September 3 Morning Edition

WTTW
— Illinois Republicans Rail Against Democrat’s Latest Election Map – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2021/09/02/illinois-republicans-rail-against-democrat-s-latest-election-map
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters promote LGBTQ.
https://news.wttw.com/2021/09/02/survivor-gay-conversion-therapy-writes-book-about-experiences

WGN9
— Gov. Pritzker vows to protect abortion rights in Illinois – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/gov-pritzker-vows-to-protect-abortion-rights-in-illinois/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Elk Grove Village man charged with breaching U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 riot – JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-elk-grove-village-man-arrested-us-capitol-riot-20210902-qvlr5xjfxnd2nelfc33h3bq4dy-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot set a goal to replace 650 toxic lead pipes in Chicago in 2021. So far, 3 have been removed. – MICHAEL HAWTHORNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-chicago-toxic-lead-pipes-drinking-water-20210903-6m4taubjcfc3xn2n65qky3sopu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— There are rational reasons against vaccine mandate – Annette K. Corrigan, Wheaton
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210903/there-are-rational-reasons-against-vaccine-mandate
— COVID-19 update: Suburban hospitals say they’re ‘busy’ but not as bad as other parts of state – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210902/covid-19-update-suburban-hospitals-say-theyre-busy-but-not-as-bad-as-other-parts-of-state

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Dems have drawn opposition into a legislative corner – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-dems-have-drawn-opposition-into-a-legislative-corner/article_12c26a00-cd4f-593a-a0b8-64375df9eb0a.html

WQAD
— Illinois redistricting: Rep. Halpin responds to legislative map criticism. Republicans say Democrats drew the map to keep themselves in the supermajority, but Democrats say the maps are a fair representation of state demographics. – Jenna Webster
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-redistricting-criticism/526-fa936238-47eb-4943-9ce5-6cc78490fd4c

WGLT
— LaHood Calls For Resignations After Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal – Eric Stock
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-09-02/lahood-calls-for-resignations-after-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Whites, and especially Whites who are male, older, law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://chicagocrusader.com/chicago/commentary-chicago/the-new-multiracial-america/

EVANSTON PATCH
— Evanston/Skokie School District 65 this week filed a motion to dismiss drama teacher Stacy Deemar’s federal civil rights lawsuit. – Jonah Meadows
(COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors kept me in a hostile work environment and took many adverse actions against me. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/drama-teachers-discrimination-suit-falls-woefully-short-d-65
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The filing cited comments from the teacher’s own attorney, who, in a television interview, appeared to admit that her client had not suffered discrimination. . .In her complaint, the drama teacher failed to allege that she was harmed in any way by the district’s race-conscious curriculum, failed to state an actionable civil rights claim and failed to allege that she suffered any adverse action or a hostile work environment, according to a memorandum in support of District 65’s motion.)

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Lawmaker urges vote to put limits on executive orders – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/lawmaker-urges-vote-to-put-limits-on-executive-orders/article_3c3c5db0-0c2a-11ec-b1a7-d33b1b434639.html

WIREPOINTS
— A warning to Illinois taxpayers: Pension Obligation Bonds let politicians gamble with your money – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/a-warning-to-illinois-taxpayers-pension-obligation-bonds-let-politicians-gamble-with-your-money-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Democrats Tuck Female Draft Into Defense Bill. Republican bids to eliminate critical race theory, protect all-male draft shot down in late-night debate. – Jack Beyrer
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/democrats-tuck-female-draft-into-defense-bill/

FOX NEWS
— Average cost of refugee in the US is ‘anywhere from $25-50,000 a year’ Former DOD chief of staff Kash Patel: we’re letting in tens of thousands of people that have not been properly vetted
https://www.foxnews.com/politics
— AOC suggests Manchin to blame for NYC flood deaths. She blamed his dealings with Exxon. – Sam Dorman
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. I would focus on past and present leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District. Everyone in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s West District, and in my precinct sees how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-manchin-blame-nyc-flood-deaths

BREITBART
— House Democrats Defend Teaching Critical Race Theory in the Military – KRISTINA WONG
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/02/house-democrats-defend-teaching-critical-race-theory-in-the-military/
— California District: Teacher Who Touted Antifa Indoctrination to Be Fired – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/02/california-district-teacher-who-touted-antifa-indoctrination-to-be-fired/
— GOP Rep. Steube: China’s Already Trying to Move into Afghanistan, Will Reverse-Engineer our Equipment – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/09/02/gop-rep-steube-chinas-already-trying-to-move-into-afghanistan-will-reverse-engineer-our-equipment/
— Joe Biden’s Polls Crash amid Amnesty Push, Migration Chaos – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/09/03/joe-biden-polls-plummet-migration-chaos/

DAILY CALLER
— Psaki Dismisses Male Reporter’s Abortion Question On Biden’s Catholicism: ‘I Know You’ve Never Faced Those Choices’ – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/02/jen-psaki-dismisses-male-reporters-question-on-catholicism-and-abortion-i-know-you-have-never-faced-those-choices-joe-biden/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Surge in Antisemitism Linked to Spread of Critical Race Theory – Douglas Blair
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/09/03/surge-in-antisemitism-linked-to-spread-of-critical-race-theory/
— Democrats Just Revealed They Don’t Understand How Critical Race Theory Threatens Our Military – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/09/02/critical-race-theory-threatens-our-military-but-democrats-dont-understand-how/

DAILY WIRE
— Securities And Exchange Commission Goes Woke, IG Says It Should Copy K-12 Equity Efforts. “Equity should be present in every facet of the work environment” – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/sec-goes-woke-copy-k-12-equity

TOWNHALL
— House Democrats Vote Down Rep. Jim Banks’ Amendment to Ban CRT in the Military – Julio Rosas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2021/09/02/house-democrats-vote-down-rep-banks-amendment-to-ban-crt-in-the-military-n2595214
— People Are Noticing An Inconsistent Talking Point After Jen Psaki Snaps At Male Reporter – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//rebeccadowns/2021/09/02/people-are-noticing-an-inconsistent-talking-point-after-jen-psaki-snaps-about-male-reporter-n2595242

COLLEGE FIX
— University’s anti-racism training calls group without white people ‘magical’ – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/universitys-anti-racism-training-calls-group-without-white-people-magical/
— University of North Carolina ‘Global Whiteness’ course blames U.S. for conflict against Japan in WWII – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-north-carolina-global-whiteness-course-blames-u-s-for-conflict-against-japan-in-wwii/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Worried about liberal bias? Applicants may want to consider these schools. – Ben Zeisloft
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=18071
(FROM THE ARTICLE: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 0.06% of contributions from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign employees went to Republicans in the last election cycle; 96.6% went to Democrats. Left-wing student organizations at the public university include Young Democratic Socialists, LGBT Jew, and Planned Parenthood Generation Action. It has fourteen liberal groups and four conservative groups.)

PJ MEDIA
— After Losing a War and Stranding Americans in Afghanistan, Biden’s Pentagon Pivots Back to Race – BRYAN PRESTON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/09/02/after-losing-a-war-and-stranding-americans-in-afghanistan-bidens-pentagon-pivots-back-to-race-n1475423

TOWNHALL
— Jan. 6 Select Committee Update Has Members Calling on McCarthy to Remove Cheney, Kinzinger – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//rebeccadowns/2021/09/02/this-update-about-the-jan-6-select-committee-has-republican-members-calling-on-mccarthy-to-remove-cheney-kinzinger-n2595245

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Colorado high school students stage walkout to protest school mask requirement – Kendall Tietz
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/03/colorado-high-school-students-stage-walkout-to-protest-school-mask-requirement-1128829/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Connecticut elementary school teacher resigns over critical race theory agenda. “Why are we teaching our children that the color of their skin matters more than who they are as a person?” asked Jen Tafuto. – Nick Monroe
https://thepostmillennial.com/connecticut-elementary-school-teacher-resigns-over-critical-race-theory-agenda

THE HILL
— Defense & National Security — The mental scars of Afghanistan – LAUREN VELLA
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/570684-defense-national-security
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/570509-republicans-cornering-the-market-on-freedom-and-oppression

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— North Carolina political operative accused of election fraud is sentenced to prison for financial crimes – Lucille Sherman
(COMMENT: I should write a book about political operatives and political dupes who work/worked for my political critics/opponents. I would focus on those operatives and those dupes who paint/painted themselves as working for the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, and Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on those political operatives and political dupes who are/were to the most nasty, rude, mean, vicious, cruel, bombastic, threatening, and even worse things.)
https://www.thetimesnews.com/story/news/2021/09/02/north-carolina-political-operative-accused-election-fraud-sentenced-prison-financial-crimes/5701413001/

ABC NEWS
— Afghan media brace for what’s next under Taliban rule. The treatment of the media and women are key clues to how the Taliban will govern Afghanistan. – AYA BATRAWY
(COMMENT: Everyone in Illinois sees how the following treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, and Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct.)
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/afghan-media-brace-taliban-rule-79807660

MSN
— NFL brings back social justice helmet decals, ‘end racism’ field stencils – Ryan Young
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-brings-back-social-justice-helmet-decals-end-racism-field-stencils/ar-AAO2yRw
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Players can choose between six messages to wear on their helmet: End Racism, Stop Hate, It Takes All of Us, Black Lives Matter, Inspire Change, and Say Their Stories)

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Will the Taliban Govern? A History of Rebel Rule Offers Clues. Insurgents who seize power tend to be authoritarian but pragmatic, desperate for legitimacy and ruthless toward classes they see as hostile. – Max Fisher
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/world/asia/taliban-govern-rebel-history.html
— The Big Decisions – David Brooks
(COMMENT: What big decisions have you made? Mine include avoiding the draft, refusing to become a Democrat, opposing political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, being the subject of a 4-page Money Magazine article, filing and becoming an active member of grievances, arbitrations, and lawsuits, getting married, my wife and I giving up trying to have children, not adopting, and not becoming foster parents, and our saving for our retirement. Concerning education, taking college preparatory courses in high school, graduating in the upper 20% of my class, getting the best ACT score that I could, getting accepted by UIC, and getting accepted by and graduating from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT. Concerning professionalism, passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, becoming a licensed CPA, serving on executive committee of a professional association for 13 years, and grandfathering into four other professional certifications. Concerning employment, taking the Post Office employment test and the Federal Service Entrance Examination, and taking jobs doing yard work and delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies and being a union member while I delivered mail and collected delinquent taxes. Concerning cars, buying new cars and two collector cars. Concerning real estate, buying a new town home, two condos, and with my wife, buying a home, having a home built, and buying a car condo. Concerning politics, serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the chairman of a political organization for almost 7 years and on the steering committee of another political organization for 4 years, and raising funds from DuPage Republicans for 15 years so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/opinion/david-brooks-the-big-decisions.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Policies Will Hurt America’s Laborers in the Long Run. Maybe paying people not to work and punishing employers isn’t so great for the job market. – Eugene Scalia
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-laborers-unemployment-trump-biden-jobs-11630597010
— Supreme Court Declines to Block Restrictive Texas Abortion Law. New measure, known as the fetal-heartbeat law, bars the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy. – Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-rejects-emergency-request-to-block-texas-six-week-abortion-ban-11630556283
— Ford and GM Scale Back Production Amid Chip Shortage. Auto makers are idling truck plants and reducing shifts for lack of key components. – Allison Prang
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ford-and-gm-scale-back-production-amid-chip-shortage-11630605601
— CBO Expects $200 Billion From IRS Boost, Below Biden Targets. Democrats are counting on money from tougher tax enforcement to fund their agenda. – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cbo-expects-200-billion-from-irs-boost-below-biden-administration-targets-11630615854
— The Taliban Gain Ground in Islam’s Battle of Ideas. Their anti-West ideals can be traced to an Indian madrassa and a rift that erupted over 150 years ago. – Sadanand Dhume
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taliban-islam-battle-religion-madrassas-pakistan-11630597409

USA TODAY
— General Motors to temporarily halt production of nearly all US plants due to pandemic-related chip shortage overseas – Jamie L. LaReau
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2021/09/02/gm-semiconductor-chip-shortage-assembly-plants-close/5696490001/

SACRAMENTO BEE
— GM, Ford halt some production as chip shortage worsens – TOM KRISHER
https://www.sacbee.com/news/article253941933.html

MILITARY TIMES
— Dishonorable discharges for vaccine refusal would be blocked under congressional proposal – Leo Shane III
(COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, because I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, they gave me a dishonorable discharge, that is, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” Previously, they had taken many other adverse actions against me. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the following side with my Democrat GAO superiors: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2021/09/02/dishonorable-dismissals-for-vaccine-refusal-would-be-blocked-under-congressional-proposal/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The troops could still be forced from the ranks, but would receive honorable discharges. Supporters said the idea is to ensure those individuals aren’t given a lifelong mark on their military record because of personal concerns about the vaccine. . .“However, if somebody in good faith in the military says they can’t do it, they shouldn’t be stained for the rest of their lives with a dishonorable discharge.” . . .Amendment sponsor Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn. and an Army veteran, said that an other-than-honorable dismissal “significantly impacts an individual for the rest of their lives, including future employment … We should not destroy their lives for this.” . . .Troops who refuse can face various types of punishment, including dismissal from the service. “Many Americans have reservations about taking a vaccine that has only been available for less than a year,” the bill language states. “Reports of adverse actions being taken or threatened by military leadership at all levels are antithetical to our fundamental American values.” . . . Other types of reprimand besides dismissals, such as reductions in rank, would still be allowed under the measure.)

September 2 Morning Edition

ABC7
— COVID Illinois: 26 IL schools report COVID-19 outbreaks; 546 have ‘potential exposures’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/education/26-illinois-schools-report-covid-outbreaks/10993956/
— COMMENT: Republican-haters say “Trump, others wrong on US equipment left with Taliban in Afghanistan.”
https://abc7chicago.com/american-equipment-afghanistan-trump-taliban-us-military-fact-check/10992565/
— Amazon to hire 6K people for Matteson and Markham fulfillment centers – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/careers/amazon-hiring-6k-people-for-south-suburban-fulfillment-centers/10993318/


CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Inaugural Naper Pride Fest scheduled for Sept. 11-12 at Naper Settlement – JEN BANOWETZ
(COMMENT: To promote LGBTQ is to promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the destruction of the traditional family.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-ent-naper-pridefest-st-0910-20210901-d5eh3ptjk5brzpq4ihynnqor4u-story.html
— Illinois Senate passes energy deal Gov. Pritzker says falls short. Bill includes generous nuclear bailout, closing coal-fired plants, alternative energy investments and ethics reform. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-clean-energy-bill-senate-2021-pritzker/10993997/

FOX32
— Suburban school district paying families $2,000 because they don’t have enough school bus drivers.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/suburban-school-district-paying-families-2000-because-they-dont-have-enough-school-bus-drivers

WGN9
— Bloodshed continues in Chicago with 78 homicides in August – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/bloodshed-continues-in-chicago-with-78-homicides-in-august/

WTTW
— Chicago Outpacing 2020 Shooting, Homicide Totals Through End of August – Matt Masterson
https://news.wttw.com/2021/09/01/chicago-outpacing-2020-shooting-homicide-totals-through-end-august

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs’ share of state’s COVID-19 deaths is shrinking as downstate bears the brunt – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210901/suburbs-share-of-states-covid-19-deaths-is-shrinking-as–downstate-bears-the-brunt
— COMMENT: To promote DACA is to encourage bringing people into America ilegally.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210902/dacas-fragility-undermines-the-future-of-immigrant-children-we-need-permanent-immigration-reform
— Hanover Township Mental Health Board awards funding at August meeting
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210901/hanover-township-mental-health-board-awards-funding-at-august-meeting

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Kinzinger: Leaders should do better ‘calling out b.s.’ on COVID-19 vaccine misinformation – Ken DeCoster
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2021/09/01/kinzinger-leaders-need-do-better-calling-out-b-s-covid-19-vaccine-misinformation/5682274001/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County GOP goes after Pritzker’s new mask mandate – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/606923145-dupage-county-gop-goes-after-pritzker-s-new-mask-mandate

