November 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County budget approved in split board vote, with critics saying review process not transparent – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-county-budget-approved-st-1129-20191127-oboim3eomvbyhazggzsvu6vehu-story.html
— Judges rein in parts of Illinois stalking law as unconstitutional, while victims’ advocates worry that women are more vulnerable – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-stalking-law-limits-20191127-r52ijstenva4hofykou3hjcoby-story.html
— Trump signs Hong Kong bill that will strain relations with China – MARIO PARKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-hongkong-bill-trump-20191128-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Naperville Republicans are racists and especially Naperville Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, those who have lived in Naperville for a long time, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-hate-no-home-here-downtown-naperville-st-20191127-p37zhy5on5hqxbplixfk7frtgu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Chicago, cities grapple with ‘transit-oriented development’ critics – Haisten Willis (DIERSEN: How transit-oriented are you? In 1984, my wife and I paid lots more for a lot because it was in walking distance of the Wheaton train station. In 1978, my wife and I paid lots more for a home because it was in walking distance of the College Avenue train station in Wheaton. In 1976, I paid lots more for a one bedroom condo because it was in walking distance of my IRS job in the Loop. In 1974, I paid lots more for a studio condo because it was in walking distance of my IRS job in the Loop.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20191128/chicago-cities-grapple-with-transit-oriented-development-critics
— Blessed benefits of counting blessings – Editorial (DIERSEN: Are you thankful enough? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am nowhere near thankful enough. They stress that they have let me serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. They stress that they let me serve as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, GAO employee 1980-1997, IRS employee 1971-1980, etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191127/blessed-benefits-of-counting-blessings
— A day to remember life’s consistent joys – Jim Slusher (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to be thankful that they have not harmed me any more than they have already harmed me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them. They paint themselves as being operatives or as dupes for those who run the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191128/a-day-to-remember-lifes-consistent-joys

CBS2
— City Of Evanston To Use Cannabis Revenue For Reparations Fund For African-American Residents – Jermont Terry (DIERSEN: Do those who run your municipality favor or oppose reparations? If they favor reparations, which residents, organizations, companies, etc. in your municipality do they want a) to pay reparations and how much and b) to receive reparations and how much? What criteria do they want to use to determine the aforesaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that those who share my demographics should pay lots of reparations and b) that government jobs and promotions should be given to minorities and to females as a form of reparations.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/11/27/evanston-recreational-cannabis-reparations-african-american-residents/
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4223860-evanston-to-use-cannabis-revenue-for-reparation-fund/

WBBM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Democrats, Blacks smoked/smoke pot because Whites forced/force pot on them.
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/evanston-to-pot-sales-tax-to-fund-local-reparations-program

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Complaint against Rock Island State’s Attorney Villarreal alleges prosecutions may be compromised – Thomas Geyer
https://qctimes.com/news/local/complaint-against-rock-island-state-s-attorney-villarreal-alleges-prosecutions/article_6a437ff6-950f-5cef-a733-be8d3bd305e7.html

RIVER BENDER
— “Demand Justice” targets Federalist Society over Kavanaugh – AP
https://www.riverbender.com/sports-news/details.cfm?id=287069
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sponsored by Demand Justice, the ads target a half dozen prominent firms that sponsored the dinner, such as Kirkland & Ellis, where Kavanaugh served as a partner, as well as Sullivan & Cromwell, WilmerHale and Consovoy McCarthy, where a senior partner was recently confirmed as a federal appellate judge. The bare-knuckle ads are a rarity in the city’s genteel legal world and an example of the increasing toxicity of the political debate over Trump’s judicial nominees. Demand Justice says the ads are the beginning of a sustained campaign “to hold accountable” people who help the Federalist Society “rehabilitate a sexual predator and attack the rule of law.’’ The Federalist Society declined to comment. Carrie Severino, a longtime Federalist Society member and policy director of the conservative Judicial Crisis Network, called criticism by Demand Justice and other liberal groups a badge of honor. The Federalist group “is a successful network of conservatives and conservative lawyers that are very effective,’’ Severino said. Liberal critics “don’t like that,” she added.)

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Democrats, Blacks smoked/smoke pot because Whites forced/force it on them.
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/this-illinois-community-will-use-recreational-marijuana-sales-tax-proceeds/article_41e7fe57-8ced-5cf8-9dad-ccb83d8c4958.html

EVANSTON PATCH
— Future Weed Revenue Will Fund Evanston’s New Reparations Program Aldermen have not yet decided how the money will be spent or who will be eligible to receive reparations from the city. – Jonah Meadows (DIERSEN: Do those who run your municipality favor or oppose reparations? If they favor reparations, which residents, organizations, companies, etc. in your municipality do they want a) to pay reparations and how much and b) to receive reparations and how much? What criteria do they want to use to determine the aforesaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that those who share my demographics should pay lots of reparations and b) that government jobs and promotions should be given to minorities and to females as a form of reparations.)
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/evanston-recreational-cannabis-tax-fund-referendum-program

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Race to the top, or the bottom – Hugo Gurdon (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get their votes, Democrat candidates promise Blacks that if elected, they will use government to give Blacks preference. To give one group preference is to discriminate against another group. To give Blacks preference is to discriminate against Whites, against Hispanics, against Asians, against etc.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/race-to-the-top-or-the-bottom

CNS NEWS
— Chick-Fil-A Donated to SPLC, Which Smeared Pro-Family FRC as ‘Anti-LGBT Hate Group’ – Michael W. Chapman
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/michael-w-chapman/chick-fil-donated-splc-group-linked-shooter-who-stormed-family

TOWNHALL
— Thanksgiving Has Been Part of America’s Story From Puritan Forefathers Onward – Richard Land (DIERSEN: Are you thankful enough? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am nowhere near thankful enough. They stress that they have let me serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. They stress that they let me serve as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, GAO employee 1980-1997, IRS employee 1971-1980, etc.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/richardland/2019/11/28/thanksgiving-has-been-part-of-americas-story-from-puritan-forefathers-onward-n2556801

PATRIOT POST
— Mainstream Media Deserves the President’s Ire! – Ken Blackwell (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at religious, conservative, and Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS have caused all their problems. Previously, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my service as the following caused all their problems: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, etc.) 
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/67072-dean-baquet-mainstream-media-deserves-the-presidents-ire-2019-11-28

NBC NEWS
— Civil rights agency slams Trump admin over LGBTQ policies The bipartisan Commission on Civil Rights claims the Trump administration is “undoing decades of civil and human rights progress.” – Julie Moreau (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will use this to demand that LGBTQ activists, LGBTQ candidates, LGBTQ elected officials, LGBTQ party leaders, LGBTQ major donors, LGBTQ political consultants, LGBTQ etc. get rid of Trump supporters once and for all. How will the LGBTQers in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois react to this demand? How much clout do LGBTQers have in your municipality?) 
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/civil-rights-agency-slams-trump-admin-over-lgbtq-policies-n1092431

CBS BOSTON
— Native Americans To Hold 50th National Day Of Mourning On Thanksgiving In Plymouth – AP (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, according to the Democrats, the more of the following groups that you are a member of, the more reparations that you owe native Americans: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/11/26/native-americans-national-day-of-mourning-thanksgiving-plymouth-massachusetts/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Broken Promises and Debt Pile Up as Loan Forgiveness Goes Astray – Erica L. Green and Stacy Cowley (DIERSEN: What percent of students who took out a college loan did that because they fully expected that the loan would be forgiven?) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/28/us/politics/student-loan-forgiveness.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: As Farmers Grow Old, Who Will Replace Them? – Corey Kilgannon (DIERSEN: What are your connections with farming? My ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854. My grandmother was born on a farm in Crete. My ancestors on my mother’s side were sharecroppers on a farm in Grant Park on the Indiana border. My mother was born on that farm. I spent many summer days there during the 1950s and early 1960s.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/nyregion/hull-o-farm-catskills.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New research shows that candidates who come off as too capable are often assumed to lack loyalty – Heidi Mitchell (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wanted employees who were loyal to them and loyal to the Democrat Party platform. They did not like it at all when I put myself under more and more and more codes of ethics when I became a CPA in 1979, Certified Internal Auditor and licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. My Democrat superiors in the federal government wanted employees who would serve as their operatives and as their dupes.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/afraid-youre-too-qualified-for-a-job-heres-what-you-can-do-11572228000
— Does America Still Have a Common Creed? The U.S. has an unmatched capacity for absorbing newcomers. Yet historian David M. Kennedy worries that the country no longer agrees on a shared identity or purpose. – Jason Willick (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, America exists to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-america-still-have-a-common-creed-11574902417
— There’s No Safe Space for Ideas on Campus ‘Animal Farms’ Zealous student activists find ways to punish those who make them think uncomfortable thoughts. – Daniel Payne
https://www.wsj.com/articles/theres-no-safe-space-for-ideas-on-campus-animal-farms-11574726733

FORBES
— JUNE 30, 2016 FLASHBACK: How Facebook Biases Your News Feed – Nelson Granados (DIERSEN: Facebook is anti-religious, anti-conservative, and anti-Republican. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want everyone to spend all their time on Facebook.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nelsongranados/2016/06/30/how-facebook-biases-your-news-feed/#3868a2451d51

YAHOO FINANCE
— Simple Secrets Anyone Can Use to Reach Early Retirement – A. Zacks (DIERSEN: Those who retire early should be prepared for their critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes to hint/imply/argue/shout that you took early retirement because you were forced to because you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the aforesaid about me. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/simple-secrets-anyone-reach-early-142202221.html

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— Cox gubernatorial campaign ordered to pay more than $97,000 in debts – JEFF MCDONALD
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-11-28/cox-gubernatorial-campaign-ordered-to-pay-more-than-97-000-in-debts 
— This Thanksgiving, be more than thankful – Editorial (DIERSEN: Are you thankful enough? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am nowhere near thankful enough. They stress that they have let me serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. They stress that they let me serve as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, GAO employee 1980-1997, IRS employee 1971-1980, etc.) 
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/story/2019-11-27/thanksgiving-prosperity-loneliness-epidemic-smartphones-technology

BELTWAY BREAKFAST
— Trump Administration and Its Enablers Attempt to Smear Civil Servants, Not Political Holdovers – Andrew Feinberg (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wanted employees who would work for them as opposed to employees who would work for the federal government. My Democrat IRS superiors succeeded in getting rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in getting rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.) 
https://www.beltwaybreakfast.com/whitehouse/2019/11/25/trump-administration-and-its-enablers-attempt-to-smear-civil-servants-not-political-holdovers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The attempt to smear these nonpartisan civil servants is part of a long-running attempt by Trump and his allies to delegitimize the entire concept of a non-partisan civil service. It’s a project that stems both from Trump’s obsession with loyalty combined with his misguided belief that federal employees work for him, and from his administration’s goal to “deconstruct the administrative state.” It began shortly after Trump was sworn in on January 20, 2017, when his allies in conservative media began complaining about “Obama holdovers” serving on the staff of the National Security Council, and in places like the Defense Department, State Department, and pretty much every other executive branch agency. These “holdovers,” Trump allies said, were to blame for many of the president’s failures, and were part of a Democratic “deep state” working to frustrate Trump’s goals. The problem with that, of course, is that there is no such thing as a “holdover” — at least not the way Trump and his allies mean. It is possible for an agency official to be a holdover from a previous administration. When President Obama was preparing to take office in January 2009, he asked then-Bush Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain in his position. Gates, a political appointee, was literally held over from the previous administration. But that’s not what the term means to Trump and his allies. To them, “holdovers” are the career civil servants and subject matter experts who keep the government running. Such people been a fixture in American government since 1883, when then-President Chester Arthur signed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, which created a competitive exam process for selecting government employees and made it illegal to fire them for political reasons. Arthur was an unlikely booster for the idea of a professional civil service. He was a “stalwart,” part of a faction of the Republican Party that supported the “spoils” system, which gave the president — and the party controlling the White House — complete control of federal hiring. He was elected as James Garfield’s running mate to placate those Republicans who were concerned about Garfield’s potential for turning off the spoils system’s spigot of graft. But the abundance of patronage jobs — and the president’s control over them — ended up costing Garfield his life in September 1881, months after he’d been shot twice by Charles Guiteau, a mentally ill man who’d attacked Garfield in a Washington, D.C. train station because he’d been denied the job of consul to Vienna or Paris. The horror of Garfield’s assassination galvanized public support for a civil service bill, and Arthur — who’d been the subject of unfounded suspicions after his name was invoked by Garfield’s assassin — signed it. Since then, nonpartisan civil servants have been a fact of life for presidents. Most have understood that the career professionals who staff the executive branch departments have a vital function. But not Trump. For Trump, having served in government during Barack Obama’s presidency is enough to cast suspicion on any federal employee, and his suspicion of career professionals has extended throughout the executive branch. At agencies large and small, policy planning meetings are routinely restricted to political appointees, and some policies — like the proposed (and dead-in-the-water) merger between the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration — have been designed to give the White House more control over hiring. Many of those policies have not come to fruition, but the goal of getting rid of “disloyal” employees has now become an article of faith for Trump defenders. A Senate trial will give Republicans yet more reasons to attack career professionals as disloyal. The next election will determine whether punishment for “disloyalty” will become more than a conservative pipe dream.)

BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on uniting Jews and Muslims against Christians, and especially against Christians who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jews-and-muslims-need-to-have-each-others-backs-in-trumps-america-and-beyond

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/28/religion-faith-leaders-social-justice-fight-trump-era

RAW STORY
— Ex-GOP lawmaker Joe Walsh drops an expletive on CNN while ripping into Trump’s fake ‘war on Thanksgiving’ – Tom Boggioni
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/11/ex-gop-lawmaker-drops-an-expletive-on-cnn-while-ripping-into-trumps-fake-war-on-thanksgiving/

November 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago conference tackles whether to allow guns in Illinois schools – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/debate-over-whether-to-arm-teachers-returns-to-illinois/5715642/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— State senator slams Madigan over payments to ex-aide: ‘He wanted a cover-up’  “This action should not be tolerated from Chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party,” Northwest Side state Sen. Iris Martinez said. – Mitchell Armentrout

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/23/20979383/madigan-iris-martinez-cover-up-kevin-quinn-resign

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If I had worn any kind of protest hairstyle, a) the Post Office would not have offered me a job in 1966, b) Firestone Stores would not have offered me job in 1970, c) Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, e) GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980, and f) GAO would have not promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-michigan-photo-girl-banned-20191121-exqfukx6hfdf7ihp7w3q5mbfny-story.html
— An impeachment alternative for Republicans: Censure Trump (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who tried and failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me at its 2006 annual convention because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for a) their problems, b) your problems, c) my problems, d) everyone’s problems, and e) all the losses that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-impeachment-ukraine-republicans-censure-chapman-20191122-wsjeolrue5ap3bfezclbsygadq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Lock up cannabis products to protect children – Trisha Korioth
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20191124/lock-up-cannabis-products-to-protect-children
— The false politics of good vs evil – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat, a Libertarian, a Green, or a RINO is to shout that you are consumed with hatred against not only Trump, but against all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191123/editorial-the-false-politics-of-good-vs-evil
— To keep democracy healthy, citizens have to participate. – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want citizens who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time to participate.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191124/how-do-we-keep-our-democracy-healthy

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— LaHood wants to be Trump delegate – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20191123/bernard-schoenburg-turner-backs-kamala-harris-lahood-wants-to-be-trump-delegate
— State shows it can move fast when it wants to – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191123/statehouse-insider-state-shows-it-can-move-fast-when-it-wants-to

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Filling vacancies: Undemocratic process – Editorial (DIERSEN: In Wheaton, when City Council vacancies occur, they are not filled by special elections. Instead, they are filled by the remaining City Council members of which only three are elected citywide. Further, the City Council does not announce who the finalists are. Further, there are no candidate forums. Ten applied recently to be appointed to fill a West District vacancy. What if a special election had been held? What if candidate forums had been held? I was one of the ten applicants. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I would not have won a special election because I am a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, old (born in 1948), gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, and even worse things and b) that West District voters are the following and want to represented by someone who is the following: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-undemocratic-process/article_4d997216-86ee-57e4-8fc5-052226c3099c.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Americans. To vote for a Democrat is to shout that you are anti-American, if not an America-hater. 
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/cepeda-border-wars-highlights-trump-s-harsh-treatment-of-immigrants/article_a026f6a8-9c50-5a80-a966-3f68feb4fee1.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Filings start Monday for 2020 ballot – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Filings-start-Monday-for-2020-ballot-14857864.php

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Filing for spring 2020 election starts Monday – JENNIFER BAILEY
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/filing-for-spring-election-starts-monday/article_c067e4ae-0c97-11ea-950f-a76cfcae0bd2.html

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Find out next week who’s running for county offices – Kim Shute
https://www.newstrib.com/2019/11/23/find-out-next-week-whos-running-for-county-offices/awxf70h/

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Galesburg preps for legal marijuana market – Matt Koester (DIERSEN: If you want to shout that you are a disgusting failed loser who does not want to deal with reality and has mental problems, go stand in line to buy pot.)
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20191124/galesburg-preps-for-legal-marijuana-market

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Precinct Committeeman
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/Candidates_and_Campaigns/48691/

DUPAGE GOP
— BECOME A PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN
http://dupagegop.org/become-a-precinct-committeeman/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— JANUARY 22, 2014 FLASHBACK: What is a Precinct Committeeman? – Doug Ibendahl
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2014/01/what-is-a-precinct-committeeman/

BREITBART
— At Trump impeachment hearings, ‘American Dream’ looms large – AFP
https://www.breitbart.com/news/at-trump-impeachment-hearings-american-dream-looms-large/

NEWS BUSTERS
— The Hypocritical Silence of Shep Smith When Conservatives Are Attacked – Jeffrey Lord 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2019/11/23/hypocritical-silence-shep-smith-when-conservatives-are-attacked

ONE NEWS NOW
— Msg to Chick-fil-A: Say what you want – but you caved – Chris Woodward, Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/business/2019/11/22/msg-to-chick-fil-a-say-what-you-want-but-you-caved
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Appeasement of bullies ‘will not work’ A pro-family activist who works to expose the truth about homosexuality says the fast-food giant is making a huge mistake by appeasing radical LGBT bullies. LaBarbera, Peter “Already the homosexual lobby is demanding that Chick-fil-A establish a non-discrimination policy at its company,” says Peter LaBarbera, founder and president of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality. “They’re going to demand that Chick-fil-A sign onto the HRC Corporate Equality Index with its radical agenda for corporations. They’re not going to let go of Chick-fil-A; they are the political bullies of the century. “They’re going to demand more concessions and they’re going to continue to call Chick-fil-A hateful,” he emphasizes. “This appeasement strategy will not work.”)

THE HILL
— Nurses across the US just endorsed Bernie Sanders — here’s why – BONNIE CASTILLO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for health problems.) 
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/471743-nurses-across-the-us-just-endorsed-bernie-sanders-heres-why
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat news media loves RINOs who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans. 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/471788-former-rnc-chairman-slams-committee-for-buying-100000-worth-of

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Americans. To vote for a Democrat is to shout that you are anti-American, if not an America-hater.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/19/opinion/opdocs-immigration.html
— Moderate Voters Could Decide the Democratic Nominee. What Do They Want? – Giovanni Russonello (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, voters want the Republican Party to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft dodgers, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/us/politics/moderate-democrats-2020-election.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— For 2020 candidates, eating tacos is the kissing babies of stumping for Latino votes – GUSTAVO ARELLANO
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-23/2020-elections-mexican-restaurants

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How a Facebook Employee Helped Trump Win—But Switched Sides for 2020 James Barnes is now focused on using digital-ad strategies to try to get Trump out of office – Deepa Seetharaman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-facebooks-embed-in-the-trump-campaign-helped-the-president-win-11574521712

BIG THINK
— Millennial income 20% less than boomers at same stage of life Millennial income did not recover from the Great Recession like older generation’s, a disparity that can have dire consequences for future generations. – KEVIN DICKINSON (DIERSEN: I am a boomer. My critics/opponents have always painted me as being a failed disgusting loser. But in today’s dollars, by the time I was 40 years old, I was earning $104,744/year and I had earned I earned $46,554/year when I was 22, $56,945/year when I was 23, $68,897/year when I was 24, $82,579/year when I was 25, $93,592/year when I was 30, and $96,345/year when I was 35. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29 (2). I bought a new town home when I was 24, a studio condo when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo when I was 27. I got married when I was 29. We bought a home in Wheaton when I was 29 and we had a new home built in Wheaton when I was 35. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 (NIU-management) and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-business) and 31 (DePaul-accounting, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (accounting) and 32 (internal auditing), and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32 (accounting).) 
https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/millennial-income

RAW STORY
— Key Facebook insider James Barnes who helped Trump with his 2016 campaign is now working to stop his re-election – Matthew Chapman
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/11/key-facebook-insider-who-helped-trump-with-his-2016-campaign-is-now-working-to-stop-his-re-election-report/

LOS ANGELES BLADE
— Shepard Smith, gay former Fox News anchor, donates $500K to Committee to Protect Journalists
https://www.losangelesblade.com/2019/11/23/shepard-smith-gay-former-fox-news-anchor-donates-500k-to-committee-to-protect-journalists/

STRAITS TIMES
— Hong Kong votes in local elections with unprecedented fanfare (DIERSEN: What percent of Illinois voters a) know who their Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain is, b) know who represents them in their municipality, in their township/ward, in their county, in Springfield, and in Washington, DC; c) know what offices will be on March 17, 2020 ballots in their precinct; and d) know which candidates are running for those offices? How much do Illinois voters know about the aforesaid elected officials and candidates?) 
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-holds-local-elections-with-riot-police-stationed-near-polls

November 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Students storm field at halftime of Harvard-Yale football game for climate change protest – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/society/students-storm-field-during-harvard-yale-football-game-to-protest/5715355/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/11/23/6-years-after-marriage-equality-becomes-law-illinois-number-of-same-sex-couples-to-marry-in-cook-county-poised-to-pass-15000/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Corruption scandal gives Pritzker opportunity to pass ethics reform, Emanuel says “If you had a career politician in the governor’s office, they would trim their sails. Governor Pritzker is not part of this. He comes to it fresh, clean. He has no kind of history. … That allows him to get something done,” Emanuel said. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2019/11/23/20978547/corruption-springfield-legislature-pritzker-ethics-reform-rahm-emanuel

DAILY HERALD
— GOP candidates lineup to try and reclaim the 14th Congressional District – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191123/gop-candidates-lineup-to-try-and-reclaim-the-14th-congressional-district

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker’s pension positions prompt predictions of peril – John Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-pritzker-s-pension-positions-prompt-predictions-of-peril/article_39c97833-7f05-5ef5-80cc-b7494522bfa6.html

SAUK VALLEY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana dispensary developer eyes former bank in downtown Dixon – RACHEL RODGERS
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/11/22/marijuana-dispensary-developer-eyes-former-bank-in-downtown-dixon/avehui/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— White House press secretary cites John Bolton’s ‘advanced age’ for ‘forgotten’ Twitter password Bolton, 71, is two years younger than President Trump. – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house-press-secretary-cites-john-boltons-advanced-age-for-forgotten-twitter-password

AMERICAN THINKER
— Warren tells another whopper about her choice of schools – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/warren_tells_another_whopper_about_her_choice_of_schools.html

BREITBART
— Elizabeth Warren Accused of Lying to School Choice Activist: ‘No, My Children Went to Public Schools’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/23/elizabeth-warren-accused-of-lying-to-school-choice-activist-no-my-children-went-to-public-schools/
— Study: ‘Family Structure’ a Major Factor in Racial Disparities in School Conduct and Suspensions – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/23/study-family-structure-a-major-factor-in-racial-disparities-in-school-conduct-and-suspensions/
— Polls: Endless Pursuit of Impeachment Spells Trouble for Democrats – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/23/endless-pursuit-impeachment-spells-trouble-democrats/

DAILY CALLER
— Douglas Murray: The Left Uses Social Issues As ‘Battering Rams’ To Turn People Against Society – HAYDEN DANIEL
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/22/douglas-murray-left-turn-people-society/

TOWNHALL
— Corrupt Values Will Eventually Implode Silicon Valley – Lawrence Meyers
https://townhall.com/columnists/lawrencemeyers/2019/11/23/corrupt-values-will-eventually-implode-silicon-valley-n2556696

NEW AMERICAN
— UN-Funded “Sex Ed” Teaches U.S. Children Perversion – Alex Newman
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/34122-un-funded-sex-ed-teaches-us-children-perversion

NEW YORK TIMES
— Google Changed Its Political Ad Policy. Will Facebook Be Next? Forget impeachment. The country wants to know if Facebook will put the brakes on digital disinformation. – Kara Swisher
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/opinion/google-political-ads.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s GOP support hardens despite damning impeachment testimony – Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-gop-support-hardens-despite-damning-impeachment-testimony/2019/11/23/b1625d6c-0d6f-11ea-bd9d-c628fd48b3a0_story.html
— Democrats are vying to win over the youngest generation of their most important voting bloc Young black voters are more up for grabs than their older counterparts. – Eugene Scott 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/23/democrats-are-vying-win-over-youngest-generation-their-most-important-voting-bloc/

USA TODAY
— Joe Biden: Stacey Abrams, Sally Yates could be potential vice president picks – Stephen Gruber-Miller
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/11/23/joe-biden-possible-vice-president-stacey-abrams-sally-yates/4284126002/

STAR TRIBUNE
— Presidential candidates, including Sen. Amy Klobuchar, vie for black vote – Stephen Montemayor (DIERSEN: When if ever, will Democrat candidates vie for votes from those who are: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.startribune.com/presidential-candidates-including-klobuchar-vie-for-black-vote/565381492/

APPEAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: FOR THE FIRST TIME, A VOTE FOR MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION IN THE HOUSE – Vaidya Gullapalli
https://theappeal.org/for-the-first-time-a-vote-for-marijuana-legalization-in-the-house/

NEWSWEEK
— ILLINOIS SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION VOTES DOWN RESOLUTION CALLING TO ARM TEACHERS – ASHER STOCKLER
https://www.newsweek.com/arming-teachers-illinois-school-boards-1473730

November 22 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— NOVEMBER 27, 2017 FLASHBACK: 38 candidates were in line at the DuPage County Election Commission by 8:00 AM this morning to file nominating petitions. Cantore was first in the line followed by Wiley, McGowen, Mendrick, Almiron, Covert, Tully, Selmon, Rutledge, Hart, Zay, Eckhoff, Tornatore, Painter, Hinds, Holz, Moretti, Dabrowski, Suratwala, Grant, Zaruba, Nero, Bibbiano, Orsianger, Chaplin, Qayyum, Schultz, Kaczmarek, Anderson, Falbo, Murphy, Ruscitti, Cooper, Renehan, Fisher, Demichele, Prater, and Abbott. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/november-27-morning-edition-2/

ABC7
— Latino leaders say 2020 census participation critical for Illinois’ Latino population – Stacey Baca
https://abc7chicago.com/society/latino-leaders-say-2020-census-participation-is-critical/5713866/
— Bloomberg to spend more than $36 million on TV in historic ad buy – SOO RIN KIM
https://abc7chicago.com/bloomberg-to-spend-more-than-$36-million-on-tv-in-historic-ad-buy/5713704/
— Warren pledges not to nominate ‘wealthy donors,’ but has approved them in Senate – SASHA PEZENIK
https://abc7chicago.com/warren-pledges-not-to-nominate-wealthy-donors-but-has-approved-them-in-senate/5713336/

WGN TV
— Is Kimberly Lightford the next senate president? – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/11/21/is-kimberly-lightford-the-next-senate-president/?fbclid=IwAR1VuUavms32a743IoOnfX4cEWI0Kcet7i1K19d-6qjxSNB7b64sv9j6sXM

