends/4008278001/

SPOKESMAN REVIEW
— The ugly world of vaccination politics – Robert A. George
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/dec/26/robert-a-george-the-ugly-world-of-vaccination-poli/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater slams ‘Erratic’ Trump for ‘Focusing on Grievances than Finishing Strong’
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-lawmaker-slams-erratic-trump-focusing-grievances-finishing-strong-1557623

FORTUNE
— The fate of $2,000 stimulus checks gains momentum, increasing the pressure on Senate Republicans – AP
https://fortune.com/2020/12/29/2000-stimulus-checks-gain-momentum-senate-republicans/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— China Jails Citizen Journalist for Her Accounts of Covid-19 in Wuhan. Prosecution underscores the lengths to which Beijing is willing to defend its official narrative of the pandemic. – Chun Han Wong
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate of dominate. They are furious that I have a Civil Service Retirement System pension for life. They are furious that the federal government will pay 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance for life. They are furious that I have the time, money, and motivation needed to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-jails-citizen-journalist-for-her-accounts-of-covid-19-in-wuhan-11609158353
— Tiny Changes Can Help You Achieve Savings Goals for Retirement. Easy habits make bigger financial accomplishments possible and help overcome waning motivation. – Anne Tergesen
(DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension a) is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars and b) is about equal to what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars. My CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiny-changes-can-help-you-achieve-savings-goals-for-retirement-11609160400

FORBES
— Five Questions To Gauge Your Commitment To The Job Search – Dana Manciagli
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my job search that followed my Democrat GAO superiors’’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years. What my Democrat GAO superiors told potential employers prompted me to sue my Democrat GAO superiors. But even if they had said nothing, the adverse actions that they had taken against me would stop any potential employer from offering me a job. In addition to forcing me to retire, they had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. )
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2021/12/28/five-questions-to-gauge-your-commitment-to-the-job-search/
— Use This Three-Step Formula To Answer “Tell Me About Yourself?” – Kyle Cromer Elliott
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want anyone to know a) that I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, b) that I became a licensed CPA, c) that I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT, d) that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, e) that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, and f) that I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter for 13 years. I have been one of the most active members of the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) since 1999. Yet, extremely few of my fellow MTRO members know any the aforesaid about me.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2021/12/28/use-this-three-step-formula-to-answer-tell-me-about-yourself/

ATLANTIC
— The Life in The Simpsons Is No Longer Attainable The most famous dysfunctional family of 1990s television enjoyed, by today’s standards, an almost dreamily secure existence. – Dani Alexis Ryskamp
(DIERSEN: Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He fought type 1 diabetes from age 14 and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy. My mother never attended high school and never worked outside of the home until after my father died.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/life-simpsons-no-longer-attainable/617499/

AXIOS
— Five trends that will shape America in 2021
(DIERSEN: How successful will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters be in driving out of the Republican Party the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and the157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.axios.com/five-trends-america-2021-ce91ffe4-4739-4b78-9f43-cb9fa0ff56d0.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump’s expected announcement that he’ll run for president again in 2024 allows him “to freeze the Republican Party in place,” Axios’ Jonathan Swan reports. The timing isn’t imminent, but when it happens, “he will try to control the Republican National Committee … and he’s going to try to squash the prospective 2024 Republican field.” And to those Republicans who want to run in 2024 themselves and hope Trump will walk off into the sunset: “He ain’t doing that.”)

December 26 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Despite Smooth Election, GOP Leaders Seek Vote Restrictions.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/despite-smooth-election-gop-leaders-seek-vote-restrictions/2402729/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for unemployment benefits running out.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/26/covid-19-unemployment-stimulus/
— Foster Parents Needed As COVID-19 Pandemic Strains Families – Jim Williams
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/25/covid-19-foster-parents-needed-pandemic/
— OCTOBER 7, 2015 FLASHBACK: Auto Enthusiasts Get Swanky Car Condos In Naperville
(DIERSEN: A 12’ X 18′ Horizontal Auditorium American Flag will hang 20′ high on the back wall of the 20’ X 40′ Iron Gate Motor Condo in Naperville that I recently bought. My red 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max and my red 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX will be stored there. The ceiling is White and the walls are blue.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/10/07/auto-enthusiasts-get-swanky-car-condos-in-naperville/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— JULY 31, 2020 FLASHBACK: Largest indoor car mural located in Naperville basement garage – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-mural-iron-gate-mural-naperville-st-0802-20200801-uc4i5honx5ea5mnspzwqbfqpvu-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The world’s largest indoor automobile mural is located in the basement garage beneath one the buildings in the Iron Gate Motor Condos in Naperville. The 10,000-square-foot mural titled “Auto-mobility On the Shoulders of Giants” not only is a brief journey through history but depicts the iconic cars of the world and the men who built them. The idea for the grand mural came from Iron Gate developer and founder Tom Burgess, who wanted something to fill the empty concrete walls in the storage garage under the 5 O’Clock Tower, aptly named because the clock always is set to 5 o’clock. Instead of dull gray, Burgess said he wanted to create a colorful and lasting piece for future owners to understand the passion behind the construction of Iron Gate.)
— JANUARY 6, 2017 FLASHBACK: Car condo complex lets auto fanatics mingle, entertain, store collections in luxury – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-iron-gate-condos-st-0108-20170106-story.html
— OCTOBER 14, 2015 FLASHBACK: Luxury car condos double as ultimate man caves – PAMELA DITTMER MCKUEN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/autos/ct-irongate-car-condos-1014-20151013-story.html
— OCTOBER 10, 2015 FLASHBACK: Comfy car condos in Naperville a cozy place for owners, too – GARY GIBULA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-car-condos-st-1009-20151007-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 2021 Mustang Mach-E electric SUV is everything most of us could ask for. The sleek, five-seat newcomer successfully transfers the magic of the Mustang to the vehicle that launches Ford’s transition to electric power. – Mark Phelan
(DIERSEN: I own a 2016 Mustang.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/25/22193335/2021-mustang-mach-e-electric-suv-is-everything-most-of-us-could-ask-for

DAILY HERALD
— APRIL 28, 2014 FLASHBACK: Burgess aims for a car in every condo unit
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140428/business/140428808/

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Be aware of where you get your news.”
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/richard-virgin-be-aware-of-where-you-get-your-news/article_7fc9e0af-c06e-53a1-90a0-f9f85dc4605c.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County COVID-19 case numbers decrease as 245 new infections reported Friday, 8 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/25/dupage-county-covid-19-case-numbers-decrease-as-245-new-infections-reported-friday-8-deaths/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— AUGUST 19, 2020 FLASHBACK: World’s Largest Car Mural at Iron Gate Motor Condos
https://www.nctv17.com/news/worlds-largest-car-mural-at-iron-gate-motor-condos/

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— APRIL 21, 2014 FLASHBACK: Motoring condos coming to Naperville
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2014/04/21/motoring-condos-coming-naperville/32369

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Foster goes to head of line for vaccine
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/570339445-foster-goes-to-head-of-line-for-vaccine
— Casten goes to head of line for vaccine
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/570339442-casten-goes-to-head-of-line-for-vaccine

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Was Nashville Explosion Inspired by James Patterson Novel?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/26/was-nashville-explosion-inspired-by-james-paterson-novel/
— McHenry County’s Report on Consolidating Townships with County Government – Full Report
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/26/mchenry-countys-report-on-consolidating-townships-with-county-government/
— Spate of Unemployment Fraud Reports in Huntley
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/26/spate-of-unemployment-fraud-reports-in-huntley/
— GOP Holds Meat Raffle Drawing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/25/157677/
— Steve Reick Reports
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/25/steve-reick-reports-2/
— McConchie’s Christmas Greeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/25/mcconchies-christmas-greeting/
— McHenry County’s Valley Hi Nursing Home Coping with Coronavirus, One Death after Nine Months of None
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/25/valley-hi-nursing-home-coping-with-coronavirus-one-death-after-nine-months-of-none/
— Dave Chapman Explains Why He Is Not Running for Algonquin Township Supervisor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/25/dave-chapman-explains-why-he-is-not-running-for-algonquin-township-supervisor/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump tweet rant rips Congress, Senate Republicans, Supreme Court, Justice Department – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/26/trump-tweet-rant-rips-congress-senate-republicas-s/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Jonah Goldberg, a useful idiot for the left – Peter Skurkiss (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization will use Trump’s problems to drive Republicans out of the aforesaid organizations.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/12/jonah_goldberg_a_useful_idiot_for_the_left.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Vulturous Charles Koch Re-Emerges to Oppose Trump’s GOP Influence – Gavin Wax
https://amgreatness.com/2020/12/25/vulturous-charles-koch-re-emerges-to-oppose-trumps-gop-influence/

EPOCH TIMES
— Sen. Rand Paul: Governors Should Never Have Been Allowed to Become ‘Dictators’ – MASOOMA HAQ
https://www.theepochtimes.com/sen-rand-paul-governors-should-never-have-been-allowed-to-become-dictators_3632629.html

THE HILL
— Trump criticizes Senate Republicans ahead of election results vote, urges a ‘fight’ – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/531692-trump-criticizes-senate-republicans-over-election-results-vote-urges

POLITICO
— Anti-Facebook agitators see their moment under Biden. Joe Biden has said he’s no fan of Facebook. Now he has an opportunity to show it as he assumes landmark policy and legal battles against the company. – STEVEN OVERLY
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs work together to get Facebook to do more to get rid of those who voted for Trump once and for all. 2,446,891 voted for Trump in Illinois. 193,611 voted for Trump in DuPage County. 20,080 voted for Trump in Milton Township. 157 voted for Trump in my precinct.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/26/anti-facebook-agitators-biden-era-450347
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump era opened the floodgates for Facebook detractors, who accused the world’s largest social network of silencing conservatives on one side, and abetting disinformation about the U.S. election on the other. Now, under Biden, the company’s critics see a prime opportunity to finally tame Facebook — for the sake of election integrity, privacy and fair play in the digital era. Democrats widely accuse Facebook leaders of permitting misinformation to appease Trump and his Republican allies. Biden’s campaign representatives have also lambasted Facebook for choosing not to remove Trump’s misleading claims from their pages and for broadly halting political advertising in the days immediately before and after the Nov. 3 election.)

