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August 1 Evening Edition

GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER
— Full text of Gov. Rauner’s statement on amendatory veto of school funding bill
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Bi-iePG1O6RkU1alFvTFR0eTBEODJLcVZlRF9sZzVsWm9R/view

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— VIDEO: Governor Bruce Rauner discusses his amendatory veto of SB1 and takes questions from reporters.
https://www.illinois.gov/cms/agency/media/video/sitepages/videos.aspx

ABC7
— Rauner’s veto could jeopardize Illinois school funding – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauners-veto-could-jeopardize-illinois-school-funding/2266218/
— Aaron Schock lawyers say feds questioned ex-rep’s sexuality – Chuck Goudie, Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner (DIERSEN: My understanding is that those who promote LGBTQ activity target high-profile individuals who they believe engage in LGBTQ activity, but who fail/refuse to acknowledge it and/or who fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/aaron-schock-lawyers-say-feds-questioned-ex-reps-sexuality/2267093/

NBC5
— Rauner Issues Amendatory Veto for School Funding Plan
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/New-Capitol-Showdown-Looms-Over-Illinois-School-Funding-Plan-437858053.html

CBS2
— Rauner Vetoes Education Funding Bill, Removes $250M For CPS
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/01/governor-rauner-education-funding-veto-cps/

WLS AM
— Republican State Rep. Patti Bellock of Hinsdale announced today that she will not seek re-election in 2018. – Nick Gale
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/08/01/another-il-pol-calling-it-quits/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As promised, Rauner vetoes school bill he calls Chicago ‘bailout’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/as-promised-rauner-vetoes-school-bill-he-calls-chicago-bailout/
— Chicago facing $114.2 million budget shortfall in 2018 – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chicago-facing-114-2-million-budget-shortfall-in-2018/
— Schock lawyers: Feds asked witnesses about Schock sex life and if gay – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: My understanding is that those who promote LGBTQ activity target high-profile individuals who they believe engage in LGBTQ activity, but who fail/refuse to acknowledge it and/or who fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/schock-lawyers-feds-asking-witnesses-about-schock-sex-life-and-if-gay/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Schock’s defense team – which includes former federal prosecutors – have been arguing that federal probers, once they targeted Schock, started to hunt for crimes to charge him with, going out-of-bounds along the way before the Springfield based grand jury and in the gathering of evidence.)
— Effort to thwart Rauner veto must pick up steam – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-effort-to-thwart-rauner-veto-must-pick-up-steam/
— Chicago not alone in struggle with Rauner – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-chicago-not-alone-in-struggle-with-rauner/
— When cars do the driving, you’ll catch the blame – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-when-cars-do-the-driving-youll-catch-the-blame/
— Rauner’s veto of parts of school bill leaves plenty of questions – Tina Sfondeles and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauners-veto-of-parts-of-school-bill-leaves-plenty-of-questions/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican state Rep. Patti Bellock of Hinsdale to retire

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-bellock-will-retire-tl-0810-20170801-story.html

— Obamacare rates in Illinois could soar up to 43 percent next year – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN: What did you and your spouse do to qualify for your health insurance? Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my wife and I a) qualify as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for life and b) get a 75% (currently $17,288/year) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-rates-released-0802-biz-20170801-story.html
— Rauner vetoes education funding plan, Emanuel accuses him of ‘fuzzy math’ – Monique Garcia and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-met-0802-20170801-story.html
— Former Rep. Schock’s attorneys: Prosecutors have ‘apparent obsession’ with his sexuality – Katherine Skiba (DIERSEN: My understanding is that those who promote LGBTQ activity target high-profile individuals who they believe engage in LGBTQ activity, but who fail/refuse to acknowledge it and/or who fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-misconduct-motion-20170801-story.html
— 15 days to fix Illinois school funding. Which pols will make that a priority? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-veto-senate-schools-edit-0802-jm-20170801-story.html
— Another Obamacare whack for Illinois: Price hikes of 43 percent? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-obamacare-rates-trump-edit-0802-jm-20170801-story.html
— Fox Valley educators decry school funding veto – Sarah Freishtat and Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-illinois-school-funding-st-0802-20170801-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner’s veto could jeopardize all school funding – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/rauners-veto-could-jeopardize-all-school-funding
— Rauner vetoes public school money – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/rauner-vetoes-public-school-money
— Life serves up ‘sandwich generation’ stress – Burt Constable (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress about your stress? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my wife and I have very little stress because a) we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, b) our parents have passed away, c) I have only one brother, and d) my wife has only one brother and one sister.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/constable-life-serves-up-sandwich-generation-stress
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The suburbs are filled with members of the sandwich generation, who find themselves in the middle between caring for their children and concerns for their aging parents.)
— DuPage looks to hiring restrictions to deal with reduced state funding Chairman says DuPage must be proactive as it expects to lose $1 million this fiscal year – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was under hiring freezes and/or under promotion freezes.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/dupage-looks-to-hiring-restrictions-to-deal-with-reduced-state-funding
— DuPage legislators sponsor free jobs fair
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170801/dupage-legislators-sponsor-free-jobs-fair

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner vetoes school bill, slashes CPS funds – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170801/BLOGS02/170809989/rauner-vetoes-school-bill-slashes-cps-funds
— Illinois insurers plan double-digit Obamacare rate hikes – KRISTEN SCHORSCH (DIERSEN: What did you and your spouse do to qualify for your health insurance? Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my wife and I a) qualify as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for life and b) get a 75% (currently $17,288/year) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170801/NEWS03/170809980/illinois-insurers-plan-double-digit-obamacare-rate-hikes

WSIL TV
— Trump says he won’t stop tweeting – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36020159/the-latest-trump-says-he-wont-stop-tweeting

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Loyalty to principles or a person? – John J. Dunphy (DIERSEN: I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are loyal to whoever has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/106434/dunphy-loyalty-to-principles-or-a-person

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Seeks Input on County Programs, Spending
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=55423

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— Military archbishop defends Trump ban on new ‘transgender’ soldiers – Mary Anne Hackett
https://catholiccitizens.org/news/72817/military-archbishop-defends-trump-ban-new-transgender-soldiers/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— National GOP Looking at Big Tax Increase for Illinois Residents – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/01/national-gop-looking-at-big-tax-increase-for-illinois-residents/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An article in the Sunday Chicago Tribune entitled, “GOP tax increase targets blue states,” deserves our attention. Now, property taxes are deductible on our Federal income taxes. The article says that “Federal deductions for state, local taxes on chopping block.” Guess who has the highest state and local taxes. It’s those states led by tax hungry Democrats. Perhaps national Republicans have not figured out that Republicans are more likely to own real estate than Democrats.)

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— “A Taxing Discussion” – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/a-taxing-discussion-spotlight052/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 80% OF COOK COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES HAVE OPTED OUT OF MINIMUM WAGE, SICK LEAVE ORDINANCES – Amy Korte
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/80-of-cook-county-municipalities-have-opted-out-of-minimum-wage-sick-leave-ordinances/#new_tab

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BELLOCK TO RETIRE AFTER SERVING TEN TERMS IN ILLINOIS HOUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/bellock-to-retire-after-serving-ten-terms-in-illinois-house.html
— AS PROMISED, GOVERNOR SENDS BACK TO LEGISLATURE AMENDATORY VETO ON SCHOOL FUNDING BILL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/as-promised-governor-sends-back-to-legislature-amendatory-veto-on-school-funding-bill-.html
— BILL MAKING EVERY ILLINOIS SCHOOL, HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME A SANCTUARY LOCATION SITS ON RAUNER’S DESK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/bill-making-every-illinois-school-hospital-nursing-home-a-sanctuary-location-sits-on-rauners-desk.html
— THE WAR ON CARS [PRAGER U VIDEO] (DIERSEN: During my entire life, overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been anti-car. I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang. I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/the-war-on-cars.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There is a war against cars in America. Regulators want Americans out of cars and onto trains, buses, and bicycles. Why? Because of what cars represent — freedom. Automotive expert Lauren Fix (“The Car Coach”) explains.)

CAPITOL FAX
— OUTSTANDING: (Rauner) issued a total veto of the Automatic Voter Registration bill.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/avr-looks-like-a-go/
— Rauner calls Politifact claim “false spin” *** Politifact: Rauner SB1 “bailout” claim is false
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/politifact-rauner-sb1-bailout-claim-is-false/
— Rauner puts password on his school funding site, but it’s cached online
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/rauner-puts-password-on-his-school-funding-site-but-its-cached-online/
— Rep. Bellock to retire
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/rep-bellock-to-retire/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Calling Trump: Remove Congress’ illegal exemption from Obamacare now Health care subsidy is illegal – Jenny Beth Martin (DIERSEN: What did you and your spouse do to qualify for your health insurance? Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my wife and I a) qualify as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for life and b) get a 75% (currently $17,288/year) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/1/remove-congress-obamacare-exemption/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With a single new tweet, President Trump set official Washington abuzz Saturday afternoon: “If a new Health Care Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for members of Congress will end very soon!”)

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— CT Residents Get Hate Mail for Flying American Flags (DIERSEN: The more anti-Americans who are in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world, the sooner that you will get hate mail from anti-Americans for flying the American flag. Anti-Trumps promote anti-Americanism.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/01/residents-get-hate-mail-flying-american-flags

NEWSMAX
— Lewandowski: Reince Was Ultimately Responsible for Leaks – Sandy Fitzgerald (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are ultimately responsible for the actions of their operatives and of their dupes.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/corey-lewandowski-reince-priebus-responsible-white-house/2017/08/01/id/805076/

GOPUSA
— Left Takes Revenge on Sheriff Joe
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27993
— Leftists who once despised John McCain cheer him as hero for saving Obamacare
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27991
— NYC Cops: We Can’t Arrest Nude Illegal Alien Panhandlers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28016
— Bachmann: Islamic refugees have turned Minn. upside-down
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28002
— Conservatives urge Trump to revoke $12,000/year Obamacare subsidy for Congress (DIERSEN: To punish me, my critics/opponents would love to cut/eliminate my $17,288/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy. They care nothing that to qualify for that subsidy, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27998?omhide=true

FEDERALIST
— NYT Op-Ed: Parents Who Don’t Send Their Kids To Public Schools Are Racist Theocrats Katherine Stewart’s argument is lazy. It’s generalized, misinformed, and reads much like a carnival barker shouting down the looming threat of theocracy, theocracy, theocracy. – Andrew Walker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents for sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri synod.)
http://thefederalist.com/2017/07/31/nyt-op-ed-parents-dont-send-kids-public-schools-racist-theocrats/
— Trump Should End Obama’s Bailout of Congress’s Health Care The taxpayer health care bailout for members of Congress is very real, worth about $12,000 per year for each lawmaker, and utterly indefensible legally or politically. – Phil Kerpen (DIERSEN: What did you and your spouse do to qualify for your health insurance? Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my wife and I a) qualify as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for life and b) get a 75% (currently $17,288/year) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life.)
http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/01/trump-end-obamas-bailout-congresss-health-care/

BREITBART
— What Hitler Learned from the Democrats – Dinesh D’Souza
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/31/dinesh-dsouza-hitler-learned-democrats/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Nets Barely Notice Venezuela’s Vote for Dictatorship – Mike Ciandella
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mike-ciandella/2017/07/31/nets-barely-notice-venezuelas-vote-dictatorship

OCCIDENTAL OBSERVER
— Hypergamy, Affirmative Action and Today’s “Diverse” Workplace: The Replacement of White Males – Brent Mason
http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/07/31/hypergamy-affirmative-action-and-todays-diverse-workplace-the-replacement-of-white-males/

INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY
— Legalizing recreational marijuana is linked to increased crashes
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/sr/statusreport/article/52/4/1

CBS NEWS
— Foreign workers being used to build auto plants in U.S.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbsn-on-assignment-foreign-workers-used-to-build-auto-plants-in-us/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions – CHARLIE SAVAGE (DIERSEN: IIT admitted me in 1992 when I was 43, but I doubt that IIT would admit me today if I was 43. DePaul admitted me in 1976 when I was 27, but I doubt that DePaul would admit me today if I was 27. Loyola admitted me in 1972 when I was 23, but I doubt that IIT would admit me today if I was 23. NIU admitted me in 1969 when I was 20, but I doubt that IIT would admit me today if I was 20. UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 18, but I doubt that IIT would admit me today if I was 18. In addition to being White, my other bad demographics include my being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, I am conservative, I am Republican, I am American, I am a male, I have never been poor, I am 100% German-American, I avoided the draft, and my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/politics/trump-affirmative-action-universities.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants, according to a document obtained by The New York Times. The document, an internal announcement to the civil rights division, seeks current lawyers interested in working for a new project on “investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions.” The announcement suggests that the project will be run out of the division’s front office, where the Trump administration’s political appointees work, rather than its Educational Opportunities Section, which is run by career civil servants and normally handles work involving schools and universities. The document does not explicitly identify whom the Justice Department considers at risk of discrimination because of affirmative action admissions policies. But the phrasing it uses, “intentional race-based discrimination,” cuts to the heart of programs designed to bring more minorities to university campuses. Supporters and critics of the project said it was clearly targeting admissions programs that can give members of generally disadvantaged groups, like black and Latino students, an edge over other applicants with comparable or higher test scores.)