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago water bill payments down $20 million this year as Mayor Lori Lightfoot stops shut-offs for nonpayment – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-chicago-water-bill-payments-down-20191122-7eioovx2fbgwtdpn6bnnumxtru-story.html
— Speaker Madigan’s #MeToo messes and the silence of the Democrats – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-harassment-federal-investigation-corruption-20191122-rjpm2yfwmzgkba3wvps3fote7e-story.html
— What’s next in the Trump impeachment process: A busy December, and on to 2020 – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-cb-impeachment-trump-whats-next-20191122-tsinp3nfnnfj3lkdpvoopadvga-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Campaign spearheaded by Lightfoot offers Chicagoans tips on how to safely use weed In announcing the “Cannabis Facts Chicago” initiative, Lightfoot’s office warned against daily cannabis use and the potential for overdosing on weed. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: There is no safe way to use weed. Weed brings down everyone and everything around it.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/11/21/20977086/campaign-spearheaded-by-lightfoot-offers-chicagoans-tips-on-how-to-safely-use-weed
— Madigan needs to address deals for ex-aides We’re waiting to see if any official steps were taken to further any alleged conspiracies. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/11/22/20978487/michael-madigan-aides-springfield-investigation-lobbyists

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Winfield says ‘yes’ to recreational marijuana sales – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191122/winfield-says-yes-to-recreational-marijuana-sales

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A political game that voters can’t win Residents all over Illinois are being disenfranchised and disrespected by the appointment roulette played by the ruling class. – Madeleine Doubek
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/madeleine-doubek-government/political-game-voters-cant-win

WTTW
— Illinois Leads Nation with 5 Vaping-Related Deaths – Kristen Thometz 
https://news.wttw.com/2019/11/22/illinois-leads-nation-5-vaping-related-deaths

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Davis, Durbin spar over evidence presented during Trump impeachment hearings Durbin sees ‘strong evidence’; LaHood, Davis say let voters decide on Trump – PETER HANCOCK 
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Davis-Durbin-spar-over-evidence-presented-during-14856599.php

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Legal pot won’t do away with drug tests – Editorial
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/legal-pot-won-t-do-away-with-drug-tests/article_826b84ee-0b8e-11ea-aa5e-9f82af610efe.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Ideas for curbing corruption in Illinois; or, how to become Iowans – Jim Nowlan
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/jim-nowlan-guest-columnist-ideas-for-curbing-corruption-in-illinois/article_51f6407a-0d81-11ea-b0d9-c7fa1e345d50.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump says he doesn’t expect to be impeached – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/trump-doubles-down-on-debunked-ukraine-conspiracy-theory-11-22-2019

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Ted Gradel Calls Out the Censorship of “On Life” Video by Twitter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/22/il-14-ted-gradel-calls-out-the-censorship-of-on-life-video-by-twitter/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IN LIGHT OF UNRESTRICTED LOCKER ROOM ACCESS FOR TRANSGENDERS, D 211 PARENTS OFFERED PRIVACY OPTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/11/in-light-of-unrestricted-locker-room-access-for-transgenders-d-211-parents-offered-privacy-option.html
— MORRISON CASTS LONE VOTE AGAINST COOK COUNTY FY2020 BUDGET
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/11/morrison-casts-lone-vote-against-cook-county-fy2020-budget-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Senate to convene Sunday, January 19 to elect new president
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/22/senate-to-convene-sunday-january-19-to-elect-new-president/
— Corruption roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/22/corruption-roundup-9/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Et tu, Drudge? Alarm grows on right over site’s anti-Trump pivot – Valerie Richardson 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/21/matt-drudge-drudge-report-anti-trump-pivot-alarms-/
— Unprecedented: Study tracks 223,598 Trump insults in the media – Jennifer Harper 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/21/inside-the-beltway-unprecedented-study-tracks-2235/

GOPUSA
— Chick-fil-A sold its soul for Canadian foothold
http://www.gopusa.com/chick-fil-a-sold-its-soul-for-canadian-foothold/
— What’s happened to Drudge?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=79971
— Bringing conservatism back to colleges
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=79978

AMERICAN THINKER
— Kamala Harris, the $6-million candidate, proudly tells us she’s never had a non-government job – Monica Showalter (DIERSEN: I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; and pumped gasoline 1971-1972.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/kamala_harris_the_6_million_candidate_proudly_tells_us_shes_never_had_a_nongovernment_job.html

BREITBART
— Elizabeth Warren Calls for a ‘Full-Blown National Conversation About Reparations’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/22/elizabeth-warren-calls-full-blown-national-conversation-about-reparations/
— Farm Industry Backs Democrats in Amnesty-for-Cheap-Labor Swap – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/22/farm-industry-back-democrats-amnesty-cheap-labor-swap/

TOWNHALL
— Leftist Bullying Works – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2019/11/22/leftist-bullying-works-n2556892
— Liberal Voter Heal Thyself–of Voter Fraud – Ken Blackwell
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2019/11/22/liberal-voter-heal-thyselfof-voter-fraud-n2556938

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Shep Smith Donates $500,000 to Press Freedom, Takes Subtle Shots at Trump – Isaac Saul
https://ijr.com/shep-smith-fox-news-donates/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Everyone Is Angry at Facebook Over Its Political Ads Policy The social network is said to be discussing changes that include restricting how precisely campaigns can reach specific groups. – Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/technology/campaigns-pressure-facebook-political-ads.html

WASHINGTON POST
— John Bolton resurfaces on Twitter, claiming the White House locked him out – Anne Gearan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/john-bolton-resurfaces-on-twitter-claiming-the-white-house-locked-him-out/2019/11/22/2414b7ac-0d65-11ea-8397-a955cd542d00_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— UC Berkeley keeps a lid on 2,000 protesters, allowing conservative commentator Ann Coulter to speak – TERESA WATANABE
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-22/uc-berkeley-keeps-a-lid-on-2-000-protesters-allowing-conservative-commentator-ann-coulter-to-speak

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Welcomes a Senate Impeachment Trial, Defends Giuliani’s Moves in Ukraine President says he would want Adam Schiff as the first witness to testify about the whistleblower – Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-welcomes-a-senate-impeachment-trial-defends-giulianis-moves-in-ukraine-11574439127
— The Mythology of Voter Suppression Democrats cling to the falsehood despite the election turnout facts. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mythology-of-voter-suppression-11574467350

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 61% Say Most Politicians Intent on Dividing Us
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/november_2019/61_say_most_politicians_intent_on_dividing_us

November 22 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cresco Labs in Joliet prepares for marijuana ‘green rush’
https://abc7chicago.com/business/cresco-labs-prepares-for-marijuana-green-rush/5711058/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville residents say community needs to call out racism when they see it; ‘We need to say, not in our town’ – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Naperville as being full of White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. How soon, if not already, will Democrats call for Naperville to banish individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-community-reaction-naperville-racism-st-1122-20191122-rriqhlzbfvd73phyj5x3usafli-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Racial incidents that occurred at Naperville Central High School, Buffalo Wild Wings and Bucky’s Mobil gas station this past year are not a surprise to people of color, Naperville City Councilman Benny White said Wednesday at a meeting held by Naperville Neighbors United. “These cases are not isolated. These kinds of things are happening,” White said. The problem, he said, is most go unreported.)
— District 203 parents, residents and administrators talk about race, racism and bias in effort to bring change: ‘We need to be better’
– SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Naperville as being full of White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. How soon, if not already, will Democrats call for Naperville to banish individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-203-implicit-bias-st-1122-20191121-5sdq5phk3bc4pfuml4y6bwiuji-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Naperville Central High School was charged with a hate crime this week after he allegedly posted an item on Craigslist featuring a black student’s photo with the words “Slave for sale (Naperville).” While not addressing that incident specifically, Bridges told the audience gathered at the Naperville Municipal Center racism has no place in District 203 schools and racial slurs are “unacceptable anytime and anyplace.” . . . The district has seen an uptick in the number of reports of racial slurs in the junior high and high schools, Leaks said. . .Marla Baker said her children have experienced so much racial discrimination they don’t want to go to school some days because they no longer trust teachers or administrators to do anything about it.)
— Open Will County Board seat filled with appointment of former Steger trustee Sherry Newquist – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-will-newquist-will-board-st-1125-20191122-sdrsqx6jwngyjox5m6nizqfzsa-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Amid regulation pressures for Big Tech, transparency the least-bad option – Phil Kerpen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents either a) want big tech’s anti-conservatism or b) fail/refuse to see big tech’s anti-conservatism.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191122/amid-regulation-pressures-for-big-tech-transparency-the-least-bad-option
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cruz and Hawley understand something too many professional analysts on the right ignore at their peril — the conservative base is nearing a boiling point in its hatred of Big Tech and sees this as a central front in the culture war, not a venue for economic policy subject to ideological constraints. How, in this context, can we chart a path forward that can satisfy this base anger without betraying free-market principles?)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Naperville District 203 aims to ‘be better’ after student charged with hate crime – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Naperville as being full of White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. How soon, if not already, will Democrats call for Naperville to banish individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191121/how-naperville-district-203-aims-to-be-better-after-student-charged-with-hate-crime

WBEZ
— ‘Protect Your Brain’: Chicago Releases Safety Tips Ahead Of Weed Legalization – Mariah Woelfel
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/protect-your-brain-city-releases-safety-tips-ahead-of-weed-legalization/010420bd-fd88-4fdf-82fe-f21da6632a9c
— Naperville Parents Say Racism Isn’t New In Schools – Susie An (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Naperville as being full of White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. How soon, if not already, will Democrats call for Naperville to banish individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/naperville-parents-say-racism-isnt-new-in-schools/16ffef09-aee3-46fb-bc2f-b5f62786c6ab

WTTW
— Will Illinois’ Marijuana Law Meet its Social Equity Aims? – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: DISGUSTINGLY, TRAGICALLY, Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.)
https://news.wttw.com/2019/11/21/will-illinois-marijuana-law-meet-its-social-equity-aims

WBBM
— 5th Illinois Resident Dies From Vaping As National Death Toll Rises To 47
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/suntimes/5th-illinois-resident-dies-from-vaping

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bill would cut off lawmaker pay the day they leave office – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191121/bill-would-cut-off-lawmaker-pay-day-they-leave-office
— How a powerful ComEd lobbyist lined up contracts for disgraced ex-aide to Madigan and why authorities are interested – Ray Long
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191121/how-powerful-comed-lobbyist-lined-up-contracts-for-disgraced-ex-aide-to-madigan-and-why-authorities-are-interested

SOUTHERN
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s bluster on pensions will hurt those he wants to help – Brett Rowland
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-brett-rowland-gov-j-b-pritzker-s-bluster-on/article_136ef162-1a1a-551c-8cea-2fc132674943.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Legislators roll the dice with pension funds Jury is out on how big a step downstate pension consolidation will be – Editorial
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/11/21/editorials-elsewhere-legislators-roll-the-dice-with-pension-funds/a9ix4pt/

WAND
— Fear of strong cannabis potency looms as plant becomes legal – Tristan Hardy
https://www.wandtv.com/news/fear-of-strong-cannabis-potency-looms-as-plant-becomes-legal/article_f5de09b4-0cd9-11ea-b08f-6f6e5fcd64ea.html

EVANSTON PATCH
— City Urged To Reconsider Firing Of Community Services Manager Terminated over allegations he improperly paid parking tickets with a city credit card, Kevin Brown and his supporters suspect retaliation. – Jonah Meadows (DIERSEN: The more that you speak out against something, the harder that those who oppose what you say will retaliate against you. I speak out against the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, illegal drugs, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I should write a book about past and present leaders of the following who oppose my speaking out against the aforesaid: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on how the aforesaid have retaliated against me.) 
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/city-urged-reconsider-firing-community-services-manager
(FROM THE ARTICLE: City Clerk Devon Reid spoke during public comment after the mayor denied his request to address the public from the dais. Instead of addressing aldermen, he picked up the microphone and turned toward the overflow crowd. “The decision that has been made regarding Kevin Brown doesn’t reflect our principals, nor does it reflect our rules, and that is the concern that I have,” Reid said. “We have seen a pattern, in this city, of racial inequity. We’ve seen a pattern of folks who speak out about racism and call out the city being systemically, systematically fired and terminated, and I think we have a duty to address this.”)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Discernment on Lauren Underwood’s Five Point Plan to Reduce Drug Prices *UPDATE* Video #2 Crenshaw/Walden at end of article
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/21/il-14-discernment-on-lauren-underwoods-five-point-plan-to-reduce-drug-prices/ 
— How Jack Franks Might Appoint a Person Coroner Said to Have Voted Democrat in the 2008 Primary
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/22/how-jack-franks-might-apppoint-a-person-said-to-have-voted-in-the-2008-coroner/ 
— Justin Hansen Running for Judge
— http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/22/justin-hansen-running-for-judge/ 
— Did Unionization of Algonquin Township Road District Lead to County’s Not Asking for Help If Local 150 Went on Strike?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/22/did-unionization-of-algonquin-township-road-district-lead-to-countys-not-asking-for-help-in-local-150-went-on-strike/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— State Rep. Curtis Tarver arrested for carrying a weapon with a revoked license – W.J. Kennedy 
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/520338090-state-rep-curtis-tarver-arrested-for-carrying-a-weapon-with-a-revoked-license

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LAHOOD: US JOBS, GDP AND FARMERS WAIT FOR SPEAKER PELOSI
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/11/lahood-us-jobs-gdp-and-farmers-wait-for-speaker-pelosi-.html
— ROSSI: PROOF “THE FAKE NEWS” IS THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/11/rossi-proof-the-fake-news-is-the-enemy-of-the-people.html
— AOC’S ‘JUST SOCIETY’ A SOCIALIST SHAM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/11/aocs-just-society-a-socialist-sham.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Brazen’: Illegals cut hole in border wall, drive truck through it – Stephen Dinan 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/21/illegal-immigrants-cut-hole-border-wall-drive-truc/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Rips ‘Classy’ Reporter For Asking About His Son’s New Kid – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/21/joe-biden-hunter-biden-lunden-roberts-son/
— Former Reagan Attorney General Ed Meese: Spying On The Trump Campaign Is Obama’s Watergate – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/21/ed-meese-spying-trump-campaign-obama-watergate/