WIREPOINTS
— Scathing New Report On Chicago Police Pension – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/scathing-new-report-on-chicago-police-pension-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Humbled Pentagon faces questions on true loss of U.S. arms in Afghanistan. Milley sees ‘lessons to be learned’ as Taliban hold parade of American gear. – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/1/pentagon-faces-questions-true-loss-us-arms-afghani/
— Biden officials removed lists of U.S. military gear in Afghanistan from government websites. Taliban parade captured U.S. vehicles amid accounting questions. – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/1/biden-administration-removed-lists-us-military-gea/
— Biden is more of a cold-hearted snake than consoler-in-chief – Kelly Sadler
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/1/biden-is-more-of-a-cold-hearted-snake-than-console/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Honest Joe Spins Defeat Into Victory – Editorial
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/honest-joe-spins-defeat-into-victory/

FOX NEWS
— GOP’s critical race theory amendments for defense bill voted down by Dem-led House Armed Services Committee. Many Republicans are concerned that critical race theory is seeping into the military. – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-critical-race-theory-amendments-defense-bill-house-armed-services-committee
— Deputy Secretary of Defense vows to get at ‘root causes’ of racial disparities in military justice system. A GAO report found service members of color are more often the subject of court martial proceedings. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/deputy-secretary-of-def-vows-to-get-at-root-causes-of-racial-disparities-in-the-military-justice-system

DAILY CALLER
— ‘I Didn’t Sign Up To Be A Revolutionary’: Former Elementary School Teacher Explains Why She Resigned – SAMANTHA RENCK
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/01/i-didnt-sign-up-to-be-a-revolutionary-former-elementary-school-teacher-explains-why-she-resigned-connecticut-critical-race-theory/

NEWSMAX
— Afghanistan: A Tragically Stupid War Comes to a Tragic End – On Paul
https://www.newsmax.com/ronpaul/afghanistan-tragic-stupid-war/2021/09/01/id/1034669/

FEDERALIST
— Our Defeat In Afghanistan Is Only The Beginning. As the post-9/11 chapter closes, a new one begins, marked above all by the end of American deterrence and the eclipse of American power. – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/09/02/our-defeat-in-afghanistan-is-only-the-beginning/

PJ MEDIA
— Illinois School (Manhattan SD 114) Will Reevaluate ‘Gag Order’ Barring Parents From Recording Zoom Classes – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2021/09/01/illinois-school-will-reevaluate-gag-order-barring-parents-from-recording-zoom-classes-n1475069

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Taliban supporters flaunt mock coffins draped with American and British flags through the streets – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/01/taliban-supporters-flaunt-mock-coffins-draped-with-americana-and-british-flags-through-the-streets-1127487/
— State Department sidesteps question on recognizing Taliban as the rightful government of Afghanistan
(COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party should not recognize organizations, candidates, elected officials, etc. as being Republican if they do not defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/state-department-sidesteps-question-on-recognizing-taliban-as-the-rightful-government-of-afghanistan-1128226/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Notre Dame Rejects Criticism of Leprechaun Mascot From Cancel Culture Mob. “A heritage that we regard with respect, loyalty, and affection.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/notre-dame-rejects-criticism-of-leprechaun-mascot-from-cancel-culture-mob/
— ‘Fact Checkers’ Play Word Games To Deny Biden Dozed Off During Meeting With Israeli PM
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/fact-checkers-play-word-games-to-deny-biden-dozed-off-during-meeting-with-israeli-pm/

THE HILL
— Biden attempts to turn page on Afghanistan with domestic refocus – ALEX GANGITANO AND MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/570472-biden-attempts-to-turn-page-on-afghanistan-with-domestic-refocus

YAHOO NEWS
— Texas Republicans push proposal to punish tech platforms they say censor conservatives – Nihal Krishan
(COMMENT: Since 2000, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the following can and should censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. Previously, when I was a chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, when I was a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee (GAC), when I was a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee, and when I was a member of the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) board of directors, my critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the aforesaid organizations can and should censure me. In 2006, they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me. They succeeded in getting TAPROOT to get rid of me in 2012, WCC GAC in 2010, MTRO as MTRO’S webmaster in 2010 and 2004, ICRC in 2007, and AAPC MC in 2004.)
https://news.yahoo.com/texas-republicans-push-proposal-punish-011600929.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— House Democrats Promote Cheney to No. 2 Post on Jan. 6 Inquiry Panel. The move was unusual in the House, where the majority party typically gives such roles to one of its own. The Wyoming Republican has been a vocal critic of Donald J. Trump. – Luke Broadwater
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/us/liz-cheney-jan-6-committee.html
— The Taliban Must Overcome Big Obstacles to Obtain International Recognition – Steven Erlanger
(COMMENT: I should write a book about how the following treated TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012 and Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007: a) Illinois Republican Party, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) Milton Township Republican Organization, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, e) their political consultants, f) their major donors, g) their fundraisers, h) their campaign managers, i) their campaign staff members, j) their campaign volunteers, k) conservative leaders; and l) religious leaders.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/world/asia/taliban-un-afghanistan-us.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Dislike gerrymandering? Then the proposed map from Illinois Democrats should be appalling. – Henry Olsen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/01/dislike-gerrymandering-then-proposed-map-illinois-democrats-should-be-appalling/

USA TODAY
— Reporting on race revives bitter memory – Antonia Hylton
(COMMENT: Of course, putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening revives many bitter memories of the many adverse actions that the following have taken against me: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District; b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; e) voters in my precinct; f) those who I have sued; h) my Democrat superiors in the federal government; i) etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2021/09/02/nbc-southlake-podcast-renewed-memories-reporter-antonia-hylton/5680885001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Taliban’s Promises of Tolerance in Afghanistan Often Don’t Match Reality. From executions of rivals to restrictions on women’s rights, the new Taliban look a lot like the old Taliban.  Abdul Baqi Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting minister for higher education, said last week that the movement would ban male and female students from studying together at universities. – Sune Engel Rasmussen and Ehsanullah Amiri
(COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, leaders of the following are less tolerant of conservatives, that is, less tolerant of platform Republicans: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/talibans-promises-of-tolerance-in-afghanistan-often-dont-match-reality-11630506729
— Biden’s Ugly Defense of His Afghan Failure. His lie-loaded speech caps off a debacle that could sink his party in 2022 and 2024. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-afghanistan-9-11-taliban-terrorist-attack-2024-presidential-election-2022-midterms-11630524263
— Can Congress Tax Wealth by ‘Deeming’ It Income? A challenge to a 2017 law could shut the door to Elizabeth Warren’s far more ambitious levy. – David B. Rivkin Jr. and Andrew M. Grossman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-tax-wealth-courts-constitution-moore-agrawal-kisankraft-elizabeth-warren-11630529642
— NOVEMBER 17, 2015 FLASHBACK: The Illusion of Being Too Conservative to Win – Peter Nichols, Morristown, N.J.
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs hint/argue/imply/shout that because me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are “too conservative” and even worse things, the following should reject me and reject my newsletters: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District; b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; e) voters in my precinct; f) etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-illusion-of-being-too-conservative-to-win-1447793772

FORBES
— COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use COVID-19 to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2021/09/01/immigrants-slow-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-as-impediments-block-their-access/
— Social Media Influencer Suing Facebook And Twitter… And Biden – Peter Suciu
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes slander me and my slander my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters as being “too conservative.” For those who know that me and my newsletters are not “too conservative,” my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander. I would stress the adverse actions that the following have taken against me: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District; b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; e) voters in my precinct; f) etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2021/09/01/social-media-influencer-suing-facebook-and-twitter/

FAST COMPANY
— Job Seekers: Make sure you know these vital tips to ensure your background check is accurate – KEVIN NEUDECKER
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress and affirm the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90671452/jobseekers-make-sure-you-know-these-vital-tips-to-ensure-your-background-check-is-accurate

LAW
— Who’s Got Your Back? How Mentorship Can Promote Real Inclusion And Retioion
(COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and got me promoted to GS-13 (currently $102,188/year) in 1986.)
https://www.law.com/2021/08/17/whos-got-your-back-how-mentorship-can-promote-real-inclusion-and-retention/

WFLX
— How much diversity is in your child’s ‘must read’ list? (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use diversity to promote hated against Republicans.)
https://www.wflx.com/2021/09/01/how-much-diversity-is-your-childs-must-read-list/

WGLR
— A national debt: Should government compensate for slavery and racism?
(COMMENT: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats make Republicans pay the price of reparations. How much reparations have the Democrats made you pay? In 1997, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take their early retirement “offer” so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black Democrat subordinate, which they did. Previously, to give preference to my Democrat coworkers and subordinates who minority, female, and or younger, they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wglr.com/2021/09/02/a-national-debt-should-government-compensate-for-slavery-and-racism/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Combating Whistleblower Retaliation: How to Maximize Your Recovery
(COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, nation origin discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/combating-whistleblower-retaliation-how-to-maximize-your-recovery
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All too often, whistleblowers who disclose fraud to their employers, law enforcement, or government agencies suffer retaliation by their employers. Whistleblower retaliation takes a serious toll on whistleblowers both financially and emotionally, including an inability to pay living expenses, reputational harm, alienation, blacklisting, and emotional distress. Whistleblower protection laws can provide a potent remedy, but before bringing a retaliation claim, it is crucial to assess the options under federal and state law and develop a strategy to achieve the optimal recovery. Key issues to consider include the scope of protected whistleblowing, the burden of proof, the damages that a prevailing whistleblower can recover, the forum where the claim would be litigated, and the impact of the retaliation claim on a whistleblower rewards claim.)

NEWSWEEK
— Pro-Trump Republicans Call Kinzinger, Cheney ‘Spies for the Democrats’ Over 1/6 Commission – JASON LEMON
(COMMENT: I should sue those who have hinted that I am a spy for the Democrats.)
https://www.newsweek.com/pro-trump-republicans-call-kinzinger-cheney-spies-democrats-over-1-6-commission-1625413

AXIOS
— Over 20,000 Afghans evacuated from Kabul have arrived in the U.S. – Dave Lawler
(COMMENT: Of course, Democrats will do everything that they can to make these Afghans hate Republicans.)
https://www.axios.com/how-many-afghans-evacuated-us-bases-cb2c745a-220a-41b3-b952-748204816476.html

NATION
— Religion, war and terrorism – Atle Hetland
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have taken many adverse actions against me. Do they want me to take adverse actions against them? Should I take adverse actions against them?)
https://nation.com.pk/02-Sep-2021/religion-war-and-terrorism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “do unto others what we want others to do unto us.”)

GUARDIAN
— Staggering US wealth inequality heaps long-term harm on to minority children. Black children have access to just 1 cent for every dollar enjoyed by their white counterparts, new research shows, and Hispanic kids fare little better. – Ed Pilkington
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats will call for government a) to take more and more and more opportunities, income, and wealth away from White Republican males and b) to give those opportunities, that income, and that wealth to Democrat minorities, Democrat females, Democrat young people, Democrat LGBTQers, illegals, Democrats who are not married, Democrats who have financial, health, and/or other problems, Democrats who are not Christian, Protestant, Italian American, and/or German American, and/or Democrats whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2021/sep/02/us-wealth-inequality-black-hispanic-children

September 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 5,178 cases, 26 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-5178-covid-cases-26-deaths/10992468/
— Biden glosses over broken promises on Afghanistan evacuations – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/fact-check-bidens-speech-biden-afghanistan-americans-in-joe/10992538/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports Biggest Single-Day Increase in Cases Since January
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/covid-by-the-numbers-illinois-reports-biggest-single-day-increase-in-cases-since-january/2603688/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Rahm Emanuel’s nomination as ambassador to Japan as ‘deeply shameful’ – BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-rahm-emanuel-laquan-mcdonald-20210901-3fjbangzhzhmvllgzqmdxln4sq-story.html
— Advocacy group tells federal judge that Latinos are shortchanged in latest version of state legislative map – RICK PEARSON
(COMMENT: What groups are you a member of? Does the new map treat those groups fairly?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-map-legal-challenges-20210901-tmaofqtekngkjbrlrrxfthtpxm-story.html
— Illinois legislators pass redrawn legislative map, reject ethics bill; energy policy overhaul clears Senate – RICK PEARSON and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-redistricting-new-maps-20210901-yi2pxftnsnebnlksbqzakfad7i-story.html
— ComEd parent to lawmakers: Nuclear plant will shut down Sept. 13 if bailout isn’t approved – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-energy-bill-nuclear-shutdown-20210901-x6qxdh5qrnfixa6kqwcb5mus6m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Delta not done? New Illinois COVID-19 cases top 5,000 for first time in more than seven months. With the average statewide positivity rate stable and new hospital admissions slowing, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has said he’s “hopeful” the peak of Illinois’ Delta surge is near. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/9/1/22652903/illinois-coronavirus-cases-5000-delta-mask-pritzker-covid-19

DAILY HERALD
— In court hearing, Latino rights group says new maps still unfair – PETER HANCOCK
(COMMENT: What groups are you a member of? Do the new maps treat those groups fairly?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210901/in-court-hearing-latino-rights-group-says-new-maps-still-unfair

CRAIN’S CHICAGO
— AOC attacks Emanuel’s ambassador bid. “This nomination is deeply shameful,” said influential progressive U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, urging the Senate to reject Rahm Emanuel’s confirmation. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-slams-biden-choice-rahm-emanuel

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— From the editor: We’ve made progress a year after pledging to improve our diversity – Leisa Richardson
(COMMENT: Soon, all the leaders of all the following will be a member of at least one of the following groups: female, minority, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, Trump-hater, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, and/or liberal: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, America, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, your church, all the organizations that you are a member of, your employer if you are still employed, etc. I am not a member of any of the aforesaid groups.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/opinion/columns/2021/09/01/state-journal-register-diversity-inclusion-efforts-continue-to-improve/5657257001/

EVANSTON NOW
— District 65 asks for dismissal of reverse discrimination lawsuit. Claims suit by teacher is “baseless and inflammatory.” – JEFF HIRSH
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my many critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have taken adverse actions against me because I support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform.)

