January 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Ted Cruz among senators to object to Electoral College certification of Joe Biden presidency
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ted-cruz-plans-objection-to-electoral-college-certification/9289536/
— Chicago holiday weekend gun violence leaves 17 shot, 3 killed across city
https://abc7chicago.com/17-shot-3-killed-in-chicago-over-holiday-weekend/9282783/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 4,762 cases, 29 coronavirus deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4762-covid-19-cases-29-coronavirus-deaths-/9289024/
— Better Government Association wants to know Illinoisans’ hopes for state in new year
(DIERSEN: Conservatives 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. Conservatives want Illinois to stop promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination; the aforesaid drag Illinois down financially.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/bga-wants-to-know-illinoisans-hopes-for-il-in-2021/9285552/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Sen. Mitch McConnell’s home in Kentucky vandalized – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/sen-mitch-mcconnells-home-in-kentucky-vandalized

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats made history on election day in Kane County in 2020 – STEVE LORD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-faces-pierog-st-0103-20210102-ivkkbwr5j5czvaulodslivv4gy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Growing number of Republican lawmakers join Trump in effort to overturn the election. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Saturday announced a coalition of 11 senators who have been enlisted for Trump’s effort to subvert the will of American voters. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/2/22210747/growing-number-of-republican-lawmakers-join-trump-in-effort-to-overturn-the-election

DAILY HERALD
— Condominiums are spoke on real estate cycle – David M. Bendoff
(DIERSEN: I owned condominiums 1972-1984 and now again stating last month.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20210102/condominiums-are-spoke-on-real-estate-cycle
— McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after $2,000 relief fails
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210102/news/301029933/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announces he’ll oppose certification of Biden victory, demands emergency audit – Russell Falcon
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/illinois-capitol-news/texas-sen-ted-cruz-announces-hell-oppose-certification-of-biden-victory-demands-emergency-audit/

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP senators to seek emergency audit of election results – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/gop-senators-seek-emergency-audit-of-election-results

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://wsiltv.com/2021/01/02/thrive-shares-challenges-during-first-year-of-recreational-marijuana/

WIREPOINTS
— Wirepoints has a comprehensive pension reform plan to help fix Illinois.
https://wirepoints.org/pensionsolutions/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL 14 – No Word on Oberweis Recount
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/02/il-14-no-word-on-oberweis-recount/
— First Vaccines in McHenry County Go to Medical Folks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/01/first-vaccines-in-mchenry-county-go-to-medical-folks/
— Another “Stop the Steal” Rally in Schaumburg on the 3rd
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/01/another-stop-the-steal-rally-in-schaumburg-on-the-3rd/
— More Unemployment Money for Illinois as Pritzker Administration Cannot Stop Fraud
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/31/more-unemployment-money-for-illinois-as-pritzker-administration-cannot-stop-fraud/
— Republican Federal Income Tax Law Cut Home Values in McHenry County Over 8%, Data for Other Metro Counties
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/31/republican-federal-income-tax-law-cut-home-values-in-mchenry-county-over-8/
— Child Trafficking Charges Expanded against Illegal Aliens
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/30/child-trafficking-charges-expanded-against-illegal-aliens/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Anonymous donor gives Central Illinois Foodbank $500K gift – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/2/anonymous-donor-gives-central-illinois-foodbank-50/

FOX NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters at Fox News give Donna Brazile a platform to promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/georgia-senate-runoff-donna-brazile

AMERICAN THINKER
— Stopping the Democrats – Tom Keltner
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/stopping_the_democrats.html
— Dems plan rules changes for incoming House that weaken rights of GOP minority and eliminate ‘gendered terms’ – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/dems_plan_rules_changes_for_incoming_house_that_weaken_rights_of_gop_minority_and_eliminate_gendered_terms.html
— Antifa celebrates the new year by trashing downtown Portland – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/antifa_celebrates_the_new_year_by_trashing_downtown_portland.html
— The Stupid Party strikes again – Carol Brown
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/the_stupid_party_strikes_again.html
— Building your ‘digital ark’ for an age of techno-repression – Michael Devon
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/building_your_digital_ark_for_an_age_of_technorepression.html

BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois expunges nearly 500,000 cannabis-related records
(DIERSEN: To use pot illegally is to shout that you reject the rule of law.)
https://www.breitbart.com/news/illinois-expunges-nearly-500000-cannabis-related-records/

TOWNHALL
— 11 GOP Senators Refuse to Certify the Election Results Until One Requirement Is Met – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/01/02/cruz-is-leading-a-gop-senate-coalition-to-oppose-election-results-n2582448
— Why Antifa Decided to Vandalize Pelosi’s Home – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/01/02/antifa-targets-nancy-pelosis-house-n2582438

PJ MEDIA
— Black Man at Brown University Forced Out of His Job by Rich, White Leftists – BRYAN PRESTON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/01/02/black-man-at-brown-university-forced-out-of-his-job-by-rich-white-leftists-n1300799

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Dems objected to electoral votes of 3 GOP presidents. Did you hear from Romney, Sasse or Kinzinger? – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/02/dems-objected-to-electoral-votes-of-3-gop-presidents-did-you-hear-from-romney-sasse-or-kinzinger-1011750/

EPOCH TIMES
— 11 More GOP Senators to Object to Electoral College Votes – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/11-more-gop-senators-to-object-to-electoral-college-votes_3641087.html
— Federal Court Rules Trump Can Bar Uninsured Immigrants From Entering United States – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/federal-court-rules-trump-can-bar-uninsured-immigrants-from-entering-united-states_3641039.html
— Facebook Shuts Down Page for GOP Senate Campaigns Just Before Georgia Runoffs – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/facebook-shuts-down-page-for-gop-senate-campaigns-just-before-georgia-runoffs_3640865.html

THE HILL
— 11 Senate Republicans say they will object to Electoral College results Wednesday – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532366-11-senate-republicans-say-they-will-object-to-electoral-college-results-on
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Why Democratic gains in the suburbs will outlast Trump.” Ever-increasingly, hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-hating hypocritical Republican-haters hypocritically move in to DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. I should write a book about such hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-hating hypocritical home buyers in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/532359-why-democratic-gains-in-the-suburbs-will-outlast-trump
— Biden VA pick faces ‘steep learning curve’ at massive agency – ELLEN MITCHELL
(DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS. GAO audits IRS. After working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 level, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, in 1980, when I was 31 year old, I transferred from IRS to GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors refused to assign me to audits of IRS 1980-1985 and then from 1989 until they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/531950-biden-va-pick-faces-steep-learning-curve-at-massive-agency
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But service groups and unions worry that limited firsthand experience with the VA may lead to a slow start for McDonough, 51, if he ends up taking the helm of what’s considered one of the most difficult federal agencies to run due to its sheer size and scope. . .But you can only see and learn so much at a time,” said Joe Chenelly, executive director of Amvets, a veterans advocacy group with more than 250,000 members. “I do think there’s a steep learning curve to move into something so massive.”)