CHRISTIAN POST
— How the American church is grappling in a society that’s abandoning God How the American church is grappling in a society that’s abandoning God – Leonardo Blair (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout a) that GOD is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) that GOD promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) 
https://www.christianpost.com/news/how-the-american-church-is-grappling-in-a-society-thats-abandoning-god.html

NEWS ONE
— ‘Slave For Sale’ Student Charged With Hate Crime, While School Gives Lax Punishment Authorities respond to a racist ad. – Adrian Moore
https://newsone.com/3894621/slave-for-sale-student-charged-hate-crime-school-lax-punishment/

REUTERS
— Warren vows to ‘fix’ racial inequality as Democrats vie for black support – Simon Lewis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats have blamed Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-black-voters/warren-vows-to-fix-racial-inequality-as-democrats-vie-for-black-support-idUSKBN1XV17G

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Leading White Democrats court Black votes; some find trouble (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats have blamed Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.startribune.com/debate-clash-on-race-pushes-issue-to-forefront-for-democrats/565295222/
— Obama warns against ‘purity tests’ in the Democratic primary – BRIAN SLODYSKO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican but b) who focus on destroying those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.) 
https://apnews.com/5411b7bd9c414b36b4cf35dead3b75be

NEW YORK TIMES
— R.N.C. Spent Nearly $100,000 on Copies of Donald Trump Jr.’s Book “Triggered,” published Nov. 5, topped the best-seller list thanks in part to a big order from the Republican National Committee.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/books/donald-trump-jr-triggered-sales.html
— U.S. Vaping-Related Deaths Rise to 47, Cases of Illness to 2,290 – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/11/21/us/21reuters-usa-vaping-cdc.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Weighs Steps to Curb Narrowly Targeted Political Ads Tech firms are reversing a yearslong trend of offering ever-more precise tools that in some cases facilitated the spread of misinformation – Emily Glazer (DIERSEN: What can be inferred about you from your browsing and search histories? The following can be inferred about me: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, married, homeowner, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, retired federal employee, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, raised in Crete, etc. Obviously, the more of your demographics that your critics/opponents despise/hate, the more that your critics/opponents despise/hate you. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who despise/hate me the most. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. Of course, the aforesaid falsely deny that they despise/hate anyone because of their demographics.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-discussing-potential-changes-to-political-ad-policy-11574352887
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook Inc. is discussing increasing the minimum number of people who can be targeted in political ads on its platform from 100 to a few thousand, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential move is part of an effort to make it less easy for advertisers to microtarget, which has been criticized as enabling political actors to single out groups for misleading or false ads that aren’t seen by the broader public. Alphabet Inc. ’s Google said on Wednesday that advertisers would no longer be able to target political messages based on users’ interests inferred from their browsing or search histories. And last month, Twitter Inc. said it would stop accepting most political ads.)

USA TODAY
— ‘Sometimes, divorce is necessary.’ Fight for LGBTQ inclusion may finally split United Methodists – Lindsay Schnell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/22/united-methodist-church-progressive-conservative-split-lgbtq/4233406002/

FORBES
— Jewish Groups, More Than 100 House Democrats Call On Stephen Miller To Resign – Rachel Sandler
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/11/21/jewish-groups-more-than-100-house-democrats-call-on-stephen-miller-to-resign/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jewish groups, too, are calling for Miller’s resignation, which is significant because after the Southern Poverty Law Center reported on the emails last week, White House officials said that criticism of Miller, who is Jewish, amounted to anti-Semitism. “Mr. Miller condemns racism and bigotry in all forms, while those defaming him are trying to deny his Jewish identity which is a pernicious form of anti-Semitism and this outrageous smear dishonors the memories of Jewish victims of anti-Semitic persecution across the globe,” White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley told Yahoo News)

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— When Algorithms Decide Whose Voices Will Be Heard – Theodora (Theo) LauUday Akkaraju (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who ever-increasingly make it clear that they do not want to hear from voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about such politicians in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://hbr.org/2019/11/when-algorithms-decide-whose-voice-will-be-heard

WINCHESTER STAR
— Cancel culture hypocrites, right and left – MICHELLE MALKIN
https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/malkin-cancel-culture-hypocrites-right-and-left/article_7bc9c96d-633d-52cc-9bf6-57c0e62ddbd8.html

NEW YORKER
— Lauren Underwood’s Illinois District Considers Impeachment – Peter Slevin
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/lauren-underwoods-illinois-district-considers-impeachment

INQUIRER
— Google will crack down on the micro-targeting of political ads It’s not perfect, but it’s a start – Chris Merriman (DIERSEN: What can be inferred about you from your browsing and search histories? The following can be inferred about me: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, married, homeowner, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, retired federal employee, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, raised in Crete, etc. Obviously, the more of your demographics that your critics/opponents despise/hate, the more that your critics/opponents despise/hate you. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who despise/hate me the most. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. Of course, the aforesaid falsely deny that they despise/hate anyone because of their demographics.) 
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3084126/google-political-ads-clampdown

TECH CRUNCH
— Google employees will rally in protest of alleged worker retaliation – Megan Rose Dickey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my coworkers in the federal government who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who sided with my Democrat superiors and Democrat supervisors a) to save their own careers and/or b) to get promoted. They helped my Democrat superiors and Democrat supervisors get rid of employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/21/google-employees-will-rally-in-protest-of-alleged-worker-retaliation/

ALTERNET
— ‘Targeted by my own government’: Journalists sue Trump DHS over a ‘coordinated attack’ – Jessica Corbett (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs do not want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.alternet.org/2019/11/targeted-by-my-own-government-journalists-sue-trump-dhs-over-a-coordinated-attack/

BEAST
— Tillerson Denies Nikki Haley’s Claims That He Tried to Undermine Trump – Julia Arciga (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present underminers in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.) 
https://www.thedailybeast.com/rex-tillerson-denies-nikki-haleys-claims-that-he-tried-to-undermine-trump

GUARDIAN
— Trump aide Stephen Miller told Bannon immigration would ‘decimate’ America – Amanda Holpuch (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want immigrants because Democrats and RINOs use immigrants to get rid get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/22/stephen-miller-bannon-interview-immigration-america

November 21 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee meeting Wednesday evening, November 20, 2019, at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream included Almiron, Corrigan, Elliott, Falbo, Felice, Grant, Grogan, Holder, R. Jorgensen, Keller, Kinzler, LeVan, Mack, McCluskey, McGowen, Monino, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Pcolinski, Santucci, Tatro, Veenstra, and Whelan. Many of the aforesaid spoke including Almiron, Elliott, Falbo, Felice, Grant, Grogan, Holder, Keller, Kinzler, Mack, McCluskey, Pcolinski, Veenstra, and Whelan. Other meeting attendees included Anderson, Baker, Bohn, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Dangelo, Fitzgerald, A. Jorgensen, Lofgren, Ryan, Shaw, and Smith. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— The challenge to cut Chicago’s 30-year life expectancy gap in half by 2030 (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago. Therefore, Democrats caused the life expectancy gap.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/the-challenge-to-cut-chicagos-30-year-life-expectancy-gap-in-half-by-2030/5710399/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— No short-term fix for challenges in California pot market – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-california-pot-market-challenges-fix-20191120-z5xbvwokzbchtewjdgqjwqwaua-story.html
— For trans activists, recent setbacks temper long-term hopes – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–transgender-rights-20191119-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— OK, boomers aren’t the enemy – Editorial (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191120/editorial-ok-boomers-arent-the-enemy
— Author whose Dist. 200 invitation was rescinded speaks in Glen Ellyn about LGBTQ issues – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send a child to a public school, is to encourage that child to be a LGBTQer.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191120/author-whose-dist-200-invitation-was-rescinded-speaks-in-glen-ellyn-about-lgbtq-issues

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— TV ads thanks Davis for opposing impeachment – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20191120/bernard-schoenburg-tv-ads-thanks-davis-for-opposing-impeachment

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Champaign continues above-average score on LGBTQ equality index – Julie Wurth (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Champaign officially banish individuals, organizations, and companies that do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/champaign-continues-above-average-score-on-lgbtq-equality-index/article_5f0bfb1e-9b29-52ce-bdba-0ae78ddd6e60.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— What pension consolidation means for local municipalities Pension consolidation bill passes in Springfield, awaits Pritzker’s pen – KELSEY RETTKE
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/11/19/what-pension-consolidation-means-for-local-municipalities/av0xpvh/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bloomberg spending $15M-$20M to register half million voters – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/bloomberg-spending-15m-20m-to-register-half-million-voters/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Survey Finds Illinoisans Divided On Trust, With Consequences For Democracy – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want Illinoisans to trust me or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. According to them, all government and political news and commentary is fake except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who disapprove of my demographics. I would focus on those who have slandered me.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/survey-finds-illinoisans-divided-trust-consequences-democracy#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Federal lawmakers move on bill to decriminalize cannabis – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: To push pot on a person is to destroy that person. To push pot on a country is to destroy that country.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/federal-lawmakers-move-on-bill-to-decriminalize-cannabis/article_a45b08a4-0bca-11ea-a666-a787bfb30e63.html
— Pundits (Proft and Martire) argue about whether higher taxes will push more people out of Illinois – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who work the hardest to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pundits-argue-about-whether-higher-taxes-will-push-more-people/article_de7cc05c-0be5-11ea-9d08-5b87960e1c12.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants to change Illinois’ negative narrative – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs make it clear that they want to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/gov-j-b-pritzker-wants-to-changes-illinois-negative-narrative/article_2b479030-0bad-11ea-b286-5b1380db1f36.html

WIRE POINTS
— Pritzker’s Latest Pension Flimflam And Contradictions With Illinois Bond Documents – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/pritzkers-latest-pension-flimflam-and-contrasts-with-illinois-bond-documents/

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Reasons why I can afford to spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out include my not having debts, children, or pets. Additional reasons include my having a $53,316/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, $2,118/year Social Security, and an approximate $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/21/open-thread-58/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden says he’s most feared foe: ‘Trump doesn’t want me to be the nominee’ – Seth McLaughlin and David Sherfinski 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/20/joe-biden-democratic-debate-donald-trump-doesnt-wa/
— Elizabeth Warren says she might tear down border wall sections – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/20/elizabeth-warren-might-tear-down-trump-border-wall/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats mock Biden on drugs and race – Emily Larsen
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-mock-biden-on-drugs-and-race
— Census: Number of ‘majority Hispanic’ US counties doubles – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Hispanics that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrats count on using Hispanics to get rid of Republicans once and for all. What do Hispanics have to say about that?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/census-number-of-majority-hispanic-us-counties-doubles

BREITBART
— Poll: Pro-Mass Immigration 2020 Candidates Turn Off Majority of Voters – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/20/poll-pro-mass-immigration-2020-candidates-turn-off-majority-of-voters/
— A Night of Softball Questions at the MSNBC-Washington Post Debate – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/11/21/nolte-a-night-of-softball-questions-at-the-msnbc-washington-post-debate/

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s What Moderators Did Not Ask Candidates About During The Fifth Democratic Debate – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/21/democratic-debate-moderators-did-not-ask/
— Joe Biden: I Came ‘Out Of A Black Community’ – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a racist. They stress that I support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform. They stress the lack of minorities in Crete when I lived there during the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. In my defense, I stress that I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972. I stress that as a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I worked for, worked with, and supervised more minorities than any of my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/20/biden-black-community-election-debate/
— Buttigieg’s Biggest Boondoggle: An Army Of Federally Funded Leftist Activists? – JAMES BOVARD
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/20/buttigieg-federally-funded-leftist-activists/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Pro-Trans Advertising Doesn’t Reflect Most of America – Nicole Russell 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/11/20/pro-trans-advertising-doesnt-reflect-most-of-america/

FEDERALIST
— Elizabeth Warren Vows To Use Taxpayer Dollars To Tear Down Border Wall – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2019/11/20/elizabeth-warren-vows-to-use-taxpayer-dollars-to-tear-down-border-wall/
— If Democrats Were Held To Their Own Standards, Their Debates Couldn’t Be At Tyler Perry Studios – Chrissy Clark
https://thefederalist.com/2019/11/20/if-democrats-were-held-to-their-own-standards-their-debates-couldnt-be-at-tyler-perry-studios/

NEWSMAX
— Kerik to Newsmax TV: Hold Employers of Illegals ‘Accountable’ (DIERSEN: Are you an employee? If so, how many of your coworkers are illegals?)
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/apnewsalert/2019/11/20/id/928001/

TOWNHALL
— Another ‘DREAMer’ Arrested For Human Smuggling – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2019/11/20/another-dreamer-arrested-for-human-smuggling-n2556808

FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
— Chick-fil-A Orders Values to Go – Tony Perkins
https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WA19K33&f=WU19K08

EPOCH TIMES
— Congress Should Hire More Staff, Task Force Says – MARK TAPSCOTT (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency a) was almost always under hiring and promotion freezes and b) shrank in either absolute or relative terms.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/congress-should-hire-more-staff-task-force-says_3152598.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Congress today is overwhelmed,” TFPCR stated. That’s due to “decades of self-imposed disinvestment in expertise and staffing.” “Congress today employs fewer staff aides than it did in the 1980s and early 1990s. Declines in staffing have been largest on committee staffs and at support agencies such as the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress’s principal repositories of policy expertise,” the report stated. “Given the complexity and size of the national government—and the informational resources held by the executive branch and interest groups—members of Congress simply require [more] extensive staff support in order to perform their jobs.”)