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Report shows Pritzker has signed tax, fee hikes costing $5.24 billion – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/report-shows-pritzker-has-signed-tax-fee-hikes-costing-5-24-billion/article_cc4bc332-0a7c-11ec-a8b7-871b1ff2c17c.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Former District 300 School Teacher Appointed to State Board of Education
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/01/former-district-300-school-teacher-appointed-to-state-board-of-education/
— New House District Designed for McHenry County Democratic Party Chair Kristina Zahorik with Steve Reick as the Incumbent
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/01/new-house-district-designed-for-mchenry-county-democratic-party-chair-kristina-zahorik/
— UPDATEx3: Catalina Lauf Promotes Elgin Rally Against Mandates for Vaccines, Video and Advocate Aurora Statement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/31/lauf083121/
— Having a Real Problem Understanding Pritzker’s Purgatory Rules
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/31/having-a-real-problem-understanding-pritzkers-purgatory-rules/
— Defending the ComEd Bailout
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/31/defending-the-comed-bailout/
— $15 Monthly Electric Rate Hike If Crooked ComEd Given Huge Subsidy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/31/15-monthly-electric-rate-hike-if-crooked-comed-given-huge-subsidy/
— More on Efficacy of Masks at Preventing the Spread of Coronavirus
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/31/more-on-efficacy-of-masks-at-preventing-the-spread-of-coronavirus/
— McHenry County Sues to Keep ICE Floor Open
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/01/mchenry-county-sues-to-keep-ice-floor-open/
— Dave Wasserman Tweaks Hypothetical Congressional Map
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/01/wasserman090121/
— How Much Is Too Much for the Crystal Lake High School District?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/01/how-much-is-too-much-for-the-crystal-lake-high-school-district/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/cannabis-administration-and-opportunity-act/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: BIDEN’S FAKE VICTORY LAP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/thorner-bidens-fake-victory-lap.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/01/covid-19-roundup-97/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Wouldn’t you just hate to lose RINO Adam Kinzinger in Congress? – Drew Allen
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/09/wouldnt_you_just_hate_to_lose_rino_adam_kinzinger_in_congress.html

TOWNHALL
— Public School Teacher: ‘I Have 180 Days to Turn [Students] Into Revolutionaries’ Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/08/31/project-veritas-video-indoctrination-in-schools-n2595067

THE HILL
— Advocates ‘demoralized’ as 100K allies remain stranded in Afghanistan – LAURA KELLY AND REBECCA BEITSCH
https://thehill.com/policy/international/570436-advocates-demoralized-as-100k-allies-remain-stranded-in-afghanistan

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “GOP douses Afghanistan withdrawal with misinformation.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/01/gop-douses-chaotic-afghanistan-withdrawal-misinformation/

USA TODAY
— Texas is about to pass a new law Republicans say will stop censorship of conservatives on Facebook, Twitter – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/09/01/texas-censorship-conservatives-facebook-twitter-youtube-trump-law/5683621001/

NEWSWEEK
— Martin Luther King’s American Dream – NEWT AND CALLISTA GINGRICH
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my many critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have taken adverse actions against me because I support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform.)

https://www.newsweek.com/martin-luther-kings-american-dream-opinion-1624725

FORBES
— House Progressives Blast Biden’s ‘Indefensible’ Nomination Of Rahm Emanuel – Andrew Solender
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/09/01/house-progressives-blast-bidens-indefensible-nomination-of-rahm-emanuel/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 52% of Voters Think Biden Should Resign Over Afghanistan Withdrawal
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/52_of_voters_think_biden_should_resign_over_afghanistan_withdrawal

September 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois redistricting: House of Representatives approves new legislative maps despite criticism. Illinois redistricting maps include 2 re-drawn districts in Chicago suburbs, 4 downstate. – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-redistricting-il-legislative-districts-new-map-census-2020/10991169/
— Florida to withhold school board members’ salaries over COVID mask mandates – Oren Oppenheim
https://abc7chicago.com/mask-mandates-for-schools-masks-in-school-florida-withholds-board-members-salaries-ron-desantis/10992152/

FOX32
— Former Trump staffer Catalina Lauf promoting anti-vaccine rally at hospital in suburban Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/former-trump-staffer-catalina-lauf-promoting-anti-vaccine-rally-at-hospital-in-suburban-chicago
— Chicago area listed as ‘hot spot’ for car thefts – Sally Schulze
(COMMENT: My 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971. My 1962 Chevy BelAir was stolen in Chicago in 1973.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-area-listed-as-hot-spot-for-car-thefts

WTTW
— Illinois Democrats Pass New District Maps In Partisan Vote – Tony Arnold, Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-legislature-pass-new-maps/18506c91-60a6-4be1-a42b-5442d91db86a

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois legislators pass redrawn legislative map, kill ethics bill; Energy policy overhaul clears Senate – RICK PEARSON and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-redistricting-new-maps-20210901-yi2pxftnsnebnlksbqzakfad7i-story.html
— Fired tech CEO from Inverness pleads guilty in US Capitol siege on Jan. 6 – JOHN KEILMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-schaumburg-ceo-pleads-capitol-riot-20210831-5rit3widaveifn7wrwri4eysbq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Remap remake? Illinois Democrats OK new legislative boundaries, Republicans cry ‘sham’ Both the House and Senate approved the revised legislative maps, but they parted company on the governor’s revisions to an ethics package that Republicans dismissed as watered-down. The Senate OK’d Gov. Pritzker’s amendatory veto, but the House rejected it. It was not immediately clear what would be next for the ethics bill. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/31/22651484/remap-redistricting-democrats-republicans-legislative-maps-census-boundaries-session-springfield
— Mark Frerichs, Taliban hostage from Lombard, Illinois, left behind in Afghanistan. While the 20-year Afghanistan war ended Monday, President Joe Biden now should make a priority the release of the Lombard-raised Frerichs, kidnapped in Kabul in January 2020. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/31/22651239/biden-blinken-mark-frerichs-taliban-hostage-from-lombard-illinois-left-behind-in-afghanistan
— City cracking down on businesses that don’t enforce indoor mask mandate. Chicago issued 16 “notices to correct” and 20 citations to businesses between Aug. 20 and 29. – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/8/31/22650929/chicago-indoor-mask-mandate-citations-coronavirus-covid-10
— Community groups rally in the Loop, pushing for immigration reform. Hundreds of community groups marched through the Loop on Tuesday afternoon chanting, “Citizenship for all.” – Elvia Malagón
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. Democrats should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/31/22650954/chicago-march-immigration-reform-community-illinois

DAILY HERALD
— COMMENT: Of course, Democrats a) will glorify and praise Afghan refugees and b) will shout at Afghan refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210901/editorial-a-letter-to-refugees-from-afghanistan

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois Dems finalize new legislative maps. GOP lawmakers call it “the capstone of disgrace.” But Democrats flexed their legislative muscle, with the Legislature passing the maps they say are “consistent with the diversity and values of our state.” – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-legislature-approves-news-legislative-maps
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-house-approves-news-legislative-maps

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Democrats pass new legislative maps after contentious debate – Peter Hancock
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/updated-democrats-pass-new-legislative-maps-after-contentious-debate/article_a102c17b-8099-5a55-a43b-ddd8456c376c.html

WMIX
— WALK-OUTS AND PROTESTS OVER STUDENT QUARANTINE RULES RAISE DUE PROCESS QUESTIONS
https://www.wmix94.com/2021/09/01/walk-outs-and-protests-over-student-quarantine-rules-raise-due-process-questions/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Democrats pass new legislative maps after contentious debate. Latest maps introduced Tuesday morning, passed Tuesday night – PETER HANCOCK
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/updated-democrats-pass-new-legislative-maps-after-contentious-debate

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— State and local tax deduction bill now law in Illinois – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/state-and-local-tax-deduction-bill-now-law-in-illinois/article_aef859bc-0a9f-11ec-9c22-cb6c9c0da728.html

WIREPOINTS
— Tallying the perks in Illinois teacher contracts: guaranteed raises, sick leave, salary spiking, health insurance , generous pensions, and more – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
(COMMENT: What employment perks do/did you have? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 24 years. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have used that against me the most. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://wirepoints.org/tallying-up-the-perks-in-illinois-teacher-contracts-guaranteed-raises-cumulative-sick-leave-salary-spiking-health-insurance-subsidies-generous-pensions-and-more-wirepoints/
— Former Joliet superintendent to receive $8.4 million of taxpayer dollars over course of retirement
(COMMENT: If my Democrat GAO superiors had not succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I might still be a GAO employee and still paying 7% of my salary into the Civil Service Retirement System.)
https://wirepoints.org/former-joliet-superintendent-to-receive-8-4-million-of-taxpayer-dollars-over-course-of-retirement-wirepoints-joins-scott-slocum-on-wjol/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Resources to Fight Tyrannical Vaccine Mandates – James M. Odom
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/resources-to-fight-tyrannical-vaccine-mandates/
— What Biden and Never-Trumpers Have Done. – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/what-biden-and-never-trumpers-have-done/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BIG TECH CENSORSHIP IS AN ASSAULT ON INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/big-tech-censorship-is-an-assault-on-individual-liberty.html
— CRITICAL RACE CAPITALISM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/critical-race-capitalism.html
— DEMOCRATS USE BANKS TO PUSH THEIR AGENDA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/democrats-use-banks-to-push-their-agenda.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s challenges mount with fallout from chaotic Afghanistan exit – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/31/bidens-challenges-mount-fallout-chaotic-afghanista/
— Conservative GOP House caucus calls on Biden, Austin, Milley to resign. White House, Pentagon under fire for chaotic Afghan endgame. – Mica Soellner and Joseph Clark
(COMMENT: According to Democrats, those who are in the majority discriminate against those who are in the minority. In what ways are you in the minority? Ever-increasingly, conservatives, that is, platform Republicans, are in the minority a) in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party and b) in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, in the Wheaton Park District, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/31/conservative-gop-house-caucus-calls-biden-austin-m/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Successful Failure: Biden Takes Credit, Blames Trump for Afghanistan. Disastrous withdrawal went exactly as planned, POTUS argued. – Andrew Stiles
(COMMENT: Who blames you for their problems? I should write a book about those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on religious and conservative leaders. Better yet, I should sue the aforesaid.)
https://freebeacon.com/politics/biden-afghanistan-fail/

FOX NEWS
— WSJ Editorial Board: A dishonest Afghanistan accounting. Biden spins a tragedy for US interests into an antiwar victory.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/wsj-editorial-board-a-dishonest-afghanistan-accounting
— House Republicans call for Afghanistan accountability and demand Biden resign. The Freedom Caucus made the first formal call for President Biden to resign. – Peter Aitken
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-afghanistan-accountability-biden-resignation
— Biden pins partial blame on Trump during first address to nation since Afghanistan withdrawal. The phrase ‘blaming Trump’ trended on Twitter during Biden’s speech. – Andrew Mark Miller
(COMMENT: Who blames you for their problems? I should write a book about those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on religious and conservative leaders. Better yet, I should sue the aforesaid.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-pins-partial-blame-on-trump-during-first-address-to-nation-since-afghanistan-withdrawal

GOPUSA
— Defiant Biden Spins Alternate Reality On Afghanistan, Takes No Questions
https://www.gopusa.com/defiant-biden-spins-alternate-reality-on-afghanistan-takes-no-questions/
— Wisconsin Lost Track Of 82,000+ Mail-In Ballots During 2020 Election
https://www.gopusa.com/wisconsin-lost-track-of-82000-mail-in-ballots-during-2020-election/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden’s Unspoken Aim: Demoralize Americans – J. Robert Smith
(COMMENT: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs focus on demoralizing Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/09/bidens_unspoken_aim_demoralize_americans.html

BREITBART
— Facebook to Reduce Visibility of Political Posts – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/31/report-facebook-to-reduce-visibility-of-political-posts/

BLAZE
— Pentagon spokesman downplays leaving Americans stranded in Afghanistan: ‘We have Americans that get stranded in countries all the time’ – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/pentagon-americans-get-stranded-all-the-time

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Impeach Biden, Impeach Kamala Harris’ — Rep. Lauren Boebert Goes Off On Administration At House Freedom Caucus Press Conference – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/31/biden-harris-lauren-boebert-freedom-caucus/

DAILY SIGNAL
— House Conservatives Call on Biden, Austin, Milley to Quit Over Afghanistan Withdrawal – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/31/house-conservatives-call-on-biden-austin-milley-to-quit-over-afghanistan-withdrawal/

TOWNHALL
— Can Education’s Race to the Bottom Be Stopped? – Bob Barr
(COMMENT: According to Democrats, those who are in the majority discriminate against those who are in the minority. In what ways are you in the minority? Ever-increasingly, conservatives, that is, platform Republicans, are in the minority a) in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party and b) in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, in the Wheaton Park District, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2021/09/01/draft-n2595091

NEWSMAX
— Mike Lindell to Newsmax: ‘Shame on Fox’ for Censoring Platforms – Jack Gournell
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/mikelindell-censorship-bigtech/2021/08/31/id/1034544/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Bozell: Facebook’s Latest News Feed Censorship Will ‘Disproportionately’ Hurt Conservatives – Gabriela Pariseau
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/gabriela-pariseau/2021/08/31/bozell-facebooks-latest-news-feed-censorship-will

CHRISTIAN POST
— Critics say Illinois’ new sex ed guidelines promote abortion, sexualize students – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/politics/critics-slam-illinois-new-sexually-charged-sex-ed-guidelines.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— ‘Textbook Gaslighting’: Biden Describes Afghanistan Withdrawal as an ‘Extraordinary Success’ Our president is delusional. He also once again turns his back on the press and the American people. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/live-biden-addresses-nation-about-afghanistan-withdrawal/

EPOCH TIMES
— FAIR: Democrat Bills ‘Normalize Illegal Immigration’ – Joseph Lord
https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrat-bills-normalize-illegal-immigration-fair_3972144.html

POLITICO
— Biden tries to shift blame on Afghanistan – ALEX THOMPSON and CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO
(COMMENT: Who blames you for their problems? I should write a book about those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on religious and conservative leaders. Better yet, I should sue the aforesaid.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/31/biden-blame-afghanistan-508204

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Strong Is America’s Multiracial Democracy? – Thomas B. Edsall
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at minorities, women, younger people, LGBTQers, illegals, those who have less money than others, moderates, liberals, Trump-haters, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc. that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once a for all.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/opinion/us-multiracial-democracy.html
— Many Pandemic Retirees Weren’t Ready. How to Cope if You’re One of Them. A significant portion of workers who left their jobs since the coronavirus began surging were financially unprepared, research shows. – Tammy La Gorce
(COMMENT: I have far far far less money now because the Democrats who run the federal government wasted my career and succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My $54,864 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars – $132,845. In today’s dollars, my CSRS pension is less then what my IRS salary was in 1972 when I was 23 years old.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/business/retirement/pandemic-retirees.html

NBC NEWS
— Wealthy GOP donors flock to DeSantis as presidential speculation swirls – Allan Smith and Henry J. Gomez
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about wealthy GOP donors in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton and those who paint themselves as being operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying their opponents in Republican primaries.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/wealthy-gop-donors-flock-desantis-presidential-speculation-swirls-n1278172

CNBC
— Here’s what to think about before you quit your job – Lorie Konish
(COMMENT: If you are conservative, Republican, White, male, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, and you cave in and take your employer’s early retirement “offer,” your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use that against you big time for the rest of your life. They will hint/imply/argue/shout that employer considered you to be a bad employee, loser, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I should write a book about those who have used my early retirement against me the most. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on religious and conservative leaders. Better yet, I should sue the aforesaid.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/27/great-resignation-heres-what-to-think-about-before-you-quit-your-job.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Inside Kabul airport, the last American soldier leaves, and the first Taliban fighters arrive. – Azi Paybarah
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/world/asia/inside-kabul-airport-the-last-american-soldier-leaves-and-the-first-taliban-fighters-arrive.html
— FRONT PAGE: The Silent Partner Cleaning Up Facebook for $500 Million a Year. The social network has constructed a vast infrastructure to keep toxic material off its platform. At the center of it is Accenture, the blue-chip consulting firm. – Adam Satariano and Mike Isaac
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the articles that they do not want you to see.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/technology/facebook-accenture-content-moderation.html

WASHINGTON POST
— What do you think will change in the United States as the country becomes more diverse? – Rachel Hatzipanagos
(COMMENT: According to Democrats, those who are in the majority discriminate against those who are in the minority. In what ways are you in the minority? Ever-increasingly, conservatives, that is, platform Republicans, are in the minority a) in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party and b) in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, in the Wheaton Park District, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/31/im-here-how-more-diverse-population-will-change-america/

NEW YORK POST
— ‘Disgraceful’, ‘shameful’: Republican outrage after Biden ends pullout – Samuel Chamberlain
https://nypost.com/2021/08/30/disgraceful-shameful-republican-outrage-after-biden-ends-pullout/
— An angry Biden blames Trump for Afghan pullout — then takes credit for it – John Podhoretz
(COMMENT: Who blames you for their problems? I should write a book about those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on religious and conservative leaders. Better yet, I should sue the aforesaid.)
https://nypost.com/2021/08/31/biden-blames-trump-for-afghan-pullout-then-takes-credit-for-it/

USA TODAY
— USA TODAY newsroom now majority female, sees gains in Black, Hispanic and Asian American journalists. – Nicole Carroll
(COMMENT: Soon, all the leaders of all the following will be a member of at least one of the following groups: female, minority, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, Trump-hater, moderate, and/or liberal: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, America, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, your church, all the organizations that you are a member of, your employer if you are still employed, etc. I am not a member of any of the aforesaid groups.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/09/01/usa-today-newsroom-now-majority-female-sees-gains-staff-diversity/5659410001/