WASHINGTON POST
— JANUARY 27, 2015 FLASHBACK: DIERSEN HEADLINE: A car-hater says “The myth of the American love affair with cars.” Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes hate cars. They see cars as being things that voters use to flee Democrat cities. They see cars as being things that those who have more money than they have buy. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who were furious when I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, 1972 Chevy Corvette in 1971, 1962 Chevy BelAir in 1971, 1974 Dodge Dart in 1973, 1978 Chevy Chevette in 1978, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale in 1978, 1962 Chevy Impala SS in 1989, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1989, 1993 Ford Thunderbird in 1993, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 1n 1994, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1995, 1997 Chevy Cavalier 1996, 2005 Chevy Corvette in 2005, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS in 2010, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max in 2012, 2016 Ford Mustang in 2016, and 2019 Ford Escape Titanium in 2019.)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/01/27/debunking-the-myth-of-the-american-love-affair-with-cars/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “America’s ICE detention centers need to be abolished.”
https://highschool.latimes.com/university-high-school-2/opinion-americas-ice-detention-centers-need-to-be-abolished/
— When do our personal interests and opinions go too far? – DERINGULER
(DIERSEN: What are your personal interests? My personal interests include American-nameplate cars, and especially Dodge Chargers, Chevy Corvettes, Ford Thunderbirds, and Ford Mustangs.)
https://highschool.latimes.com/university-high-school-2/opinion-when-do-our-personal-interests-and-opinions-go-too-far/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pope Francis, in Christmas Day Speech, Calls for Equitable Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines – Francis X. Rocca
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pope-francis-in-christmas-day-speech-calls-for-equitable-distribution-of-covid-19-vaccines-11608898880
— Why We Can’t Stop Longing for the Good Old Days. Neurology and nostalgia help explain why people have always worried that the world is going downhill. – Johan Norberg
(DIERSEN: When were your Good Old Days? My Good Old Days include 1972, 1973, and 1974 when my GAO mentor promoted me to GS-9 (currently $58,672/year), GS-11 (currently $70,987/year), and GS-12 (currently $85,084/year). But then, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor and everything went downhill from there. My Good Old Days include 1986, 1987, and 1988 when my GAO mentor got me assigned to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13 (currently $101,176/year). But then, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor and everything went downhill from there. My Good Old Days include 1970 when I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, 1976 when I earned an MBA from Loyola, 1980 when I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and 1997 when I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. My Good Old Days include 1979 when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt and 1981 when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA. My Good Old Days include 1972, 1974, and 1976 when I bought real estate and 1978 and 1984 when my wife and I bought real estate. My Good Old Days include 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc. when I bought news cars and 1989 and 1994 when bought collector cars. My Good Old Days include every day since I got married in 1978.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-we-cant-stop-longing-for-the-good-old-days-11608958860
— MARCH 3, 2016 FLASHBACK: Storage Units, Now With Space to Cook, Relax and Entertain Traditional industrial park-style storage facilities are giving way to customized spaces with kitchens, reclaimed wood and stylish seating areas. – Candace Jackson
(DIERSEN: I recently bought the 20′ X 40′ unit that served as Mr. Garrison’s indoor basketball court.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/storage-units-now-with-space-to-cook-relax-and-entertain-1457026958

TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT
— Look to the future with healthy optimism – Mark A. Mahoney
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. What makes it hard for you to be optimistic about the future? For me, it is the ever-increasing success that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs are having in driving Republicans out of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the harder that they work to drive you out. The more of the following that you are, the harder that they work to drive you out: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/life/wellness/2020/12/14/look-future-healthy-optimism-mahoney/6533810002/

WOBM
— A Closer Look at the ‘Good Old Days’ – Kevin Williams
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, the Good Old Days were good only for White males. I should write a book about minorities and females who IRS and GAO promoted over me who had less work experience, less education, and/or fewer professional certifications/licenses than I had. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in a) Firestone Stores firing me and b) my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://wobm.com/a-closer-look-at-the-good-old-days/

RAW STORY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization will use Trump’s problems to drive Republicans out of the aforesaid organizations.
https://www.rawstory.com/the-gop-needs-to-purge-the-conspiracy-mongers-and-kooks-in-the-party-after-trump-loss-conservative-columnist/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump stain likely to dog officials’ post-administration job prospects.” The federal government should advise its potential new hires that people hate past, present, and future federal employees and that the longer that you are a federal employee, the more that people will hate you.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/26/trump-stain-post-administration-job-prospects

December 25 Morning Edition

ABC7
— These are the 23 states raising the minimum wage in 2021
(DIERSEN: What is your minimum wage story? I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights part-time during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School and full-time during the summer in between. With the money that I earned, I a bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 to commute to/from classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete.)
https://abc7chicago.com/finance/which-states-are-raising-the-minimum-wage-in-2021/8642710/

CBS2
— New Rash Of Robberies, Carjackings Reported In Lincoln Park, Lakeview
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Black crime is caused by Republican discrimination against Blacks.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/24/new-rash-of-robberies-carjackings-reported-in-lincoln-park-lakeview/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— VERY SAD: Concordia University Chicago lays off 51, closes 15 programs – AP
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/chicago-area-private-college-lays-off-51-closes-15-programs/article_2495b655-8a57-59dd-9bd1-9e06a46c077d.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Daily COVID-19 cases in DuPage County rise as 413 new infections reported Thursday, 8 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/25/daily-covid-19-cases-in-dupage-county-rise-as-413-new-infections-reported-thursday-8-deaths/

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Trusted Messengers, Trusted Messages’: How To Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy – FRAN KRITZ
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who focuses on making others distrust you? I should write a book about those who focus on making others distrust me. I would focus on those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to make others distrust me because I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I would focus on those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trusted-messengers-trusted-messages-how-overcome-vaccine-hesitancy#stream/0
— The Weighty Side Of Political Criticism – SEAN CRAWFORD
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are criticized: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, overweight, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, federal employee/retiree, non-veteran, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/statewide-weighty-side-political-criticism#stream/0

WIREPOINTS
— Inexcusable: COVID vaccine line-jumpers include Senator Duckworth and at least five House members from Illinois – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/inexcusable-covid-vaccine-line-jumpers-include-senator-duckworth-and-at-least-five-house-members-from-illinois-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— COVID 19 Relief? 5593 pages of pork spending like none other! – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://www.edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/12/covid-19-relief-5593-pages-of-pork-spending-like-none-other/

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Biden Was Once Against Abortion, But Now He’s For It – JONNA MARCAIDA CALAGUI
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/10336/20201218/biden-was-once-against-abortion-but-now-he-s-for-it.htm

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘Does Congress Know That This Is How Communism Starts?’: Trump Condemns Big Tech Policing of Free Speech – JANITA KAN
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to police me and to police my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: Google, Facebook, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I should write a book about the adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me since 2000. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/does-congress-know-that-this-is-how-communism-starts-trump-condemns-big-tech-policing-of-free-speech_3632186.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, and other hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, rater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/531331-amazon-accused-of-allowing-anti-lgbt
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “GOP seeks to avoid messy Trump fight over Electoral College.” Which hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will seek to lead the Illinois Republican Party: Adam Kinzinger, Joe Walsh, Pat Brady? How strongly will they promise to get rid of the 2,446,891 who voted for Trump in Illinois, the 193,611 who voted for Trump in DuPage County, the 20,080 who voted for Trump in Milton Township, and the157 who voted for Trump in my precinct?
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/531562-gop-seeks-to-avoid-messy-trump-fight-over-electoral-college

CNN
— A judge rules that a Black defendant shouldn’t have to stand trial in a courtroom decorated with portraits of mostly White judges – Harmeet Kaur and Alec Snyder
(DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned: White, male, older, non-poor, present/past law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owner, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/24/us/virginia-white-judges-portrait-removal-ruling-trnd/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Does Biden Owe to Black Voters and Their Communities? – Astead W. Herndon
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see Blacks as being their soldiers in their army to destroy Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/us/politics/biden-black-voters.html
— The Surprising Places in New York City Where Trump’s Support Grew. Joseph R. Biden Jr. won President Trump’s hometown handily. But a deeper look at election data suggests a surge in support for the president in some districts. – Sarah Maslin Nir
(DIERSEN: What are the voting trends in your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, and your county? Everyone wants to live where they are in the majority or will be in the majority in terms of political affixation, race, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, length of time their ancestors have been in America, etc. I should write a book about the demographics of those who have bought homes in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage County during the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/nyregion/trump-voters-nyc.html
— Allegiance Flag Supply
(DIERSEN: An American Flag has flown continuously at my home in Wheaton since September 11, 2001. A 12’ X 18′ Horizontal Auditorium American Flag will hang 20′ high on the back wall of the 20’ X 40′ Iron Gate Motor Condo in Naperville that I recently bought.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/business/small-business-coronvirus.html
— For Millions of Jobless, Christmas Is a Season to Endure, Not Celebrate. Even with the prospect of new federal aid, many Americans face a holiday of tough choices, trying to celebrate while dealing with pressing needs. – Nelson D. Schwartz and Gillian Friedman
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/business/economy/economy-christmas-holidays.html
— Why China Turned Against Jack Ma. The Alibaba chief paid for pushing back against Beijing. But the shift in attitude also speaks to a growing wealth gap and diminished opportunities for the young. – Li Yuan
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/technology/china-jack-ma-alibaba.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Christ as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-non-poor people, anti-married people, anti-heterosexual, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/opinion/jesus-christ-christmas-incarnation.html

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. will require negative coronavirus test for all airline passengers from U.K. – Michael Laris
(DIERSEN: How soon a) will employers require negative COVID tests from their employees, b) will organizations require negative COVID tests from their members, c) will businesses require negative COVID tests from their customers, and d) will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries require negative COVID tests from their residents?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/us-will-require-negative-covid-test-for-all-airline-passengers-from-uk/2020/12/24/de265b60-43dc-11eb-975c-d17b8815a66d_story.html

USA TODAY
— Government program tapped to pay for COVID-19 vaccine injuries rarely sides with consumers – Ken Alltucker
(DIERSEN: What if organizations that you are a member of require their members to be vaccinated and then those members are injured by those vaccinations?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/24/covid-vaccine-injuries-sent-program-rejects-most-claims/4006753001/
— US to require negative COVID-19 test for air passengers traveling from UK – Charles Ventura
(DIERSEN: How soon a) will employers require negative COVID tests from their employees, b) will organizations require negative COVID tests from their members, c) will businesses require negative COVID tests from their customers, and d) will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries require negative COVID tests from their residents?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/12/24/coronavirus-negative-test-united-kingdom-airline-passengers/4044496001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chinese Stocks Have Banner Year, Gaining Nearly $5 Trillion. Surge aided by country’s rapid recovery from Covid-19, string of initial public offerings, rally in shares of consumer and technology companies – Quentin Webb
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-stocks-have-banner-year-gaining-nearly-5-trillion-11608892204
— Christmases Past and Future. The suspension of a beloved tradition reminds us of the courage that secured the blessings of liberty. – James Freeman
(DIERSEN: My favorite Christmas memories are from the 1950s and 1960s.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/christmases-past-and-future-11608845823
— Covid Threw People’s Finances Into Disarray: ‘It Doesn’t Look Pretty’
(DIERSEN: What has lessened the negative financial impact of COVID-19 on you? For my wife and I, it includes our being retired and not having dependents.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-threw-peoples-finances-into-disarray-it-doesnt-look-pretty-11608821977
— Japan to Phase Out Gasoline-Powered Cars – Peter Landers and Chieko Tsuneoka
(DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs succeed in phasing out gasoline-powered cars in America? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who despise/hate American-nameplate cars and those who own/owned American nameplate cars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/japan-to-phase-out-gasoline-powered-cars-bucking-toyota-chief-11608887640
— Trump Lawyers Get Little Backup From Their Firms or Universities – Gabriel T. Rubin
(DIERSEN: Do the organizations that you are/were a member of and the employers that you work/worked for support what you do politically? I get little or no support for what I do as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor from the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. I get no support from my former employers: GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, Post Office, etc. I get no support from the universities that earned degrees from: IIT, DePaul, Loyola, and NIU. According to the aforesaid, I am “too conservative.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-lawyers-get-little-backup-from-their-firms-or-universities-11608892200