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats take early lead as early voting ends in Georgia runoffs – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2021/01/02/democrats-take-early-lead-as-early-voting-ends-in-georgia/
— Teaching ‘white fragility’ is bad for kids of color – Rav Arora
https://nypost.com/2021/01/02/teaching-white-fragility-is-bad-for-kids-of-color/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But then, in that same week, my 15-year-old brother told me he is learning about the concept of “systemic racism” in his English class. His teacher instructed her students that white people in our society are privileged and people of color are marginalized and disadvantaged. She went on to divide the class into groups and told them to discuss “white fragility” — the feeling of discomfort white people experience when forced to confront racial inequality. But the lesson actually left my brother, one of five people of color in his class, feeling awkward and discomforted. What he had been raised to see as a trivial and unimportant trait — the color of his skin — was suddenly spotlighted and politically charged, and all his white classmates were implicitly being told to see him as different from them, and vice versa. In the wake of protests after the police killing of George Floyd, the influence of Robin DiAngelo’s 2018 book “White Fragility” has spread far and wide. It has dominated Amazon and New York Times bestseller lists. It has been discussed on late-night TV, in workplace diversity seminars, and now even in children’s classrooms. Seattle Public Schools held training for teachers in which they were told the US is a “race-based white-supremacist society” and white teachers must “bankrupt [their] privilege in acknowledgment of [their] thieved inheritance,” according to documents recently obtained by journalist Christopher Rufo. . .The most troubling aspect of the White Fragility doctrine — and the broader “anti-racist” movement — is that race is considered the defining feature of human experience.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Trump Allies in Congress Plan to Challenge Joe Biden’s Electoral College Win. Effort on Jan. 6 to get House, Senate to overturn some states’ election results could force debate and votes. – Siobhan Hughes and Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-trump-allies-in-congress-plan-to-challenge-joe-bidens-electoral-college-win-11609588800
— Several GOP Senators Plan to Contest Some Electoral College Results. The move by Trump allies isn’t expected to succeed in overturning President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/group-of-gop-senators-plans-to-reject-some-electoral-college-results-11609613305

MORNING HERALD
— What are you doing in 2021? – CATHY BROWNFIELD
(DIERSEN: I will continue to put together a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email and send it out each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://www.morningjournalnews.com/news/local-news/2021/01/what-are-you-doing-in-2021/

NEWSWEEK
— Trump’s Flagship Golf Resort Has Now Lost $61 million in Six Years – BRENDAN COL
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-golf-resort-turnberry-now-lost-61-million-six-years-1558490
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes a hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater.
https://www.newsweek.com/john-bolton-donald-trump-republicans-tear-apart-1558499

January 1 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Carjackings more than double in 2020
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/carjackings-more-than-double-in-2020

WGN TV
— Activists demand for Lightfoot’s resignation over botched raid as mayor, Young meet – Mike Lowe
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/activists-demand-for-lightfoots-resignation-amid-fallout-over-botched-raid/
— CTU board member facing criticism for vacationing in Caribbean while pushing remote learning – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/ctu-board-member-facing-criticism-for-vacationing-in-caribbean-while-pushing-remote-learning/

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters deride Hawley’s plan to object to Electoral College results as being a political stunt.
https://wgnradio.com/news/hawleys-plan-to-object-to-electoral-college-results-derided-as-political-stunt/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Marchers urge city officials not to overlook ‘virus of violence.’ The Rev. Michael Pfleger and about 150 demonstrators marched along Michigan Avenue on Thursday. – Manny Ramos and Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/31/22208448/michael-pfleger-antiviolence-march-michigan-avenue-rainbow-push
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater blames Trump for Trump’s problems.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/29/22204988/trump-presidential-election-loss-jacob-sullum-loser

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Governor’s cuts get frosty welcome from taxpayers – Editorial
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Editorial-Governor-s-cuts-get-frosty-welcome-15837600.php

WREX
— Illinois is facing a teacher shortage crisis due to the pandemic – Maggie Polsean
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Qualification problems included a) lacking required education, work experience, and/or professional certifications, b) failing to pass an employment examination, c) failing background investigations, and d) failing physical examinations.)
https://wrex.com/2020/12/31/illinois-is-facing-a-teacher-shortage-crisis-due-to-the-pandemic/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Objections to a presidential certification vote is not rare — Dems did the same to Trump. – CHRISTOPHER WHITE
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/objections-to-a-presidential-certification-vote-is-not-rare-dems-did-the-same-to-trump

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters deride Hawley’s plan to object to Electoral College results as being a political stunt.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/hawleys-plan-to-object-to-electoral-college-results-derided-as-political-stunt/

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago Teachers Union big shot says unsafe to teach live — from her pool side in Puerto Rico
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-teachers-union-big-shot-says-unsafe-to-teach-live-from-her-pool-side-in-puerto-rico-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Janet Yellen made more than $7 million in speaking fees in 2019, 2020 – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/1/janet-yellen-made-more-7-million-speaking-fees-201/
— Trump’s media coverage among most censored stories of 2020 – Jennifer Harper
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the articles that my critics/opponents do not want anyone to see.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/29/inside-beltway-trumps-negative-media-coverage-amon/
— Trump demand to ax Section 230 could alter Americans’ online lives – Ryan Lovelace
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have focused on destroying me for my including links in GOPUSA emails to articles they do not like. I would focus on a) 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/or Illinois, b) those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and/or their campaign volunteers, c) 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/or Illinois, and d) those who are/were leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and/or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. The aforesaid have focused on destroying me, but they have not sued the authors of the articles that they do not like.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/31/trump-demand-to-ax-section-230-could-alter-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Trump and his supporters want the legal protection stripped from companies such as Twitter and Facebook so that they can swing back at social media platforms that they believe censor or diminish conservative speech online. But removing the protection contained in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act would give Twitter and Facebook greater latitude to enforce broader restrictions because failing to do so could result in heavy fines and expensive legal disputes. Eliminating the legal protection would make Twitter liable for all of the content in users’ tweets, make Facebook liable for all the content across its various platforms including Instagram, and make Wikipedia liable for whatever edits users make and the content they post. The biggest tech companies can afford to lawyer up against the ensuing onslaught of complaints in a manner that their smaller competitors cannot, and they would move quickly to change the boundaries of what is acceptable to publish online.)