WEEK
— The case for normalizing relations with the Taliban. Make the best of a bad situation. – RYAN COOPER
(COMMENT: To justify their giving Afghanistan to the Taliban, expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that conservatives in America are far worse than the Taliban.)
https://theweek.com/politics/1004347/the-case-for-normalizing-relations-with-the-taliban
— COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will states, counties, townships, and municipalities run by Democrats and by RINOs officially declare war on rural America?
https://theweek.com/politics/1004346/is-rural-america-becoming-a-new-confederacy

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— No, Trump Didn’t Force Biden’s Withdrawal. The Taliban violated the Doha agreement, so the U.S. could have stayed. – S. Paul Kapur
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-biden-withdrawal-doha-agreement-taliban-debacle-terrorist-jihadist-islamist-haven-11630435825
— A Retreat on Racial Preferences. The Justice Department declines to appeal a ruling against the USDA’s discriminatory farm policy. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-retreat-on-racial-preferences-biden-administration-department-of-justice-usda-11630428940

FORBES
— COMMENT: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs oppose “Calls To Oust Biden And His Officials.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/08/31/house-gop-fractures-over-right-wing-calls-to-oust-biden-and-his-officials/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Facebook plans to stop showing you so much political content – Katie Canales
https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-reduce-political-posts-news-feeds-2021-8

CFO
— Most Companies Struggling to Hire Workers. “Employers are in the middle of an intense war for talent that’s not likely to let up anytime soon.” – Matthew Heller
(COMMENT: 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.)
https://www.cfo.com/hiring/2021/08/most-companies-struggling-to-hire-workers/

AXIOS
— Facebook’s new moves to lower News Feed’s political volume – Sara Fischer
https://www.axios.com/facebook-news-feeds-politics-b4a32c93-3dab-42cd-b761-039363ebdb7c.html
— Conservative trust in media has cratered – Sara Fischer
https://www.axios.com/conservative-trust-in-media-has-cratered-33e9b418-ebba-4e73-9d21-bfaaaca466c0.html

NEW YORKER
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, since they lost the Civil War, Democrats make it clear that they not only hate America, they want to destroy America.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/is-the-us-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-the-end-of-the-american-empire

GM AUTHORITY
— Microchip Shortage Could Last Into 2023, Experts Warn – SAM MCEACHERN
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/08/microchip-shortage-could-last-into-2023-experts-warn/
— C8 Corvette Stingray Consistently Selling Above MSRP – JONATHAN LOPEZ
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/08/c8-corvette-stingray-consistently-selling-above-msrp/

August 28 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends Chicago vaccine mandate for city workers – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-chicago-lori-lightfoot-vaccine-mandate-illinois/10981236/

FOX32
— Cook County judge strips mother of parental rights over vaccination status – Dane Placko
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cook-county-judge-strips-mother-of-parental-rights-over-vaccination-status

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot: Vaccines a ‘condition of employment’ for city workers. But Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday stopped short of saying city workers would be fired if they don’t comply with a vaccine mandate. – Katie Anthony
(COMMENT: What are/were the conditions of employment where you work/worked? Democrats run the federal government. Constructively, for federal employees, conditions include being a Democrat. Exceptions might be granted for non-Democrat employees who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, disabled, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/27/22645213/lori-lightfoot-vaccines-city-workers-mandate-requirement

DAILY HERALD
— Enforcing masks indoors: Businesses are off the hook this time. What will suburban police do? – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210827/enforcing-masks-indoors-businesses-are-off-the-hook-this-time-what-will-suburban-police-do
— Family Remembrance Day set for Sept. 4 at Wheaton cemetery – Milton Township Cemeteries Authority
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210827/family-remembrance-day-set-for-sept-4-at-wheaton-cemetery

WIREPOINTS
— New Financial Statements: Illinois Plummets $6.7 Billion Deeper Into Debt – Mark Glennon and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/new-financial-statements-illinois-plummets-6-7-billion-deeper-into-debt-wirepoints-quickpoint/
— Best Ever Job Market Should Upend Standard Employment Policy – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/best-ever-job-market-should-upend-standard-employment-policy-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— IL. Supreme Court Leaves Convicted Felon As Mayor Of Markham – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/08/il-supreme-court-leaves-convicted-felon-as-mayor-of-markham/
— Bill Introduced To Grant Authority To Sanction Teachers, Revoke Recognition Of Schools – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/08/bill-introduced-to-grant-authority-to-sanction-teachers-revoke-recognition-of-schools/
— Bill Introduced To Give School Boards The Power To Issue Mask Mandate – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/08/bill-introduced-to-give-school-boards-the-power-to-issue-mask-mandate/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— U.S. strikes back: Drone hits ISIS-K in Afghanistan, Pentagon says – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/27/us-airstrike-targets-islamic-state-member-afghanis/
— Trump says attacks on Kabul would not have happened on his watch – Joseph Clark
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/27/donald-trump-says-attacks-kabul-would-not-have-hap/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Democrats Canceled the #MeToo Movement To Elect Joe Biden (And Almost Did It Again To Save Andrew Cuomo) Happy Women’s Equality Day! – Andrew Stiles
https://freebeacon.com/politics/joe-biden-andrew-cuomo-me-too/
— As Afghan Women Face Brutal Subjugation Under Taliban Rule, Biden Admin To Host 5K Run for ‘Women’s Equality’ Defense Department event will celebrate commitment to ‘diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility’ – Andrew Stiles
https://freebeacon.com/politics/taliban-women-equality/

FOX NEWS
— Arming the Enemy – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDySItrC_nQ
— Bill Maher blasts ‘woke’ left for losing ‘perspective’ on ‘real oppression’: ‘We’re not the bad guys!’ ‘If you think America is irredeemable, turn on the news,’ Maher scolded ‘woke’ liberals. – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/maher-afghanistan-woke-oppression

AMERICAN THINKER
— The rich, mostly White people leading Verizon are oh-so-woke – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/the_rich_mostly_white_people_leading_verizon_are_ohsowoke.html
— We have a problem, but it’s not systemic racism – Lynn Wolfe
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/we_have_a_problem_but_its_not_systemic_racism.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What I fear is that indoctrinating students with Critical Race Theory will create a self-fulfilling prophecy. Instilling the belief that life is rigged against certain people encourages a fixed mindset rather than an empowering growth mindset. Regardless of any real or perceived disadvantages we may have, Americans are still more advantaged than most other people in the world, simply because we live in an industrialized nation with ample opportunities for education, employment, and access to resources. Why not see the glass as (at least) half full? It is just as important to acknowledge our present victories as our past failures.)
— The Surprising Origins of Critical Race Theory – L.K. Samuels
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/the_surprising_origins_of_critical_race_theory.html
— Take Back September 11th and Our Republic! – Vince Coyner
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/take_back_september_11th_and_our_republic.html
— Trump Derangement Syndrome is Quite Real – John Green
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/trump_derangement_syndrome_is_quite_real.html
— How ‘Informed Consent’ Became ‘Coercion of the Uninformed’ – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/coog30gmailcom_how_informed_consent_became_coercion_of_the_uninformed.html
— Academia reaches its terminal stage of rot – Liam Brooks
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/academia_reaches_its_terminal_stage_of_rot.html

BREITBART
— Poll: 42 Percent of U.S. Voters Oppose Critical Race Theory – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/27/poll-42-percent-u-s-voters-opposes-critical-race-theory/
— Joe Biden’s Approval Sinks Underwater as Afghanistan Crisis Worsens – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/27/joe-bidens-approval-sinks-underwater-as-afghanistan-crisis-worsens/
— GOP Reacts to Terror at Kabul Airport: ‘Joe Biden’s Incompetence Has Now Cost American Lives’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/26/gop-reacts-to-terror-at-kabul-airport-joe-bidens-incompetence-has-now-cost-american-lives/

BOBBY EBERLY
— Anybody Home? Biden INSTRUCTED to Call on Certain Reporters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u3u2kBRKhE

DAILY CALLER
— Why Did The Afghan Army Capitulate So Quickly After 20 Years Of Training? – DIANA GLEBOVA
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/27/afghan-taliban-kabul-joe-biden-mark-milley-surrender-forces-unexpected/
— Reporter Asks Psaki How People Can Trust Administration On Afghanistan If They’re Hiding White House Dog’s Biting Spree – KATIE JERKOVICH
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/27/jen-psaki-afghanistan-hiding-white-house-dogs-biting-spree/
— ‘It’s Easy To Play Back Seat … What Could Have Happened’: Psaki Rebuffs Reporter For Questioning Choices In Afghanistan – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/27/jen-psaki-rebuff-question-joe-biden-afghanistan-decisions/

DAILY WIRE
— Obama’s WH Doctor: Biden’s ‘Cognitive Decline Is On Full Display,’ Must Be Forced Out Immediately
https://www.dailywire.com/news/obamas-wh-doctor-bidens-cognitive-decline-is-on-full-display-must-be-forced-out-immediately

FEDERALIST
— The ACLU Is Suing To Give The Government More Power To Mask Your Kids – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/27/the-aclu-is-suing-to-give-the-government-more-power-to-mask-your-kids/

TOWNHALL
— The Truth About Inequality – John C. Goodman
(COMMENT: To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/johncgoodman/2021/08/28/the-truth-about-inequality-n2594795

NEWSMAX
— RNC’s McDaniel to Newsmax: Biden Has ‘Blood on His Hands,’ Should Resign – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/rnc-mcdaniel-biden-kabul/2021/08/27/id/1034060/
— Kinzinger: No Biden Impeachment for ‘Bad Decision’ in Afghanistan – Fran Beyer
(COMMENT: What would Kinzinger say about the many adverse actions that the following have taken against me: a) the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of the Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, d) the leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, e) GAO, IRS, and the Post Office, and f) those who I have sued?)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/kinzinger-afghanistan-impeachment/2021/08/27/id/1034083/
— 3 More Domestic US Military Bases to House Afghan Evacuees – Scott D. Jones
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/afghan-refugees-military-bases-us/2021/08/27/id/1034070/
— Justice Breyer: Not Inappropriate for Politics to Affect Retirement Decision – Charlie McCarthy
(COMMENT: Politics affected my retirement decision in 1997 big time. The Republican elected officials and party leaders who I was under had not demonstrated that they would come to my defense. They had not spoken out against political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/justice-breyer-supreme-court-retire-liberals/2021/08/27/id/1034037/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Who will Trust Us After Afghanistan? – Bing West
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2021/09/13/who-will-trust-us-after-afghanistan/
— Afghanistan Nightmare Gets Worse – Editorial
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/afghanistan-nightmare-gets-worse/

COLLEGE FIX
— Far-left teachers rally to ‘teach truth,’ thumb noses at anti-CRT legislation – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/far-left-teachers-rally-to-teach-truth-thumb-noses-at-anti-crt-legislation/
— Almost one-third of recent college grads moved back in with their parents – GIGI DE LA TORRE
(COMMENT: When I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE, I moved back in with my mother and brother in Crete. Our father had died suddenly in 1969 and I had applied for a financial hardship draft deferment. My mother had not attended high school and she had never had a paid job. Employers saw me as being draft bait; they did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. I accepted the only job offer that I had gotten — Retail Sales Manager for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/almost-one-third-of-recent-college-graduates-moved-back-in-with-their-parents-survey-finds/
— The miseducation movement is gaining momentum. Can parents stop it? – CHRIS TALGO
https://www.thecollegefix.com/the-miseducation-movement-is-gaining-momentum-can-parents-stop-it/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Palm Beach Co. school board goes full fascist, orders cops to remove parents who prefer to stand – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
(COMMENT: The more unwelcome that meeting attendees feel they are, the more likely that they will stand at the back of the room rather than sit down. I should write a book about past and present leaders of the following who have made me feel the most unwelcome: a) Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party and b) Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/27/palm-beach-school-board-goes-full-fascist-orders-cops-to-remove-parents-who-prefer-to-stand-1125145/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: School board officials in Palm Beach County, Florida ordered the police to arrest and drag out a man for simply standing in the back of a room designated for unmasked individuals during a four-hour meeting over their draconian school mask mandate. “School police have advised me that people in the unmasked room are standing and refusing to sit. I’m giving you one last chance, sit down in your seats, because those people standing will be removed from the meeting. Sit down in your seats,” school board chair Frank Barbieri commanded.)

NEW YORK POST
— Army’s top enlisted member slammed for diversity message amid Kabul attack – Yaron Steinbuch
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the top priority for Democrats is hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, recent immigrants, Trump-haters, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/armys-top-enlisted-member-slammed-for-diversity-message-amid-kabul-attack/

SACRAMENTO BEE
— California recall candidate Larry Elder says ‘systemic racism is a lie.’ – LARA KORTE
(COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents attribute your successes to? My critics/opponents attribute my successes to my benefitting from systemic racism and from systemic sexism. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, they were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to give preference to their Democrat employees, and especially to those who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of their Republican employees, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article253718008.html

BUSINESS JOURNALS
— COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will no longer hire and that they will get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/08/27/cre-diversity-inclusion-bottom-line-mortenson.html
https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/08/27/diversity-in-cre-online-training-program-aims-to.html

RADIO FREE ASIA
— China’s Ruling Party Extends Purge of Celebrities, Fan Culture – Qiao Long
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, and the governments that you are under will officially announce that they are purging those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/purge-08272021092001.html

August 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Biden vows to avenge Kabul airport attack deaths in emotional speech. “We will hunt you down and make you pay,” he said. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-afghanistan-speech-kabul-airport-attack-address/10979952/
— Evacuations resume after Kabul airport bombings as death toll now over 100. The U.S. says further attempted attacks are expected ahead of the Tuesday deadline for foreign troops to leave. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/evacuations-resume-after-kabul-bombings-as-death-toll-now-over-100/10979761/
— Algonquin school faces COVID challenges weeks into in-person learning after dozens test positive. 48 students have tested positive, as well as two staff members, and two have been hospitalized, district superintendent says. – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/health/dozens-of-covid-cases-at-north-suburban-school-expose-hundreds/10978560/
— Stark racial disparity in school discipline revealed by data investigation. – Chuck Goudie, Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel, Ross Weidner, Jonathan Fagg and Adriana Aguilar
https://abc7chicago.com/education/investigation-reveals-stark-racial-disparity-in-school-discipline/10978922/

WGN TV
— ‘What’s next?’ CPS teachers against COVID-19 vaccine mandate speak out – Mike Lowe
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/whats-next-cps-teachers-against-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-speak-out/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for teachers arrives amid school outbreaks, hundreds of possible exposures – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-schools-covid-outbreaks-vaccines-masks-20210826-zinewb5sevgutdeaewdzay2wkm-story.html
— College of Lake County board approves diversity director after passionate debate; ‘This is about respecting people and their differences’ – STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-clc-equity-director-st-0827-20210826-cuw35q6y5fc67hpjokmgojco4q-story.html
— COMMENT: From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that your world is shrinking: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-vaccine-mandate-covid-coronavirus-mask-florida-chicago-cases-surge-huppke-20210826-4ntjctr65rdylptpd6x3ikr22a-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban reaction to Pritzker’s vaccination edict for schools? ‘Big deal, we already did that’ – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210826/suburban-reaction-to-pritzkers-vaccination-edict-for-schools-big-deal-we-already-did-that
— DuPage sheriff: Hiring challenges persist for law enforcement – Katlyn Smith
(COMMENT: 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.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210826/dupage-sheriff-hiring-challenges-persist-for-law-enforcement

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Diversity is Not Enough – Danielle Sanders
(COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and b) gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black CPA subordinate.)
https://chicagodefender.com/diversity-is-not-enough/

WBEZ
— President Biden Will Meet With Governors Willing To Help Afghan Refugees – AP
(COMMENT: Of course, Democrats and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout at Afghanistan refugees that Republicans are far worse than the Taliban.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/joe-biden-meets-with-governors-to-help-afghan-refugees/c4355df7-a292-4577-a1fb-d80f4e3b9a7d

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Advocates ask lawmakers to slow down remap process – Peter Hancock
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/advocates-ask-lawmakers-to-slow-down-remap-process/article_4652102a-5a55-52ba-b58c-33a76d9dc98b.html