FOX BUSINESS
— Trump slams Twitter for ‘stifling free speech,’ reiterates call to end Section 230. Sen. Graham tweets Trump will sign COVID-19 bill if Congress gets rid of Section 230. – Lucas Manfredi
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. Of course, my critics/opponents have always been able to sue the authors of those articles, but they never have. Because Section 230 stops them from suing me, they take adverse actions against me. I should write a book about the adverse actions that my critic/opponents have taken against me since 2000. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/trump-slams-twitter-for-stifling-free-speech-reiterates-call-to-end-section-230

BLOOMBERG
— Time Running Out for FCC to Take Up Trump Attack on Social Media – Todd Shields
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. Of course, my critics/opponents have always been able to sue the authors of those articles, but they never have. Because Section 230 stops them from suing me, they take adverse actions against me. I should write a book about the adverse actions that my critic/opponents have taken against me since 2000. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-24/time-running-out-for-fcc-to-take-up-trump-attack-on-social-media

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Congress May Tear Apart A Law That Launched The Internet – BRIAN DEAGON
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. Of course, my critics/opponents have always been able to sue the authors of those articles, but they never have. Because Section 230 stops them from suing me, they take adverse actions against me. I should write a book about the adverse actions that my critic/opponents have taken against me since 2000. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.investors.com/news/technology/section-230-law-launched-internet-in-danger-fb-googl-twtr/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A law considered by some to be “the 26 words that created the internet,” Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, now sits in the crosshairs of a Congress that is upset over its broad protections for web behemoths. Its fate could have a massive impact on the internet’s future and tech stocks in particular. The law guards web publishers from liability over third-party content. But both Republicans and Democrats seek sweeping changes to Section 230 in hopes they can rein in web giants like Amazon (AMZN), Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR), Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL)-owned Google. As Facebook and others increasingly take down content they deem inaccurate or objectionable, lawmakers also wonder whether the protections afforded by Section 230 are too broad for tech stocks. They want to hold social media and other web companies more responsible in managing their content.)

FORBES
— Here’s The Most Shared News Post On Facebook In 2020 – Joe Walsh
(DIERSEN: I should post a report on which articles linked to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have been clicked on the most during the last week, last month, last year, last 5 years, last 10 years, etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2020/12/25/heres-the-most-shared-news-post-on-facebook-in-2020-its-not-what-you-think/

NEWSWEEK
— Stimulus Check Update as House Republicans Block $2,000 Plan, Trump Golfs – KHALEDA RAHMAN
https://www.newsweek.com/stimulus-check-update-house-republicans-block-2000-checks-1557291

TAMPA BAY TIMES
— DeSantis spokesman deletes account after tweeting about coronavirus victims – Steven Lemongello and Mario Ariza
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the following and those who they let serve as their spokesmen: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2020/12/24/desantis-spokesman-deletes-account-after-tweeting-about-coronavirus-victims/

SAN LUIS OBISPO TRIBUNE
— A retired San Luis Obispo firefighter once accused of sending racist and threatening notes to his ethnic minority neighbors is now suing other neighbors who identified him as the likely sender to police detectives. – MATT FOUNTAIN
(DIERSEN: Being called a racist in America today is like being called a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.)
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article248044825.html

TULSA WORLD
— Thankful for another day – Keimarion Davis
(DIERSEN: Among the many things that I am most thankful for are my outstanding Missouri Synod Lutheran parents in Crete who put me on track a) 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; job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; and a job-related professional license when I was 32; b) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, and 72; c) to buy new cars when I was 16, 17. 19, 20, 23, etc.; and d) to buy collector cars when I was 40 and 45.)
https://tulsaworld.com/opinion/letters/letter-to-the-editor-thankful-for-another-day/article_cc46bc3e-3d95-11eb-aab0-43ad9cdfde71.html

VALLEY CENTRAL
— LGBTQ advocates sue Trump administration over strict, new asylum rules – Salvador Rivera
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, and other hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, rater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. LGBTQ advocates, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked very hard against me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.valleycentral.com/border-report/lgbtq-advocates-sue-trump-administration-over-strict-new-asylum-rules/

WBRZ
— Louisiana State University faculty debates adding diversity class to graduation requirements
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to promote diversity is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wbrz.com/news/lsu-faculty-debate-adding-diversity-class-to-graduation-requirements

KY3
— JUNE 29, 2017 FLASHBACK: Here’s how Facebook determines what hate speech looks like
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more “fair game” that you are/were: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, overweight, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, federal employee/retiree, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that the Southern Poverty Law Center, and therefore, Facebook and Google, promote hatred against you.)
https://www.ky3.com/content/news/Heres-how-Facebook-determines-what-hate-speech-looks-like-431545713.html

MORGAN COUNTY HERALD
— Christmas Memories: Bringing much-needed joy during this Christmas Season – JOSH STEVENS
(DIERSEN: My favorite Christmas memories are from the 1950s and 1960s.)
http://www.mchnews.com/news/christmas-memories-bringing-much-needed-joy-during-this-christmas-season/article_fece2d3a-44d0-11eb-b111-bfbd5034a10e.html

FULCRUM
— Best electoral advantage is party, not incumbency, new study underscores – Shawn Griffiths
(DIERSEN: What do you say to RINO candidates who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are anti-conservative to get elected? Everyone in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton sees how such RINO candidates, their RINO political consultants, their RINO major donors, their RINO campaign managers, their RINO campaign staff members, and their RINO campaign volunteers treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://thefulcrum.us/voting/party-loyalty

YAHOO
— 7 Ways to Handle Overly-Critical or Judgmental People – Brittany Risher
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most. I would focus on those who blame me for their problems, who blame me for your problems, who blame me for my problems, and who blame me for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on present and past leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/7-ways-handle-overly-critical-234314051.html

LEXOLOGY
— What does equality mean? – Harper Grey LLP
(DIERSEN: In America, protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, non-Trump supporters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, and/or have health problems.)
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f2e1daa7-7e76-4f60-b5c3-0ec756e153e1

JD SUPRA
— What Employers Need To Know: EEOC Serves Up COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance – Janie Schulman and Prabhjyot Singh
(DIERSEN: From what I see, employers and organizations will get rid of their employees and their members who fail/refuse to be vaccinated, but not their employees and not their members who are members of protected groups. Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, non-Trump supporters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, and/or have health problems.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/what-employers-need-to-know-eeoc-serves-80198/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The statutory Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) requirements do not appear to address a private employer’s ability to mandate the vaccine, and EEOC has not stated that the FDA’s statements on this topic impact an employer’s right under the ADA to mandate the vaccine; but EEOC’s inclusion of this topic in the New Guidance at least raises the question as to how EEOC, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), or the courts might respond to an employer that takes adverse action against an employee who objects to taking a vaccine because it is authorized only under an EUA.)

BENEFITS PRO & LAW
— Employers beware: When employee transfers could be subject to ‘adverse actions.’ There is a risk of liability under anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation statutes when transferring employees to other positions. – Michael W. Mitchell and Edward Roche
(DIERSEN: In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted that they might not force me to take their early retirement “offer” if I agreed to be transferred out of GAO’s group that audited federal financial industry regulators, the group that I had worked in since 1990. I had completed the requirements for a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I had become a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996.)
https://www.benefitspro.com/2020/12/24/employee-transfers-may-subject-employers-to-adverse-actions-fourth-circuit-provides-guidance-412-108304/
https://www.law.com/2020/12/07/employee-transfers-may-subject-employers-to-adverse-actions-fourth-circuit-provides-guidance/

SUN
— Seventy percent of Republicans want Trump BACK in the White House in 2024 – Jessica Kwong
(DIERSEN: Which hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will seek to lead the Illinois Republican Party: Adam Kinzinger, Joe Walsh, Pat Brady? How strongly will they promise to get rid of the 2,446,891 who voted for Trump in Illinois, the 193,611 who voted for Trump in DuPage County, the 20,080 who voted for Trump in Milton Township, and the157 who voted for Trump in my precinct?)
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13571977/seventy-percent-republicans-trump-back-2024-half-failed/

December 22 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Congress passes COVID-19 relief package with $600 stimulus checks for most Americans. The relief package would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefit and a $600 direct payment stimulus checks to most Americans. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/stimulus-check-update-second-package/8976099/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Community health centers must decide who to vaccinate first
(DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, the following are discriminated against, and therefore, they should get priority: minorities, females, younger people, illegals, those who have less money than others, those who have less education than others, those who have health problems, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, non-gun owners, liberals, moderates, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/12/21/22193051/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging again in Illinois prisons, as inmates and advocates call for more action – CHRISTY GUTOWSKI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-coronavirus-illinois-prisons-outbreak–20201222-workhpdahvbvxlqr3rvbruworm-story.html
— MARCH 4, 2019 FLASHBACK: Where do the Naperville City Council candidates stand on the issues? Here are their answers. – ERIN HEGARTY
(DIERSEN: Are/were you a Naperville newcomer? Notwithstanding Naperville’s $630 Real Estate Transfer Tax for me ( https://www.naperville.il.us/government/city-finances/taxes-fees-and-financial-forms/real-estate-transfer-tax/ ), I bought a 20′ X 40′ unit for $210,000 in Naperville’s Iron Gate Motor Condos ( https://www.irongatemotorcondos.com/contact/ ).)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-city-council-candidates-st-0304-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Joe McElroy: When I was elected to City Council in 2011, the city was in the final stages of downsizing the staff. Today we have fewer employees than we did 10 years ago, even though we have more people. If and when tax and fee increases are needed, we should protect existing residents first, shifting as much of the tax burden as possible to newcomers (real estate transfer tax) and visitors (sales taxes). However, we need to remain competitive with other cities. Also, we should look at how much we charge nonresidents to use our library and other city services.)

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: At least 10 DuPage suburbs to have contested mayoral elections – Katlyn Smith and Scott Morgan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201221/at-least-10-dupage-suburbs-to-have-contested-mayoral-elections
— Despite election fatigue, voters need to refocus for local races – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201222/editorial-despite-election-fatigue-voters-need-to-refocus-for-local-races
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters are overjoyed that “Barr undercuts Trump on election and Hunter Biden inquiries.” Who are/were lead undercutters in the organizations that you are/were a member of? I should write a book about present/past undercutters in the Milton Township Republican Organization, 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 Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on undercutters who undercut/undercutted those like me who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201221/news/312219945

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Restaurant asks Illinois Supreme Court to throw out indoor dining ban – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/restaurant-asks-illinois-supreme-court-to-throw-out-indoor-dining-ban/article_d2c5df1b-fbad-5083-bd63-db294c27daa3.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Members of Congress face backlash as they get priority for scarce vaccine – Stephen Loiaconi
(DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, the following are discriminated against, and therefore, they should get priority: minorities, females, younger people, citizens of foreign countries, those who have less money than others, those who have less education than others, those who have health problems, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, non-gun owners, liberals, moderates, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/vaccination-of-members-of-congress-spurs-backlash-questions-of-fairness

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— LGBTQ advocates sue Trump administration over strict, new asylum rules
(DIERSEN: LBGTQ advocates are anti-Republican.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/border-report-tour/lgbtq-advocates-sue-trump-administration-over-strict-new-asylum-rules/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump, House lawmakers plot futile effort to block Biden win.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-house-lawmakers-plot-futile-effort-to-block-biden-win/
— Second stimulus check: Who gets the $600 payment and when
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/second-stimulus-check-who-gets-the-600-payment-and-when/