NOQ REPORTS
— AOC says Stephen Miller ‘weaponizes’ being Jewish to promote white nationalism – Michio Hasai 
https://noqreport.com/2019/11/20/aoc-says-stephen-miller-weaponizes-jewish-promote-white-nationalism/

THE HILL
— ACLU sues DHS for allegedly tracking, interrogating reporters – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have had the most success since 2000 in promoting hatred against me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/471414-aclu-sues-dhs-for-allegedly-tracking-and-interrogating-reporters

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Buttigieg takes hits on issue of experience (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns your work experience the most? I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my work experience the most. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year. 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 $82,579-$93,592/year. I would focus on those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my work experience to U.S. Senators including Peter Fitzgerald, Congressmen including Dennis Hastert, Henry Hyde, Randy Hultgren, and Peter Roskam, and candidates for those offices.) 
http://www.startribune.com/the-latest-buttigieg-s-rise-makes-him-a-target-in-debate/565254022/

UPI
— ACLU sues Trump administration for tracking, interrogating journalists at border – Darryl Coote (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have had the most success since 2000 in promoting hatred against me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/11/21/ACLU-sues-Trump-administration-for-tracking-interrogating-journalists-at-border/7471574323111/

CNN
— Booker criticizes Biden’s opposition to legalizing marijuana: ‘I thought you might have been high’ – Kate Sullivan (DIERSEN: To push pot on a person is to destroy that person. To push pot on minorities and on women is to destroy minorities and women.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/21/politics/cory-booker-criticized-joe-biden-marijuana/index.html
— Democrats debate over who can build a coalition to win the presidential election – Maeve Reston (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party is a coalition of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.abc57.com/news/democrats-debate-over-who-can-build-coalition-to-win-presidential-election

ABC NEWS
— Democrats hone in on electability and unity at debate – RICK KLEIN and MARYALICE PARKS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are unified to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-hone-electability-unity-debate-analysis-044200985.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Electability Debate, Brought to You by the People Who Want to Be Elected – Matt Flegenheimer and Katie Glueck (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the less electable that you are, that is, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want to get rid of you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/us/politics/democratic-candidates-debate.html
— U.S. Bill Supporting Hong Kong Rights Heads to Trump’s Desk After winning House and Senate approval, the bill could complicate the administration’s already rocky talks with China to end the trade war. – David Yaffe-Bellany and Alan Rappeport
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/business/hong-kong-human-rights-act.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to curry favor with Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, companies paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/style/diversity-consultants.html
— Google Hires Firm Known for Anti-Union Efforts After nearly two years of unrest, the company appears to be cracking down on employee activism. – Noam Scheiber and Daisuke Wakabayashi (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/technology/Google-union-consultant.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump campaign, spending furiously to counter impeachment inquiry, assails Facebook over potential changes to political ad rules Limiting microtargeting would strike at a major Trump ad strategy – Isaac Stanley-Becker and Tony Romm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/20/trump-campaign-assails-facebook-over-potential-changes-political-ad-rules/
— It looks like Republicans are trying to impeach the media — not Trump – Kathleen Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/it-looks-like-republicans-are-trying-to-impeach-the-media–not-trump/2019/11/20/36969cbc-0bd8-11ea-bd9d-c628fd48b3a0_story.html
— Jim Jordan used to torment GOP leadership. Now he’s leading them in defending Trump. – Ben Terris and Rachael Bade 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jim-jordan-used-to-torment-gop-leadership-now-hes-leading-them-in-defending-trump/2019/11/21/b729047e-0b41-11ea-97ac-a7ccc8dd1ebc_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Depression and anxiety rates ‘alarmingly high’ among LGBTQ Southerners, survey says – SIMONE JASPER
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/sns-tns-bc-med-depression-lgbtq-20191120-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Google to Restrict Political Ad Targeting on Its Platforms Advertisers will no longer be able to target political ads based on users’ interests inferred from browsing or search history – Patience Haggin (DIERSEN: What do you think Google tells politicians about you? I think that Google tells politicians that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), married, non-poor, homeowner, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, retired federal employee, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, childless, pet-less, American-nameplate vehicle owner, etc.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-to-restrict-political-ad-targeting-on-its-platforms-11574293253
— Progressives Ambush the Salvation Army The group touts its efforts to help sexual minorities, but the left isn’t satisfied. – Nicole Ault
https://www.wsj.com/articles/progressives-ambush-the-salvation-army-11574294011

BUSINESS INSIDER
— In a political landscape dominated by class warfare, 2019 was the year movies ate the rich – Kevin O’Keeffe
https://www.businessinsider.sg/parasite-hustlers-extreme-wealth-politics-bernie-warren-2019-11/
— 7 careers you can resume after 5 or more years out of the workforce – Laura McCamy (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents stress about your resume? Mine hint/imply/argue/shout that my work experience, professional certifications, and professional license are stale. They stress that I have not worked for GAO since 1997 or for IRS since 1980. They stress that I am 71 now and that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree way back when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees way back when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications way back when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license way back when I was 32.) 
https://www.businessinsider.com/jobs-reenter-workforce-long-career-break-2019-10

BLOOMBERG
— Car Crashes in Pot-Legal States Have Soared
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-13/pot-legal-states-struggle-to-stem-rise-in-driving-while-stoned

PBS
— Why you shouldn’t say ‘OK boomer’ at work – Elizabeth C. Tippett (DIERSEN: You will be “put-down” if you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/why-you-shouldnt-say-ok-boomer-at-work
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The phrase “OK boomer” has become a catch-all put-down that Generation Zers and young millennials have been using to dismiss retrograde arguments made by baby boomers, the generation of Americans who are currently 55 to 73 years old.)

NEWSWEEK
— PROTESTERS ARRESTED AS ‘THOUSANDS’ OF STUDENTS RALLY AGAINST ANN COULTER SPEECH IN BERKELEY: ‘SHE’S A FASCIST’ – CHANTAL DA SILVA 
https://www.newsweek.com/protesters-arrested-thousands-students-rally-against-ann-coulter-speech-berkeley-shes-1473221

BEAST
— Trump, Zuckerberg, and Thiel Had Undisclosed White House Dinner Last Month – Anna Kaplan
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-mark-zuckerberg-and-peter-thiel-had-undisclosed-white-house-dinner-last-month

FED WEEK
— Smaller Agencies Rate Work Experience Higher (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns your work experience the most? I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my work experience the most. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year. 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 $82,579-$93,592/year. I would focus on those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my work experience to U.S. Senators including Peter Fitzgerald, Congressmen including Dennis Hastert, Henry Hyde, Randy Hultgren, and Peter Roskam, and candidates for those offices. GAO audits IRS. I would focus on my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who demonized, denigrated, and condemned my IRS work experience.) 
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/smaller-agencies-positive/

November 18 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: 2 groups push to get more minority business owners involved in Illinois’ recreational marijuana industry – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/business/program-aims-to-get-more-people-of-color-involved-in-illinois-marijuana-industry/5704068/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Who will bear the burden of CTU’s generous new contract? Take a guess. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-teacher-contract-property-taxes-lightfoot-20191118-rukatukbbvgtbnkwooxwouboam-story.html
— Fairer fares for the poor? Advocates want reduced Metra, CTA fares for low-income riders, but the costs would be high for transit agencies. – Mary Wisniewski (DIERSEN: The inevitable extension of this is that the less money that you have, the less money you should have to pay for everything: housing, food, clothing, health care, transportation, education, entertainment, booze, gambling, pot, etc. Of course, the aforesaid discourages people from taking care of their health, complying with laws, getting an education, getting a job, saving for retirement, etc., that is, it discourages individual responsibility, that is, it discourages prosperity.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/transportation/ct-biz-transit-low-income-reduced-fare-proposal-20191118-vvy36fecfbcnfngihr2juzs7ge-story.html
— Buttigieg touts military service, wary of overstating role – AP (DIERSEN: What work experience do you tout? I tout the experience that I gained a) working GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year and b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year. I tout what learned passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my fist attempt. I tout what I learned earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. I tout what I have learned serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor for 19 years.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–election-2020-buttigieg-military-20191118-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Like candidates from the time of George Washington, the South Bend, Indiana, mayor is leaning hard on his seven-month deployment as an intelligence officer in Afghanistan as a powerful credential. As he does, he walks a narrow path between giving his wartime service its due and overstating it. He is careful not to call himself a combat veteran even as he notes the danger he faced. One of his former competitors for the Democratic nomination, Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, has drawn a sharp contrast between his four combat tours in Iraq and Buttigieg’s service. And a former commanding officer, who said he thinks Buttigieg would be within his rights to say he is a combat veteran, nonetheless questions the use of a rifle in his ads. As support for his campaign grows, Buttigieg can expect more intense scrutiny of his military record in a political climate where military service is far from sacred, as past attacks on the records of Republican John McCain and Democrat John Kerry show.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Reps. Quigley, Krishnamoorthi: Trump impeachment state of play The issue of real-time witness intimidation from President Donald Trump is on the table. Whether this rises to becoming an impeachable offense remains to be seen. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/11/17/20969903/illinois-reps-quigley-krishnamoorthi-trump-impeachment-hearings-state-of-play

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The Law Q&A: Legalized marijuana equals workplace buzz – Brett Kepley (DIERSEN: If you are an employee, how stoned will your employer allow its employees to be? If you are a member of an organization, how stoned will your organization allow its members to be? One should expect that Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO employers and organizations will allow their employees and members to be far more stoned than Republican employers and organizations.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/business/legalized-marijuana-equals-workplace-buzz/article_a6046503-ec80-5879-8f27-b393cda002dc.html
— Democratic donors still ‘feeling the Bern’ in C-U area – Tom Kacich
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/tom-kacich-democratic-donors-still-feeling-the-bern-in-c/article_fb14b6e3-7a92-58d0-8997-370113f17491.html

RIVER CITIES READER
— Illinois Senate President John Cullerton’s Looming Retirement Creates a Vacuum into Which State Senators are Diving – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/illinois-senate-president-john-cullerton%E2%80%99s-looming-retirement-creates-vacuum-which-state

WGLT
— McLean County GOP Chair Talks 2020 Elections, Complacency, And Why Trump Has ‘Not Crossed The Line’ – RYAN DENHAM
https://www.wglt.org/post/gop-chair-talks-2020-elections-complacency-and-why-trump-has-not-crossed-line#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— News Outlets Call University Of Illinois Policy A Reporter Gag Order – VIVIAN MCCALL (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want a gag order on me. They want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading the emails, but failing that, they want to stop me from including links in the emails to articles that they did not write or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/news-outlets-call-university-illinois-policy-reporter-gag-order#stream/0

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Illinois Democrat Crime Ring
https://demcorruption.com/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The SPLC Goes After Franklin Graham and IFI – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that have gone after me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/ifi_news/the-splc-goes-after-franklin-graham-and-ifi/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Liberal judge unjustly rules against pro-life journalist David Daleiden – Rebecca Hagelin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/17/liberal-judge-unjustly-rules-against-pro-life-jour/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Tough Trump asylum policy prompts migrants to enter US and then flee to Canada – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tough-trump-asylum-policy-prompts-migrants-to-enter-us-and-then-flee-to-canada

BREITBART
— NY Times: Refugees Needed to Fill ‘Void of Cultural Diversity’ in White Towns – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/31/ny-times-refugees-needed-to-fill-void-of-cultural-diversity-in-white-towns/

TOWNHALL
— Are We Headed Toward a Second Civil War? – Scott Morefield
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2019/11/18/are-we-headed-toward-a-second-civil-war-n2556627

POLITICO
— Don Jr. is on a mission to recruit Trump culture warriors He’s working to translate the combative, anti-liberal MAGA ethos for internet-savvy nonboomers. – TINA NGUYEN
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/17/donald-jr-culture-warrior-trump-071176

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters argue for open borders.
https://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/2019/11/17/migrants-stuck-in-lawless-limbo-within-sight-of-america/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Iran Blocks Nearly All Internet Access – Farnaz Fassihi (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want to block all internet access except to their Facebook pages.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/17/world/middleeast/iran-protest-rouhani.html
— The White Nationalist Websites Cited by Stephen Miller – Katie Rogers and Jason DeParle (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, the Southern Poverty Law Center blacklists websites that do NOT promote hated against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/us/politics/stephen-miller-white-nationalism.html

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats to Israel: Go to Hell – Karol Markowicz
https://nypost.com/2019/11/17/democrats-to-israel-go-to-hell/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Older Workers Have a Big Secret: Their Age Afraid of being rejected by younger managers and colleagues, they hide things that might reveal their true age – Carol Hymowitz (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee, all your superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates know how old you are. Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should know that their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who are Democrat will use their age against big time if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees meet the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/older-workers-have-a-big-secret-their-age-11574046301
— The Revealing Words People Use to Describe Retirement – Joseph F. Coughlin and Chaiwoo Lee
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-revealing-words-people-use-to-describe-retirement-11574046240
— The Best Books About Retirement and Aging of 2019 – Diane Cole
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-books-about-retirement-and-aging-of-2019-11573743746
— How to Decide Whether to Move or Stay in Your House in Retirement – Glenn Ruffenach
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-decide-whether-to-move-or-stay-in-your-house-in-retirement-11573745765

FORBES
— Momentum Is Building For Workplace Gender Parity: Here’s Why And How – Kathleen Duffy Ybarra (DIERSEN: How soon will the federal government announce that it will immediately terminate its male employees who fail to make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40? Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2019/11/18/momentum-is-building-for-workplace-gender-parity-heres-why-and-how/

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— Cori Schumacher announces candidacy for Carlsbad City Council vacancy – PHIL DIEHL (DIERSEN: What if Wheaton’s recent West District City Council vacancy had been filled by a special election? What if the Daily Herald had published lots of information on the 10 candidates including their demographics, how long they lived in the West District and in Wheaton, their work experience, their education, their professional certifications and licenses, etc.? What if there had been candidate forums?)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/carlsbad/story/2019-11-12/cori-schumacher-announces-candidacy-for-carlsbad-city-council

NEWSWEEK
— JOE BIDEN COMES OUT AGAINST LEGALIZING WEED, SAYS IT’S POTENTIALLY A ‘GATEWAY DRUG’ — ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ DISAGREES – CHRISTINA ZHAO (DIERSEN: Of course, because of this, those who a) smoked pot, b) smoke pot, c) want to smoke pot, d) want to make money selling pot, and/or d) want government to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot WILL NOT VOTE FOR BIDEN.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-comes-out-against-legalizing-weed-says-its-potentially-gateway-drugalexandria-1472297
— WALMART CHANGES DISABLED WORKERS REASSIGNMENT POLICY AFTER SETTLING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT – EWAN PALMER (DIERSEN: While worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their disabled employees at one time or another.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/walmart-disabled-worker-lawsuit-eeoc-1472346

AXIOS
— How online ad targeting weaponizes political misinformation – Scott Rosenberg (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. What percent of GOPUSA ILLINOIS email reader are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? What percent of GOPUSA ILLINOIS email reader are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.axios.com/online-ad-targeting-political-misinformation-3fac586c-2412-4c2b-a9c9-cbd2d47de6f8.html

QUARTZ
— The unique role corporations played in the fight for LGBTQ rights – Nick Lehr (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasing. if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will not be hired and you will be gotten rid of.)
https://qz.com/work/1749446/the-unique-role-corporations-played-in-the-fight-for-lgbtq-rights/

FED SMITH
— 80% Disparity for Fed Benefits Says Report – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/11/15/80-disparity-fed-benefits-says-report/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2018 federal workers enjoyed average annual benefits of $41,508, which compared to average benefits in the private sector of just $12,075. That large difference stems from more federal workers receiving certain types of benefits than private workers, and from particular federal benefits being more generous than those provided in the private sector.)