WSIL TV
— Republican state senator Darren Bailey calls Illinois Governor a tyrant – Jeff Weinrich
https://wsiltv.com/2021/08/26/republican-state-senator-calls-illinois-governor-a-tyrant/

FOX ILLINOIS
— U.S. relying on Taliban for security: ‘You can’t trust them’ says Trump admin official – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/us-relying-on-taliban-for-security-you-cant-trust-them-says-trump-admin-official

NPR ILLINOIS
— Statewide: Illinois Could Be Key To Control Of Congress
(COMMENT: Expect that Democrats and RINOs will use Kinzinger to defeat each and every Republican candidate in Illinois in 2022.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/statewide-2021/2021-08-26/statewide-illinois-could-be-key-to-control-of-congress

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican Mark Curran, who lost the U.S. Senate race in 2020 to Sen. Dick Durbin, says God wants him to run for the Illinois Supreme Court, so he’s following the call.- Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/08/27/currans-mission-from-god-bidens-darkest-day-durbins-push-for-shore-494161

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker Administration stifles debate on mask mandates when it should be encouraged and welcomed
https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-administration-stifles-debate-on-mask-mandates-when-it-should-be-encouraged-and-welcomed-wirepoints-joins-the-bruce-st-james-show-on-wls/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Law Prohibits Asking About Vaccines, Health Treatments – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/08/il-law-prohibits-asking-about-vaccines-health-treatments/
— East Peoria Mayor Says City Will Not enforce Governor’s Indoor Mask Mandate – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/08/il-mayor-says-city-will-not-enforce-governors-indoor-mask-mandate/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The World Suffers Because of Myopic Leftist Rage – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/fundraiser/the-world-suffers-because-of-myopic-leftist-rage/
— The Abortion Lobby’s Evolving Demands: From “My Body, My Choice” to “My Choice That You Must Pay for and Commit.” – Patience Griswold
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/08/the-abortion-lobbys-evolving-demands-from-my-body-my-choice-to-my-choice-that-you-must-pay-for-and-commit/

CAPITOL FAX
— Hospital admittance rate for unvaxed nearing last fall’s peak
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/27/hospital-admittance-rate-for-unvaxed-nearing-last-falls-peak/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s political fate tied to Taliban – Seth McLaughlin
(COMMENT: Because Biden cannot/will not defeat the Taliban, expect that Biden will ever-increasingly paint Republicans as being far worse that the Taliban, and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/26/joe-bidens-political-fate-tied-taliban/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden Subcontracts U.S. Security to Terrorists. The disastrous U.S.-Taliban ‘partnership’ begins with a massacre. – Matthew Continetti
https://freebeacon.com/columns/biden-subcontracts-u-s-security-to-terrorists/

GOVERNOR RON DESDANTIS
— Governor Ron DeSantis Demands Biden-Harris Administration Cease Any Further Unlawful Resettlement of Illegal Aliens in Florida
(COMMENT: Democrats only want illegals who are going to vote for Democrats. How many illegals will Biden sent to your county, to your county district, to your township, to your municipality, to your municipal district, to your school district, to your precinct, to your church, and to your neighborhood? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://www.flgov.com/2021/08/26/governor-ron-desantis-demands-biden-harris-administration-cease-any-further-unlawful-resettlement-of-illegal-aliens-in-florida/

BLAZE
— Chicago police union sends clear message to Mayor Lightfoot over vaccine mandate, warns city could lose thousands of cops: ‘Hell, no,’ ‘We’ll see you in court’ – CHRIS FIELD
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-police-mayor-lightfoot-vaccine-mandate
— Verizon pushes leftist, anti-American agenda in social justice training for employees – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/critical-race-theory
— President Biden gets into heated exchange with Fox News reporter during media briefing on deadly terror attack in Kabul – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-doocy-terror-attack-briefing

DAILY CALLER
— Heritage Action Aims To Equip Parents With Tools To Spot And Stop Critical Race Theory’s ‘Marxist, Racist Ideology’ In Schools – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/26/heritage-parents-critical-race-theory-schools/
— Loudon County Parents File Lawsuit To Remove School Board Member For Holding Illegal Meetings – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/26/loudon-county-parents-file-lawsuit-remove-school-board-member/

DAILY WIRE
— As Taliban Takes Afghanistan, Biden Celebrates ‘Women’s Equality Day,’ Says Voter ID Oppresses Women – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-taliban-takes-afghanistan-biden-celebrates-womens-equality-day-says-voter-id-oppresses-women

FEDERALIST
— ‘Resign Or Face Impeachment’: Lawmakers Call For Biden’s Ouster In Wake Of Afghanistan Disaster. The following GOP leaders are calling on Biden to resign for his dereliction of duty that left Americans dead at the hands of terrorists. – Kylee Zempel
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/27/resign-or-face-impeachment-lawmakers-call-for-bidens-ouster-in-wake-of-afghanistan-disaster/
— Verizon Peddles Racism And Leftist Propaganda In Anti-American ‘Social Justice’ Curriculum – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/26/report-verizon-peddles-racism-and-leftist-propaganda-in-anti-american-social-justice-curriculum/

TOWNHALL
— The Crisis of Our Third Century – Erick Erickson
https://townhall.com/columnists/erickerickson/2021/08/27/the-crisis-of-our-third-century-n2594834

NEWSMAX
— Survey: Notre Dame’s Leprechaun Mascot Is Offensive – Jeffrey Rodack
https://www.newsmax.com/us/survey-notre-dame-mascot-leprechaun/2021/08/26/id/1033871/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Biden Can’t Blame Trump Anymore – PHILIP KLEIN
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc. I would focus on unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on my Democrat superiors in the federal government.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/biden-cant-blame-trump-anymore/

COLLEGE FIX
— Why school choice is winning, and how the Supreme Court could set it back – JONATHAN MCGEE
(COMMENT: My outstanding parents sent 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.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/why-school-choice-is-winning-and-how-the-supreme-court-could-set-it-back/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Verizon’s divisive ‘justice’ program reportedly goes all in, says white ‘oppressors’ must seek ‘lifelong’ atonement – Vivek Saxena
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, and the government entities that you are under require you to do what Verizon requires its employees to do? I should write a book about those who are seeking lifelong atonement by doing everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those letters. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/26/verizons-divisive-justice-program-reportedly-goes-all-in-says-white-oppressors-must-seek-lifelong-atonement-1124736/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Like the CRT initiatives established by other American corporations, Verizon’s initiative is divided into training modules, starting with the customary introduction module — called the “Conscious Inclusion & Anti-Racism” module in Verizon’s case — in which employees must fess up to their alleged privileges. “Employees are asked to list their ‘race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, education, profession, and sexual orientation’ on an official company worksheet,” Rufo revealed in a report published Wednesday. Employees are then asked to essentially rank themselves based on the “intersectional” hierarchy. “Intersectionality” is a foundational CRT principle that classifies people into a hierarchy based on their race, their religion, their gender, their sexuality, etc. CRT zealots claim whites, Asians, Christians, heterosexual people, etc., are at the top of the hierarchy because of their alleged “privilege.” Yet it’s the people at the bottom of the hierarchy — blacks, gays, etc. — who appear to benefit from the most privileges and perks such as affirmative action. For instance, Verizon’s “woke” training demands that those at the top of the hierarchy commit to a “lifelong process” of seeking “accountability with marginalized individuals.” In other words, they — the alleged “oppressors” — must spend the rest of their lives kissing the butts of the alleged “oppressed.”)

EPOCH TIMES
— Orange County Board of Education Calls Out Critical Race Theory in Ethnic Studies – Jack Bradley
https://www.theepochtimes.com/orange-county-board-of-education-calls-out-critical-race-theory-in-ethnic-studies_3967447.html
— 13 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan Bombings – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/multiple-us-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan-bombings-pentagon_3966825.html
— North Carolina Task Force Reports Themes of Critical Race Theory in K-12 Schools – Matt McGregor
https://www.theepochtimes.com/north-carolina-task-force-reports-themes-of-critical-race-theory-in-k-12-schools_3965357.html

FEDERALIST
— Should Conservatives Care About Spending When The Culture Is Crumbling?
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/26/should-conservatives-care-about-spending-when-the-culture-is-crumbling/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Critical Race Theory Permeates North Carolina Schools, Task Force Formed By Lt. Gov. Finds – Jeff Reynolds
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/critical-race-theory-permeates-north-carolina-schools-task-force-formed-by-lt-gov-finds/

CNBC
— U.S. should stay in Afghanistan until the ‘mission is complete,’ Rep. Kinzinger says – Emily DeCiccio
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/26/us-should-stay-in-afghanistan-until-the-mission-is-complete-rep-kinzinger-says.html

THE HILL
— The Memo: Horror in Kabul is political disaster for Biden – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/569652-the-memo-horror-in-kabul-is-political-disaster-for-biden

YAHOO
— COMMENT: I have never promoted LGBTQ and I never will. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ. I should write a book about the aforesaid and the adverse actions that they have taken against me.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/6-ways-support-lgbtq-employees-150106535.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats want Blacks to be LGBTQers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/opinion/homophobia-lgbt-hip-hop.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Taliban spokesman says ‘no proof’ bin Laden was responsible for 9/11 attacks – Rachel Pannett
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/26/taliban-bin-laden/
— Texas House advances GOP voting restrictions, which Democrats had blocked for weeks by fleeing the state – Eva Ruth Moravec and Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/27/texas-gop-voting-restrictions-democrats-house/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Cambridge asks for residents for feedback on reparations, restitution proposals – Alexandra Chaidez
(COMMENT: Expect that respondents will say that the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/08/26/metro/cambridge-asks-residents-feedback-reparations-restitution-proposals/

DESERET NEWS
— How Republicans plan to beat ‘Biden Democrats’ and take back Congress. As President Biden’s approval rating cools, Republicans are hoping their message on Democrats’ record resonates with voters. – D. Hunter Schwarz
https://www.deseret.com/2021/8/26/22631095/how-republicans-hope-to-beat-biden-democrats-and-take-back-congress-2022-election-covid-afghanistan

HERALD TRIBUNE
— COMMENT: Of course, Democrats and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout at Afghanistan refugees that Republicans are far worse than the Taliban.
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2021/08/27/opinion-refugees-make-america-stronger-so-lets-embrace-them/5592072001/

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— Disability discrimination
(COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, all their employees who they had me supervise were Democrat, minority, female, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time and they did everything that they could to turn those employees against me.)
https://www.courthousenews.com/disability-discrimination-5/

PATHEOS
— It Isn’t Scapegoating if You’re Guilty
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc. I would focus on unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on my Democrat superiors in the federal government.)
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/hippieheretic/2021/08/it-isnt-scapegoating-if-youre-guilty.html

August 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago robberies: CPD warns of supposedly armed suspects stealing Divvy bikes from riders in Loop
https://abc7chicago.com/cpd-warns-of-supposedly-armed-suspects-stealing-divvy-bikes-in-loop/10977104/

CBS2
— ‘You Might As Well Do The Pony Express:’ Chicago Woman Mails Three Certified Letters Which Have Not Arrived At Their Destinations Weeks Or Even Months Later – Lauren Victory
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/25/usps-chicago-certified-letters-not-arriving/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison has COVID-19 breakthrough case
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-cook-county-commissioner-covid-breakthough-case-20210826-y6et5b7ln5eqvl2kivdgx6hjhe-story.html
— Pritzker, mask mandate target of Oak Lawn school board member’s lawsuit – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-oak-lawn-school-board-member-pritzker-lawsuit-st-0825-20210825-df6l2fxrrrejxbbcf5s2v6f4ta-story.html
— Triton faculty protest board’s lack of attention to diversity issues, vote no confidence on vice president – BOB CHIARITO
(COMMENT: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government acted like their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran always wanted them to do more to get rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/ct-elm-triton-diversity-tl-0902-20210825-5dvwfywqbjgclilwxs67mf5ihq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Black Caucus mapmaker wants to preserve 18 majority African-American wards. In the 2020 Census, Hispanics became Chicago’s largest minority. Their population increased to 819,518. Chicago’s Black population dropped by 86,413 — to 801,195. And the city’s white population dropped by 226,578, to 986,280. – Fran Spielman
(COMMENT: What about preserving wards that are majority White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/25/22641957/2020-census-results-chicago-population-city-council-ward-map-black-caucus-hispanic-mapmaker

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Republican Glen Evans running for Illinois state Senate – Sarah Hayden
https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/republican-glen-evans-running-for-illinois-state-senate/article_92e9a5b7-fd2e-5a12-861e-b66019350a0c.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Edgar Fellows – followers or leaders? – Jim Nowlan
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/jim-nowlan-guest-columnist-edgar-fellows-followers-or-leaders/article_a07f5684-0206-11ec-8563-ef1922a1700e.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Bill aims to ban workplace firings for positive marijuana tests – Jakob Emerson
(COMMENT: To use pot is to impair yourself.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/bill-aims-to-ban-workplace-firings-for-positive-marijuana-tests

CWB CHICAGO
— Two hour response time for robbery? No cops available for a man shot on the street? Detectives pulled from cases to patrol Lollapalooza? Welcome to Chicago 2021.
https://cwbchicago.com/2021/08/two-hour-response-time-for-robbery-no-cops-available-for-a-man-shot-on-the-street-detectives-pulled-from-cases-to-patrol-lollapalooza-welcome-to-chicago-2021.html

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Critics of mask mandate say Pritzker acting like a ‘king’ with ‘mafia’ tactics – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/critics-of-mask-mandate-say-pritzker-acting-like-a-king-with-mafia-tactics/article_a284ba5c-05e2-11ec-81af-171d694c5283.html

PALOS PATCH
— Sean Morrison Announces He Has Breakthrough COVID Infection. Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison is experience mild COVID symptoms and is in quarantine with his family. – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/palos/sean-morrison-announces-he-has-breakthrough-covid-infection

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illegals from 55-64 Now Eligible for Medicaid
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/25/illegals-from-55-64-can-now-eligible-for-medicaid/

WIREPOINTS
— While Illinoisans are distracted, politicians run up the bill. Keep an eye on your district’s teachers contract. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/while-illinoisans-are-distracted-politicians-run-up-the-bill-keep-an-eye-on-your-districts-teachers-contract-wirepoints/
— Gov. Pritzker is brazenly two-faced on ‘local control’ over COVID issues – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-is-brazenly-two-faced-on-local-control-over-covid-issues-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER’S RECORD: 24 TAX, FEE HIKES TAKING $5.24 BILLION MORE FROM ILLINOISANS – Adam Schuster and Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzkers-record-24-tax-fee-hikes-taking-5-24-billion-more-from-illinoisans/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Leave immediately’: State Department warns Americans at Kabul airport amid terror threat – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/25/state-department-warns-americans-kabul-airport-ami/
— Get the shot or else: Corporate America, health companies put teeth behind vaccine mandates. Delta Airlines imposes fee, United says get vaccinated or get out. – Tom Howell Jr.
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they made it clear that they wanted to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had nor promoted to GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/26/get-the-shot-or-else-corporate-america-health-comp/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden Agenda Hangs by a Thread – Editorial
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-agenda-hangs-by-a-thread/

FOX NEWS
— Loudoun residents ask judge to remove controversial school board member amid battle over critical race theory. Loudoun County, Virginia, residents are trying to recall a majority of the school board. – Sam Dorman
(COMMENT: Will my critics/opponents ask a judge a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and/or b) to remove me as a Republican Precinct Committeeman? This year, my critics/opponents stopped me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. Previously, my critics/opponents ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the adverse actions that they have taken against me. They would love it. They are extremely proud of their unbridled hatred of me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/loudoun-beth-barts-school-board-recall-critical-race-theory

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Exposed: government funding and much more to push Critical Race Theory – Justin Katz
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/exposed-government-funding-and-much-more-to-push-critical-race-theory/

BREITBART
— Verizon Diversity Training Teaches America, Capitalism Are Racist – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/26/report-verizon-diversity-training-teaches-america-capitalism-are-racist/
— Polls: Few Democrats See Migration, Amnesty as Top Problem – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/08/25/polls-few-democrats-see-migration-amnesty-top-problem/

DAILY WIRE
— After Pledging They Would Violate Law To Teach CRT, Teachers Scramble To Hide Evidence – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/teachers-pledge-violate-law-crt-hide-evidence
— U.S. Leaving Behind 75,000 Vehicles, 600,000 Weapons, 208 Aircraft In Afghanistan, Watchdog Says – Joseph Curl
https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-leaving-behind-75000-vehicles-600000-weapons-208-aircraft-in-afghanistan-watchdog-says
— Only 22% Of Cable ‘News’ Is News: Study – Ben Johnson
https://www.dailywire.com/news/only-22-of-cable-news-is-news-study
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new study has found that the vast majority of cable news broadcasts feature opinion, analysis, and spin instead of hard news. Hard news — defined as a statement of facts, or on-the-spot reporting — amounts to just 22.3% of all footage aired on cable news networks. That amounts to nine minutes, 15 seconds of hard news for every hour of broadcasting. Each hour of broadcasting on cable news networks contains nearly twice as much commercial time than hard news. Interviews with newsmakers account for another 16% of broadcast news time.)