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The cracks in Republican unity are slowly getting wider.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/08/01/the-cracks-in-republican-unity-are-slowly-getting-wider/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps equate being a minority with being transgender.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/08/01/most-americans-opposed-integrating-the-military-in-1948-most-americans-support-transgender-military-service-today/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Governor Vetoes Education Bill as Budget Wrangling Continues in Several States – Quint Forgey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-governor-vetoes-education-bill-as-budget-turmoil-continues-1501607143

BLOOMBERG
— Chicago Pension Bills Soar as City Pays Up to Keep Funds Solvent – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-31/chicago-pension-bills-soar-as-city-pays-up-to-keep-funds-solvent
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Trump’s Republican Support Starting to Crumble?”
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-01/is-trump-s-republican-support-starting-to-crumble

DAILY BEAST
— Police Drag Venezuela Opposition Leaders From Their Homes (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would love to have their operatives and their dupes drag me from my home.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/police-drag-2-venezuela-opposition-leaders-from-their-homes

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Say Trump No Better Than Obama On Immigration
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/july_2017/voters_say_trump_no_better_than_obama_on_immigration
— Most Still Oppose Driver’s Licenses For Those Here Illegally
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/july_2017/most_still_oppose_driver_s_licenses_for_those_here_illegally

August 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 74 murdered, 410 shot in Chicago in July 2017, police say – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/74-murdered-410-shot-in-chicago-in-july-2017-police-say/2265874/

NBC5
— New Capitol Showdown Looms Over Illinois School Funding Plan – Sara Burnett and Sophia Tareen
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/New-Capitol-Showdown-Looms-Over-Illinois-School-Funding-Plan-437858053.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago Killings on Pace to Exceed 2016, One of the City’s Bloodiest in Decades Last month saw 74 murders, 321 shootings and 410 shooting victims, police announced Tuesday
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Killings-on-Pace-to-Exceed-2016-One-of-the-Citys-Bloodiest-in-Decades-437850253.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago ends July with more than 400 murders, on pace to exceed 2016
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/271250314-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker gives $2 million to Democratic Governors Association in June – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-gives-2-million-to-democratic-governors-association-in-june/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Next move is Rauner’s after Senate sends him school funding bill – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-funding-veto-met-0801-20170731-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: United States District Judge Susan R. Bolton sides with Mexico against America.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-sheriff-joe-arpaio-verdict-20170731-story.html
— Turmoil, dysfunction tarnish Bellwood library board – Angie Leventis Lourgos and Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-bellwood-library-met-20170731-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— New Capitol showdown looms over Illinois school funding plan – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170801/news/308019994/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump on tricky legal ground with ‘Obamacare’ threat.” To retaliate against Trump, will Democrat doctors refuse to treat Republicans?
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/trump-on-tricky-legal-ground-with-obamacare-threat
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: United States District Judge Susan R. Bolton sides with Mexico against America.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/defiance-that-made-arizona-sheriff-joe-arpaio-popular-led-to-downfall
— Senate Democrats say ‘no’ to cuts for rich in GOP tax plan – AP (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170801/news/308019946/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Gene Robke of Carlyle viciously demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans.
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article164628927.html

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Freeze gambling parlors in downtown La Salle? Council to consider issue – Jeff Dankert
http://www.newstrib.com/free/freeze-gambling-parlors-in-downtown-la-salle-council-to-consider/article_783d3d5a-76b7-11e7-a49c-63f164becbc8.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Stroke patient gets probation on pot charge – Lisa Hammer
http://www.qconline.com/news/crime/stroke-patient-gets-probation-on-pot-charge/article_6664ebee-ef6d-51a5-9dab-b015a0753837.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Back to the Future, Berkowitz w/ Proft on Gov. Rauner’s regime change
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/back-to-the-future-berkowitz-w-proft-on-gov-rauners-regime-change-cableweb/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Cash Poor Schools Don’t Support SB1 – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=249289#.WYCBD4jyuM8

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Casino hopes fading away – Editorial
http://www.commercial-news.com/editorials/editorial-casino-hopes-fading-away/article_29af1f98-8279-5606-ab53-b10ab8d20ae2.html

KANKAKEE TIMES
— How much do public servants get paid in Kankakee County? (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning more that $100,000/year in today’s dollars? In 1988, when I was 40 years old, GAO paid me $100,917 (GS-13 Step 3) in today’s dollars. I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years. Before that, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I had become a licensed CPA in 1981. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned a master degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511167379-how-much-do-public-servants-get-paid-in-kankakee-county

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Gubernatorial Candidate Pritzker Goes On Offensive Against Trump – TONY ARNOLD
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/gubernatorial-candidate-pritzker-goes-offensive-against-trump

WHEATON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Candidates for Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors includes Marty Keller, Milton Township Trustee
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102873944500&ca=f1b0a4a2-2d8e-4bbb-bec8-d9cee6e59113

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— JULY 12, 2017 FLASHBACK: Wheaton ‘watchdog’ Jan Shaw questions school district’s financial sense – Justin Stoltzfus
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511147203-wheaton-watchdog-questions-school-district-s-financial-sense

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Illinois drivers can expect another hit at the gas pump soon
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511164905-illinois-drivers-can-expect-another-hit-at-the-gas-pump-soon

CHICAGO ARGUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Does anybody really feel compelled to give political millionaire Rauner their own money to help get him re-elected?”
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/08/does-anybody-really-feel-compelled-to.html

POLITIFACT
— Sorry Illinois politicians, PolitiFact is back – Bob Secter
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/article/2017/aug/01/better-government-association-joins-politifact-fac/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner’s Chicago schools “bailout” claim rooted in political histrionics, not numbers.”
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2017/aug/01/bruce-rauner/rauners-chicago-schools-bailout-claim-rooted-polit/

NEWSMAX
— Scaramucci Escorted Off White House Grounds – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/youre-fired-communications-director-Anthony-Scaramucci/2017/07/31/id/804910/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: George Washington’s warnings against faction are still prescient today – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26159-outsiders-vs-insiders-george-washington%E2%80%99s-warnings-against-faction-are-still-prescient

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WHY THE PRIVATE SECTOR DOES A BETTER JOB THAN THE GOVERNMENT – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: At least since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/07/31/why-the-private-sector-does-a-better-job-than-the-government/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump call to cut Congress’ perks an about-time moment – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/1/donald-trump-call-to-cut-congress-perks-an-about-t/
— JULY 19, 2017 FLASHBACK: Weaponizing language and communication The new ‘AP Stylebook’ embraces political correctness and a liberal version of truth – Tammy Bruce
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/19/fake-news-language-bias-must-be-spotted-and-avoide/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Don’t Be a Gossip – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: Everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails has already been posted on a website.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/08/01/dont-be-a-gossip/

ROLL CALL
— Complications for Trump Threats to Congressional Health Care Issues include lack of OPM chief, threat to staffers – Niels Lesniewski (DIERSEN: To punish me, my critics/opponents would love to cut/eliminate my $17,288/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy. They care nothing that to qualify for that subsidy, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/complications-trump-threats-congressional-health-care

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: United States District Judge Susan R. Bolton sides with Mexico against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/us/sheriff-joe-arpaio-convicted-arizona.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: When illegals break laws, prosecutors are under tremendous pressure to go easy on them, that is, to let them off the hook.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/us/prosecutors-dilemma-will-conviction-lead-to-life-sentence-of-deportation.html
— While Other U.S. Companies Flee China, Starbucks Marches In – Andrew Ross Sorkin
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/business/dealbook/sorkin-china-starbucks.html
— Campus Political Fights Come Home for the Summer – DANA GOLDSTEIN (DIERSEN: When you were earning your bachelor’s degree, did your Democrat professors succeed in turning you into a “good little Democrat?” Mine did not. I majored in business at UIC 1966-1968 an at NIU 1969-1970. I commuted to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1968. I came home weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969 to work at the Park Forest Post Office. I worked full-time at the Park Forest Post Office during the summer of 1969 like I had done the summers of 1967 and 1968. My Democrat Post Office superiors succeeded in forcing me to resign at end of the summer of 1969. My father died suddenly in October 1969.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/us/parents-students-summer.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Excess At the Top The CEO Pay Machine – Philip Delves Broughton (DIERSEN: Trump’s lousy $400,000 salary is only 3.25 times what my $122,991 GS-13 Step 10 pay is in today’s dollars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-better-way-to-reward-ceos-1501542185
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 1978 the average chief executive at a large company was paid 26 times more than the average worker. By 2014, depending on your method of calculation, he was paid 300 to 700 times more. It has become standard for a CEO to make more than $10 million a year, and a few make more than $100 million. These aren’t founders or major shareholders but hired guns, managers playing with house money. It is not like this everywhere. In the U.K., the fifth largest economy in the world, the pay ratio of CEO to average worker is 84 to 1. In Japan, the third largest, it’s 16 to 1.)

BUSINESS INDIER
— This 59-year-old mother of 2 is making millions selling legal marijuana gummies – Veronika Bondarenko (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/wana-brands-nancy-whiteman-colorado-legal-marijuana-industry-edibles-entrepreneur-2017-7

BOULDER DAILY CAMERA
— Resist COLA cuts for federal retirees – Paula Simmons (DIERSEN: Federal COLAs have always been far less than inflation.)
http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_31183630/paula-simmons-resist-cola-cuts-federal-retirees

WMC ACTION NEWS 5
— IRS employee sues over being put on city’s blacklist (DIERSEN: What blacklists are you on? Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups have always had me on their blacklists: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/36017470/irs-employee-sues-over-being-put-on-citys-blacklist

MADISON
— Reince Priebus brought it on himself – John Nichols (DIERSEN: The federal government would have promoted into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 a) if I had been a Democrat, b) if I had painted myself a being a yes-man, c) if I had helped my superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) if I had not complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, reverse discrimination, or retaliation, and e) if I had not become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://host.madison.com/ct/opinion/column/john_nichols/john-nichols-reince-priebus-brought-it-on-himself/article_c4c76e8d-ddef-5895-a90d-24471bb0a3d8.html

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Millennials want their dream home now – not in 20 years – Angus Raine (DIERSEN: Where are you on the “property ladder?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been are filled with envy. They are furious a) that I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24 in 1972, that I bought a studio condo in downtown Chicago when I was 25, and that I bought a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago when I was 27 and b) that my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29 and that we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton when I was 35.)
http://moneymag.com.au/millennials-dream-home/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When I bought my first home in the late 1980s, I didn’t care that it was ramshackle, I just wanted to get my foot on the property ladder. Now you hardly ever hear the term ‘property ladder’, and millennials want their dream family home now – not in 20 years. But that’s how long it took me to progress through a series of houses until I bought my current family home. I’m calling for a cultural shift: we need to return to viewing property ownership as a long-term, gradual strategy. So, if you’re a first-home buyer, just how do you climb the property ladder? First, you might need to rethink your expectations of a first home. Buying in the best location you can afford is more important than getting the perfect home immediately. And while many people think that the next logical step is to buy a bigger house, you are better off moving to progressively better locations. That will build value faster than graduating to bigger homes in the same suburb and will take you to the next rung on your journey up the property ladder.)

July 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Can new White House chief of staff impose discipline where it counts? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-reince-priebus-trump-kass-met-0730-20170728-column.html
— DIERSEN: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-page-trump-bullying-perspec-0730-md-20170728-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-transgender-culture-war-perspec-20170728-column.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: In a front page editorial with a color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps call for Republicans to resist Trump.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170730/281487866425242
— Loaded ‘illegal alien’ phrase introduced in sanctuary cities crackdown – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those a) who illegally come to America illegally, b) who illegally stay in America illegally, and c) who illegally bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-sanctuary-cities-st-0728-20170727-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Companies say Apple removed their privacy apps from China – AP (DIERSEN: One could say that when push comes to shove, Apple sides with China against America.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170729/news/307299929/

WBEZ
— JULY 6, 2017 FLASHBACK: The Cost Of Jobs Officials say jobs are key to reducing violence, but they’re not facing the scale. So WBEZ took a crack at the calculations. – Chip Mitchell (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I held jobs that should have been given to Democrats, to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to veterans. In my defense, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned all the jobs that I have had as being BAD jobs. So therefore, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans to have BAD jobs. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they would never stoop to take the BAD jobs that I had. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. )
http://interactive.wbez.org/everyotherhour/the-cost-of-jobs/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— There’s at least one reason to look forward to Monday – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170729/statehouse-insider-theres-at-least-one-reason-to-look-forward-to-monday
— EMILY’s List seeks to oust Davis in 2018 – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170729/bernard-schoenburg-emilys-list-seeks-to-oust-davis-in-2018
— How is Rauner’s new staff affecting his administration? – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170729/how-is-rauners-new-staff-affecting-his-administration
— Obstinate partisanship leads to lack of trust in public officials – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170729/our-view-obstinate-partisanship-leads-to-lack-of-trust-in-public-officials

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois leaders have nothing on Gopher State’s politicians – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-30/jim-dey-illinois-leaders-have-nothing-gopher-states-politicians.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— ‘It’s the right thing for kids. Doesn’t that count?’ – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170729/editorial-its-right-thing-for-kids-doesnt-that-count

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— How do you share concerns with a representative who won’t hear them? – SHANNON RUSSELL, The Indivisible 12th (DIERSEN: The Indivisible 12th denies that it was “formed by Democratic Party insiders.”)
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article164385227.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Some Foreign Investment Bypassing Illinois – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Because anti-Trumps run Illinois, if a company invests in Illinois, it shouts that it is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=249178#.WX2xZxFSRZI

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Latest fight at Illinois Capitol threatens money for schools – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/07/28/latest-fight-at-illinois-capitol-threatens-money-for-schools/a24mdrl/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— More Gov’t Gun Running – We need outside prosecutors to fix inside corruption and malfeasance – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/more-govt-gun-running-we-need-outside-prosecutors-to-fix-inside-corruption-and-malfeasance/

FOX NEWS
— Conway, other Trump supporters laud decision to replace Priebus with Kelly (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes laud the decisions that the leaders of the following organizations made to replace me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, etc. Of course, the aforesaid organizations are doing much better now that I am gone.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/29/conway-other-trump-supporters-laud-decision-to-replace-priebus-with-kelly.html
— Reince Priebus Says There’s No Ill Will: ‘I’m Going to Be Team Trump All the Time’ (DIERSEN: My complaints are NOT against GAO, but against a) the Democrat politicians who manipulate/dominate GAO and b) the GAO employees who serve as operative or dupes for Democrat politicians.)
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/07/29/reince-priebus-says-theres-no-ill-will-im-going-be-team-trump-all-time

THE HILL
— Priebus: Neil Gorsuch is my greatest accomplishment in the White House – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: My greatest accomplishment while I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 was assuring that the organization had a) breakfast meetings the third Saturday of each month except August and December, b) picnics in August, c) Christmas parties in December, and d) speakers at the aforesaid events. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the speakers who I recruited to speak at TAPROOT events.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344480-priebus-neil-gorsuch-is-my-greatest-accomplishment-in-the-white-house