BREITBART
— Top 15 MAGA Moments for President Donald Trump in 2020 – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/31/top-15-maga-moments-for-president-donald-trump-in-2020/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Team Disables Chat On Virtual Press Conferences After Reporters Ask Tough Questions – Emily Zanotti
(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.dailywire.com/news/biden-team-disables-chat-on-virtual-press-conferences-after-reporters-ask-tough-questions

TOWNHALL
— My Wish List for 2021 – Michael Brown
(DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents wish for? My critics/opponents wish a) for me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, for everyone to stop reading those emails, b) for me to resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, and c) for those Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform to resign. Overwhelmingly, the aforesaid Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or their ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2021/01/01/my-wish-list-for-2021-n2582389

THE HILL
— Kinzinger criticizes Trump, colleagues for ‘trying to discredit’ the election – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/532286-gop-lawmaker-rebukes-trump-fellow-republicans-for-trying-to-overturn-2020-election

PROPUBLICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to this article, Trump purged of hundreds of VA staff members and that created a path to disaster. I should write a book about how Democrats used Republican-led budget cuts to destroy GAO. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/those-of-us-who-dont-die-are-going-to-quit-a-crush-of-patients-dwindling-supplies-and-the-nurse-who-lost-hope

NBC NEWS
— Gen Z Republicans see new era for party after Trump. We should be attempting to expand our reaches, even if it does cost us,” said one young Republican voter. – Nicole Via y Rada
(DIERSEN: Those who will never vote for Republicans want the Republican Party a) to dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) platform planks and b) to dump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gen-z-republicans-see-new-era-party-after-trump-n1252220

NEW YORK TIMES
— Chinese Citizen Journalist Sentenced to 4 Years for Covid Reporting – Vivian Wang
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the articles that my critics/opponents do not want anyone to see.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/world/asia/china-Zhang-Zhan-covid-convicted.html
— Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats – Astead W. Herndon and Richard Fausset
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments 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, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/us/politics/georgia-senate-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Motavalli blasts collector car owners who put few miles on their cars. Motavalli would certainly blast me. In my defense, I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/business/low-mileage-supercars-lamborghini.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Hawley’s plan to contest electoral college vote certification ensures drawn-out process – John Wagner and Rosalind S. Helderman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress-election-vote-certification-objection/2020/12/30/4dce936c-4ab6-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html
— Pence seeks rejection of lawsuit that aimed to expand his power to overturn the election – Rosalind S. Helderman and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sasse-letter-electoral-college-ploy/2020/12/31/44da8dba-4b65-11eb-a9d9-1e3ec4a928b9_story.html
— A New Year’s goal for progressives: Stop advocating bailouts for rich people – Catherine Rampell
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are conflicted. They want to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being both a failure and rich. Their answer is to hint/imply/argue/shout that I am rich a) because I avoided the draft, b) because I was grossly overpaid by the federal government, c) because of my wife’s income, d) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, e) because my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my and my wife’s federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies are way too generous, and f) because I do not give money to a church like they do.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/some-of-the-progressive-priorities-really-help-the-rich-more-than-the-poor/2020/12/31/f3e1a2ac-4b70-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A Republican in Joe Biden’s Cabinet? The president-elect should just say no. Naming a Republican is bad messaging and not necessary. And it wouldn’t signal strength or produce an envoy with persuasive powers over the opposition.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/31/joe-biden-cabinet-diverse-republican-not-needed-column/4083288001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “How the Republican Party succumbed to Trump.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/23/surrender-to-donald-trump-republicans-slippery-slope-column/3989411001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi to Draw on Their History in Bid to Unite Fractious Democrats. The president-elect and House speaker share trust, faith and long experience legislating together. – Natalie Andrews and Eliza Collins
(DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Biden? I share the following: old, White, male, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, Christian, past federal employee, our ancestors have been in America for a long time, and we both are Corvette owners. Will the aforesaid help save me when Democrats ramp up their efforts to destroy Republicans?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-nancy-pelosi-to-draw-on-their-history-in-bid-to-unite-fractious-democrats-11609506000
— Yellen Earned Millions in Speaking Fees After Leaving Fed, Disclosures Show. Former Fed chairwoman has spoken extensively on economic policy since leaving central bank in 2018. – Natalie Andrews and Nick Timiraos
https://www.wsj.com/articles/yellen-earned-millions-in-speaking-fees-after-leaving-fed-disclosures-show-11609458480
— Pence, House Seek to Dismiss GOP Suit Aimed at Letting Him Overturn Election. Justice Department called Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert’s suit a ‘walking legal contradiction’ – Sadie Gurman and Jess Bravin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pence-seeks-to-dismiss-gop-lawsuit-aiming-to-lethim-overturn-election-11609458671
— States of Growth and Decline. The latest Census population statistics show a shift from blue to red. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-of-growth-and-decline-11609460276
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Sixteen mostly coastal and Rust Belt states lost population from July 2019 to July 2020, according to the Census Bureau’s annual population survey, and Illinois, West Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Mississippi and Vermont have shrunk since 2010. At the same time, many low-tax Sun Belt states have continued to attract newcomers.)