GUARDIAN
— New York Times editor says Trump has put his reporters’ lives at risk Dean Baquet decries abuse of journalists – Jim Waterson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who paint themselves as being spokespersons for the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, etc. and b) who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/nov/18/new-york-times-editor-says-trump-has-put-his-reporters-lives-at-risk

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The executive editor of the New York Times has accused Donald Trump of putting his reporters’ lives at risk by subjecting them to personal abuse and describing them as “enemies of the people”. Dean Baquet, who has led the news outlet during one of the most tumultuous periods in its history, said the US president’s history of verbal attacks on journalists such as the New York Times’s political reporter Maggie Haberman was “appalling” and risked having serious consequences. “I think his personal attacks on reporters, including Maggie, are pretty awful and pretty unpresidential,” he said. “I think personal attacks on journalists, when he calls them names, I think he puts their lives at risk. “I think that when he actually calls reporters names, says they’re un-American, says they’re enemies of the people … that phrase has a deep history. I think when he says that, it is an appalling attack on the press.” Baquet’s comments in an interview with the Guardian reflect Trump’s lengthy history of abuse towards journalists in general and the New York Times in particular. They echo comments from the newspaper’s publisher, AG Sulzberger, who has also clashed with Trump over his treatment of the media. Last year Sulzberger said he had told Trump in a meeting that “this inflammatory language is contributing to a rise in threats against journalists and will lead to violence”.)

November 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois lawmakers approve cannabis, insulin measures, but flavored vaping ban and student athlete endorsement bills are left by wayside – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-veto-session-roundup-20191116-ti42l5ywmnaxvbnzjl74ukhije-story.html
— Chicago Teachers Union ratifies new contract, avoiding another walkout after 11-day strike – Hannah Leone
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cps-strike-teachers-union-vote-contract-chicago-20191116-rcbxrifhgva7rkbvhmwxe2vcum-story.html
— Cook County Democrats pick Peoples Gas exec to replace disgraced former state Rep. Luis Arroyo in General Assembly – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-luis-arroyo-replacement-20191116-iizaffmzozcphlo3euw5e6r6cy-story.html
— Chicago holds lottery for chance to sell legal weed in the city: ‘African American participation at this point is zero. That’s a problem.’ – LOLLY BOWEAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-recreational-cannabis-permit-lottery-20191115-42tw7q6wjnditpc2ajej7klwvi-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she was ‘quite close’ to getting her Springfield wish list, but she’s now batting .000 in the General Assembly – RICK PEARSON, JOHN BYRNE and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-legislative-session-20191116-wpmyqem2ozh7ro22jhqb5jqelq-story.html
— GOP woman gets outsized role at impeachment hearing – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–trump-impeachment-stefanik-20191116-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago Teachers Union overwhelmingly ratifies contract, officially ending strike The results, announced Friday night, show 81% of the teachers who voted backed the contract. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2019/11/15/20967483/chicago-teachers-union-vote-ratification-contract-sharkey
— In Chicago and across the Midwest, Trump’s EPA inspecting polluters less, cutting staff The number of people working in the federal environmental agency’s Chicago region has hit an all-time low. So has the number of inspections — down 60% since the president took office. – Brett Chase 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/15/20966850/epa-environmental-protection-agency-chicago-cutbacks-polution-trump-chicago-midwest-sauget-veolia

DAILY HERALD
— With new transgender policy approved, District 211 turns to locker-room privacy requests – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191115/with-new-transgender-policy-approved-district-211-turns-to-locker-room-privacy-requests

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker & Co. won a victory worth celebrating when they pushed through a deal to consolidate hundreds of police and fire retirement funds. But don’t think for a second the state’s problem is solved. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/dont-pop-cork-over-pension-win-just-yet
— Illinois’ dystopia on full display in sick-day deal for Chicago teachers It might not be the biggest giveaway in the new contract, but it’s perhaps the most telling about our dysfunctional state. – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: My Democrat coworkers and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I used far fewer sick days than they did because I undeservedly had better health than they did.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illinois-dystopia-full-display-sick-day-deal-chicago-teachers

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://abc7chicago.com/education/lgbtq-advocates-hope-palatine-transgender-locker-room-decision-leads-to-more-change/5700279/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/11/15/social-equity-not-equal-for-everyone-trying-to-sell-recreational-marijuana/

WGLT
— GOP Ethics Measure Goes Unheard In Springfield – ERIC STOCK 
https://www.wglt.org/post/gop-ethics-measure-goes-unheard-springfield#stream/0

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives Calls Out Crony Capitalist Casten
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/520258232-ives-calls-out-crony-capitalist-casten

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— These schools have the worst ‘on time’ graduation rates in the U.S. (DIERSEN: If I sought a government or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that it took me a) 4 years to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) 4 years to a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and c) 5 years to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. In my defense, I worked full-time for IRS 1971-1980 and full-time for GAO 1980-1997.)
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/513410178-these-schools-have-the-worst-on-time-graduation-rates-in-the-u-s

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Do Illegal Aliens Matter More Than American Citizens? – Daniel Horowitz
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/11/bottom-line-do-illegal-aliens-matter-more-than-american-citizens/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Survey Finds 7 in 10 Millennials Support Socialism – Christine Misner 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/survey-finds-7-in-10-millennials-support-socialism/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘They need to be pushed’: Sessions lashes Republicans for failing Trump on immigration – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/they-need-to-be-pushed-sessions-lashes-republicans-for-failing-trump-on-immigration

AMERICAN THINKER
— The real reason for the Russia Hoax (and Ukraine, and impeachment, and the next thing) – Erik Gregory
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/the_real_reason_for_the_russia_hoax_and_ukraine_and_impeachment_and_the_next_thing.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Impeachment won’t stop Trump’s quest to Keep America Great – Jeffrey A. Rendall 
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31407-assault-america-day-317-impeachment-won%E2%80%99t-stop-trump-keeping-america-great

TOWNHALL
— Rep. Tlaib Brags About Being Removed From Event By Secret Service Agents – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2019/11/15/rep-tlaib-brags-about-being-removed-by-secret-service-agents-n2556575

TOWNHALL REVIEW
— With All Due Respect – Defending America with Grit and Grace: Dan Proft and Nikki Haley
http://townhallreview.com/2019/11/with-all-due-respect-defending-america-with-grit-and-grace-dan-proft-and-nikki-haley/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Palatine school board votes to let males who claim to be female use girls’ locker room – JONATHON VAN MAREN
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/school-board-votes-to-let-males-who-claim-to-be-female-use-girls-locker-room

NEWS BUSTERS
— Facebook Removed 11.4M Pieces of ‘Hate Speech’ in Six Months – Alexander Hall
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/11/15/facebook-removed-114m-pieces-hate-speech-6-months

NEWS ONE
— Sounds About White! Twitter Slams Photo Of Weed Entrepreneurs Devoid Of Any Black People – Adrian Moore
https://newsone.com/playlist/sounds-about-white-twitter-photo-weed-entrepreneurs-black-people/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The impeachment hearings are casting a stark light on Trump’s administration of grifters.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/16/impeachment-hearings-are-casting-stark-light-trumps-administration-grifters/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Career Staffer Was Targeted at State Department for Perceived Political Beliefs Employee unfairly reassigned after conservative media questioned her loyalty to Trump administration, report finds – Jessica Donati and Courtney McBride (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government targeted me for my political beliefs. My Democrat GAO superiors unfairly forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors unfairly did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors unfairly forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/career-staffer-was-targeted-at-state-department-for-perceived-political-beliefs-11573777219

WICHITAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An LGBTQ-promoter says “students question on-campus dining’s historic anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.”
https://thewichitan.com/64614/op-ed/food-for-thought/

VALLIANT NEWS
— Butler University in Indianapolis faces backlash over Trump class – Robert Smith
https://valliantnews.com/2019/11/16/indiana-school-faces-backlash-over-trump-class/

PROPUBLICA
— DECEMBER 28, 2018 FLASHBACK: If You’re Over 50, Chances Are the Decision to Leave a Job Won’t be Yours A new data analysis by ProPublica and the Urban Institute shows more than half of older U.S. workers are pushed out of longtime jobs before they choose to retire, suffering financial damage that is often irreversible. – Peter Gosselin (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are forced to retire, it is because you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/older-workers-united-states-pushed-out-of-work-forced-retirement
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jeffrey Wenger, a senior labor economist with the RAND Corp., said some of these people likely were laid off, but they cover it up by saying they retired. “There’s so much social stigma around being separated from work,” he said, “even people who are fired or let go will say they retired to save face.”)

PBS
— MARCH 19, 2019 FLASHBACK: Forced Retirement: What is it and what can you do about it? – Phyllis Diamond (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are forced to retire, it is because you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/stories/forced-retirement/

INVESTOPEDIA
— JULY 27, 2019 FLASHBACK: Forced Retirement (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are forced to retire, it is because you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/forced-retirement.asp

ENRICH
— Money Talks, People Don’t – The Negative Social Stigma Behind Money (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that those who they work for have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://www.enrich.org/blog/Money-negative-social-stigma-financial-wellness

MOTLEY FOOL
— 3 Reasons You Should Plan for an Early Retirement Even if you intend to never stop working, you still need a retirement plan. – Kailey Hagen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are forced to retire, it is because you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2019/11/14/3-reasons-you-should-plan-for-an-early-retirement.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. You may be forced to retire early As I mentioned above, even if you intend to work late into life, unexpected circumstances may prevent that. Your company might close or downsize, leaving you out of work. Or you may become seriously ill or need to care for a sick family member. This could take up a lot of your time and prevent you from working even if you want to. If one of these situations happens to you, you could try to find a new, more flexible job that can accommodate your schedule and talents. But in this world of fast-changing technology, there’s no way to be sure what the jobs of the future will look like or how qualified you will be for them. Even if you try to search for new work, it could be months before you find something suitable — or you might never find anything at all, and you’ll need adequate retirement savings to fall back on.)

ATLANTIC
— The President’s Cognitive Decline As age factors more urgently in politics, a simple test could evaluate who remains fit for office. – JAMES HAMBLIN (DIERSEN: What shows your cognitive abilities? For me it is the GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that I have sent out since 2000. Since 2004, they have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Since 2004, they have included links to more than 350,500 articles and information on many upcoming events.) 
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/11/kings-speech/602050/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the moment, neurologists’ most widely used test for cognitive impairment is a basic screening exam known as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, or MoCA—a five-minute, 30-question test that involves knowing where you are, drawing a clock, and identifying a picture of a tiger. The most difficult part is recalling five words that you are told to remember at the beginning of the exam. The test is meant to identify people who will have difficulty completing the “activities of daily living.” Last year Trump took this test. In a glowing press conference, his physician, Ronny Jackson, reported that the president aced it. But a test used for screening the general population for dementia does not necessarily suggest abilities to serve as commander in chief any more than, say, passing a test to get a driver’s license would. Anything less than a perfect score raises concerns, but a perfect score tells the public little about a candidate’s actual capacity. Better tests do exist. Simply and transparently administered, they could help the public know what is really going on with the cognitive status of people who seek to hold the nuclear codes. Cognitive testing for a government job has long been done in the military. In World War I, psychologists developed tests known as Alpha and Beta to assess a person’s ability to follow directions and process information.)