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage girls and women to be lesbians.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/opinion/sunday/gays-lesbians-women-elections.html
— Is Being ‘Unapologetic’ the New Patriotic — or a Form of Resistance? – WESLEY MORRIS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me to apologize for causing their problems, your problems, my problems, and everyone’s problems. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are scapegoaters. Most commonly, since 2000, they want me to apologize for causing Republican candidates to lose primary elections and general elections.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/magazine/is-being-unapologetic-the-new-patriotic-or-a-form-of-resistance.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to do more to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/magazine/the-emptiness-of-trumps-promises-of-tolerance.html
— What to Do When You’ve Picked the Wrong Suburb – BROOKE LEA FOSTER (DIERSEN: Did you pick the wrong suburb to live in? In 1978, my wife and I picked Wheaton to live in. Sadly, more and more and more of those who move into Wheaton are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/realestate/what-to-do-when-youve-picked-the-wrong-suburb.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Learning Who Gets to Be a Victim – TRESSIE McMILLAN COTTOM (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors THAT THEY ARE VICTIMS OF THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/opinion/sunday/how-we-make-black-girls-grow-up-too-fast.html
— What to Do With the Kids This Summer? Put ’Em to Work – BEN SASSE (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents did not have to put me to work. I learned early on that my parents had far less money than many other families had in Crete. That is a major reason why I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, never attended college, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother was raised on a farm and never attended high school.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/opinion/sunday/what-to-do-with-the-kids-this-summer-put-em-to-work.html

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Treasury wrongly ends plan to help save for retirement – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to this article, approximately 55 million Americans lack access to a workplace retirement plan. Do/did you have access to a workplace retirement plan? I paid into the Civil Service Retirement System 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Most, if not virtually all of the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents do/did not access to a workplace retirement plan.)
http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Treasury-wrongly-ends-plan-to-help-11718287.php

USA TODAY
— 4 financial milestones to reach before you retire – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: How large is your retirement nest egg? 80% of my ending GAO salary in today’s dollars is $98,393. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856/year and my Social Security is only $2,028/year so I am $45,509/year short. According to Social Security, I can expect to live 16 more years, so my retirement nest egg should be at least $728,144. Sadly, my retirement net egg is less than that because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/07/28/4-financial-milestones-to-reach-before-you-retire/103976662/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 4. Amass a large enough nest egg to replace 80% of your yearly income In the absence of a crystal ball, it’s hard to predict exactly what your living expenses will look like in retirement. But as a general rule, you should expect to need at least 80% of what you previously earned times the number of years you expect your retirement to last. The latter is something you may have to guess at, but if it helps (which it should), the Social Security Administration says that 25% of today’s 65 year olds will live past the age of 90. If you’re planning to retire at 66 and would rather be optimistic about your health going forward, then you’d be wise to plan for a 25-year retirement (at a minimum). Assuming that’s the case and you’re currently within a few years of retirement earning $100,000 a year, to be on the safe side, assume you’ll need $80,000 per year times 25 years, or $2 million. Of course, not all of that has to come from independent savings. Say you’re entitled to $2,000 a month, or $24,000 a year, in Social Security benefits. That means you’ll only need $1.4 million in your IRA or 401(k) — less if your investments perform well in retirement, thus generating income, and you withdraw from savings at a moderate pace. If your nest egg has enough to meet that target, or get relatively close, you can feel comfortable pulling the trigger on retirement. Otherwise, it might pay to work a few extra years, amass some more savings, and simultaneously cut down on the number of years you’ll need those savings to pay for. But if you want a shot at a reasonably comfortable retirement lifestyle, you’ll need the right amount of savings to get there. It’s as simple as that. Once you leave your career behind you, you may have limited options for generating additional income. So before you retire, make sure to have a decent chunk of emergency savings, pay off your home, get out of debt, and establish a respectable nest egg. Otherwise, you risk encountering more financial stress later in life than you bargained for.)

DAILY BEAST
— Benjamin Franklin Was America’s First Political Leaker – Andrew Belonsky (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes slanderously hint/imply/argue/shout that I use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to provide “confidential information to the public in a surreptitious way and without official authorization.” My critics/opponents want me to get their “authorization” before I do anything. Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker. Should I sue those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a leaker?)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/benjamin-franklin-was-americas-first-political-leaker

DAILY MAIL
— The final indignity: Priebus is abandoned by White House staffers who make hasty exit from his SUV when Trump tweets from Air Force One that he is out of a job – Cheyenne Roundtree, Jessica Chia, and Geoff Earle
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4741476/Reince-Priebus-given-boot-presidential-motorcade.html

MOTLEY FOOL
— Thinking About Getting an MBA? Here’s What You Need to Consider An MBA can certainly propel your career forward, but you’ll sacrifice a lot to get one. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fool.com/careers/2017/07/28/thinking-about-getting-an-mba-heres-what-you-need.aspx

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 55% Say Congress More Responsive to Media Than to Voters (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps run the media.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2017/55_say_congress_more_responsive_to_media_than_to_voters

July 29 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan scraps next month’s Democratic rally at Illinois State Fair – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-democrats-state-fair-met-20170729-story.html
— Trump enlists Kelly to enforce order, but can the ‘animals in the zoo’ be tamed? – Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Dan Balz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-john-kelly-new-chief-20170729-story.html
— Dear Illinois parents: You’re being played by Democrats in Springfield – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-schools-madigan-cullerton-edit-0730-jm-20170728-story.html
— Trump threat: End health insurance subsidies unless there’s an overhaul – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-threat-obamacare-20170729-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Foxconn announcement brings hope to Wisconsin, northern Illinois – Tina Sfondeles and Ruth Fuller
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/foxconn-announcement-brings-hope-to-wisconsin-northern-illinois/

DAILY HERALD
— New chief of staff takes over at White House come Monday – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170729/news/307299966/
— Incoming Homeland Security secretary has served 3 presidents – AP (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, the United States Presidents were Johnson (D), Nixon (R), Ford (R), Carter (D), Reagan (R), Bush (R), and Clinton (D).)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170729/news/307299913/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump/Rauner asks “Would you trust Trump or Rauner as your boss?” (DIERSEN: It was extremely difficult for me to trust my Democrat superiors in the federal government because they were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who shared my demographics.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170729/ISSUE05/170729850/donald-trump-and-bruce-rauner-have-no-loyalty

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Views of special session, new staff differ – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170729/views-of-special-session-new-staff-differ

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois lawmakers set time bomb to get Rauner, hit students instead – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article164069607.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Schmidt family tragedy: Driving while texting is the new drunk driving
http://www.chicagonow.com/friendly-curmudgeon/2017/07/schmidt-family-tragedy-driving-while-texting-is-the-new-drunk-driving/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen tapped as Republican floor leader – Brent Zell
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511166301-breen-tapped-as-republican-floor-leader

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Orland Park Public Library Hides Identity of Restaurant Glutton – KEVIN DUJAN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/orland-park-public-library-hides-identity-of-restaurant-glutton/

WORLD NET DAILY
— BACHMANN: ISLAM HAS TRANSFORMED MY STATE Somalis in Minnesota live in ‘parallel society’ – LIAM CLANCY
http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/bachmann-islam-has-transformed-my-state/

THE BLAZE
— Trey Gowdy explodes at GOP for refusing to repeal Obamacare after 7 years of promises – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/29/watch-trey-gowdy-explodes-at-gop-for-refusing-to-repeal-obamacare-after-7-years-of-promises/

FOX NEWS
— Is it fair to blame Reince Priebus for White House turmoil? (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that is fair to blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. Obviously, my critics/opponents are scapegoaters because they have tremendous religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5525601346001/?#sp=show-clips

RED STATE
— Trump Unhappy With Reince Priebus For Not Going Gutter With Scaramucci – Susan Wright
http://www.redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/07/28/new-report-trump-unhappy-reince-priebus-not-going-gutter-scaramucci/

THE HILL
— Trump threatens health insurance benefits for lawmakers – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Trump to rescind a) my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) my $17,288 federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and c) my $2,028 Social Security.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344479-trump-threatens-health-benefits-for-lawmakers
— Senate GOP steps up defense of Sessions – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Who comes to your defense? To demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that extremely few members of the following have come to my defense: 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, GAO, IRS, etc. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and they make it very clear that they will have their operatives and their dupes viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, or any government that might come to my defense.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/344338-senate-gop-steps-up-defense-of-sessions

ROLL CALL
— Trump Threatens Congressional Health Insurance Benefits Tweet may be prelude to rescinding employer contribution for members (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Trump to rescind a) my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) my $17,288 federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and c) my $2,028 Social Security.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/trump-threatens-congressional-health-insurance-benefits

THE HILL
— Democrats pivot to offering ObamaCare improvements – MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: Of course, these “improvements” will help those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344397-dems-pivot-to-offering-obamacare-improvements
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://thehill.com/latino/344421-momentum-builds-for-bill-to-help-dreamers

NEW YORK TIMES
— In 50 Years, the Income Gap for Blacks Hasn’t Closed – PAUL F. CAMPOS (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to close the income gap for Blacks? My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their Black employees who were poor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/opinion/sunday/black-income-white-privilege.html

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Reince Priebus: Requiem for a Minion – Jonathan Chait (DIERSEN: Are/were you a minion? I was a minion while I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/reince-priebus-requiem-for-a-minion.html

NEW REPUBLIC
— Don’t Send Your Kid to the Ivy League The nation’s top colleges are turning our kids into zombies – WILLIAM DERESIEWICZ (DIERSEN: Democrat educators do everything that they can to make their students anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/118747/ivy-league-schools-are-overrated-send-your-kids-elsewhere

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House Rejects Outsourcing of Federal Jobs – Charles S. Clark
http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2017/07/house-rejects-outsourcing-federal-jobs-vote-block-revival-circular-76/139829/

July 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat Day at State Fair to be a bit quieter this year – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrat-day-at-state-fair-to-be-a-bit-quieter-this-year/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Buyer’s remorse over Trump spreads in flyover country.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lyons-buyers-remorse-over-trump-creeps-in-flyover-country/
— Trump Twitter Saturday: GOP senators ‘look like fools’ on health care
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-twitter-saturday-gop-senators-look-like-fools-on-health-care/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State worker retiring amid probe of racist emails in water department scandal – Ray Long and Todd Lighty (DIERSEN: Are you retired? If you are retired and you seek a government office or a political office, sooner or later, your critics/opponents will have their nasty operatives and their nasty dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that you were forced to retire because you were a “bad” employee, because you are guilty of serious wrongdoing, and/or because of even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-water-department-racist-emails-capuzi-met-0730-20170728-story.html
— Wisconsin’s aglow with Foxconn announcement, but can Illinois share the spotlight? – Lauren Zumbach, Corilyn Shropshire and Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-foxconn-wisconsin-illinois-0730-biz-20170728-story.html
— Will someone intervene in Harvey? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? My aunt lived there for many years. I took and passed tests there to become a postal employee in 1966. I worked in IRS’s office there 1972-1973.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-harvey-madigan-kellogg-scandal-edit-0728-md-20170727-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Citing lack of reforms, state Rep. Wheeler says she won’t run again – Steve Zalusky (DIERSEN: Who does not want you to run again? Members of the following groups do not want me to run again: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those who 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.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170728/citing-lack-of-reforms-state-rep-wheeler-says-she-wont-run-again
— Clarendon Hills attorney Jennifer Zordani latest to join fray to unseat Roskam – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170728/clarendon-hills-attorney-latest-to-join-fray-to-unseat-roskam

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Facebook employee Unique Parsha is homeless, lives out of car (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents would have their nasty operatives and their nasty dupes shout that I am undeservedly filthy rich a) because I was born a healthy White male, b) because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, c) because I have always been privileged, d) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, e) because my federal retirement benefits are much too generous, and f) because I directly benefited from my parents’, from my grandparents’, from my great grandparents’, and from the rest of my ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against women. They would stress a) that I avoided the draft, b) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and c) that I do not give money to a church. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/270796157-story

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County Citizen survey: 19% approve of state leadership – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170728/sangamon-county-citizen-survey-19-approve-of-state-leadership
— School funding impasse drags on as finger-pointing continues – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170727/school-funding-impasse-drags-on-as-finger-pointing-continues

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— School districts confront another budget stand-off – Pam Adams
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170728/school-districts-confront-another-budget-stand-off

HERALD REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote LGBTQ activity in the military.
http://herald-review.com/illinois-ag-opposing-transgender-ban/article_f525f6d5-e7c2-5e89-9485-988a95afbd9f.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Anybody have a good word for Illinois? – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: So far, members of the following groups have failed to drive me out of Illinois, out of DuPage County, out of Milton Township, out of Wheaton’s West District, or out of my precinct: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-anybody-have-a-good-word-for-illinois/article_f88abd4d-5b6f-5afb-ba62-9114e3a44cbc.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Marine recalls being downed in Viet Nam rice paddy – PAUL WOOD (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used against me my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They paint me as being a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article164054542.html
— Air Force veteran had a job to do – MATT DUTTON
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article164053737.html

TIMES
— Latest fight at Illinois Capitol threatens money for schools – AP
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/latest-fight-at-illinois-capitol-threatens-money-for-schools/article_47e78ba5-3e56-5387-b3a0-f1ccbb02d043.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— GOP members in Congress show love for Priebus Lawmakers also praise Kelly pick – LIZ STARK
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-members-in-congress-show-love-for-priebus/777771804
— Peoria Public Schools holds a hiring fair to fill 48 teaching jobs by August 16th
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/peoria-public-schools-holds-a-hiring-fair-to-fill-48-teaching-jobs-by-august-16th/777675948

WSIL TV
— Educators anxious as school year nears – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35998677/educators-anxious-as-school-year-nears

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Barb Wheeler Tells Northwest Herald She’s Not Running for Re-Election – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/28/barb-wheeler-tells-northwest-herald-shes-not-running-for-re-election/

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Batinick speaks to SD308 Board on state education funding – SHEA LAZANSKY
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2017/07/25/batinick-speaks-to-sd308-board-on-state-education-funding/avxvb8r/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP robocall campaign tells Dems to answer school bell – Caitlin Nordahl |
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511164877-gop-robocall-campaign-tells-dems-to-answer-school-bell
— GOP slams Cullerton for ‘affront to democracy’ over school funding – Ruth de Jauregui
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511162898-gop-slams-cullerton-for-affront-to-democracy-over-school-funding