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Already Behind’: Diversifying The Legal Profession Starts Before The LSAT – NINA TOTENBERG
(DIERSEN: Because so many law school professors are so anti-conservative, I never took the LSAT. However, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/already-behind-diversifying-legal-profession-starts-lsat#stream/0

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Public Library Continues ‘Talking About Race’ Series. The Jan. 7 virtual meeting will be about how to be an anti-racist.
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are racists and even worse things and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-public-library-continues-talking-race-series

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Why Did Chicago Stop Growing? Our city became a metropolis by gobbling up suburbs we now know as neighborhoods. Then, in the 1960s, it stopped. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/December-2020/Why-Chicago-Stopped-Growing/

CHICAGO NOW
— Watch a discussion of possible 2022 Republican Gov Candidates, IL’s budget deficit, Speaker Madigan’s possible stage exit & vaccines – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2020/12/watch-a-discussion-of-possible-2022-republican-gov-candidates-ils-budget-deficit-speaker-madigans-possible-stage-exit-vaccines-cable-net/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Restaurant asks Illinois Supreme Court to throw out indoor dining ban – SARAH MANSUR

https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/restaurant-asks-illinois-supreme-court-to-throw-out-indoor-dining-ban

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump appeals to Supreme Court, House Republicans to overturn ‘rigged’ election – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/21/donald-trump-appeals-supreme-court-house-republica/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Union: Stay at Home (Unless You’re Campaigning for Georgia Democrats) – Collin Anderson
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/union-stay-at-home-unless-youre-campaigning-for-georgia-dems/
— Teachers at Elite NYC Private School Make List of 24 ‘Anti-Racist’ Demands – Alex Nester
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers make their students anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://freebeacon.com/campus/teachers-at-elite-nyc-private-school-make-list-of-24-anti-racist-demands/

BREITBART
— CDC Panel: People Over 75, Frontline Workers, Potentially Illegal Farmworkers Should Get Shot Next
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/12/21/cdc-panel-people-over-75-frontline-workers-potentially-illegal-farmworkers-should-get-shot-next/

DAILY CALLER
— Mitch McConnell: GOP Win In Georgia Will Guarantee Biden ‘Will Be A Moderate’ – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/21/mitch-mcconnell-republican-georgia-joe-biden-moderate-senate/

EPOCH TIMES
— All Eyes on Congress as Lawmakers Vow to Oppose Electoral Votes – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV AND ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/all-eyes-on-congress-as-lawmakers-vow-to-oppose-electoral-votes_3627956.html
— State GOP Lawmakers Call on Congress Members to Back Elector Challenge – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/state-gop-lawmakers-call-on-congress-members-to-back-elector-challenge_3628308.html

THE HILL
— Trump supporters organizing ‘second inauguration’ for him online Jan. 20 – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/531186-trump-supporters-organizing-second-inauguration-for-him-online-january-20

POLITICO
— Breaking down the $900B stimulus package and $1.4T omnibus bill. The legislation offers a wide range of help, both for individuals and for struggling elements of the economy, from mass transit to movie theaters. – CAITLIN EMMA and MARIANNE LEVINE
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/20/details-stimulus-package-omnibus-bill-449499

CNN
— Trump supporters drown out GOP senator at Georgia election rally – Erin Burnett
(DIERSEN: Which hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will seek to lead the Illinois Republican Party: Adam Kinzinger, Joe Walsh, Pat Brady? How strongly will they promise to get rid of the 2,446,891 who voted for Trump in Illinois, the 193,611 who voted for Trump in DuPage County, the 20,080 who voted for Trump in Milton Township, and the157 who voted for Trump in my precinct?)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/12/22/kelly-loeffler-interrupted-trump-election-chants-ebof-sot-vpx.cnn

ABC NEWS
— Blacks in Air Force face many forms of discrimination, inspector general report finds
(DIERSEN: At GAO, IRS, and the USPS, the more of the following that you are, the more discrimination that you face: Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/air-force-blacks-discrimination-inspector-general-report/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Senate Candidates Duel in Georgia as G.O.P. Voters’ Anger Persists. As the state’s Republican senators rallied with Ivanka Trump, and their Democratic challengers welcomed Kamala Harris, conservative voters were focused on the president’s election loss. – Astead W. Herndon and Rick Rojas
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/us/politics/georgia-senate-race.html
— Why ‘Pivot Counties’ That Stuck With Trump May Be a Warning for Democrats More than 200 counties flipped from Barack Obama to Donald J. Trump in 2016. Joe Biden won only 25 of them back. – Trip Gabriel
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/us/politics/trump-voters-swing-counties.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is a region of small, postindustrial cities that have suffered manufacturing losses, where largely white voters, after years of voting for Democrats, embraced Mr. Trump’s nationalism and culturally backward-gazing message. “You can look at the part of the country where I live and where I serve, there is a feeling they have been left behind and we haven’t delivered,” said Representative Cheri Bustos, a Democrat whose northwest Illinois district includes nine Obama-Trump counties. All of them stayed with Mr. Trump this year. Ms. Bustos, who was chair of the Democrats’ House campaign committee, barely won re-election herself. She said Democrats needed to bring concrete benefits to farmers in the same way Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered rural electrification. Despite expectations that Mr. Biden, with his Everyday Joe persona, would win back many blue-collar voters, he appears to have done worse with them than Hillary Clinton or Mr. Obama in both of his elections.)

WASHINGTON POST
— About 74 percent of adults in the U.S. are overweight, according to the CDC – Linda Searing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/most-american-adults-are-overweight/2020/12/18/faefa834-408d-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Google, Facebook Agreed to Team Up Against Possible Antitrust Action, Draft Lawsuit Says Draft lawsuit quotes Facebook’s Sandberg saying Google pact was a ‘big deal strategically’ – Ryan Tracy and John D. McKinnon
(DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Google and with Facebook against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-facebook-agreed-to-team-up-against-possible-antitrust-action-draft-lawsuit-says-11608612219
— Why Many Bosses Won’t Require Workers to Get the Covid-19 Vaccine – Chip Cutter and Sarah Krouse
(DIERSEN: To get rid of their employees, members, and residents who are the following, expect that employers, organizations, municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries will require vaccination of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/covid-2020-12-21/card/NCshgM5uVuCJHiL1nT6a?mod
— Companies Have Promised $35 Billion Toward Racial Equity. Where Is the Money Going? Corporations say they are using their financial might to narrow racial wealth and opportunity gap; tracking those efforts can be tough – Lauren Weber
(DIERSEN: To promote racial equity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-have-promised-billions-toward-racial-equity-where-is-the-money-going-11608570864
— Long-Haul Covid Patients Put Hope in Experimental Drugs People suffering from debilitating symptoms for months after getting sick with Covid are searching for relief – Sumathi Reddy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/experimental-drugs-aim-to-treat-long-haul-covid-11608569400
— The Month Coronavirus Unraveled American Business – A WSJ Documentary March 2020 began on a high note for American business and ended with the economy in tatters
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/31-days-in-march/the-month-coronavirus-unraveled-american-business-a-wsj-documentary/4B61D14E-2D7B-44BD-A71F-7C271B62AFA4
— A Pandemic of Misinformation. The media’s politicization of Covid has proved deadly and puts Americans’ freedoms at risk. – Scott W. Atlas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-pandemic-of-misinformation-11608570640

BLOOMBERG
— McConnell Says He Will Allow Biden’s Cabinet Nominees a Hearing – Max Berley
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-22/mcconnell-says-he-will-allow-biden-s-cabinet-nominees-a-hearing

FORBES
— Fox News, Newsmax Walk Back Election Fraud Claims After Voting Machine Manufacturer Threatens Legal Action – Jemima McEvoy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/12/21/fox-news-newsmax-walk-back-election-fraud-claims-after-voting-machine-manufacturer-threatens-legal-action/

WASHINGTONIAN
— Yet Another Trump March Promised for January 6 in DC. The event “will be wild!” the President tweeted this weekend. – ANDREW BEAUJON
(DIERSEN: Which hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will seek to lead the Illinois Republican Party: Adam Kinzinger, Joe Walsh, Pat Brady? How strongly will they promise to get rid of the 2,446,891 who voted for Trump in Illinois, the 193,611 who voted for Trump in DuPage County, the 20,080 who voted for Trump in Milton Township, and the157 who voted for Trump in my precinct?)
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/12/21/yet-another-trump-march-promised-for-january-6-in-dc/

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Who Will Hold Republicans Accountable in a Biden Administration? The Washington Monthly will be there and can do so much more if you help. – David Atkins
(DIERSEN: Which hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will seek to lead the Illinois Republican Party: Adam Kinzinger, Joe Walsh, Pat Brady? How strongly will they promise to get rid of the 2,446,891 who voted for Trump in Illinois, the 193,611 who voted for Trump in DuPage County, the 20,080 who voted for Trump in Milton Township, and the157 who voted for Trump in my precinct?)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/12/21/who-will-hold-republicans-accountable-in-a-biden-administration/

NEWSWEEK
— Hundreds of Young Republicans, Trump Admin, GOP Officials Defy COVID Rules at Florida Gala – KATHERINE FUNG
https://www.newsweek.com/hundreds-young-republicans-trump-admin-gop-officials-defy-covid-rules-florida-gala-1556372

POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “The Twitter Presidency: How Donald Trump’s Tweets Undermine Democracy and Threaten Us All.”
https://www.psqonline.org/article.cfm?IDArticle=20100

EDUCATION NEXT
— Pandemic Offers Opportunity to Reduce Standardized Testing – Joshua P. Starr
(DIERSEN: What tests have you passed? The tests that I have passed include a) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, d) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) all the tests necessary to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) all the tests necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, and h) the Post Office employment examination in 1966.)
https://www.educationnext.org/pandemic-offers-opportunity-reduce-standardized-testing/

December 21 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— The Future of the Illinois Republican Party – Mike Flannery
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform is conservative. Anti-conservatives, that is, anti-Republicans, want the IRP to dump the following planks in the Republican Party platform: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Any state that promotes LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, and/or race or gender based preference giving is headed for bankruptcy.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/882415

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use George Floyd to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://abc7chicago.com/8900804/

WGN TV
— People over 75, essential workers next in line for COVID-19 vaccine – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/people-over-75-essential-workers-next-in-line-for-vaccine/

WGN RADIO
— Social media manipulation affects even US senators – AP
(DIERSEN: Everyone should be advised that if you post a like on anything about me or about my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will try to punish you. Further, my critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes would try to punish anything that I might post a like on. That is why I do not post any likes.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/report-social-media-manipulation-affects-even-us-senators/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The conversation taking place on the verified social media accounts of two U.S. senators remained vulnerable to manipulation, even amid heightened scrutiny in the run up to the U.S. presidential election, an investigation by the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence found. Researchers from the center, a NATO-accredited research group based in Riga, Latvia, paid three Russian companies 300 euros ($368) to buy 337,768 fake likes, views and shares of posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok, including content from verified accounts of Sens. Chuck Grassley and Chris Murphy.)