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump’s New Year’s Resolution—Give Up Fox News? – DARRAGH ROCHE
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-new-year-resolution-fox-news-oan-newsmax-1558209
— Kinzinger Posts Video Debunking Donald Trump’s Election Fraud Claims – JEFFERY MARTIN
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-congressman-posts-video-debunking-donald-trumps-election-fraud-claims-1558412
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Josh Hawley’s Biden Objection Divides Missouri GOP: I Guess He’s Running for President.”
https://www.newsweek.com/josh-hawley-electoral-college-challenge-joe-biden-president-1558301

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Trump Returns to White House Early, Offers Year-End Message. President Donald Trump has delivered a year-end video message after returning early from vacation, highlighting his administration’s work to rapidly develop a vaccine against COVID-19 and rebuild the economy. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-12-30/trump-to-return-to-white-house-early-from-florida-vacation

FORBES
— 5 Tips For Focusing Your Energy In 2021 – Lisa Bodell
(DIERSEN: During 2021, I will continue to focus my energy on putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisabodell/2021/12/31/5-tips-for-focusing-your-energy-in-2021/

DAILY CARDINAL
— Censorship is simply gasoline on the fire – Ian-Michael Griffin
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who censor me. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2021/01/censorship-is-simply-gasoline-on-the-fire

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The Real Republican Radicals.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-real-republican-radicals

MEDIATE
— Kinzinger Slams Mark Levin Over Calling Him A ‘Reckless Politician’: ‘Godfather Of Outrage For Profit’ – Zachary Petrizzo
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about elected officials and party leaders who have turned on those like me who helped elect them. I would focus on Republican candidates who have been on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on those who have led the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 2000. I would focus on those who have led TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter since 2000.)
https://www.mediaite.com/news/gop-congressman-slams-mark-levin-over-calling-him-a-reckless-politician-godfather-of-outrage-for-profit/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Adam Kinzinger is very devious and reckless politician. He was elected as a Tea Party candidate 10 years ago and quickly turned on them,” the Fox News host tweeted. “He is now an activist for the administrative state and against constitutionalists.” Levin proceeded to take additional swings at Kinzinger. “Unsurprisingly, he’s celebrated by the Dem-Party media. His attack on those earnestly trying to fix what the Dems broke during this election cycle & their efforts to prevent further usurpations of the Constitution (as they’ve announced their intentions), is unconscionable,” Levin added. “He should be defeated at the ballot box in the next Republican primary. Then he can join CNN or MSNBC as a full-time, conservative-trashing contributor,” Levin concluded. . .“I guess I hit a nerve. Don’t flatter yourself, Hollywood. And don’t worry about my finances. I pay your overpaid salary. Just do your damn job,” Levin tweeted.)

GUARDIAN
— Joe Biden to have new Secret Service team amid concern about Trump loyalty – Victoria Bekiempis
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents destroy those who are not blindly loyal to them and to them only. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/31/joe-biden-secret-service-team-trump-loyalty

JAKARTA POST
— US, EU urge release of Wuhan citizen journalist
(DIERSEN: To deny me whatever protections that journalists have, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am not a journalist. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am merely an operative or a dupe for those who they want to destroy. Most commonly, they want to destroy their opponents in Republican U.S. Senate, gubernatorial, and congressional primary elections.)
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/12/30/us-eu-urge-release-of-wuhan-citizen-journalist-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The United States and European Union on Tuesday demanded that China release a citizen journalist jailed for reports from Wuhan, with top US diplomat Mike Pompeo accusing Beijing of covering up COVID-19. Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer in custody since May, was Monday handed four years in prison over her early online accounts that provided a rare unvarnished glimpse of the city where the mysterious respiratory illness was first detected a year ago. Pompeo in a statement called on China to “release her immediately and unconditionally.” “The Chinese Communist Party has shown once again it will do whatever it takes to silence those who question the party’s official line, even regarding crucial public health information,” outgoing President Donald Trump’s secretary of state said. Zhang’s reports challenged Beijing’s official narrative that the government valiantly defeated the virus, questioning hospital capacity and access to virus testing in the early days and showing aggression on the part of Chinese authorities to her filming on her phone. The 37-year-old was sentenced by a Shanghai court for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” Pompeo is an outspoken critic of Beijing who has attacked China over its role in the origins of the pandemic, which has claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide.)
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/12/30/us-eu-urge-release-of-wuhan-citizen-journalist-.html

ALJAZEERA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters glorify and praise BLM.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/12/31/2020-the-year-black-lives-matter-shook-the-world

December 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 8,009 cases, 133 coronavirus deaths. New COVID-19 variant may already be circulating in Illinois, Dr. Arwady says.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-8009-covid-19-cases-133-coronavirus-deaths-/9229960/
— Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady announces resignation effective late Thursday night
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-republican-leader-bill-brady-announces-resignation-/9231043/

NBC5
— Sen. David Perdue Quarantines After Contact With Someone Infected With Covid, Days Before Georgia Runoff – Hannah Miao
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/sen-david-perdue-quarantines-after-contact-with-someone-infected-with-covid-days-before-georgia-runoff/2405886/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Patients are dying like flies’: California nurse in ICU begs the public to stop being careless
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/patients-are-dying-like-flies-nurse-in-icu-begs-community-to-stop-being-careless

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 133 more Illinois coronavirus deaths with positivity rate trending upward into new year. Since COVID-19 claimed its first Illinois victim March 16, an average of about 57 people have died with the virus every day — or about one fatality every 25 minutes. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/12/31/22208068/illinois-coronavirus-cases-deaths-vaccine-pritzker-covid-19-dec-31
— Illinois corruption wins if the players change but the rules remain the same. With two important votes on Jan. 13, the Illinois House can dismantle not just the Mike Madigan Machine, but the system that gave him his unprecedented power. – Matt Paprocki
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/31/22207045/illinois-politics-corruption-speaker-michael-madigan-springfield-house-matt-paprocki

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After giving up GOP leadership post, three-time candidate for governor Bill Brady resigns from the Illinois Senate – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-bill-brady-resigns-illinois-senate-20201231-u5vv2lrrgvhnbg56arq2if2tou-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A fearless look ahead after a dreadful year.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-predictions-news-sports-2021-zorn-20201231-zrhr5q4dmndg3ddpjrlw442uha-story.html
— Stimulus will help, but problems remain for Lake County residents impacted by coronavirus downturn – STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-county-stimulus-st-0101-20201231-jvdfl4gnmzgpnh4cgecdsdvjpm-story.html
— Illinois expunges nearly half a million cannabis cases as part of legalization – ROBERT MCCOPPIN
(DIERSEN: What unfair advantages have you had in life? My critics/opponents would hint/imply/argue/shout that my not using pot gave me unfair advantages in life. If I had been a pot user, a) the Post Office would not hired me in 1966, b) Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, c) Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job and IRS would not have hired me in 1971, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) GAO would not have hired me 1980 and promoted me in 1986, f) UIC would not have admitted me in 1966, g) NIU would not have admitted me in 1969 and I would not have graduated in 1970, h) Loyola would not have admitted me in 1972 and I would not have graduated in 1976, i) DePaul would not have admitted me in 1976 and I would not have graduated in 1980, j) IIT would not have admitted me in 1992 and I would not have graduated in 1992, k) I would not have gotten married in 1978, l) I would not have passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, m) I would not have passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, n) I would not have bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc., o) I would not have bought real estate in 1972, 1974, and 1976, p) my wife and I would not have bought real estate in 1978, 1984, and 2020, q) I would not have bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, r) etc. I should write a book about pot users who hint/imply/argue/shout that I would have been much more successful in life if I had been a pot user.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-pardons-expungements-20201231-mrhs3n7tsvchthlfexg3c5zdwm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs seeing another uptick in COVID-19 cases – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201231/suburbs-seeing-another-uptick-in-covid-19-cases
— Is a slate a political party? The answer could decide fate for 2 Mount Prospect candidates – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201231/is-a-slate-a-political-party-the-answer-could-decide-fate-for-2-mount-prospect-candidates