METRO EAST SUN
— GOP turns to paper to speak truth to power politics – Ruth de Jauregui
http://metroeastsun.com/stories/511162847-gop-turns-to-paper-to-speak-truth-to-power-politics

FOX ILLINOIS
— Demonstrators demand fracking ban from Gov. Rauner
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/demonstrators-demand-fracking-ban-from-gov-rauner

WSIL TV
— Countdown to Illinois bicentennial to begin next month – AP (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in Illinois? All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. I should write a book about those in Wheaton who viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a newcomer because I have lived in Wheaton only since 1978.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36000560/countdown-to-illinois-bicentennial-to-begin-next-month

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anonymous anti-Trumps say “Rauner administration in chaos as he declares war on moderate Republicans.”
https://theillinoischronicle.com/rauner-administration-in-chaos-as-he-declares-war-on-moderate-republicans/

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Pritzker Attacks – Pat Hughes (DIERSEN: Who are the leading attackers in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the leading attackers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They focus on attacking individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/pritzker-attacks

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Special Session Day 3: Education funding bill sets up another tax increase, lawmaker warns – Greg Bishop and Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/special-session-day-education-funding-bill-sets-up-another-tax/article_bf74093e-73a5-11e7-896a-8ba2358d9e5c.html
— Illinois looks on as Wisconsin attracts largest foreign jobs investment in nation’s history – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-looks-on-as-wisconsin-attracts-largest-foreign-jobs-investment/article_1fafb800-73a8-11e7-bc76-63f76d1e010f.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Illinois Pension Scam: There is No Excuse for the Failure of Reform – John Biver (DIERSEN: If my Democrat GAO superiors had not succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” 238 months ago in 1997 when I was 49 years old, since then I would have paid into the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) at least $170,765 in today’s dollars instead of getting $1,008,644 in CSRS pension payments in today’s dollars.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/illinois-pension-scam-no-excuse-failure-genuine-reform/
— Time is Short: Governor Rauner Needs to Hear From You About Two Terrible Bills: HB 1785 and HB 40 – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/time-short-governor-rauner-needs-hear-two-terrible-bills/

GOPUSA
— Priebus says Trump sought a different direction (DIERSEN: All Republicans should always be in the same direction – to defend and to advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27885
— John McCain and the Swamp, 1 — the American people, 0
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27881

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— How Reince Priebus Was Treated As He Was Being Fired Just Became Public – Wow – BENNY JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Have you been fired? In early 1971, after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in August of 1970, my Firestone Stores boss ordered me to clean the white walls on display tires that were hanging on the walls of the store showroom while the store was open. That prompted me to tell him that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. He immediately flew into a rage, fired me, and threw me out of the store. Then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. That Firestone Store boss had not hired me, Firestone Stores regional office had hired me. In my opinion, that Firestone Store boss disapproved of many of my demographics including my religion and my national origin, but most of all, that I had avoided the draft. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/stress that the members of the following organizations also fired me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/07/933685-reince-priebus-treated-fired-just-became-public-wow/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Pregnant Christian Woman, 3 Sons Killed in Crash on Way to Vacation Bible School – Leonardo Blair
http://www.christianpost.com/news/pregnant-christian-woman-3-sons-killed-in-crash-on-way-to-vacation-bible-school-193588/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Protect the Justice Department From President Trump – Sally Yates (DIERSEN: The Republicans who ran the Justice Department while Diersen v. GAO was pending in Chicago 2000-2005 sided with GAO, so therefore, those Republicans favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. That was consistent with their rejection of the Rutan decision. SEE: (http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/opinion/sally-yates-protect-the-justice-department-from-president-trump.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Back in the cockpit at 65 – JONATHAN SOBLE (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 68. Do you oppose age discrimination? I do. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40. The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/business/japan-older-workers-retired-pilot.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Shigekazu Miyazaki is spending what should have been his retirement 25,000 feet in the air. Mr. Miyazaki, a pilot with nearly four decades’ experience at All Nippon Airways, Japan’s largest airline, left the carrier last year at its mandatory retirement age of 65. But rather than take up golf or fishing, Mr. Miyazaki since April has been piloting 39-seat propeller planes for Oriental Air Bridge, a tiny airline that connects the southwestern city of Nagasaki to a group of remote islands. “I never would have thought I’d still be flying at 65,” Mr. Miyazaki, who is trim and has a deep voice and a full head of gray hair, said before a recent flight. “But I’m still healthy, and I love to fly, so why not do it as long as I can?” A man in his seventh decade extending his commercial flying career still qualifies as a novelty in Japan — but maybe not for long. The aging of Japan’s work force is prompting a rethinking of traditional career paths and government safety nets. The country has the world’s longest life expectancy, little immigration and a dwindling population of young workers, the result of decades of low birthrates. Last month, the Japanese government said the number of births last year fell below one million for the first time since it began tracking the figure in 1899.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Group Seeks to Close Wall Street Gender Gap? – Groffrey Rogow (DIERSEN: How big were the gender gaps for the jobs that you have had? If those gender gaps were big, why? The gender gaps for all the jobs that I have had were very big because everyone views all the jobs that I have had as being “bad” jobs. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-plan-to-fill-the-massive-gender-gap-in-asset-management-1501246800

USA TODAY
— Trump ordered Reince Priebus to exterminate a fly – Charles Ventura (DIERSEN: What have your bosses ordered you to do? In early 1971, after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in August of 1970, my Firestone Stores boss ordered me to clean the white walls on display tires that were hanging on the walls of the store showroom while the store was open. That prompted me to tell him that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. He immediately flew into a rage, fired me, and threw me out of the store. Then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. That Firestone Store boss had not hired me, Firestone Stores regional office had hired me. In my opinion, that Firestone Store boss disapproved of many of my demographics including my religion and my national origin, but most of all, that I had avoided the draft.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/07/29/president-trump-reince-priebus-white-house-fly/522434001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump once ordered former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus to exterminate a fly during a White House meeting, according to a report Friday. Citing a source familiar with the incident, The Washington Post reported that the commander in chief became distracted by a “buzzing” fly during an Oval Office meeting and summoned Priebus to kill the pesky insect. The relationship between Priebus and Trump has had its ups and downs. Back in 2016, Priebus suggested Trump withdraw from the presidential race after the emergence of the now infamous Access Hollywood tape of Trump talking about groping women, The New York Times reported. “No woman should ever be described in these terms or talked about in this manner,” Priebus, chair of the Republican National Committee, said at the time. “Ever.” That was something Trump had trouble forgetting and Priebus’ loyalty was often questioned, according to the Post. Citing White House officials, the Post reported that the call to remove Priebus from his position “heightened over the past 10 days or so.”)
— Trump administration ends low-income retirement savings plan – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: How much have you saved for your retirement? I have always saved as much as I could. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) that I have always been privileged, c) that the federal government grossly overpaid me, and d) that my federal retirement benefits are much too generous. They stress a) that I avoided the draft, b) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and c) that I do not give money to a church. Most, if not virtually all of the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial, health, and/or other problems.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/07/28/trump-administration-ends-low-income-retirement-savings-plan/519761001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration said Friday it’s shutting down an Obama-era program aimed at encouraging low- and moderate-income households to save for retirement because the scant participation doesn’t justify the cost. About 30,000 Americans have contributed a total $34 million to the program, called myRA, which launched in late 2014 as an option for households that didn’t have access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, such as a 401k, the Treasury Department said. About 20,000 accounts have a median balance of $500, and the owners of 10,000 accounts made no contributions. It has cost $70 million to manage the program — including server costs and promotion — which was likely to cost an additional $10 million annually going forward, the Treasury said.)

July 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois’ political machine is still humming – Austin Berg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-0728-20170727-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: If old library becomes landmark, city would be forced to buy it, mayor says – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-library-preservation-mayor-response-st-0728-20170726-story.html
— Wisconsin won Foxconn factory, but Illinois won’t lose out – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-foxconn-illinois-wins-robert-reed–0730-biz-20170727-column.html
— Wall Street agency: Chicago will need $1.3 billion more for pensions by 2023 – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-pensions-kroll-report-20170728-story.html
— Officers who responded to Steve Scalise shooting receive Medal of Valor – Ellie Silverman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-steve-scalise-shooting-medal-of-valor-20170727-story.html
— ‘A wonderful, loving family’: Boy dies from Beecher crash that killed pregnant mother, 2 brothers – Zak Koeske, Alicia Fabbre (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents had me baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete in 1948. They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, then sent me to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, and then had me confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) at Hope Lutheran Church in 1962. I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn MSLs as being “too conservative.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-third-boy-dead-beecher-crash-tl-0727-20170727-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Thursday evening, about 200 people gathered at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete to pray for the Schmidt family. The family was headed to Vacation Bible School at the church when the wreck occurred. “I believe you all understand when I say I wish we weren’t here,” Pastor Frank Italiano told his congregation. . .The service was the second one for the family. On Wednesday night, 200 people gathered at Firemen’s Park for a prayer vigil, where two local pastors offered prayers, blessings and a message of hope. The solemn event was organized by a group of local mothers who did not know the Schmidt family but were touched by the tragedy.)
— What Trump’s attacks on Sessions can teach employees dealing with aggressive bosses – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-sessions-bullying-boss-0728-biz-20170727-story.html
— Will Congress help companies use forced arbitration to undercut consumers? – Lauren Saunders
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-wells-fargo-consumers-congress-perspec-0728-jm-20170727-story.html
— GOP blame-game begins after Senate sinks Obamacare repeal bill – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-obamacare-repeal-20170728-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Scaramucci battles White House leaks with kerosene and match – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/scaramucci-doubles-down-on-complaints-of-leaks/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Sessions promote LGBTQ activity.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-squabbling-trump-and-sessions-team-up-against-lgbtq-people/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/allow-transgender-people-to-be-their-best-and-most-honorable-selves/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/col-jennifer-pritzker-trumps-transgender-ban-a-huge-step-backward/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump succeeding in breaking Republicans’ spirit.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/charen-trump-succeeding-in-breaking-republicans-spirit/

DAILY HERALD
— Tollway wants higher I-90 speeds, but officials warn of confusion – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170728/tollway-wants-higher-i-90-speeds-but-officials-warn-of-confusion
— Kane Co. sheriff helps trim deficit; Lauzen calls for same from others – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170726/news/170729251/
— The truth behind business migration – John Carpenter, President and CEO, Choose DuPage, Lisle
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170728/the-truth-behind-business-migration

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kinzinger rips Trump over transgender tweet – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170727/BLOGS02/170729873/kinzinger-rips-trump-over-transgender-tweet

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Why not Illinois? Illinois not only isn’t competitive with neighboring states, it’s also not trying to be competitive with neighboring states – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-07-28/why-not-illinois.html

CANTON DAILY LEDGER
— Incomes getting more unequal, tied to anti-union efforts – Bill Knight (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) want cheap labor, b) hate unions, c) hate past, present, and future union members, and d) want wages and benefits to be cut for everyone but themselves. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
http://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20170727/incomes-getting-more-unequal-tied-to-anti-union-efforts

WSIL TV
— New poll shows signs of trouble for Rauner – Brandon Richard (DIERSEN: What do you get blamed for? Will anti-Trumps want to keep me as the DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman a) because only 137 voted for Trump in that precinct while 211 voted for Clinton and b) because Trump got fewer votes than Clinton in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35986915/new-poll-shows-signs-of-trouble-for-rauner
— Sessions not leaving unless pushed – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What did I “gain” by taking my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” on September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old? ANSWER: No longer having to come to work and enduring their tremendous efforts to get rid of me. QUESTION: What did I lose? First, the difference between my salary ($122,991/year in today’s dollars) an my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension (currently $50,856/year) or $72,135/year in today’s dollars until I would taken regular retirement and then the difference between what my CSRS pension would have been (much more than $50,856/year) and $50,856/year for the rest of my life. So far, during the last 238 months, I have lost $1,430,856 in today’s dollars, that is, what my salary would have been ($2,439,500) minus the CSRS pension payments that I have received ($1,008,644). But the lost money is nothing compared to the ammunition that my Democrat GAO superiors gave my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They use my being forced to take early retirement to hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be a racist, a sexist, a bigot, or even far worse things.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35986299/ap-exclusive-sessions-not-leaving-unless-pushed

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Senate sends Russia sanctions bill to Trump’s desk White House has not said if Trump will sign it – JEREMY HERB (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the unsuccessful attempt that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes made to sanction me at the start of the 2006 Illinois Center Right Coalition Annual Convention (ICRC) in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. Previously, my Democrat GAO superiors had sanctioned me by forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, ICRC, American Association of Political Consultants, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc, SIDE WITH MY DEMOCRAT SUPERIORS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGAINST ME.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/senate-sends-russia-sanctions-bill-to-trumps-desk/776589126

DARIEN PATCH
— Candidates Investigated For DuPage County Associate Judge Position The DuPage County Bar Association Judiciary Committee will investigate 14 candidates (Alan J. Brinkmeier, Ronald D. Menna, Jr., Christine T. Cody, Azam Nizamuddin, Maureen R. Dunsing, Margaret M. O’Connell, Kevin A. Halverson, J. Damian Ortiz, Angelo J. Kappas, John J. Pcolinski, Jr., Nicholas C. Kirkeles, Nemura G. Pencyla, Ann M. Lampariello-Perez, and Jay M. Reese) for the position of Associate Judge. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/candidates-investigated-dupage-county-associate-judge-position

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— How Does Chicago’s Sanctuary Law Stack Up Against Other Cities? You don’t have to look too far to find a city with more protective laws. – MAURICIO PEÑA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) illegally encourage people to illegally come to America illegally, b) illegally encourage people to illegally stay in America illegally, and c) illegally encourage people to illegally bring others to America illegally. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/July-2017/Chicagos-Welcoming-City-Ordinance/

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— New poll shows signs of trouble for Rauner’s re-election chances
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/07/27/poll-trouble-rauner-reelection-chances/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Winger backs Rauner vow to spread public school funding evenly – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511162657-winger-backs-rauner-vow-to-spread-public-school-funding-evenly