WTTW
— Congress Seals Agreement on COVID-19 Relief, Government Funding – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2020/12/21/congress-seals-agreement-covid-19-relief-government-funding

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Second stimulus bill would give airlines $15 billion more, bring back 32,000 furloughed airline workers – KYLE ARNOLD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-codi-19-airline-stimulus-furloughs-20201221-lgspejl6nbgnherwo3ybjcmevi-story.html
— Clergy, doctors and activists take on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and access in Black and Latino communities: ‘Don’t underestimate the fear’ – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS, LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA, STACY ST. CLAIR, ALICE YIN and DARCEL ROCKETT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-vaccine-black-latino-20201219-x6wlkklgqzbunovx5jub4w4dwi-story.html
— COVID-19 liability lawsuits: Should businesses be immune? – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-covid-19-legal-liability-lawsuit-20201221-sf7cs7mzofacpg5siqq3ahe3my-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Past campaign tactics rebound against Pritzker and Lightfoot. Gov. Pritzker is on the defensive over his administration’s handling of coronavirus outbreaks at the state-run LaSalle Veterans Home, while Mayor Lightfoot is in hot water over the botched raid of a Chicago social worker’s home. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/20/22191980/gov-pritzker-mayor-lori-lightfoot-lasalle-quincy-veterans-anjanette-young-botched-police-raid-rahm
— ALL OF THE FONT PAGE: Kim Foxx’s vision: Automatically erase more serious convictions for weed dealing, expunge cocaine or heroin arrests. In an interview with the Sun-Times, Foxx said for people in some areas of the city, drug dealing “was the only economy that they had.” Their records should be expunged automatically, she said. – Tom Schuba and Matthew Hendrickson
(DIERSEN: What do you want to be expunged from your record? It would be great if the following would expunge the adverse actions that they took against me: Post Office, Firestone Stores, IRS, GAO, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/12/21/22177193/kim-foxxs-expunge-drug-dealers-convictions-record-weed-cannabis-marijuana-pot-cocaine-heroin

SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN
— You are what you drive, according to study – Jay Wolz
(DIERSEN: It would be great if candidates would disclose a) the vehicles that they own and b) the vehicles that they have owned.)
https://www.semissourian.com/story/2855073.html

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— As 34th Resident Dies After LaSalle Veterans’ Home COVID-19 Outbreak, Families Prepare To Sue – HANNAH MEISEL
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/34th-resident-dies-after-lasalle-veterans-home-covid-19-outbreak-families-prepare-sue#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— Millions Of People Flying Despite Public Health Pleas To Stay Put – MATTHEW S. SCHWARTZ
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/millions-people-flying-despite-public-health-pleas-stay-put#stream/0

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Library To Host Job Search Process Workshop In January. The manager if Workforce Connection Center at Goodwill is conducting a series of timely and informative Job Search Workshops.
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are/were, the more that Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO employers do not want to hire you: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, present/past federal employee, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-library-host-job-search-process-workshop-january

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Finally, IDPH Releases Sources of Coronavirus Infections
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/20/finally-idph-releases-sources-of-coronavirus-infections/
— Huntley Police Suicide Calls in 2019 & 2020
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/20/huntley-police-suicide-calls-in-2019-2020/
— Have the Political Correction People Missed This?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/20/have-the-political-correction-people-missed-this/
— Week’s School Board Filings, One Day to Go
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/20/weeks-school-board-fililngs-one-day-to-go/
— New Grafton Township Salaries
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/20/new-grafton-township-salaries/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Part of Joint Statement on Cyber Attack
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/20/underwood122020/
— From the Desk of John Lopez: IL-14 Congressional Filing and an Anniversary
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/19/lopez121920/
— IL-14: Graduate of Algonquin D-158 Prompts New Federal Civil Rights Legislation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/19/underwood121920/
— Algonquin Township Abolition Petition Challenge Hearing Postponed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/19/algonquin-township-abolition-petition-challenge-hearing-postponed/
— McHenry Road District Seeks Court Order Forcing Township Board to Sign and File Tax Levy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/19/mchenry-road-district-seeks-court-order-forcing-township-board-to-sign-tax-levy/
— IL-14: Post-Election Campaign Reports for Lauren Underwood and Jim Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/18/fec121820/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— President Trump Files Petition for a Writ of Certiorari with US Supreme Court – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/12/president-trump-files-petition-for-a-writ-of-certiorari-with-us-supreme-court/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Leftists See Orwell’s Novel 1984 As a Blueprint for Progress – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/leftists-see-novel-1984-as-a-blueprint-for-progress/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT ADMITS SHE HAS KNOWN FOR A YEAR ABOUT BOTCHED NO-KNOCK RAID
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-admits-she-has-known-for-a-year-about-botched-no-knock-raid.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Law could delist some Chinese companies from U.S. markets – Bill Gertz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/20/holding-foreign-companies-accountable-act-could-de/
— Government’s case against Facebook is bad economic policy – Peter Morici
(DIERSEN: Facebook has become a utility. Ever-increasingly, Facebookers a) spend all their time on Facebook, b) stop sending/reading emails, c) stop visiting websites, d) stop making/returning phone calls, and e) dump those who are not Facebookers.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/20/governments-case-against-facebook-is-bad-economic-/

FOX NEWS
— The most popular car color of 2020 was this. It’s not that colorful at all. – Gary Gastelu (DIERSEN: All the new cars that I have bought since 1989 have been red.)
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/most-popular-car-color-2020

DAILY SIGNAL
— Conservatives Now Have an Option to Avoid Investing in Left-Leaning Companies – Rob Bluey
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/12/21/how-to-avoid-accidentally-investing-in-far-left-progressive-companies/

PJ MEDIA
— Gavin’s Watch: So Many People Fled California It Could Lose a Congressional Seat in Census – VICTORIA TAFT
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/victoria-taft/2020/12/20/gavins-watch-so-many-people-fled-california-it-could-lose-a-congressional-seat-in-census-n1221039

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump: ‘We’re Getting Closer and Closer’ to Successful Challenge to Election Results – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-were-getting-closer-and-closer-to-successful-challenge-to-election-results_3627102.html
— Trump Campaign Files Supreme Court Challenge to Pennsylvania Election Results – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-campaign-files-supreme-court-challenge-to-overturn-election-results-in-pennsylvania_3626145.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— New York Is Ousting Older Judges to Save Money. They’re Fighting Back. Dozens of judges are being forced to retire to close a pandemic budget gap. They have sued New York State, charging age discrimination. – Benjamin Weiser
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They have always wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.) Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. Further, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want to oust conservative White male Republicans who are over 40 years old. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, they ousted me as a GAO employee. In 2004, when I was 56 years old, they ousted me as a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. In 2007, when I was 59 years old, they ousted me as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member. In 2010, when I was 62 years old, they again ousted me as a MTRO webmaster. In 2011, when I was 63 years old, they ousted me as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member. In 2012, when I was 64 years old, they ousted me as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/nyregion/nyc-judges-age-discrimination.html
— How to Manage Performance Evaluations in the Work-From-Home Era – Julie Wees
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My Democrat GAO superiors never alleged that performance problems justified the following adverse actions that they took against me: forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, not promoting me beyond GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. In Diersen v. GAO, I entered into the court record all the performance appraisals that GAO gave me 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/business/work-performance-evaluations-covid.html

WASHINGTON :POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “How Trump drove the lie that the election was stolen, undermining voter trust in the outcome.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-election-voter-trust/2020/12/20/00282aa6-407a-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says that Fox News has a grip on conservatives. I have never been in the grip of anyone and I never will be. I should write a book about those who are/were in the grip of others. I would focus on present/past members of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. I would focus on present/past officials and employees of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on present/past Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/12/21/fox-news-newsmax-oan-cable-news-donald-trump-2020-election/3881624001/
— Don’t cut in line for the COVID vaccine. Elites who do will be named and shamed. The optics of the privileged jumping the COVID vaccine line ahead of essential workers will be terrible and should be damaging. – Juleanna Glover
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/20/covid-vaccine-name-shame-elites-who-jump-the-line-column/3920917001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Unfinished Business of Office Diversity Training – Krithika Varagur
(DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-unfinished-business-of-office-diversity-training-11608512401
— Nursing Homes Grapple With Staff Hesitant to Get the Covid-19 Vaccine. Nearly 72% of certified nursing assistants say they don’t want to be vaccinated, a recent survey found. Anna Wilde Mathews and Sarah Toy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nursing-homes-grapple-with-staff-hesitant-to-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-11608477474
— Race Is Key Issue as California Governor Picks Harris’s Senate Replacement. Some urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to appoint state’s first Latino senator, while others say Black woman should get role. – Christine Mai-Duc
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will America, Illinois, your county, your township, and your municipality officially banish those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/race-is-key-issue-as-california-governor-picks-harriss-senate-replacement-11608483601
(DIERSEN: The public debate surrounding Mr. Newsom’s choice has centered primarily on racial and ethnic representation, not the next senator’s political views—a sign of how salient diversity questions are in America’s most populous state, where 63.5% of residents are nonwhite and Democrats dominate.)
— How to Negotiate and Counter a Job Offer – Deborah Acosta
(DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in a) Firestone Stores firing me and b) my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-negotiate-and-counter-a-job-offer-11607356041

FORBES
— Why Are New York’s State Pensions Fully Funded? Because They Have To Be – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2020/12/19/why-are-new-yorks-state-pensions-fully-funded-because-they-have-to/

INC.
— How To Use 2020 As A Springboard To Create Success.  You want to move fast in life, get in alignment with what matters most. – RAJ JANA
https://www.inc.com/raj-jana/how-to-use-2020-as-a-springboard-to-create-success.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. What are you energized by?. . .2. Am I following my values?. . .3. What choices have I made this year?)
— How to Turn Lessons Learned From 2020 Into Your Greatest Opportunity. The misfortunes of yesterday don’t have to be carried into tomorrow. – RAJ JANA
https://www.inc.com/raj-jana/how-to-turn-lessons-learned-from-2020-into-your-greatest-opportunity.html

SEATTLE TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: LGBTQ-promoters promote LGBTQ.
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/in-for-a-renewed-fight-why-seattle-area-lgbtq-rights-advocates-are-nervous-about-the-new-supreme-court/

FED SMITH
— Increasing Performance Value in Reduction-in-Force (RIF) – Ralph R. Smith
(DIERSEN: To deal with Republican-led budget cuts during the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees made the aforesaid promotion deadlines. Further, to keep GAO employees who were liberal/moderate, poor, LGBTQ, non-married, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, the Democrats who ran GAO got rid of their employees who were conservative, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Christian, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2020/12/20/increasing-performance-value-in-reduction-in-force-rif/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The proposed regulations alter existing regulations regarding RIF procedures by modifying the order of retention, increasing the value of performance, and reducing the value of an employee’s length of service. This ranking procedure determines which employees will be retained—and which ones will not be retained—when an agency implements a RIF. Current RIF regulations place an employee’s performance as the last factor to consider when listing which employees will remain and which ones will go. The initial factors to consider in a RIF under current regulations are the “tenure of employment” followed by veterans preference and length of an employee’s federal service.)