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Dozens received COVID shots from spoiled vials. The vaccinations—part of a batch a “bad actor” pharmacist left out of refrigeration at a Wisconsin hospital—may not be effective, Advocate Aurora officials say. Now law enforcement is involved. – STEPHANIE GOLDBERG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/dozens-received-covid-shots-spoiled-vials

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Senate minority leader resigns from office; Bill Brady won’t reveal reasons – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2020/12/31/illinois-senate-gop-leader-resigns-office/4102929001/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Bill Brady announces resignation from Illinois Senate
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/bill-brady-announces-resignation-from-illinois-senate/article_6c4454bd-6819-50e5-89ef-97e1384648da.html
— Reaction to state Sen. Bill Brady’s New Year’s Eve resignation – Kade Heather, Kelsey Watznauer
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/reaction-to-state-sen-bill-bradys-new-years-eve-resignation/article_6c4454bd-6819-50e5-89ef-97e1384648da.html

WGLT
— Bill Brady Resigns From Illinois Senate, Leaves Door Open For Another Run – RYAN DENHAM
https://www.wglt.org/post/bill-brady-resigns-illinois-senate-leaves-door-open-another-run#stream/0

CANTON DAILY LEDGER
— Whither the GOP in Illinois? – Jim Nowlan
https://www.cantondailyledger.com/story/opinion/2020/12/31/there-era-where-party-organization-mattered/4099368001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Written in quill pen (not literally; it was 1965), my master’s thesis was about “Leaderless Politics: The Illinois Republican Party.” Not much has changed. That was an era when party organization mattered. My thesis was that when Republicans lost control of the governorship, the party became leaderless. Not much has changed. Back then, political patronage provided party leaders with influence over elections. My research showed that under GOP Gov. Bill Stratton (1953-60), 83 of the state’s 102 Republican county chairmen held state jobs. Guess who ran the party? Without a governor and jobs, the party was rudderless. First, TV in the 1960s and now billionaire self-funders and donors have replaced political party organizations as the primary conduits to the voters. Patronage is mostly gone, by Supreme Court dictum. Political parties have traditionally had three basic functions: Set forth a platform of values and policies for voters to consider; Recruit attractive candidates, and Work to nominate the candidates in the primary and then get them elected, so they can implement the platform inside government. The Illinois Republican Party does little of this anymore. The role of party platforms has been underappreciated. Party leaders used to wrestle over platform planks at their conventions. The platforms, by a kind of osmosis and over time, provided helpful cues for voters. That is, the GOP favors small business, while the Dems are for the working stiffs. Most of that is gone today, and voters are adrift, captivated yet confused by a Tower of Babel issuing relentlessly from the internet. The Illinois state GOP is a paper tiger. It has no money nor clout over county parties. The county parties are mostly toothless as well. There are exceptions. For example, county GOP chairs Jan Weber in Henry and Aren Hansen in Grundy have in recent years almost singlehandedly turned local offices from Dem to GOP. Mary Brookhart in McDonough County also has a strong county party; her team knows how to get out the vote. The Illinois GOP is at present recruiting a new statewide party chair. Different from a number of states that have large, professional staff and paid chairs, the Illinois party has but one staffer (very sharp Derek Murphy) and a volunteer chair. With megabucks ex-Governor Bruce Rauner gone, the state party has barely two nickels to rub together. The struggle for party control, as if it mattered, is apparently between a Trump-thumping faction versus an “establishment” faction, neither with a clear platform. The old adage that “all politics is local” is no longer true. Successful local candidates in small town and rural Illinois tend to feel they must pay more than lip service to the Trump brand of nativist populism. This effectively leaves lifestyle tolerant, pro-choice, balanced budget, free market, business-friendly folks like me outside the party, or so I feel. What does the future hold for the Illinois GOP? I expect to see Trump 2024 signs soon replacing the thousands of the 2020 versions on lawns and farmyards across mid-America; however, insiders I talk with predict the Trump brand will fade rather quickly, as he likely becomes ensnarled in nasty tax and legal problems. Over the past half century, Republican leaders have also seen their base slip away, literally. Since about 1970, two million or so whites have departed the state in net terms, replaced largely by Latinos and, to a lesser extent, Asian-Americans. When I was a state legislator in 1970, 12% of Illinois residents were of a minority group; today, it is 36%. From 1977 to 2003, the Illinois GOP enjoyed a 26-year, unbroken string of Republican governors. In contrast, this year Joe Biden clobbered Trump in Illinois 57-40 percent, in what pundits call a firmly Blue state. The big prize in 2022 will be the governor’s mansion, not that anyone lives there anymore. Gov. JB Pritzker is considered vulnerable, following his botched, disastrous campaign for increased taxes on high earners, and because of the unenviable role he has in trying to corral COVID-19. In a district on the edges of metropolitan Chicago, GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger has been critical of Trump while supportive of his policies. He appears to be positioning himself for a run for higher office – governor, close observers report. I also find state Senators Jason Barickman of Bloomington and Sue Rezin of Morris attractive. Both are smart and capable, and might have some appeal in the suburbs. But they and other aspirants from the political ranks must nowadays almost expect outsider megabucks sorts to crash into the GOP’s party. The race will be wide open, and the leaderless state GOP will be but a bystander.)