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois is Broke but Legislators Still Want to Spend More Money on Abortion – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/illinois-broke-legislators-still-want-spend-money-abortion/
— Illinois: Safe Haven for Abortionists, Killing Zone for the Unborn – Tami Jackson (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois promote abortion, that is, what percent vote for Democrats and RINOs?)
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/illinois-safe-haven-abortionists-killing-zone-unborn/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILGOP RELEASES VIDEO – “GET BACK TO WORK”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/ilgop-releases-video-get-back-to-work.html
— SHAPIRO SLAMS ‘SNOWFLAKES’ AT CAPITOL HILL HEARING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/shapiro-slams-snowflakes-at-capitol-hill-hearing.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker campaign attacks new House GOP floor leader as “radical” (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Outstandingly, Breen focuses on defending and advancing the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/28/pritzker-campaign-attacks-new-house-gop-floor-leader-as-radical/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pritzker campaign is not happy…Rep. Peter Breen is reportedly taking over as House Republican floor leader, a move that solidifies Illinois Republicans’ dramatic shift to the right under failed Governor Bruce Rauner. Breen will replace moderate Rep. Steven Andersson who was exiled following his leadership in overriding Bruce Rauner’s reckless budget veto. The new floor leader will have the opportunity to make his radical social conservative views priorities for House Republicans. Here are just a few of the extreme right-wing stances that Breen has taken recently: Defended a new Rauner hire that compared abortion to Nazi eugenics. Fought against a bill strengthening the Illinois’ Equal Pay Act, calling it “the stupidest bill we’ve considered.” Lied about the potential risk Illinois women face in maintaining access to reproductive healthcare. Opposed marriage equality. “Peter Breen’s ascension to House leadership is another sign of the radical right-wing takeover led by Rauner and his team of ’superstars’ who are desperate for a political win,” said Pritzker campaign spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh. “The damage he’s done to Illinois so far is unconscionable. Bruce Rauner continues to line his administration with ideologues eager to help him hold children and families hostage to his political agenda—a move that means more damage is coming.”)
— Rauner says he’s asked “key” Republican legislators to negotiate on SB 1
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/28/rauner-says-hes-asked-key-republican-legislators-to-negotiate-on-sb-1/
— Board of Elections to take up new Kobach Commission request at August 22nd meeting
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/28/board-of-elections-to-take-up-new-kobach-commission-request-at-august-22nd-meeting/

LIFEZETTE
— Trump Confidante: President Forcing Priebus Out to Elevate Loyalists Sources say explosive Scaramucci offensive against Reince a sign of looming outsider takeover of White House – Jim Stinson (DIERSEN: Who/what are you loyal to? I am loyal to those who defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/trump-confidante-president-forcing-priebus-out-to-elevate-loyalists/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Rep. Gutierrez Calls for Democratic Party to ‘Eliminate’ Trump in 2018 – Nick Kangadis (DIERSEN: Who has called for you to be eliminated? I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should be eliminated. They are full of hatred.)
http://www.mrctv.org/blog/rep-gutierrez-calls-democratic-party-eliminate-trump-2018

COLLEGE FIX
— ‘No Safe Spaces’ documentary maker tells lawmakers: We need family values to defeat censorship – JEREMIAH POFF (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents either fail/refuse to promote family values or work against family vales. Many of them promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, and vices including booze, gambling, and pot.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/34975/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Listen To God’s Voice – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes crow that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and that they give money to a church. They talk and act like God told them to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, IRS employment, etc. They talk and act like God tells them every day to get rid of me.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/07/28/listen-gods-voice/

GOPUSA
— Media Keep Butchering the Facts About Obamacare
http://www.gopusa.com/media-keep-butchering-the-facts-about-obamacare/

BREITBART
— Can Luis Gutierrez Read? A Breitbart Investigation – TONY LEE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/26/can-luis-gutierrez-read-breitbart-news-investigates/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Never Should Have Trusted A Reporter’: Scaramucci Responds To The New Yorker Piece – Amber Randall (DIERSEN: Of course, ever since I became a reporter for GOPUSA in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at everyone that no one should trust me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/27/never-should-have-trusted-a-reporter-scaramucci-responds-to-the-new-yorker-piece/
— Here’s Where The 19 Million Obamacare-Dependent Folks Live – Robert Donachie
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/27/heres-where-the-19-million-obamacare-dependent-folks-live/
— Survey: National Anthem Protests Reason For Poor NFL Ratings – KENT STROBL
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/27/survey-national-anthem-protests-reason-for-poor-nfl-ratings/

FOX BUSINESS
— Ford’s Mustang remains on top, thanks to global appeal
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-apos-mustang-remains-top-171600281.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Michael Steele sides with Democrats against Republicans. Everyone attributes that to the RNC’s dumping him as its chairman. Obviously, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to side with the Democrats. They dumped me as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/344191-opinion-steele-yes-we-reps-will-own-obamacare-failure

POLITICO
— Senate rejects Obamacare repeal In dramatic floor vote, McCain ‘no’ vote helps upend slimmed down repeal. – JOHN BRESNAHAN, BURGESS EVERETT, JENNIFER HABERKORN and SEUNG MIN KIM
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/27/obamacare-repeal-republicans-status-241025
Pentagon takes no steps to enforce Trump’s transgender ban
— The Defense Department is awaiting guidance from the White House amid fears that thousands of troops could be forced out. – BRYAN BENDER and JACQUELINE KLIMAS (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, the Selective Service classified me 1-A (Available for military service) even though my vision has never been correctable to 20/20, I have partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). If I had said that I was a woman or that I wanted to be a woman, the Selective Service would have immediately classified me 4-F (Registrant not qualified for military service).)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/27/trump-transgender-military-ban-no-modification-241029

HUFFINGTON POST
— Scaramucci And The Pale Horse Of Pestilence – Jim Moore (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, all the managers that the Democrats who ran GAO sent to run its Chicago office came with a list of Chicago office to get rid of. Of course, I was always very high on those lists because I am Republican, White, male, old (born in 1948), and non-veteran. Further, I did not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, or Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40. Further, I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Further, in 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scaramucci-and-the-pale-horse-of-pestilence_us_597ac1e1e4b09982b737637f

CNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The head of GAO while Diersen v. GAO was pending in federal courts says “We have way too many wingnuts in Washington.”
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/28/we-have-way-too-many-wingnuts-in-washington-says-ex-fiscal-watchdog.html

YAHOO NEWS
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Viral photo of breastfeeding mom smoking pot stirs debate – Nisean Lorde
https://ca.style.yahoo.com/viral-photo-mom-smokes-pot-breastfeeding-slammed-critics-181554168.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Health Care Debate: Obamacare Repeal Fails as McCain Casts Decisive No Vote – ROBERT PEAR, THOMAS KAPLAN and EMILY COCHRANE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/us/politics/senate-health-care-vote.html
— Anthony Scaramucci’s Uncensored Rant: Foul Words and Threats to Have Priebus Fired – PETER BAKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/us/politics/scaramucci-priebus-leaks.html
— Switching Careers Doesn’t Have to Be Hard: Charting Jobs That Are Similar to Yours – CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and QUOCTRUNG BUI (DIERSEN: In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I transferred from IRS to GAO. Much of the work that I did for IRS was similar to the work that I did for GAO including investigating, interviewing, gathering data, summarizing data, analyzing data, developing recommendations, and report writing. But the Democrats who ran GAO dismissed/belittled the skills that I developed working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. To transfer, they forced me to take a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 down to GS-9 Step 10, an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/upshot/switching-careers-is-hard-it-doesnt-have-to-be.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Money Can Buy (Some) Happiness – NIRAJ CHOKSHI (DIERSEN: Since September 30, 1997, I have had $1,430,856 less money in today’s dollars to buy happiness with because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” on that date.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/science/study-happy-save-money-time.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Scaramucci: ‘If Reince wants to explain that he’s not a leaker, let him do that’ – Jenna Johnson (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/07/27/scaramucci-if-reince-wants-to-explain-that-hes-not-a-leaker-let-him-do-that/
— Latest fight at Illinois Capitol threatens money for schools – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/latest-fight-at-illinois-capitol-threatens-money-for-schools/2017/07/28/34bdbf84-7354-11e7-8c17-533c52b2f014_story.html
— The night John McCain killed the GOP’s health-care fight – Ed O’Keefe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/the-night-john-mccain-killed-the-gops-health-care-fight/2017/07/28/f5acce58-7361-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html
— Senate rejects measure to partly repeal Affordable Care Act, dealing GOP leaders a major setback – Juliet Eilperin, Sean Sullivan and Kelsey Snell
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senate-gop-leaders-work-to-round-up-votes-for-modest-health-care-overhaul/2017/07/27/ac08fc40-72b7-11e7-8839-ec48ec4cae25_story.html
— Democratic senators hit Trump’s retirement cuts for feds, while unions oppose his personnel chief pick – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have made it very clear that they a) wanted my federal pay and benefits to be cut and b) want my federal retirement benefits to be cut. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/07/28/democratic-senators-hit-trumps-retirement-cuts-for-feds-while-unions-oppose-his-personnel-chief-pick/

USA TODAY
— Anthony Scaramucci says Steve Bannon sucks – Josh Hafner
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/07/27/scaramucci-slams-reince-priebus-steve-bannon-new-yorker-interview/518769001/

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Affirmative action divided California Democrats. What changed in the governor’s race? – CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, Whites, males, older people, and non-veterans.)
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article164099387.html

TIME
— The Link Between Marijuana and Schizophrenia – Maia Szalavitz
http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2005559,00.html

THE WEEK
— It’s time to remove sex-identity from birth certificates – Heath Fogg Davis (DIERSEN: Should men who claim to be women get the Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion benefits that women get?)
http://theweek.com/articles/707021/time-remove-sexidentity-from-birth-certificates

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Court Rules Against Politician Who Banned Access to Her Facebook Page Facebook page of Virginia county politician is forum protected by the First Amendment, judge says – Joe Palazzolo (DIERSEN: Who did/does/would ban you from their Facebook page? Those who did/does/would ban me from their Facebook page are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they 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.wsj.com/articles/court-rules-against-politician-who-banned-access-to-her-facebook-page-1501176625
— The Democrats’ Biggest Problem Is Cultural Since 1968, the party has been alienating working-class voters. President Trump is the latest result. – Ted Van Dyk (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-biggest-problem-is-cultural-1501193226
— Why Not a Day of Rest From Politics? Mainline Protestant pastors are more left-leaning than their parishioners. – Libby Sternberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton hint/imply/argue/shout that they have gotten all the “religious leaders” in Wheaton to CONDEMN ME TO HELL.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-not-a-day-of-rest-from-politics-1501193333
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against building The Wall.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/drug-cartels-could-defeat-trumps-wall-1501193320
— Ex-Convicts Help Companies Fill Need for Skilled Labor As jobless rate declines, employers increasingly find qualified workers among recently released prisoners – Jeffrey Sparshott (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents demonize, denigrate, and condemn all the jobs that I had, so of course, they have no problem with convicts holding those jobs. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ex-convicts-help-companies-fill-need-for-skilled-labor-1501156800

BLOOMBERG
— If Foxconn Builds It, Will Workers Come? Wisconsin Bets Yes – Michelle Jamrisko (DIERSEN: Have you ever moved to be closer to where you worked? In 1974, when I was 25 years old, immediately after IRS promoted to a GS-12 (currently $79,563/year) job in the Loop, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building and walked to work and to graduate evening business classes at Loyola. In 1976, I bought a one bedroom condo in the building, I continued to walk to work, and I walked to graduate evening accounting classes at DePaul.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-27/if-foxconn-builds-it-will-workers-come-wisconsin-bets-yes

ACLU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/president-trumps-transgender-military-ban-affront-core-tenets-us-military

FED SMITH
— Senator Wants to Stop the IRS From Rehiring Employees It Fired – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, IRS would NOT have a) hired me in 1971, b) promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, or c) let me work there for almost 9 years. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974 (SEE: http://www.gao.gov/products/463866), c) did not promote me beyond GS-12, and d) disallowed my education deductions in 1978. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates dismissed/belittled the fact that a) I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and c) I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/28/senator-wants-stop-irs-rehiring-employees-fired/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Republicans Take First Shots at Slashing Individual Federal Employees’ Salaries – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/07/republicans-take-first-shots-slashing-individual-federal-employees-salaries/139799/

DAILY KOS
— Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Iraq War vet, confirms Trump’s transgender ban is complete lunacy – Kelly Macias (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Duckworth promotes LGBTQ activity. In 2006, she had one of her LGBTQ goons throw me out of a public event that she had in Wheaton.)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/7/27/1684464/-Senator-Tammy-Duckworth-Iraq-War-vet-confirms-Trump-s-transgender-ban-is-complete-lunacy

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Republicans Welcome Military Transgender Ban; Democrats Don’t (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat or to be a RINO is to promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/social_issues/republicans_welcome_military_transgender_ban_democrats_don_t

July 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Lawmakers meet for 2nd day of school funding session – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/lawmakers-meet-for-2nd-day-of-school-funding-session/2254715/

NBC5
— Rauner Tells Republicans ‘Revolution’ is Coming: Sources – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Tells-Republicans-Revolution-is-Coming-Sources-437054813.html
— Governor Rauner to Illinois Dems: ‘Turn In Your Homework’ – James Neveau
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/governor-rauner-tells-illinois-democrats-to-turn-in-your-homework-437015833.html

CBS2
— Rauner, Dems Heading Toward School-Funding Showdon – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/27/rauner-dems-heading-toward-school-funding-showdon/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— House OKs $1.6B down payment for Trump’s wall – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/270528473-story