December 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Stimulus update: Deal on nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 relief expected in ‘a matter of hours,’ McConnell says. The bill would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefits and $600 direct stimulus payments to most Americans. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-relief-stimulus-economic-600-payments/8913249/
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/deal-reached-on-economic-relief-bill-$600-stimulus-payments/8913249/

WGN TV
— Illinois surpasses 900,000 COVID-19 cases, state reports 6,003 cases, 79 deaths
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-surpasses-900000-covid-19-cases-state-reports-6003-cases-79-deaths/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— President Trump returning to Georgia for rally before Senate runoff election
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/president-trump-returning-to-georgia-for-rally-before-senate-runoff-election

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Madigan and the Black caucus: From adversary to ally – Derrick Blakley
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-madigan-and-the-black-caucus-from-adversary-to-ally/article_1eacb2fe-bbf0-5f7b-a177-756ae683bfff.html
— State’s leaders addicted to mediocrity – State Rep. Chris Miller, R-Oakland
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-states-leaders-addicted-to-mediocrity/article_77b03965-f067-576f-828c-a69b6b0b4d61.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Springfield protesters criticize Pritzker, COVID-19 mitigations outside Governor’s Mansion – Brenden Moore
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/2020/12/20/covid-19-illinois-protesters-criticize-pritzker-springfield/3982770001/

FOX ILLINOIS

— Agreement likely Sunday on nearly $1 trillion virus aid bill – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/deal-on-fed-removes-obstacle-to-agreement-on-virus-aid-bill

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Biden to receive COVID vaccine as Trump remains on sidelines – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/biden-to-receive-covid-vaccine-as-trump-remains-on-sidelines/
— Biden introduces his climate team, says ‘no time to waste’ – Char’Nese Turner
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/illinois-capitol-news/biden-introduces-his-climate-team-says-no-time-to-waste/
— Illinois reports 6,003 new COVID-19 cases, 79 deaths – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/state-news/illinois-reports-6003-new-covid-19-cases-79-deaths/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Is Preoccupied With Election Results – MARA LIASSON
(DIERSEN: According to those who want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, I am preoccupied with sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/politics-chat-trump-preoccupied-election-results-while-relief-bill-stalls#stream/0

FOX BUSINESS
— Google hit with 2 new antitrust lawsuits from 4 private publishers. Lawsuits allege Google has violated the Sherman Act. – Audrey Conklin
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/antitrust-challenges-google-private-publishers

BREITBART
— Arnold Schwarzenegger to Biden: Create a New Voting Rights Act to Fight ‘Voter Suppression’ – DAVID NG
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/12/20/arnold-schwarzenegger-to-biden-create-a-new-voting-rights-act-to-fight-voter-suppression/

DAILY WIRE
— AOC Promotes Prostitution: ‘Sex Work Is Work’ – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-promotes-prostitution-sex-work-is-work

PJ MEDIA
— Obama’s Latest Autobiography Rewrites Israeli History to Make You Hate the Jewish State – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2020/12/20/obamas-latest-autobiography-rewrites-israeli-history-to-make-you-hate-the-jewish-state-n1221172

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “More Americans than ever distrust the news; here’s why and what to do about it.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/531047-more-americans-than-ever-distrust-the-news-heres-why-and-what-to-do-about

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “How voters rank Trump a historically bad president.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/20/politics/trump-presidency-history-analysis/index.html
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s obsession with overturning the election is out of control.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/20/opinions/trump-sidney-powell-out-of-control-election-obsession-honig/index.html

NBC NEWS
— CDC advisory group: Older adults, front-line essential workers to get Covid vaccine next. Vaccines are expected to start going out to these groups in the coming weeks. – Erika Edwards and Sara G. Miller
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-advisory-group-older-adults-frontline-essential-workers-get-covid-n1251858

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘U.S. and States Say Facebook Illegally Crushed Competition’ – Jeremy Engle
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/20/learning/lesson-of-the-day-us-and-states-say-facebook-illegally-crushed-competition.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump saved the worst for last.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/20/trump-saved-worst-last/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Voting in U.S. Got Easier in 2020. Will Changes Remain in Next Election? More voting by mail, early in-person voting and other rules states adopted proved popular, but their future is under debate. – Alexa Corse
https://www.wsj.com/articles/voting-in-u-s-got-easier-in-2020-will-changes-remain-in-next-election-11608482155
— The Pride and Strain of Being a First-Generation College Student – REBECCA DURAS
(DIERSEN: I was a first-generation college student. My outstanding parents never attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-pride-and-strain-of-being-a-first-generation-college-student-11608300867

December 19 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— If Gov. Pritzker had raised taxes in 2019, our budget problems in 2020 wouldn’t be so bad If the governor had raised the flat tax hike to balance the budget when he had an almost infinitely deep well of goodwill in the legislature, we wouldn’t be in nearly this mess right now. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/18/22189689/illinois-budget-governor-pritzker-flat-tax-rich-miller
— 108 more Illinois coronavirus deaths, 7,562 new cases The state is stuck in an unprecedented 12-day streak of reporting 100 or more deaths, the worst stretch of the pandemic. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/12/19/22190607/illinois-coronavirus-vaccine-pritzker-mitigation-covid-19-dec
— Vaccinations resume at Condell Medical Center after pause following negative reactions. Vaccinations will resume Sunday at the medical center “following a thorough internal review — including infectious disease and clinical experts across our system,” Advocate Aurora Health officials said in a statement.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/12/19/22190985/vaccinations-resume-advocate-condell-medical-center-after-pause-following-negative-reactions

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Fury as some politicians ignore their own virus rules: ‘The lack of self-awareness in American politics is just something else’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-politicians-breaking-covid-19-rules-20201219-jwju7aocgnddbckyxjzaibfrmi-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Zen Leaf recreational marijuana dispensary opens in Naperville, Sunnyside to follow on Wednesday – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-zen-leaf-naperville-pot-dispensary-st-1220-20201219-uwu6zs7odzdz5nwerapmztr2zi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— 12 suburban Democrats vow to oppose Madigan speakership, but others won’t say – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201219/12-suburban-democrats-vow-to-oppose-madigan-speakership-but-others-wont-say

CBS2
— Coyotes Attack, Kill Dog In Palatine
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/19/coyotes-attack-kill-dog-in-palatine/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bar, restaurant owners, employees protest outside Governor’s Mansion – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2020/12/19/bar-restaurant-owners-employees-protest-outside-governors-mansion/3978317001/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Recall would empower citizens to check corruption – Jason Barickman and Mark Batinick
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/recall-would-empower-citizens-to-check-corruption/article_0e58f5f6-40b6-11eb-bcbb-77b43be7a53f.html

DAILY ILLINI
— Don’t let Trump’s defeat perpetuate divisiveness – NICK JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. They divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) etc. against etc.)
https://dailyillini.com/opinions/2020/12/19/opinion-dont-let-trumps-defeat-perpetuate-divisiveness/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Protest and Rally at Champaign County Public Health District – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/12/video-protest-and-rally-at-champaign-county-public-health-district/
— Bailey v. Pritzker update with Tom DeVore – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/12/video-bailey-v-pritzker-update-with-tom-devore/

THE HILL
— When disinformation becomes a political strategy, who holds the line? – OUMOU LY (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/530777-when-disinformation-becomes-a-political-strategy-who-holds-the-line

ABC NEWS
— Do as I say’: Anger as some politicians ignore virus rules. Several American political leaders have been caught preaching one thing on the coronavirus and doing another.
https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/anger-politicians-ignore-virus-rules-74819755

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Arizona Republicans worry party infighting could harm them in future elections.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/politics/arizona-republican-party/index.html

YAHOO NEWS
— AOC calls Amazon jobs a ‘scam’ because more than 4,000 of its employees are on food stamps – Kevin Shalvey
https://news.yahoo.com/aoc-calls-amazon-jobs-scam-095052407.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “The inside story of how Trump’s denial, mismanagement and magical thinking led to the pandemic’s dark winter.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/trump-covid-pandemic-dark-winter/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Even as Trump vows to keep fighting, his aides are quietly starting to move on.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-aides-new-jobs/2020/12/18/157a02e6-3fd8-11eb-a402-fba110db3b42_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes countries that hat America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/americas-image-has-tumbled-during-trumps-presidency-can-biden-turn-it-around/2020/12/19/f16654c2-420c-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html
— There’s little love lost among the Hill’s top leaders. Can Biden get them to work together? – Paul Kane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/pelosi-schumer-mccarthy-mcconnell/2020/12/19/328c9df6-416f-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html

SACRAMENTO BEE
— More violence, arrests during another weekend of protests over election in Sacramento – VINCENT MOLESKI
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article247978075.html

BUSINESS WEEK
— The internet’s invisible hands: 11 experts explain how our digital world is fueling polarization – Tyler Sonnemaker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) want you to know only what they tell you and no more and no less and b) do everything that they can to destroy me and to my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th district, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-internet-social-media-fuel-polarization-america-facebook-twitter-youtube-2020-12
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Americans are becoming increasingly intolerant of those with opposing views, and our increasingly digital lives are part of the problem. Between 1975 and 2017, animosity between Democrats and Republicans nearly doubled, according to researchers from Stanford University. And that survey was conducted before most of Donald Trump’s presidency, before the COVID-19 pandemic, before George Floyd’s death, and before the 2020 US presidential election. But polarization is a complicated topic, and the ways that technology influences our politics and democracy aren’t as simple as we’re often led to believe. There are multiple ways to measure polarization, for example, with each explaining a different way we’re divided. And “filter bubbles” vastly oversimplify the forces that shape how we interact online.)

NEWSWEEK
— Trump ‘Is the Republican Party,’ Pollster Says – DARRAGH ROCHE (DIERSEN: Who “Is the Republican Party” in Illinois, in your congressional district, in your state senate district, in your state house district, in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, and in your precinct?)
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-republican-party-pollster-says-president-hoards-campaign-donations-1556128
— Trump Encourages ‘Wild’ Protests in D.C. on Date of Electoral College Vote Count – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-encourages-wild-protests-dc-date-electoral-college-vote-count-1556153

NEW YORKER
— The Changing Meaning of the American Flag Under Trump – Paige Williams (DIERSEN: An American Flag has flown continuously at my home in Wheaton since September 11, 2001. A 12’X18′ Horizontal Auditorium American Flag will hang 20′ high on back wall of the 20’X40′ Iron Gate Motor Condo in Naperville that I bought Friday.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/us-journal/the-changing-meaning-of-the-american-flag-under-trump

SUN
— ‘DON THE CON’ Fury as shocking billboard shows Trump in orange prison jumpsuit behind bars – Samantha Lock
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13522077/billboard-trump-orange-prison-jumpsuit-behind-bars-phoenix/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/12/voters-georgia-already-turning-droves-senate-races/

December 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 7,377 cases, 181 coronavirus deaths; no post-Thanksgiving surge, Ezike says Illinois tops 15K COVID-19 deaths since pandemic began – Stacey Baca
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-did-not-see-a-post-thanksgiving-covid-19-surge/8868689/

NBC5
— 57% of Workers Support a Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccine for Return to Office: CNBC Survey – Laura Wronski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/57-of-workers-support-a-mandatory-covid-19-vaccine-for-return-to-office-cnbc-survey/2397888/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Wearing masks poses problems for those with glasses – Dr. Preeti J. Thyparampil
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/882141
— Man dies in Joliet dog attack
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-dies-in-joliet-dog-attack

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What happened to my conservative social media friends? They’ve fled for Parler and other like-minded sites. – JERRY DAVICH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-parler-alternative-forum-for-new-believers-st-1220-20201218-mz6gta53rfcxdn2m37k6j5xnoe-story.html
— Dog fatally attacks man visiting friends in Joliet – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-joliet-man-dies-after-dog-attack-20201218-fbojo23caned3m6a72vu4rbvyq-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s angry words fall short in response to the new cop video scandal – By ERIC ZORN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-lightfoot-anjanette-young-flessner-zorn-20201218-lbl6lrke2ja25jy7nhzeprx3q4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Palatine Township supervisor says she was kept off Republican slate – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201218/palatine-township-supervisor-says-she-was-kept-off-republican-slate