REAL CLEAR POLICY
— Illinoisans Paid Almost as Much on Unemployment as at Work – Bryce Hill
(COMMENT: My $54,864 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars –  $132,845. In today’s dollars, my CSRS pension is less that what my IRS salary was in 1972 when I was 23 years old.)
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/08/25/illinoisans_paid_almost_as_much_on_unemployment_as_at_work_791416.html

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Hidden on Page 508 of the Infrastructure Bill Is a Plan to Make It Too Expensive to Drive a Car – Taylor Penley
https://www.westernjournal.com/hidden-page-508-infrastructure-bill-plan-make-expensive-drive-car/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Buried on page 508 of the 2,702 page infrastructure bill is a pilot program for a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee (MBUF) which is basically a long-term plan to make it too expensive to drive a car.)

COLLEGE FIX
— New York Times hires ‘1619 Project’ critic John McWhorter – JEREMY LOTT
(COMMENT: What if the following hired me in an effort to attract readers who are conservative: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, Suburban Life, Wheaton Patch, etc.? Everyone in Illinois and especially in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton a) sees how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters; b) sees how the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters; c) sees how Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc. treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters; d) saw how TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter treated me and treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters; and e) saw how GAO, IRS, and the Post Office treated me.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/new-york-times-hires-1619-project-critic-john-mcwhorter/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Mask crime! Cops called, school in lockdown. Calif. siblings permanently expelled for refusing muzzles – Kay Apfel
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/26/mask-crime-cops-called-school-in-lockdown-calif-siblings-permanently-expelled-for-refusing-muzzles-1124633/
— White House cuts Biden’s audio feed after POTUS jokes and smirks at Afghanistan question – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/26/white-house-cuts-bidens-audio-feed-after-potus-smirks-and-jokes-at-afghanistan-question-1124598/

EPOCH TIMES
— Illinois Congressmen Vote on Trillions More in Federal Spending
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illinois-congressmen-vote-on-trillions-more-in-federal-spending_3965213.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois County Is Losing People Faster Than Anywhere in the U.S. Alexander County, home to Cairo, dropped more than a third of its population in past decade, as big U.S. counties grew and small ones shrank. – John McCormick and Chad Day
https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-illinois-county-is-losing-people-faster-than-anywhere-in-the-u-s-11629883801

DAILY BEAST
— Why Gavin Newsom’s Big Latino Problem Could Bring Him Down – Ruben Navarrette Jr.
(COMMENT: What do you do that brings you down with what groups? According to my critics/opponents a) my supporting the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform brings me down with LGBTQers and those who are not married, b) my supporting the right to life plank brings me down with women, c) my supporting the immigration plank brings me down with employers and with non-Black minorities, d) my supporting the illegal drugs plank brings me down with stoners, drinkers, gamblers, etc., e) my supporting the Second Amendment plank brings be down with those who do not own guns, and f) my supporting the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank brings me down with minorities, women, and younger people. Further, according to my critics/opponents a) my being White brings me down with minorities, b) my being male brings me down with females, c) my being older brings me down with those who are younger, d) my having been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran brings be down with non-Protestants, e) my being German American brings me down with non-German Americans, f) my having ancestors who have been in America since 1844 brings me down with those whose ancestors have not been in America that long, g) my avoiding the draft brings me down with veterans, h) my not having financial problems brings me down with those who have financial problems, i) my not having major health problems brings me down with those who have health problems, j) being a homeowner brings me down with renters, k) my having a pension and subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance brings me down with those who do not have the aforesaid or are not in line to have the aforesaid, l) my not owning pets brings me down with those who own pets, m) my owning America nameplate vehicles brings me down with those who hate American nameplate vehicles, n) my having been a federal employees for almost 30 years, and especially my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, brings me down with those who hate past, present, and future federal employees and especially IRS employees, o) my being conservative brings me down with moderates and liberals, p) my not hating Trump brings me down with those who hate Trump, q) my being Republican brings me down with those who Democrats, Libertarians, Green, Independent or RINO, r) my having three master’s degrees brings me down with those who have less education, s) my having six professional certifications brings me down with those who have fewer or no professional certifications, t) my having a professional license brings me down with those who do not have a professional license, u) my being a citizen of America brings me down with those who are not citizens of America, v) my not being a member of a church, my not attending church services, and my not giving money to a church brings me down with those who do the aforesaid, w) my not having children brings me down with those who have children, and x) my being blamed for all the losses that Republicans on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000 brings me down with Republican activists, elected officials, party leaders, candidates, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-gavin-newsoms-big-latino-problem-could-bring-him-down

EDUCATION WEEK
— Local School Boards Are Banning Critical Race Theory. – Stephen Sawchuk
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/local-school-boards-are-also-banning-lessons-on-race-heres-how-that-looks-in-7-districts/2021/08

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Fights ‘Leftist’ 1/6 Committee Request With ‘Executive Privilege’ – DARRAGH ROCHE
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-fights-leftist-1-6-committee-request-executive-privilege-1623174

MOSCOW TIMES
— 2 in 5 Russians Can’t Afford Necessities – Poll
(COMMENT: What do the Russians have to say about my having been able to buy a) a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint when I was 17 years old in 1966 with money that I had earned washing dishes part-time for the minimum wage for the previous 18 months in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights, b) a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 with money that I had earned working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, c) a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 with money that I had earned working for IRS and Firestone Stores, and d) a new town home in University Park in 1972 with money that I had earned working for IRS and Firestone Stores?)
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/08/25/2-in-5-russians-cant-afford-necessities-poll-a74888

QUORA
— What is the worst political baggage of each of the candidates
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-worst-political-baggage-of-each-of-the-candidates-vying-for-the-Democratic-Partys-nomination-for-president

(COMMENT: According to one or more of my critics/opponents, the following are political baggage for Republican candidates? To what extent do you agree?

a) supporting the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform,
b) supporting the right to life plank,
c) supporting the immigration plank,
d) supporting the illegal drugs plank,
e) supporting the Second Amendment plank, and/or
f) supporting the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank?

Further,
a) opposing the promotion of LGBTQ,
b) opposing the promotion of abortion,
c) opposing the promotion of mass/illegal immigration,
d) opposing the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
e) opposing the diminution of First and Second Amendment rights,
f) opposing the promotion of wokeism, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination,
g) opposing the promotion of dependency on government, and/or
h) opposing the promotion of dependency on charity?

Further,
a) being White,
b) being male,
c) being older,
d) being Protestant,
e) being German American,
f) having ancestors who have been in America for a long time,
g) avoiding the draft,
h) not having financial problems,
i) not having major health problems,
j) being a homeowner,
k) having a pension and/or subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance,
l) not owning pets,
m) owning America nameplate vehicles,
n) having been a federal employee and especially having been an IRS employee,
o) being conservative,
p) not hating Trump,
q) being Republican,
r) having a master’s degree,
s) having a professional certification,
t) having a professional license,
u) being a citizen of America,
v) not being a member of a church, not attending church services, and/or not giving money to a church,
w) not having children, and/or
x) being blamed for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct have suffered?

August 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 4,451 cases, 40 deaths; mitigations could return, Pritzker says. 6 Illinois regions, 3 in Chicago area, under threshold for available ICU beds. – Jessica D’Onofrio, Karen Jordan
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-cases-coronavirus-governor-pritzker-update/10974437/
— 1,500 Americans may still await evacuation from Afghanistan, Blinken estimates
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-afghanistan-speech-taliban-kabul-airport-us-military/10974079/

CBS2
— Gov. JB Pritzker Again Warns Schools That Defy Mask Mandate Could Face State Sanctions; ‘Am I Really Going To Do That? Yes’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/25/gov-jb-pritzker-school-mask-mandate-warning-sanctions-illinois-state-board-of-education/

FOX32
— World leaders, Republicans press Biden on extending Kabul evacuation deadline – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/world-leaders-republicans-press-biden-on-extending-kabul-evacuation-deadline
— Pritzker, Chicago reporter clash over COVID-19 ‘misinformation’ – Nic Flosi
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-chicago-reporter-clash-over-covid-19-misinformation

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— US estimates about 1,500 Americans may still await evacuation from Afghanistan – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-us-evacuation-afghanistan-20210825-mal43j5kzjegpebwhu6wrtiahi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Stranded in the White House. The Biden administration wants to portray the Afghan disaster in the best light. But it cannot do that by denying that some Americans — we don’t know how many — are currently stranded in Afghanistan. – Byron York
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/25/22641586/afghanistan-american-military-withdrawal-byron-york-stranded-americans

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County spending $220,000 to use three lobbying firms
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210825/dupage-county-spending-220000-to-use-three-lobbying-firms-

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois Republicans have reason for concern, optimism heading into 2022 – BRENDEN MOORE
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-illinois-republicans-have-reason-for-concern-optimism-heading-into-2022/article_097fd238-bb8c-572a-8eaa-b58825fdd530.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Looks like Dems hold winning hand on redistricting – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-looks-like-dems-hold-winning-hand-on-redistricting/article_23169626-bd57-5811-b1b3-4247c18015a4.html

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Newsmax reporter William J. Kelly requests interview with Mayor Lightfoot
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/newsmax-reporter-william-j-kelly-requests-interview-with-mayor-lightfoot

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FEDERAL COURT ORDERS DEPOSITION OF CHICAGO MAYOR’S OFFICE REP IN LAWSUIT AGAINST RACIST INTERVIEW POLICY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/federal-court-orders-deposition-of-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-office-representative-in-lawsuit-ag.html
— ILLINOIS ATTORNEY THOMAS DEVORE PLEADS FOR HELP TO FIGHT PRITZKER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/illinois-attorney-thomas-devore-pleads-for-help-to-fight-pritzker-.html
— ILLINOIS LAW SAYS “UNLAWFUL” TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS TO HEALTH CARE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/illinois-law-says-unlawful-to-discriminate-against-conscientious-health-care-objectors.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker to Amy Jacobson: “You come in here with a political agenda and you spread misinformation”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/25/pritzker-to-jacobson-you-come-in-here-with-a-political-agenda-and-you-spread-misinformation/
— COVID-19 roundup: Kids; Schools; IDES
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/25/covid-19-roundup-kids-schools-ides/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— About 1,500 Americans stuck in Afghanistan, State Department says – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/25/about-1500-americans-stuck-afghanistan-state-depar/

FOX NEWS
— Jesse Watters: Trump killed terrorists, Joe Biden takes orders from them. ‘This is going to dog Joe Biden for the rest of his term,’ the co-host of ‘The Five’ says. – Angelica Stabile
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jesse-watters-trump-killed-terrorists-joe-biden-takes-orders-from-them
— White House in chaos struggles to keep Biden on time. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calls Biden’s failure to take questions ’embarrassing’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-chaos-biden-on-time

GOPUSA
— The Fight Over Identity – Ben Shapiro
(COMMENT: Democrats do not want Americans to see themselves first as being Americans. Instead, Democrats want Americans who are a) minority to see themselves first as being minorities, b) female to see themselves first as being females, c) younger to see themselves first as being younger, d) LGBTQ to see themselves first as being LGBTQ, e) Democrat to see themselves first as being Democrat, f) Trump-haters to see themselves first as being Trump-haters, g) moderate/liberal to see themselves first as being moderate liberal, h) non-Christian to see themselves first as being non-Christian, i) non-Protestant to see themselves first as being non-Protestant, j) non-Italian American to see themselves first as being non-Italian American, k) non-German American to see themselves first as being non-German American, l) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time to see themselves first as being those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and m) those who have financial, health, and/or other problems to see themselves first as being those who have financial, health, and/or other problems.)
https://www.gopusa.com/the-fight-over-identity-2/

BREITBART
— Poll: Only 24 Percent Believe Joe Biden’s Deadly Afghan Withdrawal Is Going Well – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/25/joe-biden-deadly-afghan-withdrawal/
— Rep. Tom Tiffany: Afghan Refugee Crisis Raises Security Concerns About Vetting Process – REP. TOM TIFFANY (R-WI)
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2021/08/25/exclusive-rep-tom-tiffany-afghan-refugee-crisis-raises-security-concerns-about-vetting-process/

BLAZE
— 15 studies that indicate natural immunity from prior infection is more robust than the COVID vaccines – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-15-studies-that-indicate-natural-immunity-from-prior-infection-is-more-robust-than-the-covid-vaccines

NEWSMAX
— New Illinois Congressional Map Could Eliminate Kinzinger’s District – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/illinois-congressional-map-democrats-kinzinger/2021/08/25/id/1033685/
— Trump: Biden Creating ‘Single Most Catastrophic Border Disaster in History’ – Ted Hesson and Dave Graham
https://www.newsmax.com/headline/biden-immigration-trump-border/2021/08/25/id/1033781/
— Poll: Florida Republicans Want DeSantis to Seek Presidency – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/poll-florida-desantis-republican/2021/08/25/id/1033782/
— Rep. Dan Crenshaw to Newsmax: Biden Foreign Policy on Side of ‘Appeasement’ – Charles Kim
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/crenshaw-taliban-biden-afghanistan/2021/08/24/id/1033649/

FEDERALIST
— In Illinois, Tanning Salons Now Get More Oversight Than Abortion Facilities. In Illinois, tanning salons and barbershops face stricter scrutiny than abortion facilities. – Amy Gehrke
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/25/in-illinois-tanning-salons-now-get-more-oversight-than-abortion-facilities/

PJ MEDIA
— With His Credibility Shattered, Biden Will Now Look for Scapegoats and Villains – RICK MORAN
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/08/25/with-his-credibility-gone-biden-will-now-look-for-scapegoats-and-villains-n1472598
— Woke Mob Puts Out Hit on Notre Dame’s Leprechaun – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/culture/robert-spencer/2021/08/25/woke-mob-puts-out-hit-on-notre-dames-leprechaun-n1472627

COLLEGE FIX
— Valparaiso University replaces ‘divisive’ Crusaders nickname with Beacons
https://www.thecollegefix.com/valparaiso-university-replaces-divisive-crusaders-nickname-with-beacons/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— It’s Dawning on the Democrats: Biden-Harris Will Drag Them Down – CHARLES C. W. COOKE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/its-dawning-on-the-democrats-biden-harris-will-drag-them-down/
— Larry Elder Is Not on the ‘Far Right’ – DAVID HARSANYI
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/larry-elder-is-not-on-the-far-right/

EPOCH TIMES
— No Americans Have Been Rescued Outside of Kabul: Pentagon – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/no-americans-have-been-rescued-outside-of-kabul-pentagon_3965583.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— On Last Days of Evacuation, U.S. Tries to Reach Remaining Americans
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/25/world/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-biden-news

WEEK
— The House seat of one of the GOP’s ‘most prominent’ Trump critics (Kinzinger) is on the chopping block – BRIGID KENNEDY
https://theweek.com/republicans/1004151/the-house-seat-of-one-of-the-gops-most-prominent-trump-critics-is-on-the

COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 1040 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $1,575,000
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/1040-golf-ln/pid_42945321/

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton To Host 20th Anniversary September 11 Commemoration Ceremony
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/amp/29814144/city-of-wheaton-wheaton-to-host-20th-anniversary-september-11-commemoration-ceremony

CAPITOL FAX
— SEPTEMBER 11, 2004 FLASHBACK: Wheaton: Alan Keyes’ Patriot Day speech warmly received – Dave Diersen
https://capitalfax.blogspot.com/2008/09/gopusa-illinois-daily-clips-september_11.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over 500 came to Wheaton’s beautiful Memorial Park on Saturday, September 11, 2004, to meet Alan Keyes and to hear his remarks concerning Patriot Day and his campaign. Alan was warmly received by the crowd which gave him several standing ovations during his 20-minute speech. State Senators Kirk Dillard and Peter Roskam served as Master of Ceremonies. Senator Dillard introduced the elected officials and candidates who were on the band shell stage with Alan while he gave his speech — State Senator Raymond Soden, State Representative Randy Hultgren, State Representative Candidate Roger Jenisch, DuPage County Board Commissioner Debra Olson, DuPage Coroner candidate Peter Siekmann, Illinois GOP State Central Committeeman Ron Smith, Milton Township Assessor Jim Gumm, and Milton Township Trustee Don Sender. The band shell stage is the same one that Bob Dole gave a speech from immediately after he walked in Wheaton’s 1996 Independence Day Parade — CNN broadcast that speech live. Senator Dillard recognized event attendees including DuPage County Auditor Jim Rasins, DuPage County Regional Superintendent of Schools Darlene Ruscitti, DuPage Regional School Board Trustee Tim Whelan, and District 89 School Board Trustee Howard Levine. He recognized the event’s sponsors — State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman, Oberweis Dairy, John Cox, All Star Printing, himself, Randy Hultgren, Debra Olson, Pete Siekmann, Tim Whelan, Don Sender, and Diersen Consulting. Senator Roskam gave some remarks concerning September 11 and he introduced Alan. Apparently, even though the Daily Herald, the Wheaton Leader, and the Wheaton Sun had been asked to cover the event, the only reporters who covered the event were Rich Samuels with WTTW’s Chicago Tonight and Dave Diersen with GOPUSA.com. Samuels and Diersen made VHS recordings of Alan’s speech. Event photographers included Matt Ferguson and Don Sender. The free event provided attendees with a great opportunity to enjoy great food, to meet their neighbors, to meet their elected officials, and to meet candidates who will appear on November 2 ballots in DuPage County. On July 5 last year, 200 attended a similar event in Wheaton’s Prairie Path Park, including Jack Ryan, Jim Oberweis, Andy McKenna, Chirinjeev Kathuria, and John Cox. Attendees at this year’s event enjoyed hot dogs and Polish sausages personally handed out by Debbie Malek from her cart. Debbie normally locates her cart at Cross and Wesley Streets at the southeast corner of Wheaton’s Adam’s Park, across the street from Wheaton’s Public Library. All the hot dogs and sausages were paid for by State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman. In its September 12, 2004 edition, the Daily Herald ran a major front page story on Debbie that included six pictures and quotes from Ron Smith. Attendees also enjoyed Oberweis ice cream and flavored milk personally handed out by Jim Oberweis and Sandy Rios from an Oberweis truck. Attendees enjoyed Jays potato chips provided by John Cox, salads and desserts that attendees brought to the picnic or were purchased with cash contributions, and soft drinks and ice paid for by the sponsors. Event costs included $180 for a $1 million insurance policy required for City of Wheaton and Wheaton Park District permits. The many people who helped make the event successful include Karen Diersen, Mark Prutzman, Bill Hogan, Mark Stern, and Gary Muehlfelt. Attendees included Rod McCulloch, Peter LaBarbera, Frank Penn, Richard Johns, Robert Gordon, George Kocan, Robert Sandberg, Leonard Sanchez, Lori Carlson, Richard Russo, Steve Carlson, Keith Carlson, Jason Hinkle, Mark Klage, Patrick Ryan, and Dr. Bob Krzyzewski. Alan will again be speaking in DuPage County on Friday, October 8, at 6:30 PM, at the Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s Viva Oktoberfest fundraiser at the Carlisle Banquet Hall in Lombard. Tickets are $45 or $400/table of ten.)
— SEPTEMBER 11, 2005 FLASHBACK: Nalepa gives keynote address at Wheaton’s 2005 Patriot Day picnic; Birkett, Brady, Fortner, Furstenau, Hultgren, Kathuria, Oberweis, Poe, Rauschenberger, Roskam, Rutherford, Wallace, Wegman, Zaruba, and many others attend – Dave Diersen
https://capitalfax.blogspot.com/2008/09/gopusa-illinois-daily-clips-september_11.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton’s 2005 Patriot Day picnic in Memorial Park honored the individuals who lost their lives as a result of terrorist attacks against America and showed support for America, for its war on terrorism, and for its military and law enforcement personnel. I had the honor of introducing the event’s master of ceremonies — nationally-known conservative activist, Fox News Channel contributor, and Culture Campaign President Sandy Rios. Wheaton Second Baptist Church Pastor Andre Allen gave the invocation. Korean War veteran Ron Smith led the pledge of allegiance. Harry Newman sang the National Anthem. Rios read President Bush’s 2005 Patriot Day proclamation, introduced the elected officials and candidates, and thanked the event sponsors. DuPage County Board Member Bob Heap spoke about DuPage’s implementation of 9/11 recommendations. 9/11 Families for a Secure America founder Peter Gadiel gave an outstanding speech about lessons learned from September 11, 2001. West Point graduate and USO board member Jim Nalepa gave an outstanding Patriot Day address. Newman concluded the program by singing “We still have heroes.” Attendees enjoyed delicious Debbie Malek hot dogs and Polish sausages courtesy of State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman, delicious pork sandwiches courtesy of State Representative Ray Poe, delicious Dr. Bob Rauschenbergers courtesy of State Senator Steve Rauschenberger, delicious Jays Potato Chips courtesy of John Cox, delicious ice cream and flavored milk courtesy of Jim Oberweis, and delicious soft drinks and bottled water courtesy of Charinijeev Kathuria. All Star Printing provided event flyers and DuPage County Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom and Kane County Recorder Sandy Wegman covered the $385 cost of event insurance. The picnic provided attendees with a great opportunity to meet and speak with veterans, law enforcement officials, fire department officials, elected officials, and candidates. Many elected officials attended including State Senators Bill Brady, Carol Pankau, Rauschenberger, Peter Roskam, and Dan Rutherford; State Representatives Randy Hultgren, Roger Jenisch, and Poe; County officials Joe Birkett, Fred Bucholz, Heap, Gwen Henry, Gary King, Debra Olson, Jim Rasins, Darlene Ruscitti, Brien Sheahan, Pete Siekmann, Penny Wegman, Sandy Wegman, Tim Whelan, Jon Zahm, and John Zaruba; Township officials Sal Falbo, Moon Kahn, Gary Muehlfelt, and Leonard Sanchez; Municipal officials Alan Bolds, Jim Carr, Liz Corry, Mike Fortner, Dick Furstenau, and Howard Levine. Many candidates attended including congressional candidate Roskam; gubernatorial candidates Birkett, Brady, Oberweis, and Rauschenberger; Lieutenant Governor candidates Kathuria, Poe, Eric Wallace, and Wegman; Secretary of State candidate Rutherford; State Senate candidates Furstenau and Hultgren; and State Representative candidate Fortner. Former DuPage County Recorder Rick Carney and Mrs. Illinois Kaili Harding and her husband who graduated from West Point and served in both Afghanistan and Iraq also attended. By tomorrow, when I know how many of each type of food and beverage was served, I’ll have a better estimate of the number of the hundreds of people who attended. The many attendees included David Carlin, Dennis Driscoll, Bob Grahm, Joyce Hundhausen, Mark Klage, Jim Leahy, Bruce Mitroff, Mark Stern, Rick Veenstra, and Winston Waller. DuPage County is the second most populous county in Illinois and Wheaton is its county seat. Why didn’t the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Wheaton Leader, or the Wheaton Sun report on Wheaton’s Patriot Day event? Generally, the liberal media does not report on an event unless it can use that reporting to harm conservatives, that is, harm people who support the Republican platform. The vast majority of the attendees at Wheaton’s Patriot Day picnic were conservative Republicans — why didn’t more Democrats and RINOs attend? A number of Democrats told me that they would not attend because they are Democrats and because their attendance might be misinterpreted as support for President Bush. Attendance would have been even greater if fewer Democrats didn’t argue that Republicans have highjacked Patriot Day to promote the Patriot Act and President Bush’s policies in Iraq; if Blagojevich, Durbin, Hynes, Madigan, Obama, Quinn, or Topinka had helped sponsor event or confirmed that they would attend; if more Democrats and more RINOs shared the attitude toward patriotism and toward Patriot Day that Republicans have; if the Daily Herald had promoted the event like it promoted Naperville’s event; if there were not so many other competing events; and if the temperature/humidity had been lower.)

August 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago police warn of carjackings where victims were first rear-ended
https://abc7chicago.com/victims-rear-ended-then-carjacked-cpd-warns/10971091/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats redrew Illinois’ legislative map over GOP objections. Now they’re vowing to ‘make sure all voices are heard’ ahead of next week’s special remap session. – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-redistricting-political-map-hearings-20210824-ednexdcldbgh7abgzeq6e4i4qe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot to impose vaccine mandate for city employees. “We absolutely have to have a vaccine mandate. It’s for the safety of all involved, particularly members of the public who are interacting with city employees on a daily basis,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. But the head of the police union said they’ll fight any effort to require vaccinations. – Fran Spielman and Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/23/22638514/chicago-coronavirus-vaccine-mandate-city-employees-lightfoot-unions-covid

CBS2
— ‘I Was Screaming: “Please, Stop, Stop!”‘ Woman Describes Pain And Horror As She Was Brutally Beaten By Group Of Teens Downtown This Past Weekend – Jermont Terry
(COMMENT: I lived in downtown Chicago part-time 1974-1976 and full-time 1976-1978. I worked in downtown Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997. I took graduate night classes in downtown Chicago 1972-1981 and then 1992-1997.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/19/woman-beaten-in-downtown-chicago-describes-pain-horror/

RIVER BENDER
— Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation Creating The Local Journalism Task Force
(COMMENT: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters fill a tremendous void in Illinois, DuPage County, and Milton Township. It would be great if the Illinois Republican Party would regularly share far more government and political news and commentary articles that are of statewide interest. It would be great if the DuPage County Republican Central Committee would regularly share far more government and political news and commentary articles that are of countywide interest. It would be great if the Milton Township Republican Organization would regularly share far more government and political news and commentary articles that are of township-wide interest.)
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/gov-pritzker-signs-legislation-creating-the-local-journalism-task-force-52623.cfm
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Many communities across our country have become news deserts – through this legislation, Illinois is taking a step toward addressing that challenge,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Robust local journalism is vitally important and I look forward to reviewing the recommendations from the Task Force as we seek to maintain and grow a strong press corps in Illinois.” “I’ve dedicated years of my life to journalism, so I understand the importance of having access to local news,” said State Senator Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford). “People deserve to know what’s going on in their community, regardless of where they live.”)

FOX ILLINOIS
— FBI finds little evidence Jan 6 riot was coordinated, report says – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/fbi-finds-little-evidence-jan-6-riot-was-coordinated-report-says

CAPITOL FAX
— Federal court punts remap case until after legislative special session
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/24/federal-court-punts-remap-case-until-after-legislative-special-session/

FOX BUSINESS
— Apple employees launch website to collect accounts of workplace discrimination, harassment – Lucas Manfredi
(COMMENT: In 1988, I became the only active member in GAO’s Chicago office in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I should write a book about that lawsuit. I would focus on how my GAO Chicago office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates reacted to that lawsuit.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/apple-employees-workplace-discrimination-harassment-website

AMERICAN THINKER
— Bank of America is guilty of racism discrimination and hypocrisy – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/bank_of_america_is_guilty_of_racism_discrimination_and_hypocrisy.html
— Teaching Critical Race Theory – Brandi Levine
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/teaching_critical_race_theory.html

CNS NEWS
— Biden Admin Calls Illegal Aliens ‘Undocumented Citizens’ – Hans Bader
(COMMENT: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see illegals as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/biden-admin-calls-illegal-aliens-undocumented-citizens

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER TV
— Nikole Hannah-Jones Continues ‘1619 Project’ Lies With New Children’s Book – Alexa Moutevelis
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nikole-hannah-jones-lies-1619-project-childrens-book

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Imagine No Big Cities – Dennis Prager
https://www.creators.com/read/dennis-prager/08/21/imagine-no-big-cities

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Calls on Companies to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/biden-calls-on-companies-to-mandate-covid-19-vaccination_3961715.html
— Communism Lives On, but What Is Its Agenda? – Ryan Yang
https://www.theepochtimes.com/communism-lives-on-but-what-is-its-agenda_3961871.html
— Who Benefits from Cancelling Achievement Standards? – Philip Carl Salzman
(COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were furious that I did the following because extremely few of my Democrat coworkers did what I did: a) I took undergraduate business courses at UIC and NIU while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, b) I took graduate business courses at Loyola while I worked for IRS 1972-1976 and earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt while I worked for IRS in 1979, d) I took graduate accounting courses at DePaul while I worked for IRS 1976-1980 and for GAO in 1980 and earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA while I worked for GAO in 1981, f) I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997 while I worked for GAO 1990-1997, and g) I took graduate finance courses at IIT while I worked for GAO 1992-1997 and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/who-benefits-from-cancelling-achievement-standards_3954844.html

THE HILL
— GOP sees Biden crises as boon for midterm recruitment – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/569083-gop-sees-biden-crises-as-boon-for-midterm-recruitment
— The Memo: Boos for Trump show scale of vaccine challenge – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/569089-the-memo-boos-for-trump-show-scale-of-vaccine-challenge

ABC NEWS
— 75,000 U.S. military vehicles now in the hands of the Taliban, says watchdog group – ELISSA SALAMY
https://katv.com/news/nation-world/75000-us-military-vehicles-now-in-the-hands-of-the-taliban-says-watchdog-group

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Veterans are prized recruits as congressional candidates – WILL WEISSERT
(COMMENT: I will forever deeply regret avoiding the draft. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, and often most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and/or subordinates were Democrat veterans. My Democrat superiors gave preference to their employees who were Democrats, and especially to those who were veterans.)
https://www.pilotonline.com/government/elections/vp-nw-veterans-congressional-candidates-20210822-gukolppjurcmndqco5x57vrkea-story.html

MSNBC
— Military to require vaccines for troops, ignoring GOP complaints – Steve Benen
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/military-require-vaccines-troops-ignoring-gop-complaints-n1277519

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Is the Anti-Biden Tea Party? An analysis of crowd events shows the president hasn’t yet drawn the protests that Barack Obama and Donald Trump faced. – Ian Prasad Philbrick
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/upshot/where-is-the-anti-biden-tea-party.html
— Workers Don’t Want Their Old Jobs on the Old Terms – Paul Krugman
(COMMENT: What are/were the “terms” where you work/worked? For federal employees, the “terms” include a) be a Democrat, b) give preference to Democrat federal employees who are minority, female, veteran, and/or younger, and c) help get rid of Republican federal employees, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination are rampant in the federal government.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/opinion/workers-wages-recovery.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Police Vindicate the ‘Thin Blue Line’ Patch Every Day. A symbol is banned for making people feel unsafe. But police aren’t the real danger to urban dwellers. – Heather Mac Donald
https://www.wsj.com/articles/police-thin-blue-line-shootings-black-homicide-crime-proactive-policing-blm-defund-11629750911