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The politics of education funding in Illinois is truly deranged – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-illinois-school-funding-zorn-perspec-0728-md-20170727-column.html
— Adam Andrzejewski’s commitment to transparency doesn’t extend to his own biography – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: Based on this, the Chicago Tribune wants me to provide even more details on why I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-100k-forbes-0728-chicago-inc-20170727-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He’ll surely be happy, then, to clear up any confusion over his 2010 Republican primary campaign, which he describes in his biography on his organization’s website as ending in “a close loss on Election Day.” Andrzejewski came in fifth, out of six declared candidates, with 14 percent of the vote. “It was a very credible campaign,” he told Inc. “I only lost by 40,000 votes.” Technically, it was 44,497. But who’s counting?)
— Judge denies windfall to teachers union lobbyist who was substitute for one day – Ray Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-substitute-teacher-pension-windfall-met-728-20190727-story.html
— Scaramucci ignites fierce White House fight: ‘The fish stinks from the head down’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-drama-scaramucci-20170727-story.html
— Trump’s voting commission again asks states for voter data, vows to protect records – Mark Berman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-voter-fraud-commission-data-20170727-story.html
— House GOP passes $788B bill for Pentagon with $1.6 billion for border wall – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-congress-spending-pentagon-border-wall-20170727-story.html
— Republicans send mixed signals on immediate Rauner veto of school funding bill – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-veto-mixed-message-met-0728-20170727-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Day 2 of Special Session: Legislators meet for minutes, do nothing – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/day-2-of-special-session-legislators-meet-for-minutes-do-nothing/
— Mendoza compares Rauner to ‘check-bouncer’ after school funding plea – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mendoza-compares-rauner-to-check-bouncer-after-school-funding-plea/
— Scout chief apologizes to any offended by Trump’s ‘political rhetoric’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/scout-chief-apologizes-to-any-offended-by-trumps-political-rhetoric/
— Dem pollster: Survey shows Rauner ‘albatross around the neck of GOP’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/dga-poll-calls-rauner-extremely-vulnerable-shows-job-rating-dip/

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville business owner Becky Anderson Wilkins enters 5-way Democratic race to unseat Roskam – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170727/naperville-business-owner-enters-5-way-democratic-race-to-unseat-roskam
— Des Plaines spent $189,000 in failed legal fight to fire cop – Chacour Koop (DIERSEN: If I had not taken my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, how many millions of taxpayer dollars would they have spent to fire me? Who would have come to my defense – a) Republicans who have represented me in the U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, my precinct and/or b) the Republican Party, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), my representative on the IRP State Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee? Provably none of the aforesaid because they overwhelmingly reject the Rutan decision (http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html) and they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170727/des-plaines-spent-189000-in-failed-legal-fight-to-fire-cop

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner lags in new Dem poll – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170727/BLOGS02/170729867/illinois-gov-rauner-lags-in-new-poll
— What Illinois stands to gain from losing huge Foxconn factory- GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What did I “gain” by taking my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” on September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old? ANSWER: No longer having to come to work and enduring their tremendous efforts to get rid of me. QUESTION: What did I lose? First, the difference between my salary ($122,991/year in today’s dollars) an my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension (currently $50,856/year) or $72,135/year in today’s dollars until I would taken regular retirement and then the difference between what my CSRS pension would have been (much more than $50,856/year) and $50,856/year for the rest of my life. So far, during the last 238 months, I have lost $1,430,856 in today’s dollars, that is, what my salary would have been ($2,439,500) minus the CSRS pension payments that I have received ($1,008,644). But the lost money is nothing compared to the ammunition that my Democrat GAO superiors gave my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They use my being forced to take early retirement to hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be a racist, a sexist, a bigot, or even far worse things.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170727/BLOGS02/170729870/what-illinois-gains-from-losing-huge-foxconn-factory

WBEZ
— Chicago’s Latino High Schools Face Big Drops In Enrollment — and Funding – Sarah Karp (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps continue trying to fill those schools with illegals.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicagos-latino-high-schools-face-big-drops-in-enrollment-and-funding/943ab2c1-8301-42aa-ab7b-32ad7b249f24

SUBURBAN LIFE
— To stand or not to stand: District 99 discusses policy encouraging pledge participation – BOB RAKOW (DIERSEN: One should expect that parents, teachers, administrators, other individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups will ever-increasingly encourage students to NOT stand for the pledge: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/07/25/to-stand-or-not-to-stand-district-99-discusses-policy-encouraging-pledge-participation/akuq0gr/

WAND
— Illinois Statehouse distrust continues – Michon Lindstrom
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35991134/illinois-statehouse-distrust-continues

FOX ILLINOIS
— No action taken on day two of special session – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/no-action-taken-on-day-two-of-special-session-07-27-2017

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— GOP members meet with governor – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/gop-members-meet-with-governor/776510193

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— State Representative Chad Hays fails to disclose income. – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/state-representative-chad-hays-fails-to-disclose-income/
— Orland Park Public Library Accused of Rampant New FOIA Violations – KEVIN DUJAN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/orland-park-public-library-accused-of-rampant-new-foia-violations/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Is Fox News 32 Chicago Fair and Balanced? – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/fox-news-32-chicago-fair-balanced/

CAPITOL FAX
— Breen to be new House GOP floor leader
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/27/breen-to-be-new-house-gop-floor-leader/
— Barickman walks it back, blames the coverage *** Barickman claims Rauner will negotiate when he gets SB 1, cautions on outcome
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/27/barickman-claims-rauner-will-negotiate-when-he-gets-sb-1-cautions-on-outcome/

DAILY CALLER
— IRS Continues To Hire Employees With Performance Problems – Chuck Ross (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, IRS would NOT have a) hired me in 1971, b) promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, or c) let me work there for almost 9 years. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974 (SEE: http://www.gao.gov/products/463866), c) did not promote me beyond GS-12, and d) disallowed my education deductions in 1978. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates dismissed/belittled the fact that a) I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and c) I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/27/irs-continues-to-hire-employees-with-performance-problems/
— Media Shuns Jobs, Economy To Talk Trump Controversies – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/27/media-shuns-jobs-economy-to-talk-trump-controversies/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that because of their efforts, “Trump Loses Support In 13 Key Red States.”
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/27/trump-loses-support-in-13-key-red-states/

GOPUSA
— Minnesota Department of Education ‘segregates’ students uneasy with transgender accommodations (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats get rid of you if you are “uneasy with transgender accommodations.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27602
— Reparations anyone? Leftist urban group demands them for ‘War on Drugs’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27699
— Trump was right: 21 states reveal 8,471 double votes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27746
— Amazon’s Bezos passes Bill Gates as world’s richest person (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being rich. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27821

BREITBART
— Paul Ryan All in For Buddy Reince Priebus: ‘I Think He’s Doing a Great Job As Chief of Staff’ – MATTHEW BOYLE (DIERSEN: Who is “all in” for you? My critics/opponents have made it very clear that they will have their operatives and their dupes viciously destroy anyone who is “all-in” for me.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/27/paul-ryan-all-in-for-buddy-reince-priebus-i-think-hes-doing-a-great-job-as-chief-of-staff/
— Swedish Shop Refuses Woman Service For Not Wearing Hijab – CHRIS TOMLINSON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/27/swedish-shop-refuses-woman-service-not-wearing-hijab/

FOX NEWS
— Sarah Palin to subpoena two dozen New York Times staffers in lawsuit
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/27/sarah-palin-to-subpoena-two-dozen-new-york-times-staffers-in-lawsuit.html

FOX BUSINESS
— Seems like Scaramucci’s gunning for Reince Priebus’ job: Coulter
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/5523459438001/?#sp=show-clips

EAGLE FORUM
— President Trump Upholds Military Readiness; Restricts Transgenders from Military – Tabitha Walter
http://eagleforum.org/publications/press-releases/eagle-forum-applauds-president-trumps-move-to-restrict-transgender-persons-from-american-military.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— 10 States Ready Legal Action to Undo Obama Amnesty for ‘Dreamers’ – Fred Lucas
http://dailysignal.com/2017/07/27/10-states-ready-legal-action-undo-obama-amnesty-dreamers/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— John McCain Is No Hypocrite – MAX BLOOM (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a hypocrite a) because I avoided the draft, b) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and c) because I am not a member of any church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to any church.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449911/john-mccain-health-care-speech-wasnt-hypocritcal

THE HILL
— Scaramucci: Priebus is a ‘paranoid schizophrenic,’ will be asked to resign – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344215-scaramucci-priebus-is-a-paranoid-schizophrenic-will-be-asked-to
— House approves spending bill with funds for Trump’s border wall – CRISTINA MARCOS AND NIV ELIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/344214-house-approves-spending-bill-with-funds-for-trumps-border-wall

ABC NEWS
— Scaramucci threats, insults inflame fierce White House fight – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/scaramucci-mentions-priebus-deleted-tweet-leaks-48880025

CNBC
— Jeff Bezos faces new enemies now that he’s the world’s richest man Jeff Bezos faces new challenges now that he’s the world’s richest man. His political and business enemies will be even more motivated to move against him. Bezos should learn some lessons from Bill Gates and Warren Buffett on how to handle it. – Jake Novak
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/27/jeff-bezos-facing-new-enemies-as-worlds-richest-man-commentary.html

WASHINGTON POST
— WHO WAS SHE? A DNA TEST ONLY OPENED NEW MYSTERIES. How Alice Collins Plebuch’s foray into “recreational genomics” upended a family tree. – Libby Copeland (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/lifestyle/she-thought-she-was-irish-until-a-dna-test-opened-a-100-year-old-mystery/

NEW YORK POST
— Scaramucci calls Priebus a ‘f–king paranoid schizophrenic’ in rant – Bob Fredericks
http://nypost.com/2017/07/27/scaramucci-calls-priebus-a-f-king-paranoid-schizophrenic-in-rant/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Scaramucci goes on vulgar attack against own communications team, calls Priebus ‘paranoid schizophrenic’ – Megan Cerullo
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/scaramucci-calls-reince-priebus-paranoid-schizophrenic-article-1.3362727

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Labor movement turns to social activism to attract millennials – Fatima Hussein (DIERSEN: What percent of millennials are or will be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/07/27/labor-movement-turns-social-activism-attract-millennials/456409001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— CHINA’S NEXT TARGET: U.S. MICROCHIP HEGEMONY – Bob Davis and Eva Dou (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, China will use its cheap labor and its abuse of the environment to destroy every industry in America and in the rest of the world. Anti-Trumps have no problem with that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-next-target-u-s-microchip-hegemony-1501168303

FORTUNE
— Scaramucci: Reince Priebus Is ‘a F**king Paranoid Schizophrenic’ – Andrew Nusca
http://fortune.com/2017/07/27/scaramucci-priebus-schizophrenic/

DAILY BEAST
— With Trump’s ‘Green Light,’ Scaramucci Declares Total War on ‘Paranoid Schizophrenic’ Reince Priebus In an interview, Anthony Scaramucci said he and Reince Priebus were like brothers …who may or may not want to kill each other. – LACHLAN MARKAY and ASAWIN SUEBSAENG (DIERSEN: Of course, operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that my critics/opponents have given them green lights.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/with-trumps-green-light-scaramucci-declares-total-war-on-reince-priebus

FED WEEK
— Preparing for a Mixed Generation Household (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that after I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 when I was 21, I lived with my mother and brother who is 5 years younger than me in Crete until September of 1972. But that was a) because my father had died suddenly at age 47 in October of 1969, b) because my mother had never attended high school and she had never earned income, c) because I had applied for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support them, and d) because the job that I had gotten working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights did not pay that much. In June of 1971, I started working for IRS at the GS-7 level (currently $44,853/year), and in June of 1972, IRS promoted me to GS-9 (currently $54,864/year).)
http://www.fedweek.com/publishers-perspective/preparing-mixed-generation-household/

ILLINOIS HOMES
— FOR SALE: 500 Arbor Avenue, Wheaton – $727,800
http://www.illinoishomes.com/chicago-suburbs-west/wheaton/home/500-Arbor-Avenue,-Wheaton,-IL-60189/9702792/photos

July 27 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Trump’s Transgender Ban Nod to Christian Conservatives: President Donald Trump’s abrupt announcement amounted to a direct political lifeline to his most passionate supporters – Steve Peoples (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes work against me the hardest.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Transgender-Ban-Nod-to-Christian-Conservatives-Analysis-436906453.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dem poll says Rauner ‘extremely vulnerable,’ shows job rating dip – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/dga-poll-calls-rauner-extremely-vulnerable-shows-job-rating-dip/
— ALMOST ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote gender confusion.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-trump-devalues-my-service-says-transgender-veteran/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/col-jennifer-pritzker-trumps-transgender-ban-a-huge-step-backward/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Teens from across the globe in Chicago to volunteer – Stefano Esposito
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/teens-from-across-the-globe-in-chicago-to-volunteer/
— Scaramucci calls in to CNN, vows crackdown on leakers – AP (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/scaramucci-doubles-down-on-complaints-of-leaks/
— Mayor Emanuel sends special honor to ailing Sen. John McCain – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sneed-mayor-emanuel-sends-special-honor-to-ailing-sen-john-mccain/
— White Castle targeted by protesters at building sites – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Because all the jobs that I had were “bad” jobs, no protesters ever showed up wanting my jobs where I worked. I did yard work and delivered newspapers in Crete 1962-1964; washed dishes in Chicago Heights 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes in Flossmoor, chipped slag in South Chicago Heights, and pumped gasoline in South Chicago Heights in 1966; delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line in Belivdere and as a security guard in DeKalb 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances in Chicago Heights 1970-1971; pumped gasoline in Chicago Heights 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies in Chicago 1980-1997.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-white-castle-targeted-by-protesters-at-building-sites/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago deflates plan to fly giant pig balloons in front of Trump Tower – Leonor Vivanco (DIERSEN: If you won a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents try to do to insult you?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trump-tower-pig-balloons-denied-met-20170727-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: House GOP works to deliver on border wall for Trump – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–congress-border-wall-20170726-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Illinois budget backlog is giving health care providers, patients a headache – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-state-health-insurance-university-employees-20170627-story.html
— Amazon has more than 50,000 jobs to fill; Hiring event planned for Aug. 2 – Corilyn Shropshire (DIERSEN: From what I see, it is ever-increasingly difficult for members of the following groups to get good jobs: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-amazon-hiring-fair-0727-biz-20170726-story.html
— Michelle Obama’s burden — and ours Despite the many outrages against her and her family, the former first lady remained resolutely upbeat about this nation as a land of opportunity. – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: What has taken opportunity away from you? For me, it has been Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. In 1971, I would have become an Oldsmobile employee instead of an IRS employee if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. What has given you opportunity? For me, it was civil service protections. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-michelle-obama-racism-perspec-0727-20170726-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Trump leans on base amid stalled agenda – Noah Bierman (DIERSEN: What is your base? My base includes individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that support the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform, b) reject planks in the IRP platform, and/or reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-base-20170727-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Now hiring at Amazon: Thousands of people in 1 day – AP (DIERSEN: From what I see, it is ever-increasingly difficult for members of the following groups to get good jobs: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170726/news/307269939/
— Special session tab could have been higher without suburban lawmaker’s bill – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who successfully got IRS to officially investigate (that is, to disallow) my $5 a day partial day per diem requests in 1974 (SEE: http://www.gao.gov/products/463866).)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170727/special-session-tab-could-have-been-higher-without-suburban-lawmakers-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bush’s bill, which goes into effect immediately, caps all 177 General Assembly members’ per diem rates at $111 per session day; lawmakers who travel more than 50 miles to the capitol would continue to be reimbursed 39 cents per mile. It would also eliminate a 2.1 percent cost of living adjustment to their annual salary, which has a base pay of $67,636 before stipends for leadership and committee roles. Without the legislation, per diems were set to rise to $142 per day, and mileage to 53 cents per mile, based on federal rates.)
– ‘New troops’ – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170727/special-session-tab-could-have-been-higher-without-suburban-lawmakers-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You’ve read here recently about a staff shake-up in Rauner’s office, with overhauls to his policy and communications teams, as well as a change of those in charge of his campaign operation. What happened, we asked him this week when he took time to speak to the Daily Herald editorial board? “Battling (House Speaker Michael) Madigan and his political self-serving machine is very draining, very difficult, and sometimes, we need new troops,” he said.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Bannon’s plan to tax top earners 44% to be considered by GOP – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170727/NEWS02/170729876/bannons-plan-to-tax-top-earners-44-to-be-considered-by-gop