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers crow about their success in pushing pot in Illinois, that is, pot pushers crow about their success in destroying individuals, destroying municipalities, destroying townships, and destroying counties in Illinois.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/howd-first-year-recreational-pot-sales-go-pretty-darn-well

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois House deputy minority leader Demmer considering statewide run in 2022 – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2020/12/18/illinois-house-deputy-minority-leader-considering-2022-statewide-run/3962621001/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PLUMMER: WHAT HAPPENED TO ILLINOIS IS NOT FUNNY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/plummer-what-happened-to-illinois-is-not-funny-.html
— TAX FOUNDATION’S BUSINESS TAX CLIMATE INDEX RANKS ILLINOIS AS 36 OUT OF 50 STATES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/tax-foundations-business-tax-climate-ranks-illinois-as-36-out-of-50-states.html
— THORNER: IS JOHN ADAMS’ WARNING ABOUT OUR CONSTITUTION COMING TO PASS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/thorner-is-john-adams-warning-about-our-constitution-coming-to-pass.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Up or out for Demmer?
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/18/up-or-out-for-demmer/
— Daily Herald demands unspecified House rules changes
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/18/daily-herald-demands-unspecified-house-rules-changes/
— State has awarded $1.3 billion to business and individuals, but nearly 350 local governments have yet to claim funds
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/18/state-has-awarded-13-billion-to-business-and-individuals-but-nearly-350-local-governments-have-yet-to-claim-funds/
— COVID-19 roundup (vaccine edition)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/18/covid-19-roundup-vaccine-edition/
— 7,377 new confirmed and probable cases; 181 additional deaths; 4,690 hospitalized; 1,023 in ICU; 8.0 percent case positivity rate; 9.7 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/18/7377-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-181-additional-deaths-4690-hospitalized-1023-in-icu-80-percent-case-positivity-rate-97-percent-test-positivity-rate/
— The Anjanette Young case is far from an isolated incident
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/18/the-anjanette-young-case-is-far-from-an-isolated-incident/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump: Republican Senators Should Object to Electoral College Votes – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-senators-should-object-to-electoral-college-votes_3624159.html
— Supreme Court Green-Lights Trump Removal of Illegal Aliens From Census Count – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/supreme-court-green-lights-trump-removal-of-illegal-aliens-from-census-count_3624432.html

POLITICO
— Trump appoints 1776 Commission members in last-minute bid to advance ‘patriotic education’ The group will be led by the president of the conservative Hillsdale College, Larry Arnn, a longtime Trump ally, the White House said. – NICOLE GAUDIANO
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/18/trump-1776-commission-appointments-448229

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Future: Tons of Cash and Plenty of Options for Spending It – Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/us/politics/trump-money-future.html

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— School administrators say they were forced to resign over conservative Facebook posts – Maddie Hanna
https://www.inquirer.com/education/teachers-facebook-posts-black-lives-matter-ashley-bennett-amy-sacks-20201218.html

SEATTLE TIMES
— Amazon investors push for racial equity audit, worker on board – Saijel Kishan
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-investors-push-for-racial-equity-audit-worker-on-board/

December 18 Morning Edition

CBS2
— State, Local Leaders React To Wrong Raid By Chicago Police ‘She Was Humiliated, Dehumanized And Not Believed’ – Megan Hickey
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/17/state-local-lawmakers-wrong-raid/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPD union president faces firing over Facebook posts. At Thursday’s monthly meeting of the Chicago Police Board, member Andrea Zopp ruled that John Catanzara, the outspoken first-term head of the Fraternal Order of Police, will face an evidentiary hearing that could determine his future with the department. – Sam Charles and Manny Ramos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/12/17/22188191/cpd-union-president-faces-firing-over-facebook-posts
— CPS’ new sex ed policy doesn’t address important needs, advocates say. Teachers now will be required to undergo only a 90-minute training to earn a four-year certificate for sex ed. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/12/17/22187217/cps-public-schools-sex-education-policy-healing-action
— After Anjanette Young raid snafu, Lightfoot pledges, ‘We will do better’ Mayor Lori Lightfoot acknowledged Thursday her staff alerted her to the raid in November 2019 — two days after the mayor said she learned of it just this week. – Sam Charles and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/12/17/22187318/chicago-police-raid-anjanette-young-mayor-lightfoot-pledges-do-better

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Giant hemp grower to buy marijuana cultivation license in Illinois – ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-hemp-license-buy-20201217-4ifjlx642nfl5cbxt7g37opcwy-story.html
— CPD raid fallout continues | Cook County approves Juneteenth as paid day off for county government workers | Questions remain about future coronavirus vaccine shipments.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-the-spin-lightfoot-brown-young-raid-pritzker-coronavirus-juneteenth-20201218-uvtijqtpp5ci5pltmj6dqt3efa-story.html
— Shipping delays mounting as USPS struggles with ‘historic’ holiday volume. – LAUREN ZUMBACH (DIERSEN: Because of complaints about slow delivery of Christmas mail in 1965, the Democrats who ran the Post Office got a budget increase that resulted in the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office hiring me in November of 1966. They could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. I worked a) part-time while I was a full-time student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969 and b) full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968 and 1969. They outrageously succeeded in forcing me to resign in September of 1969 by falsely claiming that I would not be available to work enough part-time hours. I was available to work all Mondays, all Fridays, all Saturdays, all Sundays, all holidays, and all days that NIU was not in session. My Democrat Park Forest Post Office supervisor made it clear that he strongly disapproved of my following demographics: Republican, conservative, Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, union member, non-poor, college student, draft avoider, Crete resident since 1948, owner of a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, then a 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and then a 1969 Dodge Charger SE, and my ancestors had been in America since 1844.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-holiday-shopping-shipping-delays-coronavirus-20201217-bslu7ofstjgtvml53d5l2tdim4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘Nobody wants a bad cop working with them’ – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents are nasty. They hint/imply/argue/shout that a) the following employers took adverse actions against me because I was a bad employee: GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and Post Office; b) the following organizations took adverse actions against me because I was a bad member: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter; c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct took adverse actions against me because I am a bad Republican; and d) defendants in lawsuits that I have filed took adverse actions against me because my lawsuits were frivolous. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201218/casstevens-talks-about-police-reforms-meeting-with-barr

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How 2020 ruptured the link between the office and home. We’ve been cut loose from commuting for 10 months. Now comes the question: What if where we work no longer had anything to do with where we live? (DIERSEN: I worked in the Loop in 1971 and then 1973-1997 and my wife worked in the Loop 1968-1992. I took classes in downtown Chicago 1972-1980 and 1992-1997 and my wife took classes in the Loop 1978-1986. In 1984, we paid a big premium for the lot that we had our built on in Wheaton because we could walk to/from the Wheaton train station. In 1978 we paid a big premium for a home in Wheaton because we could walk to/from the College Avenue train station. In 1974 and 1976, I paid premiums for condos in downtown Chicago because I could walk to/from work and classes. In 1972, I bought a new town home in University Park in part because it was a relatively easy commute to my job in Harvey.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-work-life/crains-forum-out-loop

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “2020 divided Illinois unlike any other year. People aren’t sure if the wounds can heal.”
https://www.bnd.com/news/coronavirus/article247830640.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Mexican president defends restrictive immigration policies – AP (DIERSEN: In America, Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to illegally get citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally. Democrats and RINOs have declared war on Republicans. Democrats and RINOs see illegals as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Democrats and RINOs voted for Biden.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/mexican-president-defends-restrictive-immigration-policies
— Trump’s neighbors trying to keep him from moving into Mar-a-Lago – JAY O’BRIEN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/report-trumps-neighbors-trying-to-keep-him-from-moving-into-mar-a-lago

WSPY NEWS
— Filing for April Local Elections Starts; Ends Dec. 21st – Mark Harrington (DIERSEN: What offices will be on the April 6, 2021 ballot in your precinct? So far, which Republican candidates have filed? What will Republican organizations do to help elect those candidates?)
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/filing-for-april-local-elections-starts-ends-dec-21st/article_351b814a-4075-11eb-b422-572d7ea3f987.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Google Employees Demand Company Rehire Black Scientist Who Spoke Up About Diversity – BOBBY ALLYN (DIERSEN: Present and past GAO employees who are the following have NOT demanded that GAO rehire me: those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/google-employees-demand-company-rehire-black-scientist-who-spoke-about-diversity#stream/0
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/ousted-black-google-researcher-they-wanted-have-my-presence-not-me-exactly
— California May Consider ‘Historical Injustice’ When Allocating COVID-19 Vaccine (DIERSEN: Are you an old White male Republican? If so, how long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs a) blame you for the problems that minorities, females, and younger people have and b) work to get rid of you once and for all.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/california-may-consider-historical-injustice-when-allocating-coronavirus-vaccine#stream/0

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION FILES INJUNCTION TO COMPEL STATE POLICE TO ISSUE FOID CARDS WITHIN 30 DAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/illinois-state-rifle-association-files-injunction-to-compel-state-police-to-issue-foid-cards-within-.html
— ROSSI: DEMOCRAT’S HORRIFIC 4 YEAR ASSAULT ON OUR GREAT REPUBLIC
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/rossi-democrats-horrific-4-year-assault-on-our-great-republic.html

FOX NEWS
— Biden staffer’s crude insult shows Dems have ‘no intention’ of unifying country
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tammy-bruce-dems-no-intention-unifying-country
— DOJ sues Vermont hospital for forcing nurse to participate in abortion. The suit accuses UVMMC of violating the federal anti-discrimination statute known as the “Church Amendments.” – Vandana Rambaran (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997. Democrat politicians a) forced my IRS superiors to get rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) forced my GAO superiors to get rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-sues-vermont-hospital-for-forcing-nurse-to-participate-in-abortion

BREITBART
— Joe Biden’s Dogs Play Tug-of-War with Trump Toy as He Calls for ‘Unity’ – KYLE OLSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/13/photos-joe-bidens-dogs-play-tug-war-trump-toy-he-calls-unity/

DAILY CALLER
— Mayor Vetoes City Council Removal Of Columbus Statue, Blames ‘Cancel Culture’ – HEATHER EDWARDS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, your mayor is under ever-increasing pressure from Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs to get rid individuals, organizations, and companies in your municipality that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/17/connecticut-mayor-vetoes-city-council-removal-columbus-statue-blames-cancel-culture/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— U. Oregon Students Want College Republicans Removed From Campus for Attending ‘Stop the Steal’ Rally – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/12/u-oregon-students-want-college-republicans-removed-from-campus-for-attending-stop-the-steal-rally/

EPOCH TIMES
— Arizona GOP: Biden Not ‘President-Elect’ Until Congress Counts Electoral Votes – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/arizona-gop-biden-not-president-elect-until-congress-counts-electoral-votes_3622941.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Students at University of Oregon work to remove College Republicans from campus – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/students-at-university-of-oregon-work-to-remove-college-republicans-from-campus/