WILLIAM J KELLY
— 2021 is the Year Americans Take Their Country Back
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/#kelly-2021-is-the-year-americans-take-their-country-back

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sangamon County allows indoor dining to governor’s chagrin – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/31/1-illinois-county-allows-indoor-dining-to-governor/
— Mitch McConnell: Democrats want ‘socialism for rich people’ with $2,000 checks – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/31/mitch-mcconnell-democrats-want-socialism-rich-peop/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— CNN chief admits he will not cover Biden administration fairly – Ella Carroll-Smith
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/cnn-chief-biden/
— Biden, Harris ignore Black Lives Matter after campaigning on racial justice. Only using them for winning? – Julia Johnson
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/biden-harris-ignore-blm/

BREITBART
— Over 4,100 People Shot in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago in 2020 – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/31/over-4100-people-shot-in-mayor-lightfoots-chicago-in-2020/

BLAZE
— Republican congressman claims Trump’s base is turning against him, calls fundraising from election a scam. Kinzinger accused politicians of raising money by giving Trump supporters false hope. – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/kinzinger-trump-claims-scam

DAILY CALLER
— New Jobless Claims Decrease To 787,000, Economists Expected 828,000 – THOMAS CATENACCI
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/31/new-jobless-claims-decrease-below-economists-expectations/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Enough Already With Using Cartoons and Cookies to Sell LGBTQ Agenda to Kids – Nicole Russell
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/12/30/enough-already-with-using-cartoons-and-cookies-to-sell-lgbtq-agenda-to-kids/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— Democrats Destroyed All the Savings of Americans Three Times Over And added a Broken Glass Belt to the Rust Belt. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/12/democrat-destroyed-all-savings-americans-three-daniel-greenfield/

THE HILL
— Pence asks judge to toss GOP lawmaker’s bid to overturn election results – JOHN KRUZEL
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/532273-pence-asks-judge-to-toss-gop-lawmakers-bid-to-overturn-election

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump 2024? Only one president has returned to power after losing reelection. If President Trump runs again in four years, he would be trying to follow in Grover Cleveland’s footsteps. – Ronald G. Shafer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/12/28/grover-cleveland-trump-non-consecutive-terms/
— The first millennials turn 40 on Jan. 1. That’s old enough to sue for age discrimination. – Andrew Van Dam
(DIERSEN: In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They had a) given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, b) made it clear that they would never promote me beyond GS-13, c) gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, d) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 9 years that I worked for GAO, and e) forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. The Democrats who run GAO get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote 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 make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/29/millennial-age-discrimination/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republicans won half of California’s U.S. House seats they lost in 2018. Here’s how – JENNIFER HABERKORN
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-12-20/republicans-recaptured-half-of-californias-u-s-house-seats-lost-in-2018-heres-how

USA TODAY
— ‘Wild Protests:’ Police brace for pro-Trump demonstrations when Congress meets Jan. 6 to formalize Biden’s win – David Jackson and Matthew Brown
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/31/elections-protest-dc-police-brace-donald-trump-demonstrators/4097472001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GOP Senator Josh Hawley Says He Will Force Votes on Joe Biden’s Win. Joint session of Congress to meet next week to certify electoral votes. – Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-senator-says-he-will-force-votes-on-bidens-win-11609348249
— Trump Administration Extends Ban on H-1B and Other Work Visas, Green Cards. Renewal of a policy criticized by businesses leaves incoming Biden administration with another immigration dilemma. – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-extends-ban-on-h-1b-and-other-work-visas-green-cards-11609455695

NEWSWEEK
— As Trump Supporters Plan Mass Election Protest, Businesses Prepare for Possible Violence – MATTHEW IMPELLI
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-supporters-plan-mass-election-protest-businesses-prepare-possible-violence-1558334

ABC HARRISBURG
— The states people left in 2020 — and why
(DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois. They focus on driving out of Illinois those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.abc27.com/news/the-states-people-left-in-2020-and-why/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois experienced a similar population decline, dropping from 12,667,017 residents to 12,587,530 in 2020 — a nearly 80,000-person decrease. It’s the seventh year in a row the state has seen such a decline, and the Census Bureau estimates that more than a quarter-million people have left the state in the past decade — about triple the losses of other states. “Illinois’ record population loss is a symptom of declining public and private investments. Rising pension debt coupled with an increasing tax burden have raised costs for Illinoisans,” Illinois Policy Institute chief economist Orphe Divounguy told The Pantagraph. “It’s become clear that Illinois leaders are not committed to changing course. Every year taxes go up, and yet there are fewer and less reliable services.” Other theories attribute the decrease to a general decline in national population growth, thanks to lower birth rates, less immigration and, perhaps, deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic.)

STATEHOUSE FILE
— Social media played a big role in connecting candidates with voters – LaMonte Richardson Jr.
(DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
http://thestatehousefile.com/43667/social-media-played-a-big-role-in-connecting-candidates-with-voters/

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE
— Will Biden Presidency Change Age, Gender Stereotypes?
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-12-30/womens/will-biden-presidency-change-age-gender-stereotypes/a72646-1

GOVERNING
— Democrats Need Progressive Voters. Blaming Them Should Stop. – JABARI SIMAMA
(DIERSEN: One could say “Republicans need conservative voters. Blaming them should stop.”)
https://www.governing.com/now/Democrats-Need-Progressive-Voters-Blaming-Them-Should-Stop.html

RHOADES TEAM
— FOR SALE: 534 WEST ROOSEVELT ROAD, WHEATON – $750,000
http://www.rhoadesteam.com/homes-for-sale-details/534-W-ROOSEVELT-ROAD-WHEATON-IL-60187/10164188/34/

December 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Pandemic, civil unrest likely contributed to more than 50% increase in Chicago homicides in 2020.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-year-end-gun-violence-20201231-33wbrdh44jbr7h5u77sunwj2pu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Parent leaders at first Chicago school shuttered by coronavirus push back against reopening. “What we ask for is to have a conversation with CPS and the school community, where we’re involved together,” said Josh Radinsky, a member of the local school council at Vaughn Occupational High School. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/12/30/22207081/cps-reopening-coronavirus-vaighn-lsc-resolution-stop-chicago-public-schools

WGN RADIO
— How Congress will count Electoral College votes – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/explainer-how-congress-will-count-electoral-college-votes-3/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 387 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 10 deaths, region’s positivity rate rises to 8.8% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/31/dupage-county-reports-387-covid-19-cases-wednesday-10-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-rises-to-88/
— Downers Grove Township is seeking input on how to best utilize the nearly finished Township Multipurpose Senior (55 or older) Center.
(DIERSEN: I am 72 years old. Are you 55 or older? If you are, do you fit the negative stereotype of seniors? Do you have health problems? Do you have financial problems? Do you have other problems? Are you “out of touch, useless, feeble, incompetent, pitiful and irrelevant?” SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/getting-rid-of-the-negative-stereotypes–and-biases–about-aging/2017/11/03/e731e034-bfd3-11e7-97d9-bdab5a0ab381_story.html In my defense, I stress that no health, financial, or any other kind of problem has stopped me from a) putting a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together and sending it out each and every morning since 2004 or b) putting a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together and sending it out each and every evening since 2015.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/downers-grove/2020/12/29/downers-grove-township-seniors-asked-to-complete-survey/