DNA INFO
— I Know All About Crooked Pols — I’m From Chicago, Calif. Gov. Hopeful John Cox Says
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170727/gold-coast/john-cox-california-governor-election-race-campaign

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner remains on the personal attack – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Who has attacked you? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes and their attacks against me. I could group them as follows: Wheaton elected officials and employees, Milton Township officials and employees, DuPage County officials and employees, Illinois officials and employees, federal officials and employees, Milton Township Republican Central Committee leaders and members, DuPage County Republican Central Committee leaders and members, Illinois Republican Party leaders and members, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois leaders and members, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce leaders and members, Illinois Center Right Coalition leaders and members, American Association of Political Consultants leaders and members, etc.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170726/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-remains-on-personal-attack

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— S.B. 1: Who’s not the boss of whom? – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: Are you an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman? If so, who is your boss? For me, my boss is the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes disagree. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my bosses include the MTRCC officers, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) officers, my representative on the IRP State Central Committee, the IRP officers, and all the Republican elected officials who represent all or part of my precinct. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that political parties exist to win elections no matter what it takes. According to them, “the platform is the problem.” “To win,” a) they want to dump the traditional family, right to life, abortion, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity, Second Amendment, and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform and IRP platform and b) they want to dump the MTRCC resolution against video gambling. To attract voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, THEY WANT THE MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DUMP voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, I disagree.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-27/jim-dey-sb-1-whos-not-boss-whom.html
— Trump-related tumult triggering surge of Democratic candidates – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-27/trump-related-tumult-triggering-surge-democratic-candidates.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Experts’ Take On The Budget – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: If you agree with someone, you say that person is an expert.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-experts-take-budget#stream/0

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Chicago schools can’t get preferential treatment, Wheeler argues
http://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/511162661-chicago-schools-can-t-get-preferential-treatment-wheeler-argues

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? AT NAVY PIER, WATCHING CHICAGO TEACHERS’ TIF PROTEST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/wheres-weyermuller-at-navy-pier-watching-chicago-teachers-tif-protest.html

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Sangamon County GOP profits from Rauner’s warehouse scandal cronies
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/07/26/sangamon-gop-rauner-warehouse-scandal-cronies/

CAPITOL FAX
— Team Rauner sets 5-day fundraising target “to show Madigan that Illinois does not want the old way”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/27/team-rauner-sets-5-day-fundraising-target-to-show-madigan-that-illinois-does-not-want-the-old-way/
— DGA Poll: Rauner disapproval at 63 percent
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/27/dga-poll-rauner-disapproval-at-63-percent/
— Pritzker lampoon’s Rauner’s “Best team in America” comment
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/27/pritzker-lampoons-rauners-best-team-in-america-comment/

GOPUSA
— Who Owns Border Death Truck Tragedy? Mexico!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27767
— OUTSTANDING: ICE Chief Looking into Possibility of Charges for Sanctuary City Leaders
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27786
— USA Today’s Impeachment-Push Poll
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27769
— Confident in Trump, gun owners buy fewer rifles, shotguns
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27625

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Scaramucci names Priebus in now-deleted tweet about leaks – Sally Persons (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/27/anthony-scaramucci-names-reince-priebus-in-now-del/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Anthony Scaramucci dares Reince Priebus to prove he’s not a leaker – Pete Kasperowicz (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/anthony-scaramucci-dares-reince-priebus-to-prove-hes-not-a-leaker/article/2629834

FOX NEWS
— Scaramucci on White House leaks: ‘We’re going to let people go if we have to’ (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/27/scaramucci-on-white-house-leaks-were-going-to-let-people-go-if-have-to.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Establishment GOP Is Committing Suicide (DIERSEN: What does the Establishment GOP think of you?)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/26138

NEWSMAX
— Scaramucci Says He’ll Contact FBI Over ‘Leak’ of Financial Data (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/scaramucci-fbi-financial-data/2017/07/27/id/804059/

DAILY CALLER
— Combat Veteran: War Is No Place For The Gender Confused – Jonah Bennett (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote gender confusion.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/26/combat-veteran-war-is-no-place-for-the-gender-confused/
— Are 15,000 Trans People Serving In The US Military? – Holmes Lybrand (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, the Selective Service classified me 1-A (Available for military service) even though my vision has never been correctable to 20/20, I have partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/26/fact-check-are-15000-trans-people-serving-in-the-us-military/

RED STATE
— Scaramucci Ramps Up Leak Attack, Wants Feds To Target Reince Priebus??? – Brad Slager (DIERSEN: Who wants the Feds to target you? My critics/opponents a) got my Democrat GAO superiors to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, to not promote me beyond GS-13, to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and to force me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) got my Democrat IRS superiors to not promote me beyond GS-12, disallow my education deductions in 1978, and disallow my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) got my Democrat Post Office superiors to force me resign in 1969 and disallow my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.redstate.com/bradslager/2017/07/27/scaramucci-ramps-leak-attack-wants-feds-target-reince-priebus/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Don’t Gut the Congressional Budget Office – CASEY BURGAT & C. JARRETT DIETERLE (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, Republican gutted GAO. To deal with budget cuts, the Democrats who ran GAO back then got rid of its employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449864/gutting-cbo-wrong-way-get-revenge

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump Was An Early Proponent Of Ending ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ – Daniel Marans
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-lgbtq-military_us_5978aa08e4b0e201d57a3257

CNN
— Why Breitbart hasn’t gone to war for Sessions – Kurt Bardella (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My GAO Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/opinions/breitbart-trump-sessions-opinion-bardella/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Allies Warn Trump of Conservative Revolt Unless He Backs Off Sessions – PETER BAKER and JENNIFER STEINHAUER (DIERSEN: Who are your allies? My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They have made it very clear that they will have their operatives and their dupes destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might defend me. My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/us/politics/white-house-aides-think-trump-will-let-sessions-stay-for-now.html
— Uncle Sam No Longer Wants You – Editorial (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, the Selective Service classified me 1-A (Available for military service) even though my vision has never been correctable to 20/20, I have partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/opinion/donald-trump-transgender-pandering.html
— How Trump Could Oust Sessions if He Declines to Quit – CHARLIE SAVAGE (DIERSEN: To oust me, a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/us/politics/trump-jeff-sessions.html
— Justice Dept. Weighs In Against Protections for Gays in the Workplace – ALAN FEUER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/nyregion/justice-department-gays-workplace.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Scaramucci vows to ‘contact FBI’ over ‘felony’ of Politico leak — in tweet which he then deletes – Fred Barbash
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/07/27/scaramucci-vows-to-contact-fbi-over-felony-of-politico-leak-in-tweet-which-he-then-deletes/
— Unions oppose Trump’s pick to head government personnel office – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/07/26/unions-oppose-trumps-pick-to-head-government-personnel-office/

USA TODAY
— Google launches $50 million dollar initiative to help people get jobs – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: From what I see, it is ever-increasingly difficult for members of the following groups to get good jobs: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/07/26/exclusive-google-pledges-50-million-help-people-land-jobs/511125001/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2017/07/26/google-launches-50-million-dollar-initiative-help-people-get-jobs/104016848/

VOICE OF AMERICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.voanews.com/a/house-joins-senate-dreamers-legislation/3961023.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Lawmakers Back in Session—and Clashing With Governor After veto override that broke budget logjam, state now tackles education funding formula – Quint Forgey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-lawmakers-back-in-sessionand-clashing-with-governor-1501084212
— Obama IRS Abuse Should Unite Trump and Sessions Career Justice Department lawyers are still defending the old administration’s indefensible positions. – Jerome Marcus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-irs-abuse-should-unite-trump-and-sessions-1501106593
— The Post-Hillary Democrats How in God’s name, the Democrats wonder, did we ever lose the 2016 election to him? – Daniel Henninger (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats and RINOs will continue to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-post-obama-democrats-1501106486

FORTUNE
— Anthony Scaramucci Deletes ‘Leak’ Tweet Directed at Reince Priebus – Lucinda Shen (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://fortune.com/2017/07/27/anthony-scaramucci-financial-disclosure-reince-priebus/

DAILY BEAST
— Scaramucci: Leakers Would Have Been Hanged 150 Years Ago (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/scaramucci-leakers-would-have-been-hanged-150-years-ago

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— Anti-LGBT Groups Celebrate Trump’s Ban on Transgender Citizens Serving in the US Military (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me.)
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/07/26/anti-lgbt-groups-celebrate-trumps-ban-transgender-citizens-serving-us-military

July 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois school funding bill in limbo as special session starts – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/education/illinois-school-funding-bill-in-limbo-as-special-session-starts/2251809/
— Trump says transgender people should be barred from military – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-says-transgender-people-should-be-barred-from-military/2251456/

NBC5
— Madigan Says He Believes House May Override Rauner’s SB 1 Veto – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-cullerton-madigan-special-session-436830663.html
— Lawmakers Hold ‘Service Day’ in Protest of Special Session – Kye Martin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/cassidy-williams-boycott-special-session-436766003.html
— Trump Calls Out Chicago’s Violence After Sending Feds to City
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Calls-Out-Chicagos-Violence-After-Sending-Feds-to-City-436749943.html

CBS2
— Day One Of Special Session For School Funding Ended In No Decision – Derrick Blakely
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/26/special-session-school-funding/
— Public Gets First Say At Full City Council Meeting; ‘Why Did It Take So Long?’ – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/26/city-council-first-public-comments/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Despite new Trump threat, Emanuel holds onto sanctuary city stance – Hal Dardick and John Byrne (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like they intend to use foreign countries, mainly Mexico, and their citizens to get rid of America and its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-roundup-met-0727-20170726-story.html
— Cullerton won’t send Rauner school funding bill until Monday – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-special-session-met-0727-20170726-story.html
— Local Democrats attack Trump over tweet about transgender troops in the military – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-transgender-ban-illinois-congress-met-0726-20170726-story.html
— With school scheduled to start next month, Aurora schools are still waiting on state funding – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-school-funding-st-0727-20170726-story.html
— Chicagoans get chance to speak at City Council meeting, but doesn’t mean they were heard – John Byrne and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-public-comment-met-20170726-story.html
— Transgender veterans take issue with Trump’s tweets – Leonor Vivanco
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-transgender-military-chicago-met-20170726-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote gender confusion.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-transgender-military-ban-dahleen-glanton-met-20170731-column.html
— Mr. Madigan, Mr. Cullerton, Wisconsin thanks you for blocking Illinois reforms – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-foxconn-madigan-cullerton-rauner-edit-0727-md-20170726-story.html
— Boy Scouts president expected fiery Trump speech – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-boy-scouts-fiery-trump-speech-20170726-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner camp calls Cullerton’s ‘mental state’ remark ‘inappropriate’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-camp-calls-cullertons-mental-state-remark-inappropriate/
— Trump slaps Rahm: ‘Better tell that mayor to get tough’ – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-slaps-rahm-better-tell-that-mayor-to-get-tough/
— Republican ‘repeal-only’ health care measure fails in Senate – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/republican-repeal-only-health-care-measure-fails-in-senate/
— Public participation at City Council meetings begins — within limits – Amanda Svachula
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/public-participation-at-city-council-meetings-begins-within-limits/
— Trump leaves transgender troops in limbo – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-trump-leaves-transgender-troops-in-limbo/
— Waiting for Gov. Rauner to show true colors on immigration – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-waiting-for-gov-rauner-to-show-true-colors-on-immigration/

DAILY HERALD
— Dr. Ann Rondeau Celebrates First Year at College of DuPage
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170726/dr-ann-rondeau-celebrates-first-year-at-college-of-dupage

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois loses huge Foxconn factory to Wisconsin – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170726/NEWS05/170729898/illinois-loses-huge-foxconn-factory-to-wisconsin
— Illinois lets Edge die as Wisconsin gets Foxconn – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170726/BLOGS02/170729887/illinois-lets-edge-die-as-wisconsin-gets-foxconn
— Illinois Dems outraged over Trump’s ban on transgender soldiers – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170726/BLOGS02/170729889/illinois-dems-outraged-over-trumps-ban-on-transgender-soldiers
— Chicago chamber beefs up lobbying team – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170726/BLOGS02/170729892/chicago-chamber-beefs-up-lobbying-team

WTTW
— Local Republicans Kent Gray, Joe Walsh, and Pat Brady React to the Turmoil in Washington – Paul Caine
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/26/local-republicans-react-turmoil-washington

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Madigan says governor won’t compromise on ed bill – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/madigan-says-governor-won-t-compromise-on-ed-bill/article_0ba8117e-480f-5661-ae76-62a51627f006.html
— Rauner signs lawmaker cost freeze into law – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who successfully got IRS to officially investigate (that is, to disallow) my $5 a day partial day per diem requests in 1974 (SEE: http://www.gao.gov/products/463866).)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/rauner-signs-lawmaker-cost-freeze-into-law/article_0ba8117e-480f-5661-ae76-62a51627f006.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Special session can run about $48,000 for a single day. The new law keeps that rate the same. It’ll freeze legislator per diem at $111, instead of jumping to $142. It’ll also keep mileage reimbursement at 39 cents per mile, instead of about 54 cents.)

FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois Lawmakers Back in Session — And Clashing With Governor – Quint Forgey
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/07/26/illinois-lawmakers-back-in-session-and-clashing-with-governor.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— School Funding Special Session Keeps Legislators & Gov. At Odds – RACHEL OTWELL & DAISY CONTRERAS
http://nprillinois.org/post/school-funding-special-session-keeps-legislators-gov-odds#stream/0

KFVS
— IL Gov. Rauner holds press conference – Amber Ruch
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/35975811/watch-il-gov-rauner-holds-press-conference

WJBD RADIO
— Student-Loan Forgiveness Has Halted Under Trump Disclosure Made in Letter from Top Education Official to Senator Dick Durbin
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/07/26/records-studentloan-forgiveness-has-halted-under-trump

WROK
— William J. Kelly, Candidate for Illinois Governor, Visits with the WROK Morning Show – Riley O’Neil
http://1440wrok.com/william-j-kelly-candidate-for-illinois-governor-visits-with-the-wrok-morning-show/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Taxes hiked, Democrats blamed, but how much will Republicans be boosted in 2018? – Olivia Olsen
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511147737-taxes-hiked-democrats-blamed-but-how-much-will-republicans-be-boosted-in-2018

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton City Council members voice support for moving historic mansion – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/07/25/wheaton-city-council-members-voice-support-for-moving-historic-mansion/asg3y52/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Durkin argues that Democratic games won’t keep schools from opening – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511158602-durkin-argues-that-democratic-games-won-t-keep-schools-from-opening

SAGAMON SUN
— Batinick labels Senate education funding bill a Chicago-biased scam – Giovanni Whaley
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511155776-batinick-labels-senate-education-funding-bill-a-chicago-biased-scam
— Rauner demands end to ‘outrageous’ hold on school funding bill – Hoang Tran
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511158599-rauner-demands-end-to-outrageous-hold-on-school-funding-bill

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— The influence of unions in 2018 Illinois gubernatorial race: Predictable or wildcard?
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/07/26/influence-unions-2018-gubernatorial-race-predictable-wildcard/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Village of Wheeling makes up own definition of “public records” – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/village-of-wheeling-makes-up-own-definition-of-public-records/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RESOLUTION WOULD CREATE SPECIAL STATE TASK FORCE ON PROPERTY TAX APPEALS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/resolution-would-create-special-state-task-force-on-property-tax-appeals/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pres. Trump Restores Sanity for Military Personnel – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/pres-trump-restores-sanity-military-personnel/

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan says House won’t get a chance to accept Rauner changes
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/26/madigan-predicts-av-override-wont-make-it-to-the-house/
— “That didn’t happen” *** Rauner makes another claim about Cullerton’s subservience to Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/26/rauner-makes-another-claim-about-cullertons-subserviance-to-madigan/
— ILGOP claims Pritzker’s SB 1 support means he “works for Mike Madigan”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/26/ilgop-claims-pritzkers-sb-1-support-means-he-works-for-mike-madigan/
— Cullerton says he hasn’t released SB 1 “because of the mental state of the governor”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/26/cullerton-says-he-hasnt-released-sb-1-because-of-the-mental-state-of-the-governor/
— Rauner won’t answer questions about his own possible conflict of interest
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/26/rauner-wont-answer-questions-about-his-own-possible-conflict-of-interest/
— Cullerton contradicts Rauner, says he plans to send SB 1 to him Monday *** Rauner again blames Madigan, ridicules Cullerton
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/26/rauner-again-blames-madigan-ridicules-cullerton/

TOWNHALL
— Senate Kills ‘Plan A’ and ‘Plan B’ Obamacare Replacement, Including ‘Clean Repeal’ – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/07/26/update-senate-rejects-gop-plans-a-and-b-on-obamacare-repeal-with-many-gop-defections-n2360262

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Trump’s Barbs on Sessions ‘Childish’ – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/adam-kinzinger-trump-barbs-jeff-sessions/2017/07/26/id/803942/
— Obamacare Repeal Fails Early in Senate’s Healthcare Debate
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Obamacare-repeal-fails-Senate/2017/07/26/id/803987/

GOPUSA
— OUTSTANDING: Justice Department issues new financial warning to sanctuary cities
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27714
— TRAGIC: Legalized marijuana has brought huge black market problems to Colorado (DIERSEN: The more that pot is pushed legally, the more that pot is pushed illegally.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27757

COLLEGE FIX
— Princeton’s new ‘men’s engagement manager’ to combat aggressive masculinity on campus – TONI AIRAKSINEN
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/34858/

BALLOT PEDIA
— 15.3% of American workers are on the government payroll – Scott Rasmussen
https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Rasmussen%27s_Number_of_the_Day

WASHINGTON POST
— The overwhelmingly white White House intern class photo, and why it matters – Nicole Lewis (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at everyone, but especially at younger people, that Trump is a racist, a sexist, and bigot and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/07/26/the-overwhelmingly-white-white-house-intern-class-photo-and-why-it-matters/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Senate Rejects Bill to Repeal ACA Without Replacement Seven Republicans join Democrats in voting against the proposal – Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-set-to-reject-bill-to-repeal-aca-without-replacement-1501099930
— Trump Again Criticizes Sessions, This Time Over FBI Leadership – Rebecca Ballhaus (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes criticize you about? Mine criticize just about everything that I do or do not do, but especially what I do and do not do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. Previously, they focused on what I did and did not do as a 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://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-again-criticizes-sessions-this-time-over-fbi-leadership-1501084563

July 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois governor calls another special session on education – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-governor-calls-another-special-session-on-education/2246136/
— John McCain to return to Senate Tuesday for health care vote – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/john-mccain-to-return-to-senate-tuesday-for-health-care-vote/2247463/

NBC5
— Rauner Calls Special Session Over School Funding – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-special-session-school-funding-436331793.html

CBS2
— Rauner To Call Another Special Session, Amid School Funding Dispute
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/24/bruce-rauner-school-funding-senate-bill-1-special-session/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner summons lawmakers for Wednesday special session on school funding
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-monday-edition-20170724-story.html
— Employers praise extra H-2B visas; critics say foreign workers take American jobs – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: What jobs did you take that others shunned? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-h2b-visas-illinois-0725-biz-2-20170724-story.html
— Nearing 400, homicides in Chicago continue to outpace last year – Elyssa Cherney and Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-weekend-shootings-chicago-violence20170724-story.html
— Mike Madigan doesn’t care – Grant Wehrli
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-michael-madigan-destroy-illinois-perspec-20170724-story.html
— Trump, Republican allies still running against Clinton, 9 months after election – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-russia-clinton-20170724-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner to legislators: Come back and stop political games on schools – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-dems-play-games-with-schools-cullerton-wants-to-talk/
— Woe to Illinois as Gov. Rauner throws in with the ideologues – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who calls you an ideologue? Those who call me an ideologue are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they 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 and/or they promote dependency on government, dependency of charity, LBGTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/woe-to-illinois-as-gov-rauner-throws-in-with-the-ideologues/
— Downstaters ready to bail on Rauner over ‘Chicago bailout’? – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-downstaters-ready-to-bail-on-rauner-over-chicago-bailout/
— Rauner on vetting of new hires: ‘We’re not perfect’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-on-vetting-of-new-hires-were-not-perfect/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jackson-the-voter-fraud-commission-itself-is-fraudulent/
— Loss of quality lawmakers should teach us a lesson – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-loss-of-quality-lawmakers-should-teach-us-a-lesson/

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner: Madigan promotes property taxes for personal profit (DIERSEN: Since my wife and I had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that we should pay higher real estate taxes, that is, that the home’s assessed value should be increased. They side with the home’s builder, with the subdivision’s builder, and with the City of Wheaton that argue that no building or construction code were violated when the subdivision and the home were built. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my wife and I have the “ability to pay” higher taxes because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged, because I avoided the draft, because the federal government grossly overpaid me, because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and because my federal retirement benefits are much too generous. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Madigan.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170724/rauner-madigan-promotes-property-taxes-for-personal-profit
— DuPage’s Curran looking ahead to new role as state senator – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170724/dupages-curran-looking-ahead-to-new-role-as-state-senator

CRAINS CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in stopping Republicans from “fixing health care law.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170724/OPINION/170729944/durbin-time-for-the-gop-to-admit-it-needs-help-fixing-health-care-law
— What’s the budget for your school? CPS releases data. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170724/BLOGS02/170729931/whats-the-budget-for-your-school-cps-releases-data
— Schools disaster nears as Rauner, Democrats hold firm – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170724/BLOGS02/170729936/schools-disaster-nears-as-rauner-democrats-hold-firm

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner: Special sessions start Wednesday for school funding – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170724/rauner-special-sessions-start-wednesday-for-school-funding

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Washington, Illinois, family meets with Trump as ‘victims of Obamacare’ – Laura Nightengale
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170724/washington-illinois-family-meets-with-trump-as-victims-of-obamacare

WSIL TV
— Trump tells reporter to be “quiet” – AP (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, to discredit me, nasty Democrats and nasty Democrat plants, nasty Libertarians and nasty Libertarian plants, nasty Greens and nasty Green plats, and nasty RINOs have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I aggressively ask inappropriate questions that harm Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35956841/trump-tells-reporter-to-be-quiet

SOUTHERN
— Illinois governor: Democrats are holding school bill ‘hostage’ – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-governor-democrats-are-holding-school-bill-hostage/article_a5b6f9cd-94dd-57ec-9c45-e6b90fe82d38.html

JOURNAL TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against efforts to stop voter fraud.
http://journaltimes.com/opinion/editorial/journal-times-editorial-keep-voters-private-data-private/article_6e4f0809-2858-5e5b-ac6f-7f22e6d9f9a7.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats to pitch ‘A Better Deal’ agenda: Focus on job training, lowering costs Party seeks new message, cohesive identity – ASHLEY KILLOUGH
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/democrats-to-pitch-better-deal-agenda-on-jobs/773069574

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/10th CD Republican Primary candidate Doug Bennett: A conservative?
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/berkowitz-w10th-cd-republican-primary-candidate-doug-bennett-on-national-issues-cableweb/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives condemns Senate education bill as Chicago bailout – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511155807-ives-condemns-senate-education-bill-as-chicago-bailout
— JUNE 27, 2017 FLASHBACK: DuPage County fire, police pension funds paid $132 million, lost $7 million on investments in 2016 – Kyle Wahe
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511133514-analysis-dupage-county-fire-police-pension-funds-paid-132-million-lost-7-million-on-investments-in-2016

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— VIDEO: Governor Bruce Rauner, Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady, and House Minority Leader Jim Durkin discuss the school funding bill that passed the general assembly in May.
https://www.illinois.gov/cms/agency/media/video/sitepages/videos.aspx

ILLINOS REVIEW
— GOVERNOR RAUNER CALLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY BACK INTO SPECIAL SESSION FOR SCHOOL FUNDING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/governor-rauner-calls-general-assembly-back-into-special-session-for-school-funding-.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: IMMIGRATION: AN ISSUE OF IMPORTANCE TO ALL AMERICANS (PART 2)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/thorneroneil-immigration-an-issue-of-importance-to-all-americans-part-2.html
— 16TH CD CONSERVATIVE VOICES FRUSTRATION WITH KINZINGER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/16th-cd-conservative-voices-frustration-with-kinzinger.html

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP pounces on Madigan – DGA responds *** Rauner still won’t release details of his proposed AV
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/24/rauner-still-wont-release-details-of-his-proposed-av/
— Oops in proclamation? – Pawar, Koehler, Kennedy, Biss, ILGOP, Pritzker respond *** Special session proclamation issued
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/24/special-session-proclamation-issued/

NEWSMAX
— Mayor Emanuel Fiddles in Europe as Chicago Shootings Continue – James A. Gagliano
http://www.newsmax.com/JamesAGagliano/rahm-emanuel-europe-chicago-shottings/2017/07/24/id/803436/

GOPUSA
— Jeb Bush criticizes Republicans who support President Trump (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes criticize me for supporting the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township resolution against video gambling. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs. None of them should seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27572
— Texas’ lieutenant governor blames truck deaths on sanctuary cities that ‘enable human smugglers’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27587

THE BLAZE
— Former heavy metal frontman claims he loses followers when he talks about his faith in Jesus – Tré Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/24/former-heavy-metal-frontman-claims-he-loses-followers-when-he-talks-about-his-faith-in-jesus/

ONE NEWS NOW
— U.N. plot to replace Europeans now using ‘refugee crisis’ – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/national-security/2017/07/23/un-plot-to-replace-europeans-now-using-refugee-crisis

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Smuggling Deaths: What Is to Blame? – MARK KRIKORIAN (DIERSEN: ANSWER: Anti-Trump individuals, anti-Trump organizations, anti-Trump companies, anti-Trump governments, and anti-Trump countries that encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/449785/smuggling-deaths-what-blame
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Without E-Verify and worksite enforcement, we send the message that hiring illegal aliens is okay. Without prosecution of immigration-related Social Security fraud and tax fraud we send the message that lying and cheating is okay. Without tracking the departure of temporary visitors, and following up on those who overstay, we send the message that violating the terms of admission is okay. Foreigners hear that message loud and clear, which is why they’re so willing to pay criminals to smuggle them here.)

ROLL CALL
— Democrats Want to Seize Populism From Trump Prepare their agenda with a new focus on antitrust policy – Niels Lesniewski
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democrats-want-to-seize-populism-from-trump

THE HILL
— McCain returning to Senate on Tuesday – JORDAIN CARNEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/343563-mccain-to-return-to-washington-tuesday

WASHINGTON POST
— Morning links: GAO’s fake police agency got $1.2 million in gear from the Pengaton – Radley Balko
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2017/07/24/morning-links-gaos-fake-police-agency-got-1-2-million-in-gear-from-the-pengaton/

FED SMITH
— Should the Government Fire More People? And How Should They Do It? – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government against me. Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that to viciously demonize me, to viciously denigrate me, and to condemn me. Further, they stress a) that my Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/24/should-government-fire-more-people-how-should-they-do-it/