ROOT
— Black Facebook Workers Write Open Letter to Company: We Are Treated Every Day ‘As If We Do Not Belong Here’ – Anne Branigin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries treat you like you “do not belong here:” Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theroot.com/black-facebook-workers-write-open-letter-to-company-we-1839776402

LEGAL MATCH
— What is a Protected Class? (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, federal employee/retiree, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/protected-classes-under-anti-discrimination-laws.html

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Stephen Miller is no outlier. White supremacy rules the Republican party.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/16/stephen-miller-white-supremacy-republican-party

November 14 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Police report reveals new details on Naperville Buffalo Wild Wings racist incident – Terrell Brown
https://abc7chicago.com/society/police-report-reveals-new-details-on-naperville-buffalo-wild-wings-racist-incident/5696571/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reverend Jesse Jackson is working with the victims of a racist incident at a Naperville Buffalo Wild Wings to get corporate commitments to avoid a boycott of the chain. . .There are now threats of a national boycott if Buffalo Wild Wings doesn’t make improvements. Jackson said he and Rainbow PUSH Coalition will stand with the families to come up with a path forward. He is looking for commitments from the company to stave off a boycott. “Not only that the family get the proper apology that they deserve, but more than that,” Jackson said. “Not only is equal treatment at stake but equal access to franchises and construction. We cannot just be customers, we must be partners in the process.” Buffalo Wild Wings said the company has been in touch with the families and the governor, and is implementing new anti-racism policies in hiring and management practices and welcomes constructive feedback. Apologies alone at this point won’t be enough. “Because that would not have been sufficient for Dr. King as it related to Miss Rosa Parks getting an apology from the bus company,” said Bishop Tavis Grant. “We need systematic constructive change. The roots out uproots racism at its very core.” Jackson stressed he wants to avoid a boycott. Buffalo Wild Wings said 22 percent of its franchises are minority-owned, and by 2020 their largest franchise will be African-American owned. The company has 1,200 restaurants, and operates around the world.)
— Teams of shoplifters target Chicago stores near downtown, North Side – Stacey Baca
https://abc7chicago.com/teams-of-shoplifters-target-chicago-stores/5695570/

NBC5
— Cops Get Ready For Legal Cannabis in Illinois What’s illegal this New Year’s Eve will be legal New Year’s Day in Illinois, and police are getting ready. – Phil Rogers 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Law-Enforcement-Prepares-For-Legal-Cannabis-in-Illinois-564899832.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Customer linked to race-related incident at Buffalo Wild Wings was known by staff for racist comments, Naperville police reports show – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-police-buffalo-wild-wings-racist-st-1114-20191114-teiqz4avvvbazbt2m6zw4s74rq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to the police report, a man with a swastika tattoo and his female acquaintance told police they had been regulars at the restaurant for the last two to three years, visiting almost every Saturday to watch college football and hockey. The couple had been sitting at a table for four in the restaurant for about two hours when staff seated the group of 18 directly behind them, the police report said. Both the man and woman told investigators they never spoke with any of the members of the large group nor did they ask employees to move the group. The woman told police she pulled their table 5 to 10 inches away from the group so servers could move more freely between the tables. According to police reports, the man told an investigator that Buffalo Wild Wings employees “had heard him make racist jokes and comments in the past.” As a result, some members of the staff “took it upon themselves to tell the large group of (redacted) that they needed to move due to (redacted) being a racist.” . . . One employee told police “the couple has made several negative comments in the past about black people.” A restaurant manager told police that after the Oct. 26 incident, several employees reported past inappropriate conduct from the couple. The manager said he had been unaware of the previous conduct. “If someone other than a Caucasian employee would bring them food, (redacted) would refuse the food and send it back to the kitchen,” the police report stated. One of the employees, in a written statement to police, blamed miscommunication by the staff for the drama on Oct. 26. Marshall said authorities found no evidence of a hate crime and no charges were filed as a result of the incident. A member of the Buffalo Wild Wings corporate communications team previously said the company fired two employees involved in the incident and banned the man employees identified as racist from its restaurants.)
— Elimination of DuPage recorder’s office decision to be made by voters in November 2020 – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-recorder-elimination-vote-2020-st-1115-20191113-msm253o7prfyjernadmesvgpki-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Here’s what CPS teachers will make under the new contract Two upcoming votes — including one by union members Thursday and Friday — could help the district attract and retain veteran teachers, CTU says. – Matthew Hendrickson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2019/11/13/20963703/chicago-teachers-union-contract-vote-chicago-public-schools-experience-salary-pay
— Luxury New York developer blindsides alderman with plan to build 434-unit building on 18th Street in Pilsen Property Markets Group’s previous plan to build an even larger development at the site was blocked by former Ald. Daniel Solis. – Carlos Ballesteros and David Roeder (DIERSEN: Are you an elected or appointed Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? Have you been blindsided by developers, by those who favor developments, and/or by those who oppose developments in your precinct?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/13/20963821/pilsen-gentrification-pmg-vacant-lots-18th-street-byron-sigcho-lopez-noah-gottlieb-pmg?tpcc=email-featured

DAILY HERALD
— How businesses are preparing before recreational marijuana use begins – Marie Wilson and Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: Of course, pot pushers will file lawsuits for stoners, that is, for impaired employees, against employers. Pot pushers will argue that stoners, that is, impaired employees, have the “right” to be stoned. I should write a book about my GAO superiors and supervisors and their “three-martini lunches.” SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-martini_lunch They focused on destroying their employees like me who opposed their “three-martini lunches.”) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20191110/how-businesses-are-preparing-before-recreational-marijuana-use-begins

WBBM
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DuPage County Board Ends Ban On Video Gaming – JIM GUDAS (DIERSEN: Gambling brings down everyone and everything around it. The more gambling that there is in an area, the more that you should avoid that area.)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/dupage-county-board-ends-ban-video-gaming

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 40 Under 40 Meet the 2019 class (DIERSEN: What did you accomplish by the time you were 40? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 (NIU-management) and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-business) and 31 (DePaul-accounting, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (accounting) and 32 (internal auditing), and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32 (accounting). In today’s dollars, I earned $46,554/year when I was 22, $56,945/year when I was 23, $68,897/year when I was 24, $82,579/year when I was 25, $93,592/year when I was 30, $96,345/year when I was 35, and $104,744/year when I was 40. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29 (2). I bought a new town home when I was 24, a studio condo when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo when I was 27. I got married when I was 29. We bought a home in Wheaton when I was 29 and we had a new home built in Wheaton when I was 35.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/40-under-40/meet-40-remarkable-people-making-impact-chicago

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Two appellate court judges to vie for soon-to-be vacant spot on Illinois Supreme Court – HANA MUSLIC
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article237296774.html

MORRIS HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Grundy County Board says no to recreational pot sales – Marney Simon
https://www.morrisherald-news.com/2019/11/12/grundy-county-board-says-no-to-recreational-pot-sales/an2q0qz/

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— OUTSTANDING: Nipping it in the bud; SIU does not plan to change policies regarding Marijuana use – Juniper Oxford
https://dailyegyptian.com/98148/uncategorized/nipping-it-in-the-bud-siu-does-not-plan-to-change-policies-regarding-marijuana-use/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Once A Skeptic, Congressman Rodney Davis Embraces Trump – BRIAN MACKEY 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/once-skeptic-congressman-rodney-davis-embraces-trump#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— How President Trump’s impeachment process is effecting central Illinois – Tessa Bentulan
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/how-president-trumps-impeachment-process-is-effecting-central-illinois

WJBC
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bloomington panel favors pot smoking at dispensaries, might be first Illinois city to allow onsite use – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/11/14/bloomington-panel-favors-pot-smoking-at-dispensaries-might-be-first-illinois-city-to-allow-onsite-use/
— Local pension consolidation proposal passes committee despite objections to changes
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/11/13/local-pension-consolidation-proposal-passes-committee-despite-objections-to-changes/

WGLT
— Black Lives Matter: Cannabis Sales Issue Is ‘Struggle For Reparations’ – TIFFANI JACKSON & RYAN DENHAM (DIERSEN: Pot pushing is disgusting and tragic. Pot pushers want Blacks to be pot pushers.) 
https://www.wglt.org/post/black-lives-matter-cannabis-sales-issue-struggle-reparations#stream/0
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bloomington Planners Recommend Cannabis Cafés – ERIC STOCK (DIERSEN: Pot brings down everyone and everything around it. The more pot that is sold in an area, the more that you should avoid that area.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/bloomington-planners-recommend-cannabis-caf-s#stream/0

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Confederation Meeting Looks Into the “Little Green Bag” – Bob Fischer
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/calendar/event/20191116/697900/confederation-meeting-looks-into-the-little-green-bag

SOUTHSIDE PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis Job Fair To Fill Positions At Proposed Dispensary The Yard Illinois is looking to fill various positions this weekend, Nov. 16 and Nov. 17, for a proposed dispensary slated to open next May. – Lorraine Swanson (DIERSEN: Pot brings down everyone and everything around it. The more pot that is sold in an area, the more that you should avoid that area.)
https://patch.com/illinois/southside/cannabis-job-fair-fill-positions-proposed-dispensary

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican state Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (79th) announced on Facebook that she won’t seek re-election in 2020, setting up a competitive seat that will require Republicans to spend money to keep. Parkhurst says she’s going to run for judge instead. “Being a judge is a dream and goal I had since law school, and I am thrilled by the opportunity to run. It is the pinnacle of any legal career,” she said on Facebook. The 79th District is located in the Kankakee area, about 60 miles south of Chicago. – SHIA KAPOS and ADRIENNE HURST
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/11/14/casino-bill-down-to-the-wire-pension-bill-clears-hurdle-burkes-familiar-challenger-487669

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Judge: Supreme Court decision barring forced union fees doesn’t rid unions of responsibility to represent all workers – Jonathan Bilyk (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/520068673-judge-supreme-court-decision-barring-forced-union-fees-doesn-t-rid-unions-of-responsibility-to-represent-all-workers

NORTH LOOP NEWS
— Dispensary 33 gets state OK to sell recreational weed on Clark Street – Ron Roenigk (DIERSEN: Pot brings down everyone and everything around it. The more pot that is sold in an area, the more that you should avoid that area.)
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/weed1113.htm

CENTER SQUARE
— Chicago casino bill stalls, some not happy with state’s smaller cut – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Gambling brings down everyone and everything around it. The more gambling that there is in an area, the more that you should avoid that area.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/chicago-casino-bill-stalls-some-not-happy-with-state-s/article_79c404a4-0681-11ea-8e8b-9ff5ea591024.html

WIREPOINTS
— How Illinois’ police and fire pension consolidation bill went from good to bad – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/how-illinois-police-and-fire-pension-consolidation-bill-went-from-good-to-bad/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Algonquin Township Skips Township Abolition Referendum and Newsletter Discussions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/13/algoquin-township-skips-township-abolition-referedum-and-newsletter-discussions/ 
— McConchie Goes After State Board of Elections Member, a Former State Senator with a Huge PAC
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/13/mcconchie-goes-after-state-board-of-elections-member-a-former-state-senator-with-a-huge-pac/ 
— IL-14: Ted Gradel’s Testimony Before the FDA
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/13/il-14-ted-gradels-testimony-before-the-fda/ 
— Insulin Price Fixing Bill Flies Out of the House
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/13/insulin-price-fixing-bill-flies-out-of-the-house/ 
— Tom Weber Seeks to Protect Non-Chicagoans from Bailing Out Chicago’s Pensions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/13/tom-weber-seeks-to-protect-non-chicagoans-from-bailing-out-chicagos-pensions/ 
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Endorsed by Lake County Right to Life PAC
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/13/il-14-jim-oberweis-endorsed-by-lake-county-right-to-life-pac/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Women accuse University of Chicago Facilities Services Department of favoring ‘white Christian men’ – Scott Holland
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/520067117-women-accuse-uc-facilities-services-department-of-favoring-white-christian-men

CAPITOL FAX
— Campaigns: Rep. Parkhurst won’t run, Rep. Ortiz to challenge Committeeman Burke
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/14/campaigns-rep-parkhurst-wont-run-rep-ortiz-to-challenge-committeeman-burke/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Climate migrants,’ the left’s tool to pry borders wide – Cheryl K. Chumley 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/14/climate-migrants-the-lefts-tool-to-pry-borders-wid/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ABC political analyst accused of sexism after attack on GOP lawmaker – Tim Pearce
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/abc-political-analyst-accused-of-sexism-after-attack-on-gop-lawmaker

GOPUSA
— Democrats target the moron vote
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=79396

AMERICAN THINKER
— DACA recipients yell, ‘Hey, hey, ho, ho, Donald Trump has got to go!’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/daca_recipients_yell_hey_hey_ho_ho_donald_trump_has_got_to_go.html
— The War on Trump Represents Fear, Not Hatred – Bryce Buchanan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/11/the_war_on_trump_represents_fear_not_hatred.html

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Meet the Shills of Fake News – Donald Jeffries
https://americanfreepress.net/meet-the-shills-of-fake-news/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Considering how many Americans pay high tuition costs every year for college degrees in journalism, or go to expensive broadcasting schools, it is instructive to look at the backgrounds of those at the highest levels of the media. On CNN alone, Anderson Cooper is the son of One Percenter Gloria Vanderbilt and was a CIA college recruit for good measure. Chris Cuomo is the son of former politician Mario Cuomo and brother of current New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Among the network’s “senior advisors” are former Barack Obama aide David Axelrod and former White House Fellow under Hillary Clinton Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper started out as press secretary for Democratic congressional candidate Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, and worked for a public relations firm run by Jimmy Carter’s press secretary, Jody Powell, as well as Handgun Control Inc. Several among CNN’s on-air “talent” sit on the boards of big corporations, an all-too-common practice this author exposed in the book Survival of the Richest. Not only do these positions provide lucrative “part-time” income, they represent a clear conflict of interest.)