RIVER BENDER
— Durbin Calls On Mcconnell To Bring $2,000 Direct Payment Measure To The Floor For A Vote
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/durbin-calls-on-mcconnell-to-bring-2000-direct-payment-measure-to-the-floor-for-a-vote-46758.cfm

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says Trump supporters are mindless fools. How are Trump supporters treated by a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee, d) Republican candidates on ballots for your precinct, and e) Republican municipal, township, county, and state elected/appointed officials who represent your precinct?
https://www.galesburg.com/story/opinion/2020/12/30/letter-trump-supporters-mindless-fools/4073137001/

WEEK
— ‘Real winner’ of 2020 election is President Trump, McLean County GOP chair says – Howard Packowitz
https://week.com/2020/12/31/real-winner-of-2020-election-is-president-trump-mclean-county-gop-chair-says/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump to return to White House early from Florida vacation – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-to-return-to-white-house-early-from-florida-vacation

DAILY ILLINI
— Young people surmount barriers to entering politics – AIDAN FINN
https://dailyillini.com/uncategorized/2020/12/30/young-people-surmount-barriers-to-entering-politics/

WIREPOINTS
— “Nobody has a plan to fix the state. Not Republicans. Not Democrats. But that’s what we need in 2021.” – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/nobody-has-a-plan-to-fix-the-state-not-republicans-not-democrats-but-thats-what-we-need-in-2021-ted-dabrowski-on-the-illinois-channel/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— “NO ETHNIC SELF-IDENTIFICATION!”–Command Leftists to Hilaria Baldwin – Laurie Higgins
(DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have urged me to pretend that I am of Swedish national origin to avoid the German sigma? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com , my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/no-ethnic-self-identification-command-leftists-to-hillary-baldwin/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats’ Digital Democracy Task Force wrong direction for online democracy. Following the ‘roadmap’ would give government more control to determine what information passes muster. – Randolph J. May
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to control what I put in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: a) Milton Township Republican Organization officers, DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party officers, b) the Republican elected/appointed officials who represent my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots for my precinct, d) Republican major donors, e) Republican political consultants, f) Republican campaign managers, g) Republican campaign staff members, h) Republican campaign volunteers, and i) Republicans who I have sued. Everyone sees how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/29/democrats-digital-democracy-task-force-wrong-direc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The roadmap’s premise is that “many Americans are ill-equipped to recognize and sift through false, misleading or emotionally manipulative posts” on social media platforms. So, to confront what they see as the combination of “ill-equipped” Americans and rampant disinformation and misinformation, the House Democrats propose a number of measures. . .For example, the Democrats propose creation of a new multiagency Digital Democracy Task Force, comprised of officials from across the federal government, with dedicated funding. The task force would be charged with developing communications strategies for the government to counter “disinformation and misinformation.” Because social media platforms seldom act as “responsible information gatekeepers,” the roadmap urges the government to prioritize grant funding to “experienced organizations” so that they can teach “vulnerable audiences” to spot propaganda and to “provide counter-narratives.” By now it should be evident why adoption of the Democrats’ roadmap likely poses a greater danger to democracy than ignoring it. This is not to say “misinformation” or “disinformation” on the social media platforms which are the roadmap’s primary targets doesn’t exist. It does. But there are serious disagreements every day — really, every hour — regarding what news and information on social media should be pinned with a Scarlet Letter. And it should be obvious too that the disagreements regarding claimed misinformation and disinformation extend to what the roadmap calls the “traditional news media,” which the House Democrats claim have higher editorial standards.)
— Zuckerberg-tied nonprofit helps finance Georgia runoff election workers, poll supplies. Critics suspect dubious motivation behind grants. – James Varney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/30/mark-zuckerberg-tied-nonprofit-helps-finance-georg/
— Combating hate without championing censorship – Joel Griffith and Emilie Kao
(DIERSEN: What do you say to those who promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Those who promote hatred against the aforesaid want to censor me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/30/combating-hate-without-championing-censorship/

FOX NEWS
— Georgia Republicans recruit over 8,000 poll watchers for Senate runoff elections. Republicans spotlight ‘largest and most aggressive ballot security, voter integrity operation’ in state history. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgia-republicans-recruit-over-8000-poll-watchers-for-senate-runoff-elections
— Census Bureau to miss deadline, threatening Trump’s attempt to exclude illegal migrants from census. The Census Bureau did not confirm that the figures would be submitted prior to Biden entering office. – Caitlin McFall
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/census-bureau-misses-deadline-threatening-trumps-plan-to-exclude-illegal-migrants-from-appropriating-congres
— 10 New Year’s resolutions for Biden. Biden sometimes sounds like the old geezer at the bar who’s mired in the past. – Liz Peek
(DIERSEN: Of course, because I am 72 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue shout that I am “mired in the past.” They stress that I support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They stress that I oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They stress that I use emails to communicate rather than Facebook. They stress that I own only American-nameplate vehicles.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/joe-biden-new-years-resolution-liz-peek

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hey, GOP: This is Your Do or Die Moment – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/12/hey_gop_this_is_your_do_or_die_moment.html

BREITBART
— Census Bureau to miss deadline for House apportionment data – UPI
https://www.breitbart.com/news/census-bureau-to-miss-deadline-for-house-apportionment-data/
— Hawley: Dems Exercised ‘Right’ to Object to Electoral College Certification, Why Can’t GOP? – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/12/30/hawley-dems-exercised-right-to-object-to-electoral-college-certification-why-cant-gop/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— List Of GOP Lawmakers To Object During Electoral College Certification Process Grows
https://www.oann.com/list-of-gop-lawmakers-to-object-during-electoral-college-certification-process-grows/

EPOCH TIMES
— Car Caravans Forming for ‘Historic’ Protest in Washington – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/car-caravans-forming-for-historic-protest-in-washington_3636696.html