USA TODAY
— Student debt is a potentially crippling liability for college grads – Michelle Shen
(COMMENT: My being debt-free and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I graduated from NIU in 1970 helped me a) help support my mother and brother in Crete 1970-1972, b) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, c) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, d) buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, e) buy a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976, f) pay for graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, g) buy a home in Wheaton with my wife in 1978, h) buy two new cars in 1978, i) etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2021/08/19/student-debt-one-third-americans-cant-cope-financial-shock/8177533002/

FORTUNE
— How to make sure your company meets Nasdaq’s board diversity requirements – AMAN KIDWAI
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://fortune.com/2021/08/24/nasdaq-corporate-board-diversity-requirements/

FORBES
— U.S. Satisfaction Hits Record Low In Biden Presidency – Robert Hart
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/08/24/us-satisfaction-hits-record-low-in-biden-presidency-amid-delta-surge-poll-finds-but-republicans-still-dont-view-covid-as-major-threat/
— Why A Social Media Policy Equals Reputation Insurance – Evan Nierman
(COMMENT: What do you say to Republican activists; candidates, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers; elected officials; and party leaders a) who do things, including getting arrested for DUI, that are reported by television stations, newspapers, and/or websites, b) who expect/demand that I not include links to the aforesaid in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and c) who destroy me if I include such links? The aforesaid a) stress that I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) expect/demand that the leaders of the following punish me: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. The aforesaid a) stress that I am a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) and b) expect/demand that the WCC punish me. The aforesaid a) stress that I live in Wheaton b) expect/demand that the leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Park District punish me. Previously, the aforesaid a) stressed that I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and b) expected/demanded that TAPROOT punish me. Previously, the aforesaid a) stressed that I was a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee and b) expected/demanded that ICRC punish me. Previously, the aforesaid a) stressed that I was a member of the Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board of directors and b) expected/demanded that AAPC punish me.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2021/08/24/why-a-social-media-policy-equals-reputation-insurance/

BARRON’S
— The Divisions on Display in a New SEC Decision Will Have Lasting Consequences – Howard Fischer
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-divisions-on-display-in-a-new-sec-decision-will-have-lasting-consequences-51629753531

INC.
— 5 Leadership Strategies to Help Women Prosper in the Workplace – MARCEL SCHWANTES
(COMMENT: A GS-15 (currently $142,041-$172,500/year) woman directly controlled the last 8 years of my GAO career while I worked for GAO’s Chicago office group that audited federal financial industry regulators 1989-1997. She determined my job assignments, who I would work with, who I would supervise, my performance expectations, my performance appraisals, my pay-for-performance rankings, and much more. My Democrat GAO superiors stressed to her a) that I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) that I was conservative while she was liberal, c) that I was Republican while she was Democrat, d) that she was female while I was male, e) that she was younger than me, f) that she was Jewish while I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, g) that she was 100% Russian American while I was 100% German American, g) that she lived in Chicago while I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in Wheaton since 1978, h) that Republicans had cut GAO’s budget tremendously, i) that GAO was under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of its employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran like me, j) that one of my subordinates, a Black CPA, wanted my job and my preferred corner office, k) that she should ignore the fact that I had earned a directly job-related master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, that I was the only member of her group who tool courses in that program, and that I had gotten her appointed to the advisory board of that program, and l) that she should ignore the fact that I had volunteered to work for her while many, if not most, of my GAO supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate refused to work with her or to work for her because she was female, Jewish, younger than they were, and/or because she had more educational and/or professional credentials than they had. She had an MBA from the University of Chicago and she had passed the CPA examination on her first attempt. During August and September of 1997, when I was 49 years old and was 6 years away from being eligible for regular retirement, she made it clear to me that if I did not take GAO’s early retirement “offer,” GAO would make the rest of my GAO career a living hell, that GAO would constructively demote me, that GAO would assign me to work for those who I had previously supervised, that GAO would my make my performance expectations, performance appraisals, and pay-for-performance rankings even more unfair, and that GAO would take even more severe adverse actions against me. After she and the rest of my Democrat GAO Chicago superiors, all of whom were Jewish, succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” on September 30, 1997, she gave my Black CPA subordinate my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/5-leadership-strategies-to-help-women-prosper-in-workplace.html

PEW RESEARCH
— COMMENT: Democrats want to replace Whites with non-Whites because non-Whites are far more likely to vote for Democrats.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/08/23/most-americans-say-the-declining-share-of-white-people-in-the-u-s-is-neither-good-nor-bad-for-society/

August 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Americans support mask and vaccine mandates for schools, AP-NORC poll finds – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-poll-mask-vaccine-schools-20210823-syqy3mxei5g3hgb2ps6m23ue7u-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Time for a raise? McHenry County Board considering pay hike for members – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210822/time-for-a-raise-mchenry-county-board-considering-pay-hike-for-members

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/Commentary-Scott-Reeder-Ignoring-the-real-16404627.php

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP SEES CANDIDATE SURGE – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/08/23/gop-candidate-surge-jacksons-covid-scare-headline-494086
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican legislative candidates are coming forward “at a much higher rate” than they did for the 2018 election, a signal that the Illinois GOP is working to make good on a promise to fill every slot on the 2022 ballot. “I attribute [the uptick] to people understanding the opportunity that we have this cycle and the issues that we’ll run against Democrats,” Jayme Odom, the executive director of the Illinois House Republicans, told Playbook. She says those issues include Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “overreach” by not working with the legislature to enact Covid-19 mitigation rules, passage of police-reform legislation, and signing a law that decriminalizes possession of certain amounts of fentanyl and cocaine. On the state Senate side, “More Republicans in the Cook County region are interested in running for state office than I’ve seen before,” says Senate GOP Political Director Nick McNeely. There’s no litmus test for running, but the House Republican organization is asking whether candidates believe the 2020 election was stolen. “We’re looking for people who are interested in running and who fit the constituency of their district,” said Odom. Recruiting on all fronts: Along with state House and Senate recruitment efforts, the conservative think tank Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) is scouting for candidates. Even Jeanne Ives, a former GOP state representative who in 2018 lost a congressional race, is working to get candidates to run, according to two Republican Party sources. “When you don’t have contested races, a lot of people don’t vote,” IPI’s Matt Paprocki told Playbook. He says IPI has sent out 65,000 mailers statewide to “free-market individuals, Democrats, Independents and Republicans” as part of an outreach effort to potential candidates. “We stop the engagement once they say they want to run.” (The organization, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, can’t be engaged in electioneering.) Republicans aren’t coughing up names of candidates quite yet. “Everyone’s keeping their powder dry until they see the maps,” said McNeely, referring to the legislative map that Democrats will tweak Aug. 31 when they return to Springfield. (Republican leaders filed a federal lawsuit in June challenging boundaries that were drawn and approved by the Democratic-led General Assembly during the spring, saying the boundaries were based on unofficial census numbers. That suit is pending.) Of course, candidate recruitment means nothing without cash. Republicans say they are working on two fronts: trying to ramp up fundraising down the ticket as well as checking in with major donors. Billionaires Ken Griffin and Dick Uihlein come to mind, though Republicans aren’t naming names. “Leader [Jim] Durkin is in contact with potential donors from across the state every day,” said Odom, acknowledging it’s too early for donors to pitch in when they don’t even know who might be on the ballot. For now, House Republicans have about $408,000 cash on hand to get Republicans elected to the General Assembly, and the Senate political committees have a combined $1 million. . .GOP aims to ‘Fire Pritzker’ as party searches for contender who can win statewide: “Congressman [Darin] LaHood, who represents the second-most Republican district in the state, encouraged GOP voters to take hope in other blue states that have elected Republican governors. [He] left out some telling specifics. He didn’t tell the crowd how those governors — Phil Scott (R-VT), Larry Hogan (R-MD), and Charlie Baker (R-MA) — won their elections by appealing to Independents and Democrats, how cautiously they governed their states during the pandemic, or how fiercely and vocally they opposed the former president,” reports WCIA’s Mark Maxwell.)

WIREPOINTS
— CDC squelched its own study showing masks ineffective for kids in schools. Answers needed.
https://wirepoints.org/cdc-squelched-its-own-study-showing-masks-ineffective-for-kids-in-schools-answers-needed-wirepoints-quickpoint/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s poll numbers creep up – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/22/inside-beltway-trumps-poll-numbers-creep/
— ‘Silent amnesty’: Biden admin. quietly dismissing thousands of deportation cases. Migrants get de facto permission to remain in U.S. even though they do not hold a legal status. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/23/joe-biden-engages-in-silent-amnesty-as-deportation/
— Fox News rescues Afghans who have helped network – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/22/fox-news-rescues-afghan-nationals-who-have-helped-/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Drossy Touch of Joe Biden. A cognitively challenged Biden is pulled in every direction, by left-wing politicos collecting their debts, by his own spite, by his trademark narcissism, and by his hatred of all things Trump. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/22/the-drossy-touch-of-joe-biden/

BREITBART
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/08/22/mary-trump-the-republican-party-has-white-supremacy-as-one-of-its-major-platforms/

BLAZE
— Border Patrol agents say they aren’t allowed to do their job, feel ‘downtrodden, almost dead inside’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/border-patrol-morale-collapse-crisis

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Admin Considers Strikes To Destroy U.S. Military Equipment In Afghanistan After Taliban Takeover – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-considers-strikes-to-destroy-u-s-military-equipment-in-afghanistan-after-taliban-takeover-report

TOWNHALL
— LA Times Publishes Racist Column Referring to Larry Elder As ‘Black Face of White Supremacy’ – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/08/22/la-times-publishes-racist-column-referring-to-larry-elder-as-black-face-of-white-supremacy-n2594544
— Save the Military By Starting with a Woke Purge – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2021/08/23/save-the-military-by-starting-with-a-woke-purge-n2594516
— Taliban Tyranny Proves the Need for American Values: Life, Liberty – Thomas Glessner
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomasglessner/2021/08/23/taliban-tyranny-proves-the-need-for-american-values-life-liberty-n2594486

FEDERALIST
— University Of Virginia Boots 238 Students For Declining COVID-19 Injection – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/22/university-of-virginia-boots-238-students-for-declining-covid-19-injection/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Biden Job Approval Falls to Record Low amid COVID Resurgence – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-job-approval-falls-to-record-low-amid-covid-resurgence/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— How the political environment is moving toward Republicans – Harry Enten
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/22/politics/special-elections-republicans-analysis/index.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden’s Legacy Is Reducing The United States to Groveling. Biden’s debasement of our country should be a life-altering national call to action. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/bidens-legacy-is-reducing-the-united-states-to-groveling/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— VP of Afghanistan tells Lara Logan difference in ISIS, al Qaeda, and Taliban is like ‘Coke and Pepsi’ – Jon Dougherty
(COMMENT: One could argue that RINOs are closer to Democrats than they are to conservatives or to Republicans.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/23/vp-of-afghanistan-tells-lara-logan-difference-in-isis-al-qaeda-and-taliban-is-like-coke-and-pepsi-1123146/

EPOCH TIMES
— Nearly 15 Million Mail-in-Ballots Unaccounted for in 2020 Election, Report Says – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/nearly-15-million-ballots-unaccounted-for-in-2020-election-report-says_3955184.html

POLITICO
— 9 of 10 fastest growing congressional districts represented by Republicans, Census data shows – STEVEN SHEPARD, PATTERSON CLARK, MING LI and SEAN MCMINN
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/22/census-congressional-district-changes-506467

HUFFINGTON POST
— ‘Not American’: Adam Kinzinger Slams GOP Fearmongering About Afghan Refugees. The GOP lawmaker, who served in Afghanistan, slammed right-wing media for stoking fears about refugees. – Josephine Harvey
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Kinzinger demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, Kinzinger supporters will follow Kinzinger’s lead.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adam-kinzinger-gop-afghanistan_n_6122d264e4b0e5b5d8eb0d17

CBS NEWS
— Race in the Ranks: Investigating racial bias in the U.S. military. David Martin reports on the new efforts being put forth to address inequality in the military, this time under the watch of the country’s first Black Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin. – David Martin
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-military-racism-60-minutes-2021-08-22/

CNN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use “democracy” to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2021/08/22/maga-media-outlets-are-on-an-anti-democratic-crusade.cnn

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tired Workers Are Opting Out of Careers and Capitalism – Cassady Rosenblum
(COMMENT: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, very few of my coworkers and subordinates did what I did to advance. While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, I took job-related courses at UIC and NIU and earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. While I worked for IRS 1971-1980, a) I took job-related graduate courses at Loyola and earned an MBA in 1976, b) I took CPA review courses and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and c) I took job-related graduate courses at DePaul and earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, a) I took Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) review courses and passed the CIA examination on my first attempt in 1981, b) became a licensed CPA in 1981, and c) I took job-related graduate courses at IIT and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/22/opinion/lying-flat-work-rest.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Media Ignores Optimistic Black Leaders. The ones you don’t hear about reject narratives of self-pity and resentment. – Arnold L. Goldman, Canton, Conn.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-media-ignores-optimistic-black-leaders-blm-11629497358
— Biden’s Cruel Immigration Policy. Migrants want to fill jobs in the U.S. But there’s no legal path to enter the country. – Mary Anastasia O’Grady
(COMMENT: What percent of these jobs are BAD JOBS? To avoid unemployment, I took BAD JOBS that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-mayorkas-immigration-policy-south-america-labor-shortage-darien-gap-panama-colombia-mexico-border-security-11629646047

ABC SAN FRANCISCO
— Careers: Hiring Our Heroes: Career Fair Town Hall
(COMMENT: I will forever deeply regret avoiding the draft. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, and often most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and/or subordinates were Democrat veterans. My Democrat superiors gave preference to their employees who were Democrats, and especially to those who were veterans.)
https://abc7news.com/veterans-career-fair-hiring-heroes-disney-institute/10957627/

NEWSWEEK
— Under Donald Trump, Did a Record Number of Americans Feel Better Off? – JACOB JARVIS
(COMMENT: I felt better under Trump because he did much to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-donald-trump-better-off-1621962

KNOXVILLE FOCUS
— Why the left prefers equity over equality – Dr. Harold A. Black
https://knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/why-the-left-prefers-equity-over-equality/

GOVERNING
— Women Make Fewer Political Donations and Risk Being Ignored by Elected Officials. Men give more money than women to candidates in high-level statewide elections. Money can equal political influence, so that may lead candidates to be less interested in women’s issues once elected. – Kira Sanbonmatsu and Claire Gothreau
https://www.governing.com/now/women-make-fewer-political-donations-and-risk-being-ignored-by-elected-officials

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM lays out path for more paid federal interns – Jessie Bur
(DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $34,956/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $62,439/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious a) that I suffered a pay cut of only 21%, $20,361/year in today’s dollars, to transfer and b) that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/hr/2021/08/17/opm-lays-out-path-for-more-paid-federal-interns/

CENTER FOR AMERICA PROGRESS
— It’s Time for a Workforce Disclosure Reset – Alexandra Thornton and Zoe Willingham
(COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, a) the more Democrat minorities and Democrat females that my superiors promoted, the faster that they were promoted and b) the more Republican Whites and Republican males that my Democrat superiors got rid of, the faster that they were promoted.)
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/reports/2021/08/23/502287/time-workforce-disclosure-reset/

WIRED
— Is Your Name Ruining Your Life? Name discrimination is still alive and well in 2021—and I can’t help but wonder how it’s shaped others’ perceptions of me. – AMIT KATWALA
(COMMENT: I am 100% German national origin. All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. What do you say to those who have advised me to pretend that I am Swedish American? 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.wired.com/story/is-your-name-ruining-your-life/

PATHEOS
— What if life wasn’t just a zero-sum game? – Fred Clark
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs make Republicans pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2021/07/27/what-if-life-wasnt-just-a-zero-sum-game/

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— Equity, Not Equality, in College Admissions. Courtney Pinto writes that the advantages of wealth are not easily dismissed by test-optional admissions. – Courtney Pinto
(COMMENT: What tests did you pass and where did the money come from that helped you pass those tests? The tests that I have passed include a) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, d) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) all the tests necessary to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) all the tests necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, and h) the Post Office employment examination in 1966. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2021/08/23/equity-not-equality-should-be-goal-college-admissions-opinion