BREITBART
— Students Walk Out to Protest Chick-fil-A at Football Games – DR. SUSAN BERRY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/13/students-walk-out-to-protest-chick-fil-a-at-football-games/
— Half of Europe’s Nearly Five Million Illegals Have Ended up in Just Two Countries, Germany And the UK – OLIVER JJ LANE
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/11/14/half-of-the-illegal-migrants-in-europe-are-in-germany-and-the-uk/

DAILY CALLER
— Mike Quigley Claims That Hearsay Can Be Better Than Direct Evidence – VIRGINIA KRUTA
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/13/mike-quigley-hearsay-better-than-direct-evidence/

TOWNHALL
— The Progressive Quest For Scalps – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/11/14/the-progressive-quest-for-scalps-n2556427

PJ MEDIA
— Conservatives Are Now Getting Expelled From the Scientific Community Over LGBT Issues – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/conservatives-are-getting-expelled-from-the-scientific-community-over-lgbt-issues/

THE HILL
— Supreme court has thrown a wrench into the machinery of free speech – RONALD L. TROWBRIDGE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want to abolish the First Amendment. According to them, all government and political news and commentary is false except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. They want the officers, members, and employees of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and failing that, to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/470299-supreme-court-has-thrown-a-wrench-into-the-machinery-of-free-speech

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump camp using impeachment in get-out-the vote push President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign uses a counter-impeachment message in its get-out-the vote efforts in places like Nevada. – MICHELLE L. PRICE and ZEKE MILLER
https://www.wfmj.com/story/41297659/trump-camp-using-impeachment-in-get-out-the-vote-push

NEW YORK TIMES
— After Heart Attack, Bernie Sanders Takes Long Walks and Eats Salads Six weeks after his heart attack, Mr. Sanders is adopting a more wholesome regimen, conscious that he must persuade voters he is fit enough to be president. – Sydney Ember (DIERSEN: What shows that you are fit to hold an office? For me, it my success in putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/us/politics/bernie-sanders-heart-attack.html

— FRONT PAGE: News or ‘Trauma Porn’? Student Journalists Face Blowback on Campus Incidents at Northwestern and Harvard reveal a growing tension between traditional journalistic practices and the demands of student activists. – Julie Bosman, Mitch Smith and Kate Taylor
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/us/college-campus-journalists-newspapers.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making California anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon will California leave the United States and become part of Mexico?)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-14/skelton-republican-party-demise-immigration

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Reports Gains in Removing Objectionable Content Company says disclosure of statistics also shows its commitment to transparency – Jeff Horwitz (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), etc. want Facebook, Google, etc. to remove me, remove my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and remove www.gopillinois.com. I should write a book about my critics/opponents in the IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, etc.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-reports-gains-in-removing-objectionable-content-11573689287
— Outside the Hearing Room, an Impeachment Carnival Historic session draws politics junkies, a self-described drag queen—and therapy dogs – Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/outside-the-hearing-room-an-impeachment-carnival-11573686493
— Retirees’ Mandatory IRA Withdrawals Would Shrink Under Treasury Plan The Trump administration is updating life-expectancy tables governing required withdrawals from tax-advantaged retirement accounts – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirees-mandatory-ira-withdrawals-would-shrink-under-treasury-plan-11573154451

BUSINESS INSIDER
— A troubling new study shows that legalizing marijuana is linked with an increase in problematic pot use among teens – Jeremy Berke
https://www.businessinsider.com/study-teens-use-more-marijuana-in-states-with-legal-marijuana-2019-11

BLOOMBERG
— Lawmakers Split on EEOC Halt of Future Gender, Race Pay Reports (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. All my Democrat superiors were one or more of the following: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, anti-past/present union members, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/lawmakers-split-on-eeoc-halt-of-future-gender-race-pay-reports

FORWARD
— Bolton: Jared & Ivanka Could Get Trump To Go Liberal To Impress Their Friends – Aiden Pink
https://forward.com/fast-forward/434766/john-bolton-jared-kushner-ivanka-trump/

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC promotes hatred against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity. 
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/11/13/evangelical-franklin-graham-addresses-anti-lgbtq-hate-groups-event

CANNALAWBLOG
— Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Overall Rankings – Molly Nelson (DIERSEN: Each and every person involved in government, politics, journalism, etc. should put their answers to the following questions in the public domain: Have you ever illegally used pot, and if yes, why, when, and how much? Using pot illegally shouts that you disrespect the rule of law; what do you have to say about that? Do you oppose the promotion of pot, and if not, why not?) 
https://www.cannalawblog.com/grading-the-presidential-candidates-on-marijuana-overall-rankings/

November 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/11/13/20962021/marijuana-fines-recreational-weed-pot-chicago-impound-cars

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: The Rev. Jesse Jackson calls for change at Buffalo Wild Wings after racist incident in Naperville: ‘If we don’t resolve it, there will be a national boycott’ – MADELINE BUCKLEY (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries boycott you? The following boycott me and boycott my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, anti-federal employees/retirees, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-jesse-jackson-naperville-buffalo-wild-wings-20191112-3dys2uoif5e45n5bpie5ogabay-story.html
— Despite scandal, lawmakers vote to block Illinois Gaming Board from preventing video gambling owners from selling without approval – DAVID HEINZMANN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-illinois-video-gambling-sale-blocked-20191113-qon2nr4tg5cq3h3g47marjacvq-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Tampons in men’s restrooms? Activists, schools and businesses are serving the menstrual needs of those who don’t identify as women. – Angie Leventis Lourgos
By ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-transgender-menstrual-products-20191112-2rqexd75efezhp2r4oy7njdmju-story.html
— As public hearings begin on Trump impeachment, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s removal provides a guide for the process and the rhetoric – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-donald-trump-impeachment-process-20191113-6kh45va7qjekrci5b5mpb6ebz4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-marijuana-law-20191113-u5gkw3djgfeo7lp6pvokufmmvi-story.html
— Aurora event featuring local actor/producer to draw much-needed attention to the diabetes epidemic – DENISE CROSBY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-diabetes-st-1113-20191112-57ztnsh6m5gsrc72vbuokzwfui-story.html
— The apologetic editorial in Northwestern’s student newspaper reveals an issue most black journalists face – Dahleen Glanton
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-daily-northwestern-newspaper-apology-20191113-fetahc4wajgbbfupyyiguzqv6m-story.html
— Daily Northwestern staffers apologized for recent coverage of Jeff Sessions visit. Then they drew the ire of other journalists. – Dawn Rhodes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-daily-northwestern-jeff-sessions-apology-20191112-agy5q7t7mbdb7fs3iqlhjimgpm-story.html
— Backlash against The Daily Northwestern’s apology editorial is a better lesson than anything that happens in a college classroom – Heidi Stevens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-tuesday-northwestern-editorial-college-papers-1112-20191112-i7qjo3a3abejpjiwa64qkawrma-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The Daily Northwestern’s unfortunate apology – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want you to apologize for? My critics/opponents want me to apologize for causing all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. What do you say to my critics/opponents?) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/11/12/20961126/daily-northwestern-university-editorial-apology-jeff-sessions-campus-protest-steinberg-nu-medill

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As fed probe deepens, City Club grapples with fallout Amid reports its office was raided and its president paid $3.1 million to lobby for ComEd, the City Club struggles with how to handle the aftermath—including more canceled speeches by public officials. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/fed-probe-deepens-city-club-grapples-fallout
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/chicago-will-cut-weed-users-lot-more-slack

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Algonquin Township to consider placing township elimination question on ballot If approved, measure would become effective in 2037 – BRITTANY KEEPERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/11/09/algonquin-township-to-consider-placing-township-elimination-question-on-ballot/agxyepg/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Political newcomer Patrick Joyce joins Senate – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: If you were selected to fill a government or a political office vacancy, what would your critics/opponents call you? I should write a book about my critics/opponents and what they would have a) called me if Wheaton City Council members had selected me to fill the recent West District vacancy and b) called the Wheaton City Council members for selecting me. My critics/opponents are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, anti-federal employees/retirees, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/political-newcomer-joins-senate/article_9da14db2-04c1-11ea-96cf-7f12dfc2e8cc.html

WREX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: 10th cannabis cultivation center approved for adult-use growing
https://wrex.com/category/2019/11/12/10th-cannabis-cultivation-center-approved-fro-adult-use-growing/

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/winners-losers-marijuana-cannabis-war-on-drugs/Content?oid=75539958

CITY BUREAU
— Government? One-Third of Local Agencies Get Failing Grade for Transparency Dozens of Chicago and Cook County agencies fall short on Open Meetings Act and other open government standards, according to a City Bureau analysis. – Sarah Conway and Pat Sier
https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2019/11/12/how-open-is-your-government-one-third-of-local-agencies-get-failing-grade-for-transparency

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Insulin price cap, daylight saving time measures advance at Statehouse – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/Blog/Posts/581/Uncategorized/2019/11/Insulin-price-cap-daylight-saving-time-measures-advance-at-Statehouse/blog-post/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Sick days exemplify teachers union’s unhealthy effect on Chicago, Ives says – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/520013669-sick-days-exemplify-teachers-union-s-unhealthy-effect-on-chicago-ives-says

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Cancellation of gay author’s Wheaton elementary school visit stirs controversy, debate – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/520064622-cancellation-of-gay-author-s-elementary-school-visit-stirs-controversy-debate

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RECENT FBI RAIDS ON ILLINOIS POLITICIAN A REMINDER OF $9.9B ‘CORRUPTION TAX’ – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/recent-fbi-raids-on-illinois-politician-a-reminder-of-9-9b-corruption-tax/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Laurie Higgins Addresses “Trans” Ideology – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/11/spotlight-laurie-higgins-addresses-trans-ideology/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEXT GENERATION OF AMERICANS WILL EMBRACE SOCIALISM IF WE LOSE ‘WAR ON HISTORY’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/11/next-generation-of-americans-will-embrace-socialism-if-we-lose-war-on-history.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Veto session updates
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/13/veto-session-updates/
— Corruption roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/13/corruption-roundup-7/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Moderate Republicans focus on 2022 elections – Ryan Lovelace (DIERSEN: If current trends hold, the many Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party will officially banish individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/12/moderate-republicans-focus-on-2022-elections/

FOX NEWS
— Northwestern journalism dean reacts to ‘heartfelt, though not well-considered’ newspaper apology for reporting – Joseph A. Wulfsohn 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/northwestern-journalism-dean-newspaper-jeff-sessions-protests

GOPUSA
— Shakedown? Jesse Jackson threatens boycott of Buffalo Wild Wings after incident in Naperville
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=79369

AMERICAN THINKER
— Open borders Hispanic Archbishop will lead U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops – M. Catharine Evans (DIERSEN: Democrats want Catholics to join them in officially declaring war on the United States.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/open_borders_hispanic_archbishop_will_lead_us_conference_of_catholic_bishops.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Make Democrats Pay For Impeachment
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/31391

DAILY CALLER
— Baby Trump Balloon-Slasher Says He’s Never Seen Liberals ‘Mad About Chopping Up A Baby’ – VIRGINIA KRUTA
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/12/trump-balloon-slasher-liberals-mad-chopping-up-a-baby/

TOWNHALL
— The Impeachment Hearings Are the Beginning of the End – Paul Curry
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulcurry/2019/11/13/the-impeachment-hearings-are-the-beginning-of-the-end-n2556401

PJ MEDIA
— San Francisco: Where It’s OK to Crap in the Streets But They Arrest People for Eating on a BART Platform – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/trending/san-francisco-where-its-ok-to-crap-in-the-streets-but-they-arrest-people-for-eating-on-a-bart-platform/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Meet the ‘American students Last’ lobby – Michelle Malkin
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/11/13/michelle-malkin-meet-the-american-students-last-lobby-852064

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— 70 Percent of Democrats Are Increasingly Mad, Lonely, Because of Politics – Isaac Saul
https://ijr.com/democrats-are-angry-axios-hbo-poll/

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Incomprehensible’ Numbers: How Republicans Are Losing New York Suburbs In one county, Democrats grew by more than 150,000, while the number of Republicans dropped by more than 30,000. – Vivian Wang (DIERSEN: If current trends hold, the many Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party will officially banish individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/nyregion/peter-king-long-island-republicans.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats now outnumber Republicans on Long Island, a once unthinkable development in a traditional conservative stronghold where voters backed every Republican presidential candidate, bar two, from 1900 to 1988. . .The shift mirrors a nationwide trend of historically moderate or conservative suburban voters now slowly tipping left. Just last week, those voters helped flip the Virginia statehouse, ousted the last Republicans in a Philadelphia-area County Council and appear to have unseated the Republican governor of Kentucky. The pattern, if it holds, could prove decisive not only for the 2020 presidential election, but also for the makeup of each party’s base for decades.)
— A Black Paratrooper’s First Veterans Day, and His Last A long struggle to remove the stigma of a questionable Army discharge comes to a close. – Michael Wilson (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors gave me a dishonorable discharge in 1997 when I was 49 years old when they forced me to take they early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/nyregion/veterans-death-military-benefits.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He made his way to Brooklyn, still carrying the stigma of his discharge. He said he had tried to commit suicide three times. “I struggled with depression, alcohol abuse and the shame of my dishonorable discharge,” he wrote. He eventually pulled himself up and started over, graduating from Adelphi University and going on to earn a master’s degree. “I found stability,” he wrote, “and dedicated my life to helping others.”)

WASHINGTON POST
— The Democrats Are Moving Left. Will America Follow? 32 journalists, wonks, activists and politicians on the party’s dramatic turn — and what it means for 2020.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2019/11/12/democrats-are-moving-left-will-america-follow-perspectives-partys-dramatic-turn/
— Ronald Reagan’s policies helped bring down the Berlin Wall. Now he’s not even welcome there. – Marc A. Thiessen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/12/ronald-reagans-policies-helped-bring-down-berlin-wall-now-hes-not-even-welcome-there/
— Democrats are dominating state-level races Virginia is the ninth ‘trifecta’ the party has gained since 2016 – Kate Rabinowitz and Ashlyn Still
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trifecta/
— Jesus isn’t interested in America’s two-party division – Michael F. Bird (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters paint Jesus as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/11/13/jesus-isnt-interested-americas-two-party-division/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘It’s Not the Economy Anymore, Stupid’ A polarized electorate is less swayed by how well the economy performs – Greg Ip
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-not-the-economy-anymore-stupid-11573570241
— The Tax Increases to Come Democrats in Congress want to raise the top individual rate to 47% – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tax-increases-to-come-11573603018
— Racial Contracts by Force Can a company be required to do business with a minority firm? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Constructively, my superiors in the federal government were forced by Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-contracts-by-force-11573602945

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage illegal immigration. 
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Dreamers-are-good-for-America-why-are-we-14830081.php

ATLANTIC
— The ‘Likeability’ Question, In Disguise Is Elizabeth Warren overly “angry”? The media are just asking questions. – MEGAN GARBER
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/11/elizabeth-warren-and-sneak-sexism/601876/

HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE
— Facebook employees say company tolerates racism Minority employees say the social media giant’s culture “empowers racism.” – Andrew R. McIlvaine
https://hrexecutive.com/facebook-employees-say-company-tolerates-racism/

LADDERS
— The 2 most annoying interview questions Boomers get, and how to answer them – Sheila McClear
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/the-2-most-annoying-interview-questions-boomers-get-and-how-to-answer-them
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Why would someone with so much experience want this job? . . . 2. What is your upskilling strategy?)

INFO MEDIA
— APRIL 19, 2012 FLASHBACK: Understanding the Importance of Updating Your Website – Jonathan Ford (DIERSEN: I served as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois webmaster 2005-2012, Illinois Center Right Coalition webmaster 2004-2006, and Milton Township webmaster 2001-2004.)
https://infomedia.com/blog/understanding-the-importance-of-updating-your-website/

SALARY
— Webmaster Salary in the United States
https://www.salary.com/research/salary/benchmark/webmaster-salary

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average Webmaster salary in the United States is $76,903 as of October 30, 2019, but the range typically falls between $65,774 and $88,381. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession.)