THE HILL
— The fight begins over first primary of 2024 presidential contest – B.J. RUDELL
(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://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/532059-the-fight-begins-over-first-primary-of-2024-presidential-contest
— The Memo: Toxic divide grew deeper in 2020 – NIALL STANAGE
(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) renters against homeowners, v) etc. against etc.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532158-the-memo-toxic-divide-grew-deeper-in-2020

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Abruptly Cuts Short Florida Vacation To Return To White House. The White House announced the schedule change hours after a GOP senator said he will object to the election certification process next week. – AP
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-leaving-mar-a-lago-early_n_5fedcaedc5b6fd33110d013b

NEW YORK TIMES
— McConnell Says Senate Won’t Unhitch $2,000 Checks From Other Demands
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/30/us/biden-trump
— Early Voting Numbers in Georgia Senate Races Put G.O.P. on Edge – Astead W. Herndon and Richard Fausset
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat candidates promise members of protected groups that they will use government a) to give them even more preference and b) to get rid of Republicans once and for all. 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.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/us/politics/georgia-senate-early-voting.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Dale Washburn, a Republican state legislator who introduced Ms. Loeffler at the event, had another warning. This one was based not on ideology, but on numbers that suggest Democrats are outpacing Republicans in early voting turnout — which means that Republicans may need a tremendous election-day performance on Jan. 5 if they are to win the state’s two high-stakes runoff races and maintain control of the Senate. “We’re fully aware of the energy on the other side, and think we’ve been reminded about that,” Mr. Washburn said. “We know demographics have changed in recent years. And if our side hasn’t been aware of that, they’re rapidly becoming aware of that. The Biden victory had a big part.”)
— What Biden and Harris Owe the Poor – William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis
(DIERSEN: To get votes from those who have less money than others, Democrats and RINOs promise to use government a) to take opportunities and money away from Republicans and b) to give those opportunities and that money to those who have less money.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/25/opinion/biden-harris-agenda-poverty.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Jan. 6 protests multiply as Trump continues to call supporters to Washington – Marissa J. Lang
(DIERSEN: How are Trump supporters treated by a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee, d) Republican candidates on ballots for your precinct, and e) Republican municipal, township, county, and state elected/appointed officials who represent your precinct?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-january6-dc-protest/2020/12/30/1773b19c-4acc-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html
— NOVEMBER 4, 2017 FLASHBACK: Getting rid of the negative stereotypes — and biases — about aging – Judith Graham
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/getting-rid-of-the-negative-stereotypes–and-biases–about-aging/2017/11/03/e731e034-bfd3-11e7-97d9-bdab5a0ab381_story.html

USA TODAY
— Are you willing to pay for email? How about podcasts? Here are our tech predictions for 2021 – Jefferson Graham
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents make it clear that they not only want you to a) stop reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but that want you to stop reading all emails and b) rely on the Democrat Facebook for all communication. They want Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains to rely on the Democrat Facebook for all communication from a) officers of their Republican township/ward/county party organizations, b) their representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, c) the IRP officers, d) Republican candidates, and e) Republican elected/appointed officials.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/12/30/could-you-paying-email-2021-here-our-tech-predictions/4064371001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President-elect Joe Biden has complained to the social network many times about all the disinformation coming out about him on Facebook, and the company declined to act. That certainly isn’t likely to play well in the Biden years.)
— NAACP: Biden-Harris must create Cabinet position to focus solely on racial justice mandate. The incoming administration says racial justice is a top priority. Only a top-level adviser will be equipped to fight ‘crisis unparalleled in the modern era.’ – Derrick Johnson
(DIERSEN: To promote racial justice is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, non-veteran, 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.usatoday.com/story/opinion/policing/2020/12/30/naacp-biden-harris-must-create-cabinet-position-racial-justice-column/4065685001/
— California voters failed to repeal ban on affirmative action. What signal does that send the rest of the nation? – Elinor Aspegren
(DIERSEN: To promote Affirmative Action is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, non-veteran, 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.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/12/30/affirmative-action-prop-16-california-supreme-court/6473023002/

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— City Hall: 21 questions for 2021 in Lincoln – Riley Johnson
(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://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/city-hall-21-questions-for-2021-in-lincoln/article_5a8e3594-9792-5c00-b107-f0a22ccb79ae.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump’s Embarrassing Electoral College Hustle. It is doomed to fail but would still set a destructive precedent.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-embarrassing-electoral-college-hustle-11609371708
— The Tyranny of Diversity. Its monomaniacal pursuit undermines other values—true equality among them. – Joseph Epstein
(DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, non-veteran, 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.wsj.com/articles/the-tyranny-of-diversity-11609347729
— $2,000 Checks for the Affluent. Schumer and Trump want to write checks to the non-needy. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, if you are a Republican, you are affluent if you are not on welfare.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/2-000-checks-for-the-affluent-11609371467

FORBES
— Equality Expected To Be Front And Center For New Administration – Sheila Callaham
(DIERSEN: To promote equality is to get rid of those who are older, White, male, heterosexual, married, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, non-veteran, 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.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2021/12/30/equality-expected-to-be-front-and-center-for-new-administration-heres-a-word-of-advice/
— The Lesson Of 2020: Don’t Bother With Predictions For 2021 – Ellen R. Wald
(DIERSEN: What do you predict that individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries will do next year to get rid of those who are the following once and for all: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Will employers ramp up their efforts to get rid of their employees who are the aforesaid? Will organizations ramp up their efforts to get rid of their members who are the aforesaid?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/2021/12/30/the-lesson-of-2020-dont-bother-with-predictions-for-2021/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Fox News Used To Be President Trump’s Favorite Network. It Will Do Just Fine Without Him In 2021.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andymeek/2021/12/31/fox-news-used-to-be-president-trumps-favorite-network-it-will-do-just-fine-without-him-in-2021/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Agencies begin to receive compliance checks on diversity executive order – Jessie Bur
(DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Federal agencies exist to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, disabled, liberal, moderate, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/watchdogs/2020/12/29/agencies-begin-to-receive-compliance-checks-on-diversity-executive-order/

FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford Mustang Not Endangered By Rising Popularity Of Trucks, SUVs, Crossovers – Brett Foote
https://fordauthority.com/2020/12/ford-mustang-not-endangered-by-rising-popularity-of-trucks-suvs-crossovers/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The sports car segment is still a healthy 1.2 percent of the industry, and we’re continuing to be the market share leader with the best-selling sports car for several years running, globally and in the United States. We’re confident in the sports car market.”)

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