THE HILL
— America’s poverty rising at fastest rate ever. With almost 8 million more people falling into poverty, it’s the biggest jump in recent history.. – Anagha Srikanth
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/poverty/530702-americas-poverty-rising-at-fastest-rate-ever-with-almost-8
— Legislative survey shows deep GOP divide on election – REID WILSON (DIERSEN: RINOs want to use Trump’s problems to drive those who are the following out of the Republican Party: Trump supporters, law enforcement officers, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/530739-legislative-survey-shows-deep-gop-divide-on-election

NEW YORK TIMES
— Time of Acrimony And Accusations, And It Isn’t Over – Matt Flegenheimer (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at all the Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused them to lose. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/us/politics/2020-election-over.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How did the GOP gain in the House while Trump lost? It’s actually pretty simple. – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/18/how-did-gop-gain-house-while-trump-lost-its-actually-pretty-simple/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Pence receives a coronavirus vaccine in a public White House event. (DIERSEN: From what see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote vaccination, you will be gotten rid of.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/18/world/covid-19-coronavirus

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A conservative media in flux confronts a troubling phrase: ‘President-elect’”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/17/conservative-media-flux-confronts-troubling-phrase-president-elect/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Social media broke America. Here’s how to fix it. Taking a page from an earlier era of radio and television. – Josh Bernoff (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want everyone a) to spend all their time on the Democrat/Libertarian/Green/Independent/RINO Facebook, b) to not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to not visit www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/18/opinion/social-media-broke-america-heres-how-fix-it/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: More States Hit Google Over Alleged Monopoly Conduct. Case follows probe into search business by Colorado and other states. Ryan Tracy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-file-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google-11608228334

TIMES REPORTER
— Misinformation and the 2020 vote – Byron York (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and what they have done since 2000 a) to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.timesreporter.com/story/opinion/2020/12/17/byron-york-election-misinformation/3921085001/

JOURNALISM
— SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 FLASHBACK: News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2018. Most Americans continue to get news on social media, even though many have concerns about its accuracy. – ELISA SHEARER AND KATERINA EVA MATSA (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want everyone a) to spend all their time on the Democrat/Libertarian/Green/Independent/RINO Facebook, b) to not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to not visit www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.journalism.org/2018/09/10/news-use-across-social-media-platforms-2018/

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— OCTOBER 2, 2019 FLASHBACK: Americans Are Wary of the Role Social Media Sites Play in Delivering the News. Getting news from social media is an increasingly common experience; nearly three-in-ten U.S. adults do so often. – ELISA SHEARER AND ELIZABETH GRIECO (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want everyone a) to spend all their time on the Democrat/Libertarian/Green/Independent/RINO Facebook, b) to not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to not visit www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.journalism.org/2019/10/02/americans-are-wary-of-the-role-social-media-sites-play-in-delivering-the-news/

NIEMAN LAB
— Misinformation won’t stop unless we stop it – MATT SKIBINSKI (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and what they have done since 2000 a) to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/misinformation-wont-stop-unless-we-stop-it/

WION
— Google accused of search manipulation in third major antitrust lawsuit
https://www.wionews.com/technology/google-accused-of-search-manipulation-in-third-major-antitrust-lawsuit-350720

December 17 Evening Edition

WGN TV
— US jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus
https://wgntv.com/news/us-jobless-claims-rise-to-885000-amid-resurgence-of-virus/

NBC5
— Illinois Overpaid Coronavirus Unemployment Claims: Now The State Wants Its Money Back. Workers who received unemployment benefits through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program are now on the hook to repay some of the money. – Lisa Parker and Courtney Copenhagen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-overpaid-coronavirus-unemployment-claims-now-the-state-wants-its-money-back/2397597/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DuPage County receives 13,650 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dupage-county-receives-13650-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Black lawmakers in Springfield look to take on criminal justice reform, systemic racism in lame duck session – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/12/16/22179373/legislative-black-caucus-criminal-justice-reform-illinois-springfield-kimberly-lightford
— A police raid on a terrorized innocent woman shouts out for true reform. We are scandalized that once again we are left with questions about the conduct of Chicago police that we hoped we would never have to ask again. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/17/22187531/chicago-police-raid-terrorized-innocent-woman-shouts-out-true-reform

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois and dozens of other states sue Google, allege search giant is illegal monopoly – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-google-antitrust-lawsuit-20201217-ydgdjbq6xbhqxgzw6f7wpffm6q-story.html
— Count the failures in CPD’s botched raid. There are plenty. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-police-anjanette-young-lightfoot-20201217-bfjc4exlhrfsdnd35dwtri3mqy-story.html
— People are using more alcohol, weed and drugs because of COVID-19. If you’re in over your head, we have help. – STEPHANIE REYNOLDS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/living/health/ct-life-alcohol-weed-drugs-health-covid-19-roundup-20201217-qquxy3hrgjcrjjhqiegwfjo6jm-story.html
— EEOC guidance: Yes, employers can require the COVID-19 vaccine – ALEXIA ELEJALDE-RUIZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-employer-covid-vaccination-eeoc-guidance-20201217-u5skkon6mvbcziedh5tagydepi-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In essence, the EEOC said employers can require that employees get inoculated as a condition of going to work, unless an employee declines because of a disability or a sincerely held religious belief. In such cases, the employer must offer a reasonable accommodation to the employee, such as working remotely, as long as the accommodation doesn’t cause “undue hardship” for the employer. If there is no accommodation possible, then an employer may prohibit the employee from entering the premises but not necessarily fire the worker. The employer must see if the employee has any other rights under federal or local laws, including the ability to take unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, before an employer can exclude a worker from the physical worksite, the employer must determine if the unvaccinated employee presents a significant risk in harm to health or safety that cannot be eliminated or reduced through reasonable accommodations.)
— Cook County becomes largest county to officially recognize Juneteenth as paid holiday for its employees – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-juneteenth-cook-county-paid-holiday-20201217-qbrw7gmokragrltyie45cm3yli-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Northfield Republicans present township candidates
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201216/northfield-republicans-present-township-candidates

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois helped fuel unexpected rise in national jobless claims. Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits jumped to the highest level in three months, reflecting rising claims here and in California.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/employment/illinois-helped-fuel-unexpected-rise-national-jobless-claims
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/deals-show-desire-cash-illinois-weed-market

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Vaccines roll out as virus deaths keep rising – Ron DeBrock
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Vaccines-roll-out-as-virus-deaths-keep-rising-15812511.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— Google Hit With Another Lawsuit Challenging Its Dominance – SHANNON BOND
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/google-hit-another-lawsuit-challenging-its-dominance#stream/0

ILLINOIS PATCH
— Illinois Sues Google For Alleged Illegal Search Engine Monopoly. “Google’s actions have not only negatively affected competition … but have also risked the privacy of consumers,” IL AG Kwame Raoul said. – J. Ryne Danielson
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/il-sues-google-alleged-illegal-search-engine-monopoly

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PENSIONS SET TO CONSUME 29% OF ILLINOIS’ BUDGET AMID $7 BILLION DEBT INCREASE – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pensions-set-to-consume-29-of-illinois-budget-amid-7-billion-debt-increase/
— ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS APPROACHING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN LEVELS – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-unemployment-claims-approaching-covid-19-lockdown-levels/

CAPITOL FAX
— 8,828 new confirmed and probable cases; 181 additional deaths; 4,751 hospitalized; 1,056 in the ICU; 8.4 percent case positivity rate; 10.0 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/17/8828-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-181-additional-deaths-4751-hospitalized-1056-in-the-icu-84-percent-case-positivity-rate-100-percent-test-positivity-rate/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Georgia announces signature matching review in all counties – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/17/georgia-announces-signature-matching-review-all-co/

GOPUSA
— Mitt Romney Illustrates How To Lose, Boosts Biden, Not So Sure ‘Trumpism Is Going Away’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99318
— Money From Facebook’s Zuckerberg Used To Undermine Election, Violate Law
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99376
— Media Gets An F For Mocking Trump Claim Vaccine Could Be Available By The End Of The Year
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99332
— Pelosi, The Press, And The 25th Amendment — Parts Of A Plan? – Chad Groening
https://www.gopusa.com/pelosi-the-press-and-the-25th-amendment-parts-of-a-plan/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— 74 Million-Plus Americans Won’t Sit Down and Shut Up (DIERSEN: 2,446,891 voted for Trump in Illinois. 193,611 voted for Trump in DuPage County. 20,080 in voted for Trump in Milton Township. 157 voted for Trump in my precinct.)
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/12/16/74-million-plus-americans-are-mad-as-hell/

BLAZE
— Health care worker without history of allergies hospitalized in ICU following severe allergic reaction after receiving COVID-19 vaccine – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/health-care-worker-hospitalized-covid-vaccine
— Sen. Rand Paul says voter ‘fraud happened’ and ‘the election in many ways was stolen’ Will the Kentucky Republican challenge the Electoral College votes? – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/sen-rand-paul-says-voter-fraud-happened-and-the-election-in-many-ways-was-stolen

DAILY CALLER
— New Jobless Claims Increase To 885,000, Economists Expected 808,000 – THOMAS CATENACCI
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/17/new-jobless-claims-increase-above-economists-expectations/

FEDERALIST
— With Election Over, Facebook and Twitter Pause Some Efforts To Crush Conservatives – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2020/12/17/with-election-over-facebook-and-twitter-pause-some-efforts-to-crush-conservatives/

NEWSMAX
— It’s Over? ‘Not My President’ to Be Taken to New Heights – Sid Dinerstein
https://www.newsmax.com/siddinerstein/its-over-democrats-defections-cheat/2020/12/16/id/1001854/

LAKE SUPERIOR NEWS
— Identity politics is an evil virus spreading across society – Gerry Bowler
https://lakesuperiornews.com/Opinion/identity-politics-is-an-evil-virus-spreading-across-society

POLITICO
— Top Biden aide walks back expletive description of Republicans. “I used some words that I probably could have chosen better,” Jen O’Malley Dillon said of her recent interview with Glamour magazine. – QUINT FORGEY and MATTHEW CHOI
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/17/biden-aide-republicans-description-447703

CNN
— House conservative pushes back on ‘surrender caucus’ after McConnell urges senators to let election results stand – Manu Raju and Daniella Diaz
By Manu Raju and Daniella Diaz
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/16/politics/mo-brooks-surrender-caucus/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Virginia GOP censures lawmaker who officiated gay wedding. Rep. Denver Riggleman went “against the values and principles of the Republican party” by officiating the same-sex nuptials, the unanimous resolution stated. – Cynthia Silva (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2006 effort to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/virginia-gop-censures-lawmaker-who-officiated-gay-wedding-n1251524

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— These Are the U.S. Antitrust Cases Facing Google, Facebook and Others. Various federal agencies and state attorneys general are launching competition-focused probes and lawsuits against Big Tech. – John D. McKinnon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-are-the-u-s-antitrust-cases-facing-google-facebook-and-others-11608150564

NEWSWEEK
— ‘Can Trump Still Win Election?’ Searches Surge As Supporters Hope for Miracle – DARRAGH ROCHE
https://www.newsweek.com/can-trump-still-win-election-searches-surge-supporters-hope-miracle-1555524

PRESS GAZETTE
— Most popular subscription news websites in the world revealed – William Turvill (DIERSEN: The list includes: New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, Atlantic, Telegraph, McClatchy, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, New Yorker, Boston Globe, and Minneapolis Star Tribune.)
https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/news-publishers-surpassed-100000-digital-subscriptions/

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s New Brand Is Loser.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/trumps-new-brand-is-loser